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FREELAND, SEPTEMBER 17, 1900. End of the Horton Law. Boxing la now not legal In New York state. A great many sporting men of the better class think this Is a good thing for the game. There are a great many people who like to see a good ex hibition of scientific boxing, but will not countenance the slugging matches and disgraceful scenes witnessed under the Horton law In New York. One of the things that went a good way to ward causing the repeal of the Ilorton law was that the promoters and others worked so many fakes In on the public. Boxing in New York has Indirectly had a good deal to do with the decline In interest noted in many athletic sports in the past few years. The yel low journals came out every morning and evening with their sporting pages completely filled with large pictures of fighters posed In every imaginable po sition and the remaining space with gossip of the "pugs." People who read such papers naturally came to the con clusion that boxing was the only sport left. In small type, put in here and there to fill up space, would be short accounts of the doings ou the tennis courts, baseball diamonds and other places of sport. People flaturally began to think other sports were not flourish ing and of small Interest and that box ing was the only live one left. There Is an old Chinese legend, per haps the oldest of the traditional lore of the Middle Kingdom, as it relates to the very beginning of the empire, that the first of the Chinese emperors was half dragon and half ox, who set up his government In precisely the region whither, if reports be true, the royal family and clan have betaken them selves to escape "the foreign devils." There seem to be some elements of truth In the story that the Chinese em pire began and gradually grew up around the province of Shensi, and there Is significance at least for the fanciful that after many centuries—so many indeed that they cannot be num bered with any degree of accuracy— the Chinese imperial court is again in its earliest home. It has traveled a wide orbit in the Intervening ages, but it returns to the starting point scarcely changed from what tradition says it was originally. The description of the first emperor as half dragon and half ox is of course figurative, but the figure is not altogether inappropriate as ap plied to his latter day successors. One must trust to imagination for an idea as to the Intellectual qualities of a dragon, but they are probably ruthless and malicious, while we generally re gard the ox as stupid and strong. If these are not the traits of the actual holder of the Imperial title, they are remarkably well developed in the real holders of power, who are using him as a helpless Instrument. Thus the resem blance between the old and new re mains perfect, and the ancient legend holds true today. There is a general impression that the Chinese language, being made up largely of words of one syllable, Is easy to learn, but this hardly appears to be the case. The tongue of the Celestials has plenty of monosyllables, but those who speak It usually have to employ more of them to convey their meaning than they who speak the Anglo-Saxon. For example, "Go there" in Canton Chinese is "Iloay-gaw-chew-ee," which is three syllables more than the Anglo- Saxon. "Come here" is "Loy-ha-clia." "Can you Is "Nung-but-nung-ah?" And "What is your name" Is "Ne-qu-zu-mut me-ung-ah?" These examples are quoted from a circular to American soldiers in tended to enable them to learn some thing of Chinese. They seem to show that the soldier has a hard task before him to pick up even a few Chiuese phrases and that as a world conqueror the Chinese language has no chance with the Anglo-Saxon. The progressive nations of the world are II e greut food consuming nations. Good food we 1 digested gives strength. If you cannot digest all you eat, you need Kodol Dyspepsia Cure. It digests what vou eat You need not diet your self. It contains all of the digest ants com tuned wit h the best known tonics and reconstructive?. It. will even digest all classes of foods in u bottle. Noother preparation will do this. It instantly relieves and quickly cures all stomach trouble. Grover's City drug store. Smoke and chew Kendall, Clock it CO.'H XXXX union-made. Mnftd by the Clock Tobacco Co., Scranton, I'a. ISR. ROOSEVELT'S REPLY Formally Accepts Vice Presi dential Nomination. THE LEADING ISSUES DISCUSSED. Governor DevoleH Much Space to the Philippine Quentton. Which. He Sny N. IN Not a Xew One— lll* tory of ICspitiiMion. New York, Sept. 17.