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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-12-10
TO HEAR ARGUMENTS
IN NEELEY CASE
Supreme Court Will Consider the
Right of United States to Ex-
tradite Neeley.

| By Exclusive Wire from The Associated Press.
Washington, Dec. 9.--The supreme
court tomorrow morning will hear ar
guments in the case of Neeley versus
Henkel, involving the right of the
United States to eXtradite Neeley for
element of the Cuban postal funds
The court has specially assigned it for
argument tomorrow and 1t is at the
head of the call.
Neeley was arrested in New York
for the alleged embezzlement of $4,000
entrusted to him as the finance agent
of the department of posts. Circuit
Judge Lacombe held that the evidence
disclosed probable cause and ordered
Neeley's detention pending the action
OF the executive. Neeley then applied
for a habeas corpus on the ground that
the act of congress authorizing the ex-
tradition was unconstitutional, as it
was an attempt to legislate for for
eign country with which this country
is at peace. The case therefore. invol-
yes the question of constitutional rela-
tions between the United States an,
the island of cuba and will be the first
of the cases which will determine The
power of this government to govern
temporarily or permanently the ISL
ands acquired through the treaty Of
Paris. The grounds set forth in the
application for the writ are that since
the treaty of Paris the United States
Is without authority to occupy or con-
troll cuba and that the military govern.
ment which there exists by order of
the president is illegal and in viola
ton OF the constitution.
John ID. Lindsay and De Lancey
Nicoll, of the New York bar, will argue
the case for Neeley and the govern
ment will be represented by Assistant
Attorney General James NJ. Beck.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-12-10
SIX-DAY ANNUAL
BICYCLE RACE
The Start Is Witnessed at Madison
Square Garden by an Audience
of 6,OOO-Fourteen Starters.

| BY Exclusive Wire from The Associated Press.
New York, Dec. 9.--rhe sixth annual
| international six-day bicycle race at
| Madison Square Garden was started
! at midnight tonight before over 6,00U
| people. The race Is held under the
auspices of the American Bicycle Rae
| ing association and fourteen riders OF
! International reputation began the 142
! hours grind. They represented as
many pairs who will race for six days
| as teams. No man will be allowed to
ride on the track more than twelve
hours in any day, but the two men in
each team may relieve each other at
any time that suits themselves. At
the end of the six days racing $4,000 in
prizes will be distributed among the
riders.
The following are the pairs who We're
counted in to start in the race, the man
first mentioned in each pair being the
one who started first for the team:
c. W. Miller, Chicago, and Robert
Walthour Atlanta; Hugh Mclean,
Scotland, and Alex. Mclean, Scotland:
Oscar Aronson. sweden, and Oscar
Babcock, New York: w. q. Stinson,
Boston, and Frank Waller, Germany:
John Dubois, Brockton, and II oyd
Krebs, Newark: Fl. ID. Elkes, Glen
Falls, and Floyd mcfarland, San Jose,
Cal; II. II. Blocker, Brooklyn, and
Frank Albert, New York; Jean Gou-
goltz, France, and Caeser Simar,
France; Earl Kiser, Germany, and F. itz
Ryser, Germany; Jean Fisher. Switzer-
land, and Michael Frederick, ,Swi, zerland;
Rudolph Miller, Italy and II. Aucou-
trior, Italy; Charles Turyile, Philadel-
phia, and Louis Gimm, Pittsburg; T,
J, Colgon, Trenton, and Dickerson;
Burns Pierce, Boston. and Archie Nc
Eachern, Toronto. The Lawson broth
ers, John and Gus. sent their entry In
too late and did not start. Fritschka
and Lingenbelter, the German team,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-12-10

