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Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1900-07-06

who is Secretary of the Republican
National Committee, and who will
probably be reelected TO that posi-
ton at the coming meeting of the
committee, in Cleveland, gave the
following outline of the campaign,
before leaving Washington for his
home Active work will begin about
August l, and will be more vigorous
and aggressive, if possible. than it
was four years ago. The date for
the Cleveland meeting of the Nation
al Committee has not yet been chos-
en-, but it will probably be shortly
after President Mckinley is notified
of his nomination, which will be
July ~, at his Canton home, where
he now is. Headquarters will be
opened in Chicago, after the meet
ing of the National Committee, as
the heavy work of the campaign
will be directed from there, as it was
in 1896, although Eastern headquart-
ers will be open in New York City,
and the Washington branch head
quarters from which preliminary
work is now being directed and lit
erature sent, will still be maintained
Although nothing bnt good news of
the enthusiasm evoked by the ticket
and platform has been received, the
committee will work just as hard as
though the result were in doubt
It's members figure that the best
way to insure a continuance of the
country 5 great prosperity is TO give
Mckinley and Roosevelt such an ov-
erwhelming majority that will con-
vince the most skeptial doubters
that no change will be made for
years TO come in any of the Repub
lican policies which have made that
prosperity. Col. Dick said of one
effort the Democrats are making a
speciality of "Our friends, the DEM
ocrats, are trying to make every
body believe that the German vote
this year will 90 to the Democratic
party, but there is not the slightest
likelihood of this being the case. In
1895, the Germans voted for Presi-
dent Mckinley They are strong
believers in the advantae es of a gold
standard currency. This the Re-
publican party has given them and
they know IL. They know also that
the Democratic party would gladly
take il away from them If it had the
opportunity. The German voter is
q hard man 10 fool"
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1900-07-06

In accordance with recommenda-
tions of Gov. Allen and Gen. Davis,
Secretary Root has ordered the lat
ter to discontinue the free issue of
rations to the hurricane sufferers of
Porto Rico, on July 15. Gen. Davis
thinks that all those who are indus
trious are beyond the need of char
ity and that it is time to begin to
teach the lazy that the free rations
were only to help them until they
could help themselves, and not in
tended to go on indefinitely to en-
able them to live in idleness.
The National tribune., 1900-01-18
GUESSING CONTEST

The time is drawing near when our guess.
Ing contest will be closed
The answers must all be received at this
Office by the 29th OF this month. As has
been explained before in this column, a sub
scriber gets one chance to guess the U. s.
Treasury receipts of Jan. 81 for each sub,
scriber in his club.
See full explanation of the plan of dis
tribution of the cash which we shall make
upon page 1 of this issue.
The day of the week for which the guess
Is to be made is Wednesday, and in order
to give our readers an idea of the range Of
these figures it may be well to note that the
receipts on Wednesday, Nov. % last, were
5000, ,O23; on Wednesday, Nov. %, the
receipts were 81. 900, ,s55; on Wednesday,
Dec. 6, the receipts We're 81 ,955,7 700; on
Wednesday, Dec 13, the receipts were ST.
34,607; Wednesday, Dec. q, s1,227, 40
Wednesday, Jan. 3, 1900, s1,o39, ,0S9i
Wednesday, Jan. 10, 1900, s., ,324, I'll.
1t is not necessary to guess absolutely
the amount, but the winners will be those
who come nearest to the correct figures. II
will be seen that the variation is within a
comparatively small range.and that it will
not take many guesses to come very close
to the right amount.
The National tribune., 1900-01-18

what the 2o0th Ind. ?" said the Sergeant
jumping UP with such suddenness as tc
almost upset the hair-cutter. "The devil
YOU say. Why, that was in our brigade
Splendid boys. Best regiment in the army
O. the Cumberland, ,inext to our own. Say
amt, YOU 81 klegg, that bull-headed Ger.
poral o Co. @"
Pm certainly ST Klegg, and probably
I've bin bull-headed at times. I'm Ser.
geant now"
Put her there, my boy" said the Ser.
geant, putting out his hand delightedly
Don't you know me? I'm Ike Deeble,
Orderly-Sergeant of Co. A, LIST Oshkosh
Volunteers. Don't You remember me?"
"Why, yes, yes. You're the man that
your company backed to fight Shorty for
a purse o 500 back there at Murfreesboro,
and the fight didn't come off on account O
your regiment being ordered off on the
Manchester raid, and we didn't see you
no more till the Tullyhomy campaign.
Here's Shorty now"
Deeble seemed even more pleased to see
Shorty than he had been to meet 81, and
shook hands warmly with him.
How long've you bin in here?" asked
Shorty.
Just 10 months-seems to me more'n
10 years. L was taken at Chick amauga
with 10 more of our boys and six of yours.
-Four OF our boys and two of yours died on
The National tribune., 1900-01-18
APPLICATIONS TO DATE FROM FIRST
EIIING.

