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is iM-iiiipiii i liS)rWtr nft I i'-JT THE SCRANTON TllIBUiNJi-WEDNESDAY, JULY 5, 180D. Worth $10, Our Price $225 Thnt's what any dealer who caits pianos about on trial would charge vou for the splendid piano we sell for $22, on easy payments. Don't you think it worth your while to see this piano Perry Brothers 205 Wjomlng Atc. AMATEUR PHOTOGRAPHY Depends largely upon the supplies. The right kind at KEMP'S, lO.I Wyoming Avenue DR.

H. B. WARE, SPECIALIST. Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat Gfllcollor.rn-Oa.m to 12.30 p.m; 2 to 4. Wllllamt lliilldlns, Opp.

i'ostofllcn 4 -f -f -M- -f CITY NOTES DIHD IN BROOKLYN -John Culkin, of JVl Phelps strpef, died jesterday In Rioolthn where ho was visiting. The remains will be brought to tills city. (JOINT. TO THi: "PkN," -Sheriff. Prjor will on take to the JJastem penl-tiiitlarj tho prisoners sentenced to teims In that institution Uuilng tho last term of criminal c-otm.

CONDITION rAVGHABLl' The con-ditlon of Patrl-k Knvs, the ofllecr who was shot on Satuiday evening last, was v-i good last night find tho attending pin M( la ns an- now ninio boatful than cvei that he will tec over PrNLHAL funeral of t'ie late Anthony Muldoon will take place thl morning at .10 from his l.ito rcsi-ibmi 13V1 l'enn avenue Son Ices will be held In St. Paul's chinch nnd Intel-liient will bt made In tho Cathedral cemc-tei riwnnAL Tins funeral of the late Mrs. Catherine will take place tnls afternoon fiom i lie re-ldenee. lcM Kellerman ourt. Miort M-rvlces will be held at St.

John's i liureli at 2 'n o'clock and intrimcnt will be made In the Cathedral cemetery. DOINGS OF THE POLICE. It Was Not nn Unusunlly Busy Day With the Coppers. John Moran, who bo.it da on Lackawanna nicnuo, stole pair of ttoueis from Lee Benjamin's stoic on l'enn avenue yesterday at noon, while on a iliunken spiep. Patiolman and Matthews captured lilin and locked him up.

lleoigp Wartlch. of 112 Gibson stteet, was iclleved of a In an new 41 calibre levnlver of Wild West pattern because of his icckle.ss use of It on Lackawanna avenue. He had belt full of Wank utrtildRPH and was going along the stieet banging away like a bad finntieisman on tho war path. Patiolman Pauy thought It best to icstrain lilin and did as indicated above. He was told ho nilKlit apply for gun at police court this morning.

Benjamin Davis was fined J3 In police couit yestoday morning for being diunk and lighting. Fiank MoClowan paid a fine of $3 for bPlng diunk and disorderly. Patiick Glllnldo was committed to the county Jail for CO days on a charge ot vagiaucy and mnllclous mischief. James Smith, who was picked up dead diunk was dlschaiged. Alack Schulu and Robeit Council were uu.iignod on a chaige of lighting and were both lined $3.

Peter Rnrlck and William Hughes weie lined $3 each for being dead drunk John Cymes was sentenced to pay a fine of $3 or spend 10 days in tho county Jail for being diunk. In default of payment he was committed to tho Jail. TWO FIREMEN INJURED. Thrown from Hose Wagons Whllo Responding to Alarm. James Kcogh, of Prospect aenue, i member of the William Conned! Hose company, met with a seilous accident jesterday afteinoon He was aboard his company's wagon, answering th alarm of file sent in fiom Ho 21, and when turning Cedar avenue fiom Illreh street, the apparatus the street car uncus ana Keogh was thrown to the giound, landing on his face.

When aid was given him, ho was found unconscious and bleeding pro-fusely Horn a long and deep gash across his foiehead. He was placed In carriage and emoed to his home, and Dr. Manley was called. The wound was dressed and a complete examination made. It was ascertained that tho cut was tho only Injury sustained.

Mr. Keogh, who is a fot email at tho Hauquolt silk mill, will be nblo to resume his duties In ten days. William P. Huester. of Cedar avenue, was thrown fiom the Neptune hose waron yesterday whllo lespondlng to the same alarm.

He sustained biuiscs and cuts on his right leg. He Is ablo to be about. "I have used Chamberlain's Cough Remedy In my family for ycais nnd nlways with good results," says Mr. W. B.

