'THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE-MONDAY. MAY 30. 1898.
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CITY NOTES.
Cards of thanks, resolutions of condo
lence, obituary poetry und the llko will
1)0 Inserted In Tho Tribune only when
paid lor In advance, at tho lato of 10
cents per lino.
A blpr flip has been mists! over tho
Central It.illrcad of New Je.rs.oy depot.
The funeral of Jlri. J?. 1!. 1'lnley will
1)0 held at tho Hotel Terrace at 10 o'clock
thla morning.
The halo of seat-? for the Old Polk,, i
concert begins at "l o'clock this morn
ing nt the Lyceum theatci.
John J. Po, of Ji'ttmn, rind Mlt,s I 'on
nio Kiarney, of Auhbald, were Kinnud
n marrIaj;o lleer.se s ittitd ty.
H. i: Paine, of this city, will di liver tho
Memorial Day address at (Jlenwood, Sus
quehanna com ty this nliemoon.
Tomorrow ovenlne:, M i 31. the Annli
Concert company will nlp a tomtit In
Howard Place Atrlcan Mcthodibt UpKco.
pal church
Nora Hrndv was arrested Saturday
mornliip In the 000 block on MailNon ave
nue by Mrs.. W. H. Dukr.iii, the AsiocLit
el Charities ofllccr. Sho was sent to jail
for thirty days..
A flan was raised at tho Delaware,
I. ickawanna. and Western blaiksmlth
shop Saturlay. Major Lie rou War: en
was the prlntlpil speaker. Hubert Mc
Kcnna, jr , i resided.
The Ladles' auxiliary of 'he I!ik1c
Hose company will hold a s-tinwboiry fi h
tlval and social at Known 'h hull, Perm
nenue, thin evening. Miss Kate Ileal don
will provide the mi'slc.
The shoo store of Lewis, Kclllv it 1)1
Mcs will be closed until Thursd ly moi n
Inj?, Juno ', on account of the dfith of
Thomas D Davles, father ot Jllss D i
vies, one of the mcmbiis ot tho fttm.
Tho stamp and gpncral dillwiy win
dow a at the postolllco will be open fioni
7 n m to IJ m totliv. The money oidoi
and resist! y departments will bo lIo-.uI
nil da Letter tarrlers will make moru
lrB deliveries!
Tho employes of Solomon's shirt fae
tory, l.il Pranklln i.venuo, raised n flag
Saturda iiftirmnii Time wan an ad
dress by Mi Okell, followed by dinelnir
on the third Hum The commute, In
ehnrfre win. A. Slioll, the Misses It.
Waxman end N. Pfelffei
Airs L A Sar.oi rson, mother of .Mis
Alfred Hand and II C. S.induson win
stricken with paralysis a week uru nut
has be m In a stupor since, lle-i son, j'
G SaiifU ron, of l'alo Alio. Cuhlornln, Is
nls-o al.iinilncly 111 with im u bo-spmal
menlnKitis The latest lutelUm nee trmn
JIrs Sandersons liedsldo is e ncour.iRliiK.
DIED.
DAVIHS Tr West Stiiintnn. Mav ft, ls'is
ThomiiH D Davies, i.i ji.irs ni uifi, ut
the l.sidenee TU'i South Main avenue.
1'uneral Weilnesdaj afternomi at i
o clock Interment at Washburn slteet
cemeterj.
BTinNNAN-In Scranton. liny 2S. Jsi
William II IJrennan. "1 veins of uite,
at the resile ree. 3JJ I'eim uwmu I'u
nernl Tuesday mornlns freun the re i
di!ice Hl.'h muss of iiiiiim at St
Peters at 3 o'clock. Interment at th
Jit Carmel ccmituy.
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DR. GIFFIN PREACHED
TO THE VETERANS
The Memorial Day Needed" Was Ills
Timely Theme.
Mi.Miir.ns or i:zua anirriN tost
lihti.nld to an audiil'ss iu:
mahkahli: in its rnnvoii and
1'ATMOTIS-M - SAIICASTIC HllPI.lt-
ilnci. to tiiosi: who Aim roit
wai. rou what Tiinnu is in it.
lin ADVOCATED A SOI.Dtl.IlS' AND
SAILOHS' MO.NTMUNT NL'AIt ULM
PARK CI1UI.CH.
nlm Park hurch presented n patri
otic nppinrnnce Inst evening nt tliu
lneinoilnl set v lie. A beautiful anntiuc
ment of Hags tliaped oiRan nnd pulpit
niiel memorial tnble. nigh on the or
gan filczo hunt; pot traits of Lincoln,
(runt nnd McKlnley. At either side of
the chancel fell In loose folds from
their standaids the silken banners of
the Hzia (Irlllln post.
