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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-09-13
David Martin,

He has never been known to forget
a promise or betray friend" is the
reply which foremost citizen of Phila-
delphia once made to a request for in
formation concerning the new secre-
tary of the commonwealth, David Mar
tin. The secret of his success has
been that as a politician he has been
shrewd, adrot and masterful without
ever being dishonorable or unfair His
word has the negotiable value of a
bond" This was the opinion of a man
who, while not especially identified with
the element in Philadelphia politics
represented by Mr.. Martin, but on the
contrary inclined to antagonize that
gentleman in many of his factional en-
terprises, was nevertheless in a posi-
ton to pass judgment advisedly.
The characterization is sustained by
further inquiry. During the episode
which led to the now memorable fac
tonal fight of lS95-namely, the un-
stating of Penrose and the selection of
Warwick as mayor of Philadelphia
an ugly charge was made against Mr..
the United States senate; a charge
stigmatizing him with perfidy of the
blacklist character. This accusation
was repeated by opponents of Mr.. Mar
tin to such an extent of reiteration that
by many it finally came to be accepted
as true; and under this impression a
sentiment arose throughout the COM
monwealth adverse to Mr.. Martin
which, without so intending, has in
fact done him a great injustice. The
circumstance is overlooked that Sena.
tor Quay has himself publicly with.
drawn this reflection upon the Phila.
delphia leader. admitting that II had
been based upon inaccurate informa.
tion; and proper account is denied to
the additional fact that during all this
time when David Martin has beer
under fire. his friends and following
have remained steadfast. and the most
determined efforts of his antagonists
to weaken his grasp upon the sources
OF political influence in Philadelphia
have had practically no effect what
ever. His strength, appears impreg,
nable. and only lately, in proof of this
statement, it may be mentioned that
fruitless assault by his foes had given
way to negotiations for a compromise
A great deal Of speculation, there.
fore, has been excited by the appoint,
ment OF MrAMaztin 40 MI the vacated
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-09-13
DuughiII Politics.

The arrest at Easton Saturday Of
General Reeder and two others charged
with conspiracy "to defame and
blacken the reputation of John Wana-
maker" in connection with the United
States senatorial contest of last winter
is explained in the foot-note that the
bribery case against E. A. Van Valken-
berg is scheduled to come up for trial
at Pottsville today. That this counter
case was under preparation and that
1t would be brought as an offset to the
Schuylkill county case save in a certain
contingency has, we understand, been
known for some time. That contin-
gency, we are assured, was the drop
ping of the case against Van Valken-
berg.
In the public mind this latest attack
upon General Reedsr will doubtless be
associated with the incident of his res
ignation from the Hastings cabinet,
but in fairness to the governor 1t
should, we think, be understood that
he had nothing to do with it, His issue
with the Easton leader was entirely
disconnected from the senatorial cam
paign and from our knowledge of the
man we feel free to express the belief
that he would never be a party to the
kind of politics exhibited in this Eas-
ton arrest
In itself the case against General
Reeder does not amount to anything,
inasmuch as should it come to trial his
line of defence would dispose of it speed
lily. But it does amount to something
as illustrating the extent to which fac
tional animosities and bitterness have
proceeded within the lines of the Re-
publican party in the state, and ere
we have much more of such business
it might be we'll for those who yet care
for the interests of the party to take
pause to consider the probable con.
sequences of their present course.
If Mr.. Wanamakers character has
| been damaged in politics it is doubtful
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-09-13
The Situation at HaZleton.

