WASHINGTON LETTER.
The New Workhoune—The Wonder
ful Telephoiioumpti—The New
Hoard of ( liarldea.
(Special Correspondence.]
The inspector of buildings, John B.
Brady, and the force in his office are
engaged on the plans aud specifications
for the municipal buildings provided
for by the last congress. One of these
Is the new workhouse for male prison
ers. There is an appropriation of SIOO,-
000 for the construction of this prison.
It will be erected upon the grounds of
the existing workhouse, on the banks
of the Eastern Branch, in the eastern
part of the city.
The plans for the prison have been
prepared by C. A. Dldden and call for a
fireproof structure, with a central ad
ministration building, four stories and
a basement, 72 by 72 feet. There will
be lateral wiugs and a rear extension,
one clear story, 83 feet in height, the
wings to be 02 by 130 feet aud con
nected with the main edifice by one
story corridors. The exterior walls
will be red sandstone, and the roof
will be of steel trusses covered with
slate. Each wing will contain 144
steel cage cells, with slate slab floors,
and each furnished with washstaud
and closet.
The commissioners are aware of the
opposition to the erection of the build
ing in the locality selected, and it has
been suggested to them that with pro
priety they might delay the construc
tion until after congress shall have had
an opportunity to designate a site in
express terms. The commissioners,
however, see no good reason why they
should longer delay the building. The
engineer commissioner says that in
two or three weeks' time the specifica
tions will be finished, and then pro
posals will be asked for the construc
tion of the prison.
The Telephones;'rnph.
Consul Warner, at Leipsic, has made
a report to the state department in re
gard to the "telephouogrnph," an in
vention which combines the advan
tages of a telephone and a phonograph
and is specially designed to record
messages received during the absence
of the operator. It was Invented by
a Dane named Paulsen. "The person
called up," says Consul Warner, "has
only to hold the trumpet to his ear
upon returning to the office, even after
an absence of days, to receive the mes
sage. Many Inventors have tried to
effect such a combination, but all fail
ed on account of the difficulty of trans
ferring the message on to a wax cylin
der.
"Instead of a wax cylinder Faulsen
used a flexible steel baud ia his phono
graph, which is much simpler in con
struction than the Edison phonograph.
Messages are much more easily remov
ed from the steel baud than from the
wax cylinder. It is wound on two
spools, moving quickly from one to
the other, ami coining In contact with
a very small electro magnet, switched
Into the circuit, which affects the steel
band in such away as to record on it
any sound that may penetrate to the
phonograph. It is ouly necessary to
cause the steel band to repass the mag
net in order to have the sound repeat
ed. Each vibration of the electro mag
net produces a corresponding vibration
of the steel band. In order to remove
a message from the steel baud a mag
net is passed over the surface on which
the message was recorded."
The New Hoard of Charities.
The president shortly before leaving
for his homo in Canton, 0., auuounced
the appointment of the following as
the board of charities of the district:
S. W. Woodward, John Joy Edson,
Simon Wolf, George W. Cook and Dr.
Charles P. Neill.
The board of charities was author
ized by the provisions of t lie act of
congress approved June 0, the act pro
viding that the president should ap
point, by and with the advice and con
sent of the senate, five residents of the
District as members of the board for
a term of three years, but in such a
manner that the terms of not more
than two of them should expire in the
same year. No compensation is to be
received by the members of the board,
and during their terms of office they
Bhall not serve as trustees or other
administrative officers of uny institu
tion subject to the visitations of the
board.
Tanning of an Old Landmark.
In the demolishing of Willard's, now
going on, Washington will lose a fa
mous old landmark and one of its
noted hotels. Not even the oldest In
habitant can remember when this ho
tel was built, but the land on which
It is situated was purchased in 1793,
and soon after a small, unpretentious
building, the nucleus of what became
a popular aud fashionable hotel, was
erected. This modest house was first
known as the Queen hotel, which was
afterward changed to the City hotel,
and when it passed into the hands of
the Willards it received the name of
Its new proprietors.
Vice Consul Monaghan, at Chemnitz,
has furnished the state department
with tables of the world's production
©f copper, which show that North
America completely surpasses other
lands in the production of copper. Out
of a total output of 473,818 tons for
3899 North America supplied 205,130
tons. The statement shows also that
the production is hardly equal to the
demand, for, in spite of increased
prices, it has advanced only a little
more than 9 per cent.
Attorney General Griggs has fully
decided that it will be best to postpone
the erection of a new department of
justice building until congress can meet
again and pass upon the question of
making an additional appropriation
nufflcient to insure the erection of a de
cent building. CARL SCHOFIELD.
