THE SCIIANTON TRIBUNE-WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1900.
Published tt.ill.v, Except SJndny. by
The Tilbuno I'libilMiInc Company, nt
Fifty 1'nitn ii Month.
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Is alw.iy slml tn print short letteis fniri
Its frlftuls beat Inn on current tuples, but
Its rule 1i Hint theso must bo sinned, for
imMlrntlon, by Hie writer's real name;
mid the ciimllllnn precedent to iteciptniu'H
Is that all contributions shall be subject
to editorial revision.
TEN PAGES.
KCHA.VTON. riJUHUAHY 21, 1000.
tt Is announced on Rood authority
that thu supporters of Senator Quay's
cause In the senate Intend H'i in to force
a show of htuuls. It Is IiIbIi time. It Is
due tn the people of Pennsylvania that
they should know where they utc at.
Thirty Years of Expansion.
-"T-Ii: ATTENTION' of our read
I its Is directed to the sta-
J tlstlcnl table elsewhere.
Miov.iiip th.' matvelous ve
biiIIn of "Thirty Years of Vnn-rlcan l'x
panslon." This table was prepared
from ofllcial bom re? nt the Instance of
Secretary Case, for tise by him In it
speech delivered last evening In Chi
cago; but Its value Is so manifest aa
focusing the nation's achievements
during the pier.unt geneitUlon tint wo
have put It lit large typt, so that no
reader can overlook tt.
If the reader will run his eye down
the column showing the pircentngT. ot
Incrense or decrease In the three de
cades he will observe only three minus
signs, two of which arc In the nation's
favor. There has been n decline of "l
per cent. In the average fivlgbt rat
per ton per mile, of goods hauled by
the steam railroad?; and a decrease of
d'i per cent. In th" Imports of manu
factures of Iron and steel; and no un.
would have It otherwise. The deer-ens
of 44 per cent. In tho tonnage of Amer
ican vessels engaged In foreign trade
Is the sole Hem of discouragement
comprehended within the extraordinary
exhibit, and congress lu today consid
ering measurer of remedy.
Ily study of the plus rlgns the intel
ligent reader -:vi perceive very clearly
why expansion of territory and polltl
cal Influence Is a necessary sequel of
this nmn7ing home growth.
And now, according to reports, the
Democratic revolutionists In Kentucky
threaten to bring an Indictment against
Ciovernor Taylor for the murder of
(loobel and force him to a ttlnl before
a packed Jury and a prejudiced cotut.
It remains to be seen what there Is In
this threat. The attempt to execute it.
however, would be pruMy sure to mean
""""'i' " Hinniuimr HUM'S.
President Truesdale Re-elected.
AIIOMl.lVY but very expressive
adage frays that the proof
of the pudding lies lu tho
eating. The figures present
ed to the stockholders of the O., L. Sr
AV. Railroad company in the first an
nual report ot the new management
explain ver" satS.if-ictorlly why there
has not been a minute since President
Truesdale took lioul that his re-election
was In iiiiy danaer.
The conversion of a hnlf-mllllon-dol-lar
deficit into nearly a two-milllon-dollitr
surplus over and above the regu
lar dividend reflects partly a more
prosperous general condition of bust
ress; but It Is simply fair to add that
It ,ilso represents In large degree tho
new life and broader Ideas Introduced
by the Truesdale management. These
young men have come out of the west
villi their lungs full of oaono and have
breathed Into a railway system which
had jogged along the energy that lias,
In a twelve-month, carried It to the
very forefront of the sharp competi
tion prevalent in the east. They have
done this by getting right down to tho
task of Introducing modern economies
and treating patrons, not as necessary
evils, hut as men and women to be
pleased.
It has necessarily followed that In
the rush of this extiaordlnary per
formance some things have been done
which shout-: not have been dune, and
Vice versa. Tln-e nntt"is ulll doubt
less soon adjust themseh.s The llrM
year's wo-k'wns somewhat exueiiiiita
tal. Hut the lines of pulley are now
mote accurately dcilned and compre
hended, and there will be a greater
margin of time to five to tin .smooth
IlUT out of tangles.
