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The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1902-07-05
RECENT STORM AT ST. LOUIS.
Nearly six Inches of water Rem, tie.
suiting In Much Damage 10 city
aud worlds Fair Property.

st. Louis. June 3O.--Tt was n
gloomy Sunday that was inflicted up
on ST. Louis. The rain. not satisfied
with having broken all records for
the past ten yeHrs on Saturday. CON
tined to fall during the greater por-
tion Of the day and evening.
According 10 the local weather bu.
reau, the dclnge which 81. Louis has
just experienced. commenced about
two o'clock Saturday morning. Be
tween that hour and seven o'clock
Saturday night the gauge registering
the rainfall recorded 40 inches.
Then there was a cessation. barring
few drops which fell from time to
time. but not in sufficient quantities
10 make my impression until 1888
o'clock Sunday morning. AZ that
time the clouds opened again and
the rain descended in torrents, con
tinuing at intervals until two In the
afternoon. Shortly after six o'clock
in the evening there was another
storm, and IL rained hsrd and steadi-
ly for an hour or more. At the
WfHAHft Diitt' HitfI u WIS IfDuftf1
that between s:5s a. m. and 2 D. m.
Sunday. the rainfall amounted TO 90
Of an inch. The Office was closed at
night, but IL was estimated that the
fall during the evening storm would
easily reach 20 Of an inch. These fig
ures show that in the ~ hours end
ing at eight O'Clock Sunday night the
total rainfall in ST. Louis amounted
to $50 inches, almost half foot.
Considerable damage has been done
throughout the city by the blowing
down Of shade trees and the unroof.
ing Of few buildings. The princi.
pal damage, however, was done al
the Worlds fair grounds, where a
portion Of the framework OF the
Varied Industries building was pros.
frated.
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1902-07-05

freedom, bought with the blood of the
brayest men that ever lived. is being
celebrated, with pomp and parade"
she began.
The Girl Philosopher took up the
words dramatically:
with shows, sports, bonfires and IL
luminationsi" she quoted.
Some street children who had gath
cred around the hurdy-gurdy, caught
the word bonfire. In few minutes a
little confagration had been started
near the curb. Childish voices were
raised excitedly.
"You'se g'longl" a small voice was
saying to a dirty-faced, black-eyed
urchin who had climbed down from
the hurdy-gurdy to witness the fire.
"You'se dago, and we'se celebratin'
de Fort of July when we liked you'se
off'n San Diago. Didn't sell de poipers
what tole bout 1t? My dad sez San
Diago means without dagos, and
Dewey, he licked 'em ALI"
"Rah fer Dewey" piped another
childish treble.
BY this time crowd was gathering,
and fat man who had been listening
from neighboring porch, shouted:
"Three cheers for the red, white and
bluel Now, then, kids, all together!"
The cheering was contagious. The
hurdy-gurdy man began playing THE
Star-Spangled Banner A policeman
who had just come around the corner
to preserve law and order, swung his
club Imply, and there was a broad
grin ON his face.
Lets all celebrated" cried the
Gloomy Spinster, much exercised, and.
gathering her stiff black skirts in both
hands, she ran out to join the children
and the crowd.
'.Long live the spirit of Washington"
called the Girl Philosopher. following
closely. First in war"
The entire block, which seemed to
be sitting on It's front porch, took up
the cry, and to the accompaniment Of
the children's shutting feet, sing.
song chant went up:
First in war, first in peace, and
first in the hearts of his countrymen!
George Washington"
The Spinster named another hero,
and three more cheers were shouted
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1902-07-05

