IS". THE 80UATTT0N- TRIBUNE-SATURDAY MORNING-, JUNE 10, 1897. 0e jScrairton rt8tme I'tllj nd Wnlctr. No SumUr I&lltloo. By The Tribune Publishing Company. WILLIAM CONNELL, 1'rcaldenU ! Vork JteprMf ntnttre: , FIIANICK. nnAr CO. Room Tribune RnlMIng, New Ynrk H'r. subscription pricui Dally 50 cents a month. Weekly Si.oo year. IMIKID JIT TUB P01T0Tia AT KCRAHTaS. PA.. AS tI0OND-CLA09 UAIL UATTBR TWELVE PAGES, SCKANTON, JUNE 19, 1807. If Ulayor Kalley Is properly mindful of the city's Interests lie will promptly veto that onesided conduit ordinance. Year's Work in the High School. It Is proper on this occasion, mark ing as It does the close of the first year of the new Scranton high school, to offer public testimony to the superi ority of the school appointments and accommodations, and to the very ein dent character of the instruction which the present organization of the faculty has imparted. To appreciate properly the quality of the high school building would require an examination of the buildings of Its class In other cities of corresponding size. Personal observation covering many' other high schools has not disclosed abetter one; and If one exists Its rarity Is a good testimonial to the merits of the local structure. The first year's use of the building has disclosed few defects nnd innumerable points of excellence. If It could bo constructed over again it is doubtful If It could be made per ceptibly better. Jn point tioth of utility nnd beauty It Is well nigh a model edi fice of Its kind; and those who were charged with Its erection may right fully feel proud of the issue of their pains and plans. Concerning the work which has been done within the building since its dedi cation, account must be taken of the fact that what was in many respects n new combination of educational tal ent had to be formed, trained and brought to an effective basis in a very short period, while at the same time n. new classification of studies, with a general broadening of the scope of the curriculum, had to be formed and put into practical operation. When due allowance is made for these cir cumstances, wo think it is simply Just to Fay that the achievements wrought In this Initial year have been most creditable to Instructors and pupils alike. Interest In clasu work has been aroused and sustained: the spirit of emulation has been excited along le gitimate lines, and a line start has been made in the direction of literary and forensic work which the coming year will materially surpass. Altogether, there lias been a quickening of the pulse of the school room that bodes happily for future results In this cul minating department of the local pub lic school system, and to the directing geniuses of this achievement, Profes sors Howell and Phillips, the people of the community are indebted per haps more than they know. The acquittal yesterday of correspon dents Shrlver and Edwards on the charge of contempt of the senate sugar trust Investigating committee was a verdict of righteousness. That com mittee was beneath contempt. John A. Francis. The death yesterday of John M. Francis, founder and editor of the Troy Times, completes a career of uncom mon usefulness. Almost the last of that great group of editors which the conditions of a generation ago, plus their own ability, conspicuously Iden tified with the development of Ameri can journalism, his subtraction from the equation of journalistic endeavor leaves a void that Is not likely wholly to be filled. Others will carry on his work along the lines which he laid down, and bring to new duties an equipment not Inferior to his own; but the prestige of the pioneer was about him and It is the builder whom pos terity honors. John M. Francis served his country well as a maker of two state constitu tions and as minister to Greece, Portu gal and Austria. His personal Influ ence In public affairs was widespread and wholesome, and his counsel at critical periods of political strife was highly appreciated for lta sanity and sagacity, and very helpful to the com mon weal. But after all It was the John M. Fiancls who stood back of and Incorporated his Ideas and aims into the Troy Times who wrought moat and best. That paper is his monument, and the part which it has 'borne In the upbuilding of rational sentiment and creditable enterprise In the constitu ency to which It ministers must far surpass in testimony to his work and worth the finest eulogy. Throughout a period of forty-Blx years the Troy Times ,has stood like adamant for the decency and decorum of journalism; has refused to print In any space for any price a word which Its editor would hesitate to use In speech In a company of ladles and gen tlemen, and, while prompt to utilize new Ideas In mechanism and facility, has preserved undeviatingly tho best traditions of tho earlier era of the newspaper business. What the Public Ledger under George W. Chlids was to Philadelphia the Troy Times under John M. Francis was and Is to Troy and northern New York. Wo can con ceive of no better tribute than this to pay to the memory of him who Is dead. Queen Lll's protest will no doubt be filed among the archives. That she would object had probably been sus pected. . i