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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-11-11

Buffers best titles to honor that he |
extrlcated the desert column from it's
perilous situation after Abu Klea, when
II was all but hemmed in at Metemneh,
and had lost it's most trusted leaders,
Herbert Stewart, Burnaby and many
more. The hard pressed force well
coined Buffers advent Che had been
dispatched post haste by wolseley to
assume commahd), and regaining all
its confidence, cut its way back to Kor-
ii without difficulty.
VARIED TRAINING.
Butler has seen no active service
since then, but he has been continu-
ously employed, and has shown his
abounding worth in more than in his
war record. He was on the headquar-
ters STAFF in Pail Mall for nearly fif-
teen years at q stretch serving through
all the senior grades, until. at the last,
he all but crowned the edifice by Sc
curing the highest post of ALL 1t is
no secret now that in 1895 Sir II.
Campbell Bannerman intended him to
succeed the luke of Cambridge as
commander in chief, and that only the
sudden collapse of the liberal cabinet
prevented an act which, despite Bull
ler's merits, would have been II grave
injustice to Lord Wolseley. At time
like the present when he is about to
| assume charge Of what should eventu-
| ally be one of the best found armies
| that have left these shores, 1t is salts
/ factory to know that Butler has all the
| threads of army administration at his
! fingers ends.
| He is not of the class which essays
to do all the work himself, but his in
| innate acquaintance with every detail
will act both as a check and stimulus
| to his subordnates. And he win be
well and Loyalty served, for he has the
| knack Of getting the best out of men,
All who are brought in contact with
him learn soon to respect him. What
though his manner may seem cold.
harsh even repellent, his speech often
sharp and abrupt his brief, pithy
written memoranda. when they tear
through wasted verbiage and fix upon
the essence of a question, may be caus-
tic, occasionally cruel; yet is he freely
forgiven because of what is behind.
Butler, withal, is at heart one of the
kindliest of souls: he is intolerant OF
shams, and will have naught to dc
with imposture, but he is never un-
reasonably hard on any one, and will
seldom exact the full penalty from any
poor devil" who, as he would say him.
self, cannot really be blamed because
he is a fool" No doubt the ready sup
port and allegiance he will always
command are largely due to the firm
: conviction entertained by all that he
, is perfectly straightforward; he play:
! no personal game, his one abiding prin.
ciple is to do the best with his means
and with his whole heart and soul 70,
| the good of the country and the service
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Yes" he answered promptly.
THE MAN WHO IS
ENGLAND'S HOPE
Career and Personality of Sir Red
vers Butler, the General in Com
mand of the British Forces in South
From the London Mail.

From the London Mail.
Sir Redvers Butler, general privy
countillor, V. c., G. c. B., X. c. NJ. c.,
etc, eas so long been man of mark
that his personality is we'll known to
the British public. Soldier, admins
traitor politician, country squire. he
has done much and generally weH. Now
he is called to the most coveted, if not
the highest, post that can be conferred
upon a British officer, the command of
of a large eXpeditionary army in the
field.
He is not in his first youth, but he
carries his sixty years lightly; very
varied and eventful service has not
laid it's weight on him. his figure has
lost it's slimness, but not it's activity
and Butler still rides In the first flight
with the hounds; his brain power. too,
always of the first order, Is quite un-
impaired. Strength, soldity, unfailing
| f-reliance-self-con it might
be called, until wide and onerous re-
sponsibility taught him better-are his
| most striking characteristics. plainly
seen in his rather austere, impassva
! face, plainly proved by his attitude in
! trying situations, and his successful
conduct of arduous affairs. Butler won
| his first laurels in Ashanti, although
| he had already seen war in China and
! on the Red river.
REPUTATION BEGUN.
1t was in Ashanti that he justified
! Wolseley's keen insight into character,
and established his reputation as a
| young officer who would certainly
come triumphantly through any and
every task with which he might be in
trusted. After Ashanti he made ac-
quaintance with the country in which
he Is now to play such a mOmertous
role; his name is one TO conjure with
at the Cape, and there will be many
veterans in South Africa who will hail
with enthusiasm the return of their
dashing commander in the famous
Frontier Horse; the man who asked
no one to venture his skin where he
would not thrust his own, and who re-
peatedly risked his own life to save
| those of comrades sorely pressed by
savage foes, Butler gave earnest then
of what he has since abundantly con-
flrmed, his capacity for troop leading:
his tactical skill is instructive; he can
handle men with a promptltude and
precision born of natural gifts devel-
oped by training and experience. The
best generals might have been pardon
ably proud of the calm, wise control he
exercised in the most critical moment
at Tamai and El Teb. II was Buffers
skillful manoeuvering, promptly con-
ceived and resolutely carried, that
saved the shaken squares in those hard
fought engagements.
! Again, It will ever be deemed one of
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Home Office 1887 Arch Street,
Philadelphia, Pa.

