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The Press" II authorized 70 announce VI T..
Wright. u Van Buren,. a. candidate for sheriff n
Traafofd County. subject 10 the action 81 tie
BeIa0cfalle party
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wAsnisaros. March 9-Tho senate made
A magnificent display Of paifiousm today
r,d ,tuidid fhA house By raaflag the bill appro.
~ -t.n 40 ind1 f0f the deis1se o. the country
ellhoui debate Ihe Yoie vas unanimous
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Of Roses and other Flowering Plants if
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Representative ffDfh Crawford County, subject
% The aetlon of The Democratic party.
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" Crawford county. snbseet 70 the action u the
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GOOD Times HAVE C0Mf .

you can afford to Indulge yourself or your
family in the luxury OF a good weekly news
paper and quarterly magazine of fiction.
you can get both of these publications with
almost library of good novels for 4, ner wear
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FOR eotiarY cLEnE.

We arc authorized to announce r. W. DAVE.
oil Van Bnren. e. candidate Tor County Clerk 81
Crawford County, subject 70 the action Of the
Dem0efhtic party,
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The candidate who wants the Office
will patronize the papers Of his party at
least to the extent of announcing In
them. Look and see who wants them
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-12-19
The Flag Is UP to StaY.

The speeches of the president durilS
his southern journey have done much
to clarity public opinion on the subject
of American duty in the Philippines.
The position which he holds and that
which anti-eXpansionists profess 20
hold differ only to the extent that he
is mindful of acts while they are dom
mated by exaggerated apprehensiOns.
The difference is simply the measure
nent Of their misunderstanding of ac-
tual conditions.
The facts are that Dewey and Mer-
ritt, under the impulse of war and in
obedience of specific orders, so far dc
stroyCd all recognized form Of sover-
eighty in the Philippines that we have
become internationally responsible for
what happens there until new and
stable sovereignty shall be created We
went TO Cuba deliberately; we werl
swept into the Philippines by the cur
rent of the war; but in both places
oul responsibilities and duties are iden-
tical. We are to give Cuba paciflca-
tion, reconstruction, stable government
which is to be Independent if possible:
VIC must give the Filipinos no less a
chance.
In the meantime. shall we do this
work for nothing? Certainly not. The
territory is ours to administer until pa
cific reconstruction is possible. We
shall collect and eXpend the revenues,
institute needed internal improvement
implant the seeds of better civli.a-
tiOn and give encouragement and fair
aid to American commerce and enter
prise. Under these conditions Arneri-
can development will progress hand
in hand with American opportunity
until in the fulness Of time the Amer
lean flag, synbolizing law and order
and an equal chance, will float oven
our new dependencies, not temporarily
as consequence of the vicissitudes Of
war, but permanently as a recognized
necessity Of civilization.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-12-19
An impossible Suggestion.

"On December l." says Senor MonterO
Rios, president OF the Spanish Peace
commission, in farewell statement to
the Paris correspondent of the London
Times. doubtless intended to influence
European sympathy, II proposed to the
Americans to appoint a technical COM
mission to examine the question of the
Maine We said America will appoint
an American, an Englishmen and a
Frenchman, and we will appoint "A
Spaniard,an .Englishman and a French
man, all specialists, and that the COM
mission, or the two governments, APP
point a German, and that these seven
men bring in verdict, If they declare
Spain innocent, the president Of the
United States will address a message
to the senate declaring Spanish honor
intact and that Spain was falsely ac-
cused of having betrayed the laws of
hospitality by blowing up a vessel at
anchor in one of her ports. If Spain is
declared guilty, a Spanish ship will go
to America, salute the United States
flag and Spain Will pay the costs. This
/. 1t could be and must have been tele-
graphed, for it could be put into two
hundred words. ON December 5, in his
message to congress, the president made
no allusiOn to our proposal, but de-
scribed the blowing up Of the Maine
as a suspicious event. on December
the American commissioners declared
they refused to discuss this question.
This is what especially irritates us. We
have great defects, hot tempers and
cruelties even, but our national honor
Is dear TO us, Yet at that honor the
Americans wished to deal the rudest
blow"
Assuming that Senor Rios is all hon
est man, and general report gives him
this reputation, representing him as be-
longing to the class of liberal-minded
Spaniards of whom Admiral CerVera is
a well-known type, there are some
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-12-19
A Political Opportunity.

