v.'frt.r it tr - " j.. THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE- WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, ,1900. WHITNEY'S WEbKLY BUDGET OF NEWS WILD CATS ATTACK AN EAGLE AT PIDDLE LAKE. Xlblo Students Are at Loggerheads. A Few Railroad Etchings A Chance for Capitalists Who De sire Railroad Stock Human Na ture in a Jocular Vein Susque hanna County News In Brief. i Hpeclnl to The Sciunlon Tribune Bui'iuehnnnu, February '11. Neat Fiddle Luke, on Kituidtiy, thieo pre datory wildcats utt ickcd a big euglo which Itl winteilng among the trees in (i hemlock grove near tho lake. Although attacked fiom thrco points, the kin? of bit (lw gallantly held his own and slew two of the wildcats, 'fife manner In which tin- eagle did this was peculiar. singling out one of the (..Us he Kr.u-pcd It tlKhtly by the neck, buiy ing his talons deeply In the HoMi, and then, rising almost perrendlcularly for a.hout a hundred feet, allow cii his pris oner, then pretty well choked, to diop on a ledge of rocks below In a stun ned condition. Two falls served to kill the first victim, but three were tequlred to knock out the second. The survivor, seeing the fate of his com panions, turned tail and fled down the hillside, uttering shatp clls as hi inn. TWO BIBL.K STUDr.N'TS AT J.OG- Gi:mii:Aus. The Wajne Independent calls Cor respondent Whitney, of this place, nu mber ".achchnous " As a ttuth-tel-lerand tiec-ellinbor "Z.ack" was a "loo loo," even If bo was little. He might, alo, have bcui a b'ttel i pcller than the Independent in in, whose limited fieqiiulntanco with the Hcilptures causes him to twist poor icocheus' "handle" as above quoted. Husquo hnnn.i .Ion mil. The .Tom tin 1 man Is badly twisted himself In his attempt to tiltlcl th" bioginphlcal nithoginphv ol the editor of the Independent He lias yet to leMrn'that the spelling of 5'ue hehaeu-i Is ,ulnnt, a fait be might have as certained bv a mete icfcrence to either n lillile or -any dictionary. The Bible hefore us uses our spelling of the word. and the Standatd Dictionary spells the name Jacchueus, 7achee, SCa'cheo ' and Zocchous. The la to Charles A. Dana once aid that no man' could be fitllv equipped as a Journalist without a thorough knowl edge of the greatest of all hooks. Col iporteurt Hntnod ought to see to it that Pride has on" at once. Ho will surely have to get a Bible or climb a ticy?. Honesdale Independent. IJAILROAD ETCHINGS. The Kile Is Increasing the pay of some of Its conductors. The Lackawanna railroad's manager promts g Flngbr.mton a new station It needs. It badly. Koiest City has tlie shadow of u hoi(j of securing a new station In tho nut -fin -distant future. The piesent structure Is about large enough fot a ( hieken coop. It Is lumored that the I'rle may equip and conduct the Deveiuiiv hos pital. In Deposit. The Devereux family elected a fine bull liner, as a local hos pltnl, but It hts never bt "ii used. A new- lallroad Is being pushed through Ifradtord county to Uinsham ton. A riilladclphiu financial piper Is nuthoilty tor the statement tint cap italists of that cltv air b ing lmpor tuniil to lurnlsh funds with which to build the piopnsul Tunkhannoi k, Nil hcKon and Luiicsbnto lallioad. The louto has in en mrevd and pro nounced feasible. Somolmlv will sometime build that city. Stick a pin lieie. Hl'MAN NATtTUi:. A newspaper may publish column af ter column In laudation of i man or film, and they think It is onlv a duty it owe" to the public to commend them. But print one little obscui,. line that does not suit them, and tluy ate on their high hoise In a minute, anil till the good tnlngs 3,011 have sild count for naught: and yet a majoilty of the people claim they like to see a paper "fearless, independent and out upokenl" FLOTSAM AND JfiTSAM. Never despise a mustache when It Is down. The bartender can best toll the price. nf a smile. A hen will set on a nest of eggs for days Without n niuimui, but let a man fcot'upon a-dozen of eggs but a min ute and h'J will use "foul" language enough to' nil a