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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-09-24
CHENANGO FORKS INDICATED

From the Binghamton Leader.
Some local news fakir has sent out
an article to the effect that a tramp en-
tered the house of a rich widow at Che
mango Forks to ask for something to eat
She was frightened and called for help,
whereupon a large black snake came to
her rescue and coiled itself around the
tramp who in turn shrieked and fed
with the snake clinging to his body
Half an hour later the snake came home
1t was pet of the widow and proved it.
self true friend in need The article
might be true were it not that there is
neither rich widow, snake or tramp in
Chenango Forks.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-09-24
BUSINESS ACTIVITY.

From the Chicago Evening Post
One of the most satisfactory features
of the returning prosperity is the univer-
salty of it's charcter. 1t is not confined
to any one section of country or to any
particular lines of industry. All places
and all enterprises are sharing to the
full in its benefits and its blessings.
There have been times in the history of
the country when manufacturers pros
pered and agriculturists ianguished, but
now manufacturer, merchant, mechanic,
and agriculturist are all rejoicing togeth-
er over the renewed activity along all
lines of industry and effort
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-09-24
THE CAMBRIA KLONDIKE.
SaXton Herald.

SaStOn Herald.
We have been solicited many times to
give some information about the "gold
mine" on Tussey mountain, near this
place, of which so much has been pub
lished in foreign papers To tell the eX-
act truth, we do not know much about it.
There is a mine there; it is being worked
on very small scale; lots of rock has
been taken out, but how much of it is
gold we do not know. We hope "there
are millions in it," but Saxton capitalists
do not seem to be tumbling over each
other in a scramble for stock.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-09-24
POLITICS CUTS NO ICE.
From the Troy Record.


President Mckinley is wise in request
ing Consul General Lee to remain in
charge of American affairs in Havana.
General Lee is a Democrat, but politics
has nothing to do with the conduct of
that important post at this critical time,
and he knows the situation so thorough
ly that American interests would suffer
by his immediate withdrawal. He
should remain at his post until the
Cuban crisis has passed.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-09-24
AN IMPROVEMENT.

From the Washington Post.
There are intimations that Tom Reed
doesn't know anything about the finan,
cial question. This may be correct, but
he is great improvement on some 9th
er statesmen who are in the same fix
He is not continually talking about It.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-09-24
THE ARMOR PLATE PLANT.
From the New Orleans Star.

From the New Orleans Star.
Birmingham offers greater advantages
by reason of the low cost at which steel
can be manufactured there, and the
chances are that city will get the plant,
if the government decides to locate in the
South. 1t is to the interest of the people
of New Orleans to pull for Birmingham,
not only because number of our citizens
are interested in manufacturing enter
prises and mines there but for the addi-
tional reason that IL the government
builds an armor plant there, it will result
in a dry dock and navy yard being estab-
lished at this port.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-09-24
Yellow Fever Facts.

Anent the yellow fever agitation,
which is at present famed by glaring
newspaper headlines, the Rochester
Post Express has compiled and pub
lished some interesting statistics. yell
low fever is one of the most dreaded or
tropical diseases. A popularity about
yellow fever is that it rarely develops
when the mercury is below 20 degrees,
and frosty or freezing weather effect
ually terminates it's career. This fact,
together with the high state of eflic-
iency reached by the sanitary corps Of
the Urited States government and the
boards of health of the Southern cities
and the Southern states makes an epi-
dcmic this year almost impossible. "A
few new cases are reported each day,
but there is nothing alarming in the
spread of the disease, and probably
within a month it will have run its
course.
There has really been no serious epi-
demic of yellow fever in the past fif-
teen years. The first appearance of the
disease mentioned by the historians of
America was in 1899, when it created
great ravages at Philadelphia. In 1862
there was another fearful outbreak in
the same city; in 1871 the disease ragged
most awfully in New York city. There
was another epidemic in Philadelphia
in 1893, during which several thousand
persons were carried off. The dreaded
disease ravaged Norfolk and Ports
mouth Va, in 1855, Wilmington, N. c.,
in 1862, and Savannah, Ga, in 1876.
Yellow fever has been epidemic at New
Orleans many times. In 1S47, 1850
deaths occurred; in 1858, 7,S4S in 1855,
2,67O; in 1858. 4,S45; in 1S67-S more than
seven thousand people We're carried
away. In 1883 there were nearly six
thousand deaths in Memphis. The
total number of cases in the United
States during 1878 was 65,976, with IA,
500 deaths. This was the last great
| epidemic.
Among medical men there is diff
| ference of opinion as to whether the
| disease is directly transmitted from the
| sick to the WELL Some intermediate
| the soil or air seems to be necessary
before it passes from one person to
another. The mortality varies with
the character of the epidemic, the class
of persons it attacks. from hygienic
surroundings, and the care with which
cases are treated. 1t has sometimes
been as low as five per cent. and some.
times as high as seventy-five per cent
While II is a satisfaction that Blake
and Hardy, two of the kidnappers o
the little Conway boy, have beer
promptly found guilty and sentenced
it is most unfortunate that as ye
Warner, the arch-crimnal of the trio
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-09-24

