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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-08-27
AT THE +!
a Pie Counter,

The impressions Of tenderfoot with
reference to the anthracite industry are
graphically depicted in the August Nc.
Clure's in an article by Stephen Crane.
This is his idea Of the slate picking depart
menti "In large room sat the little
slate pickers. The floor slanted at an an
gle of forty-ive degrees, and the coal hav-
ing been mastigated by the great teeth
was streaming sluggshly in long iron
troughs. The boys sat straddling these
troughs, and as the mass moved slowly
they grabbed deftly at the pieces Of slate
therein There were five or Six or them,
one above another, over each trough. The
coal is expected to be fairly pure after it
passes the final boy. The bowling machin-
cry was above them. High up dim figures
moved about in the dust clouds. These
little men were a terrifically dirty band.
Through their ragged shirts we could
get occasional glimpses Of shoul-
ders, black as stoves. They looked
precisely like imps as they scram
bled to get view of us. The man who
perhaps believes that he controls them
came and harangued the crowd He
talked to the air. The slate pickers al
through this region are yet at the spank
ing period. One continually wonders
about their mothers and if there are any
school houses. But as for them, they are
not concerned. When they get time of
they go out on the culm heap and play bast
ball or fight with boys from other break
ers' or among themselves, according t.
opportunities And before them always II
the hope of one day getting to be door boys
down in the mines and, later, mule boys
and yet later. laborers and helpers. Fin
ally, when they have grown to be great
big men, they may become miners and g
down and get squeezed or perhaps es
cape to shattered old mans estate with q
mere case of miners asthma They are
very ambitious.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-08-27
FOR Delegate ELECTIONS.
Appor,ionmsnt of Republican Rsprsssn-


tation Among the Various Districts.
Pursuant to meeting Of the Republi-
can County committee held on July l4th,
1894. the County Convention VIII De
held on Tuesday, September 4th, 1894 at ~
o'clock a. M, in the court house at Scran-
ton, for the purpose Of placing in nomina-
tion candidates for the following named
offices, to be voted for at the next general
election to be held November 6th 1894:
Congress, Eleventh district; Judge. Forty
fifth Judicial district; sheriff, treasurer,
clerk Of courts, prothonotary, district at
torney, recorder Of deeds, register OF wills,
and jury commissioner.
Vigilance committees will hold delegate
elections on Saturday, September lst. 1894,
between the hours Of and z p. IN, They
will also give at least two days pubic
notice Of the time and place for holding
said elections.
Each election district should elect at the
said delegate elections, two qualified per-
sons to serve az vigilance committee for one
year, and have their names certified to, on
the credentials of delegates to the County
Convention.
The representation Of delegates to the
County Convention is based upon the vote
cast last fall for Fell, candidate for judge
Of supreme court he being the highest
officer voted for at said state election.
Under this rule the several election districts
are entitled to representation as follows,
viz.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-08-27
Without Opposition.

