-Hrf)iB8",1"'; wr-" 4ffi i""-ir'"V- NT' " - ,'jfW'HV'; ft" 'l"'1 iliniifppnii'wi. -"f w ;- .-VM THE SORJENTON TRIBUNE-THURSDAY MORlTINGr, AUGUST 5, 1897, f lsl))nl WMtkly. No Similar Hdltloo. By Tho Tribune Publishing Company. VJLLIAM CONNELL, President. YtlklteprwentAtlvc: wank a, niiAY co. ItoonHV Trlbtin niilMIn. Now Yntlc CUr. SUBSCRIPTION PRICUi Dally , go cents u month. Weekly $1.00 a year. IMIRID T TtIK rOSTOFflRIi AT SCSHSTOK; TX. AS tlCOND-CLAia MAtL UATTIR. SCRANTON. AUOUST G. 1S37. Wo have no doubt that there nre many gentlemen among professional ball players; but the proportion Is not yet sulllclontly largo to make It safe for a club management to put a club on 110 more stringent basis of discipline than Hb honor. It Is evident that so fnr as n. majority nf the Scranton aggregation Is concerned, the most needed thing Is the docked pay roll ar.d the well-aimed boot. Ncarlng a Climax. Information concerning the Cuban problem Is beginning to reappear In ptlnt, and thla thno It Is becoming somewhat specific. Item the first is supplied by the Washington Star, which says that Senator Morgan, prob ably the most determined Ameilcan champion of f'uba nnd opponent of ripam, nns mieiy, unci h'iciui hiki views with President McKlnley, ex pressed his entire satisfaction with the executive's course nnd Intentions. Inasmuch as he was up to a short while ago very Impatient and almost Irrepressible, he must have heard news which appeared favorable to Cuba. Item the second Is embodied in a Havana letter to the Sun, the one American paper which throughout the present Insurrection has kept Its read ers posted concerning the Cuban side. According to this letter the poposals lor peace made by General Weyler to General Gomez, to discuss which the cnrtaln-general asked the privilege of an Interview, which Ccner.il Gomez refused to grant, were embodied In the following four articles: "1. The Insur gents to lay down their arms In the six provinces of the Island. 2. All Insurgents now in arms to be par doned by Spain, and facilities afforded them to leave the Island or to fix their residence In any part of Cuba where they muy wish to live. 3. Cubans abroad In sympathy with the revolu tion, engaged in foreign countries in helping the insurgent army, to be par doned by Spain, and means given to the poor among them to return to their native land. 4. Home rule to be granted by Spain to Cuba. Under this system the Cuban municipalities would be authorized to control their finances. A general assembly, In which the six provinces would be represented accord ing to their population, would have the control of municipal and pro vincial affairs. The captain-general would preside over this body, and have a right to veto Its decisions, but all decisions should be finally submitted to the ministry of the colonies at Mad rid. The captain-general would select all civil employes except heads of de partments, but he would, In all cases, submit to the ministry of the colonies ' three names of candidates for each Im portant position. The minister at Mad rid would appoint one among the three proposed. Cuba would pay the ex penses of the Spanish army and navy detailed for service In Cuba, the extent of the service to be decided by the ministry of the colonies. All possible efforts would be made to satisfy the claims of Cuban commerce and Industry with regard to the tariff." The fact that Weyler should concede so much, although Intrinsically the plan Itself Is worthless to Cuba, giving Spain still the grip on the island's revenues, may fairly be taken as an evidence of Span ish weakness. A country which tights according to Spain's methods In Cuba does not offer concessions except under compulsion. Item the third is from tho same source as Item the second, and may be put in the Sun correspondent's own words: Weyler's attempt to secure a meeting with Gomez for tho purpose of urging him to sign a treaty of peaco was prompt ed by tho general apprehension which prevails la government circles in Madrid, aH well as In Havana with rugaid to tho Instructions given by President McKlnley to Gen Woodford. Even the war, whose present phase threatens Havana Itself, does not claim so much attention from tlw Spaniards here as General Wood ford's mission. Senor Canovas cables to General Weyler, ordeilng him to try to arrive nt an understanding with tho in surgents beforo the American minister could make any proposals to Spain. Au thentic Information from