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THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE-THURSDAY, JULY 14, 1898
DR. G. C. MERRMAN
' HAS BEEN NAMED
!l Will B On of the Assistant Sur
I ions of the Tblrlienth Reflmanl.
IVACANCT WAS CAUSED UY THE
rnoMOTioN or du. parke to the
POSITION OP P-IUCJADK SUnOEON.
LIEUTENANT W. E. KELLER BE.
COMES SENIOR SURGEON WITH
THE RANK OP MAJOR-WORK OP
REMOVING CAMP TO DUNN LOR
ING HAS BEGUN.
Special from a Start Correspondent.
Camp Alger, Va., .Inly 13. Dt. Geoige
C. Merrlman, tho legtmcntal hospital
steward, haH been named by Colonol
Coursen for the vacancy on the medical
staff cieated by the promotion of Ma
jor C. R. Parke. Lieutenant W. H.
Keller, who wan first assistant sur
geon, has been adanced to the posi
tion of senior surgeon with the rank of
major and an Increase of pay from
JJ.COO to $2,r00. Lieutenant J. A.
Blanchard becomes llrst assistant sur
geon. Upon the c inflrmntlon of these
appointments Colonel Coursen will
name Private Hubert r. Claik as hos
pital steward.
He Is now acting as hospital oidetly
St the paj of a duty seigeint, $21.50
a month. The hospital stew aid's sal
ary Is J a month A sword and fust
fceiscantcy uc with the ollkc
Prlate St James of the SIU -fifth
Now Yoik, was trkd this mornlns by
the division couit martial of which
Colonel Couiten was, president The
finding will not bo made public until
after iener.l But'er icvlevs It St.
Jaines, It will be lemcmbeied, was
charged with assaulting one of his su
petlor ofUcors, Lieutenant Jackson a
crime foi which capital punishment
cm be Imputed.
Colonel Cours.cn will leave tomonow
on a ten dajs' leave ot absence, which
he will spend at t'ottaue Citv, Jtas.
Lieutenant Colonel Mattes will have
command of the regiment
'Ihe Eighth staited for the new camp
at Durn Loi.ng this morning The
Tnlitecnth v 111 go iiext, picb.iMj to
rn"! row. T J Duffy.
MADE A NEW KECORD.
(Jen. tiobln'a Hncmlo Menu Its Own
nticl lively Other Record.
Sneclal fiom a Staff Cor respondent
Camp Alger, a. July 11 All lec
oi ds were btoken on the lttmn fiom
tho Potomac jestcidn.v. fiolntr out, thu
day before, a icooid was established
by coveting the dlfctanci In tluec hours
and thirt -seven minutes Die return
was made in three hours and two min
utes, or at a rate of thiee wiles an
tiour, remarkable time for tioops in
heavj marching oidei. Tho cadence
lveuged oni hundred and eighteen "Cl
inch bteps to the minute and It was
Wept up during the entlie thiee homd
nltli only one lest of ten minutes taken
it the end ot the first hour. There
were foul shoiter halts but i they
were so brief as not to allow the men
to thiovv off their flappings they could
not be falily considered as rests.
The excellent rplrlts of the men and
tho ideal mirchlng weothei tool and
cloudy tret prevailed, ptumpted Gen
eial Gobln to tiy for a iccoid The
men were not told they wen to go
against time but aftei being in motion
for about forty minutes they realized
that a forced march was on and as
thie was a chance to win tome gloiy
f c l th Kev stone brigade th' liemtily
entered Into the spit It of the thing and
evinced a desire to go even tastei than
the head of the column dictated The
Vitglnlans who led the wav coming
back did not stand the pice vciv well
and as their stiaggleis weie parsed out
along the road bj the hutdy Pennsjl-v.inlum-,
a geneial deslte t.els'pd the
Third brlgad" men to go at an even
bettei gait and foire the Virginians to
crv nulls if i osglbie
Geneial Gobln, howovet, ropiehfced
their enthusiasm, 1 ecping them at a
pace tint would bicak the record and
yet ml impose unrecesoaiy hatdship.