fHduueipHu fTeSS.
Major Everett Warren, of Scranton, ap.
pears to have no opposition as candidate
for president of the State League of clubs,
the election for which will take place at
the coming meeting In Harrisburg. Major
Warren is popular and energetic young
Republican with most excellent qualiflca-
tions for the place, and it will be within
his power to do the organization great
deal Of good. When first created the club
league was regarded as likely to prove
most important factor in our, campaigns,
but in the last two or three years it seems
to have done little or nothing but to hold
its annual meetings. Some Of the most
wide-awake and intelligent young Repub-
licans in the state are, interested in these
club organizations and only want the op-
portunity to become working force In a
campaign such as the present. Major
Warren will be the kind Of president to
give direction to the organization In this
respect, and his election will be most sat
isfactory all around.
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services of the militia in times Of in
-surrection and invasion are "natural
incidents to the duties of superintend-
ing the common defense, and of
watching over the internal peace;" he
notes that Mr.. Justice Story, in deliv-
ering the opinion of the court in Mar
tin v. Mott, II Wheat. 1890, declared
that "these powers must be SO con-
strued as to the modes of their exer-
else as not to defeat the great end in
view.' In the same decision 1t is said
to be the unanimous opinion of the
court that the authority to decide
whether tie eXigency calling for the
exercise of the presidents powers un-
der the act of congress has arisen, be-
longs exclusively to the president, and
that his decision is conclusive upon
all other persons; and that militia
man who refuses to obey the orders
of the president calling him into
the public service is liable to be court
martialed. In the opinion of Mr..
Justice Grier, delivered in the cele-
brated Prize cases, Black, 635, it is
emphatically SAID that "the Constitu-
ton confers on the president the whole
executive power. He is bound to take
care that the laws be faithfully exc
cuted. He is commander-in chief of
the army and navy of the United
States and Of the militia of the sew
eral states when called into the actual
service of the United States.
He has no power to initiate or
declare war either against q foreign
nation or o domestic state. By the
acts of Congress Of February 2S, 1895,
and Sd of March, 1907, he is authorized
to call out the militia and use the
military and naval forces of the United
States in case of invasion by foreign
nations, and to suppress insurrection
against the government Of state or
of the United States"
If the criticism of the presidents ac-
ton in sending federal troops to Chi
cago be based on his alleged lack OF
authority to do so, the answer which
Mr.. Hamilton makes is that "the au-
thority for his action is to be found in
the constitution and statues of the
United States and in the decisions OF
the federal judiciary. If it be based
upon an alleged lack of necessity fol
his action in the premises, then the
answer is that the highest judicial au
thority has decided that he is the sole
judge as to the existence ofthe exigency
calling for his action, and that his de
cision is conclusive on all Others" In
this opinion all loyal citizens are bound
to concur.
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The Military Drill in Schools.

Although the advantages of military
drill in the public schools are generally
conceded, little has been done toward
securing them. 1t has remained for
Reading to set Scranton an example in
this matter. The school board of Read
ing has just decided that the expert
ment of military training in the schools
shall be tried for four months. The
city superintendent, accordingly, has
laid down o course drill for all grades.
The younger pupils will be taught
single exercises in marching, while the
high school pupils will be put through
the manual arms. Pupils will be di-
vided into squads and officers; and
there will be two drills a week, as parts
of the regular school work. In the
main, however, these exercises will be
confined to the recess periods, and will,
therefore, cut little, if any, into the
regular school programme.
There is no reason, except possibly a
sentimental one, why this experiment
should not succeed, and why it should
not be duplicated with equally sue
cessful results in all our cities. There
are persons who have conscientious
horror Of anything that smacks, in
whatever degree, Of war or Of its con-
ditions. These persons claim that the
teaching of tactics in schools would
have tendency to increase the war
like instincts of the pupils, and encour-
age the growth of a fighting tendency
in republic whose mission, they justly
contend, is one Of peace and civlliza-
ton. The argument would perhaps
have some weight if the drills
in question were permitted to usurp
the place of the regular school work ,
which, if it be worth anything,
should teach that the best citizenship
is that which is least given to bullying
the weak; and that the wisest general
ship is that which prefers honorable ar
bitration and Cancellation to the un
speakable horrors of war.
But so long as the public school re-
mains as it is; so long as the "mili-
tary instinct takes no more serious
form than the occasional teaching of
army discipline and the exercises and
maneuvers of our citizen-soldiery, it is
needless to fear that the peace.loving
instincts of the American people will
be undermined. In country whose
regular soldiery forms such an infin-
itesmal "drop in the bucket" of its en-
tire population that many citizens do
not see the uniform of so much as q
high private from one years end to the
other, any thought of the upgrowth of
a perilous military instinct may safely
be dismissed as not wisely founded. If
there be no stronger reason than this
with which to oppose the suggested
adoption of the military drill in the
public schools, we may reasonably
hope soon to see the school children of
America skilled in the rudimentary
principles of national defense.
AMONG THE POLITICAL events of
the coming week the battle of How
ard Mutchler for denomination at New
Milford next Wednesday will occupy
| rroDninant rank N0hodu x,at oaa,,,a to
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-08-27

