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FREELAND, PA., JULY S3, 1900. Let the Owls Blink. A Russian cruiser has been built in Cramps' shipyard, but lias not been for mally accepted by Russia. It is rumored that Russia has declared or is about to declare war against China. My a diplo matic liction the United States and China, whoso soldiers arc killing each other diligently in China, are not at war, but are on terms of the most cordial friendliness. Russia needs and probably intends to use the new cruiser in protecting Ameri can as well as her own interests in Chinese ports, yet some able sea lawyer, having nothing rational to occupy his mind, raises the point that the Variag may be contrdband of war and that it would be an unfriendly act to permit Russia to take her from an American port for use against our amiable friends, tho Boxers, the regularly enlisted mur derers of China. We are told that "diplomatic circles in Washington are gravely speculating over tho outcome of this curious situa tion." So long as the diplomatic owls confine their activities in the matter to "grave speculation" and solemn blink ing, no harm will be done, but if they go further and attempt to hinder the Russians in taking the Variag away it is to be hoped that the officials of the Amorican government may have suf ficient common sense to twist their necks, figuratively, and stop their hoot ing. Thore is no timo for pettifogging with international law or getting into a tangle of technicalities with our friends for the sake of "courtesy" to the general enemy. Jn times past if Russia "grave ly speculated" over the outcome of certain peculiar situations instead of sending her warships to American ports as a hint to England to keep her nose out of other people's affairs, there might have been today no United States. It is neither nocessary nor honest to do any diplomatic dodging to permit Russia to take the Variag whenever she wants to. A fig for our "friendly rela tions" with the lunatic government of China. If China has tho impudence to invoke the international law that she herself is violating outrageously every hour and the audacity to protest against the sailing of the Variag under the Russian flag, disdainful silence should be her answer.- Phila. North American. Popularity of Athletics. It is an interesting evidence of the enduring popularity and importance of athletics, says an exchange, that the ancient Olympian games which delight ed the Greeks should find their counter part now in the International athletic which began in Paris recently and are still progressing. The competitors come from all parts of the world, and so the world at large is watching the outcome. In the end the performances of tho modern young men in Paris will not be much unlike those of the ancient ath letes. Strength, wind and endurance, unaided by any device of modern in vention. must determine the result, as they did In the original Olympian games. It would be highly interesting, if possible, to secure figures at this time showing how tho athletes in Paris would compare with thoso of ancient Groeco. Up to date the Americans have won nearly three-fourths of the prizes, showing the best results of outdoor sports and training in tho gymnasium. Truly, we can afford to be considered a money-making people if wc arc also a nation of athletics. TROOPS GETTING READY Stirring Times on Governors Island. FIFTEENTH ABOUT TO STAET. (lullaiit Marines Also Leave For the Front-Men York Scene of Military Activity ItrcniliiiK Spanish War Tlnien—Flahlit llnck From Culm. New York, July 23.—Within the last day or two movements have been set ou foot here that will result in the almost immediate dispatch of several thousand troops to China, while New York lias been made the rendezvous of several regiments that are now on the way from Cuba and which arc iu the main to take the place of troops being dispatched from various forts in the United {States to China. Two companies, E and F, of the Eighth United States regulars, which arrived from Cuba, started by rail yesterday for Fort Suclliug, Minn. They comprised 2-10 meu. There also started at the same time 130 marines, hound for the orient. Tomorrow eight companies of the Fif teenth regiment, United States infantry, whieli has been stationed for several months at Governor Island, will start for San Francisco, to sail from there Aug. 1 for Manila and thence to China. The remaining companies of the Eighth regiment were delayed by a storm off Cape llatteras ami are expected to ar rive here this morning and will immedi ately follow their comrades to Fort Suel liug. Governors Island yesterday looked like the advanced post of an army on the march. Everything was on the qui vive. The troops, smart in their new khaki uniforms and tan colored shoes, were