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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-03-17
News Of the Suburbs.

Is able to be around.
Misses B. Coyne and Mary Davies
visited friends In Hyde Park yester.
day.
John Higgins Is confined to his home
on Gilmore avenue, with a severe cold.
The st. Joseph Total Abstinence and
Benevolent society will receive holy
communion this morning.
At a meeting of Division No. Q. An
cient Order of Hibernians, yesterday
arrangements were completed for theii
banquet this (Tuesday) evening. The
Father Matthew hall is decorated with
palms and flags and presents hand
some appearance. 1t is expected that
115 couples will be present.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-03-17
ATHLETIC CLUB BENEFIT.

At a special meeting of the Scranton
Athletic club last evening 1t was de-
cided to accept the terms of the Emily
Bancker theatrical company. which ap-
pears in Our Flat" and committee
was appointed to wait upon Manager
Burgunder Of the Academy of Music
for the fixing Of date Miss Bancker
will play here on either April 2S or 20
for the benefit of the club. There Is no
doubt but that she will be greeted with
q crowded house.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-03-17
WALSH BENEFIT TONIGHT.

Edward Walsh. the sweet tenor sing
er. will be given benefit concert this
evening in Mears' hall. Mr.. Walsh in
tends to enter a musical conservatory
for the purpose Of cultivating his voice.
The following programme will be given:
chairman ........ .................P. +. Mccoy
Instrumental solo,
Professor II. +. Lindsay
Vocal solo. Miss Florence Schilling
Duet
Messrs. Golden and Quinnan. Pittston
Recitation. Miss Agnes Callahan
Sotut soto. ...............'... .splu IiuSh- -
Vocal solo. Mrs. NJ. Sullivan
Recitation, comic. Will Jennings
Overture.
Miss N. Saltry and l.. O'AIalley
Selection. n.............. Columbian quartette
Vocal solo. Miss LorettO Jennings
Recitation. Miss Veronica Walsh
instrumental duet,
Messrs. Devine and Evans
Vocal solo. Miss Sadie DOugherty
kocdl Soio. ..................... .JonH SHelluui
Vocal solo. olo...................Ed Edward Walsh
comic song. Larry ketrlck
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-03-17
TWO SLEIGH RIDE PARTIES

Members of the Simpson Methodist
church attended sleigh ride last eve
ming. An enjoyable time was spent.
The Colonial club with their friends
formed a party that went to Olyphant
last evening. Dancing was the feature
Of the fun at the hotel, and q repast
was served at midnight.
NEWS NOTES AND PERSONALS.
r. p. Evans. of Nanticoke, is visit
ing friends on this side.
Samuel Gibbs, Of Hampton street, Is
III.
The Misses Susan and Maggie Nc
AloOn, Of Nicholson are visiting on this
side
Roy Floyd Is spending a vacation
from studies at the home of his parents,
Rev. and Mrs. l.. C. Floyd, Of North
Hyde Park avenue.
The funeral OF Mrs. Lizzie Getting
will occur Wednesday morning at $50
O'Clock from the residence on West
Lackawanna avenue.
Mrs. John Mackreth, Of South Sum
ner avenue, slipped and fell on the ice
Saturday afternoon. A sprained wrist
resulted.
David Williams, OF Middle Granville.
IL visiting DIR. Roberts, OF South Main
avenue.
The funeral Of I.ottie, the 5-year-old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
Jones. of 1876 Washburn street. will oc-
eur this afternoon from the family res
idence.
The Taylor line was open all last
night.
The Chi Upsilon society of the Wash
burn Street Presbyterian church met
last evening.
Judge" Green, of Brooklyn, N. Y,
will entertain at the Plymouth Congre-
gational church on the evening Of April
Is. He is an impersonator and reciter.
The attraction is for the benefit Of the
Young Mems league.
West Side Business DIRECTORY.
PLUAIBING-william d. Griffiths. 1ls
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-03-17
A few OF THE MANY BARGAINS

few Of THE MANY BARGAINS:
200 Pairs Of Nottingham Curtains $l5o VaIu Only s SO
200 Paln Of Nottingham Curtains 400 vdw Only 200
100 Psis Of Brussels Curtains, A50 VdM ONLY 900
100 Pairs Of Brussels Curtains GOO Vain ONLY 400
100 Pairs Of Irish Point Curtains, $50 vilM, Only $50
100 PdH 4 Rsnassans. Curtains ESQ v,Aa Only 500
100 P,i1 tRmaldase Cataas 1000 vals Only 7.5o
Renaissance CuFt4is up u tx per pair Brussels upo,SO
per pair Chenille Draperies Suffer Same Reductions
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-03-17
Scheme IS Carried OUT
Water Companies Of Wyoming Valley
Under One Management.
SCRANTON MEN INTERESTED
Every Town on Both Sides OF the RiveI
from Scranton to Nautiooks WIN
Bs Supplied with Water
By One Company.

