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Importance as base of reinforce
ments to the enemies of the United
States.
The effect of General Miles strenu-
Gus representations of the urgent mil
itary eXigencies, which demand imme-
diate additions to General Skaters
army are evident on all sides The de-
cision to send at least one regiment of
volunteers on the fast auxiliary Yale
from Newport News next Thursday,
to be followed by others on the Har-
ward a few days later. and another
brigade from Camp Alger during the
ensuing week, are instances of the sue
cess of his recommendation.
The st. Paul and ST. Louis, now with
Admiral Sampson, will be ordered
north for the troops who will 20 fcs.
ward next week, provided they are not
needed at Santiago. The fastest Amer
lean coast-wise steamer La Grande
Duchesse, which was at one time in
tended for use as the ambulance ship
of the navy, is already at Hampton.
Roads ready to carry some of these
troops next week, If the auxiliary
cruisers cannot be secured.
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IGNORING PORTO RICO.
Army Authorities Giving Their Whole At.
tention to tho Santiago Campaign.


Washington. d. c., June 2i.-The
project to occupy Porto Rico is now re-
gnrded by prominent officers Of the
army and navy us practically removed
from immediate consideration. They
say that unless the death rate Of Gen
crnl Shafter's army from diseases in
digenous to Cuban soil Is exceedingly
high. the President will authorize the
prosecution OF general aggressive
campaign throughout the entire island
OF Cuba the moment Santiago Is cap
turcd.
When General Miles returned he is
said to have convinced the highest au-
thorities that the best OF military rea-
sons existed for concentrating every
resource Of the government, for the
time being at least, to the support of
General Shafter.
His campaign was of n more hazard
GUS nature than had been generally
appreciated. Notwithstanding the eX-
cellent equipment and the trained
forces which had been provided in this
army corps, the fact that $1,000 men
were to be landed In n strange country
In the face Of numerous force whose
exact strength could only be estimated,
would probably prove the crucial
event of the whole war. Its success
might be expected to result in Spain's
prompt realization of the futility Of
further resistance, while n serious re-
verse even of temporary character
might indefinitely prolong hostili-
ties.
The illusion that the actual possess
sion of Porto Rico constituted any
valid advantage from an international
law point was speedily dispelled by
the citation of precedents. 1t was also
made evident that the United States
had absolute justification for eXacting
the surrender of Porto Rico by Spain
us an indemnity against part Of the
cost of the war.
1t now appears to be settled that no
attention will be paid to Porto Rico for
the present, unless it develops strategic
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-06-30
SOME OF THE HEROES OF GUANTANAMO DAY

backward into the shelter OF the trees.
Whenever the Spaninrds attempted
to stay the advance Of the Americans.
they hid In the grass md undcrbrush
and fired from cover like Apachcs.
Had they been anything like ns good
marlismen rs the Americans our losses
would have run into the hundreds. As
1t was their bullets mainly went high.
Nearly all our men who We're hit were
shot at close range.
General Castillo, with 1000 Cubans,
also had n sharp engagement Mt Quasi
ma. He drove the enemy ahead of
him, inilicting heavy loss. and captur-
cd two railroad trains laden with food
for the Spanish troops and 100 tons of
coal. His loss was about fifty men.
The Spaninrds are now fortIfying the
hills ahead of us for our troops are
practically at the gates OF Santiago.
At Sevilln. whittier General Linnres
retreated from Juragua they have
placed ten field pieces on the hill.
They have been largely reinforced
from Santiago. Transports have al-
ready been sent by General Shafter to
get General Calixto Garcia and his
whole force of G0O0 Cubans to take
part in the general attack on Santiago.
which will begin tomorrow.
The Journal correspondent, Harry L.
McNichol and G. A. Coffin. the Journal
artist, have gone with food and water
and n surgeon to bring their wounded
confree to the coast. Despite the hot
weather and the forced marches, the
condition of our men is magnificent,
and their spirits perfect.
The rough riders are wild to make
the Spaniards pay again for the brave
fellows killed in to-day's fight. From
now on 1t will be asteady battle until
Santiago is ours.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-06-30

