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THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE-WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1900.
$ge Scrattfon Ztitunt
Published Dally. Exept Sunday, by
The Trlbur.o 1'ublliililn Company, at
Fifty Cents a Month.
LtVY S. RICHARD, Keillor.
O. P. BVXDCR, Business Manager.
New York Offce: 150 Ntmau Bt.
8. S. VHEULAND,
Bote Auent for rorclgn Advertising.
Enttrcd at the Postofflco nt Bcranton,
l'a., ns Sctond-ClnKs Moll Matter.
When npnce will permit, The Trlhuno
Is always glad to print short letters from
Its friends benrlnn on current topic, but
Its rulo Is thnt thexo must bo slftned, for
publication, by tho writer's real name:
and tho condition precedent to ntceptnnco
Is thnt all contributions shall bo subject
to cdltorlnl revision.
BCItAXTOK, FEBRUARY 14, 1900.
REPUBLICAN CITY TICKET.
SCHOOL DIRKCTOnsC. C. Fcrbcr, li
D. Tcllows.
Connccttd with lh offer of the l ,
I, & W. company to umlilbulV to tho
viaduct wan tho condltkti thit the
tro"xlnR he dosed. Tho offer made by
Ouneral Mnmiiiff lltliimn on behulf
ol the Sci.uitim Kiillvuy onniiuny
tilso Is in put iondltloti.il. It Ik point;
to bo a pioblom to Immunize these
v iiIoum conditions, but In any event a
pnfo pi'taRp way for mpti and vehicles
ovot tho piront clr.itli twins nn Wojil
l.ickiwtiniiti uvotnip Is "i in liter of
tlio utmost lucc-xlty .nut ny ttiKcnt.
Tho viaduct proposition which Is to
bo riled upon next Tik.ciliy in ly not
milt pvei.vboclv, hut It 'lll Hiifoi;itai 1
human life, supply i ncvl il enmon
Icncp ut a inod":.ito i ost li thotismiils
of our dtlrons, and this should huIIIcj
to Ipmhp i fu hi able intijotlty.
Those Ballots.
Tin: public is ies intoiestoi
In who pi lnl thu diction
billots than In nutting them
printed nccui.iti.lv and on
time. When a RrpuWIfun 1io.it d of
lonimlsslonus, lio'vevn-, proceeds In
nn lrresjulir manner to throw a laijri
contract Into the hands of a TVmocrut
whoop life woiK Is to butter down Ko
publlcan principles and andldates, the
public Is naturally cutlous to know the
details.
The explanation printed In last
night's Times, so far us It relates to
what was said or done In behalf of Tho
Tribune, Is defective In that It Is not
true. The speech credited to W. W.
Davis was not made by him, nor was
any thlnp resembling It raid by him.
Very likely tho deal had bpen set up
long before Sir. Davis appeared on tho
scene.
We hae no quart rl with Mr. I.ynett
for getting what business he cm. Wj
repeat our confmtiilatl.ins to him upon
his surcess In getting so much of It
from men he tiled to defeat. But It
is to be hoped that when next the Re
publican commissioners run for ofllco
he will remember how "creditably"
they hao acted in his bdialf and glvj
them his tuppoit.
.
Tho announcement that another of
Mr. Carnegie's life long associates has
decided to part fiom the Iron king will
doubtless cause some surprise. So
long as Mr. Carnegie's money holds
out, howeer, he will probably be able
to retain a few fi lends
Never Say Die.
THn DETERMINATION of the
Salisbuiy cabinet to nsk par
liament to piovldo legisla
tion for lncieaslng the effect
ive fighting foice of the Biltlsh emplte,
Including the troops now In South
Africa, the regulars elsewhere and the
militia and other auxlllniy foices at
home, to 600,000 men, "for the land de
fence of the empire," receives tho al
most unanimous approval of the Eng
lish press nnd people. The execution
of this mighty project will Involve
pracflcallv the re-arming of the pres
ent British army and a recasting of Its
organization and spirit at Immense ex
pense; but the task Is seen to be abso
lutely necessaiy, and It will be per
formed. Soldiering In Great Britain, In view
of tho lessons administered by the
Boers, will hereafter be looked upon
as a matter vital to the life of the em
pire. In consequence, men will seek
careers In the Biltlsh army, not merely
for social prestige or because no other
employment offers compatible with tho
tiadltlons ns to whnt constitutes gentil
ity, but largely in a spirit of genuine
patiiotlsm. Tho wide opening of tho
in my doors to tho volunteer sjstem
means an army which Is to be saved
fiom dry rot and made a living factor
In the imperial economy. The haughty
spiilt of the England that was lias
been humbled In defeat; the demo
cratic and substantial spit It of tho leal
England that Is will bieak through
nrtlllelal crusts and heieuftei asset t
Itself.
