"W" TUB SCRANTON TRIBUNE- TUESD AY. APRIL 19. 1898. CARBONDALE. IThs Carbontlalo correspondence of Tho fl'rlbuno has been placed In the hands ot Mr. C. 11. Mtinn, Balcm avonue rend (Church ntrcot, to whom nown Items may le addressed. All complaints as to lr jieRiilar delivery, etc., should be made to W. J Hobcrts, news recent. V NEW COMMITTEES. Announced by President NvrlKert, ol Solrct Council I.mt I'.tphIiir. Pelect council held a. brief and un eventful meeting hint evonlnR. All the members were present. The cllt t sltsastcrs that the Leader precllrtecl (the mayor would chower on the liouid Vf .leultli did not mutei lulls" .'.iniea Simpson, new i ounrlliiin'i fretn the Sixth, Introduced .1 icsoln tlon flxlns ii enle of vvui;c" for the Htreet department as follows. Foremen, 0 cents an hour, laborer, in, teuim and drivers, 33. It was refened to the Htreet committee. The solicitor lendeted an opinion to the effect that If Itlver Mtreet Is paved, the property holders will have to puj for all save the Butters, which wi'l lie repaired at the expein-o of the city. A resolution for bids on pilntlnp; unci ndvertlslng was niloptcel. A prodlo of niKhth nvenuo fiom liver to bus house was nuthorUed. The clerk wns Insti acted to get ?5 corlcs of the net of 'S3, President Sv. Inert nnnouneed new Lommlttees as follows- rinnnei niul taxation N'ealon. Svvl Cert and Katon Strcts, bridge and seweis Swlgcrt. Thompson and Uattle Public buildings Katou. Pattle and ls'oalon Mrbt witter .iiul " flie Thompson. IW.mtilnn and Swlceit. Treanier's and colleitois' ne'countH Mannlon Haton and T'lompson. License Uattle, Mnnnlon, Thompson, Printing Mannlon, Katon, Uattle. Itults Nealon, Swlgeit, Mannlon Estimates H.ittl", Swlgert, Nealon .Itldlolnrj and legislation riwlgei t, Thompson and Mannlon Police Thompson, Katon and Nealon Vice and iminomllty Haton Nealon, Uattle OBITUARY. Itev. II. P. IJiitlnuvny Dies at 77 Denth ol .1 II. lEiiliiiistin. The spirit of II. P. llathway ontet ed into rest at seven ii'iluik esti-idu morning Death came as a welcome release to a tiled lmel. Tie had looked forwaid to It with calm expectancy and told a n ighboi seveial davs ago that he had gone to thee hutch militant ior the last time and would soon go to the chinch triumphant Heman P. llathway was born In Otsego eounU, New York, on the twenty-fourth of June, 1SJ1 He was biought to this state when a oung hoy and afterwaids returned to New Yolk again, having been married to Miss Prlscllla D.tvls at H.iinsnnville t'lstei countv, .ew York, on the thiit nth j da of June lfc.Vi They came to Cai bondale to icslde in 18G.1. Mr llnthwny joined the Methodist church at Aiaiat when eleven vears of age nnd since then has over been a woikcr In the Mastei's vlnojaid. He was licensed to pie.uh In lvHJ and was assigned to the Haw le town ehuige by Presiding i:ider Wyatt of the Hlng hamton district 111 health compelled him to relinquish this cli.it gu aftei a short time, but he has continued to cary on the woik when ever his health nnd labois would pei mlt. He conducted quarter meetings In many places and has often acted as supply both In this city and else where Onl Illness could keep Mr. llathway awa fioni the services of the church when In this city. 1'in twenty-seven venrs he has i op resented Spencer, Stout R- Company of New York city, and he-wns known and esteemed by most of tho business men In Northeastern Pennsylvania and southern New Yoik Hv caie and in dustry he amassed a small competency nnd was .always a llbeial suppoiter of the church The sutvlvois are Mis llathway, two daughters. Mis. Abner Amov. Mis (J. II Tyron and a brother, William, of lilnghamton The funeral will take place Wed nesday afternoon at " 30 at his late home No () Washington place. Hev. O A Plnce. Ph. D assisted by Hev. y C Smith, will have charge Inter ment will be mil dp In Mnplewood ceme tery J II. TtOBINSON. Joseph H. Hobinson died enilj jes teiday morning at his liomu neai Slek ler pond Otoenfleld. He was bom on Long Island In 1813 nnd the past slty flvo yeats has been spent on his plnco near Slckler's Seveial years agn ho met with an Injurj, fiom which he navei fully lecov ored. Onl during the past two weeks had he been confined to his room, howevei. He Is survived by four chlldien, Common Councilman T. C. Hobinson of this eltj. Joseph, of rieianton, Mrs. Scull, of aiecnflcld. md Mis. Hankln. with whom the dec eased had tesided since the death of his wlte The f unci al services will take place fiom the home at Sic kler's pond this nfternonn nt 2 o'clock nnd Interment will be made In the familj ccnnteiy at that place LOCAL AN0 PERSONAL Uonnocel