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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-05-18
MINISTER WI.
How the Chicago University Young
Women Astonished Him

The Chicago Tribune tells the fol-
lowing story of the visit of the Chinese
minister to the University of Chicago:
1t was in his call upon the young
women of Beecher hall that Minister
WI most thoroughly enjoyed himself
What is your name?" he asked of
the head of the hall as he crossed the
threshold. Miss Wallace? You are not
married? How many girls have you
here? Why do you keep them in one
building together? Why do you shut
out those young men (as Professor
Laushlin closed the door on the men
students). Is this a convent? Do the
Sirls learn? What do they study? Do
t"ey make good wives? Hold old are
tnc.:"
The interrogatory eloquence was cut
short by the dormitory YELL which sud
denly burst "'om half a hundred fem
inine throats:
"B-double e-c-h-er. B-double e-c-h-er,
B-double e-c-h-e-r. Beecher!" The
cheer ended in shrill treble. and was
followed by nine "Rahs'' for MIR. Wu"
OH exclaimed the minister taken
aback. 1.-The girls-do they yell? DO
they play football, too"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-05-18
WHERE FORESTS PAY.
The People of Swedish Community
Show Wisdom in Free Culture and

From the Chicago Record.lIrrald.
Orsa. in Sweden. seems to be the
nearest thing to Utopia that can be
tcund on earth at the present time.
The inhabitants of Orsa have in the
cCui Sc of generation sold $4 600, 900
worth of trees, and by means of ju-
dicious replanting, provided for a sim
liar income every thirty CT forty years.
The money from the sale of trees
has made it possible for the people of
Orsa to get along without taxing
themselves. Railways. telephones and
schools are absolutely free. There are
no monthly gas bin. and no semi-an-
nual water rents to pay, and whenever
the Orsaites think they need them they
build city halls and court houses and
such things without reaching into their
pockets. Their trees do the business.
OF course. it must ne remembered
that the people of Orsa have no. COL
lector's office to keep supplied with
such funds as the collector and his
friends may desire to make use of,
and there are no elaborate spols sys-
toms for their mayors or their bosses
to manipulate for the purpose of wip-
ing out private political debts: but
still. on the face of the returns there
seems to be an indication that tree
planting is a good thing.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-05-18

chusetts general hospital She has
been superintendent Of the nurses in
the Long Island hospital at Boston,
and has been connected with hospitals
in st. Paul, San Francisco and New
Mexico.
Mile. Mathe Francilon who took her
doctors degree in Paris some time ago
has just passed the difficult examina-
tion for inferno des hopitaux. This en-
tails upon her the duty of performing
gratuitously the functions of house
surgeon in the Paris hospital to which
she may be appointed. Mile. Francil
Ion is the first French woman to pass
that examination. She stood fifty
second on the list, amoung 600 compe-
titors.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-05-18

and to the point, Los comen, senor.'
They eat them"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-05-18

- r OF so many years ago.
when l was a school boy.
A 1t was the custom of my
NJ self and a few schoolmates,
whenever we got the OPP
portunity. to enter an old
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-05-18

kearney had a generous, honest
heart"
How about Nellie?" one of the lads
then asked.
Lord bless you. my boys" Dan re-
piled. shes little Fred's mother up
here on the hill at my house, who
gives you boys warm ginger cakes
when you come playing ball with my
little fellow in our back yard"
As we boys trottod UP the old slope
beside Dan Dermot, each one made a
firm resolve to never touch wniskey,
and never again to play truant in the
cave of Tower Hill.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-05-18
COCK fights
IN MEXICO
SPORT HOLDS HIGH FAVOR IN
THAT COUNTRY.
Interesting Routine in Training and
Handling the Birds-Fortune
Won and Lost on Battles.