Madrid says that Canovas and Sngasta liavo agreed to stop their political dissensions with regard to Cuba until It is seen what tho American minlRter is going to do. The Spanish authorities In Havana and tho more prominent Spaniards In close con nection with General Weyler believe that General' Woodford is going to proposo to the Spanish government .1 settlement of the war on tho basis of an Indemnity to bt paid by Culm to Spain, on condition of the complete Independence of the Maud. From a well-Informed person I barn that this Information has been re. celved ut tho captain-general's palace from tho Spanish legation at Washing ton. The general opinion Is that if any such proposition Is niadu Spain will reject It at once. No indemnity that Cuba can jeasonably pay will begin to cover tho extraordinary debt Spain has Incurred In Cuba. If Spain accepts only a part of tho money as un lndomnlty she. would bo responsible to her foreign creditors for the remainder of thn debt. At thn same tlmo It Is certain that the Cubans will not stop lighting on any terms short of a declaration of tho Independence of Cuba. How will the complicated question bo solved? This Is the question that fixes nil eyes upon General Woodford and his first movements In Spain, Here we have pieces of Information from yvo different sources, which aro entirely consistent, each with the other, nnd In line, also, with the assurances mndo a few weeks ago by President McKlnleys close friends and supporters that Ills policy 'With' referenco to Cuba would be such, when unfolded, as to command the full approval of tho American people. Current nows as to tho affairs of Spain In Cuba point un mistakably to a weakening of Woylcr'a grip. The presence of guerrilla rar ttes " of ini'ursrents withlr. visible distance of Havana, not once merely but continuously, with skirmishes of dally occurrence, dops not Indicate any thing approaching that degree of pacifi cation which would appear from the Captain-General's , official prqclamn ' Uoiis. It "Will uo strange If thin pecu liar situation shall not soon roach' a decisive cllmnx. . 1 The fatal flaw In Japan' whole case with reference to Hawaii Is that Ha waii, n free and Independent power, has naked tho United Staten, another free and Independent power, tp nnncx her, and that In consequence of this freedom and Independence on the part of tho parties Immediately concerned, what we shall do In tho premises Is none of Japan's business. Limiting Duty-Free Baggage. Returns from our various ports of entry bring complaints In ubundnnco from tourists who, returning to this country nfter a sojourn abroad, tilp over the provision of the Dlngley law which exempts from duty only $100 worth of new personal effects. Hut tho provision Is a logical one from tho protective stnndpolnt and moreover It promises to be of material benefit as a revenue producer. It has been estimated that cabin passengers hud brought home with them on an average $100 worth of new goods apiece. On tho bnsls of 100,000 tourists per annum this meant the free importation of $10,000,000 worth of goods most of which, If not brought In as per sonal bagsage, would have been du tiable at a high figure. If the same ratio shall continue, duty will hereafter be collected on $30,000,000 worth of these previously exempted goods, and at an average duty of 50 per cent, the Dlngley bill would leallze on this Item alone $b,,000,000 each year, or MlMclent to arm and equip three brand new battle ships, cover the deficit in tho postal department, or pay interest on half a billion dollars of the national debt. There Is an Interesting lilt of history back of the Inclusion of this $100 ex emption In tho new tariff bill. While it wns under consideration the tteasury department decided to pick a passen ger at landom who had declared no dutiable effects and learn by actual examination of his baggage Just what he had brought from Kuropo free of duty. The man selected was a passen ger on tho St. Louis who arrived at New York from Southampton on Juno IS. He wns a man in ordinary station In life, well-to-do but not ilch, and this was what he had In his satchels and trunks: 1 embroidered satin skirt; 1 gray cos tume In two pieces; 2 silk waists; 2 senl skln coats; 2 toothbrushes; 2 packuges toilet powder; 11 pocketknives; 7 statu ettes; 3 gins- top casks, two plated with name; 1 drinking cup; 33 obscene playing cards; 7 ladles' silk waists; 4 ladles' cot ton waists; 3 ladles' coton