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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-11-10
WILL BENEFITS DECISION
STANDi
From the Wilkes-Barre Record.

From the Wilkes-Barre Record.
A movement is on foot in Scranton 20
overturn the Board of School Control.
The proceedings will be about the same
as I'm the Pittston case, recently decided
by Judge Bennett, in which the board
as provided for under the third class
city charter was ousted and the old
school district board of six declared to
be the rightful body. II Judge Bennett's
decision is good law then the school
boards in all the cities Of the third class
are Illegal. and all must return to the
boards as constituted before the third
class city act took effect
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-11-10

Following the action Of the commits
sioner Of patents in disbarring the pat
ent attorney firm Of John Wedderburn
& Co. from practice before the United
States patent office, the postmaster
general has now denied the use Of the
mails to this Arm Its downfall is
therefore complete. and doubtless other
fraud orders win follow. The present
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-11-10

BY vote of 81 to 3 the Georgia house
of representatives has enacted law
prohibiting public games of football
If the law condemns prize fighting we
cannot see why it should be expected
to legalize far more dangerous forms
of sport.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-11-10

If Maryland chooses a Bonaparte as
senator it is a safe guess he will re-
verse for Wellington the significance
of the earlier Waterloo.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-11-10

DIR. Swallows eagerness to serve his
country in the role of a candidate for
office shows that even reformers have
their share Of human nature.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-11-10

OF truth is America setting the
pace for the world. Even the Aus
trian parliament is trying to initiate
our congress-
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-11-10

administration Is to be commended for
its vigilance and it's nerve. No snide
game. however well backed by cash
and pull, should "go" with Uncle Sam.
The situation in which General Julio
Sanguilly finds himself Is certainly not
enviable. When released from Span
ish detention in Havana through the
intercession OF the American state de-
partment upon the strength of his nat
uralization as an American citizen, he
signed n pledge not to return to Cuban
territory during the remainder of the
present insurrection. But he is
regularly commissioned officer in the
Cuban army holding from General
Gomez the rank of major general, and
Gomez has ordered him to report at
headquarters for duty by Dec. 10 or
else be dishonorably dismissed from
the service. Gomez knew the circum-
stances and therefore his order is a
scant courtesy to Sangullly and to the
American government. But it is mill
tary law, and whichever way he turns
Sanguilly is in for trouble. What do
our readers think he ought to do?
-
The earnestness of President McKin-
ley's desire to refrain from embarrass-
ing Spain may be inferred from the
fact that he has permitted, so far as
we know. without protest, another
postponement of the trial of the Amer
lean citizens captured on board the
Competitor, who. after what was
clearly an illegal and unwarranted ar
rest, were first sentenced to death and
later kept for eighteen months in a
vile Jail, being now doomed to indefi-
mite additional Imprisonment, all be-
cause the administration at Washing
ton does not wish to crowd Spain. If
those Competitor prisoners had been
subjects of Great Britain, would Spain
have been permitted to daily with them
thus? Probably not.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-11-10

Talk of Foraker knitting Hanna pro-
ceeds not from facts but from desire.
Joseph Benson Foraker is no saphead.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-11-10
AS Spain Views Us.

Happily for Mark Hanna, senators
are not elected by the yellow kid press.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-11-10

General Blanco cannot conquer the
Cuban insurrection with a pie counter
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-11-10

administration Is to be commended for
its vigilance and it's nerve. No snide
game, however we'll backed by cash
and pull, should "go" with Uncle Sam.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-11-10

Tho political revolution that platform
sought to produce was still aggressive and
threatening and II took advantage OF the
elections OF last week to strengthen and
extend its lines with an eye to gaining
control of the congress in 1898 and the
presidency in 1900
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-23
DROVE DiGGERS FROM MINES.
Calm in Vest Virginia District Which
President Rdtchford Says Pfece6es
n Storm

