davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-07-27
Elks.

Don't go to the excursion without
the Elk hat, sold by Rose the Halter.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-07-27

HOODS PILLS are easy to take,
easy to operate. Cure indigestion, sick
headache. -
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-07-27

Continued on Page 81
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-07-27

O'Boyle. secretaries. on motion OF
Philip Robinson the report was adopt
ed.
Chairman Fitzslmmons did not in
dulgc in any speech making but at
once called for nominations Cor addi-
tlonal law Judge. He recognized At
torney Joseph OBrien, who in a
vigorous and logical speech, placed in
nomination Hon. f. w. Gunster, one
Of the present additional law Judges Of
this county. In nominating Judge
Gurster, Mr.. O'Brien said:
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-07-27

No other name was presented and
Judge Gunster was nominated by ac-
clamation, NJ. ID. Grogan, of the
Twenty-first ward, seconded the nomi-
nation and Martin Cadden moved that
the nominations close.
The chairman next called for nomi-
nations for congress and r. j. Beamish
in short, pithy speech named Attor-
ney !. II. Burns. When he had con-
cluded Attorney Joseph U. Brown arose
and said:
TT i'll becomes me to ask question
of this convention. but still it would
be well for the debates to know II this
man is willing TO accept the nomina-
tion and hear the fire of the enemy's
guns" He wanted TO know II Mr..
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-05-23
NICARAGU A CA N A L..
IMPORTANCE OF 1T is SHOWN DUR
ING THE WAR.
Chairman Davis Says the United
states should Iiuy Concessions
aud Dig the Canal.

New York, May 22.A dispatch to the
World from Washington says; Congress win
soon be called on to decide the question OF
building canal connecting the Atlantic
and Pacific oceans Chairman Davis OF the
senate foreign relations committee, said
The need for connection between the At
lantic and Pacific can not be Questioned
Our interests demand It. With a canal be-
tween the two oceans in operation now. We
would have nothing TO fear from an at
tack on our Pacific coast. As it is, II would
take us sixty days to send our fleet around
the Horn to Pacific cities. With, the canal,
we could dispatch men of war to San Fran
cisco from New York in fourteen days.
with liberal appropriation. say 500,
900 600, canal could be constructed
through Nicaragua that would be OF value
to the United States government for all
time to come. The Maritime canal compa-
ny, which Is endeayoring TO sell it's inter-
ests TO the government. started the canal
some years ago. and considerable work was
done till the hard times OF 1928 came
along and struck death blow TO the enter
prise
This company succeeded In getting GER
tain concessions, which IT still retains, and
| 1t is but right that the uniteh States should
buy these concessions and pay the canal
company for the work II has already done
/ do not know Just how much it accom-
| pIlphed. but am told that considerable ey-
cavating has been done on the Pacific side
| OF the canal. The company has some
drodgers, scows. etc, which we could vel
| afford In huy'
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-05-23
IRD EDITION--6:oo am

thtm, the fashina and Full. which are now
On tneir way 10 Japan. are OF H. 400 tons
displacement each. The other ships have
displacement Of li,s5o tons each. On IA ar
their trials the fashina and Full deyelopsd
speeds OF Is and 1872 knots respectively.
inese vessels arc really the develo 1ment
ol the armored cruiser type. What would
we now give for such vessels under the
command OF Rear Admiral Sampson? Two
OF them, With the New York and Brooklyn.
would be able to destroy or drive away Ad-
mlfal Cervera's squadron. This goyern-
ment, IN building the Iowa, obtained a tyre
IN some respects similar to The armored
cruiser, but her speed Is only sixteen knots
ana under present conditions is probably
nut thirteen or fourteen.
since the war began we have been us
ing vessels for purposes for which their
tynes unsuited them. For instance. the
Indiana and Massachusetts, are coast de-
tense battleships yet they have been sent
10 sea cruising for The enemy when they
were really intended for defensive pur-
poses.
Then we have been employing harbor
defense monitors for hlockading purposes
and for offensive warfare. the result be-
ing to cripple the maneuverng quality OF
our fleet and handcapping Rear Admiral
Sampson seriously in his offensive and de-
fensive operations Our ship building pol
icy has been all wrong. The country has
gone on the theory that a defensive navy
was all that was necessary. The present
war teaches that an offensive navy ap-
solu,ely required.
The necessity for target practice in tune
of peace is apparent when we think OF Ma
Mia.
II think congress will now agree that
docks are the crying necessity at this time.
Although none Of the battleships are capa-
Bile OF greater speed than sixteen knots AN
hour under present foul conditions they
can probably not steam at greater rate
of speed than twelve or thirteen knots
| The divers who have been sent down to
Key West from Norfolk will be able to
scrape the propellsrs clean aad thus In
crease the speed Of the ships, but they will
not remove the barnacles from the bot
toms OF tho ships to any great extent for
1t Is impossible for them TO do good work
under water"
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-05-23
10 RELIEVE DEWEY.
iNACTIoN IS NOW REGRETTED At
WASHINGTON.
Government Seems Arou.cd m, I.,xt
"hu Anxious To Get nm En-
petition to Philippines.

