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THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE- SATURDAY, APRIL 22, 1899.
DRAMATIC CAREER
OF MATTHEW S. QUAY
HE IS PECULIAR, FORCEFUL
AND SILENT.
Stotles of His Childhood The Bible
nnd the Tin Swoid A Knlfo Trade.
Rapid Rise hi Politics Relations
with the Caineronc Origin of His
Present Difficulties.
llarilHliiin? l.cttfr, WnshhiKlnn Timet.
Hometliliiff Iras thnn a year iiBo.when
Senator Quay, trluinpliitiK over M-ry
lurnildable niipwdtliin, had liroiiKht
about thn nomination of hli r.indtclnto
for tlio po rrnorshln of this Mate, n
fli-ar-slKhtcd jtolltlflnii, not u member
of tlio si-imtor'a pnrty or follow Ins, pre
ilh It d thnt the success of Stone vould
mean the Waterloo of Quay. Those
v.ho ftte not of Quay's Inclining, and
for ono reason or another tney are ns
noisy at they me numerous rcrhaps
more so, recalling this piopheey of n
few months ago. now derlare that
m lint in tome respects Is the ereatest
llKht of the eenntot'H life will ulso li"
his last, that the end of his caieer ns
an .ilt-powetful party leader Is nt hand,
nnd that when coiitjrets meets nRiiln
thire will ho another ttrange face In
the snate chamber at WftshtntTton.
Quay, true to the habits of a lifetime,
nays nothing Ho 1ms ulways been an
eloquently silent man, never volunteer
ing Information that could be tortuteil
Into news, unless there uus some deil
nite and desired purpose to be accom
plished by letting it out. To oio-h-c-itnltio
him ihun he la unwllltiiK lo tall.
Is like Kilndinpr a diamond. Nor cloiM
he rins his hands nnd Io-m sleep hpi
vtiat his enemies say nbout him. Such
h man is not likely to lie elthi v si Min
or a. hypocrite. Quay Is nvlthei Jtotc.
over ho has something of th K'lnic-.uer
In his nialce-up, has uuallj been
jeady to Ftaku his nil on a slncle cast
of the dire, and tlio linperturlnblo calm
of the KRiubltT ntei" leaves liiin,
wliPthcr he wins or loses
Should Quay lob" the fit?lit he now
lias In hand, the public will take Its
leave of ns striking a llsuic as has ln-ld
the Ftu;;e In the hist ciuailnr ihiiUiiv
For his intimates lie dell;;l,t.s now and
then to iceall the earliest r-incmbc iil
incident of his childhood. Ills t.itlier
one day brousht hoiua a small Bible
and a tin swoid, urn gave the boy of
six his choice. This was soon nude.
The boy, sady oplnlnu that Ills fath
er had no one cK" to Klve tins tli
sword to, chose thr liible, Kieatly to
his father's delight and the swoid was
thrown lu, as the hoy knew It would
1- On th llr. t fly leaf of tin book
thus pterentpil the f.Mbei- had wiltten
a few lines of inscription from Scott,
(in th nt lt.it the uiothi'i- had Ill
s' Mbeil sonif i'r Vi'ting fjuay car
:ld tills bo' k with him v hen he went
fiimi hi'iii'- II was with lihu in all bis
after w.indr iIiiks, ain. tod.iv lui. an
hniiorvil pla.-c in ih bin irv of his
1'i.nei- honif-- .t ciu.iiiu little hook, In
'"iy tine ti and stout leather bliul
ii ! , none llii wiim tor tlio ears.
. NN'iPi: tiiaui:.
1 lie suit of iiiplnmni y just indicated
mir ljuii.v i iilthutnl as time went on.
I1 was iiHa.s limiting for a dicker of
'mi' kind, anil hie old silioolinalcs say
i'i.m he ncM'i tiiulfil n knife, a handful
"' marbles or ali.s thins else that he did
i n, host tin- Imv b" tiaded with, no
i iter how mui h llii advantuce sepined
to lie with the latter in the prpliniln.u ,
n-"otlatloii" Witness his kulto trade
uli lirtuj lilti. now and torin.inyl
U" past piesiding judge of Indian i I
oi uu Matt i nei iiwinil a jack-knife j
Hi n was the pni titular envy of H.mv
W lilte. who made all -oits of ofieis fur
i tiade, all to no put pom One day.
bow ever, much to the siupilse. and ju
t Hairv. Alatt met tin lnitm- unit t.ii.i I
hi gtR"..-,ed they might get up a tiade.
