it THE SUKAiYJLOiN TlUBUiNJi-TllCItSDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 18? ' stfh I PLAIN STATEMENT ABOUT KLONDIKE LETTER FROM A FORMER JER MYN NEWSPAPERMAN. Thomas Boundy, at One Time Editor of tho Jermyn Press, Olves Ilia Impression of the Northern Gold Fields If You Haven't Plenty of Money, Stay Away Is His Advice. Thousands of Men Waiting lor Something to Turn Up. Thomas Boundy, formcry editor of tho Jermyn Press, now a piospcctor In tho Klondike, has written tho fI lowlnp Intcrestlnc and valuable letter to J. C. Tuylor, supeilntcndent of the public schools. It la out; which should bo read and thoroughly digested by every one who may be uffceted with the Klondike fever. Dawson, N. W. T July 0, 1S9S. Superintendent J. C. Taylor. Dear Sir I promised to write you a letter from Klondike. Here it Is. Have it published If you wish. Its publi cation can do no harm: It may do good, for It Is an unvarnished story from an unprejudiced mind. As an opening remark I may sny that the great rush of 189S ought not to have taken place. The rush of 1S97 met all requirements, nil statements to the contrary emanating from biased minds or from writers who have been dazzled by the sight of a few nuggets. Cool Judgment, tempered by sutllclent time for consideration, shows that It is about tlmo the world knew the truth concerning the Klondike. I present the facts here ns I have ascertained them. EVERYTHING IS STAKED. This Is the comforting salutation to every newcomer. In a general sense this Is too true. Tho whole country within forty miles of Dawson has been explored and staked. In connection with this there has been much chican ery, crooked work and even perjury. It is a known fact that men hae gone Into valleys single-handed and have Btaked ten or a dozen consecutive claims under assumed names. Some of these claims have been duly re corded and are being worked, the greater number are unrecorded and worthless. Yet tho new comer Is led to believe that they nro valuable or they would not have been staked. They nre also for sale, but wop betide tho unwary purchaser! Only the prospect of an immediate sale will induce the conscienceless stnker to have such a claim recorded, and even this must bo done by proxy. Nevertheless, it is often done, a sale effected, the price multiplied by ten Is made public and an unwarrantable boom given to claims In that locality. The reader w ill probably suggest that a radius or forty miles from Dawson does not cover the whole of the north west gold field and that beyond this niea there aro hills and valleys still unexplored and consequently unstaked. True, and this brings me to the sec ond important point of my letter. Transportation Is difficult and ex pensive. At this season of the year there aro but two methods of trans portation available, packing on horses and on one's own shoulders. The form er is expensive to the verge of pro hibition; the latter exceeds in hardship the slavery of ante-bellum days. Sul phur Creek is forty miles from Daw son, and tho present rate of freight be tween the two places is $125 per 100 pounds. A man working on this creek must pay this price or carry his food him self. If he is strong he can make a trip in four days and carry fifty pounds. Ho loses four days' wages, amounting, at tho old rate, to $G0. Dur ing tho winter freighting Is much cheaper, usually about one-third of the present rates. But the new com er has to deal with tho present. He llnds that in order to stake a claim that may or may not be worth the recorder's fee, he must go so far from Dawson that when he reaches his des tination It Is time to go back for more supplies. A few and only a few have overcome this difficulty by pur chasing a horse. This enables two men to move over the trail with 100 pounds of food apiece besides tent and blankets. Thus equipped they can do a little prospecting with the possibility that before winter they will have dis covered something to their advantage. When Joaquin Jllller vlsltnd the