10 THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE-THURSDAY. MAY 10. 1898. MOVES THIS Thirteenth Is Ready to Proceed to National Capital. TWO ITALIANS ARRESTED Suspicion That They Tried to Poison Drinking Water. ARE BEING HELD TENDING A WlU HOUGH INVESTIGATION FItOM THE ANXIETY SHOWN UY THIS "WAIt DEPARTMENT TO GET THE THIKTEENTH IN MOTION IT JS SUSPECTED THAT THEY WIL.1. NOT REMAIN AT WASHINGTON. LIEUTENANT V. J. DAV1E8, OF COMPANY F, PRECEDED THE KKU IMENT. From a Staff Correspondent. Camp Daniel II. Hnstlngn, Mt. Gret na, ra., May IS. At 2 o'clock this morning1 two Italians were arrested at the Gretna Park reservoir by a patrol who saw them throw two suspicious looking packages Into the reservoir. It wis thought that an attempt was being made to poison tho water and the Sixth regiment was ordered out to surround find guard It. Surgeon Major Parke, of tho Thirteenth, with other doctors, made an examination of the water but ( ould not find any traces of poison. The prisoners were held pending a thor ough Investigation. Ths Thirteenth will start for the South at 9 o'clock tomorrow morning. The train has been ordered for that hour and Is here, the rations for travel and field are aboard the cars and all extra canvas and what other accou trements are not needed for tonight's sleep and tomorrow's breakfast have been packed up ready for shipment. Colonel Coursen will have the men up at daybreak and Is confident that the whole regiment will be on the move at the appointed time. At first It was thought to leave tomorrow evening and pet Into the new camp at daybreak Friday. Early In the afternoon a mes sage came from Adjutant General Cor bin notifying Colonel Coursen to get hip regiment under way at once. Pre parations were made to leave at S o'clock this evening, but before they were fairly under way the order was countermanded and tho Tenth, which lias had Its destination transferred from Chickamauga to Manila, was dl i feted to leave this evening and did, potting away before 9 o'clock. THE LAST ORDER. Colonel Coursen later received an other order telling him to move at 3 o'clock in the morning, if possible. Why tho AVar department Is so anx ious about getting the Thirteenth In motion is not known here, but the sur mise Is that it is going to be trans ferred to some point where soldiers are needed more than they are at Falls Church, Va. Colonel Coursen said he would not bo surprised if the Thirteenth was sent to Chickamauga in place of the Tenth. Colonel Hawkins, of the Tenth, told me he conjectured from the correspon dence ho had with General Merritt that other Pennsylvania regiments are to be forwarded to San Francisco to Join the Philippine army of occupation. The Eighth, bound for Washington, left this morning and at 6.?.0 o'clock the Second battalion of the Second started lor Pompton, N. J. The First "battalion will likely get away tomorrow as will also the Twelfth regiment, which Is to trail the Thirteenth to Washington nnd the Sixth, which Is destined for the same place. Private John M. Parian, of Company A, Sixth regiment, who has been surfer Ins from dementia for two days past, became violently Insane this morning, and upon receipt of orderB from the War department he was sent to an in sane asylum In Washlngon. ADVANCE DETAIL. Second Lieutenant D. J. Davis, of Company F, by direction of Colonel Coursen, left at 2.40 o'clock this, after noon for Washington, as an advance detail to look ufter transportation from Washington to Falls Church, or where ever the regiment is to be quartered, nnd confer with the general of the corps regarding site and other like mattera that It Is well to have attend ed to In advance. The Eighth, Colonel Frank J. Magee, Wrlghtsville, left this morning for Washington, being the first of the Pennsylvania soldiers assigned to that camp to take their departure. The Tenth, Colonel Alex. L. Hawkins, of Washington, and Battery B, Captain Alfred B. Hunt, Pittsburg, the last of the Pennsylvania troops bound for Chickamauga, went out this afternoon. T. J. Duffy. rjOSSIPOPTMECAMP. Camp