THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE- WEDNESDAY, JANUARY' 0, tt.901.
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CANTEEN MAY
BE RESTORED
Senate Committee In Effect Inserted
the Provision Striken Out of
the Bill Ijii the House.
REAPPORTIONMENT PLAN
By a Vote of 105 to 102 the House
Accepts the Burleigh Bill, Which
Increases Membership of the Bouse
from 357 to 388 Provisions of the
New Bill.
By r.idmhe Wire liom The Assorted Prus.
Washington, Jan. 8. During the leg
islative session of today the senate had
under consideration the much mooted
ennteen question In connection with
the army reorganization hill. The sen
ate commltteo In effect restored the
pi o vision for a post exchange or can
toen which had been stricken out of
tho bill by tho house. For nearly five
hours tho scrate discussed the com
mltteo nmendment but a vote upon tho
proposition Is not yet In sight. Sena
tors Oalllnger, (N. II.) and Hans
brough, (N. D.) vigorously opposed
the amendment and In turn It was
quite as strenuously suportcd by Sena
tor Sewell. (N. J.), Hawlcy, (Conn.):
Money, (Miss.) and Carter, (Mont.)
It Is possible a vote may be reached
late tomorrow afternoon.
In the House.
lly a vote of 165 to 102 the house to
day accepted the reapportionment plan
proposed by tho Hurlelgh bill which
Increases the membership of the house
during the next decade from 357, the
present membership and the member
ship proposed by tho committee on
Hopkins bill to .ISO. The result was
largely brought about by the Influence
of certain senators from several of the
larger noithern Btates who threw tho
weight of their Influence In the scale In
favor of the larger membership. When
It become apparent that these factors
were at work against his bill Mr. Hop
kins attempted to compromise by giv
ing an additional representative each
to North Dakota, Colorado and Flori
da, but his adversaries refused to com
promlhe nfter complete victory was as
sured. The Crumpackcr resolution to
recommit the bill for tho purposu of
asceitalnlng what states abridged the
right to vote to on extent which
would entail reduced representation
was defeated, 130 to 110. There was
no roll call on this vote but a number
of Republicans voted with the Demo
crats. Under tho bill as passed today
no state loses a repiesentatlve and the
following moke gains: Illinois, Now
Yntk and Texas, three each; Minne
sota, New Jersey and Pennsylvania,
tuo each: Arkansas. California, Colo
rado, Connecticut, Florida, Louisiana,
Massachusetts, Mississippi, Missouri,
North Carolina, North Dakota, Wash
ington, West Virginia, and Wisconsin,
one each.
Provisions of Bill.
The bill provides that whenever a
nnv state Is admitted the representa
tive assigned to It shall be In addition
to the number provided in 'the bill. It
also adds a provision never hitherto In
corporated In a reapportionment bill to
the effect that congressional districts
In addition to being "contiguous" shall
also be "compact" states which are al
lowed additional representatives by the
bill shall by Its terms, elect them at
large until tho legislature shall redls
trlct the state. ,
FIVE ROBBERS ARRESTED.
They Stole a Safe Containing Money
and Jewelry In Boston.
By Vxcluslie Wire from The Associated Vrna
Chelsea, Mass., Jan. S. Jos. Hart,
Samuel Goldsteln.David Karner, D.ivld
Worbllnsky, and Terety Silverman,
weie arrested here today,- charged
with stealing a safe containing $1,300
In money and $2,000 worth of jewelry,
from the office of Morse Bros., In Bos
ton, on November 14. The police have
recovered a part of the stolen jewelry
and $500 In bank bills.
The robbery was the boldest ever
committed in Boston. In broad day
light the safe, which weighed 3o0
pounds, was wheeled out of the oflica.
Morse Bros', conducted a diamond and
jewelry business on tho lease plan.
The robbers visited tho place while the
proprietors were out soliciting trade,
and, covering the same, took It from
tho building and can led it away on a
wagon. A number of nprsntia s.itv tho
safe being carried away, but supposed
mo men were legitimate safe movers.
PUGILIST WELSH DIES.
tutlnt; a eofo conduct to enable the
doctor to proceed to his post.
The ro is reason to believe that this
action forecasts a compliance by tho
Turksh government with tho request
of tho state department for a regular
exequatur for Dr. Morton,
LORD ROBERTS AT PRETORIA.
Graphic Incident of His Entry Into
the Boer Capital.
