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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-11-30
A Bunco Game.

Spain's new plan Of autonomy for
Cuba provides as follows: The island
shall be governed by an insular parlia-
mcnt comprising Council of Admin
istration and a Chamber of Represen-
Jativcs, and by the Governor General.
The Council, or senate as we would say.
is to comprise thirty-five members, sev-
cnteen appontive for life by the Span
iSh Crown, the other eighteen elective
for tive-year terms. The councillors
must have the following qualifications:
To be Spanish subject, 50 years of
age.a native of the island or a resident
thereof for four years previous to APP
pointment, to have a yearly income Of
$4,000 and other requirements as to
offices previously held. The only quail
fcationS necessary TO be held 10 be a
Representative are that the candidate
be a Spanish subject, of age. a native
of the island or a fOur-year resident
thereof and a layman. One Represen-
tative will be elected for every 25 900
inhabitants and for a term of five
years. The chambers will meet every
year. The Crown, or the Governor Cen
eral in its name. shall convene, sus-
pend and dissolve parliament only
under obligation Of again calling it to-
gether within three months. Council
lors and Representatives will enjoy
parliamentary immunity.
The Insular parliament shall take the
Governor Generals oath of office. 1t
Sholl fra mo colonial Stotutac =, ine,ra
responsibility of the secretaries form
ing the colonial government, and may
address the home government through
the Governor General proposing the alb
rogation, modification or enactment Of
national laws. 1t will Iegislatc on mat
ters concerning the departments Of JUS
ticc interior, treaty and public works. 1t
will likewise enact laws on civil admin
istration, on provincial. municipal and
judicial appointments ,on public health
and on finance, banking and currency.
1t shall be the province Of tn Insular
rarliamcnt to frame the local budget
oc expenditures and revenues. and to
devise means for the expenditures in
hcront to sovereignty, which shall be
NNNtl Illlcu every llice years by the
Spanish cortes, The Insular parlia-
ment will also form it's own tariff, fix
ing both import and export duties. The
home government together with the
inSular government, will make schcd-
ule OF such pennsular and insular pro-
ducts as by common agreement shall
enjoy preferential duty over similar
foreign products, which in no case shall
exceed 81 per cent. In case of dis
agreement i'm the preparation of said
schedule, the point i'm dispute shall he
submitted to IA committee OF members
of" the cortes, consisting Of an equal
lumber OF Pennsulars ana Cubans.
The supreme authority shall he vest
ed in the Governor General acting for
tlm crown, to which he shall swear
allegiance, As representative of the
hnm' government, h. shall have com
mand nf the military forces. and shall
OGl .as delegate of the departments of
state, war. navy and the colonies. He
is empowered to suspend the publlca
tion of national laws, should
ioF, deem such publication mad
Nisable.- AS 5. executive OF the in
sular government. il shall be his
duty to:sanctien and proclaim lhe col
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-11-30

lgion founded chiefly on charity and love.
The story by which this lesson Is I'M
parted Is powerful but sOmber,
%
True Banking: Natural Right by
James a. II. Dilworth New York: Contin-
entail Publishing CoD teaches that "thc
monopolization Of money by nations, or
by great corporations, like that of the
Bank Of England, is a disregard of natur-
al rights, fruitful source OF injustice a
Limitation of freedom to opportunity, ana
is most potent in developing poverty ana
crime The author also seeks to prove
That money is not an essential cnncoml-
ant of commerce. but that credit Is.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-11-30
Comfort tables.

Ful! size Comfortables,
both sides fancy at csc, SI.5o,
$2.25, S2.75, S3.25.
French Satine Down Quilts
at $3.9S; special price for this
week only.
Also a choice line of Silk
Comfortables.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-11-30
The rlatter of Pensions.

