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THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE-TUESDAY. JUNE 7, 1898.
WATER WAS
THE CAUSE
Precipitated Trouble Be
tween Pennsylvania and
New Jersey Troops.
Soldiers with Fixed Bayonets
Appeared on the Scene.
EXCITEMENT RAN HIGH
kihpt ni:v jnusnv ni:oi.ir:NT
WHICH CAMP13I) IN T1II2 ltllAK OV
TUi: PENNSYLVANIA lUXSIMIINT
i:XTUND13D ITS (il'AHU LINES SO
AS TO ENCLOSE A WELL CLAIMED
Y THE EIGHTH PENNSYLVANIA.
MATTER COMl'KOMISED HY THE
COLONELS-UHPOUT THAT TKOOPS
1LW E.IIEEN OUDEHED TO MANILA.
5?ic.'lul fiom u Stult COrreiomlent.
Camp AlEor. .Iuiip 6 Mot tclRncd
for nbiiut tr limn h thH cpiiIiik In
the nelEhborlumil of the Thirteenth
camp. This morning Hip First New
Jersey nit lied ltn tent") In the iear of
the l'cnnsj'lvnnl.i brigade nn the nlte
Mieated yeHtetday by the mth Mis
souri. The I'Jchth I'eniisjIvitnU has
n well home illst.inre back of Its iear
line. The JeiHejItes extended their
BMinl linos su as to em lose the well,
and when the Eighth went to dies
parade at fi !!0 o'olodc tin .leisev Kimirt
made a rush on the well, diove the
Eighth's sentiy nway and took pos
session. The news spiead like wlldflie
throughout the tamp and within a few
minutes nil the men of the three Penn
sylvania reclments who weie not on
dress parade assembled on the line fac
ing the Jeisev camp. The Jeisemen
also came out and lined up faclnR
them. There was Jeering and threats
by the Pennshnnlana and hurried
tonsultntlons as to what oucht to be
done. The sentry who had been dilven
nway had notified the guard of the
Eighth, and It1 commander, thinking
that a conflict was laging. hastened
his men with Ilxed bayonets nil double
quick ur the hill to the stone of the
dlstui banie.
Colonel Hoffman, of the Eighth, who
had been apprised of the tiouble,
rushed down and halted the guard and
then went up to the stene of the
thieatened conlllct. Colonel Campbell,
of the Jersey regiment, also mine out
and the two (ommanders met between
the hostile lines.
BOTH WEHE DETERMINED.
Colonel Hoffman ver pointedly told
the Jersey commander that the well
belonged to the Eljrhth and that he
proposes to see that the Eighth should
have the use of It Colonel Campbell
was equally detei mined that the Petm
sylanlans should not oveiiun his
(amp with their water bucket bilgade,
disorganizing the guard discipline and
slopping water all over his streets
Thete was some animated discussion
for about five minutes and then the
two commandeis came to nn agree
ment that tno Jetsemen should not
use the well and that their guard
should admit any of the Eighth men
who would come with an older from
their colonel.
Colonel Hoffman sent a man with nn
order to get a pall of water, but he
didn't get It. He was admitted nil
light, but when he leached the pump
he dlscoeied that the Jeisejmen had
bioken It. Colonel Hoffman Intends to
take the pump away and shut up the
well. All the tlmp that these confer
ences and formalities weie going on
the Pennsylvania soldiers were Jeeiing
the Jerseymen and daring them to
come outside their lines OIHcers final
ly scatteied the ciowd on either side.
During the piogress of the Hot some
of the Jersey regiment went down to
the Thirteenth's spring to get some
water. The Thirteenth's guaid learned
of the action of the Jerseymen towntds
the Eighth and, to reengo the wrong
done their brethien, made the Jersey
soldiers dump the water limit In the
spilng and go awuy with empty palls.
ORDERED TO MANILA.
There Is a well-defined rumor afloat
to the effect that the Second brigade
of the First division, consisting of the
Sixth Massachusetts, Eighth Ohio and
Sixth Illinois, has been nrdeied to
Manila. Tho commanders of these
regiments refuse to deny or nfllrni the
report.
Hrlgadler Ocneral G.irretson has been
assigned to the command of the bil
gade. Tho leciultlng squad will go
home today. Private Samuel R. Jen
kins, of Company F, was dlseh.uged
today. He was poisoned by lv and
his eyesight Is becoming badly affectid.