threw his cigar slowly away. Then
he said: $50 us all Overt"
eve needn't have been so ANXIOUS"
returned Pamela. Sylvia tells me that
your brother says he will go away to-
morrow. You will go with him, 1 sup
pose?"
Yes said Ralph Adams absently.
Il shall go with him"
80 l thought, pursued Pamela, DE
fore you went I Aould just like to say
that I'm sorry tor the times when I've
been unnecessarily rude to you. 1 am,
indeed"
Ralp Adams stopped her with an odd
little gesture
please don't! he said. "You have
never been so rude as I have. We've
shall feel quite out Of work, shan't
we?"
QUITE" she returned a trifle inco-
| herently well, good-bye."
Presumably as g token Of penitonce
she stretched out her hand. lie took
It and held IL for a moment without
! speaking.
"You could never have liked the con.
nection," he said.
"There were your principles to be
considered.
A pause.
May tell ven something?" he said
suddenly. IT'S rude. 1t wasn't your
sisters family cared about I thought
/ her-not young enough ror VAL
Pamela was quite unconscious of the
sudden Tightening of tho light clasp OF
/ her fingers.
| That's why I was SO angry with
/ YOU" she said II thought go, too"
| "Then-could YOU"
Gould YOU"
Yes" he answered promptly.
( And they did, It was ridiculous, OF
course! The most ridiculous thing ir
the world people said, But Mr., and
Mrs. Ralph Adams considered that Of
/ no consequence whatever.
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TWENTY YEARS AGO.

For The Tribune
Pinafore was raging then, telephones
were new,
Kelly ruled Tammany, Baby Mine" was
due;
Dennis Kearney was rampant, Sitting
Bull on the go,
And England fighting Zulus, twenty years
ago.
"Campanini' was all the talk. Adelaids
Nelson played
Louis Napoleon was slain, walking was
the craze
Edward Hanlon was a giant and knew
Just how to row,
The Brooklyn bridge was nearly finished.
twenty years ago.
Every band played "Fatinitza," Grant
was on his tour;
The Ute Indians were at war on the
western shore:
Bob" Burdette was in his prime; Lead
vile on the grow.
Grevy succeeded Mcmahon. twenty years
ago.
shocked the world
In the halls Of congress, the bloody
shirt" unfurled;
Stanley wrote up Africa; Knight then
played lotto"
DeLong sailed to the Arctic seas, twenty
years ago.
The negroes had an exodus and went to
| Arkansaw,
A state of equal rights, prairies and of
| law;
Bernhardt made a furor in London with
| her show:
She's a Darling, She's a Daisy" was
sung twenty years ago.
Hayes was then the president; Disraeli
ruled the hour;
Alice Oates adorned the stage; Thomas
Mast a power;
Paul Boynton floated many miles down
the Ohio;
The Arizona and Berlin were built, twen-
ty years ago.
Lilly Langtry appeared in London. the
Prince Of Wales got gay.
Josiah Aliens wife" IS been married
twenty years today.
Frances Burnett wrote a book. the charm
ing tale, "Theo";
Women shed their bustles, too, twenty
years ago.
The King of Zulus sued for peace; the
Khedive left his throne;
Congress passed to the Democrats; Re-
publicans stayed at home.
While driving in Madrid street, one
shot at Alfonso;
King Humbert near went up the spout,
twenty years ago.
Patagonia went to Argentine, by Bis
marCk's iron will;
The Reichstag by a heavy vote, passed
the tariff bill;
Archery was the favorite sport; base
ball was lying low;
And paper collars were the style, twenty
years ago.
The humorous artists of the day, were
Eytnge. Bellew, Worth;
"The Bankers Daughter ran quite high
in theaters of mirth:
shes a Lamb" "She's a Dumping
were sung in every show
And boys did the courting then twenty
years ago.
Specie payments were resumed silver
came into port
Peter Cooper, opposed to Tammany, was
elected in New York:
Victoria Woodruff preached free love
womens rights too grew;
Men were shamed out of their boots
twenty years ago.
The United States was very rich in white
Sherman added TO the pile fifty millions
more;
The treasury notes must stand at PAL
and never fall below;
-Four hundred millions were standing out
twenty years ago
Shall history repeat itself in this wal
against the Beers?
Must England have another strife to set
tie up old scores?
Britain fought them once before and me
her Waterloo,
At the battle of Majuba Hill. some TWEEN
ty years ago.
= Gospel truths were sternly taught IL
every cline and land;
Preachers told the inhabitants, 'rh'
. judgment was at hand"
The weary ones would be at rest. the bad
, TO hell must go;
! But the wicked "hourished like the rose,
twenty years ago.
Charles II, soper.
I Scranton, Nov 6.
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We send full months Remedies OF wonderful and marvellous
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obligation collect delivery
kind.
desP9ng who had applied to after We'll tell you
everybody and tell them that old self had died yesterday and self
And another wrote thus III dumped carload Of gold my feet would
answering and mention this and the send
the book sealed envelope without marks
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little book called COMPLETE MANHOOD"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-04-18
BRIEF HAPPENINGS OF A DAY.