Hasty censure upon the sheriff OF Luz
zerne county, on the strength OF un-
authenticated rumor and that thrill of
quick indignation which invariably
follows every application of force i'll be-
half of the law upon ths force of
the mob, we will not utter. The
men who disregarded his COM
mand to disperse made possi-
BILE the consequences which follow
ed. Those men are to be pitied. Brought
to this country through the avarice of a
few cold -blooded operators who, in NOR
ais, are the real culprits, and set down.
in ignorance. aliens amongst a race OF
strangers, theirs is lot properly call
ing for sympathy. But pity cannot OBJ
scure the fact that the guns of the
deputies moved them down because
they stood in the way of law and order
The fate was stern, but not more cruel
than the emergency which produced it.
Not even ignorance can stand as a
sufficient excuse for deliberate defiance
of the rights of the community.
The calling out of the militia insures
peace from this time forward; there
is none amongst the thousands of aliens
In the area of dissension so ignorant as
to mistake the meaning of the presence
of the troops. But this advent, rapidly
as it was effected after the call of the
commander was issued, occurs unfor-
tunately too late to prevent the original
bloodshed; and as at Homestead the
expense to the state for short period
of police work, while under the circum-
stances no doubt unavoidable, will add
emphasis to the call for a readjustment
of this whole problem. The use of the
National Guard for such service as this
may be excellent discipline for the
guard but the cost is an item sure to
attract dissatisfied notice; and If a
feasible plan of rapidly transportable
state police serving regularly in contin-
ual readiness can be devised, consid-
Grafton of it, we fancy, will soon be-
come general.
For the members of the guard itself
however only praise is heard for their
uneXampled celerity in responding t.
the summons to duty. No better eX-
hibition of the real article of patriotism
has been seen in our day.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-09-13
MIR. MARTINS APPOINTMENT
From the Philadelphia Press.

From the Philadelphia Press
We should be doing injustice to the
Republicans of Pennsylvania If we af-
fected to be blind to the fact that the
appointment of David Martin has a dis
tinct political significance. But that sig
nihcance is not what rash, uninformed,
inconsiderate or hostile persons may
impute to IL. 1t does not mean a provo
cation of strife within the Republican
party. 1t does not mean a gage of war
fare against any interest. But 1t does
mean a disavowal and reputation of
mere subserviency. 1t means what the
governors courageous defence of the
peoples interests and heroic guillotin-
ing of corrupt legislation meant-an in
dependent, self-assertlng administration
which stands on its own feet, and ac-
cepts it's own responsibility. And, be-
yond all these things, II means a de-
sire and a willingness to promote or ac-
cept Republican harmony in the state
but a harmony under which independent,
self-owning Republicans can stand with
self-respect and under which plant SER
Witty and self-debasement will not be
the only badge Of political life and hope.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-09-13

ton, and the colleges ought not to be
expected to do the work in English that
properly belongs to the lower schools
If the entrance examination is Insult
ficient for testing the literary equip
ment of the newcomers, let the first term
be made a more extended test with the
understanding that those who fail to
qualify will be conditioned. And to make
the examinations more useful than they
are, it is almost essential that some
agreement may be reached by which
more uniformity In the standards may
M had
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-09-13

premiership in Governor Hastings
cabinet. In the opinion of many 1t
sounds the opening gun in a new duel
to the death between opposing contest
ants for political supremacy in Penn
sylvania, but we do not so interpret 1t.
According to our view It Is simply the
personal decision of the governor to
effect with one act the two ends Of
bringing to his administrative council
a sagacious and trustworthy adviser,
and at the same time doing that which
would m ost conspicuously remove from
tried frienn an undeserved odium.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-09-13

stricted in his selection to the few
men whose feats of memory alone have
secured for them high ratings from
the civil service examiners. Real fit
ness for executive office involves many
more things than the ability to pass
stereotyped examinations.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-09-13
THE REPUBLICAN TICKET.
state.


State Treasurer-J. S. BEACON, Of
WestmoreIard. -
Auditor General-LEV1 G. MCAuLEf, !,
of Chester
County.
Sheriff-CLARENCE L. PRYOR, OF
Scranton. -
District Attorney-JOHN r. JONES, OF
Blakely.
Prothonotary - JOHN COPELAND, of
Carbondale.
Treasurer-W, S, LANGSTAFF, of Scran-
ton.
Clerk of the Courts-THoMAs p. DAN
IELS, of Scranton.
Recorder - CHARLES HUESTER, Of
Scranton.
Register-W1LLIAM X. BECK, oil Mos
COW.
Jury Commissioner - CHARLES WIG
GINS, of Scranton
Election day, November 2.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-09-13

