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THE SCMANTON TRIBUNE-MONDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1000e
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SCilANTON, FKMttlAUY 26, 1900.
STATE CONVENTION. CALL.
To the Hvpubllcun Klectors of Pennsyl
vania: I am directed by tlio llcpubllcan state
cnmnilttee to nniii-uneu that the llepulc
Henna of Pennsylvania, by their duly
chosen representative, will meet In con
vention at the. oporn hoiicc, In the city of
llnrrlsburif, on Wnlnei-ilny. April IK, lD'M.
ut 1U..10 ii'eloek .i. in., for the purposo of
niiliiliintliiK candidates for the following
iilllces. It wit;
One person for the cilice of auditor nen.
(inl.
Two persons for this ofllce of congress-iiiiiiwit-lnrtfn.
Thlrty-twii prr.-ona (foiir-at-lnrsc) Tor
picslikntl.il electors, raid to ehoo?o elsht
deb Kiitrs and rlitliL nltrrnntes-nt-lnise
t the 1'epublle.in national convention to
be held In Philadelphia on Tuesday, tlio.
nlni teenth d.iV nf Juno next, .urn for the
tiaiisni'tlrn of such other btislnet-H us
liinv he pii'eulel.
In iieconlanee with the ruia adopted at
the stntr i onveiitloii heli! In lliirrlshut'i;
ini'AuRUht 21th. last, the lepier-cntsttlon
In the btntr convention will lie b.ihe'l on
the vote iiolled nt the last pieldentlul
election. I'rder thin rule oeeh leulslntlvo
ilistrict Is entitled to ons dclcgu .o tor
t'veiy two thousand voles cast for tlio
p'vxldei.tlnl electors, In I'M. and nil art II
tlonal deUcate for ever." fraction of
two thousand voti'K pollul 111 r:Cess of
one thorFai.d. Kadi district Is putltled
to the same number of delefiites as rep
resented It In the eonvei.tlon of 1S!i.
Ily order of tlio ltepiihllcan state com
mlttre. Prank Iteeder, Chairman.
It. Andrews. C. H. Vooihees, Sec
retaries. Tnder a tlip at of Impeachment May
or Molr has with frantic haste ordered
out the slot machines. Hut acconlln
to the Rcrunton ltepubllcnn of Feb. 23,
"these Infernal slot machines are not
the worst nor tho wickedest of the
outlawry openly protected In this city
under our municipal regime." If that
be true, then the purification must not
halt simply because a. fluttered official
has been scared back into subjection
to his masters.
The Law of Pennsylvania as to
Branch Railroads.
AT THE KKCKNT henrinjr of
the application of the Dela
ware Valley and Kingston
Hallway company before the
New York railway commissioners, our
distinguished fellow citizen, Judge
Hand, was called as a witness, for
the purpose of explaining to the com
missioners the legal status of tho
branch line which the Erie and "Wyo
ming Valley Hallway company has pro
Jected and laid out. This testimony
was Important because the application
of the Delaware Valley and Kingston
Hallway company Is founded upon the
assumption that It will bo able to se
cure good connections In Pennsylvania,
and on the fact that It has an arrange
ment with tho Erie and Wyoming com
pany for the transfer of coal business
at Lackawaxen.
In reply to questions, Judge Hand
stated that ho had been a Judge of Ills
state for ten years before his appoint
ment to the supreme court ln 1SS9,
when he filled, for the remainder of the
year, the vneaney caused by tho death
of Judge Trunkey. He testified that
under the laws of Pennsylvania, tho
Delaware and Hudson company was
authorized to exercise all tho powers
conferred upon It by Its New York
charter, except such as were expressly
prohibited by Pennsylvania' statute;
that, therefore, the Delaware and Hud
son company, being authorized by the
legislature of New York to construct
a railroad upon Its canal-bed, as a
substitute for the canal, would
have the right to construct such
. railroad upon its canal in Pennsyl
vania. He also expressed the opinion
that the company, being authorized by
tho laws of New York to discontinue
or to sell Its canal, acquired thereby
power to do the same thing in Penn
sylvania. Referring to the Pennsylvania gen
eral railroad law of 1SCS, Judge Hand
said that It was the settled law of
Pennsylvania that a railroad company,
organized under that statute, had an
absolute right to construct any branch
line which Its directors mlsht think
lit, and that the exercise of this dis
cretion could not bo controlled by tho
courts, unless It was exercised In bad
faith, or In pursuance of some direct
prohibition of statute. Ho stated that
he hait no doubt of the power of the
company to construct a loop line or
parallel line under the name of tho
branch line, referring on this point to
several Pennsylvania decisions.
