., , --., , r'W-Km&gii' 'njwiii jMCiT- " -vir y THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE-THURSDAY, 'AUGUST 31, 1890. nkfwav "rfvtnr am i (Se crmfcm CriBime Publlnhrtl Dnlly, Kxctpt Sunday, by Tho Trlbuno PuullnhlnB Company, at 1 Ifty Cents a Month. New York OJIlcc! 150 Niwuiu Bt., S. 8, VKKHLAND, Sole Agent for Foreign Advertiilntf. Entered nt tho Postnmro nt Bcrtinton. lo., ns Secfnd.CIass Mnll Matter. When rpnee will permit, Tho Tribune in always clad to print short letters from Its frler-ds bearing on current topics but ltd rule Is that these mint bo olened, for publication, by the writer1 real name. BCRANTON. AUGUST 31, 189D. REPUBLICAN NOMINATIONS. Stnte. Justice of tho Supremo Court-J. HAY UROWN, of Lancaster. Jmllto of tho Superior Court-JOSIAII H. ADAMS, of Philadelphia. Stale Treasurer-LIKUTHNANT COI- oNnn jamhs n. hakni:tt, of WaxhliiKton Election day, Nov. 7. It begins to look as though the war ring elements In the Transvaal would nuke the work of preparation last nil winter. Direct Primaries in Luzerne. jr iHr, Republicans of I.uzprne county 111 mcir cuiiviiniii'i next week will vote noon a proposition to amend the p.uty rules by the ndoptlon In sllghtl modified foim of the Crawford countv sv'tem of dliert prlmniy el 'ctlons The pioposed new lilies have been bo fore the people for consideration for -ome time, but we have seen rw stun' In the Luzerne cuntv piehs of netlw public Interest in the matter. i:en tho politicians of that county appear to lcok upon the subject with Indiffer ence The adoption of the Craw ford county svstem In L.ickauanna has figured somewhat In the slight discussion of this riueetlon In Luzerne, but Inas much ns the onlv tebt of the new sys tem which has been had. In this coun ty has been In munklpal elections the foundation for deductions Is slight. The assertion cannot be denied that to experiment with direct pilmarles In n. community having complex popula tion elements and sharp divisions nlong lines of race or cieed is a UifOr iit mattei fiom trying them In nml fiiltural communities, wheie few of these complicating factors are eiuoun t lid rind wheie, as a tule. the mall.i blllty of a party ticket Is not connect ed with pioblems of i.iclal or geographical equilibrium. In theory direct pilmailes, fully and hon estly attended, appio.uh the Ideal method of electing pnity nomlrees, but It is not et clearly established that they hold out, In piactlce, genu ine relief to communities In whl.'ii political moi.ils aie at a minimum. The stieam cannot rise higher than its Foutce, no matter what kind of masonry characterizes Its channel. Tho position of General Jimlnez, who is being held up on all sides by Ameri can authorities,, must certainly bo tijlng. It is difueult to Imagine any thing moie exasperating than to have a presidency awaiting one a few miles away without being able to accept the El ft. French Justice. IIKN the riench Point of Cassation, cm respond ing In n rough way to , the I'nited States Su pteme court, ordeied a re-trial of Cap tain Dreyfus eouit martial It 'vir tually directed that the sioiie of tli3 new tiial should be confined to the single question. Did the defendant, did he not. write the boideieau, cr letter, found In bits among the was'o paper at the Get man embassy, and which, when pieced together, constituted nn offer to sell seciet Information con cerning Fiance's militnrv defences' Tho court maitlal convened In pu--huance of the Court of Cassation's () deis has, howevci. opened up to testi mony, oiatorj and pleading the whole i.inge of Dicyfus' alleged tieason, and this seeming act of contempt for t'.i! Iilgher rourt has occasioned wide spread cemment. In a statement contilbuted to the New York Sun Rafael R Gov In, law partner of James 13. Uustls, es-Am-h.iSiMilor to Fiance, and a specialist In the laws of France, clears up this and other featuies of the proceedings at Rennes which are puzzling to Ameilcans. "Theie nie, in Fiance.' as he, "no mles of evidence. Al most anything Is put in as evidence, heaisay, Innuendo, rambllns tales, quo tatlons ficm letters, and anything that