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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-02-23

city was held yesterday morning in
the Elm Park church at 10 O'Clock
The only feature of especial interest
was the paper presented by Rev. s. c..
Logan, ID. D., entitled THE Work of
the Presbyterian Church in Home Mis-
sions Among the Colored People" The
paper was of much interest and con-
tained many historical facts.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-02-23
HILLSIDE HOMES
NEW IMPROVEMENT
Over $4,000 Expended Recently for
Electric and Steam Facilities.
ECONOMY TO FOLLOW THE OUTLAY

Old Lighting and Heating system
Replaced by Better and Safer
One--Board of Directors ACCOM-
panied by Newspaper Representa-
tives Inspected the Home and the
New plant Ycsterday--S3.OOO to
BE Saved Annually.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-02-23

Myself and children combine in
thanking all our friends and neighbors
for their sympathy extended to me and
my family in the sad hour of my dis
tress. / also thank them for the
handsome floral offerings.
Patrick Barrett.
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Sweeney Threatened His Mother.

John Sweeney, a young man who re-
sides with his mother in Green's lane.
was arrested early yesterday morning
by Patrolmen Jones and McMullen. He
had been threatening his mother and
raising a disturbance in general, When
given a hearing yesterday by Mayor
Bailey he was sent to the county Jail
for ten days in default of SO fine.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-02-23
Convocation of Evangelists.

Beginning this evening and continu-
ing every evening this week there will
be a convocation OF pastors and evan
gelisS in the Gospel Tabernacle on JEFF
ferson avenue. Rev. William =. Ray,
Of the John N. Hawley Bible School
Hawleyville, Conn, will participate in
all these services. Seats will be free
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-02-23

I desire to extend thanks to all so
cetes, friends and neighbors who so
kindly assisted me in the hour of af-
Fiction and also TO those who paid
tributes to the memory of my husband
in the way of handsome floral offer
ings. Mrs. Lon 7. Payne.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-02-23
Notice.

We are still doing business at the
same old stand where we have been for
twenty-five years past and most re-
spectfully solicit the patronage of the
public as heretofore in awnings, tents,
flags and all kinds of society goods
and decorations.
- S. j. Thurman & Bro.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-02-23

Twining, opticlan 125 Penn avenue ir
Harris drug store. Hours 9 a. m,
ID, m. "
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-02-23
COaI--Reduced--COal.

Nay Aug Park Collery, Egg, Stove
and Chestnut, $3.50, delivered Tele-
phone 3712. -
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-02-23

Recent improvements at the Hillside
Home which cost over $4,000, but
which will save the Scranton poor dis
trict about $4,000 per year were formal
ly inspected yesterday by the board of
per men, The new features include a
boiler plant with electric and steam
heating machinery: a manway con-
tanning ducts and connecting the pow
er plant with the main buildings; a
modern system of electric wiring and
lamps, and complete renovation of
the interior of the several departments.
The following persons comprised the
party who made a thorough inspection
and were entertained at supper by Su-
perintendent Beemer and Mrs. Beemer,
the matron of the institution: w. S,
Langstaff, president; Frederick Fuller,
=. j. Murphy, Thomas Shotton, Dr. w.
~. Paine and Frederick l.. Terppe, di-
rectors, and e. j. Lynett, secretary of
the board; II. y. Coho, of New York
city, the head of the firm which per-
formed the electric and machinery con-
tract; f. =. Fuller, of New York city,
the boards Inspector of the work: ex-
School Controller James A. Evans, DR..
"A. Strang, the resident physician at
the home; C. Ben Johnson and five
representatives of Scranton papers.
Aside from peCuniary advantages and
increased convenience a more impor-
tant consideration suggested the i'm
provement-that of precaution against
fire and probable loss of life. The
buildings were among the first of their
kind in this region to be electric light
ed and under old methods the wires
were left exposed, punched, compara-
lively uninsulated and within reach of
the inmates in certain quarters. Now
all the lights are out of reach, the
wires hidden and the whole system is
controlled either from the administra-
| tion building or the power plant.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-02-23
To Cure n Cold in One Day.

Take laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets.
All druggists refund the money if 1t
fails to cure. % cents. I
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-02-23

The regular semi-monthly meeting
of the Methodist clergymen Of this
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-02-23
IfXOu AIDED n Tonic
Use Horsford's Acid Phosphate.

1t stimulates the stomach, nourishes
the nerves, builds the brain tissue. A
wonderful tonic. Makes a delightful
beverage. -
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For This Week Only, SO. 80

So piece English Porcelain
Tea Set, flower decoration
filled in with color, the actual
value of this set is 5000, our
DriCa
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-02-23

Miss Carolyne V. Dorsey, teacher of
elocution, oratory and delsarte, SIG Ad-
ans avenue.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-02-23

Young, but Up to Date.
If you like our work, tell others: if
you don't tell US. Soft button holes in
your collars. Crystal Laundry. 81
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-02-23

When dizzy or drowsy take BEECH.
ANS PILLS.
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WHAT THEY AGREED ON.

