The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-01-08
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615 Fourteenth street, N. W.,
Washington. Jan. I.
A western Pennsylvania member of con-
gress. who is cheek by jowl with Senator
Quay, is responsible for the statement that
there has been a reconciliation between
Governor Hastings and himself; that the
governor has agreed to desert the COM
bine and that hereafter he will be found
marching under the banner Of Quay. The
white-winged angel of peace first appeared
at the Republican national committee in
Washington last month. and the recent
meeting of Governor Hastings and Sena-
tor Quay at Harrisburg was the result.
My informant also stated that Quay was
the first to offer the olive branch. With
it was the promise to give General Hast
ings the complimentary vote of the Penn
vention for president on first ballot, and
that should he show any outside strength.
he Is to have further support from Quay
for the nomination.
Senator Quay and his friends are claim
ing that they will capture a majority
of the Philadelphia city committee. In
discussing the matter today Congressman
Reyburn said the senator and his friends
would be lucky If they secure any mem-
also said that the PenrOse Smelling COM
mittee is exceeding its powers, and that If
he were in Dave Martins place he would
have the members of that committee ar
have them arrested If they attempt to
probe deeper than the law allows when
they investigate the alleged rottenness Of
Pittsburg. But barking dogs seldom bite.
Secretary Carlisle's popular loan plan
is not likely to relieve the raid which is
being made on the treasury. Instead, it
will only tend to increase the raid. and Il
completely depleted treasury is likely to
result. To get gold with which to pur-
hon ,pphn hny svOII
certificate, treasury note or greenback,
will rush off to the treasury or sub-treas-
ury and demand coin for 1t. and thereby
take the gold out Of one OF Uncle Sam $
pockets. to put it in another. II is another
case of borrowing from Peter to pay
Paul" As am short on all kinds of
money just at present, the bond question
interests me very little. and will there
fore let the other fellows do the worry
Ing.
I learned the other day that my Demo-
cratic friend, Martin Flynn was going to
quit selling cigars and will shortly embark
in the hotel business. Flynn has been
since lie became landlord. trust both
Martin and Tom are able to give Uncle
Sam a helping hand in this his hour Of
grea test need.
Associate Justice Peckham. of the Unit
ed States Supreme court, who took his
seat on the bench Monday. looks very
much like Chief Justice Fuller. He wears
"a mustache and his hair long. both OF
which are snowy white. For a member
was considered in bad taste until Mr.. Full
Ter was made chief justice. Smooth faces
or full boards was the custom, but Mr..
Fuller refused to part with his beautiful
white mustache, and Justice Peckham will
also follow suit. The late Justice Jackson
wore a goatee, and the late Justice Lamar
a mustache and chin whiskers.
Daniel SOrber. of HunlOck Creek, Lu-
zerne county. has been granted an origi-
nal pension. and Wallace Keesler. of Gal
lice. Wayne county, an additional pen
sion.
The additional star. made necessary by
the admission of Utah as a state, will
not be added to the flag until July next.
1t will cost the government several thou
sand dollars to make the change. But
Uncle Sam to be patriotic must keep up
with the custom II he is bankrupt.
The rector and the faculties of the Cath
olic University Of America, located in this
city, gave reception on Tuesday in honor
of His Eminence, Cardinal SatOli. The
reception was largely attended by the
clergy of all churches, irrespective of
creed.
Il i 4
Landlord Roessle, Of the Arlington hotel.
received through the custom house today
a small box upon which he paid 81 duty.
1t was from his friend, William Holland,
manager of the Winter Garden company
of London, and with it was the following
letter:
'T. Il. Roessle.
My Dear Sir:-During the whole of my
tour In America never saw u soldier, and,
as the president wants war, l have great
pleasure In sending him some tin SOL
diers, made in Germany, to help him.
Ever yours, W. Holland
Mr.. Roessle will write to Mr. Holland a
few words, reminding him that Germany
will not use tin soldiers if the TransvaaI
affair grows more serious.
Some people in Washington are almost
willing to put up good money against bad
that Senator Cameron will succeed him
self. Stranger things have happened, but
they do not occur often. If were betting
on the result I would put my money ON
Governor Hastings against the field
W. X. b.