8 THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE-WEDNESDAY. JUNE 20. 1898. TOO MUCH IN EARNEST Soldiers at Camp Alger Injuri :e One Another in a Sham Battle. MIMIC WAR IS AT AN END Yesterday's Experience Shows It Is Dangerous. LIKUTEN'ANT CHISMAN, OF COM PANY G. HAS UK UN Ari'OtNTKD ACTING ASSISTANT UIUGADK QlWHTKUMASTKH UKKHtlAI, AND MKUTKNANT INGL1S, OK COM l'ANV I). HAS UKHN SKLHCTEI) AS O.NK OV OKNKKALi fiOUIN'S AIDES. WHAT THE 11KGIMENT HAS AC ro.MI'I.ISHED SINCE IT I.EKT SCHANTON-ClIANCiES AMONG THE Ol-'KICEIIS. 4 Special from a Staff Coricupondcnt. Camp AIrci'. Vo . Jun -S. If the war department doesn't pot their forces away from lictc tnon It will need to t-rnd on an army of pacllluntlon. There were Fciinus coiillicts today, in Iioth of which blood was splHcO nnd jietmnnent Injuries inlllcted. A chain battle was arranged for this morning between the Sixth. Massachusetts', and the other two regiments of the Second brigade, tlv Eighth, Ohio und the Sixth, Iilli nols. Th- Mussachiispctts men were to bo glwn an hour's start toward Putin LorlnK nnd were to be stacked there by the other two regiments. The main work of battle was to be maneuvering for strategic; points, but, to mid a little of the flavor of real war, blank car tridges were Riven to the men on both sudt s. On the way to the battle ground, tli.- Massaehiivsctlf. regiment encoun tered the Second tnlgaflo of the Second division enmlrK from Its practice march to Dlllleult Hun. Each umimand kept its own side of th' i.iad and everything went lovely until the rea1- guard, composed of the Th'rd, .Mlssquil, wis reached. They le fused to allow the Sixth to pass nnd when Colonel Woou attempted to push Ins way thtnugh hi, hoise war slewed His men fixed bayonets, dai-hed for v.ird and waded in. The Mlssourlan's wiii' taken by surprise and gave way .ift ;r bilcf resistance. HAUEY Cl'T WITH HAYONETS. A colored member of the Sixth was badly cut on the face with a bayonet and a number on both sides were bruised nnd gashed by musket butts. In the sham battle, an hour later at Dunn Luring, a squad of the luckless Sixth .Massachusetts and another fioin the Elshth Ohio got into a hand-to-hand conlllct over the possession of a natural- breastworks that both sighted about the same time. Private Harvey Heed, of Company H, Sixth .Mnssa ihusetts, had his left eye blown out nnd left ear badly lacerated by a blank cartridge. Captain McDowell, of Com pany C, same regiment, had the sleeve of his coat burned away and Ills arm singed by another blank cartridge dis charged from a gun placed within a foot of his face. He threw his arm up none too soon to save his eyesight. Mimic warfnre at this cump. It Is sad to say, H at an end. As predicted he would. General Oobln totlnr t'ave two plnreS nf dis tinction to Thirteenth men. Eleuteu ant .Marcus Crisman, of Company G, was made acting nsslstant brigade quartermaster general and Lieutenant "VV. YV. Inglls, of Company I), was se lected as an aide. Haln bus fallen periodically since Saturday night nnd the dust has given way to Virginia mud. Between the showers the heat is Intense. TWO-MONTHS AGO. Two months ago yesterday the Thir teenth left home for the war. Two brief months, yet the Thirteenth has already accomplished three hundred of the three thousand miles of its Jour ney nnd all but 8S0 of Us SSS men are thoroughly uniformed, equipped, drilled and ready to Jump into nction at a moment's notice. Should this remark able rate of progress continue unin terrupted they will be up and doing that which they set out to do, days and days and mnyhap weeks before their term of enlistment expires. It fairly makes the head swim and brain to reel and various other members and