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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-03-26
Death of william Tallman 5 milh.

Tho sad news of the death OF our
townsman, William Tallman Smith
was received in this city yesterday. 1t
was a srpat shock to all his friends,
both business and social, nf whom he
had many. fr viii be missed in the
humhl, cottage of the poor rs well as
IN the houses ut the cultured ana re-
tineG. lie was truly a man ul ailalrS'
ano The various business and challtahle
enterprises with which he was connect
ed viii miss his valuable counsel ana
advice. Our city in which he was so
conspicuous as citizen has Been rare
~ called upon tu part with one that
could bc so ill-sparad. Mr. smith WAS
born of New England parents at Mid
dleurN. Vermont. NOV. 81, 1854. II"
removed to this city in the autumn ol
1870. and entered upon his duties as
supcrintcndent Of the Noun. Peas
ant Coal company. y few years later
he became the proprietor of this col
liery ana together with other coal op-
crations has carried On a most profit
able business for many years.
He was interested in the Third Ma
tiOnal bank OF our city since its foun-
dation, and since 1888 has been one of
its directors. lie was also instrument
tai in the organization of the Lacka.
wanna Trust and Safe Deposit COM
pany and has been its president since
1881. lie was also interested as a
stakeholder or director in almost every
business enterprise Of note in our city.
He possessed the rare faculty Of Sc
curing the best results from the labors
Of his subordirates. lie had that eN-
ecutive ability which is so much covet-
ed in our day ana which enabled him
t. multiply himself, and the leisure af-
forded through this systematic con-
duct of his business affairs was mainly
spent in promoting the welfare of those
less fortunate. Few indeed were priv
oe ,i. +i,,,, o,,d ,f l,is ,,.ao1tb in r,iris .
49,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-03-26

we contemplate sending the reconcentra-
dos back to their farms, If they can be
Induced to go. In practical operation our
plan OF helpfulness may excite the anger
Of Spain. Objections may be raised, OBJ
stacles may be placed In the way of our
agents who are to engage in this merci-
ful work. If so, then n solution OF the
whole problem will come soon enough.
1t will come in flash. If Spain has en-
crgy for nothing but fighting, II a grand
ball In Havana for raising funds with
which to buy battle ship to whip the
United States with while the United
States is feeding her starving people in
that very city is n true test of modern
Spain's place among peoples they may
have all the fighting they want.
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For the present. therefore, settlement
of the Maine wrong along the lines Of
justice and right, without anger or re-
vcngc. For the present. too, an inter-
ventior of charity. But If out Of either
of these phases of the situation arises
opposition or conduct on the part of
Spain which tries the patience of this
nation beyond endurance. then the end
will quickly come. or, If our efforts to
do Spain's duty for her in Cuba shall
fail, and the suffering and death con-
tinue, then the next step will be inter-
vention of the sort that means business,
the sort of Intervention which carries
an ultimatum in one hand and q gun in
the other.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-03-26

or course congress will not explode.
1t is not collection of fire-eaters. 1t
has as keen a sense of national respon-
sibility as has the president or any
member of the cabinet. But with its
superior knowledge of the condition OF
public opinion it will see to 1t that those
who are trying to lure the administra-
tion into hopeless compromises shall
not succeed. 1t will show self-control
but It will above all show firmness.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-03-26

The report that, ex-senator ingalls,
contemplates running for congress as
a Populist would seem to indicate that
he has decided to eliminate the prin-
ciples Of common sense as well as those
of the decalogue from politics.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-03-26
TOLD BY THE STARS.
Daily Horoscope Dtawn bv AIacchus,
The Tribune Astroioger.
Astrolabe cast 40S n. IN, for Saturday,
March %, 1895.

