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THE SCRANTON TRTBUNE-FRIDAY. AUGUST 26. 1898.
RUMORS ARE ALL
TOO NUMEROUS
MOST OP THEM HAVE REFER
ENCE TO MUSTERING OUT.
Ihere Has Been a Decided Chango of
Sentiment Within tho Xost Fow
.Weeks and Many of tho Men Are
Now Anxious to So Discharged
from tho Service of tho Govern
ment There Is a Possibility That
tho Thirteenth Will do to Camp
Meade.
Special to tho Scrnnton Tribune.
Camp Alger, Dunn Lorlng, Vn.,
A.ug. 25. It would require a mind with
n myriad phase to it to rellect tho ru
mors 'Which at times gain credence
here, and to fully appreciate the
changes of feellne which from hour
to hour take placo In the hearts of the
men. It is almost cruelty to those who
nrc camped here to keep them in sus
pense much longer, and it Is to he
hoped that the war department and the
hoard of olllcers who will he appointed
o muster the men out will see the
Justice of settling this question defin
itely. At present everything Is In
doubt and there is no possible means
of nrrhlng at the truth.
The work of mustering out will un
doubtedly be begun before long. The
mustering out olllcers have not yet
been selected by General Gobln. There
nre only a few olllcers of the regular
nrmy present, Majors Wright, Strong
nnd Hutler and Captain Urooks, and of
course under the orders nnd instruc
tions received from Adjutant General
H. C. Corbln these will have the pre
ference. As there are six olllcers asked
for this will necessitate tho selection of
two volunteer olliceis, which selection
is to be made with the greatest care
nnd circumspection. Capable men will
be chosen, and Geneial Gobln Is now,
very likely, exorcising his wits in mak
ing a mental choice of those who ore
to help him In the performance of this
lmpottant duty. In speaking of this
matter yesterday General Gobln em
phasized the fact that In those regi
ments to be mustered out eeiy man
must be strictly accounted for. The
list of sick men, the diseases fiom
which they suffered, and tho causes of
their illness must be accurately record
ed; and all men who arc nbent either
on leave or ns practical desetters with
out leae, are to hao their names re
turned in the proper way. This is to
be carried out fully so as to leave no
chance in the future for unjust, unde
served pension claims against the gov
ernment. SCNTIML'NT CHANOHD.
There Is no doubt now that the war
is practically over and talk of being
musteied out has spread throughout
the camp, that the general sentiments
of the men are changing. At first,
een after the signing of tho protocol,
and clown to the very day when the
papers announced that the work of
mustering out several of the regiments
would be begun soon, not a word of
complaint was heard, or an expres
sion tending to show any desire on the
part of the men to go home; but It is
different now. No sooner was there a
prospect of getting home than the de
sire to get away became stronger nnd
stronger. The men felt that thev had
been cooped up here long enough, and
they now see nothing better before
them. The First Connecticut took a
ote on tho question yesterday, and
with a surprisingly largo 'vote ex
pressed themselves as being In favor
of a discharge. Tho Third Virginia Is
of the same mind, nnd so Is the Eighth
Pennsylvania. It must be said that the
same Is decidedly true of the Thir
teenth. The men aie In a quandary.
They prided themselves on their super
iority to eery other regiment in the
old National guard, and still they have
been condemned to these camp grounds
for months. There Is nothing befoie
them now to arouse their ambitions;
they ore listless, dlssplrtted, and ns
many of them see no cause for which
they should continue to make further
sacilflces, they are emphatically the
great majority of them in favor of go
ing home.
Theie Is still a strong suspicion that
Camp Alger will yet be abandoned for
Camp Meade, at MIddletown. The Sec
ond ilKlblon continues by degrees to
get away from Thoroughfnje Gap,
and will soon be In Pennsylvania. Gen
eial Graham Is of the opinion that
MIddletown Is a good place for a camp,
and believes that It can easily accom
modate the entire corps. This Is shown
by the following telegram, which was
sent by him esterday to II C. Corbln,
adjutant general of the Army of the
United States:
Headquarters Camp Mcadc, Pa., Aug, 21,
1S1S
Adjutant General United States Army,
Washlngtor. D. C :
The fact that there Is a ruifllclencr of
water here for 2J,0u0 was developed today
by tho completion of tho last well, glklnrf
a total supply of about 135,000 callous In
twent-four hours, 'lhls amount, It is ex
pected, will Increase under air pressure.