Klondike in 1S97 he predicted a great Influx of miners nnd em ployment for many thousands. His estimate was about one hundred per sons to the mile. A variety of cir cumstances haf converged to bring about a different state of affairs. I have nlieady shown that many claims are unrecorded, and, consequently, un woiked. These were all Included In Miller's estimate. Thousands of claims staked and recorded since last July nre unworked Consequently what was expected to be a gold field teem ing with busy miners, Is still compara tively a wilderness. First, because the prospects of find ing gold thereon nre very slim; second, these claims were staked only to sell. It costs a claim holder about $1,000 .1 year to hold his claim unworked, nev ertheless It Is done and the man who comes here expecting to immediately secure work has to wait an Indefinite length of time. Estimates of the spring rush vniv from 15,000 to 25,000 persons. And still they come. Many nie going down the river to streams on the American side of the boundary. But Dawson Is still crowded, crowded with men who nre waiting for winter, waiting for some thing to tuin up, uniting for the pio neer prospectors to turn up something, and then all will rush pell mell oer each other to the new discovery, nine times out of ten to find that they have been cruelly deceived Reports of ilch finds are very com mon; but and I say It advisedly In this country more than In any other that I have visited the Psalmist would have been Justified In saying: "All men are liars." One consolation to the thousands who are waiting Is that practically every man has a year's provisions on hand Thero Is no destitution, nor Is It likely that there will bo any: but the fnct cannot be gainsaid that the rush of the fall of 1897 furnished all tho men necessary here for tome time. All others are In excess of the demand. During the past winter wages ranged from U to $1.50 an hour, according to distance from Dawson. The unpre cedented Influx of labor, and that, too, at a season when all work is practic ally suspended, has had a bad effect. A dollar an hour Is now the maxim, nnd I have heard of mine owners of fering ns little ns 63 rents. It Is Just possible that this condition of the labor market mny be modified bv the rapid thinning of the population be fore winter sets In, nnd that the mlno ownern will still have to pay the old figures. But they claim, and with some show of reason, that under pres ent conditions they, cannot operate their mines to the mutual udvnntngo of employer and employed. One serlouH obstacle Is tho roalty of 10 per cent, demanded bv the gov ernment. If this were levied only on the net profits the owners sav they would have but little cause of com plaint, but ns it Is on tho gross out put It comes as a hardship. The spring waah-up has shown that many claims on Bonanza have harely paid work ing expenses, and that when the roy nlty has been paid tho mlno owner will be In debt. Hence thero Is some righteous Indignation, and many who would otherwise be extensive em ployers of labor assert that until this silliest of nil silly laws shall have been repealed they will let their mines stand Idle. Therefore, let tho man who is financially unable to take anything but wage labor Btay away from here. Were I to assert that tho published stories of rich strikes hero were false, I should be doing the fraternity of tho fourth estate a serious wrong. Never theless, the zcnl manifested In furn ishing the news has given the Klondike nn Importance not warrnnted by tho facts. I know thnt many fortunes have been made here, that some of tho claims on Eldorndo can hardly be equalled by any others In tho world, for I have seen the stuff being washed out, I have handled tho nuggets both largo and small, and disinterested per sons have furnished whatever Inform ation I needed to strengthen tho con viction that certain claims can hardly be bought with money. Bonnnza has a few exceptionally rich claims, so hns Skookum, Ftench Oulch, Hunker