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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-06-01
OBITUARY.

William Acker, an old resident of the
South Side, died yesterday at his home,
900 Pittston avenue. He was 70 years
of age, and is survived by a wife and
ten children. They are Mrs. Carrie
Gets, Messrs. Henry. John, Louis, Da-
vid, Simon, Edward and George Acker
Mrs Margaret Jones, of Scranton, and
Mrs. Addie II. s. Staples, of Long Is
land City. The funeral will be held
Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Ser
vices will be held at the house. Inter
nent will be made In the Dunmore
cemetery.
Rev. A. w. Levisee, pastor of the
Baptist church at Clark's Green, died
at o'clock last evening, aged 36 years
The deceased had been i'll about a week.
The funeral will be held at his late resi-
dence in Clark's Green on Wednesday
at 10 o'clock a. m. Interment will be
made at Lemon, Wyoming county.
Harry, the 7-year-old son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. M. w. Grogan, died at his home,
on Laurel street, Archibald, at O'Clock
last evening The deceased has been
suffering from pneumonia for the past
few weeks. The funeral arrangements
are not yet completed.
Cliff, the 1S-year-old son of Mr.. and
| Mrs. Phillip Swartz, of Moscow, died
| Sunday after an illness of about two
years. The funeral will take place to-
day at 2 o'clock in the Methodist Epis-
copal church.
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Printing.

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Miscellaneous.

pATTER,s ORCHESTRA-MUS FOR
haiis nicnics, parties, receptions, we'd
Sines and concert work furnished. For
terms address r. j. Bauer, conductor,
III wyoming avenue over Huloerps
music store.
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MEGARGEE BROTHERS, PRINTERS
supplies, envelopes, paper bags, twlne'
Wsrehouse, 1870 Washington avenue.
Scranton, Pa,
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FRANK p. BROWN & co, WHOLE
oil Cloth, 72O West Lackawanna ave.
THOMAS AUBREY, EXPERT AC'
countant and auditor. Rooms u and ~,
Williams Building, opposite postoince.
Agent for the Rex Fire Extinguisher'
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Hotels and Restaurants.

THE ELK CAFE, 1876 and lT FRANK
lin avenue. Rates reasonable
p. ZEIGLER, Proprietor.
SCRANTON HOUSE, NEAR D., l. q w.
passenger depot. Conducted on the Eu-
ropean plan. NlCIOR hOSh, II0P.
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WATSON, .DIEHL, HALL e. KEMMER-
ER-AttOrneys and Counsellors-at-La Law;
Traders National Bank Building; rooms
8, T. 8, 3 and 10; third floor
New-York tribune., 1897-08-31

goods, leather and many other classes Id per
cent. or less than enough for two months. III
vast number of minor articles OF which detalis
have no; been given because the increase OF I'M
portations was small. that increase was insig-
nfcant in proportion To years supply al
though i, contributed to swell the aggregate. III
is obvious tha, the demand for similar Foreign
goods in this country is diminished d! 'hs IN
crease of importation> only until the increase"
quantity Of goods has passed INTO uis'ripu'loh'
and consequently in many cases the ehec'
may last only one month. and In others only
two months and so on. the curtailment or I'M
ports and Of revenue from that cause lessenihs
with every week. as the foreign goods on hahu
are absorbed by consumption.
Thus it is palpably dishonest to treat Inc
in,portations during the first month, whe"
the effect Of new duties would naturally Dc
greater than at any subsequent tiInc' as a ia'r
indication of the meaning and erect OF the "e"
revenue law. The actual decrease I'D imports
during the month Of August. Judging from 'ne
returns at New-York. was about IL per cent
compared with the same month last year. "'ch
a decrease Is not a. much as WIS eArNV"
for the first month after Increased nhpor'a
tons amounting to over SlooW"o" III "n'"r
nation OF new duties. Considered in the hsi"
of the fact that the decrease OF revenue from
that cause must be expected to be greater IN the
first than in any subsequent month, the returns
cannot be with fairness represented as I'D the
least dlscouraging. In respect to the revenue
yielding powers Of the new tariff. 1t Is true
that its workings have not been so tested as 10
indicate with much accuracy what Its results
would be- But II the decrease OF imports proves
greater in the first than in subsequent months
rs anv reasonable man would expect, the shrink
opc in revenue will soon disappear in the pres
ence Of the swelling demand for goods result
Ing from rising prosperity.
New-York tribune., 1897-08-31
\TtRCTIr POSSIBILITIES.

