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HIS HR1GADE.
Special from i Staff Correspondent.
Camp Alger, Va., Juno 2t. General
Garretson's brigade, the next to be
moved from hero, was today ordered
to proceed on Its twice-postponed prac
tice march to the Potomac. It was
expected that they would be sent to
Santiago at once.
Ten ambulances were sent from this
division today to the southern railway
station at Dunn Loiing. Headquarters
refuse to divulge their destination or
the purpose of the move.
Lieutenant Edward nurUhouse, of
Company ', who Is at Fort Myer hos
pital suffering from typhoid fever, was
today pronounced out of danger. Pri
vate Richard Thomas, of Company A,
was today appointed permanent or
derly at General Gobln's headquarter.
The boys were glad that they had
no work today. The temperature was
102 In the shade. There were no pros
trations, however. The order closing
the refreshment booths on Sunday was
not enforced today and likely will not
be hereafter.
GENERAL GORIN'S CIECCLAR.
General Oobln sent out a circular
yesterday morning announcing to the
commanders of his regiments that be
had assumed command of the brigade
and that reports would hereafter be
sent to his headquarter. His staff
lias not as yet been completely made
up. Temporarily, Lieutenant A. Wil
lis Xortis, adjutant of the Eighth regi
ment, will act as his right hand man,
acting assistant adjutant general.
Cuptaln John Urooks. of Erie, Pa., n
recent appointee to the position of
brigade quartermaster In tho First
brigade, First division, has been trans
fen ed to a similar position on lieneral
Gobln's staff, relieving Lieutenant W.
W. luglls. of Company C. Major
Parko continues as brigade surgeon
for tho present, but will soon be dis
placed by a presidential appointee.
General Gobln can not appoint a
slnglo member of his staff; neither Is
he consulted In their selection. He
hopes to be ablo to have Lieutenant
Morris continued as bis adjutant, but
he hasn't the slightest assurance that
lie will succeed,
"There Isn't a single position on my
staff that I have authority to till."
said General Gobln to your correspond
ent last evening. "It does not seem
right that a man should have no voice
In the choice of his advisors, but It is
the regulations und we will have to bo
content. If tho selection was left to
ine 1 would bo sure of one thing, that
I would hnvo soldiers on my staff at
the very outset. And I would select
them from the old National guard of
Pennsylvania."
He regretted very much, ho said,
that he could not have Major Millar
with him. He had hoped to muke him
his quartermaster, but that hope had
beon dispelled by the assignment of
Captain Brooke. Under the circum
stances Captain Brooke In highly ac
ceptable to General Gobln. He Is a
1'ennsylvanlan and has had experience
!n his position.
DRIGADE DRILL.
Tomorrow It Is General Gohtn's In
tention to have n brigade drill, the
first attempted at this camp. It will
serve also as a review and reunion of
Hie old commander and bis command.
'There will likely be a 'big demonstra
tion when tho drill 1b dismissed. Bri
gade headquarters havo been estab
lished In tho roar of tho Twelfth regl-jhent,-which
Is on tho left of tho bri
gade camp. T. J. Duffy.
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dOSSII' OF THE CAMP.
Prom a Staff Cot respondent.
Camp Alger, June 2C It was ninety
eight In tin shade during tho middle
part of yesterday and to make life the
more miserable a blustering wind kept
the air filled with dust. At fl.30 o'clock
a heavy storm set In nnd for half an
hour rain fell In torrents. U was the
lit st In three week and was as wel
come, almost, as a call to arms.
The prolonged dr.v spell and Intense
heat caused no end of worrlment at
camp hcadquatters. and brought for
ward once mote the proposition to
change tho silo of the camp. General
Graham Is alarmed at the decreasing
water supply consequent upon the
drought and it Is strongly moved to
change the camp site. Yesterday a
Washington man went to him to secure
permission to construct a $1,:.00 natator-
itim on the edge of the parade grounds.
General Graham advised the man not
to spend any money for such a purpose
at the ptesent site of Camp Alger as
thr was a strong possibility that the
camp would be moved to Manassaa
Junction.
Colonel J. T. Darnell, of the One
Hundred and rifty-nlnth Indiana Is
thteatened with court-martial for
maintaining an Insti anient of tortuto
for the punishment of offenders In his
comtnnnd. The Instrument is a saw
horse twelve feet high. Offenders
against Colonel Rarnotts' discipline
have been compelled to sit on the oros.i
bar for hums nt a time, one private
who was guilty of drunkenness being
sentenced to two four-hour sittings.
