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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-07-25

''This election is more important
than any that this country has seen
save only the election of 1864, and
we have the right to appeal to every
worthy to call himself good citizen
AUD be shall stand by US in the con
test for upright and honest legisla-
ton and administrator at home and
abroad for the upholding of the flag
and the great privilege of doing the
world S work as beseems a great
world power Study the Kansas
City platform and you cannot help
realizing that their policy is the
policy of infamy, and their triumph
would mean misery so Widespread
that it is almost unthinkable, and
disgrace so lasting that more than a
generation would haye to pass be-
fore it could be wiped out. They
stand for laWlessnesS and disorder
LOT disorder ana dishonesty and
dishonor, for license and disaster
at home and cowardly shrinking
from duty abroad. We ask the sup
port of all Americans who have the
welfare of the countryrat heart, no
matter what their political affilia-
tons may have been in the past.
We ask the support of all sound
headed men who do not wish to see
our material wellbeing swallowed up
in the abyss of industrial panic.
We appeal to all good men who be-
lieVe in civic decency and shrink
from the faint of financial dishonor
and we appeal to all brave men who
are proud Of the national name and
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-07-25
EXTRACTS FROM GOV. ROOSEVELT
SPEECH.


President Mckinley has more than
made good all that he promised or
that was promised on his behalf,
and as the smoke clears away we
see how utterly trivial are the mat
tiers not of which his administra-
ton has been critized when com
pared With the immense substantial
gains for American honor and inter
est which under that administration
have been brought about. We ap
pealed to President Mckinley be-
fore, asserting what he would do if
president from our knowledge Of
what he has done IN lesser positions,
Now we appeal for him. asking that
the promise of a second term be
judged by the performance of his
first, and pledging that the wonder
fdl work so triumphantly begun in
his first term, shall in his second be
carried to an even more triumphant
conclusion
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-07-25

"Well, l am addressing at this
moment citizens from the very
states the possibilities of whose ex-
istence appeared SO terrible to the
excellent Mr.. Quincy. You your
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-07-25

''Mr. Croker has announced that
he thinks Congress should change
the ratio every four years, so that
the only thing certain about one
dollar would be that no one ever
could propbesy more than that
length Of time In advance what it
would amount to- Mr. Croker's
party associates appear inclined, it
is true, to treat his views on finance
with levity. But in reality he is
Just as much entitled to serious
treatment from them as they are en-
titled to serious treatment from us.
It is hardly necessary to say that
that not merely free silver, but the
very threat of free silver, would
paralyze our whole industrial life
The election of Mr.. Bryan would
cause such economic and financial re-
suits as to reduce this whole country
to condition of fearful and acute dis
tress that cannot be imagined, even
by those who keep fresh in mind the
dark days of 1913, only seven years
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-07-25

are practically annihilated
by the ocean cables and
land telegraph systems
which now belt the cir
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-07-25

"We know definitely what we be-
lieve and we say it outright. Our
opponents, who represent all the
forces of discomfort, malice and
envy, formed and formless, vague
and concrete, can hardly be said to
know what they really do believe,
because the principles they profess
if put forth markedly, are SO revolving
even to their, own followers, that
they like at least to try to wrap the
mantle of hypocricy around them.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-07-25

ago Any representatives of the
populistic democracy as at present
composed, whom Mr.. Bryan could
appoint as secretaries of state ard of
the treasury, would inevitably bring
the country to the brink of ruin;
they would dofar more to harm it
than they could have done four
years ago. :"
What they say about Cuba and
Porto Rico need not detain US for a
moment. In Porto Rico we now
haye Governor Allen in charge. We
have established a system under
which the island is advancing by
leaps and bounds to prosperity. In
Cuba we have put General Leonard
Wood in charge, and all the pre-
liminary steps have been taken to
give to the people of that island
their own government. Our pledge
co Cuba shall, of course, be kept.
General Wood administration is
synonym for honesty and cleanli-
ness.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-07-25

the relaxation of the bonds Of Justice
and order and the abandment of our
position as a great nation manfully
doing its part in the great world
work that must be done by all great
nations. True to their nature they
have sought to subordinate the one
issue on which they take decisive
stand, and they declare they have
subordinated tie question of free
silver to other questions. Now, as
a matter Of fact, they cannot decide
which one of their various heresies
the people shall regard as most i'm
portant. The decision rests with
the people themselves; and those
who are primarily interested in our
financial honesty and industrial we'll
being cannot and will not admit that
any possible difference is caused by
puttiLg the free silver plank in one
rather than another portion of the
platform. II. a man announces that
he believes in the doctrine of coward
lv surrender and also in the doctrine
of reputation of debts, it makes not
the slightest difference as to the
order in which he puts his two
policies.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-01-09
CHURCH SOCIETY OFFICERS.

