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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-01-25
Beans--Per bu., choice marrow, $40;
medium, $3.50; pea, SEQ.
OniOns-Per bu., Acc.
Flour-$i.3O.
Philadelphia Grain and Produce,

Philadelphia Jan. 2.-Wheat-Firm, %..
higher; contract grade, January 69a. a.a70ai.
Corn-uQiet but steady: No mixed jan
uary, 31a4 a3Sc. Oats-Firm; No. . white
clipped 3l$.a3 No. do. do. 30a3Oiac, |;
No. . mixed, do. 29i2a30c, Potatoes-Duil
and lower; Pennsylvania choice. per
bushel, 5ja5Sc; New York and western
do. do. J3a55c. do do. fair to good. do,
50a52c. Butter-Steady quiet: fancy west
ern creamery, 25c. do. prints, 25c. Eggs
Dull and 1c lower fresh. nearby, 2oc. (;
do. western, 20c.: do. southwestern, l9c. {;
do. southern, 19c. Cheese-Unchanged,
Refined Sugars-Firm but quiet Cotton
Steady. Tallow-Firm; city prime. H..
hogsheads, 5a5i isc:; country do do bar
iels, 5isa5lic,; dark, do. l34a5c. cakes, 5i2
a5s4c.; do grease, 3iAa5c. as to color. Live
Poultry-Firm. fair demand; fowls, 9a1oc. [;
old ROSTERS, &C.; spring chickens. Sa9c. (;
ducks, 10allc.: geese, Sa9c.; turkeys, Sc.
Dressed Poultry--Firm, good demand /;
fowls, choice. i0c. do. fair to good. ga
9iac.; old ROSTERS, &C.; chickens. nearby,
9a12c.: western do, large, l9allc.; some
lots higher; medium do, 9a9iAc.; small
do, Ease; turkeys, choice to fancy. lla
12c.; do. fair to good, Siaal0c.: inferior
do, Ease; ducks, sallc.; geese, 7a9c. Re-
ceipts--Flour, 1900 barrels and G,000 sacks
wheat. 80 1000 bushels; corn, l51OO0 BUSH
els; oats, 1900 bushels. Shipments
Wheat, 800 bushels; corn, 2s0,UO0 bushels;
oats, 10000 bushels.
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NORTHEASTERN
PENNSYLVANIA

Clough. The fire department was called
out. but the flames were quenched with
buckets of water The loss Is not large.
Rev. David I. Sutherland. pastor OF
the Presbyterian church, is in Mont
rose today. on business.
Miss Anna Dougherty this evening
entertained the such is Life" euchre
club.
The Keystone trio, Miss Sadie Kaiser.
soprano; Miss Albright, pianist, and
Miss Parker, reader, appeared in the
Epworth league course. In Hogan opera
house this evening. before a large and
delighted audience. The young ladies
acquitted themselves very creditably,
and were forced to respond to several
hearty recalls. 1t was a most excel
lent entertainment.
Gulf Summit is working to secure a
canning industry.
The Democrats of the borough and
county held their caucuses today.
On Thursday, being st. Pauls day,
services will be held at $50 in Christ
Episcopal church. There will be an ad-
dress.
Miss Jessie Babcock is seriously I'll
at her home on Grand street.
Prof. Hazlett James Risk, late prin-
cipal of the public schools, is prepar-
ing to remove from the place.
Messrs. James and John Smith, OF
New York city, and Samuel Smith. of
Renova, are in town, called here by the
death Of their mother.
Business is brisk in all departments
Of the Erie locomotive shops in this
place.
Several residents of Susquehanna are
in MontrOse today. endeavoring to Sc
cure their naturalization papers.
The Susquchanna Maennerchor will
hold a masquerade party in it's Oak
land side Music hall. Jan. 90
The committee from the Hallstead
board of trade, having in charge the
raising of the necessary funds to secure
the American Chair company's factory
at Brandt, are meeting with encOurag-
ing success. About sixty men are al
present employed in the factory The
removal of the industry would be dis
tinct loss to the little village of Brandt
So far as can be learned, the County
Press and Printing association has
secured no additional SusQuehanna
county newspapers this week. The
Susquehanna Journal gives notice that
''it is not. and will not be in the coin-
bination."
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TUNKHANNoCK.
Special to the Scranton Tribune.