He collapsed during the (list four hours.
When the newspapers brought the mat
ter to the attention of the war de
partment Secretary Alger sent an or
der to General Graham directing hint
lo Inquire if there wete any means of
punishment practiced In the camp
v. lileh wete not presented in the regula
tions. General Graham transmitted
the query to the division commanders,
they to the brigadier" and the latter to
their regimental commandrs. Colonel
Harnett received the query upon his
return yesterday from a practice march
to Dlllleult Hun. His answer and its
outtotne ate awaiud. Colonel Harnett
Is another regular army olllcer who
was taken off the total dWabillty pen
sion list and given charge of a regi
ment. In yesterday's terrillc heat, nln-ty-elght
in tho r.hade, he niai'hrd his
men twelve miles in four hours and
n half. Every amhulano in the col
umn was filled with prostrated men.
Private Mensell, of Company II, Sev
enth Ohio, was making some purchases
In Vcltcho's grocery store at Palls
Chu'rch, yesterday, when a little girl,
a daughter of one of tho clerks, asked
him why the postolllce didn't give the
soldiers their letters. Her father asked
her what she meant. She replied that
the soldiers' letters were thrown Into
the back yard at the postotllce, and
offered to prove it by taking her father
there and show ins: them to hltn. Pri
vate Mensell remembered that a com
rade. Private J. A. Houek, had received
only ten out of twelve letters that his
father had sent him nnd decided that
the little girl's statement might be
worth Investigating. He went to the
postotllce and there, sure enough, at a
point In the tear of an outbuilding he
picked up twelve letters, seven of which
had been opened. The other live. It is
presumed, dropped out of a bundle
when It was opened anil lay unnoticed
by the party who carried them there.
All of the letters were from Sixty
llfth New York men going out. The
fact that the Sixty-fifth New York
was paid off last week is a significant
fact. Colonel Welch, of Hie Sixty-fifth,
took the letters to Washington and re
ported the matter to the authorities.
Two Inspectors were nt onto detailed
to run the matter down.
J. U. Carruthers. John It. Rlebc nnd
S. R Dntcmnu me the secretaries In
charge of Young Men's Christian as
sociation work In the camp. They Is
sued a statement on June 23 which con
tained 'the following:
The simp conimlttei at llnrrlsburg, un.
lU- tho wUe clliciUuii ot itb member,
and atutu Ktcri't.iry. Mr. Haul, is doliu
more for the soldier boys who nave k'tt
Its Htute than .my other stiito committee
In the coir.to. lustiad of U'uviug in
men to bo cat id for Uiniimh tho Kener.il
chiunifl. It hus on tlin tklit. both here and
at Chlckamuuga, tei ts and men Unit its
work mlpbt bo piopcrly prosecuted at
these polntc.
Our statistical record for the Iiibt te.i
days will be of Interest us Indicating
some of Hi tat'glble tesults and showing
marked Iticrcui-o In all lines since our last
report. June 13: Total attendance, ll.Sli;
dally average. 1.4:2; letters written, .V'2:
dully average, Gifi; goypel mooting. J.,J);
average. PiO; one entertainment, .'."0. In
quiries regatdlng their eternal Interest. :a.
Tor iho last threo days ending June Si.
flgurest ato as follows- Attendance. 6.113;
average, I.SID; letter, i.KiS; average, ana;
ono gospel nieellri!;, 201; ono entertain,
nient, Kii; professed conversions, 12. Yes
lerduy't attendance was 2.ui0; letters
written. 717.
Vo need much wlbdom on our part and
tbo prayerful i.o-nperatlon by tho friends
of the boys all over tho state that tho
moft may be accomplished In theso few
Htrntcisle days tt-at ma remain to us lie
foro these, the pride of Hie homes of our
beloved (.onnnotnvealth, mny bo hurried
on to other ncenes less favorable and pro.
ptllotif for tho llfo that now Is and for
that which Is to ome.
Quitrtermuster Sergeant Isaac Drown
left yesterday for home on a live-day
furlough.
First Lieutenant Edward Durkhouse,
of Company O, is suffering from ty
phoid fever. He has been removed to
tho Fort Myer hospltnl. The physic
ians suv the attack is of a mild form
nnd that they oxpect to havo him back
with his company In a short time.
