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, 1900-02-16
AGAIN A MYSTERY.
NOT A WORD HEARD YESTERDAY
OF THE OPERATIONS IN
SOUTH AFRICA.
England Full OF Surmises as to What
Is Happening in the Battle Belt,
But the London War Office Has No
News to Give Out-Buller Ac-
tive.

London, Feb. 16.-Once again the
curtain has dropped on the great war
drama which is being enacted in South
Africa. Lord Roberts, with one caval-
ry division and two infantry divisions,
have vanished into dust OF the sandy
veldt aud are circling round toward
Kimberley, while Lord Methuen is
watching the Beers at Magersfontein.
From Pretoria comes reports that
a large British force had moved toward
Colenso and encamped at Basch kop.
This would seem to indicate that Cen
eral Butler was again On the nov
, 1900-02-16
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PROCURE MEN AND TEAMS
TO HAUL ORE.
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the Ore Is Accommodating In the Ore
House-Over a Million Dollars
Worth In Sight After Paying All
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ON A STRIKE.
Class at Colorado School of
Mines Walk Out.

Golden. Colo, Feb. 1.-THE entire
freshmen class of the. State School Of
Mines went on a strike yesterday. They
claim that injustice has been done in
doping 10 members OF the class for
failure to pass an examination in de-
scriptive geometry, and have presented
to the faculty a demand that these men
shall be allowed to go on with their
studies.
, 1900-02-16

There Is nothing nicer than good
pastry and when you want . hrst class
Aseiesi I'm this liAsi 30 to Wickstfom's
1aAAsv. Tomorrow Jon viii And there
puiRs. jelly roll, cake. and in TACT
no II ne bahsTs nAs.l
, 1900-02-16

Deeds are Fruits, words are but
leaves" The many wonderful cures
effected by Hoods ~Sarsaparilla are the
fruits by which it should be Judged.
These prove it to be the great remedy
for all blood diseases.
, 1900-02-16

Extra copies Of The Laramie Repub-
leans. illustrated edition may be had
at this ONCE or at the news depot for
II cents per COPY.
, 1900-02-16
OMAHA. CHICAGO SHORT LINZ.

OMAHA CHICAGO SHORT LINE.
The magnificent "limdted train ot H.
Chicago Milwaukee and s. Paul rail-
vay leaves the Union PaoAe depot e
Omaha daily at 6:4s p. m. arriving n
Chicago It Sis tho next morning. M
tire train lighted by electricity aA1
heated By steam. Ask for tielet Va
Tie "Maiwsnkes Routs."
=. A. NASH,
0sraral Western Agent,
1904 Farnham st., Omaha.
, 1900-02-16

Hoods Pills cure all liver Ills. Non
Irritating.
, 1900-02-16
JoH DEAD.

Leading Citizen of Sweetwatsr county
Passes Away
, 1900-02-16

Almost any form Of legal blank may
b bad " The Gssobaican o@eA
, 1900-02-16

Try Tulip Flour, equal
to Minneapolis only 81 .25
For sale by the Laramie
Grocery Co.
, 1900-02-16

Rock Springs. wyo.. Feb. 1s.-John
, 1900-02-16
THESE ARE AFEW

Things as a reminder of what we
in stock, with a hint at the prices to
show that the February winds v blown
pretty nearly all the profits Off:
, 1900-02-16

pa,ly R.e.pl... oa,, =. . .o..a.
, 1900-02-16

Strictly Fresh Eggs, only I5c per dozen.
Fine Colorado Potatoes, only $500 per hundred.
Fresh Creamer Butter, only Csc per pound.
Smoked Whitetish, I5c per pound.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-11-12
ENDED HIS LIFE BY
JUMPING INTO WELL
Desperate Act Of Franz Engel While
Suffering from Temporary
Alteration of Mind.

