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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-05-03

The Athens correspondent of the
New York Press cables as the result of
a personal investigation that there was
no fighting at all at Larissa. The
Greeks, he says, retreated in obedience
to mistaken orders issued by an in
competent commander. The material
point, however, is that they retreated.
The way to win battles, after inviting
them, is to fight. Let us hope the next
engagement will have a more credit
able termination.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-05-03

without i'll will, the French troops
were withdrawn from Mexico and Max
imilian's bubble burst. The incident
is instructive in many ways; but in
none more so than in its refutation of
the charge that military training is
necessarily inmical to peace.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-05-03

Admirers Of the acting OF James
Young, whose presentation of Ham
let" at the Academy of Music last fall
will be remembered as one Of the ar
tistic triumphs of the local theatrical
season, will be gratlfied to learn that
the advice of friends has influenced
him to abandon, for the present at
least, the heavier forms of tragedy,
and has decided him to employ his
marked talents In the romantic drama.
His repertoire for 1928 will. 1t is
true, include Hamlet" in the interpre-
tation Of which Mr. Young shows the
fullest measure Of his ability; but in
stead of Richard ILL.," Macbeth" and
"Richelieu" the public will have oppor-
tunity to witness him in Beau Brum-
mel" David Garrick," Iron Mask
and a new romantic play now in prep
aration. That the change of fields will
result satisfactorily to all concerned
cannot be doubted, in view of the
public's very manifest prediction for
romantic acting.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-05-03
SCRANTON, MAY 3, 1897.

G-yFrom May l the price of The Tri-
bune will be so cents a month, the
standard price of morning newspapers
In this section.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-05-03

Is shown in the percentage table OF the
Bureau of Statistics, which Indicate the
percentage of the total importations
which come in free Of duty. The relative
increase of importation of non dutiable
goods is shown. with especial clearness
by this table.
Table showing the proportion Of foreign
importations brought in free of duty
from Aug. 1, 1896, to May ], 1897:
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-05-03
Entertaining.

Professor Goner-"Indeed,M Miss Sweetty.
the lower animals have language. I have
heard monkeys entertain each other by
rarrating pleasant stories"
Jack Hunter-"Yes, and only the other
day | saw snake get off a rattlng good
thing in the shape of tail."-Life.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-05-03

While the increase has been especially
noticeable by reason of the increase in
customs receipts, the growth has been
even greater than is shown because
of the fact that importers have naturally
increased their orders of goods now upon
the free list which they had reason to
believe will be placed upon the dutiable
list under the new law. That there has
been an enormous increase in the impor-
tation of articles upon the free list is
shown by the following table
Importation of non-dutiable articles from
Aug. !. 1896, TO Nav |. 1897
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-05-03

The Free Press charges The Tribune
with partisan animus in its references
to the present city administration. To
its specific accusation-that our report
lies"-we reply elsewhere. AS to it's
general assertions, we have only to
say that if the mayor of Scranton
doesn't appreciate the consideration
and forbearance with which this jour-
nal has uniformly treated him, he is
even less of mayor than we now
consider him.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-05-03

The bill making voting compulsory
in Pennsylvania has passed second
reading in the senate, but If sober
second thought is ever given to it, it
will be killed,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-05-03
Gossip at
the Capital

Special Correspondence of The Tribune.
Washington, May 2.
The treasury figures for the month just
ended confirm Chairman Dingley's state
ment made n few days ago that there is
likely to be nearly a years supply of for
eign goods in the country when the new
tariff bill gets into effect. While the re-
Prospective clause, so called of the Ding
ley bill probably prevented some of the
new contracts which would have been
made, and the new orders which would
have been given, 1t did not reduce the
amount of goods brought in during April
as compared with the preceding month.
That clause of the bill provided that the
new rates of duty should apply upon all
goods coming in after April l, which had
been purchased prior to that date. This
of course permitted all goods contracted
for or ordered prior to April l to come
in under Wilson law rates and also left
ii largely in the hands of the importers
to indicate by their own statements
whether goods coming in after April 1
had been purchased or ordered prior to
that date. Some of the importers have
also clung to the belief that this feature
of the bill would fail to pass the senate,
especially in view of recent publications
so indicating, while still others have chos-
en- to take the risks upon being required
to pay the extra duty In case this feature
of the bill should become law.
The result of these conditions is that
the April importations have been phe-
nomenally large, as large. Indeed. as
those of the month preceding and larger
than those of any other month since the
Wilson law began to pour forth it's flood
of foreign goods into the country. The
importations of foreign goods during the
month of April will foot up total of
probably $50 600 900 in value. Those of
March were in value $76,372 6S1, and while
the figures for April have not yet been
received there is reason to believe that
the total will exceed that of March. The
customs collections for the month ran about
the same as for March and it is believed
that the importations of non-dutiable
merchandise, especially wool and hides
has increased very much during the
month and that the estimate Of $50, 900, 900
for April is low one.
The following table covering importa-
tions into the United States during the
past nine months indicates the hot haste
with which foreign manufacturers and
home importers have filled the ware
houses of the United States preparatory
to the advance of duties contemplated by
the new tariff.
Total importations of foreign mcrchan-
disc into the United States, Aug. /, 1896
to Nav l. 1897
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-05-03