"I haven't got my knife with me,
though," said Matt, "and if we sttlke
a bargain you'll hae to go after it."
'All rlEht," said Hurry, "what boot
do ott want?"
"Well, if you'll give mo our Knife, a
dozen marbles, and your tin squirt gun,
nnd throw In that hoi-e hair flsh line
of yours, I'll ttade," said Matt.
"I'll do It," exclaimed Hnrty, and lie
handed over all the articles. "Wheio'll
Igo after jour knife?"
Matt stowed Uairy's knife and th
other things in his pocket and said
"Go up to the tanneiy. I was fooling
around there this morning and diopped
my knife in the vat. Me mid Mime of
tho boys llshed two liouis for It, nnd
couldn't find it, But it's In theie. (io
up, and maybce you can get it "
"Harry kicked," added an old school
mate of his in telling this htory, "but
there wasn't nny use. He never'found
Ma.tt's knife, und it is In that vat -vet,
for all I know."
After then) anecdotes of his bojhood,
It Is needless to add that Colonel Quav
comes of a canny laee. As a matter of
fact, lie traces his tanilly hack to
Scotch-liUh origin, nnd to the stuull
est of that stui dy stock. His father
was n I'resbytetlan pieneher and the
son was born at TJlllsbuiy, in Yoik
county, sixtv-slx yeats ago. He was
pr.iduiited trom Jeffeison college In
ISM, nnd four yeats later was admitted
to the bar. He plunged at once into
politics, held for seveial years the office
of prothonotary of Heaver county nnd
during the Civil wni, save for a biief
period of service as c olonel of a Penn
sylvania jeglment, was the military
secretary and right-hand man of Gov
ernor Curtln. Tor two yeats following
1SG3 lie was n member of the Pennsyl
vania legislature, and tho Republican
lender In that body, but retired from
ofllce to establish tlio "Heaver Itadlcal,"
where bis tetso and pithy edltoilals did
s much to pionioto Republican unity
ns did those of Colonel A. IC. McClure,
when editor of the "Chambersburg Re
pository" In promoting the organization
of the party. The "Radical's" editor
always had something to say, and al
ways said that something In the plth
lest and most effective way.
Tin: CAMKRONS COnilCRD.
Indeed, a gieat Journalist was spoiled
hen Colonel Quay became HnUranft's
secretary of the commonwoulth. That
was In 1&7L', but not until some time
after Quay had compelled tho Hnuso
of Cameron to take hint into account in
Its plans. Tlie Cameron dynasty has
plajed so laige u part in tho political
history of Pennsylvania that it de
mands a word in passing its founder.
Simon Cameion, was burn in the clos
ing year of tho last century, and came
Into power during the time of Andrew
Juckson. Ho was ti very remarkable
man, had lived lu poverty, a journey
man printer, setting typo In various
towns from Lancaster to Washington,
with a keen sense of tho value of
fileudshlps and money. Cameron be
gan life ns a Jackson Domocrat, went
with tho Free Soil movement, and
uind hlnuolf by tho trend of events
a Republican, For upward of thirty
yeats ho was all-powerful In Pennsyl
vania politics, nnd when, In the course
of time, age caused htm to withdraw
f loin public life, ho wns succeeded by
hi son, Donald Cumcton, who lelgncd
for a qtmi ter of a century as secretary
of win and senator, and who might
hai heen senator still, but for cet
tnln events which will form a part of
this ehtotilcle.
Thus the Cameions retained their
power In the person of a member of
the family, but there was alwnjs a
major of the palace, ns It were, who
was kepi well to the front. To this
post ('olonel Quay succeeded In tho
enily seventies. It Is doubtful It there
wns oxer genuine friendliness between
Quay and tho young Cameron, the lat
ter of an atbltraiy and unj folding tem
perament, and a stranger to most of
the qualities which win und hold men.
At nny utte, it was not long before
Quay, enrotliagcd bj the steady growth
of his own personal following, began
"Si-
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V
Si:.NATOIt M S Qt'AV.
to oppose his dewliei and puipoMS lo
thou of I'nmeinn In IfciS hi fun d
I'uiiieion, mmli iiKulnsi his will, lo
(on-eiil to the nomination of Heuii M.