Cooper, of HI Rio, Cal. "For email chlldien wo find It especially effective." for sale by all drugglst3. Matthew wholesale and retail agts. Cjnoke the Uoiei JexciYn Clgur 10c. CONVENTION OF LETTER CARRIERS THE GREATEST IN TnE HISTORY OF THE CITY.

It Will Be Attended by Over One Thousand Delegates, Who Will Come fiom all Parts of tho CountryOn Monday, Sept. 4, tho Big Tarade Will Bo Held, In Which Five Thousand Carriers Will ParticipateDetails of tho Week's Entertainment. Scrnnton has had manj conventions, and has achieved mime fame as a "convention city," but It never hnd anything that will deserve to be considered In the same class with the convention of the National Association of Letter Cntrlers, which meets here during tho first week of September Thcie wtll be at least one thousand delegates and possibly twelve hundred, and they will come from all quatteis of this broad land. From far away San Francisco a dozen delegates will come nnd St. Louis, which Is just at the gateway of the marvelous west, will send sixteen of her postmen heie to participate In the deliberations ot the National association.

New York will have seventy delegates and Philadelphia inoie than half that number, tany of these 3,000 or 1100 cairlers Mill bo accompanied by thelt wives, and they will spend a Meek. The convention is now but two months distant, and the eommlttpps that have the various sections of the arrangements In chaige ate bending their best cneigles to make this "without nny possible manner of doubt" the greatest concntlon In tho hlstoiy ot the association. Tho delegates will begin to arrive on Saturday, Sept 21. and will proceed at once to national headqunitera in the Jermn, wheic they will register. Adjoining the national headqunitets will be the buieau of Information In charge of H.

Robathan, seciettny of the local citizens' committee of aitange-ment. He will assign the vlsltois to hotels or boarding houses, accoidlng to their wishes, and will give them a badge which will designate them as delegates. WHEN THHY REGISTER. When they register the delegates will leielve a ticket which will give them the pilv liege of riding on the cats ot the Scianton Itnllvn company and tickets for the exclusions that hae been airanged in their honoi. On Sunday the Letter Carriers' band nnd dium coip, of New York, will ni-rlve In the city to spend the entire week.

They will ghe a sacied concert In the afteinoon at Nay Aug park, as. slsted by Ballet's band and the Scianton Glee club of seventy-five of the best male voices of the city, under the leadership 'if John T. Watkins. This club will nNo sing at Monday's reception and will accompany the canleis on thell miiIous Jaunts. The club Is now lndiitilously iehe.ii sing The decointions will be a notable feature of the convention.

An lies of designs appiopiinte to the natuie ot tho consent Ion will be elected at Lackawanna and Fianklln avenues, at Wyoming avenue and Spiuce stieet and at Spruce stieet and Washington avenue. Thesp arches ill be handsomely Illuminated at night with incandescent lamps. The tower ot the court house will be studded with In candescent lights and twenty-ihe aie lights will make tho couit houso scjuaie as light as day. The postoflico will be decoiated In a gotgeous mannei and also St. Thomas college wheie the sessions ol the convention will be held On Monday, September 1, Labor Day, the city paiade will be held In which cariiois will putlcipate.

New Yoik will send 1,100 men and at their head Governor Theodoie Hoosevclt and Postmaster Van Cott will lido. The New Yoik letter cnitlcis band and duim coips will march with this delegation. BROOKLYN'S DELEGATION. Hiookljn will hae COO earlier In line and they will be accompanied by Postmnster Wilson of that city. The Lawrence band of this city will march with the Biooklyn boys.

Philadelphia will send up 000 cairieis and there Is a possibility that Postmaster Hicks HI accompany tnem. They will bilnga band with them and nio also negotiating tor a band from this cltv. The New York, Biooklyn and Philadelphia delegations will cnnip to this city on special trains. The New Yoik and Brookljn men come oer the DoUvvnie, Lackawanna and Western load and the excursion tintn will move In three sections. The flist leaves Ho-buken nt 9 n.

the second nt 10 nnd the thitd at a m. The last named is to airlo in this city at 3 p. m. A rate of $3 for tho lound trip has been secured, but tho tickets will bo good only for one day. The excuisionists will le.ue the city dining the night.