Hudson. Mich.-Thomas Temple,
farmer, killed his wife today and then
committed suicide. The couple lived un-
happily together.
tonight is the highest known in years,
and the high water season has just be-
gun.
Des Moines, Io.-Gov. Shaw appointed
inspector to fill the vacancy caused by
the death Of Inspector Morgan Thomas.
Philadelphia-Fire destroyed McCaus-
lands Paper Tube factory. Whitaker &
Delaney's glue works, at Tacony, SUBJ
urb of the city, were also destroyed by
fire. Loss estimated at 100000.
Washington-The story printed this
morning that the resignation of John Ad-
Olson Porter, secretary of the president,
was now in the hands of Mr.. Mckinley
to take effect at the latter's convenience,
is officially denied at the White house.
Washington-Orders were issued today
to Gen. Brooke to discharge men in the
regular army in Cuba, who had enlisted
only for the war with Spain.
Manufacturing election riots at Bilbao.
ular feeling runs high in Valencia, and
the surrounding districts.
Washington-The Detroit has arrived
at Port Linon. She will sail today for
Greytown and afterwards for Bluefelds.
Ottumwa, Io.-Harrison Fletcher's saw
mill here was blown to pieces by boiler
explosion today. The proprietor's young
son was killed and several employees were
slightly injured.
Easton, Pa.-Judge Schuyler sentenced
Llewellyn Stout. the murderer of Harvey
Wurster, the Philadelphia and Reading
telegraph operator, to be hanged.
Deseronto, Ont.-Three fishermen,
Jacob Oak, George and William Van
small boat for their home near Howless
Ferry, have been drowned. Their skiff
has been found floating bottom upward.
st. Louis-The National Federation of
Musical clubs will hold its first biennial
meeting in this city, May 3 to 6 inclusive.
Over forty clubs have come into the Fed
Grafton since its organization in Chicago
q little more than year ago.
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SMART SHORT STORIES.