jump the canon. We tried it once and
after.
That horse hated to be beat worse'n
any human bein' you ever saw, and he
was terrible mortified that time that
he failed to jump the canyon, for there
was lot of bets up, and big crowd
of people standin' round, most of 'enl
lowin' that he couldn't do it. 1 didn't
feel so bad about it myself, although
tain, as he wriggled all over and ges-
ticulated with his arms and head, as
he always does when telling a story.
You see, l believe ct was a bigger
feat than jumpin' the canyon, and
think so yit. i disremember when it
was, but it couldn't have been more
than twenty years ago that we tried
it. We went back on the plateau n
mile or so to git a good start.
hitched up the saddle gear and tight
ened the cinch and got good, firm
seat before we started, and then / let
him go. He went at the rate of II mile
q minute until he came to the rim of
the canyon, when ] could feel him
gatherin his strength as he left the
SioaAAA oht oboiN' away h'to VIC pii
but he hadn't got m0re'n half way
across the chasm, which is about four
miles wide at that place, when he
seen he couldn't do IL. The job was
too much for him. the jump was too
fur; So like a sensible horse, he Jest
natruly turned around and came back
and said nothing about it,"
II should say there was. You jest
ought to see me the day ! had tusse
with a catfish. They amt much but
catfish in the Colorado, but they're ter
rors, and some of 'em as big as whales
or what do-you-call-'ems, I was fish-
in one day bout four summers ago.
and got terrible sleepy. 1t did seem
to me as il l couldn't hold my eyes
open another minute, SO I jest natruly
hitched my line to my bootleg and
sez to meself Wen have a snooze.
"How long l slept l don't know, but
when l woke up l was slidin' long OH
the top of the Colorado river like a tor
pedo shot out of gun, feet fust.
must have went mile or so before J
realized what had happened, and then
1t came to me all at once that l was
bein' towed somewhere with the gosh
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-12-10
DEATH OF MRS. M'LEAN.
Mother of Mrs. Dewey Expires at
Washington.

by Exclusive Wire IRON The Associated Press,
Washington, Dec. 9.-Mrs. Mary l..
Mclean. the mother of John X. Me-
Lean, of the Cincinnati Enquirer. died
here at her residence this morning of
acute heart affection. She had be N i'll
since Friday last, and from the first at
tack her life was despaired of. At the
bedside of Mrs. Mclean when the end
came were her daughters. Mrs. Dewey
and Mrs Ludlow, the wife of Rear Ad-
miral Ludlow; her son, Mr., John r.
Mclean, and Admiral Dewey.
Mrs. Mclean was native of Ken
tucky, but previous to coming to
Washington, several years ago, she
spent most of her life in Cincinnati,
She was the widow of the late WASH
ington Mclean, proprietor OF the Gin
cinnati Enquirer Mrs. Mclean was in
her seventy second year.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-12-10
STATISTICS OF
POSTAL WORK
State Of the Service according to
Annual Report Of Postmaster
General Smith.
MAGNITUDE Of DELIVERY

The Mails Carried to the Door OF 31,-
100000 People Massed in Towns
and Cities-The Task Presented by
Rural Delivery-In Spite Of In
creased Service the Deficit Is Over
a Million Dollars Less Than on the
Previous Year-Estimated Expense
of Current Year-How Revenues
Increase-Abuses in Second Glass
Mail Matter-Statistical Informa-
tion of General Interest.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-12-10
EsTIMA COST OF RURAL. FREE
DELIVERY

BY process of averages taken from
existing free delivery routes represent
ing varying conditions the postmaster
general estimates that the gross annual
cost Of extending rural free delivery
over the 100000 square miles of rea-
sonably well populated rural territory
in the United States would be $50 55j,-
600. He adds:
But this estimate presents only one side oi the
account. In order to ascertain the net cost Of
such general extension it is necessary to deduct
from this amount the savings effected by the
discontinuance OF other service when free dcy.
cry displaces and the increased receipts ii may
bc expected TO bring The sum oi these items
can only be inferred from the indications already
given. Where solid county service has been
established it dspenscs with about ~ per cent.
Of the fourth'class offices, and has done II with
little friction at first and with full and hearty
concurrence in the end, The substitution of
carriers has alayed any discomfort that has
grown out OF the abolition of the offices. Ii the
proportion which has prevailed in the null county
services thus far organized were to rule through
general extension of free delivery il would
lead to the discontinuance OF $3.50 offices, in.
Nolying an annual saving, reckoning the average
compensation at SO, oi S215),io0. On the same
basis there would be saving OF 81 800, 900
through the disconinuance oi star routes
The increase OF revenue which will be directly
effected by free delivery, and which must be
taken into account, can also be approximately
calculated. The gross receipts OF the postal o.
vice for the year ending June 30, 1900 were SiU2.
a5i,57029. Of this amount, Ss2, o5,O9l. .96 came
from presidential offices, leaving $50 100, is7s3 as
the receipts the fourth class offices. A criti.
cal examination OF the report shows that the in.
crease in the revenues last year. outside OF free
delivery Offices, was 2i9 per cent, Hut the in.
crease in Carroll county after the establishment
of rural delivery, even greater at first. was fully
10 per cent. for the year, showing that an in
crement OF 7,5l per cent can be credited directly
To the introduction oi tnis service. The figures
of other experiments confirm this calculation.
Applying that percentage to the receipts OF the
last fiscal year outside OF free delivery offices,
its points as the immediate fruit Of the general
extension OF rural delivery TO an increase in
revenue OF Sl,5l3,07d50. As the extension would
require considerable period for its execution,
the revenues would be constantly growing before
its complete consummation, and the proportion.
ate increase would be the greater. But taking
the conservative exhibit, the net result Of the
extension Of rural free delivery 10 900 600 square
miles. or oil the eligible portion OF the country
would stand thus:
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-12-10

