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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-05-07
PECKVILLE.

ON saturday morning, miners at the
Grassy Island mine of the Delaware
and hudson company discovered that
q pile of refuse coal at the foot of a
plane near the main sangway was on
ire. \ fire brigade was at once or
Ganized and under the direction of the
mine foreman commenced lighting the
hamcs. The fire was a fierce one, but
after few hours hard labor the
flames We're thought to have been
placed under control. But later Sat-
urday evening it was discovered that
the flames had again started up. and
a gang of men We're again called to
fight the flames. 1t was nearly mid
night before they again gained control
of the fire. A close watch will be kept
on the place at present. for fear that
the fire will again break out
In reporting the death of Mr.. Jesse
Mexican, Friday morning, we learn
We We're in error. The item should
have stated that word was received Of
the death of Mr.. Nicholas Hess. of
Shohola. Deceased was aged eighty
years, and until recently was a resi-
dent of this place, living with his
daughter, Mrs. Charles Wallick. Mr..
and Mrs. Wallick left Saturday to at
tend the funeral.
Work at the Riverside colliery, which
was recently closed down by the break
ing down of the engines, will he re-
sumed this morning, the engines haV-
ing been repaired.
Simon Geza, Polish lad aged four
teen years, met with "A severe accident
at the Ontario breaker Saturday after
noon. Ge2a was engaged i'm picking
over a car of condemned coal under
the chutes, when loaded car bumped
the one he was working on. lie lost
his balance and fell between the cars
! the wheels passing over his left arm
/ above the elbow. Geza was taken tc
| the LackaWanna hospital. Amputation
| it was thought, would he necessary.
Several bicycle riders We're caught
! by the police yester ay riding upor
| the borough sidewalks. They wer;
! called upon to pay S. fine TO Burgess
/ Iaines.
Mr.. Fred Berry, of Scranton, was &
caller in town yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Samson, of Dick
son, spent yesterday with relatives IL
| town.
Blakely borough council will meet il
regular session at the council rooms
! this evening.
| Mr. and Mrs. #, L. Taylor were tn,
! guests of Mr., and Mrs, Edward Aid
rich, of Hyde Park, yesterday,
Mrs. Kearn and Miss Maud Finch
of Scranton, were visitors here yes
! terday.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-05-07
North Mill to Resume.

The North steel mill. operated by
the L0ckaWanna Iron and Steel com
panY, will resume operations this
morning, after two weeks of idleness,
and work will be continued for AN in
definite period. The South mill is be-
ing operated on a double turn, aUl
the prospects are bright for an unin-
terrupted run for some time to COME
General Manager Wehrum made the
statement on SATURDAY Il a rcpoi ter
that $50 long as orders can be seem ed
the mills will continue operations The
present orders viii keep the North
mill running for at least a week, and
by that time new olders will be on
hand"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-05-07
BUSY DAY IN THE COURTS.
Grand Jury, Constables Returns and
Equity Court on the Programme.

Today will be a busy one in the
courts. The grand jury will begin it's
session, constables will make returns
and week of equity court will begin
Numerous motions, it is expected, will
be made, and each of the three judges
will likely hand down decisions in
cases on which they have been work.
ing during the past week.
Among the matters that will come
up will be the petition of the free
holders of Pyne, Archibald and Con-
tinental, asking for annexation to
Taylor borough. will be opposed
by Lackawanna townships solicitor,
NJ J. Donahoe
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-05-07
500 Reward. SlOO

The readers OF this paper will Dc pleased to
loarp tlat there is az least one dreaded 1iseasc
,hat science has been aElc 10 cure in all its
stages and that is Catarh. Halls Catarrh Cure
is 1hs only positive cure known to the medical
tpotcrTity Cuarrh being constitutional dis.
,',ss rcGrires a constitutional treatment. falls
Gatarrh Cure is taken internally, acting directly
unon the iloOG and muCou, surfaces OF the sys-
I'm, thereby destroying the foundation OF tle
disease. aud giving the patient strength by build
inc ,u, the constitution and assisting nature in
doing Us work The prOpriotors have so much
faith IN its curative powers, that they oflr One
Hundred Dollals for any case that it fails 10
c,Irc. send for list OF testimonials.
Address 4. j. CHENEY 4 CO., Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists, 15c.
Halls Family Pills are the hcst.
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D., L. e. w. Board for Today.

