ttllti SCRAOTON TRIBUNE-FRIDAY, JUNE 17, 189S.
FLAHERTY MUST MOVE
HIS BARBER SHOP
Twentieth Ward Patrolman lias En.
crouched on Ten Pool Reservation.
TUDOK AnCHHALD CIIVUS AN OPIN
ION THAT 13NTAH.S TI'AHINO
1JOWN Of A ONU-STOUV ADDITION
TO l'LAtWUTY'S PnOPKllTY-W. J.
comi.man is i'i:rmitti:d to
mtlNH SUIT ADA INST Tit ACTION
company - ntn'i.onu: - oakuy
CASH MfST GO TO A JUHY.
Judge Airhbald vetndav handed
down an opinion In the equity suit of
William Cnh'lln ngnlnxt Mm tin Klah
eity In w hlch the law Is laid down that
Mr. Flaherty hni jio light to cnoro.ich
upon the ten-foot pilvileo. and tint
the plulntlff is entitled t hac the re
lief prayed for onfoiced ly Injunction
cmipelllnij the lemmnl of iliu junc
tures In question.
Mi Fluhctty Is .1 pnlkc ofllcer of the
cilv onrl has a pmpiltv on the corner
of I'lttston avenue and Cherry street in
the Twentieth -van! The deeds by
which the lots In tin plot of which Mt.
Flaherty's N a puit weie convevert
have given the direct ptlvilego of en
closing nnd using the etia ten fet t In
front or alona tho sides of theli lots,
restarting It to tlie um of n jaid, autt,
poieli, piazza, cellaiuav or bay win
dow and for no othii put pose
Keeontly Ml. Flahetty began the
'election of a huge building on this lot
and on the ten-foot pi l liege on the
Cherry ttieet side a one-stoij addition
''S feet lone nntl feet wide was built.
It has been used as a b.u tier shop
since. Judge Arehbald decides that It
If not legally noi archltectur.ill. a bay
window or anthliiR UKe one
William Cahllln began an oqulty suit
to icstialn the election of the piojcc
tlon He lics mi Cherry street across
an alley from the leai of riaherty's
lot The question Involved In this ease
exceeds In money value the sum of $1,
000 COLKMAN TnUSPASS SPIT.
Judge Arehbald i tiled In an opinion
handed down jestetday that V J Cole
man has the light to Join as a pl.ilntlft
with his wife. Sadie Coleman, in an ac
tion of trespass apainst the Tinctlon
company Mrb Coleman was Injured
in 1S95 by a fall due to the allegtd neg
llgence of the tompany and brought
suit May 1, IW. in her own name The
husband later on asked leave to Join
In the rult and pio'ecute thp same to
recover damages sustained by him In
dividually by leason of the Injury to
his wife.
It was resisted on the ground that
the action wis brought In the name of
the wife alone and that the light of the
husband is thereby barred, he not be
ing entitled to hilng action in his own
name or to Join In the one bi ought by
her.
Judge Arehbald made an order yes
terday that the suit of Attorney D. B.
Reploglc against Agnes J. Carey and
William J. Caiey be submitted to a
Jury.
On May 10, 15.97, the defendants wvnt
to the prothonotaiy's oflice with the
plalntlft and confessed judgment to
him for $150 for an overpayment of thnt
amount made by him to them by mis
take In a loan of $1,000 negotiated for
them from the Odd Fellow b' lodge.
JURY WILL. DECIDU.
There weie many negotiations be
tween Mr. ISeplogle and the defendants,
and Judge Aichbald would not say that
some tricks were plajed unless such a
conclusion were unavoidable.
However, he decided it was better to
6ubrolt the controversy to a Juij.
COMMON PLEAS COURT
Verdict in Tnvor of McIInlo in tho
Case Against Dlclison City
Water Conipunv.
In the trespass suit of Thomas Mc
Hale against the boiough of Throop and
the Dickson CIt Water company, Of
Jury yesteiday brought in a veidict in
favor of McIIale in the sum of $200
against the boiough, but not as to the
water company.
The Jury In the case of K, J. Williams
against Emily I, Moore, administra
tis, returned a verdict of $10J0 In favor
of the plalntlft. In the suit of Mary H.
Lord, of Green Ridge, against her son-in-law,
John Picketing, for rent, a vei
dict for tho plalntltt in the sum of $4B firt
and Interest $u 49. A v pi diet by agree
ment was taken for the plaintiff In the
rum of $114 fil in tho suit of o. D. Hol
lister egalnst Christian Shedd.