Time was a larco number of the Ponn
sylvanlans compelled to chop out, too,
but In almost every Instance the ex
haustion could be traced to the town
tavrn at Piookmont. There was no
lcs-tiletlon placed upon the men In this
legaid and as It was Just nftei pay
day thete was a great deal of drinking
to excess.
The manne in which some of Hip
men abused themselves was most un
reasonable. Thej got up at 4 o'clock
Monday morning, marched ten miles in
record-breaking time, put In a couple
of houts pitching tents and the llkf.
romped about the country until roll cull
at 9 o'clock i m., got to bed about
midnight and were tip at 3 o'clock pre
pailnc; for the return march. On top
of all this they poured large quantities
of beer and ihen stocked up against a
force march of ten miles It Is fafe to
bay there are a tew of them who will
in iitlt by the experience and have some
little regard for their constitutions on
th next tour.
Two of the Thirteenth's men had to
be brought home in the ambulance.
Muslolan Tenney, of Company G, was
btilcken down with a severe attack ot
cholera morbus during the afternoon
and grew alarmingly worse as the day
progressed. At one time in the even
ing the surgeons feated he would not
survive the night, but along tovvaids
morning the hjperdertnlc Injections of
morphine relieved his terrible suffer
ings sufficiently to allow him to fall
asleep and when daylight came he was
much Improved,
He Is resting easily today, Private
Greenburg, of Company A, developed
some kind of hysteria shoitly after
dinner and for houis required the
strength of four men to hold him. Dur
ing his terrible vvrithlngs he bit his
tonguo and lips until they bled. He
was put In an Improvised straight
jacket and was thus icsttalned over
night and during tho return Journej.
It Is likely he vylll be discharged, as it
develops that he was at one time under
restraint at Danville and Is periodic
ally subject to these attacks.
General Graham came out with a
number of his staff officers to ielew
the brigade us It filed pust his head
quarters on the return Journey, He
was heartily cheered by each company
its It passed and the demonstration
seemed to give him great pleasure, as
he was all bows and smiles during the
entire time that the column was pass
ing. It was the Hrt time any large
body ot the troops had an opportunity
of attesting its sentiments towards the
Royal makes the food pure",
wholesome and delicious.
POWDER
Absolutely Pure
OVU IXINQ POAOIK CO , f.t VOX.
busy little old gentleman, and It was
possibly the first tlmo that he was
given to realbe how the men of the
ranks are disposed towards hltn. The
heartiness of the cheering must have
been very gratifying to him, ns It was
convincing beyond question that "he Is
making a hit with us."
Geneial Gobln also drew to the side
of the road upon reaching his head
quarters and viewed the troops as they
marched Into the camp. It Is needless
to say he was enthusiastically cheered.
He expressed himself later as being
hlghlj gratified with tho conduct of
tho men on the march and the geneial
success of the trip. T. J. Duffy.
ECHOES OF THE WAR.
Discussing the probabllltj of the pitk
being a. camping plate for soldiers for
some time to come, General H. V. Bo r
ton chairman of the park commission,
unci one of the reccntb appointed brig
adier genenls, said: "Tho United Sta.es
government will be obliged to keep a
large armed force In the llfld for a long
time, even if pet ce negotiations are en
tered Into right away. Porelgn complica
tions might aiNe. and our relations with
other countries will have to bo flrml es
tablished before the volunteers are mus
tered out. The disbindlng nnd transport
ing home of so largo an armed force of
men Is no smtll Job In Itself, nnd will
lequlre somes time. Taking everjthlog
into consideration I would say that a ma
jorlU of the volunteers who have en
llstqd up to Ids time will ot allowed to
serve out the teim of enlistment. The cla
sh abllltj, accessibility and healthtulncss
of Chlckamauga as a camp ground hive
been established ard thousinds of sol
dlers will be kept there for man) months
to come."
The effcet of the encampment at Chick,
amauga m business In Cli tttanooga Iit-J
been wonderful. Every line ot business
Is good and overjbody is making mono.
