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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-04-29

Easton, r, April 2S.-'rhe town of
Dover, in Morris county, n. j., and the
country within radius of 20 miles
vas startled this afternoon by ser
les of terrific explosions, the first of
which occurred at 2.10 o'clock. The
explosions occurred in the Atlantic
Powder company's works and the
plant is now a complete mass of ruins.
Six workmen We're killed and four
others were seriously injured, some
probably fatally. Their remains have
not yet been recovered.
The works were situated in an iso-
lated spot seven miles out in a rough
country from Dover. There were ten
buildings in the group and all have
been destroyed. The first explosion oc-
CURED in one of the packing houses,
caused ii is thought by a spark from
the pipe OF careless smoker. The
conclusion set off the explosives in
anoher packing house nearby. Debris
and burning timbers of the wrecked
buildings We're carried high into the
air and fell i'm a shower over the re-
manning buildings, setting fire to the
main factory and the other five pack
iIE houses and the two shell houses.
IN n h"'ef time the explosives in these
buildings were set off and left death
and destruction in their wake. The
works have been running night and
day turning out rush orders for the
Tinted States government and a large
amount of ammunition ready for ship
ment was stored in the packing house.
This with all other explosives was
completely destroyed.
TERRIBLE SCENES.
The scene presented at the place was
most terrible. People who felt the
shocks and saw the flames of the burn
ing structures flocked to the place
from miles around but could render
no aid to the injured. The people were
terrified and held back in constant
fear of other explosions. A few men
who were in the buildings managed to
escape and they ran about the coun-
try bewildered. They could give no
intelligent account of the cause of the
explosion. When the wives and rela-
tives Of the employees of the factory
approached the burning buildings the
scene was most heartrending The
women tore their hair and ran about
in a pitiable manner.
1t was near o'clock before the
ruins had cooled off sufficiently to be
approached and before the onlookers
could be induced to go near the spot
The bodies Of the dead were horri-
bly, manEled. The head was missing
from some, while here and there lay
leGless and armless trunks. Many of
ehe injured were cut and manned so
badly that some of them cannot recOv-
er. The loss cannot be learned at this
writing The dead are:
ALFRED PARRICK.
WILLIAM STUMPF.
CASPER RAY,
DAVID SCIIEER.
WILLIAM HANCOCK,
ELIAS ABERS.
All the killed were married and have
families.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-04-29
IRON AND STEEL MARKET.
Uucertaiuty Is Keeping Back Trade
Operations in the East.

Pittsburg, April 2S.-The iron and
steel market remains about as 1t was
last week, but those conditions are
more pronounced. War preparations
have overshadowed everything in the
way of business, and the latter has
been practically left to take care of it
self, while all attention is given to sne
one topic OF the day. In all lines Of the
market there is more hesitation shown.
Consumers provide only for present
wants, as the uncertainty of the effect
of a conflict is holding back both sides
of the market. Locally, the most inn
portant development of the week was
the agreement of the valley pig iron
producers to close down all furnaces
for so days during the coming three
months. This agreement is backed by
a stiff forfeit and it is the general i'm
preston that this move will before
long have decided effect on the mar
ket. At all other points the situation
appears to be about the same.
In the east the uncertainty is keep
ing back trade operations. Buyers
however, have the best end of the
market, but big orders are expected
soon. Present business is disappoint-
ing. At New York and Philadelphia
the pig iron market is quiet. There
are good prospects in Bessemer billets.
Manufactured lines are quite slow and
Philadelphia bars are so low that the
smaller mills are being crowded out.
Sheet iron makers are again busy, and
the tin plate mills are rushed. Chica-
go reports trade conditions unchang-
ed, with consumption large, but great
hesitation in orders. Pig iron is hardly
as dull as it was, but bars are not so
active. The plate mills are kept busy
and the demand for structural is fair.
A fairly good business in pig iron is
being done at Cincinnati, with prices
of finished material well sustained.
The western sheet mills are well en-
ployed. At Cleveland all branches of
the market are quiet, and in the
Wheeling market the purchases being
made are for immediate use.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-04-29
AS SPANIARDS VIEW 1T.
Translation OF IA Dispatch Sent TO
Madrid by n Correspondent;