Tunkhannock, Jan. 24.-The case of
Girton against the railroad company
is still on before the court here. The
plaintiffs case was closed on Tuesday
afternoon and Immediately the defense
made application for a non-suit made
on the contention that the plaintiffs
evidence showed contributary neg.i-
gence on the part of Mrs. Girton. The
motion was argued at length by the
attorneys on both sides, the argument
consuming the balance of the after
noon. and the motion being finally
overrllled by the court. Wednesday
morning was occupied by the defense
in calling the trainmen and some Of
the passengers to prove the tima
elapsed between the pulling out of the
local train and the passing Of the
Black Diamond. The case will be
argued this afternoon and will SO to
the jury after the charge of the court.
w. l.. Matthews, a prominent busi-
ness man of Scranton, and Mr.. Tap
pan. of the Third National bank of
Scranton, are here this week as wit
nesses in the case of Mckinney, ,Evarts
d Co. against J.. q. Stephens.
Michael Flynn, who was convicted
last week in the court of quarter ses-
sions of cutting timber on the lands
of another, was called before the court
on Tuesday morning and sentence was
suspended during his good behavior.
r. w. wheaton. OF Wilkes Barre,
will address the Mems United club at
the Presbyterian church this evening,
on the department of Justice of the
United States Governmapt Tb;. ,1
dress is one of series that the club
has arranged for, taking in every de-
partment Of the United States govern
ment.
o. f. Reynolds and II. f. Reynolds,
Of West Nicholson, were in town on
Tuesday.
r. r. Prendergast, the Scranton sta :
tloner, Is in Tunkhannock this week.
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New York Grain and Produce.

New York, Jan. 2i.--Flour-stoady but
quiet Wheat-Spot easy; No red, I5l.c
(. o. b. atloat prompt; No. northern Du-
luth, -717sc. + o. b. atioat prompt; No; o., :
at i.c. advance. but eased off later; the
afternoon market was unsettled ana bare, bare,
ly steady, closing easy at unchanseu
prices to Ic. net decline; March closed
7isc,; May, .l$isc.; July, 7Siac. Corn
Spot steady; No. 2, i0c. I. o. b. aiioat ana
40i.c elevator; options opened steady
but sold off and closed easy at ,sc' met net
quiet; No. ?, e9i4c. No. 3. 29c.; No. |.
white, Sliac.; No, 3 white, ale; tract.
mixed. western, 29laa3iec.; track white;
3llac.; No. white, 3lc,; track mixed
western, 29i2aSoi2c,: track white, 3ii2a35c
options easier with corn. Butter-Steady
western creamery. 2ia25c do. factory, lea
l9c.; June creamery, @c.; imitation
creamery, lSa22l2c,; state dairy, l9a2lc.
do creamery, 2la25c, Cheese-Firm; fali
made fancy large, l2aalSc,; fall made
fancy small. l2s.al3c.; large late made,
l1a,al2c.; small late made, l2al2ac. Eggs
Easy; state and Pennsylvania, pic.
western ungraded, at mark, lialsc.; west
ern, 21c., loss off.
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PITTsToN NEWS.