The appeal suit of Charles Jennings
against Geoige Lt" was called before
Judge Gunstcr and tho plaintiff did
lot appeal. Theiefoie a compulsoiy
non-suit was enteied
A slander suit was tiled before Judge
Gunster. Mathew Connolly alleged
that Margaret Golden called him an
old black thief. They are neighbors,
living In the North Kncl and had a dis
pute over a iuiu of their respective
children The Jury found a veidict in
favor of the defendant. Attorney A A.
Vosburg represented the plaintiff and
Attorney W. R. Lewis tho defendant.
The trespass suit of Owen Connolly,
of Mlnooka, against tho Hcranton Rail
way company, was put on trial In the
forenoon before Judge Senile.-. Major
Everett Warren and P. W. Gallagher
are attorneys for the defendant and
o Rrlen & Kelley icpiescnt Mi. Con
nolly, Mr. Connol'y, on May 14, 1 ViC, was
bound for the base ball game ut Ath
letic park and was painfully injured In
alighting from an open car at the en
trance to the raik. He alleged that tho
motorman started up the car as he was
stepping from the footboard to tho
ground and that he was violently
thrown upon hts right hip and Injuied
fir that he had to go around on crutches
for a long tlmo and has been perma
nently disabled.
One of tits witnesses. Jacob Brlrgel,
the painter, gave evldr-nco moie in
faror of the defendant. Ho testified in
substance that Mr. Connolly got up
fiom his heat while the car was in mo
tion and got off bofoie It stopped. Wit
neEtes for tho defendant gave similar
fstlmony. The cjfo will bo resumed
this morning with heoilng more testi
mony for the defendant, Mr. Connolly
asks damages In tho sum of S10.0C0.
In No. 2 before Judgo Edwards, the
two tiespass suits of Charles and John
A. Monnlnger against Thomas K Davis
weie on all day. The plaintiffs claim
$2,000 damagen for an overflow of water
upon, their property by reason of an
act of the defendant In changing u
water couree on North Hyde Park avo
nue. The suit of Jacob Daniels against
Charles Getz for a balance due for
calntlng a house was on before Judge
Gunster at adjoin nment. Attorney
John V. Scragg rcpif tented the defend
ant nnd Attorney John F. Murphy the
defendant.
COURT HOUSli NEWS NOTGS.
V. E Sullivan a ciaduate of Colum
bian unlviilty, acliliiKtoii, D C, rcg
1terrd csterdny as a studeiit-at-law in
the oflice of W V Watson.
Man Inge licensee vvt re gi anted ester
day to Paul Pzilfltoky. of Seranton, and
Ouxslo Kons, of Arehbald, Philip llosi r,
of Ulukil.v, anil Miugiirct Joins, of Oly
pliant, John I'nmoi k, of Throop, and
Pauline Mnstowslta nf Srrntiton, Prod
W Wcj anilt anil .lhclnilnu. Scliaulile,
of the Sniilh Side
O. II WHglit, II. L IHllKtend, Ocoige
W Oki 11, T .T. JeiinliigH and Evan J
Divls weie vp.terrtay appointed vlnwcrs
to estimate tlM va.iio of land owned by
Jiimes Hatier, it Moosle, nivl sclrrd bj
the Spilng rtroiuc Water Supply tompany,
unilei thp light of eminent domain.
Uy acr". inont of both partus In thp
suit of Clnrlps P Joms against the
city of Seranton the case will be sub
mlltpil to Attorney T .1. VIoAndrpW aH
refpiee Attorney I 11 Iturnw rppiripnts
the plalntllf and City Solicitor Menin
ley Hip drftndint In the suit of Mary
Ilngnn acnliist the oltv. Attornry W, W.
liavlor was aereed upon as refeiec. .i.
Hums icprpseiits thp plaintiff In that
cai'C and Mr. Mclllaley tho city.
GAMES OX JULY I
Circular TluA Hns lloen Issued With
Reference, to 1 liein--I'ii7cs Thnt
Aro Ollerctl ( nutestnnts.
John J Muiphy, Jnmes T. McOlnnls,
J T. O'Neill, M. II Henley, P. F Mur
ray. J. P. Noaij and Patrick Dm kin,
the committee on games In connection
with the Jul I celebration, has Issued
the follow inij, rlitlllar.
The united IiNh socletlps of Lackawan
na county ptopoe to pelebratr in a fit
ting manner the oup hunelred and four
teenth analvpisaiv of American linle
pcelcncp ami the one hundred and twelfth
unnlvci-at of the Insurrection In Ire
I ind In thp motlur country the Insur
lection annlveisaij will receive the at
tention which tho patiiotk aidoi and in
thusani eliar.iPteilstle nf Us people,
can produce and consequently we tall
rxpect a successful demonstration
ahio.ul Since the sons of Ireland may
bo tound In pvciv country of our globe,
the history of the dny will bp Paget Iv
watched vvhprpver Irishmen abide, mil
certainly Is this true of Irishmen In
America, tilt li adopted eountiv Hut
IrMimen In America will not remain
passive, their ciithuslam dpinands pai
tlclpatlon therefore, It l that the unltpel
Irish socletlps of Lackawanna county
have deemed It necessary to hold a picnic
and carnival of athletic grmes at Ath
letic park Scianton Pa, on tho 4th day
of Julv A D. 1S1?