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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-02-23
MRS. BOOTH TENDERS
HER RESIGNATION
Was Accepted by the Board Unani-
mousIy and Without Comment.
HAD TWO LIVELY DISCUSSIONS
Bids for Three New Buildings to be
Advertised For-- insurance Squab-
BILE Settled-- -Janitor of the High
School Has His Salary Raised s42O
n Year--Last Regular Meeting of
the School Board of 1S06-07.

AT last nights meeting of the board
of control the last session of the pres
ent board-the following letter was
read:
Scranton. Pa, Feb. %, 1897.
To the Scranton Board of Control.
Gentlemen-I hereby tender my resig-
nation as director of drawing in the pub
lie schools of Scranton, to take effect
March II, 1897. Most respectfully,
(Mrs) Lucy Booth.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-02-23
We have Il treat for you in our
HOUSE SE-FURNESHING DEPART.
MENT this week.
Dinner 0||d TED Se|S
All WHOLESALE PRICES.
All WHOLESALE PRICES.

112 piece English Porce-
lain Dinner Set, blue Mare
chal Neil Rose underglaze
decoration, full gold line, reg
ularlv sold bv us at $I3.4S,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-07-16

AT Tammany's Fourth Of July cele.
bration one Of the orators said that
Democracy would soon be reunited.
Now to reunite either one side or the
other has got to give in and surrender
what it declares to be it's principles.
Now which side is going to do it? 1t
seems hardly probable that the
sound money Democrats will. They
are engaged in perfecting their or.
ganization and in the states of Ohio.
Kentucky and Iowa will have state
tickets this coming fall. This does
not look much like uniting at present.
Chairman Bynum,of the sound money
national Democratic committee says
the prospects are most flattering for
a large vote in each of those states
next November. But possibly the
Tammany speaker had an idea that
after one more overwhelming defeat
the Organized wing would be willing
to aban don the position it has taken
and come back to more practical
grounds. But Bryan is boss, and he
man not allow practical sense to gov
ern the councils.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-07-16

IT is said that the conference COM
mittee is making good progress with
the tariff bill, and late Washington
dispatches state that the feeling
among congressman is that the bill
may be reported back by the last OF
the week, and perhaps by Thursday,
and hopes are being entertained that
congress may be able to adjourn by
the GOTH But this is doubtless crowd
ing matters a little too hard. There
are likely to be delays, and if the bill
gets through the conference com
mittee this week it will be doing we'll
though it is stated that several Of the
disputed schedules have been agreed
too. The sugar schedule is the one
likely to cause the greatest delay
Then both houses may want to de.
bate the bill little, and it will
doubtless take all next week to get al
differences satisfactorily adjusted
There seems to be disposition on
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-07-16

ONE of the pleas set forth against
the pardon of the Younger brothers
has been that it would encourage
other bank robbers to come to this
state, if criminals are to be let off so
easily. Their application will be con-
sidered today, and before this reaches
our readers will doubtless have been
decided one way or the other. But it
is hard to see wherein the pardon of
the Younger brothers would encourage
bank robbers to similar exploits, if
they were to receive the same kind of
treatment. The keeping Of man in
close confinement for 81 years will
hardly tend to encourage bank rob-
berry or any other kind of robbery. In
the great majority of cases such
term would mean good bye to liberty
for death would intervene. But of
course a man so confined should not
be set at liberty unless there are evil
dences that he has reformed. This Is
one of the objects of prison life, and
it would be much better all around if
all criminals sent to prison were kept
there until there was some tangible
evidence Of reformation rather then
be turned loose upon society at the
end of a stated term only to begin
their evil life over again. Such a
procedure would of course lead to
much shamming, but shrewd prison
officials can generally see through
such a coat, and the liberating of a
prisoner on parole to be returned pro-
viding he did not live up to it, would
reduce the abuse to small per cent.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-07-16
THE FINANCIAL QUESTION NEXT.