in tho Judgment of tho witness bea's on the case in question It Is as sumed that the Judge will not con faldcr Irrelevant matters. In niakln? up his opinion no Is guided only by his conscience. Hence there can b" no appeal from his Judgment on the question of evidence. An appeal can bo based only on tho question of pro cedure or Intel pretatlon of law. A witness can refuse to reply to a ques tion. Tho Judge may direct him to leply, but If ho refuses there Is no contempt of couit. rio the Court of Cassation could not 'jo appealed to by Dreyfus' counsel because of the Intio ductlon of worthless evidence. Tho Court of Cassation has no relation to the court martial. It can, however, tecelvo a petition from the nccused's counsel, If subsequently to Its Judg ment new evidence lias been found, or If a rule of procedure has been vio lated, as was the ense In tho first court maitlal. So far during tho piesent couit martial there has been no such violation. If Dreyfus Is found guilty, the decision will be final." Mr. Oovln was asked if the fact that the couit martial had enlarged tho scope of Investigation would have any bearing upon the sustaining of a possible appeal. He replied that tho court martial had that right; that un der tho Fiench system of no rules of evidence the Judge Is practically a luw unto himself. "Revision of Judgments In France," ho continued, "depends sim ply upon two things; first, procedure, and, secondly, Interpretation of tho law. If an established rule of proced ure has been violated, nn appeal may be taken to a higher court, or If It is held that the law has been misin terpreted, an appeal may be taken up- vv on that Ri-ound. An appeal In not taken, however, tipnn the guilt or lnnoccno of tho Hccused, but simply upon tho Interpretation of the law applying to the ense. An effort," he added, "Is being made to prove that DrcyfU3 nlone had an opportunity to set tho lnfor inatlon alleged to have been given to foreign powers. This puts him it: ft different position. In French law tho burden of proof I upon the accused. A man Is considered guilty until ho proves himself innocent. This nuts Dreyfus In the dllllcult position of try ing to prove a negative, that Is. of try ing to prove that he did not do a thing that lie didn't do. If he doesn't surceed In this Impossibility It will be enough, In tho minds of his French Judges, to convict him." All of which should make grumbling Americans temporarily glad that thej do not reside In France. The Sulu chiefs evidently do not be lieve the lloatlng of the Ameilcan flag to bo a tempoiary fad In their countiv. m The Punishment of Crime. o NE OF THE Interesting papers read before the American Rar association at Buffalo wns contributed uv .iusucu Kenned v, a member of the High Court of Juttlee of Great Hiltnln Its themo "The State Punishment of Crime." en abled him to offer opinions upon a number of topics which are in dls cusslm among penologists, nnd the eminence of his position gives to these some weight of authority. At the oi'tset of his remarks Justice K-innnly directed attention to the clumsiness of the present classification of clinic Into felonies nnd misdemean ors, and suggested the desirability of more pointedly distinguishing punlsh nbl acts which nie essentially im moial (ns, for example, the crime of obtaining money under false pre ttnseF) from punishable acts only Im moinl in fo far as they Involve viola tion of our duty to obey the law of our country. As It Is now. n convict Is a cilmlnal nnd branded with the odium of conviction, whether his guilt be that nf sbeeu-theft or murder, oi per haps Innocent neglect to comply with some far-fctcbed police tequlrement of a fussy lPi?lHtute. Parsing to the bioader subject of the state's dominant motive In pun ishing cilme, tho Justice nfllrnis his belief that it is not vengeunce nor pri marily the intent to prevent repeti tion of the crime but "the fitness of suffeilng to nn tho relation which ought to exist between w'icKVdnes. nnd pain." He quotes Indorslngly Sir Hdward Frey. ns follows: "Why do we stilve to associate pain with sin? The Judge