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The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-07-19

Mr. BRYAN's increased strength is
being predicted from every point OF
the political compass. Just how this
compass will work on election day is
q very perplexiug interrogaiory at
this stage of the game.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-07-19

Press dispatches from London and
Shanghai confirm Admiral Remey's
cablegram. They say that the allies
battered down the walls Of the native
city at Tienstiu July IA. routed the
Chinese aud took the city and forts.
The losses Of the allies were placed at
500 men
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-07-19

CROKER begins to realize that Hill
was too fully insulated for his politi'
cal lightning to take effect.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-07-19
Niagara Falls Excursions

will leave Washington 90 a. m. July
26ih. August 9th and 23rd, September
9th and Goth, October 4th and 18th.
Round trip from fredericksburg sl2.
Tickets good for return 10 days, inolud.
ing date Of sale. O o. COX, Agent.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-07-19

"THE Cradle Of tie Republic
jamestown and James River" is the
title Of book Just published By Presi-
dent Lyon g. Tyler, Of William and
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-07-19

ATLANTA glories in making prepa'
rations for the contamination of big
demonstrations. The fact is the At
lanta people possess large measure
Of pride and are very enthusiastic in
the future Of their city. Ga July 10Th
and Goth another opportunity will be
provided for those people to jubilate.
The battlefield reunion occurs in that
prosperous city on those dates, and
the Gate City will be thronged with
representatives. of the Blue and Gray.
Ever on the qui vive for whatever has
a tendency to build up their city, the
AtlAntaites have arranged for this
occasion reduced rates on all rail-
roads centering there, and prepare
tons are making to give the visitors
q royal reception. We admire the
spirit of enthusiasm, interest and
pride which those people manifest in
their city, and it would result in ma
terial benefit if others would follow
their example-or ever become emu.
lous.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-07-19
MINERS WANTED.

Steady employment will be given to
90 Machine. mentor air-drills) at 81. 30 ,
and to 100 Laborers at 81 10, under
ground, at the
ARMINIUs COPPER MINES.
my3-6m Near Mineral, Va
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-07-19
THURSDAY........JULYl 10, 1900
Weather forecast for Fred
erickSburg and Vic'nitH
Fair and cooler.

SOME American newspapers pooh
pooh the idea that the German vote
will be Influenced against Mr.. Nc
Kinley because it is the policy of the
Republican party to create " q large
army and establish militarism." 1t
is wellknown fact that it was the
odious demands Of the army that in
dueed many Germans to leave their
native country and migrate to the
United States and it would be very
foolish in them to lend the assistance
OF their votes to support evils from
which they sought refuge. The Ger
man is a free-and.essy fellow, and
prizes liberty as he does his pretzel
and beer, and if these doubling
Thomases will confer with Mr.. Carl
Sehurz they will learn that, because
Of this, militsrism will be the para
mount issue with the German voter in
the coming campaign. The foreign
born German is we'll versed in mill
tsrism. He is we'll aware Of what it
means in taxes and to the youth of
the country. The Germans are
shrewd, thinking people, and it is
reasonable, at least, to predict that
their votes will be cast against Nc.
Kiuley and militarism. Apropos Of
the subject an exchange says: " Dr..
L. w. Habercom. who was heretofore
connected with the Republican Ma
tional and Congressional Committees
as manager Of their German bureau,
has resigned therefrom, because he
cannot support the administration"
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-07-19
RUPTURE CURED

In two weeks No knife. no dan
ger. Best personal references. No cure, no
pay. Come TO the hUPrURE INSTITUTE,
40 Bank street, Richmond, Va. and be cured,
jel6-ly
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-07-09
At the Simpson Church.

