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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-01-02
A New Flying Machine.

The air ship, although somewhat
backward in coming forward is stead
lily in evidence in the newspapers. Only
few weeks ago we were treated to
vivid descriptions of a mysterious Cali
fornian mechanism which transported
its inventor on the wings of the wind
for almost fabulous distances, in dead
of night. This machine it may be
added is still in the dark But a sue
cessor to it has already arisen, and
great are it's possibilities--on paper.
The inventor of this latest aspirant
for aerial honors is Pittsburg mechan-
ic named Dorsey. He, likewise, has a
few difficulties to overcome before the
full splendor of his achievement can
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-01-02
THE PROFESSORS ADVICE.

He who loves joy will surely be
A student of biology.
Him will be amoeba much delight,
And protococcus capture quite;
The gleocaspa he will find,
And protoplasm of Wiry kind,
While strange bacteria will astound
Him, on his microcosmc round.
At times he must discriminate
InVertebrate from vertebrate;
Keep clear his eye, his lens inspect,
BE classify and re-dissect.
When hydra and dog-iish disappear,
And liver tiukes, and things more queer,
He will be wonder-struck and dumb,
And happy to delirium.
Some day he'll spy, with dreadful fuss,
Gastroea and bathybius;
Boldly will hunt, in peace or strife,
A myriad hidden forms of life;
Seek vorticela day and night,
And gregarinae bring to sight;
And what in all the earth can be
Richer than this hilarity?
Joel Benton, in Home Magazine.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-01-02
LET US HAVE THE FACTS.
From the Philadelphia Times.


The many vague rumors of bribery in
connection with the canvass for the Unit
ed States senatorship in Pennsylvania
have now taken definite form, ana they
imperatvely demand, in the interest OF
public decency and security, that the
truth shall be fully, clearly and promptly
ascertaned and the guilty persons pun
ishel whoever they may be. 1t Will not
do to treat this affair as mere incident
of factional warfare. 1t is of little cohse-
uuence to the public which faction Is
most involved or whether both are IN
yolved, compared with the paramount
necessity of putting an end to corrupt
practices that disgrace the state or 20
conspiracies of perjury not less disgrace
full The story told at PottsVille Is either
true or false, and any man involved III
it whose hands are clean cannot be TOO
prompt and emphatic, not simply Ill de-
nying, but in proving his denial by every
resource of law.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-01-02
NEWSPAPER ANIMALS.

The Wilkes-Barre Records almanac LOT
1897 is one of the most compact ana
neatest that has reached The Tribune
exchange table. 1t contains quite large
amount of useful general information
carefully compiled, as well as cotlple'e
election and other statistics concerlliHs
the cities of Wilkes-Barre and Plttstoh'
The Scranton Republican almanac con-
tains the usual amount of general lnfor-
nation of an interesting character COM
piled by Editor S. A. Lackey, VINO mas
successfully directed the makeup OF the
almanac for many seasons. The con-
tents are enclosed in Autographed covers
which are striking for the decidedly Dill
Gus arrangement of colors.
The almanac for 1897 issued by the
Scranton Truth Is a neat pamphlet PRINT
ed on calendered paper and profusely IL
Illustrated with half-tone reproductions OIL
high-class paintings and etchings. Ihe
almanac also contains much information
of interest locally, which will make 1t
valuable as n book of reference.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-01-02

If Tillard's statement be accepted 1t
amounts to a question of contribution
for campaign expenses. The story oil the
other side has not yet been heard but
while waiting to see how far it may modl-
fv or affect the colorng of the spy who
was in the camp, it may be remarked
that probably there is no intelligent per
son in all the state but has supposed that
both parties to the senatorial contest We're
contributing to the election expenditures
of those candidates or members VINO were
presumed to be friendly to their fespec-
tive interests. If there is anything more
than this, if there is any real bribery II
is to be hoped that it Will be lully ue-
veloped. But there is no neeu OIL oel''s
hasty in Judgment
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-01-02
ANSWERED..

