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THE SCKANTON TRIBUNE-FRIDAY, APRIL 7, 1899.
itfy &ctbto ri6une
I iltilKlietl Dully. Ktcfp". HutiiUr, hr Dm
lithium Publicans Company, lit Hfty Oeiiti
li .Mom Hi.
iw nrkOlllcc: .mi NimiuiM.,
S. M. VIIKF.I,M,
foleAcPiil for I'orelisn Atlvcrlliltix.
hit nhli at tiik wuropptcic at rrtANrosf,
I'A., ABHINIHC1.A1H M All. MATTMt.
TEN PAGES.
VI!A.'.Y.,l APUIl.
IS1)1).
Tlir ri'sultitloii vltli whkli Mayor
Molt- It. piifoii'liiK tin- likycli ntitH'itru'c
Is ihoti'UKlilv I'oinnH'iHlnMn. It I liljsli
ilni' th't iil;lfH tltllnic kIwiiM b- til
1 1 immi'ii.
The Cznr's Pence Congiess.
Tin- fHKutliin lilch Iiiim ln'Pii fil"
uihii'l ti ri'iufwnl the I'liltrd Htnli'w
It llu- illtl'I'lllltlonill rilllSIf!"' Mlllill
N iisci-nilili' m Miiy In in i no iiiit.u
f llolluiul ilium liivliiitlim r tin '!
of IttMiin for tin- iuiiioo nf onnslili'r
iiii; "meiiHiit t fur n fiotioiul illiutimu-nii-iit
nf tlir )m- will. AtiH'i-U'aiH
tn:i ii"t iixMire!, riinipnii' f.ivombly
.i to i-hinnctei. nlilllty iiml eminence
with Hint "f nuy other iiuttmi thctc
tppn'SiMilril. AinbiifsiMliii's Whlti! mul
Newell mid F'iel(li'til l.nw lyplly Hi
llncHt element In tlir rlvll llle f their
intuitu and fiiptiilns I'loaler anil Ma
lion, for tin- army and navy, will ml'
iMiHti'h teim-cent tlir t'K'hnli'nl Kmnvl
i iIk Jiiri-xMiry to such tlelilxMJltliiiifi.
I'll.' ilrhwitlnn In Its Individual lew.-
ihiiiIp fur thi- litgltcM poUllltIfS of
ii i 'hi istiiin ilvlliziitnn. but It is vvoild
l v l riiinisli to illstlnctiMi between
ihcmlfH whli li nil lilfiil and eniull
iIoik which aie Inexorable.
'I'bi' dawn of the millennium Is a
lnnir way on' mid until It N l cached
It l" linllllllK IeS tllun plctllll"-(Ul!
ffill to ndviic.it1 intertmtkinal aban
donment of tin- aits and aflcnccf if
win Human existence Itself I? wai.
It a- from birth to death a war against
I ho win Id, the flesh and the devil, and
no sun ess ecr cotne.1- i-.ivi1 thtiHlRh
luitd and painful llghtim;. The Ilfiht
niR innv not be with fists or bludReons
it inic-lietsi, but the utidcilyiii ptln
i Iple of i!tt In tr sttength and cuniiliiK
and wit asalnst the qualities of the
opposition Is the one nei viiilve char
.K tfi'lstle of hitiuaii histoiy and ii will
be so us Iritis as Hie eailh shall lust
and the heavoni unfold above. It
fugnllluu of this truth Is essential
to a Jul eoniprehensloii of Hie irn"
tieal possibilities of III" peace move
ment which. In the cz.u's cyiiKie.ss, is
soon to renin! one of Its notable man
ifestations. Yet, as mankind. In the Ions nurse
of miiIuI development, has KiMiiunlly
been eduialed Id subiirrilnate In some
iJpkti'! Indhldual will and liupuUef
to the eutnniou lesttalnt as exeiexd
(hroiiRh llistltllllons nf sovet nmeiit.
lirst cturyliiK peisonal dlffetences Into
outt beCnte jilcKlns up n club and
lnaliilnir the contr.uy neighbor, and
as. In the nsKtecue. this slow substi
tution of the pro eM.s of leasnn lot
the luoeesses of jiassloii has b it
impioving results commended itself
11 the heller Judgment of the better
ln-ople of the eat Hi, It Is In line of IiirIo
to hope ih.ii a time may tome when
nations, draw ins: lessons fioni Indi
vidual experience, will take steus In
try their own aues at Issue bv Hie
lirlm Iple of a i ourt and Jury, and use
Hie sword very much as the pnlicema.i
uses Ills baton In execution simply
of the liit kit police duties of civiliza
tion. Let Us not be too optimistic. It is
not ptnbahle that any man now allxe
will live to see the end of war as nil
Instalment of pioRies.s. Wars, it has
been well said, nie the tluindei stoinis
of civilization. Thev ate ouaslnnnlly
necessary to clear nwny aci timulati-d
injustices and to put Into iid relief
the elemental moralities. Such a war
was Aniei lea's last one as ilKlileous
u war as anv In the saeied leeords
shen Hie Sujuetne Ituler of the unl
iers appealed to lm-n's eoncliiu.siies.s
ns a lerltable Mar l.nul of hosts. The
czar's congress, could pro; Ide no ma
chinery of International adjudication
that would have been effective In ilulm
In yeais or in lenturlis what that
unc'biiet Hash of lonilkt did In six
months' time in lipidus: out the dry
rot am! In letting' the pine air and
the sunlight Into Sjianlsh-Amcihaii
civilization. Wais such tis these will
incur from time to time m lonir as the
devil kocs about unchained, ami sen
sible men must expect them and pie
pare for them, must provide unm!
Ktins. Rood linwdcr ami ool beef and
clnthliiB. so that when the call . nines,
clvllljcatlon may Ket tluoush with Its
sm-Klca! wotk as ipilcklv ami cheaply
and withal as smcessfully as imsslble.
Any talk of disarmament which ovet
looks this necessity Is the Idle prattle
of children or th" vain babble ( fools.
Nevertheless, the police duties of
civilization do not leiiuln standing
iirmles that In time of general pen .
cunHiiu.illy croud each othei for e.
h"W loom, nor do the belter Juds;
nieiils of the times SUR-Rcst and sune
tioii the prevalent attitude of bullyl.st.i
ainnjiR the Kieal rmweis, wIuih hips
are kept poised on national shoitldets,
naval watchdogs used in ti.uk each
other's footsteps and the lule obeyed
to
li l him ur.ib who lias ihx ijiikIii
And lr t hlia keep who iaii.
Ileie. If at all. dlsurmament talk I
timely and hete. If at aV. Is wheie the
toi ner stone of reformation must be
laid.
The Philadelphia 1'ivHS ftUKKcsth lh.lt
the in-vv capltul bulldliiR at llarrls
hltrK inlild be utilized between ses
slim as an hospital for the lunatic.
Why only between sessions?
The 'Problem's Pivot.
'I'here shall be Kuurameed to ih
i'llllipplue pooile," so inns the pin.
clnuinlioii of the I'nlied .States cow
inlssldiieis, "jin hnnc-Ht and cffectlvn
civil service" "I'lion the currying
nut of tills pinvUldii " mu8 the sSyru
usi. PiiMt-rHaudanl i.mts the whole
pioblcm of thu sine. , of the United,
.Stated In Its iiiuimkc epi of Its Islam!
poSHesslniiH. .Solely lii.ctmso the civil
service of Hit Spauls.li Bovcrnnient In
tlicst Islunda has been ciliiUiiully cor-
nipt nnd Inolllclent hni Its colonial
power fnllen In ruins,
"It was the same stoty everywhere.
Pi oni Cuba. Potto Men and the Philip
pines to the smallest nf Spain' depeti
ib-ticlcs. eolonlal nlllce-hnldliiK lias
been only another name for unspeak
able .selilshnes", ippiPMlmi nnd ex
ploitation. It was turn and tut ii
about. When one Weylet had siilll
clentb fatteiieil upon Hie substance
of the people whose I IkIiIs and lives
he was supposed In uttilld, nnulher
Wcyler was appointed. Colonists were
only n means of subsistence for nlUr"
linlili'is. and tlnnllv Hiero fell one
lluhtulnit bolt nnd Hie whole rotten
edifice crashed to eaith. We should
be blind Indeed It we failed to see
mid ptotlt by Spain's example. We
nni.it Kiintil the civil rmhts or these
strain;.1 ililldicti nf the trnplcs even
inoie vlKllanlly llmii we kuiihI our
nun, Without hesitnlloii and with-
jilt thnllKllI of polltlilll spoils wetllllit
hr1 lii.insi and ellltlent In our iniiniiRi
lllent of llVlr nfflllis. niheiwlse,
fai'u'e
"Thru the adiiiltilsiiatlon under
which the Spatllalils weie epclled
should send such men as Schurman.
Deuby and Worcester to i eprescnt Its
jiollcy In the Philippines Is In Itself a
pledKe that so fin as this administra
tion Is mil pi ned Hie best stienBlh
iff the nation shall be put forth there:
and that these lumnilssloners should
solemnly avow that honest and effec
llv civil set vice Is th Runiantee nf
this nation to the people of the Philip
pines Is sulllcicnl asstiiunce of a Re
publican duty iccoRiilzed and as
Hiiuird." In spite of the ulRiiment.s of people
who aie asalnst war and Tavor arbl
tiatlon. it Is evident to nlmosl every
body that the tecent iiipltl nnd effec
tual thrashlnK: that Spain received at
the hands of the l' tilted States has
done mote to prevent war In futute
than u doen cats' talk on aibltta
tlon. Dust.
Aeioidini.' to Profussot Wiley, the
chief chemist of thu ngrlcultuial de
partment at WushiiiEtoii, if It wasn't
foi d'ist man would have to tit v Ise a
new plan of existence. The ptofossor
enthuslnstiially adds: "You could not
hive a a.udcn or a faun without dust.
It would not he possible for u crop to
Slow unless the soil contained an or
piuispi capable nf converting nltioKcn
ous matter Into nitric ncld. NUiorcii
is indispensable as plant food, and
plants tan asiinilatt It only when pie
sented In the foi m of nitilc acid. Th'it
Is Incapable if auto-locoinotlon and can
be listtibuLel only thiouph the dust
which Tails upon the oll and upon the
leaves of trees and plants. Hence dust
is etsi'iiHal to the pursuit of airilcul
lute, and If It wasn't being- carried
about i ontantI on the liec;: tlnoUKh
He1 air we would slniplv have to milt
fainiln?: animals would have nothing
to feed upon, and we would have neith
I meat nor bread nor veRelables."
ColtiK deep!' Into bis I heme, the ro-fer-or
Itiluimo Us: "The soil Is dfn
tlnually beliiR revived and inleflfd
ftoin the pal lleles Hint ate floatiiiR
about In the Htmospheie. They come
from two sources; lirst. Moms of the
earth's suifpce cailRht up by the Mind
and distributed elsewheic, and. second,
what we call cosmic dust that l, min
eral matter nf melcoiic oiIrIii. The
heavonl bodies ate lonftantlv shul
dime tiacmonls of iron nnd othei mill
et. tl substances, which fall with Rteat
velocity, nnd when they icaih the at
morphcie that surrounds the eaith me
In ult-tl by ftictioii and catch 9ie by
(onliut with the oxygen. They are
then binned to ashes and scattered In
minute and invisible atoms. Some of
the larger pieces lh.it become detached
f Kim the stats leach the earth without
Ileitis; entirely consumed. We mil them
meteois; but the little partiiles that
permeate the air, because nf this pei
petual and violent botnbaidment fmm
tic.1 stais, are lomposed of phosphoric
acid, polash and other chemicals, which
at'" absolutely essential In lenewitiR the
feitility of the soil. What We all tei-n-stial
dust is also of Kieat Importance
to uriIi allure. In many pl.ues the soli
Is almost entirely composed of par
ti K-s that have been left tlu-ie by Hie
winds. The clouds ate water dust, l-'oi;
Is a mixture of water, coal, tenestrial
and meteoilc dust. The dust from the
strpets of cities Is of a composite na
ture and eanles all soils of fragments
and atoms In vmlous st.iRes of decay.
It lias .1 hlch doKifce of ngi iculttttal
sUnlticatice, becaus- It Is loaded with
uemis nf nil kinds."
The complninihR' itreup of Sctnnton
who diiiiiR- the relent bilef sllnips" if
spilna: hmi been sttoimly tempted to
piof.inlty by Hie clouds of dust that
becloi; e.ves and nose and ears should
fel deeply indebted to Piofehsm Wiley
lot his ItuetestlnR ami sympalheiic ex
puliation; and heteafler. when they
are InhalliiR: these Innumorable and lr
lepietslblc iteinis we trust that they
will cuib theli auuoyauie b u-llectlnsc
that It Is a jiecessaiy s.icillbi to anil-
lUllllte.
Whi'ii the Filipinos have been con
vinced, It vviiuld not be a bail Idea to
forvviuil i ptochimatlou of some sott
to pacify the baUed-beau dyspeptics
who are hissliiK at the administration
from classic lloston.
Figuies That Surpass Fiction.
Stalistlcs of trade may be dull read
ing to pei sous who see In them noth
ing more than a lot of tiresome llguies,
but to Imaginations educated so that
I'ltili llgure stands for vital human
aitlvlty and means, among othei
things, employment to labor, Inci eased
miifoii and cunvenlonios, homes made
happier and life brlghtei, they ate the
iiiost fascinating kind of litetntuie.
Theie have iciently been published at
Washington by the buieuu of statis
tic In tabular foi m some flguies leln
the to the ))henonicna biowHi of the
tocelgn commerce1 of Ihe United Stntcs
which, propcily Intel pietcd, beat the
liniiglnlnes of a Jules Veine or a Jl,
a. Wells.
Tho table tiiowa thut u deiado ago
France, Cermany and tho United
Kingdom exceeded tho United .Stated
In their exports, those of the United
Kingdom, being more than double our
own. In lb7 tne ,a8t year for which
full companion cau be made, those
of the I'nlted StHtes were Rroater than
those of J'rnnrc or Oerntany, nntl but
-s per cent, less than those of (Iron I
llrltaln, vvhlle now our oxpotts of do
mestic nieichnnillsi1 exceed those of
llieal JJrllalu 1'ioni 1S8 to 1S9T our
expoits Increased it I per cent., while
those of the Cnlted KlnRilnni fell off
1.4 per cent.; I-'iunce showed an In
crease of but 1U.S per cent.; Nether
lands. 31.6 per cent.:. Htltlsh Attstrul
usla, !i.!i jier cent.; Illinium, less than
1 per cent., and llusln a decrease of
8.1 nor lent. Germany showed a Rain
nf lil.5 per cent, from 1MH to li??, the
llRtires for eutller yo.ns not beliiR- In
form to pijrmlt an ncpuiute and just
comparison. In Impmls the Ifiillod
Stales showed an Increase of but f, li
per cent, from IRSS to ISflT. while the
I'nlted KliiRdoiu showed ltf B per cent.;
Xethailiinds, III per cent.: and Itus
s'a fil.t per cent. CJermuny showed itn
Inciease nf I0.S per cent, from 1S!U to
JMiT; Knincc, llelslum und lliltlsh All
slialasla showed a sllRht ilecreuse In
their imtioitutintis from 1SSS to 1S!)7.
China Increased her Imports IS. I pel
lent, ft om t SSS to U!iT, nnd Japan In-
oi eased hers 121.9 per cent., while
In cxpoits China Increased 1S.I per
cent, nnd Japan BS.I per cent. Xo
other country shows so latRe an In
crease In exports and so small an ln-
tease in Impotts meantime as does
the I'nlted States, while no other Is
able to ptesenl a rerord such as Hint
which outs has mude In the fiscal
yea 1S9S of expoits double the
amount of the imports
The unlfoini report of Americans m
tittiieo from abioad that the business
InterestM of continental Kurooe uie
alarmed at the oxtraoidinnty Ini otitis
of Aineilcan competition and are oast
Iiir' about vainly for piotectivo expe
dients Is better nppi eclated after caie
ful study of the forcKnlnR: flRUres. As
the United States steps over the
threshold of Hi" twentieth century
she is. without exaggeration, the
HlrotiRcst power on eaith, although by
no means full grown.
Xear HalesburR-. III., on Tuesday
Mis. .lames Mansfield, Democratic
nomlneefor school controller beat Mr.
.Fames Mansfield, the Republican
nominee, bv an ovei whelming- major-'
Ity; but .lames W doubtless consoled
by the lellectlon that Hie oltlcc re
mains In the family.
An English holelkeeiier who was
sued for lef using to serve lefresh
ments to a cycling viscountess clad In
bloomeis ljasi been acaultted and this
Is another aigunient for an Anglo
Ameilcau alliance.
UeniocratS should not be too hasty
In lormlug conclusions on the situa
tion until It has been ascertained posi
tively what pi Ice Prof. Cleveland will
pay tor his Jeffei.-on dlnnei.
.M ei bunks are now at woik upon a
new liuine lor the Washington Stjr
which Is In lie the finest building for
exclusively newspaper purposes In the
woild. The Star deserves It.
The lack uf news from Die fus leads
to the supposition that the chaining of
Satan during the Lenten season must
have also cotked up the Devil's Isl
and. Notwithstanding the pigeon season
Is on, very little Is heard of "Wolfert's
most" these days.
Altgcld. of Illinois, like the gie.it
.lohn I.. Sullivan, went Into tie ilng
once too often.
The Difficulties of
Yankees in Ciiba.
Prom a l.ettei b Charles K. l-'Mu-r. ,l.
1 . in thu Chicago Kri did
0AV1NO to the fact that Iheie Is no
established government In Cuba,
anomalous situations ate con
stantly arising. Some of these
tue ludicrous, some1 annoylng.some out
jageous When Spain suriendeicd the
Island Piesldent AloKlnley Issued a
pioelamatlon lontlnulng In forte and
etftct the ilvil and penal codes, with
such modifications as mllltar occu
pancy demanded, until a stuble govern
ment iiitild b" organlztd. And It thus
huppens that theie Is a country float
ing the starr.v flag ot the tieest people
on eat th, yet b-lng operated under cus
toms and laws belonging to the middle
ages and a defunct moii.tr lis. Some
kind of law has lo be follow.!, to be
sure. Cuba has no government of her
j own. wiin power to unmake and make
j laws. Nor was our ooii'iuest one for
possession of this tenltory. no matter
what may be the logh al ovitcomt of the
illogical situation. Thciefote prospect
ois. investors mil permanent Incomers
llml themselves doing business In Spain,
In so far as the regulations nnd liberties
of the island are concerned. They view
with satisfaction nnd toniplnceiiey Ihe
situ-spangled bannei ovei head, hear
the beating of our drums, the sounding
of our reveilles and the t.lls of our
bugles and feel that they aie safe in
eiiy.iglng In legitimate business to be
iiinducfd on ptiucitilct) governing busi
ness In the slates. Yet when they eoiue
lo engage In ihelr puisults they aie
sent to people whosn language they
know not: the.v aie not always ticateU
with the civility ilghlfully thcli dm,
and are made to bow obeisance to the
veiy laws their soldbrs fought to over
tin ow laws burdened with Spanish ex
tortions, Injustices, exactions and ctiin
In.il lii'iulsttlotis,
o
"oi Is this the only anomaly. There
aie Ihiee governors from the United
States holding appointment over Hav
ana Yet In municipal matteis A met I
inns uie flntllng It necessary to humble
themselves In submission somw tail It
subjection lo en additional governor
foi the getuial laws and a civil inaynr
for lililliiiipal edicts. The situations
nte so Indicate ami complex Hint lie
oullnarv citizen fmrn the stnies baldly
knows Just wheie "he Is at." (Jover-lior-CiHieral
Hiooke Is siiiieine mili
tary and civil iuthotlty for the whole
Island. Havana Is a pail o( It. Con
era I Kitrhugli i.e. is military gov ei nor
for the piovince of Havana. The ty
Is u pint of It. Oeiuial I.udtow Is gov-i-litor
of lluvatia. the cltv Itself. IJut
this is not all. There is u Cuban civil
governoi Oovernor Moia who Is chief
cxiciitive of civil anil legal affairs for
llcvaiia, while l here Is also a mayor
Ml. I.acostn who admllllsteis munici
pal laws As theie uecniK tc be an In
terminable admlxtiue under Spain's
methods of doing business of govern
mtilUiI Ulund a.ud iniinlein.U in.it I eru
It can b. seen nt n glance that the con
ditions mo worse than cunfoitnded.
Heneial Hioolie, though not holng
cUIni to b?lnc n slnWMiifiti, lawyer or
politician, Is yet engaged III uttemptlng
to tiansform the Ntipnleonlc lode, penal
otid i Ivil, Into an Anieiluiiilzed system.
(5enil.il la e seems to have become n
inele llctliehend Hnniieh liavimi been
side-Hacked In an olllce currying with
It distlncHoti, pel haps, but absolutely
no oppottttnlty to display his ability In
functions of statehood. Hovel nor
General I.udlow Is maklny a inott ex
odlelit mllltar gov ei nor nf Havana,
pieservlrig the peace under i ntiiltloiis
full of dangerous pnsslbllltlec and put
ting the city In b?tier sanitary condi
tion than ever before. Hut It-ls stilctly
wlHiln Hip limits of (ruth to rciotd that
he is being mlled upon to perform I
duties of a nntiiie bclonglnR In the con
slttutlotial lawyer iuthi than to Hie
milltaiy oHIti-. Theiiv ate many
Ainetlcaiis in Havana, nccusiomeil to
i It'll i.itvHi i.indiiini r,rr,i,. tt.i.riA tii,i.
..,, n i' t- ..: nil. h. ....... . )i' rt I"" 1
smml obstrvailons go to convince them '
that some such commbslon as was sent '
lo Honolulu should be sent to Havana
at once to take bold nf the numerous
compleiiltle? of the situation and bilng
order and discipline out of the con
fusion now existing.
o
tJUf people were lecelved with le
Juicing two months ago. Alieady they
aie being looked upon with suspicion
anil aiiltiR'oiiism. Atblttaiy methods
and the confusion and distrust ailslng
out of the compilcaltnns iel'iied to
are largely the cause nf this change
of hc.ul. Piospectots and, lnvestots
have come to believe that they ate
eonsldeicd legitimate piey. Theie
seems lo be a great deal of fi It Hint.
Complaints ate heard on every street
corner and people aie redlining lo the
stales disappointed with the way
things are being uuducted, and cry
ing "Not yet" when asked about the
advisability of Investing In the Island.
It seems to the observing onlooker as
If .Mr. Mclvlnley might conserve the
best Interests of both peoples If he
could spaie some of his epciienied
statesmen and Jurists to come lo Cuba
and sot things going upon a legal and
business-like' basis at the ealllest pos
sible moment.
o
Life Is made up of little things. The
flea is mole annoying than the el -pliant.
In Cuba's business affans lit
tle things Irritate and minoy peopla
and thus cause liiitatlons of greater
proportions. An American citizen en
gaging In a highly creditable business
project lecelved a delivery wagon a
short lime ago. The municipal lax
for operating It is $1T a jear The fls
al year was eight months gone, but
he had to pay the full amount lor the
four months' use. It would have been
the same bail he brought It in the last
dny of the year. The case was taken
before the military authoiltles, but
that's the way Spain did business. Mi.
McKlnley has pioclnlmed Spain's law
In force, and the Imposition stands.
The city license for n retail drug stole
Is about J1S0 a year, payable In four
ciltarteily payments, at the end of
each quarter. Xot even If a man
wishes to pay in advance tnay he do
I so. And since, under this legulation.
the last ciuarter's tax Is not collected
dining the quintet, an Intel est charge
of 6 per cent, for the tluee months
Immediately falls due. L'nder the old
regime the lallway employes paid 10
per cent, of their .salaries to the Span
ish government. The Spanish govern
ment has been driven ftoin the island,
but the laws have been continued, and
this tax Is still being collected It Is
also required that a met chant Rive n
bond for doing business. A letall drug
gist, for Instance. Is requited to give
bond In the sum of Jo.OOO that he will
do no wtong. The bond secured and
accepted, this oideal being attended
by many annoyances, mid the license
being paid, he has yet to pay r. cents
tax for oveiy letter on his shop. If
he buys out an oltl business he must
pav for the old lcttets as well as tor
the new ones which take their place.
This is the way Spain did It. and her
laws still govern Cuba The medical
piofes.slon pas a sum of iJ.ftwi per
annum lo the government. The doc
tors meet toward the end of the fiscal
year and the honest ones icpoit the
amount of business they have done.
The others name whatever sum tliey
please. I'pon the aggregate amount
the J.'.eUO Is assessed, each paying his
pioportlou. If the doctor Is disposed
to be nlggaidly he has had a hard
year. Theie Is also u nominal city
tax amounting, It Is stated, to about
JGO a j ear. payable quarterly. No one
seems to be able to tell to whom this
must be paid, nor where, nor when.
A physician Is IhiikuIsIiIiir: In an "In
ciiinnnlcadii" nil under a chiirse of
ctlmlnal malpiactlce. lie was a con
tract suiRenn iluiim; the late war and
upon belnir dlsehaiKed decided to lo
cate In this city. Almost iuinicillalely
I he was arrested for practiiitiK without,
, a license nnd for weuilnir bib uniform
after havhiff been illsclmifled. Ills de
fense was that he had not letelved
his tormal ills hat pe: that his civil
ian clothlui; had not yet leached him
fioni the states, and that ns the Ainer
k.in Hag1 was lloatlnfr he ptesumed he
had a llKht to praetlie until some rov
oininental lesulatlon should make It
iiecess.ai-y for him to piocuie 11 iet
inlt. I'pon these explanations his case
was dismissed and he was admonished
to leave the Islund. Not aeceptlns; the
admonition, not bellelvinic the military
itulhotltles had the vlybt to older an
Ameiiciin citizen away fioni Cuba, he
coiitlnued to ptactlce ban wceU he
litsi a case fotlowitiR some slight upei -itlrui.
lie was again appiehendetl for '
inatilclni; without n penult, and wlul-
being: htitl 011 this chaiRe was uiieste.l
charged with tin- death of the patient
j und with buvliiK' niatlc an at tempt to
I seciito the power of attorney of the
deceased that he mlKht administer his
business nffali'h. With the merits nf
the loiiteutioii the AuiMlcaii colony ,
ate not especially Inteiested. but thetn f
exists the greatest IndlKiiallun that
an American subjeet. a physician who I
went to war that he might give suc
cor to the wounded and sh I; soldleis
for the states, should be placed "In- '
coiuutilcailo," wheie he 1 an see neltll- J
er wife, attorney nor It lends for tluo? 1
days while the government Is limiting
up its case. If the military guveruor
has no power to set aside such Imrhailc
pinitlccs It should be quickly vouch- J
sftl'ecl unto him. If he nlicady lias
such power it ought to be cxculsed 1
The right Kind of a commission,
clothed with aiithinil.v to nmiuve ail
such causes of friction as they hiIm.-, '
Best Bicycle Built
FLOREY & BROOKS. Airts.
J4
could do much successful oll-pourlng
on the troubled wntets down this wny.
SPONTANEOUS COMBUSTION.
Tim posilblllly of the spontaneous com
buMloii of coal when stoied In largo
ipmiitllles In dosed iiockcls, as on ship1
bnnlil, Is now so well ncngiilzed that In
ft liostnn electric light station now un
der construction an unusual arrangement
Is fuovliled for ventilating the roul so as
In pre hide this pusslblllt.v. l he pocket Is
designed to have a rapnclt nf st.mxl Inns,
nnd at ever column mound Ihe mil
piiektl Is a siiuare pipe, with bell and
spigot end. snniethtng like a sewer pipe,
lUtnclied with the bell mil ilovMiwiird, to
the Inner Mange nf the columns. A space
Is left between the spigot of one pipe and
the nilMccnt bell end of the plpo above.
n1!. -i ii . . ......
,""" ? " K," " f" ' ' -
nllnws gases that might distill from the
coal to Hint their way to Hie atmosphere
thimigh the veutllnlliis; pip's.
SONG OF THE SHIRT WAIST.
H.ilU! th" pipes ol Pan tile iileiitllng
llke a nweetlie.itt li.terceding In behalf
of l.izv fellows nowailns fur the promt
mid painted tulip and the meek and
lulntnl Julep are h-IiIchiiii again uloag
! Illn s at Id ways'
i Yes. It wotk. a cliai's niiiliileg when
ne Knows llial iiatuies v nnlng from the
uplands, and the lowlands and the metes
When Hie noontide glnvvs In splendor
when the nights are soft ami tender
and the captivating sliht waist icappctti'
licn Ihe liver pad Is vvlltlttg-aint the
lily pail Is tilting on the breezo hrdltnpl?tl
bosom of the pool Wl-en the ripe red rose
comes pleasing and the rlpo red nose
stops sneezing anil ll.o little hoys py
hookey fmm the schcol.
It Is lawful to be lazy win a h tleiir
ild.fnshlniud ilnlsy bi'iiihes n nit'-,wo
from the fragiant yester yen is When the
ileitis are sweet with clo er and cbe. still
my he.vrti mm cover When the airy,
falty sliht w.iisi icapp. n!
When the violet blo-setns bappv-on the
lo.itlet of the chappie When we hustle
out tho old mosquito bar When the tipn
bee holds wuss.ill In Ills hone.v suckle
castle when the troubadour Is tuning ids
catarrh.
When Hint tlretl. tt.insceilderit feeling
Into every heart ccmes stealing svvectlj
pensive, like a sunny maiden s tears
When the hhil choirs lift their volces
wheii. In sort, all rnrth leinlces- anil the
iiunieiiiiiital shirt waist lcappcais'
New Orleans Times-Democrat
We are
ShowSog
This Week
a great variety of clcgaut
goods in
ring Serges,
Cteks aitt Maids,
You will find tbc prices as
the goods.
W. J. DA VI
213 Wyoming Ave.,
Scranton, Pa.
and
h
unacc
LAiiuhr .vssoimiBNr v ramjet
I.N' THE CITV.
Plumratoii eg
TT
d 11 11 irn ini n irn
GUNSTER & FORSYTB,
325 and 327
PENN AVENUE;
l&'fS.
m a ji j -- 11 1 tsl r'jsrc n 1
A farmer in the State of Washington has solved tho prob
lem of counteracting the evils of a fanner'b life by using Ripans
Tabules. As it is often the case, tho farmer's wife was ihr
wiser, and having read about Ripans Tabules, insisted upon
her husband trying them. He afterwards said : "Well, I am
glad I had sense enough to try them, for after a few days'
use I could eat to satisfy my hunger without suffering." For
years previous to this he had been suffering from a dis
ordered stomach and often its symptoms made life positively
hateful. Now he enjoys a good, hearty meal as well as any
one, but to guard against the effects of over-indulgence,
Ripans Tabules are always to be found in his vost pocket.
TITlNTEn.-A caorttdh?4llhlhil It I p A'N will not btnrOt flit hiUh ptlnmil rtnlocg llf.
I ncl"rlftf. NfrtMh.wnritRTP'A'N 8 m tho pukm and nrt.pt ontulxtttui. KIT'A'N S,
M for 11 emu or Iwclr. pKkm fur 1rnu, may b had at uj drug tnrs Tn lamplea and on. ihrt
and Irjtlmonl.ti will h mailed to addr.u for i ecati, tvt wa-ded to the Klpani Cbcmtul Co.. n.
U Iproc St., New York. .
Odd
a
Lamps
Wc have a number
that wc will close out
AT COST
This is a chauce to get a
good lamp for little money.
TIE CiEMONS, FERBEK,
O'MALLEY CO.
4 'J 'J l.ackiiwiiiin.i Av4tui
Lewis, Rellly
& DaivleSo
ALWAYS BUSY,
The march of
honest progress
will ever in
crease: 0 li r
Shoes for Spring
arc FIT to
march the earth
lewis, leilly & MYies,
1 14-1 ib Wyoming Ave.
Come ii
and ask to sec
our
Wedgewood Blue,
Oriental "Rose,
MAMAS LINEN,
The most beautiful
shades ever display
ed in stationery.
AJ1 Sizes in Stock
to
&
3
Wc have the usual
complete line of
Office Supplies.
Reynolds Bros
STATI0M:KS and KNGK.WERS,
Hotel Jeiinyii Building.
book
b5ndSini
NEAT. Dl'HAr.U: HOOK CINniN'j
i.s what voir nr:i'.in ir von
l.i:avk voir oitumt with tu.j
TiiiHUM-; uiNonnr.
FINtEY',
.FECIALS
ix-
HOSIERY
The following FIVK num
bers in Fast Black Hoiscry,
arc offered at tempting prices
for Just One Week.
Boy's heavy seamless double
knees and soles, sizes 6 to
9',. 10c, worth 15c.
Boys' Kx Heavy Seamless,
single and corduroy rib. A
regular 2CC stocking.
J9c. pair or 3pair?or 50c.
Boys' and Misses' Kx Heavy
"Full Regular Made" and
Heimsclorf Dye. Good value
at 3c. . Only 25c.
Ladies' Kxtra Ouality, "Full
Regular," made expressly
for us and stamped with
name. Warranted Hcrms
dorf dye. 25c a pair.
25 dozcu ONLY. Ladies Fast
Black, our famous half dol
lar qualitj'. (For this sale
only). 35c a pair or 3
pair for $1.00.
In addition to the above
mentioned specials, wc desire
to call your attention to our
unsurpassed assortment of
fine LISLE and SILK drop
stitch aud lace effects. Both
Fast Black aud Fancy Col
ored Weaves.
From 50c to $2.50.
In fact, wc have
newest novelties in
Fancy Hosiery.
all the.
Ladies'
510and5a2
LACKAWANNA AVENUB
"1
TtiKoi)B f ilAnuvTAKB rirortit.
5M
'1
1
Keep vour nose on the
giindstonc. Re alive to
what is going 011 around
you. Live buyers are
taking' advantage of our
olfer ol
NicMe-FIatea Trays
For 25 cents each
F00TE k SHEA CO.
Jtfl VVA-SHlNfiXONAVR
The Hunt &
ConintelD Co.
Heating, Plumbing,
Gas Fitting, Electric
Light Wiring, Gas
an Electric Fixtures,
Builders Hardware.
iH Lacfcarama Ay&iuc
HENRY BEL1N, JR.,
oeiifiui Agent tor tli Wyoiu.ai
UlitilclU'
DUPONT
iliulns, inulliis, vporlliii;, Hiimi.ij.Ki
ami lliu ltti.uiii'i C'lieinic i.
I ump.iuy
tulrl.v l'iic. i up ami Ki.iH:i.
liuuui Mil I'oiumll llmtliu,.
Mjruuliii.
fie
PBIIEI.
AUKXUllii
'hum, rom
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