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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-04-24
PARALYTIC STROKE.

The mother of Mrs. John Howells,
Of Eynon street. who resides in Phila-
delpha, but is now visiting her daugh-
ter here, suffered a stroke of paralysis
yesterday afternoon which affected her
left side. She is 20 years of age, which
makes her case all the more serious.
DR.. G. j. Reynolds is attending her.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-04-24
Y. W. c. A. NOTES.

The Gospel meeting for all young women
will be held at Young Women's Christian
Association hall Sunday afternoon at 3i5
o'clock. An young women welcomed.
Good singing; short service; come early.
Mrs. Lowry, general secretary, has re-
turned from q trip in the west.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-04-24

away. lie was re-arrested by Jones
and Leyshon at his home after his
threat to shoot and trying to strike
Mr.. Jones with a chair He was
brought before Alderman Blair last
evening and held until he can secure
bail.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-04-24

The an ateur base ball club re- 4
ceiving before June &c the greatest :
number of votes, Gs explained on 4
the sporting page, will receive 10
uniforms, free. No coupon good
longer than 5 days after pUblica- I
ton. Here is a chance for the boys Z
of Northeastern Pennsylvania to
join the base bali procession in
quite the proper style.
\ &%x&S&A%A%4 4
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-04-24
OBITUARY..

Steve Walsh, one of the most popular
and highly esteemed young men of Old
FoEc died Thursday evening at Ills
o'clock, after two weeks sickness of ty-
phoil pneumonia. Those left TO mourn
his loss are two brothers and three sis
tcrs-NiCholas and Martin, Misses B. L.,
Nellie and Name Walsh. The funeral SER
vices will take place Sunday Afternoon at
St. Lawrence church, old Forge. Inter-
mcnt in Minooka Catholic cemetry.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-04-24
To Cure a Cold in One Day.

Take laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets.
All druggists refund the money IL It
falls 10 ere. 25 cents
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-04-24
After a Days Hard Work
Take Horsford's Acid Phosphate.

1t makes a delicious drink and re-
lieves fatigue and depression. A CRATE
full tonic. -
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-04-24

Man1e-'' Miller, an aged resident OF
MorrC. b" was found dead in bed
yestD. ing at his Eome, in Tan
ncrSNl as 81 years old. For tfty
y -. il, sCd a hotel at Tannersville
and only retired few weeks ago. He
was one of the best-known citizens in the
county. a large family survive him.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-04-24

Mrs Walter Dean Sayer daughter OF
Colonel and Mrs II. a. Coursen, of this
city. died suddenly at her home, in Ar
lingto1, Mass, on Thursday. The funeral
will be held in this city Monday afternoon
at s o'clock at her parents home, on wash
ington avenue. Mrs. Sawyer was married
only about a year ago.
Roy, young son of Mr.. and Mrs. Lon
Cleveland, of 1918 Division street, died yes
terday at the family residence. The fu-
neral services will be held at the residence
this afternoon at o'clock. Rev. ]. b.
Sweet VIII otiiciate. and interment will
be made in Forest Hill cemetery.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-08-01
The MessIauic Trust.

1t f. satisfactory to note that some few
OF our contemporaries are beginning to
recognize the certain coming OF the one
universal trust, as a result of combina-
ton of all the various trusts and monup-
Olies, and the absorption of the whole by
the greatest OF them all the Standard Oil
Trust. The Times has been preaching the
advent OF this messianic trust for months
Now its approaching shadow is visible
even in New York.
Recently we have noted the inhalation
OF the glucose industry by the Havemeyer
monopol =, already considerably dominated,
according To report, by the Rockefellers
Now we heal, by way of the New York
journal, that the gathering in OF all the
other trusts by the great petroleum family
Is regarded as only a question OF time.
The journal believes that these enterpris-
ing citizens are about to obtain control
OF the lead, tobacco and whisky Interests,
together with a combinat OF gas Inter
ard on macnates already control the BUSH
ness or the country in oil. iron ore and
sugar; they are on the point of conquering
the steel and coffee Industries; they own
much OF the shipping OF the lakes and
most OF the great tourist hotels of Florida;
they are directly interested in several
lines OF railroad, and they can dictate terms
In the matter of freight rates to the entire
transportation system of the Union" etc.
All right When the hydra becomes
unacceptable, it viii be all the easier to
cut off one head, when the people come
TO their own again, under restored
system Of bimetallism, competition, and,
hence, prosperity.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-08-01
TARIFF ACTS COMPARED.
EXPERTS Figure on the Dingley and
the Wilson Laws.

