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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-05-06
THE PROOF OF THE PUDDING.
nm the Washington Star

From the Washington Star.
There can be no stronger assurance that
that offered by foreign comments on 1t,
and by rumored foreign action as the re-
suit of it. The measure is displeasing to
Great Britain, Germany, France and
Japan, and commercial reprisals are
threatened. Canada leads off for Great
Britain, with a tariff revised against
American products and in favor of Eng
lish products, and Japan, it is stated, may
cancel an order or two she has given for
warships to American shipbuilders, and
in other ways spend her money elsewhere.
Business Is business, but that sort of thing
will not have any effect in this country.
Why should 1t have?
The Dingley bill, it may be stated, is not
directed at any country. 1t seeks neither
to punish nor to break down the indus
tries of any country. 1t explains itself,
and is justified by the experience and de-
mands of the American people. 1t is
framed on the lines of what Is known as
the American policy. Protection to home
industries against the competition Of for
eign cheap labor Is a policy as old as the
government itself America has thrived
under that policy. and therefore decides to
continue it. The American market was
never so valuable as 1t is today, as is
shown by the eagerness of outsiders to
share it with the home producers. The
Dingley bill reserves it for the home pro-
ducers and the home consumers, to the
benefit of both, and thereby fulfills the
aims and ends OF it's authors.
We are doing in this matter simply what
we have good reason to believe is best for
this country. No country ever adopts,
or should adopt, an economic policy with
any other object in view. The contention
of the free traders is that the country Is
already developed; that its industries are
''overgrown," and no longer need protec-
tion, and so forth. That is a very short
sighted appraisement of things. The real
development of the country is just begin
ming. Comparatively speaking, the popu-
lation is small as yet. Within fifty years
it is likely to be double its present size
and with the increase of people will come
an increase Of all industries that go to
sustain them. What exists today, there
fore, is a foundation upon which that
greater structure is to rise. And so, to
weaken the foundation would be a crime
against the future. The home market
with the first call for the home people is
still a motto 10 conjure with. The only
free trade we want in this country is the
free trade that exists among the states
and territories of the Union.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-05-06

ton in Plnar," says he, sis just this
The rebels are bottled up. The Spanish
patrol the plains outside. If the rebels
make raid there Is a fight. If they
stay In the hills they cannot do any
damage. But, they raise their own
crops there, and have more and better
food than the Spaniards, who are hold
ing some $4,000 troops in the province,
at an enormous expense, to keep some
1000 or 5000 rebels in check. AS soon
as the troops are withdrawn, out will
come the rebels, and war will again
prevail in the province. AS in Pinar, so
in Havana, Matanzas and Santa Clara,
except that the rebels in Havana end
Matanzas are comparatively aggressive
The warfare is cruel on both sides, the
only difference being that the S2ani-
ards kill the wounded in the hospitals
and their prisoners, while the rebels
kill only on the battlefields, and take
no prisoners IL they can avoid IT, The
rebels are slowly but surely gaining
ground. To the best of my knowledge
and belief, they are far stronger. better
equipped, and as well provisioned as
they were when l came to Cuba, three
months ago. They have established
their civil government all through the
island since that time, and, in my opin-
ion, based on careful study and con-
scientious observation, their ultimate
triumph is only a question of time
and not so long a time either"
Be that as 1t may, the United States
which stopped the starvation of paci-
ficos during the previous rebellion, can
not much longer remain silent under
the repetition Of this inhuman policy
now.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-05-06
Futile Critics m.