The North Pole is To have no monopoly of
adventurous attention Nansen. Peary AMI
Andreo have made. or are making. daring al
vances rlon H. and ere long It's ultimate mys-
ferries may suffer conquest at the hand OF man.
The South Pole now must have It's turn, and
bids fair 10 get il, in great earnest. from the
various expeditions now setting ont for II
from various lands.
The first Of these Is under Belgian auspices,
led by Adricn de Gerlache in the ship Belgica,
which sailed from Antwerp a fortnight ago. 1t
is n modest venture, compared with others that
are In preparation, especially thai of Ger
MANY, but il is not therefore less promising Of
success. The vessel was stIucted expressly
for the purpose, and fitted out with every ap-
pliancc that experience could suggest and mod
crn science supply The route to be taken in
cludcs the Canary Islands. Rio de Janeiro.
Montevideo and the Straits of Magellan. At
the last named place a full supply of fuel will
he taken aboard Next Grahams Land VIII be
Icached early in December, and then, at the
beginning of the Antarctic summer, the work OF
actual exploration will begin The ship is pro-
visioncd for two years cruise and her twen-
ty-onc men are well fitted for the work before
them 1t Is scarcely probable that anything
will he heard Of the expedition. after next De-
cemhcr. until the summer Of 1899. when its
return may be expected. perhaps with many
additions 10 our knowledge Of the now least
known quarter Of the globe
The story Of Antarctic research is by no
means rs full and varied as that of Northern
cXploration yet II is by no means either short
or barren Of interest. 1t is now nearly sixty
wears since Ross went thithcr. gave rle peaks
Of Ereb,is and Terror their names, and was
turned back by the LEY Barrier" Years
later the Challenger expedition emulated his
achievements, and American and French eX-
plorrrs have also added some details To the
Antarctic map. But TO this day that region
remains Us little surveyed as was the Arctic
zone when Franklin sailed on his disastrous
errand Most of the expeditions sent ththcr
have been inspired by commercial motives.
They have sought the sperm whale. which Ross
declared existed there. but which has not yet
been found What possibilities Of wonder and
surprise those regions hold may be rcckOned
from the facts that traces Of deciduOus trees
and Of human habitations have been found
on Seymour Island. and that one Of the latest
and most judicious observers Is persuaded
that human life exists within that unknown
continent of three million square miles The
discovery e m Antarctic lace would be- "A
triumph indeed. and ii is only one of the pos
sibllics that lie before the voyagers Of the
Bclgica
New-York tribune., 1897-08-31

United States for lands in Northeastern Minnie
sofa have been lnterfcred with by Canadian OH
cas, and the latter have also claimed )nr'sd'c'
tIon over other lands in the Rainy River region
on the American SIDE where rich goid depoS"'
have recently been discovered.
Now. when the time Is ripe ana an INTERIM"
tlonal boundary commission Is nppoinIeu' l"c
commissioners on behalf Of the United states
will find themselves embarrassed. and TO some
extent handicapped. by the fact that on the
official map published by the Pubic LINUS n"'
reau Of the Interior Department IN lS'f' 'he
boundary line between Northeastern Minnesota
and Canada runs from four to twenty mics
south of that on the official map published pv
rho same bureau in 1861. thus throwing large
slice of territory into Canada which had ior
merly been claimed and held by the thlted
STATES. This example alOne-and other IKE
coscs might he cited--Ought to be sufIlcleht 10
warn Government officials against the dangers
which lurk in hasty and imperfect mnpmaking
cspecinlly Of regions which touch unsettled anu
rndcfncd international boundaries.
New-York tribune., 1897-08-31
FLOCkING BACK TO THE tiif.

