THUS SCBAXTON TKIBUNE SATURDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER La, 1895. .The And Cyoiry of '76 the Declaration, The Part Fulfilled by Welshmen In the Revolution Up-to-Date Gossip. . The Cymry of 76 and their descend ant of the American Revolution will te Interesting- to our readers. The Cymry, as a race, have claims to share a. part of the great glory of American history. Among the noble band who signed the Declaration of Independ ence were seventeen- men of Cambrian birth or origin. First and foremost was Thomas Jefferson. Ills ancestors came from ,the foot of Mount Snowden, in Wales, to the colony of Virginia. He always boasted of his ancient Brltiuh blood. No man ever lived who was more stronsly endued with the princi ples of civil nnd religious liberty. His motto was: "Rebellion to Tyrants. Is Obedleno.e to God." He nlso contended that i-rnO1 should bo left free to he coni untttd' by 'reason. He caused the first aphorism to be enpraved on his seal. lUs history Is the history of his country. "Lliterty. throughout the land, unto all the-Inhabitants thereof." Without his services the revolutionary war would have been more or less bontliFs. and government would have been erected essentially centralized and aristocratic in ft's principal features. He was not nfrnld to trust the people, provided proper and free education were Im parted to them.. As president he nd nilnlctfred the government on strictly democratic principles, which have suc cessfully, guided it to the highest rank among the nations of the earth. Kich-ty-four winters passed over his head, and orl the fourth day of July. isji. his soul passed away. "He had fought a fight" Mhon he was about to "finish his race.-" llenjamln Harrison, of Virginia, was chairman of the committee which re ported the Declamtio-i of Independence. IMs ancestors came from Wales to Vir- glnla. He tilled various public ollVes In his native state. Including that of sov ernor. He retired from public life in ITOr. .1 ! ...I .... V. ! fnfn In 1 "rVt ITa vns father of President William Henry JTairhop, the pn nil father of ex-President llonjamln Harrison. i Among the signers of the Declaration of Independence, of Welsh origin, we have two names. Samuel and John Adams, whose brilliant and patriotic t reirvices In the cause of the Revolution , are so well known. Samuel was a great orator nnd a bold patriot. He nerved . faithfully In the continental congress and afterwards assisted In framing the constitution of his native stats?. He died on the 12th of October. 1K03, aged 1 SI years. Jqhn Adams bore a brilliant part In the American revolution, and signed the Declaration of Independence ,. with the' former. He died on the 4th of July, 1S-6, aged 91 years. He served as president and vice-president of the . Vnlted States. Rhode Island s?nt Stephen Hopkins to "the convention, who came from a Jel.h family. Ho wrote and acted " against the unjust political course of Kngland long before the revolution, and after having filled many Impor tant offices In his state, he became a member of the first continental con- , gregs. nnd signed the Declaration of In dependence. He died In July, 17S,'). ? Connecticut supplied William Will lams, who belonged to n Welsh family, 'and graduated at Harvard college when he was 20 years of age. He studied law, but afterwards chanced to the profession of arms, and was aid to his brothers who fell at Fort 5eorgo In 1753. He signed the Declaration of In dependence, and died In 1811, aged 81 years. : New York pent four delegates to the continental congress. Three of the number were Welshmen by Mrth or .origin. William loydwas an early ' patriot, quite wealthy and wan In the ilrst continental congresn and signed the Decla'ratlon of Independence. He . was engaged in public Ufa during the war. suffered great loss of proiwrty at the hands of the Kngllsh. and died In. 1821, aged 87 years. Francis Lewis was born In kJouth Wales -in 1713. He was partly educated In Scotland and at Veatrrvl?intpr T.nnrlnn 1-Tf fknteri-.fi unon a mercantile life In London, from whence he came to New York and con- ducted business for Kngllsh merchants. He. was taken prisoner In the French jar and .'was carried to France; he af terward returned to New York and took active part on the patriot side, f and signed- the-Declaration of Inde . pendente. He died In 1813, aged 90 ' years:' 'The third Was Lewis Morris, who wps born of a Welsh family, In ' 1726. "Ho graduated at Yale college In M74C,.ond. then settled on the farm of . his father at Morrislana. In Westches- ter county.--He- was-a partlot of a , sterling stamo. He served In the con tlnental eongresK from 17!i3 to 1777. hav ing in Xhe meantime signed the Decla ration of Independence. He lost a f large amount of property during the war, and' died In 179S, aged 72 years. Wo thus find that three of the four ' 'representatives In the continental con gress from the great state of New York were of the Cambrian race. Pennsylvania was represented In the convention by the Immortal Robert Morris. He came to this country from Liverpool when a child. Liverpool at this - period was virtually a veritable Welsh city. He was a merchant, and was remarkable for energy and integ rity. He. was a member of the conti nental congress and ws considered the S greatest financier of his country. Ills individual credit was greater than' that of congress Itself. He lost his , Immense fortune'ln'the cause of liberty, and died-comparatively poor In 1S06, aged 73 years. New Jersey ft'as represented by Fran cis Mnplnson. He was born In Phll , adclphla. In 173. became a dlstinguish ' ed lawyer,, and. was noted an a wit and . a poet. He was closely descended from ' a Welsh family.' He wrote several ' pamphlets In favor of the patriot cause ' and' was the author of ''Hall Columbia" our National air. and the "Hattle of .the Kegs.'