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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-03-20
ADMIRAL DEwEY,s HEALTH.
Col. G. l.. Jewett Says Manila Reports
Are Greatly Exaggerated.

Special the indianapolis Journal.
JEFFERSONVILI.E. Ind, March BIN
speaking of the numerous reports of the
failing health OF Admiral George Dewey
Col c. L. Jewett Of New Albany, stated
to-day that many OF them were greatly ex-
aggerated. Continuing. the colonel said:
Admiral Dewey is sixty-three years old,
and at that age it Is natural that the hair
will be literally sprinkled with grey. When
] first met Admiral Dewey his hair was
quite grey. While not a delicate man, he
is not what would be termed stout, and the
long siege which he has undergone in Manila
harbor. with the thousands OF matters to
occupy his attention and the great respon-
sibility resting on his shoulders, are enough
TO affect the health of any man. The ad-
miral will, in about six weeks have been
with his ship in the harbor year. He has
spent no nights beyond his ships deck. He
never ventures on shore except for a few
hours at a time. How ii could be expected
OF any human TO undergo such strain and
not show the effects of il 1 do not under
stand. In my opinion the talk Of Admiral
Deweys hair becoming snow white and his
face chalk-like is entirely unfounded. There
Is no doubt that he needs rest, but this he
will never take until he feels assured that
his presence in the harbor can be dispensed
with without proving the least detrimental
to the interests of his country. Then, and
only then, will he consent to some one else
taking his place"
Colonel Jewett, since his service in the
Philippines. has pronounced views on the
question of the right of a private soldier in
the regular army to rise from the ranks TO
an officer. Upon his return from the Phil
ippines Colonel Jewett talked with the
chairman OF the House committee on mill
tary affairs at Washington, and suggested to
him the great justice and propriety of pass
ing some legislation in connection with this
privilege. While at present it is possible for
a private TO rise from the ranks, Colonel
Jewett would have 1t made more easy for
him IN do
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-03-20
SHERMAN STILL VERY ILL.
His Condition, However, Continues to
show Improvement.

WASHINGTON, March 19.-The continu-
Gus Improvement in ex-Secretary Shermans
condition was noted in a cablegram received
by General Miles to-day. The dispatch
was dated Kingston, Jamaica. This is the
point to which the cruiser Chicago has been
sent to bring Mr.. Sherman to the United
States If his friends want this done. The
cruiser left Havana yesterday and is due at
Kingston tomorrow
KINGSTON, Jamaica, March ts.-The
American-line steamer Paris, Captain Fred
erick Watkins, with a party of Americans
touring in the West Indian waters arrived
here to-day. John Sherman is steadily i'm
proving though he is still very sick man
and cannot with safety be transferred to-
morrow TO the United States cruiser Chi
cago Great interest is manifested In his
recovery on board the Paris.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-03-20
MRS. BYERS INSANE.
Widow of PittsburG millionaire Man.
ufRcturer Adjudged Lunatic.

PITTSBURG, March 19.-Mrs. Anna Hays
Byers, widow of the late Eben NJ. Byers,
the millionaire manufacturer, whose last
sickness and the events connected with ii
a few years ago caused a sensation through
out the country, has been adjudged a luna
tic, and it is probable that she will be placed
in the care of a trust company. along with
her property, which she is said TO have
wasted during the past two years Her
husband died some years ago in Philadel-
phia institution, and it is claimed that since
then reasonable offers have been made for a
settlement OF the case, but that Mrs. Byers
rejected all these. against the advice of her
friends and relatives. 1t is claimed that the
result of so much excitement is the sickness
which has now overcome her.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-03-20
Casualties in the Fight OF Saturday
Now Said To Have Been Two Killed
and Twenty wounded.
DISPATCH FROM GENERAL OTIS
HIS GUNBOATs NOW HAVE POSSES
SION OF LAGUNA DE BAY,
And All the villages on the Lake Are
at the Mercy of His Troops-Insur-
gents Said TO BE Weakening.

WASHINGTON, March 19.-The War De-
partment to-day received the following dis
patch from Major General Otis regarding
operations against the insurgents:
''Our improvised gunboats under Captain
Grant, Utah Artillery. have full session
of Laguna de Bay. and the troops. inhabi-
tants and property on the shore of the lake
are at our mercy. Wheaton's brigade, on
the Pasig river line, drove the enemy north
east into the province of Morong. Last
evening the enemy attacked a portion of
bis force south of Pasig. killing two men
end wounding twenty OF the Twenty-second
Infantry. This morning Wheaton moved
against this insurgent force, driving it to
the south fifteen miles. experiencing very
slight loss. The enemy left two hundred
dead on field"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-03-20
Governor Wells Will Wait.

