The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-02-27
MRS. CLEVELAND.

hension of war between the two great
English-epcuEin people. Army and |
navy circles were delighted, while |
stock exchanges were in gloom. Con- |
gress promptly passed a bill creating !
the Venezuela boundary commission |
which held it's meetings in Washington |
and collected Il great mass of testimony !
bearing on the subject The commiss- !
ion is composed Of very eminent citi-
zens with one of the Justices of the |
Supreme judiciary at it's head. Fortu- !
. natelY, Lord Salisbury recognized that |
the Monroe doctrine, sO-called, was the |
conception of one of the most brilliant |
statesmen England ever produced, and
after some preliminary questions had
been settled the British Minister agreed
to arbitrate the dispute. A tribunal
will shortly be created for that pur-
| pose.
In March 1896, after a viruient debate
the House of Representatives adopted
resolution censuring Thomas f. Bay
ard, American Ambassador to the
Court of ST. James, for public utter
ances of his in England
In June, 1895, the President issued a
proclamation announcing civil distur-
Dances in the Island of Cuba, and de
| claring the neutrality of the United
| States in the struggle between the Gu
ban insurgents and the Spanish Crown.
Since then Cuba has been fruitful
theme of debate in both houses of Con-
| gress, but no definite action has yet
| been had
The State department has cOnclu led
a convention with Great Britain where
! |, i- TO ,,,i tn
agreement over the boundary line be-
tween Alaska and British Columbia.
This became matter of grave import
when it was ascertained that the title
to immense regions of gold bearing ter
rtory was involved.
In January, 1896, congress expressed
adherence of the Armenian outrages
with which the powers of Europe have
had so much difficulty in dealing.
Perhaps the most important work Of
the State department during the ad-
ministration is treaty providing for
the general arbitration of all interna-
tional disputes, negotiated with Great
Britain, now pending in the senate.
| During the summer of 1894 there
were the most formidable and extern
siVe labor disturbances in the city of
Chicago the country has known since
the great labor riots of 1877. Early in
July the president issued his procla-
nation commanding unlawful assem-
bies in Illinois to disperse. The fol-
lowing day he supplemented it with
another proclamation particularizing
such unlawful assemblies as We're then
obstructing United States mails and
Interstate commerce, and command
ing them to disperse. To enforce his
proclamation he ordered a post of the
regular army in Chicago, and the pres
ence of the troops had the desired eff
feet The s,5Vernor of Illinois resented
this action of the president, and it be-
came very important issue in the
campaign of 1896.
In January, 1896, the president issued
a proclamation in conformity to an act
Of congress creating Utah state of
the Union.
In February, 1894, the president ap-
proved the act repeating the various
acts commonly called the Federal Elec-
ton laws. Probably it was the clos
ing scene Of the great drama that
opened in 1861,
During the present administration
the Worlds Fair was held in Chicago,
1t was universally recognized as the
greatest event OF an industrial nature
q created by modern civilization. Ii was
followed by the California Mid Winter
, , exposition, at san Francisco, and by
the Southern exposition, at Atlanta.
In the near future the Tennessee Cen
tennial exposition viii be held at Nash
vile.
Very extensive additions have been
= | q.
and today this country is first -closs
, naval power. a detailed statement Of
, these additions would be quite tedious.
Great improvements have also been
made in harbor and coast defensos,
But these latter involve secrets known
~, only to engineers.
+, Under several orders of the president
S,1S4 places in the public service have
r been affected by the extension Of the
q civil service rules since March 4, 1893
In May, 1894, occurred thar comedy
that was suggestive of The greatest OF
tragedies-the CoXey invasion. II
: might have had momentous Conse-
Il Quences.
e November, 1898, the president ap'
e proved the Chinese exclusion act
g known as the Ceary law.
q The centennial of the laying Of The
=, cornerstone of the capitol building wa.
= appropriately commemorated Septem
Der lS 1898.
l. Several attempts have been made tC
n adjust the relations of the governmen
l. to the Central and Union Pacific rail
= roads, but all proved futile. Steps ar
a, now being taken to enforce the govern
n ment lien,
t NO LOVER STRATA.
From the New York Sun.
4 We have no 'lower strata" i'm our socie
III tY; no social gradations which are nXel