WHEELING, w. VA, July 22.-An ap-
parent Iull in the coal strike in the Fair
mount district, the storm center OF the
strike in West Virginia, is said by Presi-
dent Ratchford to be simply the calm be-
fore the storm. This afternoon the dis
trict operators and the strike leaders said
The chances for success in West Virginia
are greater than ever before, and that
within the week mining coal in the Mo-
nongahela Valley will be suspended COM
plstely. In case Ratchford, who is now
here, consents to remain, the parade of
union miners and their wives, which
proved a failure yesterday, will be under
taken tomorrow. Ratohford will also
hold mass- meeting at Willow Tree.
An incipient riot WAS suppressed at
Kings mines this afternoon by Sheriff
Cunningham, who, with five deputies,
saved thirty miners from injury at the
hands OF 200 strikers and sympathizers,
who had driven the diggers from the
mines. In Southern West Virginia all the
mines are working. Three agitators who
approached group of miners in Flat Top
district were driven away by threats.
Shipments over the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad to-day from Central West Vir-
ginia were largely increased, To prevent
disorder at Dillonvale shipments are 60
ing by way of Pitlsburg, over the Balti-
more and Ohio. Railroad officials dis
credit reports that railroad brotherhoods
have consented or refused to handle West
Virginia coal.
PITTSBURG, Pa, July 22-Commis-
sioner Bishop returned to-day from Cleve-
land. He said tonight that the operators
there had generally promised m TO sign
the uniformity agreement Commissioner
Little said tonight that the Westmore-
land and Pennsylvania gas companies
and other companies will not stand in the
way of the success of the uniformity
agreement. This is construed to mean
that these companies will sign the agree
ment.
The strikers marched on Bunola mine
this morning and induced the miners
there to refuse to go to work. There were
notother new developments in the local
situation to-day. Soma Cannonsburg
miners are still working, and this after
noon the strikers were reported as intend
ing to make a march on the mines to-
morrow morning.
SPRINGFIELD. ILL, July 23.-News
from the strike district of Illinois is not
encouraging. Fifty deputies in Canton
are guarding 800 miners at work. Five
hundred men from other sections have ar
rived, and affairs have reached critical
Stage. At Breese not a pick was handled.
At Streator the men are still holding
out and business mon urge them to re-
N ain firm. The mines at Roanoke have
been running steadily, but to-day the dele
cations from Minonk, Rutland and Toluca
visited the place. After brief confer
ence the men threw down their picks and
quit. This closes every coal mine in that
section of the State
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-23
GETTING READY TO WITHDRAW.
Already Begun TO Evacuate
TbeSS1h

CONSTANTINOPLE. TURKEY, July %.
Another conference of EN- bassadors was
held to-day at which the frontier de-
limited by the military attaches was
agreed to, and other preliminaries OF
peace discussed. Dispatches from Athens
and Vienna agree that reports concerning
the evacuation of Thessaly by Turkish
troops appear to emanate from Volo, which
is the one Thessalian town occupied by
Moslems.. The reported withdrawal of
troops may have had origin III what was
merely regimentel movements.
LONDON, ENG, July pa dispatch to
the Central News dated Athens, Thurs
day evening, announces That the Turks
have already begun to evacuate Thessaly.
Another dispatch from Athens says an
order has been issued TO restore railroads
seized by the Turks to the Greek com pany
within eight days. Several battalions
have already lett Domoko for Larissa and
Elassona with all munitions. Brieadier
Ardonne, who is now at Halmyro, is also
ready to depart Edhem Pasha is daily
expected at Volo.
In the House OF Commons to-day Curzon
denied the report that peace negotiations 9
had been suspended because of the Porte's 8
refusal to accept the strate ,ic frontier.
He added the ambassadors had received
the Porte's reply TO their proposals yester-
day morning, but as yet were unable to
announce its contents.
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LET LOOSE BY A JOKER.
Another Pigeon A legged to Be From the
North Pole Has Been Caught
of Tromsoe

STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN, July 22.-An-
other pigeon was caught to-day at from
soc with the words North pole passed
18th" stamped upon wing. The general
impression Is that this pigeon, as well as
the one caught yesterday near Soevde,
was let loose by joker.
WASHINGTON. D. c., July 22.-Com-
modore Melville is inclined to credit the
authenticity OF the news from Andree.
the Arctic balloonIst, as reported from
Copenhagen to-day, giving as one reason
that no other expedition in that region
was known to have carrier pigeons. If it
should prove successful he does not think
the expedition will prove of any practical
result beyond determining the much dis
cussed question of an open polar sea.
Andree, he thinks, would not be able to
raise his balloon from the ground should
be alight al the mythical pole, and would
not, on account of his altitude, be able to
learn much of the character OF the coun-
try over which be sailed.
The commodore expressed great con-
Germ for the safety of Andree, even if the
balloon should be carried in the direction
the aeronsut himself laid out. Unless he
lands on narrow strip of Alaskan coast,
near Point Barrow, where he would fall in
with some whaler or natives, there would
be very little prospect that the bold ex-
plorers would ever reach civil cation.
Chief Moore of the Weather Bureau Is
disposed to look upon the report as a
canard, and points to the fact that the al
legged message is neither dated nor signed.
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-23
GREAT ALARM IN HAVAEA.
r ported Marching of Gomez on the Cap
ItaI Causes Strs5g fhenmg of
fhe Defsnses.

HAVANA CUBA, July 22-Great alarm
was occasioned yesterday at Havana by
the report that Gomez was marching on
the capital. The news has not been con-
frmed yet but the panic in the city was
heightened by the extraordinary precau-
tions for defense ordered by Weyier and
the sudden arrival from Cienfugas of
the CaptainGeneral. A second circular
issued by Gomez has come to this CITY. 1t
is addressed 10 all Cuban commanders in
the province of Havana and instructs
them TO reject all proposals for home rule.
A strong lnsurgent camp can be seen to-
day at Mariana, suburb of the capital.
The town OF Cano, few miles from here,
has been raided by the insurgents, stores
plundered ana many houses burned. The
garrison and inhabitants fled to Mariana.
The Spaniards here, instead of recogniz-
ing the fact thai Weyler is responsible
for the desperate situation, grow more
bitter in their hatred for the United States
and Lee fears that demon strations against
the Americans may occur at any time.
The gunboat PiZzaro, commanded by
Lieutenant Enrique Leal, has had bitter
experience with a Cuban camp near the
northern coast of Pinar del Rio. The
lieutenant sent twelve men in boat to
reconnoiter the coast. Six were killed by
the insurgents and two wounded. Then
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-23
NOMINATED FOR OFFICE.

Batch of Appointments Sent TO the Senate
for ApprOrGl-
WASHINGTON, D. c.. July %. - The
President sent the following nominations
to the Senate to-day:
Justice-To be Attorneys OF the United
States-Morris D. Wickersham, Southern
District of Alabama; William D. Wright,
Eastern District OF Tennessee.
Creighton ID. Foraker, Marshal for the
Territory of New Mexico,
state-To be members of the Nicaragua
Canal Commission-Rear Admiral John
G. Walker, U. S. NJ; Captain OberIin NJ.
Carter, Corps of Engineers, o. s. A., and
Louis NJ. Hauset of Pennsylvania Ian en-
gineer from civil life).
Navy-Captain Norman II. FarQuhar,
to be commodore Commander Charles
ONeil, to be a captain.
Treasury-Andrew L. Morrison, Collec-
tor OF Internal Revenue for the District OF
New Mexico.
Interior-George D. Green of Montana,
Miles Cavanaugh of Montana and Viii!
liam R. Manning Of Iowa, to be commits
sioners to examine and classify lands
within the land grant limils of the North
ern Pacific Railroad Company in Helena
District in Montana; Albert L. Elliott OF
the District of Colum bia, to be Clerk OF the
District Court for the District of Alaska.
Milliners first piled their trade at Milan
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-23
FOR Il MONETARY COMMTssION.
Bill Introduced In the House to Create
Such Body.

