THE SUWAM'UiN TlMBUiNE-TUKSDAV, APKIL 10, 1900, e cranfon r(Bune Published Dally, Except Sunday, by Tho Trlbuno I'ubllshlns Company, lit Vltly Cents a Month. I.1VV 8. niCIIAUD, Ktlltor. O. P. DYXDKI3, Iluslnc83 Manager. New York Office: 109 Nassau Bt. B. S. VltURLAN'D, Bolo Agent for Forolgn Advertising. Kntercd nt tho I'nstofTlcB fit Scranton, I'a., ns Second-Class Moll Matter. When space will permit Tim Tillmno In always slail tn print short letters from Its friend-! bearing on current topics, but Hh rulo Is that thpso murt be signed, for publication, by tho writer's real name; nlid the condition precedent to acceptance Is that all contributions shnll bo uubject to editorial revision. SCRANTON. APKIL 10. 1900. REPUBLICAN NOMINATIONS. legislature. First District THOMAS KOJ.DS. J. KEY- Second Dlstrlct-JOHN SCHUUKIl, JR. By re-electing City Engineer l'hll llps pructlcully without opposition, fotinclls linvo exhibited proper appre ciation of skilful services faithfully rendered. A Menace to the Public Library, IT COULD not have been tho In tention of the ten mcmbeis of select council who last week voted through tho Mclvln reso lution bilnglng tho Scrunton public library under the direct control of councils to reflect upon the gentlemen composing the piescnt board of trus tees of that institution or upon the ac complished librarian, Mr. Curr. Just what their intention was doe3 not ap pear. In tho ubsencc of any Intlma tlon that the city's appropriation to tho library's maintenance fund has been maladmlnlstcrcd under the sys tem of administration which has brought the library up to a most grati fying standaid of efficiency, there Is no accounting for the proposed chango save upon the supposition that It was desired to Increase tho duties of the Joint auditing committee of councils. But whatever tho intention which prompted tho passage of the resolution, the resolution Itself Is plainly ill-advised and not called for by public opin ion. It has the effect of casting a slur upon a group of worthy gentlemen of foremost scholarship and public spirit who have been performing gratuitous ly a large and well-considered service for tho community, and of reflecting upon a librarian who is probably with out a superior in the United States. If it means that tho library is to be added to the number of city departments In which political influences, deals and pulls are to bo the order of the day and that extravagance, waste and lack of system characteristic of most of tlvj municipal methods of doing business are to bo loaded upon the library's management, then it needs no gift of prophecy to foresee that unless the courts shall interpose the hand of re lief the usefulness of the libiary will soon bo nt an end. The ten gentlemen in select council who supported this resolution may have more conildence in the scholar ship and business integrity of the Joint auditing committee of councils than they have in the board of library trus tees; and may feel that the educational Interests of tho rising generation ate better placed In councllmanlo than In philanthropic hands, but we fall to dis cover any evidence that the public at large shares their views. Giving to councils the bencilt of every doubt and the charity of every suspicion; even assuming that every member thereof walks always in the paths of righteous ness and Is sustained by a lofty in spiration of public duty, It yet remains questionable in the minds of the people whether tho average city father as ho has exhibited himself before the public gaze throughout the municipal history of Scranton Is exactly fitted.by scholar ship, refinement and well developed culture to sit In Judgment over the de tails of the management of an Insti tution like tho Scranton public library. We trow that ho is not. Dr. Mackey's threats to bolt the open caucus of his party because the ma jority has disagreed with him show that he Is h genuine insurgent. Hut a bolt, to bo effective, icquires a fol lowing. Shortsighted Politics. IT IS DOUBTFUL if the handful of senators at Washington who are trying to hold up the Quay ir.se so a3 to prevent the senite fiom registering its decision in the premises have fully calculated the con sequences of their dog-in-the-mang-jr policy. Under tho rules of the senate, the fixing of a date for a vote on any pending question requires unanimous consent; and, thus one obstreperous Senator, If he Is so inclined, can retard indefinitely the consideration of any vropositlon concerning which he dots not wlph.a vote, to be taken. In -the uay matter Senator Uurrows of Michigan seems disposed to aivlde lthS3cnntor Galllnger of New llamp tf'rUJlf I'Qpor of preventing a deci sion,, .m. . question obviously of the IjIghcsOirivlloge. They think they have Colonel Quay at their mercy and nerico" will not permit the majority to decrdir .