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Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-06-08

weight, quality, color and price that
can't be beaten in this town.
Mems and Boys Hose can be had at
all prices. A very ine line OF Summer
Hose has just been placed on sale.
For Working Jackets and Overalls OF
the Wearable Kind you should try tho
make we sell.
We haven't said much about our Shoes
lately. We were waiting to learn how
they suited those who have tried them.
The reports are coming in every day.
Modesty and space prevents us from
telling you all the nice remarks made
about our Shoes by those who are wear
ing them. Men have told us they never
wore more comfortable shoe, a better
shoe for the money, a shoe that fitted so
well or shoe that shaped itself to the
foot so easily. All this is very crafty
ing and has induced us to further en-
large our stock of Shoes. Why not give
us call next time you need a pair?
Only Mems and Boys Shoes on sale.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-06-08

The most uncompromising critics are
usually found In our own families.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-06-08

S1.5o year is all the TRIBUNE costs
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-04-20

Philadelphia. Pa. April 17.-Capital-
lists of this city are engaged in form
ing combintion for the control of
all the electric traction companies in
Pennsylvania outside of Philadelphia.
The concern is to be called the Elec-
trio Traction Company of America,
and it is TO be capitalized al So.
600. The par value of the stock is to
be $50 a share. 81 of which is to be
paid in at once. Among those said to
be prominently identified with the
movement are John Lowber Welsh.
Silas w. Petit. w. II. Shelmerdne
and former Mayor Warwick
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-04-20
BEEF INQUIRY ALMOST OVER
Docter Adams Testified That in His Opin-
Ion Army Meat Was Wholesome.

Washington, April 1S.--The Army
Court of Inquiry considered the appli-
cation of Major-Gen. Miles for the
suInmOning of six additional witnesses
whose names. We're presented to the
court. 1t was determined to summon
only few of the persons mentioned.
DIR. Charles Francis Adams, regi-
mental surgeon of the I'd New Jersey
Regiment, was the first witness. He
testified that he condemned fresh beef
twice at Camp Cuba Libre because it
was spoiled. DR.. Adams charged that
the camp at Jacksonville was crowd
ed and the sanitary conditions poor.
He had often examined the refrigerat-
ed beef, having in mind that chemicals
were frequently used in Europe to
preserve fresh beef. On one occasion
DR.. Currie remarked TO him that a
knife thrust into the meat turned the
meat dark. This was the only instance
where DR.. Currie had spoken to him
with reference to the fresh beef. At
ter tina the meat was more rigidly in
spected. but at no time did the witness
find any evidence of the use of chemi-
Gals in the preparation of the fresh
beef.
DR. Adams said that he was of the
opinion that the food furnished by the
Government had nothing to do with
the disease among the soldiers at
Camp Cuba Libre.
'When did You come TO that c0nclu-
sion,' asked ior Lee.
Il have never doubted it,
The witness explained that his re-
mari; applied to the use of army ra-
tons entirely.
Gen. Davis asked. did you follow
up DR.. Currie's experiment with the
knife TO find out If discoloration fol-
lowed Its contact with the meatY
81 did. | tried it myself. but found
no cOrrObOraIiOn of his statement"
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-04-20

coming here for Il general overhauling.
Her coal bunker capacity is not very
great, and she Stoped frequently to re-
plenish her stock OF fuel. Then she
struck exceedingly stormy weather in
the Atlantic.
Near Gibraltar the Raleigh met and
passed the Spanish fleet under Admir-
al Camara She holsted the Spanish
ensign and Immediately fired Il salute
to the Spanish flag. The Admirafs
flagship. Carlos Quinto. promptly
raised the American nag and fired a
similar salute. Al Hamilton. Bermu-
da on April .. y splendid reception
was given her. and with daylight on
April Is she sailed for this port.
She is said to have n speed of eigh-
teen knots an hour. when hard pressed
and this fact is what led to prepara-
tions for a reception here long before
she really was due. The committee
had figured that she would travel at
least twelve, if not fifteen knots an
hour. entirely overlooking the fact
that her coal bunkcrs We're light, and,
besides. her boilers are said to be in
bad condition.
In addition. lying SO long in Manila
Bay. her bottom necessarily is in bad
shape. All these things combined to
retard her speed. so that she really
travelled from Bermuda to this port at
from 8 to 8 knots IN hour.
Eut the several disappointments and
forced changes in programme did not
interfere with the magnificence of the
reception given for Captain Joseph B.
Coghlan and his splendid crew, now
that they have brought the game little
cruiser here at last. The fact that
several men from the Olympia also are
on board adds TO the interest this city
is showing in the Raleigh.
Men have been seen. and men have
been talked TO here who had hand
in the fight in Manila Bay, but the de.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-04-20
THE CRUISER RALEIGH.

