THE SCRANTON TLUJ3UNE-TUESDAY. JUNE 21, 189S.
VISIT TO HARFORD
ORPHAN SCHOOL
II Is n Delightful Experience, Not Soon
lo DciPorgottcn.
TARTY OF SCIWlXTClXIAXS, WHICH
INCLUDED COLONIAL, 13. II. RIPPLE,
A MEMBER OF THE ORPII VN
SCHOOL. COMMISSION', SPI3NT YES
TI3RDAY AT THE" HOME OP 1III3
WARDS Or THnX7ATION-SOMH OK
THE IXTERESTLNSG 'THINGS THAT
THEY SAW.
Have ou ever been up to see the
Soldiers' Orphans' school nt Harford0
Of course you havem't, for few of you
have had the opportunity nnd tho rest
den't know what the prhilegp Is worth.
It Is probably tho grcltp.st treat you
could have crowded into one c'.ny's
space. Talr and sweet. It will shine
forth In tho memory of those who llrst
saw the little 111uRe held In the em
brace of tho noble mounttnlns. That
memory will be arnIngllngof straight,
lltl'C blue-coatrd flguips, pretty little
maidens, the ltirlns music of the band
nnd of .vouthful voices, a stielch of
sunny fields and m ignlflci'nt treer and,
moro than all, the ;iunsliine of happy
faces, row upon mw, at every tuin.
The Soldleis' Oiphims' school Is his
toric beyond the history of this city.
Sixty years ago nnd more the ancient
buildings were the point nf an nc.id
cmy the ncadeniy of n, great legion.
Hon Galush.a A. Grow received much
of his education tbcie. .TusUco McCol
lum, Justice Williams, of tiro Supreme
court, and many others of iuoio or Iobs
national reputation spent a pot Hon of
their school dajs there.
For about thirty years It has bn
the home of the wards of the nation
chlldrpn of men who Rave tip their
lives clurliig the Cl II war. or since, or
who arp unable to give pioper en to to
their families. Some people wonder
skeptically that there are nny orphans
left after thirty-four jcirs of peace,
yet It should be rememboied that
many soldiers went Into service young.
LOCATION Or SCHOOL.
The orphans' school la situated on a
large farm, a shoit dls-innec from the
village of Harford. Susqajphanna iniin-
t The buildings, ppveuil In number.
are antique to the point o,f decrepitude,
but so neat ale thev In their snowy
whiteness, so carefully preserved, that
hey have an elegance of superfine
leanllness often lacking In modern
itructures. Such spotless flooi.s, kept
h order by the children, are seldom
f-en. The boards glisten over their
wivy worn sutface, and the knots
sline with the polishing pioiess of
ytirs and a countless succession of
buy little hands.
There ate three schools for Foldlors'
orrians In the Mate The others ate
nt 'nlontown nnd Chester. The nm
mlsjon consists if the governor, who is
prtsdent ex-oflteio; General Gobin,
vlcnresldent, Senator Mitchell, Rop
rosenativos Mansfield, Poster and AVI1
llam r. Stewart. Fiom the Grand
Armj of the Republic an- Captain
Sklnnc-, Colour Ripple nnd Major Me
Cnuley There ate ti vncancits.
To decilbe a day at the Institution is
difficult You tnke-the P o'clock tiain
on th Delawaie, 'Lackawanna pnd
"Westeri iPlliond and ildo as v u know
througl pome of the moht plotuipsqu'
scenery to he found In Pennsyhnma.
At the enl cv ,tn hour vou teach Klngs
ley statim endulilve over the hills for
three mles in the carriages of the
tchoni. his ride is dimming. On one
bide Is a cep ravine, while on the other
are bank wheip wild straw honied
flame In Ite thick glasses nnd wheie
Holds of d jcs lio like a mantle under
the sunshne.
DARK GARBCD FIGURES.
Before yu see the home amid
the hills yu spy a distant group
of dark gar.ed figures and suddenly
you realize tlat they compose the fa
mous band cf tho school The boys
march on in orrect lines to meet and
escoit you, atj a.s jou adance our
ears are started by the cannon fired
In your honor aid you are furthermore
surrrlsed to ml that jou are dilvlng
between long dnwn up lines of bo.vs in
full uniform on ne side nnd of Riris on
the other. Tachwlth their oincers in
udvance.
There is somehlng In these silent
lines that touches your emotions and
you find jourself mishlng a mist from
your eyes that youmay see moro cleai -ly
the carefully gndu.iter rows begin
ning with the tnlle- ones nnd running
off In perspective t Infinitesimal peo
ple of six. In fact, oie little man In but
three and his bald h-ad and blue skirts
nre quite the center if attr.u Hon The
girls all wear pla'd (ressos of popular
stvle. with elvet jokes nnd pretty
braiding.
Later, as the day ci.ws wntmer.they
don chnmbrcy frocks, some a pretty
shade of blue, others crimson, others
light In color, all mnch and trimmed
tastefully with white brtld. These lit
tle maids look as unlike inmates of in
institution as possible? ior thev have
l"n; Mir, becomingly combed and
hanging in thick braids ot tied tip with
bright ribbons.
After you have passed along tho
llnps the children march ttay to their
duties. As It Is a Riila diy in our
honor they hae no schnr until nftor
nooand have only their ordinary
duties to perform in kitchen or dining
room.