Especial Dispatch to The Post and New York
Iteraid Copyright; 1895, by James Gordon
Bennettl
Washington, May 22.-The activity and
hostile plans of Spain toward Admiral
Dewey and the Philippines, as promulgated
this morning by the Post and Herald. has
caused general feeling OF profound aston
ishment, If not of acute alarm. Besides the
Imminent risk of having the bloom taken
from Dewey's victory, there remained a
sentiment akin to resentment at the SEEM
ing neglect to provide against his isolation.
The plain statement in the Post and Herald
of a plain duty crystallized a sentiment
that called for PROMPT action. As a result,
there appear traces of action today. The
government seems aroused and anxious this
afternoon to assure the people through the
Post aud Herald that hurried amends will
be made for delay which ii must be said
is now keeny regretted.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-05-23

Tho commerce OF the island is mainly With
the United States. We gained 81 200 t.J a
year in exports to this island for the last
ten years, and nearly So, 900 in Imports.
With stable government aud under wise
control Puerto Rico would more nearly at
tain TO Its fun produotivcncss than II does
now. As It is. the annual sugar yield Is
estimated at near 20, 900 tons hat OF coffee
1900 tons, bananas nearly 200 0o9 90. co.
coanuts 100000, and tobacco 1000 600
pounds Gold was originally abundant
here, and copper. iron and lead have been
found. With enterprise and protection to
life and property they could be proftably
exploited. The climate Is superb. with no
great extreme OF heat and in the hills
whore the coffee Is grown Il is glorious.
J~rpd A .1l,,r
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-05-23
THE WEEK IN CONGRESS.
War Revenue Bill Viii Occupy the
Time of the Senate.
MAY BE COMPLETED BY SATURDAY
II the Financial Question Is Opened
III Debate VIII he lntcrmtnablc.
Talk of AdjOurnmcnt.

Washington, May 22.--The present week
will be given almost entirely 10 the war
revenue hill. and many OF the best Informed
senators express the opinion that the con-
siegration OF the bill will be concluded be-
fore the end OF tho week. Senator Davis
said today that the bill would be law be-
fere next Saturday. Few other senators
take such hopeful view, and mos, repdb-
LEANS confess they will be abundantly sat-
isfed II the senate concludes its work on
the measure by next saturday,
While the consideration OF the bill. cx-
copt as to objected features has been COM
pleted there is still much to be done. The
items which have been passed over are
those which 1t was expected from the be-
ginning would consume the greatest amout
OF time. These include the corporation tax
provision, the inheritance tax. the senior
age and green back amendments, and alsc
others OF more or less Importance. in-
volved In the discussion of the greenbacii
| ana senioragc amendments. will be the re
publican proposition to restore the bond
| provision, and there can be no doubt that
| this question Will give rise to a discussion
that will cover considerable time probably
TWO or three days. There is. however, nc
apparent desire ON the part OF the opno-
nents of bonds to consume more time than
is necessary TO the proper presentation OF
their Views.
| II Senator platt, of New York insists OF
pressing his amendment for the refunding
of the outstanding treasury notes IL viii
Ircsull In an extension Of the debate Ia M
| almost unlimited extent, This would opur
III the entire financial question again anc
probably would cause the silver element IL
| tho senate to even resort TO hlihusteriur &
prevent its passage Uron the whole N,
chances are equal that the bill VIII be dis.
posed Of during the week
| There is more or less telk in lbe senat,
about the final adjournment OF congress
but opinions differ materially as 10 the tim,
| il will occur. Senator Hale said today
that It might be reached within six weeks
while Senator Teller put it at six weeks
With the war measure bin out OF the wa,
and appropriations made for the conduct o
the war there will be little remaining to b.
done. In the event some senators express
| the desire that the congress should b. II
session that the senate might nave an OBJ
portunity TO pass upon any treaty of peace
that might be negotiated. II does not nov
appear probable, however that congress
will remain here any great l0ngth of tim
merely for that purpose.
The week will begin with the discussion
Monday of the corporation tax provided il
the democratic amendments
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-05-23

