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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-02-19
The Raines Law in Operation.

An inquiry into the workings of the
Raines law has been completed by a
special committee of the New York SEN
ate, and it's result is of general inter-
est. Seventy-one witnesses We're eX
amiIed in various parts of the state,
including political leaders, clergymen,
former excise commissioners, reform as
sOciation officers, police magistrates and
police officers. With the exception of
three witnesses all agreed that the law
was an Improvement over the former
excise law, the only drawback to it be-
ing the prevalence of the fake hotel," I"
and the fake club" The police and
judiciary officers examined assented to
the wisdom of the laws general plan
for regulating the traffic in intoXi-
cants, but pointed out where in its de-
tails as to enforcement the law could
be strengthened.
The financial tables submitted by the
committee will demonstrate that during
the six months of its workings the law
has brought into the treasury $3.551,-
699 as the states share of the excise
money. At the same time, the counties
have received $7103,39S which is $9,012,-
COS more than the entire collections for
the year 1895 under the old excise laws,
SO that the contention that the cities
and towns would lose a lot of money by
the operations of the new law is GER
tainiy refuted. The total cash bene-
fit to the taxpayers, including the re-
duction in county taxation by reason
of the counties Wo-thirds' share and
the reduction of state taxation by rea
son Of the collection of the states one
third, is $10,603 696. These tables also
show that to collect the 81 1000, 900 which
the counties collected in 1895 under the
old county excise commissioners re-
gime cost $241,000, while to collect the
$40, 900 which has come in in six
months under the present new law cost
but 4,647, or less than one-fourth the
amount.
The committee brings in long re-
port covering statistics of arrests be-
fore and after the passage of the Raines
law, and tending to establish that the
law has had the effect of reducing
minor crimes, but we find this part of
its return difficult to credit. The main
thing to know is that the law secures
increased revenue at decreased cost of
collection. That, we take it, is what
| licenses are for. 1t is idle to claim that
| they have, except in a very general
! way, any beneficial effect on morals.
| In view of the fact that the Penn
| sylvania legislature may soon consider
a bill similar in feature to the excise
| measure which is now the law in New
| York state, the foregoing allegations
| touching the Raines laws workings
| will merit careful study.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-02-19
MIR. DANA'S DAY DREAM
From the Sun.


In the event of a general European war,
with England in the foreground, the
United States would be deeply interested
in the course of events. The war would
certainly affect this COUNTRY in some
measure, and in several ways.
1t is possible that, at the end of the
war, the Dominion of Canada would be
one with the United States, with the
consent or at the urgent desire of its
people. 1t is likewise possible that all
or nearly ALL the islands of the West In
dies, fronting our country, would be
joined to the American union.
In the event of a general European war
hostilities would not be confined to Eu-
rope. They would very surely extend tc
Asia, to Africa, to Australasia, and tc
those parts of America in which the war.
ring powers possess provinces islands
or any piece of territory. Were France
hostile to England, for example, it is
probable that her navy would attack
British Guiana, British Honduras, the
British West Indies, British Columbia
Newfoundland and Eastern Canada, In
that event. there would be a war of Eu.
ropean powers very near the southern
part of our own country, the western
part of it, and this part of it. 1t Is
possible that the people of those regions
who would be liable to suffer from wal
on account of a quarrel in which they
were not concerned, might seek for safe.
ty by asking us to receive them into the
American union.
No man can conceive the changes that
might be brought about through long
and sangunary general European war
with England in combat, and all her for,
eign possessions in it, her possessions ir
Asia, in Africa, Australia, and Amer,.7a
1t Is possible that, before the end of the
nineteenth century. the American tiag
may be the protector of Halifax Quebec
Winnipeg, Vancouver Bahama and ia,
maica, as well as of Cuba.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-02-19
The New immigration Law.