Franz Engel. of % Beech street, COM
mitted suicide last evening, while suf-
fering from temporary mental abbera-
ton. by throwing himself into well in
the rear of his house.
Engel was a married man, forty-five
years of age, and was employed by the
Lackawanna Iron and Coal company as
a laborer. He had wife and five chill
dren. Ordinarily he was strong,
healthy, hearty man, but few weeks
ago he became moody and respondent.
He would go for hours without talk
ing, and would mutter to himself in a
most peculiar manner The members
of his family realized that he was be-
coming slightly unbalanced, but as he
kept at his work they didn't pay much
attention, believing THAT he would be
all right in time.
He was in and around the house yes
terday as usual, and appeared to be as
rational as he had been for some weeks
past. After supper was over he went
out into the yard, but the family paid
no especial heed.
Just about $50 O'Clock one of his boys,
who was standing near the back door.
heard violent and terrible shriells
coming from the we'll. He rushed into
the house and told his mother that his
father was in the bottom of the well.
BY this time the neiehbors We're
aroused and n rush was made for
lights, while all the time the cries from
the well grew weaker and weaker and
finally ceased altogether, just as light
was secured.
Down in the well, in the dim light
afforded by the lamp, could be seen the
body of lIngel i'll a half upright posi-
ton, with the head just under the
water. At the sight of it Mrs. Engel
became hysterical with grief and was
with difficulty restrained.
The well is thirty feet deep and con-
tains about five and a half feet OF
water. E.ngel had wrenched off the box
on top. which was securely fastened,
and must have jumped in feet first.
from the position in which his body was
found. When he reached the bottom
the fact that he rued his rash act is
proven by long scratches on his hands,
where he tried to catch hold of the
slippery rocks on the side. and by his
loud cries.
The problem of removing the body
was difficult one. 1t was necessary
for man TO be sent down on Il ladder
to fasten rope around the body and
then it had to be pulled up. No bones
were found to be broken, nor were there
any evidences of internal injury, so
that death was undoubtedly caused by
drowning.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-11-12
RELIGIOUS NEWS NOTES.

Rev. George l.. Alrich, pastor Of Grace Re.
formed church, preached yesterday morning upon
kept in Gods Love-" and in the evening on
''Forgiveness.'
The gospel services at the Young Wo,nans'
Christian association yesterday afternoon were
largely attended and were devoted to the hear
ing Of reports from the delegates to the re-.
cent state convention.
Rev. DR.. Charles l.. Robinson. pastor of Tho
Second Presbyterian church. preached singu.
larry beautiful sermon yesterday morning, tax.
ing for his theme, "Patiencc, Comfort and
Hope from the Scripture"
L. +, Bower, secretary-treas,rcr of the Dick.
son Manufacturing company, addressed the fam
iy meeting at the Railroad Young Mems Chris.
tian association yesterday afternoon. mum.
Der of old hymns were rendered br the audi
cncc.
Rev. W. IT, Williams, local superintendent Of
the AntSaloon league, addressed a very large
meeting OF young men yesterday afternoon in
Guernsey hall. under the auspices of the Young
Mems Christian association. on "The Young
Man and His Company" special musical
programme was rendered under the direction of
Professor J. NJ. Chance.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-11-12
SOME ONE SMOKING AGAIN,
Beautiful Pipe Dream About a Strike
at Scranton.

Saturday dispatch was sent out
from New York to the effect that an
other strike ut the "Lehigh Valley
mines at Scranton was imminent. and
that President John Mitchell, of the
United Mine Workers, was TO be in
scranton in day or two to consult
with President Samuel Gompers, of the
American Federation of Labor, about
the impending strike.
Yesterday story was anoat about
the city that President Mitchell was on
his way here and had engaged Il room
at the st. Charles. Inquiry at the ST.
Charles proved this latter feature of
the story fake, and last night there
came by Associated Press "a dispatch
from Indianapolis, telling that the am
nual meeting of the national executive
board of the United Mine Workers was
to be held in that city today.
Just what the strike of the Lehinh
Valley miners Of Scranton is going to
be- like Is hard to figure out. There
isn't lehlsh Valley mine anywhere
in the Scranton region.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-11-12
PRIESTS ARRIVE HOME.
After Very Pleasant Four Months
Tour of Europe.

