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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-26

proved hospitals We're to be founded
four penltentlarles were to be placed
at suitable points. and it was further
ordained that a number of well-armed
war vessels should be kept in commits
sion to repel attacks from without. An
important feature of this decree was u
provision that all tho slaves of the colo
nies should be set free within speci-
fed time. and that no one should be
enslaved in future. Money was pro"
vided for the erection OF u cathedral,
the number Of Augustinan friars was
increased by forty, and the wandering
mendcant friars who had previously
infested the colonies We're suppressed.
McanW hile, the only communication be-
tween Spain and the Philippines was
to be by way of Mexico, and the coll
ony was to he dependent for additional
troops, for manufactured goods of all
descriptions, and even for money. on
the galleons which arrived at long in
terNals from Acapulco.
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The Philippine Islands
ADd Their Inhabitants.
M. w. HAZELTINE, i'm New York Sun,

was due to remedable causes. Thus
Sulu, before the time of General Arolas,
wa n fever centre. BY improving the
drainage of the town, however, and by
filling in low places with coral sand he
succeeded in stamping out the disease
almost completely. still more striking
results were obtained at Tataan in
Tawi Tawi by an officer who had
worked under General Arolas in Sulu.
After the primevai forest had been
cleared away for half a mile around the
blockhouSe. and the ground had been
thoroughly cleaned up, fever almost
completely disappeared. Malaria and
digestive troubles aside, the health of
the colony is fairly good, and the dan
ger from epidemic disease is compare
lively slight. The bubonic plague has
never gained a hold upon the Philip
pines.
The soil Of many of the islands is de-
scribed by this flrst-hand observer as
astonishingly fertile. Year after year
crops are taken from the same piece of
ground without thought of enriching It
artiiicially. The productive area is by
no means limited to the valleys and
bottom lands. Some of the most valu-
able crops grow particularly well on
the mountain side. The value of the
forest products is incalculable. Fine
woods, useful for cabinet making or
building. are abundant, the nipa palm
furnishes a valuable material for
matching and siding houses, and from
the sap obtained by cutting off its blos-
som stalk a strong alcohol of excellent
quality is readily obtained; there are
many varieties of that most useful of
plants, bamboo; the hard, outer wood
of the alma bravo resists the action Of
water indefinitely, and the trunks are
used not only for conducting streams
of fresh water. but for piles under
wharves; rattan of excellent quality is
| one of the important forest products,
! and is useful in many ways; in addi-
ton, there are gutta-percha, dammar,
! cinnamon, wax, and gums of various
sorts. Our author also bears witness To
| the fact that the mineral wealth of the
| islands is great, although ii has never
! been developed. Gold exists in paying
! quantities in LuZon and Mindanao,
| while valuable deposits of iron and
! other minerals have long been known.
! There are extensive Ignite beds in
! Cebu and Mindoro, and petroleum has
| been found in the former island. We
| scarcely need add that hitherto the
lack, not only of railroads, but of roads
| Of any description, has impeded COM
munication and transportation.
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that the execution OF the ringleaders
took place.
Our author says that the revolt of
1896 was to him no surprise, for. dur
ing the years of 1S90-93. while travelling
in the archipelago, he heard every
where the mutterings that go before
storm. Repeated on all sides were the
old complaints of compulsory military
service; of taxes too heavy to be borne,
while Imprisonment or deportation, with
conflscation of property, was meted
out to those who could not pay them;
of justice withheld from all except
those who could afford to buy it; of
cruel extortion by the friars in the
more secluded districts: of wives and
daughters ruined; of the inordnate
cost of the marriage ceremony; of the
refusal of burial to the dead except
upon payment of a substantial sum in
advance; OF the withholding of oppor-
tunities for education, and OF the small
encouragSment afforded to industry
and economy, since to acquire wealth
meant to become a target for officials
and friars alike these and other
wrongs had goaded the natives and the
half-castes. until they were stung to
desperation. We need not here dwell
at any length upon the early successes
of the rebels in 1896 their subsequent
retreat to the mountains; the fearful
mrotality caused by the climate among
the Spanish troops sent against them,
or their ultimate pacifcation by prom
! ises OF reform and by the bribing of
| their leader. These things are all
matters of common knowledge, as well
as the failure of the governor general
to carry out his promises, which caused
fresh revolt that was rapidly assum-
ing dangerous proportions, when Ad-
miral Dewey's victory over the SpanHh
fleet gave it such an impetus as no 9TH
er uprising in the Philippines has had
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Something, perhaps. should first be
said about the archipelago from
cImatooGical point of view. tn
Philippines extend from 4 degrees -