A pleasant story Of the Duke of Dew
onshire comes from Chatsworth. The
other day he was stroll1ng, gun in hand
through one of his own fields near Bas-
low. when he started hare, which he
shot, and was going to pick it up when
a small boy jumped out of a neighbor-
ing hedge and warned him off. Here
mester," cried the small boy, per-emptor-
lily, ''yo' must ma touch that" '"Nhy
not?' asked the duke, amused, seeing
that he was NOT recognized. 'Why, It's
TIL dukes answered the boy, IAN
he'll have you locked up if he knows -
"Oh!' said his grace. "Then you will
take charge of it?' GAY, that I will, !"
answered the boy promptly; me ia
theirs keeper" Half an hour after
ward theb oy and the hare arrived IN
the kitchen at Chatsworth The duke
had taken short cut home. and had the
boy brought to him. The little chap
was dumb with terror when he learned
what mistake he had made. but the
duke gave him a 5-shilling piece called
him "a good lad and sent him away
rejoicing.
A French gentleman reproached his
son for carrying gold watch in very
careless and exposed manner, but the
young gentleman persisted in the prac-
fce, in spite of parental admonition. In
crowd at a theater one evening the
old gentleman asked his son to tell him
what o'clock it was, and the young man
was distressed and mortified to find his
watch had been stolen Never mind,'
said the father. smiling. IT took it my
self to show you how easily you could
be robbed-here 1t isl" He put his hand
into his fob to restore it, but 10 and be-
hold, it was gone! Some thief, more
adroit than himself. had appropriated the
property.
A gentleman Of Hebraic persuasion
possessed a small sailing boat, and in
vited a boon companion to venture upon
the ocean fer small sail. During one
of these expeditions a .squall suddenly
came on, and the proprietor. while at
tempting to turn the course Of the craft
was pitched overheard. AS he was strug-
Cling and fighting with the waves, his
friend peered out anxiously over the side
Of the boat ana calculated: ST thay,
Ikey, ole man : IL yer don't come up the
third time, can have the boat?"s
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state to forever preserve intact virgin
forest at the headwaters of the Missfs-
sippi. whence successful reforestation for
the future welfare of Minnesota has a
permanent nucleus for expansion. The
appropriation bills carry s21, 400 to be ex-
pended by the governor and attorney gen.
eral in the conversion of the tracts of
land at Itasca lake which are held by in
shall be held intact and undisturbed for
ever. This action Is almost certain to
result in the location of a sanitarium in
the balsam and pine forests at the
heights of land which characterize the
region at the most historic spot in the
Northwest, made famous by nature and
by man. No more felicitous outcome
could be desired at this time, and under
a new and invigorated administration of
park affairs a successful outcome is as
sured.
The history of the park, the stocking
of its waters from the state trout hatch
cry. the preservation of its game, and
the advancement Of the policy of a per-
manent natural forest for the future well
fare Of Minnesota were at once suggested
when the senate supplemented the action
of the house by unanimous consent.
The possibilities in this park matter
are greater and more important and far
reaching than its most sanguine promoter
Is aware Of
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single step has been taken by the ad-

single step has been taken by the ad-
ministration to that end.
In response to the communication or
Gov. Lee. of South Dakota, we are In
formed by the press dispatches that the
president intends saying that the troops
will be brought home as deemed expe-
dent by the United States. and as soon
as possible with the transports at hand.
1t is added that 1t Is held at the war
department that the law requiring the
muster out Of troops contemplates that
the executive department shall have
ample time to issue the necessary orders
and make the necessary preparations to
properly discharge the soldiers and bring
them home
If this is the line of conduct to be
pursued by the administration with ref
crence to the just demands of these men
and their friends. it is quite time that
the matter be taken in hand much more
earnestly than 1t has thus far, and that
no stone whatever be left unturned un-
til Secretary Alger and his subordinates
yield to the demands of right and de-
cency in this matter. There has evident
ly been altogether too much consideration
bestowed on the officials at Washing
ton in this direction already. Unless some
response more honest and less quibbling
in its character than this Is speedily
given to the repeated demands for the
discharge of the boys. a united and per-
sistent movement for the enforced return
of the volunteer soldiery should at once
be entered on.
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SCRAPS OF INFORMATION.

The pope always takes his meals alone
according to time-honored tradition.
A machine has heen completed that will
count and bind in packages 100000 postal
cards in ten hours.
Bamboo pens still retain their hold in
India. where they have been in use for
more than 1000 years.
The parliamentary reporters are up in
arms against the length OF Sir Henry
Campbell-Bannerman's name.
An Indiana woman married her four
teenth husband the other day Nine of
her husbands have been lost by divorce.
People in the Arctic regions can con-
verse when more than mile apart be-
cause there the air, being cold and dense,
is very good conductor.
While the wedding service is proceeding
in japan the bride kindles torch and
the bridegroom lights a fire from 1t and
burns the wife:s paythings.
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NO QUIRRJJNG