sire has been great to see one of the
real warships that aided in making
history and changing maps of the
world-and the Raleigh is one of them.
She is here. and patriotism found full
vent.
The city and shipping in the bay
We're decorated with flags and stream
ers in the Raleigh's honor and the in
habitants turned out in full force both
Saturday and Sunday, to give her roy
al welcome.
The Raleigh was welcomed officially
Sunday, by Mayor Van Wyck and his
committee on the Glen Island. There
was little speech making and Mayor
Van Wyck presented her officers with
the freedom of the city. Then the
water parade was formed nd the Ra-
leigh. escorted by the captured Span
ish gunboats Sandoval and Alvarado
steamed up to Grants Tomb, host
Of steam craft of every description
following in her wake.
At Seventy second and One HUNDRED
and Twenty-fifth streets, she was sa'
uted, and at Grants Tomb she hersel
fired the national salute In return
Then Dewey's cruiser steamed slowly
back to the foot Of West Thirty-fOurth
street. AS soon as the valiant jackies
clean house she will be open for in
spection by the public
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-04-20

,..iv;,yo, Aprm Ia.--isaac H. necker
and his wife Annie. lost their lives at
their home in Highwood. twenty
miles north of Chicago. AMI Mrs. Bee
ker's death was a sacr,is'' in an ef
fort to save her hnsban,i Mrs. Beck
er had asked her husband who was q
tailor. IL show her how 10 clean q
dress with gasoline. He got d cA4
holding five gallons of the friid and
was using it when ii exploded. Both
husband and wife We're thrown to the
floor and covered with the blazing
fluid. Mrs Becker made her way
to the yard where she was met by
four men who tore her blazing cloth
ing from her. She heard her husband
calling for help and madly dashed
back into the flames. Husband and
wife died together.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-04-20
Marsha,i Wins tho Rtr shoot.

Elkwood. n. IT,, April 16-Mayor
Thomas Marshall. of Keithsburg. ILL.,.
won the grand American Handicap at
this place after one of the most sensa-
tiOnal finishes ever witnessed in any
shoot held in this country. Marshall
killed 'IS birds before he was success
full in winning the event. 33 of this
number being killed in the shoot-off.
This Is the second time that Marshall
has Won the handicap. He captured it
in 1897. There were six men tied at
the end of the twcnty-ffth round with
clean kills, which ncccssitated shoot
off for the possession of the handicap.
The tied men were Marshall. Grimm,
DIR. Knowiton. Jackson. :. Hoffman,
Jr.. and Charles Roll
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-04-20
New York Markets.

GRAIN. .-Wheat-T Government
report was a disturbing element in
wheat circles Generally scheduled
to show n decrease of about 10 points
from last year, there was. neyerthe-
less, sufficient doubt about the mat
ter to make traders nervous and dis
posed to even up accounts pending the
arrival of official figures.
Quotations of cash wheat, f. o. b.
atlOat basis. were as follows: No. >
red, S2Ac.: No / Northern Duluth,
S31ac.
CORN.-The market opened lower.
but gradually assumed stronger tone.
No , corn, 421aa43c
OATS.-The market was dull. No.
white, 3Gc.: No. 3 white. 34ac.
RYE-Market firm. No. . West
ern, 65c.. State rye ,60aG1c. C. l. f.,
New York car lots.
BARLEY nominal.
BEANS AND PEAS.-Beans, mar,
row, 1893, choice, per bushel, $1.471a
do, medium. 1898, choice. S135a 371a: /:
do. pea, 1898. choice, $1.321aa1.35
BUTTER Creamery. Western. eX-
tras, per H.. Die: do. firsts, 20a2O1ac. !:
State. extras. 201aa21c.: do, tirsts.
191aa20c.; Western factory, extras.
14Aa15c.
CHEESE.-State. full cream, fall
made. large, colored. fancy. per d.
12a12Ac.: do. large, choice, 11ha11%c
do, good to prime. 10laa11c; do. com
mon to fair, 9a10c.
EGGS.-Jersey and near by, fancy
per doZ., he; State, Pennsylvania
and near by, average prime, 1312c.
POTATOES.-Main Hebron per
sack, $2.25a2.50; do. State and West
ern. per $50 lbs. S1.75a2.25.
BEEVES.-The demand was
slack for nearly all grades of cattle.
Ordinary to prime native steers sold
at S460a5.25 per 100 lbs.
CALVES.-The supply heavy, and
market weak, prices sagging off 15a-
25c on all grades.
SHEEP AND LAMBS. The market
had n firm tone, sheep and lambs
ranging from 10 to 20 cents higher.
dressed. 1a6lac. per Id.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-04-20

