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Iron County register., 1900-05-24

/ believe in the free and unlimited
coinage Of silver at ratio of 16 to
without awaiting the concurrence OF
any nation on Gods green earth L
believe we are big enough and old
enough 10 take care of ourselves
Congressman j. L. Burnett, OF Ala
hama
Iron County register., 1900-05-24
Eavor. UnIimited Coinage.

stand to-day where stood, oP-
posed to banks of issue, opposed TO
the single gold standard, and in favor
of the free and unlimited coinage of
both gold and silver at the present
legal ratio.-Congressman John s.
Little. of Arkansas.
Iron County register., 1900-05-24
nutw of the Governmenr.

We say, sir, that this governments
ought to say: I'VE viii coin all the
gold and all the silver that can come
to the mints of this country until
there il enough money to make the
exchanges of this country."-Con-
gressman John c. Bell. Of Colorado
Iron County register., 1900-05-24
s26O 02O $50 $50 6ee 225 SIG. .034. IN Sc, ,664

SZbU,U2U, I0U S1o,uof,I III Sooo1,4ot
Mr.. Brosius is as near correct as it
is possible for an able fnancier be-
longing to the republican party to
be. which nearness to the truth con-
sists in getting as far away from it
as possible.
There is not only not a saving in
the above official transaction, but
dead loss of $Ss, ,439,7 ,761, and here are
the figures to demonstrate it.
Two hundred and sixty million.
twenty thousand and seven hundred
and fifty dollars to run until 1909
(say ten years. at an average inter
est of four per cent. per annum, would
demand in interest S93. .607.460
But this principal has been convert
ed into 3O-year bonds bearing two per
cent. interest. A total interest for the
80 years amounting to $156,012, ,450.
To this add the premium paid, $780,
O34,771, and we have a grand total
of $1S2, ,047,221. Subtracting the $685.
COZ, 400 interest Cancelled on the re-
funded principal, and we have a total
net dead loss of $sS, ,439, ,761, or So, 947,-
992 per annum.
Taking the entire national debt as
refunded. and including about $780,
00O,000 in premiums paid to bond hold
ers. and we have a total dead loss,
or a robbery of the people, by this
unparalleled achievement in finance"
amounting to $160OO0, 900, or five and
one-third millions of dollars annually.
1t is not necessary to indicate who
receives the benefit of this public
plunder.
We are in the curious position of
a man afraid to pay his debts lest he
force himself into bankruptcy and dis
turb the financial condition of his
creditors. Nobody but an able fnan-
Mckinley problem of government,
could ever imagine such a paradox.
Yet it is true. The issue of the ma
tional banks is based upon the public
bonds, and if they are withdrawn
there is nothing upon which to rest
national bank notes, and they also
would have to be withdrawn from cir
culation. which would deprive the
country of the necessary medium of
exchange to transact its business, and
would also deprive the banks, COM
bines and money lenders of the dou-
ceiving. When the matter is care
fully thought over it will appear that
the money question, instead of being
dead. is more alive than ever before
in the history of the country.
Iron County register., 1900-05-24
Missixsinni Washfngs.

The Mississippi river each year
washes away an alarming amount of
shore, equal to ten square miles of ter
ritory sc feet deep.
Iron County register., 1900-05-24
Cost of Coal i'm baltimore.

The advance in coal at Baltimore, it
is estimated, will cost the consumers OF
that city an extra S., 900, 900 this year.
Iron County register., 1900-05-24

IF the wishes of business men
are consulted. neither the secretary of
war nor any other member of his cab
met will do anything to draw the
United States into further embarrass-
ing complications with European coun-
tries. .sWar talk" does not sound near
ly so attractive as it did two years
ago. It is impossible to get up any pop
ular enthusiasm in the Philippines. The
cost of war is coming out of the profits
of American industries and has forced
prices up to so high a point that con-
sumers are beginning to grumble.-
Boston Advertiser.
Iron County register., 1900-05-24
LOOTING IMPERIALISM.
Republican Mercennries Waxing Fat
at the Cost of the
People.

