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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-12-07
AN ALL-C0UNTY
FOOT BALL ELEVEN
THE WAY ONE ENTHUSIAST
WOULD MAKE 1T UP.

After Considering the Merits Of the
Local Players He Would Select
Vaughan, Kelliher, John Horan,
Malta, Langan, shultz, Forbes,
Tropp, DeBow, ollendyke and W.
o'Horo as the Men Who Would
Make the Strongest Team-Mem-
bers of the Second Team.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-12-07

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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-12-07

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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-05-03

General Otis treating our brother Fill
ipinos as General Grant treated our
b o.her Americans at Appomattox."
MANILA, May 1.-The Filipinos have
sixteen prisoners in their hands in
Guiding Lieutenant Gilmore and the
cutters crew of the gunboat Yorktown
captured near Bader. Colonel Arguel-
les, one Of the ENJOYS, sent by General
Luna to treat with General Otis for
peace, informed Macarthur of the pris-
oners held by the Filipinos. To day
Macarthur sent ten days. rations and
delicaces to Filipino lines for the
pisoners under flag of truce, also let
ters to General Luna suggesting an ex-
change of prisoners.
MANILA, May 2.--Aguinaldo has
himself made overtures for peace with
| the Americans. Col. Manuel Arguel-
eses, one of the ENJOYS sent 10 the
American lines by General Luna, WIS.,
tied General Otis to-day and presented
proposals which came directly from
Aguinaldo. The proposition is the
same as heretofore made by General
Luna, that the Americans grant an ar.
mistice until the Filipino congress has
met and decides whether or not the
Filipino army should surrender. Gen
eral Otis declined the proposition and
told Argueleses that it was useless fol
the Filipinos to return unless they came
prepared to accede to the American
demands to lay down their arms ant
surrender before any condition, excep
amnesty, is granted them. Thu
Filipino army is known to be in ba'
shape. 1t is believed the next ste
taken by the leaders will be total sur
render.
MANILA, May 2.-The Americans re
sumed offensive operations to-day
Hale's brigade started east from Cs
, lumpit, along the river toward Lawtor
Lawton's men routed considerabl
body of the enemy at San Rafael, FL
teen miles east. Rebel loss was heavy
the Americana, one killed, five wount
. ed. A accommodating party was ser
out by Lawton and discovered sewers
hundred Filipino soldiers north of B'
linag, moving toward Luna's division
!. Evidently the rebels are taking adval
: tage of the temporary truce to strength
i en- their lines. Heavy fighting now g
ing on between Lawton's troops an
> rebels near Balinag.
y (Signed) ED. l.. KEEN.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-05-03
The Beef Commission.

WASHINGTON, April 30.-The beef
court of inquiry has filed it's report,
containing $4,000 words, with Presi-
dent Mckinley. This commission
finds that the allegations of Gen. Miles
against the beef furnished to the army
during the Spanish war were not sus-
tanned by preponderance of evidence,
and, therefore, Secretary Alger, Com
missary- General Eagan and the beef
contractors are exonerated.
Gen. Miles good faith in making his
allegations is not impeached. Subor-
dinate commissary and quartermaster
officers are recommended for prosecu-
ton, because they did not comply with
the army regulations in reporting beef
that was spoiled and destroyed for
which contractors were paid large
ums, and also for failing to make the
contractors carry out their obligations
to construct refrigerators on the trans
ports, which cost The government $780,
900 in three cases.
The failure of the beef 10 prove
valuable component of the ration will
be charged to the tropical climate, but
the expensive. experiment was nothing
more than mistake in judgment.
There was no embalmed beef, except
the eight quarters which were treated
with the Powell process, which were
not served to the troops. The refrig'
Grated beef was not treated with chem
icals, and the so-called canned roas
beef was all right when delivered by
the contractors and accepted by the
government officers.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-05-03
in THE FAR EAST.

MANILA, April 29.-The second con-
ference with General Otis and the Fill
Pine commissioners this morning lasted
three hours. Again without results.
Admiral Dewey and Professor Schur-
man of the Philippine commission were
present during the parley. General
Luna's ENJOYS were the same as yes
terday. They renewed the request for
an armistice until the Filipino con-
gress could meet.
The only concession given by Otis
during the conference was the offer Of
amnesty to the Filipinos conditional
upon their surrender.
MANILA, April 30, $40 P M.-While
it is generally expected that the Fill
Pine emissaries will return with revis-
ed proposals from Gen. Antonio Luna,
Major General Otis is not letting this
prospect interfere with his preparations
for pushing the war.
When Col. Argueleses protested that
unconditional surrender would be hu.
initiating, Mr.. Schurman replied:
"There would be no humiliation in
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-05-03
Good Bye to Captain Clark.

