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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-05-14
Summer Underwear and Hosiery.
having bought large quantities fine goods direct
ers afford to low prices.

A full assortment of Children's
Gauze and Knit Underwear.
Prices vary according to size.
Ladies' White Vests, lace trim.
med. d....,.,....,,...... ...... IUC
Ladies' Jersey Ribbed Vests,
lace trimmed .................. l2H
Ladies' Bleached Jersey Ribbed
Vests, lace trimmed.......... I5C
Ladies Fine Gauze Vests, high
neck, short sleeve ve.............. 25C
Ladies Fine Ribbed, fancy lace
trimmed, long sleeves .......... 25c
Ladies' fancy lace trimmed, from
finest combed cotton ......... 25c
Gents Balbriggan Underwear. 25c
Gents Natural Gauze 25c
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-05-14

Special hat sale today and tomorrow
at Dunn's, Wyoming house-open Sat
urday evening, and each evening next
week. -
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-05-14
EARTH OPENED AND
SWALLOWES A HORSE
Remarkable 0ccurance in the Northern
Part Of the City.
HUcKSTER'S UNIQUE EXPERIENCE

While Driving to His Barn on Mo-
hawk Street, George Sickler Sees
His Horse Drop from Between the
Shafts of the Wagon and Disappear
in the Ground--M Cave-in Oc-
CURED suddenly Beneath the AMI
mails Feet.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-05-14
MRS. KELLEY WAS INJURED.
Asks Damages from Traction Com
pany in Sum of $4,000.

The declaration has been filed by At
torneys !. II. Burns and Charles L.
Hawley in the case Of Thomas H. and
Elizabeth Kelly, of this city, against
the Scranton Traction company to re-
cover $4,000 damages.
1t is alleged that on Jan. 8, 1885,
Mrs. Kelly, while riding in one of the
company's cars, received injuries that
are of a permanent nature and for
which she demands the amount of
damages above set forth.
Special hat sale today and tomorrow
at Dunn's, Wyoming house-open Sat
urday evening, and each evening next
week. -
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-05-14
CORSET
100000

Our M. & H. Corset, full boned,
perfect fitting, French Model. soc
McGraw Summerette Corset, for
warm weather, worth 75c., only soc
J. B. Corset, glove fitting, equal to
any dollar corset made e........... o0C
Flexible Corsets, the most comfort
able, graceful corset made, peculiarly
adapted to stout people. Warranted
not to break across the hips. Prices
range from ST.. so to $3.50.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-05-14

HOODS PILLS cure nausea, sick
headache, Indigestion, biliousness. All
druggists. 25o.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-05-14

ALL HUMoRs OF THE BLOOD,
from the small pimple to the dreadful
scrofula sore, are cured by Hoods Sar-
saparllla, which thoroughly puriaes,
vitalizes and enriches the blood.
The herald., 1897-11-02
A Plea for Old Mexico

To the Editor of the Los Angeles
Herald: Having recently noticed some
descriptive articles Of the people or Olu
Mexico rejecting severely upon the
general character of these people. and
having spent about two and half years
in travelling in that country several
years ago, and that before there was any
railroad communication there, except
from the City of Mexico to City of Vera
Cruz. I feel as If had ample opportunity
to know something of the customs and
habits of those people, including their
general or special honesty Of character
Nor were my perambulations confined
to any one section of that country, for
/ went from FL Paso Del Norte to the
city of Santa Cruz by way of the City Of
Mexico and from the Gulf of Mexico to
the Sierra Madre mountains, to the
golden shores of California, as an occa-
sional correspondent of two or three
eastern papers and also as a collector OF
data to publish little volume entitled
"Afoot and Alone Through Old Mexico.
Hence l was naturally led to carefully
note and record not only the resources
of the country, but also the customs
and habits of the people. And among
their many peculiarities l found one OF
rare merit and intrinsic worth, viz:
honesty of character. I Travelled hun
dreds Of miles on horseback and IN
wagon, entirely alone and without
weapons Of any kind, except an abiding
faith in the honesty and integrity OF the
Mexican people.
My faith was we'll founded, for I was
always met with cheerful smile and
The herald., 1897-11-02
A REMARKABLE DECISION

