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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-04-20
War and Politics

Those who Lave been nrominnp+ in
pushing the gubernatorial candidacy of
Colonel w. \. Stone, and whose nm
popular methods have been chiefly re-
sponsible for the growing feeling of
distrust with which that candidacy Is
regarded by the party masses. have
staked everything upon the hope that
war with Spain will intervene TO
divert public attention from state
issues They have got a large number
OF delegates by hook or crook and cX-
pect the excitement OF warlike events
10 supply them with the normal marty
majority at the polls. Hence they are
Tor war, immediate and impetuous
They are for war with Spain mainly
because they see in that contingency
an opportunity for capturing the rich
spoils of peace in Pennsylvania.
we, too, are for war with Spain If
Spain does not yield without one. But
we are opposed to such a situation in
the Republican party in PENNSYLVANIA
that two years after the polling of n
100000 majority the one hope of keen
ing a majority at all will be involved
in the eventuality of a foreign war.
Ne hold that kind Of leadership to be
especially short sighted and ylcious
which makes party supremacy condi-
tional upon fortuitous circumstances
and not matter OF merit aud Of
course. 1t should humiliate every true
friend of Colonel Stone, as it certainly
does every unseldsh advocate of Re-
publican principles, to be compelled to
figure on the chances Of an interna-
tional war in order TO make out a safe
probability NJ his success as a Repub-
lican gubernatorial candidate al the
polls.
For this reason, though on the sur
face IL appears that Colonel Stone. by
the grace Of Messrs. Andrews, EIkins
and their lieutenants. now has a pre-
pcndcrating number Of delegates, we
are lonth to believe that the calm iudg-
ment Cf the party as it will be brought
10 bear upon the June convention will
care TO take the risk which his nomi-
nation would involve. A nomination
forged at the expense of party utheaval
and probable defeat would be so poor
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-04-20
Snain'S Last Card.

a dispatch from Havana to the New
York World gives an ingenious and
plausible explanation of the purpose of
the autonomist commission recently
sent out by Captain General Blanco to
treat with the Cuban insurgent gov
ornment through President Masso.
There may be nothing in it but 1t has a
characteristic Spanish look.
The dispatch says that the three
Dolz, are ready at last to treat with
the insurgents on the basis Of inde-
pendence, provided the latter will sign
a treaty OF alliance. offensive and de-
fensiVe, with Spain, and extend to her
certain trade concessions which will
have the effect to debar the United
States from regaining in future her
Old-time commercial hold on Cuba. II
the insurgents will consent TO these
terms and also guarantee protection to
the Spanish inhabitants of the island
Spain will anticipate the inevitabl by
withdrawing her troops and practical
ly evacuating the island.
1t VIII he represented to the insur-
gents that if they put trust in Ameri-
can intervention the result will be for
cible annexation and absorption
whereas under a Spanish alliance the
insurgcnt leaders will be left free tc
rule the roost without advice or sug.
gestion from the United States. There
is scant probability that such an over.
ture would prove acceptable to the in,
surgents, but if it should by any
chance be accepted by them, Spair
would yet have to settle with the Unit.
ed States for the destruction of the
Maine. She could not by any artifct
Of her supple diplomacy wriggle from
under that clear and ineXorable re,
SnOnSihilitN.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-04-20
Striking the First Blow.

when the time comes" says the
Washington Star, III Spain is st!ll un-
yielding and defiant, there will be no
hesitation on the part of this govern
ment about striking the first blow.
Why should there be? The blow will
be due, and Spain will have had full
notice. The case of assault and bat -
terry which she will bring in foreign
courts against US will insure her no
countenance or support. She will sim
ply add to her own humiliation and
abasement. The verdict will be that.
having given prOvocatiOn and having
received sufficient warning, she de-
served punishment. A notorious Draw
Ter and bruiser points in vain for SYM
pathy to a black eve.
THE whole case centers in Cuba, and
1t will he there that the United States
will make its demonstration. Cordi-
tions in Spain are of no concern over
here, Running amuCk on the high seas
is no feature Of the American calcula-
tion. Our concern is about Cuba, where
Spanish rule has long been a curse
both to the island and TO American in
terests there, When the Spanish flag
is lowered in Cuba and good govern.
ment succeeds, the object Of the United
States in the premises will have been
accomplished.
but while the United States has nc
further object in view at this time, its
further course after Cuba is free will
necessarily depend upon the develop.
ments Of that day. II spain after be-
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-04-20
MAJOR GENERAL LEE.
From the New York Sun.