The way of the reformer is hard. Mr..
Nathan Straus. the philanthropist, who
attempted to furnish sterilized milk to
the progressive residents of New York,
at a nominal price, has been arrested
because Of the inspectors decision that
the fluid sold on certain roof garden
is impure. Now Mr.. Straus is endeav-
oring to find the man who put water
in that nice, healthy dead-microby
milk
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-09-24

President Ethan Allen, of the Cuban
League, makes very confident state
ment that the day of Cuba's victory
is at hand and speaks with a tone Of
assurance regarding Present McKin-
ley's attitude toward the insurgents.
He is right in the declaration that
the delay in bringing a righteous cause
to triumph has been much too long.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-09-24

Out at Monongahela a reward of $500
has been offered for a return of the
pieces of c. p. Rankin, who is supposed
to have been blown up in an explosion
buggy. Up to date the remains
found have consisted of a hat and a
shirt wristband, not enough, however,
to warrant a Christian burial, which
is the purpose avowed in offering the
reward.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-09-24
AN OVERCOAT IN PAWN .
rom the PHILADELPHIA Press

from the PhlIadeIphla PresS
While the hues of the autumn leaves
are beautiful in their gorgeous harmony
there is always something suggestive Of
melancholy in the process of transfor-
nation. Many persons enjoy the winter
when it has come, with its gayetes in
doors and out, but they regard its ap-
proach with more or less dread, and the
changing of the leaves is a constant re-
minder of the approach.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-09-24
NEEDS OF GREENE COUNTY.

From the Waynesburg Messenger
We now have a chance Of getting a
new railroad, which will be a home en-
terprise, and If the people will take ad-
vantage of that chance the road will be
built. If Greene county doesn't need a
railroad, what section on the face of the
earth does?
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-09-24

According to all accounts, General
Woodford and the Duke, of Tetuan,
may have said any number of un-
pleasant things to each other and may
have made all sorts of demands and
promises, but as each was speaking
in different tongue and did not know
what the other was saying there is no
certainty as to the real result of the
conference and its effect on the war In
Cnba
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-09-24
A QUARANTINE SUGGESTION,
sd. Louis Globe-pemocrat;

From st. Louis Globe-Democrat:
Speaking of quarantines, 1t might be
well to erect one of a moral nature
against Louise Michel and the other an
archists who are coming with her to take
the platform in America.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-09-24

IF Hawaii ever becomes one of the
United States-a rather far fetched
state it must be-what an opportunity
will be offered in the various islands
for the lodging house system just about
election time, and as a subject for sar-
castle remarks regarding the foreign
element" "conglomerate population"
etc. oh nv! oh my!
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-09-24
THE NATIVE INDIAN TROOPS.

From the Chicago Inter Ocean.
The Slkhs are carrying off the honors
in the hazardous campaign on the Az
CHAN frontier and It is significant that
the British officers and the British gov
ernment are giving them due credit.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-09-24
GARMAN's CAMPAIGN THUNDER.