The anxiety of the friends and families
of the volunteer soldiers at Manila to
secure their early return to their homes
is. of course. quite natural. They enlist
ed to serve during the prevalence of the
war with Spain, which has just been
terchange Of Publications of the treaty
Of peace They have done their entire
duty as soldiers and citizens toward their
government, as The C l OBJ has already
pointed out. and they have a right to
insist that the government shall do its
entire duty by them.
There is no disposition to embarrass
the administration of President Nc
hiniey, or to 1njure the prospects of
speedy close being brought to the exist
ing difficulty with the natives of the Phil
ippines, either on the part Of the men
themselves or of their friends Nor Is
there any disposition to insist on the rigid
observance by the government of the
terms Of enlistment While, no doubt,
most Of the volunteers themselves and
their friends do not believe in encourage
ing the course being pursued by our
national administration in the Philip
pines. they are willing to give their gov
eminent the benefit of the doubt, and
to do far more than they are called on
to do
If the government had shown any dis
position to take the necessary steps for
disbanding the volunteer forces at
Manila after the war had been practi-
cally brought to close by the signing
OF the treaty Of peace, none would be
heard objecting to the continued delay
but. SO far az is generally known. not
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A REFORM CRISIS.

The distinguished Republican polih-
clan who has held the Office of county
| assessor for the past two years or more
Will continue to hold it for some time
to come. Notwithstanding that his sue
cessor has been duly chosen. Mr. Seng
| proposes to appeal to the constitution in
vindication of his right to continue to
! draw the perquisites of the place-the
only official function, by the way, which
no one ever denied that the local Repub
lican statesmen were all capable of dis
charging. Mr.. Ritz will accordingly have
to wait a little until the wheels of local
Republican reform are set In more ac-
tive motion than has thus far been ac-
complished through the efforts of his
political patron and employer, County
Auditor BILLY" Johnson.
Reformer Seng has advanced his pick
cts, while Reformer Ritz withdraws his
forces with a view to sending out a re-
| connoitering party. The valiant Col
Kiefer stands off in the distance and
scrutinizes the situation with the eye of
trained military and political strategist
The terrific contest in the cause of local
| reform which has thus opened will be
observed with enduring interest by all
| non-combatants
| The loyalty to the constitution which
Reformer Seng manifasts just. at this time
is the very badge of his standing in the
ranks of the local Republican party. It
Is true that he is the candidate of none
Of the four great wings of Republican
reform-the Kiefer wing, the anti-Kiefer
wing, the Billy Johnson wing and the
elevated and minded sect known as
the kid element, represented by
Messrs. Schiffmann, Donahower and
Henry Johns But he Is the fortunate
possessor of nine tenths of the law in the
present great crisis, which he will con-
tinue to hold on to, since the true local
Republican statesman was never yet
known to give anything up unless he
had to-
Both Mr.. Ritz and Mr. seng are en-
titled to encouragement. Each repre-
sents the known devotion to the moral
and statutory law and the constitution
which is the distinguishing characteristic
Of the true Republican reformer The
legislation which seeks to put an end to
Reformer Seng's term is, of course, only
general In It's terms with reference to
him; but 1t is distinctively special with
reference to his friend and fellow reform
er, Mr.. RIFT Since a law cannot be
both general and special in its terms
what more reasonable or law-abidlng
course is there to pursue than to appeal
to the constitution? This Reformer Seng
has done, while at the same time he
erects his official partitions and barriers
and stays the advance of the foe.
1t might simplify the situation If We
suggest that the constitutional question
tive and constitutional authority.
Senator Tim Sheehan. He Is a
reformer and statesman himself
and he is reputed to know more
tutionally and otherwise, of Legislation
of this character than any other reform
ing Republican statesman In our midst.
Call Tim In. and let each side guarantee
one-half Of his fees as a constitutional
expert, and the result no doubt will be
restored peace among Republican re-
formers.
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queen vistoria,s mistake.

Queen Victoria, some years ago. when
she visited certain sisterhood; desired
her as queen. The superior agreed and
over. the building The queen was very
ever they went the sisters courtesied. At
last she remarked ito her guide: II
thought I mades you understand that 1
wished to be treated as an ordinary
visitor? Why, then. is every one court
esying?' Pardon, me, madam replied
the mother. ''you have been obeyed. The.
reverence shown, ny the sisters was not
their superior" III
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Observatory in a Cathedral.

The city councillors of Ulm, Germany.
have decided to utilize the spire of their
cathedral as a meteorological
observatory. The spire is one of the high
est buildings in the world. The instru-
ments will be supplied by the royal OBJ
servatory at Stuttgart and the registra-
tons will be made by the watchmen of
the cathedral under the direction of DR..
Schimpf, a meteorological. Next to the
Eiffel tower in Paris the cathedral spire
of Ulm will be the highest artificial post
of meteorological observation in the
world