Experts OF the Ways and Means Com
mittee OF the House yesterday completed
portion Of the comparison between the
Dingley and the old law Their figures
show that the average ad valorem or all the
schedules I'm der the Wilson act claw OF 's4)
was 40 10 per cent The average under the
Dingley law IL 54.6e per cent The aver
ages are Figured out upon the basis or the
value OF importati tons in various classes In
1896.
The averages OF the important schedules
show the following comparisons:
The chemical schedule is 30.67 per cent
for the new law as against 2S.53 per Cent
under the Wilson law. The average equiv
alcnt ad valorem of the wool schedule Is
SO ga per cent, against Al 90 under the Will
son law; the silk schedules So. Al per cent,
against 46. So under the Wilson law. The
new earthenw are and glassware schedule
5247 per cent, against 30 per cent under
the Wilson law. The metal schedule is
1924 per cent. against 3s.11 under the
Wilson law. The wood schedule has an
average rate OF 17.49 per cent, against
24.76 unccr the Wilson law.
The equivalent AL vaiorem OF rate under
IIe new sugar SCucuuic nc ti'Sh oN 80 "
against 4o.94 per cent under the Wilson
law. Tobacco is 121 80 per cent, against
l09.O6 under the Wilson law. Agricultural
products average 3e.42 per cent, against
2244 under the Wilson law. Spirits, wines,
etc, average 6S.83 per cent, against 81 81
under the Wilson law. Cotton manufac-
lures average 50 33 per cent, against 42I5
under the Wilson law.
The duties expected to be collected
under the new law in the more important
schedules have been figured out, and show
that the duties from the chemical schedule
in 1895 amounted to S5,619,239. The
estimate under the new law is SS,423,OS4.
Fart henw are, etc, schedule in 1896,
$4,000, $50: new law, 81 2 800, las. Metal
schedule, S13,1e6, 416; this year. ST.
4ST,4So Wood schedule, S6O5,749 In
1896: this year, S2,439,536. Sugar pro-
duced S2e,91O,7o3 in 1896; estimate for
the new law, S54,2O7, 642. In 1895 the
tobacco schedule produced revenue to the
amount of S14,s59,117; the estimate for
this year is S16,609, 0S0. Agricultural
products in 1896, $7,T27 ,614; new law,
S14,5e7 col In 1896, spirits, etc, pro-
duced revenue to the amount of So ,935.64S;
new law SS,16O,626 Cotton manufac-
lures, S9.s11,7O1 in 1896; new law,
Sill
The comparisons in detail have not
been completed, but are OF interest chiefly
TO the trades dealing in the articles enum-
Grated
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-08-01
BOND AT THE NATIONAL.
First Week Closed With a Splendid
Double Bill.

The first week of the Frederic Bond
Company was closed last night at the
New National with double bill, .Our
Bitterest Foe" one act, by G. C. Herbert.
and Betsy" That the stay of the eom-
pany for n week has been successful
has been proved, not only by the fact
of big houses, every night, but by the
other fact, in which everybody will be
more interested, that there viii be at
least another week OF these gay and
festive people.
"Our Eitterest Foe'' presented three OF
the weil-known characters In Betsy in
seriously sentimental roles. People who
had seen Miss Maude Haslam only in
Betsy would regard her as impossible az
Blanche In the French play; yet as Blanche
she was cOnspicuously successful. The
same contrast and comment are true OF
and due TO Mr.. Arbuckle and Mr. Courtney.
Betsy was given a final rendition In u
style that kept the whole audience pleased
with the judgment that took it 20 the New
National Theater on Saturday night.
Tomorrow night the second weeks en-
gagement opens with The Paper Chase"
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-08-01
The Klopdike Outrage.

