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The times., 1898-12-09

Hurst. The sporting men present were
more than satisfied with the selection, as
Hurst has long been regarded as one of
the pest and fairest referees in America
Matte Corbett. the bookmaker was
mutually agreed upon as stakeholder, and
with him the fighters proceeded 10 post
$500 each, to be forfeited in case either
should fail to enter the ring The club
also put up similar amount as a guar
antee that the fight will come off and
also that the entire amount of the purse
Will be placed in the Stockholders hands
not later than S o'clock in the evening
of January 9. The articles of agreement
provide and specify that Mccoy and
Sharkey shall each receive q per cent.
of the gate receipts over $4,000.
The times., 1898-12-09
A SYNOPSIS OF THE LAWS.
The Regulations for Overhead
Wires and Underground Conduits.

The Regulations for Overhead
Wires ana Underground COnduits.
In view of the intricacies of the acts
governing the stringing of overhead wires
and regulating underground conduits in
the District of Columbia. and the conse-
quent misunderstanding of these regula-
uons. Engineer Commissioner Beach has
prepared synopsis containing the gist
of the laws.
The synopsis shows that the first con-
tract for local electric lighting was with
the United States Electric Lighting
Company. October g. 1856. BY the pro-
visions of District appropriation act,
the Commissioners We're then prohibited
from authorizing overhead wires to be
strung in the city after September 15,
1888, and they We're directed to report
the best method of interring wires and
whether 1t was advisable to do the same
in this city The Commissioners were
authorized to permit existing wires to
be inferred until March 8, 1889 A report
was made by the Commissioners on the
matter of underground wires on Decem-
ber g. 1883.
In 1880 the appropriation act provided
The times., 1898-12-09

fy tho terms man and woman by the term
physician. How easy would be for such
advertisers to say. Write to q woman
physician because a man physician cam
not understand a woman. just because he
10 man. How easy it would be to do
this If the woman who invites corre-
spondence could or dared write NJ D. aft
er her name. and even then. how prepos-
ferrous the statement would remain. For
two thousand years the practice Of medi-
cine has been entirely in the hands of
men, as 1t is in general today. Woman
in medicine is a new thing. so new that
she has not entered to any known extent
in the field of surgery. Whatever any
woman practitioner has learned Of medi-
cine. she must have learned In schools.
taught by men. and from books written
by men. What a paradox. therefore. Is
presented In the claim that the man who
has taught woman all she knows about
medicine does not know anything about
medicine himself.
The times., 1898-12-09

The marvellous power exerted by my
Electric Belt and Appliances, induces me
to offer 1t to suffering men on 30 Days
Trial, so certain am / that il will cure
and that you will gladly pay for the use
OF 1t. To men who have battered their
stomachs with drugs l want them to ex-
ercise their judgment and consider that
Electricity is the greatest power on earth.
Its unseen current puts life and force
into whatever it touches. The constant,
steady life extended by my New Electric
Appliances gives instant relief and never
fails TO cure rheumatism, Backache. Kid
no1o- tn fri-6t
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Dr. Pierce and Some Of the Prominent Specialists Of His Staff