The following programme of games and
list of piUes to be awarded to the win
ners of the various contpsts:
100- aril clash First pi ire, gold medal,
second pibp, silver medal
222-ard dash First pilze. gold medal;
second prize silver medal
iin-v-ud run Flist pil7P, gold medal;
second pilze, silver medal
Half-mile uin First pilp, gold medil,
speond prize, sllvtr medal
UO-jaid Inn dip Fli st pilze, gold medal;
second prize, sllvei med ll
220-jnrd low liunlle First prize, gold
medal, second pil7e, silver medal.
Kl-poimd shot Fit st prbc gold medal,
second pilze, sllvii mod il
Pi-pound hammei Flist prize, gold
medal, second pilze silver medal
Pole vault for height First prize, gold
medal; second pilze sllvei medal
One mile relay race between teams rcp
lesenting Young Men's Institutes St
Leo's battalion and slmil ir organizations
of Lnckawanna countv Silk flag
Half-mile blcvcle i ace gold mpelal.
One mile bicvele race (Vld medal.
100-jard special race for men 43 jeirs
of age and above Hold mpil tl
Tug of war contest, open to teams rep
rpspntlng icgular oiganizatlons Prizes to
be selected.
Thrpo srts of nllev bill contests, con
testants to bo divided into three classes
Pilzcs to be selected
Open games after the finish of tho three
sets
Michael r Swrpiiey. elnmplon high
Jumper of the world, will give an exhibi
tion of high jumping Mr Swecnev's
iceoid Is six feet, ttvp and tlve-clghts
Inches, made at the International Ath
letic contpsts between the New York
Athletic club representing thp t'nlted
States, and the London Athletic club,
representing all England at Manhattan
field. New York Sept 21, lv'jj
MT. CARMEL MEN HUSTLING!.
Hound to Mallei the Scrnnton Ilnril
Coal Convention a Success.
The business men's committee of Mt.
Carmel. the original piomoters of the
convention to be held In this city June
2S for the puipos0 of discussing the
piesent txoihttant freight latcs on
hard coal, aie continuing their offoits
to make the meeting a success The
committee is mailing its haul coal ch
culais bioaritast and Is distributing
letteis of which the following lb a
copy:
Oflice of Hu-dness Men's Commltteo of
Mt. Carmel, Pa.
.Tune !) ls5?
Dear Sli : Wc call our especial atten
tion to tho pnclnocd circular. Ask ou
to at once uso oiir Influence In calling
together a meeting of the business niPii
ot j our platp and have thorn elect dele
gates to the convention
Tho convention will bo held In Seran
ton on Tuesday, Juno 2, at 3 p in In
hall of board of trade, and wp want and
expect delegates from every town In tho
anthracite coal legion Our puipose In
haying the convention held In Seranton
Is that Seranton, while not being In the
center of tho coal legion, has tho bpst
organizations to aid in our efforts and
wp have been assured of their warm sup
port Then the delegates thpre asspinhlpil pan
plan and discuss mattcts, probably send
committees to the different coal earning
ralhoads; or use any othei means of
amicably, legally, or by legislation hav
ing tho ralliends grant the same freight
rates on antlnaclte as on bituminous
coal Would ask n reply as to iccelpt of
this letter and ipqupst that ou up jour
personal efforts to hivo business men
In our town elect delpgatPS at once.
Plcabe notify the president and secret.uy
of names of delegates as soon as elected.
Very lespectfully,
D. D. Uollch.
President,
W S. Thlilwcll,
Secretary,
Business Men's Committee, of Mt. Car
mel. PUBLIC SCHOOL EMPLOYES.
Ortleri lor W'ngoH W ill Ho Cashed nt
Thliel Nntionnl Hank.
Thero will bo some delay In pajlng
puhllc school teachers, janltois and
other school employes as a result of
the board of control's financial straits,
which has compelleel It to borrow
money to meet ceitaln current ex
penses. Arrangements for a loan have been
mado with tho Thliel National bank
and orders for salaries have been
eh awn In the oflice of tho becretarv of
the board. Tho orders aro payable at
tho Third National bank any day dur
ing banking hours, but they aro still
held In tho secretaiv's ofllco on ac
count of a delay In stamping them
"Payable at Thin! National Bank." It
Is probable that tho stamping will bo
done today and the orders issued tomorrow.
