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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-05-19
Other Peoples Troubles.

The United States are not alone in
the dilemma of having to do somc-
thing to satisfy the spirit of discont-
ent which is rife among the working
classes. The cable has kept Ameri-
cans reasonably well informed con-
cerning the measures proposed by the
emperor of Germany for the pacifica-
tion of the Socialists; but a move
ment is under way in England at this
time which is of even greater inter-
est, although not so widely understood,
Some time ago the Independent La
Dor party of Great Britain held a con-
ference and formulated a PRO
sramme." 1t did not demand the free
coinage of half-value dollars, but It
did demand a maximum eight-hour
working day; the provision Of work for
all capable adult applicants at recog-
nized trades union rates, with a statu-
tory minimum of slXpence an hour;
state pensions for everybody over fifty
years of age and adequate provision
for all widows, orphans, sick and dis
abled workers; free maintenance of
children while at school or university
abolition of indirect taxation and trans
ference of all public burdens to un-
earned incomes, with a view to THEN
ultimate extinction. To provide work
that parish, district, borough anG
county councils be invested with pow.
er to organize and undertake such in,
dustries as they may consider desir.
able, compulsorily to acquire land
erect buildings, purchase machinery OF
stock, levy taxes on the rental value!
of the district and borrow money or
the security Of such taxes for any o.
these purposes.
This, Of course, Is unmitigated so
clalism. Now note how the British
government proposes to meet it, A
bill understood TO have been DRAFTED
by one of the high officials of the Sails
bury cabinet is now before parliamen
providing to workingmen in certain
trades a legal right to compensation
for inevitable accidents. "At present,
writes a London correspondent, Ale,
Paul, there is a right to sue an EN-
ployer for injury received in his EN-
ployment in certain circumstances bu
the right is hedged round by man,
precautions. These give the employe
his Just and in some cases his NOR
than just protection, but leave tn
employed in a poor way. Some rem
edy has long been recognized as neces
sary; but controversy has been bite
on the subject and parties could no
agree. Mr. Chamberlain has in tn
meantime taken up the idea of univers
al compensation, and the bill just in
troduced into the house of common
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-05-19
THE PROPER DOCTRINE.
non wolf, in washington Post.

Simon Wolf in Washington Post.
There are a number of things more ter
rible and injurious than war; for instance,
national dishonor and disregard of the
rights of humanity. l have no patience
for and take no stock In, the American
hysteria for Armenia. or the starving mil
lions in India, when right at our door
hundreds of thousands of our compatrl-
OTIS are starving, being murdered and out
ragged / am an American who believes
in upholding the hands and principles or
those who fight for self-govcrnment, ana
who are heroically struggling to dissolve
the bonds that tyranny and medieval Su-
perstition have fastened upon them.
am we'll aware OF the traditional policy
of this government, and / certainly do not
seek to embroil ourselves in atralrs that
do not concern us, but one thing is sure
that If we cannot aid by men and ammuni-
tions of war, we certainly ought not 70
| withhold the expression of our public ana
private sympathy and the recognition OF
Cuba as a republic. Let us not listen to
| the siren songs of conservatism, or the
selfish motives of the mercantile world In
| this regard. There are principles higher
and dearer to the American than dollars
and cents. If we do not recognize Cupa,
we will stultify ourselves in the court OF
nations, and will simply be paying tribute
to European diplomacy, which at all
| times Is banded together to make the
United States contemplate and TO laugh
in their sleeves at any misstep that we
take. The upnolding and recognition oi
| Cuba is an absolute and essential neces-
| sity to maintain republican principles on
| this continent From geographical, as
well as from a national standpoint, 1t Is
Indispensable, but above and beyond this
| there is a great principle OF human I'D
| erty and TIE prevention of barbarity thai
can only find its equal in Spanish his
| tory.
| have confidence in the present admin
istration doing its full duty, but l have
greater confidence in the American peo
pie, for administrations come and co. anC
| presidents are made and unmade, bu
| the majesty of the sovereign people o.
the United States Is ever supreme an,
will make itself felt and heard ana
am a false prophet IL within the next six
| ~ dayc something definite and permanent
| will not be evolved. To that end, let III
all hope, pray and work.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-05-19
Unfair to Cuba.

