The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-12-05

where he has not had cordial relations for
many years past.
Returns from the collectors of customs
at New York, Boston. Baltimore and other
export markets show extraordinary ship
ments of apples this year, which since
the opening of the season In July have
varied from l5OO0O to 10000 barrels Il week.
The total shipments up to Nov. 80 Will cx-
ceed l,75o,O0o barrels. This surpasses all
records. The largest previous shipments
We're during the winter of lS9l92, when the
total reached 1,45o,OVO barrels but the
total thus far. with several months re-
naming, now suipasses that hiSh-Water
mark by over 3UO,ooD barrels. Last year
the shipments were only 1aoOlO barrels In
1891 they were only l7l0UJ barrels. Most
of these apples have gone to Liverpool
nearly twO-thirds of them: $4,000 barrels
to London, SOd,On0 barrels to Glasgow and
$4,000 barrels to Germany, which is prac-
tically new market, and by cultivation
may be made very valuable. Good apples
are now selling in New York at from 81 to
$l.2j Il barrel. The present rates of freight
to Liverpool are . shllings. or 10 cents. a
barrel and to London 81 cents. The rate
to Hamburg Is - cents, and to interior
points of Germany 81; Very few apples
try usually furnish sufficient for the To-
cal demand, and French apples often COM
pete with those from the United States in
the British markets.
Relative to the announcement from Ohio
that Representative Grosvenor of that
state, intends to contest with Mr.. Reed
for speakership of the next house of rep
resentatives, william f. Curtis writes:
This is construed as a challenge from
President-elect Mckinley, although it is
undoubtedly true that whatever action
General Grosvenor will take in this and
other matters will be decided without
conference with the president-elect. Dur
ing the last session of congress n deter
mined hostility against Mr.. Reeds re-e!ec-
tion was developed. His autocratic dis
position particularly in refusing to con-
slider legislation which members of the
house considered necessary and proper,
and his habtual refusal to recognize
members upon the floor for motions which
they considered reasonab bic and important,
made him very unpopular. If an election
had taken place then he would have re-
ceived very few votes. There was a gen
eral understanding that if Mr.. Reed came
back to the house of representatives he
would not again be placed in the speakers
chair. and the opposition selected Rep
resentative Hopkins, of Illinois. as the
most available candidate against him.
This action was taken without any move
ment on Mr.. Hopkins part. but was a
spontaneous Endorsement of his fitness for
that position. Most of the members on the
Republican side who participated in the
conference have been reelected to the
house but soon after they gather here
next week it will be disclosed whether
they are still of the same mind
High compliments. according to Wal
ter Wellman, are already being paid to
the president elect by leading Republicans
matters in shape for his inauguration. In
these particulars Mr.. Mckinley Is as well
equipped for the presidency as If he had
already served a term in the white house