Women who are educated in medicine
would be the first to laugh at such state
ments. It's only the woman of the adyer-
tisements. the woman for revenue only,
and who is not physician, who can af-
ford to make such amazing and ridicu-
lous claims.
But this side issue has led us somewhat
a-field from DR.. Pierce and his great host
of women correspondents. To these the
doctor stands sort Of father confesor of
things physical. Every letter is read pri-
vately, answered privately. and its con-
tents guarded as sacredly as becomes
such confessions. And as many women
are naturally sensitive about their all
ments, even the replies are mailed, care
fully and securely sealed in a perfectly
plain envelope. without printing ad-
vertising upon 1t, that there may be no
third party to this correspondence.
Any sick woman can have the benefit of
consultation by letter with Dr. Pierce abb
solutely without fee or charge of any
kind.
More than half million invalid women
have been successfully treated by Dr.
Pierce, aided by his staff of skilled spe-
cialists, through the medium of CORE
spondence. In this way disagreable ques-
tionings and abhorrent examinations and
local treatments are avoided.
The world at large knows of DR.. Pierce
chiefly as the inventor of the two we'll
known remedies, DR.. Pierces Golden Med
ical Discovery and DR.. Pierce's Favorte
Prescription And it is probably the case,
that In general, DIR. Pierce's remedies are
ciassed with all the other patent medi-
: cines," and DIR. Pierce himself ranked
with those doctors" whose degrees are
purely honorary or assumed, and no more
stand for medical knowledge OF expert
ence than the familiar title of major
in some sections of our country signifies
that the bearer of it is familiar with siege
and battle. DR.. Pierce does not belong to
the class of doctors whose titles are by
courtesy. He is a doctor by choice a
doctor by education, doctor by prac-
tice and experience. He is more than
that; for, although there are no official
grades and ranks in the medical profess
sion as in the military, which are marked
by titles and by chevrons. yet as a man adj
vances in the practice of medicine, as his
knowledge becomes exact and certain, as
his skill becomes developed and perfect
ed, SO he achieves rank among his fell
lows and is held in honor by the public.
Such rank DIR. Pierce has achieved, and
as a specialist in the treatment of dis
eases of women he stands at the head OF
his profession in the United States.
DR.. Pierces remedies differ from most
medicines in the fact that they contain
no alcohol, whisky or other intoxicant.
and are absolutely free from opium and
every other narcotic drug. For no other
medicine prepared exclusively for the use
of women. as is "Favorite Prescription"
can such claim be truthfully made.
The difference between DR.. Pierce's es-
tablishnent and all patent medicine" es-
adjustments is very remarkable, and is
apparent at once to every person who has
had the opportunity Of actually compar-
The times., 1898-12-09
LEGAL NOTICE.

ESTATE Of Carolan o. B. Bryant. deceased. No.
1891 Docket Is Wilton j. Lambert and
Amanda l. Bryant, executors, have. with the
approval q the Supreme Court of the District of
Columbia. holding a special term for Orphans
Court business, appointed FRIDAY, DECEMBER
20, 1895, AT 10 O'CLOCK 4 NJ, as the time
and said court the place. for making payment
and distribution under the courts direction and
control; when and where all creditors and per
sons entitled TO distributive shares or legaeies
or residue, notified to attend in person or
by agent or attorney duly authorized with their
claims against the estate properly vouched. Pro-
vidCd, this order be published once in each OF
three successive weeks before said day in the
Washington Law Reporter and The Washington
Times
Signed December /. 1s9s
J. N0TA McGILL, Register OF Wills.
LAMBERT LAMBERT, Attorneys
de2S,1 S,16-3t
The times., 1898-12-09
FARRELL AND CLARE MATCHED
Will Box Twenty-Five Rounds mt
Stubener's Next Thursday.

A twenty-five round go has been ar
ranged for next Thursday night at
Stubener's Roadhouse. The pugs sched-
uled to manipulate the mitts are Jack
Farrell and George Clare, of Brooklyn,
N. Y. The articles of agreement stipu-
late that the men shall weigh in at 8
o'clock on the day of the fight, and tip
the beam at l25 pounds. OF Farrell but
little need be said, save that he is a
game little man, and clever ring gen.
eral. Clare comes well recommended by
the sports of the City of Churches. This
mill should draw a crowd of large pro-
portions.
The times., 1898-12-09
The Man That Women
Write To.

