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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-08-15

chance to use these firearms he would
have done so.
One OF the essentials for a successful
prosecution in a case of Illicit whis-
key making is the evidence of some
person who has seen the still work.
ing. The revenue officers say they have
this from a man who formerly boarded
with Miglin, and who is ready to take
the stand and swear that he saw the
still in operation. He AYERS that II
was always worked at night
Not only this, but the officers hope,
through this man, to fasten another
charge on Miglin. They allege that he
manufactured cigars without paying a
revenue tax on them, and they say
that the boarder will testify to this
also.
Marshal Lowry and Special officer
Newhard went up to Archibald late
yesterday afternoon and took possess
sion of Miglin's house and other prop
erty, as they are privileged by law to
do when he fails to give himself up.
They believe, however, that he will APP
pear in day or so and enter bail.
When asked how long they thought
the still had been running, the officers
replied: Anywhere from one to six
years"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-08-15
A NEW MAGAZINE.
It Is Called Kleon and tWill Make
Its Appearance Today.

The Tribune is in receipt of the ad-
vance sheets of one of the most uni
que publications that has ever come
to our notice. 1t is in the form of a
twenty-four page magazine, and is q
triumph of the printers art.
Kleon Is it's name, and its scope is
best explained by quoting from Mrs.
Helen ID. Gates article, which closes
as follows:
So we ask of "Kleon," what is to be gained?
The answer comes, it is not a mere repetition
Of the daily newspaper; it is not a copy Of some
other magazine; it is not gossip, but It is
local literary effort aiming to bring out latent
talent in our city for the good of all.
We WILL no doubt, be surprised at the modest
business men who write most readable arti
cles on local history or current events, or on
practical success in life.
And we shall be no less pleased with the bright
words of some Of our women, who with home
cares and charitable work yet find time for
much reading and thinking.
The tendency to rushing outward activity and
to impatient seeking for immediate results may
need its antidote in calmer thinking and more
careful expression.
We therefore wish success to this venture, hop.
ing it may serve to add pleasure to the quiet
hours of our families; may give suggestive helps
ence of older and wiser friends may put an
element Of deeper thought into our business and
political life, and a sweeter touch into our So
ciety.
The first article is Success" by
w. A. May. which no young business
man can afford to leave unread. 1t Is
a strong, inspiring article from a man
of experience to the city's youths.
The table of contents is: Success" ="
w. A. May; "Our Valley" (poem), p.
+. Durkan; "Our First Library" Hon.
f. Merrifield; "Kleon," Helen D.
Gates; "Women in the Professions"
(anecdotal side), DIR. Anna c. Clarke;
PHILOSOPHY of Eternity. 1.-THE Shirt
Waist Man." (poem), "Our Vacation"
(story. illustratedD, "Poe's Position in
American Literature" Announce
ments for September" Kleon is pub
lished today.
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THE RESOLUTIONS.

The Democracy Of Lackawanna county, in con.
vention assembled, declares its unialtering de-
votion to the principles of government by the
people enunciatcd by Thomas Jefferson, the i'm
mortal founder of the Democratic party, as ap'
piled to the stirring issues OF the present day.
Ii regards the platform adopted by the Demo
cratic National convention at Kansas city on
July T. 1900 as a new Declaration OF lndepend'
SnGe and firmly believes n the sentiment as e
does, the perpetuity of our Republican instltu'
tions, is the paramount issue in this campaign.
1t heartily endorses and ratihes the nomination
by the National Democratic convention of that
peerless champion Of the peoples rights, Will
lam Jennings Bryan, OF Nebraska, for president,
and that sage statesman, Adlai r. Stevenson, Tor
vice president, as well as the excellent nomina.
tions for state officers made by the Democratic
convention at Harrisburg and the nominees OF
this convention; We Snaehy SSGnhaehhtly expect their
II deplores the evidences OF lack OF sturdy
Americanism on the part OF the Republican ma
tional administration, displayed in such hu'
rangement the Nicaraguan canal treaty, known
as the Hay.Pauncefote treaty, and the provisional
surrender to Great Britain of a territory in
Alaska greater in area than the state Of Rhode
Island, which had been the property OF the Unit
ed States for thirty.three years. It regards as
particularly shameful the hauling down of the
citizens on the American continent at a time
when we are asserting sovereignty by force over
an alien people Of a different civilization in the
Orient seven thousand miles away.
It arraigns the Republican party Of Lackawan'
ma county for extravaganza in the man
agement Of the affairs OF she county
and charges the Republican party specific
ally with full responsibility for the causeess
contest for the office Of county treasurer, which,
though pending for three years, is still far from
the end and which will add a burden Of Sl5O, 600
to the already oyertaxed people Of the county.
1t notes with deep regret the death, since the
last county convention, Of that distinguished
lawyer and able and honest jurist, the late Hon,
Frederick W. Gunster, and recognizes the honor
which he reflected upon his party by the wisdom
and discretion which he displayed in the per-
formance of his judicial duties
The convention had now reached the
order of nominating candidates, and
Chairman O'Neill said that they would
listen to nomination for additional law
Judge. Attorney r. c. Newcomb was
recognized by the chair and nominated
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NOT LONG AT LIBERTY.
Divorced One Day and Gets Married
the Next.