Rev. DR.. Moore former pastor of
the Simpson Methodist Episcopal
church, now general secretary of Wyo-
ming Seminary, occupied the pulpit OF
the above edifiCe at both services yes
terday. DR.. Moore was pastor of the
church during the conference year of
1887, but was compelled to resign from
the ministry on account of ill-health.
Rev. Moore is touring this district
soliciting funds for the seminary.
These collections are the result of
plan put forth by the Twentieth Cen
tury Thank Offering commission of the
Methodist Episcopal church, recon-
mending that $2O,O0OO0O shall be laid
by the church upon the altar of God
as a suitable Twentieth century thank
offering and than One-half of this
amount shall be appropriated to the
cause of education.
At the Wyoming annual conference.
held recently in Owego, N. Y, a per-
manent Twentieth century commits
sion was organized and it decided that
100000 should be apporitoned among
the churches represented, one-half of
which would be devoted to education.
A resolution was also passed at the
same meeting inviting the representa-
tives of the Seminary to it's churches
to bring the plan before the people
and to take public collections for pay
ing off the debt and for additions to
the fund. 1t was as the result of the
above stated resolution that Dr. Moore
officiated at the Simpson Methodist
| Episcopal church.
DIR. Moore is a scholarly gentleman
| and delivered two able discourses ia
large congregations at both services
At the conclusion of each sermon he
| spoke of the plan and solicited sub
| scriptions. He felt elated over his sue
css at the end of the day, having re-
ceived a hearty response. A neatly
engraved certificate, suitable for fran
| ing, with name and amount inserted
was given to each contributor who
| gave a dollar or more.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-07-09
The Services Yesterday.

Rev. II. II. Benedict, of Montrose,
preached at the Methodist Episcopal
church at both the morning and even
ing services yesterday. Love feast was
held at $40 o'clock in the morning, fol-
lowed by the administration 'of the
Lords supper and sermon. In the
evening n sermon of unusual force and
eloquence was delivered, which was
well received.
At the Dudley Street Baptist church,
Rev. j. L. Kreamer, the pastor,
preached yesterday morning at 1890
o'clock on "a Real Church" and in this
evening on the subject, why am / a
Baptist?" being the third sermon on
this subject.
Rev. Harry Nye, lately returned from
Princeton, addressed the audience in
the Presbyterian church yesterday
| morning on n short thesis on The
| Eleventh Commandment" No services
were held in the evenin.
The services at ST. Marks church,
Rev. f. ]. Haughton presiding priest,
and the Tripp Avenue Christian church
Rev. ]. d. Dabney, pastor, were as
| usual.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-07-09
SOUTH SCRANTON NOTES.
Interesting Letter Received from
Corporal Jack Everhart, of South
Scranton, Now in Cuba.

Henry Hem, permanent man of the
Neptune Engine company, has just re-
ceived a most interesting letter from
Corporal Jack Everhart, lately of
South Scranton, now a corporal in
Troop G, Fifth United States regulars,
stationed at Moro Castle Santiago,
Cuba. Among other things he says:
II have just returned from Porto
Rico, with the troop, where we had
been sent to capture some brigands
who had been molesting the farmers
around Ponce, and whore we were sta
toned for a few weeks. After several
days of hard pursuit and peril, we
managed to capture the outfit, who
were nearly scared out of their wits
when we took them, expecting to be
shot, as was the Spanish custom.
while in Ponce 1 learned that
George Merrick, of the South Side,
was in Porto Rico somewhere, having
joined the Fifth cavalry, U. S. A. I
was trying to locate him, but before
| had time to see him we We're or
dered back to Cuba. Well! we're back
in Santiago again and the news came
that we are booked for the Philip
pines. For four solid hours after the
news was received, you could hear
nothing but cheering, so anxious the
boys are to go. The officers tried to
keep it quiet, as they thought if the
men would find it out they would de-
sert, but they don't know us; we all
want to go, and they can't send us
any too soon.
''To tell you the truth, we can hardly
wait until we get there and see a lit
tie of the fun we have been trying to
see for two years. The boys down
here are not imperialists, but they're
| all eXpansionists, every one, and every
one is agreed that what we have we
| have got to hold. Santiago is not
what it was when we first came here.
The streets We're mud holes and all
the refuse matter was thrown into
them. There was no sanitary system,
| a very poor water supply, and the
| harbor was chuck full of garbage.
| Since the American officers and men
have taken hold of affairs things are
entirely changed.
| Now the harbor Is cleaned, the
| streets smooth, cutters laid; the water
supply improved, and the sanitary sys-
tenn is perfect. The people are realiz-
ing the benefit of the change, and are
becoming more willing TO be governed
by the United States. The Spanish
residents do not like us, but the ma
tive Cuban, who realizes what we have
done for them, cannot thank us toe
much"
THE weather is extremely hot just
now, but for all that, the good Ameri'
can game of base bali is played regu'
larly, and some hard-fought games are
played between the teams of the foul
companies
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-07-09
GENERAL NEWS NOTES.