United States and Great Britain Strongly
Opposed to Establishment of Mataafa in
Power - Germany Equally Hostile to
NIa1istoa-It is Believed Tamssese VIII
Bs Selected as a Compromise.
Washington, April 1S.-The Samoan
crisis has become concentrated in this
city. where the International High
Joint Commission will hold its prelim-
mary meeting, and whence it will
start for San Francisco. the scene of
subsequent labors.
Progress was made and an hiatus
caused by Germany's alleged intention
to have her Commissioner-elect, Baron
Sternberg, go to Berlin first, ended by
the presentation of his appointment to
the State Department, and the noti-
1icatiou of Secretary Hay that he
would be ready to start with the
American and English Commissioners
direct for Samoa.
Great Britain had previously virtu-
ally conceded the point for which Ger
many was contending. that the pro-
ceedings of the Commission should be
in accordance with prcarranged plan
and no action be taken without unani-
nifty in the conclusions reached.
The United States has not cared to
take any part in this dispute, either
method, majority or unanimity, suiting
this country equally.
AS the commission can scarcely get
ready and cross the continent by the
time the next steamer sails, WedneS-
day. the transport Badger will be in
readiness to leave for Samoa when
the commission reaches San Francis
co, which will be according to the pres
cnt outlook by April %.
The American Commissioner. Bart
lett Trip. is at present in the West,
awaiting instructions TO proceed TO San
Francisco, but he will now come East
and receive his instructions direct.
The Commission will proceed to Apia,
where it will at once make an eXami-
nation of the situation. The Consuls
will be continued in office and directed
to proceed with the administration of
government affairs and to report to the
Commission any point upon which
they fail to agree. the Commission to
take action and the naval commanders
and consular officers to carry out its
decisions.
The United States and Great Brit
ain are unit in objecting to the es-
tablishment of Mataafa in power, and
Germany objects to Tanu.
Germany it is believed, will appre.
ciate the necessity of withdrawing her
support from Mataafa. who will un-
doubtedly he returned to exile 1t is
The expectation that a compromise
will he reached by the Commissioners.
and that third Samoan will be en-
throned. possibly TamaSesc, who was
elected vice-king with Tanu. Tama-
sese is liked by the Germans and
would probably not be Objectionable
to Great Britain and the United States.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-04-20

A Pure :'oer law is being pressed in
Pennsylvania.
Street preaching has been stopped
by the Mayor of Atlanta, Ga.
First Secretary G.. d. Bland, of the
British Ambassy at Washington, is
dead
I The Pope received the Cardinals
yesterday. He hefes for universal
peace.
Robert L. Lincoln's daughter, who
ran away with ballplayer Beckwith,
has been forgiven.
Lord Charles Beresford's book on
China based on his recent trip will be
issued this week.
Professor Booker 4. Washington, the
negro leader, urges his race To vote
with local majorities.
Agoncillo. the Filipino agent now in
Paris, says the army consists of 200,-
600 troops, including women.
The Wilson parole bill, better known
rs the Younger brothers BILL has been
killed hevond resurrrct on IN the
House
Second Lieutenant G.. T.. Lang. Sec
ond Artillery. is on trial at Washing
ton because of his recent alleged es-
capade.
The Anderson-bupuy Steel Com
pany at Pittsburg. has advanced the
|, wages of all employees from 121a to 20
per cent
One hundred and thirteen Cnionists
and $50 NatiOnalists were chosen at
elections for members OF the Irish
County Councils.
August Rosenbaum. ST., and Max
Trinoski were struck by train near
La Cross, Ind, while riding IA railroad
velocipede, and both instantly killed.
Charles Ball. II merchant and Rob-
ert Hager, farmer of Ewart, had a
fight with pistols. resulting from an
old feud. Ball was killed and Hager
will die.
Leonard E. Philippi, corporal of
Company G.. First Colorado VOlun-
teers. who died from wounds received
In battle at Manila. was Kansas
City druggist.
Heavily armed special police are
guarding the shops of the Cumberland
Glass Company at Bridgeton, N j.,
where one thousand glass workers
went on strike.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-04-20
TELEGRAPHIC TICKS
News Notes From Every Part Of
the CivilizedsssWorld.