Mr. and Mrs. James Harding and
JONAS LONG'S SONS.
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SUMMER LAWNS nearly a
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FRENCH LAWNS, in light de
signs and new colors. Also black
and white and navy and q
white. Not 17c yard, but C
daughters, Frances and May. were
guests yesterday of Private Harding,
of Company D.
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence 11. Shryer and
Miss Ella Williams, of Scranton, were
guests of Company F yesterday.
Hospital Steward George C. Merrl
mnn, M. D., is home on a furlough.
Charles E. Daniels, the Truth's cor
respondent, Is among those who are
faring 111 in the battle with the south
ern climate and freestone water. Ho
Is attended In his tent by Surgeon
Major Parke. His condition Is not seri
ous. Regimental Clerk Decker, Corporal
George T. Grltllths, Private Martin
Murphy and Private Scott Shaver, of
Company F, are home on furloughs.
Captain Robllng, of Company C, Is
olllcer of the day and Lieutenant John
son, of Company A, commander of the
guard. Headquartets orderlies ate Pri
vates W. O. Lathrope, of Company A,
and Arch Dishing, of Company D.
Lieutenant A. R. Foote. of Company
D, lias been ptesented with a pearl
handled, gold-mounted sword by the
employes of the Erie nnd Wyoming
Valley railroad olllce nnd Pennsylva
nia Coal company olllce.
Mrs. Huff, of Providence, Is visiting
her husband, Lieutenant Huff, of Com
pany II.
Captain W. D. B. Alney, district at
torney of Susquehanna county, and
president of the Montrose Young Men's
Christian association, has come lo
camp to take charge of the Pennsyl
vania Young Men's Christian associa
tion tent for a time.
Six drums, six llffs, six bugles nnd
twenty band pieces were ordered yes
terday from the government ordnance
stores.
Mrs. Fred Myers, of Scranton. Is vis
iting her husband, Artificer Myers, of
Company B.
Ex-Battalion Sergeant Major V. II.
Pierce is a guest at headquarters.
The Thirteenth oflleers yesterday re
ceived Held desks for their headquar
ters. T. J. Duffy.
HOW NEWS OF THE
FIGHT WAS HAD
Word ot rirnt Land linttlo ( nrried
Along ilia Lino of Sialionn and Ships
by Ono ol tho Press Honti--Comment
Elicited.
(Copyright. ls:i by the Associated Piess.)
On board the Associated Press dis
patch boat Wanda, off Guantannnio,
Friday, June 21, 2 p. m via I'ort An
tonio, Jamalcu, Saturday, June 25, R a.
in The tidings of the first land fight
In which American soldiers took part
on Cuban soil was quick to reach the
cninn at Juraima and to travel thence
to Daiquiri, then to tho cruisers and
battleships and within a few hours to
the land and sea forces at Guantan
nmo. The Interest aroused bv the fleht-
ing was very great and the almost uni
versal query was "Did we win?
Great regret was expressed for those
who fell. Speaking of Captain Capron,
who had left Custer's old lighting Sev
enth cavalry t Join the rough ilders,
Lieutenant Colonel Roosevelt remarked
on tho battlefield: "He was one of the
most accomplished ofllcets I ever
knew."
Tho wounded were being brought
down the Htiep hillside to Juragua.
when tho Wanda arrived in the roa li
sted. Already two regiments of the re
inforcing brigade were moving away
over the hills, carrying their dog tents
In a roll over their shoulders with their
haversacks and canteens. The horses
of the cavalry and artillery were only
partially dlsembatked nt Daiquiri, six
miles away, yet tin op cavalry com
mands had pressed forward, dismount
ed, without artillery support, Instead
of waiting for an attack.
FILING THE NEWS.
The Wanda left Juragup. nt four In
tho afternoon, with an accurate list
of the dead and wounded furnished
by the Associated Press correspondent
who had, Just arrived from the sceno
of the fight for Gu.intanamo, 40 miles
away, to Hie a bulletin over tho cable
at tliut point. Night was r losing as the
yacht entered the harbor. A run was
made alongside the Marblehead, tho
Magshlp of Captain McCalla. "Flag
ship ahoy" shouted the olllcer on tho
bridge. "Compliments of the Wanda,
serious engagement near Santiago re
qr.est unnlssli.il to cable accurate list
of dead anil wounded."