bam-jard. ln,!Germany, women saw and spilt wood, carry wood, water and stone Advance Styles of Spring Wash Goods Ginghams at 8c An endless variety of Stripes, Checks and Plaids, all new styles. Ginghams at 10c Large assortment of styles, of really fine goods that will wash and wear. Ginghams at 15c We are showiug a great variety f strictly new and nobby Ginghams, the best cloth made In America. Percales at 15c Fine soft French goods, 36 inches ride. Just the thing for Shirt Waists. Dimities at 12Jc Styles are copied from fine im ported goods, and are very desirable. Foulard Batiste at 15c A new cloth made in imi tation of Silk Foulards. Seersuckers, Chambrays, Zephyrs, Etc., of every description. (WEARS & HA6EN, on their heads, thresh the crops, etc., says a leccnt writer. Hero women split wood, make the 111 0, carry deal people's hilr upon their heads nni tluash their husband -who, ninety nine times out of a hundred dorervc It. A forest City merchant, of 1111 econ omical nntuie, stops his clock when ho closes his store, to "save time. The man In tho moon must feel all broke up when ho is reduced to hM last quarter. LITTI.i: LOCALKTTKS. The Methodist church choir, under tho direction of Professor John A. So phia, this evening rendered tho can tata, "The Great Light." The funeral of the late Mrs. Loul"1 Ijovelarc, of Lanesboro. took plate this morning from St. John's Catholic chinch In this place, when a requiem high mass was celebrated. Th to mains veto Interred In Niurowsburg, N. Y. Prjfcssor Hazbtt James Ttlsk, formerly principle of the Susquehatin l schools, has temoved to Anisteidam, N. Y. Welsh brothers' "Ten Nlght3 In a Bar-Boom" troupe Is billed for Hogan opetn house, on Monday evening next. At Gulf Hunimlt, a few days sine, l.i man of eighty summcis and a wo man of 7s wcie united In mairlage, without their pirents' consent. , I.N A JOCtlLAlt VHIN. ! The poet sings the wo.ivy while Ihe spring shall bless us with her smile: Hut lo, with 1ests and bieezy chat, Yon drummers selling sailor hits. You, in beginning, s-hould not gi lim bic if the ladder of lite Is haul to climb. If cveijbndv got to the top, where would the beginners go? In milking a strange cow, nlwa.vs sit on the side furthest fiom the cow . and near a soft spot In the pasture An advertisement headed "MaUi 1 your own sUn," Is piobabiy inlerded I for deaf mutes. The people who would have done so-.tud-so If they had been theie, never I get tliele. Tilt: NEWS IHXOUD. It is !-lid that thieo Susquehanni county women are going to 1'tah, to 1 become Mot moils'. Ihldetitlv they are good foi nothing el.se. Hat ford desires Hon. Gnlu.'ha Gtov to bo her centennial cclobi.itlou 01a tor Charles C. Pratt, esq , of New Mil-fnrd-Blnrrhnmtnii li .nW1 in Vm ntna. 1 Ing a statu senateuial bee in his bon net. . Theie Is a lumnr that the diamond drill at the Herrick Center coal (?) mine has alicady en tried Chinese ter- rltoiy. Thi- woild is growing happier. In Susquehanna county last jear theie were one bundled mauiages for eich divorce. Standing at the head of a grave, a Susquehanna county undot taker re cently thanked the people assembled for theli presence, and added: "You have addeel to the pleasuic of the widow on this occasion." Not long since, a Susiueh.nna man, In n newspaper card, thank"d an iti suiance company for pnmpt payment of the policy on his deceased wire, and added- "1 considei the amount paid the enmpinv a gocd investment." Somebody has boon telling iilte a number of SuMiuehunna county patriots that they ate bom statesmen. Manv a good f.timci and mechanic Is spoiled to make a -lth-rnte legisla tor. Some deueed queer timber is fre quently sent to HnrrMiuig and nioie'a the pity ol it. 