Hint lot ko ernor. Two eais later
In opposed ('uiiieiiiu'ii nttempt to have 1
the rennsjhnnla deleatlnn to the II
publican National (munition Inntnic t
ed fo. (hant. lie fallen In llilrt h -olid
tilnl ot stienjttli, but (iiuld he have
had liih ii.. Hl.ilue, Instead of (tai
II. hi would have b.et. in ailnateil at
I'lili.iKo. In 1VSU. and the hMoi of the
l.lt twellt eai.s would llilM lieetl
Miti dillelent
While tlie.-e eents weie tianspli Iiir,
f'olonel (u. iv had held foi a e.ii" the
leeiiideii-liiii
"A
m M)
of i'hlladilphlii a Lit ' l" eienunts mat li.ne biuught C'ol
i.it him b the U-kIsI i-I oiiM (.jiiiiv suiees.s in liis i hosen Held.
ofllce I l entail
tuie and "line abolWhed and liad then
assumed Ills foiniei position as seen-
t.ny of tie roinnionwealui l'.ut dil-
feienim with (tommiiiii Ilot caused
him lo uHru the soi i ct.n ship In is1.',
and the ('aiiu-iiiii liilliiinie was. now
actively eited to sta his piomes lu
other dlieitions. In IS83 tlie Mute (.011
entlon was taken i ompletelr out ot
his hands by Chiis Mncte, luicked bv
Cuineion, and in tin following ca. he
t.aw Camel on. who was abioad, rIm
his pto as a nunibei nt the national
toinnilttee to anothei lie tool; no a -tlve
pait In the slate m national mil
M'litlnns ot lst, and In the sum jeai
was badly beat, n w li.-n h- miukIh Hie
Hetitiblitan uninin itloii fm comiiess in
his dlstilrt To add to his enihaiinss
ments In thoe das. soiue of his aits
whllu seeietaiy ot tin- loumionwealth '
made him an obJKt ol ( oiitlmious and
iiuleut abuse b the pi ess rilend
and toe alike deflated that he was
political dead ' i
UMllXl! TUi.lTICri. I
Thej who thought so, Utile knew the
man Of a sudden, lu lss:,, he lesohed
upon one ot the boldest acts In the
whole history of Ameiii an pulitlis. He '
appealed dliidly to the l ople of I'eiin-
syhanla to saj wheihei lie was as bad
as his eneml s declared hlin. anuuiiiu
lllB hllielf. to i Mi ln,d'H Intel sesui-pils-e.
a landidate foi slate tieasuier.
The method omulo: t d l him In ln
ausuuatliiR; his campaisn was as simple
as it pioMil to be effeitUe He sent
letteis to his filelids lu dllfeient nails
of the suite and im Ihlur. man has a
widn piiMinalu ipialniaai i ii'Hiiiuni -liiit
that h should be a candidate lor
the nomination loi stilt, tie.isuiei. and
saying he would be elad to hac theli
lnllucneo and t-uppoit Anions; these
was one to the late (Joveiimi I'm tin,
Wlltte'i on the baik of a lettei ieielel
twenly-lhe e.ns befoie bv the Mums
piothonotaiv of l!eaei. lu whlih Cm-
tin nsked snppoit fin his KUbei natoilnl ,
nimiitialloii. This Incldtnt was not
without elicit on the old war bomiiioi, I
and is woitli mentioning lieie as nio- I
Inn Qu.inV inetliodli.il ways, and how
HUBS His ll'sinnies im,, i,a at the I
UKiii moment down to the most tilllliw
iletnib-. It was not so nun h to have ie-'
talned the Cuitln lettei but it was i
meat deal to have lecalled It aftet the I
llKlit moment down to the most tilllliu
if-'v'' l! "UaVV, f " ,,,,nl?,V1al"1 l,'ino',ment wasmude to dethrone him
me done so at the ,ost effecthe m. I ,V ,,, eptl,n of pn n.Q.jav n,an s
ment.
ABHlnst the lainpalRii thus InaiiRii
lated bv Colonel tjllity tin Philadel
phia Pies, then tlie Hlalne iiikiui of
the paitj in the state, and the most
consldeiable Itciiublliaii Join mil III
Pennsvhnnla, watreu a blttei war of
Innuendo and miskusIIoh. a bolt was
tin eat( ned All the paitv scandals
weie dug up and theli i orns(.s pre.
paied for a street paiade hlth nev.r
look pl.ue The IndepmaV -,ks nnd
SIukw umps fought Quav v 't i -avuse
bitterness. The famous pa J i i.ud
tinnfcactlon was bioimht up aaalust
him. W, H Kemble and lluee othuts,
lo state this affair in fewest woidn,
pleaded Rtillty lu Mauli, ISSO, to hav -ingbilbed
tlie I'ennsv Ivunlu leRlMatuiu
to pass a bill voting s,,nu. fom minion
dollais to pay the losses mused by
the PittsbuiR- ilots ot 1S77. They weie
sentenced to a heavy line and a vear
la tlie penitentiary. Tile state bnaid
of pardons, of which Quay was a mem
ber, paidoned them befoie thev put
on the stripes. Hut, In spite of the
war ot wouis waged aualnst him.