sufficient food, shelter and sanitation,
10000 paclficos have already perished
since Weylers order directing their
concentration was promulgated. The
possibilities of further suffering, dis
ease and decimation in this direction
are so appalling as to constitute a hu-
mantarian duty of the first magnitude.
It is worthy Of recollection that
when, during the revolution which pre-
ceded the present one. a similar order
was issued by the Spanish captain
general, this government protested In
such vigorous terms that the pro-
gramme was abandoned, and the pa
cifcos were permitted to remain on the
plantations at their own hazard.
Should Special Commissioner Calhoun
find by personal investigation that
conditions in Cuba now are as repre-
sented by all unprejudiced testimony,
there need, we think, be little doubt
that President Mckinley and Secre-
tary Sherman will act with as much
effectiveness in behalf of humanity as
President Grant and Secretary Fish
acted under similar circumstances
during the Ten Years war.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-05-03

President Mckinley has declined to
interrupt the normal course of events
in the case of Joseph II. Dunlop, the
Chicago editor who is under sentence
of two years at hard labor in the peni-
tentiary for publishing an obscene
newspaper. This decision eXtingulshes
DunIop's last hope and he will have to
go to Jail. Dunlop deserves all he will
get in this direction. He was intelli-
gent enough to know better.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-05-03

Before Spain can give vitality to any
reforms" in Cuba she will have to
make some very radical ones at home.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-05-03

Some of these fine days the influential
daily papers of this city will take hand
in the affairs of this city and when they
do you may make up your mind that
there will be some fun.-Providence Reg
lister.
We shouldn't be surprised.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-05-03

That the election of a Republican pres
ident and congress proved signal for
instant activity on the part of the i'm
pu"ters and for immediate preparations
for flooding the country with foreign
goods before a new law could go into
effect, is shown not alone by the above
figures, but by the increase in custom re-
ceipts. The growth in these since the
month in which President Mckinley was
elected has been remarkable, as will be
seen by the following table
Customs recaints from Noyar,har 1904 IN
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-05-03

Another evidence of the instantaneous
effect of the election OF President McKin-
ley and Republican congress upon the
importation Of goods now upon the free
list and likely to be transferred TO the
dutiable list by the Republican congress
The Irish standard., 1897-06-26

Of the Empire torch-khe ancient form OF
giving warning or sending Joy, the beacon
fires. ~ ten o'clock struck At the Green
~ich observatory, tongue Of fame shot
upward from Great Malvern, "The Back.
bone Of the Midlands." It was the Jubilee
beacon fire. Hardly had tho spectator
time to look on 1t before another one flared
in the distance on the right, then again
on the left on the north. south. east ana
west. Peak answered to peak. until from
Berwick -on-Tweed to rough Tor and
Brown Willie. in Cornwall. from the ca
thedral towers Of Litcht1eld. Worcester,
Ripou, Lincoln and Durham, from Skid
daw to st. Heliers. from Hastings to Cader
Iris and across the water to Donegal and
Dublin, = thousand beacon fires blazed up
their message of loyalty to the sovereign.
Hall all hour later the lowlands. the high
lands. the wild Hebrides. even to Net!ma
Thule. sent answering signals to the sky.
And then slowly as tho light failed from
day to evening round the world the en-
pire's torch was lit. From st. Heliers the
signal leaped to Gibraltar. to Malta, to
Cypress. to Ceylon, to lndia-whers 1t
blazsd triumphant on tho Himiayans-to
China. to Australia, to Canada, to the West
lndies-the empires torch shed it's ra dianos
over the universe
The Irish standard., 1897-06-26

