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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-04-26
PUNCTURING A SHAM CLAIM.
From the New York Sun.

From the New York Sun.
Ever since the defeat of Bryan in No
vember last, the small but loquacious fac
tion Of sound-money Democrats who pre-
fcrred their personal comfort TO direct
vote for Mckinley and Hobart have
been pretending that in some manner not
definitely stated their votes helped to save
the election and the country. The preten-
sions of the Indianapolis party are grow
ing somewhat bolder as the event becomes
more remote There are conceivable cir
cumstances under which the result of the
election might have been determined by
these 133, 900 votes of the Cleveland Demo-
Gratis and Mugwumps for Palmer and
Buckner, but those are not the cireum-
stances which actually existed last No
vember. The Palmer and Buckner vote
did not elect Mckinley. 1t did not defeat
Bryan. 1t did not affect the result of the
election at all The proof Of this is In
the election figures. They demonstrate
beyond the possibility of question that IT
every sound-money Democrat or Mug
wump who voted for Palmer and Buckner
had voted for Bryan and Sewall Mr. Nc
Kinley would nevertheless be president
today ell the same.
It seems almost cruel to exhibit in de-
tail the numerical poverty of this lndi9n-
apolis movement, for II is in grotesque con-
trast with the vocal pretensions OF the
historians and prophets of that move
ment. Yet 1t is high time TO state the
facts. In every one of the New England
states the vote for Palmer and Buckner
was very much smaller than the plurality
of Mckinley over Bryan. That Is to say
1t made no difference whatever as to the
result in Maine, New Hampshire. Yer
mont Massachusetts, Rhode Island and
Connecticut. whether the supporters OF
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-04-26

New York April 4.-Flour-Strong ana
higher, with the advance in wheat; city
mill patents, $5.lOa5,35; do clears, 4,S5a
5: Minnesota patents, 81 SOa4.6O; Mime
sofa bakers, SS.6ja3.90; winter patents,
s4.65a4.9O; do. straights, $t25a4.5j; do. eX-
tras, $3.2ja3.6O; do. low grades, &.75a2.S5.
Rye Flour-Firm; superfine $2.3Oa26O;
fancy, S2.GOa275. Cornmeal-Steady; yell
low western, Gle; city, 6Sc; Brandywine,
Sl.S0 Rye-Firm; No western, i0c. C. l.
F.; Buffalo; car lots, 39aiOc. Barley
Firmer; feeding 2Slac. c. l. f., Buffalo;
mailing, 35a42c. Barley Ma.t-Qulet;
western, 45a55c. Wheat--Firal prices were
17sa2c net higher; No. . red. April
closed Si2sc.; May, S2&aS3Hc.; closed,
S3}sc.; June closed S2hc; July, SOAaS2lic.,
closed Sc; September 77iea79c., closed
79c.; December, 7S7saSOiac., closed SOlac.
Corn-No. 3 S0lac.; elevator, 2ll2c.; opened
firm and advanced later with wheat and
grain, west closing haSsc. net higher;
April closed 303ic.; May, SOsa30hc., closed
30Ac.; July, 3l7sc,; September 33Ba33Ac.,
closed 33hc. Oats-No. >, 23l4c.; No. de-
Nvered 24lac.; No. 8, 22iac.; No. 2 white,
&c; No. 8 white, 24a2iAc,; track mixed
western, 23a2ic.; track white, western ana
state, 24a3Oc. Provisions - Unchanged
quiet Buttcr-Steady; western creamery
13al7c.; do, factory Sa12c.; Elgins, lie. ;
imitation creamery, 1Oal4i@c.; state dairy,
1Sal6c.; do creamery, lSal7c. Cheese
Quiet, large, 9al2c.; small, 9al2hc.; part
skins, 4aShc.; full skins, 2i2a3c. Esss-
Steady; state and Pennsylvania, lOc. |;
western fresh, 9%alOc.; southern, S4c
Tallow-Weak; city, SiSc,; country, 3hc.
Philadelphia Provision Market.
Philadelphia. April 4.-Wheat-Firm and
&c. higher. Contract grade April, 92a92lac. /;
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-04-26
A Prisoner Violently Insane.

