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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-09-21
Value of the Guard.

Ihe value of the National Guard i'm
preserving public salty as illustrated
at Hazleton during the past few days
mas oeen duly recognized everywhere,
and the speed with which PennsvI-
Nanias troops were notified and en-
camped at the scene of the disturb
ance has been matter of sunrise
In commenting upon the splendid
showing made by the soldiers under
General Goblin, the Brooklyn Eagle
says:
But for the presence of troops in
the coal regions there would undoubt
edly be a renewal of bloodshed and the
sufferers would not be the miners Tn
fact, the Poles and Hungarians in and
about Hazleton, Harwood, Humboldt
and Lattimer would have proceeded
TO a prompt and deadly revenge for
the shooting of their friends and rela-
tives, had it not been for the arrival
of body of soldiers larger and bet
ter equipped than any before ordered
to the scene Of any local trouble
There are 200 troops, besides con-
stables, police and sheriffs. The pre-.
sence Of these men has exerted a
quieting influence, and people who
argue against the state military es-
tablishment making fun of what they
call ''Darlor soldiers, may be able tc
deduce some wise conclusions respect,
ing them in crises like this. The militia
is expensive, but the ignorant men un,
der lead Of anarchists and demago.
gues are more expensive. Strikers
might destroy more in a day thar
would offset the pay Of the militia anC
the cost OF armes, armories and tran
sportation in year. Many times
within the past decade it has beer
proved to the satisfaction of reasoning
persons that in our present state Of
civilization the soldiery can no more
be dismissed than the police can be
1t is regretable, but it is a fact.
Some may presist in the folly that s,
often goes with ignorance and attemp
a renewal Of violence but the longe
that the troops remain in sight, tn,
less likelihood will there be OF such I
thing. Fortunately these men know
what soldiers are, IL they do not rec
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-09-21

The spectacle Of $50 women march
ing armed with clubs, stove pokers,
stones and similar weapons would be
ludcrors were 1t not so pathetic. 1t
is an exemplification of women's rights
which will not be any particular source
of pride to the most ardent suffragist
in the land, while condemnation of the
tactics employed in this Amazonian
march must be tempered with pity for
the participants urged forward by
mistaken sense of power, or by the ILL
advised insistence of men who would
thus themselves evade the possible con-
sequences of lawless deeds.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-09-21

The most idiotic case of display of a
wad, up to the present date, was in
the case of an Indiana clergyman who,
from the station at Chicago, the other
evening, was overtaken with curiosity
as 20 whether the twenty-five dollars
he had been carrying in his inside
pocket was intact. He removed the
bills to see. and promptly three colored
men sprang out of the shadows in the
vicinity, snatched the money and fled.
The police officers smiled and looked
sympathetic when the minister told
them of his calamity, but as yet have
not caught the robbers.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-09-21
IGNORANT ELECTION BOARDS.
From the Wilkes-Barre Record.

From the Wilkes-Barre Record.
Judge Scott, of Northampton county,
has set an example which, If more fire.
quently observed by the courts, would
have the effect of giving many sections
of Pennsylvania more honest and more
intelligently conducted elections, and at
the same time prevent many costly con-
tested elections. An election board in one
of the wards of South Bethlehem had been
arrested on the charge of grossly violat-
ing the election laws at the election held
last November. The accused plead guilty
when brought to trial and their counsel
made an earenst plea for leniency, claim
ing that the judge and inspectors were
ignorant of the laws and were therefore
not morally guilty. Judge Scott very
properly held tnat men who did not see fit
to make themselves acquainted with the
duties and requirements of an office of
so much Importance to the people had no
business to seek or accept the trust; that
having accepted they must assume every
responsibility. The men composing the
election board in question had so grossly
disregarded the law as to invalidate the
result of the election in the ward, and that
if these unfaithful officers were permitted
to escape no election board in the county
could hereafter be punished, no matter
how aggravated its offense. He there
fore sentenced the entire board to sixty
days in Jail, pay a fine Of 500 each ard
the costs.
The vigorous manner in which Judge
Scott dealt with this case will have whole
some results in Northampton county and
possibly in other sections of the state.
Either through ignorance, negligence or
corrupt action, election boards are re-
sponsib!e for nearly all the expensive con-
tested elections in Pennsylvania. Either
through ignorance or partisanism they
accept votes that ought to be rejected, or
reject votes that ought to be accepted.
In many other ways they show their In
competency of moral unfitness to per-
| form the duties required of an election
board. Contested elections follow, but the
| election officers are seldom called to ac-
count, and the taxpayers are compelled
| to foot the bills. Judge Scott intends TO
| call n halt on that particular evil in
| Northampton county and he is right.
Honest and intelligently conducted elec-
| tions would do away with nine-tenths of
| the election contests which cost the tax
payers of the state more than 100000 ev-
| cry year, besides frequently defrauding
candidates of the offices to which they
would have been elected if an honest
election had been held.
%
The effective remedy for this glarinS
evil is to hold election boards tc a severe
accountability, as Judge Scott has done
| in the case referred to. Give election Of
ncers to understand that neither ignor-
arce of the laws nor intentional irregu-
larities will be condoned, and the evil
complained of will soon be reduced to a
| minimum
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-09-21

