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Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1899-10-26
MISS EVA M. SHONTZ.
tiOnaI Young Peoples Chris
tian Temperance Union.

Miss Eva NJ. Shontz, for many years
an active worker in the Woman's Chris
tian Temperance union, has just been
elected the first president of the Ma
tional Young Peoples Christian Tenn
perance union, which was organized at
Chicago a week or SO ago. Miss Shontz
is descended from French Huguenot
stock, which settled in New York and
New Jersey in the sixteenth century.
Her great-grandfathe was Henry
Schoonmaker, who married Susannah
Smith From both sides of her house
Miss Shontz inherits infeXibility of
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1899-10-26

purpose, and gives promise of being
another Frances Willard in the battle
for regeneration. She is an ideal leader
in the cause she is devoted to.
Miss Shontz was az intimate friend of
the late Frances Willard, and has al
ways been q most enthusiastic advocate
OF retaining control of the Women's
temple, a Chicago structure erected by
the w. c. 7. L. Several years ago a
majority of the executive board of the
latter organization concluded to aban-
don the Temple project and turn the
property over to the bondholders. Miss
Shontz opposed this diversion and has
ever since agitated the saving of the
structure for the women.
The new organization, of which Miss
ShontZ is president, is pledged to leave
no effort untried which might lead to
the recovery of lost ground and to the
eventual absolute ownership of the
temple property.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1899-10-26
OUR COAST DEFENSES.
The Chief of the Engineer Corps Asks
for 81 5,OOO.oOO with which 10 Carry
on Work Already Begun.

Washington, ID. c., Oct. 21.-Ihe an
nual report of the chief of engineers,
Brig. Gen. Wilson, made public Fri
day, submits estimates for river and
harbor works already authorized oy
congress but not provided for by con
tinuing contracts, amounting to $780,
eOG,S21. In addition he asks for So
5S2,G2G to carry on works already con-
tracted for.
The report shows that the existing
approved projects for sea const de-
fenscs contemplate the empluccmcnt
of about 800 heavy guns of 5, 10, II and
16-inch calibre, of about 500 rapid fire
guns, and of about 1000 morturs, at
IN estimated approximate cost for the
engineering work of $55,OOO,0OO. An
estimate of S., 100000 is submitted for
continuing the work of construction
of these batteries and for the defense
of Porto Rico.
Work on sea coast defenSes has been
vigorously carried on at % localities,
nearly all of which are even now so
supplied with heavy guns and mortars
as to permit of effective defense
against naval attack. An increase in
T1DlU llEt uI NOW bIl' iiloo'
urgent necessity, there having Deen
delay in securing these guns in the
past year, owing to difficulties with
contractors. Up to date provision has
been made for emplacing 297 heavy
guns, 3OS rapid fire guns, and 344 NOR
tars. During the year there was
added to the sea coast complement;
eleven 12-inch guns, thirteen l0-inch
guns, twenty-four S-inch guns, 70
rapid fire guns and 32 mortars. With
this rapid growth of the coast de-
fenses, the artillery organization
which must care for them has been
utterly unable to cope, and the diff
Guilty has been increased by the with
drawal of two regiments for foreign
service, and by the necessity for the
services of skilled electricians and me
chanics to care for the highly complex
ordnance.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1899-10-26

Chicago, Oct. 21.-The following
statement was issued Friday at the
conclusion of the meeting OF the board
of directors of the Pullman Palace Car
CO.: Negotiations have been con-
cluded between the boards of direct
ors of the Pullman and Wagner com
DanieS, subject to the ratification OF
the respective stockholders, by which
the Pullman Co. will purchase all the
assets and property of the Wagner
Co., including its contracts with rail-
way companies, paying therefore 20o,-
600 shares of the Pullman stock-tle
capital stock of the Pullman Co., to De
increased accordingly for that pur-
pose"
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1899-10-26
MOBBED BY STUDENTS.
4 "Diytne Healer, Gets Rough Hs-
ccp.ion in the windy cay.

