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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-11-04
THE SORCERER.

When the condor Night, with her wings
. outspread,
Has frightened the sun away,
And the sentinel stars mount guard o'er-
head,
Then 1 right he wrongs OF day.
The workday world may run as 1t will.
But the night belongs 10 me:
As soon as the earth lies dark and still
/ set all her captives free.
gladden. the inyalid's telr-worn eyes
With visions suprcmeiy fair,
| summon the mOurner 10 Paradise
And Danish all worldly care.
The miser with is bags of gold
At my touch grows poorer far
Than the homeless urchn who Sleeps IN
the cold
And is lighted to bed by Il star.
l visit the hovel where Honor lives
And make it Il palac. grand.
| scatter the prizes contCntneht gives
With an eager and lavish hand.
The craven monarch who rules by night
| drag from his tcttering throne
And place his neck meath the heel Of
Right
To torture his heart of stone.
The bepgar raise to q kings estate,
Tic banker render poor.
| bid the cripple go forth clate
With Il step both light ana sure.
I seek cut the places OF vice ana crime
And scourge all | find therein;
For. rest assured, in my own Good time
They'll pay me for every sin.
Would rou see my work? Just cast your
ey"S
on IA cradle and take a peep
At the loveliest object beneath the skies
The smile OF baby asleep.
/ haven't a card, but I'll leave my name
I'm the monarch of all that seems;
IL punish you. you've yourself 10 blame,
I'm the ancient sorCeier-Drcams.
Frank s. Pixley, in the Times Herald.
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Just as the street cars are owned by
the men who ride on them, so. to un
extent even greater, are the stores the
property Of the women who patronize
them. The greater part of the house.
hold buying In this country Is done by
the women, the greater number OF ad-
vertisements are written to catch the
eyes Of the women, they ar thus taught
their own Importance by the mer-
chants themselves. and having learned
are not slow In asserting II. The con-
sequence is that from the moment a
professional shopper" enters q dry
goods store, until the moment she
leaves, she is the fee simple proprietor
thereof, and the floor walkers. clerks,
counter men mad women. cash boys
and all other people connected with the
establishment are her vassals. No
feudal lord Of the Middle Ages ever or
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-11-04
AUTHOR AND CRITIC.
The Writer Was Not Worrying Much
Over the Terrible Roas stin q He Had


From the Chicago Post.
The young author had his feet cooked
UP on table and was enjoying a cigar
when the book reviewer sauntered into
the club.
You seem wonderfully contented
and at peace with the world for a man
who has been roasted from one end OF
the country to the other" suggested
the reviewer, Il trifie put out to think
that the hard whacks he had been Civ
ing had produced no appreciable eff
feet.
MY boy" said the young author
condescendingly, chose roasts don't
worry me a little bit. All you have to
do is to sit down and reason 1t out
and you'll find that I'm all right"
They're the hottest roasts any writ
er has got this year." returned the re-
viewer.
"Of course they are" admitted the
young author. but can't you see
they're not for me?''
Not for you! Why they refer to
you by name.'
Very true; but then they fire right
over my head. You should take time
to reason. my boy; you should take
time to reason. Just take your own
review of my books as an illustration
You probably had an idea that you
were roasting me, but you weren't"
IT wasn't?"
Not a bit of 1t, my boy. You said.
for instance, that there wasn't good
idea or bright bit Of writing in the
whole book"
THAT would be enough of a roast for
| most people," suggested the reviewer
sarcastically.
1T would be enough for me. If 1t hit
me-" replied the author in an OfYen-
sively patronizing manner. but you
didn't aim right. You handled your
weapon like novice. Why. in the
very next paragraph you proved con-
clusively, according to your own state
ment, that the whole book was plagi-
arized from several of the best au-
thors. You said there was hardly an
original line In the whole story. OF
course, that let's me out on the charge
that It Is STUPID and lacking In ideas
and those old standard authors are the
ones that have a kick coming"
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A LIVELY CITY.
From the Carbondale Leader.

Just now Canton is the liveliest city Of
its size In the Union. Its streets TEEN
are are" strung M " with es stresmers ana banners ]
and flags: arches with welcoming mot
toes span promir ent thOuroughfares; B;
buildings public and private are draped
Ss nsy' sna ans soSas srs
thousands Of windows,
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THE NEWS THIS MORNING.
Weather Indications Today:
Cloudy; Followed by Fair Weather.