Following is me makeup or the Del
aware. Lackawanna and Western
board for today:
WILD CATS South.
sunday, May q,
l9.3 a. nc, Bartholomew.
a. MP. Gilliean.
8 a. m.-C Townsend
.. m.-F. ID. Secor.
10 a. m.-y yBisbng, with Nmms men.
-. p. ma H. Wdcncr.
$50 o. NV ID. Waricl
p. ma. Gerrity.
SUBMITS
. a. m., north-Frounfelkcr.
$50 y. M, h--NiChulS.
.. m, south--MClanc.
PUiLERS.
10 a. n-LaF3ar.
PUShERS.
a. M, south-ilr3S,r
II. 80 a. M, south----MoYan..
Z p. m, south---MuWhy,
10 p m, sOuth-C, Cawlcy,
PASSENGER ENGINE.
$50 p m.---lIagoyPm
WILD CATS NORTH.
II A. nj. Swlrtz
2 p. nj. O'Ilars.
as p. NH, Castner
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-05-07
This and That.

A new switching engine for the Le-
high Coal company has been completed
by the Dickson works yesterday.
Superintendent Salisbury Of The
Lackawanna has notified tranmen
that the road is to be equipped with
new switch locks and they must call
for new keys
The Lackawanna's west-Dound track
over the Rockaway river bridge east
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-05-07
LIVE NEWS OF THE
INDUSTRIAL WORLD
CONDITION OF THE ANTHRA-
CITE COAL TRADE.

There Is Only a Small Amount of
Buying Being Done at Present-In
the Iron Market Purchasers Are
Holding off in the Expectation
That Prices Will Fall-Make-up of
the D., L. e. w. Board for Today.
North Mill to Resume Operations.
Short, Pithy Notes.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-05-07
SHOULD GOVERN NATIONS.

Moreover, the statement is true that ''it Chris.
tianity has really come from heaven 1t should
govern the life vi nations no less than Of in
dividuals. Every serious believer will gladly dc.
knowledge that Christianity must control
Christian when acting in his public and political
capacity, as completely as when he is cngaged
IN the duties which belong to him as MON.
Der Of family circle. II religious princtpl,
is worth anything, il applies to million or TO
seventy millions Of human beings as truly AS to
single individual, and the difficulty Of insisting
upon its wider application does not furnish any
proof that it ought not to he SO applied. Vet
many man who is exemplary in all the private
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-05-31
ANOTHER WAR CLOUD
Chinese Rebellion Assuming
Alarming Proportions.
FOREIGN ENJOYS FEAR MASSACRE.
european Troops Lnnding-The "Box-
ers" Believed to Have the support
of the Empress Dowager In
Their Antiforeirn Crusade.

LONDON, May 3O-The Daily Ex-
press has the following from Shanghai,
dated Tuesday:
The rebellion continues to grow in in
ensity, and the gravest fears are enter
iained Of its ultimate extent. The for
eign ENJOYS at Peking. fearing n massa-
IRE within the capital. have decided to
bring up the guards of the legations.
THE rebels are now massing outside
IF Peking, and their numbers are report
I'd to be constantly augmenting. Fresh
contingents of armed malcontcnts are
coming up almost hourly from the north.
"The imperial troops who were sent to
disperse the rebels found themselves
hopelessly outnumbered. Several hun
dred were killed, and two guns and many
rifles were captured, after which the
most of the remaining troops went over
to the rebels. They are now marching
side by side.
'It is believed that the Boxers have
Che sympathy of the entire Manchu army
in the antiforeign crusade. and there is
no doubt that they have the countenance
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New York Markets,

NEW YORK. May 29.-FLOUR-state
and western about steady, but quiet; Min
nesota patents. So 3GOa3.S0; winter straights
$3.35a3.45; winter extras, $2.55a2.75; winter
patents, SO. 60a3S5.
WHEAT-Opened firm on steadier ca
bles and a little foreign buying, but soon
turned easier and ruled dull and chiefly
dependent upon local dealings with condi-
tlons weak at noon on reported rains in
the northwest; July, ~ 1-l6a72asc,; Sep
tember, 73a73Ac.
RYE-Quiet; state. 59c. c. l. f.. New
York, carlots; No. western, 62l2c., (. o.
b., afioat.
CORN-Opened quiet and ruled barely
steady with a small local business; July.
42ai2 Lice; September, 42Aai2kc.
OATS-Dull and nominal; track, white,
state. 2laa34lAc.; track, white, western,
27i2a34lac.
PORK-Quiet; mess, si175ai2.5o; family,
$l3. .5Oa1i50
LARD - Dull; prime western steam.
7.12kc.
BUTTER-Steady; state dairy 16al9c.
state creamery, l61aa20lsc,
CHEESE - Weak; fancy, large, white,
9hc. fancy, small, white, SlaaS&c.
EGGS-Barely steady; state and Penn
sylvania, l4a141sc. western loss off, lSlaa
lic.
SUGAR-Raw firm; fair refining. &c.
centrifugal, 96 test, 4l2c.; refined steady;
crushed. 5,70c.; powdered, 5.i0c.
RICE-Firm; domestic 4BaGhc.; Japan.
4&a47sc.
TALLOW-Easy; city, 4iha49sc; coun-
try, 4Ac.
HAY-Flrm; shipping. 7oa75c.; good to
choice, Soa9Oc.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-05-31
CON TiNUEO FIGHTING.
Lieutenant Evans I<iIIcd-Night At
tack Mt Cnterman.