From the Philadelphia Bulletin.
1t looks as If it will not be the fault of
Chairman Garman, of the Democratic
state committee, II the coal miners strike
shall not be kept up until after election.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-09-24
THE REPUBLICAN TICKET.
State.

state.
State Treasurar-J. S. BEACON, OF
WestmCrelaEd.
Auditor General-LEVI G. MCAULEY,
of Chester.
County.
Sherff-CLARENCE Z. PRYOR, OF
Scranton.
District Attorney-JOHN r. JONES, or
Blakely.
Prothonotary - JOHN COPELAND, OF
b. Carbondale.
ton.
Clerk of the Courts-THOMAS p. DAN
IELS, of Scranton.
Recorder - CHARLES HUESTER, OF
Scranton.
Register-WILLIAM K. BECK, OF Mos
COW.
Jury Commissioner - CHARLES WIG
GINS, of Scranton.
Election day, November 2.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-09-24

The discharged farm hand who
placed paris green in the cans of
milk to be served to several hundred
families is a fiend Of the flrst-order.
belonging to his former employer was
malignant enough, but to thus plan a
wholesale destruction of innocent peo-
pie is a frightful example of depravity.
The sausage trade in the vicinity of
Chicago has not started up with the
usual autumnal briskness.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-09-24

The number of times Andree's bal
loon is being seen simultaneously in
places some distance apart gives rise
to the fear that the resident of north
ern climes drinks something beside
snowwater and whale oil.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-09-24

Mr.. Rudolph Blankenburg, while on
a political tour out in Kansas and Mis-
souri,, discovered that the excellent gas
which he commended in Kansas City
was made by the same Philadelphians
who manufactured the poor gas in the
Quaker City. Naturally, he came home
with a grievance and is airing it in the
gas discussion now occupying the undi-
vided attention of all good people In
Philadelphia.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-09-24

DR.. Powell the Los Angeles bact-
eriologist announces himself as now
ready to receive all germs of virulent
diseases into his system to prove his
theory regarding their cause, preven-
tion and cure. He particularly longs
for tussle with yellow fever bacilli,
but will welcome germs of diptheria,
typhoid, tuberculosis, glanders and
other unpleasant disorders. 1t might
be a good plan to try him first with
the troublesome little silverite microhe
that still seems to disturbe the few re-
naming disciples of that cult.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-09-24

was not robbed Of a roll Of money,
dill not display a roll of money,
did not have a roll of money. was not
locked up and fined $3.50 for being
drunk: had not been drinking and was
all the time at home in the bosom of
his family, conducting himself with the
dignity and decorum expected of n
gentleman of his reputation and posi-
tion. Major Butterworth asserts that
the story is only another vile invention
Of yellow journalism and promises to
make 1t warm for somebody.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-09-24
"But Living Greece No More"

The following opinion of the situa-
tion in Greece is found in the Roches-
ter Herald:
Though the treaty of peace between
| Turkey and Greece is still to be signed
| the character and details of that instru-
| ment have been fully determined upon by
| the powers. Under the final agreement
| Turkey takes possession of the principal
strategic points along the Thessalonan
| border, and is therefore amply fortified
against any future outbreaks of Greek pa
| triotism. An indemnity of Sl5,0GO,0O0 is to
| be paid out of the revenues of Greece, and
| il will be guaranteed by the powers. The
| Turkish troops will be Withdrawn from
| Thessa!y within one month after the
| signing of the treaty. Not only will the
| powers administer the revenues of Greece,
and guarantee the Turkish indemnity but
it is also stipulated that Greece must pay
| the interest on her old bonds, which were
| practically repudiated by King George s
| government. This last eXaction was in
sisted upon by Germany, and it is re-
| garded as a shrewd move upon the part of
| Emperor william, as a large portion of
the bonds are held by his subjects.
| AS the result of the war, Greece must
| sustain a crushing addition to her debt;
| and her cup of national humiliation is full
| to overtowing Far more keenly than
| the debt will she feel her degradation to
| the position OF ward OF the European
powers. She has been sorely punished for
her grievous blunder in rushing into a
conflict for which she was notoriously III
| prepared. And Turkey emerges from the
| difficulty, stronger, prouder and more
| insolent than ever.
In review of the entire eastern policy
Gladstone utters the following impress
siYe rebuke:
The pain, shame and mischief OF the last
two years in the eastern policy transcend
entirely the powers of any language
could use concerning them. The sum Is
| this:
Firstly-A hundred thousand Armcnians
have been slaughtered, with no security
against a repetition, and with greater
profit to the assassns.
Secondly-Turkey is stronger than al
any time since the Crmean war.
Thirdly-Greece is weaker than at any
time since she became a kingdom.
Fourthly-All this is due to the Euro
pean concert, that is, the mutual hatred
| and distrust of the bowers
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-09-24