WORK THK BOYS DO.
The boys dctnllrd here pare potatoes,
cut bread and assist general'y. Tho
girls act as 'waitresses, arratv tho
tables nnd another detail wnch tho
dishes. The dormitories are a delight
with their whlto beds and tloors almost
as white, nnd the work is all dono by
the children under direction ot the
attendant. Tho boys mnko their own
beds and clean the lloois equally us
well as the girls.
Everything Is dono In military order.
The 230 children march In and t&ko
their places at table with less noise
and confusion than twenty-five usual
ly perform the samo feat. Mr.
Matthews, the manager, from tho head
of his table rises, strikes the bell and
says gently, "O Lord, wo nre the chil
dren of Thy cure." In unison respond
the assemblage: "Feed us with the
bread of eternal life," and then another
tap of the bell and everybody begins
to eat, for the line, clear air nt this
high elevation, the almost continuous
outdoor life bring sharp nppotites.
And then the food Is ho good. Xot
many families have such uniformly ex
cellent cooking. Marvelous bread,
white and brown, buns, tusk Parker
House rolls, cako four times a week
and beautiful cake. too. these aro tho
good things Baker Ilartwick pulls out
of his big oven.
He has been there ten jrars and
never had a "poor batch of bread "
How Is that for a record? Tho cook,
Miss Wi"?, i; WJttUy good tz
department and la nn Intelligent, edu
cated young woman who serves a
variety of menus,
MAXAGKIt MATTHEWS.
The manager, .1. L Mathews, Is uni
versally loved. Whllo his dlKclpllne H
pet fct, a fioedom nnd conlldcin e mo
displayed 1 tho cl.lldron, beautiful to
see. When they speak to him, to at
tract his attention, jou will often ens
a lino manly boy place a hand affec
tionately on his 'boulder and there Is
no harshness evident among teachora
or any other members of the force HI.
wife is equally populpr and Is n gentlo
little lady. Two daughters who dis
play rental kable musical talent, make
up the family in tin- plctuicsque cot
tage beneath the tiees.
lJiit speaking of lne. it Is worth a
day'H loutnc to bee the manner in
which these many chlldien greet Col
onel 13. 11. Ripple, who Is known among
Btum of them by the tondcily spoken
name "Daddy." They simply rwntm
over and around him. Tho largo boj-s
Jii't nbnut to leave the institution hang
nlout l.ltn with a deotlnn borne of
years of close nc qualnt.inco tint is pa
thetic. The little ones trot In his t nicks
nnd the baby Judd clutches at his coat
tails when be Isn't nestling In tho col
uiipI'3 sttong aims.
"What ho has dono for us nobody
can ecr tell," said one fair girl who is
nearly slxtet-n und must leave under
tho acre limit. Jlls Mai tin, the Lady
Inspector of the state, ..ild: "The good
that Colonel Ripple has effected for
these crpbnn children Is something tho
world will neei know. Ho will not tell
It and wo cannot, for it is boundless in
extent."
TI113 MATROX.
Miss McMeekan, the gentle matron,
who Is to nitich loed, spoke with emo
tion of the endless ,an Colonel Rip
ple finds to bestow bencllts upon the In
stitution und of his tireless enemy In
its behalf. All. fiom the least to the
gteUost, cannot do enough for him or
show bv theii eveiy look nnd gcuuio
how dear he Is to them. When they u
out Into thp woild away fiom the
school. It Is with tliilr big-hearted god
futlier'b tenvs falling on their faces
with the sonowful goo 1-byes. Tlieie
will be several such scenes on Juno .".n
whnn ihe end of tho year is at hand
and when these who hae been shel
tered for so long go out foiever. They
may not stav after leaching thp ngo of
sixteen. Sometimes when thme are
vacancies they enter the school nt
Scotland, this stale, where industrial
training is gUen, but thU, too, thej"
must leae at the same age.
There are re many at Haiford that
tlv skill and patlet.ee of the five teich
eis Missos AVn shl hi rue. Dn.ine, Kate
Hmdcnstle, Ida Horn, and May Hnr
ton. nte t'ied to the utmost. The
school Is also aiinnged In details so
that only a portion of the pupils nic in
attendance at any time dining the du
Some kindcigniten woik Is taught In
the pilmaiy grade and the older pupils
lme advanced wmk. The te.ichets ,uo
chiefly Xoimal giadurites and me ex
cellent In their seeml depai tments.
The music teacher. Mis. Carilo A
BrlRRs, has a superb soprano voice and
Is a thoroughly cultmed nnd com
petent joung woman. A number of
childien display exceptional talent In
their music.
MILMHKRS OF THI3 PARTY.
Yesterday a parly, composed of Col
onel Ripple, Dr. and Mis. Roberts, Mr.
and Mis. S. W. Robeits, Mi. and Mis
Cow pet thw alto. Mis C. H. I'enmnn
and Mr. Lou Roberts. IMled the In
stitution. The duv was perfect and
the enlnjinent afforded the lltors
piiuallcd the day. i:eiy spot about
the giounds wns visited. The hospital.
wheie thiee m four gills were having
n pretty good time, as nothing more
than slight attacks of rheumatism af
flicted them, and their chubby faces
spoke of their satisfaction in being
under motheily Mis. Hlb's c ire. Xot
a death has occuned during tho past
J ear.
The sewing room hns a house of Its
own, about "0 by 10 feet In dimensions.