CONVENTION OF
UNIVERSALIS
Closing Session ol the State Organl
ration Is Held at Nicholson.
ROUSING CONFERENCE MEETING
HELD BY MRS. SANFORD BENJA
MIN - FINE PROGRAMME REN-DEHED-LETTEHS
OF ENCOURAGE
MENT RECEIVED - YOUNG PEO
PLE'S CHRISTIAN UNION.
The convention opened today at 0
o'clock with a rousing confeience meet
ing led by Mrs. Fanford Benjamin, of
this city, following which this pro
gramme was rendered: Voluntary.
Mis. L. M. Shields; nnthem. "6 Come,
Let lis Wcushlp," choir. Scripture les
son and prayer, Rev. F. E. Adams;
"Denominational Loyalty" (on the patt
of the minister). Rev. II. T Polk:
anthem. "Theio Is a Green Hill Far
Away," choir; "Denominational Loy
alty" (on the part of the laity), Rev.
F. W. Whlppen; anthem, "Not a Spar
row Falleth," choir, benediction, pas
tor, The Scilpture lesson was read by
Rev. 1'. E Adams from the eighty
fourth nnd one hundred and twenty
second psalms. Rev R T Polk then
announced his subject on "Denomina
tional Lfiwilty on the Paifof the Mln
Istiy.' He said thnt the minister
should flist be faithful and loval to
God. the Father of us all. Second, that
he should bo faithful to his cieed.
Next to his nlleglance to God he should
li- faithful to the fnlversallst chinch.
He must be full of Unlversnllsm. Then
he said ministers must always lemem
bcr that they stand not for them
selves but alwnss foi God and the
chui ch.
After mi anthem by the choir, Rev.
r W. Whlppen, of this city, who had
been selected to answer on the pait of
the laity, Mr. John B. Wvoth. of Phila
delphia, who was to have llllpd that
position, being unable to attend, then
presented the church's side nf the case.
After the close of his lemaiks Mr.
Whlppen added that war was always
to bo deplored, and the present war
was no exception. But ho was glad
that the present war was doing gieat
good in the spreading of civilization
nnd In bringing together once more
the north and the south to such nn
extent as to effectually wipe out tho
old scores and gather them moie liim
1 under the, old flag
Hon.'C. S.' Russell then arose and
said that It was a strange coincidence
but that history had again repeated
Itself That exactly twenty-one years
ago this week a new rniveisnllst
church was dedicated In Nicholson, a.
new minister ordained and the Penn
svlvanla state convention held there.
Mr. Russell then said if theie was no
more business to bo transacted he de
claied the sixty-seventh nnnual con
vention of the Pennsvlvnnlu Unlvei
sallsts adjoin ned, place of adjournment
to be left to the trustees.
WOMAN'S MISSION.
At 10 o'clock the Woman's mission
was called to order by its president.
Mis. S. A. Russell, of Philadelphia.
Tho societal y. Miss Elizabeth DeGal
ller, of Bradford, not being present,
Mis. V. c. Stilcklei, of Philadelphia,
was chosen seeietaiy pro tern. After
reading of minutes the tieasuier, Mis.
M. J. Long, icpoited as follows:
Amount on hand last vear, $51.75;
amount received, $178 75; one-half to
national convention, $S9 3S; balance on
hand, $115.
Motion was made that a donation of
$5 00 bo made to tho church at Nichol
son Motion made that $100 bo given
to the state convention for use In state
work. A splendid letter of encourage
ment was received fiom tho nntlonal
srcietaiy at Washington, D. C, Mlsa
Emily D. Shot wood sending greeting
to the convention and the Woman's
mibslon. The piesldent then appointed
tho following nominating committee:
Mis Rahn, Towanda, Mrs Blali, Phil
adelphia, Mis. s. C. Russell, Towan
da, who ictlred for consultation This
was followed by the repoits of tho dele
gates. Mis C E Strlckler thcji presented a
beautifully wilttcn and Insplilng paper
entitled "Tho Outlook of Mission Cir
cles,' which was greatly applauded
Mis Rahu, of the nominating commit
tee" then piesentcd their report.
For piesldent, Mis. S A Russell; for
vlce-piesldent, Mis S 1) Strlcklei , for
societal , Mis. Luder, for tieasuier,
M. J, Long Executive boaid, Mies. De
ptvv, rieetvllle, Mb Maiy Gobtll,
Philadelphia. Mrs ElUabeth D. Goller,
Biadford This leport was accepted
and elected After some lemarks nnd
unlinpoitant business, the meeting ad
join ued
By far the most enthusiastic meet
ing of the week woes the eighth annual
convention of the Young People's Cluls
tian union, which was called to older
by Its state president, Mr. John O.