Tho regular monthly meeting Of the Electric
City Whcclmcn will bc held this evening. The
clam bake announced for tomorrow evening has
been postponed
DIR. A. A. Lindabury, OF South Main avenue,
was called to Washington, n. j., by the sudden
illness Of his daughter. Mac.
The Columbia Chemical and Hose company
will meet in regular monthly session tonight.
AZ regular meeting Of Hyde Park lodge, No.
SOC, knights Of Pythias, held on Friday night
the following officers were elected: Chancellor
commander, Henry Cracknel; vice chancellor
commander, Joseph oliver prelate, John Mar
chant; master Of eNchequcr, John Il. Thomas;
keeper OF records and seal, Evan J. Williams;
master at forms, John r. Thomas; master at
arms. William II. Williams; inside guard, David
j. Davis; outside guard, William J. Jenkins;
trusec for eighteen months, franklin c. Phillips;
representative TO grand lodge, which will cot.
vcne at Harrisburg in August, David Edwards.
The installation will take place week hence.
Robert Tiguc of Chestnut street, has accepted
position with IIciscr & Warnkc.
Miss Anna Brown, Of Emmct street, entertained
at her home on Friday evening. 1t was an on
joyablc event
The excursion Of the Bellevue Slope fund to
Binghamton, n. v, on Saturday, was largely at
tended.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-07-09
TOLD IN A FEW LINES.

The funeral of Nicholas Kerber, OF Moltke ave.
nue., who died Thursday, took place yesterday
afternoon from the home of his mother on Moltke
avenue, with whom he had been living, and was
largely attended. Rev. W. A. Nordt, Of the
German Presbyterian church, had charge Of the
obsequics and delivered a most touching and elo.
quent funeral sermon ntement was made in
the Minooka cemetery
Owing to the number of heavy showers last
week work on the sewer was considerably de.
layed. However, the sewer on Willow street and
the one on Pittston avenue are rapidly nearing
completion and before long will be connected
with the main sewer.
There will be a special meeting of the William
Connell Hose company this evening at 73C
o. clock.
Connol Park is becoming South Scranton's
picturesque and charming breathing place. There
on pleasant Sundays the mill worker and the
miner, with their families, go and have a days
outing, free from the dust Of the mines and the
sitting hcat Of the furnace and they, from this
| fact return TO their weeks work feeling better
| from their having como in contact with nature
| in this charming spot.
Tho funeral Of Patrick Hayes, OF 733 Orchard
| street. will be held this afternoon from the resi-
dencc. Intcrment in Cathedral cemetery.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-07-09
NUBS OF NEWS.

The committee on tax generations Will meet
the tax collector in the directors room in No.
l school building this evening, and settle the
tax duplicate for the years 1S99l0O0.
The members Of the Trip Avenue Christian
church rendered reccptonto their pastor, Rev.
J. D. Dabney, in the church rooms Friday
evening, and pleasing and successful social
evening was spent.
The Ladies' auxiliary No. | and Division No.
12 Ancient Order Of IIihernians, will meet IN
special session at Temperance hall at 7.3C
o'clock this evening. All members are request
ed to be present
The largest class ever examined at the borough
schools for provisional certificates were present
at the examination conducted Saturday morning
in the High school building. Over thirty appli
cants were examined.
Frank Jordan, of Oak street, was one Of O
party Of young who visited the scene oi
Murray & Co.'S wrecked breaker Friday night
and in some manner became involved IN an al
tercation with another young men resulting in
an exchange Of blows, which fractured young
,Tordan's jaw, DR.. Murphy attended to the in
| juries Of the young man.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-07-09
Heuster's Odd Joke.