SIdeboards from SI4.oo to $4,000
Dining Tables from $500 to $4,000
Dining Chairs from Csc to $3.50
Bedroom Suits from SIS to ST 5000
Par|or Suits from $4,000 to $500
Hall Racks from $475 to $4,000
Library Tables from $12.oo to $1,000
Fine Couches from 5000 to $45.oo
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-12-10

Estimated gross cost '2o,ooo'oVo
Deduct estimated savings from
,liscontinuancc OF fourth.
class Offices Of ............$2,iooiw
Deduct estimated savings from
discontinuance of star
routes ...................'' s'O"V"v"
Deduct increased rcccipts.. l,jl39'0
.-----..---- 6,IT3.3I0
Net annual cost OF rural free de.
livery .,............. .....''.''' '''T'"'''-'--
II thus appears that rural free delivery can I've
extended practically over the whole country at
an annual cost Of less than sii,oooOoo.
Correction of abuses in second class
mail matter, as several times contem-
plated In the Loud bill. which con-
gress has repeatedly defeated. and as
again advocated by the postmaster
general, would save the government
within a few thousand dollars OF
enough to meet the whole net cost or
free delivery to the 2i,0o00Oc people
who live on the farms OF the United
States.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-12-10

Maresca and Sassard, the Italian team,
and Nikodon and Hoffman, the Berlin
team, failed to qualify and We're not
allowed to start.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-12-10
johannesburg Fenced In.

BY Exclusive Wire from The Associated Press
London, Dec. "a despatch from Johannes
burg says the town has been fenced arourd with
earbed wire to prevent the inhabitants getting
food TO the Boera
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-12-10

China Closets are becoming pref
erable to Sideboards in many re-
spects. Here are corner and straight
back closets. in both oval and plain
fronts. plain wood and mirror backs.
Big variety of them in prices from
$4,000 to $37.oo.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-09-23

Der 49, Twenty-eighth volunteer infantry.
Corporal Harold Mclaughlin; September
5, Third cavalry. Fred Lacharite: Thirty
ninth volunteer infantry. lawrence Cur
Henry Hillman; August q. Fortythird
volunteer infantry. Foy Gearhart: Sep
TENDER IA. Fortieth volunteer infantry.
James p Gardiner; July l3. Thirty-ftrst
volunteer infantry, Lauren Brown; Aug
ust 5, Sixth Infantry. John A. Sloan
Diarrahoea-Sept IL, Eleventh vol
unteer infantry, Harry Fern: T'hlrtieth
volunteer infantry. George M. Sampsel'
September 90 Thirty-ninth volunteer in
typhoid fever-september IL, Twenty
fourth infantry, James 7. Watson; Sep
TENDER l. Forty-seventh infantry, Musf-
clan Arthur w. Miles; August p. Forty
third volunteer infantry. James X. Camp
bell.
Malarial fever-August rs. Forty-sev-
enth volunteer infantry, John i. Bryan.
Drowned-September 6, Forty-third vol
unteer infantry, Milton Anderson, Frank
w. Johnson; August 4. Eighteenth infan-
try. Albert C. Laigie: August "A. Fourth
cavalry, James Dixon.
Killed by comrade-Septenber L. Seven
tenth infantry. Sergeant Joseph Me-
Entee
Uraemic poisoning September 10. Thir-
master Sergeant Raymond Clark.
Anacmia- September 2, Twenty-sixth
volunteer infantry, Edward Moore.
Oedamatus aryngitis-August y, cook,
Henry J. Kiockinsemper.
pendlci,is-September 8. Troop G,
Eleventh volunteer cavalry. Henry Fred
erfck Gibson; September IA Twenty-sec-
ond infantry, Frank McAdams
Pneumonia September IL. Fourth cav
airy, George Mandervile.
Cardias degeneration--Thirtf volun-
teer infantry. Herman w. Kramer.
(Signed) MACARTHUR.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-09-23