st. Agnes chapter of st. David's
Episcopal church nave elected the fol-
lowing officers: Vice president, Mamie
Lewis; secretary. I.ettic Parry: assist
ant secretary, Myrtle Titman; treas
urer. May Bunnall assistant treasurer,
Flora Lewis.
The newly-elec. officers of the
Ladies' Aid society ere. Vice-presi-
dent, Mrs. Charles Fraser; secretary,
Miss Fellows; treasurer, Mrs. Fred
erick Hoff; chairman of vestment COM
mittee, Mrs. Hopkins; chairman Of
soliciting committee, Mrs. Williams.
The Brotherhood of st. Anthony and
Sisters Of Beehany elected officers last
evening and tomorrow evening the of'l.
GERS and teachers IF the Sunday school
will meet and make reports and elect
officers.
The rector will meet his confirmation
classes for instruction tomorrow after
noon at 4 o'clock and Friaay evening
at s o'clock.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-01-09
EVENTS Of DAY IN
80 WEST SCRANTON
ST. BRENDAN's COUNCIL IN
sTALLAT1oN AND SMOKER.
Conducted by Deputy Installing OFF,
Ger John ]. Durkin-Notable In
crease in School Deposits-Choral
Society Observation-Disclosures Big
Night at the Fair-Annual Week
of Prayer-Church Society officers.
Surprise Party and Other Minor
News Notes.

The members Of st. Brendans
Council. Young Mems institute, spent
"a very enjoyable evening IN their
rooms last evening, when the newly
elected officers were installed, Il pro-
gramme OF vocal and instrumental
numbers was rendered aud good cigars
were passed. Deputy Installing ofiicer
John j. Durkin installed the oiiicers
as follows: President. Thomas NC
Hugh: first vice president, Edwar't
Mcclain. second vice president, DAN
iel Lehman: financial sccrotcrN. Thom-
as Eiemming: recording secretary. Ed
ward Hurst: treasurer, Patrick Grady:
sentinel, John Gin. executive commit
tee. Patrick Duffy Frank Mc' lam,
Thomas Hurst and Thomas Lynch.
After the officers were duly installed,
each one made brief remarks anu
President NcIIugh acted rs chairman
uf the social session. Iaro selections
wore rendered hy John Gin. john p.
Kelly. Robert hury ana Edward
Hurst. Tha r,ru numbers were gtEnl
bv Edward O'MallAv. John Shaugh-
Messy. Laughlin N,lIugn and Michael
SullivaG Others who contributed -
the entertainment W"rn Thomas LAWN
and Richari Iou"rHnr
The cour"i! Includes some al th'
best known young mon in Wcst Scran-
ton. ana th"ir reputation as cntcrtain-
crs IL widespread
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-01-09
SMALL NEWS NOTES.

The funeral of the late John Kauff-
man, of Prescott avenue, will occur to-
morrow afternoon. 1ntCrment VIII be
made in the Petersburg cemetery.
Saturday afternoon Treasurer Wah-
lers will pay all school orders presented
to him al the borough building.
Cards are out announcing the comma ?
marriage Of Miss Catherine Haggerty,
Of Electric avenue. and Edward Nc
Dade.
st. Mary's council, Young Mems In
stitute, held an interesting meeting last
evening, at which considerable busi-
ness was transacted. After the busi-
ness meeting a smoker was held, at
which several hours were passed most
enjOyably.
Miss Grace Harris is very i'll at the
home of her uncle, John Jenkins, on
Butler and Sixth streets. suffering with
q severe attack Of the la grippe.
Miss Mary McCue is entertaining her
friend. Miss Mary Whalen, of Toby
hanna, at her home.
Misses Cornelia Galpin and Ellen
Bronson have returned to New York
city. after spending the holidays In
town, where they will resume their
| studies at Miss Graham's school.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-01-09
81. rATRrCK's CHURCH FAIR.

