oV Uitf tribune TWO CENTS. SCRANTON, PA.. WEDNESDAY MORNING. MAY 25. 1898. TWO CENTS. HAS BEEN DIVIDED It Is Reported That the Viscaya and the Alfonzo XIII Have Been Destroyed Other Accounts Say That the Spanish Sauadron Is Bottled Up in the Harbor at Santiago de Cuba. London, May 25. A dispatch to the Financial News from Port de Paix, Hayti, says : "Admiral Cervera is believed to have divided his fleet, and it is reported that the Viscaya and the Alfonso XII 1 have been destroyed." Battle at Santiago. New York, May 24. A Washington special to the Commercial Advertiser says: From a source which cannot be questioned I learn that word was received from Admiral Sampson last night, that he had the Spanish fleet bottled up in the harbor of Santiago de Cuba, and intended to bombard the town today, in the hope of forcing a fight. The bombardment is therefore probably now on. It will be a difficult thing to force the Spanish fleet out of the harbor if Cervera does not wish to fight, for the land-locked condition of the harbor and the precipitous character of the defenses of the town make successful bom bardment to some degree a matter of chance. From this information it appears that the report of the destruction of the Spanish fleet, which has been current this morning, is probably premature. Saw the Spanish Fleet. (Copyright, lfcSS, by tha Associated Press.) Port-au-Prince, Hayti, May 24. A local newspaper, the Matin, says that Rear Admiral Osborne, of the British navy, who left for New York on Sunday on board a Dutch steamer, saw at Curacoa a Spanish squadron composed of five cruisers and five torpedo boat destroyers or torpedo boats. The Spanish officers are reported to have said they would not accept a battle unless with an equal number of ships, and that they would avoid encountering superior numbers. Admiral Osborne did not consider the Spanish squadron to be in nny way formidable. The last news received here from Havana was that the Cuban gov ernment had decided to admit coal and provisions free of duty. REGARDING THE CUBAN INVASION General Allies Opposed to Unnecessary Sacrifice 0! Life. TIIK GOVERNMENT, HE SAYS, WILL ACT WITH CAUTION AND CERTAINTY-LORD WOLSELEY DE CLARES WE WOULD MEET A RE VERSE IF A VOULNTEER ARMY WERE SENT. Washington, May 24. "With regard to the invasion of Cuba," said Major General Miles at tho War department today, "I have nothing to say except that the United States will In due time bring Cuba under Its control, by judic ious methods and without a useless waste of life. The United States Is too great, too strong nnd too powerful to commit any foolish net In connection with the proposed Invasion. As for myself, I hnve only to say that no oiil ccr Is lit to command troops who from nny motive whatever would needlessly risk the life of a single soldier, either from disease or the bullets of the en emy. I have never sacrificed the lives of men under my command, nnd I do not propose to subject them to nny un necessary risks in the present cam paign." WOLSELEY'S OPINION. London, Mny 21. Lord Wolseley, the commander-in-chief of tho British army, In conversation with an Ameri can today, said: "Tho United States would make a mistake In attempting to invade Cuba with volunteers who nre not fully drilled and disciplined. If that was done, the United States might expect Heavy reverses when those troops encountered the trained Spanish troops on land. It would be a grave error to underestimate the strength of the adversaries, of the America-.! troops. I would regret to see tho Americans temporarily beaten, as all my sympathies are with them. "It Is fortunate for the United States that this war is not with a first-class power, for it Is evident that in such an encounter they would be badly beaten at tho beginning, though I be lieve the Americans are nblo to defeat nny nation In the lone run." SKIRMISH OFF SANTIAQ0. Cable-Cutting Provokes Cniiuonitd Inn Which I Entirely Harmless. Key West. Flo., May 24. U.liO p. m. The United States auxiliary tug Wampatuck brought in today a story of a sharp skirmish off Santiago dn Cuba last Wednesday. Tho tug, with tho United States auxiliary cruiser St. Louis, went into the Santiago channel to cut tho cable. While the vessels were engaged in tho work they were flred on by the shore batteries. The St. Louis returned tho flro and ia lively fusllude ensued fur about half Inn hour. The Wampatuck eventually succeeded in cutting the cable. None tho Spanish shots succeeded In Inching either boat, while neither of em. In turn, boasts of having lu ted nny dnmnge upon the onomy. ?rom, Santiago the two ships pro. pded to Guatanamo, the Wampatuck going in about 400 yards from