nnd Dominion. But these nre the rich spots. There mny be others, but they are yet to bo found, and, ns I have nlieady shown, he who would find them must go fur afield. Thomas Boundy. FIREMAN'S CLAIMS. large Batch Received by tho Rollef Association Phoenix Men Score a Point. Clnlms to tho amount of $501 were- considered by the Scrnnton Firemen's Relief association laBt night and refer red to the board of trustees. The following from among tho claims were referred forthwith and without debate: Adam Stelnhnuser, Hook nnd Ladder, 16 duys; Thomas Conlan, Hook and Eadder, 17 dns, George Grieser, Neptune, 16 days: Henry 1 lines, Cry stal, 4 das; Charles Tropp, Crystal, 53 days; Isaac Tlce, Crystal, 15 days; George A. Conners, Crjstal, 25 days. The claim of E. S. Kneller, Century, for 10 days, was submitted but not received as It was not accompanied by a physician's certificate. There was a long and ardent discus sion over tho claims of three Phoenix company permanent men, Thomas Campbell, 53 days; Lincoln Tillman, 23 days; and J. W. George, IS days. The Phoenix Is one of tho few com panies that refused to Join the asso ciation as a body. Chief Hlckey vigor ously championed these men's cause, nrguing that there were permanent men who had been wllllnr to Join the association as individuals nnd should not be made to suffer from the refusal of their company to Join ns a body. He contended that they would have good grounds for legal action If the claims were not paid. Chief Hickey's motion to refer the claims to tho board of trustees was adopted. Secretary Bonn was directed to urge the city solicitor to hurry and give his opinion regarding the legality of a re cord Tteatflitlon that nctle firemen whose companies are not membuis of the association shall share in the ben efits on payment of dues, $1 per year, as individuals. I CITY NOTES I MEETING TONIGHT.-Tho Woman's Keeley league will meet this evening at 7.30 o'clock. MEirr TONIGHT. Before tonight's mictlmr tho following committees will coneno: Hewers nr.d drains, streets and bridges nnd paving committees. PAY-DAY Tho Delaw.ire, Lackawanna nnd Western Railroad company will pay tho employes today of the Archbald, 11 do Park and Continental mines. MACHINISTS MEET. Last everlng sixty members of the International Asso ciation of Machinists held a smoker at Hulburt's hall. W. 1 ork delivered an ad dress. REGI'LAB Mni.TINO.-Tho managers of the Homo for the Friendless will hold a regular meeting tomorrow morning at 9.30 sharp at the home, A f till attend ance Is desired. SIGNED BY VAYOR-Tho Joint reso lution of councils lmltlnff tho Letter Carriers of tho United States to hold their convention In this city In 1K9 was binned by Mayor Bailey jesterdny. BOND FOR $24,000 The bond of Georgo R. Stautnn, collector of Throop, wan ap proved yesterday. It was In the sum of $.'4,000, and had as sureties Citherlno Okndlke, John Pressman and P. J. Sling, horn. TUNBRAL FRIDAY.-The funeinl of Daniel Tubbs, tho member of the Thir teenth rcslmcnt who dlfd In a Philadel phia hospital, will take place Filday af tcrnoon at 2 o'clock from his home In Taylor. ACTING SBRGEANT.-Patiolmnn John Johler Is acting desk sergeant nt polite headquarters In the nbsenre of Sergisiiit Itldgeway, who Is at Mlddletown N Y., having been called thero by the death of a brother. HELD IN BAIL -George Coxey was held In $'.00 ball Tuesday bv Aldetmnn Millar on the chaise of obtaining goods under false pretenses. O. R. Conrad al leges that Casey got a $10 hlejele from him, but failed to remit tho monthly pav ments. ARRESTED ON St'SPICfON.-.Tohn Pejton, of Cnpouse avenue, was iiricu! ed Tuesday on susplelon th it he had committed a theft. It was shown nt ves. terdnv's hearing that the suspicion wiir lint well founded and Pejton was dis charged, ARM BROKEN.-John McKoskty, of Phoenlxvllle, was admitted to the Lack aw anna hospital yesteulay. Ho Is suffer Ing from a broken arm and cuts about thu head, As McKoskey Is unable, to speak English the manner In which lit sus tained his Injuries eould not be U.uiud. CHARGE AGAINST WHlriS.