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TIIE SCRANTON TRIBUNE-WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 1 1900.
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THE "JTTST WRIGHT" SHOE
The right shoe for either foot. It fit well,
ooki well and wesrt well. Takes longer to
each the cobbler' bench than any other shoe
or $3. JO.
LEWIS, RUDDY,
DAVIES & riURPHY
330 Lackawanna Avenue.
DR. TAYLOR,
Dentist,
131 Wynmlnir avenue, next door to Ho
tel Jermyn. Residence, 1760 Sanderson
avenue. Experienced, practical. aclen
tide. JMo complaints against charges or
work.
acka wanna
H "THE"
aundry
;rr I'cnn Avenue. A. a WARMAN.
PERSONAL
Hon. and Mrs. C. P. O'Malley art at Chautau
qua like, N. V.
Mlaes Frances and Esther Moses are summer In;
In the Catskills.
Colonel C. C. Pratt and daughter, of New
Mllford, were in the city jestcrday.
Mr. and Mrs. Jacob H. Hctrel. of 412 Olive
street, have returned fiom Long Branch.
Mr. and Mrs. M. H. Orldin will be among the
excursionists going to Atlantic City today.
Mr. and Mrs. Adel Moore leavo today to Bpend
Ctvr. Lba flf f.irtriniv.n fm 4ti rvlaw!ir-
S 11 If Zv 5
Mr. and Mrs. P. .1. Casey have taken a cottafe
at Atlantic City for the month of August and
s left for that place jcstu'iay,
VMIss Mamie Finnerty left Tuesday for Nilla.
jhia and Atlantic City, where she will spend
tiiv' remainder of the summer.
Mrs, Iteese Miles, who has been visiting friends
and relatives here for the past few months, re
turns to her home In Denver, Col., tomorrow.
Mr. and Mrs. William Kelly and children have
taken possession of their summer home at 1iko
Ariel after a few weeks' sojourn at Asbury Tark.
Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Foote, of Olive street.
have returned home to Glenvvood, where they
were called by the serious illness of Mrs. Foote's
sister.
Charles E. Ptutiman, who has just closed a
successful season with the Primrose & Dock-
staders' minstrels, will leave for New York this
week for rehearsal with Clark Ilillj cr's Cracks
Jack minstrels.
Dr. J, J. Diennan, ol Jackson street, was called
to Plymouth last night by a telegram announcing
t'at his father had been severely Injured by a
mine accident. Upon his arrival he found his
(jther had expired.
Mrs. W. S. Millar, who has been at the bedJdo,
ol her mother at Westbrookvllle, N. Y., for the
past few weeks, has returned to this city, her
mother being now convalescent. Mrs. Millar will
accompany her husband, Major Millar, to camp
at Mt. Gretna and will occupy a cottage at the
Chautauqua part of the camp ground.
TO TAKE PILGRIMS' PLACES.
Oishop Hoban Makes Appointments
to Pill Vacancies.
Bishop Hoban yesterday made u
number of temporary appointments to
All the places of the priests who will,
this morning, accompany him on the
pilgrimage to Home.
Itev. John O'Donnell, Rev. Thomas
O'Malley, Rev. FatrlcK Boland and
Rev Eugene Burrows, the four re
cently ordained priests go, respective
ly, to Bcllevue, South Scranton, Ml
nooka and Pittston. Father O'Don
nell takes the place of Rev. John
Dunne, who is transferred from Uello
vue to Moscow to take charge of the
parish of his brother, Rev. D. A.
Dunne.
Rev. Frank Canavan Is assigned to
West Scrarton; Rev, E. J. Hcilly, of
East End, Wllkes-Uane, to Ashley,
and Hew John Holmes, of Athens, will
take Father Rellly's place at East
End.
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE.
tUndtr this heading short litters of Interest
will b published whin accompanied, for publica
tion, by th writer's name. Tim Trlbuno does not
assent rtspenslblllty for opinions hert expressed.
Mr. Tillman Explains.
Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: In the recent contest for the election ol
constable in the Eighth ward my vote was
thrown out as one not qualified to vote. I
have lived in the ward all my life, have never
failed to pay taxes and constantly voted therein,
but the register failed to put me on the list,
and in swearing In my vote the board failed to
fill out the affidavit properly; therefore, the
stigma should rest upon the election offlcirt,
who are either Incompetent or wilfully negligent.
