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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-01-29
r1r. Dole OF Hawaii.

one Of the standard arguments used
by the opponents of Hawaiian anneXa-
tiun one. in fact. which has the sane
tion of former president of the Unit
ed States, is that the so-called republic
Of Hawaii is but Il creation of intrigue
and pretense, whose president is
fair type of the smart Yankee adven-
turcr. running strongly to CleNerness
but shy as to substantial character,
The visit to this country of President
Dole Is rapidly dispellnG this halluci-
ration. The people perceive in him
man of the first rank, intellectually
and morally; a man endowed with the
executive instinct and possessing
qualities such as would push him to
the front in any condition of human
society. Take. for instance, this i'm
preston produced by him on the re-
porter for the Washington Star, who
Witnessed his reception at Washington
AN impression, by the way, typical
of that made by Mr.. Dole upon all who
have seen and con,,r5od with him
does it lend color to Inc Gspersions Of
Cleveland and Blount?:
President Dole could more easily pass
for preacher than he could for Il pir-
ate. The first impression of him is that
hc is putriarchal His vast dark eyes
hay" something paternal i'm their depths.
The Silycry-gray beard that hangs over
his breast. growing thin ana SCanty as
it's threads grow longer, heightens this
conviction. but the Jaws It covers are
strong and wen set and extend from a
ffs,RN
mouth il sensitive; The nose more so. and
rs the face is farther studied one feels
that ii is the Visagc Of a thoughtful,
tolerant mar, conservative in his APP
proach to subjects, cautious in his dis
section of the latter when they arc
reached iudicious i'm his final eNamna-
tinn yet radical IN point of certainty
when he conclusions thus carefully
formed are finally determined. ana il
was easy to perceive that President Dole
IS very much Of "a man. \ few moments
general conversation with him sufficiently
proved this.
Mr. Dole was born in Hawaii in 1874
the son of Maine missionaries. Al
twenty-one he had exhausted the edu.
cational opportunities of the island
and accordingly came to the United
states and entered Williams college
His parents were by that time well Il
do, but young Dole earned his owr
money and paid his own way. After
a year at Williams Dole studied law in
Boston, was admitted 10 the Massa,
chusetts bar and returned in 1865 tC
Hawaii, where he practiced his pro
feSsion until 1854. In that year he wa,
elected to the Hawaiian legislature
was reelected in 1886; and In the fol
LOWING year was appointed by Kins
kala aua, Queen LIS brother anC
predecessor n Judge of the Hawaiian
supreme court. This Office Mr. Dol,
fled with signal ability until Jan. l
1888, when he resigned to take per
sonai direction of the reform move
ment which eliminated, as we al
know. in the overthrow OF the Hawaii
an monarchy and the substitution o
a republic. OF which MIR Dole is presi
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-01-29
An Attack on the Maine.

Officer of the watch: There's a boat
working around us out there in the
dark | am sure | beard muflled oars.
They must be trying To blow us up with
a torpedo. Shall We slip the cable and
get out of this bctth"
Captain: NO. it won't do to show We
are afraid. Man the boats and lower
them away quietly. We will try and
capture them bcfure the torpedo cX-
plodcs."
After an anxious half hour:
ship ahOy. there. They jumped into
the water, sir, ana swan ashore, but
we've got their boat. There's hawscr
fast to the torpedo and were trying to
pull il in. 1t must he a Whitehead, with
double geared propellers. 1t pulls against
us like Il tug boat. but we've got "A
winch rugged and are bringing 1t in
slowly. Wen. My Stars and Stripes!
There's n dozen big sea turtles tied to
the rope and they've been working them
to stir up the filthy harbor bottom un-
der the ship
Captain: I'VE could take our chances
with torpcdoes but to have the Havana
harbor bottom mussed up under the
ship is too much for flesh and blood to
stand. You. forward watch there! Slip
the cable quick
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-01-29
The Tsung.Li-Ynmcn's Lament.