Here all the girls are taught to sew
under the care of Miss Swackhammer.
They make many of their own clothes.
Mrs. Kate Maislull, the assjstant ma
1 1 n. who, as one of the heads of a.
department said, "Is a host In heiself."
and Mrs. Coleman aio other alued
membeis of the foice
In the alteinuon there wns battalion
drill nnd later an entertainment wns
glen In the chapel, which was much
enjojed, and then Colonel Ripple ac
ppdpd to oclftrous demands nnd
plajcd the Iolln. I'atiiotlc songs were
sung, Mis. Rriggs and Miss Lulu Mat
thews gave solos, a little soldlei bo of
ten teclted "If I Darest," which was
composed by Miss Reese, and was
really a remnrknbly clevPr leeltntlon.
After n bountiful supper, nnd as the
day declined, the boys formed In line,
with uncovered heads, saluted the
handsome Hag op. the green and hauled
It down Then everybody gntheicd
about the canlages and said good-byo
as the guests left, nnd tho day was
past the beautiful day with its pleas
ant espeiiences
If you had seen all the chlldien had
to eat. j'ou wouldn't have looked with
suspicion on the souvenir loaves of
brown hi end which tho lsltors carried
home. How on earth the- care for
these children nt $140 per capita a jcar
surpasses romprehenslon. If jou ever
get a chance, go to Harfoid.
MRS. FERDINANDO'S COMPLAINT.
IinokoH l lie I'.qtiUy Court Against tliu
Street Cominimloniir nnd City.
Johanna IVrdlnnndo, wife of Arlgonl
Feulinnndo. applied to court yesterday
for an Injunction against Street Com
missioner A. H. Dunning nndthe city
of Scranton to restrain tin m fiom In
teifering wlHi the constitution of a
house In Xenlls court in the rear of
Falrvlew avenue, in the Fourteenth
ward. Judgo Gunster ni anted a pie
llmlnary Injunction and fixed next Sat
urday nminlng ns n time for tho hear
ing. Mrs. Ferdlnando nllege.s thnt In
Match she commenced the construction
of a dwelling and tho work had pro
giessed to the extent that $1,000 had
been expended on it, when j-estcrdny
morning Street Commissioner Dun
ning, Chler of Police Gurrcll and a
force if men appeared on tho scene with
tools to lemovo the work done. She
alleges she has n right to build whero
she Is building and has a deed fir the
land.
The city ofllcers undertook to stop
tho work for tho reason, as thev be
lieve, that tho building was encroach
ing on the sttcet.
W yonilng Camp.
Tho AVyomlng camp meeting will bo
held on the old grounds near Wyoming,
Pa., commencing August 17 nnd clos
ing August L'3. Tho boarding house
will be open July 10. Smnll cottages
can bo lonted by those wishing to at
tend. Excursion tickets will be sold
on tho Delaware, Lackawanna and
Y.'cr n railroad at low rates.
HE DIED FROM
NATURAL CAUSES
, s-
Coroner's Jury Entirely Exonerated
Patrick Cawlcy.
WAS IN NO WAY RKSPOXSIRLi: FOR
Ilia DRATH OF AXTHOXY Mt'R
I'HY VJ3RDICT SAYS TH13 LAT
TKR'S D13.MIS13 WAS DUI3 TO DILA
TATION OF TIID H13ART AXD CD
RRRRAL M13XIXniTIS-St:nSTANCK
OF THH TESTIMONY THAT WAS
H13ARD LAST X101IT.
The coroner's Jury In the case ot An
thony Murphj", of Olyphant, met at the
courx house Inst night and found a vei
dlct that the man camo to his death
from dilatation of the heart and cere
bral meningitis, brought about by nl
(ohollHin nnd lntempernto habits. Pat
rick Cawley who now Is under ball In
the sum of 52,000 on the clnigo of be
ing Instrumental In his death, was ex
operated by the Jurj' fiom any lerpon
slblllty In the case. The Jury consisted
of Dr. D. A. Webb, Dr. 13. X. New bury,
A. T. Raynsford, John T. Drown, W. O.
Moser und A. 13. Vorhls
Muiphvdled at the LieUnwnnna hos
pital Thuisdaj morning, lune P, liuv
'ing boon brought there In nn uncon
scious condition the evening befoie
There was a. rusplclon that Patrick
Caw lej-, a painter In the einploj' of
Jnmes Twlsi, of Prlceburg. lml In
dicted nich n beiil Imj on him ns to su
puinduce his death. Cawley was nr
restd, but after a few davs' incarcera
tion ho was released on $2,000 bail.
Tho first witness called last nl;ht
was John J. McAndi ow, a saloonkeeper
of Dunmore stieet. Olyphant. Ho tes
tified that Muiplij' was In his place
Satin day night, Juno 1, In n highly In
toxicated condition. Theio was no
qu incllng among Ihe men who vvio
thie drinking that night. Cawley was
lint th"io nt all.
ML'RPH WAXTI3D TO FIGHT.
