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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-02-08

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The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-06-29
AN AVERAGE VERDICT.
It Was Struck Through a Difference
of Opinion Among the Jury
on Damages.

While the lawyers were waiting for court
to open, and before they flew at each others
throats, they exchanged few stories OF the
profession.
"The strangest trial in which was ever
engaged was one of my first, !" said a grizzled-
headed attorney. II was counsel for the
plaintiff in suit brought to recover damages
caused by runaway horse. My client had
been knocked down and slightly bruised, not
very much, just enough to base a lawsuit
on. l had very strong case: in fact, there
was practically no defense, and the defend
ant was rich man, SO asked for $2, 600, hop
ing to get half. Well, when the. jury came
in they rendered verdict for the plaintiff
with damages assessed at $8,6S7. Of course
the judge promptly set the verdict aside as
excessive, and had to begin all over again.
"Some days later | met the foreman of the
jury and asked him how in the world they
arrived at such verdict.
"'Well, l don't quite understand it my
self, he said, scratching his head. We
all agreed for the plaintiff on the first vote,
but each fellow had his own ideas as to the
damage. | was in favor of $1,000, another
fellow thought it ought to be $4,000, and an.
other stuck out for 500, and we were get.
| ting all tangled up, when one of the jury sug.
| gested that we strike an average
"'But you couldn't have done that, ,"
said |:
"That's just what we did, said the fore.
man. Each man put down what he thought
right and added them together. know
there does seem to be something wrong
about that verdict, but hanged if / can see
| where it is!' !'"-Chicago Times-H Herald
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-06-29
DOWN ON THE FADs.
NP. Stately Believed in bringing
Young People Down to .
Business Basis.

"Mrs. Stately" began her husband. the
other evening, you're a good deal of what
they term a fadAist 1t has been my rule
to humor all your eccentricities, but from
this time on, unless find good and suth-
cient reason to change my mind, the educa-
ton of our children is to be of the most prac-
tical nature possible"
Gust as you say"
81 understand that Loretta studied bot
any for three years, yet last season she
went out to gather some greens and
brought in the worst collection of weeds
ever saw outside of a bankrupt farm. They
would have poisoned THle. Yesterday
this botanist sat in the pdrlor, bolstered
with cushions, reading trash three inches
thick and in fine print at that, while you
were in the back yard setting out sweet
peas. Isabel went through the cooking de-
partment from potato pairing to fine pas
tries, and yet you can't keep her in the
kitchen long enough to prepare soft
boiled egg. Tom went in for higher mathe-
matics, and yet he can't figure. the simple
interest on promissory note for more or
less than a single year. He can blow
around about the consultations and about
the direct communication with Mars, but
I'll bet q farm he couldn't keep his own
personal accounts on a single entry system
He's never going to locate in Mars, and
there's not dollar in the consultations
for him. Well Just bring these young peo
pie down to business basis, and when they
know enough, to help themselves, as they'll
have to when you and l wear out, they
can do their fad chasing. And that's the
word with the bark on, mother" r."-Detroit
| Free Press.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-06-29
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Gathered from All Quarters.
CONGRESS,


