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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-11-10
TREMENDOUS SALE.

A Merchant Forced to Give Up.
Stock Purchased for Mere Song.
All Will Now Be Sold at Retail.
The Greatest Values for the Least
Money-All New and Nobby Goods
Manufactured for This Seasons
Trade-The Greatest Sale You Ever
Read of.
The New York and Philadelphia Con-
signment Co. have bought the entire
stock of clothing, gents furnishing
goods, etc, from II. c. Archibald, jr.,
of Stroudsburg, Pa. The entire stock
is strictly up to date in every respect.
The stock was bought for cash, as
MI Archibald has retired from the
business and was anxious to sell out.
The New YORK and Philadelphia Con-
signment Co. bought this great stocN
for less than 20 cents on the dollar.
THE great stock he's all been ar
ranged in the large store room of the
New York and Philadelphia Consign-
ment Co. at 42S Laclla. ave, and all
will again be sold out at retail as
quickly as possible. In connection
with the above the second shipment
of the $l35,OOO consigned stock has ar
rived and is now on sale. Mackin-
toshes with capes or without. Also
in light colors, with velvet collars
regular box made. Prices for these
is $29S--all colors. They are surely
worth $3.50. Mems imported Scotch
Suits, $4.65, worth Sl5. Mems Silk
Mixed suits S5.95, worth $3.50. Mems
Driving listers from 50 to $3.50. Mems
All-Wool Pants, $1.49, worth $3.50. I'm
ported Uarr's Melton and silk-lined,
$685., worth 500 Boys Harris Cassi-
mere Suits, S295, worth $12. Boys
Sawyers Cashmere Suits, $3.50, worth
So Young Mems Cheviot Suits, $3.95,
worth sl2 Nobby Youths Suits, i'm
ported, s4.65, worth SIS. Elegant Irish
Frieze Overcoats, $685., worth $22.
Children's Elegant Scotch All-Wool
Suits, $l.95, worth S.. Mems Elegant
Dress Suits, $3.50, worth from SIS to $22.
Mems Elegant Pilot Dress Beaver
Overcoats, black, blue and brown, $6.75,
worth SIC. Getaways, silk-lined, S7.95,
worth from 500 to $50. Chlldren's Fin
est Dress Suits, s2.65, worth from IS
to 80. Elegant Suits, 1895. Silk Sus-
penders, l0c., worth 75c. Overalls, 22c.
Hats, Soc, worth $3.50. silk Umbrellas,
49c.. worth SO. Neckties, 15c.. worth
25c. Handkerchiefs, &C., worth 25c.
Socks, 4c., worth 15c., All kinds of
Gloves for less than one-third value
Children's Cape Overcoats from 75c.,
upwards. overcoats and listers at
almost nothing. Underwear, 45c. per
suit, worth $3.50. And thousands of
other bargains which for want Of space
are too numerous to mention here.
Linen Collars and Cuffs, at less than
one-fifth their value. Pay no atten-
tion to any other signs or banners dis
| played by other merchants to deceive
the public. but come direct to the build
ing, t2S Lackawanna avenue, between
Washington and Wyoming avenues, In
the building formerly occupied by, the
Scranton Savings Bank and Trust Co.
p. S.-Store open evenings until Q. p.
J IN. Saturdays until II p. m.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-11-10
THAT FLOWER SHOW.
Large Number of Persons Visited
the Boies' Conservatives,

The flower show at the conserva-
tories of Colonel and Mrs. II. NJ. Boies
yesterday was a great success aesthet-
ically, financially and every other way.
There were many visitors and Mr..
Clark, the gardner, who has produced
such marvellous results in the man.
agement OF the conservatories was
near at hand to satisfy the curiosity
of any who wished to know about the
multitude of beautiful and often
strange plants to be seen on every
side.
There are private hot houses which
ocupy a larger area than those at
"Breezymount," but few can be found
which contain more rare floral specl-
mems or those which have been more
difficult to procure.
There was one orchid which attract
Ad much attention yesterday. 1t was
the strange mottled greensh variety
recently named THE Baby," because
of a most peculiar formation in the
centre of the flower which is precise
image in miniature Of a child arrayed
mr. a short dress with striped stock
ings.
one visitor who was intently exam
ming the queer little blossom. sudden,
ly remarked: why it Is a yellow kid!"
Mrs. Boies promptly labeled the orchid
The Yellow Kid" adding the phrase
Find it," A task which the guests
found small difficulty in doing.
1t may interest those who marvclled
ct the mighty leaves OF the banana
tree to know that this huge growth
which reaches to the apex of the build
ing and then finds too cramped space.
is cut down every year after the fruit
has ripened. and that the bananas
raised in Colonel Boies' Conservatives
are Of superfne flavor.
Mrs. Henry BelIn, jr.. and Mrs e.
II. Welles assisted Mrs. Bcies yester-
day afternoon and evening, when a
handsome sum was realized for the
Hahneman hospital.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-11-10
TONJNI(Ng 7 " Sc WAL ACE and
THIS WEEKS Pr C:S IN
DIlA0lD5, witches. EHaRY