Wlnslon Churchill, In The World's Work.
When wo arrived beforo Pretoria,
we found a position which eight thous
and Boers could have held indefinitely
and forts which would have demanded
regular siege a matter of months.
And we had but five or six days' food
In the wagons, and Christian de Wet
was tearing up the vital railway be
hind us; cutting the air-pipe between
the driver and the surface. But Bobs
was right again. The Boers were
bluffers. Tho heights where they at
tempted some resistance were seized.
By nightfall our cavalry approached
the capital. At noon on the next day,
mounted on nn Arab horse, tho gift of
a prince of Inde, the field marshal, as
he had promised, led the Guards Into
the Parliament square.
The scene was a memorable one;
tho site -was spacious and Imposing.
Within tho quadrangle of high red
sandstone buildings crowds of peoplo
had gathered, everywhere held back
by thin brown lines of soldiers. Under
the shadow of the old Dutch church.
Lord Roberts, his generals, the great
staff, and the foreign attaches, a fine
cavalcade, sat on their horses, while
the victorious army defiled. For four
hours the stream of khaki and steel
light glinting on muddy waters
flowed unceasingly. The sun blaze,
refracted from tho red houses, threw
a golden glitter upon everything. Tho
Jaunty merry music of the marches,
the bursts of cheering, the continuous
pulsating concussions of the drums,
and under nil yet above all, the mo
notonous rhythm of marching feet pro
duced a profound Impression on the
mind. And when the old Hag flickered
up to the top of the Parliament House
what with tho memory of twenty years
of shame and bitterness, "Itemember
Majuba, you dirty English," and the
memory of thirty thousand good men
and true scattered behind, dead,
wounded, or diseased along the track
of Invasion, even the dullest, heaviest
souls were powerfully stirred, and all
men felt this was nn hour to live.
Some one a staff officer turned to
Lord Roberts when all was over.
"You must be a happy man today,
sir."
"No," replied the Field Marshal with
a momentary expression of Intense
weariness, "not happy thankful."
And the officer remembered the
grave In Natal which had swallowed
up a father's hope and pride.
ANOTHER BIG RAILWAY.
Great Britain to Connect Egypt with
the Yangtse.
From The World's Work.
One of the great tasks of the new
century is the railroad Great Britain
Is nlannlnc to build from rvnt tr
the Ynngtse. It Is proposed that the
western point of departure shall be
either Alexandria or Port Said, and
that the route, following roughly the
parallel of thirty degrees north lati
tude, shall cross the Isthmus of SInal
and Northern Arabia, skirt the shores
of the Persian Gulf, and pass through
Baluchistan to Kurracheo In India,
The length of this section would be
a trifle under twenty-five hundred
miles, and, except nt the head of tho
Persian Gulf, would present no phy
sical obstacles that could not be easily
surmounted. Use of the Indian sys
tems, with a link to be supplied here
and there, would bridge the distance
between Kurrachee and Mandalay,
whenco the Indian government Is now
building a railroad to Kunlong. Cme
ful surveys have developed a practic
able route from Kunlong to the
Ynng-tse at Sp-chow, and fiom that
point a line could be easily extended
to Shanghai.
Many-sided lesults will attend the
building of this line. Besides revolu
tionizing the sea joute and trafllo with
Australia, it will provide a rapid and
safe means of transit between Kuropo
India and China, and will enable
cheap and speedy exchange of pro
ducts throughout the vast region lying
between tho Medltteranean and tho
Pacific. Finally, and this Is the ar
gument most frequently urged In Its
behalf, it will form England's natural
response to the Trans-Siberian Rail
way, nnd will conduce enormously to
her power and prestige In the east.
Construction of this line Is part of the
declared policy of Great Britain in
China, and conservative advocates be
lieve It will be built during the next
decade.
Did Not Recover from a Knock-out
on New Year's Eve.
By Exclusive Wlro from The .jsoclatfd Prus.
Easton, Jan. 8. Frank Welsh, the
pugilist, died at G o'clock this morn
ing from the effects of his fight at
Clear Park, Phlllppshurg, N. J., on
New Year's eve with Paddy Donovan.
Welsh's case Is one of tho most re
markable on record. He had not been
conscious from the time he collapsed
in the ring until he died, a period of
over a week. Welsh, whose real name
was Frank Grabfelder, was 21 years of
age and lived In Philadelphia.