Senate, June 2l-The debate on the Hawai-
ian annexation resolutions was continued
Among the bills passed was one providing Sc,
we're penalties for the injury or destruction OI
submarine mines, torpedoes, tornhcatiohs Vi
other coast defenses.
House-A few bills Of minor Importance were
passed by the house and the remainder oi tne
session was spent in debate on bill TO refer
20 the court OF claims certain claims OF persons
for property destroyed by Confederate INVASION
into the southern counties OF pennsylvania in
1863. No final action was taken.
Senate June 2-The debate on the Hawaiian
resolutions was continued, Messrs. White ana
Pettigrew speaking against annexation
House-The conference report on the bill to
ratify the agreement between the Dawes com
mission and the Seminole Indians was adopteo'
A number OF private bills were also passed:
Senate, June 23.-Discussion OF the Hawaiian
annexation question was interrupted by MI,
Rawlns, of Utah. with a speech in which ne
criticised vigorously the provision embodied IN
the conference report on the Indian appropFl,
alton bill which acknowledges the right OF
Indians TO lease mineral land on their reser'
VatiouH.
House-Further agreements upon the sundry
civil bill were reported from the committee on
conference and adopted and further conference
upon the remaining points in difference was
requested. A large number of bills OF minor
Importance were passed ana 90 pension and re-
lief measures were disposed OF. bill to re-
store Mai. Wham to his former rank in the
army, with all back pay and allowances, passed
the house Adjourned until the 9th.
Senate, June A-The conference report on
the bankruptcy bill was agreed to without. de
bate. The Hawaiian annexation resolutions
were under discussion throughout the session
except during brief time when routine busi
ness was disposed Of Three measures de
signed to facilitate the work OF the war depart
ment were passed.
House-The house was not in session.
Senate June 25.-An effort was made by tn,
opponents OF the Hawaiian annexation reso
litions to delay debate by flibustering. This
called foth a not speech from Mr.. Morgan, t
which Mr.. White replied in kind
House The house was not in session.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-06-29
FOREIGN.

London newspapers announce the
engagement of Princess Victoria of
Wales to John Barring, Baron Revels-
toke. The formal betrothal is await
ing the approval of Queen Victoria.
Princess Victoria is the second
daughter of the Prince of Wales.
A telegram from st. Johns, New
foundland, says that the British
steamer Para, from Swansea, for Tilt
Cove, N. F., has foundered near Tilt
Cove from contact with ice. The crew
were saved.
The most interesting result to peo-
, pie in the United States of the elec-
tions just held in Germany is the
wholesale defeat of agrarianism. The
agrarian strength in the new reich
stag will not exceed 100. This fact
is important to the United States, as
the agrarian programme is outspoken
in its hostility to American interests
Movements on small Spanish yes,
sells in the harbor of Havana lead Off
GERS on the blockading vessels on the
north coast of Cuba to believe that the
Spaniards contemplate a sortie with
the best feet that they can get to,
g4ther.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-06-29
WASHINGTON,

The monthly statement of the col
lections of internal revenue shows
that the May collections amounted to
$14,O9S.117, an increase over May, 1897,
of $3,2S1 ,225.
An order has been issued by Gen.
Miles authorizing recruiting officers in
the absence of commissioned medical
officers to employ civilian physicians
to make examinations of recruits for
enlistment, at a compensation of 40
cents for each man examined.
On the 21st the amount of subscrip-
tions received at the treasury depart
ment for the new bonds exceeded that
of any other day since the law author
izing their issue went into effect.
Among the number were several
S1,000,000 subscriptions.
1t is said that almost total stoppage
of money order business on July has
been averted by an agreement be.
tween the officials of the treasury and
post office departments that the law
does not require stamps to be affixed
to domestic money orders.
The formation of the new organiza-
ton of regiments, battalions, etc, un-
der the presidents second call for
troops, by the mastering in of volun'
teers, is now fairly under way. 1r
most of the states all the men neces
sary for the new organizations will b'
obtained in two or three weeks.
An effort is to be made to have tn,
post Office department investigate th'
loss of letters intended for soldiers a
Camp Alger. A number of letter.
were discovered in the rear of gro
Gerry store near camp. They had al
been opened and none had reached
the persons addressed.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-06-29
LATER NEWS.