shirts; i child's dresses; 1 wool cape; 2 bicycle suits, three pieces each, 1 autograph album; 31 pairs gentlemen's hose; 20 odd hose; 5 silk ties; 2 pairs silk gloves; 5 pairs kid gloves; 1 cotton shirt; 1 piece embroidered black satin; 1 green cloth Jacket, fur trimmed; 1 silk costume In two pieces; 2 dress pat terns; 1 doll In case; 3 pieces cotton goods, S yards each; 2 feather boas; 5 collar ettes; 4 child's silk dresses; 2 child's cloth dress; C pairs of silk stockings; 5 neck ties; 13 pieces dress trimmings; 13 ladles' silk waists; 3 tea gowns; 1 wool skirt; C undershirts; 131 pieces silk, nbotit 1,174 yards; 1 piece satin, S3 yards; 1 pleeo silk, 31V4 yards; 1 piece cloth, 123i yards; 1 piece cloth, 5'b yards; 13 silk waist patterns; CS pairs gloves; 3 boxes cologne; S boxes perfumery; 1 box toilet soap; 2 bottles; 2 pocketbooks; 1 penknife; 3 linger rings; 10 pieces tape; 1 drab cloth Jacket; 20 ob sceno pictures; small lot personal effects. Hero was easily $2000 worth of goods which ought by every rule of equity to have borne a duty. Estimates by the treasury department coveting a period of ten years placed tho average value of such imports by tourists at $490 for each person entering tho country; but to be safe the sum wns lowered to $400 In the information furnished to con gress. It is obviously unjust to Im porters to make them pay duty on freight Imports when passengers are permitted to land baggage Imports In large quantity free. Tho American who wishes to do his buying in Europe nfter having accumulated his money In America should feel grateful that the United States permits him to bring back the fruits of his foreign market ing upon any terms. The report that Spain would like to pick a quarrel with tho United States In order to get an excuse to let Cuba go doesn't fit with the excessive pains vhlch Spain seems to be taking Just now to keep on the right side of us. Hut If it Is a quarrel she wants, there ought to be little difficulty In arrang ing fcr her accommodation. nltn distance In as many directions ns might bo .desired. Tho alleged achieve ment of Tesla, for which ns yet wo have only n newspaper reporter's ver sion of Testa's own claim, unsubstanti ated by testimony as to simultaneous effects discerned elsewhere, while seem ingly Improbable is yet only a crudo approximation to theso dreams of for mer yenrs. Th'o public, before plr.clng too much faith In the foregoing report, will do well, however, to await mora definite Information. Teste's name has been mndfto stand, sponsor for a nutnlier of rhetorical wonders that Tes la himself know comparatively llttlo about. .. Trotessor Henry W. Elliott, tho Smithsonian Institute export on the seal question who undertakes to prove that ex-Secretary of State Foster doesn't know anythlns about seals, begins his open letter ns followo: "Inasmuch as I have a closer personal knowledge of this present question than any oth'er man living and vastly more extended, and Inasmuch as I am the author of the modus-vlvendl of 1SD1-93, which Is the only creditable step taken by our government toward settling this seal dispute since It began In 1S90 up to dato, I desire to say," etc. Professor Elliott, In the Interest of humanity, should take good care of his health, for it Is doubt ful if civilization could survive ms demise, i In tho lato presidential election a mil lion of Sound Money Democrats gave tip their party for their convictions of duty. They looked for reward neither in tho spoils policy nor in the competitive civil service. Philadelphia Record. Just tho same there are several lead ers Instrumental in effecting this re volt who would enjoy olnco fully as well as the next man. Renders of the Forum magazine will bo Interested In the announcement that Dr. J. M. Rice, whoso articles upon pedagogy have been the most signifi cant ones of their kind during the past live years, has been Installed as its ed itor and expects to make it even moro than formerly tho representative re view of North America. The thorough ness with which Dr. Rice has perform ed his previous tasks points to the suc cess of his new mission. It Is hoped that "the people," who, according to Mugwump report, are so much gratified Just now at the presi dent's civil service stand, will remem ber their gratitude as long as the spoilsmen will remember their disap pointment. Usually "the people" have short memories. Referring to Senator Gorman's ver satility on the money question tho