-Nutlnn Weiss, of this cltj, was held to bail oy Alderman Knsson yesterday to amine, a chargo of obtaining goods under falso pietensis, preferred by Dowltt C. Hurd, of Utlca. It Is nllcced that Mr. Weiss secured credit foi $112 C worth of boots and shoes on tho false representation that ho was worth $J,S50. MARRIAGE LICENSEH.-Manliigo li censes were yesterdav granted to On en V GdUuuhu, of SJ0 Ot chard street, und Mary Shovelln, of 125 Vino street, Ro uioyn Henrj Rlvenburg, of Clifford, and Mnilau A Joncs,,of DOS Evr.on street, Ml chael J. Murray, of U I'eur street, and Mary E. Keegan. of Olj pliant, Uwnry U Weaver nnd Esther James, of 10.H Pitts ton avenue, Hnnucl Dragon and Mori Telcp, of Maylleld, TO BE nnOL'UIIT HERE.-Patrlck McLean of Fifth uvenue, this city, wlu enlisted with Lieutenant Dentler, und was sent with the Eleventh Infantry, United States regulars, to Porto Rto, und who was taken III when tho regl ment reached thero, will bo removed to this city Saturday. McLean has been tn a hospital at Now York city and Is Im proving inpldly. His brother, John It. McLean, and John E. Reuan. havo ro turned from tho bedsldo of the BOldler, w ho Is suffering from malarial fvr. ELEVENTH SAW ACTIVE SERVICE ITS EXPERIENCE DESCRIDED BY LIEUTENANT DENTLER. Took Part In nn Engagement at a Small Town Called Hemngueros hi Porto Rico and Was Hastening Forward to Participate In Another Fight When tho Spaniards Broke and ried Several Men Weie Killed and a Number Wounded During the Fighting. In a letter to relatives at Plttston from Porto Rleo Llcutennnt Clarence E. Dentler gives some details of the expei lencc of the Eleventh Infantry at Porto Rico. Tho lieutenant lecrulted u large number of men in this and Luzerne county for tho Eleventh nnd when that regiment went to iPorto Rleo ho was In command of company K. Tho letter Is dated August II In a camp on the mountains ten miles from Mayaguey. The lieutenant says: August 10th we encountered tho en emy at a small town called Ilcma gueros (the place of the ant,) and after an exciting battle of four hours' dur ation, from 3 p. m. till dark, we drove tho enemy over tho hills with consid erable lobs. One pilsoner, who was a surgeon, that wo captured, told us that tho Spanish cnsualltles were more than a hundred. Wo lost seveial men killed nnd seventeen wounded. A man near me, In company D, was shot through the heart and killed, nnd tlnee men In company D were wounded. "The company of which I am In com mand, Co. K, was next to company D In column and got mixed up w 1th D In thu lino of battle, but weie soon straightened out nnd we advanted on the entrenchments of the Spaniards side by side on the left of tho legl ment. ONE PACE BETWEEN MEN. "We marched In line of battle with one pace between men, going through n dense swamp, with the bullets whist ling about us In a very ugly manner. Some of tho men went Into the water up to their necks. Wo could not lire because of the advance guard of our men being In fiont of us on a hill, but after a severe struggle we also gained the ridge ot tho hill and opened lire nnd then we felt better. "I was hent out with part of my company on two expeditions while tho firing was going on, but although wo did the proper thin? they did not piove successtul. Daikness came down upon us on the field of battle, and damp ness also, and we lai down on the ground, wheio wo were to sleep. Cof fee was made In a hollow some half mile back of our line, and with two hnidtaeks and a pint of coffee npiee we were content to await tho break of day. At dawn we were up and on the march toward Mayaguov, Com panies D and K advance guard. ' We had out the usual point and flankeis.but saw nothing but evidences of hurried flight on. the part of the Spaniards. Stone houses were knock ed galley west by our artillery the day before. Dead horses und two dead Spanish soldiers, one nn officer, was all that was left. The entire Torto Hlcan