The camp slles are sulllelent la mea for
tho wholo corps, nnd aro Idtul In char
acter. I bellcvo that tho corps will bo
most Judiciously located hore. I will or
der Vlrst dlvlnlon to move ns soon as tho
Second has arrived.
Gtaham, Mnjor Geneial
Interest in tho projected removal
from here to MIddletown Is lost, either
on account of other moio Important
speculation, or else because the men do
not care one Way or tho other. This
doubt is breaking their spirit, and be
tween home and Cuba, tho North Pole
and the torrid zone, it makes but lit
tle difference to them.
FLAG RAISING IN B STREET.
Last night a beautiful and patriotic
ceremony was carried out In B street
by the "Doney club" of the company.
Tho occasion was the raising of the
national colors on a large pole which
was gotten and made ready In the af
ternoon. This pole, which Is twenty
five feet high, Is erected between the
headquarters of tho "Doney club" and
"Misery castle," the habitation of Pri
vate Charles Hamilton, the well-known
attache of the Academy of Music.
At 7 o'clock in the evening tho drum
corps gathered near the pole, and, in
the presence of a large delegation from
the Eighth and tho Thirteenth, played
the "Star Spangled Banner," when
tho cord was pulled and u beautiful
new flag was flung to tho evening
breezes. A salute with blank cart
ridges was fired, and three cheers wete
given. "Doney" Thomas then stood on
a box and delivered a stirring speech,
worthy of the occasion. Thero was a
good deal of enthusiasm munltested.
The roll of the mombers of the club
was then called, and the following gen
tlemen with names more descriptively
picturesque than elegant, and far ex
celling any catalogue of names taken
fmm the family tree of the most poetic
ally Inclined tribe of Rapahoes, re-
sponded: President, "Doney" Thomas',
lco president, "Duff" Mallot: secre
tary, "Hard Tack" IJurkhauser; treas
urer, "Pop" Unities; scrgcant-at-arms,
"Ulack Jack" Hughes; pilot, "Commo
dore" Qulnn; right skirmisher, "Com
modore" Sweeney; loft skirmisher,
"Rheumatic" Atkinson; privates,
"Dutch" Adlcr, "Elder" Horry, "Long
George" Bradbury, "Dude" Armstrong,
"Herr Most" Ulunk, "Stump" Conway,
"Skinny" Coakley, "Woolly" Crlmmlns,
"Cobby" Flannery, "Goose Foot" Gur
rell, "Ham Bono" Hamilton, "Goldy"
Jones, "Dusty Roads" Keller, "Stubby"
Mitchell, "Artificial" Myers, "Squirrel"
Mannlck, "Hnrd Luck" McCracken,
"Irish Glnnt" O'Mnlley, "Spike"
O'Hora, "Old Man" Powell, "Fancy
Bob" Beavers, "Churn" McLaughlin,
"Senator" Roscoe, "Wash" Tubbs,
"Bill Nyo" Wotklns, "Tack" Zcldlcr,
"Spider" Dawson, "Sagwaw" Sohns,
"Bismarck" Schroeder,"Scinper" Spra
guc, "Sleepy" Blcsccker, "Hookey"
Boyco. "Fakir" Mills, "SI" Perkins,
"Breezy" Bcese, "Saul" Flnnerty,
'Moon Face" Gcrrlty, "Glmpy" Mc
Lane, "Jonah" Hoggs, "Softy" Seville,
"Roman Nose" Kcllow nnd Carey "the
Turk." As the names were being called
aloud the merriment grew.
PARKE'S APPOINTMENT.
