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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-06-20
The Banner Year
OF Yankee Trade

GP HREE striking facts regarding our
foreign commerce are shown by
the ngurcS OF the bureau of sta
ii tistics covering the imports and
exports for the month of May.
They are: First, that the exports OF tie
eleven months ending May 81 are larger
than those OF any complete fiscal year in
the history Of the country; second, that
the exports for eleven months are more
than double the amount of imports Tor
that time; third, the expectation Of man
ufacturcs in greater than ever before, de-
spite the fuCt that the importation of
manufactures II eanlime had been greatly
reduced.
q
The total expectation of the eleven
months ending with May y amounts to
S13j iSj,GlS, thus making It apparent that
the expectations for the fun fiscal year
will average more than 10000 0O0 per
month, thing heretofore unknown,
while imports for the year will be, with
a single exception, less than in any year
since 1879. The exports for the year will
be greater per capita than at any tine
since 1851 ana the imports less per capita
than at any time i'm a much longer pc
riod. May expectations are phenomena.
being SllO, 239 206 against a monthly aver
age of less than SGI 900 900 in May from
1890 to 1898. For the eleven months the
exports exceed those of the correspond
ing months OF last year by Si57 GS5 09G
aud the imports fall $llj,9j0, $40 below
those Of last year.
o
The balance OF trade In our favor in
the fiscal year which ends with this
month is likely to be more than double
that of any preceding year. For the
eleven months Just ended it is Sj7l $50 .O57
and tor the fun year seems likely 70 eA-
cccd 5000, 100000, while the largest balance
I'm our favor prior to this time was that
OF 1897, S2>6,263lh the next highest being
that Of 1881 which was $3.50, 7l2,7lS. Since
1873 the balance Of trade has been con-
stantly in our favor except in 1875, 1888
1889 and 1898, while prior to that time the
balance was almost constantly against
| us, but in the quarter century since 1t
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-06-20

Admiral Cervera telegraphs that he
has provisions enough for the fleet
until autumn. Foolish admiral. He
had better lay up treasures in heaven.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-06-20

The society editor will soon begin his
weary labor of copying the summer re-
sort hotel records.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-06-20

Germany is not half as anxious to
try conclusions with Uncle Sam as
the news takers are to have her.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-06-20

First District-JOHN r. FARR.
Fourth pistrict-JOHN +. REYNOLDS.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-06-20
MERIT AND MoDEsTY.

From the New York Sun.
No other newspaper, or combination Of
newspapers, is successfully competing
with the Sun in the presentation Of the
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-06-20

When Populists wrangle, sane poll
ticians will come by their own.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-06-20
on The THRESHOLD.


From the Philadelphia Press, June Is.
Five years ago, when President Har-
rison urged the annexation of Hawaii, IT
was an isolated act, needed for the de-
fense Of our own coast and the protection
of our position on the Pacific, but it was
nothing more. No man knew the future
and no man imagined It, Five years have
passed. Today, when the house votes to
place again at Honolulu the flag which
should never have been removed from
there, the Hawaiian Islands are no longer
solitary outpost. they are the center
of new island possessions the beginning
of new supremacy and a new position
| on the Pacific. We take them because
they are the threshold OF the opening
door in a new national career.
o.
In i've years all has changed Our eX-
ports of manufactures were then sljS,-
100000 year. Today they IRE $500, ,0OU, 900.
| We were still fghtirg for our home mar
| ket, for our iron and steel. We have in
vaded with our &c DDS every market in thu
world. The l5thmus canal was proposed
| as national luxury. None so blind but
| sees today it is national necessity
| Four battleships, two not then launched
| seemed an ample ,ravy of the line An
| mca know today than thrice this number
| is inadequate TO the growing needs of Il
| great nation. The Hawaiian Islands were
| then presenting the rash and astonishing
| view Of our flag flying 2,lG0 miles from
| our shores 1t flies in triumph nbw 900
| miles away at Manila. Honolulu then
| was to be our solitary Coaling station in
| the North Pacific. Today we bridge the
| worlds broadCst ocean with a chain Of
| stations, the Hawaiian Islands, the Caro-
| lines, the LadToLCs. and the island empire
| of the Philippines. Annexation then
| seemed to anticipate a distant future.
Today it is demanded without delay, If
| the country is to keep step with an Gd-
vancing and enlarging present.
Events have cutstripped congress. The
| nations needs have outrun the nation :
| legislature The vote of the house today
| but registers an accomplished fact. For
a month Honolulu has been used as d
coaling station. Unless it is our terri
tory this is a gross infraction of the neu-
tral rights of a weak and defenscless ma
ton Fortunately. the vote of the house
today will register and leEaize what has
already been done, and if further delay
comes the flag must he raised at Homo
lulu by executive order. Nc other course
is now possible. With todays vote the
nation enters on new career. Our coal
ing stations must stretch across the Pa
| cific. Our navy must be equal to tie
needs of tirst-class power. a cana
| across the Isthmus must unite the two
| oceans. a commercial marine must brlna
us near the worlds markets. Into then
we must enter with manufactured prod
ucts as well as raw materials. The island
acquisitions of the war are but the be-
ginning of new career The historic
vote of the house today plants the ma
ton's footsteps on the threshold Of q
| new destiny.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-06-20

