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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-04-05

of the Federal court and three terms OF
the State District court each year.
The United States government has al
ready expended about three-quarters
of million dollars on the military
post of Fort Bliss, five miles to the
north of the city, FL Paso ranks sew
enth among the ports of entry in the
United States in the amount of husI-
ness done.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-04-05
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Poor Phil!' said she. Tim afraid
il is all overt
We are again among the Greek gods
and goddesses. She cried gently as she
spoke.
but you love meo" I asked in a
boiling rage against fate.
Yes. l love you" said she choking
lv.
Very well, then, ! shall win YOU yet.
Bella, always love me, and things will
right themselves"
The kiss we then exchanged seemed
our last, for though I saw her in the
afternoon, she never again appeared in
the reading room.
| wrote to her. and received one let
ter in reply. as follows:
MY Very Dear Phil-Papa forbids
me to correspond with you In any way
and must, alas, obey him. / can only
repeat what you know. You are en-
shrined in my heart. Let us pray that
the future may be brighter for us both.
Your fond Bella"
Sweet sweet letter, in spite of the
despair it Indicated
For the ensuing fortnight was like
one bereft of half his senses. tried
to work-could not, and ran down in
health at n gallop.
/ learned that Professor Whitcombe
was a cold-hearted, schemng monster.
He worshipped rank and money, though
he taught the pursuit of the noble, the
true, and the beautiful, Hypocrite! 1t
was plain l had nothing to hope for
from him.
Then my father compelled me to see
our doctor-he and they all were so
alarmed at my personal appearance,
plus a cough.
The upshot was that in mid-Decem-
ber l was in the Bay of Biscay, bound
for Australia. 1t was my only chance,
said the doctor. He little knew. One
word from that philosopher fellow and
I would have been a Hercules in five
minutes.
However, the Rubcon was passed.
/ had written goodbye" to Bella
and received no answer.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-04-05
New York Announoeme
HORNER'S FURNITURE

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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1899-12-21
Builder Bubbles.

Charley McCiuskey is rusticating III
Minneapolis.
Vim. Dean a new hand from Bradley
has charge OF the McCall & Webster
elevator at this place.
We have n new gram buyer on our
streets. Uncle John Brown IL DucKihS
the market and wheat Is booming
Willis Stevens and wife, Misses Jennie
Bnrtley, Matte Coombs u Maun
Potter were in Webster yesterday.
Nr. Lane who had charge OF our X. ~
station, and family departed ior fiah-
dream. and Mr.. Ashbough, Cihytoh'
MINI. l,a. been sent here 70 fihis place
l,rs. Sylvester has just returned from
n visit at Madison.
r,hs Butl.r Theatrical Company WI,
olive n play entitled ''The Cnhan spy
., our rchool house 0n "Wednesday
av.ning Dyr. 2Tth. We beSprnk io'
Me-. Burhe,s and wife lsavs to night
,or : visit ~ith irieads at Odasse. hlnn
p.v. Hursne~s OF Webster held m ia
,a,s.,in. quarterly meeting With us
Inst sunday II. III.
Butler, Dex. 10Th. 90 80.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1899-12-21
B~u.terrrakcrS and Dairymen Unite.
Mitchell Capital

Bu.termakcrs and Dairymen Unite.
Mitchell Capital
The dairyman aad buttermakers of
this slate tlave held IA very enjoyable
and profitable session in this city this
week. New iieas have been brought
out in rcfer.nce to the feeding of COWS
and the manner n which butter should
be handled at the creamery to obtain the
the best results. The scores secured by
some IF tie buttermakers show that
there is some room for improvement to
keep mp the high grade thar Is accorded
to South Dakot,t and the talk given
them by Prof. Leighton when he announc-
ed the scores, we think, will have a good
effect, for he pointed out to them just
where their weakness was and told them
how 70 remedy IL. The two organizations
which have been operating separately
heretofore consolidated nc this meeting
and they all seemed To think that 1t Was
for the best OF the two organizations that
Il was accomplished, and % la the future
IN. name win be the South Dakota Dairy
and ButieYnskess Association. In the
consolidation the buttsrmakers we're
given she presidency Of the new organ
izati0n.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-02-06
N0N-SUIT GRANTED.
Former Policeman 0ErIen Lost Ris Suit For
Libel Against PaNtuckst Times