ii i i i No Yielding In the Ruiz Case. The fact that tho Spanish govern ment Is disposed to admit its monetary liability. for the death of Dr. IUiU and wishes to compromise the matter by payment of N0.000 will bo likely to make easier' our courso In tho premises Indemnification of the widow and or phaned children of rtulz Is of course necessary, and tho sum offered bj1 Spain Is little enough. But there Is another Issue Involved in Dr. IIuIz'n 'assaslnatlon which can not bo so lightly adjusted. This man, an American citizen, was kept In pr'son far beyond the time limit permitted by our treaty stipulations with Spain. Not only was Injury of the cxtremest character done to him and to his, but deliberate affront was offered to tho United Slates. The affront cannot bo wiped out by money. It is not a matter for arbitration or purley. It must bo explicitly and publicly apologized for. Spain must acknowledge her regret for, the incident and give satisfactory assurance that thero will not be a rep etition of the offence. This govern ment cannot accept less than this with out forfeiture of its self-respect. Pres ident McKlnley will not walvs tills requirement without hurt to his pres tige and disappointment to every man who cast a vote for his election. If thlu were Spain's first transgres sion of the letter and spirit of her treaty with us; if It were established tlint tho close confinement of Hulz In excess of the allowable limit was tho work ol an ignorant subordinate, and if In her past treatment of Ameri can citizens in Cuba there were, with this ono exception, uniform evidences of ecur'epy and consideration, tho United States could -with propriety r-bt its cose after the surviving relatives of tlilH unfortunate man should have oeen measurably compensated for his untimely death. But when It is le nitmberfd that the whole attltudo cf Spain toward American credentials of citizenship had been one of system atically practiced contempt, frequently coupled with wanton aggression and outrage until, with the advent of the McKlnley administration into power, fear Induced a change, the Ruiz case takes on an aspect .which admits no compromise. Spain has held us to the letter of our obligations in the matter of the prevention of filibustering along our coasts. Let Spain now be held rig idly to the limit of her's. Madrid advices say the American embassy thero Is In danger of attack from the incensed populace. Let us hope that the atack will be made. The time has come for a definite under standing between Spain and the United States. At this rate the passage of the new tariff bill can be royally celebrated on the Fourth, of July. A Lever on Foreign Trade. The Information which comes from Washington that one of the first sub jects to be considered by congress af ter the itarlff bill is out of the way will bo the advisability of establishing an International bank for the facilita tion of trade with South America will be most cordially welcomed by all far seeing American business men. Three obstacles now interpose between Amer ican merchants and manufacturers and a satisfactory Pan-American com merce. England at present has control of the banking facilities; England owns the great majority of the (vessels en gaged In the South American trade, and English "drummers," if wc may use this expressive term, are in pos session of the inside track. To build up a merchant marine which ran compete, with England's will take time; but there Is no reason why the other two obstacles should not be re moved forthwith. Rapid progress Is already being made in the Introduction In South American markets of Amer ican goods, and It needs now only suit able American banking facilities to make It possible for the Yankee dealer to begin tho work of cutting the ground from under his Anglican competitor. On this point Thomas A. Eddy, of the firm of Flint, Eddy & Co., of New York, perhaps the largest firm of South American traders In the United States, said in a recent magazine article: "We need an American international bank. American merchants and man ufacturers who wish to do foreign busi ness on a. large scale are dependent upon the credits which they can get from European bankers, whose inter ests naturally lead them to favor first their own countrymen. The English and European banks and bankers have so admirably organized their branches and agencies throughout the world that under present conditions we must use their facilities. With our large demand for the raw materials pro duced by other countries, such as cof fee, rubber, sugar, hides and 'wool from South America and the products of the far East, we have a basis of exchange to warrant the establishment of an American bank, having branches In all Important trade centres In South Amer ica, and agencies In Australia, South Africa, Japan, China and India. With such a bank extending Its Influence to tho far part of the world, furnish ing credit facilities for the exchange of American pioducts for those of other countries, and always In touch with each tiansactlon, we should transfer to American pockets the millions now paid to foreign bankers and be brought in touch with the industrial enterprise of new countries." It