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The morning times., 1896-08-19
PRETTY cool FOR AUGUST.
Weather Men Say These Fall Days
---..-- VIII Inst

October wea.he continues to be Wash
ingtOn's luck these August days. Up at the
Bureau the forecasters say the deIig btfliI
weather is likely to continue Tor some da vs.
There are no hot wave deposits in sight as
yet and pretty much the whole country ,s
enjoying the same conditions. Officially
it is stated as follows:
The barometer has risen in the central
valleys and lake regions; it has fallen
slowly in the middle Atlantic States and
rapidly in the extreme Northwest The
area of high pressure covers the upper
Mississippi Valley and upper lake region,
and the barometer is low north of Minnesota
and over Arizona.
1t is cooler from the Gulf States and
North Carolina hCrthwaru over the lake
regions and New England; it is also cooler
in western Kansas and eastern ColoraG,,
but warmer in the Northwest.
Local showers have prevailed along the
Atlantic coast. and in Missouri, Arkansas.
Western Tennessee, and Kentucky. TIL.
weather is geherally clear tonight from the
Middle Atlanti ei States westward to the
Missouri Valley.
Cool and fair weather will prevail in the
Northern States east OF the Mississippi,
possibly precede4 by showers tonight on
the New EngiA Aii knd Middle Atlanticcoasts
Local thunderstorms are indicated for the
South Auahtiti and East Gulf States,
Tennessee, and Arkansas
The morning times., 1896-08-19
TOOK LAUDANUM FOR LOVE
Maj Burke Sought Surcease but
Was Pumped Out.

Mamie Burke. a young colored girl. lies
in dangerous condition at the Emergency
Hospital sthe result of lauda mum poi sOniDg.
the drug being administered by herself.
The faithessness of her lover is said
TO he the motive for her suicidal attempt.
She bought the laudanum at Under
woods drug store, corner of First and F
streets southwest, stating that she wanted
it for the earache. While in the kitchen
she drank the stuff and then told her
cousin what she had done. The mother of
the girl was told, and ran quickly to the
Fourth precinct station house, and the
Emergency Hospital ambulance was sun
mOned.
The physicians used a stomach pump on
the girl and administered permanganate OF
potash to counteract the effects of the
iaudanum. With great difficulty she was
aroused, and all during the night the nurses
were untiring in their efforts to keep the
girl from sinking into the lethargy from
which she would never awake.
The morning times., 1896-08-19
weber's Band Is Union,

At meeting Of Local 16, Columbia Mu-
sical Protective Association, held On las
Sunday evening, attention was called to
the statement that ". F. Weber of the asso-
ciation was unable to furnish union music
for the Bryan ratification meeting, ard
MeSsrs w. F. Weber and Fred H Fletcher
were appointed q committee to correct the
statement. A resolution was adopted to
the effect that the members of said local are
prepared tofurnish allthat ma y be required
The morning times., 1896-08-19
Ambula nee Did Not Arrive,

Sarah Dixon, colored, was found Ill
early last night in "A house on C. between
Thirteenth aud Fourteenth streets The
police at station, No. 1, called for Il ;,oiice
ambulance. After along wait of two hours.
the ambulance not having arrived. patrol
wagon. No. 1, was called out an,l the
patient conveyed to Freedmen's Hospital
The morning times., 1896-08-19
WINERIES TRIAL TODAY.
Eight-Hour Case VIII BE Heard This
MOrninY

Morning.
The trial of W. W. winfrec, the contrac-
tor charged with violating the cighr-hour
law, is set for today.
The prosecution was brought hy the Fed
Grafton of Labor, which alleged that Win
free was working men nine hours day on
the Wallach school building, which he is
under contract to finish repairing by Sep
tember Is.
The defendants defense will be that he
was bound by his contract with the Com
missioners to complete the repairs in the
time specified or prevent children from
attending school, and in this he will have
the support Of the building inspectors Of
flee.
Mr.. Munowney, the assistant District
attorney, said yesterday that Mr. winfree's
counsel, Messrs Wilson and Close, desired
o continuance, but he would insist on the
case being heard By Jury today
The morning times., 1896-08-19
BRANSON'S NARROW ESCAPE.
He Was Found Lying on the Track
in the Georgetown Car HouSe