Ha testified further that no private
person or corporation could raise any
objection to the want of power of a
foreign, railroad corporation to acquire
land In Pennsylvania, and that where
n corporation, not authorized to hold
reul estate, had nevertheless acquired
it and transferred It to h corporation
which was authorized to do so, the
title- in tho transferee became perfect
nnd complete. This principle, he said,
was Established not only by the statute
of 19.', but, quite independently of the
statutev belong settled decisions of the
Supreme" -court of Pennsylvania, fol
lowed by tho Supreme court of the
United Sla,to,K.
Although, fn consequence of the tech
nical objections of counsel opposing
the application, Judjje Hand was not
allowed ' (o testify In so inuny words
that the proceedings of the Erie and
Wyoming company were regular und
valid., he did so In effect. Every step
taken by that company, In fact, una
put to film -as' a theoretical case. The
whole ground was covered In this way,
and the., substantial effect of Judge
Hand's t'e'tttoiony was as emphatically
in support of the regularity and validi
ty of the, Erie and Wyoming company's
action In laying out Its branch line,
as If he had In so many words testified
with respect to that particular com
pany. '
On cross'cxnmlnatlon, Judge Hand
was asked whether n railroad company
which had leased Its main line to an
other company, as tho Erie nnd Wyo
ming has leased part of Its lino to the
Erie, could, nevertheless, build a
branch lino parallel to the leased line,
and detrimental to the Interests of the
lessee. Ho answered thitt such facts
did not constitute any reason for re
stricting the powers of tho company
to construct a branch line, and that
If tho lessee desired to prevent the
construction of a jlval lino to tho
leased line, ho must secure himself
against such competition by nn ex
press covenant.
Judge Hand was restricted to a very
strict, but polite, cross-examination,
which, however, only brought out with
lllOrn ntnflllnall tlm nnlnlnnd tvtilnl, fin
riad expressed upon the direct. The
commissioners and a large audience
listened to him with close attention,
while he made u very clear nnd Inter
esting statement of the law of Penn
sylvania upon these points.
If the Moors bad nnlv hml lutein.
gence equal to their bravery this cruel
111 need never have been.
The Puerto Rlcan Problem.
THE DIVISION which has come
to the llcpubllcan member
ship of congress over the
question of legislation for
Puerto Ulco presents a situation of
dltllculty but Is by no means ominous
of party schism. It Is a situation which
calls for conference and concession
rather than for dogmatic assertion of
stubborn opinion. Hefore Tuesday's
vote is reached a basis of compromise
will undoubtedly bo found which will
restore party unity nnd good feeling.
Hpcaklng at Chicago on 'Thursday
last, President Hehurninn, of Cornell,
voiced frankly the attitude of those
opposed to the proposed revenue tariff
policy for Puerto Ulco. "It is to be
settled within the next few years," he
said, "whether we shall treat the people
In the Philippine Islands and the peo
ple of Puerto Rico justly and gener
ously, or'whether we shall exploit them
for our own convenience nnd for the
enrichment of certain classes. The cry
of our next political campaign will be
'anti-imperialism' and 'anti-trust,' nnd
I believe, sir, with reference to Puerto
Itlco, that President McKinley Is right
and that congress Is wrong. Perhaps
you will permit me to say that I see
no such danger before the Republican
party In the forthcoming campaign as
this, that its critics will say, if this
congressional measure now pending
goes through, that two of the greatest
trusts of the country went to congress
nnd forbade it to pass the humani
tarian and equitable recommendation
of the president of the United States.