-. Thla is -a -continuation of the very acrics-ivhlch'deudlocked the luststutj ljpglhlaturo.and forced upon tho com monAyfaUU the Injustlcs of n fruc UonaJl,, representation In the federal senate. Jt is, not, however, an open and"Junorable method of warfare. It does-iioV conform with the fundamen tar principle of Republicanism that flie 'fifilJoWiy Should rule. It differs from' the uutocracy of a despotic syB tftn only In the briefer term In which . U can. successfully hold at bay the preponderance of numbers. It Incites ro retaliation. It provokes a working tif tho rule both ways, Noy there are'u good many people U ptfrjpy.lygrjfa who believe In fair pjay.' JSome, of tUcm have not been ad Mirers. of Mjs. Cjuayln tho past; some of thnfjh'avyh'elievod a good" deal of the 111 "that has been put In clrcula flon about him. by. men of the Bur-rows- -and 'duHliuer type, who have, In our state, tried nt varlous-.tlmes to set up ns much better than they real ly were. Hut these fair-minded people, these- lovers of fnlr piny, are not no prejudiced against Quay that they want to see tho entire commonwealth, of Pennsylvania flouted at over his head. They recognize that hu has a clear right to lmvo 1'ils credentials vot ed upon Some of them would not mourn If the vote should bo adverse; but all recognize tho utter unfairness of leaving the question of Pennsyl vania's right to full senatorial repre sentation suspended In mld-nlr owing simply to the small tnctlcs of two or three obstructionists. All must, there fore, tn such a situation. Incline their sympathies to Quay as between Quay and the kind of tactics employed against him. The last thing which the Wnnamaker cabal should Invito If they have any appreciation of political values Is u Quay sympathy movement. . The mayor's determination to abate the nuisance of the lo.tther-lungcil vendor of vellow Journals who cries his wates in cliutch doors on Sunday mornings will bo enthusiastically ap plauded. Postal Checks. THKUK HAS long been a feel ing among business men that tho present system of transmitting money through the mails Is capable of great improve ment in the direction of simplicity and convenience. Especially is this true In regard to sums of small denomination. At present fractions of a dollar can be sent only in stamps, which, wheie the aggregate volume of such ex changes is large, Is an awkward method; or by postal money order, which necessitates a personal visit to the postofllce and Is proportionally quite costly. To lemedy this condition, a bill has been Introduced in congress by Sena tor McMillan, known as tho postal check bill, which provides for the is suance of "United States post check notes" In denominations of live dol lars, two dollars and one dollar, to re place tho entire issue of money repre sented by those amounts, and fifty million dollars ($;o,000,000) in frac tional notes, of fifty, twenty-live, fif teen, ten and five cent denominations. Kach note to contain blank spaces for the name and address of tho payee and his signature and that of tho per son who sends it: such signature to make it payable at the postolllcj where tho payee resides', and transforming it Into a check on the United States gov ernment to be used tho same as a per sonal check or the. present money or der. In lieu of tho fee for Issuing tho note, a two-cent stamp for notes of $1 or upward, or a one-cent stamp for notes of fractional parts of a dollar, to bo alllxed to each note by the per son using tho same to transmit it through the malls. When redeemed, the notes to be re-Issued. "We have not seen any statement from the postofllce department regard ing the feasibility of tins plan. There may be reasons which would militate against its success. Hut it Is fair to say that the proposition has the in dorsement of a large number of the most representative business houses In the United States, particularly firms doing a largo business by mall. If there are objections to the measure in Its present form, congress could wisely give thought to devising a more feasible plan calculated to furnish an equal convenience to tho public. By the one net of passing the Loud bill to remedy abuses of the second-class mall privilege It could save enough money to warrant the postofllce de partment in providing much cheaper and more convenient facilities for tho transmission of money through tho malls and thus contribute Immensely to the rapid circulation of money In business activities. Wo ate having a variety of Pennsylvania vice presidential booms in tho newspapers. ne day It is Hastings, the next Grow, nnd then Pentose. But the fact remains that Pennsylvania's logical candidate Is Charles Emory Smith and he ought to have the commonwealth's united and determined support. Webster Davis learned more