Freshleigh, 'OO met an old colored man
the other day crossing the campus, and
the following conversation ensued:
Freshleigh-Hello, Sam, the trees are
getting nearly as black as you are, heyE
Big Sam-Yessah, an next spring, san
deyll be nearly as green as you, sah.-
Princeton Tiger.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-01-02

There is talk in New York state of
law prohibiting the giving of employ
ment to that states 10000 harmless in
sane, through fear of hurting free la
Dor. 1t would hurt free labor far worse
to have durable patients converted by
enforced idleness into permanent
charges upon the taXpayers
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-01-02

A measure to be introduced in the
next legislature aims to give borough
and city authorities power to enforce
ordinances by imprisonment, the term
not to exceed thirty days. There are
undoubtedly times when a mere fine is
inadequate.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-01-02
FINE FARMERS.

Pixley, In the Times-Herald.
Several gentlemen who have been men
toned for secretary of agriculture are so
expert in agricultural matters that thelr
first work in office probably would be an
attempt to raise bicycles by crossing the
horse chestnut with the hydraulic ram.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-01-02
MAY 1T NEVER GROW LESS.

Rochester Democrat and Chronicle.
There is no hostility tS Spain in this
country, except such as may be aroused
by natural Indignation at Spaln's despotic
and cruel methods of dealing with her
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-01-02
noramus on an election board is clear
iy out of place.

According to dispatches from London
the large factories at Bradford, Eng"
are running night and day to supply
manufactured goods for the United
States. They wish to make large i'm
portatons under the favorable sched-
ules of the Wilson bill, before the next
congress can re-establish Protection,
Now is certainly Bradford's chance,
and it won't last long.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-01-02
AVERAGE II ATEs ARE LOWER.

From the Times-Herald.
1t is said that Nansen receives $4,000 FOR
three newspaper articles This should
not induce aspiring young writers to rush
heedlessly into Journalism, however. Very
often newspaper articles do not bring
more than $4,000 or 5000 apiece.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-01-02

Because it cost Luzerne county $420,-
900 last year to govern itself while
Lackawanna spent for county purposes
only about $4,000, the Wilkes Barre
NewsDealer is dissatisfied. 1t over
looks the fact that the inhabitants of
Lackawanna are a law abiding people.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-01-02

1t still is far from clear to the lay
mind how Cleveland and Olney can
pacify the Cuban insurgents when they
Won't pacifY.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-01-02
REAL RECIPROCITY.
From the Times-Herald.

From the Times-Herald.
The idea that reciprocity is an ap-
proach to free trade" is the mere babble
or superficial trifers with the question.
The absurdity of this contention Is quick
ly apparent to anyone who investigates
for himself the reciprocity law of 1890
and who is familiar with the true prn-
ciples of the protection theory Reci-
procity is a great big question. The pub
Tic mas very inadequate notion of what
1t meant as applied to our foreign trade
under the law of 1890 or what it will
mean when applied upon broader and
more comprehensive scale under the new
tariff law OF 1897. 1t is a new question
because 1t is new development from
new industrial conditions, and hence its
consideration at the hands of the Fifty
fifth congress will call for the exercise of
the broadest and best craftsmanship. Con-
trary to the popular notion, it is by far
the most important feature of the tariff
question at this time and is the least un-
derstood.
Reciprocity is not contradiction of
the protective policy. 1t is a logical eX-
pansion of protection because it is free
trade of dissimiar products only. The
protective-reciprocity plan not only pro-
tects what We produce, but secures in
return for the free admission into this
country of articles which we do not pro-
duce markets in foreign lands at favor
able rates that are not accorded to our
customers there. The protective features
of reciprocity are easily disCerned when it
is remembered that while our own custom
houses exact protective taxes on Euro
pean imports that are similar to our own
products the custom houses of countries
with which we make reciprocity treaties
prevent equal competition from Europe
in those countries with our exports.
o.
A reciprocity arrangement between two
countries that produce similar products
would be not only destructive of reve-
nues without compensation, but would de-
prive labor of its earnings and cause in
dustrial depression in each country. This
principle is best illustrated by our coffee
trade with Brazil, which country was the
first to sign a reciprocity treaty with us
under the Mckinley law. For years the
republic of Brazil spent the $G5, 100000
which she received annually from the
United States for coffee in European mar
kets for supplies which American manu-
| facturers and agriculturists could have as
readily furnished. The Mckinley law put
| into practical operation an arrangement
| by which Brazil, instead of taking the $780,
| O,O00 for her coffee all in gold, actually
| took the most of it in the products of our
farms, dares and factories. The treaties
made with Brazil, Spain, Germany, San
| Salvador, British West Indies, Nicara-
| qua, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Honduras,
| France for her colonies and Austria
| Hungary, involved no sacrifice of a single
| American industry, but resulted in vast
| increase of the market power and null
| tiplication of consumers for each in the
| others country.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-01-02
Governor Black of New York enters