Montpelier said good bye to Captain
Clark this morning, and a delegation
of her people went with him to Wells
River on his way to Bradford, the
town of his nativity. Montpelier has
rediscovered in this son OF her adop-
ton, grown to maturer years since he
was last within her gates and heir to
immortal fame, very much more than
the hero of the Oregon's marvellous
voyage and the battleship's decisive
part in the battle of Santiago de
Cuba.
Her people have found in the hero
the man of delightful personality,
who has not been spoiled by success
and fame, who remembers his friends
of earlier days and cherishes the associa-
tons of boyhood and early manhood;
who is genial, social, unassuming, who
chats and laughs with his fellow beings
in less eventtul scenes and pursuits,
and by the force of nature that is most
kindly and sincere places them entire.
ly at their ease; who talks of the STIR
ring events of his life without affecta-
ton, and speaks of thrilling scenes and
incidents in which he was the chief &C.
tor as the common occurrences of life
but always with that pervasive
charm aud incisiveness, in word and
manner that are inseparable from the
narrative of men familiar with perils
and the doors of great deeds. Captain
Clark wins the public heart as we'll az
its admiration and applause.
Captain Clark had, however, no mo.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-05-03
Central Vermont Railroad.

The Central Vermont railroad, in its cor
porate capacity, went out Of existence at
midnight Sunday night and the Central
Vermont Railway Company succeeded it..
The property was transferred by the re-
ceiver to the new corporation Monday, the
receivers Charles M. Hays and e. @. Smith
have been relieved from duty, and dis
charged from liability as such officials.
K. II. Fitzhugh the new vice president
and general manager has issued the follow
ing circular:
Alta meeting of the board OF directors
held April 81, 1899, the following officers
were elected; Charles M. Hays, chairman
executive committee K. Q, Smith, presi.
dent; E. II. Fitzhugh, vice-president and
general manager; II. H. Ingram, clerk aud
treasurer; M. N. Reynolds, auditor. All
other persons in the service OF the receivers
of the Central Vermont railroad company
are authorized to act in their respective pc.
sitions and capacities for this company un.
til further notice.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-05-03
ROUSING WELCOME
Extended to Captain and Mrs. Clark
at ArmOry Hall Monday Evening.

A rousing welcome was given Capt. and
Mrs. Charles e, Clark in AImory hall Mon
day evening. The affair was largely
impromptu, but the various committees
took hold with will and labored without
friction to bring about the desired result
The decorations Of the hall under the di-
rection OF w. s. Hudson, w. G. Andrews
and Col. o. d. Clark, assisted by Oughtney
Allsrd, were complimented on every hand.
Surmounting crossed swords large portrait
OF Capt. Clark wreathed in flags hung at the
rear Of the stage. At the opposite end OF
the hall was suspended the coat OF arms Of
Vermont and on either side Of the gallery
were portraits of Admiral Dewey and Presi-
dent Mckinley. Flags and bunting were
very srtistically arranged throughout the
hall, making very attractive appearance.
On the stage were Mayor senter and wife.
the Barre city council, Gen. Stephen
Thomas and Mrs. DR.. Newcomb, Prof. and
Mrs. N. j. Whitehill, Revs. A. N. Lewis,
W. A. Dawson, W. j. O'Sullivan and Nor.
man Seaver, Capt. and Mrs. Dwight Kel-
ton, members of the Montpelier city coun-
Hiram Carleton and wife, M. s. Stone, Al.
bert futile and wife, Hon. l.. III. Thomp.
son, Fred A. Rowland and wife, Charles
Dewey and daughter Mary, Col. and Mrs.
Fred K. Smith, Col. and Mrs. A. G. Brown,
A. w. Ferrin and wife, Col: o. d. Clark,
MIS- u. ". DIoCht 0oo' W. wing anu
wife. Miss Drew. Mrs. A. G. Eaton and
others
AS Captain and Mrs Clark entered the
hall the band struck up "Star Spangled
banner" the fifteen hundred people
present rose to their feet, and the cheer
ing, and waving OF hats and handker-
chiefs lasted for several minutes. When
the visitors reached the stage, A. j. Sibley
called for three rousing cheers for Captain
and Mrs. Clark and they were given with
"tiger" that made the rafters shake.
In welcoming Captain Clark in behalf OF
the city Mayor Senter said:
Ladies' and gentlemen: Montpelier is
peculiarly fortunate. While not city with
very much OF manufacturing we have one
product Of which we may be proud, our
men. A little less than year ago we came
together here in this hall to celebrate the
victory Of one Of Montpelier's heroes in the
battle Of Manila bay, and now we meet to
which the hero was another Montpelier
boy. We are here tonight to welcome our
hero, Captain Clark. cloud applause.)
History has been making fast ON this
western continent since our pilgrim faith
ers landed on the Massachusetts, shore
We have made history that has surprised
tho world, and all nations have looked on
aghast at the history that has been made by
America within the last few months. But
the rapidity with which we have made
events for history was more than equalled
by the rapidity with which the Oregon and
her gallant commander hurried around
Cape Horn at the signal Of danger. Zap.
plause.) On the 10th of March 1885, the
Oregon was in the harbor OF the Golden
Gate. The telegraph had communicated
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-05-03
Again the Liquor Agency.

