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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-03-25
RUSSIA ABREAST OF THE TIMES
Frauds in the Construction of the si-
 berian Railway.

DeFian Hallway
 It is not known that those in charge of the construction of the Siberian railway were ever under the tutelage of the members of the American Credit Mobilier, but, judging by reports that come from that region, they would have been apt pupils. They certainly have trick or two that would put their American compatriots to the blush. It appears that the different works nave been executed in a man. her that shows very little conscience. Everything, or nearly everything. will have to be done over again before the authorities can think of throwing open this gigantic line to regular working. In very many places the road gives way on the passage of train little heavier than usual or travelling at a speed of more than twenty miles an hour and accidents more or less grave are continually happening. More than usual courage is demanded of any one undertaking a journey on this rall- way. This construction a Ia Russe has already swallowed up hundreds of m1l- lions of rubles, or, to speak more truthfully, the constructors and not the construction have absorbed the millions. People are beginning to ask how 1t will finish. There is still more. Several Siberian journals, which are, moreover, closely controlled by the local censors, publish the following statements: For several months the naEvy contractors have not been paid In cash despite the terms of their contracts. The engineers in charge, who represent tie government, de ciared that they had no more money and the contractors must be satisfied with bonds. which the Siberian and Chinese banks have for some time discounted at 8115 per cent. Frequently these bonds were not paid on falling due, and in consequence the banks re- fuse to act any longer as intermedia- ries between the government engineers md the contractors. It was only when ono of these engineers, Prince A., who had made fortune, undertook to be personally responsible to the banks that tbay resumed the functions of discount brokers. But the princes guaranty is somewhat costly, seeing that he claims little fee of 15 per cent. The contractors are furious, but they find themselves helpless, owing to the clause inserted in all the con- tracts to the effect that disputes be- sWeen the engineers and the contract DTS of tbe line have to be settled in St. Petersburg To lodge complaint 6,000 miles from the spot where the circumstances have occurred Is at least inconyenient and would entail years delay. The position of the unfortu- nate naYyies themselves Can be imag- ined from the treatment of the con- tractor. Their wages are paid very Irregularly and always with deduc- tions Badly fed and badly#lodged, it is not surprising if they give only half 8 heart to the work.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-03-25
HI. neaAt Is on the RA.,l Side

Physicians in hospital at Omaha discovered that the heart Of John M. Murphy, one of the inmates, lies on the right instead of the left side of his body. Operations were at once begun 10 transfer it to it's proper place. M&r. pny is accustomed to handling heavy burdens and .wo years ago he observed some startling change going on around his heart The organ seemed to be slowly crowded toward his right side
 In the course cf a year he found his heart eatipg nearly ip the center of his body, and then t passed distinctly over to the right side. The doctors performed an operation. They found his heart had been crowded out of place as the result of the formation of pus in the natural heart cavity. This was drawn off. a section of the ribs taken out and the delicate organ pressed to. wards the left. It could not be moved much, but the surgeons think it will gradually return to its accustomed place. II is believed to be the only case of Its kind In medical history.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-03-25
Feadaitsm in Hungary.

Inconeeivable as the anachronism may seem to the western mind, the agrarian system of Hungary has not yet issued from the feudal form. The Hungarian farmer of today is virtually a serf. bound to his master. the hered- itary owner Of the soil which the peas ant tills, by the tangible tie of per- sonal liability The Hungarian feudal lord of today is entitled to fly days labor from each male adult who dwells on his land. The seignior E q liberty to demand this feudal contribution at whatever time may seem best to him. with the frequent result that the ten ant farmer is employed in gathering his masters harYests while his own crops are rotting after a rainfall or are being consumed by an early frost or suffer damage from one or more of the many possible causes which ren. der destructive the slightest delay on the part of the harvester in gathering the fruits of a years labor.-S. Ivan Tonjoroff, in Arena.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-03-25
 SEEMS SLOW NOW.
Ten Miles an Hour ny Rail Forty-seven
 Years Ago.

