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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-07-08
Growth Of Trade
with Porto Rico

Special Correspondence Of The Tribune.
Washington, July T.
HE PROMPT action Of the Porto Rican lcgis.
lature in notifying the president that tarih
u revenue between Porto Rico and tho United
States is no longer required to meet the cN'
ncnses OF tho island and requesting that all tarif
between the island and the United States he i'm.
mediatcly abolished IN accordance with the pro.
visions Of the Porto Rtan act lends especial
interest TO some figures Just prepared by the
treasury bureau Of statistics regarding the com
merce between Porto Rico and the United states
since the Porto Rcan act went into effect, May
I, 1900. That act. it will he remembered pro.
,ided that the United states tarf should apply
in Porto Rico a. against all countries except the
United states, and that the tariff between the
United States and Porto Rico should be 10 per
cent. OF the regular tariff rates for term Of two
years, unless the Porto Rican legislature should
sooner than that time notify the president that
It had made provision for local taxation to meet
the necessities OF the government Of Porto Rico,
whcrcupon all tariff between the island and the
United States should he abolished This noihca.
ton, according TO press dispatches from Porto
Rico, has been duly made by the legislature. the
act signed by Governor Allen, and the president
requested 10 abolish all customs duties on goods
passing from the United States into Porto Rico
or from Porto Rico into the United States on
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July 25 1901, as authorized by the act above re-
torred to.
The increase in commerce between Porto Rico
and the United states which has followed the
Porto Rican act, by which S. per cent. OF the
tariff between Porto Rico and the United States
was removed, has been very great especially in
exports from the United States TO Porto Rico.
The act went into effect May /, 1900, and the
figures for the month Of April, 1901 therefore,
conclude the first year OF commerce between
Porto Rico and the United States under this act
In that year the imports from Porto Rico into
the United States were 50, s27,i 49, against S2,2S
2'3 in the corresponding twelve months ~ 1899.
1900 and S2,l5l,I15 in the corresponding twelve
months Of ls97.9s, increase Of over IS per cent
as compared with the twelve months ending
April 80, 1898, when the island was under Spanish
control. In exports from the United states TO
Porto Rico the increase is still more strongly
marked the exports to that island during the
first year under the Porto Rican act being s., l99.
OBJ, against $}7l9,040 in the corresponding
twelve months ending with April 1900, and
81 l's56,627 in the corresponding twelve months
ending with April, 1898, an increase of nearly
800 per cent. To sum up the developments OF
trade between Porto Rico and the United states
since the Porto Rcan act abolishing SIS per cent
Of the tariff rates between that island and the
United states went into effect, as compared with
conditions before the beginning OF the war with
Spain, 1t may he said that imports from Porto
Rico have increased nearly IS per cent, and cx.
ports TO that island have increased nearly 800 per
cent. How far the abolition Of the emanng IS per
cent. of the Dingley tarif rates and the establish.
ment of absolute free trade between Porto Rico and
the United States will further stimulate the
commerce between the island and the ports in
the United states can only he determined by
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VALUE OF sEIsMoGRAPHY.

In Autralia there are two earthquake
observatories, one at sydney and an
other at Melbourne. 1t would have
been a great deal of money saved to
the colony II she had had a few of
Professor Mines instruments several
years ago when the three cables sud
denly ceased TO work and left her
completely shut off from the world
There had been rumors of war, and
when the break occurred the Austral-
ians thought some hostile power had
cut the cables and would soon swoop
down upon the colonies. The govern
Ors called out the militia and the naval
reserves to patrol the coast, and there
was great excitement for nearly three
weeks. Business was at a standstill
until news came that it was an earth
quake, which had lowered the oceans
bottom, making the sea between Java
and Australia deeper by many faith
oms. The floor of the sea had taken
down the catles along with it
EVeryboly's Magazine.
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DURYEA.