The cnuleis ot Jersey City. Newark, Patorson, Passaic, Railway and other Jeisey towns will probably come over the Cential Rallrond of New Jersey. There will be between one thousand and twehe hundred of them Other cities that will bo ropiesented In tho paiade will be Wilkes-Hnne, Cnrbon-dale, Blnghanitou, Hindi Rochestei, Syiacuse, Allentown, Huston, Reading, Bethlehem and Mnuch Chunk Alongside of tho postolllce and Washington aenuo the ollkial ievlew-ing stand will be built and the matchers will theie pass In review before Piesldent McKlnley, Postmaster Gen eral Chailes Kmoiy Smith, Governor Stono and his staff and the olllcers of the National Letter Carriers Association. BIG REVIEWING- STAND. On the court house sldo of Washington avenue reviewing Htand will jo built that will reach fiom Linden to Spruce- street and from that tho pub-lie will have an opportunity of velw-itig the parade.

As soon as the paiade Is over a lunch will be served to the marchers by tho local entertainment committee Canvass from the state ni serial will cover all of the walks leading up to tho couit house and the dilveway from Linden street to Spruce strept which runs through the court house. Vnder this canvass tables will be set and It estimated that 4,000 men can be seated at onro at these tables. On Monday night a publlo reception will bo held either at the Lceum or High School auditorium at which Mayor Molr will deliver an address ot welcome and after tho reception Postmaster Ripple will ciitPitain tho visiting postmasters with a banquet nt the Jermyn Tho dlstlngulihed guests In thu city and the officers of tho Na- tlonnl Association ot Letter Carriers will atso attend the banquet. Tuesday the delgentes will bo tnken to Lake Ariel for an outing nnd Wednesday thy will be the guests ot the carriers of Wllkes-Barre at Mountnln Park and that night will be entertained at a bamiuot In WIlkcs-Bnrre. Drives over the boulevard and to Lake Scranton nnd vlRlts to the mines, mills and of Interest will round out tho week's enjoyment.

A ladles' nuxlllnry to the entertainment committee Is being organized to care for the ladles who accompany the delegates to this city. The following Is the offltiat programme for tho week: OFFICIAL PROGRAMME. Sunday, September ,1 Sictcd concert at Nay Aug park, at 3 letter cnriters' band, of New Yoik city; Baurr'a baud, of Scranton, and the Scranton Ulon club. Monday, September 4 Reception of delegates and viMllug mall carriers; 4 p. parade of mall carriers, after the parado a lunch will be provided for those participating, on the Court Houso square 7T0 Reception After reception, a bnnquct to visiting postmasters and of-flcois of the Nillonal association, Riven bj Colonel Ripple, postm ister of Scianton, Pa.

Tuesday, September Morning session of convention at St, Thomas college hall. Afternoon, exetusloii to Lake Ailcl. Tho mull cairlers of Scranton hivo arranged for a series of contests to take plnco at Like Ailel, Tuesday afternoon, as follows: 1. flame of base ball between two teams select! from two cities, pilze, pilr of shoes to each member ot winning team. 2 A fnt man's lace, confined to letter carriers, ptlzf ono mall carrier's suit 3.

dash, confined to mull canlers above the ago of 4li yenis; pilze. om Int. Other contests will bo arranged Inter. p. Open air concert at Couit House square by letter canlers band of New York cltv Bmer's band of Scranton, Pa, nnd Scianton Olce club.

Wtdncsdaj, September fi Morning ses. slon of convention. In the afternoon nn excursion will bo run to Mountain irk near Wllkes-Harre the letter r.urleis or Wllkf s-llain. Pu. nnd all delegates, olllcers nnd visiting mill can lets will be I'ntei tallied the litter canlers of Wilkes-ltnrre dm lug tho afternoon and evening, an their guests.

Thursday. September Morning, afternoon nnd evening sessions of tho con-ventlon Dining the afternoon a earring ilile ovei Scinntnn's famous boulevaid will bo piovlded for the wives, sweethearts and dnughtcis of visiting delegates. Prldav. September Morning and afternoon scsli ns of convention livening: Trnllej rldo to points ot Interest, Including a vllt to steel mills md coal mines. Snturduy September 1 Morning session of rniivcntlrn In lilt afternoon, cnnlage dilve nround Seianton lakn for delegates.

