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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-03-24
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n KI.CAREME was entirely ignored
M In this town. as always 1t is.
N The midday of the 1.enten
lV4 season. when the good people
may throw aside the sackcloth
and ashes for twenty-four hours. is
kept as religiously here as are the
other davs of the penitential period.
The snow did lend a little spasmodic
Eaicty to the early portion of the week,
but a snowfall as late as this is always
regarded with suspicion and distrust.
We look out and say, ITS all very
pretty, but so foolish. or course. II
can't last" ana thus we fail to take
even the flceting pleasure which we
might in it's fair beauty. If such Il
mass of snow had fallen in December
or January, we should have greeted 1t
in far more enthusiastic fashion, even
If 1t had as swiftly disappeared. There
is nothing eXhlarating about a snow
that comes dawdling along when we've
begun to think about spring hats and
have most of our dimity ana swiss
frocks for summer. and we are apt to
regard ii as we might Il tipsy work.
man who had been expected to arrive
in a state of sobriety last fall to re-
pair the cellar stairs.
Mr.. II. II. Watkins and family have
returned from several weeks stay in
Florida, where they had most en-
joyable season. Mr.. Watkins entered
tournaments at both Miami and Palm
Beach, where the Scranton visitors
made a very satisfactory showing, J.
II. Brooks winning in the Miami con-
test. At Palm Beach he was in thc
semi-tinals and there is every prospect
that he will be away up in the finals
in the ST. Augustine tournament He
is expected home on Monday.
Mr.. Watkins says that golf is in
great vogue in Florida. On some oc-
casions as many as thirty-eight balls
being seen on the links at one time
The St. Augustine course is magnifi-
cent. Among the old contestants the
Scranton players met while there were
Messrs. Taylor. Hamilton, Colby and
Watson. who are we'll known here.
1t is proposed to secure an instructor
at the Country club for a month or
more, beginning about the middle Of
April, as many members have cx-
pressed ~ desire to perfect their game
along the most approved lines.
There is no uncertainty about the
statement that the Home for the
Friendless is to have a mammoth fair.
A meeting of the executive and finance
committee was held yesterday at the
residence Of Colonel l.. II. Ripple,
when definite plans were made con-
cernins the great project. At the ar
mory twenty-five years ago something
near $4,000 was realized. The city not
half the present size. there was not
one-fOurth the business being done
here and it was Immediately followir,
the most fearful financial distress this
region has ever known. 1t is estimat-
ed that now. with the most worthy OBJ
ject possible in view, that of caring
for the destitute for whom the city is
responsible. ain equal success can be
attained.
Yesterday afternoon Colonel E. H.
Ripple was made president. with Hon.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-03-24
OLD FORGE.

A surprise party was rendered Mr..
and Mrs. henry Heuser at their home
at Rendham Tuesday evening. The
party was given in honor of Mrs. Hues-
er's birthday. The evening was spent
in music. games and other amusements.
Refreshments were served. Those pre-
sent were: Mr.. and Mrs. Scott Carey.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Sturges. Mr.. and
Mrs. John Ayers. Mrs. Wilson, Mrs,
Howell, Misses Flora Wilson. Mary
Jane Williams, Maggie Jones. Ella
Jones. Bertha Matthews. Cora Mat
thews, Ella kher Messrs. Fred Stur-
ges. John Thomas, Thomas Carey. Vim
cent Carey George Riddle, Byron Ira
Wis, Lauren Travis, Harry Travis, Fred
Wilson. George Grover, NJ Woolsey.
Mr.. Wesley johnson is quite sick at
his home.
The measuring social held at brakes
hall on Wednesday evening was a
grand success. both socially and finan-
cially. $26 was realized.
fine new organ has been purchased
and placed In the Brick Methodist
Episcopal church.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-03-24

tide of gossip by word. But it is a
woefully unfortunate symptom when
We find it easy to speak sarcastically
and often vindictively of the people
upon whom we have just heen smiling.
1t is a vicious enough fault to fail to
restrain the bitterness of tongue
against some one who has cruelty in
jured us-against one whom we have
good reason to dislike. 1t would re-
quire truly angelic attributes to at all
times to be able to refrain from CIV
ing way to such an impulse, but it is
just as surely the indication of very
vulgar type Of womanhood to allow
ones self to idly attack the reputation
or to ridicu.c and revile a friend or an
acquaintance who is continually met
on the terms of social equality. How
we dote on the persons we sus-
pect of this habit. Saucy Bess.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-03-24
WIN MARIANI
Mariani Wine-world Famous Tonic