Seldom is so much truth put into so
little compass as in these remarks in
the New York Sun, culled from a gem
eral discussion of the future of party
government in the United States:
without a leader, a party is like an
army without a general, a mere mob. In
every organization of men for any pur-
pose boss is not less necessary. I'm
less the strength of the mass is thus con-
solidated and individual whims and &C.
centrlcites subordinated for the accom-
plshment of some common end, the
strength is dissipated, and confusion re-
suits. The existence Of an organized
church would be impossible without a
common platform of doctrine and prn-
Ciple and without appointed leaders. All
combinations of men require such subordi-
nation; and nowhere is 1t more obviously
necessary than in popular government
The denunciations of the boss so monot-
onously repeated by inconsiderate writer's
and unrehacting men, are really denuncia.
tions of our American political system and
the political methods which are a neces-
sary consequence and concomitant of It,
Their real object of assault, whether in
tentionally or ignorantly, Is popular gov
crnment as Il was established and has
logically developed in America Because
these malcontents themselves cannot rule
lHcy WOulu neSlTOy popular lnOuSn
the perversity which makes them the pO-
litical iconoclasts they are, renders it i'm
possible for them to hold together in order
to rule.
A good illustration OF the ill-effects
Of cross-purposes in action may be
cited in the early military movements
of the Union army during our civil
war. There we had the modern Mug
wump idea exhibited in thorough ex-
pertinent. There was no recognized
power in command; each general, each
| cabinet officer and we might almost
say each loyal soldier had a personal
theory as to how the war should be
conducted and in many cases these
differing theories were put into execu-
tion, to the infinite confusion of the
Union cause and with vast and un-
necessary sacrifice of life. Not until
Ulysses S. Grant moved up by force
| of merit from obscurity to supreme
command was there introduced on a
| comprehensive scale that system which
! is essential to large success. Grant
| was essentially a machine" command
er, a boss; he did in war what Quay
and Platt and Foraker are doing in pol
| itics. and at the time got quite as
much abuse for 1t as they are getting.
When they are also dead they will be
| honored very much as he is honored; !;
for as Tom Reed says, "a statesman Is
| a politician who is dead"
The contemporary criticism of "boss-
ism" in politics, when directed, as so
often it is, against the underlying idea
of organization and leadership, is es-
sentially futile. Good does not result
from it, only harm. Where reform is
necessary is in the limitation of leader
ship to prudent methods and justfiable
| ends
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-05-06
False Impressions.

The Providence, r. T., Journal at the
conclusion of n long and somewhat
rambling disquisition upon the social
conditions i'm the anthracite regions.
asks If civilization be almost at an ebb
in these parts. If the Journal would
get It's information at first hand, and
not through the sensational press u
would not feel called upon to ask so
foolish a question.
1t is true that business conditions
have forced such a restriction of ac-
tivties in the mining Industry that
wages in some cases have barely suf-
feed to sustain life; but we have read
that the same thing is true of the mill
operatives of New England. Wage and
social conditions here will. we suspect,
compare favOrably with wage and So
cial conditions in, for instance, the
print cloth region in the vicinity of
Providence, II. /. SO at least we have
been told by men who travel through
both territories. And the natural in
ference is that we are all I'm the trough
of the times together and had better
Spdit Jul SlbtS anu
til We reach dry land.
To be sure. the coal fields have cap
tured more than their share of the un-
desirable immigration which loose leg
islation has permitted to come to this
country during the past dozen years;
but along with it has come much inn
migration of steady, sober and indus
trious character. The natural process
of assimilation, together with such ed
ucational labors among the children of
these aliens as the philanthropy of the
mining regions will itself sustain, can
be relied upon to do grea. deal to-
ward betterment of socie! conditions
hereabouts, ana the return of normal
prosper,'y will do the rest.
While the legislative investigation of
mining conditions now in progress in
this state cannot possibly do direct
good, since the fundamental troubles
are wholly beyond the power of the
state Legislature to remedy it is sug-
gestive that the distorted versions of
the testimony thereby ELECTED which get
into the metropolitan papers are al
ready spreading broadcast false and
hurtfn impressions to the manifest
detriment of every citizen of this Sec
tiop.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-05-06
AngIo-Americans and the Jubilee.

The New York Sun doesn't see what
Queen Victoria has ever done to war
rant so big a fuss over the sixtieth
anniversary of her accession to the
throne; and it moreover intimates that
those Americans who are preparing to
join in the jollifcation are little better
than Tories.
For once, we cannot agree with the
Sun. There are many reasons why the
English people should be glad that
Victoria has reigned sixty years. one
OF them is that it has kept the prince
of Wales from assuming the regal Of
flee; another, that it has given to
the United Kingdom of Great Britain
and ireland the least offensive ruler
that 1t has ever had. Personalities
apart, the reign of Victoria, now the
longest in British annals, has been CO.
incident with the greatest development
of the British empire and has covered
the period of many OF the most notable
achievements in the history of ciyili-
cation. 1t offers a good pretext for
the English people to exercise their
patriotism and they would be a sordid
lot If they should fail to take advan-
tage of the opportunity.
AS for those English-born Americans
who intend to cooperate in the So
called Diamond jubilee" the Suns
Characterization is harsh. 1t does not
necessarily indicate a low standard of
attachment to the institutions OF their
adopted country when Americans by
naturalization exhibit sentiments of es-
TEEN for the mother land. We honor
them for 1t and think he would be a
churl VINO would have no such feelings.
1t will be time to find fault when there
is any evidence that such esteem saps
the obligations which these aliens have
assumed toward these United States.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-05-06
HOUSECLEANING.