to the patriots OF Cuba ana commends the
presidents policy and expresses confidence
In the speedy and patriotic disposition of
the Cuban question. The presidents negc-
tiation of n treaty of annexation with Ha-
wall is indorsed wise and the senate is
urged to ratify the same.
1t denounces "thc violation OF the spirit
of tho civil service act by President Cleve-
land" and commcnds reforms inaugural
ed In the pension bureau under the present
administration. The passage by congress
OF law providing for national board OF
arbitration to settle labor disputes is
favored Ample protection for the wool
growers OF Ohio Is demanded. Gov. Bush-
nells administration is Endorsed as wise,
faithful and satisfactory. and the state is
congratulated on its excellent financial
condition.
The efforts of Senators Foraker and Ham
ma In the senate are declared to be dcserv
ing Of the thanks of the people, aud the
platform closes with the following indorse-
ment OF the candidacy of Srnntor Hanna:
Desiring to continue such representation
and approaching his services To the party
aud to the people OF tbs state and nation,
and his eminent and proven iitucss for the
position, we indorae the candidacy OF
Hon. Marcus A. Hanna for United States
senator TO succeed himself. ana pledge the
support of the party In the next general as
seinhy to his election to both the short aud
long terms"
linnnn's Name Chccrcd
The mention OF Senator Hanna $
name WAS greeted with loud dcmonstrn-
tions and after HE resolutions were
adopted Senator llannn WIS called for.
He thanked the convention for this
expression Of confidence and pledged
himself to cooperate will, the standards
bearer (l'ushnelD for republican sue
cess in Ohio
The Irish standard., 1897-06-26

Idea, and one ticket, composed of two
democrats, two silver republicans and
one populist. The ticket will be placed
on the official ballot under the name
democrat"
When this became known there wns
a split in the populst convention, the
middle-of-the-road faction, under the
leadership of A. w. c. Weeks, walking
out. The seceders numbered probably
100 of the delegates. Gen. j. Is. Weavcrs
faction remained with the democrats,
whereupon he was bitterly denounced.
But for this rupture the union of all the
free silver forces would have been
complete.
The Ticket.
The ticket is composed as follows:
Governor, +. L. White, democrat, Keo-
kuk county; lieutenant-governor b. a.
Flummer, silver republican, Winnebago
county; judge of supreme court, l.. q.
Kline. democrat for Bryan. Polk coun-
ty; railroad commissioner, S. b. Grain,
populist, Dallas county; superintendent
of instruction, G. Il. Rhinehart, silver
republican, Jasper county.
b Mr.. White. the candidate for gov
The Irish standard., 1897-06-26
EUGENE v. DEBs.

outline the plans for the cooperative
commonwealth which the Social De-
mocracy of America hopes to establish.
OF those present. An outline Of Mr..
Debs' address is as follows:
He said that while other cooperative
ooleny schemes had failed. he was conf
dent the present QUE would culminate IN
establishing new civilization, whore equal
justice would reign and monopoly would
be taxed out of existence. He said an i'm.
preston had gone abroad that this was to
be an exodus Of unemployed from the east
to Washington. or whatever state IL dc.
c!ded upon by the colonial ation commission.
This he denied. The plan does not contsn-
plate Coxsy army The plan was to take
only such number Of mon at first as may
be taken care Of, and then increase the
numb later after crops had been planted.
Whatever was done would be done In com.
plianoe OF the constitution OF the federal
government. He said they would send
sawmill clear forests. build houses and
prepare for more colonists. Crops would
be put In, and as more mon were needed
they would be sent out. AS soon as pro-
visions were made to take care Of more
others would be sent. When the time came
for a state election they would put 200 men
on the stump without pay, and he thought
that inside Of "A hours the social democracy
could carry the state and gain control
Of the legislature. He said the plan did
not contemplate stopping with one state,
but carrying on the reform until they had
control Of the entire country. He said
that they would only act within their rights
under the federal government, and II the
supreme court said to stop that they would
do so.
The constitution adopted provides for an
executive board to supervise the affairs Of
tho national council. A colonization com.
mission, to be made up Of three men, IL to
be chosen by the executive board. This
commission is to have charge Of the new
commonwealth scheme The money to
carry on this scheme Is to be raised by vol.
untary contributions. No member OF
either the executive board or the commits
sion Is to hold any political office. The
commission is to meet before August and
name the state In which the first colony
shall be established. 1t will also adopt
regulations for the selection Of unemployed
persons ana take steps toward conveying
them to the state decided upon.
The Irish standard., 1897-06-26