who stabbed John Dough eity Sunday, was held In $1,000 ball by Alderman Jones yesteiday morning to await the young man's ease. Ho says he was partly Intoxicated yesterday but Insists that the knife he used is a very small one. He gave It away after the cutting and claims ho does not know who has It William Sperl. of this city, who left here for New York on Wednesday vcnlng, has returned and resumed his 3osltlon nt the locomotive shops, it wns Mr Sperls Intention to enter the 1'riltPfl Stntes nnvv l.iit nfto.. lnnbln., over the Held he decided to ,eturn leturn home Lloyd Hick, of Florida, Is visiting his parents on Ninth avenue. Mr. and Sirs Reed Fowler have taken up their residence with the hit ter's parents on Hobinson avenue Mr and Mrs. W. L Thompson went to Fern Hall to take charge jestei day St Rose's faster offering was $1.0)7. Constable Moran advertises tho pei sonal property of O. F. Jacobus nt the American house for sale on Friday morning next ut 10 o'clock Friends In th! cltv and Seianton will ' A FEW POINTERS. The recent statistics ol the number of deutha show thut the lumti majority die with consumption. This disease may com menco with un uppaiently haimlees cough which can be cuicd Instuntly b Kemp's Balsum for the Throat and Lungs, which Is guaranteed to cure and lelleve all cases, Price 26 nnd Mc Bold by nil druggists; ask for a free sample today. be pleased to learn thnt Mis. K. C. Por ter, who has been seriously 111 for sev eral months past, Is somewhat Improv ed. Hotel tnerlran procured a license Saturday and the bar which has been dosed a couple of weeks, has again been tin own open to the public. A pile of burning rubbish In the. Fifth ward caused last night's lire alarm. TAYLOR NEWS. Popular Voting .Man Nprluuslr In-jiired--PcMomil and Oilier Note. The attention of the lxard of health ofPcials Is called to the condition ot on o of the icsldcnces In North Talor. Thomas D. J id wards mot with a seri ous accident while at his work In the lyn mine yesteiday afternoon by be ing squeezed between a tilp of cars. The Injuiles proved to be so serious that It was decided to take him to the Moses Taylor hospital. Tli Tribune brunch otllie In Tay lor Is In the Coblelgh building Local Hepiesentatlve K. (1. Evans In chaigo Misses Lizzie JJovven nnd Mniy Davis, of Pelluvue. were the pilot Is of l.Mss I.Ulo llowen, ot North Main street on HuniHy. Messis. AVnlter Pi Ice nnd Thomas Jones, of Hyde Paik, visited Tnylor fi lends jesterday. The Tavlor Clruys bai bull club will meet at T. J Davis' livery at 7 RO shaip this evening for the purpose of ui langl'ig practice gomes und for their coming yame with the School of Com merce team at Seranton. Ijverv niotn bei Is requested to bo pieent. Mrs James MiCaithv and chlliiien, of Imrje.i, who lriv" been v lilting her mother In Noith Tu!or for the past few days, leturned home vesteidav. Mis. liiehatd How ells spent the Suli bath lth relatives In Providence. The block of Coutl.iitor J 1'. Taylor on Main street, Is neatly completed, and when finished will be an ornament to the town. Itev. D M. (ieorge, of West Pittston, dell vend an eloquent sermon at the Welsh Congiogntloiml chinch on Sun day evening. The f imoi al of the 7-months-old child of Mi. and Mrs. Patrick McLaughlin was laigelv attended on Sur.dav. init ial was made In the Mlnooka Catholic ( nn'tei v Kov. Pr II. H. Harils paster of the "ilnrv Hantlst i lurch, delivered a Iveiv able sermon at the meetinr ot thf doling "Men's Chilstlan association In Seiiintnn on Sunday afternoon Mm. . j Watklns nnd son, Willie, tif Pic toivvlllc.l 'ire the guests of hor slstfi. Mis. James Powell, Ji This afternoon at Kec-e's hall will ocelli the convention of the Thlid ills tiht Man delegates from up and do-vn the alle.v will be piesent. The object of the convention is to i-rleet lepiesentitlve for the grand conven tion at Hnnlsbuig Missis, dolph Uiwel.ler, David II. Davis, John Mollis. John . Jones and John L Neigcr, of this pl.iep, and Fiank Pnvan 1'dword Kdwaids, and Heniy lames, (1f Hjde Piilc, enjoved a spin to Wilkes-Huiie on their wheels Hundav. K-Champlon Jeionie 11. Kenpli, of Sci anion, vil! give a pool exhibition on some of his fancy woik at Williams' pool p.ulois on Saturday evening, April i3 Mis James Hood nnd d.vi'htor,l'oatl, of Pittston weie the guests of i da tives In this place esitnin. ELMHURST. Mrs. Honieyn Snyder Is seriously 111. Mr and Mis V. W. Hallow spent Monday In Seianton. Claieuce 1 Stevens and family en Joed a tide to Steiling. Sundny, whole they spent the day with fl lends. W. J. Snyder Is at home, after dos ing a successful teun of school nt New