Blu Introduced In the House to Create
Sach q Body.
WASHINGTON, D. c., July o.
Representative C. w. Stone OF Pennsyl-
vania, who was chairman of the Com
mittee on Coinage and Weights and Meas
ures of the last House, to-day introduced
in the House a bill to authorise the ap-
pointment of a monetary commission and
to provide for it's expenses. The text OF
the bill is as follows:
That the President is hereby authorized to
appoint a monetary commission of eleven
members, who shall be persons specially fitted
by experience, training and study for the con-
sideration OF the subjects coming before said
commission.
Said commission shall investigate and re-
port what changes, II any, are necessary and
expedent in our present banking and cur
rency laws and what further legis lation, if
any is desirable relative to our National bank
rency of notes and certificates. and may, in
connection Herewith, report codifcation OF
existing laws on the subject.
Said commission may take testimony and
listen to arguments at Its discretion, and
may require and shall be entitled to receive
information from any department or officer of
the Government on any matter within its or
his special jurisdiction and coming within
the scope of its investiga
Such commission shall meet for organizatio
in Washington at such time as the Presi-
uouL MAY dppOluI duu nOlu lbs subsequent
sessions at such times and places as ii may
determine. and shall report to the Preside MT
for transmission to Congress not later than
November Is, 1897.
Copies of all bills relating to banking and
currency or the circu lating notes of the Gov
ernment introduced in either House during
the Fitty-fourth Congress or the first session
of the Fifty-tifth shall be furnished by the
clerks OF said houses to the commission.
One hundred thousand dollars are ap-
propriated by the terms of the bill for the
expenses of the commission.
This bill has been prepared by Repre-
sentative Stone, after consultation with
II. III. Hanna, chairman of the Indianapo-
lis Sound Money Convention, and is un-
derstood to have the approval of the ad-
ministration. 1t is the bill that probably
will be passed by the House in response to
the message of the President, which he
will send to Congress as soon as the tariff
bill gets out of the Senate.
1t is understood at the Capitol to-day
that the President will SEND in his cur
rency commission message Immediately
after the tariff bill is signed.
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-23
BA7TLE-SHiP RER0WK SENT.
Significantly Interpreted as Reply to
the Dispatch Concerning Boring
Sea fisheries

LONDON, ENGLAND, July 22.-What may
be interpreted as the British reply 10 Sec
retary Sherman's dispatch concerning the
Bering fisheries comes day in the form
of an order from the Admiralty to send
the battle-ship Renown to join the North
American squadron. The Renown is one
of the most powerful ironclads In the
navy and will take the place of the cruiser
Crescent, which will sail for Halifax i'm
mediatety. 1t will probably be denied
that any hostile significance attaches to
this important action, but no one ac-
quainted with the methods of the British
international policy is hKely to accept an
innocent Interpretation.
The Renown was the flagship of the
feet at the recent naval review at Spit
head. It was fully expected until the
Admiralty's orders were made public tn at
the Renown would be sent to the Pacific
station, it being originally intended that
she should be the flagship of the Pacific
squadron. In view of this change, the
Admiralty's plans acquire additional sig
nificance.
WASHINGTON, D. c., July 22.-Prssi-
dent Jordan of Stanford University wants
to find out whether the seals that inh bit
Guadaloupe Island are the same as the
fur-bearing snecies inhabiting Pribiloff
archipelago. Professor Jordan presented
his views 10 the Government, and the
State Department set to work to ascer-
tain how Mexico would view the sending
Of an American commission to Guada-
loups to investigate. To-day the Mexican
Minister informed the State Department
his Government would render all the aid
possible to the commissioners.
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-23
BURGLARS COMMIT MURDER.
They Eat, Drink and Make Merry, With
Thor Echm Dying at Their