MANILA, May 3O.-Maior Henry r.
Allen of the FOrty-thrd infantry, while
scouting from Catbalogam island of Sa-
mar. May y, drove a party of insurgents
from the valleys. -Four Americans were
killed, including Lieutenant ". II.
Evans, who was killed while ca.lantlv
leaiing n charge against the intrcnch.
meats. Eileen of the enemy were killed
and four wot ndcd.
The town os Catcrman. island of ST.
mar was attacked mt midnight. April 30.
by 1000 rebels. who intrenchcd them.
selves near the town over night. Captain
John Cooke of the Forty-third regiment
fought the Filipinos for six hours and
aftcrward buried 100 of the enemy. One
American was killed and one was wound
ed.
The hamlet of PAWN, in the province
of LIguna. island of Luzon the head
quarters of General Cnillcs. was sur
rounded May 26 by three dctachmcnts of
the Forty-second regiment Thirty-sSv.
enth regiment and Eleventh cavalry.
Only few of the enemy were cncOun-
tered, Cailles having departed the day be
fore. PAWN, which was manifestly Il
rebel stronghold, was burned to the
ground.
captain NOrdOns = scouts and two com
panics of the Eighteenth regiment. while
scouting May II in western panay, sur
prised Il number of the enemy near Val
derama and killed 80 of them. There
were no casualties among the Americans,
but some of them suffered from sun
stroke.
The official reports announce scouting
and small engagements in Panay and
lF.l.., ...1 4 l.. n
Iambaes. Benguet and Pangasnan
provinces. resulting in ii of the enemy
being killed and many wounded. The
Americans also captured 60 rifles a Nor
denfeldt gun and supplies of ammunition
and destroyed powder factory.
rebel major who surrendered at lis
cum last week has been persuading 9TH
ers to follow his example. Yesterday he
effected the surrender of 46 men with %
rifles at Tarlac and hopes to influence
more Of his countrymen to do the same.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-05-31

The senate's decision in the Quay
case Is one that must cause general
satisfaction outside of those who would
not hesitate to set aside the constitu-
tions of the state and the nation to
carry out their selfish purposes. Those
who feel that the senate should partake
of the dignity and care of a judicial,
as well as legislative body, expert
ence a sense of relief in knowing that
It has refused to reverse the decisions
of century to favor an influential
politician who asked to be admitted
on credentials hitherto considered in
sufficient 1t would be still more sat-
isfactory had not the danger of the
senate's overturning precedent and the
constitution been so imminent. The
senate ought to so possess the conf
dence OF the people that they would
feel absolutely certain in such cases
that no influence of politicians and po-
litico-corporations would be able to
override law, dignity and precedent
All good citizens will rejoice over the
victory, narrow as 1t was, and hope for
that better time when the senate will
be so far above suspicion Of paltering
with the constitution for partisan ad-
vantage that no party. and especially
no individual Of a party would venture
to ask 1t to stultify itself by palpable
wrongdoing.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-05-31
AT THE CITY'S GATES.
Roberts, Victorious, Enters
Johannesburg Today.
BRITISH CAVALRY PUSHING BEYOyD
Mines Reported Uniniurcd and the
Town Quiet-Pencc Talked Of by
TrnnsynnI Government-kru-
gers Followers Failing