Lincoln S. Tillman,
Permanent Man Chemical Engine Co., No, 1.
DID THE BLOW LANDP
Difference of Opinion Between Mr.
Paine And Mr. Thomas.
Common Councilman II. K. Paine,
president of the Ablncton Turnpike
company, yenterdsy caused the arrest
of Street Commissioner Thoma9 for
assault and battery. It will be re
membered that Mr. Thomas caused
Mr. 1'alne's arrest some two week
aso for working on the turnpike with
out obtaining a permit, nnd It was on
the day of this arrest that the alleged
assault and battery occurred.
The warrant was Issued by Alder
man Fldler, and the street commis
sioner was arrested and tried before
that magistrate In the morning. A
hearing was conducted, the only wit
nesses sworn being Messrs. Patnc and
Thomas.
Mr, Paine claimed that he and Mr.
Thomas, who was In a carriage, got
Into a dispute and that the street
commissioner reached out and struck
him In the face, cutting his lip.
Mr. Thomas, in defense, said that
Mr. Paine had called him a blockhead
and knownothlntr, and had told him
that he didn't know a thing about re
pairing roads. These remarks, Mr.
Thomas said, so enraged him that he
made a pass at Paine, but he con
tends that he was too far away, and
that the blow didn't land.
The alderman held the street com
missioner In $300 ball for his appear
ance In court.
DELIVERY OF CONTRACT.
Order Issued by Colonel L. A. Watres
About the Ceremony The Pro
gramme Arranged.
Colonel L. A. Watres has Issued the
following order with reference to the
delivery of the contract for the erec
tion of the armory at Adams avenue
and Myrtle street tonight:
Headquarters Thirteenth ltegimcnt, Third Bri
gade, N. O. P.
Scranton, Pa., July 31st, 1000.
Ilcglmental Orders No, 50.
The trustees of the Scranton City Cuard have
perfected arrangements to deliver the contract
for the building ol the new armory for the
Thirteenth regiment. This is too important an
event in the interesting history of the regiment
to let pass without proper recognition.
The Held, stall, non-commlssloned staff, regi
mental band and the First and Third battalions
will assemble at the armory on Wednesday even
ing at 7.30 o'clock and will march to the
grounds to be occupied by the new armory, at
the corner ol Adams avenue and Mvrtle street,
to witness the ceremony, svhlch will he con
ducted by tho trustees, Colonel Henry M. Poles
presiding. Assembly will be sounded at 7.4J
o'clock sharp; campaign hats and leggings will
hi worn, and the field and staff will be dis
mounted. It would be gratifying to the officers and mem
bers of the regiment and their friends to have
the public generally witness this event. The
Jefferson avenue end of the lots will be reserved
for that purpose.
Private Philip A. Quick, of Company D, Is
hereby detailed to the hospital corps.
By order of
L, A. Watres, Colonel.
D. B. Atherton, Adjutant.
Following Is the programme of the
exercises In connection with the de
livery of the contract for the armory
tonight at 7.45 o'clock:
March of the regiment to the site, Adams ave
r.ue and Mjrtlc street.
Dcv clllc.
Muic by the Thirteenth Iteglment band
"America."
Invocation ol divine blessing by ex-Chaplain
ttev. S. C. I-cgan, D. 1).
Address by the president of the Scranton City
guard, e Colonel 11. M. Boles.
Addles by ex Colonel F. L. Hitchcock,
Address by Colonel E. H. Itipple.
Address by Colonel H. A. Coursen.
Delivers o contract for construction by Presi.
dent Holes to Contractor Conrad Schroeder, and
bond for the fulfilment of contract by Contractor
fc' hroeder to President Boies.
Music by Thirteenth Iteglment banl "Stsr
Spangled Banner."
Breaking ground by Contractor Schroeder, Col
cnels Boies, Hitchcock, Hippie, Coursen and
Watres.
Taps.
Former Commissioned Officers In
vited. AH former commissioned officers of
the Thirteenth regiment are Invited by
the trustees to attend the ceremonies
upon the new armory site this even
ing. It Is suggested that they assem
ble at the armory at 7.45 p. m., ana
appear In civilian dress.
II. M. Holes, President.
MINERS GOING WEST.
