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The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-03-26
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT woodman Dead.

Chicago. March 19.--Ex-Congressman
Charles w. Woodman died Friday in
the Elgin insane asylum. Since last Dc
tober he had suffered from paresis.
brought on by rupture OF blood YES
sci In the brain. In 1891 he was sent TO
congress by the republicans OF the
Fourth district. serving one term.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-03-26

Cambridge, Mass, March s:.--A tele-
gram has been received at the Harvard
college observatory from Prof. Schae-
berle. at Lick observatory, stating that
Prof Perrine has just discovered n
bright comst.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-03-26

indianapolis. Ind, March io.-Judgc
Solomon claypool died Friday night
aged GO. lie was one OF the most prom
inent attorneys In Indiana. He had
been III for n long time.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-03-26
NinRnrn,. Ice nridgc.

Niagara Falls, n. Y, March 21.--
Masses of ice continue TO come down
stream, to be stopped by the gorge,
adding strength to the ice bridge al
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-03-26
vc,oe. cold contrnct mn.

Frankfort. Ky, March 1o.-The gov
ernor has vetoed the bill making invalid
contracts payable In gold.
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Confirmed.

Washington, March 22.--The nomina-
ton Of Hon. Webster Street 20 be chief
Justice OF Arizona was confirmed by the
senate Monday.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-03-26
weII-Known Woman Dead.

Minneapolis, Mimi, March 21.-Dr.
Elizabeth s. Dalbey-Norred died here
Sunday. She was born in Wells county,
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-03-26
Fatal Explosion.

Reed City, Mich, March c4.-The city
was startled Wednesday afternoon by
the explosion OF the boiler in the flour
mill OF the Babcock Grain company.
Engineer Peter Young and Clark Grant,
son OF one OF the Proprietors. were both
blown TO atoms. A bolt was blown
through Grants body, and the engineer
Is disiIgured beyond recognition.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-03-26
Nnmed for Auotber Teru

Delaware, o.. March 23.--Thc rcpub.
licans OF the Eighth district on Tuesday
renominated A. s. Lybraud for con.
gress.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-03-26

Yokohama. March lo.--The election
returns show a small majority for the
government.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-03-26
start. win the Report.

Key West. Fla, March 23.--Lieut.
Commander Mark, Judge advocate of
the United States naval court of inquiry
into the loss OF the battleship Maine,
left Key West Monday afternoon on
his way to Washington, taking with
him the report OF the court on the dis
aster.
Don't Expect Favorable REPORT.
Madrid, March 23.-Scnor Moret, the
minister for the colonies, told the news
peper men who waited on him Tuesday
that the report of the Spanish court OF
inquiry would not be known as soon as
had been expected. lie said he believed
the American report would not be as ia.
yorable as Spain desired.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-03-26
Secretary cnre TniI. In cicvcinnd.

Cleveland, O.. March Io.--Secretary
OF the Treasury Gage delivered an adj
dress Friday evening before the cham
Der Of commerce upon financial ques-
lions.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-03-26

blanche X. Bruce was born In Prince
Edward county. Va. March /. 1s4l. and
therefore was 81 years old. He was of
African descent, was born a slave. and re-
ceived the rudlments OF education from the
tutor OF his masters son. He taught school
for a time In Hannibal. Mo. and later be-
came a student at Obcrlin. In 1859 he
became planter In Mississippi and was APP
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-03-26
Fnvornbiy reported 60 Hou-e.

Washington, March 2l.--The army
reorganization bill was adopted unan-
imously Wednesday by the house com
mittee on military affairs, and II was
subsequently reported to the house.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-03-26
Alleged Policy of Intervention

II is said that apart from the Maine
incident President Mckinley, with the
cooperation of leaders in both houses
OF congress, has outlined policy Of In
tervention in Cuba. Ii is believed con-
gress will appropriate 100000 for the
relief of the starving reconcentrados,
and that supplies will be sent to them
as government measure. Spain has
consented to this plan. but the adminis-
tration is determined, should there be
any resistance, to send food in war
ships and to use whatever force may be
necessary.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-03-26
Plan to lie Pursued.