In Mexico cock fights are commonly
termed los gallos, Just as bull fights
are called los toros; and at all the pop
ular fiestas they are only second in
favor to the latter. A good game cock
often costs as much as horse. but
this is not saying much. as a fair sad
die pony is frequently sold for $i5 or
even less: while game cock may
bring $50. and occasionally 500. The
usual price paid, however. Is from $i2
to $25. according to weight. breed and
past record of the strain as fighters.
The best cocks come from the United
States, and hundreds are shipped into
Mexico during the year, being in con-
stant demand during the festas, which
are always in progress in one part or
another. There Is also many cocks
bred here. the hens being largely jap
anese. The cocks are cared for by
trainers. who feed. clean and exercise
them as regularly as n Jockey does a
running horse. Their house is in real
ity a stable, each cock having his own
stall, with his name above it, as FL
Garrean CThe Sparrow, Chato (Snub
Nose), Tesorero (Treasurer). Moreon
(Brune), Tirante (TyranD. Cato (CaD
and so on. A champion is called eel
Mauser." In these little stalls the
cocks eat, drink and sleep, being fas-
tened by a cord to a ring in the floor
Every morning they are taken out for
a run, one at a time, and each has half
an hour in the dirt box, to roll and
dust himself.
When not fighting they are fed once
a day, after sundown, when they have
all the wet corn they can eat. in in
dividual pans, set in the stalls. They
are then watered, and the inner rooster
being satisfied. each cuddles down in
stall and goes to sleep. Their spurs
have been cut for their own comfort
in sleeping, and to prevent their hurt
ing themselves.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-05-18

~ wbenever wp rot tho on.
Il nortunitv. to enter an ole
rayo n, Tower Hi, anc
nn,s many boure in boyisl
w,ndermcn, beneath the rocky ole
hillside.
Tbo rowcr JIi,, c,yr as IL WAS call.
cd vos nm ,ncninr which had beer
made many y,a,s befora we boys knew
nr ito existence to get Mt what was
,inderstood to no n rich vein of anthra
cite. II was n gradual slope down tc
where II cana to an abrupt ending
save for n narrow hole or airwa,
which led to GONE of the more pros.
rerous workings of the company.
An old, bent and rusted narrow
tack. which was almost hidden by
boaps of shellv rock thai had fallen
from th. ragged roof. stretched IFS
irrccnlar course down to tho foot of
tho ,,nr. s,onc whore an old mine co,
stood about 20 fee, from the ending.
II was in the old mine car that we
,ruants used TO sit. in tho glare Of n
co,lple OF leaky old mine lamps, en-.
loving our guilty freedom from the
school room.
We assembled one dsy in our usual
rendezvous and were busily engaged in
a boyish conversation. when a miner
who had come through the narrow air.
way from the newer workings ap-
proa ched us.
Hello. lads" he said, you're at some
of YOUR tricks again. eli: what's tile
matter with school today?"
Profound silence reipred among lis
ai this query. and the wafer rois,lv
trickIiny from the cracked roof seemed
to tell him what he already surmised.
"Playing hockey, my boys" said the
miner, taking a seat among us, sis n
bad thing for Won younpsters and 7
think if YOU knew personally as much
about this old mine car as I do Won
wouldn't spend so much of vour vail
liable time sitting here under that
shaky old roof"
",There isn't ghost in hch,e. Is
therc?" inquired one of nv compan-
ions.
ono" said Dan Dcrn,ot for the
,riuer v.,. ipdood ,,o,, o,,,o, t,,,,, H.,
the father of one of orr plavmates,
Who. thanks to q slight illness was
rot among us when his father discov-
cred lis in the old mine car.
Lads" began Dan Derynot after n
slight pause looking into orr exnec.
tant faces with his largo honast hin,
eyes, "when Won who are now only in
your teens shall have reached my ara
which is but 40 wears Won will bettor
understand why this old car had so
r,uch to do with Dan Dermot and wbv
this old cave is not a fit place for
YOU boys to enter''
"Mr. Dermot." 7 said, my boyish
curiosity taking possession of me at
his suggestive remarks. won't you
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-05-18
IN RESPONSIBLE PLACES.
The Woman at Head of Army Nurse
Corps-A French Woman Hospital
Surgeon.
Surgeon,

