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The evening times., 1895-08-07
Military convicts sIlshted.

Secretary Lamont has discovered that
there is no appropriation this year for pro-
vidiug each discharged military convict
with suit of clothes, So in money, and
transportation to home.
The evening times., 1895-08-07
Funeral of Capt. wythe.

The funeral of Capt. Fred Wythe, who
died on Monday, took place at his late
residence, No. 621 Maryland avenue, at 8
O'Clock this afternoon, and was largely
attended.
The evening times., 1895-08-07
Denial.

''Villainl' she hissed. "Deep-dyed VII
lainI"
The tattooed man looked hurt
Indeed, ma 'am,' said he, II hasten to
assure you that it is only skin deep
Indianapolis Journal.
The evening times., 1895-08-07
BRET nARTE.s NEW STORY.

The Sunday Times of August II
will begin tho publication OF Bret
Harte's new serial Tin Hollow Of
the Htlls." -.
The evening times., 1895-08-07
a Small Joke Carried Far.

a Small Joke Carried Far.
Speaking Of Roman candles, an American
at hotel in Rome purloined penny dip
given him TO light himself to bed with, and
when ne came home exhibited it proudly to
his friends and neighbors as a genuine
Roman cand,e.-Hotel Mail
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ticed In these places one OF the grounds for
my request"
Congress has not responded, and he had
nothing TO suggest how the lighting could
bs done without such an appropriation
Pending the appropriation the moon win
continue to light up the outer edges of the
parks and the carnival on the inside win
proceed In spite OF the watchmen and the
police.
The evening times., 1895-08-07
EnyiOus.

Bagley-sweIls on the other side live in
castles.
Brace-What circh on bill collectors.
New York World.
The evening times., 1895-08-07
Fingers Caught In a Planer.

B. F. Bell, 40 years Of age, had two fin
gers Of his right hand Deariy amputated last
uight in o saw mill machine on Maine ave-
nue.. His injuries were treated at the
Emergency.
The evening times., 1895-08-07
Would Make Assurance Doubly Sure

Freddy told Mr. Loveman that you
said you were going to kiss him next time
he came to the house.
Maud-You horrid boy. What did he
eay?"
Freddy-said he wouldn't believe it till
he had it from your own hps.-Truth.
The evening times., 1895-08-07
BRET HARTE's NEW STORY.

The Sunday. Times. Of August IL
will begin the publication of Bret
Harte's new serial Tin Hollow Of
the Hills"
The evening times., 1895-08-07
A Grotesaue Definition.

Teacher-wita a monosyllable you have
only to open your mouth once; now Adolphus,
name few mouosyllables.
Doy-small potatoes.-Exchange.
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Literally.

"Weil," said the monkey to the o-gan-
grinder as he sat on the top of the organ,
I'm simply carried away with the music. /"
Philadelphia Record.
The evening times., 1895-08-07
l New Woma

She tpertly)-sir, lam q new woman
He-Weli, noticed you were quite fr .sh
Detroit Free Press.
The evening times., 1895-08-07
Universal Handbook Of Reference

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Circums,spttal Ex,aenc.

Cfrcumstantial Evidence.
Aadeline-Never let yer face darken me
door again, Clarence. Ye sent me that ugly
comic valentine. F.
Clarence-How do you know I did?
Madeline-It smeIled like burnt rags and
rubber an you're the only gent knows W hat
smokes cigaroots.-Truth
The evening times., 1895-08-07
Fashion Has Cha naea

woman is stiIl far from her ideals"
"Oh, don't know. We don't wear them
as loose as we did.'-Detroit Tribune.
The evening times., 1895-08-07
She Knew.

She Knew.
"Wife," said Mr.. Rooter, "did you see
where 1 laid my revolver?''
my, no! You said you were going ito
be at the office all day-what do you want
with it?''
Il want tt-that's enough-ah, here it is. I"
As Rooter took it and walked out the
good lady called to the cook:
Late supper. Pittsburg clubs in to wn."
Cleveland Plain Dealer,
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The Washington Times.

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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-05-07
Taking the Hint,

I The evacuation of Corinto by Great
} Britain may be due, nominally, to the
fact that the Republic of Nicaragua
has promised to cash Eugland's alb
surd claim; but we have our suspicious
that 1t was really fastened by the wave
Of indignant protest which was rapidly
mounting high throughout the United
States.
If the American people had been will
Ing to remain as Indifferent to this lat
est invasion of Central American terri
tory as their president and secretary of
state were, 1t is our belief that Corinto
would yet be in the possession of Brit
ish marines; and along with it perhaps
other strategic points still more i'm
portant. But they were not willing; and
John Bull has probably escaped a vivid
example of forcible ejectment.
In the light Of England's past record,
1t is always fair to view her promises
with distrust; and while hoping for
the best, to get ready for the worst.
Acting upon this wise dictum, the
American people were preparing, in
spite of their conservative" admins
tratlon, to ''get ready for the worst" :"
and we credit English diplomacy with
enough good sense to be able to take
such a hint,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-05-07
The Common Scnso View.
From the Wilkes-Barre Record.