The committee recently elected at spe-
cal city meeting to investigate city liquor
agency matters, and incidentally those of
other city. departments in the course of its
scrutiny OF the agency accounts as set forth
in the annual city reports for the years
1897 8, has found that, instead OF there be-
ing a deficit of S660.12 in the Skinner
agency, the shortage is only S5037.
This error is one of bookkeeping. The
auditors charged Mr.. Skinner with S44324,
the amount Of his salary and expenses for
ten months of his agency ending December
/, 1893, but neglected to put the same
amount on the credit side Of his account, as
receipts from the sale Of liquors.
The following figures taken from the au-
ditors' account OF the city agency as shown
in the last city report will show where the
mistake occurred:
SKINNER LIQUOR ACCOUNT.
Liquors received from the Gilman
agency 5 656.O7
Liquors furnished by the city in
Dec, '97, and Jan, '98, 551, "a
Liquors furnished by the city for
the next ten months, 4,OG.17
Total amount of liquor reed by
Skinner, So, 34. AS
Liquor turned over to H. G.
Luli, Dec. /, 1898, 1929
Amount of liquor to be accounted
for by Skinner, S4,76149
sKINNER's SALES.
Paid into city treasury for Dec,
'97, and jan, '9S. 97S 81
Paid to treasurer for next ten
months, 4,2665S
Total sales by Skinner. 1920 90
Deducting the total value OF liquor re
| ceived by Mr.. Skinner from the total
| amount OF his sales, gross profit OF $478 46
would be shown. Taking the expense ac-
count into consideration the agency of Mr..
| Skinner would show this result:
Salary for first two months, freight,
trucking, sign and record
Expense and salary for the next ten
months, 443.24
Total expenses, 1928 SO
Deducting the gross profit from the total
expenses, the deficit appears to be $50,37
| instead Of $66012.
The expense ;of S443.24 incurred during
| the last ten months OF Mr.. SINNERS agency
| which included 1888 "a for salary, S25 for
| United States revenue tax, S74,90 for freight
| and trucking and $40 for faucets and record
book, was entered on the debit side OF his
account, but not on the credit side as it
should have been.
The profits at the agency for the first two
months Of Mr.. SINNERS term were S166 81.
| III this gain had been sustained for the next
| ten months there should have been a sur
plus Of 5000 OF for the year. 1t is the opin-
ion Of some that the deficit as it now stands
is easily accounted for by the fact that dur
ing last summer liquors were stolen from
the agency; and, while 1t is unknown what
the exact amount taken was, yet it is
known that several packages were broken
into and over onefourth OF their contents
taken.
The investigating committee is proceeding
carefully and thoroughly in its investiga on
and when it makes its report, which will
not be for some weeks yet, it will be found
that its work has been done impartially and
well.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-05-03
In the Isle OF LuZOn,