An adequate pension to pay every
surviving veteran soldier who deserves
and needs one; also, a pension to every
dependent of a deserving veteran SOL
dier now deceased should be the motto
of the Republican party. but not cent
for pensions where pensions are not
clearly ranted both in law and in
morals. The current necessities of the
government no less than eternal JUS
tiCe force this course.
The fact that more than a genration
after the war the item of pensions is
larger than at any prior time both
in the sum appropriated and in the
number of names carried on the rolls:
or, in other words, the fact that every
male adult residing in the United
States is today thirty-two years
after the last battle of the rebellion,
paying 81 per annum in the support
of war expenses does not Justify a feel
ing of niggardlness toward any citizen
who has fair claim upon the govern
ment, but it is an eloquent argument
in favor of rigid and honest pension
revision. Justice always should be the
principle; but justice as well to those
grown to manhood since the war as
To those who had the opportunity to
do brave service for their country on
the battle field.
The article reprinted elsewhere from
the New York Times is one of many
recent indications that there is a grow
ing popular disposition to affiX a lin
it to pension expenditures. This DISPOSE
tion must not be forced by abuses in
the pension office to go to extremes.
The conscience of the nation will not
tolerate the reputation of any deserv-
ing veterans fair claim. But on the
other hand it will equally uphold any
official action however determined,
that has the effect to cut from the
pension list names which have no
rghtful place there.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-11-30

President Mckinley is said by Major
Carson, the Washington correspondent
of the Philadelphia Ledger, to be thor
oughly satisfied with the Sagasta
scheme of autonomy. In that opinion
we fear he stands alone.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-11-30

And now the circulating library is
under scientific condemnation as
propogator of disease. Yet the chances
are that the bacteria of information is
the principal parasite it passes around.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-11-30

EX-Minister Taylor says he has reg
istcred vow not to stop until he has
accomplished the liberation of Cuba.
He and Senator Mason certainly make
a vociferous team.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-11-30

Internal revenue receipts for the FIVE
months Of the present fiscal year show
a gain of IS, 600 900 over the correspond
ing period last year. There could be
no more convincing proof that busi-
ness generally is improNinE.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-11-30

The files of congress already contain
upward of fifty bills for currency re-
form, and none of the various self
appointed commissions has yet re-
ported. II the currency is not re-
formed. it will not be for lack of pro-
ceSseS.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-11-30

a poor way to depose him. Real Re-
puhliCans are always willing to adjust
factional differences within party lines.
Madame Lillian Blauvelt has been
granted a decree in divorce from her
husband, Royal Smith, the baritone.
According to Madame Lillian's side of
the case the financial returns from her
warble did not swell the family purse
rapidly enough to suit her husband.
However this may be. Lillian should
have exerted herself The husband of
a prima donna is certainly entitled to
some rccUmpense.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-11-30

The regular Republican organization
OF New York city having opened the
primaries to all Republicans, whether
supporters of Tracy or Low. the Low
contingent vow they won't play az
long as Plat il In command. That IN
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-11-30

Gomez and Garcia, in other words,
are too well informed as to Spanish
promises to be taken in by confidence
ca mo.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-11-30
SCRANTON. NOVEMBER 80, 1897

PHILADELPHIA is about to experience
a mo seat no fare" agitation; hut
as long as the Traction company can
retain It's grip on councils the agitation
win bc devoid Of practical results.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-11-30

\ new series Of books to treat biograph-
ically the Tho Young Heroes OF our
Navy" is begun by the Appletons with
spirited study of Commodore Blln-
bridge by Jennie Barnes, Mr.. Barnes mas
put life and fascination in mis- story OF
this brave commanders career and bis
words i'm consequence will appeal alike
to old and young. The series promises
to be most valuable contribution to the
literature that encourages patriotism.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-11-30

Give even Tammany its due, The
$4,000 unused campaign money which
it voted to give to suffering Cubans
and to New York's poor might easily
have been put to worse uses.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-11-30

AS the time comes for congress to
assemble the talk Of retiring the green
backs diminishes among those who
have votes in that body. To retire the
grecnbacks. as public sentiment now
stands, would he to retire the con-
grCssmcn favoring that proposition.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-11-30

