to THE SCltANTON TRIBUNE-MONDAY, JULY 11'. 1898. ' S CONSULTED WITH SECRETARY ALGER Centrals Graham, Huller and Davis Were Alter Information. TUB WAll DEPARTMENT UNABl.,1: TO TELL THEM WHERE THE CAMP AEOER TROOPS ARE LIKELY TO HE SENT OR WHEN THEY WILL BE ORDERED TO MOVE GENERAL GORIN PRESENTED WITH A HAND SOME GOLD MOUNTED SWORD AND I1ELT. Special from ft Store CorrcsponuVnt. Camp Alger, Vn July 10. Ucnernls Clraham, Hutler and Davis went Into Washington yeMerday and hud a Ions tnnmiltatlon with Socretnrv Alger te RBrdlng the IlkMy destination of the troops of thp Second corps, fleneiul Eutler told me this afternoon that Spc rttary Alger stated to him positively that thp war depatnu-nt had no defi nite plans at present iFRardlng any of t!u troops now at Camp Alger and lie could not ever, give them nn Intima tion of what would prnhahlv he done with them Kverj thing depends, he said, on the developments of the next few elus. As to the Honolulu assignment, Gen eral Hutler gave It as his peisonal opinion that owing to Hawaii helm; peacefully annexed Instead of forcibly seized, as was thought would be neces sary owing to tho senate's obstinacy, only a few tiooiia will be sent there and tl'ebc will be taken fiom the Pa cific toast. General Uutlei, when questioned dl lect, admitted after some hesitation that one of tho purposes of the vlblt to the war department was to make known to tho wur room at the White Houso that It would be especially pleasing to tho officers and men of the Second corps it General Graham and his whole command was sent Into Poi to Rico or some other Held of ac tion. The question which evoked his ad mission was piompted by a rumor freely cliculatcd of late that Geneial Graham does not view with pleasuie the prospects of being left heie In charge of a camp of equipment and In stiuctlon while the other coips com manders aie gaining glory at the fiont. Urlgadler Geneial Goblu wus this nf teinoon presented with u handsome gold-mounted mvouI and belt by the members of his foimer staff in tho National Guaid, all of whom wete present with the exception of Mnjois Millar and Oakfoid, who found It Im possible at tho last moment to make the tilp. The speech of piexentation was made bj State Litii.uMii Egle, of Hairlsbuig. Geneial Gobln brought his handled -thlef to his eves several times while speaking his ciatltuele, and when the band stiuck up "Auld Lang Syne" at the conclusion of his lemaiks. he had to tuin bis back to hid his emotions. The teiemoio was witnessed li all the olllceis of the btlsade. Thanksgiving seivices n lompllaiue with President MeKInley's lequest weie conducted by all the chaplains to day Anothei resslon of tho Piist division court martial was held yistonki.v af ternoon (Satuiilay), but owing to the absence of an impoiunt witness for the defense the c.T-e ag-ilnst Piivatp McJames. or the SlNty-tlfth New Yojk, i bulged vvltli assaulting an ei'llipt. has been onco nioie postponed, till tini till Wednesday next .Many pettv -ses have been disposed ot In the two ses sions, but In only one of them lias the llndlng been in ul public. This w.ks in the case of Pilvate James Mlllai, of Company K, SVvcnth ulilo, rhaiged with Insuboidii .itiou in tefuslnc to attend to some d'ltv to which he was asrlgned. His puiiMinuiit was tor duys Impiibonmeut and J10 fine. The findings In the othn cases will be made public as fast as thej, aie uppiove. ,u division headquaiters. T. J rntft. QOS SIP OF THR CAMP, Kiom a Staff Conespondent Camp Algei, Va , July 10 A laige delegation of the Scrantuu school tiac It em who are in attendance upon the meeting of the National I-'ducatois" as sociation vlilted the camp yeateidaj afternoon