The commissioner of pensions, Gen
eral Evans, has been having a misun-
derstanding with Secretary Bliss which
is now temporarily adjusted. The form
er wanted to reorganize the working
force of his department on a basis of
efficiency but the latter wanted the
civil service rules applied regardless
of consequences. Just what form the
compromise has taken it is difficult to
discover; but on general principles Il
would seem that the mead Of the bu-
reau ought to have the right to pick
for positions Of responsibility men
whom he can trust and not be re-
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-09-13

Hereafter 1t might be well when the
governor and a derelict subordinate
hold private interviews for each party
to bring stenographers, monographs
and notaries public. Then issues Of
veracity need not arise.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-09-13

The importance of the capture by
the Cuban general, Calixto Garcia, of
the fortified town, Victoria de las Tuns,
lies in the fact that it strengthens ma
terially the diplomatic claims of the in
surgents for recognition as belliger-
ents. The town has a population Of
1000 and was defended by seven forts.
1t will be difficult for the Spaniards
hereafter to allege that there is no
war in Cuba. The ado made over the
matter in Madrid shows that its sig
nificance is appreciated.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-09-13
TOLD BY THE STARS.
Daily Horoscope Drawn by Ajacchus,
The Tribune AstrolOger.
Astrolabe Cast: 1.l6 a. M. for Mond
September Is, 1897.
a. @ M

d. @ GT
1t will be apparent to a child born on
this day that to get the news while it is
news one must read The Tribune.
General Reeder's good intentions seem
to have been as barren of desired results
as an overdue package of garden seeds.
The time for announcing the excellent
qualities of next seasons base ball club
is at hand.
Rioters who need to be shot in the back
in order to be hit, are not generally con-
sdered dangerous.
A good many professed political c.air-
voyants hereabouts have 'noises in their
heads" these days.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-09-13

Ordered out at 12.45 Saturday morn
ing, the Thirteenth regiment was ready
to start, with ranks virtually complete
at $50 despite the fact that not a
member of it had had, the evening be-
fore, the slightest premonition of
trouble. We think this establishes
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-09-13

The governors proclamation notifying
all whom it may concern that the lives
and property of all citizens of the COM
monwealth will be protected; that the
laws will be enforced; that the hum
blest citizen will be protected in his
right to earn a livelihood and in the
enjoyment of his home and family: and
that the safety of life and property
will be guaranteed to all citizens at
whatever cost, is not unexpected in
view of recent occurrences at Hazleton,
but it is none the less gratifying. Penn
sylvania is peculiarly fortunate in hav-
ing for such emergencies as are now
at hand an executive possessed of back
bone.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-09-13

A careful study of these prices will
show how Mckinley times have bene-
fitted the farmer.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-09-13
Ajacchus' Advice.

Look not with contempt upon an i'm
pecunious citizen of today. There is no
telling when a rise in wheat will cause his
pockets to bulge with the wherewithal.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-09-13

The following table of prices covers
quotations at Cincinnati on Sept. l.,
1896 and 1897, and is complied by the
assistant secretary of agriculture:
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-09-13
Speaker Reed on Prosperity.

In his article on Prosperity" pub
lished in yesterdays Philadelphia
Press, Speaker Reed enumerates with
characteristic Yankee twang the rea-
sons why he believes that good times
have come again, and one is that the
financial medicine men are now eX-
planning in a low tone of voice why
what they said in such loud tones last
year was not So" Then with an eye to
Mr.. Bryan, he continues:
AT this moment these blind leaders
of the blind are explaining why the
rise in wheat is no help to farmers.
1t is only an accident, they say. Poor
crops elsewhere, and so we sell at a
profit; that is all. You will be no bet
ter off in the end, for such accidents
cannot happen in the future. You will
have to pay high prices for what you
buy, and so you will be in the same
case in another year as you were year
before last. What idle talk this isl
The returns from the wheat crop and
the other cereals spent in purchases start
the nation to work. When the nation
OHCe SelS 10 NOIh IL VIII not stop until
it gets out of gear again, and then it
will halt, and then it will go on again,
a succession of like events forever and
forever. These eminent gentlemen
might as well say, to the pendulum of
a wound-up clock just started: You
had better give up this weary job. You
were started with a push and nobody
is going to sit up nights to keep on
pushing you
In other words, work is the solution
of the whole matter. Given work, the
American people will earn wages, then
spend those earnings and thus keep
the machinery moving throughout the
entire circle of its usefulness. Work is
based on Protection and confidence; in
other words, it is a direct consequence
and palpable fruit of Republican ad-
ministration, and Mckinley has a right
to claim no small share of the credit
| for Mckinley times.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-09-13