SALT LAKE Utah, March 1S.-Governor
Wells has decided, for the present at least.
not to appoint a United States senator TO
succeed Senator Cannon, whose successor
failed of election in the joint assembly,
which closed its session in a deadlock March
last The Governor states that should a
senator be appointed from one of the States
which, like Utah, have failed to elect sue
cessor to its retiring senator, and the United
States Senate should act favorably upon the
appointment, he will then appoint Senator
Cannon's successor, but otherwise he will
allow the matter TO be settled by The next
Legislature.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-03-20
CAUGHT In THE ACT.
POstOfiice Clerk Arrested for Stealing
Letters Containing Money.

PITTSBURG. Pa, March 19.-W. ]. Fitz-
gerald, clerk in the distributing depart
ment Of the Pittsburg postoffice since 1895,
was arrested by Postoffice Inspector w. w.
Dickson, charged with stealing moneyed let
ters. He was caught in the act, and IL is
understood made "A full confession. though
he could not say how much he has purloined.
This makes the fourth arrest in the same
department within year. and the fifteenth
in the Pittsburg postofiice since 1891. Fitz-
gerald has been under suspicion for three
r1ouths
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-03-20
Spain May Protest to the World.

MADRID. March 19.-Senor Silvela. pre-
mier and minister of foreign affairs, had
conference to-day with the French ambas-
sador regarding the liberation of Spanish
prisoners in the hands of the Filipinos
Spain, 1t is reported, has determined to pro-
test to the civilized world against the atti-
tude of the Americans in hindering the ef-
forts of General Rios, Spanish commander
in the Philippines, to lberate the prisoners
The government will demand a credit for
the payment of the interest on the Cuban
debt The amount to be asked for is 10. 900 600
pS5etas.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-03-20
EN- ROUTE SOUTH.
"Watty's" Pittsburg Pirates to Prac-
tice Ball i'm Old Virginia.

.PITTSBURG. March 1s.-Fourteen men,
bers of the Pittsburg Baseball Club. includ-
ing Manager Watkins. left tonight for
Roanoke. Va. where they will be joined by
the other seven. Mr.. Watkins says all the
men are in prime condition. Preliminary
training will be done until April IL. when two
exhibition games will be given ar Rich
mond. after which the team will leave for
Cincinnati. where they open the season.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-03-20
Engineer and Firema m.

AUBURN. Cal. March ia horse on lhe
railroad track near Clipper Gap switch was
the primary cause of a railroad accident in
which two trainmen were killed and third
seriously injured. West-bound freight train
No. . struck the horse, with the result that
the first engine Of the train was ditched and
its boiler broken. The engineer and fireman
were scalded 10 death and an unknown
helper was badly burned The dead are En-
gineer Fred Witham and Fireman Edward
GRAY
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-03-20
THREE TRAINS WRECKED.
Fireman, Brakeman and Tramp
Killed and Others Injured.

ROANOKE, Va, March ia fatal wreck
occurred on the Norfolk & Western Rail-
road at Ada this morning, killing Fireman
Van Landingham, of this city, and a brake
man named L. A. Graham. A tramp was
also killed. Several trainmen were more or
less injured. Three freight trains were
wrecked. All were coming east. The first
train had stopped. The second broke in
two and the sections in their flight down
the mountain side crashed into the first
train. They were soon followed by the third
which had not been tagged.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-03-20
Coudi,,ou of lone. and Fletcher.

WASHINGTON, March 19.-The condition
of Senator Jones, of Arkansas, remains
favorable and his physicians report him to
be doing fairly well.
Ex-Governor Fletcher, of Missouri, had
good day, with his condition slightly i'm
proved.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-03-20
Ktu,tne May Soon Go Out.

NEW YORK, March 19.-Rudyard Kipling
tonight read the papers. dictated some let
ters, and saw few friends. He spoke OF
getting out soon and his physician, DR..
Dunharn encouraged him with the promise
that he will be permitted to leave his room
in few days.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-03-20
Inspected by Breckinridge.