As mnjor surgeon at the division hos
pital to succeed Major Dcvlno Is caus
ing general lejolclng In tho camp of
the Thirteenth. The appointment
meets with their hearty approval. The
arrival of n, corps of sisters of charity
at the hospital is nlso glad news to the
bojs, especially to those unfortunates
who aro confined to the sick waids.
They look upon tho arrial of these
women and llrst-class nurses not only
ns a change, but ns a positive bless
ing. They have been assigned to duty.
The hospital train which hns been
expected hero for some time, loft lieio
this morning nnd brought to Philadel
phia whatever patients were strong
nnough to be removed. Most of tho
Thirteenth patients were taken as they
nil nre doing well. Thpy will be distri
buted among the different hospitals.
The train left soon after nooon.
Captain Smith, of E, Is oftdcer of the
day. Lieutenant Benjamin, of H, Heu
tcnint ofllcer of the guard; Charles
Zeldler, of B, sergeant of the guard,
Arthur Mills, of II; John Hitchcock, of
D, and William Davis, of r, corpor
als; orderly, Thomas McLaughlin, of
B.
CAMP GOSSIP.
Major Stlllvvell, of the First battal
ion, Is away on a short leave of ab
sence Private Charles Koehler, of r, has
been called home on account of the
sickntss of his child.
Captains Robllng, ol C; Gillman, of
D. Fellows, of F, nnd McCausland, of
G, uie In Washington today.
Corporal Lathrop nnd Reglmentnl
Cleik Decker, of A, are mourning the
loss of all their tent mates.
The members ot Company B had a
chicken pot pie the other day, and
sinc then they "Don't feel very well,
thank you."
Corporal Edward Koons. who has
been Indisposed for a few days, Is at
tending to duty again.
Corporal Trod Petry, of A, will cel
ebrate his birthday tomonovv and In
tends to give the bojs a good time.
Private Karl Wymnn, who was a pa
tient In the regimental hospital for a
few dajs. Is now able to attend to duty.
Professor (Larry) Ketrlck has writ
ten a postnl card to his friends Cor
poral Cleary, of D. He Is invited to
send the key, ns so far it cannot be de
ciphered. It is midway between Cop
tic and Irish short hand.
In the absence of Color Sergeant
Reed, Sergeant McCullough, of D, enr
lied the colors at dress parade last
night.
First Sergeant Dalley, of A, is able
to attend to duty again. He was con
fined to the regimental dispensary for
two days.
Color Guard Charles Sprandel, of D,
Is slightly Indisposed
Private John Wlernon, of D, grate
fully acknowledges the receipt of a box
of Clark and Snover tobacco, the gift
of his friends In the Colliery Engineer
composing room.
Lieutenant Henry Varcoe, of E, re
turned to camp la&t night after an ab
sence of ten das, which time he spent
with his parents in Honesdale.
Private Trank Heasted, of E, had to
be relieved from guard duty last night.
He was taken down suddenly with an
attack of cramps. Ho is nearly well
now.
First Sergeant Roche, of G, who was
Indisposed for a few days, returned to
duty from the reglmentnl hospital this
morning.
The members of Company A are on
their mettle. They are kicking on their
fare.
Private Merrick, of A, was today
discharged from the guard house. Ho
was lodged there yesterday on account
of the trouble in the company street.
The court martial adjudged that he
was simply defending himself.
Private Pejton Harding, of D, Is en
Joying sweet repose on n feather pil
low, the gift of his cousin, Miss Grace
Harding, of Washington.
Company F's second nine beat the
regimental team yesterday In a game
of base ball. The score was 18 to 4 in
favor of F'b representatives.
Company C was on Division fatigue
this morning.
Prlvnto Thomas Casey, of D, Is in
the Division hospital, and Is quite 111.
Prlvntes Clark und Burns, of II, ate
in Washington today.
Private Lebrlng, of G, received a
telegram from home today onnounclng
the illness of his mother. He expects a
furlough this nfternoon.