All hope that the Halstead coliery,
owned by the Delaware, LaCkawanna
and Western company, will resume op-
erations at an early cate, has been
abandoned. About two months ago the
colliery ceased operations. because of
the mines being flooded. They have no
control over the flood yet and the 900
men and boys thrown idle are giving
up hope. Several families have already
moved from town.
Edward, the 15-year-old son of Mr..
and Mrs. Grigg, was severely burned
by an explosion of gas in the William
4. mine on Wednesday. lie is being
treated in the Pittston hospital
DIR. and Mrs. Baker and Miss Ella
Dills are attending the Pan-American
exposition at Buffalo.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gearhart and family
are visiting the formers mother, Mrs.
Gearhart of Wilkes-B Barre.
Miss Charlotte Brown. a student at
the Stroudsburg Normal school, is
spending her vacation with her par
cnts.
Mrs. Fred Dennis, OF Avoca, is visit
inG her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
Cox.
Mrs. y. G. Evans, of Scranton, WIS.,
| tied friends in town recently.
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HEAT IN THE PHILIPPINES.
An Episode of a March in the Prov.
ince of Cayite,

once read moving description of
thirst IN the Soudan, says Oscar X.
DAVIS IN ENerybody's Magazine. The
man VINO wrote it said that thirst such
as ne mad endured there was a good
thlng' because it made so very good
indeed the long, fizzy drinks that he
got when the drouth was ended, Some
times in the Philippines nothing fizzed
but the blood. and you felt that bub-
Ding ana steaming within you.
In CaNite there is a long, high ridge
with no streams and no wells. In
peace times an irrigating ditch waters
1t, but war had dried il up. We
marched before daybreak. By 10
o'clock the sun had been shining for a
million years straight into the brain
of every man in the column. The tail.
heat-withered grass, the yellow. dead
rice in the abandoned fields, the faded
bamboos in the low stretches that once
had been swales, Joined with the myri-
ads of heat devils in their fantastic
dance. The still air seemed alive with
them, The earth quivered. saw a
man throw out his hands and pitch
forward on his face. Somebody tried
TO shift him into a comfortable posi-
tion. but when he was lifted up he was
dead. Men fell out by scores No,
even the excitement OF the fight could
Keep them up. They lay where they
fell, nor cared that the advance of the
column would leave them In the hands
of any enemy that might come back
over the line of march. Those who
camred at nightfall were scarcely
more than half of all who started.
once. early in the afternoon. we
came TO a pond of stagnant water,
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HEADACHE CHARMED,
It Is the Experience of Scranton Peo-
pie That Proves the Magical Effect
of DR.. Chase's Nerve Pills with
Sick and Nervous Headache.

1t has never come to anv o,Lo
medicine-never to all medicines 81.
abundance of Scranton testimony sbon,
ing the unequaled merit established w.
DR.. A. w. Chase's Nerve Pills Thar
is probably no case Of neryous go
headake they will not cure. SIN
Mrs James Watson, of No ,,-
Twelfth street, Scranton, Pa 90
"Dr. A. w. Chase's Nerve PuIs
fine. began to use them for nar,,o'.e are
sick headaches and nervousness ous aus
had great success In stopping thnuI
completely. Recently l used then, "a
overcome the depression ana w..
nesses following grip and thew wano
again successful, giving me bodii',
strength and nerve steadiness. As 49,
all-round nerve and general tonic tha,,
are grand, and am very much pleass5
that my attention was called TO tben'
through Matthews Bros, druggists
temporary headquarters corner Lacka ,
wanna and Washington avenues.
DR.. A. w. Chase's Nerve Pills ere
sold at soc a box at dealers, or DR.. A
w. Chase Medicine Co, Buffalo, N, Y,
See that portrait and signature OF A.
W. Chase. M. D., are on every package.
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He Knew All About George.

The American youngster is the pride and
joy Of his parents and his country, SAYS MAJ.
garet y. Downing in the May Success, A typical
specimen is Jack Richards, aged 3, son Of the
solicitor general Of the United States and Mrs
John X. Richards. While his parents and he
were being shown through the beautiful country
scat OF Hampton Court, in England, IN com.
pany with hiah English nobleman, little Jack
was playing about aud learning a great many
lessons. The custodian was telling the usual
tales and in the winery he pointed out vine
planted by George ILL., lie explained that the
grapes from that particular specimen were Ic.
served for the Quean herself and that no lesser
parsonage tasted them Turning with patron.
iaing air TO Young America, who was gazing
at the vine he said;
81 suppose you do not know who George III
wasp
30, yes, ! do; he was the George that fought
our George, but our George licked him, and
licked him good"
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THE SULTAN'S APPEARANCE.

