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THE SCRANTON TMBUJNE-TUESDAY, NOVEaiBER 7, 1899.
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SCRANTON, NOVEMBER 7, 1809.
REPUBLICAN NOMINATIONS.
State.
Justice of the Supreme Court J. HAY
BKOWN. of Lancaster.
Judge of tho Superior Court JOHN I.
MITCHELL, of Tlojja.
State Trcasurcr-LIKUTENANT COL-
ONHL JAMES E. BAHNETT, of
Washington.
County.
Commlssloners-JOHN COUrtlEIt MOR
HIS. of Scrnnton; JOHN PENMAN,
of Olyphant.
Audltors-WILLIAM E. JOHNS nnd ASA
E. KIEI-'nil. both of Scranton.
ELECTION TODAY.
Correspondents nxo urged to use
every endeavor to pet complete returns
to The Tribune tonlRlit from every
precinct In their territory at the carl
lortt possible moment. The Tribune will
be thnnkfttl to lt friends for volun
tiered help In the collection or verifica
tion of returns.
Wnils from the Tombs.
N THE PROCESS of letting them
selves down ns Rel.tly as ponsIM.
the men who have been exalting
the Tnpnlog fiee booter, Apulnal
do, ns u second Oeorge Washington iro
now making faces at the members of
the Philippine i,nmmmltlon. Beforo
they knew for rc-taln Just what Ad
miral Dewey's vleus were, they were
heralding hi in a? one of their own num
ber and Intimating very knowingly
thnt something would drop when
Dewey got home. In those days tho
"antls" led In the applause whenever
Dewey's name was mentioned, but
things are different now.
Carl Pcliurz rays Dewey stated an
"untruth" vhen he said that no alli
ance had been made with Agulnaldo.
Wlnslow "Warren, chairman of the exe
cutive committee of the Boston Antl
Imperallst league, says the report of
the Philippine commission was a "very
pcod brief for the plaintiff"; in other
words, that Schurman, Denby, Worces
ter and Dewey deliberately made their
report to order. Ervlng Wlnslow, sec
retary of the league, calls the report
an "administration document," which
is true ennimh but not In the sense
which he seeks to Imply. Senator
Mason calls it "drear' rot"; and Edwin
Burrlt Smith intimates that It was dis
honestly drawn. The opinion of Seni
tor Hoar has not beer published, but
poor John Sherman U dragged Into the
controversy with a muttering of dis
satisfaction; and so the sequence goes
down the melancholy line.
Discussion of these comments Is un
necessary. The public Is competent 'to
draw Its own conclusions.
Vote early. Vote the straight Repub
lican ticket.
Highway Robbery.
ONE OF THE things which the
Fifty-sixth congress should
do Is to pass a law empower
ing the Interstate Commerce
commission to fix a maximum rate to
govern the charges of the Pullman
Palace Car company. Since that great
corporation absoibed the Wagner com
pany It is nbsoluteI In possession of
the whole railway field and can dictate
terms alike to railway managements
and individual travelers. No trust
ever organized was more completely
without curb or check.
The Philadelphia Press mentions an
illustration of its methods which Is fa
miliar to travelers. For a berth from
New York to Syracuse, a distance of
300 miles.the Wagner company charged
only $1.50, but the Pullman company,
for a berth fiom Philadelphia to New
York, only ninety miles, demands J2
nnd now that It has eliminated compe
tition there will be nothing to prevent
it from shoving Its demand up still
higher, conscious thnt under existing
conditions the convenience it denls In
is a public necessity, for which the
public can be made to pay whatever
it has the nerve to1 charge.
Enormous profits have been reaped
by the Pullman company In n way that
differs fiom the activities of the high
nay lobber mainly in the fact that the
Pullman corporation works within the
otter of the law. If there is any moral
difference, the comparison favors the
toad agent, who does not make nny
professions to respectability, but picks
pockets openly and above board, often
showing some measure of chivalry and
fair dealing. It Is high time for con
Kress to take In hand this matter of
tho monopolistic traffic in the neces
tary comforts of travel, and nrrange
nenhs whereby the public will not be
leld'up without limit or hope of re
press. Make Democracy's defeat decisive,
That Recent Prize Fight.
"f RITICS OF Governor Roosevelt
are now attacklns him be
cause he did not order out tho
",; nillltla to prevent the recent
irlze fight on Coney Island. Their ar
jument Is. that the law against prize
Jghtlng in New York state Is a state
'w .which the governor Bhould enforce.