The new immigration bill which
awaits the presidents signature eX-
cludes from entrance into the United
States "all persons physically capable
and over 16 years of age, who cannot
read and write the English language or
some other language: but a person not
so able to read and write, who is over
so years of age, and is the parent or
srandparent of a qualified immigrant
over q years of age and capable of
supporting such parent or grandparent,
may accompany such immigrant, or
such a parent or grandparene may be
sent for and come to join the family
of child or grandchild over q years
of age similarly qualified and capable,
and wife or minor child not so able
to read and write may accompany or
be sent for and come to join the hus-
band or parent similarly qualified and
capable"
For the purpose of testing the ability
required by the foregoing section, the
inspection officers shall be furnished
with copies of the constitution of the
United States, printed on numbered uni
form pasteboard slips, each containing
not less than twenty nor more than
twenty-five words of said constitution,
printed in the various languages of the
immigrants in double small plea type.
These slips shall be kept in boxes made
for that purpose, and so constructed as
to conceal the slips from view each box
to contain slips of but one language,
and the immigrant may designate the
language in which he prefers the test
shall be made. Each immigrant shall
be required to draw one of said slips
from the box and read and afterwards
write out, in full view of the immigra- =
tion officer the words printed thereon
Each slip shall be returned to the box
Immediately after the test is finished
and the contents of the box shall be
shaken up by an inspection officer be-
fore another drawing is made. No inn
migrant failing to read and write out
the slip thus drawn by him shall be
admitted, but he shall be returned tC
the country from which he came at the
expense of the steamship or railroad
company which brought him, as now
provided by law. The inspection officer
shall keep in each box at all times a
full number of said printed pasteboarG
slips, and in the case of each excluded
immigrant shall keep a certified mem
orandum of the number of the sill
which the said immigrant failed to reac
or copy out in writing. If in any case
from any unavoidable cause the forego
ing slips are not at hand for use, the
inspection officers shall carefully anC
thoroughly test the ability of the i'm
migrant to read and write, using the
most appropriate and available means
at their command, and shall state fully
in writing the reasons why the slips ar,
lacking, and describe the substitute
method adopted for testing the ability
OF the immigrant"
The bill in section applies to per
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-02-19
ARBITRATION.

1t is a gentle purpose which inspires the
men of power,
And brotherly affection Is the topic of the
hour.
Here's health to you, Great Britain. Let
all talk of war be stopped;
Our weapons, like your his, shall have
fame by being dropped.
'Tis not alone DER boundary lines we
tremble for our rights;
Nor are the seals the only things that
cause us seepless nights,
And, as we frame treaty with such
vigilance and care,
Let us omit no item that with wisdom
might be there.
Let's have a schedule which will make
as plain to us as day
The price which any heiress for a title
ought to pay,
With directions for securing all the re-
bates that accrue
If the goods should turn out badly-as
you know, they sometimes do.
Let us discipline the author who this
continent assails
Let's restrict the fertile fancy of the
honored Prince of Wales,
That unsophisticated folk we may not
rudely scare,
them, by the funny clothes we wear
And your actors who protractedly regale
this hemisphere
Should not raise the price of tickets
when they vouchsafe to appear.
These and various other matters, it will
surely be conceded
Are points where arbitration is most
seriously needed.
Washington Star.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-02-19
No Place Like Scranton.