)n Monday Mutphy cann In again
and tool: a. seat in a side room. After
awhllo he vomited on tho lloor. Mc
Andi ew told him to go go home nnd
go to bed lie did not, but sat mound
for an hour or so, about which time
Cawley came in. Mutphy asked hint
to have a dtlnk, nnd tho witness gave
Cawby n glass of beer, but lefused
Murphv, telling him ho had too much
already, or something to that effect
Whll1 at the bar. Muiphy wanted to
fight Cnwlev for fJO, to come square
for .1 blow he nllpged that the latter
had given him. Cawley humored him
because he was In a maudlin condition,
and said he would light him some time
agiln. Then Cawley went out nnd
Murphy took Lis nepartuie not long
nftiiwaid and was found nn hour or
two later stretched in a Held not far
from the place.
.Mr McAndiew was asked by Coio
ncr Lonustieot what he knew about
Muiphy's habits, and his answer was
th.it he had been a hard drinker pie-
vlous to nn accident In which he was
badlj- crushed up In the 13ddy Cieek
mines five or six jcars ago Ho
sobeied w when he got well und was
stib tly tempeiatc until rerpnfly. when
he bioke out again. His dl inking con
sisted of golns on spioe.s nround pay
dujs. Mr. McAndiew said he heard it
nimiued in omul that Cnwlej- and
Murphy had a fight, but that's nil he
knew about It. He saw no blark eves,
cuts, ot Ionises on Murphy either Sat
uiday night or Monday nfteinoon.
CORCORAN' S T13ST1MOXY.
Anthonj- Corcoinn was swoin to tes
tify as to the man's habits, and said
ne wns in the habit of staving diunk
for three or four daj.s at a time and
wns veij' cnteless about his poison
when under tho Influences of liquor.
Patrick Cawlej-, the defendant, was
swmn and denied absolutely that he
left a hand on him. He said he was
passing MpAndtew'ssnloem nt 11 o'clock
that Saturday night on his way home
nnd Muiphy wns sitting on the stoop.
He called him and began to abuse him
without any cause. Cawley only
stopped for a minute, nnd ns he started
on. Murphy wanted to follow him nnd
fell foiwatd on the sidewalk. He saw
him again Monday and had no moie
to do with him than has already been
detnlled by McAndiew.
Cm oner Lorigstreet Instructed the
Juiy then that the supposition wns that
Murphy bad been foully dealt with,
but there was no evidence ntter a care
ful post mortem examination that he
had died lrom violence. On tho other
hand tho condition of the man's heait
was such thnt It si emed to hltn he died
fiom excessive di inking. It was In
such a condition that could not result
trom a recent cause. Taking nil the
evidence into consideration tho Juiy
found the -verdict above stated.
PROGRAMME OF CONVENTION.
Order Thnt ill Ho Observed nt the
Trl-Couutv Cntlicriiig.
The following programme has been
prepared for the Til-County Christian
I3ndeavor convention to be held in this
city next Tridaj-.
MORXIXC, SESSION'.
D.Ij Prjjer sci vice-Rev. W. C, Watklns,
Sciantou.
AUelici'S of welcome Rev. Jjimcj
Mcl.iod D. D., Scranton.
Rtspcinc-Rov. 13. Flack, president
Til-County Union.
Sccretarj's irpoit Miss Delia P. Ev
ans, Stronton.
Treasurer's icport J, C. Manning,
PItiston.
Reports of superintendents and cits
cussior of some.
Evanfiollstlc woik Rev. W. r. Gib
bons, Dur.inoic.
Junior work Mrs. J. C. Campbell,
WIlkes-Raire.
Good cltlzci thlp James J, II. Ham
ilton. Scranton.
Appointments of committees.
Resolutions.
Nominations.
AFTI3RXOOX SnSSIOX.
2 00 Song service.
2.1J Prayer scnico-Rcv. G. L. Alrlc.a,
Scranton.
2.30 Missionary exerclfcs "How Wo
Spend Our Money" Miss Jennie .M.
Whyte, of Avocn, nbusted by Jun-
lorn of I.angcllffo ehitrch.
3 00 AilcIrePB, "Tho Knilenvnrlng Chils-
tlan" Rev. T. C Ldwards, 1). I),
Rdwnrrisvllle.
3.30 Conferonoon committee woik Rev,
W II. Swift, llouosdalc.
4 00 Athens. "Ronely"-Rov. C. H. Day,
PittHlon.
4 90 Convention sermon Rev. I. J, Lans
lig, Sunnton.
LUttlon of officers.
I3VI3XIXO SI3SSIOX.
7.30 Song service D, J. riillllps, Scran
ton. 7.45 Report of committees Introduction
of officers.
8 00 Devotional sorvices Rev. J. IN Mof
fatt, Scranton.
S 10 Singing, "America,"
6 15 Address, "Good Citizenship'' Rev,
George It. Stowart, D. D., chair
man HarrUburg '08 commlUef.
REFUSGDTO TBSTIFY.
l'our I'crnons Committed to County
Jail lor Contempt.
Attorney 13. C. Xewcomb, acting ns
refpieo in tho suit of Anna Galavlteh
ngnlnst John nnd Rose MoU, com
mitted four persons to jail yestciday
for refusing to testify when they were
Hvvoin, The four are Hlmon Prnkarm,
Joseph Obelkedlch, Mary Mlkulskn. und
Hedlng Mentr.cl.
Thev wcro relensed on ball nnd will
have a hearing Wednesday morning In
court. Mr. Xewcomb was trying tho
enso in Okelt ft Okell's nltlco in the
Coal Dxchnngc, nnd when the wit
nesses refused to testify ho sent for
the (sheriff nnd had them committed.
