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The times., 1898-07-17

What is the thickest armor and what the big
gest gun used in the British navy?
FALL RIVER.
The Infiexible, built in 1881. has side ar
NOR from 10 TO "a inches thick. The heav-
lest British armor nowadays is that on
the Caesar, not yet completed II is 10
be e-inch on the sides, and from 9 10 II
inch on the bulkheads. etc; but this mod
ern armor is Harveyized or Harveyed-
The heavist gun is on the Infiexible, and
weighs eighty tons. Nowadays the heav-
lest guns are measured, not in tons, but
in inches, so that the largest modern ma
val guns are those carried by the Indi-
ana, of our navy; they have a caliber Of
1S inches and weigh sixty and one-half
tons.
The times., 1898-07-17

What the addresses Of the two nearest army
hospitals. and what IS the Of sending articles
To either one? f H.
Tampa and Chickamauga. The cost OF
sending things to them depends on the
articles.
The times., 1898-07-17

Men of Energy series &C. P Putnam's s
Sons) will be written by Noah Brooks,
and will be entitled Thomas Knox; a
| Soldier of the Revolution" The other
two numbers of the series are benjamin
| Franklin" by Edward Robins and Israel
Putnam by William Farrand Livingston
The times., 1898-07-17

A partnership has just been formed be-
tween Mr.. William b. Hadley, recently
president of the New Amsterdam Book
Company, and Mr.. e. Roscoe Matthews.
who has for some time been connected
with Charles Scribners Sons. They will
give their attention mainly to the i'm
porting of editions of English books and
the publication of the best class of litera
ture.
The times., 1898-07-17

At the meeting of the American Library
Association, at Chautauqua, not long ago
paper was read by Mr.. Thomson, of the
Free Library of Philadelphia, on the sys-
tenn of open shelves versus closed shelves
1t is his opinion that no more books are.
as rule, stolen from libraries TO which
the public has free access than from
those protected by the lock and kew sys-
tenn. The New York Free Circulating Lii
brary is making the experiment of open
shelves, and 1t has worked admirably at
Buffalo.
The times., 1898-07-17

Please name the effective ships Of the German
navy? l. A. T.
Aegir. Bayern. Beowulf Brandenberg.
Friedrich der Crosse, FrithjOf, Hagen,
Heimdal. Jurfurst Friedrich Wilhelm
Odin, Gutenberg. Sachse. Siegfried Weis-
senberg, Worth and WurtemDerg
The times., 1898-07-17

Forney.-App1y to the Librarian OF
Congress. Washington D. c., and he
Will send you a pamphlet explaining
copyright methods and regulations
B. 1.-The battleship Oregon cost 50 $50
OO0: the Indiana. s.. O2O. .OO0 Sandow.-As
we understand the word "swaybacked.'
as applied to men, 1t denotes a defect,
and consequently we should expect a
more perfectly formed man 20 be strong
er than a ''swayback-" Between biceps
of ten inches extended and twelve inches
when drawn up, and those, respectively,
II and u IL inches. we cannot decide
for strength doesn't depend on measure
nents alone; but the two-inch expan-
sion is the more promising Of the two
arms
The times., 1898-07-17

Longmans, Green & Co. are to bring out
new edition of Lord Macaulay's works
which will be called u he Albany Edi-
tlon.' 1t will APPEAR IN twelve volumes
two of which a-e now ready, and each
volume will coagIin a specially prepared
portrait An edit ce luxe of $50 copie s
will contain thirty-six extra portraits.
The times., 1898-07-17

Haldame Macfln the stspson of Sarah
Grand, has written a novel called The
Wooings of JezeheI Pettyfer," which is
said TO be very clever. 1t deals with the
negro population of Barbados and Ja-
maica.
The times., 1898-07-17

A story of school life by Kipling is to
appear in the August number of Nc
Clure,s, and it will contain some further
episodes in the careers of those lively
youths, Stalky, Beetle and McTurk.
The times., 1898-07-17

Being desirous of getting on a United States
best way 10 accomplish this, and also where to
find the nearest ship. E NJ c.
The training ships of our navy are sta
toned one permanently and three usually.
at Newport, r. l., and one at San Fran
cisco. During the Summer they go on
cruises. The best way of obtaining in
formation as to their location is 10 ask
the Secretary of the Navy. You can en-
list on a training ship wherever il is to
be found. You must have your parents
consent, be strong and able 10 read. write
and speak English You promise to stay
in the ship until you are twenty-one years
old. The apprentices are taught all sorts
of things that sailors must know and also
study the regular English branches
Many of the chief warrant officers of the
navy are graduates of the training ships.
The times., 1898-07-17