City Justice Owens yesterday rendered
his decision in the case of De GrOot
charged with assauiting John Knight
Q Herald reporter. The defendant was
discharged.
The justice, in his written opinion
finds that Knight was requested to leave
the premises of the defendant. that he
was given a reasonable opportunity to
do so before force was used, and that
no more force was used to eject knight
than was reasonably necessary; there
fore battery was not committed by the
defendant.
The case was tried Sept. 25th, so that il
took the justice just five weeks and two
days to reach this remarkable decision
which has the merit of brevity if it has
none other. 1t seems little strange
however, that, taking so much time as
he did, the justice did not see fit to take
into consideration the undisputed fact
that De Groot sent for Knight TO come
to his store for the express purpose OF
ejeoting and otherwise humiliating him
Does Justice Owens mean to say that
any man can entice another to his place
of business, or to any other place, upon
The herald., 1897-11-02
TRUE GREATNESS

Is Henry George greater and stronger
in death than he was in life? Time will
tell. Meanwhile. the scenes that were
witnessed at his funeral give food for
thought, and point moral that strikes
home to every person with a mind and a
conscience.
No private citizen of America was ever
honored as Henry George was honored
by the vast concourse that attended his
funeral last Sunday. 1t is said that
fully 125, 900 persons paid tribute to the
deceased. The remains of the dead man
were borne to their last earthly resting
place, while all over the world countless
millions mourned the loss Of one who
had done much for his fellow men; who
said and did what he thought was right,
in spite of all else.
Do not the life and death of Henry
George give us the correct idea as to
what constitutes true greatness in the
best sense of the term? Not that men
have not achieved greatness in other
walks of life, but most of our great men
have had beneath them and behind them
things and influences that helped to
make them what they We're. The great
ness of Henry George was of the heart
and the mind, and the soul. We remem-
Der and praise the great soldier, the great
scholar, the great statesman. Henry
George was neither. He simply wrought
with his natural gifts in behalf of the
masses, and for them alone. He lived
and died a comparatively poor man. He
had neither wealth nor station to make
him great.
There are men who have achieved
greatness, as some understand great
ness, by amassing millions; there are
those who have built up vast estates
upon the wreck of other mems fortunes;
there are those whose god is money;
there are those to whom politics has
given greatness as it is measured by
still another standard, of which success
success at any price, is the measure.
Some have gained power and fame in
other walks of life, at the expense of
tnelr IellOW man, Dy the SeiIlSn ana nleT-
ciless use of the talents that We're vouch-
safed them. Yet none of these has ever
commanded, none will command, the
spontaneous tribute that was paid to the
memory of Henry George last Sunday.
There have been grander funerals. 1t
is easy to command the pomp and cir
cumstance of wealth and position; but
TO few private individuals will be given
at their passing away that which was
given to Henry George. The great re-
former was sincere, and to him was paid
the tribute of sincerity
Does not all this teach us that there is
something better to look forward to than
wealth and power?
The herald., 1897-11-02
INSPECTING THE FIRE ENGINE
BOILERS

The city attorney rendered an opinion
to the city council yesterday to the effect
that the boilers of the city fire engines
are subject to inspection by the boiler
inspector the same as any other boilers.
Upon the question as to whether the
engineers of the fire department are sub
ject to examination by the board of
engineers as to their qualifications, the
city attorney asked for weeks more
consideration.
1t would seem that the boiler inspector
has the right under the law to inspect
the boilers of the fire engines without
any further ado being made. 1t is as
serted, however, that if such inspection
lis made at once it might lead to serious
results. This is explained by the state
ment that some of the fire engines would
while the inspection is being made, and
that. as there are no substitute engines,
the district directly affected would be
entirely without fire protection during
that time.
If this is the case it would seem to be
the part of wisdom and courtesy for the
boiler inspector to forego his inspection
for q few weeks or until additional fire
engines are secured. If he has reason to
believe that any of the fire engines are
in an actually dangerous condition. that
is another matter.
The herald., 1897-11-02

