The Scranton tribune. (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, November 21, 1896, Page 8, Image 8

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TIIE SCItANTOTff TRIBUNE SATURDAY MORNING. NOVEMBER 21. 1896.
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WONDERS OF THE
QUEEN'S DOMAIN
The Peerless Capital City of thi Far
Northwest, Winnipeg.
IT IS CHICAGO'S DESTINED RIVAL
Koviow of llic Hcniarknblo Xuturnl
n iid Acquired A(lvaiites Which
Toitit to This 'f hrivnts Commercial
cntcr ns Olio uftlie. I'aiuiiitf -Municipal
(iinnts of Hid American
Continent.
Spo'Ial Cirri sioiHlence of The Tribune.
Winnipoi;. .ManlUibu, Kent. 20. Win
nipeg is ii unique illy. unique in nam.',
in in'owress, uli unique ill us BciRruph
icul situation f'irii Kivat city. A kIuiico
lit tin? UHli nf till- V!l!t mci in tin'
center of tl- continent nmlh of the
United Smos mill smith ut Hudson's
liny slums there i.i a space allotted for
unreal imrthoriicapital city. That space
in fitly tilled liy Viiuiiti"-r It is s.l
uutrd at tin1 euiiiluenee of two noble
riv.-rs tin Assinibuine anil Red river
if the north "en feet nlmve i.a level,
nitty-two miles north of the tni'Tiia
tional biundiiiy nml forty mile south
nf the urcat Lake Winnipeg, into which
the combined, waters of Winnipeg's
rivers flow, ami thenceforth into Mini
son's I'.ay uml the An tic Ocean. With
these two livers naviiraMe lor s'ettin
beats, after a course of several huiclre'l
miles tliroutrll the Xeitile plain" of the
wist nnil with an Increilihly rich coun
try around, we can well Ininsine how the
early site of the present city was so
leeteil as a tiiuliiu; post ami fur mart
liy the tnipiers of fie olil fur com
panies two cent uiies u, ami limv it
came to be chosen liy the Ill-fulfil im
mitirnnts of Lord Selkirk'.) colony at
the lieninniiii; of tlie century as a ileslr
ahle lejjioii for veulement ami coloni
zation .Ami nmre important than i 1 1,
it is the 'half-way house1' mill slop
ping place on this jrroat Interiu'tiona!
hlMliuny, the Canadian I'aeilie roii
roail. for through Winnipeg must bo
nil thn freiuhl ami passeiiKors for the
immense fertile regions westward ami
across the continent to the I'eiTtic. In
rhurt. Its tinparalleleil position makes
It for nil time the Chicago of the Can
adian nort Invert. It is the key to this
vast empire, capable of sustaining in
nflluence niu' comfort a hundred mil
lions of people. Think of a tract of
fertile land comprising the largest
wheat fit M In the world at least nine
hundred miles lout; and three hundred
miles wide coverlne: an men of over
two hundred millions noies to which
Winnipeg Is the fiuteway.
a NoimircuN cmcAcsa
AVinulpepr Is a Chicniro so far ns "s,
000 iimliltious people are nlile to make
It. Twenty years asn it was a snitiil,
isolated settlement, isolated for a hun
dred veurs In the heart of the contin
ent, then a stru:i.'liutr village round
the Hudson's Hay company post of
Fort dairy, hundreds of miles from
unywhore. After the advent of the first
railway it rose rapidly within a few
years to the proud position of one of
the ten radiating railroads, which
liranch, like spokes In a wheel, In all
directions, patherliur the wealth of on
Inland enr.iire to empty it at its feet.
The nai:;atioti of the Red river,
l.,ukos Winnipeg and Manitoha, the
i;ii at Saskatchewan and oilier navic
al'le Ft renins, makes tributary to it
thousands of miles of Important coast
line. Seventy-five per mil, of the
wl. at land of North America Is di
rectly tributary to It. while untold
wealth of iron, coal, salt, petroleum,
Kohl, silver, lumber, fish, timber, furs,
horses, cattle, sheep, hoss, etc., kocs to
swell resources and backing more va:t
and varied than any possessed by any
other city in the world. Jt supplies
largely all the poods consumed between
the Ued river and the Kooky lloim
talns. Kew places have found such
speedy recognition since the advent of
the Canadian Pacific railway; In fact,
this prairie city has distanced nil rec
ords of booming towns.
Its positive pre-eminence Is yearly
liecominff more pronounced and com
manding and today no other cliy in
America Is attracting more attention
annum capitalists und settlers, while
anions,' tourists it Is one of the objective
points or the trans-continental trip. It
is the seat of Kovernment of the Key
stone province of the Dominion and
also the center of the political, social,
literary, monetary and manufacturing
world of the Dominion of the Cumuli in
west, and the fountain head of the edu
cational institutions of not only Mani
toba, but the whole northwest. One
say-:: "Wliinipr-j Is the grout mart of
it country of nearly 2,000,000 ncrcs of
rich territory, and one of the leading
trade renters of Hie continent"
A HEALTHFUL CITY.