Quay's tiiumph, poisonal and political,
was complete. lie wns nominated pine,
tltally without opposition, and he ie
celved on election day a plurality of
10,510 votes.
ins i:vj:s ox thh suxatk.
.Vnd so, when tlie smoke of the bat
tle ileared away, it levcaled Colonel
Quay undisputed muster of his party
lu the state. Thoso who nio In posi
tion to spiak advli-edly say that ho did
not, as l eununonly believed, mako tho
lampalcui for tho treasuictshlp with
tho United States senatoishlp In vlow.
However, fiom the counting of tlio
votes on tho treasury election hlB suc
cession to tho senatorshlp was lonced
ed, and lie was nccordhiKly chosen the
follovvIiiK winter. He tool; his beat in
tho senate on Mnich 4, 1SS7, and, re-
elected In 1S93, has sat In that body J
up to mo pieseni nine, jus cuicer ns
reiiator lias been a quiet one. Not be
ing a Bpouker, lie has not spokon.
In truth, it Is doubtful If Colonel
Quay has over placed as high a value
on tho senatorshlp as do some of his
fellow b. He has always tnken keener
zest In the getting than In tho keeping
of a tiling, loving pursuit belter than
possession, nnd far more congenial to
his tastes than lawmaking wns the task
he saw ahead of him when, In 1SS5, IiIh
election to the chnltmaushlp of the Re
publican national committee gave liltu
his ilrst opportunity to display his abil
ities as a polltlcnl sttnteglst on n broad
stage. When Quay took chat go of the
Hun (son eampalgn the Demoeiatlo
tonnage is were confident that success
lay In their hands, and thnt nothing
save accident could bring nbout n Re
publican triumph. They had been plan
ning for months, nnd everything wns
tunning smoothly. Quay welut nbout
his woik with confidence born of Sue
eel's. He planted himself In New York
city, nnd bpgiin his gieat fight with
Tammany hull. In his hotel toom he
hud on tho walls n map of the countrj-.
a inn) of Xew York stute, nnd a mnp
of the metropolis. Ho studied them all
with the eagerness nnd care a general
dlsplnjs on the eve of a decisive battle.
And he studied them to good purposes.
Tamnianj- was defeated In its own
home, and Qtinj- was hailed the coun
try over ns the greatest of polltlcnl
geniuses.
Colonel Quaj's fight for llairlson has
now become one of the glotlotts. abid
ing tiadltlons of partj- warfare, yet the
political methods which are peculiarly
his own find happiest eeiclse in n
ptuely local fight When he sets out to
muster the exact situation In n Penn
silvnnl.t campaign tho whole state,
thanks to his temaikable meinoiy, his
ginsp of locality and his genius for de
tnlls. Is stieedllv an open book to him.
lie knows all the count j- lenders, the
oilglus of tactions, and the motives
and temper of small politicians. He
knows where majorities can be -afely
counted upon In any eunllngenej where
tin .v mav be Incieased, nnd whole both
P.ntles me In almost equal stiength.
1 In a'l his caieer he has avoided pei
I sonnl waifaie, jet when he deems It
I ucvesvpry to defeat a inndldato.w bother
P'ntv fiiend or foe. Quay is prompt to
tell hlia thnt he Is In the way of other
Intel cms nnd must stnnd nlde oi be
I nut Kid down. When ho Is deslious
fniiiiln u cuniliinutlon or nocntlnt.
,,,- u nail" of Mites, the filendsliin he
lias loni; culthnted with memliers of
I lmtli of the Rl'ent paities lenders his
I tank a eonipaiatlvely earn- one, and It
l tmitl - stl I easier liv the fact that
i liepuhllians nnd DemoetntM alike know
that hH wold Is ,n Rood as hla bond.
and that It ha- neei Rone to piotes-t,
CllAUArTKll OF Tlin JIAN'.
What has juvt been written fails if
it nuipove, If It does not make clear
Vi 1 slmuld state but half of the tiutli
U I did not add thut he has always
" i mui u inoi-e tii.in a imie poiituian.