A $4,000, 900 combination Of Mon.
ongahela coal interest is being formed.
Bellamy Storer, named Ambassador
to Spain, is i'll with influenza at Brus-
sells.
Residents of the famine-stricken
districts in Finland are fleeing to this
country.
Gifts of $215OOO have been made to
the University of New York by five
donors.
Rudyard Kipling has leased farm
at Lakewood and will spend the sum-
mer there.
The Pope will announce number of
new cardinals at the COnsistory to be
held May II.
Lizzie McKenney, eight years old,
died at Bristol, Pa, from excessive
rope jumping.
The American Woolen Company's
plant, near Boston, is covered by in
surance of $40,O00,000.
The old Delmonico restaurant, Fifth
avenue and Twenty-sixth street, New
York, will close Tuesday
Under Pennsylvania new cycle
path law, wheelmen will have to pay
for the roads themselves.
The work of rebuilding idle Hour"
w. X. Vanderbilt's home, recently
burned, will be commenced in June or
July.
Greystone, near Yonkers, the coun-
try residence in which the late Sam
uel j. Tilden took such pride, will be
sold at auction early next month.
John Weyans committed suicide at
Camden, n. j., by shooting himself
with Il rifle in his bathroom. He had
been married only four months. He
was member of an old Philadelphia
family.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-04-20
STRANGE FREAK OF NATURE


How n Caterpiliars Body Becomes the
tho Root of q Bulrush
From some of the newer countries,
so-called on account of the lack OF
definite knowledge regarding them,
reports of strange freaks and curiosi.
ties constantly appear, and, as a rule,
they are laughed at, but once in .
while they turn out to be the truth.
1t is this way with the strange freak
of nature called the bulrush cater.
pillar, which is indigenous to New
Zealand. This report, which stated
that at certain seasons large black
caterpillar would bury itself in the
ground, and be converted into the root
of bulrush, was laughed at, like the
rest, but now ali English scientist,
who recently gave an exhaustive in
vestlgation of the strange phenomenon,
stated that In many respects the state
ments are strictly true. From this re-
port 1t has been learned that the cater
pillar grows to about three and one
half inches long and when about to
assume the chrysalis state buries it.
self in the ground, and in doing SO it
is frequently infected by the spores of
some fungus, which becomes involved
In the scales in it's neck. These the
larvae is unable to expel, and the vege-
tation thus set up rapidly extends
throughout the entire body, replacing
each animal cell thus destroyed by
vegetable matter, and finally convert
Ing 1t into comparatively dense vege-
table structure, which retains every
detail of the body, even to the legs,
mandibleS and mfnutest claw From
the neck, the portion first infected,
there then shoots up single stem,
which grows to the height of eight or
ten inches, resembling very closely the
elubheaded bulrush in miniature. 1t
has no leaves, and il the first stem be
broken Off another rises in its place,
though two stems never grow stimuli
taneously from the same caterpillar"
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-04-20

The Army Beef Court of Inquiry
expects to finish It's work this week.
A Spanish party has been formed in
Cuba favoring annexation by the Unit
ed States.
Over S1,00O,O0O is left to various
charities by the will of Caroline E.
Hollister.
Lord Rosebery. it is understood, will
shortly re-enter public life.
Judge Lippincodt has denied an ap-
plication to review Jersey City's wa
ter contract
The American tank steamer Alle-
ghany, from New York for Dover, is
missing.
Mayor Van Wyck was presented
with miniature machete cut from the
steel of the United States battleship
Maine.
The Rev. X. LA Cave has rendered
his resignation as President of Ken
tucky University, the successor to the
Pennsylvania, anJ it was accepted.
Charles Dudley Warner, the we'll
known author ana editor, is critically
i'll at New Orlea1s. He was attacked
by the grip, which has developed into
pneumonia of the right lung.
w HllilH hlullilHih, Ol bceTuelu
township, Ohio, has disappeared after
being tarred and feathered by twelve
masked men, supposed to be neigh
bors, who objected to his attentions to
a woman of that locality.
Warned that disinfected second hand
clothing is being shipped from New
York to Raleigh, n. c., and other
points in the South, the Board of
Health of Raleigh ordered all second
hand clothing stores closed until the
stock has been disinfected.
Two robbers boarded Lake Shore
train at Grand Crossing, in Chicago,
abducted a passenger, Harry Ketch-
am, of La Porte, who was standing on
the rear platform, bound and gagged
him despite his struggles, and then
dragged him into an empty freight car,
where they left him, after taking
everything of value he had.
The steamer City of st. Louis. Cap
tain Thorwegan, from New Orleans, is
Quarantined n tthe southern limits of
st. Louis because of case of small
poX found on board. She has thirty
first-class and thirty-five second-class
passengers, with 100 deckhands on
board, where they will be compelled
to stay until all danger of contagion is
removed.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-04-20
New War h'v. for spain.