"huI9u ny correspondent
Washington, April 2S.-Following is
a translation Of cable dispatch sent
by Senior Julio Gonzales Alba, corre-
spondent at Washington of the Madrid
Impartial;
THE United States hesitates to fight;
its waiting policy is due to timidity Its
fleet hovers around the shores of Cuba
and moves up and down the American
coast, doing no greater damage than
here and there the capture of defence
less merchantman. The reason for this
is that the American government is not
prepared to fight. 1t was not Thought
that Spain would offer any real resist
ance. The press of this republic has mis-
led the populaCe as TO the power re-
sources and military virtues of the Span
ish people.
THE only powder mill on the American
continent capable of producing smokeless
powder has been destroyed. Thus the
Americans have no way Of reloading their
heavy ordnance, as black or brown pOw-
der cannot be used effectively.
Then the States which were counted
on 10 furnish the men for the war are
themselves handicapped by threatened In
dianuprisirEs. The regular army has been
withdrawn and the savages have already
taken the warpath. In the states of
Ohio, Illinois and Iowa the citizens have
already been called out to protect their
western frontiers from the raids of the
wild men.
"In the District Of Columbia the militia
guard has refused to serve. The guard
was ordered out by the president, and
when it discovered that it was to 60 into
camp and drill for war purposes It dis
obeyed the officers and returned TO the
capital.
"The fifty millions Of dollars voted for
the war have not been collected, and a
bill is now before the congress providing
means TO borrow money with which to
fight Spain.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-04-29
THE SAD PLIGHT
OF PORTO RICO
Martial Law Is Enforced Ia a Tyrannl-
cal Manuer.

THE CAPITAL ALMOST DESERTED
BY CIVILIA IANS-ACTIVITY IN PRE-
PARNG DEFENsEs-AN AMERICAN
SUGAR ESTATE PLUNDERED-THB
BRITISH CONSUL ASKS HIS Gov-
ERNMENT FOR A wARsHIP-DAN-
GER APPREHENDED FROM INCoM-
PETFNT VOLUNTEERS.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-04-29
AWFUL WORK
OF POWDER
Terrible Explosions Com
pletely Wreck the
Atlantic Mills.
SIX WORKMEN ARE KILLED
Four Others Are Seriously if
Not Fatally Injured.

THE PLANT A MASS OF RUINS AND
ALARGE AMOUNT OF FAMMUNITIoN
READY FOR SHIPMENT TO THE
GOVERNMENT SUPPLY STATIONS
is DESTRoYED-BoDIE OF THE
VICTIMS TERRIBLY MANGLED.
THE EXPLOSION THE RESULT OF
CARELESSNESS OF A SMOKER IN
ONE OF THE PACKING ROOMS.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-04-29
Absolutely the Newest
In Spring millinery
At a Big Saving

Remember, that Friday is
also a very good day for attend
ing to your millinery wants.
You avoid the rush which is inn
perative on a Saturday, and you
may depend upon the most lib
eral attention.
Our immense line of seven
and eight dollar hats at the phe-
nomenally low price of $3.98
and S4.0S is gaining widespread
attention. In order to make a
reputation for these hats we
have marked them at prices that
barely cover the cost of material.
Hundreds of hats here to pick
from at range of prices that eX-
tend from $2.oo to $1,000, all of
them very fine examples OF mil
linery skill.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-04-29

the murdered woman, said Shaw fell
in half faint over his mothers form
and was led away by the police before
he had an opportunity to kiss her.
as he had already done his grand
mother
Howard Ross, a railroad Hagman.
saw two suspicious looking characters
hanging about the Shaw house the
night of the murder. Frank McCor-
mick corroborated Ross.
The afternoon was largely taken up
with the testimony of acquaintances of
shaw. who testified to his good charac-
ter. Argument by counsel will be
heard tomorrow when the case will go
to the jury
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-04-29

New Orleans, La, April 2s-The gov
ernment engineer officer at Port Eads has
arrested a man believed to be a Span
ish spy. He gave his name as John
Walsh and his home Now Orleans. Sew
eral undeveloped films and maps de-
scriptIve of the river and government
works at Port Eade were found on him.
The man has been held pending the ac-
tion of the army authorities.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-04-29
COMMISSION FOR WOODFORD.
will Be Appointed h"jor- General In
Volunteer Army.

