,it"- 4-t"'" "t'V7 i 'T'3 ". '"" THE SCHANTON TRIBUNE-. TUESDAY, JANUARY 9, 1900. 'ri IHjbllhl Dally. Eictpt Sunday, by Th Tribune Publishing Cojnpany, at Fifty Ctnta a Month. t-y ' ' , -' New York Office! 150 Nannnu Bt.. B. 8. VnF.Rt.AND. 8ol Agent for Foreign Advrrtltlng. Entered at the Pnatofflee at Beranton. Pa., aa Bectnd-Clai Moll Mutter. . .Wlwn ppnto will permit. Tho Trlbuno ia.nlwnyo Bind to print short letter frnm It frirmls JjcurltiK nn current topics, mil ItH rule Is that thpfie must bo lRnel, for liUbllrotlon. by tho writer' real mum-: mid the condition precedent to acceptation In Hint nil contribution!! of whatever nnturn and by whomnoevcr sent slinll oc aubject to editorial revision. TEN PAGES. vi it-t-- -r SCHANTOX, JANUAHY !. 1900. Hy tho court's reappointment yestcr liny of John M. Harrlri, fHq.. as onn of tin' board fi-i tho examination nf stu dent nt law, nn appropriate compli ment was palil to tlu (.indent hcrvleo rendered ly Mr. linn In during hi first term In this porltton: nnd In cidentally the iitnmp of dlsliollcf wiia phui(l uniin tho repot t of .Mr. Harris' l"l(.',ietl reniiultr at PlttMiurt: purport Iiik ti end re I lection? rpnn hln bieth re.n nt thl.i bur. That Wyoming Avenue Extension I AST rVLIXINTS action ot rotnijion council in passing . the concurrent resolution. .hlch had already been ap proved by select council with only im.; dl!'inlng vote. lr.itrui.tlnK the city solicitor to withdraw the i..copl'n llleil by hlni on behalf of the city ne.ilntit th rinllrr.'ntl'Ui of the report of the viewers In the matter of th opening up of WyuiulnR avenue will, when nppriiveil by the mayor, hrtnir to an end t!i delays that have post poned this necessary v.vik of public Improvement. That tho mayor will concur In this manifest wish of coun cils nrnl public and expedite the matter Ih naturally i.ssumed. In-ii the proposition to open Wy oming avenue first came. up. some elsh teen months uko, there was opp')ltlon, on the ground thut the expenditure of public money which It would Involve (nbout ?.",0"n) would-at the first In stance bencnt chletlv the property owners nloiiE that avonue. and only Incidentally lmieht the community at large. This nrguin.-nt v.t.r extensively employed In the discussion at that time but the majority nevertheless pave assent to the ordinance, viewer were appointed, they framed their Hchedule of nwardf. and not until nil this had Intervened did the city through Its leal adviser Interpose technical objection. In the meantime a wholly new com plexion luu been Riven to this matter by the announcement of the manage ment of the International Correspond ence schools that If Wyoming avenue is promptly opened an Immense non printing plant, offering employment to fiOO men, will be eonm noted In the vicinity of Wyoming ir.vuuc and Ash street. Coupl-d with tltl-t is the stiuo wont that If the aveniu: Is not opeiio1! the plant will no', be built until it can have a direct npproieli. The difference Is one Involving easily ::oq,Q0O iv year In wages directly affecting the busi ness welfare of the entire community: and It supplies a convincing reason why the Improvement should bo hastened. It Is announced that the president will endeavor to have, congress revive the grade of 1! u tenant general in tiv army so 'hat he can ionfer It iinnn ileneral Wesley Metrltl Jupt before the I hitter's relliement next spring, (ieiicral M-:rrltt Is a .'irrt clasM s-Idkr whose record Is unll'.irinlv ooo.l. p.ut what iri the rinsnn why the li nor here fon-ti-mplnti-d is withheld fieni that other good soldier, ("oninvt-vllns Genera: Miles'' The True Baste of Representation. WITH A VIEW to exciting prejudice against the Crunipacker bill to hnvi a census taken of the number of niulu citizens of voting age who are not permitted to vote, a step Intended as prepaiatory for an enforce ment of the Fourteenth amendment, southern members of congress aru professing to bp greatly concerned lest there should be a reduction In the congressional representation of some of the, northern stutes, us for Instance Massachusetts, which have Imposed cpjaliiicatloiiH upon the suffrage. Thus Heprcsentntlvo Hay of Vir ginia, an Ingenious Democrat, requests the public, to fompaie the states of Massachusetts and Indiana and rointa out that enclj ot these states has thir teen members. In the house of repre sentatlves. "The population of Massa chusetts," In- continues, "Is IM!?!,."