IN the GeOrgetOwn Car House.
John Branson. a blacksmith car very
near being seriously injured if not killed
in the car house of the Capital Traction
Company, on NJ street. Georgetown. shortly
before O'Clock last night He was drunk
and lying directly across the rail of one
OF the tracks running in frcm the street.
1t was rather dark at that particular spot
and Branson was discovered by one of
the employees in the nick Of time.
Several of the men who work about
the house attempted to push Il car further
back from the door. hut found that someone
had put a stoDe under the car wheel to
keep it from rolling One of the men
went back to remove the stone and found
the man on the track only few feet
away.
Had he remained on the track and the
car pushed ON him he would have Eeen
seriously if not fatally injured. A COM
plant was made to the police and Branson
was arrested.
The morning times., 1896-08-19

The finest. the best boards, only 81
per 100 feet. II you want conIInon boards
75c. per 100 feet. Frank Libber & Co.
9Th and N. Y. ave
The morning times., 1896-08-19
A Master at Work.
DR.. WALKER
Known to This Community by Years of
Tests as a Doctor Who
Cures Disease.

For years DIR. Walker has conducted in
this city The iarges, practice ever know n in
ihedic;,i history. The people know and re-
spcct him. His fame has grown in the
strons ilSht of intimacy aGd permanency.
Medical pretcndcrS OF every Variety liiv e
come ana gone passed in the night, 'un-
abie To enuure the MONDAY sun OF ac-
qiiaintance- But with time and intimacy
the iane OF DR.. Walker grows stronger
No Experiments or Failures.
He cures all diseases of the nervous sys-
ten, wasting disease, organic weakness,
leebleres> 81 the Junction., diseases OF the.
eye. ear. nose, throat, and lungs, s kin DIS
eases. blood diseases, bladder troubles, ard
all private diseases, Catarrh, asthma. in
nlstsI.on, CONSTIPATION. ana heart disease
DIT. Walkers only charge for treatment
and all medicines is
The morning times., 1896-08-19
STAND LOYALTY TO WATSON
Continued from First Page.)

after the adjournment OF the committee last
evening il they would take any action with
regard 20 tie withdrawal IL either bryan
or Wa,son from tie TLpLl.st ticket. TO
this Senator Butler dictated tie follow
The morning times., 1896-08-19

Flooring $3.50 per 100 feet, all one
width F. Libbey& Co., 9th and N. Y. ave.
The morning times., 1896-08-19
No Experiments or Failures
So a Month,

DR., Walker sees each patient who calls
at his weiI-knuwn sa nita rum. 14ll Penn
syivanii avenue. adjoining willard HD-
tel, PERSONAL Y. Office hours, daily.
lu To D: Sundays, 10 to ~. Monday,
Wednesday. Thursday ,andSaturday nights,
tD S
The morning times., 1896-08-19
C0L0RED men At CANTON
. %.
Mckinley Made a Speech to
L'0uVeture Rifles.
RACE PROGRESS COMMENDED

One Of the Best Speeches of the Car
ton SERIES Was Loudly AppIauded
by the VtsitOrs-Tariff and Finance
the Themes, AS UsuaI-Gen. Wood
ford Leaves for the East.
The morning times., 1896-08-19
kREGL0 BENEFIT SEQUEL
Pretty Mess Disclosed in a
Justice Trial.
YOUNG POLLOCK'S WATCH

1t Was Purchased aS n Testimonial
and Four Other Participants Want
ed MedaIs-JusticeSt Strider's Canstic
Remarks on t he Benefit Money Prof.
Rhodes Lost.
The morning times., 1896-08-19

do not make this statement through any
pretcnse OF special affection for the man
who works with his hands. Such pre-
tense made in the heat OF a Presidential
canvass would merely insult and tiiscredit
the intelligence to which 1T is addressed.
(Applauseb l repeat that would support
any measure calculated to increase the
rate OF wages, because / know of no test
OF prosperity absolutely infallible except
the rate OF wages paid to laborers.
{Applause)
wuere the rate of wages is high there
must be prosperity. Where the rate Of
wages is low there must necessarily be
distress. II, then, Mr.. Bryan can show me
that by tile enforcement Of any portion OF
his program wage will be increased in this
country, / will not only support him. but
I will recognize him as the wisest orator
that ever opened his mouth on u platform
since the beginning OF the world. Laugh
ter.)
I will be ready to confess that the
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-01-03
Cuba as a Belligerent. .