Chicago, Oct. 19.--Dr. John \. Dowie,
the alleged divine healer" and pro-
fcssed foe of the medical profession,
attempted TO lecture last night in Zion
Tabernacle at Madison and Pauline
streets on doctors, Drugs and The
Devil" DR.. Dowie had announced
that he wished 10000 medical students
would attend the exercises. The lee
ture hall is located close to several
large medical colleges and the stu
dents accepted the invitation with en-
thusiasm Twenty-Five hundred stu
dents gathered and marched to the
tabernacle Every student was pro-
vided with an ounce bottle of nitrate
of ammonia. The police bad. how
ever learned of the plan and 80 officers
were placed in front of the hall.
When Dowie was vet Il block from
the hall the alleged healer was greet
ed with boots and yells and n shower
of missiles. Several had provided
themselves with eggs and these flew
dangerously close to Dowic's head. In
a few instances stones We're used and
ammonia by the pound or pint was
thrown into the carriage. AS a rush
was made for the conveyance q detail
of police formed around it and drove
back the mob. Still guarded by the
police Bowie was driven to the door Of
the hall, where he was literally
dragged through the throng by half a
dozen officers. AS he entered the pas
Sagcwav the students closed in behind
him and made n rush for the stairs.
They were forced back by the police,
hut managed to hurl enough bottles
of ammonia into the hall to force the
waiting audience into a wild rush for
the outer air. To the few who re-
mained Dowie made his talk, but it
was very mild affair.
Bottles of ammonia were hurled
through the open windows and when
the windows We're closed, the glass
was smashed with stones and the tide
Of ammonia flowed steadily in. The
students made a determined effort to
mob Dowie as he left and the police
were forced to use their clubs vigor-
Ously to force passage for him. Sev-
, cral students were arrested.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1899-10-26

Roers was not so deadly as might
have been expected from troops occn-
pying such an excellent position. brt
the infantry lost heavily going mp the
hill, and only the consummately bril-
liant way in which Gen. SymOns had
trained them to fighting of the kind
saved them from being swept away
The enemy's guns, SO far as the cor
respondent could sec. were all aban-
doned for the Beers had no time to
remove them. \ stream of fugitiycs
poured down the hillside into the val
lev, where the battle went on with
no abatement. Gen. Symons was
wounded early in the action and the
command then devolved on Maj. Iuie.
The enemy as it fed was followed
by the cavalry. mounted infantry and
artillery. The direction taken was
to the eastward At the latest reports
the cavalry had not returned. Some
say that four and some say five guns
were captured The Boer artillery
firing was weak. a lot of plugged
shells were used. Although the
enemy's position was carried soon
after l o'clock, scattered firing went
on almost all afternoon. The British
losses are very severe. but those of the
Beers are much heavier. The final
rush was made with triumphant
veil. and as the British troops charged
to close quarters the enemy turned
and fled, leaving all their impedimenra
and guns behind in the precipitate
flight.
While this was going on one bat
terry of artillery, the Eighteenth Hus-
sars and the mounted infantry with
a part of the Leicester regiment got
on the enemy's flank and as the Beers
streamed wildly down the hill max
ing for the main road, they found their
retreat had been cut off, but they raj
lied for while and there was severe
fighting with considerable loss on
each side. Many of the enemy sur
rendered. \ rough estimate places
the British loss at 250 killed or wound
ed. and that of the Beers 500.
\ newspaper correspondent states
that through his glasses during the
fighting he noticed how much the
Beers seemed to be nonplusscd by the
tactics of the British troops, especially
of the well drilled, swift moving
~
old. a mob. 1t is without horses and
forage and many rely for food upon
what they can obtain by looting.
Their animals are mostly in a wretch
ed condition.
Cape Town, Oct. 21.-Dispatchcs
from Mafeling dated Saturday night
and carried by dispatch riders via
Kruman and Danielslluil to Hoolitown,
state that Col. Powell inflicted a tre-
mendous blow on the Beers pine miles
north of Mafcking. Two trucks la
den with dynamite, which it was
Judged unsafe to keep in Mafelling on
account of the risk of explosion should
the town be shelled, were sent by Col
Powell nine miles out. in the hope that
the Beers would shell and explode
them. And so it happened. When
the engine had uncoupled from the
trucks and retreated about Il mile the
enemy shelled the trucks, with the
result that terrible explosion oc-
CURED, killing, it is estimated, 1OC
Beers.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1899-10-26
Caught in the ScI.