.' He signed the Declaration 'of Independence and afterwards be came eminent lis a Judge in Pennsyl vania. He died In May, 1791, aged 59 'years. George Clymer wag of Welsh family. deriving his name from the Welsh word Clymwt one that ties or makes a knot. John Morton, of Pennsylvania, was a native of -Delaware, and was descended from a Welsh family on his mother's Hide. He was on the committee which reported the articles of confederation. John Penh was of Welsh parents, but born In Virginia. He studied law and settled In North Carolina. He was sent -to the Continental Congress and 'signed the Declaration of Independence. Hlr Arthur Middleton was of Welsh origin. He was born in South Carolina In 1743; Ho graduated at Cambridge, Kngland, and returned to America In 1773. He was delegate to the Continen tal Congress and signed the Declaration of Independence. He sacrificed a large fortune in the' revolutionary war and died In January, 1789, aged 44 years. "Georgia sent Button Gwinnett to the ffintttifantal Cnr crramm XI n .. u,h In 1732 and was of Welsh origin. He signed the Declaration of Independence, and afterwards, assisted In framing the Btate constitution of Georgia and was (president of the senate. He waa killed in a duel at the age of 46. He fought with General Mcintosh, of that state. Among the signers of Virginia was tfttchard Henry Lee, who waa also from a Welsh family. He waa born In Virginia-In 17.12. He was. educated In Kngland and noon after his return, in 1757. was elected to the House of Fur- f esses. He was elected to the Contin ental Congress in 1774, and in July he had the honor to offer the resolution de viating the colonies' free and Indepen- .den He Waa an active and Influential member of congress during the Revolu . .tlonary war and was appointed United - Btate Senator, under the constitution. He died June II. 17N, aged 2 years. . Fran! , Henry Ughtfoot Lea was .-v - - . - .. also a signer from Virginia and was of Welsh origin. He was born In Virginia on the 10 of September, 1734. He was a member of the Continental congress and signed the Declaration of Indepen dence. He died In April, 1797, aged 61 year. -i. Chief Justice John Marshall, the "American Mansfield," the most dis tinguished Jurist the country has ever produced, was the grandson of a native of Wales, who emigrated to Virginia. (See the lives of the Chief Justices of the I'nltcd States by George Van San voord. Scribner. New York, 1854.) Chief Justice Taney also descended from a Welsh family from North Wales. The author of he Declaration of In dependence, the chalrmun ,of the com mittee who reported It, and the first man who moved theadoption of the Res olution In favor of Independence were of the Cambrian race. Governor Morris was of Welsh descent. He wrote out the first connected draft of the American constitution, and Chief Justice John Marshall, another noble Cymro, "was the first who expounded and establish ed Its principles on the Immutable hauls of the constitution and of the laws en acted under It." For valuable Information we are In debted to "The Cymry of "76" by Dr. Alexander Jones. The question has ulso been thoroughly studied from other reliable historical standpoints, and It would be well for our readers to pre serve the article as a precious morsel of authentic history in conection with the Cymry in America. o An Intcrnntionnl KNtcddfod. Mr. Herbert Y. Reese, of tho Wilkcs Barre Record, Is one of the most pa triotic Welshmen In. America. He Is a I whole-souled gentleman, and Is one of ; the best versed men In America on cv ' erythlng pertalninr: to Gwalla and Its history. He is the American eovre ( spomlent of the Cardiff Mail, the fore most daily paper of Souc. ..ales. Re I Is a BTt;at lover of the ancient Insti tutions of his native country, end is ! personally acquainted with the fore I most litterateurs nnd musicians of ! Wales. He visited old Gwalia n few years ajro. when he was received with ; open arms and was tendered princely ovations all aloprf the line. He Is a Merthyr boy, and Knows r.ll about the Craw'shays and Guests, the Wll ! klnses of nostefnee fame, Tom Steph ens, the historian, Tydvilyn. Dafydd ' Jiorganwg, Llvsey and Walker and Tom Churm and other members of the famouH Cyfurthfa band: Stipendiary Magistrate Fow l"r, Superintendent i Wren, the late I'eter .Williams, of the Telegraph, and Southey, of the F,x press. the Jameses of legal lore; Simons, the great criminal lawyer: Gould, the political agitator and reformer: David Francis, the musical conductor: the great tenor, Morlnis, and the renowned soprano. Miss Watts: Lawrence, the