Springfield Republican says: "He has stood on his feet, he has stood on his head, and now ho passes the hat while resting comfortably on his middle." Tho collection Is the main thing, these days in a good many quarters. For dizzying and swiftly alternating fluctuations, commend us to the pub lished estimates of the progress of the soft coal strlks. If he doesn't have a care, the sultan of Turkey may continue his electioneering for a licking until he will unexpectedly be elected. Our Hawaiian friends should not be come impatient. Annexation Is a boon well worth waiting for. The Campaign Liars Are Still at Work The Latest Wrinkle in Electricity. A new discovery Is announced to the credit of Nicola Tesla "the simultan eous transmission of messages by means of the earth's electrical currents to as many scattered points on tho surfuce of tho globe as may be desired." The means by which this discovery was reached are thus described, tho quota tion being from a New York dispatch to the Philadelphia Press: Tesla had his rooms In tho laboratory on Houston btreet darkened. Prom u mom ndlolnlnc tho one In which he and his visitors stood a current was turned on invisibly. A huge black disk hung on a frame about eight feet In dlumeter from the center of which protruded a brass electrode seven Inches in diameter. As tho group gazed at this tho apartment was filled with a crackling sound, which Increased till it sounded like tho rattlo of musketry. Bright flames shot from tho electrode, not from polo to pole, as in ordinary demonstrations. Like llcry ser pents tho wavy colls of flame darted In graceful lines around tho disk. The long est sparks were fully eight feet from tho point when they burst Into dazzling bril liancy to tho vanishing point. These elec trical sparks were undoubtedly tho long est flashes of light ever produced by simi lar means. It seemed like a terrific light ning display with tho snapping, crack ling sound displaying thd reverberation of heaven's artillery. "What uro you doing?" was aBkcd Tesla, "I am producing," said ho, "an electrical disturbance of Jntenso magni tude, which Is continuing throughout the entire earth. In other words, I nm pro ducing a disturbance of the earth's churgo of electricity which cun bo felt to the uttermost parts of the earth." "And tho result will bo?" "Ah." said Tesla, his faco lighting up nnd his spnro flguro vibrant with prldo and cntnusiasm, "mat is almost incom prehensible. This electrical disturbance by means of certain simple Instruments can bo felt and appreciated at any point of tho globe. In this way messages can bo sont to the cntlro earth around and be taken up nt any part of tho earth without thn aid or intervention of wires In any way at all." This reads like a page of fiction and will need some verification cro It will be lielleved. And yet It follows somo wh'at logically tho discovery recently credited to Marconi whereby messages were transmitted several miles from Instrument to Instrument without wires. It has long been a dream of telegraphers that by means of sensitize needles wires could be dispensed with and messages transmitted to an lndtft- Glbson In Philadelphia Press. It is amazing how a campaign lie will ho used over and over again, even after it has been exposed a thousand times, simply because persons who circulate tho falsehood think that tho peoplo are too ignorant to discover the truth, A few years ago tho New Yorlc World pub lished, on the strength of tho assertion of a Democratic member of congress, a list of over 100 alleged trusts which wore said to liavo been benefited by tho Mc Klnley act. This samo list has been used by twenty-six Democrats in tho house and senate at this session as applicable to tho Dlngley tariff bill. Figures have been changed, but the list is Just the same. There never was any truth in u from tho sturt, and In many cases now it Is absolutely ridiculous. o rrt, flrcf "trust" on the list is "the anthracito coal trust." There Is no duty on nnthrnclto coal, and thero has not been any duty for over a quarter of a century. A certain kind of coal, which has less than S2 per cent, of fixed carbon, which Is Imported Into California from Wales, was held by eomo Judgo In San Trancisco to bo anthracite. And under tho existing bill a duty was put on that kind of coal. Hut It docs not apply to tho kind of coal mined in Pennsylvania, and known everywhere In this country outside of tho head of that Judeo, as anthracite. others