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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-07-02
COLONEL STONES PLATFORM

1t will be my purpose when elected 10
so conduct myself as to win the respect
and good will of those who have opposed
me as wei! as those who have given me
their support. ] shall be the governor
of the whole people of the state. Abuses
have undoubtedly grown up in the lesis-
lature which are neither the fault OF one
party nor the other. but rather the
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 is ! have the power. 1t Will be my
purpose while governor Of Pennsylvania.
as 1t has been my purpose in the public
positions that l have held, with God s
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, 1898-07-02
I'M PERIALISM NJ.
From the Philadelphia Press.


1t delights ''little Americans" TO set up
a man of straw, make him hideous and
misshapen after their own devices and
conceptions. and then when they have
builded him up into a threatening atti-
tude TO bowl him over and cry out in
triumph over their victory. For some
time past, here, there, in Boston, in
Washington and in Buncombe county
especially. the "little American" has been
revling this monstrous thing of his own
making, which he calls imperialism"
and knocking II down daily to his own
satisfaction. This is all very well, but
the fact is this imperialism" devil of
mugwumpia, bulging out with Hawaiian
loot and Manlan trophies, with Cuban
spoil and Porto Rican pickings, has no
existence.
The hullaballoo that is being raised
over the travesty on imperialism will
therefore not divert the broad minded
and open-minded Americans in and out
of public office, who see clearly and
with somewhat of prophetic vision that
the country has new duties. new respon-
sbilities and a distinct mission before
the world. To recognize this, earnestly
and honestly to meet and solve the
problems as they arise, If 1t be "im-
perialism," is not the diseased and ex-
crescent "imperialism" of distorted
fancy, but national expansion as nat
ural, as logical, as inevitable and as
honorable as the expansion of thirteen
coastwise colonies into a nation en-
throned between two great oceans.
%
The "thinking'' American will not shy
at the specter of imperialism" He
knows that behind its owlish head, Is
the ''little American" a descendant of
those who shrieked at every inch added
to N nf hn
colonies and whose predictions were
made as ridiculous by events as the i'm
potency of their influence on public opin-
ion was made clear by the country adopt
ing what they opposed. SO 1t will be to-
day. By travestying Imperialism, by
representing public men as having cor
rupt, selfish policies of ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
the anti-imperialists are paving the way
for the triumph of that they abuse The
real imperialism" the Imperialism of
progressive democracy, can stand all the
attacks made on it and thrive. 1t is no
feeble bantling,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-07-02
OUR BATTLE-CRY.

Not for Revenge-albeit Spain
Destroyed the Maine
Not for her islands, rear or far,
Wage we this war
Nor solely for por Cuba's need
DO our sons bleed;
But to solve questions which were gray
Ere 10 the day.
She opened her sad eyes! For we,
Who scarce yet see
Wisely to rule ourselves, are set
Where ways have met,
To lead the waiting nations on!
Not for our own
Land now are battle-hags unfurled,
But for the World.
-Harper's Weekly.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-07-02

1t is announced from Port Said that
Camara has been told to move on. 1t
is really a matter of no consequence
where this unfortunate squadron goes.
Even If she did reach the Indian
Ocean, it is hardly possible that the
ships are in such a seaworthy condi-
ton as to enable them to make Manila
in safety. The terrible cyclones that
sweep over the Indian ocean, following
in the wake of the summer monsoons,
would very likely send the whole fleet
to the bottom. AS a matter of fact
Camera had never the remotest in
tention of going to Manila. His desti-
nation is the Junk pile.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-07-02

of thousand men given liberty and
not a case which called for police in
reference. OF course this comes from
the peculiar material of which these
troops is composed. They are no riff
raft, no sweepings Of the purlieus of
a city. They are the pick and choice
Of the growing western states. Had
not the call of duty come. these youths
would one and all, have been filling
honorable positions and laying the
foundation of their own prosperity
and that of the community in which
they lived"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-07-02

Henry Norman, a most competent
observer, writing of our war prepara-
tions, bears testimony as follows: 81
doubt if so much. from so little. has
ever been accomplished so expeditions
ly and so uneventfully before" Later
on Americans will all agree with
him.
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in either event is what destiny has In
store for them.