Last night was a banner night at St
Patrick's church fair, when the menu
bers of the Ancient Order of liiDer-
mans attended and made things lively
for several hours. Their presence a's'
attracted Il large crowd of the gentler
sex. who enjoyed their hospitality.
An enjoyable programme was FUR"
nish"d. which added much to the even
ngs pleasure. The Instrumental Sc
lections bv the Misses sullivan and
Jordan, and Messrs. Drury and Kelly
were well received. Vocal numbers
were contributed by Laughlin McHugh.
Joseph Phillips. Degnal and Shaugh-
messy.
The chances on the various articles
are selling rapidly and many OF them
win 500, be disposed of. st. Paul
Pioneer corps will give an exhibition
drill this evening.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-01-09
GENERAL. NEWS NOTES.

The Columbia Hose company met
last evening, and the new officers as
sumed their respective positions.
The members of the Plymouth Con-
gregatonal church held business
meeting in the church last evening at
which reports were read and other
business transacted
The Ladies' auxiliary of the Rail-
road Young Mems Christian associa-
tion were entertained last evening at
ttc home of Miss Anna Bennett, on
Luzerne street.
'Ihe regular monthly meeting of the
Franklin Engine company will be held
this evening and officers will be elect
el for the ensuing term.
Services over the remains of the late
William ]. Williams will be conducted
at go o'clock this afternoon at the
house, 419 Decker's court, by Rev.
Thomas de Gruchy, of the Jackson
Street Baptist church. Interment will
be made in the Washburn street ceme-
terry.
The thirty-third marriage anniver-
| sary of Mr.. and Mrs David Pitchford
was fittingly celebrated at their home
| or North Bromley avenue Saturday
| evening.
The funeral of the late Patrick Cros-
| sin will be held tomorrow morning. A
solemn high mass will be sung at St
| Patricks church at 9 o'clock and in
| terment will be made in the Cathe-
dral cemetery.
Peter Gallagher, of Twentieth street
employed as a driver in the Central
mine, was kicked in the face by a
,l,;I Co ,aIo
Thomas Lamb, of Seventeenth street
and Miss b. Durkin, of Luzerne street
were married in St. Patrick's Catholic
church Saturday evening by Rev. La
velle. The couple We're attended. by
Michael Gallagher and Mrs. John Sher-
! idan.
The newly elected officers of st. Leo's
battalion were installed at the regular
meeting Sunday afternoon.
Catherine Francis, of Bellevue, was
| held in $500 bail by Alderman Moses
for pulling Maggie Phillips hair re-
| Gently.
Thomas Sheridan, aged 10 years sor
| of Martin Sheridan. of Van Burer
avenue. was accidentally shot in tn,
arm while playing with a toy gun or
Saturday.
| The regular monthly meeting or the
Electric City Wheelmen will be helt
this evening, after which social vii
be held and lunch served.
The Christian Endeavor society o
the Plymouth Congregational churci
will meet this evening. Miss Margare
Davis will be in charge.
Mrs. Joseph DeOn, of Quay avenue
was badly injured by falling dowl
| stairs at her home recently.
Branch No A. of the Catholic Mu
tual Benefit association, will hold al
Installation and smoker tomorrow
evening.
St. Cecelia's Total Abstinence an
Benevolent society will meet in ST
Leo's hall this evening.
Miss, Polly Richards is quite III a
her home on North Fillmore avenue
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-01-09
FOURTEENTH WARD CAUCUS.

Tomorrow evening at Cooperative
hall, the Republicans of the Fourteenth
ward will hold their caucus and place
In nomination candidates for common
council. school controller and the vari-
Gus ward Offices
1t is not known who will be the nom.-
nee for council, but Charles II. Acker
will receive the unanimous nomination.
for school controller. and will prove a
strong candidate at the February cleo
tion.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-01-09
TOLD IN RRlEF.

Tomorrow evening the much talked
of country dance will be held in thu
auditorium under the 2uspices Of the
Father Witty society, The hall is
already being decorated with pump
kins, suuashos, turnips. etc, in fact
everything that reminds one OF the
country. The Excelsior orchestra will
appear in uniforms of the "old time
farmer cut" and will furnish the mu-
sic throughout the evening.
Last evening the Marquette Council,
Young Mems Institute, conducted 4
literary entertainment in the parlors
Of ST. Mary's hall. The Pev. j. J.
O'Toole, instructor OF tn" council, gave
a very intcro sting and valuable Id.
dress to the young men. After the
programme was concluded smol;cr
ana social was held,
At n recent meeting Cf The Colonel
r. ID. Lewis Junior order of hmeri-
| can Mechanics. the following officers
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-01-09
INDIA'S GOLD HOARDERS.
Immense Amount of Money Hidden
Away in That Country.