'Whitney. TARIFF REPUGNANT. Delegation of Puerto Ricnns Piotest Against Action of Congress. Washington, fob. :'7. The nwmlwi of oeve.al ileletratlons from I'ueito Itiee now In Washington, having r ad the conipiomlse m asuie adopted at the Itcpubllcan confeienie last night, bav wilted in a statement to cemgiess, in which they s-a.v that th Idea of the taiift Is lepugnant to them, and tint tiny aie content to stand bcfoie thcl, P ople and the people of the I'nitcd States 011 the general bioad piopostnn that the Island Is entitled to ifcelve absolutely tree commeiclal lelnlliins at one i". They call attention to .he faet that the fulled States thiough the Mute depaitment negotiated a ticaiv with the Island of Tilnldad. In the Veu Indies, vvhlih i a Hiltlsh piovime and a dliect competitor of Ptieito Rieo, l(v tho teims of which tieaty Tcitticl.nl Is to leceive from the L'nited Statee, fi.e of duty, .ill nrtlelcf. of m 1 -hlnery end Implements und articles of has'iandiy and ncaily ill food Minpl'.-i, ihe tie list lor Trinidad In this tr.nty beiiu; Higer than the list nf at Miles now ad milted free in Puerto Hleo b ev i tlve older, all of which a Is nuu.c 1 to tax under the tut lit bill now pend ing In congiess. The delejutions con slder this unfair. 415-417 Lackawanna ku. GENERAL CRONJE YIELDS AT LAST Concluded from Pago 1.1 motto Kuipp and one .Maxim gun were captutcd. Tho despatch was read In the house of lords and In tho house of commons today. The rcfeioncc to tho Canadians evoked immense and prolonged checi ing. A. J. Balfour, the government leader In the house of commons, said he had no lufoimatlon lelatlvo to the Boer guns. Mo enthusiasm exhibited In patllu ment over Lord Itoberts' graphic de tails of the surrender of General Cronje spread quickly to the 'streets. Ciowds gathered about the war olllcc and the other bulletin places, in spites of the lain that was falling tit tho time and which had been falling Fine morning. I-'iequent checis weie. given for "Uob," who Is the herei of the heiur, and onu soldier became so e cltcd la recounting tho details of the vlctoiy that he foil dead. In tho mote frequented parts of tho metiopolls n few lings weie displajpd, but In Pall Mall, vvheio the war olllcc Is situated, not a setup of bunting was fllng, and only one Hag was to be seen all down the Stinnd. FIRST NEWS OF VICTORY. London Gave Little Outward Sign Early of Its Joy, London, Peb. 27. No one who did not know- of Goueial Cionje's sun under would bU'iiicit fiom the apieaiance nf the town that London was today eele biatlns the chief victory of the war. Not a Mac,' N 11 liifr, and In fiont of the place vvhc.u bulletins are dl'played to the public t-cnitely moio than a dozen licibons stop at a time lo rend the ncwe. Outside nf the war olile-e theie Is the hJme absence of cntliu.s'asin, which Is due pi'iimps -omoAha't to the dilzzllng lain. In the war nlllee lobbies when u cleil: posted the news of ' the teut render 11 crow el was waiting, mid tho tldlnss vveio hal.ej with cmiMeleiable enthusi asm. In an lncredlli':' sshoit fciace of time the news had tjuead to ull par.s of London. wVt the Mnnlon house when the news was posted It was iccelved with Kieal excitement by the ciowds of business nien liuirjlnR to their ollices, and cries of "Uravo, Kobeits." and "Majuba" were heatd. The loid uiciyor of Iondon said that whl!L. the sunender'of General Cronjj was a foregone conclusion the news w.i received with a fjreat sense of re lief, and the lesult of the lapltulatlon, he believed, would be the lapld con clusion of hostilities. At tlu stock exehanKC there nai much excitement and cheerliifr, but the nolte subsided quickly vv hen the house opened. Stocks opened vv Ith an upward tendency, but no mateilal Improvem nt was made In ptlces, and consols were sllRhtly weaker. oon after the publication by the war otlioe of Loid Itobeits' dispatch news bo.vs we.e lushlns from Fleet stieet to all paits ot London with papeis con-tninlnf- the lvws under thel" arms, an I ilylu In fiont of them "douhl-'-ciown" posters, on which weie piinkd in the laisest and blackest of tvpe the words "Jlajuba Aveiitfcd!" "Ciem.lo Puirend et.s!" Xot lemalnlnpr content that "those who urn might re id." the boys kept shiiutinir the news at the tail of their voices. Piactleally, however, fiat was the only outw aid sk'n in the phles inntlc metiopolls of th" toy which the toport ot