Many business houses that had "their
noses to the ground' and were groaning
under hcavv loads of debt have now be"n
embled to get on thelt feet again and
are making money. Millions of doll.us
have been distributed In t'ie commmiltv
and the people are spending it. ( Icrks
who usuallv take enforced vacations of
several weeks just at this time me now
working double time and have no vaca
tion at all. Great train loads of new
goods are pouring in from every qu irter
and being unloaded in front of the big
stores Not even In "boom dajs" did
Chattanooga wlti.ess such an outburst of
solid prosperltj.
Major P. L. McKee, of the Ninth regi
ment, who has been at hj home In I'lj
mouth on sick leave for sevcial weeks on
account of an lnjurv received b being
thrown from his horse at Chickamaugi,
will return to nls command Prlday. Al
though his right arm troubles him some
et. ho feels that he will be able to take
eh.uge o! Ills bittn'iou. Should the
Ninth regiment follow the rule ot tho
regular .irinj. It will still hive onl two
majors after the additional battalion has
been added. In tln regular army the lieu
tenant colonel 1ms command of the first
battalion. Should this plan be followed
In the Ninth Lieutenant Colonel Wallaco
will have charge of the first, battalion.
Major Harding the Second, and Major Mc
Kee tho new battalion
In his sermon Sundav morning the Iter
O P Stecl.el at Grace Reformed church,
Kaston, In vigorous terms denounced tho
spiiit of reveigo he alleged to be mani
fested in the ci of "Remember 'he
Maine!' He 1 eld that the present was
not a war of revenge, but a contest in be.
half of a suffering and Mtatly opppessfd
people, a battle in defense of the noblest
and best principles that actuate minlcljid.
With equal censi.ro the preacher referred
to the or. "The Maine is Avenged!"
Major General Joseph Wheeler has rec
ommended Majoi Wlnt of this clU. to
the war depirtinent for distinguished
bravery in the lighting bcfoio Santiago
Major Wlnt was one of the otllcers In
charge of the Tenth cavalry (dismounted)
which did such heroic lighting In loutlng
the Spanish from the trenches.
Offlclil orders have been issued an
nouncing that Lieutenant J. 15 Hci
nndoii. who was In command of the tor
pedo boat Wlnslow In the action nt Car
denas, in which Et sign Dagley was
killed, has been advanced ten numbers
In his grade In recognition of tils merito
rious setvlcos on thot oeruslon
Thomas Mulhearn, of Lansford who en
lltcd In Company K, Ninth icglmont.
Ptiinsjlvanlii volunteer Infantry, nt Beth
lehetn last TlniiMlav, fell Irom the trala
hcaiing the company to Chickamaugi
Park, G.i . and was Instantly kbled. The
voting man was a son of the late James
D. Mulhearn, of Lnrsfoic.
FIRE AT MIDNIGHT.
One ol the Occupants of the Hurtling
Handing Almost smothered.
The alarm of flte ent In fiom box
KG ut 12 tu o'clock midnight summoned
the General Phlnney. Niagara and I.lb--it
ihe companies to the house nt
the corner of Sanderson avenue pnd
Hreakei street.
The building was built In single stjle
orlglnallv, but had been remodeled for
two families since, and It was occu
pied downstnlrs b the ownei, Mrs
Hannah Carr and family. The upstairs
tenants were H. L Snjder nnd fam
II;. After the lliemen ai lived a Search
was made through tho looms foi any
person that might be asleep, and Sny
der was found In bed almost suffocittd.
A little more and he would have been
smothered. He was taken out in hi
night clothes, and some sort of a caper
seized him so that he had to be e
stratned fiom going back In His wife
and children ate visiting at Wlmmero.
All hlb household effects were destroy
ed. The i oof and attic of the building
weie burned, but the rest of thtJinuse
was saved The furniture1 and firJnlsh
lng of the Carr family wero almost
totully damaged by water. The origin
of the (ire Is not known It broke out
In tha attic
Hood's
Are gaining favor n.pitll). bmbwh m
Dullness men aud travel- Mm I I
lers carry them In vrst III 3
pocktti, lidlti rrrr them a'
In rutin, homeVrper keep them In medicine
cloieti, friend! recommend tiiem U ttlwU. Ua,
CADET GRAEME'S
GRAPHIC STORY
Had a Hand la (he Biz Naval Enjajf
meal at Santiago.
