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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-11-23

Doesn't look like It, said the SKIP
per.
They were marched ashore with
what they stood up in, under q gen
erous escort. and were judged accord
ing to the customs of the country.
which, though excellent, are out or
date. There were the pearls; there
were the poachers; and there SAT a
small but o governor. He consulted
for awhile, and then things began to
move with a speed. for he did not wish
to keep a hungry crew at arg on
the beach. and the man-of-war a
gone up the coast. with a wave OF MS
hand-a stroke of the pen was not nee
c~ssary-he consigned them to the
blackgang-tana. the back country, n
the hand of the law removed them from
his si~ht and the knowledge OF men.
They we're marched into the palms aho
the back country swallowed them up
all the crew of the Haliotis.
Deep peace continued to brood over
Europe, Asia. Africa. America, u
tralasia and Polynesia.
RIO he Continued
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He Kept the u t.Licutennnt Drunk.

F, several shaft coupling bolts and nuts.
scattering other and ancient pieces OF
iron underfoot. Any engine stopped
suddenly nay disorganize her shaft
coupling bolts, and this accident seemed
ever more natural. Cylinder bolts he
cut off to the number of six from the
after engine cylinder so that>it might
match its neighbor and stuffed the bilge
feed pumps with cotton waste. Then
he made up q neat bundle of the varf-
Gus odds and ends that he had gathered
from the engines-little things like nuts
| and valve spindles,. all carefully tall
lowed-and retired with them under the
floor of the engine room. where he
sighed, being fat as he passed from
| manhole to manhole of the double bot
tom, and In some fairly dry submarine
compartment hid them. Any engineer.
| particularly In an u%nfriendly port, has
q right to keep his spare stores where
he chooses. and the foot of n of the
cylinder shores blocked all entrance
into the regular store room v II that
had not been already closed with steel
wedges. In conclusion he disconnected
the after engine. laid piston and con-
Meeting rod, carefully tallowed, where
| II, would be most announcement to the
casual visitor, took out three Of the
eight collars of the thrust block, hid
them where only he icculd, find them
again. filled the boilers by hand, wedged
the sliding doors of the coal bunkers,
and rested from his labors. The en-
CINE DON was a cemetery, and It did
not need a bucketful Of ashes tipped
over tho skylight to make II any worse
He invited the skipper to look at the
completed work.
Saw, We ever such a forsaken wreck
az that?" hejsaid proudly. ut almost
rights me to go under those shores.
Now. what d'you think they'll do to us?''
Wait till we see" snid the skipper.
LII Pc bad enough when Il comes" )
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-11-23

ing them away. ''The engines aren't
worth their price as old iron."
I'VE tow was the answer. "Af-
forwards we shall confiscate."
The man-of-war was short-handed,
and did not see the necessity of putting
a prize crew aboard the HaliOtis. So
she sent n sub-lieutenant, whom the
skipper kept very drunk. for he did not
wish to make the tow too easy. and.
moreover. he had an inconspicuous
little rope hanging from the stern OF
his ship.
Then they began to tow at an aver
age speed of four knots an hour. The
Haliotis was very hard to move, and
the gunnery lieutenant who had fired
the five-inch shell had leisure to think
upon consequences. Mr.. Wardrop was
the busy He borrowed all the
crew to shore IN the cylinders with
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-11-23
ROOF TIMING Ann soloeB,ae

An demo away with by the use Of HAHTe
OF ingredients weil-known TO oil II ean .
roofe. also to brick dwellnss Which via
prevent absolutely n crumblitg. .AfA9np
Ing or breaking Of the brick. ~ viii oues
and It's cost does not exceed on1-dftt ~
OF tho cost Of Timing. IL sold by IL ~
or. pound. Contracts taken b..
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-11-23

though the Haliotls trailed behind her
a heavily weighted jib stayed u into
the shape Of a pocket, and Mr.. Ward
rop was no longer an artist Of mag
nation but one Of seven-and-twenty
prisoners in u prison full of insects.
The man-of-war had towed them to the
nearest port, not to the headquarters
of the colony, and when Mr.. Ward
rop saw the dismal little harbor, with
it's ragged line Of Chinese junks. It's
one crazy tug, the bodybuilding shed,
that, under the charge Of a philo-
sophical Malay, represented a dock
yard, he sighed and shook his head.
II did WE'LL" he said. This is the
habitation o. wreclsers an thieves.
We're at the uttermost ends of tine
earth. Think you they'll ever know
in England?"
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The Certnur Company II MuCray Street, Now York CITY,
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rEOTHERS