population of Mayaguey camo out to meet us and we took the town without opposition, although It had been forti fied for defense. We learned that tho i ear guard of the enemy had passed thiough the town In the night and camped about two miles the other side of the load to Lares. BROKE CAMP IN HASTE. In the morning when Companies D and K marched out of the South, the Spanish rear guaid broke camp In haste, leaving guns, helmets, bells, etc., on the roadside and fled tow aid Lares, where the main body were marching. We went Into camp near tho main road nnd nt night my company established outposts on tho Lares road about two and a half miles out, on the very ground occupied by tho Spanish rear guai d the night before. We wore up all night watching for spies and nr rested several. "The next morning Lieutenant Col onel Buike, of our regiment, with six eompanles of the Eleventh Infantry, one troop ot cavalry and a platoon of light artillery, mauhed past our out posts on the trail of (he enemy and Company K was oidered back to camp at Mayaguey. I believe my company and myself slept nil the afternoon and all night, nlthough the rain poured down all night nnd soaked us through and through, tentu and all. It was u legular tropltal downfall. "The next moinlng vj were up be fore light and after a huirled break fast were once moie on the march to ward Lares, Companies F and H the advanced guatd. Captain Jonas Em pty commands Company F, nnd he and I, with our companies, pounded along over the highest mountain and steepest road I ever saw, up, up, up, and the heat was tenlble, but we stiuggled along as fast as wo could while several men in both companies fell fainting on the rond. About noon we could bear the boom of cannon In the distance. COULD SEE THE BATTLE. "Major Gllbralth, of the Eleventh, on horseback, overtook us Just as we nrrlved at a largo gap In the hills through which was a beautiful vlstn, with the little town of San Mnico, where a fierce battle wns then I aging between Lieutenant Colonel Burke's force nnd the Spanish. We were a. little too far awoy to see much of It, but could hear It all right, imagine our Impatient e when wo were cnlled to halt nnd await too more companies, that were being hurried up to make a battalion. It was not long, however, before the four companies were hurrying along again, at a pace so fast that I thought I should melt, and a great deal of mo did melt. When were within a short dlstnnco of tho mountain and the town, another halt was called und we were iufoimtd that It was uJl over. More Ayer hers ij Mora " We tried almost everything for asthma without success. At last wo tried Ayer's Cherry Pectoral and tho relief was immediate." S. A. ELLIS, Keene, N. II. cures Asthma. HALF-SIZB UOTTLES, 50c. , than 100 Spaniards wcro killed and others cither surrendered or fled. "By this time It was nearly dark, and after being ordered In blvouno on the mountain side, my company and Company L were ordered back to help the wagons out of a mud hole In tho road. Wo weie woin out with forced marches and the excitement of im pending battle, but wo wont back three miles of steep mountain road and down tho other side n mile or mote and then O, happy chance! we camo upon our wagons In the lend. "It was the blackest darkness, but both Captain Blatchford, of Company L, and myself, with our men, started up our kitchens nnd had supper and then lay down to sleep on the ground where we found our wugons. We were the only companies that had anything to eat thnt night, except Compnny D, that happened to be In tho rear of tho column. THROW EVERYTHING AWAY.. "Every day, when battle is antici pated, the haversack carries rations for three menls, but when the hurry begins and the troops mnich toward the enemy everything drops to the ground haversack, blanket, canteen and cup, everything but rifle nnd am munition and then when darkness comes or the fight Is over, nil Is picked up by tho wagons or tho natives with bull teams that aic hired to follow the column, and