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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-09-16
The Presence of the Troops.
rom Tho ANlllrna- a l.ro Ionnnnl

The calling out of the State guard to
preserve order and enforce the laws in
the Lehigh coal region has evoked the
usual criticism of that portion of the
press and people who always come to
the front on such occasions with their
unreasonable denunciation OF every as
sertion of governmental authority,
whether civil or military. If there is any
cause for criticism IL is that the military
arm of the commonwealth was not ap-
pealed to sooner. II this had been done
week ago the frlghtful bloodshed at
Lattimer might have been averted, for
the strikers would then have confined
their operations within the limits OF law
and order. The presence OF formidable
body of disciplined troops would have re-
strained the spirit of lawlessness there
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-09-16

our dispatches yesterday, but 1t is 1T
ting TO say that the selection is In every
respect creditable one. Judge Por-
ter is one of the ablest and cleanest
representatives Of the legal profession
in his native city. and the common
wealth may well feel gratified that he
has been named as Judge Willard's
successor
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-09-16
TWO QUALITIES.
From the wilko.- Barre Record.

rum inc w lNeCOTu.
Mr.. Connell has often been severely crit
icized as arbitrary and relentless in his
leadership, but he has always manifested
two characteristics which many other Re-
publican leaders lack; When he has fight
on his hands he is not afraid to go square
ly before the people and appeal to them
for support; and he never adopts as his
choice for any office a man who is not
fitted for 1t both by character and ability.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-09-16
THE REPUBLICAN TICKET.
State.


State Treasurer-J. s. BEACON, OF
WestmcreIand.
Auditor General-LEVI G. MCAULBY,
Of Chester
County.
Sheriff-CLARENCE L. PRYOR, Of
Scranton.
District Attorney-JoHN II. JONES, of
Blakely.
Prothonotary JOHN COPELAND, Of
Carbondale.
Treasurer-w. s. LANGsTAFF, OF scran-
ton.
Clerk of the Courts--THOMAS p. DAM
1ELS. of Scranton.
Recorder - CHARLES HUBSTER, OF
Scranton.
a's.. COW.
Jury Commissioner - CHARLES WIG
GINS, OF Scranton.
Election day, November 2.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-09-16
Wherein Justice Erred.

Twenty years ago John Roberts, a
prosperous New York business man,
was arrested on a charge of robbery.
years in Sing Sing. After serving %
months he was pardoned, conclusive
evidence having been produced to prove
his innocence. Now he asks for $685.
97e as indemnity for false imprison-
ment-s75,OOO for injury of reputation,
suffering, etc, and the remainder for
actual money losses sustained by rea-
son of the arrest. What gives force to
Mr.. Roberts claim is the fact that
while his innocence was established in
1879 it was not until 1895 that the state
of New York saw fit to restore his
rights as a citizen. 1t is evident from
these facts that Roberts bill should be
paid.
Cases like these give play to the i'm
agination and are replete with somber
interest; but there is danger OF the pub
lie drawing erroneous conclusions from
them. The inference which they sug-
gest, that our courts of justice are
faulty needs qualification. In this par
ticular case there is no claim that the
trial was unfair or that the jury did
not return a conscientious verdict based
on the evidence produced before 1t. 1t
simply was the defendants misfortune
that the evidence which he most needed
at the time was not then forthcoming.
For the subsequent hardness of the
state in restoring the liberated man to
his full rights and standing as citizen
there is no excuse, but that has no
bearing on the question of the honesty
Of the courts.
No, these exceptional cases where
justice miscarrias cannot fairly be Of
fered in evidence against our judicial
| system. Critics of the courts might
better abstain from sweeping denun-
! citation and instead do what they can
| to secure from the courts as they are at
present constituted a more uniform and
| elevated service. Human ingenuity
exercised throughout the centuries has
not devised a better scheme for the
! furtherance of justice than that Of open
| trial by jury. What is needed in these
! days is the service on juries of clean
honest and intelligent men and the
wedding out from both jury panel and
bar of tricksters or falIirs intent upon
the p2rversion of justice to personal
ends.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-09-16

would have been no marching OF large
bodies of turbulent men from point to
point, compelling those who were willing
to work to leave their employment; no
acts of violence or intimidation would
have been attempted; no interference
with the rights Of property would have
occurred,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-09-16
Dana Whacks Grover.