an independent nation; while as a
state In the American union her peo-
pie would be prosperous and prog
ressiye, and enjoy the liberty and all
the blessings that would flow from
being part Of the best, greatest and
freest government in the world.
after annexation the products of
Cuba would not come into hnrtful
competition with those of the United
States. Free trade amongst the
states has never lowered the price of
labor or worked injury to American
interests. Wherever our flag floats,
the price of labor advances.
"It is claimed that annexation
would destroy the promising and
growing beet sugar industry Of the
United States. Not so. however. The
price Of products among the states
of the union always seeks an equilib-
rum. With proper protection in
favor Of the cane sugar Of Cuba,
which she win enjoy as a state, and
the beet sugar of the United States,
within IS years the United States
.vould not only produce enough sugar
for its own consumption, but largely
compete with other countries in the
markets Of the world.
"But for the war with Spain. al
though SO successful and glorious,
Cuba would now be part Of the
United States.
Even with the war had IL not
been for our declaration that the war
was not waged for conquest or sg-
grandisement, known as the Teller
amendment. Cuba would to-day be a
part Of the United States. just as
Porto Rico and the Philippines are.
This amendment has proved both
mischievous and unwise.
"When Cuba shall become part
Of the American union and the 18TH
milan canal shall be completed. which
Is now assured. Poto Rico, Cuba, Ha-
waii and the philippines VIII be the
outposts of the greatest republic,
standing guard over American inter
ests in the track Of the worlds com
merce n It's triumphal march around
the globe.
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1902-07-05
OTHERWISE UNNOTICED.


President Roosevelt has signed the
Panama canal bill and given Senator
Hanna the pen.
The recent heavy rain has trans
formed the st. Louis Worlds fair site
temporarily into a quagmire. The
heavy wind of Saturday evening blew
down portion of the frame of the
Varied Industries building.
Eleven persons were injured by the
wrecking of a trolley car mead Den
YER, Col.
Capt. Sam Bryant, owner of Proc
tor Knott, and one of the best-lSnown
turfmen in America, is dead.
Kansas promises To send from s..
900 to 5000 Grand Army men TO the
eneampment in Washington in oeto-
ber.
The American yacht Uncle Sam
won second race and the kaiser S
cup at the Kiel regatta.
President Roosevelt and William J
Bryan are going to Maine this sum
mer, and both will speak in Bangor.
The job printers in Chicago have
granted the demands Of the men, and
strike has been averted.
zee Hung Tang, Boston's most
learned Chinaman, is dead. His body
was found floating in the Charles
river. II is believed he became in
sane through study and drowned him
self.
Count Won Zeppelin, who has the
distinction of having built the larg-
est of all airships. has been financial
ly ruined by his aeronautical expert
ments.
Under the name of "Bertram Cut
Ter" Andrew Carnegie holds COM
mon and preferred stock in the Steel
trust worth about Si2 100000
A company is being organized
among local and eastern capitalists
for the construction, near Kansas
City, of the largest cotton mill in
the world, to cost S10,0oO.o0o.
There has been placed in the presi-
dents room at the capitol building,
adjoining the senate marble room, a
bioiDt btSt VI tiic tait hiAilah III
Kinley.
+. II. Tate, of st. Louis, is in Ber-
lin and has made a contract with
Hagenbeck. of Hamburg. to bring a
trained animal show TO the st. Louis
Worlds fair.
Souvenir hunters from all over the
globe are haunting the White House
at Washington for some relic from
the old part of the building being
torn away.
Immeasureable damage has been
done to crops of all kinds through
out the central and western states
by the record-breaking weather OF
the latter part of June.
The house committee on foreign
affairs unanimously reported reso-
luton giving the thanks of congress
to Rear-Admiral Kempff for his CON
duct during the siege of Taku. China.
Edward Goodrich, of Wiliamstown,
Mass, laughed himself speeehless
over joke in newspaper. lie
laughed himself to sleep. and when
he awoke he was unable to speak a
word.
The nine-year-old son of widow
named Hase, living near Cane Hill, 20
miles west of Fayetteville, Ark,
stabbed his 17-year-old sister in the
inner side of the thigh, resulting in
her death.
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1902-07-05

around the sputtering little bonfire.
Presently some college boys sang
out: whats the matter with the
Fourth of 1895? What's the matter with
SehIey?"
The answer came from a hundred
voices now: Hes all right"
Even the policeman joined in the
cheering.
1t was almost ten o'clock when the
impromptu celebration, instigated By
the Gloomy Spinster, who WAS old
enough to remember patriotism,
closed. in the singing Of America, !"
only every one sang 'Diddle-de-dee.'' 2 to
the tune. because no one knew the
words. JESSIE LLEwELLYN.
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1902-07-05