The objections that We raised in last
weeks NATIONAL TRIBUNE to the amend
ments to the Act of June 27, 1890, that they
might be taken advantage of by the Commits.
sioner of Pensions to compel all widow and
invalid claims under that Act to be relied,
and thus cut off arrears as well as cause a
considerable loss Of valuable time, have
been acted on by friends of veterans in the
House. A clause will be put in the bill
when it reaches consideration, prohibit
ing the Commissioner from taking this ad-
vantage of claimants, and compelling him
TO regard the original filing under the Act
of June 81, 1890, and not commence anew
from the time Of the passage of the amend
mentS.
The National tribune., 1900-01-18
house. and you can pick up some wood to

house. and you can pick up some wood to
bring in"
1t was chance too good to be lost They
picked up their comrade and disappeared.
An hour or two later they came back. one
carrying pine rail, and the other load
of pine-knots.
well, boys" said Decide. addressing
himself TO 81 and Shorty, YOU played
in great luck in getting into our Detach-
ment. We have this corner of the camp
all 10 ourselves. We were among the first
comers, and we pre-empted this piece of
ground for ourselves. and so We amt
crowded like they are elsewhere. We
have about the only street there il in the
prison. and so have room enough to move
around which there amt anywhere else.
We keep our ground little cleaner than
the others can, and so you see You re among
the aristocrats, if there can be any aris-
tOcracy in hell. You'll have room enough
to lie down, but | don't know what you re
going TO do for shelter. You don't seem
to have no blankets or tents"
NO" answered ST. We stripped for the
charge. Didn't carry nothing but guns,
cartridge-boxes, and canteens.'
That's awful bad" said Decide. You'll
have to lay on the bare ground until some
thing can be done. By watching around
you'll be able in time TO snatch some dead
mans blanket or tent, but you'll have to be
The National tribune., 1900-01-18

help us out. This is a tough world, but the
feller that works while others sleep. will git
along. What's that piece o. poetry?
III YOU plow and reap.
While sluggaUds sleep,
You'll have corn to sell and keep
That's me-
Five hundred dollars in Confedrit
money unused 81. "That'd send a man to
the peniteutiary for about five years. 1t
would if we wuz in Injianny. and the money
WIZ good. But the laws of InIanny don't
go down here. no more'n anything else
that's civilized and decent does. / guess
its all right That old villain got the
money for his nigger. and besides he stole
our shoes. guess it's all right"
(To be cOntinued) .ssz,.
The National tribune., 1900-01-18

CONGRESS shows afaudable intention to
press the Hepburn Bill for the construc-
ton OF the Nicaragua Canal forward TO an
early passage, regardless OF the Commits
sion appointed by the President TO consider
the feasibility of various routes. This ia
rightfully regarded as a mere device of the
railroad and Panama interests to secure
delay and prevent the construction Of the
canal for an indefinite number Of years.
The leading men in both Houses take the
rightful view that the military and CONNER
clal necessities of the country demand the
construction Of the canal at the earliest pos
sible date, and that the route should be
through Nicaragua, for there we can have
complete control of the canal, can fortify il
as we please, and it has many physical
advantages over the Panama route. Great
Britain will oppose no obstacle. Germany
has shown some disposition to interfere.
> but this Is properly regarded as another
illustration of German diplomacy, which
wants to show that Germany is a world
power and ought TO be consulted, but does
not contemplate any decisive action. We
shall build the canal for ourselves, and
without reference to any other power than
Nicaragua. The Hepburn Bill appropri-
ates 10000 900 for the work.
The National tribune., 1900-01-18

THE news from South Africa is aggra-
vatingly meager. The British are evident
ly getting masses Of men ready for what
they hope will be crushing movements.
AS nearly as can be CLEANED they are plan
ming an imitation Of Sherman's great At.
lanta campaign, by movements that will
avoid the Beers intrenched positions, and
strike their rear and lines Of communication
1t remains TO be demonstrated whether Lord
Roberts has Sherman's strategical genius.
He is undoubtedly fine soldier, but men
Of Sherman's strategic and logistic ability
are rare in the worlds history.
The National tribune., 1900-01-18

