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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-03-21
AN EGG-JOKE ROLLING,
m the Cleveland PIain-Dealer.

From the Cleveland Plain-Dealer.
At "A small gathering the other night
somebody started the egg joke rolling
Did you ever hear the story of the
hard-bolled egg?' he solemnly inquired of
some one across the table
NO" was the innocent answer.
ITS hard to beat" said the joker with
much gravity,
You can't help smiling at these things,
and after the laugh died down somebody
else sprung this:
did anybody hear about the egg in the
coffee?"
mo" said an oblging somebody.
THAT settles it," remarked the funny
man, blandly.
OF course there was another laugh, and
then Il brief silence. II looked as ii the
eggs Jokes had been exhausted.
But presently a little woman at one end
of the table inquired in a high soprano
voice II anybody present had heard the
story OF the three eggs.
The guests shook their heads, and one
man said mo"
The little woman smiled.
Two bad" she said.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-03-21
KLONDlKE GOODS .
TO BE ASSESSED
A Tariff VIII Be Collected on Americ al
Products.
ARTICLES THAT ARE EXEMPT
Wearing Apparel, Toilet Articles and
Personal Effects May 10 Passed
Free--Other Goods Must he Paid
for According to the Canadian
Schedules Gold Pans Free.

Washington, March 20.-The depart
ment of state is informed by the United
States consul general at ottawa, Ont.
that the same duties are imposed on
goods destined for the Klondike region
as are imposed on goods imported into
any other part of Canada. The in
structions to the Canadian custom off,
GERS touching this matter are as fol-
lows:
Wearing apparel articles of personal
adornment, toilet articles and similar
personal effects of persons arriving in
Canada may be passed free, without
entry at customs, as travellers baggage,
under the provisions of the customs
tariff, but this provision shall only in
clude such articles as actually accom-
pany and are in the use of and as are
necessary and appropriate for the wear
and use of such persons for the i'm
mediate purpose of the journey and
present comfort and convenience and
shall not be held to apply to merchan-
disc or articles intended for other per-
sons or for sale"
In the absence of rulings by the board
of customs as to articles included in
the foregoing regulations, customs
offices at the port of entry are to de-
eide the class and quantity of the wear
ing apparel and like articles in use en-
titled to be passed free, under the above
provision, having due regard to the
length of the journey and to the rea-
sonable requirements of the traveller
for his comfort and convenience on the
journey.
Articles of personal adornment, how
ever, may be held to include one watch,
and the jewelry ordinarily in use by
the traveller.
For traveller to the Klondike region.
a pair of blankets and a fur robe, and
changes Of apparel for use on the jour-
ney may be passed free.
Miners gold pans are free under
tariff item No. 555 as separators.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-03-21

Havana March 20.-Little work was
done on the wreck of the Maine today
by the divers or contractors. The city
has been quiet after the festivities of
last night, lasting until early this morn
ing at the Tacon theater, where dra-
matte representation was given In aid
of the fund for the Spanish navy.
There was plenty of enthusiasm in the
crowded theater. Every patriotic sem
tinent was cheeyed to the echo. but
there were no sensational features. The
proceeds are not all in yet, but IT is be-
lieved that they will amount to be-
tween $50, 900 and $4,000 in gold. For
nicr estimates were too large. Even
with the enormous prices paid for boxes
and seats, it was impossible that any
such fl.ures as $S0,000 or 100000 could
be realized, as was hoped by some.
The Austrian cruiser Donau, which
left for New York last evening is not
expected to reach her destination for
a week or more, as she is slow, even
with auxiliary sail power.
The Red Cross society of America,
having decided to devote itself hence
forth in Cuba to hospital, asylum and
kindred work, DR.. Eagan prefers not
to serve on the general committee. The
distribution relief committee now con-
sists of Consul General Lee. Dr. r. Gus
man, representing the Cuban COM
mand; Mr.. j. L. Vandewater, secretary
of the Western railway of Cuba, rep
resentng the American contributors.
General Lee will act as arbitrator in
The event of difference of opinion be-
tween the two other members
FOOD FOR THE NEEDY.
The food on hand will afford relief
to all the needy in the island for a
week or more, and additional supplies
are afloat. Relief has been sent to 1874
central points, from which 462 towns
and villages have been supplied. Corn
meal is the principal ration, as being
good food for the really hungry, but
not likely to tempt beggars or the un-
worthy. Besides. there is no difficulty
in getting it through the customs
quickly.
Special Commissioner Klopsch has
had appointed three men to travel con-
stantly through the island, to verify
the count of the needy, to see that the
supplies are properly received and
handled, to prevent fraud and gener-
ally to assist in the work of distrbu-
lIoH' Inc latest 'o'al reporteu 10 MT
Klopsch is 205,000 necessitous cases.
If the government will sanction the
arrangement a large building in the
suburb of Guanabacoa, where the AL
fonso XIII. regiment is now quartered,
will be rented by the relief committee.
Several hundred reconcentrados have
just been set to work cultivating ten
acres OF ground surrounding the build
ing, in this way contributing to their
own support The plan is experimental,
and if successful, is capable of eXten-
sive development elsewhere.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-03-21