George Dorys. member of the
Young Turkish party who has writ
ten The Real Abdul Hamid." book
which has attracted great attention in
Europe, describes Abdul Hamid as he
looks today. old, feeble, shrivelled with
a face that shows all the workings of
evil cunning and abject terror, says
Eugene p. Lyle in Everybodys Maga-
zine. He Is but 80 years old but the
changes since his ascension to the
throne twenty-five years ago are only
partly due to time. His jaws are
heavy to brutality. The cheek bones
bulge as from deaths head. An ugly
wiry beard is mottled from dark brown
to a rusty red, due to shftless dyeing.
His emaciated palor is heightened by
the ungainly fez that covers his bald
ness. The nose is that of a vulture.
The upper lip, hidden under his mus
tache, is refined and cruel; the lower,
thick and sensual. The eyes, deep in
their sockets and half-veled by shaggy
brows, are lighted by shifting
fame" and strike the beholder with
uneasiness, like the eyes of madman.
The Sultan is distressngly thin. He
lives by his nerves alone, and this in
great part explains the many contra
diCtions in his character. The family
strain of insanity taints his blood. He
is nervous monomaniac, of the perse-
cuted-persecutor type. His mania is
the fear of death. All his powers of
mind are devoted to self-preservation,
and they are by now monstrously de-
veloped to the choking out of other
faculties. He detects peril by instinct,
l., l.
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started back after three hours of re-
filling, and halted between the rails of
the track, and were run over by the
train and mangled most horribly.
O'Rourke had relatives in New York,
to whom w. +. Edwards, foreman for
Kingsbury q Travis, sent dispatch,
but failing to get response, the poor
master of Thompson township caused
the body to be buried in the Thomp-
son cemetery this morning. The woman
with whom Wickham was living at
lancsboro claimed his body. and Mr..
Crosier left this morning for Lanes
boro, where the burial took place.
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pITTSTON.

spccial to the Scranton Tribune.
Pittson. July A slight mishap de-
lsyed the milk train at the Water
street station Of the Lehigh Valley
about half an hour at noon today.
The train consisted OF twenty milk
and two passenger cars, and just as
the train was leaving the depot the
drawhead on the second car pulled
out.
Pittston barbers will so to Carbon
dale Monday afternoon, when they
will meet their brethren of that city
in a base ball anne.
The fire alarm system Of West Pitts
ton was thrown out of service today
by the falling of one of the pole wires.
The 5 and $. Beef company has pur-
chased the piece of property on Cron
street. adjoining it's Pittston branch.
The lot is 25X60 feet i'm size and is now
occupied by the blacksmith shop of
7. l.. Loeb The latter some time ago
purchased the vacant lot just south of
the present location of his building
and will move his shop. The beef
company intends adding a provisional
department to their branch here and
for that purpose will erect a two-story
addition of brick.
About a mile below the city this
morning about Q o'clock a car of ma
chinery in the center OF a west
bound freight, took fire from a spark
from the engine. The burning car was
quickly uncoupled and hurriedly
brought 10 this city, where the fire
was eXtinguishcd by the hose COM
nanies. The car was a Nat one and
the machinery was covered with
heavy canvas. The canvas was burn
ed off and the woodwork of the ma
emery and car slightly Charred.
The excursion committee of the
Broad street Methodist Episcopal, the
Methodist Protestant and the Con-
gregational Sunday schools of this
city, and the Primitive Methodist
school of Avoca. will meet a Avoca
Tuesday evening at SIS, to complete
arrangements for the excursion to be
run to Mountain Park July %.
Some time ago, Touhill's foundry, Of
this place. received a large consign-
ment of old cannon shells. relics of the
Civil war Many OF them were still
loaded and were stored in a shed near
the foundry, awaiting the arrival Of
government expert to unload them.
Friday night, mischievous young men
who had not yet finished ceobratin
the Fourth. stole one of the shells,
took it to the river bank, attached a
fuse and set it off. There followed a
terrific report and grape-shot fairly
rained on the streets in the vicinity.
Two young men who were passing
along Main street at the time. had a
narrow escape, piece Of the shell
striking the ground few feet in
front of them.
James Oizaki, an Italian, who was
employed as q street sweeper in
Wilkes-Barre. lies i'm a dying condi-
ton at the Pittston hospital. having
been terribly beaten and robbed of
5000 near AvoCa last night. Oizaki
was in .Avoca last evening and dis
played his money too freely. Some
one who had evidently seen his wad
of bills, lured him away and relieved
HIM of it. This morning his body was
found in the woods back of that bor-
oush, almost dead His head had
been badly lacerated, and he was
bleeding profusely at the ears. The
hospital officials say the injuries will
doubtless result fatally.
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THOMPSON.
Special 10 the Scranton Tribune.