about South African affalts In one brief visit, it seems, than Dr. Livingstone and other well-known travelers were able to glean from years of association .with the Hoeis and Blacks oC tho dark con tinent. This is probably but another Illustration of the rapidity of the pies ent epoch. AVe decline to believe the story that Dewey's presidential candidacy 13 promp.ted by pique nt McKlnloy. No provocation for pique ha-s been given. Moreover, tho admiral of the navy un doubtedly comprehends his country men well enough to understand that pique Is not a winning platform. It is stated that Cecil Jlhodes Is te celved coldly everywhere in England, nnd that not even a hackman will ex tend a word of welcome. CVclI appears to have been much more of a success in stirring up .1 war than In posing as a critic of tho British soldleis. The Democratlo tin eat to convict him of tho murder of Goebel unless he gives up his claims to the governor ship Is hot scaring Governor Taylor .1 little bit. Taylor certainly develops upon acquaintance. Nov.- that Heformer Co ray has so. cutely landed that unsolicited lenomi nation, the creat heart of an anxious commonwealth can ease clown In it? beating and tho Philadelphia experts can move on, It ought to be possible to Insure tho next admiral of our navy against tin dangers of matrimony, for the risk Is national as well as personal. Thero Is llttlo doubt that Admiral Von Dlederlchs regards jecent occur rences us In the nature of noc.tle re venge. The Pattlson vice-presldentlal boom recalls to mind that there was once a Pattlson presidential boom. How time tiles! FREE TRADE NOW IN SHIPPING MATERIAL INTERVIEW WITH THE COMMIS SIONER OF NAVIGATION. In 1872 Congress Inaugurated tho Policy of Admitting Free of Duty Materials Intended for the Build ing of Ships for the Foreign Trade. Other Stimulus to Our Merchant Marino Must Be Sought. Special to the Scianton Tribune. Washington, April 9. There Is a very general Impression In certain parts of the country that If the ma terials used In shipbuilding were ad mitted free of duty our shipbuilders would be able to build ships us cheaply In the United States ns they can be built In foreign countries. Compara tively few people know that such ma terials have for years been on our free list. Many think that American ship builders are compelled to patronize homo steel producers, nnd that they are compelled to buy of these manufac turers, no nintter what prices they may demand.- Commissioner of Navi gation E. T. Chamberlain, of the Treas ury department, who Is constantly ad ministering the laws relating to mer chant vessels of tho United States, re ferring to the misapprehension of our laws for free raw materials for ship building, said: "Congress Inaugurated the policy ot admitting ftee of duty materials In tended for tho building of ships for the foreign trade, nnd for the trade be tween the Atlantic and Pacific ports ot tho United States, as long ago as 1872. although at that time It was not so broad in its sccpe an at present. Ses tlon 10 of the act of June 6, 1872, is the ilist bearing Vm this point, and It ex empts "nil lumber, timber, hemp, manlln, and Iron and steel rods, bars, spikes, nails und bolts, and copper and composition metals,' which may be necessary for the construction ot ves sels in thoo trades named, from any duties. The same articles, If intended for vessels In those trades, needing ro palis, are also, by that act, admitted free of duty. ADDED PRIVILEGES. "By section r. of tho act of February 8, 1875, yellow sheathing metal and yel low metal bolts, of which tho compon ent part of chief value Is copper, were added to tho free list In respect of ships building or repairing for the trades named. Tho tariff act of March 3, 18S3, section 2510, added wire rope to tho ar ticles previously exempted, and in that section Included all the other muterlals previously exempted. Section 8 of the McKinley tariff of October 1, 1830, also added 'plates, tees, angles, and beams;' that is to say, practically all struc tural forms of Iron and steel destined for ships to be built or repaired for tho trades specified. "Sections 7 and 8, of the tariff act of August 15, 1S94, put-cverything on the ftee list needed for the construction or repair of such ships by providing that 'ull materials of foreign production which may be necessary for the con struction of vessels built In the United States for foreign account and owner ship or for the purpose of being em ployed In the foreign trade, including tho trade between the Atlantic and Pacific ports of the United States, and all such materials necessary for tho building of their machinery, and nil articles necessary for their outfit and equipment,' were exempted thereafter from duty. "It Is clear that to tho extent that the free Importation of