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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-03-12
SCRANTON TRIBUNE-THURsDAY MORNING.

make speech on the subject. lndulsins
IN more or less rid!cule of the Cuban mag
ma charta. Fortunately for him. ne. about
Was a3!e TO give him some information
You marvel AT the trouble the framers
of-oCr constitution have taken to regulate
marriages. said the Cuban, and you
think 1t very amusing. But you would
nave different idea had you ever lived
IN our island. In Cuba marriage is, in
deed, a luxury. There are enough fees for
the banns, for the birth certificates. for
the baptismal certificates, for the resi-
dence certificates, for the license. for the
ceremony, for the record, for the final cer-
tihcation. When / married in Cuba ;he
papers, fees. c.c., cost me Gbout SliO. II
Is scarcely possible to marry there at a
cost less than s25 or $50 for fees alone
And what is the result? Thousands of
honest and respectable, though poor. Gu
Dans are living together as husbands AMI
wives, and rearing families, though they
were never married. They cannot afford
II. the taxes are too high. IS Is no; an
outrage upon humanity? And this Will
explain 10 you way our new constitution
Il oetimatiZes all connuJial unions OF the
past and establishes the holy institution
of marriage upon basis which places II
within reach OF the poorest men and wo-
tor in question did not make his promised
speech rdiculing ,he Cuban constitution.
On the other hand. this Incident started
him studying the nature of the Spanish
rule in that wrhsppy island, and one Of
the most eloquent speeches delivered in
the senate In favor of Cuban independence
came from his lins
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-03-12
The Lam mentations of Godkin

These are sad, sad days for the New
York Evening Post. 1t hasn't been
happy one whole moment since Cleve-
land wrote his Venezuela message, un-
less. indeed. 1t finds u kind of emascll-
lated happiness in being real miserable.
Day after day 1t mumbles forth its tale
of woe. never missing an issue except
Sundays. when it doesn't print. The
whole atmosphere in its vicinity is
moist with its lamentations. and the
worst of 1t is that 1t sees absolutely
no relief ahead
"'rhe present congress-" 1t observes
In the course of one of its particularly
disconsolate and irreconcilable whines.
"the most dangerous we have had
since the civil war. and rapidly becom-
ing the most Odious. has been in session
three months, and during that time has
put itself in fighting attitude three
times. Although we have no army, no
navy. no fortifcations, although we
have treasury deficit and have been
near to suspension and the silver stand
ard, this congress has stood behind
Cleveland in his unnecessary quarrel
with Great Britain, has threatened
Turkey, and denounced Europe for not
dismembering her, and is now threaten
ing Spain about o matter which does
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-03-12
lie CHANGED HIS MIND.
Wellman, in Times-Herald.

When the constitution of the proposed
Cuban republic was semi-oiiicially pub
lished here some time ago, Il certain mem
Der of the senate foreign relations COM
mtttee made merry over its somewhat
elaborate provisions for marriage cere-
monies. The fact that the constitution of
proposed new nation contained minute
regulations of the marriage ceremony was
deemed evidence of the amateurshness Il
not the incompetency, of the men who
wished to be builders of tive Cuban re-
public. The senator In question was so
much amused by this constitutional regu-
lation Of marriage that he proposed to
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-03-12
Daily Horoscope Drawn by ijaschns. ia
Tribune ASirOiOGer.
ASirolabe cast: L.. Il Il. IN. for Wednesday
March -, 1895.

sf'' Y s..I
y blooming child of this white morn
VIII chant ne tuneful lay
OF Sprnetime buds and blossoms nice:
Hen keep his poetry on Ice
To spring" some other day.
The individuals who are mentioned as
possibilities for political honors may
enjoy themselves for few months hence
Wilkes-Barre reporters have discovered
calf that has head like a dog. 1T may
be mentioned in connection with the above
that there are 1900 speak-easies in Lu.
Zernc county.
There is no question that the word me.
cessity" hath many definitions in H.
cense court.
Ajacchus' Advice.
Postpone arbutus parties for anothci
week.
Do not agitate the church strawberry
festival
Keep off the grass.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-03-12
Tho Tribune 10 the only Republican
daily in Lackawauua County.
REPUBLICAN STATE CONVENTION.