—Governor Roose velt's letter of acceptance of the nomina tion for vice president lias been issued. Governor Roosevelt says: 1 accept the nomination as vice president of the United Stated tendered me by the Republican national convention with u very deep sense of the honor conferred upon me and with an infinitely deeper sense of the vital importance to the whole country of securing the re-election of President Mcßinley. The nation's welfare is at stake. We must continue the work which hus been so well begun during the present administration. We must show in fashion incapable of being misun derstood that the American people, at the begin ning of the twentieth century, face their duties in a calm and serious spirit; that they have no in tention of permitting fully or lawlessness to mar the extraordinary material well being which they have attained at home, nor yet of permitting their fing to be dishonored abroad. Fundamentally and primarily the present con test is a contest for the continuance of the con ditions which have told in favor of our muterial welfare and of our civil ami political integrity. If this nution is to retain either its well being or its self respect, it cunnot afford to plunge into finan cial and economic chaos; it cannot afford to in dorse governmental theories which would unsettle the standard of national honesty and destroy the integrity of our system of justice. The policy of the free coinage of silver at the ratio of 10 to 1 is a policy fraught with destruction to every home in the land. It means untold misery to the head of every household and, above all, to the women and children of every home. When our opponents champion free silver at 10 to 1 they are either insincere or sincere in their nttitude. If insincere in their championship, they of course forfeit all right to belief or support on any ground. If sincere, then they are a menace to the welfare of the country. Whether they shout their sinister purpose or merely whisper it makes but little difference, save as it reflects their own honesty. No issue can be paramount to the issue they thus make, for the paramountcy of such an issue is to be determined not by the dictum of any man or body of inen, but by the fact that it vitally affects the well being of every home in the land. The financial question is always of such farreaching and tremendous importance to the na tional welfare that it can never be raised in good faith unless this tremendous importance is not merely conceded, But insisted on. Men who are not willing to make such nn issue paramount have no possible justification for raising it at all, for under such circumstances their act cannot under any conceivable circumstances do aught but great harm. Tin? Trnut Problem. One of the serious problems with which we are confronted under the conditions of our modern in dustrial civilization is that presented by the great business combinations which are generally knovyn under the name of trusts. The problem is an exceedinly difficult one, and the difficulty is immensely aggravated both by honest but wrong headed attacks on our whole industrial system in the effort to remove some of the evils connected with it ami by the mischiev ous advice of men who either think crookedly or who advance remedies knowing them to be in effective. but deeming that they may, by darken ing counsel, achieve for themselves a spurious rep utation for wisdom. No good whatever is sub served by indiscriminate denunciation of corpora tions generally and of all forms of industrial com bination in particular, and when this public de nunciation is accompanied by private membership in the great corporations denounced the effect is of course to give an air of insincerity to the whole movement. Nevertheless, there are real abuses, and there is ample reason for striving to remedy these abuses. A crude or ill considered effort to remedy them would either be absolutely without effect or else would simply do damage. The first thing to do is to find out the facts, and for this purpose publicity as to capitalization, profits and all else of importance to the public is the most useful measure. The mere fact of this publicity would in itself remedy certain evils, and as to the others it would in some cases point out the remedies and would at least enable us to tell whether or not certain proposed remedies would be useful. The state acting in its collective ca pacity would thus first find out the facts and then be able to take such measures as wisdom dictated. Much ran be done bv taxation. Even more can be done by regulation, by close supervision and the unsparing excision of all unhealthy, destructive and antisocial elements. The separate state gov ernments can do a great deal, and where they de cline to co-operate the national government must E\|ia u* ion. While paying heed to the necessity of keeping our house in order at homo the American people cunnot, if they wish to retain their self respect, refrain from doing their duty as a great nation in the world. The history of the nation is in large part the history of the nation's expansion. When the tiisl Continental congress met in Lib erty hall ami the 13 original states declared them selves a nation, the