The Ouind Aimy of tile Ilepubllc and
the' Sons of Veteians weie more hugely
it)itsented than perhaps ever before
nt a slinllar service. Tho body of tho
ehurth was Riven up to these visitors
and the uniformed ranks made a strik
ing nppearumo. The musical pro
Riainme was of a pattlotlc older. Tho
bells (hinied national alls, the organ
pie Hide was on the theme of "Amer
ica, ' and the hymns sung by the cem
giegatlon weie "Ametlcu' and "The
lied. White and Ulue "
Itiv. Dr. C M. (llllln poke to the
gii'at coniriegTtlon on the subject,
"The Metnoriul Day Needed" It was
a brilliant and In many lespects a re
maikable addies, and it deeply stliied
tho hearts of his llsteneis. Ills text
was ficim i:odus, 12; H: "And this
clay shall bo unto ou for n memorial. "
si:ntimi:nt and dollaks.
Dr Glflln believed that If there Is
anything we need to do it Is to ro
intmbei the cementlntr of our Union
by the blood of oui heroes and the sol
diers who paid the nu'ful pi Ice of free
dom. There are those who consider
the day lost when they do not Rather
some dollais They do not appiove of
closing business places while the graves
of the soldleis are sticvvn with lloueis.
It Is woith while to gleet the splilts
of the depaited occasionally, tei wel
come Giant and Lincoln on theli natal
da. We seem to be seeking at tho
PU"-ent time for n laigei national leve-
nue. The dllllcultj Is not so much in
finding the money as In collecting It
ftom some other nation's constituency.
To get the suppoit needed fov this re
public Is to secure geneial devotion to
the national welfare founded on n
proper jcuoct tov the nation's uulicr
defendeis
What shall we ray about a country
that welcomes D eolation Day as a
fitting time to see a famous ball game
or to employ It In vilting an alinot
foigotten aunt, never giving any medi
tation to the depaited. It is no matter
to them whether wo neglect oi l esur
ient them, the dlftetence Is to our
selves. Dr. Giiiln then spoke of the
rumor that Wall stieet contiols the
pit cent situation ami delays the pio
poseel plins of war. He wanted to
tuin his lnee fiom this thought nnd te
member our htioes of the dajs that
have been.
America has lieen generous to her
holdleis and ptoposcs to be, notwith
standing the chronic giumbler. Wo
respect out soldleis as no other nation.
Ne other has a national cemetery; no
other sets aside one day out of a year
to the lnemoiy of hoi dead soldleis It
Is a donieurntic institution nnd does
not alone eommemoiate olllceis oi great
lendcis No private would today in
our land slecp with his Utile mound
unmniked bj the bloom of remem
luanie. It la a supieme testlnionj to
the Ameilcan character that we are
not willing to overlook the value of
what emr soldleis have done.
I'niti:d rou all ti.mh.
A tilple nlllance Is a costly
nnd simple defense In tompnilson with
our unlt Suppose the United States
Hag had been trailed in the dust, and
that some of the stars had been trans
feired to another standaul and hnd
compelled tho bolder defense, the in
e'tibus of Uuicpean military. The
blood of our heioes sealed the States
ltlghts and was pieel-ely dt fined for
all eternity. These men bought foi us
with their blood a pieelous legacy.
National union to esslon was d omed at
Getty sbuig and Appomatox and in this
stiifo of today, noith and routh, the
blue and the giay go foith together.
They now unite so that nothing can
dlv Ide.
We need n day to glvo our thanks to
the nun who revented the evii or pod-
aiatlon. A man may not be deemtel i
hfietlc if he ooposes the ultimate pos
session of the Phlllnplnts but nevr
must he succest that theie can be
more than on- government between the
lake and the suit, tho Uliintlc nnd the
Pad lie.
We hnvo hnd a holiday Idea of a sol
dler foi Rome yoars. T'oihaps befoi.
thin conlllet Is ended In mine than one
STarton home will be gilef nnd diso-lullor-
tin one trlektn by the bullet of
n fciianlard or the Inhospltnllty of that
linongei.lal i-llme. Then it may bo
teeiized 1m wnr leallv means.
Never such a laig inoportion fell
uponnin field In the battles of the past
as in our civil war- fiOOO i Ulcers. 00 MM
pilvites, 1S9 000 fiom dlsenEc nnd suf
fering: -'SD.oon, a heiatonib, lifting its
selt to tlie veiy ekv How they went
forth to die' Foi whom? Poi ion anil
nit and will we bo cold tomoirovv
lie liked to icmembet the great lead
ers. They wore the product of Ami ri
cin stock. We cannot afloid to forget
them. We fhould then have a Memor.
lal Dav. Flist of nuis"lves, foi we nre
never better than those wc ndmlie. We
need to thliiK of the soldiei dead for
our cmintiv'H sake
He blushed foi a city tint has mnde
millions for everything else but has
never had money furnish to build a
monument ti tho chad soldleis, and
suRM-stcd that the lot near Ulm Paifc
chuieh would be tho pioper location.
WAR IS JUSTIFIED.
United States Is I'.vnilnstlnclr Right
Hnr Iter. l)i. Mel, nntl,
In the rirst Presbyterian church yes
terday morning the pastor, Pov. Dr.
Jnmer McLeod, prone hed to a large
congiegatlon on "Wai and Its Les
sons " An elaborate c.c'sphiy of United
States flags nnd national colors decor
ated tho space nbout tho pulpit plat
form and choir loft.