We hold Puerto Rico, and we hold the
Philippine Islands In trust for the bene
llt of their Inhabitants. We nre now
on trial before the forum of the world.
The world hus witnessed great experi
ments. It has seen England lose her
thirteen colonies, now the United
States of America, because she would
govern them for her interests and not
for theirs, and we shall lose, and do.
servo to lose, our empire, unless we
learn to govern them In their Interest
and not In ours. Hut, Mr. President, I
have confidence In the good sense and
in the sense of justice of tho American
people, and that they will back the
piesldent of the United States In his
Just and equitable recommendation re
garding the Islands of Puerto Rico."
Similar though more emphatic pro
nouncement Is made by a paper very
close to the president, the Chicago
Tlmes-Herald. "Popular sentiment re
llected in the press of the Northwest,
which Is the seat of Republican
strength In congress, demands," says
Mr. Kohlsaafs Journal In double leads,
"tho abolition of all customs tariffs
between tho United States and Puerto
Ulco it takes no stock in any pretense
thrt free trade between the Island and
out markets would be a precedent that
might return to plague us when It be
comes necessary to deal with Cuba and
the Philippines. Congress can deal with
these knotty problems when they arise.
President McKlnloy cannot ufford to
mistake the clamor of tho sugar nnd
tobacco lobby for the voice of the
American people. If the committee bill
comes to him in Its present shape noth
ing short of nn nbsolute and uncom
promising veto will save him from the
ugly charge of sacrltlclng 'plain duty"
to the sordid demands of two pro
tected industries, already in bad odor
with tho American people. For pollti
cal effect the president could not wish
congress to do him a greater service
than to give him an opportunity to
smite the 23 per cent. Puerto Rico com
promise tariff with a clean--ut, ringing
American veto. The mere hint of such
an Intention would defeat this un
worthy legislation for the estrange,
ment nnd spoliation of Puerto Rico."
Here are assertions, one by a n'lan
holding peculiarly conlldentlal relations
with the president, nnd the other by a
paper whose owner Is one of Mr. Mc
Kinley's most Intimate fi lends, ' con
currently charging the tobacco and
sugar trusts with responsibility for
overturning the president's fieo trade
recommendation und of putting In
place of It a revenue tariff. They imply
that the Republican leadership n con
gress Is under thu control of these
trusts; that Mr. Payne, for Instance
who Introduced originally a free trade
bill and then afterward withdrew Jt
and took In hand the ;; per cent, tariff
bill; General Grosvenor, Mr. Uicey and
tlui other foremost Republicans who
have stood behind tho pending measure
are either guilty of unworthy motives
or else lack the manhood to stand forth
for the right. We are not prepared to
believe this; wo don't think that Presl
dent Schurman. Editor Kohls.iat or tho
other Republicans who oppose tho 25
per cent, turlff can really believe this;
wo wonder if they realize what a.
weapon they are putting Into the hands
of tho opposition.
Aa It seems to us, tho difference be
twten those who advocate a Hat free
trade, arrangement with Puerto Rico
and those who propose a low tariff rnte,
all tho proceeds of which are to ba
turned Into tho Puerto Rlcan treasury,
Is ono which can bo explained without
Imputing corrupt motives to anybody.
It Is a difference In method bill mil .1
('difference In Intention. Nobody dosl'r
tho "estrnnsement" or "spoliation" of
Puerto Ulco. It is not estrangement to
JT'Ve It a gobd civil government wltb
promise of a better ns soon ns Its In
habitants tire ready for It. It la not
spoliation to give It n preferential rate
of 73 per cent, of tho Dlnglcy tariff and
then return to It nil moneys thus col
lected. The sugar trust Is not helped
by this arrangement because even with
free trade It wns not menaced. Nor Is
the tobacco trust, the Puerto Illcnn leaf
and the American leaf not being com
petitive. The beneficiaries are the peo
ple of Puerto Htco, who get i-uMclent
revenue to run their government, and
the people of the United States, who
by virtue of this enactment establish
the precedent that through congress
they are to have some say In the con
ditions of legislation drafted for the
new possessions.
