The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-11-17
Richard Willis
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Interesting Letter from Our Corre-
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THE POLITICAL SITUATION
Important Events in "Sassicty"-Sensa.
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Special Correspondence of The Tribune.

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After the most intense suffering We
learn that Alexander III. one of the
strongest and strangest men of the
nineteenth century--a man who could
tear pack of cards in two and bend
rouble with his fingers-died wrecked
In body though strong In mind. What
Americans and Britishers alike will
most admire about the man is the
marvellous pluck he showed. He was
in danger of his life during the whole
of his existence and when dying looked
through important dispatches and
documents. We all die in the same
way. Kings and beggars, emperors and
serfs. We read that the mighty czar
of all the Russians sighed away his
breath in his wife's arms with his fam
lily around him. The eyes of the world
are on Russia and its new emperor and
II he proves the man that his august
1 father was, Europe will rest in peace.
AS far as politics go Ireland still oc-
cupies by far the most attention, and
Erin's agltators and patriots" are
making matters exceedingly lively.
/ i@e''0' -h'hbttS u NtSPubdthpil INPiNsNlIi-
| ing the Dublin corporation, in accord
ance with a resolution recently passed
| by that body, visited John Morley with
view to urging him to bring his influ-
ence to bear upon the government for
the amnesty Of the Irish political
| prisoners. Amongst others the mayor,
/ the city high sheriff and the town clerk
| of Dublin attended to persuade hon
est John. Mr.. Morley's reply was
straightforward and to the point; he
pointed out that not only he himself,
but the whole of the existing cabinet
had determined not to set these mur-
derers and manners at liberty. He
recognized no claim on their part to
! special clemency, but he promised to
! faithfully report what they had put
| forward, and added: IF it should ap-
pear when the time comes that the re-
lease of these men is a condition of a
full satisfaction of Irish feellng-then,
and not before as / said in 1872, for
one shall be ready to consider the qres-
tion which you have now brought be-
fore me, with every desire to make con-
cessions to current of popular senti-
ment in Ireland" Then Mr.. Redmond
has been asking in the nineteenth CEN
| tury. What has become Of home rule? 2"
| Then again Mr.. Healy roundly abuses
| everyone and finishes up by asking for
unity, whilst Mr.. Dillon is for doing
away with the peers piecemeal and
crushing the power Of "the bitterest
enemy of the Irish people" No, no,
Mr., Healy's notion is the correct one.
but he has peculiar way of putting 1t
into force. Unity is what the patriots
require and until they do act together
well, God help Ireland!
The premier has spoken, and has
spoken pretty freely, too. 1t was at
Bradford, in Yorkshire, that Lord Rose
berry delivered vigorous speech before
a large and unusually enthusiastic au-
dience. The whole of the peroration
was directed against the house of lords
He hinted strongly at an early dissolu-
ticn. WHAT" he asked. What will
be the question at issue next election.
/ The liquor bill? l think not. Home
rule? 1 think not. No, I think the
question that will decide whether the
other questions will come through their
ordeals successfully or not will be
whether the lords are to retain their
present power. or whether that power
shall be crushed. Liberal governments
have no chance as long as an ire
sponsible house of peers remains to mu-
tilate every bill they send up said the
premier. "The result of this is that
the people of England cry oh, these
people are no good, turn them out and
out goes the Liberal government in
consequence. In any case" concluded
his lordship. "the house of commons
must possess alone the means of passing
any bill relating to finance"
We are looking for Boadicea's bones.
We have not yet come across them, but
hope to. On Hampstead Heath-the re-
sort beloved by Cockneys and their
"donars," where AIRY squirts water
from scent tube over Liza wears her
hats and ''shoves her abart' for love
there is tumulus, and for years anti
quarians have been itching to get Ia
the bottom Of it. Mr.. Read, of the
British museum, has at length obtained
permission to eXcavate and the work Is
now going on. Up to the present the
warrior queens shin and other bones
have not been found, and Mr.. Read is
unkind enough to say that he does'n
believe Boadey was buried there at all
Although he Is inclined to think some
"other fellers" may be.
While on the subject of excavations
4 remarkable discovery has been made
at l.ough Neagh, where an ancient boat
embedded under five feet of dense black
bog, and measuring % IT. long, IT
wide in the center and tapering to IT
8 in at each end, has been dug up. The
boat is cut out of solid black oak with
inclined foot rests for the oarsmen
grooves for the seats, etc, etc. The re-
mains of u pair Of oars were also found
The boat was evidently used at very
remote period in traversing in all direc
tions this extensive and oft-times
stormy inland sea. The boat will be
presented to the museum.
To what extent will credulity go
Well, it is hard question to answer
An extraordinary case came before tn,
court this week where servant cir
of smart Appearance appealed for AZ
affiliation order against Mr.. Howarth
There was some lovely lying in the cast
and Mr.. Howarth underwent very Sc
we're cross-examination, He denied
. writing the girl letters, he denied tina
Mrs, II. was q fortune teller. denied an
, swerng the door to admit carriag,
folk, in fact, he gave an angry No. t
everything. But. alas Mrs. H. was ou
of court, and when she appeared coun
sci elected the facts that letters hat
passed. She did tell fortunes and prac
tice clairvoyance and that many car
riages did stop at the door. In spite o
this, she described herself as copy
ist and corrector for the press" Sh,
also proved perfectly beautiful liar
and between the two Of them there Il
trouble ahead The names of man,