The following prices, which we are
selling goods TOR chis week, are tina
lowest that we have ever offered.
The goods are. the finest grade and
cannot help but please everyone.
Call and see them.
Fine Diamond Rings at $780, worth
1850.
Solid Gold Band Rings al sl.25. worth
$3.50.
Solid Gold Band Rings at s1.OO. worth
S2.25.
Gold Filled Cuff Buttons. &C.,. worth
S1.25.
Cuff Buttons, previous prices $780, now
SIC.
Gents Solid Silver Watch. Elgln move
ment, $3.50.
Ladies' Sterling Silver Watches, worth
s5.5O now $3,75.
Gents Nickel Watches, S. W.. price
$3.50, now Sl.75.
Rogers Bros. Spoons, warranted, Soc.
Rogers Bros. Butter Knives Sugar
Spoons, Pickle Forks. 37c.. previous price
75c.
Ladies' Solid Gold Watch. Elgin move
ment, Sl4.5O.
Ladies' Gold Filled Watches at $3.50.
worth $500.
We also have about three hundred La.
dies Solid Silver Rings, worth SOC. and
75c., will close them at 10c. each.
Special sale now going on at Davidow
Bros. Attend as we are Offering goods
at one-fourth their original value.
Extra Heavy Solid Silver Thimbles at
19c.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-11-10
PERSONALS.

Earl w. Bishop. of Brook street, is
suffering from a severe sprain of the
shoulder received at Lake Ariel re-
Gently.
Miss Mary Kelly is quite i'll at her
home on West Drinker street.
Miss Clara Webber, of Hazleton, is
among the out-of-town guests in this
place.
Michael Burke, OF Potter street, and
George Turner, Of Nay Aug avenue,
are on the sick list.
Rev. J. 3. Sweet, of the Simpson
Methodist Episcopal church, preached
at the local Methodist Episcopal
church last night.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-11-10
OF A GENERAL NATURE.

A Thanksgiving day supper will be
held in st. Marks Episcopal church
under the auspices OF the Women's
Guild on Thanksgiving day. The la
dies will serve supper and ice cream
from 6 to 9 o'clock.
The third foot ball team of the High
school of this place would like to ar
range game of foot ball with the
third team of the Scranton High school
to be played Thanksgiving day at $3.50
a. m. on the No grounds.
News items intended for The
Tribune left at James McHale's drug
store, on Kim street, and ]. @. Bone &
Sons drug store, on Drinker street,
will reach this column.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-11-10
Yard Limit Signs.

The following order TO conductors
and enginemen has been issued by Su-
perintendent Salisbury
Yard limit sgrs have been placed 2,5OG
feet south of the Taylor yard and 1000
feet north of Minouka junction. The
track between these signs will be con-
sidered Taylor yard.
Drilling engines will have the right to
work within these limits without flag
against second class and Irregular trains,
moving carefully to prevent collision and
keeping ten minutes off the time of all
first class trains.
Second class and irregular trains un-
der perfect control expecting to find main
track occupied, and proceed through at
such rate of speed as will insure alb
solute safety.
Drill engines must get out of the way
of road engines and not detain them.
This order will be effective from Novem-
Der Is, 1899.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-11-10

The switchmen employed In the
Lackawana yard of this city, number
ing 101 men have appointed grievance
committee which will wait upon Pres
ident Truesdale and Superintendent
Russell in New York city in about
two weeks If such a meeting can be
arranged for.
The purpose of the proposed con-
ference will be the adjustment of sew
eral grievances which the men say
they have agaiast the company. They
claim that they are not paid as high
wages as are the switchmen on 9TH
er roads Of the same class as thu
Lackawanna. There are also several
other minor grievances which they are
desirous Of discussing with the officers
of the company. Frank Jones, chair
man of the grievance committee. is
hopeful for satisfactory outcome of
the conference.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-11-10
Fall Carpets

We offer better inducements
to the carpet buyer this season
than ever before.
Paying less for your carpets
than we ask is getting thread
bare spots and dissatisfaction
that you do not bargain for.
Everything in Wilton, AK
minister, Velvet, Brussels.
Savonerrie, Ingram.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-11-10
DUNMORE DOINGS.
Those from Dunmore Attending the
Missionary Convention at Avoca.
Charles Reilly Surprised.