Bare rooms that echo carpetless;
Bare walls, unblnking windows, dustl
JOY, packed with brlc-a-brac. alackl
The cause for hving, who can guess?
If live like this a mortal must,
Give me a draught OF poison-brew
And have-it over p. d. Q.
Tho Phillstine
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-05-06

The Archibald Citizen has just cele-
brated its third birthday under pros
porous surroundings. The Citizen,
which is published by Hon. A. f. Nc
Nulty and Sons, is now numbered
among the most enterprising and prog
ressive of Lackawanna valley week.
lies and is credit to Archibald push
and thrift.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-05-06

The Andrews committees raps at
David Martin appear to have been
somewhat softened by later develop
ments. However, leniency in victors is
always becoming. Martin has prob
ably been punished enough.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-05-06
TOLD BY THE STARS.
Daily Horoscope Drawn by Aiacchus
The Tribune Astrologer.
Astrolabe cast: 4Ol a. m. for Thursday,
Nav G. 1897,

"a @ ~
A child born on this day will be OF the
opinion that there has been confusion of
dialects in the case of Mayor Bailey and
Mr. Kinsley,
The proposed joint councilmanic conven-
ton was rather a disjointed affair after
all.
A poor memory often destroys the best
work of liar.
Too much suspicion on part of man gem
orally indicates that he is either a rogue
or has been touched"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-05-06

There Is yet time, before adjourn.
ment day at Harrisburg. for the legis-
lature to complete the work of dis
crediting itself by starting a few more
tomfool Investigations.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-05-06
= SCRANTON, MAY 6. 1897.

our friends, the enemy, will have a
good deal yet to learn before they will
lie able legally to elect a successor to
City Solicitor Turrey.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-05-06

The defeat of the arbitration treaty
yesterday is not a cause for surprise,
although 1t Is one for regret. The
treaty is beaten technically, since there
was not two-thirds majority In It's
favor; but morally, with a majority of
II votes and the practically unanimous
Endorsement of the best elements of our
citizenship it stands victorious as em-
bodying the principle of settlement
which will hereafter, in any event, de-
eide the great preponderance of differ
ences arising between this nation and
any other
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-05-06

tical lectures of Miss Parloa on house
hold cuisine and management which
are being delivered in the Young Mems
Christian Association hall. 1t were
better, of course, to hear the lectures,
since that which is printed concerning
them Is necessarily only a summary;
but where personal attendance is i'm
possible we cordially recommend the
next best thing. There is no other
science comparable in Importance with
the science OF intelligent housewifery;
and no expositor OF that science ranks
higher than Miss Parloa.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-05-06

Perhaps the mayor merely forgot to
enter his promise TO Fahey on his
memorandum book.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-05-06

We trust that our readers, men as
we'll as women, are perusing our daily
reports OF the very sensible and prac-
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-05-06

Seldom is so much truth put into so
little compass as in these remarks in
the New York Sun, culled from a gen.
eral discussion of the future of party
government in the United States:
Omaha daily bee., 1897-09-21

Given Royal salute on Entering
Hudn-pesth.