Lieutenant J. C Harrington, of a,
goes home today on a leave of absence
for a week.
Private Floyd Hazleton, of F, has re
turned from home. He left here on a
furlough some tlrpj ngo, nnd while
home becamo 111. His furlough was
then extended. The boys of his com
pany wete isd to welcome hlnr back.
Chaplain btahl left for Princeton, N.
J., last evening to visit his home. He
will be away ten days.
An assortment of No. 3 trousers was
received this afternoon. The fat men
of the regiment will bo glad. The two
hundred-pounders have been wearing
the garments of 115. pounders for some
time. Richard J. Bourke.
ECHOES OF THE WAR.
Tho Medlco-Chlrurglcal hospital train
from Philadelphia left Camp Alger at
noon, bearing ono hundred and twenty-five
convalescent soldiers. Therewere
not enough Pennsylvania patients to
Hood's
Aro much In little; always
ready, efficient, satlstac- MM I I
tory ; prevent a cold or feier, W I I IK
cur til lifer lilt, sick Iie.d. w
eh, jnundlc, canitlpttleo, te. Prist H cents.
TU only mil to taki with' Hood's fcmpitlll.
fill the train and some men were taken
from other stato organizations. Prlvato
George Purucker, company G, 65th Now
York, died today of typhoid fever. Ills
body will be Interred at Arlington with
military honors to morrow.
Thoroughfare, Va., Aug. 25. The
greatest delight is evidenced by tho
Sixth Pennsylvania regiment over tho
olllclal announcement that they aro to
bo mustered out. Tho other regiments
nt Thoroughfaro aro fully as anxious
for their service to end and petitions
nre in circulation everywhere. Major
Price's battalion, tho Third, of the
Sixth Pennsylvania, left camp for MId
dletown, Pa., at It o'clock and tho llrst
and Second battalions left later In tho
day. The Seventh Illinois will go to
morrow. Prlvato George Mayes who
was pronounced cured of measles and
the same day returned to tho hospital
In an unconscious condition, died to
duy of spinal meningitis.
Camp Meade, MIddletown, Pa., Avg.
25. 7 ho Ped Cross hospital to bo es
tablished In camp will be located near
tho Second division hospital nnd will
be an auxiliary to that Institution. A
site was selected today for tho First
division and tents will be pitched in
tho morning and other nrrangoment-j
mndc to receive its patients when they
are brought here from Camp Alger.
commlttco of trustees of tho Har
rlsburg hospital waited on Colonel
Clrard, chief medical officer of tho
corps, today and placed at his disposal
thirty cots In that Institution.
Cnmp Meade, MIddletown, Pa., Aug.
2.p.. Major General Graham received a
telegram this morning from Secretary
of War Alger stating that President
McKlnloy would pay an Informal visit
Saturday to Camp Meado. The gener
al promptly directed Chief Engineer
Lusk to arrange for a marching review
of the troops In honor of the president.
There are upwards of 12,000 men In
camp and by Saturday the number will
be increased by half. Within forty
eight hours the entire Second division
will be moved from Thoroughfaro Gar.
The movement of the troops from
Camp Alger w here the Eighth, Twelfth
and Thirteenth Pennsylvania regi
ments are located, will begin tomor
row. The president will probably come
to Camp Meade by special train nnd
go from hero to Camp Wlkoff, N. Y.
Members of tho cabinet and the diplo
matic corps and some personal friends
will come with him.
DUNNING POISONER.
Prosecution Sure That They Havo
the Guilty Party.
Dover, Del., Aug. 23. Attorney Gen
eral White tonight sent to San Fran
cisco requisition papers for Mrs. Bot
kln, who is under arrest there charged
with tho poisoning of Mrs. Deano and
Mrs. Dunning by means of candy bent
through tho mall.
Tho uflidaUt to secure the papers
was sworn to by ex-Congressman Pen
nington, the father of the two poisoned
women, nnd the papers charge Mts.