Wilkes Barre. April 25J-The trial
of John Grablick for murder, which is
down for Monday, will have to be post
poned owing to the accused having be-
come violently insane. Grablick has
been acting queerly for some time and
yesterday became so violent that he
had to be confined in a paded cell.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-04-26
THAT ANTHRACITE COMMITTEE.
IL Has Finished Its Work in the
HazIeton Region.

Hazleton. April 25.-The legislative
investigating committee held a brief
session here yesterday morning. May
or Altmiller was the only witness. He
testified that there was considerable
destitution in the city, but dealt only
in generalities, giving no figures or
specific cases.
The committee left at noon for Har-
risburg. 1t is expected that they will
go to Shamokin next week.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-04-26
Buffalo Live Stock.

East Buffalo, April 24.-Cattle-Receipts
all consigned through, aside from small
lot of bulls; market closed steady. Hogs
20 cars; market fairly active;
Workers, good to choice, %l7laa4. 90;
roughs, common to good, S3.5OaS75; PIGS,
good to choice, Al0ail5. Sheep and
Lambs-Receipts, II cars; market rather
slow; lambs, choice to prime, $j.9Oa6&;
culls to common, S3a425; sheep, choice TO
selected wethers, A.90a5,25; culis and COM
mon, S3a375.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-04-26
New York Live stock,

New York, April 24.-Beeves-Receipts,
479 head; no trading. Gables quote Ameri-
can steers at 1Glaalll5c.; sheep at 1Olaa
12iac.; refrigerator beef at 9a9l2c.; exports,
,O50 beeves. 2S5 sheep and 1880 quarters of
beef. Calves-Receipts, sol; quiet but
steady; veals, sia5.12la. Sheep and Lambs
Receipts, $3.50; firm; unshorn sheep, 81
a5.25; clipped do, $ia4.75; unshorn lambs,
$5.50a6.5O clipped do, $ja5.jO Hogs-Re-
ceipts 3.234. steady at M.25a4. 80.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-04-26
Boom in Building and Brickmaking.

Pottsville, April 25.-The Ryons will
start up their extensive brick kilns at
Auburn Monday, giving employment
to 100 men. The building boom in
Pott9ville, Minersville and st. Clair
promises to be unprecedented this sea-
son.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-04-26
Towanda's Council Indicted.

Towanda, April 25.-The Bradford
county grand jury yesterday returned
a true bill against the Towanda bor-
ough council for maintaining a nuls-
ance. The indictment was the out
come of constable's report upon the
condition of South Main street.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-04-26
Scranton Board of Trade Exchange
Quotations--All Quotations Based
on Par ofIOO.
BONDS,
Scranton Pass. Railway, first

Scranton Pass Railway, first
mortgage due 1918 ............. 40 80.
Peoples Street Railway, first
mortgage due 1918 .........,... 40 -.
Scranton 4 Pittston Trac. Co. -. so
Peoples Street Railway, Sec
ond mortgage due 1920 ....... 10 -.
Dickson Manufacturing Co. -. -. 100
Lacka. Township School So. -. 102
City of Scranton ST. Imp. &C.. ... 1O2
Mt. Vernon Coal Co. ......... -. So
Scranton Axle Works .......... -. 100
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-04-26
Hot Wave at Stroudsburg.

Stroudsburg, April 25-A hot wave
struck this place today, the thermom-
eter registered 81 degrees at p. m.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-04-26
OH Markell.