Four Car Loads from Wilkes-Barre
Bound for Wyoming.
Four car loads of miners from
WIlkes-Harre and the region there,
abouts will leave tomorrow for Rock
Springs, Wyoming, to work In the
mines of the Union Pacific Coal com
pany. A representative of the company
has been In WIlkes-Barre for a month
past engaging miners to go to Wyom
ing. A number of small detachments
have already been sent out. Those
who leave Thursday will have a spe
cial train all the way through, ar
rangements for the same having been
made by Passenger Agent M. L.
Smith, of the Lackawanna.
WENT OVER THE SITUATION.
Meeting of North Scranton Strikers
Held Last Night.
A meeting of the North Scranton
strikers was held last evening In Leo
nard's hall, but nothing of any es
pecial Importance was c'one, the situ
ation being merely discussed In a
general sort of a way.
This afternoon a joint meeting of
the North Scranton and Olyphant
strikers will be held at the same place
and reports will be heard from the
committees appointed to visit the
other Delaware and Hudson mine.
WARRANT ISSUED FOR HORAN.
It Is Charged That He Kept a
Vicious Dog.
Alderman W. S. Millar yesterday
Issued a warrant for the arrest of
William Horan, of 33t3 Franklin ave
nue, on a charge of keeping a vicious
dog.
On Monday, It Is alleged, the dog
bit the son of Louis Gardella nnd In
jured Win seriously. There will bo
a hearing In the case tonight before
the alderman.
CONDENSED STATE TOPICS.
Itun over by a car ol molten slag at Lebanon
furnaces, Peter Gass, a laborer, lost both legs.
Jacob Ilenrlch, who fell from a scaffold re
cently, died at Lancaster yesterday of injuries
then received,
Mrs. Hanns Biehl presented at (2,500 organ to
Trinity Lutheran church, Kutttown, as a memo
rial of her deceased husband and son.
Yesterday twenty-two telegraphers In the Penn.
sylvanla ralload superintendent' office at liar
lisburg wire gh.n a ,,. ri , dated July 1.
SOME LIGHT ON
MISKUS MURDER
STATEMENT MADE BY ANDREW
MILLER.
Alleges That Joe Lozofskl Made a
Sworn Statement for County Detec
tive Leyshon, Which Showed That
Miskus Was Murdered in His Own
House Persons Who Were There.
Body Afterwards Taken to the
Tripp Crossing Some of Accused
Now in Indian Territory.
There is every reason to believe that
the peculiar circumstances surround
ing the death of John Miskus, whose
body was found lying in the culvett,
near the Tripp crossing of the Lacka
wanna railroad, on the morning of
March 18, 1896, are about to be cleared
away and that the parties who were
responsible for his death, for It is
pretty safe to assume that he was not
struck by a train, will be brought to
Justice.
The body of Miskus was found lying
near the track on tne morning or
March 18, 1896. There was a terrible
fracture of tho skull on the forehead
and the front teeth were knocked out.
Tho first Impression was that the man
had been struck by a train. Coroner
Longstrect, who Investigated the case,
thought differently, however.
He went up to the scene of the ac
cident and found footprints leading to
and away from the body. In the crowd
surrounding the place he noticed a
man named John Qrlska, who was act
ing very peculiarly. The coroner went
over to him and found that there were
what appeared to be bloodstains on
his clothes.
He Immediately ordered his arrest,
and the man was taken into custody
by Patrolman Tom Kvans. A few
moments afterwnrds he was noticed
trying to rub the stains off his clothes
with snow. The coroner made a close
examination of the body, and gave It
ns his opinion that the wounds could
not have been Inflicted by a ttnln.
CORONER'S VERDICT.
The coroner's Jury, after several sit
tings, returned n verdict Implicating
Orlska and another Polander named
Charles Miller, who was also placed
under arrest. Tho cases were both
brought befoto the grand jury, which
considered the evidence against the
men to be Insufficient and discharged
them.
The case has since been almost for
gotten by everyone except the Polish
colony In North Scranton, among the
members of which it has been com
mon gossip that Miskus was mut
dered and that his body was laid near
the railroad track to divert suspicion.
It was announced yesterday that
County Detective Leyshon was Inves
tigating the case, and this caused no
Httle excitement among the Polish
clement.