!).".. The vote cast, in the thirteen districts of,, Massachusetts in 1M6 a presi dential yeHC) wus a57.V7l'. Indiana hni u population nf 2,210,6:13, 64,nu0 less of population than Massachusetts, und yet In 1SU6 the vute cast In tho thirteen districts of Indiana was 622,219. 264,277 inwo voti-H than were cast in Massh eh.uHL'tts.' Now f, representation Is to be Ijaseil upon the number of, votes cast, und not upon population, then tho rep lesentutlon of Indiana would be largely increased and that of Massachusetts greatly diminished, Maine has a popu lation of (i(Sl,086 and east a vote in ISStS nf'loe.CM, while the First, Sixth. Tenth, afi'd" "Twelfth districts of Ohio, with a population of 673,255, cast a vote of 181, usi. New Hampshire,. with n popula tion of 370,530, cast a vote of 82,252 In 18!)tf, white, the Third and Tenth dis tricts of Jowa, with h population," of 372.7S3, cast 105.311 votes. In 21 dls tiicts of Illinois, with a population of 4.006,42C,'ther..'ven east In 1896, 1,035. 0SI yotis; in twenty-one districts of Now York, with a population of 4.09S, 078j 'hero were rust only 860,087 votes, a difference In .fa,ypr of Illinois of 174,994 votes. 'Theso are a few examples of how tpo.jijrpppBooMaw would operate in fiiY.pr of, the states I have named; of courao the law would apply to all of the states; It could not bo contincd In its operation, to a few states. Such bilog.tbc,, affect of this law, one won d"rs if tho ltcpubllcan party Is pre pared to plnco It upon tho statute books." What tho Ilepuhllcan party mny or mny not have tho courage to do In thh matter Is something which the future must develop. Hut If we consider 'the subject from the standpoint of equity only ono conclusion Is possible; and It is tlint states which for reasons of their own vlsh to depart from the fun damental rule of universal manhood suffrage and set up this, that or an other franchise restriction, should, In fairness to the other states which ad her j to I lie original doctrine of ono man, one vote, consent to such an abridgement of their representation a3 will Justly offset tho number of citiz en dlsfmnchlsed. Tho proposition Is Independent of tho question whether n restricted suffrage In a democratic republic like the United Stutes Is wise. On that point opinions differ widely: but thcro can be no honest difference of opinion upon the unfairness of al lowing to one voter In ono state a per centage of representation In congress two, three or four times as large as the percentage enjoyed by nnothcr voter in a different state, because of differences In tho franchise qualifica tion. At the root of our Institutions Is the doctrine of equality before the law nnd this doctrine must not be surren dered In principle, however grossly It may upon occasions bo outraged In pt notice. The Chicago Times-Herald, which is ono of the kadliif champions In the recent controversy regaidlng the be ginning of the Christian era, has cele brated what according to its own calculation, Is the dnw.t of tliox Twen tieth tentury bv tho Issue of a 00-pngj edition devoted to reviewing the event of Interest In the nineteenth century. The number Is a most complete, his tory of one hundred yeais, and will bo Invaluable for future reference. Of the many original features of enterprise that have marked the career of this progressive Jeurnal, the twentieth cen tury edition is probably the ;no,it meritorious. The Favorable Side. WH HAVIJ HAD recently from reputable observers like George Kennan many expositions of the unfortunate side of the Cuban charac ter, more especially Its tendency to steal. It therefore Is pleasant to note an exception Illustrating the possibili ties In the opposite direction. Some time ago Mr. W. K. Curtis pub lished lu his Washington correspond ence for the Chicago Hecord a story which had been told to him by an ex cellent authority that General Kudlow had met with dllllculty In securing the proper sort of men to fill the municipal otllces of Havunn, and that he had found It Impossible to Interest the best people of that city In the reorganiza tion of their government. General