Washington, April Ex-senator Plat
saw the president today in behalf OF
Stewart l.. Woodford and Colonel Fred
d. Grant, both of whom desire COM
missions in the volunteer army. The
president is understood to have prac-
tically promised to give General Wood
ford a commission as major general
and Colonel Grant a commission as
brigadier.
Hon. Melvin Gigsby. attorney gen.
eral of South Dakota, will be appointed
to command one of the cowboy regi-
ments authorized by the volunteer
army bill. He had large experience as
a cavalry officer during the Civil war
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-04-29
SHENANDOAH SAFE.
The American Ship Arrives at Liver

Liverpool, April 2S.-The four masted
American ship Shenandoah, Captain
Murphy from San Francisco, reported
TO have been captured by the Spanish,
arrived here safely this afternoon.
The tug Pathlin met the Shenandoah
off the south coast of Ireland and
towed her to Point Lynas for $500,
as the commander of the Shenandoah
was unwilling to risk her being inter-
cepted. Her cargo owing to e ad-
vance in the price of wheat is worth
$3.50, 900.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-04-29
SHAW MURDER TRIAL.
Character and Other Defense Wit
nesSes Are Called

Camden, ~ j., April 2S.-The defense
in the Shaw murder trial continued cal
ling witnesses today. Foster Zane, an
uncle Of the defendant, testified that
he urged Shaw and threatened to use
force to prevent him from going to
the hospital where his mother was dy-
ing.
DR.. c. G. Hall saw Shaw on the
night he made a statement to the pros
ecutor and said the prisoner was in
such q nervous state as 10 be irrespon-
able for anything he might say.
Undertaken Is. NJ. Burrell, who buried
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-04-29
WHITE CAPS WHIP A WOMAN.
Pursuit OF n COwardIy Gang, Who
Way BE Lynchpd.

Sylvia, KY. April 2S.-A band of
white caps visited the house of Mrs.
Mary Brumtt early yesterday morning
dragged her from her home, and, after
tearing off her clothing beat her so
brutally that she VIII die. The gang is
believed to be composed of moonshin-
ers, against whom Mrs. Brumitt is said
to have lodged information.
A posse has been formed and if her
assailants are caught, a lynching will
result.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-04-29
FIRES RAGING NEAR HAVANA.
Great Forests AbIaze Along the Cons,
Oi Cuba.

Oi Cuba.
Key West. Fla, April 2S.-Four great
fires-evidently burning forests-ex-
tending all the way from a point near
MatanZas City to within four or five
miles of Havana, were raging along the
line of the Cuban coast yesterday.
The largest of these, as seen from the
American blockading fleet, was evil
IDENTIFY very close to the town of Gum
abe, which is situated about four miles
back from the sea on a little river, or
about twelve miles from Havana.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-04-29

Washington April 2S-The following
Pennsylvania pensions have been issued:
Increase--James B. Hurst Mount Pleas
ant, Sl2 to $li. Ressue-Speclal April 10,
Charles r. knight, Trout Run, Lycoming,
So. Supplemental-Sobr j. Ganger, Lee
raysville, Bradford, $2
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-04-29
PORTO RICO AWAITS INVASION.
Spanish Islanders Are Anxious as ia
UncIC SAM Navy

st. Thomas, Danish West Indies, April
2S.-AdviCes from Porto Rico show that
the Spanish colony is awaiting inva-
sion.
Having called here for war news, the
Spanish steamer Paulina, from Barce-
Iona, for San Juan de Porto Rico, loaded
with a general cargo will remain.
Madrid, April 2S.-Today's dispatches
from the governor general of Porto
Rico say the war enthusiasm there is
increasing. Two volunteer battalions
have been formed for the defense OF the
colony,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-04-29
Eastern League.

Wllkes-Barre, April 2S.--The opening of
the Eastern league base ball season in
this city between Wilkes Barre and Ro-
chester was postponed on account of rain
and cold weather.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-04-29
e. McANUuTY
Third NATIONAL BANK
OF SCRANTON

Special Attention Given TO Bust.
ness and Personal Accounts.
Liberal Accommodations Ex.
tended According to Balances and
Responsibility.
3Per Cent. Interest Allowed on
Interest Deposits.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-04-29
FIRST VOLUNTEER COMPANY.
Honor Belongs To Heavy Artillery o
Massachusetts.

Boston, April 2S.--The First Regl-
ment, NJ. ". heavy artillery. compris-
ing twelve, batteries, Colonel Charles
Pfaff, of Boston, commanding, is the
first regiment in the country ordered
into service since hostilities between
Spain and the United States began.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-04-29
WIN. CONNELL. President. 4
HENRY BELIN, Jr., Vice Pres.
WILLIAM ii. PECK, Cashiee ~

The vault of this bank is pro.
tected by Holmes Electric Pros
tectivc System.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-04-29

All Atlantic league bali games sched-
uled for today were postponed on account
OF rain.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-04-29
New and Desirable
Silks and Dress Goods
At a Reduction