certainly Is to be hoped that con gress will not long delay active steps toward tho establishment of such a banking system. . - The fact that already thero are 20, 000 alien paupers in Pennsylvania is a mighty good reason why congress should hasten to pass laws to keep ad ditional ones from coming In. Ood's Noblest Work. There was one member of the Illinois legislature who, if report speaks truly, goes home from Springfield poorer than when he came there. His name Is John Huffman, of Bluffs, a Demo crat as It chances, but an honest man. Huffman, It is said, had chances to make not less than $10,000 by voting for the boodle bills which came before the leglslatuie In great rafts from Chi cago, but he steadily declined 'to sell himself, and all through the session he sat stolidly in his seat and voted reg ularly against each and all of these snake bills. And yet Huffman needed money. At home he Is only a farm laborer earn ing his $25 a month and "keep." Says the Chicago Tlmes-Hnrald: "When the noisy crew of thieves, Hushed with In solence and wine, left Springfield to spend In barroom or brothel the wages of their Infamy John Huttman, of Bluffs, God bless him, returned to Scott county to earn his dally bread by the valor of his hands. The legis lature was sot all dishonest, There were many men In that body bravo men, honest men, splendid men who resisted all blandishments and stood by the right to tho end. But there la In the picture of the farm hand of Blurts, simple, silent, but oaK-Uke In his resolutions, something to cheer tho heart of Americans with confidence In the future of our government." If these words be true, may the shadow of John Huffman, of Bluffs, never grow less. Miss Sadie Kaiser, the well known soprano, who has been studying music at the Royal Academy, London, for tho past three years, will sail for America today. During her last two years In London Miss Kaiser has made marked progress and has received the highest enconlums from the press wherever she had appeared In concert In Eng land. Miss Kaiser's friends In Wllk'es Barre and Scranton will no aoubt b& pleased to learn that she Intends to spend several months In this country and will probably bo heard In concert while here. An Informal poll of the senate Indi cates that the Hawaiian annexation treaty lacks three votes of the two thirds majority necessary to ratify, but there ate fourteen senators marked doubtful, and from among them the three votes ought readily to be secured. We observe with satisfaction that Sen ators Quay and Penrose are enrolled on the afilrmatlve side. In this atti tude they not only conform to saga clous statesmanship, but also cor rectly interpret the will of their constituents. It is good news which comes from llarrisburg that a majority of the members of the legislature have signed an agreement to resist any proposed reduction in tho public school appro priation. That fund might be better apportioned than at present, but It is not a fund which can with safety be seriously curtailed. The sugar trust, It seems, is already marshaling Its battalions at Washing ton to defeat the Hawaiian annexa tion treaty, but public opinion for once will be likely to give the sugar trust a run for its money. Tho prompt denial by Secretary Sherman of the fairy tale that he was opposed to the annexation of Hawaii and would leave the cabinet entitles the news fakirs at the capital to guess again. President McKinley's explanation that in his "patriot better than a pes simist" speech he did not refer to Hon. John Wanamaker does not alter ,th'e fact that If the shoe Jits, John can wear it. THE CUKKbNCY ISSUE. From the Philadelphia Press. Thero Is much discussion Just now of a currency commlsMon to consider the question of reforming the currency. Though it has broken out at the present tlmo as If it were a new or undetermined matter it Is not new at all. President McKlnley in his inaugural address dis tinctly pointed to such a commission as one of the early measures of his adminis tration. It Is well understood that when the tariff leglslatlcn shall be farther advanced tho president will ask congress to act on this recommendation. Ills plan is a mix ed commission composed of senators and members designated by their cwn bodies and of representative men outside of congress to be appointed by the presi dent. It Is eminently desirable that such a commission shall be created at this ex tra sjsslon of congress. In that event It can make Its report at tho beginning of tho next regular session and congress will then have some tangible proposition before It for action. We do not derogate from tho utility and value of such a measure. The cur rency with Its many elements Is far from perfect. A rciform which shall sim plify It, make It more elastic and render It more responsive to the wants of busi ness and of different sections, will cer tainly Improve It. But admitting all this, thero has been too much effort to create the impression that such a reform Is an immediate and vital necessity and that without It tho pledge of honest monoy given last year remains unfulfilled. This claim is unfounded and the Insistence on It has don? harm, as It diffuses tho Idea that