organir.t: Rector Griffiths, Dnvles, y caws a'r 'menyn: William Harris nnd scores of lesser lights. Yes, he knew Nathan Dyfed, Rosser. Bynon, Rob ert James and other celebrities of the same generation. Merthyr was a great town forty years ago, nnd was the capital of Wrales In music, literature, education, temperance reform, and the generul advancement of man, woman and child: but. nlas! It has been out distanced lontr nro In the race for su premacy in the field of culture ami progressiveness by Cardiff and Swan-n-a. It was while a young man at Merthwr he first manifested his Intense love for the eisteddfod. As he grows older that love becomes greater In In tensity. It was a happy bethrothal. and the mnrrlge knot Is now stronger than ever. With such on ardent els teddfodlc sportsman at the helm, the proposed international eisteddfod of 1M7 cannot be anything else than an immense succcsb. That Is Just what Mr. Reese Is mooting at the present time, and he Is in communication with the foremost men of his people regard ing the feasibility of holding such tin eisteddfod t New York city In 1S37. The replies are favorable and It Is more than probable that the gentleman will succeed In making It fur more Interna tional ' than the eisteddfod that wnn held at Chicago during the World's fair, Inasmuch as he will be able to In duce some of the finest choirs of Wales to participate in the competition for first musical honors. Traveling ex penses from New York to Clf.gn are greater than from Cardiff to New York. Nothing would please the mu sical world better than a competition between the great Welsh choristers of America and the old world. More power to you, friend. "Oca y byd Ir lalth Gymracg.". Sermon on Malt. The Cardiff Times made a great mis take when It attributed the authorship of the sermon on "Malt" to the re nowned Welsh scholar, the Immortal Davies, of Mallwyn. The author of the characteristic temperance sermon was one Dr. Dodd, an Kngllsh minis ter. The Rev. Mr. Dodd lived many yearn ago a few miles from Cambridge, and had rendered himself obnoxious to many of the Cantabs by frequently preaching against drunkenness, sev eral of whom meeting him one day on a Journey, determined to make him preach In a hollow tree which was near the roadside. Accordingly, addressing him with great apparent politeness, they asked him If he had not lately preached against drunkenness. On his replying In the affirmative, they in sisted that he should now preach from a text of their choosing. In vain did he remonstrate on the unreasonable ness of expecting him to give them a discourse without study.anyhow In such a place; they were, however.determlned to take no denial, and the word MALT was given him by way of text, on which, It Is said, he delivered the sermon we published In last week's Issue. The question Is who la the true author, Dr. Dodd or Dr. Davies? The writer In the Cardiff Tlmoa Is one of tho best and most Tellable historians and antiquar ians of Wales. The sermon In ques tion has been copiously clipped, and It Is to be hoped that those, who read it like the men who heard It, will be profited by the short and whimsical sermon.' It appeared many years ago In the Temperance Standard Reciter, an English publication, with the name of Dr. Dodd as author. Intermedins Schools In North Wnlc. The Cardiff Times says Mr. W. Glynn Williams, M. A., the head master of Friar' a school, Bengor, holds very pro nounced Ideas on the question of the efficient working "f intermediate schools. He expresses an opinion that there were too many schools started under the provisions of the Welsh In termediate Kduentlon act, and that some of them would eventually go to the wall. He cited Carnarvonshire as an Instance of this, and stated that in con sequence of the schools being so numer ous and Close together they were sim ply .cutting each other's throats. He maintained that instead of the county having ten schools as at present, there should be only four, npmely, at Bangor, Carnarvon, 1'orthmndoc, and Llatidu drlo. He Insisted that In order to ef fectually ' organise a school Into Its proper niimucr of forms, etc., there must be at least 120 scholars, and that with the present multiplicity of schools this was quits impossible. lie is also a strong believer In the boarding system. and has very ambitious hopes for Friar s school in this direction. Mr. Williams, by the way, is the youngest son of the late Nlcander, the great Welsh poet. And Rtlll Preach tho Gospel. On the 28th and 27th of November. U4K, Mr.' Itaac Jones, a student at Han over, waa ordained mtnlater of Cormel Congregational church, ' Llausadwrn, Carmartheshlre. Mr. Jones, who re moved to Newton, near Bridgend, in 1S54, died August 23, 1SS3. At his or dination there were present taking part Dr. Reese, Swansea, then minister Bilo, Llunelly); Revs. JoneB, Tynygwdwn; Jones, Whitland; W. Evans, Nenadd-lv.