II seems to us that the objection
made in various quarters to the rule
laid down during the Cleveland admin
istrution. and not yet repealed, concern
ing the clearing of vessels for Cuba
is well founded. That rule required
each applicant for clearing papers to
make oath, before sailing, that he
would not violate the neutrality laws.
1t is asserted, without contradiction,
that for such rule there is absolutely
no warrant in law; and the further
point is made that it Is a bit of often
sive impertinence utterly out of keep
ing with the spirit of our institutions.
1t has been aptly remarked that the
collector of port might with equal
propriety require every passenger
about to sail for Europe to take oath
that he will not violate our revenue
laws.
AS ~. S. t." the exceedingly we'll
Informed contributor to the Sun, OBJ
serves in this connection, "the collector
has no more right to require such an
oath from the captain than the captain
has to require the same oath from the
collector. If the captain complies with
the requirements of the law, the collec-
tor is bound to give him his clear
ance papers, and, if he refuses to do so,
he is guilty of violating his own oath
of office, and his immediate removal
should follow. In such a case the cap
tain may apply to any United States
let ri ind a.
mus compelling the collector to issue
the papers or, at his option, bring suit
for damages for the illegal detention
of his vessel, and, If the collector is
acting under the orders of the secretary
of the treasury, the secretary Is also
liable for damages"
When the South American provinces
of Spain were in revolt during the ad-
ministration of President Monroe, not
only did recognition of belligerency
follw quickly the established fact of
belligerency, but throughout the en-
tire struggle American commerce in
articles not contraband of war proceed
ed without interruption with the South
American patriots, under the full sane
tion and protection OF our government
Today the captain who wishes to trans
port cargo to Cuba is held from the
first to be an object of suspicion, and
is put under different rules as to clear
ance than are imposed upon shippers
TO any other port. This is manfestly
arbitrary and unfair. The administra-
ton which tolerates such discrimina-
tion against a patriot people and in
favor of a country like Spain merits
in that respect, at least, outspoken dis.
approval.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-05-19

If the distress of six or eight hun
dred American citizens Is such as to de-
mand the immediate assistance Of their
government, what must be the condi-
ton of tho tens of thousands of Gu
bans who have equally been driven
from their Plantations? The president
vigorously abstain from a single word
of comment or deduction, but the Of
fetal information which impelled his
action suggests and embodies the most
conclusive evidence of the ruthless and
shameless policy of devastation which
involves a whole people in its horrors.
With this proof before it our govern
ment is constrained to take action for
the rescue of its own citizens. How
long will the common obligation of hui
manity permit it TO be silent as to the
wider cruelties inflicted upon the mass
of the population n?-Phitadelphia Press.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-05-19

is really the thin end Of the wedge
which Mr.. Chamberlain wants to drive
In. 1t Is n proposal that every work.
man dying from accident in the course
of his employment shall have his fam
lily compensated by the payment of
three years wages, provided these do
not exceed $1.500 During dlsablement
half the workmen's wages are to be
paid. The proposals. amount to this,
that the accidents In any business are
to count ms part OK the trade ex-
penses. The scheme is at present linn
tied to a few trades-the trades. in
fact, to which our factory legislation
applies; but It is not doubted that in
the course of discussion the govern
ment will easily be persuaded to add
other trades to the scope of the bill"
And so II goes down the list of coun-
tries. Each nation has its Bryan bogie
and each its problem of keeping the
great producing class in good humor.
America, with its superior resources
and higher levels of living, ought TO
be the happiest off of all; and 1t will
be IL the native enterprise and in
genuity Of its people will kindly come
out of the trance into which they were
thrown by the Hon. Grover Cleveland
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-05-19
THE ACTOR.