Dr McLeod called attention to the
position occupied by the countiy In the
present wai, which has tho stamp of
Heaven's uppioval. He explained that
It wns no sin to bo a soldiei, to fight,
to slay If tho cause of humanity de
manded It. Not a few of the- world's
grcnt reforms lind been worked out
through horrlhle carnajje. Tho Lord
employed his servants to punish those
who hnd violated all lavvB, human and
divine.
There never vvns a wnr, Dr. McLeod
cited, In which both the coinbatnnts
were In tho right nnd Justlncd, al
though theio hnd been many a war In
which each sldo was wrong. There had
been, how over, vvnis In which one com
batant was rluht and that Is true of
the United States In tho present con
flict. Tho position and motives of tho
United States nio now as everlasting
ly right as those of Spain nio ovei last
ingly wiong, condemned by all virtu
ous mankind und appioved only by
Satan,
Attention was called by Dr. JlcLeod
to the fact that the idea of war und
a soldiers life was seized upon by Paul
w hen he urged Timothy, "Thou there
foto i inline hnrdne.ss, as a good sol
dier of Jesus Chi 1st," II Timothy, 11.3.
There Is one war in which nil Chiis
tlaiiH must engage under the banner
of Chi 1st, If so etit oiled, the fight must
he the good fight ot faith nnd tho sol
dleis must bo well dillled, courageous,
disciplined, obedient to thu com
ma ndct-ln-chlef and possessed of de
cision of ohai actor. It Is necesasry to
study the tactics and strategic move
ment of tho eliomv. To be vlctoilous
the soldleis must wear tho whole tu
mor of God,
SERVICES AT QRACE CHURCH.
Monies Post, I.tidics' Circle, nntl
Union Veterans' Union Attendee!,
Grace Lutheran church was crowded
to the doois last night with tho mem
bers of Monies post, Gland Army ot
the Ilepubllc, the Ladles' Click of the
post, and the Union Veteians' union,
who attended the setvlce In a body.
Tho edifice was most beautifully dec
orated with fiaginnt llovvers nnd pa
triotic colors. The services were eiy
Insplilng. ltev roster U. Gift, pastoi,
pi cached a special seimon, and It was
In thoiough keeping with the patilotlc
occasion.
At 7 o'clock tho membcis of tho three
organizations met nt their icspectlvo
meeting plates, formed In line, nnd
marched to the chuieh. The choir sang
special music with ewiulslte efteot.
Miss Itoscncians was oiganlst, Miss
Lottie Doyle, sopiano; Miss Diake,
eontinlto. M C. Landt, tenor, nnd U
L Haas, basso. Two anthems, one of
them 'Hear Us, O Fathei," weie sung
and Mi. Haas sang as a solo, 'Camp
ing on the Old Tent Giound."
ltev. Mi. Gift spoko fiom the text,
"The stones shall be for a memorial
unto the ehlldicn of Isinel foi over."
He said that they had met for the fltst
time in the histoiy of the lepublle to
hold a memoiial service In honor of the
dead nnd living patilots of the Civil
stilfe, in the midst of wai. War Is a
wonl no longoi found In the nation's
archives, but a woid of the present.
Kev. Mi. Gift said we are now in the
midst of times which will help us to
uiidet stand the meaning of the days
when the boys in blue fought and suf
fcied. ON THE WEST SIDE.
Sermon by ltev. .1. P. .Upflntt in
Mnslibtmi Street Church.
Hev. ,T. P. MofTntt. pastor of tho
Washbuin street Picsbytt linn ehuicb,
pienchtd an eloeiucnt memoiial siiinou
at jesteidays me rnlng seivlce. He
lead a passage fiom tin Sew nty -eighth
Psalm, -1-G. ami -elected tho following
'vords as his lnsk thought: "The only
e!bt this nation can never pay Is the
debt It iwos to iti brave defendeis."
fnuth nio the words Inscilbcd on the
n'Ulon'.s tapilol. Thev fitly express
the sentiment of every patriotic Amo
Ican Tho seimon, in substance, fol
lows: Tomoirovv morning we shall assemble
ourselves to do honm to those who save I
'ills land from dlv i Ion nnd with nopre
henslon lor those who have Just now le
spiiinlid as loyally to the c ill of tin Ir
country's Service as d.d the boys In the
sixties.