Botkln with the murder In the first de
gree. Before leaving here for George
town tonight Attorney General White
said:
"We have tho murderess and we havo
evidence that no defense can shatter.
The only thing we fear is Mrs. Bot
kln's belt destruction."
Mr. White added that the handwrit
ing on the wrapper of the candy pack
age and that of the annonymous let
ters sent to Mrs. Dunning has been
positively Identified by Mr. Dunning
as similar to tho handwriting of Mrs.
Botkln.
It Is stated hero that Detective Wltsll
and a woman police matron will go
west to bring Mrs. Botkln here. The
California witnesses will not be sum
moned to Delaware until tho trial is
called, but their aflldaits will be tak
en at San Francisco. The trial will
probably be called In October.
WILL FACE MRS. BOTKIN.
Several San Francisco Citizens
Will Furnish Evidence.
San Francisco, Aug. 25 Nothing
now developed In the Botkln case to
day. The accused woman spent a
fairly good night in tho city prison
und has firmly refused to bo Interview
ed. The post office authorities are onx
lousl) awaiting the appearance of a
letter addressed to Mrs. Botkln, sup
posedly fiom Delaware. A clerk In the
local post office believes he can Identify
the box which contained the candy
when It arrived here on Sunday. The
clerk says he received a box answering
the description of the candy box from
a woman with an English accent about
three weeks ago and that It was mailed
as llrst class matter.
Ho will bo taken before Mrs. Botkln.
The Stockton man who says ho sold
a box of bon bons to a woman answer
ing Mrs. Botkln's description several
weeks ago will be brought to this city
to face Mrs. Botkln.
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Lancaster Christian Endeavorers.
Lancaster, Pa., Aug. 23 Tho ninth an.
nual convention of the Lancaster county
Christian Endeavor union was held In
this city today and this evening. Ovr
500 delegates were In attendance.
Pennsylvania Pensions.
Washington, Aug. 23 Theso Pennsyl
vania pensions havo been Issued; Origi
nal Lewrs C'retcr, dead. Wllkes-Harre. ts.
Additional Benjamin Franklin, Bradford,
t6 to S.
BASE BALL.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Philadelphia. 13; Louisville,
7 (llMt
game). Louisville, 8; Philadelphia, 1 (sec
ond gume).
Pltuburg, 5; nrookljn. 1.
Cleveland, 1; New York, 0.
St. Louis. 10. Washlrgton, 8
Chicago, 9, Hoston, 2.
Baltimore, 14, Cincinnati, 1.
EASTERN LEAGUD
Toronto, 6; Montreal, 1.
Springfield, 4; Ottawa, 3.
Buffalo, 6; Wllkes-Barre, 5
ATLANTIC LEAGUE
Lancaster, 3; Heading, 2.
Allentown. 2; Newark, 1.
Hartford, 8; Norfolk, 0.
AMATEUB BASE BALL.
Tho Crescents were defeated yesteiday
by the stiong Honctdalo team nt Houos
dale hy the score of S to 1. The feature of
tho game was liray'u pitching, allowing
but four hits up till the ninth Innings
when Uoncsdalo received four more,
making a totul of 8. Score by Inning:
R.H.U
Crescents 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 01 S 6
HoneHdnle 2 3 0000003 S S 3
liattorles Crescents, Hray and Cum
rnlngs; IIonodale Matthewuon and Kll-Utt.
HAVE ARRIVED
AT PORTO RICO
TRANSPORT CHESTER IN HAR
BOR or PONCE.
Has on Board the First Regiment of
Volunteer Engineers Tho Voyago
from New York Was Pleasant nnd
Without Special Incldont Ono of
tho Privates Made an Attack Upon
Prlvato Llney, of Avoca, and Was
Placed Under Arrest Trip Was
Without Special Incident.
Special Correspondence to Tribune.
On Board tho Transport Chester,
Ponco, Porto Rico, U. S. A., Aug. 15,
1:33 p. m. The First Iteglmont ot Vol
unteer engineers hns Just arrived In
tho harbor of Porrce, which ns yoir
know has been In the hands of the
Americans for some time. We are re
ceiving a royal salute as I write this
but can not give you any details now
as tho mall to be forwurded to tho
states Is being gathered up..