Private C. P Klnsey, Company E.
Fouith Missouri, died today after nn
operation for appendicitis.
T J. Duffy.
MANILA OR PORTO RICO.
Jtcported Dostlnatlon ot Troops Now
nt Camp Alger.
By Associated Pi ess
Washington. June 6. Camp Alger Is
filled with rumors of contemplated
moemcntri of the troops. None of the
stories, however, can bo confirmed.
SomrC.ors weie that the troops are
to go to "Manila and otlieis to Poito
Hlco. Printe Lewis Tnjlor, Company
F. Sixty-fifth New York leglment,
died today and probably will be In
terred In Arlington Nntlonnl cemetery.
Pilvate Kirk, Company D, Sixth
Pennsylvania, has been repotted as n
deserter.
The Third leglment of Viiglnln ol
unteers. which has leached camp, le
celved a cordial wtkome, ns many of
the m$n wem jetrulteil from tho
nelghblrthood. The Seventh, Ohio. Is
still Jipldlns "Ml for full pay instead
of tl.i'i 'per tlttv.
GOSSIP OP THE CAMP.
From a, Staff Conepondeut.
Camp Alger. June 6 The Chittenden
Hood's
Are gaining favor rtrlclly. irrra a a
Business men and travel- WLM m I I r
lers carry them .In vest 1 BIS)
pocktti, ladJei rx.jjira
in puriei, homekrlprnj k.tp tbttn In mHctn.
tloitti, frltudi itcoramini Uiim to fritndi. 2ic.
i '
Plantation of thirty nercs, located near
Dunn Lorlng, about two miles from
the heart of tit" camp, has been leased
by the government and n brigade con
sisting of the Thirty-third Michigan,
the Third Viiglnln, which nrilved yes
teiday. and the Thirty-fourth Michi
gan, which Is expected In a few days,
w 111 he encamped there.
The Influential i lends of Colonel
Coursen, who have taken It In hand
to continue him permanently In the
position of brigadier, report encourag
ing progress. Through Attorney Gcn
eial Griggs and General Scwall, Vice
President Hobart has been enlisted In
Colonel Coursen's behalf. An Intima
tion has been given that Colonel Cour
sen's name Is already on the brigadier
list close behind those of the earllei
applicants who have been agreed upon
as being the next In order for appoint
ment nnd that It will not require ninny
more nominations to luliig his name
up for final consideration In other
wcids, he Is slated for a brlgadlershlp
oi d It depends on the Influence ho Is
nble nnd willing to exett as to when
he shnll come by the great honor.
Mnjor William I'. Duval, the newly
r.ppolnted coins oidnance officer, sum
moned a meeting of the quartermas
ters of all the regiments yesterday and
announced that the arms nnd equip
ment we,re being shipped to the store
houses at Dunn Lorlng and that they
would be dlstilbutcd at once He dl
tetted each quartermaster to conduct
a c in ef ul examination of all the arms
and (qulument In his leglment, ascer
tain how much of It Is unserviceable,
nnd Eoern the icqulsltlon accord
ing. It has been lrtually settled that
theie will be no drawing lots for
seniority among the captains nnd lieu
tenants of the Thirteenth. When corps
headquarters sends In its uquest for
the tesiilt of the drawings. It Is ar
l.mged that the ordei of senloiity that
obtained In the National Guard will
be handed In The captains will then
be ranked In the Unlf.ed Stntes volun
tier serxleo In the Vollowlns order
Fellows, of I. Corwln, of II. K.im
heck, ot H: McCnusland, of G; Hob
ling, of C, Oilman, of D. Smith, of E,
Herman, of C. This will allow the
lompanles to letaln theli picsent jilnns
In the formation of the camp and on
parade. Company It t" the right of the
first battalion, Company C to the left.
Company F to the right of the Second
battalion nnd Company H to the left.
Starting from the light the companies
are aliened as follows: H, D, A, C, F.