1t was impossible to see twenty yards
in any direction.
The advance guard. consisting of a
corps of men, hurried daringly ahead.
With them were n party of Cubans who
had campaigned in the vicinity and
knew the country thoroughly.
The first warning of the cnemy's
presence came in the form of n volley
which sent several of the advance
guard to the ground. That they were
not all killed was due to density of the
foliage, which in measure protected
them as well as their enemies.
The light detachment in the front re-
turned the fire tiercely, and being COIN
posed of men who, for the most part,
were not unfamiliar with bush fight
ing, sprang behind trees until the
main body came up.
In front of our advance was Il dense,
leafy screen, from behind which came
the steady rattle of Mauscrs. Our men
could barely see the enemy, but with
out word they charged on the DEATH
trap. They We're. of course, dismount-
ed and went forward on run.
Veteran troopers. New York society
men, Massachusetts volunteers and
lean Worn Cubans came on with equal
fcroclty. 1t was race for chance
to die. Two Journal correspondents,
Edward Marshall and Horace Laine,
were with them.
Colonel Leonard Wood and Theodore
Roosevelt led the charge. Our men
came with n cheer. and did not cease
when some of them fell. Volley afgr
volley poured from the Spanish lines.
MS they advanced. The Spaniards fell
back almost Immediately.
Once through the thiciet our soldiers
found comparatively open ground
and here the battle proper took place.
The fighting was bitter When Ham
ilton Fish fell far in the lead, the
Spanish made an attempt to capture
his body With a yell his companions
fushed forward, and those of the Span
lards who were not shot We're pressed
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-06-30

.whnt In advice. Uncle Christopher
advice is an insipid dose which no man
Will take himself, but which everybody Il
always trying to force down the throats
of other people"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-06-30
THE MERRIMAc PRISONERS.

The spauiards Announce They Arc In San
tiago T'wn.
OF Santiago de Cuba, Thursday,
June %. 2 p. m. by the Associated
Press Dispatch Boat Kingston. filed
Friday, June 81. noon.-This morning
n flag of truce was taken in by Assist
ant Chief of Staff Stanton, to ascer-
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We Pay Expeuscs

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all goods not giving tho con sumer sa abstraction.
Long terms OF credit First-class scheme
kAlesmen wanted. No bond required sales
made from photographs We guarantee lSo o.
per month on mall orders Address with stamp.
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Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-06-30

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closely at your hand-that a heavy wal
tax had been levied on SOAP"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-06-30

Tell me about your graduating elias.
photograph. Miss Iiiy?" well. all those
nomely girls standing up ut the back are
the smart ones: NIL those pretty girls sit
ting down In front are the silly ones
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-06-30
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with Great Dritnin." "How do you
know "she is engaged to three Eng.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-06-30
SPAIN TO HELP LAND GUNS.
Furnishes n Giant Catamaran for Shafter
Taken From the Pedro,

Furnishes n Giant Catamaran for Sha fter
Taken From the Pedro.
Key West, Fla, June 27.-Spain sup
piles giant catamaran which will
float to land our siege guns. Deep
down in the hold of the prize steamer
Pedro 1t has lain, a pile of Junk, until
Major w. Fl. DAILY, chief surgeon on
General Niles staff, discovered it yes
terday and wired to Washington intel
ligence Of his find. The Pedro was
taken over by Commodore Remey to-
day. 1t supplies the gravest want of
the engineer departments lighter
large and buoyant enough to transport
siege howitzers the last mile of their
journey to Cuba.
The catamaran looks like company
Oh overgrown steam boilers. There are
six of the big floats, each nine feet in
diameter twenty-five feet long and
rounded at one end like revolver bull
let. They ride the water in pairs.
united by two heavy iron yokes, thirty
feet in length. Yoked in pairs the
floats form three pontoons of prodi.
gious buoyancy. When these pontoons
are connected, one behind the other. by
heavy steel beams they make n cata-
maran more than ninety feet long and
capable of supporting not, only siege
howitzers, but the thirteen-inch rifles
of the Iowa or Massachusetts,, It is
the biggest portable lighter in the
United States, engineer officers here
say, and its discovery comes Just in tho
nick of time. The beams, yolSes. cais-
sons and even the hoisting machinery
that goes with such a floating dock
are all In the Pedro, and, except for
tests made at the Belgian factory
where they were fashioned, they have
never seen service.
Spain ordered the catamarn for
ereuging ana widening the channel at
Santiago de Cuba, the channel vbicl
the Merrlmac has sealed.
To-day Commodore Remey was Or
dered to take possession of the Pedro
ana to take the floats, winches and ali
on schooner and send them with an
engineers corps to Tampa.
AT the snopnSfipy, 30 No..
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-06-30