the shore to cut tlio cables there, the St. Louis lying out of range. Tho shore bat teries again opened fire and tho St. Louis signalled tho tug to come out, which she did, without having cut tho cable at that point. This adventure was equally harm less. Accounts of it reached hero today In a grossly exaggerated form, including .1 report that the cruiser nnd the little lug had silenced tho Spanish batteries on shore. SPANISH SPY. Iloraingo Jimenoz Snipeetod of Con voying Information Concerning Now York Ilntbor. Key West, May 24. An important nrrest of a supposed Spanish spy was made this evening by United States Marshal Hoar. The prisoner Is Itom igno Sapeero Jimenez, who was among those captured mi the steamer Pan ama, and has since been held aboard ship as a prisoner of war. Jimenez Is supposed to have obtained information concerning New York harbor and lt defences, witli charts of tho harbor, which he Is attempting to get to the Spanish authorities. Ho Is about 40 years of age, a Span lard and a civil engineer. Late this afternoon Marshal Hoar with several deputies and United States Commissioner Otto received In formation from the north, in conse quence of which they slipped quietly out to the Panama, arrested Jimenez and brought him ashore. He wa taken to the Key West hotel and put through a vigorous examluatiun In a private room. So quietly was the affair man aged, however, that only one or two persons knew of it. Jimenez stoutly denies the accusa tion that he was a spy, but his story was of fuch a contradictory nature that It conllrmed the suspicions of the federal authorities. He said ho had left Cuba in 1ST", a date which he sub sequently corrected to IMtO, and later set back a few years. Ho had lived, he admitted, In New York since then, but he decided to return to Cubn to engage In mercantile business, and was on his way there when tho Panama was captured. Ho asserted aleo that ho had spent considerable time In Ven ezuela and other South American countries. His story, though, was so eonlllctlng on the whole as to be mean ingless. A thorough search ot the Panama was made In tho attempt to locate tho cliartn, but no trnco of them could be found. The examination will be resumed and Jimenez will bo held under arrest meanwhile. Ilerlnrntlont of Neutrality. Washington, May 21. Tho consular im ports today gave notlci of the declaration of neutrality by live countries, Russia. Greece, Venezuela, the Netherlands and Cunaila. Particular Importance attaches to I ho declaration by Venezuela because her ports would be of Ineatlmablii vaiuo to tlio Spvmtsh licet as places of rtfngn and uh possible coal supplies !n the event that tho declaration 11 f neutrality were withheld. Fnllinr Alberlnrto Arretted. Milan, May 21. General Hava-Uocrurls, eoinumiider of tho Third Army corps, has oidered tho surest of Futhcr Alber tarlo. the director of tha Osscrvutore Cat-tollco. Navy Bulletin. Washington, May 24. The navy department this afternoon posted the following bulletin: The department has no reason to believe that a battle has occurred in the Windward passage. The auxiliary cruiser St. Louis has cut the cable at Santiago de Cuba and San Juan de Porto Rico. The transport City of Peking, with 1,200 troops on board, and the transports Sydney and Australia, also loaded with troops, are expected to sail from San Francisco today from Honolulu, from which point they will be convoyed to the Philippines by the cruiser Charleston. Mystery at Aladrid. Madrid, May 24 (11 p. m.) The same mysterious silence reigns in' officials circles tonight as last night. The government discloses nothing from the seat of war. l.a Correspondencia Espana observes: " An unexplained feeling of despondency is noticeable. As no bad news has been received we can only suggest that this feeling is caused by fears of a prolongation of the war. Naval Battle Imminent. Key West, Fla., May 24. The day has been exceedingly quiet, except for the customary quota of alarming rumors always lacking con firmation. The presence of the Spanish squadron in south Cuba waters is confirmed by all incoming bulletins, although no information hss been received from 'our ships. The feeling that a great naval battle is iminent amounts almost to conviction. THE BOYS HONORED AT SAN FRANCISCO Thousands Turn Out to Cheer the Sol diers for the Philippines. PREVIOUS TO EMBARKING ON THE TRANSPORTS FOR MANILA HAY THE OREtiON VOLUNTEERS AND THE REGULARS ARE SHOWERED WITH FLOWERS AND FRUIT-AN OVATION ALL ALONG THE LINE, San Francisco, May 24. Four com panies of the Fourteenth infantry (regulars), the full regiment of Oregon volunteers and a picked battalion ot fifty California heavy