Mrs. pita Hopkins Kinney. of New
York city. mas been appointed by Sec
retary Foot as superintendent of the
women nurse corps under the army re-
organization act. Mrs. Kinney grad
uat%d in 1892 from the training school
for nurses connected with the Massa-
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-05-18

Pure mathematics shall no longer hc mis-
numcr up in Boston Improper fractions are no,
to be taught in the Beacon street schools. s.-Phi'.
adclpha Pres.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-02
AFTERNOON SESSION

| convention met pursuant to ad- Journment there being one hundred and thirty-three delegates present up- on the call of the roll.
 Leaves of absence were granted to MT Martin of Calhoun, for Saturday Monday and Tuesday; to Mir. Grant of calhoun. for Saturday, Monday and Tuesday next.
 The President-The special order for this afternoon is consideration of the report of the Committee on Suffrage and Elections. The Secretary will read the third subdivision.
 Ihird-The Board of Registrars shall register no person between the first day of August 1902 and the Friday next preceding the day of election in November. 1902 On Friday and Sat urday next preceding the day of the election in November, 1902, they shall sit in the court house of each county during such days, and shall register all applicants having the qualifications prescribed by Section of this Article and not disqualified under Section G., who shall have reached the age of 2l years after the first day of August 1902. or who shall prove to the reason able satisfaction of the Board that, by reason of physical disability or una voidahle absence from the county, they had no opportunity to register prior to the first day of August. 19O2i and shall. on such days, register no other persons. When there are two or more court houses in one county. the regis trars may sit during such two days at either of such court houses they may select. but shall give ten days notice by bills posted at each of the other court houses. designating the court house at which they will so sit.
 MT. White-I desire to ask the read ing clerk if the word op the 39th line you read Section two" see If it does not read Sections two and four?"
 The Secretary read. shall register
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-02

Pitts,
 Reese Renfro, Reynolds (Henry). Robinson. Rogers (Lowndes). Sanders, Searcy, Smith (Mobile), Sorrell. Spragins. Tayloe. Vaughan. Waddell. Walker, Watts. Westherly. Whiteside, Williams (Barbour), Williams (Narengo), Wilson (Clarke). Wilson (Wash'gton). Winn.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-02

Coleman, of Greene Coleman, of Walker Cunningham. Duke. Eley, Eyster. Fletcher. Foster. Gilmore. Graham. of Talla
 dega. Grant. Greer, of Perry. Haley, Hefiin. of Chambers Hodges. Heod. HowZe. Inge, Jones, of Bibb. Jones. of Wilcox. Knight. Ledbetter Lowe (Lawrence).
 Total-73.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-05-22
BEAR KILLS THREE CHILDREN.
Shocking Tragedy Near Job, q Town
in West Virginia.

PITTSBURG, May GA Job, w. Va.
special says: To be crushed to death In
the embrace of monstrous black bear and
partly devoured was the frightful fate that
befell the three young children Of E. P
Porterfeld, a mountafneer residing about
twelve miles southeast Of this place. The
remains were found yesterday by search
ing party which had been out since Sunday
a Maryland hunter. who within a few min
utes after the discovery of the bodies shot
and killed the bear in a neighboring
thicket.
The children were: Mary, aged three;
Shortly after noon Sunday they left home
to gather flowers in a clearing near their
home. Nothing more is known, but it is
supposed that they wandered into the woods
and, becoming lost, continued on their way
until they were overtaken by the bear in
the dense forest, three miles from their
parents home.
The bear Toasted off all three of the
bodies. The bones Of the children had been
crushed like straws and the flesh stripped
of. with teeth and claws. The party divid-
ed and began a search. Within a few
minutes Weldon discovered it in q thick
stream. A single shot ended its life. It
was declared to be the largest bear ever
seen in this neighborhood.
The bodies Of the children. which pre-
scented sickening sight, were carried
home in sacks. The parents of the chill
dren are almost crazed with grief their
bereavement leaving them childless.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-05-22

Work Warships and Transports
Beimg Done In Private Yards.