81 was tat and rugged. At two hum
dred and twenty pounds | turned the
scale before the loan conferences began,
and now, this hollow eyed skeleton pulls
but ninety-fiVe. With a light heart ana
a heavy body went / TO the first confer
ence; with a light body and a heavy
heart go | TO my last one.
surely, thought J. twill be an easy
ana pleasant matter to borrow, for the
foreign pigs tumble over each other 10
loan to us. The Russian ambassador
placed the hand of friendship on my head
and told of the love of his people for
mine. But the English ambassador was
angry, and, twisting, my ear about,
poured into ii threats so dire my spine
became as the North pole ana my knees
as a small earihouaEe. Then the Rus
sian withdrew the hand of friendship
from my head and applied to another
part the toe of his displeasure. The Eng
lishman said he would protect me, and
sat upon me while he read long ultima
tums. He is a portly man, and I feared
my end had come, but the servant of the
czar grabbed my pigtail and pulled me
from under him. Then, again. was the
servant of the queen angry and hit me
between the eyes and the stars of heaven
increased thousand-fold. When | re-
turned to consciousness the Russian was
standing upon me and proClaiminG that
my country would he protected from the
English robbers, Then, yet again. was
the queens representative angry and
pounded my legs with his cane until in
wriggling away from him ! most un-
fortunately did apset the czar's ambassa-
dor whose wrath at such an affront to
his master waf terrible to see and feel.
lie crammed an imperial ukase down my
throat and the \pther. not to be outdone,
forced after IL n bulky ultimatum Long
ana disagreeablt was that conferencc
ana even wOrsd4 were the Others that
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-01-29

dent, his term expiring in 1900. OF his
administrative qualifications the
Washington Post says:
President Dole gave evidence of his sig
mai ability during tho troublesome time
when efforts were made to reinstate the
deposed queen. Mr.. Docs papers on the
subject were marvcls of statcsmanship.
logic and conviction. one of his most
notable was the reply of his government
to the note of Nlf. Willis demanding
that he surrender the government TO the
queen Mr.. Dole conducted this corre-
spundcncc IN such a manner that he
gained the admiration and respect OF
every nation. and so carefully did he
make his position known that no further
efforts have been made to secure the res
toration of I.iloukalani
lie has been prominently Identified with
the Improvement both nj the condition ol
the people and Of the islands themselves
for Il number of years. lie has Il hobby.
ana that is the allotment OF lands to the
poorer clt SIS of Hawail1ns, who are not
a thrifty race. lie believes that the pub
lie lands should he cut up In small pieces
and given to them, much after the home
stead acts iu this country. His plan is
that natives who thus settle upon the
lands cannot obtain title to them, and.
consequently. cannot dispose of them. I'm
the event that the settler wishes to leave
his land II rcVerts to the government,
hut ne is permitted TO live upon it as long
as he wishes. provided he pays the taxes.
IN lSHI he called special session OF the
legislature TO pass II hill of his own
drafting. relating to the land question.
ana as u result LOO natives now own
land who nrvcr- before had what CUlBl
even be called a home.
The fact has not escaped the major
itY of int 'lligent Americans that the
proposition for Hawaiian annexation
involves among other things th'
rcapng hv the American people of a
harvest which their own offspring have
SoWn: At return to the Datprnal home
not of prodigals hut of sons fun hand
ed With the tokens of their industry
perseverance and thrift Shall We with
cordial and honest welcome take
them in or shall we cast them forth. tC
become = prey of some foreign ma.
tons greed
Congressman Dullivrr doubtless die
not wish his remark Crediting Presi.
dent Grant with great craftsmanship tC
| he taken too literally.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-01-29
ADress Rehearsal.