He is In many lespects a coiniKislte
ihuiaclei. He un content himself
alone in- he inn be hap)j III the midst
ol hlh 11 lend", and, altliourfh fond of
Inn llshciniati habits, he will, upon
f.illiiir? In with one whom he tiusts,
open the dooi.s of his speech and talk
InieiestiiiKlv hour after hour. And In
his peisunal lelatlons lie is, withal.
Ktiu ions and umsuinlng' and capable
ot line iiiiiKiinultuity, 1 have heaid
many i-toiies about people who hue
i-sailed lilm and sotiKlit to bieak him
,, ilm, (,t ,, ,,, liUer r()lsvr
and upllfUil
In a woid he knows human natiue
to Its last choid, and this knowledge
has come to hlin thioUKh a diligent
study of honks as well as of men. His
teudinK Is of the most at led descrip
tion, and he has Mauding ordeis witli
seeial publlsliini,' houses of the coun
ti to send him all books of turient iti
teiest An auiualntance of the writer
ihameil to be with him lu a Washing
ton book stole one day last spiltiK uud
noted his pun liases. They Ineltul d
ti.iMl. hlstoi.N. and polltual eionomv,
and he piotiosed to lead nnd dlRest
them diiihiK his summer aeatlon in
Ile.uei Thus, his libiary is not on.v
well stocked and iliolie, but is steadil.
llii leaslnr?. and when he leaves this life
the mull who stias aiound the tio..i.
shelxes of his home will llnd that its
foinier owner has been a teadei of
inanv books and has prolited bv the
wisdom thnt the-, lonlalned.
a i. ath i nssox i.i:arvi:d
Aflei Colonel Quay had helped to
make Hiuiiso'i piesident, he was
tiiiiKht the not iiiif.imillai less-ou thin
inesideiits. Ill e other men, aie often
uiwiteful xVuu.im'iKer, who hud
,(,. ,. than itati er the sieas.
in n with to oil the wheels of the Quay
( v-ine prot one ot the choii est plums In
.a ,..dentliil puddini,' Quay nnd his
.,ii ,.i miio r.e ii.itliln?. It was.
pnhaps tor that tea mn that Quav was
,. ,l,,w.. !,,, vnlnlv r.nno.ed H.ir
,u,.,. niinntinn ii if'i llo.eer in
,-inN nomination li IS't.' llin
ppun-vlvanln no one kiukIU
, ().)nose Qu.,yit Iciuk.,.s
,,K. snmlll ot 1Sqj. Then a de
to ques-
ship until
lnf n mill .il
(li.ilimnu of the flatt committee He-
hind this movment weie CI. lis .Mfigce,
who coniclved it. John Wuiunnkoi,
I avid Mm tin, Chailos I moiy k'mltb,
and other stimig and lesourceful unity
leadeis ljuiiv won, nfter a sttugR-b
that called ell of his ronurees Into
j,!n . nnd on of the lesults of the tlgh"
was that nun CaiiHiou, who Irul stood
nloot and leltised to help hint In the
hour of need, in die time .surrendered
his s at In the seivite to Holes Penrose
P.eyond the foiced retirement of
cameioi, Colonel Quay did not attempt
to punish th men who hnd connived
at hl'i ovcithiow, hut his generosity
failed to boar enduring fruits. The
Hume? of revolt kindled in ISO' broke
out again In tho state campaign of
birt ear, and have now taken shape
In an oiganlKed and icsnlulo elTort to
defeat Quay's icturn to the renate. The
senators ai lest, dial Red with fiuudu
b nt practices In i innectlon with tho
management of a broken Philadelphia
hunk. 1ms not been 'the least tensa
ttonal feature of a most Fonatlonal
fight. His enemies have made savage,
and, for th" moment, effective, use of
the weapon thus supplied them, hut
his tileniU claim that deceit and false
hood Inspiied Its forging, nnd thnt It
will In the end piove a booinernng. He
this as It inn), Colonel Quay has never
waged stouter, bravr battle then he Is
now making r.galnst men vvho.se (Unr
est hope Is that ho Is tiding for n, fall.
Will he win" ThU nuestlon does not
V t admit of answer. Hon ipat te would
have won at Wnteiloo hnd he bicn ten
yeais vouiuel and Colonel Quav has
been a long time lu the saddle, Is glow
ing old, and Is, lu a measuie. wearied
of llEbting. One tliiiifr. bowover, Is cir
tain If beaten lu tho end, ho may be
counted iton, tine to his record, to go
down silent, smiling, and with his face
to the foe.
Inevitable
Plain "Mr. Spanner said If ho was su-e
nu would uccept him, ho would propose."
Mnud "What did you say?"
