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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1901-05-10

A Russian clergyman, whose church
is located at Woods Run, Pa, has
been making census of his country
men in the United States and finds
that there are in all only about six
hundred. These, he explains, are real
Russians, and do not include many
thousands who, though speaking the
Russian language and belonging to
the Greek church, are merely of Slav-
ic blood in partial degree.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1901-05-10
Center of Formulation

Washington, May 1.-The census
bureau has issued bulletin announc-
ing that the center of popula ton of
the United States. excluding Alaska
and recent territorial accessions, on
June last, was six miles southeast of
Columbus. Bartholomew county, in
southern Indiana
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1901-05-10
Died of Heart Trouble.

Bay City, Mich, May 2.-Rosseau
E. Crump, representative from the
Tenth congressional district. died at
his home in West Bay City from
heart trouble. He was elected to
congress in 1895, has served three
terms. and was reelected last fall for
the fourth time.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1901-05-10

Judge Lambert Tree, of Chicago,
who is a native of Washington, says
that in days preceding the war prom
inent statesmen in Washington took
a hand in penning editorials of the
papers in that city, Daniel Webster
and Henry Clay not infrequently US
ing this method of influencing public
0,>ipior
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1901-05-10
High School Rurned.

Oshkosh, Wis, May 3.-The high
school building. a four-story brick
structure, was totally destroyed by
fire about six o'clock in the morn
ing. Loss, $4,000; insurance, S16,-
900. The origin of the fire is un-
known. Three hundred students are
out of school.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1901-05-10
Negroes Found Dead.

Selma, Ala, May 3.-Three negroes
were found dead Thursday near a
cabin in which Deputy Sheriff Ed
wards was killed Sunday night, zen
miles south of Selma. They are sup
posed to have been implicated in the
murder of Edwards. The negroes are
terrorized and fleeing to this city.
There is no clew as to who did the
shooting
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1901-05-10

Ilocos Norte province, Luzon, surrendered
at Laoag, April 2S."
Tinio is said here to have been, with
Alejandrino, one of the highest Off
GERS in the insurrectionary force. He
was in command in northern Luzon
during the famous chase after Com
mander Gilmore.
Was a Leader.
Malvars, whose colonies surrendered
to Kline, was also one of the best
known Filipino leaders. He was Law
toms most formidable foe and COM
manded the insurrectos at the fight
at Zapote river, the most serious bat
tie fought in the Philippines. He has
confined his operations to southern
Luzon, which never has been COM
pletely subjugated, and Lipa, where
the surrender occurred, has long been
one of the principal insurgent arsenals.
Want to Capture Cables.
1t is said at the war department. by
officers recently back from the Phil
ippines, that there now remains in the
field in Luzon only one chief whom
they are particularly DESTROYS of
catching, namely, Cables, the head
hunter. This man has violated every
rule of warfare and it is not expected
that he will be taken alive.
Surrender Confirmed.
Manila, May 1.-The report that
Gen. Alejandrino has surrendered is
confirmed. He was looked upon as the
possible successor of Aguinaldo
Padre Aglipay, the communicated
Filipino priest. who preached the doc
trine of holy war against the United
States. has also surrendered
More Surrenders.
Manila, May 1.-Baldomero Aguinal-
do and Pedro Aguinaldo. relatives of
Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo. and five other
insurgent leaders have surrendered.
Good Sign of Peace.
Washington. May 2.-The military
authorities are congratulating them
selves upon the surrender of Gen.
Alejandrino. which is regarded as the
most important event that has re-
Gently occurred in the Philippines.
with the exception of the capture
OF AgulnaldO.
Take the Oath
Manila, May Eighty rifiemen
and 1000 bolomen have surrendered
at Bangued, Abra province Coils.
Juan and Bias Villamor, with sc of
their officers, took the oath of al
legiance to the United States at
Vigan in the, presence of their en-
tire force.
Self-GOverninE
Manila, May 4.-Civil government in
Manila has been established as a pre-
liminary to the Inauguration of gen.
eral civil government. The board of
health has completed the census of the
city and the population numbers 244.-
1872.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1901-05-10

Memorials to Gladstone will be nu-
merous in Great Britain. There is to
be a monumental status in Edin-
burgh, his favorite constituency of
Midlothian; memorial library is
to be established in Hawarden, his
home, and a movement for an elabor-
ate national memorial is now taking
shape. King Edward and Earl Spen-
Ger are actively interested in the last
mentioned
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1901-05-10

1t has been decided by the Taft
commission that civil employees in the
Philippines shall work no more than
six hours day, exclusive of Sundays
and holidays, and that the larger =
mans salary the longer shall be his
annual vacation. The vacations will
range from fifteen days to the man
who gets 5000 to thirty-fve days to
the lucky fellow who is in receipt OF
over $1,SOO.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1901-05-10

The largest and oldest Sunday
school in the world is that at Stock
port, England. It has this year the
names of 3,32S pupils on it's books, OF
whom 1,574 are boys and LISA girls.
About this parent school are group
ed four other affiliated schools con-
tanning 1904 pupils. The school has
a staff of 223 men and ZIG women
teachers
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1901-05-10
Ell Y,
MIMI.