westward limit of the coun try was marked by the Alleghany mountains. Even during the Revolutionary war the work of expansion went on. Kentucky, Tennessee and the great northwest, then known as the Illinois coun try, were conquered from our white and Indian foes during the Revolutionary struggle and were confirmed to us by the treaty of peace in 17H3. Yet the land thus confirmed was not then given to us. It was held by an alien foe until the army under General Anthony Wayne freed Ohio from the red man, while the treaties of Jay and l'inckney secured from the Spanish and British Natchez and Detroit. In 1803, under President Jefferson, the greatest single stride in expansion that we ever took was taken by the purchase of the Louisiana territory. This so called Louisiana, which included what are now the states of Arkansas, Missouri, Louisi ana, lowa, Minnesota, Kansas, Nebraska, North and South Dakota, Idaho, Montana ami a large part of Colorado and I'tah, was acquired by treaty and purchased under President Jefferson exactly and precisely as the Philippines have been ac quired by treaty and purchase under President McKinley. The doctrine of "the consent of the governed," the doctrine previously enunciated by Jefferson in the Declaration of Independence, was not held by him of by any other sane man to ap ply to the Indian tribes in the Louisiana territory which he thus acquired, and there was no vote taken even of the white inhabitants, not to speak of the negroes and Indians, as to whether they were willing that their territory should be annex ed. The grent majority of the inhabitants, white and colored alike, were bitterly opposed to the transfer. Inmirrrctlon In l.ouiNiniin. An armed force of United States soldiers had to be hastily Font into the territory to prevent in surrection, President Jefferson sending these troops to Louisiana for exactly the same reasons and with exactly the same purpose that Presi dent McKinley has sent troops to the Philippines. Jefferson distinctly stated that the Louisinnans were "not fit or ready for self government," and years elapsed before they were given self govern ment, Jefferson appointing the governor and oth er officials without any consultation with the in habitants of the newly acquired territory. The doctrine that the "constitution follows the flag" was not then even considered either by Jefferson or by any other serious party leader, for It never entered their heads that a new territory should be governed other than in the way in which the territories of Ohio and Illinois had already been governed under Washington and the elder Ad ams. The theory known by this utterly false and misleading phrase was only struck out in po litical controversy at n much later date for the sole -purpose of justifying the extension of slav ery into the territories. The parallel between what Jefferson did with Louisiana and what is now being done in the Philippines is exact. Jefferson, the author of the Declaration of Independence and of the "consent of the governed" doctrine, saw no incongruity between this and the establishment of a govern tnont on common sense grounds in the new ritory. Governor Roosevelt then recites the history of the acquisition of Florida, Alaska and Hawaii, likening it to the his tory of the annexation of the Philippines, and closes as follows: Properly speaking, the question is now not whether we shall expand—for we have already expanded—but whether we shall contract. The Philippines ure now part of American territory. To surrender them would he to surrender Amer ican territory. They must, of course, he gov erned primarily in the interests of their own citizens. Our first care must he for the people of the islands which have eoine under our guardian ship as a result of the most righteous foreign war that has been waged within the memory of the present generation. They must be udminis tcn*d in the interests of their inhabitants, and that necessarily means that any question of per sonal or partisan polities in their administra tion must be entirely eliminated. We must con tinue to put at the head of atTairs in the differ ent islands such men us General Wood, Governor Allen and Judge Taft, and it is a most fortunate tiling that we are able to illustrate what ought to be done in the way of sending officers thither by pointing out what actually has been done. The minor places in their administration, where it is impossible to fill them by natives, must be filled by the strictest application of the merit system. It is very important that in our own home administration the merely ministerial and administrative offices, where the duties are en tirely nonpoliticul, shall lie filled absolutely with out reference to partisan affiliations, but tiiis is many times more important in the newly acquir ed islands. The merit systetm is in its essence as democratic as our common school system, for it simply