Mason City, Ia, Oct. 21.-Chicago
detectives have succeeded in solving
the mystery OF an attempt to wreck
ahe Burlington, Cedar Iapids Nor
+bern Messenger train mar Nora juno
tion ON Oct. ,, and have arrested four
men named Brockett, Fay, Formal and
Wilson. The Brockets were suspect
ed and the footprint OF the head OF
the family was finaN identtied. Ihe
detectives got into Brockett's confl-
dence. proposed a train wreck ana
finally secured admissions from MN,
A fake wrecking scheme was piahAeu
and the raen were surrounded.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1899-10-26

Philadelphia, Oct. 2O.--Josiah r.
Adams, of ,his city, who was nomina:
ed bv the republican convention as n
candidate for Judge of the supporter
court. last night sent a letter to FRANK
Reeder, chairman OF the republican
the ticket Mr.. Adams withdrawal
is the sequel to an attack made upon
him by a Philadelphia newspaper
which charged him with being the
president of corporations which :.re
alleged to have swindled many per-
sons. Mr.. Adams says the accusa-
tions are false
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1899-10-26

New York, Oct. 19.-Lyman c. Lar
ned. of Boston, has brought suit
against Guiglielmo Marconi to restrain
him and his agents from using the sys-
tenn of wireless telegraphy, which is
claimed to be an infringement of a
patent now controlled by him. The
plaintiff alleges that the original in
ventor of this system OF tele"raphy
was Amos Emerson Dolbear and pat
ented by him October 8, 1856. under
assignment to the Dolbear Electric
Telephone Co. His rights We're trans
ferrcd to Larncd on July %. 1899. Lar
ned asks for 100000 damages.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1899-10-26

sailor that he was 30 years ago; he is an
admiral with the spirit of MILDLY,
and an imperialist who never forgets
that he is an Irishman. What he thinks
he says, and it is this quality that above
all others attributed to delay his ad-
yancement in he service which he loves
so well until he attained it by sheer ef-
fuXion OF time. In the navy, as in the
house of commons, plain speaking is an
inconvenience to the powers that be;
but Lord Charles Beres iord cant help
it. When he was returned by the people
of York there were apprehensions as
to what would happen to the first lord
of the admiralty when Lord Charles
proceeded to expose the weakness of the
navy. But there was 40 need for nerv-
Gus fear. The criticism of the member
for York has been a negligible guam
tity; he has found a new and successful
field of research in the exploration of
the commercial possibilities of China,
concerning which he has been plain
spoken to some purpose. Lord Charles
has not got 10 the end of his parlia-
mentary reputation, by any means; he
is as original and daring in debate as in
diplomacy, and he will be heard of a
good deal vet.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1899-10-26
Driven Out OF POrac.

Manila, Oct. 1S.-Belrs regiment,
moving yesterday from position
northwest of Bacoor, drove the enemy
out of Porac. One American was
killed and one wounded. The Filipi-
nos lost Il number of killed and wound
ed. The Americans captured two
carts of ammunition
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1899-10-26
Dewey Will 60 TO Chicago.

Chicago, Oct. 1s.-Defnite informa-
tion has been received from Admiral
Dewey that he will visit Chicago br-
tween November Is and December /
and arrangements are bciu" made FOR
a two days festival in his honor.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1899-10-26
No Women AdInitteH.

NJ feminine visitors are allowed to
go through the Cramps yard in Phila-
delphia, because every time a woman
passes through the shops every one of
the 1000 workmen raises his eyes from
his work, and in one minute one mans
work for fortnight is lost to his en-
Movers
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1899-10-26

Washington, Oct. 20.-1'he Haitien
government has appointed Judge Day
as sole arbitrator in the Mets9er case
against the Haitien government. The
nomination has been confirmed by the
state denartmCnt.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1899-10-26
Carter Mmst serve Eel. Sentence.

New York, Oct. 2l.-Judge Lacombe,
in the United States circuit court,
handed down decision Friday dis
missing the writ of habeas corpus
in the case of ex-Capt. Oberlin NJ. Car
ter, who is under sentence of tivd
years imprisonment for conspiracy to
defraud the government in contracts.
The decision upholds the findings Of
the cpurt-martial.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1899-10-26
Jinincz Us Their Choice for President

San Domingo, Oct. 2l.-The district
elections in this city resulted il fa-
vor of Gen. Juan Jiminez for president,
Senior Horacio Nasquez for vice presl-
dent. Congress will meet Novem-
Der 10 and the new government Will
enter upon its duties December l.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1899-10-26
Travel That Counts.