Thu congratulations which the "new
m.inugemuit" people are today r. . Iv
insr have boen well-jett'. -i by the hard
est of hard work ui.d none should be
guide them.
The -London-vnr office evidently does
'Tot 'propose to give out tiny more news
that will lie. subject to adverse revision.
' ' The Stage.
-y-rHK UE. Dll. N. D. HII.M8,
,1,, fluccvwMor of Henry Ward
JL, IJ.'ec-lier mid lu. l.yman Ab
b'jtt us pastor of Plymouth
church, sntd lu n seiniou preached on
Sunday Inst: "We hear a great deal
nbou't' (lie "derlfnc-bf the drama. It has
, become, not a great exposition of In
. tflletSi," but a degrading otfilbttlnn of
'ti'lliliie yju l-.aj lost ihu last vestige
of vonVanhood; a victim of her own sin
nni; man's , seilUli, licentiousness. The
taint 1st .HUetl with all tnanntjr of para
,i?ltes who. minister to the eye and pas
sion, without Butllclent liinlns to Inter
prut:Shnkesptaie. Goldsmith, or any of
the gient teachers who taught through
the wonderful parable or tho stngu I
would rather bhick bonis; It would' bn
something honest."
As If to Justify Hr. mills' eondemnn
- ,tlon of the stage, tho New York Sun of
yesteiday contained the following:
Police Inspector Thompson vUlted Wat.
link's lhetitru last nisht with u hten
nt,rauher to scoufu evidence thiit
"Hnpli'o" Is an Immoral play. After thu
piny ho said: "I went (hero to get evi
dence and I got It." , AxMstunt District
Attorney Daniel O'Reilly was ut the
piny nnd nftcr ilio performunco said', j
"What 1 saw tonight In rnoitKh for me.
I think the production it clear violation
of the law and T Intend to tulto tbo i
matter In fore the yriiml Jury. 1 consid
er that wo have sullKlent evlilenco to
stop the pctloiinntiee."
Of course plays llk- "i'aplin ' an- not
more feptesentatlvt' of thu diuinit as a
whole thnn courtesans are rejirescnta
tlvo' of womanhood. They arc the ex
ceptions, not thu rule. At Ihe same
time, It Is undeniable that the ntnRe
wotiid be the better for n thorough
cleaning out. When there la talk In
wide open Now York of mining Iho
police on ii performance the necessity
ft ' purlllcntlon must, Indeed, ho creat.
Mr. Macruni says he has the docu
ments to prove that Itrltlsh olllclals
tampered with his olllclal mall. The
state department says ho never pie
feircd a complaint hefovt It. Congress
had adopted it resolution enllhiR for the
facts and this Is Mr. Maerum's chance.
If there has been any funny business
In South Africa, It la not too lute to
demand proper satisfaction from tho
offenders.
Naval Prospects.
THK COMMISSIONING yester
day of the new battleship
Kent-sage adds to our navy
tho best lighting machine It
hns yet had. The Kears.age's sister
ship, tho Kentucky, Is expected to be
ready for service early In April. Three
other battle ships of like dimensions,
tho Alabama, Illinois and Wisconsin,
are to be ready within the year, mak
ing live ships In all, larger, faster and
better nrmed than the Oregon, In ad
dition, three other battleships, to be'
died the Maine, Missouri and Ohio,
have been contracted for and will be
completed within two to three years.
These three ships are to be even faster
and larger than the live preceding
ones; and following them are to come
the Pennsylvania, New Jersey and
Oeorgla, IS.f.OO ton ships, with 20-knot
speed and regular arsenals of twelve
inch and rapid lire guns.
Here, altogether, are eleven powerful
battleships eo,ual to anything afloat
which in th" course of a very few years
will augment our navy, not to
speak of the three armored cruis
ers, the West Virginia, Nebraska
and California, 22-knot boats with
the gun power of ordlnnry battle
ships, or the six protected cruisers ot
the Ualelgh type, having line rapid-lire
guns, which are In prospect. Thu com
pletion of this programme will place
the navy of the United Stntes In point
of effectiveness very close to the top
of the list; so close, In fact, that If
subsequent congresses shall do their
duty in voting money and supplies to
keep the naval equipment up to dale
there will be little reason to fear tho
hostility of any foreign power.