At the northern limit of Dwight,
ILL.,, on the McWilliams farm there was
recently cut down an old elm tree
which owed it's existence to the pres
ent king of England. It was parked
and killed by relic hunters, because
the hand of royalty had placed it
there
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1901-05-10
In Texas,
Again in Good Condition.

Seattle, Wash, May 3.-The battle
ship Iowa was launched Thursday
from the Bremerton navy yard after
undergoing repairs and thorough
overhauling. Less than four weeks
were required in the great undertake
ing, although six weeks had been al
lowed by the navy department. The
Iowa is now awaiting sailing orders.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1901-05-10
The Debt Decreased.

Washington, May 3. = The public
debt statement issued by the treasury
department shows that at the close of
business April 80, 1901, the debt, less
cash in the treasury. amounted to
S1,O72, 745,256, a decrease for the month
of $4,397,653 The cash balance in the
treasury is 5000, 1912
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1901-05-10
Ohio ReDublicans.

Columbus, o., May 2.-The republic
Wednesday and decided to hold the
state convention in Columbus June
"a and Is.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1901-05-10
THE NATIONAL GAME.
Tables Showing the Standing of the
Clubs of Leading Organiza-
tiOns Up to Date.

The following tables show the num-
Der of games won and lost and the
percentages of the clubs of the lead
ing baseball organizations. National
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1901-05-10
Self-Governinr.

Manila, May 4.-Civil government in
Manila has been established as pre-
liminary to the Inauguration of gen.
eral civil government. The board of
health has completed the census of the
city and the population numbers 244.-
732.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1901-05-10

New Orleans, May 3.-After day
spent in sightseeing and speechmak-
bers of his party left at six o'clock last
evening for San Antonio, Tex. Alto
gether it was most enjoyable day for
the president.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1901-05-10
In Alabama.

Huntsville, Ala, May 1. : The
scenes attending the passage of the
presidential train along the route
yesterday were repetition of those
Monday Crowds at every way sta
ton cheered and waved to the passing
train and every farmhouse and cross
roads had its groups of eager watch
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1901-05-10
Greeted by Crowds.

Memphis. Tenn, May 1.-The presi-
Dental train passed through the heart
of Dixie yesterday and at 4:30 o'clock
in the afternoon reached this city and
received q wonderfully impressive
welcome. SThe president spoke brief
ly and paid glowing tribute to Ten
nessee troops in the Philippines.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-09-03
HONESDALE.

Special to the Scranton Tribune.
Honesdale. Sept. Mrs. Frank S.
Coray returned on Saturday from Dun
kirk and Buffalo, where she spent the
past month.
Miss Louisa NJ. Durlandp who has
spent the past two months at Beech
lake returned to her home today.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry W. Rowley. of
Scranton. spent Sunday at the Tracy
home on upper Main street.
This Tuesday evening the Homes
dale opera house opens the season with
the great play, quo Nadis." which
had u successful season in Brooklyn
y, V, and is meeting with pronounced
success Like the novel, it is described
az being exceedingly beautiful, as a
picture play alOn"
The Lackawanna Presbytcry will
meet i'm the Honesdale Presbyterian
church on Monday evening, Septem-
Der 16.
ON Thursday, September 3, at the
residence of Mrs. Kate Allen, on Elev-
enth street, her only daughter. Miss
Marcia r. Allen, and Mr. Raymond
Charles of New York city. will be
united in marriage.
I Mrs. John Jenkins and daughter, Miss
| Susan, will so to Elgn, ILL.,, in about
| three weeks, to spend a year with a
| daughter, and Mr.. and Mrs. Augustus
| Z. Thompson will reside in Mrs. Jen,
| kins' residence during their absence.
Mr. and Mrs. j, u. Weston, Mr.. ant
Mrs II. :. Salmon, Ng. and Mrs. +. G
! MumfOrd and Mrs. g. s. Purdy were
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. David Mennel
at their summer cottage, at Elk lake
| over Sunday.
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nd constructed In the A. d. 1928 and