One of the nine libellants granted
divorces Monday was Fred NJ. Van
Dervoort of Peckville, who showed to
the satisfaction of Judge Archibald
that his wife, Jessie Robinson Van
Dervoort, ran around and played in
operas" and was now living in Phila-
delphia with another man.
Yesterday morning Mr.. Van Der
WORT appeared at the clerk of the
courts office with Miss Mary Parsons,
of Wyoming, and, securing a marriage
license, hastened off again to take on
the marital yoke.
He is 40 and his new bride is 25. His
first marriage occurred May Is, 1882.
He was deserted eight years later.
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HARD TASK
TO SECURE
CANDIDATES.
Odd Problem That Con
frOnted Democratic
Convention.
TICKET THEY NOMINATED

1t Is the One Forecast in Yesterdays
Tribune with the Exception of Jury
Commissioner-D. ]. Campbell
Was Decided Upon for That Office
When It Seemed That q Tangle
Must Ensue Unless Something
Was Done-Norton and Law Nomi-
mated to Fill Gaps in the Ticket.
Resolutions Adopted.
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Y. M. C. A. FUND GROWING.
Over $4,000 Has Now Been Sub
scribed.

The Young Mems Christian asssocia-
tion building fund is rapidly nearing
the 100000 mark, Sl,165 having been
received yesterday by Secretary
George G. Many This makes a total
of a little over $4,000 out of a re-
quired $4,000.
Just as soon, however, as an even
100000 is subscribed, and this should
be within the next week, a meeting
of the directors will be held and the
contract awarded. Secretary Mahy
said yesterday that he believed a great
part of the work on the building
could be done before winter sets in.
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STILL CONFIsCATED.

The officers confiscated the still and
whiskey and brought them to this city.
They also took possession Of a gun AMI
two revolvers found lying handy be-
hind the bar. Marshal Lowry said yes
terday that Miglin had frequently been
heard to threaten that he would kill
any United States officer who ever at
tempted to enter his place, and the
marshal believes that had he got a
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-08-15