With a navy like this, in the hands
of skilled olllcers and men, It Is ridicu
lous to hold out for land fortifications
at the entrances to the Nicaragua
canal.
New Yoik furnishes an example of
the evils of amateur hypnotism in the
case of a young man who, as a result
of having posed ns a .inject for a
hypnotist, now suffers from spasms al
most dally from which there seems to
be no relief. In the majoilty of in
stances about us, where alleged
hypnotic tomfoolery Is usually a suam
for the entertainment of people pie
pared to laugh at idiotic performances,
little harm comes from sittings, but
genuine hypnotism In the hniuls of the
Ignorant Is an element of danger that
should be avoided.
Regulating Corporations.
Ai:it.Ij HAS BKKN Introduced
nt Albany to conform with
Governor Roosevelt's Ideas
upon I ho subjeet of the
proper remedy for trust .-.buses, and
It In worthy of general study. Framed
by Prof. Jenks, of Cornell, after con
sultation with eminent authorities
representing various shades of opinion,
thH bill, known as the Ilraukett hill,
from the name of the senator who pre
sented It before the legislature, may
be taken as rrpiesontlng the most that
can be done at present In a state like
New York to protect the public by law
fiom the oNnctlous of dishonestly man
aged ooiporatlonr.
The act applies to all corporations
save such as conduct a banking. Insur
ance, railroad or other transposition
business. Every corporation organ
ized under tho net must maintain a
reylste'vil olllc and agent In the stale,
where toe stock book and transfer book
shall be open to the inspection of all
bona lKle stockholders. No provision
creating nnd regulating the powers of
the eciTorntion or directors of the
tUoek tonipnuy shall he valid unless
Inserted In the certificate of Incort or
ation Two-thirds of the stoekhol i rs
must vote In favor ot increasing tits
capital stock. Where a corporation
pioposes to rhan.vc its business or
r i eaten new class -s of Mock, a vota of
foui-.flfths of the stockholders of each
class shall be necessary to appro', o of
the same; and the corporation, it re
quested to do so by a d!srntlns stock
holder, must buy his stock at an ap
prabod value.
At least ne of the directors of a cor
poration must be n resident of tho
state. Iuch corporation shall havo
one or more auditors, who shall be
chosen by the stock'udiWi ut their
n initial meeting, and who shall not bo
a direr tor. A stockholder shall bo en
titled, at any time, to Information re
gatding salaries paid by the corpor
nllon, together wit!, a statement of all
contracts or ng-eemenls In which any
officer of the corporation may be In
terested, either as a contracting party
with tho evaporation or as an officer
or stockholder In any other company.
At the annual meeting any shareholder
chall have access to th directors' min
utes. Evety share of stock shall bo
subjeet to thu payment of Its par vnhM
In cash unlos before the stock Is Is
sued n contract shall be filed lu the
registered odice of the company fully
and truthfully disclosing in detail the
consideration for which tho stock Is
Issued, whether for property, service
or otherwise. In case any stock Is
Issued for cnneldoratlon oilier than
cash each share of such stotk shall
have stamped across Its face a state
ment that It was Issued In accordarco
with tho contrnct nnd lho proportion
of "tof-k fj Jsved Where the whoM
capital of a corpotatlon liall not have
been paid In nnd the capital paid Is
Insufficient to Mtlffy Its debts, each
stockholder shall be required to pay
on each share held by him his propor
tion of tho amount necessary to satisfy
the debts.