To the Republican electors of Pennsylva-
mia.
The Republicans of Pennsylvania. 1y
their duly chosen representatives. VIII
meet In state convention Thursday. Aprii
%, 1886, at 10 O'Clock a. m, in the opera
house, city of Harrisburg. for the pur-
pose of nominating two candidates lot
representatlve-at-la large In congress anu
thirty-two candidates for presldeh'ia'
electors. the selection of eight delegates
at-large II the Republican natiohai con
vention. and TOR the transaction ot s''h
other business as may be presented.
BY order Of the state committee.
NJ. ). quay.
At.eet. chl'Imhn.
Jere Il. Rnv,
w. Il. Andrews,
Secr,ta''rs.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-03-12

1t is fortunate that the supply of
Republican senatorial timber in Ken
lucky Is so much on the sapling order.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-03-12

There is story that part of the bar
gain at Chicago in '92 by which Harrty
made way for Grover was that Pattison
should inherit Cleveland's mantle in
90 If this is true. we fear that Robert
E. received the shuck end of the deal.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-03-12

Senator elect Foraker will nominate
Mckinley at st. Louis, but he VIII not
have any Garfield ambitions concealed
up his sleeve
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-03-12

We cannot blame de LONE for work
ing hard to earn his salary. The only
point of objection is the undiplomatic
methods he uses.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-03-12

Down in Franklin county number
of factionists sought for private pur-
poses to raise the Quay ISSUE in the
nomination of a county ticket. and even
got Willing Leach and the Philadelphia
Inquirer to mix in. But the Repubi-
cans of Franklin county, under the as
tute leadership of Alexander Stewart
and X-RcDrescntative NJ. 4. Folt2. re-
name, nominated ticket of their own
choosing and then gave Quay as fine an
Endorsement as he ever had. This cir
cumstance is instructive
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-03-12

The refu al of the British home sec
retary to reo3en the Maybrick case is
natural and logical Mrs. Maybrick
was fairly tried and duly convicted OF
O. heinous crime; in the default of new
evidence sufficient to inspire a reason
able doubt as to her guilt, a reopen
ing of her case would be step Of
obvious imorudence.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-03-12

During all these days it is observed
that Thomas G. Platt is not saying a
word.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-03-12
Calling a Halt.

As the battle for the Republican pres
idential nomination progresses. there
are UNPLEASANT signs of an unwelcom'
increase in acerbity of temper among
the respective champions. Some of thi:
is doubtless unavoidable: but goot
deal of it is fairly chargeable to the
overzealousness of indiscreet friends, OF
whom Major Mckinley seems to have
rather more than the average quota.
The Ohio candidate Is doubtless per-
sonally free from responsibility for the
various efforts which have been made
in his name to encroach somewhat dis
respectfully upon the territory OF the
rival candidates. He probably has not
authorized nor personally encouraged
the Magee revolt from Quay in Penn,
sylvania; the Whitelaw Reid anti-Platt
revolt from Morton in New York; the
Kohlsaat revolt from Cullom in IL
linois; the Thurston revolt from Man
derson in Nebraska: the anti-DaVis
movement in Minnesota, and the spo-
radio attempts of certain of his admirers
to capture a delegate here and there
In New England. Reeds natural ter
ritory, and also in Iowa. the home o.
Senator Allison. But these things have
been done, ostensibly for his benefit
and the result of them is seen in the
growing disposition Of the opposition
candidates to hold Mckinley to ac-
count.
1t Is no doubt a consequence of this
disposition that we now begin to heal
charges and countercharges which
might we'll be left unsaid. On the anti
Mckinley side the claim is already put
forth that the Mckinley boomers are
seeking to capture irresponsible dele
gates from the politically hopeless far
South by the corrupt use of money;
while as an offset, the Mckinley boom
ers set uD the plea that "Platt. Quay
E. Co." as they irreverently dub the
field, have plotted to capture the st.
Louis convention by seating spurious
Southern contestants. We dare say
that most of this mock thunder is en-
ployed In the first place by men who
use it wholly for political effect, and
care nothing for '' ptrihsic character.
But the reiteration of such artificial
clap trap in course of time takes root
In inexperienced minds and breeds dis
cord and scandal. 1t therefore should
be- promptly halted.
The nominee of the St. Louis con-
vention. whoever he may be. will need
the support of his entire party. Candi-
dates who, If successful, would ex-
accordingly.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-03-12