The letter canleis- bind, of New Yeirk cln Hauers bind of Scrnnton, nnd the Siiarton Che lub will assist In entertaining visitors nt all excursions Dining convention week the committee on enteitnlnmi nt lias manned to provide tinnspnrtntion to delegates and mall cirilris who mn desire to visit reifll mines The time of depirtuie of tinlns or cars foi such vMis will be nn-nounced In the convention MURDER AT SIMPSON John Kenny Shot nnd Instantly Killed His Wife They Had Been Manid Only a Shoit Time He Suriendered. Shortly before 10 o'clock last night i telephone message was received at police headqtiaiters In Caibondale, stating that a murder had been committed at Simpson, two miles above, and that the muiderer had fled down the Bile Hack. A few minutes later John Kenny walked up to Patiolman William lie-Andrew, on Sixth avenue, admitted the cilmo and asked to be taken Into custody. He wnsveiy much excited and Chief McAndiew leTused to allow him to bo questioned. All that could be learned fiom Simpson was that Mis Kennj and her mother weie walking near the Erie ciosslng and that when they met Ken ny coming down, he shot and ran Mis Kenny died Instantly, and her mother was prostiated.

All Kenny had to say to Patrolman McAndrevv was that he followed the Etlc track a shoit distance and crossed to the rood lending to Carbondnle, pio-fening to glvo himself up theie thin to fall into the hands of the Simpson authorities. ome veais ago he was dilver In the mines for Oirtcer McAndrevv, nnd the latter says his reputation Is good. Kennv nnd his wife moved tiom Jermyn about thi ep months ago. They had not been man led long nnd did not at, roe. A thlrtv-elglit calibre revolver and box of cartildges were found on his person.

Each of five chaniben of tho revolvor contnlncd nn unused raittldge, but a blank was stuck on the hammer. The muiderer Is of light complexion, with sandy mustache and Is 20 years old Jlo was not Intoxicated when he was taken Into custody. BOY BURNED BY POWDER, Was Shooting a Cannon in Gieen Ridge. Chailes Hines. of M7 Delawaie street, fifteen jents of age, was painfully burned about the face and left nun at 9 o'clock vesteiday morning, while shooting a cannon In tho rear ot tho General Phlnnev engine house.

A pall containing over a pound of giant powder was setting near tho cannon nnd a spark fmm the cannon ignited It. Young Hlnes was standing almost directly over It and received tho full foice of the Hash. Dr. Sureth attended him. Reduced Rates to Philadelphia via Pennsylvania Raihoad.

On account of the Prohibition Statu Convention, to be held at Phlludelphli, July 21, 1S99, tho Pennsylvania Rall-toad Company has airanged to sell to all persons applying excursion tickets from stations on Its lino In the State of Pennsylvania, to Philadelphia, at rate ot single fure for the round tilp (minimum rate fifty cents). Tickets will be sold on July 20 only, and will be good to return until July 23, Incluslvs. American Society's Banquet. London, July 4. Moio than guests attended lha banquet ot he so-tlety In London at the Hotel Cecil this evening and a brilliant galaxy of Indies viewed tho function of tho bunqticttlng mom.

Smoko the Pocono, 5-cent Cigar. DIED. CARLTON. In Scrnnton, July 4, 1S9S, at the residence of John L. Tiavlss, Prank Carlton, aged 50 yearn.

Funciul at tho residence Thursday afternoon nt 2 o'clock, li.tcuunt in 1'orust Hill cemetery. ANNUAL REPORT OF REVENUE OFFICE SOME VERY INTERESTING FIGURES ARE SHOWN. There Wns Over a Million Dollars Revenue from the Tax on Beer Alono The Total Collections Amounted to Nearly Two Million Dollars, an Increase of Over Ono Hundred Per Cent. About a Dollar a Head Wns Contributed to the War Tund. According to the per capita computations in the United States Internal Revenue department, vou drank two hundred and Ave glasses of beer during the twelve months ending last Til-day.

Some may say they didn't do any such thing. Well, that Is possibly true July I I0.2.VI AURllst Scplembet. October November Deeemlxr January IVIuunry Mutch Apill Mnv Juno Sis 2.MM16 CO SUJJOll ul 3 I.T4 SS fi! 301 02 (irnnd Undid Total $71,12 loud for ear ending June BUILDINGS AND HORSES BURNED fCone bided from Page 1 bets In the basement. A brick barn, owned by Contractor John Colltgan and situated on Dlx couit. In the tear of his lesldence and Just back of tho Hess building, undnuhtndlv acted as a bar-ller and tuevented the flames fiom leaching the low of eiosel joined dwellings on Dlx court.

