-'rrfi "P(RT "" ft THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE-TUESDAY. MARCH 20 1898. -"mr l'nbtlsliert Dally, Except Sunday, by the Tribune 1'ubllstjliig Company, nt fifty Genu n Month. The Tribune's telegraphic news Is from three to five hours fresher than that of any Philadelphia or New York paper circulated in its field. Those papers go to press at midnight; The Tribune receives ncw9 up to 3 a. in. and sometimes later. All the news in The Trib une while it is new. New York onicoi lfio NnMnu St., H. H. VRKKLAND, Bole Agent fur foreign Advertising. 1 MEHI-H AT THE 1-OSTOFrtCH AT RmANTON, l'A., AS SLCO.ND-CI.At.1 MAIL MATTKIt. TEN PAGES. SCItANTON, MARCH 29, 189S. Great ns Is tho power of the presi dent of the 1'nlted States It should be understood nt onca that It will be lm jiosslblij for hlni to co-oi)cmtc with Spain In any scheme to continue the Hpanlsh lias In Cuba. The American pcopli' have lundo up their mlnils that that ling .shall be eliminated from Ninth Ampiirnn tonltory. Ho will obey their will or ho will be shoved aside w bile they move past hint and fonvaid to unconditional Cuban liber ation. Cuban Freedom or War! In tho piesence of such crave facts ns are .ludlrlully marshaled In the pres ident's message, the Maine court of In quiry report and the accompanying transcript of testimony, the country may well emulate the conservatism of congress, which first of all took time to think. The verdict Is not unexpected but the testimony presents some features which may well be described as sig nificant. The chagrin of the Havana officials when they learned from Con sul General I.ee that the Maine was coming; their refusal to accept General Lee's disclaimer of an ulterior motive in that vessel's reputedly friendly visit; (their endeavor to have the visit delay ed, nnd finally the mooring of the Maine to a buoy not previously used for such a purpose-all these things, viewed in, the light of the subsequent tragedy, combine to Inspire serious thinking. The court of inquiry could not secure any evidence tending to fas-' m ten tho crime of the Maine's destruc tion upon any person or persons; but circumstances have fastened upon the Spanish government a duty wh'lch It must Instantly rocognlzo and satisfac torily perform, or tak-i with eyes open the Inevitable consequences. There is one thing and one thing only which will be acceptable to the Amei Iran people ns full compensation for this frightful wrong. The liberation of Cuba will stay tho avenging hand. As martyrs to Cuban liberty tho loss of our brave seamen could be viewed, not without sori'fiw, but with some abate ment of blttc-itu-si. Such a death would rreatly ennoble them and cement for geneiatlor.s the sympathy and friendship between our own and the Cuban republic. This is the nation's demanded indemnity. ThU or war. We arc not satisfied that Colonel Hitchcock Is correct In the position out lined by him In yesterday's Trillium with rulureiiee to the president's power to call out the National Guard directly for military duty at any point within the United Static. AVo cannot disabuse our mind of the idea that he already has that power, us Is claimed by the Vnlted State "War department. This, liowevor, is it belief rather than a posit ive lonvlctlon. Wi profess no tech nical knowledge on the subject. Hut the mere fact that so Important a point remains In serious dispute gives ample reason for the enactment by congress of a law which will clearly define the status of the guard; and the draft of the bill proposed by Colonel Hitchcock t-oppis to tit the necessities of the situ ation very carefully. could bo better controlled than nt pres ent when they are scattered and en tirely Independent citizens. The relative strength ot the armies of the world on both a pence nnd wnr footing la thus given by tho United States wnr department! Total l'caco War Footing. Footing. rtHPsia 1,713.2(1 R.003.CS 1 Oerninny 007,303 C.1CCC0? franco ."9.2W 4,SI!),C72 Ithly 210.235 2.1S1.7M Austria '..' S7T.1M 1,767,M7 Turkey 22,671 1.001,612 Spain 352.107 l,512.llr7 IlelHltim fcl.SSO 170,039 Netherlands 101, Ml 231.191 Denmark 27,720 117,130 Clreeto 23.901 297,901 Sweden and Norway.,.. 