Mr.. Joseph Ladue, who naturally
should know what he is talking about,
declares il to be folly for the govern
ment to transport provisions over the
vast snow heaps that cumber the sur
face Of the Yukon in order to relieve
the want of the thrOngs of half crazed
Gold-seekers. The only thing to do is
to get the people out of the desolate
region to a base of supplies.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-09-24

A man who had mule killed by a
trolley car in Merchantville has
taken a novel method of getting even
with the railway company by daily
driving a very slow team attached to
load of hay in front Of the cars at a
narrow point in the road. 1t is a turn
pike and he declares that as he pays
toll and keeps to the right, as the law
directs, no one can interfere with him,
and the constables who were asked to
remove the obstacle have reluctantly
arrived at the same conclusion. He
values his slain mule at S141.5O, and
hopes that he has already been about
$500 worth of annoyance to the COM
pany.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-09-24
The Fifty second Volunteers.

We hear a great many remarks of
coincidence regarding the passing of
"the old soldier of the Civil war" and
particularly on Memorial Day is it
deemed the proper thing to speak
tearfully of the failing step and
dimmed eye, the thinned ranks and
the swift disappearance of the veter-
ans In fact so much is this view
dipned into the ears of the people that
they seldom see the Grand Army but
ton without casting a glance at the
wearer, full of pity because he must
so soon be expected to fall asleep be-
meath the low green tent in the ceme-
terry.
That this idea is somewhat universal
is possibly due to the fact that the
veterans are seldom seen except on
that one solemn day in the year when
they scatter blossoms above the graves
of their comrades and when all loyal
hearts are touched with memories and
traditions of the past and sadness for
the days to come when the blue coat
and the bronze button will also be but
a tender memory
Those who are usually thus impress
ed should have seen the survivors of
the Fifty-second regiment of the Penn
sylvania Volunteers yesterday at their
famous annual reunion when the sad
thoughts would have given way to a
thrill of pride at the sudden realization
that the veterans are not all dead yet
by any means. There were gray heads
and there were some forms bent with
years of infirmity and toll, but the
majority seemed vigorous, happy and
scarcely past the prime of manhood
as they marched cheerily down the
avenue. In their ranks were repre-
sented men of affairs whose hands
are in no sense slipping their hold
on the mastery of their world and
whose brains will be active for many
years to come in directing important
interests. May the veterans of the
Fifty-second regiment of Pennsylvania
Volunteers long be with us to arouse
our patriotism and stir our pride
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-09-24

Has always been pro-
verbal, and our constant
ly growing trade ON lower
and medium priced goods
only tends to show that
we are also to the front
ON this line of goods, as
we'll
To demonstrate this
fact more fully than ever,
we have placed ON sale for
the next TEN DAYS,
Three Great Specialties,
that are we'll worth the
attention and scrutiny of
the closest buyers--as we
guarantee them the best
values i'm NEW GOODS
offered this season
1, is a lime OF MIXED CheV-
lots, strictly wool and
an All cloth for general
wear. This week, S1.0S
a Dress Pattern
,, choice line of jacquard
and Camel's I'll a | T
effects. Am imported
cloth and shown only i'm
the newest color-com-
binations. This week,
S3.35 a Dress Pattern
3, a lime of high class
"CrepOn" effect. ''Nov-
city" Suitings, also i'm
the latest Color-Combi-
nations. Looks equal to
goods at more than
double the price. This
week, $4.S5 a Dress
Pattern
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-09-24

Major Benjamin Butterworth. Com
missioner of Patents insists that he
was not assaulted at Atlantic City,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-09-24