artillery, left the presidio today und boarded Nthe trans ports City of Sydney and Australia, pre paratory to starting for Manila. Yes terday's scenes, when the First regi ment of California volunteers marched to tho dock, were re-enacted today. Long before daylight the big camp at the presidio was astir with tho men in blue ready to put tho finishing touches on thclt packing. The "regulars" of the Fourteenth Infnntry, marched quickly out of camp nnd were well on their wny to the Paeliic Mall dock be fore the citizens of the town were aware that tho movement had begun. Tho Oregon regiment, however, did not leave the presidio until S o'clock. Uy that tliuu an enormous crowd had assembled nlong the lino of march. Tho people of San Francisco.realizlng that the departing t'oldlers were al ready away from their own homes, put an extta warmth Into their greet ings and made the Oregon men feel that they had friends hero also. As the troops marched out of the presidio, the men of the Seventh California volun teers lined tho roadway and though en vious of the good luck of their enmp comrades in being selected to go before them, gavo them vigorous cheers. When the down town section was reached, bombs were fired, whistles blown and the crowds yelled words of encouragement to the inarching sol dlcrs. FLOWERS AND FRUIT. Women pressed forward into the lines und gave flowers to the men, whllo patriotic citizens brought bask ets of oranges and other fruit nnd through the ugency of many boys dis tributed them to the departing war riors. There was another enormous crowd at the dock, but, profiting by yester day's experience, a large force of po lice weie able to keep the people within bounds. Arriving at tho dock, tho Oregon regiment, with the exception of Com panies F, I nnd M, boarded the Aus tralia, The threo other companies, together with the four companies of regulars und nrtlllery, embarked on the trans port City of Sydney. The transports were nil In readiness for the troops, who marched on board with but little delay. About noon tho steamers loft tho docks nnd anchored out In tho stream near the City of Pc kin. There the finishing touches will be given to thu cargoes of the trans ports and tomorrow morning the threo big Ett'uinBhiiis will sturt for Manila. CUBAN EXPEDITION. The rnuitti Sails from .Mobile With Arm and Ammunition. Mobile. Ala., May 21. The Fanita, the Cuban expedition steamer. Cup tain Hall in command, finished loading here last night and took on her coal this forenoon. At o o'clock this after noon she proceeded down tho ship canal bound probably to Tampa, but no one knows precisely her destination. There were four passengers on board, Hrigudlor General Rafel Rodriguez und his aides. Colonel Torres, Trlste nnd Nunez. Four carloads of material were taken on the vessel consisting of am munition, guns and stores. Nearly two tons of ice were taken aboard. DEWEf HOLDS FORT. .Situation Unchanged at .Manila. 1'ood Crows Scnrco nnd Foreign Resident I'enr an Outbreak, Washington, Mny 24. The navy de partment today received a. cablegram from Admiral Dewey, as follows: Manila, May 20, via Hong Kong, May 24. Secretary of the navy, Washing ton: Situation unchanged. Strict blockade continued. Great scarcity of provisions in Manila. Foreign sub jects 'fear an outbicak of the Spanish soldiers, nnd they will bo transferred to Cavlte by the foreign men of war In tho harbor. Agulnaldo, the rebel commander In chief, who was brought hero from Hong Kong on the tug McCullooh, Is organ l7inga force of native cavalry and mny render assistance that will be valuable. (Signed) Dewey. THE .MAINE AtONUMENT. Lists of All School Children to tto Planed Under It. Albany. May 21. It wns announced at the State Department of Public In struction that the committee having charge of the erection of a monument In memory of tho sailors killed by tho blowing up of the battleship Maine Is preparing an enrollment of nil school children of the United 'States, the names to bo placed in a vault under tho monument. There are nbout 20.000,000 school chil dren In the United States, and upward of 1,000,000 In tho state of New York. The monument committee is made up of General Nelson O. Miles, Rear Ad miral Thomas O. Selfrldge, jr., the Rev. Sheldon Jackson, Colonel Fred. D. Grunt and Chauncey M. Depew. CAN PAY EXPENSES. I'uigcorver Stiilen Spain's I'luiinces Are All Right. Madrid. May 24. In the chamber of deputies today Senor Pulgcerver, min ister of finance, replying to the criti cisms ot Marquis de Villa Verde, Con servative, with respect to the financial policy of tho government, repudiated tho charge of want of foresight and asserted that Spain's