inmates - ;! degrees north latitude.
Lying, as they do. wholly within tho
tropics. hot climate Is to be expected
in al! Of them; but since they evtcnd
through some sixteen degrees OF lat-
ude. it follows that the intensity oe
the heat varies considerably in differ
cnt parts Of the group No one city
can be taken as typical of the whole
archipelago, but as the only place
where continuous temperature records
have been kept is the Jesuit obserVa-
terry at Manila. our authO~ has had to
content himself with the statistics
gathered at that point BY averaging
the results of observations extending
over a period of thirteen years he finds
that the mean annual temperature at
Manila is 50 degrees Fahrenheit. The
thermometer almost never rises above
100 degrees in the shade, nor does it
fall below CO degrees. There is no
month in the year during which 1t does
not rise ut least once as high as III
degrees. The mean monthly tempera.
ture ranges from - degrees in Decem-
ber and January to 81 degrees in May.
1t should also be mentioned that. dur
ing much of the time, the air is heaV-
lily charged with moisture, which rem
ders the heat doubly trying. In De-
cember, January and February the
nights are fairly cool, but during the
hot season little relief is obtainabir
from one weeks end to another. Mall
aria Is prevalent in some Of the islands,
notably in Mindoro. BalabaC and por-
tlons Of Palawan, Mndanao and Lu-
zon: on the other hand, there are
many localities entirely free from it.
AS to the effect of the climate upon
white men. Professor Worcester sums
up the facts as follows: If one is per-
manently situated in a good locality.
whore he can secure suitable food and
good drinking water; if he is scrupu-
lously careful as to his diet, avoids eX-
Cesses of all kinds, keeps out of the
sun in the middle of the day and re-
frams from severe and long continued
physical exertion, he is likely to re-
main we'll assuming, Of course, that
he is fortunate enough to escape mall
arial infection.
our author knew an old Spaniard
who. at the end OF a residence Of thirty
nine years in the Philippines, was able
to boast that he had not been i'll a day.
On the other hand the explorer. the
engineer, the man who would fell tim
her, cultivate new ground, or. in other
ways, develop the resources Of the
country. is pretty certain to contract
malarial fever, of which there are sev-
eral types; one reCurs every second
day: another. every third day, and a
third daily. If taken in hand promptly Y
and energetically, any of these feVers
may he taken off, but the much dread
ed calentura perniciosa is "A very malig-
nant disease. running it's course in a
few hours, and frequently terminating
in black vomit and death. Luckily, ia
perniCiosa" is limited to certain local
tiles, and the places where ii is known
to exist are stunned by natives and
whites alike. In number of Instance
II has been shown that the malaria
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During his second visit to Mindanau
our author saw a good deal of the Mo-
ros, or Mohammedan Malays, who
have played an important part in the
history of the Philippines, They en-
tered the archipelago from Borneo Just
at the time of the Spanish discovery.
They first landed in Baailan, but rapid
ly spread over the small Islands o' the
Sulu and Tawi TaWi groups, ana even
tually occupied the whole coast OF
Mindanao, as we'll as Cagayan, Sulu,
Balabac and the southern third Of Ia
lawan. Before they could complete the
conquest of the lHst-numod island they
had their first serious collision with
Spanish troops, and they have not
since been able to extend their-torri-
tory but most OF what they had al
ready taken they have continued to
hold. Hostilities between the Span
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-26
Dr.PiGrCG'S
Golden MediCda
Discovery.

II builds up the weak places and fortifies
the system against the onslaughts Of
disease. 1t helps the appetite, assists
digestion, is an aid to the proper assimi-
lation of food, and cleanses the blood
OF all it's impurities. 1t is a strictly
temperance medicine, containing not an
atom of whisky or alcohol i'll any form.
Your medicine is the best have ever taken" "
writes Mrs. Jennie Dingman, of Vanburen kal
kaska Co., Mich. Last spring had bad
cough; got so bad had to be In bed all the time
My husband thought had consumption. He
wanted me to get doctor but told him II II
was consumption they could not help me. We
thought we would try DR. Pierce's Golden Medi-
cal Discovery and before / had taken one bottle
the cough stopped and have since had no signs
Of its returning"
For the most obstinate forms of con-
stipation and biliousness, use DIR. Pierce's
Pleasant Pellets. Their action is prompt
yet comfortable; their effect is perma-
nent. Insist that the druggist does not
give you something else.
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cough, sore throat, pains i'll the chest,
bronchitis, bleeding at the lungs, loss of
flesh and general weakness are warnings
that this relentless disease is about to
gather in a victim,
A remedy for all the diseases which,
if neglected or badly treated, lead up
81 o,>,,s,,,nDtiOn &c found i'm
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Many men and women are almost
within the deadly grasp of consumption.
Although its fatal hand is unseen, its
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-02-24
twas Ushsred WithiAsha,Yed.
THE CUSTOMARY sERvIs Es
WE'RE HELD IN CATHOLIC AND

