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Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1900-03-01

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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1900-01-19
A CUBAN POW-WOW.
National Leaders Discuss the Attitude or
the United States Toward the Island,

National Leaders Discuss the Attitude or
the United States Toward the Island.
HAVANA, Jan. 14.-At "A mecting to.
day under the auspices of the prop
uganda committee Of the national party.
Senior Pita said that Cuba would always
be a bone of contention because of her
situation, and that the Cubans, If they
desired to preserve their individuality,
must unite as one man.
Gen. Sanchez, who was one of the
principal speakers, said: Until re-
Gently Cubans had feared that the
Americans were not going to fulfil the
pledge of the joint resolution of the
inlted States congress. President Nc
hinley has set these fears at rest. If.
however, at the end of 1900, Cubans
should still see that the American pov-
eminent was only pretending, there
would yet remain many who would be
ready to die in defense of Cuba"
Senior Herrera said: 1--WE should look
to the history of the United States and
then we would have no fear that the
promise Of Independence would not he
fulfilled, The three great events in
That history are the throwing off Of the
British yoke, the emancipation of the
slaves and the freeing of Cuba from the
Spanish tyranny"
Senior Briosa said: Cen. Wood has
promised us independence. We should
not look with suspicion upon his &C.
tons, but should trust him in order.
late: on, to demand the f%ulhllment of
the promise. The governor-gcneral has
recently dismissed Il high official who
had proved negligent in ~discharging
ms duty with respect to the prisons and,
by releasing prisoners uniustlv held.
he has proved that he has the ends Of
justice in view. Where actions are So
enormously for the public benefit
our people should not too closely oues-
ton "A benefactor's method"
The work of disinterring the remains
If Americans is in progress at Colon
cemetery, The bodies of seventy have
been disintcrred. Some forty work.
men, who began at $3.50 n day, went
N a strike for twice that moupt but
'tAer workinen were Immediately
lired.
The sugar planters have suffered
evereIy from the drouth this season.
In consequence of the war in the
Iransvaal the price Of coal is now pro.
l'bitive, and wood is being burned in
Hrnaees' which is a source of general ,
n-eOnvenience.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1900-01-19
COLOMBIAN REVOLUTION.


KINGSTON, JumHica. Jan. l4.-AdviccS
Just received from Colombia rciterate
the statement that the main body of
the Colombian rcvolutionistS, after oc-
cnpyIng Rucarmanga on January & and
securing large quantities of stores, pro-
ccedcd toward Nocorro, to which other
bodies were co~nverging, with a view Of
forming n junction and delivering "a
concerted attack upon Bogota. In this
attempt, according to the same advices,
the ColomblanS expected the assistance
OF a considerable body of ~Nenczuelans,
understood to be advancing from the
frontier 10y way of Cuyuta. On the other
hand, the government dispatches re-
affirm the reports of a complete rout of
the main body of the insurgents in two
heavy battles near B~ucarmanga and
Ccrrita.
As against this adviccs from vet
another quarter declare that the gov
eminent is completely ~disorganized and
mat tn" government troops are re-
treating toward Bogota, avoiding CON
Nets. In this connection it is pointed
out that the drafting of AntioQuan
troops into the capital Is "A significant
indication of the governments position.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1900-01-19
GAVE HIM A TONIC.
The Over Jealous Bellboy Getsa SUITE
able Reward for His
Cheek,

A well.known drug drummer, " o is pay
ing his regular holiday visit to New Orleans,
took the train last Monday evening for a lit
tie side trip to Baton Rouge and in TIE hurry
of his departure left a handsome bnne-han-
died umbrella hanging on a hooK i'll the
lobby of the hotel. 1t was a tempting prize,
but probably every kleptomanlac who saw
1t supposed the owner was seated near at
hand. At any rate. It remained undis:urbed
and was still there yesterday when the drum
mer returned. "By the way he remarked,
after he exchanged greetings with the clerk,
I've managed somehow 10 lose my new
bone-handled umbrella. Have any of you
seen such a thing lying around the otfi,te?."
A quick. witted bellboy heard the question
and, ~gIancing around, saw the missing arti-
Gle hanging within a foot of his head. Sup
posing il had been there for only a few mo-
ments, he promptly grasped the ~ferrule. rs
this the one?' he inquired. "Yes.' ex-
the traveller, delighted, "and | must
say I'm surprised nobody has nipped it,"
'"Aw, they couldn't do that" replied the
bellboy. I've been holdin' on to it fer y
ever since y huts it up" The drug drum
mer stopped with his hand half way down
his pocket and a whimsical smile oyerspread
his cou~ntenance. "Well," he said, slowly,
was intending to give you half a dollar,
but if you've been holding that umbrella
for three consecutive days you're more in
need of a tonic. Here is a capsule of %quinine
and IRON The gloom which settled down
upon the bell bench might have been. ewn
with an aX.-N. o. Times.Democrat.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1900-01-19
FEELING OF SUSPENSE.
Should Buffers Movement Fall, 1t 10 Real
lied That Iadysmith's Doom
Ia Certain.


