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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-04-07

Parties taking advantage of the
greatly reduced rates offered by the
New York, Ontario and Western rail-
way Monday April 10th, on account
Of their annual New York spring ex-
cursion will be well repaid, as the Unit
ed States cruiser Raleigh" will arrive
in New York harbor April 12th, direct
from Admiral Dewey's fleet. great
military and naval display viii he held
April 14th or 18th, in honor of the
return of this victorious warship.
Buffalo Bill's Wild West exhibition,
including detachment of Roosevelts
Riders, are daily drawing large crowds
at Madison Square Garden.
In fact, the great metropolis is filed
with attractions. ~
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-04-07

Smoke The Pocono Cigar, SC.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-04-07

PAY-DAYS - The Delaware, Lacka-
wanna and Western company will pay
the employees on the southern division
and the yard men today.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-04-07

CENTRAL LABOR UNION.-On April
Is the Central Labor union will meet for
the first time in Carpenters hall on Wyo-
ming avenue,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-04-07
MANY BEAUTIFUL BIRDS,

They are beautiful birds but very
hard to see in the snow, as they are
perfectly white except two or three
feathers in their tail, which are black,
or In summer partly brown.
| can't tell yet when will get to the
states, and while l am satisfied with
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-04-07

TO CLOSE EARLY.--All the horseshoe
Ing shops of the city will close a o clock
Saturday from April to November l.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-04-07

Smoke The Popular Punch Cigar 1Oc.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-04-07
HIGH SCHOOL A POWER.

The high school is a power in any
community, he said and stands as the
one thing that brings about perfection
in the lower grades, and it is paying for
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-04-07

AT THE MISSIONARIES Savage, Sec
retary of the Young Women's Christian
association, will address the meeting at
the Rescue mission tonight.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-04-07

Eugene ]. Hazard, who is in Scran-
ton at the present time in the interest
of the Life Assurance company Of
America, of Indianapolis, Ind, has just
received an interesting letter from his
friend, viii II Egerter, who since Feb
ruary 1885, has been seeking fortune
in the Klondike. Mr.. Egerter was for
several years the representative of a
prominent Western firm, and Is we'll
known to a number of our local mer-
chants. His letter. which follows, will
doubtless prove interesting:
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-04-07

CONCERT AND RECEPTION.-The
concert and reception of the Scranton
Musical Culture club will occur at the BIZ
cycle club house Wednesday evening,
April u.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1899-03-30
THE PRICE or SILVER.
Fhe smelters, Trust 20 Advance II Te
Per Cent.

Hh0 bm0ltoF@' IFuSk TO advance IL Ten
Per Cent.
Topeka. Kan. March 25. Mr.. John
7. Graham, Of Denver. who owns ex-
tensiye gold and silver mines in Colo
RADIO and New Mexico and copper mines
in Utah, passed through Topeka to.
day on his way to his home. Mr..
Graham operates smelling plants at
his various mines, and he has been In
New York in attendance at the meeting
Of smelter operators which resulted
In the perfection Of a gigantic trust,
with o capital Of s65, 100000.
While In this city Mr.. Graham made
the important statement that the fret
step made by the new trust would be
to advance the price OF silver 10 per
cent.
This 10 a trust that will prove bene.
fetal instead Of oppressive" said Mr..
Graham. "All the smelter operators
who entered into the comb signed a
contract agreeing not to raise the price
on treatment Of ore for 10 years. The
advance In silver will be made within
a very short time, just ss soon as the
combine can be perfected,
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TORTURED BY FiLIpiNos.
Terrible Kxpsriencs Of Photographed
A. R. Peters.