40,410 23.",4li) Japrtli 7.1,011 219,911 Mo'ilco , 21,127 10.r,427 Chill 22,331 03.711 Great llrllnln 220,191 ra-.iGS United States 27.B2 140,492 "Fnmlllar with the ratings of their own and adjoining nations tho people of Kuropf," writes Hrlgndler General 1'lerson, "Judge the United States y comparison, and our army of 25,000 men and reserve or militia of about 100,000, occasions on their part a feeling to wards us of contempt and superiority. This npplles to Spain today, nnd If we have wnr It will bo largely owing to It. Wtro It understood today among tho ninraes In Spain that the United States hnd not alono an army as above given, but also an enlisted reserve force of several millions of men, there would be no wnr. I think tho plan to establish n National Itescrvo for reasons given n measure to Insure pence, not war; but If wnr mut be, then :i measure to shorten Its duration." I-et every patriotic American citizen fill out this blank and forward It no elsewhere directed. If thore Is no war with Spoln no harm will havo been done; If, however, war ensues, the blank will tend to greatly facilitate tho work of national defence. Of coifrso the National Guard of Pennsylvania will respond If called for. That has never been In doubt for an Instant. Patriotism Made Practical. We print In another place a blank enlistment pledge which requires a few words ot explanation. This blank will be pi luted this week In every city In the United States, and It Is hoped that It will bo properly filled out and signed by a least two million able-bodied American cltUenu of fighting ago. It lias the lndotaomont of the war and navy department nt Washington, and Is bclmr circulated directly under the auspices of Lieutenant General Scho field; MnJor Generals Howurd, Mc Cook, SIcUIod, Chamberlain, Ames and Longstreet, und Brigadier Generals Wood, Wlllcox, Wilson and Plerson. The Idea Is to establish a National Volunteer Reserve, which, as William D'H. Washington, of the American In stltuto ot Civics, who Is one of tho prime movers In the enterprise, says, "would bo a, tremendous expression ot confidence, power nnd loyalty on the part of the. people to the nation Impos sible to bo misunderstood at homo or abroad," and which, ho thinks, "would have a creator moral effect than the purchase) nt half a dozen men of war or the expenditure of millions for national defence," The organleatlon of the Na tlonal Volunteer Iteaervo la not Intend cd'ii'a'ri alarm or to arouse an unnec essary military spirit. On tho contrary It Is tho tlrro belief or the experienced gentlemen connected with the move, ment that It will be a peace rather than .war measure, and that the people could '.be' upoken to by tho authorities nnd tAxioiie.ijiannf thus bound together nnd 'Independence or Death." In view of the suggestion emanating from tho Spanish minister nt Washing ton that the United States give Spain nnother chance to snare the Cubnn In surgents In an autonomy scheme, this time not so palpably Insincere as was the first one, It may not be out of place to remember what the head of the Cuban revolutionary movement In this country, Delegate Toma3 Estrada Pal ma, said on this subject In an appeal to the American people Issued on March 17, with this very suggestion In view. "From tho first," the appeal says, "our motto has been 'Independence or Death.' We are now more firmly than ever determined to carry out our pro gramme. As we will not accept, we will not even discuss, proposals of au tonomy. After three yearo of the most sanguinary, barbarous nnd uncivilized warfare of modern times, carried on by Spain, we are stronger than ever. It Is for us to say what will satisfy us, not for others. I cannot think that tho American people have forgotten the principle laid down In their own Declar ation of Independence, nor can I be lieve that any true American can be found who would advise us to forsake the Ideal of republican government, for tho monarchical, even In its most lib eral form. "There Is no way to compel the Cubans to accept autonomy, except by force of arms. We have fought three years, not against Spain alone, but against the whole world; not a helping hand was extended to us, no country gave us equal righto with Spain. Nevertheless, wo never faltered. We always appreciated the fact, that the sympathy of tho American people was with us. Spain has proven Impotent to compel us by force to accept au tonomy. She now desires the aid of the United States, to compel us to ac cept. I cannot believe that the Ameri can government would ever lend. Itself to the most treacherous and blood stained monarchy of history, for such a purpose. Should such prove to be the case, however, I declare, In the name of tho Cuban people in arms, that force nlone can compel our .submis sion. "We, who have seen hundreds of