The gie-it lrs-.ou of Memorial Day is to
stli up pitilotisni. Our patiiotic uspliu
tions should be ipilckeiud and stimu
lated by these services held In the list
ttstlni' placu of our beloved nead It Is
not ;m)ss)i. foi our chtldun to pat ltd
pati in theve services without being
iiilc kened in the development of pitrloi
ism Hed It not been foi the history ot
tho Giarul Army of the Ilepublle since
the wai. so vividlv Impressed upon the
minds of the youiii' men 1 doubt veiv
much II the response to tl.e presidents
recent calls would hive I ti n so uithus
lastiially heeded
These Memorial dijs have been silent
Instiiietlon In the development of lb it
Vatilotlc feeling so essential to the wel-
lare of niiv nation. As lsiail totalled at
I hi PiMMAer the dettti m ilmi ol Usypt's
Hist boin und the maivtlous deliver
mice of its people, so vw as a n itlnii have
our memoiial days, our hlbtorlt land
marks. Theso nro lesrcns for us to leain fiom
this habit of national nnd family cus
tom of keeping in immorv rotable events
by upptnprldlo aiinlve i-.,ules The very
fiet of tin eommcnioi.itliin of nn event
is a lure evldenei ofthewnt Tho ct l
biation of the Passovey thuaigh lln en
turhs Is an uriiuestlonuhle memorial, a
witness as deui ns It will be posslbl to
obtain of any hlstmlcul event iicein or
jimote It Is more convincing than those
larved In stone Is till nut ail so true
with regard to Caste r' If l hrlt had not
risen would II have bun posklbli for the
Unster festival to origliiule as it did anil
mine down to us lluoujli the ogei?
"Now is Christ rlsi u from the ip td."
The console nous and startling even's
Which come with public nnd private life
ale comparative 1 lure and it Is well
ihui ill's is so. The (list comprehension
Is llmltt d as well a the measure of our
sensibilities.
Tin mati rial foi these spe-cial unnlver
.jui its is wlselv limited. It It pusslub ,
vea probable that In time the lessons cf
Memorial Diy will gradually be effai od
from the minds of the rising genet ntton
were It not tor the annual rteuirinee ot
the anniversary celebration The years
between ua and the elose of the war for
the Union have brought into 1 (pencil man
hood and womanhood a geueiatlori tint
knew nothing of the stiu-,gle Our ihll
di i-n weie It not for tills nnniversaiy
day, would have no knowledge of tho
events of the Into war excepting through
the wilttm pigc The light use of this
day should bo Inculcated bv pneept and
example. There can be no analogy be.
tweun tho Uouith of July nnd Memoiial
D ly us some bllggest
Mcmorl il Day is not a day for religious,
lommeiclul. educational or ploaJUie a
curslons. All tho people should go forth
to tho memorial exi rclses Itlch and poor
should bo found In the comourlis and
burial places of tho soldleis. All who en
Joy tho rellEloiiH freedom which this
countiy affords should set an example
of respect and rcverenco for the day.
No other sight so thrills me ns that of
the march of the remnant on Memoiial
Day Let us honor tin dead and the vet
erans who still linger with us. 'Tor so It
falls out.
That vvhnt wo havo wo prlzo not tn tin
worth.
Whilst wo enjoy It, but being lack'd nnd
lost,
Why, then wo rack tho vnluos then wo
find
Tho viituo that posw&sfllon ivould not
show us,
Whilst It was ours"
13lit today our thoughts will go out in
questioning with regard to tho Imme
diate future. What Is it to bo? Of one
thing wo may be certain, convinced that
our cause Is a Just ono wo may go for
ward with confidence of success. God
works with thoso who desire righteous
ness Our cause In the conflict with Spain
Is a Just and righteous one. We need
have no fear of the ultlmiilo icsult
May the blessing of God rest upon our
land, upon our soldiers, at home and
abroad: mav peat o speedily bo brought
about, and nviy the blessing of freedom
such as we enjoy, with all that tint
means, soon bo the Inheritance ot tho
luce.
SABBATH NGWS NOTES.
Miss Ullrabrth Dnersam led the after
noon service In the Young Women's
Chilstlan association looms.
Tho often roil gospel service of tho
South Side Young Women's Christian as
sociation was led bv Miss Ida Uek.
ltev, Itogtrs Isinel of St Luke's Upls
cop il chunh, conducted the afternoon
gospel service ot the Young Men's Chris
tian association. The htirpllecil choir of
St. Luke's took part In the tervlce.
PORTORICO.
Its Climate, Population, Trade and
Strategic ImportanceAhde Clear
in a Concise Description.
Strategic points In tho war thus far
have been points which, geographic
ally, ate not well known, and just now
Porto Illco Is one of the most Interest
ing of these. It is mthe.' out of the
line of southern tourist tiavel, anil ex
cept to the people whose business takes
them theie it Is almost unknown. From
thu present Indications Poito Itlco may
be tlie stiateglc point ot the next naval
battle, and in view of this fact the
A i my and Nnvnl Journal has just pub
lished some Infot uiatlon about It that
is of geneial Interest.
Porto ltlco Is seventy miles east of
llaytl, 1,0.::; miles fiom Key Wtst, MO
miles from the east coast of Cuba, 1,
COa miles ftom New Yoik, and 1,300
miles fiom Noifolk, where our flying
squadron hns Its base of supplies. From
Cape A'eide, tho rendezvous of the
Spanish fket, It Is 2,100 miles, and from
the Cnnailes 2 000 miles. It is about
3,000 milts fiom Cadiz. I?y occupying It,
It Is believed the United States will
control the situation in tho North At
lantic. The Army and Nay Journal
says:
PHYSICAL rUATUKUS.