Terrible Experiences Of Photographed
A. IL. Peters.
San Francisco, March 25.-A letter
from Captain McQuesten, surgeon Of
the Twenty-eighth regulars, now at
Manila. tells OF the release OF A. r..
Peters, a photographer. who was cap
tured and tortured by the Filipinos.
Peters was made prisoner while TAX
ing pictures outside the lines. He was
thrust into filthy Jail, where be was
visited by native captain. who tested
his sword on his body and promised to
kill him. The rebel chief then called
in number OF naked savages, all
armed. who executed war dance and
made passes at Peters, one OF them
wouncing him in the arm. The next
morning he was taken to Maioios,
where he found eight Americans, two
Englishmen and a Spaaiard. From
here he finally secured his release
through the intervention OF American
officials.
"The savages who attacked Peters,"
continues Captain McQuesten, were
Of the tiibo known as headhunters and
cannibals. They live in the interior
OF the island. and will not show any
mercy after this to any unfortunate
white man who may fall into their
hands.n
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Lrper s.,,lemsn. :, Moloh Il.

San Francisco. March 25.-Rev. W.
II. Tubb will soon visit the leper set
Element on the island OF Molokai, as
the agent of local improvement club.
and with the Endorsement Of Senator
Dwyer, the author OF the concurrent
resolution adopted by the recent legis-
lature to convert Molokai into a ma
tional leper settlement. He will re-
main among the lepeIs for four months,
and will work in connection with .
committee to be appointed by President
Mckinley to investigate the matter. I
There are number Of lepers in the
San Francisco pesthouse and the citi-
zens are anxious to have them removed
to Molokai.
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'cHlNA's SORROW"
Two Million People Are starving ON che
Yellow River.


Washington, March 27.-Citizens Of
the United States residing in Che Foo,
China, have made an earnest appeal,
through Consul Fowler, at Che Foo, to
the charitable In America and else
where on behalf OF the sufferers from
the appalling Yellow river floods OF
this year. These foods have been de-
ecribed by the natives as "Cbina's sor-
row." and the petitioners state that
never Sefore was the distress so great
and heart-rendiDg as now. The most
conservative estimate place the mum Der
of starving at 100000. and time will
undoubtedly augment the distress.
The petitioners cay that they are
daily, almost hourly, in receipt Of re-
ports from their countrymen in the in
terror depicting the condition of the
famine refugees; hundreds Of villages
are submerged, cities surrounded by
water. homes, furniture, clothing, in
fact, everything. is under water or de-
stroyed; the natives themselves are
living in straw huts; many have abso-
lutely no shelter from the winters cold
and snow, are subsisting on bark. will
low twigs, roots, etc. The summers
crops have been failure, the seed for
next springs sowing is gone, and there
is nothing for the starving millions to
hope for in the future.
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American River ON tho Rampage.

Sacramento, March 27.-The AmeIi-
can river is on the rampage, especially
in the neighborhood of Folsom. Word
was received today that water was
pouring over the great stone dam at
the Folsom prison last night to depth
of 16 feet, and at last accounts was
rising rapidly. A great log boom,
which was held together with cables,
has collapsed. About $4,000 logs came
down the stream, representing over g..
900. 900 feet of lumber. The Sacra.
mento river is slowly rising.
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Koch,s Investigation.

Berlin, March 27.-Professor Koch,
the celebrated bacteriologist, who in
1884, at the head of the German
cholera commission, visited Egypt and
India Snd there discovered the So
called comma" cholera bacillus, will
start with an expedition next month
for the tropics to continue his investi-
CATION as to the nature and origin Of
malaria. The reichstag has made a
grant Of 700 marks in aid OF the un-
deItaking.
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Lynch,ng in Mississippi.

jackson. Miss, March 27.-Three
negroes were taken from an officer OF
the law and lynched by an armed mob
near Silver City, IN Yazoo county, last
Saturday morning. After being shot
to death the bodies of the victims were
weighted with bundles of cotton-bale
ties and thrown into the Yazoo river.
They were the ringlsaders of the ne
groes in the race encounter on the Mid
night plantation early last week.
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A DECISIVE VICTORY
Forces of Aguinaldo Met by
Otis Brigade.
MANY OF THE ENEMY KILLED
Oregon Was Engaged in
the Battle.