The announcement that President
Mckinley would send a message to
congress in relation to currency and
banking reform, recommending the
appointment of a commission to in
vestigate into the matter and report
next December, has occasioned much
interest. While it seems to have
been the intention of the president
to have sent the message last week, it
seems that he was dissuaded from
doing so by Republican leaders in the
senate on the ground that it would be
taken by the silverites as an excuse
for delaying the tariff till. However,
it has been again reported that the
president would send the message to
congress either today or tomorrow.
This may be true, but as President
Mckinley is especially interested in
t he fate of the tariff bill, it is hardly
probable that he will do anything
that will in any way threaten to in
terfere with that. But whether the
message is transmitted to congress
now, or after the tariff bill shall have
been gotten out of the way, it is not
likely that congress will take any &C
tion regarding it. Doubtless a mea-
sure could be gotten through the
| house providing for commission to
inUnSfiua q tho nnnStinn op6 rannrf
at the regular meeting IN December.
But it is not probable that any bill of
that nature could be gotten through
the senate. There the silverites will
block anything in the way of financial
legislation that does not take into
consideration the free and unlimited
coinage of silver. But that is mat
ter that does not enter into present
financial legislation. The people last
| November declared that they did not
want it. But they do want reform
! of our currency and banking laws.
Plainly the duty of the Republicans
after the tariff bill is out of the way,
| is to proceed in this matter, and if
| the silverites wish to prevent such
legislation, then let the responsibility
for such failure be placed where it be
longs. 1t has been asserted along dur
ing the present extra session of con-
gress, that the Republicans were
lodging the direct issue and did not
intend to do anything with the tinan-
cial question. The step that Presi-
dent Mckinley is contemplating,
shows that the administration in
tends to do it's whole duty in fulfil
ling the pledges made, and if there
is any failure it will not be the fault
of the Republican party.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-07-16

The report of the secretary of the
Christian Endeavor society says
there was in 1881 one
society with 81 members.
There are now so, 7SO societies with a
total membership Of 100000. This
is tremendous growth and indicates
a great power for good. And wonder
full as the growth has been, the fact of
it's spread over the civilized world is
also a wonderful thing. This year
the banners that are awarded for the
greatest growth in all directions, have
all gone abroad. The banner
for greatest proportionate increase in
the number Of societies goes to
Ireland. Spain takes the banner for
the greatest proportionate increase in
junior societies, while England retains
the banner for the greatest increase
in the number of EndeaYor societies
during the year. The organization is
proving a great source of strength in
the church.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-07-16
THE COAL STRIKE.

1t is said that up to yesterday
about 10000 men had gone out on
the coal strike, but that the strike
will stand no chance of being sue
cess unless all of the miners join in
it. This would take out about 300, 900
men and the indications are that they
will all go out. The prices asked for
by the miners are SO cents a ton in
The bituminous region, and 80 cents
elsewhere. 1t is claimed by the
miners, that at the rates that have
been paid they have been able to earn
in some of the districts not to exceed
$3.50 per month, especially during the
past six or eight months. Not only
are the wages extremely low, but
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-07-16
THE Willy TURK.

Turkey has informed the powers
that she cannot comply with their
demand relative to the Greeco-Tur-
kish frontier, and will cause rup-
ture in the peace negotiations and the
situation is again strained, a sort OF a
relapse that seems to occur frequently
of late, 1t is implied that this last
refusal may result in rupture that
will either cause the powers to make
a concession to heal over or else make
it necessary to take measures to en-
force their demand. About the only
fruit of the European concert up to
date, seems to be the raising OF a
large army in Turkey opposed to the
civilization of Christianity. They
have manipulated things so that they
have raised the hopes OF theTurk and
caused him to think himself of more
Importance in the makeup of Europe
than he has for years, if ever before.
At the same time they have no guar
antee that he will cease his course OF
murder of Christians within the bor-
der s,of his possessions. Today the
Turk is playing with the nations OF
Europe as best suits his purpose, and
results are fast justifying the asser-
tion of Gen. Lew Wallace that the
Sultan is the shrewdest diplomat in
all Europe. So far he has held his
own with the European leaders and
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-07-16

york is very irregular and the miners
are not employed half of the time. 1t
will be conceded by every one that a
man with family cannot live on $3.50
per month. In fact he can hardly
exist on that sum. On the other
hand the operators claim that owing
to the depression they have lost
money at the rates paid, and cannot
afford to increase the rates they have
been paying. This point is disputed
by the miners, and there seems to be
a disposition on the part of the pub
lie to disbelieve it, mainly because
the price of coal has been so high. A
proposition has been made that a
Joint meeting of the arbitration
boards of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and
Pennsylvania be held at Pittsburg
next week in an effort to bring about
a settlement of the strike. This sug-
gestion is said to meet with favor
among both the miners and the opera
tors and it is thought if it should be
cal ried out that possibly some ad-
justment of differences may be ar
rived at. So far the strikers have
been very orderly and the leaders are
exerting every influence to keep them
so. So long as they remain orderly
they will retain the sympathies of
the people as whole, and that will
exert a great influence in their favor.
The effect Of the strike upon business
is likely to be very detrimental, as
the supply Of coal, at some points at
least, does not seem to be great, and
some large manufacturing concerns
are already shutting down.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-07-16
it has not seemed to worry him in the
least. In fact the worry seems to be
on the other side.