Threo hundred jaekles pressed to tho
side tif the fchlp, peering at the yacht
in silence until the ofl'cer of tho deck
had reported to Commander McCalla
and had resumed his walk. "Did we
win?" then came from the sailor men.
When told that the Americans held
tho field nnd that tho Spanish hart
rctroated a fierce cheer came over the
water.
Commander McCalla took tho press
men to his cabin nnd quickly read
their short account of tho battle, re
marking grimly as he read: "First
light. Spanish retreated: that's right.
List of dead. Yes, men niut be killed.
Attlllery not up, that's bad. Machine
guns very effective against Spanish
blockhouses; scatters Spaniards like
ants."
Tho sea lighter had no sooner finished
than ho was proceeding with the pre
paration for night operations at Gunn
tanamo, details of which may already
have been tolographed from there. Af
ter a moment at the cnblo station tho
dlspntch boat proceeded to sea again
for n hundred and twenty-live mile raco
to Jamnlca, where thete aro greater
cable facilities to file a detailed report
of the engaBenint.
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JONAS LONG'S
REVISED VERSION OF
FIRST CUBAN FIGHT
Concluded from Page 1.
ment hurriedly sent forward every
man would probably have been killed
or wounded.
"There must have been nearly 1,300
Spanish In front nnd to tho sides of
us," said Lieutenant Colonel Roose
velt todny when discussing tho light.
"They held the ridges with rifle pits
and machine guns, and hid a body of
men In ambush in the thick Jungle
nt the sides of the road over which
we were advancing. Our advance
guard struck the men In ambush and
dl-ovo them out. But they lost Cap
tain Capron, Lieutenant Thomas and
about fifteen men killed or wounded.
The Spanish firing was accurate, so
accurate Indeed, that it surprised me;
ami their firing was fearfully heavy.
"I want to say a word for our own
men," continued Lieutenant Colonel
Roosevelt. "Evpry olllcer and man did
his duty up to the handle. Xot a man
lllnched."
TO THE HESCITE.
From another olllcer who took a
prominent part In the fighting more
details were obtained. "When the fir
ing began," said he, "Lieutenant Col
onel Roosevelt took the right wing
with Troops G and K, under Captains
Llewellyn nnd Jenkins, and moved to
the support of Captain Capron, who
was getting It hard. At the same time
Colonel Wood and Major Drndle took
the left wins nnd advanced In open
order on the Spanish light wing. Major
Drodle was wounded before the troops
had advanced 100 yards. Colonel Wood
then took the right wing and shifted
Colonel Roosevelt to tho left.
"In the meantime the lire of the
Spaniards hail Increased in volume, but.
notwithstanding this, an order for a!
general charge was given and with a
yell the men sprang forward. Colonel I
Roosevelt. In front of his men. snatched '
a rifle and ammunition belt from a I
wounded soldier and cheering and yell
ing with his men, led the advance. For
a moment the bullets were singing like
a swarm of bees all around them and
every Instant some poor fellow went
down. On the right wing Captain Mc
Clintock had his leg broken by n bullet
from a machine gun. while four of his
men went down. At the same time
Captain Luna, of Troop A, lost nine of
his men. Then the reserves, the Troops
K and E. were ordered up. There was
no more hesitation. Colonel Wood, with
the right wing, charged straight at a
block house about eight hundred yards
away and Colonel Roosevelt, on the
left, charged at the same time. Up the
men went, yelling like fiends nnd never
stopped to return the fire of the Span
lards, but kept on with a grim deter
mination to capture that block house.
"That charge was the end. When
within 600 yards of the coveted point
the Spaniards broke and ran, and for
the first time we hail the pleasure,
which the Spaniards had been experi
encing all through the engagement, of
shooting with the enemy In sight."
DEEDS OF HEROISM.
"In the two hours' lighting, during
which the volunteers battled against
their concealed enemy, enough deeds
of heroism were done to fill a volume.
One of the men of Troop E. desper
ately wounded, was lying squarely be
tween the lines of lire. Surgeon Church
hurtled to his side, and, with bullets
pelting all around him, dressed the
man's wounds, bandaged it and walked
unconcernedly back, soon returning
with iwo men and a litter. The wound
ed man- was placed on the litter and
brought Into our lines. Another sol
dier of Troop L, concealing himself as
best he could behind a tree, gave up
his place to a wounded companion and
a moment or two luter was himself
wounded.