Ten Miles an Hour ny RaH Torty-seVen
 Years Ago.
 sI was greatly Interested the other day" said a passenger conductor who runs into New Orleans, "in looking over an old schedule of the South Carolina railroad, printed just forty seven years ago, in the fall of '52. It is hafd to realize what tremendous changes have taken place within the memory of the people who are now alive and hearty. In the 50's the South Carolina line was considered one of the best equipped and fastest in the country. 1 find by the old schedule that the night express between Charleston and Columbia. which is 8 distance of about 130 miles, made the trip, when it had good luck in 13 hours and 15 minutes, but the public was warned not to expect such feat every day, The freight service be- tween the two points was scheduled to cover the run in 29 hours. there or thereaboIts. That was a shade better than four and one-half miles an hour, and was considered so fast that there Is special order to trainmen to stop at tue first siding in dense fogs and wsit for the same to lift" It seems to me that order gives one a wonder ful picture of the good old times. Think of throug freight roasting on a siding, waiting for a fog to lift! Nowadays the passenger trains make the run from Charleston to Columbia in four hours. According to the '52 schedule, there was an express train that left Charleston at D. Ill. and arrived in Hamburg at the following morning. The distance is 136 miles A freight for Aiken, 120 miles away left at the same hour, and reached its destination at $40 next night. Ten miles an hour was considered remark able speed for passenger trains in those days, and an old inhabitant told me .hat many people declined to risk their neeks at such a gait. From what near of the rolling-stoek equipment they showed their good sense. New Orleans TimessDemocrat.
 Something About Popes.
 Of the 253 popes, 15 have been Frenehmen, 13 have been Greeks, 8 have been Syrians, have claimed Germany for their birthplace, 5 have hailed from Spain, were from Africa, from Savoy. the same numrer hav- ing been sent by England, Sweden, Dalmatia, Holland, Portugal and Crete Italy with a total of 190, all since 1923, having been selected from among Italian cardinals. Eight of the number did not live month affer suc- eession; 40 lived less than and 9 died when they had been less than two years on the pontifieial throne. 54 between four and five years, Fl when they had reigned less than ter years, 51 before they had finished the if teenth year, and IS died after reigning between fifteen and twenty years Only nine lived over twenty years after their elevation. Plus K, who died during the early part of 1873 reigned longer than any of his prede- cessors, his pontifcial life extending over A period of thirty-one years.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-03-25
Bathing In Russia.

family of father. mother and son have just returned from sojourn of several months in Southern Russia. and are now staying at the Grand hotel In the old white town of Bakr there is a new "black town now. where petroleum is refned-they regis tered at the Hotel de Europe. and papa ordered a bath. After his ablu- tions he proposed a bath for mamma and another fer the boy, aged 10. 2he proprietor brusquely informed him that his wife, his son and himself were expected to use the same water. Ic the heart of the Caspian oil region they never thought Of filling the tub a sec. ond time for @ mere family wash. The water had to be carried upstairs in buckets, and he had net sufficient help to accomplish that task.-New York Press,
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-03-25
DISSEMINATING IN CALIFORNIA
Process of Getting the Fruit In Shape
 for Shipment.


 The gang moves in a bunch, clip ping off tie translucent clusters of muscatels, arranging them uton the trays to shrink and shriyel under the rays of the sun into the concentrated delicacy we know Behind them the lines of trays lie, a basking array of shimmering fruit, and some one inter- asted is showing the clusters together. that the tray shall be honestly filled. for the workers aru paid by the tray After two weeks exposure ii the dry heat the l. ed trays are ready to be turned so that the grape may be cured evenly. This is accomplished by two men. one on either side, placing an empty tray over the full one, dexter ously reversing 1t, then. carrying the upper one with them, repeating the process on down the row. It is at this stage in the curing that the grape is most deleetable. The amber is chang ing through ruddy stages to amethyst. and the warmed balls are drops of honey-double distilled so sweet they make you long with a great thirst for the red water tank shimmering in the sunlight fc ty acres away; but you must eat and eat. and go on e9dng 9Fen while your palate Is cloying with the sweetness. In another week the dried grapes are ready for the sweat boxes. These wide. open boxes con tain from 15o to 1eo pounds. and as the raisins become sufficiently cured they are sorted from che others and placed therein, the large, perfect clusters ane the inferior, broken pieces in separate boxes. They are usually carried to a house. a closed structure in which they soften and moisten evenly. the drying having made the stems ex- ceedingly brittle or simply stacked in one corner of the paekiug-house to await the grading and packing of Sunshine.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-03-25
Talk About Hugs

It seems to be an extraordinary summer for bugs. Chicago has a mos quito pest, Boston has caterpillarS Philadelphia has a strangling bug cap able of choking mouse to death The kissing bug, C. course, needs hardly to be referred to. Strange stories are coming in concerning the exploits Of the bugs A Coney island wheelman was recently knocked spinning from his bicycle by blow from bug, The other day a negro was found in ditch in a New York town. where he had been disabled and thrown by some rowing bug that had struck him in the ear. The one thing, and the only thing that makes one suspicious of the bug stories of the season is the entire absence of the sea serpent from the prominent shore resorts. It may be that the bugs are substituting while tEe sermon takes 2 saasan eS
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-12-05
INDUSTRIAL.
Raising the Dams.