A Tribune man learned last night
that Andrew Miller, of 1104 Summit
aenue, knew a groat deal about the
case and an Interview with him re
vealed the fact that he did and the
story he told is a mo3t startling one.
Mr. Miller Is a most Intelligent man
and belongs to the better Polish ele
ment. He speaks excellent English
nnd told the following story:
"What I know about this case I
have learned from Joe Lozofskl, who
lives around the cornr here on Lloyd
strppt, and who was a witness to the
murder, for Miskus was murdered,
and not killed by a train. This fact
has been commonly reported up here
and several of us determined a short
time ago that tho guilty parties
should be punished.
"We knew that Joe Lozofskl knew
a good deal about thf case and An
thony Buchta and myself accordingly
took him down to the district attor
ney's oillce five months ago, whore ho
made a sworn statement In cur pres
ence to County Detective Leyshon.
THAT STATEMENT.
"Lozofskl stated that Charles Mil
ler, John Grlska, Simon Naruszys,
Miskus and his wife and himself were
in Miskus' house on Lloyd street all
day March 17, drinking. About 11 or
12 o'clock at night Narusys, who
used to peddle beer and whose stable
was nearby, sent him out to the barr.
for another case of beer.
"He stated that he went and then
when he returned In live minutes time
he found Miskus lln.r on the floor,
with a terrible wound In his head.
One of the men was standing over the
body with an axe In his hand. Loz
ofskl swore that he came over to him
and holding the axe over his head
made him swear to tell nothing or he
too would be killed.
"He testliled that the men got sev
eral burlap sacks which they placed
around the body. He paid they then
got a wagon at the suggestion of
Grlska and taking the body In It car
ried It to the Tripp crossing where
they laid It In the culvert alongside
the track."
Mr. Miller snld that Lozofskl had
been In such mortal fear that he was
afraid at first to say anything about
the affair.
"I cannot understand," said he, "why
the pounty detective has not caused
arrests after the statement made to
him by Lozofskl five months ago. I
shall call on Mr. Leyshon today and
ask him why he has not made ar
rests." The motive for the murder Is said
to be found In the fact that Grlska
We are now receiv
ing shipments of
fancy home-grown
berries in fine con
dition for canning.
Very large, and of
fine flavor. Head
quarters for Mason
and Lightning fruit
jars,
E (L COURSEN
Blackberries
Shoo!
Three Dollars Worth
For 81.80 Saturday at
Jonas Long's Sons.
was In love with Mrs. Miskus, ho being
a boarder In tho house, and that he ac
cordingly wanted the husband put out
of the way.
Shortly after the body was found
Miskus' wife left for New York, where
she Is now believed to be residing.
Grlska and Miller left about the same
time for the Indian territory, where
they nre now working. Joe Gnltcnas,
of North Scranton, was out thcro a
few weeks ago and saw them.
Ho says that while he was In their
company that they quarrelled and that
Miller told Grlska that he had- better
look out or he (Miller) would have him
arrested for being an accessory to tho
murder of Miskus. Gallcnas knows ex
actly where to locate them both In
case they should be wanted.
County Detective Leyshon said yes
terday that he had no warrants Issued
ns yet, but that he would Investigate
the case further today.
COAL THAT SOUGHT
IT'S OWN LEVEL
Two Tons of tho Black Diamonds
Took a Drop Down Into an
Abandoned Mine.
Scranton, yesterday, had an In
stance of coal attempting to emulate
the natural tendencyof water -that of
seeking Its own level.
At 330 and 332 Webster avenue, near
Mulberry street, Is a double dwelling
house owned by E. E. Thomas,
nnd tenanted by William II. Whit
ford, of the Republican compos
ing room, and Justus Hohl, local
yardmaster of the Lackawanna com
pany. In the cellar of tho house di
rectly beneath its center, was a coal
bin, In which was stored two tons of
coal.
About 1.30 o'clock yesterday after
noon, the occupants of the house felt
a slight tremor and then heard n big
commotion In the cellar. Hurrying
thither they discovered the coal bin
and Its contents had disappeared Into
the earth. Where the bin had stool
was a nolo ten feet In circumference
and twelve feet deep. At the bottom
of the hole could be seen the btoken
boards that had entered Into the con
struction of the bin. and mixed with
dirt and stone was visible some of
the roal the bin hid contained.