foundland. The Haptlst Ladles' Aid society will meet on Fildny afternoon instead of Tliuisday, as usual, at the home of Mrs. W 15 IMwatds. Friday night Cottage prayer meeting will bo held this week at the home of Mr. i; Fiace Loader, W. J. Snyder. At the oiganlzatlon of tho H Y P. I nt the paisonago, last Tuesday even ing, the following oMcois weie elected: Piesldent, Hev C. A Spalulng. vice president. Mis. Coi. i C. Huekingham. secrotaiy, A. 11 Clay, tieasurei. Miss Mamie Snjder Through the couitesy of Hon. W S. Sholleiibeigoi. seiotid assistant post master genetal, Hev. C A Spalding has leeelved a large consignment of valuable books fiom the commissioner of labor. Call D Wilght. PECKVILLE. Freas. of Pi ov Idem e, Mr. Hairy I nnd Miss Nellie L. DcGinvv. of this plate, weie man led nt the home of the bible's patents. Mi and Mis G. L DcGiaw, on Main street, last Monday noon by Rev .1 S. Thomas, pastor of tho Haptlt chin ch Tho bride was at tended by Miss Clink, of Sctanton, and Jit. Fiens. of Joinijn, acted as gtooms man. Tho cot oniony was witnessed by only a few fi lends and relatives The bilde Is an accomplished young lady and hns a host of ftlends.and the groom is also veiy popular They lett for an extended wedding tour anil will vis" points of intei est In und about Phila delphia Messis Hennett and Lewis, of Seian ton, visited C, L Keller last Sunday. Mis William Page Is quite sick at her homo on Mnln stieet. Miles Dlkeman, who has. been spend ing tho winter In Virginia, is home on a visit The many friends of Mi. and Mis. William Habcock will be pleased to know that they are to tesldo heie again PRIOEBURQ. A ball will bo given by the membeis of the Citizens' band tonionow night Mrs Hobert Hlrkbeck wus a visitor In Seianton, Satuiday. tl.. fn... T-MI... 11'. t.K..... ... I "'"" -""' '""-" H,"i i-ui I ,.Unduy. "H lh J?1",8' ,"f. .,,0r na.u;n,ts Mr. und Mrs. John Wrlghtson, of Lin coln Htreet The enteitalnment given by the mem bers of the Knights of Goden F.agle lodge on Saturday evening was a grand success Saturday night and Sunday was a very busy season for the policeman of this borough. Diunken men weio numerous. One Pole, living on Dundaff street, got Into a tight und hud his fuce badly cut. (OI.ONLI, t.ODY'S COI.O.NY. Spokane Spokesman Itev lew William r Cody, hotter known as lluf falo Hill, with a party of friends Is en route for hN much In the lllg Horn busiu, In Montana Mr Cod Is president of n company thut owns KO.ociO ucroi of hind n thut xectlon and Is em IiIh way out there to direct operations for the coming sea son. The eentei of the colonj Ik the nmul but thriving town or Cody, which contain a line flouring mill, u bunk, a general store unci sew oral other tlulvlng business Institutions. An IrrlgutliiK itiniil in now coiiHtiucling Hint will cover the basin fr a length of 123 miles and carry all the water of a Inrgo stream that has Its source In the mountains. The canal Is llfty-two feet wide on tho bottom and Is calculated to Irrigate 1CO.0OO acres of land. A colony of substantial farmers from tho state of Illinois settled In the basin last enr, and another colony will go Into the basin In February or March which will consist of .100 farmeis nnd their famllle-. They are for tho most part either Americans or Scotch and are comparatively well-to-do none of them having less than $1,000 In leudv rush HOW IIAHKV TItll'P 1)11,1). An incident ot tho lllouing Up ol it litllppl KtoMinbont. From the St Louis fllobe-Democrat Any mnn who faces certain denth without a tremor has In him an ele ment of bravely and heroism. No mat ter what may have been his faults, a man's unflinching bravery nt his dying hour commands the admiration of the living. Such a heto was Harry Tripp, one of the most noted gamblers on the river steamers In the palmy days of the Mississippi. "The Oceanus was In the Red river trade out of St. Louis In 1871," says an old steamboat man. "Those were thu days when the Mississippi river steam- bo u trade wns yet In Its glory. St. Louis was holding the ttado In the rich est section of the south nnd one of the piospetous concerns In tho city then was known as the St. Louis Merchants' Arkansas, White and HeM River Pack ing companies. This corporation sent boats clow n the Mississippi and up the Arkansas, White nnd Red rivers. Some of the best known men In St. Louis today held salaried positions with the liver tinnsportatlon companies In those times. Some of the big fortunes In St Louis today were made by men who weie- at the head of those river packet lines or were In some way engaged In commerce connected with the river. To bo connected with the river