The sailors who, off the coast of Gu
ba, cut cables under tempests of Span
ish bullets, who sailed into the jaws of
death to obstruct the exit Of Spanish
warships, the soldiers who on land
forded streams and cut their way
through jungles to get at the foe, charg-
ed his trenches and stormed his block
houses on the hill tops-all glorious as
their achievements were-have no mo-
nopoly of the glory and prestige Amer
lean valOr and the American name has
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-05-03

nopoly of individual or public homage.
People found in Mrs. Clark the fitting
complement,in grace and charm and all
womanly qualities, of her distinguished
husband, and the Captain held d.
vided sovereignty in the hearts of all
who had the good fortune to meet, in
this instance, the "half" of man that
is conventionally esteemed "the bet
ter" Mrs. Clark will be inseparably
associated with the pleasant incidents
of the recent visit of her husband to
this city.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-05-03

There's no uncertain sound about
Senator Frye's utterances on the Phil
ippine question. "Guilty to the in
dictment" will be his defiant cry, if
any one charges him with the intention
of permanently holding that eastern
territory until we get ready to relin-
Quish it.--Boston Herald.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-05-03

SPAIN has authorized the French
ambassador to receive and receipt for
the $2O,0O0,000 due from this govern
ment on account of the treaty of peace,
and the French ambassador has OFF,
cialiy notified the department of state
and received four drafts on New York
for s., 100000 each as payment in full.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-05-03

"Dare America Retreat?" asks the
London Mail in a double.leaded edi-
torial. Well, in line, not much, an
swer all good Americans, with the
Herald of Boston.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-05-03


WRITES Washington correspond.
ent: "Aguinaldo's supplication for
peace came 80 close upon the declara-
ton of President Mckinley that the
revolt must be put down, no matter
what it cost, as to convince even the
most doubling that the Filipinos had
been kept informed Of everything done
in this country, and have acted upon
the information. Had they not re-
ceived encouragement from this coun-
try to believe there was possibility OF
our Withdrawing from the islands If
they fought stubbornly enough, there
would never have been any revolt.
The action of Gen. Otis in telling the
representatives of Aguinaldo that the
only conditions under which he would
stop fighting were to grant general
amnesty for an unconditional surren-
der, is 30 fully Endorsed by the admins
tration that no orders have been sent
to him. 1t is felt that he has correctly
sized up the situation and can be left
to deal with the Filipinos without fur.
Their instructions. Besides, the other
American commissioners, who are
fully acquainted with President Nc
Kinley's wishes, are with him to aid in
settling any questions that may arise
1t is confidently expected that the Fill
pinos will, as soon as they understand
that no better terms can be obtained
accept those offered by Gen. Otis. They
are already fully convinced that moth
ing but defeat for them lies in fghtinf
our soldiers"
THREE times and out, three time
and surrender. 1t is the third and las
, call for Aguinado. Three times tn
Filipinos have been to Gen. Otis wit
? proposals of an armistie till the fictio
, of ga congress" could be assembled an
pass upon the question of war or peac
with the Americans, of surrender Q
r continued fighting. The third tim
l Aguinaldo has prayed for an armistic
q with the congressional bluff attached
= General Otis tells his emissary, Argue
q eses, to argue less about the terms, t
90 home and when his master is read
- to surrender Internationally to com
again, and he can be accommodates
q In civilized republics only the Congress
g can declare war, but the chief exec
! tive may negotiate peace. In tt
. "republic" Senator Hoar's "yellov
bellied" Washington has founded, ii
n "president" declares war, but only Coz
, gress can make peace. This is fair
>, illustrative of the confusion of ideas
- anti-imperialistic circles in this countr
- THERE was nothing perfuncto
about Montpelier's welcome to Ca
tain and Mrs. Clark. 1t had the stror
smack of sincerity, of homage paid
! merit and charm, of mighty al
heartfelt enthusiasm for a man
- worth and genuine manliness, for
woman of real womanliness who W
. a heroine on shore while her husbal
- was hero on the distant and perilo
waters of two oceans and two Anne
~ icas.
"a SPAIN has authorized the Fren'
:, ambassador to receive and receipt
a the $4,000, 900 due from this COVER
~ ment on account of the treaty of pea
q, and the French ambassador has o.
:, cialiy notified the department of sta
and received four drafts on New 70
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-22
UNABLE TO GET
COMPAN BOOKS
The M MaZet Investigating
Committee Makes but
SCant Progress.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