Other cabinet officers stated that the
general plan included the sending of n
presidential message along with the
report, stating that Spain had been
called upon to make suitable response
&c the case presented by the court of in
quiry While the cabinet associates Of
the president maintained their usual
reserve as TO the exact character Of
their deliberations, yet II was conceded
that the discussion proceeded on theory
that the coming report would show that
the Maine explosion was not the result
of an accident, but was due to an ex-
ternal cause. There is no doubt that
substantial unanimity exists on the
part OF the president and all his cabinet
both as TO the Maine question and the
general subject OF Cuba.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-03-26
NEARING THE CLIMAX
Court of Inquiry's Report on Its
Way to Washington.
VIII Not He Sent to Congress Before
Monday-Plan OF Procedure Out
Iined-AlIeged Policy OF
Intervention.

Washington, March 23.-The cabinet
meeting Tuesday lasted something over
TN hour and was devoted exclusively to
the Spanish situation in general and to
the forthcoming report of the Maine
court of inquiry in particular. The
tone of the discussion was very firm and
determined that there must come an
end to the present state of affairs in
Cuba. Secretary Long authorized the
statement that the understanding be-
fore the cabinet was that the report
would reach Washington on next
Thursday or Friday; that IL was very
vcluminous and that the publication
and transmission to congress would not
occur until next Monday or Tuesday, as
the president would require that much
time to give the document the mature
consideration that its momentous char
acter required.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-03-26
DIMENSIONS AND FEATURES.

Length on load waterline. ses feet;
beam. extreme. 7e feet 25 inches;
freeboard forward. IA feet 3 inches;
frecboard aft. ~ feet inches; mean
draught with 40 tons OF coal on
board, % feet inches; corresponding
displacement. 1855 tons; speed In
knots. per hour, 10; indicated horse
power. 10000; normal coal supply, 40
tons; bunker capacity, coal un-
trimmed. 1910 tons.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-03-26
B. K. BRUCE PASSES AWAY.


Washington, March IS. - Blanche X.
Bruce. register of the treasury. died
Thursday morning.
Washington. March 20. = The funeral
of Blanche X. Bruce, ex-slave, ex-sen-
ator. and twice register of the treasury,
was held here Monday. The Metropol-
itan A. NJ. Il. church was crowded with
the representative colored population
of the city. Among the floral tributes
was handsome wreath from the white
house with the card of President Nc
Kinley.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-03-26
All Phases Considered.

The possibilities OF recourse to in
tervention in case Spain declined to
make suitable response to the repre-
sensations we will make after receiv-
ing the Maine report has been fully
discussed. Necessarily the consdera-
ton of the Maine disaster has been
an abstract discussion thus far. and
no conclusion has been reached, nor
IL IL possible until the vital question
as 10 the courts findings is before the
president and the cabinet. At the same
time there is a very evident intention to
consider all eventualities, including the
recourse to Intervention. the recogni-
ton OF independence and other meth
DDS which appear to suitably meet the
requirements OF such condition.
1t is believed to be the intention OF
the president, however, 10 bring about
= very material and satisfactory condi-
tion in Cuba by what shall seem to be
the best and most practicable method
OF obtaining this end. 1t is the hope
of the administration that Spain her
self will SO far realize the situation as
TO see the necessity for such radical
action on her part with respect to Cuba
as shall command the appreciation Of
TINS country, and thus at once put an
end to all differences.
Pending a decision on the govern
ment's final policy, no oyertures or in
timations have been conveyed to the
Spanish government and there is no
official knowledge as TO how Spain
would regard n recognition OF Cuban
independence or Intervention. The
Spanish minister, Senior Polo, requested
Tuesday that a statement be made that
reports attributing to him expressions
on the subject of independence were UNI
warranted and untrue. Senior Polo says
he has not discussed this or any other
of the pending questions.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-02-18
SCRANTON WHIST
CLUB IS NO MORE
Ou March I II WIN Have Ceased
TO Exist.
ABSORBED BY THE BICYCLE CLUB
Plan and Special Committees from
the Clubs Agreed Upon the Condi-
tions Monday Af;ernoon.-Last
Night the Bicycle Club Ratified the
Arrangement and the Whist Club
viii soon DO the Same Thing.