families to do divers other gymnastic things to stand by nnd contemplate. Hut, In another' vein. Although the Thirteenth bears an unlucky label and hnd most of Its men sworn In on Fri day, the thirteenth of May, It has In every respect, barring the one Indi cated Indirectly above, experienced the greatest of good luck. Not a single death has occurred In the ranks. "What few accidents happened were all of the most trivial nature and the eases of serious Illness wet;c' so marvellously few that they might,-bo fairly disre garded altogether In this summarizing. All this In the faco of the hardship the men endured and the extremes of climatic conditions they encountered In the contracted period In question makes the regiment's good fortune Btand out with plnnucle-llke prominence. It Is far from being the same regl- merit that left Scranton on that mem ' orable "Wednesday night In May, In ope company, for Instance, the senior private has been In the servlco less than a year. Five hundred und twenty-five Thirteenth men faced the bliz zard that greeted tho regiment's ar rival In Gretna. Only 375 of this num ber enlisted are sweltering In the one hundred degrees weather prevailing now at Falls Church, The regiment at present numbers 888 men. a mo oiiANai:. Of the forty-five olllccrs and head quarters non-coms who started out with tho regiment only twenty-eight of them now appear on tho regiment's roster. The change In this regnrd Is strongly shown by the appended con trast: HEADQtTAUTEHS. H. A. Coarsen... colonel... H. A. Coursfn C. C. Mattes. ...It colonel. ...C. C. Matter) G. II. Whitney. . major sr..F. W. Stlllwell K. W. Stlllwoll.. major Jr W. A. Wood U T. Mattes... .adjutant.. ,.L. T. Mattes H. It. Cox. ...quartermaster... .11, U. Cox C, II, Parke.. surgeon major. .C. It. 1'urko W. E. Keller. .asst. surgeon. .W. E. Keller G. A. Ulanchard..asst. surgeon G. A. Hlancharri Ilccs Wntklns.. Inspector r. p N. V. Httiht chaplain N. V. Slnhl It. M. Stratton.lst batt. adJ.W. E. Ounster W. A. Wood. 2nd batt adJ.H. M. Courscn NON-COMS. H. M. Courscn.. regt. serg. major.. H. H. Lutlirop Ed. Illfhitrd. chief musician. T. II. Miles J. I1', llaumiisler.hospltal steward.. G. C. Merrlman Isuae Uroivn...q. m. sergt...Isnue lirown W. Heed color sergeant W. It. l'lcrce.. bait, sgt, major.... Albert Davis.... batt. sgt. major.... Position discontinued In volunteer ser vice. (Color Sergeant Heed continues to aci as color sergeant on permanent de tail..) LINE (Jr FICHUS. Company A J. o. Dlnimick...captnln...S. S. Dcrnian S. S. Deiman.. 1st lleut ..W. E. Dodge E. M. Ore 2nd Hunt lohu Keith Company H J. V. Knmbcrk. captain. J. W. Kambcck E. K. Horry. ...1st lfcut....K. E. Horry W. C. Soott....2nd llout....Gco. Hobcrts Company C Frank Holding, Jr. captain.. Frank Holding. Jr. W. A. Hailb..lst lleiit..Edw. Uurkliousc D. W. D,ivies..2nd lleut.. Thos. Murphy Company D T. E. Glllman.. captain.. T. . Glllman W. W. Inglls. ..1st lleut. ..W. W. Inglis A. It. Footc....2nd Unit.. ..A. It. Foote Company E G. A. Smith captain (J, A. Smith W. L. Dodge. ...1st Ileut....W. I.. Dodge II. T. Vareoc.'Jnd lleut. .11. T. Varcoo Company F E. D. Follows. .captain. ,E. D. Fellows II. P. Docker. ..1st lleut. ..II. P. Dicker D. G. Davis.... Slid lleut. ...D. G. Davis Company O H. J. McCausland. .captain.. H. .1. McCatisland J. C. Harrington. ,1st lleut.. .1. ('. Hnrrlngton M. H. Crisman. 