P1RED SEVERAL SHOTS FROM ONE
OP THE IOWA'S GUNS IN THD
EARLY PART OF THE ENGAGE-MENT-THE
CHASE AI'TER THIS
WARSHIPS-ASSISTED IN THE
WORK OF TAKING OFF THE DEAD
AND WOUNDED TROM THE V1Z
CATA. III the big naval engagement nt San
tiago tie Cuba on July 3 was Joseph
Wright Graeme, of Wllkes-Hnrro, a ca
det on boaid the battleship Iowa. In
a letter to his fathei, Thomas Graeme,
he gives a graphic description of tho
battle. He said.
Off Santiago De Cuba,
July 3, 1S1S.
The duy was clear and bright, not a
cloud In the sky and a lino breeze blow
ingan Ideal Sunday mornlng.I was on
tho bridge with Lieutenant Scheutze as
three bells had Just gone and tho men
wero forming at quarters for Sunday
Inspection, when he (Lieutenant S.) said:
"What Is that coming out of the harbor?
Let's have jour glasses"
Ho took mv ChrlKtmas present bin
oculars and the Instant he got them to
his eyes exclaimed; "There's a. Spanish
ship coming out of the harbor."
Murfln, who Is signal officer, at once
sang out. "Hoist No. " (tho signal
agreed upon). The quaitermaster sound
ed the general alarm and Lieutenant
Hill, who had the deck, ran to a. six
pounder nnd fired It nt the enemy for an
alarm gun
The effect was electrical, the men left
their quarters nt a run, cheering and
throwing their caps In tho air, jelling:
"The Spaniards are coming out, boj's!
Hurrah"'
Tho guns were manned Instantly. I
looked through mv glasses at the enemy
a second after Lieutenant Scheutze. A
splendid big dark colored cruiser, fljlng
a verj large Spanish flag, was coming
out past Morro at full speed, the white
spray fljlng from her cutwater. I
Jumped to my turret and saw everything
ready In a hurry The guns nre alwajs
kept loaded nnd It did not take ten sec
onds to prime them.
ORDER OP EXIT.
Tho Spanish ships camo out In the
following order, as we nftcrwards learned
from the Vlzcaja's officers: Infanta Ma
ria Teresa (flagship), Vlzcaya, Crlstobil
Colon, Oquendo nnd tho torpedo boat de-
strojers Pluton and Puror. The Iowa
was headed In towards Morro at about
C.OOO jards distance. The Spanish vessels
all bended to the westward nnd beforo
we hid turned to follow them I got In
three shots at the Vlzcnva, I think.
One of the cadets said ho saw one of
my shots land right on the Vlzcaj'a's
forecastle and burst. This was tho only
shooting I did In the action, as our Btar
bonrd side was towards the encmv nil
tho rest of the time. Our hcavv guns
begin firing within two minutes after the
first alarm and vou should have heard
the racket thej- made. Twelve-Inch nnd
eight-Inch guns went off every few sec
onds with terrific roars and the Inter
vals were filled In with the boom of four
ineh and the Incessant crack, bang,
whang of tho slx-pounder
The enemy's shells came over In show
ers, the big one making a choo-choo or
ripplng-sllk sound and smaller ones
whistling and screaming. The smoke was
almost Impenetrable thick, heavy nnd
of a pale vellow color. It overhung and
enshrouded everything, making It diffi
cult to see the encmv I saw the Texns
on our port hand nnd bej ond her tho
nrookljn. Tho Oregon was to tho east
ward of us but she passed astern of us
and headed In tow aids the enemy.
When the first ship eame out she fired
an eleven-Inch shell at us. which passed
Just over the starboard quirter and
struck the water near the quarter-deck.
If It had struck us the effect would havo
been tei rifle, as It was n raking shot. Tho
enemy tired a great deal of shrapnel at us
and the whistling of the rifle balls as tho
shells burst could be hend plainly. Tho
two destroyers followed the Oquendo and
they met with a warm reception, I can
tell j on We wero only 2,200 j'ards from
tlie ships nnd even closer to the destroj--ers.