Rhetoric and Oratory'' is a neatly
bound work by ]. F. X. OConor set
ting forth the principles of public speak
Ing in a concise and able way. 1t is pub
lished by D. C. Heath & Co., Boston
The times., 1898-07-17

A new novel by William Sharp has ap-
peared. It is called Wives in Exile
and describes the experiences of two
charming women who undertake a
voyage in a yacht commanded by them
selves, with crew of women.
The times., 1898-07-17

A new tale by Maarten Martens is
Her Memory the story of a widower
and his daughter. 1t is said TO sustain
the reputation which the author has won
by his previous novels.
The times., 1898-07-17

F. Marion Crawford has stopped writ
ing novels for a few moments and is
at work on a book of Italian history con-
tanning many interesting stories and le-
gends, from the early days of Italy to
the present time. Mr.. Crawford is at
present at Reef Point, Bar Harbor, where
he spends each morning, from till 10,
in writing.
The times., 1898-07-17

One of the manuscripts sold by sotheby,
Wilkinson & Hedge in London last
month was the original draft Of the
charter OF New York.
The times., 1898-07-17

The first monthly number of The Critic
will contain the eleventh Of the new Sc
ries of Authors al Home" the subject
being Mrs. Margaret Deland. Her house
is on Mount Vernon Street. Boston. and
Is said to be an ideal authors home.
The article is accompanied with a like
ness Of Mrs. DeIand and a reproduction
OF one of the pages of her book of
poems, The Old Garden" with Walter
Cranes decorative drawing for it.
The times., 1898-07-17

How many guns are there in our land and naval
batteries that carry proectiles of six pounds and
up2 . How many fighting vessels are there
in our navy exclusive of torpedo boats2 8. What
is the maximum range Of the largest krupp guns2
l. What is the daily expense Of our entire naval
forces? READER
On January /, of this year. our navy
had 1,O20 guns carrying projectiles of six
pound weight and more. The army had
ten light batteries, each with four guns.
which carried projectiles of more than
six-pound weight; whether IL had more
we do not know, though we think it must
have. 2. Fifty-four or more, depending
on what you mean by fighting vessels.
We have counted those with guns enough
to defend themselves. like the Harvard
and Yale, etc. 8. About twelve miles. T..
In time of peace about $4,000. What it Is
now. we have not heard; 1t will be well
up in the hundred thousands.
The times., 1898-07-17

on modern Scandinavian literature which
will be brought out in English in Lon
The times., 1898-07-17

The library of the late John Stensfeld
of Leeds. recently disposed of by Sothe-
by. Wilkinson & Hodge. contained many
curious and interesting books. Among its
curiosities was The Alphabet of Death, >"
1856. printed on China paper and bound
in human skin, with weird design COM
bining a skull and an owl.
The times., 1898-07-17

One of the best stories that Richard
Harding Davis tells in the August Scrib-
ners of the Rocking Chair Period OF the
War at Tampa, is about young officer
who, with a long iced drink at his elbow
and a cigar betwe~1 his teeth, gazed at
the colored electric lights. the palm trees,
the whirling figures in the ballroom and
remarked sententiously: Gentlemen. as
Gen. Sherman truly said: War is hell.
The times., 1898-07-17

The author of Collections and Recol-
lections," recently reviewed in these COL
umns. is generally thought to be Mr. G.
W. E. Russell
The times., 1898-07-17

The Critic is to appear hereafter in the
form Of a monthly magazine. It's leading
features will remain, but the number and
variety of essays and special articles will
be greater than heretofore.
The times., 1898-07-17

In what year did the Coniederaey adopt It's
battle flag? J. A. D.
The first flag was hoisted al Montgom-
cry, Ala, on March 4. 1861, and was
adopted by the Confederate congress on
March o. 1t resembled the United States
flag too much 10 be a good battle flag.
so. in September of the same year. Gen.
Beauregard and Gen. Johnston invented
the battle flag (as il was known after
ward. II was a red fly with a blue d.
agonal cross, bearing white stars, one
for each State.
The times., 1898-07-17

Where should / apply for Government tomb
stones and they furnished for graves Of Union
soldiers in the civil war, free Of charge?
SUBSCRIBER
We do not know the details Of the laws
governing the issue of Government tomb
stones, but the quartermaster general Of
the army has control of the issue. Write
10 him al the headquarters OF the army,
Washington
The times., 1898-07-17

'The Nations Book in the Nations
Schools is a collection of arguments in
favor of the reading of the Bible in the
public schools. Among the contributors
The times., 1898-07-17