Ilecaiise of the flatncsi of the plains
nil which the city stands Winnipeg Is
not a "pretty city," but whin Is better,
there is scarcely a more healthful city
on the continent. The plainness is be
ing removed, however, by a judicious
planting of trees and boulevarding of
streets, which greatly transforms the
flat appearance of the town. The city
is substantially built, superior hrlck
find stone being available. The streets
lire all wile and well laid out and
named on a numerical system. Main
street, several milog long, is 1112 feet
wide and one of the finest in America,
quite remindful of Kurlld avenue of
Cleveland; but all this space is required
for the street railways and the continu
ous stream of trallic along It. There
tire both elsctrin and horse cars In use.
Winnipeg has ninny substantial
buildings worthy of special mention.
Especially .noticeable were the elegant
residences and Immense public build
ings In closit proximity to the primitive
hut. and small buildings dating back
to the early village days, also remind
ful of American cities which havo
grown up like magic.
Armed with letters of introduction
from (Jenoral , Kastern Agent K. V.
Fklnner, of New York, and Charles N.
Hell, secretary .of the board of trade of
Winnipeg, (to the latter we are indebt
ed for valuable Information), we rode
and strolled ovir this entire prairie
city during our four days' sojourn, and
Visited the New Provincial parliament
buildings, St. John's (Kplseopal) Col
lege, Manitoba Medlcll College, Lieu
tenant Coventor Sir ,'nhn Kchurtz at
his residence and groends. Provincial
Deaf and Dumb Institute, City Hos
pital, City Hall, Court I Wise and Pro
vincial jail, also Hoard o,T Trade, Grain
Kxchutige, public markets, and on
Sunday the principal churches, which
comprise among the mo ft Imposing
buildings of the city; also Kim and
Imrferin parks, the hea!th--glvitig and
pleasure grounds of the clt.V, of all of
which J will speak later.
FINE HOTELS.
Among the numerous hotels the- Mani
toba nnd the Leland are the most
prominent, both seven-story structures
of which Wlnnlpeggcrs are justly
proud, and structures which would
grace any city of any size on th? Ameri
can continent. The Manitoba 1.3 owned
by the Northern Pacific Railroad oom
rany and striking as Is the appear; '.nee
of the hotel and depot from me i n't
side. the Interior is stlh well wor thy
of praise. The depot platform and iin
trance Is 200 feet long. Connected wi th
the hotel are the general otllces of t be
Northern Pacific Railroad company, be
sides the commodious waiting roorrti
baggage, freight and tickets otllces. L'.
Is a magnlilci-nt structure of 210 feet
frontage on Main street, with a ro
tunda of 40 by DO feet. The dining room
Is 50 by o feet, with a 2fi-foot celling.
The structure Is heated by steam,
lighted by electricity, and has every
possible modern Improvement. The
cuisine Is all that could be desired.
Even an epicure could find no fault.
The rates are from $3 to $7 per day. and
under the management of Fred W.
Sprado und his able corps of assistants
we found It equal In every respect to
e. iiy hostelry along the l.ne of this
great national highway.
PIIOSPKHOVS HANKS.
Terhaps the best index to the pros
perity of a city may be the number of
financial Institutions within lis limits,
together with Its churches and other
public buildings, its wholesale and re-
tail stores, its factoiies, its car shops,
elevators, tic. Winnipeg has eleven
chariered banks with u capital of forty-five
millions, also all the principal
loan companies la Kavtein Canada are
here represented. If there is one thing
more than another that the eith'.ens of
Winnipeg are proud of, it is the excep
tional excellence of their store houses
and f-hops, from the commodious es
tablishments f the Hiid.-on's Hay com
pany to the Indian Haznur. where are
found ail kinds of historical it lies and
curios. Here this powerful mercantile
corporation (Hudson's iuiy company)
instead of exchanging beads and paint
with Indian trappers, displays the lat
est fashions in plate ylass show win
dows and maintains a general store for
city iRids.
There Mores are Interesting nnd the
hNfory of their early trading is the
connecting link between the past and
present. They impress one on enter
ing as a combined government build
ing and wholesale establishment, well
worthy the reiiow n of the eonipai.y and
the city. Here aie eighty w lioUs.ile
houses with n capil.il of ten millions,
nnd with annual sales of $J,"i ici't.iirti).
liire are 1 went v-sven churches repre
senting the various religious il. no ni
nations, many of I hem verv imposing
cillllc-s. Winnipeg is the seat of gov
ernment and of tile law courts of Mani
toba, and hero are located thi Domini
on govt ii'iiient savings bank, thn Do
minion o.'iic,'!' lor the province, and
the heai!o!i.i iters of and chief post f
the IliTil-ion's t'oy company, which sup
plies ail outlying outposts "Xieniliog
i veil to the Arctic ocean. Tile niMII
nry power Is represented bv the tioop
of Canadian dragoons, stationed at
Fort Osborne in the city nnd it is
f. lso tho headquarters of the military
district and of a number of military
cei ps.
THE CttAIN TIIADE.