1 The United States pays now an av
erage of $1,000,000 a day for tropical
productions. _
NICARAGUA CANAL.
; Rfre-Crnglu Syndicate Now In Fall
Control.
Managua, Nicaragua, Aug. 3.—Presi
dent Zola.va, speaking before the Nica
ragua congress at the opening session,
announced the termination of the conces
sion of the Maritime Canal company and
i formally proclaimed the existence of the
J E.vre-Crn gin syndicate concession.
The president's official statement final
ly clears the canal situation, which has
been much beclouded during the last two
years, it means:
That if the United States decides to
I build the canal it must deal with the
Eyre-Cragin syndicate, which, without
regard to previous treaties, concessions
or conditions, has the sole right to con
struct the canal.
llow explicitly the Nicaraguan gov-
I eminent Ims granted the concession and
how completely the Cragin syndicate
I owns it is shown by article 5 of the con
cession, which says:
I "The state of Nicaragua shall grant in
i perpetuity to the luterocennic Canal
j company (the Cragin syndicate) the ex
j elusive right to survey, locate, excavate.
construct, enlarge, extend, use, maintain,
j own and operate a maritime canal and
its accessories between the Atlantic and
1 Pacific oceans through tlie territory of
Nicaragua. As long as this agreement is
in force the state covenants not to make
any other contract for the construction
of a canal between the two oceans."
Wood Appeases Cubitus.
Havana, Aug. 3.—Governor General
i Wood yesterday bade adieu to 309 troops
aud ten officers of the First United
; States infantry, who sailed by the truns
i port Rawlins l'or New York, from which
point they will proceed to China. Tele
-1 grains continue to arrive from municipali
ties throughout the island congratulating
him upon ids safe return. The cabinet
j conferred in the morning with General
I Wood, discussing, among other matters,
j a modification of the electoral law. The
j secretaries advocated the division of the
island into districts of 59,099 electors
each for the purpose of choosing dele
gates to the constitutional convention.
This modification was approved by Gen
eral Wood and will give 31. delegates.
Mayor Rodriguez and the city council
j waited upon the governor general in ref
i erenee to a revision of the charter. He
informed them that the military govern
ment had no desire to force anything ob
jectionable upon the city and that until
any revision which they might desire had
been made the charter would not be acted
j upon. These assurances were received
with evident satisfaction.
Alaska's 9oll Output.
Washington, Aug. 3.—Reports to the
bureau of the mint show that the receipts
of gold at the Seattle assay office in the
month of July from the Klondike amount
to $9,984,909 and from Alaska to $299,-
990. At San Francisco the original re
ceipts were $2.15(5,032 from the Klon
dike and $121,97(5 from Alasko. The
total receipts of the San Francisco mint
in July from all sources, including the
Seattle assay office, amounted to $13,-
499,990. The total receipts on the Pa
cific coast from the Klondike so far this
season are about $9,5(H),099, against $7,-
939,999 ut the sumu time last year.
North Curolinu Flection.
Raleigh, Aug. 3.—The election passed
off quietly. A heavy white vote was
polled, but the negroes took little interest
in the result and generally remained
away from the polls. In many instances
they voted the Democratic ticket. Ev
ery eastern county was carried by the
Democrats, the majorities in some of
them being 3.099. Most of the central
counties also are Democratic. Returns
from the west are incomplete. The indi
cations are that the state is Democratic
by 30,099 majority, the legislature three
fourths Democratic and the franchise
amendment adopted.
Porto HicullN (jioinu to liuwnli.
San Juan, Porto Rico, Aug. 3.—Mr. S.
T. Alexander, the representative of the
Hawaiian Planters' association, who lias
been here for some time, sailed for Now
York on board tlie steamer Caracas. Mr.
Alexander, who lias traveled all over the
island and persuaded many Porto Iticans
to emigrate to the Hawaiian islands, said
he believes they will prove g<yd workmen
and creditable citizens of Hawaii. He
left local agents with power to contract
with would be emigrants.
American Wins Turin Prise.
Albany, Aug. 3.—Secretary T. E. Mc-
Garr of the state commission in lunacy
has been awarded the first prize at the
Paris exposition for the best exhibit
showing the progress made during the
past hundred years in the care of the in
sane. Mr. McGnrr's exhibit of photo
graphs, statistics and working models
collected from all parts of the country is
a complete history of what has been done
for betterment in the treating of the men
tally unsound.
llrllinli Kill 150 Anliuntln.
London, Aug. 3.—Major Beddoes, with
499 West African troops, has routed
3.990 Ashnntis at Dompmassi. killing
150 and wounding 500. Major Beddoes
and two other officers were severely
wounded. About 40 men of the British
force were also wounded. There are in
dications that the trouble is not ended,
and re-enforcements are needed.
