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II " ow do we stand in the event
I'LL OF war with Spain which
many al this time think In
evitablsF II Is time that
N IN Uncle sam took stock of his
resources, and without exag-
Grating his strength in the least, aScer-
In what number Of men and guns IN
ne Of peace stand prepared FOR war.
Here are some facts gathered from sour
whose regia bility cannot be Questioned:
FSrst the men, An army OF close 10 100
could be relied upon 20 be within call
rnedia1eiy upon the declar2tio OF war.
course millions would be available, bat
quick blow Is the hlow that counts ST
% outbreak Of boStilltics and the United
axes has nearly le3s ready Tor sharp
scent on the salient points the instant
.e first gun Is fired.
They would come from those states
arrest 70 the vulnerable points
New York state would furnish is.iee
med ana disciplined troops. sfassachu-
It's. All; Pennsylvania < 4Sl. New Jer-
$, 4-s2; Ohio. E 1872. Illinois. Csc: Geor-
a, ASA Virginia, S,tss; Alabama. 22s4
sxas. 2,st7 Indiana. g.ssS. Wisconsin, a.
4. Iowa , 3's. Missouri, z.2ii, South Car
ma. 3G-{ Norih Carolina. T. 40. West
GINA ST; Maryland, .ea6. Connecticut
80 Rhode Island. 1884,: Maine. 1885; Yer
aont. ssg; New hampshire Isl. Della
are, 80. Florida Ie51; Mississippi. Gas:
Sentucky, 1891: Tennessee. 1913. Mtehi-
an, 2.o-l; Kansas. 1885: Minnesota. 1862
lsGuisiaGa, ISL.
befe is an army. compact equipped
ready 10 be concentrated at a DAYS notice
On any given point. every man burn
* "st6 OtthUs3asln TO ayenge the wrong
zone To his country. Not pressed men
torn unwiilingly from Their homes, but
patriots who rush TO the front at their
country's call They could be distributed
IT concentrated at the option OF the COM
mander-in-ch:ef. The immense railroad
system makes either possible in the quick
est time ever made by moving troops.
This army Of 10000 would represent the
available force of the regular army and
disciplined militia Of the United States.
Behind them would be the gigantic
strength OF the nation.
The iooeoo would form the unions first
Hne ot defense, 10 jump into the breach
~Ale the country was arming with its
real strength
II must be remembered that the pros
pect Of a war with Spain is not so serious
as one with Great Britain, for the reason
that all oar Northern border Is protected
instead of being in the possession OF A foe
This lessons the line that needs defend
ing in the event of war with Spain, and
consequently fewer men would be re-
CURED for the defense of the country.
Our coast lines at the best however
are so extensive that IL will be necessary
TO have several armies of observation
ready to move promptly TO any point at
tackled in force. IL is possible 10 trans
port across the ocean at one time an ar
my OF 5000 TO 60oo0 men. with their
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ABILITY TO WHIP SPAIN.
Facts CoDcerpipg Copditiop Of Upifed
States Military Resources.