On account of the inClement
weather we have had in the
early part of the week we shall
repeat the offer made last
Monday in our dress goods de-
partment. The following items
are all at very special prices and
cannot be duplicated anywhere
else for the same money;
SOC Wash Silks, extra quail
ty, exclusive designs, 1Oc
special .............. OSN
75cAll-Silk Rhadame, 400
special ........... f>S
69c black brocaded A1o
Gros Grain Silks, special TOY
75c Fancy Silks, very
suitable for waists, <Oo
special .............. f>S
35c Black Figured OOr
Mohair, special ...... %SS
40 cent Spring Dress 2Oc
Goods, special ..... o1S
SOC all wool Cover 21c
Cloth, special .... cAS
ISc plain and fancy 1Oc
Dress Goods, special. e. AOS
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-04-29
BASE BALL.
National League.
At Cleveland

''N' 'NN'i'" NNooh Hllu ~ Noiliol' biclN-
enstein and Peitz. Umpires-McDonald
and O'Day,
All other National league games post
poned on account of rain.
Sharp County record., 1898-02-25
A MAN IN TROUBLE.

Mister editor:-I have bin
studyin' about havin' what sum
folks calls a gardean appinted ter
see after my bisness. | have
worked hard ernuf ter bin able
ter a bought me a new suit Nv
clothes ever two or three years
and ter bin able to visited my kin
folks occasionally, and ter had a
good time, but / ain not able ter
do any NV these things. Like
sum NV the rest have bin think
in about runnin' fer sum office
but see that won't do cause
amt democrat. / used ter be
but amt now, Maybe i'm a
howler an that's what's the
reason I'm not gettin' long better
Now Mister editor, i'm in trouble
and want sum advice on this
subjec' from you or sum OF your
many readers.
"Buck,"
Kings Mill.
Sharp County record., 1898-02-25
A~AaNGNNA@G@@NN~p
PURELY PERSONAL. 4

-Uncle Dave King of Center,
was here Thursday.
u SHERIFF Wilkins has our
thanks for valuable favors.
VIM. billiard has materially
aided the RECORD during the past
week. sa
Geo. W, Mullen assisted the
tax collector while court was in
session. -@,
Isaac Morgan, Of Center, was
attending court here the first OF
the week.
Assessor McCaleb and can
didate for re-election, has been
this week.
John L. Overton, merchant
at Ash Flat was here one day
this week. d..
james A. Laman, Of Cave
City, was here this week on
business.
"A. z. Clear, now at Stone
burg, Texas, orders the RECORD
sent to him.
H. B. Hill Of Hardy, candid
ate for clerk, assisted Clerk
Justus during court.
Rev. Geo. Rogers, Of David
son township, was attending
court here this week.
"A. J.% Tompkins, a standby
Of Poughkeepsie, will get the
news through the columns Of
the Rec ,RD during the next
year.
Sharp County record., 1898-02-25
Free OfIChrge 10 sufferers

Cut this out and take it to your
druggist and get sample bottle
free of DR.. Kings New Discovery,
for Consumption, coughs and
colds. TheH do not ask you to
buy before trying. This Will
show you the great merits OF this
truly wonderful semedy, ana
show you what can be accom-
plished by the regular size bottle
This is no experiment, and would
be disastrous to the proprietors,
did they not know it would in
variably cure. Many of the best
physicians are now using it in
their practice with great results,
and are relying on it in most
severe cases. 1t is guaranteed.
Trial bottles free at W. c. Shows
Drug store.
Sharp County record., 1898-02-25
In speaking of this much dreaded

In speaking of this much dreaded
disease, Mr.. c. NJ. Dixon, of Pier $
ant Ridge Pa. said, II have little
girl who Is roubeG thswuqltyd ur-
ing the winter mOnr elent fhc roupy
affections. WheneAer the first sym,
ptomn occur, my wife gives her
Chamberlalns Cough Remedy, and
the result Is always prompt and
satisfactory" THIS remedy is used
by thousands of mothers throughout
the United States, also in many
foreign countries, and always with
perfect success 1t is only necessary
to give 1t freely when the child be-
comes hoarse or AZ soon as the
croupy cough appears and all SYM
ptoms of Group will disappear. For
sale at 25 aud so cents per bottle by
til medicine dealers.
Sharp County record., 1898-02-25