How many vessel. Of the British navy were
in the great naval parade last year at Queen Vic
toria's iubieeg ID. T. b.
The naval parade took place on June
26, 1891, off Spithead. In it were 165 Brit
ish vessels, classed as follows: Battle
ships, 2l; cruisers. 4; torpedo boats and
destroyers. 20; gunboats. I; training yes
sels, 13. There were also l9 foreign yes
sells.
The times., 1898-07-17

Mrs. Craigie's School for Saints has
had an increased sale since the beginning
of our war with Spain. The plot of the
book is developed from incidents in the
history of the Carlists some fifty years
ago.
The times., 1898-07-17

Please give me description Of the plant GIN
seng. and Of its uses2 G.. T. R
Ginseng is Chinese and American
plant, the Chinese being Aralia Schinsens,
and the American a. quinquefolia. II IS
a shrub with clusters of five leaves as
the name indicates. The root is divided
and the plant Is said 10 owe its name 70
this fact, the Chinese schinseng meaning
like a man'-that is having two legs.
The root is used by the Chinese as a med
icine, but chemists have not been able 10
discover medicinal properties in it.
The times., 1898-07-17

What IS the best record Of the thoroughbred
race horse Beatihce; he successful horse.
and was his dam Beatitude successful as
race marel H. E c.
We do not find that Beatifce was
successful horse; he seems TO have run
in and out. He was fOaled in 1880 and
in 1892 ran twenty-six times. winning
only four times. He never raced in any
great match. His dam Beatitude was not
a successful racer.
The times., 1898-07-17

One of the books to be published this
week by Lamson. Wolfe & Co. is ''Ye
Lyttle Salem Made a Story of Witch
craft by Pauline Bradford Mackie,
author of ''Mademoisele de Berny; a
Story of Valley Forge" 1t brings in
many noted characters, including Cotton
Mather and Governor Phipps of Massa-
chusetts The four full-page photo
gravures are reproductions of original
illustrations in oil, by E. w. D. Hamilton.
The times., 1898-07-17

A book by Robert w. Chambers, to
appear in the near future, is "Ashes of
Empire story of two American news
paper men who were inside the walls of
Paris during its siege by the Prussian
army
The times., 1898-07-17

Please give me Admiral Dewey's ancestry,
and tell me where and when they came To TINS
country2 W. o. n
Thomas Dewey came 10 this country
in 1888 from England He married. and
died in 1915 His son was Josiah, born
1871; after MIN the admiraTs descent runs
thus; Josiah H. 1856; William. I692-l75s;
Simeon. 171S-1751; William H. 1746-1s13;
Simeon. II, I770-l763; Julius. Is0I-ls77,
George, the hero Of Manila
The times., 1898-07-17

One of the friends of Mrs Flora Annie
Steel says that she frequently tells her
daughter the plots of stories which are in
her brain before she writes them down.
One morning she related a story in this
way, and then went to her own room to
work it ont. After awhile she came
back, having written a tale quite unlike
the one she had planned She said, at
was most extraordinary. l thought that
there was a man in the room named Ma
thaniel James Cradock. He told me all
about himself and then he told me this
story The story was in the Perma-
nent Way" which many critics consider
one of the best of Mrs. Steel's studies of
native life. Several times since then she
has received visits from Mr.. Cradock.
and the stories he tells her are always
good One of them is THE Kings Wall.
Hon. T. J. Coolidge has presented to
the Massachusetts Historical Society
collection of some three thousand unpub-
lished autograph letters of Thomas JEFF
ferson.
H. n. Brailsford who wrote that mast
erly war novel, 1.-The Broom of the War
God" has been in living in Crete for the
| last few months, and has made himself
| so popular there that the Cretans have
offered to elect him a sTeDuty to their
national assembly, and even to make him
their first minister of finance.
| Andrew Lang is writing a romance in
| collaboration with somebody else. The
| time of the story is in the last century
| When are we to have more of Mr.. Lang s
piquant and. delightful essays?
In commenting upon NJ ,Hugues LIE
Roux's new book Nos Files" the
Paris correspondent of he London Acad-
emy says: only more astonishing than
the persistence, with which men write
treatises upon women's characters,
weaknesses and fashions is the patience
with which women for centuries and cen
turies always receive these exhortations.
Yet what a howl of ridicule and vexa-
tion would arise from masculine ranks II
any woman were to dare comment in ar
entire volume devoted to the subject or
the weaknesses and absurdities of men.
The times., 1898-07-17

Andrew Lang is writing a romance in
collaboration with somebody else. The
time of the story is in the last century
When are we to have more of Mr.. Lang s
piquant and. delightful essays?
The times., 1898-07-17

Hon. T. J. Coolidge has presented to
the Massachusetts Historical Society
collection of some three thousand unpub-
lished autograph letters of Thomas JEFF
ferson.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-04-06
FOUR NEW DAMAGE SUITS.
{. NJ. Florey Sued for False Impris-
onmeni bv Miss Green.