The Cuban poSta revenue steal seems
to have thrown the Washington au-
thorities into semipanic. As the in
vestigation progresses the evidence in
creases that the Cuban administration
has thus far sheltered a gang of or
ganized looters of uneXampled audac
ity.
The old ''carpet-bagging' of recon
struction days has been revived in
Cuba, with equally scandalous results.
Explanation for the alarm at Wash
ington is to be found in the fact that
similar organized looting parties may
have been turned loose in the new i'm
perial colonies of Porto Rico and the
Philippines. If so, it is only question
of time when they, too, will be caught
red-handed.
If the imperial policy were not al
ready condemned in the minds of pa
triotic Americans this last straw would
furnish the condemnation.
The Mckinley administration seems
to have justified nearly everything
that the Spaniards charged against us
in advance. The Spaniards told the
Cubans when American Intervention
was being sought that the latter sim
ply meant an invasion by organized
thieves who would make away with
everything on the island that could be
stolen.
The dons were hyperbolic in expires
sion. but present events lend accuracy
to their prophetic insight. The Nc
Kinley administration is now giving
the Cubans an object lesson in the
worst and most scandalous features
of American political jobbery. AS a
self-exploited harbinger of a better
civilization it is discredited and scan
dalized by the constituencies thieves
it has appointed to handle the Cuban
revenues.
Of course, the situation has ray of
hope to the hungry crowd that is feed
ing at the imperialistic crib. 1t pres
ages the appointment of more commits
sions to investigate the stealings of
the earlier commissions named by
President Mckinley.
The Cuban postal revenue scandal
has developed the fact that certain fed
eral appointees took Office on that is
land with deliberate intend to plunder
and rob. How many other similar
crimes are yet to be uncovered before
the imperialistic craze has run it's
course Chicago Chronicle.
IF the wishes of business men
Iron County register., 1900-05-24
Bicycle Factories in Germany.

Germany has Sc fewer bicycle fac-
tories than it had last yeas.
Iron County register., 1900-05-24
THE MONEY QUESTION.
Instead of Being Dead 1t In Now
More Alive Than
Ever.

The persistence in maintaining that
the money issue is dead one implies
a wish based upon hope that it will
be dropped, if not entirely forgotten.
If the issue is dead, it has very per-
tinacious way of manifesting itself as
a corpse. The eastern press in COM
mon with that of the middle west and
west is very much exercised over the
expenditures of public money made in
the last three years. In round num-
bers the amount equals $1,000 900. 900,
excluding the last three months of the
last fiscal year. The ascertainable
data from official sources are as fol-
lows:
Fiscal Year Expenditures.
1893 soe 70 S5
1900 mine monthsj. ............ 372S6l, $50 s5
Total 81, ,416 75S, ,277 "a
This is alarming, and when we con-
slider that the total amount of these
expenditures, wrung from the people
by taxation, exceeds by several hun
dred millions the total amount of the
balance of trade in our favor for the
same period of time, it is easy to un-
derstand why that balance of trade
has not benefited us financially. why
we are compelled to resort to credit
money, and why the creation OF
money or its simulacrum has been
turned over to the banks to provide
us with a medium of exchange suf-
ficient to carry on any business at all.
Hon. Marriott Brosius, republican
member of congress from Pennsylva-
mia. is a man who looks at figures.
and says figures do not lie" He and
all his republican confreres do not see
the lies behind the figures. In a
speech in the house on May 3, he
gives some figures which are included
here and should be added to those
set forth in the preceding paragraph
so that the reader may judge of our
deplorable financial condition. He
says: "The refunding provisions of
the law are working out an achieve
ment in finances without a parallel
in the history of the world and he
submits the following Official state
ment:
Amount Saving Premium Net
refunded. in int paid. saving.
Threes
1908 $780, 200 s5.OSo415 ss,4s5.5S7 s1,6l4,s2s
1907 15s 700 o. $685. s6s 1882, ,sOs 4.476,6es
Fives,
1904 4o,2s9,S5O 4.6ls,s4 4,o46,s7s 572,9e3
Iron County register., 1900-05-24
: Life on an Oyster Beat :
BY Bart Kennedy. 4
published by Special Permission.)


There is always an interest attached to
the wanderers of the world. Even the
tramp, though he is but an outcast of So
ciety. may find an attractive audience when
he relates the experiences of his nomadic
life. For the same reason Bart kennedy's
new book. "A Man Adrift," published by
Herbert S. Stone &. Co., Chicago, is inter-
esting.
The author has roamed over much of
the broad world, has been engaged for short
spaces of time in almost every calling that
does not require years of preparation, and
il is of this nomadic life that he tells. The
following chapter from the book is inter-
esting and characteristic:
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-09-29
NORTH SCRANTON NOTES.
Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Briggs Enter
tanned at Their Home on North
Main Avenue Last Night.