Loid Huberts." success caused. The magnitude- of the success of "Little Hobs" was almost ove looked In the- satisfaction at the fact that it syn chronized with the anniveis.it y of Jla juli 1 hill, and wiped out .1 dishonor of nineteen iais' s-iandliiK Newspaper Comment. AVl'ilo the afleii'oon pape all coiu iiui't on that coin' Idfnc, the btavery of the enemv Is r.ut foiott'lt. The hi. James" Clvette savs: "The splendid courage of lh I5oei has not bn able t withstand any l'nrr the bombardment wluili few inoilein soldiers could hav stippoitcl 101 so many houta r.s th-'v lnve eian The Ini'ueneo ot the :-i.nend"r not onlv upon the Mtuatlon at Lad) smith, bu on the whole irnduet of thrt war, will be liu"iierise. If the news of the lt'llef ot l.il.vsmltli only loiehes L'iik 1 md today, and It Is 'julie possible thi may be the line, the cup of na tional happiness would be full." The Globe, under tho hcjlln? ot "M ilubt" Avengi'd." stye "We shall not Jump at the conclu sion that the w.u M ui", but ilut a vittorv has been K.ilti:d vvhlih blinds the end well In "dsht. Geneial Cionje, no doubt, sue'""- led In d"lin,r Lui.l Itob'its' ontinnci' Into 15Io. nifontebi, but delav s all lu un b'en ablo to accomplish," The "Wcstmiistcr (Sa'sottc, whiih Is ine lined to b" pio-IJoet. siyn: "'Adnil i.ttlon for the l"p"ra'e valor of Gen eial Cionje Is ni'ii-'led with anger at the neeessity luipei"el up in us nf pur ehahliu vlctoiy at this e ost Let us lemeniber I'aaid'b.'i z If wo like, but forret Mnjuba ati'l have done with tho v hole tialn of mlMnJdin; nst-oe Iithns and inisehiovous id"".is whlen rath 't 'd around that uuhippy mmoiy," Ppeciilatlin Is tlf ii'i to bov,' soon Loril Hoboits evill be able to piess on to Illoenif inteln but ii"i'or. he cnteis the e-ipltal of the Kioj s'ttte ho 'vll! undoubtedly hav" to n'ii'i)inn a now- 1 ful foiec and 'ake 'Irony cntiench nu nts. The outw anl display cf reJolclnr was creator in the provinces than it was In London. Th' Glasgow and Liverpool sunk exchanges weie much fulfil. Tho membeis sang "God S'tve tho Qii"en" icpeatedly and cheeicd for "Little I'.obs." ritgs weio ills played liberally on tho municipal and public buildings In nil tho laigo towns. All the Rait Ison towns and n.val ports tecelved ihe newB with tho live liest satisfaction. Soldleis und pallori vied with each othet In dlspla3 of delight. Queen Victoria Pleased. London, Feb. 27. Tho new.s of (Jen eial CionJe""8 sut tender was lecetvol with unbouwJed satisfaction at tho Windsor. Tho eiueeii Immediately telegraphed her congratulations to LoiiT'itobeits and the ttoeins. rioon ufter the had received the news tho itueen disseminated It'hcie. When her majesty drovo through tho town, on her way to take a liuln for .South ampton to visit tho wounded South Af rican Holdletn In the Netley hospital, the residents seled the occasion to give vent tu their delight. Tho queen, who was looking rematk ably well, showed evident signs of deep satisfaction. She towed and finiled continually In lesponso to the congrat ulatoiy cheers whlcji greeted her from allsides. Her" majesty took quantities of llovvers to distribute to the wounded. Paris, fob. 27. The news of the sur render of General Cronje made a con siderable Imprerslem In Paris, especial ly ns, although tho press despatches ropiesentcd the llocr eoninvindei's po sition as hopeless, I.oid Ilobcrts him self Ins been so unexpectedly reticent dining the last few days that he mis led the people here Into this h'j'ief Unt Cronjc's situation wns less critical than It teally was. The iiewspapeis of this city pay tl.u highest tribute lo General Cionle' val or and expic?s the opinion that Ins surrender Is fur from ending the war. They ndd that It will only mnke tho resistance of the Hoer nation all tho more desperate. Several newspapers, however, u.ge that Gioat llrltaln accept medial .n now that she has secured an Important victory und stop further bloodshed. BOERS ANNIHILATED. Retreating Party Killed by British Battery. London, Tcb. 2S. The Dnllv Mall has tho following