Hws @ FL
a child born on this day will never as
sociatc Scranton with lecture on good
roads.
Some of the soldier boys will object to
being quartered at Dry Tortugas in case
of war. There is something in the name
that is not assuring.
The birds that have not been utilized
as "harbingers of the winter bonnet"
can now do the act with gentle spring.
Strawberry shortcake is fully appreci-
ated by persons who cannot endure the
favor OF the berry at 10c. a box.
Ajacchus' Advice.
Why not allow the teamsters up at
Green Ridge TO also monopoli2e the side
walks when the roads are muddy?
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-03-26

A committee on finances has been
appointed by the Business Mems league
to provide ways and means for acceler-
ating the Wanamaker boom. Has the
candidate himself declined to invest2
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-03-26

Pittsburg asks that one of the new
American warships be named after the
smoky city. "Pittsburg' would be
pleasing name for war vessel, but the
present condition of moisture in that
section suggests that the name might
more appropriately be applied to one
of the submarine boats
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-03-26

whose ranks are growing while the
ranks Of Blanco are rapidly becoming
depleted. This does not look much like
a Cuban compromise. But 1t reads like
message Of a man Of more than ordin-
airy common sense.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-03-26

In letter to the Havana cores
pondent Of the Washington Star, Gen.
eral Gomez says he does not want the
United States TO go to war with Spain
over Cuba. He would prefer to whip
Spain alone and intimates that he will
do ii just as soon as the belligerency
or independence OF Cuba shall be rec
ognized. He wants it understood that
the insurgents are not fighting Spanish
residents Of Cuba or Spanish soldiers
because Of personal prejudice, but arc
fighting the oppression of the Spanish
government. That once removed, all
classes will join hands to rebuild the
wasted island. He furthermore says
be has nearly h0.OOo determined men,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-03-26

There will be no peace with dishonor: f:
you can rest assured of that. Neither
will American sentiment let up until
Cuba is absolutely independent. Put
that down. too
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CANADA PROFFERS HER HAND.


From the Toronto Globe.
English-speaking people should he the
last to experience any surprise at United
States sympathy with the plucky fight
the Cubans are making against great
odds. They have in the past shown their
sympathies in such cases openly and
demonstrativcly The enthusiasm mani
tested in England for Mazzini and Carl
baldi in the tight for Italian unity. the
sympathy for Greece struggling against
her Turkish oppressors, the sympathy
with the Poles which found its expression
In Campbell's musical verse, and, later,
the Indignation at the treatment of the
Armenians. go to show how the heart of
the English-speaking man goes out to-
wards the ui der dog. In the cases NEIL
toned the oppressed were far from Eng
lish shores But Cuba lies at the very
threshold of the United States and If
her woes and aspirations had found 10
echo there it would have been extraordi-
nary indeed. 1t would have argued lack
OF generosity of sentiment on the part
of our neighbors. and the fact that they
have so long refraincd from interposing
in the quarrel as a nation illustrates how
strong the no0-intcrvcntion principle OBJ
tains in American policy.
And herein lies the danger of war
Whatever may have caused the explosion
on the Maine, the incident itself has
aroused American sentiment on the car
dinal issue to the boiling-cvcr point, and
whatever other event may flow from it,.
the ultimate independence Of Cuba seems
to he assured. If Spain recognizes ihc
inevitable and as gracefully as possible
acCedes to it there may be no war. but in
any event Cuban independence is a fore
gone conclusion. 1t should he said for the
executive and the people Of the United
States that they have shown their best
side, the real greatness and Calmness of
"A democracy when put on trial. The ma
ton has nothing to gain, nothing to look
for. in war except the satisfaction of
defeating oppression and giving neigh
boring people the same measure of free
dom that it's own people enjoy. In such
an enterprise Canadians will not with
hold their wishes for the immediate and
triumphant success of the arm that sets
the bondman free.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-03-26

rapidly and would advise those who buying
this be
selection choose from this
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-03-26
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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-03-26

ENTERED AT THE posroFFIcE AT SCRANTON
PA. As SECOND-CLASS MAIL MATTER.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-03-26

