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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-06-08
PROSPECTIVE GOLD FIELDS.
The Southern States May Become a Rich
Gold Producing Section.


WASHINGTON, June 5.-Mr. A. r.
Hardness, British vice consul at
Charleston, S. O., reports to his govern
ment as to the recent gold discoveries
in that locality. He says some of the
nuggets are said to have weighed two,
four and five pounds, and one nugget
contained seven pounds of solid gold.
He is of the opinion that the mines
would pay, if legitimately operated.
Mr.. Hardness points out that the new
chlorine process will render valuable
hundreds of gold mines lying idle in
North Carolina, South Carolina and
Georgia, and make it possible to get
millions of dollars of the bullion out
+ of them. He thinks it is possible with
the Introduction of this new process
that the south will become one of the
richest gold producing countries in the
-TT-flrl6
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-06-08
Life Sentenced for a Woman,

DETROIT, Mich, June 5.-The jury in
the case of Mrs. Nellie Pope, charged
with the murder of her husband, DIR.
Pope, while he was sick, returned a
verdict of guilty this afternoon. She
was Immediately sentenced to life i'm
nriSnnmanf
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-06-08
Tragedv i'm a HosnitaI.

Conner, patient in St Alexis Cath
Ollie hospital, shot fellow patient
named Timothy Donovan, four times,
sending bullet through the leg of a
nurse named James Cantillon and then
tried to kill himself
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-06-08
FOR FRIENDLY LEGISLATION.
Railway Trainmen Appoint a Committee
to Work for It-PIan of Federation.

to Work for It-Plan of Federation.
GALEsBURG, Ill, June 3.-The con-
vention of the Brotherhood of Railway
Trainmen Saturday adopted system
of state legislative boards to look after
legislation friendly to railroad
labor in the several safes. The
convention Endorsed the policy of
the grand officers during the last year
by which strikes were avoided and the
men lived up to their contracts with
the railroad companies It adopted
the Cedar Rapids plan of federation,
combining brotherhoods of engineers,
6remen, conductors, trainmen and
TELEGRAPH operators
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-06-08
A Boy Shoots His Drunken Father.

Council BLUFFS, Ia, June 2.-George
J. Stephens went home drunk this
morning and attempted to kill his wife
and self and set fire to the house. His
stepson, Is years old, fired two shots,
both taking effect Stephens may die.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-06-08
Oscar Wilde L. Insane.

LONDON, June st is reported here
this evening that Oscar Wilde. who was
sentenced to two years imprison-
ment at hard labor last week, has be-
come insane and is confined in padded
room.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-06-08
a Rocreant I,over Shot.

ST.. LOUIS, June 3.-Fred Jones, col.
cred, was shot and killed this forenoon
by Carrie Harding, 2O-year-ol1 col.
ored woman, because he refused ia
marry her. She gave herself up to the
police.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-04-26
England's Little Game.

The Washington Post Is double-lead-
edly convinced that "if we permit Great
Britainto oconsummate the plans she has
just announced, we assent to the estab-
blishment at Corinto of q British mill
tary post and to the permanent occu-
patton Of American soil by European
power. That is what the English propo-
sttion means-no more, no less. 1t
comes to us in disguise, to be sure, but
we should be more credulous than
babes If we were deceived. England
wants a foothold in Nicaragua She
cares nothing about Hatch or any Of
his fellow-nuisances; nothing about
$77,500, or about ten times that amount.
She wants a foothold in Nicaragua, a
point Of vantage from which she can
either prevent or control the construc-
tion and the conduct Of the ship canal.
And If bluffing, swagger, impudence--
anything short of war with a foeman
Of her size and strength--will serve
her purpose. she will have the thing she
wants."
But, dear contemporary, in the Ian
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-04-26
Jay Cooke on Bimetallism.