We sighted lnnd nt day break and n
small steamer which camo within
about two mll?y of us but we soon left
It behind. Sho ran up tho British flag
and saluted, Havo been running
along in Bight of a mountainous coun
try, but so far away that nothing can
bo distinguished. As company clerk I
have been too busy to gain any Infor
mation nbout the land we passed.
Aug. 10, noon. 78 miles out of New
York. The Chester weighed anchor
about 1 o. in,, while tho soldier boys
were asleep In their hammocks below
decks. Few of them knew they were
afloat until rovllle sounded and when
it was found that wo were out of sight
ot land thero was great rejoicing. The
regiment had been on water In sight
of land without having the privilege of
going nshoiu since Friday afternoon
last, which had become very monoton
ous. The weather this morning Is line,
Just enough hazy clouds to keep the
surr hidden most of tho time. There Is
Just enough breeze to make ono com
fortable, nnd the ocean Is as calm as
one of our small lakes on a windy day.
Our old "tub,' as the boys call her Is
making fair time, and after the over
hauling she got the day and night be
fore wo started has a more prebentable
appeal ance.
QUARTERS RENOVATED.
The quarters of the men have been
thoroughly renovated and whitewashed
and those of the second and third bat
talion, which are below decks, have
been made as comfortable as possible.
The men are allowed to sleep upon
deck at night, and have the privilege of
the promenade deck more than the llrst
battalion. Arrangements are being
made for a flie drill, and all precau
tionary measures have been taken for
tho safety of the men. They are all
In good health and kplrlts. There nre
only six prisoners in the guard house,
and most of them for trivial offence.
Sergeant Llney, who came from
Avoca, had some trouble with a pri
vate of his company, which unfortu
nately will cause one of our men to get
six months or a year In some prison or
fort
The man, who is a New Yorker, ob
jected to what he called the officious
manner of Sergeant Llney, nnd one
word brought on another until the
private struck the non-com. In tho face
a couple of good ones, which Is a very
serious offense In the United States ser
vice. It Is needless to say that the
sympathies of the bo3 are with the
private. A chum of the private,
whose name Is Russel, tried to smuggle
a nip to his prisoner friend and got
caught himself. He was In charge of
the guard only a few minutes when he
deliberately Jumped overboaid. A ropo
was thrown to him and ho was hauled
back. He is still In confinement. This
happened before leaving the harbor.
BAND ORGANIZED.
Since boarding the boat, a band of
fifteen pieces has been oiganlzed, lead
by Private Carteno, of New York. They
hold forth near the saloon cabin and at
times during the day play national airs
In a very creditable mannei The llrst
Regiment band will no doubt bo starr
ing through the country on Its return
ns one of the finest. Jubt now a cornet
solo Is being played, the hand Joining
In the chorus, which if well advertized
as a burlesque might draw.
The boat Is sliding along steadily at
thirteen knots an hour. Nothing but
water, blue with white capped waves
as far us the eye can see, which
Is said to be about seven miles.
Ono vessel has Just come Into sight,
but is going In another direction
At noon the wind became stronger,
tho 'waves are running high nnd the
ship Is rolling so that we lund-lubbers
cannot walk straight. Some of the
boys did not want any dinner. They
gave their portion to those of us who
were hungry. At this moment within
i each of me no less than ten or a dozen
of the boys ore hanging over the rail
und being Jollied by the rest of us.
Aug. 11, 8 u. m. Log registers 341
miles. Ship is steaming ulong Just now
as t)mcd for two miles In nine minutes
During the night at various times
waves dashed so high as to throw the
spray over the upper deck, but now the
sea Is quite calm. Nothing more se
rious than sea sickness lias happened
any or tne merr. mere aro quite a
number of the Scranton boys, myself
included, that havo not felt Its effect
as yet.