Judge Wilbur today non-suited for
mer Officer John oBrien of Pawtucket
In his 100000 libel suit against the
Times Publishing Company. The Paw
tucket Times published a statement to
the effect that officer O'Brien was
drunk on duty. Today when the plain
tins case was all in defendants coun-
sci moved for "a non-set On the ground
that no special damage had been shown
70 nave resulted from the publishing of
the statement. and said that unless
such special damage was shown the
actlon could not be maintained. Counsel
on the other side argued that IL was
not necessary in such a case to prove
special damages. Judge Wilbur said
that where the libel simply charged
drunkenness special damages as the
resuft or the charge must be proven or
an action could not be maintained. TO-
seph Osfield, Jr. and T.. c. Dubois were
attorneys for the defendant
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-02-06
MRS. SALISBURYS DEATH.
Touching Reference Made to il BY Rev. Mr.. Cush.
man al Ysslsrday's Services.

AT the First Universalist church YES
terday Rev. III. /. Cushman alluded I'm
MS morning prayer also at holy com.
munion to the sudden death of Mrs. $
E. Salisbury, who was present at the
church services one week before. He
regarded her decease as a great loss
not only to his church, but also to the
city OF Providence, for which she had
done so very much unselfsh missionary
work during the past two score OF
years. Instead OF the usual session
or the Sabbath school most of the hour
was given up TO q memorial service. I'm
which kindly and sympathetic words
We're spoken by the pastor. who was
followed by Mr.. Holmes the assistant
superintendent, and Daniel 4. Cook
The latter i'm aludng to the freedom
from denominational bias with which
Mrs. Salisbury performed her mission
airy work. related a conversation he had
with lady who spoke OF the deceased
as that Episcopalian woman who
looked after the poor OF the Episcopal
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-02-06
REGULARS TO Be SENT.

me war department has made no
move toward further reinforcements for
Gen. Otis. IL was pointed out that two
ships VIII start soon from San Fran
cisco, one IL on the way from New York
ana IL lis asserted that the department
feels no doubt OF the ability Of Gen.
OTIS to handle the situation without
turther assistance. IL was said how
ever. that the shipment OF regulars to
the Philippines Will continue with as
much promptness as possible. in order
that the volunteers now i'm the islands
may be relieved and sent home. Ii
may be regarded as significant that the
department at this time should declare
IFS intention Of continuing to withdraw
the volunteers as fast as they can be
spared from active duty.
Miss Clara Barton, head of the
American Red Cross society. was at the
war department this morning, but II
was said that her visit had no connec-
ton with the situation in the Philip
pines and related wholly 10 the CON
tinuation OF the Red Cross relief work
I'm C'uba
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-02-06
Ice HarVsslers al Work.

Gardiner Me. Feb. 6.--The operators
on the Kennebec ice fields have been
busy since Saturday scraping off the
snow which fell Friday and Saturday.
About two-thirds of the crop has been
harvested and the work or securing tho
remainder vii be- accomplished i'm n
short time unless unfavorablc weather
develops. There Is no doubt but what
the kcnncb"c viii have her full Unan-
tity and at the present outlook viii
carry some over for another year. The
Maine ice crop Is costing very little and
is OF quality that will keep TO carry
over
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-02-06
TWO MEN ON MONITOR MONADMOCx REPORTED WOUNDED.
Agonco Agunadds Agent sss TO Montreal. There This au.
gSays he Lett washington Because He Could Not Get Cable
News From Philippines That He Departed Because He Er.
pected Fighting to Take Pace--Deares Americans Must Haw
Goaded Natives TO Make Attack.