There's man in Buffalo who has, with
out doubt, a larger number of women cor
respondents than any other person, man
or woman, In the entire country And yet
not one in a thousand Of the women who
write have ever seen the man they write
to. For after all it's not the man they
write TO, but the physician. There's no
Sex in medicine. The physician with this
extensive correspondence is DIR. r. v.
Pierce, chief consulting physician of ~the
1nyalid's Hotel and Surgical Institute of
Buffalo, N. Y
Undoubtedly DR.. Pierce owes his great
popularity among women TO his many and
The times., 1898-12-09
BY DUNcASsoS BROS, Auctioneers.
BRICK DWELLINGS. SITUATED on SAD
STREET. BETWEEN FLORIDA AYENITF
Ann o STREET NORTHWEST

ihtolLr.S s-lLL VI wv naNbSOAE BUFF
BRICK DWELLINGS. SITUATED on 2aD
STREET. BETWEEN FLORIDA AyENITT
AND Q STREET NORTHWEST
By virtue OF two certain deeds OF trust ds ted
February II. lsos, and recorded among the land
records OF the District Of Columbia in liner
2sld, folio leo ct seq. and no ct seq. respec-
lively, will offer separately. at public auction
IN front OF the premises. on THURSDAY, the
ETH DAY OF DECEMBER, A. D., Isqs. com
mencing at O'Clock p. m, the following, deserib-
ed property, situate in the county Of Washing
ton. District of Columbia, 10 wit: All those
certain pieces parcels of land and premises
known and distinguished as and being lots num-
beted twenty-nine (29) ard thirty-one (sD of
James H. Merriwether's subdivision Of part of
block numbered three 90. in '.KaIorama
Heights" together with the improvements thexs
thousand 5000 dollars eaca on the above nam
ed lots, with interest the-eol payable semi
annually, at the rate of Per cent per annum
until paid.
Terms Of sale: The above mentioned inc,rm
branee on each lot TO be assumed with interest
from February II, 1ses One-half Of the balance
OF the purchase nancy to be paid in cash aud
respectively IN one and two years secured by
deed Of tnnst upon the property sold with in
terest thereon al the rate of per cent per an
mum until paid; or all cash. at the option OF
the purchaser deposit OF 500 will be fe-
CURED on each lot n time of sale. Sale to be
closed in Is days. otherwise the property viii
be resold at the risk and cost OF the defaultiDe
newspaper published in Washington. D. C.
Conveyancing, revenue stamps, &c, at cost Of
purchaser.
BRAISARD H. WARNER
CLARENCE b. RHEEM.
de3,5,7,9 j, > 3.15-om Trustees.
The times., 1898-12-09
Fire In a Bakery.

An alarm of fire which was turned in
from box No. PIG by Frank H. Hopkins
at S:45 o'clock yesterday afternoon brought
the fire department to house No. 1122
Tenth Street northwest, occupied by
William Hopkins as "a bakery The fire
originated on the first floor of the bakery,
and was caused by an overheated portable
bake oven. The damage to the house
amounted to 500. while that to the furni-
ture was about $50.
The times., 1898-12-09
TRUSTEES SALES.
BY DuSoANsoS BROS. Auetioue.r..


TRUSTEES SALE OF FRAME DWELLING.
No. III PIERCE STREET. BETWEEN JACK
son AND WASHINGTON STREETS, oPPO-
SITE THE MARKET. ANACoSTIA
BY. virtue of a certain deed of trust recorded in
liber No. 22s3 at folio 30 ct Seq OF the land
records Of the District Of Columbia, We shall sell
IN front OF the premises. on SATURDAY THE
l.IH DAY DECEMBER. A. D.. ISIS at 8.S0
O'Clock p m, the following described land and
premises situate in the city of Washington in the
District Of Columbia. known and distinguished as
and being the south EOS ffet front by the full
depth thereof Of lot Ss. in Uniont0wn Cor Anaeos-
iia) ID. G., with the improvements thereon, 10
he sold subject 10 an incumhr1nee OF y zS5
Terms of sale: All and above said ineum-
branee, cash. Deposit Of ssDa will be required
at time Of sale. COnyeyancing. revenue stamps
etc, at cost of purchaser. Terms Of sale to be
complied with within fifteen days from date If
sale, otherwise trustees reserve the right TO re-
sell the property at the risk and cost OF the de-
iautins purchaser. after five days advertisements
Of such resale in some newspaper published in
Washington, d. c.
ALBERT l.. RICHARDSON.
JOHN RAUM
de7-eodSds Trustees.
The times., 1898-12-09
A veteran clerk Re.ign..