who pronounces sentence on the criminal tiles to do this, tho patent who punishes his child for a 11- stilves to do this In our whole talk about th" Inequality or the fitness of punishment we assume some rela tion between the two things Why do men complain of the sufferings of the good and the prospeiity of the wicked? Vv'hy do they esteem It one of tho hnidest llddles of tho universe but that thev assume that in a light state of things pain ought to go with sin and happiness with righteousness? Why, but foi this, should not hell ap pear the proper home of the ilghteous. and heaven of the wicked? Is not this the foundation of Tob's loud wnll, and of the echo which It has found through long centuries of men? Here wo seem to be near a fundamental fact of human natuie, a anornl cle ment incapable of further analysis, the fict that there Is a Illness of suf tfilng to sin. that the two things, In justice and pain, which are both cen tral y to our nature, ought to go to gether, and that In consequence we naturally desire to bring about an as sociation of the two whuie it does' not already exist " Arguing from this premise. Justice Kennedy naturally does not ally him self with tho-e who would soften greatly the chastisement featuies of imprisonment. Hxcesslve severity, he. confesses, defeats Its own ends. The veiy young criminals should be treated t.nientnlly as wayward ehlldicn and suiounded by a moral and an educa tional atmosphere calculated to "tienr.then their better qualities nnd capabilities The habitual cilmlnal clas- should be kept under continual survlllnnre In some lt place wheie they will not contuminate society at large. Disci etlon and Intelligence should govern tho selection of pun ishments for criminals, with proper v eight given to tho circumstances of each case. Rut when humanity has aoompllshed these ends, Justice Ken nedy leaves us with the Impression ilia he would favor. In tho case of the cilmlnal whoe offenso Is against tho person, a vigorous larruping with a stout cat-o'-nlne- tails Foi, says he, "punishment must not be dwarfed un til It ceases to have a deterrent effect upon tho evil-doer himself " A good many descendants of Ananla-i must have quit the lightning rod business to Join the French army. Bryan's Trust Cure. OMH kind friend of Mr. Aryan will have to take him by the arm pretty soon and lead him out of the hurly burly Into a place of seclusion nnd rest; nthcrwlso he will exhaust himself. There aie symptoms of mental fatiguo In Mr Hryan's latest remedy for trusts. He would so amend the Federal con stitution that "no corporation should do business In any state In which It is not incorporated, except under a license Issued by the federal authoil ties," nnd he would requite thla li cense to be posted. In a conspicuous place and would make It a penitentiary offense for nnv one to'do buslntss with a corporation not possessing such n license. Apart from tho fact that nn ar rangement of this character would In volve nn enormous stride In the direc tion of centralization of aunhorltyl against which tho Democratto paity Is traditionally committed, and would involve an exercise of Imperialism greater than tho capture of all tho iHlands of the sea, the proportion li futile In that It offer no Mvspect of s relief. Mr. Uryan'fl objective) point, of course, Is federal regulation of trusts. Did bo ever study the results of the experiment which the United States government has undertaken with re spect to the regulation of jallwny rates nnd methods by means of the Inter-State Commereo commission? Here Is n parallel case. If anything. It should be easier for the national government to control the opr rations of the railroads, which nrc an estab lished and tangible Industry moro or less open to tho lobaervnilonof all men, thnn to exercise effective super vision over tho wide vniloty of In terests and activities Included under tho clnstlc subject of trusts. What has the government, after nil of its fuss and sputter, definitely ncecmpllshed In legulatlon of rnllwuy rates, preven tion of icbates ami breaking up cf unfair discrimination? Let -Mr. P.rvnn await tho successful solution of this problem before multi plying tho riipcrvisoiy powers of tht federa 1 government over commercial affair. 