between ST. Paul, Minneapolis, Duluth.
West Superior. saltwater. Taylor's Falls
and other points. 1t Is always favorite
with the travelling and general public,
which sticks by the Duluth Short Line.
Its modern equipment. fast trains, con-
ventent schedules, smooth roadbed and
generally modern and excellent service
appeal to the business man and the
tourist, and in consequence the people
go via the Duluth Short Line. For in
formation, maps, folders, circulars and
agents, or write direct to c. E. Stone,
general passenger agent. st. Paul. MINI.
The Irish standard., 1897-06-26
THE WOOL SCHEDULE.
Republican Senator'S Quarrel Durinw
Its Consideration.

Republican Senators Quarrel During
Its COnside ration.
Washington, June 2s.-An exciting
debate marked the consideration of the
wool schedule which began in the SEN
ate Tuesday. 1t developed the first seri-
GUS disagreement OH the republican side
of the chamber and led to Il warm per.
sonal exchange between Senators Car
ter (Mont.) and Foraker (O.) on one
hand. and Senator Allison Qa.), in
charge of the bill, on the other. Senator
Foraker asserted that an agreement
concerning rates on certain woods waa
being violated and that, under such cir
oumstauces. every senator would be free
to act for himself. Senator Allison,
with great vehemence. declared that ha
could not be driven by threats. Sen.
ator Carter, who had aroused the storm,
endeavored to have the paragraphs re-
lating to carpet wools go over, with
view to securing some united action,
but Senator Vest, in an ironical speech,
objected to delaying the era of pros
perity and postponing the public bust.
ness while republican senators held a
caucus Senator Teller (Col.) also spoke
against delay and took occasion to say
he would not vote for the bill unless
objectionable features were eliminated.
Aside from this stormy interruption,
fair progress was made on the wool
schedule. The duty on trst-olass wool
was agreed to at ten cents per pound
and on second-class wool IL cents,
which is between the house and senate
rates in each case. The rates on third.
class wools went over. Most of the
other amendments related to the classi.
fication of woods. On one OF the
amendments Senator Jones (Ark.)
spoke against the entire schedule aa
severely oppressive on the consumers
Of wooden uOolla.
The Irish standard., 1897-06-26
THE FALL CAMPAIGN
Partisans in Ohio and Iowa Pre-
pairing for It.
HANNA'S TICKET NAMED IN OHIO,
He In Endorsed for Reelection to the
: 0enatc-Democrnts Is, Free silver Re-
publicnns and Populists Agree
ON Fusion In Iowa.

& Toledo, o., June "a. - With the con-
: test for the craftsmanship settled so de-
!. cisively in favor of Muj. Charles T..
w. Dick and the entire Hanna slate. the
republican state convention proceeded
promptly Wednesday, with the usual
business. The temporary organization,
with Gen. C. II. Grosvcnor in the chair,
was made the permanent organization
and the reports of other committees
were readily disposed Of
o The state Ticket.
Nominations were then made as fol-
lows:
Governor-Asa S. Bushnell.
Lieutenant Governor--A. W. Jones.
Supreme Judge-Jacob +. Burkett.
Attorney yGencral-Franll Monnett.
State Treasurer-Samuel Campbell.
School Commissioner--L. u. Bonebrako.
Member Of Board Of Public Works-C A.
Goddard.
The Platform.
Following is synopsis of the plat
form adopted:
The opening paragraph rcjoiceS over the
triumph OF an honest dollar and the cleo
tion of William Mckinley. Ohio's splendid
son. as president 1T pledges allegiance to
ahe national platform. extends sympathy
The Irish standard., 1897-06-26
Business Personals.

Chris A. Gallagher, counselor at law,
401-4O3 Guaranty Loan Building.
John NJ. Gleason, undertaken and fun
eral director, 255 First avenue south.
J. F. Mccarthy we'll contractor. Es-
Inmates furnished on application, 209
Central avenue.
MCGOWAN & Mccarthy. fire insurance
real estate, loans. 125 Central avenue
telephone 1491.
j. J. Dissette builder and contractor
office 400 Hennepin avenue. Telephone
500.
John ]. McHale and Ace P. Abel, law.
The Irish standard., 1897-06-26
Great N1unic6l Event.