No lean shall be made to a Mock
holder by a corporation In which he Is
Interested. Any corporation shall have
tho power to hold the stock or securi
ties of other corporations. No corpor
ation shall make dividends except ftom
the not ptoflts arising from its busi
ness. A strict provision will prevent
the Issuing of frnudulcnt pro.-spoctuses
or advertisements, so as to protect
Innocent Investors. Kvery promoter
Is declared to have a fiduciary relation
toward a company In which he Is en
gaged In promotlnrr, nnd lie la not al
lowed to sell his own property to a
company unless the shareholders are
made fully nwnre of the transaction,
nnd he Is not to retain any money or
stock tecclvtd by him In connection
with the promotion of tho company,
except with the consent of the stock
holders. Accurate books of accounts
are to be kept and tho shareholders'
balance sheet Is to be mailed to each
stockholder annually. Complete nn
nual reports arc required to be filed by
these corporations with lh! secretary
of state, tho report tn Include the
stockholders' balance sheet. Any two
or more corporations organized under
this act may consolidate, nnd a stock
holder dissenting from such merger
may compel the company to buy his
stock nt a price to he hxed by three!
upprnlsers appointed by tho court. As
nn Inducement to existing corporations
to re-organize on the new basis, the
organization tax is reduced from one
eighth to onc-llftlcth of one per cent.
Governor Roosevelt, who Intends to
push the bill, relies upon public opinion
to force such re-organlsatlon once tho
bill Is enacted and generally under
stood, its provisions seem absolutely
fair.
John Wanamnker'B reform paper, the
North American, prevailed upon a
clergyman, the Rev. Mr. Seasholes, by '
"earnest solicitation," to attend Mrs. j
Langtry's representation ot "The Do- j
genet at es" the other night and the
good gentleman is properly shocked
to the extent of a column In the re
form paper. Just what particular de
gree of credit redounds to the Journal,
the minister, the public or anybody
else by this performance Is not ex
plained, but as n n advertisement for a
very Immoral play the method of .h-s
North American may be considered a
shining success.
Rlnghamton is soon to have an art
gallery. The citizens feel that a mu
nicipality known as the "Parlor City"
should have something more education
al In the line of art within its limits
than cigar-box labels and twentieth
century calendars.
Tho article In yesterday's Tribune
headed "Dying Century Passed In Re
view" should have been credited to
tho Chicago Times-Herald. Tho omis
sion ot the credit line was accidental.
The war correspondent seems to be
disposed to allow the Manila end of the
cable to cool off.
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I In Woman's Realm
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ANITMBKU of unique Informal enter
tainments suitable for the celebra
tion of Washington's birthday will
be given tomorrow, tjomctlincs. with the
persistence of the magazines and tho '
hlstoilcal novelist ns horrible examples,
we uru almost ready to assert that we I
are tired of the Kit her of His Country
If only the people who must write about
j something were content to let the dead
rest In pence with tlm glamour of the ,
halo which crowned them lu life still
' cllmmeilng over their graves, we might
be more enthusiastic over these annlver
I sr.rks. Hut the biographer .--..l the nov
elist arc leaving few shtvn of charac
ter or Illusions for the poor tmlverlng
ghosts of the great departed to cower
beneath in theso latter days.
4
WK W13RK ONCE taught to rtv
TT crenco Ocori;o Washington. We
firmly believed In hit' Infalli.
ble habit of truthfulness, and that
lie pra; -:d In fot o battle and re-
tni'iiajl tlt.inlh. nfi.ti 'tfifnri' ltllt Una'
they ray ho never had a hatchet, he
never told the truth that Is to sny not
on the occasion of the cherry tree lncl
dent, and that he used to swear se:nl-
..n.. jt.m.llti lt'.ipdfl ,ll,i.l nil fli.tv ,,:',,
convincing us that he was a fllrlutljus
i old pariv anil tno mirrooe ineory oi imo
' present not then being in fasliio.i, he
......j rrt. ..-. .... Iill.inki.liniia l.'ICul I1 lit
, pretty girls. Dear dear! U'lmt u city ,
I that the fad of ti.i.dmr people's routs le-
t ..Ii!. mi. nn,l .ii'iVIm n1, unt-th nf nrlvrt.te .
investlitutlon tutu a Into their secret
thoughts and moth has extended to
thn silent abode of the dead. To be hiire
their souls aren't there, and '.heir rliar.
iicler Is .supposed to bo preserved else
where, bat the biographer e.insluicts
these ottrlbctvs with as ilttlo difficulty
ns ho makes u blue satin wnl.Ucoat nnn
white silk stockings, with diamond kne
buckles and then poor ileorgi!