The fact that by united action the
representatives of Northeastern Penn
sylvania at Harrisburg can secure for
their section the important honor of the
speakership of the state house of repre-
sentatives, with all that it implies in
the way of fair treatment for local in
terests, makes timely the suggestion
that steps be taken to secure such con-
cert of action in favor of the candidacy
of Hon. John r. Farr which already
seems to have attracted the influential
favor of IA number of the prominent
party leaders.
1t is evident that if the next legisla =
ture is going to escape the errors and
the popular condemnation of the last
one, there will need to be an organlHa =
ton of the house, not in the interest
of a particular faction for a temporary
political purpose, but in the interest Of
economical and expeditions transact IN
of the public business. The declara-
ton of Senator-elect Martin in favor
of Mr.. Farr has called the attention of
the public to the peculiar merits Of the
Lackawanna candidate in such a way
that Mr.. Farr's election is now gener-
ally believed to be assured. That
being true, it will be manifestly appro-
piiate for his colleagues in this vicm-
ity to take the lead in forwarding his
chances
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-12-19

things which he fails to consider. one
Of these is that the American govern
ment has never charged against Spain
more than the facts in the case of the
Maine Justify and sustain. The facts
are that the ship went into a professed-
~ friendly harbor was assigned to a
designated buoy, observed while there
all the propreties Of u friendly visit,
and was destroyed by an explosion
which an American court OF inquiry
after due investigation, pronounced of
external origin. 1t was never said that
Spain officially Connived at this eX-
plosion; it was never said even that
any Spaniard fired the torpedo or mine.
There were unavoidable suspicious but
no accusations for the sufficient reason
that there was no evidence. The point
was ample that Spanish sovereignty in
Cuba was inadequate to prevent such
an outrage upon international hospi-
tality.
No mixed commission of neutrals
could declare Spain innocent of insult
fiCient care and procaution without
Convicting the American naval court
of inquiry of making a false return.
Could the government of the United
States, in the light of its prior expert
ences with Spanish insincerity and
evasive dealing, reasonably he expected
to discredit it's own agents by consent
ing to re-opening of the case in the
absence of any claim of new evidence?
The world has seen since the blowing
up of the Maine what kind of men
command the American navy. 1t has
seen their generous treatment of Ger
vera anG his men; it has seen Dewey
stop his firing on the Nanquished Mon
tito to establish a hospital for the care
of the Spanish wounded. 1t can draw
its own conclusions as to whether or
no such men were to be trusted to re-
port truthfully upon the cause of the
Names destruction. There is no gov
eminent on earth which would, under
similar circumstances, have accepted
the Offer which the American peace
commission on December &, at Paris,
declined to discuss
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-12-19
A WAR STORY.