Daniel H. Hastings, Mt. Gret na, May 18. It Is becoming decidedly quiet and lonesomellke here, with half of the "old guard" gone and the re maining half rapidly dwindling away. In each brigade camp Is a big vacant Bpace which tells of the going away of old comrades-in-arms and the disso lution of what was once the finest and largest nnd In every way best division of soldiery In the United States. The Third brigade will, soon have dls-(UiDf---"i antirAlv. the Fourth and MORNING Ninth having nlready gone nnd tho Eighth having broken camp and be gun its preparations for departure. Tomorrow, likely, tho two remaining regiments will have departed and then the camp that the grand old man, General J. P. S. Gobtn, so proudly as sembled three weeks ago today will be but a memory. The restlessness consequent upon the expected marching orders and the ab sence of any regular duties make life rather tedious for the remaining sol diers. "I wish we were out of here," Is heard on all sides, and particularly in the Thirteenth, today, with tho Ninth on one side departed and the Tenth of the Second brigade, our neighbors to tho left, departing. Tho complaints, however, will not be heard much lo" r, for before many days the white city on the mountains will have entirely disappeared and Its population will be scattered far and wide. The percentage of original members of the National Guard In the make-up of the Pennsylvania volunteers can be estimated from a census of the Thir teenth, which was deduced today by Adjutant Mattes. According to his figures only ."!21 of the former 625 en listed men nnd ofllcers of the regiment nre now embraced In the organization. When It Is considered that the regi ment now numbers GO enlisted men and 36 ofllcers, an idea can be gained of the great transformation the regi ment has undergone. All of the original Thirteenth men who nre nmontr the volunteers yester day received their discharges from tho Nntlonal Guard, and now the Thir teenth regiment, Third brigade, N. G. P., numbers less than two hundred men those who said "no" and those who were rejected for physical disa bility. There Is considerable conjecture among the old guardsmen as to when the Mate Is going to settle up for the six days' pay for which, It Is under stood, the commonwealth Is responsi ble, under the iterms of the transfer agreement. The boys are pretty well shook for money, and as It will be two or three weeks yet before they can expect to get anything from the United States, they are beginning to fear that they will spend the first part of their stay In Washington with no where withal to keep oft the cold and provide other such little necessities not found in the United States army ration table. There Is a report extunt here that it Is possible the state will not pay any wages at all to the guardsmen, as there Is a question as to the legality of tho payment on constitutional grounds, the guard not having been called out for state service, but simply Invited by the president, through the governor, to become volunteers In the United States army and rendezvous at Mt. Gretna. If this Is the case the boys will get no pay for those first six days, as the United States government, under Its army rules, can only pay for services from the time of volunteering. It Is likely, though, that the question, if it has been olllclally raised, was only raised with an ultimate view of hav ing the United States pay the whole bill, and when It is seen that tho scheme will not succeed the state will come to the front with what is tho soldiers' due and the "due" might be printed in capital letters. The question of taking the Thir teenth's ambulance into the volunteer army service has been virtually de cided In tho negative, but the oppo sition to the proposed move by many of the most influential ofllcers may bring about a reconsideration. What ever Colonel Coursen decides to do will bo accepted, no doubt, ns the best course, by the friends of the regiment the donors of the ambulance but In view of the fact that the gift was made with the expectation