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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-07-27
ARRANGING FOR
A RATIFICATION
LsCkawasna P0pulists viii Eud0rse
Work OF National Convention.
JOSEPH SIBLEY WILL BE INVITED
Chauncey Forward Black to BE Given
an Invitation, TOO, and strong
Effort will He Made to Bring Both
Here.. The POpulists Will Name a
County Ticket After the Old Parties
Have Named Tickets.

The Populist party of Lackawanna
equity will hold a ratification meeting
within the coming two weeks. That
was decided upon at meeting of the
county committee held yesterday after
noon in Judge w. II. Stanton's office.
Another subject which was under con-
sideration, but on which no action was
taken. was issuing a call for county
convention to nominate a congressman,
county commissioner and county audi
ditors. Judge Stanton presided.
All agreed that the platform adopted
by the Chicago convention was one on
which the Populists could consistently
stand. and some of the members of the
committe deprecated the Populistic ma
tional convention at st. Louis for not
endorsing the Democratic ticket in
stead of taking Bryan and choosing
Thomas A. Watson. of Georgia, for the
vice ce-presidential nominee. The system
OF voting in a national election makes
II impossible to vote for the president
without voting for the vice. president
There was some objection to endorsing
the ticket because Sewall was not in
cluded In It,
HOPE OF THE POPUI.ISTS.
The ratification meeting will be held
and meanwhile 1t Is a matter of hope
on the part Of the local Populists that
Mr.. Watson will decline the nominal
ton. and that the situation will be
simplfied by endorsing Sewall In that
event
v.SI,s NJ L. L 4
Lynch We're appointed a committee on
hall and they will report tomorrow
evening. H. c. Houck. Of Carbondale.
Albert Butterman. Judge Stanton and
j. A. Barron will comprise the commit
tee on ways and meansto secure funds
with which to conduct the ratification
meeting
Joseph Sibley, the well-known ex-
congressman and Hon. Chauncey For
ward Black. will be invited to come and
an effort will be made to see that they
do come. At any rate. prominent speak
ers will be secured both of local reputa-
ton and from abroad.
JUDGE sTANTON'S REMARKS.
Judge Stanton voiced the sentiment of
TIE III HIS IIut u
county convention will be- held to nom
mate candidates. He favors uniting
with the Democrats on the congressiOn-
al nominee. II they put up d good man,
but the rest OF the ticket will be POpu-
listic. This is to preserve their individu-
ality as party. The disposition to
combin. with the Democrats on the con-
greSiOnal fight arises from the belief
that the Democrats are drifting toward
Populism. In fact are Populists, already
The absence of the Whitney's. .Carlisle's.
Clevelands and others. is regarded as
the purgatiOn of the party.
There will not be anything done In the
way of u county convention until after
the ratification meeting Is off their
hands. and also until the Republican
and Democratic parties make their
nominations. The committee will meet
again tomorrow night at Judge stan
tons office.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-07-27
RELIGIOUS NOTES.

Rev. S. F. Matthews. Of the Scranton
Street Baptist church. occupied the
Penn Avenue Baptist pulpit yesterday.
Rev. +. A. Dony, the Sabbath OBJ
servance official, preached in the morn.
ing in the Green Ridge United Evan
gelical church.
Rev. Ferd Won Krug. of Kingston,
occupied the Second Presbyterian
church pulpit.
Arthur Williams addressed the ev"-
ming congregation in the Adams Ave-
nue. Mission. corner Of New York street
Green Ridge.
Rev. James Stuart Dickson, of Phil
adelphia. preached in the First Pres
byterian church.
Rev. John Evans. formerly of Brook
lyn, MY. addressed an afternoon meet
ing in the Jackson Street Baptist
church.
The usual afternoon GOSPEL service
of the Young Mems Christian associa-
tion was conducted by a number of
Dickinson college students led by l..
A. Dyer. The service was especially
for college students, who formed large
portion Of the gathering.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-07-27
BEWARE Of C0VKTERFHIS.
THE GENOIN
POPULAR PUNCH CIGARS
Have the Initials a., b. & co. Imprint.
Cd in each cigar.
CARNEY, BROWN & CO.,
MANUFACTURERS, COURT HOUS: 50.
PERSONAL.