Governor Black of New York enters
upon his new trust under auspicious
circumstances. He has the confidence
of the people; he is not politically mort
gagged for old debts incurred during
prolonged activity in politics; and he is
believed to possess a good backbone,
These advantages ought to make his
administration a success.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-01-02

Mr.. Cleveland has not yet produced
his warrant for the assertion in his
recent message that the American peo
pie 'view with admiration" certain
things in the course of Spain toward
Cuba. Nor is he likely to.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-01-02
The Senatorial Situation.

Whether Mr.. Wanamaker was per-
sonally cognizant of the exact destina-
tion and purpose of every expenditure
made in his behalf within the past
twelve months may, of course, be
doubted. He could not know all the
details and he probably had no wish
to get too near them. 1t Is very clear
however, without reference to the evil
dence adduced by pending judicial pro-
ceedings, that he has represented from
the beginning an idea repugnant to
decent sentiment-the idea that wealth
alone warrants strife for public office.
Stripped of his money, he would never
have been mentioned for United states
senator. His claim now rests solely
upon cash-cash spent illegally, If we
accept sworn evidence; but in any
event simply the persuasive power of
millions. 1t was this that drew near
him the Teaches and the Van Valken-
burgs; this that put defamers at work
to slander Penrose; this that bought
up country newspapers by the score
for the manufacture of public senti-
ment, and this that organized and pro-
NOTED the largely artificial Business
Mems league, now revealed as Wanna
maker property.
In a choice narrowed down to Wana-
maker or Penrose, we can see no valid
reason why an honest citizen should
prefer the former. The latter, at least,
represents experience in legislative
matters, fine personal presence, dem
onstrated ability and freedom from
transparent cant. He does not pose as
a superior being. He does not affect
the look and metaphors of an eXhorter
as a cloak to purposes notoriously secu-
lar. He does not with one voice be-
moan the degeneracy of the times and
with another issue directions to as un-
considerable a staff of "practical' poll
ticians as ever conspired to debauch a
state. He is not paragon; but as
men in public life average, taking them
as Lincoln used to say coming and
going" he so clearly represents an i'm
provement that honest judgment may
easily rest satisfied. He is conspicu-
ously superior to Hon. John Wana-
maker
Mr.. Penrose will be elected. He will
enter the United States senate with an
unassailable title. Its members will
gladly welcome him. They will not
hope for a chance to throw him out.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-01-02

If Major Mckinley appoints John
Sherman secretary of state he will dis
please every Mugwump in the land.
Let him beware
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-01-02

1t is proposed by Pittsburg repre-
sentative to amend the election laws
so that educational qualifications shall
be required of election officers. The ig-
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-01-02

American journalism loses much
through the death of Editor Joseph b.
Mac Cullagh of the St. Louis Globe
Democrat. He originated the present
system of interviewing; made of his
paper a power in the land, and literally
worked himself to death. He was a
wonderful man, whose service to the
public will never be adequately appre-
ciated
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-01-02

With reference to Mr.. Cleveland and
Queen Lii it seems to be another in,
stance where distance lends enchant-
ment to the view,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-01-02

