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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-03-31

The cashier OF the Chemical National
bank, Of New York, announces that II
the employees OF that institution who
belong to the National Guard have to
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-03-31

The latest intelligence from Madrid
would appear to show that the Span
ish coon has about decided to come
down.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-03-31

Spain's bankrupt treasury and ruined
credit probably are stronger peace in
centives than is Minister Woodford's
soft soap.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-03-31

one advantage which the president
has over his congressional critics is
that he knows what he Is doing and
they don't.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-03-31
CREDIT WHERE DUE.

From the New York Sun.
The Maine board OF inquiry thinks and
the public win think with them, that the
ship was destroyed by blow from with
out, and not by accident or neglect
within. While the Eavana Standards are
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-03-31

NEXT SUNDAY, APRIL WILL wilp present
visitor Saturday Real
Florida Palm BY calling through all
le trimmed with these beautiful Palms
that in of
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-03-31

nsSpecial this week in all departments.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-03-31

The American people are under no
moral or other obligations to try to
break the force of Spain's approaching
downfall. Let Spain reap as she has
sowed.
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Inn Our MUSLIN Underwear Dept.
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forget buying Kid Gloves leading
and Clasp Gloves at the lowest prices
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-09-27

A Gown Of light weight mixed wool in
a small checked pattern of fawn. very
tumn. is trimmed with velvet bands
strapped again in the med with velvet
bands strapped again in the center with
lady's cloth Of a paler tint, so closely that
very little of the velvet shows between.
The illustration which is reproduced from
Harpcr's Bazaar, and for which cut pa
per patterns may be secured, gives an
idea Of the cut of the gown.
The circular skirt is attached in the
back without any visible fulncss just at
the waist line, hanging lower down in
easy graceful fold and perfectly straight
in front, where the band trimming is
curved apprehension III double rows. The
width Of the skirt at the hem is four and
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-09-27
PTBLIC SCHOOLS T

The streets early yesterday morning took
on y more animated appearance thaH
usnaI. The usual number Of pedestrians
was augmented by scores OF bright
merry-faced children on their way TO the
public schools.
Yesterday was entrance and classlhca-
ton day. and the general arrangements
were made for opening day, which takes
place Monday next.
There were SD scholars enrolled at the
Centennial school. 412 at the Murphy
school. making 954 white enrollmentS. vt
the colored schools the enrolment was
664. making the white and colored graded
school attendance to-day LOIS.
The schools are now in charge of Prof.
=. T.. Moses. as heretofore announced.
They could not be in better hands ana
fattering results are expected from the
coming session. The Raleigh public
schools are among the foremost and
under the Management of Prof Moses
they will take nothing less than first
place. Prof. Moses will he ably assisted
by a strong corps of teachers.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-09-27
DISGRACE TO The SERVICE
GEN, StNGiRSAYS THIS OF DIVISION HOS
PITFALLS AS CONDUCTED.
Luddington Arraigned by Waite. AIger viii
Likely Get Together More Evidence of
Mismanageneni.thanlha Wants.