from Ladj smith, dated Saturday, February 21: "Yesterday the lloer retreat con tinued. A ratty of about seventy, en 1 route for the noi th, drew rtln near I Limit hills. A battery of twenty pounders, placed not far off. pudelenly opened lire and practically annihilated the patty. A Hoer unibu nncu was later seen collecting the dead and wounded. "The Hoeis are trying to form a bridge or drift acros Klip rlvc siuth of Umhulvvun-t, evidently foi the pur pose of pot milting the raFsage of wagons and aitlllery In their totlre ment from Colenso, but our guns are preventing this woik being cairled out." Attach by Canadians. London, Teb. 27. The war otTlco has , rceclveu tho following despttch from 1 L011I itoberts: , "Pad 1 debet', Feb. 27. In a very sue 1 cesKful attack made bv the loyal Cana dians on one of tho enemy's trenches this morning Major Pennlmycr was wounded, eight men wero klllel and twenty-nine wounded. "General MaeDon.tld Is expected to icturn to duty In 11 few days." Lord Roberts' Loss Feb. 18. London, Feb. 27. Tho war ofllc his Irstted u list of 721 non-commissioned I emleers and ni"n wounded In the fight ing at Paaideberg on Sunday, Feb. IS, I Including 6t Canadians and 27; High landers. Brabant's Hen at Jamestown. Strem Spruit, Feb. 26. Boer reports Fay that the British under General Biabant have occupied Jamestown, Cape Colony. Fighting nt Colenso. London, Feb. 2S. A specltl despatch from Colei'so, dated Tuesday, Feb. 27, says: "The Boers are cndeavoilng to oatllnnk us and severe lighting con tinues." WAR ON THE DEFENSIVE. Suuender of Cronje Has Mniked the Close of a Line of Campaigning. Buffalo, Feb. 27. Montague White, of Pretoria, foimei consul geneial of the South African republic at London, who arrived hero today, In reply to 1 iiuerv said the suiiei'der of Geneial Cronje maiked the close of tho often she opeictlons of the war. The cnor mrus, overwhelming Btlt'sh fi rce has compelled the abandonment of often slo tatties and tl.o beginning of de fense, "How long will the itivis lie able to elefenel their countiv"" That is Impossible tc sa 1 am not .1 mllltaiv mnn. 1 1111 mfoimed how evei, bv men who aie 1 on.petent stia'. eglsts. that Pietoiia Is impif-nub"' The nii'tlnd"!' of tho v.ar between HngHnd and the South Aft I. an repub lic will be eb ihanuuie ai.d will bo ot lung duiatlon " BOUKTZ ACT VOID. , Juc'.-jo Pmdy Declares That the j Keisiue Is Unconstitutional. j llonu-elalc. IM Teb. 27. Til" act of ibs'inbiy icniililiiK pajment of bounties i on foxes, v.ijj nts nnd minks mi J the. later amendment f"c cI-'j'jkJ uncon-i-tltiitIoii.il by Judge I'titdv, o( tlio Wane-I'lk. dMilct, In an orlalun handed down e-'tcidjy, lci-iusy th" title ot the act doc not eJci.-i cpie', I tho Mibjccl and tho .mien 1-uont iloi I nut alldate it. 'Chi W.ijno county eommi?t,nn'i" hae paid no bountles In M .ira and I rule fur ,i m indanius wa- jked t) compel payment. The into as dK inNsed. Tluee thousand dollt.-s will ho t..ieel to the t.iMaycis by this inline;. i i Piices of Tubing Advance. I PlttMni!,?. IM ST. l'rlcss of all clihici of plr and tubliif" h.io lxe-:i .idv.inccd ( to take oifct .Man h 1. The sene-i.il per centiiKu of tin ah unco iuiirck from 4 to S per cent and mcn thu entlie lino with tho exception of f-.ihat.tacel p'po. which ils hllKlitlv low ii 'ihe rl-a lu prleo b htlmulatlni; and iho M.illonal Tuho com ; ny e'fisrd a contract 1 ist week for forty mlle- of pipe to ho rihlppcd to tho (tiiid.iluj ua Water Woiks cump my, Ou.ii1j1.iJ u i. The contract will iciulro I nc.ul threo mouths tu nil and woilc on the order will bo eouimcuecd ut once. I Pennsylvania Pensions. Vi'iiohlnetou, Teh. 27 rensloiis Issued iniili-r date of February 12. Incnas-o I Orlii W lMlnnr. LuaKvp, llr.ulforil, j 1 to fl7: Josi.h D Ittilutiela, Uipokljn, Kuiiichiiun i, $M to tTJ. Tell. Me What's Oil Ca&i &Sm " - -- - " '2VH?.9 .M &m And I'll tell you whataort a cfoliglitjou rofc-otlinB. If It an poor oil you rs jot- tlnsapoor Htjtit. Notbtug, urcr. U It cur Headlight Water White Oil Is? Wit i ou novo real