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put him into dungeon without cause
assigned. Ii took six months for Great
Britain to lind that out. Then Great
Britain demanded his release. King
Theobald refused the release.
In less than ten days after that re-
diers. including 5000 Sepoys. We're on
board ships of war and were sailing
down the coast. When they reached
the coast they were disembarked.
marched across that terrible country. IL
distance Of 100 miles. under a burning
sun, up the mountain, up to the very
heights in front of the frowning dun-
geon, then gave battle, battered down
the iron gates of the stone walls.
reached down into the dungeon and lift
cd out of it that one British subject
King Theobald killing himself with lis
own pistol Then they carried him
down the mountain. across the land. put
him on board a white winged ship and
sped him to his home In safety. That
cost Great Britain twenty-five millions
of dollars, and made General Napier
Lord Napier, of Magdala.
That was a great thing for great
country to do-a country that has an
eye that can see all across the ocean.
all across the land. away up to the
mountain height, and away down to
the darksome dungeon, one subject OF
hers out of her Ss,OO0,0O0 Of people, and
then has an arm strong enough and
long enough to stretch across the same
ocean, across the same lands. up the
same mountain heights, down to the
same dungeon. and then lift him out
and carry him home to his own country
and friends In Gods name who would
not die for country that will do that"
The time will come when American
citizenship will carry with it. to every
land, the assurance of an equal protec-
ton. But it Is. we fear long way off,
as yet.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-01-27

State of Pennsylvania, County Of
Lackawanna, S.:
Before me. Watson Browning, q
Notary Public in and for said County,
personally appeared John II. Fellows
who being duly sworn depsseth and
saith In reply to a statement or alliga
tions in an article in the Scranton Trib
une Jan. 25, 1896.
".ii,at he the said Fellows had cor
ruption fund to purchase delegates in
the fight for the nomination for the
Office of Congressman and mat he solic-
tied one of his warmest supporters TO
use such fund to buy delegates for him
like a lot Of cattle"
I positively deny the said allegations.
I had no corruption fund. neither did
call upon one of my supporters or any
one else to disburse such fund for me.
or any one else. The whole story is q
fabrication.
John II. Fellows.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
25th day of January. A. d., 1896.
Watson Browning, Notary Public.
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Scrantonian whose business or pleasure
should call him from any part of Scran-
ton to the West Side. 1t would greatly
facilitate and protect that frequent in
tercommunicat!on upon which SYM
metrical municipal development rests.
To Providence can be accorded thank
fulness for the fact that no great acci
dent. with immense loss of life. has not
already emphasized the perilousness OF
the present railway crossing on West
Lackawanna avenue. The conditions
have for years been ripe for such II ca
tastrophe. Every street car that crosses
the tracks of the Delaware, Lacka-
wanna and Western railroad at the
point In question puts the safety of its
passengers in a jeopardy which a via
duct would wholly obviate. Every
driver who urges vehicle across those
tracks and every pedestrian who walks
across them incurs measure of risk
as needless as IL is menacing.
If this viaduct project should be de-
feated at the polls next month and
a fatal accident should afterward en-
sue. the voters who would have voted
against the viaduct would have the
bloodshed OF that accident upon their
heads. The best way to cure an evil
is to prevent 1t. This evil of unguarded
communication is patent to all. The
cost of it's removal has been ascertained.
Shall question of dollars and cents be
balanced against a question of human
safety?
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The report that wholesale arrests OF
vigilance committeeman will be made
by Scranton. Fellows & Co.. Limited.
for the crime of refusing to let that
close CORPORATION hav. its own way IN
city politics Is to be taken with a grain
of allowance. Scranton. Fellows Il Co.
will probably not embark on any such
enterprise, because they know that 1t Is
a game at which two could play II
necessary, But IL they should under
take it. honest vigilance committeeman
need not fear that they will not be fully
protected.
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A Long Way Off.