The administration has decided to thank
General Fitzhugh Lee for his arduous,
distinguished, and faithful services in
Cuba by giving him commission as ma
ior-general of volunteers and putting him
in command Of a division of the army for
the invasion Of Cuba. The American peo-
pie, without a dissenting voice, will ap-
prove this act of the administration.
General Lee, in his modesty, has dis
claimed any special value and refused
any special thanks for his services. Yet
there is a general feeling that some mark
of appreciation and gratitude should be
given to him. lie has taken the only one
that he would not have refused, and it is
the one dearest TO his heart. lie VIII so
| back as a soldier TO help win Cuba from
the Spaniards, whose Cruelties he has eX-
posed and whose insults are still ringing
in his ears.
The Spanish editors in Havana pretend
ed to think that General Lee went away
from there too soon. He will come back
a good deal sooner than will be convenient
| for them; and when he comes and wher-
ever he goes, at the head of the division,
| there will be warm work.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-04-20

In the face of greater force. TherefSre,
we welcome even the moral support ~
that nation among the nations of Europe
which, In war-like sense, is the strongest
of them all in the only direction in which
we are weak. 1t is the natisn with which
wehave quarreled oftenest, which we nave
suspected always; the nation with which
our ties are closest, our rivalries kecnest.
II Is not necdful that we should surren-
der our pride, that we should abandon
our jealousies, that we should look for
benefits to como, that we should play a
softer part than that of manly rival
when we see and touch the hand which
Great Britain offers.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-04-20
diving Spain More Time.

The desire of thy pre- sdent to smooth
the pathway of Spain toward the in
evitable, which has animated him since
he took hold of the Cuban problem, is
evidently strong despite it's manifest
fairly ascribe the postponement Of the
signing of the joint resolution and the
decision to withhold for day the con-
sequent ultimatum to Madrid The
constitution gives the president ten
days in which TO consider an act or
resolution Of congress. Until this time
limit has expired the executive. when
not in sympathy with an enactment of
the legislative branch. is master Of the
situation and cannot be hurried. But
after he signs or otherwise permits to
become operative a mandatory resolu-
tion he ceases to be the master and
becomes the servant. Then he must
act with all vigor.
The president doubtless sympathizes
keenly with the embarrassing situation
in which the queen regent of Spain has
been placed by recent occurrences and
would stretch point i'm SPANS favor
II thereby the attainment of this gov
ernments ends could be achieved with
out recourse to war. He unquestion-
ably realizes that abrupt action on his
part would leopard her throne and
possibly disturb the equilibrium of
Europe. The motives which through
out this entire episode have inclined
him to pacific and conciliatory pro-
cesses have been humane motives, mo-
tlVes which do infinite credit to his
personal kindliness of heart He has
preferred to incur the suspicion of
coWardice. unjust though it be. rather
than appear in the role of fire-eater
or bully. History and the sober second
judgment even Of his own contcmpor-
aries will do him justice in this respect
and bring TO shame many of his in
temperate and prejudiced traducers.
At the same time his good judgment
must tell him that the eve of a
probable war is not the best time 10
offer encouragement to the enemy.
spain having forced us to threaten
force, let us make the threat in the
manner which will he most effective.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-04-20


