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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-02-26

rIDle thunderstorm, our men hung to
their position, answering the boer fire
and shooting steadily. In the mean
time the rest of the infantry completed
the enveloping movement, the Welsh
regiment having succeeded in piercing
the drift, thus closing on the beers,
who had fought throughout with
splendid courage. Gen. Cronje's
lager, full of carts and ammunition
stores, could be plainly seen near the
north bank. Gen. Smith-Dorrien col
lected a large body of men, including
Canadians, and crossed the river by
the Paardesberg drift, advancing to-
ward the laager, which was being Wig
orously shelled i his force made a
gallant attempt to charge into the laa
ger, but failed. Before selling the
western drifts, the beers occupied the
kopje on the south bank, running
down the river. Therefore their force
is cut in two. The beers hold the
kopje and have one vickers-maxim and
probably one or two other guns. To-
ward evening the battery on the south
side opened, cooperating with the bat
terry on the north side. A wonderful
sight followed. Shells fell with amaz-
ing precision along the river bed oppo-
site the laager, which was shelled
thoroughly, CALLING everything it con-
tanned. One shell set on fire a small
ammunition wagon, which burned
nearly all day. Many other wagons
were set on fire and the glare was Wis
ible at a considerable distance far into
the night. The infantry also main
tanned terrible fire, which was an
swered vigorously. The scene toward
nightfall was terribly picturesque,
with blazing wagons, roaring artillery
and gackling rifle fire.
Relieving Kimberley Situation.
London, Feb. 13.-1:3O a. m.-Ihe
war Office has issued the following from
Lord Roberts: 'Paardeburg-Gen
Methuen reports for Kimberley that
the supplies of food and forage are be-
ing pushed on as fast as possible. There
will be enough coal to start the Debeers
mines in ten days. BY this means
81 eau I1ISGIy Will NC dIIGNldCCu nus
pital arrangements there are reported
perfect" AT the same time the war
office announced that nothing further
would be issued last night
Roberts Praises Canadians.
Ottawa, Feb. 23.-Lord Mimic, gov
ernor general, has received the follow
ing news from Lord Roberts: par
deburg- Canadian regiment has
done admirable service since it's arri-
val in south Africa. [ deeply regret
the heavy loss it suffered during the
fight on the 18th inst. [ beg you will
assure the people how much we all
here admire the conspicuous gallantry
displayed by our Canadian comrades
Oh that OCCASION"
British Loss Feb. Is.
London, Feb. 23.-The addition
al list of casualties sustained
by British troops during the
retreat from Rensburg, Feb. Is,
shows IA men killed and 1853 mem
bers of the Wiltshire and Worcester
shire regiments missing. The latter
fact confirms the boer reports that
that number of prisoners have been
captured by them.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-02-26
Cronje Dying Hard.

London, Feb. 23.-Gen. Cronje is
seemingly making his last stand. He is
dying hard hemmed in by British in
fantry, and with shells from so guns
falling into his camp. The boer chief
asked for an armistice to bury his
dead. Flight to finish or surrender
Internationally" was Kitchener's re-
ply. Cronje Immediately sent back
word that his request for a truce must
have been misunderstood and that his
determination then, as before, was to
fight to the DEATH The battle went
on. This was the situation of Cronje
Tuesday evening, as sketched in scan
ty kilograms that have emerged from
the semi-silence of south Africa. Of
ficially Lord Roberts wires he has scat
tered the advance command Of rein
forcements that were striving to reach
Gen. Cronje. 1t is regarded as singu-
lar that Roberts wiring Wednesday
should not mention the appeal for
armistice on the previous day, also
that the war office should withhold
good news, if it had any. Without try
ing to reconcile even the scanty ma
terials at hand, it seems plain that
Gen. CrOnje is in 6. bad, even desper-
ate situation and that the British are
pressing their advantage. While the
attack on Gen. Cronje proceeds, there
is a race for concentration between
the beers and British. The engage
ment with Gen. Cronje's 5000 To
5000 entrenched men is
likely to become an incident in the bat
tie between the masses. Separated
fractions Of the boer power are rapidly
drawing together to attack Lord Rob-
erts. Will Gen Cronje be able to hold
out until the boer masses appear, or ii
he does, will they then be able to sue
cor him? The British are fighting the
beers on ground where the arms, tao
tics and training of the British are ex-
pected to give them advantage. Gen.
Butler, according to a dispatch from
Chieveley, dated Wednesday, finds the
beers in positions north Of the Tugela
largely reinforced. This seems strange.
The war office for the first time has
given out the official compilation Of
British losses. The total is 11,208 to
Feb. II. This does not include, there
fore Lord Roberts recent losses, nor
the Wiltshire prisoners. The British
losses at Kodoosrand were 1000.
Three thousand fresh troops will en-
bark for south Africa today. The rel
alive position of the combatants is
like chess players, one Of whom from
time to time adds pieces to the board,
while any loss to the adversary is ire
placeable
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-02-26