Lexington, Ky, Sept. PA prominent
gentleman close to the national admins
tration as we'll as to the officers here at
Camp Hamilton says the present tour
Of inspection of the Southern camps by
Secretary Alger, Quartermaster Gen
eral Ludington and Surgeon General
S~ternberg, will likely develop numerous
charges from regimental and general
field officers against both the medical
and the qu~artermasters' departments
and especially against some commits
saries.
The talking was begun here by Gen
cral Sanger against the medical depart
ment and by General Waites against the
quartermasters', and it is expected that
the officers at other points will add very
materially to this testimony before the
tour of inspection is completed. Secre-
tary .Alger stated that all of this in
formation and all other evidences that he
could secure would be presented to the
investigating commission at Washing
ton.
General Sanger said that the
division hospital may be q good thing,
but as it was conducted it has been Il
disgrace to the service; that it had de-
prived the regiments of their surgeons
and caused hardships on the sick who
should havc had better attention at the
proper time. Surgeon Genera Sternberg
in reply insisted that all acquisitions had
been honored in Washington and that
any medical men failing to do their duty
should be reported.
General Waites told Secretary Alger
, that the neglect of some quartermaSters
to furnish supplies was criminal. While
in thickamauga he frequently made
acquisitions which were not honored.
An imperative order has been sent to
nave all water boiled. He made Il rcqui-
sition on Quartermaster General Lee for
water boilers. No attention was paid
to his requisition and after he repeatedly
urged Quartermastcr Lee to send the
boilers. telling him how the men
were contracting typhoid fever, he was
met with a reply which read: THE War
Department does not furnish boilers"
General Waites then purchased the
boilers himself, but the seeds Of typhoid
had been sown and the daily report
showed the list of deaths and of cases
i'll the hospitals. Pointing at Quarter
master Ludington. General Waites said:
These men cannot SLY 1t was some
body else fault. 1t was the fault of
Q-uartermaster Lee and it was the fault
of Q~uartermaster General Ludington,
who is standing right here"
L~udington made nc reply to Waites.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-09-27
ILLICIT STILL DESTROYED.
Was Being Operated in Granville Coun-
ty-It Was a Large One.

Deputy Collector J. w. Perkins and
posse made Il raid in Granville county
Wednesday night and landed a big
juicery. 1t was located about $50 yards
from Woodland church,, near the Wake
county line. \ path from the church led
down to the still.
The "juicery" was in full blast when
the officers arrived. \ negro and n
white man We're there. and We're so sur
prised that they could not make their
escape.
The white man disclaimed any con-
nection with the illicit apparatus and
stated that he stopped there to play cards
for tobacco: that he had lost all he had.
and being tired had decided to rest. The
negro, however. unboSOmed himself at
once. He said that he was running the
still and that it was the property of the
white man, his companion. He said
he had been pulling fodder at SOC a day
and that he was offered Toe a day to
run the still. and he had taken the
job OF account of the raise.
The still and fixtures were promptly
destroyed. The capacity of the still was
100 gallons. and was on of the largest
ever cut up in the district. The worm
attached to it Vas so large that two
lei could no. turn it over. One thous-
and @allors of beer and ten gallons of
corn whiskey were also destroyed.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-09-27

Alger Says the Camp Officers Are to
Blame for Conditions Complained of.
Knoxville, Tenn, Sept. 21.-In TIE
course of Il short speech to the com
handing officers at Camp Poland to-day.
Secretary AIger said:
Il came here to visit this camp for the
purpose of acquainting myself with the
condition and seeing for myself just how
the troops are faring, and to hear from
the officers any recommendations thai
they may think will benefit the camp.
Il want to hear what the commanders
have to say about division and regi-
mental hospitals more especially. There
has been a great deal of talk about the
conditions Of the camps and hospitals.
Il want to say that had the War De
partment been acquainted with the CON
dltlonS said to have existed at Chicka-
mauga. the troops there would have 3ecn
moved long before they were.
w received only good reports st
Washington from the commanding Off
GERS. and 1t was supposed that the out
side reports were exaggerated.
The commanders of camps are re-
SponSible for the condition of their
camps. and if the men are not well cared
for, and if the hospital and sanitary
conditions are bad the commanding Off
GERS must answer for it.
The Wan Department has been and
Is ready to supply the demands of the
troops for medicines and Sustenance. and
there Is no reason why conditions other
tina the best possible should exist"
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-09-27