Many thousand physicians and millions
of persons during the past thirty-five
years have thoroughly tested Vim Mariani
and Invariably experienced beneficial ef-
fects. Thousands of famous men an i wc-
men from almost every walk Of life have
praised Win Mariani IN poetry and prose.
In music. sculpture and painting. Try
Vim Mariani on It's merits.
Sold by all druggists. Refuse Substitutes
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-03-24

When the stomach, liver and kidneys are
tired and without nerve energy, the body is
poorly nourished, suffers lassitude and pain.
Paine s Celery Compound is a medicine
compounded to restore nerve energy, to
strengthen the stomach, liver and kidneys.
Read testimonials:
Mss CARRIE q. ATKINS, Sag Harbor, N.Y., writes:
"Fo the last two years have been in very poor health with
weak stomach dizzy headache, no strength appetite and
my in such shattered state that could not bear any
noise was under the doctors for long time, but did
not get WE'LL One bottle of Paines Celery Compound has
strengthened my very much and now feel like an
other woman 1t has helped me wonderfully and advise
all who are weak and nervous to use it,.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-04-12

A TREASURY IN HAVANA
zen. wood Will Establish One to Oyen
on the 18th Instant,

Acting under instructions from the Sec
retary Of War, Gen. Wood military COVER
nor of Cuba, has established a treasury in
the city of Havana. which will be opened on
the 10Th instant, for the reception and dis
bursement of the revenues of the island In
an order announcing the establishment of
this institution Gen. Wood directs that all
moneys received at Havana be paid over to
the treasurer and deposited by him in the
vaults ot the treasury, and paid out only
upon warrants signed and countersiane,l
IN accordance with the laws and regulations
governing the island
All moneys received at noints o,bo- .Lo,
havana will be transmitted in specie fo tho
treasurer at that CITY and ..danori,a -,
ana PAD out in the manner aforesaid ar
ueposlled 10 the credit of disbursing officers
~ autiiorlZea repositories. as one or the
other OF the said methods Of procedure sbaT1
be from time to time directed hv tba +
urer of the island" " e'"
~, II Is also provided that any chartered
t%ani psmn tIusl company or banking firm au-
thorlzed to do business in the island -,
quallfy as depository of island funds h.,
giving security in an amount equal To Tho
maximum deposits of island funds which in
Mn Mlt pe aiIoWed to have at any one time
NOT less than 80 per cent of these securities
must be in United States bonds ar their
market value or bonds of the city of Ha-
Vana at par. The balance of the securifv
W Ait eiie AoiLl oI 4 DOnu OF some
surety company or companies authorized to
transact business under the laws govern
ing the Island of Cuba and subject to the
approval Of the Secretary of War
Gen. Wood says that in view of the sery-
ices OF the North American Trust Company,
and also in view of the fact that it mas been
the hscai agent of the United States, that
company is to have preference as depos-
itory in places where it has banking houses
namely, Havana, Matanzas, Cienfuegos and
Santiago. For the receipt and payment of
public moneys an allowance will be made to
the depository of one-fourth of j per cent
when the payment is in the same place
where the deposit is made, and one-half
of l per cent when payment is at a differ
ent place than that in which the deposit
was made.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-04-12
THE LEGISLATIVE BILL
CONFERENCE REPORT ADOPTED BY
THE SENATE TO-DAY.
Changes Made in the Measure-Many
Items of Difference
Stated.