vived. Last week a mailman ram
amuck and killed six people. Snatch
ing a sword from policeman he en-
tered the famous shrine at Miogi and
killed the chief priest and three att
pendants. The maniac then attacked
the large crowd attracted to the scene
and killed three before he was dis
patched.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-02-26
ARCHBISHOP HENESSY DYING.

Dubuque, Feb 23.-Archbishop Hen
essy's condition is such that hopes for
his recovery have been abandoned.
Physicians expect his death within
DAY or two at the longest.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-02-26

Att Nicaragua Falls a man supposed
to be John Lazarus of Mount Carmel,
Pa, jumped from the Goat island
bridge into the upper rapids and went
over the American falls.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-09-20
THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE-TlIu KsDAY. SEPTEMBER

proper competition with existing railways But
every one knew that they really discovered in
this new enterprise an opportunity 10 haul an
thraCitc coal from the coal fields 10 tdcwatcr
At a cost very much less than was possible for
existing railways TO haul II. The new corpor.
alton, by means Of the levels which the engi-
ncers OF the old Delaware aud Hudson canal
had constructed would hc able 90 haul coal
very much cheaper than the Eric, which crosses
portions Of the Allegheny mountains, Or the
Ontario and Western, with its heavy grade and
sharp curves was able to do
These two corporations went before our rail.
way commissioners aud probably the legal cX-
pensos entailed by this appeal were greater than
the sum for which the Delaware and Hudson
offered TO sell this abandoned canal. But the
railway commissioners unanimously decided that
the proposed road was wholly in the public in.
tcrest since it would tend 10 make the price
Of coal cheaper. Then the Erie aud ontario and
Western appealed to the appellate division Oi
the Supreme court at Albany and that body has
decided against them, decided finally, since as
this appellate division was unanimous in tho
opinion it rendered there can be no appeal 10
the court of last resort
Whether the new railroad will bc built or
whether the two opposing railways will make
some attempt to buy off the incorporators re-
mains to be discovered. The impression here
is that the new road is TO he built and that
the Eric and Ontario and Western have not
money enough at their command to buy of The
incorporators. And the managers of the Della
ware and Hudson are today pokng fun at theil
friends in the Erie and Ontario and Western
because they were not far.sightcd enough L
accept the offer which the Delaware and IIud
son made to them some years ago.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-09-20
HOLLAND ON THE
PROPOSED COAL ROAD
Tells How the Erie and N. Y, o. &
W. Lost a Great Opportunity
to Get Bargain.

Holland" in his New York letter
in the Philadelphia Press, has this to
say about the proposed Delaware VAL
ley and Kingston railway:
II would probably have been cheaper and it
certainly would have been safer ii the rail.
way corporations that received an offer OF the
abandoned bed and tow.path Of the old Della.
ware and Hudson canal had accepted that Of.
fer. The managers OF the Delaware and liud'
son Railway company, some of whom are very
conspicuous as railway men, as for instance
Commodore Van Santwood, and some OF the
NlnderbiltS are looking with smile Of
amusement at the controversy which seems 10
have been closed by decision handed down by
the appellate division Of the supreme court.
These managers some time ago offered their
abandoned canal bed and towpath to the Eric
railway corporation; offered it for song al
most, few thousand dollars would have bought
what was once great and is now an ahan
doncd work. But the Eric corporation rejected
|. .contcmpmousy the proposition
Then Mr.. Cannon and others limited to the
management of the ontario and Western that
| il might be worth their while il they purchased
| this abandoned canal and intimatcd that il
| could be bought tor trihc. hut that hint was
not acted upon Then corporation was or
| ganized, the money put up and this old cana
| bed that stretched from the anthracite coal lie
| zion up to the tidcwatcr on the Hudson, al
| Kingston passed into the ownership OF thi'
| corporation. The new corporation proposed tt
| take advantage OF the towpath, finding il to be
practically d ready graded roadbed fit immc
diately for the ties and tracks Of a railway
| Once before an abandoned canal stretching iron
| New Haven To Northampton Mass, was turned
| over for 4 uihc to railway corporation thai
| put its track, upon the towpath and gained atc
| the road was in operation prosperity whicl
| wa, never possible ior the canal.
But rs soon a, it was discovered that some
body else had taken advantage OF the oppor
mnity that was offered TO the Erie and to TN
Ontario and Western these corporations becam
bitter in their opposition. They prolesscd L
find in the proposition something obnoxious {,
| ti,f statutes that forbade parallcing OF i'm
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-09-20