trade was something to be proud of "The steamboat Oceanus was In tho Red liver trade. Her pilot, In the lat ter end of the river's palmy period, was Hany Tripp. Hvery old steamboat mnn lenieinbeis Tilpp. Ho was a typical sport and steamboat man of those days. Ho was known from St. Louis to New Orleans as a king among spoits and a prince among good fellows He was tall und slender, but why. He was the most elegant dresser In the city of St. Louis His linen was alwavs as Im maculate as the viigin snow, his suits were alwavs of the finest black doe skin, which wns then the fashion, and h" woie a silk hat and kid or morocco boots with high heels. At that time It was fashlonnblc for a man to wear a diamond duster in his shirt bosom, and Harry Tilpp had a duster that was tho envy of the social and the spotting wot Id. Fiom each side of this im mense cluster of diamonds lan a deli cate gold chain, which was fastened on tho side of the vest with golden pins. Tilpp was not a ioud dresser" like the spoils of today he was always attired I in black and his clothing was in ex cellent taste. "Although of slight and slender build I theie was no eftemlnacy In Hany Tilpp's nature. To the contiarj, he I was bold, biave, and daring, and was noted along the ilver as one of the most ventuiosome gamblers that ever dealt a cud. He had physical biavery to equal that of a Hon. and he was handsome to a fault yes, to a fault, for he had a sweetheart In every port. He was u peifoct tpe of the dandy, and women simply raved over him He was about 40 yeais old at the time of his denth. "The Oceanus was coming up the Mississippi and was flying light one afternoon ot a fine day in 1871 or 1S7J when hei boilers blew- up just above Calio. Twelve or fifteen lives weie lost, many persons wounded, and the boat was a complete vvietk. Tho boat took fire and sank, but the water was low, and the hull didn't go under. When the boilers let go Hany Tilpp was blown fiom the pilot house and landed on the forecastle, closo to the capstan, a heavy timber fell across his legs nnd he wns tied down as secutely as If he had been placed In a monster vice. When the boat sunk the forecas tle rested on a bar. Tilpp lay on the foiecastle, and, although pinned down, he was not Injmed lie had no bioken 1 limbs nnd was not suffeilng to any J gieat extent apparently. All was ex citement after the explosion, and It wns some time before Tilpp succeeded I In ntti.icting the attention of the olll , eers of the boat and of tho survivals ' It was discovered that the Hie was making rapid headway toward Tilpp, I and a despeutte eftoit was qulckl.v be I gun to rescue him. Then tiunsplred ! one of the most teirlble scenes In the annals of steamboatlng In this or any I other count. "Tripp was a very piofane man. and at first be used tongue-bltsterlng bias I phomy while cursing the officers and negio roustabouts in giving them dl tectlons how to save him. He was ab I solutoly unhuit, was cool and collect ed, and ho raised himself to a sitting ' posture ns ho talked to the men about , him and told them how to pioceed to I cut away tho heavy timber which held his lower limbs In a vise-like giip. "Mm used big axes and saws and '"rvvli.u s diligently In an effort to re ) the huge piece of timber, but i! - wind fanned the flames into a fury and the men were woiklng In a neice heat. The hungiy flames weie fast eat ing the wrecked foiecastle nnd Tripp damned nnd cursed at the top of his voice as he urged on his lescuers. TIvj flames giew nearer, and Tripp used a less number of oaths The suiglng flames daitod still neaioi and neaiei, and flnnlly Tripp ceased sweating al together. Still perfectly cool and col lected, he became quiet and talked In lower tones as he guve directions to the men who weie woiklng to save Uls life. When he saw death staling him In the face he quit cursing and not another oath fell from his lips. The angry flanips now surged around the rescuers, nnd still the heavy timber held Tripp beneath Its cruel wight. It was now apparent that Tripp could not be saved, and none knew It better than he. With perfect compostuie he said to the men: "Leave me! Leave me' Why sacri fice or place In danger other lives for me?" "Realizing tho Impending fate of be ing burned alive, Tripp begged the men to knock him In tho head with an a befoie leaving hltn, but nobody obeed his tequest for a coup de grnce. As one by one the men weie foicetl by the Intense heat to leove the wreck. Tilpp shook hands with them nnd said good-by. Two negro roustabouts were the lust to leave Trlpp begged them to kill him. hut they would not obey his command. The Humes