Isolated by only a nanow channel
fiom a continent vvhencn conies not a
single friendly voice, and tinning In
vain for encouiagement even to their
kinsmen beyond the sea, whom they
had applauded and helped In a some,
whnt similar contingency less than two
years ago, tho English people, despite
Jhelr humiliation by incapable leaders,
uie still iue to their Anglo-Saxon
oiigln. They grit their teeth, grab theli
muskets anr) go on with the sttlfe. The
end of such a nation Is cettulnly afar
Off.
i
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Proceedings of the Atlantic leaguo
meetings prpvc that the fi.itli of thu
spo'rtfng fia'ternlty In Hoianton as a
pnse ball town 'has been unshaken
by the ni.il ch ot time.
- ...-Sympathy and Justice.
TWO REASON" rr. advanced
by the New Haven Register
why, Mollneux should not
be executed. One Is that ho
wa?.coovlcted of minder on dicum
stantliil Instead of direct evidence. Tho
either to quote" the Register Is that
"General Mollneux the father of tho
condemned ma, has n stioiu; claim
upon Hie gratltiido nnd sympathy of
Ills fellmw citlitns. This should not
Interfere with 'the presicution of tho
Ihvvrbut iTaXoini. under extiaordlnary
t'lreumstunees, Intel fen with Its le
I'nUW tjiifQcenynt or deciee. If th
Bltuatton arises vhcic an appeal for
. ........ f
ft new trial Is denied and the court jets
a day for the execution, wo sincerely
hope that Oovorror Roosevelt will
commute tho sentenco, not upon tho
ground of Insufficient evidence, but
upon the higher ground that tho splen
did f"rlco of General Mollnuux to his
country, nnd his uninterrupted con
tribution of pure example to good cit
izenship, should rave him nnd hit
family name from the lasting disgrace
of tho hangman's shadow,"
As to the first of these reasons little
need be said. Tho cvldcn-e sufficed to
con lnce u, Jury of more than ordinary
Intelligence, who heaul nnd welghel
all of It very carefully. The. executive
power would not be Instilled In sotting
Its remote Judgment ns to facts above
thnt of tho regular trial trlbunnl sae
In the event of tho discovery of new
ev Idenco. i
The second pioposltlon Is more in
dicate. It involves th" question of
how fur st-iitlmont entliely cieditable
nnd honorable in Its.-lf should be per
mitted to sway the sealcs nf Justice.
If Mollneux's father had not been a
man of the imp character and worth
desulbid nboei If he had been only
an oidlnary man, no suth aigumcnt
would li iw been possible In behalf of
the pon. What would be the edect of
establishing the ptceedint that giuce
kss. sons of most ndiiilmblc futhet?
may have a latitude In crime or en
joy n degtee of Immunity fiom pun
ishment not allowed to bad sons of Just
common futlicis.' In It lUm that such
disci imlmitinn should be est ibllslud?
We doubt that Clenetnl Mallneu lilm
s'df would ati3wcr yes.
"What," als a couespondonl of the
New York Sun, "could be more fitting
than to nomlnite for ro pio-ddent
that grand and p.itilotlo utorun,
Ualmhu Grow, who lin, perhaps, done
moie for his count! y In the way of
legislation than any otl.ei mm now
llNing: It would be a beiutiful lilbute
to his woilh to allow him to iotin.1
out his useful political life by piesld
Ing over the United StP senate for
tho net four eus." Kty Pcnnsjl
vanlan will heartily nppla-id this band
some ttlbute to Mr. Grow, but he has
pnnouneed his Intention to b" a candi
date for re-nominatlon as congicssman
ut large. Thus Is the Hold Waied for
Pennsylvania to ially unitedly In be
half of Hon. Chailes IJmoiy Smith.