LONDON, Jan. l5-Lord Roberts enig.
NAUTICAL announcement No change in
the situation, does nothing to allay
public anxiety Of to explain the mys.
stcry surrounding Gen. Buffers move
mentS IN the Tugela, and, although
there is a disposition to regard the dis.
patch as disposing Of Saturdays adj
verse rumors, the week has opened in a
state Of suspense almost equal to that
Of last week, because it is recognized
that failure in Gen. Buller's present at
tempt would seal the fate OF i.advsmith.
PRESUMABLY mo change in the situa-
ton refers to previous dispatches sent
to the war office, which have not yet
been revealed to the public. Except
the announcement of the seizure Of Pot
gicterS Drift, and of the advance of
Gen. Warren, there has been no news
from the Tugeia for Il week. A ray OF
hope is in the fact that the same silence
prevails from the Bocr side. Thus it
may, perhaps, be fairly Inferred that
Gen. Butler has not yet met a serious
check.
If the announcement of Gen. WGr-
rem movement be correct, it is evident
that Gen. Bullcr's forces are spread over
a very wide front-perhaps twenty-five
miIcs-and in the event of n sudden
fail of the river, his operations might
be full of danger. 1t is believed that
Gen. Butler has no good survey maps
OF the district. This will add to his
difficulties. Gen. Charles Warren's adj
vance probably means an attempt to
seize Hlangwane hill, the main post of
the BOera south of the Tugela. Upon
the success or failure Of these opera
tlouS depends the whole future of the
campaign. Until the result is known,
Lord Roberts will be unable to decide
how TO dispose the two divisions and
the reiLforcementS now arriving.
The news from other points is of no
great Importance. BOcr accounts tell
Of another sOrtic from Kimberly on
january . in the direction Of kamfcrs
dam, with a brisk exchange of firing,
but no result. \ heavy defamation was
heard on January $, within Kimberly.
A dispatch to the Daily Mail, from
Moddcr river, dated January 10. gives
rumor that Kimberly was being bonn !
l
RaStard's Mex, mentioned in Lord /
tobcrts dispatch as the locality of {
reconnaissance, is northwest of Coles '
lurg. y
DOUBTS are beginning to be raised r
whether it will be possible to get to. t
ether anything like ten thousand Fl
.eomanry, Only Il very small percent G
&c OF the applicants satisfy the stand s
rd of riding and shooting. A large u
lumber Of officers from the Egyptian n
rmy have just left Cairo for South G.
.trica. to replace those killed and n
'ounded. -
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1900-01-19
PRONE TO EXAGGERATE.
This Tendency of Americans Affords
Amusement to an Eng
lish Writer.

Americans are not notable for their strict
adherence to the truth, but their eXaggera-
tons are so manifest that they cannot be
fairly accused of lying. William Archer, an
English author, has recently written a book
in which he gives some characteristic exam.
pies Of this trait. He very properly classes it
as American humor."
On board one of the Florida steamboats,.
which have to be built with exceedingly light
draugh to get over the frequent shadows of
the rivers" he relates, IAN Englishman ac-
costed the captain with the remark: I I'M
derstand, captain, that you think nothing of
steamlng across a meadow where there's
been a heavy fall of dew We'll, | don't
know about that, replied the captain, but
ITS true We sometimes have to send a man
ahead with a watering pot Again, a south
ern colonel was conducted to the theater to
see .Salvinl's 'Othello.' He witnessed the
performance ~gravely, and remarked at the
close: That was a mighty good show, and
l don't see but the coon did as well as any
OF en- A third anecdote that charmed
me was that of the man who, being invited
to take a drink. replied: No, no, | solemnly
promised my dear, dead mother never to
touch a drop; besides, boys, it's too early in
ne morning; besides, I've just had oDe'"-
Chrnnicle.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1900-01-19
IRISH BOERS.