VACATION SEASON OVER. PEOPLE ARE rrRNlNi
FROM PLEASURE TO BUSINESS
From, the seashore and from the NOV 1ta!ns. from
Europe and from the country the summer tourls's
are rs.urninp With bronzed cheeks and rugged
nhvs,oue they show tie good effected by their out
ing Girls IN duck suits and white shoes and with
faces drowned % berry color, looking rs II tney
Rad ina, s,epped off the boardwalk al Atlantic Ci;y
ara N he se.n everywhere Men wiki straw mats
,ha, are dropping from long service In damp Al
,,osnhere adjacent % the ocean and walking as X
.hev still felt the sand slipping under their Ieet
hurry along The vacation season j. Just ABOUT
over and IN troops and droves the peasure-seekers
are coming back The popular superstition about an
oyster being unh, to except in the months con-
timing the letter IT" is 10 more firmly grounaed
than is the superstition tina, al. must be back IN
town September l. All the incoming trains are
bringing a healthy hearty, happy lot OF travellers
The incoming steamships from Europe are heavily
freghted with returning tourists. ana - hrasf -
the business mat extra Snnirgs Snhrns ,hrons.
The hotels announce a steady sFo"tn ol p''toi'-
age The out town merchants ana Ordinary N.S.D-
as IN New-YOrk through the summer nave k'p' W
turning from their vacations ar" ho.hk nuch ~
ewsll m. business II VIII be- oniy tc" wt'kS uuti
ali viii be back the coat OF tan WI. vahisi W. ~
,n,,r IN. era mpei close conditions OF IN" ctN' We
s,,a,, hat and white ducks viii be reegd"d 10 tne5
background and the Idle pursuits oi Suii'le' @ W w.
~ive xay entirely 10 business cares ln'H az. SV"i-
ness revival and general activity ina ne ci.S hs
10, v,i,ness.d for a long time. Inc raAEoaus N",
n.rrv 49, ,hem are reporting Increased earnings aii
haa,ier traffc as the steamship INES tne no,e.s
neg we 'incraased business the shops and merchants
ona all ines of trade and commerce report heiHhy
,mj s,tsf,ing growth of business
New-York tribune., 1897-08-31
IMPENDING HORRORS IN ALASKA.

weeks aao when the mad rush to the Yukon
oo,d folds began strong warning Of the dam
gers of such ENTERPRISE was given in these col
uuns II was pointed ont that the stories or
roturninp miners who had ''struck 1t rich
were evidently much exaggerated; that these
fortunate ones werA a mere fraction ot the
host that had gone to the Yukon. the Others
probably having failed or pcrishcd; that placer
mines were Of all least trustworthy for extend
ed yield and lasting value; that the climate of
that region was as rigorous as that Of Spitzbcr-
gen. and the journey thithcr comparable with
n poar quest: and that an indiscriminate rush
thither Of inexpe'i fenced and ill-prepared men
would be ominous Of greater loss OF human
life than gain of gold The warning was given.
i'm the face Of the sensational heyday which
acclaimed the finding Of new Eldorado and
n new Earthly Paradise amid the rocks ana
glaciers of the Arctic wilderness. 1t was we
believe needed by many. to the saving of their
money. health and lives. To what extent it
was unhcedcd by those made blind and deaf
and reasonlcss by the "auri sacra fames' the
omnous tdings Of the day reveal.
Stories of great strikes" have now ceased.
Instead we hear Of hundreds Of fortunc-scck-
crs stranded on mid-trail. unable to go for
ward or To get Dack. Al tile l ukon HS'll there
are thousands Of idle men who have failed to
get claims which To dig for gold, or en-
plovment from those who are more fortunate
Already supplies of food are running low. The
reckless visionari"s who a little while ago
were talking of railroads and trolley lines. to
the EIondike now find the trail scarcely tray
crsablc by dog teams and Indian guides. And
winter has not yet set In. In few weeks the
passes will bc filled with snow. and to get
within five hundred miles N the Klondke
will be as difficult as to cross mid-tIreen-
land or to explore Franz Josef Land And
there are thousands Of men up there. without
houscs without fit clothes and with food not
sufficient for half their number That. plain
and unvarnished. is the actual state of affairs
to-day.
No wonder then. that the very voices which
recently were crying 'IIo. for the Klondlke.'
are now uttering warnings, when il is too late
and are actually beginning to invoke relief
from the results of their own mad vaporings.
Relief is already needed II will soon he need
ed on an enormous scale. And no relief thar
can be given will be adequate to the awful
need Seldom have the materials for whole
sale tragedy been more surely gathered and dis
posed 10 ,lradlier advantage than this year on
the upper Yukon All that can he done in res
cue and relief should. of course. be done. just
as we should save from drowning the idiot
who rocks II boat for fun" But after all is
done the name Of Elondke will probably be-
come as Synonymous with famine suffering
and death as 'he most sanguine prospectors
ever hoped it would be- with golden fortune.
New-York tribune., 1897-08-31
PERSONAL.