the newspapers have marked out for
him, is certainly playing it well.
For silence, slyness and adroit-
ness his campaign thus far has
been phenomenal. Whether it will
be crowned by brilliant victory or
collapse ANONYMOUSLY at Wednes-
days conference of the Eighth district
conferrees, the son of Northampton's
pioneer leader will have accumulated
a surplus of publicity rarely vouch-
safed to one who has served but one
term in congress, ana that under the
handicap of parental greatness.
IN SATURDAYS TRIBUNE the editor
wrote and hoped to say apropos OF
Major Warrens candidacy for the
state league presidency: "The Repub-
licans of Northeastern Pennsylvania
have had knowledge Of his loyalty,
ardor and WORTH" but when fate and
the proof reader completed their nefa :
rious work the sentence read: "The
Republicans of Northeastern Penn
sylvania have had knowledge of his
loyalty, ardor and wealth." In a
sense, perhaps, this amendment is
true. Major Warren has from an
original capital when boy starting
for college, of $40 and strong deter
mination to advance himself in life,
succeeded by honest methods in accu'
mulating a fair competence; and has
not spared these resources when called
upon to contribute to the necessary
and legitimate expenses of party or
ganization. But he would be the last
man in the world to boast about this
and the proof readers amendment, we
therefore feel, must be rejected.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-08-27

TT Is PLEASING to notice that the
local support of Major Warren's can
didacy for the state league presidency
comes from all elements IN the ranks
Of his party. This is one of the facts
which well attest his popularity and
availability
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-08-27
WHY He QUIT:

A retiring newspaper man gives this
philosophical reason for quitting the bust
ness: "a child is born. the doctor in at
tendance gets $40, the editor notes it and
gets 0; it is christened, the minister gets
$4, the editor writes it up, gets 00 it mar
ries, the minister gets another fee, the edi.
tor gets piece Of cake or 900; in course
Of time it dies, the doctor gets from s. to
$40, the minister another s., the under
taker $25 to $50-the editor publishes it
and receives OOOO-and the privilege of
running free of charge card of thanks" "
-EGchange.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-08-27
REPUBLICAN STATE TICKET.

For Governor:
DANIEL II. HASTINGS
OF CENTER.
For Lieutenant Governor!
WALTER LYON,
OF ALLEGHENY.
For auditor General;
AMOS H. MYLIN,
or LANCASTER.
For Secretary of Herndl Affairs:
JAMES w. LATTA,
OF PHILADELPHIA
For CongreSsm ea-at-Ldrge:
GALUSHA A. GROW,
OF sUsQUEHANNA.
GEORGE T. HUFF,
OF WEsTMORELAND.
Election Time, Nov 6.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-08-27
DIDN'T HAVE TINE.

DIDN'T HAVE TINE.
Visitor-I hear your last servant left
you without giving notice.
Housekeeper-Yes; she poured kerosene
on the fire and was blown out Of the win
dow.-Ne,U York Journal.
@*#
EVIDENCE OF KNOWLEDGE
"Does Miss Blank understand the game
Of base ballN
Harold.-Yes; she finds fault with the
umpire all the time. Chicago Inter. Ocean.
<%%
THE MODERN SUMNER GIRL.
The maiden frail and airy,
She who emulates the fairy
Has by Dame Fashions stern decree become
passe Of late.
Her charms which once delighted,
Now are almost wholly slighted;
In fact, the fragile maiden's very sadly out
of date.
We used to bow before her,
But no longer we adore her;
Her baby ways and helplessness our hearts
cannot beguile;
The pale, angelic creatures
LII y Whibe, oul-B BudIucu ledLuI65
We do not now appreciate because they're
out of style.
Now in the golden summer
We adore the glad newcomer,
Who does away with childishness aud all
that sort Of thing.
She's thorough quite at rowing,
Swimming tennis, fencing, throwing,
And rides wheel with all the grace OF
birds upon the wing
She's happy, strong and agile.
Not the least bit pale and fragile;
She doesn't faint because her face may
catch shade Of tan;
She's neither weak nor stupid,
But she's just the girl that Cupid
With honest joy can join for life with any
lucky man.
Chicago Journal
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-08-27
THE Loss ACCOUNTED For:

The sea serpent of Lake Como, Mimi, is
year it was thirty feet long. The loss of
the sixteen feet is attributed to Demo-
cratic tariff tinkering. buffalo Courier.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-08-27
PROPER QUALIFICATIONS:

I INVFLH NUALIFIUAIIUNo'
First Patriot-Mr. Greenhead wants ter
be 'lected senator.
Second Patriot-What kind o. man is he?
"Us boys called on him last night to talk
things over and I've gotter splittin' head
ache this mornin'"
"rm fer him. ."-ArkanSdS Traveller.
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AMONG THE POLITICAL events of
the coming week the battle of How
ard Mutchler for denomination at New
Milford next Wednesday will occupy
prominent rank. Nobody yet seems to
know exactly what the young Easto-
MANS game is. There have been
guesses without number; but thus far
none of them has sufficed to draw
from Mutchler or his friends sign
which might serve as an indication of
its accuracy. The so-called young
Boss" of Northampton, if he is play
ing the deep and desperate role that
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-06-25
LATE NEWS BY WIRE
Lawlessness - Round Pond, Ok
lahOm; 'erritory.
PRESENCEOF MARSHALSNOT EFFECTIVE
A Passenger Train Attacked by a
Mob.
TRYING TO AVOID CONFLICT

NORTH ENID. o. T.. June 25.-Trouble
at Round Pond Is getting more serious
every hour. The presence Of United States
marshals has not had the quieting effect de-
sired. mob blew out the cattle guard on
the outskirts of the town Saturday night
and warped the rails so that trains could
not pass for several hours. That trains
were not ditched is due to the vigilance of
the deputy marshals.
Last night three persons were shot The
mob attacked the south bound passenger
train that came through the town with
not fusiilade from their Winchesters More
than hundred shots were fired at the
train and some of the cars were perforated.
A Mr.. Fassett of Kingfisher, who was
standing on the platform. had his hat shot
on and received a large scalp wound, and
announcer passenger was struck in the
throat by bullet. Johnson, a newsdealer
OF Round Pond. was hit in the leg with
heavy charge OF buckshot
During the delay the deputy marshals did
not nre shot. Marshal Nix said he wished
II possible to avoid a conflict which would
surely result In considerable loss of ire.
He added that all the power of the terri
tory would be required to put down the
lawlessness in Round Point
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-06-25
ARMOR PLATE FRAUDS.
1nformer Craig Gives Further Testi-
mony Before the Naval Committee.


In the armor plate investigation today
lnformer Charles II. Craig was questioned
Upon many collateral matters relating to
the Carnegie works. According to his testi-
n.ony he had entered the works during the
strike $50 clerk and had afterward be-
come an assistant heater. He denied that
he had approached Prick in the role of a
blackmailer. as the latter claimed. but had
gone to Prick after leaving to tell him about
frauds being carried on in the works.
Prick endeavored to impress upon me
that he knew nothing about those frauds"
he said
He then knew of the plan to lay the mat
Ter before the Secretary of the Navy, and
had consulted with Sill and others. but had
not made up his mind whether to make an
aindaVit- he had received $50 from the
government for his information: had never
onered 10 sell out to Prick. as Sill had
charged, nor received any offer from Frick
When asked what had been his motive in
Goins TO Prick, Craig declined to answer
Tor private reasons, as he said.
Seven men had received rewards from the
Secretary of the Navy, five receiving $780,
90 to divide among them; Sill Perry
Smith (the lawyer, Riley and James At
tOrney jerks came in for $1,000. One Will.
iams also received $3.50. and two men. T
a craig and Edward Hassler, each SITS
Craig cOntradicted the testimony of Sill
In several particulars. and said that he had
understood from sill that the government
guaranteed them employment in the Navy
department for their testimony.
Representatives Talbot and Dolliver nrass
o. craig FOR the motives OF his communica-
ton to Frick. but could obtain no definite
reply. They intimated that steps might be
taken to compel him to do So Craig will
appear again at 1870 tomorrow
Superintendent Cline Of the Carnegie
works, upon whom the responsibility for
armor plate frauds has been laid by wit
nesses. will testify before the naval COM
mittee tomorrow
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-06-25
THE MURDER OF CARNOT.
The Telegram From Minister Eustis
Announcing 1t.