"Sergeant Dell stood by the side of
Captain Capron when tho latter was
mortally hit. Ho had seen that ho was
fighting against terrible odds, but ho
never lllnched. "Give me yorfr gun a
minute,' he said to the sergeant nnd,
kneeling down, he deliberately aimed
and fired two shots In quick succes
lon. At each a Spaniard was seen to
fall. Dell. In the meantime, had seized
a dead comrade's gun and knelt beside
his captain and fired steadily.
"When Captain Capron fell ho gave
the sergeant a parting message to his
wife and father and bade the sergeant
good-bye In n cheerful voice and was
then borne away dying.
THE FIRST VICTIM.
'Sprgeant Hamilton Fish. Jr.. was
tho first man killed by tho Spanish lire.
He was near the head of the column as
it turned from tho woodsldu Into range
of tho Spanish ambuscade. He shot
ono Spaniard who was firing from tho
cover of a dense patch of underbrush.
When a bullet struck his breast, ho
sank at tho foot of a tree with his
back against It. Captain Capron stood
over him shootlnc and others rallied
around him, covering the wounded
man. Tho ground was thick with
empty shells where Fish lay. He lived
twenty minutes. Ho gave a small
ladles' hunting case watch from his
belt to a mess mate as a last souvenir.
"With tho exception of Captain Cap
ron all tho rough rldors killed In yes
terday's light were burled this morn
ing on tho Held of action. Their bodies
wore laid In onu long trench, eaoh
wrapped In a blanket. Palm leaves
lined tho trenches and were heaped In
profusion over the dead heroes. Chap
lain Drown rend tho beautiful Episco
pal burial service fur the dead and, as
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he knelt In prayer, every trooper, with
bared head, knelt around the trench.
When the chaplain announced the
liMtin "Nearer My Gnd to Thee,' tho
deep bass voices of the men gave a
most Impressive rendering of the
music. The dead rough rldeis rest
rlsht on tho summit of the hill where
they fell. The site Is most beautiful,
A growth of rich, luxuriant grass nnd
flowers covers tho slopes and from the
top a tnr-reachlng view Is had over the
tropical forest. Chaplain Drown hns
marked each grave and has complete
records for tho benefit of friends of the
dead soldiers.
AX IMPRESSIVE BURIAL.
"Captain Capron's body was brought
Into JuraRun thN afternoon, hut It was
deemed inadvisable to send the re
mains north nt this season and tho In
terment took' place on a hillside near
the seashore, back of tho provisional
hospital
"After a brief service a parting vol
ley was fired over the grave of the
dead captain and a bugle sounded
'taps' as the sun sank over the moun
tain tops beyond Santiago."
KERR IS WILLING
TO WAIVE SILVER
Hnvs the Democrats Should N'omlnnto
Judgo Gordon und Forget All About
.N'utionnl Issucs-.Otlicr Predictions
Thnt Cordon Will He N'omlunte d.
Philadelphia. June 2C Secretary
James Kerr, of the Democratic con
gressional eccutlve committee, was
In the city today on his way from
Washington to Altoona. Before leav
ing ex-Congressniun Kerr said he had
been In conference on Saturday with
a number of Bryan leaders nt Wash
Ingtm and the sentiment there Is ttni-ver'-allv
in favor of the Democracy of
Pennsylvania taking advantage of tho
revolution that seems to exist in the
Republican party In the slate nnd nom
inating a candidate who combines all
those people within this commonwealth
who favor a reform In state govern
ment. Continuing he said: "While the
convention nt Altoona will pass reso
lutions re-atllrmlng their allegiance to
the principles announced In our na
tional platform It .seems to me we can
well afford to be considerate of th
wishes of the anti-Quay people with
reference to the choice of a candidate.
1 am, therefore, confident that th"
Democratic convention that assembles
at Altoona next Wednesday will wise.
ly conclude to nominate n man Ilk.!
Judge Gordon, of Philadelphia, thus
giving to the reform elements of th.!
state of Pennsylvania an opportunity
to rally round a standard bearer who
will lend them to success nt tho polls
in Xovember next."
Doth Judge Gordon and Mr. Jenks
ate loyal, tried and true Democrats.
Mr. Kerr declared. Doth have served
the Democratic paity with great fid
elity both am entitled to the confi
dence of every pure minded Demo
crat In the state of Pennsylvania ho
said, but ho believed Judge Gordon
would be the more popular candidate.