strolling about the grounds saying fare wells to the girls they will soon leave behind them, chatting with friends and relatives about their departure or packing up the equipment of the regiment and burnishing up their bayonets and guns. The men seemed more -alert than they have been for months. There was an air of expectancy about them as if they were eager to he on the way to the new fighting ground of the world's armies. Warlike Scenes. Soldiers were to he seen at every turn. They gathered in little groups on the Battery, stood around the dock on Gov ernors Island, passed hack and forth on the General Hancock, making tiiat craft look like an army transport, and several hundred swarmed about the quar ters of the Fifteenth regiment, packing up their tent equipments uud helping get together the general baggage of the regiment. All the .soldiers seemed to be in fine condition and exhilarated by the prospect of soon having a chance iu the field. They were bitterly disappointed, they said yes terday, because they were not sent to Cuba until after the lighting was over. The regiment, as an organization, has not yet seen service in the field, although some of its members 'are re-enlisted men who have seen fighting in Cuba, Porto Rico, the Philippines or in the west. The majority, however, is composed of re cruits, whose nearest approach to a bat tlefield was when they went into the province of Puerto Principe, Cuba, last December to garrison it. Bome of them were asked yesterday if they did not feel a trifle nervous about going to China after the terrible expe rience of the Ninth regiment before Tien tsin. "Not a bit," sold a sergeant. "The more we hear about the trouble the Ninth had with the 'Chinks,' the more anxious we are to get over there and take a hand in it. We don't feel revengeful or any thing like that, but we feel that we should like to be there and do some of the fighting." Colonel Monle, who commands the Fif teenth, is already on his way to China, having sailed from San Francisco a week ago. lie will probably rejoin his regiment at Nagasaki or Tien-tain. Lieutenant Colonel Constant Williams is now the senior officer with the regiment and will command it until Colonel Moale joins it. The next in command now is Major George A. Cornish. To Start Tomorrow. Three companies, commanded by Cap tains Cook. Mitchell and l'uxton, that are now acting as garrison at the island will start for San Francisco at 7 o'clock tomorrow morning. A fourth company, under Captain Cotter, which lias been stationed at Fort McPherson, Atlanta, will join these on the way to the Pacific. Other companies will bo picked up or will assemble here before the Governors Island battalion starts and tlm* make up eight companies and more than IJMH) men before the regiment reaches San Francisco. Colonel Williams said yesterday that his men were in excellent condition, finely equipped in every way and all eager for light. He said that a few had deserted within tl> last month, hut they were men the regiment could well spare, and he would rather have them leave now than wait' until the regiment gets to China. The regiment has been ordered |o sail for Manila, the present base of supplies of the American army in the east. This has caused some alarm iu the breasts of the soldiers lest they be intended for service in the Philippines, hut it Is un derstood by the officers that they will he hurried right through to Nagasaki, which the mikado has offered as a base for the United Htates troops, and thence to Tien tsin. A battery from Fort Wads worth will relievo the Fifteenth temporarily at Gov ernors Island today. As soon as tlie Eleventh regiment reaches here from Porto Hico it will be stationed at the is land and at other posts now occupied by the Fifteenth. In heavy marching order and looking spruce in their uniforms of blue, 130 ma rines, the pick of Uncle Sum's lighting force at the navy yard, left yesterday morning for China. For the marines and tho officers who wore in the detuchment there was little out of tho ordinary in their trip. It was all in the line of their duty. For their sweetheurts and wives, however, it was a night of anxious waiting, and sun up found them hurrying to the navy yard to say good by, that may shortly be followed by the news of a dear one lyiug cold in death in the land of the far east. Mnriiien Start From WiiMhlnirton. Washington, July 23. —Five hundred marines, under command of Major Ran dolph Dickens, left Washington yester day afternoon over the Chesapeake and Ohio railway for San Francisco, whence they will sail for China on an army trans [ port. Secretary Long wont to the train j to see them off and was much impressed, he said, with their soldierly and stalwart bearing. General I ley wood, commandant of the marine corps, also witnessed their departure. The marines were gathered from all the important navy yards and marine barracks on the Atlantic sea board. Riinli < Enlist. Chicago, July 28.