Special to the Scranton Tribune.
Pittston. Jan. 24.-An important busi-
ness change took place today when the
retail grocery business of b. J. Dur.
kin, on South Main street, was pur-
chased by Messrs. p. A. and c. G.
Smith. of Camptown, Bradford county.
Mr.. Durkin has been in business in
this city for the past thirty years, and
has been one of the citys leading
merchants. He retires from active
business owing to i'll health.
John II. Wolverson, aged 81 years,
until recently a resident of this place,
died yesterday in Galveston Texas.
He is survived by a wife and daugh-
ter, who still reside here. The re-
mains will be brought here for burial.
Mrs. Martha Prosser, aged 70 years,
well known resident of Pittston for
the past forty years, died at her home
here this morning.
A fair is being held in Armory hall
every evening this week by Eagle Hose
company, No. 1, and is attracting n
large attendance each evening.
Pittston oung Mems Christian as
sociation first and second basket ball
teams won two games from the Cal
vary club teams at Wilkes Barre last
evening.
William c. Harding and Miss Mar
garet Pugh. both of West Pittston.
were married in the parsonage Of the
Welsh Baptist church at Wilkes Barre
this morning.
Richard NJ. Whalen and Miss Clara
a. Redding. both popular young peo-
pie of Upper Pittston, were united in
marriage in ST. Mary's church this
afternoon.
A frame house owned and occupiei
by Martin Loughney, on Carroll street,
was totally destroyed by fire last night.
The funeral services of the late DR..
Weston took place last evening at the
family home in Wyoming. A larg ,
number were present from out of
town. DR.. Serenson was in charge
and he was assisted by Rev. DR.. Simp-
son. of Taylor. A quartette sang sew
eral appropriate selections. This
morning the remains were taken on
the 915 Delaware, Lackawanna ana
Western train for Brooklyn, Pa, for
interment. The pallbearers We're: Jo-
seph Langford. w. G. Thomas, d. w.
Evans, w. d. owens. 4. w. Lyte, of
Pittston, and Griffith Davis, of Tay-
lOr.
At the ten-penny competitive meet
ing held in the Congregational church
here last evening. Richard Watkins,
OF Taylor, won the prize for the tenor
solo. In the tenor and bass duet, the
prize was divided between Alex. Will
liams and John Gravel. both of Wesc
PittstOn, and harry Powell, of West
Pittston, and Richard Watkins. of
Taylor. Professor d. f. Jones' of Tay-
lor, performed the duties of adjudica-
tor of music in a very competent and
satisfactory manner
John Haines. of West Pittston. and
Miss Annie Stuckey, of Searle street.
this city, were united in marriage At
o'clock this evening in st. Peters
Lutheran church. Hamtown, by Rev.
o. f. Ettwen. The bride was attend
ed by Miss Eva Suffer, of Wilkes
Barre. and Albert Elterich performe
the duties of best man. After the cer-
emony a wedding reception was held
at the home of the brides mother
The new couple will go to housekeep-
ing at once in handsomely furnish I'd
home on Luzerne avenue, West Pitts
ton.
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STARRUCCA,
ncial to the Scranton Tribune

Special to the Scranton Tribune
starrucca, Jan. CIV. II. Widen.
berger, Of Forest City, visited friends
in town Sunday.
Mr.. Harry Mumford. who has been
very i'll, remains about the same.
Mrs. Huyck is again confined to the
bed.
Charles Cook, while coasting at
school. received severe cut on the
head. Dr. Yielding dressed the wound.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. II. Rounds attended
the meeting Of the Susquehanna Coun-
ty Teachers association at Lanesboro
on Saturday.
Mrs. Sylvester Thomas is much i'm
proved In health.
Mr.. A. c. Crossley Is making quite
extensive repairs and improvements in
his factory To run the new lathes
which finish the roller blocks he has
placed a new engine, and in the main
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FROM FACToRYv1LLE.
The Cobb Colvin wedding-Personal
and Other Notes.