General Miles evidently believes in
the good old doctrine Of one thing at
q time
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-06-20

Exports from the United states during
the eleven months ending May 81, for
each year from 1890 to 1895.
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rB Sale will positively continue for ten days only.
Arizona republican., 1898-08-27

The protected cruiser vii be Of G. 800 tons displacement, with a speed of twenty-three knots and great steaming radius. In general type she will be somewhat similar to the Olympia, al- though carving a more powerful bat tery. Four eights and number of sixes, besides a strong secondary bat tery. will represent the armament
 No ships built here or abroad will be subjected to more severe requirements on their official trials than these two the contract calling for sustained speed of eighteen knots for the battle ship and twenty-three for the cruiser on run of twelve hours, while Amer ican war vessels in recent years have on trials been required to be forced to their highest rate for a period of four hours only. Abroad the largest ships are seldom speeded for more than two hours on trials. Another requirement calls for full loads on board of stores, ammunition and nearly all the coal they are capable of carrying. These vessels, in addition to the Japanese cruiser and the Alabama and the pros pect of securing at least one of the new battleships, will keep the yard more actively employed than it has been for several years
Arizona republican., 1898-08-27
CANADA DEL ORC.

Sylvester w Purcell and his father came in yesterday from Gold gulch camp. The latter will leave for his home in Fl Paso tonight. From the son it was learned that the three as says from the Fortune ran in gold from S2O0 to $700 per ton The ore Is free milling. At present only little work is being done so that depth will be necessary to reach in order to deter mine the extent of the vein. The pros poets grow brighter with the work and those interested in Gold gulch feel con- fident of future results.
 In a few days five tons of ore will be hauled in and test will be made from which it can be aseertained what quan- tity may produce.
 A half mile from the Purcell work ings it is understood a strike was made and gold banned fairly well. All who are in the district feel that the future is bright for those who stay with the Work.-Star
Arizona republican., 1898-08-27
NEW RANGE FINDER.
Old One ISn'f Up to Dafe, But Ii Spoiled All the Spanish Ships.

New York, Aug 26.-Now that the war is ovcr new range finder is to be built at Fort Hancock. Sandy Hook, The one there now isn't as good as it ought to be and a skilled ar;illeryman wouldn't like to stake his reputation for craftsmanship on the data fur nished by the range finder. Nobody who knows about tho Sandy Hook for tifications will admit that All they will say is that there is no range finder at Sandy Hook just like the one to be erected. They will admit, however. that one instrument just like the one now there is plenty Of that kind.
 As matter of fact, the range finder at Sandy Hook is not up to date. Fort WadsWorth has the best instruments that can be made. The one to be put up at Sandy Hook is similar to those at Fort Wadsworth. Changes in the rlan If the fortitications there are also contemplated, particularly ,r the posi- ton of the mortars and hoWltzers.
Arizona republican., 1898-08-27
REGENT MINING DECISIONS.

