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The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1895-04-06
by erecting settlement with adverse
creditors.
FOREIGN NEWS.

Over 1000 persons were killed in
battle at Lima, Peru.
Hawaiian Royalists have organized an
annexation club among the natives.
Baron Won Thielman is said to have
been appointed German ambassador to
the United States.
The revolution in Peru is at an end.
General Caceres, the ex-president, will
leave the country.
Victor L. Ochoa, an intimate friend
of Cara, the Mexican bandit, denies
the story Of the latter's death.
Prince Komatsu, commander-in-ch chief
of the armies of Japan, has decided to
establish headquarters at Port Arthur.
The Japanese feet has blockaded
Tamsui, treaty port of China on the
northwest coast Of the island of For
mOsa.
Queen Victoria is suffering greatly
from rheumatism, which renders her
almost helpless. She cannot live much
longer, it is believed.
The municipal franchise bill for Ire.
land passed it's second reading in the
house of commons and was referred to
grand committee without division.
London police and brokers had a
hand-to-hand contest because the for
mer attempted to prevent the latter
from doing business in Throgmorten
street after hours.
The appointment of Prince Lobanoff
Rostovsky. recently Russian ambassa-
dor to Vienna, as Russian minister Of
foreign affairs, in succession to the late
M. De Giers, has been officially an
nOunced.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1895-04-06
CRIMINAL NEWS.

William Loeber was held at Milwau.
kee on the charge of numbering Ferdi-
nand Moritz, cattle dealer
At Petersburg, Tenn, mob Of whites
hanged colored woman who was sus-
pected Of setting fire to dwelling.
James Howard, turnkey in the Kan
sas state prison, was fatally assaulted
with hatchet by an Indian convict.
Mary Delaney of Milwaukee was ar.
rested at Washington, D. c., on the
charge of setting fire to two churches.
Warren Sherman, a farm hand of
Michigan, has confessed to Lansing off,
GERS that he burned his house 13 years
ago.
Madison county, Ind, is being terror.
lied by lawless men. and farmers will
employ bloodhounds to hunt them
down.
The jewelry store of Constant Lucius,
New York city, was robbed and dia-
monds to the value of $1,000 were
stolen.
Irving Justice, prominent merchant
of the Cherokee Nation, was summoned
to his door and killed by two unknown
aSSaSSlnS.
Fremont and Solon McCloskey were
arrested at Cripple Creek OH the charge
of stealing from $4,000 to 100000
worth of ore.
At Buffalo, Clarence Robinson was
sentenced for life and his wife giveu
twenty years for numbering Mont
gomery Gibbs.
A valise containing $3.50 was snatched
from Leo Hale, a lumber dealer. while
going from the bank to his Office on q
St. Louis street car.
It has been proven that certain officers
of the Colorado reformatory at Buena
Vista have been guilty of shocking
treatment of prisoners.
John Oswald, farmer Of Obey, Pa,
was killed by his l5-year-old son. Os-
wald came home intoxicated and
started to abuse his wife when the son
jnterfered.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1895-04-06
SPORTING NEWS.

A number of important amendments
Co the racing rules were adopted by the
Jockey Club stewards.
At.Chicago Wednesday night Tommy
Ryan of that city easily defeated Tom
Tracey of St. Louis in eight rounds.
Members Of the Yale Cornell crew
will go to England to compete for the
grand challenge cup at Henley in July.
Jack McAuliffe and Young Critic
have been matched to fight for the light
weight championship and $4,000 a
side.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1895-04-06
FOR LITTLE FOLKS.
BOYS tCEBOATS.

The Young People Have Their Share OF
Fun on the Frozen Shrewsbury.
A Red Bank On. J. correspondent Of
the Philadelphia Times says:
Ice yachting on the North Shrewsbury
river has become sport of considerable
Importance, and the past few years have
developed many new ideas in the build.
ing and rigging of the feet craft.
While the men are sailing their big
yachts the boys are on hand with craft
of their own make. The boys Of the
town have a club and little clubhouse
and own not less than l5 yachts, some
of them built in the most approved man
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1895-04-06
NEWS OF LEGAL NATURE.