press return to power was q coup detat,
favorable TO Russia. the Minister said
he did not consider the move favorable
10 any power as against any other. It's
effect. be said. will he toward strict
impartialitv in China's treatment Of
Russia. Great Britain. Germany. France
and the United States, Japan and the
whole world at large.
During the former regency of the LIN
press she had shown marked friendship
for the English. SO thar in the opinion
Of the Minister it was unfair TO presume
she had English p~rejudiccs. As to It's
effect upon Ii Hung Chang. the Minister
said the Dowager Empress had long adj
mired the rugged ability of the old
statesman. He did not think this would
result in the return of Ii TO the Foreign
Office. 1t was probable. however, that
Prince Ii would continue in his nominal
post as Imperial Secretary.
The Minister speaks with special salts
faction of Il concession which he signed
Il short time ago, by which an American
syndicate will build Il railroad from
Hankow to Canton. 1t is understood
that among the names of those interested
in this concession are the Rockefellers,
Morgans. Nanderbilts. Brice and eX-
Mayor Hugh Grant. of New York. The
Minister signed this concession just be
fore the Spanish war broke out. and this
led to some delay in beginning work
on the road. Now. however, he is in
formed that the American engineers are
about to start for their surveys of the
line. and the construction will be pushed
from this time forward.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-09-27
REFORM Frs HOPES VAIN
HANG YTMOI. THEIR CHIEF, HAS
FLED TOWARD SHANGHAI.
COUNT HOS MISSION ENDS IN DEFEAT
In all Probability Ii Hung Chang will be Rein,
stated in Power, While British Inter-
ests will Suffer in the
FIoWery Kingdom.
FIoWery Kingdom.

Pekin. Sept. 22.-An Imperial edict
lust issued definitely announces That the
Emperor of China has resigned his pow
err to the Empress DowI%cr Empress)
who has ordered the Ministers to deliver
to her in future their official reports.
II is difficult to obtain reliable Infor-
nation at the Palace in regard to the
proceeding. but the recent reformatorE
edicts probably caused the change,
While the Emperor was Sunserylcnt and
i mere f~gurehead. the DnWagcr per-
mitted him to remain i'll peace, but as
soon as he attempted to act on ais own
initiative his practical deposition was the
result. His principal advisor, fianS
Yumoi. the Cantonese reformeT, fled III
spite of the vigorous attempts made 20
arrest him, and it is said he is now Oh
his way to Shanghai.
In all probability Ii Hung Chang will
be reinstated in power and Russian III
fuence will increase. The hopes of re-
form so ardently cherished by the III
t~elligent factions of the Chinese are now
impossible of fullflment.
The suddenness of the coup is said to
be due to the desire of the Dowagar
Empress 10 prevent lIt IulSSloI VI lIl''
Marquis Ito from being successful. The
Japanese statesman recently came to
pekin with the object Of trying I" lring
about an alliance, offensive and defen-
sive. between japan and China.
The new order of ,hingS will undouht-
edly prejudice British interests III China.
1t is reported today tiIlt the LeXt
edict will give the full! reasons for the
change. The wording of the present
edict is not yet oLt1inablc. nut it IS in
effect that the Emperor requested The
Dowager Empress to assume power,
this being the third time the request has
been made.
The Marquis Ito in an Interview before
the edict was issued, said the Emperor
received him yesterday in the most cor
dial manner and said he hoped to. have
the advantage Of The advice of the Mar
quis in the reforms which His Majesty
intended to undertake.
The Marquis. even then. feared that
the inaction and conservatism of the
Chinese officials would nullify the re-
forms. although he believed the En-
peror was acting in good faith.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-09-27

a half yards; the lining and outside @r
cut the same form, and are scanned aa
faced in the usual manner.
Tho jacket in the style of a Iouave
cut away sharply in front, just above t#
waist line. The double reyerS, rattle
wide and pointed. roll back over 4 chem
settle Of crcam-colored silk mus.n
plcatrd and finished with Il great e..
box at the neck. The 1ackcr, I'm th
back. is fitted closely to the figure ar
finished with double basque open h.
hind and ~curying to the front, the belt
black velvet with gilt buckle conccaiu
the seams.
\ high medici collar is the finish .
the neck, and the decorations OF 9Th
jacket are bands similar to those of Oh
skirt, with groups of CONGO buttons. tH.
appear also on the skirt front.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-09-27
SUSPENSION OF TRAFFIC
TIE TELEGRAPH WIRES ARE
DOWN ABOVE DONNAHA.
ONE MANS LIFE LOST IN THE YADK'N
River Higher than Ever Before Known. Mount
Airy Trains Stopped. TrestIes and
Tracks Washed Away. Tannery
Probably DESTROYED.
Probably DESTROYED.