Mrs. Thomas Dickson is i'll at Block
Island.
John II. Blackwood spend yesterday at
Lake Henry.
Editor X. J. Beamish rode TO Lake
Ariel on his wheel yesterday.
Prothonotary and Mrs. c. T.. Pryor
have returned from Atlantic City.
% II. +. Wagner. of the HaZleton stand
ard, called ON Scranton friends saturday
+. J. McCaifrey, the well-known hard
ware salesman, Is spending his vacation
at Portland Me.
NJ. II. liolgate and the members OF his
family, accompanied by Mrs. Sarah Ed
wards. are summcrins AT Block Island,
X. |.
joseph Gibbons. of Lafayette street,
left Saturday night for Il ten days vaca-
tion. which he will spend in the New Eng
land states.
The following Srrantonians attended the
funeral oi Mrs. James Dunn. al Wilkes
Barre. Saturday: Alex. Dunn. sr.. and
Alex Dunn, jr James $. Coleman. +. }.
Walsh. r. H. Walsh, j. 7. eknnedy, Law
renee Duhirg, j. Picvkens and avid Me-
Donald
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-07-27
DEATH OF THOMAS p. CORBY.
Passed Away suddenly ut His Home
Yesterday Morning.

Thomas p. Corby died quite unex-
pectedly yesterday morning at his home
933 Capouse avenue. He had been i'll
some time from an enlargement of the
heart. but his aiment was not thought
10 be serious.
Mr. Corby was - years of age and is
survived by wife and three small
children. He was Il brother of eX-Se-
lect Councilman John +. Corby, of the
Seventh ward. Deceased was a boiler
maker by trade. and had been i'm the
employ Of the Dickson Manufacturing
company since boyhood. He was a
skillful tradesman, and enjoyed :" the
fullest extent the respect of his fellow
workmen and Of all who had the pleas
ure of his acquaintance. The arrange
mcnts for the funeral have not yet been
completed.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-07-27
CHURCH DEDICATION AT KINGSTON.
1t. Rev. Ci'hOp O'IIara Was Cele.
brant Assisted by Bish ID nObau,

Right Reverend Bishop O'Hara went
to Kingston yesterday to dedicate the
new Catholic church. Right Rev.
Bishop Hoban celebrated Pontifical
high mass and was assisted i'm the ded-
icatOry exercises.
Priests from Scranton who went to
Kingston with the bishop were: Rev.
J. j. y. Feeley. of the cathedral; and
Rev. J. A. Moflitt. of st. Johns. South
Side. They returned home in the even
ing at O'Clock over the Jersey Central
railroad. Nearly every priest In Lu-
Zerne county was present at the dedi-
cation. and the ceremony was grand
and solemn one.
The sermon of the mass was preached
by Rev. Daniel J. McDernott, Of Phila-
delphia, and Pontifical vespers were
celebrated in the evening at 80 by
Very Rev. Eugene A. Garvey. OF Will
Transport. Rev. John O'Malley Is the
pastor and ST. Ignatius 10 the name
of the church.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-07-27
sheriff Has the Restaurant.

The restaurant of Theodore G. Burg
er. known as .'The Office" on Wyo-
ming avenue, near Lacxawanna, was
taken possession of by the sheriff Sat
urday on two executions issued ut the
instance of Peter Robling. jr. One was
for $500 and the other $l.150. Burger
left for Buffalo Friday night his young
wife seeking the aid of the police to
prevent him from going. He succeed
ed I'm getting out of town, however.
and long and loud were the wife's Ia .
mentations at police headquarters
when she learned of It.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-07-27

Nealis court. on the ground that the
wall will cut down the width of the
street In front of his property.
City Engineer Joseph Phillips pro-
duced maps of the proposed improve
ment and said 1t would benefit Mr.. Han
nick's property instead of injuring it..
The case was argued to the judge by
Attorney c. Comegys on behalf of MIR.
Hannick and City Solicitor Torrey for
the city
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-07-27
AGREEMENT TORN UP.
The Destruction Of 1t Angered Mr..
Grady, Of Ereeland.