Special 10 the Scranton Tribune.
Thompson, July 6.-Undertaker A. II.
CrOsier was called TO Starrucca yes
terday morning to care for the bodies
of the two men killed the night before
by the Delaware and Hudson train.
County Coroner Goodwin was called,
and after investigation decided that an
inquest was unnecessary. The men
were AL Wickham, of Lanesboro, and
John O'Rourke. who boarded near Mel
rose and who worked for kingsbury
& Travis, quarry men. at Lanesboro and
stevens Point. According to the evi-
dence brought out. the men began cele-
brating Wednesday. Thursday after
noon they boarded the flyer at Lanes
boro and came to Starrrcca for fresh
supplies, and being replenished, they
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TUNKHANNOCK.
Special to the Scranton Tribune.


Tunkhannock, July 6.-Mss Ruth
Montrosc.
DR.. Wheaton and wife, of Wilkes
Barre. who are spending the summer at
Lake Carey, were calling on friends in
town on Saturday.
Misses Virgie and Jessie Reynolds are
visiting friends at West Nicholson.
Henry a. Mack and wife, of Allen
town, are visiting relatives in town.
Marshall SCutt, of CaTbondale. spent
Sunday with friends at this place.
j. Harmon Gearhart, who has been
an invalid for the past four months.
was taken to the Wilkc Barre hospital
for treatment on Friday.
Ex-County Commissioner Andrew NJ,
Dewitt was doing business in town on
Saturday.
The band pagoda on court house
square was considerably damaged by
some of the small boys on July 4, in
an effort to blow it up with giant fire.
crackers. The boys, on being aues-
toned as to why it was done, stated
that two or three of the citizens of
that vicinity had furnished them money
and requested them to go ahead and
demolish the structure. The building
was erected several years ago by pri-
vate subscription at cost of about
$500, and the persons who built it are
somewhat exercised to think that any
one should wish to encourage acts of
wanton destruction on the part of the
boys. on the other hand, the people
who live on the square complain that
it is frequented almost nightly by boys
and young men, who indulge in reck.
less and rowdyish conduct and use pro.
fame language, to the scandal of the
neighborhood, and that it has long beer
nuisance to people living there.
The elegant silver trumpet won by
the Triton Hose company at Meshop.
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Scranton Wholesale Market.

(Corercted by II. C. Dale, % Lscknwanna Ave. !
Butter--Fresh, 20l2a2lc,; dairy, fresh, 1928
o0l2c
Cheese-Full cream, new, loiaallc.
Eggs-western fresh, lSlaalic,; nearby state
l5sl5i2c.
Beans-Per hushel. choice marrow. s.. s0a9 65
Pea Beans--Per bushel, choice marrow, 81 so,
$3.50
Medium Beans-Per bushels, 81. iGss2i5
Green Peas-Pcr bushcles. 81. 40asl a.
Flour-Best patent, per barrel, N,i5,
Red Kidney Besns-Per hushel, -, i5as2. So
Potatoes--Per bushel, sja0Oc
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months .,s2,l5i,175 s2,2ls,97s ss,s27, ,als

u noticed he was unusually formal and cir
cumspeot in his behavior" she told 'ner dearest
triend' "snd thought at hrst had offended him
in some way"
Had you?'
oh' no As soon as Brother Willie came in
and got the phonogrsph he had inasY,srtentlv leit
on the table everything was all right again. -
Chicago Post
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Buffalo Live Stock,

Fast Buffalo. Juiy Cattle Receipts a.;
sheep and lambs, 81; hogs, 30 Shipments
tie, 40 cars; sheep and lambs, none hogs, Is cars
Unchanged; calves choice TO extra, s., 2ji
$50 Sheep and Thanksgiving lambs, s6a6.5O;
sheep choice 10 extra, Sio5ai50. Hoss-Heavy,
So. l5s6 90; pigs, S6,l5a620.
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NORTHEASTERN
PENNSYLVANIA

pen on July is on exhibition in the
window OF Goodrich's jewelry store.
The names of the young men who par
ticipated in the race are to he en-
graved on 1t.
Edgar c. Frear, of Lake Winola, was
In town on Saturday.
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When they had brushed back the green
scum that covered 1t, the men drank
their fill of the yellow fifth. Ths vision
of typhoid fever through all their cam
paigning was hid behind the reality OF
their thirst,
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FINANCIAL.
OLDEST! WALL STREET
SAFEST! Money VIII Earn Big Monthly

bEol! The Investors Fund Pays emi.nonthly,
The oldest established in America, No certihcat.
holder has ever lost cent, Payments made 70
dolay' Money refunded on demand Write 10
day for particulars, free TO any address
c. +. Msckey 4 Co., Hudson Bldg, New York
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LEGAL.