Martin Miglin, Lithuanian, resid-
ing on the back road between Scran-
ton and Archibald. at what Is known
as the Ridge, was arrested on Monday
for running an Illicit still by United
states officers, and later escaped by an
old ruse and has not yet been cap
tured. The still was raided and its
contents conflscated.
The officers who made the arrest
were Deputy United States Marshal
Clark Lowry, of this city; Deputy Col
lector of Internal Revenue w. D.
Evans. of Carbondale, and r. NJ. New
hard, of Philadelphia, special United
States revenue officer. 1t had been
whispered around for some months
past that Miglin was making moon
shine whiskey, and the local reve-
nue. officers decided last week to
send for Mr.. Newhard. He arrived in
the city on Wednesday last, and began
gathering evidence.
He considered on Monday morning
that he had sufficient and he accord
ingly secured warrant from United
States Commissioner Taylor Armed
with this, and accompanied by Messrs.
Lowry and Evans, he journeyed to
Miglin's home. arriving there shortly
after IL o'clock.
Miglin lives in very desolate local
ity, the house being situated on a
lonely part of the road, just behind 1t
being a dense forest. He keeps a.
saloon in the front part of the building,
while the still was discovered in the
basement of an outbuilding in the
back, used as a kitchen.
MIGLIN ARRESTED.
AS soon as the officers reached the
place Marshal Lowry put Miglin under
arrest. He resisted for a few moments,
but finally, realizing that 1t was USE
less, gave it up. Newhard and Evans,
in the meantime, went back into the
kitchen, where they found several
mash tubs, but no mash.
They went downstairs, however, and
discovered a neatly laid out and per-
fectly complete still, having a capacity
of about two barrels a day. A bag of
barley was found here, also, as were
two packages of whiskey, containing
between forty and fifty gallons. Though
no mash was found, it could be easily
seen that the still had been lately
used.
Miglin's shirt had been torn in his
| struggle with Marshal Lowry, and he
called to his wife, who was upstairs,
to throw clean one down to him. This
she did, and he then asked the mar
| shals permission to go into a bedroom,
leading off the kitchen, to put It on.
This was granted, and Miglin stepped
| Into the room, closing the door behind
| him. The marshal Immediately sus-
| pected something wrong and followed
| him. When he reached the room the
man was nowhere to be seen, he hav-
ing ran into the next room and got
out through the window, running down
| the road. He was seen turning corner
by Deputy Collector Evans, who was
in another part of the house and who
| thought he was Mr.. Newhard.
A search of the surrounding country
failed to reveal his presence, and no
| trace of him has yet been discovered
He Is a short, thick-set man, weigh
ing about $50 pounds, with a florid
complexion and brown hair and NOUS
tache. He has the Lithuanian cast OF
| countenance.
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Waldron,s Horse Sale.

Waldron will be In Scranton tomor-
row with a first-class carload of good
horses for all purposes. The sale Will
stables at 2 p. m. ."
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-08-15

Scranton Liederkranz Excur1lon
To Lake Lodore, August 16. ~
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Beecham's Pills for distress after
eating.
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REVENUE OFFICERS
RAID ILLICIT STILL
PROPRIETOR ARRESTED, BUT
LATER ESCAPED.

Complete Plant for Manufacturing
Whiskey Found in House of Mar
tin Miglin Near Archbald-Miglin
Was Arrested by Deputy Marshall
Lowry but Escaped Through Win
dow After Receiving Permission
to Change His Clothes-He Has
Not Yet Been Captured.
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AN OPEN ARR CONCERT.
Will Be Given by Bauer's Ban,
Tonight.

Bauer's band will give an open air
concert at the William Connell Hose
House, South Scranton, tonight. The
following programme will be rem
1ered:
March. "oleine," .................. ..Vandcrcook
Overture, "Stradella," ...................Fl .Flotow
Medley, Echoes from the Windy City,. Dewitt
Selection, "The Singing Girl" .....,....H Herbert
Descriptive piece, "a Hunting Scene" .Burcalossi
March, "Union Forever" ................. .Scouton
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-08-15

Read the full description of The
Tribunes Educational Contest on
fourth page.
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Icontinued on PaGa 81
The Princeton union., 1900-10-18
TRUELSEN,S TRUTHS.

Ons of the political documents which
was widely distributed prior to Mr..
Truelsen's visit and during his stay
was a card showing sswhat a benefi-
cent institution the trust ISL on which
prices of merchandise in wheat and
corn in 1896 were compared with those
of 1900. The UNION has referred to
its files and finds the Princeton market
reported in the issue of Oct. s, 1896.
gave wheat at 55 cents and corn, at
Is cents per bushel. In last weeks
issue wheat was quoted at 81 cents and
corn at 35 cents per bushel. :: Now
rruelsen's card says it requires so per
cent. more wheat to buy a stove now
than it did in 1896. Inquiry develops
the fact that stoves have increased S
per cen cent. IL in prics, making q stove
which sold for $40 in 1895 worth s42 in
1900 A $40 stove would have cost in
1896 72.7 bushels Of wheat and if the
statement of the card is true it would
be necessary to part with 1O5 bushels
OF wheat in 1900 to purchase the same
stove. But this isn't true for it takes
only 62.7 bushels of wheat to secure
the stove at $42, or ten bushels less
than it did four years ago. Mr.. Truel-
The Princeton union., 1900-10-18