The verdict of Iowa is that Allison
has quite enough backbone for it.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-03-12
Practical lnStrI lion.

a list of sixteen questions was re-
Gently submitted by City Supcrint"n-
dent Howell to the teachers of Scran-
ton. with Il request for an Immediate
answer 1t is said that not more than
three teachers correctly replied to all
of them ofIhand. The questions were
In turn submitted to pupils in the inter-
mediate grade, and the result is that a
decided interest has been awakened
among our young folks in local geog-
raphy. The questions follow:
Give population of Scranton and Lack
awanna county.
Bound the county.
Give the number of railroads in the
county.
Name the capital of the county.
What Is the chief soil production OF the
county?
What is the county seat and name the
officers in the court house?
Name the officers in the Municipal
building.
Name the water courses in the county.
Give the number of townships in the
county.
Give the length of the county from
north to south and from east to west.
Give the value of the real estate in the
county.
Give the value of the real estate in the
city.
Which is the highest salaried officer
in the county? Give his name.
To what congressional district do we
belong?
Give the number of cities in the county.
What makes a city?
1t has been said that children in the
intermediate grade are too young to
comprehend instruction of this nature
hl1t q do hn1iaNa ba
purpose in submitting these questions
was merely to suggest a new line of in
quiry, which too often is absent from
school work. We do not suspect that
Professor Howell expected each young
boy or girl to answer correctly all or
even half of these queries in an hour
or a day, especially in view of the fact
that not many adults, though they be
college graduates learned in the higher
branches, could successfully run such
a gauntlet. We infer that he wanted
to give an object lesson to parents and
teachers, as well as to pupils, teaching
how generally real geography is ig.
nored-the geogra ply. we mean, which
has present practical usefulness.
In this sense, the little ruse will un-
questionably have value. 1t Is good
thing to see the schools made practical
and to the point
The Baltimore council which Is Re
publican. has taken away from the
mayor, also a Republican, the appoin-
tive power because the mayor. hay
ing been elected on II non-partisan
platform, insisted upon appointing
Democrats as we'll as Republicans to
office. The Baltimore idea seems to be
that platforms are declarations to con
Ceal instead of To reveal purposes.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-03-12
6ooF THINNING AND SOLDERING

Aonc away with BY the use Of HAo1e
LAWS PATENT PAINT. which consists
g ingfodients we'll known to all. It can -
r0ofs. also to brick dWeiinSs, which WIN
prOvont absolutely any crumbllAO, cfoCk-
in1 q breaking Of the brick. It Wtn out.
!ace tinning ef any kind BY many ycsns
ct the cost Of timing. u sold by ~ ~
- pound. Contrncts taken b.
ANTONIO HARTMANN. a 01guA -
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-03-12

\ year ago seven Connecticut wooden
mills, five at Rockville and two at Nor
wich, employed altogether LOO men.
Now they employ onehalf that number
OF 80 New England mills in operation
then, IA have since shut down entirely,
10 are on one-fourth time, are on one
eighth time, I L. on one-half time and
have practically gone out of business.
In these mills. 1900 laborers have been
thrown idle. their wage loss FOR the
year being estimated at s., ,6a5. 600. The
Wilson bills free wool clause has GER
tainly been great thing-for the for
eigners.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-03-12

not concern us, under pretcnse Of a re-
gard for humanity. If all this is done
in the green tree what shall be done in
the dry? If this Is the measure of our
common sense when we have neither
soldiers, ships. forts, nor money. what
will happen when we have all of them?"
Bless its dear old soul, the Post
needn't worry. There are no serious
symptoms that the attitude of congress
in defense of public justice will bring
on horrid war. AS the humorous Wash
ington Post amiably says: This ma
tion does not desire to meet any other
in hostile array on land or sea. 1t is as
innocent as Koko of wish to kill any
body. Looking back little more than
a hundred years we find the country
emerging from a long war in which it
gained independence. Two foreign
wars and one domestic war have fallen
to the lot Of this nation since the revo-
luton. But all this has not made us a
bloodthirsty people. Under the COM
arms. When that duty has been per-
formed we lay down our arms and re-
sumo the works and ways of peace"
And even II war should come in the
line of honorable duty, the Post should
remember that Canada is near; it can
turn tail and make for the Queens do
minions whenever the pressure upon
its overwrought nerves becomes too
painful for further endurance.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-03-12