That was magnificent point in Sena-
tor Frye's impassioned speech in the
senate Friday when, in the midst Of
his plea for the menaced Armenians.
he said: II think that one Of the grand
est things in all the history Of Great
Britain Is that she protects her subjects
everywhere, anywhere. and under all
circumstances. do not wonder that
a British subject loves his country.
This little incident, with which you are
all familiar, is q marvellous illustration
of the protection which Great Britain
gives to her subjects. The king Of
Abyssinia took British subject named
Campbell. about twenty years ago. car
ried him upto the fortress Of Magdala.
on the heights Of rocky mountain, and
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-01-27

State of Pennsylvania, County OF
Lackawanna, ss.:
Personally appeared before me, W. S.
Millar an Alderman in and for the
county of Lackawanna. A. B. Stevens.
who, being sworn. deposed as follows:
That In the fall of 1894 1 interested my
self In the interest of John H. Fellows,
who was seeking the nomination for
congress against the Hon. Joseph A.
Scranton. I did all that couiu con-
scientiously to secure the said Fellows
nomination. On the day before the
convention, / was approached by said
Fellows and asked to take charge of a
fund to be used with the delegates on
the day of the convention. I replied to
Mr. Fellows that had never done that
work for myself, and that I could not
do II for him. A. B. Stevens.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
25th day of January. 1896.
w. S. Millar, Alderman.
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EDITOR BEAMlSH ANSWERED.
From the Elmira Telegram.

FROM the Elmira Telegram.
The so-called Irish vote" Is an ever
fruitful subject for Democratic editors
and orators about election time. They
seem never to tire Of 1t and year by year
they become more defiant and offensive
with this yell. Editor Beamish has now
taken 1t up and he warns all Irishmen
against what he calls the professional
1rshman, whose mission on earth Mr.
Beamish thinks. IL to lure 1rishmen away
from the Democratic ticket. OF course 1t
is not the intention of Mr. Beamish to in
suit his people. yet he has lent his talents
and voice to give circulation to a cry that
Is most offensive to every lrishman. OF
course Mr.. Beamish uses this cry with
the intention of advancing the interests of
the excellent candidates on the Democrat
ic ticket and for this reason 1t may be well
to forgive the enthusiastic editor. My
interference IL purely in defense of a good
honest, warm-hearted people whom
think have a right to protest against the
yearly insults of designing politicians
Mr.. Beamish declares he will expose and
hold up as traitors all Democrats who
vote the Republican ticket this spring.
Dear me. how serious Mr.. Beamish has
become and what punishment he has in
store for his people unless they do his
bidding! But why must Irishmen vote
traitors? The German votes as he pleases
and no one dare intimate that he is "a
political traitor. His vote is courted by
both parties and he is given all kinds of
offers and inducements. He generally
votes every time to his own interest. The
American, the italian, the Hungarian and
every other race vote as they see fit and
no siur is cast upon they for the exercise
of their rights of citizenship.
tilt
But the Irishman. according to the logic
of the Democratic press of this community
is traitor II he dares vote any other way
than that which the party leaders mark
out for him. From the tone Of these
threats a stranger might come to the con-
clusion that the Irish Of this valley owed
debt of some kind to the Democratic
party. Let us see. The county census
shows there is not an Irishman holding a
city Of county Office In this county. Yet
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A Dialogue and q Moral.

A day or two after the fall election
in 1894, John II. Fellows met Captain
Moir on the street.
well, said Fellows. 1--WE got at
least one scalp dangling from my belt"
Whose is that?" asked Captain
MOir.
why, Thomas d. Davies, Of course"
was the reply.
You forget. then" said the Captain,
that you have another one, too
Whose do you mean?"
Your own"
AS the case now stands, Fellows also
has NIoir's. not to speak Of a second
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The moraf Side Of It.

All sections of the city should sup
port the viaduct project. Why? Be
cause all sections would be benefited by
the viaduct's construction. Let 1t be
remembered that this IL one city. with a
common welfare and common des-
tiny-and not group of jealous and
divided parts. The viaduct would be a
new bond Of union. 1t would be safe
guard for the life and limbs Of every
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expense where definite salaries are paid.
The time is going by when men Of
moderate ability can expect to receive,
In public office, for easy labor, from
twice to ten times as much compensa-
tion as they could earn in the competi-
tive fields of private occupations.
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PUT PARTY FIRST.

HYDE Park Courier-Progress
There should be no question about the
success of the Republican ticket and we do
not believe there will be. Every man on
the ticket Is worthy Of the support OF
his party and fully capable to fill the OIL
flee he seeks. Whatever personal feelins
and disappointment resulted on account
of the primaries should be put aside. III
Is the party now that should receive con
sideration and all Republicans should JON
hands for success at the coming election,
bearing in mind that there are elections to
follow and that defeat now means disas-
ter later The Republican party Is amply
able to settle its grievances within party
lines.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-01-27

A movement looking to the substitu-
ton of fixed salaries for the present fee
system in vogue In the federal courts
has been inaugurated in congress by
Representative Stone. Of Allegheny. 1t
has been shown in many instances that
under the fee system the expense of Of
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-01-27