The Actor, the Actor, right singular Is he;
How criticism fills his soul with either
grief or glee.
Applause doth mako his bosom swell-he
feels that 1t is fame,
But, prithee, do not tell him So or his
head may do the same.
The Agent, the Agent, sent on to adver-
tise,
He fires the editorial heart with masto-
donic lies.
He's always bent on working up some
wonderful surprise,
And knows whatevers going on, because
he uses "Ts."
The Critic, the Critic, by Thespians
blessed and cursed;
He only sees a single act--and that, OF
course, the worst.
He gets an inkling of the plot, the rest he
has to guess,
To send his criticism down in time to go
to press" The Argonaut.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-05-19
We offer this week, to
reduce stock, extraordi-
NARY values i'm Curtains:

40 pairs Nottingham Lace, 69c. pair;
from S5c.
30 pairs Nottingham Lace, SSc. pair;
from $l.10.
1s pairs Nottingham Lace, $1.15 a
pair; from $1.371s.
20 pairs Nottingham Lace, $1.SS a
pair; from $1.75.
10 pairs Nottingham Lace, $1.65 a
pair; from $500.
- pairs Nottingham Lace, $l.95 a
pair; from $3.50.
20 pairs Irish Point, ecru and white,
S375 a pair; from $3.50.
10 pairs Irish Point, ecru and white,
$455 a pair; from $3.50
12 pairs Irish Point, ecru and white,
$3.50 a pair; from $6.c5.
10 pairs Irish Point, ecru and white,
$65 a pair; from $3.50.
10 pairs Irish Point, ecru and white
S.371. a pair: from $1,000.
70 pairs Brussels Net, $3.50 a pair:
from $6.15.
l2 pairs Brussels Net, $s.75 a pair;
from $7.S5.
70 pairs Brussels Net. $775 pair;
from $9,25
- pairs Brussels Net, $3.50 a pair;
from 5000.
IL pairs Brussels Net, $1o2j pair;
from $500.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-05-19
SCRANTON, MAY 10, 1897.

The assertion IL being very freely
made just now that congress SHOULD
do nothing to incur war" We beg
leave 10 susgegt an amendment. Con-
gress shoCld DO its duty. Then II war
should come ii would be the enemy's
misfortune, not our fault.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-05-19
AS to Vaccination,

The case in this county some months
ago of parent who, being opposed on
principle to vaccination, fell into con-
flict with the school law because 1t on
the one hand made attendance COM
pulsory and on the other denied admis-
sion to children not Vaccnated was
commented upon at the time, as q fine
illustration of Legislative carelessness.
A similar case, out in Illinois, was re-
Gently carried up to the Supreme court,
and that body has just announced it's
decision that the state board of health
has no right to compel the vaccination
of school children.
The ruling holds that the privilege of
attending school is fundamentally
guaranteed by law, and that no ap-
pointiVe hoard or commission can in
any manner suspend such a privilege.
If, however, the legislature shall spec
ifically make vaccination a requirement
in school attendance, the courts pro-
hibition will cease. Acting on this hint
a bill has been reported favorably II
the Springfield legislature making it a
condition of entrance to each public
private or parochial school in Illinois
that the applicant shall show a duly
attested certificate Of vaccination.
Inasmuch as a large majority of
American taxpayers at this time be-
licve in the precautionary virtues OF
vaccination, it is doubtless in accord
ance with our theory of government
that their wishes should prevail in this
matter. But we suspect there is mort
ado concerning the matter than its real
importance demands.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-05-19

respondent Of Mr.. Kohlsaat's Times
Herald, says in triple leads that the
president intends ultimately to annex
Cuba to the United States. 1t is evil
IDENTIFY. a case of pay your penny and
take your choice.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-05-19

OF course, when Russia growls, the
sultan realizes that that is another
story.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-05-19

There Is no doubt that Cuba is a mass
of fostering misery, made so by the ambi-
tion of irresponsible and inscriptions
citizens of the United States Washing
ton Letter in Chicago Record.
SO Americans and not Spanlards are
to blame, are they? How strange and
how new this hypothesis is!
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-05-19

The business mems memorial to the
president asking him to try to bring
about an honorable" reconciliation be-
tween Cuba and Spain forgets that
Spain doesn't know the meaning of the
word
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-05-19

The cutting by each American citizen
Of his daily expenditures down to the
extent of one dime would involve in
one year falling off in trade Of $2,550.-
OO0,0oo. Economy is wise thing, but
just at present it looks as If 1t were
being carried a trifle too far.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-05-19

The Philadelphia board of trade has
acted with wisdom in deciding to re-
quest congress TO enact legislation
which will permit railway pooling
under suitable restrictions. There are.
as it remarks, two reasons of para
mount importance for such legislation;
first, that it will secure uniformity
and steadiness in transportation rates,
and, secondly, it will enable the rail-
roads, under such legalized arrange
ments for the protection of each other
against unfair competition, to add
largely to their earnings, guaranteeing
thereby increased facilities for freight
and passenger services" 1t is no part
Of the public's wish to cripple railway
interests or do injury to the great body
of shippers.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-05-19