and constructed in the A. d. 1928 and
o."
Journalism in its early development,
is to be seen in a copy Of tho Lacka.
wanna. journal of Jan. 81. 1851 The
journal. which is OF four pages. con-
tains among other items one partic-
ularly interesting, the marriage Of
Miss Mary Darte, of Carbondale, TO
James Thompson, Of Ransom, by Rev.
Ii. Il. CLARK.
There is only the announcement of
the wedding, no account of the de-
tails. but the editor gives expression
to the warm-hearted wishes as fol-
lows:
In publishing this announcement,
we cannot refrain from Offering the
hope that their welded days may be
filled with Joys innumerable-that the
trusting faith in the heart OF each
one may know no change-that their
lot I'm this life may be ever cast with
the noble and the good-that they
may be loved by every one and still
keep in their hearts the glowing af-
fcction which now unitcs them even
to the end of time.
Nav Time. who sheds his light over all.
And. daily. dooms some JOY 10 death,
Der thee let wears so gently fall
They shall not crush one flower beneath.
As half in shade and half in sun,
This world along its pathway advances,
BE that side the suns upon,
BE all that c'cr shall meet thy gaze.
There are hundreds OF relics on ex-
hibiton, relics that have been heir
looms in families in Carbondale, and
which are surrounded with interesting
histories. Those described, however
are about all that are intimately asso-
ciated with the history of Carbondale
The portraits of deceased residents
that are displayed are as follows: 10.
scph Isgar. Rev. w. II. Plat, w. p
r.. Morss, w. w. Bronson. Otis Rey-
nolds, ex-Mayor Thomas Voyle. Judge
| -. n. I.athrope. John Watt, Clayton
Hall, Washington Burr, Mrs. Martin
Gilbert, Rev +. u. Bryan, Martin Gill
| bert Mr. Thomas COrby. Squire Dill
! ton Warrington, Hon. j. Il. Van Ber-
! gen, ROllin w. Manvillc. George l..
| MorsS, ;. f.. RaynOr. Charles smith,
| Mrs. Charles Smith, Rev. Oliver Crane,
| Samuel +. Mills. Sr., Thomas Gillespie,
| William MCMullen, Mr. Ensign, ex-
mayor James Archibald, Horace Il.
! Burnham, T.. r. Burnham, Mrs. ]. w.
! Burnham, q. w. Reynolds, J. w. Burn
! ham, Thomas Archibald, Rev. g. w.
! German. Rev. J. j. owen, Mrs 7. c.
! Gritman, Alfred Darte, sr.. Judge AL
! fred Darte. Matthew Watt. Charles r.
Plerson, Judge ID. *. Morss. Andrew
Watt, Mrs. James Stott. Miss Fanny
Stott, James Dickson, Thomas Dick
son. DIR. Farnham, George Couch,
Thomas II. Gathrope, James Clarkson.
Mr.. r. +. Patterson, Hon. 5. S. Bene-
dict. Mr.. Marshall. Andrew Simpson.
The exhibit will be open each after
noon and evening during the jubilee
and will be found to be place where
leisure hour or more can be spent.
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MONTROSE.
Special IN the Scranton Tribune