Arrangements Dire now under way
for increasing the supply of water in
Lake Scranton about seventy million
gallons, and work will probably be
started today, at the big reservoir, If
the weather permits. Burke Bros,
contractors, are in charge of the un-
dertaking and it is expected that the
entire job will be completed 10y next
week.
The modus operandi will consist in
raising the spillway or outlet eighteen
inches. A like change will be made at
the dam back of Lake Scranton. Mt
wha. is known as Williams bridge.
The gas and water company decided
on these changes about two weeks ago
and entrusted the work to Burke Bros.
Everything was in readiness to begin
work yesterday morning, but the very
heavy rain stopped all operations.
The recent deal between the Scran.
ton Gas and Water company and the
Dunmore Gas and Water company, by
which the control of the Dunmore sup
ply passed into the local concerns
hands, is one of the reasons which led
to the increasing of the reservoirs
capacity. 1t has been Il dry season.
too, and the company realizes that
there is great need for having the
Scranton reservoir filled to pretty
nearly it's capacity.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-12-05

WEST SCRANTON STATION
James h. Dadey, Joseph Fslcr, Miss Elsie
Faux. Miss Emma Nagcl, William Patterson.
Fred Robinson. Mrs Mary Rinkcr, Wesley
Thomas, Frank Wlk
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-12-05
This and That.

Yesterdays storm in no way effect
ed local traffic on the railroads.
Superintendent of the Pullman Car
company ID. w. Morrison. of Jersey
City. was Il visitor here yesterday.
Chief Claims Agent or the Delaware.
Lackawanna and Western Railroad p.
NJ. Dwyer was yesterday in the city.
There will be a meeting Saturday
midnight of the city BARRIERS. in the
miners headquarters on Lackawanna
avenue.
Burke Pros. contractors, have a
corps of engineers at work at Weiss
port. and expect to soon start work
on the railroad bridge which is to be
built at that point for tn" Central
Railroad of New Jersey.
e Immigrant trains are becoming an
everyday sight at the Delaware
Lackuwanna and Western station. and
yesterday another of the steamship
trains passed through the city for
New York. 1t was from Chicago ana
arrived here at O'Clock in the morn
ing. 1t bore one hundred and sixty
one passengers from Chicago. who
were bound for their European homes
via the White Star line. They arrived
at HObnken 1T & o'clock.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-12-05
NOrlt' T..

Conductor lIill and Flagman and Conductor
W. lal3aT and crew viii report at lralnmlster's
office at 0 "A, M. "Wednesday. Dee. jth
brakeman +. Mills will call al Trainastat's
office . p. IN, Dec 4.
Mr.. Haryey:-IIi Enginrmen O'Nell, Mean
drew, NJ. Miller, ID, Lee AID Iuthill report at
trainnasters oire, . u. M, Wednesday, Dee J.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-12-05
Railroad officials in City.

President n. Il. Fowl,r and Vice.
president John B. Kerr of the New
York, Ontario and Western Railroad
company, arrived in the city early
yesterday morning from New York
city and after making a brief inspec-
ton visit left yesterday afternoon.
General Manager j. T.. Childs, of New
York, and General Superintendent T..
Garfield, of Middletown. We're also in
the city Monday night and yesterday
morning.
The group of ontario officials We're
OH one of their regular tours of in
spection. and held a conference while
here with Superintendent r. B. Will
liams. Manager Childs and Superin-
tendent Garfield left for New York
over the Ontario and Western at II
o'clock yesterday morning, and were
accompanied by Superintendent Will
liamS.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-12-05
Among the Street Car Men.