The pleasant home of Mr.. and Mrs.
a. b. Briggs, Of North Main avenue,
was the scene of a happy gathering
last evening, the occasion being a
birthday surprise given in honor Of
their niece, Miss Anice Briggs, of Bing-
hamton, who is now visiting here.
The following young people COM
prlsed the party: Misses May Hope
well, Loretta Clifford, Florence Motfit,
Anna Vail, BlanCh Conger, Harriet
Vail, Mary Treverton, Ella Brown,
Clair Smeed, Rosa Call, Helen Dolph,
Lou Lamberton, Ida Ward, Anice
Briggs, Hazel Smeed, Blanch Tripp,
Ruth Fitzsimmons, Grace Fitzsim-
mons, and Messrs. William Finn, AL
fred Finn, Victor Thayer, Rossman
Vail, Henry Twining, Harry DriscolI,
Percy Morris, Edward Hunt William
Brieg, George England, Robert Feat
cnby, Fred Smeed, Wade Rodham.
After spending the evening in dane
ing, singing and other amusements,
and having partakcn of refreshments.
they gave three hearty cheers for their
entertainers and declared the evening
one of the pleasantest they had known
Mr.. Smeed took several snapshots Of
the assembled party.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-09-29
NEWS IN BRIEF.

Michael Gallagher, of Brook street
who had his toe nearly severed by Il
box cutting machine in the LaCka-
wanna mills, is recovering nicely. The
toe, which hung only by the skin,
was set in its proper place by Dr.
Manley, and under skilful treatment
is again growing fast to the severed
section.
st. Mary's Glec anl Dramatic club
will meet Monday evening in regular
session, in their hall on Hickory street
With the memory of the recent Ma
tional Saengcrfest still tinglng i'm their
ears, and with an eye ON first prize
at the next National Saengerbund the
Junger MdennerChor will hold two re d.
hearsals a week, commencing with
Sunday afternoon at 30 o'clock and
Friday evening at 80 o'clock, during
the winter. No pains will be spared
by the members to bring their organ
izatiOn to the top notch in singing
societies, and if it is a possibility,
which it certainly is, they will attain
it.
The Sunday afternoon Gospel meet
ing Of the Young Women's Christian
association at 3.i5 o'clock will he led
by Miss Anna Stahlheber. All women
and girls cordially invited to attend
these services.
Miss Grace Connors, of 436 Brook
street, very pleasantly entertained her
Sunday school class of the Penn Ave-
nue. Baptist church at her home on
Thursday evening.
Stanley Solinski, Il years Old Of
Remington avenue, broke his left arm
in two places yesterday by falling
off of q fence.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-09-29

The campaign committee of the West
Side Central Republican club has COM
pleted the details for opening the cam
paign in West Scranton on Thursday
evening, October II, and will make
their report this evening at a special
meeting of the club, to be held in the
Jackson street.
Speakers of national reputation are
expected to deliver the addresses, and
arrangements are under way for a
monster torchlight procession and
spectacular street parade.
An uniformed rank will be organized
among the club members, and will con-
sist Of fifty young men, captained by
Sergeant Major Albert Davis, former
ly battalion adjutant of the Thirteenth
regiment.
They will wear the regular Rough
Rider uniform and campaign hats, and
the older members of the club Will
wear red, white and blue capes and
caps and carry lanterns. The club has
the largest membership of of any polit-
ical organization in Northeastern
Pennsylvania, and is one of the oldest
in the state.
A large attendance is desired at the
special meeting this evening, in order
that the uniforms may be assigned
and other details looked after. All
eligible voters who are not affiliated
with the club or party are invited to
join now. and help swell the majority
for Mckinley and Roosevelt in LaCka-
wanna county
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-09-29
Father Mathew Society Annual.

Preparations are being actively made
by the members of the Hyde Park
Father Mathew society for their an
nual reception and dance, which will
be held in Mears' hall on Wednesday
evening, October 10.
John j. Shaughnessy, jr., has been
selected as master Of ceremonies, and
Thomas j. Fleming will be his assist
ant. These gentlemen are thoroughly
competent to look after the welfare
Of the society's guests. The commit
tees selected for the events are as
follows:
Floor ommittee-Michael Jennings,
chairman; John Burke, Charles Cana
van, Patrick f. Devers, William
Kirk, John Lavellc, jr., Edward j.
McHale, John McHale, Thomas Nc
Graw, Michael Moran, John II. Nc
Nulty.
Reception committee--M. S. Lavelle,
chairman; j. c. Gallagher John r.
Crowley, Thomas Z. McHale, Richard
Riddle, Edward Kenney, James II
Brown, James Regan, NJ. II. Healey,
7. p. Regan, NJ. +. Sheridan.
Check room committee John
Shaughnessy, sr, chairman; John Don
oboe. Box office, j. j. Sweeney. Door
committee-J. G. Gallagher, NJ. S. La
velle, Jeffrey J. Powers, T. p. Me,
Hale, John Murphy.
Executive committee-M. j. Jen-
nings, chairman; John Shaughnessy,
secretary; NJ. +. Sheridan treasurer:
Thomas J. Fleming, advisory member;
Thomas McGraw, prompter.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-09-29
TOLD IN BRIEF.