Doth cx-Congrc.maii Mutchler and
Mr. Orr expressed themselves as be
ing confident of Judge Gordon's noniln
ntlon. "There will bo but one ballot
nnd two candidates and Judge Gor
don." GUFFEY IS OUT OF IT.
Ho Turns His following in Allosliorir
Over to Jenlis.
Pittsburg. .Tune 26. At a meeting
yesterday of the Allegheny county
Democratic delegation to the state con
vention Colonel J. M. Guffey made a
speech In which he said that owing
to ill health and the fact that he was
n national committeeman, he thought
It not advisable to remain a candidate
for governor, in withdrawing, the col
onel said the Democrats could not af
ford to place nny man beforp Hip peo
ple who was not without reproach and
above suspicion as well, and closed
with a very eulogistic endorsement of
George A. Jenks, of Jefferson county,
as his choice for tho nomination.
At the close of Colonel Guffev's ad
dresses the delegation pledged Its. sup
port to Jenks.
QUAY LOSES CLEARFIELD.
Tho Autis Get tho Organization nnd
tho Delegates.
Cleat field. Pa., June 2C Returns ot
the Republican primary elections from
forty-three precincts In tho county in
dicate the nomination of Alexander
nnd Harris for the legislature; Mitchell
for tho senate, Dellass for register
and recorder, nnd Thompson for pro
thonotary. Colonel E. F. Irving was
endorsed for tho United States senate
and Hon. W. C. Arnold for confcress.
The ticket will be about evenly divid
ed between the Quay men and thelt
opponents, but it Is thought the untl
Quay men will control tho convention
on Tuesday and will elect state dele
gates. QARnUN IS POLITIC.
Declines nt Altoonn to Ktprcsi Anr
Giibrrrnutnriul Pclerunco.
Altoonn, June 2fi. Chalrmnn Garmnn
and Secretary Van Dyke, of the statu
committee, arrived here yesterday af
ternoon and opened headquarters at tho
Logan house.
Chairman Gnnnan declined to bo
quoted us to his prctoronce for tho
candidate for governor.
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FEAST DAY OF THE
KNIGHTS OF MALTA
Was Celebrated in Scranton Saturday
by Local Commandcrics.
EIGHT HPXDRED AND FIFTY YEARS
AGO THE ORDER WAS ORGAN-IZED-SATCRDAY'S
CELEUItATlOX
INCLUDED A PARADE IN THE AF
TERNOON AND A PI'HLIC SESSIOX
AT THE ARMORY IN THE EVEN-IXG-SUPRKME
COMMANDER SAM
EEL. OF THE STATE ORGANIZA
TION. WAS HERE.
Mnltnlsm was partially exemplified
Saturday when the several command
erics of this city nnd one from Oly
pliant united in observing the feast
day of tho order's patron saint. Saint
John. Friday was tho eight hundred
nnd fiftieth anniversary of tho organ
ization of tho order. Saturday was,
however, selected for the demonstra
tion. Thete was a parade In the nf
ternoon und In the evening a session
was held at the armory nt which ad
dresses were made by state olflcers.
About .",00 Knights punched In the
parade. There would have been many
more, but the shower which fell just
previous to the hour of marching kept
many nvvay. Five comninndeties,
Washington, Electric City, Eastern
Star, Anthracite, ot this city, and
Eurekas, of Olyphant, were represent
ed. Marshal J. T. Howe led the parade,
assisted by his aide, C. C. Swartz. Two
bands, the West Side and Olyphant,
furnished the music. Supreme Com
mander E. W. Samuel, of Mt. Carmel;
Past Supreme Commnnder c. H. Ed
munds, of Philadelphia; Rev. G. W.
Welsh and Rev. Thomas De Gruchy
rode In a barouche. The line of march
was- Adams to Spruce, to Wyoming,
to Lackawanna, to Jetferson, to Lin
den, to Adams, to Armory.
EVENING MEETING.
For the evening session the armory
was artistically decorated with bunt
ing nnd flags. The platform was dec
orated with two largo flags and tho
banners of the commandcrics. The
large auditorium was crowded with
the Knights and their friends. Rev.
G. W. Welsh made an ellkient chair
man. The programme was opened with n
prelude by the Olyphant band. Rev.