Hefore the week Is ended, Matthew
Stanley Quay, the choice of tho Re
publican majority In Pennsylvania for
United States senator, shoula be con
firmed In the possession of hi inter
rupted rights.
The Monroe Doctrine for Asia.
THE CHINESE minister la ad
roit ns well as philosophic.
In his speech before tho
University of Pennsylvania
last week he took oecnslon to ex
press his admiration of the Mon
roe doctrine, which, he uald, was
founded on sound principles of Justice
and self protection, and then he bland
ly ndded:
"The question now arises whether It
Is not time for this country to extend
the Monroe doctrine to Asia. The
Philippine Islands are situated on the
outskirts of Asia, and may be said to
be nt tho very door of that continent j
If It was necessary for President Mon
roe to declare any nttempt to encroach
upon any portion of the American con
tinents, extending over 6,000 tulles,
from Alaska to Patagonia, as danger
ous to your pence und safety, what
shall you say to this when you find
that the mainland of Asia Is not more
than 600 miles distant from the Phil
ippines? If It was thought proper not ,
to allow Puerto Rico or any of tho Is
lands on this side of thf Atlantic to
pass Into the possession of uny foreign
power, would It be advisable to look'
with Indifference on nny encroach-'
nients on the mainland of Asia, rs-
peclally the eastern portion, which lit
nearer to Manila than Puerto Rico to
Florida? I do not apprehend any on-
croachment will take place, but. the
Mont ot doctrine, being tho fixed policy
of your government, the natural logic
Is that It should be applied to tint par:
of the world where this country ha3
possessions. This policy Is by no
means a selfish one, but as I have al
ready remarked, Is founded on lustlco
and self protection, and If persistently
carried out It will tend greatly to the
preset vat Ion of peace wherever It Is
enforced."
Tho applicability of these remarks
to China's need of protection against
foreign encroachment is apparent. It
would certnlnly bo opportune for China
If her minister's advice should bo
quickly followed by our government:
but so far as the United States Is con
cerned the time Is not yet ripe. It may
come, however. There Is a possibility
of Its coming In tho Americanization
of the Philippines and in n spreading
of American Influence upon the main
land of Asia which wilt make further
spoliation of China Impossible.
President McKinley Is too good a
philosopher to worry over the antics or
tho epithets of the antl-lmperlallsts.
Ho doubtless realizes how necei-sary It
Is to a man's fame to be called names.
Misconceptions.
IT IS NOT EASY to understand
why Home should have named
an outsider as the first bishop
of Havana under Cuban Inde
pendence, but It Is easy to np-.
predate the opposition to this appoint
ment which exists in violent form
among the more radical Nationalists
In Cuba. These people ore so bent on
realizing their long dream of indepen
dent nationality that they ache to
measure strength with the Vatican,
'and this not so much because of nny
deep seated feeling of Insubordination
us simply from the desire to let the
world know that they are at last their
own masters.
It Illustrates tho perplexities of
American duty In the new possessions
thnt the ilrst step which tho dissenting
Cubans took In their campaign against
tho new bishop wns to send a deputa
tion to Governor General Wood to ask
him to use his Influence with President
McKinley to got the pope to recall th'
forelgneV and to name a Cuban bishop
Instead. There probably was not a
man In that deputation who had not
been told times without number that
the civil authority of tho United States
has nothing to do with church politics;
but it would seem that thre Is still a
great deal of skepticism on tlio subjeot.
If this is the caso In Cuba, where thou
sands of the natives . have had tho
buiellt of an American education, what
will be the belief nmong the Filipinos,
where misinformation is puietlcally
unanimous?
The now Philippine commission will
have no easy task.
The new currency bill, which Is all
ready to become law, clinches the gold
stnndard and permits the establish
ment of national banks In small towns,
but makes no provision for additional
flexibility In tho circulating medium.
Currency reform will not bo .finished
until this shall be done.
Hourko Cochran may bo correct in
his opinion that tho silver question Is
temporarily eliminated from American
politics, but he Is wrong In assuming
that tho presidential candidate who
was an unsafe euldo In 15DC has im
proved In the interval.
AT WHIST.
