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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-02-23
DEATH OF MANAGER sPooNER
He Had Many Acquaintances in
This City.

b. 8. Spooner, manager of the
Spooner Comedy company, died at
Meriden, Conn.,. Wednesday afternoon
He had been Ill for some time.
Mr.. Spooner was frequently in this
city with his company and had many
acquaintances among theatrical people
here.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-02-23
BALL IN MUSIC HALL.
Given by the Members Of Journey
men Horseshoers' Union, No. 76.

The Journeymen Horseshoers' union,
No. rs, gave its third annual ball at
Music hall last evening, a very large
number of guests being in attendance.
Music was furnished by Bauer's full
orchestra and "a very enjoyable even
ing spent. each guest being presented
with a silken badge.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-02-23
MR.. HENRY WAS ELECTED.
He Is Lieutenant Colonel of the
Fifth Regiment, Uniform Rank.

In this city on Monday night George
F. Henry, of Wilkes-Barre, was elected
lieutenant colonel of the Fifth regi-
ment of the Uniformed Rank, knights
of Pythias.
He was opposed by Adjutant c. w.
Dwight. of this city. Mr.. Henry was
formerly major of the regiment.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-02-23
PRIZE WINNERS AT
TAYLOR EISTEDDFOD
EVENT WAS HELD IN THE
wELsH BAPTIST CHURCH.

Attorney James Z. watkins Presided
Over the Afternoon Session and
John n. Jones Was the Evening
Chairman-Taylor Choral Society
Won the Principal Competition on
the "sea Hath Its Pearls"-w. d.
Evans, of Carbondale, and Rev. d.
p. Jones, the Adjudicators.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-02-23
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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-02-23

The eisteddfod held at the Welsh Bap-
tist church at Taylor yesterday proved
to be an excellent musical and literary
treat. There were two sessions and both
were largely attended. The afternoon
meeting opened at 2.15 o'clock. In the
absence of Rev. d. c. Edwards, who was
to have acted in the capacity of chair
man. Conductor James f. Watkins was
substituted, and in calling the assem-
blage to order rendered an address ap-
propriate to the occasion. The first
number on the programme was the
competition on recitation, "Only Wait
ing" There were fifteen competitors.
The prizes, 81, first; and so cents, Sec
ond. were awarded to Miss Maud
Weatherhogg and Lillian Evans, Of
Hyde Park. Competition solo, for
children, Some Sweet Day." the sue
cessful contestants were Name Jones
and Stella Thomas. of Hyde Park,
prizes, $1.50 and SO cents. were awarded
In the order named. They were do
mated by John r. Jones, Of Scranton.
Competition spelling bee. prize, 50
cents. donated by C. l.. Daley, Tay-
lor. Four competitors. The winners
were Misses Edith and Gertrude Wat
kins. the prize being divided between
them. Competition duet. "Oh Lord We
Adore Thee" The prize, SO. was award
ed to Misses Edith and Gertrude Wat
kins, Taylor.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-02-23
Popular Low Fare Excursion to
Washington, D. c., Via the Lehigh

Valley.
Tickets on sale February eth, all
stations, Sayre to Allentown inclusive,
including branch line points within the
territory named, good for return pas
sage until March Sth, inclusive: and
will be honored on any train except
the Black Diamond Express; from
Scranton, S7.75.
Consult Lehigh Valley ticket agents
for further particulars. ~
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-02-23

McClintock delivers carnations for 25
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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-02-23

Finest wines and cigars at Lanes,
$50 Spruce street. -
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-02-23

For morbid conditions, take Beech
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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-02-23
kASIERPLUNB[RS

Your attention is called to our
closing out sale OF Plumbing Goods.
We can save you some money,
The time to buy is not when you
are busy. but when business is
quiet There W Il be a big build
ing boom this spring. or as soon as
weather permits.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-02-23
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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-02-23
WATKINS PARTY WON.