Concerning the scheme that lRsuheen
engineered mainly by ScrantzSpVtaM-
talists for supplying Wilkes -Bafre and
adjacent towns with water. mebtioTfDf
which has heretofore been made in The
Tribune. the Wilkes Barre Record Said
yesterday: u
The gigantic DEAL by which it,is eX-
pected that the business of supplying
water to the people Of this valley and
part Of Lackawanna Valley will be, fSvo-
lutionized, has about been consummated
and the scheme Is greater and more COM
prshensive than has even yet been sup
posed. = s.,
The syndicate. it has now been learned
Is composed of J. r. Maxwell. president
OF the Central Railroad OF New Jersey;
coal operators Simpson 4 Watkins. eX-
Lieutenant Governor Louis A. Watres
and Hon. Lemuel Amerman, all Of Scran-
ton but Mr.. Maxwell The syndicate has
been negotiating for several months with
the various water companies between
Scranton and Nanticoke, with the .pur-
pose OF securing control of their fran
ohises. There are in all about twenty
tory supplying the VARIOUS towns. 'on
saturday, 1t vas announced that every
one OF them. .5with the exception .Af' The
Citizens aud the Consumers OF this city.
had passed INTO THE poSsession oGothe
syndicate
Omaha daily bee., 1896-04-02
IN EFFECTLYE PROTEST


Mr.. Riddle, the United States charge
d'affairs at ConstnntinOple in the alb
sence of Minister Terrell has by n
single act achieved diplomatic distinc,
ton and established claim to the
hearty respect of his countrymen. He
not only protested against the order o.
the Turkish government for the eXDuI-
sion of American missionaries, but
notified the government that unless the
orders We're recal ed d dplomatic re'a i,n;
with the porte would be severed. This
brought n prompt response and the
American missionaries will not be inter
fered with. 1t is reported that there
was great surprise at the prompt man
ner in which the order of expulsion was
Snnffed out and it certainly was Il NEST
unusual course for the Turkish govern
ment. Probably the diplomatic repre-
tinople would have had similar de
mand so promptly complied with and
the inference Is that Turkey Is pnrticu-
larly sOlicitous to maintain the most
friendly relations with the United
States. Indeed that government has
manifested such Il feeling throughout
the Armenian crisis. Still it is by no
means improbable that but for the firm
and aggressive course of Mr.. Riddle the
American missionaries would have been
expelled and, therefore, he deserves the
highest commendation for his action.
The American will also give full credit
TO the British ambassador for the serv-
ice he rendered our representative. The
incident seems TO have made quite an
impression in Europe.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-04-02
DEMOCRATIC sTRAws.

Springfield Republican dnd): The demo-
cratic headquarters at Chicago have been
shut up and a "To rent" sign hangs in the
window That fairly represents the state
of the party throughout the west.
Kansas City Star dnd): In characteriz-
ing Ex-Governor Boies the Gladstone of
America" the democratic county convention
held at Webster City, Ia, on Saturday, in
tended. presumably. to convey the idea that
Boies is out Of politics.
Courier Journal (dem): Don't get i'm
patient for Carlisle. to declare his presidential
candidacy. It. Is late spring. but when
the spring doea come it will come. Within
a few days Carlisle will doubtless speak out,
and when he does I'VE shall hear from the
man who is not only the ablest democrat
in the countryr but who has the strongest.
and 1t does steln the only, chance of any
democrat to win The presidential election in
November. -,,,s
Cincinnati Enauirer (dem,): A democratic
convention in Hamilton county, Iowa, sent in
the first busle blast Of the presidential cam
pagn on Saturday. b 1t met to appoint dele
gates to a state convention, denounced the
present congress, -deplored the possibility Of
a rc-enactment iof tthe Mckinley law and
indorosd eX-GoYeisar Horace Boes for presi-
dent, speaking him as "the great COM
moner; the Gladgtgne Of America" Perhaps
tine Htate cOnveption, can fnd some more ap-
proprlate phrase than Gladstone Of America"
when 1t comes to formally presenting Boles
but he is a good man anyhow, and sven if
1t has nobody but him, tie democracy will
not be in the 'undone condition" of not
being in the race. The compliments Of the
season to Governor Boies.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-04-02

