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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-07-26
A LIFE AT STAKE.
Refusal of Express Company to Pay
the War Tax.

the War Tax.
Lansing, Ia. July 25.-Theo Nacht-
wey. druggist of this city, today Of
fered the urited States Express COM
pany through its agents here, a pack
age of medicine which vas not accept
ed for transportation because he re-
fused TO pay the stamp tax of 1 cent.
The United States district attorney at
Dubuc-e was at once notified and a
test case of the rights of the corpora
items and shippers under the new war
revenue will be made. Should the sick
man. c.. W. Stone. of New Albion, die
for want of his medicine in the mea2-
time. a civil suit for damages will
doubtless result
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-07-26
KENNEY JURY DISAGREED.
Stood Seven to Five For the Sem
ator's Acquittal.

ator's Acquittal.
Wilmington. Del, July 25-After be-
ing locked up since last Friday, the
jury in the case of United States Sena-
tor Richard r. Kenney, who is charged
with aiding and abetting in the lcoting
of the First National bank of Dover,
tonight were still unable TO agree upon
a verdict. and were discharged by
Judge Bradford from further consider
alton of the case.
1t is said that since the case went to
the jury about % ballots were taken,
and in nearly every instance the vote
stood to for acquittal. District At
torney Van Degrift stated tonight that
the government would endeavor to
have another trial in September.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-07-26
IDAHO-MONTANA BOUNDARY.
Survey of the Line Will Now Be
Completed.
(Special TO The Herald.)

Boise, Ida. July Ex-senator Shoup.
who is now here. says he secured an APP
preparation for continuation of the work
of surveying the line between this state
and Montana The matter is of great i'm
portance but has been hanging fire. 1t
will now be pushed to completion The
senator also says he has been assured a
branch of the government signal service
will be esta blished here in August.
Senator Heitfeld arrived today from
north Idaho. He declares ne is IN favor
of holding the Populist state convention
in Moscow. as originally JAILED, although
he is not opposed to fusion.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-07-26
Vanguard of General Miles Army Was Landed
Yesterday Near Ponce
SECOND CITY OF THE ISLAND
AND MILITARY HEADQUARTERS
Government Is Rushing Troops Forward, and the Entire
Expedition VIII Be Started This Week.

ST. Thomas D. W. l., July 25.--The United States
troops landing today tn. island Of Porto Rico,
Ponce on the southern coast.
Ponce located on the south coast of the island, 70
miles southwest from San juan, and IS the second city size
the headquarters OF the Spanish military government but
is not fortified.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-07-26

Indictments were voted by the Chicago
grand jury against President George
Wheeler and Secretary James Howard of
the Washington park race track. The in
dictments charge violation of the state
gambling laws during the race meeting
which closed Saturday.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-07-26
A SPANISH STORY.

Says Americans We're Repulsed at
Bahia Honda.
Madrid. July 25.-A private dispatch
from san Juan de Porto Rico says a
strong American squadron has ap-
peared before Bahia Honda, but that
the American attempt to disembark
was repulsed with considerable loss.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-07-26
MORE SPAN|ARDS
GOING HOME
Seven Thousand Laid Down
Their Arms Yesterday.
REPORT OF A BATTLE
WITHOUT FOUNDATION
Shafter Opens Prison Doors For the
Prosecuted CubanS.

Many Who Have Been Confined For
Political offenses Are Released
Status of Miles While at Santiago
Five Hundred New Cases of
Fever In One Day-Disgruntled
Cubans Retard the Work of the
Military Governor.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-07-26
4 COLD-BLOODED
ASSASSINATION
Andrew HendrickSen Shot
William Tunbridge.
TERRIBLE TRAGEDY in
THE TOWN OF LEVAN
No Motive For the Crime Can Be
Figured Out.

The Men Were Neighbors, Between
Whom No Serious Trouble Had
Ever Been Known to Exist-Tun-
bridge Was Leading the Pioneer
Procession, When Hendricksen
Blew Out His Brains With a Shot
gun-Shrouded In Mystery.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-07-26
Will Require Two Weeks to Start
the First Corps.