The Famous tolors which They Carry.
loNuoN, Jan. IA.-McmberS of the
Irish TranSvaal committee in Dublin,
who are working on behalf of the Beers.
say that there are now more than 1000
lrishmen in the lioer army. They have
been organized into Il South African
Irish brigade by Maj. John Mcbride.
who emigratcd to the Transvaal some
years ago and became very popular as
a leader.
This brigade, in addition to the Bocr
colors, carries IN Irish flag. which was
made in Dublin in 1867 by a Miss But
Ter, who concealed James Stephens. the
fcuian Head Center, in her house and
refused to hetrav him, in spite of the
reward Of 1000 offered for Information
of his hiding place.
This woman was John McBridc'Saunt,
and when he went to South Africa She
gave to him this green flag. which is
now carried by the Irish brigade against
the English troops led by the lrish gen
trals-RohcrtS, Kitchener, Clery aud
French,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1900-01-19
DICK TURPIN Y
4 Bold ROBBIE Ioots Kansas CITY Resta2.
rsnts-He intimidates the Proprie-
tors and Terrorizes the
Gnstsusfs

KANSAS CITY, Mo, Jan. lin true
Western fashion, a lone rObber. masked
and armed, cleaned out two restaurants
in the center Of the city at 8 o'clock
this morning, under the glare Of an
electric light. In Lewis restaurant at
1910 Walnut street. he pointed a pistol
at STANLEY Brushwood, the cashier, and
tapped the register, while he kept his
revolver in plain view of two customers
eating nearby, The contents Of the
register had been transferred to the
safe but a few minnt1 previously and
the robber secured only a handful of
change. He then gave the waiter and
the t'To customers a parting word Of
warming aud skipped across the street
10 the restaurant Of Robert McClintoc.
Here the rDbbcr covered Cashier Joseph
DrrsdaIo and commanded TWO walters
and three customers to hold up their
hands. They complied promptly and
the rubbrr cfnptjrd the till in d twink
ling. He porhetcI the entire contents.
SlId, aud backing out Of the door. en-
countcrcd a grocery solicitor. lie
pokcd his revolver into the solicitors
face with the command not 10 make an
alarm and forced him into the rcstau-
rant, where all the others still stood
with arms, upstrctched.
At this instant the rObbcr dartrd
down "A upHrLy ull,t- amt ,1t-,,,.ur,I .
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1900-01-19
X PARDON,

a Hroken-H'arted Witness to the Hard
Road OF the Transgressor
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. Jan. ll,-Mrs. y
W. AIRING, IA handsome young woman
who after marrying a BILE al.
derry man several years ago. and re.
Gently eloped with her stepson, reached
here on foot today with her two chill.
dren, seeking the forgiveness of her
husband, her young lover having aban.
doned her. The old man is in North
Carolina, and the woman il here, A
hroken-hearted witness to the hard
road of the trausgressor.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1900-01-19
by the Footlights.

n tunny man appears on the
stsge with a huge red handkerchief
before his face.
Whats the trouble, Percy?' in.
quires the orchestra professor.
Its that awful hay fever, Gussie
Pays me right, too"
How does it pay you right,
Percy"
why, l went and married a grass
widow
Then the thunder OF gallery gods
vtorates through the house Chicago
Evening News,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1900-01-19
CARTER
VIII Not Accept the Nomination for
Governor OF Illinois.

CHICAGO, Jan, l4,--Mayor Carter lIar.
riSon today refused the offer OF the
Democratic nomination for governor.
He was waited on by Chairman Watson
Of state committee. and asked if his in.
formal declination of the nomination
was final. The mayor replied that
there were plenty of good men who
would make acceptable candidates, and
he must decline. Friends of former
Vice President Stevenson are urging
him To accent the nomination.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1900-01-19
rittshurg Coal Awaiting shipment.

~FIrrSBuRG. Jan. IA conservative
estimate Of the Goa in the harbor await.
ing shipment south this morning placed
the amount at 5000, 600 bushels. OF
this amount 1895, 600 bushels were
started down the river today, every
available towboat being pressed into
service. Most of the coal is destined
for Louisville and New Orleans. The
strike of marine tiremcn inaugurated
Saturday does not seem TO have incon.
yenienced the owners to any .pprecia.
Bile degree, as the barbor tonight lie
clear of boats, all being manned.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1900-01-19
REFUSED TRIBUTE,
Bank OF Caracas Closed for Refusing :,
Provide Government Funi..