COII.EGsATE SPORTS.
-Four Records IiroNcn--Georpia Car
ricd on the Uonorsi

-Four Records Iiroiscn--t;eorpin Car
ricd on the fionors
Atlanta Ga, May 21.-Four records were
broken at the meet Of the Southern inter-
collegiate athletic association at Piedmont
park today A large crowd witnessed the
events and saw the Georgia team carry off
the honors in team work, Summaries:
Putting i6-pound shot: l.. Crutchheld OF
Vanderbilt university, i07, breaking the
record; Walker or University of Nashville,
second; Porter OF Meyer college third
one hundred yards dash: Erskine. Geor-
gia school OF technology, first; Afford Uni
versity of Georgia, second Smith Uuiver-
Aity of Georgia third. Time, 10 seconds
one mile; Quit. University OF Georgia.
won; Nelson. Vanderbilt; Oakian. Time.
l:l3.
Running high jump: Bishop. OF Tennes-
see, so IL; Hoshins. Nashville. second:
Davis SwaiDc.
Two hundred and twenty yards dash; Err
skine, of Technology, won; Cox. of Geor-
gia. second Afford, OF Georgia. third.
Time % 3-5.
Throwing sixteen pound hammer. -
Crutcbfiold of Vanderbilt, los feet SO,
inches. won; Moore OF Goorgin. Walker o.
Nashville. This is a new college record.
Hall mile ash.-Doraldson of Georgia
won; Kuykendal of Nashville. Terro OF
Vanderbilt Time 2.i2 2-5,
Running broad jump Beard OF Wander.
bilt, n feet inch won Powell of Nasn-
vile, Walker OF Georgia. This is a new
mari In college work
i20-yard hurdle-Born OF Vanderbilt
wen Jones OF Georgia. Boogher OF Wander
hlt Time is.
Pole yaulting.- Mcintosh of Georgia. II
feet inch, won; Moore Of Vanderbilt Col
VILE of Tennessee. Mclntosh's vault broke
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-05-23
Ar CAMP MCPHERSON.
Soldiers Have Been Asked to toiun-
tccr for the Phiiinpines.

Atlanta, Ga. MAY 22.-About 1000 re-
oruits have arrived at Fort Mcpherson
since that post was made the centralization
point for that branch OF the army.
1t was not intended to send any of the
men away until they were uniformed and
equipped but the need OF men for the
philippines brought about the necessity Of
getting more men in the regular army
agencies In the West.
Nine hundred Of the men volunteered
Yesterday, on the invitation of Colonel Col
lah. to 20 to the Philippine islands. 1t Is
likely these men Will 90 TO New Orleans to
ioin the Eighteenth or Twenty third regl-
ments Of the regular army before these
regiments. which have been assigned 10 go
Win General Merritt. start for San. Fran
cisco.
rhe Spanish prisoners who are to be OK
changed for Correspondents ThNll and
Jores now in Moro Cas.le. will be start
ed Tor cuba as soon as the department here
Is assured OF connection at Miami, with O
hoat for Havana Colonel Cortiio and
Capsain Julian are still IN ignorance OF the
exchange.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-05-23

consent TO an increase of salary. On leav-
ms office finally. he made no attempt TO Sc
cure a pension. He was nobiy above the
sordid considerations OF public life. which
has enslaved so many OF our public men.
To him public csfce was n public trust.
and not private perQulsite
''He desired popularity aud had It In a
measure almost uneaualed IN English his
tory.
I'm hisn we had statesman who literally
to the ethics OF Jesus Christ. He was in
truth the nearest counterpart which our
modern world has known. when such q
man comes TO us from God. the people Will
acclaim him king. not by the right OF pri-
mogcn,urc, but by the calling ana ordina-
ton OF the Most High"
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-05-23
SERMON on GLADSTONE.
EuIogized ns 81 Statesman. Not
potitisiun.