NEW YORK. Sept a-Corporation
Counsel Whalen, Justice Charles n
Truix, President Silas B. butcher and
Engineer Peter A. Nostrand. were the
witnesses put on the stand to-day at the
Mazet investigation of the affairs of the
Ramapo Water Company Corporation
Counsel Whalen, who was expected bv
Counsel Moss tC appear before the com
mittee two days ago, made a point To-
day of his willingness to appear and his
appearance without a subpoena The
corporation counsel stood by the RamaDo
water contract, explaining that he had
made some changes in the original copy
of a perfectly legal document by whicn
the citys interests were we'll protected
The witness and Counsel Moss had some
argument on the nature Of the questions
put to the witness and the corporation
refusing to reply in definite terms Re,
garding his opposition to the motion for
a permanent injunction against the
Ramapo contract he merely said:
Il had to oppose.
Justice Truix said he was stockhoIder
IN the Ramapo Company and that in a
conversation with Richard Croker about
two years ago he told Mr. Croker II was
a good thing. He stated also that some
of the amendments proposed to the origi-
NIL contract were made by him.
President butcher was called for the
purpose of aScertaining whether ne had
vet learned the whereabouts of the COM
pauys secretary, in whose possession the
books of the company were said to be-
But ne had not so learned. He remained
in the committee room for few minutes
after Engineer Nostrand was called as a
witness.
Mr. Nostrand had in his possession the
options of the Ramapo Company but he
refused to surrender them to Mr. Moss
without orders Of the President OF the
Board of Trustees. Mr.. butcher refused
TO give the desired order. In the course
CT the argument that followed between
Counsel Moss and the witness regarding
the turning over TO the Mazet committee
the papers, President butcher left the
room and Mr. Moss ordered that Presi-
dem butchers action be entered upon
the record.
Other Witnesses examined to-day had TO
do with the building codes commission.
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-22
THE GRAND ARMY
MAY PARADE
Roosevelt Takes Up
Their Fight in the
Dewey Fete.
specia, Dispatch to The Call.

NEW YORK, Sept N-At General
Roe's office to-day it was said the refusal
of the Grand Army Of the Republic TO
take part IN the Dewey land parade was
final General Roe is not disposed TO re-
cede an inch from his position.
Notwithstanding General Roe's positive
statement, however, there is a possibility
that the Grand Army veterans may par
ticipate in the parade Governor Roose>
welt has taken up the fight in their be.
half To-day, speaking at the Otsega
County Fair, a Cooperstown, n. Y, he
said:
Il transacted one piece of business to-
day tnat may be Of interest TO you of the
Grand Army. l see by the press a state
ment that there had been some hitch in
the arrangements Of the parade TO meet
Dewey and / telegraphed 10 the major
general commanding the National Guard
of this State that the Grand Army is to
have the right Of position or anything it
wants in the parade. If l can bring il
about l am going to have the heroes of
the great war occupy the foremost posi-
ton
Governor Roosevelt is General Roes
superior officer, and the Grand Army will
probably march in the place Of honor.
TIE ex-Confederate Veterans will not
march, being unable TO prepare in time.
Rear Admiral Schley and First Assist
ant Postmaster General Perry S. Heath
mucf delight. wired Rear admiral
Schley. Ito be present and participate in
the city's honor to the peerless Dewey
The mother and widow OF Captain
Gr1dley of the Olympia will be present at
the celebration. Governor Reynhold sad
Ter OF Nevada declined to attend. but said
that the State would be represented hy
Senators Jones and Stewart
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-22
BOUND TO MAINTAIN
DIGNITY OF CANADA
Premier Laurier Makes an Address
in Which He Refers TO the
Alaskan Boundary.

TORONTO. Ontario, Sept. 2--At the
MiddIesex County Fair at Strathroy Pre-
mier Laurier said
There is one question. the Alaskan
boundary, which has proved a stumbling
block TO the success Of the Joint High
Commission. We have, therefore, stood
by our rights. We have not obtained the
success which We might have expected,
but gentlemen. there is no one, I am
sure. IN This audience who viii regret il
OF who would express any regret upon It.
We have done our best. and If We have
done nothing else We have stood by the
gnity, the honor and the rights of Can
ada We want to be on the very best
terms with our neighbors to the south; We
want 10 trade with them. But II they
Will not trade with US our hearts will not
be broken by the fact. We can live with
out them. We can prosper without them,
though I make no secret that there are
many things upon which l fOT one would
be glad 70 have better relations with
them But II the price is to be paid by
the sacrifice Of Canadian honor. we will
not pay that price and ne Will con-
tinue 70 do as We are doing now-paddle
our own canoe. We want 20 have the very
best relations with our neighbors but
while that is our aim. our aim above all
things is Canada first. Canada last and
Canada always