now but nod so dose thnt each of the two negroes struck his Inst blow at the timber and they weie forced to Jump Into the wat er and swim to a spot on the bar. The last the survivors saw of Trlpp ho was In a hnlf-slttlng posture when tho llnmes rolled over him nnd burned him to a crisp. Thus passed away as bravo a man as ever turned a cuid or a pilot heel The Use of Torpedoes Io Modere Warfare., First Used During Our Civil War, and They Have Since Wrought Terrible Destruction. Fiom the New York Prcs Torpedoes began their real work of desti notion in our civil wui. For near ly 300 veais the Idea had been cxpeil mented upon, and attempts had been made to utilize It In nctual war service. Hut until the South made use of the torpedo lit defending their harbors In 1SG2, the torpedo was as much of an experiment us the war balloon of to day Hi the next thirty-three yeais thirty war vessels weie destioyecl by the unseen foe. At llrst tho North denounced the tor pedo as an uncivilized and un-Chrls-tlan mentis of making war, but when It beenme possible to attack ns well as to defend with the torpedo, the opin ions of tho Nm tli changed. It will sur prise most people to know thnt whllo the destitution of the Albemarle by Cushlng was tho only real accomplish ment by the North with the torpedo, the South blow up seven of our moni tors and eleven wooden war vessels, not to speak of a much larger number ot transports and other vessels, which, though used for war purposes, nio not usually called war vessels Hut It Is unitizing that in the nine or ten sizable wais since our conflict be tween tho states none of the antagon ists took udvantage of the torpedo and used that subtle Instrument to wicck the fleet of the opponent. Theie wete spasmodic attempts, but eveiy nation which has gone to wnr In the last thirty-three vcar,s has been too much engnged with the usual means of de fense and offense to tako up the tor pedo in earnest. No parallel to the de struction of the Maine exists, whether the International circumstances be con sidered or the kind of wnishlp, or whether the destruction was wi ought fiom within or fiom without. ltt'lNLD SHIPS. Heie Is the list of the ships which have been utteily ruined In warfaio by torpedoes, from tho Fianco-Chlna war of 18S4-S5 back to tho beginning of the American civil war 1S'i5, February 11 French sunk the Chi nese frlg.ito Yu Yiun by two spar tor pedo lo.its while the frigate was at anehoi nt Shclpu, China. l&M. August 21 I'tctich destroyed bv spar torpedo, ut Fc.ec bow, (. Iilna, the Chinese corvette Yung Woo I'jn), July 3 Peruvians destroyed th Chilean transport Loa In tho Hay of Call io bv mo.iiiH ot a coastline vessel, set adtift catrjlng piovlslons and a box with M) pounds of ilvuamlte. 'this vessel was til en alongside the Loa und exploded while being unloaded. Tne captain and somo 100 men of the Loa perished 1SS0, Jinn Chile in torpedo boats Jane queo and Guacoldi ntlackcd three Urgo Pel uv tan guard limits In tho bay of Cal lao One Peruvian hint and the Jano queo sunk by the explosion of the latter's torpedo lbij, January 2" Turkish revenue steam er sunk ut liutoum by Russian toipedo boat armed with tho Whitehead flh tor pedo W7, October io Tutklsh gunboat Sana sunk at the IltisM m attack on Sitllnu bv striking un electro-contact mlro pi iced by tho Russians about three-quarters of a mile nbove thu Turkish defenses; 13 of ficers and men killed and wounded ls77. May C Tmklsh monitor Dubn f-ulfo sunk by a Russian torpedo boat at Mat chines, in tho Danube. 1S(,C. September 2 Paraguuvans com pletely destroved the nra?lllan iionel.icl wnr steamer Rio Janeiro at Cuirpalty, Paraquay, by a stationary torpedo IMS. Muv 12 United States transport R. H. Hamilton destioyecl ijy submarine mine in Mobile ba. 1SG3, April U Fnltecl States gunboat Sclota clestrojed by submarine boat in Mobile l).i. lN.i, April IT I'lited States gunboat Ida destiojed by submarine mine In Illakely ilver lM,r, Apill 1 I'nlted States gutiboit Ro dolph destroved by biibmirlne mino In lih.koh river. IS3; March 21 United States monitor Os ige, destrojed by a drifting torpedo In Hlakelv river. 1M,5. March 2S United States monitor Milwaukee destrojed bv a submarine, mine In lllakcl ilver. ISbJ, M-irch 1J United Stntes gunboit AltbeM destiojed h submarine) mine, in Ulikelv liver. 