When Delia plays 1 lovo to watch
Her graceful fingers deal the cards;
I lovo to note tho easo with which
Thu game's great perils she regards.
She holds my rapt nttontlon yes
So bent la who on winning ways
Sho chruts like sin and so of eour.se,
I love to watch when nolln plays.
"link,
Outline Studies
o! Human Nature
His Point of View.
AN ANCIENT AFRICAN, wenilng tho
frock cont, spectacles, battered plug
hat and beaming nnd placid countennnce
of the wandering negro minstrel, sat In
the gallery of the Stock exchango the
other dny, placidly surveying-the howling
multitude, relates tho New York Mall
and Kxnress.
A broker was one of the first to spy
him. He was one of that large and rep
resentative class of Individuals who can
not sen a black face pass without milk
ing facetious remarks. Ho promptly
wuved his hand.
"Howdy, uncle!" he greeted him cheer
ily. Unelo beamed blandly through his spec
tacles, but made no sign of recognition.
"Uncle, unele, I say!" shouted the face
tious man of tho floor.
"Oh, this Is rich!" he exclaimed, seizing
onu friend, then another; "Isn't uncle a
winner!" Soon a dozen lusty-voiced
brokers lined up nnd with heads thrown
back, they sarg for the glorification of
the solitary guest In tho gallery, "Old
Black Joe."
A hundred brokers turned to listen. It
was pretty good singing, nnd they ap
plauded and watched uncle. Tho latter
looked placidly through his spectacles
without any particular sign of enhanced
Interest.
"What's the old scoundrel going to do'"
queried thu choristers perplexedly of
their leader.
"He don't even notice us," they com
plained. At this point uncte arose nnd stepped
to tho rail. Out of his trousers pocket ho
produced nn old-fashioned copper cent.
Tossing It easily to tho glee club of
brokers, ho resumed his scat nnd
beamed upon them.
There wns n roar of derision from tho
floor of tho exchange, the, quartette broko
"up In palpable embarrassment and the
facetious broker swore fervently.
"But I'd give anything to got that old
fellow's point of view." ho confessed, as
ho repeated tho story that evening.
Problems Solved by Chance.
ALTHOUGH MANY of Stelnltz's vlcto
rles wcro marvelous revelations of
Intellectual power, yet 0110 of the strang
est of his experiences was ono that
showed no Intellectual application, says
"Holland" In tho Philadelphia Press.
Stelnltz had been concentrating his en
ergies for weeks over the proper method
of breaking down a certain kind of attack
In chess, and ho had worried himself al
most Into Illness over his failure to dis
cover bow the problem could be solved.
Ono, day he was playing with his
daughter, who really acted ns a sort of
dummy antagonist, and who has no espe
cial gift as a chess player, and ho used
this attack that ho might further try
to meet It. In tho most natural way 'n
the world, without any premeditation or
thought, his daughter made a movo
which Instantly solved the problem. It
was puro accident, except that It oc
curred to tho girl that It was a natural
movo to make.
So, too, Joseffy, who had been absorbed
for weeks In nn attempt to get a peculiar
effect when he played a certain musical
composition, and who was In despair at
his failure, one day heard exactly the
effect produced which he hud been seek
ing. He hastened to the piano, to find
thero a member of 'his family drumming
carelessly upon tho Instrument. Joseffy,
with quick car and sharp eye, saw how
thU, by a certain movement of the fin
gers, was produced, pushed his relative
from the stool and with joy reproduced
what tho child had to thoughtlessly and
by pure accident executed.
Befused to Be Labeled.
VERY OLD PERSONS and very young
persons are apt to ho great sticklers
for etiquette. Queen Victoria Is an ex
ample of tho one. and Lord licauchamp,
the present British governor of New
South Wales, of tho other, relates the
New York Post. Since the latter has oc
cupied tho government houso at Sydney
ho has been at great pains to make oin
cial receptions as Imposing nnd dignified
as possible. With this end In view, ho
has ordained that only guests of a cer
tain rank should be permitted to ap
proach the presence through designated
doors. To theso blue tickets aro award
ed, to others, of Inferior mold, white. At
a recent function, through some mis
management, an Important public man
received a blue card, while a white ono
was sent to his wife, nnd when the pair
reached the audience chamber there was
trouble. Tho lady declined to bo separat
ed from her husband, or to nbandnn the
aristocratic bluo ranks. An aide-decamp
endeavored to reason with her and
explain tho commotion thnt would ensue
If bluo and white were suffered to mingle
together. Hut the fair ono was equal to
the occasion.