and weie cntcitalned thronghout the regiment at mess. They watched the dicss parade and cheered the bos In a hearty manner ns they executed the various manoeu vres. Afterwards they bv aimed about the different company streets, visiting in the tents or chatting In groups with telatlves, friends, neighbors or -in numeious lnstunces former pupils. The band gave a conceit in thir honor. Company C men conducted a "buck dance" for their amusement and Company D gave a boxing carnival for their especial delectation. It was with deep regret tho soldier lads saw the fair Invaders depart Miss Maigaret Van Camp, of tho county recorder s office, who accompanied the teachers, brought along a handsome red and white silk banner for Coinpau V, which was swung to the biecsu with enthusiastic hurrahs In front of Cap tain Fellows' headquarters The Third brigade starts on It? sec ond practice march to tho Potomac to. morrow morning at C o'clock, to bo gone two davB. A new route will be followed and the bivouac will be so'v.o distance above thf point wh,ere tho for mer halt wus made, Plnnet's Run In the neighborhood of Cabin John (nidge being the probable location, General Gobln has several different loute.s and ramp sites under cmf.lderatlon and Is tonight In consultation with his en gineers ns to which he will select Tho march will not be as Interesting as tho first one, It Is thought, because 'here 1b to be no cavalry attacks to tepulse, General Graham's orders against throwing out ilankers, when passing through cultivated country, having spoiled this rare and exciting military diversion. The Third Vltglnhv regi ment, which has been temporarily as signed to General Gnhln'a brigade, will accompany the Pennsylvanlans on the mar tli. It would appear from the evidence adduced In police court yesterday morning that an unjustlco was done Private Flannery, of Compnny B, by tho article In tho Washington Post, which stated that he was arrested for felonious assault upon a 4-year-old girl In Washington thn evening pre vious. Flannory claimed he was drugged and could not remember what he did. Eyo witnesses testified that while ho picked tho little girl up In his nrius ho did not nbuse her In any way other than to frighten her almost Into hysterics. That no out tago was attempted, as attested by the fact that the whole Incident trnns plred In a public plate and with a number of people In close proximity. Ho was allowed to go upon payment of a fine of 10. Major V. W. Stlllwell Is entertain ing his brother, Louis Stlllwell, the well-knovn electrical engineer who has chntgp of the Niagara Power corn pair's works and Is a consulting en gineer ot the Westlnghousc company, ot Plttsbuig. Ml. Stlllwell. It will be lemcinbeied, lectured at the Albright library a year ago Inst winter under the auspices of the Seranton En gineers' club on "The Hnrnesslng of Niagara." Colonel Coursen yesteulay donated $10 for the purchase of band music, and Sergeant Miles foithwlth betook himself to Washington to secure some of the new pieces'. Pilvate Richard Smith, of Company D, Twelfth Pennsjlvanla, died at his home in Wllllanisport Pilday from ty phoid fever Ho was on a furlough when the diead disease laid him low. Colonel W. A Stone, Republican can-dld-ite for governor of Pennsylvania. Is visiting his tunning mate migadler Gencinl Gobln He Is accompanied by Mis. Stone, C. W. Gorwlg of Pittsburg, and William M. Oiaham, who Is the candidate for Colonel Stone's place In congierr. General Gobln Is nlo enter tnlnlng his wife and Piofessor Wil liams, of Uruvvn unlveisitv, wh" I" In spector geneial on General Gobln's snfr In the Giand Aimy of the Re public. Sergeant Eny Smith. Coipornl" Carl