Varied are the experiences these ladies
nave who go about among the soldiers,
ana strange are the tales they hear. 1t
Is from Miss Florence Day, who has been
untiring In her devotion to the Camp
Walworth work, that 1 have u remark
able story told her by a certain rough
rider, whose name may as wel1 go un-
mentioned. This man. il seems, had been
deputy marshal of Cripple Creek, and for
months before the war he had been hot on
the trail of a noted desperate. wanted for
horse-stealing and for murder. More than
once the marshal and his men had nearly
run the outlaw to earth, only to lose him
at the last. And all this made talk
throughout the region, so that bets were
made freely on the result, and the mar
shafs pride was finally so far aroused
that he vowed he would never drop pur-
suit until he had put a halter round the
fellows neck.
Then, suddenly, the war broke out. and
things of less moment We're forgotten. A
captain of the rough riders, who knew the
marshals unflinching courage and his
skill as horseman, wrote him an urgent
invitation to join his troop, and the inVi-
tation was promptly accepted
So il came, a few weeks later, that this
eX-cow boy, examiner and eX-hunter of
criminals found himself at Tampa in
Uncle Sans uniform. And one of the
first men he met was the desperate, so
long sought for in vain. only now he was
In soldiers clothes, rough rider, TOO,
with the rest of them.
well" said the hunted man, Coolly, as
their eyes met, you've got me at last"
How do you mean I've got you?'
"WhY, you have. You came for me,
didn't you? l lay down."
II didn't come for you" said the mar
shall. I'm here to fight under Roose-
welt. same as you are. / don't know you,
except as a soldier"
The man stared at him, doubtful.
"You mean you're not my enemy any
more"
mo, sir; haven't got any enemies now
but Spaniards."
And you amt goin' to give me up?'
Not in "a hundred years. There's my
hand on it. COmrGde.'
And through the hard days that fol-
lowed there were not two stauncher friends
In the whole island of Cuba than these
two whose hatred for each other had
been pitiless. And after the war. when
the marshal lay i'll at Roosevelt hospital
it was the eX-outlaw who came TO his bed
side to cheer him And later 1t was the
marshal who used his influence with a
man of position to get honest work fol-
this strangely-found friend, whose graft.
tude was as deep as his resolve to lead a
better life was sincere.-CleVeland Mof-
fett's Camp Stories in Leslie's Weekly.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-12-19
The
Great
Question

Every face at home, and every glance into
Our inviting windows, suggests the question
What shall get give for Christmas ?"
The answer to the first depends upon the
love and liberality of your friends; the Sec
ond upon your own means and generosity.
Let fate and friends look after the get, you
look after the give-thats the part most
blessed Remember that little given with
love is more than much given because you
can. Our place is just now budding with
it's wealth of solidihed happiness.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-12-19
SCRANTON. DECEMBER 49, 1898.

The Times is assured that The Trib-
une is fully as willing as it is to let
the court pass on the asphalt repair
question our only object is to get the
asphalt repaired and have it kept in
repair at the lowest available figure.
TOO much dllly dallying has all but de-
stroyed the streets of Scranton.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-12-19

The healthy optimism in the presi-
dents speeches touching our new prob
lens is good for American patriotism.
What can excel this as an antidote for
Mugwumpery: I'VE are treading in an
unexplored field, which will test our
wisdom ana craftsmanship. The chief
consideration Is one of duty; our act
ions must be controlled by it. No set
tlCment is admissible which will no:
preserve our honor and promote the
best interests of all concerned. With
a united country and the gathered wis
dom of all the people, seeking only the
right, inspired only by high purposes,
moved only by duty and humanity, we
cannot err. We may be baffled or de-
TERED and often discouraged, but final
success in a cause which Is altogether
unselfish and humanitarian can only be
deferred, not prevented"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-12-19

Germany is still friendly to America,
but the hilarious tourist from this side
who called Emperor William a "sheep's
head will be obliged to take his medi-
cine in good old-fashioned doses. There
are some things that even international
friendship cannot excuse.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-12-19

new government of the United States.
His words were received with the greatest
enthusiasm by the representative Gu
bans present"
Some curious pension figures are noted.
For instance, Virginia, which did not FUR
nish any soldiers to the Union army, has
S,21G names now on the pension roll, grow
ing out of alleged service In the Union
army. Texas furnished 1866 soldiers TO
the Union army and has S.l55 names now
ON the pension rclls. South Carolina has
l,l67 names on the pension roll. though
1t did not furnish "a soldier TO the Union
army. Mississippi furnished 5i5 men and
now has 4,026 names On the pension roll.
Georgia which did not furnish any soldiers
to the Union army. has 1000 names on the
pension roll and Florida has 322S and
Arkansas has 1850. This odd condition
OF affairs no doubt is partly explained by
the removals of Union veterans and their
families into these states.
The international skating races ION
Europe will take place as usual this year
at Davos Switzerland, which has an alti-
tude of $3.50 feet above sea level. Janu-
airy II and Is are the dates set for this
contest, which usually attracts TO Its
lists representatives of all civilized ma
tions, and spectators, too, from all over
the world In addition to the straight
away races there will also he a contest
for the championship for artistic skating.
Nine thousand Spanish soldiers from
Cuba are literally dying from hunger in
the streets of Madrid. The government
is owing 5G,O0O,00O pesetas, sl1, 200 900. i'll
back pay 10 the Cuban army, and il can
not find the money to liquidate its obliga-
tion.
Harvard university is TO have its much
needed infirmary at once. BY the gift of
400 from James Stillman. of New York
city, to cover the cost of land and a build
ing the infirmary, which has been un-
der discussion for several years, is as
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-12-19