Had the Haines reached anv of these, it Is safe to say that neaily the whole section would be wiped out. Spiead of the Tlames. The two dwelling houses on Lee court occupied by the coloied families caught Hie shoitly after the Hess bains nnd one was totally destroyed befoto the flames were placed under contiol. The cithe Is practically a total loss, also. The fliemen had made valiant eOorts to save the two dwelling houses at 518 and T20 line street all along, but they both caught almost at the same time, about fi o'clock The dwelling at fd8 Is unoccupied and Is owned bv II P.

Jadwin, of Caibondale. a hi other of C. P. Jadwin. of this clt.

The one at fi20 Is owned by Mis, Don Howie and Is occupied by Attorney Beamish. Tho the In the Beamish residence wns extinguished In a shoit time, tlioiii.ii not until nbout $1,000 damage had been done. The flio In the Jadwin house, however, piovpd a harder piop-ositlon to eope with nnd tho file wns not put out until nlinos-t one-half of the building was destiovcd. The nie may bo said to have been under control nt nbout 6 o'clock when the flames In the bains nnd the Hess building were being ri adually distinguished. CREDIT KOR FIREMEN.

The fliemen despive gieat ciedlt for their work In preventing a more general spiead of the flames. Chief Walker. nsFfnted by deputy chiefs McMaiuis, Lewis and Rubllng, did effective work In directing the opeiatlons of the flre-flghteis. Mayor Molr was also present and took an nctlvc Intel est In the management of the lite The barn used by Jonns Long's Sons and situated on Joe court just opposite the Jones' bam wius lindlv scorched and only for the prompt action of the flic-men would have been bnrned The vvugonH and horses were removed, however, and there would hive been little loss. The roof of thu Conway building on the 70) black of Washington avenue, was, ignited by a f.jing bund and a serious fiio would hive broken out hnd not a gaidin hose, been seemed nnd pouied upon the roof.

rile follow liif steamis wcie in active oppiatlnn ul the file Nav Neptune and General Phlnnev Th" companies pies-ent weie: Cijsdnls, phoenix. Hook nnd Ladder, Franklins, Reliefs and Centuiies. Extia hose was obtained fiom tho Cumbeiland company. Tho following is an Itemized list of the bulldngs burned, damage done nnd Insurance cunled as far as could bo leained" THE LOSSES. Jones Ilros'.

bam, completely destioved, estimated loss on barn and contents, Neithei of tho Him could be found last nlshl so It wns Impossible to lls-cover whether tho building was insured oi not Two-Moiy Irnme striutuie nnd tluco barns, Hess Ilios, owneis, completely de-btroved l.o-S, 1 000; no Insurance. Two-stoiy building cccuplrd by E. Davis, his loss, ti'J). no Insurance. Tho occupants of tho barns removed their propei ty and suffer no loss.

Two dwellings two-story frame structures. A. IlnrrlBon. owner; loss, In mriuice, Ham. and S.

W. Roberts owneis, loss, jyon; insuiance, $1,000. Rarn, John Colllgan, owner; loss, $KX); insurance thought to bo $250. Dwelling, II V. idwin, owner: loss Insurance, $2 0f0 Dwelling, Mis.

Doia Howie, owner, loss about Insui. nee i.ot known. Occi -pled bv Attorney It. Beamish, who es-tiinntes his loss at $1,000, fully Insured. A small lire bioke out In tho attic of Dr.

Robot is' house about 7 30 but wns quickly extinguished bv the chemical company. William Rosar, of Bit eh street, a member ot the Neptune company, was overcome by heat nnd smoko and was lemoved to a nearby lesldence where ho wus attended by a physician. Other Flies. A 111 eci acker set (ho to some rubbish undor tho fiont poieh of p. p.

Slack's tesldence on Dickson avenue, yesterday afternoon, causing thu General Phlnneys to be called out on a still alarm. Tho flames wero extinguished by a bucket brigade boforo the firemen al lived. Tho damago was tiltllug. Tho nlaitn fiom Box 32G, Shot man avenue and Wushburn street, at 7 In many eases. That was each one's share, however, and If anybody didn't drink his shnro It must be that someone drank It for him, because Revenue Collector T.