Judge Grosscup refused motion to
purge J. B. Greenhut of contempt of
court.
Another contest Of the will Of the late
millionaire, A. j. Davis of Butte, Mon,
has been begun by nephew and q
niece.
A decision at Findlay, O., makes the
proprietor of cafe and the owner Of
the premises liable for money lost at
poker in the cafe.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1895-04-06
An AlligatOr's Lesson In Etiquette.

Tabby, the cat, manifested great curl
osity not unmixed with jealousy, when
Beelzebub, the alligator, was installed
as family pet And she acquired the
unkind habit of walking up to him at
every opportunity and showing her dis
pleasure by deliberately cutting him
with her paw. Then she would retire,
showing evident satisfaction, as if she
had performed duty.
This was done once too often, for
Beelzebub had evidently harbored in
his memory her former insults, and this
last one proved too much for his injured
spirit. His eyes flashed with yellow
ish light, and when Tabby was walking
away he scrambled after her, seized her
tail and clung to it viciously. This
frightened the bully, and she started OH
a race around the room, taking aerial
flights over chairs and tables, with Beel.
zebub desperately clinging to her tail.
When we released the panic stricken
Iabby, we were surprised to find that
Beelzebub was none the worse for his
wild experience, and with widely dis
tended jaws he breathed a general def.
ance, but Tabby had received lesson.
and she never molested Beelzebub again.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1895-04-06

The bill appropriating 5000, 900 for the
benefit of drought sufferers has passed
both houses of Nebraska's legislature
and gone to the governor for his sigma
ture.
TheTorrens land transfer bill was ad-
vanced to third reading in the Illinois
house after it had been amended to pro.
vide for it's submission to vote of the
people.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1895-04-06
HAYWARD Arguments.

MINNEAPOLIS, March 3l.-The papers
in the Hayward appeal have been
handed to Judge Smith. Arguments
will be he heard during the day. It is
thought there is no chance for new
trial being granted
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1895-04-06
MANITOBA LEGISLATURE ADJOURNS
Opposition and Government Agree 1t
tho Wisest Course.

Opposition and Government Agree 1t Il
the Wisest Course.
WINNIPEG, March 3l.-No amend.
ment was offered by the opposition in
the legislature on the school question
and after Lieutenant Governor Schulz
had given royal assent to number of
bills passed the house adjourned till
May 8, when Premier Greenway will
announce the governments reply to the
remedial order from Ottawa. Mem
bers of the opposition have all agreed
with the premier that an adjournment
was the wisest course to take at this
critical period.
A local cabinet minister in an inter.
view denies the statement of opposition
to the effect that supporters OF the gov
ernment are divided as to the line of
action to be adopted in respect to the
remedial order. The assertion is re-
peated, however. by the opposition Or
gan that there is diversity of opinion.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1895-04-06

Dr.. Prices Cream Baking Powder
Worlds Fale Highest Modal end Dipiome.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1895-04-06
CANADA IN DANGER
Of Disruption on Account of
the Governments
Action.
JEALOUS OF THEIR RIGHTS.
Any EnCrOaChment Will Meet
With Vigorous Pro-
test.

OTTAWA, Ont, March ol.-AlthOugh
full particulars of the action taken by
the Dominion government regarding
the Manitoba school question have been
before the public for some days, it is
only now that this action is beginning
to be fully understood. The Dominion
government has done two things-it
has ordered the provincial authorities
to re-establish the separate schools
abolished in 1890; and failing COM
pliance by the province the Dominion
has stated in SO many words that a
federal act will be passed for the pur
pose Of attaining this object. And it is
at this point that the danger Of the
situation appears. The provinces have
always been Jealous of their rights OF
self-government and an attempt to en-
croach on these rights by the passage
of federal law to accomplish pro-
vincial object will
Evoke Vigorous Protest
in every member of the confederation
outside of Quebec. This outcry will be
especially vigorous in Manitoba and
Ontario; because a federal law once
passed for the purpose OF re-establlsh-
ing separate schools in a province can
not be repealed by any power short of
that of the imperial parliament i'll Eng
land. Not only this. If the separate
schools are re-established by federal
legislation in Manitoba a precedent will
be established which will permit of the
Dominion interfering to prevent the
Ontario legislature from divesting the
separate schools of the province OF
privileges conferred by the latter body.
It is because of the far-reaching conse-
uuences involved that there is such hos.
tllity to the idea Of once entering the
wedge of
Federal Interference.
It is probable that re-establishing separ'
ate schools will be done by federal en-
actment relieving Roman Catholic
rate. payers in Manitoba from local tax.
alton for public schools and giving
Roman Catholic school boards power to
lew rates on their own people for the
maintenance of their own schools
Further than this it is likely that the
Dominion government will retain a
portion of the subsidy payable by the
Dominion to the province under the
terms of union and apply this as sup
plement to the funds raised by local
taxation for separate school purposes
Unless the present Dominion govern
ment is defeated before remedial legls-
lation and another party is placed in
power that will respect provincial
rights there will be an upheaval that
will strain the bonds of confederation.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-02-13
A Short Study in Crime.