PONCE, Porto Rico, March 19.-Inspector
General Breckenridge, of the United States
army. who will inspect all the military posts
in Porto Rico, reviewed the troops at Ponce
yesterday and proceeded to-day to the
Yauco district.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-03-20

arrived to-day. This morning also arrived
the San Joaquin, the last OF the overdue
English steamers sailing under American
registers, that were detained by the insur-
gents on the northwest coast Of Luzon-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-03-20
The Pope Attends Nass,

ROME, March 19.-The Pope attended
mass to-day in his private chapel and later
received several persons in audience. He
occupies his leisure time in writing Latin
verses.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-03-20
VILLAMIL's SKELETON.
General Wood Convinced His First
Identification Was Correct.

SANTIAGO DE CUBA, March 19.--After
careful investigation Major General
Leonard Wood. the military governor. is
convinced that the skeleton found few
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-07-29

The close of the Moses Taylor hos
pital against paid patients promises to
be less of a calamity to the public than
was at first feared. If q project now
under consideration Is carried out as
1t is reasonably sure to be, the tempor-
ary cloud will have not a silver but
golden lining as the deprivation to
sufferers who are uh'e to pay for SER
vice will result in a more satisfactory
place for treatment, but will also be
of material benefit to a needy institu-
ton namely. the Lackawanna hospital.
1t is proposed by a large number of
the leading physicians of the city to
open an annex to the Lackawanna
hospital for private patients. 1t is
not intended that this innovation shall
be connected with the hospital as far
as location is concerned, but that the
new institution will go toward the sup
port of the old one. 1t will be entirely
separated, possibly on some such plot
as the Home for the Friendless prop
erty on Adams avenue and will be open
to the practice OF all reputable physi-
clans of the city thus avoiding the
jealously and pickering which is the
customary accompaniment of a private
hospital.
The advantages of having it re-
moved from the immediate vicinity of
charity hospital are obvious. One
of the disadvantages of the Moses
Taylor has been that patients in q
critical nervous condition after oper-
ations have been tortured in sensibili-
ties and imagination when poor fellows
crushed or maimed from the mines
have been brought in to groan in agony
night after night It is also a disturb
ing element on the other hand when
the charity patients fancy they re-
ceive less attention than those who
pay.
The promoters Of the new enterprise
believe that a hospital managed on
broad guaged principles and conducted
for the benefit of such a noble and de-
serving institution as the Lackawanna
hospital Will receive hearty support
from the Scranton public. 1t is esti-
mated that with ten patients a week
the pay hospital will be able to place
not less than 5000 a. month into the
treasury of the parent institution and
when it is remembered that any phy-
sician in good standing can take his
patients into this quiet retreat the
proportion cannot but be considered
faVorably.
If the plans now under advisement
are concluded it is proposed to equip
the hospital with handsome. comfort
able rooms ranging from $40 to S25 per
week, which will bring it within the
means of a multitude who feel unable
to pay S2O per week for trained nurse
in their households. These rates will
be r1cst reasonable indeed for service,
board, room and nursing and the pub
lie in general will hail with rejoicing
the opening of such an institution.
This morning a meeting of the. direc-
tors of the Lackawanna hospital will
be held to discuss the new project and
decide whether or not the management
will accept the aid thus proffered.
Several of the directors are out of the
city but it is understood that the ma
jority will be in favor of the innova-
ton.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-07-29

not cause the eagles death It will be
placed In the Zoo" at Nay Aug park.
Last year two eagles were frequently
seen in the vicinity OF Lake Henry and
this year they have appeared at less
frequent intervals. Yesterday morning
while Mrs. Robinson and children and
a few guests were on the dock in front
of the cottage fishing they saw the
eagle circling about overhead.
In a short time II alighted on the top
of n dead tree about 300 feet from the
cottage. Mr.. Robinson was In the cot
tage at the time and he was apprised
of the fact that a large bird was
roosting nearby. He took up his gun
and went out and quietly approached
the tree. When he was within easy
range he took aim and neatly winged
the bird without killing IT,
The eagle dropped to the ground as
soon as shot, and, although wounded,
put up desperate battle before it was
subdued and tied by Mr.. Robinson and
his hired man. The eagle is an un-
usually fine specimen of his class. 1t
was brought to this city last night and
attracted much attention at the Scran-
ton House, where 1t was on exhibition.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-07-29
Court House News Notes.