foreign mater ials can be of aid to our people In the building of ships for the foreign trade, they have for some years had the benefit of such laws. "Vessels engaged In the trades I have named are entitled under our law of Juno 20, 1SS4, to import, free of duty, any supplies required for use on board of such vessels. Articles subject to an Internal revenue tax If used In the United States are exempt from, the tax f used on board such vessels, by the provisions of section 1G of the tariff act of July 24, 1S97, and in the same act section 415 exempts fuel coal im ported for tho use of vessels in the trades nnmedfrom all duties." FURTHER STIMULUS NEEDED. A citation of the foregoing acts, veri fication of which may be had by any one having access to the laws of tho United States, ought to put an end to the demand for the free Importation of all materials Intended for the con struction of vessels building or repair ing for tho foreign trade. It will be Interesting, here, to tabu late these several acts, setting opposite to their dates the amount of shipping vndor the American flag In the foreign trade at the time of the passage ot each, also showing the proportion of our foreign carrying done by such ships at those dates, and which, complied from oillclal sources, makes tho fol lowing showing; American tonnage PorccntJge of Date of registered for carrying in Act foirlun traJc Amrrlian CbSola 1ST: 1,110,UI3 S9.2 1S7J J.5M,S27 cV 1&SS l.SM.Ort lrt 1M0 nin,cs 12.0 1S.H (HU.ISO 12.3 1697 $f,5 U Clearly, tho exemption of Imported materials from duties, when Intended for the construction or repair of ves sels for the foreign trade, has not had the effect of checking the steady de cline of our shipping in that trade, much less of helping to rehabilitate the American merchant marine. Ameri can f.hlnbullders say that the dlffe. ence In the cost of building vessels In tho United States, as compared with the cost abroad, is almost wholly a matter ot the wages paid to working men In American shipyards, which, they assert, are nearly double tho wages paid In European shipyards. More than 50 per cent, of the amount paid for a finished ship, Senator Frye has recently said, goes to the labor em ployed In the shlpynrd alone. IN WOMAN'S REALM. Soms people liae a queer set ot principles. It is reully a wonder how they make them do (or all occasions. Unc would thlnl they would wear them out as other people near out good resolu. tlons. Women are populaily twlleicd to have mre piliiclple in many matters than men. They wouldn't go In a saloon and treat another woman Hlioro they didn't like. They wouldn't bet hats and thereafter huy them for women they didn't tall on. They wouldn't do a lot of queer things which men do and which seem not to anect their idea of principle. Put occasionally they do astonl.U us with tome enormity, For instance, It was a woman who stole a handsome, renlcr-plcrc from the table in the parlor ot the Hotel Jcrmjn. No man would haie teen allured by that renaissance lace cover. No man would Iijh- realized that It cost 1. To Jonas Long's Sons lMKlSWQ ? rV IK&sfcwS' OK ,-ilfett is$SSgj j..Ma MsSmBi i WBKmt' -4 1 ill Sill Novelty Silks, in finest Taffetas scores and scores of charming styles and color combinations, including Corded Wash Silks, Corded Persian Silks, Pilliet de Soie, Crepe de Chine, Lace Corded Taffeta, Plisse Taffeta, Crystal Corded Silk and Plain Japans. Widths from 22 to 27 inches. Plain Satin, Satin Duchesse, Liberty Satin and a full line of Velvets in twenty of the newest shades. J 1ITIB Roll Top Desks, Fiat Top Desks, Standing Desks, Typewriter Desks, And Office Chairs A Large Stock to Select from. Hill & Goiraell 121 N. Washington Ave., ALWAYS BUSY. "K0RRECT SHAPE" More friends every day. The cause easy to buy, easy to wear. $3.50, $4.00 and $5.00. Lewis & Really 114-116 Wyoming Avenue. him it would have simply been "a tidy." A man usually considers everything from an embroidered Upper-cose to a piano cover "a tidy," and he never would have desired that cente,r-plece to the extent of stuffing it in his bag and carrying It off. Oh, it uas surely a woman who stole that table adornment. t It was as ceitalnly a roan who took the hand some India rug from those sjnio elegant apart ments. There are men who know enough about mgu to rotet a good one for their own den and doubtless tint Is where the Hotel Jermjn ius went. Or, perhaps, it was a peaio offering from sonio traveling man to his wife. At any ute, the rug disappeared and must hate gouo off in a tent's trunk. No woman would have had the nmc to have rolled it up and departed with It. It was probably a msn who stole several of tho Ivit pictures from the hotel rooms. They ap pealed tc the tasto of some gu-st and fitted con veniently in his trunk, so hi' placidly appropil nteil