sen has evidently been the victim Of
the steelrange fakirs and paid $50 for
range sold by reputable dealers
for $40.
Another statement of the card is that
it requires 40 per cent. more corn to
buy a pound Of sugar now than it did
in 1886. ( In Princeton then 20 pounds
of sugar were sold for dollar and now
we get IA pounds for the same money.
But corn was worth only Is cents than
as against 35 cents now, so that to-day
three bushels of corn are worths as
much as seven were then, therefore
4.Os bushels OF corn in 1900 will pur-
chase as much sugar as 6..'66 bushels
would in 1896. In other words tire
quires aboutaseven-tenthsa as much corn
to purchase a pound OF sugar now as it
didin 1885,. eszot.I> 90. :. - -
The card further says that galvan-
lied barb wire cost from 81 to 81. so per
hundred more than it did in 1896 but
as 1t is sold in small quantities in this
village for 1866 and in large quanti-
ties at still lower figure the misre-
presentation is too plainly apparent to
need further comment. Wagons are
higher than they were in 1896 the
raise amounting to $500 each, but with
corn worth 233 per cent. more than it
was then it is difficult to discover how
it can require twenty bushels more
now than it did then to purchase one.
The UNION will not attempt to 90
further with the analysis of the statis-
tics of the card. The other items are
as badly misrepresented. Any party
which attempts to foist itself upon the
public by such a Juggling of values is
unworthy of the least confidence and
the UNION does not fear the result OF
the election.
The Princeton union., 1900-10-18
That Bond PrOpositiOn.

To the Editor: AS there is a prop
osition to come before the taxpayers of
Mile Lacs county at the coming gen
eral election to say whether we.-will
bond the county for the sum of $4,000
or not for money to make roads in our
county. .<A=4
I wish to say that I am for one
strongly in favor of the proposition for
many reasons, among which ARE:
First, our road work in this county has
always been patch work, for the: rea-
son that there never has been money
enough available at any one time to- do
anything but patch. and we all know
what patch work means in attempting
to build roads, it is everlastingly patch
and never complete. What we do
with the money available this year, is
all gone before we are able to do some
more patching. Now it seems to- me
that this is strictly good business
proposition to bond our county, as it
will give us the money all at once, ito
complete in a good substantial manner.
any road building that we may under.
take, and this can be done without: any
increase in our rate of taxation, for if
we levy our usual amount for road and
bridge purposes each year, less the
amount required to pay interest on; the
bonds which cannot exceed one mill
in any one year, and instead of using it
on the roads we can make it into a
sinking fund and accumulate in that
fund sufficient money so that at the
end of the second year we can com
mence to take up our bonds each year
thereafter, thus stopping interest, and
avoiding all liabilities to loss by bank
failure or otherwise, and at the same
time securing good roads to the parts
OF the county where most needed.
That is in the now unsettled portion,
which cannot possibly be done under
our present system of expending the
money raised for road and bridge pur-
poses. ~. , ~
But before voting to bond our county
| feel that it is the right of the tax
payers to have the promise of our
board of county commissioners that the
money will be carefully and judiciously
expended; that every rod of road work
will be let to the lowest responsible
bidder and all work to be done accord
ing to the specification Of a. competent
engineer, and paid for only when duly
and carefully inspected and approved
by competent board of examiners.
1 offer the above suggestion to the
taxpayers of the county in the hopes, to
open up a discussion of the many
points to be considered for or against
the proposition. 81. - : 4 ~ j.. .
Very truly yours
b NJ VANAISTEIN
The Princeton union., 1900-10-18
Personally Conducted Tours to California

Personally Conducted Tours to California
in Pullman Tourist Sleeping Cars !,
via Chicago, Great Western Ry4 to
Kansas City and Santa Fe route to
Los Angeles and. Southern California.
Only line having new Pullman Tourist
Sleepers equipped with wide vestibules,
steam heat and gas light. One Of these
new sleepers leaves st. Paul at $40
A: N. every Monday, via Chicago, Great
Western for Los Angeles and Southern
California, reaching Los Angeles the
following Friday morning. These tours
are personally conducted by an expert
enced official who accompanies the
train. to It's destination. The cars are
well equipped for long journey and
are as comfortable as the standard
sleepers, while the price fora double
berth is only Six Dollars. Full infor-
nation furnished by any Great Western
agent, or J. P. Elmer, General Agent
Passenger Department, 5th and Robe rt
Streets, St. Paul, Mibn. ~ ~ 'S5f2 ss.3 y
The Princeton union., 1900-10-18
|ously from now until the day 81 elec.
Etion. Red Hing Repubt btican.
HIS CHANGE OF FRONT.