If words are done and fight we must,
We draw the sword, in God our trust;
The cause of freedom we must own,
For freedoms God is on tho throne
And freedoms phalanX from the sky
Still watches human destiny;
For truth, their path the martyrs trod,
We join their ranks, so help US, God.
He is our Captain, great and good,
Who fed the starving multitude;
His realm must stretch from sea 10 sea
His scepter n axes both glad and free;
He came it is his awful word,
To send on earth, not peace, but sword,
For truth, their path the martyrs trod,
We join tncir ranks, so help us, God.
We have no dreams Of wider sway,
No thirst for blood, for wars array,
We rise from our well earned repose,
War clad to meet truths cruel foes.
Who issue joins with our dread plan,
Is foo to God, and foe to man;
For truth, their path the martyrs trod,
We Join their ranks, so help us, God.
j. L. Rankin in Washington Fost.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-04-20
THE oUTsTRETCHED HAND.
From the Boston journal.

From the Boston Journal.
Without the cost OF a shot or a shill-
ing Great Britain just now Is finding its
way 10 the hearts of the American peo-
pie. We take up no task beyond our
strength. 1t is unlikely that We shall
ever face united hostility from foreign
powers Honor forbids us 20 seek favors
which we could return in the future only
with the sacrifice OF that wise policy
which keeps US aloof from entanglng al
lianCes. But there are bullies IN Conti-
mental Europe. There are nations TO
which the difficulty of another stands as
their own opportunity There are govern
ments so nearly despotic that they fear
the effect of their own discontinued sub
iects of the example and the incentive
which powerful, united and prosperous
republic presents.
Because of these conditions and be-
cause of the subtle influences Of family
and sect which often turn the course of
monarchies, our best guarantee against
the interference Of foreign powers Is their
own self-interest and their own timdity
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-04-20
Concerning the News.

Yesterdays Tribune again demon-
stratod the superiority of the news fa-
cilities Of the local press over those Of
the imported midnight editions OF the
New York and Philadelphia papers.
The New York sun was the only out
side paper sold in Scranton yesterday
which had a report Or the agreement
of congress upon the Cuban resolution
to be compared in fullness and lateness
with that printed in The Tribune. Sew
eral Of the Philadelphia papers had no
news Of the agreement at all. Next
to the blowing up of the Maine, which
these outside newspapers also missed
because they went to press a round
hour before news Of it was received,
formation put in print in many a day.
The ear of civilization was strained to
catch congress- final word, yet the
SCrartonian who relied FOR his news
yesterday upon the imported morning
papers caught hardly a syllable of It.
Tpasmuch as the country seems to be
on the verge of a foreign war which,
whether long or short, will surely be
most exciting and involve the testing
Of entirely new military and naval prln-
ciples and appliances, it may not be out
of place to say that The Tribune is
making arrangements to surpass, as
usual every competitor in the collec-
ton, preparation and prompt distribu-
tion of war news. While we shall share
in the incompatible service Of the AS
sociated Press, which will on this oc-
casion set a new pace for the journal
ism of the world. we shall also receive
inn ortant special reports covering
| every phase of the movements of the
Pennsylvania trCCps and especially OF
| the militia from this valley. Results
along this line will soon speak fol
| themselves, but in the meantime We
| can assure our readers that the super.
iorlty which has marked this papers
news columns since it's establishment
will be continued and increased, be
the cost what it may.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-04-20

Senator Quay's various experiences
In connection with the Mckinley buzz
saw can scarcely be called re-assuring
But we suppose that in a dry way he
enjoys them just the same, otherwise
he would desst.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-04-20
GOLDSMITHl'S o. BAZAAR.

You'll perhaps need a Rug or two
before long. You've perhaps
wondered where you could buy
these home brighteners, to the
best advantage. That's just
where the interesting part of
this rug news of ours comes in.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-04-20

ing driven out of Cuba continues to
make nuisance of herself toward this
country her case will be further at
tended to. II will be within the power
and the inclination of this government
to watch and protect American inter-
ests everywhere; and that policy will
be pursued at all hazards and against
all protests. The United States is not
seeking war. but IL war comes it will
enter the field prepared and resolved
to carry things through to their leglti-
mate conclusion.
at will be useless, therefore, for Spain
to cry out that she has been attacked
by the United States. The blow If it
falls will simply be of her inviting, and
punishment of which she will have
had ample notice. The United states
has waited and waited until patience
has ceased to be virtue. If it strikes
it will be well justified and the blow
ought to be delivered with all the pow.
er at command"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-04-20