The conference report on the legislative.
executive and judicial appropriation bill
was today made to the Senate and agreed
to.
The Senate receded from amendments it
made to the bill as follows:
Library of Congress-One clerk, from 5000
to 81 200: chief of division of photography.
from $1,000 to $500; assistant (reading
room for the blindD $500 to LOCO; chief di-
vision of manuscripts, 81, 800 to $1,000; one
assistant at 81 200 instead of one at S720;
chief of division, maps and charts, $3.50
instead of $1,000; chief of division of prints,
$1,000 instead of $1,000; one assistant,
81 200; chief clerk. superintendent library
building and grounds, S2,22O instead of 81
600 In all the above cases the lower sal
airy will be received by the officials named
Under the head of the civil service COM
mission the provision for two messenger
boys at $3.50 each allowed by the Senate was
eliminated.
Under the Treasury Department. offices
of disbursing clerks, one clerk of class four
is lost and one of class three is substituted
in its place.
The office of the adjutant general gets
two more clerks than the bill provided for
when it passed the Senate.
District Pays Half.
The bill as it passed the House provided
that the District should pay S2I,l3o Of the
expense of caring for the parks of the Dis
trict under the jurisdiction of the United
States. The Senate struck out this pro-
vision but it was agreed to in conference.
The Senate gave the Indian office two adj
ditonal clerks of class T. in place of two
in class 3, with another clerk at 5000, all of
which were left out by the conferees. The
Senate cut down the laborers provided for
this bureau from two to one, but two were
allowed for by the confereeS.
The clerk of the first assistant postmaster
general was allowed $3.50. which was cut
to 81, 100 in the Senate The conferees al
lowed s.. 800
The Senate gave the Department of JUS
tice a law clerk at 81, 800. which was strick-
en- from the bill in conference.
The conference report was approved by
the Senate with the above changes, the bill
otherwise remaining practically as 1t passed
the Senate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-04-12
INTERIOR DEPARTMENT EMPLOYEES.
Their Number and Age Reported TO
the Senate.

In compliance with the requirements OF
a resolution of the date of March 16, the
Secretary Of the Interior reports to the
Senate the numbers Of employees of this de-
partment within the several age periods
specified, as follows:
Between fourteen and nineteen years, in
elusive, 80; between twenty and twenty
nine years, inclusive, 30S; between thirty
and thfrty-nine years, inclusive, S33; be-
tween forty and forty-nine years, inclu-
sive. 71s; between fifty and ffty-nine years.
inclusive, S15; between sixty and siXty-four
years. inclusive, 301; between siXty-flye and
sixty-pine years, inclusive. 162; between
seventy and seventy-four years, inclusive.
IS; between seventy-five and seventy-nine
years, inclusive, Is; over so years, 4; total,
1885.
presidential appointees and laborers are
not included in these figures. From the 80
Inmates furnished by the different bureaus
and offices Of the department, 1t may be
stated that something over $50 persons now
on the rolls must be considered as 'perma-
nently incapacitated, either physically or
mentally, for the performance OF manual
labor, in whole or in part This condition
in many cases results from the loss of
limbs, old wounds or health impaired in
the service.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-04-12
Their Attack at Elandslaagte Re
newed Yesterday Afternoon,
WEPENER Is STILL SURROUNDED
Reports From Pretoria Claim Vic
tories for the Federals.
CLOSIN IN ON BU LLER