A new bell has been introduced inlo
the dispatcher's office at the Scranton
Railway company's quarters ON Lack
awanna avenue, which will save the
dispatchers themselves deal of
trouble. The wire connects with 4
large gong in the waiting room on the
first floor, in which the extra men
await assignments. When any of the
regular conductors or brakemen do
not make AN appearance henceforth,
II VIII not be necessary for the dis
patcher 10 make a trip to the lounging
room and acquaint the specials" with
TIE fact that there is place for one
of their number The bell is now rung
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-12-05
Superintendent Ketcham's Orders.

a bulletin order was posted TO
I.ackawanna trainmcn yesterday from
superintendent Ketchanl. of Hoboken.
1t announced that commencing at
once and until the plant is put into
use j. w. Sutclitfe will oe on duty at
the new interOcking cabin at Hobo
ken daily, including Sundays, from
80 o'clock a. IN. until ! O'Clock D. M.
to give instructions regarding the OPP
Grafton of the new interocking plant.
All engineers and yardmen will report
to him and receive instructions. This
order is expected to be most promptly
complied with.
The bulletin order restricting the
speed to eight miles an hour, over
Cone street at Orange, on account of
the laying of sewer pipes beneath the
tracks, has been annulled. Trains
will resume the schedule speed.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-12-05
ADVERTISED LETTER LIST.

List OF letters remaining uncaed for at thn
Scranton posollcc. Lackawanna county, Dee. j,
1oW Persons calling for these letters will please
say advertised and give date OF list. Ezra II.
Ripple. postmaster.
Secretary Arlington club r. Allcs, y. NJ An.
dcrson.
Mrs. n. T. Bennett, Harold Browning, Mrs.
William Bnbcock Dr. Bernstein. Mrs. James
Bourkc, Miss Celia Bourkc.
Miss Alice Collins, H. Connor. John p. Cum.
inings, the Cook and Heat company. Joseph VI.
Carlton, Messrs. Cornell and Inlcrhill
Miss Bessie l.. Davis. Mrs. William H. Dick.
son. Miss Caroline Hoffman Dyer. Mrs. Hugh
Davies, Gertrude j. Davis, Miss Margaret Dscon.
Mr. Joe Finncy, G. j. Foster, J. u. Foley,
George +. Fell.
William Carlart, Miss >Oync Griffin. B. G..
Gregory Frank Greenwood, Mrs. Kate Gule
(photo).
Mrs. Eliza Husband. L. lill. j. +. lIainrs.
Thomas Jones (2), Mrs Margaret Jones.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Kcliiin, NJ kcscr.
William Luzcr, Kent Tandow. Francis Me.
Carihv. Miss Ella McCarrah, $. Mckccvcr. Frank
McClusfcv. Miss McGlue, Milcy & Russell, Bridget
Miller. Mrs. Christopher Mofat, Il. !. Mnth,
Thomas Mcclure. George F, Moore, \. H. Masters.
May Ncndthm.
). B. Powers. President Il. s. Payson. Mrs.
Mary Ann Powell
Tim Quinn
George Raucr F. s. Rinkcr, Miss Emma c..
REYNOLDS.
soloman scisco. Miss Mary Swartz lcnry y.
SAUNDERS G.. b. Shpman.
g. Tiffany, Mr.. and Mrs. John Thomas.
Brace II. Nroman.
Mrs r. p. Wcndovcr, Joseph Webb. Jr.. j. T..
Williams. Irving Wheeler, s. Wsi>s, Matte Wat.
kinS.
Samuel Hachatias
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-12-05
Am Important Sale Of Furs

AS in Costumes, in Furs this has been Year of mar.
velous accomplishment. AS in Costumes so in Furs the
choicest productions and the elaborate novelties have been
gathered by and shown Connolly & Wallaces
Gathered with the free hand the Costumes-
the richest choicest and best Furs of their Glass; up
the most artistic Designers and the most trustworthy fur work
in the business The Connolly Wallace collection is
gathered with muncence that is worthy Our Pubcs
pectaon from Connolly & Wallace Neck pieces of
greatest demand There prodga prosion of these
popular in STYLE the latest and
smartest Designs all priced in the fair safe Connolly WAL
lace No need to tell in detail what is here for
every STYLE neck piece of old and
here Every kind of fur represented and in such varied
and original styles will entse and delight all visitors who
see them.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-12-05
Left for Hazleton.