R. F. Y. Pierce, pastor of tho Penn
Avenue Baptist church, offered the In
vocation. The chairman mailp a short
address of welcome. He nlso stated
that today's demonstrations were. In
part, a preparation for tho great meet
ing next year, when the state grand
commandery Is to be here.
The address given by Sir Knight C.
H. Edmunds, of Philadelphia, was an
eloquent historical review of the or
der since Its organization. Both to
the members and non-members tho
address was very Interesting.
Supreme Commander E. W. Samuel,
of Mt. Carmel, addressed the audience
upon the result of the work of the or
der, it Is Christian, charitable ami
elevating. The members were educat
ed In the principles of American man
hood and citizenship. Rev. Thomas
Dp Gruchy. pastor of the Jackson
Street Baptist church, nlso made a
few remarks nlong the same lines.
Several selections were played by the
band. Professor W. A. Kennedy and
Thouro Annerstedt of tho Young Men's
Christian association, gave an inter
esting and clever exhibition of swonl
exercise. The exercises were brought
lo close by the singing of "America,"
while all stood. Rev. Thomas De
Uruchy pronounced the benediction.
IIORSEiAND 0UQQY MISSING.
Good Description ol tho Property
.Unties Its Recovery Probable,
Scranton and other places In this re
gion are being searched for si livery
outfit supposed to have been stolen at
Honesdale. On Fridny at noon a man
wearing dark clothes and a gray cap
lilted a horse and buggy from H. T.
nnd G. H. Whitney. He said he was a
stone mason and would return with the
tig the next dav, Saturday. Ho has
not returned and It Is thought tho out
fit Is stolon.
Th" color of the horso Is white. Tho
buggy was made at the Blumc works
In tills city. It has a natural wood fin
ish and an open-work body. Tho loss
has been repi tied to the Horse Protec
tof arrociation of Johnstown and a re
ward offered for tho recovery of tho
property.
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GREEN RID0E FLAG.
Untied bv I). A II. Employes nt tlio
Depol Snturilny Eenlng.
With much enthusiasm and a proper
amount of attendant ceremony, the
stars nnd stripes were raised by Dela
ware and Hudson employes Saturday
evening at the Green Ridge depot.
Traekmaster R. W. Kellow presided.
On the platform with him were: Rev.
1'. J. McManus. Rev. W. J. Ford. A. B.
Stevens. Alderman John Howe, George
Geary, D. S. Cobb and George T. Dug
den; Messrs. C W. nnd W. H. Trever
tnn, O. L.'Colvin and W. II. Lanyon,
the members of tho Asbury quartette,
and many ladles.
The quartette sang "Marching
Through Georgia," and prayer was
offered by Rev. W, J. Ford. Tho flag
was broken from Its fastenings whon
tho quartette llnlshed singing "The
JONAS LONG'S SONS.
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BOYS' WASH SUITS, in fiv
patterns and colors, sizes ) to 8
years. made with full sail- -An
or blouser Worth 75c, at OlC
BROWNIE OVERALLS, made
with apron and suspenders of
List color denim; ? to 12 ycr,
years. Not soc, but... OC
LACE CURTAINS, that were
sold recently at 7SC pair, com
plete with pole and fix- j j
turcs, for ... . 45C
EXTENSION RODS, 45-inch
wide, always sold for 10c j
to go at 5C
SONS
Star Spangled Banner." The appear
ance of the colors moved the crofd to
prolonged cheering anil several loco
motives to etnlt denfonlng blasts with
their whistles.
Rev. P. J. McManus, Alderman John
T. Howe, A. D. Stevens and George
T. Dugden made nddresses and the
ceremony concluded with singing by
the quartette.
A committee representing tho em
ployes adopted resolutions thanking;
the speakers, quartette, Clarke Oroth
ers, D. D. Jones, George H. Athcrton
and others who helped make tho flag
raising ceremony a success.
MLXOOKA'S PRIZE.
Scrnnton's Small Suburb Clnlmi Pa
cullnr Honors irom Its Place In the
Army nnd Saw.
Mlnookn, Scrnnton's southern suburb,
claims the proud record of furnishing1
to the defense of the nation In the
present war more soldiers than nny
other town of its size in the United
States. It has a population of not over
1.R00, and yet thirty-live of Its sons are
now at the front.