While II is a satisfaction that Blake
and Hardy, two of the kidnappers of
the little Conway boy, have been
promptly found guilty and sentenced,
it is most unfortunate that as yet
Warner, the arch-criminal of the trio,
has not bsen apprehended. The pos
sibilities of having the wrong man
lynched and of never being able to
catch the right one seems to increase
IN this world.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-05-13
Rheumatism Cured IN a Day

cystic Cure for rhe umatism and
neuralgia radically cures in one to
three days. Its action upon the sys-
tenn is remarkable and mysterious
1t removes at once the cause and the
disease Immediately disappears. The
first dose greatly benefits. IS cents.
Sold by j. I Bennett and Stone e
Hassell, druggists, Lancaster Wis.
I +. Anthony, Ex-Postmaster of
Promise City, Iowa, says: II bought
one bottle of 'ystic Cure for Ri Gu
matism. and two doses Of it did me
more good than any other medicine
| ever took, Sold by }. 7. Bennett
and Store and Hassell druggists.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-05-13
Yours respectfulv. P II. MARnrRY.
He Reminded Her.

Mr.. Gadley-My dearest, in that dress,
with that cluster of rosebuds in your
hair and that dreamy, tender light in
your eyes, you look as young as you did
when l first saw you. 1t seems to me
that every year brings some new charm,
some additional grace to your manner.
l tell you there are few women in the
world who could retain the freshness,
the beauty, the
Mrs. Galley (wearily)-I had forgot
ten that the lodge meets tonight,
Henry. Please be ca1eful of the milk
pitcher when you come up the steps in
the morning, will YOU?
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-05-13

EditorMorrison ofWorthington. Ind.
sun" writes: you have valuable
prescription in Electric Bitters. and
! can cheerfully recommend il for
Constipation aud Sick Headsick. and
as general system tonic it has no
equal. Mrs. Annie Stehle, 1925 Cot
tage Grove Ave. Chicago, was all run
down, could not eat nor digest food
had backache which never left her
and felt tired and weary. but six
bottles Of Electric Bitters restored her
health and renewed her strength
Prices 50 cents amp S1.o0. Get a
bottle at Benefits Drug Store.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-05-13
To Ise called In.

Washington, May 1.-The Carlisle
notes.-the new one, two and fiye-dollar
silver certificates issued last year-are
TO be withdrawn from, circulation as
rapidly rs possible and destroyed. So
much complaint has been made against
them by bankers and others who are
compelled TO count them rapidly and IN
large quantities that Secretary Gage Las
ordered new designs made, Although
complaints about them came from all
quarters. the merchants and bankers OF
New York. and Chicago were the most
.yiEor5as Id demanding that they be
withdrawn,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-05-13
l.nnn annteAt Endeh.

Frankfort, Ky, April 20. r GOV. Brad
lev has written ont the certificate Of
election for Hon. William J. Deboc, Of
Crittcnden county, as junior senator
from kentucky, To succeed Hon. j. c. S.
blackburn. whose term expired March
senator Deboe viii he in his seat in
the senate on Monday next. He was
elected by the Legislature yesterday
and will be the first republican United
states senator ever sent from Ken
lucky.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-05-13
American Divorces Not I.,-,,

Ottawa, Ont, May So The supreme
court gave decision for the justice de
,artment, deciding that man or woman
who leaves Canada to SO To the United
states for divorce, without Intending to
dive there, afterward marrying and re-
turning to Canada, can be prosecuted
for blgamy.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-05-13
rr,ue o. ! F.rn,hnna.

Red Banks, Ca, April %, James
Brooks, far1ahaud. fatally shot Mrs
John Qualle and her daughter Lulu Ut
their home here, and then killed himself.
BROOKS was formerly employed as a
laborer on QuoEe's ranch, but was dis.
charged for persisteutly making love to
Miss Luln. much = her ANNOYANCE.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-05-13

Nonie-Is your husband as shy now
as he was before you married him?
Laura,-Almost, for then he used to
hold his breath with fear, and he does
it just the same now when he comes
home late from the club.-Pittsburg
Daily News.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-05-13
No Bargafns.

Eternal vigilance" shouted the era
tor, is the price Of Eberty!p
The women electors exchanged
glances.
That is the same price as last year, .
they remarked, and shrugged their
shoulders.
There were no bargainst to be had, and
they lost interest in the proceedings
Odds and Ends.