The Popuist fire-eaters who thought
they could turn the Cuban hose so as
to drown Tom Reed merely rnisunder-
stood their man.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-04-20

The newspapers Of Rochester, which
some months ago dropped their price
to cent a copy, have resumed the
former price, two cents, after having
in each instance sustained a loss run
ming into thousands Of dollars. They
realize now that a paper not worth two
cents is not worth printing.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-04-20

IF Hon. Mark Hanna has sufficient
sense to comprehend the meaning of
things he will now retire for a time to-
ward the background.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-04-20

good plan for congress now would
he to bury past differences and sup
port the president to a man. With war
confronting, there should not be any
division of sentiment or LOYALTY at
headquarters.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-04-20

1t is reported from Havana that
among Spanish property owners in
Cuba the desire for annexation to the
United states is growing rapidly.
Naturally. The holders of coniscated
Cuban estates have no yearning for a
government of Cuba by the Cubans.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-04-20

Spain can hardly accuse President
Mckinley of working for a reelection.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-04-20

1t will, we think, be the general
judgment in this country that Senior
Polo de Bernabe is a diplomatist fairly
deserving a better cause.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-04-20

The Philadelphia Times surrounds
the subject when II says; There
should be no jealousy or antagonism
between the regulars and the volun-
tecrs. what is needed is the best pro-
vision for getting the best volunteer
army into the field in the shortest
time, and all individual professional
or local preferences must be subordin-
ated to the good of the service" In
these times the proper motto is:
"CountrN first"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-04-20

an honor that even Colonel stone,
eager as he now appears to be to cap
ture it, might then think twice before
enforcing his pledges.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-04-20
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Published Daily, Except sunday, by the
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a Month.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-04-20

New York once: $50 Nassau ST.,
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Sole gent for Foreign Advertising.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1898-03-23
NapoIeon's History.

The rise and fall of Napoleon reads
more Like a romance than any Other
part of the worlds history. A little, in.
significant man, q native Of half-civil'
lied and despised Corsica, ill-educated
ill-tempered and ill-mannered, Is &c,
cepted by the proudest, politest and
most Intellectual Of civilized nations as
its absolute ruler. Not only does !,
make him Emperor after repudiating 8
ships him almost as a deity, although
while taking the greatest care of his
own person, he destroys the flower OF
its manhood in useless wars, and by his
example proves his contempt for the
domestic ties that hold society together
He eenauers every nation that meets
him in the field, and is only checked a.
last by the sea and the northern cold
Finally, he Is defeated and banished t.
st. Helena, where he lived very hap
pily ever after" as II the author hat
not the heart to kill his hero. No writer
of fiction would dare to invent such al
improbable romance, and If the trutf
Of the story were not beyond question
no one would believe 1t. Indeed, Arch
bishop whately wrote, as metaphys
ical leu d'esprit, a pamphlet In whicl
he proved to demonstration that Napo
leon had not, and never could have
lived or done what the then contempt
rary records Of his career narrated
The conquests Of Mexico and Peru, ant
many of the exploits Of Drake and hi
companions, would also be absolutel.
incredible II they were not known to b
fr,pn
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1898-03-23
The Fetch Diamond.

The South African native, 1t seems,
Is not always decorated with the mere
trumpery of the traders wallet or Of
his own purveyance. 1t has become an
attested fact that excellent diamonds,
and diamonds better than that, are
possessed by chiefs and boarded by
them, not SO much in intelligence Of
their value as in a firm fetichism. The
stones have come to their hands by the
good oid-fashioned method Of stealing
them from the Kimberley mines years
ago before the present minute watch
against gem thieving was systema-
tlzed. Demonstrating at present Is
practically impossible under the pecu-
! liar methods Of Its prevention. Before
! The rigid examinat tons Of workmen and
visitors began to be enforced, native
| laborers often were under a secret
compact with their tribal rulers not to
come back from the mines without a
good-sized stolen diamond for the
! chiefs use; hence, a great many SD
perb gems are in the dark unfathomed
| caves of a Kafir headman's establish
ment Within a few years enterpris-
| ing traders have made special expedi
/ tions and palavers for diamonds sc
hidden, with the result Of successful
! bartering for them. Liquor and guns
have been found useful. In some in
stances ths superstition Of the chiefs
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1898-03-23
CTo be continued.0
Washing Flannels.