I, would be made up with the exception
of the 10000 mentioned before wholly ~
volunteers drilled, trained and EQUIPPED
hurriedIy al the first note OF warning.
such an army could be gotten together
in America without taxing the resources
OF the coantry 20 my appreciate extent.
When II i calculated by eool-headed
military men that s.oooea lighters coul5
be raised In ;aas country in tight to the
death. II will be admitted that the get
ting together Of 10000 troops is not very
serious undertaking..
The greatest difficulty viii be 10 arm
ard eguin the force The training would
come next j; would be- no easy task, bat
America has been through all these strug
giles before. and knows what her volun-
teer soldiers can do.
Here is the plan of campaign as laid
down by enc OF Americas abiest generals,
who was recently quoted as saying:
Should war be declared the first move
of the United states government would be
10 throw its forces into our commercial
cities on the Atlantic coast TO repei an at
tack of the enenly's warshps. For some
time after the beginning Of hostlities the
tug of war would be between the nayles
Of the United States and Spain. On tho
seas we are about equally matched, SO
far as vessels ard armament are concern
ed. So soan as circumstances would per-
NIT We would throw certain pcruoa oI
our forces Into Cuba, The question OF
transportation OF nen need not concern us
very much. fer. with the present spirit ex-
is,ing among our people. we would reach
the island. We would get our soldiers
there II the men had TO swim.
AS 10 leaders. let no one have fear that
We should lack military talent. The grad
yates Of our military schools have had far
better advantages than had Grant. Lee,
Jackson, Sherman or Sheridan. We have
a right 10 expect from the younger gener-
alton of officers men even more brilliant
than they were.
las 10 the fighting qualities OF the Span
lard. we viii do we'll not TO underrate
them. I have never met any man bearing
Spanish blood In the field more seriously
than the Mexican greasers. In our war
with Mexico. In which l took part. we
found that the Mexicans were good
enough fighters. What they lacked was
leadership.
Spain has no great military leaders.
but the war may develop them. Napoleon
used to say that he could make sold;ers.
but he could not make generals. Spain has
never been prolific Of great military lead
ers Nevertheless tho Spaniards possesa
the martial spirit. 1t Is safe to predict
that after We got fairly started the war
would he n question Of few weeks. and
that the navies of the two countries would
ae brunt Of the contest for suprem-
acy"
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sanction the heavier charges. there Is little
doubt that the Merrimac. instead OF with
drawing from the contest. would have
been quickly sent to keep company with
her Victims
so certain was Ericsson that the means
provided were sufficient for the purpose
that he was never abe TO regard the
actual result with unalloyed pleasure.
After the Monitor had proved her value
as lighter there yet remained open the
aH-impoTtant question or sea-worihiness.
Ericsson sat down and planned another
monitor. Under the care of an escort the
latest representative of the new type OF
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mIrsl Worlen IA the
raised States senate. he
briefly rehearzsd the facts Of the famous
duel between the Mentor and the Nurrs-
mac Ia Hampton Reads. The senator said
that the memorial had heea prepared by
Admiral Noftcn Tor the benefit Of those
who had served under htff on ths Mont
tor, bu; that the admiral had decided rot
70 present Il. fearing that such an actien
might be construed into a desire for per
sonsi benefit
Besides mentioning the duel "a one Of
the foremost events Ia the history OF our
late war, Senator Chandler also spoke ~
the influence that the meeting Of the two
ironelass had sxsYtea on the huslaing er
modern msNtss. In consequence q that
duel wooden ships gave place 20 those
built % tron fer purposes of warfare
There l. probably no story that has been
oftrner re;oaa than the huiidins % the
Monitor Fsut there were miner riishaps
Incidence that have never bsen mentsen.
81. ana without which the story ITSELF l.
rot complete. Fer eNampte. though T. f.
generally known that an eally trip ~ tha
Monitor proved q failure. tae exact causes
e TITS failure have hs-en huf lnaFge fett7v
touched uron while tha scenes thst took
place alongside she uupaiHtN3 shack aul3
have Necn l@f5 almost WHISKY annaen>
tened
wHhont doubt there Is rot another
IN his country better QaaH6ed &c treat
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mine" Here also is an instance toward
which We may not revert with sahsfac-
1fon. The condition for accepting the
Monitor imposed by a great government
on a great designer are fortunately, an
paraiieied in our history. Al a figure al
lowing but little over the cost Of construc
ton. the government agreed to accept the
ship providing IL proved impregnable I'M
der the guns of the enemy at the short
est range" In short, while the govern
ment was willing to gain everything. the
risk was TO be taken by the builder.
Still Ericsson accepted. II love this
country. / love lis laws and its people.
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Modern Naval Construction.

