The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-03-26
Gossip of
the Capital

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Special to the Scranton Tribune.
Washingtop March 25--It makes all |
tbn difference I'm the world whose
OK is porpa The new tariff bill !
lcyies q tax of - cents per ,on |
an coal ONE would naturally think that
all American urodur.rs or this very ue,-
pssai.y article vould be i'm favor of such |
t1y Hut thrv are not one firm wants
tba tax reduced to 40 cents per ton. 1t is |
tha Oshorua-Saeger coal comuany OF
,,l.voInnd a. that is ounospl to the 10
COM rnta nrnnoseI hy me Diugley bill.
,rba b.aJ Gf tbie t,,rn is Frank Oshorna
81 cousin of President Mckinney and a
hrothar of William MCKINLEY Osborne,
who ,yas the other day appointed as con-
e,i General tn. IonJon 'rhis company.
vhirh mas its mines i'm southern ohio, at
thn nrcsnnt limo sunnlies Canada with
lnrra ouantities Of coal and asserts that
If ia. United states viii keen its duty on
coal down to 10 cents a tom that coun-
try win reduce its tariff from the present
,,,t. ~ -, ,,nt, fl, nr,la, mat thav may
ha hanrGtad AIrssrs Osborne and Saegcr
~. tionIInp ronGrass Win prolests
og,inyt thn nronose,I iucreas4 of duty on
roul 1'hn coal operators of PennsyIva-
mia \,irmipi.0 ana Vvast yirpini, who feel
rha rnmnetiti0n from canada, are i'm ia
| ,,,r of ~ rrg.tiraly urohihitiv. duty on
Sai,. urodn,t
.u.-
If sn.u,s mat tba mind of anothpr menl-
rer NJ tha Oshnrne family IL yerv much
Iisturhnd iust at nr4srni If is Wiuiam
| (I,LyinI.,, cshorna the nav, consul gen
| r,I tn + or,lou lie is rny, engaged i'm
| .,r,aseinp, IN. eeu,te ana house of rep
| ,,,,,,t,ti,,sy 70 sa,,Tr, eutioi.nt innurura
| to ,'ars,,a,Ia tho ,,residant In revoke the
| order of secretary OIney concerning. CON
| suluI fees When ne picked out the office
! -, ,,,tI,,, ho I,r.. i,,,t I,aa,, ,rroirtad \Ir
| Eshnrne ,yos mnier the tmnrnssion that
/ II y,as u,nrtb hatwann Sgo ono and $40 O0O
| ,,ar y.or an Of which is maid i'm fees
/ i,ro,i ovonfnotion or tho raturng of Com
| s,l General CoIIins for the last ulIar:cr
! H. nsio,,no fnGs mat tho / ,ondon con-
| gI,lot, ig nov worth only xlO O0D or 80 uOO
IIanca bis distress Of mind II is nnder-
| stonl mae tho nresilnut does NOT think II
| GOOD nolicv IN revole Mr. Olnry's order
TnIoss ronprass recommends it, That is
,,,hy NJ, Gshornn Is making q canvass Of
| ~ I,,,,.' ,,.itb ,ba Lo,, tEot tba,, viii
tol,,, so,na artion which will make his
most In Tondon worth having Hereto
fara If bas hasn the hest having otticr in
lhe consular service. From monetary
| .a,l,,air, &, bas ba,, ,rar.ratIe to tha
omhossadorshin
.Ir.
,ri,,, T.. ,1,oIiror ,,a,tI,, with Serotor
,or,,, OF yvisconsi,, tTe Goaen,t InoL,
a day older than he did when he retired
from the senate six years ago to make
room for his Democratic successor, Mr..
! cuckoo" Villas Although now in his
siI s,T, t , ,.o,',oa, a,,I h,, ,,a,,,io
who do not know his age would be taken
for 40 much Oftener than for 55 Mr..
Spooner is one of the best sneakers in
the senate So far he has not had an op-
portunity of displaying his oratorical ab!l-
ity.
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Thus far in the catch-as-catCh-c
wrestling match now going ON in the
house over the new tariff bin the Repup-
lican orators are several points ahead Of
their free trade opponents. The PopO-
Gratis are slightly handicapped in their