The item published in the South
Scranton column of the Saturday
morning edition of The Tribune, re-
garding the marriage of George Hart
man, of Cedar avenue, and John Hahn,
of Neptune place, to two young ladies
of Hawley, was a deliberate misrepre-
sentation on the part of the persons
furnishing the reporter the informa-
tion, and it is an error The Tribune
desires to correct.
The young gentlemen named were in
Hawley on the Fourth, but were not
married, as stated. The information
was received from what was then
thought to be a perfectly reliable
source, but which now appears was in
tended as a practical joke, on the part
of a young man of respectable family
named Heuster. He will probably have
a difficult time to convince the persons
interested that it was a joke.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-07-09

The auditorium of the Hampton
Street Methodist Episcopal church was
well filled yesterday morning by an
asscmblage that gathered to listen to
an able sermon by the pastor Rev.
James Benninger, on HELL" as taught
by the parable of Lazarus and the ricn
man. Rev. Benninger spoke, in part,
as follows:
Some time ago a criticism was made upon
the preaching of the modern pulpit in regard
10 the doctrines Of the Bible. 1t was stated that
the modern pulpit had made such rapid strides
in the scientific study Of the Bible, that the doc.
trinc Of a literal hell, such was preached htty
or a hundred years ago, was no longer preached
or believed. Many seem to think that there is
no definite or positive statements in the Bible
which would support literal bell. Ii man is
color blind, so that he cannot tell white from
black, it is not the fault oi the white nor the
black but the fault is with the man himself.
Nowhere is Gods word more explicit or plain
than in the parable before us. There is literal
hell, there is a hell fire q do not say that it is
a material famC), there is place or torment,
a place for the damned, all OF which are taught
in this parable.
We might wish the question otherwise and
prefer TO believe the opposite, but the fact will
remain nevertheless Let us look at this par
able rs portrayed by our Saviour "Thcrc was
a certain rich man." He is introduced by our
Lord as a man clothed in purple and fine linen,
living in boundlcss luxury and royal magnih-
ccncc; his garments worth twice their weight
In gold, and Of a dazzling white hue. Besides
the costly garments, he "farcd sumptuouSly every
day" Those of us who can afford sumptuous
meal once month or once a year consider
ourselves very fortunate, but with this man
prinCcly banqucts were n matter of daily occur
renee. Everything that would make life splen.
did was in vast profuson. Nothing done here on
a small scale
But just beyond the banquet hall is a little
different scene. At the gate Of this wealthy mar
lies a bcggar named Lazarus The word beggar
in the original, docs not mean the same as We
interpret the word. 1t means poor man and
this unfortunate victim was indeed poor man
helpless and loathsomc. But now the scene
changes, death, that great lcvcllcr of all distinc
tonS puts in an appearance as a welcome guest
TO the hcggar He was carried by angels into
Abraham's bosom paradise or the nternediat,
state).
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-07-09
NORTH SCRANTON.