There is no reason to doubt that the ma
jority of tho people of both parties favor
gold and silver at n proper ratio, as the
most practical currency for this country
The gold monometallists and the silver
monometallists form only small minor
ity. These extremists have selfish con-
sidcrations at stake. The men who own
the gold do not wish to share their profits
with the men who own the silver. The
latter, naturally, want the government
to aid them in dlsposng of their metal at
a handsome profit. The gold men claim
that the reconciliation of silver would
bring ruin and disaster upon the country.
The silver men sturdily maintain that a
single standard gold basis places the coun-
try at the mercy of the 'gold bugs" of
Wall street and the bankers of Europe.
Back of both these contentious lies the
selfish desire for gain. Neither the sill
yer monopolist nor the gold monopolist is
moved so much by patriotism as by very
natural desire ta have the metal in
which he is particularly interested well
cared for by the government Between
these two stand the people Of the coun-
try, and between them the people will de-
eide when the proper time arrives.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-05-07
THE SOUND MONEY PARTY.
There Is Only One Such Party in This
Country--What Sound Money Means.

There Is Only One Such Party in This
COuntry-What Sound Money Means.
From the Reading Times.
There Is no room for question as to the
Republican party's honorable. distin-
guishod record as the party OF honest,
safe money" II first made that record In
the trying period Of the War OF the Re-
bellion, when II devised and established a
monetary system which was the wonder
and the admiration of tho civilized world.
1t has maintained that record constantly
through all the financial vagaries that at
various periods since have agitated the
country. 1t possesses that record still.
and 1t will hold fast to 1t as long as the
party shall exist.
But there is nothing inconsistent with
that record in the principle of bimetal-
lism. on the contrary, the Republican
party, since the question has been raised,
has repeatedly declared, In Its national
platforms, in favor of bimetallism, de-
fined by the Century dictionary as THE
use OF two metals as money at relative
values set by legislative enactment: the
union OF two metals in circulation as
money at n fixed rate. Specifically, that
system of coinage which recognizes both
coins of silver and coins of gold as legal
tender to any amount or the concurrent
use Of coins of two metals as q circulating
medium at a fixed relative vaiue.'
Nor Is there any present Indication that
the next Republican national convention
will fail to reafilrm that declaration. In
fact, there Is In the country today but
one single standard gold party. and that
is the Cleveland wing of the Democracy.
No candidate--not even the Republican,
can he elected president upon such plat
form next year.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-05-07
Only One Single Standard Party.
rom the Realinr Times

From the Reading Times.
1t is needless to say to any intelligent
Republican, and most Republicans are in
telligent, that the Republican party is
not, never has been and is not likely to be
single standard party. The Republican
party, has, since the question has been
raised, repeatedly declared in its national
platforms in favor of bimetalllsm, which
the Century dictionary thus defines: THE
use of two metals as money at relative
values set by legislative enactment; the
union Of two metals in circulation as
money at fixed rate. Specifically, that
system of coinage which recognizes both
coins of silver and coins of gold rs legal
tender to any amount, or the concurrent
use of coins of two metals as circulating
medium at u fixed relative value" There
Is no indication that the next Republican
national convention will do otherwise than
reafiirm that declaration. There is only
one single standard gold party, and that is
the Cleveland wing of the Democratic
party.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-05-07
Brooks Law Amendments.

If the Mitchell bill TO amend the
Brooks High License law should pass
the legislature in it's present form,
which may be considered doubtful, sew
eral new perquisites would be added to
the patronage at the disposal of the
Quarter Sessions court. After declar-
ing that neither music nor free lunches
shall form a part of the saloon busi-
ness, the bill establishes a system of
graded license fees. ranging from 81, 500
for each dealer in a frst-class city
whose gross annual receipts shall
amount to $4,000 or oyer, down to SIS
for the township dealer whose gross
receipts amount to less than $4,000.
Then 1t provides that each licensed
dealer shall contribute SIS or s2O for the
payment of inspectors and clerks, to be
named by the court, and to ascertain
the gross receipts Of the various sa-
looms. The salary of one Of these IN
spectors may mot exceed $4,000 per an
mum; and as many may be appointed
as shall be found necessary to do the
business. We should imagine that in
Iackawanna county. under such law,
the services of at least three Inspectors
would be required.
A much more valuable. because more
practicable, feature of the Mitchell bill
y the section which strikes at the
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-05-07
honesty the Best Policy.