AT the annual business meeting of
the EpWOrth league of the Providence
Methodist Episcopal church, held on
thursday evening. reports from the re-
firing officers We're read and the fol-
lowing new officers elected: President
Il. l.. Benjamin; first NiCc-president,
w. $. Meredith; second Vice-prCsident,
Miss Susie Barnes: third Vicc-presi-
dent, Miss Laura Hawkcy; fourth vice
president, Miss Grace Putney; Sccre-
tary, T.. l.. Sanders; treasurer. Miss
Mary KellOway: pianist, Mrs. Wealth
erby; City union representative, Henry
kemmCrling.
Miss Kathryn r. Malburg daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Valentine Malburg. Of
North Main avenue, was united in mar
riage to Mr.. Charles f. Thomas, Thurs
day evening, in st. Paul's church, by
the Rev. i. j. McManus. After the
ceremony reception was held at the
brides home, which was largely at
tended.
The funeral of Stewart Hufford was
held at 1.30 o'clock yesterday afternoon
from his late home, sol Jadwin place
The services were largely attended by
relatives and friends of the deceased
Patriotic Order Sons of America lodge,
No. III, of which the deceased was a
member and officer, attended in a body.
The casket was strewn with many
beautiful floral emblems. Interment
was made in Forest Hill cemetery.
DIR. and Mrs. T.. XeiGler Bower will
leave today at noon for Denver, COL,
where they will permanently reside
They have been residents of this part
of the city for the past four years and
have made many friends all of whom
are sorry to see them go away. The
doctoc has established a very good
practice and has an excellent reputa-
tion as a physician. DR.. Hollister, Of
Wilkes Barre, will occupy DR.. Bowers 5
residence on Oak street. DR.. Hollster
is by no means a stranger to Scranton
people. He has been connected with
the Moses Taylor hospital for some
time and his services have been we'll
recommended. lie will begin practic-
ing at once.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-09-29
GIGANTIC LAND DEAL.
Scranton Parties Purchase Nearly
1000 Acres for a Summer Resort.

The beach near Ocean View, Del, is
shortly to become n magnificent sum
mer resort for families, ana the an
nual assembly grounds for the Disci-
pies Of christ of the United States.
-Four miles of beach and over 800
acres of land have been purchased by
Jacob *. Johler Jacob Deatrick, j. o.
Dimmic'l, L.. r. Bulgin and j. w.
Browning, all of this city, who will
Immediately proceed to plot the same
into building lots, streets, avenues,
houlevards and parks, in which
swings. merry -go-rOunds, tennis
grounds and other forms of amuse-
ment will be provided.
\ right of way has already been
secured and survey made for a railroad
from the Pennsylvania line at Dags-
boro to the beach. \ steamship line
will be lnaugurated from Rehoboth to
the resort. for the especial accomoda-
tion of Baltimore and Washington par
ties.
Some Of the remarkable features Of
this place are its pure drinking water
cooling salt breeezes, high elevation,
absence of malarial swamps uneX-
ccled fishing, unsurpassed bathing, on
account VI lllt Nl'lN 81 dhNtll olOl'O Va
the beach.
Hunters find delight by the many
thousands Of ducks, geese and other
birds which frequent this section. The
season lasts from Easter TO Thanks
giving.
The company has received word that
the assembly meetings will begin next
year. An auditorium will be erected,
To seat 1000 people. As this denomi-
nation numbers 1100,n0O members,
one can readily see the impetus which
will he given 20 this vast enterprise.
In addition to this. one Of the coli
leges Of this denomination viii locate a
summer school near the auditorium,
The company is solicitnus of prOcur-
ing suitable name for the resort.
TO this end, they offer free a choice
lot valued at not less than $50, ON the
ocean front, 60 the fortunate person
sending in the name adopted, The
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-09-29
NOTES AND PERSONALS.