Germany to Scnrcli For tlie Pole.
Berlin, Aug. 3.—Captain Banendahl of
the imperial navy will start for the north
pole in a fortnight. lie will sail directly
into the pack ice regions north of Spits
bergen and then eastward to the open
sen, when lie believes that he can reach
the pole. He will take three years' pro
visions.
Two Killed liy Explosion.
Phillipsburg, N. J., Aug. 3.—One man
was killed and another seriously injured
by an explosion of dust in the grinding
mill of the Alpha Cement works at this 1
place. Both are Hungarians, but their ■
names are unknown.
Extension of Free Delivery.
Washington, Aug. 3.—The postoffice
department lias established rural free de
livery service, to begin Aug. 15, at Hen
rietta, West Henrietta, Barnards Cross
ing and Webster, N. Y., and Phcnixville,
Pa.
.1, 11. Richardson Renominated.
Nashville, Aug. 3.—James I). Richard
son, leader of the minority in the house i
of representatives, has been renominated ;
for congress by the Democrats of the .
Fifth district. He had no opposition.
Weather Forecast.
Generally fair; fresh southerly winds,
shifting to westerly.
PERSONAL.
I
Miss Bid IJaggerty, of Providence,
. I Lackawanna county, is visiting her
I sister, Mrs. James B. Ferry.
' Miss Sarah McCarthy, of Ridge street,
I will leave in a few days for Mahanoy
■ City and later will visit Atlantic City.
Mrs. L. G. Hatton. of Philadelphia, is
visiting her sister, Mrs. W. W. Stevens,
Coxe addition.
Miss Nellie McLaughlin, of Ridge
street, left last evening for a few weeks'
stay at Wilkesbarre.
Mrs. Daniel Moore, of Alvintown. is
visiting friends in Drifton.
Thomas Thorburn, of Wilkesbarre,
. general secretary of the Y. M. C. A. of
Northeastern Pennsylvania, spent yes
torday in town.
I J. A. Alden has returned from a visit
to his parents in Dorrance township.
Mrs. Delia Chambers is visiting Mr.
I and Mrs. Evan Woodring in Brooklyn,
1 N. Y.
Julius Hudaky left yesterday to spend
. two weeks at Chautauqua Lake and Nia
i gara Falls.
Mrs. George Dotter and Miss Jewett
Dwyer, of Perth Amboy, N. J., are visit-
I ing in town.
I Miss Maggie Sullivan returned last
evening to her home at Mountain Top
' after a month's visit here.
Miss Rose McElwee is spending the
: week with Honey Brook relatives.
| Miss Drucilla Burns, of North Ridge
street, returned from Mahanoy City
yesterday.
, Joseph Ilochlandor, of New Haven,
Conn., is visiting his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Jefferson Hochlander, North
Washington street.
Miss Nettie Shollhamer, of Alvintown,
is visiting relatives in Weatherly.
Mrs. J. P. MeNelis and family, of
Front street, are visiting county seat
friends.
Miss Annie Dugan, of Allentown, is
visiting relatives in town.
P. C. Miller, the popular Front street
barber, will spend a few days at the
> seashore next week.
' Mrs. William Sedlel and Miss Laura
Smith are the guests of Joseph Johnson
• and family.
Miss Sarah Goulden, of Philadelphia,
. is visiting relatives in Upper Lehigh.
Joe Christbergcr, of Ridge street, is
visiting friends in Eckley.
L. (i. Hatton, of Philadelphia, is ex
-1 pocted in town tomorrow.
Miss Mary O'Donnell, of Philadelphia,
is visiting Miss Rose Burke, Walnut
j street.
i Mrs. Michael Bosak, the guest of Mrs.
: Hudock the past two weeks, returned
| to her home in Olyphant yesterday.
Misses Mary and Sarah Malloy ac
; companied their cousin, Mollie Hagger
| ty, to Newtown yesterday, where they
, will spend a few days.
Misses Nettie and Acquilla Johnson
1 spent yesterday with friends in Drifton.
Mrs. John Hartranft, of North Wash
ington street, and her guest, Miss Tillie
Stout, enjoyed a drive through Butler
valloy yesterday.
BREVITIES.
Jacob Toskl's saloon stock and fixtures
at Adams and Carbon streets were sold
out yesterday afternoon by Constable
Welsh on a claim of the Columbia Brew
ing Company. Toski wanted to postpone
the sale, and he and the constable had a
stormy time before the contents wore
disposed of. Afterwards, Toski settled
witli his creditors.