F. Penman's nnnunl tcport and some easy calculating show that thero were that many glasses of beer brewed In his district during tho pet tod mentioned, and It Is a safe assertion thnt fully that amount was consumed by the 1,016,124 Inhabitants In the twenty counties of the dlsttlct, for tho exports nnd Imports will, It Is generally conceded, Just nbout balance Tho tax from spirits shows that gallons of whiskey were distilled In the dlstilct nnd thnt 2S.6S3.000 clgats and 782,911 pounds of tobacco were manufactured. The total receipts fiom all sources show an Increase of one hundred per cent, ns compared with the preceding year, when there was no war tax except for the last month nnd half of the fiscal year, when the tax on beer nnd tobacco was In effect The total receipts for tho year Just closed wore 7t. The jear pie-ceding the collections amounted to $391,911,97 nnd It wns record-breaking year at that, The Increase of -74, minus about twenty per cent, for c- 6 lOfiriTfiOS V.67S2 SS 7 20 (.21 11 i.fi I 77 7,117 7V 17 1 7 12 S024 IS I 8 7Cti V)l 7 7W 811 '172 .2 1 7 7t 72 7.71S 2M ssiM I 'tS fi 2T.21 71VJ12 47 1 Oi 70 t7i so 3 111 07 i7 4 V0 'X si.70'1 fi Vi 12 lew: T.JI l'i 1.121 73 121,750 72 M0 Vi M7fi 14( NS r.2 7 Ml TOO 111 421 731 02, 'i 412 I2 "2' 10 17!) 01! i.i I r.7 7TM .11, n'jl 112,721 II $13,123 Mi. 5S $iion o'dock jpstculay morning, was turned In upon the discovery of a fire In the dwelling occupied by Mis.

Hartley Doud, on Grant avenue The flames were due to a defective flue nnd the toof of tho kitchen was quite badly damaged The loss will amount to about $200 The Fi.inkllns and Colum-bias ipsponded to the call. The fire at 11 o'clock day morning. In the building at C10 West Lacka-wnnna avenue, damaged the roof to some extent, but was quickly extinguished by the Hook and Ladder company and cential city fliemen, who responded to the call fiom Rox 14. A false aluini of fire wus tinned In vesteiday afteinoon at 2 o'clock from Box .14, at the corner of Washington avenue and Maple street An alarm was sounded at 3 o'clock from Box 51, at the coiner of Cedar avenue and Alder street. The cause of the al.um was a heap ot paper In the rear ot tin- lesldence of Peter Weichel, ot 400 Hickory street, which was set on flie bv exploding firecrackers.

The flames weie extinguished before the ar-livul of the companies. The alaim sounded at 9 o'clock last night from box 71, corner of Dickson avenue nnd East Market btreet was occasioned by a slight blaze In the summer kitchen of the Moigan residence on East Maiket stieet The Geneial Phlnnev company ex tinguished the blaze before any appreciable damage lesulted. CHILD BURNED TO DEATH Eive-Year-Old Nellie Keeler, of Cedar Avenue, the Victim Her Clothes Weie Ignited by a Fliecrncker. Little Nellie Keeler, the 5-year-oll cl'iughtei of Mi and Mis. James Keeler.

of Cedar nvenup, met death In a shocking manner nt her home yrs-teidny afternoon. With her brother, a child of 3 jeais, she went to the icar poich of her home about 2 o'clock In the afternoon. Their pnrents had not purclnsed any firecrackers for them, nnd the mother thought her little ones safe. Within a veiy shoit time after they left Nellie came rushing into the dining room, screaming, nnd with her clothing all nblare. Alter a hard effort the dames weie subdued and Dr.

James A. Manley was called Upon examination ha found that thP girl was binned fiom her toes to her head In honlblo manner. Up leliev-ed the child with hv perdermlcs, and oils, untl death claimed her three houis later. he was conscious during her suffering, but did not tell how her clothing became ignited. Two matches that had been lighted, and a piece of a Hie ei acker wer found on the poieh where the chlldien played.

The only witness was the baby brother, an etiemely bright child. To a Tilbune man he said Inst night, 'Nellie had matches and tried to biiin fire ci acker she lound too, was burned. See my hnnds." This was the flist statement the child made of tho nftntr, he actln? since the occurrence ns though he was dazed. Ills explanation Is presumed to bo right and It is supposed that the flre-ciooker was found on the street, by the children. In tearing the clothes fiom Nellie, her ginnclmother, Mrs.

Ann Keeler wps severely buined on both hands Thero Is not ii spot of the child that did not receive the llames. Hut two etuis remain on her bend. The funeral wilt take place tomouow. The temalns will be taken to Little Falls, X. tho foiiner homo of Mr.

Keeler, for Interment. A Half Fnie Tour to the Golden Gate via the Lehigh Valley Railroad. On account of the National Educational nsroelatlon's thirty-eighth annual convention nt Los Angeles, Cal, July lltll to 14th. 1899. the Lehigh Valley Railroad will make a mte of on single fare for the round trip, plus two dollars membership fee, to teachers, who desire to go to California at tho time named.

