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v,.. 1np.r,.,,.n Means.

syracure. N. Y. Telegram: I'm
perialism." as defended and promoted
by the Republican candidate for presi-
dent and the party behind him means
4 departure from the style OF Repub-
lican government, government by the
people. established by the constitution.
II means the creating Of . large and
costly standing army to maintain
government Of colonies In far distant
points Of the globe. to BE- ruled BY
satraps who are the stipendaries OF
q centralised power which enrichss its
follower by the conferring upon them
'of fich eoncessions At TIE sxpsAss Of
an oysrtaxed people.
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Gold B.s Prosperi y.

Reports to r. G. Dun & Co. show
that the total number Of commercial
failures for the half year Just closed
was $3.50 In number. with liabilities Of
$74747,452 and that nearly one-third
OF the whole was in the list of brok-
ers. agents and the like-middle men
and others (speaking Of trusts)-of
which 265 failed with liabilities OF S22.-
122.346, and during the last quarter 145
failed for $is.s20.s73. On the other
hand. while the manufacturing and
trading failures were both smaller In
the second than In the nrst quarter OF
the year. both were considerably
larger than in the corresponding quar-
tor of last year. The number OF fall
ures and liabilities for this year and
last for each quarter Of the half year
and OF banking concerns is compared
below:
Number. Liabilities:
U. 8. 1900 1889 1900 1889
Second ess daar.s. sosi 1 ss asas4s % sissS
Half year ..ssss 4sss sn!Es: .2.css $50
BANKING -. 20 81 as9Ss2 M ..SM. ~
shows plainly enough the disappoint-
ment and loss which results after a
year of wholly unprecedented expan-
sion and hopefulness In all lines of in
dustry and trade. when II is found
that A SEASON OF HALTING AND
DELAY HAS COME" during this great
and glorious administration OF Nc
Kinley.-Paterson Guardian.
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wolcot. to he Sent to Italy.

Washington, July 31.-The Presi.
dent has rendered the appointment of
ambassador to Italy to former Cover
nor Roger Wolcott of Massachusetts.
me Italian government has been asked
whether Mr.. Wolcott would be ac-
ceptable to 1t In such capacity, a
formal way observed in international
relations. So fur no response has been
received to either of the inquiries. Mr.
Moicott is supposed to be In France
ana the President has communicated
win iiim by cable SO that an early an
swer is expected.
North Park union., 1900-08-10

mSlttasy INVADER ~ are identified in
IL Ohisess mind With TIE other "foe-
s1gn dsvik" Hanes oar ninistsr-
Who night havs bssu - safe and ~
hslpfui In Peking ~ Minister Wash
barn vas in Paris during the dreadful
and bloody days Of the Commune-is
bssiegsd and menacsd with the rest
This % deplorable. but the responsi-
bility runs straight back to the ques-
tion, What business have We In China?
We do not want any part Of her terri
tory. and true religion and true Amer
icanism are agreed In forbidding either
propagandism or trade extension at
the cannon's mouth.-New York
World.
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Before Ian. 1. 1907. France is soinl
"a. AnanA aa6 M 1fQ In incraasins ha,

Before Ian. I. 1907. France u going
70, 1psnA ~. .5s7 800 In increasing her
navy. The scheme proposes the con-
struction OF sig ll.Sss-ton battleships.
Ave 13.eoo-tou cruisers. twenty eight
Soe-ton torpedo dsstroysrs and an un-
etatsd number Of submarine torpedo
boats. for which the sum Of sl3.6s0. 900
has been set aside. The French navy
b the nrst to possess submarine boats
really worthy OF the name. that is to
say. able under certain conditions to
discharge successfully the torpedoes
with which they are armed against
hostile vessels. either anchored or In
motion.
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second Son of Queen v,e.or,. D,.,

Coburg. July 31.-Prince Alfred Er.
lest Albert. Duke of Saxe-Coburr md
Edinburg. died at 10 o'clock last even.
of the heart. '' DID
Allred Ernest Albert. Duke of Saxa.
oopurg-Gotha and of Edinburg. ia the
second son OF Queen victorIa Of Enc
mhd. He was born at Windsor ca.tie
august u, lSl4. In 1858 he entered tho
Noyai navy and on January 23 1879
married the Grand Duchess Maria -,
nussia, daughter of Alexander III, Tbey
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Flood D.m.s. s-... In Chill.