Ludlow assures Mr. Curtis that nothing of the kind has happened in his exper ience. "I have had no trouble what ever In Havana In getting good men fo fill olllclal positions," says General l.udlowin.i private letter, "and, In fact, have today the same government that I uppolnted on Jan.. 14, IS99. In addi tion to being men of Intelligence, they are alse men of Integrity, and the city government has In a recent conspicuous case refused to accept inducements offered In large lumps to act favorably upon a proposition which would have Involved an expenditure ot fl.",000,000 or $20,000,000. I was able to report In con nection with this matter that I knew of no etllclal community of like na ture In the United States that could have sustained so simply nnd so faith fully the test of almost wholesale bribery for a favorable report on an opulent proposition." So long as there ate men of this kind In Cuba her case Is not hopeless. Does expansion pay" Time must ellipse before this question can be ans wered finally, but here are a few straws: Our exports of wheat-Hour to Cuba alone Increased from $571,000 In the (list eleven mouths of 1S97 to $1,871,000 In tho corresponding eleven months of IMill. lard from $1)09,000 In those months of 1SU7 to $1,633,000 In 3 Sl'ft. bacon from S".2,oC0 In 1S37 to $S42,000 In IMS, hams from $319,000 in 1S97 to $668,000 In 1899, corn from $267. OOil In 1S97 to $434,000 In 1899, and butter and iheese from $27,000 In the first eleven months of 1S97 to $154,000 In the corresponding period of 1839. Beet Sugar. ACOWtnsPONDRNT of the In dianapolis Press who has Investigated the recent an nouncement that a largo beet sugar factory was to be estab lished near I.aporte, Ind., supplies tho public with some readable Information. The factory will be at North Judson, In Starke county, Indiana, and will cost $400,000. It Is to begin operation this summer. The company which Is building the factory has received a guarantee of 6,000 acres of sugar beets every year. The dally consumption ot the plant will be 600 tons of beets and the production from sixty to seventy tons of sugar. Farmers have pledged about 25,000 acres. The crop must rotate and a piece of ground will bo drawn on but once In three or four years. The company will pay the pre vailing prlco for beets, which at pres ent runs from $1 to $3 per ton. The acreage production will run from fif teen to twenty-llvo tons. The new plant will bo equipped with the latest Improved machinery nnd will manu facture only tho liner grades of sugar. During the operntlntr season the com pany will employ from 200 to 230 men In tho factory. Nelson Morris, the Chi cago packer, will ulso build a factory on his 15,000-acro farm In Lake county. He will raise his own beets. If the en terprises uro successful several other factories will bo erected in the Kan kakee swnmp land section. For he past ten years the United States agricultural experiment station In connection with Perdue university at Lafayette, Ind., has been making tests of the soils In the Hoosler state with respect to the growth of tho sugar beet. More than 400 tests have been made, lieets would be grown and then analyzed; records were kcut as to tho chemical constltuints nf both the becta nnd the soils In which the beets grew. It was found that the best beets came from tho vicinity of North Judson, where the soil Is a black, sandy loam. In some Instances beets were grown In this soli that, upon nnnlysls, revealed 22 per cent, of sugar Ueet sugar can be manufactured profitably from beets in which tho percentage of sugar Is us low as 12. Last yen,' tho average yield of wheat for Indiana was less than twelve bushels to the acre, worth nt ruling prices $7.40. Corn hns not been yield ing any more than this, and barley, outs and other cereals do not, accord ing to tho Press correspondent, make ns good a return as wheat. Hut from an aero of well prepared land it is claimed that fifteen 'tons of beets can be harvested, worth nt the factory $4.50 a ton, or $67.50. From this sum must be deducted the cost of plowing, fertil izer, seed, labor and haulage; but If this estimate is anywhere near correct, there should bo a margin of profit much larger than can ever bo expected from the Cultivation of the ordinary