The feeling in Madrid is very bitter
against England, because she refused
to allow Camara to coal, but Lord
Cromer, who runs the Egyptian gov
ernment, will probably not lose sleep in
consequence
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-07-02
STATE.

Goveinor--wILLIAM A. STONE.
Lieutenant Governor-J. z. 5. GOBLIN.
Secretary of Internal Affairs-JAMES w.
LATTA. r..
Jadge of Superior Court-W. w. lPeR-
p. = TER. -.-~7 !
Congressmen at Large - SAMUEL A.
f. DAVENPCRT, GALUStiA A, GROW,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-07-02
DOING FAIRLY WELL.
rom the philadelphia Bulletin.

From the PhIIadeIphIa Bulletin.
For "a nation of shopkeepers" the
American people seem TO be doing pretty
well. In the future. foreign sneers at
their supposed incapacity for conducting
aggressive operations outside their own
territory are likely to be less frequent.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-07-02

Very little transatlantic travel Is
reported, which means that Americans
will have an opportunity at last to
become acquainted with their own
country,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-07-02

Old General Gomez is reported to be
starving. 1t Wall show scant courtesy
and worse humanity If our government
does not promptly take steps for his
relief,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-07-02

The son of Senator Elkins, who could
have had commission, preferred to
enlist as a private. He deserves q
medal
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-07-02

Europe. says Depew, respects the
lesson taught by Dewey. 1t is form
of instruction which Europe can un-
derstand
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-07-02
LEGISLATIVE.
Senate.

Senate.
4wentieth Dist.-JAMES C. VAUGHAN
first Dlstrict-JOHN r. FARR.
Fourth District-JOI1N F. REYNOLDS,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-07-02

One of the lessons of this war is that
the torpedo boat Is an iridescent dream.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-07-02

OF course Dewey didn't exceed his
authority. Dewey isn't of that kind.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-07-02
UdIde and Power
of an Ideal

1.-THE following is the text of the supe-
rior valedictory read by Miss Nj. Ada
line Barnard at the recent commence
ment exercises of the Dunmore high
SCHOOL,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-07-02

Shafter certainly knows how to add
to the hilarity of the times. What
Fourth he is making!
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-07-02

When Pando next undertakes TO get
ahead of Shafter he will start a year
or two earlier
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Our import line of
Choicest OrgandieS

Also One Odd Lot of
French Organdies i'm Dress
Patterns at lS cents a
yard to close.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-01-04
To DO Away with Pension Attorneys

washington, December 30.-Commis-
sioner of Pensions Evans HAS been Civ
ing some attention to a proposition
whereby the services of pension attor-
neys engaged in the prosecution of
claims before the office may be dis
pensed with, and their work done by
officials under government supervision.
Informally, he has been discussing the
matter with members of the house COM
mittee on invalid pensions, but is not
yet prepared to outline the details of
his plan. The present system, he says,
is wrong and should have been done
away with long ago. Disseminating the
services of the attorneys would result
I'm a great saving to both pensioners
and the government, and liability to
frauds dn issuing pensions would be
reduced to a minimum. Under gov
eminent supervision the pension bu-
reau would have direct control OF the
persons appointed to look after the
cases, whose business Ut o he tic
see that all honest claims were prompt
ly and intelNigently presented. The
commissioner notes the fact that $13,-
500, 900 has been paid ou during the
past thirteen years to pension at
storneys by applicants for the prosecu-
tfon OF their claimS.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-01-04
A ROmatic Marriage