1t will hardly be claimed by the most
rabid gold monometallist that Jay
Cooke, who probably did more than
any other American to supply or secure
money for the successful prosecution of
the war for the preservation of the
Union, is today, through intention, at
least, an enemy of his country, fiat
moneylst or a repudiator of debts.
Yet, in the Investment News for April
Mr.. Cooke announces his perfect will
ingness to venture upon bimetallism
without European assistance, II that
assistance cannot be had. Here are his
exact words:
"If the proposed international bimetallic
conference should prove "a failure, my plan
would be to at once go back in our own
country to bimetallIsm, by opening our
mints to the free coinage of silver as well
as gold. Let the government enact such
regulations as would positively insure that
not q dollar of silver produced out of our
Town country would be imported into the
country, except upon the payment of such
III uuty as Dc euudi 10 ID cent.
greater than the depreciation in the mar
kets of the world of silver bullion, or sill
yer manufactured into any shape. / my
self would not be at all afraid of any great
influx of silver even II there were no
impediments to its transportation; but this
plan of placing q prohibitive tariff upon
1t would effectually calm the fears of those
who express apprehensions Of large silver
importations and the withdrawal of our
gold. Wecould easily circulate every dollar
of the product Of our mines, and It would
form a natural and needed increase of the
circulating medium In our midst."-
1t will be recalled that opinions sim
liar to the foregoing have already been
freely expressed by Senator Cameron,
ex-Speaker Reed and other eminent Re-
publicans.' If carried into effect, this
policy would, 1t Is estimated, add to
our currency about 800, 100000 year,
which We uld be none too great an addi-
tion when we consider that easily $780,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-04-26
VIII 1t Come to This 4?

Extract from an 1895 Newspaper.
Last night the Excelsior General Tran
sit company chloroformed ten policemen
on the west side and stole one mile and a
half of street.
A meeting of the directors of one of the
transportation companies will be called
tonight to discuss the advisability of mo-
bilizlng troops against its rival road.
Much excitement has been created
among street railway men by the reported
discovery of a street which nobody owns.
The street Is, 1t Is said, Is not strongly
guarded at night and could be taken In q
single assault.
Bulletins from the scene of the great
south side conflict Indicate that the rail-
way company which claims to own the
tracks Is arming Its men with Martini
Henry rifles and will mobilize its forces in
q few days.
1t is said that Eddysson, the inventor,
has designed patent bomb-proof trolley
car with powerful. ram which could be
Trolley company has secured an option to
purchase.
The police officer who interfered with
two fighting street car officials was caught
by the superintendent of the road yester-
day, court-martialed and shot.
Extra--On the Battlefield-The Killem
Trolley company massed It's cavalry on
the car tracks fifteen minutes ago and has
won an important strategic position, taxi
ing eighty-fve prisoners and utterly de-
stroying three trolley battle cars.-Cht-
cago Record.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-04-26
Worth All 1t Costs.

WYNN All - SoSeS'
Only one argument deserving of ser
ious consideration has yet been ad-
vanced against compulsory education.
1t has been truly charged that the tho
rough enforcement of compulsory
school attendance law would in many
places necessitate the enlargement of
the public school accommodations, thus
incurring extra expense. But it seems
to us that if the state may with ad-
vantage spend money sufficient to edu-
cate rs per cent. of its young, it will
find It profitable investment to spend
enough additional money to provide ac-
commodations for the remaining 25 per
cent. If it is worth to the state what
1t costs the state to partially educate
the masses. it ought to be worth the
states while to complete the job. What
is worth doing at all is worth doing
well.
We will confess that We hold to the
nowadays somewhat rare belief that
the state ought not, by public taxation,
to support other than elementary
schools; that since the states primary
purpose in assuming control of ele-
mentary education is purely that of self
protection, it has no moral right, should
general objection be raised, to spend
public funds in the maintenance of
special schools attended chiefly by the
well-to-do few. We do not oppose these
Special schools. On the contrary, we
believe in them most heartily; with the
single proyiso that they ought to be
maintained by or for the special classes
who use them, and not by taxing the
masses, who do not use them. This
opinion, indeed, did govern the fathers
in their first practical efforts to es-
tablish free public schools; but it has
since been so far departed from that
1t would be almost suicidal to attempt
to stop the present tendency toward
overlooking the curriculum of the
American common school system.
If. however, the people of Pennsyl-
vania want to provide extra school ac-
commodations without mourning extra
expense, they can advantageously do
this by cutting off a number of the sup
erfiuities which have, in the course of
time, accumulated in the common
wealth's educational system. We can
perceive no reason in the world why
dollar of public revenue should ever be
spent upon normal schools for the
training of teachers. The state might,
with equal propriety, maintain law
schools for the training of its law max
ers and judges; medical schools for the
training of physicians; and schools
of journalism for the training of editors
and reporters. A curtailment in this
and similar directions is not as probable
as 1t is desirable; but 1t would afford
an economical solution of the problem
of the cost of the increased school facil-
tiles likely soon to be demanded in con-
sequence of the now practically as
sured experiment of compulsory educa-
tion.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-04-26