that it was to be used in the active service upon which the Thirteenth Is about to enter It may, In the event of tho nmbulance being left behind for future purposes, cause many of the contributors to feel that there was a misconception of their pur pose In subscribing to tho fund with which the ambulance was bought. The doubt as to the ptobablllty of taking the nmbulance Into the field was re moved beyond all question yesterday when the train bearing the Ninth steamed out, yesterday afternoon, with one of the cars of the baggage section bearing the Luzernltes" new ambu lance, which was delivered here the same day that the Thirteenth's ar rived. The army rules provide that there shall be an ambulance for every two hundred men in a regiment. This would give the Thirteenth threo am bulances. The government, upon be ing notified that the regiment had an ambulance of its own which It would like to retain, would buy It for tho price that regular army ambulances coat and assign It to the use of Its former private owners, so the regular army ofllcers here stated yesterday, when Interviewed by your correspond ent. There Is the possibility, as Lieu tenant Byron, V. S. A., told Colonel Coursen, that some division or brigade headquarters would seize upon such a surpassingly fine ambulance for its own use and give the regiment one of the less handsome and convenient ones In Its place. This possibility nnd the remote pos sibility that the regiment would not be able to buy back the ambulance at the end of the war are the only two cogent arguments advanced by those who favor leaving tho ambulance be hind and renting the horses to some drayman until the regiment returns from Its campaign. Quartermaster Cox has made requisi tion for the new caps that the state started out to equip Its National Guard with and which were to bo distributed among tho Thirteenth's companies, so it was promised, upon their urrlval at Gretna. Company B, through a stroke of enterprise, secured its allotment of the new equipment, but the state, It appears, would Ignore the other com panies. Lieutenant Cox, however, Is deter mined that the other companies shall also get what is their due In this re spect and feels confident that ho will succeed. Nearly all the regiments re ceived their new caps before coming Hood's Curs all liver Ills, bilious Pills ness, headache, tour stom ach, indigestion, constipa tion. Th.r Ml sllr. with. out rln or R-rip. Hold by all driffliti. T.i oM'i I' lj t. t- Utfli -.' .. it conts Koyal make the tood pure, wholesome and delicious. mi POWDER Absolutely Pure ROYAL CAKIfta POWDER CO., W YORK. W MIIIUM Ml to Gretna and entering the United States service. The fact that the Thir teenth passed out of tho state's con trol before It received Its new caps does not release the state from Its treating It as It did the other regi ments, It Is contended, nnd If such a piocedure should be attempted there will be a vigorous kick registered with the authorities at Harrlsburg. The cooks are rapidly learning how to make the most of the not very varied and decidedly limited allow ances under the United States army table and by the time the regiment Is a week at Washington there will bo little complaining heard on the score of food. Just at present, though, there Is some Blight grounds for murmuring. To save going into details I will give fully and accurately the menu "taken on the spot" In one of the company's mess tents, yesterday: BREAKFAST. Salt Pork Potatoes Collce with Sugar Soft Bread DINNER. Tomato Soup Salt Pork Soft Bread Corn Starch Pudding SUl'PER. Salt Pork Colfcc with Sugar Soft Broad The salt pork was hueh in its truest sense, and served In very meugte por tions. The bread and coffee, however, were plentiful and good, but, of course, not as palatable as they might be with butter und milk. The corn starch pud ding wus a novelty, not encountered before. Captain Selah W. Corwln, of Com pany II, is ofHcer of tho day. Second Lieutenant Arthur Foote, of Company D, Is commander of the guard. Private W. O. Lathrope, of Company A, is or