in favor of the heavily armored battle
ship, with it's enormously powerful and
destructive armament, as the most
effective of fighting machines on the
sea, that opinion undoubtedly rests on
scientific and practical reasons which
are worth immensely more than the
crude impressions of the non-profes-
sional mind, And yet, in view of the
glorious record made by our own Mon
itors it is naturally a subject of Won
derment to the untaught and mex
perienced observer that they should
be SO generally ignored and our vast
expenditures for the creation of a new
and modern navy devoted to the con-
struction of ships of pattern which
cannot yet be said to have been tried
i'm battle.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-03-21

tees drew their store of turquoise jew
els. The discovery was made by an
expedition which left this city a few
weeks ago.
The mines are sixty miles back from
Marvel, in a wild, mountainous coun-
try. 1t seems to have been the centre
of volcanic disturbances at one time.
1t is in the valleys between the pre-
ciritous canon walls that the turquoise
mines were found. On the hillside there
are hundreds of abandoned pits which
now show as mere saucer-like holes.
On digging in those places numerous
stone hammers and other stone imple-
ments were found, and, above all,
plenty of turquoise. A few of these are
worth 800 each. Five and ten dollar
stones can be found by the dozen.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-03-21
GAGE ON WAR PROBABILITIES.
II spanish Officials Blew Up the
Maine, War Will Result.

Pittsburg, March 2O.--Secretary of the
Treasury Gage, who spoke last night
at the dinner of the chamber of COM
merce, said in an interview:
IF the report shows that the Maine
was blown up at the instigation of the
Spanish government, war would follow
in fifteen minutes. The report will ar
rive early next week. l believe that a
majority of the American people are
now convinced that the authorities in
Havana had no hand in the loss of the
NSaine. Unless the report should prove
to the contrary, it is not likely that
war will result"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-03-21
wEAVES QUEENS STOCKINGS.
John Meakin Is 81 Years Old and Is
Weaving Next summers Supply.

London. March 20.--J ohm Meakin who
has made Queen Victoria's stockings
for more than forty years, is now 50
years old, and is rejoicing in the re-
ceipt of an autograph photograph from
her majesty. He is now engaged in
weaving next summers supply of beau
tiful hose of the finest silk.
He explained 10 an inquisitive visit
or the other day that he usually made
black stockings with white tops and
white feet. Just now he is making
china white tockings. The coronet and
the letters V. r. are worked in in a
small openwork pattern while the
stockings are on the machine. A small
S. for the firm of whom the royal
stockings are purchased also appears,
and still smaller the letters j. NJ, be-
ing the initials of the weaver.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-03-21
ALUMINIUM PROJECTILES.
They Form the Firing Charge in
Large PrOjectiIes Using Dynamite.


Quincy, Mass, March 20.--The Bay
State Aluminium company, of Quincy,
has received rush order for 200 alum
inum projectiles from the Sims Dud-
ley Defense company, of New York,
with whom the government has placed
an order for thirty dynamite guns The
projectiles to be furnished are the
small inner tube that fits inside the
main projectile. 1t is made in three
pieces, and when put together is eight
inches long. The top piece is in the
shape of a hollow button three inches
in diameter, and in this is placed the
powder which spreads the dynamite
when the projectile eXplodes. The
powder is held in place by Hat cover,
TO which is attached a fan-shaped pro-
peller with six wings and six inches
long, Which revolves on a core through
its center. AS the projectile is thrown
through the air this fan revolves and
serves the purpose Of "a rudder in guild
ing the instrument of destruction.
The company has filled several orders
for the government for these project
les, but the present is the largest order
ever received at one time.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-03-21
A TERRIBLE POSSIBILITY.