Gunstet and Jacob Cook and Pilvates Ciceter and Tdwaid Kellv, of Company C, me home on fuiloug'is. Lieutenant I. C. Hanlngton, of Com pany O, Is back fiom a seven dty leave of absence. T J. Duff). ECHOES 0? THE WAR. Hcnpamln Shceter, of Pafons has re ceived a lotto, from his In other, . E. Shicrei, a inembct ot Companv D, .Sc-ont-lii-t New Yoik voluiiteci", l'lith Army rot pp. The letter is denrlptlto ul how the lo faro In front of Santiago and is us follows Sluoney, Cuba, June J5, lbSS Urother Hen- Well, 1 am heie and allvo et. Wo landed Thursday night about 10 p m. I wiote )uu that night but got the date wrong on the letter head rvro was a hot light on the mountain about one mile eat of lieie. The next moinliig earl) Roosevl"s Rough Riders inn Into an ambii'-h and lost quite a iiumbci ol tlulr men several woundid also The Tenth mv.ilrj, the Fli-t email) and the Rough Riders weie the one- who suffered los. At S o'clock we wen oldeled "lit to reinforce and utire them but alt-r climbing to the top ot the mountain (over two mile) we advanced about two mlks f.mhei and then waited tlm-e hours and wore onlered back again ft s bell climbing that mountain with all our stuff, and this a. in. we climbed up again only to be oidcrtd Kick again us oon us wu hud it ached the top We leave again sometime between now and morn ing on mil much .to Santiago about ten miles distant and I expect a good m mv of the bojs will bite the dust beforo we get tbeie We will be about IUOihi siiong on the match and thnit aie t,0OU in the mountains new. We are In need of w.u-i and )e-tinlav 1 lillert in) canteen vvl'li water that 1 wouldut wash In at mi) other time und I swear 1 thought It the sweetest diluk 1 ever had in ni) life 1 hive thrown aw a) in) blankets and co t ami now enri) nothing but ni) havorsacec with 130 i minds of ammunition und font d.ivs rations ni) nibhei pone ho nn can teen unel in) i llli and I tell )ou that Is enough I urn still i ttlui weak fiom ihe bronchitis am' 1 liel the matching mure than 1 would tiuallv Hut I gues by this time the Spaniards have found out that 1'nrle Sams men can fight Inid and never know when ihe) aie beatn. 'Ihe expectations -up that we will be all uiiiuiid and have the SpinluidK cooped up In S intl.igo bv Simil i) u Monday nlslit und then the leal ball will open from nil sides Ben I tell )ou "war is hell' and I am standing more now than 1 ever thought I could I am lining mv own cooking, 1 have one anil unc-liiilf pou ills of sow bell) for four ila)s, meal lutlons and sevenlv-one hard tuck, hut I lint swiped a nice tat piece of bacon weiRlihi neat Iv ten pounds and I kept one-lourth and divided the ret with in) comrniles, I ued to he honest but now I will steal un) thing In the food Hue. Well, I must close now, 1 am oi dried out lor picket duty. Good-b)c, love to all the folki. Wilte to Pilvate W K Sheeiei Co IJ, 71-1 N. Y. Vols. rifth Aimy Corps Cuba County CommlHslonei John Guinc), ot Wllkch-Hai re, has iccelved woid that Lis brother, Dennis Gulney, who Is a inrm bei of the Sixth Infant! v Kltth coip". Pirst brigade, was wounded In the Mies In the engagement beforo Suntlago Ho has been eighteen )ear In the set vice. He will piobably bo taken to the Key West hospital and In thru event Mr. Gulney will leave at once to see him. Tho people of Enston aie asked b) tho Dally Express of that ell) to contributo to a fund tor bringing the remains of Col onel Charles A Wlkoff from tho front at Santiago, whero ho lost his llto at the head of a brigade In the assault, and tor erecting a suitable monument ovei his remains Colonel Wlkoff was an Enttnn lan whoso memor) Kuslonians will de light to honor He was a patriot soldier