Warrants are out for the arrest of
some thirty men connected with the
fight and Donovan and several others
are In jail at Belvldere.
GALES AND SNOW IN RUSSIA.
Trains Buried and Several Steam
ships Missing.
By Exclusive Wire from The AssocUted Pre.
Odessa, Jan. 7. Dozens of trains are
nowed up on the southern railways,
and some are completely burled. Ten
thousand laborers have been despatch
ed to clear the tracks.
Several Russian steamships are miss
lntr. Sebastopol is full of vessels
which have taken shelter In the harbor
from tho gales. Tho snowfall in the
last three days has been bo heavy that
no malls have arrived here.
TURKEY PREPARING TO YIELD.
She Grants Traveling Papers to Our
Consul nt Harpoot.
By Eiduihe Wire from Tin AssocUted Tress.
Washington, D. C, Jan. 8. The
Turkish government has furnished Dr.
Thomas Morton, who was appointed
United States consul at Hurpoot, what
vt known as travlng papers, constl-
DALTON.
Mlssea Mabel and Canduce Smith
are visiting their brother, Arthur
Smith, at Buffalo.
Dr. J. C. Price spent last week in
New York city and Boston.
Mr. and Mrs. Martin Wheeler are
guests of Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Miller.
Master Prentice Dean, of Scranton,
Is visiting his grandparents in this
place.
A barn Is being elected on the lot of
the Baptist parsonage.
After a two weeks' vacation, the
public schools of this place reopened
yesterday.
Miss Laura Ives Is visiting her
grandparents In Wyoming.
F. M. Francis was a business caller
at Foster on Saturday.
Mrs. Roscoa Dale, of Arizona, and
Miss Anna Colvln, of Parsons, are the
guests of Mrs. Fred Snyder.
Mrs. Henry M. Durland and Mrs.
Fisher Gay, of Wyoming; Mr. and Mrs.
Edward Wilson, of Scranton; Miss Bes
sie Stafford, of Wllkes-Barre, nnd Wil
fred Wilson, of Mt. Zlon. have been
recent guests at tho Baptist parson
age. There are several cases of measles
reported in families of this town.
Henry M. Ives, of this place, has
been elected cashier of tho new Peo
ple's hank, to bo started In Scranton.
Ho will begin his work the first of
March. Mr. Ives has had many years'
experience In tho banking business and
Is well quullfled for his new position.
Mrs. J. J. Jennings, of Clark's Sum
mit, was the guest of Mrs. O. P. Stoll
ono day last week.
Rev. H, Parlott East, of Clark's
Green, was a caller In this place last
Saturday.
A. Nelson Dershlmer has gone to
Bellefonto, where he has entered State
collego to pursue a courso of Btudy.
Tho week of prayer is being observed
every night this week in the Metho
dist church. Beginning with Wednes
day evening, there will bo services in
tho Baptist church each evening,
A donation will bo held at tho Bap-
tlBt parsonago this afternoon and even
In sr. All welcomed.
Mrs. Marshall Finn in entertaining
her sister from Dunmore. i
At the coming spring election tho
voters of this place .will bo asked to
cast ballots (for or, against a $5,000 ap
propriation to bo used for remodeling
and enlarging thtf public school build
ing. Thero is great need of more
school room to accommodate the pupila
of our schools. The nchools of this
borough aro of a high order, equal to
thoso of our cities. Professor C. B.
Hanyen Is a most competent principal,
and ho is assisted hy an ablo corps of
Instructors. Tho people should will
ingly do that which is for the best in
terest of the schools, for nothing la
more creditable to a town than cood
schools.
A very pleasant tlmo was spent nt
tho homo of Mr. and Mrs. S. E. Finn,
on Saturday evening last, the occasion
being a surprise given by their many
friends in honor of their twenty-fifth
wedding anniversary. Preparations had
been made during the week for this
event, wholly unknown to Mr. and M,rs.
Finn, who had no knowledge of what
was to occur until 8 o'clock that even
ing, when guests began to appear. Mr.
and Mrs. Finn heartily welcomed all
tho unexpected visitors nnd demon
strated themselves as equal to the oc
casion. The evening was spent In the
playing of games and other social fea
tures. Mrs. Fred Snyderdcllghted those
present with the rendition of a humor
ous recitation, and Mrs. A. M. Allen
skilfully executed a piano solo, nnd a
pleasing piano duet was played bv
Mrs. Henry M. Ives and Mrs. T. A.