FOOD AND AVATER SCARCE.
Aug. 12. During last night It rained
quite hard, ship rolled more than be
fore; sun is shining and it Is rather
warm. A good breeze makes It com
fortable. Tho clothing of the men be
gins to look dirty. Tho brown canvas
butts cannot be told from a miner's
suit. The mules which are on the sa-
AWFUL SKIN
My llttlo daughter's head and faco broke
out In blccdlug sores. Ono of licr ears wai so
affected wo thought It would slough off. Iter
surTcrlns was lntii?o, getting no rest unless
under opiates. Tho physician tried every
known remedy, but instead of getting hotter,
she got worse. Districted tilth her condU
tion, I was advised to try CcTicuru Hemr
dies. Jltfore thefirtt tccck. I noticed that tho
llttlo suffcier was beginning to get rcllor.and
In Itit than two monthi n as entirely cured.
Mrs. JAS.MKLTOV, B Hayiltn St .AtUnta.rJa.
"l' Sllw.TOIIUSID II AIMtJ iHO UllT ro
Tiiid llotiiiMlnt wirra b.lh wltli Cm re it So jr.
nrt.lniL (aolltlat with CUTlriE., r..w.l of.mol.
Jtnti mil pur.il ef aula eurti Tbl trrttmut ,I tin
Iniunlr.ll.f. (xrtolt let for p.r.01 taii il.ip for child,
na polul tonM.dj, ptnnu!ot,oa tcoDomlulcBit.
vhm auclMfult.
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Barnsley Crash Towel in plain hem, colored border.
Damask Fringed Towels, open work ends, all white.
At 15c Hem Stitched Huck. with open work ends.
At 19c Hem Stitched Huck, with open work ends.
At 20c Large Hem Stitched Huck, with plain hem.
At 25c Hemmed Huck, with open work hemmed stitched Huck, with border
Fringed Damask.
At 40c Beautitul Quality Fringed Damask, and hem stitched Huck, extra heavy.
At 50c Excellent value. Fringed Damask, with open work border.
At 50c Hem Stitched Damask, with opcu work ends.
At 50c Drawn Work Damask, fringed.
Connolly & Wallace,
127 and 129 Washington Avenue.
THE DICKSON M'F'G CO,,
Bcrnnton nnd Wllkes-Barre, Pa.
Manufacturers or
LOCOfflOTlVES.STATION ARY ENGINES
tlollcri, Hoisting and Pumpinz Machinery.
General Olllce, Scranton. 1'a
GORMAN & CO
52S and 530 Spruce St.,
Hae tho Finest Appointed Livery In the
City. When you want a Fashionable- 'turn
out notify tnem.
I'ncei the Lowest.
PHONE 1414.
loon deck both oft and forward have
made It decidedly unpleasant. They
are crowded so close together that they
cannot He dow n.
Restrictions have been placed upon
the water and food. In consequence
we do not Ret enough to satisfy our
hunger. The engines on board hae
been distilling water from the sea, and
that Is what we are drinking now. It
Is warm and brackish. We get three
palls, holding three gallons each, one
pall at a time per dav for a company
of 91 men. For coffee one time each
dny, twenty-one gallons per company.
Tor a meal twenty-four cans of to
motoes with hardtack, forty-eight one
pound cans of baked beans, or ten two
pound cans of corned beef, are allowed.
All of these are served cold as taken
from the can. Everybody Is sick of
the food being served and nre longing
to get ashore wheio probably we will
fare better.
The ofllcors who havo the staterooms
and occupy the dining saloon, have
w niters und cooks, and almost any kind
of food they order, which, of course,
Is paid for by themselves. Once In a
while a soldier can buy a pretty good
meal from tho steward of the vessel,
or from one of tho cooks, but the cost
Is rather high considering what you
get.
VOVAGK UNEVENTFUL-.