I Cuban Elections will Be q Farce.
Congressional Doings.
Mr.. Quay Makes q Denial.
Kills Three Persons and Then Suicides.
Filibusterers Acquitted.
Colonel Cockerill Dead.
American Seamen Shot.
9 Market and Stock Quotations.
Dun's Weekly Review of Trade.
UocaD-Doings in Society Circles.
Special Tax Is Ordered.
4 Editorial.
Harrison's Coldness.
Reasons for Reciprocity.
5 IocaD-seranton Women viii Issue
Judge Gunster Reduces the LOTUS
Verdict.
Close Of Teachers Institute.
Good Roads Meeting.
HocaD-News in Religious Circles.
Theaters and Theatrical Gossip.
In Realms of Music.
The Business World.
UocaD-Suburban News.
Plans for O Cinder Path.
Twentieth Ward Contest.
(sports)-scranton Players Are Re-
porting.
Jockey Hamilton's Wealth.
Instruction to Umpires.
Base Ball, Bicycle and General Sport
ing Information.
8 CTrave)-Wonders Of Alaska.
Gambling at Monte Carlo.
The Voting Mother.
10 (Story)-"The Saunterers."
Tales Told Outside Of Court.
II A California Carnival ,--'-1H
The World of Letters.
Il News Up and Down the Valley.
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PATTISON'S BOOM.
Pennsylvania Favorite Unterrified Son
Is Candidate.

Chicago, April l0-"Pennsylvania
will have candidate to present to the
convention which will meet here in July
next" said National Chairman Harrity
today. II refer" he continued. Ito ex-
Governor Pattison, who IL not only q
favorite son OF his own state. but Is a
favorite In several other states. I re-
gard him as being excellent presidential
timber for several reasons. First, he
is sound on the money question. Sec
ond, he has no fractional entanglements.
Third, he Is clean, strong man. This
last is shown by the fact that he was
for eight years governor OF Republi-
can state"
When asked about the threatened de-
fection OF the free silver element OF the
party In his state. Mr.. Harrity said:
''There Is no danger Of this, not only In
my state, but In any other state. In
deed, l am a great deal more certain
that the Democrats here In Chicago
will declare for sound money than am
that the Republicans when they meet
at st. Louis will take the same posi-
tion. AS matter Of fact, the Dem
ocrats cannot temporarize with this
question Of finances. They must de-
clare for sound money and there is not
the slightest doubt that this plank in
the national platform will be clear and
explicit"
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PLANTED PENN'S ELM.
Shoot from Historic Tree Is Placed on
the University Of Pennsylvania Campus
ut philadclphin.

shoot from Historic Tree Is Placed on
the University Of Pennsylvania Campus
at Philadelphia.
Philadelphia. April l0-Arbor day
was fittingly celebrated here today
Notwithstanding the inclement wealth
er. The most important Of the celebra-
tions was the planting by Governor
Hastings on the campus of the Univer-
sity OF Pennsylvania Of shoot from
the old elm tree under which William
Penn made treaty with the Indians.
The planting was a part Of an interest
ing programme prepared by the For
estry association Of Pennsylvania, and
a number of persons were In attend
ance. The governor who Is president
eX-officio of the board of trustees Of the
University. planted the sprig In honor
of the first governor Of this common
wealth (William PENN.
The old elm stood on the banks OF
the Delaware river in this city until
1910 when 1t was blown down. Later
the ground OH which the tree had stood
came into possession OF the ancestors
Of General Paul "A. Oliver. Of Wilkes
Barre. Here they found shoot which
has sprang up where the old tree stood
and this they removed to a farm at Bay
Ridge, N. Y, where 1t grew for fifty
years and became almost as large as
the original tree. General Oliver sew
eral years ago removed the tree entire
from Bay Ridge to his place on the
Wilkes Barre mountains and 1t Is from
this tree that Governor Hastings
planted shoot today. Provost Har-
rison of the University Of Pennsylvania
and a number of other prominent per-
sons took part In the exercises.
Tonight In the DreXel institute ad-
dresses appropriate to the occasion
were made and a reception was ten
dered Governor Hastings. The day
was also observed by public school
scholars and teachers and by members
OF the civic club
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money. 'They placed IL In a satchsi
which Price carried. After getting the
money they walked down Broadway.
At the corner of Great Jones street
and Broadway they stood a moment
watching a man painting q carriage In
q warehouse on Great Jones street cor
ner. A small crowd had collected
watching the painter.
Suddenly Price received a blow in
the back and the satchel was wrenched
from his hands. The boys ran over to
the, police station and told the SER
geant about the robbery. Detectives
We're Immediately sent out to make
an investigation. They afterwards
took the two lads to police headQuart-
ers and reported the case to the de-
tective bureau.
Later the two boys We're taken to the
Mercer street police station and Price,
after contradictory stories, finally con-
fessed that he was an accomplice Of the
thief. He said that man named Duff
fly was the person who took the bag.
He met Duffy. both going to and COM
ing from the bank. and while looking
In the window he turned around and
saw Duffy take the bag from his hand.
The police are satisfied that Price will
ingly handed the bag to DUFFY. whom
they think was the one who planned the
robbery. Price was locked up.
Scott was allowed to go free. but will
b. In court tomorrow morning as a
witness.
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RHODE ISLAND FOR REED.
Convention at Providence Has Nothing
to Saw on the Tariff.