who was always In the front when theio was lighting to do modest btnve, true Railroad Gian Receives Good Advice from Fel low Workmen . Tho Wholo Story Told by HlsWIfo It May Help You. When my little boy was sir years old ho had an Attack ot tho mcaales, and after recoverlns be was restless at night, had no appetite, and was cross and fretful. Later on, Urge blotches and sores broke out on hU face and limbs. Wo wore told thy would heal la a few dnys; but theso few days grew Into months. Ono day ray husband, who Is a well-known railroad man, was advised by some of his fellow workmen to give the boy Hood's Barsaparilla. Wo concluded to do so, and after he had taken tho first bottlo we noticed some Improvement. We kept on giving him this medicine until ho had taken three bottles, when ho was com pletely cured, and tin has been woll over since." Mils. E. J. Milleii, Dennett, Pa. Hood's Sarsaparilla Is the best In fact the One True Illood Turiner, Sold oy all druggists. lt;s!ifor$5. Hnf Po Dili,- fl0 not 0,u',e P-in or nOOU S flJIS gripe. All uruggUU.a. as steel, editorially says tho South Ilcth lehem Stnr. He won by hard service In tho Hold nil the honors that camo to him In his chosen ptofesston of arms. When he fell ho was In commnnel ot a brlgaelo with tho silver eagle of tho colonel In stead of the star of tho brigadier on his shoulder straps, OTIS AWAITS DEVELOPMENTS. RcndytoGoto Honolulu ns Soon as Plans Aro .Undo. San Francisco, July 10. Until tly Honolulu programme Is definitely set tled, Major General Otis can make no headway either In this matter or In regurd to getting off the transpoits Peru and City of Pueblo to Manila. It was Intended that these transport's should sail on Monday afternoon, but It will probably bo later In the week befoie they depart. Major General Otis has stated that the First New York voluntccis, to nt rlve hero on Tucsdny, will probably pioceed to Honolulu for permanent station there nnd that It is possible that the Eighth California teglment will also be locatcil on the llawullnn Islands. It was originally Intended to send It to Cuba Affalis may bo so shaped that General Otis will nccom pany Rear Admiral Miller on tho Philadelphia to Honolulu, nnd after the Stats and Stilpos have been hoist ed, pioceed to Manila In another ves sel. Admlinl Miller states thnt ho ex pected to sail for Honolulu on the Philadelphia about July 20. He char acterizes as Improbable the icport that the Eennlngton Is going to the Ladiono Island. EVENTS AS SEEN IN HAVANA Sorrow Oror Corvein's l)cfca(--Lo of the Alfonso XII Coulirmod--Ln Liichu Has n Muv to Defeat Us. Other Details Irom a Spanish Point ol View. Havana. July 9 (10 p m ) On July 6 tho pioduce, money nnd stock " changes suspended opeiatlons, observ ing tin- day as one of uio'trnl'ig for the los- of Vilinlml Cei vela's fleet. Captain Geneial Rlaneo has lcwauled the eoiporal and privates who landed on Itine 19 at Cavo riedra piovlnre of Matanzas, In sight of the American watsiilps anci captuied a quantity of Ameiican effects Colonel EcaiIov, who iccently in rived at Smtlngo with rel'ifoieements after n heroic march finm Manziinlllo, dining hlth he had several engagements, hns been pro moted to the rank of n biigadler gen eral. The rhll governor of Hnvana has do elded that the festival which was llxeel for lul) 10, foi the pin pose of collect ing mono) to establish free kitiluns fo the poor of the cltv hall not bo held beenuc of the deUitii tlon of the Span ish licet off Santiago. Vt Union de Ue)es, pi ovine e of Mn tanzas, memorlnl services have been held for the olllceis and men who lost their lives when the Spanish fleet was destio)eel Ml the civil and mllitiuv