special N the scranton lClNhr,
Montrose, Sept 2.--Nisitors from the
cities continue to arrive in Montrose.
Many tourists, after viewing he sights
at Buffalo. come here for a few weeks
rest, before returning 10 their city
homes. Each year our guests stay later
with us. and it is expected that OCto-
her will he far spent before there Is a
general breaking up of the city colony
this year.
Miss Kathleen Roche. of Yonkers. n
Y, is visiting relatives in this place
and vicinity.
John Doyle jr.. Of Scranton. was the
guest OF his parents in this place over
Sunday.
DR.. Wilson and daughter Of Phila =
delphia, who have been guests for a
few days at the home Of u. r. La
throp. return to their home this week
Glen Guy, Of Schenectady. y. V, is
spending a vacation at the home of his
parents in this place.
Editor w. G. Cruiser was visitor al
RinEhamton on Saturday.
Miss Blcnnie NJ. Bunncll, of Rush is
the guest Of Montrosc friends today.
Miss Evelyn Willetts. of Chambly
Canton. Canada, who has spent scv.
eral months at the home of Mr.. anC
Nra w. ID. Lusk. in this place, has re.
turned to her home.
William Murphy and Misses Mary
and. Elizabeth Murphy. and John Riley
ana Miss Katherine Riley. all of Bing.
hamtOn, have been visiting friends ir
thia place.
Arthur Fancher has been spending z
few days with his mother. at her home
in this place before returning to Car,
Isle, Pa" whore he is student ir
Dickinson College.
The congregations Of the Preshy.
terian. Methodist and Baptist churche,
Of this place Joined in union meet,
ing at the Baptist church last even,
ing. The service was memorial tC
the late DR.. Ellen T.. Mitchell. a mis-,
sionary to Burmah. Miss Carr o.
Newark, y, j., a co-worker with Or
Mitchell in the foreign field: Dr.. G. {
Halsey, with whom Miss Mitchell be
gan her medical studies. and the eov
eral pastors present took part in III,
service. 1t is expected that a com
plete report OF the service, including
verbatim reports of the addresses, vii
be published in permanent form.
Jacob Henry has gone To Troy y. Y
to spend few weeks with relatives.
Mrs. d, II. Coon left this mornin
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gave up the attempt to push the higher
civilization scheme in darkest Africa,
returned to his native land, to the town
where he was born, and brooding over
his African experience, fell into a de-
cline and died.
Ben Jones the Barber.
Ren Jones. the barber. was another
old. timer, who was well known and
literally patronized Hank Brown was
smother tonsorial artist of the early
days. Then there was Decatur Blue,
who was helper at Dayton's wagon
sncp. Decatur figured in a wild scrape
that set the town VIVA and the people
frantic for a night; and before another
day dawned Decatur departed and was
never more seen in this community.
The only cOlored man who engaged in
uEdereround work in this locality was
Joe Wilson. Joe proved a good laborer
and could fill his quota of cars each
day as well as any of the helpers. He
worked for the late Edward Jones for
a number of years and when that
gentleman gave up mining and en-
gagged in the coal business at Olyphant
Joe changed his place Of residence the
last years of his life being spent at
MOnirose.
Joe'a better-half bore the suggestive
name of Temperance, but she would
say when in merry mood: II nevah
could understand why my old nanny
gave me such name, for ! cant make
myself believe in such things nOhow."
Temperance departed this life prema-
tu, ely, and left a pair of orphans to
mourn her early and sudden taking
OFF"
Colored Ems Ready Wit.
Bob and Emeline were the first coll
orcd waits about the town, and the
charitable townspeople supplied them
with food. When asked EN-, what do
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-09-03
NOTED MEN OF EARLY DAYS.


Five prominent Delaware and Hud-
son superintendents in olden days were
John Kelly. James Baker. Of Homes
daie; Patrick Vincent, of Waymart,
and Captain Smith and Hugh Gillin,
Of Carbondale. James Clarkson had
full charge of mining department.
Residents now living who came here
I'm 1880 are Mrs. John Lynch. of Cot
tage street, aged 95 years. T. s. Joslin,
aged SO; DR.. Ruel Hampton, 50, in
Scranton; David G.. Smith, IS, who
came in 1892; Jessie Bagley, Charles
Lathrop, who came 1927.
Some old timers were Horace Stiles,
Bill Wilson, Bill Conner Morg. Snyder,
Hiram Hoover, Sam Gordon. with his
fancy trotter and outfit, and the mil
lionare flute player. Ben Finch.
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"reminiscences and Odd I*ap-
penings and Characters.
BY HON. S. S. JONES.