In our evening edition of yesterday we
called attention TO the unbearable outrage
attempted TO be put upon us by Canada
in our Alaskan territory, and, we have
reason to fear, with every prospect OF
success. In a region which, let us con-
cede fer the sake OF argument only, is
debatable ground between the United States
and British dependency, We allow the
Canadian government to seize and &C.
cupy the ground without notice, and
to inflict harassments, pains and PEN
alties upon our citizen miners without
lifting hand for their protection, for the
honor OF the American nation. or for the
Integrity OF its soil. This is infamy tncon-
ceivable.
According to the best maps and aliases
accessible to the public, the Tron-dyk or
Kondik River, now called "Klondike,' is
altogether within the American boundary
Whether ft be so or not. the officials of
the Interior Department admit that, on
a settlement Of the boundary question. the
gold fields may be found to be entirely on
the American side. From what The Times
can gather. their locality has been recog-
nized as our territory from the time Of
the Russian cession until recent years,
when Canada assumed to change the line
by dInt of india ink and pen In the sur
veyor generals office at Ottawa
Now we are In the presence Of grave
emergency, and OF national insult,
amounting to a specific and positive act
of war on the part OF the Canadian au
thorities. They send military expedi-
ton to occupy with force and arms Sec
ton OF country some OF which positively
and all OF it probably is within the bouE-
DIARIES of the United States. They not
only do that, but they propose, and, with
out much doubt under existing circum.-
stonces will accomplish, the subjugation
and grinding civil administration OF all
that region.
They propose to collect duties upon the
outfits of American miners entering what
reasonably may be assumed to be, and
what we are satisfied is, American ter
ritOry. Then they have issued orders to
their military police to collect $50 in ad-
vance for the registry OF mining claims;
500 year assessment for holding them,
and 10 and 20 per cent royalty on their
grOss output. according to yield, under
penalty OF oonfiscation. Yesterdayit was
reported from Ottawa that they would
reserve every alternate claim for the ben
eft OF the Canadian government, and
that trespass on these reserved claims
would be punished by 1.-THE cancellation OF
the trespasser's own claim, disability
from registering any other and election
from the country"
In the face OF all this in science and out
rage, 80 far as we can zee. the Government
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-08-01
One Of the interesting articles, as it is

One OF the interesting articles, as it is
the lea ding article, of the August Cen fury, is
THE Lordly Hudson" by Clarence Cook,
and the particularly delightful feature
of It is the work of the illustrator, A.
castaigne. The individual and peculiar
style OF this artist is one which cannot
be forgotten. 1t has strength and free
dom which are refreshing.
A long article on 1.-THE Alaska Trip"
by John Muir, author Of 1.-The Mountains
of California" is of especial interest just
at present. For those who are not ready
to go to Alaska this summer there is a vision
of another delightful summer trip In "A
Day in Norway" by Horace scudder, and
Another Day in Norway" by that Ameri-
canized Scan dinaelan, HJalmar Hjorth
Boy essen. A good accompaniment for the sc
is the Jenny Lind literature which follows,
with two fine portraits of the great singer.
This number might be fifty called
travel number, for there are no less than
eight articles which deal with foreign
lands, and which will have their interest
to those who travel forth strange countries
for ca see. Besides Alaska and Norway,
there are up the Matte rhorn IN Boat"
Down to Jaya, IA journey in Thessaly,"
London ~ Play" the Hudson River
article, and q sonnet on the Caribbean
Sea. The illustrations throughout are IN
usually fine.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-08-01

What American prisoners in Spanish
dungeons may be suffering may be sur
missed from the following, quoted from
a Liverpool press dispatch OF Friday.
1t was dated July 20 and said: "A band
of anarchists exiled from Spain arrived
here today on their way to London. Sew
eral were interviewed and related their
EXPERIENCES in SPANS prisons. They said
that they had been fed upon salt fish
and had been deprived OF water for eight
days at time. The prison authorities
promised to give them water IL they would
make confession. owing to this treat
ment one of their number went mad and
was shot down in his cell. Others were
branded with hot irons, had their nails
pulled out and were tortured in other
ways"
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-08-01
SIGNS OF THE TIMES.