Arthur G. Burley who died few days ago. was
said to be the oldest business man of Chicago. He
had been P resident of the city sixty years.
Lord Armstrong. who suffered from the effects
OF a sunsroke a short time ago. Is rapidly recover
ing his health He Is at Bamburgh Castle.
The September issue of The American Natural
ist" will appear under management. The mag
azne has been purchased from the estate OF Pro-
fessor Edward ID. Cope by number OF men who are
interested in the advancement OF the natural
sciences. and DIR. Robert p. Bigelow. OF the Massa-
chusetts Institute OF Technology. Boston. has ac-
cepted the post OF Edtorinchef He Will be assisted
by editorial committee and by a board OF asso-
ciate editors.
Various European newspapers have announced
from time TO time the coming marriage Of Queen
Wilhelmina Of Holland Sometimes it Is 70 a Ger
man prince. and again to some member Of the
royal families Of Denmark S .,eden or England.
The young Queen seldom reads the papers. or,
rather. she has been in the habit Of reading only
one published in The Hague. This journal has
not thought il necessary to mention these mar
riage rumors every time they appeared, but re-
Gently 1t registered them all at once The list
n long Wilhelmina saw it and read
It with Interest; Then she exclaimed: No.
IL as that shall need at least six months to
think about before making up my mind and
then another whole year for the engagement.
William Crotty. who before the one OF
the most widely known conductors of the under
ground railway" for assisting runaway slaves,
died the other day near Maryville. Clio II Is sail
that Mr.. Crotty helped more than three THOUSAND
slaves to escape 10 Canada
one OF the latest victims of the brigands OF
Italy is Prince Borghese. a few days ago. accom-
pa MED by his land overseer, he started for his
Romarzo estate. masked man met them at a
lonely place and at the point of revolver. de-
manded their money. The prince and MS companion
opened their purses. ana the roDDer ai'er eihP'!
ing them, disappeared.
John Iowes. son OF the novelist. William Dean
Howels recently received diploma In architect
ure from a Paris institution. where he had been a
student FIVE years.
II IS reported that Verdi has intrusted 10 his
friend 3oto a box containing the score OF new
opera entirely completed. but that the box Is not
to he opened nor its contents investigated until
after the italian composers death.
New-York tribune., 1897-08-31
Ietp?1ork Dailr Iribn1e
FOUNDED BY HORACE GREELTv
TUESDAY. AUGUST 81, 1897.
THE NEWS THIS NORNING.