Aug. 11, Rain fell steadily and hnrd
yesteiday morning from 2 o'clock until
10, then tho sun came out nnd with
the exception of high waves, which
wo ore getting use to, It was very
pleasant on deck
Tho voyage has been uneventful, the
men have behaved like gentlemen, and
put up with short rations almost with
out murmurs that could be heard. Un
less something happens that Is worth
recording I will close with giving the
report of tho captain of the ship posted
each day at noon, from which the
reader can figure that almost a direct
course from New York to Porto Rico
has been taken:
l.at. I.on. Distance.
August 10 31-13 73-17 78 miles
AURUBt 11 31-13 71-23 2S5
August 12 3U-01 70-12 27 "
August 13 25-31 fif-00 27S "
AugUbt 14 21-37 67-50 213 "
A. K. Vol his.
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS CAMP.
The Indianapolis Outing Is Hearing
Its End.
Iruilannpolls, Aug. 25. The Knights
of l'ythlus biennial encampment is
ncarlng Its end. This afternoon, tho
Uniform Rank companies began to
break camp. About 1,500 people wit
nessed the drills this forenoon. The
parado ot tho Knights of Kliorast-an
took placo tonight and was witnessed
by thousands of people. Tho soldiers'
monument was again brilliantly Illum
inated nnd Washington street was
ablaze with light.
About 2,000 Knights of Khorassan
marched garbed In Arnblo costumes.
Tonight Lafayette lodge, Uniform
Tlank, exemplified ritualistic work be
fore tho supreme lodge, Lafayette
lodge is tho oldest uniformed lodge in
the country.
MS
and .
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aft
nttjBLj7
US.Wj
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OF SCRANTON,
Special Attention Given to Busl.
iicss and Personal Accounts.
Liberal Accommodation Ex.
tended According to Balances ani
Responsibility.
3Per Cent. Interest Allowed on
Interest Deposits.
Capital, -Surplus,
Unumded Profits,
1200,00)
300,003
79,000
WM. CONNEM, President.
HENRY 1SKLIN, Jr., Vice Pres.
WILLIAM II. PECK. Cashier
The vault of this bank Is pro.
tccted by Holmes' Occtric I'ro.
tcctive System.
THE
I0SIC POWDER CD.
Rooms 1 and 2, Com'ltli BTd'g.
SCRANTON, PA.
Mining and Blasting
POWDER
Made at Mooslc and Ilushdale Worki
LAFUN & RAMI POWDr.R CO'S
ORANGE GUN POWDER
Klectrlo IliUterlei, Kloctrlo Exploder,
lor exploding blasts, Safety ! use and
Repniino Chemical Co's
mail
nxi'Lobivns
Seeds
-AND-
Fertilizers
THE
HUNT & CDNNELl CO.
Refrigerators
AND
Ice Chests.
THE
HUNT k CONNELL CO.,
434 Lackawanna Avi
WKSBlNE'fON AYErOIE.
illftCt
Wf
Gunners
Attention
Now that the hunting season is
approaching it is time to thinU
about getting a gun or a place to
buy a coat or ammunition. Wa
are the place. Special drive on
Hunting Coa ts
From $ 1 Up.
FLOREY & BROOKS
211 Washington Ava,
Court House Square.
SO
Lager
Beer
Brewery
Manufacturers of
OLD STOCK
PILSNER
yol'jffiHM, ii)lN
Telephone Call, 3333.
ALMOST GIVEN AWAY
A lot ot laundry machinery, a
new laundry wagon, two turblnq
wuter wheels, boilers, engines,
dynamos, etc., one Morgan travel
ing crane, 10 ton capacity, span
45 ft. C in., lot of good seconds
hand hoisting rope, air compress
sors, pumps, steam drills, derrick
fittings, mine cars, etc.
700 West Lackawanna Avenue.
ScrantOD, Fa. Telephone, 3954
Clias. I)u P. Swilt,
Uco. M. HallsteaJ,
L'dw. Swift,
C. II. Van Uusklrb
SWIFT.
IIALLSTUAD
&CO..
Insurance
Telcphono Number, 4S52.
Room 506 Conncll UullJIne, bcranton,
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