—The United States recruiting offices, representing both the military and naval branches of the gov ernment, are being besieged with Appli cations from day to day. The statement was made by the officer in charge of the military branch of the recruiting service that Chicago probably would lead the larger cities of the country in the num ber of men who have presented them selves for service in China during the present trouble. It is expected that the force stationed at Fort Sheridan will be recruited to its full strength before the close of the present week, and, as a mat ter of fact, the naval end is simply be sieged with applications. New Gold DincoverlcH. Victoria, B. C., July 23.—The steamer Bristol lias arrived from St. Michael's after a passage of 9% days. The passen gers report new discoveries in Tanana. Urek creek claims are giving from 25 to 40 cents to the pan. A stampede to the diggings is expected. On June 15 a cave in of the bank of the Yukon buried a boat crew which is believed to num ber from three to five. Three bodies were recovered, but none has been iden tified. On June 20 a boat containing five passengers drifted out to sea from the mouth of the Yukon, ami all are be lieved to have been lost. Four bodies of miners drowned from the capsizing of boats have bten picked up on the Yukon flats. A son of 0. D. Lane is reported to have been shot at-Nome in a claim jumping quaw-01. Passengers report over 100, if not more, cases of smallpox at Nome. The steamers Discovery, Utopia ami Morning Star are quarantined at St. Michael's. To Welcome Stevenson llome. Bloomington, Ills., July 23.—1t is a certainty that when Adlai E. Stevenson returns to his home in Bloomington he will receive an enormous welcome from his old friends and neighbors, irrespective of political association. Mr. Stevenson has written that he will arrive by the Chicago and Alton at 2:30 p. m. on Sat urday, Aug. 4. He will be conveyed at once to Franklin park, upon which the Stevenson homestead faces, ami there will bo formally congratulated. The chairman of this occasion will be Law rence Weldou, judge of the United States court of claims, and an address will be delivered by Isaac R. Phillips, reporter for the state supreme court. Both Judge Weldou aud Phillips are old legal asso ciates and close personal friends of Mr. Stevenson, aud both are Republicans. Servian Klnu to Marry. Belgrade, via Scmlin, Hungary, July 23.—-The Official Gazette this morning made its appearance unusually early with the astonishing announcement of the betrothal of King Alexander with the 30-year-old widow of a Servian phy sician, Dr. Masehin. Mine. Masehin for merly was lady in waiting to former Queen Natalie, with whom for several years she has been on terms of intimacy. General amazement is manifested at the engagement, which Queen Natalie ap pears to favor, but the former King Milan has cut short bis sojourn at Carls bad .and has returned to Belgrade, a de termined enemy to the match. It is like ly that there was a violent interview be tween father aud son when the former king arrived. A general amnesty is ex pected when his majesty is married. Mr. Croker a Life Saver. New York, July 23.—Richard Croker is a life saver. He will neither admit nor deny his connection with the incident. As the story goes, Mr. Croker and his friend and business partner, Peter F. Meyer, paid a visit on Friday to Law rence Delniour at City Island. The day was warm, and a bath in the salt water was very inviting. Messrs. Croker and Meyer proceeded to bathe. They had been in the wafer for a few minutes when Mr. Meyer was seized with crumps. He shouted to Mr. Croker, who hastened to liis side. Mr. Meyer was helpless, but Mr. Croker get him' to the surface with out much difficulty and started for the shore. It was no easy task, because Mr. Croker is suffering from au injured leg, but he fought manfully and soon had Mr. Meyer out of danger. Pliil i|>lincn' Foreign Commerce. Washington, July 23.—The division of customs and insular affairs, war depart ment, has made public its regular month ly bulletin on the subject of the trade of the Philippine Islands for the six months ended Dec. 31, 181)0. The total value of merchandise imported into the islands for this period was .*£11,45(1,(170, of which .$572,340 worth was admitted free of duty. The total amount of im port duty collected was $2,071,700. The total exportation from the archipelago amounted to .$7,054,020. The export duty collected was .$237,850. Strike Disturbances In St. I.onln, St. Louis, July 23.