TORPEDO BOATS DESTROYED.
One of our 12 inch shells struck the
Pluton on the port quarter and her boiler
nt once blew up a cloud of steim and
spllnteis going high In the nlr Just pre
vious to this both boats turned as If to
re-enter the harbor, but their fate was
sealed. The Pluton drifted helplessly on
tho beach a flaming mass nnd the Turor
was riddled by six pounders and by shots
from the Gloucester, which ran towards
them at full speed, firing with great ra
pidity. The two wrecks of tho destrojers are
on the beach about three miles west of
Moiro. The smokestack is above the
water.
All this time a running fight was being
kept up with the cruisers. Our twelve
and eight-Inch shells hulled them with
splendid effect and the lighter guns mado
their sides look like pepper boxes The
Maria Teresa and the Oquendo were seen
to be on fire In nbout twenty minutes
from the beginning of the action Thej
headed for the shoie and were on the
beach In thirtv-four minutes from tho
first gun. complete wiecks, burning
flerecl the Spaniards swimming ashore
on gratings ladders nnd other wreckage.
The Oregon was with us. but she and
the Texas and Rrooklvn devoted them
selves principally to the Colon and Viz
caja. We nt once set out at full speed
after these two ships
The Oregon and Rrookljn kept up a
hot fire nt the two fleeing Spaniards
und the Texas fired nn occasional long
range tdiot We were too far nstein to
tiro at them, but we began to gain slow
ly on the Vlzcaya Our first action last
cd fifty-four minutes nnd It seemed we
were to have anothei taste of battle, so
the men were sent to their guns again.
However It was not to be, for the Viz
caja put her helm aport and headed In
for the beach in a sinking condition. She
was also, on fire Two heavy shells hud
hit us nn the starboard bow forward of
the armor The water-tight doors had all
been closed at the beginning of tho ac
tion, so the leak was not serious We lev
the other ships chase the Colon and wo
turned In toward the Vlzcaya We left
our gims and the words "out all boats"
wero passed
NEW YORK CAME UP
While we were thus emplojcd the New
Yoik camo nstein The men felt so hnppj
It was almost Impossible to keep them
quiet Thej yelled and shouted In hjs
terlcal glee Thev had licked the Dons,
It seemed too good to be true. The bugler
sounded "silence" nnd tho men crowded
to stutbourd side and waited for the flag
ship to pass what a line looking lot of
fellows tlie were Many were snipped
to the waist, grimy with powder and shin
ing with sweat from the tremendous ex
ertion In the binning heat of the. tur
rets There were engineers nwr firemen
who hud rushed up from below, their
faces black with the otlj- dltt of tho en
glnes nnd coal dust Eveij one of them
had a smile on his face a yard long and
seemed ns If he could buist with enthusi
asm und jo
When the New York pissed us Captain
Evans sang out "three cheers for tho
admit al." I never heard three such
cheers in my II I e The veiv heavens
echoed the Inspiring shouts, The New
York's men manned the rail and returned
tho salute, Our cheers will not he
equalled In many a jear, for they were
born of a victory whose tike will not
come soon njrnln.
We now continued hoisting out boits
and a cutter und a whale boat soon got
away, I slid down a ropo In tho steam
launch and was soon oft for the Vlzcaya,
towing a cutter. (Mr Hepburn In charge
f It). We were about three miles from
tho wreck, so I had a good chance to look
at It beforo we got to work, Sho lnv
with her bow about northeast, Just touch
ing the water, for only a foot of her boot
topping showed above water. She was
burning fiercely InBlde tho superstruc
ture and tho after ports were red with
flame. While wo were near the main
must fell with a crash, the largo mili
tary top falling across the after 11-Inch
bnrbette. Tho guns were popping as tho
fire reached them, the shells whistling
above our heads nnd by tho sharp crack
or sullen' boom I ludgo we had a sample
shot from every piece of ordnance on the
ship.
SCENES OF EXPLOSION.