Organizer Fred Dilcher. Of the l'ni-
ted Mine Workers. left at 21S o'clock
yesterday afternoon for Hazleton,
where he will take charge Of nunihef
of miners mass meetings. and Will
overlook the situation in the district.
He will return to Scranton sunday.
and on the Sabbath night conduct {,
mass meeting ut Music hall.
This gathering is intendedeo be Il
meeting of all the labor classes in the
city. Monday night there Will b. II
miners mass meeting in Olyphant;
Tuesday, in West Scranton: Wednes-
day. in North Scranton: Thursday.
another in Olyphant Friday, in
Duryca, and Saturday. in Taylor.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-12-05

tended and helpful Rev. james Benz
ninger conducted the devotions and a
pentecostal service was conducted by
Rev. M. S. Hard. The convention
takes the place OF the autumnal min
isterial association meeting and has
been very successful from all sources.
The forward movement has been Civ
en- splendid start, and great results
are expected.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-12-05
LAST DAY OF THE
N. {. CONVENTION


would come into personal interview with u soul
must come from 4 personal interview with GoI
that will put upon his lite the power of the
spirit and in his heart the steady GLOW ot com
passionate love for the souls o! men.
Then let every soul winner encourage and inn
press himself with the thought that the noc>t
work iii This world j. his That he is co.op"rat-
ing with the best forces ot mankind. That he
i, in line with liic operations of the highest
and most lasting powers oi humanity. The power
is in the spirt.hllrd iirc. That only bring
all these other qualifications To their full develop
ment and llselulMrS..
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-12-05
and the first man answering, gets the

and The first man ansWerlng, gets the
run.
Yesterday. for the first time in i've
months. all of the South Scranton cars,
with the exception of those of course
on the Bellevue and stone Avenue line.
resumed the custom of running out
Cedar avenue and coming back Via
Pittston avenue. This is the regular
route but was abandoned during the
last several months. owing to street
repairs ana the new tracks which were
being laid. \ concrete base has been
laid for the tracks and brick paving
used
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-12-05
Wednesday, Dec. 8.
WILD CATS EAST

WILD CATS EAST.
1910 a. mo-. Randolph
.s a. mo-. W. Fitzgerald.
a. nj, Ennis.
= a. m.--Thco. Nauman.
a. MA. +. Mullen.
Il. m.-F L. Rogers
8 a. ND Wallace
1890 Il. mo-. Keancy.
ll.SO a. m.--F Iallctt.
] p. MI. Gerrity.
. p. nj. W. Devine.
3.45 p. M. NJ. IIaett.
i.A5 p. MI. A. Bush.
SUBMITS.
& a. M, east---E. McAllistcr.
I p ln., east--.I. NIo>icr.
Il p. m, eastlI GIllgan.
p. M, east from Nay Aug-E, Duffy
i II. m, west-G, Fromfeker
o II. M, west-W. H. Nichols.
II Il. m, west-tarrigg.
: p. M, west from CayugaMclane.
y. M, west from Cayuga-iinIcy.
FULLER
10 a. m.--F. T.. sccor,
PusuERs
a. NC. IIouscr
l.30 a. nl.--Moran
: p. NM Murphy.
PASSENGER ENGINES.
a. m.--Gaffney.
$50 y. m.-Stanton.
! y, m.--Magovem
WILD CATS WEST.
a. MI. Barber,
& a. MT, W. Dunn,
Ii a. MI. J. Thompson.
a. NV. Kirby, with iiammilt's men.
$ a. NIL liSbing with ''ohn GahHsan'S men.
. Il. m.-llaggrrty.
10 a, mo-. Case with G, Elliholon,cw's mcn.
II a. nd. Costello, with 5. Curmodys men
II o'clock noon1J. O'llua.
p. MI. II. Alclun.
. p me-. hin.
y. m.-W. La Barr
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-12-05
Todav's D., L. & w, Board,

Today's D., l.. and w. board is as
follows
Tuesday, Dec. A.
WILD CAST, EAST.
6 p. nj. Swaris
$50 p. mp. Gilligan.
1l.3G p. m.-r Doudcan.
The Irish standard., 1900-10-27

Under the head of "a Scathing Ar
raignment" the Minneapolis Tribune
quotes from Teddy Roosevelt's speech
ut Baltimore in which he said that
"Aguinaldo sold his people and then
refused to- stand by his bargain" If
our partisan contemporary turns to
page 337 of the ''Treaty Of Peace" it
will find the following in a letter
from Consul Wildman to the state
department: "There has been a sys-
tematic attempt to blacken the name
of Aguinaldo and his cabinet. 1t has
been said that they sold their country
for gold, but this has been conclusive
ly disproved." Consul Williams, on
page 1923. says that Aguinaldo releas-
ed 100000, then in bank at Hong
kong, to buy arms to help the Ameri-
cans at Manila. That was on May "a,
1893. In the face of this evidence,
Teddy Roosevelt is a deliberate liar
when he charges Aguinaldo with sell
ing his people, and the Tribune should
refrain from backing up his false
hood, on it's editorial page.