2nd lleut. M. 11. Crisman Company It S. Y. Corwln... captain. ..S. W. Corwln .1. L. Hurt' 1st lleut J. L. Huff .1. W. HenJamlu..:iHl lleut.. J. W. Henjamln ONE OUAT1FYING FACT. One of the most gratifying things to be chronicled is the fact that so far It hasn't been found nccosnrv to Inflict punishment on a single man of the reglmeiH. Thete was one session of a court martial to trv three or four men who ovoitayed their pass, but as the severest penalty was a lino of $1, on one of them, It can be seen that th" offenses wei v rot of a very serious nature. As to the eflkicney of the regiment, the following congratulation from Major Genral Itutler received last evening, is amide testimony: Headquarters First Division, Second Army Corps. ("amp Kin-sell A. Alger. Va. June 27, IK. Colonel Homy A. Courscn. Tlilrtrenh Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry. Sir: The major general commanding desires to opress to ) oil bis satisfaction Willi tliu report submitted covering the practice march of the Third brigade to tile Potomac river on the 15d and Mtli Inst. The attention shown by yourself and the renin ratal commanders to tho details of the march Is cspeciall.x uotlie able. The bliie-pilnt sketch submitted by Lieutenant Snyder Is a most creditable plere of work. The result of the march proves thai the Third brigade of Penn sylvania volmitri r Infantry is In every lespeet a thoroughly tflkient oigiinlza Hon. Hy Command of Major General Itutler. F. S. Strong. Assistant Adjutant Gen eral. AM in tho regiment can be congratu lated on lis experience of the first two months of lis tout. All that remains t.ow to make It completely happv is an assurance that it will be given an oppoi Utility to distinguish Itself. Tna thought of tho possibility of goinn back home without seeing act!,-" service 13 the only mar to thorough content ment. CHNGR RECOMMENDED. Major Parke, with the approval of General G.ililn, has recommended to liemral Hutlet that owing to tnc ex icsslve lier.t of mld-dty, guard mount be thangil from l.Sn o'clock In the i.ftcrnoon to U o'clock It. the morn ing. He also rec immend'd that tilers parade take plaee before supper In Head of IniP'edlately after, as at pres ent. Another health measure proposed .by Dr. Park? wa; th;- removal of all the sutlers tents and shnntl-i from in font of the Thltd brltrn le (amp. Tin Twelfth and Thltteenlli tegl-mt-iits would not allow any to bo erect ed near their camps, but Colonel Hoff man, of the Eighth gave tho venders carte blanchf ti-ie of the ground oppu fltt Ws camp. The unsanitary condi tion of there places and their surround Inp are a menace to health, tho acting brigade surgeon says, and as they are not a necessary line be bel'.eves they should bo driven awav. General Hut It r has not as yet acted on the mat ti r In qu-stlon. Major Parke may continue ns ntt Inc brigade surgeon longer than he ;.n I'olpated. lb- jpoke to Colonel Glinrd yesterday ir regatd to being released from the brigade position that he might return to bis regiment, not taiinir to continue in the aiclorous biisude of Poisoned Blood Dlsagrooablo Itching Sproad All Over Hl9 Body-Sleep Disturbed Hood's Snrsapnrllla Drovo Out tho Poison and Cured. "I have been poisoned every summer for years. Last summer the poison canio out on mo worse than ever before, I woe'd frequently be awakened during the night by the Itching. I would scratch myself, but instead ot being relieved tho trouble Bpread to different parts of my body, I tried various remedies which people recommended to me, but none ol them over helped tnc. I roado up my mind the poison could not bo cured un til my blood was pure and then I decided to take Hood's Sarsaparllln. Whilo tak ing the first bottle I felt relieved from tho itching. I kept on taking tho medicino nnd it has entirely cured me. I am now on my fourth bottle and I can tleep soundly at night." William Ran, 3120 Westmont Street, Philadelphia, Pa. Hood's Sarsaparilia Is the IJ st-la fact the One True Blood Purifier, All druggists, l;8lifor?5. Pet