The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-05-04

Gods sky and sea in that storm shall be
Fates chaos of smoke and flame,
But across that hell every shot shall tell
Not gun can miss it's aim;
Not blow will fail on the crumollng
mail.
And the waves that engulf the slain
Shall sweep the decks of the blackensd
wrecks,
with the laundering. dread refrain:
Remember, remember the Maine
OTHER RAILROAD MELANGE.
The Railroad Record, (Middletown,
n. ", says Manager Tom Walsh,
of the Susquehanna telegraph oince,
has lately joined the ranks Of the anna
teur photographers. His present am
bition is to trap Yardmaster Nose"
Jordan giving a yell and a signal, to
an engine leaving Salamanca, when
the high power is in. The Record will
be favored with a copy of the effect.
The recent order of cars placed by
the Erie with the Michigan Peninsular
Car company, calls for 2l,000 refrigera-
tor. 1000 box and 1000 twin hopper
cars
There is rumor that Dutch"
Keene the military genius of the JEFF
ferson branch, COntemplates organizing
a company of old soldiers among the
Poles and Hungarians, to fight the
| Spanards in Cuba. He wants to take
his command to Cuba overland, for
| fear that they would refuse to take
| water.
| According to the Railroad Record,
as an engine was recently descending
| the jefferson branch in the neighbor-
| hood of StarruCca, it struck dog, and
! so great was the velocity of the loco
motive that the dog was thrown over
upon the main line of the Erie between
Hancock and Deposit, a distance of
twelve or fifteen miles.
jefferson Division Superintendent
! Dove, Of Carbondale, few days since
returned home from the Delaware
river section with a fine string of
trout. They We're caught from a pri-
vate pond, the owner of which was
| down at the little railroad station
hearing the war news. The old fellow
is a personal friend of the genial su-
perintendent, and might not have OBJ
jected had he been at home.
THE SNAKE LOVES LAMBS.
1t is reported that while Dundaft
farmer was dragging in the field q
| few days ago, his path was crossed by
"a blue snake fourteen feet long, which
was carrying a young lamb in its
mouth. The serpent made rapid move
ments over the plowed field, and soor
disappeared in the waters of Crysta
Lake. An effort will be made to cap
ture the creature before the arrival o.
the summer boarders from the city.
FLOTSAM AND JETSAM.
Susquehanna is Gil feet above tid'
water. There are several other higl
things about the town.
Poles are being laid in town for 1
long distance telephone line.
Jay A. Doyle, of this place, has sue
cessfully passed the final examination
in medicine in the University of New
York.
In Hogan Opera house, on Saturda!
evening, Tim Hurley, of Susquehanna
defeated Tom Robinson of Port Jervis
in sparring match, in three rounds
At no time was the Port Jervis man il
it. Hurley, for youngster, is gooC
one.
Hallstead-Great Bend have organ
ized a military company.
TOLD ON TUESDAY.
A hen belonging to a vicinity farme
a few days since laid a square egg.
Just thirty-seven years ago volun
teers were leaving the hills of oil,
Susquehanna county to participate il
the civil war
Il. II. W. Searle, esq, is in Wash
ington, to get permission to raise
regiment in this county.
Charles w. Resseguie, senior pro
prietor of the Transcript Ledger, still
continues very seriously i'll.
Dr. S. S. Simmons has recovere,
from a very serious illness.
The war appears to have oversha
dowed the Republican congressional
fight i'm this district. Even Br'e
Haines, Of the Honesdale Independent
has muhied his loud bazoo, and i
sleeping upon his arms Is it the hOl
calm that preCedes the storm?
Whitney,