Puerto Rico.
T
HERE IS nothing like making
the best of adversity. "The
complete abolition, of duties
between the Island and the
continent, which President McKlnley
uiged, would have been wiser and bet
ter for Pueito Hleo and the better
precedent for the United States; but,"
as the Philadelphia Pi ess advisedly l -marks,
"this Is a woild of compiomlse,
concession and adjustment. It Is, In
the long i tin and In the lasting effect,
wiser to get a l eduction of duties
which can bo passed nnd will bo ac
cepted without friction than to fotco a
reduction which will be challenge!
now, must estiangc many slnceie sup
porters of fair economic tieatment for
colonial dependencies and might ba
upset In the future."
The Pi ess goes on to domonstinte
that under tho 75 pel cent, discount
allowed In tnilff diaiges to Import?
from Pueito Itleo the lndustiles and
commeice of that Island aie likely o
faie better than the lndustiles nnd
commeice of any other West Indian
dependency, especially the Biitlsli de
pendency, Jamaica. This will be tiuo
If tho duties thus collected shall be
audled to meet tho tunning expenses
of government In Pueito UIco, us Is
veiy pioperly proposed In the pending
legislation. Thus the duty levied nt
American poits of Import will be In
the nntuie of a dliect tax on the pio
ductlve capacity of the Island for the
Island's own benefit.
The senate bill's scheme of govern
ment for Puerto Rico U ir.tei eUlng In
this geneial connection. The presi
dent Is to appoint the governor of tho
Island and also a seciotary, nn attor
ney general, a treasuier, an auditor, a
commissioner of the Interior nnd a.
commissioner of education. These of
ficials, including the governor and five
other persons appointed by the presi
dent, shall constitute an executive
council, at least flv of wheni shall be
native inhabitants of Puerto Rico. The
executive council foims one ot the
houses of a legislative assembly, the
other, a house of del urates, being
elected by the people, Legislative and
executive authoilty Is to bj exeiclscd
as In this country. V piopiilv qualill
ratlon fowneishlp of pioieiiy In Puei
to Rico) Is lequlied of membeis of thj
house of delegates. All liws enacted
by the leglslutuie aie t b lepoitei
to the iongrcs of the I'nlte l State?,
which ic-erves the power and author
ity to annul the same.
The legislative assembly Is empow
ered to esiaiiusn municipal govern
ments, undei a proviso tint all giants
ot' franchises, lights nnd pi t lieges or
concessions of n publte or -quasi public
tiatuie shall be made b tl.e executive
council, with the anpioval ot tho gov
ernor, and subjejt also to th uppcv.il
of the piesldent. who shall upon the
bxmo to congies-c. Th oigunl,:ntIon of
the Judielaiy Is similar tJ tint of tho
tenltoilos, appointments bdng n ida
by the piesldcnt. The only .Imitation?
upon the power of taxitlou aio that
expeut duties shall not b lnvlcd. and
that no public lndbt'dness shill bo
eipated exceeding 19 per centum of
the aggiegato tax valuation ot prop,
erty. Puerto r.ieo is to sand one dele
gate to congress, cnlltted to a sou,
hut not to n vote in thtt body. Ho
must be a bona ildj Inhabitant of
Pueito Rieo, not 'esi than 30 years of
age, bo ablo to isid ur.d vilte tho
English language and le posessed of
taxable piopeity In hl3 own light, sit
uated In Puerto Rico,
This is not a Luintoil.il form, as
made familiar in our Inland territories,
but It Is well calculated to provide op
poitunittes for ths training of tho
Puerto Rlcans In self -government.
It Is sometimes suipilslur to noto
how readily a good man will some
times take to demagoglsin when' It
suits his pin pose.
The nnnounc oinont that Eonl Rob
ots has decided to itu.nve tlfc ptes
censor nnd give tho war correspon
dents a chancu In South Africa Is an
Indication that some llvelv fighting
may bo cspectcd on paper at least.
The bottom appears to huvo dropped
from Haw son City wllh a suddenness
that has been unequalled slnro the
days of land speculation In budding
Kansas.
Two Billions of Dollars.