"Poito Kleo is about 103 miles long
by thlrty-sevi n wide Its area Is about
three and one-half times that of Rhode
Island, being .!.fi"0 untune miles, its
geographical contoui is that of an li
liguhu paialleloRi.ini; its physical con.
dllions aie those of most Islands In
tropical tountrleV, I. e, mountains in
I the center and a model ate belt of level
I land on the coast. The avenige height
I of the mountain l.inges, which tun
east and west, ui about l.uou leet l no
highest peak, Ul Yungue, in tho Si
oi ra de Loqulllo In the northeast, Is
3.C0O feet In height The low coast
land langes ftom five to ten miles in
width. The Island Is well wateied,
having about 1,300 sticams, noaily fifty
of which me consldcablo livers. The
climate is hot. but not unhealthy, and
the Miami fiee fiom beasts of piey
and sei nents. although infested with
rats, centipedes and mosquitoes.
"The ralnv si'nc n In Poito lllcn does
not begin until September and lasts
until Mm oh Owing to the hills the
northern lowlands have a supei abun
dance of moisture, while the houth
suffeis ftom di might, a lesultant ot
the lievnlllng winds It Is extiemrly
feilllt. Its staples being sugar, coffee
and other tioplcal piodutts, tobacco,
cotton, lice, jams plnntalns, etc Lai go
herds of cattle nte lal'od nn 1 It !u
undeveloped mines of gold copper mil
and salt. Its expoits are about dorble
those ot .Inmalca, and amount d in
IS' 0, In the foil i principle Items of cof
fee, sugar molasses nnd tobacco, to
about $lfi,.ri00,n00. Its expoits to paln
In lv9."i w-tie over $?,000.o;0. its Imports
from it fboul $1,000,000 Dining 1ST.
1.077 vessels about 1,000,000 tons entered
at the v.ulou" potts. Its "oiulitlon
Is si mew hat over 000.00), h Uf white,
one-thlid e colts and the lest negrom.
IMPROVEMENTS FilW.
"The Island has about 470 miles of
telegraph, 117 of railway, and 170 miles
pinjet led. The lallioads run, Hist,
fiom Aquadllla in the noithwest south
erly thioiiL'h Mfivagucz to Sun Gei
man: second, ftom Ponce on the south
to Conmo eastvaid In the Interior, nnd
thiid, from San Juan liautista on the
noithenst dltectly at loss the Island
southeily to Guavama 15y building
about thirty miles fiom San German
to Ponce, and twenty miles fiom Co
nmo to Ciuayama, the Island would be
thoroughly in inllinnd connection, It
Is pi nimble that this has been contem
plated in the 170 miles projet ted Its
four principal haibors an San Juan
on the ninth. Ponce on the south, Mav
agut.5 on tho west, and Mnquabo on
the east. San Juan, tho capital, on the
noitheast, is tdtu.itcil on an Island
called Moirn, connected with the main
land by bridges. Its population Is 21,
000. The hat bin' Is one of the best In
the West Indies, having a coinp.ua
llvely unobstiucted entianee, with a
depth nt w halves of ten to thliteen
feet at low and eleven und one-half to
fifteen nt high vvntei. It Is a place of
some stiength. Ponce, on the south,
Is the hugest town, having about 0,.
000 Inhabitants. Mnvngutz, on the
west, has about 27,000. It has n good
harbor foi vessels not exceeding six
teen feet draught.
EASILY DEFUNDUD
"Pnrto lllcn Is a very valuable rn
sesslon to Spain both strategh ally and
financially. Its revenue for 1S91-03
S,4i5,0iS pesos; Its expenditure, J.SOj,
CG7 A peso Is nbout !'! cents In value
Compact and symmotilcal. Porto lllcn
could be occupied by a loasonablo forco
nnd Spain deprived of a tonsldeialle
levenue. Our lleets could then be to
n gicat extent it leased for effective,
hostilities The topogluiphlenl condi
tions nre favorable to Its occupancy
by moderate fones. Thi stent want
In good mads and bridges, wheeled
traffic along the toast Is at times In
terrupted, but as we would wlmply need
to occupy the three or four Important
.seaports, that would not militate
against the operations.
"Tho Island Is tho most healthy of
tho Antilles, and tho land breezes, so
constant ut night In the other Islands
of tho group, are seldom felt here. Tho
winds are cast and east-noithoast,
with frequent breezes from tho north
between November nnd March Much
injury is done at limes by liuulcanos."
tlocomiug Civili.isd.
"It's wiiiie.citul," said the m in who Is
always earnest, "to see how they can de
velop the Intelletts of tho lower animals.
'Ihoro is no ttlllng how ninth we may bo
able to btnellk them by sjttcmatlo tduca
Hon."
"What suggested that Idea?"
"A chimpanzee) that I saw. Ho was
onto In a poifettly wild condition. Now
they hnvo by patient training fought him
to chew tobaico, smoko a pl( o, play cmds
and drink whisky!" Indianapolis Jour-
rial.
DECORATION DAY
ARRANGEMENTS MADE
Until Late Tonight (he Veterans Will
Be Busy.