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad. Jan. ia
The latest reports from Venezuela saw
it is the Bank of Caracas which has
been closed by the government. Presi.
dent Castro ordered that a contribution
of 10000 pesetas be required from each
director of the Bank of Caracas to pro.
vide funds for the government. The
directors refused. Several of the di.
rectors, who are leading business men
OF Caracas, were imprisoned
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1900-01-19

A Boston man says that Gen. Grant.
AFTER his trip around the world, Delhi.
era'eIy paid n visit to Plymouth Rock
!. appears that during his trip in for.
elsn lands he was repeatedly asked
about plymouth Rock. and was ne va.
pea'edIy and shamefacedly compelled
to say that he had never seen II.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1900-01-19

Of the d~.uo.r,,y o~Laul,,,,, g..
silver.
+. !. Lcchmon wIo .s,.th.Lu
the first DEPARTMENT .,,0. IL, CLi
caro- i, dcoJ
A Prrn.,Ivori, firm, L... ,t.. ann.
tract Ia Luild 5uu .,.,l ,n,. r,
French railroad
u.u r.,
burned In dnou o, N.,. n,r ,
npsrt,ir,o I,un
I'm Tu,l..,
oord,m,,I
iaiI at Krnsrtt Mo
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smallpox has broken oUt among
the prisoners in the limited State
p'h'tchtlary at ~I"aycnwortI, has.
A dispatch from London ON tine
9TH stated that Gou- White. though
hard pressed. ytlI held LaIy.mItb.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1900-01-19

"e"''
II. II. Warner, the New York
patent medicine manufacturer, ig a
bankrupt.
# is held hv ,be pr;,i.b oo,,orn
mon, ,hat ronds,rr. 49,, .,
band Of war
pnte shot prd lirod ron B.,idsor
at Clear Water Ma
-, ,
"'', S''"'0
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'' I''@,'s' ''""1" 1"'d'Ing the
""''"E '"-'f '"'''Hs'
Three thousand Smuiarjs, gho
.''2hi III the 'H0an var, have Of
'''''' ''''' services u" hIgIaIHd'
Walter Rains, "a travelling man,
atd Key. Fred Sick. were burned TO
death m Il hotel fire at 81. James.
No,
II is reported Gen. Ncthupp. Who'll
was 40 bad,y defeated ly rLc Hoor.
at Nagc~fonfaiu. is mentally de-
ranged.
ur.ro u.,.
N'' M'' "' "rIpa''H Mayer
in five rouHd prize frnt before the
Coucy Island Athletic Climb .Iapu-
airy lst.
49,, b.I.. ~
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1900-01-19

rr,am $ son Hector was always teas.
ing his enemies-hence "~hec,or;r,"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1900-01-19

"A sensible girl doesn't let a rich gaser
daze her.--Chicago DISPATCH.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1900-01-19

We need your assistance in announcing
to the world the greatest remedy thai
Science has ever produced, and you need cur
assistance to secure relief for yourself and
TRENDS through, Swanson's "5,DROPS."
As surely as the American NAVY has rom
quered and will conquer all that exposes it.
So Will "5-DROPS' arfsilingly conquer
Khermatlsm. S~ciatica, Neuralgia, Kidney
lronbIes, Lumbago, Catarrh OF all kinds.
asahn,a, Dyspepsia, Backache, SIeepless-
acne, Earache, Bronchitis, etc. "5.DROPSv
IS the name and the dose. Trial bottles 25c.
Large. bottles, containing 300 doses, 500
prepaid by mail or express. Six bottles for
so.oo. Write now, and the Swanson Rheu.
matte Cure Co.. l64 Lake St., Chicago. iii.
Will Immediately give YOU order attention.
4 man can't make his home brighter by
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1900-01-19

me seeds Of truth sprout in the soil
If obedience.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1900-01-19

France is absolutely dependent upon Eng
land for news of the Transvaal war, because
the cables are under her control, and she il
ready to spend a vast sum of money to free
herself, This is like many people, who, afte.
4 fortune seeking deliverance. Save your
money and try Hostetter's Stomach Bitters,
the medicine which never fails to cure dys-
pepsia, constipation, ~biliousness, malaria,
fever and ague.
A woman's way is to get the best of an
argument and then cry as though her heart
Philadelphia Times.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1900-01-19
The Million Dollar pototo

Most taIked-of potato on earth; the next
Is Sunlight; which is fit to eat in Al days
send this notice and Sc to John 4, SaIzer
c~atalog. '"e'' great
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1900-01-19

A statesman has nothing to say in
something the same sense that a
woman has nothing to wear.-De:roit
Journal,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1900-01-19

4 man can't make his home brighter bv
making light of his wife's trouble. CHICAGO
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1900-01-19

Philadelphia Times, N"u i"u't'-
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1900-01-19
NEWS OF THE WORLD.