Spanish officials express the hope
that the third Spanish squadron will
be ready for sea in five weeks.
Nelson Dingley was renominated for
congress by the republicans of the
Second Maine district on the 27th ult.
Paymaster General Healey, of the
state of New York, having succeeded
in adjusting the pay rolls of the New
York regiments, arrived at Chicka-
mauga National Park on the 9th ult.
and paid off the Eighth, Ninth and
Fourteenth regiments.
The republicans of the Fourth Maine
congressional district have renominat-
ed Congressman Charles A. Boutelle
by unanimous vote.
The owners of the British steam
ship Foscolia, recently sunk in col
lision near New York City with the
cruiser Columbia, will probably re-
ceive $21S,SS0 for the loss of their
vessel Congress will be asked to ap-
propriate the money. The Columbia,
for public reasons, was disregarding
the rules of the road at sea in regard
to lights and fog signals when the
collision occurred.
At Oshkosh, Wis, warrants have
been issued for about so of the leaders
of the recent riots. Trouble is antici-
pated, as the strikers declare they
will resist attempts to arrest any OF
their number.
Mayor Harrison, of Chicago, has re-
ceived from Potter Palmer a check for
$4,000 as contribution to the Army
and Navy leagues relief fund.
Isaac Staples, one of the most prom
inent lumbermen in the northwest
died at Saltwater, Mimi, on the 27tf
ult., aged SO years. He came to the
st. Croix valley from Maine As years
ago and had amassed fortune oi
$1,000,000.
A number of express companies hav'
given notice that shipments of strict
ly personal character for soldiers ol
sailors in the United States army o.
navy, contributed by theic families o.
friends, will be carried to the various
, camps in the United States at re
. dgction of 25 per cent, from the estat
lished charge.
r Gov. Atkinson has issued a procla
nation calling upon the people o
= Georgia to observe the Fourth of July
: The governor urges the people to deco
e rate their homes and places of bus
n ness and to make holiday of the an
r niversary. This is the first time sine
e the war that a proclamation of thi
character has been issued in an
d southern state.
n The senate on the eth ult adopted the resC
!, luton OF Mr. Davis, providing that hcreafte
. until further action Shall be taken, the sena
= convene daily at II q m. Consideration OF Il
r Hawaiian annexation resolutions was resum'
d. and Mr. Clay. Mr.. Roach and Mr.. Cafiery u
70 dress, the senate In opposition 10 them.
The house devoted its sess'On TO considerati
Of Legislation Affecting the District Of Columbi
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-06-29
WEST AND SOUTH.

Recruits continue to pour into Chat
tanooga National Park, about ZOO from
various states arriving on the 22d.
On the night of the 22d fire at Lin
coin, Neb., destroyed the Fitzgerald
four-story building occupied by the
H. P. Loud Wholesale Grocery Co. and
the Beatrice Creamery Co., the latter
one of the largest plants in the west.
Loss estimated at 100000; well IN
sured.
The official returns announced at
the headquarters of the International
Typographical union in Indianapolis
show that Samuel B. Donnelly, OF New
York City, is elected president over
w. B. Prescott, the present incumbent,
by majority of 300. ,
On the 22d the first mile OF track OF
the first railway in Alaska was laid
through Skaguay. Grading is finished
for distance of five miles beyond the
city limits.
According to the new city directory
which will be issued in a few days,
Chicago now has population OF
1 .S93, ,OO0 This is an increase OF 65,OOo
over the figures for 1897.
A party of 81 disappointed miners
has reached Juneau, Alaska, from the
Copper river country. One of the men
saws it took eight weeks to get
through the so miles over the Valdez
glacier. While copper exists there, no
gold worth working was found.
Indiana republicans will hold two
davs' convention this year. The dates
as fixed by the state committee at It's
meeting on the gath are August 3 and
4. There will be 1916 delegates to the
convention. Already there are many
candidates for state offices in the field.
Citizens of st. Louis have decided
that they will celebrate the centennial
anniversary of the purchase of Lou
isiana from the French government in
an appropriate manner in 1903. 1t is
proposed to celebrate the occasion
with an exposition similar to that at
Chicago in 1893.
The war department has ordered the
volunteers encamped at Mobile, on the
Alabama gulf coast, to go to Miami, OF
the Atlantic coast of Florida. There
are six of these regiments.
Lightning struck a new Lutheran
church near Minnewaukan, N. d., on
the 25th while dedication ceremonies
were in progress. One end was torn
out of the building. About 300 per
sons were present and two were in
stantly killed In the panic number
of others were injured, but none Ia
tally.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-06-29
EAST.