Winston, y. c., September 23.-(Spe-
cial.)-The Winston Cigarette Machine
Company, which has sold a large number
of machines in Japan, Mexico and other
places, has been re-organized with a cap
ital stock of thirty thousand dollars. The
new owners IRE: w. Z. Brown, j.. \.
Vance, Of Winston: J. r. Williams, Will
Holt. of Fayetteville; Otto Magnus, \.
3. Galloway, of New York Mr.. Will
liams is president.
evening. unroOfing the Cape Fear and
Yadkin Valley depot and blowing down
several buildings. Three miles west of
Pilot Mountain the railroad trestle and
one hundred feet of track We're washed
away. The Mount Airy train had to
stop at Pilot Mountain. Train will be
able to pass sometime tonight.
The Wilkesboro train could go no
farther than D0nnaha to-day. The 1ad-
kin river there was four feet above the
railroad track and trestle. highest ever
known. Telegraph wires ave been down
above Donnaha since five O'Clock
this morning and no news has
Dttll GtcelNtu HUH utlt NY
that time. At that time the river
was up to the depot and it is feared
Smoot & Sons big tannery has been
washed away. Near Donnaha to-day
Lewis Moser. aged 81 years, was in the
river catching pumpkins as they f1oated
down. He ventured too far and was
drowned before assistance could reach
him.
THE TRACK OF THE STORM.
Charlotte, y. c., September 23.-Spc-
cials to the Observer from points III
Western North Carolina tell of serious
damage from Il clOudburst. The 4adkin
and Catawba rivers are booming. In
Caldwell county the rainfall has been
six inches in tw~enty-four hours. The
Carolina and Northwestern railroad
tracks are two feet under water III one
place. Trains have been delayed on the
Western North Carolina by washoutS.
Tie river bottom corn crops are covered
with mud and are ruined. The hay
crop is also seriously damaged. Some
families have been driven from their
houses to the hills by the freshet.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-09-27
NO TRIUMPH OF ANY FOREIGN POWER

Washington, d. c., September 23.-
The Chinese Minister, Mr.. WI Ting
Fang to-day received Il cable dispatch
from the Chinese Foreign Office at Pc
kin giving the text of the edict issued by
the Emperor yesterday, in which, owing
to the critical condition of Chinese af-
fairs. he calls back to power the En-
press DOwager and commits to her hands
the direction of the vast affairs of the
empire. The edict, freely translated
from the cipher cable is as follows:
Nov that China is disturbed, and
there is need that all business shall be
lone we'll. we. the Emperor. agitated
from morning to evening for the welfare
of all affairs and fearful less errors may
occur. observing from the beginning of
the reign of Tung Chi. that the Empress
Dowager has twice given Instructions to
the Emperor. each time with signal abili-
ty and success. so we now, considering
the important interests of the empire.
have begged the Empress Dowager to
give to the Emperor the benefit of her
ripe experience and her instruction. The
DOwager Empress has been pleased to
accede to this request. Therefore it is
to be the good fortune of the whole en-
pire that this auspicious event is brought
" t"t liz I-IIII'SN d
ger conducts the business in the Imperial
apartments, and on the eighth day of the
present month. Chinese calendar. mean
ing to-day English calendar) we will AXE
all the princes and ministers to perform
the ceremony in the Chin Chung Palace.
Let the 1amen, foreign office) prepare
that the ceremony may be performed
with fitting honors."
The Chinese Minister avs seen at the
Legation. to-day. and talked freely CON
corning the edict. He said there was
no secrecy about it, nothing to indicate
that it was a triumph of one foreign ele-
ment over another, and that its essential
purpose was to strengthen China herself
at a time when serious foreign problems
were presented. 1t was quite natural.
he said. that the Dowager Empress
should be called to the aid of the EN-
peror, owing to dynastlc reasons. The
present Dowager has survived three
dynasties, beginning with that of Emne-
rOr Hsien Flung. She was the second
wife of the Emperor, and bore him a
son, lung Chi, who, on the death of
his father, became Emperor. The latter
was an infant ruler. and the mother
then and now Dowager Empress. directed
for him the vast affairs of the emDire.
On his death without issue, the Dowacer
elected ner nephew. hWang HSu. to be-
come Emperor, and his reign is now in
progress. He was a child when he took
the throne, 81 years ago, and up to nine
years ago the Dowager directed affairs
for him, acting much as the Queen Re
gent of Spain acts for the boy king. 1t
is this Dowager Empress who is now
recalled to the active assistance of the
Emperor. This, the Chinese Minister
points out. is a natural move toward the
strengthening of the hands of the En-
peror. giving him that same aid which
the Dowager Empress gave while the
Emperor and his predecessor were infant
rulers.
Concerning the report that the EN-
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-09-27