TIIK LAST tieasuiy statement
showed a circulation of
money In the United States
exceeding $2,000,000,000. It Is
the first time In American history thnt
the two billion mnrk has been passed.
It also supplies the largest per capita
circulation in our history. On tho est!
mnto thnt there are In the United
States 77,1118,000 Inhabitants, It gives
a per capita circulation of $23 93.
lleio Is the recoid by decudc3 for the
past centuiv:
Monoy lu Per
Population. lrciilutlon. capita.
1W G".0S,41 $ M, ".00,000 4H
W0 7,,J7),SS1 K.OOO.nOO 7.C.)
l'JO 9,r.T),S2-' 07,100,00) l
ism l.'.vcr.o.i) S7,in,?' 'in
1SI0 17,0CJ,nt HilWWI 3001
1650 '. L'J,191,S70 i7S,7il,1v: 12 0J
1SW .11,113)21 ir.,407.23J ns-.
lf70 HSo'S.S'l f.73,212 701 17.W
lo no,ir"i,;s! 07T!sj22s n ii
l"i) I.MJ2,.':.0 1,129 Ml.270 22 SJ
1TU0 77,110 m 2,003,119, Iw 2J9S
"It will be peiceUed," suys the Chi
cago Tlmes-llcr.ild, to which piper we
aie Indebted for our flgmes, "that the
amount of money In circulation has
moie than doubled since ISiO and that
It has almost tiebled since 1S70, duttng
which thltty e.irs the population has
only inci eased about twofold. Such
flgmes as these lefuto tho wild state
ments of tho Hiyanltes, especially as
more than one-half of the money In
cliculatlon Is gold coin or certificates
based on gold oi Its equivalent held
In the treasuiy for their icdemptlon.
There Is moie gold coin and gold certi
ficates In cliculatlon in the United
States today than the total circulation
of all kinds of money In the car 1S78.
These are statements worth beating In
mind when free sllveiltes talk of the
contraction In the circulation medium
caused by tho adoption of the gold
standard."
PREJUDICE VS. DISCRETION.
Prom tho Philadelphia Record.
Though tho simpathy of tho American
people may bo with tho Boers In tho
South Atrlcan snuggle, that feeling
should not have otllcl.il expression lest
this nation bo compelled to suffer the
fate of all meddlers.
o
American hatred of elreat Britain Is an
unom.il among a peoplo who settle their
cm inels In a m.iul way und afterward
icxume their ndversailes. Tho mnlotlu
Influence, which has for a century nur
tured Amciican animosity toward Great
Hiit.ilu teaches that that country Is our
lmpl.ic.ihla cnem, ulu.i..s ready to deal
us a crushing blow. And now that tlio
British are engaged In n desperato war
(which wo ns Ann rlcans mil not ap
prove, and from which vVe may desire the
Botrs to enuigu as conqiu rors), many
good but hot-hi aded cltizuiis demand
that tho United StatCb shall join the
Jackals who aro awaiting an opportunity
to lip tho blood of tho wounded but still
vigorous lion; and they ask lor cogent
reason! why the United States should
ltfraln fiom dee luring for tho South Af
ilcan republics and against Great Britain
In the war now proceeding.
o
Such reasons cm bo easily advanced.
In commerce- the British nre our best
customers; and It Is u matter of com
mon knowledge tint trade lelntlons be
tween two count! ics niu piomotlve or
mutu il legaid, If not icpcct. Wo can
not ieooaidlzo our best market bv un
authorized meddling with tho pilvate
business of a dc-liable nnd almost Indls
pensablo customer. Tho Biltlsh deil
moie falily with us than do other na
tions; for they do not unjustly discrim
inate against American pioduets as is
tho custom of tho Continental peoples.
But, proceeding beond the cold and
seltlsh cnlcul itlons of trade, (lre.it Brlt
nln has been a helpful lrlend to America
nnd Americans when no compensation
was aslccd or expected for a manifesta
tion of friendship. A notable Instance)
of this occuired when most of tho crew
of the steamship Vlrglnlus wero siveel
from slaughter In Cuba bv tho unauthor
ized (but afterward Indorsed) action of
a British nnval captain. Slnco then
British ships have, when necessarj, pro
tected Americans In all ports whero the
American nivy was not represented.