or.ly Hood's. Hnnri's Pills c",re "Vfr ""' tMy t0 I1UUII a I HIS take, easy to or.erate.25c. fice and leave his regimental hospital force short handed, when the position was to be a, the best it matter of only a week or two. Colonel airnrd told him to continue ns he was nnd not to bo sure that ho was only to act for a few days longer. "I am keeping that position open for you," Colonel Oirard said. "Thero was a surgeon sent up here from tho war department to take your place but I declined to accept him, You will stay where you are. I want you to hnve that position." ONLY ONE LEFT. Tho fact that Major Parke Is the only one of the acllng brlgadn surgeons loft lends some significance lo Colonel Qlr nrd'a words. Notification has come to Major Parke that his appointment ns a brigade surgeon has been strongly recommended to General Stenberg Ills cousin. General John G. Parke, Is n personal friend of General Stern berg nnd a man of strong Influence In thi wnr department. He nnd Colonel Glrard have both asked for Major Parke's appointment nnd If there Is a vacancy there Is a good chance of his being selected. At present It would ap pear the quota of brigade surgeons Is tilled. aeneral Gobln, when In Washington yesterday, sought to have his National Guard brigade surgeon, Dr. Hlard Hal berstadt, of Pottsvllle, assigned to his staff, but tho re'iuest was denied by General Sternberg because there wns no vacancy existing and none likely to exist for some time. T. J. Duffy. QOSSIP OF THE CAMP. From a Stnff Cotrespontleiit. Camp Alger, Va., June 2t. The offi cers of the Thirteenth yesterday re ceived their Khaki suits and today look like East India campaigners. The suits nre of u sort of canvas material, light brown In color and trimmed In blue. They mnke n very natty uniform. Captain Derinan Is officer of the day nnd Lieutenant Henjamln commander of the guard. The band Is making excellent pro gress under the direction of Sergeant Miles, working five hours a day at practice and showing marked Improve ment at each succeeding dress parade. The composition of the band as organ ized by Sergeant Miles Is as follows: E flat bass, W. II. Hclnhart, Great Rend: 10 Mat bass, W. A. Chichester, Great Bend: baritone, L. L. Putnam, Steven's Point: baritone, Frank J. Gruslln. Hnllstead; H flat bass, Austin F. Staples, Clark's Summit; tenor, William W. Staples, Clark's Summit; trombone, William A. Gruslln. Hall stead: trombone. Frank 11. Tenny, Lestershlre. N. Y.; alto, Albert J. Rice, Montrose: alto, W. F. Slmrell, Hall stead; stdo H cornet, A. C. ITpdegrove, Montrose; so'n H cornet. W. II. Mc- Creary, Itallstoad: E cornet, G. M. Ralley, Steven's Point; H cornet, M. S. Lamb. Hallstead: H clarionet, J. F. Haines. Hallstead; R clarionet, G. R. Rennlnger, Rlnlrstown, N. J.: R clario net, Fred. Knapp. Lawsvllle, Pa.; pic colo. Andrew Hayes, Scranton; snare drum, A. H. Chichester, Hallstead; bass drum, J,. R. Decker, Montrose; cymbals, John Davis, Scranton. There is room for two more music ians In the band anil Sergeant Miles Is In correspondonce with seveial Scranton bantlmen In regard to filling the vacant places. It Is even possible that throe or four additional men will be taken in. enlisting them as privates and detailing them tothe band on "spe cial duty." Frank Squires. Soranton's peerless snare drummer, Is being sought to Join the band. If he is se cured he will be given a royal welcome by the whole legimont. Chaplain Slnhl Is distributing fo (he regimen- copies of Cromwell's Soldier's pocket bible, presented by tho Ameri can Tract rociety. The' original tltlo page Is an Interesting index to the scope of the book. The SOLDIERS POCKET HII1L13, Containing The n ost (If not till! those