After forty years of continuous service,
Chief Clerk Augustus E. Merritt, of the
yards and docks bureau, Navy Depart
ment. rendered his resignation yesterday.
Ill health, resulting from overwork dur
ing the war with Spain, Is given as the
cause.
The times., 1898-12-09
FOR SALE-LOTS.

FOR SALE-I.ot 25xl25: on electric railway: SO
cash and 81 per week; big profit ahead. Ad-
dress PROFITABLE, this office. des-2w. .eun
The times., 1898-12-09
NO new BATHING BEACH
sss 40
The District Commissioners Do
Not Approve the Scheme.
THE REASONS ''l1A ADVANCED
n7Dnn

supt. stevens Had Submitted De-
tailed Plans-The Present FaciIi-
ties Regnrded ms -DanEerou.-An
Appropriation of Twelve Thou
sand Dollars Suggested = The Old
Beach VIII Be Improved.
The times., 1898-12-09
WEAR IT FOR 80 DAYS ON TRIAL

and you will then realize why have such
confidence in 1t as TO send IL to you.
Write today for illustrated Pamphlet with
references and signed testimonials. Sent
free in plain sealed envelope Prof A.
Chrystal. Inventor. 2s3 Postoftice Block.
Marshall Mich
The times., 1898-12-09

The District Commissioners yesterday
threw cold water on the propositions of
W. X. Stevens. superintendent of the free
bathing beach. for the construction of
new bathing beach in the inner basin at
the foot,ef Seventeenth Street southwest.
west OF the Washington Monument reser-
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-05-14
HE SCOOPED THE COUNTRY.
Only Thing the story Lacked Was
Foundation.

The young man who furnishes Mt
Gretna news to the Republican,
"scooped' all the papers in the country
on the following printed in yesterdays
Republican:
When at o'clock, the regiments
Fourth and Sixteenth, were formed for
the short march to the train, the Third
brigade band rendered numerous patri-
Otic airs and the shouts of the men who
remained in camp were loud and long az
they Chocrcd their comrades As the
train pulled out and steamed down to
Cone wage the uprCar was terrific. GOV
Crnor Hastings and his STAFF and the reg
ular army officers were present to wit
ness the departure. which was very pa
thetic indeed. - The regiments left
for New York whence they Will take
steamer for Tampa, Fla
The only thing wrong with the
scoop" is that the regiments did not
leave Cretna and consequently the
statement "as the train pulled out and
steamed down 10 Concwago the uproar
was terrific must be charged to a
trick the imagination Of the badly in
formed young man played on him.
Why the regiments did not leave NJ.
Cretna and the subsequent kilograms
between Secretary Of War Alger and
Governor Hastings concerning them
were related in detail i'm tclegrams re-
ceived from The Tribunes reliable
stan correspondent and laid before the
readers Of this paper yesterday morn
inc
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-05-14
cor HIS TWENTY-FIVE.
Attorney Duffy Gets Ills Fee I through
Board of ATbitrntOrs.