A reasonably active man walks about
1900 miles-more than ten times the
earth's circumference-in S4 years, just
trotting about the house and Office.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-03-25
Movements of PeoDIe

w. S. Mullord. OF Montrosc, is in the
city.
Mr. Albert Waston is recovering from
his serious Illness.
Mrs. G. c. Pratt, Of New Milford spent
Thursday in the city.
a. j. Duffy, of tho LyCeum, was IN
Wtlk"S-Bar yesterday
James McKecver, of Philadelphia, is
the guest of friends here.
Miss Hannah Deacon Is seriously i'll at
hcr home on Webster avenue.
Burgess Daniel Powell, of Dunmore, is
visiting friends in New Castle. Pa.
Mrs i. j. MCElhcnny. of PittStOn, was
the guest of friends here yesterday.
Editor Penniman, of the liOncsdale
Citizen, was in Scranton this week.
Miss Clarke, of Orange, is visiting
at the home of MIR. James Archibald.
Mrs J. r, Broadbcnt has returned from
New York city attcr a fortiighCs visit
Mrs. j. j. Ryman ana son, of Dallas,
Tex" are tho guests of Scranton friends.
AIR. and Mrs. &. T.. Hall, of Wilkes
Barre, are the guests Of Scranton friends
Miss Ada NJ. Dixon of Franklin Fur
mace, n. j., is visiting her aunt, Mrs. G.
J, Sykes, of Penn avenue.
NJ. }. White and Peter T.. Dunn. both
of this city. left here yesterday to reside
at Old Point Comfort, Va.
Mrs. Theodore NJ. Miller and daughter,
Miss Grace, of WashbuTn street, visited
friends i'm JeTmyn Wednesday.
Rev. and Mrs. Coney, ct Philadelphia.
are guests of Mrs. a. *. Walker, matron
at the Home for the Friendcss.
Miss Edith Brewer, of Brooklyn, n. y,
and Miss Wells, of Cazenovia, are guests
of Miss Torrey on jefferson avenue.
Nelson Atherton, of Chester Military
academy is spending a fortnight at the
home of his parents, Mr., and Mrs. ID. b.
AtheTtOn
Mrs. lie Grand Wright has been called
to the bedside of her father, J. NJ. Ridge
way, who is seriously i'll at his home in
Port Jervis.
Miss Bertha Watkins, n student at
Bucknell, is home for n few days Vaca-
tion with her parents, Rev. ana Mrs. ".
G. Watkins.
Miss Mary Protheroe Davis, of the
sophomore class of Bucknol! university, is
home for a short vacation with her pa
rents, Rev. w. +. Davis and wife, Sum
nit avenue.
Thomas Walker Of Wilkes Barre, was
in the city yesterday in the interest Cf
the Press club ball 10 be held IN the
Ninth Regiment armorY. Wilkes Barre
on Friday evening, April T.
The following persons from this city
are registered at the Hotel Albert, New
York city; Mr.. and Mrs. Percy Waters.
l.. j Siebecier, II. A. Benson, j. ". Rich
ards, DR., II, y. Dunnell, Charles Came
well, W. f. Thayer
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-03-25
MUSICAL GOSSIP.

The glad Easter season will be sig
nally characterized in this vicinity by
the Carl organ recital on Monday eve
ming following Easter Sabbath, in the
Providence Presbyterian church. The
Boston Herald recently said of Mr..
Carls playing in that city: 1T aroused
the audience to enthusiasm and the
applause did not cease until Mr.. Carl
came forward to bow his respects twice
and then went back 10 play another
piece" Mr.. Carl is the organist of
the "Old First church." Fifth avenue.
New York. Shannah Cummings, the
soloist of the Providence recital, is
successor Of the famous Clementine
de We're in the Forty second Street
Presbyterian church, New York The
tickets are being rapidly disposed Of
at one dollar each and can be secured
from any member of the recital COM
mittee: Mrs. J. *. Smith, Miss L. W.
Morss, Mrs. ]. r. Peck, Mrs. f. S.
Jackson, Mrs. George e. Guild, Mrs.
w. f, Anderson, Mrs. Thomas Gill
lespe, Mrs. Charles Zeigler, Mrs. W. J.
Lewis. Mrs. b. b. Atherton, Mrs. +.
II. Evans, Mrs. Thomas Morgan, Mrs.
II. r.. Hurlbut, Mrs. f. B. Sikman,
Mrs. Fred Mason, Mrs Fred Crippen,
also Dolph b. Atherton, Thomas Shot
ton, John r. Atherton. a. A. Nosburg
and Frank NJ. Vandling.
Miss Timberman sang last night at
an Old Folks concert i'm Wilkes Barre.
Il Il
The interest in the Rosenthal con-
certS continues unabated aud tho an
pearance of the great pianist at the
Lyceum in Scranton on April 18th, is
liable to create enthusiasm almost
equal TO that upon his first appearance
at Carnegie Hall, New York, when the
young ladies of the audience threw
violets at the Nrtuoso. The Morning
Advertiser in speaking of one of the
New York concerts, fully iustifies the
admirers of the artist in their unusual
display of enthusiasm. The advertiser
says: This is Rosenthal week in the
world of music. Carnegie Hall yester-
day afternoon was well filled with low
ers of the art Of playing the piano per-
fectly, and the Napoleon of pianists
sent them away satisfied, happy, and
At the close, after he had
played Liszt's preposterous arrange
ment of the William Tell overture, the
crowd yelled itself hoarse and l saw
handkerchiefs and hats waved and the
little virtuoso had TO play again, He
gave us the gem of the afternoon, one
OF three supplementary etudes, the
one in A fiat. Any doubt about his
tone color or tenderness was refuted by
his exquisite Interpretation Of this
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-03-25
CNBIDDEN GUESTS.