"Nonsense," said she, ns she pressed
forward; "what do you tako us for? A
seldlltz powder?"
The aid collapsed. And yet It 13 some
times said that women havo no senso of
humor.
One Thing That Won't Stop.
MARIA MITCHELL, who has been
" called tho "Mother of tho Stars,"
when professor of astronomy and direc
tor of the observatory at Vassar, was an
Inspiring teacher, and, In splto of her
brusque manner nnd severity, was
adored by her pupils, relates the New
York Commercial Advertiser. Every
spring, just before the commencement,
she cave a "dome party" to the girls.
Small tables were placed around tho largo
telescope In tho observatory, and roses
from Miss Mitchell's own garden bright
ened tho atmosphere. Nonsense poems
wero a feature of theso breakfasts and
tho astronomer was proud of her skill In
writing them. She was not without a
keen senso of fun, In splto of her con
stant and absorbing studies, as wns
shown by her dryly consoling observation
to an awe-stricken student whom she
was leaving one dny In chargo of the In
struments of the observatory. Looking
back nt tho woirled face of tho girl, Miss
Mitchell said:
"And. remember. If the chronometer
stops the universe won't stop,"
Not Kept in Stock.
THE YOUNG married woman had been
1 telephoning to the grocer's for an or
der of supplies, says tho Detroit 1'reo
Pre'ss. A girl bad taken her order and
had just said goodby. Suddenly tho
young married woman remembered thnt
she hud n turkey for tomorrow's dinner
and must havo something with which to
mnko the dressing.
"Hello," she called hurriedly.
Then it pleasant girl's volco nnsworod
"Hello."
"I want you to send up two lonves of
stnle bread." said tho young married wo
man. "Madam," answered tho samo pleasant
voice, "wo don't keep stnle bread at tho
telephone exchange."
An Aversion to Black Paint.
THE LATE Miss Dorothy Dene, the act-
less, had a pretty gift ot humor, und
wus fond of telling a tulo about the as
tonishment of tho workman to whom sue
entrusted tho painting of her flat In West
Kensington, relates the Newcastlo (Eng
land) Chronicle, Sho had a charming
dining room, with terra colla walls and
black doors, but had a grout struggle to
get tho workman to put on the black
paint.
"I'll do It If you like, miss," ho said,
"but It'll look like a 'earso!"
Knew How It Was Himself.
QUEEN VICTORIA frequently visits her
tenantry on tho Balmoral estates,
und u little book could bo written about
tho romantic meetings of queen and peas,
uut, says the Scottish American. On ono
occasion tho queen called on a certain old
crofter and his wife, and was jib usual re
ceived with extreme ortnslderntlon, The
' ' ' i'i t'v . nnii iv ill
agreeable, and tho guldwlfo brought a
glass of whisky to the queen, which tho
royal lady graciously put to her lips. The
guldwlfo of tho houso with Highland
hospitality pressed tho queen t "till It
alt, for the day was eauld.and wect," to
which her guldmnn rejoined;
"Toots, wummnn, dlnna press her maj
esty; Bha mebbo had a drill) afore sho
cam' here."
A Sinker of Events.
f WAS coming from Cincinnati to
Washington on tho Chesnpcnke and
Ohio trnln tho other day," remarked Rep
resentative Shnttuc, of Ohio, to a writer
on tho Washington Post, "when four or
flvo sturdy Kentucky farmers camo
aboard. They took seats near me nnd
nt onco entered In a discussion of Ken
tucky politics, nnd then to the Individual.
Ity of Senator Mark llnnnn.
" 'Wal, Jim, what do you think of
him?' Inquired one of them.
" 'I liko Hanna,' replied tho farmer to
whom tho question was nddressod. 'He's
tho feller who makes tho things that
happen.' "
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PERSONALITIES.
