The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-06-25

provision for the enforcement Of that
law by the district authorities. The
law of 81 is q federal statute, and it's
enforcement devolves upon the federal
authorities, and prosecutions under it's
provisions must be conducted by the
United states district attorney for the
District of Columbia. Mr.. Davis has
net officially expressed himself as to
the present validity of the law Of 81.
Many lawyers of the city claim that the
act providing for a general regulation
OF the sale of liquor, passed in 1898,
operated to repeal the law of '61.
\ test case was attempted in the
police court yesterday, but its char
acter was such that Mr.. MulownY. the
assistant district attorney, declined 10
make test on the evidence offered.
John King, stranger In the city, was
arrested for giving liquor to some SOL
diers. When searched at the station
pistol was found on him. He was tried
for carrying concealed weapons. and
sent to Jail for three months. Mr.. Null
lowry maintained that the man was
sufficiently punished by this term Of i'm
prisonment, and was not a fit subject
TO make a test of the liquor law. King
ploy counsel to present his side of the
liquor case, as should be done in test
case.-Washington Post.
The recruits are doing remarkably
well, the majority of them being al
ready in their company ranks. Many
of them by reason of connection with
quasi military societies were quite pro-
others who had been members Of the
guard or other military organizations
that drilled with rifles were found to
be good enough to take a place in the
ranks at once. The number of raw
recruits, those of the proverbial hay
foot, straw-foOt kind was found to be
very small. Inside of two weeks, IL
there are no serious Interruptions, the
Thirteenth will be with the best OF
them in every respect
1t is the intention to keep the drum
corps intact by detailing them as or
derlies. Requisition has been made for
| sixteen instruments and as soon as
! they arrive the corps will be increased
to that number. The band will con-
sist of twenty-one members and a
| chief musician. New instruments will
| be supplied by the government. With
| Thomas Miles, Bauer's superb cor
meter, as chief musician, it is safe to
! say the Thirteenth will not be far
| from first place in the division in the
! matter of music. All three regiments
| Of the Third brigade now have bands
! There is also a we'll defined rumor that
! the old Third Brigade band, of Potts
! VILE, has offered to accompany Gen.
eral Goblin in his new command and
! that it has been accepted.
Mrs John w. KambeCk, wife of
Captain Kambeck. of Company b, has
returned home after a visit of two
weeks.
Private Samuel r. jenkins, Of Com
| pany +, yesterday received his dis
charge papers and returned to his
! home in SteeltOn. Dauphin county. HI
was discharged for disability, his eye!
| having become affected so seriously
that there is danger of his losing hi
sight. He will go to Philadelphia foI
| treatment at once.
First Lieutenant Harry =. Decker
of Company +, was Wednesday grant
ed a seven day leave Of absence to visi
relatives in Virginia.
Lieutenant Zolnski, designer of thc
| NeSuvius. is visiting the camp. II,
has been recalled from retirement b!
the navy department.
T. j, Duffy