means equal chances and fair play for all. (■ovorniiiu; the Inlands. It must be remembered always that governing these islands in the interest of the inhabitants may not necessarily be to govern them as the inhabitants at the moment prefer. To grant self government to Luzon under Aguinaldo would be like granting self government to an Apache res ervation under some local chief, and this is no more altered by the fact that the Filipinos fought the Spaniards than it would lie by the fact that Apaches have long been trained and employed in the United States army and huve rendered sig nal srviee therein; just as the I'awnees did under the administration of President Grant; just as the Stoekbridge Indians did in the days of Gen oral Washington and the friendly tribes of the Six Nations in the days of President Madison. There are now in the United States communi ties of Indians which have advanced so far that it has been possible to embody them as a whole in our political system, all the members of the tribe becoming United States citizens. There are other communities where the bulk of the tribe is still too wild for it to ne possible to take such a step. There are individuals among the Apaches, Pawnees, Iroquois, Sioux and other tribes who are now United States citizens and who are en titled to stand and do stand on an absolute equal ity with all our citizens of pure whHe blood. Men of Indian blood are now serving in the army ind navy and in congress and occupy high posi tion both in the business and the political world. There is every reason why as rapidly as an In dian or any body of Indians becomes fit for self government he <fl - it should he granted the fullest equality with the whites, hut there would be no justification whatever in treating this fact as a reason for abandoning the wild tribes to work out their own destruction. Exactly tlie same reasoning applies in the case of the Philippines. To turn over the islands to Aguinaldo and liis fol lowers would not be to give self government to the islanders. Under no circumstances would the majority thus gain self government. They would simply be put at the mercy of a syndicate of Chinese half breeds, under whom corruption would flourish far more freely than ever it flour ished under Tweed, while tyrannical oppression would obtain to a degree only possible under such an oligarchy. Ferryboat In Collision. New York. Sept. 17.—The Pennsylva nia Railroad company's fast ferryboat New Brunswick just after leaving her slip at the foot of Cortlandt street, North river, for Jersey City was run into by a steam yacht, the name of which could not be seen. No person was in jured on board the ferryboat, but great excitement prevailed until the passen gers were assured of the safety of the vessel. The New Brunswick was struck amidships, making a hole ten feet in diameter in the ferryboat's side above the water line. When the yacht got clear, it was seen that her stem was badly stove in, her foremast cut away and her main mast broken above the masthead. The New Brunswick lay by until it was seen that the yacht was in no danger, then went to Jersey City. The yacht proceed ed down the river. Howards For Foreigners* Heads. Victoria, B. C., Sept. 17.—The finding of the heads of foreigners in sacks car ried by Chinamen, which has been a fre quent occurrence since the outbreak of the Boxer uprising, has an explanation in news brought by the steamer Brecon shire from the orient. It is related that in the memoranda of the viceroy of Yu-lu was found this grewsome entry: "Paid 100 taels for heads of two American ma rines killed in advance to the relief of Tien-tsin." At an engagement at the llsi arsenal a Chinaman was killed who had a sack in which was the head of Watkins of the United States marines. Shot ly n ( oloii<*l. Atlanta, Sept. 17.—A special to The Constitution from Covington, On., says Colonel Usher Thomason, in command of the Second Georgia, shot and perhaps fatally wounded Otto Fowler. Both men were armed, but Fowler was prevented from shooting Colonel Thomason by his (Fowler's) brother, who was with him. The shooting took place in front of Fowler's residence. The trouble between the two men is said to he of long stand ing. Colonel Thouuisou's home is at Madison. Gallantry of Gcrnuin Cavalry. Victoria, B. C., Sept. 17. —A story of gallantry in which Dr. Scliramier and 10 German cavalrymen were the actors is brought from tin- orient by the steamer Breconshire. They attacked Taetse chwong, sealing tin? walls, opeidng the gates and rushing the ynmen. Then they took the officials prisoners and made them revoke their hostile proclamations. The ill treatment of Christians in the city was instantly stopped. Lleatenunt (■ iliMon llron K m Down. Chicago, Sept. 17.