Purdon. Mr. and Mrs. Finn were mar
ried In Clifford, where they resided for
some time, moving to this place a few
years ago. Those present were Mr. and
airs. T. A. Purdon, Harry Finn, Clar
ence Finn, Floyd Finn, Marshall Finn,
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Snyder, Mr. and
Mrs. Fred Snyder, Mr. nnd Mrs. Henry
M. Ives, Mr. nnd Mrs. A. M. Allen, Mr.
and Mrs. II. W. Hager. Mrs. J. W.
Price, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Palmer, Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Von Storch, Mis. E.
Palmer Smith, Mr. and Mrs. M. B.
Sherman, Mr. and Mrs. Ellsha Von
Storch, Mrs. Frank Colvln, Jeremiah
Evans, Mr. nnd Mrs. Samuel Stanllck,
Mr. and Mrs. J. Tlnkham, Mrs. Theo
dore Miller, Philip Colvln, Rev. nnd
Mrs. Robert R. Thompson, Mr. and
Mrs. Ira Kresge, of Daltort; Mr. and
Mrs. F. H. Green. Clark's Green; Miss
Anna Colvln, Parsons; Mrs. Anna Dale,
Tuckson, Arizona, The following per
sons wcro invited, but were detained
from being present: Mr. and Mrs. W.
A. Dean, Dr. J. C. Price, Mrs. Mar
shall Finn, Frank Colvln. Refresh
ments were served during tho evening
from the abundant provisions brought
by the guests, and besides these, Mr.
and Mrs. Finn were the recipients of
several presents. Tho guests left for
their homes near midnight, hoping
they might have tho pleasure of at
tending their golden wedding anniver
sary. ELMHURST.
Miss Bessie Buckingham is spending
the week with relatives nt Scranton.
Henry Wchrum is making extensive
Improvements on the interior of his
beautiful residence here.
O. E. Kizer spent Sunday In Dun
more. Dr. Mary A. Shepherd, of Scranton,
visited friends here yesterday after
noon. The week of prayer is being observed
at the Presbyterian church. There will
be meetings every night except Satur
day night.
Rev. P. I. Frey was called to Duryca
to preach a funeral sermon on Sun
day. Mrs. Frey occupied his pulpit
lieie.
Miss Mildred Shoemaker returned to
her studies nt Keystone academy on
Monday.
Miss Bessie Hardenbergh, of Scran
ton, was the guest of friends here over
Sunday.
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It's Samter's
SemiAnnual
Clearing: Sale...
the people of this city have been waiting
for. They know that the reduction of stock
and the reduction of price is the standing
policy of this house twice every year.
We've been selling our standard Ready-to-Wear
Suits and- Overcoats faster this season
than ever before. But small lots are always
found in any house which does an extensive
business, but that's neither here nor there;
the fact is we have more small lots than has
S been left from any previous season's busi
ness. And now we must get two men to
buy for every one that would have bought
at the original prices.
Our Well-Known Plan Is a Sure Plan.
A Mark Down Clearing Sale Twice a Year.
MOSCOW.
Fmmett Kelly, of Philadelphia, h Wnltlrj;
filPtid In town.
Mlsi Leila Suurts, of Jnw.irluisctt, Is flic
guest of her aunt, Miss Paulino Megargel.
ins. llaluy bwarta is ury ill.
Mr. and Mrs. Charlei Cannon, of Lonu lInrid
City, rcturntd Ik me jctcrday ofter spending
tho past few days with rt'lathes in town.
Mr. Shoemaker Is moving with hU family In
K, M. Hodgson's home on Mill street,
Mrs. Perry Vesir, of this place, died Sunday
evening after a short Illness.
Mr. anil Mrs. K. N. Well returned home Sun.
day from Washington, 1). C.
The week of irajer will be ohwned in the
MithodUt church commencing Wcdnesdiy ccn
lng.
William Drown, who has been painting In
Rtroudshuig, has returned home.
The first monthly literary rntcrtalnment of
this j ear was given by the Epworth league In
the Methodist church Friday evening.
Mr. l)aId Alln, of Wllken-Barre, la Writing
friends in town.
Professor Martin, of Scranton, wan a caller
among friends here Saturday.
A number of people from here attended the
tcachcrV Institute at DalcWlle Siturday.