places ron tallied In Holy Scripture, which doo tU"v the qualifications of his Inner man. that I a tit soldier to fight for the Lords H.tttels, both before he tight, in the light, and after the light; which Scriptures nre reduced to se trail heads, and fitly oppl.ed to the souldlers scv trail occasions, and mi may i.upply the want of the whole Hible, which a si uldler cannot con veniently carry about him: and may bee also useful for any Christian to nvdltate upon now In this miser- erable time of wane. IMPRIMATl'R, EDM. CALAMY. This Hook of the Law shall not depa.'t out of thy mouth, but thou shall m- dl tate therein day and night, that thou ma!t observe to doe accoidlug to nil that Is written therein; for then thou shall make thy way prnspiious, and have good suecesse. Josh. I. i. PRINTED AT LONDON HY !. B. AND R. W. FOU G. C. ICH. Tin Thirteenth Is disposed to be Just a trllle Jealous of the good fortune of is neighbor, the Eighth General Gob in's old regiment. The strong person al friendship existing betwenn the bng adler nnd bis former aide-de-camp. Lieutenant Norrls brought about the displacement of Adjutant Mattes as bri-.tido adjutant general pro ten. Three of the five permanent nrderlbr, ib-.l'B also fell to the lot of the Elgnth, while the Thirteenth nnd Twelfth ha', to be satlslled with one apiece. The Twelfth, however, wns consoled In ad vance for this whntever-lt-mlght-be-termed hy having one of Its men, Lieu tenant Nichols substituted for Lieu tenant Ingiis. of the Thirteenth, as brigade quartermaster during the dn'y and a half that transpired between tho assignment and nrrlval of Captain John Rrooke. the West Pointer, who wns named by the president as tho permanent Incumbent. The lucky Eighth Is wisely ' refraining from boasts as there are three aides yet to be detailed, and General Gobln knows that tho Thirteenth's ranks can furn ish Just the material wanted for these positions. Captain Cobnll. who spent a week with us as commissary of subsistence on Colonel Coursen's brigade staff, Is such a mighty decent fellow that It Is with great reluctance I use hltn in exploiting the appended Instance of "son-or-hls-father," but It Is such a striking example of the Injustice In question that there is an undoubted li cense to print It. and particularly now when the matter Is so generally dis cussed. Captain Cobnll Is about 27 yeurs of age. quite of n boyish appear ance and rather youthful in manner. He Is a member of ono of tho pro verbial "First Families of Virginia," and a protego of Senator Daniel. A commissary of subsistence on a bri gade looks after the feedlnc of 3.000 men. Captain Coball never belonged to any military organization, und he himself admitted what was very an- I parent from tho first, that ho didn't know the difference between a plntoon nnd n battalion. He, of course, could not begin to do tho work of his nlllce, nnd ns It would have been a question able proceeding on the part of Colonel Coursen to allow his men to wait for their rations until Captain Coball could learn the business, It devolved upon common ordinary volunteers of twenty years' experience In military work to attend to the duties for which the president's political friend's personnl friend was being pnld $150 a month. And, ns If nil that wasn't enough, the captain brought on his ynungpr brother and nppolnted him to the $l,200-n-ycar position of commlssnry clerk. They have been transferred to the second brigade ot tho llrst division, which Is scheduled to leave for Santiago within tho next few days. If the volunteers In that command should take It upon themselves to decline to do tho work of the commissariat, It would bo In teresting to know how those 3,000 men will subsist