lamp luiury. :io cnnrreel vrleti. no dlu. sreeablt odon, no amol-y eblmnc)(. If tbci am wotth havin.', tell lour dealer to aupply you hereafter with our lleadlluht Water Wbit Oil. Mrdcby ATLAIITiG REFIKIK6 CO. K&39 27 Cases Don't 1 HKS1 mm 17 m 1-yV re-grr. IMUII : ' 11T& VJi f - rv Mi fc't.J KA"! m- I Iinvo been maVlnR n thoronffh teit of Ayer'j Phrrr Tcctoral In vliouplugcouslj; nndl can nuw report:; re cout cat cm treated with this remiel)r l"ces, and erery one of tlitiu cured. The medicine acted llko a charm In every li Jinnee. I hiive been In ncttvo prucilce fur 33 j care, and 1 hive ne yer ice n a remede act to well In tbl illicine. I wl'liererjr mother mlataknow how valuable! It It." J. K. Uamiltom, M, D , illllwcod, Ark., Oct, SI, 1S99. TELEPHONE COMBINE. Bell System Passes Into the Hands of 22,000,000 Syndicate. nnttoil, Teh. 27. The completion of a ehal win rib thu IJri telephone ,sitetn, the 1 irrfeur llell t-woni In tho United States, passes Into tho hmuls of tho Tele phone'. Telej-raph .'lid Cabin c;unp m of Atuoilcii, was announced today Tho I-i !. ciini) my cuntrols the lnanihes op erailnjr la North and South Dakota, Slln l e -ot i, Wbcnn-lu, Ml ' '; in, Aihirs.if, Te :.as und a pail f uhlo and cmplos .n.i.,.. .. ........ ' .. "U,V" V t .IIH II 1 he c mhlned lati i 'ts nf the li le com. pain on lYIuuaie 1" hail 1" Wi) telephone Mntlous In -'.'jo cities and town uiid ', lvl0 mil", cf wlic The negotiations foi the pinch in of tin- controlling Intercut b i o been e oiieloeti el bv Pi i -.blent Will iam .1. I.itta and Mr. Chatlcs i: Adams, of the Cable nmpin. and President Cl'lden. ol the Kile Pi.tim. The i-tiicl-wus gradually pb keel up in tho market until the amount neecire was secured. 'Iho follow iiu 1,1 ntlenu u hao been added to the bunnl of directors of tho Kii tipiescntlni? tho news owners of a contiollln iiti'et In the propiit: l lni-les K. Ad mis, I,owell, Jlass , who hi" been elected "tico piesieleut: John J.ii ob Astor, New York: Georfte Crulcer, San rianeNro; Tritik A. f'uttlii!;. Hes. tin Pinbrlek A. Karrnr 1'nston. II. K. Oawlev, N'ew York: W. II. (5rshenneu, New York: William J. L-itta, Phllaciel. phli: Mattln Jluloncv, N'ew York: C. W. JIiim-, N'iw Yoik: Dinlel O Day. N"cu York: 1'iank Tlllfi.rd. Xew Yotk, and II It. Wil-on, New Yotk st SUICIDE OF A BRIDE. Mis. Marie Krebs Expires from Chloroform. lialtlmore. l'i b. 27 Mr Marie Krcbi, affecl 27 veais, who .vch-tenlay became tho bible el' Lmlle Krebs and took chleuo fotm v.lth euicldal latent an hour after the ceiemony, died at the Johns llopklni hospital tod iv. he llwd vilth her aunt, Mlsi. Peter Jen-ei! nt 21! N'orth Putter hon Tark( avenue, who objected to tho wedding. Alter tho ceremony the couple returned to Mis. Jcnsen'H and wero hoverely up brable d. A quarrel follnevcd, whkh ended lu Kiebs beiiu elected and tho brlelu mit up stalls V.'he.i ho leached her lo in Mm swallowed tho iIiuk, which had been iiiirchahcd to allay toothache. HEICHMAII AT PHETOHIA. Cousul Hay Reports the Arrival of the Ameiicnn Officer. W.iHliInbtou, lVb. 27 A cnblesram re cehed at the etato elepaitmetit toda from Mr. Aelclbert ITay. Pulled Slates coiiHiil nt Prctoile. tepeirlH tho arrival at tint capital of Captain Carl Rctchinaii, tho I'uiteel Biate s tit my ollber detallcel to obtervo tbei conduct ot the war lu South Africa from the ISoer Mile. Mr IIuv iiilels that Captain Iteichman was courteoilbly received by tho Hoer offi cials!. Tho cableniam w.ue dated toelav and It Is hi Id at tlio depaitmnit that ull of the buslncM of tho consulate is beln con ducted with tho Kieatcst dlfpateh and smoothness. THREE CASES OF PLAGUE. Reported by the Steamer Australia from Honolulu. Ban Pranclteo, I'tb. 27. Tho Bteamer AiMtrnlla ni ilved from Honolulu today Tho Arnorlnted Press cortopondent nt Honolulu wrltlnu under elate of February 20, fa: "After twenty-teven davn paKsinir with out slcn of thee plr;ue, thieo cases were ellscovered jesterday and all ended fa tally. Tho lctlms wero two children, males, and a wnmun, half Chinese and half