Madrid, April l6.-rhe Miniser of
Marine propose to construct ten arm
orclads. and the Minister of War in
tends submitting n proposal for COM
pulsary military service. Senor Sill
vela has had several interviews with
the Queen Regent in regard to the
coming peace conference He highly
praises the Car for taking the initia-
tive in the matter, and says that Spain
should send three delegates TO the con-
ference
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-04-20

Cheyenne. Wyo. April 16.-Word
has reached here of a terrible accident
Mt Sheridan in which six persons lost
their lives.
The melting snow has caused both
big and little Goose Creeks TO overflow
their banks and flooded the town
Into the raging torrent n Burlington
train plunged and six passengers were
drowned before help could reach them.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-04-20
The president Sits for a Portrait.

Washington, April 13.-The Presi-
dent to-day gave Charles Ayre Whip
pie of New York sitting for full
length portrait of himself The por,
trait is being painted in the private
apartments of the White House. Mr.
Whipple has painted the portraits of
x-President Harrison. Gen. Miles and
eX-Secretaries Sherman. Herbert.
Tracy and Elkins.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-04-20

Cambridge. Mass, April 1.-THE fol.
lowing appointments to the Harvard
faculty have been announced: NJ. III.
Morgan. LID. ph.D.. To be professor
of classical philology: G. B. Gulick,
Ph.D., assistant professor of history
DIR. Warren's appointment as profess.
or of Latin was also announced
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-04-20
KiIi-d Wif.. thild aud Hroth4h

Paris, Tex, April 17.-Word rea, he'd
here from Grant, in the Indian Te ri
tory, that Solomon Hatcma had sh>t
and killed his wife. child and brOtht \
at his home five miles from that place
He is full-blooded Choctaw and was
for long time Judge of Kianute
county. He is at present Prosecuting
Attorney of the Third district and
wealthy.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-04-20
Money for "A Luzou Railroad.

BRUSSELS. April I'm. Andre, Bel
gian Consul at Manila, states that the
money for the construction of the pro.
jected railway connecting the north
and south portions of the Island OF
Luzon with Manila has already been
subscribed in Belgium.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-04-20

Passport. l.. L., April 16.-Pollen
blown from a cactus in an open Win
dow entered both eyes of Mrs. Will
lam Jenkins. \ physician was sum-
moned. He said both eyes were pois.
oned by the pollen. 1t is not thought
she will lose her sight.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-04-20
More Volunteer. Leave Cuba.

Washington. April 1.-THE War De
partment has been informed that the
transport Thomas, has left Cienfuegos
with fortysiX officers and 992 men of
the Thirty first Michigan and fifteen
officers and 2G5 men of the Third En-.
gineers for Edmond Keys, Fla.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-04-20
BRIDE GETS $15O,OOO AYEAR
Lord Ashton's Daughter Weds Viscount
Peel's Eldest Son.

London, April 1S.-The Hon. Ella
Williamson, daughter of Lord Ashton.
was married to the Hon. William r.
w. Peel. eldest son of Niscount Peel,
The bride received as II present from
her father an annual allowance of
100000 which is the record English
marriage settlement.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-04-20
SAMOAN CRISIS NOT OVER.
international High Joint Com
mission Will Hold Meet
ing in Washington.
COMMISSION GATHERING.
German Government WithdrawS
Signified Intention to Have Baron
Sternberg Go to Berlin.

United States and Great Britain Strongly
Opposed to Establishment of Mataafa in
Power - Germany Equally Hostile to
Ma1ietoa--It is Believed Tamssese VIII
Bs Selected as a Compromise.