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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1897
Page
4
A 1807 letter from Senator Vaughan is cited by The Tribun Publishing Company as setting an example for honest legislators and encouraging others to distancing themselves from odium as the current assembly reacts to contemporary politics.
The president nominates Mr Powderly to head the immigration bureau. The appointment pleases neighbors and signals a firm, fair policy toward immigration laws. The piece urges prompt Senate confirmation and commends Attorney Hawley for exposing improper influence by James M Dainty.
Republican conferees in both chambers agree on wool and sugar provisions, deeming the Sugar schedule a compromise where the house gains core aims and the senate gets the shell. The bill advances to the president this week as expectations rise for a federal revenue system and resumed economic growth.
The American cruiser Brooklyn stayed in Southampton longer due to Admiral Miller’s daughter’s illness. British reaction during Jubilee shows mutual respect as Medea saluted at noon and English officers noted a desire to honor Americans and foster friendship.
In a July commemoration the Medea fired as British forces marked a display while Americans abroad observed cordial diplomacy. The piece notes Anglo American cordiality despite earlier friction and suggests Scranton should advance its armory project from paper to brick and stone.
The Laserne county controller Lloyd challenges county contracts and price terms for prison food, seeking to override official acts. The Pittston Gazette urges early court ruling on the controller’s legal functions, warning of despotic risk and demanding a general law for counties. The piece also comments on ship canal proposals, Erie canal improvements, and British war prospects.
The piece critiques The New York Sun plan for currency reform, advocating revenues equaling expenses and gold backed greenbacks held in a separate fund. It also mentions Secretary Sherman cutting Mrs. Russ indemnity, Canada Britain relations, Frank Willing Leach as an anti-Quay reformer, and Alaska gold discoveries challenging Bryan’s gold supply theory.
The New York Sun reports June and six month anthracite data show modest year to year declines in output and shipments but expect stronger demand later. Railroads and operators anticipate higher prices, with a projected average rise of 50 cents a ton boosting profits for railroads and mining firms alike as fall sales begin.
A New York observer describes visiting a desolate route to Quaker Lake near Binghamton. He recalls Brackney, once a thriving tanning village, and notes a small hidden house with a flagpole in front signaling sympathy for the Cuban cause. The piece highlights broad support beyond big cities.
An unnamed narrator recalls meeting a man near a house in Cuba or America with an American flag and a homemade Cuban flag. The man explains Sue, his partner, made the Cuban flag after seeing a New York card, and the couple keeps both flags as symbols of patriotism, though they now favor the American flag. The flags remain as the narrator passes by again at night.
The Philadelphia Press hails Terence V Powderly as a capable choice to head Immigration. He brings labor expertise and strong support for strict immigration laws to prevent contract laborers and undesirables from entering. Powderly's background in labor unions and law is cited as a solid basis for effective administration.
The tariff conferees reach an agreement embracing the defeat of the Sugar Trust and approval of a just house sugar schedule. The victory, hailed as a triumph for public morals and honest government, results from the house’s firm stance against senate demands.
Scranton city officials consider renaming the Municipal Building to City Hall then backtracking to a plain term Cty building to avoid pretension or misnaming. A special meeting is urged to rectify past naming choices.
Arkansas senator Jones accuses the McKinley administration of inaction on Cuba as cables from Madrid are expected to bring urgent reports. The Times-Herald notes his perennial attack.
The Washington Star notes enough dynamite in the senate sugar schedule to blow the Republican party apart. It says Tom Reed and house Republicans, closer to the people, refuse to be accessories to political self destruction by their actions.
A chill born on this day will never remain umpty umptympty in the presence of Attorney Charles Hawley. The man who would kick if his wife buys a new hat often spends the price of one in trying to win a dollar from the saloon wheel. The legislature will probably refuse their salaries next. Ajacchus' Advice notes cautions about a cracked mental tool in warm weather.
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