Tickets will bo on salo Juno 24th, to July Cth, limited for return paBsarrt to September Cth, '9J Inclusive, affording ample opportunity for touis and sight seeing In the far est. Consult Lehigh Valley Ticket Agents for further paitlculars. Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup. Has been used for over TITTY YEARS bv MILLIONS of MOTIIERH for thdr CHILDREN WHILE TEETHING WITH PERFECT SUCCESS It SOOTHES the CHILD.

SOFTENS the UUMB, ALLAYS all PAIN; CURES WIND COLIC, and Is tho bst remedy for DIARRHOEA. Sold by DriiRgluts In every part of the world. Bo suro and ask for "Mrs. Wins-low's Soothing Ssrup." and take no other kind, Twenty-ilve cents a bottle. it Does rsot 2 A lavish outlay of money to lll.l.a t)lMirttlofi UUi new line ui I lasitci riaciuts, riuiua, i ilc; iv.ia, i uuiiuu Jars; give a wide scope for people of good taste to add to the home furnishing for little money.

All are copies of World-Famous Art Pieces, finished in Old Ivory. Placques, Diana, Birth of Venea 75c Match Stands, Indian I leads 35c Pipe Racks, Monks, Etc 75c" Just the thing for summer home, smoking rooms, lite. 5 nfm 1, 13 Wyoming Avo. iTlIIldr Ot rClK, mmmmmmmwmmmmmm natural Increase, shows what this district has contributed to tho war fund The following table gives the revenue for ench month fiom tho several souices: a (A "3 a.OI'i 42 I.07S 71 i 2 110 .10 2.M0 71 1 05! ISl OS 2 "77 1(1 21,114 Cnl 11 in no irt.02. r.2' 14 swi 21 is n.ni 11.111 17.21' 2-.

in' I'sKu U2 1 4.ra 2 211 1,147 V. l'u) 177.2.1S 12 12N.771 no nyi 41 in i is 107 im 1 17 017 71 47 27b "5' $1 S20 (tVR 71 Vil "11 97 1 177 1 '(', J1 "21 SSK 27 7m (ill fi.11 21 7t.l IH) "I 474 10 HI1 1 107 2S 1 LI 201 SO $207. ir.s 33 92. 741 74 ROWING ON THE SCHUYLKILL. Tho People's Regatta a Fine ExhibitionList of Winners.

Philadelphia, July 4 The peoples regatta on the Schuylkill river today resulted in a splendid exhibition of lowing, and the local crews can led off the lions share of the honots The most exciting event of the day was the senior eight-oared shell uee between the Pennsylvania baige and the Ves. per boat clubs, both of this cltv, which resulted In dead heat. The wlnneis of the different races follow Junior single shells Walter Meveis, Hachelois' Barge club, Philadelphia Intermediate "Ingle, shells It llatt-nlnger, Vesier Boat club. Phil ulelphl.i Senior slnglo shells James Juvenal, Pennslvanla Kirce club. Phil idelphln Junior double shells Malta Boat tlnb, Philadelphia.

Intermedl ite double shells ester Ho it club, Philadelphia. Senior double shells Delaware Boat club, Chicago. Junior four-oared gigs Cieseent Boat club, Philadelphia. Senior four-nan shells Pennsjlvaniv. Bilge club PhlHdelphla Junior shells Vesper Bo-it club, Philadelphia Senior elght-nired shells Dead bent between Baige club and Ves.

per Boat club, ot this clt. onlv contestants. PIKE'S PEAK ABLAZE. Great Illumination in Celebiatlon of the Fourth Seen for Miles Aiound. Colorado Spring, Co July 4 The le-maikable Fouith of July celebrations in which Cilpplo Cieek nnd Its lival city, Victor, nie competing for the most extravagant features and the biggest crowd, culminated last night in the explosion of 1,500 pounds of led and blue flie on the summit of Pike's Peak, at 11,111 fept altltudp Dpnvpr, Colorado Spiings, Mnnltou nnd other cities joined In the Illumination nnd made It a state affair.

Excursion iates biought In big tialnloads of people to vv Itness the ev ent. It wns oilglnally planned to explode all the Hre at one time by electricity. Instead, paper bags containing small quantities were ignited by a scoie of men from toiches. Tho reflection on the sky was doubtless visible over the e-nstern half of Coloiado and in Nebraska and New Mexico. It wus plainly seen In Denvpr, seventy-five miles north, and at Pueblo, forty-five miles to the south.