From the Courier dcs Etats-Cnis.
About fifty milliards of francs is said
to be the total amount Of the gold pro-
duct of the two worlds since the dis
covery of America. And. strange TO
say of this outpouring of gold which
during four centuries has been scat
tered all over the world, an immense
portion remains idle in India, where
it has been embedded. In India the
gold returns to the earth and remains
there more completely hidden than Il
was in its original state.
The amount of gold brought into
India during the past sixty years, that
is to say. from 1897 to 1898, is greater
three millions nine hundred and forty
three millions Of francs than the
amount exported. The soil of India
absorbs the floods of gold just as the
sands of the desert swallow the over
flow of the great rivers. When it is re-
membered that this work of absorption
has been going on with little interrupt
tiOn for ten centuries, and still con-
tinues under our eyes. It is easy to
form an idea of the immense treasures
that are hidden in that country. All
this gold remains sterile, and, cunse-
| uuently, is lost. IT is absurd to say
| that it is brought into monetary cir
| culation or that it passes through the
| hands of the native goldsmlths. 1t is
| disseminated in innumerable hiding
| places, from which it never energies.
In ancient times and up 20 the period
| of the conquest and occupation by the
! English, individual property was not
| protected. The country, from one end
to the other, was the prey of rival fac
| tions, who ravaged 1t ceaselcsslv ami
| without mercy. Princes ana pote0tates
as we'll as the small fry, were squeezed
ana shorn constantly. TO escape from
| the general robbery the natives. great
| ana small, carefully concealed their
money and their values under ground.
This inveterate habit became horedit-
| AIRY among them, so that today thC
| natives do just what their ancestors
did in INST ages. II is estimated that
mi'lards upon milllards of francs in
gold lie in the hiding places Of India
and 1t is known that this colossal
treasure is in coin that dates back sew
| eral centuries.
TO the suffering and wretchedness
that poverty ordinarily creates the ma.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-01-09

were installed by District Deputy
Harry Richards: Counsellor, Harry
Grey; vice counsellor. Edward Tatem
conductor, Charles Morgan; warden.
w. II. Walters; inside sentinel, Thomas
Evans; outside sentinel, Thomas Nor
gan.
Nelson Elsby, of William street. had
his right hand badly mangled Satur-
day, while at work ir the Simpson
shops.
Mr.. and Mrs. Amos Deity. of Break
er street, are both i'll at their home
with the Ia grippe.
George Kintnor, Of Summit avenue
is i'll.
Providence Conclave, l. o. H.
will hold a meeting at their rooms this
evening.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-01-09

tives of India add the tortures, equally
painful, of an incurable avarice. That
is the thing which puzzles the observer
and throws him off the right track. In
that country all the poor and INDECENT
have little hiding places. where they
put away their little treasures and
guard them, watching their growth and
never drawing from them, even in the
face of famine or dishonor, danger or
death. All around them and above
them are the proud and the rich, who
do just as their ancestors did, and re-
main exactly the same as they were;
that is to say Unsuitable hoarders, sus-
piclous and cruel misers. They hide
their gold in the vaults of old forts and
in citadels, and add to it from genera
ton to generation, from century to GEN.
tury. Like that of Harpagnon. their
beloved treasures possess for them
charms far more fascinating than those
Of their immortal houris and of their
enchanting peris.
The persistence of the Maharajah of
Sindhi in petitioning the British gov
ernment to give back to him the fort
ress of Gwalior is perhaps remembered
"a persistence that seemed strange in
deed, not to say suspicious, because
Gwalior was not one of the holy places.
like so many others in India. After
| numerous petitions and intrigues the
mahara iah at last won his case. The
| fortress of Cwalior was given back TO
him. And now quite recently the secret
| of his persistent effort has become clear
| TO everybody who reads. He had con-
-, IA nf n
| immense treasure in coined gold, and
this gold had been put away with such
| care near the corner stone of the fort
to which a subterranean passage led
! and closed up with such skill and cum
! ming that nobody in ignorance of the
secret could possibly discover the
| treasure.
In the presidercyor province of Bonn
bay it is estimated that there are three
hundred millions of francs i'm gold SOW,
ereigns which are preserved with eX
| treme care. not only on account OF
their intrinsic value, but on account
of the fact, without counting the imag,
of St. George, there is stamped upOr
them the efiigv of dragon. In Indi:
as in China. the dragon is holy crea
ture of celestial origin, an inducemen
| to the faithful to become enrolled
among the beautiiied, SO that they ca,
live with dragons in peace and pros
perity.
But unfortunately, the gods them
selves, ana especially the gods of India
are very fond of gold. They whistle
for 1t through the lips of their priests
Obedient To the divine call, it comes
ripping from all points until ii rcache
the sacred parvis. 1t accumulates il
the subtorrancan passages OF tn
temples. to which the priests alon
have access Thence IL overtlows an,
takes its place, like proud conqueror
upon the altars, where II shares will
the gods the incense and the homag
of the men whom 1t has bewitched.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-01-09
SOUTH SCRANTON.