Contractor Griffith's force of carpen
ters is working overtime on the alter
ations being made in the Daniel Coxe
school building.
Smoke and chew Kendall, Clock &
Co.XXXX union-made. Mnftd by
- the Clock Tobacco Co., Scranton, Pa.
I Edgar Kudllcb, of Drifton, who has
| been ill for some time, is still in a seri
ous condition. His cousin, Dr. Kudllch,
of Now York city, has been called to
consult with Dr. Neale.
The tower on the Municipal building
received its first coat of paint yesterday. ,
I Gentlemen, for hats and caps go to A.
Oswald s. He has a nice varietv.
The following young people .accom
panied the Luther League excursion to
Harvey's Lake this morning: Charles
Wen nor, Casper Greeby, Robert Miller,
George Shambora, Harvey Wenner,
Joseph Radley and Charles and Miss
Annie Dever.
I Mrs. Mary Kushoerlck, who loft a
I few months ago for the old country on
account of her health, returned to her
' homo on South Centre street yesterday.
She Is much improved In health.
Try Keiper's ice cream soda.
Rev. F. Marshall has some of the
finest asters in town.
Mrs. John Kanuek, of Drifton, Is on
the sick list.
Dance and free lunch at Mrs. John
Krouso's tomorrow night.
Mr. and Mrs. William Birkbeck enter
tained several friends at their home on
Johnson street Wednesday evening.
The occasion was the ninth anniversary
| of their wedding.
i Fifty-one people from town' accoui
| panled the Luther League excursion to
j Harvey's Lake this morning.
ROUND THE REGION
Yesterday morning Bishop M. J.
Iloban and the following clergymen of
the Scranton diocese loft on a pilgrim
age to Rome: Rev. Charles J. Goeckel,
Wilkesbarre; Rev. John J. O'Mallcy,
Kingston; Rev. P. J. Colllgan, Ashley;
Rev. James A. Moftitt, Taylor; Rev. 1).
A. Dunne, Moscow; Rev. John T.
Ruddy and Rev. P. E. Lavelle, West
Scranton; Rev. P. F. Quinnan, Pittston;
Rev. Walter A. Gormn, Minooka, and
Rev. Martin F. Fleming, South Scran
ton.
Adam Gernheart, of Weston, who was
injured in a gas explosion in the mines
at that place about a year ago, was ad
mitted to the Miners' Hospital to be
treated for a peculiar ailment. His face
healed up nicely, but when the bandages
were taken from his figures they grew
together on both hands, causing great
suffering. Dr. Lathrop cut the web and
it is believed that Gearheart will soon
have free use of his hands again.
A horse driven by Thoruas Palmer
until recently foreman of Pond Creek
brick works, was struck and killed b)
an express train at White Haven yester
day morning. The buckboard was com
pletely wrecked. Mr. Palmer escaped
by jumping out just before the train
arrived.
Michael Descosmas, who is charged
with being an accessory in the Modena
murder, has been released on&:J,r>oo bail.
The Lehigh Valley Coal Company has
issued orders that their collieries in the
Schuylkill region would work full time
until further notice. These collieries
have been working five days a week.
Because one of their number was dis
charged, the driver boys at No. 2 shaft
of the Susquehanna Coal Company, at
Nanticoko, went on strike yesterday
morning. The mine is idle and 400 men
are out of work.
The Luzerne county committee of the
Prohibition party yesterday nominated
Samuel 11. liouser for congress, and
.John 11. Dando for district attorney.
The plan to connect Laurytown asy
lum with the Anthracite telephone line
has fallen through again, the company
not being able to assure the directors
that connection would be tnade with
Mauch Chunk in the near future.
Mine Inspector Davfes' report for July
shows that three fatal and four non
fatal accidents occurred in this district
during July.
Edward Brennan, one of the best
known miners in Plymouth, was killed
Wednesday night In the mines by a fall
of coal.
Four car loads of miners from the
Wyoming valley left Wilkesbarre yes
terday for Rock Springs, Wyoming, to
work in the mines of the Union Pacific
Coal Company.
The Schuylkill Brewing Company of
Pottsville has taken the preliminary
steps to increase its capital stock from
$1,()()() to 85,500,000. This trust now
controls thirteen of the best paying
breweries in Schuylkill county.
BREVITIES.
Mountain (Jrove camp meeting, an
nually conducted by the Methodist Epis
copal churches of the Danville district,
will be opened on Wednesday of next
week.
A daughter has arrived at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Miller.
Miss Bessie Edwards, of North Ridge
street, is seriously ill.
George C. Clarke, who was for twenty
years Augustin Daly's stage manager,
will produce Daniel L. Hart's play,
"The Parish Priest," in England this
season. The play was seen here on
May 21.