hopeful look betokening friendship and
hospitality. On these journeys encoun-
tered travellers not only by day, but
also frequently by night. was never
stopped or molested at any time or place.
Some people may think it strange that
one should travel through Old Mexico
unarmed save with an honest purpose
and sincere faith in the Mexican peo-
pie. From the general tone and descrip-
ton OF most of recent writer's in news
paper articles. the impression Is con-
veyed that the Mexican people, except a
few very wealthy ones, are a set OF
thieves. cutthroats and robbers. The
truth of the matter Is, the ordinary
American correspondent goes to Old
Mexico animated by prejudice and ac-
cordingly he is unable to see these peo-
pie in their true light. Then. too. many
of our wouldbe correspondents sit down
in the shade of some orange tree at
some railroad station and write up a
people whom they have never seen or.
If seen. only under the eye Of prejudice.
Even If he Is free from prejudice he
generally has no knowledge of the lam
guage of the people and. without speak,
ing their language, how can he be sup
posed to know them or be deemed capa-
BILE of forming or expressing correct
idea of their natures. customs and
habits? He doesn't find them honest be-
cause he expects to find them the reverse.
In word. found them a genial. gen.
erous, intelligent people. with many
characteristics we'll worthy our highest
esteem and admiration. Their publ:
schools and public systems will bear
close investigation and even imitation.
AS to the country generally. 1t may be
said to be one of rare fertility and
beauty. affording every variety Of
scenery and productions. In fact, I
may add that after considerable ex-
perience as a traveller over the greater
part Of the United States and Canada,
I know of few spots which afford SO
many rare attractions to the educated
tourist, artist or poet as many parts OF
Old Mexico. It's climate Is good on the
high tablelands, and in a few years,
when better known, these will become
great health resorts
MICHAEL WHALING.
Los Angeles, October 26th.
The herald., 1897-11-02
NO MAN IS SAFE

According to morning contemporary,
respectable citizens in Pasadena cannot
take short cut home to dinner without
becoming the prey of those licensed free
hooters, commonly known as deputy con-
stables.
1t appears that n we'll known banker
in that city thought he would shorten the
way home one evening last week by
walking a block or two on the railroad
track. AS he hurried along the banker
saw a man following him, and thought
he was about to be held up. SO he was.
but in different way from the usual
practice of road agents.
The man giving chase was deputy
constable. The officer displayed a badge
and averred that he had been following
the banker all the evening, at the same
time assuring his victim that he was "a
pretty tough looking customer" 1t was
half an hour before the citizen was al
lowed to go home to his wife and family.
If respectable citizens, men of re-
spectabiity. men who are we'll known
in the community, are to be sub
jected to such an outrage, what kind
of a chance has the man who has neither
money nor friends? He is entirely at
the mercy of the free grabbing pirates
Or, admitting that all the men arrested
are tramps, which is not the case. wha +
does it profit the county? The CORES
pondent of the morning paper says:
Pasadena hobo hunters are doing n
first class business. and lucky is the
tramp who counts the ties into this city
and succeeds in continuing the count
beyond the city limits. The constables
are usually the men who make such ar
rests. One of the constables a few
evenings ago arrested three men and
charged them with vaerancy. In court
two of the number pleaded guilty and
We're sentenced to terms in Jail. The
other man pleaded not guilty and de-
manded jury trial and was acquitted.
For the arrest Of these tramps the con-
stables received a total of So. Ia each.
The justice receives stated amount
for each case, and. taken altogether,
the genus hobo is an expensive luxury
to the taxpayer
Let us have a change of some kind,
change that will clip the claws of the
e-grabbing, licensed freebooter
The herald., 1897-11-02