Last night, in the sweet chill moonlight,
As the blue clad troops marched in
80 meet mayhap forever
No more as cOmradc-kin,
The streets grew softly silent
As the latest soldier boy
Passed through the welcoming doorway
For an hour of greeting joy.
And never 4 list'ning watcher
Saw a !ittlc band of men,
Who hovered Just outside the portal
And shivering, hearkened again
To a far faint bugle calling
From a Southern Army camp.
Like d note of doom upswclling
Out Of the dark and damp.
The faces We're white meath the leaning
OF the blue caps visored shade,
And never a lightest whisper
The pale lips grimly made;
But they waited outside the portal
While the drum-beats rolled within,
And voices told Of the gladness
With speech and merriest din
Never to join in the revel
Round the camp fire, cleaning late:
Never, at dear home Comirg,
To rush into aims that wait;
Never to murmur "Comrade,"
And hold with tensest hand
One who is more than brother
In the fondly-loved command.
Just a little score. they fingered
Last night the portal outside;
With only a grave for a welcome
Those wraiths Of the boys who died.
-SauCy BeSs.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-03-25

Of Orange: Miss Augusta Archibald,
Miss Anderson, Messrs. Twitchell,
Ncale, Thorne, Huntington, Merrill.
and Bliss.
Invitations have been issued for a
banquet on Wednesday evening, April
D. in the Hotel Sterling at Wilkes-Barrc,
in honor of Hon. Morgan Il. Williams,
whose congressional term has just eX-
pred. The banquet has been arranged
by some of his friends and it is to be
an elaborate affair, hundreds of invita-
tions having been sent out. The toast
master will be George S. Ferris and
the speakers invited are: Hon. Boie5
Pcnrose, Hon. NJ. s. Quay. Governor
w. \. Stone, Hon. g. w. Stone, Hon.
John nalzell, Hon. j. D. Hicks, II. a.
Fuller, Frank w. Wheaton, Judge John
Lynch, Edwin Shortz, of Wilkes-Rarrc:
Hon. H. NJ. Edwards. Hon. Frederick
W. Fleitz, OF this city; Hon. Charles
f.. Rice, General Thomas J. Stewart
and J. Webster Davis, assistant sec
retary of the interior.
Mrs. l.. b. Jermyn entertained a few
friends informally on Thursday in
honor of Mrs. Beck. Of Centralia..
Among the guests were: Mrs. \. NJ.
Decker Mrs. John JcrmNn, Mrs John
Wentz, Mrs. Price, of Hazlcton. and
others.
Mrs. John Simpson has issued cards
for Comng-out reception in honor of
her eldest daughter, Miss Stewart
Simpson, to be given Thursday after
noon. April {, at her home on Clay
avenue.
Invitations are being issued for q
dance to be held Wednesday, April :,
at Washington hall, Dunmore. The
committee of arrangements is John A.
Horan, p. j. Coleman, Frank Mace,
William CaWley ahd Guy Baird.
The Phi-Alpha dance and the recep-
tion and dance given by Mr.. and Mrs.
Boyer, will be among the events Of EGs-
ter week.
Many box parties are being arranged
for James Whitcomb Rilcy's readings
on Tuesday evening.
The Princeton GleC club IS t. he in
Wilkes Barre on April ), and a reccp-
tion will be held at the home of Ches-
ter Derr. which viii be largely attend
ed by Scranton guests.
Mrs. +. NJ. Spencer entertained a few
friends informally yesterday after
noon when the guests were; Mrs.
John WentZ Mrs. Price, of Hd2leton;
Mrs. d. l.. Lawson Miss Bradley. Mrs.
+. L. Spencer, Miss Grace Spencer.
the Misses Seybolt DR.. Wcntz and
Dr. McIIlvoy.