New York, May 22.-The Rev. Or. r. He
Der Newton preached an interesting sermon
on the lie of MIR. Gladstone at All Souls
Protestant Episcopal church. He said in
part 1T is as statesman that Mr.. Glad
stone Is known throughout the world and
honored wherever he Is known. For fifty
years he has been the observed Of all OBJ
servers. Mr.. Gladstone was statesman
not a politician. He had very little aptl-
tude In managing men. His influence over
his followers was almost boundless-bul II
was the influence Of his personality, not OF
his manipulation, - Mep.fsr inferior to him
surpassed him In their ability TO manage
party. He surpassed all his contemporaries
and almost every predecessor In English
history in his ability TO impress upon a
rarity his own great ideas and convictions.
Ills power lay In his thoughts and in his
beliefs.
'.To begin at the beginning. he was abb
solutely disinteresied, pecuniarily. in his
public life. He was not in politics for
money. He was never rich. When he was
at one time prime minister he declined 10
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-05-23
House FORECAST.
hawaiian Annexation Treaty May
Re brought Tn.

hawaiian Annexation Treaty May
Re brought Tn.
Washington May 22.-purlng the present
week the Hawaiian annexation treaty is
likely to be considered in the house, though
no positive assurance has been given that a
special rule providing for its consideration
VIII be reported, but it is generally under
stood that in the event Of revenue bill
being Well advanced in the sanate the com
mittee Gu rules will respond to the majority
demand in the house for immediate disposal
Of the Hawaiian resolution.
The report to accompany the gSreral
barking and currency bill is expected to be
completed by the middle of the week, and
that viii be given then to the house 1t
will not be debated in the house this week.
Representative sherman viii call up the
anti-scalping bill. and he said he thought II
would be disposed of during the week.
The naval personnel bill and a number OF
minor war measures will occupy some at
tention.
The general deficiency appropriation bill
ma, be reported later in the week and O
| conference report on the sundry civil OF
pcstuffice bill will be returned.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-05-23
AT CAMP MOBILE.
Second Texas Arrivgs-Aln buma Tn
mbIc To Fill Her Quotn.

Mobile, Ala, May 22.-The Second Texas
volunteers, which were DETECTED from New
Orleans to jefferson barracks began ar
rlving here at o'clock tonight. The de-
lay in New Orleans was because of the
difficulty in making The transportation ar
rangements last night. The second Sec
ton OF their train arrived al . o'clock.
Colonel DeRusy TOOK command OF the
first brigade Of the Fourth corps today.
The Alabama volunteers are organizing
slowly. The first regiment still REQUIRES
twenty-five men. The second regiment is
short several hundred. The difficulty
arises from the fact that the military com
panies belonging to the National Guard
want to preserve their name and organlza-
ton The most of these companies have
not more than thirty or forty men and
their communities being small. this num-
Der can not be included in the regulation
number of eighty. To merge with com
panies from other communities is TO lose
name and sometimes history extending
through two wars.
The battalion which Is to be COMPOSED
of negroes exclusively, will be brought TO
camp here on Tuesday. The battalion VIII
have five white officers
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-05-23
CHAPTER OF TRAGEDIES.
Murder and Suicide Epidemic In the
state of Maryland.

Baltimore, Md, May % -Four murders.
an attempted murder and suicide and a sui
eide is today's record for Baltimore city and
the State Nearly all the principsls are
negroes.
~ LauTavile, suburb, Daniel Hall
shot and Instantly killed william swigert
white. The murderer surrendered to the
police.
Joseph Makel, colorcd. OF White River.
stabbed his wife Agnes five times and
then cut his own throat. The woman viii
probably recover but the man Will die.
They were visiting 10 this city
Robert Cook fractured the skull OF
Frank Hutchins with Ratchet. Hutehins
viii die. Cook has not been captured. Both
were negroes.
AZ Salisbury. Garfield King. eolored, shot
and instantly killed Herman Keny. white
boy Is years old.
At Petersyille. Frederick county. Daniel
Salmons. shot and killed Henry Davis, coll
! cred The men auarreied over bar bill.
Emma Riggs. colorea. Of this city, had a
quarrel with her lover and ended her life
| by taking laudanum.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-05-23
NOT TIME TO HEAR YET
SWIFT DISPATCH boat COULD NOT
HAVE COME FROM sCsiLEy.
Blockndes OF Havana ana Glen
fucgos Are TO BE strengthened.