Patrick Carey Is on the Raleigh of
Admiral Dewey's lleet; Edward Phll
bln Is a seaman on the Oregon and took
part In the famous run of 16,000 miles
made by the great battleship around
the cape. Michael Coyne Is on the Ter
ror. Benjamin Lynn Is on tho Minne
apolis. Thomas Fltzhenry, William
Joyce, John Thornton. Patrick "Waters,
James Merrick and William Sommers
belonged to the regulnr army long be
fore war was threatened with Spain
Those who have enlisted since April
27 are: John Higglns, John Flanncry,
Michael Joyce, James Buddy, Timothy
Lydon. Patrick Moran, John Duddy.
Thomas Coyne, Thomas Casey, Gilbert
Toole, Patrick Henley. Thomas King,
James Hart, Frank Fnhey, John Bar
rett, Martin Gallagher, John Coyne,
Joseph Gallagher, Martin Flynn, Pat
rick White, John Pailden, Thomas Bar
rett, Thomas Judge. Michael Mongan,
Patrick Ludden.
Some enlisted In the volunteers, but
the most of them went with the regu
lars. There are mote young men gone
from Mlnooka who are suspected of
having Joined the service, but it Is not
known for certain. There are also qulto
a few who wanted to go, but were not
of age and could not get tho consent of
their parents: and still others who
wanted to go but could not pass tho
physical examination. There were very
few, however, of this description. Tho
Mlnookaltes nre as a uile not very deli
cate In build.
HOLY TRINITY SUNDAY SCHOOL.
Had Children's Day Exercises in tho
Church Last Evening.
Children's day exercises of the Sun
day school of Holy Trinity Lutheran
church were held last evening In the
church at the corner of Adams avenue
and Mulberry street. The exercises
opened with an anthem by the choir,
singing bv the school and prayer by
the pastor, Rev. C. (,. Spleker.
The programme that followed In
eluded recitations by Jennie Seamans,
Amelia Bohle, Florence Miller. Ruth
Schubert, Grace Brown. Etta "Wetzel,
Mary Getiock, C. Hermann. Miss Her
mann and Lottie Bllckens. There wero
solos, by Miss M. A. Davis nnd Mr.
Davis and a trio by Miss K. Winter
stein. Miss M. A. Davis and Mrs. S.
Davis.
A dialogue, "The Conquering Cross."
contained the following characters and
participants: "Spirits of Missions."
B. Schlne; "War." Marie Stock;
"Wealth." Lottie Bllckens: "Learn
ing," Clara Bohle; "Sower." Etta Wet
zel; "Love." Mary Gerlock: "Hindu,"
Katie Wintersteln; "China," Susie
Schubert: "Mexico," Carrie Yost;
"Arab." Graie Gerlock; "Japan." Anna
Fenne; "Armenia," Flora Burkle; quar
tette, Lillian Dlnschke. Miss M. A. Da
vis, D. Davis. H. Schubert: solo, Miss
M. A. Davis: solo, nessle Schlne;
chorus by the "Heathen Lands."
There was an address by the pastor
and singing by the choir and school.
m
FIVE LIFE MEMBERS.
Evltolief Corps ('iptnfns nnd tho
I .llnniorinl Homo Association.
Tho live ex-captains of the Woman's
Relief Corps of Lieutenant Ezra S.
tirlflln !o-t. G. A. IJ have Iron elect
ed life memlirs In the C. A. P.. Memor
ial Home association. Their na.nes
nre Mrs. 13. W. Pen fee. Mrs. Thomas
Allen. Mrs. lona Walters. Rachel Hall
and Mrs. John Loomls. They were
elected at tho recent state convention
at Oil City.
Each corps, post or person who pays
$2", toward the home Is entitled to i lif.j
tii'mbershlp for each amount ns paid.
The Woman's Relict Coips of UrtiRu
Post hns paid $125.
I'lrciiion'ii Relief Fund.
Tieasurer Andrew P. Holmes, of tho
Scranton Firemen's Relief usosciatlon.
was given n check for $2,273 Saturday
morning by City Treasurer C. G. Do
land. This Is the nmount due tho as
soilatlon us its patt of the state's
fund from the foreign Insurance tax.
, P. Iloltind Injured.
William P. Roland, the Insuranci!
man, broke a bone in his ankle Satur
day morning by striking It against an
Iron in the hardvvnro store of B, E.
Leonard. He wns taken to the Moses
Taylor hospital for treatment.
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