—Lieutenant Gibson, the great .'l-year-old who was the short favorite in the American Derby and for whom *2<>,gnu was refused by Charles llead Smith, hns broken down complete ly. Mr. Smith said he would be retired to the stud and as soon as possible will be shipped to Lexington, Ky. llnil Firi* In AiiiNli*rilniii, \. V. Amsterdam, N. Y., Sept. 17.—The large dry goods store of Young & Striker in this place has been entirely destroyed by fire. The bookstore of Seeley A* Con over and the furniture store of Hanson A Dickson were damaged by smoke and water. The total loss is *40,000, par tially covered by insurance. Proinlit c nl -101 in Irn Man Dead. Klmirn, N. Y., Sept. 17.—Thomas Ger ity, the oldest contractor and builder in this city, is dead at the age of 84. He constructed many of the finest public and private buildings in Elmira. He is sur vived by one sou, W. S. Gerity. head of the wholesale drughouse of Gerity Bros. TUJN IMPEACHED BY LI Recognizes Necessity of His Punishment. VON KETTELER'S ASSASSIN SHOT. Comm iNMloner Hocklilll Starts For lVkliiK-llenKal Lancer* Rescue n Com pit iiy of Fourteenth American Infantry—Other SliiiiiKhnl News, London, Sept. 17.—A Shanghai dis patch to The Times says: "I learn on trustworthy authority that before his departure Li Ilung Chang, having been convinced by his interviews with Mr. Kockhill and Dr. Milium von Sehwartzeustein that it would be useless to discuss any settlement excluding the punishment of the empress dowager and her chief advisers, sent a telegraphic memorial to the throne impeaching Prince Tuan, Prince Chang and Tsailan, Prince Tunu's brother, as well as Kang i, president of the war board, and Chao Shu Chiao, commissioner of the railway and mining bureau and president of the hoard of punishment. "Earl Li. being unable to consult the viceroys <f Nankin and Woo-chang, in scribed their names to the memorial, tak ing their consent for granted, but it ap pears that the Woo-chang viceroy disap proves of the use of his name. This means a rupture with a large and influ ential party. "The staff of Li Ilung Chang includes a son of Marquis Tseng, Yang Tsung Yi and Liu Scueli Sluing. The scene of em barkation was almost squalid. Sheng declined to accompany Earl Li on the plea of illness. It is asserted that Li Hung Chang endeavored to obtain from the Shanghai fiulhorities 20,000 taels, the cost of his recent telegrams to St. Peters burg. The taotai refused to pay in the absence of orders. "Dr. Munun von Sehwartzeustein in an interview with Sheng expressed tin l opin ion that, although the powers were averse to the partition of China, any de lay in negotiating was calculated to pro duce that result and that Germany was prepared to remain in occupation indefi nitely pending a satisfactory settlement. "Earl Li accordingly telegraphed to General Yung Lit to use every effort to persuade the empress dowager and em peror to return to Peking and to remove Priuee Tuan and his entourage." The Peking correspondent of The Dai ly News says that the assassin of Baron von Ketteler hns been shot. The Morning Post's representative at Peking says that tin* question is being discussed of souding relief to a few British, French and American engineers who are besieged in a city 200 miles south of Peking. Hiinn I a ii l.cKiition Leaves IVkiiiK. It is probable that the Russian legation has already been removed from Peking to Tien tsin, but there is no definite news as yet as to whether Li Huug Chang will after all go to Peking. The Americans have begun at Ho-si wn a permanent telegraph line between Peking and Tien-tsin. Shanghai advices say that a house hns been engaged there for Count von Wal dersee, who is expected to arrive next Saturday. Chinese officials estimate that 20.000 disbanded Chinese soldiers by the simple expedient of turning their coats managed to remain behind in Peking. Other dispatches confirm the report that in addition to Hsu Tung, guardian of the heir apparent: Yu Lu, viceroy of Chi-li, and Wang Yi Yung, president of the Imperial academy, with 200 members of official families, committed suicide when the allies entered Peking. Chinese regulars are reported to have relieved the Roman Catholic stronghold at 110-ohien, in the province of Chi-li, which the Boxers had been besieging since June. It is reported from Shanghai that the Russians have seized valuable railway property at Tien-tsin in defiance of the protests of the British commander. Dr. Morrison, the Peking correspond ent of The Times, in the course of a lo :g dispatch dated Sept. 5 continues to pro test against the evacuation of the capi tal. but ho agrees with the Peking cor respondent of The Morning Post that the withdrawal of the Russian troops, owing to their barbarous habits, would be an unmixed benefit. He asserts that further convincing proofs have been obtained of the inten tion of the empress dowager to massacre all the foreigners. Prince Cliing. ho says, fails to realize the real situation, evi dently being convinced that all the pow ers can he squared by the payment