New York, May pa dispatch to the
Tribune from Key West says 1t was
figured that Commodore Schley had had
time TO come up with the Spanish fleet If
it remained in the neighborhood of San
tiago, but there has not been time for a
swift dispatch boat TO bring back word
from him
A cruiser which has been scouting along
the western and southern coast of Cuba
has reported that everything Is quiet in
the Yucatan channel,
1t is understood that the number of
blockading vessels off Cienfugos is TO be
increased and the blockade strengthened
off Havana.
The naval demonstration at Havana a
big enough to convince both the popuace
appear, it would hardly be able to fight
its way into the harbor. Immediate bonn
bardment Of Havana does not seem to be
a part OF the plan for the military occu-
patton Of Cuba.
A newspaper dispatch boat was in the
neighborhood CT Santiago twelve hours be-
fore the Spanish fleet appeared. 1t met nc
American ships there, nor did it encounter
squadron coming along the northern
coast and through Bahama channel at Key
West.
The Spanish authorities have gunboat
at Caibarien, which is the nearest landing
place 10 Gomez's headquarters, and they
are trying 10 strengthen their patrol. They
cannot. however. extend it east.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-05-23

castro b elieves. to have been very heavy.
IL was so reported. After the bompard-
nent ceased the military commander
pressed all able bodied m II into the work
OF carrying sand to build the new bat
teries. and the next day 1900 men were
Drought from Matanzas and Havana 10
continue the WORK
senior Castro. after passing four days on
sne Piedras key. signalled the United
states gunboat Wilmington and was taken
on board He says famine prevails in Cuba
ana that all provisions are very high.
ihere is no beef or bread. The insurgents
are IN dire distress Formerly provisions
We're smuggled into the city. but this
could not be done now The people eat
peppery woods ana some OF Thorn have not
tasted meat for weeks
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-05-23
RATTLE of CARDENAs.
senior Castro Gives some Additional
Fncts os the Fight.

senior castro htNfs Nohf .fh"'''"""'
Facts as the Fight.
Key West, May 22.-Senor Ernesto Cas-
tro well known lawyer and president Of
the revolutionary junta of Cardenas, ar
rived hers today on the United states
gunboat Annapolis. During the recent
bombardment at Cardenas Senor Castro
was in the bay in small boat trying TO
reach the American vessels and get trans
rortaron TO the United Stats en- an i'm
portant mission. He was compelled TO re-
turn 10 tie shore where h. saw and heard
OF the results of the bombardmeni.
The Spanish gunboats that lured the
United States torpedo boat Winslow into
ths deeth trap were the Antonio L)pe4'
I.ea-tad and Ligeaa. During the figLt the
two fp.ner retreated behind the @ha'Y s
ana inc Ligera BEHIND The others. II was
the Lopez that opensd fire on tn WinsT
,-ny ana deceived her into the channel.
Che Spanish troops on the public squa e.
nor daring TO 20 20 the wharves, ala TIE
Spanish flags were lowered, as they iur-
nishea targets. and the families all fled 10
JovelaHc..
senior Castro says an American shell
sxpioGed in the very entrance 10 the Span
ish Casino. shattering the building aad
setting n on fire. The Casino, which has
peen rsed as military headquarters and In
fantry barracks and which was the lafg'
est structure in the town, was utterly de-
moiissed.
Some OF the shots went as far as the
Triente sugar plantation. two miles IN the
interior The Spanish loss OF life, ssnor
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-05-23
Y NOT A GOOD ONE
""oNG IDEA PURSUED IN
BUILDING 1T.
1 intended for Defensive Pur-
|'ses Only and IL Hard to
Make Offensive.

ns'on, May Pas a result OF the
t. executed by the Spanish neet
command OF Admiral Gerry era,
ai constructors will give the ar
ISef prominent place in the
| p'eu ior offensive warfare. This,
1 " 'ne bsst lesson taught up to the
'e' sueh Is the opinion Of naval
SAGE Admiral Cervera with his
sauaaroa arrived ten days ago az
sue' II marks the downfall o. the
strongly advanced by Napoleon
NH, now in command Of the Yale
f4y president of the naval war
"a ! me armored cruiser had no
modern na-ies.
l-.a Goadrich is now probably con
! 'Ae value OF armorel cruisers"
prominent naval officer. in view
. \. nab as commanding officer OF
|. ~ mas bean scouting for the en-
Mss.ncs few days before ITS ar
~ siaique. The armor9d cruiser
ele Nan 4 swift seagoing DAT
49, recognizes this fsct, and ~
-s'ioh that was quick 70 take &C.
H., Aush reeognit.on. Her lesson
~ falu. where her pralecteI
& 81 ts speed and euuipaet with
~. ens drove from the sreue Of ba.-
n aeSe nittleshlps of slow speed
|, M lesson was we'll learned IS
|ea,,,re tact that Japan imme i,ately
1 ,rse's With the Armstrong; OF
~ me construction of six battle
As,' sreed. In order TO get the
ashieen knots, with the prctsc-
sr- NAment specified by the mika-
.1eht, il was necessary to make
great displacement. Two OF