tNfA4ffla FHtl% news.
The ola order chanesth. giving place TO
new" ard In naval construction. az least
there "a room for considerable doubt as 20
whether the new Is any better than the
ola. The disasters Involving the loss OF
millions - dollars and hundreds Of lives az
one fell sw oou have been known only since
tne ADVENT OF tae muca-pra3sed iroucla6.
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Chicago Tribune. al all events" re-
marked the caller. trying to say some
thIrg Cheering 10 the expert penmau
whose too free use Of hls talents brought
h.rn 10 ja1 they have given you one os
tba best cells Ia the building. It's right
cvcr the poruCo and faces She public
street."
eyes" 3omAy replied tbe prisoner Il
seem 20 nave forged my way 70 the
front"
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battlsship was sent 10 sea. Net very
long after The departure OF the pair both
passed through the trial Of storm Of UNI
usual violence. When the vessels Te-
turned the Monitor was towing her dis
ab,ed convoy into port
A. w ROLKER
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horses. ammunition. etc. IT has been seen
by experts. therefore. that tho armies we
could make up OF the available militia
and regular army would not Toe large
enough TO carry on "a defensive war
against any hostile power. We should
need $500 artillerymen TO man the har-
Dor fortlhcations alone In time Of war.
suppose that an army Of a0.0n1 regular
soldiers had landed IN America without
opposition. which would not be a wild
supposition. & would he necessary for the
United States 10 oppose them Dy having
under arms "a force numbering no less
than $4,000 men. one hundred thousand
Of these would be required 20 prevent the
onward march OF the hostile force, and
21@ on 70 drive them into the sea
According To high military authority
The army should be divided up as follows:
Army 10 man Notifications. ......... s. 90
Army 40 watch Pacific coast ......... = no
Army 30 watch Gulf coast .........s.. Is no0
Army to paten South Ntiantic coast. ~ 90
Army towatch North Atlantic coast. - GO
Army for Middle Atlantic coaEt zee. go
A@-4i -+st-t.r-. .-v...+-e+-. +f-~-.- t.tAst
This vast army would require 5000 or
E. ls4 officers.
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Marching orders for the Thirteenth
regiment were received by Colonel II.
A. Coursen at II o'clock last night from
General J. P. s. Goblin, OF Lebanon,
commander of the Third brigade.
Colonel Coursen is directed to have
his regiment at Mt. Gretna Thursday
morning.
Soon after the telegram reached him,
Colonel Coursen was seen by a Tri-
bune reporter at his residence, on
North Washington avenue. He said
his command is in excellent shape and
that no difficulty will be experienced in
ground on time.
The regiment will leave this city
| about $50 Wednesday night and arrive
at Mount Gretna early Thursday morn
ing. 1t will go by way of the Della
ware and Hudson and Lehigh Valley
| railroads.
At the armory last night a meeting
| of the officers of the regiment was held,
at which plans for getting the regiment
together and transporting it to Mt.
! Gretna were considered, as we'll as
many other matters of detail. At that
time there was no positive information
as to when the regiment would be
called out, although it was expected at
any moment.
Major w. S. Milar and Major ]. W.
Oakford, of General Gobin's staff, re-
ceived telegraphic orders last night
from the commander of the Third bril-
gade TO report for duty at Mt. Gretna
| Thursday morning at 10 o'clock. They
will go with the members of the Thir-
teenth.
Ex-Inspector of Rifle Practice II. b
Cox will succeed w. j. Tracey as quar-
termaster. The appointment will prob
ably be made today.
Although there was no very ex-
citing news from the front, war
excitement ran higher in this city yes
terday than at any time since the in
ception Of the SpanishAmerican diff
culties. All day long and until late al
night great throngs hung around the
Tribune bulletin board, where the latest
authentic news was displayed as soor
as received.
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FUNERAL or MISS MOFFlTT.
Remains Wcre Taken to CarbondaIe
for IntprmPnt,

From the family residence on San
derson avenue, the funeral of the late
Miss Nellie Moffitt took place yester-
day morning. At 10 o'clock a solemn
high mass of requiem was sung in st.
Paul's church, Rev j. A. Moffitt, of
South Scranton, was celebrant; Rev.
W. A. Nealon, of Carbondale was
deacon, and Rev. j. l. Dunn, sub-de
con.
At the close of the mass, Rev. =. j.
McManus, pastor of st. Paul's, preach
ed, his text being taken from st. Luke,
xii, 40 'Be ye therefor ready also; for
the Son of Man cometh at an hour
when ye think not" During his dis
course he paid a tribute to the beauti-
full life of the deceased. The solo al
the offertory was sung by Ambrose j
Byrne, of Dunmore.
The remains were taken on the II .05
Delaware and Hudson train at the
Green Ridge depot to Carbondale
where interment was made. The pail
bearers We're: J. r. Burnett, p. j. Nc
Caffrey, p. J. Casey, Will f. Collins
J. II. Taggart and Peter INLAND. AZ
the grave services were conducted by
Fathers Moffitt, Nealon and Dunn. No
Q school, in which Miss Moffitt was &
teacher, was closed yesterday as a
| mark of respect to her. The teacher!
in the building accompanied the re
mains to Carbondale.
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AMATEUR BALL NOTES.