of a money indemnity. li'iiKitl Lancers Itcscncil Anierlcnim. Tien-tsin. Sept. 17. Mr. William Woodvlllo Rockhill, special representa tive of the United States in China, has left for Peking. In an interview before leaving he said he did not expect to re main there more than a few (lays. The Tu-liu expedition has returned to Tien tsin. The march hack was unopposed, and it is reported that the Boxers have retired in force to a village 30 miles up the Graud canal. The Americans did not participate in the burning and looting of Tu-liu, and this caused much comment among the commanders. The Sixth Unit ed Stall's cavalry, it is reported here, have been ordered to camp at Ynng-tsun, up the Pei-Ho, with a view of strengthening the line of communica tions. The regiment will take two heavy guns. Corporal Hughes of the Third United States artillery was killed and his com panion wounded while trying to force a passage of the French bridge after dark. Yankee Marines Looted n Mint. Hancock, Mil., Sept. 17.—Henry Buck holder, on board the United States flag ship Brooklyn, now at Taku, China, writes to friends here under date of Aug. 10 describing the battle of Tien-tsin. lie says that immediately after the surrender of the Chinese the looting began. The American marines started for a mint and ransacked it, obtaining n large amount of silver bullion, which the officers after ward took from them. One soldier, the letter states, got a box full of diamonds for which Admiral Seymour offered him $20,000. rwciity-one Fisliliia Schooner* I.list, St. John's, N. F., Sept. 17.—Seven fish ing schooners have gone ashore at Conohe, on the French treaty coast; four at Engiee, three at Griquet, five at Croc and seven at Quirpon. All are likely to go to pieces. About 40 others have been more or less seriously damaged by the storm. Fortunately no lives were ldst, as all the vessels were in port at the time. 1 KILL PRO-AMERICANS. Armed Filipino* Pat Tea Country men to Deutli. Manila. Sept. 17.—During the last fort night ten Filipinos in Luzon and the Vl sayas, known as American sympathizers or as aiding in the conduct of municipal governments established by the Ameri cans, have been murdered by their coun trymen in arms. The provinces of Morong and Laguna continue tranquil. United States troops originally destined for China, but now diverted to the Phil ippines, are being sent to points where they are most needed. Last week 40 Filipinos were killed. One American was killed, three were wounded, and two were captured. Mr. Wright of the Philippine commis sion is preparing a bill for harbor im provements here. It contemplates an appropriation of $1,000,000 gold for the construction of protective dockage. The proposal is favorably commented upon, especially by the Spaniards, and the car rying out of the work, which will be completed in about 18 months, will he greatly beneficial to commerce. At the commission's session next Wednesday a civil service bill will be in troduced. It will provide for a civil serv ice board consisting of one Filipino and two Americans. The examinations in the United States will be held by the Wash ington civil service commission and those here by army boards appointed at Wash ington. KRUGER'S PLANS. WnrNliln Offered by Holland to Con vey 111 in to That Country. London, Sept. 17.—A dispatch from Lisbon states that the Portuguese gov ernment has telegraphed to the governor of Mozambique authorizing the departure of Mr. Kruger for Europe. The governor, however, must satisfy himself that Mr. Kruger is really going to Europe. Meanwhile he is instructed to tnko all precautions to safeguard the personal security of Mr. Krugen. The government of the Netherlands has telegraphed to Loureneo Marques offering a Dutch warship to bring Mr. Kruger to Holland. Mrs. Ivrugcr, according to a dispatch to The Daily Express, has arrived in Loureneo Marques. The Lisbon papers say that Mr. Kru ger will take the German steamer Iler zog at Lourefico Marques, his destination being Holland by the way of Marseilles. A dispatch from Gape Town states that the military authorities have taken over the Netherlands railway. General Mac Donald, operating in the northeastern corner of Orange Colony, compelled the Boers to make a hasty flight from the Vet river. He captured 31 wagons, a quantity of cattle and stores ami 05,000 rounds of rifle ammu nition. Iron anil Sti*ol In Pennsylvania. Harrishurg, Sept. 17.