BUDA-PESTTl, Sept. 20.-Emperor William
Of Germany arrived here at 10 o'clock this
morning and was welcomed by Emperor
Francis Joseph, the cabinet ministers and the
civil and military authorities. The approach
of the imperial train was heraded by a
salute OF twenty-four guns, and when 1t
steamed into the railroad station all those
present on the platform loudly cheered his
majesty and the band played Hail der
Kaiser"
When the two soveregns first met they
kissed each other twice. The carriage which
conveyed them from the railroad station to
the castle was drawn by FIVE horses ridden
by postillons. AS their majestes drove off
there we're loud shouts Of Ellen" m, gled
with the thunder of the artillery salute, the
music Of the bands. the roll OF drums and
bugle sautes. Handkerchefs and hats were
to be seen waving on all sides as the inn
perial carriages traversed the main streets.
The decorations were especially brilliant at
the entrance of Kerepes street, in Franz
josef square where a statue had been
erected personify, < Hungary and having in
one hand an olive branch extended toward
the imperial visitor. The enthusiasm of the
pec1le visibly pleased the monarchs, and
Emperor William showed signs of greatest
satisfaction
LONDON, Sept 21.-A dispatch to the
| Daily Mail from Vienna says:
at is reported that as Emperor William
and Emperor Francis Joseph were leaving the
station at Budl Pest sharp detonation was
| heard which was followed by thick cloud
OF dust and smoke. The crowd took. fright,
broke through the military Gordon and
! swarmed around the imperial carriages. En-
! peror Francis Joseph was greatly agitated
I ana shouted to the police to keep the people
| back Some arrests are reported, but owing
| t. tae silence maintained by the officials 1t
| is difficult to ascertain details of the affair.
| Tho Neue Wiener Journal was confiscated
this evening for publishing kilograms as to
| the OCCURRENCE"
Omaha daily bee., 1897-09-21
FEVER SPREADS AT NEW ORLEANS.
Eighteen New Cases Reported in the
L.Ouisinnn MctrOpOIis.

Louisiana Metropolis.
NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 20.-The Board OF
Health of the state of Louisiana officially an
nounces the status of affairs in New Orleans
as regards yellow fever to be as follows:
For the twenty-four hours ending at G
o'clock Monday evening there were: Posi-
tive cases reported, Is mine Of these cases
have been under treatment in the practice OF
one physician for several days, but were nCL
reported by him until today; deaths, mons ;
Recapitulation: Total cases to date. SO; total
deaths to date, 6. The majority OF those un-
der treatment continue TO be reported by
their attending physicians as doing we'll"
Those reported today are: Sophie Ricard,
1436 Date street; E. G. Ray, Luclus Kay
Catherine Ray and Clinton S. Dixon, all at
1912 Prytania street. Andrew Schooner, SiS
Poydras street; James C. Simpson, Pitts
street, corner Leontne; Lizzie Nussbaum,
1900 Galve stre5t; Charles NJ Gerr, Frank NJ.
Gerr, S31 Bourbon street; Miss l.. A. Phelps,
11l4 Soniat street; w. A. Mills, 1864 Patton
street; Maggie Custor, 1920 Gaiennie street
Mrs b. Lyons, 1l14 Soniat street; Bishop
Helman 337 Barronne street; Hazel Fisher,
Millandon and Pearl streets; Loeb Leberman,
Touro infrmary; Salvatore Cashier lab
Charles street.
Miss May Chinn died at Biloxi this after
noon.
All mails are now being sent from the in
fected district with as much regularity as
possible with the reduced railroad facilities.
MOBILE, Ala, Sept. 20.-Sunday afternoon
the hot spell was broken by delightful ram.
which served also to wash out the cutters
and improve the cty's sanitary condition.
The temperature continued TO fall during the
night and this morning real autumn weather
was experienced. Saturday there were eleven
new cases, and yesterday as many more so
that the public expected at least score OF
new cases to be announced today, but the
Board of Health report was published as fol
lows. One new case; no suspicious cases no
deaths. The new patient is j. y. Bolton, liv-
ing in the infected district on Texas street
The total number OF deaths has been three,
one a man who had been on a spree; another
OF a bricklayer in such bad health that he
had not be regular in his work for a month,
and the third of newsbOy up at all hours,
exposed to every change OF the weather. The
other patients are all reported today as in
a good condition
Scranton reports fifteen new cases, nc
deaths
Omaha daily bee., 1897-09-21

Miners Are Returning 10 Work by
tbS. Hundreds.