finances were In a satisfactory condition, assuring tho payment of all the exiwnses of the war." Senor Pulgcerver said thut in view of tlio Impossibility of negotiating loans abroad there was no means of rnlsing funds to continue tlio war except by note Issue, which, however, did not Imply a forced paper currency. He proponed, he Bald, to convert the treas ury's floating1 debt, now nearly WW.OOO, 000 pesetas Into small denomination treasury bonds. lie explained the pro possed conversion of the external debt but avoided nny atluslon to the proposed tax on the national debt. Senor Pulg corver nfllrtned the necessity of a twen ty per cent. Increase on all taxation, In cluding that on agriculture. In the chamber a motion signed Senores Itomero y Robledo, Coriset, Sulgron and OJeda A las Llorens, was presented In favor of constructing bar racks at Algecras nnd San Hoque and preparing for an encampment at Gib raltar near the neutral grounds. TROOPS AT CIIICK'AAUUGA. The Vulnntoer Army ot DO, ()()( .Men Will Soon Ho Incrnnsrd lo 1 1,(100. Chlckamauga National Park, Slay 24. There nre now 36,000 men In the vol unteer army under tents at this point and the oiricers of the army expect that by Saturday night there will be 41,000. The Third Tennessee regiment, the first distinctively southern troops to reach the park, arrived today, 1,003 olll cers and men. The First Vermont regiment arrived about 8 o'clock, twelve companies, 1,207 oiricers and men. The day at the park was unmarked by any incident except the battle drill of the First division of the First corps. The movements were under command of General "Wilson and the men were put through the exercises In a very thorough manner. The regiments of the division have been In camp long enough to have become somewhat In ured to the climate, as well as the work, and the manoeuvres were char acterized by great energy, accuracy and remarkable precision. General Breckinridge and staff to day continued the Inspection of the divisions of the First corps In detail. He found the hospital facilities still inadequate, but fortunately there are very few sick and they are being cared for at St. Vincent's hospital of the Sisters of Charity. General Breckinridge today gave or ders for a sham battle for Inspection tomorrow morning. The two First Urigades of the First division of the First corps will attack the Third brigade entrenched on Snod grass hill, the attacking brigades to be In command of General Wilson and the defenders under comr and of their bri gade commander. THE TERROR COALED. Spanish Torpedo Itont Will Soon Learn Mni tinlqnc. (Copyright, IKIS, by the Associated Press?) St. Pierre, May 24. (C p. m.) The Spanish torpedo boat destroyer Terror is being coaled by the ypanlwh steamer Alicante. The Alicante lies at the mouth of the fort de Franco harbor. It was all along supposed that she was a hospital ship, but there is now no doubt that she carries a cargo of coal for tho Spanish warships. Her pretensions to bo a hospital ship were obviously put forward as a blind. The United States consul has cau tioned the French otlicials of tho port not to allow tho Terror to take coal in excess of the quantity necessary to carry the Terror to the noaret Span ish port. It Is reported that the Terror will leave Martinique tomorrow. She Is understood to be in good condition. COAL STEAMER DETAINED. Philadelphia Collector Hold n Ccr 111 nn Vessel 11 011 ml South. Philadelphia, May 24. Fearing that her cargo ot coal might fall Into the hands of the Spanish warships in Cuban waters, or that the coal Is In tended for a Spanish port, the collector of the port of this city today detained tho German steamer Antrum, pending Instructions from Washington, The coal Is consigned to tho Mexican railroad to be delivered at Vera Cruz, Mex. In detaining tho vessel, the col lector Is carrying out the Instructions Issued by tho treasury department last week, to the effect that all vessels with coal for West Indian, Central and South American points shall not be given clearance papers until it Is posi tively shown that the coul Is not for Spanish consumption. Lenvo tor Philippine. New Orleans, May 21. Tho Eighteenth and Twent, --third regiments of Infantry and the Fifth regiment of cavalry which have been In cump at the fair grounds left this afternoon, the former two regl ments for the Philippines via San Fran cisco and tho latter for Mobile. Pennsylvania Pension. Washington, May 21. Tho following Pennsylvania pensions have been Issued: Original widows, etc. Mary Judge. Par sons, Luzerne, $s; minors of Mathlns C. Oliver, Wyalusing, Uradford, J12. THE STORY OF THE DAY SPANISH SPY arrested at Key West. MYSTERIOUS