A placer mining location 'eX vi termini' imports an appropriation of all waters covered by it, so far as such waters are necessary for working the claim, especially when the location covers both banks Of the stream and there can be no abandonment of the water as distinguished from the land
 or of the land as distinguished from the water. Where a patent issued for
 such claims, if the owner finds mining
 lnproitable, and holds the property for sale as a mill site, or a site for an
 electric power plant or some manufac-
 turing establishment, he does not thereby lose the water right which he had as miner.-Schwab vs. Beam (S6 Federal Reporter, 4D; circuit court Of the United States.
 In a suit to set aside tax on min eral land within city limits. on the ground that the assessment is excess sive, 1t appeared that prior to the as- 5essment complained of, tho land had been taxed as wild land: and all min- eral lands were assessed higher than 1 .hey had been before; that the board 2f review gave a large part of their time to arguments on behalf of the complainant. who, however, introduced 10 evidence: also that the assessor and board of review had some knowl- edge of the values of mineral lands
 The court held that finding that the
 lax was not excessive and fraudulent
 would not be disturbed on appeal
 Pioneer Iron company vs. City Of Ne
 gaunsee t73 Northwestern Reporter,
 "00), supreme court of Michigan.
 Sufficient acts were done to cu7sti-
 ute a valid location on certaln day.
 A few days later another location was
 made by other parties, covering DOT
 ton of the claim, and this latter loca
 ton was ultimately patented. Tn the
 meantime one claiming under the ori-
 ginal location made a discovery on the
 part net included in the second loca>
 tlon, placed a discovery stake there,
Arizona republican., 1898-08-27
GOLD FROM SEA WATER.

Eastern papers are full of the fasCo at North Lubec Maine where the us ual swindle was perpetrated with the usual result. Many well meaning credulous investors have lost their money through the manipulation of rOgueS, and the papers in Boston and elsewhere that editorially favored the sWindle are trying to explain
 The theoretical existence of gold in minute quantities in sea water enabled the promoters of the most recent fraud by speciouslv worded statements, to produce a belief that they had succeed ed in profitably producing gold from the waters of the ocean. With great show of scientific procedure they sent regular consignments of gold to their Boston office, emitting to state that this gold so exhibited was paid for with part of the money received from their dupes by the sale of stock. Tc doubters they exhibited their "pIant" and it's workings, brought in their chemists" and ''assayers," taking good care. of course, to keep out any one likely to be possessed of sufficient tech nical knowledge to see the fraud Some of the officers of the company were not on the inside but were duped by others in the secret, part of the salt ing being done by substituting gold amalGan for quicksilver, and the c!l- ployment of a diver, who placed chlo- ride of gold in the experimental pans under water. the loading being low cred through the ice in Narragansett bay last winter. The president Of the company writes: If there was any frickery, it must have been under the ice It looks as though there was a good deal of trickery over the ice also.
 This extraction of gold from sea water has engaged the attention of
Arizona republican., 1898-08-27
WARSHtpS FOR RUSSIA.
The Cramps 10 Build Powerful
 BaffIeship and Protected Cruiser.

Washington, Aug. 26.-The navy de- partment has been informed by the three leading ship building firms of their purpose to submit proposals for the construction of the three new bat tleships for which bids will be opened on September 1, in accordance with the recommendation of the board of bur eau chiefs that opportunity be given private yards to show what they pro- pose producing in the line of speed be- fore further consideration is given to the subject of redesigning the vessels. should this become advisable Charles H. Cramp, who will be one of the bid ders, intends to include in his propos- als plans for building 1S-knot vessels
 under practically the designs of the construction bureau and on displace
 ment not to exceed 11,500 tons.
 MT. Cramp informed the authorities today of the details of two ships he is about to begin under contract with the Russian government, each of which will be superior to any war vessels of their class yet undertaken in this coun- try. One of them will be a first class battleship and one a protected cruiser, and there are indications of more war vessels. The battleship will be Of 12,- 700 tons displacement, or about 1000 tons larger than the most formidable
 vessel of tho American navy, and in addition to other effective features she will be required to maintain a speed of IS knots under conditions more SC we're than have ever been imposed hy the United States on official tests of it's new vessels. The main battery will
 comprise four t0-inch guns, mounted
 in pairs behind turrets. one forward
 and one aft. on the midship line; ten
 3nch rapid-fre and a strong battery ! of pounders and machine guns. The | heaviest armor carried on battleships will protect the sides and turrets of | this vessel It will be manufactured
 in this country and subjected probably to the krupp process of treatment now | regarded by the naval authorities as a great advance in toughened qualities
 on the Harvey plates in general use by ! all foreign governments as well as this. Every part of this vessel will be of
 American material but the ordnance i ia tc he supplied tv the Russian gov ernment, probably from its own works.
Arizona republican., 1898-08-27