\ It Is perhaps we'll that the Scranton
Fraction company should have raised
in the courts, the issue whether or not
the authority granted in its charter to
the Scranton and Providence Street
Railway company, under act of March
49, 1866, has, by conveyance been since
vested in the present Traction COM
pany. This issue is one Of great impor-
tance to the city, since If decided affirm
atively it would, in the opinion of many
persons, virtually clothe the Scranton
Traction company with the right to oc-
cupy any street in the city, independent
of mayor and councils.
In passing upon the legal points in
volved in this litigation, the courts will
doubtless also fully consider the pub
lies interest, or, in other words, the
equity of the case. From the stand
point of layman it would seem to be
competent for the court 10 reflect, in
this connection, upon the un-hmerican-
ism of an attempted usurpation, by
corporation organized for purposes of
gain, of the streets of a municipality,
Independent of the authorities of that
municipality. Such a usurpation, if
tolerated, would be tantamount to an
invalidation of the principle of home
rule; and. however disguised. would be
hardly less than a mild form of tyranny.
Curiosity has often been expressed by
prominent citizens of Scranton why
the corporation known as the Scranton
Traction company should be apparently
unwilling to meet the citizens of this
town fairly and in good faith: why it
should not gladly volunteer to conduct
it's business operations openly and hon
orably; why, In short, it should feel that
cunning and n liberal nursing of GER
tain councilmen would be more to it's
advantage than a frank policy of
square dealing with the public which
supplies its revenues. If it would pay
more heed to equity and less to chican-
cry of one kind and another, the opin-
ion Is general that it would soon be in
better favor among the people.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-05-07

speak-easy nuisance. This section
reads: "Any house, room or place, ho-
tel, inn or tavern. where vinous. spiritu-
ous. malt or brewed liquors are sold.
offered for sale. drank or given away
in violation Of any law OF this common
wealth. shall be held and declared q
nuisance and a dLsorderly house. and
shall be abated by proceedings at law
or equity. which may be Instituted by
the commonwealth or any private citi-
zen. All expenses CONNECTED with such
proceedings, including Il counsel fee of
500 for the counsel Of complainant, shall
be paid by defendant or defendants.
Any person Of persons who shall be
found drinking in such disorderly house
shall be deemed and considered disor-
derly person or persons, and, upon con-
viction thereof. may be committed to
the county Jail or house of correction"
well as the seller Of contraband liquor
respons! BILE will be evident TO all who
are willing to look at this matter inn
partially.
1t is not probable. however. that
either of these suggested changes in
the Brooks law will be adopted. Until
a majority sentiment shall be in earn
est in desire to correct the evils aris-
compromise law is probably quite as
good rs another.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-05-07

According to the Washington Post a
government Official name not given
thinks that "a majority of the people Of
the United States do not understand
the Nicaraguan situation and the course
being pursued wits regard to It by our
government. They know of the Monroe
doctrine, and have some understanding
Of what 1t Is, but they believe 1t has been
violated and trampled on and without
knowing the details, are indignant at
the inaction of the government. II the
administration had issued aplain state
ment setting forth the actual grounds
of the Monroe doctrine, and showing
how impossible 1t was for the United
States to interfere where no COLOMBIA
ton or conquest of Nicaraguan terri
tory was contemplated, the people Of
the country would have seen why the
administration has adopted its present
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-05-07
One of tho Ncwsiest and hest.

From the Scranton Free Press.
The Tribune has established G Luzerne
county department, and placed 1t In
charge Of Colonel J. d. Laciar. for many
years chief editorial writer for the Repub-
lican. The paper has also been Increased
In size by the addition OF one column to
each of its eight pages. The Tribune
from the start displayed great enter
prise. and has up to date shown no in
clinstion to lag In the path of progress.
1t is one of the newsest and best papers
that reaches the Free Press office.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-05-07

MILDLY insane" profound egotists,"
and "demagogues" are a few Of the
phrases piayfully applied by the Phila-
delphia Record to those who dissent
from the Cleveland policy Of a con-
tracted, gold monometallic currency.
But the Record is complimentary COM
pared with Edward Atkinson who, in
letter to the Chicago Record, calls
them CONDEMNED fools" "conspira-
tors, ""jdiots," "'lunatics'' and "cranks."
And yet. these unfortunate citizens
have the constitution of the United
States at their back; are indorsed by
the last national platforms of the lead
ing parties, and, until 1873, their policy
of bimetallism was the successful
policy of the government. Is it not
strange that n policy sane enough to
recognize in the constitution, to obey as
law for nearly four-score years, and to
simultaneously indorse in two national
political platforms should now sud-
denly become irrational? We fancy
that the calling of names will not be
accepted by the public at large in lieu
Of argument.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-05-07

course" The United States could have
interfered upon the sufficient ground
that the English flag has no business on
Nicaraguan soil; and that its presence
there Is a menace to American interests
If we had done a little more interfering,
England would have been taught 8
valuable lesson and the reputation Of
this government would be in vastly bet
ter shape.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-05-07
A Valuable Acquisition.
,m the Olyphant Gazette.