In the last five years. according to
figures compiled by Warden Wright, of
the Riverside penitentiary, there has
been an increase of so per cent in the
number of cOnvicts received, at that
penal institution. 80 per cent. of which
occurred in the past two years. During
that time the increase in population In
this state has been less than per cent.
per annum. The average sentence to-
day is nearly double what 1t was five
years ago. a fact due, not to the in
creased severity of the courts, but to
the greater enormity of the offences A
minor fact Of some interest is that the
bulk of this crime is committed, not
by foreigners, nor by persons of foreign
parentage, but by Americans. In the
past two years S74 prisoners were re-
| ceived at the penitentiary. OF these,
about IL per cent. We're born in Penn
| sylvania, 2S per cent. We're born in
other states, and only Il per cent. were
| of foreign birth. Coupled with the fact
| that there are. before the legisla ture
enlarged appropriations for five differ
ent kinds of lunatic asylums, the de-
mand for which is increasing even
! faster than Is the demand for new Jail
room, the foregoing statement, com
| piled from an official report, Is not only
| interesting but also important.
| Side by side with the newspaper ar
| ticle of which the foregoing Is a brief
summary appears the following para
graph, under the heading Religious
| Topics: "Some one has estimated that
we have spent nearly $470,0OOOOO in
building churches in this land and $780,
100000 in building jails; and that 1t
costs $50,OO0,0O0 q year to run the
churches and $4OO,O0OOOO to run the
jails." Jnasmuch as public sentiment
will not permit sighting of the jails,
1t would seem from this that u large in
crease in the money contributed to the
support of the churches would be in
order, If the jails are ever to be re-
lieved of the present strain upon them.
Either that, or else the churches must
become more practical. Probably n
combination of both would be In order,
! with larger sums of money to the
schools and compulsory education
thrown in.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-02-13
A Call for Volunteers.

On page five of this issue appears the
details OF plan whereby it is hoped
to raise Finishing and Furnishing
fund Of $4,000 with which to complete
the equipment of the Scranton Young
Mems Christian association. In brief,
it is proposed to acknowledge. in this
paper, contributions from every reader
who feels sufficiently interested in the
good work of this splendid home insti-
tuition to give, for its enlargement, a
sum of money ranging anywhere from
The Tribune itself gives 800.
All amounts, whether large or small,
received by this paper up to o'clock
at night will be acknowledged the fol-
lowing morning, and deposited in bank
the following day, subject to the check
of the treasurer of the Young Mems
Christian association. The pennies of
the poor will receive just as hearty a
| welcome and be acknowledged with en-
| actly the same care as will the dollars
| of the rich. No reader of these lines is
too poor to send something. Send it
| now, while you think of it; and thus
win the satisfaction of being among
the first to respond to one of the most
deserving calls ever issued in the his
tory of practical beneficence in north
eastern Pennsylvania
1t is almost unnecessary to add, al
| though, to correct any possible misap-
prehension. we shall add it, that the
only purpose which The Tribune has
in the premises is to help along a worthy
cause. To this end, it has given freely
| of its space and money; and it has done
| this the more willingly for the reason
that it recognizes in the Scranton
! Young Mems Christian association an
! institution which opens its doors upon
equal terms to Protestant and Catholic
Jew and Gentle, Mohammedan and
Agnostic American, German. Irishman,
| Frenchman, any man at all. The COM
munity which has for years enjoyed the
! beneficent fruits of this all-comprehen-
sive liberality in good ministrations will
not, We take it. begrudge the slight
repayment that is now sought.
We call for volunteers. Who will be
| the first to respond?
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-02-13
Pass the Forestry Bills.