The men are all young players, and
while fast and earnest, seem very
light. The team plays its first game
with keystone Academy, october 20.
Challenges have also been received
from the Dunmore High School and
Tunkhannock. The keystone team
will play return game here, Novem-
Der Il. Kennedy will probably play
center. and Gill and Acker will be the
guards. Manager Barrett and O'Brien
will be at right and left tackle re-
spectively, and Mainwaring and
Blackman will be the ends.
ONLY CANDIDATE.
Spencer is the only candidate who
has so far appeared for quarter back,
and Freeman and Evans are the pros
peCtive halves. Captain Jones. who is
practically the only experienced player
| on the team. will be full back. The
team practices well.
Both the High School and Lacka- =
wanna are to be complimonted on the
absence of any ringers" The man.
| agement of both institutions have en-
phatically announced that the schools
will be represented by school teams
| and not by all county elevens.
| Wyoming seminary will have a strona
| team this year, the men organizing q
| few days ago and Taggart, the full.
| back of last seasons eleven, being
elected captain. A severe loss is sus.
tanned by the seminary in the absence
| of Ballet, the center. That heavily
built, aggressive player will not be a.
| Wyoming this year, and he leaves g
bad hole in the lineup. Clinton Bry,
den, of this city, who was sub-quartel
last year, will probably play with the
| regulars this season.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-09-20

Athletic park is now daily the arena
where between forty and fifty sturdy
young athletes assemble and go
through the wedding out process
which is to determine who the men,
bers will be of the 50. Thomas, High
School and School of the Lackawanna
foot ball teams. The foot bali season
has now started in earnest, and be-
sides the embryo full backs, guards,
tackles, halves, ct al, who daily as
semble at the park, there are every
day big delegations present from the
various schools to urge on the boys
who will represent their alma mater.
The first game of the season was
to be played next Wednesday by the
School of Iackawanna and the Wyo-
ming Seminary, but as the former
team is not as yet sufficiently organ
lied, the date was cancelled.
Local followers Of the great college
sport will therefore have their first
opportunity to see the gridiron war
liors battle on Saturday, october 6.
The High School will then probably
play a picked team, called the High
School Alumni, led by Ed. Morse,
High Schools crack tackle of '97-'9S.
From present lndlCallOnS, 81 lHolu-
as will have the strongest team. COach
Richard Beamish and his pets were
ont to the park yesterday, and went
through a fast lively practice. The
college boys are much heavier than
either the present High School or
I.ackawanna aspirants. win OHoro
the hard-playing, fast full back of last
year. captains the eleven, and Pro-
fessor Frank McGuigan will act as
manager.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-09-20
ADVERTISED LETTERS.

List of letters remaining uncalled for at the
Scranton postofficc, Lackawanna county, Pa,
Sept 10, 1900. Persons calling for these letters
will please say advertised and give date OF list,
Ezra H. Ripple, postmaster
ITALIAN.
francesca Librandi DE Ninvcn2o Giovannino
Russo, Domcnico Cordilc, Angelo Rossi.
POLISH.
Josef Frackvcnic, Jurgis Zuhowski, Jusopas
Kwetruss, Pawet DyccyewsJ Juzicf Suchocl,ii,
Maik Gudnovesky, Maik fGedroitis, Kazimer
Iawiacki, Osztroszkl Anna.
HUNGARIAN.
Teafa Naiiuk, Julian Granacky, Wiktor ur-
bancSek, Janowi Prusakowskicmu, 5. Jupet Nr
pulitz. Jano Marc, Atnez Taxi Cynog lIanko,
Adam Norcika, Jozef Gazda, Zyalycsak Peter,
Moskurak Miklos, inccnty Korsak, Jan Mandzcl,
Caral Alcszkewicz, Wiim Waliunaz, lgnacy
TanCink.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-09-20
Postscript
Concerning Blankets

1t isn't chesnut-ony deepening conviction. Our
testimony about the Blankets going here worth
thing you They mongrel lots picked up the
Market but they superior goods made especially for the
Connolly Wallace public We have threatening
of higher future prices although believe they
will But the urgency of present advantage is
for again asking your attention the the little
printed list doesn't represent it.
S225 The Kenwood White,
S275... Kenwood White,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-09-20
TROPP'S POSITION.