HrhOys OI FTeeNuuOs
Clara Weichel the proprietress Of a
Center street resort. and Jessie Will
Jams. woman who lives with her, We're
arrested Saturday night on a charge OF
keeping a bawdy house. selling liquor
without license and destroying an
agreement. The complainant was Mr..
Grady. of Freeland. an agent for an
installment house, to whom. ii is al
legged, Miss Weichel is indebted for pic
lures.
The agent called Saturday and de-
manded payment. but the same was re-
fused and the agreement between the
parties, which he held in his hand. was
snatched away from him and torn into
pieces by Jessie Williams. Alderman
Millar held Miss Weichel in $500 bail
and Miss Williams in $500. The form
er's father. John Weichel. of the South
Side, became their bOndsman.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-07-27
CHRISTIANITY IS
MOULDING THE WORLD
Sermon in the Elm Park Church by Rev.
W. W. Ramsey. D. D.
INFLUENCE OF cHRIsT's EXAMPLE

Is Increasing Notwithstanding the
Great AntagOnism to lt..The Grow.
ing Appreciation Of the SnviOur's
Precept Forced Pugilists Fitzsim.
mons and Maher to Fight in Mexico.
His Power viii Yet Conquer the
World.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-07-27
Dripr Admitted to Bail.

Peter Drier. of Cedar avenue. who
was arrested riday on serious charge
preferred against him by 12-year-old
Maggie Kline. was released on bail
Saturday by Judge Gunst ar. His BROTH
er. William Drler. qualified as his
bondsman In the sum OF $1,000.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-07-27

When Baby was sick, we gave her Castoria
When she was Child, she cried for Castoria.
When she became Miss she chung to Castoria.
When she had Children, she gave them Castoris
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-07-27
Tones Up the system.

Green Grove. Pa, July 15. 1S96.-I
have taken quite number of bottles of
Hoods Sarsaparilla and it has done me
a wonderful amount of good by toning
up my system. Cora White. Hoods
Pills cure indigestion. ~
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-07-27
ROBINSON STREET CASE.
Argument Heard by Judge :unster on
Saturday Regarding II.

Evidence was heard before Judge
Gunster Saturday in the injunction
case Of Michael Hannick against the
city Of Scranton. Mr.. Hannick seeks tn
restrain the city from erecting a stone
wall at Ninth and Robinson streets OPP
posite his property at Ninth street and
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-07-27

The Delaware. Lackawanna and
Western Mutual Aid association will
run an excursion to Pleasant Beach on
Aug. %. Fare for round trip will be
$780, -
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-07-27
Popular
Picture
Pricing

Still hammering away
at the pictures. The
stream of frames that
flows from shop to show
room scarcely pauses on
its outward way. The
prices are selling the
goods. Our salespeople
have become mere wrap.
ping clerks. We set the
price in the price cutting
race.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-07-18
where 1t would GO.

To the warning of the true bimetal-
lists that free silver coinage at sixteen
to one by this government alone would
drive gold out of use as money and SO
cause disastrous contraction shallow
critics sneeringly ask: "Where would
the gold go to?"
Itwould go where it went during war
time-either abroad or into hiding OF
into vaults as commodity for specu-
lative gambling.
1t would go where gold has gone in
every free coinage country in the world
out of sight or as the reserve for
banks.
Gold is now in general use as cur
rency in the Pacific states. 1t is held
by the government and by banks in all
parts of the country as a reserve to sus-
tain the circulation of greenbacks and
treasury notes and to maintain the
bank credits. 1t serves perfectly its
function as money. When it goes to a
premium, it will no longer do this.
Free coinage means silver monomet-
allism.-N. Y. World.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-07-18
ARE RETIRED BY REQUEST.
Navy Department Loses Two Valuable
Men from Engineer Corps.

Navy Department Loses Two Valuable
Men from Engineer Corps.
Two chief engineers of the navy have
just been placed on the retired list upon
their own applications, after 40 years
service, though neither of them has
yet reached the retiring age.
One of them, Chief Engineer Kutz,
has been stationed at the Mare island
navy yard, and has been prominently
identified with the construction of the
machinery of the ships of the new
navy, his last duty having been at the
Union iron works, San Francisco, prior
to which he was at Cramps. Chief
Engineer Thomson has been on duty at
Cramps for several years, and for the
past six months at the Newport News
works, experimenting the machinery
of the Kearsarge and Kentucky, his
previous duty in this line having spe-
cially fitted him for this work Both
of these officers are recognized to be
among the ablest in the engineer corps,
and their retirement is generally re-
GREETED. Mr.. Kutz will engage in en-.
gineering work in San Francisco and
Mr.. Thomson in Philadelphia.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-07-18

been in command or the washington
navy yard previous to his detail to Phil
adelphia. He was formerly in charge OF
the ordnance shops in New York city.
Dewey was formerly chief of the bureau
of equipment, where he succeeded
Schley, the Arctic navigator. He is at
present the head of the board of in
spection.
While Howell is the senior of Dewey,
the latter has not been to sea since 1883.
Howell completed his last cruise in 1890.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-07-18
HOW TO SETTLE 1T.
Only One Way Out of the silver Question,
Says Congressman Warner.