Manila, March 27.--The movement
OF the American troops today swept
the insurgents back toward Malabon.
General Harrison Gray Otis brigade
10 in front OF La Loloma, where there
10 stretch of mile OF rough. open
country. The insurgent trenches in
the edge OF the woods are four ieet
deep, and furnish good head cover.
The American troops advanced on
the double quick. yelling fierceIy and
occasionally dropping in the grass and
firing by volley. The natives stood
until the Americans were within 200
yards Of their position. and then broke
and ran for the woods. About 30 Of
them were killed In the outskirts and
20 Of them on the roads
The Montana and Kansas troops met
the hottest resistance in a strip from
which the rebels have greatly worried
the Americans recently during the
night time.
Ninety minutes after the start--at 8
o'clock--the whole front, for a dis
tance OF three miles TO the north, had
been cleared. General Haie's brigade
had simultaneously swept in north
westerly direction, routing the enemy
and burning the town Of San Francisco
del Monte and number OF scattered
huts.
The line was then opposite Nova
lichee, the artillery advancing along a
good road from Loloma to Novaliches.
the wagons carrying pontoons. tels-
graph supplies and ammunition follow
ing. The infantry moved in splendid
order.
Smoke fiom the burning huts marked
the line Of the American advance.
Ambulances and horse Iitters, led by
Chinese, brought in the wounded.
among whom were a few Filipinos.
The Americans who were wounded en-
dured their injuries bravely, one group
which had been brought into the hos
pital singing "Comrades
The Pennsylvania troops took nine
prisoners, among them a great naked
captain Of the Macabebee tribe and one
Japanese. All the prisoners were
greatly terrified, expecting to be exc
cuted Immediately.
General MacArthur's division. con.
sisting of the brigades of General Har-
rison Gray Otis, General Hale and
General Hall, supplemented by Gem
eral Wheaton's brigade. advanced at
daylight and cut the enemy's forces in
two They captured the towns oil Polo
and Novaliches on the left, and San
Francisco del Monte and Mariquina on
the right, clearing the rebel trenches
in front Of the line north from the
river to Calocan. They also secured
possession of the railroad, practically
cornering the flower OF Aguinaldo's
army at Malabon and in the foothills
at Singalon. 90 miles apart.
The troops engaged were the Third
artillery, Oregon. Montana, Kansas,
Nebraska. Wyoming. Colorado. South
Dakota and Minnesota volunteers; the
Third, Fourth. Seventh and Twenty
second regulars. the Utah artillery bat
talon and Twenty-third regiments.
The American casualties we're slight.
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Rain in California.

San Francisco, March 27.-The rain
Is still falling in all parts Of Northern
California without signs of cessation.
News from the valley sections shows
that the rivers are rising. but there is
little danger Of food just at present,
unless the rain should become more
heavy or the weather warmer, in which
case the snow in the mountains would
melt more rapidly than the water could
be carried of.
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Almost wipsd or The M.p.

Nashville. Tenn. March 27.-The
little town OF Liberty, in Dekalb coun-
ty, is almost wiped of the map. A
furious cyclone swept over it last
night, wIenchiDg trees from their roots
and telling houses in all directions.
The Christian church, handsome
brick structure, was blown TO pieces in
the outset. and people were panic
stricken. The damage to property in
the storms path is enormous. but no
fatalities are reported.
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Leland MsiI seonraa.