Gukelcr. of Philadelphia, exactly at 2
p m, when the following programme
vva icndered:
I. Organization.
2 Praver.
3. Roll call of delegates.
4. Reading of minutes of last annual
meeting
5. Appointment of committees,
il. Re pert of secretary.
7. Rcpoit of ticasurer.
K Reports cf lecal unions.
0 I'nflr.lshcel business.
10. Reports of tcminlttces.
II. New business
12 Report of nominating committees.
U. Elee Hon of oWccrs.
14 Adjournment
The secretary, Mr. Henry C. Taylor,
of Towanda, lead the- minutes of tho
last convention. This was followed by
tho reading of the treasurer's leport
which showed tho lecelpts to havo been
$190 02, tho disbursements $159.17 and
balance on hand 'S',0.86.
COMMITTEES APPOINTED.
The piesldent then appointed tho fol
lowing committees:
Cmnmltteo on Re-solutions-Miss Ger
trudo Wnlill of BiooKljn, Mr. 1". A.
Hranda, or Seranton; Miss J. II, Molu, of
JMll.idrlphla,
Commltteo on Auditing Accounts
Jpsse F. Tiffany, nf Nlchnbenj Mlsa Maul
Do Puc, Fleoivlllo; Mr. W. II. l.UIr,
Philadelphia.
Committee on Nominations Rev. Dr. F.
A. Hisbce. Philadelphia; Miss Nellie
Loomls. Klngtlcy; Miss Ida Barber,
Scianton.
Ths secretary then reported 550 ac
tive members in the society, 47 Junior
societies, one society disbanded and one
new one formed. This was followed by
tho repoit of all tho unions in tho
state.
A beautiful satin banner was then
presented to tho convention by Mr.
AVilklnson on behalf of Miss Jessie C.
Horn nnd Miss Margaret C. Goodman,
of Philadelphia. The banner was
beautifully made of light blue satin,
with a large white keystone In tho cen
ter. In the lie stone vvas the mono
gram, of the Y. P. C. U. worked In gold.
The bannet ivas trimmed with gold and
Bpangles.
It will lio tho property of tho society
securing tho mot now members dur
ing the coming year.
THE RESOLFTIONS.
Tho commltteo on resolutions then
mado the follow Inp; leport:
Resolved, That we hcaitlly endorso the
district nti erlnttrdtiil plan leconuntliil
cd and that It bo ccntluued md receive
the hearty tut pert of all local unions.
Wlieuas, We believe tho Junior union
Is an elllciciu aid In our wink bv train
ing the ihlldicu In tho woik and In tho
faith, theierore, bo It
Resolved, That wo endorse the appoint
ment of a state superintendent for tho
Junior Young People's Clirlstlin union,
anil that wo icciinmrnd tho continuance
of the work In this department.
Rp.eolvtd, That it cognizing the Impoi
tnnco of pitventatlvo and humanitarian
work wc uigo the unions to show tho
practical value of their faith by taking
an active part In reforms of a sociolog
ical n iturc.
Resolved, That our state olliters be 'o
questpd to urge upon all our unions tlu
duty of lojaltv In paving In lull nil as
sessments lawfully mado upon Its mem
bers. Whereas, The assessment of 20 cent-5
per capita tax by tho nitlonal conventli i
lias piovtd biiidcnsome to many of our
nieheis, thcieloie. bo It
Resolved, That the delegates fiom the
unions in our state to tho next national
convention to ho held at Chicago, bt In
structed to usf their Influence anfl votes
In favor of n lower per capita assessment
In future and such measures lor the ie
ductlon of the expenses of tho national
convention as ma bo possible
Rosolvcd, That wo hireby express to
tho church and ppoplo at Nicholson our
grateful oppiecli'tlon of their generous
hospitality
Miss Gcrttudi' Waldle. Mr. Frank A.
Hranda, Miss I. II. Mohr. committee.
Tho report of tho convention was
acted upon nitlclo by article, and final
ly adopted as u whale.
Tho adoption of the state song was
then taken up. It was composed by
Miss Edith M Colson, of Standing
Stone, N. Y., to tho air of Greenland's
Ic Mountains.