On June q last, in an official report
to the secretary of the navy, ELECTED
by current rumOrs that entangling alli-
ances had been formed between repre-
sentatives of the United States and rep
resentatives of the Filipino insurgents.
Admiral Dewey said "rhe United
States has not been bound in any way
to assist insurgents by any act or
promises" and he added; "In my 'opin-
ion these people are far superior in
their intelligence and more capable OF
self-government than the natives of
Cuba, and / am familiar with both
races" Dewey's testimony is entitled
to weiGht.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-12-19

Carl Schurz' continued criticisms are
satisfactory evidence that President
Mckinley is on the right track.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-12-19

There is a good deal in Secretary Will
sons little remark that industrial
schools will prove better civilizers in
cuba and the Philippines than KraS-
Jorgenscn rifles. We need some rides,
of course, but the schools are inti-
Spensabla.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-12-19

122 per cent. as compared with the
same period in 1897, while American ex-
ports increased nearly 15 per cent. In
the month of November our exports
exceeded Great Brltain's by s5,50O,OO0,
calls for the remark that this is an
American year
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-12-19

1t is reported that Senator Platt is
having trouble with his temperature
in consequence of Colonel Roosevelt s
independence. Roosevelt will be bad
man To quarrel with.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-12-19

there ever was such person as Max
imo Gomez would not be out of order.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-12-19

AS happy remark as any made by
the president while in the south was
his tribute to Mother Hobson and Gen
eral Wheeler's daughter, the good angel
Of Santiago. Such tributes count.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-12-19

During the eleven months OF the cal
endar year British exports decreased
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-12-19

than on any previous
occasion. We make
special mention of the
following lines, viz.
Real Lace Handker-
chiefs, Scarfs, Collars,
Jackets and Collarettes,
also Laces by the yard.
Spanish Lace Fichus
and Scarfs.
Fine Silk Petticoats.
Ladies' and gentlemen's
Fine Silk Umbrellas.
Kid Gloves and Mittens
for men, women and
children,
Gentlemen's Fine Silk
Mufflers, Neckwear and
Suspenders.
Fine Table Linens, Table
Sets and fancy Centre
Pieces.
Fine line of high grade
Perfumeries, etc.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-08-24

WHERE He SAW HER.-Just be-
fore a western bound train left the
Union station yesterday morning, 8
masher with his little gripsack slio
around to a woman standing near the
ticket Office and remarked:
"Excuse me, but can be of any as
sistance in purchasing your ticket ?"
"No, sir !" was the short reply.
"Beg pardon, but I shall be glad te
see that your trunk is properly check
ed," he continued.
at has been checked, sir"
"Yes-ahem-you 60 west, l pre-
sume?"
81 do"
"Going as far as Chicago
ayes, sir"
"Ah-yes-to Chicago. also take
the train for Chicago. Beg your par
don, but didn't I meet you in Buffalo
last fall ?"
"No, sir!
"Ah! Then it was in syracuse?'
"No, sir ~
"No? wonder where l have seer
you before ?"
"You saw me enter the station about
five minutes ago with my husband,
presume !"
"Your husband" ?"
ayes, sir; and if you'll only stay
around here three minutes longer you
will make the fifth fellow of your kline
that he has turned over to the coroner
this month J"
Some mashers would have made 6
run for it, but this one didn't. He
went off on the gallop, and as he want
ed to 90 light he left his grip-sack ano
a ton of brass behind him.-St. Louis
Globe Democrat.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-08-24