The letter-writer of the Sunday News
wants Republicans to vote the Demo-
cratic ticket to prevent Joseph A. Scran-
ton from being read out Of his party
How can the election of Democrats
make Mr.. Scranton better Republican?
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The decision of the subcommittee of
the house committee on foreign affairs
to recommend the administration of a
mild censure to Ambassador Bayard for
his updiscreet way of abusing the people
who pay his salary is wise; and 1t would
be wiser If they We're not so particular
about its mjldnesS
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-01-27

Republicans who are Republicans will
not, even if some Of them are disap-
pointed, make the mistake Of trying to
give the enemy victory in presiden-
tial year
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-01-27

Although it is popular loan chiefly
in name, one-fourth of the proposed
500, 200, 900 bond issue has already been
subscribed and the remainder is con-
fidently expected. All of which simply
shows the folly. If not the criminality,
of the first dicker with the syndicate.
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can, i93
quote these figures to show how faith
ful the Irish have been while their be-
trayers were bowling watch the irish
vote" 1t Is vote that needs no watching
so far as this city is concerned. The hg-
ures | use hurl the insult of political
bosses back in their teeth. ! dislike very
much to drag race or creed into political
discussion and | would not take the ND
erty upon myself to do such were 1t not
that feel 1t Is about time the Irish people
resented this ante-electiOn threat. The
lrishmen Of Scranton have suffered rather
than gained by their devotion to the DEM
ocratic party. The Democrats who
gained Office through their sup
port are the first to sneer and make hints
about the Irish vote. Yet the local bosses
of Democracy have no other qualification
for the Irish people than to come out bold
" in public print and threaten to call them
traitors and to hold them up to public
ridicule and scorn unless they vote tne
Democratic ticket this year. Isn't tnis
threat In exceedingly bad taste? Does the
Democratic party not owe an apoiosy
rather than a threat to the Irish people for
its treachery" After reading the eiectloh
returns of the county for the past -FOUR
years, one comes very quickly to the con-
clusion that 1t Is about time FOR the irlsh
people to root for themselves. Their 10y
atty to party has cost them more thah
few people would care to endure.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-01-27

According to all reports Harrlty
means to play fair with the PattisOn
presidential boom. this time. 1t is ap-
parently a case of play fair or drop
wholly into oblivion.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-01-27

The compliments which are being
paid to Mr.. Scranton just now by the
local Democratic press show that the
Democrats realize and appreciate what
he and his associate boilers are trying
to do for them.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-01-27

The Philadelphia correspondent of
the New York Sun. who usually hits
close to the truth. predicts that the dele
gate-at-large to the st. Louis conven-
ton from Northeastern Pennsylvania
will be ex-Attorney General Palmer. of
Wilkes-Barr This news has at least
the merit Of novelty.
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lrishmen are placed every year on both
tickets and while the Republicans haze
elected every Ir.shman they have nomi-
mated the Democrats for four successive
years have defeated every lrishman that
they stood up for public ottife. Three
years ago the Democrats nominated Jorn
Demuth ,GermAm. and Mr.. Russell.
iAmericam for the offices of county COM
missioner. Now let me compare the votes
OF the Irish wards of the city with the
German wards. in order to show up the
Irish traitors for Mr.. Beamish's edifica-
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scalp from Mr.. Davies head. But
Hyde Park will not let him add that of
Daniel Williams.
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We been compelled Mr. Mtzw, the lightning artist for
owing his inability the demand for
Paintings Although Lightning
line he has been lightning supply the
We know the universal desire have their pars and
drawing works
doing comply with their requests
will his show
dow and coming hundreds how artisty aud how
dehly he porrays $50 different subjects %
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This letter received late in the afternoon At $50
O'Clock reply to Mr. Fellows saying that the affidavit
to which he alluded would be published but Mr. Fellows had de-
parted from his office The affidavit together with another
bearing upon the subject printed herewith:
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lfs1as !


Majority for German candidate. .... .l93
Ii will he observed by this vote that
while the people whom Mr.. Beamish hints
at as traitors cut the American candi-
date four votes, the Germans cut him 4s3.
OF course the German candidate was
elected. But in the same campaign there
was another ticket running. Dolphin
Ur.sh) and Spruks German. for Demo-
cratic auditors. Here Is the vote In the
Irish and German wards:
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-01-27

Why Not. Indeed!
From the Green Ridge Monitor.
Colonel Ripple made a good mayor ten
years ago. why not try him again?
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AND TWO AFFIDAvITS.

