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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.