The grain business is necessarily on"
of the lirst m.igiiilnde. Nearly fven-ly-thii
ii.illion bushels of w heat were
Inspected and exported in ISM, and in
lMi." Kl.TTn.lW bushels. As a natural
complement to this, is the milling in
dustry. Here in Winnipeg and tribu
tary territory nre thirty-six roller mills
with a daily capacity of eight thous
and barrels am! in addition, as the
headquarters of the Western division
of the Canadian Pacific railway, live
are over two hundred elevators, with
a capacity of tipwa1-ds of seven million
bushels, radiating from this trade cen
ter. The car shops, freight sheds, land
oflices, purchasing and other depart
ments of tills division are also located
at Win ni peg. and to crown all the
Canadian Pacific railway are erecting
a e.iiat "sorting elevator" of the cap
acity of one million bushels to facili
tate the handling of grain. As may be
easily imagined an army of twelve
hundred nu n lire cmpk-ynl by the rail
way in the town and a fair idea of the
magnitude of tlv. Canadian Pacilic
railway Interests may be gathered
when the reader learns that there are
fmm tweuly to thirty miles of siding
in the train yards In use constantly.
Some ten Canadian Pacific railway
lines radiate In all directions, two
brunches leading southward on either
r ide of the Ked rivi r to Emerson and
'.iretiia on the 1'iiiled States boundary,
and connecting with the Croat North
ern railway. Two branches go south
west into Southern Manitoba respect
ively :,!) and 221 miles distant, and
two branches run north and northwe st
into the Hudson's Pay country, beside
the old Hudson's Pay railway to Sho
Kil lake, which is not operated. The
.Manitoba division of the Northern Pa
cific railway extends southward to
Winnipeg Junction miles on the
main line.
OWNERS OF TIIE TOWN.
This great domain "The Canadian
Northwest" Is owned mainly by the
Dominion government, the Canadian
Pacilic railway und the Hudson's Hay
company. The Canadian Pacilic rail
way and the government ow n u bi It of
land twenty-four miles wide on each
side of the railroad between Winnipeg
and the Kocky mountains. Those sec
tions in the belt numbered even belong
to the government and thp odd num
bered sections to the Canadian Pacific
railroad, liona fide settlers on either
section can secure tin in for a few shil
lings per acre for mo or more acres,
and when certain easy conditons are
tilled, letters patent are granted. Tno
Hudson's Hay company, that mysteri
ous power that for nearly two centuries
has held dominion over a large part
of North America, still own about one
twentieth of the fertile lands of Mani
toba and tlie Canadian Northwest, in
all some seven million acres. Their
lands represent sections clghtnnd twenty-six
in each township and they have
town lots in every important town in
the country. Wherever tlie traveler or
settler goes, he finds the Hudson's Hay
stores the earliest pioneers distribut
ed throughout the whole region. This
company sells, leases, or rents its lands
on favorable terms, or it Rives immedi
ate employment to all hunters and
trappers who do not care to settle any
where. The settler may take up u
wheat, an oat, or a rye or flax claim,
or raise horses and cattle; he may lum
ber, or tan leather, or mine coal. What
ever his choice, he will find 7::,0HO square
miles in Manitoba. H".000 gquure miles
in Assiniboia, and loo.ono In Alberta,
122.IHI0 square miles In Athabaska, be
sides the coast tract of Saskatchewan,
of 114.U0O square miles, to select from
now for sale by these powerful corpora
tions. Ther are forty-six factories of differ
ent kinds in Winnipeg, and with the
cheap and abundant Knurls coal, near
at hand, and the utilizing of the wast
ed water power of the Assisiniboine
river, there seems to be no reason why
this prairie city cannot cope with any
of the western cities as a manufactur
ing center. Colonel Fanning, of Min
neapolis, an engineer of hisrh r put i
Hon, says: "The inducements for
Winnipeg to m ike itself a great manu
facturing center seem very great
through the dv. lopment of its great
water power which amounts to lo.omj
horsepower, now wasted by the Asslni
boine liver."
PT'RLIC SCHOOLS.
Recognizing the advantages of edu
cation the citizens of Winnipeg have
spared neither time nor money on tlie
attainment of the highest standard of
etliciency In their school system. The
public schools of the province are na
tional In character, recognizing no class
nor distinction of any kind. In the
city are sixteen admirable schools, free
and of a high standard, under seventy
eight of the most skillful instructors,
with accommodations for fi.ooo pupils.
The school board appropriates about
J200.00D annually to maintain them.
The Dominion government hns set
apart one-eighteenth part of all the
lantl of the province, the revenue of
which goes for public school purposes.
Tlie Provisional government makes an
nual appropriations of one-fourth of
Its entire revenue for school purpops.
The bnlance of the cost is divided be
tween the school district and the mu
nicipality. Winnipeg has a system
where there Is no break between the
primary department of the public
school and the possibility of university
graduation. Aside from tho public
schools there are four colleges feder
ated under a government university
and also private academies.
ITS RELIOTOl'S LIFE.
Any do--ct!rthn of fhe city of Win
nipeg which did not Include a refer-
iiice to its church nnd rellgioun life
f.nd Institutions would he veiy Incom
plete. Winnipeg has as good a claim
to the title of "the citjof churches" as
any city on the com h tent. It literally
abound.- with hamlsoin f church edifices
mid religious institutb ns it-presenting
almost every shade of belief, twenty
seven in all. Tlie Chuivh of England
leads the number in biHh church ed
ifices and membership. Jt has besides
St. John's cathedral, six 'churches and
several missions. Tl? 1'iesbyterlan
Is a close second with svx self-supporting
congregations and (three missions.