THIS MOttNING THU GltAVKS WILL
in: di:cohati:d and this aptku
NOON THU PAHADi: WILL OCCl 11
i:nti:iitainmi:nts. m n i:t i no s
AND FLAG IIA1S1NOH HAVE I" :S
PLANNED POIl ALL SECTIONS OF
THE CITY - POLISH SOCIETIES
WILL CELEHHATE TIIE1U CO I N
TIIY'S INDEPENDENCE 107 YEARS
AOO.
Once more tho cycle of time has re
volved to the day the old soldier dedi
cates to the memory of comrades who
have nnsweied tho last roll call. The
Intel est in the exercises today hns been
quickened by the wai with Spain, and
in addition to tin Grand Army posts'
eelobi.Ulon thtre will be many llng
uilslngs and other patriotic affnlis
Last evening the veterans attended di
vine services.
In accordance with the custom of
yeats past, the vettians will parade In
the afternoon. Fiom morning until
night thov will be busy. It will be
anything but a day of lelaxatlon. The
piogics of yeais has shoi toned the
step of the old soldier, but while life
lasts he will celebtati Memorial Day
The looms of Grlllln and Monle.t post
will be open at 7 o'clock this morning
t and the details foi tho different ceme
teries will be In rendlness to go nnd
decorate the graves of comrades with
flags and lloweis.
The time of sen lees nt the different
cemctciles will bo as follows' Wash
burn stieet, 0 30 a. m; Ilydo Palk
Catholic, 10 a in : Forest Hill. 10 a. in.;
Dunmore 1'iott'stant, 10 a. m , Dun
more Catholic, 10 a. m.; I'etorsburg
Ptotcstant, !) n, m.: Petetsburg Catho
lic, 10 a. m , Plttston avenue, a a. m.;
St. Maty's Geimnn Catholic, 10 30 a. m.
The puiade will start nt 2 p. in
pioinpt. It will form on Franklin ave
nue. LINE Or MARCH.
Tho line of mnrch w 111 be on rrnnk
lln avenue to Lackawanna, to Jeffer
son, to Gibson street, countetmaich on
Jefferson to Vine, to Adams avenue, to
Pine stieet, to Washington avenue, to
Spiute, and dismiss The lint will bo
leviewed at the city hall on the Linden
street side.
The parade will be in command of
S. H Molt, thief marshal, and in four
divisions After It is over the posts
will conduct Gland Army exetclses nt
their looms In memoilam of their de
parted connades
At the Lyceum theatte an entertain
ment vi 111 begin at 2 o'clock this after
noon foi the benefit of Grlllln post It
will be given by pupil t of the High
school under the direction of Piofessor
G W Phillips. The title of the pio
tluctlnn will be the "Cadet's Picnic."
In the evening, beglnlng at S o'doik,
the theatte will no doubt, be filled to
enjoy the programme tint Griffin post
will piesent. Among those, who will
eontiibiite to the enjoyment are Mrs.
Joseph trillion, John T. Watklns, Miss
Noiton, Euuei's bund, the Schuheit
quartette, and the Sons of Veteians.
Monies post w 111 conduct an enter
tainment In the evening at Its rooms
on Lukawanna avenue
Rev. P J MoMnnus will deliver tho
address at the ratheduil cemcteiy, and
A. L. Collins will sneak In the Dun
mote Piotestant cemetery Theie will
be a llag-talslng nt the cathedtal come
teiy I'ofoie the Gland Army exeuse,
and no oxercl'os will bo held evcept
unfuillng the beautiful emblem that
has been pui chased by the cathedtal
sodalltls.
AT LACKAWANNA HOSPITAL
The exeiclses at the Lackawanna
hospital will begin at 0 o'clock In honor
of the ling that Ins been piesented bv
Mis. A J. Casey and Mrs. P. J. Casey.
Hauer's orchestra, the choirs of St
Peter's cathedral, of the Fltst Presby -teilan
chuieh, and of St Luke's chinch
vv ill tnke part In the musical pro-
gi amine. Then will be addi esses by
some ot the hospital tilt colors.
The Polish societies of the South Side
will parade tho pilntipal stieets of that
part of the city at 2 p in., nftct which
tht it will be a musical and llteiniy
programme In Natter's hall on Aldei
stieet. Mav 30 Is to the Polish people
what the Fouith of July Is to the
Amei leans On this date 107 years ago
the Polish Declaration of Independence
was signed
At No 30 school on the South Side
a Hag will be mlsed this morning. which
has been piesented by Camp 420, Pa
triotic Older Sons of Amor lot. Umil
1 onn, T. J Jennings nnd Piofessor
George Howell will deliver addi esses
The pupils of the school will take p.ut
In a pioginmme ni ranged by Miss
O'Donnell. the principal.
A large numbei of wheelmen of the
Scranton lib y tie club, the Green Uldge
Wheelmen, tho Anthracite Ulcyclt club
of Caibondnle. and tho Electilc City
Wheelmen will make itins today.
M'ASIMI OI.OMi:s.
At the ooenlng of tlie prei nt wnr
Spain pos)ies!sid the Inland of Cuba area
LMuw hnuure miles poiml .tlon ifim,
chiHsiii in I.uioie(iii rttoiO'i um Spanlardii,
Oieolex, inuliittotM and Iio.iow, Pueito
Hli'o area 5.3m) niune mile populutlon
MXpcMO, Islands IVriiaiido V", Anuobom.
