The Tribune from Scranton, Pennsylvania • Page 5

1 Begin With the New Year Open an account with the Dime Bank, and deposit as mcch as yoa can spare each pay day. One dotfar will start the account and yotf receive 3 per cent, interest from date of deposit. Interest com pounded every six months. The Dime Bank, i Cor. Wyoming Ave.

and Spruce St. At the Baby Baaa? i This week. Salecf Children's Coats In sizes six, eight and ten years. Only a few, as we have sold many, but these at greatly reduced prices. 118 Washington Avenue.

This is the best time of the year to open a savings account here, because money deposited now has interest apportioned to it in July of this year. Peoples Bank COMBINATION FELT BOOTS Best quality felt and pure gum Overs. The cold cannot penetrate a first quality Combination Boot. Mens Sizes. 6 to 12.

.98 S. e. aear Bovs Sizes. 3 to e. $1.49 Youths' Sizes.

12 to 2. $1.23 S. H. Green Trading Stamps. Money Saving Cash Stores 441 443 N.

Main Avenue. Siegel's Academy of Dancing. Cor. Adams Ave. and Linden St.

The regular Winter Term began January 1st, but admittance to new classes may be secured by immediate application to J. FRANK SIEGELi A. N. A. M.

Principal. MRS. J. FRANK SIEGEL. Socials Every Thursday evening, at which full orchestra Is in attendance.

GOTTLIEB MORRIS CASE. Brief Opinion by Judge Archbald in Bankruptcy Proceedings. Judge Archbald handed down a decision yesterday in the bankruptcy case of Gottlieb Morris, of the Wdlkes Barre Furniture Manufacturing company, known on the docket as bankrupt case No. 107. The decision is: Let a rule be entered on Frank Harrower, trustee, to show cause why he should not be ad Judged in contempt for failure to comply with the orders of H.

A. Fuller, referee, requiring him to pay to Griffin 1116.20, and to Schuler Brothers, $9.50, and also requiring him to deposit in the Second National bank of Wilkes Barre, on or before the twenty second of July, 1903, the sum or moneys of the bankrupts in his hands. Returnable at fScranton, Saturday, Jan. 9. HcCAII'S MR.

SCRANTON'S CASE Hearing of the Suit to Determine Whether fie is Entitled to Salary or Fees. FINANCIERS AS WITNESSES The case of Joseph J. Jermyn and others against former County Treasurer Joseph A. Scranton and others, an action brought to estublish whether the former county treasurer is entitled to fees or a fixed salary, was called before Judge Newconib in equity court yesterday morning. Incidental to the main case the plaintiffs ssek to force Mr.

Scranton to make an accounting as to the amount of fees that he has received, and the amount of interest that has been paid him on the deposits that he has placed in local banks. The plaintiffs were represented by former City Solicitor I. H. Burns. S.

B. Price appeared for Mr. Scranton. Ex Judge Carpenter was present as the representative of the county controller, but took little part in the proceedings. The county controller and the county commissioners are also made parties to the case.

When the case opened, Mr. Price, for Mr. Scranton. moved that the bill of the plaintiff be dismissed for the following reasons: First The named have no interest in the subject matter of this bill. Second The plaintiffs in this case will not be injured as citizens and taxpayers, any more than any other citizens and taxpayers of the county of Lackawanna.

Third The defendant. Joseph A. Scranton. has given bond to the county of Lackawanna in the sum of SploO.lRW, to indemnify the county for any default of his in paying over the county funds, or for any default in the performance of the duties of his office. Fourth Injunction having been refused, there is nothing before the court in which taxpayers are interested.

The remedy is on the official bond; or, if some of the charges of the bill are true, in a criminal court. Fifth The plaintiffs have no such interest in this case as would warrant the court in taking jurisdiction to state an account between the county of Lackawanna and Joseph A. Scranton. now ex treasurer of the county. If there has been, or will be.

any official misconduct, it should be remedied at the suit of the attorney general or the district attorney, in a court of equity or in criminal court. Sixth The court has no jurisdiction of this case. Judge Newcomb took the papers and said his decision regarding the same would be announced later. Ed ard C. Spalding, an expert accountant of this city, was called to the stand as the first witness.