O. E, H.
Captain Smith, of Company E: Lieu
tenant Huff, of Company II, and Lleu
Unant Johnson, of Company A, were
yesterday appointed a board of sur
ey to examine Into the quantltl and
condition of canvns In possession of
the regiment and repoit to coips head
quarteis. The officers of the reclments which
hae been arlously accused of halng
that eczematlr feeling lgorously deny
the accusation and aver that It Is
"wood-ticks" and nothing else Some
of the men had to sleep on the ground
the night of their arrival and the peskv
little things got Into the seams of their
clothing. The soldiers were misled in
to belelng they were possessed of
the nimv dells nnd thus the stories
stalled The afflicted regiments areltch
Ing to get nt the newspnperman who
first gae out the false cntyinologlcal
diagnosis
A legimentnl band under T P. A.
legulars consists of twenty members,
twenty pilates, a eigeant and a chief
musician. The latter iceelves 56.1 a
month and ranks as lieutenant The
members of the Hnllstead band who
will enlist, together with the bftndmen
In the regiment and several who are
expected to come In from Scranton
under the second call, a full band will
w Ithout doubt be organized. Prof. John
Coddlngton, leader of the Hallstead
band, w ill be Invited to become band
master or chief musician.
One of the novelties in esterday's
church seivices was a military nltai,
with baonet candlesticks and the like,
used by Rev. Father Kelly, chaplain
of the Se tilth, Ohio.
Miss Siinms. of Falls Church, n for
mer resident of Honpsdale, visited her
cousin, Sergeant Eade, of Company E,
r.Ucrday and dined with the head
quarters mess
James Hell, of Providence, who is
a student at Georgetown university,
was a guest of Captain CorwliVs cotn
panj H, esterda.
Percy Megargle, of Scranton, was
nmong .cstei day's lsltois.
Captain McCauselnnd, of Company G,
Captain Fellows, of Company F, Lieu
tenant. Dodge and Varcoe. of Com
pany E, and Quaitei master Sergeant
Hi own spent Sunday visiting In Wash
ington. Prhate llert Spaiks, of Company E,
was oideily yesterday.
Wlllam Hauler, a former resident,
now one of Baltimore's oggiV'sslve
business men, spent Sunday with his
nephew. Pilwite Ficd Hattlei, of Com
pany E
M. C. Roach, of New York, yesteiday
paid a x Islt to his nephew. First Ser
geant W E, Roche, of Company G.
Company Clerk Wormser of ci, has
been peimanently detailed as commis
sary eletk at headquarters.
Prlate Anthonv i: Mejers, of Com
pany f. Is headqiu-ijrs oideily to
day.
Company IJ'a bnll team which is to
contest with Company f. te'iin for ih
championship of the leglment, easily
defeated n picked nine v8tcrc In
nn Interlining gun Tl'e It learn Is
made up ns follows I'owcil intchi'i;
Hnmeton, pitcher. O'Hura. short slop:
Giubb, tit st bnse. Mnlott, second bauj
Hughes, thlid base, Evans, Jc ft Held,
Reese, center Held; Tubbs, right Held; '
Hellman, jecond catcher.
Captain Kambevk, of Company II, Is
nlllcr of the dny, Lieutenant Keith, of
Company A, loinmander of the guaid,
und Seigeant Cullen, of Company H,
seigeant of the guard
S J. Hillings, who was for n number
of years a clerk In the court house and
who Is now on the load for a big pub
bailing concern, visited the camp es
terday and met many old acquaintan
ce In the Thirteenth
J lT. Hopewell, editor and publisher
of the Providence Register, ran down
from Philadelphia wheie he was mak
ing a business visit, to look In on the
Thirteenth He was the guest of tho
olllcers of Company II
Cliuplaln Stahl yesteida entertained
his cousin, Mr. Moore, of Washington.
Acting Reglmentnl Surgeon Keller
Is the first of the Thirteenth's dcclom
to be nsslcned to duty nt the divi
sion hospital
Corporal Rlchaid J Houike, of Com
pany ('. attended the Institution of a
new council of the Knights of Colum-
bus In Washington jesterday. Part of
the programme was n seven course din
ner at tho Ebbltt. Corporal Hourkc
foi canned himself with n twtnty-foui
fin lough. T. J. Duffy.
HelrlRf rulor
Kt Eattln's, i:6 I'enn uvtmut,
JONAS LONG'S SONS.
THE GREAT STORE.
JONAS LONG'S SONS.
THE GREAT STORE.
JONAS LONG'S SONS.
yssi
The World Cannot Produce
No matter
the average
Better Values Than These
what the title of the sale, nor the quantity of adjectives used in announcing it,
e sale of this valley pales into insignificance, when compared with this great chance for
TODAY AND TOMORROW
Shirt
Waists
25c
Laundered percale, with detach
ed collar of the same material, yoke
back and beautifully made up. The
anaaaaaa h in h in lim h nihmhm
equal of any 50c waist in the city.