While Major Mckinley is entitled to
full credit for his magnificent work in
behalf Of protection, there need be no
general apprehension that his nomina-
tion will be essential to the vitality OF
the protective principle. There We're
good protectionsts before his day, and
there will be good ones after it.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-03-12

emily draw back. and. in justice to
Cuba, to the American people and to it
self, must put the concluding period to
its message of friendship for Spain's
Cuban victims. Such a course Is clear
ly within our privilege. Such a course
is plainly enjoined by moral law. To
falter at the crisis would be worse than
to have remained silent from the be-
ginning.
At the Rhode Island Republican COR
vention Tuesday Governor Lippitt pre-
sented n few interesting figures. He
called attention to the fact that during
the eighteen months of the Wilson tariff,
from March, "a, the deficiency of re-
ceipts was S7i,S5502i. In 1889 bank
clearings amounted to s53,50l 00O, zoo: in
1892 to $50, ,S3a, OOO, 900; in 1891. TO S45,0i7,-
600, 600; in 1895. to $53, $50, 900. In the
twenty-seven years beginning with 1864
under Republican protection the public
debt decreased $l.147 ,30l ,S1S, an average
annual decrease of S6i..li,SSi. During
the three years since 1898 under Dem
ocratic free trade the debt increased
1921. .5S0,9l0. an average annual increase
of $19,l93.637. Figures like these, that
cannot be disputed because they are
official, are what make our Democratic
friends weary.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-03-12

The practice in making up the roll in
Republican national conventions has
been to enroll the uncontested delega-
tions first, and then to make up the
tested element. leaving to the commit
tee the task of deciding the contests.
Such a course of procedure is eminently
fair, and we quite agree with eX-Secre-
tary Fassett that it will be a good pre-
cedent to follow next June
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-03-12
THE ST. LOUIS CONVENTION

1t may be worth while 20 preserve for
reference the following table OF delegates
to the 81. Louis Republican national con-
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-03-12
TOLD BT THE STARS.

80 .
Necessary to choice.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-05-17
TOMORROW THE MEET
College Field Athletics at the
Y. N. C. A. Park.
OPENING OF THE TENNIS SEASON
The Sunshine Brought Out . Crowd
OF Society People 20 witness
the First Event.

Owing 10 4 conflict with the Anal exanas-
nauors OF the University OF Washington.
Whitwcrta college and Puge. SQUAD uns-
yesslfy. the annual field NEE, 0. the ". w
l. A A viii not be held on Friday, May -
as was announced in the Poss-Inteiitgencer
Thursday.
The meet VIII be held tomorrow at the
T. ~ C. A park this 5afe being saiisfac-
tory 70 all the colleges OF the association.
ms announcement; was received with
ioud cheers by the students OF the reSpec-
1--WE colleges. as they are becoming restless
ana anxious for the great college eay of
me year The recent heavy rains have
caused the management considerable
trouble in settling the date on which the
meet should be held. and at one time IL
seemed as though the meet would have 20
DC head INDOORS. the Y. NJ. c. A. grounds
eesrg the only available track But az las,
maj move has been taken and the meet
via De held On Monday. rain or shine.
me people Of Seattle should turn
OUT IN force to witness this great athletic
meet, which will. without doubt. Be the
greatest and most interesting event Of ia
Kind to be held this year
The steamer Multnomah has been char
tered to bring the students from the Puget
sound university and vashon college to the
city. ana they. with the students OF Whit
worth college and the University Of WASH
ington. all decked with college coiors. viii
give the city holiday appearance. This
meet is the FIRST held in Seattle for three
years. Tacoma having had the last two.
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eision OF the commissioner OF the genral
land Office, who sustained the decision
OF the local land officers In dismissing the
contest of Peter McClousky against
Charles c. Payne and Aieck KolosofY for
homestead entries No. fa.sis upon lots 6
and and the east half OF the southwSat
quarter OF section 6. township Is. and
homestead entry No. 1855. same section
and township. in the Seattle Land district.
This decision conforms with that OF hall
ct al. VS.. Atom and other contestants.
Secretary Smith has affirmed the dec.-
sion of the commissioner, who Cancelled
the timber culture entry OF Walter II.
Axteil in the Olympia land district be-
cause Axteli was paid SIS by certain par
ties to make the entry. DIR. Warren Il.
Riley being the person who received tho
land. Or. Riley afterward sold his inter-
est to F. NJ. Wade. who conveyed II TO
A. J.. Hazsitine. special agent recon-
mended that the department cancel the
entry, and despite Hazeitine's protest the
agents recommendation was agreed to
and the land remains in the possession Of
the United States.
Secretary Smith has dismissed the APP
peal OF Alfred W. Strong in dis contest
with John A. Pearson for a quarter sec
ton Of land In the Waila waila land dis
trlct
The state OF Washington won two quar-
ter sections % land by a decision today
rendered by Secretary Isoko Smith.
In the NancJu land district NJ. For
genson and Jacob Jensen. In October and
November. 1894. made application for
homestead entries. but the local land off,
GERS rejected their claims because the
land was covered by school Indemnity So
Isctlons. and prior homestead application.
The two men appealed. but the commits
sloner OF the general land Office affirmed the
local officers action. The secretary today
upheld the commissioners decision.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-05-17