Chickamauga, Ga, July 25.-No
orders fixing the time for the departure
of the remaining regiments of the first
corps have been issued at Camp
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-07-26
cHICKAMAeUA MOVEMENT.

from New York. She will also take on
troops and provisions.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-07-26

Nephi, July 25.-News reached here
shortly before noon today that a fatal
tragedy occurred at Levan, between 10
sudden end to the pioneer celebration
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-27

on their" wonderful resemblance to the Maya. They are similar but not the same.
 From this it is only natural to cor clude that they were carved by peo- pie in some sort of relationship to the Mayas. Possibly only business re- lationship.
 The turquoise mines furnish one so- lution that has hardly been questioned The ancient people worked the mines and sold or traded the stones to the Mayas or Aztecs, and in their deal ings picked up a little of the learning of the more civilized tribes.
 Whatever may be the scientific or commercial value of the new discovery. there can be no doubt that the To- cality is at the present time one of the most interesting spots. in all California.
 The spot is one of the widest on the
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quoise mines Professor Le Conte eX- presses doubt as regards the nature Of the glyphs being the same as those found in Egypt.
 Professor Le Conte is fully justified in doing so, as it is now fully estab- lished that none of the aborigines of America possessed an alphabet or any writing which could be compared to the phonetic alphabets of the Old World. Neither the writings of the Aztecs nor the Mayas were phonetic in the manner that our own alphabet is. But the Az tees really gave phonetic value to some signs, while others connected with them, in the same sentence, merely ex- pressed a certain value or qualification of the others. The writing of the Az
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-27

of stone, and with it he is striking patiently at the black rock. Now he stops and rubs his head as if in doubt. Then he goes on again, the sound of his blows mingling with the desert wind and the quivering sunshine.
 It is slow work, and his diligence makes little impression on the stone in front of him. Perhaps he worked for days, perhaps weeks, but eventually he finished marking his message on the black surface of the rock.
 And then other people with dark skins came to look at it and to look with wonder at him who made it. The artist was great man of his tribe, for he could do what the others could not.
 All signs of the marker have disap- peared except the crude signs left on the rough rocks.
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Also, there is the fact that the mark ings are in a perfect state of preser- vation, the most perfect that have ever been found on the American continent. With such a fund of valuable material to work on, the student can ask for nothing more.
 Although the scientists of this city have studied the drawings of the hieroglyphics published in The Call. moi one of them has ventured to put them into any particular niche. It is generally agreed that they are of too high a character to be even family re- lated to any of the known Indian tribes of the coast At the same time, they are not the writings of any of the an- cient people farther to the south.
 What are they then?
 Those who have made careful con- parison of the hieroglyphics all agree
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fact that The Calls expedition spent very short time there. That so many valuable facts could be gathered Tn so short time the belief is natural that much more could be obtained by long and systematic study of the locality.
 To this end there is already a move ment on foot to send a party to thespot and find out just what is there It IS also possible that the Smithsonian ln- stitution will send party there as soon as the facts have been brought before the proper authorities. From all the facts obtained there can be no doubt that much valuable data concerning some of the very early in habitants of our country will come to hand. And it is also safe to say that
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earth's surface, and the traveller might wander over it for days without meet ing a human being.
 In the most unexpected part of the desolate waste there appeared these mysterious markings on the rocks. It means nothing to us, but we naturally ask, Where is the man who made them?"
 Naturally the mind turns back thousand years or SO Perhaps to some bright spring morning. The country looked then almost the same as 1t does now The sun shone as bright and clear and the dry wind of the desert howled as madly over the barren rocks Surely nobody lived there.
 But look closer. There, near to the big bowlder is a young man with swarthy skin and long black hair. In his hand he has rude hammer made
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-27