winters In summer, when the sun dogs
break loose by Lake Michigan he HES him
self to Europe. His health seems to be fully
restored now and he Is ready once more to
devote himself to the city's welfare. Strange
to say, there is a disposition to repel his
patriotism and keep him in private lie.
Shortly after Paul Kruger frosted the ar
dor OF the raiding uitlanders, a story started
In London, was sent the rounds to illustrate
the alleged verdancy OF the Beers The story
related how a Brlton In a transaction with
a Boer involving f2O0OO gave the native
two bills-f20 and f1 ,000 81 placed the bills
side by side" said the Briton, telling him
they represented f20--f1 00O." And the inno-
cent accepted them in full settlement of the
debt But the Boer Is not as chldlike and
bland as the story intimates. When IL GENES
to peeling the hide Of the uitlander he is
something Of an artist Take the item OF
dynamite imported into the country for min
Ing purposes. II is imported through a syudi-
cate, for which the Transyaal government
furnished the capital The importaiionS to
date amount to 900 cases. Dynamite
can be delivered at Johannesburg at $S.7S a
case, and there is tax on it Of something
more than Sl.25 1 case. Taxes aud all. how
ever, the 100000 cases should OF have cost
the miners more than Sl.6lS $50 They did
actually cost them Just S3.625, 600. From
which it would appear that ihe Bosrs know
great deal more thqa the uitlanders will
admit
Omaha daily bee., 1896-04-02
MAKLNG A SPECT4CLE on lrsELE


The passage of the curfew ordinancq
over the veto of Mayor Broatch reflects
very little credit upon the council.
The ordinance will be dead letter
from the outset. Every law on the
statute books that Is not enfoIclble tend
To weaken public regard for law and
public respect for lawmakers. We al
ready have too many laws and ordi-
nances that no executive pretends to
enforce or is expected TO enforce. The
no-treat law, for example has been on
the statute books of Nebraska for fifteen
years. During that period ii has been
violated millions of times and yet no
one has ever been convicted under ii.
The yagrancy laws which make it n
penal offense to any one to solicit aims
and refuse work are in the same cate
cory. And we might cite scores of laws
and ordinances that merely cucumber
the statute books and encourage law
defiance.
The enactment of the curfew ordi
nance has already given Omaha un-
enyiable notoriety. The North Ameri
can, one of the leading dailies of Phla.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-04-02
Wan CLOUDS IN AFRICA.

New York Tribune with these conplica-
tions at the SOUTH aud with force moving
up the Nile FOR the reconqucs OF the Soudan
| this bids fair to be another African year in
British history, the net result OF which Will
be considerable expansion OF the area Of
British red on the map OF the Dark CONT
nent.
Philadelphia Press: The Transvaal is not
large country and even with the Orange
free state its fighting force would be small
but nothing would be more embarrassing for
the British ministry than to find itself com
pelled to carry on war at both ends OF the
African continent at the same time, with
new European complications at any time
possible.
Chicago Inter ocean: a day or two ago
1t was reported from London that the Beers
OF the Transvaal were suspected Of insti-
eating the rebellion Of the Matabeles. Now
1t appears that Beers, as well as English
men, are among the anxious, and that many
OF the burghers In the South African republic
have asked the government for permission to
go TO the rescue OF their country in Mata-
beleland.
Philadelphia Record The only visible re-
suit of Rhodesian politics besides the general
disaffection OF the Dutch Afrikanders seems
to have been to postpone indefinitely the
political reforms In the interests Of the Eng
lish majority In the Transvaal. Instead of
bringing liberty" to his compatriots at
IL
JIM has succeeded only in binding them
tighter than ever In the chains of the pa
triarchal despotism of their Boer overlords.
New York Herald The Beers and the
Dutch all through South Africa are gathering
themselves together for self-protecton and
the alleged uprising in Matabeeand is Eng
lands excuse for collecting her forces on the
borders OF the Transvaal in readiness for
emergencies The activity of Mr.. Solous in
this so-called uprising is suspicious in itself,
Cor he Is simply a second edition of DIR.
jameson, and, presumably, is dying to have
the new poet laureate sing about his exploits
New York Times: The Transvaal republic
is now bounded on two sides by British ter
ritory. If the purchase of Delagoa bay has
been made or If it comes to be made. the
republic will in effect be entirely surrounded
by such territory. for there is no outlet
toward the north. If the movements of the
government at Pretoria should come to be
directed from Paris or Berlin or ST. Peters
burg, the republic would be thorn in the
side of England, and would constitute a con-
tinual menace to her possessions. Doubtless
President Kruger is aware of this. If, never
less, he has taken the position he Is re-
ported to have taken, it must be because he
is prepared to sustain it by arms.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-04-02
Personal AND OTHERWISE.