According to the doctrine advanced
by President Monroe, (apart from the
deliverance popularly known as the
Monroe Doctrine") when people in
revolt against their government have
sufficiently maintained their cause to
give reasonable prospect Of success,
they are entitled to recognition as bel
ligerents. At the time President Mon
roe advanced this doctrine some of the
South American states We're endeavor-
ing to throw off the foreign yoke that
oppressed them-in short, they were
struggling for civil and political liberty,
now striving to free themselves from
the tyranny and oppression imposed
upon them by the government at Mad
rid. The Cubans have maintained their
cause with wonderful tenacity and with
a bravery that commands the admira-
ton and respect of the people Of the
United States. If James Monroe were
president of this republic at the pres
ent time there can be no doubt that he
would apply to the Cubans the same
principle which he held with reference
to the South American states, and hold
that they are entitled to all the rights
of belligerents. They have more than
held their own: on the contrary, they
are nearer to success now than they
have been at any time since they en-.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-01-03
An Absurd Jury Verdict.

The dissatisfaction expressed by
Judge Savidge with the verdict of the
local jury, which, in a criminal action,
held defendant not guilty but ordered
that he pay part of the costs is full
ly shared by the public. Yet ver-
diets like this are Of almost daily oc-
currence in Pennsylvania, and form one
of the prominent reasons why among
many persons there is feeling of dis
trust of the regular courts. of law, such
as is hurtful to the public welfare.
In a-criminal action before a higher
court the verdict of acquittal ought to
constitute complete exoneration,
otherwise we should have the anoma-
lous spectacle of a prisoner forced to
pay for being found not guilty. The
community, when by its grand jury it
sanctions q prosecution, should be will
ing to bear the expense of the trial, re-
gardless of the outcome. If the pris-
oner is found guilty, the cost of reach
ing such verdict is rightly supposed
to be made up to the community in
the bettered condition of its moral tone
and of it's safety caused by the due con-
viction of a violator of it's rights. If
found innocent, the assumption by the
public Of all costs in the premises is a
little enough reparation for the injustice
of the arrest and the public arraign-
ment.
To be sure, q line of reasoning similar
to the above is rarely characteristic of
the average jury. which under the law
is chosen rather for its unfitness than
for its fitness as a supreme authority in
the Interpretation of evidence. But un-
til absurd verdicts like that just noted
cease to be frequent, our common courts
of law will have to endure rather more
of popular odium and contempt than
is best either for the courts or for the
public If there is any relief for this
condition of affairs short of the enact
ment of new statutes it should be put
in operation without waiting for leg
islative initiative.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-01-03
DR.. ROthrOck's RepOrt,

The estimate Of State Forestry Com
missioner Rothrock, that i'm addition to
the $l,OOO.OOo of direct loss caused in
this state each year by forest fires. q
further loss of not less than $50, ,00O, 600
is sustained annually in indirect ways,
is of course merely one mans guess;
but it is the guess of man who has
has no selfish end to serve by misrep-
resenting the facts.
DR.. Rothrock does not agree with
those who hold that this immense de-
struction is inevitable. While he ad-
mits that no system could be devised
sufficiently thorough to secure abso-
lutte immunity from fires in our wood
lands, he nevertheless contends that
the number of such fires can be de-
creased as certainly as we decrease the
frequency Of other criminal acts, by
furnishing the Offenders. When started
they can, he contends, be eXtinguished
and their ravages reduced to a mini
mum by the same method that we guard
Jul toWhS anu CitieS- tHdl Is, ny HIM
ing it the business of some officer or
officers to attend to and direct the work.
There is nothing specially new in DR..
RothrOck's annual report, yet there is
much in it that will be proper food for
thought and proper incentive to legis-
lative action so long as the present tre-
mendous spoliation of our forests con-
tinues. The last word on this subject
will not be said uatil the evil in it's pre-
ventible guise shall have been obviated.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-01-03
TOLD BY THE STARS.
Daily Horoscope Drawn by Aiacchus. The
Tribune AstrOlOgcr.
Astrolabe east: 302 a. m., for Friday, Jan.
g. 1896,