The Priceburg base ball club accepts the
challenge of the Walla Wahs, of Provi-
dence, TO play on the Priceburg grounds
on Sunday, May !, at $50 sharp. Please
meet US at the club room at M. +. Fad
den's hotel. T. Hall manager.
The South Side Sliders would like TO play
the Petersburg stars on the Cow Hill
grounds Saturday afternoon. Answer in
The Tribune. +. Derline, manager; T..
Troy, captain.
The South Side SldCrs will play any
club In the city under II years OF age on
the Cow Hill grounds a game any day
Answer in The Tribune. +. Derline,
manager; 7. Troy, captain.
The manager of the Sliders would like
to meet the manager Of the Actives, of
Little Englard, Wednesday night at s
o'clock at the corner of Pine street and
Clay avenue. w. Thomas, manager.
The Sliders Guild like the Taylor Grays
to play a return game on the Shders'
grounds, corner Irving avenue and Myr-
tie street, Saturday, May Z, at p. m.
Please answer in The Tribune. W.
Thomas, maLaGer.
The Lilacs, of the South side. challenge
| the Rosettes, of the same place, to a
game of base ball on the Manhattan
grounds Sunday May l, at 23O p. m. An
| swer as quickly as possible through The
| Tribune. William Moran, captain.
The Lilacs of the South Side, have or
| ganized for the coming season and woul
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BRINGING The REMAINS EAST.
Body of Mrs. Thomas Dondican, of
Dunmore. viii Arrive Tomorrow.

A telegram received in this city yes
tsrday announced that the remains of
Mrs. Thomas Doudican, of Dunmore,
who died in Denver, Colorado, will ar
rive in this city tomorrow.
The funeral will take place Thurs
day morning at $50 o'clock from the
residence OF the parents of Mrs.
Doudican, Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Nc
Donald, Of New street, Dunmore. A
requiem mass viii be celebrated at st.
Mary's church, and interment will be
made in DunmOre Catholic cemetery
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which they claimed were given them
by Thomas Healey, OF MnooKa.
Healey was communicated with, and
1t was learned that the chickens, as
surmised We're stolen from him. King
acknowledged his guilt and was held
under $500 bail for court He exonerat-
cd Patterson and the latter was r.-
leased
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BILL OF PARTICULARS OUASHHD.
New One Must lie Filed IN County
Treasurpr Contest,

NBW onb Wust be Etieu III OVuuiN
Treasurer Contest.
Court yesterday made absolute the
rule to uuash the bill of particulars
filed by w. S. Langstaff in his con-
test for the county treasurership.
Court had been so impressed with
the fact that the contestants omnibus
bill was not specific enough that 1t did
not require any further enlightenment
from Mr.. Kelly's counsel and as a con-
sequence the only attorney heard was
Mr.. Holgate, of counsel for the con-
testant.
He contended that the bill of partic-
ulars was all right but all three Judges
disagreed with him.
All proceedings in the case were
stayed until April rs, except the hear
ing of the witnesses already subpoe-
naed. l. II. Burns, who with Hon
NJ. E. Mcdonald and Il. c. Newcomb
represent Mr.. Kelly, requested court tC
order Mr.. Langstaff to file a new bill
This will reopen the proceedings.
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like to hear from any club in the city
under 16 years of age. The I.ilacs are as
follows: John Roche and Sam Evans,
catchers; Frank Reap and Willie Moran,
pitchers; Michael Tighe, shcrt stop; Mar
tin Rafter, first base; John Kelly, second
base; Michael Carey, third base; James
Calpin, right field; Frank Collins, center
field; Thomas Shea. left field, and George
Danner, second catcher.
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The Regiment Will Leave
This City Wednesday
Night at go.
GENERAL GOBIN'S COMMAND
Directs Col. COurSen to Take
His Men to Mt. Gretna.

They Are to DO There on Thursday
Delaware and Hudson and Lehigh
Valley Railroads and VIII Arrive q,
the MobiiiziDg Ground Early In tn G
Morning-- Major w. y. MillaT and
Major J. w. Oakiord Also Receive
Orders to Report at MT. Gretna
Thursday Morning.
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Marriage licenses were yesterday
granted to James OConnor and Katie
A. Fitzsimmons, of Scranton; William
w. Mott and Julia A. Thomas, Scran-
ton: Lewis W. Cramer and May Belle
Fuller, of Jermyn; Richard Harmon, of
Scranton, and Kate Lyden, of Minooka; /;
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BOROUGH SECRETARIES AGAIN.
WintOn Sends More Municipal Bother
Down TO Court.

The borough Of Winton, by James
Strong, its secretary, yesterday Sc
cured a writ OF alternative mandamus
10 compel Thomas f. Walsh, the for
mer secretary, TO deliver over the
books and papers pertaining to the Of
flee, which he refuses 10 give up until
the borough settles a claim he has
against it.
The writ was made returnabie May
4 at . o'clock a, m. l. II. Burns is
attorney for the borough.
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HAD CHICKENS IN A BAu.
Two Young Men Arrested on Sus.
piciOn OF Stealing.