poiltanism, you know. Only provincial
people, like the English, remind them
selves of dead and buried heroes. lest
they forget"
"Umphl" grunted the Spinster, APP
provingly. Its blessed thing the
noble signers all died before theyever
lived to see the way they are forgot
ten"
"Dead?" inquired the Fluffy-Haired.
The Sallow Young Woman and the
Girl Philosopher laughed.
Well, you needn't Taught" she re-
torted. Il guess / remember reading
all about it in my history. They died
on the Fourth of July, and that's why
everything is always so still, and we
have flags around and everybody goes
out of town, so as not to see, and be
reminded"
Glass in history, Al" Knocked the
Philosopher, from her vantage in
the center of the porch.
The others, mildly encouraged by
the Gloomy Spinster, grew somewhat
excited. 81 do rememberl" she in
sisted. George Washington died on
the glorious Fourth Cor was it Henry
Patrick), well, anyway, three hours
afterward he said: Jefferson Davis
still survives then Jefferson died, too,
and you ought to be ashamed to joke
like this, on such day"
Great originality, but bad facts, !"
announced the Sallow Young Woman.
Like the American politician, you
have better memory for faces than
for Names" suggested the Philos-
opher.
Il take II. began the spinster. stern
ly, that You refer to our venerated
presidents. John Adams and Thomas
Jefferson, the noble patriots whose de-
mise saddened the jubilee Fourth of
1921
of course. it's easy for any one who
can remember back that far" pouted
the Fluffy Haired Girl. sI can't.
The Gloomy Spinster Strengthened
her glasses with forbiddirg gesture.
Young ladies'" she said, II am not
given to wagers, far be il from me
70 encourage snch frivolity; but If any
Of you can repeat the names Of our
honored revolutionary heroes, III treat
you to that abominable stun called ice
cream soda
The Philosopher nudged the SaIlow
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1902-07-05
HEAVY sHIPBUILDING DEAL.
ers, For the Lake Trade, to
Cost over E2,0o0,ooo.

Cleveland, o.. June 30.--The Plain
dealer says:
One of the largest shipbuilding
deals ever made on the lakes has
been closed by the American Ship
Building Co, that company having
booked orders for II freight steam
ers that will cost upwards Of s2,000,-
900.
Contracts for ten Of the ships were
closed by A. Il. Wolyin, of Duluth.
who Is president of the company that
Is 10 develop a special trade In grain
and package freight down the st.
Lawrence 10 Quebec. The ten boats
will be Of Canadian canal size. They
will be 242 feet keel, 80 feet beam
and 20 feet deep
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1902-07-05
IAN IMPRoMPTU -
FOURTH Of JULY
CELEBRATION ~
Instisatsa BY a gloomy spinstsr of Uncertain Age

Young Woman, and began solemnly:
There's Hugh Wynne and Richard Car
vel"
And Aguinaldo. Wasn't he a revo-
lutionary hero?" contributed the Sal
low Young Woman.
A lonely rocket suddenly shot into
the darkened sky. above the park. leav-
ing trail of fire which fingered a
moment, and then went out. Ahurdy-
gurdy stopped before the house and be-
gan TO play: If you amt got no
money, why You needn't come around" !"
The Spinster shifted. "And this is
the way the anniversary of our glorious
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1902-07-05
BeInx slowly skinned AIive.

Pittsburg, Pa, June S0.--Miehael j.
HenneAsey, Of Worcester, Mass, a
railroad brakeman, IS allowing him
self 70 be slowly skinned alive to
save Francis Earl. aged eight years,
rho was terribly burned about the
legs at the sheeraden fire several
weeks ago.
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1902-07-05
SHE'S THE OFFICIAL YACHT.
The MayGower, JUST Recommis-
stoned, One of the Most Luxuri-
ousIy Appointed Vessels 4.-oat.

New York, June 30.---Trim as sum
mer girl in her daiDtiest bathing snit,
the Mayfower lies in the Brooklyn
navy yard, the official yacht of the
United States and ocean home of
President Roosevelt. In her new
function, after undergoing alterations
that cost $4,000, she is ready for
sea as one OF the most luxuriously-
appointed vessels afoat. She was
commissioned Saturday, but the date
OF her sailing from the navy yard has
not yet been settled.
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1902-07-05

Bombay. June s0.-There is great
alarm in western India because Of
the continued absence Of the mon
soon, the heavy rainfall which usual
~ comes carly in June. Meteorolo-
gists declare the monsoon has been
detected thousand miles % the
westward By the volcanic disturb
ances in the West Indies.
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1902-07-05
WRECK CAUSED BY THE RAIN
10 Loo.ened BIE Bowider, which
Knocked the Frisco Track ouf
of Line-Two Men KILLED.