cereal It has been computed that It would require 150 largo factories to produce the sugar now Imported, and for which $100,000,000 is annually sent nbroad. In sugar beet sections where ground sold for $10 to $20 nn acre previous to the cultivation of sugar beetB, It is now selling for $100 to $200 per ncre. In many communities where the industry is fully established $300,000 Is distrib uted In cash annually for beets by a slr.ie fnctory. The pulp left is found to be one of the best feeds for cattle yet discovered. Obviously this matter Is worthy of Investigation. The latest spelling reforme wave comes by way of Chicago. Following tlie lead of Superintendent Andrews the congregation of the University of Chicago has adopted a resolution In favor of "foncllc" spelling, and has suggested that catalogue, pedagogue, etc., be spelled "cata'og" and "peda gog." Tho Chicago rcformen are thoroughly earnest In their efforts and unless the leading universities of thj country enn bo persuadoi' to Join hand jivlth them In this matter, they will carry forward the buttle undaunted though nlone. - .i The Portland Morning Oregonlan gives a review of the past year of prosperity on the Pacific const In a sixty-page edition, a portion of which is In the form of an illusttated supple ment containing numerous half-tone, view;! of public buildings; the shipping; hunting and ilshlng scenes; wheit llelds: the various Industries; portraits of public men and other Interesting subjects. From appeal ances the Ore gonlan has shared In the general pros perity of the stute. and fraternal con gratulations are cordially extended. It will bo useless for any Jingo ele ment to attempt to persuade the United States to take a hand in the San Domingo row. The enthusiasm now manifested by members of the Cuban war party in criticising the adminis tration for assuming territorial respon sibilities that could not bo honorably avoided, Ins to a certain extent neu trnllzed the effect nf the advice of those who are anxious that this gov ernment should becomo active in regu lating the affairs of our neighbors. The Hrltlsh generals In South Africa at present seem disposed to monopolize the business of the war correspondent, hut when the tide turns In favor of 'Tommy Atkins" It l probable that the press representatives will be al lowed an opportunity to cause a buzzing on the wires. Lieutenant Gllmore's experience with the "revolutioiituy pattlots" of Luzon Is a pretty good untldote for the litera ture of treason. Admiral Dewey's renutntinn disciplinarian will suffer unless he puts an end to so much social revolution at home. SCRANTON TBIBUNE ALMANAC. For Future Reference. From the Scranton Times. The Scranton Tribune Year llouk has an ornute lithographed cover and the contents of JU4 .closely printed pages give u lucid record of the happenings of the year, local und general, besides an olllcliil directory mid various other sorts of information. The purchaser on look ing carefully thiouKh Its jmges will not full to lay It usldo carefully for future reference. The Best of Annuals. From the Scranton Republican. The Scranton Tribune's year book Is the tlnt of thu local newspaper minimis to come to our desk. It Is an Interesting volume with an illuminated cover design of a decided local Havor. The book Is very neatly pi luted on a good quality of paper and displays considerable typo graphical taste. The contents Include many subjects of Interest to which ready referencu may bo desirable. It is one of the lust annuals ever iHsued by our morning contemporary. Up to the Standard. From the Lebanon HeiWt. It affords Tho Ilcport especial pleasure to acknowledge tho value ot the Scran ton Trlliuuo's year book for 1900. Not only must the work be Invaluable to Lackawanna couutluns, but In Its gen eral usefulness In all bectlons of the stute, It measures up to the standard set by any liilludeljihla Journal so far as wo huvo seen. To Hioho who know the Tilbuun It Is sulllclent to say that the work is lu keeping with that excellent newpaper. One of the Neatest. From tho Wllkcs-llarro Times. Dim ol' the neatest almanacs for 1900 that we luivo been favored with Is from tho Scranton Tribune, it is a pamphlet of 100 pages and Is In every wny excel lent. Hrlmful of