There viii be time enough to get eX-
cited over ,he Maine report when We
know officially and exactly what that
report says. Curbstone guesses should
be viewed with suspicion.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-03-26

This splendid object lesson in Christian
government will not be lost upon the
world, but II may be lost upon Spain
The government at Madrid has assented
to relief at the hands of our government.
but ~ NndIi1 they -nay no. know that
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-01-21
BLAzE.ATsST CLOUD.
Occupants Rescued just IN
Time to Prevent them Per-
~ ishinR In the Flames.

st. Cloud, Mimi. jan, 17.-Fire
broke out at midnight In w. b,
Mitchell's block, corner Fifth avenue
and First street south totally de-
stroying the building and contents.
involving a loss VI $2O,NO, with but
.partia insurance.
The second floor was occupied by
the family Vi j. r. Rice. Mrs. Rice
and daughter Nora and servant
we're rescued from the burning build
ing in their night clothes and the
f)"or fell us they were being carried
from the building.
The ground floor was Occup pied by
towering Bros, groceries. anI
Maurice Colbert. cOntec tinnery, and
both stocks were total losses. ana
owing to- the high rl g were only
partly covered by Insurance.
The failure Of the fire alarm system
to work properly caused the delay of
the fire department reaching the spot
In time and narrowly prevented the
occupants Of the buildin" meeting
death in the flames.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-01-21
The Other Side.

,tGI'rainerd Journal: l.. L. Weaver
returned last Friday morning from
Sen tile, Wash. He hns been In the
western country since last spring.
and has done very well. He re
ports, however. that wages are very
low on the coast now, on account OF
the large number III men who are
there from all parts Of the country
waiting to go tn the Alaska gold
fields 10 the spring. many ut
whom want to work during the
winter to pay expenses. lie says
that good saw mill hands can be had
at Seattle for ST. per month. He
does not know when he will go
West again. Hesays that the news
paper reports of gold arriving from
Alaska are greately exaggerated.
AS one instance he saw man who
brought only $1,000. and the Seattle
ne wspapers said he brought $SO,0OO.
Az matter Of fact the $4,000 was
what the man estimated the value
II his claim at.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-01-21
] DOUCETTE WINS.
The Supreme Court Sustains
the Verdict He Obtained
In 500. 4.

On Friday the supreme court sus.
ta,np.i the .lrcisiunIoi the district
court IL the case u jas. ,lIOucette W.
tile Little Falls Improvement 4
Navigation 60. The CAKE was one
against the company for damages
ca,,sp,i by water amt logs ~ DOn-
ret t+'s farm on the Mississippi RIVER
about six miles nOrth,Of the city.
The ease was tried iii the dist ric t
cnur, in September, 1896, and IOu-
c-tte received a verdict Tor $3h).
The case was appealed t" the
supreme court. and the lower court
il SUSTAINED "".
+, Following IL the syllabus:
Joseph Doucette. respondent, vs.. The
Little Falls Improvement and
Navigation company. appellant.
First-Riparian owners on navi-
"a ble " q tiers held their land sntOr-
.dinute to the public use Of such
waters, II such use is reasonably ex-,
errised. precisely as do the owners OF
land abutting ON any other pubic
highway.
SecUnd-In an action brought by
q riparia owner to recover damages
alleged to have been cansed by the
careless. negligent and wrongful acts
OF defendant corporation n boom
company. in causing log jams to be
formed III n river by means OF it's
piers and boo,fs, whereby the waters
were set back upon his land to it's
injury, it ia held that the evidence
vas sufficient to support verdict
in his favor. .
Order a tfirmed.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-01-21
sverndaie Will kiondike,