1m"i, Match t United ftntes transport Thome destroyed bj submailno mine In Capo Fear liver. ' l!Cri, March l United States steamer llmvest Moon rieslrovecl neui George town. lvw, Junuaiy Ur.ltec1 Stales monitor Patapsco .completcl deMroyed b a bar rel torpedo In tho attack on Charleston, sinking In a few minutes Sltxj-two men and olllcers were ell owned 1S5I December P United States ntcam eis Otsego and Ilazcby distreived In tho Ro inoke ilver. libl, December S United States gunboat Narcissus destroyed by n sulnnirlno mine in Mobile b ly. 1SB4. Novembei 2T United StUos trans port Greyhound destroyed by a "coal' torpedo In James river. lVjt, October 27 Only union toipedo suc cess of the civil wni, Cushlng s instruc tion of the lam Albemarle near Plv mouth. X. C. wltli the Wood &. Lay disconnect ing spar torni do. 1MSI. August D United States monitor Tecumseh, sunk In Mobile bin, tin. nhlp tllsapp. aritig almost Instantutieouslv 'llu captain and 70 of the crew were losi not. Jinn l'l United States ti.inspnit Alice AVood destroyed by hubmurini mute in t John's liver. iv,l, Mnv o United Stutes tiuiisport H A. Wood clustioyed by silbmuiino mine 111 Ol. JUIIIl H IHtli 1S0I. May B-Unlted States gunboit Com- ntodore Jones destiojed In James ilver I. n by un electric te rpedo. lSiil, April 15 United Slates ui morsel ship Kustpoit Hunk In lied river by a submarine mine. ISill, Apill 1 I'nlted States transport Mnplo l.enf sunk by floating torpedo in St Joint's river, Flu 18t)l rcbruurv 17 I'ntted Statu filpnto llousutonlc sunk ut Chuileston A sub marine bout wus used and she run into tho hole mudo by her torpedo, eoltm down with tho ship IKiiJ, Julj 2 United States Ironclad gun boat Huron DoKnlb sunk In lri minutes by submarine mino In Yaoo river. ISC', December 12 United Suites lron cldd Cairo sun In 12 minutes by station ary torpedoes In Yazoo river. Klrbt vee sel destroyed by torpedoes 1n the civil war or anv other win MOST PIJAHVUL SICJIIT. Tho union gunboat Commodore Jones, S1J tons und slv kuiis, which was blown up In James ilver In ISSt furnished pel Imps the most, fearful Hiectacle of the power of a torpedo Llcutununt Commander Harnes has given this account of the explosion "Suddenly und without apparent cause she appeared to bo lifted bodily, h -r wheels rapidly jevolvInK1 In midair, pet sons declaring they could nee the gieun edge of tho banks beneath hei keel. Then through her shot to a great holght un Immense fountain of foaming water, followed by 11 densi 1 column thick with mud. She abso lutely ciuinbled to pieces dissolved, ns It wore, In mid air, enveloped by fill ling spray, mud, water nnd sand." The torpedo which destioyecl the tin Ion monitor Milwaukee In 1SG3 ex ploded near the stern, and that part of tho ship sank in Hire minutes, but the bow compartments kept the fore part of the ship alloat for an hour, the situation being In this respect the re vet so of the Mnine. When tho lirnzillnn Ironeind Rio Janeiro wns destroyed by a toipedo In lSfiC she suddenly roso up, ma rounded by a column of foaming water, bioke In two, and nt once went to the bot tom. luoitimati: Nations havo now accepted the tor pedo as legitimate In warfnro, but the "coal mine" by which some of the union ships were sunk, nnd which has been used In the Ward lino In leient jeuis, has been placed In the category ns Individual assassinations The coal mine Is n package ot 10 pounds of powder, done up to loot like a lump uf coal, and either placed In the bunkers or In the supply of coal which a ship Is taking on board. Hy means of this the union tlunspoit Oteyhnund wns destroyed In the civil wnr. and Admiral Fariagut and Oenernl Uutler nai low ly escaped death. One of the finest Instuncos of Ameri can heroism occui red w hen tho union monitor Tecumseh wns blown up by torpedoes In the bay of Mobile. So rapid was the sinking of tho vessel that seventy of the crew perished. Captain Ciaven nnd his pilot were In the pilot house. There was not un Instnnt to spare If they wanted to escape Hut the captain, with fine chlvnlry, the stoiy of whfch will never die, drew back, and with a courteous wave of the hand, said, "Aftei you, sii." The pilot climbed the ladder to light and safety and tho captain went down with his ship. Captain Craven had not ob served the ordeis of Admiral Farragut to keep In the channel, which was be lieved to bo fiee fiom torpedoes. "GO AHFAD." Hehlnd him was the Hiooklyn, which Immediately pieceded the Hagslilp Hartford. The captain of the Hrook lvn slackened his speed, fearful of a like fate, which niude Fariagut Im patient, and he signaled his famous ordei: "Damn tho totpedoes! Go ahead'" Still the Hrooklvn wns not Inclined to go ahead, and Farragut tinned to his signal olllcer and asked: "Can you signal 'For God's sake''' " "Yes, Mr," was the reply. "Then signal to the Brooklyn: 'For God's sake get out of our wav and anchor." " The torpedo boats which were em ployed later In