A marriage license was granted yes
terday by Clerk of the Courts Daniels
to Andrew Flight, of Spring Brook and
Hattie Coffman, of Dunmore.
James Lewis was committed to
jail on charges of malicious mischief
and assault and battery preferred by
George Chestnut. His bondsman is
John ]. Lewis.
II. C. Smiths bond as tax collector
of Benton township was approved by
Judge Edwards yesterday and filed
with Clerk. of the Courts Daniels. 1t is
in the sum of $500 and the bondsmen
are j. w. Smith and j. Delevan.
The fixtures and effects of w. B.
Henry, who has been conducting the
Terrace hotel for some time, We're sold
yesterday by Sheriff Pryor. They
brought $1,050. The greater part of the
goods were purchased by E. c. New
comb as attorney.
The bond of Thomas p. Cosgrove,
tax collector of the Old Forge school
district, in the sum of $4,000, was filed
with Prothonotary Copeland yesterday.
1t has for sureties Daniel Dougherty,
William ]. Fallon, John j. Mangan,
Patrick ]. Fallon, James Manion, Mi
chael Connor, James T. Foley and j.
George Kehr.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-07-29
from Mrs. Na1gAn
to Mrs. plnkham.
tLrrrrR TO MAS. PiSKuAr NO. 64,ss7l

lLErrER TO MRs. PiNKHAM NO. b4,sS7l
"DEAR FRIEND-Two years ago had
child-bed fever and womb trouble in
its worse form. For eight months after
birth of babe l was not able to sit up.
Doctors treated me, but with no help.
l had bearing-down pains, burning in
stomach, kidney and bladder trouble
and my back was SO stiff and sore, the
right ovary was badly affected and
everything I ate distressed me, and
there was a bad discharge.
was confined to my bed when I
wrote to you for advice and followed
your directions faithfully, taking
Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound, Liver Pills and using the Wash,
and am now able to do the most of my
housework. / believe ! should have
died IL 1t had not been for your Com
pound. hope this letter may be the
result of benefitting some other suffer
ing woman. recommend your Com
pound to every ne."-MIs. MARY
VAUGHN, TRrMBLE, PULASKI Co., KY.
Many of these sick women whose
letters we print were utterly dis
couraged and life was burden to
them when they wrote to Lynn, Mass.
to Mrs. Pinkham, and without charge
of any kind received advice that made
them strong, useful women again.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-07-29
THREE MISERS.

From the New York World.
An English woman who lived at
Caen, in Normandy, where she had
lived for many years in strict seclu-
sion, left $19O000 to the London city
mission. She lived the life of miser
and was at last, in her eighty-sixth
year, found by her neighbors In the
solitude of her house, starved to
death.
Schultheis Won Meiss, who recently
died in Zurich at the age of eighty-siX,
was for years reputed to be a miser
who secluded himself to gloat over his
gold. But it appears that while he
spent little on himself he acquired a
rare collection of paintings, which he
bequeathed to the state. The collection
comprises 12.000 pieces, all of the
highest merit. Rembrandt is repre-
sented by POI pieces, Lucas de Leyde
by 15S, Albert Durer by Ill and Scho-
engauer by eighty-nine.
The late Countess Balsch,of the Rou-
manian nobility was an extraordinary
character. Although extremely rich,
she was a miser and hardly spent a
penny, except in defending a lawsuit
which her only daughter, who had in
Cured the countess displeasure by
marrying without her consent, had
started against her. When the au-
thorities entered the dead countess
dwelling to take possession of her
property they discovered, secreted in
numberless impossible places, no less
than 100000 francs. While making a
final inventory thew found hid in a
bundle of old motheaten curtains a
box containing another 10000 francs.
Numberless little cheap note books
were also found in which this eccentric
being had noted down every half pen
ny spent. Some books devoted to her
law expenses were headed Costs of
process against that beastly and pois-
onous serpent, my daughter"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-07-29

In the arbitration room yesterday the
following witnesses were examined in
the Langstaff election contest
Nineteenth ward-John Kramer, Fred
Neck.
Tenth ward-Jacob Freas, Rudolph
Warnke, Herman F. Slender, Ed c.
L. Mayer, George Farber. Armine
Locher, w. II. kaufman, c. II. Van
Buskirk. Charles Harbsh, Peter Coss,
Jacob Zaner, f. II. Corey, william
Amendt, Louis Apple, j. E. Masters.
John Mitchell, William Shultz, Albert
Van Housen, Louis Wifi, John Christ,
Fred Farber Darwin Hess, +. B.
Mitchell, Fred t'orbaugh, Rudolph
Preim, Jacob Walz. William Stark,
Samuel Kizer.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-07-29
THEY ARE STILL BEHIND.
General Committee Arranging for
the Firemen's State Convention
Makes But Little Progress.

