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Every local admirer of good music
s under obligations to the manage
ment of this venlng'8 concert at the
Frothlngham theater. The two artists
who have been secured for this occa
sion, Martlnus Sleveklng, the pianist,
and David rslspham, the baritone, rank
among the very foremost In the world
and their presence In Scranton as solo
ists In one programme Is an event wor
thy of commemoration by means of an
overflowing attendunce.
Mr. Olney. High Horse.
The question whether It Is within
the prerogative of the executive or the
legislative branch of our government
to recognize the independence of a for
eign people Is one concerning which
there Is a sufficiently animated differ
ence of exp-rt opinion to warrant com
mon minds In preserving a discreet si
lence until the matter Is settled. If
one were, however, to accept as decis
ive the preponderance of the reputa
tions of the respective authorities who
are at present arguing this point. It
would seem that the senate committee
on foreign affairs. Including such ripe
and experienced statesmen us Sena
tors Sherman, Culloiii. Davis, Lodge.
Frye. Cameron and Muigun, might
reasonably prevail as against a
former .sheriff of Krle county. N.
Y., nnd a corporation lawyer whose
home was until recently in Boston,
Mas.
There is. however, another phase of
the controversy whic h appears to over
shadow this point In Immediate Inter
est If not in ultimate Importance. It Is
Mated In the Inquiry whether it was
ever Intended by the founders of our
government that the president should
be Invested with power to Ignore and
virtually tn defy an expression of na
tional policy made by an overwhelm
ing majority of congress. The Cam
eron Independence resolution has not,
of course, yet received such an Indorse
ment from congress; but that it Is
likely to receive one clearly appears
from the tenor of Secretary Olney's
remarkable deliverance on Saturday
last. In that statement, after arbi
trarily declaring the power of recogni
tion to be exclusively an executive
prerogative, he went on to say:
"The operation and effect of the pro
posed resolution, therefore, even if
passed by both houses of congress by a
two-thirds vote, are perfectly plain.
It may raise expectations In some quar
ters which can never be realized. It
may Inflame popular passions, both in
this country and elsewhere, may thus
put In peril lives and property of
American citizens who are resident
ind traveling abroad, and will cer
tainly obstruct and perhaps defeat the
best efforts of this government to af
ford such citizens due protection. But,
except In these ways and unless the
advice embodied in the resolution shall
lead the executive to revise conclusions
already reached and officially declared,
the resolution will be without effect and
will leave unaltered the attitude of
this government toward the two con
tending parties in Cuba."
In the face of this challenge, flung
down by a man who four years ago
was unheard of beyond the limits of
his county or his ward, before sen
ators who have grown gray In the pub
lic service of their country and whose
names are known the world over as
those of eminent authorities on consti
tutional law, we take It that the sen
ate cannot In self respect do otherwise
than to pass the Cameron resolution
Uy a substantially unanimous vote.
Nor In this connection do we regard as
worthy of consideration the suggestion
that a prompt performance of this
obvious duty would be calculated to
embarrass or offend the incoming ex
ecutive. The president-elect, we Im
agine, would be the last American to
hold that our government should sus
pend Its functions pending his installa
tion In office or that a carefully con
sidered deliverance by the legislative
branch of that government should merit
no attention other than contempt by
the executive brunch.
Prom whatever standpoint the Olney
declaration Is viewed. It Insults the
spirit of our institutions and savors
of a dogmatism and a dictatorlalism on
the part of the present executive that
cannot be too earnestly condemned.
If Its effect ended with the retirement
of the Cleveland administration three
months hence, It might be endured in
patience upon the philosophic reflec
tion that it would soon be over. Un
fortunately It has established a pre
cedent that will be mischievous for all
future time unless congress shall re
cull the executive to his proper sphere
of duty by a resolute application of
the legislative lash. .
The report Is current that European
powers are not satisfied with the atti
tude of American sentiment toward
Cuba. This, If true, is too bad; but It
can hardly be said to be due to our
fault.
What the Precedents Teach.
The Philadelphia Press has per
formed a useful service at this time In
citing the precedents which shed light
on Secretary Olney'a sweeping claim
in behalf of the executive prerogative.
While these precedents furnish some
argument both ways, their main tenor,
as the Press observes. Is against Mr.