circulate In their speeches this list of alleged trusts, snld to bo favored by tho Dlngley bill, nnd glvo a false rate of duty on steel rails, ns If that rate was the samo ns tho Wilson bill, instead of having boon reduced, , There aro many other similar misstate ments, to use a mild word, In tho list of alleged trusts, circulated ns a Democratlo campaign document. Among tho articles said to bo controlled by trusts nro flour, bread, and milk, nrtlclcs which nny sano man knows to be beyond tho power of any trust to control. When so-called "venerable senators," anu lenders on tho Democratic sldo In tho house, deliberately circulate theso falsehoods, It must bo as sumed that there Is something morally loose In tholr mnkeup. Perhaps It Is not to be wondered nt, under tho circum stances, that wo nro misrepresented nB a people, and falsely criticized In Europe, when our own "venerablo senators" de liberately enter into this shameful work at home. MR. SHERMAN'S NOTE A SUCCESS. From the Washington Post. Now that England has reconsidered her refusal to participate in tho confercn;o rclatlvo to tho protection of seal life In tho Pacific, it Is In order to Inquire whether tho Sherman note to Ambassa dor Hay, over which the Mugwump nnd Angtomnnlac organs had such convul sions of dismay, was as stupid and Ill advised as itB critics originally declared, o One must estimate tho merits of a measure by the standard of Its practi cal results. Tho United States, by far tho largest owner of seal rookeries In tho Pac flc. set out to Interest itussia anu Japan nnd Knpland In tho adoption of a convention which woum secure tne ae slred end of tegulntlng seal fishing, ar resting piracy, preventing tho destruction of the herds, and punishing unlawful de predation. Russia nnd Japan at once as sented to the proposal. Being owners of rookeries themselves, tnty naturauy ra vored an arrangement under which tho rights of property would be respected. Great Britain, owning no rookeries of any value, nnd being, thererore, opposed to nny protection 3f the rookeries belong ing to others, naturally opposed the prop osition. In her capacity ns tho universal spoliator, sho Infinitely preferred tho good old piratical dispensation under which her sealers had flourished so long nnd so mightily. Sho had the same objection to an International agreement in the prem ises that a burglar haq to tho penal code. Tho question, then, was whether to go ahead without England's participation and formulato a convention which would place her In tho attitude of a common marauder, or to make such representa tions as would show her the wisdom of Joining in the conference. Evidently Mr. Sherman prefcrrsd the latter alternative. His note to Ambassador Hay disclosed very clearly tho position In which Eng land would be placed, so far as the Unit ed States was concerned, by holding aloof, and was in tho nature of a last call on that predatory nation for at tendance In the capacity of a reputablo and law-biding member of the fnmlly. a Wo are not nt all suro that It wouldn't have been bettor to proceed with Japan and Russia nnd leavo England out of -o arrangement altogether. Thero Is no visi ble reason why these tnreo proprietors should not get together nnd agree upon a plan for tho preservation of their re spective properties, without consulting a fourth party who has neither rights nor property to bo considered. The United States government appears to have reached a contrary conclusion, however, and tho Sherman noto wns virtually a re minder to England that tho door was still open. Regarded in that light, the noto can hardly be set down as a blunder. England had already Ilatly refused to tako part in the proposed conference. Tho United States wished to bring about a reversal of that decision. For reasons not yet mado known and still invisible to tho naked eye, tho administration wished to rrnko England a party to the compact. Tho suavltcr In modo had failed. Lord Salisbury was truculent and contemptuous in tho extact ratio of Mr. Sherman's polltenoss. It wns then that our Government saw fit to suggfst an ex periment In tho lino of fortlter in re. Tho result we all know. There was a loud and angry roar from tho British press. Our own precious Mugwump Journals set up their usual scream about Jingoes and rudeness and stupidity. There was the Inevitablo British bluster. And then came the announcement that Lord Salis bury would "consent" to the conference. It was the Venezuelan eplsodo repeated. It was a fresh and crowning proof that mere diplomatic pahtvor Is wasted on Great Britain on this nation which re spects only thoso who can and will assert themselves. GOLDSMI nn re 1 BAZAAR We Told Yota So That we were going out of the carpet business, and the fact is verified by the ab sence of a single yard of carpet in the roll in our store. But we have a few made up carpets and rugs which are to be closed out regardless ot cost or value. 