-yd; Jones, Ffaldybrenln;. Williams, Cwmllynfell; Thomas, Bwlchnewydd; and Reese, Llandovery. At present, after half a century, one of these still remains in the person of Rev. W.Evans, Nenaddlwyd and Aberaeron, who will, on the 3rd of December next, have min istered to his first charge for 60 years. We are pleased to learn that the patri archal preacher of Cardiganshire Is hale and hearty. The l ate Author of "tthys Lewis." The death of Mr. Daniel Owen, the celebrated Welsh novelist, has creoted a profound sorrow' amongst all classes In Wales. The "Tarian" remarks that Welsh literature? has lost much in the death of the author of "Rhys Lewis." It thinks that book is his greatest work, and when it appeared It became evi dent that its author was a star of the first inngnitude In the firmament of Welsh liteicture. The "Genedl" in a THE LATE DANIEL OWEN, THE WELSH NOVELIST. lengthy and sympathetic sketch, makes a statement of much Importance. It has reference to the Inducement which, amongst other things, urged Mr. Owen to undertake novel writing at the com mencement. It wus unfairness which lie and others felt to exist In the novels of Charles Dickens when dealing with persons professing the Christian faith. "The religious characters of Dickens," Mr. Owen claimed, "are hypocrites; there is not a character worthy of hu manity, without speaking of pure re ligion, reflected In one of them. The great Welsh novelist for the necessity of disproving this method of clothing Christian virtues, nnd of giving to each character his own name and hlB right coloring. To what degree Mr. Owen suc ceeded It Is needless to say to anyone who has read ."Rhys Lewl3." o Kclntlons of Your g People to the Church Mr. Renjamin F. Lewis, one of tne ablest editors of the Drych, of Utlca, N. Y., delivered mi excellent speech on a subject bearing on the relations of young people to the church, nt Water ville, N. Y.. on the 10th Instant. Be sides being a practical and suggestive address, the many excellent simili tudes advanced to Illustrate a point, the beautiful language In which the discourse is clothed, and Its sound re ligious doctrine, are features that will meet with general approbation. The Kpworth league could do nothing bet ter than print this very excellent ad dress Im pamphlet form and have It disseminated broadcast. The old Mines of North Wales. Mr. John J. Williams, of Ruabou, who waa born In Australia, and whose first MRS. JOHN By tUo Cmrtosy ' Prom the Chlraco No American woman abroad has con tributed more to the honor of her native land than Mrs. John W. Mackey, who was born In New York, dwelt among the pioneers of California and has been a leader In the best social set In Paris and London. She Is the daughter of Colonel Hungerford, who was born at Waterford, N. Y., and fought through the Mexican war and the war of the re bellion, and the patriotism which led him to bare his breast to the bullets of the enemy of the country has pre served In his heart a stalwart Ameri canism, notwithstanding his long' resi dence In foreign lands. She finds espec ial satisfaction In the success of her countrywomen who visit London, and was enthusiastic: over Mrs. General John A. Logon during the sojourn of that daughter of Illinois In the metro polls of the old world. Mrs. Mackay married at the ago of 17, and, with her husband, went to California In the pio neer period of that -gold region, when her husband, a promising young phy sician, died a little more than a year afterward and left her and her daugh ter, now the Princess Colonnn, In straightened circumstances. Soon af ter she met Mr. Mackay, then a- weal thy but not a millionaire miner. He was attracted by her sweet face and re finement and after a courtship of two years they were married. After the birth of her first boy, John W. Mackay, Jr., whose untimely -death through an accident occurred a few weeks ago, she was ordered by her physician to go abroad for a time, and since that, she has resided cither In Paris or London, with occasional visits to this side, one of which waa at the time of the birth of her second son, Clarence, whom she desired should be an American in the full anae of tha term. lira. Mackay'a rffcrfPl clear remembrance la of being let down a gold mine there In a bucket by means of a windlass, has been Interviewed by "Facts and Figures." a bright London Journal. He declares of hla own know ledge that gold reefs, well defined, are to be found in Wales In abundance. Moreover, he is prepared to send a hun dred weight of quarts which will assay gold to anyone who will pay carriage. His opinion ia that the local gold min ers have been fooled In the working by Insufficient capital used unsystcm atlcally. He deprecates the lack of modern appliances, and declares that there ia practically no machinery ex cept those at the Morgan mine. What Wales wants.' In his opinion. Is an ex pert development of her gold resources. Direct News from Wales. As a sequel to an election argument a fatal fight occurred at Cardlif recent ly. Edward Murphy, a laborer, died f ter being engngeu In a fight with one Henry Lloyd, boiler maker. The Sti pendiary magistrate discharged the prisoner, Lloyd. The coroner's Jury hnd returned a verdict that tne de ceased had died from natural causes," and the magistrate declared that Lloyd was absolved from all responsibility for Murphy's death. A young woman named Mary Hones has been charged at the Newport police court with stealing a pair of boots from the Liverpool House. The prosecutor did not press the case, and she was dis charged. Merchants have no right to