Oil City, Pa, April H.-No bids for GER
tificate OIL Credit balances unchanged
Shlpments 63,359; runs, lq,776.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-04-26
CARPET SALE

only Tapestry Carpets cut prices
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-04-26

Philadelphia Provision Market.
Philadelphia. April 4.-Wheat-Firm and
&c. higher. Contract grade April, 92a92l sc. /;
May, SjlaaS6c.; June, nominal; July, nomi-
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-04-26

he Indianapolis movement voted for their
,wn ticket or for the Popocratic ticket:
The state herald., 1897-05-21
GREEKS AGAIN WHIPPED.
iilg Forces Of Turk, Drive Them From
.Domoko: with Heavy Loss.

London, May Is THE Daily Tclc-
graphs special correspondent with the
Turkish forces In Thcssnly. telegraph.
Ing late last night, says: Edhcm rasha
has moved ON from point 10 point nnd
finally occupied Domoko. The Greeks
have sustained crushing defeat"
\ dispatch To the Times from Athens
says the following telegram has been
received from Crown Prince C0ustnn.
tine:
"Our right wing. under Colonel Mas.
irapas, has been compelled to retreat.
II silll holds Noussi. hut may lind II
necessary to retire In Sp1urka Pass. 1t
was necessary TO bring up all the r..
serves In order To rUpulse the furious
attacks of enemy uur wounded have
been sent To l.ama.
"rh" conduct Of the army was praise.
worthy"
The Chronicles correspondent ut
Athens sends The following official ac.
count " the lighting yesterday: over
@.nnu Turks. simultaneously nnd con.
lnuuusly attacked our whole line. our
artillery aud Infantry dld splendid
work. Twice all The regiments of the
enemy wavcrcd aud He'd. though their
''Nh'N NNN SUM lNh'Nfu WIN lINNll
forces, which In turn we wora able To
hurl hack
The stubborn resistance nnh splcn.
did riglr NJ our troops finally com.
PEELED the enemy to give way nltogoih
or, All the attacks on our left were
similarly rcmulsod.
"on our right we did not fare so well
The htsl attack NJ The enemy was ~.
pulsed. hut they mnsscd In lmmonfr
forces for the next atinck. our first
lin" wnvcrcd and was broken and the
wing would have been turned hut for
the timely arrival of the reserves.
still the enemy hns gained ground.
which II was thcn impossible 10 r..
gain, nnd We, therefore. fell back to
! Nuussl
THE Turks had ao.Ono irnons, with
'p''Nn reserves, our force was only
d5"b, We have los, heavily hut the
enemy must lave lost thousands"
The state herald., 1897-05-21
Thos" Gii.onii. itods.

Washington, May iI.-Thr West
locked horns with the Ens, again nycl
the gllsonIic beds IN the rncompahsr,
reservation. The light over the sab
Jcci ls very bitter The eastern mpm
beers are determined that the rlisUnilt
beds shall not he opened except ni
terms which Will sui, theta, while th,
men from the West nrr very much de
icrmincd 10 civ" everybody chrnc,
NJ the lands. To-day the light hrcnm,
NOR" ~ loss personal. nnl the wolteir
men who wanted the Senate amend
in"nt adopted were accused Uf being
behind Interested parties.
Representative Shnfr0th again H.,
the fight for III" opening Of the land,
without any restrictions mrr that 81
limiting the number of claims thai
might h. mndr.
The persistent enemy of ihr open
Ing of the EllHpnii" lnni- II Lacey nj
Iowa. who II also tho most persistent
enemy Of the West In the restoration
uf the forest r"FcrVrs.
The state herald., 1897-05-21
Turkeys Attitude.