tho basis for restored confidence can not bo established until tho currency has been overhauled. A DISTINCT CUHAN POLICY. From tho (Philadelphia Press. The successive steps of tho president point logically and unmistakably to a ?lstlnct and decisive ndlrmatlve policy on behalf of OrHa. If they do not mean this they Involve a curious anti-climax. Tho president sent Mr. Calhoun to Cuba as a .special commissioner to In vestigate, lie went ostensibly to inquire into tho murder of Dr. Ruiz. If he was not told to keep his eyes open and look about him it was contrary to every prob ability. If ho did not report on the gen eral situation and prospects It was a grossly neglected cpportunlty. Why did he go unless Information was being gathered for action? Several weeks ago tho .president asked congress for an appropriation of $30,000 for tho relief of Americans who had been brought to the verge of starvation by the cruel policy of General Weyler. Tho language of the message was singularly decorous and Inoffensive. But tho vel vet glovo did not conceal the mailed hand. The appeal to congress Implied and Involved far more than was said. The Spanish policy which left six to eight hundred Americans In distress brought tens of thousands of Cubans to suffering, If American 'interposition was necessary to save a few hundred on the ground of American citizenship how can It be long delayed to save thousands on the ground of humanity? The logic of that action leads to further steps. Tho unusual caro exercised In the se lection of a minister to Spain means much. The president has hunted for a minister ho has not allowed aspirants to hunt him. Ho has had several names under consideration, but all of them i have been first-class men, as if ho had business on hand! He didn't think of busy men like Hltt and Cox for play, and he has not summoned Woolford for Spain minuets or banquets for the torea dor. Ho has wanted a cool, self-poised, restrained man, with reserve power, who cared more for results than for fuss, and he has found him. If General Wood ford Isn't sent to Madrid to do something the signs are misleading. There are soerol of these signs. Put them all together and they mean a good deal. The administration Is not drift ing. Theeo things look oh though It were moving by bhart and compass. THE PEOPLE TP IILAME. From the Philadelphia Pres. Much Is said and written about the al leged breakdown of tho legislative sys tem, and there Is doubtless a basis for tho public dlsapolntment and dissatisfaction with the work of state legislatures. But If tho system has broken down the peo ple are almost wholly to be blamed for It. If the pub'.lo were ono-half as alert In electing a good legislature aslt is in criticizing and condemning a ffid legis lature after it Is elected there would bo more of tho former and fewer of the lat ter. Tho average legislatures of o de cade will Just about reflect the average sentiment of a stato for that time. If tho better sentiment of a state wants a legislature to come up to Its standard tho time to begin to i-ducute iwbllc opin ion is when tho last legislature adjourns nnd not wait until a few weeks or days before tho next election. If this wero done thero wouM bo lets cause for the general criticism of legislatures, much of which criticism defeats Itself because it 1b untimely and too sweeping. THE AMERICAN SOLUTION. From tho New York Bun. , On Dec. 1, 1S&2, Secretary Blaine wrote to tho American minister at Honolulu that while "tho position of the Hawaiian Islands, as a key to tho dominion of tho American Pacific, demands neutrality," yet If "through any cause tho mainten ance of such a position should be found by Hawaii Impracticable, this govern ment would then unhesitatingly meet tho altered situation by seeking avowedly an American solution of tho grave Issues presented." Ten yeare later, such an emergency as Mr. Blaine had In mind aroso. Hawaii overthrow tho native government that oppressed her and retarded her develop ment, and created a new government, w'hlch was "to exist until termB of union with the United States of America havo been negotiated and agreed upon." The overturss then mado wero postponed, but Hawaii well understood the reason of their postponement, and has ncvor from that moment to this swerved In her pur pose to plead again for admission at the proper time. That time has come, and "tho Ameri can solution" which Mr. Blalno forecast is at hand. Tho arguments for tho an nexation of the Hanallun Islands havo been familiar to this country for years, nnd If wo now receive this group Into tho fellowship of our union, no nation nnd no man can accuse us either of hnste or of rapacity, Hawaii has repeatedly offered herself as a. candidate for admis sion, nnd she has pointed out the diffi culties and dangers of her Isolated jkjsI tlon. Tho sentiment of the American people and tho teaching of our history arc In favor of accepting her, and wo have faith that congress will duly act In accordance with this sentiment. TWO NECESSARY TASKS. From tho Philadelphia Times. It would be well for the legislature to keep two things steadily In view. First, the appropriations should bo reduced to the lowest point