expose zoods on. the outside and are liable to be prosecuted for Infringing the by-laws. A young man named Edward Morgan met witn his death recently at the Collcna colliery, Tonyrefall. It appears that the couplings of a loaded Journey of cars snapped, and three of them were precipitated to the bottom. In their descent they caught deceased, mang ling him in a terrible manner. A promising "oung lawyer named Frank Thomas died at Carmarthen re cently. He was tha oldest son of the official receiver at Carmarthen and Swansea, and was educated at Queen Elizabeth Grammar school, Oswestry, North Wales. He was 25 years of age. Lloyd Osborne Morgan, wife of Sir G. Osborne More-an. M. P. for East Denbighshire, was presented at Wrex ham recently with three hanusome llower bowls subserthed for by the wo men of East Denbighshire. Councillor Benjamin Jamos, head of the firm of Messrs. D. James f: Son, coachbullders, Bnthcuse works, has been elected to fill the office of mayor for the ancient town of Cardcgoa for the ensuing year. Lodwlck Lnke was charted at the Aberdare police court with having cr.used grievous bodily harm to one Patrick Smith. Prisoner was commit ted to take his trial at the forthcom ing assizes. A fire took place at the furniture store of Mr. William Kadnege, 44 Salisbury road. Cathnys. There was about two hundred and fifty dollars worth of damage done, but it Is covered by In surance. Scarlet fever has broken out in the district of Abercarn, there being as many as fifty cases among the chil dren attending the Abercarn schools. The schools have been ordered to be closed. At Risen, on Mabon's Day, while foot ball was being played at the Cross Keys, a young lad named A brain Brit ton fell and expired suddenly. Mr. Edwin Wake, the Merthyr, com mitted suicide recently. The coroner's Jury rendered a verdict that the de ceased committed suicide while In a temporary state of insanity. The office of Mr. John Davie, ot Duke street, Aberdare, a hay nnd corn merchant, was robbed recently. The robbers, are still at large. ,W. MACKAY. of 1L H. Kolilsant.) Times BaraU. social triumphs abroad have been great, notwithstanding attacks continuously made In the prints of the most malig nant and mendacious character. Her hospitality has been generous, not to say princely, and though royalty has shared her polite attentions It may be Justly said that her greatest concern has always been for her compatriots, who whenever In need of social or finan cial support, and when worthy, have found her ready tact and warm heart at their service. It Is a matter of fact that many a girl starting on an artistic career with no capital other than talent and ambition has received sympathy and substantial aid from the wife of the bonanza king. Of a vivacious dis position, she Is fond of society, but cares more about entertaining than going out, Vhen ph fives nn entertainment of any description she superintends all the arrangements and goes through the house to see that everything la accord ing to her Ideas, forgetting the fatigue In the enjoyment of her guests, who al ways find something novel to Interest them. Notwithstanding her manifold social duties, she personally superin tended the education of her Bona and always showed rare devotion to her parents, who have lived abroad with her. Mrs. Mackay Is most charming In person and manner. In the prime of life, without discontent or domestic In felicity to bring lines of care, that love liness which won the heart of the stal wart miner more than a quarter of a century ago has ripened Into the luxur iant beauty of maturity. Her skin Is soft and smooth, with just the faintest tinge of pink In her cheeks. Her hair Is black, brows straight and eyea aa blue aa sapphires and very expreaalve. Her handa and feet are amall and beau tifully formed and her fifurt la well rounded and graceful. : f In the Wonderland Of North America, Fifteenth Paper Something About Written for The Tribune. The traveler over our immense conti nent is fully persuaded that no country can contain more surprises than these United States, and the- farther west ward he goes the greater do they ap pear to him. One of the greatest sur prises on the line of tho Northern Paci fic railroad Is the "Miraculous Spokane" which is also called "the great gateway to a northwestern empire of endless re sources and the grandest possibilities." What about Spokane? Where this city now stand:', was a wilderness In 1H78 not a clvllzed human being lived within a hundred miles. Now. through the enterprise and agency of this great road, stands the metropolis of eastern Washington, a city of no mean Impor tance; a city that this new state, yes. the whole country may well feel proud of. It Is virtually a New England city, with the push and enterprise of the Great West, Spokane Is apt to belle the average easterner's Ideas of what con stitutes a western city. New Eng landers can hardly Imagine that 3,000 miles westward, inland, is a city made up from her choicest sons and daugh ters, with an Impulsiveness so charac teristic of the Wild West. In the east we temper our enthusiasm with discre tion, but westward enthusiasm and en terprise know no bounds. I.lko an Immense Grasshopper. Spokane has been likened by that