Convention at Providence Has Nothing
to Saw on the Tariff
Providence. r. l., April l0.-The Re-
publican state convention was held
here this morning and 1t was a Reed
gathering throughout. Alden b. Cap,
ron, who was chosen chairman. in his
speech said there were three principles
the people Of America expected Re-
publicans to stand up for. They were
sound currency. adequate protection
and "Tom" Reed.
The platform adopted opposed free
coinage Of silver and makes strong
endorsement of the existing gold stand
ard Of values: declares opposition to a
settlement of international disputes by
war, and urges the creation of an In
ternational court of arbitration. The
platform makes no mention Of the tar.
if. nor any reference to presidential
candidates.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-04-11
Day IN HALLS OF CONGRESS
Indian Appropriation Bill Discussed
In Senate.
ANNOYED BY MAVERICK. CASE
Mr.. sherman Declares That the Ssasts
Has No Jurisdiction on the subject.
"Filled Cheese Bill" Oeeupies
the House.

Washington. April 10.-The main por-
tion of the session of the senate today
was taken up by the Indian appropria-
tion bill-the house proposition abolish
ing the system Of contract schools for
Indian children giving rise to long
and rather interesting discussion.
There was almost unanimity OF senti.
ment against q sudden change OF sys-
tenn from contract schools to govern
ment schools; and there was an almost
equal unanimity In favor of such a
gradual change as would not do injus-
tice either to the religious societies
which had established the schools or to
the Indian children who attended them.
The matter went over. however. with
out action.
on the subject Of the imprisonment Of
duced by Mr.. Call (Den.. Fla.) to the
apparent annoyance Of Mr.. Sherman
(Rep.. o. chairman Of the committee
on foreign relations, who declared that
such proposition should not have been
introduced. as the senate had no 5uris-
diction over the subject.
He moved to lay the Joint resolution
on the table; but finally consented to
have 1t referred to the judiciary COM
mittee, which disposition was made Of
1t.
A bill giving the aid Of the govern
ment to trans.Atlantic and interna-
tional exposition at Omaha, In 1898, was
passed, and the'senate at SIS adjourned
until Monday.
DEBATE ON CHEESE BILL.
General debate was concluded today
upon the filled cheese bill" which was
begun yesterday afternoon. The advo-
Gates of the measure were Messrs.
Grosvenor (Rep.. Ohio). Tawney (Rep.,
Mimi and Dolliver (Rep.. Iowa.. II
was opposed by Messrs. McMillin
(Dem., Tenn.), Otey (Dem.. Va.). Evans
(Rep.. Ky0, Linney (Rep.. N. Co. and
others.
The bill will be further considered to-
morrow under the five-minute rule fol-
amendment. The objection Of several
Of those who spoke today was not to
extent Of taxation sought to be i'm
posed. Efforts will be made to reduce
the rate Of tax and the schedule Of H.
censes and II this be accomplished, the
opposition to the bill will be apparent
ly comparatively feeble.
The appropriation bill for fortlfca-
tions and coast defences for the yeaI
ending June 30 1897. was reported by
Mr.. Hainer (Rep., Neb.) and placed or
the calendar.
Among the bills passed was house bill
appropriating 31.1s0 to repay J. J. Limits
for money withheld for his salary q:
custodian Of public property at Erie
Pa, In 1857, for loss Of property fol
which he was not responsible.
At s o'clock the house took q reces!
, under the rules, until o'clock, thu
| evening session to be for the considera'
ton of private pension bills.
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CABINET MEETING.
President Cleveland In No Hurry to Ae,
ON Cuban Resolutions.