—Strike disturbances occurred again Saturday night, and as a result the transit cars were very poorly patronized yesterday. Dynamite was placed under two earn, ami the passen gers were panic stricken, fleeing to the streets. In an attack on one of the ears some one iu the crowd fired a revolver, and a stray bullet struck Mrs. Annie Ivoehlmeyer, who was passing, causing a serious wound. Deputy Internal Rev enue Collector Stemniens was assaulted by a mob aud badly beaten for riding on a trausit car. The lioer Wop. London, July 23.—The war office has received the following dispatch from Lord Roberta, dated Pretoria, July 22: "The Boers made a determined attack yesterday to destroy a post at the rail bend, 13 miles east of Heidelberg, which they attacked with three guns and a 'pompom' and surrounded. They were, however, beaten off after u sharp engage ment before re-eilforeenients summoned from Heidelberg arrived," Prominent Vermonter lrnd, Burlington, Vt„ July 28. Hon, L. E. Chittenden, a well known lawyer, Ver mont's historical writer and register of tin' United States treasury under Presi dent Lincoln, died at the home of Ills daughter in this city yesterday after a short illness of cholera morbus. He was 70 years of age, and his general health | vas weakened by an injury received by I jeing struck by a team while crossing a 1 treet in New York city. FOR CONGER'S RELEASE Rumored Demand on Mr. Wt by Secretary Hay. AMERICA ASKED TO MEDIATE. Formal lteiiucMt From Kmiieror For President to I we 111 m Clood Offices With Powers For Restoration ot Order Received at Washington. Washington, July 23.—With the ex ception of the brief dispatch from Ad miral Iveiupff announcing that the New ark was going to Nagasaki there has been nothing received in Washington by the state or navy department regarding China. This is also true of the Chinese legation, Minister Wu saying after din ner last night that he had not a word from his country. The latter continues extremely optimistic of the safety of the legations in Peking and hopes that the dispatch from Minister Conger received here Friday is but the precursor of more detailed information of a still brighter character from the Chinese capital. Many of his callers inquired of him about the report that China had asked the United States government to exercise its good offices for his country iu the present crisis, hut he declined positively to make any statement oil the subject. At the Japanese legation, which has been a source of much of the news which has rccenly eoine from China, the officials also were without advices. Nothing has been heard at the legation of the report published in the American newspapers that the Japanese government is about to dispatch a second division of troops from Yokohama for Chinese territory. When Secretary Hay received the Con ger dispatch on Friday, he promptly tele graphed the fact to our embassadors and ministers abroad, coupling it with in structions to lay it before the respective governments to which they are accredit ed and to urge upon them the m-ccssity for co-operation for the relief of the for eigners iu Peking. Several replies have been received- at the state department iu espouse to the secretary's dispatch, but they are withheld from publication for the present. The officials here will abate none of the efforts now making to obtain more definite news and to push forward the relief column on its way to the Chi nese capital. Up to a late hour last night nothing had been heard from Major General Chaffee, who is to command the Ameri can forces in China and whose arrival at Nagasaki is hourly expected. Conner's ItelvaNo Demanded. A rumor obtained circulation late last night that Secretary Ilay had notified Minister Wll that this government, in view of the assurances received from the Chinese authorities of the safety of our legation in Peking, would expect the Chinese government to deliver Mr. Con ger and bis staff safe into the hands of Admiral Remcy within a period linptcd to the time necessary for the journey from the capital to the seaboard. Mr. Hay's argument, according to the story in circulation, was that the Chi nese government could give no better evi dence of its good intentions, which, the secretary impressed upon Mr. Wu, had not been questioned by the state depart ment, than by such action. It would, furthermore, thereby establish a title to the good offices which it had asked for from the United States. At the hour at which the report ob tained circulation it was impossible ei ther to ascertain the source from which it had sprung or control its accuracy. In one quarter where inquiries were made it was stated that Minister Wu was himself the originator of the plan to convey Minister Conger, his family and the staff of the legation to the coast. The report published yesterday that an appeal had been received by the Unit ed States