Four damage suits were instituted
yesterday in Prothontary Copeland's
office.
Miss Eta Green brought $4,000
damage suit against G. NJ. Florey, the
Washington avenue sporting goods
dealer, for defamation of character
Mr.. F'lorey had her arraigned last Sat
urday before Alderman Mllar on the
charge of larceny by bailee of a hi
cycle. The case was dismissed and now
Miss Green claims that the arrest was
malicious and that it damaged her
reputation to the extent of $4,000.
Martin d Nidaver are Miss Green's at
torneys.
Thomas Nicholson. of Dunmore, by
his mother. Mrs. Ellen Nicholson,
brought suit to recover $1,000 from
George w. Potter. The Nicholson boy,
it is alleged, was going along Drinker
street on an errand at o'clock on the
evening of March 80, when large dog
owned by Mr.. Potter rushed upon him
and, throwing him to the ground, bit
him on the left arm. Because the de-
fendant knew the dog to be ferocious
and did not keep him tied he was
guilty Of negligence, it is contended.
Two suits were instituted against the
city of Scrsnton by O'Brien & Kelly.
Catherine Mcnamara, the plaintiff in
one. asks $1,000 damages for injury to
her property in the Third ward, re-
sulting from surface water being turned
upon it by the city workmen.
Simon Stone. of this city. the other
plaintiff, wants $4,000 for injuries
which he sustained on Theodore street
last summer, by being thrown from his
wagon at a badly kept part of the road
He claims that he had to have part
oc his skull removed as a result of the
accident
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-04-06

beauty Of diction. originality OF thought
and practical application. Previous to
the sermon the visiting clergyman
spoke pleasantly of his friendship with
Dr. Mcleod. to whom he paid the trih-
ute Of believing something and preach
ing it," The text was from John, iv 49,
embracing the miracle in which the
Capernaum nobleman's dying son was
healed. The thought was strlkingly
illustrated in the exposition of faith,
without which the world of today could
not live. The faith of the courtier,
stimulated by the sincerity of his wife.
Joanna, was admirably depicted in the
exposition of the theme.
John quincy Adams, after reading
the verse,
Man wants but little here below
Nor wants that little long
improvised the lines:
'Tis not precisely so with me
Tho 'tis thus in the song.
We want everything, luxury, ease,
happiness. No matter what it is we
need, Jesus can give in such measure
as to satisfy our yearnngs.
The faith of experience illustrated by
the miracles of Christ and by the di-
vine miracles of our own times was
described in graphic words.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-04-06
CITY NOTES.

j. Archie Jones was last night elected
counsel of Camp S, Sons of Veterans.
Appeals viii he heard by the county
commissioners today from the Sixteenth
ward.
St Peters society. of Bellevue. will
hold its annual bali in Excelsior hall on
Wyoming avenue next Monday night.
The Excelsior Social club will open the
new club house on North Washington
avenue with smoker Thursday night.
The government has ordered 500 tor
pedo heads from the Dickson Manufac-
turing company. That company is also
manufacturing a number of gun carriages
for Uncle Sam.
The Delaware, LuCkawanna and Vest
rrn company Will pay its employees at the
Archibald Sloan and Hampton mines to-
day. The Delaware and Hudson COM
pany paid at the Dickson mines at Prov
idenco yesterday.
Rev. II. a. Grant, of the African Meth
odist Episcopal church. viii hold revival
meeting tonight at the Taylor avenue
mission. Petersburg. Much interest was
manifested last Sunday nineteen persons
coming forward to the altar.
ON Easter Manday nigh, "a literary en-
turtammont IS to be held in the Howard
Place African Methodist Episcopal church
hail for jhe benefit Of Rev. If. A. Grant.
programme Of great excellence has
been arranged for the occasion.
Charles W. Kaufman has leased the
Westminster hotel from William Nc
liridc and yesterday took possession Of il.
Mr. Kaufman w@S for several Years pro-
pri"tor of the Metropolitan dining rooms
IN Lurkawdnuu avenue.
The following officers have been chosen
l,rts I
''SSoCiation: President james II. Tor
r"N: secretary, Herman Osthaus: trcas.
ur"l, James ". OlkfClG> directors, II. \.
Knapp W. \. WILCOX. James Burr. &. IT,
Nellcs and he President. secretary and
treasurer.
Tn" managers Of the Florence mission
hnH" set Saturday Of this week as the
day fn" Easter offerings To the mission
ANA II is hoped that the friends OF his
most worthy institution will remember
and contribute largely to it's pressing
needs contribution of money or sup
plies Will no most gratefully accepted
IRVING 'uttlr ana Lille Mathews. n
Young scranton couple. secured mar
ria"e license a. the court house yesterday.
As the law REQUIRES that parties from
outside IN" county must be married in
the county i'm which the license is secured
Alderman Dawson was pressed into SER
vice and the couple were united i'm the
orphans court room. -- Wakes I3arro
Record.
At the home of Mrs. Pardee %3G Adams
avenue, ON Saturday evening. AT O'Clock.
MIR. Charles Alfred Hazlchurst. of New
YORK city, ana Miss Leah Almira Pardee.
"f this city. were married. Rev. Foster 4.
GIFT uuiciated, and only few OF their
imm 1diate friends witnessed the very i'm
pressiva and beautiful ceremony. Mr..
and Mrs, la2le hurst Will probably make
Scranton their future home.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-04-06
M-@ @-aMA@
DIED.