Philadelphia, June 21.-The eight
eenth national saengcrfest of the Nortll-
eastern eaengerbund will open in this
city to-day, and there is every indica.
uon it will be the most mammoth mu.
steal event of the kind ever held in this
country. The societies which will par
Mcipate In the festival come from all
the larger cities in the eastern portion
of the United States and the mass
choruses, which will form distinguish
ing feature of the fest, are made up of
the best singers in each society. The
various numbers in these choruses will
be rendered by 5000 male voices, in adj
dition to which there will be a school
children's chorus of 5000 voices, and
choruses of mixed voices numbering
several Thousand.
The Irish standard., 1897-06-26

Gus seat in the front row of the gal
lery. from which point of vantage he
could observe all that passed beneath
and thus the more readily pick up the
essential points OF the unfamiliar serv-
Ice.
Four hymns and two prayers had
paved the way of Brer Johnsing's SER
mon. The preacher rose. and heavy
silence fell upon the assembled throng.
He chose his text and sailed in. Good
ness, how he argued, how he pleaded,
that the poor wayward sinner might
essential points OF the unfamiliar serv-
edl
The Irish standard., 1897-06-26
A New Fad.

The latest fad is pencil fitted with
tiny electric light. for the convenience
OF reporters. 1t does not require on
upon the Northwest by the Saint Paul
s Duluth railroad, which for years and
years has been the popular route to and
The Irish standard., 1897-06-26
O'GRADY TO THE RESCUE.

An 1rishman Mt n COlOrcd Meeting.
z With one exception the congregation
THAT filled the Rev. Mr.. Johnsngs
gehurch were African brunettes. Nor
was that single exception even good
stiff ribbed Methodist like the hundreds
of Georgia. darkies that filled the pews
about him during this most important
revival meeting of the week. In fact
he was true Roman Catholic and his
name was Dennis O'Grady. 1t was the
1rishman's first experience with color
Cd Protestants, SO he chose conspicu-
The Irish standard., 1897-06-26

''Bewar' de day oh jedgment." he
cried In earnest warning. "Dar's gwine
Rwine to be divided into sheep on de
one han an goats on de odder ham,"
Then he paused for Stronger effort.
Now" he cried. who's a-gwine to be
de sheep and who's a-gwine to be dc
goats?"
There was no sound
Il say-who's a-gwine to be de sheep
Still the silence continued. and Brel
Johnsing was becoming excited.
"Fo' de las time l axes yer-who's q
The Irish standard., 1897-06-26
Six LlYeA Lnat.

Helsingfors, Finland, Russia, June aa.
The ooasting steamer Onni, while
near Skanaes, with 140 passengers
aboard, took fire and was burned to the
waters edge. Six persons perished in
the flames. The rest were saved, though
several We're severely injured. The fire
was caused by the overturning of q
RDirit 1Amn
The Irish standard., 1897-06-26
ORIGINAL "BoYcoTT" DEAD.
History Of the Torn Which Has He.
come So Common,

COhAe SO SO""Ous
London, June 22.-Capt. Boycott Ia
dead. He was about 55 years of age,
and became famous through being the
first man subjected to the boycott"
in Ireland. He was a land agent in
1881, in Connemara section of County
Mayo, where he collected rents for
number of landlords, notably
the earl Of Erne. In 1880 Mr.. Parnell
made a speech in the course Of
which he urged the people Of ireland
to abstain from agrarian crimes and to
adopt instead policy of sending harsh
landlord agents and bnilif1's "to Gov
entry" the old term for boycotting.
Events SO shaped themselves that Capt.
Boycott was the first man the Irish ex-
perimented on in this connection, and
hence the now familiar word "boy.
cott."
The Irish standard., 1897-06-26
Fatal Explosion. .

Rockville, Ind, June 24.-The boiler
In Ferguson & Co.'s sawmill exploded
Wednesday at noon. Solon Ferguson.
senior proprietor, WAS instantly killed;
Edward Straughn, employe. probably
fatally injured, and Walter Ferguson,
another one of the owners was badly
hurt. Several of the others were slight
" injured. The building was wrecked.