FOREIGN-The Spanish Cabinet decided to
call out the reserves and send additional forces
10 Cuba and the Philippines. - A strong
force of Afridis closed the kohat Pass ==
commercial treaty between Japan and Portugal
was signed. === Captain-General Weyler in
spected the line of fortfcatens around Havana.
- Ground was broken in Chinese territory
for the Chinese Eastern Railroad. -- Burg
lars stole So VO) from the Dominion Bank at
Napanee. Ont. -- BY railway wreck in Ger
many persons were killed and twelve proba-
bly, fatally injured.
DOMESTIC The question whether the dis
eliminating duty in the new Tariff law applies
to goods imported in vessels Of all countries
not expressly exempted by treaties is giving
much concern to Treasury officials - The
Pennsylvania Democratic State Committee de-
clared the seat Of William +. Harrity in the
National Committee vacant Chairman Garman
replied to MIR Harritys open letter. -- On ac-
count OF low water in the Yukon boats coming
down the river have been unable to reach St.
Miohaers - The congress Of labor leaders
opened in 81. Louis: - The White Squadron
sailed south from Bar Harbor == Robert F.
Straine. presi lent Of the United Telegram Com
pany. was arrested in Boston accused Of con-
spracy TO defraud the company out OF surplus
Of over S,3,OOO. - The taking Of testimony
was begun in the trial of Luetgert for the mur
der Of his wife. in Chicago. == Considerable
stir caused in Chicago by the report that
two hundred men and three carloads Of ammu
milton were to be sent to Cuba. = Erastus
Corning died in Albany. - Many tennis eX
perts took part in the international tournament
al Niagara, Ont
CITY AND SCBCRBAN.-The anti-Tammany
conference at the Hotel Manhattan led to no
decisive results. Lieutenant Governor
Woodruff declared that he would stand by Sena-
tor Platt in the fight against Worth In Kings
County; Mr.. Worth said he was in favor Of the
nomination of Seth Low by the Citizens Union
before the Republican city convention ==
Chief Of Police McCulagh transferred Captain
OBrien from the command of the Detective Bu-
reau 10 the LeOnard-st. police station. and made
in charge Of the Bureau. -= Word
ceived Of the death Of es-Surrogate Daniel g.
Rollins In New-Hampshire. - The Park Board
decided not to approve the rapid transit plans
Winners at Sheepshead Bay Tent Pin.
Trolley. The HuguenOt. Imperator Sir Walter,
Sun Up. = New-York was beaten by Chicago
at baseball. -= Stocks strong and
higher.
THE WEATHER-FOre for to-day: Fair.
The temperature Yesterday: Highest, s. degrees;
lowest, Il; average. 1Gl
New-York tribune., 1897-08-31
THE FIRST MONTHS IMPORTS

"Our friends the enemy" having done what
they could for four years To break down Amer
lean credit destroy confidence in American cur
rency and conv nee foreigners that II dan
gerOus 10 risk any money in American securities,
had an excellent opportunity to pause a little
and give patriotic feeling a chance when the
victory over free-silver Democracy placed upon
Republicans the responsibility for protecting
public credit and raising revenue. 1t was by
few Of them manfuy admitted that the Re-
publicans were bound To act upon their own
convictions as 10 methods. and that II was
patriotic duty not 10 impede them in their ef
forts. But habits OF Mugwumpery are strong,
and not a few journals have again devoted
themselves 10 the task Of mparing the public
credit and creating distrust AT home and abroad
about The sOundness Of the currency.
If their reasonngs were fair or honest, the
question would be purely one Of patriotism.
But when they persist that the Government is
practically bankrupt because in It's very first
month the new revenue law does not yield a
revenue exceeding the expenditures. they show
O pltifu lack Of honesty and fairness. For it
was repeatedly shown by these same journals.
as by Republicans, while the revenue bill was
pending that the fighting for delay by silver
Democrats and POpusis, II not intended.
was calculated TO Insure enormous impOriations
Of articles OH which duties were likely TO be
advanced. and thus TO deprive the Government
Of revenue for time When the act passed it
was held by the same journals that It was
vicious measure because it had not provided
enough revenue TO make good during the first
year the loss by anticipatory imports. which was
BY somo carefully calculated at $40.OOO,O00 and
by others as carefully AZ Sl0D,00O,OcO
This state Of facts made il Inevitable that
the maximum effect Of This anticipation Of new
duties would be felt ai the outset. This is
obvious because Of many products. as was re-
Gently shown in detail, The increase Of i'm
portatiois formed but small proportion Of the
years consumption Of foreign goods. In wool
ii covered more than full years requirements
and in wooilens about a third. and in sugar
lumber and animals about half or little more
But in many other classes of goods the Increase
renresenied only one or two months supply. IN
eartbeuware the increase was but per cent of
a wears supply or less than enough for one
month: in feathers only 10 per cent. or little
over enough for month; In cotton goods SILK
New-York tribune., 1897-08-31
Nmnsrmenis.

