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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-07-28
Our ARMY.

In a national crisis ii is we'll now
and again to take stock of our position,
to see how far we have progressed on
the whole, or retrogressed in particu-
lars. Adjutant General Corhin has
made public a valuable statement of
the progress made in the organization
and equipment of the volunteers and
regular armies OF the United States. In
the ninety days which have elapsed
since the president issued his first call
for volunteers an army of 26l, 600 men
have been recruited, mustered
equipped, and placed in the field. This
is an achievement Of which the coun-
try on the whole may well feel proud,
and which has causd astonishment in
the best informed and most critical
military circles OF Europe. The army
which the nation has raised in this
incredibly short space of time is nearly
az large as either of the standing arm
les Of France or Germany. We will
not say that II is as we'll equipped
or as efficiently drilled; that was i'm
possible. 1t is largely a volunteer
army. which had to be mobilized on a
moments notice; which had 10 be col
lected from states continental in their
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-07-28
MORE THAN ONE JUST CAUSE
Pittsburg Dispatch.

Pittsburg Dlspatch.
Very little doubt existed In any Ameri-
can mind that the battleship Maine was
blown UP by an external mine or tor
pedo. That little Is dispelled by COM
parison of the wreck of the Moline with
those of the Almrante Oquendo and VIZ
caya at Santiago. On those vessels the
magazines and some of the torped )es
carried were exploded by the action of
American shells and the fires started by
them. yet they present totally different
aspects from that of the Maine in Ha-
vana harbor. There is no lifting of the
bottom plates or bulging of the sides
about the ruined Spanish craft, feature
that is marked in the wreck of the Maine.
This demonstration is gratifying, not
because 1t was needed to convince the
naval experts or American public opin-
ion, but because IL is refutation OF that
current of European sentiment which
condemned the American report. The
wrecks are there for the examination and
comparison of the officers OF the German
cruiser Geer, the Austrians who wit
messed the destruction of Cervera's squa-
dron, the English naval men at Jamaica
and the French navy If it cares TO send
a ship and cew from Martinique for the
purpose.
The destruction of the Maine was not
needed TO Justify the war: it was not
made an issue in the negotiations pre-
ceding hostilities. 1t did have Its in
huence upon the American people In
their demand for the ousting of Spain
from this hemisphere. Fate has de-
creed that the operations of the war in
Cuban waters should afford the abso-
lutely convincing demonstration that
the United States had more than one
just cause for its course. The war
begun for the freedom and peace OF
Cuba is made to include the exposure
and punishment of Spanish treachery-
treachery without parallel.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-07-28
FIRST SAW CERvERA's SHIPS.
Philadelphia Bulletin.

Joseph L. Gaskin, signal boy on the
battleship Iowa, is credited with being
the first to give the alarm when Cervera $
squadron made its dash out of Santiago
Harbor. Gaskins home is in Newark,
n. j., and he has written to his sister
that Captain Robley d. Evans, of the
Iowa, has rewarded him for his vlgi-
lance.
Young Gaskin was on duty on the
Iowa on the morning of July 8, he says
in his letter, and was watching the en-
trance TO the harbor keenly, being
spurred on by standing offer of reward
to the first person to report the Spanish
fleet If it should make a break.
At o'clock he noted and reported that
three lines of smoke were moving toward
the entrance and of his own accord pre-
pared the signal numbers 2-5-0, meaning,
THE enemys ships escaping" and made
them ready for hoistng, At halt-past .
O clock he saw the first emerging war
ship, and reported the fact TO the naviga-
tor, who ordered him to hoist the emer-
gency signal. He did 50, and the naviga-
tor said: Sound the alarm, bugler;
sound general quarters!"
Then the battle was on.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-07-28

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at SSc.
Boys Madras and oxford Chew
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$l.35 quality, S,10.
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Soft Front Negligee Shirts. with de-
tachable collars and cuffs at greatly
reduced prices for this sale.
The greatest value ever offered in
Mems Balbriggan Shirts and Drawers
at 21c each. For this sale only.
Big reductions on Neckwear. Hosi-
cry, etc, etc, during this sale
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-07-28
COLONEL STONES PLATFORM