The Mi Ihoilists also hui'e six. and the
baptist have two strong churches and
several missions. The first to enter
this treat lone land was the Romun
Catholic chuich in J ,;'G. :im! it has two
large congregations within the city
limits und across the Kitd river is the
Roman Catholic cathidia I. St. Roniface.
in tho French town St. .P.onifaee, to
gether with the otlicial ; residence of
Archbishop Fache (the 'head of the
Roman Catholic chuich iJi the north
wist) and several import. int denomin
ational schools. Winnipi'S has suc
ceeded In attract ins several thousand
Icelanders, and the greater part of
these are Lutheran in creeil. All these
forms of Christianity are f '.mini work
ing side by side, und on the whole in
a spirit of lrleiullines;-, lor i;b re is much
in unite people In the rommon ex
periences of life in a neiv in ml.
Whether from convict in h or habit,
the Winnii'.eggers are careful in their
attendance at divine servieeVand in the
suppoit of the church of t.ielr choice,
and their Sunday schools. I All their
churches were well filled. Li'le Victoria
and Toronto there is no i tinning of
street cars on Sunday and 'tehicles of
any kind are seldom seen, Ind while
the Lord's day was one of cheerfulness
it was without dissipation. A stranger
can but notice ami be gialitll'd at the
spectacle of so large ti number ot quiet.
coinfortal.de homes and such Jn army
of church going people. A mole order
ly population, or ti more civil one,
cannot lie lound. There was no-drunkenness
nor disorder! and all class s were
quiet, intelligent, respectful mul civil.
Tlie liquor law is rigidly enforced.
The saloon, the daiice-liouse. the (tumb
ling hell are conspicuous by thiir ub
seiice. It Is surely not an unr tiison
aMo inference that it is larrrel ) be
cause the church is u; that the
shady institutions are down. Vi'ould
thut the same micht be said of Ajnier
ican cities.
PLEASURE RESORTS.
Pleasure, resorts are numerous in nnd
around Winnipeg. Aside from the
numeious lakes and lake scenery with
in a radius of twenty-five miles, thfie
are a dozen camping grounds urd nat
ural parks nlons the banks of the Rid
and Assinboine rivers, where the pic
nic parties and campers can revel In
enjoyment. Those are reached by
steamboat and electric cars. A thre?
miles' sail up the Red river brines the
set Iter for rest and pleasure to "Elm
Park," and five miles down the same"
river brings him to "Frazer Grove,"
beauty spots unsurpassed. A rustic
pontoon bridge spans the Red river
here a slow sluggish stream peering
Its way northward to the Hudson's
Pay and Arctic Ocean.
Winnipeg is mnking rapid strides af
ter tlie reaction from the boom of lWt
and no one can limit the possibilities
of tirowth and development even in
the near future. While today it is con
ceded to lie the leading grain market
In the dominion, Winnipeg has moral,
social and religious elements of gen
uine and generous prosperity. The
immense resources tributary to It, tlie
extraordinary railroad service, the un
limited water power. Its advan
tages as the capital of the Keystone
Province of the Dominion, and the busi
ness push and aggressive spirit of its
citizens are a suiiiclcnt guarantee of
permanency and prosperity.
J. E. Plchmond.
i.i in'N; ciiANt; in jaiwn.
How His 7 Tons of lluggagc Was
Trniislcrrcd ul Yokohama.
From the Japan Daily Herald, Sept. 2S.
it wiis a sun.rUe to till of those Inter
rsted in the arrival of the Canadian l a
eilie steamer. Empress of China .Willi His
Kxeclleiii v Li Hung Chung and suite on
board, when the crack liner was seen
coming around the point at about l.JU p.
m. vesterdnv, us she was not expected un
til it or ID a. m. today. Ueforu erterhig
te harbor the ship was dressed und U
Hung Chang's Hag hulsted. ami at the
t ime time hues ot Kuy buntiiiB appeared
oa the Kwang Lee. which was at her
moorings riady to take the grand secre
tary and his suite on board to convey
tlu m over the last link of their leniithy
tour, liy 2 o'clock the Empress was at
anchor (it her buoy, anil numerous resi
dmts of Vokolionia, Japanese officials,
merchants, uml others took mlvantuKe of
the various launches and tugs going off
to per to .proceed on board und obtain an
interview with, or a peep at, China's
"Crainl old Man." LI Hung Chang occu
pied a suite of rooms In the upper deck
house, close to the reading ro.un, and 11:
one of these the returned envoy received
Ills visitors, some of whom Were pre
sented to him by -Mr. Pethick. and others
bv Captain Liu LI Von, naval attache of
the envov, while Li's two sons. Lord LI
Chang Pang and Mr. Li Chang San. were
In and out of the room during the recep
tion. For some two hours or more there
was a cor.tinua' stnsim of visitors enter
ing and leaving the ex- iceroy's cabin,
most of whom, however, had to be con
tent with a "How d1 you do'."' and an us
surance that be end enjoyed his trip very
much. Li was dressed in a maroon or
pl'iin colored flow rid silk rolie. with u
yellow vest, uml blue silk trousers.
