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canal people are everywhere to be seen.
The road runs very smoothly and the track
is well kept. 1t is a five-foot gauge equip
ped with lignum vitae ties and fifty-six-
pound rails. These ties are about the only
ones, except iron. which will withstand the
attack of the wood-eating ants which are
found here. They are from trees small
that tree seldom furnishes more than one
tie, and the wood is SO hard that spikes
cannot be driven into 1t. Holes have to be
bored for every bolt, and this extra work
makes the ties expensive. Each one costs
about sl.SO in silver. The telegraph poles
are of iron. All of the rolling stock comes
from the United States. The superintend-
ents private observation car, in which we
rode, was made in Wilmington and some of
the locomotives came from Philadelphia.
The first-class cars have wicker seats, like
those OF some of our smoking cars. The
second-class are built like long street cars,
with the seats running lengthwise under
the windows. l rode for some time second
class to see the people. Half of the passen-
gers were Jamaica negroes, one-third was
made up of Chinese and the rest were ma
tive Colombians. The Chinese were the
best dressed of the lot. and the neatest.
AS the American conductor came in asked
MIN as to his health. and was told that he
had been travelling over the road for seven
years and had not been sick a day.
All wages of Americans are paid in gold.
and those of the common laborers in silver.
engineers get $157 month, conductors
Si4S month and telegraph operators from
$40 to S1tU The brakemen are natives and
they receive $1.75 day in silver. Common
lab orers get from So to 10 cents day, and
st of those who work on the tracks are
a-naica negroes. They put in ten hours a
Gay beginning at am. and working until
Il. Most of them bring their first meal of
coffee and bread to the track and eat it
here At eleven they stop for breakfast
which is usually made up of rice and a bit
OF dried meat and at l go to work again
and work until 6. when they go home for
Cinner.
An American Poet.
Most Ct the Americans here are we'll
educated men. and many of them have
Travelled ell over North and South Amer
lea. Some have literary ability and have
been much interested in a little volume of
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covered some new deposits, but nothing
Ike the first one. In this deposit we have
already gone down 40 feet and are no.
yet dt the bottom. At the top of the
mountain the body of ore is about 100 feet
thick. but it widens it goes down and
we don't know how thick II is
The Panama Railroad.
/ took a ride with the superintendent
ever the Panama railroad yesterday. This
load is one of the best paying pieces of
property in the world. 1t has made big
fortunes for its owners in the past and
today It's receipts are far in excess of It's
expenditures What would you think Of
paying $50 TO ride from New York to
Boston, or $40 for II first-class railroad
ticket from New York to Chicago $1,000
TO go from the Atlantic to Salt Lake City,
or N.JtD to ne carried over the iron tracks
across the continent to San Francisco?
oucu rate would be about 80 cents per
mile. and this is just what the Panama
Railroad Company received for every pas
senger II carried for more than thirty
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-03-26
Convicts building Their Prison.
From Tit-Bits.

RON I1t-Blts-
The most interesting fact about the build
ing of NORWOOD Scrubs prison is that
the plans for it's construction were drawn
by convict in his cell, while undergoing
the probationary nine months to a long
term of imprisonment. The man was orig
inally an architect, and among the fore
most in his profession. He was q gentle
man both by birth and education, but in
early life began to abuse mis- natural gifts,
and at the time was undergoing his Sec
ond term of imprisonment for forgery. The
completion of the work occupied him for
nearly six months, and was effected under
great disadvantages. In place of a table,
for instance, he had to pin his paper TO
the wall of his cell. moving IL around with
the sun in order to obtain the best light.
The prison authorities consider this mar
Vicious specimen of architectural drawing
the finest piece of work ever done. by an
English convict. IT measures five feet
three inches by five feet six inches. beng
drawn to the scale OF a hundredtn part
OF an inch The convict displayed the
greatest interest and pride in the erection
and completion of the prison, which was
built entirely by convict labor. The bricks
were made or the premises, or at some adj
joining land leased for the purpose. The
iron castings were obtained from Portland
prison. the granite from Dartmoor and the
Portland stone from Portland.
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bridegroom Nearly 100 Years Old.
From the Chicago Inter-Oce