f. Verndale. Mimi Jan. Ia rhe
KlOndike fever has struck Veri,tliie
ana. has rpsulte.! in he Orgnn,z ,tiOn
OF the Verndalc and Alaska Mining
company. with head Offices ID, th's
city. The members III the new COM
pany are: rheo Harrington, Bristol
Eddy. Burt Eddy, Frank SteAdtnan.
David r. Smith. all ~ Vprndan;
Alfred Hen,lricksOn, Jr., = u. Tin
Kiss and l. ". Thinks, IT Hubbard.
George Rice aud Walt Ingalls, of
Manahga. The capital 1T the. com
pany ia $5o.OOO. The company is
made up Of fir4t-class lot ri men.
They depart for toe gold fields Feb.
-, and expect to operate Tor three
years at least. -,
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-01-21
From Mondays Daily.
TOO MANY PROMISES.
A WidoWer, With too Many
Widows on the String, is
- in Trouble.

August Smuia, ~ widOwer with
five children, living in the eastern
part Of the country, was arrested
today on the complaint Of Mndelinn
Mruzik. The complainant ia u Wild
ow, and she charges Smuda with
bastarhy, and also claims that he
pr, I'm ist.tl to marry her.
Smuda a few days ago secured a
marriage license. md was t. be
married tomorrow to Mary Pramers,
another widow. but the present out
look H. that the nuptiaIs will have
to he postponed for Il short time. T.
not indefinitely. OF course, he could
settle this affair by marrying the
complainant. but this he does not
seem willing to do. and he might
find himself, II he did, IN just al seri-
Gus trouble with widow No 2.
AZ the case ia one which the justice
hos 10 Jurisdiction over ne could
only bind him over to the district
rc"nrt In the failure ri the parties
to settle the matter or dismiss the
charged ii the couple were married.
Astherr evidently were no prospects
IT. the, latter course being taken
lustice Sheldon fixed his hail Mt 8 90.
Sn,uda states that ~ he ia not much
acquainted In the city 1t will be i'm
possible for him to secure bal, and
he. will probably have to 30 to jail
until the March term of the district.
Deputy Sheriff Crest, VIII" arrested
Sinuda 1t hts home. 1T ates that his
children are all small and are left
without wood and other necessities.
and II their father IL sent to jail the
authorities will have to do some
thing for them at once.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-01-21
Board adjourned.
EDITOR TRANSCRIPT:

EDITOR l transcripts:
Some statements, IN the item re-
ierrirg to Rev. Surz"zynskl md Mr..
(iiowtcki, ri Swan River, IN yester-
days Transcript. are misleading.
Mr.. GlOwncki's assertion that he
was discharged because he would
not teach Polish and the catechism
is not true. lie WAS dismissed by
the trustees i:,ut the prir@t on nc
count Of his incumpctency and es.
ppcially using prufnne language
during school hours to The scholars.
and then furbid.ling them to tell at
home what he (Alr, g. had taught
and said to ther.. OF the former l
convinced myself 10y visiting the
school twice at the beginning Of the
term: the latter lprofunity) can he
cOrrObOra ted by all the PUPILS that
attended his school. The language
III so low ana prOfanc that 1t IL unfit
to be repeated any where, much less
IN the schuUl-roOm. Before opening
his school Mr.. &. asked me whet her
or not lie was to teach Polish. He
was told that II the trustees unMni
mOusly favored 1t any foreign Ian
guage could be taught one hour
each day; ami that the catech'sm
could not be taught in school during
school hours. Rev 5. ;mparts RI.
llgiOus Instruction in the Olu church
building, nnd Mr.. e.. was neither.
requested nor ''cUlln.antitn' to
teach the raterhisun IN the school
house or church. } II SEAL.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-01-21
/. A. Fargo Guess.

Fargo Forum: The Anderson
Foundry. 81 Moor!'ead, has com
pleted arrangements to remove to
Little Falls. 1t is one 1T the best
concerns in AIoOrhead aud will lie
missed. One MOOrhead man re-
marked this morning that II the exo-
dns of business institutions kept up
there. wouldn't he anything left but
saloons for Fargo patrons.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-01-21
Keller Wants Beet Seed.