derly. Hostler Jake Korvcr yesterday used the clippers on the tresses of 123 of the Thirteenth's men. He Is keeping up his good work today. Hospital Steward Merrlman is show ing a praiseworthy interest in his work. Twice a day he takes his staff out for stretcher drill and this morn ing he had tho corps of the Tenth, Fif teenth and Thirteenth drilling toge ther with five stretchers. The drill is quite Interesting as any of the camp exrelseis. Privates are detailed to rep resent wounded men. They arc scatter ed about tho field and at a signal from Steward Merrlman one drops and a stretcher Is sent after him on a run. The steward designates the character of the make believe wound and the corps handles the man accordingly. The detailed cripples enjoy tho as signment hugely as it means a loaf for the day and frequent rides on a stretcher. Among yesterday's visitors In camp was Colonel F. L. Hitchcock, ex-commander of the regiment and one of the original members of the Scranton City Guard. Colonel Hitchcock was a member of the guard for eleven years and as may bo believed Is very proud of the local regiment. Inspctor of Rifle Ptactlce Reese Wat kins, Thirteenth regiment N. O. P., la in camp again, having- teen bummoned to take charge of the regimental pro perty that is to be sent back to Scran ton. Mrs. J. L. Harding and Mrs. P. F. Gunster are visiting 'their sons in camp. Captain SUllwell is the guest of his son, Major F. W. Stlllwell, of the First battalion. George Schultz, jr., of Petersburg, was among yesterday's visitors here. Private Edward Cawley, of Company B, wus yesterday appointed company clerk. Private James Foikln, of Company E, who is a resident of Seranton and Private Blake, of Company A, whose home is In Honcsdale, have exchanged places, with tho consent of their re spective captains and Colonel Cour sen. Harry Brown, treasurer of the Acad emy of Music, was a guest in camp yesterday. Privates John J. Schaefer, of Com pany D, and Walter L. Finn, of Com pany II, have been appointed as color guards. Fred Watrous, of Scranton, was yes terday the guest of Lieutenant J. C. Harrington, of Company G. Mrs. M. L. Blair, of the West Side, Is visiting her son. Private Thomas Blair, of Company F. When the regiments gets to Wash ington the twelve members of the staff will have a separate mces, with Private John Stanton, of Company D, as cook. Tho present headquurt?rs" cook, Frank Singleton, will not go with the regiment as no provisions un made for detached servants. The non-coms of headquarters will have a mess of their own. Another sepaiate mess has been established by the six line ofllcers of Companies A and D, with Private Leo Murphy, of D, as cook. An additional allowance sub scribed by the "mess" is given to cooks and they in consequence make from $35 to $M a 'month. T. J. Duffy. cyclunb'in IOWA. .11 ii oil Dnmnca to UiCo and I'rop rrty. Dubuque, la., May 18. A cyclone struck Preston, la,, this at tu noon, do Btroying most of the bulldlnfja In town. Charles Foy, wife and three children were lulled. William O'Meara Is uld to have heen killed tit Qulgley, and Mike nines ut Charlotte llimmn'N I'aod Nuppy, Madrid, May IS. An official dispatch from Havana says: "The food supply ts UBSured for a long time. Vessels uifl ar riving her from all parts, even from tho United States with provisions." Klll.d Itnutipr free ol Put)'. Washington, May IS. Assistant Secre tary Howell today madti a decision hold ing that milled rubber In strips nnd but tons Is crude rubber within the mean ing of the new tnrln" uct, nnd therefora Is TROOPS TO ENTER CUBA AT ONCE Invasion Not to Be Delayed Pending a Sen Fight. THE PRESIDENT IMPRESSED WITH THE NECESSITY OF CARRYING! OUT THE PRIMARY PURPOSE OF THE WAR-RELIEF FOR THE STARVING DEMANDED -RA1NV SEASON CLOSE AT HAND-THE SECOND CALL FOR VOLUNTEE118 WILL BE PROBABLY FOR TS.OW. Washington, May 18. Developments of tho past few days have persuaded the administration that tho Invasion of Cuba should no longer bo delayed. The president Is convinced from the evas ive movements of the Spanish fleet