J3ut jf tho governor should have
jasuri&d' the prerogatives of the sheriff
In the manner indicated he would have
laid (himself open to criticism equally
is severe. Apart from the legal ques
lon ns to whether the Jeffrles-Shar-tey
battle constituted a violation of
the law, which expressly permits box-
nc contests with five-ounces gloves,
uhejVUtempt to shoulder upon the gov
ernor 'at Albuny a responsibility which
eats uporitthtt inhabitants of tbe city
f New York is neither fAlr nor credit
ible. ,whWtl,0.people o' New York de-
tided by -their ballots that they wanted
4 rarnmany Hall rule, .they knew full
veil what that rule meant and they
should not now enter the baby plen
that It Is tho governor's placo to tnko
them under his patcrnnl wing. They
were informed thnt Tammnny ascend
ency meant a "wide open" city, with
vice given every privilege that It cared
to pay for In pecuniary or political
blackmail. They wore aware that the
enthronement of Croker Implied thu
casting oft of moral restraint and a
carnival of alt the unholy elements In
municipal pollution. This wns not
merely asserted In campaign nppeals
but established In bitter experience.
The choice was made deliberately and
the consequences should not ba shirked.
It Is questionable If those who now
censure Roosevelt would have approved
had ho arbitrarily stopped the recent
fight. There Is a surprising percentage
o'f unconscious hypocrisy In tho general
outcry against prize-fighting. People
who can stomach foot ball have very
little license to throw bricks at pugil
ism. 1
Vote for Morris and Penman and for
Johns and Klefer. Vote the straight
Republican ticket.
America at the Hague.
A MOST INTERESTING fea
ture of the North American
Review of this month Is an
examination of the proceed
ings of tho recent pence conference at
Tho Hague contributed by F. de Mar
tens, of the Russian delegation and
Soth Low of the delegation from the
United States. These two papers nra
In the nature of semi-official reports,
the RusIan one outlining tho general
scope nnd results of the conference nnd
tho American one explaining more par
ticularly tho attitude of the American
delegation toward Its work. We deslro
In this article to consider Mr. Low's
paper more especially.
As may be known by many of our
renders, the disarmament portion of
the conference's programme soon went
by the board and attention was
focussed upon certain more practicable
problems, such us tho placing of new
restrictions around warfare and tha
facilitation of international nibltratlon.
Tho real work of the conference crys
talled In three conventions and. three
declarations. The latter were:
(1) A declaration prohibiting for five
j ears the throwing of projectiles and
explosives from balloons or by other
analogous menns. To this the Ameri
can delegation assented, partly because
of the brief time limit and partly on
account of the belief that use of bal
loons in warfare, on account of their
Instability, would unfaltly endanger
non-combatants.
(2) A declaration prohibiting the uso
of projectiles having as their sole ob
ject the diffusion of asphyxiating or
deleterious gases.
(3) A declaration prohibiting the uso
of bullets which expand or flatten
easily in the human body, "such ns
Jacketed bullets of which the Jacket
does not entirely cover the core or has
incisions In It."
To the second and third of these dec
larations the American delegation ob
jected, for npparcntly good reasons. In
asmuch ns there are no such piojectlles
ns are mentioned in tho second declar
ation the American reprf?entntlve3 at
The Hague deemed It a piece of fool
ishness to prohibit the hypothetical.
Neither was It clear to them, Mr. Low
explains, why shells which asphyx
iate only should be foi bidden while
shells which both explode and asphyx
iate should be permitted. With regard
to the third declaration Mr. Low ex
plains at some length that It wasnlmei
nt a particular bullet in use by a par
ticular power (Great Brltcln); and
when tho conference rerused to accept
an amendment offered bj tho American
delegation forbidding all bullets of an
unnecessarily cruel character, an
amendment which nfllrriied a principle
rather than n detail, theio was left no
alternative but to dissent. As to the
general proposition that It is wise to
curb the inventive spirit In its relation
to warfare, M-. Low very properly re
marks: "The fearful destructlveness of
modern war is one very great restraint
upon a resort to it. This is probably
one of the reasons why, In America,
It has never been thought wise to try
to prevent the free application of In
vention to the improvement of tha
weapons and engines of war."