THE Minneapolis Journal, in COM
menting upon an editorial which ap-
peared in these columns a few days
since anent the twin cities getting
everything in sight in the way of
offices thus far given out to Minneso-
tians by President Mckinley, says:
They haven't asked for these
things. They never asked for Listoe,
or Hi Foote, or Tim Byrnes, or Good
now or Newell. Snider has friends
and 80 has Newell, but neither of
them owes his appointment to strong
local backing. Don't throw it up to
us, Hunt. 1t is hard enough for US to
stand it when such men as GOOdnOw
get appointments without our being
blamed for it. 1t isn't our fault. AS
for the value of the appointments to
the party in this state, it does not ap-
pear that Mr.. Mckinley has been for
tunate thus far enough to make ap-
pointments that will strengthen the
party in Minnesota. 1t does not nee
essarily follow from this, however,
that the appointments are all bad
ones. Some of them are all right.
VII. NcWCll Will udhO a
representative; Captain Snider will
be another But as the Journal has
already said, if Mr.. Mckinley were
quite Indifferent to the effect of his
appointments on party prospects in
this state he would make them about
as he has been making them.
It's the same old story Mr.. Journal.
The twin cities never ask for" but
continue to receive" Official plums
at the "old stand" We didn't say the
appointments were all bad. Neither
did we assert that any of them were
bad. We simply called attention
to the fact that they were all being
chosen from very limited geograph-
ical enclosure. And this the Journal
, does not dispute, but excuses the
condition which cOnfronts US on the
ground that 1--WE couldn't help it,
Now if the president would impose
upon the country little by 'forcing'
a few good appointments into the
rural districts it would aid materially
in evening things up. The city poll
ticians might kick against the adop-
tion of such an administration policy,
but our word for it, the boys in the
country would take the change with
a good deal of relish. There are
several hundred just as deserving and
equally qualified Republicans OUT
side of St. Paul and Minneapolis as
any of those who have thus far been
clothed with official power from those
cities with more to follow and if the
autonomy" of the party is to con.
tinue uninteruptedly, it would seem
judicious for those whom President
Mckinley must look to for counsel
and advice in these matters to re.
adjust their goggles, wipe the city
dust from their optics and look over
into the wheat fields for a little
genuine political and party advan'
tage. That's where the votes come
from, and that's where few of the
"good things" should strike. The
g reat trouble with the twins is they
"protest" too much after it is TOT
| late,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-07-16
AS predicted in these columns would

AS predicted in these columns would
be the case, Senator Ozmun, of ST..
Paul, has been chosen as consul to
Stuttgart, Germany, and thus the
twins for the fifth time have been
recognized with fat places by the
president. The salary at this port is
$1,000 per annum, with fees aggregat-
ing about the same sum. 1t is also
assured that ex-Secretary of State
Fred Won Bombach, of Alexandria,
will be named for consular position
with salary of $1,000 and fees of an
equal amount. With five places dealt
out to St. Paul and only one thus far
to Minneapolis, it behooves "Your
Uncle Lorin" to get move on him
self. The country don't expect much,
and it is not likely to be disappointed.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-07-16

THE farmers in some portions of the
state have met with severe losses from
the heavy storms of the past few days.
These storms seem to have done more
damage in the northern part of the
state. Many fields have been
devastated by hail, while in
other places the rank growth
has been lodged so that its
filing will be interfered with. Lum-
Der interests also suffered from dams
being washed out, and logs let loose.
At CloQuet, it is said that any more
rain will be likely to loosen the booms
there and let 100000 feet of logs
free. From some points it is reported
that wheat is rusting badly.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-07-16

In 1893 our total trade with Cuba
amounted to S1O2. 1854, 2O4, of which
One-third was exports. The war ex.
listing there has been cutting it down
until it is estimated that for the
present year the total trade will not
reach S2O,0OO,OOO. 1t is thought that
if the present policy of Weyler is con
tinued any great length of time, that
our trade with the island will be to-
tally destroyed. And yet Spain as
serts that war does not exist upon the
island
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-07-16

THE Buffalo Journal says that the
price of gold is fixed by law and that
is the reason it does not decline like
silver. If the law will do so much for
gold why not try it on farm products.
Make wheat a dollar a bushel under
all circumstances, for instance. But
all the laws passed by man, however,
will not interfere with the natural
law
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-07-16

A LONDON dispatch says that
France will assist the commissioners
from the United States to secure the
consent of European nations to hold
an international conference for the
purpose of promoting an agreement
for larger use of silver among the
nations. 1t is said the French gov.
government has already given an or
der to this effect.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-07-16

SOME Illinois college has dubbed
w. j. Bryan LII. D. and the St.
Paul Dispatch says that it must mean
a lover of light dollars. The Dis
patch seems to have guessed right.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-07-16

LITTLE BLOCK" of ST. Peter,
wanted exercise yesterday, so he
marched in the Elks procession. He
got what he was after.