1t will be my purpose when elected 10
so conduct my self as to win the respect
and good will of those who have opposed
me as well as those who have given me
their support. l shall be the governor
of the whole people of the state. Abuses
have undoubtedly grown UP IN tho le6is-
lature which are neither the fault of one
party nor the other. but rather tho
growth of custom. Unnecessary investi-
cations have been authorized by commit
tees, resulting in unnecessary expense to
the state. 1t will be my care and pur-
pose to correct these and other evils in so
far as ] have the power. II Will be my
purpose while governor of Pennsylvania,
as it has been my purpose in the public
positions that ! have held, with God 8
help, to discharge my whole duty. The
people are greater than the parties to
which they belong. l am only jealous OF
their favor. / shall only attempt to win
their approval and my experience has
taught me that that can best be done by
an honest. modest, daily discharge OF
public duty.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-07-28

ship people for lack of room. 1t was the
same with freight. There wasn't any
thing like enough room for the freight
that people wanted to send on the Phila-
delphia and so preference was given to
the class of goods that seemed to be
most needed in Cuba.
The sailing of the Philadelphia prac-
tically means the reopening of trade with
Cuba The Philadelphia is the first
steamer to leave an American port for
what is practically regarded as a for
eign port with the American flag at her
foremast. But the Ward line folks don't t
regard Santiago as a foreign port any
more. They look on it as an American
city.
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Civic Federation of Chicago.

Since the unfortunate peace efforts
of Alfred Love, which caused the eX-
pulsion of his followers from Independ-
ence Hall, there has not not appeared
on the surface a more amusing in
stance of childlike assurance than that
exhibited by the organization known
as the Civic Federation of Chicago.
Now that the war with Spain seems
near the end the Civic Federation hast
ems to offer its services in the way of
untangling any diplomatic rrt blems
that may have been unsolved during
the conflict, and promises to strai ght-
en- things out with the world at large
after an opportunity has been given
the society to talk the matter over.
Ignoring the work of the administra-
tion which has met and successfully
grappled with some of the most per-
picking questions that ever confront
ed the head of a civilized nation; pass
ing by without remark the achieve
ments of the brave men at the front
on land and sea who have caused the
nations of the earth to look with ming
led admiration and awe upon their ter
rible skill and prowess in modern war
fare; dismissing without thought the
patriotic congress which without dis
| senting voice hurried a bill through
both branches to provide war fund
to be used without restriction, and
passed other measures to provide a
permanent war revenue, the Civic Fed
of q
meeting to be held at Saratoga during
the month of August "to discuss the
future policy of the United States" In
referring to the question of what dis
position the United States should make
of Cuba, the Philippines and Porto Rico
at the end of the war, the Give Fed
Grafton leaders gravely remark:
This question impresses us as be-
ing one of the most serious the Amer
lean people have had to consider. 1t
is a new question and one upon which
| heretofore very little thought has been
given by the great majority of the
people. Whether the foreign policy of
| the fathers should be adhered to or
| departed from is enough to challenge
| the most serious consideration of our
ablest and most thoughtful men,
1t may be a matter of surprise to
most readers that "our ablest ana most
| thoughtful men" have been in the
| background quietly thinking during
| the past three months of war excite
| ment when almost everybody has had
some sort of an opinion to express. If
| such is the case it would seem more
in keeping with the course of events
| for the able members of the Chicago
| Civic Federation to keep on thinking
until the end of the war. An attempt
| on part of the organization to dispose
| OF territory that has not yet hCen ac-
| quired by the United States might
bring on embarrassing complications
and make us all regret that the war
| was ever begun.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-07-28

The movements of foreign vessels in
the direction of Manila may be an in
dication that the powers are deter
mined to take a hand in the settle
men of the affairs in the Philippines.
In any event it is not likely that the
United States will permit interference
in the course of representatives in the
East. Now that the government is
fairly in the business and is prepal ed
to deal in a proper manner with ma /.
tions that interfere, it will be well to
settle for all time the question OF the
right of any European government to
meddle with the United States in its
crusade against oppression.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-07-28
OFF TO TRADE IN SANTIAGO.
New York sun.