Yesterday was Ash ednesday, ush-
crlng In Lent, and appropriate services
were held in the Catholic and Episcopal
churches In Observance OF the day.
There were both morning and evening
services, and all were attended by large
congregations, The blessed ashes were
distributed at the Cathedral and other
Catholic churches. and at night. at the
former edilce, Rev. Father paquln. Of
Elm Grove, preached. 5li
z The ashes used are OF the palms
blessed on Palm Sunday OF the preced-
Ing year and burned for tho occasion.
The ceremony is a reminder OF mans
temporal beginning and end, and Is per-
formed by the priest, who makes the
sign OF the cross in ashes on the forehead
OF each man, woman and child as they
kneel at the altar rail. About all de-
rout Catholics In this city participated
In this ceremony yesterday-Ash We'd
nesday. IN lSt Sea ts3 q.
Throughout Lent every Wednesday
and Friday evening services will DO held
at the Catholic and Episcopal churches.
The features will be the sermons By
visiting clergy1nen, Wednesday evening
at the Cathedral and Friday evening,
at st. Matthews P. L. church. The list
OF clergymen who will preach at st.
Matthews was published In Saturdays
1EtelliGencer. Tomorrow evening the
sermon Will be delivered by Rev. Geo
w. Hinkle, OF st. Paurs, Steubenville. &
Among those who are to preach at the
Cathedral Is Rev. Walter Ross, OF CO.
shocton. O., state president Of the Cath
ole Total Abstinence Union, and a very
learned man. Every Friday evening at
the Catholic churches, tho devotions
will include as the principal form OF
worship. what Is known as 1.-THE Sta
lions OF the Cross" representing the
march Of the Savior from the Judgment
chamber TO Calvary. In many3parts OF
Europe the ceremony is performed In
the open air. the twelve stations being
erected along the roadside.
During the next six weeks a consider
able lessen!ng in the number OF social
functions will be noticed. In this latter
part OF the century Lent Is In many
circles only a matter of picturesque
fashion. but to the more serious mind
ed Christians It still retains to a remark
able degree the qualities that charac-
lied 1t In the early days after its inst-
tutinn - Z ( EJE4 5sstEf473 ~,
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In Clerk Rohrrt,nn,. nnles.

There was considerable business In
Clerk Robertsoa's Office yesterday. there
being one assignment. five deeds. three
marriage licenses and one will probu-
ted. The deeds recorded we're as fol-
lows:
George B. Caldwell. trustee, to the
Bank OF the Ohio Valley. the Daniel
D!nger property. consideration, $500.
John Z. C!ator and wife to Thomas
Meyers and others. lot No. 2. in block
No. 3. in 4 SUD- division near Mt. de
Chantal; consideration, $500.
William Erskine, trustee. transfers to
Frederick Schenk, the old paper mil.
property at Fulton; consideration,
s3,275.
n. D. Jobes and wife to Campbell
Jobes, a parcel Of land in West Liberty;
consideration, $780,
w. P. Meyer. trustee, to William
Helmbrecht, north half OF lot No. l In
square No. 81, in Sprlgg and Riches
addition: consideration, $1,000.
The VIII OF Frederick widell deceas-
ed, was admitted to probate, William
c. Scheehle being appointed curator OF
the estate. Bond was furnished in the
cum OF $500. with John Schneider as
surety.
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ANOTHER DEAL