on CUBAN kesOtut1OuS.
Washington. April 1O.-The cabinet
meeting today lasted barely an hour
and a half and was apparently devoid
Of any exciting features. In fact SO
little beyond routine business was ex-
pected to be brought UP that Secretary
Olney forgot all about the meeting till
twenty minutes past the time Of as
sembling. when he jumped UP. looked
at his watch and hastened over to the
white house. No programme Of action
on Cuban affairs was submitted by the
president nor were any Of the other
plans outlined in sensational de-
spatches brought forward. Every in
dication points to the president taking
his own time and acting in his own
way, II he acts at all, on the Cuban
concurrent resolutions Of congress.
Much emphasis Is laid by those sup
posed to be close to the president upon
this passage in his annual message:
Whatever may be the traditional
sympathy of our countrymen as In
dividuals with q people who seem to
be struggling for larger autonomy and
greater freedom, deepened as such SYM
pathy naturally must be in behalf Of
our neighbors. yet the plain duty of
their government is to observe in good
faith the recognized obligations Of in
t"Inational relationship
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THE HARRISON MYSTERY.
McKiniey's Friends In Indiana Are De.
coming Restless.

Indianapolis, Ind, April 10.-There
has been a sudden and interesting re-
vival of Harrison Mckinley sentiment
within the past two days by formal
demand upon the part Of the friends of
Mckinley that Harrison shall declare
himself on the subject of a nomina-
ton at st. Louis. or they will insist
that the district and delegates-at- large
from Indiana be instructed for McKin-
ley at the coming state convention.
In reply to the threat to force instruc-
tions for Mckinley. some of Harrison's
friends offered to consent to instruc-
tions If SO worded that they would
leave the delegation free to vote for
Harrison II his name was before the
convention. This was refused. The
Mckinley men are very much In earn
est, and will insist on Instructions.
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AMERICAN SEAMEN SHOT.
Sailors Who Unconsciously Joined Fill
clustering Expeditions Are Killed Like
Dogs by the SpaniSh

Boston. April lO.--A morning paper
prints the details of the capture In
Cuba Of two American seamen and the
subsequent shooting Of one of them,
Henry Bridger. in Moro castle. The
story comes from Edwin Burke, of the
schooner Dilloway, now at this port.
who says that Bridger and himself
shipped at Galveston on the steamer
Elsa Pickens, whose destination was
not announced. The steamer sailed,
taking southerly course on Feb. "a,
landing on the west coast Of Cuba. The
cargo consisting Of 1,S00 rifles, 10000
rounds of ammunition, four breech-
loading field pieces. one Gatling gun,
hospital stores and medicines were
safely taken ashore and packed upon
the backs Of mules and started inland.
On February q. we left Cadaner for
the Interior, and q few hours afterward
were arrested and taken to MORO cas-
tie and condemned to be shot l begged
O guard to take note to the United
States consul for me, but he refused.
On the Following day the guard disap-
peared and two days later l was sum-
moned to the prison cOmmandant's Of
flee where l found awaiting me, several
American gentlemen. among them q
Mr.. Wilde. who said he represented
Consul General Williams. statement
of my position, also a declaration that
l was an American citizen. was made
out. ! Informed Mr.. Wilde regarding
Bridger and he promised to attend to
his case at once. ] was sent back to
prison and remained there several days
during which time over forty prisoners
We're executed to my knowledge
Finally on March "a. I was released
| and sent directly to the consul's office
| to be forwarded to the United States.
Bridger was shot the day before the
consul general received my communica- =
.tion. He, with seven others. were
marched to the slaughter wall'' and
shot down like dogs. with their backs
| to the assassins. l was allowed no
time in which to learn the particulars
| of his death,
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STATE NEWS NOTES.

John walborn. aged 60. of Monroe Val.
ley, Lebanon county, committed suicide
last night by hanging himself to u bed
post. Financial troubles, 1t Is said, was
the cause.
Morris Bartolett, of Jefferson. Schuyl-
kill county, was committed to the county
prison in default of $500 bail, charged
with arson. The alleged crime was COM
mitted at Jefferson q few nights ago ana
consisted Of the burning Of a barn togeth-
er with four horses, twelve head Of cat-
tie, poultry and swine.
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No Truth In Q Story Of His Flop to
Mckinley.