On Saturday The Tribune received the following letter:
Scranton Pa, Jan. 25 1906
Scranton Tribune:
(iensI herewith nclose affidavit denying false allega-
tions you made this morning.
Please inform whether you will publish the same
Yours respectfully,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-01-27
REPUBLICAN CITY TICKET,

Tor Mayor-E. u. RIPPLE.
For Trcasurer-DANIEl. WILLIAMS
For ContrOllcr--F.J J. WlDMAYER.
For rAssessors-CNARlES FOWLER.
CHRIST FICkUS.
WILLIAM DAWSON.
Election Day. Feb. 1S.
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Germans majority over 1rishman IN
German wards. ds.....................'. .'.'.'Sis
While the Irish wards gave the German
candidate a majority of eighteen votes
over their own candidate, the Germans
cut the Irish candidate, 3l9. and the Ameri-
can, i93.
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loss

Germans majority over Irshman In
-, Is
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-07-30
TIE LARGEST YET.
Big Audience Sees 'Le Granl8 Ouch
esSe" at Wheeling Park.
Produced With Fine Efect-Mas-
cognes Sublime "Cavalleria
Eusticana" to be Produced for
the First Time This Eve ming.

The biggest crowd of the season saw
the second performance Of the Grand
Duchess" last evening, at the Wheeling
Park Casino. Both the 1870 and s
o'clock motors were wei filled and the
Casino presented a most attractive ap>
pearance, the ladies in their bright,
summary costumes lenuing brilliant
colcr to the scene. As usual swelidom
was Well represented and made up
coed part of the audience. The opera
was sung with the same finesse that
characterized the performance Of Tues
day p. ght, and enccres were the order Of
the evening Miss Knox, as The Grand
Duchess" and Mr. Bell, as Gen.
Scum" carried off the honors OF the
evening IN their respective parts. The
former quite capJiyated the audience by
her singing and acting, and she made an
ideal Grand Duchess" Mr.. Bell added
further to his reputation and was sutfi-
o'ly'y -''',eI-is 'i,- - ~ ra-t Of
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ye cas- rs @s us'. up - .-'e ood
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mas become "oI!" "'oe' ~Hu me- - =
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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-07-30
Talked 70 Republicans.
Capt. Danford'S Speech at Bridgeport,
Last Night.
He Conceded That the Money Ques-
ton was the Absorbing Theme.
His Explanation Of the Republi-
can Side of the Issue-The Tariff
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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-07-30
POLITICAL NOTES.

This afternoon between five and SIX
o'clock The Democrats o. Webster dis
tricJ, VINO have been quietly working
in the matter through an energetic COM
mittee. viii cree the first Bryan and
SeTaN pole in Ohio county on the va
cant ground sol,h of The K. Of p. Tenn
pie. The Democrats of the Sixth ward
VIII rally in force for this event. and
they ask for the assistance Of Democrats
from other parts of the ely and county.
The cole is q fine one and will stand one
hundred and twenty-five feet high.
La.er q platform viii be bull, around
,he be-. tom OF 5Ae pole and meetings will
be held there during The progress o. the
coming campaign.
a prominent business man Of Wheel
Ing, Democrat OF long standing. al
Jhough al present he has q gold lining.
returned from business trip through
Ono the other day. He regretted il was
SO. but facts cannot be denied. and he
was theiOra compelled TO reluctantly ad-
mi, tina. ninety per cent of the people
with whom he talked were for free Sill
YER One stOrekeep5r was SO angry
when the travelling man declared
himself for gold that their former pleas
ant relations, bC.h business and social,
were almost terminated What was
true of this business man was true of a
majority in the counties through which
he travelled, and he fe.t It was no eXag-
ger4t.on TO say that ninety per cent OF
the voters of the counties Of Eastern
Ohio Were in favor Of free silver. This
same gentleman said he had learned
while in conversation with a mil owner
in one Of the large manufacturing towns
in the central par. Of the State, that of
his 500 employees he felt sure at least
500 of them would vote fer free silver.
and he would no, be surprised f all
voted that Way. He added, cur inform
amt says, that nearly al these men were
Republicans.
The above gives more color 10 the re-
per. brough, 10 the Register Office from
Nj. Pleasant. Ohio, to the effect that
tw1aty Republicans Of that village had
declared for silver.
The Democratic County Executive
Committee me, last evening, and ad-
journel, after a brief session, to meet