pr p anuel, the renowned
specials, Hot Springs, will
leave thio place the fir, of next
week. P~rdes desiring to con-
suit hir dld call soon.
If = have an old watc-
or clock S all out Of fix, Jake
il to Mo-. He knows exactly
how to aady it. Satisfaction
ouaran,, To be found at the
Medley NH south of town.
"A card from Henry Malm-
gren. of Houston, Texas, in
forms the RECORD that an es-
tate awaits Mrs. Mary Kasson
Mann Who once lived in Arkan-
sas. Any information will be
thankfully received.
Rev. Castleberry, pastor OF
the Evening S h a d e circuit
breaches at the following times
and places: Sidney on the first
Sunday in each month at IL
O'Clock; Willow Springs at $3.50.
MaxviIle on the second Sunday
at II; Sidney at night. Shiloh
on the third Sunday at II; Mill
Creek at night. Cave City on
the fourth Sunday at IL and at
night. ..si .o g..
John Crownover, charged
with having received money
stolen by Mack johnson and
Will Kent from Rob't Wool
bridge Of Cave City, was tried
at this term Of the court and
given sentence of one year in
the state penitentiary. A mo-
ton for a new trial by the de-
fendanU's counsel was refused.
Several other parties are under
Indictment for the same offense,
and their trials put off until the
next term.
Sharp County record., 1898-02-25
The Coming WOInln

Who goes to the club while her
husband tends the baby as well
as the good ODD fashioned woman
who looks afte? her home, will
both at times get run down in
health. They will be troubled
with loss of appetite, headaches,
sleeplessnoss, faintlng or dizzy
spells. The most wonderful REM
edy for these woman is Electric
Bitters. Thousands Of sufferers
from Lame Back and Weak Kid
neys rise up and call it blessed.
It Is the medicine for women.
Female complaints and nervous
troubles Of all kinds are soon
relieved by the use of Electric
Bitters. Delicate women should
keep the remedy on hand to build
up the syrtem. Only Doc per
bottle. For sale by,W. G, Snow
Sharp County record., 1898-02-25
NOTICE sag
U. S. Land ONCE, Emsley Newson
l.lttlr Rock, Ark VI
Jan'y 10, Is9S. August moser'

Complaint having been en-
tered at this Office by Emsley
Newsom against August Moser
for abandoning his Homestead
Entry No. 1771O, dated March Il,
1890, upon the S half S E quar-
ter, Sec. s and n E quarter N E
Quarter, Sec. 80, and N W quar-
ter N W quarter, Section "A,
Township 81 N Range 4 W, IN
Sharp County, Ark, with view
to the cancellation of said entry,
the said parties are hereby sum-
moned to appear before the
county clerk of Sharp County,
at his office at Hardy, Ark.
on the 26th day of Feb'y,
1898, at 10 o'clock A. M, to
respond and furnish testimony
concerning said alleged aban'
donment.
Trial before this office, March
5, 1898.
William G. Whipple Register
B. H. Crowley, Receiver.
Sharp County record., 1898-02-25
Notice For Publication 1858
Land Office at Little Rock, Ark |
Jan'Y s, 1898. I

Land Office at Little Rock, Ark |
Jan'y 8, 1898. I
Notice is hereby given that the
following named settler has filed
notice of his intention to make
final proof in support of his claim
and that said proof will be made
before the county clerk of Sharp
county, at Evening Shade, Ark,
on Feb. 10 1898, viz:
John W. Norman
H. E. No. 17775, for the $ W or
s W ar, sec 80 T 16 nr5w W.
He names the following wit
nesses to prove his continuous
residence upon and cultivation
of said land, viz: James Dock
ms, Cave City, Ark, and George
Ballard, Joseph Johnson and L.
E. Pickens, of Maxville, Ark.
Any person who desires to pro-
test against the allowance Of such
proof, or who knows Of any sub
stantial reason, under the law
and regulations of the Interior
Department why such should not
be allowed, will be given an op-
portunity at the above mentioned
time and place to cross examine
the witnesses of said claimant,
and to offer evidence in rebuttal
Of that offered by claimant.
W. G. Whipple
Register.
Sharp County record., 1898-02-25

Here is n problem for YOU
A poor man had just 70 cents
and wished to make a dollar pur-
chase. He puzzled long and
earnestly over his financial woe
and finally solved it as follows;
Elo went to the pawnsh0p and
pawned his 75 cents for 50 cents.
He met O. friend TO whom he sold
his pawn ticket for 80 cents
Then he had enough to make his
dollar pugehase. Now tho
question /, who lost the rs cent9I
Tx.
Sharp County record., 1898-02-25
What: is
SCOTS
=. : Emulsion? !?

It is a strengthening food and
tonic, remarkable in its flesh-form-
ing properties. 1t contains Cod
Liver Oil emulsified or partially
digested, combined with the we'll
known and highly priced Hypo-
phosphites Of Lime and Soda, SO
that their potency is materially
increased.