help haul tho rations, ammunition, tents, etc. "This morning wc nre In camp on top of n mountain and have Just re ceived word that hostilities aro sus pended for the present." JIM JUDGE AND SMITH Will Probably Fight for Welter weight Chnmpionship. Jim Judge, the Scranton welterweight will probably bo matched to box the present champion of that class, "My sterious Billy" Smith. On Monday the preliminary agi cement on Judge's be half was made by his manager Jack Skelly. The details of the negotiations havo been communicated to Judge In a let ter from Skelly. Another letter from tho latter to a Scranton friend and wiltten Monday reads in part, as fol lows: "I have this tiny matched Jim with "Mysterious Billy" Smith the recog nized wolterw eight champion of the world. They are to box twenty rounds at 142 pounds, for the laigest purse offered by any of the clubs throughout the country and n stake of $1,000. I have offeted In behalf of the American sporting club a puise of $1,000 Jim nnd Smith are to box for the welterweight championship of the world. Smith has fought Tommy Rjnn four draws. Ryan can do tho v eight no longei , lie Is unnble to box below 150 pounds. Jim will start at once to do some earlv training. I will keep him posted on the matter. "I am veiy sotry I was disappointed In that match between Dobbs and Gans. The latter's manager Is coming to time and will consent to a side bet of $230 which I will post tomorrow. I am beginning to think that maybe we can close the match after all. If the men meet it will be the greatest contest of the ycai." Dobb leaves Scranton tonight for Louisville, v.here he will box "Kid" P.oblnson Monday night. Dobbs Is now down to weight, below 130 pounds. Ho will return to Scranton next Thurs day, to prepare for his bout with Gans. LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE. Under tl-.lB heading short letters of In terest will be publlslied when accompa nied, for publication, by the writer's name. Tho Trlbuno will not tie held re sponsible for opinions here expressed.J Card fiom Mr. Van Scoten. Editor of The Tribune. Deaf Sir in The Tribune of Mondnv 1 am quoted In connection with the efforts ot the Tlitttetnth regiment ulllcei to havo the command retained In scrvlto counter to tho wishes of the enlisted men. as lollows concerning Captain Kcllv, of the adjutant gen rul's ofllce. "Captain Kelli showed mo a lettor lrom Mujur I' W. Stlllwell. of the Thirteenth, in which Major Stillwill wrote that ho was credibly Informed that the rani: and tile w anted to remain in the service and asked Gov ci nor Hastings to u-o his best endeavors to that end." This morning's Trlbuno contains a re ply from one "F. W Stlllwell" who, 1 piesume. Is Major F. W. Stlllwell. His reply Includes this paragraph: "As I havo not written to the governor or the adjutant gtnernl since joining the nrm, 1 am lid to billeve that Mr. ,in Scoten has ben si elng things whl"h do not exist." 1 am glad thnt Major Stlllwell nnd 1 hive no controvcisy that cannot be easily udjustcd, tor I see he makes no denial of writing such a lettci to tome one be sides Governor Hnstlrgs or Adjufiat General btovvart. The maltei might Vo simplified, however, If Major Stlllwell would make known to whom tno letter was written or would ascertain who has been making ue of his name, as one or the other of tluso points seems to be thu only Issue between us. 1 asked Captain Kelly If the governor had leceivd any communications lrom office! ot the Thirteenth or from any of their friends In Scranton. Captain Kelly produced a bunjh of letters, 0110 bilm; from a Wllllamsport gentleman asking to havo the Twelfth retained, another from Erie asking to have retained somu regiment, the number of which I do not ri member when 1 said to Captain Kelly "I caio nothing about those, see If there nie nuv that refer to the Thirteenth." After looking over a number of letters Captain Kelly produced one from tho Pllo and said, "Here Is oiu from Majur Stlllwell asking foi the retention