LONDON, May 3O.-Lord Roberts /.
bivouacking in the suburbs of Johannes
burg and intends to make victorious en-
try at noon today. Judging from his dis
patch. he must have private information
regarding the disposition of the garrison
IN the fort, as he does not seem to ex
pect opposition.
Lord Roberts cavalry have flowed on
beyond johannesburg A portion is un.
derstood TO be nj Zuurfoniein. seven
miles north of Johannesburg and with.
in 20 miles Of Pretoria. Lord Roberts
although with broken bridge at
Nereenging and wrecked railway be.
hind him, has somehow managed to get
forward sufficient supplies for his large
force
As he has been able to do so much 1,
is considered possible that he will he out.
side of Pretoria Friday. The rapidity of
his advance is thought an extraordinary
achievement even by grudging continental
critics.
The Beers, who were expected to fight
along the line of hills known as Klpriy.
crsberg, abandoned the eastern end of
the range near Lord Roberts advance
line, but they stood their ground on the
extreme right near Van Wyck's rust
where they met General Frcnch's turn.
ing movement. The fight continued all
day, and the result is as yet mere con.
lecture. Probably the Boer rear guard
succeeded in keeping General French of
and is now in the hills northwest of .Io-
hannesburg.
The Standard has the following advices
from Pretoria under Mondays date:
The Transvaal government has open
ed or is about to open peace negotiations
IL has cabled final inquiry to its agents
abroad asking whether any hope exists
of aid"
Without doubt the presence of Lord
Roberts with 10000 men at Johannes.
burg will hasten the Transvaars action.
Dispatches from Lourenco Marques yes.
terday described President Kruger a.
"wavering, but demanding n guarantee
that he shall not be eXiled to st. Helena
The fighting burghers still continue to
desert, and the total collapse of the Boel
military organization is not far off. Mr..
Bennet Burleigh wiring from Lord Rob.
erts' headquarters at Vereeniging on
Sunday, says:
Il doubt If President Kruger can mus.
ter 10000 men. as many of the burghers
have gone to their homes"
The following dispatch, dated GERMS.
ton. May 20. 6:30 p. m, has been receiv.
ed from Lord Roberts:
I'VE arrived here this afternoon with.
out being seriously opposed. No casual.
ties so far as | am aware in the main
column and not many, trust, in the cav.
airy and mounted infantry. The enemy
did not expect us till tomorrow and had
not, therefore, carried off all their roll.
ing stock. We have possession of the
junction connecting Johannesburg with
Natal, Pretoria and Klerksdorp by rail.
road.
Johannesburg is reported quiet, and
no mines, | understand, have been in.
jured.
II shall summon the cOmmandant in
the morning. and if, as l expect, there il
no opposition j propose to enter the town
with all the troops at noon"
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RUSSIA READY.
Has Twenty Thousand Troops mt Port
Arthur-GunbOatsA Asked For.

SHANGHAI, May 30.-The Russian
minister at Peking has telegraphed ask
Ing that all the available grnboats be
sent to Taku.
1t is believed that Russia is about to
land troops at Takn from Port Arthur,
where 10000 are in readiness. The
Chinese are reported to be sending large
masses of troops overland from Human
and Kiang, but the generalissimo refuses
to assume command on the plea OF sick
ness.
The Boxers" assert that they are con-
fdent of receiving support from the dow
ager empress, Princes Kang-yi and
Ching-Tuan and the entire Mantchoo
army. Throughout the north the Box
ers' are enlisting hordes of desperadoes.
They are intent upon expeling every
thing foreign.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-05-31
More BIoodshed In st. Louis.

ST. LOUIS, May 3O.-In riotin;
sense yesterdays developments were tn,
worst experienced since the strike on tn,
lines of the ST. Louis Transit company
was inaugurated over three weeks ago
The roting was confined entirely to thre,
places in the southern section of the city
and by nightfall the police records show
ed that fully dozen persons had eithe
received bullet wounds or been hurt by
flying missiles. Three of those hit b,
bullets received what are presumabl,
mortal wounds. and that no one was kill
ed outright seems miraculous consider
ing the great number of shots exchange,
by the employees of the company. tn,
strike sympathizers and the strikers
themselves
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-05-31
Diamond Thief Caught.

CHICAGO, May 2S.-The Chicago po
lice say that man under arrest in Leip
sic. Germany, on the charge of stealing
$4,000 worth of diamonds is Charles
Woodward, alias Williams, alias Ander
son, alias Watson, alias Wright. whC
has been absent from Chicago for 1.
years. He is one of the cleverest thieve.
in the world and has earned the cogno
men of diamond Swallower" through
repeated acts of that kind in order to es
cape conviction. He has stolen half
million dollars worth of diamonds anC
has served nearly 70 years in jails ant
pententinries in this country and in Eu
rope. In the 60 years of his life Wood
ward has become celebrated all over tn,
world through his penchant for stealing
diamonds
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-05-31
Chinatown Quarantined.