IS State Treasurer KOerner received
yesterday from Kel-
Ter, OF Sank Centre, SEATING that II
the state treasurer had any sugar
beet seed to sell, Senator Henry Kel-
Ter, Of StearDs county, was ready to
buy it all, says the st. Paul Pioneer
Press. Senator Keller had heard
that the state treasurer does not in
tend to keep beyond next spring the
$4,000 pounds of sugar beet seed now
on hand, and further that he intends
to ship 1t out of the state. Senator
Keller and others have begun the
erection of an extensive beet sugar
refinery at st. Louis park, west OF
,Minnea polls, and 1.-the sena tor from
Stearns" wants the seed to supply
farmers Of Anoka and Hennepin
counties next spring. He Informed
the state Treasurer that he will pay
as high n price frr the seed as any
one. 1t cost the state 12H cents a
pound to get the seed last spring
from Germany and the state solo
1000 pounds for that price.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-01-21
LUMBER CONTRACT Let.
sThos. Bailey Will Furnish Oak
Lumber for the Broadway
Bridge. 5 4. IN

The street nn,it tee III the city
council. .cumlnps, Ut Aldermen Mar Mar
! tin, MOeKlein aud Carlson. ", whom
u the matter 81 repairing sthe Broad
way bridge was delegated hy the
council. met ut Mr.. NltHglttn'S place
OF business Friday evening - open
n the hitls ana h ward the contract for
f2;,, OOl feet Of three inch oak plank
4 To he used for the fiOnr.nf the bridge.
There were hrer bidders and their
! hide per 900 !eet were as follows:
Th.,s. Bailey .................. - M
Chas. Ora We Observation-Disclosures. - 10
Casey & \iill1.... ~ w
Mr. Bailey 4 bid being the lowest.
the contract frr furnishing the 900
] feet Of 5 incl, oak lumher,was award
ed 10 hi'n, and the city attorney was
INSTRUCTED to draw NJ the contract
today.
Tie lumber will hr required in
three lengths. 12, IA and 16 feet. ana
thirty days will he allowed from the
date III the contract for it's delivery
While thirty days will be allowed
for the completion IT the contract OF
delivering the lumber it is expected
that ~ portion Of it will hp delivert
within u week 0r ten days and the
work Of repairing the bridge Will be-
begin. under the direction of street
Commissioner LAfnnd, assoOn as he
lumber arrives. 49,
The cOnucil deem it advisable to
make some changes on the bridge
to relieve it az much ns possible of
the heavy weight it now carries.
The sidewalks on each side ~ the
bridge will he abolished, aud u walk
Tor pedes trains will probably be p~o-
yidrd on the box that encases the
water main. BY abOllshing the
sidewalks considerable weight will
b. taken uff the bridge, and the
weight will be further less. ned by
changing the floor 1T the bridge.
There is now two ~ three thickness
OF plank on The urirg-. and this will
all he removed aud nothing put on
but the thrre-inch plank<. Beyond
putting OH thu new floor, there ~ill
NOT liz much done in the way 1T IT,
pairs All defe tive. string"rs Oh
which The tl"or rests. will he -
placed. the truss rods will be tight
ene,l, and the guy rods, which hold
the superstrncture to the piers. and
which bec.. me nnfastened some time
ago. will tie put back in place again.
With thcr,pairs wl,icl, the connctl
Intends to make immediately the
bridge will bp good fOt: several wears
more. and by the time it needs re-
pairs. again the city will, no doubt,
he able to rebuild 1t and change it 10
the line ~ the street.
The work will be pushed as rapidly
al possible in order to have it COM
pieted before the ice breaks up, 70
that the people cur cross on the ice
while the repairs are being made.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-01-21

/. Long Prairie Leader: VIM. f. Lee
was on Tuesday elected vice presi-
dent Of the Merchants National bank
Of st. Cloud. Yesterday Mr.. Lee was
lected one of the board of directors
.of the Metropolitan bank, Minneap-
oils. So it will be seen that he is
getting to be quite u banker. 9sr y