—A compilation of the annual returns to the state bureau of industrial statistics shows that in 1880 Pennsylvania produced 0.542,008 gross tons of pig iron, the value of which was nearly $100.0(10,000. An average of 15,- 347 workmen were employed during the year in the making of pig iron, the aver age yearly earnings of skilled and un skilled labor being *405.18. Pennsylva nia produced 0,440.159 gross tons of steel of all kinds in 1800, or over 00 per cent of the production of the United States. The number of workmen employed in the steel industry of the state independent of those employed in the rolling of black plate was 09,082, their average yearly earnings being $550. The aggregate value of the .'131.083,734 pounds of tin and terne plate produced by the 25 es tablishments in Pennsylvania last year was $12,105,870. Twenty-three compa nies produced pig iron in 1800, Allegheny heading the list with a production of 3,278,420 tons. Greek Warship at I'll ilnili*liiliin. Philadelphia. Sept. 17. The first Greek warship that has ever visited the United States dropped anchor in the Delaware river last night a short distance below this city. The vessel is the corvette Nattnrclms Miaulis. which sailed from the Piraeus on the 17th of July and has visited Malta, Gibraltar, Madeira, the Cape Verde islands, Martinique and St. Thomas, Danish West Indies, from which latter port she sailed last Monday. The Nauarchos Miaulis is used as a training ship and has on hoard a number of naval cadets. The vessel was sent to Phila delphia by the king of Greece in order that the naval cadets on hoard may have an opportunity to visit the shipyards on the Delaware river as well as the great steel plants of Pennsylvania. After her visit to this city the vessel will proceed to New York and Boston. Primaries In llnviiun. Havana, Sept. 17.—1n the elections of delegates to the forthcoming constitu tional convention the National party again triumphed In the province of Ha vana. Not only did it elect the five dele gates of the majority representation, hut It also captured one of the minority rep resentatives, the Republican party elect ing tlu other two—namely, Manuel Snu guily and Berriel. Returns from the oth er provinces come in slowly owing to the heavy rains. In Pinar del Rio there seems to he no doubt of the election of Gonzalo de Quesado, Rius Rivera and Civil Governor Quiles. Nothing definite is yet known here as to Santiago because of the difficulty in getting returns from the outlying country districts there, but it is reported that Juan Gualberto Go mez is elected. DiovNon'M Output, Vancouver, B. C„ Sept. 17. W. A. Bacr, a mining engineer of this city, has just returned from Dawson. He says that, according to the latest information in the possession of the gold commission er's office at Dawson, royalty will he paid this season on $10,000,000. The actual clean up will be $0,000,000 more. Just before Bner left Dawson encouraging re ports had come from Stewart river plac ers, 200 miles distant, and that another exodus to that river had taken place. Good reports have also come from Little Salmon. Fire In Brie, Pn. Erie, Pa., Sept. 17.—Fire broke out yesterday in the p'.nnt of the Erie Litho graphing and Printing works, doing dam age to the amount of between $40,000 and $50,000. The loss is fully covered by insurance. The firm will continue to fill orders promptly with the assistance of the other printing offices in the city. Weather For const. Partly cloudy and cooler today; fair tomorrow; fresh to brisk northwesterly Winds on the lakes. RAILROAD TIMETABLES LEHIGH VALLEY RAILROAD. Slay 27, 11)00. AHKANQEMENT or PASSENGER TRAINS. LEAVE FHEELAND. 0 12 a m lor Weatherly,' Muuch Chunk, Allen town, Betlileliem, Euston, Phila delphia and New York. 7 40 u m lor .Sandy Hun, White Haven, Wilkes-llarre, Pittaton and Heranton. 8 18 u in lor Hazleton, Muhunoy City, Shenandoah, Ashland, Weatherly, Muucli Chunk, Allen to vrn, llethleheui, Easton, Philadelphia and New York, i 9 30 a m lor Huzletou, Mahanoy City, Shen andoah, Ait. Caruiel, Shamokin and Pottsville. 1 1 46 a in lor Sandy Hun, White Haven, Wllkes-Harre, scrautou Und all points West. 1 30 P in for Weatherly, Mauch Chunk, Al ieutowii, liethiehem, Easton, Philadel phia and New York. 4 42 p iu lor Ha/.leton, Mahanoy City, Shen andoah, Mt. Caruiel, shuiuokiu and Pottsville, Weatherly, Maueh chunk, Allentown, Bethlehem, Easlou, Phila delphia and New York. 0 34 P in for Sandy Hun, White Haven, Wilkes-Harre, scrautou und all points West. 7 29 P in lor Ha/.leton, Mahanoy City, Shen andoah, Alt. Caruiel und Shuiuokiu. AIiHIVE AT FHEELAND. 7 40 a m from Weatherly, Pottsville, Ash land, Sheuaudouh, Mahanoy City and Hazleton. 9 17 am from Philadelphia, Easton, Bethle hem, Allentown, Maueli Chunk, Weath erly, Hazleton, .Mahanoy City, Shenan doah, Ait. Caruiel und Shainokui. 9 30 a in from Scrautou, Wilkes-Harre und White Haven. 1 1 46 a in l'roui Pottsville, Shamokin, Mt. Caruiel, Sheuuudouh, Mahanoy City and Hazleton. 12 66p in Irom New York, Philadelphia, Easton, Hethlchuni, Allentown, Muueh Chunk und Weatherly. 4 42 |> in from Scrautou, Wilkcs-Hurre ami White Huven. 0 34 p in from Now York, Philadelphia, Easton, Bethlehem, Allentown, Potts ville, shamokin, Mt. Caruiel, sheuuu douh, Mahanoy City and Hazleton. 