government from China is eon firmed by dispatches from both Wash ington and Canton, where President Mc- Kinley is stopping. What exactly is the character of the message is not definitely known. Wash ington reports that the Chinese govern ment has appealed to the United States "to mediate with the other powers to bring about the restoration of order and the renewal of regular diplomatic rela tions." Secretary Ilay, however, has given out no information on the subject. A telegram from Canton states that the appeal was made to the presideut per sonally. No reply has yet been made, but pur suant to its policy of acting upon the ground that the Chinese government has not been proved responsible for what ever may have happened in the Middle Kingdom ami that consequently its rela tions with tlu United States are still friendly the state department will, it is stated, assure Minister Wu of its benev olent intentions. MiiNNiiero Ami In Reported. A report of the massacre of the for eigners iu l'eking lias reached New chwang. A Chinaman who has arrived there and who professes to have been a servant of a European in Peking states that he left the capital on July 12, on which date the envoys-were or had been murdered. On the other baud, there is a new sheaf of Chinese insurance that the legations are still safe. Yuan Shi Kai, according to one dispatch, now declares that "the authorities are devising means for the rescue and protection of the legations." Other advices represented the same offi cial as wiring the British consul at Chefti that tin' legations had been attacked, but were safe on July 11. Assurances of the safety of the foreign envoys were also given in London by at taches of the Chinese legation there. Sir Ilalliday Macartney even went to the length of declaring that a message might be expected at any moment from Sir Claude Mnedonald and other ministers in Peking—that, in a word, the cipher dispatch from Mr. Conger was the first of a series. A similar communication was made to the French government. In this connection it is to be noted that a Shanghai correspondent, in a special dispatch published in this morning's Her ald. puts the dafe at which Mr. Conger's message was written as June 30. Wash ington officials, on the othr band, still maintain the view that the message was entirely reliable and left Peking on July J 8. The story that the dowager empress Is removing the court to Hsietf-fu, far away in the interior, Is revived with much cir cumstantial detail. A provisional government has been es tablished at Tlen-tsin and a proclamation issued by the allies that they are not war ring on China. A full list of the Ameri can casualties at Tieu-tsin is published this morning. TOWNE WON'T WITHDRAW. Populism to Keep lllm on Their Ticket With Rrynn. Lincoln, Neb., July 23.— I The Populists say that Towuc will not withdraw as the vice presidential candidate of that party. The official announcement has not yet been made, but it probably will be as soon as the national committee meets, some time during the week. When Towne left here ten days ago, he was very frank in his statement that he did not wish to remain as a candidate, but was willing to abide by the judgment of the party leaders. At that time Chairman Jones was strongly of the opinion that Towne was taking the right course, and in this opin ion he was backed up by the other mein j hers of the executive committee here. Mr. Towne said he would do what Mr. Bryan said. Mr. Bryan would not say, und it was finally determined to await the state conventions of the fusion Popu lists and the middle of the road Popu lists. The sentiment in the former was strongly against substituting Stevenson for Towne, and the attendance at the latter demonstrated au alarming anti fusion strength. The fact was laid before the Demo cratic national committee that if Towne was withdrawn and Stevenson substi tuted Bryan might lose the 30 electoral votes represented by Nebraska, Kansas and tlie two Dakotas. In each of these the Populists are numerically stronger than the Democrats, and the disaffection Dver the substitution of an old line Dem ocrat and tlm one time running mate of Grover Cleveland promised to Ik* of such proportions as to endanger the electoral ticket. The Democrats have finally ac knowledged the force of the arguments, and as a result they have expressed a willingness to refer the entire matter to the Populists, with power to act and to do in each state as they advise. In Nebraska there are four Populists, three Democrats and a Silver Republican 3n the fusion electoral ticket. They were not instructed, hut four will be for Towne and four for Stevenson. A simi lar division will be agreed upon in the other states. Acting National Chairman Edinisten of the Populists said lasl night that, while