st. Louis, June aO.=-The heavy rain
caused wreck on the Frisco rail
road at Mncke, Sunday morning,
which resulted in two deaths, some
badly damaged rolling stock and n
tie-up of the road for seven hours.
The two men killed were stealing "a
ride on the blind baggage aud are
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1902-07-05
JAMES BUTLER UEsEATED.
ae.oInfios. Adopted Declaring
There was No valid Election In
the Twelfth Missouri District

Washington. June so.-The house.
Saturday. adopted resolutions deciar-
ing the seat occupied BY Mr. Butler.
Of Missouri, vacant, on the ground
that there had been no valid elec-
tion in the Twelfth Missouri district.
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1902-07-05

supposed to be 7. V. Pnmphrey and
Thomas Holbert, or ". G. Webb. both
residents Of steelyille. Mo- They were
Ioborers employed in st. Louis, and
the supposition is that they were on
their way 10 visit their families.
Their presence on the train was not
known until long after the accident,
when their bodies wer found under
the forward trucks Of one the bag
gage cars.
The accident resulted from an enor-
nous bowlder, loosed by the rain.
falling on the track and throwing
il out Of line, and then bounding of
just before the train reached the vi
cinity. None Of the passengers or
train crew was injured. but the pos
tai clerks got bad shaking up.
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1902-07-05
The Canal NH signed.

Washington, June 30.-President
Roosevelt has signed the Panama
canal bill Senator Hanna and Ad-
mirai J. @. Walker, president Of the
isthTnian canal commission, were
present. and the president presented
10 Mr.. Hanna the gold pen with
which the bill was signed.
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1902-07-05

Galveston, Tex, June so.-The re-
cent storm on the gulf or Mexico
nroved quite disastrous 10 small
craft. the wind blowing at one time
at the rate Of 100 miles an hour. Dur
ing "A hours 1874 inches Of rain fell.
Several lives were lost, but the num-
Der Is not yet known.
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1902-07-05

London, June 30.--Queen Alexandra
is said to have invited the deputation
Of the Danish hussar regiment. when
they called ~ Buckingham palace TO
bid farewell. 10 return 70 London a.
the end Of September for the corona
fion.
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1902-07-05
oerman-American Teachers.

Detroit, Mich. June 30.--The thirty.
second convention Of the National
Association OF Cerman-American
Teachers Is now in session here. II
Is expected that between 200 and 300
members viii be attendance. The
convention will last four days
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1902-07-05

lincoln, Neb,, june Co. -Eastefn
Nebraska has had four days Of At
most continuous rainfall, nooalng
corn fields and delaying the harvest
ing of snau grain. Some damage has
been done to wheat in the shock
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1902-07-05
FIRST Time In Eighsy-Eishs Years

Washington, June 30.-The cabinet
meeting held in the presidents tenn
porary quarters on Lafayette square,
Friday, was the first in IS years that
has been held outside the White
House. The interior Of the latter is
undergoing reconstruction.
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1902-07-05

Guthrie. Okla, june 50.--Ihe Three
factions Of the Usage Indians met nt
Pawhnska, and placed in nomination,
among others, Bigheart, Bare Legs
and Bacon Eind for principal and as
sistant chiefs.
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1902-07-05

st. Louis. June sO.-One of the most
distressing sights witnessed here in
many years was that of the river,
Sunday, filed with wheat in the
shock that had been washed out of
the fields by the overflow caused by
the heavy rains. The bottom land
farmers have suffered serious losses.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-11-28
THE WORD ..oURRR1LLA., J,


The word 'guerrilla" il Of Spanish
origin, the diminutive Of guerra"
war, and means petty war-that il
war carried on by detached parties,
says the London Pail Mall Gazette,
The word first got into the English
language, so far as can discover, in
1909, when it was used by Sir Arthur
Wellesley, afterward the duke Of Wei.
hngton> II have recommended the
junta," he says in one of his reports.
"to set the guerrillas to work toward
Madrid" Two years later Scott got
held of the word. You may find it in
"Don Roderick:"
''1'he guerrilla band
land"
And in 1914 Southey was "somewhar
afraid of my old guerrilla friends"
"Guerrilla' had then acquired its Sec
ondary Specification. In it's primary
sense it was used as the equivalent of
the Latin velites-the light troops of
the skirmishing line of a regular
army. G. A. Sala wrote "guerril-
lesque" in 1864, and the Daily Tele-
graph printed it on April %. But
what is one to say of Thackeray,
"Irish Sketchbook," 1913? The word
gets twist there with a vengeance,
when "dirty, lazy, doubtful family
retainer" is summed up as "a guerrilla
foOtman!"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-11-28
Death Of the Oldest Printer,