ognlze the civil power. They come
from country where government
proclaims itself through militarism,
and they respect rifles when they will
not respect warrants. If they have
held a notion that because our sold
iers are not constantly in evidence, as
they would be in Prague, Cracow or
Pesth, we therefore have no physical
force by which physical force can be
met they have learned of their mis-
take, and while the lesson was gained
at fearful cost it is well that IT. is
learned"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-09-21
The Birthday of Our Navy.

"Old Ironsides" was one hundred
years old yesterday, and after lying for
many gears at Portsmouth, she has
been brought back to Charlestown
HarbOr, from which she was launched
Sept. 90, 1897. The Constitution is by
far the most famous vessel that has
ever foated the American flag, and it
is fitting that i'm the hundredth anni-
versary of our navy's birth, the record
made by this remarkable ship should
be recalled. Read the illustrious names
that belonged to some of her captains
Hall, Bainbridge, Decatur Rodgers,
Stewart The hol.s and spikes that
fastened her franc were Furnished by
Paul Revere. the mention of whose
name sets throbbins the pulses of
every. school boy.
Betsy Ross sewed the stars and
stripes for the first American flag to
float from the brave ships masthead
Oliver Wendell Holmes wrote a noble
poem about her in the crisis of the ma
ton and thus on down the first event
full half of that century the Constitu-
tion continued to be surrounded by a
glow of patriotic and romantic interest.
The wides: excitement was spread
abroad by her famous battle with the
Guerriere and ever since that men,
orable event the repetition of her name
is enough to start a flood of emotions
in he hearts of those who remember
those days Of peril.
Splendid, indeed, has been the history
of the great war vessel and it is fitting
that Charlestown should celebrate her
birth, if only as an object lesson to the
youth of the land. who in the rush,
hurry and worry of these end of the
century days are likely to be too little
Impressed with the importance of
many points in our past years of storm
and stress.
1t is probable that "Old Ironsides"
may be removed to Annapolis and
there used as a National Naval Mu-
scum. For at least another hundred
years she will remain the central figure
In the treasure house of the nation.
Venerated and guarded by Americans
as is Nelson's flag ship, the "Victory. "
by the English people.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-09-21

The ladies interested in the Homoe-
opathic convention are planning a
series of entertainments of exceptional
interest, during the stay of their guests
If the visitors are not impressed with
the advantages of Scranton and vicin-
ity and the enterprise Of their fair
hostesses, ii will not be the fault of the
latter. No better advertisement for the
new Homeopathic hospital could be
devised than the arrangements prompt
ed by the Hospitality of our Scranton
ladies on this occasion.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-09-21
A New Industry for Canada.

The Philadelphia Press advises Cam
adams to spruce up their hotels so that
the American tourist may be more COM
Portable wh2n he visits their larger
towns. He admires and enjoys the
primitive conditions existing in Cana
dian forests and does not object to the
dirty streets and squalor of Quebec,
but what he does want is claan bed
and food that he dare eat in the hotels
of the chief cities.
The difficulty with our Canadian
ncighbors is that they are so busy nurs-
ing jealousy against us and so worried
lest VIE may secure an undue portion of
the klondike gold, or may injure their
commerce, with our tariff regulations,
that they neglect the real gold mine
which our people furnish them m the
guise of the tourist. If they would
pet him a trihe more and give him
decent food, drink and lodging he could
be worked" to an unlimited degree,
and they would find their country more
Of value as a summer resort than in it's
wealth Of nearly un-get-at- buried
treasure.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-09-21
SUMMER WAS A wINsoME THING
BY Annie E. p. Soaring.

By Annie Il. p. Soaring
oh, Summer was a winsome thing
When first she left the lap of Spring!
All garlanded and dew-impearled,
Thee jewelled darling of a world!
But now she's yellow, dry and parched
With brazen heavens over-arched-
Wen welcome Autumn's newer wiles
And turn our backs on faded smiles
Yet when October's leaves are red.
Wen mourn June's blossoms lying
dead!
think in world of endless bliss
Souls will look back and sigh for this!
New England Magazine,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-09-21
HUMOR OF THE DAY.