SAN FRANCISCO, May 3O.-At Il
meeting of the board of supervisors of
this city held yesterday and attended by
the board of health. the Merchants asso-
citation and the board of trade and other
interested citizens resolution was
adopted empowering the board OF health
to quarantine Chinatown or any other
infected section of this city and county.
The resolution was passed by vote Of
10 to |, the dissenting vote being cast
by Supervisor Mccarthy. who stated in
emphatic terms his belief that plague
does not exist and never has existed in
the city and county of San Francisco.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-05-31

ROME, May 25.-There was a magnif-
icent spectacle in st. Peters today on
the occasion Of the canonization Of Jean
Baptiste de la Salle the founder of the
order Of Christian Brothers, and Rita di
Casca, nun of the Augustinian order.
The interior of the vast basilica was
illuminated and adorned with magnificent
bangings, and the building was filled with
great concoursc of people, including all
the pontiiical dignitares, diplomats and
the Roman nobility. or the 10000 spec
tatcrs about 10000 were foreign pilgrims.
Italian troops kept order in the square in
front of st. Peters, while the pontifical
bodyguard was stationed within the ca
thpdrnl
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-05-31
Coal Mine on Fire For a Year.

SHAMOKIN, Pa, May 30.-The Burn
side slope, operated by the Philadelphia
and Reading Coal and Iron company,
was accidentally set on fire one year ago,
and 200 men were rendered idle. The
slope was flooded with water and culm,
and it was recently believed the fire had
been smothered. While men were half
way down the incline yesterday remov-
ing culm they discovered the fire burning
as fercely as ever. Several airholes will
now be sunk in order to flood number
of old breasts where the fire is supposed
to be the worst
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-05-31
Fatal Result of Boxing.

BRIDGEPORT, Conn, May 2S.-Ed
die Teabout the colored pugilist who wa,
taken to the Bridgeport hospital in an in
sensible condition Friday night as the re
suit of II blow received during boxin;
match with William Forsyth ut Sailer',
hall that evening, died yesterday after
noon without regaining consciousness
Forsyth is now in Jail, having been un
able to secure $1,000 bonds required a
the preliminary hearing Saturday.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-05-31

Of the empress dowager and of Prince
Ching.
'The Belgian minister. escorted by a
strong bodyguard, has gone to obtain an
audience of the tsung-li-yamen. num-
Der of his countrymen, with their fam-
lies, having been cut off by the rebels
at Chang -hsin-tien.'
''The position of the missionaries is one
of extreme peril unless aid is speedily
Forthcoming. 1t is feared that they will
meet with the same fate as their un-
fortunate converts. whom the Boxers
are ruthlessly numbering
The Peking correspondent of The
Times, telegraphing Tuesday. says:
"The foreign guards have been sum-
moned by the legations and will arrive
Immediately. This decision was well
taken. The opinion is widespread that
the powers should compel China to de-
fray the cost of measure which the
apathy OF the Chinese government neces-
states. All the French engineers and
their families are reported safe"
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-05-31

LONDON, May 30.-The STANDARD
publishes the following from Kiev, Rus
sia, dated Tuesday: "Seventy-siX arrest,
have been made in Odessa ut the instanc,
of the secret political police, Is in Kic,
and 20 in Warsaw. There is much mys
terry involved, but the arrests appear t
be connected with the same. charges o
scdition which two months ago led t.
200 arrests in St. Petersburg and to 10(
in Warsaw"
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-05-31
Kansas Corn For IndIn.

CHICAGO, May 26.-Twenty carloads
of corn from Kansas has arrived in Chi
cago over the Rock Island railway des-
tined for India as part of Kansas do
nation toward relieving the starving mil
lions of Britain's eastern empire. The
Rock Island transports the corn free of
charge. 1t is estimated that the 20 ears
carried upward of 10000 bushels. East
of Chicago the consignment will be di-
vided equally between the Pennsylvania
and the Lake Shore
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-05-31

DISTRESSING STOMACH DISEASE Perma-
nently cured by the mastery power of South
American Nervine Tonic. Invalids need
suffer no longer, because this great remedy
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world of stomach weakness and indigestion.
The cure begins with the first dose. The
relief it brings is marvellous and surprising.
1t makes no failure; never disappoins. No
matter how long you have suffered, your
cure is certain under the use of this great
health giving force. Pleasant and always
safe Sold by c. A. Klein, druggist, I2S
West Main street, Bloomsburg, Pa. Iy4 10
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-05-31
To Fight lee Trust,

NEW YORK, May 25.-Attorney Gen
eral ]. G. Davies has rendered his deci-
sion on the petition of William X. Hearst
that proceedings be begun to prohibit
the American Ice company from doing
business in this state. The attorney gem
eral says he will begin such proceedings,
as he is satisfied that ''the American Ice
company is an unlawful combination,
conducting its business in restraint Of
trade in violation Of the law and against
public policy"