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Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-06-30

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Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-06-30

Affairs in Manila. under the Dewey
management, is all that Americans
could ask for
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-06-30

At the suggestion of Mrs. Greenleof
wife of the surgeon-in-chief of hos,
pltals In the field, the Red Cross
League has undertaken to start tho
collection Of 100000 for the purcbn So
OF a hospital ship for the troops nj
Manila, The plan is to raise this
sum by popular subscription in MI
the states west Of the Rockies and to
government. ''"'eS
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-06-30

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Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-06-30

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Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-06-30

Have you tasted the new soda water
named Dewey?' mo. What IL 1t nav.
ored within" "Ginger."
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-10-03
FORTY HOURS DEVOTIONs.

In st. Mary's German Catholic
church yesterday morning, forty hours
devotion Of the sacred heart of Jesus
were commenced. At 6 o'clock Rev.
Father Christ was the celebrant of a
high mass of exposition. at which over
six hundred men and boys approached
the altar rail and received the sacra-
mant of Holy Encarhist. At 1890
o'clock a solemn high mass was .cele-
brated. The officers were: Rev. Adam
Christ, Of Lebanon. celebrant: Father
Straub. of Wilkes-Barre, deacon; Rev.
G.. ]. Stopper, sub-deacon, and Father
Christ, of st. Mary's, master Of cere-
monies.
Father Christ gave a general talk to
his parishioners on the solemnity of
the great occasion, and the best man
ner to gain the blessings and indulg.
ences rewarded the faithful. During
the afternoon the single women of the
parish went to confession, and will re-
ceive communion at the masses this
morning.
Last night the church was crowded
to the utmost. Rev. Adam Christ
preached. His discourse was "What
every Catholic must know about the
Holy Eucahrist, and what every Cath
Ollie must believe of the sacrament"
The masses this morning will be said
at $50, 6, Z, 8, and the last at o'clock,
which will be a solemn high mass.
Confessions will be heard this after
noon for the married women. At to-
nights services Father Straub will
preach on prayer" Father Goeckel,
Of Wilkes-Barre. will officiate tomor-
row night and deliver a sermon. His
subject will be Good Resolutions"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-10-03
BACK FROM A VACATION.

Rev. w. A, Nordt. pastor of the
Hickory Street Presbyterian church,
has returned from his vacation and
filled the pulpit at his church yester-
day morning and last evening. The
latter services were resumed after the
summer months, and was largely at
tended. Rev. Nordt preached a bril-
liant sermon, choosing his text from
the gospel according to John. ninth
chapter and fourth verse: 81 must
work the work of Him who sent me
while it is day, for the night cometh
when no man can work."
The present week will be an unusual
one at Rev. Nordt's church. A joint
meeting of the elders and trustees will
he held tomorrow night. Thursday the
Ladies' Aid society will meet in regu-
lar session. Friday night the members
of the church will attend preparatory
service incident to receiving the Lords s
supper Sunday morning. The weekly
catechetical class conducted by the
pastor will resume their studies after
a long suspension on Saturday after
noon at o'clock. The regular We'd
nesday night prayer service will be
omitted this week.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-10-03
NUBS OF NEWS,