"I told hlin to try It. If ou wouldn't
now, juu would some time." DotrMt
Pro Pi ess.
There's a
FANCY CUPS
For the boys. Pretty de
signs at
DURING HAVANA'S BLOCKADE.
Story of the Only Attempt at Riot
ing That Occurred,
Havana Letter lu Leslie's Wcrkl.
Heic Is the storv of the only nttempt
at rioting that occurred during the
blockade. It began, so far as my story
is concerned, In tlie house of Mrs. Jose
Oonzales, in ilonle street; for It was
she who afterwaul related, for my en
tot talntnent, the events of that evening
Mrs. Gonzales, perfect hostess, charm
ing woman, good Samailtan, beloved
by the pool, Is of Hngland, but, being
the wife of a Kpanlard, Is Spanish at
heatt. Her nlete. Miss T , a bright,
vivacious Hngllsh git I, lives with her.
This English gill, befoie and during the
siege, was the fiancee of General Alolas,
the military governor of Havana. Often
when out riding with the geneial, she
wme the unifoim, the coat at leapt, of
a Spanish colonel The general was
fond of calling her his aide-de-camp
All Havana knew these two He had
passed hl.s sixtieth vear. she was under
twenty, and when they rode together
thiough the Prado the soldiers of Spain
smiled, while cafe loungers exchanged
sly, significant winks, it was the be
tiothal of spiing and w Intel, and tho
peoplc chuckled and wondered, as peo
ple will.
One evening In June, Genoial Aiola,
as usual, wax dining wtth his fiancee
at the house of Gonzales All was quiet
In Havana, the quietness of a besieged
city whose populace Is awaiting the
pleasuie of the onemv Suddenlv theie
weie ciles and a gnat clatteilng of
Ileuses' hoofs in tlie stieet. Next, theie
was a tiemciidcius uptoai in the iciurt
jatd below. Then all was quiet, and
up the nimble steps. Ids sword clank
ing on the mm bio pav ement, came an
ollleer dashing Into the piesence of the
tnlliturj goveinoi Howing low to the
ladles nnd apologizing for his intrusion,
the otlker said' .Ml. Geneial, the pop
ulace, aided by tlie voluntceis, aie at
tacking the ofllce of La Luchu ' In
stantl.v coinpieheiuliiig all that this
news meant, the geneiul aiose. Miss
T bioiight lilm his sword, and then,
saving calm adlos. he took the arm
ol the couiler and slow Iv desi ended the
steps. Once out of slRht ot the ladies,
he lushed to his coupe, which stood
at tlie ilucii. A huiiied order to the
coachman, a mighty slam of the door,
and the carriage i oiled lapidly away
tow aid the ofllce of La Luchu
It must be remembcicd thn.:. under
Spanl'h nile, nowspupeis in Havana,
pilnt'd only such news as the censor
permitted. Also, under compulsion
lather than mini choice, thev ofti n
piintcd news which was not nivv but
fiction. It seems that Li Lucln had
tliat inclining' pilnteil something that
piii.igcd the populace something about
England.
When Geneial Aiolas miiw within
sight of the newspaper office the mob
"ithcrod thoie vvns s0 vast and so
tightly packed that Ills can lag' could
make no fuither headway. A squad of
cavaliy was Immediately behind It
eo ild have charged the mob, muklng
waj for tlie eniiiage. Hut the general,
sptlnging to the ravenient, command
ed the tioopeis to halt, oi del ed the
dil vet to his seat, and himself mount
ed to the box where all could ee him.
Making a sign that called tor sllince.
he began addiesslug the mob, com
manding the volunteer,, to dlpeise,
and warning the excited people tc g
home. Unfoi tuna ly. he alluded to
the cause of the clemonstiatlon Eng
land and English filendshlp tow aid the
Americans. Instantly the mob buist
again into exeltement; aRiiln showed u
disposition to violence nnd to wreak:
vengeance upon poor La Luchu. At
this moment a hois-enuui came clatter
ing mi no, a hoi sew oinan' It was
Miss T , in her colonel's coat.
"The Englishwoman'" came out of
a thousand angiy thioat.
"No, not un Englishwoman, ' respond
ed General Arolas, diawlng his sword
and saluting the hoisowomnn, "but my
bilde-to-be, the betiotlied of a soldier
or Spain." AVhat magical effect had
these vvoids upon the mob' Out of a
thousand tin oats canio laughter. A
Huvunose. crowd Is not unlike a ctowd
In Pails; a flip of the tongue turns
tiagedy Into comedy, an ugly mob be
comes an extieine'ly good-humored con
giegation. Any way, the populace und
the volunteers laughed and sauuteied
away. And thus a flip of the tongue,
linking spring with winter, avetted a
l lot In tho besieged capital of Cuba."