HIS INJURIES DANGEROUS. Benjamin Meikle, of Birch Street, Burnt by Fheworks. Benjamin Merkle. of 710 Birch street, South Scianton, had his face and head bidlj scotched by nn explosion of now dei last night. Di.

James A. Man-ley attended him. His Injuries nio dingerous. Motor Paced Match a Failure. Wulth.im, Mass July 4.

Tho twenty-four-hour motor paced match between Frank Waller and Burns Pierce, vvhldi Mnrted jesterday afternoon, as a ills, appointment At tho completion of tho nice Pierce hid a lead of about (.1 inllea and the record was not even appioached. At 3 o'clock this morning Waller was taken skk and had to retlru from the traek, leappcailng only at Intervals throt ghout the lemntnder of the tay. When tho race was flnlEin Plerco had covered 4t't4 miles i.nd Waller 3S0'. Wallers previous record for the twenty, four houm was IjI miles. Bonl Cilticises the Fiiuce.

Paris. July 4 Ccmte Bonl Do Castcl-line who muirled Miss Anna Gould, hns nililicstcd coinnumli i.tlon to tin Prim of Monaco shi. rplj criticising the prince for his recent letter to Mme. Dreyfus inviting; her and bet husband to sojourn at his chateau aftei tho prlacpet's acquittal. Made Her the Bride of Death.

Des Moines, In, July I William Lud-wig, of Rockwell Cltj, who came hfo vtsteidiy to celebiate the Fourth with his swiethcait, Ml-s He i tin Whiteside, killed her tod.iv owing to hi refusal to marrv him. He then shot himself and will die Low Rates to Los Angeles, Calif. For the above occasion the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern mllway will make very low rates fiom Buffalo to Los Angeles, and leturn, allowing pnssengeis their choice of direct loutes. Tickets will be on sale June 24th to July 7th. For full Information In tegnrd to rates, routes, etc, apply to your local ticket agent or address T.

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SCOTT'S 119 Franklin Ave. SUMMER RESORTS. PENNSYLVANIA. Elmwood Hall Elmhurst, Pa. (Formerly Hotel nimhurst.) Open All the Year.

This hotel li is been remodeled and refitted throughout and will open Its doors June 11, For ratos, call on or uddrosi DR. W. H.H. BULL ELMHURST, PA. THE WINOLA, An Idc.il Health Hcsoi't, Beautifully bituated with Full Lake View.

Absolutely free from malarli nnd mos- nultoes; boating, Ashing, dancing, tennis, orchestn, ete puro Llthia water spring; plenty of old shade, pine grovo of largo trees am round hotel, excellent table; rates reasonable; capacity of house, ICO, Illustrated booklet nnd references on ap. plication. E. FREAR. LAKE WINOLA, PA SPRING GROVE HOUSE, Lake Carey, Wyomtnz County, I'.

Beautifully located; good fishing; boat-ins and bathing Tablo unexcelled. It It Bloomsburg division, train leaving Scranton at 12 55 makes direct connections via Lehigh Valley to Lake. JOHN 11. JOKES, Prop. FERN HALL, Crystal Lake-Refined Family Rosort Stua leave Carbondale for Fern Hull at 30 stiijte leaven Pern Hall for Carbondnle at 8.30 'iHlophone Connection: "Kern Hall, pay station C.

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The leading hotel. Open June to October. Cuisine and service unexcelled. Sanltniy airangements perfect. Orehs.

trn Rates to tto, two In room. Special June nnd family rates. Send for booklet. C. II.

MILLAR, Prop. SPECIAL THROUCIH CARS TO TUB SliASHORU. Bftliy (Hxccpt Suuduy Vln CENTRAL RAILROAD OF NEW JERSEY Leave Scranton at 8 30 a m. for Long Branch, Ocean drove, Anbury Park, llelmar, Sprlnc Lake, Sea dirt, Returning, leave Point Pleasant nt 11 38 Spilng Lake, 11 SI a. Belmar, 11 60 a in Ashtir) Park uud Ocean drove 1203 noon, Long Blanch, 15,2 in Airlve nt Sciunton at S0j m.

Till- will bo kept up for tho entire season, especially for the accommodation of families ns It will enable pHsaengers to Kcouie and retain comfoi table seats during the entire Journo The Best Washing Powder WSk 2. rtnxn ScwtftSVl fnfiJffilffl 1 1 fc.