thousands of our race and families ex terminated by slow starvation, by a cowardly decree of the most inhuman commander of sanguinary Spain, will light against anything but Independ ence, no matter who opposes us. If, unfortunately, this Incredible proposal bo carried Into effect, and American bayonets are arrayed ugalnst U3 in our struggle for freedom nnd in aid of the Spanish monarchy, we will fight on, sadly, but determined, and lot history judge whether the vanquished had not a purer Ideal ot free Institutions than the victors. In such case we will be exterminated, but future generations will again take up our flag and our as pirations, and Cuba will yet be free." It may be that the president of tho United States, rather than go to war, would be willing to see this brave re solve of an abused but still heroic peo ple undermined by Spanish diplomacy, although we doubt It. Tho more prob able supposition Is that he recognizes the hopelessness of Spain's latest move and is willing to permit it to be tried simply In order that Spain may havo no further excuse for trying to keep her flag afloat over Cuba. Be that, however, as It may, tho Judgment of the country Is that Spain's time is up; that she is entitled to no further grace. Independence for Cuba, and that without price or reservation,' should be America's compensation for the treach ery to tho Maine, habitants as his first example, nnd shows that whereas tho American enrnlng $2.37 a dny, nnd averaging for n yenr $198, enn easily support his fam ily by his own efforts nnd save ft sur plus, the Kuropenn earning SO cents n dny can get for his tabor not more than $230 a yenr, and must spend $251 for the support of his family. In other words, they must help him win a living. It Is not much of a living at that, so an American enrpenter would be likely to nay. Mcnt Is seldom seen 'on the table of the European workman, and while tho American cmn live with compara tive comfort in u suburban nix room house which rents for $3 or $10 n, month, the Europenn Is likely to bo found mannglng In three rooms In the third floor In tho donsely populated part of tho city. The locombtlvs flrcmnn In Europo nnd In America I, next considered. Mr. Dubois says thnt In this country the locomotive fireman gets $C0 a month, or nbout $3C0 a year, nt the lowest esti mate. Our Syracuse contemporary Is Inclined to think thnt his figures In this Instance may bo somewhat exagger ated. The report of the Bureau of Labor Statistics In New York state in 1896 gave the averages of wages nnd hours among locomotive firemen from 1891 to 1S9." Inclusive. Tho wages ran from $1.35 it day to $2.17, a considerable lower average than Mr. Dubois as sumes. Hut nccordlng to Pennsylva nia standardu we think Mr. Dubois' figures are ubout right. Ho has taken as his average earnings of tho Euro penn fireman $22 a month, or $2G1 a year, and he believes that If tho Ameri can fireman exercised the self denial and thrift that the European fireman does all the American firemen, Instead ot about one-third of them, could own their own homes. Ho In confident that on the continent not ono-tweiitn or tho llrcmon live In their own homes. "Whenever It is stated," says Mr. Dubois, "thnt the wages In Europo are small, hut tho cost of living Is propor tionately email, it should not be for gotten that while the cost of living among tho workmen of Europe Is pro portionately smaller than among the tollers In the United States tho man ner of living Is also Immeasurably poorer, not only In housing, clothing and food, but In all conditions." In other words, the American working man who behaves himself, improves his opportunities and Baves money has a better lot and larger prospects than the worklngman of any.othea country. We guess this will not be seriously disputed. In this work, It It becomes necessary to undertako It, Union nnd Confederate of ficers will be comrades. Tho pre Kent week will witness tho great est poMlblo activity nt every harbor on tho coast, At nil points wliero war inn torirl Is manufactured or distributed, and In tho irmnning of const defences. Tho undertrno throughout army and navy cir cles lesolvos itself Into tho ona command, "Forwnrdl" No backward step Is possi ble on our part. Tho advance Is not nos esunrlly to wnr, but citry ono admits that the chances of pcaco nre small. Tin: right or way. GOLDSMI nn tiyj bj BAZAAI A Again we hear talk that the case of tho Maine will be referred to arbitra tion. It will be when we arc ready as a