6 a thousand fold. An exchange gives data to demon strate that 37 Is a dangerous uge for men of genius, showing that more great men have pussed away at that time of llfo than at any 'other period. Persons who at an caily age have acqulied the poetry habit will therefote do well to refrain for a time when arriving at the age of 37. Tho loports of Agulnaldo's death which come by way of Japan and Columbus, Ohio, are not given much credence, but It Is evident fiom the tone of President MeKlnley's recent speeches that Agulnaldo will need to shuflle oft the coll pretty soon if he wishes to die a martyr. Date Mundl, the new figure In the Philippine war, should not be con founded with Gloria Mundl of the Latin lesson, although for a man who has kept his photograph out of the yellow Journals so long Date seems tJ be cutting quite a swath. The Times-Herald of Chicago ex plains why beet is hlgh by atllrmlng that the available supply Is one-third less than In 1S92 while the demand is almost one-third greater. Intelligent farmers will recognize In this situation an opportunity. Latest reports Indicate that General Mercler Is In very bad humor. From long lange view of the case It also seems possible that the general's In disposition Is not entirely due to af fection of the liver. Strange to say, we hear nothing of the army worm these days. Tho army worm, like the war politician, seems to be disposed to keep out of sight while the fighting Is In progiess The farmer boy who Is unable to ap pear In a golf suit on the links can at least experience some of the effects of the spoit while the potato-digging sea son lasts. "When last heard from, Admiral Dewey was In the tow of a magazine pub llshe, Mr. McClure. The supreme test of his foitltudc has, therefore, been reached. Hven nervous people may find com fort this season. Kalamazoo will soon place a million dollar celery crop on tho market. SOME DEWEY STORIES. As a School Boy. In his earliest school days, Dewey displayed no great precocity, nor any maiked tendency toward scholarship. He was never a bad boy, but often a veiy mischievous one. His mischief took the direction of playing tricks on anybody who gave a fair opening. He had a school teacher who was apt tj become Irritated easily. This teacher was very neat and precise. He par ticularly delighted In clean pens and well-filled Inkstands. Young Devvev for a w hllo kept this man's nerves constantly twitching. One of the tricks ho played upon his school master was to put bits of tin foil In the writing Ink. In nn Instant It turned the fluid from a deep black Into a shabby red dish brown. The discoloration was only temporary, and in forty-eight hours dlsappeaied, but It was so mark ed as to create unpleasant surprises nnd the repeated filling and refilling of tho Ink bottles. Still another of his pranks was to put a drop of oil In the teacher's Inkstand. It did not show, but Its effects upon the pen was enough to drive a nervous person to bad language. It was at old Norwich university In Vermont that Admiral Dewey studied. He entered the university In 1851, when he was 14 years of age. and remained there until 1854, when having lecelved his appointment as a cadet to the United States Naval academy -he en tered that Institution. At Norwich he received some military training and easily mastered the manual of aims. Ho would have been an officer In the cadet corps but for his mischievous ness. The usual punishment for such offenses was to compel the offender to stand guard for a certain number of hours. Dewey's face was soon a familiar one to the town people. One day, w hllo the youngsters were march ing up and down, and going through a voluntary drill performance, a sym pathetic nnd venerable gentleman stopped him and said: "My son. you have a very nice face; why do you do things which make punishment necessary and cause you always to be kept on guard?" Not a muscle changed la the young ster's features, although his eye