1.-THE vendetta Is terrible institution" !"
remarked the man who had been reading
novel. Fl am very glad that 1t could
not possibly gain a foothold in this coun-
try"
"Of course the American temperament
could not tolerate such a thing"
And, moreover, supposing a. man
named Smith were to have difficulty
with a man named Brown or Robinson.
Just look in the city directory and see
how many families would be involved. 1t
wouldn't be any vendetta. 1t would be a
war "--Washington Star.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-03-21
FOUND TURQUOISE MINES.
Discovery of Precious stones and a
Prehistoric Race in California.

San Francisco, Cal. March 20.-Down
in the southeast corner of San Ber.
nardino county tremendously rich
abandoned turquoise mines of a pre-
historic people have been discovered.
There are large deposits OF Jewels and
traces OF an ancient race that is be-
lieved to have been the Aztec race. 1t
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-03-21
A QUIET DAY
IN HAVANA
Wreck Divers and Contractors Do But
Little Work.
PLANS OF THE RED CROSS SOCIETY

Its Work In Future TO he Devoted to
Hospital and Asylum work--Food
Now on Hand for Relief will Last
One Week and More Is En- Route.
Four Hundred and sixty-two Towns
aud villages supplied.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-03-21
MANY ANIMAL PESTS
IN MONROE COUNTY
Large Number OF Foxes, Minks and
Wildcats Around.
OVER $500 IN BOUNTY LAST YEAR

County Commissioners Record shows
That l47 Minks, I4O Foxes and &c
Wildcats Were Killed.- Most of the
Latter Animals Shot by u Lacka-
wanna County Man, Levi Knecht,
in Cooibaugh Township, Just Over
the Dividing Line.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-03-21

cy border or plain initial, lCC for 10
Collars, all the latest shapes pure 4plv lnen regular n
I5c grade lU
Fancy Percae Shirts, of the very latest patterns two
collars one pair OF cuffs the you have paid $oo -
for !5O
Golf and Bike Shirts made Of Madras cloth and woven
in tine effects with two collars and cuffs 75c value 70
Fancy silk Bow Ties ade up in all the latest shades
and patterns, the regular 25c kind 10
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-06-14
u5,. NH. act easily. promptly and
AIOON . L AIIo effectively. IS cents.

I'VE would suggest that the trustee
and those solicited by Mr.. Coates In each
township. organize your several town
ships, making a canvass of each school
district, getting as many samples of each
variety Of grain and seeds grown as pos
s!ble. This should be done at once. Of
course good samples of old grains and
seeds right now are scarce, but a fair
variety can be procured by making
thorough canvass. Each sample should
be put up in a good strong sack with the
farmers card attached, giving his name,
address and township. We should like 10
have this exhibit of old grains shipped TO
the president of the Commercial club, I'M.
c. G. Cohn, on or before the 10Th Of June.
please maintain your township organi-
cations for the new crop, as we expect to
send in consignments as the crops ma
ture and are harvested.
stCOATNITTFE -
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-06-14
WILL COME TO WICHITA
Annual Convention Offhe Ups.
For 1899

w A Vincent and others Of the local V
P. S. c. E. society attended the state an
nual convention Of the order at Topeka
returning Sunday. Wichita was selected
as the place of meeting for 1888 Follow
ing is the list Of officers:
President. Rev. w L Harton Topeka.
first vice president. J. II Fazel Wichita.
second vice president, Otto c. Newly
Sterling; secretary. Arthur Wood OF
Lawrence; treasurer, S. NJ Shelter. Of
Minneapolis, and junior superintendent.
Z. +. White. Of Junction City. J. II. Lit
tie of la Crosse was elected director for
a term Of one year; o. l. Smith OF Wei
lnigton for a term of two years, and w.
I. Garges Of Newton for one Of three
years
There was no contest IN the committee
on place of meeting. Kansas City and
Lawrence which had made formal re-
quests for the convention. securing no
advocates in the committee.
The committee on resolutions. the Rev.
o. L. Smith Of Wellington. chairman re-
ported radical opposition TO the resubmis-
sion movement and for prohibition. de-
claring K the duty OF every patriotic cit
Izen OF the commonwealth To stand firm
" in favor Of law enforcement and depre-
eating as denoraljzing any system which
in the name Of political OF municipal ne
cessity disregards the constitution and
au,Ii6es the statutes Of the state. The de-
clarauon was received with enthusiastic
applause.
Other resolutions commend the state Of
fcers and department super.Rtendents for
their work during the year and especially
for the financial and missionary record:
affirm the earnest conviction that th=re Is
s,iu opportunity 20 recruit the ranks II
the individual societies: urge the forma-
ton Of county and city unions where
there Is more than one society in city OF
county; recommend that the state officers
make special provision for the district
conventions by providing speakers from
abroad; and thank the pastors Of ne To-
peka churches; the local committee and
the citizens for courtesies extended 10 the
delegates.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-06-14
WHEAT CROP IS SAFE
Harvesting in Sedgwick
County Began Yesterday,
TWO THOUSAND MACHINES
viii Be Going in the County
Within a Week.