guage of the immortal Bill Tweed,
what are you going to do about 1t?
The state department as at present
conducted in your city. while drawing
its appropriations with admirable
punctuality, permits no other wave of
concern to roll across its peaceful
breast. 1t has been told of England 8
purpose many a time and oft. OF time
ly warnings 1t has, In fact, enjoyed a
superabundance. But in the labor of
drawing its salary punctually on dis
bursement day, it has apparently for
gotten the existence of the Monroe doc
trine; and we fear that the esteemed
Posts well-intended reminder comes
too late to be of effective service.
Perhaps the Post will explain how
the American people can be expected
to have an American foreign policy
when broken-down politicians and
fourth class statesmen are entrusted
with the task of formulating 1t.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-04-26
Keep Cool.

The suggestion of cabinet officer
reprinted in an adjoining column, that
the great popular debate of the cur
rency question which seems an as
sured fact of the near future, be con-
Quoted in good temper and without
needless waste of nervous energy is
one which ought to be borne in mind.
The debate is only just in the skirmish
stage, yet already various excited
champions are calling each other un-
pleasant names, throwing out rehec-
tions, each upon the others honesty
Of motives, and, worst of all, viewing
with alarm" the prospects of the ma
ton" This tendency is a good tend
ency to suppress. 1t adds nothing to
the merits of the discussion, and it in
cites needless apprehension among
business men.
Nothing definite in way of different
financial legislation can by any possi-
bility be accomplished within less than
three years. Why not utilize this
breathing spell for purposes of rest
and recuperation? Pleasant discus
sion will do no harm; indeed, is most
desirable, so long as it does not inter-
fere with the recovery of business.
Let us, therefore, have it; but let it be
pleasant, and dispassionate. Perhaps
the president himself is not little to
blame for a good deal of the present
excitement with reference to this ques-
ton. His letters, however vague and
general, are always written in a vein
surcharged with uncertain alarm. He
perhaps does not himself realize what
a tempest in a teapot he habitually
stirs by means of his ponderous gener-
alities; and is the last to know what
he has really said.
1t is only natural for the president to
make a mess of things. It is far less
excusable in any considerable number
of the people to copy his mistake. They
ought to draw from their experiences
of three years ago some admonition
against premature exctability; and
also some suggestions as to the ad
visibility of not taking the Cleveland
coterie of platitudinizers too seriously.
If the American people could be in
duced to listen to rational and good
humored discussion of the currency
question by persons fitted to argue be-
fore them. and could be restrained
from falling into the belief that under
any system of metallic coinage bearing
their sober Endorsement the country
could fail to prosper, 1t would be
signal triumph of common sense over
passion.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-04-26
SCRANTON, APRIL 26, 1895.

Tomorrow's Tribune will contain the
recent speech of Charles Heber Clark
outlining an American blmetalllc
policy; and also a number of letters
taking various sides of the silver ques'
ton. 1t will be paper that the prl~
dent voter will first carefully read and
then preserve.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-04-26
SIGNS OF RAIN.
For The Tribune.