An arrangement has been concluded
whereby the Scranton whist club is to
be absorbed by the Scranton Bicycle
club.
The matter was consummated last
evening at a special meeting of the
bicycle club, convened to hear a re-
port from its special committee re-
Gently appointed to confer with a sim
liar committee from the whist club
The committee negotiations were en-
dorsed. President d. B. Atherton pre-
sided The rules were suspended and
the whist club members who did not
already belong to the bicycle organi-
cation were elected to membership. The
whist club will unquestionably ratify
the arrangement as the proposition
originally came from that club through
its special committee.
The whist club, composed Of thirty
two members, is to wholly lose it's iden-
tity. the members becoming fully en-
titled to all the bicycle club privileges.
The regular initiation fee will not be
demanded, in view of the transfer of
the whist clubs furniture and equip
ment, but the whist club members will
continue to pay the bicycle clubs stip-
ulated dues of $12 per year. Ten of the
thirty-two whist club members pre-
viously belonged to the bicycle club.
EFFECT OF THE PLAN.
The whist club is to relinquish it's
rooms in the Mears building March /.
Its membership in the American Whist
league will be transferred to the BIZ
cycle club, in which the whist players
will have no more nor less distinction
than the other members of the club,
excepting as they may participate in
whist matches. 1t is likely that a
whist committee will be added to the
list of bicycle club standing commit
tees.
B. P, Connolly. charman F. F. Beers
and Wallace NJ. Ruth, comprised the
bicycle committee, and ]. w. Dusen-
bury, chairman; and ]. F. Broadbent
and II. II. Dale, the whist committee,
which brought the arrangement about.
There was no quibbling over the de-
tails of the plan, as each organization
realized it had something to gain. The
two committees met together and
reached quick conclusion Monday af-
ternoon.
The bicycle club gains twenty-five
new members of splendid standing in
the community, a quantity of furni-
ture and whist supplies comparatively
new, added prestige as an organization
and some of the best material in the
state for a whist team
WHIST CLUB GAIN.
The whist players gain the advant-
ages of a more commodious home, re-
duced expenses, playing resort more
accessible to their homes, and the
assurance that they can play nightly,
if desired, instead of at stated inter-
walls, and can always obtain good play
ers to "fill in"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-02-18
WHIST CLUB GAIN,
THEATRICAL ATTRACTIONS.
The Sporting Duchess.

The success which greeted the original
production of this drama remains no mys-
terry when one as seen 1t. The play was
evidently constructed for that purpose,
and to make sure, its authors have in
troduced about every situation, artitice
and spectacular effect known to the melo-
dramatic trade 1t combines high life, Sc
duction, horse-racing, estrangement and
divorce, the auction block, the cigarette
smoking adventures, the little Lord
Fauntleroy son and we forget what all,
yet SO deftly and with such a swiftness
of action that the effects are fully as
thrilling as If the ingredients were less
ancient. In no sense is the play one to he
taken seriously as Il bit of dramatic
literature, but as a symposium of mclo-
dramatic odds and ends woven together
in a first-class fabric with a thrill at ev-
cry seam, it interests the student and.
what is much mere to the point, enriches
the box Office. Last evenings audience
was one of the largest which has gath
cred in the Lyceum this season and from
its frequent bursts of laughter and ap-
plause 1t is fair to infer that it was also
one of the best pleased. The cast was
only fair.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-02-18
CITY NOTES.


Inc "o'r po"iu VIII meet ti'S a't'rHoo'l'
The annual meeting of the Maitland
Driving Park association will oe held this
morning.
on the evening of Feb. IS the Local
Miners union will hold it's annual ball IN
Music halt
The Magyar Nukedyelo Tarsasag Eene-
tiCial society. of Scranton. Yesterday an
piled TO court. for a charter.
Do. pobor, u-u,o,, atm ,,,,,,,,., ,ho
,,r,.;ao w. 49, N,I' VIZ n1,.,,,,'I n
,rroI, 90, - i M ,,,,, oi
0''"' ''''
l., G'. =" - ,' oaii 'e M
n,i'. a' 1,.. NJ Nv o'"iius VI Nh
II,,iia,,, 40 s " "So"'''s avenue i"N'
NO '''""
EdWard D. Brown, or Denver, COL, ana
Mary gibbons, or scranton; fatrlck TIM
I'm ana hate Chford, OF Scranton; Minor
van Ort ana Margaret Malone, OF Price
burg, were yesterday granted marriage IL
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-02-18
MRS. EVHRHARl'S FUNERAL.
Services Conducted in st. Lnke's
Church by Rev. Rogers Israel.