In the woods. Captain: 1--WE are dis
guised as rebels so that we may perform
an important military operation. inc
American consul general accompanied
by visiting congressman. goes out TO
plantation"
Spanish Volunteers: "llurrah! llur.
rah! We are to massacre the American
beasts! Lead en-
Captain: "No. this attack is against
their minds instead of their bodies. In
stead of filling their bodies with bullets
we are to FIJI their heads with bam-
boozle. Remember carefully my IN
structions. Yondcr trees we will sup
pose to represent the escort of our troops
that ACCOMPANIES the AmertcanoeS, You
approach them, trailing your guns on
the ground-you man on the right file
there, hang your head and drop your
shoulders like the others. That's II; IKE
whipned cur is the idea halt! Now
place your guns on the ground with the
ammunition on top Of them Take ftom
your belts the little Cuban flags and place
them on the ammunition upside down.
Now lift Noui eyes from the earth. every
one who has a hat swing it and all shout:
we love our Spanish masters Long
live Spain! Long live autonomy. The
formal and Impressive character of this
surrender is expected TO make great
impression I'm the United States. so don
make any mistakes
At the palace Messenger: "Nour cX-
cellcnCy. the Insurgents have captured
the cummaDd that was drilled to sur
! render to the troops cscorting the visit
! ing Americans and the chief sends word
| that as they are logged out to represent
! his men they must be considered spies
and will be shot at his evening"
Captain General Here's dilemma
| If we ask Scnor Lee to intercede for
| them we must give away the snap We
| have been working 50 succCssfully and
| If we leave them 10 die for the honor OF
| Spain. it will he impossible to get any
| more volunteers to act as CubanS: they
won't take such, risks. Difficulties and
! disnppointmcnts follow all our military
, operations i'm this aCcurscd country
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-01-29
Cuba's Latest r1artyr.

The death If Nestor AranGuren at
the hands of Spanish Iiursuers removes
from the Cuban cause a picturesque
put by no means an Indispensable fig
urc. AranEuren was a fine type of Gu
han ferrur, dash and splendid daring.
Although only "a years old. he had in
two years by sheer personal bravery
risen from the ranks to the post of
hrigadier general. Yet his was the
Kind of bravery which rarely stopped
To count the costs. 1t was tn, bravery
nf recltlessness a temperamental ex-
cess rather than the disciplined and
saCaCious Valor needed to make effect
i've revolution such as Cubans hope
to achieve.
Nranguren represents in his life and
death the romance and the tragedy of
his unhappy mother isle. The son OF
wealthy residents of Havana. who had
every reason from the material stand
point to keen out of trouble. he was
one of the first to join the standard of
revolt. A Hotspur tilled with possibly
foolish cpnceit. and prone always to
underrate the enemy, his operations in
! Havana province. almost within sight
| of the spanish stronghold, had been
| the marvel of his comrades in arms
and Il source Of continuous veNation
and annoyance to Weyier and Elanco.
| Embroidered by, success, he seems to-
ward the last to have thrown caution
tC the winds. and Whatever the exact
circumstances of his death, it is clear
that this tragedy was in some sense
fate's forfeit,
The incident with which General
Arangurens memory will longest be
| associated the execution of his per-
| s1nal friend, Lieutenant Colonel Ruiz,
| is yet the subject If debate; but it de-
serves To he said that Arangurens own
version IF il, put in writing less than
| a fortnight ago, constitutes a complete
eXoneration. According to this ac-
count, Ruiz relied on friendships well
! come to screen the proffer ii a bribe.
| Aranguren had consented to see Ruiz
as friend to friend; Ruiz had presum-
cd on that account to ply the Voca-
tian of the sneak. AranGuren, obey
ING bIitlS, lldu iNlllH tllNSAth' Nooi
martia aled and shot. No doubt it was a
summary punishment. but who can say
that under the circumstances it was
unjust:
As it now stands, Cuba's roll of mar
tyrs contains to the credit of the pres
cnt struggle the names of Marti Ma
Geo and Arangurer. In Importance the
l., ,;- III
newly shed in the war fer liberty
makes additionally dish"norable th'
suggestion of any compromise calcu'
lated to cause its shedding to have
been in vain.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-01-29
Patience Carried to Excess.