The good old days. and the men
who queercd the town and the people,
half century ago. form the subject
of conversation with every group or
loungers. who seek to interest them
selves and others. while the decora-
tors are making the buildings look
pretty. Story telling has become a
matter OF business, and it is remark
able to find 80 many men looked up
as it were, upon all the early-day
happenings. The tales are not FANCY
free. mingled with vaporings TO ne
taken with full measure of salt, but
refreshing recountings of actual oc-
currences that form part OF the early
history of this community. The men
who knew the coal town in the early
thirties are few indeed. but there still
remain several who remember how the
first workings looked and the manner
in which coal was quarried from the
hillside
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for Ithaca, y. Y, where she will visit
friends.
Miss Frances X. zimmerman is the
guest of relatives and friends in SCran-
ton.
Henry +. Whalon. OF the Montrose
Democrat. is in Scranton today.
Forty hours devotion will commence
in St Mary's church next Sunday
morning, with Leonard's high mass in
+ nat at 1890 o'clock. Week day SER
vices Monday. Tuesday and Wednes-
day will be held at ,, $50 and 9.30
o'clock a. M, and the evening services.
consisting Of rosary, sermon, and bcue-
diction of most blessed sacrament, will
take place at 40 O'Clock. This is the
first time that forty hours devotions
have ever been held in st. Mary s
parish.
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you want today?" Ems ready reply
was Meat and tea, fur we get bread
aud taters most any place" Elm was
a victim of consumption and died in
early life. Bob drifted away soon after
the death of his sister and in the first
year Of the Civil war went into the
army and presumably closed his career
before the war was over.
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in a continued line for sixty rods. and
presents a front of good coal of twenty
feet in thickness, besides several feet
more Of roof coal, stained and shat
tered by time and the weather. The
miners have lately begun to follow the
bed without removing the superin-
cumbent materials, pillars. of coal be-
ing left to support the weight About
three and onc-half acres of the bed
have been removed The communica- =
tion from Hudson's river to Carbon
dale. the work of the Hudson and
Delaware Canal company, is by canal
from the Hudson to the Delaware, near
Carpenters Point; thence up the east
ern bank of the Delaware to the mouth
of the Lackawaxen; thence crossing
the Delaware by a pool formed by a
dam across that river and up the
Lacka Uaxen to Honesdale. at the forks
Of the Dyberry, where 1t terminates
in an artificial basin, a distance OF a
little more than one hundred miles
thence by n railroad across the Lacka-
wannoCk mountain to Carbondale, six
teen miles. The expenditure of the
company on their road. canal and
mines exceed two millions of dollars.
The coal fields of the company contain
about $500 acres. From March 90 1881
to November 5, there passed over the
railroad 5432S tons of coal The com
pany have sold lots in their villages OF
Rondout INcw York;, Honesdale and
Carbondalc, to the value of s2S ,95l So
and at ROndout leases have been made
producing an annual rent of sl,592."
First Negroes in Carbondale.
|; is notable and frequently alluded
to by visitors that there are so few
Colorcd people among the residents OF
this city, yet there were a few Of the
race among the early settlers. In the
year 1896 Samuel Jones had two col
orcd men in his employ, and when he
gave up boating on the Pennsylvania
canal, his teamster decided to settle
down in the new coal town. Both will
be remembered by the older residents
one was Sam Wright. who for many
years conducted bakery and confec.
tionery store, where the boys ate gin.
ger bread and drank pop" The other
was Ell Smith. etableman at the Rail.
way hotel and later hostler at tn,
Harrison house barn, when Canfiolt
| landlords a that popular tavern.
About the same time, Sam Wright!
| sister, known as Nanny Brown, tool
| up her residence in a little log hous'
| on Dundaff street; and few year,
| later her brother, Father Walker. cam,
! from Wilkes Barre, and for many year.
was the faithful night watchman a
! Benjamin's Nater Van Bergen's) foun
! dry, Mr.. Walkers sons were favorite
with the white boys OF the early period
Jack, the elder, was an all-round spor
! ana figured in many little incident
that served 10 cnliven the communit.
where exciting happenings were rare
| Daniel. the younger son, was well
| hammered and always behaved himsel
well. He was of a religious turn, bu
always disposed TO make merry whel
! occasions offered.
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Laughing Dan Walker.

Dan could laugh; in fact when thor
ouEhly aroused he became hysteriCal
and losing control OF himself he would
fall upon the ground and roll about,
screaming and shouting until complete
~ exhausted. He was employed as
helper in the Delaware and Hudson
blacksmith shops and furnished per-
fornanCes of this character whenever
the absence of the foreman would make
it safe for such exhibitions. Dan had
an idea that the Liberia colonization
scheme was his opportunity, and drop
ping his big hammer he journeyed over
the ocean to the African republic. But
his experience with the primitive Afrl-
can was unsatisfactory and Daniel
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Quaint Description of Carbondale.

From the volume known as the
Gazetteer. published in 1892, we have
the following quaint description Of
Carbondale as it was then:
"Carhondalc, on the LaCkawannnck
creek, at the head of the LaCkawan-
mock valley, is one of the sudden crca e
tions which have been effected by the
and from Harrisburg 139 miles. The
village commenced with the works OF
the Hudson and Delaware Canal and
Coal company, four years since. and
now contains about forty dwellings,
seven stores. three taverns. At it's
suburb. New Dublin. there are 130
shanties occupied by the miners.
THE coal mine here is one of the
most extensive and best of the LaCka-
varnock region, and large quantity
of coal is taken from it annually, and
transported to the New York market
by the railroad and canal Acts Of as
Semhly have been passed for con-
structinG a turnpike and railroad down
the LacKawannock valley, and a rail-
road to the mouth of the ChenanGc
river. on the Susquehanna, in the state
of New York, and also for a cana
along the LaCkaWannOCk creek to tho
SuSuuchanna. above Wilkes Barre
thereby to open communication fron
Carbondae to south and north. The
| coal mine here is situated in the front
of a hill, The coal has been quarrie(