NDKED. porr anybody! Wo always
1 used to bt iuve that UenJinilu Frank
lin was a benevolent delightful old
personm?" with a 'olg he-irt, ami ,a lovu
for all nin'iUhid, According to tho latest
bulletin., if Paul Leicester Ford and
other ha wus scarcely a man you'd want
your wife to know.
Ther say that William Tcnn will havn
to tukc tt next. lifter they Imvu llntsbcd
Oliver Cumwen, und In fact there Is no
certi !nty whfo this deln.itabln micro,
nceplo Investigation of personalities will
end. The rrjiier of tho future will have
no Illusions about the heroes of the past;
of that we may be reasonably confident,
nnd how much of delight In the world
thus vanishes? It Is like the childish
disenchantment icgardlug Santa Claus
und Cinderella.
V
HOWKVnn. thoso who have tho cour
ago to Insplro patriotic sentiments
will properly celebrate tho morrow.
In the First Presbyterian church par.
tors the usuul dliiil'r nnd supper will bo
served by the enteiprUIng holies of that
denomination. Theso dinners have be
come traditional for their excellence.
They uro beautifully berved and the so.
elul atmosphere) Is always delightful, It
Is rather a pity that us In other years
the stately dames and fair maidens find
It too much trouble to appear In costume
on this occasion with powder anil paten
es und thu quaint fascinating dressing of
tho neck and arms.
Thu social affairs connected with the
celebration of Washington's Ulrthduy
are taxing thu ingenuity nf tho givers.
Invitations on Ilttlo paper hatchets,
vignettes of colonial ladles, til-colored
refreshment,, name cards nrranged In
cocked hat shapes, heir-looms, In the
shnpo of linen, hllver. high-backed combs,
e'e, nre nmoni- h featii'-e".
MICHIGAN'S LIVELY
TELEPHONE EIGHT
AN OBJECT LESSON IN GRAND
RAPIDS.
Independents Threatened with Loss
of Field After Years of Strife.
Fooled Their Stock to Prevent Its I
Sale Now It Is a Battle to tho
Death How It Affects the Public.
From a Crand Unplds Dispatch to tho
Chicago ltecord.
Clrnnd Ilnpids Is the center of a tele
phone light which promises to be to a
finish. The rivals ure the Mlchlgnn
company, now a part of the Kile sys
tem, and the Citizens company of
Grand llnplds. With the latter are al
lied the Independent telephone com
panies of tho stnte, nnd It Is the
avowed Intention ot the Independent
companies to either cripple tho Kile
companx In this stnte or to bring It to
terms.
The light began five years ago when
the Michigan company had n monopoly
ot the telephone field. With a mon
opoly Its rule was autocratic, with high
rates for service, service nono too good
nnd extra charges for any fa.'ors that
might be asked for. When the trie
phono pntcnts expired the cry went
up for u reduction In telephone rates.
The demand not only hen but In
other towns was refused with empha
sis and In a manner to give deep of
fense to the business Interest.!. In this
city to resent the policy of the old
company tho Citizens' company xvas
organized, nnd not until the Citizens'
company was ready to do business,
with plant Installed and rates Just one
half of what the old company had been
charging, did the latter make the
slightest concession. When the com
petition materialized the Michigan
company reduced rates to meet the
competition, and It was openly admit
ted as soon ns tho competition disap
peared the old rates would be restored.
Tho Citizens' company, made up en
tirely of local stockholders, prospered
from the very beginning. It hud no
bonded Indebtedness, nnd Its $"00,000
capital was distributed nmong nearly
llvo hundred holders In amounts rang
ing from J!!." upward, very few .hold
ing as high ns $.",000. These stock
holders xvere business men and small
capitalists, some putting In their money
as an Investment, more of them to
help along an enterprise which would
relieve them of the exnctlons ot the
monopoly. This local Interest was one
of the strongest elements In the rue-
cess of the new company and has con
tributed materially to the ability of
the company to pay regular quarterly
dividends of 2 per cent.
OTH13II CITIKS OP.aANIZED.