Versailles, KY, December 3O.-The
most romantic wedding in Versailles
history was solemnized at 2 o'clock this
afternoon when ]. B. Haggin, the New
York multi-millionaire and turfman,
led to the altar Miss Pearl VOORHEES,, OF
this city, niece of his former wife. Mr..
Haggin is a white bearded veteran OF
"A fears, while his bride is only % years
old. Miss VOORHEES, was married in "a
simple, but exquisite costume of blue
cloth and white silk trimmed with point
lace. The marrige took place at the
residence of James Pamsden, step
father of the bride and was very quiet,
indeed, only the immediate family be-
ing present. "A lunch will be served
MIR. and Mrs. Haggin and at z O'Clock
they boarded Mr.. Haggin's private car
en- route to their home in New York.
Mr.. Haggin and his bride have been
deluged today with kilograms of con-
gratulations from all over the United
States. The secret was so carefully
kept that not even the people OF Yer
sailles knew of it until this morning.
The wedding created a sensation in
local society.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-01-04

Havana, December 30.-Sylvester Sco-
vel, correspondent OF The New York
World, and Mrs. Scovel. returned tonight
from their visit to Maxine Gomez on
the Demajagua estate, Sancti Spiritus.
They were two lays and nights with the
insurgents, who dined and serenaded
them. Mrs. Scovel expresses herself as
very much pleased with the trip. It was
the first time that an American woman
had visited the camp Of General Gomez.
MI. Scovel says that Senior Rafael
Madrisal carried a commission from the
United States government and that as
he CSccveD had none, he yer through
the Spanish lines with a permit from
General Blanco who rave 1t on the un-
Outstanding that he would talk autono-
my to General Gomez, which he cid.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-01-04

London, December 3O-In aid of the res
toration fund DE of nS1fmMarY5s church,
ing of tableaux and theatricals nave
been given at Blenheim palace-last
night, by invitation, to the tenants of the
duke of Marlborough On the estates; this
neig~ hborhood, who paid half a guinea a
seat, and tonight for the public gener-
ally who paid a crown. Trains were run
from Oxford and the audiences were i'm
mense, particularly tonight.
The entertainment was given in the
long library. The white ceiling ~eiectri-
cally lighted, long rows of red draped
book cases and the silver piped organ,
made a fine scene for the we'll dressed
crowd. The stage, draped with red silk
curtains, was erected a. ne western
end.
The performance opened with an organ
mingham, who composed the music for
the musical b-rlesque with which it
closed. The participants in the perform,
Marlborough, Lady Lillian and Lady
Nora Spencer-Churchill, Lady Randolph
Churchill, Lady Blandford, Lady Curzon
and Lady Sarah Wilson, and Lord Ches-
terrified. Lord Curzon, the Hon. Mrs.
Bourke, Mr.. Henry White, secretary to
the United States embassy and Mrs.
White, Mr.. Henry Miller and Mr.. ].
Churchill.
The duke of Marlborough appeared in
two tableaux as Louis XIV with the
duchess as a court lady of the court of
XIV. Both played the parts splendidly,
the duchess being particularly handsome.
Lady Randolph Churchill, in a most SUI
perb costume, appeared rs the empress
Theodore. Mr.. and Mrs. White appeared
in a tableaux entitled 1.-The Eve of st.
Bartholomew" Mr.. White as the duke of
Quiz. The tableaux won the heartiest
applause. In the last Lord Curzon ap-
peared as Lord Nelson, the audience
joining in singing Rule Britannia"
A two act musical burlesque brought
the performance to. a conclusion
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-01-04
Roosevelt's Report on Personnel uf the
Navy

Washington, December 3.-Assistant
Secretary Roosevelt has submitted to
Secretary Long a most exhaustive report
upon the personnel of the navy. He was
charged with a special board to consid-
er and report upon means to break up
the present stagnation in promotions, to
settle the long standing differences be-
tween the line and the engineer corps
and to devise a method for the better
ment of the condition of the enlisted
abordship. All of these things have been
done in a bill which is submitted to the
secretary for his approval. Mr.. Roose-
velt'S presentation Of the evil of the
present and reasons which nave influence
ed the board in making it's recommends
tions are set forth in an accompanying
report in a stronger light han has ever
been thrown upon this complex subject
and 1t is presumed that 1T will have In
fiuence with congress.
The board recommends (a) that the
line officers and engineers be amalga-
mated: OBJ. that when the number of Of
ficers to be promoted Is so far In excess
OF the vacancies as to cause s~tagnation
in the service, the requisite number Of
vacancies shall be caused by wedding
out the men who "a least fit to meet
the heavy reQuirem ents of modern naval
duty: (c1, that the enlisted men abord-
ship be given the same reward of pen
sion and retirement enjoyed By their
brethren who fight ashore, while the up
permost m~achinists are made warrant Of
ficers to with he unners and car
penters.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-01-04
British Naval Reserves to be Mobilrzed