He stated that he went over the accounts of former County Treasurer Scranton at the instance of the Taxpayers' association. In answer to questions asked by Mr. Burns, Mr. Spalding read a long compilation of figures showing the monthly receipts and expenditures of the county treasurer, and his commissions on the same. He admitted that he obtained these figures, in the main, not from the books of the county treasurer, but from the figures that are a matter of record in the office of the county controller.

v. Pervious to the stating of these details, Mr. Price had demanded an offer as to what the plaintiffs intended to prove by this witness. When this was stated, Mr. Price said that it was objected to as immaterial and irrevelant, mere proof of the amount of fees retained by the defendant would not charge him, in acordance ith the al legations of the bill, with anything.

'Court thought it best not to pass upon this subject at this time. Spalding then went on to state the amount of the fees of the county treasurer for 1901. They were, he said, $16,180.20. In 1892 they were The total amount received by the county treasurer up to March 31, 1903, according to the witness, was Later he said that there was a commission on bonis amounting to $5,000 that should also be added to this sum. During the cours of the morning and afternoon Mr.

Gpalding was compelled to admit thai he had no; been able obtain all the data regirding the fees the county treasure. An effort was also made to show the that the state paid Mr. S.ti.vt in tliH way r' lees, but Mr. 'Price t.bjpct p.l on the ground that th.it did not the county of Lackawanna urd that was sustained. Mr.

Bums, by reading them, then put in evidence the minutes of the 1901 meeting of the county commissioners and the county auditors at which the fees of the county treasurer were fixed at 2i per cent, for receipts and 2 per cent, for disbursements. He also read the minutes of the meeting of the same olticers in 1902 at which the fees were fixed at the same figure, ihere being an additional minute to the effect that 1J per cent, be allowed the treasurer for the redemption of bonds. Then was read the minutes of the meeting of January, 1903, at which I the county commissioners, sitting alone, attempted to change the commission fixed by the auditors and commissioners jointly, the two having formed a board constituted by the law for that purpose. These minutes showed that the county commissioners did not fix this amount at the Janu ary meeting, but postponed action until they could get an opinion from County Solicitor Donovan. In March the commissioners reduced the further commissions of the treasurer mure than one half of what he had been receiving.

Former County Treasurer Scranton was then called to the witness stand for cross examination. This is a rather peculiar rule of court that enables a plaintiff to seek to establish his own case out of the mouth of the defendant, the counsel for the defendant not being able to cross examine his own Jjrirwjipal. Mr. Scranton was asked the names of the banks in which he deposited the funds entrusted to his care. He answered the Merchants and Mechanics, the Scranton Savings bank, the Lackawanna Trust and Safe Deposit company, the Traders, the Title Guaranty and Trust company, the County Savings bank and the Dime bank.

Asked whether or not he had been paid interest on these accounts by th? various banks, Mr. Scranton answered that he had never demanded nor exacted interest upon the public monies in his trust. That immediately upon taking office on January 7, 1901 he applied to the county commissioners to designate banks of deposit for county funds. This they declined to do and he was at liberty to carry it in his pocket or keep it In a stocking. Mr.

Scranton sa.id the county has never expected, asked or received an iota of interest from any of its treasurers. It is wll known that our local banks pay Interest to tax collectors and others holding public funds and that in some instances they solicit these accounts. In his own case when sought for deposits with the voluntary offer of personal recompense in appreciation of the courtesy, he did not boot such bank officials out of his office. He could not tell how much had been paid him on county money that he had deposited because he made THE SCRANTON REPUBLICAN, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 6, 1904 no separate accounts of the money due the county, the state, and the cities, boroughs and township. The amount paid him on county funds was so small, he said, that it was not worthy of the time and the dignity of the court to consluer it.

The afternoon session was resumed with Spalding on the stand. Mr. Burns sought to elicit from him additional details with reference to the amounts that the county treasurer had received as fees. He again stated that he had not been able to secure from the defendant the amounts that had been paid him as state funds, Mr. Scranton tninking tuat was not a matter a man inquains into a county i accounting could demand to see.

Mr. Scranton was then recalled by 1 Mr. Burns. He was asked if he had not, in going out of office, retained a certain amount of money to cover the fees that he claimed from the county. Mr.

Scranton answered that he had presented a bill for $17,743.55 to the county commissioners on the morning of the day that Mr "Young took charge. "That was all the good that it did," he added, "for they hastily chucked it into a drawer and remarked that that would be the end of tha." Mr. Scranton said that another bi.s was prepared and left in the hands of the county controller. This bill was for the fees that he. claimed were still due him from the county, the fee percentage being as fixed by the commissioners and auditors.