Hawaiian. It Is almost certain that one of tho victims tamo to tho death through catln. Infecte-d food from a Chlne.so store. Steamship Aril vale. DoubiRne, Pcb. 27. Sailed: Palatta, from Hamburg for New York. Queens- of Whooping-cougW think your "whoop" all winter. You're mistaken. Didn't you know Ayer's Cherry Pectoral cures whooping-cough? It certainly doeSjiorwhatDr. V Y sf nammon sa1 m w low Ayer's Cherry Pectoral works wonders for children. A dose or two through the day and another dose at bed time will soon break up the hardest cold, cure night coughs, croup, and bronchitis. For all kinds of coughs, at all ages, there's no remedy equal to this old, standard family medicine. - - w i . n t!L3. You can cet toral now for 35 cents. It's just right, for a recent cold. Tbe 50c. size is better for older and harder cases. We still make the $1.00 size, most economical In the long run. town Arrived: Oceanic, from N'ew York and procccdesl for Liverpool. New York Cleared: Frlc'idiind, for Antwerp Ma Southampton; Teutonic, for Liverpool. THE TURK AT HOME. An Industiious Parmer and a Pic turesque Figure in the City. Corrcs-i oi elenee Ne .v Yoik Sun. Touilstb .stop at Mottur beteuo com lnir to Senjevo Motjr li a Jloham incdan town .sett'ed by Tui!:h. You teallzo this as soon a.s ou anlve, even If it is after riaik, for the Tuik Ib cvcryvvheie and jou can make out without dllllculty tho white luinare'tH lisiiiK from the mo'ii!n nKulnst tlu blue It sky. In the maiktlR und the shoos joti get the bei't Msht a foieignot can of the unspeakable1 Tuik, und a very unions slfht it is. JniaRlne 'i Ioiib line of low hnu.sfs or sheds ialei! about two ste os above the 'trcet level, with the tntiio fionts lackliiK. und you have u Tuiklsh business, stieet. Hen tho Ph pkeeperH sit cioss-leKRod be hind tin lr w.u os, smoklnt? louft pipes or cigarettes In holdeis und ccmtcmpliit Int would-be puichasertf. In the nni iov sticets Is a niltuiu of donkeyi. panlei-ladiii, bilnglnj fruit and inei -chandlse fiom tho eountiy, soldiers MonteneKrlns, Dalmatian and Uosnt ans, all pushing and jostling itlon?. As ou walk iiloner jou sec for the flist time a Tuikbli woman fully veiled, und an uncanny s-lwht nhe makes, beln clad In a lilaek cloak which leaches the Ktound, and has a huge hood ai r.uiKe ment that pwijccttt in fiont. Within this hood ou see tho c!l whkh completely hides even tlio eyes ot tho wearer. Outsbie the city, in the eoun tiy, jou see that Tuiklsh life Is not all tlKutettcb anil black coffee, for to tho lllit and left stieich splendid Ueldt of corn and other vegetables, all In fine condition, aiuonf which men with blown arms bare to the shouldeis may bo seen tolllns, oven lato in the even ins. There Is but one tialn a day from i Mostar to Seiajevo. It mns at tin i rate of about twenty miles an hour and stops oveiywhiTC. As you wind up through the mountains you have plenty of time for obiei vatlon of tho country. First It Is a land of lock, huge Japced cliff.', Utile venture, and the green I N'uienta chin nlng through gorges bo-I low von. After an hour tho sceno . chnnges, moio vegetation Is seen, the N'uienta flows mote peacefully, and un der Its high hanks uro caves, fenced In with Interwoven branches. In these caves tlia peasants lhu with tlrlr gents. Next the lough mountains have tallen away, the count! y takes on a moto fertile nppect, and jou seo corn fields on each side of you, tho feathery tops of tho ilpu stalks waving ger.'ly In tho cool bitcze. After a while "ou reach n little. station, the plat fot in crowded with Tin Its and Uosiil n, while perhaps a Ciicuk pi lest stands a little apait, his long; hair dune up like a woman'?. Tlio dlffciont types of Tuiks aie Intcrestincr. Theiu ate those who have been to Mecca, dlstlngulshe 1 by the whlto nnd gold turban they wear over their fezes, the soldiers in their simple red or white fez, Chris tian Turks with whlto bands around their fc7ep. In no way to bo confounded with the Bosnian shepherd', with their red turbans and white shawls. As the countt y opens