"- i
SUIT FOR $25,000.
Mrs. I'lsli, of Curbond'ile, Wnuta
Dnniuces from D. mid 11. Co.
Mrs. Drusslla Fish, of Cnrbondnlo,
brought suit In court yesterday for
$25,000 damages ngalnst tho Delaware
and Hudson Railroad company.
She alleges that on Oct. 4. 1S07, she
purchnscd a ticket on tho defendant's
road and through the negligence of the
employes she was seriously Injured In
Retting nhonid the car. Attorneys I.
II. Rums nnd D. J. Reedy represent
uer.
THIS ANDJHAT.
In leference to TTie death of Judgo
Wlckh.un, of the Supi i ior court at his
homo in Heaver Satuiday, Judgo P. P.
Smith said in thp Sunday News: "I
am pt f mindly grieved to hpnr of his
death. He wan a grand man and an
excellent judge. He wns deeply lead
In law, quick in grasping salient points,
and brilliant In tho application of un
derlying and governing piltidphs. it
would be dillhult to name his peer as
a safe, capable nnd nblo Jurist. lie
was a most delightful gentlemnn so
cially, an agiceable. cutci mining and
interesting companion, nnd a wise,
thoiough nnd painstaking co-laborer.
It was, posslblj-, In consultation that
his splendid Intellect appealed to bnst
advantage. His mind wns essentially
anal j Heal, and was filled with wide,
varied and useful lnfoimntlon. He
was a ripe scholar, and nn accuiate
thinker As a lavvyei, JudRO Wh kham
leached a high position In his profes
sion. Ills paity nominated him In 1SS
for JudRO of the Reaver dlstilct, and
elected hltn. After seivlng leu jeais
with eminent satisfaction and conspic
uous abllltj, ho was icnomlnated and
le-elected. lie was serving tho slth
month of his second term when the
Superior couit was established, and he
wns chosen by Governor HnsliiiRS as
one of the flist members of that court.
It Is needless to ndd that lie was nomi
nated and elected the following fall.
Ho was bom in tho County Mpiith. Iie
Innil. In 1M1. nnd there he spent his
childhood davs. He often retorted to
the Gieen Isle, nnd had a very warm
spot in bis heatt for It. In IS 10 he
camo with his parents to this coun
trj', and lo ited in the western part
of this state. After nequlilng a com
plete education ho took up the profes
sion of law. which he loved nnd mini li
ed. He will be greatly missed by his
associates, and by the army of law
vers and litigants who had business
with our court. Judge Wlckh.un
would give tot re, dignity and confi
dence to any tilbunal. His untimely
death will pause a varauij- In the
judiciary of thp state which will bo
long telt." Judge Smith Ipft jesterday
for Reaver to attend the funeral, which
will take place at 3 o'clock this after
noon. F. L. Peck, president of the Alamo
gordo Lumber companj' wires Mr.
Hddy this week 'from Scranton. Pa.,
that he has purchased the necessarj'
machinery for the big saw mill anil
lumber manufacturing plant at Abimo
Roido and thnt the outfit nnd a large
number of men would soon be here
to go to work. Thp capacity of the
mill will be imi.ono feet of lumber pet
day. Mr. Peek is a millionaire lumber
man. operating large plants In Penn
sjlvanla and Mississippi. He was here
a short time ago and visited the Sac
ramento mountain timber section, go
ing nway well pleased with his visit.
Tho election of these mills nt Alamn
gonlo will lequlre Ihe services of moio
than 250 men to opetate. Saciamento
(Xew Mexico) Chief.
Rev. Dr. John D. Davles, of N'ew
York, lust evening fotmnllj" accepted
the call extended to him by the congre
gation of the IJetlilehem Piesbyteilan
chinch, l.road nnd Diamond streets.
The announcement of this fact wns
made by Rev. Dr. Renjamln A. Agnew,
tho former pastor, at tho conclusion of
the sermon. Dr. Agnew extended n
heartj- welcome to the new Incumbent,
and wished him as pleasant rt, pastorate
nnd as many faithful friendships as
he had PNperlenred during his long
connection with tho church. Phila
delphia Prcsa.
Judgo Alfred Darte, at the recent
Grand Army of the Republic encamp
ment, nt Oil Citj-, was presented with
a handsome gold watch and chain by
his comiades In recognition of his ser
vices aa commander ot the depart
ment of Pennsylvania last year. The
watch la nicely engraved nnd the
rharm Is a pietty representations of
his corps badge in gold and enamel.
Wllkes-Baiio Rccoul.
Joseph S. Rice, of Wilkes-Harre, the
lonR-dlstnnco blej-cle llder, will bo
married In St. Mary h Catolle church,
Wilkes-Raire tomorrow. His bride
will be Miss Flynn, of thnt city, an
unusually attinetlve young woman.
JAMES M'GOULDRICK APPOINTED.
Ho Has Succeeded Jamas Armstrong
nt tho County .Tall,
James McGouldrlck, of tho South
Side, has succeeded James Armstrong,
kreper at the county Jail, who has ie
signed. The nppnlntment was made
Satutdaj-, and McGnuldilck went on
duty last night.
Ho hns been n street car conductor
for several veais, nnd has tnken nn
active pa it in politics duilnu tho past
few j cars.