Geo. Landmesser and Robert D. Cline
Buy Out the Busy Bee Lunch Rooms.
To Be Run in Connection With the
White Front. z
AS announced several days ago, P, j.
Gavin. the popular saloonist, sold out
his White Front sample rooms and res
taurant to George Landmesssr and
Robert D. Cline. Shortly after this deal
was made Mr.. Landmesser bought out
the Busy Bee lunch room from Mr..
Charles Van Keuren and viii from now
on conduct the two establishments as
one. The new firm assumed charge last
night at Z o'clock.
An arch way will be cut through from
the saloon to the restaurant and no ex-
pense will be spared to, make the place
the finest the city has even seen. The
new firm will be known as Cline s; Com
pany. isi ,t;tF5 IS,
Mr.. Van Keuren, as exclusively chron-
licled in the 1ntellisercer over a week
ago. will occupy the new hotel building
that is to be erected by Mr.. F. H.
Lange, at the corner Of Main and Thir-
teenth streets. The building will be q
four story structure. equipped with all
the latest improvements. calculated to
make an up-to-date hotel. Work on the
building will begin soon.
IL all the plans in prospect carry,
Wheeling Will be well supplied with ho-
tells and restaurants, and will be we'll
enabled to take care OF the hundreds OF
strangers who will visit the city during
the Grand Army reunion and other
large gatherings booked for next sum
mer 49, h 81 7i.-4f 4ss =
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THE ELK ELOQUENT

Delivers Magnificent Illustrated Lee
lures to Only Fair Houses.
Fair audiences only greeted Hon. Ed
win B. Hay. Of Washington, D. c.. yes
terday afternoon and evening, at the
Opera House, under the auspices OF
Wheeling lodge OF Elks. The superior.
ity of Mr.. Hays efforts deserved packed
houses. for no c!everer or more delight.
full entertainer ever graced q Wheeling
stage. His topic in the afternoon was
Switzerland and the Alps" and he was
presented by Congressman B. B. Do
vener. This honor fell to Hon. John A.
Howard ut the evening lecture, Rome.
the Eternal City; Its Churches and Its
Ruins"
Mr.. Hay charmed his listeners by his
crisp and eloquent descriptions. while
experimenting his happy remarks were
the best; and most realistic Illustrations
ever seen in this city. Mr.. Hay was In
structiVe, eloquent and amusing, and SO
favorable an impression did he make
that he leaves Wheeling with his
praises sounding in his ears.
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THEIR TICKET.

B.nwood Republicans Choose Candidates
for Municipal Election Satnrday--Som
!n'ere,iIng Contests on the Bits.
The Benwood Republicans hold their
primaries on Saturday next, and a
large vote is likely to be turned out, as
there are some interesting fights on.
chiefly for marshal and street commits
sloner. There have been some changes
IN the Ticket. since the suggestions
were made. Arthur Gerashty has with
drawn for tho mayoral race, leaving
Mayor Shepard the field. Other changes
occurred IN the councilmanic cundi-
dates.
There ore two councilmcn to be elect
ed from each ward. and the ticket TO
be voted on Is as follows: Is
For mayor-Thomas Shepard.
Observation-Disclosures H. Morgan.
For sergeant-Frank Porterheld, Al
bert Policy and Charles Grimm.
Street commissloner-George Martin,
James PelleV. George Murray. y
{ Council:
First ward-Charles Holderman, Will
lam Nolte, Fred Grote. William Sea-
bright
Second ward-Paul Riedel, William
Leach.
Third ward-Thomas Garrett, Charles
Springer and Joseph Davis.
Fourth ward-John T. Marley, L. NJ.
Scott and !. II. Bartlett.
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s1ifligan, Wi III & Co.
Good Toned Guitars $500. !
AiL1TTLE OBSTACLE
Failed to Postpone the Marriage Ger
emony for a Day,

emony for. a Day. \
A happy but quiet wedding ceremony
was performed Tuesday night, at the
home Of DR.. J.. H. Pipes. South Jacob
street, The contracting parties were
MI. +. D. Jolly, one OF the most popular
street railway conductors, and Miss
Nora N. Darby. OF the Island. Rev. r.
R. Bigger, OF the Third Presbyterian
church. otllclated. The bride had prev
iouslv been visiting at Beallsvllle. o..
whence the groom journeyed on Tues
day TO have the knot tied, but disap-
pointment was in store. for on account
Of q law recently passed In Ohio. petit
TONERS for marriage license must
have been residents Of the county for
thirty days previous.
I, Nothing daunted. dick" jolly, as the
groom Is better known. escorted by the
future Mrs. Jolly, took the next train
for this city and that evening had the
satisfaction OF having their hopes rea-
liked. Thus It Is; obstacles are nothing
TO two loving hearts. &.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-02-24

THERE are three little things which
do more work than any other, three 1T
tie things crcated-they are the ant, the
bee and DeWitt's Little Early Risers,
the last being the famous little pills for
stomach and liver troubles. Charles r.
Goetze, Market and Twelfth streets;
Chatham Sinclair, Forty-slSth and ia
cob streets; A. i. Scheele, No. COZ Main
street: Exley Bros, Penn and Zane
streets: Bowie & Co.. Bridgeport.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-02-24
THE MONTHS DEATHS.