How long viii it be before the laws take
cognizance of the interests of the public
in labor troubles when street railway
companies or common carriers are in
volved ?-Chicago Times Herald.
About the time the millennium ar
,i,.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-01-02

Mr.. Kohlsaat, of Chicago, suggests
that Comptroller Eckles be rettined in
office by President Mckinley. Mr..
Kohlsaat sometimes becomes real hu-
mOrOuS,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-01-02

This is the reciprocity of the Mckinley
law of 1890 II is the new economic prin-
ciple which, if judiciously applied and
extended by statesmen who will make a
comprehensive study of the industries
and markets of the world, through infor-
nation CLEANED by a consular service that
is intelligent and loyal to American in
terests and not hostile to the protective
system, opens up vast and unmeasured
possibilities for American commerce and
industry.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-01-02

Secretary Olney will not need to get
his snub-to-congress precedent copy
righted. No future secretary is likely
ever to infringe his rights.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-01-02

Better than wishing is making it a
happy new year.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-01-02
The Complete Popular Vote.

An analysis of the complete official
returns of the last presidential election
was recently made by the Philadelphia
Press. 1t deserves to be studied. We
give II herewith Below are the totals:
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-01-02

1t is the opinion of the non-partisan
Washington Post that Mr.. Wanamaker
made mistake in his recent interview.
"Ee ought" it thinks, "to attack
Quay on moral grounds. He should de-
nounce him as a machine politician
as man who uses money in campaigns
instead of eXhOrtations." If we remem-
Der correctly we believe he did drop
hint or two along this line.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-01-02

An exchange says: Mckinley may
fight congress-" That will depend on
congress. He will not fight it without
proYoeation.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-01-02


This, observes the Press, is an in
crease of about 1,S40, 900 in the total vote
over the vote cast in the presidential
election of 1892, an increase which would
have been considered a respectable to-
tai vote in presidential election fifty
or sixty years ago. The plurality of
Mckinley over Bryan and Sewall is 746,-
73O over Bryan, Sewall and Watson,
594,31S, and McKinley's majority over
all is 274597. This, however, does not
give fair idea of how the people voted
on the question of sound money and free
silver. To get at the sound money
strength the vote cast for the Mckinley
and Hobart ticket, the Palmer and
Buckner ticket and the straight Prohib-
ition ticket should be added together.
The total vote cast for these three
tickets was 1872, 5S3. Against it should
be placed the vote cast for the four
other presidential tickets, which aggre-
gates 6577, 1872 and leaves a sound money
majority of 794, sol. This can be justly
claimed to be the size of the verdict
the country gave against free silver.
When the verdict is viewed in the
light of the intelligence Of the popula-
tion of the states which voted for sound
money and free silver it becomes much
more emphatic. Twenty-three states
voted for Mckinley and twenty-five
states for Bryan, although Bryan may
get one electoral vote from California
and Kentucky each. But as this hap
pened only through defective ballots 1t
does not change the number Of states
each candidate carried. The following
table gives the population, the white il
literacy and school expenditures Of the
Mckinley and Bryan states:
White School
Ilec. Popula- Hitter eXpendi-
States. vote. ton. ates. lures.
Mckinley E. 273 80 500 OS5 s22, ,O74 $lO7, Ais ,65G
Bryan ..... ia %, ,492, ,776 1,197,GG3 3O,4S7,OS7
This is a more significant showing
| even than that made by the popular
| vote. II proves that the intelligence of
the country was largely on the side of
sound money. The Mckinley states
have nearly Ga per cent. of the popula-
ton of the country, little over two
|
years of age and they spend about $271
per capita for educational purposes.
| on the other hand the Bryan states
have 3G.2 per cent. of the total popula-
tion, about three-fifths of the illiterates
and they spend only $1.37 per capita of
the population for educational purposes,
or less than one-third as much as the
Mckinley states. 1t should be remem-
bered that the colored population is left
out of this calculation. If it We're in
cluded the showing for the Bryan states
would be much worse than it is given
With so large a proportion of the in
telligence of the country in the McKin-
ley states there can be no doubt as to
what the verdict Of last November rep
| TeSentS,
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-09-10