Accusations, explanations and ar
rests are becoming too numerous for
comfort in Republican state politics.
Let us have peace.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-09-13
THE KLONDlKE GOLD BUG.
Editorial and News

The editor of the worthless rag down
the street called the "Klondonian" insin-
yates that he has "scooped' us on an i'm
portant piece of news. This is a diabol-
ical, malicious and premeditated lie. The
Bug" has the largest circulation of any
paper and everything that happens will
be recorded in our columns except in cases
where projectors forget to send us
comps" Subscribers can rely on find
ing all the news in the Bug" OF course
It may be day or two late, but it will get
in some time.
Willie Wickwire, the literary grocery
clerk, has again attempted to infiict a
poem on the unsuspecting pubic through
the columns of the Bug" Willie's last
effort is on summer, and treats of locali-
ties where
Glover smiles at early dawn
And grass Is growing on the lawn"
We are confident that readers of the
Bug are not hankering after green
grass poetry in locality where the ther-
mometer is 40 below zero and snow is 10
| feet deep on the level. 1t Is liable to make
| one dscontented. Do not come again,
Willie; unless provided with an accident
policy,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-09-13

If Mr.. Wanamaker's character has
been damaged in politics 1t is doubtful
if the courts can repair the loss.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1897-01-14
Notice Of Hearing on Application
for Liquor License.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, THAT THE
IN following named persons have made
application for license to sell intoxicating
liquors in the city of Redwood Falls, for the
period of one year from the goth day of
January, A. D. 1897, at the premises herein
after described, viz:
J. Litchwarck-At the first floor of the one
and one-half story frame building situated
on the east twenty COO feet of lot three (3l
in block fifteen (15l of the original plat of
the city of Redwood Falls, Mimi
George W. Brown-At the one story brick
building situated on the east one-third of lot
ten (1O), block sixteen (16), original plat of
said city of Redwood Falls, MINI.
Frank L. Peterson-At the one story brick
feet of lot two ~ in block fifteen Q5), origi-
nal plat OF said city of Redwood Falls.
G.. w. Vaughn-At the first floor of the two
story brick building situated on the center
twenty-four (24) feet of lots seven (7) and
eight (8) in block ten (1O), original plat of
said city of Redwood Falls
Henry Joern--At the first floor of the two
story frame building situated on the north
forty (4O) feet of lot six i6) and the north
forty (4O) feet of the west twenty (2O) feet
of lot five (5). all in block fifteen 15) original
plat of said city of Redwood Falls.
r. D. White-At the first floor of the two
story brick building situated on the west
one-third of lot four az in block fifteen l5)
original plat of said city Of Redwood Falls.
Now, therefore, notice is further given,
that said applications will be heard and con-
at the office of the>city recorder on the 18th
day of January, A. D. 1897, at 1880 O'Clock
p IN.
Dated this 28th day of December "A D. 1896.
lsEAL FRED l.. WARNER.
cost City Recorder.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1897-01-14
Assignee Notice.