An arbitration was heard yesterday
afternoon in the private office of the
clerk of the courts, in the case of
Attorney r, =. Duffy against Contrac-
tor -. 5. Kingsley. The arbitrators
were Attorneys II. ]. Murray and
Joseph Jeffries and Deputy Clerk Of
the Courts Emil Bonn. Mr.. Duffy APP
pcared i'm his own behalf and Mr..
Kingsley was represented by District
Attorney John Il. Jones and Attorney
j, +. Gilroy.
The evidence was to the effect that
Arthur Yarmouth was i'm the employ
of Contractor Kingsley and while at
work on the construction of some
breaker work at Pricoburg. n beam fell
on his foot and cut off two toes, He
sued Mr.. Kingsley for damages and
retained Mr. Duffy us attorney. A
basis of settlement was agreed upon
and Mr.. Yarmouth was to get 800 for
himself and S25 for his attorney. This
agreement was made with Judge
Knapp. Afterward Mr.. Kingsley paid
$l35 to Yarmouth and left the attorney
minus his fee. The arbitrators award
ed $2j to him.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-05-14
WAR MATERIAL ORDERS
Dickson Company Has Assurance That
II viii Be Directed TO Make
Disappearing Guu Carriages.

It is almost certain that the Dickson
Manufacturing company will any day
be notified by the government that it's
proposal to build disappearing gum
carriages has been accepted. In addi-
tior To that government contract work
in Scranton. there is a possibility that
a contract will he made with the Lack
awanna Iron and Steel company to
manufacture armor piercing projec-
tiles.
The Dickson company has already re-
Ceivcd semi-oflicial notice that its pro-
posal would be accepted and the Off
GERS are daily expecting the final con-
tract papers. Bids We're made on eight
carriages for fortifcation guns Of the
disappearing type. Although the con-
sideration involved has not been made
known in detail, it amounts to about
$4,000 on each carriage or $4,000 on
the whole contract
Recently the LaCkawanna Iron and
steel company received from the navy
department an armor piercing projec-
tile ana specifications as to quality and
tests. The company was asked to sub
nit proposals to manufacture. EXper-
iments have been made in the matter
and figuring has been done, but to what
conclusion is not fully known.
For several years the idea Of equip
ping the company's Scranton mills for
the manufacture of such projectiles has
been considered by the officers, but to
no definite end.
The Dickson company is now forging
for the Midvale Steel companys Nice
town plant, steel billets II inches
square and Of various lengths. Beyond
the fact that the material is for the
manufacture of cannon and cannon ap-
pliances, the Dickson company knows
nothing concerning its use. Inquiry
was made OF the MidVale company, but
it's officers declined to reveal the pur-
pose the bilets were supposed to fill.
Shipments are made from here to Nice
town in carload lots.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-05-14
" AR Is W Ar.
There's No Conducting II According
TO SOFT Soap Principles.

From the ChiCaCo lnter-OCeans.
There is no truer maxim of war than
that prCCrastinatlon is cruelty. War is
not au exchange OF amenities. The only
way to secure peace is to fight for it and
compel surrender Halfway measures
serve to prolCng the agony ana increase
the mortality. McClellan's' slowness
which finally exhausted the patience OF
even Abraham Lincoln, is now generally
attributed to that dread OF carnage
which ultimately cost he country terri
BILE loss of life.
Europe has had three great wars since
Waterloo. The first, waged about Sebas-
tOpOl, dragged on, as If the allies could
not bring themselves TO infict Il decisive
blow on Russia, The loss of life from
exposure was terrible. The second and
the third wars were both conducted on
the plan of swift action. Prussia assailed
Austria with rnslaring tlerceness. one
might have supposed that Prussian VEN
gcance would brook no restraint until
Vienna had been captured ana Austria
| long the leading power of Germany, had
been reduced to a conquered province.
But that unsparing herceness in assault
was in reality an evidence of mercy. A
| few weeks ana all was over The loss OF
life was conhred to the battlefield.
Then came the war between Germany
and France The bitterness was intense.
1
! an opportunity to be avenged France
| fought with a desperation which knew no
! surrender. 1t was necessary to bcsiege
| Paris. There was no halting, no hesita-
| ton. II Paris did not want to starve,
| then Paris must surrender. There were
no relief camps opened in any of the su-
| burbs to feed the beleaguered Parisians.
| The rules Of civilized warfare were rigid
| ly enforced, The city was not given up
| to plunder and rapine. But there was
| none Of that kindness which is cruelty.
| France was compelled by the stern and
pitiless Compulsion of war to surrender.
| Time is the greatest Of all factors in
| determining the extent of military dis
astcr. The loss of life as well as the
| cost of war, is great in proportion as the
| conflict Is long. It was the horrible
| length OF the thirty years war which
made IT SO desolating. The swift Ven-
gcance of an Alexander subdued nations
| without spreading dosolatiOn.
In our present war a Grant and not a
Mcclellan should be the inspiration of
| the campaign. Nor should the energies
| OF army or navy he held in restraint by
| horror Of war, The battle-fags have been
| thrown TO the breeze, and the greater
| the vigor of our attack by land or sea,
! the sooner will it all be over ana the
! fewer the lives sacrificed.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-05-14
CITY NOTES.