An order has been issued by Mai.
Gen. Miles assigning Brig, Gen. Guy
Henry to command the division of
troops which are to reinforce Gen.
Shafter at Santiago.
For the week ended June "a busi-
ness failures in the United States
numbered 1885, as compared with 216
for the corresponding week of last
year, and II in Canada, as against "A
for the same time in 1897.
It has been decided by the govern
ing committee of the New York stock
exchange that the customer shall be
required to bear the brunt of the war
tax on sales of stock, which is SO on
every 100 shares of stock, par value,
whether the market value be SIS or
500.
During the past three weeks busi-
ness in towns in New England has
shown an immense improvement. This
is particularly remarkable in the case
of the cotton mills. Six weeks ago a
curtailment of production, with con-
sequent shutdown, stared the manu-
fucturers in the face, but the past
week in many places showed the con-
sumption of the entire product of the
mills.
On the night of the 21st the town
of Hawley, Pa, suffered its third dis
astrous fire within year. Eleven
buildings were burned, six of them in
the center of the town, entailing a
loss of $4,000.
In its annual call for the celebration
of the Fourth of July the National
Christian Citizenship league appeals
to all pastors, churches, temperance
and patriotic societies "to unite in ar
ranging such celebrations, mass meet
ings and other exercises as shall make
It new Fourth of July"
On the 25th general advance in
trans-continental freight rates went
into effect in spite of the hard fight
which the merchants of many cities
have made to prevent it. The new
schedule makes an advance of about
25 per cent.
On the Goth the most disastrous fire
MilIyille, n. j.. ever experienced oc
CURED, when the opera house ant
half block of stores in the center o
the city were totally destroyed. Los
100000.
Al a picnic in Trenton, N. j., on tn
25th NJ. F. Sweeney, the champion
high jumper, broke the worlds record
Sweeney cleared feet 6 inches, afte
two unsuccessful trials.
Edward Marsland is dead at Osin
ming, N. Y, from the effects of sell
inflicted wound. He was one of tn
most skillful mechanical engineers /
the country. Mr.. Marsland was 70
a long time superintendent of tn
Roach shipyard at Philadelphia.
Western Pennsylvania was visite
on the 25th by terrific wind and raj
storm. Trees, fagstaffs and fence
were blown down, telegraph and tel
phone wires prostrated and numbt
Of houses unroofed. One man We
killed.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-06-29
Arc I.o.s than Four Miles Apart.

Juragua, via Kingston, June a.
Troops of the United States and Spain
are almost face to face and less than
four miles apart. The picket lines at
certain points are within hailing dis.
tance of the enemy. 1t seems certain
that the battle of Santiago must come
within a week. The troops are all
ashore here and at Baiquiri with the
exception of few scattered com.
panies that have gone forward. The
supplies are sufficient to enable the
army to sustain weeks campaign al
both landing points. As one weeks
rations are already landed and tn,
supplies will all be ashore to-day.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-06-29
A NAVAL HERWS STORY.
From the Times-Herald. Chicago. Ill.

From the Times-Herald, Chicago, III.
Late in 1861, when President Lincoln is:
sued call for volunteers GH bio L. J Clark, ro0d
the first to respond. He joined the mortar
fleet of Admiral Porter just before the
memorable operations on the Mississippi
River began. 1t was at the terrific lombard.
ment OF the Vicksburg forts that the hero of
this story fell with shattered arm from
charge of schrapnel.
After painful months in the hospital he
recovered sufficiently to be sent to his home
at Warren, Ohio. Another call for troops
fred his patriotic zeal and Clark soon en-
listed in Company II of the 7th Ohio Vol
unteers. In the army of the Potomac he
was in many engagements. Being wounded
in skirmish near Richmond, he was sent to
the hospital and thence home.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-06-29
Moro DelnH Probahle.

San Francisco, June 25.-Arrange-
ments for the sailing of the next eXpe-
dition of trops for Manila are practic-
ally completed and every effort will be
made to start on Monday, but the
probability is that there will be some
further delay. Maj. Gen. Merritt has
left the matter of embarkation to the
control of Gen. Otis. 1t is expected to
begin Sunday. The whole quota OF
troops. including those who are to go
on the Newport with Gen. Merritt on
Wednesday, as well as those which
have been assigned to the five trans
ports scheduled to sail on Monday
number C,000 men
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-06-29
Rebu,,e. His Tired Auditors.