authoiltles weie piesent at the sei vlce. ns was alo an immense eouie of people repiescntins' all tlaes of hoc let). Till! ALFONSO XII. The Flench eiiiNer Ii'Fstalng ar rived this .ifteui'ion fieun Fcit de Fiance. Inland of Maitlnlciue. Some of the irembeis of the Spanish mall steamet Alfonso MI, which tun nshoie and buined at the enttance of M.uicl luilbor In prefeience to letting the Ameiican .ships captuie hei, have l cached heie. eonsldei.'ible number of gifts to the Reel Clots pocletv to be used In the establishment of tree kitchens and in hclphig the poor have been received. Manv ailstottatlc ladles aie assisting In the lellel work La Lucha in It editorial column today sa)s: Thf actual piobltin eonfioutlng Spain is the i ablest the nation has had in all hei history, nltlicigh at flrt sight it ap pears most dltlleult and complex. It Is not neeessar) to unplov In Its solution cither l)inss oi the expendltiue of anv millions tor a gteat delense, ,i Ins been tcriulred in other wars. It h onl) a ejues tlon of ri dsliinii which inn be sus tuined If the Speulards have oulv provis ions and ammunition. To beat the Van kces in Cuba needs only three or fo ir bundled men foi a peilod ol two or tlliee ve-nrs The cost wlileli that signifies to our nelghhois is greater than one hundtcd Islands of Cuba is worth to them. While a pnity of Alqulzar guerrillas weie iiconnoltetlng along the lailioad and examining a dialn between Al- tiular and Canas. a dynamite bomb exploded, "killing fifteen inembeis of tl.e n.utv. All the ofllceis of the Santiago gin -iNon, in spite of the blood) engage ments already fought and tho prospect of toda)'s encounter, ate animated with the determination to fight to the cad and eleclaie their willingness to s?al with their blood another of the gloiious pages In their country's his toiy. They hnve a qunntlty of piovls lons and nmmunltlou. THE INSURGENTS. Private advices received here ufllrm that the Insuigent foices which took pint with the Ameiican troops In the attack upon and the taking of San Juan Hill and Caney, sustained heav v losses, their killing numbering 40 It Is nsseited that they are disgusted be cause the Americans used them as guleles and obliged them to march In the first line of the vangunid An attack was made upon Rio Soco town, Matauz.is piovlnce, by a party o" Insurgents, but their assault was icpelled nnd two of them were killed nnd seveial wounded An engagement has taken place In Esmeralda, piov lnce of Matanzas, between a detach ment of Spaniards nnd a party of In surgents under the lender Pelon, Sev eial of the Insurgents were killed or wounded and the Spaniards captured a number of firearms. Tho Spanish loss was one oflleor nnd nine ptlvates wounded The Spanish niall steamer Alfonso Nil was pursued off Clenfitegos by threo American cruisers. Tho Alfonso Nil fled towaril tint Isle of Pines, wt.eio sho lost sight of her pursuers When eJght miles fiom Havana sho was Intel cepted by three American wai ships nnd was run nshoro at tho entrance to Mnilel, with tho object of saving her cargo. After grounding the steamer was fired upon by the Amer ican ships and a number of piojectllcs from their guns fell on bontd of her While tho woik of removing her cargo was going on tho Alfonso Nil was ap proached by an American boat, evi dently with tho Intention of blowing her up by means of toipedoes Tho boat, however, was driven away by a revolver shot from aboard tho steam er, and the fire from the shore by Spanish soldiers. The ship was sub sequently destroyed by lire caused by explosive bombs from the American vessels. FIRST INSTALMENT OF WAR PRISONERS Captured Spanish Snllors Come Into Port oa St. Louis. AMONG