IN P)OD HIOALTH
During the course of the levee Li's head
was uncovered, hut on leaving the cabin
to be conveyed on board the Ivwung Lve
he iloiiiie.l 1:1 -i olllcbil hut. The veteran
statesniiin iippi'urtd to be la excellent
le alth. his i vi' iv?3 briirlit and keen, iui l
los limlict evidently us clear as ever,
though in- in doubtless netting somewhat
ileeri pit and dlsiii. -lined to walk. To a
Herald ivnresentulive LI expressed hhn
seK us hav.ng vi ry much euioyid his trip,
pai 1 1 - ul: 1 1 ly through ('iiniil.i, und the
voi:j!e on the Empress of I'hlnn, of whDh
und of her r'li; lain and ollieers he spoke
in the highest praise. He w;is not sony
ihon-li ; in- ne.irl.s home again. To Sur
geon in-qici'tor tbi:eiul rf;ito, who attend
ed him for I he wound leeched by his left
iy i'roiu the ilist:iplv attack made upon
him ut Shimciui.-ekl during the peace lie.
collations, the envoy completely unbent
and IfiVinif extreiiiel cordial, wtuie
smile wreath il th" out m ill's face who'i
lr. Suto. alter an examination of the
y 'ur thai remained, coiii,-raiuiuted him on
the cemt icte cure effected.
The iut.-rvicw w'th the Inspector gen
tK'l la-li d for neirly an hour, and It ap
I ;.i'i il that ibi:!::i: the course of it LI
Hung Ciriiig oiitiiined from his visitor a
full aecout.t of the recent changes in ihe
mivcrnmenl. Among Ihe m.iny visitors
to th" envoy were the lititlsh consul, Mr.
.1. C. Hull: Mi. Pa in-, fc-c'it nf .the Can
adian Pacific Railway line, to whom bin
Kxceiliriry e-Kiues.-e.i hU c re at t satis
faction at the tr utnnrt he hud received
at the hands of the agents and employs
of the comnauy, und ui.o his admiration
of the perfect and luxurious railway ue
eonimoilMtii.n in t'araia; .Mr. Cnuil, iigent
of the if. !. company; Count Soyishim.i.
Viscount Kioinioto, Mr. J. 11 Itronke,
-Messrs. tiara Denzabttro und Otiinl Ka
hel. of the Yoliohoma chamber of com
merce (.hip.iai.fiil. .Messrs. Wntiinube und
11; in!::, of the Tokio chamber .f com
merce, u deputation of the Japan-sc
Traders' ff iild, Gjvernor XaUuno. Mr.
Arnkawn Voih'tiito. Se-retary of Kunu
Kiiwa Kiiuho: Chief Police Inspector Vu
t ii'du, etc. Mr. l.o Tenn Ho, his Kxcclk-n.
cy's seirctary, acted us Interpreter.
LI'S P.AGfJAGE.
Police officers were stationed at tho en
trance of the pa'-sngoivsy le.i ling to the
envoy's rooms, while ti detective la pl.iin
elo'bea, armed with it swot il.nick, wis
posted outside the door of his rooms. His
Excellency having exprersed his ilesiro to
have the Kwmig Lee brought alongside
I lie Kmpi t.-H. so n to enable him lo trans
ship without embarking on a steam
launch. Captain Vnlb'.ce, of the Kwung
1-d.e, came on board und consulted oa the
matter with Captain Archibald, nnd after
the boits nnd iluvlts on the port side nf
the Empress had been tn-Btilpped and
fenders swung over the side the tlckll.-Oi
and dilllcult nuutlcul feat of bringing the
t.maller vessel alongside the big liner wis
iiihleved by Captain Wallace in a thor
oughly etamtinllke manner, without
rcralch on the paint of either fhlp. By 2
o'clock or so the two vessels were along
side, anil the task of transferring the bun--:ige
of LI ami his suite to the Kwang
l.co was begun. This job v no rlne
cuie, n Li's staff and retinu of cook
und other servants numbered about sev
enty, and the burgage comprised 1,020
She.S
aw It
in a grocer's window N
i
She Bought It!
She Tried It!
She Uses It!
Just a page from the every day history of
When a woman tries Cottolene for shortening or frying. she nevet
again uses lard. There is only one Cottolene accept nothing
else begin its use to-dav. Genuine is sold everywhere with
trade-marks "Cottolene and steers head in cotton-plant
wreath on every tin.
THE N. K. FAIRBANK COMPANY,"1" rnmim. Hum.
packages and weighed sixty-seven tons.
It wus u bo ut as miscellaneous as It was
numerous, and included quite un aviary
of birds, from the sweet-singing little
canary to noisy and liursh-volced toucans
and .parrots in huge cages. The buggagp
doubtless Included niiiiiy presents received
by tho envoy In the course of his visits
to the courts of Europe; indeed, his pres
ents from Queen Victoria alone are said
to have amounted lo nearly 0.0uO In value,
the amount estimated to be the value of
the gifts sent by the emperor of China to
tho queen. It took something more than
an hour to transfer all this baggage
through the after starboard deck port of
tho Empress to the Kwung Lee. After
the task was accomplished, about 4.)
o'clock, his Excellency prepared to follow.