: Renton.
ssssssssssesessssrssssssss

The mining company Mt this place con-
templates making extensive improvements
N It's property In the immediate future.
furnish power and light put In new
dumps and drive n new ao-foot tunnel
the contract for which IA already let. Bv
fhe time the tunnel II completed, which
Il H. estimated will he IN about three
months. the company expects To Increase
It's working force sufficient TO turn out
,oo TO, tons r ~ &c, coal 2 day When !, T. re-
conrtrtS OF srverty-hve men and the out
ptit Is hut eighty tons day, the magni-
tude OF the contemplated improvements
may be appreciated. N means the employ
ment OF between 300 and 100 men: ana
that means n great deal TO Renton.
"Herefofore under the old system used
In tho mine. the miners have been COM
nelled 70 work ~ great disadvantage"
Superintendent Hiil said YESTERDAY s'and
although they have been receiving the
same wages rs paid In other mines they
The work was not uniform, While In
certain parts ~ the mine the miners
could make good wages, in other portions
they could not earn nearly so much This
was the fault or the system fnausurated
by the old cooperative company. We
propose 10 adopt an up-to-date system
Ivy which every miner can earn good
waves. and work 10 advantage.
we anticipate no further trouble with
the miners, for when we get the new
that IL win work 70 their advantage az
welt as 20 that OF the company
We shall put In an electric plant and
DO all our hoisting, lighting and hauling
by electric power. Our facilities when
completed will permit US TO work the mine
al minimum cost, and AZ the same time
enable ms TO pay the highest wages"
Miss Morris has been engaged 70 teach
the Fourth Grade In the public schools
-hsre She entered upon her duties last
Monday.
Mr. David Hoisseau. Mr.. Charles Mitch
ell and Mr.. Lloyd Pratt returned this
week from San Francisco. where they
were employed IN building a bridge They
were absent from Renton about four
months
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tsumhIa CITY.


Nv A Hastings has purchased
~ MtiNex knoWn ss gAo 'old tsaiNeN.
y wakiag 4 r6Wpteta ireoNfAtr1A t',,n
u f4m~ TNe efpurA enef VII te
%es y Mr. W a Sparks ~ hss ca
N'Ns = rcssmasler
N y " wNsthaua ana several X HIS
ssssehsts h,vs esen attrnaiNg The ststo
4k * Ccsgfew ationa ministers az
sFFs@ia sANffa Seattle tsis week
~ preh;sil,aa Ci8a held meeting
~efNisf exsatNe az enc hogue % NJ
ar Fiast rhf fr'fawlna efiicsrs
sase,ve President ~ a. EsacN
\ ssiss, Y T RoN3 secrttary N.
ssss' Treasure r flepier
~ I Y rherors a. ag san Francisco.
~. ~ sesst e Mr. s. \ Grost this
" Walters ~ Colfax, wash.
e.. k9ess IS Rev ~ g. Whitman az
w Iessaas eyering
M tiffany catssniaea her sun
ssses. ~. class very rfes sanity Friday
~ The following boys were pres
%s.s Mynn SsAnsbeFy. Charles Great
s.-s.r sefey, Ernest Hsdloek. Chester
49,. Bert Ccrse. Hal tiffany. Charles
'ys Warren ard fcuis Whitman
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STAMP LAW CONSTRUED.
Taxes Paid by Mistake VIII De Re-
funded on Application.

Special Dispatch to the Post-Intelligencer.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 2.-Commission-
er Wilson OF the internal revenue bureau,
has decided that In cases where revenue
stamps have been affixed TO papers and
Instruments, and recorded, and II is after
wards learned that the stamps were not
required. the amount can be refunded, the
claim for the same being made upon a
form furnished by the department.
No claim will be considered that is not
presented within two years after the pur-
chase of the stamps from the government
and presented i'm quantities of 50 or more
face value. In cases of claims for amount
paid for stamps used on deeds OF property
sold subject to mortgage II must be
shown in every case why the mortgage
was assumed.
The refundlng win be in the name OF
the party who bore the taxation.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-09-23