One of the Oldest printers, if not the
Oldest, in the United States, both in
point of age and years of consecutive
work at the case, died in Washington
the other day. Henry Walker was his
name, and he was 81 years old. He COM
menced work in 1918, and was actively
engaged at his trade until the eighties.
He was employed upon a number of
newspapers and upon all of the numer
Gus publications devoted to a verba tim
report of the proceedings of congress.
He was one of the organizers of the Co.
lumbia Typographical society in 1927,
and was charter member of the Co.
lumbia Typographical union, No. 1o1.
He had been in the best of health until
a month ago, when a fall resulted in
paralysis.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-11-28
ROAD THAT HAS NO CURVES
For FOrty-Five Miles the khartoQn
Railway in India Runs in
Bee LiAe.

The Khartoum line leaves Wad
Halfa and goes in a southwesterly
direction through the Nubian desert
to Abu Hamed, which is 23O miles from
Wadi Halfa, says the St. James Budget
The whole of this part of the country
is fiat, sandy desert, occasionally a
few hills are seen, but seldom exceed
300 feet in height, and most of them
are only from 80 to 100 feet above
the surrounding country. Some idea
of the extraordinary f1atness of the
country, says Engineering, may be
gathered from the fact that it was
possible to lay piece of line IS miles
long without single curve in it, and
without any cuttings or entertainments
worthy of the name. 1t very rarely
rains at all in this part of the desert
and when it does very little seems to
fall at time. There are no streams
or surface water of any sort. Water
was found in two places between Wadi
Halfa and Abu Hamed by sinking
wells; one place was ~ miles from
Wadi Halfa and the other was 12e
miles from Halfa. Water was found
at the former place at a depth of "
feet and at the latter place at depth
of 96 feet. Several other places have
been tried, but so far no water has
been found.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-11-28
WILL NOT INSURE CuBANS.
1hey Must Learn to Live Like Ameri-
s. cans Before They Can, Be
Eligible.

A Cuban who applied for insurance
from local company the other day al.
most wept when told by the examining
physician that he could not insure
him, but that he should call again in
about two years. The agents had as
sured the Cuban that he would be a
first-class risk. In despair he went ia
New York and confded his woes ia
an old friend, who is the head of the
firm for which he is the Philadelphia
representative, says the Times of that
city. The friend said:
"Since the Spanish war, when &c
many young men from Cuba and Porto
Rico have come here to engage in
rade, have seen scores of cases like
yours. You are killing yourself by
insisting on living in Philadelphia a.
you did in Havana. Persons who come
to the United States to live, no mat.
ter from what part of the world, must
make certain concessions to climate.
You drink as much black coffee and
smoke as many cigarettes here as you
did at home. Very we'll, it will kill
you if you keep it up. Your insurance
man probably thought you were con.
sumptive. Stop living like a Cuban in
Philadelphia; eat, drink and smoke as
men there do, and I will guarantee you
an insurance policy in less than two
years."
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-11-28
HAVE TO BE ON TIME.
why suburbanite" Are So Particular
About the Accuracy of Their
Watches,

"Before I became a suburbanite."
said a man who recently moved out of
town, according to the Philadelphia
Record, II used to note with consid-
cradle amusement the crowds of peo-
pie who every day would compare their
watches with the official timepiece to
be found in front of several Chestnut
street jewelry stores. I used to re-
gard them as cranks when they would
say to each other: Right on the dot
or draw long faces over a difference
of fraction of minute. For my part
[ was satisfied if my watch kept de-
Gently good time, and never bothered
my head over matter of five min
utes or so out Of the way.
81 have since discovered that the
people I used to think were cranks
are really suburbanites, with trains to
think about. 1t hasn't taken me long
to discover the Importance of having
a -watch exactly right, and after hav-
ing missed several trains I myself have
joined the crowds around the places
where the official time is kept -.