In Cuba while the com missary of subsistence and his school boy brother are learning "the differ ence between u platoon and a bat tullon." Asslstnnt Cook Alex. Major, of Com pany C, returned this morning from a week's furlough. Private Wlllard Lathrope, of Com pany A, leaves for home tomrrow on a week's furlough. T. J. Duffy. HARD COAL BOOMERS' CONVENTION HELD l'crc hided from Page 5. creased for commercial purposes In small towns of fi.000 population or more. Steam heat plants cannot be conducted with profit now In these towns owins to the great cost of an thracite. Daniel Duffy, of St. Clair, a member of the committee on resolutions, made an eloquent pica for some suggestion for Incorporation In the committee's report, lie thought royalties was one great source of evil. He know of sev eral leases which required the pay ment of 35 cents per ton to the Glrard estate. G. H. Thompson, of Plttston, pre sented a resolution which was referred to the resolutions committee. It pro vided for the appointment of a. special committee to correspond with the In terstate commerce commission. At this point the meeting ndjourned to 8 o'clock and tho committees went Into session. EVENING SESSION. There was some- delay in finishing the committee work and the conven tion was a little late In getting down to business In th" evening. Rut after President Dale called the delegates to order It was learned that much had bpen accomplished dm lug the three hour intermission. Nenrly all the u-pre-setitatlvcs present during the afternoon were or hanet In the evening. President Dale called for the commit tee repoits. The committee on organi zation reported as follows: in o-der to complete the permanent or ganization of this cuiiM-niion We recom mend the election of the following vlei presidents Ailolph Prince. Pottslll-; William DisvK Glrnrilvllle; .lames A. .Mo. Cnrthj. Locust Gap; V. A. Wolfe. As-bland; T. C. Parker iComtm-iclat cluln. Wilkes-liarre; Garrett Smith (Hoard of Tradei. Wllkcs-Raire; A. H. Brown, Plttston; I). D. liollch. Mt. Ciiimel; C. I. llelfensteln. Sh.imoKln; A. P. Trautwtin, Caibondalo; T. A. Kelly. McAdoo; Jehu Reynolds. Militancy Pli.nc; Thomas Hun ter. Jormyn; J. T. Taylor. Taylor; b. it. Price. Hazlctrn: 1-3. M. Jours. Mlnoisvlile; William Snyder. Lam-ford; H. .1. Kelly, Centrnlla, J. X. Parker. Mahanoy City; Rev. W. H. .weizlg. Gllberton: M. 1-3. Doyle. Shenandoah; W. W. Thorne, St. Clair; William Treth.-.way. Parsons; W. C. Hack. Tic-mont; Colonel F. L. Hitch cook and J. II. Fellows. Scranton. We would further recommend the ap pointment of the following permanent committees: First, a committee of seven on Interstate comtneicc; cee-ond. a m mlttee of seven to confer with the rniry lug companies relative to discrimination In freight rat's on anthracite coal; third, a committee of live on laws and legisla tion. Clulrmi n of tho three foregoing com mittees to constitute an ej.eeutlvc com mittee. We would further recommend the elec tion of Senator Kline, of Hazlotou. as treasurer, who shall bo lequlred to give bonds In the rum of J.'.nno for a faithful performance of Ills duties. Hy the com mittee. D. H. Atlierton. Secretary. A motion to adopt was made. Sena tor Kline ofercd nn amendment to strike out that part of the clause which suggested him for treasurer. S. R. Pi Ice, of Hazleton. asked to have his name withdiuwn ns that city's nom inee for or.e of tho vice-presidencies. Several urged the election of Senator Kline as treasurer but he entered a fur ther declination. Senator Kllne-'s amendment was adopted and the report was adopted as amended. J-3. P. Seller, of Shamokln, was then uranimcusly elected treas urer. COMMITTEES NAMED. Pursuant tc the provision of the