Washington, Feb. 6.-Admiral Dewey
cabled the navy department today as
follows:
Manila. Feb. 6, 1899.
10 secretary of Navy, Washington:
Insurgents have attacked Manila
The Boston leaves today for Iloilo 10
relieve the Baltimore which will return
To Manila. Two men wounded yester
day on board Monadnock. one serious
ly. DEWEY
IL was said at the war department
today that no fresh dispatches had been
received from Gen. Otis today. He has
promised the department casualty
ilst from Manila as soon as il can be
made up, and this is waited With in
terest.
The Dewey dispatch received this
morning stated that two men had been
seriously injured on the Monadnock
raising the total list OF wounded for
the navy to the insignificant number of
II Tor the entire war i'm the far East
The dispatch In taken by the officials IN
indicate an continuation of the first
days lighting at Manila or else as a re-
neWal OF the attack as Dewey's first
stated that there were no
casualties in the navy
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-02-06
AGONCILLO'S FLIGHT.

The news of Agoncillo's flight TO
Montreal was received with interest at
the war department, but no one i'm that
department would venture any COM
ment upon IL or speculate as TO what
action If any would be taken by this
government in the case OF the Filipino
representative. II is thought, however
tnat put little Importance attaches to
ms presence in Canada. much less so.
IN fact. than the information bureau es-
tablished there last summer by the ex
spanish Minister. Senor Polo Barnabe.
The situation now is very different
from the early days of the Spanish
war. The distance of Manila from
Washington is so great that com
little control will be exer-
cised by the Washington authorities
over the actual military and naval
moves on the checkerboard of war, and
What information Agoncillo might
nave furnished 70 his friends i'm the
would be OF little aid to
them. The possibility of his engineer
ing any filibustering expedition from
British territory is regarded as ex-
tremely rpn1ote
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-02-06
THREE KILLED.
Fatal Collision on the Grand Trunk
Road at Inlay City.
West Bound Passenger Train Crashed Into
East Bound at a Station

INLAY City. Mich. Feb. 6.-The Chi
cago and Grand Trunk passenger train
NO. ], west bound, plunged full speed
INTO passenger train No. g. east bound.
while the latter was standing at the
station here today. The results OF the
crash We're fatal and otherwise disas-
trous. The Following named were
killed:
Engineer Fairbanks OF the west
bound train.
Edward Reid OF Lenox, Mich. mail
clerk of west bound train.
Thomas Stuart OF Lansing. mail clerk
OF east bound train
The injured are: Engineer Mahan of
the east bound train. several ribs
broken; --- Burns of Lapeer passen
ger on east bound train, leg broken:
Ripley White OF Lapeer passenger on
east bound train, ankle bruised: -
Enghsh or Stratheroy, Ont, slightly
bruised.
Both trains were fast mail trains.
The east bound was standing near the
station, waiting for the coming west
bound train TO pass il, according to Gus
ton. The latter instead OF slackening
ana stopping, crashed into No. g. The
employees OF the west bound train and
I ne passengers OF the east bound suf-
tered the most. Both locomotives were
badly wrecked and the mail cars were
)ainmed across the tracks. All the pas
senger coaches remained on the tracks.
why the west bound train failed TO
STOP at the station is as yet unknown.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-02-06
STOLE GOLD WIRE.
Anderson Pleaded Guilty and Was
Held For the Grand JuN
ue'ecfI'es Watched Hin For Some Time
and Finally Arrested Him.

robert Is. Anderson was arraiened
peiore Judge Sweetland this morning
charged with stealing from Charles Il
hancock gold wire valued at $50 An
uerson pleaded guilty 10 the charge and
was bound over in the sum of $500 for
the grand jury.
Mr. Hancock, Of the firm of Hancock.
Becker & Co, tewelry manufacturers
located in the Manufacturers building
on Sabin street. For some time tho
nrih mas been missing bits of gold vary
ing IN weight. They reported the mat
ter 10 the detective department and
an investigation was made. Suspicion
nhaliy fastened upon Anderson. who is
employed by the firm as a drawer of
soiu WIRE. The latter was observed
Oh several Instances. to stop at a GER
tam Jewelry establishment on his wav
nome from work, at night and ina,Iiry
proved that he had sold some pioces az
soid wire. He told the retail ieweIer
that the wire was given him bv his
brother, who collected scrap stun.
on saturday evening the detectives
round Anderson on the street. and he
lieVlng that they had sufficient evidence
I'd warrent IT, escorted him To head
quarters in the City Hill. where. after
4 flsld questioning, the man admitted
mat ne had stolen gold wire 10 the
amount OF $50. A quantity OF wire was
Laken from his person when he was
'earched at headquarters. 1t is i'm va
lous sized pieces from that of small |
'aiue up 10 pieces worth perhaps $40.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-02-06