New YORK sun.
The steamship Philadelphia, chartered
by the Ward line, left the foot of Wall
street for Santiago at few minutes
afetr o'clock yesterday afternoon, the
American flag flying at her foremast. A
crowd of 500 people saw her depart and
cheered as she pulled out into the stream.
The Philadelphia carries remarkable
cargo. including beer, waternelons, medi-
cal supplies for the army as well as sup
plies for the Red Cross, Cuban news
paper plant and instruments for the Sig
nal service station which is to be es-
tablished in Cuba.
There were 65 passengers on tho Phila-
delphia, and over a hundred applications
for passage were rejected by the steam
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-07-28

Chairman John p. Elkin's statement
that in his opinion the Pennsylvania
soldier may vote wherever he is will
be heartily endorsed by all patriotic
citizens. The Act Of 1864 provides for
company comprised of Pennsylvania
soldiers and for officers who will con-
duct the election in the regulation way.
In Chairman Elkin's opinion that this
law is in no detail affected by the
Baker ballot law is important under
the existing circumstances.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-07-28

Lack of patriotism in this country
breaks out in spots, but they are few
and far between and will not be diff
ficult to rub out. Professor Norton, of
Harvard and Professor Won Hoist, of
Chicago university, should read Sen
ator Hoar's vigorous opinion of such
remarks as they have uttered and
promptly efface themselves. While
they have injured their country's dig
nifty abroad, infinitely more have they
disgraced the great institutions which
to some degree they represent.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-07-28

area. and as far apart as countries
that are divided by oceans. This vast
army was raised not for the purpose
Of resisting invasion. which would at
once place the command of the entire
military resources Of the country in
the hands of the president; nor for the
purpose of suppressing a domestic re"
belllon. which would effect the same
end: but 1t was a call to arms to engage
a foreign country on a foreign shore.
Patriotism alone was the inspiring and
insplrating motive which brought 1t
together, which has endured II unmur-
muringly to great hardships,and which
has subjected IL to abnegation which
would be incredible If IL could be re-
counted individually. The personnel
of the troops is far superior to that
Of any body Of men hitherto raised for
military purposes in this country. Not
only is it superior in physical status,
but in that pervading emulati ton of
each regiment to be not alone equal but
superior to its neighbor. A continental
army evolved through years of labor
ions drill and almost insufferable
conscription presents a homogeneity to
which our army can lay no claim But
then the cost of maintaining such an
idle host of the country's most comret-
ent workmen in their prime for three
or four years, apart altogether from
other considerations, is so enormous
that even war does not greatly add to
the burden.
We have no standing army to COM
pare with the standing armies of the
Old World, but we have no standing
and insufferable taxation for that pur-
pose. The greater part of our military
expenses are incidental to actual war;
Our small regular army in time of
peace is nothing more than an highly
efficient police force under the con-
troll of the Federal authorities. Even
with its probable increase in the near
future, that description will hold good
of The 216,50D volunteers authorized by
congress, 212,000 have been placed in
the field nearly all fully equipped. and
in few days the entire army will be
in state of preparedness to go any
where and undertake any engage
ments. In a country of comparatively
dense population like our own, in which
the military spirit has not had time
to slumber for any considerable time,
we should rot expect permanent diff
culties in recruiting a large force at
any stated time. But while numbers
are invaluable, they are not every
thing in the organizat ton of an army.
You want n man behind the gun, or
the cannon, or the breastwork. It is
the genial expressed concensus of for
eign military experts, who are not
likely to exalt our soldiers at the
expense of their own countrymen, that
our troops are the best fighters in the
world. Can our ressimists want any
thing more from our army or navy to
| relieve their imaginations of those
| dreadful Nightmares with which they
| are affe cted.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-07-28