twinkled, as he answered: "I don't mind telling vou, sir, that It's tho only way In which I get tho exercise I need." His Vivid Imagination. Some Intei estlng lemlnlscenccs of Dewey as u boy are related by the old Inhabitants. As a lad Dewey had a most congenial companion in his sis ter, who is now Mrs. Greeley. They were fine, vigorous children, with a large amount of courage and Imagina tion. In their play the realistic was very much In evidence. They pai tlcu larly delighted In dangerous adven tures They were fond of making be lieve that the boy was some mythical warrloi and the girl a forlorn princess about to bo devoured by a sea monster. 'iney put into their play some very realistic action. A neluhbor who J -watched the ce salij; "I Mry 4 & 4 4 4- 4 4 4- & H899 rt 4 ticSA Handsome Souvenir Given to Each Purchaser on Opening Concert by Lawrence's Orchestra, Decorations by Marvin & Muir. 4 "i "X- f" ? c f -v ?" "7j wade out Into the river wheie the water was up to her knees, nnd then George, with a wild yell, dashed out after her, blandishing a big stick with which he beat the water In every direc tion. He threw his left aim around her and escorted her to the shore. When they came up the bank I asked what tho matter was and the little girl with a charming lisp said: "I was be ing rescued from a feioclous alligator by my brother George, who came Just In time to save me " Rebuking an Admlial. Many years ago while Dowey was a watch olllcer, he happened to be serv ing under an admit al who was distin guished In his profession for his bull dog courage and his rough language. He was of a class that Is known as ".i Jacky officer," meaning one whose man ners savor moie of the foiecastle than the quarterdeck. One day "the old man," as the chief Is known In sailor parlance, became upset about some thing, and turned loose upoa cv-ry-thlng In sight In his characteristic way. Well, Dewey was in sighr, and ntler standing it a few minus's, lie walked up to the raging commumhr of the fleet, and saluting said: "Admiral , I will not allow vou or any man living to address ine In the language you are using." The captain of the flagship and near ly all his officers were present and heard the conversation. Tho old ad miral turned red. and then purple. He did not utter a word for some minutes. Meantime Dewey had left the group nnd returned to whatever It was he had In hand. "Tell Mr. Dewey I wish to speak to him," said the. admiral to an ensign. "Dewey's going to catch It now," whispered the ofllcer3 who heard the order. In a moment up came Lieutenant Dewey. "Vou sent for me, sir?" said he sa luting. "Yes, I did, sir," the other answered "I wanted to say to you that I was not addressing you In ,my remarks a few minutes ago. That Is all, sir " And the old terror of the seas resumed his promenade. And so the Incident ended. But It was noticed that Admiral treated the quiet lieutenant with unusual le spect and courtesy all the rest of the cruise. Tho Tables Turned. Practical Jokers are often made the victims of Jokes. Dewey has always a strong aversion to his men getting drunk. On one cruise a sailor had de lirium tremens, and his ease was used as an object lesson by the admiral to his men. Once or twice, when the sailors got shore leave, Dewey admon ished them not to bring any snakes on board when they returned. One day while In one of the East Indian ports, a sailor came up tne slue looKing tne worse for liquor. Dewey's eagle eye rested on him for a moment and then ho said: "So you've brought some snakes back with vou"" The man saluted very respectfully nnd said: "Yes sir. here It Is," and put Ing his hand In his shirt drew out a squirming rock python which ho had secured from a native who had caught It ashoie. Tho admiral leallzed that he had been caught and dismissed the man. Hut he made no more allusions to snakes on that ciuise. The forecastle, the place wheie tho sailors bunk, felt that they "had It on tho old man" for once that time New York Sun. NUBS OF KNOWLEDGE. Two divinity students are working their way through Ynlo by doing Job printing Tho Argentine Republic Imported ma chinery last vear to tho value of J3.000, 000. Not one drop of Intoxicating liquor U allowed to be sold at any of the military cnmp3 of Canada. k During tho tremendous excitement of gold discovery iu California the Krtateat production In tho United States was JGo, 000,000 per annum Tor tho last jejr our exports of railroad iron of all sorts wero filO.'