of tho Thirteenth In service" This letter, Cap. tain Kill said, was the only letter nd. dressed to tho governor leferrlng to the Thirteenth nnd which Captain Kelly had reeelv ed. I saw tho slBiiatuio "Stlllwell," but do not recall tho Initials, nor did I earo to ro particular about It. as fiptnln K1II5 said the letter was "from Malor Stlllwell of tho Thirteenth." I regtet I am unable to ask Major Stlll well In person If. dining his recent visit to Scranton, he has not asked a ccrtoln person or persons to write or use some other endeavor cnhulated to help tno movement to havo the, Thirteenth remain In sen lei. Yours very truly, M II. Van Scoten. Montrose, Ia., Aug. 30. Tho World's Recotd. Tho Lake Shore and Michlgnn South ern railroad Is famous as the road which on October 21, 1815, won the vv 01 Id's, iccord for fast long distance speed, making the famous run of 610.1 miles In 470 minutes nnd 20 seconds, or B5.7 miles per hour. Not only this but It is the 1 oud running tho piesent dnlly 24 hour tialn between New York and Chicago. First In speed It Is also (list In tomfoit and safety, all exper ienced tiavcllcis agreeing that It Is tho beat 1 oud between New York and Chi cago and all points in the west and southwest. Dunlap Hats In Felt and Silk, are now ready for your Inspection in fall and winter shapes, at B. & T.'s, 412 Spruce street. ViYif F,ower &, An Entirely own Importation CombinlngHany ful Shapes and and All Prices. ?MV QuuaTVfoU. WALK IN AND $ X YOUR CHILDREN I 7M JlflBMBB IIIjIbB Bll SBHBflBflRflfiBBflllSBBB AM FOR SCHOOL SOON. WHERE WILL YOU BUY THEM ? This is a matter worth your while. Poor shoes are dear, no matter if they cost little. a Good shoes are cheap HERE, and as we have an almost endless T variety, the Shoe Question Is an Easy One to Solve. Education is no education unless it teaches us to be wise, and who is wiser than the man who knows where to always T get lull value in all footwear, and especially at this time do we J guarantee our School Shoes. X SEPTEMBER SCHOOL SHOES TANDARD 4t HANDIEST STORE IN THE CITY. 217 LACKA. AVE. ik ail MlkMi WILLIAMS A A I29 Wyoming Artistic Interior Decorations. Q PHOENIX CO. REMEMBERED. Received a Monster Souvenir from a Reading Company. Phoenix Chemical company yester day lecelvert one of the most novel and ore of the most valuable souvenirs pos sessed by liny compnny In the city, it Is nn Immense frame, 7 by fi feet, fontalnlnc; larse cabinet nhotom.iphs of 6" members of the Hampden Zn Bint company of Reading, as a token of the hittet's appreciation of the cour tesy shown them by the Phoenix com pany In this city last Octobei. The franif with Its contents was ro cehed by express yesterday and Is now In the Phoenix parlors where It will be a peimancnt and handsome fixture. The follow In? engrossed resolution ap peals among the photographs: Hampden Steam Tire Et.cluo Company, of Pauling, Pa. At a mtetlns; of tho company hi Id on Thursday cenlnB, Oetruer 21, ls0". It was on motion resolved that the cordl.it inankt of this companj aie due nnd nie liripb tendered to the Phoenix Chem ical eompiny, No. 1, of Scrnnton, Pa., for the com teems reception mid kind hes pltullty "hown it on the occislon of thilr reicnt vl-lt to that city. S n Aneona, Piesldent. Alt red OunUcl, Sicrctaiy. WAS BORN ON THE SEA. Among yesterday's witnesses In the election contest was Domlnick Nnck, of Carbondale, Thild waul, Piist dis ti let. Ho had voted as .111 American born and bred but his examination developed the fact that lie had been born at sa about a day's sail from Castl Harden nnd In consequence ills ote was disqualified. rifty-ono witnesses, all-told, weie eximlned. Many of them weie Ital ians and had to hae the assistance of an Interpreter In Klvlng their testi mony. THIRTY-SECOND NATIONAL EN CAMPMENT OF G. A. R. AT CIN CINNATI, O. Reduced Rates via Pennsylvania Railroad. For the thlrtj -second Nntlonal En campment of a. A. R., to be held at Cincinnati, O., September 5 to 10. 