Special to the Scranton Tribune.
Factoryvile. Jan. 24-Myron Cobb
and Miss Artless Cclvin, both of this
place, were quietly married yesterday
at the home Of the brides parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Augustus Colvin. Miss
Colvn was one Of our best known
young ladies' and teacher in the pub.
lie schools Of Clinton township. The
groom is an exemplary young man ana
an employe of the United states Ex-
press company at the Delaware. Lack
awanna and Western station in Scran-
ton.
James T.. Smith. owing to certain
restrictions on the Delaware. Lack
awanna and Western railroad in re-
gard to the residence OF their employees,
will in the spring move his family to
Nicholson.
The alumni Of Keystone academy
will banquet in the Penn Avenue Bap.
fist church at Scranton on February q.
Augustus Colvin will. in the near
future. move into the Lester Capwell
house, now occupied by Fred Castle,
who contemplates moving to Chey'
enne. Wyo., where his father now re-
sides.
George w. Stanton has rented the
property nf n. N. CopweU on Main
street and will conduct the fee cream
business the coming season. The build
ing now occupied by Gregory, the mu-
sic dealer. will be occupied by Mr..
Capwell as a harness shop.
The Womers Christian Temperance
union will. give social on Tuesday
evening, February 6, At the home of
DIR. T.. T. Wheaton. All are invited.
Henry Jones. of Clinton township,
Is one Of the Jurors on the $4,000 DAM
age suit of j.. r. and Maud Girton
against the Lehigh Valley railroad.
The jury was taken to Ransome Tues
day afternoon to view the spot where
the accident happened.
Republican primaries next Saturday
afternoon from 10 o'clock, at the
town hall.
Paulowna Rebekah Lodge, No. IS,
Independent Order of Odd Fellows,
will hold special meeting to tran.
sact important business next Tuesday
evening, January 80. All members are
requested to he present.
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TRIAL OF ASsUMPsIoNIsTs.
Sentenced to a Fine of Sixteen
Francs Each,

Paris. Jan. 24.-The trial Of the
twelve assumpsionist fathers before
the correctional tribunal. resulted to-
day in their sentence to a fine Of six
teen francs each, and the court de-
creed the dissolution of the order.
The proceedings closed without In
cident. The imposition of merely nom
inal fines is explained by the fact that
the main object of the prosecution
was not the punishment of the fathers,
but the dissolution Of the order, which
the government had long regarded as
a reactionary political association and
an important financial buttress of the
Nationalist movement.
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Chicago Live Stock Market.

Chicago. Jan. 2i-Cattle-Best grades
grades, slow: Texas steers in strong de-
mand at steady prices; bulls about
steady: butcher stock, shade lower: cam
ners, 10c lower; feeders Unchanged good
to choice, S5,25a65O; poor to medium, $4a
40: mixed stockers. $325a3.90: selected
feeders $+2oaI.90: good to choice cows.
s3.i0ai.50; heifers, $3.20a4.75; canners. s. l6
sed Texns n heevcs sia5 IIars@Av vnraSe fs e.
lower: closing dull; mixed and butchers,
I.t5ai75; good to choice heavy, Si.60a
Alta; rough heavy, $i.5Oa+,60: light, 4.4Oa
Steady: lambs, l0c. higher; native weth-
ers, Si.50a5; lambs, s5a6.J0: western weth-
ers, $.ioa4,S0; western lambs. s575a6l0.
Receipts-Cattle. 1850 head; hogs, 34,00O
head sheep, 5000 head.
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An Absolute Necessity
In Many Cases.
A DECREASE IN WEIGHT
FREQUENTLY INDICATES
A DECLINE.
Our Modern Rebuilder, vinol,
viii Help You Do It.
the WAY IT ACTS ON A De.
PlETED CONSTITUTION Is
SIMPLY MARVELLOUS.

Are you getting thinp If you are
Vinol. It will build you up quickly
and surely.
A healthy man does not vary much
from year to year in his weight.
This is as it'should be. Vinol enables
the organs of the body to renew flesh,
muscle tissue, bone structure, and at
tends to purifying the great vital cur
rent of the human system, the blood.
Vinol contains the active curative
properties of Cod-Liver Oil in highly
concentrated state, and is the most
wonderful tonic that we have ever had
anything to do with. =
Vinol acts upon the stomach in a
beneficial way, enabling it to obtain
for itself the necessary ingredients
from the food that is taken into it to
build up the pure healthy body and in
crease the weight.
Mr.. II. M. Stufell, who is a welt
known passenger trainman on the
Boston and Maine Railroad. suffered,
rs many railroad men do, with kidney
and other troubles. He writes as fol-
lows:
MY kidneys troubled me a great
deal, my bowels were very irregular, l
had great distress in my stomach, suf-
fered with bilious headaches, had no
appetite, could not sleep nights, and
was losing flesh rapidly. l began to
take Vinol, am now on my third bot.
tie, and it is doing wonders for me.
My kidneys are better, my bowels are
again regular, my stomach no longer
troubles me, and no more headaches,
and as for appetite, don't speak of it ;
sleep like top and have gained
thirteen pounds. You can count on
me always to recommend Vinol as the
king of medicines"
With many such testimonials as
the above coming before US, it is not
strange that we endorse VinOl as
strongly as we do. We unhesitat-
ingly agree to return to any one
who has taken VinOl and Is not
satisfied that It has accomplished all
that We claim for 1t every cent that
they have paid US for this remedy.
matthews Bros,
Pharmacists
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Buffalo Live Stock Marie.