He HAD THE BAD ONEs.-They
were two little brothers who had tod
died in from the farm, each with
neatly packed basket of peaches. The
spruce old gent on the corner stopped
the first and asked:
"Say, bud, what's that basket o
fruit worth ?"
sTwent-6ve cents, was the promp'
reply.
Turning to the other youngster the
old gent asked the same question anc
was somewhat surprised when the
little fellow answered:
"Fifteen cents"
Gall right, young man, III trade
with you," replied the old gent, hand
ing over the change and receiving the
basket. II am we'll pleased with my
trade" he remarked as he started te
walk away. ~ shall remember you
next time, my little man."
ayes, sir" said the youngster, "bu'
I plum felgot to tell you all the
wormy ones wuz in the bottom ov my
basket"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-08-24
When You Want
Nice Clean
Job Printing

You should always go to THE
ENQUIRER office where such
printing is done. Excursion
Bills, Programmes, Dodgers, Cir
culars, Pamphlets, Law Briefs,
Letter Heads, Note Heads, Bill
Heads, Envelopes, and Cards of
all kinds printed on short notice
and at very reasonable and legit-
innate prices.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-08-24
Aumurol1s department.

A NEW BRAND.-A tall, lame Ne
gro has been in the habit for a year
past of calling at Michigan avenue
grocery and begging for few potatoes,
bit of Goldfish, or anything else likely
to be given him. The other day the
grocer took -four sack and made up
a mixture of sand, meal and flour, and
when the Negro came around he was
almost pulverised to hear the grocer
say:
"Now, Sam, if you won't come here
again for three months, you can shoul-
der that sack and take it home"
"Am you in airnest, boss?"
eyes, mean what say"
"Wall, I reckon I'd better cotch on
to dat chance; an may de Lawd bress
YOU fur hun'red vars to come"
He shouldered the sack and walked
off. and was not seen again for three
DAYS. Then he entered the store, with
the remark
"Say, boss, l didn't mean to come
back, only I want to ak a queshun."
"Go ahead"
otis about dat -four you gin me.
De ole woman an me doan' take de
same view of it. I hold dat it am
new way of grindin' up wheat, an she
SAYS it am a new process fur usin' up
gravel banks. Kin you frow any light
on de subjick ?"
"It is a new brand of my own" re-
piled the grocer. "The wheat was
raised on sandy soil. Can you recon-
mend it ?"
"N-not 'zactly, sab; but if you
could change wild me fur peck OF
beans raised ON a sidehill, an put de
ole trees an stumps an stones in one
bag an de beans in another, it would
save a heap of argument in de family"
Detroit Free Press.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-08-24

HAYES AND THE FARMER.-lt is
told of ex-President Rutherford B.
Bayes that, while, attending school at
KENYON college, he was in the habit OF
taking daily walks into the country.
These trips were shared by two init
mate companions, who were of fun
loving disposition, which frequently
got them into trouble. On one occa-
sion they more than met their match
at repartee in an old farmer, whom
they met on the highway. The long,
white beard of the farmer gave him a
patriarchal appearance, and while he
was approaching the students, they ar
ranged to give him 'jollying," which
eventually terminated in the discom'
future of the youths.
One of them doffed his hat with
great reverence and respect as he said
"Good morning, Father Abraham !"
The second saluted the old farmer
and said, "Good morning, Father
Isaacw
Mr.. Hayes, not to be outdone in af.
liability and politeness, extended his
hand as he said, "Good morning, Faith
er Jacobn
Ignoring the outstretched hand Of
Mr.. Hayes, the old farmer replied
"Gentlemen, you are mistaken in the
man. I am neither Abraham, Isaac
nor Jacob, but Saul the son Of Kish
who was sent out to seek his fathers
asses, and, 10! 1 have found them !"-
Philadelphia Times.