The reuOrt Is confirmed from num-
her of sources that the captain general
of cuba General Blanco. is now in the
field with pockets fun of gold. seeking
to bribe the insurgent leaders into sur
rendering. He laid a bait fur tn" old
fox Gomez. ami that failing. pushed on
10 Santiago de cuba province, where
he hopes to buy w Garcia : principal
lieutenant. General Rabi. The sum
which he has with him is variously es-
tinat,d at from $l5O.00O tu 100000.
In the meantime official information
in the possession of the United states
government shows that 400,OCO Cuhans.
her,lcd together by Wrylcr IN the for
tined towns, have died ot starvation
and almost as many more ar" now dy-
iug. without Spain lifting finger t.
stop it, Blancu. to be sure, made
public offer of 100000 for the relief Of
this situation-$lG00 900 FOR 100000 dead
and 100 600 more ON the verge of death
through no fault of their own; about
a shilling II head,--but no American
who has been i'm Cuba has been able to
discover where that $l00,0n0 went. Spain
has money. il seems, To spend ON the
attempted y bribery Of insurgents, but
she has no money either To- feed the
victims of her own inhumanity or even
tu pay the cOnSCrpts who wear her
uniform. Such relief as has come to
the destitute in Cuba has come from
the charitable impulses of the people
Of the United States; yet our govern
mcnt insults its traditions by pretend
ing for such a power as Spain an eff
fusivc friendlness. and chokes back
the feelings of the people who put it
in office while it gives Spain Il free
hand in the connection of further dev-
iltry.
President Mckinley in New York the
other night properly laid stress upon
the sanctity of the money plank in the
St. Louis platform; has he no further
stress to lay on the Cuban plank in
that same document than il embodied
in his present effort to be SPANS pa
tient almoner while Spain herself plays
alternately the hoodlcr, the liar and the
all-rOund dead-bCat?
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-01-29

followed IT, [ fear this broken wreck
can not survive the one that is appoint
ed for tomorrow, so | have made my will
and hidden farewell to my family and
the German missionary has done what he
could for my SOUL
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-01-29

Ss, .Ss. o ~
4 child born on this day will notice
that there are still many persons about
us who prefer disgrace to death.
President Sandford Dole. of Hawaii, is
the lion of the hour-and there is nothing
the matter with his name either
The question of the hour-Can Vale
Finn achieve political success with the
cohorts of Uncle Joseph Church "agin"
him?
Yellow Journals often are first to dis
play the white feather when in a tight
place.
AjacChus' Advice.
Do not be a row dy unless your parents
are wealthy, otherwise your name may
get in the city papers.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-01-29

IF the preceding administration had
perfhrmed its duty the present anxiety
ON Part uf Democratic statesmen Tor
war with Suain would have been ur-
necessary.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-01-29

As "a starter. the reiuvenated Wilkes
Barre board of trade might ask the
Scranton board to throw it's leaNings
that way.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-01-29

Notwithstanding the fact that Il
tramp gave air castle construction" as
his vocation in life, he was sentenced
to sixty days in the penitentiary by
hard hearted Syracuse mayor.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-01-29

With Queen Lii ard President Dole
both within call. congress ought soon
to get the Hawaiian question down in
black and white.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-01-29
REPUBLICAN CITY TICKET.
For school Director.

Three Years-PETER NEuLs. Eleventh
ward.
Three Years-D. |. PHILLIPS, Firth
ward. ....
Two Ychrs-E. d.. ( FELLOWS, Fourth
ward. -
Two Years.-F. S. GODFREY. Eighth
ward.
one Ycar--rT. s. BARKER Seventeenth
ward.
one Yesr--L,LIAs f. EVANS, Fifteenth
ward.
Election Day, February 10.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-01-29

ters that Corbett's stakes are stage
money.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-01-29

This thing of coaching others for pc
litical hCnors must strike Colonel Nc
Clure as being rather "A thankless task
If the amiable editor of the Phladel-
phia Times wants to see an lndcpend-
cnt Governor elected next fall, why
hmself2
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-01-29

Spain, il is now declared, intends to
concentrate her entire navy in Havana
harbor. 1t will be more convenient
than swimming, when the Spaniards
in Cuba are forced to get OuI.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-01-29

The king of Korea at least has faith
in the American navy. He has asked
the commander of one of Uncle Sans
warships to protect him from revOlu-
tionists. The King of Korea evidently
does not read the Spanish newspapers.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-01-29

Detroit is again in trouble. Some
years ago Max O'Rell spoke of that
Chaste city as a place where they put
clothing on the statuary in the
museum. Ever since that time they
have struggled To overcome the deleter-
ious effects of such slander and had al
most emerged into the privilege of
being publicly considered as naughty
lis Chicago. when along comes the
Womens Christian Temperance Union
women with Ions petition protesting
against the figures intended for the
new county court house. They also OBJ
ject TO the director of the Detroit
Museum of Art as one of the commit
tee and he gets back at them by the as
sertion that some of the objectors are
clad in costumes more indecent than
are the statues, and that their figures
are more improperly suggestive. Just
at the present writing an awful silence
exists in the Womens Christian Tenn
perance Union of Detroit, but some
thing may be expected from that quar-
ter in the immediate future.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-01-29