London, December 3O.-A news
agency announces that the British
naval reserves will be modified.
According to recent estimates, the re-
serve forces of the British navy num-
ber abo 5000 men. OF this number,
it is calculated that at least 10000 men
would berequired in case of war, to COM
plete the manning of the warships of
Great Britain, which are understood to
require a complement of 10000 men
whereas, only 100, 900 are actually in
service. The naval reserve problem
has long been discussed by British au-
thority and the general opinion ap-
pears to be that the number of men
available is far short of the number
that would be required in case of war.
In addition to h men in the reserve
Great Britain has a large reserve fleet
and a number Of reserve merchant
cruisers, including such vessels as the
Campania, Lucania, Umbria, Majestic,
Teutonic, etc.
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To Rush Canada Troops to the Pacific


Chicago, December 3O.-A special
from Minneapolis says: Advices from
Ottawa indicate that the British gov
eminent is preparing to actively re
sist Russian occupation OF Port Ar
thur and Russian influence in Corea,
also that the cooperation of the
Japanese fleet with that of Great Brit
ain is a weIl-settled fact.
Iii formation has been received from
an inside source that the Ottawa gov
thirty days ago notified the
Canadian Pacific officials to he in read
mess for the immediate transportation
from Montreal to Vancouver and Es-
quFmault Cf thirty-five hundred men,
the contingent consisting of engineers,
gunners and deck officers. According
to informa ton at hand the road has
prepared for handling 10, 900 men, five
trains being held in readiness for. this
service.
The officers include ed in the first con-
tingent are intended to reinforce the
Japanese fleet, which is said to be very
short in engineering talent and defici-
emit in gunnery. The dispatch adds hat
"a secret agreement has been concluded
between Great Britain nj Japan by
the terms OF which the Russian pre-
tensions in Corea are to be overcome
ard Russian ACKNOWLEDGEMENT in Asia
permanently checked.
Captain Ronald Rolfe, r.. N. (retired)
on inspection services, just returned
from the west and on his way to Eng
land via New York says that in his
opinion tine force above referred to is
Intended to increase THE efficiency of
the forts at Esquimault and relieve
the crew of the North Pacific squad
ron. He declines to discuss the prob
ability Of an Anglo-RusSian imIbroglio
and asserts that, in view elf actual
facts, the British Asiatic squadron is
of sufficient strength to enforce n
demands Great Britain may nave to
make. He denies that there lis amy
probability of any Anglo-Japanese all
Nance, remarking that England's COM
bining with a fourth rate power like
Japan would lbe a confession of weak
ness that oes not exist. Captain
Rolfe asserts with pOsitivfness that
the contingent to be sent west is not
for Japanese reinforcement, but rath-
err to be used as a reserve for the fleets
In operation should a naval war RESULT
from the political complications i'm the
orient.
Officials of the Canadian Pacific de-
clare they have received no orders to
prepare for handling troops or war ma
terial.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-01-04
Welcome by Society