Every minute or so the flro would rcich
a box of rapid-fire ammunition and nn
explosion very like a "flower pot" would
occur. Thin feathery Halls of stno,o
shooting fai heavenward In u dozen dit
feicnt directions, While wo wore some
distance off even from the Iowa onfc could
see tho men going down tho sides on
ropes and swimming ashore In Uttlo
groups. Our iltst boats took men rlgnt
fiom the ship's side, while some hung on
topes and refused to let go, feuring
thej would drown
Several had to be pulled away by miln
force. We had three boats al woik when
I got thcro and the United States vacht
Hist had two smill skllfs employed In tho
rescue. 1 headed for the bow, but could
seo no one on board Anywuj", It wns
at this tlmo too hot toi a human being to
live abord of her The ship was a cruck
Hng mass of flame,
I saw a grent, gaping shot hole In the
forward barbotto nnd n good many shreds
of clothing nbout the bridge and forccis
tie Tho pitnt (elnrk green) was begin
ning to peel off the ship and showed a
dirty jellow side the color of hot stjel.
It was sad Indeed to look nt a fine ship
In her death throes, but 1 did not stop an
Instant, as thero was much to be done.
On a reef between the A'izeaju and the
beach wero a doztn or so of naked men
up to their waists in water. As 1 was
afraid of going ashore In tho launch I
cast off Hepburn's r uttei nnd left him to
pick those up while 1 went on towards
others to tho westward. There were men
swimming, some with and some without
life preservers, men clinging to wreckage
slnglj' and In groups, unci nearly all were
yelling for me to come to them. We
went along from one man to nnothcr and
cust lines to them, hauling them on
board.
NEARLY EXHAl'STED.
Many were nearly exhausted when we
reached them. They were all as naked
as tho daj thev were born. I picked up
one lot of four men, ore of whom had on
a violet coloied undershirt. As soon ns
we hauled him In the boat ho offered me
five gold pieces. 1 thought ho wished to
reward me, so I motioned that I would
not take them, but he pressed them upon
me to keep them for him lest somo of the
sailors steal them Ho told me he was
Lieutenant de Vnlsscu, but ns he could
not speak a word of Trench or English
and m j Spanish Is limited we did not
talk much. I picked up twentv-two men
nnd these, with the boat's crew, made a
neavy load for tho little launch. Luckily
there was but little sea running, onlj a
heavj' ground swell I could seo more
men In the water further on, but I could
not take them, so I stat ted over to Mr.
Twlnlng's cutter to ask him to go for
them. The launch's water had almost
given out. So while Mr. Twining went to
pick up tho men I steamed back to tho
Hist.
I got twenty buckets of water there nnd
the ofliccr of the deck said they had no
doctor abo ird and asked me to take two
wounded men they had picked up to tho
Iowa. I got the two wounded chaps in
tho bent and steamed b ick for tho cut
ter. On the way the wounded men called
out for "aqua" nnd I gave them some ve
got from the Hist and fixed them up as
well as I could One shook mv hand and
showed his erntitude bj his ejes. as he
had no other means. Roth men had
tourniquets of rubber hose on their arms,
so thev were sife temporarllv.
When I leached the etittci Mr. Twining
hailed me: "I hive thiee elcael men on
the boat and no more room Go over
there and get a dead mm that s floating
there and come back nnd pick me up ' I
steamed to where he Indicated and after
somo trouble succeeded In getting the
man ahoaid. He was floating face down,
with his knees purtlj- drawn up.
GATHERING THE DEAD
The men were squeamish about hand
ling them so 1 had to help haul him In
to show them there was nothing to bo
afraid of His mouth was frothy, his
ejes glassy, but I worked with him some
time, trjlng to restore respiration, but
without success. He xvas clone for.
After a long steam back we arrived at
the ship, where we hoisted the dead
nboaid and laid them aft covered with
the Spanish flag. One of the wounded
died soon after he got aboird. He was
from one of the other boats, so theie
were five cleod under the flag. The res
cued men weie fitted out with canvas
suits as soon as possible and we gavo
the officers some of our blouses etc.. to
help out. Some of the officers got off In
a boit which came over the ship
Tho captain, however, was picked up
b- our llrst cutter. As he neaicd our
gangwav he looked back at his burning
ship, once so proud and strong, and now
a wreck, and taking off his cap ho waved
It sadly towards the ship In a list salute,
murmuring, "Ah, Vlzcaja' Vlzeaja"'
with great feeling. Ho was wounded in
the head and had a large bandage over
his foiehcad. lie came up the side and
as his foot touched the deck ho doffed
his cap and mutely offered his sword to
Captain Evans, Tho captain said: "No,
I cannot take It from such a brave man,"
aud he was taken to the cabin and
treated with tho greatest consideration.