The money cost, to date, of Spain's
fruitless war against Cuban freedom,
counting funds spent and property de-
stroyed. aggregates nearly $5OO,O0OO0O
1t is time to tell the Spaniard that his
jig Is up
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-05-19

After all, was Mr.. Kinsley dismissed
for cause or because?
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-05-19

Senator Mason is very unkind to hit
the British lion so hard while its tail Is
already sprained.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-05-19

Mr.. Wanamaker at any rate is get
ting his moneys worth in free adver-
tislnG.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-05-19

Representative Connell is thus quoted
in the New York Herald's poll of con-
gress on the Cuban issue; Il would
go to great lengths in humanitarian ef-
forts in Cuba's behalf, but do not think
there are any political or business rea-
sons for intervention if it would cause
war" This is in line with the st. Louis
platform, which invokes the admins
tration's active and peaceful offices in
Cuba's behalf. But it is not likely that
any kind of intervention by the United
States would cause war in serious
sense. 1t might excite some bluster on
the part of Spain, but that would soon
blow over. The chances are Spain, in
cooler moments, would feel like thank
ing the United States for giving her
the chance to let go.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-05-19

Also special prices ON
Tamboured Muslins. Am
inspection will convince
you that it is to your i'm
terest to purchase now.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-05-19

Why don't those who profited by the
Andrews committees work avert an
embarrassing situation by volunteering
to "pay the freight" themselves?
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-05-19

w. E. Curtis, Washington cores
pondent of the Chicago Record, says
Mckinley has gone as far in the Cuban
matter as he contemplates going; and
Walter Wellman, the Washington cor
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-05-19

General Bradley It. Johnson offers an
interesting opinion on this Cuban ques-
tion. 1T looks to me-" says he, las if
the administration We're electioneering
for a fight This will relieve the tariff
situation and retire the currency ques~
tion. A war with Spain will last just
thirty minutes. The white squadron
will concentrate at Havana; the Span
ish feet will be forced to fight in front
of that port, and thirty minutes will
see every Spanish ship under the
Water." Carry the tidings to Madrid.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-05-19

Ordinarily our annual imports from
Cuba amount in value to $75, 5,OOO,O 900 and
our exports to that island, to $50, 900, OOO
At present our imports are less than
sSO,OOO,OOO and our exports not over ST.
100000 year In other words, the Gu
ban war is losing business for Spain,
Cuba and the United States. AS a
party in interest we are clearly entitled
to have a say as to the manner and
the length of its further continuance,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-05-19

An interesting speech was made by Karl
Decker, the New York Journal correspond
ent, who spent several weeks in the camp
of General Gomez. In II he told this incl
dent showing how far little nerve will
go toward curbing the Spanish: ION the
nth Of December last, when a resolution
looking toward the recognition Of belliger-
ent rights for the Cubans was introduced
in the senate, some of these typical Spani-
ards I'm Sagira la Grande made arrange
ments TO have a demonstration against
the American consulate. They gathered
together all the arms they could find and
about $50 of them met and proceeded to
discuss the situation. and in the mean
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1897-04-24
THE MoLoKAI MURDER.
Recapture of Noa and Shipment to
Honolulu.
From onr Special Correspondent.