London, May l3. - The situation at
the scene of hostllitics appears TO he
that Turkey is determined to occupy
DomokO before conscnting to an arms.
tlce and that Greece Is convinced of
the impossibility of holding out against
the serious attack which Edhem Pasha
Is preparing to deliver.
1t has been decided to evacuatc Do
komo and TO fall back upon the old
frontier. This plain will probably be
carried out tomorrow II II has not al
ready been carried out. and thus the
way will bc opened for peace negO-
tiatlOns.
The powers are In no mood to yield
over much TO the demands of Turkey.
The war has had quite an unexpected
effect In revealing an amazing mill
tary vitality In the Sultan's dominlOns.
which Is In no way 10 the humor of
Russia or the other powers.
Hence the Sultan VIII he reminded
that II was his orlgina, mlsgovern.
ment which led 10 tht war: that only
the Influence Of Europe has prevented
n general blaze in the balkans and
that II Is, therefore. advisable for him
10 accept reasonable terms. The nctiy-
ity Of Turkish military preparations
which is In no way abatcd 10y the dip.
lomatlc negotiations may possibly he
explained 10y the following statement
Of high Turkish official.
THE Russians are putting high
price upon tho moral support they eN.
tended to us during the Armenian
trouble, hut the demands now made
upon MS are 81 cNurhitant that their
acceptance would be tautamnunt TO rr.
signing our title as free nation"
The state herald., 1897-05-21
Ill. IL. Cl,nmhcrIin Dcn,I.

Denver. May lS.-H. Il. Chambcrlin
died in London sunday morning from
n stroke of npoplcNy. His health had
been good and there had come 10 him
no Intimatlons of any sudden Illness.
His brothers In Denver. \. W. and 4.
j. chambcrlln, received cnhlcgranl
yesterday morning announcing the fact
of his death. but containing no detailed
information. The Associated Press
dispatches gave the cause of Mr.. Cham,
berlin's death ns an accident suffered
while he WIS riding a bicycle near
Stains. but the cahlcgram the brothers
received said plainly that apopleNy was
The cause. II is thought that ill,. fatal
attack came while Mr. Chambcrlln was
riding his wheel and that this clrcum,
stance gave rise 10 the rumor Of an
accident.
The brothers In Denver do not know
yet whether they viii 90 io London io
look after the affairs OF II. II. Chamber.
lin nnd after the welfare of his family.
They SEM II cnhlegnm Of inquiry yes.
icrday AMI expect reply to-day. Mr..
Chambcrlln has been In London since
August. 1891.
For year he was In charge Of the
Great Britain agency Of the New Yorl,
Life lnsurnnc" Company. hut sine.
that tim" lie has occupied n similar po.
slticn with the Mutual life Of New
York. lie was IN Denver for u short
visit last January That was the only
time he has been here since hc left
Denver to take M the Insurance busl.
ness In London.
The state herald., 1897-05-21
TRUTH SUPPRESSED.
Cleveland Administration Charged with
Cou.rsIing the Conditions of Cuba.

Washington, May lG.-One Of the
most extraordinary rcyrlaiions of the
lninmy attending the dealings Of the
Spanish minister. DE LONE, with the
United State government. was made by
Senator Ealllngcr this afternoon when
lie read ~ the Cuban mass meeting
the following extracts from letters
said To have been addressed 10y As
s!Stant Secretary OF State RoclShill To
one Of the American consuls In Santa
Clara province. cuba.
II advise you Ia make your reports
less favorable To the insurgents here
after ns the administration wishes 10
avoid all possible friction with spain.
thereafter when yon have mnttors
OF this kind to report. mark your com
municniluns 'c0niidcnilnl.' 50 that II
senators demand consular reports from
cuba. the report need not bc given To
the senate"
\ copy of these almost Incredible ok
tracts was taken Ia Mr.. Rockhlll to-
night by u representative Of the New
York journal. and the assistant sccrr.
thry denied that he had ever written
them, | have been assured that the
extracts ar" absolutely correct. and the
srnnte cnn. II II Wishes verify the
facts.
Washington Is ringing tonight with
the story This ls the one BIT of oyi.
dcnc. that must surely come 10 ilrht.
II II IN line with the policy which In.
iucci Secretary Dlney to advise Dr.
DrlgnlO 10 take $1,000 offered secretly
10 him 10y the Spanish minister 50 TINT
The United States could have an excuse
for Ignoring onc ~ the foulcs, Insults
ever offered to the iing.
The state herald., 1897-05-21
THE FORESTRY ORDER.
senators Want 1t Revoked, but the House
Objects.