BRIDGEPORT, Conn, July 22.-Two
masked burglars, who had been fright
ened early this morning into an clubhouse
OF George Nichols, wealthy farmer liv-
ing at Daniels Farm, village in Tair-
field County, returned to the house fifteen
minutes after their scare, burst in the
door, from behind which they could see
Nichols and his sister still searching for
them, and without warning shot them
both. They forced the sister 10 tell where
$500 was concealed and took that. They
loaded the table in the dining-room with
cakes and liquors, aud sat with the dying
farmer and ate, drank and made merry.
They ever fed brandy ana water to him.
They ransacked the house, and finally,
two hours after their first visit, went
away promising to leave word with q
neighbor that doctor was needed.
Farmer Nichols died shortly after they
left. His sister, though terribly wounded,
may recover.
The crime resembles in many respects
another robbery and murder within three
miles of the Nichols house. Nichols and
his sister lived alone in the house. He
was 63 years old and she 81. They had
accu ~ ulated fortune of from S1Oo, 900 to
$3.50, OOO and much money was Kept In the
house. Nichols was aroused by noise al
burglars. Awakening his sister they both
made complete search of the premises.
Tney had barely returned and bar red the
kitchen door when the two men broke it
down. The next instant there were two
pistol shots. Nichols fell fiat on the floor.
Mary Nichols felt sting in her right side.
In moment her right arm, which held
the light, became paralyzed and the lamp
dropped TO the floor, leaving the place in
darkness.
The robbers struck light and carried
the dying farmer to a rocking chair. One
OF the robbers sat down in chair beside
him, while the other one, pistol In hand,
walked up the back stairway after the sls-
ter, who had staggered into her bedroom.
BY string of profane threats he forced
her 10 reveal the moneys hiding place.
Then he returned to his companion who
was watching the old man. The woman,
summoning her whole strength, crept to
the door to alarm the nelghbors. The
robbers caught her and carried her TO bed.
They politely obeyed her request for cam
phor and water. A large portion OF the
couples fortune, deeds and other docu-
ments were searched for, but left behind.
Then, after leisurely feasting, the robbers
de parted.
1t was nearly 8 o'clock, seven hours
alter the shooting, when Miss Nichols,
creeping along on her hands and knees,
reached the door and crawled into the
street. neighbor saw her The alarm
rapidly spread. No trace Of the murder
ers has yet been found.
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-23

the commander sent two more boats, out
they had to beat hasty retreat because
the insurgents poured deadly hre into
them from behind sandhills. The gun
boat retired to Havana.
In Pinar del Rio province many I'M
portant engagements have taken place.
Several trains have arrived in Havana
from that province loaded with wounded d
Spanish soldiers.
At Naranjal the Spanish battalion OF
CastilIan encountered the insurgents un-
der Vidal Duccassi. After several hours
fighting the Spaniards retreated because
strong re-enforceme came 10 the aid OF
the insurgents. The losses on both sides
were very heavy
At Mogote, Pinar del Rio, insurgents at
tackled with dynamite q convoy carried
by battalion of Valladolid. The convoy
was destroyed.
The battalion of Aragon at Puerto Rico.
same province, raided Cuban hospital
and later massacred twelve pacifcos.
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-23
VERY AMUSING, INDEED.
An Enghshmon Who T1inks War is Pro6a-
bic, and That tie Canadian Frontier
Should Be Rect fed.

LONDON, Enc, July 22.-The resent.
ment excited by the dispatch of Secre-
tary Sherman to Embassador Hay anent
the seal fisheries has reached an amusing
stage The Daily Mail gives prominence
to letter by gentleman whose ire has
been aroused by the tone of the dispatch.
de begins his communication thus:
think 1t very probable that war will
occur between Great Britain ana the
United States before long. If so we
ought to take the opportunity of rectify-
ing the Canadian frontier by annexing
Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire and a
part of New York State. Such rectifica-
tlon would shorten the frontier several
hundred miles and give Canada a seaport
(Portland) which will be free to nayiea.
ton all the year. We ought also to
annex Alaska and the sand wich Islands. >,
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-23

championship September 25, 1898. Brady
Is particularly anxious TO get this mill
and will hang up big purse. Stuart also
wants the hight.
Buck Connolly says no one has claim
for services either on Mlher or Sharkey,
although it looks as il til battle would go
to Brady. 1t is reportad the latter has
offered $4,000 for the mill. Connolly
maintains he will play no favorites and
the highest bidder will receive the com bat
So far $4,000 has been offered for the Nc
Partland. Lavigne contest. This match
will practically decide the best lightweight.
The expense of the carnival, which is to
run at least week, will foot up $40, 900.
Both Stuart and Brady are figuring on
holding shows in Septem ber and October.
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-23
SW :: c 9 !

TT IS SWEET, INDEED TO KNOW
l. that you are a mani Now, isn't itH
Just fancy how you would feel If you were
one of those poor mortals who go about
with gloom depicted on their faces, who
have knees that wobble and shake as
though they were likely to be useless in q
few days; who dream of all things evil,
and who can never look you fairly and
squarely IN the face. You pity these poor
creatures, but why not try to do some
thing to help them' Do you know that 1t
is possible to make whole men out of
themp Do you know that no matter how
badly they may have abused the laws Of
nature that they may again be as strong
and as sound as you Rre2 To help an
other is a