THE railroads are making plea to Con-
gress against hauling so much second
class matter in the mails, which they claim
takes away all the profit from transporting
the mails This statement has been
sharply, and it would seem very success
fully, challenged by MIR. Finley Acker, Of
the National Board of Trade, who shows
that the railroads receive an average of $40
per ton for carrying the mails 100 miles.
This statement was called in question by
DR.. Geo. G.. Tunnel, the statistical expert
employed by the railroad companies. but
after all his claims he did not reduce the
payment to less than S34 ton for 100 miles,
or "a cents ton a mile, or much higher
rate than would be paid for wagon trans
portation. That is, if time were no object,
the mails could be carried very much
cheaper by army wagons and mule teams,
This pretty effectually knocks out the rail.
road claims.
The National tribune., 1900-01-18
SENATOR GALLIyGER was careful M

SENATOR GALLINGER was careful not
TO indorse TO the Senate Commissioner
Eyans's remarkable assertion that he had
"been combining disabilities" and that
such was the practice of the Pension Bureau.
The Senator merely said, with marked
raution, 'if that be so, there is no objection
70 the passage Of the bill" The Senator
knew that it was not true, and that up until
the last visit of the Committee on Pen
sions the Commissioner had claimed that
the law would not permit him TO do it, and
that it was out Of the power Of the Secretary
Of the Interior, or even the President, TO so
construe the law.
The National tribune., 1900-01-18
i%N,
PERSONAL.

Gen. ". T. Bennett, who is now the Red
Cross Field Agent at Manila. claims
Philadelphia as his home. He enlisted
in Pennsylvania regiment at the out
break of the rebellion. as did his brothers,
o. W, now of Philadelphia, and Charles
H.. of Pipestone City. Mo. His father,
|. W. Bennett. was prominent in the Indian
wars and the rebellion. In 1863 he received
a commission as Captain in the 1st U. S.
C. T.. and in April, 1864, was promoted to
Lieutenant-Colonel of the 102d L. S. G. T.,
which regiment he commanded during
much of its service. and he won brevet as
BrigadierGeneral for gallantry at Honey
Hill. He was then promoted to Colonel Of
the 33d U. S. @. T. Originally the LIST S. o.,
and was mustered out with that regiment
in 1886. He went to France, and was an
officer in the Franco-PrIssian war. His
family is now in Sydney. Australia, whittier
he went on mining enterprise. He would
like his old comrades to write him at Manila
That very good comrade, Past Com
mander Gilbert r. Stormont. has been
elected Governor of the Indiana Soldiers
Home to succeed the late Gen. Jasper
Packard. Comrade Stormont served
through the war in the 5Sth Ind, and there
was no better soldier in the ranks of that
sterling regiment. He has been a news
paper man since the war, most of the tina
editor and owner of the Princeton Qnd.)
Clarion, an able and vigorous Republi-
can paper. He has been jealous Grand
Army man from the first, and was Com
mander of the Department of Indiana in
1890. Nearly all the Posts in Indiana
petitioned for his election as Governor
of the Home.
A pension Of $50 month, to date from
Oct. %, 1899, has been granted by the
Commissioner of Pensions to the widow Of
Gen. Guy V. Henry, who died last October.
Capt. Robert Emmett, well known in
Knights of Pythias circles, died at Kansas
City, Sunday, at the age OF so. He en-
listed in the 163d n. Y, and attained the
rank of Captain. After the war he became
prominent in the Indiana militia.
Gen. Geo. H. Sharpe, formerly Provost
MarshalGeneral of the Army of the Poto-
mac, died at Kingston, n. Y, Jan. ID,
from the shock following an operation. He
was ~ years old. He went out as Colonel
of the 120th n. Y, and was brevetted Bri-
gadier and Major General for meritorious
service. Hehad charge of Lees army when
it surrendered, and made out the paroles.
DR.. Chas. A. Hamilton, who enlisted at
the outbreak of the rebellion in the list N.
Y, and was later promoted to Assistant
Surgeon of the regiment in which he served
till the close of the war, died at 615 Sth street
last Sunday. He was a member of the
G. A r., and was buried at Arlington.
There is talk that Gen. FL. V. Boynton
has been decided upon for Secretary of the
Senate, and Capt. Dan. NJ. Ransdell, of
Indiana, for Sergeant-at-Arms. Capt.
Ransdell is one Of Gen. Harrisons' init
mates, and was Marshal of the District Of
Columbia during the latter's Presidency.
The National tribune., 1900-01-18