The Landa alphabet, so-called, be- cause recorded by Bishop Landa of Yu- catan in Mexico. gives us, 1t is true. a number of signs with their phonetic value, and even records sentence in the Maya language written in such characters. But none of the Maya rec ords that have come down to us con- tains with certainty any of these signs. and it is now almost definitely settled that the Landa alphabet was probably a late effort of the MayaS or of some Maya scribe to invent a phonetic al- phabet and to introduce the Spanish method.
 What few fragments of writings of the aborigines that have been found in Peru and Chile have not yet been deciphered. indeed they are too frag-
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-27

there are a number of surprises In store for students of ancient lore.
 The reasons are many. In the first place, the great number of the signs and markings win surely afford a means of studying the system on which they were made. The markings are also in the same places they were when cut. so that the reasons for cutting them in such places will most likely be dis covered
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-27

$: ::: :::: : : E ;: x: : : $ : E;
 the desert wiIds of San Bernar-
 dino Cou- " scientists have been apie to talk of little else. The news of the discovery came as a surprise and a SeVelatlon; the more so in view of the
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-27
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tees was thus a "rebus" writing and nothing mere.
 If we now turn to the other great civ ilized nation of Mexico. the Mayas, we find their writing of even more start ling character. Among the many hun- dreds of records of their writing yet preserved, not one can be shown to possess single phonetic element.
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-27
SCIENTIFIC VALUE OF THE
 WRITINGS.
BY GUSTAV ESSEN.

In expressing his opinion as regards the interest connected with the discov- cry of the glyphs surrounding the tur-
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g 5. 5: . . 5: ;:

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SCIENTISTS AND MINERS ON JHE WAY TO JE NEW TURQUOISE MNES

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  field should
  e highest quality :.
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-27

TT was wondrous tale Indian John ny told of the prehistoric turquoise mines Indian Johnny is a Piute, the only son of the chief, and his people have lived in the desert so long that his wise men cannot count the moons
 Johnny heard the tale from his father to whom it was handed down after many scores of generations. The h. dian who first told the story to his sons has been dead many centuries.
 As this man told the story he spoke as victor, for he it was who helped to drive out the strange pale Indians who
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-12-03

admired its beauties from 7.SO until
after 10 o'clock.
Three new departments have been
added, books and stationery. bric-a-
brac and confectionery. Nearly one
fourth of the entire floor space of the
store is given to the new departments.
The employees Of the Carbondale
branch store came down to the re-
opening In "a body. being guests of
Messrs Lebeck & Corin, the proprle-
tors. The Carbondale store was clos
ed at 4 O'Clock in order to permit them
to make the g o'clock train.
The work of remodelling and reno
walton was personally directed by
Messrs Lebeck & Colin. The artisans
who performed il were: John Benore
& Son, front and fixtures; George A.
Briegel painting A. G. Holl, steel
ceiling; w. \. Gray, tiling: c. +. Scott.
chandeliers. The electrical effects and
illumination were installed by the Sub
urban Electric Light and Heat COM
pany and Harvey & Savage.
The store will be open for business
| today.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-12-03
IT WAS A GOOD STORY.
Would Have Been Much Better if 1t
Was Only So.

Isnatz ROsmozvitCh, whose arrest
for completely in the killing of Brake
man Richard Howell and the other
Duryea outrages, furnished the Tri-
bunc with one of the most widely cop
led of it's exclusive stories Of late,
furnished another GOOD story yesterday
which was quite as good story as the
first in every respect except that it
wasn't So
The story in question told of how
Rosmozvtch suspected his cell-mate
Anthony Boschinskl, OF being a stool
pigeon and with a huge knife-describ-
ed In detail in the afternoon papers
made murderous assault on the sus-
pect who was rescued only in" the nick
of time by one of the keepers.
One of the afternoon papers thought
there was an ichthyolic redolence about
the story and after failing TO secure
verification of the tale added at the
end of the story: THE story above is
given on information received from the
county detective.
The authorities at the jail say there
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-12-03
THE REMoDELLED LEADER.
Lebeck & Corin's Store Underwent
a Transformation.