In recent obituary the deceased is said
to have manifested a spirit of resignation
characteristic of his life" 1t was superfuous
to add that he never held public office.
Senator Lodge of Massachusetts, will de-
liver a eulogy on the late Governor Green
halge in Boston on April IS, and a eulogy
On the late Ex-Governor Robinson in Lex
ington, Mass, on April 19.
An Iowa man claims to have discovered
the secret of perpetual motion and applied
it to bicycle wheel. The application dis
credits the secret Perpetual motiCn is a
permanent attachment to wheels.
Notwithstanding reports to the contrary
Mark Twain is doing quite well abroad. He
sold the copyright of a new book for $50 900
recently, and is now unloading Pudd'nhead
wisdom on the utlanders of South Africa.
While De Reszke was doing his sweetest
in the Romeo serenade to Juliet in Chicago
a fellow in the audience leaped on the stage
and induced the management to pull down
the curtain. The incident created a grand
operoar
William M. Chase's advice to women with
artistic ambition is not encouraging He
says that unless she is pecuniariy inde-
pendent for at least a term of years, no
womsn however talented, is likely to
prosper.
Battleshps come pretty high. The In
diana cost altogether. to get her ready for
sea, $5,500,000, and 1t cost 81 900 a day to
maintain her in commission. The cost of
decking her alcae, at Port Royal, was
100000
Lieutenant F. G. Fisher who took part
in the Chitral Qndia) campaign, says that
at Malakaland there was man with the
enemy who had been marker in a native
regiment When the attack developed he
stood on the top of sungar with a red flag
in his hand. Every one, of course, took pot
shots at him, and as the bullets whisted
past he signalled missed by the right" or
"by the leftn' until one caught him full in
the chest. He staggered for moment, sig
nailed "Bull'e-eye," and then dropped dead.
Considering the number of eminent men
who have grappled with and failed to evolve
a satisfactory solution of the financial prob
lem, it is a source Of wonderment that no
Chicago alderman has been invited to shed
the light of his genius on the perplexing
subject. That he could bring order out of
chaos is reasonably certain, judging by the
supereminent ability displayed in taking
care of number one. Evidence of the Won
drous financial intellects cropping in the dis
NAL recesses Of Chicago's city hall at SO a
grope is furnished by the record of a
retired financier. He was a $1,000 clerk, !
called from private to public station. After
four years service in the city council he
began to build great blocks of stone front
houses. To tighten the cares Of office he
bought a Florida plantation on which he
Omaha daily bee., 1896-04-02
Boodling the worId over.

People who believe that the United States
has a monopoly of official dishonesty should
read the reports that come from foreign
countries from time to time. The story that
comes from Australia of the corruption of
numerous magistrates is in point. The man
who watches the daily papers will have no
difficulty in discovering many such cases.
But they are socn forgotten, and then for
eigners resident in tho United States set up
the claim that such crimes are not committed
in the old world or in countries under Eu-
ropean juri21icton, with the single exception
OF Russia. Even such scandals as the Pan
anna affair, which involved some of the best
known men ~ France, are forgotten in a
llttle while. because France IL a long way
frcm the United States and we are not as
closely in touch with it as we are with events
in this country. Besides events here are
much more accurately reported than things
that happen in France and other parts Of the
n-LliinEilt
Omaha daily bee., 1896-04-02
SoRT ROBINSON BEER wAl
Case Likely 20 Go 10 the Supreme
Court for EinnI settlement,