All llin ilftlnntn ntwl iirottv
' ............. .... ,..-..., mm.
spring colorings -"'
Marvelously cheap is every item that follows.
Don't miss this money saving opportunity. Season
able goods at cost and less than cost not old stocks
reduced to work off, but the best and newest goods
that spot cash can buy to be sold for less than
other dealers pay.
Store was crowded yesterday to the doors.
Come early today and tomorrow.
Spring
Challies
22C d-
Dress
Goods
Are
Cheap
This
Week
27 pieces of 40 and 45 in. fancy I
silk and wool novelties in bayadere,
dotted, Persian, basket and shadow '
melange effects.. Positively worth
$1.00 a yard. To go for z .
thiee days at UIJL.
50 in. changeable silk mohair,
for airy summer dresses; also 48
in. chcxiot beige in pretty shades
for bicycle suits. Worth nr
75c ard. To go at Oy
10 pieces of black and navy blue,
all wool. 40 in. Surah serge . c
worth 59c. To go at 45
20 pieces of Cincy Tweed Suiting
in dark sh.ides; worm
i24c. To go at
WYOMINQ AVENUUC.
5c
Buy
Curtains
Now
and
Save
Money
Price littleness that is only
made possible by lateness of
season.
Lace Curtains.
That were 75c to go at 49c pair
That were 1.60 to go at 98c pnir
That were i.p to go at 1.29 pair
That were 2.50 to go at! .89 pair
Table Covers
That were 1.00 to go at tPC
Fish Net
That was 15c to go at
Art Denims
That were 18c to go at I2C
Chenilc Curtains
That were $2. 50 to go at
IOC
THIRD FLOOR.
No
Need
to
Be
Without
Shoes
Women's $1.00 and $1.25 tan
nnd black Oxford ties, coin r
toes. To go at 75"
Women's 91.50 kid button and
lace shoes, all styles of toe,
heel and spring heel V
Men's regular $1.50 min- O-,
ing shoes, to go at y OC
Women's S2.00 and $2.50 tan
and black vici kid, low shoes, hand
turned soles, 2I to 5.
To go at 1 . 1 y
Women's $3.00 box calf lace
shoes, new coin and bull
dog toe. To go at 'V
Men's calf bals, hand
welt soles were $3. to go at 2. 1 1
Men's finest tan ici and willow
calf lace shoes, hand welt
worth 5.00. To go at. . 300
REAR OF ELEVATORS.
HERE'S
ANOTHER
OF OUR
Great
Embroidery
Sales
100 jards of dainty swiss nain
sook and cambric edges clean cut
and new patterns, worth 7c.
To go at 3
1500 yards of cambric edges, 1
to 4 inches wide, finely worked
patterns: worth 10c. To ,
go at 5"
500 yards of cambric edges, 2
to 6 inches wide, open work,
dainty patterns, worth 15c. m,r
To go at
500 yards of fine swiss and cam
bric edges, 2 to 6 inches wide,
excellent quahtv, worth 15c.
To goat '. 9C
500 ards of 9 inch cambric
flounce, for dresses and under
skirts; newest patterns and finest
edges; worth 25c and 35c. ,or
To go at O
NEAR MAIN AISLE.
Down
Go
Domestics
and
Wash
Goods
50 designs and colorings in
beautiful Persian and jardenicre
effects, ligtues and stripes, war
ranted fast color, and the equal of
French printings. l'or t
the two days at 2
40inch fine quality Organdies,
the u4c kind. To' go T r
at .." 72
Plaid Dimities in all col- o
ors, the 15c kind. To go at. OC
' Fine quality India Lin- .j
en, the yc kind. To go at. 4fr
500 extra double bed size white
spreads, all hemmed, handsome
designs, the $1.25 kind. To o
go at O3C
300 dozen of 36x45 pillow cases,
fine quality, the I2jc kind.
To go at jC
LACKAWANNA AVENUE.
For
the
Hot
Weather
Boy
Full size brim sailor hats, Irvr,
in six colors. To goat.... 'yC
Knee pants, of wash materials or
cloth just as you prefer,
all sizes. To go at 2C
Three styles nf blouse waists in
white, 3 to S ears, deep sailor col
lar and cuffs, prettily trim- Ac.n
nietl. To go at 49
Sailor blouse wash suits, no end
of styles, all fast colors, 3 orkr,
to 8 years. To go at o9
SECON . rLOOR.