From the Olyphant Gazette.
Colonel ]. ID. Lacar who last fall sew
cred his connection with the Scranton Re-
publican, after having filed the editors $
chair for nearly n quarter of a century,
has now Identified himself with the pro-
gressive Scranton Tribune and will here
yfter be in charge of that journals $
WilkesBarre department. Colonel Laciar
has long been known as one of the ablest
political writers in the state, and his con-
nection with The Tribune staff will add to
its already high standing.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-05-07
To curtail the Executives rowers

To Curtail the Executives rowers.
shire, finds food in the Nicaraguah affair
for his belief that there ought not. un-
der our form of government, to be q
period of nine months during which
congress cannot be convened unless the
president himself issue the necessary
proclamation. ut so happens" he tells
the Washington Post. that under our
constitution the president is for nine
months in absolute autocratic control
Of the government. He can commit us
to any policy he pleases, he can outrage
all our feelings of patriotism, and the
elected, are powerless because it does
net suit the purposes of the president
to call congress together"
Under the constitution congress is to
meet on the first Monday in December,
unless some other day is fixed by law.
Mr.. Baker would change the date by
law to March 4. A new congress
should, he thinks, come in with a new
president. Even in years that are not
the beginning of a new administration,
the congressman elected in November
ought to take their seats in the March
following. This, however would only
be a partial reform. The gentleman
from New Hampshire suggests the
stitution authorizing the presiding Off
GERS of the two houses to convene them
in session upon the written application
of one-third of the members. This
would make the legislative branch to-
tally Independent of the executive
branch, and, in an emergency like the
present, congress could assemble, no
matter whether it interfered with the
presidents purpose or not. "If," he
says, 1--WE had some such rule in force
now an application for an extra session
of congress to preserve and uphold the
anu hccp IL lTOIl De-
ing made a laughing stock among the
nations of the earth would be signed
in no time, and the representatives of
the people as well as a president would
have voice in the public affairs"
1t is probable that the need of such
an amendment will not again be felt
during this generation. Only one other
president in all our history, beside Mr..
Cleveland, ever assumed to exercise
practically imperialistic power by sub
ordinating every other branch of the
federal government to his own ridicu-
lous whims; and even Andrew Jackson
had a certain saving spark of patriot
ism which the present executive ap-
parently lacks. The suggested change
would perhaps prove a wise precaution;
but we respect that a better plan
would be for the people to elect men
whose devotion to the best interests of
the country is not a subject of conjec-
ture.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-05-07
Right In To Dafc.

From the Nanticoke News.
The Scranton Tribune has added a
WilkesBarre department to its news col
umns and the contributions that have al
ready appeared are right up to date.
Colonel Laciar is the managing director
at the Luzerne county end of The Trib-
une'S new enterprise.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-05-07

Our esteemed contemporary, the Oily
phant Gazette, catching the Spirit of
the times, is moving for a greater Oy-
phant, to include the present popula-
tion of that sprightly borough, esti-
mated at G,OOO; one ward of Blakely,
with $500 inhabitants; part of Throop
and all of Priceburg and Winton, max
ing 10000 population in all. The idea
is progressive one, and would doubt
less work wonders, if carried into exc
CutiOn
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-05-07

A child born on this day will wonder If
1t isn't about time for someone to estab-
lish another afternoon paper in Scranton.
He will also wonder why papers can
sometimes exist after having apparently
"gone to seed"
This will be a lucky day for wedding.
provided all divorce papers concerning
previous ventures have been properly
made out.
The individual who can furnish a remedy
for the frenZed advocate of the 'honest
dollar" viii rob Mr. Kelley of half his
glory In the line of gold cures.
To refer to a somewhat familiar topic,
we appear to have been done up Brown by
the hornless Bisons.
Ajacchus' Advice.
Shake not the hand of the candidate af-
ter election. There's nothing in it.
Go security for no man on this day, I'M
less you have a ball and chain attached
to his leg.
To Mr.. BarnIe's class Secure the SER
vices Of Harry Hopewell's mascot before
4 d. m.