and those about to
become mothers,
should know that
DR.. Pierce's Fa-
yorite Prescription
robs childbirth OF
its torture, terrors
and dangers to
Gni1i fnnfl1nt. ond
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-11-23
Bstweon ,hsD Devil and the Deep Blue Sea

that bred contempt) had newly brought
up a third and a ~thirteen-knot boat
with a clean bottom to help the work;
and that was why the Haliotis, driving
hard from the east to the west, found
herself at daylight in such a position
that she could not help seeing an ar
Management of four flags a mile and a
half behind, which read: "Heave to. or
take the consequences"
She had her choice, and she took It,
and the end came when, presuming on
her lighter draft and international eti-
Quette, she tried to draw away NORTH
srasd . : friendly shoa1. The shell
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Castoria

"Casto.ia Is SO well adapted to children that
recommend IL assuperiortoan prescription
known to me-"
Il. A. AncHrr, n. D.,
Iii So. Oxford St., Brooklyn N. Y.
sour physicians in the childrcu's depart
ment have spoken highly of their expert.
enco in their outside practice with Castoria,
and although we only have among our
medical supplies whr. Is known as regular
products, yet we are free to confess that the
favor upon it."
UNITED HOSPITAL AND DrSrENsAay,
Dos.on. Man
ALLEN Z. SxIrE, Fres., .
array Street, Row York City.
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CastoTie,.

"Cls.cria Is al oxccl.cnt medicine for chill.
dren. Mothers havo repeatedly tod me OF its
good effect Upon their children"
d.. G.. G.. OsoooD,
Lowell, Mass.
"Castoria is the best remedy for children Of
which am acquainted. Ihopc the day is not
far distant when mothers will ccnsiler tho real
interest Of their children, ard uso Castoria in
stead offhe variousquact nostrums which are
destroying their loved ones, by forcing opium,
morphine, soothing syrup and other hurtful
agents down their Threats, thereby sending
them to premature graves"
Dr.. J. 2. KrIcuElor,
Conway, Ark.
The CcntnCc Company, ~ i
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4 LTVELY B4TTLE WITH 1&ES
TWO MEN GET BADLY cut IN THE COMBAT AND
one MAY DIE.

TWO MEN GET BADLY CUT IN THE COMBAT AND
one MAY DIE.
Edward Farrell. Of No 90 East Ninth-st. is
,r,,g win - fractured skull in st. Vincent's Hos
nital and Albert Kraft is out on 5000 bonds as the
r.s,,,, ., a hattie with axes which the men waged
81, saturday night Kraft who lives at No. 500
pl.eckor.st Is "A butcher In the Gansevoort Mar
10, Farrell living on the East Side OF town, Is
ro, lsnown 10 the police at the Charles-st. sta
tion on Saturday afternoon the two men hau
a slight trouble In Cohens barroom. at Greenwich
and Gansevoort SITS Blows were exchanged, but
no damage done.
shortly before 10 o'clock on Saturday night, as
Kraft was passing Duffy's potato market ne was
attacked from, behind by Farrell who used an axe
"a A weapon. lie struck Kraft stunning dow
an the back OF the head making an ugly wound.
Kraft turned to defend himself. and got two more
bad cuts on the hand and wrist. ana thrd on the
arm
lie then turned and ran into Haggertys putchet
shon IN hudson st. near Horatlo. Farrell followed
hin, and again attacked him. Kraft picked UP
cle,ver and struck his assailant blow on the
head that knocked him down. cutting a long gash
across his forehead Farrell AZ once jumped TO MS
Zoo, and threw his axe at Kraft. which landed on
hi ,r,, lnnicting another severe wound. Farrell
,hen tainted and was taken 10 St Vincent
Hospital. . a.. ,,har,os-s, s,a-
ianey who qt once sent around to the hospital
ana placed Farrell under arrest ., a.
Kr,ft was alao arrested yesterday morning, az
word had been sent from the hospital that farre
had sustained compound fracture 81 the Skull
ami would probably die In the Jene enc, n, MAJ
To Justice Smms. who released him under NJ"
10 await the result OF Farrells INJURIES farreh
Is also under arrest on charge OF fe!ohious as
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-01-21
LILLE POLICEMAN RErGfMi NDED