Probably the swffrese yacht on the
Sound Is the Myth, OF whatcon. she "a
mere Of racing machine than anything
eise and walks away from the ether
yachts n her elaSs with ease. Over q
dozen boats ALI Represent Victoria There
Is enc rey FIRST class boat. against which
hone OF the American yachts have ever
Faced 1t Il not known what sire can do.
The voyage hornewsrsi BY the squadron
wa be made BY way Of the San Juan Isl
ands. through Deception pass and down
through Saratoga passage
\ New Model.
A new model in yachts viii soon Be
sprung On the yacht<msn of the Sound.
and = strange looking model IL - II Is
called . hah-rstsr. II IS q racing ma
chine and IN regsttas will sal II class
Of its own To the generosity and interest
in yachting OF Commodore Hensei. of the
Elliot; Bay Yacht Club. the existence eff
the new craft Is due To encourage inter-
est in yachting. ne drew up the restrictions
OF a model whose construction would cost
less than 500 and which can skip over the
top OF the water AZ a speed which is an eye
opener The type Of boat Is the same As
the yacht Question, built by s. H. Hunting
ton. Of New Rochelle. y. Y. The Ques-
ton easily defeated all the fifteen-footers
conrending at the international races las,
year and showed her rudder to such speedy
craft as the Efhelwyn and Spruce Nv. As
an indueement to further the building and
ownership of this style of yacht on the
Sound, Commodore Hensel has offered .
silver cup to be contested for In races
during the first week in June over the
smaller course Of the f. B. Y. c., which
runs from the club house at the foot Of
Battery street to the bell buoy. thence to
the city buoy ard back again to the club
house The following RESTRICTIONS fa- thu
half-rater have been prepared:
The length over all measurement shall
not be over . feet. and not less than =
feet inches. The water line measurement
not more than Is feet nor less than "A feet.
The breadth shall not be more than 4
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Y. NJ. G. A. MEN TRAINING.
VIII Try for Prizes at Tacoma in All
Events.

The Y. N. c. A. OF this city Is going 10
try hard for honors on the athletic field
this year. The managers having matters
in charge are gathering together a spr.ghf-
iy lot OF young athletes. Last night at the
I. NJ. c. A. park a number of them were
out rTactciag the sprint. high Jumping
and the hurdles. As soon as the track .s in
condition the distance runs will be taken
up. The aggressive work which seems TO
pervade the association wiz no doubt be-
fore the close Of the year bring forth good
results. The first athletic event Of the
year, to be held at Tacoma May 10, under
the auspices OF the Y. ". C. A. Of thai city.
VIII have eight representatives, from the
Seattle association. as follows.
F. r. Atkins running high Jump and 80
yard hurdle: s. VI. HHmes, 100 yard dash
and 4ta year; r. @. Busheli. 100 yard cash
ard 40 yard: William Meyers ir 80 yard
and 80 yard hurdle: AIbro Gardner. tr..
one mile run. George r. Cooley. one milo
ram Bicycle races-C. f. Dow. quarter
mile. half mile and one mile open: Fred
Schone. one mile open ani two mile handi-
cap.