VIZ ~ Ns
1t viii be apparent to n child born on
this day that ii Is useless to lecture juries
for disregard of evidence with the exam
pies of the Pennsylvania pardon board be-
fore them.
AT u matter of course the man who Is
least capable of filling his station in life
GENERALLY makes the most noise about 1t.
individual Horoscopes.
tAjacchus has undertaken the task of
giving advice to few readers who have
enclosed samples of hair and date Of
BIRTH
CizzeriZo, of Moosic.--In your horoscope
the signs of zodiac whizz around like u
buzz saw. There Is Il vein of humor in
your makeup that is exceedingly cutting.
You are man of few words and use
pointed arguments. 1t will be dangerous
for you to reside outside of Lackawanna
county. In almost any other locality there
is u disposition on part of the exponents
of law and justice to dangle citizens of
your incinations at the end of Il rope.
May, OF, f,Scranton.-C Consultation with the
stars was not necessary to demonstrate
that you are IA bright giA The fact that
in your favor. DO not be downcast be-
cause you are not rich. Remember that
balloon sleeves are usually hollow. If you
improve your talents you may yet be able
TO make the eyes of your dearest girl
friend turn green with envy. Cheer up,
May; there's lots of f,tn in store for you.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-01-03

IL was the ''or otherwise" that did the
business and transferred the power of Sc
lection from the voters of the district 10
the president judge of Luzerne upon the
shallow formaiity of Il petition.
For years the affairs of the Scranton
poor district have been directed by men
appointed by Wilkes-Barre judge. and
the ridiculous situa ation was acquiesced In
right along until Judge Rice, realizing the
absurdity of the thing. finally refused to
have anything further TO do with the max
ing of such appointments, since he con-
sidercd ii beyond the sphere of his official
duties, and transferred the obligation TO
the courts of Lackawanna.
We believe the taxpayers of this district
should seek restoration of their rights, AS
conferred by the original charter which
provided for the election of poor directors,
and that they should take cary action
with this end in view SO that the subject
might receive proper attention at the next
session of the Pennsylvania legislature.
There Is no valid reason why the people
should not elect their poor directors as
they do their judges and other officials
who are charged with great responsible
ity, and the question is one that ought to
receive the attention of the taxpayers OF
the Scranton poor district without delay.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-01-03

to effect a solution of the Venezuelan
difficulty by negotiating with Vene-
Zuela for the purchase of the territory
at present in dispute. our principal
authority for this belief is Walter Well
man, the well-informed Washington
correspondent of the Chicago Times
Herald; and after reporting the preva-
lence of it he adds: IF Salisbury can
get out of his predicament in this way,
no objections thereto will be urged in
Washington
We are not so sure about that. 1t Is
true that under it's latest or Olney in
depreciation the Monroe doctrine has
been construed to have no prohibitive
force against European acquisition of
American territory by negotiation.
trade or purchase. Yet it is equally
true that the Monroe doctrine in its
original form contained no such dis
elimination or proviso; and in our judg-
ment it will be nothing short of national
cowardice if the whole doctrine is not
henceforth upheld in all its original
amplitude.
Suppose that England already having
Canada on the north, We're to take it
idea to have a strip of English soil on
the southern border of the United
States: and in pursuit OF that purpose
should begin to dicker with Mexico for
territorial concessions. Under the OIL
ney doctrine, the whole of Mexico might
be acquired by England without pro-
test on our part, provided no force We're
used by England; that is. provided
Mexico made no complaint. But under
the Monroe doctrine, we should be as
quick to resent European acquisition
by trade or purchase as by force, for
the reason that in self defence we, and
not an European monarchy, need to
WELD the balance ofpower in the Amer
lean hemisphere.
OF course, it will be said that the pur-
chase by England from Venezuela of
some 10000 square miles of South Amer
lean territory would in no respect over
hence would not be a proper subject
for American objection or interference.
But If it be none of our business in the
case of peaceable acquisition, why
should it be any more our business in
the case of attempted acquisition by
fraud or force? And If we now keep
hands off in a small matter what right
would we ever have hereafter to inter-
fere in a big one?
The gist of the matter is that Secre-
tary Olney has discarded half of the
Monroe doctrine, and that half per-
haps the more important one. We sus-
pect that there is still sufficient good
stuff in the American nation, take 1t
as whole, Notwithstanding the Wall
street Mugwumps and the pale-livered
college professors. to stand up, should
necessity arise. for the whole Monroe
doctrine, 24-carats fine.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-01-03
No Ono Should BE Without II.

Carbondale Leader: The Scranton Trib
une's annual, which came to hand this
morning. is a fine compilation of facts
and statistics that is worth far more
than the quarter charged for the book
Among these are the local events of 1895
complete and detailed election returns
tax, coal and other statistics of local in.
terest, population of every city, town and
hamlet in the vicinity, city and borough
governments and much other matter be-
sides much general miscellany and many
illustrations. No man VINO pretends or de.
sires to be posted should be without this
volume
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-01-03
THE TRIBUNE ANNUAL.