Olney'a claim. We give below the
Press' abstract of them:
During the struggle of the Spanish
American cuionlea fur independence Presi
dent Monroe aent commissioner to exam
ine and report upon the situation; but he
did thla for his own Information under
authority which Is not disputed. Henry
Clay, however; made a proposal In the
house to aend a regular minister to the
United Provinces of Mlo de la Plata."
thjis formally recognizing the Independ
ence of that colony. That was. In ISIS, and
then Clay stood for the Initiative by con
gress. The proposition was defeated.
Three years later In 1321 he took up the
fight again for the Spanish-Americans,
and offered a. resolution declaring that
the house "will give Ita constitutional sup
port to the president of the United States
whenever ha may deem It expedient to
recognize the sovereignty and imlepend.
enee of any of the said provinces." Here
the Initiative was apparently conceded to
the presldrnt, but It may be claimed that
it was only as a matter of expediency be
cause he was In a better position to net
that the advisory relation of congress was
asserted. When in 1822 the Independence
of the provinces was Indisputably estab
lished ami President Monroe felt that It
ought to be recognized he did not assert
or assume exclusive jurisdiction but sent
a speclul message to congress In which he
submitted the proposal, set forth the rea.
sons for It uml asked for the concurrence
of congress. If he did not abnegate his
own right, he conceded and sought the
participation of the legislative brunch.
The later authorities point in the same
direction. The report of Mr. Clay as
chairman of the committee on foreign re
lations In iXK has been cited by Senator
Davis. In that report he showed that the
Independence of Texas might be recog
nized In either of several ways, one of
which was the enactment of a law regu
lating commercial Intercourse with the
new republic. His proposition seems self
evident on its mere statement and has
never been successfully contested. When
the house of representatives resolved that
the expediency of recognizing Texan in
dependence should be left to the discre
tion of congress. President Jackson con
curred In this view, ami waived any dis
cussion of his strict constitutional right.
As a mutter of fact the Independence of
Texas was recognized by resolution of con
gress, approved by the president, pre
cisely as is proposed in the Cuban resolu.
tlon.
"Any misconception on this Bubject,"
adds the Press, "grows out of a failure
to distinguish between general diplo
matic functions and the exercise of the
highest sovereignty. The president ap
points and receives ambassadors; he
recognizes changes In governments; he
makes treaties subject to ratification
by the eenate; he conducts the general
foreign relations of the government.
But when It comes to the question of
recognizing the independence of a peo
ple who are In revolt against their old
rulers and who are aiming to establish
a new nation a higher power is In
volved. Congress may leave it to the
discretion of the president If it chooses.
Hut, on the other hand. If congress
chooses to assert its voice. Its author
ity cannot well be disputed. The war
mnklng power' rests solely with con
gress. The president can bring us to
the brink of war, but congress alone
can declare It. The recognition of the
Independence of struggling Insurgents
might plainly and inevitably Involve
war, and It would be a strange contra
vention of reason to claim that the sole
war-making power had no voice In an
act which might directly. entail war.
Mr. olney Is right In deprecating hasty
action, but he Is wrong In c laiming ex
clusive authority for the president."
The whole case Is covered In few
words by Senator Sherman when he
says: "There Is no foundation for the
statement that congress may not, If It
will, recognize the independence of a
new nation, nor do I think Mr. Olney
contests it, but he thinks thp mntter
ought to come from the president. If,
however, congress should pass a reso
lution and the president should veto It.
it can be passed by a two-thirds vote
of each house, and would become a law
which the president must respect and
obey." It remains to be seen whether
Mr. Cleveland and Mr. Olney can "run"
this whole government against its will.
It Is asserted with some show of ac
curacy that a formidable combination,
of Btate senators has been formed to
sit down on Senator William H. An
drews. The masses of the party wish
it abundant success.
The Republic of Cuba."
On Sept. 18, 1895, the revolting Cu
bans, by a unanimous vote of their
representatives assembled, adopted a
constitution vesting the supreme pow
er of the revolution In a government
council consisting of a president and
four secretaries a secretary of foreign
affairs, one of war, one of finances and
one of the interior.