Washington. May 1.-THE situation
In regard to the forestry reservations is
as follows: The Senate added "A pro-
vision to the sundry civil appropriation
hill snspcndlng the Presidents order
of February 22d and opening again TO
settlement the reservations In Wash
ington, Idaho. Montana, Utah, Wyo-
ming and South Dakota. II also pro
vidcs for the survey of these rcscrva-
tons in order TO ascertain how far II Is
necessary To preserve the timber and
to what extent the timber may he cut
without dctrimcnt To the water courses.
The House Of Representatives refuses
10 concur In this amendment. and
leaves President Clcycland's order uu-
impaired. Senators Pcttigrcw and VIII
son. with several other senators from
the mountain states. declare that they
will never yield. but VIII prevent the
passage of the suulry civil bill until
tie order Is revoked and the forests In
their states are open to settlement
again. They say II Is useless to talk
of the adjournment Of Congress until
the House gives In. but the House will
not give In. and the senators will be
compelled Ia accept compromise or
surrender because they cannot control
the situation. Although Senator Petit
grew is making the greatest demon
straiion. he has the weakest ease. The
secretary Of the interior to-day re-
ceivod u report from the forestry com.
mission which represents that the
Black hills. which are included within
the reservation made by President
Cleveland last February. are being
rapidly stripped by timber thieves:
that the mining ana railroad compan-
les are stealing the timber by whole
sale. without the slightest authority
ana In direct violation of law. and that
II 1t Is allowed To go On much longer
the Black Illlls will bc as bare MS u
bone. This report Will he sent to Con
grrss rs soon Ms 1t can be printed. As
the Black Hills Is the only reservation
In South Dakota, Senator Petti;rcw
viii he particularly Interested.
The state herald., 1897-05-21
>n importpnt Moves,

London, May II, Except for the
lighting In Eplrus the Turco. Hellenic
situation Is virtually unchanged frorl
what II was yesterday. II II tnlerahly
certain that only few Greek troops re-.
main IN bom0kn, the hulk Of Cunstnr.
tines army having Withdrawn 10 La.
mia, where II viii hr IN closer c0mmun.
lcntlon with General Smolcnskl. This
probably explains the reported moyp.
mrnts NJ the Turkish army. ns a mum.
her ot Edhrm lnsha's troops have been
marching from Trikknln Ia Nulo.
Without doubt The respite ~ ~, frnst
0f Bnlrnm Il very welcome TO the "a.
tlgucd men.
The lighting In Eplrus has been Indc.
clslve. II IN believed that NicnpolIs is
not yet captured, hut only the heights
commanding the town. The Greeks
made proicSt ~ thu protection of the
peasants, hut they evidently have In.
formation M Ia the rnnson for the mn.
parent inactivity 0f the Turks In Eplr.
us. This N the seventh time the
Greeks have attempted Ia advance 10
Jnninn aud have met with n rcpulsr
which the Turks have never followed
NJ,
Evidently there II something wrong
with the Turkish forces NJ That point.
The recent report that number VI 0lll
GERS were taken from lnnlnn to CON,
sinntlnoplc IN chains may perhaps. pN.
plain II. or possibly Turkey IN holding
her forces there through fear 0f a
movement from llulgnrln.
The state herald., 1897-05-21
LoN0 SESSION AHEAD.
1t Ia Almost Certain That the Extra Session
VIII Bsa Long One-Troubie Over Tariff.