A letter contributed by Professor
George N. Rockwell, formerly of this
city, to the Syracuse Evening Herald
presents some features which are both
interesting and instructive. Il believe
says he, that residents Of the Empire
state generally think of Scranton sim
ply as a mining town, and such IL ls'
coal and iron being it's chief industries.
And yet (and this may surprise some
of the good people of Syracuse) the
churches of Scranton. Pa, think nothing
of spending from $4,000 to $4,000 per an
nun for church music, and coming as l
do from a position that has paid me
81 900 per annum as organist and choir
master, you can imagine it was sur
prise to find such an evident lack OF
appreciation (pecuniarily speaking) as
l have noticed during my two months
residence in Syracuse; in fact, | have
had an experience that illustrates how
in some quarters something is expected
for virtually nothing.
although a church position had moth
ing to do with my locating in Syracuse,
/ thought that should congenial open
ing present ] might accept such; and
so when a gentleman well known in
Syracuse musical circles gave me let
ter of introduction to the pastor of a
church desiring an crganist, and ad-
viSed me to lose no time in looking the
matter up, | set out in the hope of find
ing a good chvrch, a good organ and
not less than $6C0 or $500 per annum.
After a pleasant chat, in which l heard
enumerated what was expected of an
organist, viz, two services on Sunday,
one rehearsal each week, and for special
occasions two, also services Christmas
md Thanksgiving day, l put the ques-
tlon as to salary. Imagine my surprise
when l was told that they had been
paying So per week, and probably would
not feel like advancing it, Angels and
ministers of grace defend us; only 81
for each rehearsal and service; less car
fare, but 80 cents"
This incident teaches two lessons. 1t
shows that not all cities which put on
airs and make vainglorious pretensions
to age, culture and lofty refinement are
to be regarded as in any solid sense
superior 10 SCRANTON; anu IL aiSo coh-
Veys by inference the suggestion that
the man who is a resident OF Scranton
should be slow to think of removing to
another community. In different words
the further d Scrantonian pursues his
Investigations among the so-called at
fractions of other municipalities tbs
more thoroughly will he be made tC
realize that there's no place like
home"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-02-19

sons thus excluded the provisions of
the act of March 8, 1893, to facilitate
the enforcement of the immigration and
Contract labor laws, and in section
declares that "it shall hereafter be un
lawful for any male alien, who has not
in good faith made his declaration be-
fore the proper court of his intention to
become a citizen of the United States,
to be employed on any public works of
the United States, or to come regularly
or habitually into the United States by
land or water, for the purpose of en-
gaging in any mechanical trade or man
ual labor for wages or salary, returning
from time to time to a, foreign country
Section 3 makes it unlawful for any
person partnership, company or cor
poration knowingly to employ any alien
in violation of the provisions of the
section just quoted, but adds the proviso
that these provisions shall not apply to
the employment of sailors, deck hands
or other employees of vessels, or rail-
road train hands, such as conductors
engineers, brakemen, iiremen or bag
gagemen, whose duties require them to
pass over the frontier to reach the ter
mini of their runs, or to bOatmen or
guides on the lakes and rivers on the
northern border of the United States"
Other exemptions granted from the pro-
visions of the act apply to aliens who
may. under permit from the secretary
Of the treasury, ENTER this country for
the purpose of teaching new arts or
industries" and to persons arriving
in the United States from any port or
place in the island of Cuba, during the
continuance of the present disorders
there, who have heretofore been inhab-
itants of that island"
The act, if approved by the president,
is to take effect on July 1 of this year,
and violation of any of it's provisions
by any allen or citizen shall be
deemed a misdemeanor, punishable by a
fine not exceeding $500 or by imprison-
ment, in the discretion of the court.
Aliens who are convicted Of violating
section A of the act are to be deported
to the country whence they came.
The law, il can be seen, is merely a
tentative and experimental step toward
the assortment and restriction of i'm
migration, but as defects arise they
can be remedied and the laws weak
points strengthened.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-02-19
A TEN-YEAR-OLD VIEW.
From the Sun.

From the Sun.
Stephen Cranes books have had many
criticisms of one sort and another but
the other day he received one which did
not come through the ordinary channels.
1t was in one of the circulating libraries
that the status of Maggie, Girl of the
Streets" was definitely settled A 10
year-old girl brought the book back, In
its place she took ''Nelly's Silver Mine"
A bystander noticing the book she had
returned. asked her now she liked it.
"Oh, pretty WELL" she said 1T was
rather young for me. 1t is written for
littler children than me-"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-02-19