The Ladies Home and Foreign Mis-
sionary society of the Presbyterian
church now in convention at Avoca, are
drawing numbers interested in these
worthy causes from this borough.
Tie delegates who represent the Wo-
mems society from here are Mrs.
Charles Farrer of Cherry street, and
Mrs. w. T. Loveland, of Clay avenue,
while the Young Ladies' Mission circle
is represented by Misses Grace Cham
berlain, Ella Boyd and Bessie Shep-
herd,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-11-10
Conductors Winter Uniforms.

Another order has been issued by
Superintendent Salisbury, which is as
follows:
Passenger Conductors, Northern, South
crn and Bloomsbury Divisions
| want to see you and your men within
the next two or three days with your
winter uniforms on TO decide whether
or not you should purchase new ones,
Will either be In the baggage room at
Scranton myself or have a representa-
tive there to attend to this.
A. G.. Salisbury
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-11-10

noon were Misses Belle Morris, Laura
Preen, Louisa Elcke, Mabel Reilly,
Anna Morris. Mary Ellis and Katie
Jones, and William Jones, John Eicke,
Harry Morris. Clarence Reilly, Edward
Morris, John Preen and James Reilly.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-11-10

very materially enlarged, and now
have capacity Of about 1900 cars. A
large part of the roadbed has been re-
laid with heavy rails and altogether
everything is me, and in very satis-
factory condition
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-11-10
CHARLES REILLY SURPRISED.

A surprise party, composed of the
young friends of Charles Reilly, very
agreeably surprised and in turn were
entertained at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. James Reilly, on Taylor avenue,
Wednesday afternoon.
Those present who enjoyed the after
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-03-07
FOR BETTER PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Tie House Has Appropriated 100000
Extra to Them.

The only bill that created any discus
sion of general interest was that intro
duced sometime ago hy Mr.. Holman. Of
Iredell, appropriating 100000 to the
public schools of the State.
This bill provides that this money
shall be distributed To the respective
counties of the State per capita as TO
school population on the first Monday in
January of each year, using the school
census of the previous scholastic year
as a basis of apportionment."
1t came up in connection with the
bills appropriating $4,000 TO the State
Normal College and $500 to the State
University. During the consideration of
the latter measure. Mr.. Holman opposed
it, saying:
Early in the session I introduced Il
bill to increase the appropriation to the
public school fund-for the little chill
dren of this land. who will soon b.
disfranchised unless they are educated,
I'm opposed to giving all the States
money for higher education"
Mr.. Bryan, Of Granville, thought it
about time to quit making these extra
appropriations. The other day we gave
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-03-07
LEADS ALL NORTH CAROLINA DAuES ON NEWS AMID CIRCULATION

nliral. and begs to express the hope
that his recommendations to the same
effect may be confirmed by the Senate" p"
Annexed to the letter from the Secre-
tary is one from Captain
Sgshee in reply to Admiral
Schlcy's reference to himself as com
mandcr of the scout steamer St. Paul.
quoting him as authority for the opinion
that Cervera's fleet was not in San
tiago harbor. On this point Sigsbec
says:
What ! actually said to the Admiral
was that Pilot Nuncz had first expressed
a belief that such large vessels as Ger
vera'S cruisers could not get into San
tiagO because of their length, but he
afterward admitted that they might get
in with the aid of tugs. Every officer
on board the st. Paul knew that | be
lieved Cervcra to be at Santiago: never
thcless | considered Nunez opinion
He says he first saw the fleet in the
harbor on May 18th and SignaHed Ad-
miral Schley and adds:
while l had not known, from pre-
vious observations that Cervera's feet
was in Santiago, | believed that it was
there because / had been so informed
by the Navy Department. andd uring
the eight days the St. Paul remained off
Santiago, the different vessels touching
there and communicating with me, had
brought no counter report from the
Navy Department"
With reference to the statement that
he had confirmed the difficulty of coaling
off Santiago, Captain Sigsbee says:
There had been weather unfavorable
for coaling. but | remember no state
ment of mine, relative to coaling, made
to the Admiral excepting on the morn
ing when we jointly discovered the Span
ish vessels. The commanding officers
We're assembled on board of the Brook
lyn. On that occasion | twice informed
the Admiral that the weather then pre-
vailing was unusually favorable for
coaling at sea. and | recommended that
advantage be taken Of it on the ground
that so good an opportunity could not be
expected often. At the same time
expressed the belief that Guantanamo
Bay should be seized as base. not
necessarily by Admiral Schley. but as
soon as the troops were available to
hold the place.
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TAX on RAILROAD PROPERTY
a Bill Passed Authorizing Collection
of Certain Back Taxes.