The general committee arranging for
the firemen's state convention held n
meeting last night in the common
council chamber and gave a repetition
of the performance enacted at the eX-
ecutive committee meeting the previ-
Gus Friday night, when two hours was
devoted to senseless pickering and
about twenty minutes to catching up
to the business already two months
behind
The question as to who is the proper
representative of the Century Hose
company was settled by making Sec
retary TANNER clerk to the committee
instead of it's secretary and accepting
the credentials of ex-Chief Hickey and
Stephen Spruks. A donation Of $25 was
voted the clerk for his services for the
time intervening between the close Of
the fair, when he was under salary,
and the first of August, when he is to
so under salary again at the rate Of
$25 a month.
1t was decided to buy $50 delegate
ba les and $50 souvenir badges, at
thirty cents apiece, from Braxmore &
Co. The picnic arranged to take place
at Central Park garden was ordered
transferred to Wahler's grove because
the regulations of the former place per-
NIT the sale of NJ. Robinson beer only.
The transportation committee was
discharged because Of it's neglect Of
duty, and Messrs. Grier, Hickey and
Costello appointed as a new commit
tee.
Eleven different committeeman at
eleven different periods of the meeting,
when a momentary lull made it pos
sible for a good, robust voice to be
heard made earnest, eloquent and
lengthy appeals for harmony and
united action, but in every instance
the talk-risht- ht-out-in-meeting idea
would get the best of the speaker and
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-07-29

by Mr.. Robinson, On this levy was
male on Mr.. Bloeser's property.
August Robinson, brother Of
Charles Robinson. has judgment of
$4,000 against Bloeser and on the
strength of it he had an attachment
execution issued attaching the goods,
money, etc, due Bloeser and George
Kinback, now in the hands of Harry
S. Poust, who a month ago succeeded
Mr.. Bloeser as proprietor of the Hotel
Rudolph at Penn avenue and Spruce
street. Deputy Sheriff Ferber levied on
the interest the defendants have in
everything at the Hotel Rudolph.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-07-29
THE INQUEST POSTPONED.
Mrs. M. Girton Was Not Well
Enough to Attend.

The coroners inquest ir the case Of
the Girton boy who was killed by the
Black Diamond express, ha sheen post
poned until the mother, Mrs. NJ Girton,
is able TO testify. She is being treated
in the Pittston hospital
The jury appointed is composed of
Rev Thomas de Gruchy, William Penn
MorGan, L. Il. Griftiths, Eugene Fern,
David Owens and 4. A. Eynon The
testimony of several witnesses was
heard yesterday but no action was
taken.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-07-29
CANDIDATE FOR AUDITOR.
William E. John Yesterday Regis
tered with Mr.. Watkins.

William E. Johns, of 157 South Main
avenue, this city, yesterday registered
with James T.. Watkins, secretary Of
the Republican county committee as a
candidate for the nomination for coun-
ty auditor. The other candidates for
auditor are A. f. Kiefer and F. L.
Ward.
The candidates for commissioner up
to date are Giles Roberts, Dalton; w.
y. Spencer, Waverly. and S. w. Rob
erts, j, C. Morris, William Frantz, John
Penman, William Evans and w. J.
Thomas.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-07-29

by the board Of revision ana appeals,
the city valuation is 1923, 1901, or only
$l26,403 more than the amount of the
depulicates that went into the hands
of the collectors in 1898.
Last years city and city special tax
duplicate amounted to $296,GSl11. This
year the figure is $296, ,4S797. The ex-
tent of the courts interference is ap-
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-07-29
FATAL MINE ACCIDENT.
Patrick Cafferty Terribly Crushed in
the Barnum Shaft.

Patrick Cafferty. a single man, 27
years of age, living on Parke street,
Pittston, and employed as a miner in
Barnum shaft, was caught by a fall
OF rock while at work yesterday
He was so badly injured that he
died about an hour after being taken
to the hospital His face was terribly
crushed.