The funeral services of Mrs. i. f.
Everhart took place yesterday from St.
Luke's Episcopal church which was
filled with sOrrowing friends. The dove
gray casket was heaped high with
many flowers, The bearers We're Cap
tain Samuel Hines, Theodore Wolf c..
j.. Chittenden, ]. II. Phelps, +. II. Jer-
myn and W. NJ. Marple.
Rev, Rogers Israel conducted the
beautiful and impressive service of the
Episcopal church male quartette
rendered with touching effect the
hymns, Come Unto Me" and 20 Para
disc 1t Is seldom that so much Visi-
hle emotion is evident at a large flu
neral service as on this occasion when
the last respects We're paid to one
dearly loved and honored.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-02-18
A Baggage Check.

The announcement that James Il. kel-
ly, the exceedingly popular little comedian
will be at the Academy of Music the first
half of next week in Charles Il. Blaneys
most successful laugh-creator, "A Bag
gage Check" is u sufficient guarantee
that bright lively entertainment will be
presented. Mr.. Kelly's reputation as
fun-maker Is well established in this
city, his good work in the past is well
remembered, and he promises that his
most ardent admirers will be surprised
and delighted with the remarkably clever
company which he has summoned to his
aid i'm the revival of "A Baggage Check"
Among the supporting company are such
well known entertainers as Raymond
Findley. William Mitchell, Ed Shepley
Harry McFadden, e. X. Townsend, War
ned Crosby, Trixie Wade. Lottie Purk
Eva Kelly, Annie Sanford. Estele Warde
Margaret Ashton and Carrie and Alta
Braunneck.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-02-18

plot aud n little less nonsense than the
average farce comedy and is filled with a
large number of bright, up-to-date Vau"
deville acts. The farce is so arranged
that these diversions are introduced et-
fectively, that is a ason for their APP
pearance is given, something that is
thought altogether unnecessary in the av-
erage farce comedy.
The specialties are introduced by the
three German brothers, jerome Powers,
Misses Siegel, Winson, Decker and Val
entine and James Ten Brooke. mt.
Beane from Boston will be the attraction
at the Academy this and tomorrow after
moons and evenings.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-02-18

Prices will give the balance
of the story:
COVERED BUTTERDISH
French china, with gold
and color decorations; value
24c; while they last ......10c
OLIVE DISHES-French
china, decorated, size about
a inch square; value 1oc; are
HOW ................ ..CC
CHINA SPOON HOLDER
Good size and neatly de- ..
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BERRY DISHES-o inch
size, newest designs, with
ground bottoms, worth
more, but they're. .........1Oc
SYRUP DRIPS-4 styles, all
have spring top, nickel plat
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CUSTARD BOWL-Straw-
berry design, pressed glass,
with heavy gold decoration,
value S2.oo; now. w........S1.24
TOILET SET--6 pieces print
decoration, in 3 colors,
worth $I.75, now. w........S1.39
DECORATED PITCHERS
Broken toilet sets that
are worth $I.oo; they're an
odd lot; must go. .49c
COVERED VEGETABLE
DISHES-With double ,.
gold band decorations,
worth SOC, now ......--..24c
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-02-18
BUSINESS OF NOTE
IN SELECT COUNCIL
North End Paving Ordinance Introduced
with a Petition.
FlREMEN'S PAY TO BE ADJUSTED

Ordinance Awaits Only the Mayors
signature to Become II Law-.Dunn
street sprinkiing Franchise Gets a
set-Back-- k--Amendment Made TO the
Plumbing Inspector Measure, Ex-
tending the Period Of service.
Route for the 10Th District Sewer.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-02-18
Board of Revision Meets.

The board of revision and appeal
yesterday heard Nineteenth ward prop
erty owners, The number of appeals
was larger than usual. This is the
day for Fourth ward appeals and to-
morrow for Third ward.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-02-18
FIRE ON NEW STREET.
House Owned by John w. Mclean
Badly Damaged.