Norristown Herald: The bill to create
a forestry commission which has been
discussed this week at Harrisburg, IL
highly mertorious measure. It's object Is
to stay the ravages which are annually
made by fires and thus protect what sun
remains of the forests. Under present
laws these duties must be performed ny
individual owners If they are attended at
all In such hands they are notoriousy
apt TO be neglected ana the failure OF u
small owner to employ the necessary
means for extinguishing forest tres may
result in the ruin of thousands OF acres.
A spark from a locomotive may kindle
flames which, if suffered to spread un-
checked, may cause damage amounting
to millions. The destruction of It's forests
is an almost irreparabie loss to the state,
and measures for preventing and eXtin-
gushing forest fires should be promptly
taken.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-02-13
YE SLEIGHRIDE PARTIE.

Ye noisle sleghrlde starts with merrie
din,
Eche gentil maybe ben well Y 'tucken in,
And oftenwhyles illnatured urchins shy
Ye festive snowflake swift as they passe
bye;
ye bashfulle swayne hyme thinks, tho
yet afraide,
To haply huge some comely simple
maybe,
And ever and anon n voice commands.
Betwixt We trompets peales: Hold uppe
your hands,.
Whenas returns eche manne and mayden
faire.
Nome sound brasts out uponne ye frostie
aire,
Save when perchaunce in shawle-envel-
oped blisse.
A blundering yokel gives too loud u
kisse;
or when some uniformed, foolish wight,
Well meaning, hugges ye tender maybe
too tight.
Nome word is spoke, for in ye none
light dimme,
Eche felloe kens ye reste ben onto hyme.
Jack Stevens in Life.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-02-13
Neatly HOaxed,

Journalist Palm, of Meadville, is one
Of the growing number of intelligent
men who cannot see why the sale Of
oleomargarine, as such, should be pro-
hibited in this state, merely in order
that the dairy interests may keep up
their high prices on indifferent butter.
In order to add practical force to his
contention that artificial butter, when
properly made. Is chemically as pure
and quite as palatable as the yellow
product of the udder, he lately secured
from a Chicago "oleo" factory sample
packages, which he then entered, az
butter, in a prize competition held re-
Gently at Meadville by the Pennsylva-
MIA State Dairymen's association. This
association had, by resolution, branded
Oleomargarine as nothing less than
"axle grease" and "hoof .julce;" but the
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-02-13
Pass the Forestry Bills.

Philadelphia Record: Five forestry bills,
each distinct and yet all correlated, are to-
day before the legislature of this common
wealth. Their common aim Is to provide
the state with an efficient forestry COM
mission and inspection and a public
knowledge of the forestry needs. Profess
sor J. r. Rothrock has estimated that un-
der forest care and protection pennsyl-
vania in fifty years should have standing
white pine worth, at present prices, one
and n half billion dollars. THE timber"
as he suggests, "should be produced on
ground capable of producing no other crop
advantageously. Its growth would leave
the soil in n fertile condition. Failure to
produce this, would mean large impover-
ished areas which would not only produce
nothing, but would be menace to the
rest of the commonwealth in periods Of
| large, sudden rainfall" The fire warden
| system proposed for the state would thus
save, potentially, $50, ,OOO, 900 annually to the
| commonwealth and insure, as well, i'm
| munity from many disasters.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-02-13

The Quay bill to establish a new fed
eral court district in Pennsylvania,
with Scranton as the center. has been
introduced in the house by Representa-
tive Scranton. We have already pointed
out its numerous and pressing claims to
the favorable consideration of this con-
gress. The bill would entail compara-
lively little new expense, and this would
be more than counterbalanced by the
saving it would occasion among those
who, when having litigation before the
federal courts. are now forced to make
the long and tedious journey to Pitts
burg. The twenty counties included in
the proposed Northern district will
easily supply enough business to war
rant the creation of third court; and
their citizens have u right to expect
cheap and convenient court facilities.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-02-13

OF the act in regard to voting upon ques'
tons of municipal Indebtedness the title
will be amended so as to cover this SEEM
ing defect. The senator will also endeavor
to amend the twenty-siXth section ny re-
quiring every voter who declares that he
has disability and requires assistance TO
make his statement under oath upon
printed form as now required by residence
and on age. He courts criticism OF the act
and he Is open to any suggestions tha'
can be made that would increase its eff
ciency
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-02-13
Bigger Salaries in Hard Times.