The steamer Kaiser Wilhelm der
Crosse has just lowered all sailing
records by skimming across the Allan
tic in five days, sixteen hours and
fOrty-three minutes. Only about four
hundred years ago it took three
months to cross the Atlantic. and when
Christopher Columbus walked down
the gang plank he was not greeted by
asphalt-paVed streets, ten-stOry build
ings or representatives of the get rich
quick associations that flourish under
various titles. Let us tender to our
selves the usual congratulations; re-
trinc and rejoice that we are upon
earth.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-11-30

What interest has the mass of the pco-
pic in this Hawaiian treaty? None what
ever. Let It be confirmed, ana a pre-
ccdent will be established having no limit
to danger Folly ay seize San Domingo,
ANarlce covct Cuba, and Greed grasp the
islands Of the caribbean Sea. Variant in
tercsts will create con Sovcrsies and con-
stant struggles, ending in disunion. The
Union, stretched and distended, will fall
10 pieces of IT. own weight and weakness,
prey To dtscoTd and foul ambition
Hon. Daniel AgLcw, i'm the Forum.
Read the literature bearing on the
purchase of Louisiana, the annexation
of Texas and again the purchase of
Alaska and you will run plump into
ills identical croak. Nevertheless, the
Nag still floats and the government at
Washington continues to live.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-11-30

Ecv. Dr. Parkhurst has returned
from Europe and opened fire on Tom
Plat. just as if the cup of Brother
Platts misery was not already full.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-11-30

THE American commonwealth inc
subject of his paper is "The Policy OF An
ncNation for America; ana ne dp-
pruaChes the question as zone who can
honestly say that his only motive for
writing is his interest In the welfare OF
the great country which he has so often
Visited" HIS aim is to show how "thc
question presents itself to the minds OF
those English friends of America who
love her almost as they love their own
island" Mr. Bryce considers that IL
would be impossible for us to annex
cuba or Hawaii without maintaining a
very powerful navy, from which buidcn
we have hitherto escaped. To enter upon
a policy of annexation would be for the
United States "a descent from what may
be called the pedestal Of wise and pacihc
detachment on which. she now stands.
Mr.. J. II. Eckels, comptroller of the cur
renCy, in his paper on The Wo,cOtt Com
mission and its Results argues that the
failure of the commission ought to settle
once and for all the idea of the feasible
ity of international bimetallism Mr.
Eckels claims THAI as bimcta!llsm has
never existed in this country, there is
no ground for belief that II ever Will
1.-THE question should no longer enter as
an element of doubt into the commercial
life of the American PEOPLE; and it
should be eliminated from the arena Of
politics, so that, with each recurring ma
tiOnal election, every contract and every
value may not be rendered uncertain or
disturbed" Senator Morrill, contributes a
third (and for the present his lasD selcc-
ton of Notable Letters from my Polit-
il al Friends" which contains some anus
ing and historically interesting epistlcs.
Captain j. G. AyTcs of tho ordnance de-
partment. United States army, pleads for
a development of the National Guard in
the direction of the establishment of an
artillery service fer sca-COaSt defence.
T.. +. Loud, chairman of the congress
sional postoffice committee, in "a Step
Toward Economy in the Postal Service"
suggests a plan whereby the department
might save Sl300O,OGO a year Charles \.
Prouty, Of the interstate commerce COM
mission, discusses the que stiOn of "Rail-
way POolirg-from the Peoples Point of
View; Magistrate II. c. KudliCh, of New
York, sets forth in an able paper "The
Abuse of the Police Power: Judge Ag-
new denounces the Hawaiian treaty on
the ground of its unconstitutionality; l..
l.. Price, Of Oriel college, oxford, treats
of THE Present Condition of Economic
Science; and Professor Eucken, of Jena,
one of the leading philosophers of Ger
many, writes OF Liberty in Teaching
in the German Universiries"- paper
having special reference to the recent
controversy at Brown university An rX-
ceptionally intere sting article on "Tne
Dramas of Gerhart Hauptman," by Gus
tav Kobbe and two literary papers by
| Charles c. u. Roberts and Professor
Theodore w. Hunt, of Princeton, on The
| Poetry of Nature" and "The Mission OF
| Literature" respectively, make up a very
attractive number
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-11-30