I'VE want no socialism of the Bellamy
stripe. We want to hear no gush about
the unemployed, nor sympathy for the
pale, half-starved sewing women work.
ing in garrets eighteen hours day maxi
ing shirts at cents each; we want no
maudlin sentimentalism over ignorant
coal miners not being able to support
families on a wage Of from 81 to Sc per
week. We have no patience to listen to
harangues from press or pulpit about
the commands Of some old. antiquatcd
and impracticable gospel requiring US to
bear each others burdens and doing
unto others as we would that they should
do unto US. We have been surfeited
with newspaper accounts of thousands
of suicides each year of small business
men from dependency because the
great monopolies and trusts have made
it impossible for them to live. We know
that from 10000 to 5000 business men
fail each year; we know that 100000 un-
employed men tramp up and down the
land; that 10000 girls in New York alone
sell their honor for bread; that the
American people are now in debt in the
enormous sum of forty billions of dol
lars, and that the annual interest on the
same is more than the gross earnings of
all the farms and all the mines in the
land; we know that the people are IN
debt to the banks alone more than four
times the total amount of money in cir
culation; we know that 60 per cent Of
our population are renters and the mum :
ber steadily increasing; we know that
the United States is following in the
footsteps of ancient nations that went to
ruin because of the accumulation of the
wealth Of the country in the hands of the
few while the rights of the many were
ignored and trampled upon. We know
all these things, but we will close our
eyes to the sight and stop our ears to
cries Of distress and continue to whoop
it up for the grand old party, all the
same. Our rallying cry is and shall
be: No check shall be put upon the am
bition or greed of men; no departure
from old methods shall be allowed; all
suggestions of reform shall be tabOoed
as tangled political heresies with
anarchical tendencies The true doc
trine Isl Every fellow for himself and
let the devil take the hindmost.
In the meantime every lover of hu-
manity, every man and woman Of pro-
gressive mind, every true Christian,
should do what he can by education and
through the ballot box, to overthrow
this gospel Of greed and selfishness and
assist in ushering in more humane.
fraternal, just and kindlier political era
an era in which an injury to the most
obscure and helpless citizen shall be the
concern of all. X. A. DAGOE.
Santa Paula. Cal, Oct. %, 1897.
The herald., 1897-11-02
HITCH1NG ORDINANCE PASSED

The city council has passed the hitch
ing ordinance. The measure is sweeping
in it's provisions, and it's enforcement
will make an appreciable difference in
the appearance of the streets in the bus
mess section.
The ordinance provides that hitching
is unlawful between the hours of Tam.
and 6 p. m. iE a prescribed district,
which includes the main business por-
tion of the city, and that express wag-
ons. hacks or any other vehicle for hire
may not stand on the streets within the
district while waiting for employment
between the hours named.
1t is the greatest good to the greatest
number that must be considered in TAX
ing action on matters Of this nature.
Such an ordinance is without doubt
greatly needed. The conditions in this
city are not what they were twenty
years ago. Los Angeles is a city of over
100000 people, but it is also a city tina t
has grown so fast that we have not out
grown some of our village customs. The
hitching ordinance will work some hard
ship to a limited number of persons,
which, of course, is much to be regret
ted; but all other interests were against
t. continuance of the present conditions.
With new paving on Spring and Main
streets, efficient street cleaning and an
enforced hitching ordinance, Los Angeles
would look properly metropolitan. Shall
we ever have all these things at the
same time?
The herald., 1897-11-02
THE UNION PACIFIC SOLD

The Union Pacific railroad is now the
property of the reorganization commit
tee, or rather of the men and corpora
tions that are back of that committee.
Contrary to recently aroused eXpecta-
lions there was but one bid, and that
took the property The government re-
ceived the face amount of it's claim
against the Railroads.&c., ,564, ,932.1 IS.
Into whose control the system will
now pass is a matter of speculation.
Some think it will be the Vanderbilts'
who have long desired an outlet to the
coast IT is assumed that if this con-
lecture is correct, it means the construc-
ton of the line from Salt Lake to San
Pedro. This, of course, will mean much
for Los Angeles, and indeed for the en-
tire country through which the eXten-
sion would pass.
I: is q little significant, however, that
there was no second bid. Mr.. Hunting
ton is unquestionabiy deeply interested
in the disposal and future course of the
Union Pacific. He would hardly allow
it to go to a competitor without a Strug
gle. AS he did not appear with a COM
peting bid it is fair to presume that the
sale to the reorganization committee
was satisfactory to him, or even that he
is one of the men behind that commit
tee If this is the case, would Mr. Hunt
lngton be likely to assist in ID project
to build new line of railroad from Salt
Lake to San Pedro? 1t is an interesting
question.
The wisdom of the sale yesterday
and of the consent of the government
thereto, is seriously to be questioned
However. it is past history now. The
government has secured the face value
Of its claim: the reorganization com
mittee has not been made a present of
S25,000,0 900 of the peoples money, as was
contemplated i'll the original plan. The
Kansas &; Pacific is yet to be sold but
under the circumstances it is not likely
that the government will consent to the
Hale of that property at a figure that
will not make its own claim good.
There is no doubt that had it not been
for the unmuzzled press, the scheme to
make a semi donation of the system to
n syndicate of capitalists, Matched by
the last administration and coddled by
the present, would have been consum-
mated.
The McKinleyites will try to make
political capital out of the fact that they
got $2j,0OO 900 more for the road than the
got; but the McKinleyites were caught
in the act of furthering the steal and
had to reform. That is all the difference
The herald., 1897-11-02
THE SEAL QUESTION SETTLED