Competition. trio, three parties con-
tested, Fair Flora Decks" The
prize Of SO was awarded to ]. L.
Watkins and party. Answering ten
scriptural questions, two contested.
William Evans was pronounced the
winner. Competition alto solo, "The
Promise of Life" prize, 50, donated by
j. T.. Watkins, was awarded to Miss
Lizzie Lewis. She was the only con-
testant. Competition on the impromptu
speech. there were two competitors.
Subject, George Washington" The
prize was withheld. The prize on es-
say, So, was awarded to ]. f. Watkins.
Competition. children's choir, There's
None Righteous" prize, s10.was award
ed to Welsh Baptist Church Band of
Hope, John r. Francis, leader. This
closed the afternoon session.
An address by the chairman, John r.
Jones. opened the evening session. The
competitions were spirited in the ma
jority of instances and developed much
to interest the large assemblage that
attended.
The chief prize, $50, on choral COM
petition on "Sea Hath Its Pearls" was
contested for by the Welsh Baptist
church choir, under the leadership OF
Professor John r. Francis and the
Taylor Choral society. r. Watkins,
leader. The latter was awarded the
prize.
UNIQUE COMPETITION.
The first competition of the evening
was on recitation and was won bv
Richard Roberts. The prize was 81.
There were two competitors for the 81
prize for the best solo by a man over
40 years of age. Richard Winters won
it.
The sight reading contest had four.
participants. The prize of 81 was di-
vided between Edith and Gertrude
Watkins. Richard Watkins had no
opposition in the solo competition on
'"Then You'll Remember Me-" He was
declared deserving of the 81 prize. The
soprano solo prize of 80 was won by
Miss Edith Watkins. There were two
competitors and the competitive piece
was GLORY to God"
Three parties competed for tenor and
bass prize of 50. Messrs. Davis and
Watkins won. Miss Sallie Price won
the SO offered for the best rendition Of
Fate of Virginia" The prize of 50
for the baritone solo was not awarded.
the one competitor not being deemed
worthy.
Two parties entered in the contest
for double quartette on "Who Knows
What the Bells Say" The Sc prize was
awarded to the Hyde Park society. In
the naming words" contest John Lloy 1
carried off the so cents prize against
three competitors. The sight reading
contest was won by Watkins party.
The prize was 81.
The adjudicators were w. d. Evans,
of Carbondale, on music, and Rev. d.
p. Jones. of West Scranton, on reci-
tations.
, 1900-05-28

upon the hill slopes hat one could
neither go up nor down without using
bodies for steps. Osman, back of his
rock and earth defenses. laughed. He
knew that in the end he must be
whipped-he would make the victory
cost the czar more than men dreamed
it would when the a commenced.
Through August Osman kept raising
his trenches at Plevna. For five days
the Russian forces with cannon and
men assaulted his position and failed.
Skobeloff assaulted him in September,
lost $4,000 men and failed Constanti-
nople sent word to Osn.ln that he
could surrender or retreat. The latter
he never intended to do. AS for the
former, he waited. The Russian army
was increased to 122, 900. Todleben sur
rounded Plevna and sat down to starve
out the Turk. His wait was long and
costly. Week after week Osman made
sorties that cost the Russ far more
than the Turks. For 144 days, until his
men were starved into weakness, he
held out against 900 guns. Even at
the end of this time he did not mean
tamely to surrender. His giving up
should be as glorious as his resist
ance.
October 9, 1877, he made his last sor-
ties. His men and the Russians met at
the river Vid. For several hours tho
Turks, food hungry as they were.
triumphed. They captured a battery,
they annihilated a regiment of grena-
diers. A Siberian regiment was bay
onetted. Their valor was unsurpassed.
The Russian line gave way at all
points. But Todleben knew this could
not last. His men suddenly ceased
fighting, with their lines opened, and
then the Russian annon loaded with
shrapnel began their work. Osman
Pasha went down wounded but refus-
ing to surrender. Not until afternoon
did he give the final word and the car
mage ceased. He was carried to a hos
pital. He smiled when his captors told
him their losses during the siege were
so, 900. The Grand Duke Nicholas
grasped his hand and said: 81 honor
you for your noble defense Of Plevna."
Staggering from physical pain, Osman
rose and silently saluted. The victors
allowed him to retain his sword.
When the war was ended Osman was
placed in command of the Imperial
Guard of Constantinople. He was min
lister of war for a number Of years.
One of his late positions was marshal
of the palace, and it was his duty to
taste the food prepared for ae sultan.
During the war with Greece he was Or
dered to the front to take charge of
the Turkish armies, but the war was
ended before he could take command.
, 1900-05-28
PLEVNA HERO'S WORK
DEATH OF THE FAMOUS TURK
ISH GENERAL
Recalls His Memorable Defense In the
Russo-Turxish War-He Inflicted a Loss
of 10000 Men on the Russians Mt
Plevpa-His Last Stand.
Especial Letter.l