MET UY HIS SON.
After donning his hut, he was assisted
bv iwo members of his suite Into a sedan
chair, which was brought to the door c.f
his cabin, und he was then carrk-ed by
four stalwart sailors of the Empress, as
sisted by some Chinese bearers, down the
sail way onto tho main deck and through
the ihvk port on the Kwang Lee, where
he was received by his son, LI ChlilK-mal,
Captain Wallace, Mr. Pethick and others,
und conducted to his quarters. Tho whole
of the arrangements during the recep
tion und transfer of the Illustrious states
man to the KwaiiR l,ee vvre admirably
conducted hy Captain Archibald and Mr.
Payne, agent of the Canadian Pacific
railroad, who was Inilefatlsablo In his ef
forts for the comfort of the august pas
senger. Kitting the afternoon u display
of day fireworks was made from a lighter
tower by a launch around the ship, while
a band on board the lighter enlivened the
affair with mush;. These attentions were
we understand, provided in honor of LI
Hung Chang by the Japanese Traders'
Guild.
At 9 o'clock la night the Kwang Lee
left the harbor for Tientsin. Doubtless
had the Empress of China arrived In port
this morning, as hud been expected, in
stead of yesterday, a number of officials
would huve been down from Tokio to ex
change greeting Wiln the envov. and a
salute would have been tired In his honor.
Hut Captain Archibald appears to have
decided to let his distinguished passenger
see what all Empress boat could do, aril
pus hed her on, and not only made up tho
twenty-five hours' delay In starting from
ietorla, but arrived eighteen hours ahead
of schedule time. During the vovage
from letorln. we learn, Li took his meals
in his own room, but otherwise made him
self very agreeable and cordial to his fellow-passengers.
Ho frequently walked
the upper deck of the Empress, llghllv
supported on either side by the arms of
mi m bi rs of his suite, and appeared to
thoroughly enjoy his surroundings and
tho splendid weather experienced.
JiO NF.KD.
From the Times-Herald.
It doesn't appear to be absolutely neces
sary for Tom Watson to say unythli.g
more for quite a while now.
ORIENTAL RUGS CARPETS
Oriental Rag',
Oriental Carpels,
Oriental Kis,
Orkntil Cirpe;?,
Orient;! Rugs.
This week we will sell any of your
choko nt exactly half the price to be
able to raise a certain sum.
China and Japanese ware at tost.
hichaeliaFbros. t CO.,
124 Washington Ave.
POULTRY.
Turkeys, Ducks, Chicken,
Fresh Every Day.
ALSO.
Pheasants,
Quail,
Prairie Chickens,
Wild Ducks.
CITY AND SCHOOL TAXES
FOR 1896.
All taxes rcmnlnirig unpaid aft
er Nov. 2S. ISiMJ, will have five per
cent, penalty and one percent, ad
ditional on the tirjt day of each
succeeding month; and will be
placed in the hands of collectors
at provided hy law.
C . HO I.AM), City Trcas.
City Hall, Washington Ave. Of
fice hours front 0 a.m. until 5 p. m
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
Physicians and Surgeons.
MART A. SHEPHERD, M. D., NO. 232
Adams aevnue.
DR. A. TRAPOLD, SPECIALIST IN
Diseases of Women, corner Wyoming
avenue nnd Spruce street. Scran ton. Of
fice hours, Thursday and Saturdays, 9
a. m. to 8 p. m.
DR. COMEGYS-OFFICE NO. 837 N.
Washington ave. Hours, 12 m. to 3 p. m.
Diseases of women a specialty. Tele
phone No. 3232.
DR. W E. ALLEN, 612 NORTH WA3H
Ineton avenue.
DR ANNA LAW, 308 WYOMING AVR.
Office hours. 9-11 a. m., 1-3 p. m 7-8 p. m.
DR L. M. GATES. 125 WASHINGTON
avenue. ORice hours. 8 to 9 a. m 1 30
to S and 7 to p. m. Residence 309 Madi
son aevnue.
DrTsTw. LAMEREAUX. A SPEeiAL
lst on chronic diseases of the heart,
lungs, liver, kidney and genlto urinary
organs, will occupy the office of Dr.
Roos. 232 Adams aevnue. ufllce hours,
1 to B p m.
DR. C. L. FREAS, SPECIALIST IN
Rupture. Truss Fitting and Fat Reduc
tion. Rooms 20tj and 207 Mears Building.
Office telephone 13lil Hours: 10 to 12, 2
to4, 7 to 9.
W. O. ROOK. VETERINARY 8UR
geon. Horses, Cattle and Dogs treated.
Hospital, 121 Linden street, Scranton.
Telephone, 2672.
Lawvcrs.
FRAjNK E. BOYLE, ATTORNEY AND
counsellor-at-lnw. Burr building, rooms
13 and 14, Washington avenue.
HAIR CHAINS FOR CHRISTMAS PRESENTS.