Such is the report through the dis.
patches, but the terms of settlement are
not made public. No nation has 50
much interest in the subject as the
United States, for on the Pribyov isl
ands the seals have their chief rendcy
vous There are a few other islands on
which they assemble in small numbers
The Pribylov islands came to this
country through the acquisition OF
Alaska from Russia. Under the law
passed by the Forty-firs congress. the
United States were able to acolire q
revenue from the seal fisheries that paid
fair rate of interest on the purchase
price of that vast Arctic region. Success
attended the plan until pelagic sealing
so impaired the catch from those Isl
ands that the scheme of reyenue ,va.;
rendered nearly abortive Pelagic seal
ing has been mainly carried on by th.a
Canadians, who disregarded the import-
ant industry in which the world is inter-
ested.
Great Britain was backward in engag
The herald., 1897-11-02

The judicial gyrations occasionally
indulged in by the present district at
torney's office are entirely beyond ordi-
nary comprehension. A couple Of lads
were held by the township justice to
answer the charge of stating horse and
rig. When arraigned in the superior
court the one pleaded guilty and was
sentenced to eight years Imprisonment
at Folsom; the other, on motion of a
deputy district attorney, was dis
charged. There was nothing in the
evidence to show that the one lad was
any guiltier of the offense than the
other.
The herald., 1897-11-02

q subterfuge for the purpose OF usin!
force against his victim and that tho
latter has no recourse?
Then there was that unspeakablt
program" which De Groot had arranged
for Knight, according to the testimony
of a Times reporter, who was made iti
unwilling auditor by De Groot. This was
not legally. perhaps. part Of the case
as it was not mentioned in the charge
1t is not to be forgotten. however.
The reporter acted the part Of a gen.
tleman throughout the proceedings OF
which he was made the victim. His
reputation is not harmed in the slight
est, while De Groot's has been discov-
cred.
The herald., 1897-11-02

ing in efforts to preserve the industry
because the government Of that country
feared to offend its American posses
sions. AS Russia and Japan were indi-
rectly interested, for time the govern
ment Of Great Britain refused to enter
into a conference in which Russia and
Japan were to take part. and directly II
has refrained, but undoubtedly through
British advice the Canadian government
has Joined in the conference, and, as a
result, it is probable that satisfactory
and effective measures have been agreed
upon, which, If executed, will preserve
that important interest from absolute
destruction.
Canada is of very little value to the
queen of England and empress of India.
but it's possession gave nominal import
ance. The loss Of country so extens-
i've would be sad blow to British pres
tige, for when detachment Of its de-
tendencies commences the whole ex-
ternal structure will be in danger of
tumbling to pieces. The Canadians are
disposed to be obstreperous because they
rely upon the home government for de-
fense and protection.
The interests Of Canada and the
United States are so interviewer that
fairness and justice must be practiced,
or Canada will fall prey to the great
republic, and the power of Great Britain
cannot prevent it. The settlement of the
seal question is proof that the Canadians
and Great Britain have come to their
senses, it being presumed that the set
tlement is advantageous and satisfac-
tory to our government.
The diplomacy which brought Russia
and Japan into the controversy and
conference is to be commended. 1t is
a step in the direction of cultivating the
friendship of two important Asiatic ma
tions, for through the construction Of
the Trans Siberian railway, Russia is
destined to become quite as much an
Asiatic as a European commercial
power.
The herald., 1897-11-02

Should women ride the bicycle? A
Lima, Ohio, girl was riding along the
She thought someone had shot at her;
she leaped from her wheel and rar
screaming to farm house. The farmers
Of the neighborhood turned out Will
bloodhounds, pitch forks and shotguns
and secured the woods for the villain
but found him not. The next morning
her bicycle was found with punctured
tire and the mystery of the shat was
solved. 1t will be necessary to invent d
punctureless tire if the dear girls are tt
keep on riding.