The New Bern Journal of yesterday
says:
mo more cordial or spontaneous re-
ception was ever given any newly mar
ried young couple than that last night
at the residence of X. R. Jones, Esq,
where New Bern royalty welcomed DR..
Robert DuVal Jones and his charming
young bride, formerly Miss Katharine
Walker, of our sister city, Wilmington,
the young couple having been married
yesterday at high noon at Wilmington.
and last night being their reception by
New Bern society.
The parlors ard halls Of the Jones
residence were handsomely decorated
throughout with flowers and green's, and
light refreshments were served.
From s p. m. to II p. m. the married,
the single, the old and young of all the
leading society circles of the city throng-
ed in, cordially greeted DR.. Jones and his
bride, welcoming both as only New Bern
ians know how to welcome and with So
cial chat with the many others coming
in, passing along and out, each parting
visitor seeming to be replaced with two
new ones.
The reception given the young married
couple last night, an informal one, shows
in what appreciation DIR. Jones is held
in this city, and how heartily welcome
his bride is to his friends and acquain-
tances."
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Especial to The Messenger.)

Especial to The Messenger.)
Raleigh, ~. c., December Ex-senator
Butter arrived this afternoon to look af.
ter his spa
Lieutenant Governor Reynolds promises
Ohio Wilson that he will come here and
canvass this district for him for con-
gress.
Railway Commissioner Abbott, when
asked what he thought OF the situation
so far as the railway commission is con-
cerned, said: II haven't time to express
my sentiments"
Governor Russell said in his office ten
days ago to a Henderson man tina he
expected to win his railway commission
case in the state courts, but to lose it
in the United States supreme court.
Reynolds, and Editor Ellis, of The Win
ston Republican, said as they were leav-
ing that the recent courts had embitter-
ed the populists and shat they expect TO
see the latter split, part going to the re-
publicans.
DR.. Abbott tells me he protested against
discharging Clerk Pagan today and pro-
tested against the injustice of preferring
charges and giving him no hearing what
ever and that finally the other commits
sioners said that, to be plain, all there
was in it was hat they wanted to put
in another man.
Lieutenant Governor Reynolds save he
considers the outlook for railway devel-
opment in the near future good in the
Winston section.
Shafting weighing 200 pounds fell at
the Pilot cotton mills today and injured
Charles and George Hunt, little boys.
The railway commission issues an order
requiring railways to furnish quarterly
reports of the total number of through
and local dead-head passengers, includ-
ing and excluding employees.
N. c.. Sharp, who is elected clerk to the
board of equalization, is a republican.
Pagan was elected for two years at 81, 900
a year. 1t is claimed the board had no
legal right to discharge him. He was as
sistant clerk to the railway commission.
and elects Sharp. 1t is said the action
of the commission in ousting him Is
directly at variance with the opinion of
the supreme court in the case Of STAN
ford VS.. Ellington.
Pearson and Caldwell sent in bills to
the auditor for $50 and $40 for travelling
expenses while attending the hearings of
the railway commission case before the
supreme court.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-01-04

San Francisco, December 30.-Mrs.
Isabella NJ. Durrant and William Dur
rant. mother and father of Theodore
Durant. have brought suit for SANDER
against ex-Juror Smyth, and demand
$50, 900 damages from him. The COM
plant was sworp to by Mr.. Durrant.
General John II. Dickinson and w. w.
Foote are the attorneys representing
the Durrants In h litigation The suit
grows out Of remarks made by Smyth
about Durrant, whom he accused OF
being q moral monster. ..
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-01-04

Comparison OF Railway Failures by Years
Chicago, December 30.-The Railway
Age makes the following statement OF
the receiverships and foreclosures for
1897:
No year since 1887 has shown so few
roads Dr. so small mileage confessing
insolvency, while compared with h
record for any n of the five years
Immediately preceding 1897 the list Of
new receiverships in the last year is
surprisingly small, in respect to the
number of lines, mileage n capital
involved. In 1893 no less than seventy
four companies, with $40 miles OF
road, and 81, 7S1. 600, 900 Of bonds and
stock, defaulted in their obligations
and were turned over to the coptrol OF
the courts. In 1897 the number Of
similarly unfortunate roads was eigh-
teen, their mileage was 1887 and their
capitalization was less h $50, 900, 900.
In 1896 the humble of roads was fifty
four, the mileage 5.+1 and the capita
citation $275. 5s7. 900.