Olyphant Record: The Tribune almanac
FOR 1896 has come to hand. 1t is a mas
terpiece of its kind. The cuts that adorn
II are tasty and well executed, while the
makeup of the whole is the best pos
'sible recommendation to The Tribune
print The Annual is replete with use
full information relative to the city of
Scranton. the counties of Lackawanna ana
Wyoming. and also contains many inter-
esting facts concerning the Federal gov
ernment. Practical information Is also
dispensed throughout this manual of ITO
pages which will well repay careful peru
sal 1t Is Il work that should be in every
office. store and home, and those CONVEX
SAINT with its contents will find it a store
house of facts most profitable during the
coming year.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-01-03
Let Our Poor Directors Be Elected
bY the People.

The contention that the directors Of
this poor district should be nominated
and elected by direct vote of the peo-
pie presupposes that the people, after
ali. are the true source of public author
ity. Any argument to the contrary VIII
have to establish that better grade of
public service is likely to result from
the present appointive system than
from an elective system; and if this be
established with reference to the care
of the poor, why should it not likewise
obtain as to the care of criminals and
even in the matter of the judiciary it
self? In other words. if it be wise to
appoint rather than elect poor directors,
why should it not be equally wise also
to appoint sheriffs and judges,
Theoretically 1t is a plausible argu-
ment that man fit to be president
Judge of the courts ought to be better
qualified than the public at large to
choose overseers of the poor. In some
cases this argument probably is true in
fact as well as in theory. But when
judges fall. as they sometimes do. into
the bad habit of turning their appoint
i've power into a method of discharging
personal or factional obligations, and
virtually peddle appointments about
with political strings tied to them then
1t becomes time to consider whether,
after all, the system of direct election
by the people were not wisest and best.
We reproduce in another column the
comments of the esteemed Truth upon
this subject and commend them as an
intelligent and timely presentation of
the case. To its able argument it may
be added that there is reason to believe
the office of president judge already has
more than its rightful share of political
appointments, and that a curtailment
of these responsibilities would leave
time for a better discharge of the regu-
lar judicial function and thus work to
the public benefit
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-01-03
ELECT THE POOR DIRECTORS

From the Scranton Truth
While the appointment of Alderman
Fuller. as member of the Scranton
poor board, to fill the vacancy caused by
the death of Mr.. Charles Tropp, is one
that meets the cordial approval of The
Truth. we cannot help thinking that 1t
is high time the taxpayers of the dis
trict took the necessary steps to have
directors Of the poor elected by popular
vote.
The original charter under which the
poor district was organized gave the vot-
ers the privilege of electing directors, but
this right was swept away by an ingeni-
Gus supplement which vested the power of
appointment in the president judge of Lu-
zerne county whenever a vacancy occurred
either by death, resignation or otherwise.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-01-03

Among the ANIMALS issued by news
papers in this portion of the state,
none is better priced by its recipients
than that Of the Wilkes-Barre Record.
1t is a concise yet comprehensive col
lection Of such data as are indispen-
sable to wide-awake readers. The Tri-
bune acknowledges with thanks copy
of the excellent issue of 1896.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-01-03

The Carbondale Leader, long one of
the best inland newspapers in the state
has just taken another forward stride
1t has installed new press and en-
larged to eight neat pages, made hand
some by new headings and body type.
The Leader is living up to it's name.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-01-03
REPUBLICAN STATE CONVENTION.

Headquarters Republican state commit
tee, 1881 Walnut street,
Philadelphia, Pa, Dec. IL lS9o'
To the Republican Electors of Penhs!i-
vania:
The Republicans of Pennsylvania, by
their duly chosen representatives, VII,
meet in state convention, Thursday, Apr''
%, 1896, at 10 o'clock n. M. in the Opera
House, city of Harrisburg, for the pur-
pose of nominating two candidates 10,
representatives at large In congress anu
thirty-two candidates for presidential eiea-
tors, selecting eight delegates at large 10 q
the Republican national convention anu
transacting such other business as may DC
presented.
BY order of the state committee,
Nj. S. Quay,
Attest. Chairman.
Jere b. Rex.
W. r. Andrews.
Secretaries.