New York. July M.-A dispatch to
the Herald from Valparaiso, Chill.
says: F.a,l
ihe latest rains Inundated the out
SKIRTS OF Santiago. Twelve persons
were drowned and more than 3OOO
were rendered homeless,
me cost OF repairing railway lines
IN chili Is estimated at Il. 900, COO pesos.
ihere Is no railway communication. he.
tween this city and Santiago. The
Masonic lodges are collecting money
to relieve distressed and suffering nor.
sons. p
North Park union., 1900-08-10

Charles Booth. careful student Of
social conditions. aays that "the I'M
employed are. A. \ class. \ selection
nom the unht; and on the whole.
those most In want arc the most un-
at." OF course. NO employer can afford
TO pay . man for doing poor work.
Uuntness may be either misfortune
or fault. In either case. society suf-
fsrs. and must learn how to prevent
the increase OF detective members by
making industrial training = part Of
general education.
North Park union., 1900-08-10

Prince Oukthomsky sent his cele-
beatsd collections Of brouss Mongol
IDOLS TO the Russian Asiatic section Of
the Paris exhibition. They remained
% view for . time. but some Of the
Agures shocked even Paris ideas Of de-.
eency. and complaints began to come
u. Having bssn aecsptsd. the exhibit
could not very well b returned, ~ .tha
sDeats picked oct the worst spsci
nAAA. DAcksd tAsm IN . box oe Asfstis
se1esraAos. ~ lAvs placed tAts n
. ssasede0oas position. with tAs lAbsl.
s.a1easot idoaa"
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The M-rrimno to Re R.,.ed.

Washington. d. c., July 31.-Naval
constructor HobsOn's fent of sinking
.he w collier Merrimac In the entrance 10
tne narbor ut Santiago was recalled To-
aay Dy the decision of the authorties
~ ~. nave the wreck removed as well as
..a. OF the Spanish vessel Alphonso IL"
wmch was sunk near by. The sub
merged craft Interferes with taking
Vessels In and out of the harbor.
North Park union., 1900-08-10

4 ride range Of l.lo0 yards Is to be
erected near Gettys station. Ports
moath. Va. on the Seaboard Air Line
railroad. 1t IL to be built expressly
yard. who will this summer take turns
at the target. II IL the intention to
make expert marksmen OF the men.
% that they will become a. proficient
In the use of firearms as their brethren
II the army.
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NoeAkhamsd-D -Dov1sh, the new Per-
siaa representative q Washinston. was
been and bred . soldier. He entered
Military ssrvtss st tie ass of eleven
AAd Aid not take up diplomatic life
aAtu ~ vas twenty-five ysars old.
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Russia's csarina has organised an
association OF Russian women in re-
duced circumstances. who are almost
constantly employed for embroidery
for ecclesiastical purposes or for court
dresses. The csar generally buys the
altar cloths and vestments to give to
churches and thus market 10 created
for this branch Of nsedlecraft. Queen
Emma OF Holland has also 4 school Of
woman smbroidsrsasss. who wrought
The young queens coronation robe and
also. some OF her evening dresses.
North Park union., 1900-08-10

The commercial treaty between the
United States and Italy. Just ratined
By the Chamber Of Deputies Of the lat
ter country admits into our ports from
Italy. at the reduced rates provided in
section . Of the Ding,ey act the arti-
elss therein enumerated. including
brandiss. wines and works Of art. We
look for . large increase in the i'm
portation Of Italian works Of art.
North Park union., 1900-08-10

: what little reform gets into Turkey
Usually alps In BY the back door. Re-
Dost has u that the oaly dynamo now
In constantinopls paased the custom
house - q wasAins- and thus
tie esslinss Of the authorities were
eparod.
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rr,mi,,. MAJ. to 3. Broh.p.

Omaha World-Herald: Congress de-
clarsd that ~ soon n Cuba was paci-
hed the American troops should bs
withdrawn. Cuba has been ''pacifed'
almoat two years. Yet I've full rsgi-
msats and two batteries Of American
soldiers rsmain .lN Cuba A promise
made By the MCKINLEY adninastratioe'
b suh3sc4 10 heavy Discount
North Park union., 1900-08-10

Intsnse hest never sssua 10 b the
saightsst bar to smoking. though Just
wy . nan should want TO carry . 1T
~ .afs with hin y bsyoad most Of
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klondiker. Bring Gu, Nor, co..,

M, seattle. Wash. July 31.-Fifty Klon.
mkers and Dawson adyices tn MI,
soth arrived to-day from Skaewav onS
juneau. The Topekn's treasure u -"
seeded $500. 600. She had nnmi,er ~ ~
acn kiondike operators aboard VI
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North PARK UNION.
FNsLlasRnHy2sx FRIDAY.
@XibfN. 8 ooIonADo