.iS tons. nR.alnst 717,06.! ton for 1S1G, 53S.373 tons for l(s&3 and 1,035,131 tons for 1S90. Whales from 3 0 to 40) nunnrcct cars old Whales from X"0 to iW jears old aro romctlmes met with Tho ago Is as certained by the slzo nnd number of tjio whalebone, which Increases yearly. Tho number of cubes of rabies has been decreasing ench vear. In London, for In stance, thero were onl) lT.nono fatnl, In U0S, whllo In 1&97 thero were 151 cases. Passenger trains from Iloston to Ply mouth aro hauled ns fur ns Urntntrcc, nnd then divided Into two parts and drawn to Plymouth by a third-rail motor. Married peoplo live longer than tho un married, tho temparuto and Industrious longer than the gluttonous and Idle, and civilized nations longer thun tho uncivil ised. A statue of St. Bernard de Menthon U to bo raised on the Great St. Bernard. The coirmlttee appointed to carry out the Idea U naturally International, for thf-J monxs are from mi parts of the worm. 4- 4 & & 4" 4 4 4- 4 4 OUVENll iatm irday, ooooooooo FALL EXHIBIT BF MaehaLttami E amid W0 Fowinies9 T-e Handsomest in Scranton. ooooooooo successor to Bromsoe & Tallmae. ooooooooo ?' e?,fjf' 'v TJ '? ?' t8 "v ?' t Star AMtomatflc Paper Fasteoer Fastens papers iu a jiffy, feeds itself and improved iu every respect. Prices lower than ever. We are still sell ing the Plauitary Pencil Sharpeners. The only sharp -ening device which never breaks the lead. On trial in your office for 10 days free of charge. We have numerous other novelties in office sup plies, together with a large line of Blank Books and Typewriter's Supplies. Reynolds Bros STATIONERS and ENGRAVERS, Hotel Jermyn Building. Temperature Tamers. Plenty of thlnjrs rlpht hero to make tho hot weather not only endurable but enjoyable. And the pi lee nt which we offer them Is not going to make anyone hot. ex cept tho man who charges a higher pi lee for equal quality, and he la nu merous. Just think of those and get cool. Refrigerators at reduced prices. OTSTEt k FORSYTH, 3:5-327 PKNN AVENUE. taFm ?faa lSm PllfS llfePf Farmer : This is the third time since Spring you have lost your time because you don't feei well enough to work. If you will buy some Ripans Tabulcs and take one at night, or one after each meal for a day or two, you'll be all right, and stay so, too, if you take one when you notice that you begin to feel bad. I don't use a dozen a year, but I always keep them in he house- 4 & 4 4fc 4' 4 & 4 & Opp eptemnilber mL Slh5rt9 Hoearch Shirts Collars, Gloves, Beet's Line of 50-cent Neckwear Ever Exhibited H ? t3 v? ? "t ?' "V 'V "v fy ?' "( v TllK MODFIIV IIARIIVVAIIR bTOItB Pearl Arate am Special sale this week. Low prices on our eu tire line. FOOT & SMEAR OH 1 19 N. Washington Ave. -O HENRY BELIN, JR., General Agent for ths Wyonilui District c -i: AllDlng, lllastlns, norlhi;, Huioalsil unci the Ilepaimo Uuoailca. to iip.my i HIGH EXPLOSIVES. tulety fuse, Cnp and KxploJo.-L Uoom 101 Couuoll UullatUj. bcraatao. AUCNUlUi THOS. FORD, Vltrston. ON, - Plymouth. Wilkes-Bavre. JOHN B SMITH & W. E. MULLIGAN, Ltmtheir Keller LiriE, CEMENT, SEWER PIPE, Etc. Yard and Ofllce- West Lackawanna Ave., SCRANTON, PA. W lUPOlTPS P0I0EB. -S! & 4 4 4 4 4- 4"fc4' 1900 "Vq M M Gloves, ete0 8 a 432 Spruce Street Day. a f5 $ rf f r v ?j fy f ? y, TT RJILJ New FaDI Dress .We open today our first importation this season of choice novelties in Crepoos, Serges, Cheviots, Tweeds eteo9 Also a magnificent line of Plaids Smltie All Exclusive Den signs. SlOand 512 LACKAWANNA AVENUE FOR A Tweaty-Year Gold-Filled Gase With a ISJewdes! Waltta Movement. ' Both Qmiarainiteed The Best Watch in the Whole World for the Money. "S "vTV O TSl - r $10 MERCMEAU k (MULL fjo Wyoming Avenue.
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