Both the Navy and War Departments
have received Information concerning the
strike of machinists. which causes some Gp-
prehcnsiou as to government work now in
progress At the Navy Department word
came that the strike spread to large pri-
waite yards the Pacific coast. where a
number of war vessels are under construc-
ton II is expected that about the same
condition will prevail in other yards where
naval ships are being builts although no
advices save those from the Pacific coast
have been received.
Word has come to the War Department
that the strike is likely to stop work ON the
two transports Egbert and Rosecraus. now
being repaired on the Pacific coast. Score
tary Root asked the Navy Department to
assist in forwarding the work pending the
ue-up- Acting Secretary Hackett at once
acceded 10 this request. and the two trans
ports will be taken to the navy yard at
BremertOn, on Puget sound. for the COM
pietion of their repairs
None of the government yards can be at
fected by the strike. as an eight-hour day
prevails in all government work. Word has
reached the department, however. that the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-05-22
WILL START HOME SATURDAY.
Official Announcement Regarding tn,
Presidential Party PraSram


SAN FRANCISCO. May 22.-Mrs Nc
Ktnley is reported as having passed a good
night and is becoming stronger daily
Her condition has improved so rapidly that
official announcement has been made that
the President expects TO start for Washing
ton on Saturday. This morning Mr. Nc
kinley remained at home attending to off,
cial business. In the afternoon he will be
the guest of the California Commandery,
Knights Templar, at drill and reception
to be given in his honor In the Mechanics
Pavilion All the previously announced
plans of the Templars will be carried out
with the exception that the President will
not ride in the parade.
Tonight President Mckinley will be pres
ent at the Mechanics Pavilion during the
competitive drill Of the League OF the Cross
Cadets for medal awarded by Archbishop
Riordan to the company making the best
showing.
by the Century Club to the cabinet ladies'
Secretary Hay has abandoned his idea Of
returning to Washington Immediately 1t
has been definitely decided that all men,
bers OF the ca binet shall remain here until
the departure of the President. Meanwhile
oflcial business will be transacted in the
same manner though the members of
the presidential family were at their desks
in Washington.
Secretary Cortelyou has ceased issuing
regular bulletins regarding Mrs. Mckinley
condition. He stated this morning, however
that she had a good night and was sitting
up today.
The President will review the troops at
the Preside at 10 o'clock tomorrow
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-05-22
Destruction and Loss of Life in
Tennessee,
THE NUMBER REPORTED DROWNED
Over Sixty Buildings at Elizabeth
town Carried Away.
DAMAGE PUT AT 100000

KNOXVILLE. Tenn. May 22-Many
| streams in eastern Tennessee are reported
out of their banks, and number of per-
sons are reported to have lost their lives.
A bridge over the Watauga, near Bristol,
was wrecked last night, stopping traffic
to the east on that route over the South
ern railway. At Embreeville the South
ern railway bridge also was partially
wrecked stopping traffic on the Embree-
Vile branch.
The Tennessee river Is rising rapidly.
Three Hill children at Ripley's Island were
drowned In the destruction of their home.
Thomas Jerald at Tate Hill is reported to
have been drowned in the flood from the
Chucky river, which carried away his
store.
Over Sixty Buildings Carried Away.
EL1ZABETHTOW N, Tenn, May pa
flood from the Dee and Watauga rivers
swept through the low lying section OF
Elizabethtown during the night drowned
three persons, carried away sixty-two
dwellings and caused damage in the rich
farming district Of Carter county estimated
at 81 100000. Nearly every farm house for
some distance along both rivers was de-
stroyed or washed from it's foundations,
and 1t Is possible the loss Of life will .e
greatly increased when full reports are re-
ceived.
Mrs. Gregg. Mrs. Finley and negro known
as Souchong are known to be dead
With rush unprecedented in the history
OF this region the waters tore down through
the Dee and Watauga channels last night,
carrying away dozens of bridges and small
buildings.
When the flood reached Elizabethtown 1t
made quick work Of sixtytwo small dwell
iEgs along the river banks. where were
sheltered $50 persons. Three were drowned
in their efforts to escape. Several others
are reported missing
All means of communication was de-
stroyed and news Of the disaster did not
reach outside points until late in the morn
ing
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-05-22