The committee on nominations then
made tho following lepoit: For piesl
dent, Mr. H. II. Wilkinson, Philadel
phia; vlce-picsldent, Mis. S C Ben
jamin, Scianton, secietaij. Miss Maud
Waldle, Biookljn, treasurer, Mis Lil
lian Storrs, Standing fetone Upon mo
tion the lepoit of the committee was
adopted as lead and the c-eeietaiy di
rected to cast tho ballot. Motion vvas
then macU" tor the adoption of a stato
yell as follows:
"Here again here again,
Fiom the gloilous lar'id ot Pcnn
Always ca'lj never late
Wo ate film tho Ko stone state"
The motion provoked considerable
discussion as not a dignified notion for
a icllgloiifi organization, and upon be
ing put to vote was defeated by 10 to
7, neaily all of the delegates left dining
from v otlng
STATION HOUSE INSPECTED.
Xovv Polieo Prison in Center Street
Itcndv for Use.
The Improvements recently made at
the old Center stieot police station
under the dliectlon of Building Insprr
tor Nelson weie Wednesday inspected
by Major Bailey and members of the
joint building committee of councils.
One apartment occupies the whole
of the giound floor. A line of bars
from floor to celling divides the space
containing the cells from a small spate
at the entiance The sergeant's desk
will be In the big tell apnitment
Theie are four cagrw with two de
tat liable wooden bunks In each. The
row Is completed by a daik cell and a
lavatory. Thtee coats of lemon color
ed paint, which will facilitate the de
tection of vermin, have been applied to
the cages, walls and all lion weak nnd
can be washed down with water from
u hose whenever may be icqulicd, tho
water escaping through a Hap In the
center of the floor.
A daik cell Is located In tho collar.
The second nnd upper floor Is i cached
by an inteiior Iron stnlrway. An
areaway ciossed by Iron baitt and pio
tected by a l ailing admits air and light
to tho main flom. A largo skj light Is
equipped with ventilators. About $500
was icqulicd to icmodel and equip the
building.
The new station house will he put
to ue In a few dajs. It will be used
for lmpilonlng the leor ginde of
evil eiopis, such as drunken poisons,
niaraudeis. dissolute men and women,
etc., pending the dally healings. Pils
oner.s from this .station will bo given
healings In Alderman MUlai's touit.
BATTLE OF MANILA DESCRIBED.
Pntrick Ciire, u Gunner's .Unto on
1 lit) itiiloigh, W rites About II.
John Caiey, of Mlnooka, has lecelvod
a letter fiom his son, Patrick, who is
a gunnel's mate on board the Raleigh.
The letter was wiitten on boaid tho
Raleigh In Manila bay, two dajs after
the famous battle. It Is as follows:
Deir Father: I take the pleasure to
Infoim you concerning the battle of
Manila harbor on .May 1. The Spanish
fleet consisted of eleven ships and two
torpedo boats. They had strongly con
structed forts and dangcious mines tint
dotted the haibor at every conceivable
point Desplto tho enemy's advantage,
wo met with no casualties In entering
tho hirbor, nnd In a short time we i im
pulsed the enemy nnd utteilj defeateil
them Tho governor of the Philippine
Islands sent a communloitlon calling us
haish names, but no doubt he had suf
ficient icasons to feel offended because
tho American licet was nnehoied In tho
haibor Our ships opened flro at 12 ."n a.
m. Sunday, about thlity miles from Ma
nila harhoi. At about 1 a. in we holsttd
tho battle fiags which weie Uriel at by
the enemy. Then we commenced the ter
rible onslaught, nnd In a shoit time their
torpedo boals wpip sunk Afier the
smoko of tho battle nnd denied away
nono of our aimy wpip seriously Injured,
whllo on tho othei hand the Spanish loss
was seveip, both tn men and loss
of battleships and damage to the foitlll
catlons. You in td not be alauned as to
our safety as we fi el peifectly at home,
and aro enJolng ourselves Immensely.
WILKES.BARRG MEN HONORED.
TobboU Captain ol Iininiino Rcgl
inont nnd IIIsbIub ol Signal Corjoe.
"Two army appointments of consid
erable Importance havo been given for
mer Wllkes-Barro bojs," says tha Wll-kes-Barre
Record. "The senate jester
day i-niitirmed the nomination of Wil
liam Fryo TcbbetH as a captain l:i nn
Immune legiment. Tho samo day the
nanio nf Ambrose Hlgglns, lato mana
ger ot the Wllkes-Bane oineo of the
Postal Telegiaph Cable company, was
sent to tho ronato for confltmatlon as
captain in tho volunteer signal corps.
"Mr. Hlgglns was graduated fiom
tho Uivcrslty of Fe nnsylvnnla law de
partment a week nun and tame to
Washington with the deieimlnntlon to
get Into the war and tee service in some
branch of the army. He made applica
tion to General Greeley of the signal
service for a commission in his com
mand. After a live minutes' conver
sation Geneial Greeley was so much
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GERSON
Impressed with Mr. lllgglns's ability
as an electrician and his general fit
ness for a position In the corps that he
referred him to the president with In
struction? to til the executive that he
(Mr. HlsRlns) vva-i lust the man wanted
In the signal service. Mr. Hit?El"s's ap
plication for an appointment went to
th president on Saturday and on Mon
day tho nomination was made. The case
is worthy of note as 'hcing one of the
few appointments blnce the war be
gan made on merit and fitness alone."