Notwithstanding the natural deprav>
ity of man, which shows itself in no way
more conspicuously than in an inher-
ent disposition to scott at philanthropy,
a statistical review of the beneficene
of the New York Society for the Pre-
Vention of Cruelty to Children, during
It's existence of twenty-five years,
stimulates the intelligent min to high
admiration In this time the society
has investigated 1O4, 1858 cases, involy-
ing 313,6S9 children. OF these cases Al, -
755 have been prosecuted, IS, $40 conyic.
tons have been secured, and 6S457
children have been rescued and re-
leved, That the society may at times,
in an excess of zeal, have committed err
rors of judgment is to say simply that it
is human. But while it is that, it is
also in inspiration, in purpose and
usually in achievement, pre- emnently
humane. Not one in a thousand of its
critics can show a proportionate record
of good work done.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-02-19
NO RHETORICAL BLEMISH.
From the Chleago Trlbune.

4 iphi WV ChiNobo iiipuiiN'
"Mr. Gibbons" said the teacher of the
class in rhetoric "point out the absurd
ity in this figure of speech; AT this time
the Emperor Frederick hatched out
scheme etc"
1T seems to me all right" replied the
young man after some reflection.
1T does? Explain, If you please, how
he could have matched out a scheme"
"Well, he might have had his mind set
On It,"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-02-19

1t IS one thing for the United States
senate to declare the Clayton Bulwer
treaty abrogated, and it is another to
secure England's consent. 1t unfortu-
nately in this case takes two to unmake
such bargain.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-02-19

President Ethan Allen, of the Cuban
League Of the United States, makes
point worthy of consideration when he
says: 1T has long been the trick of
royal powers to seduce with promises
where they failed to reduce with arms.
This was attempted in our own Revo-
luton. After Saratoga, and when the
loss of the colonies seemed inevitable
to Great Britain, Lord North brought
forth his Bills of Conciliatlon,' and
therein granted to our fathers every
claim demanded by them and even
more. 1t was a generous tender from
a defeated tyrant, and special commits
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-02-19
SCRANTON, FEBRUARY 10, 1897.

The Pittsburg Times raises dole
full cry that the Quayltes in Allie
gheny are promising federal positions
There is only one thing for Brother
junction.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-02-19

The statement is made that since his
nomination at St. Louis, Major McKin-
ley has been visited at Canton by one
in every eight of the men who voted for
him. If they all want a government
office, there will soon be surplus of
disappOintments.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-02-19

According to George Bidwell, the
anti-treating crusader, there are A0,OO
saloons in the United States to only
10000 churches, and three-fourths OF
their receipts come from the custom of
treating. But it is one thing to state
such a fact and another to change it.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-02-19

The king, government and people or
Greece are showing true Spartan for
ttude in their just defiance of the
greater European powers. And What
is more, those powers dare not use
force to restrain Greece from the per-
Torrance of duty which Great Brit
ain, France, Germany, Austria, Italy
and Russia have so long and so recre-
antly shirked. The minute a hand of
force We're laid on the brave sons of
Hellas, the manhood of Europe's pri-
vate citizenship would rebel in very
shame and the conspiring prime min
listers of Europe would be whipped into
submission. The spark which Greece
has kindled will not soon disappear
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-02-19

sioners were sent here to smooth the
way for their acceptance. They came
too late. Fate had already firmly
and the bell of liberty had even then
rung in the new state, and Washing
ton and congress alike rejected the
proposed reforms, and the commits
sioners of Lord North took back to
him the defiance of the patriots" Is
history about to repeat itselrT
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-02-19
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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-02-19

President Mckinley will have quite a
number of diplomatic places to give away
on this side of the water. Among these
the Mexican mission holds the first rank
with salary of $4,000, being equivalent
to $34 600 in Mexican money. 1t is some
what important place because of trade
relations. In Mexico the United States
minister is always considered the head Of
The diplomatic corps. The Central Amer
lean missions are worth GOO each. They
are important chiefly on account of the
numerous revolutions, and the carelessness
of the people In infringing upon the rights
of foreigners. In South America the most
desirable mission used to be that to Bra
zil. In the days of the empire there was
an agreeable society in Rio, but now life
there is very dull and the city is ravaged
by yellow fever every summer when the
legations move to Petropolis, situated 20
miles distant in a mountainous district,
The best of the South American missions,
perhaps, are Chile and Peru. The least
eligible of all the diplomatic posts is Lii
IBERIA, at $4,000, which is Invariably given
to a colored man.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-02-19
=. ROBlNSON'S SONS
Lager Beer Brewery.
of the Celebrated PILsNER LAGER BEER.
CAPACITY-lOOOOO PEI