WIkA nine prssidsntial tickets u the
oeld the average votsr ought 10 Be
ebas to Diek ost aonsehing that will
Aar1caiss With HIS compilation.
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''Athistics are nrst-class a. ,xs.
time" Governor Roosevelt recently
aaid to the boys Of St Pauls school.
"but they are ~ poor business a. the
world contains." Oliver Cromwelrs
statement Of the same truth is two
hundrsd and Afty years earlier. He
wrote to his little sons at school that
b did not grudss them ''laudabls re-
eeeation pof hoaorabls carriage In
tAsn Nor Iegitinate EXPENSE" but
that he did smphatically protest
against pleasure and satisfaction
being made the business Of q mans
llts."
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CHARLES A. TowNE
sAcRipickp AMBITION ON AL
tar OF PATRioTsoM.

l1eAa Asvs Dssa NA.sA vAtA nsyaa
Mal H Dssa . esef-sssksr-A osa1
D4g RApsrs frsssts - ths sovss
CAAaDsoa.
North Park union., 1900-08-10

One Of the most honored and con-
spicuous figures in the public life of
Great Britain during the last half CEN
tury was Lord Playfair. OF whom Q
sketch appears In the North American
Review. Ths vast sanitary improve
Asnts which have taken place In Eas-
land within thirty years and the svo-
lutioA Of the whole system Of scien-
t1Ac and technical Instruction are due
% PiGyfair more than to any other
Aaa. He originally suggested the
adoption Of open half-penny letters.
now known - post cards." and he
was largely instrumental in suggesting
the basis Of an equitable agreement
between Great Britain and America
when President Cleveland's Venesue-
Ian message had brought the two coun.
tries Into dangerous antaSonism.
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things which came before the meeting
were the following resolutions. offered
by Mayor w. J. DOnnelly OF Victor,
resolutions. which were given out to-
day, are as follows: Resolved, that
the mayors Of the different cities and
towns whose names are hereunto ap-
pended. viz. Cripple Creek. Victor, An
aconda, Goldtield, Altman, Cameron
and Gillett, use every means in their
power to enforce the laws OF the state
Of Colorado and the ordinances Of their
respective cities and towns with refer
ence to gambling and games Of chance;
and be 1t further resolved. that the I'M
dersigned as mayors of the cities and
towns whose names follow their sigma
lures, instruct the city and town mar
shals Of their respective cities and
towns to notify all owners OF games Of
chance and gambling devices. also all
persons in any way connected with or
Interested in such games of chance, or
gambling devices. that on and after the
hour of midnight on the fourth day of
August, A. ID. 1900. nll gambling shall
cease, and that any games of chance
or gambling devices found In operation,
or gambling devices of any nature
found in the possession of any person
whatsoever, on md after the above
mentioned date. shall be seized and
dealt with according to law" The de.
termination Of the officials In the differ.
ent towns of the district to close all
the gambling houses wns n great sur
prise to the proprietors Of those places.
The gambling men there have decided
without exception to obey the law, and
will comply with the order to close
their gambling houses without any con.
test or attempt to evade the law.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-05-01
WHISTLING WELLS.
Natural Barometers Which Foretell
Storms in Wisconsin.

A freak of nature which is attract
ing considerable attention is a series
of blowing or "whistling" wells, locat-
ed in the northern part of the town OF
Eureka, in Polk County. Wis. There
are six of these hysterical wells, rang
ing in depth from 120 to 100 feet. The
one owned by James Coffin exhibits
most remarkable features. This we'll is
12O feet deep and was dug fifteen years
ago. The first twenty feet was hard.
pan and the rest coarse gravel.
Before a rainstorm the wind blows
out of this we'll with great force, maxi
ing a roaring sound that can be heard
long distance. The wind is so hot
that water placed on the cover of the
we'll will boil. The vino blows out
only before a storm, and the severity
and duration of the storm are always
in exact proportion to the force of this
current and it's proportion to the
force of this current and its duration
before the storm commences. 1t Is,
therefore, an accurate and trustworthy
barometer, as it foretells a change
from cold to hot, or vice versa, with
equal accuracy, but remains quiet in
settled weather.
IN winter IL CURRENT OF dlT Is drawn
in before a change of weather, just as
forcibly as 1t blows out in hot weather.
This current will freeze the water 100
feet from the surface of the earth as
quickly as it would at the surface, and
though many attempts have been
made to use a pump in the well, they
have all failed, and a number of pumps
of different makes have been destroyed
by the water freezing and bursting the
cylinders and pipes.
The other five wells. which resemble
this one in many respects, are all To-
Gated within the radius of about one
mile and vary in depth from 1870 to
160 feet.
All sorts of theories have been ad-
vanced concerning an underground
passage but no outlet has ever been
discovered, and If there is one 1t must
be great distance away in order to
foretell the approach of storms so long
time in advance.
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sand adhered to the fresh ink and
kept it from blottng. Very much the
greater part of the sand poured out
lay scattered upon the paper. Lifting
the book or paper the surplus sand
was poured back into the box,
Many of the wooden sand boxes
We're handsomely turned articles. The
sand used was a peculiar fine black
sand of uniform grain brought from
Lake George in this state.
At the time of the civil war in this
country blotting paper had come into
comparatively common use. 1t is only
within fifteen or twenty years, how
ever, that it has come into the wide
and very nearly general use of the
present time. Now the sales of it in
creases with the population or more
rapidly. There are American paper
mills devoted wholly to the manufac-
ture of blotting paper and their pro-
ducts amount to thousands of tons an
nually, and American blotting paper
Is now an article OF export. We
still import a little English blotting
paper. but only a very little; not en-
ough to cut any figure in the market,
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OTHER NEWS NOTES.