The Island is divided Into the fol
lowing states: Orlente, Camaguey, Las
Villas, llubana and Occldente, each of
which Is divided Into as many districts
as there were under the Spanish divis
ion. The treasury is in charge of a
secretary, who has under him a super
intendent of finance in each state,
and under this a delegate of the treas
ury In each district, and under this the
necessary sub-delegate. The commis
sary department, the workshops, the
citizens, police, are under the secre
tary of the interior, who has a civil
governor in each state. Immediately
under the governor there is a lieuten
ant governor of each district, and this
one has under lilln the Inspectors of
workshops, coasts and communications,
and the prefects, sub-prefects, and the
punt musters of the district, employing
the foreman and the workmen of the
shops for the best service, as well a"
the employes of the prefectures and
sub-prefectures and the mounted mail
carriers.
It is true that this government lacks
stability, as all new governments do;
and that the machinery for executing
its commands Is greatly hampered by
the exigencies of war. Very often the
military arm is supremo, as it was
more than once during our own revolu
tion. Hut the civil organization never
theless exists; it Is ready to make its
influence felt as soon as opportunity
will permit; and it Is much more a de
facto government than were those of
the South American republics which
President Monroe recognize:! In 1812.
We concede that the Cubans have no
fortified seaport and no navy; drain
America as Cuba has been drained und
we should have none, either. But it
would be a hypercritical type of sym
pathy for the victims of intolerable op
pression which would let a seaport or
two separate friends.
It Is evident that Mr. Olney's plume
needs clipping.
With Reference to Canada.
The ablest Liberal organ In Can
ada, the Toronto Olohe, solemnly warns
us, In the emphasis of triple leads, that
unless we admit Canadian exports into
our markets upon favorable terms,
Canada will refuse to trade with us,
and will ship all her products to Great
Britain. We needn't think. It implies,
that we can force Canada Into our
Union by refusing to let her huve the
benefit of our markets until she does
come in. "Experience," adds the Globe,
"must surely have convinced our neigh
bor that that policy Is mistaken.
Wherever commercial pressure has
been put upon us the effect has been
simply to drive Canadian trade Into
other channels."
Thin reminds one of the fable of the
ox and the gad-fly. The cad-fly
perched on the ox's back and began In
lofty language to lay down terms for
the ox's surrender; but all the while
the ox didn't know It was there. -"We
do not," continues the Globe, "expect
the American people to consider our In
terests, and If they believe that a pol
icy of protection against Canadian pro
ducts, unmodified by reciprocity. Is the
best policy for the United States, we
have no right to complain, no matter
how high they put the tariff, nor have
we any right to assume that the policy
is the result of unfriendliness. We
want no favors from the United States.
We can lay before them, without any
loss of self-respect, a business propo
sition; deal with us and we will deal
with you; admit a list of Canadian
products free and we will admit a list
of American t products free. If the
Americans can see no profit in such
an arrangement the negotiations can
come to an end without ainy Ill-will on
either side; we shall know that we
have nothing to expect 4n that quarter
and we shall be free to direct our at
tention elsewhere. In a word, all we
ask of them is to treat us as they treat
the other occupants of this continent;
let them maintain a Chinese wall for
commercial reasons if they think ftt.
but not in the foolish hope of forcing
u:i into annexation."
Dear Globe, the Idea of forcing you
into annexation has never, so far as
our knowledge extends, entered one ra
tlonal American ml ml. If we read the
statistics correctly, you Canadians
have hanging round your necks like a
millstone something like $60 per capita
of national debt; your sturdiest people,
grown tired of the struggle to main
tain an Imitation England in America,
urv continuully moving southward into
the United States; and Instead of our
needing to force you Into annexation,
It Is fllinply a question of time when
you yourselves will find it necessary to
ask for the privilege of allying your
political fortunes .with those of
the more vigorous States, In the
hope that the alliance will save you
from utter dissolution. We agree most
cordially In the proposition that there
Is no call for Ill-feeling in the prem
ises. You may go your way and we
will go ours. Hut never for un Instant
fall Into the delusion that because
the United States doesn't see the com
mercial wisdom of exchanging a 70,-
Ouu.ouo people's market for a 5,000,000
one It has any wish to coerce the
smaller population Into any course of
conduct distasteful to It.
After the 4th day of next March It
is believed we will have a president
who will not need an official apologist
in the United States senate.
WHY CUBAW'TrEBEL.