A double frame building on New
street, owned by John w. Mclean, was
badly damaged by a fire which was
discovered at noon yesterday.
The house was occupied by Martin
LOTUS and Martin Kelly and their
families. Nearly all the furniture of
the LOTUS family was destroyed. One
of the LOTUS children was asleep in
bed when the fire broke out and had
a narrow escape from being inciner-
atp1
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-02-18
Mr., Beane from Boston.

The German brothers who have long
been warm favorites with the theater-
goers of this city, began a three days
engagement at the Academy of Music
last night in their new farce comedy, "Mr.
Beane from Boston," which was written
by James German. 1t has a little more
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-02-18
GALLAGHER WILL CASE.
The Hearing Was Before Deputy Regis.
ter Koehler Yesterday-Tbe
Decision Was Reserved.

A hearing was had yesterday before
Deputy Register Koehler in the GAL
lagher contested will case,
Thomas Gallagher, the decedant died
Jan. 80 1898, leaving "a will, dated Aug.
II, 1897, in which he gave to his wife,
Minnie Gallagher, his hotel property, in
Jessup, and one-half of the lot on
which the hotel property stands.
TO two of his children, James and
Mary, he left the double house and the
lot appurtenant thereto on Maple street
In the borough of Blakely. A single
dwelling house and lot on Main street.
Blakely, he gave to his sister, Mrs. b.
j. Cummings; a single dwelling house
and lot in Throop he gave to his
brother, Patrick II. Gallagher. To his
daughter, Margaret Gallagher, he gave
the single dwelling, situate in the rear
of the hotel property in Jessup, and
one-half the lot on which the two
buildings are located; also house near
the Grassy Island shaft, built on land
leased from the Delaware and Hudson
Canal company. He also bequeathed
the organ and his feather bed and
bedding to Margaret.
The remainder of his estate he di-
vided among his three children.
Patrick II. Gallagher and Bernard j.
Cummings, brother and brother-in-law,
respectively, of the decedant, were
named as executors and Daniel G..
Jones, James II. Lally and George
Mountford were the subscribing wit
nesses. Attorney James j. O'Malley
drew up the instrument.
The will is contested by Michael Cor
coran, guardian of James, Mary and
Maggie Gallagher, the minor children
of the decedant, and by Mrs. Minnie
Gallagher, the widow. They claim that
the bequests to the decedants brother
and sister We're brought about through
the use of undue influence and that the
decedant because of his drinking hab-
its, was not in a testamentary capacity
when he signed the will. They want
the will set aside and the property dis
tributed according to the statutory pro-
visions in cases where there is no will.
Attorney O'Malley and the three sub
scribing witnesses testified, yesterday,
that Gallagher was sober to all ap-
pearances when he signed the will. 1t
was drafted, Mr.. O'Malley said, from
directions given by the decedant and
was read and explained TO him before
he signed 1t.
Mrs. Gallagher, the widow, and vari-
Gus other witnesses testified that Gal
lagher was drunk on that day and that
he was habitually drunk, rendering him
unfit to make a will.
The decision was reserved. C. f.
Oliver represented the contestants and
j. j. OMalley, Joseph OBrien and NJ.
j. Martin defended the will.
MOTHERS PRAISE Hoods Sarsa-
parilla, because, by it's great blood
enriching qualities, it gives rosy cheeks
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-02-18
HAzLHT0N MINE REPORT.
Has Been Forwarded TO Harrisburg
by Inspector Davies.

Mine Inspector Davies, of the Hazel
ton district, has submitted his annual
report to the bureau of mines and
mining. The papers show that $751;
800 tons of coal were mined. The total
shipments were 4,75S,s42 tons.
To mine the coal IL required 97.S42
kegs OF black powder and 991, ,572
pounds of dynamite. There were 33
fatal and ia non-fatal accidents. The
total number of employees is 1919; in
side, S,S66; outside. S,254.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-02-18

MOTHERS PRAISE Hoods sarsa-
parilla, because, by its great blood
enriching qualities, 1t gives rosy cheeks
and vigorous appetites to pale and
puny children. ~
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-02-18

HOODS PILLS are the favorite
family cathartic ana liver medicine.
Price csc.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-02-18

The best of all Pills are BEEcHAM's
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-02-18

Prices will give the balance
of the story: