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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1897
Page
5
The Scranton Tribune Tally and Weekly lists Mo Ganda Bilition and William Connell as president with Frank Gray as New York representative. Subscription price shown as one month and one dollar per year extended at OCRAPTON, PA.
In Branton on June 11 1897 the editorial urges Senator Quay to travel to Harrisburg to rally the legislature against extravagance and toward prudent state needs, arguing that his presence could foster needed guidance and cooperation.
A Philadelphia Inquirer excerpt argues the legislature plans to cut spending to match revenue, threatening hospitals colleges and charitable institutions. It cites Governor Hastings insisting funds for schools, state mental and renal care, and the blind and needy must be sustained, with prudent administration rather than blanket retrenchment. The piece urges lawmakers to restrain extrav agance and align with the governor to avoid harming public welfare.
The Toronto Globe Jubilee supplement is praised as a brilliant work with illuminated cover, half tone portraits of Queen Victoria, royal family and governors, and group portraits of dominion and provincial cabinets. It offers a thorough view of Canadian history, resources, and attractions while noting incongruity in Toronto celebrating a London centennial and the political case of taxation with limited local benefit.
The piece questions Canada's place in the imperial system as Queen Victoria’s Jubilee approaches. It argues that Canadians may not share the same enthusiasm as Englishmen while noting Aldrich’s reaction to Quay amendments and commenting on tariff policy and political patronage, referencing the senior Pennsylvania senator.
The Stewart interest bill ends years of quarrel by allowing 2 percent interest on daily treasury exchanges and 1.5 percent on balances in main depositories. It aims to stabilize state finances amid reduced revenues and quiet factional wrangling. The Knorr Wintersteen trial concludes with a verdict favoring Knorr’s imprisonment.
The London National Review urges the United States to force Spain to relinquish Cuba arguing only hard power can resolve the Cuba crisis. It criticizes Washington’s diplomacy as inadequate and predicts a final confrontation if Spain resists. McKinley’s election is linked to rising sectional strain and potential political collapse in the solid south.
Rev Dr Charles H Parkhurst withdraws from the New York Society for the Suppression of Vice and resigns the presidency, leaving a brief assessment of his reform career. He is praised as a rare man who fought Tammany with strong, controversial methods, prompting debate over his chosen weapons.
The piece critiques Dr. Charles H. Parkhurst and his crusade for municipal purification in New York. It argues the effort exposed limits of reform, noting police intervention in boxing reports and contending long term civic work is required to curb vice. It also references political figures and reforms in Luzerne and broader attitudes toward governance.
The National Review argues against U S tolerance of Weyler's methods in Cuba, urging immediate U S intervention. It likens Cuban agitation to Armenian and Greek causes, notes Cuba's isolation from Britain, and critiques Spain's potential heavy debt and occupation cost under any settlement.
The Philadelphia Press reports the Republican senate caucus united to abandon the sugar schedule, easing the path for early Miri legislation. The action reflects protest against the provision and shows Republicans valuing merit over party pressure, with a slight rate difference from the house version.
The debate centers on a refined tariff proposal backed by Senator Spooner and Republican caucus unity. The plan shifts to simple specific duties, eliminates complex ad valorem rates, and aims to reduce undervaluation fraud. Supporters call it the best work since the tariff bill left the House as it prepares for conference with the Senate.
The Allegheny Record notes Brazil’s move to abandon state ownership of railways. The government sought to lease the system for fifty years with a $70,000,000 bonus and guarantees to restore property, but two capital groups proposals failed to meet conditions. Several lines, including the Central, show losses while prior dividends vanished after government control.
A Philadelphia Press opinion notes bicycles improve health and mobility but warns against riders who act recklessly. It critiques those who ride hands off and aim to astonish others, increasing risk to themselves and pedestrians.
Ambrone Bilerce, a California war horse, is mocked by a book reviewer who calls the regulation book whacker an inept fabrication. The critic’s harsh jab suggests the reviewer slept through creation and cobbled a dull, amorphous thing.
Washington Post opinion notes in a political landscape that any platform calling for ending greenbacks would be decisively defeated. The piece argues such a defeat would usher in a party advocating free silver and unlimited paper currency issues.
The Washington Star notes that once the tariff bill clears Congress the Cuba issue will be in proper relation to American interests and sympathies. The paper implies Cuba will be considered in a balanced manner reflecting national stakes and regional ties.
Daily horoscope drawn by Amaccus from The Tribune Astrologer for June 1 1497. It hints at a sanitary officer tracking dirty people of Gcranton and a bicycle cowber. Amacchus warns about painting the town red only with sufficient funds.
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