The death of Osman Digma, the
foremost general of the Turkish army.
recalls the memorable defense of Plev-
ma during the Russo-Turkish war. in
which Osman immortalized himself.
Even before the historic defense he
had made his share of history. His
forces were feared throughout the Bal
kans before the Cossacks of the car
sought the entrance gates of Constan-
tinople % years ago. When he was
is years of age he had come from
Tokat, in Asia Minor, where he was
born, and graduated from the military
school Of his nations capital. He was
a lieutenant in the Crimean wa with
many opportunities for observing Eng
fish, French and Russian methods of
warfare. He was given the badges
of a %brigadier general in 1873 after his
dreadful onslaught on the rebcllious
Cretans and Servians. At Widdin he
commanded a division. In the Balkan
country he was called the scourge g."
but his soldiers idolized him, and that
was All ne Cdltu lOI. his aim was
c~onstaatly to preserve the spirit of
~integrIty of the Turkish army, and he
resorted to appeals to fanaticism. to
love of plumber, to weakness for loot,
in order to gain his end.
Russia advanced upon Turkey in
July, 1877. The Danube was crossed
that month. Osman was at Widdin.
He passed to TriCopolis and thence to
Plevna. His army numbered 10000
men. He decided that Plevna was the
key to the Balkan entrance 10 Con-
s%tantinople and that he must hold that
key. The Russians then outnumbered
him two to one. But he threw up
trenches, settled his men in the little
village and planned surprises and sor-
lies. Twice he repulsed the Russian
advance. Their dead were so thick
, 1900-05-28

A perfect highway from New York
to San Francisco, in as near a straight
line as it is possible to make it, with a
width of 120 feet, for the use of auto
mobiles and bicycles, as well as for the
use of the farmer, is a thing that the
Automobile club of America will try
to bring about. The subject was seri-
ously discussed at a banquet, in honor
of members of the National Highway
Commission, at the Waldorf-Astoria.
in New York, when plans were made
and the route announced. Besides a
direct path from New York to San
Francisco, passing through Chicago.
St. Louis, Kansas City, Omaha and
Ogden, the club wants a highway
along each coast. Congress will be
asked to appropriate one-third of the
xpens and the states, counties,
townships and cities en- route will be
asked to pay the rest; the owners Of
property benefited to donate the right
of-way. The club and highway com
mission have on their list of mem
bership the names of some of the
foremost men of America.
, 1900-05-28

A young composer, being DESTROYS Of
having his composition criticised by
List. called on the master by the ad-
vice of his friends. So as not to in
terfere with LISTS time he made his
visit at 7:3O a. m, and explained his
errand to the old servant, who re
marked that it was rather early. List
overheard the colloquy from the head
of the stairs, and demanded of the SER
want who was there. Hearing that the
caller was a poor artist, the great mu-
stefan ran downstairs to the gate in
his shirt sleeves, called the visitor
back, ooh him up to the piano, played
off his composition. criticised it, and
sent hin away feeling like a master
in counterpart.
, 1900-05-28

1T is with a good deal of pleasure
and satisfaction that l recommend
Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and Di-
arrhoea Remedy" says Druggist A. w.
Sawtelle, of Hartford, Conn. "a lady
customer, seeing the remedy exposed
for sale on my show case, said to me:
L really believe that medicine saved
my life the past summer while at the
shore and she became SO enthusiastic
over its merits that l at once made up
my mind to recommend it in the fu-
ture. Recently a gentleman came into
my store so overcome with collie pains
that he sank at once to the floor. 1
gave him a dose Of this remedy which
helped him. l repeated the dose and
in fifteen minutes he left my store
smilinglY informing me that he fel. as
well as ever" Sold by F. H. Eggles-
ton.
, 1900-05-28

The very latest statistics on Lon
don pauperism are not encouraging.
A review Of the last twelve months
shows that although for four success
sive years the British metropolis has
experienced good trade and open win
tiers, there was no great diminution in
the number seeking relief under the
poor law. On the other hand, for the
first four months the mass OF pauper-
ism was greater than 1t was for the
same period of 1898, and stood at a
higher figure than in more than half
of the previous AZ years during which
. record has been kept.
, 1900-05-28