Robert Bradley. of North Sumner
avenue, leaves this morning for New
York to begin his second year in the
New York College of Pharmacy.
Addison II. Chase, of North Main
avenue, has successfully passed the
preliminary examinations for entrance
to the Medcu- Chirurgical College,
Philadelphia, and will leave on Mon
day for four years course of study
in that institution.
The funeral of the late James
O'Keefe will take place at 2.3O p. m. to-
day from his late home on Luzerne
street. Services will be held in Holy
Cross church and interment will be
made in the cathedral cemetery.
A number of relatives and friends of
the late Rev. William L. Evans at
tended the funeral services in Ply
mouth yesterday afternoon.
Mrs. L. c. Nally and daughter, Of
Elmira, are visiting Mrs. Sloan, of
Lafayette street.
Mrs. Mary Kellar, of Chestnut street,
is entertaining Miss Tanfeld, of Mos
COW.
The employees of the Mt. Pleasant
colliery will be paid at o'clock this
81 ltlllOoll.
The Bachelor girls will conduct an
informal dance at the Scranton Bicycle
club house on Friday evening, October
II.
Patrolmen Cramer and McFadden, of
Allentown, are spending few days
with friends in town.
James Grffiths, of Rebecca avenue,
left yesterday for Michigan to per-
manently reside.
y birthday party was rendered
Frank Hagen at his home on North
Main avenue Thursday evening, and
number of friends were enjoyably en-
tertained.
Harry Davies and Frank Jones, of
South Main avenue, will resume their
studies on Monday at the Buffalo Col
lege Of Pharmacy.
Mrs. Il. S. Jones and children, of
Washburn street, left yesterday for a
visit 10 Butte, Montana.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-09-29

That a short vacation did not in
juro, but rather improved, the in
terest in the entertainments given un-
der the auspices of the Loyalty club
of the South Scranton Young Women's
Christian association, was amply de-
monstrated last evening, by the at
tendance at the first entertainment to
be given this season.
Miss Anna Voorhis rendered an eX-
cellent piano solo and was encored.
Miss Gertrude Long, by special re-
quest, sang James Witcomb Riley's
'rhere Little Girl, Don't Cry" in ex-
cellent style and also responded to an
encore.
TEDDY O'Rourke" was rccited by
Miss Mildred Green in a most able
manner. AS an elocutionist, Miss
Green is well known and her render
ing of the above selection was worth
the rounds of applause rendered her.
Miss Clara Long, accompanied on the
piano by Miss Gertrude Long. rem
dered in we'll executed movement, a
difficult violin selection
Entertainments of this nature tend
toward developing the latent talent in
girls who otherwise have no opportu-
nifty TO develop the same, and with
this end in view Miss Van Mort, Sec
retary of the association, will include
piano lessons in the curriculum for the
coming winter.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-09-29
Gvmanfu Ganu Tomorrow.

At 10 o'clock tomorrow morning the
first session of the singing festival
will be held in the South Main ave-
nue. G. NJ. church. Rev. Hugh Davies,
pastor of the church, will be chairman
of the morning session. Representa-
tives of all the Welsh churches are eX-
peCted To attend.
Prof. Daniel Protheroe, of Milwau-
kee. Wis, who has just returned from
a trip abroad. will conduct the sing
ing, and his presence will add much
inspiration to the occasion. Miss
Annie and Tallie Davies have been Sc
lected as the organists for the day.
The evening session will begin at
o'clock in the Welsh G. NJ. church.
Rev. William Davies, the pastor, will
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-09-29
PERSONALS.

Joseph Scott, of Philadelphia, who
has been the guest of his sister, Mrs
Edward Birtley, of North Main ave-
nue., has returned home.
Miss Myra E. Davies, of East Market
street, is visiting friends at Buffalo
y. Y.
Miss Lottie Birtley, of North Main
avenue, entertained a number OF
friends at her home on Thursday even
ing.
John Fidler, of West Market street
has sailed for England, where he will
visit his mother.
Mrs. Robert Westlake and Mrs. How
ard Griffin are visiting Mrs. Randolph
Crippen at Dalton.
Mr., and Mrs. Michael Ruane are re-
joicing over the arrival of young son
Mrs. Owens, of Brick avenue, Is con-
valesclng, after a two weeks illness.
James Walsh, of Keyser avenue, is
visiting Carbondale friends,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-09-29
New Buildings Being Erected.

At the present time a number of new
residence buildings are in course Of
erection in West Scranton. and the
building operations do not seem to be
seriously affected by the strike In
West Park and Lincoln Heights sew
cral new homes are about ready for
occupancy, and all are of modern de-
sign.
Contractor Cooper is finishing
double house on the site of the church
which was burned down on Scranton
street, and work is being pushed rap
idly on the new church on South Main
avenue, which will soon be under
cover.
Charles Senkcr is having a single
ana double house erected on his lot
off Price street, ana double house is
nearly completed on South Bromley
avenue, near ST. DaVid's church. Scv-
elal other buildings are in course Of
erection.