Great Biltaln prevented European alli
ances with Spain during tho recent war,
and was our earnest friend nt Manila
nnd Apli. Tlnally, could tho United
Stntes stnnd Idl by mil stolidly witness
tho spoliation nnd dismemberment of tho
British empire In case of a successful
European coalition for that purpose?
Such nn outcome of tho present war
would be m Irreparablo calamity to tho
United States; for It would dcpilvo us
of nn extiemel profitable customer and
of a "friend at court," and would plunge
us Into probnblo wnrs with European na
tions which now cvlnco more hostility
to the United States thnn tho American
nitrlots erroneously Impute to Gient
Britain.
o
As Individuals we uitiv nt this June Hue
Indulge our pieferenees ns to tho South
African combatants; but as a nation wo
shall tlnd It moro prudent and suitable to
attend to our own business than to med
dle with tint of other peoples.
PERSONALITIES.
When the Ottawa Uattciy of the tce
ond contingent of voluntecis 1 ft for
tho A file tin win Major Piiniint, of tint
i llv, pusented each soldier with tJ5 in
behalf of the citizens of Ottawa.
Senator Bevcrldgu Is most populai with
newspaper men of Washington. Ilo is
'easv to get at" almost uny time, and,
ciillko Homo of tho senatois, alwnjs sees
the icpoiteis hlmselt, Instead ol tmstliig
to his private sceictary.
Governor Stanley, of Kansas, z an
i xpeil penman, and does most ot his own
lettci writing. Ho uses cither hand with
eiliiil c.ibe. and his slgnaturo Is Identical,
whether tho pen Is In Id lu his left hand
oi his rlcht.
W. V. llowells tells a stoiy ot Heniy
James, who was piiilslug tho woik ot a
f How author. "You niu verj kind to
him." suld a friend, "foi hi sajs very
unpleasant things about youi woik.
"Ah," said James, 'wo nuiy both of 113
bo wiong
A gi.indtfoii of Jotei h JclTeison Is ac
counted one nf tho most pioiiilslni; ot
ouug English coinposeis f Ho Is Harry
Earjeun, tho son of the novelist. He ha
won several of the most valued prizcb nt
tho Roval Academy of Music With his
sister as his hbictttst, he has wiltten a
successful iruslcal play.
Theodora Schiclnei, Olive) Schrelncr's
brother, Is as much agilnst tho Boers as
his sister Is for them. Ho Is well known
In Capo Colony, vvheto ho now Is, for his
lellglous and teinpcrunco work nnd ho Is
ut piesent buflly eng&gcd lu writing to
counteiact as fur as possible tho effect of
his sister's opinions.
Queen Wllhelinlnn goes to bed at 11,
nnd Is up very early. Sho makes a rapid
toilet, and at onco rushes out for pxei
clso In tho park, bho wears for these
morning excursions a rough Dutch
"reunite" In wool, cut like thoso of her
pciuauts In Prlesland. bho hus a cup ot
choeoluto brought to her room, and then
proceed to a veiy elaborate toilet,
h'.lnd hi i wo maids
FRICK FILES A
BILUN EQUITY
IConcludcd from Page 1.
nnd presented false and misleading re
solutions whereby he attempted to
make operative and reinstate tho so
called Iron-clad agreement of 1887, and,
also, directed his co-partners to sign
the so-called agreement of 1892, which
neither he nor many of them had here
tofore executed, All this It Is alleged
Carnegie did secretly and purposely
concealed the knowledge thereof from
Frlck.
Carnegie was enabled to control his
partners because most of them still
owed the firm money for their inter
ests, nnd Carnegie, dominating the
firm by a majority Interest, they were
unwilling or unable to .withstand his
demands. Carnegie Induced some of
his co-partners to sign the so-called
ngreement of 1892, and, then, without
warning, sprung upon Trick a notice,
on Jan. 15, 1500 which he has also
caused his co-pat tnors secretly to sign,
and which was based upon tho pic
tended existence of the so-called Iron
clad agreement.