slaughter of sheep in a handsomely fur
nshed and decorated paror of the man
sion A knife was plunged into the heart
of the animal, it's throat was cut and Its
parts dismembered the flow of blood alb"
solutey running the carpets, curtains,
much of the br'c-a-brac and many expen-
sive pictures in the room. There is never
much of a scramble at first for the Per-
sion mission, but some one has to fill It,
and many of the disappointed are finally
glad to get even so undesirable an office
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-02-19

1t is noticed that the Spaniards no
longer charge General Gomez with a
willingness to sell Cubans out.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-02-19
BAZAAR.
GOLDSMITH'S o. {

Collection for Spring, 1897 arriving
ive Witons Administers Body
grains Art
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-02-19
Come and See Us When You Are Ready

glance the window faint idea of the line ogndie
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-02-19
WALL paper DEPARTMENT an BASEMENT,

Thousands Of rolls Wall Paper being placed in stock
enabling from 5
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-02-07

naked attendants. as the average native
g NOT above stealing from his king. al
though he we'll knows that detection
means death in a horrible manner.
King Obbah has some pieces OF SMOOTH
bore cannon. and the slave dealers nave
Taught his soldiers how to manage them.
some of his soldiers are also armed with
old STYLE rifles but the bulk of them are
armed merely With native weapons
AGAINST the rapid fire guns which the
English will bring against them, they VIII
he moved down like grass.
In the campaign against Prempeh the
Eng.ich won bloodless victory by en-
nloyinc- pvrotechnics At night. The fire.
works scared the natives almost TO death
and accumulated the capital city OF hu-
mast i'm less than half an hour. King
Obbah. however has had more experience
i'm modern warfare than the Ashantee
king. and il is 10 be expected that he Will
make a more stubborn fight.
For two years he has waged guerrilla
war against the Royal Niger Trading
company. which maintains stations ior
many hundreds OF miles along the river
Niger These wars have been mainly
directed against the native employees q
The company. and thousands OF ITEM
have been killed or captured wii1in the
mast two years. Europeans have seldom
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-02-07

r,,r,s had recently been the scene Of some
wild slaughter. ...-,...
nh. citv of Benin IS quite extensive
,,.,,.,-,- twelve or fifteen hundred houses
~ CLAW What the population is can only
~, ,oris,tured. as the men are constantly
..,.i,,s- ~, exhibitions i'm the country Inc
,,,,,.,p.,. NJ women and children in the city
d.. ,-sr, great. Polygamy is extensively
.,,-,cticsd The fathers look upon the sirl
'.,,,5rsn AS so much property or as so
,,,rcb money. They are virtually saves
80, bir-h and eventually many OF them
, - 80 sol5 nv the dealers in the slave mar'S
Oh mas mas VAST STORES OF IVORY.
p Is believed that the city OF Benin
.....,i,s r,bu,ous amounts OF ivory. For
- generations the natives nave oee'
.,,,Derlsd 10 give the reignins KING d Ve,-
,si- mount of ivory. and as the surround. >,
,--, c,nrtr, is the richest i'm elephants Oh
s,,,. section of Africa. the accumulate" ol
,,,sss is figured 10 be immense. ..
when Captain Galway visited me Ni rs, :
-. ba saw enough to convince nun
tbst the ivory of the kingdom was ~oi IN
I'm The palace is surrounded oy
,is-h walls OF clay and in the inciosure
,,.s-, numbers of shrines Of carved tuSAS'
some Of them of prodigious size r-',' u
shrine was guarded day ana msH' -