LONDON. April ia special dispatch
from Elandslaagte dated yesterday says:
Fighting was renewed beyond Glands
laaste this afternoon. The Beers steadily
advanced upon the British positions. There
was a continuous rifle fire and the Boer big
guns were in action. The British replied
effectively. and after two hours fighting
the Beers were checked.
Elandslaagte and Wepener still monopo-
lie attention. At both places series OF
indecisive actions are occurring. The Boef
report of the fighting on April 10 at Glands
laagte AYERS that the advance on the Brit
ish camp was made with the loss of only
three mules and two horses. while the Brit
ish losses. says the same report, must have
been heavy. The bcmbardment lasted all
day.
Nothing has been learned regarding the
rumor of Col Baden-rowelrs death, nor is
there anything tending to show how long
the general advance toward pretoria Will
be delayed
In the absence of exciting developments
public interest centers more upon the per
scnality Of the new commanders and in the
SupposiriGnS as to who the next general
will be TO be sent home
GEN. Brabant ut AIiwaI North.
1t now appears that Gen. Brabant him
self is at AliwaI North and that only
portion of his column is at Wepener.
The Boer announcement of the reoccupa-
ton of Smithfield by the burghers is no
news, as the small British force at that
place Withdrew thence after the Redders-
burg affair.
The sailors Of the Powerful are coming in
for enthusiastic greetings equaling that
which met them their first arrival at
Portsmouth Yesterday, when young and old
women kissed officers and men indiscrim-
fnately as they came off the dock.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-04-12
To REPEAL WAR TAXES.
Provisions of q RilI introduced BY Mr..
Tawney.

In view of Secretary Cages statement OF
the growing surplus Importance attaches to
a bill introduced in the House today by Rep
resentative Tawney of Minnesota, member
of the ways and means committee. TO re-
peal the following provisions of the war
revenue act 10 take effect July 1. 1860:
Contract: Brokers note Of memoran-
dunn of sale of any goods. &c, 10 cents.
Conveyance: Deed, instrument, &c,
when the consideration or value exceeds
500 and does not exceed $500, 50 cents, and
for each additional 500 or fractional part
thereof in excess of $500. 50 cents.
Lease agreement, &c. for a period OF
one year, % cents; exceeding one year and
not exceeding three years, 80 cents; for
period exceeding three years. ST.
Mortgage or pledge. &c. exceeding $1,000
and not exceeding $500, 25 cents, and on
each 500 in excess of $500, 2o cents.
Power Of attorney or proxy, &c, 10
cents.
Power of attorney to sell and convey
real estate, &c, % cents.
Protests, &c, % cents.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-04-12
HAVANA'S FLOATING DRY DOCK,
Spain Offers to Sell 1t for $780,
600.

The Spanish government has offered to
sell the floating steel dry dock at Havana
to the United States for the sum of 500 900.
The army now in control in Cuba has no
use for the dock, so the negotiations have
been carried on by the Navy Department.
The dock it is said, would be of much ser
vice to the navy. in view of the utter lack
of any other large dry dock in the West
Indian waters. and even if Cuba should be
vacated by the United States government
without retaining naval station at Havana
which latter IS a project cherished by
many naval officers-the dock would still be
of great value at the Pensacola naval sta
ton, which has only recently been discoy-
cred to be accessible to large ships, or at
the splendid new station to be established
at Dry Tortugas. The price asked by the
Spanish government for the dock is, how
ever, regarded as excessive, in view of the
deterioration which has taken place in the
structure, owing to neglect. and there must
be further bargaining before the title passes
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-04-12
Interest in Naval Circles.
PROPOSED EtGHT-HoUR LAW.
Mr.. GOmpers Argues Before the House
Labor Committee.

Mt. GOmpera Argues Before the House
Labor Committee.
President Gompers of the Federation of
Labor made an extended argument before
the House committee on labor today in
support OF the proposed eight-hour law. Mr..
Gompers said the movement had secured
some measure of success In the states and
municipalities and it was desired to have
the government recognize 1t by the enact
ment of the present measure Through
some mysterious means, he said. the words
upon public works. were put into the
federal eight-hour law Of 1892. thus con-
fining 1t to narrow limits and robbing it Of
the value that its advocates expected. The
present bill was, he said. the result of five
years Of thought. study and effort. He
urged that the reduction of the hours of
labor was demanded by every interest of
the government, which should be as much
concerned In the physical and mental
strength of the workmen as in the tensile
strength Of the steel and armor furnished
to it.
Mr.. Gompers also presented a number of
letters and statements showing the wide
spread interest Of labor circles in the sub
tect.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-04-12
THREATENED TO BOLT.
Friends of oIeomargarine Bill Insist
ed on Vote.


