The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-10-06
HONORS TO ROSEBERY
Hs Is Presented With The Freedom ol
The City Of Inverness.
FORMALLY welded TO The BURCH
A Strange Experiment With Ocean
Steam Civilization Appa-
rent on the Criminal Recor ds.
Lillian RusseIPs Notable First
Night-GussY Harris's New Drama.
For the Saturday Tribune.

Night-GussY Harris's New Drama.
For the Saturday Tribune.
The Earl Of Rosebery on opening
the annual exhibition of Highland in
dustries and arts at Inverness, Scot
land, was presented with the freedom
of the city. He was assured by "Pro-
vost" Ross that all parties in the
burg, Whig and Tory alike, had sunk
political differences and with hearty
good will welcomed the prime minister
Of the Highlands. Lord Rosebery
commenced his speech with sly dig
at the critics who look with distrust
upon his so-called "youthfulness," and
remarked that the days were approach.
ing when man would come Of age at
fifty or sixty! He applauded the sem
timent that prompted the people to
combine to honor him and at the same
time lay aside all their polite differ
ences of opinion, and regarded such
feature as singular and peculiar to this
country alone, and explained his rea-
sons for his asseveration by pointing
to the age of the country and the long
political education and experience its
inhabitants have undergone. He re
marked with some warmth that "he
could not 10 over the long line Of
statesmen who have held cabinet office
since the beginning of the century and
find one who has left name to be
ashamed Of" Throughout the speech
was of social nature and carefully
avoided party politics. Lord Rose
berry was presented with a massive
gold ring to commemorate his being
"wedded to the burgh."
Owners of steam cutters are not con-
tent with the carrying capacity of their
steamers and are about to start a some
what strange experiment. The steam
ers will in the near future tug borges
in their van, the said barges carrying
800 to 900 tons of coal. A number Of
barges are being specially built for the
sea trade between the Humber and the
Thames. The barges will be battened
down at the port Of departure and will
not carry any steering gear. The latest
thing in torpedo boats is 'just out.n
The latest things name is the Daring,
and is one of the fastest boats that has
ever been constructed, its speed on a
trial trip showing twenty-nine miles.
In addition to powerful torpedo
equipment the Daring carrys one y.
FOUNDER and three 6.pounder quick
firing guns. The miners in various
parts Of Scotland are still on strike and
are causing considerable trouble. At a
place called Motherwell a riot took
place and the police had a somewhat
lively time of it, several being injured.
The latest is telegram to Mr.. Asquith,
the house secretary, rom the secretary
of the Scottish Miners Federation: !:
"a brutal and unwarrantablea attack by
English ,Dnstables on unoffending
miners, women and children at Mother
well last night. Miners urgently de-
mand immediate public inquiry by
you in person." For pure unadultur-
ated cheek this Is hard to beat!
A remarkable elimination in the
number of convicts sent to penal servi-
tude is shown in last years records Of
the prisons report. In 1859 the popu-
lation was 10, 259,O 900, and the number
of prisoners sentenced to penal servi-
tude was 1859. Last year the inhabi-
tants had increased by 100000 and
the penal servitude prisoners numbered
only S33. Civilization cannot after all
despite alarming newspaper contribu-
tors) be failure with such results to
show.
The hop pickers have had a wonder.
fully good year and wages have ruled
high. The crops, despite the rain, are
good generally and the farmer is for.
lorn, for he really has but little to
grumble at, which is distinctly hard
lines on the British agriculturist.
Sir Augustus Harris has scored an
other success with his new melodrama,
Every Christmas "Gussy" produces at
old Drury Lane theater new panto.
mime and the papers say the knight Of
the boards has once more surpassed
himself, and every autumn he brings
on a new drama and the critics avel
that it is the "best thing Harris hat
given u.s." and indeed the "Derby
Winner" is worthy Of great praise
The piece is full of daring novelties
In it We have q woman who acts
through one entire scene Oh horseback
new" woman of the cigarette-smok
ing-gum-slangy school, training sta
bles, n race course aud a real live race
q military ball and other "plums." A
curious incident took place OF the
opening night. In the great race scen'
the awful "villins" Gee-Gee should, o
course, get bad beating, whilst tina
of the hero should win hands down
Butthe last named horse would dt
nothing but jibb, and instead of land
ing ESQ, 900, the aforesaid hero evident
ly lost that amount. Many piece
would be absolutely wrecked by sucl
sn incident, but the drama was Of sucl
an interesting character Throughout
that the mishap only caused good hu
mored amusement. Harris, in shor
speech after the fall OF the curtain
scored happily when he assured th
audience that he was at the winnin!
post and saw the hero's horse come il
first.
Another notable first night was tn,
fair Lillian RusselPs appearance in
new piece entitled the "Queen Of Bril-
liants." Lillian is of course the queen