Laird e. Lee, Of Chicago, bring out the
first American edition of "Won by a Wo-
man." one of the most touching as well
as most dramatic stories of the great
Italian novelist, Edmondo de Amlcis,
whose The Heart of Boy" ocCasioncd
such favorable comment. The translator,
Sgnor Mantellni, has done his work " ell,
and delicate illustrations by De MatteiS,
are scattered all through the little vol
ume, which is dairtily bound in ivory
parchment cloth and gold.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-11-30

Thomas Boundy, of Jcrmyn. has issued
a little volume of verse entitled "LiDcr-
tvs Martyr" which contains many cNl-
dcnccs Of poetic taste and beauty. TIC
title poem is on theme not new, yet
ever dear to the true American, tho theme
of n noble l,fe and tragic fate, that OF
Abraham Lincoln. 1t is In eight briet
cantos beginning with scene in the
slave market and closing with the assas-
sinatlon of the great Cmancipator. Ihe
verse Is graceful and true i'm rhythm,
and the embodied thought is lofty In con-
ception. The dramatic action is fine i'm
the battle between the Merrimac ani
Monitor and a proper degree Of dignit.
ana pathos attends the dicton in the iindl
tragic scene.
Several short poems complete the book
and these are also very pleasing. 'OnlF
a Rose" is dainty in wording and the ode
TO "MusiC" is noteworthy in originality
and power Tho following stanza Is but
one in a series uniformly good:
zone great ambition swaycd me then
1t promised perfect bliss
An! did / seek amiss?
To learn and bring heavens music down
to men,
The volume is published at the Frcss
printing office, Jermyn, Pa.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-11-30

C1IIAT fertile writer of hair-raisinS
fiction, Guy BoOthby, in his latest
work "Sheilah Mcleod (Ncw
York, Frederick A. Stokes Co., for
sale in Scranton by II. Howard
Beidleman) tames down somewhat. This
time we have only one murder and one
prison delivery. But the reader who en-
joys fiction that sweeps him along will
yet find this book exciting enough for
all practical purposes. And for "A won
der, there is also a healthy and conspicu-
Gus Moral.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-11-30

Lying Prophets" by Eden Phillpots
(New York. Frederick A. Stokes Co., for
sale in Scranton by NJ. NortonD is a novel
with purpose, strong but unprepOssess-
ing. II is a demonstration OF the cruelty
Of many widely prevalent conceptions OF
Christianity and plea for a broad re-
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-11-30

Volume five Of The Philistine, in aristo-
cratic garb beftting the gems inside,
comes down the RoycrOft press with Edi-
tor Hubbard's compliments. The Philis-
tine is Hubbard; Hubbard is the Philis-
tine, and If he were not a man of infinite
variety both would grow wearisome. The
fact that neither pals, does it not prove
Hubbard genius?
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-11-30

Since Rider Haggard went into innoC IL
Gus desuetude, admirers of the incredible
in arChaeological fiction have had only
William lie QueuX to fall back upon. For
tunately his imagination has been equal
to the emergency, II you don't believe Il.
read The Eye Of Istar" (New York, the
Frederick A. Stokes Co., for sale i'm
Scranton by NJ Norton). 1t Is a tale OF
mid-African mira culOusness worthy to be
put alongside "She"
Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1897-07-31
TIMBER AND HAY THE PRODUCTS.
Valley of the Occur d'.Alene Is Be-
coming Vast Hay Ranch.