other country in Europe. Whatever
the terms OF peace may be, we may
rest assured that the French republic
viii keep internal order in Spain until
these ends are secured.
One of the most gratifying features
of the proposals made for peace is that
the Spanish government has had the
good sense, little as II was expected Of
them, to take the initiative directly
with Washington. II the ministry had
realized that the United States was
neither open to threats nor dcmonstra-
tions Of force three months ago. she
would have been spared incalculable
misery, But the Spanish people were
assured by a bombastc press and n
pragmatical army that the Americans
were a people that despised war; that
were wholly absorbed in the pursuit
OF wealth: race too cowardly for any
thing except pig sticking. The unfor-
utnate and ignorant Spaniards were
not told that during the course of the
century we waged two wars with Great
Britain, one war with Mexico, innu-
merable Indian wars. and the greatest
and most disastrous of all wars-an-
cient or modern-the great civil war.
Their own weakness was at the same
time as carefully concealed from them.
They were not told that the progress
Of war depended as much at any rate
upon money as upon valor. They were
not told, these poor Spaniards, that
America is immensely rich and that
Spain is immeasurably poor in COM
parison. and so they have suffered in
consequence. We await the conclusion
Of President McKinley's deliberations
with confidence in the reasonable JUS
tice and humanity of the terms which
he offers for Spains consideration or
acceptance.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-07-28
THE LUCKY FELLOW.

Numerous as the summer girls who love
a uniform,
And who at will can put their smiles
or sobs on;
Numberless as the hiking ones who oer
the country swarm,
Are now the girls who might have mar
ried Hobson.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-07-28

a rather dangerous precedent has
been established in Manchester. Eng,
where a court official shot down the
judge who had revoked his commits
sion because of misconduct. Thus is
more startling than lynch law in the
United States, which has been - se-
Verely and deservrGly CRITICS H.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-07-28
FISH CAUGHT THE FISHER
Brookville Republican.

Brookville Republican.
A few days since James Reed, a noted
fisherman of Clarington, Forest county,
was fishing in the Clarion river. He was
walking along the scaffold OF a boat,
dragging his hook in tho water, when he
received a sudden jerk, pulling him into
the stream, some four feet deep. lie
gathered himself up and began to reel up
his line, when he found he had monster
pike securely hooked. Mr.. Reed succeed
ed in getting him pulled into the boat,
where on measuring he found his Ash
measured AZ inches in length.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-07-28

The disposition on the part of the Off
GERS os the American army and navy
to award privates and seamen a large
share of the credit for victories won,
has doubtless done much towards i'm
proving the fighting qualities of our
men.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-07-28

The Jersey City man who presented
his marriage certificate in lieu of his
first naturalization papers setting forth
his intentions toward the country, evil
IDENTIFY had a dim idea of what we are
coming to,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-07-28

Perhaps Miss Jennings, the Red
Cross nurse on the Seneca did talk.
women sometimes do, but had she not
said something regarding the deplor-
able conditions on board the ship car
rying wounded soldiers. the govern
ment might have heard very little
about the evident neglect in preparing
for their return.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-07-28

The exports from the United States to
Puerto Rico in 1897 were sl.9SSSSS, in 1896
they were S2l02,09i, in 1892 81, $50, OO3 They
were of about the same character as the
exports to cuba, wheat flour being the
largest item, s5l6, 1sS. in 1897, lard s23S,Gil
bacon and hams sll2, ,6O2 picked PORK
$l52, All, beans and peas. $1,000, machin-
cry $50. .4e2. no other articles of export IN
1897 reaching as much as S5O,OOO in value
during the year.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-07-28

A woman, of course it was a woman,
has written a poem about "The Re-
porter In Heaven" Bless that wo-
man! Nobody else would have ven-
tured to make such a suggestion.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-07-28

People along the New England coast
will begin to discover Russian warships
few days hence,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-07-28
THE PEACEMAKER.