There is considerable discussion at
present asto whether the months death
rate will not be greatly In excess OF cor
responding months in previous years
but Dr. Jepson yesterday stated that
February usually Is a month OF heavy
mortality. and The records so far do not
indicate thar this month Will be pro-
ductivc of adeath rate In average great
er than for the same period In previous
yelrs ,ggtl ifYl5 g1str LII 5.Es-. s7E5E
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ruSERAL or c. MoLEE.

This afternoon at2 o'clock, from the
residence Of Mr. Louis BAH, Pleasant
Valley. occurs the funeral Of Charles
Christian Wolfe. an employe Of the Bel
mont mill, who died OF typhoid fever at
the family home, Short Creek. Monday
night. He was In his twenty-slxth year
and had been III while he was working
for about two weeks, but went home
only few days before his death. The
funeral will likely be largely attended.
1nterment is at Greenwood cemetery.
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The funeral OF Mrs. ambrose Habig
VIII take place this morning from the
residence OF her parents. No. 154 Four
!eehtn street. a: o'clock. The death OF
,ae lady is particularly sad one, the
!ouas couple having been married but
a rev months. Mr. Hablg was former
~ me Gresham at the News, after
M..ch ne accepted position as ma
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HoFFMAN-HEINER NUPrIALs.

1880 - A4 ~ ii1iA'so. z
AT the Cathedral. Tuesday morning
Mt o'clock occurred the wedding OF
Mr.. John G Hoffman, jr.. to Mrs. Chris-
tina Hener. The nup;ial mass WAS
solemnlzed by Rev. o. II. Moye. Only
the immed !ate relatives OF the contract
Ing parties were present, and after The
ceremony a reception was held ut the
home OF the bride, on. North Main street.
Mr.. Hoffman Is u member OF the firm OF
John G. Hoffman 6 Son, leather inanu-
facturers, and is manager Of the firms
interests at Gormania, this state. Mr..
and Mrs. Hoffman have the best wishes
OF a large number OF friends. They nre
now In the east on their. wedding trip.
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STEEL WORKS RESUMES

This Morning, at Benwood, With Good
Prospects.
The Wheeling steel works, at Ben
wood, resumes this morning, the differ
ences with the employees being adjusted
on the terms mentioned In yesterdays
ln;ellisencer. There are reasons to be-
lleve the mill will enjoy 4 steady run,
In fact. 1t has worked steadier the past
elk months than in a corresponding per-
!od for over two years.
|: would not be surprising Il the plate
mill Is soon put IN operation, now that
the sieel works goes on. SO far. no over
lures have been made blythe company to
che striking helpers. and the present
!dleness may be due to the companys
no: being desirous OF making a start.
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TOBACCO 8 FIRM ASSIGNS.
Jacob Loos & Co. Yesterday Make an
Assignment,

The firm Of Jacob Loos & Co., cigar
and tobacco merchants. doing business
at No. 1l29 Market street, made an as
Segment yesterday to Mr.. Charles f.
Brandfass. The deed of assignment re-
corded in Clerk Robertson's office turns
over to the assignee the stock, fixtures.
book accounts. ETC.. Of the firm. The
many friends Of Mr.. Loos and his part
ner, Mr.. William A. Stoetzer. expressed
sincere regret yesterday when they
heard Of their business misfortune. 1t
Is one OF those cases where debtors OF
the firm were unable to hquidate
promptly. and the firm, to protect cred
itors resolved on the course taken.
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49, IL
BAD FALL.
A L!neman Falls Twenty Feet From a
Trolley Pole.

Trolley Pole.
Shortly before noon yesterday, F. C..
Auber, an employee OF the Wheeling
Electrical Company, received a bad fall
on South Chapline street, between
Twenty-ffth and Twenty-sixth streets.
He was on top Of trolley pole adjust
Ing some wires, when the pole broke.
throwing him to the ground. q distance
OF twenty feet. ~
He wac carried into DR.. Rau's office,
where 1t was discovered that his chief
injury was confusion OF his ankle. La
ter he was removed to his home. 80
South Penn. He was fortunate In es-
Gaping more serious injuries.