The early wheat is safe. Harvesting
machines started in all parts of the
county yesterday and by the latter part
of the week wheat cutting will supercede
every other farm work except that Of
corn blowing which must be done yet Out
southwest of town G. N. Simpson started
his machines into a crop Of not less than
two thousand acres yesterday. The yield
is not reduced by rust and what little
hail there has been has done very little
damage. In the next week there viii
be two thousand harvesters cumming
along in Sedgwick county and the only
thing on earth to cause the Sedgwick
county farmer a minutes uneasiness will
be the lack of a sufficient number Of
harvest hands to handle the big crop Of
wheat matured and demanding immediate
attention.
Hugh r. Watt, ex-sherif Of this county,
was in the city yesterday from Clear
water. lie says the wheat is safe. The
crop is one Of the largest in the history
Of the county and hail, nor rust, nor
chinch bug has hurt it. BY the last of
the week he says everybody will be at
work in the fields. Mr. Watt added. by
way of coment on results, that Stanley
would be elected governor of Kansas
hands down and by a big majority.
There were farmers in from every. sec
ton Of the county. Many of them had
commenced harvest and all of them ex-
peoted to begin before the week is over.
There were farmers in from Cheney. Mt
Hope, Waco, Maize and Rose Hill. But
Ter county, and from every section repre-
scented they report the entire wheat crop
In good condition
There win be great demand for harvest
hands within the next ten days. The
corn crop belated by the heavy and con-
unuous rains, is now demanding atten-
ton and corn blowing is scarcely over
The corn blowing must go on and the bar-
vesting must be done. so that there win
be required double the usual number OF
farm Iaborers. It Is not at all probabla
that there win be any serious damage 70
me crops from hail and that is the only
1hing that can do and damage now
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-06-14

rived in the city yesterday. Beginning
this afternoon at O'Clock sharp, he will
enlist all who want to join the army. His
recruiting Office will be in the city build
ing. Major Brow said yesterday that he
would make this city the base of his op-
erations and that he had ordered three
days travelling rations for 102 men from
Omaha which Will probably be here to-
day. The men who are enlisted here to-
day and tomorrow Will be sent Wednes-
day to Chickamauga, where they Will be
allowed to join any company which they
desire in the regiment.
Major Brown viii recruit men at Well
ington on Thursday and part OF Friday.
Hutchinson on Saturday, and Kingman
on Monday.
He wants fifteen teamsters six must
clans. eighteen hospital stewards, one
good regimental blacksmith and all the
privates he can secure.
Major Brown said that the Twenty-first
regiment. from Kansas, was as fine a
looking set Of fellows as there was in
the army and We're standing drill and
samp life much better than any of the
other regiments. So far very little sick
ness has been reported from company c,
which started from Wichita The Hutch
inson company has suffered the most, but
the ailment was only a slight form of
measles. All the boys are now on the
mend and viii soon be all right They
seem to be perfectly satisfied, and during
their leisure hours have considerable fun.
especially when a new company arrives
Colonel Pugh Of the Eighth Massachu-
sets is acting brigadier general. The
Eighth Massachusetts and the Twelfth
New York and the Twenty-frst Kansa
make up the brigade. When asked whe.
they expected to leave Chickamauga. M
jor Brown said he did not know, but he
thought 1t would not be very long.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-06-14
BY ACCIDENT
MRS. 6. F. BARKIMER is SHOT
In Attempting to Remove a Revolver
From the Bed.