Siam, makes a crushing charge against
Senator Hoar, to the effect that his speech
was the direct cause Of the outbreak of the
Tagal rebellion. Mr.. Barrett was in Hong
Kong at the time and saw the long tele,
gram containing speech, which had been
cabled to the Filipino Junta at an expense
of $4,000. Four days afterward it was dis
tributed to Aguinaldo's army, and the re-
bellion began active hostilities.
The National tribune., 1900-01-18

SENATOR TELLER. who was one of the
ablest Of our Secretaries of the Interior.
and one Of the very few who made busi-
ness Of actually acquainting himself with
the work of his Department, gave the SEN
ate some very valuable information as To
the existence Of fraud on the pension roll.
While Secretary he made "A most minute
and exhaustive examination of this sub
ject, and found that the average was less
than one in 200. II is time now for Mr..
Evans to refer 10 Senator Teller as tool
of the pension sharks"
The National tribune., 1900-01-18

THOUGH the fighting in the Philippines
continues, the resistance of the rebels
grows palpably weaker every day, and our
troops move around with much greater
freedom. Tens of thousands of people are
returning to their homes and little farms,
and peace is daily nearer
The National tribune., 1900-01-18

"SNIGGLEFRITZ writes that he's having
a great time in the old country. He's been
presented TO court already"
What do you suppose he's been up to
now?' The Grand Jury used TO regularly
present him to the court at every term for
liquor selling, but he got out of that busi-
ness at last"
The National tribune., 1900-01-18

THE volunteer idea is spreading rapidly
In England, and the opinion rapidly gain,
ing that volunteers will do better work
against the Beers than the Regulars. Ger
tainly they could not do worse.
The National tribune., 1900-01-18

SPAIN wants to sell some gunboats for
States. Probably it would be cheaper to
build new ones than to clean them up and
make them effective
The National tribune., 1900-01-18

WE are now ahead of all the world in
our coal product, having passed Great
Britain last year. Twenty years ago We
passed her in the entire volume of our
manufactures, and fcur or five years ago
in the quantity of iron produced.
The National tribune., 1900-01-18

POOR, impoverished Italy is to build
five g,est warships. They will come
handy to the Nation she goes to war with.
The French used to do the same thing
build fine warships for the English to
The National tribune., 1900-01-18

AS Governor-General of Cuba Gen. Wood
becomes the greatest insurance president
in the world-president of the association
to insure the United States against yellow
fever When he cleans up Havana this
Winter, as he did Santiago. yellow fever will
become as infrequent in this country as
1aproSv
The National tribune., 1900-01-18

SENATOR'S TILLMAN AND BATE are
very indignant that the "pauper plea"
should be applied to applicants for an
increase Of pension under the Mexican War
act. Yet every soldier-hating paper in the
North insists that Union veterans shall be
subjected to the pauper requirement before
being allowed pensions.
The National tribune., 1900-01-18
Letters from the Field.

The installment Of "Letters from the
Field" is omitted this week. The letters
will be resumed next week and increase in
interest as they proceed with the campaign
The National tribune., 1900-01-18

SO far this year % men have been killed
in the Adirondac region by laundering
deer-hunters. 1t would seem that deer
hunting there is more dangerous than
fighting Tagals.
The National tribune., 1900-01-18

EVEN the heat of indignation over
Irelands wrongs succumbs to the chill
of Canadian Winter, and the Fenian in
vasion will be postponed till Spring.
The National tribune., 1900-01-18

THIS fuss about the British troops using
dum-dum bullets seems to be premature.
Wait till they get in the way of actually
hitting something.
The National tribune., 1900-01-18

SENATOR BILLY MASON announces
that his constituents are strongly opposed
to his resignation. Let him give the names
of one or two of them, not necessarily for
publication, but to add artistic verisimili-
tude to an otherwise bald and unattractive
narrative"
The National tribune., 1900-01-18

TRUSTS seem TO flourish everywhere
without regard to tariff, monetary or politi-
cal conditions. The 40 nitrate companies
in Chile have formed trust and sent
their agent to England to bring in the
companies there. When completed, it will
lie the largest trust in the world.
The National tribune., 1900-01-18

To help educate the children of Guam
TO read, rs sets OF lettered building blocks
have been sent to the island This is OF
doubtful value. 1t will only raise the level
Of the little heathens' intelligence up to
reading the yellow" papers, so that it
might be better to leave them in their pagan
ignorance.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-07-13
PECKVILLE.