1t would be difficult. if indeed al all
possible, to find more attractive store
than the remodelled and renovated
Leader, which was reopened last even
ing. after being closed nearly two
weeks for repairs.
A truly wonderful transformation
took place behind the rough board
screen that in the interim covered up
the front. The old-fashioned straight
front and the dark and heavy furnish
Ing and decoration gave way to a nov
ell and pretty vestibuled front and an
interior that in contrast with the for
mer was as day is to night.
The throngs that attended the re-
opening last night first had their at
tention drawn, on approaching the
store, to a new Illuminated sign stand
ing perpendicular to the old one and
having on its two sides-facing up and
down the avenue-over 300 incandes-
cent globes. 1t is the entrance, though,
which occasions the most marvelling.
The vestibule occupies thirty feet of
what was formerly the floor space Of
the store. 1t is lined with show win
dows and in the center is an 1SXlO show
case with rounded ends, the corridor
case thus being shaped into the form
of the letter "U." Every department
of the store is represented by a dis
play il, the windows or the big show
case, and the Vestibule is thus, in fact,
a complete store in itself. The en-
trance is finished in mahogany and
nickel and at night is illumned by
scores of incandescent lamps and a
profusion of arc lights. The floor
space is tiled, and the ceiling is of
steel bas relief, the colOrs of both har-
monizing with the adjacent wood and
| metal work. The total window 'front.'
age is one hundred and twenty feet.
Every foot of the interior of the
store is new excepting the ceiling and
that has been repainted The shelves,
! counters, show cases and desks are of
| polished chestnut and oak. The chan
| deliers of brass and the davitS for the
| swing shelves of nickel are new and
of extremely pretty design. The stair
| case at the rear connecting the mill
| linery and cloak department with the
! dressmakng and upholstering depart
| ments ON the second floor, has been
| moderniZed and made one of the most
| picturesque features Of the store. At
| the rear of the first floor is a gallery
| for dress fitting. Last evening it was
occupied by Bauer's band of twenty.
| six pieces, which discourSed its best
! music for the entertainment of the
! thousands who crowded the store and
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-12-03
SCRANTON WILL
HAVE BASE BALL
ATLANTIC LEAGUE CLUB is TO
BE LOCATED HERE.
Marty Swift Has Been Notified That
Parties Represented by Him Will
Have the Franchise - Probable
Makeup of the League-Circuit
Will Be a Very Compact One if
Hartford Is Eliminated-Marty
Swift Will Manage the Local Club.

Scranton will have ball team in
1899. and it will be a member of the
Atlantic league. SO declared Marty
Swift last night. and he spoke posi-
lively.
Two or three parties have been maxi
ing efforts to secure the Atlantic
league franchise for this city. 1t was
virtually given to an outside company
but they could not give assurance of
suitable grounds.
Local parties represented by Mr..
Swift secured the rights for Athletic
park and made bid for the franchise.
Yesterday the announcement was
made by Il. G.. Barrow, of Philadel-
phia, president of the Atlantic league,
that Scranton had been selected as one
of the cities of the Atlantic league cir
cult, and that the parties represented
by Mr. Swift were to have the fran
chiee
The league. it was further an
nounced, would probably include
Scranton, Wilkes Barre, Allentown,
Reading. Lancaster, Newark, Pater-
son and Hartford. If some other good
Jersey city can be secured. Hartford
will be dropped, it is thought Mr..
Swift will manage the club and Will
at once begin the task of hunting up
material for a team.
The use of the park was secured
under terms satisfactory to the Young
Mems Christian association. which mas
had it for over a year
Swift was the manager of the last
club that represented Scranton in the
State league, and was very success
| full
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-12-03

Is positively not the slightest grain OF
truth in the story. For fear some
thing Of the kind might have happened
without their knowledge the" runner"
Of the corridor in which Rosmozvitch
is kept was asked about 1t.
He said there wasn't the slightest
disturbance in or about Rosmozvitchs
cell any time during the day or in fact
at any time since he was brought in.
What possibly might have given rise
to the story was the removal of Bo-
schinsky from the cell which he occu-
pied in company with Rosmozvitch.
The reason Of his removal was that he
furnished bail and secured his liberty.
He was arrested on the charge of steal
ing coat in Archibald.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-12-03
NEAR AT HAND WINTER SEA
SHORE RESORTS.
Direct Lines via Philadelphia and
Reading Route.