The text Of the cable message from Am
bassado- Eustis. announcing the assassina-
ton of President Carnot, is as follows:
PARIS, June D.
Gresham Secretary, Washington:
The minister of foreign affairs notified NE
officially this morning Of the assassinat ton
last night at Lyons of President Carnot.
who died today at 12:35 am. The chamber
meets on the 9th to elect another presi-
dent. In the NEE ntime, the cabinet acting
under the provisions Of the constitution, as
sumes the duties of executive. EUSTIS.
A Personal Interview.
Mr.. Paternotre, the French ambassador.
had a personal audience with the President
at the White House this afternoon in regard
to the assassination of President Carnot,
ana took occasion to express his thanks for
the deep sympathy displayed by the United
states government in the matter.
What baron Fnva Says.
Baron Fava, the Italian bassador, be-
lieves that the assassination cannot affect
the relations between France and Italy.
The ambassador was much panied to hear
OF the assassination of President Carnot.
he was at the house of Ambassador Pate
notre when the latter first heard Of the
presidents assassination, and Baron Fava
then expressed to NJ. Patenotre his horror
at hearing what had taken place
Today he called again on NJ. Patenotre
ana ofhcially expressed his regret at the
death of the French president. Ambassa-
dor Fava believes that the work of an as
sassin cannot affect the good relations ex-
listing between Italy and France.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-06-25
FILLING Up WELLS.
Commissioners Firm in Carrying Out
the Order,

The District Commissioners are daily he
ing besieged by people who desire that the
pumps in their neighborhoods closed be-
cause of the unhealthy condition of the
water In the wells, be opened Many pite-
Gus tales are told Of the suffering occasion
ed by the closing of the wells. but it is
understood that the Commissioners Will adj
mere 10 their order to fill up the wells be-
ing of the decided opinion that in doing so
they will be promoting the general health
and safety Of the people of the District
A number of people saw the Commissioners
today respecting wells in their respective
neighborhoods, but in only one instance
dld the Commissioners rescind their order
Ihat was In the case of the pump at the
corner or Sth and f streets southwest and
In that case the order, it was discovered
MAD been anticipated no formal order hay-
ing been given for the closing up of the
we'll
In that case three ladies from the neigh
borhood told the Commissioners a very
pitiable story of the suffering that had
been caused in the neighborhood by de-
priving the pump of It's handle. The old
pump was given an excellent character by
them. the Commissioners being told that It
and that there had never been a case of
sickness traced to the water from it, The
people in the vicinity were poor people I'M
able to purchase ice, and since the handle
had been removed on Saturday last the suf-
fering had been intense. Commissioners
Ross and Powell gave the old pump an
other chance. but Commissioner Truesdell
frankly told the ladies that he was in favor
of removing all pumps in the city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-06-25
TRACING SANTOS MOVEMENTS.
Result of the Inquiries of the French
Police.


Police.
PARIS, June 25-The police inoutrtes
late this afternoon resulted in obtaining
the following facts in regard to the assas-
sins movements previous to the crime.
Santo missed the train running direct to
Lyons from Cette. on Saturday, and had
to go to Montpelier. and from thence to
Vienne. At the latter place he was unable
to pay his fare on the train to Lyons, hay
Ing only 60 confines in his possession
Consequently, the murderer was obliged
to walk the thirty miles separating vienne
from Lyons.
He arrived at the latter city the same
afternoon When the policemen rescued
the prisoner from the mob after he had
stabbed the president. his clothes were
torn to pieces and 1t was found necessary
TO sew them together at the police station
Santo Is now confined In a cell in the
prison of the palace of justice at Lyons
The inquiries OF the Paris police this af-
ternOon resulted in showing that Santo was
rorn at Motta Viscorti. northwest of Pavia
IN december, 1913. The prisoner is a baker
Dy trade. and was tried, in Milan in 1892
Tor breach of the peace: but. he was ac-
Quilted owing to lack of sufficient evidence
against him
Santo was known as dangerous an
archist and delivered anarchistic lectures of
the widest character before going to Swift
zerland, last year.