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Pierce's Market, Penn AYenue
We make a specialty of fancy Creamery But
ter and strictly fresh eggs and tho price is as
low is first class goodi can be sold at.
We do not havo any special sales or leaders
but at all times carry as complete a line of
Market Goods, Fancy Groceries and Tablo Delica
cies as can be found in the largest New York
or Philadelphia Markets which we tell at right
prices.
W. H. Pierce,
110, 112, Ut Penn Ave.
19 Lackawanna Are.
Prompt delivery,
The Popuhr House Furnishing
Store.
&)e QotCt
(tiaitr
'Till the ice is nil gone
but cut prices now at the
height of the skating sea
son. Cost has been dis
regarded and profit for
gotten on BARNEY &
BEKRY SKATES. It's
easier to put money in the
bank than to pack the
Skates in boxes. Is not
that a sufficient rensonP
Foote & Fuller Co
Mears Building.
esPo
rices on
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ReadyfoWear
Suits
$10. Suits all that's left of the cloth
styles that have been so popular this
season in stripe worsted or all-wool
tweeds. Reduced to clear for Q
this sale 4o
$12 and $15 Suits. In this lot you
will find some of those new styles
we introduced towards the end of
the season. The military cut shoul
der. We sold them at 15 a j.1fx
suit. Reduced for this sale to P 1 U
I I c f & 1
Clearing Prices
on ReadytoWear
Overcoats,
$10. Overcoats in new cloths that
we introduced this season. No
old styles are here represented. All
this season's and up-to-date. Re
duced to clear the ,- n fiQ
small lots out $7.5U and $&
$12. Overcoats in those Oxford
grey frieze with double-strapped
seams. It's been a popular coat, but
we have some left that will be t
sold at this sale for piU
$20 Suits. In those fine quality
hair-line worsteds that have been
so popular with the swell dresser
this season. 1 hey are marked
to sell at this sale for
$15
$20.00 and $22.50
Overcoats, rich cloth patterns and
qualities. Some fine "Huddersfields1'
amongst them. Reduced for t f E
this sale to1 P
$15. Overcoats in cloth qualities
that far surpass many custom tailor
garments at $25. Some have
worsted lining reinforced with satin ;
some of the most popular styles this
season are marked down for t
this sale to $12
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Clearing Prices
on Boys' Clothes
Boys Reefer Overcoats
If you have watched our
windows through the sea
son you know the pretty
styles we have been show
ing. All that's left of these
novelty'reefers are reduced
for this sale to
$2, $2.50 and $3.00
Boys' Double-Breast
ed Suit Cloth qualities
that has made this depart
ment so popular amongst
mothers of healthy boys.
They are our standard
qualities, a few of each lot
left over marked for this
clearing sale,
$1.50, $2 and $2.50
Boys' Vestee Suits
All this season's novelties.
No old designs are ever
shown here because we
take this means of clearing
up at the end of every
season. See these novelty
vestee suits at
$1.50, $2 and $2.50
Clearing
Prices
Underwear Medicated
scarlet wool that we sold
for $1.50 we have reduced
for this sale. Draw- ft ,
ers only ooC
Gents' Furnishings
Underwear In a fine
quality rib. Regular made
all through. It is an excel
lent quality for 75c, but to
clear up in this department
we have reduced it ,
to 69c
Fancy Rib Underwear
with a siik finish, regular
made and our 65c quality.
To clear out quickly,
for this sale reduced A a
to 48c
Fancy Shirts Small
lots of all the swell patterns
we have been showing
this season. $1 quality
now reduced to clear this
department of every shirt
at this price. Reduced
for this sale to 7oC
Gloves A big
line of Moca
Gloves left from
the holiday trnde
One of the bii
gest values in
this department.
One dollar glove
reduced
to 50c
50c Silk Web Suspenders
What's left from our busy holi
day trade, packed one in a box.
Reduced for this Clear-
ingSaleto 29C
Hose In all wool camel hair;
our regular 35c quality. Marked
for this Clearing Sale
at 15C
Per Pair
Unlaundercd Shirts A fine
linen quality. We sold them at
48c, but it'a Clearing
Sale time now x"C
Fur Driving
Gauntlet Gloves
Every fur driving glove
is reduced in price. If
you look them over you
will find some big values.
mtr Brothers,
Scranton's Leading Outfitters to Men and Boys.
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