Two young men giving their names
AS Martin King and James Patterson.
were arrested on Lackawanna avenue
at 2,3O o'clock Sunday morning. They
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SCROFULA is the advertisement OF
foul blood. 1t may be entirely driven
from the system by the faithful use of
Hoods Sarsaparilla, which thoroughly
purifies the blood.
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SIGNS OF WAR FEVER.

Yesterday afternoon Paolo Siciliano,
of Archibald came into The Tribune
business office and offered his services
as a soldier cavalryman. sailor or in
any capacity in which he will have
an opportunity to fight under the
United States flag against the Span
iards. Sciliano is employed as miner
at the Ridge, in Archibald. He has been
here six years and holds his citizens
papers and a certificate of a miner.
He is a native of Naples, Italy, and
is 81 years of age. He was a trained
soldier honorobly discharged from the
Africo-Italia army about ten years
ago He was wounded in Africa and
was in the hospital for six months as
a result. He served under the famous
General Biartiere Oviordie. He comes
of a family noted for its longevity.
His father died three months ago at
the age Of 1O7 years. His mother is
still living, being over 80 years old.
He declares he is afraid OF nothing.
w. j. ColVin, a member of Light Bat
terry F. Fourth artillery, was in the
city yesterday. He is on three
months furlOugh from his company
which was stationed at. Fort Riley
Kansas, when he left two months ago
1t is now at ChiCkamauga, and he
has been summoned to that point. He
is a son of A. COlvin, of FaCtoryVille
and has been visiting his home. Yes
terday Colvin was notified to report fOl
duty, and he is in the city awaitinl
transportation. He expects to leave FOL
I Washington today. COlVin has been IN
the service four years and says hi
summons means that his company viii
be transported to Cuba within a shor
! time.
Not old enough to join the army SER
/ vice, nor yet too young to realize tn,
meaning of the war, a band of thirty
| breaker boys from Pine Brook collierN
| got up an impromptu parade yesterday
| just after the blowing of the moor
| hour gong. Begrimmed with the Goa
dust, they sailed out from the breaker
| i'm columns of twos. Heading tn,
procession were two boys with wheel
barrows. Following came the colo
bearer carrying ten foot pole from
which proudly fioated a large nationa
! flag. The boys kept up a continue
cheering as they marched along.
Jacob Bladderman, of Stone avenue
was at the office of the chief-of- polio
yesterday afternoon for the purpose
Of enlisting in the army. He though
it was a recruiting station. Bladder
man served for three years in the Ger
man army and has been in this coun
| try four years He resided in Homes
dale until six weeks ago when he re
moved with his family to this city.
The term Of DR.. W. q. Fulton, tn
surgeon Of the Thirteenth regimen
having expired, an order was ISSUED
by Colonel IL. A, Coursen yesterda!
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WITH THE BOYS IN BLUE.

The best reporter in Scranton will go
with the Thirteenth for The Tribune
and send daily war news home, His
dispatches will be like personal letters
from loved ones at the front.
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naming First Lieutenant Charles II.
Parke assistant surgeon, as major and
surgeon of the regiment. DR.. George
A. Blanchard, of company d, was APP
pointed first lieutenant and assistant
surgeon
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BASE BALL TODAY.
Rochesters and Y. N. &. A. Teams
NiII PIay M Athletic Park.


VIII Play ~ Athletic Park.
The Rochester base bail club arrived
in this city yesterday from Syracuse
and are scheduled for exhibition
games today and tomorrow, weather
permitting. During the past three
weeks, the team has been COM
PEELED to cancel many games owing to
the bad weather. and during their
trip only played nine games. Manager
Morton has fourteen men with him,
having released John O'Neil who has
gone to Courtland, N. Y. The players
are in fairly good shape, considering
the disadvantages they have been un-
der, and hope to be able to benefit
from the practice games here. The
batting order of today's game with the
Y. NJ. Z. A. team, will be as follows:
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Tho Hard Times

OF this valley has filled the Davidow
Bros safes with watches, diamonds,
clocks, jewelry, etc, and they will now
offer them for sale at auction to the
highest bidder 227 Lackawanna ave-
nue.. 80
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Maps of Cuba.

L. S. navy illustrated. Naval edition
Scientific American, buttonhole flags,
souvenirs of the Maine, Harper's
Leslie's and Illustrated American.
Beidleman, 437 Spruce. ~