Cnmegle followed this notice by com
pelling on Feb. 1, 1900, Schwab, tho
president of tho company, to tiansfer
on the books of the compiny nil Frlck's
Interests In the Carnegie Steel com
pany, limited, to the said company,
and he now pretends that he (Carne
gie) can practically dictate to 1'rick the
value at which he will take these In
terests. He clnlms that Frlck Is not
entitled to anything foi the good will
of tho company, or not cntltted to have
his Interests valued as of a going con
cern, but that he (Carnegie) can use
old and obsolete flsuics which hav
stood on the books for years, In many
tcspects unchanged, so ns to reduce tne
value of Prick's Interests to the nclgh
boihood, he hopes, of about $8,000,000.
Carnegie's Holdings.
As Camegle owns 5SV& per cent, of
the Carnegie Steel company, limited,
he will, theiefore, own more than one
half of the 6 per cent, which Tilck
sells, nnd If he can thus acquire 3
per cent, of Frlck's holding for what
would amount to about $3 000.000, he
will make a net profit off that trans
action alone, based on his own selling
pi Ice, ns nbove stated, in the neighbor
hood of $3,000,000.
Filck says that never since 1SS7 Ins
cither firm attempted to force a part
ner to sell. That no lnteiest whatever
was ever acquired under the so-called
ngieementof 1887 and none under the
one of 1892, except that at times when
the financial condition and earning
power of tho company were radically
different the company did purchase the
Interests of throe deceased partners,
but by an amicable and satisfactory
arrangement with the representative
of each. Never In tho whole history
ot both firms was It ever supposed
that any partner had placed himself In
such position that Carnegie could
through personal malice force him
from the firm and that for Carnegie to
attempt this In 1900 through the guise
of proposed agreements which looked
to the honor and well-being of the firm,
to gratify his personal malice, was vic
ious and fraudulent misconstruction
and misuse of the same.
Frlck's Offers.
Tho bill alleges thit the new part
nership of the Carnegie Steel company.
limited. Is not a limited, but a general
pat tnei ship, but Ftlck Is unwilling to
take advantage of whnt he believed to
be a limited paitnershlp until he wns
advised othctwlse, after this contro
veisy arose, nnd he, theiefore, offers;
(a) To sell his Interests In the film
nt whnt thiee business men will Judge
them to be fairly worth; (b) to execute
new papers making a valid, binding,
limited partneishlp, and to continue
the llim. In all respects, as It was In
tended hctotofoie to do; (c) to con
tinue "lie firm, even If it Is a general
partnership and nil aie Individually lia
ble, provided he be uiloweil to partici
pate in the management, because to
leave the sole management to Carnegie
would tcsult eventually as ho( Frlck)
believes In financial loss; (d) If Car
negie refuses nil these offcis, then he
asks the couit to dissolve the partner
ship nnd to have a leeelver appointed
to sell the propeity and pay the debts
and distribute the balance.
Mr. McCook alo called attention to
the fact that three of the oldest part
ners, Henry Phlpps, Jr., Henry M.
Curry and F. T. F. Lovcjoy, and sev
eral smaller holders of Interest, are In
sjmpathy with Mr. Trick and opposed
to Mr. Carnegie's piesent attempt.
The bill wns not filed until 5 o'clock
this afternoon, nnd tho Carnegte Steel
company was not notified of the suit
owing to the lateness of tho hour. A
copy of the bill will be sent to the de
fendants tomorrow.
An Interesting Clause.
One of the Interesting clauses In the
bill demonstrates that the company
was not a limited partnership and then
tells how the capital of the company
was provided. It says:
The agreement ot 180J provided that
capital to the extent of $20,000 000
should be paid in cash on or before
the SOth day of June, 3b92, but made
no provision for the remaining capital,
vU, $i.00r,000. Said amount of In
creased capital was never paid into
the association in cish, either on or
before the iOth clay of June, ls!)2, or
later. Said Increase was made In the
manner following:
On the JOth day of June, 1602, the firm
of Carnegie, Phlpps & Co. declared a
dividend of 200 per cent, on Its capital
sto'ck of $.",000 000. The amount of this
dividend thus declared was $10,000,000.