government to recognize in plotted assassination a debatable offence nnd to brand the members of our own court of Inquiry n- unworthy ot trust. From tho Philadelphia Ledger. A citizen of Montreal, Canada, has written to tho Herald of that city a rather pathetic letter, of which tho fol lowing paragruph Is a part: "As your custom Id nt pit-sent, every time 1 step upon a crossing, 1 feel that I am walking on forbidden ground, and thnt If I reach tho other sldo In safety It Is duo either to my good luck or to tho interposition ot ,i wise nnd all powerful Providence. Tho law says that the pedestrian has the right of wny on all publto Btrcet cross lugs, and If run down and Injured by a vehicle, tho owner of such Bhall bo llnblo lii attempting to cicss the Btrcet at nny other place, meets with Injury, ho has no recourse, but docs so at his own risk." o The reckless and tho careless blcyoto rider Ib in evldcr.co everywhere, and probably nowhere so much ns In Phila delphia, The courts havo decided that bi cycles nre. In the meaning of tho law, "vehicles," with nil tho rights and priv ileges conceded to other kinds of vehicles and subject to tho same proper restric tions. Hut tho rldera of bicycles appear to think that they huvo rights and priv ileges granted to tho owners of no other kind of vehicle, und this view Is accepted by tho pollco, who do not restrain them. o Tho drivers ot all vehicles, ns well ns tho motormen on tho street cum, almost Invariably tiow down nt the sticet cross ings, and If they do not, nnd If pedes trians wero to presume upon their "right of way" to freely cross tho streets at In tersections, under tho belief that their right would be respected, tho dally lou.i ot life would be nppalling, nnd tho surgical wnrds of our hopllnls would bo crowded with patients. It Is only tho rider ot tho bicyclo who, ns n rule, does not abate n fraction of his usually dengcrous speed nt tho crossings, lie pushes ahead with out regnrd to the llfo or limbs of tho pe destrian, thus Ignoring tho pedestrian's "light of way," which Is, so far as tho bicyclo rider Is concerned, n purely legal fiction. Tho pollco do not lnterforo with blin, and tho citizen nfoot crosses nn In tersection at tho risk of being run down and mangled or dor.o to death. o As tho bicycling season Is now opening, and as tho numerous clubs of cyclists uro making their massed runs, often render ing tho crossings little better than death trnps, It Is evident that the police should bo Instructed to compel bicyclers to re spect tho pedestrian's right of way, to oblige them to slow down at tho inter sections and to forbid massed processions of vehicles, which nre in disregard of law, for the reason they nro dangerous to public safety. m i SENATOIt FItOCTOIl'S SPEECH. 3 NEXT SUNDAY, APRIL 3d, WILL BE PALM SUNDAY, we will present each amd every lady visitor at our store Saturday April 2d, with a Real Floi'lda Palm Bud. By calling through the week you will see ail the aisles of our store trimmed with these beautiful Palms which makes one think that they are in the balmy clime' of Florida. lira Oyr MmsHini Unnderwear Oept, (SECOND FLOOR.) Wc are showing the most complete lines of Ladies' and Misses Wash Shirt Waists in Madras, Chambrays, Silk Striped and Plaid French Ginghams and Percales from 47 cents Up. Also Ladies' Silk Waists and Skirts in all the new shades and plaids at very low prices. , We have placed in stock within the last week in our Cloak and Suit Department a gt cat many novelties in Suits, Jackets, Capes and Children's Reefers. It will be to your advantage to see them before purchasing elsewhere, Don't forget when- buying youf Kid Gloves for Easter that we are the leading Glove House in the city. Wc carry the most complete line and largest assortment in Hook, Button and Clasp Gloves at the lowest prices. Our Dress Goods and Silk Departments are overflowing with all the new and styl ish goods. We have added more help in these departments so that you will be waited upon without delay. $gSpeciat this week in all departments. Lew5s9 Reilly ALWAYB 11U8Y. What Has Be?n Done to Prepare for War The American people will accept no smaller reparation for tho destruction of the Mnlno than Cuba made abso lutely free. i Home and Foreign Vages. Some Interesting comparisons be tween labor conditions In this country nnd Europe aro drawn In a report to our state department by Hon. James T. Dubois, of Hallstcad, now serving as consul-general at St. Gall, Switzer land, We employ tho