'Alan Lutheran IUciuhIoii,
The Sunday school of tho 'Ann Luth
erun church on Mlllln avenuo will con
duct nn oxcurslon to Mountain pnrk
today, Tho train will leavo tho Cen
tral inllroad of Xew Jersey depot at
S o'clock. Tickets 75 cents.
Decree oi Naomi.
A prollmlndiy meeting will be held !n
Lucas' hall, coiner of Sanderson avenuo
and Hast Market street, on Wednesday
evening, Juno J2, to muko urraiiBomanU
to organize an Atuembly of tho Degreo of
Xaoml, Ancleot Order Knights of tho
Mjstlo PhH. ,"' ladlf n.r Inwlteil to
Utttni..
PICTURE OF CUBA'S
MILITARY DESPOT
General Maximo Gomez Viewed at Cloio
Range.
VARIOUS IN'CIDDXTS WHICH ILLLB
TRATD THD CHARACTER OP GO-MRZ-HOW
A XDW ROOK PICTURES
HIM PRDFDRDXCn FOR THE
ARMY OVEll CIVIL GOVDRXMEXT.
R0UXJT,J?P OV THH "1IAJACES."
"rem tno unsiun transcript.
Maximo Gomez, commander of tho
Cuban forces In arms against the
Spaniards, Is n character worthy of
study, in theso time when the "Pearl
of the Antilles" Is the ej'nosuro of tho
pjes nf the world. Vnilous correspon
dents hnvo described lilm and his acts,
and ho has been held up to execration
nnd lauded as tho truest of patriots
sometimes by the same newspaper cor
lcspondent. Xo better Idea of his
character can be gained, However, thnn
from the book Marching With Go
mez," written liy Grover Flint and re
cently published by Lamson, Wolff &
Co. Tho writer wns with Gomes in
tho field, at tho front, on the march nnd
In camp. Ho saw Gomez at his best
und at his woist. I'loin the book one
cbtalns n close view ot the Cuban
leader, nnd lie appears ns one who,
though npparentlj honest, adopts the
Jesuitical motto as his own nnd ovet
lldlng the forms of law ns "establish
ed" by the provincial government, lules
with nn iron hand. Under him. the
Republlp of Cuba would bo a military
despotism. Like Din?, Iip seeks .a mlll
truy dlctatorrhlp, but unlike the other
Dominican, he leR.ards the position as
a means, not an end. Spain, with nil
Its lppiesentatlves In Cuba, he regards
as the ono enemy to be met, nnd all
who ate not with hltn ate against him.
Thorn can be no such thing, In his
mind, ns neutrality, nnd ncross tho Is
land of Cuba, tho trail nf Spanish blood
la mingled with that of the blood of
those who have not bent to his iron
will or who havo been victims of his
lleico temper.
Two slgnllicant points with regard
to the character of Gomez are develop
ed In the pages ot Mr. rilnt's work
tli" utter contempt of the civil govern
ment of the uiipstnbllshpd republic and
the uitliless manner in which human
lives were sacrificed in Gome.'s moral
campaign In Cnmaguej. While Gomez
van In Camnguey, expedltlonuiles nr
nv.d fiom the detachments of Calixto
t; in In nnd Kills;. The 1 itter came with
commissions fiom the ambitious gov
ernment. Thoy were captains without
(i 'iipames; lust lieutenants without
commands; and beaiing the stars of
those giadPS. tlioy lpported to G011107.
Gomez tote up their commissions, de
tailing their bcaiets as untried and 1111
piaettced In war as military recruits,
to the neatest fotcos as second lieu
tenants and alfeic Another instance
In which Gomez disregarded thp civil
government Is related In the same chap
ter. PATH OP A PHDDLHR.
"It wns ut noon one day when a
lanky old fellow with the face ot a vul
ture was unruled and bt ought before
Gomez. Ho had a servant nnd three
stout mules, grunting under a load of
merchandise, ileh ns the pack or a ped
dler lit the 'Arabian Nights." He had
a formal permit from the civil Rovern
ment to sell these goods to peasants In
the neighborhood. This was In direct
violation of Gomel's proclamation, foi
bldding trade of any kind between tho
town und the peasants. The old specu
lators gouds were scattered on the
ground In heaps. Gomez tore up the
government permit, and p.u celled the
biead, coffee nnd tobacco among the
soldlets, excepting the staff and es
eolt.i (psiort). The shoes, calico and
knick-knacks wpip give 11 to pome peas
ant women of the neighborhood to
keep, and the rum and brandy was
poured out upon the ground. Then the
old fellow wns sent on his way with
a warning, nnd we took the march;
our happy tagged soldiery pulling
clouds of smoke Into the air from their
newly-acquired clR.irot.Tes and cigars"
Like Mahomet, Gomez believes In the
swoid as a medium of conversion;
those vi ho do not at once embrace the
faith ate forced to full into tho ranks
or be shot clown on their fauns and
plantations. Xo excuse avails, Cubans
who have families to support must put
asldo their homps and families their
llrst duty, according to Gomez, is to
tho "tepttbllc," the maudates of which
he does not assume to it cognize. Ac
cordingly, Gomez bpgan a "moral cam
ptlRn" in Cnmagupy. In this province
the Cuban in my had become demoral
ized. It had undisputed possession,
und the utile ois, in tunny cases, grew
fond of ease in camp and cottage.