DI'ihe services on ouhuay trains Is
" possipiiitS Vi the near future. ouch
a PROJECT mas Deeh considered by pas
sFhgeF ohlclals lor some tlme' ana al.
thoush no concerted aeon mas "VeT
Oe'h taken III the matter II Is hlhten
that the Union racine nay try the eX-
pertinent Inc prlhclpal argument au-
'anceu III favor Oh such an innovation
Is thdI Il certain proportion Oh the gen
erai traVelihg puDllc OBJECTS 10 sun
uay raVei II Is DeileVea mat the IN
s'itulloh OF ul'lhe WORSHIP ldentlca
Win thaI iurhiSheu IN an! mouse Oh
prayer on the molly DAY Wuld do
toward removing this preJudlce' ,
IL Is also argued that the through
trains nowadays are furnished Win
nearly verifying u rellgion II a
propoEtloha'e mixture OF II with inc
other advanced hotiohs OF modern pas
senser service would certainly meet
with the approval OF the church peo-
pie. Inc plan when VIII probably be
adopted Will De to convert the dining
cars INTO temporary chapels and place
a certain number OF parsons on the
pay rolls by whom services in the
diners would be conducted. The con-
, 1900-05-28

President Horace G. Burt of the
Union Pacific, accompanied by General
Manager e. Dickinson and Chief En-
gineer Berry, passed through the city
on a special train at 1885 p. m. today
en- route to Omaha.
The officials have been in Salt Lake
City in conference with the Oregon
Short Lire people in regard to matters
pertaining to the joint interests of tho
two systems, but not of public inter.
est. President Burt said he would
gladly give out any news if there was
anything to give, but there was no sig.
nificance attached to his present trip
which was undertaken chiefly for tho
purpose of making a thorough inspec-
tion of the road and the large amount
of work being done in reducing grades
and curvature on the main line. The
Medicine Bow cutoff was operated
yesterday for the first time, and the
Hanna cutoff will be ready for the
passage of trains in a week or ten
days. The work is going on s~atisfac-
torily at Leroy, Sherman hill and other
places where important changes are
being made, while the work of ballast
ing the line is also moving along
nicely. q
Mr.. Burt says there is nothing in tho
Chalk creek story. 1t was true he with
other officials Of the company had gone
over the country pretty thoroughly in
wagons, but it was for the purpose Of
looking into future changes OF the line.
Nothing has been decided upon at all,
but it was found that several economi-
cal grade changes could be made in
the present line ON the western end
without making such q wide detour as
the one mentioned. What would ulti-
mately be decided upon in this respect
he could not say.
Mr.. Burt knew nothing of the road
to Los Angeles beyond what he had
seen in the papers.
, 1900-05-28

chase of rolling stock, in common with
other roads, in these days of high pri-
ces, it is said that forty-foOt furniture
cars on which bids were made one year
ago at $7G1, this year in April were
bid on at 1915. Freight cars that in
1888 were bought for SAP now cost
500.
Lists of all of the common materials
used arOund the railroad shops were
made up a short time ago. showing the
comparison Of prices with a year ago.
and it was found that everything has
advanced from So to liz per cent: the
whole making an average of 43 per
cent advance. The heaviest raise has
been in manufactured steel and iron.
In ordering engines and cars, the
condition is found that every manufac-
turing establishment of that kind is
running full capacity, with orders
ahead for months.
, 1900-05-28
SOME WONDERFUL WOUNDS.
Seen At the Front In the South African
War,

From MOOT river Sir william Mac
COrmac, England's distinguished sur
geon. who took the field with the sol
diers in South Africa, sends to the Lon
don Lancet an interesting set of notes
on the remarkable bullet wounds he
has seen recently. The greater num-
Der Of these wounds" he says, were
caused by the Mauser bullet, and near
ly all presented the characteristic fea-
tures-a small circular, slightly de-
pressed area covered by a black scab.
The exit wounds often were similar,
but a little larger, sometimes present.
ing a scar like an inCised wound and
difficult to discover. When | saw them
a week or ten days after the injury
they were for the most part healed.
How these bullets fail to damage vital
structures lying Immediately in their
path is nothing short of marvellous.
The proportion of fatal chest wounds
to those that are recovered from is be-
lieved to be small. but what the pro-
pOIllOU DItClStlS Is CdIlol YET NC
learned. 1t is abundantly clear that
one lung and often both lungs may
be traversed, and in many directions,
without causing grave symptoms, and
often without producing Il symp-
toms of lung trouble at all" A pri-
waite who looked extremely well and
said he had nothing to complain OF
had a hole seven inches long and three
inches wide in his chest. which involv-
ed the lungs. Part of three of his
rigs were carried away and the lung
was exposed. The soldier lay in a
trench on the field from 2:3O to .
o'clock before he could be attended to.
He was carried TO the hospital at 1880
O'Clock that night. Another private
was hit in the middle of the nose and
the bullet passed out the back of the
neck. He had a little headache. and
some trouble in swallowing, but in ten
days the wound healed and the man
apparently was perfectly well.
, 1900-05-28

One simply can't find anything more
delicate and fetching than the butter
fly parasol. A beauty which a lucky
belle will carry is of silk with four
exquisite butterflies embroidered on
every other gore. And such butter
flies as they were! Lovely. large
creatures, embroidered in more pastel
tints than one dreamed existed, and
seemingly ready to take flight at the
faintest o But they can't. They
must continue to adorn Beauty's sun
shade.
, 1900-05-28
DOES THIS STRIKE YOU.