The queen of Greece Is tho only woman
admiral In tho world. Sho wns appointed
to thnt position In tho Husslun fleet by
the Czar Alexander 111.
Miss Ellso Parrel, of Ansonlu, Conn.,
a college graduate and tho daughter of
a millionaire. Is acting as typewriter In
her father's office In order to learn busi
ness methods.
T. B. Aldrich, tho poet, Is a great
smoker of cigarettes. "I always do my
best work after a short smoke," he
says, "and my favorite hours for writing
are before noon or nfter midnight."
Major General Sir W. Gustavus Nich
olson, who has been ordered to join Lord
Huberts In South Africa, Is one of Hob's
old followers. He took part In tho fa
mous Cnndnhnr march; ho wins field en
gineer nt t'ubul, and took part in tho op
erations nroimd Cnbttl In December, 1S7.
Including the engagement nt Latabnnd.
General S. D. Lee, president of the
Mississippi Historical society, delivered
an address nt Its annual meeting recently
on the defense of VIckshurg, in which
ho took pnrt. General Leo said In tho
iisMiutt of May 22 General Pemberton hud
O.'X'O men and .13 guns on the lighting line,
opposed to Grant's Ij.oO') men and lS'J
guns.
Irian Clydo Cullcn, of Warren, Vn.,
hns Invented a gun for tho firing of
largo projectiles In which tho spiral
grooves In the bore of the piece nro fitted
with ball bearings. This causes less
friction In tho pnssngo of the missile from
tho gun, and ho claims that tho prolcc
tile, being thus less retarded, will go far.
ther and faster.
Tho resemblance between Senator
Kenny, of Delaware, nnd Senator Mc
Comas, of Maryland, Is so close that
when tho one hns risen for recognition
In tho senate tho presiding ofilccr hns
mistaken him for the other. Each now
sends up his card before speaking, un
less ho rises hurriedly, when ho avoids
mistakes by announcing his name.
Hocent events have recalled that Gen
eral Sir Bedvers Duller, until this war.
was on terms of warm personal friend
ship with tho Kruger family, and that
they wero wont to exchango cards of
good wishes every Christmas. Tho friend
ship dated from twenty years ago, when
Buller had a regiment of Boers under
his command In tho war against the
Zulus.
General Theodoro Schwan, who Is dis
tinguishing himself In tho Philippines, Is
a graduate of tho ranks. Ho entered the
nrmy as a prlvato In 1557. nnd quekly rose
through the grades of corporal, sergeant,
first sergeant nnd quartermaster ser
goant, which grade ho got In 1S03. A year
later he got his lieutenancy for merito
rious service, and In ISC' was mado a
captain.
Two grandsons of LI Hung Chang ar
rived In San Francisco from China re
cently, with Dr. Walter Lambuth, secre
tary of the Southern Methodist Episcopal
Board of Missions. Mr. Lambuth's home
Is In Nnshvtlle. and he young men will
prepare themselves there for a course in
Vnnderbllt University. They are accom
plished Chinese scholars, but have
studied English only two years.
When John W. Bookwalter was a can
didate for the governorship of Ohio, in
1SS2, tho cry was raised against him that
ho had changed his name from Buckwal
ter, and It Is said that through this bo
lost "O.Od'i German votes. He did not
know until then that bis ancestors
spelled tho name Buck waiter. Ho then
started to trace his genealogy, and found
thnt his grent-grandfnther, John Buck
waiter, had lived In Colebrookdale, Ohio.
HTM
Roll Top Desks,
FJat Top Dejks,
Standing Desks,
Typewriter Desks,
And Ofiice Chairs
A Large Stock to Select
from.
Hill & Connell
121 N. V'usliiiiRlon Ave.,
ALWAYS IlL-ftV,
They MmsI Go
That's the order we gave
o 2,000 pairs of Double-Sole
Shoes for ladies and gentle
men. Prices from
$J.E0 TO $3.00.
IFME
FIB
L.w3s. Reilly & Davies,
U1-J16 Wyoming Avenue.
