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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1897
Page
4
Scranton Pa edition notes the political climate as the United States Senate moves to pass bills over President Cleveland's veto with a 57 to 1 vote, signaling political tension and a potential change in leadership.
The Canton correspondence discusses Major McKinley’s plan to fill foreign posts with capable Republicans, avoid demoralizing the service, and raise standards. It notes careful applicant selection, emphasis on education and culture, and aims to boost commerce and prosperity. The piece also covers arbitration treaty ratification debates and editorial views on the Senate and Sun’s stance.
A special dispatch reports that Prussia's interior ministry now requires health certificate numbers with trichina findings in American pork. Only five of 33 districts reported cases, and none prove American origin or danger, countering German slander and shifting scrutiny away from American exporters.
The thirteenth annual Civil Service Commission report notes 187717 total federal positions with 87107 in classified work and 6100 unclassified. It cites merit tests failing for many, widespread presidential appointments, and calls for repealing four year tenure in key offices to curb incompetence.
The New York Chamber of Commerce backs the Torrey Bill now before the Washington Senate, arguing it protects honest debtors in financial distress while punishing the dishonest. Critics like Senator Shaw warn that a purely voluntary bankruptcy law could enable fraud, urging careful distinctions between debtor classes and safeguards to prevent abuse.
The text argues for a complete bill to strengthen creditor rights, deref debtors, and protect payments while extending safeguards. It mentions the Torrey DIN as a complete bill and discusses political moves in Albany and responses to Cuban and immigration issues, plus naval capabilities and McKinley era policy shifts.
Senator Sam Losch introduces a bill creating a three member Gas Electric Water Board to oversee rates and practices of non municipal utilities, enforce contracts, inspect premises, and compel witnesses. The measure sets board powers, salaries, and funding by assessments on corporations and caps price protections. A parallel revenue bill by Representative Ellen suggests new taxes including property, stock, premiums, and net earnings to fund state needs.
A lengthy mock review digest surveys new books and periodicals. Muhlwin revises A Monetary System of the World, while fiction seeks varied themes from Verner Reid to Appletoast Towns. The Expositor and Home Magazine are noted for theological and practical content, with The Hypprote Magazine praised for its medical legal supplements.
A report details fire destruction and failed experiments, noting forestry work and steréophion views. It mentions proposed penalties of 45 with proceeds split to relief and county, and urges railway workers not to distract female passengers. Harrisburg notes include a law idea by Representative Button to require hotel menus in English.
A fragmented advertisement from the Sunday News invites readers to send real facts and tips to counter rumors. It urges responsible information sharing to balance daily coverage, promising cooperation with contributors and a constructive community dialogue.
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