A clergyman preached rather long ser
mon from the text "Thou art weighed in
the balance and found wanting" After the
congregation had listened about an hour
some one began to get weary and went out;
others soon followed, greatly to the annoy
ance of the minister. Another person start
ed, whereupon the parson stopped his SER
mon and said: "That is right, gentlemen;
asfast asyou are weighed pass out!' He con-
tinued his sermon some time after that, but
no one disturbed him by leaving.-Chicago
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-06-29

tice, is a member of Hatch Post, G. A. R.,
and lives at 1895 Ashland Ave.
Several years ago DR.. Clark's old wounds
began to trouble him. He grew weak and
emaciated, and his friends despaired Of his
out, but was a mere shadow, weighing only
80 pounds. The best medical attendance
failed to restore his lost strength and yigor;
"a friend gave me box of Dr. Williams
Pink Pills for Pale People" said DR.. Clark,
"and they helped me so much that bought
q half dozen boxes and took them. soon
regained my strength, now weigh 1870 pounds
and, except for injuries that can never be
remedied, am as well as ever.
"I consider DR.. Williams Pink Pills for
Pale People the best remedy to build up a
run down system, and heartily recommend
them to everyone in need Of such aid"
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-06-29
A LEAF FROM CAMP LIFE.
The Varied Commissions OF Lieut..
MahOney When He Went
to Town.

When Lieut.. Mahoney came to Sioux
City to recruit men he was intrusted with
number of errands for the members of COM
panies II and L. He jotted them all down
on piece of paper, and referred to them
when he came to Sioux City. This piece of
paper will give an idea of what the men
wanted in Sioux City and some of the things
Lieut.. Mahoney had to do. 1t reads as fol-
lows:
Get three .3S-calber Colts, for officers"
"Get a ruler and some black lead PEN
cils."
kiss Harry Hamilton's girl"
"Have that order of roses countermanded
for cigars"
"Take Claypoole's new vest, and get his
old one out of the closet"
"Get ED Browns manual for army cook
ing, his sword knot, and his French diction-
ary.'
"Get Harry Chapman's blanket strap and
tray for chess"
Get any old thing."-Sioux City Jour.
nal.
Every man spends about half his time do
ing things he forgot to do in their season.
Ill. H.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-06-29
End of a Long Struggle.

Washington, June 25.-After long,
hard fight the conference report on
the bankruptcy bill was agreed to by
the senate yesterday which practically
insures the enactment of the bill, as
It is understood that there will be no
difficulty in the house. Senator Mel
son made an explanation of the bill
which satisfied all senators as to its
provisions and although there were
votes against the measure, it was be-
cause the senators so voting opposed
any bankruptcy legislation. The con-
test between the two houses was over
the Torrey bill of the house and the
Nelson bill of the senate. The confer
ence has been going on since March
3 and the agreement reached was
largely on the lines of the Nelson bill
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-06-29

On the 25th the British shiDs Gloos-
cap and East Lothian sailed from
Philadelphia for Manila with nearly
5000 tons of coal for Admiral Dewey's
fleet. The two cargoes are valued at
about $4,000, but the freight received
by the two ships will be more than
double this sum,
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-06-29
Practical.

Brother Will-Why don't you, accept
Jack? He's a record-breaker in intercol-
legiate cycling events.
Sister Sue-Yes; but I prefer a record
breaker in the safety deposit line.-Bicycling
World.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-06-29

No amount of exposure will make man
an immune in love affair.-Atchison Globe.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-06-29

Soon aft.
erward he
began the
study and
t h e n the
practice of
veterinary
8 u rg cry.
Sc king a
wider field
than the
Ohio village
afforded, he
w e n t t o
G h icago,
where he
now has a
uido nrap.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-06-29

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Every man spends about half his time do
ing things he forgot to do in their season.
Atchison Globe.
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