Mrs. Harriet Ellen Jefferson. ffty-four
years old, was married last night at Indian
apolis to Edward Dorsey, colored, whose
age is nearly 100. This is not the first
matrimonial venture the groom has made.
He now has a record of six. By his other
five wives he had more than forty chill
dren. The bride has been married three
times and has eight children. The first
marriags of each took place IN slavery
days.
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poems by an American named Gilbert
Here Is one which will be appreciated by
any man who has spent much time in the
tropics. 1t describes the isthnus and
might be entitled
THE LAND OF PERPETUAL THIRST
Where the longitude mean and 4ba ,,tit,ao,s low,
here the hot winds of summer nernctugIiy hi",
~ th,, mercury chokes the therlnoneter's throat
anu me aust is as thick the hair on :, co,t.
", w mere ones Mouth is dry as mummy accurst
lhere heth the land of perpetual thirst.
The following is more glowing bv far
, the reality. The Chagres Is really a
lehutiIui stream and not half so bad as
painted. The terrible miasma vas OF ;ts
worst years ago, when the swamps were
Jug ~. up Tor the canal and railroad. Today
the lsthmus Is comparatively healthy:
BEYOND THE CHAGREs."
Beyond the Chagres river
- Are paths that lead TO death:
10 levers deadly breezes-
10 inala-fas poisonous breathi
beyond the tropic foliage
Where the alligator waits
Is the palace of the devil
His original estates.
Beyond the Chagres river
Are paths fore er unknown
with spider meath each pebble
a scorpion meath each stone,
rs mere the boa constructor
His fatal banquet holds
And to his Shiny bosom
His hapless victim folds.
Turks the panther in his lair
Ana ten hundred thousand dangers
Are In the noxious air
Behind the trembling leaflets
Beneath the fallen reeds
Are the ever-present periIs
Of a million different breeds
Beyond the Chagres river
lis said-the story's old
Are paths that lead 20 mountains
or purest virgin gold;
But it's my firm conviction
Whatever tales they tell
That beyond the Chagres river
All paths lead straight to hell!
We crossed the Chagres and about a
hundred other waterways during the trip
and saw women with little or nothing on
them washing their clothes in the streams.
All washing here is done with cold water
and my towels at the hotel are Frequently
ornamented with burs caught from being
dried upon the bushes and weeds.
FRANK G.. CARPENTER
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lie blIIES1 EN-
terpriSe on the 18TH
mus of Panama, out
side of the canal and
the Panama railroad,
i s t h e manganese
mine which has been
lately opened up by
Baltimore parties on
the Atlantic coast
about forty miles
above Colon. This
company is now ship
ping from 1000 to
5000 tons of manga
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-03-26

Gotrox-"As Micawber says, wealth is
only the difference between income and ex-
pendfture."
speadthrift-"so is debt. Life.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-03-26
The Splendid Manganese Mines at
Panama.
HIGHEST RAILROAD FARES ON EARTH
The Isthmus Line and What Nav
Be Seen From 1t.


Copyright, 1898, by Frank G. Carpenter)
Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.
PANAMA, March 10, 1898.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-03-29
THEATRICAL ATTRACTIONS.
Sawtelie Dramatic Company.

A repertoire company playing popular
plays at popular prices began a week $
engagement at the Academy of Music
last night. 1t is Sawtelle's Dramatic COM
pany composed of a dozen versatile ac-
tors and nearly as large a list of Vaude-
vile artists. The opering bill was a COM
cdy drama, 'On the Hudson" which Of
fers considerable scope to the members
of the company. The play Is in four acts
and was produced in manner that won
frequent and hearty applause. The com
pany is headed by Miss Jessie Sawtelle,
who is a beautiful woman and trained
actress. Some of the leading members OF
the company supporting her are Lon
Beasley, Charles Mortimer, II. T.. Mckee,
George f. Fisher, Laura Hubert and
Jennie KendriCk.
Entertaining specialties were introduced
between the acts by Miss Lizzie n. Will
son, II. +. Mckee, impersonator and
lightning change artist George +. Fisher
lightful features of the performance was
the orchestra music. The orchestra car
ried by the company was augmented by
the regular orchestra of the theater.
This afternoon the company presents
"The Streets of New York; and tonight
"The Captains Mate" At the conclusion
of last nights performance a beautiful
tableaux was shown which presented
the Goddess of Liberty defending Cuba,
A patriotic song was sung in the chorus
of which many in the audience Joined.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-03-29
NUBS OF NEWS.