Kingston. Idaho. July 2S.-The narrow
gauge road is in better condition than it
has been for years, thousands of new ties
/ having been put in and bridges of doubt
ful strength repaired. Aside from haul
ing the Last Chance ore from Wardner
to Wallace almost the whole business If
this line is i'll lumber. mining timbers
and wood, mostly shipped from here. Far
ther up the South Fork timber is difficult
Of access owing TO the steepness of the
mountains, but here large bodies of it
We're within reach; besides which millions
of feet are tioated down the North Fork
The principal industry now is cutting
and putting up hay, nearly every ranch
er between Wardner and Harrison being
engaged in it. The valley of the Coeny
a mammoth hay meadow and is rapidly
becoming such. Nearly the whole valley
is overflowed in times of high water, re-
sulting in great crops of Wild grasses, and
when seeded with timothy and red top
producing the finest quality of hay To-
wards the head of the valley the bottom
was covered with timber when they were
first settled, and there are generally SO
many stumps yet i'll the ground that the
grass must be cut with the scythe. but
lower down except for trees along the
river bank the bottom was ready for the
moving machine ever since it was invent
ed
Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1897-07-31
CAPITAL FOR KL0ND|KE
A FIVE MILLION DOLLAR DEVEL-
OPMENT COMPANY.
Ex-Governor McGrnw and Senator
Wilson Have the Fever, Also
j. ID. Addicks.

Seattle, July 25.-t is authoritatively
stated here today that Ex-Governor Nc
Graw and General E. NJ Carr, who left
Seattle Thursday on the Portland for the
klondike, go as representatives of a New
York company with $5OO0,OOO capital,
and headed by j. Edwards Addicks of
Delaware. The company is to complete
incorporation in New York on Monday
The western directors are: Ex-Governor
McGraw, General Carr and George B. KIT
finger of this city.
1t is also said that Senator John J..
Wilson is interested. 1t is to be incorpo
rated under the name of the Yukon, Car
iboo, British Columbia Gold Mining De
velopment Company, limited. George B.
Kittinger, Addick's confidential manager
will follow McGraw and Carr to the
north in few days.
Moran brothers, ship builders of this
city, yesterday secured a contract for the
building of three vessels to ply on the
Stikine river in Alaska and British Co
lumbia, two stern wheel steamers and !,
barge. These vessels are to be used in
opening a new route to the klondike, by
the way of the Stikine river, the Cassiar
mines and the trail now being opened by
the dominion government from Deasc
lake, in the Cassiar country, to the head
waters of the Yukon
Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1897-07-31
MURDERERS ARE CAPTURED.
Six Men and Two Women Are Talxc1
Into Custody.

Trinidad, Col, July 25.-Six men and
two women are under arrest charged with
the murder of Deputies William Green
and William Kelly,who We're killed when
they were in search Of cattle thieves in
1896. Officers are in pursuit of two more
men who are said to have been implicated
IN the crime. The prisoners are Juan
Dunan, Nestor Martinez, Macedonia Ar
chuleta, Dave Hodges, Lubesta Archu1eta
and two women, Luz Duran and Lucia
'Archuleta. Archuleta has made a CON
fesslon in which he says the two deputies
were killed from ambush and their bodies
burned and the ashes scattered so that
there would be no trace of the bloody
work
Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1897-07-31
PERU MINES EXCEL. I<LONDIkE
One Man Took Out 273 Pounds OF
Gold in June.

San Francisco, July 25.-Recent advic-
es from reru, wnIcn have been confirmed
by 9. De Miranda, a petroleum magnate
now in this city, state that the wonder
fully rich strikes reported from the klor-
dixie region have been totally cclipsed by
fabulous discoveries of gold in the South
American republic In an interview to-
day Miranda said THAT there no longer
seemed to be any doubt that the famous
Inca gold fields, which have been consid
cred as myths among the intelligent pco-
pie of Peru, have at last been discovered
The location of the newly discovered boil
ANA is in the departments Of Cuzco and
Puma, in the eastern border of the colln-
try, which have long been famous for
their richness in precious metals.
Among the successful prospectors in
the new fields is a Californian named
Harrison, who left San Francisco two
years ago in search of petroleum and pen
etrated into the interior In June last he
took out of one Of his many claims 270
pounds of gold, and many Englishmen are
reported to have been equally lucky