The funeral of Thomas McAndrew,
who died at his home on Throop street
Friday morning, was held yesterday
morning. After short services at tn
house. the remains were taken to
Hawley, where interment was mad"
The members of the Catholic Mutual
Benefit association, Of which the de-
ceased was a member, attended, the
funeral in a body.
A business meeting of the Ladies'
Aid society of the First Presbyterian
church will be held Thursday after
noon at 2.9O o'clock at the home of
Mrs. Albert Mowery, on North Blakely
street.
The funeral OF Francis O'Boyle, the
youngest son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Pa, rick
O'Boyle, who died Sunday. will be held
this afternoon at 3 o'clock.
Miss Stella Sawyer, of Boyle strecr,
is visiting friends in Mount Clair, N.
Miss Bessie Bone, OF North Blakeiy
street, will represent the First Pres
byterian church Christian Endeavor
society as a delegate to the county
convention to be held at Carbondalc
on Thursday, May 3.
James Davidson, who enlisted in the
naval service last year, is home on a
fifteen day furlough.
Miss Grace Chamberlain ard Miss
Bessie Bone will attend the Sunday
school convention to be held at Jermyn
on Friday, May 4, as a delegate from
the Dunmore Presbyterian Sunday
school.
David Shepherd, of the United States
army, has returned TO his duties at
Governors island, New York, after
spending a 15-days' furlough at his
home on Grove street.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-05-01
BASE BALL CHAT.

Kerwin and Millelick will be today's battery.
OF Scrartcn's ten hits five were two.bascrs and
triple
Either Stark or Johnson and Accorsni will be
the Elmira battery today.
Wallace Moser has been appointed official
scorer of the Atlantic league, at Scranton.
Doherty's work yesterday was of the gilt edged
variety He accepted six of his seven chances
in splendid style and his one misplay was poor
throw to first base.
Pittsburg, April 30.--Pittsburg has purchased
Dick Cooley from Philadelphia and he will play
first base in the st. Louis series Wednesday.
Dillon will be released by Pittsburg.
While there particular medalionS on
big Mclntyres fielding as in fact he made two
errors which were decidedly orangecoroled still
his hitting made him yesterdays idol.
Pitcher Charles Jordan, formerly with Newark,
signed yesterday by Manager Burnham for
the local team lie is a twirler of splendid rep
utation and ought to add much strength to the
Scranton pitching department.
Pitcher Keener, who twirled for Jersey City
yesterday, is claimed by Manager Burnham.
Keener had accepted Scranton terms, he claims,
before Jersey City signed him, and he has laid
the case before President Fogel
The line up Of that Newark team looks sus.
picousy like a farm for the Worcester Eastern
league team. Ladd, Klopf and Noyes all played
on the Worcester team during the practice games
OF lew weeks ago, ana are now on the New
ark roster.
Third Baseman Wolyertcn, OF Chicago, has
been released to Philadelphia. This is an excel
lent thing for the Phillies, as Wolverton will
most satisfactorily fill the bad gap, caused at
third base by the withdrawal Of Billy Lauder
from professional base ball.
Our old friend, Lizzie" Field was very much
in evidence with the hickory in yesterdays game
between Reading and the Athletics. Time has
evidently dealt kindly with the big fellow and
two singles and home run were his record
yesterday of voorhees,, of Reading.
There ought to be big attendance at the park
today, it will be- the last chance TO see the
local players until May 8, when Wilkes Barre will
be the opposing team. Burnham's men play at
Allentown May and 3, at WilkesBarre May
4, and 8, and Elmira May and s.
Charley Smith, formerly the Wilkes. Barre third
baesman played short for Elmira yesterday. lie
has just recovered from severe attack Of illness,
and as a result his showing was rather poor. At
the bat he was peculiarly weak, Kennedy strik-
ing him out four times. Once he gets in form,
however, Smith ought to bat strongly and will
no doubt put up fine game for the New York
Crs.
That Elmira outfeld certainly needs a very
large injection OF ginger Grant and johnson yes
terday, in particular, made very yellow show
ing. johnson moved around in left field with
the rapdty of an ice wagon, and SHELTERS two.
bagger ought to have been an easy out in the
fifth inning. Grant made a muf in the second
inning of a hit from "Pirate" OBrien's bat
and later in the game gave the other O'Bren
a three.bagger by msJujging his hit.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-05-01
LEAGUE SEASON OPENED.
Threatening Weather Kept Many
Away from the First Game.
Home Team Defeated Elmira.