Mr. Holman, of Iredell, yesterday
morning introduced the following bill to
tax railroad property that has hitherto
escaped taxation. it was promptly
passed.
THAT where any railroad, telegraph,
telephone, canal, steamboat, express,
sleeping car, car trust, or other trans
portation company has omitted or in any
future year shall omit, to return for
taxation any property which was or
is liable to taxation in this State, il shall
be the duty of the Board Of Railroad
Commissioners TO value and assess the
same for taxation for the years in which
it shall have so escaped taxation, not eX-
ceeding five years prior to the current
years, at the time when they value and
assess other railroad property for tax
alton and to certify the law to value,
assess and certify other railroad proper
ty, to the proper officers, noting thereon
the several years for which the said
property is so assessed, and also noting
that it is subject to an additional tax
of % per centum for each Of said years.
which additional tax must be compiled
and corrected by the proper officers
AS this bill is against railroads the
members of the House have little faith
in its ever getting through the Senate.
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VETERANS COULDN'T STAND IT.
Broke Down All at 0nce Under the
Bad Beef.

IDdt Deer.
Washington. March 6.-The War De
partment court Of inquiry held very
brief session to-day, the last before their
start for the West, where they viii in
spect the packing plants Of Chicago.
Omaha and Kansas City. There was
but one witness examined. Lieutenant
Frederick l.. Munson. Ninth infantry.
He said that during his service in Cuba
up to the surrender of Santiago, his
command had as meat component OF
the ration bacon and canned roast beef
in the proportion of about ten days
Of the former to fifteen days Of tho
latter. Until the surrender he received
no complaints of the canned roast beef.
but after the surrender his commissary
sergeant reported to him that something
was making the men vers stick. They
did not know what it was, but thought
it was something they had eaten. After
eliminating every other factor that they
could think of, they concluded it must
be the canned beef He ordered the
cooks to try fixing up the meat in stews
with hard tack and tomatoes. but il
seemed 10 make no difference. The
men continued sick. The men then dis
COHlIuutu lHe uSe OI the bPtI. Ou the
voyage home they still had canned roaSt
beef, but the men did not eat it, He
tried to turn it into the commissary at
Montauk, but the colnmissary would
not receive it.
OF the refrigerator beef witnesses said
the principal objection to it was that ii
spoiled before the men received it. He
was obliged to condemn his whole con
Signment of refrigerator beef three times.
The health Of the men remained good
till about two we ks before leaving
when the command broke down all III
a bunch. His command was the head
quarters provost guard, made up of old
and picked men. they were not the
sort to complain of anything till they
had reached the very limit OF endurance.
Their sickness was almost entirely bowel
and stomach trouble. This wound mp the
taking of testimony in Washington and
the court adjourned to meet in Chicago
on Thursday.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-03-07

Though the curtain win not be rung
down Oh the General Assembly of 1899
till tomorrow at noon, today will see
practically the end of all legislation.
TomorrOw's session is only necessary
for the ratification OF bills not yet enroll
ed and signed by the Speaker of the
House and President Of the Senate. Yes
tcrday a. large number of bills were
ratified and today many more will be,
for great number Of clerks have been
employed in the enrolling office and the
new laws are being copied with all pos
sible speed.
Most of the Republicans aud several
of the Democrats have already gone
home. Many others expect to go to-
day.
when the Legislature does adjourn it
viii. in accordance with the above reso-
luton, adjourn to meet again ON Tues
day after the second Monday of June.
1900.
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OUR woMEN's SACRED TRUST
Daughters of Confederacy on Care
of Confederate Graves.