FOrty-Third Meeting to he Held in
DeS Mines.


Des MOines.
DIES MONIES, Iowa, May 22.-The forty
third general assembly of the United Pres
byterian Church Of North America will
convene in this city this evening. 1t Is ex-
pected the sessions Will continue a week.
Retiring Moderator DR.. J. P. Sankey Of
Rochester, N. Y, will open the assembly
On Thursday reports Of the various bodies
will be heard and on Thursday evening
there will be a general conference on the
subject "a Living Church and It's Lead
ers."
A committee appointed last year to pre-
or testimony of faith with regard to mem
bers of the church joining secret orders
has made It's report public and will be sub
mitted to the convention tomorrow. 1t Is to
the effect that there does not appear to
exist in the church such a demand for a
change in our testimony against secret So
cieties as would justify the sending down
in overture the article under considera-
ton
1t recommends, however, with the view
OF securing uniformity, the adoption OF the
following resolution:
THAT while the fifteenth article of our
testimony defines in a manner sufficiently
explicit the general law OF our church on
the subject Of secretism. sessions possess
and are expected to exercise a wise dscre-
ton in the administration Of the law. deal
ing with such cases as may arise upon
their IN, it's and such way as may best
promote Gods glory and the peace and
prosperity of the church"
The balance of the report takes I'D the
consideration of the formula Of questions
to be submitted to candidates for admis-
sion to the church.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-05-22

Sales-regular call. IL O'Clock m.-Wasbinptor
Electric Light cert. 5000 at 1881. c. C. and ?
Telephone 5s 81 600 at 1851, 81 600 at 1os 81 oot
American Graphophone IS. 81 900 at 81 81 900 -,
~ ~ american Security and Trust. at 30 West
Tseton 20 at hnsh At a. l3S at ton cta
anee; % at g. % at 20. G; and P. Telephone p
1881 at 1881, 10 at 1874 10 at 1874 100 at 1s4s'
Pan Ts1a Mh%no'ype' 100 at ls After sac and
L nsa M. Monetype 100 at l31 American GRAPHIC
p1 Bistr pref Of So at ii roo at ll& at H.
IA lid bid OF Columbia b"nds-Sd's 1924 funding
Miscellaneous Bonds.-Capital Traction "a. 1851
coli: 41ss, ess bid. Go asked. MetnpnIitan Rail
road IS: l1s bid: Metropolitan Railroad cert. IN
10y Sd cCanba Ra RaINs Sd 1gT hin
Columbia Railroad I'd mort. S. 100 bid. los asked
g. ! 80 Electric sS hsht sss
imp g; 194 bid: u 8. Electric Light cert indebt.
bid aartss e1t and ss
American Graphophone deb S.. 100 OF bid d. i0' 0d
safe Deposit and Trust Companies. Safe
Trust 172 bid $50 asked American secuptp anna anna
Trust. 21S bid, 221 asked. Union Trust and Stor-
National Bank KS Stocfs.-pank of Washington 4oo
cs5 ,sn. and 10 ss 2l bid .
co. Traders, 135 bid. Lincoln 123 bid, 123 asked
Railroad >Stocks.-Capital Traction, IO2% bid,
1o2ls asked City and Suburban. s. asked.
Franklin, 45 bid. so asked. metropolitan 70 bid,
s. asked Corcoran; 90 bid. Potomac 20 bid. Ar
nngton. 2SA bid. Germau-Americau, 21O bid. Ma
tional Union. bid. 9l1 asked. Columbia IOIs bid.
r. asked Riggs ~ bid. 81 asked. Peoples 8
bid: 61a asked. Commercial bid, asked.
asked. Washington Title. 81 bid, asked. Dis
trict Title, bid.
Telephone Stocks-c Chesapeake and Potomac 70
bid, IS asked
Gas Stocks.-washngton Gas. 50 bid. 68A asked.
Georgetown Gas. 60 bid.
Miscellaneous Stocks Mergenthaler Linotype. 1913
bid. 164 asked. Lanston Monotype, Ism bid, 1871
asked American Graphophone pref, II bid. ia.
asked. Pneumatic Gun Carriage, 90 bid. 10 ask
ed Washington Market. Is bid. Norfolk and
Washington Steamboat, 100 bid.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-05-22
Baltimore Marketa.