At about o'clock Sunday afternoon oc-
Cured an accident a the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. George F. Barkimer. sos South Main
street, by which Mrs. Barkimer came
near losing her life.
The family had just got up from the
dinner table and BIr and Mrs. Rarkimer
had gone up stairs TO prepare to go out
together. Mr. Rarkimer was in the front
room. while his wife was in the room at
the rear occupied by them as a sleeping
apartment Mrs. Barkimer leaned over the
bed 10 remove a double action revolver
from under the pillow. and in some man
ner slipped and as she fell naturally
ciiuChed hes hand, causing the discharge
Of the weapon, which was Of 32-calibre.
The ball entered Mrs. Barklmers body
just below the heart. but fortunately
struck rib and followed around. passing
out on the left side. Mr. Barhimor heard
the report, but said Il was so muf1ed that
he supposed II 20 have been caused by
falling window. in a short time he heard
his wife groau. and rushing into the room
found her unconscious. He called
neighbor. a Mr.. Clark VINO ran for q
DOCTOR. Inc news SpItti& tA.fHlf o4lifitA
the neighbors, and when Dr.. Cave arrived
he found the room filled with people. He
cleared the room and soon succeeded in
restoring Mrs. BarhImer % consciousness
Many Of the people left firmly convinced
that the action was taken with suicidal
intentions, but there Is TO ground for any
such belief. As a rule, the human I'M
agination very readily travels the road
on which there IS the most tragedy IN
order 70 get a clearer statement. M
Barhlmer invited a reporter for The cage
10 the house ID get the facts from his
wife. she was sunerins from severe
pleuritic pain. but was anxious 20 state
the facts concerning the accident and 70
remove the Supposiron thst had arisen
before she became conscious This ac-
count IS her statement in substance It
is almost certain that the wound VIII NOT
prove fatal. and II Is hoped that IL may
not De serious.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-06-14
ANOTHER WICHITA BOY
Wins Honor in Minnesota V,;
Versity

Tram A Shuman. a Wichita bow. has
Jus graduated at the HamIine universi-
~ Of Minnesota, located between tba
cities Of St Paul and MINNEAPOLIS. Tho
st Paul Pioneer prints his picture in con-
nection with seven others who carried off
"onors ana who were designated as the
orators Of the commencement exercises
The Pioneer highly compliments SIM
man as foremost members Of the grad
uating class, and in being Kansas. bov
Bertram was a Wichita High School
student. The Minnesota university is a.
Presbyterian school In 1857 he went
north for his health, and In 1855 become
secretary Of the Y. NJ. c. A. at Aber-
deem. s. D.. and two years at TaribauIt.
He entered Hamline in 1892. He is recog-
nized as leading man in the Y. NJ. c.
A. of Minnesota, and an honor to the
university. He paid Wichita a visit a
year ago last fall.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-06-14
MATERIAL FOR OMAHA
Exposition should Be sent in BY
June 20.

The committee Of gentlemen appointed
10 raise material for SedEwiCk county OK
hibit at the Omaha exposition has issued
the following address TO farmers and
others interested:
ITO Sedgwick County Farmers:
I'VE desire 10 can the attention OF the
farmers Of Sedgwick county TO the oma-
Ia exposition and our relation to IT, There
has been a hurried canvass made Of the
county. Only few people in each town
ship could be seen in the short time al
lowed Mr.. Coates to make the canvass.
We hope all who have been seen and
those who read this communication Will
take a personal interest in the matter.
This is TO be a county exhibit. thus bring
ing US into competition with the other
counties Of the state. We cannot afford
to be surpassed by any county in Kan
GaA
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-06-14
J. R. H0LLOWELpS HEALTH
Will Scarcely Live Through the
Summer Months

The Rockville Gnd) Journal says:
Two weeks ago. on the strength of
newspaper clipping. the Journal annouuc-
ed the death Of Colonel James r. Halo
well. Mrs. T. A. Burton OF Belmore.
sister, wrote for further particulars to
Mr.. Hallowelrs brother-in-law at Kansas
City, and received the following reply.
dated May u: your brother and his
wife are at my house. and have been since
April. when they returned from the south.
He is very sick and there is little hope
Of his recovery. lie sits up part of the
day. but IS gradually growing weaker.
I doubt very much If he viii live
through the summer. He has diabetes,
and also tuberculosis of the bronchial
tubes and left lung" The letter was writ
ten by T. 2. Anderson, whose wife is a
sister of Mrs. HallowelI.