1898. the Pennsylvania Hailioad company will sell exruislon tickets at rate of Blncle fine for the round trip. These tickets will bo sold on Septem ber 3, 4 nnd 5, and will be pood to leave Cincinnati icturnlng not earlier than September 6 nor latter than September 13, except that by depositing ticket with Joint ngent at Cincinnati on Sep tember 5, 0, 7, 8 or 9, and on payment of twenty-live cents, return limit may be extended to that poiisfengers may temaln at Cincinnati until October 2. - - Buy a Now Dunlap And be happy. T dav Is Openlnf; day r:ronton & ''silm 412 Spruco stieet. CASTOR i A For Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought eofWS Bears the Signature I ATT n Vases- 1 ,a New Line or our D tMV from Austria, NewandBeauti- s Colors. All Sizes Millar & Peck, 134 Wyoming Ave LOOK AROUND.' mmwm MUST HAVE SHOES FOR EVERYBODY'S CHILD SHOE STORE, Fall Novelties In Well Paper Carpets and raperies Lowest prices consistent with reliable goods and good workman ship. & flcANULTY, Gunners Attention Now that the hunting season is approaching it is time to think about getting a gun or a place to buy a coat or ammunition. We are the place. Special drive on Hunting Coats From $1 Up. FLOREY & BROOK 211 Washington Ava, Court House Square. Peaches, Pears, Plums, Corn, To matoes, Canteloupes Fresh Eggs, Creamery Butter Pierce's Market Chas. Dul. SwKt, I'.ilw. Swift, Ueu. M. Ilallsteaj, C. II. Van llusKlrk. HAissf&AD insurance Telephone Number, 4SM. Room jo6 Conncll lluildlnz. Scranton. WOLF & WENZfiL, 340 Ada ii j Ave, Opp. Court Hon,:. PRACTICAL TINNERS and PLUMBERS bole Agtuts (or Ulcliardioti lioj-iuja'i Kurnacaj uuu lUugai 119 Wyoming. a, a Health and Pleasure for the summer months can bo had ut moderate cost at the Spring; House Heart Lake, l'a., Thoroughly rcnovuuU nnd refurnished, has hot and cold water baths Heart Lake Is on tho Hue ot the I) , I. & W. It, It., three miles from Moutiose: high elu. atlon. pure ulr, imro wuter. pure mlllc, row boats nnd nshlng- tackle tree to guests. Oood blcjclu ronils. fine shady grounds, large plazms, dancing hull, X-'or prices and particulars write U. E. CROFUT, Proprlotor k "Aon Made of the best tin, has cop pered bottom, with coverf) any size you want, No, 7, 8 or 9, well worth 75c to $1. lor tins weeK they go Jfif, quick at in f10 And a Wash Board That can be used only onone side, true, but it is the btfifof zinc, in a good strong pi'dar lramc, well worth more than our price, . . 1,0c Galvanized :; t .it Wash Tub lor Would be the next thinin order. Try one and you'lj uy no other. The l.irgcst size this week is but. . OnrC Clothes Line so leet long, braided and made of the best Set Island ''rrr cotton, are heie at . .'' QC ' n 4 Mop Sticks ,5'." Spring catch for Mop. rJ lli:V(;i DHL. JU1U .1L 1UL, ':7c ..TOY i'6c Now Broom No. 6 size, sewings, worth 19c, aie . . THE GREAT 4c. STORE 310 Lacka. Ave. JOHN IF. LAUWIC 1 Peaches, Eanru ftJ3o!nn i uiiuj iviuiuuug Sweet Potatoes At Lowest .Market Price?. A. F. KIZER, Prop. Telephone Connection. Steam and Hot Water HEATING Gas, Electric And Combination FIXTURES Electric Light . . . NAIR5NQ Charles B. Scott 119 Franklin Ave. The Standard ElectricGlocks No Winding. No Springs. No Weights. No Repairs. No Trouble of Any Kind. At Small Cost. 'j J, ONIJ.VliWlll'.SMN'l. IV -UUAN. TON HVVIX(i HANK slXUl! 1)12 U.MHlIll I..W; VAKlIiS OXJ.tf AiiOLT ONi: ShCOXl) A WIIKK. Mercereati & Connell, soloAgeut? for this Territory. tiik i.Mtoi;sr ax J) nxi:sr stock ov ci.orK.s vatciii, Ji:vi;i.itv axu HlA'UlWUti: IX XOIU'HUA&i'UHX 1'EXXbVLVAXlA. 130 Wyoming Avenue. . Pleasant Goal At Retail. Coal of tho best quality for domestic uso and uf ull sizes. Including Uuckuheat nnd Ulrdscju, delivered In uny part of th clt, at the lowest price. Orders received ut the olllce, first floor. Commonwealth building-, room No. 6; trlephone No 2C2I or at tho mine, tele phono No, ZT:. will bo promptly attended to. Deulcrs supplied at the mine. BOILERS h V. T. SMITH. M '
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