"Shave q quarter Of q pound Of soap
into granite saucepan. add one quart
Of boiling water, stir over the fire IN
til dissolved" writes Mrs. s. T. Rorer,
on Handling the Family WASH IN
the Ladies' Home Journal. "Pour this
into a tub half filed with water at a
temperature of 100 degrees Fahrenheit.
Mix well. Have on the left side of the
tub a bucket of clear, warm water, 100
degrees Fahrenheit, into which you
may put a Tablespoonful Of house
hold ammonia. Take each piece Of
flannel sine1y and immerse it in the
suds. Soap should never be rubbed On
fannels, nor should flannels ever be
rubbed on a board. Wash them by
pressing and drawing through the
hands, rubbing the soiled places quick
ly with the hands. Rinse at once in
clear water, and wiring by pressing one
hand under the other, or through a
wringer. Never twist in the wringing.
Shake well and hang to dry immedi-
ately; then proceed to wash the second
piece. The flannels when nearly dry
must be taken from the line and press
ed with a hot iron. Be careful that it
is not, however, too hot, or it will de-
stroy the color. Flannels washed in
this way will retain their soft texture
and original size until completely worn
| out. No deviations from these direc-
tions, however, can be made. For col
ored flannels make a suds rs above.
To the warm water for rinsing add
four tablespoonfuls Of white-wine
vinegar. or a tiny bit Of aceuc acid
which has been thoroughly dissolved.
1t is always well to wait for bright
| day before washing flannels. They
should be dried as quickly as possi'
| ble"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1898-03-23
WITH THREADS OF METAL.
finsel Fabrics and the More Cost
Brocades of Gold and Silver.

finsel Fabrics and the More Cost1
Brocades of Gold and Silver.
Tinsel fabrics are the lower priced O.
the cloths into which gold or silver
threads have been woven. In tinsel
fabrics the gold threads are of brass OF
copper. gilded, and the silver threads
are of white metal. These threads OF
metal, originally fine wire, are rolled
hat and FURNISHED, and they glisten In
the fabric wherever the pattern brings
them to the surface. Tinsel fabrics are
made about three-fourths Of yard in
width, and they sell at Is cents to $2.5d
a yard. They come in various colors,
and many Of them are beautiful and
artistic in design. Some are copies OF
old Venetian tapestries. Tinsel fabrics
are used for church and for theatrical
purposes, and sometimes for gowns anu
for decorative purposes.
The costlier fabrics, with interviewer
metal threads, are called gold and sill.
yer brocades. In these the gold threads
are of silver. gold-plated, Ind the silver
threads are Of pure silver; the body OF
the fabric is of silk. The brocades are
all beautiful, and many of them are ex.
ceedingly 50. These fabrics are made
about five-eighths Of yard In width
and they sell at various prices up to
$2o, and sometimes as high as $50 a
yard. The costliest Of these fabrics are
very rarely imported into this country
brocades at so and $12 a yard being
about the highest priced used here. II
more elaborate fabrics are required
they are usually imported to order. The
Aner fabrics, with metal threads. are
made In France, the commoner kinds in
Germany.
Gold and silver brocades are her,
used almost exclusively for church pur
poses, and chiefly for vestments. They
are imported in red, violet and greea
and also In black with silver threads
the black and silver being for mourn
| ing. Gold and silver brocades are alst
used to a limited extent for decorative
I purposes.
/ Such fabrics, and gold embroidery
often of the costliest description. arr
4 far more commonly used in Europ'
than here, both for church and for mill
ary purposes.-New York Sun.