Mr. Scranton said with a show of spirit that he had never recognized the percentage that the commissioners sitting alone had attempted to fix; not only did he never recognize it, but he was now contesting it in the courts. Mr. Scranton also said that he had never met B. C.

Spalding until today and that Spalding had never made a request of him for any information as to the treasurer's accounts. Attorney Price here remarked that Mr. Scranton had never recognized the amount fixed by the. present commissioners sitting alone, because they had no legal right to attempt to change the percentage fixed by a legally constituted board. Mr.

Scranton remarked that the gentlemen who had brought this case acted upon the theory that every cent paid him was so much clear gain for him. They did not consider the expenses of the office, the giving of a heavy bond, clerk hire and even the paying of a woman to scrub the office. Mr. Scranton having turned over his bank books showing his deposits as county treasurer, Mr. Burns took up the book of the Dime bank and proceeded to ask questions concerning it.

Mr. Scranton said that all the banks made the same agreement, to pay him three per cent, interest ofi such deposits. The amount of interest was not shown in the bank books because that was a private perquisite, in his estimation, and such sums had no business among the records of public accounts. Mr. Scranton repeated with emphasis, however, that the amount on interest that he had received on county funds was so small as to be picayune.

Neither could any man living tell how much was interest on county funds and how much interest on state, borough and township money. Mr. Scranton also showed that he never received a cent of interest on the larger accounts, such, for instance as the proceeds of the sale of bonds. This money was paid into the depositaries and paid out again in the course of say, 30 days. Mr.

Scranton said in answer to a question that the average daily balances of the county treasurer varied. Sometimes, for instance, they were large, at other times very small. Sometimes even overdrawn, monies from other sources being used temporarily to pay county debts. Something having been asked him with reference to the time, that he had retained in his possession certain liquor license fees, Mr. Scranton, after saying that he had kept them no longer than the law permitted him to, said that he thought that he had been punished sufficiently with regard to them.

Because of these liquor license fees, his son, who had been a candidate to succeed him had been defeated at the party primaries and had thus lost an office that might have realized him $10,000 a year. Cashiers Dunham, Gunster and Sha fer and Teller Bell were then examined as to the amount of Interest paid Mr. Scranton on funds deposited with them. The case will go on at 9 o'clock this morning. A notable feature of the hearings was the entire absence of any apparent attempt to show that Mr.

Scranton had, as has been insinuated mean 20 Blue Stamps with dollar's purchase, January 5, 6 and 7. California Oranges. Special on fine, sweet fruit, 20c and 2oc per doz. $3.00 pet box. Large, fancy navel oranges, $3.00 box; 40c per doz; value 60c.

EGGS. We can supply you with Eggs that were laid during the fall months at 35c per dor. Eggs guaranteed laid within one week, 45c per doz. Coursen's Special Hams, 15c. per lb.

Standard Skinned Hams 12 c. Market men retail this grade at 25c lb. when sliced. E.Q.COURSEN 429 Lackawanna Avenue. DOLLARS AND SENSE "Save the pennies," says the old adage, "and tho dollars will take care of True, but more might be added.

"Save," we would advise, "and place at interest, then you're on the high road to affluence." A Savings Bank Is the best place for your earnings. Open Saturday evenings from 7 to 8. We Pay 3 Per Cent. Interest. Scranton Savings Bank, 120 122 WYOMING AVE.

Scranton, Pa. THE BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR la a bank book. If you do not pos sess one it can be procured by de positing as little as One Dollar in the County Savings Bank Trust 506 Spruce street. On the Square. 3 per cent, interest paid.

ly, in the conduct of his office, done anything that the zther county treasurers had not done before, him. BREVITIES. There were no developments in the O'Boyle bribery case yesterday. M. J.

Guthrie Is announced as a Democratic candidate for select council in the Third ward. Owing to the small attendance last night. Controller Welsh decided to discontinue the night school at No. 03. i The annual masquerade ball of the Scranton Liederkranz society will take place at Music Hall on Jan.

31. It is said that the local game ward i en is on the lookout for hunters shoot ing out of season on Lake Mountain and the East Mountain. The illness of John J. Durkin has prevented the county commissioners from fixing the salaries to be paid the employes of the new county officers. Judge Sando has not yet confirmed the list of office employes of Register of Wills Allen.