The following Catholic clergymen If
this diocese arrived in New York on
saturday morning. after a tour of
four months In Europe Rev. r. ".
Lavelle. Rev. John j. Ruddy and Rev.
NJ. j. Fleming, of this city; Rev. Wal
ter German, OF Minooka: Rev. John
OMalley, OF Kingston. and Rev. James
+. Mohat. of Taylor. They cams
across the ocean on the Luconia from
Liverpool.
The Clcrgymen sailed last July in
company with Bishop i1oban. They
landed in France ana Immediately
left for Germany, getting at that time
only "A teeting view of France from
the windows of their train.
They visited the principal cities in
Germany and then iourneyed 10 Ober-
ammagau in the Bavarian Alps. where
thay witnessed u presentation of the
celebrated Passion play. Switzerland
came next, and then Italy. They ris-
tied Florence. Venice, Naples. Genoa
and Rome, and were accorded pri-
vate audience with Pope Leo NH, in
company with Bishop tioban.
From Rome they again iourneNcd
TO France and two weeks stay was
made in Paris where the exposition
was thoroughly inspected. A tour of
The British Isles followed, and then
home.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-11-12

six fire department horses alleged to
have been illegally sold are dead be-
yond recall, but such is not the case
They are in the hands of special
committee OF common council of which
Luther Keller is chairman. The latter
informed Tribune man yesterday
that report would be forthcoming in
the near future.
"We're getting to the bottom of this
thing" said Mr.. Keller when asked
about the matter. You can say that
the resolutions will not die in commit
tee."
Councilman Chittenden's ordinance
providing for reorganization of the
city's fire department, over which
there was such an incessant wrang-
ling and arguing in select council, is
now in the hands of the fire committee
of common council, where it is de-
stined to be amended.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-11-12
IN GRACE LUTHERAN CHURCH
Interesting Luther Commemoration
Exercises Conducted.

Very interesting exercises We're con-
Quoted yesterday morning at the Grace
Lutheran church, in observance of I.u.
ther Day. The programme published
by the Board of Home Missions, con-
sisling of responsive readings on the
life ana work of Martin Luther was
carried out, several recitations were
given by The little memb ers of the Sum
day school, and Il violin solo by Miss
cara Lang, accompanied BY Miss
Gertrude Long, was one of the musical
treats of the morning,
The pastor, Luther Hess Warning
gave an address on DO Home Missions
Pay giving as illustrations some OF
the stronS churches in the general
synod that were once home mission
churches The services We're con-
Quoted by ID. l.. Fickes, esq. superln-
tendent. Mr, NJ. G. Landt, chorister,
and Miss Hattie Kline, organist, led
the music. A liberal Offering was re-
ceived for home missions. There was
large attendance.
Al the evening services, Rev. Waring
spoke on Traces Of Luther In Ger
many Today"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-11-12
OF INTEREST
TO FIREMEN
THERE WILL BE NO FROZEN
HYDRANTs THIS WINTER.

They Are to Be Pumped Out This
Week as a Precautionary Measure.
Part Of the Fire Alarm System
Badly Mixed Up-strong Possibili-
ty Of Fire Marshal Being Ap-
pointed Next Year-Mr. Keller's
Committee Is Investigating-chit-
tenden Ordinance to Be Amended.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-11-12
Sand

What would we do without II
the gritty" kind? Lacking IL.
no building could stand. no en-
siEe can pull: nor would a score
or more of other necessities lie
supplied, Even human nature re-
quires the sand" quality-gritty
determination-to attain the sue
cess that counts.
Yes, were going 10 lit the sub
jcct to that of SAVING-saving
ana sand SO together, sure. Looks
easy enough for anybody to save
to begin amy time, anyhow and
with anything; but suppose YOU
Try ii in that spirit! Guess you'll
turn out short of something.
No, 10 save--systematica save
tand no other sort of saving real
ly saves) requires planning, pluck
and perseverance - in short,
sand" And this quality in ones
nature guarantees success--if
used.
Savings Department
TRADERS NATIONAL BANK
Cor. Wyoming and Spruce
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-11-12

MONUMENT SoUvENlRS.--S. J. Fuhrman is
issuing a handsome souvenir OF the unveiling
OF the soldiers and sailors monument next
Thursday. 1t contains well executed picture
of the monument.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-11-12

WILL BE RENTED. The windows Of the
Young Woniens Christian association will bt
rented for the un,eiling OF the monument on
Thursday.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-11-12

CHURCH SEPPER.-The ladies OF the Penn
Avenue Baptist church will serve the next OF
their series of social church suppers in the par.
lors OF the church on Thursday evening, Dee. G.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-11-12

MONTHLY MEE1ING.-The special monthly
business meeting OF the executive committee OF
the City Christian Endcavor union will be held
AZ o'clock Monday evening. the 18th inst. IN
Grace Reformed church.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-11-12
The Real Thing.