Peter Haggerty, Tim Fallon, Frank
Mcintyre and James Goodwin, whom
Mrs. Strappert charged with stealing
small express wagon from her home
were arraigned before Alderman Storr
last night, but owing to lack of evil
dence the alderman discharged the
boys with a reprimand. The story of
the case was told in Saturdays Tri-
bune, and involves a number of fam
lilies of this side, the wagon having
passed into the hands of several youths
in a day. Young Flaherty, who bought
it in exchange for a bantam rooster
and afterwards sold it for twenty five
cents, was present at the hearing and
testified the four boys arraigned made
the deal with him. When they were
put on the stand they stated they
found it in an alley.
John Rodney, farmer, residing near
Elmhurst, came into town yesterday
with load of produce. About o'clock
Patrolman Quinnan found Rodney and
his team on River street, and it was
evident that Rodney was unable to
manage the outfit. He was placed in
the station house on Alder street. The
team was stabbed in a livery.
The extensive arrangements for the
annual supper of the Young Women's
Christian association branch, of this
side, Thursday night, have about
reached completion. Berghauser's or
chestra has been engaged to render
selections during the supper. The
homemade candy booth will be a fea-
ture of the affair. The hours for serv-
ing are to o'clock.
AT the parsonage of the Cedar Ave-
nue. Methodist Episcopal church, yes
terday from to o'clock, the Ladies'
Aid society of the church furnished
supper. The affair was largely at
tended. The entertainment at the
church in the evening, beginning at 8
o'clock, was listened to by large audi
ence. The programme published in yes
terday's Tribune was carried out.
Frank GaVan will manage the South
Side base ball team this season, John
Ward, who was elected manager, hav-
ing resigned. Mr.. Ward stated that he
attention it demands.
The Daughters of America held their
first meeting in Schimpff's meeting hall
last night.
Miss Lena Lentes, daughter of John
Lentes, is i'll.
Jacob Schunck, a well-known young
man, was twenty-eight years of age
yesterday, and received the congratu-
lations of his many friends.
Miss Jennie Kelley has accepted a
position with Mcmahon, the milk
dealer
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-03-29
NORTH SCRANTON.

Joseph Meyers was arraigned last
evening before Alderman Fidler on
complaint Of Joseph Snyder, who AYERS
that he left a wagon at Meyers shop
to undergo repairs. 1t transpires that
Myers, after completing the necessary
repairs en- the vehicle, received a
tempting offer to SELL which he did.
Snyder claims to have tried in vain to
secure pay for the wagon. The alder
man awarded him 500, the full amount
of his claim.
Martin Currgan, of the High Works,
was locked up in the station house
yesterday at the instance of his rela-
ttves. He has been acting strangely of
late. and his relatives fearing that he
might commit some rash act, had him
locked up. Doctors Dome and NJ. j.
Williams examined him yesterday and
declared him mentally unbalanced. 1t
is probable that he will be removed to
the Poor Farm today.
Miss Grace Henderson, of Charles
street, has returned from prolonged
visit with relatives in Luzerne Pa.
The members of Col. #. d. Lewis
council, Junior Order Of American Me-
chanics, and the Daughters of America.
are contemplating extensive arrange
ments for their joint banquet and en-
tertainment on April TO- The event will
take place in the Armory.
The +. G. w. social clun has an
nounced it's intention of holding q ban
quot on April 90. The affair will be
gotten up in such a way that it bids
fair to eclipse anything of its kind
given here.
DR.. r. Franklin Taylor, of North
Main avenue, has as his guest the Rev.
Mr.. Taylor, of Canada.
Rev. w. F. Davis. of Wayne avenue,
is visiting in Edwardsdale.
David j. Jones, of Wayne avenue, is
indispOsed.
The Welsh Philosophical society will
debate the subject: (Which is Most
Beneficial to Mankind Wood or Iron"
at their next meeting.
Last weeks meeting afforded much
interest to those present, and proved to
be an instructive gathering. Henry G..
Davis presided.
Misses Sarah Thomas and Morgan
Lloyd, of Nanticoke, visited the family
of John Jones, of Green street, yes
terday
Joseph Steward, of West Market
street, called en- friends in Hawley yes-
terday.
Frank Sweet is visiting friends in
Wilkes-B Barre.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-03-29
GREEN RIDGE.