There is an intimation that this list does not contain the name of Henry T. Koehler. The ladies of the Deborah society will hold a business session and also serve coffee klatsch in the vestry rooms of the Madison avenue temple this afternoon at 3 o'clock. The Democrats of the Eighteenth ward last nigth nominated J. W.

Mc Hale for common council and M. J. Burns for school controller. The Lan gan Democrat Will caucus on Tuesday, Jan. 2.

The First Presbyterian church will hold services this evening in the T. M. C. A. beginning at 7:45 o'clock.

These services will be preparatory to the celebration of the Lord's Supper next Sunday morning. Frank Jermyn of this city was in the Iroquois theater in Chicago when it caught fire. He occupied a seat near an exit and escaped without difficulty. He writes that he never again desires to witness such a terrible affair. Superintendent Gilpin of the Delaware and Hudson road, will move hia office and clerical force from Carbon dale to this city.

This statement was made by one of the employes of the Scranton office yesterday. Mr. Gilpin was in the city yesterday morning looking over the station and suggesting changes. HUSBAND AND WIFE ALMOST CREMATED Mrs. Yaksoniak Sick in Bed When Room Was Set Afire by the Ex.

plosion of an Oil Stove. Mrs. Taksoniak narrowly escaped cremation in her husband's hotel at Taylor yesterday morning as the result of the explosion of an oil stove. Mrs.Taksoniak has been confined to her bed for some time and the stove was placed in her room to warm When it exploded it threw burning oil all over the room which was soon a mass of flames. Her husband hearing her screams, ran to the bedroom and dashing through the fire and smoke which surrounded her, effected a rescue.

Both Mr. and Mrs. Yaksoniak are seriously burned, and It is not expected that either will live. Miss Elizabeth Reese and Reese Williams, who assisted Mr. Taksoniak in rescuing his wife, were also burned, but not seriously.

Owing to the water plugs being frozen, the hotel and contents were completely destroyed. Dr. Gibbons Goes to New York. Dr. Richard H.

Gibbons left yesterday for New Tork, where he will work in the hospitals during the winter. He will return to Scranton each Monday. COMPLIMENTARY DINNER. It Was Tendered to James L. Cooney Last Evening.

A complimentary dinner was tendered to James L. Cooney, the famous Princeton college left guard, by his enthusiastic admirers at Imeidoff's hotel last evening. Covers were laid for 15, and the following gathered around the overflowing table and enjoyed the bountiful repast: E. J. Walsh, F.

J. O'Hara, Jerome K. Barrett, Thomas W. Flanaghan, Louis Senker, John P. Toohey, Jean Louis', James L.

Cooney, Thomas Walsh, John Vaughan, Harvey Blackwood, Edward Kelley, Edward O'Malley, all of Scranton, and Austin Lynch and Peter L. Walsh, of Oly phant. During the dinner impromptu speeches were made by the guest of honor and each of the admirers present spoke in a laudatory manner of Cooney's efforts to maintain the ath" letic supremacy of this city. "Vexatious Indispositions," caused many invited guests to send letters of regret. SONS OF VETERANS.

Their Officers Installed Last Night at Memorial Hall. The newly elected officers of Ezra Griffin camp, Sons of Veterans, were installed at Memorial hall last evening. Y. L. Nash acted as installing officer.

Tho Installation was public and was witnessed by a large number of the of the sons of gallant soldiers. The new officers are: Commander, J. B. Bloom; senior vice commander, John Lelber; junior vice commander, Walter Schontz; chaplain, C. O.

Myers; first sergeant, Harry Sproats; second sergeant, W. L. Nash; color sergeant, J. L. Vleet; sergeant of the guard, C.

A. Myers; corporal ef the guard, J. Maxwell; camp guard, Samuel Edwards; picket guard, Fred Morten; camp counsel, C. O. Myers, J.

C. Allen, C. F. Miller. Following the installation, W.

H. Weston, Miss Conn and Miss Morris gave a pleasing literary and musical programme including readings by Miss Morris; coon songs, by Miss Conn; musical novelties and monologues by Mr. Weston. The. entertainers were obliged to respond to repeated encores.