The three conventions formulated at
The Hague and signed by many of the
powers subject to ratification In the or
dlnary way were:
(1) A convention for the pacific set
tlement of International disputes.
(2) A convention concerning the laws
and customs of war on land.
(3) A convention for the adaptation
to mnrltlmo warfare of the principles
of the Geneva conference.
The second of these, which Is calcu
lated to lessen the suffering of indi
viduals nt the hands of armies in time
of wnr, and to place limitations upon
the action of Invading armies, was not
signed by the United States, because It
required careful examination by the
proper authorities ns to Its details; the
principle underlying it Is, however,
heartily recommended. Tho third con
vention was not signed nor recom
mended, because tbe mixture of bad
with good details raised a serious ques
tion as to Its utility.
V'e come now to the first and chief
convention, the one aimed to do away
aB far as possible with war. It divides
into four parts: (l) A general pledge
by the signatory powers to "employ all
their efforts to assure the peaceful set
tlement of International differences";
(2) an agreement as to mediation
whereby powers drifting toward wnr
may themselves ask for such good of
fices from a friendly power or neutral
powers may, at their discretion, tender
such good offices and In no case Is such
mediation to be considered an unfriend
ly act (a special form of mediation pro
posed by Mr. Holls of the American
delegation and unanimously adopted
permits each power In a dispute to pick
a friendly power as Its second, these
seconds to try to arrange matters like
seconds In a duel); (3) a provision for
disinterested International commissions
of inquiry to ascertain the exact facts
In cases of International dispute; and
(4) the comprehensive scheme of a per
manent International tribunal for the
arbitration of differences which has
already received ample explanation In
, the Amarlcan cress; and to which re
course Is voluntary; but whose award,
once made, Is Imperious and final. This
convention tho American delegation
signed and It will come before the sen
ate of the Fifty-sixth congress for
ratification.
It should bo added that at tho be
ginning of the conference the American
delegation caused to be placed on record
a memorandum touching the question
of disarmament which, while afllrmlnK
tho general sympathy of the United
Stntes In movements calculated to
confer benefits upon mankind In other
continents, declared the traditional po
sition of the North American republic
In respect of abstaining from Interfer
ence with the domestlo concern of Eu
rope and added these significant words:
"The military and naval armaments
of the United States are at present so
small, relatively to the extent of ter
ritory and to the number of tho popu
lation, as well as In comparison with
those of other nations, that their size
can entail no additional burden of ex
pense upon tho latter, nor can even
form a subject of profitable mutual
discussion."
Sympathy for the "poor, oppressed
Boers" may be well enough If expressed
by those who have an unlimited supply
to waste In a quiet way, but if the
United States forgets that British Influ
ence nlone saved us from disastrous
European complications at the begin
ning of the war with Srnln, we are in
deed a nation of lugrates.
An anonymous letter writer, who has
caused a lot of trouble nt Reading,
landed In Jail the other day. Tho
anonymous letter writer Is almost as
bad as the editor of a newppaper which
ptlnts scandalous artlclei hinting at
persons whoso names lire not men
tioned. Both look best behind the burs.
The Individual who can form any defi
nite opinion of the situntlon In tho
Transvaal from the pr-jaent dispatches
received from the seat of war, must
possess the gift of second sight.
Admiral Dewey's Intimation that the
fate of the nation does not depend upon
one man looks like a dlrtcl slap at Hon.
John Wanamaker.
Great Britain now sees the folly of
not loading up her transports during
the first stages of the ultimatum busi
ness. Colonel Barnett's tradur.ers are ex
pected to experience trouble with cold
feet this eve.ilng.
Prove today that Lackawanna coun
ty Is reliably Republican.
All the election news, good or bad,
In tomorrow's Tribune.
This Is going to be a Republican day.
HUMAN NATURE STUDIES
As Seen by Others.
Lewis Carroll, author of "Alice In Won
derland," told with keen relish, says the
Youth s Companion, of a rebuff glva.i
1:1m by a little girl who knew him only
as a learned mathematician.
"Hnvo you ever read 'Through tho
Looking Glass?' " he naked her, expect
ing an outburst of delight.
"Oh dear, es'" bhe replied. "It Is
even more stupid thun 'Alice In Wonder,
land!' Don't you think so?"