There was a young woman named Scnlcy,
Who went forth with peace in her eye,
But returned in rage,
Untameo and savage;
And she put up her lip and did chrey-
This peaceful young person named Sehley.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-07-28

The effort on part Of the French am
bassador to induce the United States
to sue for peace looks like another
scheme to let Spanish honor down
easy
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-07-28

The lull in exciting war news hap
pened just in time to- give The returned
Klondikers a chance.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-07-28

1t is rumored that ex-City Solicitor
Burns smiled when he received the
telegram announcing his nomina ton
for congress.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-07-28

1t would not be bad plan for the
press to cast a few bouquets n the
direction of General Miles.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-07-28
LEGISLATIV T..
Senate.

senate.
Twentieth Dist.-JAMES C. VAUGHAN.
House.
First District-JOHN r. FARR.
Fourth District-JOHN F. REYNOLD5.
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REPUBLICAN NOMINATIONS.
STATE.

Goveinor-wILLIAM A. STONE.
Lieutenant Governor-J. F. S. GOBLIN.
Secretary of Internal Affairs-JAMES w.
LATTA.
Judge of Superior Court-W. W. PoR-
TER.
Congressman at Large - SAMUEL A.
DAVENPCRT, GALUSiIA A. GROW.
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The following table shows the leading
iticles exported to Cuba from the Unit
ed States in 1898, the year of our greatest
exports to that island. Only the art-
cles amounting to slO0,0O0 in value or more
being included
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-07-28

The war programme will doubtless
be subject to unexpected changes from
now on. The Philadelphia Inquirer has
requested the recall Of Admiral Samp-
son.
Smyrna times., 1898-10-19
MARYLAND ITEMS.

The Cecil County Fair Association
will only be able to pay so cents on
dollar for the premiums awarded.
The Maryland State Convention of
the Womans Christian Temperance
Union was held at Chestertown last
week, with 200 delegates present.
CANDIDATES ARE RICH, BUT WoN'T
TAP THEIR BARRELS. A Baltimore
dispatch says: There will positively be
no Doodle in the present campaign on
the Eastern Shore. Colonel Smith
and Colonel Jackson are rich, but they
will not tap their bar'ls for penny
more than the strictly legitimate ex-
penses of the contest. Such an eco
nomical campaign has never before
been conducted in the First Congress
sional district. The workers on both
sides are grumbling.
WOODEN MILLS TO BE OPERATED. -
Mr.. Gambrill, a large manufacturer
of wooden goods of Wilmington. Del. 4,
has recently purchased Mallalieu s
Mills, in Queen Anne's county, and is
putting the buildings and plant in con-
dition for operation. Mr.. Joseph Nal
lalieu is experimenting the work, and
states that the mills will be running,
according to the present calculations,
| in about two weeks. The factory has
been idle several years. Caroline mer.
chants we'll remember when the Nal
lalieu's sold a great deal of their goods
in Queen Anne's county, and why thai
trade cannot be regained, we can't see
l-DentOn Union.
Smyrna times., 1898-10-19
UnrecOgnized.

Perhaps when one makes that conver-
sational blunder which is known as a
"break" it is best to say nothing what
ever about it. Extenuation only rem
ders q bad matter worse.
Not long ago lady was visiting the
studio of a portrait painter and trying
to make herself as agreeable as possible
in return for welcome and afternoon
tea. She enjoyed the pictures, although
in each case they seemed to her much
idealized, and she went from one to an
other, civilly expressing her approba-
tiOn.
"Ah," she said to her hostess, "you
must tell me all abo1t theml Who is
thisf''
''Mrs. Lorraine"
"I don't know her; charming, but
of course can't speak for the likeness. y
"I try to be faithful" said the artist
humbly.
"Oh, knowl know And who II
the very pretty lady in brown?"
"That," said the other, with som'
frigidity, "is myselfP'-Youth's Com
| Y1ani0n