"The advantage" said the up-todate
preacher softly, ''of preaching vigorous
sermons about everyday subjects is that
one always has something to say when one
liz mad"
When the young man first energies from
the college he worries for fear the earth
will not afford room enough for him to
stand. He Is afraid he will tip 1t over
every time be moves. A little later he
worries for fear he will not be able to hold
on, and that centrifugal force will shoot
him off into space, without even time for
a funeral When he finds his center OF
gravity he doesn't worry any more He
knows that the earth will hold on to him
lust SO long as she needs him, and that
when he goes ne will leave no hole; and,
taking it altogether, he is content.
The best beloved citizens are in bad
odor when they pass a garbage refinery.
"People may talk all they like about girls
keeping the men at bay" sighed the land
lord OF the Chesapeake Hotel, as he gaZed
at the piazzas, but they can't DO it. There
isn't one here"
The difference between the high school
graduate and the man that he afterward
becomes Is that where one will say 1.-The
lowing herd winds slowly DER the lea,"
the latter will observe that it's time to 60
for the cows.
Economy" said Johnsby, according
to my wife's mother, is working ones self
into a fever and never having any fun, so
as to save money for future doctor S bill"
1t is doubtful whether the firecracker
fiend or the fellow who rocks the boat Is
the more Objectionable, SO far as loss OF
life is concerned, but for mere comfort In
the month of July let MS have the latter.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-08-01

move Mr.. Mckinley out " town, II nothing
else would.
Various places were assigned to him for
the summer, by popular report. One was
Cherry HUI Farm, ia Virginia; another was
Lake sunapee; aud there were people who
hinted at Csnton. 1t was supposed, at any
rate, that he would not care much for
society during this vacation. Cows and
sheep are not talkative, but they are restful,
when a man has been listening to talk
night and day for five months or more, and
their lack OF intellectually is not a very
serious drawback. They do not know
enough to go into politics. Hens are con-
versalional beings, but they only talk to
each other. The country at large, without
really knowing very much about It, took
IL fer granted that Mr.. Mckinley would
seek fresh and unspoiled society like this. in
sDaie swectly rural spot, when he did
finally manage to dodge the politicians and
reach the railw ay station in safety.
Blt ne mas not cone any sueu WING
He has gone to spend six weeks in a
large and glorious hotel on Lake Cham
plain, with three hundred guests. with
servants, bellboys. ice water, electric lights.
bicycle enthusiasts, feathers, fuss and
frivolity. Before tie Inauguration Senator
(then Boss Hanna was reported to have
said thai Mr.. Mckinley could hang him
self up on a nail and 60 to sleep any
where. Perhaps that is what he will do
now. Perhaps he viii suspend himself,
bat-like, under a window-shade and sleep
through the whole rigmarole OF q hotel
summer season. But there are nails else
where in this broad land, and 1t seems
TO the ordinary mind as IL Mr.. Mckinley
might have found one a little farther from
the madding crowd. He is the first Presi-
dent who ever really set out TO demon
s.rate the advantagesof the modern Ameri-
can Tower OF Babel for the purpose Of
repose.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-08-01

of the United States has not the least
visible intention to object or oppose. The
Canadian customs officers are to be al
lowed to collect tolls on American ground,
and the Canadian mounted police ale to
be allowed to Cypress, rob, eject the persons
and confiscate the property of Americans
on American soil. Not u step, that we can
see, is being taken to resent the affront
and armed invasion, or to send any force
to protect our people against foreign
government within our boundary lines,
the mere suggestion of which would have
brought on war any time before the advent
of Cleveland and the European overload
ship which he introduced in this country.
Are the American people puppies or pcle-
cats that they should submit to this? Are
:heir sworn executive officers poltroons
that they should? II the Administration
dares to excuse itself, on the ground that
It is too late to sendan armed body to meet
the Canadian mounted police on the Upper
Yukon, let Mr.. Mckinley distinctly under
stand that the difficulties of climate and
transportation are not as serious between
our more eastern northern border and
Ottawa OF Montreal. The President would
lest call down our in solent neighbors OF
the North, or his admiring fellow-citizens
before a great while may do the same for
him. This outrage should be apologized for
with indemnity or avenged.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-08-01
The Presidents Repose.