The divine right of Lngs isn't in ii with the
right Of the married daughter who comes hon,.
for the first time 10 show off her baby To her
parents .Atchson Globe.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-11-12
bWYER-LEoNARD WREsTLE.
Ernest Roeher and Charles Leonard
Will Arrive Today.

Charles Leonard viii today arrive in
the citN with Ernest Roeber and pre-
pare for his meeting tomorrow night
With NJ, j, Dwyer. The wrestling
match MIL be held before the Bicycle
club and will be governed by the same
conditions as those under which Gehle
and Dwyer recently met. 4 side BET
ofS$2OO a side will be posted with The
Tribune;
The, following letter was yesterday
received from Leonard by the sporting
editor of The Tribune:
II New York. Nov TO- 1900
Spof ling Editor OF Tribune.
": ] will be in your city on Monday next,
snE Ernest -.oeber viii be in my corner Tues.
daE night. We have flushed our engagement
here. and he will second me- | suppose you
received my forfeit money o. X.
| think l can beat Mr.. Dwyer easy. lie il
as good a man at the game as inow. but |
think l can cut him down ii he can stand the
pace | will give him, and ii he beats me /
viii take my hat oa TO him. Yours,
Chas. Leonard.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-11-12
CITY NOTES

MEETING THIS EvENING.--T'hc Eagle Hose
company will hold special meeting this even.
ing, when business Of Importance will be trans-
acted.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-11-12

A RECORD BREAKER.-Last week proved a
record breaker in police court On three days
not prisoner was arrested, and consequently
no court held. Mayor Moir says this is an un.
prcccdcnted occurrence.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-11-12
IN HONOR OF
MARTIN LUTHER
ANNIVERSARY OF HIS BIRTH
CELEBRATED.

Special Services Conducted Last
Night in Zion Church by the Pas
tors Of the Six Evangelical Luth-
eran Churches--An Address in
German Was Delivered by Rev.
James Witke. While G. g. Spieker
Spoke in English and Told of the
Great Reformer's Work.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-11-12
The Successful Candidates

In the county all smoke o'Hara's
cigars.
Moral; 4Sl Spruce street. VI
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-11-12

Some people fancy that the resolu-
tions introduced in select council by
Councilman ID. w. Vaughan provid-
ing for the removal of Dr.. Sitterly as
fire department veterinarian and di-
recting the city solicitor to recover the
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-11-12

ELECTION TOMORROW NIGHT-There will he
an election for Second lieutenant in Company C.,
ThrtccnA regiment, to fl! the vacancy caused
by the resignation OF Bernard Iiaegcrty, next
Tuesday night at o'clock sharp.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-11-12

DIVORCE GRANTED.--Jacob lIamm. OF South
Scranton, was OH saturday granted n divorce
from his wife, any lIamm, whom he married
on March H. 1s9S. in Virginia. He claims she
deserted him shortly after their marriage.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-07-05

no money system founded upon the public
debt and dictated by those who hold It,
We stand for the gold and silver of the
Constitution, for paper currency founded
! upon them and issued by the Government
as the embodiment OF our sovereignty. We
will not tax the people for the maintenance
Of private money system. We would pay
and not perpetuate our public debt We
will dig our metals from the hills and open
our mints TO their coinage. We will pay
no tributes to Caesar for that which is our
own. We will scourge the money changers
from the temple of our treasury and re-
consecrate it to the service and welfare
of the common people.
Those who assert that the money ques-
tion is dead have given but little heed to
the lessons OF experience. 1t can never die
until it shall receive the righteous solu-
ton.
The prevailing sentiment of Democratic
sympathy for all people struggling for the
blessings of liberty compelled the Admin
istration two years ago to interfere with
the despotic tyranny of Spain over Cuba
and secured to the oppressed people of that
island the right of self government. Our
ultimatum delivered. We solemnly and Of
flcially declared them to be free and in
dependent and disclaimed to the world any
disposition or intention to exercise sever
eighty. jurisdiction, or control over the ISL
and except for the pacification thereof. and
asserted our determination when that was
accomplished to leave the government and
control of the island to its people.
THE conditions of the ensuing war sent
Admiral Dewey to the distant Philippines,
where another people engaged in the same
struggle with the same oppressor appeal
ed to the same impulses Of our nature.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-07-05