that It will not be wise to delay action much longer while waiting to find out what the fleet is about. It Is felt thnt a foe which runs away from the fight Is not seriously to be feared. Samp son's llect and 'Schley's can attend to operations by sea; but operations by land will no longer be held dependent upon the result of a naval battle. The president has also been brought to this decision by the great pressure from all parts of the country to send relief at once to those who are starving In Cuba and to lose no time in carrying out the purpose for which the war was begun. It has been forced upon him that the continuance of the present policy will aggravate conditions In Cuba, and that i It may lose us the sympathy of the non-combatants there who have been looking- to the United Stntes for relief General Lee has said that to defer operations till the middle of June would be fatal, as It would not be feasible to carry out an effective military move ment after that time. By the first of June for that matter It will be difficult to conduct artillery operations In the Interior, as the roads will soon become Impassable from continuous rains. NO CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS. The president hns decided not to Issue a call for any additional volun teers until the 123,000 under the first call have been mustered In. He will then call for 75,000 more If needed at that time. Fortunately the army of invasion I will be able to confine Itself In large measure to the neighborhood of Ha vana, whete the roads are fairly well made and In fairly good condition. Troops will be hurried to the South You will find here a most complete and extensive assortment of all that's new and thoroughly good. always the low- est, no matter what low prices our competitors may advertise, you will be sure to find the actual values greater here than else where. If you have but little money to spend for your new Spring Suit. our show windows, $8.00, $10.00, Myer The attractions of this store are our low prices. The following" offerings are all new goods that have been bought far below the regular price, and are to be sold at price lower than any house in America. 300 pairs Ladies' Russet Vicy Shoes, button aud lace, all sizes ; worth $2.00, at $1.29 100 pairs Ladies' Dongolla Buttoti and Lace Shoes at 79 and 98c 100 pairs Ladies' Button and Lace Shoes at 50c 300 pairs Ladies' Fine Oxfords at 98c and $1.25 Men's 300 pairs Men's Russet $2.50, at coo pairs Men's Russet at ; MYER more rapidly than ever nnd every en ergy will bo bent to equipping them and organizing them In brlgado for mation. It is hoped that within a fortnight It will bo possible to throw 50,000 men Into Cuba, nnd others will be sent If necessary Just as soon as they can be obtained. Tho operations have been handicapped by tho failure of tho war department to obtain sup plies of various kinds, and even now I the retutape by which tho movements of the department have been tied Is very much In evidence. It Is understood that tho President desires to get his additional force with out tho formality of depending on th states to supply llxcd quotas. One reason for this Is a desire to send aa many negro troops ns possible, because It Is believed that negro troops will bo Ipsa susceptible than others to tho harmful Influences of the Cuban cli mate. Probably at least 10,000 of tho new volunteers will be of this class. It may be necessary to secure additional legislation before making this kind of a call, which shall have no regard to state quotas, and If so congress will be asked to supply the needed legisla tion at once. Under the present law tho president can call out as many men as he chooses, providing only that they shall be allotted proportionally among the states. t'.acnpad tliH Miaslounry .llnaancrc. Wnshlngton, May 18. The slato depart ment has received a dispatch from Am bassador Hay saying that the McClrcws are not among tho British colonial otttco list of missionaries killed In Sierra Leone, West Afrlc. Ho says that If they were stationed In Rabbetel they are