From the Detroit Tribune.
Not long ago Colonel Deland, statist!-J"ch'8un-
"'arly took the breath
away from his constituents by showing
that during the past four years the total
appropriations mud, within the state for
all purposes, local and general, was a lit
tie over I77.ouu.wiu, or l,2.iu,iiiw a year.
Michigan contains an area of 58.915 square
miles, and has a population of nearly
AoOU.uuD people, by whom this money Is pro
duced. When a comparison Is made with
the appropriation which is drained out Of
Cuba every year, a better appreciation
may be had of the situation. In the years
1S7 and 1880, Spain assessed the Island,
which with all Its little dependencies
measures but 47,278 square miles, $46,OUO,o;0
a year, but three years ago the resources
of the territory were so drained that the
appropriation was reduced to I26,0U0.0uu.
The white population is but 7tK.73u. Busi
ness is not conducted as in the United
States, but Is hampered in every way by
the horde of Spanish officials who fatten
off the country. A man cannot go Into
business without procuring a license from
these offhiuls. He must pay in propor
tion to the business he expects to do. If
he expects to a business of $10,000 a year,
and by unexpected good luck does more,
an official drops down on him and charges
him with fraud. To escape prosecution
and Imprisonment he must pay an exorbi.
tant blackmail. If a farmer has a calf or
a donkey or a goat added to his flock
he must report It at once to the assessor
or lose the animal and his liberty, so rigid
is the assessment law.
Cuba must pay a yearly salary of $.",0,000
to the governor-general sent over from
Spain, but thut is only half his pay. He
must be furnished with a palace in Ha
vana, and his living, and that of all his
numerous followers comes out of the pub
lic fund. He also If furnished a country
estate, a stable of horses, carriages, ser
vants, etc. And in addition to all these
he has fat perquisites for so-called secret
expenses. His annual stipend Is worth
twice what the president of the United
States receives and It Is a mark of royal
favor to appoint a decayed grandee to
this trust and thus build up his fortune.
The director of the treasury gets $18,500,
the archbishop and bishop $18,000 each.
Weyler gets $10..V) und his assistant gets
tir,,(M a year. The president of the Au
diencla. or auditor-general, gets a like
amount and fat salaries are allowed the
governor of Havana and all the city of
ficials, besides the generals and army of
ficers, the navy officers and other hangers-on.
Government clerks get from $4,000
to .',! a year, and worst of all poor little
Cuba Is compelled to put up JOtl.TOU a year
for the coloniul minister who lives In
Madrid.
A more rotten government has never
existed, for the officials not only plunder
the natives by blackmailing schemes and
fee systems, but years ago the vaults of
the national depository were robbed if
fii.'iiiii.UW, although It requires three of
ficials to gain access through the locks.
During the ten years' war, false vouchers
and stuffed provisions bills robbed the Cu
ban treasury of ti.7ll,UU. and during the
same period by means of false warrants
the board of public debts stole $12.00u,0e0
more. As a result of this system the pub
lic debt of Cuba Is now about $3'.000.0i)0,
or more than $10 per capita. In 1SW the
exports of Cuba were worth $7u.tS.uuo. r.f
which $S,121.0") went to Spain and r.8.G7,OOo
came to the United States. The island of
Cuba Is. therefore. In one sense, a com
mercial dependency of the United States,
while It In tern acts as the chief support
of the Madrid government. H belongs to
North America by geographical associa
tion, and Its commanding position at the
mouth of the Gulf of Mexico makes It par
ticularly deslruble for possession by the
United States.
THE FACTS IN THE CASE.
From the Washington Star.
Several things of Importance are to be
borne In mind in considering the resolu
tion which the senate committee on for
'elgn relations will report for adoption
recognizing the Independence of Cuba.
Foreign powers especially should be care
ful to lake note.
(1) The resolution Is not a declaration of
war. Congress does not proceed In that
way to declare war. The act proposed is
strictly In line with American precedents,
and strictly In line with the almost unani
mous sentiment of the American people.
It grows out of no land-grabbing or fili
bustering spirit, but distinctly out of the
plain dictates of good order and the hu
manities. No civilized power should tol
erate the existence of a slaughter pen for
human beings at its very door.' Men have
a right not only to life but to liberty. If
they have not, the United 8 ates has been
a governmental lie for a HttU more than a
hundred years.