Through this province Gomez marched,
not to tight against the Spanish, but
to dl clpllne his own soblietj-. The
countrj was full of "mnjaoos," as these
lovets of eamp e iso were called. Go
mez dispatched parties In all dlicc
tlons to "round them up." Jit. Plint
desctlbes some of tho Incidents or this
"moral campaign."
"Hvery evening a silent, nbashed
line vi as drawn up befoie headquar
ters, while ofllcers, sailors and usls
tantr crowded in anticipation of the
lecture to come, l'lnnlly Gomez would
come out from under his pieco of can
vas with a towel In one hnnd that
si 1 veil for a handkerchief and look
the tn Ihrough from under his bushy
pj-ebrows, with his hawk's pje.
"' Ah-ll-h. ma-ja-cps; neat well-fed
ma-ja-ces, living In houses, on fresh
pork and chicken and milk, tho food
of tho women and children, swindling
the republic, what do j-ou do for the
fatherland?'
" Do jou wear tho weapons of tho
republic for ornaments, nnd tldo her
horses for pleasute?'
" You b.ij' j-our father was dying,
nnd j-ou loft -our foico to be with him
In December, nnd It Is now May and he
Is still dying? And ou, over theie,
j-ou with the face ot a guerrllleio
(Spanish cav air) mam, jou say you
wcro wounded. Look nt mj" men.
Kvery ono of thpin Is wounded. I am
wounded. I will have tho suigcon ex
nmlno us mid seo which Is tho sicker
man, j'ou or I.'
" ' You dccelvo tho republic, but you
do not deceive mo. I will mnko j'ou
tervo j-our country. If only ns exam
ples for others. I will keep my eye on
every single ono of you.
" ' Olllcer of the daj take these men
to tho Impodlentn, mako thorn walk
with the Infantry.'
"So each day tho nctlvo forces were
welted with men who had long wait
ed for arms, and tho impediments till
ed with thoso on whom tho hardships
ot war had hitherto fallen lightly
CAMP DISCIPLIXD.
"In camp no hi each of dlsclpllno was
too slight to cscupe corjoctlon from
tho commander-in-chief and when at
raro Intervals trrnve offence was rorr..
'milled a formal courtmartial wa3 call-
JAMES C.
Brief Glimpse of the Popular Senator from tho
Twentieth District.
Tho myriad friends of Hon. J. C.
Vaughan will be pleased to learn that
he will permit his name to go before
the convention for renomlnatlon as sen
ator from tho Twentieth district.
Senator Vaughan la one of the most
deservedly popular -oung men nt the
present time Identified with politics In
Lackawanna county. He is a life long
resident of the Kieetric city, and has
marked the wonderful progress of the
thriving business center of Xortheast
ern Pennsj-lvnnla which owes much of
Its present prosperity to enterprising
and brainy joung men of his class.
James C. Vaughan was botn In Scran
ton, July 2S, 1SC0. He graduated from
tho high school In this city In 1S77. Por
a number of jenis afterwards he was
employed as a teacher in tho public
schools ot Scranton, and was among
the most successful. While thus en
gaged ho devoted his spare moments
to tho study of law in tho office of
Lieutenant Governor Wntres, nnd
was admitted to the Lackawanna
county bar with honnis in 1S9.'.
As captain of the famous Sheridan
rifles. Senator Vaughan gained promi
ift-Atmt.ki.tiAttAtiay,Aititttm
clf-and Its' fiifiungs tvero read 'aloud'to
the oIlcerrt assembled. One court found
a stripling of baiely eighteen years
old, guilty of sleeping nt his post nt
sentry duty, a crime punishable with
death. But Gomez, who rarely con
dones a fault, pardoned the culprit
on account of extreme youth, after
Riving him. a fright and a public lec
ture on the seriousness of his offence,
and sent him to the impedimenta 'until
he should grow up.'
" At Pozo Azul, a pievect a tall
sharp-looking fellow was tried on
llvo indictments, for misappropriating
government propettj and levying small
bums of money Illegally, on farmers
of the neighborhood. Ho was sentenced
to death, and as evening fell, the troops
were drawn up, dismounted, on three
sides of a quadranRle Then nn aide
of GoniPZ trotted to tho center of tho
sqtture and read tho Indictments and
the finding of the court martial.
Amidst silence, tho prefect, his arms
tied behind him, was marched across
the qundrangle to tho open side, fol
lowed by lour rapped sharpshooters
of tho infantrj', and a corporal. His
ej-es were bandaged, and he was placed
standing with his back to us all, six
paces In front of the firing squad. Xo
one moved but the corporal, who turn
eel toward tho aide as tho four marks
men levelled their rliles. Then the
last rays of the sun flashed on tho
lifted machete of the aide, and the
corporal Rave the order, 'FtieRO,' in a
whisper heard only by the four men
anel those nearest them.
"The prefect's knees swayed under
him. and he fell writhing to one side,
on his back nnd left shoulder, with his
face burled In the grass. The four bul
lets had passed through his head. Then
the trumpeters blew 'Attention!' and
Torwnrd, inarch" nnd the troops
swung off within 11 pace of where the
001 pso lay. many straining over their
shoulders to catch a glimpse of Hip
features, others passing nonchalantly
n if It were an everj'day occurrence.
"Two days later, a burly negro cor
poral, of vast breadth of shoulder and
a gorilla-like cast of features, was
found guilty of gross insubordination.