BALTIMORE. May 22.--Flour-Dull, I'M
changed; receipts. 80. $50 bbls; export. TO-
975 bbls.
Wheat-Quiet and easy: spot and the
month, 20 1-SaI9 Ia: June. IS asked: July,
15a75 Is; August. "A 1-2 asked: steamer No
2 red. 75 5-Sa1o "a; receipts. sc, 236 bushels;
exports. none; southern by sample. ia
80 Ia; southern on grade, a 1-4aSO Ia
Corn unsettled: mixed. spot 4S11a4sss: the
month. 4Sa4Sh: June. 47%a47N: July, 41%a
4S: steamer mixed, 47t2a47&; receipts, $780,
76s bushels: exports, none: southern white
corn. 50a5Oh: southern yellow corn. 49ha
491a.
Oats Arm: No. 2 white, 33,za34; No. 2
mixed. 3l1sa32; receipts, 1855 bushels; ex-
ports. none
Rye firm: No. nearby. 5Sa59c: No. 4
western. 59a6Oc; receipts. $50; exports. none
Hay quiet: No. timothy, ST.. OOaS17. so.
Grain freights rather steadier. unchanged
81 Butter firm: unchanged; fancy Imitation.
IL and 1Sc.; fancy creamery, 2Oc; fancy
ladle. 10 and Ice; store packed, III and 12c.
Eggs firm; unchanged; fresh 13c. Cheese
firm: unchanged; large, &C.; medium. 9Ac. /;
small. 9+c Sugar firm; unchanged; fine
and coarse graduated, 565
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-05-22

His Reasons for Printing q Card OF
Warning.

Mr.. Richard Ware, who resides at 1879
Rhode Island avenue. and about whom
much curiosity has been aroused concerning
the printing Of a signed card in the Monday
evening issue Of The Star. said to a repre-
sentative of The Star this afternoon: LAS
regards the card issued, IT is a matter OF
no great consequence.
MY suspicion Is that certain persons
were attempting to amuse themselves at
my expense, and 1 wished to set myself
right in the opinion of all those who may
have heard of this and who are acquainted
with me- 1 expect to leave town soon. and
do not wish to leave any misapprehen-
sion behind me. do not expect that it
will be necessary to take any further steps
in the matter"
The card referred to reads as follows:
"CARD-I suspect certain parties have
been recently circulating reports about my
self Such parties have been working on an
impossible basis. / hereby warn all parties
against believing anything they may say
concerning me. RICHARD WARE.
1879 Rhode Island avenue
1t is understood the annoyances expert
enced by Mr.. Ware have been going on for
a long time and of late because no atten-
ton was paid to the matter, the parties
have been bolder.- Expecting to leave town
shortly, Mr.. Ware had the card issued, and
on account Of not having completed all ar
rangements. and desiring to wait and see
the developments in the case, ne will not
be able to leave for some little time.