(2) If war follows, the declaration will b
Spain's. And In support of what? . A pol
icy which has goaded the Cubans to revolt
and has for Its object now their resuuju
gatlon o;- extermination. Cuba abhors
Spain, and with every reason. Long the
victim of galling oppression, she now sees
bill two puths before her; Independence,
or slavery. 'Naturally she seeks Inde
pendence. Naturully also she turna to the
United States, her neighbor and friend, for
recognition. If Spain can afford war with
the United States on that issue, and chal
lenges it, the United States can also af
ford it.
3) Local politics In the United States hai
no part or lot in the question. The sturdi
est men of all parties are In favor of the
Independence of Cuba, Nor is the question
In the slightest degree sectional. The per
sonnel of the senate committee on foreign
relations is In Itself exceedingly Instruc
tive on this score. Here are the men:
John Sherman, Ohio: W. P. Frye, Maine;
C. K. Davis. .Minnesota: J. D. Cameron,
Pennsylvania: 8. M. Cullom, Illinois; H.
C. Lodge, Massachusetts; J. T. Morgan,
Alabama: George Gray, Delaware; Da via
Turtile. Indiana; J. W. Daniel, Virginia,
and K. Q. Mills, Texas. Cuban Independ
ence, therefore, carries this country llt
erully from Maine, through Mr. Frye, to
Texas, through Mr. Mills.
(I) The fact thut a new administration
will come Into power In three months has
no beur'ng on I lie matter. If Spain thus
declares war against the United States
without Just cause, uml is able to keep the
field that long, she will find that she has
as much on her hands then us ever. May
be a little more then than at the start.
Mr. McKluley knows what war is, and as
commander-in-chief of the army and navy
would respond to the emergency with
much of the tire that tilled him as a
youngster thirty-five years ago when he
ihouldered his gun uml took the field In
support of his principles. The old hand
would relax und the new one take hold
without a perceptible Jar. The Inaugurul
ceivmonles by the enthusiasm shown
would reveal the homogeneity of the peo
ple und their singleness of purpose against
any foreign foe. Republican and Demo,
crat, Populist and Prohibitionist, e.--I'nlun
soldier and ex-Confederate soldier,
are as one In support of the Stars and
Stripes and all that It stands Tor.
War Is hot the aim of the American peo
ple. But If war comes, as the result of an
act which they consider Just and fully Jus
tified, then they will meet It.
A Dl TV ON I1AUD COAL.
From the Philadelphia Inquirer. '
J. W. Harrison, of Sun Francisco, has
written to congress presenting some sta
tistics showing the Immediate need of
placing a duty on anthracite coal. Some
weeks ago the Inquirer called attention to
the fact that anthra.ite coal from Swan
sea, Wales, was being Imported at Sun
Francisco In steadily increasing quantl.
ties. The following table will show the
rapidity of the growth of Importation of
this coal in the lust etn years:
Tons.
ISSii 1.H2S
1SS7 7.477
1SS8 10.UWJ
m ir.:ir.t
im 10,700
isni 32,sr.
1!2 ti'i.DlS
1SH3 52.700
1SHI 86.811't
mi sn.no
ISM (to Dec. 1, 11 months) sl.lu
From Mr. Harrison's letter It appears
that contracts were made In 18l." for the
delivery of Swansea anthracite at Sun
Francisco, at $4.75 to $4.80 per long ton.
The Pennsylvania miners cannot com
pete against these figures and there does
not appear to be any reason why Swansea
anthracite should not shortly muke Its ap
pearance in the markets of New York and
Boston.
From 18(3 to 1SC14 the duty on anthracite
coal was 60 cents per ton. From 1804 to
1S70 It was 40 cents. Since 1870 there has
been no duty. The anthracite fields of
Swansea, Canada, Mexico and China have
been developed since the last mentioned
date. The absence of a duty on antrtra
cite Is robbing the government of the
duty of 40 cents per ton on Imported bi
tuminous coal, since the latter Is being
driven out of the western coast market
by the Swansea anthracite.
The subject is one which the miners of
Pennsylvania should press upon the at
tention of their representatives In con
gress. The place to guard against the loss
of their markets Is In the tariff law to be
passed by the first McKinley congress.