On said action on tho .!0th day of June,
IS).', the fiun of Carnegie Bios'. & Co,
limited, also declared a dividend upon
its then capital of 33,000,000 ot 200 p;r
cent., making the amount of the divi
dend thus declared $10,000,000, Checks
wero given by Carnegie, Phlpps &
Co, limited, to Hi m?inbeis, and by
Carnegie Bios'. & Co. limited, to Its
membeis. for their sulci at thaics of
said dividends, said members being
tho subscrlbeis to tho ai tides of asso
ciation of the Carnegie Steel company,
limited, these checks thins given to said
membeis weio endorsed ovfr by them
lu payment of their several subscrip
tions to Caiucgio Bios'. & Co., limited,
In paMiient of tho sc,veinl subsciip.
tlons to the Carnegie Steel company,
limited. In fact, no cash was paid by
either of said limited companies, neith
er by Carnegie Bios' Co., limited,
nor by Carnegie. Phlpps & Co, lim
ited. Theie was no cash In bank to
tho ciedlt of either company to meet
said checks thus by each drawn. Sub
sequently Carnegie. Phlpps & Co,, lim
ited, having letalned assets mitllcient
to p?y Its obligations other thin those
assumed by tho Cainegle Steel com
pany, limited, conveyed to the Car
negie Steel company, limited, nil Its
pioperty, real and personal. All the.
assets of Carneglo Bros.' & Co., lim
ited, at tho time of said articles of as
sociation of 1S32, and for some time
prior thereto were chiefly In the shani
of real and personal estate. It would
have been Impossible for said company
to have paid said checks thus drawn
by it without selling the whole or part
of said property, real and personal, all
of which was needed for tho conduct
of the business of the Can. ogle Steel
company, limited, and was thereafter
used by It In 1 allying 011 Its business.
ooooooooooooooooo
I In Woman's Realm
ooooooooooooooooo
LADIES In the Episcopal church sel
dom make much noise about their
religious work. As a. tute, they
don't seem wildly anxious to vote; they
aren't very nctlvo In debating clubs
and they don't aim ut oratory, but in
their quiet way they probably do as
much real work for humanity as the
members of any sect on the face of the
earth. They doubtless know as much
about parliamentary methods as Jklo
other feminine thinkers, but somehow
the world wouldn't bo surprised If they
occasionally addressed the chair us
"Now, Mrs. Blank," Instead of "Mad
ame President." When It comes to pre
siding, however, they are fully equal
to the occasion. No body of women
assembled In this city has over had a
more capable and pleasing presiding
officer than Mrs. Israel, wife of tho
rector of St. Luke's church. The grace
ami quiet dignity, and withal, the ease
with which she conducted the after
noon session of tho Woman's auxlllat
yesterday were the source ot many
complimentary remarks.
M
1SS HELEN GOULD la generally
conceded to bo the best loved
woman in America. One of the
latest Impulses of her gentlo heart has
been to give to each officer and non
commissioned officer of the United
States at my nnd navy a beautiful Ox
ford Bible, with a text written by her
own hand on tho fly-leaf and there, too,
the name which all soldiers and sail
ors have learned to love. This fact Is
not yet made public, but on these dark
mornlncs sho rises an hour eat Her
each day In older to write down those
vvoids with her own lingers.
THE coming of Professor Wlngato
and Colonel Morse to this city on
Filday night Is n ,reat event and
redounds to the glory of the Economic
section of the Green Hldge Woman's
club. It was Mrs. Bounce, a promi
nent member of that club, who met
Colonel Morse one day a few monthr.
ago and told him about the work of
the club In this city. He was much In
terested, and It was he who secured
Professor Wlngate. Women's clubs In
various sections of the country have
lamented their financial inability to
secure these two gentlemen for such
an occasion and It Is therefore under
stood to be a great compliment to the
entemrlse of tho women of this city
that they offered to come here.
Professor Wlngate is one of the mos
distinguished men connected with Co
lumbia university and. In fact, as a
scientist along special lines, stands pre
eminent. Colonel Morse, who was con
nected with the lamented Colonel War
ing In New York city sanitation, has
also a wide reputation as authority on
this subject.
MERELY IN FUN.
"I observe,". said Mrs. Cornrow, "that
tho famous Italian tenor, falgnlor Spag
hetti Abalony, has been I031 on tho high
sea."
" 'Taint the fust time, I reckon," re
turned Parmer Co'ri.rovv. "I've seed ten
or dozen more In the samo fix an' there
air others that don't git so high cz that
even."