Ills Cf1ANS11I OF' FfLONI II
Col Bryan worked hard, long and
we'll with his Democratic friends ia
the senate for the ratification of the
treaty that gave us the Philippines.
But, when he finds himself advocating
a hopeless cause-free silver he con
cludes to flop and has since condemned
every act OF the administration. Why
did Bryan change fronts on the Phil
ippine question, If not for political
effect?- Will1nar.Arg,ts. si.4 L
.s'T 4.a2att i. I. 4.
- {. DENIS CLAIM TT NOT. ;s5G
There is a unique campaign flag that
floats at the head of Wall street. Tt is
not illuminated with single word to
show that it was set up either by the
a Republican or by a Democratic or
ganization. There is no picture of Nc
Kinley or any of Bryan upon it, nor
does the word Republican or. Demo-
cratic appear upon it.. >But it contains
in conspicuous lettering two para
graphs quoted from speech made by
Mr.. Bryan. One of these quotes Mr..
Bryan's remark warning any one who
believes that the gold standard ought
to be maintained against voting for
him, and the other is a line from one
OF Mr.. Bryan's speeches announcing
that he stands right where he did four
years ago on the money question.
These two sentences are all that are
upon the banner Democrats cannot
complain of them, for they are QUOTA
tions from Mr.. Bryan's speeches.. To
all outward appearance it may be a
Democratic banner, but there it sways
in the very financial heart of the ma
tion.-Boston Herald
The Princeton union., 1900-10-18

HON. MICHAEL DORAN, the nestor
of Minnesota Democracy, has repudi-
ated the brand of Democracy repre-
sented by Bryan and Lind and will
support both the State and national
ticket of the Republican party this
fall. He says Lind and his cohorts are
not Democrats, but simply politicians
in search of jobs. Lind represents the
same platform as Bryan-one that has
no underlying principle.
The Princeton union., 1900-10-18
THE "GRE.4T COMMONER.',

Republican voters of the 45th dis
trict think twice before you vote for a
candidate for the legislator who is
not in favor of the return of Knute
Nelson to the United States senate.
No matter how much you may person
ally dislike any of the Republican can
didates, remember all three of them
are pledged to work and vote for Knute
Nelson. Stand by your party's nomi-
nees for the legislature on Knute Nell
sons account. Elect solid Nelson
delegation. Read the truthful tribute
to Senator Nelson by his home news
paper, the Alexandria Post Ne1ps, and
then ask yourself, can | afford to sup
port a candidate for the legislature
who will vote against, plain, blunt,
honest Knute Nelson?
Knute Nelson's history is known to every
citizen of the county. They know of his early
life here when he took a homestead, on which
he still lives in a modest home, and by hard
work and frugal living suStained.his family.
He is known personally to almost every man
woman and child in the county, and from those
early days of poverty and heavy toll to to-day
when he has become one of the most distin-
guished men of our country. he has always
been plain knute Nelson. So consistent has
been his public life; so truly have his sympa-
thies held to the masses of the people; SO per-
s1stent and courageous has he been in uphold
ing the greater number, that he is known
throughout the land as the great commoner'
To-day his greatest pleasure is to get away
from the greatness OF his Office. from the ex-
ercise Of his political and personal power, back
to old Douglas county, to his farm and among
his old friends. From one end of the county
to the other he is ''Knute'' No citizen is freer
OF access to every other citizen and no one en-
joys as does he driving about the county to
familiar scenes and to see in their homes, old
friends. He is absolutely free from any of the
arts Or weaknesses Of the demagogue. He is
honest and wise and patriotic in his public
acts and with all his love for and loyalty to the
interests OF the average citizen, no one ever
heard him do other than condemn any attempt
to array our citizenship in classes and to
arouse any feeling of hostility or enmity among
our people.
The Princeton union., 1900-10-18

IF Mr.. Truelsen has money to spend
in a political campaign it might be-
we'll for him to cancel his Indebtedness
to relief fund of the Duluth policemen's s
association. This would secure more
votes for him than he can ever acquire
by speaking from a public platform.
The Princeton union., 1900-10-18

The attempt of the Democratic col
lege boy to appeal to the prejudices of
the different nationalities last Thurs
day evening was received in an icy
silence. Mr.. Jones forgot that in
Princeton we are all American citi-
zens. whether of Irish, German or
Scandinavian birth.