Before another congress can meet It Is
altogether possible that In the absence of
a duty on anthracite the eastern coast
markets may witness considerable impor
tations of foreign anthracite.
OXLV TWO.
"There have been a number of political
parties developed of late years," re
marked the young man.
"yes." replied Senator Sorghum, "a
great many unfamiliar names for organiz
ations have been brought to uttention.
But after all, there are only two great po
lltical parties."
"You mean the Democrats and the Re.
publicans?"
"No, sir. I mean the office-seekers and
the office-holders." Washington Star.
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LAUGHTER ON RECORD
427 Lackawanna Arenae, Scranton,
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THE
SPALDING
A '07 Model now on exhibition
at my store.
Cull and examine it today, sure,
us it must be sent elsewhere to
night.
C. 11. FLOREY.
222
Wyoming Ave
V. M. C A. BINLOING.
1 1 illi'S
HUES FOR lit HOLIDAYS.
Our Holiday Display of useful and
ornamental articles was never 89
laryc as this season's exhibit The
advantage of having so large and
varied an assortment to select from
will be apparent to all wbo contem
plate giving presents of a substantial
and artistic character, or buying for
their ow n use.
Writing Desks.
Dressing Tables,
Clicval Glasses,
Couches.
Kockers,
Kccliuing and Easy Chairs.
Music Cabinets.
1'urlur Cabinets and Tables,
Work Tables,
Curio Cases,
Tea Tables,
' Vernls-Martin Cabinets.
Parlor and Fancy Inlaid Chairs,
(jilt Reception Chairs,
Parlor Suits in Gilt,
Pedestals,
Jardinieres,
Book Cases.
Shaving Stands
all marked at moderate prices in plain
Cgures.
HILL & CONNELL,
131 & 133 Washington Avb.
WOLF & VVENZEL.
gji Linden.. Opp. Court Hooaaj 'i
PRACTICAL TINNERS ud PLUMBERS
Bole Agenti for Rlcbardton Boyntona
Furnaces and Rangea,
5
BAZAAR.
LOWENSTEIN
Pa,
Branch 14.
Fountain Pens
Oxtord Bibles
Catholic Prayer
Books
We have the Largest
and Most Complete Line
of
Holiday Goods
in the city.
Reynolds Bros.
Stationers and Engravers,
HOTEL JERMYN BUILDINU.
PENNSYLVANIA
RAILROAD COMPANY.
Personally-Conducted Tours
MATCHLESS IN EVERY FEATURE.
CALIFORNIA
Three toura to CALIFORNIA and the
PACIFIC COAST will leave New York
and Philadelphia Jan-. 27. Feb. 24; and
.March 27. 18V7. Five weeks In California
on the first tour, and four weeks on the
second. Passengers on the third tour
may return on regular trains within nine
months. Stop will ba made at New Or
leans for Mardl-Gras festivities on the
second tour.
Kates from New Yorlf, Philadelphia end
points east of Plttsliui'K: First tour.
$31l)Gt: second tour. IttO.OO; third tour,
IJlu.uo round trip, and I150.U0 one way.
FLORIDA
Jacksonville tours, allowing two weeks
In Florida, will leave New York and Phil
adelphia Jan. 2. I'd). i and 23. and March
9, 1897. Rate, covering expenses en route
In both directions. Ibo.toto from New York,
and HS.W from Philadelphia.
WASHINGTON
Tours, each covering a period of three
days, will leave New York and Philadel
phia Dec. 29, 1898, Jan. 21, Feb. 11, March
11. April 1 and 22, and Mp.y 13. 1W7. Rates,
Including transportation and two days'
accommodation at the best "ashlneron
hotels. 114 30 from New York, and $11.5)
from Philadelphia;
OLD POINT COMFORT TOURS
Returning Direct or Via
RICHMOND ND WASHINGTON
will leave New York and Philadelphia
Dec. 2ti. 1896. Jan. 28, Feb. 20, March IS,
and April 15, 197.
For detailed itineraries and other In.
formation, apply at ticket agencies, or
address George W. Boyd, assistant gen
eral passenger agent. Broad Street sta
tion. Philadelphia.
BLANK BOOKS
Of all kinds, manufactured at ak
notice, at The Tribune Qflee.