Mrs. John Molly is seriously ill at her
homo on South Washington street.
Andrew Davis and family have chang
ed their residence from Birkbeck street
to North Centre street.
Gus Donop. Sr., of Ridge street, one of
the hostlers at the I). S. & S. round
house, is confined to his homo suffering
from injuries received by falling from
an engine.
George Yoch, who has been awarded
the contract of painting the interior of
the Municipal building, has a force of
men at the work.
The congregation of St. Mary's Greek
Catholic church is having a fine flag
stone sidewalk laid along the front of
the church and parsonage property on
Fern street.
James J. Sweeney, who recently left
town and made his homo in Scranton,
called upon the tobacco dealers of the
region this week in the interest of the j
Clock Tobacco Company.
$5.00 to Niagara Falls and Return.
Via the Lehigh Valley Railroad, j
August 11, 1900. Tickets will be on
sale August 11, limited for return pas
sage to August 13, Inclusive, and will
be honored on any train, except the
Black Diamond express.
For further particulars consult Le
high Valley ticket agents.
One Fare to CliicuL'o and Return.
Via the Lehigh Valley Railroad, on
account of tho G. A. 11. national en
campment, August 27-September 1.
Tickets on sale August 25, 20 and 27.
Consult Lehigh Valley ticket agents for
particulars.
Watch the date on your paper.
THE PURSUIT
OF WEALTH!
Occupies so much of the time and at
tention that little thought is given to
the saving of money. And yet the one
aids the other. Here's an
Opportunity to Save.
We offer all of our Summer goods at
big reductions. This does not only
apply to one department but through
the entire stock.
What the Season Demands
Is here in light materials for men's
wear. And there is style as well as
comfort in every article we offer.
Such a complete assortment of beauti
ful Shirts, Neckwear, Men's Furnish
ings, etc., is seldom seen under one
roof and nowhere else offered at such
low figures.
Agents for the Celebrated Hawes Hats.
Ladies' and Gent's Shoes in Black, Tan
and Russet, Lace or Button.
McMENAHIN'S
Gents' Furnishing,
86 South Centre Street.
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P Coughs, &
\ Colds, j
I) Grippe, (k
\ Whooping Cough, Asthma, 1
Bronchitis and Incipient A
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Everybody is Looking For
GOOD ICE CREAM
and the place to get it is at
M ERKT'S.
\\ e maiiufacturo all our own Ice Cream, and
wo guarantee the public that it is strictly pure
In every respect; no adulterations of any kind
whatever are used.
Picnics, parties and privatefamlliessupplied.
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August 18.—Picnic of Citizens' band
of Ecklny at Cycle Path grove.
August 38. —Excursion of Yourg
Men's C. T. A. If. Corps to IS ha wan use
Lake. Fare from Freolund, $1.35; chil
dren, sl.
Between 300 and 400 do'oga"es are
expected to attend the. convention of
tbo United Mine Workers at Hazleton
on the 14tli Inst. The convention will
be held at the Uratid opera house.
Hat and Shoe Store,
Anvono sending n sketch and description may
quickly uscnrt.nlu our npluiou froo whether nil
invention is prohnbly patentable. Commuuim.
tlons strictly contideiitinl. Handbook on Patents
sent free. Oldest naoncy for securing patents.
I'm cuts taken through Muun & Co. receive
tperial notice, wit hoot chnrito, in tho
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Dry Goods, Groceries
and Provisions.
FRESH ROLL BUTTER AND EGGS-
A celebrated brand ol XX flour
always in stock.
Latest Hats and Caps.
All kinds of household utensils.
N. W. Cor. Centre and Front Stu.. Freehnd.
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Gibson, Dougherty, Kaufer Club,
Kosonbiuth's Velvet, of which we h vo
EXCLUSIVE SALE IN TOWN.
Mumm's Extra Dry Champagne,
Honnessy Brandy, Blackberry,
Gins, Wines, Clarets, Cordials, Etc.
Ham and ,Wr hveitzcr Cheese Sandwiches,
Sardines, Etc.
MEALS AT - ALL - HOURS.
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dealer in
Dry Goods, Groceries,
Boots and Shoes,
Also
PURE WINES | LIQUORS
FOR FAMILY
AND MEDICINAL PURPOSES.
Centre and Main streets. Preeland.
Condy 0. Boyle,
dealer in
LIQUOR, WINE, BEER, PORTER, ETC.
The finest brands of Domestic and Imported
tiiskey on sale. Fresh Rochester and Shen
andoah JJcer and Youngling's Porter on tap.
_ 98 Centre street.
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