excellent sum mary of this report which has been made by the Syracuse Tost. 11 r, Dubois takes the case ot the car-pept- " Joiner In a city of 30,000 In- General Hoynton In the Sun. r S THE country now knows, tho A president, while earnestly and con lit sclcntlously pursuing all Unci i which promised honorable pc.ice, has not for an Instant relaxed tlio most vigorous preparations for war. 1're vloua to tho tlng of tho emergency ap propriation this work went forward with out general knowledge of Its intense ac tivity ard extended character. Since tho day that congress authorized tho com plete preparation that money would mako possible, the work of the war nnd navy departments has been on a war footing. If hostilities occur, there will be no busier days in cither than tho last two weeks have been. As a rtbult, the wholo East ern toast has cause for satisfaction and relief. There Is no Important harbor whero an enemy can fcuccesstully strlko or do any permanent damage. Tho work accomplished has been marvellous both In extent and effectiveness. But for tho expei lences of the last war, and tho Intel ligence which those who served through It brought to tho pending difficulties and problems with which the president tound himself face to face, the gratifying and most Important results attained could not havo been secured. As matters now stand, before any outbreak ot hostilities is possible everything will be everywharo secure against any of tho ordinary con tingencies of war. o- Beyond garrisoning the harbors In force, the present expectation Is that hostile movements "lll be confined for Eomo months to come to tho sea. There U no Intention, In uny event, to expofao Ameri can troops to the ravages of yellow fever. The president is very emphatic upon this branch of the subject. Among tho count less offeis of services In tho llelc, which lie has received, there havo come declara tions from colorea veterans that all the soldiers needed for operations In Cuba could be promptly recruited from negroes who are lmmunes with regard to yellow fever. This is but one Indication of tho universal character of tho offers which aro received from tho South. In the opinion of military men, It may turn out that thero Is a very practical side to this suggestion. As to the South at large, It Is not too much to say that offers enough have crowdod in from that section to fight a war with Spain, without regard to Its proportions, If the North did not send n man. If that fantastical "revolt" of the Spanish press occurs In tho South It will bo nn uprising against tho president tor not allowing that section to precipitate) itself in mass upon Spain. o It Is Interesting to know how our vet eran naval olKcers talk ot tho probablo re sults ot engaging tho Spanish navy thnt Is, what the cool-he.ided ones bcllevo about it the men who have too keen nn appreciation offwluit such a contest will bo to speak either llshrly or boastfully about It. To a man, buch officers havo nbsoluto confidence in cur ships, and Be lieve thnt with some unavoidable, and probably serious loss to ourselves, tho navy of Spain will bo destroyed. Much rollanco Is placed by our olllccrs upon tho fact that for nearly u year past tho crows of our best uhlps have been unocr constant drill nt eca. Officers and men aro accustomed to tho evolutions of a fleet, the handling of heavy guns, nnd to nil the movements on board which belong to action, except tho fighting Itself, o Tho present intention In regard to In fantry forces. If It becomes necessary o employ moro than tho regular army con supply undor tho pending bill for Its In crease, Is to accept service from the Na tional uuard beforo calling for volunteers. This force has been sounded In all the states. Tho responses havo been ot the most satisfactory character. Organized and fairly drilled bodies aro ready to take the field on short notice In sufficient num bers to meet n.l probable requirements. In fact, more havo offered than can be supplied with nudern arms for some time to come, Measures to remedy this lack aro being pushed with vigor. Tho only chance for veterans finding early oppor tunity for service seems to be in a pur Poho to havo nil new troops orgnnlre-1 nnd Instructed for field service by of ficers of wide experience In the last war, From tho Washington Star. Senator Proctor contributed a striking example of how strong and effective sim plicity Is as a mold for the preparation of a public speech. Thero was no bid tor npplause. Thero was no