Cnrlfo nnd Llbov, oil the eoant of Pieneli
Congo, Afilea. In PHI Fp.tln lellniiulsheil
her claim to Ctirl-o bav. retaining, how
eve 1, Cntio Fan Juan, nnd tlu light of
navlsatlon ovei tlie rlveis llenlto and
Muni Part of the western Siihirn toiins
the Hp mlcli protuHoraie of Illo de Oro,
1M100 t-iiuure miles )o)iilnlion toninu to
tin noillivest ot which aie the Cannrv
IkI ends 111 ea a'") srpiaie miles populati'l
liHjiiou, which are adnilulsUinllvi ly an
Inttguil iart of Spain In Morocco are
in mill pteslillos, Ifrl tieni Cape Nou, Tt
tuiin nnd Ceut.i. rn Mitinie mlltn po,nili.
tlon 1'i.WiO ojipot-ltt Olbraltai nnd the
to.utt towns ot Oomera, Alhucemirs Me
hlll and the .affuiln islandh, lu the
I.at Indlts, tin I'hlllopliie archipelago,
comprising 2 0O0 IslandK with an areit ot
110,000 niiunro miles and a population es
timated at from eight to ten millions, tho
Cntollne nnd tho Lndroni It-lands togeth
or contiilng nn arta of no Biuare miles
with I'J.iAM) Inhabitant t.
. O, II. Kccpptlon Cnniiniltec.
A meeting of the reception oommlt
teo appointed to nttend to tho dele
gates who will enmo next week to the
Htnte convention of Ancient Order of
Hibernians vv.ih held yestetday nftci
noon In the looms of Division 17, on
Lacka minim n venue. There weio 150
piesent. Details were nriangcd to meet
tho vdilous trains. Hotel Jerinyn will
bo tlio headquattor.s.
m .
IIU Strung" Cuit.
I'ollce MnglHtrote "Have you ever peon
the pilnoner nt tho bar'.'"
WlliioMi-i".Noer your honor; but 1'vo
neen him when I dtrontjly suspected he'd
been at It.""-Tlt-I3lu.
fiSW
WILL BE
CLOSED FOR
DECORATION
DAY.
Cai'i'ma K7.ir----v---g--
THE LACKAWANNA
I
No. 224 Adams Avenue,
Opposite Court Hou-e
SCRANTON, rA,
Tor the treatment iml speedy cure of
all Acute and Chtoult Ulbuases of men,
women and children
ciiitoNic Ni.nors, nrtAiN and
w rTiNGUisi:ASi:s a bi'i.t ialt
ALL DISHASI.S Pl.Cl'MAH TO MCN,
siMi as Nc.rvoiw.osi Nightly Losi
Gcnnirhoen Syphllb Gleet. Lost Mtn
hood Shrunken and Shriveled Parts, Pain
In Side and IItcI; ailoeoce'.e. Spit mo
te rrhooi Lois ot Memory, Strlctuio etc.
ALL THOSi: MISI.Abl.S AND llUll.G
t'LAIUTIL'S PHCl l.IAIt TO l'lIMAl P-..
hiuh 11 I.ticorilioea ivvhltnl. Piolipus
'or fulling of the wornbi Dvsmenon Im. a
(or pilnlul mtnstrtiatliinl. all DI-pliuo-
menti liillamuiatlon Discharge"., i-a.n
in the Hack. Hips Slib s etc
CAN"!. US. TCMOIIS, P1L1.S AND
lll'I'TCni: enrol .vlthuut knife, pain
or t acstlr.
Hpllipy, Pit", Tape nnd Stomach
Woniifr.
cataruiiozom:.
At one suffering v.iih cataiih bion
thltN thro it biad or lung troubles mav
riceivc three months tra.tmcnl fot onlv
? Tr.nl tr'.itmn.t free In of.lte. It ncvu
fills to cure I'se It at home
At the Instltttto will be titated all dls
easfsof the I lent, Kielnevs, Skill Liver,
ferornaeh P.rnln, Nerve, Hlood. lilaelelei,
Car. Kve, Noie, Throat nnd Lungs.
All spicule and gmts urirnry dNeasea
or i hniulc Ktvcni.i and nil Skin and Hlo id
ill"(.es pcsllivelv cuicd Kriiptillis,
Plmplis mil lllotches removed from the
faie of both male and female Old sores
nnd cripples of every description.
Consultation aiid Examination Frea.
Surgerv In all Its bini he i:tperiene'd
consulting phvslclansj and snugeotis.
OI-riCG HOURS : Dally, g a. m to o r m
unllays, 10 to la and 2 to 4,
Heartburn, Oils
trltls and alt
Stnmncli Dlsor-
spepsm,
e is positively eurea itrovrr vuuu.iiun wj,r
re'psla ltcriieily is u huetllle. Ono dosj ie
moveialt dintresi, anda pormiiuent cureof
the moRt chronic and sovere canus U Buuran
teed. Donothiitler! A fill-cout bottle will
ccmvlncolhomottnUaptic.il.