New York, March 25.-The Herald
says;l Warren W. Leland will receive
each day until his new hotel is COM
pleted q sum said TO be $3.50 on "use
and occupancy policies" which he for
tunately held. This will be entirely
apart from the insurance he will re-
ceive on furniture. The "use and oc.
cupancy" policies provide for the pay
ments to the insured for each day his
business is not In operation.
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Washington, March 27.-lt is UNDER
stood here that General Otis has SO far
matured his plans of campaign that
within week OF ten days he will be
able to begin movement which is ex-
pected to mark the destruction of Ag-
uinaldo's army. Although stragglers
and fugitives may infest the island of
Luzon for some time it is believed that
after General Otis has delivered his
next blow, the insuIgent army, as an
organization, will have ceased to exist.
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Manila, via Hong Kong. March 28.
-Insurgent papers received here from
Mslolos show that Aguinaldo 10 en-
deavoring to deceive his followers into
the belief that they are winning great
victories. All the recent engagements
are proclaimed as American defeats.
The papers describe the insurgents
m Getting with the American forces ct
various points. and end their account
with the assertion that the Americans
retired to their original lines after SUI.
ering great slaughter,
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Racine, Wis. March 26.--The
Goodrich passenger steamer Atlanta is
on the beach two miles south Of this
city. The steamer was caught in the
drift ice. which was driven in by the
southeast gale. She is reported badly
listed. The passengers are still aboard.
A life-saying crew has gone to the res
enc
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A Sweeping Victory,

New York. March 27.-The World
prints the following Manila cable
under date of March 81:
A sweeping victory over ARuinaldo's g
forces has just been won by the United
States troops.
The total American loss is estimated
at about 100. including both killed and
wounded. The Filipinos loss is be-
tween 500 and 400.
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President May Come 20 III. Coast.

Washington. March 25.-it is now
believed that President Mckinley will
take an extended vacation this summer
IL public business will permit. Last
spring he wanted to make q trip
through tie West, visiting Yellowstone
Park, and going as far as the Pacific
coast, and he may see his way clear to
take that trip this summer.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1899-03-30

Seid Back, jr., and his company Of
native-borf Chinese expect to take a
hand In the entertainment Of the Ma
tional Editorial Association. which con-
venes In Portland. Or, on July 4.
John M. Downey is dead at Sugar
Lake, Mo-, Of brain fever, aged 80
years. He wac known as the apple
king, and was one Of the proprietors Of
the Reece 3 Downey orchard, one Of
the largest In the country,
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TOSSED HIGH IN THE AIR.
Six Men Injured by . Boiler ExpIosfou
I'm Seattle.

I'm Seattle.
Seattle. WASH, March 27.--A boiler
exploded in the basement Of combi-
nation lodging house and saloon on the
corner Of Washington and South Sec
ond streets, tonight. injuring six men.
Three were fatally injured.
The boiler was located under side
walk, and all the injured were passing
by when the explosion occurred. Two
men were almost over the boiler and
were thsown about 80 feet in the air.
Besides having their bones brokel,
they were severely cut by broken glass.
The force OF the explosion was suffi-
cient to throw pieces OF the boiler 100
feet in the air. All the windows in
the adjacent buildings we're broken.
II Is thought that the explosion was
due TO the carelessness OF the engineer,
who allowed the boiler to run dry.
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sherman Contipues to Improye.

Santiago. March 27.-Mr. Sherman
Is feeling very much better this even
ing. and his physicians regard his con-
dition as very much improved. Dur
ing the afternoon he sat on the deck Of
the Paris viewing Santiago The
United States cruiser Chicago is ex-
pected here by day break tomorrow, and
Mr.. Sherman will be Immediately
transferred to her.
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Trenton, N. j., March 25.--Articles
OF Incorporation were filed today with
the secretary Of state OF the New Eng
land Electric Vehicle 8 Transportation
Company, with q capital of $25, ,000.-
900. The company is authorized to
manufacture appliances for operating
vehicles and to manufacture and oper-
ate the vehicles themselves.
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Washington. March 25.-The ord
nance bureau Of the war department
has sent circular to the governor Of
each state Of the Union, stating that
the arms and ordnance stores furnished
the volunteers during the Spanish war
will be returned to the state in kind.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1899-03-30
Bunalo Returns prem Manila.

Washington. March 25. The Buffalo
sailed today from Manila for New
York. She comes by way of the Suez
canal, and win now ply regularly on
that route between New York and
making two round trips per
year. at least. bringing invalids home
and carrying out supplies for the
American feet in the Philippines.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1899-03-30

Paris, March 27.-General Porter,
United States ambassador, answering
an inquiry Of a correspondent. said he
was unable to discuss rumors to the
effect that he may succeed Alger as
secretary of war, as all information on
the subject ought to come from Wash.
ington.
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rusbla make. slr Hundred Mon.