in genious writer, O. D. Wheeler, "to the body of an Immense grasshopper, the iron bands of Its many railroads being Its long, far-reaching legs." Spokane Is a city of wonderful vitality, one of those "miraculous cities" found only In the alert nnd aggressive west. One says: "It Is another fire-devasted city that did not seem to know it was hurt." The great fire that occurred Aug. 4. IKSit, burned most of Its business portion; 450 houses of brick, stone nnd wood were destroyed, entailing a loss of $3,000,000 to $10,000,000, with an Insur ance of only $2,600,000, and It was not only able to stand the loss, but actually thrives under It. The city was In the midst of a period of marvelous pros perity. Its population wns Increuslng rapidly. Its trade was extending over a vast region of country, which wns be ing penetrated by new railroads center ing within Its limits, and these were bringing to It the rich fruits of hair a dozen prosperous mining districts. No people were ever In better condition to meet disaster nnd none-not even Seattle ever met It with braver hearts, or with quicker or more resolute deter mination to survive the blow. Hardly had the sun gone down on tne day following the lire, when prepara tions began for rebuilding. These en terprising citizens felt that the city should not only be rebuilt at once, but more hnndfomely tlmn before; a" within a year It was entirely resto i ed on a far more extensive scnle than be ?ore the newly erected buildings being decidedly superior In character, feueh was tho enterprise of Spokane. A Boom City with Solid Bucklns. This was the strongest evidence that Its recuperative powers have solid backing and though depressed by the financial crash, which has nrred .the whole land and whose nimbi ngs hae not altogether ceased, the citizens of Spokane retain their courage nnd tnelr confidence in her future imtw"ft, be lieving the day Is near at hand when she will become a second Minneapolis, for the city possesses the water power and the crons which have made the latter city great; or a second Helena, for within a hundred miles square she han untold wealth In gold and silver on the eve of developement. The noted falls of St. Anthony at Minneapolis, dwindle Into Insignific ance, when compared with the wild rapids and the mighty roaring cat aracts of the Spokane river. This water fall with Its immense power would alone make a city. Engineers vnrimislv estimate Its force from ninety I to two jiundred thousand horse-power. Its volume ronunues uuuui mr the year around, and It Is so distribut ed that It can be easily utilized. The city Itself is located on both sides of the Spokane river ot the point where that stream, separated by Rocky Islands Into live separate channels, rushes onward and onward, ot first being merely a series of rapids, and then tumbling over the rocks in a num ber of beautiful and useful water falls, until the streams unite once again for a final plunge of sixty feet, malting a fall of one hundred and fifty-seven feet. In the distance of half a mile. This water power Is second to none In Amer ica, save Niagara, and Is capable of supplying construction room and power for three hundred different mills and manufactories. An Interesting Klvcr. The Spokane river on which these falls are found. Is the only outlet of Lake Coeur d'Alcne, a sheet of water thirty miles distant, thirty miles long, and fed by tho St. Joseph, St. Mary and Coeur d'Alene rivers, which How through a vast plain until Its waters empty Into the Columbia river and Pacific Ocean. The falls are of un common value as a water power. Inas much as the river never freezes. The entire electric lighting; plant of the city, the cable railway system, the electric railway system, the machinery for the city water works, and the dozen mills and factories are now operated by the power from the falls, and no Im pression seems to be made upon Its vast resources. The city has a water works system far greater than Its pres ent needs, being, In fact, as large as the present supply of Denver, with Its 12fi,000 population and more than the supply of the city of Portland, Oregon, with its 62,000 population. The "Holly System" Is used, costing nearly a half million of dollars and capable of sup plying over twelve million gallons dally. The Washington Waterpower com pany, with a capital of one million dol lars. Is now constructing flumes and other Improvements to accommodate new mills and factories. This swiftly moving river Is a half-mile wide and Is crossed by two very Imposing bridges one hundred feet above the water. "Eternal mist rises from the boiling abyss, and sunshine reveals a bow of promise spanning the chasm." Spokane's l ino Residences. The residence portion of Spokane Is unusually beautiful. Standing on a lofty eminence. It furnishes charming views of the business section and sur rounding scenery. Long lines of mag nificent blocks line the principal streets and there are on every hand multiply ing evidences of thrift and prosperity. The public buildings are solid and beau tiful In architecture, varying from five to seven stories In height end costing ! all the way from $30,000 to $300,000 each. Five of the eight National Bank build ing cost $100,000 each and