Washington, May lit becomes
palmer each day that the tariff bill will
have hard work getting through the
Senate, and that the session of Con-
gress Is likely to he greatly prolonged.
The discussion will not begin until the
last week In this month. and evidences
accumulate that the fight will be long
and hard one. 1t has been heretofore
supposed that the session would end by
the middle of July. but even cOnservn-
tive members are now fixing Il month
later as the time of adjournment, and
walker of Massachusetts says Con.
gress VIII not get away until October.
sugar and wool continue to be the
greatest matters of controversy. Dem
ocratic senators will be n unit against
the bill MS 1t stands. The three gold
Democrats viii In fact try hard to re.
habilitatc themselves with the party
by being prominent in the anti-Dinglcy
fight.
The conference committees of the
two houses have agreed to Il report rel
ative to the gllsonite lands OF the Tn
compahgrc reservation. The report Is
to the effect that the lands shall be
leased instead of granted to individual
claimants. This result Is not sntisfac-
tory to the western people and will he
resisted by them. The conference re-
port comes up In the House on Monday
and will probably be agreed to. The
Senate IL likely to insist on Its PROPOSE
tion permitting individuals to take up
one claim each. But ms the Senate con-
ferces are themselves not in accord
with the Senate, the ultimate result
will probably he the acceptance of the
compromise proposition. Representa-
tive Bell says: THE theory of those
who advocate leasing Is that by this
method the government will get re-
turns from the gilsOnitc lands. II sim
ply means that the lands will incvit-
ably fall into the hands of corporations
and wealthy men who can comply with
the conditions under which leases are
granted and on Il big scale. and moth
ing worth anything will be left for
others"
Senator Warren has prepared bill
for Introduction granting GO,ooo acres
Of land TO Wyoming for Il state sol
dierS' home.
The state herald., 1897-05-21
GREEKS WAKE UP.
The Army In Eplrus Attacks The Turkish
Forces


Aria. May II, q p. m.-Desperate
iightiug has been In progress nil day
near Grlhurl, on the road To phllIppin
dn. Two brigados NJ Greeks. with
many guns, two companies II Sappers
and u squadron OF cavalry. attacked
the Turks. who were almost without nr.
tlllcry The Greeks forced the first
Turkish line 1f defense. hut met with
q stubborn resistance nj the second. In
several places the hay0npts were 80
close TO tie cannon that the former
could be used, Already 800 Of the
Greeks are hors de combat. The battle
still continues as this dispatch Is he.
Ing sent
Aria. May II, np, N. Tile lighting ~
Grlhoro has ceased anh the Greeks
have occupied various heights In the
nclghborho1d. Twenty officers and
inp men are hOrs de- combat, Tile hnt-
Tie will h. resumed tomorrow,
Since I y. m. the guuhnnt notllla has
been attacking Nlcopolls from inside
the gulf of Amhrncsln. with sImultu.
ncOus attack proceeding from the land
side. The Turkish batteries replied
vigorously aud firmly resisted the at.
tack. Tile coming on Of darkness
stopped the engagement.
Al the Greek efforts are now cnncrn.
irntcd upon capturing NicopOlis nnd
PrruZ before advancing TO pentcpignc.
din.
The state herald., 1897-05-21
Greece VIII Only Defend

London, May 1.-THE Times CORE
spondent at Athens says:
To-day Sunday NJ. Ralli. the pre-
micr. visited the various legations and
obtained assurances that the powers
would undertake 10 prevent any often
sivc action on the part of the Turks
providing the Greek forces maintained
a strictly defensive attitude. ON this
understanding he Immediately wired
to the commanders Of the three Grccl,
divisions at Domokos. Sourpi and Ar
Ia. lnstructing them to abstain from
all hostile action unless attacked by
the enemy.
The only Greek force now in Turk
ish territory is the band of Epirotc vol
untecrs led by BotZaris, which landed
at Prcvesa. and advanced along the
banks of the Louros. This force will
now proceed westward along the
coast, where II viii he taken of by the
Greek fleet.
London, May l6.-rhc prcposterons
terms proposed bv the porte must he
regarded as the natural and usual
method Of Oriental bargaining. They
would not he serious did they not force
n continuance Of the lighting.