San Francisco, March "a. - The
transport City of Puebla sailed for
Manila tonight with 600 men OF the
Ninth regiment Of infantry. Lieuten.
ant vitate. military attache Of the
Italian legation in Washington, was
also passenger.
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Hunter on for nnnhnrn..

Washington. March 27.--Dr. Hunter.
United States minister to Honduras, is
about to leave for his post. The min
lister will demand reparation for the
killing Of an American named Pears
during the revolutionary disturb Dances
in Honduras. Pears was shot by q
HOnduran sentry.
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Regular Ordered for Cuba.

Washington, March s7.-The second
United States infantry is under orders
to go from Admission. Ala. to Cuba.
Before sailing eight companies and
headquarters will go to Savannah, and
four com panies to Augusta.
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IL Hung Chang Again in Favor,

Peking, March 27.-It is learned on
good authority that Ii Hung Chang is
again upon the point OF returning to
power. and that he has been restored
to favor with the Chinese government.
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To Parole the Youneers.

st. Paul, March 25.-A bill which
will permit the parole Of the Younger
boys. which was defeated in the senate
yesterday, was reconsidered and passed
today. The former bandits can be pa
relied with the approval Of the board of
pardons II the measure becomes law.
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rventv Tbou.nnd Men Aaaotod.

Cincinnati, March 27.-Local iron
foundrymen have granted 10 per cent
increase in wages to employees The
agreement affects 10000 men,
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1899-03-30

London. March 97--A dispatch to
the Times from Buenos Ayres says that
the Punta de Ataeama award recognizes
part OF the Argentine and part OF the
Chilean boundary lines.
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aulolaa on tha stars.

London, March 25.--The Vienna
correspondent of the Standard says that
the popular acress. Lolo Balzolls. ex.
claiming " 'Tis love that kills." shot
herself with revolver on the stage in
full sight Of the audience during per-
formance at Gill, Syria, and was re-
moved In dying condition.
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Paris. March 25. Paris is suffering
from the scourge OF influenza. The
deaths during the last seven days have
been 2SS above the average.
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A special to the Denver News from
Albuquerque. N. NJ, says; Red Pip.
kin, the noted trainrobber who was
captured recently at Moab, Utah, was
brought to Albuquerque from Winne-
mucca. New, where he was wanted on
charge OF holding up Santa Fe pas
senger train. He will be brought be-
fore United States Commissioner Whit.
Ing on charge Of being conocr ned in
the hold.up OF 9 Santa Fe Pacific train
at Grants last year. and also OF killing
deputy sheriff.
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Washington, March 2s.-The war
department has received the following
cablegram:
Manila. March 9S.-Adjutant-Gen-
eral, Washington. Macarthur has
driven the enemy, strongly intrenched
in large force. north of Polo. He will
continue to press them. The insurg.
ents have strong intrenchments from
Calocan to Malolos. which have taken
them months to construct. OTIS.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1899-04-09
shooting Stars.

When shooting star breaks into
flame in our atmosphere. the residuum
of the combustion remains in the air
and can be found in what is known as
atmospheric dust. The virgin snow of
the polar regions was often seen to he
spotted with traces of d1st which con
tained PARTICLES of iron. Like particles
are found ON church towers and else
where Among the minute bodies that
dance in the sun : rays there are Ger
tainly particles of shooting stars
The sands of the African deserts
when examined by microscope present
traces of very small iron particles
which seem to have been subjected to a
high temperature. and the Challenge:
ON it, remarkable trip in the Atlantic
found at times in it, dragnet fragments
OF magnetic iron which we have every
reason to believe fell from the sky Sir
William Thompson (Lord Kelvinl and
Richter have even seen III the aerolifes
the diSseminators of the germs of life
throughout the universe. - Chautau-
quan.