tegrity and rewards the unscrupuious. 1t
gives or refuses employment at its pleas
ure. 1t blacklists the workingman and
sets him adrift to starve in the midst of
plenty. 1t marches its battalicns of en-
ployes to the polls. places its chosen bal
lot in their hands. and coerces their sup
port for its favorite instrument. 1t is
enthroned In the council of the nation and
the States. sits upon the bench. and makes
and expounds the law. 1t gives millions to
its political protector to debauch the con-
sciences of freemen and receives tenfold
return through legislation that it dictates
1t is marching to despotism under the can
opy of the Republic. 1t is the enemy of
Democracy, which has accepted its gauge
of battle Either the trusts or the Govern
ment must disappear.
"At the demand of the so called financial
interests the present Congress has enacted
a new Currency law. BY its terms th,
Government has presented to the natioral
bauks s25. 100000. given them control of
circulation, provided for the payment In
cash of the premium values of the greater
part OF its bonds and created a peIpsiual
national debt II has declared for the pay
ment of all obligations in gold stricken
from its contracts the reserved right of the
Government to use its money for the ply-
ment of debts and delegated to private
interests TIE power to supplement all de-
fciencies in the circulating medium by the
paper money, whose volume they shall reg
ulate. and which the people are taxed to
support. The greenback and the Treasury
notes are retired and an inert mass of
sl5O, ,O0O, 900 in gold is to be kept in the
Treasury by the issue of bonds whenever
necessary, the currency must shrink and
swell as the judgment of selhshness shall
dictate and the pretended menace of BIZ
metallism again sound money and the ma
tioral honor has been evaded.
Law of the MOncy-ChnnEcr.
This law. commended by the money
changer and the holder of idle capital GEEK
ing investment, where taxation can be
avoided, = the elimination of a series of
enactments beginning with the measure of
1869. to strengthen the public credit, by
which the financial affairs Of the Union
have been placed wholly within the con-
troll of select few and the burden of debt
is constantly increased by the sacrifice of
property values
Against this iniquitous scheme of
finance Democracy protests. We will have
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-07-05

the mighty magnates of the trusts swept
down upon Washington and interposed their
strong arm, and plain duty vanished like
mist before the rising sun.
The President wheeled into line, TIE
Republican party reversed its policy aad
set up tariff wall between the island OF
Porto Rico and the remainder OF the Uni
ted States. 1t is not at all surpFising hat
in The recent somewhat Lengthy declara-
tion of principles enunciated by the part;
in convention assembled. while they el-
iarged upon almost every political qres-
tion. they could not find the spata 10 po Mt
with pride to the achievements of their
party in its dealings with that unharpy
island. The Democratic party stands for
equal taxation, equal rights and equal op-
portunities TO all who come under the fo .ds
Of the flag.
"Tenth-They wholly failed b. their leg
islaticn or by the cheaper method OF plat
form declaration 10 tell the country what
their policy is in respect to the Philippine
Islands. For two years b. their equiroca-
ting policy and no policy at all, they have
continued in that archipelago a war. ex-
persive in human blood as well as in
money. Incopctent to deal with this
question and 100 cowardly to aYow In ir
real purpOsc OF imperialism and miiitaFism
IN dealing with these and kindred colonial
4uestlOhs lHSy SnoliG De retired rom pow
er and the control should be given to
party honest. bold. and patriotic e-o2gh to
apply American theories and precepts to
existing conditions, and thereby .olve them
in harmony with the undying principles of
the Declaration of independence and the
Constitution of our country.
The Scandals in Cuba.
"Eleventh-Another part of the issue of
the campaign this year is the scandaIous
dealings Of a high Cabinet officer with pri-
vate banks of the country. These scandals
are notorious. and are based upon the earn
est and repeated written demands of the
officers Of some of these banks that they
should be favored by this Administration
because of money contributed by taem
with which to buy the Presidency in 1896
Correspondence submitted to Congress
shows that In one case at least an appeal
from an institution in New York city TO
the Secretary of the Treasury for financial
assistance because. as it was claimed, the
officers of that bank had contributed liber-
ally to the election of the present Chief
Executive was not made in vain, and the