THEM IS ADMIRAL CER VERA, WHO EXPRESSES HIS GRAT ITUDE FOR KIND TREATMENT BUT IS VERY MUCH DOWNCAST OVER HIS DEFEAT-PLANS FOR TAKING CARE OF THESE NEW CHARGES OF THE WAR. Poitsmotith, N. II., July 10. The nttxlllaiy ciuiser St. Louis with 746 Spanish prlsoneiH, Including St olllceis, arrived in Pottsmoutli harbor at S.SO o'clock this morning, and a few min utes later chopped anchor Just above Fishing Island The big liner left Gunntunnmo ut 6 o'clock Tuesday af ternoon, July 6, and did not make a stop until she diopped anchor In Ports mouth liinhor. Including the pilson ers theie wore l.Olfc people on board the boat; out of this number there nio 91 sick anil wounded Spaniards under the cnte of surgeons Admlinl Ceiveia Is confined to his cabin, having been quite 111 for tho past thice days, although ho was able to be dressed this morning. Captnln Eulate, who was commander of the Vlzcnja and Is among the pris oners, Is also quite 111, having been woundid in the head dui'ng tho battle off Santiago At 9 15 this morning the tug A W. Chesterton went alongside the St. Louis with Hnilth Ofllcei F. S. Towle, who went on bontd. He made a tlioiough examination of the vessel, visited all of the sick nnd found thnt most of the sickness wns due to wounds received dining the battle or fiom exposuic. He sas theie Is no evidence of yellow fever or other contagious diseases nnd people In the vicinity of v.lieip the prlsoneis aie to be contlned neeel feel no alaini about any pestilence bi cak ing out. ONE ORSTREPEEOFS MAN. All of the Spanish commissioned ofll ceis have been on paiole and had the ficpdom of the ship with one exception, and he was the governor of Santiago de Cuba, who was trvlng to escape from the city on Adniiial Cervoia's flagship when she wns elestroyed on that incmoiable morning of Jul) 3 He lefused to sign the paiole papeis and was consequently confined in one of the cabins under guard The lemalndcr of tho prlsoneis weie confined between decks and closely guaided. A detach ment of twent) -eight minlnes from the U. S. S. I!iookl)ii, under Lieutenant Hordnl, and twent) -ono marines from the F. S S. Maiblehcad were put aboaiel tho St Louis when she left Guantanamo for f'e noith. to guaid the piloners, but they had little or no trouble with the men. The pilsoneis as well as neaily all tho Spanish ofllceis lite dressed In clothes of every desciiptlon, as most of them had come aboard with vei v little clothing and what they aie wear ing was given them b) the ofllceis nnd men fiom the Ameiican licet. CEHVERA IS GRATEFUL. Admiral Ceivera has lemalncd In his cabin duilng the Hip. Health Ofilcer Towle visited him and was waimlv greeted lie shook hands with the health ofllcoi and in good English said he was situated vol) pleasantly on th" Imat and hnd iccelved nothing but the kindest and most considerate' tteat ment from both ofllcei.s and mm ever since he had been taken prlonet. II" has not been leeling well for the pas three en four davs but expected to bo all light in a "-Inn t time. He presents the nppcaiance oi a broken ho.iited iiian and keenly feels tho los of his fleet, containing the pick of the Span ish nav y. The eiew of the St Louis have had nothing whatever to do vvltli the pilso nei's since they imiiio nboatel and have been kept i.s far away from them as poslbli Time lie n n.imbcr of Span ish suigeons on bcaid wno have tiken pood eaie of th" sick and wounded prlsoneis. There Me abou fort) of the latter ihe letinlndcr beipg 111 fiom the i ffeet'i of the exposure nnd strain dur ing the battle. No one is allowed cm board the pilson ahlp and none of the ofllcers or crew at allowed on shore. On the way up fiom Santiago a num ber of