says congressman "arntrs
Ex-Congressman John De Witt War
ner opposes eX-Congressman Richard P.
Bland in discussion of the money
question in the New York Journal OF
July /. Unlike many eastern men, Mr..
Warner has high opinion of the abil-
ity, character and motives of the silver
people. He thinks that both the leaders
and those in the ranks of the sixteen
to one army are earnest, industrious,
sober and God-fearing American citi-
zens, who are smarting under actual
grievances as to the real cause of which
they are greatly mistaken. We quote
the following as part of Mr.. Warmers
views.
This proposed law to make people
accept silver is not asked for by any
body who wants silver. 1t is just be-
cause people do not want silver and
will not take it unless compelled to do
so that our free silver friends want a
law to make them take it. The only
people who want the law are, therefore.
not those who want silver, but those who
want to get rid of silver, or who, owing
COLO and thinking they can buy silver
mere cheaply, want to make their cred.
itors take it instead. 1t may be said
that, as to future matters, we could
make special contracts calling for gold.
That is just what they can do now in
regard to silver AS matter of fact,
large and increasing proportion of con-
tracts do provide specially for payment
in gold. 1t is significant that no ono
hears of silver contracts. The reason is
no one prefers silver except for the pur-
pose of forcing it upon some one else.
'The most serious feature of the pres
ent situation is not so much the predica-
ment in which we find ourselves as tho
apparent disposition in both parties not
to take the only way out, which, If I
ruay suggest it, is to accept the situa-
ton that the commerce of the world
has created for itself, to recognize its
general acceptance of the gold stand
ard, and, leaving to commerce the
things that belong to commerce, to re-
sist any attempt at interference either
by cur own government independently
or by any combination between it and
those of other nations.
Personally I believe gold to be far
superior to any other standard that is
even remotely practicable, but if our
commerce preferred silver should con-
slider it measureless impertinence on
the part of congress to interfere with
that preference. And so, certain as
am that our commerce finds it moro
profitable and natural to use gold as a
standard, am all the more opposed
to any attempt by congress to interfere
with the natural course of business.
Bad as would be the effect of
free silver, more and more of us are
concluding that few years of appre-
hension and financial paralysis, such
as we have had, would be more dam
aging than the actual experience Of
free coinage of silver, a trial of which
would at least establish certain facts
and destroy sundry decisions"
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-07-18
TAKES oFFENsE AND RESIGNS.
drs. Yardley No Longer President of the
Daughters of the Revolution

drs. Yardley No Longer President of the
Daughters OF the Revolution
The General Society of the Daughters
OF the Revolution is without head. 1t
has just leaked out that Mrs. Charles B.
Yardley, the former president, resigned
her Office at special meeting held on
Monday afternoon in New York city.
The resignation was the result of a
disagreement in regard to the revision
of the constitution. There are two fac
tons in the general society which do
not agree. One favors the amalgama-
ton of the society with the Daughters
of the American Revolution and the
other wishes to restrict membership to
those who are not direct descendants of
revolutionary stock.
Mrs. Yardley favored the union and
acted as an ex-officio member of the
committee on revision. She was unable
to attend the meeting held to consider
the committees report, and considera-
BILE criticism arose from the fact that
she had presided over the committee.
Mrs. Yardley was hurt because her ideas
were ignored and different constitu-
ton from the one she had assisted in re-
vising was presented to the meeting by
three of the members of the committee.
She considered this direct affront and
handed in her resignation as the result.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-07-18
FAMOUS HOTEL CLOSED.
The Brunswick of New York CiGy
Unable to Stand Competition.
Was Once the Most Popular and Fashion
able stopping Place in New York
Story of the Cause of
Its Decline.