Wordsworth could not conceal his
chagiln when ho heard that his neigh
bors, the furmers, described him ns "a
d.ift. Idle bpdy, who went moaning about
the hills und hnd not wit enough to raise
n Hold of oats."
The following anecdote of Henry Clay
was told by ono of his personal friends:
While making the journey to Washing
ton on tho Nutlonal road, just after his
nomination as candidate for tho presi
dency, he was travelling one stormy
night, wrapped up in a hugo cloak, on
tho back scat of the stugo coach, when
two passengers entered. They were Ken
tucklans, like himself. Ho fell asleep,
and whon he awoko found them discuss
ing his chances In the coming cam
paign. "What did Henry Clay go into politics
for?" said one. "Ho had a good bit of
land; ho bad a keen eye for stock. It h
had stuck to stock-raising ho'd hava
been worth his fifty thousand. Hut now
ho doesn't own a dollar"
Not So Savage as He Looked.
Many years ngo a number of Peoila
Indians oiganlred a show company ana
mado a tour of tho east. They wero most.
ly half-breeds and all were thoroughly
educated In Fngllsh, but It was stipu
lated by tho management that they must
talk only In their native tongue, and
when they got en their war togs thoy
looked bavage enough, Indeed. Among
the company was Will Labadle, well
known In Galena, says the Galena Ro.
publican, and one evening ho was stand
ing In the coirldor of nn Eastern hotel,
dressed in his chief b robes and looking
every Inch the savtgo man of fiction,
when ho wtih approached by nn elegantly
gowne-d lady, and the following conver
sation ensued;
"How-"
"r:gh."
"You big chief In y ur own country?"
"Cgh."
"You go to Washington to see great
White Father?"
"Ugh."
"You cannot speak white man's tongue;
you no speak Encllph?"
"No, nuulnm. I icgret to say that I
do not understand tho language."
Tho poor woman was greatly surprlted
and embarrascd, but perhaps not so
much ns n bevy of gills on a later oc
casion. In almost every town some of
tho audience would remain behind to got
a better view of the cwful savages. Ono
night Labadle had taken Ms scat in tho
orchestra box after tho show and fou
or flvo young ladles who were stunning
near commenced to comment on his per
sonal appearance. "How would you like
to kiss him?" suid ono of the maidens,
with a titter. "Oh. girls! let's all do
It Just to see how It would feci to kiss
a real Indian!" exclaimed one more dar
ing than tho rest, whereupon Labadle
turned calmly to them nnd said:
"Ladles, nothing would afford me morn
pleasure than to give nu a prnctlcal Il
lustration of the osculatory accomplish
ments of tho red man."
There was a chorus of little screams, a
swish of sklrta and tho theater was
empty.
Dewey After the Manila Jay Battle.
Admiral Dewey, In conversation with
some Boston fi lends recently, says
tho Globe, told an Interesting chap
ter In his Manila experiences after
he had destroyed the Spanish fleet.
The battle Itself, he declared, was
nothing, but It was after the battle
had been fought nnd Spain's power on
the sea destroyed, that his troubles com
menced, "There were at that time," ho said,
"thirteen ships of all ictlons In the bay?
all of them, with the exception of lht
British, vnfrlcndly, all of them offlceied
by experienced men, all of them waton
Ing for the slightest mistake that we
might make.
"The situation was full of complica
tions. There were any number of dell-
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cnto questions coming up to be decided.
Questions which ought to neve, been de
cided by a lawyer well verbed In Inter
national law, nnd not a tailor who know
only such law as ho had been nblo to
pick up, and whoso law library was ex
tremely limited.
"The situation at one time was such
that It took almost tho entire tlmo of
two officers to search the books to seo
what we might do and what wo wero
not allowed to do. Why," eald the ad
miral, with an expressive gesture, "a
good lawyer at that time, a man familiar
with International law, would have been
worth his weight In gold and diamonds
and rubles."
"And probably, If you had had a law
yer on your staff," al(. one of his audi
ence, "he would have made nny amount
of trouble for you nnd tha government,
which you avoided because you made
common sense take the place of law."
The Husband'a First Thought.
Excitement Is often the cause of strange
telegrams, as well as of other strange
manifestations. A man who had boon
one of the passengers on a shipwrecked
vessel was rescued almost by a miracle,
on arriving at a place from which ho
could send a telerraphlc message, he for
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The sale includes :
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The goods from our Wyoming avenue store will be sold
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