the Spanish seamen s ltd they had enough of lighting, at least with the Y-inkees. Admli.il Sampson's lenoit to the nav) depifiment of the destruction of Centra's fleet comprise-, about li'iio words It was tiansmlttcel by Ensign Palmu PRISONERS' QUAHTH.RS. Aiimiiullb, Md.. July 10 Captain P. II. Cue per, Mipeipituideli; of the naval fundi mv. luii' completed his prepara t'ons foi th.1 eaie of the eighty Spanish ollkers Including Admiral Ceiveia. re centlv captuied off Santlifa. de Ouba Just Low much liberty will no acotdecl them while heie has not ueen leflultely Fettled, but the disposition of tiic au thoiltlos Is t treat them "vlt'i all pos sible leniency and to make" their en forced stay In Annapolis as pleasant as Is porsllile unlcr the circumstances It Is probable that all will be put on their pinole and allowed the fullest u- of the beautiful giounds for piomenade and other purposes, Tho buildings to be occupied by them are known us Goldsborough row, and lie on the southeastern section of tho ueademy, between tho old mess hall and the gvmnasiuni, The row con sists of nine buildings, but only num bfis :, 3, I, S, 7, und 8 will be occupied by the prisoners. Numbers 2. 3, and 4 aie two-story buildings, with base ments; the others arc tnreo stoilcs. Seven and eight will be occupied by oinct'ib of high rank, and the Junior oiHieis will have tho other buildings These eiuaiters ato used by the cadets My llttlo slx-raontlii old girl had Hczema. Wo used nil Linda of rcmodlcs, but sho Kept getting w orso. I used to w rap her bamli up, and to dresi her, had to put her on tho table. I could not hold her, sho would kick and Ecrcaui, and, when slio could, elio would tear tier faco and arms almost to pieces. Pour boxes of Cuticuii.v (ointment), two cakes of OUTicuitA Bo vi', and CtrncimA Hesoi.ybjt curtil litr, and no tracet are left, I'cb.T.'W. Mrs. H.A.CON1UU, Lisbon, Jf . II. SniriT Coof Tirllvrir. Wurm blh wlih Cuti roue suip.crnlte anointing, with CiTiriftAloiatmtQt), ftnilnillJdotOfClT!CUII4iUlOLTCftT Roll throushnut the world. rorrvnPfrri AirnCniu. Co.r., I'cep... Uuiloa, flow to t u.- ciia Mm, lit, ON L oi mon u muii r pr I2T:NDl2:9r SHtSErTON 'AYENUE7 PILLOW CASES Summer Homes and Cottages Made from Fine Cambric Finished Cotton in the Regula tion size, 45x36. A High Grade Pillow Case a Low Grade Price. Only 10c Each. onnolfy 127 and Golf Hose and a Big Lot or Cantslip Belts Just arrived at CONRAD'S 305 Lacka. Ave. WOLF & WENZEL, 340 Adams Ave., Opp. Court flaus:. PRACTICAL TINNERS and PLUMBERS bolts Accnts for Richardson -Boyntoa'a Furnaces and Ranges. ur.el bachelor ofllcers and professois vliiii the ncademy Is In bcsslon. lliicli loom will fjiiai :cr two otllcers, ai'd each officer will have a bed to hmifcoK. Theie aie vvaidiobes and closets for their clothes, chalis anil a luigo square table In the center of the loom, vv.c'i a hanciInK Bas lump over It, with an Improved buinci. Waitcis will attend to the looms and tiKo eaie of the apattments. In the bachelors' apuitmems there iv 111 ho especial accommodation for the ofllcMM of highest rank The munis aie lifleen feet by fifteen, and have rtilliiRh of ten feet They uvcilooK the i in tide giounds and fiom the por ticos that fiont them, the supci Intend ent'f hoiibc. the woik of piep.uatlon fur the new aimoiy. the haibor of Annapolis, and the broad b'retch of tin Majestic Chesapeake can be seen. From tho real windows there Is a view of the Severn river. In fiont of the quarters Is a fine low of maples nnd I'lto tho windows blow the southern bieezes, the legular tuniiner winds of this section. It is a coot and Inviting spot. The prlsoneis will ho under the patiol of a marine guard of