LADIES, yon can have a beautiful chain made out of
your own hair at
E. I HEIZES, 330 LACKAWANNA AVE., SCR'NTON
5-5?" Remember, we are the only ones bcre who manufacture chains
from yotir own hair. Leave orders as early as possible.
Dressmaker.
MRS. M. E. DAVIS. 430 Adams avenue.
Dentists.
DR. P. U M'GRAW, 305 SPRUCE
street.
DR. H. F. REYNOLDS, OPP. P. O.
DR. E. Y. HARRISON, 113 S. MAIN AVE.
DR. C. C. LAUBACH, 115 Wyoming ave.
R. M. 8TRATTON, OFFICE COAL Exchange.
WELCOME C. SNOVER, 421 LACK A.
ave. Hours, 9 to 1 and 2 to 6.
Detectives,
BARRING ft M'SWEENEY, COMMON.
wealth building. Interstate Secret Ser
vice Agency.
EDWARD W. THAYER. ATTY AT LA W,
211 Wyoming avenue.
JEFFREY'S & RUDDY, ATTORNEY3-at-law,
Commonwealth building.
WARREN KNAPP, ATTORNEYS
and Counsellors at Law, Republican
building, Washington avenue, Scranton,
Pa.
JESSI'P A JESSUP, ATTORNEYS AND
Counsellors at Law, Commonwealth
building, Washington avenue.
VV. H. JKSStlP,
W. H. JESSUP. JR.
PATTERSON & WILCOX, ATTOlt
neys and Counsellors at Law; offices 6
and 8 Library rillrtlns, Scranton, Pa.
ROSEWELL II. PATTERSON.
WILLIAM A. WILCOX.
ALFRED HAND, WILLIAM J. HAND,
Attorneys and Counsellors. Common
wealth building. Rooms 19, 20 and 21.
FRANK T. OK ELL, ATTORNEY-AT-l.nw.
Room 5, Coal Exchange, Scranton,
Pa.
JAMES W. OAKFORD, ATTORNEY-at-LHw,
rooms 63, 64 and Co, Common
wealth building.
S A MITEL W. EPOAR. ATTORNEY-AT-Law.
Office, 317 Spruce St., Scranton, Pa.
L. A. WATRES. ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
423 Lackawanna avc.cranton, Pa.
URIE TOWNBEND, ATTORNEY-AT-Uw,
Dime Hank riulldlnjr, Scranton.
Money to loan In large sums at S per
cent.
C. It. PITCHER, ATTORNEY-AT-Inw,
Commonwealth building, Scranton,
Pa.
C. COMEGYS. 321 SPRUCE STREET.
D. B. REPI.OGLE. ATTORNEY LOANS
nKoti:iteil on real estate security.
Mears builtllnr. corner Washington ave
nue and Spruce street.
F. KILLAM. ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
120 Wyomlnsr ave., Scranton, Pa.
JAS. J. H. HAMILTON, ATTORNEY-AT-law,
45 Commonwealth bld'g, Scranton.
WATSON, DTEIIL ft HALT Attorney
and Cotinsellors-at-Law; Traders' Nn
tiona' Hank Building; rooms ti, 7, S, 9
and 10; third floor.
Architect 4.
EDWARD II. DAVIS, ARCHITECT
Rooms 21. 25 and 20, Commonwealth
building. Scranton
E. L. WALTER. ARCHITECT. OFFIC13
rear of itOti Washington avenue.
LEWIS HANCOCK. JR., ARCHITECT.
435 Spruce st cor. Wa.ih. ave., Scranton.
CROWN & MORRIS. ARCHITECTS.
Price building, Washington avenue,
Scranton.
Alderman.
O. F. KEI.LOW, 1001 W. LACKA. AVE.
Wire Screem.
JOS. KUETTEL. REAR B11 LACICA
wanna avenue, Scranton, Pa., manufac
turer of Wire Screens.
Hotels and Restaurants.
THE ELTC CAFE, 125 and 127 FRANK-
lin avenue. Rates reasonable.
P. ZEIGLER, Proprietor.
SCRANTON HOUSE, NEAR D., L. ft W.
passenger depot. Conducted on the
European plan. VICTOR KOCH. Prop.
WESTMINSTER HOTEL,
Cor. Sixteenth St. and Irving Place,
New York.
Rates, $.1.50 per day and upwards. (Ameri
can plan.) GEO. MURRAY,
Proprietor,
Schools,
SCHOOL OF THE LACKAWANNA.
Scranton, Pa., prepares boys and girls
for collepe or business; thoroughly
trains young children. Catalogue at re
quest. REV. THOMAS M. CANN,
WALTER II. BUELL.
MISS WORCESTER'S KINDERGARTEN
and School. 412 Adams avenue. Spring
term April 13. Kindergarten $10 per term.
SceJ.
O. R. CLARK ft CO., SEEDMEN AND
Nurserymen: store 140 Washington ave
nue; green house, 1350 North Main ave
nue; store telephone, 782.
Miscellaneous.