men for over a century As scientific research developed the fact some years ago that every brick in the brick built city of Philadelphia contains two cents worth of gold, so analysis has shown that in every ton of sea water there is from one-fourth to one-half l grain Of gold. But it would ordi- narily cost about as much, proportion ately, to extract the gold from the bricks in the Pennsylvania metropolis. It is not scientific nor other than dog matic to say that anything is 'impos- sible" Impossible" things are mere ly things that have not yet been done. But so far any one claiming to have eX- tracted gold from sea water at any thing like the approximate cost of the operation may be considered a charla- tan and fraud.-Mining and Scientific Press.
Arizona republican., 1898-08-27

and staked off what remained of the claim, but there was no notice of the new location. The court hell that, as to this part of the claim no rights of third parties had intervened, the same was valid under the original location. And, if one who discovers q vein on land subject to location unwittingly places one CT more of his stakes on land already claimed, this does not avoid his own location as to land not included in such adjoining claim.- Prigo vs. Erwin (5S Federal Reporter. 904); circuit court of the United States
Arizona republican., 1898-08-27
NUGGETS FROM THE HILLS.

Dudley Bros. lave let contract to Gorton & Henley to sink 150 feet in the shaft of the San Juan mine near Stafford When this is completed the shaft will be nearly 300 feet deep.
 W. H. Knotwell has left Yuma for Castle Dome, where he is engaged in lead mining. MT. Knotwell has been employed for some time in Gandolfo & Sanguinetti's mines, which he re- ports are looking splendid, and he is also interested in some properties which bid fair to develop into rivals of anything in the district. The lead mining industry Of Yuma county is looking up.
 In the south cross of the Azurite mine fine body of copper sulphides has been struck, which was reached by following two small veins. It is be- lieved vast chamber of ore will be struck with twenty feet more drifting. A fine vein of carbonate has been de- veloped in the surface shaft Of the Daisy. It is the intention of the Azu- rite company to erect srnelter at the mines at once.
 The West Gro Bonita mine, located in Tiger district, about 300 feet from the Orc Bella mill. is said to be look ing exceedingly well. A tunnel driven on the vein nearly 200 feet exposes an ore streak of $40 gold rock two feet in width. The ore streak rapidly widens near and at the face of the tunnel, and as the vein intersects another lode only a few feet ahead of the breast, it is confidently expected that an even greater ore body than that already op- ened will be encountered.
 The large increased business of chloriding in the mining districts con- tiguous to Tucson, is evidenced by the invoices of ore received almost daily at the sampling works. There is no good reason why every idle man could not go into the mountains and with well directed labor, take out sufficient ore to return him good wages, and in many instances very much more. Grit stick oitiveness is the most important requisite to success in chloriding
 The Daisy Dolores lode mining claim in La Paz district, about ten miles east of Ebrenberg, has about $500 worth Of work done on it, includ- ing shaft sixty-one feet in depth. and numerous open and crosscuts, drifts and such work The ledge is twenty-four feet in width and with extensive machinery to work it would pay all the way across. Tn the absence of large plant for extracting the gold, however. the larger portion of the ledge will pay to work, carrying ore containing about S12 per ton in free gold, to say nothing of considerable value which would be saved by con centratinS. At a depth of sixty-one feet the ore is about seventy-five per cent free, while the balance of the gold is contained in sulphurets.-Yuma Sun.
Arizona republican., 1898-08-27
PRESIDENT MCKINLEY SIGNING THE PROTOCOL.

the % signing Tn lines il ithe ePr~ilm Q d show t w au $ ~ ulvLr looking Mrs A1kney
Arizona republican., 1898-08-27
SILVER CITY REDUCTION CO.,,
Silver City Grant Co.,. New MexIc,

Silver City Grant Co.,. New Mexico
 This plant has been purchased and will be operated in the future by tho estate of the late Senator George It is the intention of the present man. agement to largely increase tho ca pacity of the plant and equip 1t with every modern appliance for the guc- cessful and cheap treatment of orea and concentrates. Consignmerits and correspondence solicited. Advances will be made on ores.
Arizona republican., 1898-08-27
Mesa, Florence and Globe
 ...STAGE LINE...