strnlnlng after effect. Tho art of tho orator nnd the vo cabulary of the rhetorician wero alike shunned. In a stylo as bold as Dean Swift's, and with a manner of delivery ns shy and unpretending ns that of Mr. Lin coln nt Gettysburg, Mr. Proctor described tho greatest horror of tho ago at length, nnd reld his llbtcters spellbound to tho close. No or.itor of wido famo or ac cepted stylo has addressed tho senate in thirty years so ts to command more per fect sympathy or attention. This, it may te repeated, was a vilu ablo service In Itself, and deserves to bo remembered. Our speech, oral and writ ten, has for somo years been growing florid. Tho stump has exercised an inju rious Influence en many of our most ca pable speakers. In tho eagerness and ex citement of campaigning they have yield ed to tho temotatiens of exaggeration, until tho simpler forms of public ad dress havo scmewhat gone out of fashion. The fashion has come to be, on the stump and elsewhere, to marshal adjectives in great force, spread tho wings of fancy to their fullest reach, and soar away. Mr. Proctor's Is, in every way, tho finer style. It takes no thought of the turn of a phrase, nor any nccount of adjectives. It Is clear because simple, and convincing becauso sound and conservative. Its ef fects aro all natural, and therefore the strongest and most enduring that can bo produced. TAUGHT IIY BXl'URIEXCE. LJs1 fC yOrlil ' Id III il i wjtmw From the Philadelphia Times. Theso hasty war preparations will doubtless cost a pretty penny, for armies and navies aro expensive luxuries, and armies and navies hastily summoned Into netlvo service aro doubly expensive. Tho expenditures and preparations now going forward under the threat of speedy war uro only those, however, which should havo been made long ago In the Interest of peace. Wo are simply doing under stress now what wo should have dono when no cloud of wnr obscund the na tional horizon. With our Immense com mercial Interests nnd our double stretch of poorly fortified seacoast we should have a modern navy ready for active service on tho shortest notice . Spring of '98. WE MAKE A SPECIALTY OK FOOT CLOTHING. WE FITTINGLY FIT THE FEET. THAT IS OUIt BUSINESS. SHOES, SHOEH, FOUR FLOORS, AND NOTHING BUT SHOES. SPRING CLOTH I NO in endless variety is arriving daily. It is of the "Boyle & Mucklow grade," which is sufficient guar antee of its style aud quality. Before making your spring purchases we would be pleased to show you our line. Everybody buys at the same price. BIOTLE IlBlif 0 416 LACKAWANNA AVENUE. p iilttJlUUJ Viii. MW V UCIj 114 AND IIO WYOMING AVENUE. MILL k COMELi 1121 N. Washington Ave. il iTfT'fli k INLEY Not (IMS and x growing noon. From tho Philadelphia Times The three delegates to tho Republican state convention from Butler county were not Instructed by tho county convention, but the friends of Congressman C. W. Stone, of Warren, havo Informed him that he will get the votes of ill three In tho state convention. The boom of the Wnrren congressman seems to bo a grow ing one, and it Is quite young yet. Thero is no telling to what proportions It may swell beforo convention time. BRASS BEDSTEADS. In buying a brass Bedstead, bo sure thnt you get the best. Our brass Bedsteads are all made with eenmtess brass tubing and framo work Is all ofBteel. They cost no mote than many bedsteads m ado of the open seamless ublng. Every bedstead Is highly finisher i lacquered under a peculiar method, i. ..ng ever hav ing been produced to erjml it Our new Brrlng Patterns are now on exhibition. Bafey arruges Just received a car load of Carriage and Go- Carts. A large variety of styles and prices. It ye" Jntend to buy the baby a car riage we can surely please you. Hill TrKit-ntMillfl At 121 "UJi.JIUlllUJ. N orth Washington Avenue. Scranton, Pa. THE MODERN HARPWARB STOitH. Dress Trimm5inii:s A glimpse nt our "Notion Depart ments" theso days reveals u wealth of "Jewels' that almost suggests tho Idea of our being In the buslnes3. Yet we carry nothing In slock but what the constant change In Fashions suggest, and trade dehiands, or that Is not strictly within the lines of n "First Class Dry Goods stabllshment." 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Orders received at the offlce, first floor, Commonwealth building, room No, 6; telephone Ho. 2024 or at tho mine, tele phone No. 273. will be promptly attended to. Dealers supplied nt the mine. WM. L SI rr ' " Vifc .IIWI M.
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