Honolulu, Aug. 80, (vin Vancouver, Is.
C., September p)-'rhc Hawaiian govern
ment delivered To the japanese minister
to-day reply to Japan's reccn. accept
hnce of the .'principle Of arbitration. ~
AS Japan practically made arbitration
Impossible by withholding FROM the arhi-
traitor the chief features of the immgrn-
ton controversy, {awaii's reply is
equally non-concusive. ! nm told this
reply is of such nature as to make no
advance toward arbitration, but to call
TOR some more dcinite declaration of ia
pans position.
The auneNatIurists are very much wor-
ried over the difficulty of an alleged Mt
tempt on the part of the anti anneyation-
lists To influence United States Senat ors
Morgan and Quay, who are expected to
arrive here soon on Il tour OF investica
ton. They saw that Senators White, of
California, and Thurston, of Nebraska,
who will lead the fight against annexa
ton in Congress this winter, will ais D
visit Hawaii and attend the mass meeting
of natives which. it is alleged by the an
neNatioIists, has been called for the nur-
pose OF convincing the Senators that the
natives bitterly oppose annexation.
1t Is stated that Senators White and
Thurston will superintend the drafting
of monster petition to Congress, in which
the liaWailanS Will assert that the GOV
eminent was torn from them through the
action of the American Minister stevens
1t is also alleged that the mass. meeting
will be conducted entirely 10y Hawniians
and will he made rs dramatic rs possible
The idea Is to work upon the symInthies
of Senator Morgan and to pursuale him,
If possible. that the natives have been
deprived OF lands and power by II handful
of rich and powerful whites, backed by
an American minister.
1t is believed that the eX-Queen nav
arrive OH the same steamer as the Sena-
tors, and that she will address the people
ut the mass-meeting.
The second card of the anti-anncxatiop-
lists will he played on the arrival here late
in September of Senator Petirrew, of
south Dakota. Lee Mantle, of Montana,
and Frank Cannon, OF Utah. They are
now in Japan and China studying the
silver question. Before they sailed by
one of the Empress liners from Victoria,
Il. c., they secured return passage by the
Pacific mail steamer Doric, due here from
1okohoma on Septembe "a, and an
nounced their intention of remaining over
ii week in this city To study the nnnexa-
ton question.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-09-10
KLONDlKE RICHES COMING.
Two Steamers From Dawson Loaded
With Gold Dust.

San Francisco, Cal, Sept 9-Accord
ing to the Information brought by steam
er National City from st. Michael an i'm
mense amount of Klondike gold is on it's
way from the mouth of the Yukon to San
Francisco. The National City rcached
here after n voyage of eleven days from
st. Michael, bringing three passengers
who had just made the Grip dowr the
Yukon, besides important letters from
the Klondike region
One letter, received by G. Murray from
DR.. j. w. McKenna, says: 1--WE leave to
morrow for the Yukon. Two steamers
arrived last night from Dawson loaded
with wealth The mines are the richest
on earth. Men can yet $50 day, but
they must have provisions, as they are
scarce"
Captain Anderson, of the National
City, says that he knows that large
amount of gold came down the river from
Dawson, but he could not give figures.
MS the miners were very reticent about
their work.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-09-10
ALBEM ARLE DEMOCRATS.
Nominations Made for the Senate
and The House.

charlottesville Va, Sept a.-iSpe-
cial)-rhe Democratic convention to
nominate Il candidate for the Seventeent h
senatorial district, which was held at
Stanardsville yeste: day afternoon, was an
enthusiastic affair and notable for the
high character of it's membership.
Inc name of Hon. Geo. wv. Morris was
presented to the convention by the Hon.
john ,. Chapman, and the nomination
was seconded by Judge Duke and Mr.. Joe
smith The nomination was made by ac-
clamation amid great enthusiasm.
The Democratic Legislative convention
met here to-d,y and w. X. Duke and w.
ii. Boaz were nominated for the house
from the county OF Albemarle and city of
charlottesville without onnnsition.