the war were so Indls proportlon to their antagonists that they were nicknamed Davids and weie known as such Noith and South. Hut the byword has gone out of stvle so completely In the yeais past that It would puzzle many people to know what was meant by speaking of tho Davids and the moritors. According ti Trumbull White's his tory of tho China-Japan wai, tho Jap mese sink two Chinese ships by tor pedoes In the battle of Wei Hal Wei, Februaiy 3 and 1, 1863. Onlv one tor pedo dli tbev use in the great battle of the Ynlu In the previous September nnd that was at a ship which was al leady partially destroyed. In tho July before the transport Kow Shlng was sunk by the Are of tho Japanese Man lwa Kan, and the one torpedo which the latter sent after the transport pioved Ineffectual. spi:cmr...s or riu:.cu justicl: S Crowing Impression That It 1 Dis creetcr to .11 tinier Than to Critcisc the Army. l'ails Letter, In the Sun. Uuiing the trial of Zola In the Couit of Assl7.es other l'lendi courts weie at active as ever, notwithstanding the fact that their pioceedlngs attracted very little attention. Zola's Jury sentenced him to one year's itnpilsoninent. Heie Is tho record of verdicts of the other Juries dining the momentous foitnlght: Jules Delaplerre, 21 years edd. tried for the murder of his mlstioss's hus ba.ul, Jean (iulllet. The muider was confessed und uniegretted. Muiderer acquitted. Mnile Uemay, 21 years old, tried foi the minder of Itaoul rournoy, whom sh hnd ne'er seen brfou she killed hint In the street She was u cju'tted health is Weal. 1 DR. E. C. WEST'S NERVE AND BRAIN TREATMENT THE UKtli.NAL, ALL OTHERS IMITATIONS, I - ... .,- -,!, T I'.CIn nnflrnntAA ' "". horliol ioonts onlv. to euro Weak Memorr. S - . .,-'.. I"' . ,,-1. ..!-"- Uizzinces, Wakefulness, lite, Hysteria, Quick ness, NlRht Loseos, l.vil Dreams, Iiack of (jonu- tieuce, ervouBiie;bH,uubaituuu, un uruiao, juuiu- ful Urrors, or i.xcoebito uo ot tobacco, upturn, nr Liaaor, which leads to Misery. Consumption, Insanity nnd Death. At etore or by mail, $1 a box; six for Wi with 'written guarantee to euro or veruuet money. HuinploimcU ngc, containing ilvo days' troatmeut. with full instructions, 25 cents. Ono earaplo only sold to cacn person, ai storo or uy man. CSTBed Label Special Extra Slrenath. 'Jf'C7J'Fop Tmnotenov. Lobs of Pnvnr. Tjnst ManhrMid. Sterility or Darrennessi ji n ooxi six ior to, wunw tvrltten lrnarnnlei'J r An,aln 3nrinv. At ntnr.irf tQEPORE or bv mail. ApfEB VVm Q Clark, ji6Penn Ac., Seranton. l"a yTnttMMK tl' IncJapo KttalSUKLU. maae a wen IIIKCHtiT MINDOO HEME ril01UCESTIII ABOVE jffitlfra in .jifiuv f',.i nll Nerroui PUeates, e nl Ins MeraorT I'urnif. 8locploMnea, Mubtly fcili- vUornuJsLo to vlirunken organii, ani quickly bat tarety reatoros Ioit Manhootl la old or nuag Ka.llr rierrl I in teat pocket Price $l.O0u fickage, Bix for $B. 00 with a writttn tiunrantta focurrur moici nfunilni. don't unv an Imitation, but luut on buTinei INDAl'O. It jour druggltt tine uot i' ant it. wm l.fnillt nnhali fllJUOO lientLH CO.. frtpri, III k3. 111. rt,ar i,oU. ""vte! c j- ba&s jSSIUw 7r 9te sm'-tf-w it"3tt 1 rf fl' I frt i!3KXSS. i x PisaSTis wan or nv s.L-cii v- 1 . "i wjir tt f 1 J A TAJ STVV nuiiiiowa nros, wnoiosaio ana iteiaii ururgiats, HCIUMIIN J'A. Hdoitartl Noyellc, 28 years old, tried for tho murder of his brother-in-law, whom he hated. Muider premeditated niul ntioclous. Murderer ncqtiltted. Hmllo Hlanchnrd, 21 yenrs old, and Jacques Nnulro, 20 years old, tried for the murder of an Innkeeper's wife, and he serious maiming of tho mnn hlm eclf. Tho nttnek was wholly unpio volted. and wns mnde to avoid paying for drinks. Murderers acquitted. Louis Lnllovre n pensioned police man, tried for the wanton murder of a man whose wife he had Insulted be forehand. Murderer acquitted. Vlclorlne Soton, 27 years old, tried for the murder of six new-born children, In complicity with her lover. Guilty; sen- tor.cetl to five yours' Imprisonment ..l T ....... .Mln, 1? .,n,..,3 nlil trlcfl .Millie jjtiutiioiitii, ,yi-. " ...