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SSU'SlfM XnlWiS p'mIWSm'Si" w Printed Wm Good, Upon the whole, wo ilnd tho Sherman note a great Biiccess, measured by tho standard of its purpose nnd results. We should havo preferred a different policy another way of meeting England's Inso lencebut tho note had tho effect It was Intended to ptoduce, and. to that extent It was distinctly meritorious. ANOTIIEK PIIIIiANTIIKOPIS T. From the Chicago Tribune. "It would put a great deal moro money In circulation," tho man In tho fur-llnjd coat was saying, "If everybody who owes anything would simply pay his debts. The amount might not bo much In any one case, but In tho aggregate It would be an Immense sum and do more than anything else to restore confidence and bring gooci times." "That's easy to say," responded the man In tho shtggy ulster, "but Where's a fellow to get tho money? For Instance, it has taken mo two whole days to rtiko enough toether to pay my tnxea." Taxes?" rejoined tho other. "Great Scottl WT.at aro you doing that for? I never pay my taxes till June!" ;s, Lawis, Jacon ets aid lulls to 6 Cents a Yard Farmer Mces 12c, 15c aM 18c0 FIILEY S 1 Bjtk J: To Qcan Up the Balance I LIOImCS lliC WC3TS t I' ' Of StOCk Of I Many a man as judged. Carelessness an ;' )) ; dress is a fair Indication of carelessness ;' if; and buy one of our up-to-date suits. If ;' ;; at don't fit we make it fit. ;' if' oooooooo 'V, VI II rm7T7 r fri) kT ffx 17 frvWlfli ' v. so mm ut m w umluw i jj: 416 LACKAWANNA AVENUE, : Lewis, RelHy & DavSeSo ALWAYS BUSY. Ti,., n trust la the next one In tho list, and theio is no such trust In existence. Then thero follow tho broom trust, tho casket trust, tho cigarette trust, tho con densed milk trust, tho copper Ingot trust, tho copper sheet trust, and so on. It Is pure Idiocy to say thero Is nny such thing as a broom trust, when brooms nro manufactured in hundreds and perhaps tr, tvinnunnil'i of rjlnces In tho United States. It is equally absurd to say there Is a casket or a coffin trust. Instead of tho bill benefiting the cigarette trust it Just doubled tho tax on cigarettes, mnk Ing an increase in tho tax of 100 per cent. And yet tho Democratic campaign talkers in tho senate, Including such men as Vest, White, Jones, of Arkansas, and others, circulate this falsehood about tho bill. No change whatever was mado In the bill In tho duties Imposed by tho Wilson law on condensed milk, copper In gots, sheet copper and on forty or fifty other articles In tho list of the alleged trusts. o One of tho trusts mentioned Is "tho salt trust." Bait Is nroduccd in New York, Michigan, Louisiana, Kansas, Pennsyl. vanla, Nebraska, and In about half tho states of tho Union, Such a thing ns a salt trust would bo absolutely Imposstblo In tho United States, nnd tno men wno circulate this list know that to bo tho fact. Hut In England thero Is a Salt Union, which controls nearly nil the pro duct of that country. The Tress corre spondent attended a meeting of tho stockholders of that salt union In Ches ter, Eng a few years ago, and heard the chairman of tho board stato that tho prlco of salt had been Increased In tho nrovlous year by limiting tho production. That speech was printed In tho British newspapers. Thero Is a salt trust In Eng land, .but thero Is none In tho United States, and never has been ono nnd prob ably never will bo one. And yet Demo cratlo talkers and newspapers nnd Brit ish newepapcrs talk about our. legislation In favor of tho salt trust. ' o In tho samo way tho steel rail trust Is IncUdod In tho list, and tho falso state ment Is printed that under the Dlngley bill tho duty on steel rails Is 17.81 a ton. That was tho duty undor tho Wilson law, but under tho Dlngley bill the duty has been considerably decreased. Thero Is not a member of tho Sonato Flnanco com mltti'o who does not know that to bo the j fact, and yet Mr. Jones, Mr. Whlto and A PROFESSIONAL VISIT. From id-Bits. 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