It was another case cf an old, for
gotten mine working caving In. Just
what working It was was not definite
ly ascertained yesterday, but It la be
lieved it belonged to what was known
as No. 4 slope, an old and for many
years abandoned opening of tho Lack
awanna Iron and Coal company.
Fortunately the disturbance did not
seriously affect the foundations of the
house and after the 'Irst fall no otlnr
settlings occurred. None of the neigh
boring houses were affected nnd no
fissures appear on the surface there
abouts which tends to Indicate that
tho cave-In was confined to a single
chamber, possibly.
CLaIM MOTHER WAS BRUTAL.
Neighbors Cause the Arrest of Mrs.
Michael Nee.
Mrs. Michael Nee, of Johnson's
Patch, was arraigned before Alderman
Millar last night by Special Officer
John P. Edwards, of Dunmore, charged
with brutally treating her S-year-oId
son. Neighbors occasioned the arrest
with a view of having the boy turned
over to Mrs, Duggan, of the Associated
Charities, to be Indentured to some in
stitution to be properly cared for.
F. C. Ward, Peter Miller and Thomas
Butlett, three of Mrs. Nee's neighbors,
testliled that she frequently beat the
boy severely and that yesterday they
saw the lad running wildly through
the street with no clothes on him, ex
cept nn undershirt, and following was
his mother with a strap, which Instru
ment, Judging from sounds emanating
fiom the Nee house shortly afterward,
was vigorously applied to the boy's
bare body. This prompted them to
bring on Special Officer Edwards and
have Mrs. Nee arrested.
Mrs. Nee denies that she ever mal
treated the boy. In explanation of
yesterday's Incident she said she sent
him on an errand and when she had
waited In vain two hours for his re
turn she went to look for him nnd
found him, as she expected she would,
bathing In an open sewer that carries
off sulphur water from the collieries
above the "Patch," besides other dele
terious matter directed Into Its chan
nel. She had strictly forbidden 'his bath
ing In this stream and time nnd again
had chastised him for disobeying her
In this regard. Yesterday when he
saw her coming he ran to the bank, got
Into his undershirt and made off. She
gathered up the remainder of .his
clothes and followed. When she over
took him at the house she whipped
him, but the punishment was not more
severe, she avers, than she was war
ranted in Inflicting by way of chas
tisement. The alderman reserved his decision
till Thursday. The boy In tho mean
time was allowed to go home In charge
of his mother.
SUPREME COURT DECISIONS.
Philadelphia, July 31. The lolloulnj orders
and Judgments were handed down 'jy the Supicme
court today:
Suton estate, O. C, Luzerne ccuiHVj petition
of Almlra Sutton et al. for an appeal fiom the
Superior court; appeal allowed.
Com. ex rel., Wells, dairy and food commis
sioner, a. Van Pke, C. P. No. 4, Philadelphia,
petition lor an appeal from the superior court,
appeal refined.
The Supreme court today refused the petition
ol J. K. Van D.vke for leave to appeal from the
decision of the Superior court affirming the ,udg
mint of common pleas court No. 4, of I'hitadil
ph'a, In the case of the commonwealth at the re
lation of Levi Wells, dairy and fond commis
sioner. This is the case in which the cp4stion
ol the validity of the act ol assembly was in
volved which prohibited the sale of oleim-ii-garlne,
etc., containing coloring matter In Imita
tion of yellow butter. Suit was brought against
Van Dyke for violation of the law and It was
contended In his behalf that the "coljr" clausi
of tho law was unconstitutional but the cleclilo-j
of both the common pleas snd the superior court
ll a confirmation of these decisions. No reasons
are given why the appeal was not allowed. The
petition Is simply marked 'rcfnwiL"
UNCLE SAM WANTS
MORE SEA SOLDIERS
RECRUITING OFFICE FOR MA
RINES OPENED HERE.
Colonel Russell, Who Is in Charge
of the Recruiting, Was with the
Marines When tho Landing Was
Made at Guantanamo Bay Some
Facts About This Arm of tho Ser
vice Gallnnt Fighting That Has
Been Done by Them in China Dur
ing the Present Trouble.