East Buffalo, Jan. 24-Cattle-Receipts
light, slow and unc changed; veals, steady
fair to extra, sdaI,0; fancy. S.75aS %
calves. dull s225a350. Hogs-Receipts, II
cars; slow; Workers, $3.50; pigs. s4 70a4 IS
mixed and heavy, Si9oa ..55; roughs, 81 pa
40. Sheep and l.amhs-Receipts, 35 cars
active and higher, s5a5.6O; sheep Sia5;
wethers ard yearlings $5a5.50.
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SUSQUEHANNA COUNTY,
Special to the Scranton Tribune.

oPeoldi 10 tne scranton Tribune
Susquehanna. Jan. o4.-The Erie shop
men will be paid on Friday for services
IN the month of December.
Mrs. Ann Williams, relict of Angus
tus Williams. died at her home on
jackson street last evening, after a
protracted Illness. She is survived bv
several adult children. The funeral
VIII probably take place on Friday.
FREDERICK IL. Belmont, who was re-
Gently arrested in Susquehanna, for i'm
personating United States officer in
WINDSOR, Broome county,, n. Y, and
collecting alleged fines" from merch-
ants. has been sent to the Elmira re-
iormatory for eighteen months. He
claims Cleveland, Ohio, as his home.
and says he was intoxicated when he
raided Windsor.
Mrs. Nav Edith Frey, the singing
evangelist, Of Paterson, N. j., will be-
gin series of evangelistic meetings in
the Oakland Methodist church, about
Feb. 5.
Rev. Mountenoy, of Deposit, will de-
liver an address in the Avenue Metho-
dist church, in Oakland, on Wednes-
day evening. Jan. 81. Subject "Is Life
Worth Living?"
At the Second ward Republican cau-
Gus, held last evening, Job Malpais de-
feated George L. Tiffany for the nomi-
nation for justice of the peace. 1t was
the chief bone of contention in the
caucus.
The funeral of the late Mrs. Gather
Inc Smith will be held from the family
residence on Jackson street at $50
O'clock on Thursday afternoon, Rev.
David ]. Sutherland, pastor of the
Presbyterian church. officiating.
The next meeting Of the Susauehanna
County Teachers association will be
held In Great Bend on the third Satur-
day m September, next.
Venal editors have not yet com.
menced to call the recently chartered
County Press and Printing associa-
tion" an octopus" nor "hyra.
headed monster"
The funeral Of the late Miss Eta
Sarah Simmons, OF the Oakland side,
will take place from the Presbyterian
church In Susquehanna, at 2 o'clock on
Friday afternoon. Rev. b. H. Abbott
(EpiscopaD. Of Carbondale. will offici-
ate. assisted by Rev. Charles Henry
Newing, pastor OF the SusQuehanna
Methodist church.
Last evening a lamp exploded in the
West Main street residence OF Mr..
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closed a shade and oats 1saAc. depressed.
and provisions hit by n weak hog market
and the heaviness Of trade, 7iaa10c. lower
pork. Cash quotations were as follows:
Flour-Steady; No. 3 spring wheat, 62c.
No. . red, 67a4c.; No. 2 corn, 31iac.; No.
yellow corn, 3la,c.; No, oats, 23c. No. z
white, 255sc.; No. 3 white, 24a4a25lac. No.
3 rye. 52lac.; pork. s9.75a1O,55; lard. s.. 7Of.
5,S2ia; sides, S5.45a5.7j; shoulders, 5iaa5a.c
sides, s52Siaa5 921a whiskey, $1.231a; sug-
ar. unchanged
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-01-25

recitations, select reading, etc., 10 be-
ing prepared. Sandwiches, coffee,
cake, ice cream and fruit will be
served, and a good time Is promised.
Miss Libbie Anthony spent yester-
day in Carbondale.
Postmaster T. c. Manner, who some
time since had an operation performed
on his arm, Is again confined to the
house.
The Democrats will hold their eau
Gus Friday evening, as will also the
Prohibitionists.
Henry Box and daughter. Alice, will
visit Honesdale friends today.
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New York Live Stock.