TECHNIQUE OF WAR.
Definitions and Explanations ol Some of
the Military Terms Most Com
monly Used.
Rochester Democrat nnd Chronicle.
An army coips Is tho first great tac
tical unit of an aimy. It Is mado up
of a number of divisions of Infantry,
with a proper pioportlon of cavalry
and arttlleiy and all other adjuncts.
It Is buppos.ed to contain all the ele
ments of a cnnipleto aimy and to bo
capable of independent opeiatlons. In
the HiltUh aimy three divisions make
an army coips.. The French aimy Is
divided into twenty nrmy corps. Tho
number of men In an nt my corps may
v.uy from 18,000 to 40,000. In tho
T'nlted States aimy, on a peace footing,
the aimy corps Is unknown, for an
obvious leason.
A division Is the tactical unit next
below an aimy corps. It Is composed
of a. certain number of brigades. It Is
not, generally, a complete little nrmy
within Itself. It may Include only a
single arm of tho service, as an infan
tiy division or a cavalry division. In
the United States aimy, on a peace
footing, "division' ib a geographical
rather than a tactical term.
A brigade Is made up of thice or
four regiments, and numbois from 1,500
to 3,000 men. It may be made up en
tliely (mra one nun of setvlce, or
it may Include troops of all arms.
Aimy coips, divisions and brigades
nre, in practice In tho United States,
not very permanent oiganizatlons.
A leslment is a permanent tactical
unit, with a distinct Individually of
lt3 own. It is composed of a number
of companies, the number varying ac
cording to circumstances. In the te
gular aimy of the United States a re
giment of Intaniry Includps "tu'elvc
companies. In Now York state ser
vice a regiment consists, legally, of
not less than eight nor moie than
twelve companies. In practice, tea is
the usual number . In the regular
army a company consists ot eighty
four members. In the state bcrvice
a full company consists of one captain,
two lieutenants, one first setgeant, one
quartermaster beigeant, tour ser
geants, eight corpotals, two musicians
and elcht j -four pi Hates, 103 men in
all. A company may have but thirty
one privates, but thlity-one Is the min
imum. A tioop is a cavaliy "com
pany" a battel y is a Held artillery
"company."
A battalion Is an aggiegatlon of com
panies less than a regiment, command
ed by a lleutenant-eoloiiel or a mnjor.
Ileglments nrc divided into battalions
fot convenience of handling, though
oidlrarlly the battalion distinction Is
n t appaient. In thc legulai aimy each
legiment Is composed of three battal
ions of four companies each. In the
National Guard of this state a legl
ment's division into battalions seems
to bo largely In tho discretion of the
leglmcntal commander. There aro gen
eially two battalions to a regiment,
each including half tho number of com
panies compotlng the regiment In lo
calities ulilo to maintain more than ono
company but not enough companies to
form a regiment, permanent battalions
have been organized, hut like the separ
ate companies they nio likely to bo In
cluded In provisional jeglments when
the stale tioops aro called Into ser
vice, A platoon Is, peihaps, best described
as a "company battalion." It is a sub
division of the company made for crn
venlence of handling. A company gen
erally ronslMu of two platoons. Tho
first platoon consists of tho men In the
rlg'it half of the company, tho second
of the men Jn the left half. There is
little peinianency about the platoon
organization, and, like the battalion, it
Is, In the United States, liaidly a re
cognized tactical unit.
A lleutennnt is a port of military
Uo-pusldent. His title, a purely
Ficnch word, indicates his Etatus. Ho
lb a ' locum tenena." Ho is capable of
'taking tho captain's place, when the
captain is killed, dlrabled, or absent,
and Is on hand to do po. When the
company is formed in platoons the first
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lieutenant commands the first platoon
and tho .second lieutenant the second
platoon. In company formation the
lieutenant's place Is In the line of file
closers. Ordinarily his duty Is to do
pretty much, anything of a. military
nature that he Is ordered to do by the
captain. It may be said that the lieutenant-colonel
and tho major are, In a
sense, regimental lieutenants. In tho
regular army "Hutenint" is hardlv
considered a military title. In strict
ness a lieutenant should be addressed
not as "Lieutenant So-and-So," but as
"Mr. So-and-So."