them for seme favorite haunt at home. Ills wife or mother-in-law has, no doubt, hen d? lighted with her acquisition. Some men have no scruples about the uhu.e ot hotel rooms or furnishings. If a man needs a plcoo of linen to tic up a cut nnger he hasn't the slightest objection to tearing a strip from the best sheet the noted provides. He also scratches matches on handsomely finished woodwork and walls, uses the damask towels to dust off hit boots and paeka hU hand-bag on the bed, where it leaves broad Pittsburglan smudges. Fortun ately, It doesn't always occur to him or lit doesn't sin ays yield to the temptation to etiry twav emithtnc detachable from his room. AyX'wtVM IFKE FUR mibfr, ' wifiTJ&S Jonas Long's Sons !!&Gg2g28jga222 $ MHHeery as Yomi See It Here0 Every hat that leaves our show-rooms or work-rooms is branded with the excellence of style so noticeable in the Jonas Long's Sons' Millinery. We place our Hats alongside of the world's best freely submitting to comparison. It is a charming array of excluslveness and beauty. Our Mr. Edward Long searches every nook and corner of Fashion's retreats, to give you the best that his eye can grasp. Ought you not to see this splendid show. Let Us Show You These Nobby Silks So many of them.it is hard, to particularize every one is worthy of some mention. It is a showing of which wt are very proud, and you ought to be. 20 inch Black Rustline Taffeta, 53c. 20 inch Extra Heavy Black, at 65c. Other beautiful qualities in black, pure dye, at 75c, 80c, 85c and $1.00. Black Peau de Soie, all silks, 20 inch wide, beautiful quality and specially priced at '85c, $1.00, $1.25 and $1.50 the yard. aias Loin .Easter Itfdties We are displaying a com plete line of Easter Cards, Booklets and numerous Nov elties in Hand-Painted and Burnt Leather Effects. sterling: Bool Marks. Reynolds Bros Stationers and Engravers, Scraratom, Pa. EYJERETTS ' Horses and carriages are su perior to those of any other livery in the city. If you should desire to go for a drive during this delight ful period of weather, call tele phone 794, and Everett will send you a first-class outfit EVERETT'S LIVERY, 236 Dix Court. (Near City Hall.) A well-known lawyer of high standing and reputation,1 practicing in New York City, states in a very emphatic way : "There is no doubt whatever that RIPANS TABULES rc a good thing. Any one troubled, as I was for years, witlv dyspepsia and sour stomach, will find almost instant relief in nine cases out of ten. I have recommended the Tabules dozens of tts, and the result has been uniformly beneficial ind sat'sfaclory," Jonas Long's Sons rtttz&tz&&&tt Black Satin Duchesse at 63c, 75c and $1.25. Qualities that you'll pay a third more for elsewhere. Colored Silks, too thousands of yards of all-silk Imported .Taffetas, twenty-eight beautifuf colors, 19 inch, 21 inch and 27 inch wide 75c, 85c and $1.00 yard. It is to your interest to see thismarvelous collection, the most var ied and complete ever shown by any store in Northern Pen nsyl vania. Sonus Eailroadl lea Qet 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 open 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. 1ERCEREAU&C0NIELI 330 Wyoming Ave. Coal Exchange. The Huiot c& Conraell Co. Heating, Plumbing, Gas Fitting, Electric Light Wiring, Gas an Electric Fixtures, Builders Hardware. 434 Lackwaiia Avenue Jonas Long's Sons Tie Cafe, People who like to be carefully served; who enjoy nome-iute cooking with the best of viands, will fall easy prey to our 25c Dinners sen cd every week day from 11. t)0 until 2 o'clock. If yon rli not care for dlnncrdalntv lunches -ro seried all day long. v ' VV TTS INLEY A great feast in Mks Some in lengths suitable for Waists; others enough for a Dress Pattern. Al together about at $1.00 $1.2! ;L50 per yard worth fully one-third more. (Every pattern this season's.) Shirt Waists The best line we have ever shown, either in Silk or Wash Materials. Special line this week of Imported Silk Waists in white embroidery and wash ribbon and lace all-over, at tempting prices. French Lingerie We have just added to our Un derwear Department an elegant line of French hand-made and hand-embroidered underwear that only has to be seen to be appre ciatedand to which we desire to call your special attention. Fashions for April. Easter number ready for distribution. 510-512 LACIAWANMA AVENUE HENRY BEL1N, JR., beueiul Agent for tUs Wyoiuloj District i- aaiuiujr, miming, Kportlu:, Muiolttltsi muiI Uio Uopauno Obttalo. Company's HIGH EXPLOSIVES. tulety Hue, Caps and Kxploitti. itooiu 401 Coantll UnUdla tiorantjx AUENUIhiJ THCB. FOrtD, ... FltUtoV JOHN B. SMITH & BON, . Plymouth. W. B. MULLIGAN, v - Wilket-Bwre. ii 1 1 yOrj wsvwr!. Easter ' Week Specials. iiraiT's I . --U.j, . . .4
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