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CUBAN EXPEDITION HALTED.
Nobody Seenis to Know theMhynnd
the herelorc.
Charleston. H. C July IT -For some
leason, known onh to the milltaiy au
thoritlef:, the tlilid expedition to Cuba
fiom this city failed to get off today
The transpo th Oiand Duchess and
"Xo 3iv aio at the docks, waiting, and
oiders for the men to enibaik had
hen Issued hut at the last rnorcent
these were revoked and It was stated
tl-at the expedition would not start
until tomorrow.
During the day 120 recruits for the
thiee leglmcnts here nnhed fiom
Chickamaugi. They in ought with
them wagon trains of the arious com
mand?. The government has hired 600
negro labor "rs, here who will he sent
to Cuba to t.ct as load and brldgo
builders.
Cnrler (iota a roniulihlp.
Washington, July 13. Tho prenldent to
da appolnteel Martin J. Carter, of Penn
E 1 anln. to bo consul of the United States
at St. Johns, N r
TEN YEARS
AGONY
FROM ECZEMA
CURED BY CUTICURA
For ten years I Buffered untold agonies from
Kczeraa, iny lower lluiba being so swollen and
brokon out that X could hardly go about. My
brother, a phj slclan of thirty years' practice,
and other ph steUns ot splendid aljllltc , tried
In aln to olfcct a cure unci signally failed. I
became absolutely ciuiieartcneil, and li id lost
all hope, when a friend Induced mo to gho
CuTiccnA Itr.MroiKs a trial. I used tvto
cakes nt Cuticura Soap and two boxes of
Cdticuiia (ointment), and it resulted lu au
abiolute ami ptrmnnent cure.
DAVID M. SAI'P, PI mouth, III.
sriiDT Cons Tmiiit ro all Suit d Blod
Hi uuM,, with I 011 or Hair Wtrmlxthawlihcuii.
cura So.r, gentle inoinilnci with Uiticcsa, id1 mill
dr.MIOt'CCJTICCJSAlUlolTKICT
80I4 throuthmt ttii world Pottii Deco avd Cmiu.
Coir , noU I'r.pi , Bo.ioq. "lIovtoCurtLcMmVliM.
L
OlIHOIlVllHl
i2'zi'&myfXSEmGTon ayemtus
50-Inch
Covert
In Light Shades, of a Light
Summer Weight, Regular
Value, $1,25.
To Close at 50 Cents.
46-IllCh
Vigoreaux Suitings
In Mixtures, Worth 85
Cents a Yard.
To Close at Fifty Cents.
Connolly & Wallace,
127 and 129 Washington Avenue.
FLQREY & BROOKS
211 Washington Ava.
Bathing
Trunks
and Suits.
All Prices.
FLOREY & BROOKS
Opposite Court Housi
75c V
Man's Negligee Shirts
at Ziyi cents each while they last.
Sizes 14 to 18. This is a job lot
so come early and select best pat
terns. Gillette Bros.
Auctioneers nnd Brokers.
27 Washington Ave.
Onp. Court nousc.
MAIION & DENSTKN,
Real Estate Brokers and Promoters.
Doarel of Trade Bldg , (.Slid door, room M)
Heal estate bou.'lit and sold, houses
rented, rents collected on Ion percentage,
Money placed on iitst and second mort
gage lloubes and lots bought, sold and
exchanged, eor.vejaneing will, mortgages
and deeds l.iui Leases and contracts
drawn while ou wait Partnerships cf
tccted stock compinles organized on
patents, plants, tjuarrles, mines, profes
sions or business. Charters obtained,
Capital stock Increased All legal mit
terf. given strict attention and speedily
and properl executed,
James Million, J C. Densten,
Attornej at Law. Student at Law
Chss. UuP. Swltt.