"Have you got anything in the way of
a water color?" asked the caller.
you'll find the milk dealer on the
block below" was the reply.-Yonkers
Statesman.
"Heres an account of a man." said
Mrs Gadsby, "who hasn't spoken a word
to his wife in three years"
That's rather a rigid adherence TO one
of the rules of politeness," said Gadsby.
Rule of politeness?" said Mrs. Gadsby,
in scornful tone.
"Yes-never interrupt a lady while she
is talking. ."-Detroit Free Press.
Baggs-It is said that Dame Fortune
knocks once at every mans door.
Jaggs-Guess 1t was her daughter. Mis-
Fortune. who called on me,-Chicago
News.
Are you prepared?" asked the attend
ing clergyman, solemnly, "for your long
sleep?" The doomed man shivered as he
contemplated the fatal rope. "You refer
to this snooze, l presume" he faltered,
with an effort to smile.-Detroit Journel.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-09-21

The Philadelphia Times speaks of it
as THE Dingley Failure" OF course,
the Times refers to the present wave of
prosperity brought about largely by the
Dingley tariff BILL and of course the
Times must follow out it's usual line Of
proceedings by donning sackcloth and
ashes when everybody else is happy.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-09-21

Another tribute to American manu-
featuring superiority, according to the
New York Tribune, is conveyed in the
announcement that Japan is about to
abandon tie English steel rail on her
imperial railway and substitute for it
the heavier American rail, known as
the Pennsylvania standard. Japan is a
wide-awake country, with keen COM
mercial instincts, and her preference
for American manufactures, if sufllc-
icntly encouraged, may do much to
change the existing trade relations. in
the far east.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-09-21

Nowhere thoughtful selection
picking selecting
beauties of the different You'll
Grand values you
Our display will give you an aint ideaof
Acordia ainvat isextende o the
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-09-21

The Engineering and Mining Journal
is authority for the statement that
for diamond drills and especially for
men to take contracts in boring holes.
In the Strasfurth salt district $3.50 per
meter is paid and it is possible to bore
forty meters a day. This enterprise
might pan out better for fortune-seek-
ing Americans than the mining in the
Klondkc, where diamond drills are not
in fashion. Besides, the difference in
the climate is a slight inducement, and
then there is the beer.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-09-21
THE REPUBLICAN TICKET.
state.


State Treasurer-J. S. BEACON, Of
WestmCreIard
Auditor General-LEVI G.. MCAULEH,
Of Chester.
County.
Sheriff -CLARENCE L. PRYOR, OF
Scranton.
District Attorney-JOIFN 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-WIIL1AM x. BECK, of Mos
COW.
Jury Commissioner - CHARLES WIG
GINS, OF Scranton.
Election day, November 9.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-09-21
SILVER THREADS.

From the Salt Lake Tribune.
The goldbug press of Europe is furious,
of course, over the contemplation of the
possible restoration of silver. The press
of the same class on this side of the
pond will doubtless echo the wrath of
the same class of attorneys on the other
side. But it is well enough to remember
that the commons and Sir Hicks Beach,
England's chancellor of the eXchequer,
year ago last March, in effect, invited
the nations to do what France and the
United States have done; and since then
some S,OOO,OO people have died of fam
inc in India and English writer's are de-
claring that it was more money than
food famine. This will not worry Eng
lish shylocks or their newspapers, but it
does the English government and the
great mass of the English people, and
we believe that despite the clamor, Pre-
mier Salisbury's reply will not be unfa-
vorable next month
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-09-21
HONESTY OF THE SEXES.
From the WashIngton Posi-.

From the Washington Post.
The Philadelphia Inquirer In a recent
Issue, discusses the Comparative Hon
esty Of the Sexes" reaching the conclu-
sion, that, so far as the natural outfit
goes, neither SEQ; has amy advantage
over the other on the score of honesty.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-09-21
G0LDSNII1H'S o. BAZAAR.

For weeks we have been gathering
from the great fashion centers this as
semblage of handsome Fall and Winter
Silks. We take an honest pride in the
completeness of the stock. This bids
fair to be the biggest Silk Goods Season
ch a stock and such values to select from,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-09-21

Gold in the KlOndilie is not as rich as
that Of California. One lot of Klondike
gold received at the New York ASSAY
oince assaycd ,7t9 per cent gold and
'@46 per cent. silver, making the value
Slo.4S an ounce. Another lot assayed
.S201a per cent. gold and ia per cent
silver; value, $685. an ounce.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-09-21

The recipe for Arctic mutton chops
should begin thus: First catch your
sheep" Explorer Peary expected TO
have nice toothsome mutton on h!5
Breton Island sheep a half dozen Of
which were to be taken on before the
Hope left the wharf But the wary
Cape Breton sheep declined to be
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-09-21

caught after a half days pursuit, so
the expedition started with a COW,
the killing and dressing Of which de-
layed sailing for some hours.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-09-21