The success of the Cltlsons' company
here encouraged other cities to organ
ize Independent companies. Muskegon,
Kalamazoo, Lansing, Ualtle Creek and
other towns established exchanges of
their own, and its the local exchanges
were established toll lines were ex
tended to connect them. An Indepen
dent company was organized In De
troit under the special auspices ot
Ciovernor Plngro, with n capital of
$1,000,000, ami through Pmgreo's in
fluence the managemen't was placed
with men known politically as "the
Plngree push." Not In ji single in
stance did the old company reduce
rates until competition actually ap
peared. In this city, when the Citizens' com
pany had become established the Mich
igan company for a time laid low In
the hope that the .storm would blow
over and tho Held again become clear.
It offered free residence 'phones to any
xvho would send In applications and
made special discounts for olllea con
nections. Hut with 500 stockholders
in town, these induceiui tils were not
strong enough to win awny tho Cit
izens' patrons. Finding these tactics
did not win, the Michigan company
began plans for an aggreaslx-e cam
paign to recapture the lieltl. A special
telephone building was erected, the
xvlres were laid in conduits instead of
strung on poles and nw ard Improx'od
boards and instruments were put In.
The efforts to gain subscribers were
redoubled and almost tiny kind ot a
servlep could be hnd nt altno , any
kind of a price. During trios, oper
ations the company xvas saying little,
but it was steadily getting ready for
a. battle.
About a month ago the Independent
telephone interests of the state were
nearly paralyzed by the news that th
company In Detroit had been sold to
tbo Urle company and would be con
solidated with the Michigan. The sale
was In several respects peculiar, with
few If nuy parallels in Michigan finan
ciering. The Filigree management ot
the Independent company called a
meeting of the stockholders In No em
ber for the purpose of authorising an
Increase of the capitalization from '51.
000,000 to $1,500,000. tho money to be
used for Impiovenients nnd extensions.
There wan some opposition to the In
crease, but us many of the stockhold
ers sent proxies n the meeting Instead
of nttondlnrr personall;'. the proposi
tion had n sul stunilul innjorlty. This
Increase of the '-tpltal, together with
about 8200,000 c! ' stork that ic-malned
in the treitrury was turned over lu a
solid block ti the 1'rlo company, and
this wl'ii small blocks picked up In the
open market gave the Krie controll
ing Interest and enabled the consolida
tion plans to i:o through. The minority
stockholders wero In a Mate of mind,
but have since been paeltled by bavins
their old stock exchanged for stock in
tho Michigan company. Thin transac
tion gave the Michigan company en
tiro control of the Detroit field, togeth
er with a considerable mllenpe of toll
lines running to Jackson, Lansing,
Saginaw and other t olnts, nnd left
the Independents without entrance to
the city.
DETROIT DEAI, WENT THIJOUGH.
After the Detroit deal went thiough
the Independent companies hold a con
vention In this city to devise ways and
means to resist the aggressions of t!.
Michigan ompany, and an "igteemerit
was signed by all the companies rep
resented not to sell under tiny circum
stances to the Michigan company with
out advising the Independents that ne
gotiations were In pi ogress and giving
the latter a chance to buy. Hardly
had this agreement been signed when
the announcement was made that the
Kalamazoo company had boil path
eied Into tho Erin fold. Tho Citizens'
company, of this city, endeaotJ to
head off tho deal, but the negotiations
had progressed too fur, und the owner
rhlp changed, and this cut another
slice out of the Independent Held. A
few days later tho Erie company an
nounced that a controlling Interest 'n
the Muskegon company had been ac
quired, and this was described us tlio
ITie wnr'o'l p " pe p ' - ti -.-- 1) i
yet received. The Citizens' of this city
took prompt action, and, ns a result,
Instead of the Muskegon company be
coming the property nf the Erie It wa.
turned over to the Citizens' company.