DU BOSC'S SPY SYSTEM.
How the Secret Service Got Positive
Evidence on the Subject.
Arthur Henry in Ainslee's.
"When our war with Spain was be
ginning, Lieutenant Cattnnza and Sen
or Du Hose rented a furnished house
at No. 2 Tapper street, Montreal They
took It for two months only, and hav
ing ascertained this fact, one of our
men seemed u caul from the real estato
agent, requesting that the tenant kind
ly permit the benier to see the hous.
"A party of thice was made up, In
cluding a lady, and about 11 o'clock in
tlio forenoon of Satuiduy, May 23, tin y
called, vveto admitted by the maid, and
shown slowly through tho various
apuitments, Cairaiiza und Hu Uoso
wero at breakfast In the lower pntt
of the house, and us tho visitors passed
through the Blc-oplnu room of the torm-
Secret in These Prices
But the public is always our confidant, and we'll tell it. Two weeks ago we pur
chased the entire sample lines of Children's ..Fancy Suits, made by Bernheimer &
Arnold of New York -one to four of each kind, and, together with our regular line,
make the biggest variety in extent ever brought to Scranton. We've almost half
priced them for quick selling.
LOT t Fancy Vestec Suits, of all-wool
materials, in plain and fancy effects, tiitnmcd
with braid, sizes 3 to 9 years, regular
values i?2. 50 at 3, at $1.98
LOT 2 Fancy Sailor Blouse and Vestce
Suits, in light and datk materials, beautiful com
binations in red, blue, green brown and tan;
sizes 3 to 12 years, regular value
3-50, at $2.47
IWWBBV ,Stf2crdUC $SZS&&&
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rh .
EJ37i AflDJ 39.&g Km AV EN UE .
er, one of the men saw an ofllclal-loolv-Ing
letter stamped and rendy for the
mall, lying on the dresser. The Indv
and one of her companions moved out
towntd the hall with the servant, will e
the third member of the paity slinned
the letter into his pocket. In the lowe.
hall, Just befoie they left, the post
man handed In three large letters, and
these would also have been In out pos
session had not the maid suddenly an
praied and took possession of them,
"This letter was enclosed In another
envelope, stamped and addressed a.vd
given to an American railroad engineer
who stopped on his inn at P.uillngton,
Vt , long enough to mail It. This let
ter reached the Seciet Seivleo depart
ment and gave the government what
they wanted. Application for the im
mediate banishment of the Spaniaids
fiom Canada was made lo Great P.ilt
aln and the Spanish spy service in
Ameilea cume to an end "
A MARVELOUS PALM.
Its Trunk, Leaves and Roots Aio
Used for Various Purposes,
1'iom the Philadelphia Itecord
Tlie most mui v clous tiee undoubted
ly gtows in Hrazll. It Is the Caina
huba palm, which glows uncultivated
lu the states Oi Parahiba, Ceara, Kio
Gi ancle da Not to, Plauhi und .some of
the nelghboilng states. The descrip
tions given of it seem ineiedlble In
no other region of the- globe is a tiee
to be found that can be employed for
such vailed and useful purposes
It leslsts Intense and piotiacted
di oughts, and Is always gieen and
vigorous Its loots pioduce the same
medicinal effects as snisapaiilla Its
stems affoid stiong, light flbis, -which
acquit e a beautiful luster, and serve
also for Joists, i afters nnd othei build
ing materials, as well as for stakes for
fences. Fiom paitsiot the tiee wines
and vinegar aie- made. It yields al
most a tacchailne sub.stance, as well
as a staich lesenibllng sago. In pel -bids
of famine, caused by proti acted
di ouglits, the nuiiltlous substances
obtained fiom it aie of immense ben
efit to tlie pooler classes. Its fruit is
used for feeding cattle. The pulp has
an ugieeable taste, and the nut, which
Is pleaglnous und emulsive,' is some
times used us a substitute for cotfee.
Of the wood of the stem musical In
.stiumonts, water tubes and pumps are
no end of tiouble by tancllng the
tin. ads in tlie loom, now and then
in enk!ng one, and snarling th ball of
tow or wool from which she spun young
made The pith is an excellent iub
tstliutc for cork From the stem a
white liquid, similar to the milk of the
(CHoanut. and a flour lesenibllng mat
zena may be extracted Of the stiaw,
hats, baskets, brooms and mats ate
made. A considerable quantity of this
straw is shipped to Euiope, and a part
of it returns to Brazil munufactuied
into huts The sti aw is also used for
thatching houses. Muieovei, salt is ex
tiacted from it. and likewise an alkali
used In the manufacture of common
soap.