Case Likely 20 Go 10 the Supreme
Court for Final Settlement.
WASHINGTON, April 1.-The case Of the
Post Exchange at Fort Robinson, Mob, In
volving the refusal OF the milf
tary authorities there to permit a
sheriff to enter the post and arrest
the soldiers in charge OF the canteen for
disposing Of beer without a license, has been
brought to the attention of the War depart
ment, but 1t is probable that IL the state
authorities are in earnest in this matter
they must resort to the courts for support
According to the army regulations all posts
must take out United States licenses TO
conduct their canteens but although no beer
may be sold therein in prohibition states,
the right Of state to compel the taking out
of a state license has not been admitted In
cases where the military reservation is en-
tirely within the jurisdiction OF the general
government This is nearly the case In
Nebraska The Fort Robinson reservation
was ceded to the United states by the state
with the reservation that the state might
serve civil processes therein and also crlmi-
nal processes growing out of crimes COM
mtted outside the reservation. Under these
conditions the reservation was accepted by
the national government in 1887 and the post
was established.
According to the position OF the depart
ment, the state voluntarily relinquished all
right to interfere with the conduct of affairs
VII lHb ItstTNdllOH. lWO years lditE lut
state enacted a statute asserting its juris-
dicton over the reservation for purposes of
licenses, but the War department has re-
fused to accept this as binding. for to do so
would amount to recognizing the right OF a
state to change the conditions of gift under
the terms of which the national government
had expended large sum of money in i'm
provements without the consent Of the party
to the gift.
1t is likely that the supreme court will
eventually be called upon to settle this ques-
tion of jurisdiction, for 1t is now expected to
be made an issue in New York state as an
outcome of the enactment Of the Raines
liquor law. General Ruger has taken steps
to secure judicial definition of the effect of
this new law on the army posts in the state
which is within the limits of his depart
ment command, and in view Of the fact that
the large license fee provided for would prac-
tically amount to prohibition Of the canteen
in the state If it should be decided to lie
properly within the United States military
reservation the military officers are much
concerned as to the outcome, particularly in
the face of the almost unanimous testimony
that comes from all of the commandants of
posts to show the value of the canteen as
now conducted as a reformatory agent.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-04-02
BUREAU. OF AMERICAN REPUBLICS.
Plans for the Extension of Its Field
of USefulneNS.

| Plans for the Extension of It's Field
of Usefulness.
| WASHINGTON, April LIN accordance
with call issued by Secretary Oney, repre-
| aentatves of the countries party to the pan
American conference gathered in the diplo-
matte room at the State department today to
consider the needs of the Bureau of American
Republics, which is maintained by joint ccri-
trlbutions of these countries. Secretary Olney
presided and there were present in addition
Senor Romero the Mexican minister; Senior
Mendonca, the Brazilian minister; Senior
Andrade, the Venezuelan minister; Senior
Cana, the Chilian minister; Senor Rengifolt
the Colombian minister; Senor Carbo, the
Ecuadorean minister; Senior Arrigo, the Qua
temalen minister; Consul General Strauss of
Nicaragua; Senor Calvo, the Costa Rican
minister: Senor Peraza of Salvador; Consul
General p. d. Murguindo of Uruguay, Di-
rector Furbish of the Bureau of American Re-
pubiics and DR.. Rodriguez of the same
bureau.
Director Furbish explained the status of
the bureau and showed that it had nearly
exhausted all OF the work outlined on it
according to the original plan and repre-
sented the necessity for further direction
from the controlling body in its future work.
After some consideration Secretary Olney
was authorized to appoint a committee of
five members to take the subject under ad-
visement and to present to the conference a
plan of work for the bureau at the next meet
ing which will be on the 18th inst. Thi was
substantially all that was done at today's
meeting save the passage of an order looking
to the printing of the publications of the
bureau hereafter in French as well as in
English and Spanish and a recommendation
that the work of compiling the commercial
tariff by the Bureau of American Republics
hn haStened
Omaha daily bee., 1896-04-02

To indict the governor and his associates
of the board of trustees of a state institu-
tion of learning because they believed that
one flag was sufficient cannot be intended to
promote patriotism It were as easy to
make a community pious by the infiiction
of pains and penalties as to foster patriotic
spirit in that way. And legislatures and
grand jures would do the country better
service by placing- implicit faith on the
devotion of the people to the stars and stripes
than by attempting to force growth or
affectation of royalty. In any and every time
of need the people will take care of the flag
OF our union.