7 29 p ni lroiu Scruntou, Wilkes-Harre and White Haven. For 1 uriner lntormation inquire of Ticket Agents. uuLijlN H.WI LIJUH, General Superintendent, 20 Cortiundt street. New York City. CHAS. S. LEI., General I'astenser Agent, 20 Cortlandt Street. New York City. J. T. KEITH, Division Superintendent, Hazleton, Pa. THE DELAWARE, SUSQUEHANNA AND SCHUYLKILL RAILROAD. Time table Hi effect April 18, 1807. Trains leave Urifton tor Jed do, Eukley, Hazle Urook, Stockton, Heaver -Meadow Houd, Hoan and Hazleton Junction at 6 Bb, 0 uu u in, daily except Sunday; und 7 U8 a m, 2 ;mj p in, Sunday. Truinsleuve Drifton lor Harwood,Cranberry, Touiiuckeu and Deri tiger ut 6 BU, 0 UJ a in, daily except Sunday; and 7 U8 a in, 286 p in, Sun day. Traius leave Drifton for Oneida Junction, llarwood Hoad, Humboldt Houd, Oneida and Sheppton ut oOb am, daily except Sun day; and i 03 a ra, 2 88 p m, Sunday. Trains leave Hazleton J unction l'or Harwood, Cranberry, Tomhioken and Derlnger at 085 a ui, daily except Sunday; und 8 68 a in, 4 22 p in, Sunday. Trains leave Hazleton Junction for Oneida Junction, Harwood Hoad, Humboldt Houd, Oneida und Sheppton at 0 82, 11 111 a in, 4 41 p ui, daily except Sunday; and 7 87 a in, 811 pin, Sunday. Trains leave Deringer for Tomhick n. Cran berry, Hat wood, Huzieton Junction and Bonn at 2 26, 6 40 p in, daily except Sunday; ana J 87 a m, 6 07 p m, suuduy. Trains leave Sheppton for Oneida, Humboldt Hoad, Harwood Houd, Oneida Junction, Hazle ton Junction and Hoan at 7 11 am, 12 40, 622 p in, uaily except Sunday; and all a ni, 844 p m, Sunday. Trains leave Sheppton for Beaver Meadow | Hoad, Stockton, llazlo Brook, Eokley, Jeddo and Drilton at 5 22 p in, daily, except Sunday; l and 8 11 a in, 8 14 p m, Sunday. 1 Train* leave Hazleton Junction for Beaver Meadow Hoad, Stockton, Hazle Brook, Eckley, Jeddo and Drifton at 5 46, 020 p m, dally, except Sunday; and 10 10 a in, 6 40 p in, Sunday. All traius connect at Hazleton Junction with electric ears tor Hazleton, Jeanes\ ille, Auden ried and other points on the Traction Com pany's line. Trains leaving Drilton ut 5 :>O, 0 00 a m make connection at Deringer with P. H. H. trains lor W ilkesbaric, Sunbury, liarrisbuig and i oiuts west. For the accommodation of passengers at way stations boiwoeu Hazleton Junction und lJer- I inger, a train will leave the foruier point at | iuO p in, daily, except Suuduy, arriving at I Deringer at a U) p m. LUTHEIt C. SMITH, Superintendent. The lint mid the Title. There is nu amusing English defini tion of "gentleman." It is "A man who wears a silk hat, and if lie lias no other title insists upon having 'Esq.' added to his name when letters are addressed to him." i The west end Londouer of social ! pretensions accepts this definition in j practice. Summer and winter, In rain i or shine, he wears a high silk hat in | the streets of London and carries it into the drawing room when he pays an afternoon call. It is only when ho : takes a train for the provinces or for the continent that lie ventures to use more comfortable headgear. lie also expects to have the distinc tion of "esquire" when a. letter is ad dressed to htm and is highly offended if he finds ou the envelope the prefix "Mr." As a matter of fact the num ber of English gentlemen who are le gally entitled to the mediaeval honors of "esquire" is insignificant. It is a self assumed title which signifies noth ing that is substantial in rank or priv ilege. In common use in London "esquire" simply means that the person so ad dressed does not choose to be associ ated with tradesmen and ordinary working people and that he is a "gen tleman" who invariably wears a silk tat.—Youth's Companion. xva co .i race a to nope. When the Empress Frederick, eldest daughter of Queen Victoria, was a lit tle girl, her disposition, to the great grief of the queen, was haughty and arrogant. Once, when about to embark on the royal yacht Victoria and Albert, she was lifted across to the deck of the boat by one of the sailors, who, as ho was putting her down gently, said, "There you are, my little lady." "I am not a 'little lady;' I am a princess!" was the prompt and indig nant reply. The queen, who had over heard the conversation, detained the man with gesture, and, turning to her spoiled little daughter, said: "Tell the kind sailor that you are much Indebted to him for his civility and tlrnt, although you are not a 'little lady' yet, you confidently hope to merit the title before long." Cot Their Fee* Anyway. Mc.Tlgger Young Dr. Downs recent ly made SSO in a guessing contest. Thingumbob—The only one who guessed correctly, eh? McJigger—Oh, no. Two other doc tors got the same, and all three of them guessed wrong. "You see, they were called in consultation over a pa tient.—Philadelphia Press. DJW'I.'J-IMM'V S ' effective pills made arc . itt > LittleEurlyKrsi'w. Ihe\ are uncmiiii. oil for nil liver und b wels troubles. Never grlj-e. Grover's City d yg store.
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