hare, as ft Is forty miles from the place of the mas sacre. I'onnnylvnuin I'anMon.. Washington,- May 18. Tho following Pennsylvania pensions were Issued: Orig inal Samuel S. Cobb, Wilkes-llarrc, SS. Restoration and Increase William II. Crane, Athens, Bradford, JS to 310. EAT ARKET, Choice Cuts 321 Adams Avenue S Ever) thin; In the lino or fresh and O salted Mrat, Kiiiimikch, Lard, Etc. fyj POULIUV AJJD UAMEIN SKASON. E Telephone. No. 6833 Cliekftter'. Eaellth Dl.cionil BrinA. EftNYROVAl FILLS urlglnal and Only Genuine. rc( ajwaya nJlible, iiDicft tt -- .vi 111nnH.tr ar wytM fill imnd Brand la Urd t&.l fl isaunial jviti,i-iiw wua Biue nvwin, lake inoviacn tttjvie nangtrvuM tuoitltw V "" ' a "rtnifvrM. At UIMf ftl'IP, trWDBM, ! for Milcniin, titiratrUli toft "llf Tr frtlet"fn(efffr, it rtttm ' Mail KMHfOTr'UraOBU'l Tmaf Taptr, lU LocU Orujtliti. VUlLAUJLvlu VJrt&N fn "Sa W. ' "-VJ', V V4 a Hall t; Leading Clothiers, Hatters and Furnishers. The , prices Parents And many of them imagine that in order to do so they must pay big prices for their Boys' Clothing. We can change your im agination. See those pretty Vestee Suits for Boys from 3 to 8 years at $1.98 and $3.00. And the Boys' Two-Piece Suit for Boys 8 to 15 years at 1d. t 0 - $1.98 to $2.50. KKSSSKZa See those in at $12.00, $15.00. Leading Clothiers, Hatters and Furnishers. Davidow Shoes. Vicy Shoes, cloth top; worth $1.98 Shoes, coin toe; worth $2.25, $1.49 DAVOOW, 307 TSSnTave RUGS FROM THE ORIENT We have just received the largest invoice of ORIENTAL RUGS ever shown in this city. We have this superb collection on our third floor, where wo have ample space, good light and the best facilities for showing the same. This collection comprises Antique and Modern Rugs in carpet sizes, hail strips and small rugs, among which are the following makes: Daglicstan, Slilrvan. Teheran, Bokhara, KInUistan, lloyal Sinai, clc, etc. In fact our store makes one think of XV century times, when cities decked themselves with rugs and tapestries in honor of some returning hero. This sale is under the personal direction of Mr H. M. Dagistan lian. We wish it to be distinctly understood that these goods will be sold at our well-known low prices, and our personal guarantee is given as to the value offered. See our line of Oriental Art Woods, Embroid eries and Hangings. WILLIAMS & McANULTY 127 Wyoming Avenue. Fine Watch and Jewelry repairing st lowest prices. Money loaned on all kinds or personal property. Gillette Bros., New Loan Office, 227 Washington Ave. (Opp, Court House.) THE DICKSON M'PG CO,, Scranton and WIlkos-UnrrB, 1'a. Manufacturers of LOCO MOTIVES, STATIONARY ENGINES Hollers, Hoisting and Pumplnz Machinery. General Olllce, Scranton. l'a. VTEHVOIM TKOURtiES; AI,L KINDS 1 cnied with Animal Extract. Kree hook Clin how. WASHINU'ION CHEMICAL CO., WuBhln&ton, I). C. In our Furnishing Department you can find many things at about half what you pay in exclusive furnishing stores, Delight in Dressing I ineir ooys wen, 'EETiEiaaE'JI Fine Hemstitched Handkerchiefs, fancy borders, Five for 25c. In most cases we buy from the mills direct, and save you from the middleman's profit. jurDC The Cheapest Shoe House. 307 LACKAWANNA AVE. 98 pairs Men's Fine Handsewed Russet Vicy, cloth top ; also Black aud Russet Patent Leather $5.00 Shoes, at $2.98 300 pairs Men's Dress Shoes, worth $1.50, at 98c Men's low Shoes at 98c, $1.29 and $1.25 Men's Bicycle Shoes at 98c and $1.49 Boys' Shoes at , Youths' Shoes at Misses' Shoes at Babys' Shoes at EIGHMIE Th best flttlne ahlrt lnado. If jou ara hard to fit try one. CONRAD SELLS 'EM 305 Lacka. Ave. WOLF & WENZEL, 340 Adams Are., Opp. Court Home. PRACTICAL TINNERS and PLUMBERS Hole Agents for Itiohurdson-Boyaton'j Furnaces and Ranges. 9 ilLnOj medium weight Balbriggan Un derwear that you have paid 50c. We positively sell the same for 29 c. Silk Worked Seam less Hose, regular 25c quality, you can get here for ISc per Pair, 2 Pairs for 25c. 79c, 98c and $1.25 69c, 79c and 98c 98c 15c, 25c, 49c and 75c 0
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