Captain Tropp will not be seen at
quarter back, which position he played
last fall. but will play full back, and
there are a host of men in the field
for quarter. Among them are Phil
lips, BuenZli. Burns, McGowan,
O'Reilly, Webb and COrbett OF these,
Phillips, who was substitute on the
30 team and Buenzli and Corbett. two
members of the scrub, are the most
likely candidates.
In case De3ow and Williams can
again play, they will be the halves,
otherwise. Phillips will be played at
one half and the other chosen from
Weissenfuh, Deans and Allen,
Weissenhuh last year played tackle
on the team, and while his weight
would came in handy in strengthening
the line, 1t is thought lie has the
ability for good back, and he will
he tried as such. The team will play
its first game Saturday September 20
with Keystone Academy, at Factory
willie.
The School Of Lackawanna, coached
and captained by Harry Jones, last
year coach of the High School scrub
and managed by Jerome Barrett, Is
unfortunate in not having single
veteran of 80 to strengthen the eleNyn
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-09-20

With both BLACKS and GREENS
use less tea and infuse THREE to
FIVE; minutes. Always use BOILING
water.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-09-20
Y. w. G. A. NOTES.

The gymnasium will open Monday, October |.
These intending to enter should register at the
office.
The concert under the management Of Miss
Florence Richmond will be held in the Bicycle
club house Tuesday, October 3 Tickets for sale
at the office.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-09-20
Worn Out ?
rxzSA!4lly1B
(MA1iANi WINE)
WORLD FAnOUS TONIC.

Marisni Wine is tonic prepared upon truly
scientific principles II is safe aud honchcis'
well as agreeable l.,
Mariani Wine has more than 5000 written N.
Of the world -,
Mariani Wine gives power TO the brain
strength and elasticity to tho muscles ana il,,.i.
ness to the blood. II is promoter ot good hcaILI
and longevity. Makes the old young; Keeps 'he
young strong
Marisni Wine is specially recommended Tor
General Debility, Overwork, Weakness from wMnat' M
ever causes, Profound Depression end ENhauston'
Throat and Lung Diseases, La Grippe, Consump'
ton and Malaria. 1t is a difusiblc tonic ior INC
entire system.
Mariani Wine is invaluable Tor overwotW,u
men, delicate women and sicklv children "
stimulates. strengthens and sustains the es.
tom and braces body and brain. II conioats
Malaria and La Grippe. May he usd effectively
in form of hot groR.
Sold hy all druggists. Refuse Substitutes.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-09-20
REVIEW OF LOCAL
FOOT BALL TEAM
MEMBERS OF THE TEAMS ARE
HARD AT WORK.

Candidates for the Various Positions
Are Practising Daily at Athletic
Park--Candidate for the Different
Positions-St. Thomas College
Team Will Play the First Game
Saturday Against Wyoming Semi
nary-The Outlook for the High
School and Lackawanna Elevens.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-09-20
CEYL0N
AND
INDIA
TEA.
BLACK or GREEN

Is superior to all other teas
because rlachine rlade and abso-
lutely pure.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-09-20

Cotton FleeCed Blankets i'm all sizes in white
and grey from 6s cents to Sl.75 per pair.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-09-20
AGENCIEsi

JOHN y. SMITH & SON ...,..,..,,,...P Plymouth
W. L, MULLlGAN Wilkes Barre
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1900-11-30
ILLINOIS CENTRAL.
10 Improve Its System-WiII In
crease Capital Stock.

The board of directors of the H.
lnois Central railroad has called a
special meeting of the stockholders
to be held in Chicago Jan. %, TO
take action on a proposition to in
crease the capital stock from S60,-
100000 to 500, ,O00.O
The purpose of this issue is to
to raise funds for providing addion-
al equipment and facilities needed
to meet the demands of the comp
any's growing traffic, inclucing
new cars and engines additional
second and side tracks station and
terminal facilities, reduction of
grades and elimination of grade
crossings, some of which have al
ready teen undertaken.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1900-11-30
THE CUMBERLAND COMPANY
COrnering the Business In the
SOuth-NOw Controls Two Hun
dred and Fifty Exchanges.