From the New York Sun.
The public can thank heaven that the
bloody upholding of the law in Pennsyl-
vania finds no despicable demagogue run
ming for president, and, like Grover
Cleveland in the qime of Homestead,
seeking to get himself elected by blessing
the rioters,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-09-16

For rapid response to the governors
call upon the National guard last Sat-
urday morning, Company e, of Homes
dale, deserves special mention. The
summons was received in Honesdale at
1.S0 a. M, and at $50 Captain Smith,
with thirty-fve men, was on board a
train ready to join the other companies
of the Thirteenth in this city. It is
work like this that makes the National
Guard Of Pennsylvania justly re-
nowned.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-09-16

For some unexplained reason the ap-
pointment on Tuesday of William w.
Porter. of the Philadelphia bar, to fll
the vacancy on the Superior court
bench created by the resignation Of
Judge Willard was not mentioned in
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-09-16
THOMAS c. PLATT.
From the Tmes-Herald.

From the Tdmes-Herald.
Mr.. P,att is one OF the best OF bosses
Although maligned and excoriated with
out mercy, he has never been a mercen-
airy pr a self-seeker in politics. He has
been animated solely by the desire 10 DOM
mate. Such a man should be handled, not
affronted
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-09-16

Senator wellington, of Maryland
seems determined to establish himself
as horrible example of those things
which United States Senator should
not be,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-09-16

How surely our frailties, as well as
our sins, do find us out. BY minute in
spection Of that now famous sausage
picking vat Of Chicago it is discovered
that Mrs. Luetgert pinched her feet
with tight Shoes
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-09-16

Every Saturday, the alert official or
gan of the Scranton Central Labor
union, emphasizes its demand for gov
ernment ownership of the telegraph in
an ingenious manner. At the top Of
Its editorial page it prints these words:
Readers will bear in mind that all dis
patches emanate through corporations,
therefore it will be impossible to get
unbiased reports until the telegraph
lines are under the control of the gov
ernment." But when the telegraph
lines are brought under the control of
the government, will reports be biased
by the party in power?
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-09-16

To Hon. Richard Croker's reiteratlon
that he is "out Of politics" we may re-
ply that the public agrees with him.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-09-16

I'm addition to our ad-
vance lime advertised last
week, the balance of our
extensive
FALL IMPORTATIONS
are just to hand, and will
be ON exhibition during
the next ten days. 1t is
needless to enumerate the
many different styles, as
nearly every NEW and
DESIRABLE weave is rep
resented, All our "Fine
Pattern Suits" as usual,
are exclusive. Am UNI
usually attractive lime
of "Roman Stripes"
"Checks" and Clan Tar
tan silks for
DRESS WAISTS
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-01-09
CHICAGO AND CINCINNATI, SATURDAY, JANUARY 9,

they might be uniform with those
throughout America also. The work
here must be slow, but l believe
that, if pursued along right lines, the
results will be we'll worth the effort
we are making.
May our people at home realize the
needs of this great work and freely
and generously respond to the call,
that is at once the call of the Church
and the call of God.
l hope l have not dwelt too much
in this letter upon the hardships of
such work as l have tried to de-
scribe. There are, indeed, some dis
agreeable things connected with out
post visitation. But there is an
inspiration, too, which often makes
us forget the hardships, if such they
may be called. At any rate we make
no complaint, only urging that our
people at home shall help as they
are able, in carrying our Gospel to
those who sit in darkness.
CLARENCE E. RICE.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-01-09