Bridgeport. Conn. Sept. PA new de
velopment in the Yellow Mill Pond my5-
terry came in the arrest in Hartford of
Walter c. Foster. The police have
reached the conclusion that the young
woman whose d~ismembered Gorge was
found in the pond last week was Emma
Gill, daughter of Harry Gill. of South
ington. The theory of the-police is bas-
ed in some measure uDon an alleged
striking resemblance between the face
of the corpse and that of Emma CLIPS
brother. Younfi FosteI. is accused Of
having been an accomPlice in the muir
der of Miss Gill. A
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-09-27
RAINS RUIN.
Thursdays Freshet Caused Incalculable
Damage in Lenoir Section.

Lenoir. \. c.. Sept. 24.-(Special.)-
The freshet here Thursday exceeded in
volume and the extent of the damage it
wrought anything of Il like character
ever known in this section.
Great loss to property owners IS re
ported from all sides. Mills. bridges.
stores and other buildings have been
swept away by the rushing waters. At
his point six inches of rain fell, most
Of it being nrecipitatcd in four hours.
All the roads are impossible. The
lane is badly washed and the corn crop
on the lowlandS ruined.
The streams are higher thar ever be-
fore known.
No trains have reached here since the
storm. nor have any mails arrived. The
damage canno easily be estimated.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-09-27
STATE NEWS.

The Morning Star is t%hirty-one years
Did. 1t was never 50 good as now.
Long may it shine.
Colonel Wharton J.. Green was
chosen as the official representative Of
the North Carolina Division Of the
Confederate Veterans at the funeral Of
Miss Winnie Davis.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-09-27
BICYCLES FOR TAXATION

lax returns are now coming in at the
Auditors office. They contain some i'll
terestlng statistics III regard to BICYCLES.
II the counties 50 far heard from,
Mecklenburg leads, with 6O6: Wavne
comes second. with 324: Cabarrus third.
with } Rowan has 143: Cumberland.
ll9: Randolph. 50: Duplin. rs: Cald-
well. %; Burke. A: Davie, 80: Carteret
29:-1adkin, 10: Cherokee. ..
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-09-27

Rumored That They Will Be Extended
to Sixty DAYS.

1t IS reported on good authority that
the t~hirty-dayS' furloughs given the sol
diers of the Second Regiment will be eX-
tended to sixty days.
This will be done in order that the men
may not be disbanded until the govern
ment is absolutely sure they will not he
needed.
1t is also stated that as soon as Con
gress meets again several bills will ne
introduced giving to every volunteer sol
der three months extra pay.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-09-27

Why does a mudhole possess such an
attraction for the wheel of an amateur
cyclist?