the various churches are all fine atructues. There are several fine hotels Hotel Spokane, the largest. Is a structure creditable to any large eastern city, and Its appoint ments and cuisine are first-class In every respect. We made this our head quarters during our three days' stay. In cluding Sunday, and founu It a luxury. We are Indebted to Its genial manager, K. L. Lomax, esq., for much valuable Information. The residences are nearly all of mod ern architecture and good size., with large windows and fine porches, sur rounded by large velvety lawns, in which were numerous fountains, utiliz ing the superabundant water aupply. . IdMcntlonnl Facilities. The educational facilities of Spokane are remarkably good. The school build ings are equal to and even surpass those of any city on this railway with the pos sible exception of puluth. They arO of Northwestern Travel. the Magical City, Spokane. named in honor of onr most noted poets, patriots Bnd historians: LJncoln.Frank lin, Bancroft. Longfellow and Bryant. The High School, as a model of archi tecture, beauty of location and elabor ate facilities, has no superior in the country. The population of Spokane Is some thing over M.OM) nnd consists In a great er degree than that of oicpt all of the new cities West, of young men and young women cf culture and refinement fom New England and also the Middle I States. We had the pleasure of lnt?r- I viewing some of these pioneer young men and were told that some had grown quickly and Immensely rich from eatly 1 real estate operations, but the greater majority are of the class who, havlnt I made their money here, readily spent It In local Improvements, to make tne city attractive, and hnve yet to realise tin their Investments, because of the large sacrifices they have made In building' up the city. They having enjoyed n re martable and uninterrupted period of prosperitv (until the financial strin gency came).spent their means In street railroads In electrical plants, laying out drives and building comfortable homos, etc. Ono Far-Sighted Honccr. Among the wealthy citizens men tioned was one adventurer who, oro day in 1S7S. came along In a "bull team," raw the wild rapids nnd great cascades, and reflected on the history ft. raul and Minneapolis, with the , Falls of St. Anthony, and the t'de of immigration turning to the far north west, and concluded to stop right here . and wait for n city to grow up around I him. This far-sighted pioneer lives ! near those rumbling falls, which makos sueh cheerful music for him: and the city Is now here with him and has cone ! to stay. For several years his even roll on n. thing but gravel-beds and foam ing waters. Now, r.s he looks about, he j sees mills end factories, railroad lines, north, south, east and west, churches. ! school houses, costly dwellings nnd stores, paved streets and all that makes living easy and comfortable, In one of the handsomest towns In the Greet West. The greater part of this has come within his vision since 1!S. and now Mr. Boulter can draw his check to day good for $1,000,000. While Spokane owes Its growth mainly to the Northern Pnclflc, It Is on the main lino of both the Northern Pacific and Great Northern railroads, and Is also the terminal noint of sev eral branch lines of the Northern Pa cific. It Is located In the center of all this Immense territory, llko the hub in the center of a wheel. The word Im mense Is not used unwittingly, for tho mountains and plains and valleys make up u country here that In Europe would be called a nation and In New England would form a state. The surroundings of the city are exceedingly picturesque, and there are many beautiful drives along the banks of the Spokane river, and Hnngmunn Creek, and across the beautiful flowery prairies east and west. This sturdy nnd enterprising young giant arlres from her cshes and shows to the world one of the neatest, finest-located, best lighted, best wat ered, and, altogether, the most at tractive cities we have found on our Journey to the Pacific coast. J. E. Richmond. RESCUED. On lnke F.rlc's Shorcs-Tho Captain's Wife Tells tho Story-It Will Interest Many People- (From the Buffalo Evening News.) If you were to call at 27 Front avenue you would find a pleasant elderly lady. Mi's. Cnptln Henesy by name. Her kindly smile and Joyous manner are to nosmnll extent due to the escape she has had. Her own words can better do scribe her rescue and ono can caclly un derstand her present happy condition when they realize what she has gone through. She says: "About five months ago 1 had an attaifk of sickness which larted for a week and since that time I have been subject at Intervals to similar attacks, some of which were longer in duration. It is hard for me to describe how I suffered. The pain would commence In my h.'cJ. after which It would seem to prbs down my body and settle In my back, my sides, ached, my back ached, nnd I had a feel ing of great distress in the bowels. T'.ie Increased pain which seemed to crme from lying down, would be almort un bearable, my faco and stomach would bloat up and I could hardly stand on iny feet, dizziness made It almost Im posr.iblo; this feeling was always with me even after the violence of the attack passed over. The last attack 1 had was tlie worst, and was so bad I would not have been able to tell this story but for Doan's Kidney Pills. As soon as I com menced their use I found Immediate re lief. The pain In my back and sides left me and the dizziness went with it; the bloating In my face and body dis appeared and all distress In my Viowels was gone. I have great faith in Doan's Kidney Pills; in a short time they did a. great deal more for me tha:i all the plasters nnd medicines which I had re sorted to In seeking relief, and cure. I hope always to be ablo to procure them." For sale by all dea)rs. Price W cents. Mailed by Foster-Kllluirn Co.. Buffalo, N. Y sole agenta for the U. S. tne ft in Hsmif Mmen Immm "i " will ear yov. A .ycDderfri toon to mittvn f nm II. m ry t k 'r.