He had twice threatened nn officer with
his carbine. Ho was shot at evening
nlsn.
"Gomez's hobby was the punishing
of evil-doers. On meeting General
Seralln Sanchez, some weeks later, ho
said as he embiaced him a rare mark
of esteem from Gomez: 'When I see
nn honest man, I feel a year youngeri
but these rnscals, these scoundrels' (re
ferring to Genet al Suarez, whom ho
had jUBt cashiered), 'they put me back
six months. But we'll send them all
to guaslma; we'll handle them all be
fore wo get through!' "
"Gomez." wrote Sylvester Kcovc,
"has all his life dominated unprin
cipled men by severity and powcu ot
will; his temper is vile."
COLLEQE COMMENCEMErTfc
Pupils ofStJXiiomui Will Be Heard
'X onlght.
'At St Thomas College this evening
tho annual commencement exercises
will bo held beginning Rt 7.30 o'clock,
Tho first part of the programme will
be in chargo of tho pupils of tho pre
paratory department and in tho second
part tho pupils of tho collegiate de
partment will be heard. A varied pro
gramma has been arranged.
LaDRitair-Kellr Conteit.
In tho I-angslaff-Kelly contest yea
terday n brief hearing was held In the
forenoon at which only a few witnes
bp8 were examined. They wero from
tho Sixth ward. 'Adjournment was
made until afternoon and then there.
VAUGHAN.
V.Wi''
nence In mllltn'ry circles In t'
city, and he hns been one of the mc
earnest supporteis of the movement
to erect a monument to the memory
of the celebratpd cavalry officer on
court house square. In the cause of
temperance Senator Vaughan has also
been a leading spirit, and wan instru
mental In otganlzlng St. Peter's society
of Bellevue, one of the well known
total abstinence societies ot this sec
tion. In ISSS-n he held the ofllce of
president of tho Diocesan union of
Scranton, a post he occupied with
faithfulness nnd ability.
Senator Vaughan first received rec
ognition from his fellow citizens in a
political wny in 1S94, when he was
elected state senator from the Twen
tieth district. His career in the Penn
sylvania senate Is too well known to
most of the readers of Tho Tribune to
need comment at this time.
Thoso who aio familiar with It are
confident that the citizens of Lacka
wanna county will mnko no mistake in,
again allowing hit, to look after their
Interests In tho temple ot yawmakera
at HarrlsboiE.
were no witnesses around. Adjourn
ment was taken until this morning at
9 o'clock.
JERMYN AND ttfAYFIELD.
Chief McGinley otartcd the good
work of arresting all who defy tho
borough laws last Saturday by arrest
ing two bicyclists. They wero taken
before the burgess, nnd settled with
him for the pleasure they had riding
on the walk. Rlcj-cles should not be
the only nuisance stopped. Tho ordl
nanco ptohlblts thp riding of any
wheeled machines, and boys with three
wheeled machines are fullj' as bad.
If not worse than bicycles. Stop them
all. they aro a nuisance on the side
walk. Mr. and Mrs. Wilson Decker, of
Dundaff nnd Miss Bertha Runrnn and
brother, Willie, of Clifford, were tho
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Bray
last Sunday.
The Delavvate and Hudson colliery
was Idle j-esterdaj-.
Mr. and Mrs. Garrett, of Dushore,
Pa , spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs.
P. II. Collins, of South Main street
Attorney II. D. Cntpy was in Scran
ton yesterday transacting legal busi
ness. The sale of the Ice business of C. E.
Helms Is still unsettled, and has now
been thrown Into court nnd the pros
pects now are that It will be a long
time before the people nre served with
Ice. Here is a good chance for some
out ot town party to run Ice Into this
town. Tho people will gladly welcome,
the "Iceman," no matter where he may
come fiom.
Tho executive committee having
charge of the Odd Pellovvs celebration
to be held here the twelfth of July, met
last evening at the office of Attorney
-Carcj-. The full committee were pres
ent and nre pushing the arrangements)
for the grandest social time that ever
was held In Jermyn. All sub-committees
nro requested to meet tho execu
tive committee at the hall next Fri
day evening In the committee room.
Tho Scranton Canton Patriarchs Mil
itant will bo Invited.
THE ANVIL BIRD.
Queer Inhabitant of the Torosti ot
Urazil.
From Our Animal Friends.
At dusk In the wilds of the gloomy
Brazilian forest you will think it
strange to hear the clink of a ham
mer on an anvil. You would imagine
that you wcte approaching some set
tlement and the plctute of the ruddy
glow of the forgo would come up be
fore your eyes
But If your guide wero a native, he
would tell you that tho sound was
made bv a campanero, ns they call It,
although to foreigners Jtl s known as
tho anvil bird,
Thla bird Is a little larger? than a
thrush. Tho plumage la perfectly white;
tho oyes aro a palo Bray color and the
naked throat attd 6kln around tha
eyea are of a flno bright green, while
Its moro northerly relativo is orango
and black, very much like our oriole.
It is generally In the early part of
the day that the campanero sends forth
tho wonderful note that can bo heard
at a distance of three miles. Marvelous
Indeed must be tho mechanism of the
vocal organs of eo small a bltxt to pro
duca so far-reaching a note; but there
is no doubt of tho fact, for many trav
elers have heard of the strange sound
uttered by the bird when porc'ted on
the topmost branch of norao withered
tree.