Three trips week. Daylight Travel. Fare between Mesa and Globe, si0; round trip, $l5 Stage stops over night at Riverside.
 Leaves Mesa-5 t. III. Mondays Wednesdays and Fridays. Arrives at Florence aE II 3o n. Leaves Florence at l r.. nl., arriving at Globe al p, Tn. the follow ing day.
 Leaves Globe-7 4. Ill. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Arrives al Florence at II h. Iii. the following day. Leaves Florence for Mesa at 1 p. Ill. Arrives at Mesa at D. In.
Arizona republican., 1898-08-27
(. R. GOoDIN. Proprietor.

Johnson Bros, Agens at Mesa Louss su,t.a Agsnt al Globe l. n.--s. Agent at Florence L-W. Collins Agep. !. Phoenix.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1898-04-13

Gov. Dyer and his associates being a
foregone conclusion. The socialist
labor vote shows large increase, while
the prohibitionists beat the democrats
in several towns as usual.
Columbus, o., April 5.-Municipal
elections Monday in Ohio resulted in
some startling democratic victories. In
Cincinnati the democrats swept the
city, Senator Foraker's candidate for
judge of the superior court, John Gal
vim, being overwhelmingly defeated.
GAINESVILLE went democratic by big
majority. Newark has a democratic
mayor, as has Upper Sandusky. The
republicans of Springfield, advocating
a liberal local government, carried the
day by backing the democratic candi-
date of a year ago. The Woman's Po-
litical Equality club carried the day in
the school election at Warren.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1898-04-13
GOLD HUNTERS LOST.
Overwhelmed by an Avalanche on
the Chilkat Pass.
Over Thirty Men Crushed Under the
Mass of Snow and Ice - Many
Others Left Injured Along
the Way.

Seattle, WASH, April 9. A dispatch
from Skaguay, Alaska, dated April 3,
says that about noon on that day, on the
Chilkat trail between the Scales and
Stonehouse, at least 81 met death and a
large number of others were injured
more or less seriously in a snowslide.
The dead were crushed under an ava
lanche of snow and ice, which came
down the mountain side upon the left
hand side of the trail midway between
the Scales and Stonehouse.
Fully so people were overtaken by
the slide and are either buried in the
snow or are scattered along the bor-
ders of the avalanche in a more or less
injured condition.
A binding snowstorm was raging all
day, upon the summit, and as conse-
quence many of those in the vicinity
were making no attempt to travel.
Sobarth, Sprague and Stevenson, of
Seattle, were travelling together as
partners, and were found side by side in
bed. Thousands of people were en-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1898-04-13
THE SPRING ELECTIONS.
Municipal Omcers-Rhode Island
Elects Governor.

Chicago, April Gin the city cleo
tons Tuesday the democrats were gen.
orally successful, electing four out of
six town tickets. Democratic tickets
were elected in the three great divisions
of the city, North, South and West
Towns, also the Town of Lake. Repub-
licans carried Hyde Park, Lake View,
Jefferson and Cicero. Politics of the
aldermen elected is, democrats, II; re-
publicans, It; independent, 1. John
N.Y. Powers is reelected in the Nine
tenth ward by 5000 majority over
Armstrong. The result of the alder
manic elections is regarded as victory
for the reform element. pledged to de-
mand for the city compensation for all
public franchises. This element will
now have three majority in the council.
Republicans were victorious in the
following Illinois places: Assumption,
Clinton, Chrisman, Decatur, Elgin,
Mount Vernon, Monmouth, Moweaqua,
Vandalia, Waukegan, Bloomington,
Isle, Geneseo. Galesburg, Moline,
Springfield, Warsaw, Bement and
Dwight. At the following points demo-
cratic success is noted: Charleston,
Edwardsville, Freeport, Galena, Paris,
Kewanee, Ottawa, Carlinville, Pontiac
and Rock Island.
St. Paul, Mimi, April GA large num-