it was true that there was no hope of electing Towne, yet good politics and good faith demanded his retention on the ticket. There was a principle involved that demanded recognition, ami the mat ter of office was entirely secondary. The Populists were just as strong and en thusiastic for Bryan, he added, as the Democrats, but they wanted representa tion and recognition, and with such sim ple means at hand to meet the situation it would be foolish for the Democrats to run the danger of sacrificing electoral rotes for Bryan. BASEBALL SCORES. ItemiltM of Yenterdny*B Giiiiicm In llic Different Leaarnea. NATIONAL LEAGUE. No games played. AMERICAN LEAGUE. At Chicago—Chicago, 5; Cleveland, f>. At Milwaukee—Milwaukee, fi; Buffalo, r. At Detroit—Detroit, (I; Minneapolis, 4. At Kansas City—Kansas City, 2; Indi anapolis, 5. EASTERN LEAGUE. At Montreal—Montreal, 1): Rochester, 1). At Syracuse—Syracuse, 5: Hartford, 4. At Providence—Providence, U; Spring- Seld, 1. Solilfern Who Died In Mexico, Houston, July 23.—Colonel J. W. Keul y of the quartermaster's department, U. A., has gone to Mexico to disinter and jring back for burial in the San Antonio government cemetery the bones of Amer ican soldiers who fell in the bat lie of Rtiena Vista, fought near Saltillo, Mex ico, iu 1840, between the Americans un der General Zachary Taylor and the Mexicans under Santa Anna. The re mains of about 700 Americans lie where they were buried on the battlefield. A new railroad will go squarely across this spot, ami this lias caused the American government to act. Yn<|uln Well Sniftered. City of Mexico. July 23.—General Luis Torres, governor of Sonorit and com mander in chief of the forces against the Vaquis, has come to this city to make a detailed report of the progress of the campaign to President Diaz and Min ister of War Reis. From an interview with him it is gathered that the Yaquis have been pretty well scattered and bro ken up into small bodies and are not se riously troublesome at present. Several batches of prisoners have been sent to Guadalajara and other places with the view of making useful citizens out of them. CmiipniilA Sinks a Dark. London, July 23.—A dense fog hung over the Irish channel when the Cuiiard line steamship Campania, en route for Liverpool from New York, struck the Liverpool hark Embleton, hound for New Zealand, amidships, cutting her in twain. The Embleton sank immediately. Seven of the crew were rescued, but it is believed the other 11 members of the ship's company, including the captain, were drowned. The Campania had her bows stove in, but arrived safely at Liv erpool. Flrelina Loose In Paterson. Paterson. N. J., July 23.—A firebug turned this town upside down last night, lie started seven fires in rapid succession, causing great confusion in the fire de partment. The apparatus were out, and they seemed to be driving in every di rection. while the streets were thronged with excited persons running hither and thither as the different alarms were sent In. Police Chief Graul and Fire Chief Htagg say the same person caused four fires on Friday evening. BRIEF NEWS NOTES. The Crucible Steel Company of Amer ica was incorporated at Trenton Satur day with an authorized capital stock of £50,000,000. A letter has been received by the di rector of the mint from the United States assay office at Seattle reporting that during the first 11 days of the pres ent month gold arrivals there from Alas ka amounted to .*£4,400,000. Several mil lions are reported to he in transit. Cortnt Boni do Castellane, who married Miss Anna Gould of Now York, fought a duel with swords on Saturday with Count Orlowski in the outskirts of Paris, lu the first assault Count Orlowski was wounded in the thorax, and the duel was (topped by the doctors. The cause of tie duel was a newspaper article reciting I quarrel between the two. . RAILROAD TIMETABLES LEHIGH VALLEY RAILROAD. May 27, 1900. ARRANGEMENT or FAHSDNQKK TRAINS. LEAVE FHB ELAND. 0 12 u in for Weatherly, Mauch Chunk, Alleutown, Bethlehem, hasten, Phila delphia and New York. 7 40 n 111 tor Sandy Hun, White Haven, Wilkes-iJarre, Pittston and hyrauton. 8 18 a in for Huzleton, Mahanoy City, Shenandoah, Ashland, Weatherly, Munch Chunk, Allentown, Bethlehem, Euston, Philadelphia and New York. 9 30 a m for Hazleton, Mahanoy City, aheii andoah, Ait. Curuiel, Shumokin and l'ottßviile. 1 1 45 a in tor Sandy Hun, White Haven, Wlikes*liarre, scranton and uil points West. 1 30 P m for Weatherly, Mauch Chunk, Al leutown, lictiilctieui, Lastou, i'hiladel phiuanuNew York. 4 42 p m for Hazleton, Mahanoy City, Shen andoah, Mt. Curuiel, shumokin and Pottsville, Weatherly, Mauch Chunk, Allentown, Bethlehem, Huston, Phila delphia and New York. 0 34 p m for Sandy Hun, White Haven, Wilkes-liurre, Scran tou and all points West. 7 29 p m for Huzleton, Mahanoy City, Shen andoah, Mt. Carmel and Shaiuokiu. AHHIVE AT FKEELAND. 