out ou tan Fee how fertile It Is and how well cul tivated. Tho hay Is plied In neat stacks and tho grars Is kept short as a lawn by the feidlng cattle, Now and then you rw a peasant, thresh ing his wheat by driving a pair of mules over it In u circle, and after ward sweeping nway the ttiavv and tasting thu icfldiii rgulnst the wind so that tho wheat falls on one sido and tho chaff on thu othci. On cxploiltifj Serajevo jou soon find I child must is true. bottle of Aver'a Cfcetf v Pec that it has two distinct parts. Otto is Serajevo, the capital of Bo"nia: tho other Is SciajeAo, the Tuiklsh city. The government pait of Seiajevo i like a tiilnlattuo PatK It Ins Us tram cars, eltetilc lights, line buildings anl wide sticets. It has a miniature Felno, whkh is tieated like tlio river which dhldcs Paris and Is c tossed by ui many bildges as the sVlne Itself. But thi.i is nor the pait of the tlty the tourist is Intel osteel lu On entering tho other Seiajevo jou find joursuli! In a wen Id e onlsilni of nut row, lll pavod en impavod streets, open fionted shops, and lopg-oared mules; a woild of Ktiango ciles and eiuaint costumes lu s!u:t. an oilental city. It Is midday und tlu sun Is almost ovcihead; a hush gindiuillv tomes over the city, orb's aie lc.s frequent, tho panic r-ladt n horses and mules huva a rest. Siublen'y from somcwhcrei conies ri loiis'-diawn ciy which risen nnd falls until it dies away, only tr be uncwed For a minute you ate In doubt ad to what It in. then you look up and .see the pi lest on the nilnaiec w ho Is calling the faithful to pray;r. Alieudy mapv ate Hocking toward tha great mosque. A lurg" eourtyatd, sur rounded by high walls, with a foun tain in the center, lies directly before tho mosque, and It Is thronned with good Mohammedans, who uio cltli-t" vvnshlng their Icet at tho fountain, waiting their turn, or else havin; washed xiro entering tho mosque. There aie all sorts und conditions oC men. fiom tho tagged shepherd to this eleivlsh, who Is distinguished by hia long coat and the peculiar whlto tur ban aio'ind his tut. Another vvclrel ei y bids straggle is huiry. and tlu eiowd mound the fountain thicken-) and then deci eases, as the men tlnlsli their ablutions and walk into tho mosque, each onu as ho comes to thu threshold removing his shoes. If you peep Inside the open door you can see them standing In long tows facing the east, and, as you watch, the piujcr begins. Presently tho monotonous chant begins, dining vatlous inteivaU of which tho whole congregation throw themselves on their fates, and jou se nothing but long lines of baio feet, soles uppetmost. It is all very btrange and vvelt'J. ami you tuin with rather a feeling of ie llef to tho busy streets. Hcio ou duil youvself plunged In a maze of bewil dering stieets, lined with shops con taining everything from moat and to ll icco to tho finest of silver woik. Blight colored silks catch yout;cc, and, as yon turn to look, your atten tion Is caught by some fine bit of brass ware which stnnd3 till gleumlng fiom tho maker's hands. All tho work In done In these llttlu shopj. und If ydu had time and patience, ou might s o your put chase made before your oc:. Fruit is abundant and absitidly cheap. You can get all the plums you can cat for half a cent, und then tho Turkish cofc! It Is not till you Iiuvh tiif.tf.il Turkish coffee that you realize Its de lights. M'jo so you might go mi mo. Iiu about the sticets, petlng Into tlio quaint shops, and pint basing much moio than ou ought to, but If ou walk far enough ou get away from tho shops and come to the livlntf pait of the town. Heto nui long, twisted streets, ill-paved, tunning up and down hill, lined with houses, whose, rlqmd doeirs and latticed windoiva picscnt a foi bidding ftont. , Her Impiession. ' " "Did you hear nimdnir 'Because I Ijovo You?'" aked thu uun-- man with a voice til u U lathe. " "I mutt hnvo misunderstood,'" muY mined -Miss Cujii.tm "J tbiuurht 'Vnu wero ulugtug hecjUDo ou hiUvd us." Wiuhlimton auir.
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