Rev. G. A. Cure preached a very interesting
sermon to n large congregation in the Providenca
Methodist Episcopal church yesterday mornings
the subject being "Consider the Lilies Of the
Field" The evening services were opened with
song and praise service, which lasted fifteen
minutes, after which Mr. Cure gave a short talk
on "IIabits," which listened to with much
interest by large congregation.
The North End Male chorus, consisting OF 125
voices, gave a sacred concert at Laurel Hill park
yesterday afternoon under their director, Profess
sor j. r. Evans, of Greene street.
Miss Remsnydcr, a prominent Chinese missions
ary, is the guest OF Mr.. and Mrs f. s. Jacksons
Of Holister avenue. Miss Remsnyder will remain
in this country until October, when she will
return to her post and try to enlighten tho
heathcns Of China.
The Y W. C. A. rooms will he open during
the week, but during Miss Musselman, the secres
tary's absence, the gospel meetings will not be
conducted
Mrs. Henry Meinholl. Of Phladelphia, is the
guest Of Mr. and Mrs John Twining, OF Atlantic
avenue.
Thomas Campbell who has been visiting
| friends in Carbondale, has returned home.
Mrs. Rollin Hitchcock OF Ross avenue, who
was stunned last Friday afternoon when her
| home was struck by lightning, Is still very Ill.
| The young people Of the Memorial Baptiso
| church will hold an ice cream and strawberry
| social in their hall on Wayne avenue this even-
| ing An interesting programme will also ba
| given.
The United Mine Workers Of this section have
completed arrangements for their excursion,
| which takes place next Wednesday. They pre-
| dict that it will he the greatest event in the
| history Of the North End. In fact, every one is
| anxious for the approach Of the time and 1t is
| the topic Of conversation on the highways and
| byways in the mine and in the shop.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-07-09

The members Of the borough school
directors met at an adjourned regular
meeting in the directors room in the
High school building on Saturday
evening, and succeeded in getting
through with large amount of busi-
ness.
This was the first regular meeting Of
the new board as reorganized, and
President Irwin and Secretary Hag-
gerty took hold of the duties of their
offices in a careful and systematic
manner. Considerable slowness was
shown in transacting the business, but
this will doubtless wear off as the
members become more familiar with
their work. Messrs. Spencer, Webber,
Miller, Haggerty and Irwin were pres
ent and after the reading of the min
utes of the last three meetings the re-
ports of the standing committees were
heard.
Mr.. Miller reported for No. 1 build
ing that the heating apparatus was in
sufficient to heat the many rooms of
the building and that the basement
was i'm bad condition, needing a new
coating of asphalt and many other
minor repairs. The advisability of
| buying a large, modern, horizontal
! tubular boiler was considered, but upon
the estimate being made that it and
the piping would cost $1,000, the mat
| ter was dropped.
The board decided to appoint a COM
mittee to look into the needed repairs
and get exact estimates of the cost in
| placing the building in proper con-
| ditiOn. The committee appointed by
| the president consists of Messrs. Mil
Ter and Spencer. Reports from Mr..
Webber on the condition of affairs at
Nos and 6 schools; from Mr. Spencer
on Nos. 2 and schools, and from Mr..
Haggerty on Nos. Z, s and 10 schools
were heard and approved.
The report of Superintendent T.. ID.
| BOVard was next read, which showed
that 2,620 pupils were enrolled for the
month; attendance, 21S5; average pei
cent of attendance, so. The superin-
tendent suggested that "a large bel
should be purchased and placed in tbs
belfry of No. l school building in order
to warn the pupils of the ten schoo
buildings and to set a standard of time
for the fifty-three teachers. The re.
port was approved and filed. Truant
officer Thornton reported that he hat
made POS visits during the month ant
made two arrests of pupils.
He found that Italian pupils haC
been taken from the schools by theil
parents to pick berries. The law re-
quires that pupils shall go to schoo
1i0 days in the year, and the office
found forty-five who had not done 81
and fifty-four who were kept from at
tending the limit by sickness. No.
school was reported the first school il
attendance; No. 5, second, and No.
and /, third and fourth. The boarC
ordered the truant officer to send il
his bill for services at night school ant
accepted the report.
The various bills were next taken VI
and paid They are as follows: Elk
pense visiting schools, $35; T. j
Hughes, $4.Sl; coal, $2.S5; e. A. Stew
ems, $2.75; j. G.. Bone, $3O.16; Megarge
Bros, SIG; Welsh & Co., $24.3O; blind
for No. / school, $59.4O; expressage
ffty-five cents. The payroll was gon
over and orders for the variou
amounts ordered drawn.
The report of Borough Treasure