While the final vote on the Porto Rican
bill was being taken yesterday afternoon
an Interesting conference, which threatened
to have serious effect on the bill, was car
ried on Just before the rol call COM
menced couple of representatives. Sought
Mr.. Grout of Vermont, the author of the
bill to further tax oleomargarine. They
said that dozen republican representa-
tives favoring the oleomargarine bill, who
were irritated at the delay in securing ac-
ton on that bill, proposed to vote against
the Porto Rican bill unless assurances
could be secured from the republican lead
ers that the oleo bill would be permitted to
come to a vote in the House.
Mr. Dalzell and Mr.. Payne were sum-
moned into conference and both refused to
give such assurance. The situation looked
ugly, as the friends of the oleo bill were
inclined to insist upon their point.
At this point Mr.. Grout counseled mod
Grafton. He said he was sure that Speaker
Henderson was not opposed to the olco
bill, and would not be party to any at
tempt to chloroform the measure. For
himself, he was proceeding upon the as
sumption that the committee on agriculture
would act on the bill in time, and he ad-
vised his colleagues to wait a while longer
and in any event not to mix the oieo
troubles with the Porto Rican bill The
outcome was that the threatened bolt did
not take place.
InlS lncluent SIo"eO, however, lne TEN
sion which exists in the House over the
oleo bill. Following the formal protest
which was lodged with the committee on
agriculture last week by the secretary Of
the Dairymens Association against alleged
dilatory tactics in the hearings, yesterday 8
occurrence demonstrated that the friends
of the bill are alive to the situation. The
opposition to the bill is said to be powerful
rather through the influence and official
position of those who compose 1t than in
numbers, but the representatives of the
dairy interests and the consumers are in
close touch with this feature of the case
and at the proper time, they say, Will
smoke out the enamy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-04-12
A BUDGET OF PATRONAGE
APPOINTMENTS AUTHORIZED BY
THE NEW PORTO RICAN BILL.
Many Desirable Places That Will Tn.
dOubtedly BE Eagerly
Sought.

By the provisions of the Porto Rican act
the President of the United States will be
given the dispensing of budget of patron
age, including a number of desirable ap-
pointments, which undoubtedly will be
eagerly sought.
The following appointments are author
lied by the bill:
governor, at s.. Gp0 per annurn: a secre-
tary, $1,000; an attorney general, $4,000; a
treasurer, $5,os1: an auditor. $4,000; commits
stoner of the interior $4,000 commissioner
of education. $1,000; five members porto
Rican citizens) of the executive council
whose salaries shall be fixed by the legisla-
ture; chief justice of the supreme court,
$1,000; four associate justices of the su-
preme court, $500 each: marshal Of that
court. 5000; United States district Judge
5000; United States district attorney
S,oo9; United States district marshal s.. 500
To Revise the Laws
The President Is also authorized to an
point commission of three members one
of whom shall be a Porto Rican, at a salary
of 5000 each, TO compile and revise the
laws of Porto Rico The commission is AL
lowed all necessary clerks and other as
sistants.''
All these salaries of officials appointed bv
the President are to be paid out of the Port a
Rican revenues. The resident commits
sioner to the United States is to be elected
py me people OF the island. but paid hy the
United States. at 5000 per annum. The
thlrty-hVe delegates to be elected to the as
sembiy are to be paid s. day out of the
revenues of the island
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tlon. 5000: chief justice supreme court and
United states district judge. 5000 each;
associate justices. $500 each: two mar
snals' each S3,un; district attorney, 5000
NO export duties are to be collected but
taxes ard licenses may be levied.
Commissioner at Washington.
On the regular election day in November
and every two years thereafter Porto Rico
may choose commissioner to represent
the island at Washington, salary 5000.
commission Of three members, one a
native of Porto Rico, is to be named to re-
wise and codify the laws of Porto Rico.
The act for civil government is to go
into effect Nav L 1000.