New York, Jan. 24.--Beeves-Sow but
steady; steers, $i,sa5so; oxen and stags,
S275aiSO; bulls, $275aiO5; cows. $2a4.30
stockers, S3.10a3.5O. Calves-Active; firm,
to shade higher; veals. s5aS5O: tops.
ss75: little calves, siai.5O; barnyard stock.
s3a3.75: fed calves, 81, Sheep-Firm:
lambs, firm to 10c. higher; all sold; sheep.
S35Oa5 %: extra wethers, S5.75; culls ST. 7,r,
3.25: lambs, S6a712ie; Canada lambs.
Ss1ia; culls, si.50a6..0. Hogs-Nominally
firm; no sales reported.
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To the Public,

want to let the people who suffer
from rheumatism and sciatica know
that Chamberlain's Pain Balm re-
lieved ME after number Of other
medicines and doctor had failed. It
is the best liniment l have ever known
of. A, Dodgen, Alpharetta, Ga.
Thousands have been cured of rheu-
matism by this remedy. One applica-
tion relieves the pain. For sale by
all druggists. Matthews Brothers,
wholesale and retail agents. ~
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East Liberty Cattle.

East Liberty, Jan. 2i-Cattle--Steady |;
extra S,7oa6 prime, s.. i0a5 65; common
S3a3G0 Hogs-5c, lower: extra heavy and
prime mediums, sLs5ai90; best Workers.,
81 Nai,S; light Hoikers, stT0ai75; pigs
choice wethers. S5a5,l0; common, 81, 50i,3. 30 :
choice lambs, s6.5OaG,G5 common to good,
81. ,oa6.lO, veals, calf, S7aI15.
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Chicago Grain and Produce.

Chicago, Jan. 2i.-Rumors that the bu-
bonic plague had broken out I'm Argen-
tine. predictions of a cold wave, reports
of the Paris market and Liverpool cablos
combined today In forming fairly active
but irregular wheat market, May CLOSING
easy, shade under yesterday. Corn
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Oil Market.

oil City. Jan. 2l.-Credit balances, ai6s.
certificates, no bid: shipments, 40, 55l bar
reis; average, S1,otS barrels runs, lOi 6lO
barrels; average, IS, s52 barrels.
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MATTHEWS Bros.
Pharmacists

part of the factory he has a new boiler.
Mr.. Freeman, of Sherman. is doing the
work.
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Scranton Wholesale Market

Corrected by II. G. Dale, "a I.ackawanna
Avenue.)
Butter-Creamery 3Oc. dairy. tubs Csc.
Eggs-Select western, Ice. nearby state
23c.
Cheese-Full cream. new, I3Mc
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-04-03
FIFTY YEARS FIGHTING.

A Parliamentary paper has just been
published of the wars and military
operations on or beyond the borders of
British India, in which the Govern
ment of India has been engaged since
1S49," OF SUCH great and small, there
have been no fewer than 10, from
which fact an easy sum in simple divis-
ion shows that the average has been
rather more than two per annum, or
one every six months. Inasmuch as
wars and expeditions in Africa and
China, including the Egyptian cam
paigns, in which the Indian troops have
been employed are counted, the list
gives a remarkable birds'-eye veiw of
the ceaseless work of policing what is,
after all, only a portion of the British
Empire. In the course of these fifty
years perpetual fighting Great Britain
had to employ bodies of troops of all
numbers, from the 71,726 men who took
part in the second Afghan war from 1879
to 1881 down to the 71-without any
thousands behind them-who punished
the raiders in the Maya Hills in Assam
in 1883.