consistent with tho duty of the 3tate to the charitable Institutions which are fairly dependent upon it; and second, revenues should be provided, In such manner as would be least oppresslvo to tho people, to meet all tho necessary expenses of the state. It Is a hard task but It Is ono that tho legislature must accept and perform, nnd tho sooner and more heroically it shall be dono the more eatlsfactory will be the result. WHY, SURE! From tho Philadelphia Times. After having annexed Hawaii the American people will probably cultivate the appetlto for extending our free Insti tutions, and It shouldn't surprise any ono of averago Intelligence If Cuba came sec ond on tho list. If wo need Hawaii we need Cuba, a thousand fold more, but Cuba Is too big for the first swallow, and we will begin on tho Sandwich Islands and then look around for something bet ter In the samo line. IN NEED OF REPAIR. From the Philadelphia Record. Statistics of murder In the United States show that 10,632 murders were committed in this country in 1S06, and that therj wero only 122 legal executions. The offensive machinery of tho law In tended to protect society against crime and criminals seems to bo In need of re pair. Tho murderers have the upper hand In the courts, and, with the legal old they can buy, are making life Inse cure. m A LOGICAL RESULT. From tho Philadelphia Press. Tho American pecp'.e will approve the treaty. The union of Hawaii and the United States Is dn-lred by both coun tries. It Is a natural and logical result. Tho Hawaiian Islands constitute a legiti mate outpost In our commercial and ma rine development. ALAS, A VAIN HOPE! From tho Philadelphia Times. Whatever beside may bo neglected or postponed tho legislature should not ad journ until It has pdtscd a good road law. TOLD BY THE STARS. Daily Horoscope Drawn byAJncchus, Tho Tribune Astrologer. Astrolabe Cast: 3.38 a. m., for Saturday, Juno 19, 1A97. M 4& A child bom on this day will notice that the right kind of a man can usually find good neighbors anywhere. The fact that capitalists can bo found who are willing to purchase the Wllkes Barro ball club Is another evidence that good times are here. The students' examining board appears to havo erected a trocha. around tho Lackawanna bar. When It comes to tho matter of "sow ing wild oats" this may Indeed bo called an agricultural nation. It Is the experience of all that the truth can always be told, except perhaps in the case of a horse trade. Ajncclius' Advice. Do not try to get on the topmost round of the ladder of fame at once You might become dizzy. A SEASONABLE INCIDENT. June Is the month for weddings, and the roses everywhere Seem to nod, as if thero wero unusual gossip In the air, Tho insects all ccMpso tho former finery they wore. The bumble bee Is busier than ho ever was before. The llghtnlng-bug, whoso prying disposi tion never falls. Has gotten out rls lantern and is looking for details. Tho cow across tho fence Is heard to whluper to the lamb "I hear that Miss Hawaii Is to marry Undo Sam." It Is a very old romance. It wasn't hard to guess, By numerous circumstances that a trust ful tenderness Pervaded the emotions of the lady In the case. But 'midst cares of pressing business, all unheeded was her grace, Indeed, 'twas even rumored and tho story caused great pain That tho little trunetto lasslo had been Jilted by the swain. But his manners now show such regard as cannot be a sham. And It's likely Miss Hawaii soon will marry Undo Sam. Washington Star. BEAUTIFUL GIFT BOOKS ForCommeocement, Wed ding Boy, Birthday. 437 Spruce Street, The Rotunda, Board of Trade Bulldllig. jj, - - .' t ImUJj !Mufc-fa 'XJUX, GOLDSMmrS More tar X You have read ranch off late about nice Waists and low prices. We will mow put before you a lot of Waists that will do their own talking. They are made of the best Madras Cloth and have already retailed at $1.50. One of the most popular brands on the market, and called the Pansy. While they last you get them at ; Additional Attractions For Saturday's Trade Warner's 4 and 5 hook Corset Clasps, world established price 10 cents. Our Special Price, 5c. Bicycle Chatelaine Bags, worth 25 cents, at HOc. Ladies' Satin Neckwear, in dark blue and navy, three for 10c. 300 dozen Ladies' Belts, in blacks and colors, with leather covered and nickel-plated buckles, the regular 25 cent kind, at 17c, SPECIAL NOVELTIES IN $S. Watch for our week we will tell you all Or eat pedal ale of Parasol Having purchased a large line of Manufactur ers' Samples, all new and perfect, at about p (Tf f iS.ZJ.VMi Aiii We give our customers the benefit of it. Sale commences Thurs day. This is a rare oppor tunity to secure stylish Parasols at a very low ce. 510 AND 512 LACKAWANNA AVENUE GET A WATER FILTER Do not Jeopardise your health nnd happw ne nnd that of your family liy dilnklng lm. pureater this Hummer. Wo huve iv lurge variety of Killers nnd Coolers nt all kinds of price, nlxo JEWEPTH1 CHARCOAL F1L TKR REFRIGERATORS nnd WHITE MOUNTAIN 1UE CHKAM FREEZERS TIE CLEiONS, MBER MAIXEY CO., 422 Laoltawanoa Ave -f.o. .t'M'i'i'''SW M-fcv FINLEY'S Price Waist E PARASOLS AT GREATLY REDUCED PRICES. 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