BOARD or EXAMINERS. RS.-Candidaes for the Of.
fce Of mine inspectors in the First and Sec.
ond inspection districts are hereby notified that
the board Of examiners appointed by the court
Of common pleas Of Lackawanna county will meet
at the Board Of control rooms, City Hall. in the
City Of Scranton, on Tuesday, July 49, 1901. at 2
o'clock r. m. for the examination Of such Cand.
dates as may appear before them. Candidates
will please notice that section Of the mine
law requires them to produce satisfactory evl.
dence to the board oi having had at least Ave
years practical experience in the anthracite Goa
mines Of Pennsylvania.
John +. SNYDER,
VAUGHN RICHARDS,
JAMES YOUNG,
JAMES T.. MORRISON,
allen. RUTLAND,
Attcst:-- Board.
EMIL BONN, Clerk.
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Solutions to Last Weeks Puzzles:

Monday, July Hold picture Of Blucbeard
sideways. His wife is in the beard
Tuesday, July 2-1herc are twenty.one living
beings in the picture
Wednesday, July 3.'lod picture upside down.
The old woman's cap forms the daughters hat
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SEALED PROPOSALS will he received al the
office Of the city recorder, scranton, Pa, until
3 o'clock p. m, Monday, July 18th, 1901, 10 pur.
chase twenty city of scranton coupon bonds ~
five hundred dollars each. Bonds dated and hear
ng interest at the rate Of four per ccntum (icc)
per annum fIom July LIST, 1901, and redeemsb's
July /, 1913. Bonds issued free of all taxes the
city assuming the payment thereof, The city
reserves the righAto reject any and all bids
W. l.. CONNELL, City Recorder.
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wELLEs r ToRREY. Attorneys.

NOTICE is hereby given that meeting Of ths
stockholders Of the Title Guaranty and Trust
company of scranton, pennd., will he held al the
office Of the company, 5b Spruce street, Scran
ton. Perra., at 10 O'Clock a. M, July ~, 1901,
10 take action on approval or dsspproval Of the
proposed increase of the capital stock OF said
company from $4,000 TO 100000.
RALPH S HULL, Secretary
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SUNDAY GAMES.
National League.

At Chicago u II, T..
Chicago ............ o ll20l 0-5 - ,
Brooklyn .....,,,,., o - 02l 1 3 s T. 0
Batteres-Waddcl and kshoe; Kitson and Far.
lell, Umpre-Nash. Attendance q, 400.
At Cincinnati r. II. T..
Cincinnati ......... oO0IOlS'- 6 10 l
New York amman. 2 q | 90 00l Is 0 .
Battercs-Phillips and Bergen; Doheny and
Bowennan. Umpire Cunningham. Attendance
$500.
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American League.

Al Detroit X, VI, v.
thiCdgo ,,..,.,.,.,. . | o o o I
Detroit ,.,,,,...,..,O Ol 0o20'-s II
Batteres-Pattcrson and Sugden; Cronin and
Shaw umpire-Haskell, Attendance--4,20O.
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ESTATE or ABRAHAM ". VANDILNG, late of
the city OF scranton, County Of Lackawanns,
and state of Pennsylvania. deceased.
Letters testamcntary upon the above named
estate having been granted to the undersigned.
all persons having claims or demands against
the said estate will present them for payment,
and those indebted thereto are requested 10 make
immediate payment TO
ELLIS VANDLING, Sunhury, Ia,
{ G. ROSE, Scranton, Pa,
Executors
WEITrS r. TORREN Attonevs
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Thursday, July i.-Abrsham Lincoln.
Friday, July j-"Makc hay while the sun
shines"
saturday, July 6.-1he dogs head is found in
the boys lett leg, his knee forming the nose o!
the do:.
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WANTED-A girl for general housework AplN
TO Mrs. L. G. Bull, e3t Hitchcock court, city
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THE TRIBUNE'S "WANT" DIRECTORY.
Lines 10 Cents % WANHo 3 Insertions 25 Cents
Nor m our Line Than -Four Lines nuh hrH"hsu.
Wanted.
Help Wanted-Female

WANTED--Ladies or gentlemen, salary seventy.
h'e dollars per Month and expenses to travel
No canvassng. fifty dollars per month al homo,
steady employment. Call at Grand Central Hotel.
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his cup, 81 will-oh, / will, Sedala.
Chicago Tribune.