From onr Special Correspondent.l
Noa, the escaped murderer, was
captured in Pelekunu on Monday
afternoon, April 10, and was brought
round on the Mokolii, and lodged
in Pukoo Jail on Wednesday night,
April Il, at 8 p. m.
The credit Of the capture is due
to the tact and discretion of John
Ali, an elderly Hawaiian, and as
sisted by Kalims, both residents
and Kamaainas of Pelekunu. The
night after Noa's escape he slept in
the mountain, back of Kamalo, this
was Thursday, April Is, next day,
Friday, he descended into the valley
OF Pelekuuu, and made his way
through the dense thieket, cautious
ly, to the house Of John Ali, and
asked for food. Ali brought food
into the bushes, and here Noa was
fed until Monday afternoon when
by previously arranged plan be-
tween John Ali and Kalima, the
latter suddenly sprung on Noa. On
the way down the valley, Noa made
desperate effort to escape by run
ming up the bed of the stream, Ks-
lima soon caught him and felled
him with a we'll directed blow from
his fist. Noa was then tied up with
ropes and watched by relays Of men,
word meanwhile being conveyed to
Deputy Sheriff Trimble, who pro.
ceeded overland to Pelekunu and
brought Noa round to Pukoo by
steamer.
Noa made offers to John Ali OF
payment with the money stolen
from All Sana's store for feeding
him, and offered pay for four
months Only at meal times did
Noa come in the vicinity OF John
Ali's house, directly afterwards he
climbed several hundred feet up the
steep pail back Of Alii's house and
slept there, and also kept lookout
on everything going on in the valley.
Frank Foster and Mahiai had pro-
ceeded into the valley and remained
there in search for Noa. From his
lofty look out on the pail Noa
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1897-04-24

watched them and avoided them.
Noa was crafty and suspicious all
the time, he would signal 10 Ali to
get his food and would satisfy him
self that Ali alone came with food
before descending to eat.
John Ali told no one OF Noa's
presence until he had somewhat won
Noa's cofdence; then Kalima was
told and plan for the capture Of
Noa was determined.
Noa has relatives in Pelekunu but
they were kept in ignorance until
the last. The people Of Pelekunu
were very pleased to get rid Of Noa,
the women and children especially,
no one in the valley having any use
for murderer.
At Kamalo several families have
been sleeping together in one house,
windows and doors were securely
fastened, so great was the dread OF
Noa, and this state OF affairs spread
all along the coast
Deputy Sheriff Trimble offered
$40 for the capture Of Noa, on Fri
day the sum was increased to 500.
Noa goes down this trip of the
Mokolii in charge of Deputy Mar
shall Hitchcock.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1897-04-24
Chacun q Son Gout.

Our punning Waterfront Whisper.
or is writhing in the pangs of retri-
button for his scribbling excesses.
He will be silent for day or two
longer, or until that English heri.
tage is disinherited from the acreage
of his pedal extremity. We sympa-
thize, but do not condole. We wish
all our poets to be likewise affected.
Their feet might then be metred to
lyrical proportions.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1897-04-24
The Kinau Arrived.

The following cabin passengers:
From Volcano-D Howard Hitch
cock, Miss j Tanner, Miss Newell,
Miss L l. Chaffee, r d jenkins, e l.
Fitzgerald, Il NJ Green, j f Brown,
w II Hoogs, Mrs Avery, Mrs Harri-
son. From way ports; l. @ Lyman,
G S Desky, W W Goodale, P Peck,
j A Scott, E Very and daughter,
Mrs Nj Milne, Miss Annied Parke, Il
Wolf, Ii Smith, Mrs A Moir, j G
Low, f Scott, H p Walton, Mrs II
l.. Achilles and 3 children, w LAM,
Q l. Brown, II NJ Whitney, Jr, Geo
Robertson, Judge w A Whiting,
Samuel Parker, Godfrey Brown, @ j
Falk, S Mahuka, wife and child, Mrs
All Fook. child and servant, II o
Hogg, S Ah/Mi, E Johnson, Rev III
Kihara aud 81 deck
Cargoes-1l ,826 bags sugar, 170
bags potatoes, 100 bags corn, 178
koa boards, z horses, 36 hides, l75
p kgs sundries,
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1897-04-24
ELECTORAL sERFs.

The Advertiser truly says: at
does not argue we'll for the stability
and progress Of the present govern
ment that only about 200 voters
have thus far been enrolled on the
register OF this city. Is that a fair
representation Of the brain and
brawn Of this community, our de
pendence in case Of riot or revolu:
tion2 Is the present administration
doing its whole duty, meeting its
full share of tho responsibilities OF
the case in adopting Star Chamber
methods in the conduct OF public
aflairs?"
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1897-04-24

trade in all kind OF produce,
manufactures aud merchandise of
lawful commerce, enjoying at all
times tho same privileges as may
have been or may hereafter be
granted to the citizens or subjects
OF any other nation, paying at all
times such duties and taxes as may
bs exacted from the citizens or sub.
iocts OF other nations doing business
or residing within the territories OF
each OF the high contracting parties"