The funeral of Mrs. Henrietta Weiss
took place from her late home, Cpl Lo-
Gust street, Saturday afternoon. Rev.
Mr.. Nordt oificiated at the services
which We're held at the house. Inter-
ment was made in the Pittston ave-
nue. cemetery. John Lentes and Mich
ael Kramer were the flower bearers.
The pallbearers were: John Keller
man, John Theobald, Jacob Kessler
and Harry Meyer. The Ladies' Aid
society of the Hickory Street Presby-
torian church attended the obsequies.
The Century Hose company met in
adjourned session yesterday to COM
plete all arrangements for the trip TO
Lebanon. The members will assemble
at the hose house in fatigue uniform
at o'clock tomorrow morning, and
thirty minutes later. headed by Bau-
er's band, they will proceed to
the depot OF the Central Railroad OF
New Jersey. leaving on the $50 o'clock
train. The dress helmets and uni
forms will be shipped by express to the
convention city and cared for by Fred
Keppel, quartermaster of the company,
Members who cannot go on the trip
and have a new uniform are requested
to send the same to the company rooms
not later than Z o'clock to night In
order that IL necessary 1t can be used,
The company's mascot, a goat, will
accompany the delegation.
VIII Foley, of the Roaring Brook
hotel. has returned from fishing trip
at Promise Land pond
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-10-03

A meeting of the Providence prop
erty owners desirous of having North
Main avenue paved was held Saturday
night in Company II armory. Attor-
nsy A. a. vosburg presented q resolu-
tion embodying the sentiments of those
assembled and it was passed, as fol-
lows:
Whereas, II is understood that the city
engineer under the advice of the city so
lci:or has remcN ed the stakes showing
the lines for the paving of North Main
avenue from the intersection with Provi-
dence road to the city line Now be it
Resolved, That the ecnsc of this meeting
Is that the councils of the city of Scran-
ton be and are hereby requested to pass
a resolution directing the city engineer
forthwith TO give all necessary lines 20
enable the contra ctor to proceed with the
work, If he desires, on all blocks where
an agreement shall have been filed in the
Office of the clerk of the city of Scranton,
by the property owners of said blocks in
which they agree to pay all paving and
curbing assessments against their respec-
tive properties, whether the paving ordi-
nance is declared valid or not, and the
mayor is requested to approve such reso-
luton.
Select Councilman Ross stated he
would endeavor to have a special meet
ing of his branch of council called for
Thursday night to pass a resolution in
line with the aforesaid one. A COM
mttee consisting of Major John T.
Fish, w. Il. Christmas and William
Love was appointed to secure sigma
lures of property owners willing to pay
the curbing and paving assessments
against their respective properties.
Attorney Vosburg is legal adviser Of
the men favoring the pave. He said
that Judge Archibald assured him the
equity sui; would come up this week
Mr.. Voshurg said he made three propo-
sitiOns to City Solicitor Mckinley. /.
That the property owners should make
a direct contract with the contractor.
2. That the property owners would pay
into the city treasury all the assess
ments before the work was commenced
8. That the property owners would
sign an agreement to pay the assess
ments whether the ordinance was de-
clared valid or not All these proposals
were rejected by Mr.. Mckinley.
Mr.. Vosburg did not want to accuse
any one of unworthy motives, but he
charged the law department of the city
with being responsible in some degree
for the policy of obstructng the paving
improvement. Major Fish declared he
had the utmost contempt for those who
obstructed the pave.
Ex-Judge W. j. Lewis, j. u. Hope
well, Major Fish, NJ. +. Sanders, w. B.
Christmas and several others spoke of
the awful condition of North Main ave-
nue. during twenty years and they
prayed fervently for deliverance from
the mud that they had to wallow
through in all this time.
Mr.. Hopewell insinuated that the op-
position to the paving project by GER
tain city officials was questionable. He
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-10-03
TOLD IN A FEW LINES.

The original Wallie-Wah team de-
feated the Wallie-Wah team yesterday
afternoon at a game of base ball. The
features of the game was the terrific
batting of Burns and the excellent
fielding OF Peel, of the originals. Nc
Manamon pitched a shut-out game, not
one Of the Wallie-Wahs reaching sec
ond base. Cannon did the receiving
and did it well. Malloy and Gaughin
were in the points for the defeated
team. The score was 7 to in favor of
the originals. Much rivalry existed and
much money exchanged hands.
Thomas Murphy was Tried Saturday
afternoon in the Dunmore Catholic
cemetery. Services We're held at the
Holy Rosary church. There was a large
attendance of relatives and friends
present. Rev. p. ]. Lynott officiated.
Permanent man Valentine Birtley
and Michael White will represent the
Liberty Hose company at the Lebanon
convention.
William F.. Eldridge, permanent man
Of the Niagara Hose company, leaves
this morning on a trip to York state
relatives, returning to attend the state
convention of firemen at Lebanon.
Miss Lottie Murphy, of Wellsville, N.
Y. is visiting Margaret Moran, of West
Market street.
A ball for the benefit of Thomas
Moran will be held in st. Mary's hall,
Wednesday evening, Oct. 5
In the absence of the member OF the
Yale band in attending the Epworth
league union meeting in the Methodist
Episcopal church last night, the usual
session was held.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-10-03
FIRE DESTROYS A BARN.