re port. President Dale appointed the fol lowing committees: To Confer With Railroad Companies W. G. Thomas, Plttston; Thomas Cas-t-ldy, Wllkos-Harre, A. p. Trautwoln, Carbondnle: Adolph Prince, Pottsvllle; John Paiker. Mahonoy City: Isaac Gold smith, Mt. Carmel; E. M. Jones, Miners vllle. interstate Commerce Vorls Auten, Mt. Carmel; C. D. Camp. Wllkes-Ilarro; H. 13. Paine, Kenintnn: Martin Qiilnn, Potts vllle; M. 1-3. Doyle, Shenandoah; H. Hanker, Pltt&ton; J. p. llelfensteln, Shamokln. Laws and Legislation Colonel Meredith L. Jones. Scranton: D. D. Rollch, Mt. Carmel; Walter Wolff. Ashland; John C. Homer. Freelnnd; S. H. Price, Hazelton, Tho appointment were confirmed by voie. The committee- on ways and means rcf'Jrted as follow b: Your c-uinmltt-'o on ways and means Itcforo using Ccticoka Soap, ray faco and bands were just as rough as could lie. and my faco was all covered with pimples, I was un fit to look at, but after using Ccticpba Soap tnreo week3, my faco was equal to velvet. Feb. 6, WW. 1'APL DUl'HE, Cualcr, La. I suffered with blackheads and pimples for two or three years until It became chronic. I tried everything Imaginable., hut It did mo no good. Cuticdra Soap cured mo, Fcb.CU.'OS. L. V. OHJ.I AM, Oak P. P., Va. I was troubled for cl;tit years with pimples on the faco. I commenced using Cuticuha Soap. In a very eliort tlrao the pimples all disappeared und inv tltln Is now la a healthy coudltlon. JAMES POSTElt, reb.n,18D3. Dlimont, Allegheny Co., Pa. Bold throughout th wnrld. Prlcf.tSe. ToTTitDBca l-otCpni. Cult-., hole Props., Uotlou. Mr" How to I'lttcnl tna Con ttioplu," milled froe. CURED BY GUTSMA SOAP TITO V '12,55swl2'8lK TOffiHJLNGTQN-: &VENJUE, Summer Made from Fine Cambric Finished Cotton in the Regula tion size, 45x36. A High Grade Pillow Case a Low Grade Price. Co noolly 127 and after due consideration icepectfiillj re port the following xiiKKestloiis: l-'lrst That all towns In the nnthraoiti region be urged to form permanent local organizations to work under tho direction of this organization. Second That each .lid oig.mlz.itlon Im mediately pay to the permanent irent--uroi- the sum of J for the purpose of meeting contingent expenses. Third That ouch of said local organiza tion" through their respective oillcers col lect end pay to U " loo.il treasurers funds to bo used from time to time- ns tho per- i maiient organization shall roiiuiro. Re spectfully submitted, W. W. Thorne. Chnirir.au for the Committee. An amendment to the third clause was olffred directing the payment of money by local organizations to the treasurer ns may be directed by the executive coinmitte'1. The amendment was accepted by the committee. An other amendment changing the hssQss- ment from J2 to x.i was adopted as amended. The sec-rotary was on mo tion directed to notify each local .iss-o. elation that the assessment should be paid at onc, A motion was adopted Instructing the delegates to request the newspapers of their respective cities nn 1 towns to publish as much as possible- of the con vention proe-ercllng-'. pnitletilarly that relating to local organization. NAMES SIOGESTKD. Recatise the treasurer was requlied to give a bond and for obvious other reasons, Isaac Goldsmith, of Mt. Car mel. fugested that the organization be given a title. He moved the adoption of "Anthracite- Roard of Trade." Mr. Thomas, of Plttston, offered the r.ame "Anthracite Promoters Association." Tl- matter was referred to tho execu tive committee- for Immediate report. Later the committer- recommended that the organization be railed the "Anthracite Association." Captain T. C. PaiUer. of Wilkes-Rarre, offered an amerdment to change the title to "An thracite Ruslness Men's Association." The