HP Most Seiere Weather Recorded in Scranton in Tears Many Fiefzinga Reported, Bat Kone Serious. RELIEF PROMISED TODAf The following are temperature records of the surrounding towns during: the "cold snap:" i Deg. Below Hallstead 33 Ararat Summit 33 Honesdale 30 Pocono Summit 29 Waymart 28 Delaware Water Gap 23 Poyntelle 28 Montrose 26 Alford 26 Moscow 25 Binghamton, N. 24 White Haven 24 Tobyhanna 24 Berwick 22 Stroudsburg 20 Carbondale 19 Penobscot 17 Scranton 15 Wilkes Barre 12 Beginning shortly before midnight Sunday and continuing to the present time, this city has witnessed the coldest weather within the recollection of the oldest inhabitants, fthe mercury falling in some places to 24 degrees. Reports from various sections of the city indicate a large variety of frost registers, but the official at the weather bureau would not record a lower temperature than 15 degrees below zero.

Other thermometers, whose owners swear to their accuracy, recorded much lower temperature. At Phelps' pharmacy at 3:30 yesterday jnorning the record was 18 below and at that hour the frost and fog were so dense that It was almost impossible to see across the street. Many Instances of freezing have been reported, but thus far nothing of a serious nature, the worst being the case of the watchman at Hollister's, near Avoca, who was found in an unconscious condition, but timely assistance saved the man's life. Other cases are those of farmers from the suiToundin country districts, who, not realizing how cold it was, started on their regular weekly trips to the city and as a result were badly frozen, the worst case being a Mill City farmer, who was taken to Boles' hotel at Chinchilla and thawed out. Cases of frost bitten noses, ears and fingers are frequently reported from the city, particularly from the suburban sections.

The worst has passed, as the gradually rising thermometer for the past 24 hours indicates. Forecaster Clark, of the United States weather bureau says the extreme temperature has ben general throughout the east, but he is greatly inclined to the belief that the reports in many instances were largely exaggerated. Great damage has resulted throughout the city from burst pipes, particularly in the larger buildings, and the plumbers have been in great demand. The school buildings have been the greatest sufferers, many of them being; compelled to suspend the sessions ow ing to the steam pipes refusing to do I their work properly. In three or four buildings no attempt was made to 1 hold the session and In many others several rooms were closed, and the de mands upon Supt.

Harris were so great that it will be several days be fore all the schools will be In proper condition. The night schools, which were opened on Monday evening, were bad ly handicapped, the attendance not being over half what was anticipated, making a delay in announcing the ap polntments of teachers as It was not known how many teachers would be needed. WEATHER FIGURES. The weather bureau record showa the following range since noon Sunday: 2 p. degree above; 4 p.

1 above; 6 p. zero; 8 p. 1 degree below; 10 p. 4, below; midnight, 8 below; 2 12 below; 4 a. 13 below; 6 a.

15 below; 8 a. 10 below; 10 a. 7 below; 12 noon, 2 below; 2 p. 4 above; 4 p. 5 above; 6 p.

5 above; 8 p. 3 below. SOME TUESDAY RECORDS. At Providence Square the register at 7 o'clock was 21 degrees below; at Court street at the same hour It was the same; at the corner of Main and Jackson at 7:30 It was 6 below and at 10 o'clock It was 2 below. At Eynon street at 4 a.

m. it was 16 below, at 7:30 a. it was 10 below and at 9 o'clock 12 below. At Sumner and Price, 15 below, at Washburn and Garfield at 6 a. 15 below.

About the same range of temperature was reported from many other points on the West Side. Along the Lackawanna railroad the thermometer showed low records between 6 and 8 oclock as follows: Hall stead, 33 below; Pocono Summit, 29; Binghamton, Alford and Montrose, 20; Delaware Water Gap, 28; Moscow, 25; Berwick, 22; Stroudsburg, 20; Utlca, 25; Tobyhanna, 20; Oswego, 18; Buffalo, Syracuse, 14; Rochester 14, all below. At Honesdale at 7 o'clock the record was 30 degrees below, at Waymart 28, and at Ararat Summit on the Jefferson branch 33. At Mayfield yard It was 19 at 8 o'clock and at Poyntelle 28 below. On the Jersey Central the reports showed White Haven 24 degrees below at 6 o'clock, Penobscot 17 below at 7 o'clock, and Wilkes Barre 17 below at 5 o'clock and 12 below at 7 o'clock.

From Avoca, Dr. W. F. Pier reports the thermometer was down to 15 degrees below at) 10 o'clock. COUNTY REPORTS.