The announcement that Poole, the
celebrated London tailor, and Worth.
the Partisan dressmaker will soon es-
tabiish branch houses in New York is
but another indication of the gratify-
ing results of the passage of the Ding
ley tariff bill. 1t is said that Ameri-
can tourists at a moderate estimation
have been spending over $1,000, 900 a
year in Europe for made-up garments
and London and Partisan novelties in
the wearing apparel line. Many tour
lists would return with fifty or sixty
trunks filled with goods purchased on
the other side of the Atlantic at re-
duced rates, which could be met in COM
petition by pauper labor only. The
Dingley clause. placing a duty on all
baggage exceeding 800 in value, equal
ICES prices in a way that makes it an
object for tourists to buy goods at
home. Under the new tariff law the
tourist can save but little by purchas-
ing goods in Europe, and hereafter will
spend the bulk of the money that has
helped enrich the foreign manufac-
turer, at the expense of the home ar
tisan, on this side of the water. The
check placed upon the flow of Ameri-
can cash into European Golfers cannot
fail to assist materially in promoting
home industry and making the return
of good times permanent. The tourist
baggage clause is one of the most meri-
torous feature of the Dingley bill.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-09-21
From the Troy Times.

The proposition of the Bank of England
to hold one-fifth of its bullion reserve
for note redemption in silver has stirred
up the conservative Britishers, who seem
to have jumped at the conclusion that
this is a dangerous concession to Ameri-
can silver sentiment. But as it appears
that the law permits the bank to take
such action. and that it will not do so
unless the French mints are reopened to
free silver coinage, there does not seem
TO be any real cause for excitement
Silver has gone down to unprecedentedly
low figures. If anything can be done
legtimately to check the decline and pre-
serve its usefulness as a money metal
without impairing other interests, there
should be no objection, even from the
most pronounced "gold bug"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-09-21

The Bethlehem young man who has
invented a non-puncturable tire wheel
is now worrying over the possibility OF
not being able to thoroughly protect
his discoveries. He has a dozen or
more patents on the hub alone, and
proposes, if possible, to overcome the
military objections to bicycles since
General Mines has announced that as
long as carpet tacks and broken glass
are available bicycle corps in time Of
war would be absolutely useless. BY
the way. by this invention the pneu-
matte part of the bicycle is situated in
the hub, while the tire is of solid rub
ber
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-09-21

The Paterson, Nj, Press says: Two
state governors have during the past
week shown the right kind of mettle
for men in their position. The prompt
action of Governor Mount. of Indiana,
in insisting upon a speedy investlga-
ton Of the brutal and unjustfiable
lynching at Versailles, where five men
upon the mere assertion of one of the
number were shot and hanged, will re-
ceive general endorsement with the
hop that the murderers will be brought
to justice. By the prompt mobilizing
of troops at Hazleton, Governor Hast
ings doubtless prevented a worse oc-
currence than that which called for
the presence of the soldiers. Such
quick execution furnishes to all per-
sons an object lesson of the majesty
of the state and it's determination to
enforce the laws at any cost" 1t is
suggested that Governor Atkinson, of
Georgia. follow the illustrious examples
in she case of the colored postmaster
who was shot at Hogansville.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-09-21

FIN NLEY'S s.
FOR FINE
Dress
Goods
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 line of Mixed Chev-
lots, strictly wool and
am All cloth for general
wear. This week, S1.0S
a Dress Pattern
,, choice lime of jacquard
and Camel's III al r
effects. Am imported
cloth and shown only i'm
the newest color-com-
binations. This week,
SS.S a Dress Pattern
3, a lime of high class
"Crepon" effect. "Nov-
city" Suitings, also i'm
the latest Color r-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, 1897-09-21

At the convention of the Fremont
association last week in Pittsburg, a
resolution was adopted opposing civil
service as constituted and laid down by
Grover Cleveland. AS this clause was
reached, a veteran arose and wanted
to know if any one could undertake to
tell what the principles of Grover Cleve-
land are, and suggested that the reso-
luton would be strengthened by leav-
ing him out, adding: We've had
enough of Grover. Let him rest in
peace" The most interesting feature
of the convention was the reading of
a document sent by Lieutenant Fran
els Preston Fremont, U. S. A, son of
the old hero. 1t was the original deed
of manumission Of the first slave legal
ly freed as a result of the war of the
rebellion, and signed by ]. c. Fremont,
major general commander.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-09-21
Autumn
i'm the
Silk Goods
Section.

in years. and with such a stock and such value
your Silk buying will be easy.