Extra efforts aro being made by
Lieutenant Colonel II. R. Russell, re
cruiting officer In charge of the dis
trict of Pennsylvania, to enlist the re
maining 1,600 men necessary to give
tho marine corps Its full quota of C
000. The need for these recruits Is so
urgent that Instead of recruiting only
In seaport towns the navy depart
ment has departed from its usual cus
tom nnd is now Invading the Interior
counties. ,
Gunnery Sergeant John A. Logan of
the United States marine corps, rep
resenting Colonel Russell, hns opened
an ofllce for the enlistment of recruit
nt tho corner of Lncknwanna and
Wyoming avenues. Sergeant Logan,
who hns been over fifteen years In the
marine corps, gave the following facts
to a Tribune man yesterday:
"A multiplicity of articles com
mendatory of the army have formed
a considerable portion of current lit
erature, while the deeds of the gal
lant marines are only mentioned casu
ally or where their fighting qualities
compel recognition. This element of
the military branch of the govern
ment Is not well known and little
understood, an1 like their modern
prototypes of Groat Britain they have:
never had the credit accorded them
that is their due.
THEY FOUGHT BRAVELY.
"Guantanamo brought the marines
conspicuously to the front nnd gave
practical, creditable evidence of their
distinctiveness and military value.
There they showed the material of
which the best disciplined, most faith
ful soldiers nre made. For seventy
two hours, with no sleep, little food,
and harrassed by Mauser bullets to
the right, left and front, day and
night, the little battalion under Hunt
ington occupied the first landing place
the Amerlcnn forces took In Cuba, nnd
held It against enormous odds nnd In
numerable difficulties. Only a handful
of these sturdy, determined, faithful
fellows were thrown ashore to take
and keep a landing place for the
army. Huntington's force disem
barked In good order, hastily In
trenched themselves and when as
sailed on nil sides by a galling fire,
gnllantly held their place In the faro
of the greatest danger, finally driving
the enemy from Its position. No more
creditable chapter of courage, dogged
ness and physical endurance has 'been
chronicled than that of our marines at
Guantanamo."
Colonel Russell, who will be In
charge of the Scranton office, was
with Huntington nt Guantanamo.
When asked as to the duties of ma
rines, Sergeant Logan said:
DUTIES OF MARINES.
"In the popular mind marines are
synonotnous with Bailors or blue jack
ets. As a mntter of fact, he Is not a
sailor at all, but a soldier, serving on
men-of-wnr or any place his service
may be needed. The marine Is trained
In a severe school, where strict disci
pline is the watchword. Ho starts
with tho setting-up exorcises, goes to
the squad, from there to tho company,
and next to the battalion formation,
and is constantly under rigorous or
ders. He Is taught to think for nnd
rely largely on himself, hut always to
remember that 'orders are orders;' also
that orders must be promptly, hon
estly and fully obeyed, not as the man
construes the orders but as he was
told by his officers to understand and
enforce them.
"Admirals Farragut, Porter and
Jouett of the older ofllcers, and Dewey,
Schley, Claik, Taylor and Cook and
others of the younger generation nre
authority for the statement that the
marine can be idled upon to do that
which he was told to do by his super
ior, under all circumstances. History
Justifies this remark. The marine is
literal; he Is determined; he strictly
obeys orders. His officers are constant
In seeing that he does so, and herein
lies the secret of the man's intclli
genoo nnd fidelity. One particular
characteristic of the marine Is his
mobility, his ever teadiness for duty
calls. An order for B00 men may be
sent from headquarters to tho vari
ous navy ynrdi, and in twenty-four
hours every man will be ready to sail
Vacation
Thing's
For Men
These are the good old va
cation days for busy men as
well as idle men. You will
want some of the needful
things in men's furnishings,
whether much or little we
can fill your wants.
"On the Square."
203 Washington Ave.
I
HIND !
C. F. BECKWITH & CO.,
DEALERS IN
Mine and Mill Supplies,
Machinery, Eltc.
OFFICE-DImc Bank Buildinc
for China, or any other part of tho
world. Another sttlktng characteris
tic Is adaptability to any conditions.
They 'shnke down' quickly and cheer
fully, much better than tho soldier or
sailor.
WHILE UNDER FIRE.
"At Guantnnamo tho camp was laid
out and trenches, lnttlnes, etc, were
dug while tho force was under Are.
The men fought awhile, then worked
awhile, tho health of the camp wna
excellent, but the nriny was dying by
the dozen, thirty miles away at Santi
ago, of disease.