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THE GRAY FELT HAT.
What a queer thins Is our soldier hat!
Who ever dreamed of a tile like lint
To deck tlio head of u soldlei bn
The battle's heio and artist s jo "
Wheie aio tile fcatheis, buttons an I
hiald
Whoieln our fui.es weie unci iiii.cwd
Tlio gay kepi, the bcaispin cap,
The fancy helmet and JliiRllng strap '
Clone where the woodbine iifrd to twliti
(iime like tlio limit that broke the line
Like the Spanish fleets or Inst je.tr'i
snows
tiono wlieio all the mbblsli rocs!
for the Yankee tocluy Is a praetiral mull,
Who goes to wat cm a piactlcal plan,
The militant Yankeo's plain felt bat
Looks odd; but It doesn't roof a flat.
l)n ou leinciiiber. In sixty-one.
When tho Tate unpleasantness was beciri,
'J he togs that vvcro worn? Init a inus-
quel ado!
A taiget exclusion on pniade
Pig uni.ive breeches, gllt-tnsscied bouts,
SIlk-frogMd jackets, rnlnbow siiltw!
llut thoso lads saw lighting bled and
died,
And learned to put futs nnd feathers
aside.
Theio's something rather businesslike
lu that dull gray slouch without a spike,
It's warm against the winter's snowo.
It keeps tho tun fiom eves and nose;
And. wet nr dry. It Is dev ll-mny-eato,
With a very taking bulldog all.
You may poko it up. or llntti u it out.
Itnll it, sttctch it, or throw it about,
lu fact. It's a loitffh-and.rciiily hat
Tho Yunkeo himself, for tho matter of
thnt,
Is much the sumo, whon It conies toslvb
As ills slmplu Useful, capable tile
Ho mniches and fluhts In a "slt-thai
way.
And vvheio ho llKhts he's safe to stay
Illlle shooting's his nutlonul game
On land or sea Its' all tho same.
And a Oeimnii helmet or K mm Inn cap.
Or Trench contraption with fancy snap
Or any other forcUn fnklr
Will find, If It runs against this Quaker,
Thut tho slouch hat's built to stand i
fight,
Goes nicely back of a rille-islKht,
And Is Just tho slzo for Prcedom'B brat
Tho Yonkeo lad In his gray felt hot'
o-Tutlor J calm la the Criterion,
SEE THE STYLES IN OUR WINDOWS.
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The Bicycle
i
Manufactured Exclusively by Us.
Why are we selling so many of these
wheels r Because they are made right
and carry the highest class of finish.
Ladies' and
4 L .2$,'' .
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The Electric
boq i .amn
F9 y$&!m
ivtiv:.1
The only per
fect gas lamp on
the market. Can
not explode.
The weight is only 14
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We are equipped to do your repairing,
having the largest shop in the state. Call
and see the new electric welder for putting
rubber tires on your carriage.
Wagon makers' Supplies.
lUwuDcUUCI tt LU.
126128 Franklin Ave.
Mount Pleasant Coal at Retail
Coal of tho beBt quality for tlomestio use nnd of all sizur, Including Buck,
.vlifat nnd IliiiUeve, delivered In nny part of tlio city, nt tho lowest price.
Order roeelved nt tlio ofllce, Counell bulldltif, room 800; telephone No
1762, or nt tho mine, telephone No. 27-, will bo promptly nttendeil to. Deal
.rs Htipplled nt tlie mine.
MOUNT PLEASANT COAL GO.
LOT 3 Beautiful creations in Fancy Vestce
and Sailor Blouse Suits the new tan and cadet
blue effects are shown in great variety at this
price; novel designs in military suits also; sizes
3 to 12 years; regular value "$4 and a, .
5. t -5)2.97
LOT 4 Bxquisite designs in Vestee Sailor
Blouse Suits, in serges and cheviots; beautiful
ellccts, elaborately trimmed the same qualities
that arc sold elsewhere at $5 and
S6.00, at -3)3.98
ALL LEATHER SHOES
For boys and misses. Latest
styles, regular value ,$1.25, at
97c
of the Period,
cranton
Gent's Models,
$35 and $50
We shall be pleased
to show you the ma
terial used in the rnn-
struction of the Scran
ton Bicycle.
ounces.
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