.41see esssssseseseesse

4. s..u<,A Republican Club will hold
HI "~effnr tomorrow night In Ath-
3.s, n take steps towards making
.sesiiran rally next Saturday night
z 1,rce4sfiIl affair OF the kind
.ss@.sfSd IN Ballard. Committees
s~sofyted and a royal welcome
IL Ls Conxressman Jones. On the
3 = " IN rally II Is expected that
. sc,s-afion OF Ballard people win
- = ~~S~ters AT the car and march
~ n 4 body The Ballard band
.~sneed FOR the occasion. and
I'M - left undone 10 insure the
" f6e rally. Besides Congress-
~ + large number Of the county
.<@ mi be present. Enthusiasm
hlrh IN Ballard and Athletic
~ crowded. On the occasion
W.. mar Jones last visit to Bal
~ Sr,sr weeks ago he was not pre-
~ $500. and yet his few remarks
I Ilrtinct Impression. This time
ready 10 refute all the areu-
- 10 by the followers Of Bryan
~ "a fsIslty and incongruity OF
-. 4 hitchcock. editor Of the Bal
- M last evening for flying
~ ~ pnrtland and Vancouver. Mr..
~ Mi visit his parents In VAN
~ ~ also a brother who has late
.St1s1 nom Iowa Mr.. Hitchcock
4: .1sa ms brother for twenty-three
49, AZ boys engaged In packing
& q the stimsen mill became
81 = n argument yesterday morn
~ n 4 short time we're In the midst
irsiv Grhs. In the melee John
<nsS ered about 10 years, was struck
~ Sjecs az wood over the eye with
e;c,teh 10 make a cash inches
~ ~ rEtp the bone of his skull. His
w ZERO dressed and he went back
< ne boys concerned In the af-
A ~ extremely reticent about the
~ n ths fracas. although some Of
~ s2nit that the trouble had been
s-1a5 ~ over week. About fifteen
~ ~ mIxed up ia the night.
=. nnlI1sd lodge of woodmen gave
80 SS{1ftainfnent IN the city hall
S1Sg mint. number Of Seattle peo-
y IN present and took part In the
&noef basln+ss men IN Ballard ave-
- 110<sn second and Third, are about
i si1111na the council for an ordinance
~{7kll the keeping Of bees near the
<216i business streets. They have
~ S1noyed great deal In the past
- Go4ectnily those VINO Keep FRUITS
VI 1:fY. The bees flock around In
- E55S numbers that trade Is driven
- ~ ons man says he has been
1870 10 close hts store on two coca
k II ~ past two weeks IL IL likely
IN latter viii he brought before
- sncll Il an enriy date TO prevent
+ ,91Ycscs Of the trouble next year.
- q Il may seem In city where
11 \ manufactured IN such great
11HsiL %nnd fuel IL very scarce In
k<S7 c,abs are used principally for
| I ~ there II such demand for
- 1T the mills are behind In their
- IN stimson NH Company Is
~ vsets h~hind and stu orders are
= The price has been advanced
~ 1 cord IN the past week and the
ns IN that Il will rise still higher.
- ollve D. eusandt gave delightful
~ = Thursday evening At her home
kf5fd. About twenty YOUNG people
- sasns.
~ Entertainment given last night In
h1hy1 n aid Of the Galveston relief
~ ~ success and good sum was
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STORY OF THE FLooD.
PROT wright. OF oh~rria. to Inve.-
tiEatc IA.

NEW YORK. SEP, ss--The Rev. n. r.
Oregon. editor ~ tho Homiietic Review
has lust received letter from the Rev
nr. Frederick Wright. 81 Oheriln college
Ohio which 6iscln#eR the object ~ the
trip the nrofeSsor has started 70 make
through siberia He n considered an au-
,hority on the glacial rerted 81 the earth's
geological history, and refuses 70 accept
tho theory that the deluxe merely sub
merged The fegsons rnrna about pAies-
tine lie believes tha, whom the author
~ the peutRtsueh saif TIRE waters COW
erred the face % the earth he meant r.
Prof WriEht viii gn through the
mountains ~ Slhffie far frcfn where
men ordinarily go 'rheTe he viii mako
excavations He VIII dig IN the earth
untt. wtth the geolosistss eve, he dts
ccNera inst that stratum which should
have been deposited during The nerlof
10 Witch the seluFe took plsce Next he
viii explore the Caucasus range pass
down to ancient 'Ararat where tha de-
acrip,ian says the ark landed. ara emerge
from his travels somewhere near Smyrna,
Ania Miner
N IN M the mountain regions ~ ex-
aidres nf wrlsht hnas the remains ~
the sea fer which he looks NJ VIII con-
eiuae that the aelpre was historical
fact
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An unacconntabIe Tragedy.

SALT LAKE. Sept. 22.--warren f. Har-
rison, foreman Of the Rocky Mountain
Bell Telephone Company. was shot and
instantly killed at Brigham City. Utah,
last night by James Burke. ono OF his
linerRen. Harrison was standing in
drug store when Burke entered and with
out a word of warning emptied the con-
tents OF shotgun into the back OF Harri-
sons head. Burke was placed under ar
rest. but refused to give any reason for
the act. Both men had been close friends.