-i. Braacaltla. a MmnMf to fm r fint Indication of eo'dl Ja-oBttaaaa ui xntta Purmnt Currn. nasal, laCU3lBJli,au.lIhmliIMi0k,u.t.k MENTHOL I,1?"1";:1 t1" 21 ?"?, eta. MprnrB 11 U Bto ar by mill prepaid. Addr. u BbojeJS !R" Hhela.by Mattha Brcs- ndJoh Coapluicn Fresarca DR. HEBRA'S ' VIOLA CREAL1 laaaara and.; Tin, and r. at fNahnoa, produouii' mSfW SS5 "0..,f2(aL NMitlmii an1 vmr&wflw tin1 L At UK ifcugftJ-tor4Mllcd tor &cj frm jot Clrcalai; J viola wan MAP ' tfcafc' fey Matthawa Bfoa. and Joiw PATARDU inffarera auiy obtain valuable UHlnlinn pamphlet brBolaIu aUimp to ColaiDDi LbemkSfkl Co., WanBtniften, U. C Mo ar ao pay . . Tbia watma la ralUbla. Q. C BITTNKR CO.. Toledo. Ob SCRAHTON DIRECTORY -CF- Wholesale Dealers And Manufacturers. BANKS. Lackawanna Trust and Safe Deposit Co. Merchants' and .Mechanics', 42$ Lack. Traders' National, 2M Lackawanna. Vest Side Hank, 109 N. Main. Scranton Saving. 122 Wyoming. BEDDING. CARPET CLEANING. ETC The Seranion Bedding Co., Lacka. BREWERS, nohlnron. E. Sons, 435 N. Beventh. Robinson, Mlna, Cedar, cor. Alder. CHINA AND GLASSWARE. Rupprceht, Louis. 231 Pcnn. TOYS AND CONFECTIONERY Williams, J. D. & Bro.. S14 Lacka. FLOfU. FEF.D AiN'D GRAIN. Matthews, C. P. Sons & Co., 34 Lacka. Tha Weston Mill Co.. 47-48 Lacka. PAINTS AND SUPPLIES. Jleneku & McK.ee. 3UC Spruce. MONUMENTAL WORKS. Owens Bros., 218 Adams avenue. MILK. CREAM, BUTTER, ETC. Scranton Dairy Co.. Penn and Lindea, ENGINES AND BOILERS. Dickson Manufacturing Co. DRY GOODS. MILLINERY. ETC The Fashion, SUi Lackawanna avenue. PLUMBING AND HEATING. Howlcy, P. F. & M. T., 231 Wyoming ava. GROCEP.3. Kelly, T. J. (r Co., 14 Lackawanna. Mcttargel & Council, Franklin avenue. Porter, John T., 2U nnd 28 Lackawanna. Rice, Levy & Co., 30 Lackawanna. HARDWARE. Connell, W. P. A Sons, 118 Penn. Footc & Shear Co., 11 N. Washington, Hunt & Connell Co., 434 Lackawanna. FRUITS AND PRODUCE. TVTf, Ktovona 91 Irl'flwnnni Cleveland, A. 8., 17 Lackawanna, DRY GOODS Kelly & Henley. 20 Lackawanna, I-'inlcy, P. B., 510 Lackawanna. LIME. CEMENT, SEWER PIPB. Keller, Luther, 813 Lackawanna. HARNESS & SADDLERY HARDWARE. Fritz O. W 410 Lackawanna. Keller & Harris, 117 Penn. WINES AND LIQUORS. Walsh, Edward J 32 Lackawanna. LEATHER AND FINDING! Williams, Samuel, 221 Spruce. BOOTS AND SHOES. Goldsmith Bros., 304 Lackawanna. WALL PAPER, ETC Ford, W. M., 120 Penn. CANDY MANUFACTURERS. Scranton Candy Co., 22 Lackawanna. FLOUR, BUTTER, EGGS. ETC. The T. II. Watts Co.. Lt.. 723 W. Lacka. Babcock, G. J. & Co., 116 Franklin. MINE AND MILL SUPPLIES. Scranton Supply and Marti. Co., 131 Wyo. FURNITURE. Hill & Connell, ii Washington. CARRIAGE REPOSITORY. Blume, Wm, & Son, 522 Spruce. HOTELS. Scranton House, near depot. MILLINERY & FURNISHING GOODfc . Brown's Bee Hive, 224 Lacka. DIRECTORY OF y' SCRANTON AND SUBURBAN REPRESENTATIVE FIRMS. ATHLETIC GOODS AND BICYCLE3L Florey, C. M., 222 Wyoming. HARDWARE AND PLUMBINC Gunster ft Forsyth, 327 Penn. Cowlea, W. C, 1907 N. Main. WATCHMAKER AND JEWELER. Rogers, A. E., 215 Lackawanna. BOOTS AND SHOES. Goodman'a Shoe Store, 432 Lackawanna. FURNITURE. Barbour'i Home Credit House, 423 Lacka, CARPETS AND WALL PAPER. Inglls, J. Scott, 419 Lackawanna. GENERAL MERCHANDISE! Osterhout. N. P., 110 W. Market. Jordan. James, Olyphant. Bar.hold. E. J., Olyphant. CONTRACTOR AND BUILDER, Snook, S. M., Olyphant. PAINTS AND WALL PAPER. Wlnke, J. C 315 Penn. TEA. COFFEE AND 8PICR Grand Union Tea Co.. 103 S. Ma'.n. FLORAL DESIGNS. Clark, G. R. Co., 201 Washington. CATERER. Huntington, J. C. 303 N. Washington. " GROCERIES. Pirle, J. J-, & Lackawanna, UNDERTAKER AND LIVERY. Raub. A. R . 425 Spruce. , DRUGGISTS. VrGarroh & Thomas, 209 Lackawanna. Ixirentic.. 418 Lacka;. Linden & Wash. Da7s a W-, Main and Market. Bloi-s. W. ., Peckvllle. Davies. John J., 100 S. Main. CARRIAGES AND HARNESS. Simwell, V. A B15 Linden. PAWNBROKER. Green, Joseph, 107 Lackawanna. CROCKERY AND OLA93WARB. Harding, J. L., 21B Lackawanna. BROKER AND JEWELER. Radln Bros., 123 Penn. DRY GOODS, FANCY GOODSl Kresky, E5. H. Co., 114 8. Main. CREAMERY Stone Bros., 30S Spruce. BICYCLE8, GUN8, ETC Parker, E. R., 321 Spruce. DINING ROOMS. Carvl'a Dining Rooms. 506 Linden. TRUSSES, BATTERIES AND RUBBBt 1 UVVlw j Benjamin A Benjamin, Franklin Sprue , MERCHANT TAILOR. Roberta, J. W 1M N. Main. I PIANOS AND ORGANS. Btelle, J. Lawrence, S03 Spruce. DRY GOODS.' CLOTHING. BHOEC HARDWARE. , - UuUey.Ambrois, triple atoraa, Proviaaaoc
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