"Fleet." "squadron" and "flotilla"
are terms that seem to be commonly
used, even by naval office! s, with little
dlbtlnctlveness to designate a number
of war vessels under a single com
mand, except that "fleet" Is a term su
perior to "squadron" and that "flotilla"
designates a fleet of small vessels. We
believe that, very technically, a "fleet"
Is composed of thirteen vessels, two
squadrons of six ships each and a flag
ship. Hut this technicality seems to be
entiiely disregarded in practice.
The distinction between a battleship
and an armored cruiser Is rather tech
nical. The battleship Is supposed to
have the heavier armor and guns and
to be better fitted to bear the brunt of
a naval battle. But the Maine was a
battleship while the bigger and more
heavily armed Brooklyn is an armored
cruiser. A cruiser is, generally, faster
than a battleship, and a battleship is.
generally, better protected than a cruls
er. The distinction, though, is not well
settled. Tho battleships of one nation
may be less formidable than the ar
mored crulsera of another.
An auxiliary cruiser Is a vessel taken
from the auxiliary navy (vessels used
In the merchant service, but built with
a view to being armed, vnder an ar
rangement w Ith the government con
templating their drafting Into the naval
service, If they are needed )
The monitor is a battleship of a cer
tain peculiar design. It has a very
low freeboarJ. light draught and a flush
deck. Its great guns are mounted In
heavily armoied revolving turrets, plac
ed on the deck. It is generally slow
and not very sea-woithy and Is rather
a floating battery than a ship. This
class of vessels deilves Its name from
that of the first vessel of the kind ever
constructed, the famous Monitor, vv hose
fight with the Confederate ironclad,
Merrlmac, in Hampton Roads, revolu
tionized naval waifarc.
A torpedo boat Is a small and very
swift boat, whose business Is to de
stroy laiger vessels by launching tor
pedoes at them. The torpedo boat is
very light and trail a mere shell, which
a -.jr'o well-aimed shot from even a
smail sal would disable or destroy
It must cet close to the object of its
attack to do Its woik and must de
pend for safety solely upon Its speed
and Its small size A torpedo boat Is
not easily seen nor easily hit, but the
men on board of her when she goes
into action must have no thought for
their own lives.
The toippdo-boat catcher Is exactly
described by Its name. It is designed
expressly to catch torpedo boats and
destroy them by means of its superior
speed nnd heavier armament, possible
because it Is not necessary that the torpedo-boat
catcher should bo especially
small.
Thf Vesuvius and the Katahdin are
"freak" vessels, each forming a class
by itself. The Vesuvius Is tho float
ing gun carriage of a couple of im
mense guns constructed to throw great
dynamite shells by the use of com
pressed air. The Katahdin Is, In ef
fect, a tremendously heavy steel ar
row, propelled through the sea by Its
own self-contained forces. It fights
by shooting Itself, point first, with
tremendous force, against a hostile
vessel, crushing In Its sldo and sink
ing It. The results of very severe tests
Indicate that the Katahdin can do this
without serious Injury to herself.
COMINQ MUSICAL COMPETITION.
Another Prize lint Uccn Offered to
the Participant)!.
At the entertainment and musical
competition to be held at Mears' hall,
Juno 20, under the auspices of the
Cambro-Amcrlcan Choral society, an
additional prize of $5 will be awarded
to the quartette that will render best
tho following hymn-translation by T.
Hllsworth Davics, to the music of the
old popularand national tune, "Babel."
Ten thousand, thousand wonders
Await the coming morn,
When forth shall come the weary
From sin and sorrow borne:
Resembling Christ, their Saviour,
In glory, peace and love;
Clothd In their heav'nly garment,
They dwell with God above.
Karnes of the quartette leaders must
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A lot of laundry machinery, a.
new laundry wagon, two turbine
water wheels, boilers, engines,
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PRACTICAL TINNERS and PLUMBERS
Sola Accnta far Rlcbardson-Boyatoa'i
Furnaces and Ilaasras-
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be foi warded to the secretary, M IT.
Daniels. 120 fouth Main avenue, on or
before June 20, same as the other com
petition. In case the contesting quar
tettes should exceed four in number, a
preliminary vv Ml bo arranged at D It.
Thomas' musle store, North Main ave
nue, on the afternoon of the Fame day.
The competitors on the sontr will be
reduced al?o to five. The follow Ins
gentlemen and accomplished musicians
have consented to adjudicate on the oc
casion: Gwilym Morlals, Providence;
Thomas M. WatKlns. Hyde Park, and
D, V.. Jones, conductor of the Taylor
choir, Taylor. Theso contests have In
spired great enthusiasm nmong th
slngeis, and the committee Is informed
that the leading tenois and baritones
of Luzerne and LacKavvanna counties ,
will contest for the pilzes. The pro-
gramme in full, Including thi namea
of artists, will lie published after Juna
20.
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