The Ringgold band, one of the oldest
musical organizations in this city, will
conduct its thirty-third annual mas
querade ball at Athletic hall, on We'd
nesday. Feb. 81.
The South Side cars yesterday morn
ing commenced to make trips to the
city line, and as a result the Pittston
cars as not crowded, as they have been
for the past few months.
Camp No. 430. p. o. $. OF A.. met
in regular session at Hartman's hall
and installed the officers for the en-
suing year.
The Fourteen Friends will meet 1T
Hotel Best on Thursday evening and
a full attendance is requested, as busi-
ness of Importance will be transac'e |.
A full attendance is requested at the
meeting of the South Side Bowling
club this evening, as the annual elec-
tion of officers will take place.
Thomas Murphy, of Birch street, IL
seriously ill.,
Jacob Hartman, of Cedar avenue. Is
III.
George Wisely, of Wilkes-Barre, Is
the guest of Dr. NJ. II. Quinn of Pitts
ton avenue.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-01-09
NEW SCHOOL OPENED.

Yesterday morning at $50 O'Clock, an
impatient crowd of young scholars
We're gathered in front of the new
school building. located on Throor
street, awaiting for admission. and
when the doors were opened they
trooped in to view their new quarters
The building was finished completely
so as to be in condition for school pur-
poses. Saturday. and Is great con-
venience to the people Of that neigh.
borhood. The structure is frame
building Of two stories and is heate1
by the Smead & Wills warming ant
ventilating system, while the interior
is finished in hardwood. The two room:
opened are in charge Of Misses Ella
Flannelly and Jennie Rumble, who upoy
taking up their duties found one hun
dred pupils awaiting instruction. Tht
ianito- of the building Is f. +. Craw
ford
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-01-09
Their Labor for Their Pains.

The celebrated French composer. Me-
llhac, who died lately. was one of the
absent minded geniuses. He was also
Il man of simple tastes In the matter
of food II Is related of him that, on
an occasion when one of his opera ,
VAS being presented, he entered, in
rynnin" dress. a fashionable restaur-
ant and threw himself down at n table.
thinking earnestly about the musical
event of the evening and about Moth
ing else, relates Golfers Weekly.
\ waiter brought him bill of fare,
ard Monster Meilhac quite abstractedly
indicated with his finger the first dish
ON the bin that his eye had struck. 1t
happened to be the most elaborate
aud costly dish on the bill. and when
the waiter went to the kitchen with
the order there was commOtion.
The proprietor himself arrived, and
he and the chief cook devoted them
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-01-09

The eighth anniversary of the birth
day of Master Carl Hallock occurred
yesterday and his young friends tend
cred him party yesterday afternoon,
which came in the nature of a COM
plete surprise to the little fellow. AZ
the home. on North Blakely street. the
merry crowd of young people enjoyed
themselves until 6 o'clock, when a light
repast was served and little later the
party retired to their homes.
Misses Hazel Winterstein, Jessie
Tink Ethel Sitchenhan. Ferna Hallock,
assisted by the hostess, Mrs. Hallock,
served refreshments. while others pres
ent were Marguerite Swartz, Marie
Hallock and Florence Winterstein; Jo-
seph Wintersten. Vaughn Wilson. AL
bert Jeffrey, Donald Swartz, Jacob
Winterstein, William Wilson and Har-
old Washer.