Fire supposed to be of an incendiary
origin completely destroyed a large
barE and its contents last evening. The
barn is ere used for storage purpose )
nc the large farm run by Adam Veith,
a produce farmer, residing just below
the srL'hei most limit of the Lincoln
Heights i."gG company. The fire was
dis' ovared IT, 2. farm hand about 9.15
o'clock and was still burning at an
early hour tins morning.
The barn stoou about 1000 feet from
the malu road III toward the Sloan
ccl.iery IN the right going towards
Taylor. and there was absolutely no
facilities for ext ngI ishing the flames.
The loss Will aElout to about $15,000.
Forty tons tf hay, ten tons of straw.
2s. bushels C cas-, Quantities of 9th -
farm produce a d some farm imple-
,rsnts represent the barns contents.
Mr.. Ve!th held no insurance. The orig
inal frame wori; of the barn was pat
up some e'ehty-fivc years ago and was
a land mark fcr many years.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-10-03

II is not at all improbable that
within short time a meeting will be
called on this side, by those who were
at the head OF the movement to have
the much needed sewer In this Sec
ton assume definite shape. 1t is
nearly four months since the resolution
passed councils and was signed by
Mayor Bailey. providing for the con-
struction of the Seventeenth district
main sewer. Various plausible reasons
have been given by the contractors for
the delay in commencing work upon
it. But there are live and progressive
citizens of this side who are not satis-
fled with the present condition of af-
fairs. Tribune reporter called on
jacob Demuth, of Pittston avenue,
yesterday. he being among the number
who fought hard and increasingly for
the sewer When asked as to the
probability of a mass meeting of the
citizens for the purpose of protesting
against the postponement OF starting
work on the sewer, he said: You can
say in The Tribune that the movement
you referred to is on foot at a swift
pace, and it will be brought to a quick
issue. There is no good reason for de-
laying work on this sewer. The
scheme is the idea of a certain lot of
politicians who think that the people
of the South Side are a conglomeration
Of idiots. l know that certain council
men have gone to Dunn Brothers and
made overtures to them to lay over
work on the sewer until after the
spring election, at which election the
people of this city will pass judgment
on the special bond ordinance of $780,
900.
IF those schemers think that such
a dodge will work they are mislead
and If they wait until the voters of
this side vote for such an issue under
such conditions their teeth will fall
out"
In a recent issue of The Tribune,
Harry Klauminzer, in an interview
made more serious charges than Mr..
Demuth, and since the matter of hav-
ing the citizens meeting to take ac-
ton has been growing.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-10-03

duties in perfect manner and was
ably seconded by the installing team.
Mr.. Cadwgan is a member of Silurian
lodge, No. 763, and is well versed in
Odd Fellowism. The set of officers
seated were: Noble guard, John II.
Schneider, secretary, Thomas j. Will
liams; assistant secretary, John G.
Nicholson; financial secretary, Harry
j. Davis; treasurer, George F. Barth;
warden, Jacob Jones; conductor James
p. Harris; inside guardian, Thomas
Carson; outside guardian, Samuel
Jones.
John S. James and David r. Jones
will act as right and left supporters
respectively, to the noble guard. Thorn
as l.. Jones and James Leyshon will
act as right and left scene supporters
respectively. George Sweetzer and
John H. CRUDE. right and left sup
porters to the vice-noble guard. The
first degree was also conferred. At the
conclusion of the installation ceremon-
les cigars were passed and remarks
were made by members and visiting
brethren.