For The TfIbune.
knew by the soft, hazy skirt
That hung DER the hills to the west,
And the dry, grassy blades by the path,
And the robin that sang by her nest,
BY the cuckoo's shy notes In the thorn.
While the mill pond looked sullen and
gray
AS went to my work in the morn.
knew we'd have showers today.
V. H. L.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-04-26
TOLD BY THE STARS.
Daily Horoscope Drawn by Ajacchus. The
Tribune AstrOlOger.
Astrolabe cast: 1.59 a. m. for Friday,
April 20, 1896.

fI Cd GT
Mars and Jupiter in conjunction at u. IN.
Moon rises at 450 u. IN.
A child born on this day will accumulate
dust In It's eyes II II ventures upon Scran-
toms streets when rain is not falling.
This may be regarded as an unlucky
day for ones first appearance.
The secret OF high beef may probably be
best explained In the assertion that the
cow has again jumped over the moon.
Ajacchus' Advice.
Do not lose sleep over the fact that
western silver barons will be made
wealthy by bimetallsm. American per-
spiration might as well be devoted to
making them rich quick as to filling the
Golfers of English and German money
lenders.
Beware of the up-to-date summer girl.
1t has been remarked that brains bicycle
and bloomers are three BIS that are sell
dom found in company
Were 1t not for what happened yester-
day one would be strongly tempted to ad-
wise Marty Swift to brace up.
=
Mans Age by Amuscmcnts.
Baby-I3awl
Boy-Base ball.
Youth-root ball.
Man-French ball.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-04-26
%9e Scranton tribune
Daily and Weekly. No Sunday Edition.

ENTERED AT THE PosToYFIoB AT SCRANTON PA. AS
eEcoED-CLAss MAIL MATTER.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-04-26

"Prnters' Ink" the recognized journal for advcr-
tisers rates THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE ~ the best
advertising medium In Northeastern Pennsylva.
MIA. "Prlnters' Ink" knows.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-04-26

An international monetary agree
ment would probably be reached
within three years If there were an ad-
ministration at Washington capable Of
realizing what benefits it would confer
upon the United States.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-04-26

1t is estimated by the Philadelphia
Times that upward of 2S5, 900 more chill
dren must be provided for If the terms
of the compulsory education law are
to be fully carried out. Well, the state
cannot make q better investment than
to provide for them. They certainly
stand in need of education.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-04-26
100000 is annually sent or carried out Of

900, 900 is annually sent or carried out Of
this country to Europe-sent In pay
ment OF interest on foreign-held securi-
ties, or carried out by American
tourists In Europe. But even should
| the production of American gold and
silver be doubled under the stimulus
of such q policy, we would still have
none too much to meet the demands
OF our qulckened business activities
| The United States has a smaller per
| capita circulation than any other large
nation in the world, excepting Eng
| land. We need more money, ana not
less money in this country-more
money which is at the same time sound
and stable money, worth its face value
the world over.
What reasonable objection Is there to
this method of getting it? II any. let
them be frankly stated. 1t Is good
subject to discuss and our columns are
| open to all sides.
The Philadelphia Record believes
that the common sense of the common
people" could be relied upon to make
compulsory education imperative.
When the common sense of the common
people shall do away with illiteracy,
there WILL of course, be no further need
y aInco tinn
Those Philadelphians who seem bent
upon having their city government in
vestigated by the way of Harrisburg
might, in the interim, do a little prob"
ing on their own account. Philadel-
phia 1t would seem, ought to be pretty
nearly big enough to manage its own
affairs.
The charges which Attorney James
w. NJ. Newlin, of Philadelphia, has
brought against Judge Gordon appear
to be sufficiently specific to warrant Il
thorough investigation. Out of respect
both for himself and for the position
he occupies, Judge Gordon, we may
fairly assume, will be the foremost man
to demand a searching inquiry.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-04-26

Councilman Seaman's ordinance re-
quiring the Scranton Traction company
to equip its cars with safety tenders
within sixty days, or pay a fine of So
per day per car, Is u well-drawn and
practical measure. 1t would solve the
trolley-murder business in this city in
short order; and there would be no
further backwardness on the part of
the Traction officials in coming for
ward with Il fender which would fend.
Will councils dare to defeat this popu-
lar ordinance?
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1895-02-12
DE LEssEPs.