Nashville, Tenn, Nov. 23,-With
purchases just made the Cumber-
land Telephone and Telegraph
Company operates $50 exchanges
and over $4,000 telephone instru-
ments. It's system covers the en-
tire States Of Tennessee, Kentucky,
Mississippi, Louisiana, the south
ern portion of Illinois and Indiana
and the northern portion of Georgia
and Alabama.
BY the purchase of the East
Tennessee Telephone Company, re-
Gently consummated, the Cumber-
land acquires more than 5000 sub
scribers.
The following exchanges have
been added in the past three weeks:
Cleveland, Sweetwater and Green
vile, Tenn. Scottsboro and Fort
Payne, Ala; Trenton, GA; Paris,
Stanford, Lebanon and
Cynthiana, KY; Boyle county, KY,
long distance telephone system
and the Tri-State Telephone Com
pany, long distance system of
Northern Georgia.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1900-11-30
Savior in Art.

Cost nearly 100000 70 procure.
Contains nearly 100 full page en-
cravings of our Saviour aud His
Mother by the worlds greatest paint
ers. True copies of the greatest
Masterpieces in tie art galleries of
Europe. Every picture 10 as beauti
full as sunrise over the hilltops,
Contains description of the painting
biography of the painters, the names
aud locations of the galleries in Eur
ope where the originals may be seen
Also contains a Child's Department,
including a Child's Story of Christ
and His Mother, beautifully written,
to tit each picture. This wonderful
book, matchless in its purity aud
beauty, appeals to every mothers
heart, and in every Christian home
where there are children the book
sells itself. Christian meu aud wom-
Ell are making money rapidly taking
orders. A Christian man or woman
can in this community soon make
81 900 taking orders for Christmas
presents. Mrs. White, our agent in
Massachusetts, has sold over $1,000
worth of The books in very short
time. Mrs. Sackett, our agent in
New York.. has sold over $l.5O0
worth of the books in very short
time. The book is printed on velvet
finished paper beautifully bound in
Cardinal Red AID gold. and adorned
with Golden Roses and Lilies. 1t is,
without doubt, the most beauti nj
book of this century.
Write for terms quickly and
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Yon can work on salary or. commits.
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we will promote Won TO the position
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Send for terms, Address
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Corcoran Building, Opposite
U. S. Treasury, Washington, D, c,
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1900-11-30
WILL NOT SWEAR
She Refuses to Use an Oblectiona-
bic Phrase in the Play when
Knighthood Was In Flower"

Chicago, Nov. 20. 0.-Chas. Majors,
author of the book "Wheu Knight
hood Was in Flower. of which a
dramatized version is now under
going rehearsal at the new Illinois
Theater, insists that Julia Marlowe
shall do as the fine ladies of those
days did and make use of a small
but Objectionable word beginning
with ID and looking thus go"
when ii appears in print.
Throw up the play or speak the
lines as they are written" CON-
manded the author.
"Never, " retorted Julia again.
"rhen throw up the play" was
the inexorable command of the au-
thor.
81 will not utter the vulgar
word" cried Miss Marlowe. II
swear will throw up the play. l
will not offend the ears of my
friends by lowering myself to that
depth to depict the vices of even
Mary Tudor"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1900-11-30
NOTABLE WEOOIN G.
Daughter of Ex-POstmaSter Gary
WedS a New Yorker.

Baltimore, Nov. 24.-The SWELL
est wedding this city has known n for
years was celebrated here at hie h
noon to-day. Miss Lillian Gary,
daughter of Former Postmaster
General Gary, was married to Robt.
c. Taylor, of New York, at the
Gary mansion, which is one of the
largest in Baltimore. The wedding
was graced by many guests from a
distance, including President VIM.
Mckinley and most of his cabinet.
Many costly presents were received.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1900-11-30
NOTHING DAUN FED.
Young Couple Weds Beside The
Smoking Ruins of the Brides
Home.

jamestown, KY, Nov. 14.-Logan
Dunbar, residing near this place,
lost his house and contents at 10
o'clock this morning by fire. A
wedding party had assembled at
his house to be present at the mar
riage of his daughter. When the
groom reached the would-be bride
he found her in teaFs by the smould-
ering embers of her fathers house.
But the party congregated around
the ruins and the minister pro-
nouuced the young couple husband
and wife.