Miss Jessie Hoffecker is spending a
few days with relatives at Hackctts
town, y. j.
Mr.. William Oliver and family have
moved to Niagara Falls, where Mr..
Oliver has a lucrative position.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. w. Hickey, Mr..
Harvey Peck and Miss Ella Peck ac-
cOmpanied the Erie railroad excursion
To Niagara Falls yesterday.
Mr.. John Griesdale on Tuesday even
ing was awarded the contract of haul
ing the apparatus of the Wilson Fire
company to and from fires. The vii.
sons new barn is nearly completed and
when finished will be n model one. Mr.
Griesdale has a splendid team OF
horses, we'll adapted for the purpose
Peckville's fire department is up-to-
date.
The engine for the borough stone
crusher arrived yesterday, via the
Delaware and Hudson.
Morton Harloe has returned to his
home at Hawley after spending a few
! days in town.
L. V. Mace, jr., Of Utica, N. Y, re-
| turned home Wednesday, after a short
visit with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs
| u. V. Mace, of Main street.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-07-13
SEARCH FOR TRAIN wREcKERs.
Police Believe They Are on the Trail
of the Right Parties.

Philadelphia, July 12.-The arrest OF
a boy last night by the police of Ches-
ter, has given hope to the officials of
the Baltimore and Ohio railroad that
the miscreants who planned to wreck
the Chicago, Washington, Philadelphia
and New York express at Folsom yes
terdey and were partially successful,
Will soon be In custody. Pending fur
ther developments, neither the police
nor the railroad officials will discuss
the arrest OF the boy. 1t was learned,
however, that following the arrest
there was conference between the
police and an official of that road that
lasted until after midnight. The boy
was present, and at the conclusion of
the conference he accompanied several
policemen in n carriage for the pur-
pose, II is believed, of leading them to
the PERSONS responsible for opening the
switch that threw the train from the
track. The guilty ones are believed
to be n gang of tramps In hiding in
the woods in the vicinity OF the wreck.
The party returned TO Chester with
out fin1ing any trace OF the men. The
boy is a native of Wilmington, n. c.,
and known as George Smith. In an
interview in the jail today Smith said
that he met four men in Philadelphia,
and that he started with them for
Baltimore on a freight train. When
they reached Moore's station, near
the scene Of the wreck, the party left
the train. While at Moore's, Smith
says he overheard them Matching a
scheme TO abduct a woman for the
purpose of ransom Later one of the
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-07-13
LACKAW COUNTY.

home on lower Main street, Wednes-
day evening, in honor Of her birthday.
A good time was spent until late
hour, when refreshments were served.
Those present were Mr.. and Mrs.
Daniel Guard, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Hill, Mr. and Mrs. Cephas Cooper Mr..
and Mrs. Eugene Rafferty,, Mr.. and
Mrs. James Snyder. Mrs. II. Wrinkle,
Mrs. George Cooper, Mrs. T. Riley
Mrs. g. Stanton, Mr.. William Roberts,
Isaac Cooper, Arthur Featherbee, Philip
Williams, Thomas Reid, Charles Nor
gans Samuel Thomas, Daniel Guard,
Frank Dowd, Charles Kaygle, David
Congln, John Thomas, Charles Barrett,
John Pugh, John Bowk, Anthony
Muck, Alice Bowman, Katie Bowman,
Caroline Guard, Gertie Shaffer Flora
Barrett, Elvira stanton. Maggie Sew
eris.
All members Of the Knights of the
Golden Eagle are requested to be pres
ent at their lodge room this evening
at o'clock, as business of importance
is to be transacted.
John Brady, well-known young
man of this place, left Tuesday for
Pittsburg, whore he intends to reside.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-07-13

Travels>in india" was ably handled
and was highly interesting to the large
number of people In attendance.
Thomas Watts. who has been con-
fined to the house with rheumatism, Is
slowly improving.
The wind storm did a large amount
Of damage in this place and vicinity.
No buildings were damaged, hut a
number of shade and fruit trees were
uprOoted. Mr.. Amenzo Mumford who
lost six cows by lightning, received an
Insurance which nearly covered hts
loss.
The lawn festival at the Baptist
church, Wednesday afternoon and even
ing. was well patronized.
w. +. Staley and wife, of Pittston,
are guests OF her father, Mr.. William
Simpson.
Mr.. Woolworth and family, OF Scran-
ton, are boarding at Mr.. Sanford's.
Several Scranton parties are nesoti-
ating for the purchase of the Maloney
lots. on Academy hill, for the purpose
Of erecting summer cottages.