Geo. M. tlallstead,
tUw. Swift.
C. II. Van Uusktrk.
SWIFT.
HALLSTEAD
&CO
Insurance
Roomjoa Connell Building, Scranton,
WOLF & WENZEL,
340 Adams Ave., Opp. Court llousj,
PRACTICAL TINNERS and PLUMBERS
fiolo Agents for Richardton-Boyntou'J
Furnaces and Ranges
EDUCATIONAL.
BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY
JOHN HAWARD HARRIS, President.
Comprise n College wltb four couises;
Academy for Young Men and Uosi Ladlis'
Institute refined boarding chool: School
of Music with graduating toiirfces. 1 or cata
logue address WM. C. UKUTZINOER, Regis,
trar, Lev.li burg, Pa.
0414 TT y
NHr-ll .11 . .
j . ar f.- 1" rvaJ
Cloths
LACKAWANNA LUMBER CO.,
MANUFACTURERS OF
6K SAID PEU. HIE HEHK U HARDWOOD HI
' .
Bill Timber cut to order on short notice. Hardwood Mine Rall
Rawed to uniform lengths constantly on hand. Peeled Hemlock
Prop Timber promptly furnished.
MILLS At Cross Fork, Potter Co.. on the Buffalo and bus que.
hanna Railroad. At Mlna, Potter County. Pa., on Coudersport. and
Port Allegany Railroad. Capacity-400.000 feet per day.
GENERAL OFFICE Board o! Trade Building, Scranton, Pa.
Telephone No. 4014.
THIRD NATIONAL BANK
OF SCRANTON,
Special Attention Given to Bust,
ness and Personal Accounts.
Liberal Accommodation r.x
tended According to Balanced uui
Responsibility.
3Per Cent. Interest Allowed on
Interest Deposits.
Capital,
Surplus,
Undivided Profits,
$200,000
350,000
79,000
WM. CONNELL, President.
HENRY BKLIX, Jr., Vice Pros.
WILLIAM II. PECK. Cashier
The vault of thU bank Is pro
tected by Holmes,' Llcctric Pro.
tcctive System.
THE
1101 POWDER CO.
Rooms 1 and , Coiu'ltli BTd'g.
SCRANTON, PA.
Alining and Blasting
POWDER
Mode at .Mooslo nnd Rttshdale Works.
LAFLIN & RAND POWDhR CO'S
ORANGE GUN POWDER
Klectrlc Ilntterles, fclectrlc Exploders,
lor exploding blasts, bafety I use and
Repauno Chemical Co's cxi"o"ives
ALMOST CIVEN AWAY
A lot of laundry machinery, a
new laundry wagon, two turbine
water wheels, boilers, engines,
dynamos, etc., one Morgan travel
ing crane, 10 ton capacity, span
45 ft. C In., lot of good second
hand hoisting rope, air compres
sors, pumps, steam drills, derrick
fittings, mine cars, etc.
709 West Lackawanna Avenue.
Scranton, Pa. Telephone, 3951
llMlliier
J ir -w e-aai e f- J.I BHTVt BHHllllk. .
- T - i' ." ir " lUM
-AND-
Fertilizers
THE
T & CONNELL CO.
Refrigerators
AND
Ice Chests.
XHE
$ CONNELL CO.,
434 Lackawanna Ava.
HI'S M
Lager
Beer
Brewery
Manufacturers of
OLD STOCK
PILSNER
435!fl455N.HiBlilSL SefflllOl Pd
Telephone Call, 2333.
THE DICKSON M'PG CO,,
bcranton nnd WIlUes-Barre, I'a.
Manufacturers of
'LOCOMOTIVES, STATIONARY ENGINES
boilers, Hoisting and Pumping Machinery.
General OlUce, Bcranton, Pa
MAX WUlltiR, Boot and Shoe Maker.
Ilest shoes to order from 91,75 up. Men's
sole and heels, 110c. Ladles' soles and beels,
6()a .Ml work guaranteed.
i2j Ptnn Avenue, CRA.TfN, PA.
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