MattbPWH llroi, DiiliiMs. lijo Lacka
vraiinu avenue
MAX VI.Hi:i! Boot anJ Mioc Maker.
t'eYlfilioeslaortui fiom Sl.7" up .Mens
Bole, and heels, (10c I,udies' solos and heels,
mie. All work giinrantoe'it.
127 I'enn Avenue, bCKANTON, IA.
POLICE NEWS
John Gnrmnn, a HiooKlvn peddler,
had a sliming stunk Satuulay night,
and iefuoul to lower his voice. He vva
111 1 opted on Penn avenue, neat Mul
len y btioet, and will go to Jail for
twenty days if his line be In delault
this moinlng.
John Petia, n Hnyinoiul coutt Italian,
wan lined $J for going tluough that
thoioughfau Saturday night iliun':
end llourlnlilner an open knife.
An Insane man named riiKpntiltk,
who escaped fiom tlie Hillside Home,
nnd who has iclatlves on the South
firde, was in rested on the' Pints Satin -day
night by Patmlmau Fetney. He
will be leturned to tho Hlllflde today.
(Ipiihinsol ",)8.
A legular meeting of those In clutrgo
of the arrangements for the celebia
tion at Athletic pink on July Pottrth
In honoi 01 the tenttnnlal of the Irish
upilstng tn '8s was held last evening ut
John Hoylc O'Uellly eouncll rooms.
'Ihe details are neatly completed, and
the Indication aie that th. affair will
be very suctesjful.
riinrgril Willi ttooster I'lRutlng.
Charged with piomntlng rooster
fights and selling lliiuor on Sundny,
Peter Heap was an.iigned before Al
dei ninn Millar Satuiday County Uo
ttttlve Leyshon was the piosecutoi.
ltenii was held In SSOO ball.
Chnngo ol Trains on Ilriei nnd Ujo.
ming Vnllci Itnilrond.
A now i-cheiliile will become effcctlvo
Juno 1st, on tli- above line, which will
Include the Lake rlcl mimiiiei tialns.
Leave Sciatiton .'.00 n 111., S.13 11 in,,
and i'JS p m. ror Haw lev and points
Hast on the J.rlo Hallioad, und for
Lake Ailcl at D.!20 p in.
Two through train dally, except Sun.
day. S-'ci'inton to Chltigo, via j, L. &
W, and Nickel Plate loads. Low rates
Elegant niulpment. r.ist time.
Dccoriilion I)nv I'loircrs.
at ClarK s, the tloilst
CASTOR 5 A
For Infants anil Children.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
Bears tho
ffi&Jg&k
Signaturo of l
Patriotic Pins
and Badges
In Great Variety
At 4 Cents.
Copyrighted Music published by
'arker Music Company, worth 40
to 50c. Our price
14c per Copy.
WE HAVE PLACED A
At the disposal of our patrons
GIVEN AWAY
to whom they may elect.
The manner of disposition is to
be by contest. Tickets will be
given to every customer who buys
goods of us; one vote for every 4
cents worth bought. Vote for who
you please. When purchasing
ASK roil TICKETS.
Just Received.
A lot of Undervcsts,
4 cents each.
Fans Palms and Japanese.
1 to 4 cents each.
Valenciennes Laces; must be seen
to be appreciated as to piice.
THE GREAT
31 Lacka. Ave.
JOHN II. LAMVlti.
Health tm
AMI
Comfort
This can best be obtained by knowing
liow to elr ess tho Iliiby.
Womnko a spiclHlty of
Outfits.
A complete lino of everything a Caby needs
at tho
512 Spruce Street.
Steam and
Hot Water
HEATING
Gas, Electric
And Combination
Electric
Lizht .
W8RING
Charles B. Scott
1 19 Franklin Ave.
The Standard
Electric Clocks
No Winding. No Springs.
No Weights. No Repairs.
NoTioubleof Any Kind.
At Small Cost.
SuiiflDle for Slores. Ollices. Banks. Elc,
ONP. N' III NMXii IN MT, V.N
ION t-VI0i I1VNK SlNL'i: DK-
1 1.M111 1 1 vsr, vi:ii:s only
AllUl 1' u.i: 1-.IA OM) A WLLK.
Mercereaii & Connell,
SoloAgonts for this Territory.
Tin: 1. 110iN r and iim-sv stocic
or ci.oi kn wati ui, ji:vi:i,m ami
MI.Vl.HWAltl. l.N NOliriU.AbThHK
l'L.N.Nh.LVAM..
130 Wyoinlng Avenu:
At Pierce's Tlarket Thi5
florning
Turkeys, DucU.s, Chickens and
Hrollers, Green Peas, Tomato.:;,
Ciiciuubern, Caulilliivvci', New
JJeets, New Potatoes, Celery, Had
Isheh, Onions, Lettuce, Ahpuru
Kilt, etc., etc.
Fancy Strawberries nnd Fruits,
Print Hutter and Soft Shell Crabs.
nF 11 I If FiE OWiffli
R fji W ' g XT j s u
ft R PIER6L PEHH ML Mil
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