Some few years ago whenever winter
health resorts were mentioned, every
ones mind turned at once to places in
the southern states. but that idea is
now obsolete. Atlantic City, well
known as the greatest of summer sea-
shore resorts has for some years been
steadily increasing its winter popula-
tion and now claims to be the ideal
all-the-year resort. Its position on the
southern Jersey coast. with its magni-
ficent board walk. nearly facing the
south. consequently receiving the full
benefit of the sun; the balmy, saline
air waited from the Gulf stream, heat
ed by a tropical sun; its fine "open-all
the-year- ar-around' hotels, heated
throughout with steam and with COM
modious sun parlors, protected from
the outside air, but exposed to the sun
rays; hot, sea water baths, etc, can
not fail to make good it's claim
Cape May, one of the oldest, and
"befo the wah" the great fashionable
resort, has since the entrance of the
opposition road, now a portion Of the
Philadelphia and Reading route awak-
ened from it's long slumber and is rap
idly forging to the front. With the
VI btlIS Ill llltl Souli' up
to-date hotels, equipped with all the
latest approved appliances of steam
aud electricity, and additional railroad
transportation, it bids fair to ere long
rival its sister city as winter resort.
Both above cities are on the Atlantic
City railroad, the Southern New Jersey
portion of the Philadelphia and Read
ing route, and have frequent, fast
trains to and from Chestnut and South
street ferries, Philadelphia
Lakewood in the Pines" the we'll
known ultra fashionable winter sani-
tarium, is too well known to need de-
scription. 1t is located on the New
Jersey Southern branch of the Central
r. r., of n. j., which, connecting at
| Winslow Junction with the Atlantic
City railroad, forms short and quick
route to and from Philadelphia and
points in interior Pennsylvania.
Through Pullman Parlor Cars during
the season.
Tickets are sold and baggage check
ed through to any of above resorts
from all principal stations on the Phil
| adelphia and Reading railway and its
connections. For further information
apply to any Philadelphia and Reading
! agent, or address Edison j. Weeks, Cen
! eral Passenger Agent, Philadelphia. "%
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-12-03

avenue pavement. The measure pass
ed select council Thursday night. Fol-
lowing Is the resolution:
Resolved that the Provl-
dence road from Court street to Main
avenue. and Main avenue from Provi-
dence road To the city line be
paved and the cost thereof assessed
against the abutting properties accord
irg to the foot front rule; Immediately
upon the passage of this resolution and
its approval by the mayor, the city
clerk shall publish a COPY thereof in
two newspapers published in the city
of Scranton for ten days. stating that
unless n majority Of the owners of
properties abutting on said Providence
road and North Main avenue between
the points above named shall signify to
councils in writing within sixty days
from the date Of the approval of this
resolution their preference of the ma
terial desired for such pavement, Coun-
ellis Will proceed to pass an ordinance
directing the paving of said road and
| avenue between the points named with
such material as they see it."
Smoke the Pocono Cigars cents. 80
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-12-03
Two Pointed Questions Answered.

What is the use of making better
article than your competitor If you
can not get better price for it?
Ars.--As there is no difference in
the price the public will buy only
the better, 50 that while our profits
may be smaller or a single sale they
will be much greater in the aggre-
gate.
How can you get the public II know
your make is the best?
II both articles are brought promin-
emily before the public both are Ger
tain to be tried and the public will
very quickly pass judgment on them
and use only the better one.
This explains the large sale on
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy The
people have been using it for years
and found that it can always be de-
pended upon. They may occasionally
take up with some fashionable novel;
ty put forth with exaggerated claims
but are certain to return to the one
remedy that they know to be re-
liable, and for coughs, colds and Group
there is nothing equal To Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy. For sale by
all druggists. Matthews Bros, whole
sale and retail agents. -