local, state and nutlonnl Information It will always ba useful. Tho lllustiated cover In colors Is both char acteristic and original, and most appro pi lato for the anthracite coal regions. Hns Few Equals. From the I'hiladelphla Ilecord. Among the almanacs which have reuehed tho Hecord ottlco few are equal to The Scranton Tribune Year Uook for J900, lis 101 pages are crowded with informa tion'of the utmost Importance to 1'enn ssivanlans ns well us to the people of Scranton and vicinity. Its political sta Unties uro complete und In homo respects unlfpie, T.hllo Its household lore nnd In dustrial and historical data are Invalu HUMAN NATURE STUDIES The Conversion of McXinler. The conversion of William McKlnley when a boy wnB described today by the clergyman to whom young McKlnley wont, says a Cleveland, O., dispatch In the Sun. Tho minister Is Aaron D. Morton and his residence Is D96 Central avenue. Forty-two years ago Mr. Mor ton was a Methodist circuit rider and held n revival at Toland, O., where young McKlnley than lived with his parents. "McKlnley was converted at a pray er meeting," said Mr. Morton. "I re member tho evening very well. The congregation that night was small, al though there had been many largely attended meetings prior to that time and McKlnley had attended all of them. That evening he sat about the middle of the church. Ho was a very nttentlvo listener. At my request for those to stand who wished to express a desire to become Christians he rose. I remember his words very well. He said: " 'God Is the greatest of all beings, and religion Is the best of all things In the world. I have determined, by the grnce of God, to seek for it until I find It. "After his declaration he attended the revival meetings for three or four evenings. At thu cxplrntlon of thit time he said that he found relief and Joy In religion. He continued to be very much Interested In the meetings and ho wns very attentive nt the ser vices. He pursued a strict study of religion and religious duties. "There wbb only one religious ques tion which troubled the young man. He was puzzled as to whether he should be baptized by sprinkling or by Immersion. Both could then be used in the Methodist church. In a few months, however, he decided to be Im mersed with a number of others, and having been on probation in the in terval, he then became a memoer of the church." Confessed His Ignorance. Augustus Blrrell tells ot u'dcllghtful Incident that occurred nt the "Johnson Club," which meets four times a year at the "Old Cheshire Cheese," a steak-nnd-chop house In Wine Office Court, London, Just out of Fleet street, und where Its members dine nnd talk and "explore tho mind" of their hero, Dr. Samuel Johnson, says the Buffalo Com mercial. At one of these dinners there happened to be present Bonnor, the famous Australian cricketer, who, con fessed to the company that until that evening he had never heard of Dr. Samuel Johnson. Mr. Blrrell says that at this "some one tittered." Where upon "Bonnor, the bearded, the terrific, clear-eyed, drew himself up to his full height of six feet six, and said: 'Yes? and what Is more, I come from a great country where you might ride a horse sixty miles a day for three months, and never meet anybody who had. But I have heard of him now, and can only say, that were I not Bonnor the crick eter, I would be Samuel Johnson!' " Defining an Agnostic. A certain well-known and Interest ing woman Is, or was tilt recently, head mistress of a boarding school for girls here in town, relates the Wash ington Star. The rules of the Institu tion permit the pupils to receive their friends one evening in each week, an.l it was on one of theso informal recep tion occasions that tho head teacher, passing through the library, noticed one of the younger girls listening in tently to a self-satisfied looking young man. What ho was saying seemed half to terrify, half to shock, but whol ly to fascinate the girl. She hung on his every word. She looked up as the teacher came near. "Oh, Miss Blank." she asked. In a voice full of awe and of admiration, "what is an agnostic? Mr. Spatts says he is one." The head mistress stopped short and turned on the mnn a look that made his ears turn scarlet. "An agnostic." said she, "Is a very young