Railroad Men
Get Ready
for ImispectSoini
We have uow a full line of
all makes of Watches that
we guarantee to pass.
Buy your Watches of au
old reliable house. Not som
agent who will open shop for
two or three months and then
ski) out. Wc are here to
stay. Our guarantee is "as
good as gold." Prices as
low as any.
MERCEKEAU fe CONNELL
II 3 lii Wyoming Ave.
Conl Kxchnnge.
HeatSmig
Stoves,
RaingeSo
Fun r in aces,
Pluimblinis
amid
O!
GMSXEH k FOKSYTa
3M-327 PENN AVENUE.
The Hyot &
Comoell Coo
Heating, Plumbing,
Gas Fitting, Electric
Light Wiring, Gas
an Electric Fixtures,
Builders Hardware.
04 Lac'iararaa Aran:
hlbNRY BE Li IN, JR.,
tacuviu. Agcut for iUj U'yotma;
Ijuir'c: j.
Ai'iilnii, lUustln&Sportltr-, S.uao.dii
auU luo Ilcn:imi3 Cuoinwa.
HIGH EXPLOSIVES
tulcty luxe, Cain nnii . tiiiili.'i
itoom 101 Coniu.l ilmliiu;.
Scram.) j.
AUlSNUllii
THCS. FOrtD. - .Vlttston
JOHN 13. SMITH & SON, Plymouth.
V. 15. MULLIGAN. . Wilkts-nire
iiraiTs
roiiEffi.
i. rfs&e$0ite ll 1 1 H , ff
An Oconomownc, Wis., printer was greatly trmilited wilh a disorderly stomach and
constipation. Ik liec.mic nenous and prctlsh, easi y ixcittd. and all tliiiiK s-ccnad a
Uuish tint to him. " One day I procured a hot of Kipans Talmlc," lie .is, "and
used only a few u hen the change in my nppeaiance was wr.ni'h nwrvilou'. The
distressed feeling after caiiiijj has settled away into oblivion, and my bowels move
daily with the rcjjulai ity of clockwork."
A new rtjl piclri t rnntalnl-iir ivv iiirivn Tinrtvn In ivr arton (wllht ut et.w) Imow fur talc at imm
dritf ,t.rt roil H Kit Mfc. IliUl.m ,r.i.-. .,,tt la l'iliul-i f..rlln iothiiiI thoii'onoinli-iii. One il.ij. n
orthPt!ve'iitnrln!ilitab,liiO.Mi Ih l.it.l l.y null hy mm llntf lurlw Ichl i-fiit lulbt' Hlr.HlCUi.'ilv'.M,
UoU'1.nv1.Nu. 10 bjjruco biri'ct. Nvw Vurl.--vunu.'lcirtvuiu.s uacLui tll Ui Kjit fur 0 '' cunu.
FINLEY
FIILIII
Ml All
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Wc have just opened ouf
spring line of New Foulards,
and take pleasure in calling
your attention to the same,
representing, as they do, the
CREAM of the best manu
facturers' line for 1900. D.f
feriug from last season when
most everything shown was
in Blacks and Navys, this
season's line comes in colors
and shades more appropriate
for n summer garment and
comprises the New Blues,
Greys, Heliotropes, Fawns,
etc., etc., both in the "Natu
ral Foulard" and "Liberty
Satin" fiuiih.
Oyr Challies
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 only last for a
limited time, and early buy
ers will get by far the best
selection.
See our exhibit this week.
LACKAWANNA AVENUE
Ik fmg PMiKifes.
Teachers and superintendents de
siring for class use in picture study,
something that is substantial and
inexpensive will find these-beautilul
new reproductions of great value.
We have 100 dilTerent subjects to
select from. The prices are very
reasonable and the assortment is
complete.
Tfo Pel CartaLefe Book
With this book the simple act of
writing produces a copy. Any
letter head can he used and a copy
produced from pencil or any kind
of pen and ink. When the book is
filled, extra fillers can be purclused
Irom us at verv little cost. Two
sizes and bindings in stock.
Reynolds Bros
Stationers and Hngravers,
Scranton, Pa.
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