l left Tokyo during the last week
in November for a months tour
among some of our outpost mission
ary stations, remote from the Japan
ese capital. The Inconvenience, not
to say hardships, attending life in
Japanese houses in winter, make a
trip like this something to be dread
ed. But, as the Japanese say, at
cannot be helped" the work must be
done, and here am in the heart of a
large japanese city, some two hum
dred and forty miles from Tokyo.
A JAPANESE HOUSE.
AS l write, am sitting on the floor
OF a Japanese house with little
table about one foot high before me.
The clean straw mat which covers the
floor of all Japanese houses, is an
inviting seat to the native born Jap
anese, but to one who is used to
chairs, the mats become nightmare
of twisted bones and cramped legs, of
pain and anguish, such as only those
who have tried to sit upon their limbs
for an hour or two at time, can un-
derstand. The house where I am
staying is the home of one of our ma
tive Evangelists, and is the usual
little house found almost universally
in Japan. 1t has five rooms, each
separated from the rest by paper
sliding doors. The furniture of all
houses in japan is very simple. Per-
haps one scroll picture hangs on the
wall; this, with the addition of a
flower vase, tiny table and braz-
ier completes the furnishings. No
stoves, no carpet, no chairs to clutter
up the rooms or to destroy the sim
plicity which is supposed to be the
charm of every Japanese home. The
only fire is few live charcoals in the
brazier. l have been here ten days
and only on state occasions and at
night, have dared throw of my over
coat. To add to the misery, one must
leave his shoes outside, for shoes
must never touch the soft white straw
mats on the floor. 1t therefore be-
comes problem, how to keep ones
feet from freezing and still be polite.
The natives sit on their feet, and
hang their hands over the charcoal
fire, but after have tried that two or
three minutes, | conclude that /
would rather have my feet ache with
the cold than to bear the anguish of
cramped limbs and aching back.
At night, the Japanese dispense
with beds, and in their stead bring
out from the clothes-press heavy
quilts stuffed with cotton. One of
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-01-09
CONTENTS.
7a1CAeo. SATURDAY. JAN. 9. 1897.


81
Page One.
With the Japanese.
". q. A, Notes.
Notable Events of 1896.
Page Two.
Sermon-Love as the Divine Factor in
Human Life.
The Minister'S Wife.
Interesting London Letter.
Well Known Persons.
Page Three.
The Sunday Scheei Lesson.
Page Four.
DR.. John Watson on the Fatherhood Of
God.
The MuItipiex Printing Telegraph.
"The Evidential Value Of Christian Mis-
sions."
letters to the Editor.
Points.
UniversaIist Personal.
Exchange Notes.
Page Five.
Church News and Correspondence.
Page Six.
The Family Page Farm. Garden and Dairy.
Page Seven.
Our Boys and Girls.
Page Eight.
Church Notices and In Memoriam.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-01-09
OUR CONTRIBUTORS.
WITH THE JAPANESE.

NAGoYA, JAPAN. Dec.7, 1895.
A Month at the Outpost MissiOns,--In a
Japanese Home-Talks to the Buddh-
ist Priests.-Lecture to Commercial
Students.-Life in Buddhist Temple.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-01-09

The provision requiring tuition in ad-
vance went into effect Monday. at the
University of Chicago. DIR. Harper an
nounced in chapel yesterday that tuition
must be paid by Tuesday night or five
dollars would be added to the bill.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-01-09

FROM REV. CLARENCE E. RICE.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-01-09

The war of four world famed workers
against the world, the flesh and the
devil in Boston began on Sunday in ear
nest when D. L. Moody. Archbishop
Martinelli, Sam Jones and Francis MUIR
ply opened the crusade meetings. The
greatest of the meetings was held in
fremont Temple. 1t was practically a
continuous meeting from 1890 o'clock
in the forenoon until late in the even
ing, conducted by Mr.. Moody. Enor-
nous throngs attended and many hum
dreds we're turned away. 1t has already
been found necessary to adopt system
of free tickets to prevent jams at the
temple.
The Greenville times., 1897-08-18
MEXICO AND GUATEMALA.