At Dunmore the thermometer figures for different localities are gives as fellows: At McCllntock's, 24 degrees below at 7 a. at the corner ef Clay and Electric avenues at 2:80 17 below; at) Nay Aug, 15 below at 7 a. at Sport Hill, 18 below; at Bunker Hill, 19 below; at Petersburg, 17 below, and at Dunmore Corners IS below. At Fadden's corners In Priceburg the register at 7 a. m.

was 16 below, and going up slightly at 8 o'clock. At Throop it was 10 below at 6 o'clock; IS at o'clock, and the same at 8 o'clock. i At T. H. Watkins' farm, near Wa verly, it was 16 below at 7 o'clock and somewhat colder In the village.

At the Mooeic Mountain Coal company's store, Marshwood, the temperature stood 20 decrees below at 5 o'clock, and 18 below at 8. Mahon's hotel, Olyphant, reported 21 degrees below at 6 o'clock, and Wat kins' drug Etore, 14 below at 8 o'clock. At Peckville 16 degrees bolow was the record. At Wlnton 10 degrees below was the 8 o'clock mark, 15 degrees at 0 o'clock and 14 degrees at 9:30. Twenty degrees below was the 7 o'clock record at Archbald, and 12 degrees below the mark at 10:15 a.

ra. From Hillside Home, of the Scranton poor district, the record was: 5 o'clock, 12 degrees below; 8 o'clock, 10 degrees below; 8:30 o'clock, 12 below. From Chinchilla word came that at midnight the thermometer showed 20 degrees below; at 8 o'olock in the morning 14 below, and at 8:30 eleven degrees below. At Dalton tho record was 25 degrect; below at 7 o'clock at Dr. J.

C. Prioe's; at Smith's hotel the record showed the following: 5:30 a. 24 below; aj. 22 below; 9 a. 10 below.

At Moscow, at the Clements residence, at 7 o'clock the record was 2B degrees below, and on O. E. Vaughn's porch it was 22 below. At the latter place the 10 o'clock record was 20 below. Two carloads of cattle were frozen to death yesterday while en route from Buffalo to New York.

The stock left Buffalo Monday in good shape. They had not been long on their journey when zero weather set in and they began to be benumbed. The engine which was drawing the train broke down, causing several hours' delay. One by one tho cattle succumbed to the cold and when tho freight train reached this city not an animal in the two cars was alive. HARD WORDS PASS AT VIADUCT HEARING Former Mayor Fellows Resents Insinu.

ation That He is a Paid Witness for City. Probably more hard feelings were engendered at tho viaduct hearing yesterday morning than at any previous session of that body. The incident that caused the excitement occurred during the testimony of former Mayor Fellows, relating to the damages sustained by the S. S. Beef company.

Mr. Fellows was called to show that no depreciation had resulted to land value in this case, and said no damages were sustained, but on the contrary values were enhanced. Mr. Comegys asked many questions tending to show the witness was incompetent to give expert testimony, finally insinuating that he was being paid by the city for his valuable evidence. This naturally "riled" Mr.

Fellows, who is quick to resent any reflection on his personal integrity, his Vace flushed and he instantly retorted that he "received nothing from the but ho added, "your clients would have gladly paid me," leaving the inference that he had refused money from the parties represented by Mr. Comegvs. Real Estate Agent W. H. Roe and B.

G. Morgan gave 'stimony regarding the land values and t. eir evidence was emphatic that no Iossca whatever have been sustained. This was in tho cases of McCIave Brooks, Consumers' Ice company and the S. S.

Beef company. A nice point was raised during tho McCIave Brooks hearing. Mr. Fellows during this hearing stated that three of seven lots upon which they claimed damages had been enhanced 25 per cent, in value. These were at the corner of Sov enth avenue and Dockash place, where the recently paved thoroughfare passes.

Hon. H. A. Knapp, counsel for the company, claimed that no specific benefits could be allowed to figure in this case ns the benefits were general to the entire district affected. The board declined to consider this feature at present, paying thoy would hear arguments upon that later.

The case of Ira Bennett who perhaps have suffered greater damages and inconvenience than anv other company along the viaduct, will be heard this morning. They have been entirely cut off from all access to the street, being compelled to drive over embankments and along the railroad track to get to their storehouse. It is the hope of the city authorities that no sessions will be held to consider the olaims of the property owners on the northerly side of Lackawanna avenue between Seventh and Eighth avenues, as the resolution of councils directing the city solicitor to secure options on all the property facing the avenue and extending to Schnell's court to be used as a public market would finally prevail. The councils thought $150,000 would cover the amount. These options have been secured and amount to 000, only a small amount short of the damages claimed for that portion.