SILENCE at tho war of lice at Madrid. SPANISH TORPEDO ROAT TERROR takes coal at Martinique. CARLE-CUTTING AT SAIAGO pro vokes bloodless skirmish. CASTILLO, SPANISH AMRASSADOR, seeks a loan In Paris of .CW.WW.vOO. CARLES HAVE KEEN CUT nt Santiago do Cuba and San Juan de Porto Rico. COL. COURSEN, of the Thirteenth regl. rficnt Is made uctlng brigadier general. FOOD SCARCE ut Manila and foreign residents feur an outbreak of Spanish soldiers. PORT DE PAIX DISPATCH to the Lou. don Flnanclnl News says that two Spanish ships have been destroyed. CONSULAR REPORTS give notice of the neutrality of Russia, Greece, Ven ezuela, tho Netherlands and Canada. MANILA DISPATCH says that Admiral Montljo. whose fleet was destroyed by Admiral Dewey Is to bo court nuir tinted for cowardice. GERMAN COAL STEAMER bound for southern waters is detained by Phila delphia collector who IVnrs It may full Into tho hands of Spain. NAVY DEPARTMENT has advices from Spain to tho effect thut two torpedo boat destroyers tiro ready to start tor the Philippines with Cervera's licet. WILD RUMORS OF NAVAL BATTLES The Department Officials at Washington Kept Busy Denying Fake Stories No Engagement Near the Windward Passage Spaniards Making Ready for an Offensive Campaign The Oregon Is Safe from Harm Cutting of the Cables, Washington, .May ? I. There was a lapse into sensational war rumors In Washington today after a week ot com parative quietude. Tho rumors ranged all the way ftom tho capture of the lit tle Mangrove with a enow of thirteen men, to the reported destruction of the entire Spanish lleet by Sampson's and Senley's combined forces. They were eltculated with persistence, notwith standing their denials, as soon ns they could be brought to the attention of any olllclal capable ot passing Judg ment on their accuracy. As the day rolled along, the ofllcials themselves became apprehensive, as was shown by tlio frequency with which they called for tho latest newspaper bulletins. At the close of the dav, however, It was again announced In the most positive manner that the navy department had no infoimntlon to warrant tho report of any sort of engagement in the Wind ward passage. This did not specifically cover tho waters of the West Indies, but in view of the fact that the department has al most pledged Itself to let the public know of anything in the nature of a general ongngeni"nt, possibly the bul letin announcement Is sufllclent tocover the case. MANY FAKE YARNS. When Secretaty Long started for homo after an exceptionally busy day, he stated to a group of newspaper men that the department bad received no Information of Importance. In response to an inquiry as to where tho Spanish lleet was located, Mr. Long replied that his belief was that It was still at Santi ago de Cuba. Concerning the reported capture of tho Mangrove and the loss of other ships, tlio secretary dismissed the stories as purely conjectural and not supported by facts. Word had come from tho commander of the Man grove slfico the time of the alleged cap ture, showing that the ship could not lin-e been In the hands of tlio Span iards. Mr. Long paid a handsome tribute to the war board, and stated that there wns no purpose whatever ofchanglng the present system whore by this boaid co-operates with him In giving every possible assistance and advice mainly in tho way of Informa tion to the admirals in command. The olllco of the war board, the secretary pointed out. was not to light battles; that was exclusively the province of the squadron commnndors. The board acted merely In an advisory way and nt no lime had assumed executive func tions. Th Spanlnids nppenr to be making ready for something mure than a de fensive campaign at home, or at least tbev nre trying to create that Impres sion by other menus than news bulle tins that Issue almost dally from Mad rid. The navy department now has through its own reliable sources, re ports of tho greatest activity In the Spanish navy yards nnd of tho prepar ation for sea nnd for a long voyage of two of tho torpedo boat destroyers. It Is given out that they nre to Join Cer vera Immediately when his squadron enters Cadiz harbor. Possibly this statement Is made with a deliberate purpose of misleading American sailors Into the belief that Cervera has taken his way homeward. THE OREGON IS SAFE. Inquiries as to the whereabouts of tho Oregon brought a reply this afternoon to the effect that the battleship was safe. Nothing could bo learned of her location. It If probable that the tele grams said to have emanated from tho vessel really were filed nt Key West, but were brought to that port on some despatch boat from the Oregon, which is co-operating