highway. Since then she has been kept
IN double-locked cell and is con-
stantly watched.
SIX years. ago the Christian Endeav-
ofeis tried TO get her pardoned but had
no success.
Mr.. heegan, actuated purely by hu-
ndnltarlan impulses has interested
hfmself in Katie's behalf and today
called upon Gov. Dyer and other state
dlgnitalles to set in motion the par
coming machinery.
lie has learned from the prisoner
that her name is not Katie Judd arA
that she has but one relative i'm this
country. When pressed for the infor-
nlauIon she reluctantly gave the place
Oh her birth in Ireland, but rather than
qisclose her name and bring shame up
on her family she said she would pre-
Ter 10 serve out the other nine years.
she Also said to Mr.. Keenan that her
motive in firing the building was not
TO cause destruction simply but to hide
another offense that OF a theft which
Mr.. John @. Weaver. the proprietor of
weaver cottage had charged her with.
AFTER her arrest the Newport police
discovered that wherever she had been
plqor 10 engaging for work with the
w eavers, she had left fiery trail be-
nlnd her and there was much satisfac-
non expressed when she was finally
put where she could cause no more
For these reasons. and for
her ser Gus proclivties, IL is generally
DeHeved to be very doubtful whether
ar. heenan Will have any success in his
'ndeavors to secure her release.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-02-06
MRS. CARPENTERS FUNERAL.
Large Attendance Of Re laiivss and Friends Many
Beautiful Floral ()fferlnos

The funeral of Mrs. Ollie T. Carpenter
Wlie OF DR.. Carpenter tcax place this
forenoon at the residence of her hus-
oand, at East Greenwich. Relatives
ana friends from East Greenwich and
ana throughout New England were
present i'm large numbers. The services
consisted of scripture reading and
praye by Rev Mr.. Field OF the Metho-
dist church, East Greenwich: songs
one Sweetly Solemn Thought" and
There is a Lord no Eye Has Seen" by
Mrs. Gray OF East c~senwich, accom-
panied by the piano by Prof. Cav. Rev.
Dr. Blakeslee of East Greenwich
Academy delivered very sympathetic
eulogy on the life and character OF the
deceased.
large front parlor Of the house was
niled with an unusually profuse colIec-
Iion or Moral tributes. nearly every
mower being represented in elegant de-
signs. DR.. Carpenter is connected
with several secret societies, and some
ot whom, including the Odd Fellows
Masons. Mystic Shriners, displayed
their sympathy for him and the family
In their benevolent, by several costly
noweral offerings. The employees of
the News also sent a fine floral tribute
Inc lnterment was at Knotty Oak
cemetery, Washington village, at 2.3O
o clock y. m, where large number
were present TO hear the beautiful and
committal ceremony con-
Quoted by Rev. Mr.. Field.
The grave presented "A beautiful |
slght, perfect bed of roses, responsive |
10 the wish of the deceased, and a low |
ing symbol from the nearest relatives. |
As the body was being lowered to its |
lnest rest, the casket passed through !
4 covering of palms and evergreen al |
owing large bank of roses to fail i'm
/ perfect shower upon the casket.
Mr.. T.. G. Hill had charge of the fu-
leral and the pail bearers were Mr.. VIII
lam Crompton, Mr.. Samuel Crompton
IIr. Frank Cundell. Mr. T. A Gould
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-02-06