Savannah, Ga. March 6.-The local
chapter of the Daughters of the Confed
eracy, which is the original chapter o.
the organization, to-day adopted resola-
tions strongly protesting against PrcSi-
dent McKinley's suggestion respecting
the Federal care of Confederate graves
The resolutions say:
with full appreciation of the impulse
expressed in that sentiment we shrink
instinctively with hushed and holy sor-
row, from yielding the slightest assent
The graves of the Confederate dead are
our pilgrim shrines. From their hal
lowed hearts eternally ascend mute pro
test against all assaults upon constitu-
tional liberty The record these incom-
parable heroes made furnishes the
brightest pages in American annals,
wrought out by men of lofty mould. Only
reyerent hands should lay memorials
over their consacrated dust. To the
women of the South this sacred trust
must be reserved through all genera
tionS -
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A DULL DAY or THE HOUSE.
But it Was a Day Of Hard Honest
Labor.

But it Was a Day of Hard Honest
Labor.
1t was the dulIcst of dull days in the
House-y yesterday was.
Such bills as We're enacted into law
were as rule of the smallest Importance
and hence few of them elected any sort
OF discussion.
For the most part the proceedings con
sisted of the reading and passage of
these leftover bills, the wholesale cleo
ton and reelection of officers and
boards and the ratification Of bills that
no man--other than the enrolling clerk
could number.
Twice during the day in order to keep
quorum it was necessary t. resort 10
Il roll call and lock the door. For the
most part, however the members stuck
faithfully to their knitting and did Il
good honest days work. And not Il
days work only. but a nights work as
well, for they did not adjourn until after
II o'clock.
The House will meet again this morn
ing at . O'Clock.
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OTIS PREPARATIONS FOR AN ON
SLAUGHT ALMOST COMPLETE.
Disastrous Result to the Natives of an At
tempt Made by Them to Capture
the Water Woks.

expedition will reach Manila in the early
morning of the 10th instant
The transport Sherman, Colonel ]. II.
Page, commanding, carrying Il total of
81 officers and 1,702 men, including the
entire Third infantry regiment and a
battalion of the Seventeenth infantry
The Sherman sailed from New York
February 3rd.
The transport Sheridan. under com
mand of Lieutenant Colonel J. H.
Smith. Of the Twelfth infantry and n
battalion of the s. yenteenth infantry
making total of 81 officers and 1,793
men. Besides these the Roanoke, with
fair sized detachment Of recruits for
the various regiments already in the
archipelago, has gotten a good start on
the way to Manila, and the transport
Valencia sailed from San Francisco
yesterday for Manila via Honolulu with
100 recruits for the infantry, artillery
and hospital corps and a number of
West Point graduates assigned to duty
with various companies in the Philip
pines. To swell this formidable list OF
men already on the field ami sn route.
five regiments Of infantry and the crack
Sixth artillery. 1900 men in all. are
under orders TO proceed to Manila at
the earliest moment. These reinforce
ments which go to the archipelago un-
der an order issued by the War Depart
mcnt last week, complete the roll of
troops so far as now contemplated for
service in the islands and are as fol-
lows:
The Sixth United States infantry now
at San Antonio. the Ninth United States
infantry at Madison Barracks and the
Thirteenth United States infantry at
Fort Crooks and neighhoring points and
the TwentyF'irst United States infan-
try at Plattsburg, y. Y, and the Sixth
United States artillery, now scattered
along the Atlantic coast at number of
points. The date of departure has not
yet been fixed. but they are expected
TO he at Manila by Nay 10Th. If the
conditions are satisfactory when they
reach Manila. it is likely that corre-
spending numbers of volunteers may be
brought home.
NATIVES AGAIN REFUSED.
New York, March "a dispatch from
printed in the Journal reports that the
Philippines made an attempt today to
capture the water works, six miles from
Manila. The attack was repulsed with
loss to the rebels of seventeen killed
and many wounded. The Second Ore
gon and the First Nebraska regiment
were engaged. Two Americans were
wounded.
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WILD SCENES IN THE CORTEs
Slvela in the Senate Reads the Decree
OF Dissolution.

Madrid, March 6.-The initial appear
ance in the Senate today of Senor Sill
vela as Premier was marked by a some
what stormy session. He attempted
to read the decree of dissolution. and
Count D'Almenas tried to talk. but his
voice was drowned with cries Of Con
spiuez, conspiuez." The President Of
the House vainly endeavored to quell the
disturbance, but finally Senor Silvela
completed reading the decree amid cheers
for liberty mingled with cheers for the
Queen, the army and the navy.
The session was declared closed amidst
an uDrOar.
There were similar scenes. in the Cham
ber Of Deputies. and shouts of Down
with the Jesuits" and cheers for the re-
public and for liberty
The session was closed in n general
uproar The ushers had to drive the
public from the floor and platform of
the Chamber.