man who says he knows noth ing, but who thinks he knows every thing." He Knew the Process. There is a bright little page at the capital, says the Washington Star.who Is undergoing his first experience as a wage-earner. He is as sharp as a briar and quick at retort. The other night at dinner his sister nnd his moth er were Jollying the little fellow about tho disposition of his first month's wages. His sister said that on pay day she Intended to stick to him closer than a brother. "No," said his mother, "on pay day you will see me walking down tho avenue holding on to" his arm" "Holding on to my leg, you mean," said the boy, quick as a flash. A Victim of Habit. A fisherman, in whose house was neither clock nor watch, got out of his bed one morning, but did not Know at what time, relates the Scottish Ameri can. Accordingly, he went to the door In his night garb and looked out to see if, from the appearance of things mound, ho could discover tho hour of the morning. When standing in this state a fellow fisherman came past, hurrying away to begin the labors oi the day. Having learned from him that It was half-past 5 o'clock, he said: "Weel, I maun gang awa In and rise." THE NECESSARY REMEDY. From the Philadelphia Record. Dr. Allen, of the Scranton board ot health, calls attention to an insufficient ly appreciated cause of the spread of contagious diseases In that city. He kuya that children In whose homes Infectious diseases exist are permitted to ns'eei nto with the children of the neighbor hood. The laxity In regard to qauinntlno precautions which prevails In Beranton Is common everywhare. In somo Instances health authorities and samtiry oll.cers meet with great difficulty In the enforce ment ot laws and orJIuances relative ti contagious diseases, and occattcinnlly Und themselves obllsed to resort to physical force In the performance cf Ihelr duties. Tho only remedy lies In holding those who vlolato tho law to strict account ability. Luflther Keller LIHE, CEMENT, SEWER PIPE, Etc. Tard and oaio West Lackawanna Ave., SCRANTON. PA. Mercercai & Conicll, siivmmite No, 130 Wyoming Avenue. Our Thirty-fourth Year. A GRAND Clhristmai Display Fninie Diamonds, Rich Jewelry, Stooe Rings. Watches of the reliable sort from $2.50 to $150.00. Sterling Silver Wares, Sterling Silver Novelties, Clocks, Etc. Our pr3ces are at the bottom. Our guarantee as perfect. OFF re FURimiR Roll Top Desks, Flat Top Desks, Standing Desks, Typewriter Desks, And Office Chairs A Large Stock to Select from. Hill & Connell 121 N. 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She had tried some of the best doctors, but without any help, until finally her brother sent her some Ripans Tabules. They bene fited her from the first. She has taken six boxes of them in all, and is now entirely cured. Anew ttylo turltrt rnnUUnlntr nx wr.vi tiiuMM In rtpcr carton (without altu) It ow tor mi Una druir gtorrft'ruK rivs ctnt.. TitU low.itrliH'tl tori U tntetukil lor thu itoor and lb. economical. On. tfoawi of tEoltve-ivnti'.rionadWtaliuk.lmu lw bad uj null I1 ..Midinc forly-elglu i.nta to lb. Itirtm CUHOafc Csiraxr. Ko. 19 Spruce ttrwt, Mw York-or a ilngl. carvou liu liicuuj 'lu b wot (or Bt, out. INLET'S M Ladies9 Mtuslin Underwea Aa unusually large holiday trade on this particular line has left our stock pretty much broken up, both in as sortment of styles and sizes. In order to make a complete clearance of what we now have in stock, before opening up our new line for spring. For This Purpose Will And continue for thq balance of the week. The most tempting prices have been marked an all gar ment's, every one of which is of the highest order both as regards material and work manship, and for the bare price of materials you can make your selections of Misses' Cowis, Skirls, Qfeialse, towers, Corset Covers, Etc., etc., and save money, Sale opens Tuesday. 510 and 512 , LACKAWANNA A VENUS icesir 00000 A complete line for 1900, for offica and pocket use, numerous styles of Cal endars, Pads and Stands to select from. Blank Books and the largest and most complete line of office supplies in Northeastern Pennsylvania. Reynolds Bros Stationers and Engravers, Hotel Jermyn Building, Scranton, Pa. Maries V '4 4
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