"Sunsets and sunsets!" exclaimed tho
connoisseur. "Why never a sunrise?"
"Ah, there is tho difficulty of obtaining
a model, you know," piotested the nrtlt,t,
who wns in every renso a bohemlnn.
Detroit Journal.
An old Scotch fanner wittily explained
tho unity which prevails among tho re
actionaries as contiasted with the divl-s-lon
of opinion among tho reformers:
"There's mony wavs o' gaun forward,
but there's only ao of standing still."
Land mid Labor.
Passenger What
tlmo do these cars
leave this comer'
Conductor Quarter after,
quarter to, and at. Puck.
half after,
FM1TK
Roll Top Desks,
Flat Top Desks,
Standing Desks,
Typewriter Desks,
And Office Chairs
A Large Stock to Select
from. '
HIM & Connell
121 X. Washinglou Ave,
AIAV.US mjbV,
They MMst Go
That's the order we gave
'o 2,000 pairs of Double-Sole
Shoes for ladies and gentle
men. Prices from
$1.50 TO $3.00.
Lewis. Reilly &. Davies,
J1M16 Wyoming rtvenuc.
IFF
Mrtk 1
Railroad Men
Get Ready
for Inspection
We have now a full line of
all makes of Watches that
we guarantee to pass.
Buy your Watches of an
old reliable house. Not some
agent who will opeu shop for
two or three months and then
skip out. We are here to
stay. Our guarantee is "as
good as gold." Prices as
low as any.
WERCERMU&CONHELL
II 30 Wyoming Ave.
' Coal Exchange.
Heating
Stoves,
Ranges,
Fanrnaces,
PlMmbing
and
Tnnlngo
GUNST1E1R & FORSYTE,
825-327 PENN AVENUE.
The Hunt &
Connell Co.
Heating, Plumbing
Gas Fitting, Electric
Light Wiring, Gas
an Electric Fixtures,
Builders Hardware.
04 Lackawanna AYsiue
HENRY BEL1N, JR.,
beneiul Agent for ths Wyoioloj
District. j-
Ailulng, Hasting, Hportln; Siuoliatui
uuel tlio Itepuiino CUemlca.
Co npauy
HIGH EXPLOSIVE
tulety fruse, Caps and Ktplo tare
Hooiu 401 Connell Uultaiu;.
ticrautao.
AUKN'Clh.-
THOS. FORD. - - - "Plttston
JOHN B. SMITH & BON, Plymouth.
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' I have tried a good many kinds of medicines," said
a man whose post-office address is Blue Mound, Macon
Co., 111., "but I never came across anything that gave me
the relief that Ripans Tabules did. Before I took them
I couldn't sleep, and had to stay up most all night. After
meals I felt like I had a heavy weight on my stomach ; my
breast and bowels pained me, and my clothes seemed tight
all the time. In the morning my hands would be cramped
shut, and it would take quite awhile to get them open so
I could use them. The Tabules relieved me in a shorl
time, I don't want to keep house without them."
A nam mtrU n&krt conUInlnir tex kit an tabplei
inwttorM roxriTKCSMV IhUlow prUtd lort
of Uw flTNCni rarton iiau tabule) ran iw bad tr
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NLEf'S
New
Misia
Diier-
wear
0000
Our January Clearance
Sale of Underwear vras so
successful, that wc are now
enabled to open up for
Spring, an entirely
New Line
Of tlit? freshest and dainti
est undergarments that the
most perfect skill and artistic
workmanship is capable of
producing. The line as
usual is complete from the
plainest to those more elabor
ately trimmed, and comprises
everything in
Laies9, Misses' and
's
Some extra special num
bers in matched sets for
wedding, etc., etc., at tempt
ing prices.
SALE OPENS
MONDAY . . .
510-512
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siring for class use in picture study,
something' that is substantial and
inexpensive will find these beautiful
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We have 100 different subjects to
select from. The prices are very
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complete.
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writing produces a copy. Any
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produced from pencil or any kind
of pen and ink. When the book is
filled, extra fillers can be purchased
from us at very little cost. Two
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Reynolds Bros
Stationers and Engravers,
Scranton, Pa.
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