The famous old Hotel Brunswick OF
New York city has been closed, and II
is more than likely that it will be dis
mantled. Josiah II. Baker, who was
appointed receiver of the hotel on JAN
uary 81, after a struggle to compete
with the newer houses has given up
the contest and has announced that it
would be impossible to keep the house
open any longer.
The Hotel Brunswick is one of the
most famous hotels that the city has
ever had. In 1872 James Mitchell, one
of the proprietors of the Hoffman
house, and Francis Kinzler, then at
the head of the culinary department OF
that hotel, conceived the idea of max
ing a hotel that should eclipse any
in the city. Mr.. Mitchell and Mr.. KIM
Ter had jointly about 100000. The old
Hotel Brunswick was selected, and ar
rangements made for Transforming it
into the greatest hotel of the time.
In extending and equipping the hotel
$350,000 were expended. The bar and
cafe became famous at once, and the
furnishings and decorations of the
dining and bathrooms were greatly adj
mired. For time the place was pop
ular with society people, and many
foreigners stopped there. Many fash
ionable balls, ETC., were given there,
and Mitchell & Kinzler were rated at
100000 by Bradstreet's.
0na fha {aJ
hotel was in the full flush of prosperity,
a mild-mannered man of ministerial
appearance entered and engaged the
lower ballroom floor for select party
of friends" At two o'clock a. IN. 80
coaches arrived. They were crowded
with women, young and old, in decol-
lette costumes, who blew tin horns,
smoked cigarettes and otherwise acted
boisterously. The mild-mannered man
appeared with the select party" and,
announcing himself as "Billy" Nc
Glory (the then notorious concert hall
keeper), said that nothing was too good
for him and his friends. An offer of
$4,000, it is said, was made to McGlory
to take his party away, but he declined.
The u1welcome guests remained at the
hotel till sunrise and then streamed
boisterously through Fifth avenue
toward their homes in the east side
slums. With their departure the pros
perity of the Brunswick began to wane.
Every efsrt was made to regain lost
ground, but other hotels were opened
and business divided.
There is nothing to be learned about
the probable disposition of the ground.
The site, facing, as it does, Fifth avenue
and Madison square, is an excellent one
for a hotel, and it is limited that new
hotel may be built upon 1t to compete
with the Waldorf, the Holland house
and other new hotels that have done
much to bring about the downfall of
the old-time house.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-07-18
For Sale by All Druggists
THE AMERICAN NAVY.
Only a Small Part of the We ssels
to Be Kept in Commission.
Others to Be Retired to Reduce Expenses
Admiral Beardsley, Commander in
Chief of Pacific Station, to Be
Relieved in August.

A New York Sun special from Wash
ington says: An order has been issued
by the secretary of the navy which indi-
Gates that the president no longer appre-
hends trouble over either the Venezue-
Ian or Cuban questions, and that He re-
CARDS it as not necessary to maintain in
active service and ready for immediate
action the entire available fighting
strength of the navy. He has therefore
directed that a board be appointed to
designate what vessels can be retired
without inconvenience to the depart
ment or interference with the usual
demands of the service in foreign wa
ters. The disintegration of the fleet on
the home station, and probably that on
the Pacific coast, will not begin until
the late summer.
The plan is to retire one battleship
as fast as another is ready for commits
sion, and to keep but few of the mont
tors in service. The Indiana will be the
first ship whose commander will haul
down his flag and will probably go out
of commission in August when Eight
ing Bob Evans" time expires and the
Massachusetts joins Admiral Bunce's
fleet. The Amphitrite will also give
way to the Puritan at New York, and
possibly the New York may go out be-
fore the close of the year, as well as one
or two other of the largest cruisers.
The idea is to make thorough test of
each new ship as she is added to the
navy, and then to select those most ex-
pensive to maintain and least efficient
for cruising purposes, and lay them up
in fresh water, probably at League IS
land, toprevent the growth of barnacles.
The board will fix the force of men to
be maintained on these ships. The pur-
pose is to have sufficient force to get
up steam at short intervals and to work
the machinery to insure that the shin
shall be in readiness for service at short
notice.
A New York Times special from
Washington says: One of the most
agreeable sea billets is that of COM
mander-in-chief of the Pacific station,
where Admiral Beardsley is on duty.
The admiral's two years tour of duty
on the station will have expired in
August and he has asked for another
years duty in command of the feet.
This is likely to be refused, owing to
the large number of officers who are
anxious for sea duty andwho are enti-
tied to some such command by virtue
OF their rank and service ashore.
An officer Of the grade OF commodore
who is detailed to such duty has the
temporary rank of rear admiral, enjoys
the luxury Of a flagship and has certain
distinctions which naturally attach to
the Office.
Among those who want the place are
Commodore ]. A. Howell, of the League
Island navy yard, and Commodore
George Dewey. Both are well known
and capable officers. Howell is espe-
cially anxious for sea duty. He has
been on shore for some time. having