STATE OF MINNESOTA, COUNTY OF
y Redwood, District Court, Ninth Judicial
District.
In the matter of the assignment of Nina
Pratt, insolvent
On reading and filing the verified report
and final account of Herman G. SChmahl, as
signee in the above entitled matter, and the
petition for hearing thereof,
1t is ordered that at the court house in the
city of Redwood Falls, county of Redwood,
Minnesota, on the 9th day of February, A. D..
1897, at o clock a. m. of said Gay, or as soon
thereafter as counsel can be heard, said re
port and final account will be examined and
if found correct allowed and an order will
be made directing a distribution by said
assignee of the balance of funds in his hands
belonging to said insolvent estate after pay
ing therefrom said assignee's and attorneys
fees and all other necessary expenses in
Cured in closing said insOlvent estate, pro
rata among the creditors of said insolvent
who have filed their claims and releases as
provided by law, and are entitled thereto.
1t is further ordered that notice OF SAID
hearing and of the order herein contained
be given by publishing this order once in
the 9th day of February, 1897, in THE RED
WOOD GAZETTE. weekly newspaper printed
and published in said county and State, and
by serving copy of this order upon said in
solvent and upon all the creditors OF said in
solvent by mail, who have filed their claims
and releases in said matter and are entitled
to participate in the distribution of said in
solvent estate, at least ten days before said
9th day of February, 1897.
Dated this I'd day of January, 1897
by 'ne B Ho F. - WEBER.
BALDWIN. MARRIOTT & PATTERSON,
Attorneys for Assignee. 22-2t
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1897-01-14
Notice of Foreclosure Sale.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT A
~ purchase money mortgage, with power
of SALE executed by Arne Loken to A. M.
Knight, dated May Goth. 1898, recorded
May 9th, 1893 at O'Clock p. m, in the
office of the Register of Deeds of Redwood
county. Minnesota. in Book IT of Mortgages,
page 294 and assigned by said A. M. Knight
to Milton Silsby, by assignment dated June
Oath, 1898, recorded June 27th 1898, at
O'Clock a. m, in the Register of Deeds office
Of said Redwood county, in Book 20 of
ed by said Milton Silsby to The Missionary
Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church,
by assignment dated June 9Th. 1895, re-
corded June 10th, 1895, at 8 O'Clock p. M, in
the Register of Deeds Office of said Red
wood county, in book % of mortgages, page
400, in the conditions of which default has
been made, and for the collection of which
no proceedings at law or equity have been
instituted, and upon which is now due six
teen hundred twenty 1.-TWO and 3O-1OO dollars,
will be foreclosed by public sale of the
mortgaged premises, to-wit; The southeast
quarter and lot two, of section twenty-one
in township one hundred fourteen, of range
thirty-seven, in Redwood county. Minnesota
which sale will be made by the sheriff
OF said Redwood county on the 23d
day of January. 1897, at 10 a. m.
at the front door of the court house in the
city of Redwood Falls in said county, to
satisfy the amount then due on said mort
gage with costs and expenses of sale.
Dated December 3D. 1896
THE MISSIONARY SOCIETY OF
THE METHODIST CHURCH.
Assignee of Mortgage.
A. D. COUNTRYMAN,
Attorney for Assignee, 17-7
AnDletOn. MINI
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1897-01-14
Notice of Mortgage Sale by Ad-
yertisement.

WHEREAS, DEFAULT HAS BEEN MADE
w in the conditions Of certain mortgage
executed and delivered by 7: D. Broughton,
Sd day of March, "A. D. eighteen hundred
and ninety-four, and recorded in the office
Redwood in the State of Minnesota, on the
Sd day Of March 81 h a. d "a ass4 MORT at
Claimed to be due, at the date of this notice,
s and e soioo do % 1ae (si4Ss@ and no
law or in equity to recover the debt secured
by said mortgage or any part thereof
Now. therefore notice is hereby given, that
by virtue of a power of sale contained in said
mortgage, and pursuant to the statute in
such case made and provided, said mortgage
will be foreclosed by sale of the mortgaged
mortgaged premises will be sold by the sher-
iff of said county of Redwood, at public auc
ton, to the highest bidder therefor, for cash,
city of Redwood Falls, in the county of Red
wood and State of Minnesota, on Saturday,
the 10th day of January, A. D. eighteen hun
forenoon, to satisfy the amount which shall
then be due on said mortgage, with the
interest thereon, and costs and expenses OF
sale, and twenty-five dollars attor
neys fees, as stipulated in said mortgage in
case of foreclosure.
The premises described in said mortgage,
and so to be sold, is the lot. piece or parcel of
land situated in the county of Redwood and
State of Minnesota. and known and des-
cribed as follows. to wit: Lots seven ca and
eight 49, in block twenty 900 of the original
plat of Redwood Falls, (now city OF Redwood
Falls, according to the recorded plat there
of.
Dated December I'd. 1896.
G. F. CHAPMAN
Mortgage.
JOHN II. BOWERS,
Attorney for MORTGAGE.
Redwood Falls, Mimi. 16-7t