BAITER'S ORCHESTRA MUSIC FOR
balls, picnics, parties, receptions, wed
dings and concert work furnlshPd. For
terms address R. J. Bauer, conductor,
117 Wyoming avenue, over Hulbert'a
mnc pMre.
ilKjAK(TiiK BROTHERS. PRINTERS'
supplies, envelopes, paper bags, twine.
Warehouse. 120 Washington ave., Scran.
ton, i'n.
FRANK P. BROWN ft. CO.. WHOLR
sale dealers In Woodware, Cordage and
Oil Cloth, 720 West Lackawanna ave.
THOMAS AUBREY. EXPERT Ac
countant ami auditor. Uoom9 ID and 20,
Williams Building, opposite postotflce.
Agent for tho Rex Flro Extinguisiier.
CONRAD, HATTER
THE
WEATHER
Is so variable
that one never
knows whether
it will ruin,
tihlne or snow
I lie next min
ute. A Mlabin
mackintosh Is
almost a neces
sity. Wc have
them rnugiui;
from $1.75 to $15
In price. The
colors und
styles are vu
rled. Other rainy
day parapher
nalia you will
find here at rea
ronablu pticas.
305
Lack Av.
TIIR IDEAL AMERICAN TRIP
KOkTllfiRN STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
The buperbly Aupoiutcd nnd C'liiuniodioui
Vte, 1 Menlllilltpi
NORTHWEST AND N0K1HLAND,
Aniprkuii tlirnuKluiml through,
leave Buffalo 'I U'HiIhti nnd Fridiiys 9.30 p.m.
fur Cleveland, Detroit, Mackinac. The Soo,
Duluth. slid Western Points, lum.iinij ull
place of interest by daylight In conuuetioa
W" THE GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY,
it foruis the most direct route, nnd from pv.
cry print nf ccnipsrison. the must delightful
nnd cnmiortnt 1" onu to Mlnnrannlis. t. Paul,
Great FalK Helens, Hutt. Kiioksne and Pa
cific roast. The cr.lv trniiontiiieiitHl. ine
running the liimous buffet, library, observa
tion car.
New 0" l.etir trn'n for Portland flu Rpoknna
HOTEL LAPAVETTE, Lake Mlnnetonka,
10 miles from to itini'spcilif, largest und lucst
LeantUil resort in tho west.
'ticket ssnrt any Information of any agent or
A. A. HEARD, liuucrul Passenger agent.
Buffalo, N. Y.
THICM
Is almost here. That turkey you're
going to have, of course, is young aud
and fat, but looks are sometimes tie
cciviug. To insure a well-cooked tur
key, whether young or old, fat or
poor, buy a
7)
It Makes the Toughest Turkey Tender,
F00IE SHEAR CO,
19 WASHINGTON AVENUE.
JAMES MOIR,
Has Moved to HU New Quarters,
402 Lackawanna Avenue.
Entrance on aide next to First National
Bauk. He has now in
eons
Comprising everything requisite for flat
Merchant Tailoring. And the same can
be shown to Advantage In hit spies
dluly fitted up rooms,
A SPECIAL INVITATION
la Extended to All Readers of The Trlb
line to Call en "OLD RELIABLE" In Hla
New Business Home
n n T AWAtt ivn
&M. HUHSOV TIME
On Monday, Nov. IS,
trains will leave Scran
ton as follows:
WTarl9mm For Carbondale J.ts.
MM MM ft "'"'. 8.55. 10.15, a. m.;
17 V m ! ml noon! 1.V1. 2.20. 3.B2.
Jhr B.25. 6.25, 7.57, 9.10, 10.30,
r 11.50 p. m.
For Albany. Saratoga, Montreal, Bos
ton, New England points, etc. 6.4 a. m.;
2 K(!r lbjnpsdale-5.45, 8.55, 10.15 a. m.; 12.0
noon, 2.'jn. 5.25 p. m.
Kor' Wllkes-Hurre fi.45, 7.15. 8.4o, S.38.
11) 45 a m : 12.05, 1.20. 2.30, 3.33, 4.41. 6.00,
7.50. 9.30. 11.3S p. m.
Kor New York. Philadelphia, etc., via
Ichlah Valley Railroad 0.45, 7.45 a. m.;
12.115, 1.20, 3.33 (with Hlack Diamond Ex
press), 11.3S p. m.
Por Pennsylvania Railroad points .4i
9.3s a. m.; 2.30, 4.41 p. ni. ...
Kor western points, via I.ehlph Valley
Rnllroail-7.15 a. m.; 12.05, 3.33 (with Black
Diamond Express! 9.50. 11.38 p. m.
Trains will arrive at Scranton as lol-
'"prom Carbondale and the north l.41.
7 10 8 t. 9.34, 10.40 a. m.; 12.00 noon; 1.05,
2 27. 3.2."i, 4.37. 5.45, 7.45. 9.45, 11.33 p. m.
Kroiri Wllkes-Harre and the south 8.40.
7 50, S.50. Hi.lO. 11.55 a. m.; Mil, 2.14, 3.48,
6 22, 6.21, 7.53. 9.03, 9.45, 11.52 p. m.
J. W. ltritDlCK, U. P. A., Albany, N. T.
II. W. Cross, D. P. A., Scranton, Pa.