CaruS OF thanks, resolutions of condo
lenCe, obituary poetry and the like Will
be inserted in The Tribune only when
paid for in advance, at the rate OF 10
cents per line.
The Delaware and Hudson company
paid all it's railroad employees south of
Scranton yesterday.
Attorney NJ. +. Cunry. representing
Peter Tielep, began an action in repleliu
yesterday in Prothonotary Copeland's
office against Gus Wcn2el for two cows
aud spring wagon
The Young Mems Christian association
and bloomsbury state Normal school
base ball clubs will play this afternoon
at Athletic park. The game will he
called at 3.l5 o'clock.
Rev. Dr. g. NJ. GHin. y. T.. Bedford. -.
+. lenman, Thomas Fltcruft and Wnl-
lam Coleman have been on Il tNo-day
trout fishing trip i'm the vicinity Of Han
cock, y. Y. They returned to Scranton
carly last evening.
new time table goes into effect on
the Delaware and Hudson railroad to-
morrow by which the time of train 80.
20, which left this city at 2.2O p. m, is
changed toSlN. The time Of train no ..
which left at al, is changed to 427 p. m.
Michael Muguiro AN old soldier. pre-
scented himself for treatment at the
Iackawanna hospital yesterday morning.
~" says h" came here from the Sol
di"rs' home, at Bath, y. Y. and showed
his papers Of honorable discharge from
the Union army. lie was rather reti-
cent as to any other particulars in ref
or"nco 10 himself. lie Is stll at the
hospital
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-05-14
BIDS WERE RETURNED
Board of Health Will Meet Again Mon.
day TO Award Contract for
Repairing the Crematory.

The Board Of Health met last night
in special and secret session to open
bids for the repairs on the garbage
CrcmatOry. The bids We're not opened
because one of the bidders did not
comply with the instructions for filing
his bid. Another meeting will be held
next Monday afternoon at 3 o'clock,
and then the bids will be opened.
IT looked at o'clock as though DR..
Bentley would not have any company.
DT Paine came along at SIS and Il few
minutes later NJ. j. Kelly made his APP
pcarance. Two newspaper representa-
tiycs. the two bidders, superintendent
Thomas, of the crcmatory, and SeCre-
tary Murray We're the others present.
There was a short season of whis
pering and all but the reporters and
the superintendent went into the pri-
vate office and shut the door. They
might just as well have transacted
their business where they were, for
they got excited and could be heard
very plainly.
The crematory needs fixing. The fire
brick is burnt out 1t seems there are
only two men i'm the city who can fix
it. These are L. j. Egan, of the West
Side, and +, a. BiSsell, of Green Ridge.
The latter is agent for the company
that built the crematory, and the for
mer has charge of the briCklayers who
repair the LackaXanna Iron and Steel
company's furnaces here and at Leb-
anon.
Secretary Murray instructed them to
have their bids in by last Wednesday.
Mr.. Bssell had his in on time, but
Mr.. Egan did not turn his in until last
night. The former found that out and
raised vigorous kick against receiv
ing the other mans bid at all. This
caused loud talk.
The board decided to return both
bids and fixed next Monday at 3 o'clock
as the time for filing them anew.