foity. A COIXCIDMNCK. It Is a singular coincidence that the Spanish naval ofllceis should bo utiar tered In tho verv alma mater of the men who cave them so signal a de feat and made them prisoners. Amongst those who iciently occupied these quarters aie Lieutenants Hob son und Rlue. nnd Cadets Powell and Unit Hudson's apartments adjoin the Spanish ciuartets, ami ns the head of tho department of nnvnl consttuctlon, ho has much valuable nuval data theie. BOMB FOR THE INDIANA. One Spanish . Shot Hiloli Wis Aimed With henna Skill. (Copyrlsht, 1S9S, by tho Associated Press.) Off Santiago, July S per the Abo clatod Press dispatch boat Cjnthla, via Port Antonio, Jamaica, and Kingston, July 9 (Noon). Tho shore- batteries about Santiago have not capitulated ns Ih evidenced by tho Indiana's ip. cclvlntf n Srnlah compliment In the shape of n bomb from a moitar on the night of July 4. Tho ml'sile went through the deck of the warship Into tho ward room, where It exploded with terrific force Luckily nolwdy was In the loom nt tho tlnio and tho exploMou caused no .lots of life. Theio was no punlc and the oMlceis and crew quietly extinguished thu lire which icHultcd. Iand AIA TH Vt msm; '. WWT -W 'WW M M -w w W(. FOR 129 Washington The Internal Revenue Tax Law Will become operative on July ist, 1S98, and the use of Revenue Stamps will be compulsory wheie prescribed by law. There will be two classes of stamps, "special" and "general." The "special" stamps will be those printed from private designs tor special purposes in lots of not less than $2,000 worth of a kind, and cancellation is not obligatory. The "general" stamps which will be supplied in various denominations (in any quantity) and will be those used generally, must by law be cancelled when affixed. The law requires that they be cancelled by writing the initials and date of the year with ink on the face of the Revenue Stamp, or they can be cancelled with a stamp, the date of cancellation so conforms to the date of the document, We can furnish the stamps for cancellation in different de signs, ranging from $1.00 to $5.00. Place your order at once to have them when needed. FLOREY & BROOKS, 211 Washington Ave. Opp. Court House. Scranta LACKAWANNA LUBER CO., MAMUFACTURIRJ OF GSI m . WHITE HE101 18 BilOOB Ml) Bill Timber cut to order on short notice. Hardwood Mine Rails sawed to uniform lengths constantly on hand. Peeled Hemlock Prop Timber promptly Furnished. MILLS At Cross Fork. I'otter Co.. on tho Buffalo and Susque hanna, Kailroad. At Mina. I'otter County, Pa., on Coudersport, and Port Allegany Kailroad. Capacity 400,000 feet per day. GLMiUAL OITICC-Bourd of Trade Building. Scranton, Pa. Telephone No. 4011. Seeds AND- Ferti liters I i iiiELL H Refrigerators AND Ice Chests. THE i 434 Lackawanna Ava THE DICKSON M'PG CO, Hcittiiton ntul Wlllie-e-liarrc, la. Manufacturers or LOCOMOTIVES.STATIONARY ENGINES Dolleri, llolitlncand Pumping Machinery. General Oltlce, ritrauton, l MAX WCUUH, Hoot anil Shoe Maker. l!ct shoes to order from M.7A up. Men's iolev una lieelt, UUe. l.mlloa' soles aud heela, nuc. All work sumuntiucl. 117 Penn Avenue, &CKr'.T'iN, HA. uaiiMir Wallace, Avenue. Lager Brewery Manufacturers of OLD STOCK emiirra 435I0455N. HinlilSL Scraiin Pd Telephone Call, 3333. ALMOST GIVEN AWAY A lot of laundry machinery, h new luundry wagon, two turblno water wheels, boilers, engines, tlynainos, etc., one Morgan travel Ing crane, 10 ton capacity, span 45 ft. 6 In., lot of good second hand hoisting rope, air compres sors, pumps, Btenm drills, derrick flttlngs, mlno cars, etc. II I is 0 700 West Lackawanna Avenue. Scranton, Pa. Telephone, 3931
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