Muddy competitions, nauseating
breath come from chronic constipation.
karl's Glover Root Tea 10 an absolute
cure and has been sold for ffty years
on an absolute guarantee. Price rs
cents and 80 cents. Exgleston, the
druggist
, 1900-05-28

The following amusing notice is
written in a cemetery at Rio Janeiro
in several languages: Noble mes.
DANES and gentlemen who may desire
a dog to follow in this tombyard will
not be permission unless him drawn
by a cable round him throttle"
, 1900-05-28

Sixty engines for the Union Pacific
will begin arriving next month, and
will continue coming as fast as turned
out till December l, when all must be
delivered at Omaha. All are for the
freight service, and are to be used on
the western end of the line. Each en-
CINE weighs $50, 900 pounds; the tender,
loaded with coal and water, weighs
1O5 900 pounds, thus the total weight
of engine and tender ready for bust
ness is 2S5. 1000 pounds. Each tender
has a carrying capacity of ten tons of
coal and 5000 gallons of water. All
are of the compound type, and are be-
ing made by the Baldwin locomotive
works.
No figures on the cost will be given
out at headquarters save that the cost
of each engine is SO per cent more than
it would have been one year ago.
, 1900-05-28
TRANSATLANTIC A RACE.
Africans Undergo a Complete Transition
Here,

Negroes who came to North America
had to undergo as complete a transit
ton as ever fell to the lot of nan
without the least chance to undergo
an acclimatizing process. They were
brought from the hottest part of the
earth to the region where the win
ter's cold is Of almost Arctic severity
from an exceedingly humid to a dry
air. They came to service under alien
taskmasters, strange to them in speech
and in purpose. They had to betake
themselves to unaccustomed food and
to clothing such as they had never
worn before, writes Prof. Shaler in
Appleton's Popular Science Monthly.
Rarely could one of them find about
him a familiar face of a friend, parent
or child, or an object that recalled his
past life to him. 1t was an appalling
change. Only those who know how
the negro cleaves to the familiar
things of life, how fond he Is OF
warmth and friendliness, al conceive
the physical and mental shock h a
this introduction to new conditions
meant 10 tnelH. IL peopie VI Jul '"h
race it could have meant death. But
these wonderful folk appear to have
withstood the trials of their deporta-
ton in a marvellous way. If we com
pare the Algonquin Indian. in appear
ance a sturdy fellow. with these ne
groes. we see of what stuff the blacks
are made. A touch of Homework and
of honest toll took the breath of the
aborigines away, but these tropical eX-
otics fell to their tasks and trials far
better than the men of our W kind
have done.
, 1900-05-28

After suffering from severe dyspep-
STA over twelve years and using many
remedies without permanent good I
finally took Kodol Dyspepsia Cure. 1t
did me so much good I recommended it
to everyone" writes J. e. Watkins.
clerk and recorder, Chillicothe, Mo. 1t
digests what you eat.-A. H. Cordiner,
Druggist.
, 1900-05-28

The Union Pacific tunnel at Aspen,
which will be $500 feet long, is now
$50 feet in on the east and $50 feet in
on the west end, and there is a middle
shaft 313 feet deep, al the bottom Of
which there is dug an eighteen-foot
header each way. 1t is slow work at
the bottom Of the shaft, as ali the dirt
has to be hauled up by bucket until a
cage and hoistway can be put in. 1t
will be timbered at first, but eventually
will be bricked and cemented, and
made one of the finest tunnel Jobs in
the United States. The tunnel will be
finished in one year, and the cost will
be about a million dollars. The grade
in the tunnel is just enough to let the
water run off and there is a short curve
at each approach. The bore itself is
a tangent.
, 1900-05-28

Try the new remedy for co%stiveness,
Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tab
let's. Every box guaranteed. Price %
cents. For sale by F. H. Eggleston.