These three transactions were ex
ploited with n great nourish ot trum
pets for the put-pose ot creating n pan
ic among the other Independent com
panies and bringing them to a selling
mood. They were assured thnt several
other companies xvere negotiating, nnd
that In another sixty days Independent
stock would be far below par, be
cause, with several exchanges gone,
those that remained would be too Isol
ated to do business other than purely
local. In this city every effort was
mude to stampede the stockholders Irj
the Citizens' company to unload while
It was yet time, and half a dozen brok
ers xvere out picking up all thnt could
be shaken out by the panic. Tho Citi
zens' company called a special meet
ing of Its stockholders to counteract
this rnld, and at this meeting the capi
talization xx'ns Increased to $r00,0u0, nnd
then It was voted to pool the stock
ns a safeguard against the purchase
of the stock In tho open market. James
M. Harnett, Lester J. Wndge nnd E. A.
Mowe were made trustees, arid the old
Nntlonnl bnnk xvas made transfer
ngent for the pool. About 75 per cent,
of the stock has entered Into the pool
ing arrangement.
POOLED THEin STOCK.
Having Increased Its capital and
pooled the stock, the Citizens' com
pany, feeling secure agnlnst any fur
ther raids, xvlll In turn become aggres
sive, nnd this movement, though Just
stnrted, Is rapidly assuming propor
tions. The Citizens' stockholders are
using their Influence, not only hen,
but xvherever the Independent com
panies hnx'e been established to have
the Michigan company's telephones
thrown out, Whether any charges Is
made for the service or not. In Musk
egon tho Retail Orocers' association
and the chamber of commerce have
taken the matter in hand, the Michi
gan must go. in this city work Is being
done along the same line, with some
of the most prominent business men
In town pushing It.
The Independent companies of the
state have perfected their organization,
with all the companies In It ex-.ipt De
troit and Kalamazoo. It Is probable
the stock In the different companies
will be pooled, as has been done In the
Citizens' nf this city, ns a safeguard
against any more sales. The fight dur
ing the next six months will be fast
and furious, with the Independen: com
panies standing together, bicked by
local sentiment In each lnstancj. If
the Erie company desires again to con
trol the Michigan Held the erms will
be to purchase the entire Independent
outfit and to come under loca' ordin
ances. It Is the last proposition 'he
Erie company will oppose the most, an
for local ordinances It has no use.
PERSONALITIES.
Somebody told ex-Speaker Reed tho
other day of the rumor that a Western
congressman xvas writing a novel with
out a woman In It. "It xvlll make about
as good reading ns the register of a Mills
hotel," snld Mr. Heed.
W. 1 1. Duflleld, of Springfield, sent
Senator Cullom a gavel made of wood
from the elm tree in front of the resl
elenco of Abraham Lincoln nt Springfield,
generally believed to hax-e been planted
by tho emancipator. That portion of tho
gavel which la made of walnut Is from
the old stair railing of tho stato house,
now used ns the Sangnroon court house.
The handle is made of xxhltc laths from
the Lincoln home.
Queen Victoria attributes her long life
nnel excellent health largely to her prac
tice nf spending ns much time as posslblu
in the open ulr every day. In her youth
riding xvns her fnx-orlto recreation, and
In Scotland sho has almost lived on
pon-buck. Noxv, of course, carringo ex
ercise has taken its place. Every morn
ing her majesty gees out in her little
peny chair, often x-lsitlng the farm and
stublcs In the course of her drlx-e.
Roll Top Desks,
Plat Top Desks,
5'tandlug Desks,
Typewriter Desks,
Aud Gifice Cha.ri
A Lare Stock to Select
from.
Hill & Connell
121 N. Washinlon Ave,
ALWAYS ULbV,
They Must Go
Dmible-Qa ck
That's the order we gave
o 2,000 pairs of Double-Sole
Shoes for ladies aud gentle
men. Prices from
$l.f0 TO $3.00.
OFFICE
FUMflTKE
0el
Lewis, Rellly & Davies,
U4-U6 Wyoming Avenue.
Mlmi Men
Get Ready
for Inspect loo
Wc have now a full Hue of
all makes of Watches that
we guarantee to pass.
Buy your Watches of an
old reliable houae. Not some
agent who will open shop for
two or three mouths aud then
skio out. We are here to
stay. Our guarantee is "as
good as gold." Prices as
iow as any.