WILLIAMSON West Scranton, April 3,
1895, Enhys the infant daughter of Mr..
and Mrs w. Z. Williams of North Re
beCCa avenue. Funeral this afternoon
from the residence will be private. In
terment at the Washburn street ceme-
terry
KNOPF.--In West Scranton, April .,
1895, Pauline, lG years of age, at the
residence, 1907 EynOn street. Funeral
Thursday afternoon from the residence
at O'Clock. Interment at the Wash
burn street cemetery.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-04-06

As result of a family drinking
party in Bellevue last night two men,
William John Hopkins and William
Williams are down with serious stab
wounds, and "A third, John Evans Is
in the West Side station house with
a charge of murder staring him in the
face.
The affair occurred at Hopkins
house on Front street between 10 and
II o'clock. John Evans and his moth
er, brother-in-law and mother-in-law,
respectively of Hopkins, and Williams
who Is a near friend of the family,
were gathered at the house for So
ciable time. A large quantity of beer
was drank and young Evans particu-
larly was much intoxicated.
About 10 O'Clock Mrs. Evans thought
to break up the party, but her son in
sisted on having more beer. His
mother tried to dissuade him from GO
ing out again with the can, but he
would not listen to her. Hopkins and
Williams Joined with Mrs. Evans in
arguing that the revel had gone far
enough, but young Evans would not
listen to argument and proceeded to
get the beer despite the others pro-
tests
THEY INTERPRETED.
At this iuncture Hopkins and Will
liams interfered to forcibly restrain
him and a quarrel began. One word
led to another, until finally Evans, in
frenzy of passion, drew a large
bladed pocket knife and attacked Hop
kins, stabbing him first in the left side
of the body, at about the ninth rib,
| and again at the pit of the stomach.
Williams rushed in to stay the would
be murderer and was himself attacked,
| receiving two stabs from the knife that
Evans was welding with such bloody
effect. one lunge caught him in the
breast, just above the heart, and an
other high in the back, near the left
| shoulder blade.
Despite their wounds, they succeeded
| in fighting off their assailant and the
| neighbors who came swarming to the
scene captured and disarmed him.
Later he was taken into custody by
Patrolman James Saul and County De-
| tective Leyshon and lodged in the West
| Side police station.
DR.. Moylan was called to attend Hop
| kins and DR.. Roberts to care for Will
| liams. Both physicians reported that
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-04-06
MOONEY GOES TO JAIL.
Cutlery in His Possession Belonged
TO Gunstcr q FORSYTH.

William Mooney the young crook
arrested in Railroad alley by Patrol
man Day early yesterday morning
with lot of new cutlery in his pos
session, was arraigned before Mayor
Bailey and committed to Jail in de-
fault Of $500 bail.
Gunster & Forsyth identified the
cutlery as having been stolen from
their hardware store. The $40 in five
and ten-cent pieces found in Moneys
pockets, is also thought TO have been
taken from the store. Mooney said
the plunder had been given to him.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-04-06

Evans. when asked at the station
house what led him to his murderous
attacks, said that the men had insulted
his mother. She did not maintain this
when interviewed by the police.
The knife with which the deed was
committed was secured by the police
and is now in the custody of Lieuten-
ant Williams. 1t is an ordinary pocket
knife, the blade with which the stab
bing was done being three inches long
and about half an inch in breadth.
Evans is only IS years OF age, but is
married. Hopkins and Williams are
each about "a years of age. The for
mer is married, as indicated before, to
Evans sister. All three are employed
in the mines