DENVER, Col, Aug. 16.-Arthur Saw
age, inventor of the Savage repeating
rifle, who has just arrived from Mexi-
CO. said in an interview:
"Mexico is engaged in a destructive
war with the Yucatan Indians. In
fact, the preliminary sllirmishes of the
affair have already commenced, and as
soon as the regular army of the repub-
lie can be supplied with arms of the
latest pattern, hostilities will be pushed
with the utmost vigor. The Nucatan
tribe has never been subdued by white
men, and the chances are that
the conflict will precipitate a war be-
tween Mexico and Guatemala, The
boundary line between the two coun-
tries has never been satisfactorily set
tied, and in the course of the impend-
ing conflict it is prophesied by those
who have looked into the subject that
the two republics will be brought into
martial array against each other.
The Greenville times., 1897-08-18
CABLE TURNED BACK.
Though an Old Miner the Prospect
Was Too Tough for Him.
SUICIDE TO 60 NORTH BEFORE SPRING.
The Canadian Government Has Submitted
Proposals for the Establishment of
Line of Communication
With the Klondike.

SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 1G.-Ilenry
Gable, an old and experienced miner,
who was one of the first to join the
rush to the Klondllle, has returned,
and tells a story calculated to deter
others from going north in- -search of
gold. There is hardly a trail in Cali
fornia, Arizona, Nevada or Montana
with which Gable is not familiar. When
the news of the gold strikes reached
this country he determined to seek his
fortune in the Yukon, left his
mii IS in Arizona and came to
san Francisco. Here he bought his
outfit and supplies and left on the
Umatilla, three weeks ago, en- route
for the KlondlIe via juneau and the
ChilcOot pass. Now he is back having
sold his outfit, which cost S235. He
learned from many experienced min
ing men at Juneau and further up that
it would be suicide to go before spring.
lie says: "When, we reached Bar
NUNS bay, which is little way from
Dyea, | gave up the idea. | left the
vessel, intending TO go to work in the
Comet mines there and wait until
next spring, when | intended to go
into the Klondille. | found the mines
were deserted, as the men would not
work there at this time of year owing
to the water which fills the mines.
Alaskan mining men are positive that
nearly all who are trying to get to
Dawson City will be frozen up en- route
until spring and that their fate is un-
certain. l will not answer for the
lives of ten tenderfeet who are now
going"
The Greenville times., 1897-08-18
TERRIBLY MANGLED.
Shocking Fate of Miss Mary Il owman, of
St. Louis.

OMAHA, Neb,, Aug, IA special to
the Bee from Higginsyille, Mo, says;
Sunday morning the remains of a
young woman were picked up by an
east-bound freight on the Chicago &
Alon railroad about six miles east of
this place. Papers in her satchel
showed her to be Miss Mary Bowman,
of st. Louis, aged about 2s years.
She was one of the returning
Christian Endeavor excQrsionists and
has occupied a berth in sleeper of the
l0;4O p. M, east bound train. The
body was clad only in night gown and
stockings and how she left the train is
mystery. The body was terribly
mangled, as three or four trains had
passed over it. Her portmonie con-
taihed two baggage checks and about
nine dollars in money.
The Greenville times., 1897-08-18

proposals from the canadian GONernme mt
WAsmSGToN, Aug. 16.-The Canadian
government has submitted formal
proposals to this government to estab-
lish communication with the Iilondike
region in Alaska by the construction Of
telegraph line from the head of win
ter navigation on the Lynn canal into
the center Of the Klondike district.
The proposals have been taken under
ndvisement. They have been approved
by the British principal -~cre-
tary of state for foreign al
fairs, and were forwarded by the
goyernor-general of Canada through
the British embassy " the state de-
partment and referred to the interior
department. There the papers are
locked up pending consideration.
The proposals, while reserving the
rights of either country pending the
settlement of the international boun-
Diary line between the United States
and Canada south of Mount St. Elias,
urge the eXpeGiency of establish
ing a permanent route giving access
to the interior at all seasons of the
year The most feasible route, in the
Judgment of the Canadian authorities,
would be to start from the head Of win
ter navigation on the Lynn canal (the
body of water running from near Ju-
neau, up beyond DEea and Chilcat,
forming part Of the present overland
route), crossing the mountains by
White pass, or by any other pass which
may seem more accessible, and proceed
northward to Fort Selkiri and thence
to l[londil.e.
The Canadian government asserts its
readiness to undertake to open COM
munication by constructing a telegraph
line from the head of winter nayiga-
tion on the Lynn canal, traversing
distance of so miles across the
summit of the mountain range,
where a trail can be followed
to Fort Selkirl and Klondike. That
government also signifies its intention,
in case the propositions are adopted to
erect suitable places for shelter at peri
DDS from 40 to 80 miles along the line,
and keep up dog trains during the win
ter months for the conveyance of the
mails to and from the interior.
The Greenville times., 1897-08-18
ZOE WATKINS MYSTERY.