"The marines have been maintain
ing their record In China by fierce
fighting. If Minister Conger is still
alive, It Is doubtless owing to tho
sturdy fight made by tho Yankee ma
rines, who entered Pekln befwe the
road was closed by swarming hordri
of Boxers. Both In assisting Admiral
Seymour's gallant but futile effort to
rench the Imperial city and In the
fighting nround Tlen-Tsln, the ma
rines have done their part with typi
cal pluck and courage, and It Is now
announced that tho greater portion of
the corps' full strength Is to bo dis
embarked on Chinese soil for active
service.
"Its value In the present emergency
shows the unwisdom of those who
w-ere demanding that this organiza
tion should bo disbanded only a few
years ago. No branch of Uncle Sam's
fighters deserves more cordial com
mendation than the unostentatious but
always clllclcnt sea soldiers."
Sergeant Lngnn will toturn to Phila
delphia In a few days, and the ofllce
will be In the Immediate chnrge of
Corporal Harry .7. Ransom, who will
be pleased to give any Information de
sired, either by letter or In peison.
TWO OF THEM FINED.
They Were Charged with Breaking
Passengor Conch Windows.
T. Hallett, A. Hallett, L. Travlsa
and Jesse Gardner, all of Moscow,
were arraigned before Alderman Mil
lar yesterday, charged with throwing
stones through the windows of Pull
man coaches on the Delaware, Lacka
wanna and Western railroad on July
20.
T. Hallett nnd Jesse Gardner were
discharged nnd A. Hallett nnd L,
Travlss were fined J5 each nnd costs.
They signified their Intention of taking
nn appeal, and wore paroled In tht
custody of their fathers until noon
Thursday.
The testimony nt the hearing went
to Bhow that tho young men who were
fined were throwing stones nt compan
ions when they broke the windows of
the Pullmans.
Great
Clearing
Sale
Departments
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Today at
THE SCRANTON UMBRELLA nn CO
Buy your umbrellas direct Irom manufacturers
and save middleman's profit, ltepairing and re
covering promptly done. All goods and worlc
guaranteed tot one year.
313 Spruce Street.
The Heller Yater Heater.
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NO SMOKE. NO ODOn, NO PIUT. Is attached
to the kitchen boiler, heats forty gallons of
water in thirty-five, minutes, for less than one
hall the expense of any other gas heater, and
one-third the expense of coal stove heater. It
allows you to dispense with the hot fire in the
range during the heat of the summer months.
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MATTHEWS BROS
320 Lnckfuvamia Ave.
Wholesale nnd Retail.
DRUGGISTS
ATLANTIC WHITE LEAO.
FRENCH ZINC.
Bendy Mixed Tinted Palnta.
Convenient, Economical, Durable
Varnish Stains.
Producing Terfect Imitation ol Expensive Wood.
Reynolds' Wood Finish.
Ereclally Designed for Inside .lOtk.
Marble Floor Finish.
Durable and Drjs Quickly.
Paint Varnish and Kalso
mine Brushes.
rUItK LINSKKD 0IL,TURPENTINE
Gentlemen
Travelers
You cau purchase all your
uceds for a long or short
journey here.
Triinks or Satchels
With a complete line of fur
nishings to fill them.
305 Lackawanna Ave.
The Popular House Fur
nishing Store.
&ays of
Pleasure
and evenings also, If you have a
good hammock. Ours are tht
well made, substantial kind.
Hcst we can buy at any price.
Hut because wo buy so many
we can sell them to you for less
than is generally asked for In
fcrior goods. Inspect them and
see for yourself.
Foote & Fuller Co,
Hears Building:,
140-42 Washington Ave
PIERCE'S MARKET
We are receiving daily Fancy
Gem Canteloupes. These nre Just the
kind you have been waiting for.
Sweet and fine flavored Peaches,
Pears, Apricots nnd Plums. Black
berries, Red and Black Raspberries,
Currants.
Home grown Tomatoes and Green
Corn.
. Pierce,
19 Uckawanni Ave. 110, IK, lit Tenn Ave.
The Dickson Manufacturing; Go.
Ecranton and Wlltcu-llarre, Pa,
Manufacturers of
LOCOMOTIVES, STATIONARY EN01NES
Hollers, Hoisting and Pumping Machinery.
General Office, Bcranton, Pa,
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