About 900 persons were at Athletic
park yesterday afternoon to see Man
ager Burnhams Scranton players open
the Atlantic league season with Ell
mira. While this was not very large
attendance for an opening game, It
would have been much larger but for
the threatening weather, which kept
many away, and what the spectators
lacked in number they made up in en-
thusiasm. and when after Elmira had
her last chance at the bat and the
score stood 81 in favor of the home
team, roar of applause went up which
augured well for base ball in this city
the coming season.
The game was a well-played and in
teresting one, remarkable chiefly for
the excellent twirling of Pitcher Ken
nedy, who kept the New Workers. down
to three singles, and for the batting of
the portly individual named Mcintyre,
who holds down first base for Scran-
= ton.
Mr.. Mcintyre made four trips to the
plate. and ON eacn OF his first two at
tempts made the ball travel to the
center field fence, for a two-bagger.
On his third appearance, the crowd
gave vent to a big yell of approval
and Mr.. Eason, of Elmira, wisely al
lowed the gentleman with the sluggns
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proclivities to walk TO first on balls.
The fourth time up, he drove out
terrific one, which hit Mr. Eason IN
the back, as he tried to get out of the
road of it, The latter, with admirable
coolness, however, picked up the ball
and throwing it to first base, retired
Mr.. Mcintyre.
On the Elmira side Jimmy Dean, a
Scranton boy, played the strongest
game. He made one pretty hit, stols
base. fielded his position well, and
made his one error on difficult chance
from Kennedy's bat.
Scranton's runs were made as fol-
lows: In the second inning Mcintyre
doubled, and came home on Pirate"
O'Brien's long fly to Grant, which the
latter, after backward run. muffed
O'Brien scored on Kennedv's drive to
Dean, which the latter fumbled In the
third inning Shelter went to first on
balls, and scored on Dick Knox's cork
ing two-baser to center field. Knox
came home on McIntyre's second two
bagger In the fifth inning Shelter
made a double, a gift of Left Fielder
Johnson, who flagrantly misjudged the
ball. and scored on Eason's wild pitch
Mcintyre walked, was advanced a base
by the wild pitch already mentioned,
and scored on Dohertys hit. In the
sixth, Kennedy and Ferguson singled,
and scored on J. j. O'Brien's long
center field fly, which was misjudged
by Grant, and yielded the fleet short
stop three bases.
In the third inning only, Elmira
looked dangerous. Catcher Accorsini,
the first man up,was hit with a pitched
ball. and advanced on Eason's bunt.
the Elmira pitcher being safe on first
when Mcintyre dropped Dohertys as
sist Grant now stepped to the bat and
cracked the ball to deep center. Knox
pulled it in, and with lightning
throw in, held Accorsini on third and
Eason on first. Haggerty now banged
the ball to left, but Ferguson caught
ii. and another quick throw held the
base runners. Dean ended the agony
by going out, Doherty to Mcintyre.
In the seventh, Accorsini made 6rst
on Doherty's poor throw to Mcintyre,
went to second when Eason received a
base on balls. and scored on Grants $
hit. The detailed score follows:
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-05-01
SERIOUSLY INJURED.

Little Leo Dolphin, while attempting
to cross the street on Brook street,
near his home Saturday evening, fell
down a steep embankment, leading to
the gutter, which had been left in this
condition by workmen grading the
street, and when picked up by his
father seemed seriously injured. Af-
ter being taken to the home and Drs.
Garvey and Wintersten summoned, the
little fellows hip was found to be
fractured.
The little boys condition is very
serious. as his constitution lis hardly
able to bear the shock of an opera
tion, which is deemed necessary. This
accident brings the condition of Web
ster avenue and Brook street prom
inent before the public again, and
doubtless will awaken the proper au-
thorities to action in grading off the
dangerous gullies and small ravine3.