ST. LOUIS, Aug. 16.-Henry j. Pate,
an electrician, while drunk and under
arrest, Sunday night, told the police a
story about the manner in which Zoe
Watkins came to her death in
this city a number of years
ago. He said the beautiful
society girl was chloroformed, assault
ed and died in his house, during his
absence. by a medical student, and that
subsequently he was compelled, at the
muzzle of a revolver, to assist in cart
ing the body to the river where it was
thrown in. When he became sober
Pate repudiated the story, but the po-
lice believe there is something in it,
The Greenville times., 1897-08-18
THE SPANISH MINISTRY.
The Attempt of Senior RobIedo to Assume
Conservative Leadership Failed.

MADRID, Aug. 16.-The attempt of
Senior Romero Robledo, the Spanish
minister of justice, to assume the con-
servatlve leadership has failed. Fol-
lowing his public declaration in
favor of the retention of Capt
GEN Weyler in Cuba and against
any reconciliation with the dissident
conservatives, the principal conserva-
tive leaders have given their adhesion
to Gen. Azcarraga, the acting premier
and minister for war, who remains at
the head of the government.
The Greenville times., 1897-08-18
ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION.

Departure of the BaIgicI With the Ger
lache Party From Antwerp.
ANrwERP, Aug. l6,-The steamer Bel
pica. with the Gerlache Antarctic eX-
pedition on board, sailed at 10 q. IN.
Crowds Of people assembled to bid fare
well to the explorers, who were hearth
ly cheered as the Belgica left port. 1t
is expected that the expedition will
arrive at Graham's Land early in
December The crew of the Belgica
numbers 81 men. She has on board
prov isions for two years.
The Greenville times., 1897-08-18
JUSTICE STEPHEN j. FIELD.
lie Now Holds the Long-Seryicc Record On
the Supreme Bench.

WAsmNGroN, Aug. 16-If Ste phen ].
Field, associate justice of the United
States supreme court were TO retire
now he would leave behind him rec
ord Of service longer than that of
any other man who ever sat on the
supreme bench. John Marshall has
held the record hitherto, with his 81
years Of continuous service, but Field,
who was appointed by Lincoln in 1864
will hold it from now on. 1t will be
many day before another justice
comes forward to rival this record.
Justice Harlan did not take his place
on the bench till 1874 and he ranks
next to Field in point ofseryice. Har-
Ian was born in 1883, and so may have
many years of activity before him, but
1t is hardly likely that he viii be still
in the harness II years hence.
The Greenville times., 1897-08-18
THE DRY DOCK QUESTION.


washing luh'
WAsuINGroN, Aug. IS. Admiral
Bunce, commander of the New York
naval yard; Commodore Chadwick,
chief Of the equipment bureau, and
Naval Constructor Dashiel were in
conference with Acting Secretary
Roosevelt at the navy department
considering in a general way the
subject of dry docks for the
naval vessels of the United States. The
conference is preliminary to the prep
aration of project for dry docks to
be submitted to congress at the next
session. The necessity which com
PEELED the Indiana to go to Halifax to
be docked has aroused the navy de-
partment to the Importance of having
n system of docks which can be util-
lied for.any of the war vessels.
The Greenville times., 1897-08-18
THE GRAIN SITUATION.


LONDON, Aug, 16-Thc Mark Lane
Express, in its weekly review of the
grain situation, says:
The French wheat harvest over yield
is estimated at 5000, 900 quarters,
though excellent judges say it is not
so much.
The German yield is expected to be
1000, 600 quarters below that of 1896.
Austria-Hungary will be almost self
supporting with nothing to spare for
export.
Russia reports that her wheat is
somewhat below the average, though
not seriously SO.
In conclusion the Mark Lane Express
notes the curious fact that England
last week exported wheat to France.