OTERCEltEAU &C0HRELL
130 Wyoming Ave.
Coal
Exchange.
Heating
Stoves,-
Ranges,
Fmriniaces,
Plumbing
and
GUNSTH k FORSYTH,
88-327 PENN AVENUE.
The Hunt &
Connell Go.
Heating, Plumbing,
Gas Fitting, Electric
Light Wiring, Gas
an Electric Fixtures,
Builders Hardware.
434 tactoana Avenue
HENRY BEL1N, JR.,
Ucuerui Agent for tuu Wyoautii
liistric:
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una lua llr.'pauuo (Juuai'.ex
Co ipujy i
EKE EXFIOSIVS'5.
tulety j-uso, Cni mi t .;iio.U:w
Itooiu lot C.i nn .'11 Uitildlu;.
ticritntjo.
AUtiNClK-t
THCS. FORI). - - ritntor.
JOHN H. SMITH & SON. - Plymouth
W. E. MUIiUOAN, WllkC-a-Krri
IIPIIT'I
ronEH
TliPifvUKls of sufferers from chronic stomach nnd bowel troubles
have testified that tlicir recovery dates from the time they were induced
to try Ripans Tubules through reading j'i;t such nn advertisement ns
you are reading now. A case in point is that of a young lady of Hills
boro Bridge, N. II. who writes as follows'
I am twenty-live years of age an'l va long troubled with faint ami dlwy attacks,
I doctored with dilfcrent physicians, but thty Rave mc no relief. Wn juM about ii-ady
to Rive up all hop',- "ilitn I saw li.lp.-in Tabulcs adu'rtUnl in a Iloston pap-r, I pur
chased a box. nml before I li.ul used them .1 wiek, I found great 1 1 lief. 1 ran ficely
recommend KIp.ins Tabulcs to all persons iflll'tnl with my aihnints and I khalt never
allo'v mysilf to be without th." Tabulcs.
A new .iyli'rclfrtcotit'U!iliiKTr uti-AXTAiinJ'.i muiviorivir(m(wMhruti:tiu)l.nowrrtrUt trwm
drutf atwrc. ,.K llvl'irTA. ri.lilo .nn-.l wrM. IM. lit-1 lT ll.e I ir milt Ibr innurmU. One tl.wa
ol lho lle'Milriirrin il'uliili ran I I, ..I l iiui' In h-ih!ii,' I. -t . Ir-bi uuttiliw. Ifir.hn riigtficu
CuiiT,.Nt. USiiKi?Uuil,.'.o.i Vi.iL ot a.iu.'lci iilomlLM.Hl'LLijllll."M.uUr IliocvuU.
FINIEY
MIMD
8ILK8 Mi
HILL
We have just opened oui
spring line of New Foulards,
and take pleasure in calling
your attention to the same,
representing, as they do, tha
CREAM of the best manu.
facturers' line for 1900. Dif
fering from last season when
most everything shown was
in Blacks and Navys, this
season's line comes in colors
and shades more appropriate
for a summer garment and
comprises the New Blues,
Greys, Heliotropes, Fawns,
etc., etc., both in the "Natu
ral Foulard" and "Liberty
Satin' finish.
Ow Qualifies
Are too handsome to de
scribe and our assortment
NOW is far more extensive
than in any season heretofore,
but on account of the scarcity
in all the finer grades, this
condition will ouly last for a
limited time, and early buy
ers will get by far the best
selection.
See our exhibit this week.
510-512
Tic Fran? Platlnettes.
Teachers and superintendents de
siring Tor class use in picture study,
something that is substantial and
inexpensive will find these beautiful
new reproductions of great value.
We have 100 different subjects to
select from. The prices are very
reasonable and the assortment is
complete.
Tlae Fen Caribou Letter Boole
With this hook the simple act ol
writing produces a copy. Any
letter head can be used and a copy
produced from pencil or any kind
of pen and ink. When the book is
tilled, extra fillers can be purchased
horn us at very little cost. Two
sizes and bindings in stock.
Reynolds Bros
Stationers and Hngravers,
Scranton, Pa.