mothers meeting of the w. C. T..
u. of Green Ridge will be held at the
home of Mrs. Clara Jackson, on Penn
avenue, on Tuesday afternoon, March
20, at 2.30 o'clock.
j. 5. Bartram, of Prompton, is the
guest Of Mrs. d. d. Sears, of Capouse
avenue.
f. w. Finn and T. B. Smith will
leave Monday for Newark, N. j., where
they will open a music store.
Mrs. f. G. Martin, of Sydney, N. Y.
is the guest of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Graham, of New York street.
Miss Lewis, of Uniondale, who has
been spending a few days with her
sister Mrs. Arch Johnston, of New
York street, has returned home.
Miss Lizzie Bentley, of the Parker
Concert company, is the guest of Miss
Killam, of Capouse avenue.
Miss McGraw. of Shamokin, is the
guest of Mrs. II. B. Andrews, of Ca
pouse avenue.
George McGrath, of PHILADELPHIA.
spent Sunday with Charles Geary. of
Capouse avenue.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-03-29

Now that spring is at hand and the
usual proof of such, that of wind, be-
ing much in evidence, the thoughts of
our progressive citizens seriously turn
to paves..
For some time past, plans for the
gradual extension of the pave system
on the West Scranton thOroughfares
have been arranged and much has
been already accomplished along this
line. In fact, it was the need OF con-
Certed action and partial success which
revived the almost stagnant West Side
board of Trade which has since grown
steadily, eager and aggressive in its
useful sphere. Among the many ac-
tual necessities in the way of general
improvements in a community, that
of sewers and pavcs, occupy the fore
most position. This. indeed, is true of
West Scranton ard great have been
the efforts to bring these necessities
into use. The main portion of this sec
tOn is fairly we'll blessed with a sewer
system and therefore the next step is
the pave. The Board of Trade, recog-
nizng the field of action open before it.
and realizing the task, has gone about
the affair in systematic manner
of course. the board could not act as
a whole and a committee on sewers and
pavcs was selected and no better Sc
lection could possibly have been made.
A. r. Morse and II. d. Jones from the
committee. and the work accomplished
thus far is evidence of the capabilities
OF the committee.
West LaCkawanna avenue from
Ninth to Main and Ninth, Robinson
and Jackson streets to North Bromley.
have already been paved. In line with
the policy the pave system will be
gradually worked in on all avenues
running parallel with Main avenue and
covering the nearest points to the bus
mess centre.
Hyde Park avenue comes next and
ever since last fall the pave for this
street has been agitated with more or
less success. Ultimately it is hoped
that full success will be the result. The
territory to be paved extends from
Washburn street, three blocks north
to Lafayette street. Plars and cost
have been drawn up and submitted to
the property owners and the only part
now lacking is the signatures of few
of the said owners. The sewer, suffc-
lent for some years to come, is already
laid and but little new curbing will be
required, and gas and water mains are
In.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-03-29
MINOR NEWS NOTES.

NJ. S. Lavelle and Michael Jennings
will represent the Father Mathew So
ciety at the Diocesan convention to be
held at Kingston in May next. The
Father Mathew Cadets will be repre-
sented by Charles Canavan and Mar
tin Sheridan.
Miss Phoebe Marcy and John Van
Mort were united in marriage at the
office of Alderman Kellow yesterday
afternoon. The genial alderman off,
ciated and was assisted by Constable
Jerry Driscoll.
John Jones, of this side, was COM
mitted to the county Jail last eve
ming in default oe bail by Alderman
Davies. The defendant is charged with
a serious offense hy Miss Jennie Harris,
also a resident of this side.
A special meeting of the Columbia
Chemical company was held last eve
ming at the company quarters and was
well attended. The matter under con-
s!deration referred to proposed changes
which will materially benefit the COM
pany. No definite action was, howev-
er, taken at last evenings session.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-03-29

A special meeting of the Neptune En-
gine company was held last night in
the company rooms for annual election
of officers. The result was the selec-
tion of Christian Fickus for president;
Jacob Geiger jr., vice-president; Aug
ust Schimpff, treasurer; Peter Robling,
Jr, secretary; trustee for eighteen
months. Jacob Geiger, jr.; George
Greiser, foreman; first assistant, w.
G. Rosar; second assistant, Henry
KEEPER; pipemen, Adam Weichel, jr.,
Conrad Peil, John Demuth, Charles
Lengler and George Rosar.
Charles Wirth, ex-permanent man of
the company, was endorsed for the
position of district engineer, to succeed
Louis Schwass, who will hand his res
ignation to Mayor Bailey in a day or
two.
William Fickus and Henry Helm
We're retained as permanent men. A
noteworthy feature of the meeting was
the attendance of Jacob Hartman, who
has been a member of the company
since '6S. and has attended every meet
ing since.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-03-29
DUNMoRE.