amendment wns Inst hy a vote of '11 to 25. Th- tltlo originally suggested by the committee was adopted. All the foregoing buslners was hur ried thiotigh with considerable speed. The convention then warmed up to a discussion of the resolutions. A score or more delegates participated In the debat" which resulted in several changes of phraseology but In only ona elimination of feet. Tho latter wan a striking-out of a paraght'ph which would have voiced the convention's dis approval of the high royr.ltles provided for In contracts between owners of coal lands and operators. The clause had been Inserted, at tho request of the Schuylkill region dele gates and Its adoption was urgently advocated by Chairman Duffy and others from that section, where tho royalty phase has been vigorously dis cussed of late. There the Glrard es tate has Immense coal land Interests. Their contracts with operators provide for a high rate per ton and generally for an increase of 1 cent per ton per year. These excessivo royalties, it Is claimed, ultimately affect the miner and operator, as do excessive haulago charges. Tho convention generally disapproved of tho clause on the ground that roy alty contracts were of too personal a character to demand Interference or comment nnd the clnuse was expunged by a vote of a majority, so evident that a division was not called for. Evidently the delegates considered that their business was finished with tho ndoptlon of the resolutions as amended. The business that followed was minor In character. Tho matter of rules was referred to the committee on organization. Tho convention voted Its thanks to the Scranton board of trade, to President Dale, whose ability as a presiding offi cer contributed largely to tho success and smoothness of the two meetings, and to tho press. An adjournment wns tnado to meet at the call of tho president at Hazleton. till ana UViUJUl FOR 129 Washington Homes and 10 Bicycle binps We are going to give you some bargains in Lamps this week; all the Lamps that we have in stock will go at these prices : Searchlight, list $3.00, will sell for $2.85 Ham's Diamond Tubular, list $3.0, will sell for 2.00 M. & VM list $3.00, will sell for 1.85 Leader, list $1.75, will sell for 1.10 Jim Dandy, list $i.2, will sell for 70 Other Lamps 50 We Will Sell at These Trices as Long- as They Last. FLOREY & BROOKS, 211 Washington Aye. Opp. Court House. Scranton. L II mAHUFACTURIRS OF Gil! SAID PEIi. WHITE Iilll Timber cut to order on short notice. Hardwood Ittino Ralls sawed to uniform lengths constantly on hand. Peeled Utwnlock rop Timber promptly Furnished. MILLS At Cross Fork, 1'ottcr Co.. on the Buffalo and Susque. hanna Hailrond. At Mlna, Potter County. Pa., on Cotidcrsport. and Port Allecany Railroad. Capacity 400,000 feet per day. GLNbRAL OlTICE-liourd of Trade Building, Scranton, Pa. Telephone No. 4014. WE ARE SELLING Blank Cartridges A XI) Revolvers for the Fourth Cheaper Thun Any Other sioro In Town. Gillette Bros., Auctioneers ami Itrokcr. 227 Washington Aye., Opp. Court House. 'I M L. Lager Brewery Alanufacturers of OLD STOCK Telephone Cnll, 2333, ii MF & CASES Cottages ace 3 Avenue. HEMLOCK AKD- Fertilizers T S Sill CO. Refrigerators AND Ice Chests. the: HUNT COBL CO., 434 Lackawanna Avi ALMOST GIVEN AWAY A lot of laundry machinery, a new laundry wagon, to turblno water wheels, boilers, engines, dynamos, etc., ono Morgan travel ing crane, 10 ton capacity, span 4S ft. 6 in., lot of good second hand hoisting rope, air compres sors, pumps, steam drills, derrick: tltttngs, mine cars. etc. 709 Weit Lackawanna Avenue. Scranton, Pa. Telephone, 3991 naCil LUMBER CO., A! H1DI0D LUMBER V
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