The English parliament has been
called to meet january 3Oth.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1900-01-19

I"rrlllg with representatives of the
United States regarding concerted
action to protect neutral trade in
connection with the British Bocr
war. II is not probable the United
States will take any action in the
matter, rs it is believed Ambassador
thootr will obtain justice for the
American ship owners and shippers
involved.
The committee selected at In
d%ianapolis last year to fix a time and
place for the next meeting of the
Mexican Veterans Association has
named Cincinnati as the place and
December l4th ms the date.
The trial Of n number of miners
at Gainesville, H., charged with
firing into u crowd Of imported col
ored miners, killing one and wound
ing several others. resulted in their
acquIttal. The trial lasted severel
weeks.
Up to January LIST, thirteen cases
of the bcubonic plague had dcycl
oped in Honolulu. Four deaths have
occurred from the plague at Manila.
W. ". Wyatt, Il white man, was
taken from Jail at Newport News,
Va, by n mob and shot to death for
criminal assault on a married woman.
Wyatt went to the woman's house
and asked for something to eat,
was given him. and after
finishing the meal he committed the
assault.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-02-08
Our Curinun Rrnin.

A wonderful piece of self analysis,
worthy of st, Augustine, which occurs
In one of John Donne's funeral SER
mons, gives poignant expression to
what must doubtless have been a COM
mon condition of so sensitive brain.
81 throw myself down in my cham
Der, and | call in and invite God and
his angels together, and when they are
there l neglect God and his angels for
the noise of fly, for the rafting of q
coach, for the whining Of dog; l talk
on in the same posture Of prayer, eyes
lifted up, knees bowed down, as though
/ prayed to God, and If God should ask
me when last thought of God in that
prayer / cannot tell. Sometimes find
that l forgot what l was about, but
when began to forget 1t l cannot tell
A memory of yesterdays pleasures, q
fear of tomorrow's dangers, a straw
under my knee, noise In mine ear, q
chimera in my brain, troubles me In
my prayer"
1t Is this brain, turned inward upoI
itself and darting out on every side in
purely random excursions that was re
sponslble, cannot doubt, for all the
contradictions of career in which the
inner logic is not at first apparent
Fortnightly.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-02-08
Importnnce of Small Things.

A very interesting characteristic Of
the fashions of today is the extraordi-
nary amount Of care which is given to
the smaller details of the toilet-those
little accessories and afterthoughts
of which no one took the slightest heed
some five or six seasons ago. The in
Vulnerable lace ties, cravats and jabots
which play SO important n part in the
toilets Of the moment offer n case in
point, for without some dozen or so Of
these dainty little things no ones
wardrobe can nowadays be considered
complete. Now is the chance for those
who possess beautiful little pieces of
old lace to make a pleasant use Of
them. for they can easily be arranged,
either as frills upon ties of glace silk
or i'm the safer form of an applique on
scarfs of panne or mirror velvet.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-02-08

We seated ourselves on cushions, and
each took possession OF the fiat piece
Of scone which supplied the place OF a
plate during the meal, those articles
not being considered n necessary lux
ury. In the center Of the table stood a
large bowl full OF white soup. from
which everybody ate. taking as many
spoonfuls as they chose from the COM
mon tureen with the long handled
wooden ladies provided for each guest.
When this was removed, n large piece
of meat boiled TO rags took its place
and was speedily diminished under the
violent treatment II received from us
ALL each one pulling a lump of meat
from the Joint with the fingers and
eating it off with her own fiat scone.
We then had curry of vegetables, fcl-
lowed by the Zagazig pudding, fruit
and rice, called SO from native of that
village having brought the recipe to the
harem.
Our meal was concluded by coffee,
made In corner of the room over red
hot charcoal in copper pot and pour
ed thick into small glasses fitted In
gold filigree cups. The lady who made
this rather dsagreeable beverage was
the same who had removed the center
dishes during dinner. She was black
as coal and bore the delightfully."- de-
scriptive name. translated to us, OF
Lily in the Desert.-Good Words.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-02-08
Red Heels.

Nearly all of the new slippers have
red heels, no matter how much they
may seem to clash or contrast with
the general tints of the toilet.
The house slippers Of patent leather
with large silver buckles, have been in
vogue some time, but even the party
slippers Of the palest shades of kid and
satin have red heels.
With the unique gray gown Miss An.
ma Held wears in "Papa's Wife" gray
satin slippers with red satin heels are
used. The effect is very pleasing.
1t Is safe to predict that at the large
balls of the season the pretty ones will
wear the heels that Anne of Austria
made fashionable during her reign
New York Letter.