The name of MI Thunder" as leader
Of a symphony orchestra has an Omih-
Gus sound. Yet his concerts in Ehila.-
delphia, with David Bispham a. solo
list. are a success. He probably plays
Wagner.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-01-29

A Reading woman tainted dead away
at the sight of her husband in church
last Sunday night. 1t was not an
Encch Arden case. neither was ii AN
instance of resurrection from the dead.
The husband had not been inside of
church in twenty years. that was all.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-01-29

What is ancestry worth? Marietta,
Pa" has offered petition to. Judge
Livingstone Of Lancaster. against the
nomination of Simon B. Cameron, esq,
as justice of the peace on the Republic
can ticket. Mr.. Cameron is grandson
and namesake of General Simon Cam
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-01-29
TOLD BY The STARS.
Daily Horoscope Dawn by Ajacchus.
The Tribune Astrologer.
}, @ ~

Astrolabe Cast: 1.23 a. m.. tor Saturday,
January %, 1888.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-01-29

Governor Pingree, Of Michigan. and
eX- Congressman James O'Donnell, are
beratlng each other like nskwives
over an assertion by the for
mer that the eX-congressman new
er did introduce an amendment TO
the federal eight-hour law and had no
influence in securing the passage Of the
original bill, as he claims TO have had
The congressman retaliates by
tallying another plagiarism )n the gov
ernors score, with regard to a speech
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-01-29

Wilkes-Barre is extremely grieved
over the action of the Lehigh Valley
railroad in making a new schedule by
which many Of its trains are run
through the mountain cut instead of
taking i'm that city. We have always
wondered why the railway companies
thought it worth while TO go by the
way of Wilkes-Barre.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-01-29

previous day. Why should our great
men be so prone TO disagree?
.
The Albany legislature proposes to
pass bill i'm the interests of shorter
hours for drug clerks. This measure Is
for the protection of the public as
well as the clerks. The responsibility
seldom realized except upon occasions
when fatal mistake has been made.
The law intended to keep the COM
FOUNDER Of medicines in good condition
during business hours is wise meas
ure. and should be adopted everywhere.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-01-29

Congressman Dulliver doubtless did
not wish his remark crediting Presi-
dent Grant with great statesmanship to
he taken too literally.
Arizona republican., 1898-03-15
MIGHTY PREPARATIONS.
Er gland Building Ninety-six Warships
 of Different Classes.

London, March 1.-The cruiser Her mione, which was withdrawn decently from the Channel squadron, has been ordered to make ready for departure to China.
 The navy estimates for 1898 has just been issued The sum asked for is nearly s12O,OO0,OOO, an increase of ST. 500,00O over the estimates of last year. The estimates provide for an increase of 6,300 men, besides an increase in the reserve. They also provide for the building of three battleships, four ar mored cruisers, and four sloops. h. cluding these, there will be building or completed during. the coming fnan- ciai year twelve battleships, thirty-two cruisers, forty-one torpedo boat de- stroyers and eleven other vessels.
 The official statement accompanying the estimates remarks that it is essen tial that rapid progress be made in building the ships. The number of men employed in the dock yards will be kept at its full strength. The re- cent engineers strike seriously de- layed the governments programme, and a considerable number of vessels that ought to be completed are still in the hands of the contractors. The contracts for armor, machinery. gun mcuntings, etc., were also seriously affected by the strike.
Arizona republican., 1898-03-15

which is concave in shape, should be four inches below the curb line on one side, and should unite with the macadam surface on the other. It should be about ten or twelve inches wide and half circular in shape. In preparing the concrete for gutter it is a good rule to take about seven parts of broken stone (to pass a two inch ring) four parts of stone screenings and one part of the best Portland ce- ment; this is thoroughly mixed with water and spread on the sand or cin- der foundation to the depth of three and one-half inches. Another mix ture composed of one part of cement and two of stone sand is then spread on top of the first layer and carefully trowelled to a fair degree of smooth ness and to the proper form of the gutter