Mary Krenkel. OF No. i5I Attorney-st. was
charged by Policeman Joseph Reitman. OF the First
Inspecton District. In the Essex Market Police
Court Yesterday with keeping IA policy -shop at that
address The policeman said he went TO the place
on saturday afternoon and found several manifold
shoots of polIcy slips In bureau drawer. The
vonan was scrubblng the floor. and Retman ar
rested her H., told Justice Grady he had watched
the place for three hours. and saw several people
enter and leave II with policy slips. and that
account he arrested the woman.
Justice Grady angry, and In dischargng the
defendant said: Officer you had not the slightest
evidence against this woman II. you say. you
had watched the place for three hours and wanted
10 make a case YOU could have procured much bet
TOR evidence All you saw this woman do was scrub
the floor. and this Is no violation of the law. She
should never have been arrested at all
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,.,. tho love of art and beauty or the spirit VI
80. riotism can die out (l|oud aPP""''"
THE FREE PRESS.
rbere ia one point more, with winch l WI .,,.
mr. ,,a,,o NJ the free press is not now su''''''
.ao,a,od in this country. 1t Is only some pa
.ia',,or circumstance some unusual oco"'
49,, ,r mako II rise clearly before the eyes v, 90
~ 7 don't know that can state IL WIN '
a,a,,rctnoss but in my judgment the highest ~
,,or NJ tho nress Is that ut last IL io''''' 49,,
horrior which stands between the peopie a.
,ross wrong that may be attempted ny -,
nar,v or nv ruling public favorie ~ s arant that
rurpstance should ever happen anu IT,, lifting its
II may not the mission OF wy 80 In defence
,oina In defence OF the Constitution anu ~ and the
S ~ enrit OF liberty will be recoghlzen, n ~
free press will be appreciated ns.inn and Of Lib
the nIblc welfare, of the CONSTITUTIONS an" "
cry I'D now lot me finish with two or three MAINS
which seem to me or vai'c u "e"'F"'
/ Never be In a hurry. 49,.
> Hold fast to the Constitution. ,.o,,a all
sand nv the Stars and stripes Apo'e an
sta,d for Liberty whatever happens. ~ WIG
4 word that Is not spoken never docs any ms
chsf 100, .nr c,rno, make up
( All the goodness Of 4 gcod egg cd""o' MANI T
for the badpess Of bad one - aon., ,ear IN
a If Won find you have been wrong 10" i."' ~
There is a tradition IN some newspapers %, Iii, III
old school that you must pretend 10 shy 1rhat
pilitv and never admit you have been wrong Inso
ie a sv rule II man has not the mora. cSu nsa
TO saw Yes. wrong. ana noh ~" Mt
what | said at former time II ne no hsi
courage 10 s,y that he had better retlre roI o"s'
ness and never try to make another newspaper
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Court CALENDARS FOR ToDAr.

Supreme Court-General Term Recess.
supreme -ChambersIIetore Van Bruni J j =,
Court opens at 1880 M Motion calendar 'a'ed "' -
supreme courspec,. rsTmpa.t I'e or Bs Be-,
bIvasc.. so. S $50 ss. ssso y; 1871 @
Law and Fact NSs 80 s s 'i 10, iS iI ,s SS5
l IA. 1878 1878 sg s 1884, s s s 's cs Sns 'o ~
supreme Cour-Special TermPart IIBefore Patterson!
circuit coaft~Part Before Patterson. Case o.
S Circuit aaS% vs. Ss narret to be
from Part III for trial Clear Ma. .3ss
+'?: '? !s sS :5s :9 rs: rs:
Circuit courPar Iy-Betorc Andrews causes to
49, 81. I Js e ss 5ss a. 49, 80 ~ &c.
Superior court Equity Term Before sedswiek G j.
Ss: 49, IS ss ;s : 'ss' S.
sSss.c 1u 80 Is T5rs, "i i E ssi lsis
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sSs sS @ AVOID 20 is s .s,,! .s
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Wright Tis John smith Daniel Ryan Joseph KraS,e charles
secca BaSS Mary Gillespie a, l"'o M s NGI
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Mo- OK will Of Ellen McCauey. 1880 a. M. 30. 1913;
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Mah.u AZ 10 30 a. M No 1929 will OF Mary /. Jones
nj 10 30 a. m. i022 will OF Charles A Schiesel
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lies asoI. o3s 1885 si5i. 3i32 Si53 Sio+ ~! -'o'
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short causes; Nos 1927 20s FITS 3iSs Is ss ssii
oa5o 3is5 32i5 1889 2732 202s 3ioO ssp SiS' go.
40 saoT Tia 3pG5 Equity Nos 49, lSe Clear
REFEREES APPOINTED
Supreme Court
BY Barrett. j.
Cushman vs. Weber-Thomas Allison
Man vs. McDonough- Henry F.. Howiand.
Varnum vs. Portcr--wliam NJ Hoes
by Insrahsm. j.
Rogers w. Pesuali-willam VIVA
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-01-21

WHITE.