In court yesterday an order was
made dividing the cost of the recent
contest for borough offices equally be-
tween the borough and the school dis
trict. A former order of the court
placed the costs entirely upon the bor-
ough,
c. e. Weidlaw's Sunday school class
of the Calvary Reformed church will
hold social at the home of N. S.
Brink, l26 William street, this even
ing. Refreshments will be served after
the following programme is rendered: :
Piano solo, Miss A. Bone; recitation, S.
Berger; mandolin, violin and piano
selection, by Miss Quinn, Fahey and
Fish; recitation, Miss Smith; mandolin
solo, Mr.. Drinker; piano solo, Miss
Welner; vocal solo, Miss Griener; read
ing, Mrs. Mayer; piano solo. Edward
Buenzli; vocal solo, G. w. w elsh; man
dolin solo, A. Scanton; piano solo, Miss
Gereke; vocal duet, Misses Berkhouse;
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-03-29
MINooKA.

John II. Lavelle, a son of Grocer
Lavelle, of Birney avenue, has returned
home, after an extended tour of the
West.
A 3-year-old child of Thomas King,
of Stafford street, died yesterday.
Thomas Joyce is remodeling his Staf-
ford street residence.
Miss Mary Cahill, of Pittston, is Wis
iting Miss Margaret McCrea, of Main
street.
The base hall team of the St. Jo-
seph's society has reorganized for the
coming season. The team is under the
management of Patrick Connolly, who
has issued a challenge to the repre-
sentative team of the town for the
opening game.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-03-29
Paiatiai Railroad Service,

The train service Of the Lake Shore
and Michigan Southern Railway is
carefully managed complete and relia-
BILE.
Sleeping cars are run on all night
trains between Euf'alo, Cleveland, To-
ledo, Chicago, Cincinnati, Indianapolis
and st. Louis without change.
Dining cars are attached to all
through trains.
DO not fail to buy your ticket over
the Lake Shore.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-03-29
DEPOSITS FOR YESTERDAY.

The usual weekly deposits to the
credit of the pupils of the several West
Scranton public schools, who are us
ing the Savings" plan, were made yes
terday, including a deposit from school
No 32, of which II. L. Morgan is prin-
cipal. This school has not made a de-
pOsit before in two weeks. For No.
13 the deposits by rooms We're: David
Owens, principal, 75 cents Miss Wat
kins, $l.55; Miss Lewis, AZ cents; Miss
Evans, S4 cents; Miss Il. Kelly, so
cents; Miss Richards, As cents Mies
n. Kelly, s1.0S; Miss Phillips, S1.17:
Miss Price, S1.59; Miss Mcdonald, 30
cents; Miss Harris, 45 cents. For school
No. 49, Miss Lees. principal. $1.29; Miss
Fellows, "a cents; Miss Nichols, $125;
Miss Beamish, $126; Miss Morgan, 6S
cents; Miss Flynn, $1.5S; Miss Broad
bent, $l20; Miss Agness evans, AZ
cents; Miss Murphy, 56 cents; Miss
Wade, 81 cents; Miss ID. p. Evans,
$500; Mrs. Ferber, $1.05.
For school No. 80, II. L. Morgan.
principal. 25 cents; Miss O'Connor, $117;
Miss Maghran, $1.22; Miss Mullen, 81 81
Miss Fellows Sill; Miss Ruddy $1.57
Miss Lewis, $lO1; Miss Vaughan, 50
cents
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ders, from non-attendance. This is
now changed and some evenings the
lodge room is almost too small to ac-
commodate all who attend. This re-
SIT was brought about by the arrang-
ing of a series of short social sessions
to follow the close of the regular busi-
ness. Last evening the lodge met as
usual, and the social part of the ses-
sion was a contest upon the singing of
an old Welsh song entitled "Adieu to
Old Wales"
The contestants have no preparation
and are called upon by the adjudicator
Richard II. Williams acted in this ca
pacity last evening and there were six
contestants, viz: David ]. Davis. Jere-
miah Samuel, David Jenkins. Theo-
philus Bowen. Rees Samuel and
Gwilym Lewis, Great amusement ro-
suited and David Jenkins was declared
victor. Two wee'<s hence a debate win
be the social feature