HAZLETON, Pa, Sept. 20.-Unless unfor-
seen developments occur, the coal strike in
this region is ended Today Zoo men, half
of the full complement, returned to work at
the Honey Brook colieries of the Lehigh
& Wilkesbarre company as did 300 of the
1900 at Pardee's Latimer mines while the
Cranberry, Crystal Ridge and HarwOOd col
lieries OF the same company and CoXe's col
lieres in the DrftOn district, remained at
work. The employees of the Hazel mines of
the Lehigh Valley Railroad company are to-
night considering the question of returning
in the morning and will probably do so.
Nearly 5000 strikers have returned or will
do so tomorrow, and a little less than that
number are still out with indications in
favor of their joining the workers. The
only incidents today We're small outbreaks al
Latimer and Eckley, both of which were
quickly subdued and the serving of war.
rants of arrests upon Sheriff Martin and a
number OF his deputies
Omaha daily bee., 1897-09-21
SUGGESTIONS ron THE DRIVEWAY,
Letter to the COM missioner from an
EmnIONc in His Ofnrc.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20--(Special Tele.
gram)-Upon the desk Of the commissioner
of Indian affairs appeared letter today
written in the Indian office. relative to the
granting Of a driveway to the cattlemu
through the Great Sioux reservation Major
Larabee said that the letter contained sug
gestious pertinent to The situation, as at
fresent existing. and that the report OF In
dian Inspector McLaughlu etated that the
Indians would allow driveway at a cost
OF cents per head upon cattle. The letter,
1t is understood, is exhaustive in character
and contains suggestions that the commits
sioner should appeal to Indians to allow
special permits to '5e made in cases OF cat
tlemen who desire to avail themselves Of
such trail to run for one year. Senator
Thurston and Assistant, Secretary Of War
MeikleIohn are laborrng earnestly to the end
that the secretary of the interior may sign
an order for council with the Indians TO
approve the action OF the Indian office at
once.
The president today apported E. G. Ken
| nedy to be United States marshal for the
| District Of South Dakota. Kennedy is a cat
tleman and grain dealer of the northern part
| of the state. He is a republican OF prom
| inence, and had the endorsement of Ma
| tlcnal Committeeman Kettridge.
| Miss Nettie e. Harrington has been desig-
| mated as secretary of the board OF civil
service examination for the postal service at
| South Omaha in place of Miss Williams,
| who resigned from the service.
The comptroller of the currency today de-
| clared final dividend of Is ger cent in
| favor of the creditors of the First Nationa'
| bank of Redfeld, s. D., making in all 100
| per colt and interest in full to September
| Is, 1897 claims proved, amounting to
| $65,311.
Acting Comptroller of Currency Coffin
has been notified of the selection of n M.
| Dayton as second vice president of Cedar
| Falls, Ia. National bank.
The only Nebraska postmaster appointed
| today was f. J. Roh, at Able, Butler county,
| vice d. C. Norris. resigned.
| The postofliCe at Carbu ado Mahaska
county. Ia has been discontinued Mail will
| go to Oskal0osa.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-09-21

Trial Resumes Today with Closing
Direct Evidence,

CHICAGO, Sept. 20.-The closing evidence
be submitted tomorrow morning. If Judge
Tuthill rules out the evidence of Frank
Bialk and Frank Odorofsky as to the mo-
tive of the alleged murder States Attorney
Deneen will call Mrs. johnson Miller to the
stand to tell of threats she heard and pur-
suit of Mrs. Luetgert she once witnessed by
the man on trial who was, Mrs Miller will
say armed with a revolver But the state s
attorney and first assistant William Nc
Even, are of the opinion that Judge Tuthll
will not rule out the motive evidence. This
evidence will detail Luegerts relations
with other women, notably Mary Siemering
the servant girl to whose presence in the
household Mrs. Luetgert strongly objected.
The prosecution will try to establish the fact
that it was desire to marry Mary Siemer-
ing or some one of the other women with
whom he was infatuated which led Luetgert
to murder his wife.
DR.. Rudolph Oppenheim of Hammond, ILL.,,
is to be called an expert witness by the
| the bones exhibited by the prosecution were
procured and placed in the vat by enemies
of Luetgert for the purpose of convicting
him. Half a dozen other experts will also
be called, among them DR.. Sanderson Chris
tenson, the expert on crimnology. 1t was
also stated today that an effort will be made
to prove an albi for Luetgert. The defense
will require two weeks TO present the case
and at least week will be consumed in
the arguments OF counsel