Herr curt Won Bardeleben Berlin ., ana g. yor "a
Black burne. London. have signed articles ior
chess match to be played under the auspices of
the Hastings England Chess CLUB az the ehd OF
The Brooklyn Chess Club gave reception on
SATURDAY night, when sixteen players had entered
n so-caIled !.rapid transit tournament. in winch
100 moves had to be made by each contestan.. ~
the hour As will be seen from the appenoeo
table Ruth was the lucky winner Inc scores
FIRST ROUND.
Or Lewis l. vs. Spavers o. Swafheld ~ VS.. oy -:
Sra,rn, 20 Nurphy o. Wurstliu O. Souveine l.
&c., wood y Bonn u. Helms l.
x.o,sr y. FlweIl o. Dow Ruth I.
SECOND ROUND.
Taum T. vs. Or. Lewis y. Helms o. vs. Souwcine
$500 n "a DIV / Ruth o. De Wiser o.
THIRD ROUND.
So,,x.,r. a., Va Ta,unr o. Ruth 81 Oily o.
FINAL ROUND.
Ruth I. Souweine o.
Draw game Ruth the toss ana procseieu -
winner I'm subsequent rounds.
The player named first in each pairing had the
move.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-01-21
rt,,t npry or MEANS SUPPORTED By He CITY

Patrick CuInne OF No. 23S East Twenty-hfth-st,
- . nr,sop.r I'm the Essex Market Police Court
yesterday charged by Agent Agnew. or the Gerry
society. with falling to supper; four OF MS SIX
children Five years Guinness wife died ana
Immediately afterwari he had Maggie. aged m
teen; James aged thirteen. and Frank agea eish''
committed TO the Catholic Protectory; while Mary
r,lsr ,ged five Was sent to the House Of Mercy.
Gimme agreed 10 pay SIC a month for them. but
failed To live strictly ~ to his contract. ana he
now owes the ci,y S32S. Gunnc says that when his
wife died she left two tenement houses-Nos 3'S
East Twenty second-st. and iO5 East One-hundred-
and seventeenth st-to her children. ana appointed
az their guardian Patrick Egan, real estate dealer.
-, No %, broadway end says that as he derives
no benefit from the income from the property he
should not be held responsible for his children's
Justice Grady parocd Gunnc for examination
until Tuesday next, and instructed nm TO nave the
,hIlIren's guardian In court at that time.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-01-21

the hremen just promptly squelched the blaze
To do so they had to rip off portion OF the tin roof
and large section Of tin falling the skylight
OF the mems Russian bath frightened a half-dozen
young men who were taking a bath They were
quickly treasured
The baths adjoin the Windsor Hotel although Il
has not connection with them
No one in the hotel in the ba tbs except the
young men mentioned. knew Of the fire until after
II was extingushed
william Mccain thirty-three years old, OF No. Is
Prospect Place, fireman attached to Engine Com
pany NO. 2 had his left hand caught In a fy-wheel
OF the engine as IL stood in front OF the baths
Several bones OF his hand were broken and he was
removed to the Flower Hospital
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-01-21
6. l. B4LLANTINE Sues FOR DIVORCE.
oxE or, THE WEALTHY NEWARK BREWING FAM
NY CHARGES HIS WIFE WITH INFfpELiIf
AN ATTACHE OF THE AMERICAS
EMBASSY IN PARIS THE CO.
RESPONDENT.

EMBASSY IN PARIS HE ~
RESPONDENT.
4 dlspatch from Paris announces that George ~
RaIlautine had begun divorce proceedings against
his wife Mabel Lothrop Ballantine, ana tha' d"
attache of the American Embassy was named as
correspondent The husband is the son OF the late
peter Ra.lantine Five years ago he met MISS
Iothrop I'm the Adirondacks She belonged 10 'he
Io,bron family OF Boston They were married the
following year. and had brilliant wedding MI
Ballantine was a partner in the large brewing
business in Newark for which. 1t is said. the BAL
lontlnes refused an offer OF S.eov~ by an Ehehs"
syndicate He desired TO withdraw from the DUST
moss and he withdrew 4 fortune from 1t represent
ing an income Of $4,000 a year He had been grad
mated from Rutgers and he began the study OF
architecture He moved 10 Boston. Some domestic
unplcasantness occurred, and he decided TO go
abroad with his wife TO live. and TO study archi-
tect,re in Paris Mrs. Ballantine's sister accom-
named them The husband divided his time In
Paris between his studies and his fashionable
turnouts and Mrs. Ballantne and her sister made
treatment Journeys to Germany and Italy They
have one child. Finally there were runiors IN the
American colony OF infellcity In the Bailantine
household. and some time ago hint OF divorce
WAS sent by the cable. Mrs. Ballantine Is a hand
nome woman. The husband Is also good looking
and has refined manners. His mother lives IN
Newark and also his TWO unces Robert ana
John whose families have intermarried with the
t'reinchuysen Bradley. Coates and Pitney fan-
lies. which stand high socially In newark ana tn ne
state The Ballantines belong to the Newark
-four hundred and entertain lavishly. one mas n
fine country seat at Morris Plains and the other
large and handsome estate at Bernardsvilie
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-01-21