7 40 a in from Weatherly, Pottsville, Ash land, Shenaudouh, Mahanoy City uud Hazleton. 9 17 a m from Philadelphia, Easton, Bethle hem, Allentown, Manch Chunk, Weath erly, Hazleton, Mahanoy City, Shcuuu douli, Mt. Carmel and Shumokin. 9 30 a m from Scrauton, Wilkes-Harre and White llaven. 1 1 45 a m from Pottsville, Shumokin, Mt. Carmel, Sheuuudoah, Mahanoy City and iluzleton. 12 55p iu from New York, Philadelphia, Huston, Bethlehem, Allentown, Muucli Chunk and Weatherly. 442J> m from Scranton, Wilkes- Bar re and Whit© Haven. 0 34 P m from New York, Philadelphia, Euston, Bethlehem, Allentown, Potts ville, Shamokin, Mt. Curmcl, Shenan doah, Mahanoy City and Hazleton. 7 29 l> m from Sormiton, Wilkes-Burre and White Huvon. For turtuer iniormation inquire of Ticket Agents. UUIJIJ! N 11. WILHUH, General Superintendent, 86 Corilaudt Street, New York City. CH AS. S. LEE, Genera! Passenger Agent, 86 Cortlaudt Street, New York City. J.T. KEITH, Division Superintendent, Hazleton, Pu. THE DELAWARE, SUSQUEHANNA AND SCHUYLKILL RAILROAD. 'lime table in effect April 18,1897. Trains leave Drifton tor Jeddo, Eckley, Hazle Urook, Stockton, Beaver Meadow Hoad, itoan and Hazleton Junction at 680, BUUa m, daily except Sunday; and 7 08 a in, 55 88 p in, Sunday. Trains luuve Drifton lor Harwood,Cranberry, 1 omhickeii and Deringer at 6 00, 6 UO u in, daily except Sunday; and 08 a m, aBB p m, Sun day. Trains leave Drifton for Oneida Junction, Harwood Hoad, Humboldt ttoad, Oneida and -Jhoppton at 800 a in, daily except Sun day; and 7 08 a m, a 38 p m, Sunday. Trains leave Hazleton J unction for Harwood, Cranberry, Tomhicken and Deringer at 6 35 u aa, daily except Sunday; and 8 68 a m, 4 aa p m, Sunday. Trains leave Hazleton Junction for Oneida Junction, Hurwood Hoad, Humboldt Hoad, Oneida and Sheppton at 0 aa, 1110 am,441 pm, daily except Sunday; and 7 87 a m, 8 11 p m, Sunday. Trains leave Deringer for Tomhiok n. Cran berry, Hai wood, Huzleton Junction and 'touu it a *6, 6 R) p m, daily except Sunday; una : 37 i m, 5 07 p m, Sunday. Trains leave Sheppton for Oneida, Humboldt Hoad, Harwood Hoad, Oncidu Junction, Hazle ton Junction uud Hoan at 7 11 a in, la 40, saa p m, daily except Suiiduy; and 8 11 a m, 3 44 p in, Sunday. Trains leave Sheppton for Beaver Meadow ttoad, Stockton, llazle Brook, Eckley, Jeddo and Drilton at 5 88 p ni, daily, except Suuduy; oid 8 11 a m, 3 44 p in, Stuiduy. Trains leave Hazleton Junction for Beaver Headow Hoad, Stockton, Hazle Brook, Eckley, Jeddo and Drifton at 5 46, 680 p m, daily, except Sunday; and 10 10 a in, 5 40 p m, Sunday. AH trains connect at Huzleton Junction with electric ears for Hazleton, Jeanesville, Audcn ned and other points on the Traction Com pany's line. Trains leaving Drilton at 6 30, u 00 a in make •onnection at Deringer with P. H. H. train" for Wllkesbarre, Sunbury, ilarrisburg and j oi its west. For the accommodation of passengers at way stations between Huzleton Junction und Der .nger, a train will leave the former point ut I'tO p in, daily, except Sunday, arriving at Deringer at 5 00 p m. LUTllEli C. SMITH, Superintendent. THE AFGHAN. Lord Roberts Thought It Advisable That He Be Scrubbed. The following story on Lord Roberts gained great currency In the British nnny a few years ago. The dirtiness of the Afghan is proverbial, and It is said that on one occasion General Rob erts captured a soldier wfto was HO ex ceptionally dirty that it was thought necessary, for the safety of the whole camp, that he should he washed. Two genuine Tommy Atkinses were told off for this purpose. They stripped the prisoner and scrubbed at him for two hours with formidable brushes and a large quantity of soft soap. Then they threw down their brushes in disgust and went to their captain. "What is it, men?" "Well, sir," they replied, somewhat excitedly, "we've washed that 'ere Af ghan ehup for two hours, but it does no good. After scrubbing him, sir. un til our arms were like to break, blessed If we didn't come upon another suit of slothes!"— Collier's Weekly, Admiral Dewey. I | I Not Dazzled by Youth. \es," hm Id n rich Oklulionm farm er to G. Lowell Miller yesterday, '*l am proud of my girls, and would liko to see them comfortably married, affd as I have a little money they will not So to their husbands penniless. There's Mary, twenty-five years, and a real good girl. I Bhall give her $5,000 when she Is married. Then comes Dot, who won't .see thirty-five again, and I shall give her $10,000; and the man who takes Eliza, who Is forty, will have $15,000 with her." O. how ell, reflecting a moment or so, then inquired: "You haven't one about fifty, have you?"— Oklahoma State Capital.
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