Ferdinand de Lesseps was painful ex-
ample of famous man who lived too
long.-Buffalo Express.
The worlds working stock of original
genius, never too large, is heavily depleted
by his tleath.-New York Tribune.
He will ever be recognized as fair and
full sample of the century's product-a
man who, in his day, believed in doing
and had the ability and energy to do
Mobile Register.
Now that Do Lesseps is dead his tri-
umphs, like those of Robert Morris, the
American, Will be remembered, and his
failure, as pathetic as that of Morris, will
be forgotten. Philadelphia Inquirer.
Eo died disgraced. Tho thousands of
Egyptian fellabs who went to a pestilent
and weary death in the trenches between
Ismailia and Suez have at last their due,
and history adds ono more to its morals
Philadelphia Press.
De Lesseps' advanced age was the real
cause of failure at Panama. Had he been
able to exercise personal supervision of
nearly constructed it that completion
would havo been easy, and there would
have been today another colossal monu-
mcnt to his mcnlory.-Baltimore Amer
lean.
Even the failure of the Panama scheme
and all the corruption it brought to light
cannot deprive De Lesseps of the glory
won by piercing the isthmus of Suez. If
France no longer calls him tho great
Frenchman, he will always be remem-
hered as one of the greatest men that
France has ever prcduced.-New York
Herald
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1895-02-12
TosAeco.

IRON tobacco pines are popular In con-
trail Asia.
mo +ohacco n,ant Is from, three to six
toet i,;sb 49,
~ ,s.t s.,5 70 reouire about
- the ,flaN's.. lsssA -
- 49, ~ - 49, ,,. FORM of blindness
ocuils , 50 say 1890 snaS 0Ae -
is caused ny siA.oAte ..,, a,,o,,t IN
The genus nieotiana coi'''in' ''Do1' ~
species, mostly American
OF Iato years Florida tobacco mas ac-
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1895-02-12

Additional trains leave Baltimore for Union
Bridge aud Int ermediare Stations at 1917 a.
m. aud @ 10 p. M, and leave Union Bridge for
Baltimore and intermediate Stations ut Cos
a. m. and I2. "a p. m. daily. except Sunday.
Sundays only leave Baltimore for Union
Bridge and intermediate Stations at o30 o. ln.
and S.35 p. m, aud leave Union Bridge for
Baltimore at G.46 n. m. and 4. IS p IN.
Leave Rocky Ridge FOR Emmitsburg at S.2j,
and 1887 A. VI. and 3.31 and 6-29 p IL
Leave Emmitsburg for Rocky Ridge Mt
80 and lO.0OA. NJ, and 2.55 and 4.45 +. NJ.
Leave Bruceviilc for Frederick NJ $40 a. IL.
and $40 p. IN. Leave Bruceville for Taney-
town. Littlestown and Columbia at 81 n, m.
and 3.45 p.
B. & o. passenger trains leave Cherry Ran
for Cumberland aud inter mediate points, y o..
ID, Daily ut S.57 a IN. For Piedmont aud in-
termediate, No. IL. daily, except Sunday, at
1.26 p. M, and Chicago express, No. z, daily
at 1913 p. m.
Passengers for Chicago Limited, No. 5, or
Cincinnati Limited, No. 1, ta'Se No ~ 70 Han
cock and there transfer 70 No. or No. J.
PASSENGERS for b. & o. Pittsburg Express.
No. o. take No. 20 Hancock and there trans
+Dafly. All others Daily, except Sunday.
fStops only to land passengers from Bali
J. NJ. HOOD, Pres't and Gent sfau'gr.
b. II. GRISWOLD, Gen1 Pass Agent
October o. 1894.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1895-02-12
rHE srAMP OF STYLE.

Blnck velvet collars, with ermine edg-
ing, are popular.
Alsatian bow effects in short plumes are
among the novelty hat trimmings.
Little pompon trimmings standing up
right over tho forehead are much liked for
stylish young women.
A sealskin cape made in full ruffle fash
ion, with longer cape of ermine, is new
and stylish and expensive as well.
A genuine old fashioned pokebonnet
has n trimming of loops of ribbon at the
side, with plumes standing high up over
tho crown. 1t is tied under the chin with
wide ribbons
An exceedingly stylish hat is made of
satin brocaded with velvet. It is in leaf
brown shades and is trimmed with jet,
plumes and dash of cardinal, such as
one sees in autumn foliage.
Among tho new furs is what is called
electric seal. The name is to an extent
misleading, as the fur is merely n sheared
coney, and while rather pretty looking at
first does not wear in satisfactory man