- for stt ingllng her baby, whose father hud deseited her. Guilty; sentenced to live- veais' Imprisonment. Lucie Dubois, 2J yenrs old, tiled for blinding with vitriol the Mnreuiis d'lm blevnl. Acquitted. Armand llnlnselln, 20 years old, tiled for tho muider of his wife. Guilty sentenced to prison for life'. Alphotiso Coquelaril, 2fi yours old. tiled for the minder o.f his mlsttcss Oulltv; one year's Imptlsonmeiit .Icnn I'errot, 10 yeais old, tiled Tor throwing his nilstiess out of u fourth stiry window. Gulltv; sentenced to six months' inipilsonmeiit, but sentence suspended. '"laude l'.lond, 6"i years old, tiled for l'illlng his aged father by tortuio which lasted several houts. Guilty; sentenced to prison for life. Mutthlotl Rnlltl, 37 venrs old. tried for the btutal murder of a girl 15 yeais old. Guilty; sentenced to lall for ten vrars. Pleire Collaoit, 1C veins old. tiled for beating out the bi.ilus of a "C-veuf-old woman, whom he lonneei. eiuiiiy, twenty years nt hard labor. Feinand Doslandes, 31 yeais old, tiled for the murder of a gamekeeper. Guil ty; sentenced to ton years In Jail. Theoplile Hiulon, 31 years old, tiled for the murder of u 70. year-old woman, Into whose house ho had bioken for robbeiy. Guilty, six years at haid la in or. Paul Gauelet, ti led for the murder of his wife In Jealous rase. Guilty; eight years at hatd labor lean Cassagn, a tavern keeper, tiled for the murder of an inoffensive Ital ian, "whoso looks he did not like." Ac quitted. Thc-e are but a few of the many cases ttled, of course, but they are per haps sulllclent to Indicate tho grounds for an Impression which Is growing In Paris that It is disci etor to commit murder than It Is to ciltico the army. Too Guild n Itov. Mamma "Now, Rdwuld, the best por tions of the fowl are for the guests, so what aio you going to say when 1 ask joii what you will hive''" Kdwiircl "Just a few of the feathers, it Sou please." New York Ilfe - ''lurylng a I Inttery Too I'nr. The Doctor "It s twins sir ' Young Husband "I might have known it Its mv wife's hobby thu two cnu live us cheaplv us one " -Tit-lilts. CASTO Tor Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought Bears tho Signature of HERCULES ASBESTOS PIPE COVERING The Most Perfect Insulation. Applied by WARREN -EHRET COMPANY Contractors for Ehret's Slag Roofing, 3ii Washington Avenue FOR SALE Boilers, Engines and Machinery Wo will sail yon Now or Hccond-Hund Vo will hcII you new or take old lu e ctianse, or wo will rent you anything sou want in tho Machinery I.lne, Spot Cash paid for Herap Iron and MetaU. 7og West Lackawanna Avenue. II. E. KEELEY, Mfir. Telephone, 3945 c. E. O IM EAT Choice Cuts ARKET, 321 Adams Avenue 1 orv thing in the line of freh and Halted Me its, -iaiHa.cn I unl, Kte I'OlI.li.V VMlti VMI IN8I VSON Telephone, No. 6813 WOLF & WEXZtiL, 240 Adam Ave Opp. Court lloui.'. PRACTICAL TINNERS and PLUMBERS bola Asents for Iilcliardson Boyntou'i l'uniacns and Kane. LADIES Clean your Kid Olovc with MIl.M'.ltS CU.OVIUNK. For sale only by Mens A. !!. iriJn. lipiulnimrtprM for ilresstid and UlldreeR0-l kid gloves In all the mutt dcslruhio miudc-i. LACKAWANNA MAHUFA Dill Timber cut to order o sawed to uniform lengthy cm I'rop Timber promptly I'urnUItu iUiL.l.b At uross loru, l'ott &a&zffl&i. vltiliU 0I1HLU lunnu Hnllroad. At All nn, l'otter County. I'a., on Cotider.sport, unJ I Port Alleuuny Hnllroad. Cunucltv 400,000 feet per day. I GliNLKAL orFICIJ-Uoard of Trade UuildtuB, Seranton, Po. Telephone No. 4014. for Sals by JOHN H- PHELPS. SpruCk) straut. Tl.e.8 Is On! 0ii3 Store in Northeastern Pennsylvania which has a complete line of Sporting Goods, and that is the store of FLOREY & BROOKS Washington Avenue. lOpposlto Court House.) Iloxlnjj Olove. Indian Clubs, Pulley Weight!. Dumb-bells, Athletes' shoes, Iltcycles, I'lshlnn Tackle, Revolvers, and every thins jold by anyone In our line ol business. Tlgltts, Sweaters, Of Base Ball Supples, mits, gloves, bats, masks, balls, shoes, uniforms; you can find them all at Florey & Brooks. Seeds -AND- Fertilizors THE HUNT & CONNBLL CO, Refrigerators AND Ice Chests. THE i M 434 Lackawanna Ava. Lager Brewery Manufacturers of OLD STOCK PILSNER 435MUIiS!,fcPll Telephone Call, 3333. A5KFOimiEB?e5KLET.OH! re gives Tim BrTHGnTNEV(3piP AND!5A&59&TELYSAFe FOR SALE BY THE ATLANTIC REFINING CO SCRANTON STATION. It AWE VAII Mor0 Ihroat, I'lmplcs, Cop. itrAVu lUU per-t olorod Spots, Ache (Md Sores, L leers in Mouili, Hair lulling? Write COOk kliVU.PV. CO , 631 Masonic Temple, Chicago, III , for proots of cures Capital, 50O,ouo neimi case cureuin 15 to I J5 days ioo-page boo tree LUMBER CO., TI103 OF rt notice. Hardwood Mine Knlls illy on hand. Peeled Uc-mlock Co,, on the UuiT.ilo and Susquc. Whan In doubt what to use for Nervous Debility, Lot pi Power, Irapotency.Atropbv, Varicocele and flier vvcaVneuet, I rom any cauie. us Seiine l'illt. Drains checked and full visor quickly restored. Ifbaftatta aack iraablaa rcjall ratallr. Muled for J! 00;SboietSOO. WilV 3.00 orders we cive a cuarantee 10 cure or refund tne money. Address PEAL MEDICINE CO., QercUnd, O. Pharmeciat, 0or. Wvomlng avnua nd I i 18 M m m L.rl ,nh -L JUifl ..1 ArS.fLJ.U
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