Tak Established I 1566 1 We Carry Everything 6fEfT jlfiyOWIl SOLE FUR SCARFS $1.25 Elaok Coney at .75 $1.50 Electric Seal at 1.00 $2.00 Electric Seal at 1.50 $4.00 Electric Seal at 3.00 $6.00 Sable Coon at 4.00 $7.00 Sable Coon at 5.00 $10.00 Sable Coon at 7.00 $6.00 Single Fox at 4..00 $7.00 Single Fox at 5.00 $8.00 Single Fox at 6.00 $10.00 Single Fox at 8.00 $10.00 Double Fox at 8.00 $12.00 Double Fox at 10.00 $18.00 Double Fox at 12,00 ELECTRIC SEAL COATS $22.00 $25.00 Electric Electric Seal Seal Coats Coats for. for. 20.00 30.00 35.00 40.00 45.00 $35.00 Near Seal Coats for. $40.00 Near Seal Coats for. $45.00 Near Seal Coats for.

$50.00 Near Seal Coats for. PERSIAN LAMB COATS $70.00 Persian Lamb Coats for. $75.00 Persian Lamb Coats for. $100.00 Persian Lamb Coats for. 50.00 60.00 80.00 MUFFS $15.00 Mink, 4 stripe, for $20.00 Mink, 4 stripe, for 15.00 $28.00 Mink, 4 stripe, for .00 Marten Muff for 1240 LOCAL WEATHER DATA.

Local data for Jan. 6. Highest temperature, 5 above zero; 15 below sere. Relative humidity, 8 SSJ 8 p. 89X.

Precipitation, 24 keurs eaded 8 p. none. Temperature, 2 p. 4 above zero; 4 p. above zere; 8 p.

0 above zero; 8 p. 3 below zero. ing the claims of the property rwners on Seventh and Eighth avenues and Swetland utreet, which the city solicitor thinks would be eliminated by a publio market at that place, the purchase ef that property would reduce the cost to the city nearlly one half. In this list comes Finch's foundry, which asks The total of damage claims amounts to nearly ifflOO.OOO, but it is said that including the purchase of a public market at the location proposed that the entirs cost to the city of the rladuot damages will be less than a quarter of a million dollars. Clemency to Gen.

Rucker't Son. WASHINGTON, Jan. S. The president has remitted tho unexecuted portion of the sentence of imprisonment In the case of Second Lieutenant Shelby L. Rucker, of the Philippine scouts.

This officer was' convicted by court martial at Manila of embezzling about $2,000 of subsistence funds and sentenced to be dismissed and to imprisonment for one year. He has already served about six months of his term. Clemency in his case was recommended by the court which tried him. He is a son of General Rucker of the army. Dr.

A. D. Tewksbury, specialties diseases of the eye, ear, nose and throat and fitting glasses. Office, 209 Washington Scranton. ltlO wed Elegant skating, Rocky Glen.

Ico cleaned, warming building. WEDNESDAY eat Sale Finest quality Meats at cut Sirloin and Porter house Steak 2 lbs. for Round Steak per pound Chuck Roast per pound Flat Rib Boiling Meat per pound Corned Bee! per pound Liver Pudding per pound 25c 4 A I 8C Clarke Bros. Do Not Read Tills Unless you are in love or engaged. Our engagement and wedding rings are winrers.

"A Thing of Beauty and a Joy Forever." Diamonds, Watches, Jewelry VV. S. MacMHIan, 135 Wyoming Avenue, iVflflA Raw Ffj dllCj Bought in Furs and Skins. $18.00 $20.00 $25.00 $30.00 $35.00 $10.00 $12.00 $15.00 $20.00 $25.00 $30.00 $35.00 $45.00 $50.00 Bouble Fox at $15.00 Double Fox at 17.00 Double Fox at 20.00 Double Fox at 25.00 Double Fox at 30.00 Mink Scarf 8.00 Mink Scarf for TO.00 Scarf for 12.00 Mink Scarf for 15.00 Mink Scarf for 20.00 Mink Scarf for 25.00 Mink Scarf for 30.00 Mink Scarf for 35.00 Mink Scarf for 40.00 $50.00 Beaver Trimmed Coats for 40.00 $55.00 Beaver Trimmed Coats for 45.00 Trimmed Coats for. 40.00 $60.00 Mink Trimmed Coats for.

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