Colonel Sam Hudson in the Philadelphia
Bulletin: The officials of the big rural
counties have revived the salary grab of
two years ago, which gave Governor
Pattison fine opportunity to write n
veto ringer" The bill has been intro
duced by Senator Kline, and 1t applies TO
the populous counties-thoSe having $50
600 inhabitants and upwards. The salar-
les of the county officials are raised all
around. The commissioners, whose Of
flee Is popularly supposed to be "A fat one,
through the peculiar methods which ap-
pertain to them, get a raise from $500 20
$1,000; the coroner. from 81, 200 to 81, 900; con-
troller from 5000 to $4,000; treasurer,
from $500 to $1,000; clerk of the courts,
from $1,000 to $1,000; the salary of the first
assistant district attorney Is fixed at 81 $40
and that of second assistant at $1,000 1t
Is probable, however, that this bin has a
rocky road before It, In view of the fact
that wages of all kinds of employment are
falling ana the drop In the prices of ev-
erything there Is to buy, II would seem
to be hardly the time to increase the sal
aries of politicians. The bill will be bit
terly fought in the house.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-02-13
Improve the Rural Schools.

Philadelphia Press: Larger state ap-
preparations for the rural schools Will be
an advantage If coupled with the improve
ment Of these schools. If it Is not the In
creased appropriation will simply pauper-
ize the schools and communities when
are aided The schools in the rural dis
tricts of this state are steadily deteriorat-
ing, and If the members from the rural
counties have their way Pennsylvania
will sink into a slough of rural ignorance.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-02-13
Ballot Defects 20 Be Corrected.

Harrisburg Patriot: The defects in the
ballot law are to be corrected. Senator
Baker, the framer of the act, is collecting
copies of the proposed changes and sug.
gestions that have been offered: he has
also received the changes recommended
by the Ballot Reform association, but will
press no definite measure until agreement
has been reached with the members sug.
gesting amendments. These proposed
changes will likely combine into one bill
for which special order will be asked IN
both bodies. "A 10 The constitutionality
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-02-13

championing the measures to raise the
salary of the head of the state bank
inspection department as soon as ii
learns that he advocated that increase.
1t is a poor rule which will not work
both WAYS
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-02-13

association experts showed that they
ing about, inasmuch as they awarded
second and third prizes to the two
"oleo" samples. -
To get square with the venturesome
editor for thus exhibiting their ignor-
ance, the association now threatens to
have Mr. Palm arrested; but the chances
are that it's suit, if ever brought, would
be promptly and desevedly laughed
out of court
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-02-13

Candidate for Common Council
Hickey, of the Nineteenth ward, pro-
fesses to be sure of reelection; but that
little display of braggadocio will not de-
ceive anybody. The next councilman
from the Nineteenth will be a Repub-
lican, and a clean one at that
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-02-13
LEGISLATIVE TOPICS.
Not Lobbying This Year.


Philadelphia Times: The Indifference
which railway managers are manifesting
toward legislative bodies this winter as
to what action they might take adverse
to railway interests, is causing much COM
ment. one official said 1t meant that the
railroad companies have no money to
waste in lobbying to prevent unfavorable
legislation. The fact Is" he said, IF
legislative bodies wish to enact laws
which will cripple the roads the travelling
public and the shippers will be the losers
in the end, as the highly satisfactory SER
vice of the railways at present and the
rates at which business is carried cannot
be continued under further adverse legis-
lation. At any rate, there Will be 10
money expended to prevent the carrying
out of unfayorable legislation toward the
railroads. In every Legislative body there
are men with hobbies and cranky ideas,
and usually they are hostile to railways
and ignorant of the expense attached 10
operating them. Rates are now so low
and transportation facilities 50 far in ad-
vance of former years that to operate
eight out OF ten roads in this country costs
Is TO so per cent. of the gross earnings,
which practically means that this 50 per
cent. of gross earnings is distributed
largely among the laboring classes, and
when railroads are subjected to unjust
legislation the employe feels it as directly
as does the holder OF the securities"