ACADEMY OF MUSIC--s:iJ Mature.
,ASINp~-SlN--The Whir. OF the 1o"h
iAi.N 's-->:I5--Thc Circus Girl .-,..,.. and Cine
EDEN MtSFE-WaX Works. rrand S"'''''
nstoeraph. - 60, NJ Pest
GRAND OPERA HOrSE->-A Black Sn.ep'
HARLEM OPERA HOtSE-Si3- Saicroi''
,5oyT'S THE ATRE--S:3o Never Age,h 81, ,o,,
HERALD SQUARE THEATiE-S:i'-i' ~
sSIs'ETRr0c>EE- -s:ia--onc Round ~ .'easusss Can,
RASTER A i,IA.;S-I :30-Varieiy ard P'onehaee |'"
y.nisoX SQUARE ROOF GARDEN-S--Conoe'' oS
%,a,-onc't,an Permanent Orchestra. ,..,.
~ v,Ey.ITAT HEACII-i-Sousa's Concert-sio-Rooin
Hood. $50.
N,NHATTAN-s:i5- What Ha?psaed u Jen"s ,,
Nr-ppA Az Will TIJEATRF-sThe 'ache oT psnN.
~, yvpIA At>DIT0RiI- M-s:Is-Vory Little Faust an"
Much Marguerite.
OLYMPIA ROOF CARDEN-Vaudevire. -
pASTORS-Io:30 10 II M Sontinuous e'io''"a"''s'
PLEASURE PALACE so :3o-Naudevtlie 80,
,fTJJ SrRI,JT THEATRES -Sha, We Forgive Her
New-York tribune., 1897-08-31
RP16SrS at summer resorts NAV haze The

ReadtrS at summer resorts NAV hare The
Trlbnne. BY mail. dalr and Sunday, for
81 ter month or 90 so for 3 months. Ta1rl
hrs in Europe aW recei7e The Tribune for
81 IS per month or 81 S5 for 3 months.
POSTAGE prepaid. The address. in all cases,
changed as often as deHrfd.
Readers on the Nelt Jersey and Long
Island coasts receile the regular city edition
of the paper. li1M extra pages added for
their reSteCti1e localities.
New-York tribune., 1897-08-31

The decision handed down at PHI sburg last
Thursday by Judge Marcus F. Acheson, In the
United States Circuit Court for the Third Fed
eral Circuit. declaring unconstitutional the Alien
Tax law recently put upon the satute-book in
Pennsylvania, seems to strike d crushing blow
al the agitation in that State for the repres-
sion and penallzation Of foreign unnaturalized
labor. The Inflated law. through which Judge
Acheson's opinion has now driven a coach and
four, had attracted widespread attention through
It's unusually drastic and boldly original pro
visions. II sought to impose special tax Of
cents "A day apiece on all the foreign born
and unnaurallzed workmen employed in the
varied and multiplied Industries of the Key
stone State. The tax was nOminally 10 bc paid
by the persons or corporations employing the
special class Of laborcrs aimed AT; but the daily
impOst was. Of course. TO come in the shape of
deductions from wages directly from the pockets
Of the alien workmen. At the time the act was
passed and signed, In June last, some doubts
New-York tribune., 1897-08-31
socJiL SCIENCE Association.

Saratoga. " y. Aug So.-The American soc's'
science Association founded In 1865. began It's sara
,oca general meeting tonight. The annual adnress
was made by Judge Simeon +. Baldwin. OF New
Haven Conn. professor IN The Yale Ia" Mcord'
90 :. hsolute Power" F. Il. Sanborn. OF CohcoIu'
Mass m lde his final report as general secretary: S
lie has announced his purpose OF retlfinS az, Nue
- -. ~ The present year The association VII! %
I'm session iVc days.