The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-01-01

policy which had been maintained by the
government for three years previous so
far as the relations of the United states
with other nations Is concerned the
twelve months have brought no appre-
ciable change, the settlement OF such
important matters as the cuban qucS-
ton and the Hawaiian question having
been left to the accomplishment of some
future year.
During the year Europe has witnessed
the first war to be fought within It's
borders in two decades The defeat ana
humiliation of the Greeks by their an
cient enemies. the Turks were of more
than passing interest, as the consequences
of that brief and bitter struggle promise
to be far reaching. AS the old year
passes out the quarrelsome European
powers are again aligning for what may
prove a belligerent but is more likely to
be simply diplomatic contest. This
time the theatre of their alteration is
in the far East, but as in the case OF
former collisions jealousy and greed are
the inspiring causes. England, Which
always has some war, large or small, on
her hands, has this year been kept busy
by a native uprising in northern India,
the further advance of the Soudan eX-
pedtion in upper Egypt and more or
less alarming uuarrels with France and
the Beers in Africa. Spain has brought
the insurrection in the Philippines to an
end but is still fighting in Cuba with
out any brighter prospect of termina-
tion of the war than was visible year
ago.
In the casualties occurring on land and
sea the experience of 1897 has been very
much the same as that of former years.
Marine disasters have been numerous,
great loss Of life has been caused by cy-
clones, hurricanes and earthquakes and
the fire fiend has been unusually busy.
The greatest calamity of the year was
the destruction of the Paris charity ba-
Zaar in May last, but there have been
numerous others almost as horrifying.
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The neurological record includes the
names of many distinguished men and
women whom the world can i'll afford
to lose. Among those who had achieved
fame in the political arena who have
passed away since the beginning of the
year may be mentioned former Senator
Daniel w. VOORHEES, and Congressman
William s. Holman, of Indiana; Con-
grcssman Seth L. Millikcn, of Maine;
General Francis a. Walker. William p.
st. John, Genel al John Cleveland Ron
inson, former Senators Joseph n. Dolph,
of Oregon; Angus Cameron, of Wiscon-
sin. Richard Coke. of Texas; James r.
Doolittle. of Wisconsin; John r. McPher-
son, of New Jersey: Charles W. Jones, of
Florida; Thomas James Robertson. of
South Carolina: Algernon Sidney Pad
dock of Minnesota, and n. f. Dixon, of
Rhode Island Senators Joseph II. Earle.
of South Carolina. Isham G.. Harris. of
Tennessee, and James u. George, of Mis-
sissipp; former Lieutenant Governor
Thomas G. Alvord. Premier Canovas del
Castillo. of Spain; Count Mutsu, Of Japan.
and former Premier de Bartlett, of Bel
GUM. Royalty has lost the dOwager en-
press of Japan, the duchess, of Mont
pensicr, Prince Louis William August. of
Baden; the Duke dAumale, of France;
the Duke Frederick William. of Meek
lenburg- -Schwerin, and the duchess of
Teck. From the world of letters have
been taken Joel II. Hcadley, "The
Duchess" Professor Henry Drummond.
"Oliver Optic" Mrs. George Linnacus
Banks, Mrs. Oliphant. Jean Ingcow,
Francis Turner Palgrave and Alphonse
Daudet. Among those who were dis
tnguished in music and art may be men
toned Johannes Grahms, Homer Dodge
Martin. Edmond Charles Yon, William
7. Best, Max Marctzek. Francis Louis
Francas, Sir Everett Mllais and Sir
John Colbert while of the distinguished
journalists there We're Charles Ander-
son Dana. of the New York Sun; Frank
Mclaughlin, of the Philadelphia Times,
and Charles II. Andrews, of the Boston
Herald. The Troy Times itself met with
the saddest of bereavements in the death
of it's hOnored founder and editor-in-
chief, John NJ. Francis. The stage lost
Nelson Wheatcroft, Nine. Arnould-
Plessy, Alice Lingard. Marie Seebach and
Thomas Whiffen, while George B. Rob
erts. Theodore A. IIavemeyer, Barney
Barnato, Henry w. Sage and George NJ.
Pullman were removed from the ranks of
those who had achieved notable success
in business and finance
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While much has occurred during the
year 1897 that has been harmful pro-
gress has not been interrupted, and if
the world Is not better it is at least
more capable. If the new year on the
threshold does as well the human family
will be the gamer.