SOME GREAT
BARGAINS IN
Class
Silks
250 yards of black Lyon Tndia
twill, full 28 inch wide. ' Will not
crush or slip in the seams.
w orth 85c d. To go at .
63C
500 yards of black swiss taffeta,
soft finish and high lustre. Posi
tively worth $1.00 yd. To :
go a't '. O7C
25 pieces of Japanese silks, full
2 inch wide, all the newest
colors, worth 60c. To iro
at 33C
300 yards of black silk grena
dines, 22 inch wide and very
excellent quality, worth 70
65c. To go at . '. 50C
LACKAWANNA AVENUE.
New
Prices
on
fiats
and
Flowers
Some of the things that
will make business hum in
Millinery this week.
Children's prettily trim- Ior,
med sailor hats I2C
White chip short back ' q.
sailors y OC
White lace open-work-braid
hats, in different z-,
shapes 39
Large bunches of poppies, lilacs,
daisies, bluets and foilage. Irr
To go at '9"
Rose sprays in all colors,-
To go at
Beautifully trimmedhats, nOr
values up to" $3. To go at. 9
And others worth up to o .
S600. To go at I.O4
"SECOND FLOOR.
Don't
Hiss
These
zW
Copco bath soap, that
floats, per cake
Camphor balls, to preserve win
ter clothing. To go at,
box "
So7odont. per bottle 47c
Mennciis borated talcum
powder. To go at, box. . . . I2C
Pears, unscented soap. cake.lfJc
MAIN AISLE.
BBL.
ONE OF THE BIGGEST MERCANTILE ESTABLISHMENTS IN THE WORLD (LOCATED IN NEW YORK)
YESTERDAY ADVERTISED FLOUR AT $7.49 PER BARREL-AND GLOATED OVER IT AS A BARGAIN. IT
WAS A BARGAIN. WE ADVERTISED IT AT $6.48 FOR THREE DAYS. IS IT A BARGAIN HERE? YOU'LL
THINK SO A MONTH FROM NOW, UNLESS ALL SIGNS FAIL. ONLY ONE BARREL TO A CUSTOMER.
NONE TO DEALERS.
Big
Bargain
in
Bed
Springs.
Be Sure
And Measure
Your Beds.
This special sale is the re
sult of a purchase we have
made taking a big makeis'
entire stock.
Double weave woven wire
springs for wood or metal x
beds, all sires. To go at. . '05
Fine double weave springs with
23 cables, for wood or metal
beds, worth $4.00. To go
at -3.00
Extra heavy springs, with 35
cables, for iron beds only
worth $5.00. To go at.'. 2.0
Spiral springs, with woven wire
on both sides. Always
sold for $4.50. To go at. 3"'
The Fatuous "Hartford" woen
springs, best in the world. Sold
all over at $8.00. To go
at 4.OO
SOME AEW
AND NOBBY
Toilet Sets.
There are just 104 of them six
pieces to each set. Decorations
are far above the ordinary such
as you'll find in high priced sets;
shapes aie new, too. To buy these
sets at S3.00, you'd be saving
monev. To go while thev .0
last at '. I '4
BASEMENT.
FIVE
THINGS IN
Groceries.
Potatoes, bushel 850
Best Creamery Butter 1 7c
Fresh Fggs, dozen 1 2 Vc
Launder) Soap, 10 large c.ikes.25c
Granulated Sugar, with other
goods, 10 lbs for $1.00
BASEMENT.
Quick
Pushing
Wagons.
Get
a
Tub.
A prominent city cleigyman
remaiked last Sunday that
there had been fourteen new
arrivals in his congregation
the week before. How about
the other churches ? At any
rate, they'll all want carriages,
so here goes :
All $5.00 wagon-, to go at. .$2.95
All 57.50 wagons to go at . . $4.50
All $9.50 wagons to go at . . $6.00
All $10.50 wagons to go at. .$6.95
For about what the wood
costs -to say nothing of the
making.
All 08c tubs to go at 69c
All 8jc tubs to go at 59c
All 60c tubs to go at 39c
Made with Electric hoops.
Solid t'nU serviceable.
JONAS LONG