Bernard Keenan,, a well-knovn resi-
deht OF Pawtucket and formerly a
member OF the board Of license com
missioners for that city, has interested
himself in obtaining parsion OF Katie
Judd, who is now serving a twen., =
nVe year sentence for arson.
rms was the case which created
such sensation i'm Newport. nearly
seventeen years ago. The proprietor of
the Ocean House had employed Katie
Judd as a domestic in his private resi-
dence, which was one of the finest fur-
hsshed of the summer residences. One
day when the family were all out of
the house the latter was discovered to
be on fire. and with it's contents IL was
entirely destroyed causing a heavy fl
nancfal loss. as we'll as the destruction
pl hgniy valued specimens of art and
bric-a- -brac.
Katie Judd was the last one seen on
uhe premises and she was arrested on
SUSPICION confessed that she set the
ire ana was held for trial. One night
she managed To dig her way through
the brlck walls Of the Jail and made a
successful escape. She was hidden i'm a
barn for week, but could not get ont
OF Newport. owing To the strict police
surveillance. After she was sentenced
10 PRISON she managed TO escape from
the woman's department at Cranston
and was caught bare-footed on the
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-02-06
AG0NCILLO TALKS.

montreal, Feb. 6.-Agoncillo the Fill
ipino representative arrived in Nom
treai this morning and found IL a trifIe
chliiler than Washington and many
.esrees cooler than his own climate.
accompanied by his secretary senior
Marti, they drove to the Windsor.
Il heard about SATURDAYS affair az
ter IeaVlng New York last night Agon-
clilo said, and 1t surprised me greatly.
i mad no idea that affairs in Manila
mad reached such critical stage: in
iact, considered that they We're per-
maps getting trfie better. But l had
no news from the Philippines.
And you expect TO receive II here,
he was asked
DO. The Washington authorities
would not allow me 10 receive any ca
bic messages There is a censor at Ma
MIA and the use OF codes is forbidden.
! was completely in the dark save for
the advices received by mail and
what l learned from the newspapers.
Ana the philippines lis long way of.
you Know, so that the mails are al
most useless. So we have come to Nom
treal where we will be enabled TO re-
celve the news we desire by cable
when receive IL | expect to return to
washington and continue my efforts 10
tulnll my mission TO the United States.
AS 10 the affair of Saturday and
S"huay uo nOt regard IL as ending the
usefulness OF my mission. From the
bulletins received by the officials in
Washington and from the Associated
Press dispatches l gather that the
lighting began suddenly and unexpect-
edly. | think that the Filpinos were
goaded into II by some. act of Amem-
cans. For months they have been do
ing their best to drive the F'ilipinos In
to revolt Gen. Otis has sent men to
search private residences and the prop
erty of our people has been turned in
side out in the search instituted by his
orders. Acts like this have kept the
spirit Of the Fflipinos at fever heat and
made such affairs as that Of Saturday
md SUNDAY nOcSihla
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-02-06
He DID NOT KNOW.

"A Washington dispatch states that
you left that city because you knew
that there would be fighting at Manila
on Saturday evening"
Agoncillo smiled broadly. "Oh, no."
he answered. LAS / told you only
learned of it after | had left New York
last evening from a gentleman who got
on between here and New York II my
cable service was so good that I could
learn i'm advance when there was to be
any developments I should be in Wash
nGton now. | came TO Montreal in
order TO receive the news which was
not allowed to reach me in Washington.
When / receive it'll do not know how
long may have to wait--it is my pres
ent intention TO return TO New York"
DO you think the United States
Senate will ratify the treaty today"
Il cannot say. When left Washing
ton l knew that the friends Of the
treaty lacked two votes Of the number
necessary tO ratffv tho traotx
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-02-06
GRAND t9MY FLAG DAY
viii Be Observed By The Veterans and Schoo
Children Next Eidsy

The Grand Army flag day which
usually occurs on Lincoln's birthday.
Feb. II. will this year be held on Fri
day next, Feb. 10. inasmuch as Lin
coins birthday falls on Sunday. The
celebration of the day Is closely con
nected with the public schools and ar
rangcments have been made for Joint
celebration OF tho day by the veterans
and the school children.
The general plan Is to have exercises
of some sort In about all the schools of
the city ON Friday afternoon. Tho gen
cral object that OF patriotism. There
VIII bc singing and recitations. and
among the older school children some
original work. while the veterans. who
will be assigned to the schools. will I'm
some cases be called upon for speeches
The various Grand Army posts are ex.
pCcted 10 take care OF those schools on
which they respectively depend for
flowers ON the occasion OF the annual
observance of Decoration Day.