The Rev. John Lewis Clark. for three years 'h'
"a stor OF Cuyler Chapel a branch OF the Lafayette
Avenue Presbyterian Church. OF Brooklyn has re-
signed his pastorate to accept the call OF the Mar
bic Collegiate Church. of New-fork CITY 10 assist
the Rev DR. ID. J. Burrell. Mr.. clark began his
new labors yesterday He succeeds the KEY.
Palmer S. Hubert, who has recently been called
% , Cbicaro church. DR. Burrers new assist
ant is graduate OF Lincoln University, IN III
nos and OF Union Theological Seminary, ana tooa
most graduate courses in the University OF the city
OF New-York Both Mr. and Mrs. Clark leave
many warm friends in Brooklyn.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-01-21
rRrGHrryrp By FIRE ~ THE BATHS.

Charles Smith. proprietor OF the Windsor Baths.
No East Forty-sixth-st, WAS seated in his Office
on the ground floor OF the baths hve-story brick
building, when he noticed the reflection OF what
seemed steam on the window of house across the
street The steam seemed TO be coming from the
roof OF the baths and there much of II that
Mr.. Smith went up to investigate He found tho
roof on fire. and promptly sent out alarm and
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-01-21
WHAT THE CHESS PLAYERS ARE DOING.

TEAM MATCH AT THE MANHATTAN "p .prn
TRANSIT GAMES IN BROOKLYN
The team match at the Manhattan Ches. ,luh
on Saturday night a success. and some ena
games were played In the match. in which Major
J. NJ. Hanham and j. W. Snowaltet captained the
sides Hanhams team won the contest by six
cames To five The details:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-01-21
JASTIAN'S TEAM


Total .................o Total .....,s'''''''''''"
showalters men played the whites on tables Nos l. 4
4. g. and 10.
Ianham's men the remaining tables.
Referee. w. Baird.
The annual handicap match OF the City Chess
Club mas been going on at the club. thirty one
games having been played up to last night. The
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-01-21
FIRST GAME-PONZIANI.

Appended are the scores of the two games.
beIng contested by correspondence between the
CITY and Newark Chess clubs:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-01-21

As long such things be produced I'm the
newspapers OF the country, there 10 no danger
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-01-21
THE JOURNALISTS EDUCATION

Now. allow me word as to the education that
a young journalist should work for In the frat
place. he should learn everything that 1t Is possible
for him to know. saw a newspaper man
who knew too much. except those who knew too
many Things that were not So Qaughter) I am
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-01-21

that the love Of art and beauty or sne SP'''
patriotism can die out. Qoud app'""'"
rrIr rpEE PRESS
The herald., 1895-10-08
SEVEN YEARS IN ONE ROOM

An old Paris journalist, Paul MERCER,
died recently, after having been volun-
tarily confined to his room Tor several
years. 1t was nothing but long ana
cruel suicide which he committed. He
once owned and edited two papers, the
first, lie Tambour Blatant, ii semi mill
tary paper and later on LIE Gegne-P Petit,
financial weekly for the mi ddle and
lower classes. Both of these ventures
failed, aud the lack OF success worried
him - such an extsnt that he became a
confirmed misanthrope.
About seven years ago he appeared in
a house on the Passage Stevens and rent
ed rooms. which became his chosen pris-
on. 1t must be noted that Mercier was
then by no means poor, even if his enter
prises had failed; he had a regular in
come which would have been enough to
keep him we'll, and had his apartments
very nicely furnished when he moved in.
From the day he moved in he never
opened the windows and allowed every
hing to he covered by dust and dirt. His
meals were brought in to him by tina
janitor, placed on the hvor befors the door
and the bell rang. No one had admit
lance to the rooms of the voluntary g.
cluse. At last he did not answer the bell,