with our fleets. The cutting of the cables at Santiago and at San Juan de Porto Rice ns re ported today was a military move of tho first Importance. Illnnco has yet one link left of communication with tho outer world, but the Spanish comman der at San Juan now llnds himself to tally In the dark us to the conditions in Spain or In Cuba, while tho value of that port as n place of refuge for the Spanish 'flying squadron Is materially diminished. It Is safe to ray that the remaining cable to Santiago will soon be cut like the others so that If Cer vera Is misguided enough to have en tered Santiago harbor ho will be com pletely out of touch with his home gov ernment on the one hand and equally unable to communicate with Illnnco at tho other end of the island. The I'hlllppinus expedition la now off In dead earnest. Tho sending of thesa ships will affect tho Hawaiian ques tlon vitally. Llko tho Charleston, tho transports must stop ut Hawaii to re plenish their coal bunkers from the great heaps of coal that Consul Gen eral Haywnrd has been piling up for mouths past. If the Hawallans let us tul?; this coal without the pretext that we are using It to make, our way to our nearest homo port, as Is required by in ternational law in such cases, they will stand convicted ot a gross breach of neutrality that in the eyes of the law of nations allies them with the United States In hostility to Spain. The tak ing of conl by the American ships at Hawaii to make an extensive campaign against tho Spanish possessions, it is believed hero, will result In compelling the United States cither to assumo a protectorate over tho Islands or to an nex them. LOOKING FOR THE PHANTOM FLEET Tho WntCM ot Southern Culm Alivo With Ainorlcnii War Sliips.-Ilrit- tftli Vessels nt Jamaica. (Copyright, 1S0S, by the Associated Press.) On board tho Associated Press dis patch boat Dandy, Montego Hay, Ja maica, May 24. The waters south ot Cuba have suddenly become the sccno of great naval activity. Commodore) Schley, who left Key West last Thurs day with tho United States. battleship Massachusetts and Texas.tho armed cruiser Rrooklyn and tho armed yacht 'Scorpion, Is believed to be cruising oft Clonfuegos and Santiago do Cuba. When the Dandy left Key West Into Friday morning, Admiral Sampson wna still there. It was the opinion of naval ollleers that he would sail for Cicn fuegos soon by the eastern route, tho two fleets thus completing tho circle ot Cuba. " The battleship Iowa followed Com modore Schley on Frlday.but was over taken off Cape San Antonio on .Satur day by tho torpedo boat Dupout, with secret Instructions. The battleship Im mediately Increased her speed to tho limit and when Inst seen was guarding tho entrance to tho passage between the Isle of Pines and Cuba. The Du pont rushed on toward Clonfuegos. Five Ilrltish warships are now in tha vicinity of Jamaica. The Spanish 1.200 trni passenger steamer Purlsima Cem cepslon Is here. She is afraid to eii ture out. The numerous rumors ns to tho sighting of tho phantom Spanish lleet In this vicinity are quite unsub stantiated. WANAMAKER'S COUNIV. llniitliiEclon Will Send Delegates to Support II I tit for Governor. Huntingdon. Pa., May 21. The Re. publican county convention today elected delesates to the state conven tion In support of John Wnnamaker for governor by a vote of S7 to Or, fur W. A. Stone. Mr. Wanamaker had a. popular majority of 3.".0. The ticket nominated is as follows: Congress, Thud M. Million; legislature, T. O. Milllken and John S. Rare; ussn, elate judge, E. O. Rogers; poor dlree. tor, C. K. llortoii: county surveyor, H, H Swoope; delegates to state conven tion, T. W. Mytou nnd A. L. Grler. THE KKWS THIS 3I0IINLU Weather Indications Today: Generally pair; Southwesterly Winds. Telegraph Cevora's Fleet Has Recti Divided. Wild Rumors of Naval Rattles. Soldiers Honored at San Francisco. Whitney's lludRet of News. Market and Stock Reports. Locol-Storm Again Causes No Little, Damage. City Missionary Highly Honored. Editorial. Comment of the Preps. Local Cathode Societies Stato Con vention. Much Business Wns Transacted. Second Legislative District Democrats, Musical Class Recltul. Local West Scranton and Suburban Up nnd Down the Valley. Rase Hall rjurr.i'. Much Husiness Was Transacted (Con tinued.) Colonel Coarsen 1111 Acting Ilrlgudicr General. ""H-t-f-fSH-f-t-f-t-f-t-H-H-H-H-t WEATHER FORECAST. Washington, Mny 21. Forecast for Wednesday: Poreaslern Penn sylvania, generally f.ilr weather with ileereaslng cloudiness; whuis becoming northwesterly. For we.et ern Pennsylvania, fair weather: f -4. light northerly winds. H"H4tt-mttt-mt I
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