II &c natural enough that President Nc
the pieoounter for nearly five long months
should take vacation, and nobody will
hint that he docs not deserve IL. The fact
that many people would have been very
glad OF bis job does not prove that he
should be obliged to work at the Job
during the W hole twenty-rour hoursof every
day, or the whole s65 days In the year;
and even II the President needed no rest
the offiecsccken ought not to be obliged
70 stay in Washington through the hot
season. Consideration for them should
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-08-01

Tie st. James Gazette, OF London, af-
fects 20 consider the decision OF Lord Sails
bury to consent to the sealing conference
as something which will give Americans
the impression of another climb-down
should take comfort and courage. The in
vasion and seizure of American territory
Canadians is a much more serious climb
down for us, since we do not resent It'll
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-08-01

In spite of what seems to be majority
Hebrew opininn against Zionism, or the
erection of a Jewish state with IA Prince
of the House OF David on the throne,
In Palestine, the advocates of the enter
prise throughout the world appear as en-
thusiastic and confident as ever. 1t is
not doubted that the conference OF Zionists
next month will be largely attended.
Die Welt, the Zionist organ, already is
discussing the architecture of the new
temple to be erected in Jerusalem. 1t
says. The architect must be a genius,
acuuaint with the art of all ages and
peoples, and yet possessed OF original
ideas" If the matter has gone that far,
we beg to remind the founders OF the
new Jcrusalemio kingdom that the United
States could furnish a master architect
OF exactly the kind W anted, in the person
OF Mr. John l. Smithmeyer, the architect
of the grand and beautiful Congressional
Librar, buildiug in Washington
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-08-01
Gage Visits Wall Street.

New York, July 31.-Secretary Gage paid
q visit to the downtown financial dis
trict today. He dropped in at the Fourth
National Bank, where he had talk with
j. Edward Simmons and then went to the
Subtreasury, across the street, and saw
Assistant Treasurer Conrad N. Jordan. 1t
was understood that there was no special
significance In Mr.. Cages presepce down
town,
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-08-01
Klondike Prosperity.
fFro,n the Chicago DispatchJ


This Is the way the Cincinnati Times
Star puts it: "wait little while and
see IL an administ ration that stands
for sound money and protection does not
prove to be Klondike mine for the whole
people" Dog meat sandwiches are s.
each at Klondike.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-08-01

II It be true that Prof. Elliott, OF the
Smithsonian institution, has addressed the
letter CTcd'teG tc him to the State De-
par tn,cnt, tlenouncing tine IGNORANCE OF Hon
John W. Foster or the seal question, We
shall heave sigh of relef-becduse 1t
Will be hard 20 escape from agreeing with
his Conclusirns 1t would be altogether
unprecedented and improper TO commit
strictly scientific anc technical matters
to persons who know anything about them.
Remember bow nobly Mr.. Clayton acquitted
himself In the Clayton Bulwer treaty. He
did not know anything about canals, 10
be sure. but has commercial ability was
said 10 lave been excellent In this case,
it is the political and party ability OF
MFR. Foster that ought TO be credited to
him. Besides that, on reflection, We be-
lieve that he knows all about seals. He
used to salivate and affix them to docu-
ments in the State Department. Prof
Elliott will have 10 take back seat.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-08-01

Thessaly is to be evacuated, but not
until after the indemnity of f4,00O,COO
has been paid. On the motion OF the i'm
perial gentleman from Berlin, Europe Is
to have control of the Greek finances.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-08-01
rhey were Not Harvard Men.
fFrom the Boston Globe.l

(From the Boston Globe.)
Extensive cuts, showing how the north
pole looked when Andree passed 1t in
his balloon, have already been published
It's q plty the party did not have time to
paint the pole red.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-08-01
POLITICAL sGSSSIP.

Surgeon General Wyman gives the late
Senator Harris greah credit for the many
improvements that. have been made in
recent gears in thslnatsnal quarantine
laws of the United States. For number
of years, 1t will be remembered, Senator
Harris was chairman Of the Senate Com
mittee on Epidemic Diseases, and these
matters came within his Jurisdiction. Dis
cussing this matter, Gen .Wyman said the
first national quarantine law of 1873 was
due chiefly to the efforts of Senator
Harris, an d in 1893, when cholera threat
ened the United States, after advancing
as 1t had never advanced before. 1t was
Senator Harris who proposed the measure
which was enacted into law aud by the
operations of which cholera was undoubt-
edly prevented from entering this country.
The legal acumen and parliamentary force
aud skill of the late Senator from Ten
nessee forced many improvements into
existing aw says DIR. Wyman, and to him
is due many of the rigid laws now ON
the statute books. Tie act which he
framed is today the chief barrier against
the introduction into the United states Of
epidemic diseases which threaten US year
after year, through immigrants coming
from Infected districts.