Philadelphia, April 10.-The stories
which have been sent out from Florida
and Washington to the effect that
Senator Quay was about to retire from
his candidacy for the presidential
nomination in favor Of McsKinley are
denied by Senator Quay himself.
The Inquirer telegraphed a summary
of these stories to him with the request
that he confirm or deny them. He has
sent the following telegram in response:
Fort Pierce, Fla, April 8.
To the Inquirer, Philadelphia.
There IL no truth whatever In the
stories.
(SigneD NJ. 8. Quay.
New York, April lO.--General Clark
son received a telegram from Senator
Quay last night relative to the story
circulated by the Mckinley managers,
and General Clarkson afterward said:
"On advices received direct from Flor
Ida I am able to deny positively the
report that Senator Quay Is going over
or Is thinking Of going over to McKin-
ley,"
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IRON MILLS RESUME.
Idle Works at Reading and at Lebanon
viii Begin Operation

Reading. Pa, April l0.-Notice has
been posted at the nail works Of the
F. and G. Brooke Iron company, Birds
boro. stating that the works will be
ready to resume In full on Monday
morning, April 18th. The puddlers will
be paid s2.75 per ton. the price to take
effect on that date. The puddle de-
partment Of the works has been idle
for twelve consecutive weeks, the men
having refused to work for lower
figure than $2.75 per ton.
Lebanon. Pa, April lO.--The Lebanon
Rolling mills. which have been idle for
some time. Will resume operations In
all departments on Monday. This will
give employment to 250 hands. The
firm have orders which will keep the
works going for some time.
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VICTORY OF KANSAS WOMEN.
They Garry the Elections at Ellis by Small
Mejorities.

Topeka, Kan, April 1O.-The enfran.
chised women of Ellis, Kansas. scored
u sweeping victory at the recent mu-
nicipal election. A complete ticket of
women candidates was nominated and
all were elected with the exception of
Mrs. Glare Sheldon. candidate for police
Judge, who was defeated by a majority
of FIVE.
Mrs. NJ. A. Wade. proprietor Of
large millinery goods store, was elect
ed mayor and Mrs Viola Gaylord. Mrs.
Lillian Hussey, Mrs. Emma Shields
and Mrs. Emma Newcomer were elect
ed members Of the council by average
majorities of twenty. The women
named their ticket -"'law and order"
and they propose to enforce the pro-
hibition law to the letter.
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AMERICANS AT ATHENS. Z
They Win Three Final Events In the
Olympinn Games.


Athens, April l0--ln the Olympic
games today the final heats Of the un-
finished events of the first and second
days were contested today.
The 100 metres race was won by ThOs.
Il. Burke. of Boston. In twelve seconds.
Hoffman. the German champion, was
second. The high jump was won by
Ellery Fl. Clark, Of Harvard, q member
of the Boston team, covering 1Sl cent?
metres. The hurdle race of ll0 metres
was won by Thomas 3. Curtis. Of Bos
ton, in seventeen and three fifths sec
onds.
The results of the other events fol-
low: The contests on the parallel bars
were won by Flatow. German. and
Sutter, q Swiss. The contests at climb
ing the pole were won by Greek ath-
letes. Andri. Kopoulos and Xerakis.
The pole jump was won by w. W. Hoyt.
of Harvard, of the Boston Athletic club.
who scored $50 metres. A. G. Tyler. OF
Princeton University. was second, with
3.20 metres. The Paine brothers. Amer
leans. won the rifle and revolver con-
tests. In the high jump James B. Con-
molly, Of the Suffolk Athletic club. and
Robert Garrett, captain of the Prince
ton team, each scored l.65 metres.
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COL. COCKERILL DEAD.
The Well.known Journalist Expires from
ApOp,cxv at Cairo.

New York, April l0.--A special cable
gram to the Evening Telegram from
Cairo says:
Colonel John A. Cockerill. the we'll
known newspaper correspondent. died
of apoplexy at six minutes past ten
O'clock"
The death OF Colonel Cockerill removes
from the field of journalism one OF its
most prominent figures. For years he
was employed on the New York Worll
.Afterward he became the editor OF the
Morning Advertiser. At the outbreak OF
the difficulties which resulted in the re-
cent war between China and Japan he was
sent to the latter country by the New
York Herald as special correspondent and
during the progress of the war he Kept
readers of that enterprising journal well
posted on its principal events. A shocs
time ago he left Japan for Egypt, whore
he was detailed by the Herald to keep It's
readers advised as to the outcome of the
Souuan campaign,
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An Eve ON tho Railroads.

Chicago. April lO.--It Is asserted that the
Interstate commerce commission has
turned its attention to passenger affairs
and It's emissaries are now working Chi.
cago and outside points. The commission
IL said 10 be watching the western roads
that are giving secretly reduced rates to
theatrical parties and other organiza-
t,ons 't