' ( TFIE SCRANTON TRIBUNE- WEDNESDAY, MAY 2, 1900. VEST REGRETS VOTING AGAINST. S. QUAY IT WILL CAUSE HIM, HE SAYS, A LIFETIME OF SORROW. Tribute to the Fcnnsylvanlau The Senator from Missouri Says That He Has , Always Held That the Governor Had No Right to Ap point When the Legislature Failed ' to Elect, and He Could Not Stul tify Himself Would Have Do fended Quay If He Had Been At tacked In Senate. Woshlngton, May 1. A teportcr for the Post, who met Senator Vest In tho corridor of the senate yesterday, asked him If ho hud seen ex-Senatnr Quay since the vote on Tuesday. He replied quietly thnt he hud not, and had only heard from him through his interview In the Tost. 'T am glad to see," ho wild, "thai Quay Ih full of light and anxious to meet his enemies In the open Held, where no constitutional question In tervenes. The people who think that Quay is out of public life are egregl ously mistaken. He Is a. born fighter, and in my opinion the boldest and ablest political leader in the United States. His power In Pennsylvania Is not surprising to one who knows him as 1 do. He is icsourceful. vigilant, sagacious, and has, above (ill, that rare quality of greut leadership which en ables him to Inspire his followers with absolute confidence. "He Is painted by his enemies as a monster of wickedness, but In fact he Is a model husband, father.and brother, while his kindness to the poor and un fortunate Is unceasing1. I could, fiom my own pergonal knowledge, till a vol ume with Instances of his unselfish i cimriiy 10 pji' wm jiuu nui uij sngiiiost claim upon mm, "It Is said by Ills opponents that the vote In the senate on Tuesday was a triumph of good morals and a personal rebuke to Quay. 1 do not know what secret motives influenced other sena tors, but I ran say most emphatically th.it my vote was based on constitu tional grounds alone. Not a word even of ciltlcism was uttered against Quay In the debate, and if ho had been at tacked 1 should have spoken as a per sonal friend In his defense. Influenced by Constitutional Views. ' "In ISM. when the Bell case was be- f fore tin hfiiate, I spoke and voted r against the constitutional power of a governor to make an appointment of 1'nlted States senator after the legis lative.' with full opportunity, had fail ed or refused to elect. 1 have so spok en and voted every time the question has been beforu the senate- slnpp. mid while I was Mr. Quay's devoted friend, I was unable, after lull examination, to change my views. If there had been any doubt with me on the subject, I Mould have lefralned from voting, but no such doubt existed, and I could see no cither way than to support the con stitution, as I hHd swoin to do. I do not belong to this modern school which Is teaching the young men of the Uni ted States that our country has out grown the constitution, and that the younc giant can no longer be amused bv the nursery songs of his childhood. I believe that the men who are teach ing this doctrine are worse enemies , . of the republic than Its armed foes, and If they succeed In corrupting the pub ll( mind by their sneeis nt the consti tution and thohe who levere it, it will not In long until our fiee Institutions are destroyed. I have the convolution of knowing that In my service of twenty-two yeais In the senate I have nev er know Injrly given a ote or uttered n entenco in opposition to the consti tution as I unde: stood It. On one oc casion I was compelled to disregard the Instiuctlons of my own legislature v en It directed me to support what I thought to be an unconstitutional measuie. Will Be a Lifetime Sorrow. 'This is the reason of my voting against Mr. Quay, and, right or wrong, ft will be a lifetime sot row that I was constrained to Indict pain and disap pointment upon my best friend. 'These same people who are abus Ing Quay are loading me with on i omlums on account of my vote against him. I do not want their prais-e, for I appreciate the tact that they caie nothing for me, but are actuated alone by hostility to Quay. 1 do not sympa thize with them or their motives, and have no hesitation in saying that if we ate to have another Republican senator from Pennsylvania, I prefer Quay to any one else.- He Is an open, generous foe, and his opponents nlwaya know whpre to find him. I sincerely hope that he may be elected by the legislature of Pennsylvania next win ter, and when he conies back to the senate none will welcome him moio cordially than myself. "If the Republicans of Pennsylvania will take advice fiom a Democrat, they will Plcct him, for I know personally that no one can serve the state more pruriently than Matthew Stanley Quay"." JOHN HALL ARRESTED. dennun John T. Howe, nnd took him to the Centre street police station. Ho Is accused of committing a serious crime on Clara Hawkins, tlio fourteen-year-old daughter of William Hawkins, of Prlceburg, nnd was arrested Sun day and arraigned before Justice of the Peace Wllllams.of Dickson, charged with attempting to criminally assault the girl. He was then held In $000 ball, nnd will this morning be given a hearing by Alderman Howe. It Is claimed that Hall has com mitted tho crime on tho girl several times, and the warrants were sworn out as the result of her admitting to her mother that Hall had enticed her on three different occasions to a de serted spot, nnd there committed tho crime. Hall Is a middle-aged man, and hag a wife and five chlldien. ; SEQUEL OF THE OAKLEY FIRE. Tenant Seized a Sub-Tenant's Goods for Ront. Kinniti Brown was before Alderman Howe yestetday, charged by Jennie Itodway with the larceny of t'io worth of wearing apparel, two lamps, carpets, chalis, an umbrella nnd $5 worth of tin wuie. The defendant admitted having the goods In her possession, but maintained she Felzeil them to protect a claim she hud against the prosecutrix for rent. They were neighbors in the Oakley block, coiner of Linden street and Franklin avenue. The prosecutrix was a sub-tenant under the defendant at tho time of the fire nnd owed her $2 room lent. To Insure her claim she gathered up a quantity of the debtor's goods and hi Id them. Aldciman Howo released the defend ant on her own lecognlzance upon her promlbo to restore the goods. DUNMORE DOINGS. Regular Meeting of School Board Last Night Prof. Davis Now Principal of Both Schools. The regular meeting of the borough school boaid was held last night In the centiul building, with Directors Costello, Spencer, Webber and Kcllam present. After the usual leading of the minutes, unfinished business was taken up. A bill from Samuel John son had been piesented for extras done at No. 10 school. Upon jecelpt of information fiom th contraetois and building committee that no orders had been issued for extixi work, Dlieetor Spencer moved that the bill be returned to Johnson and the motion was carried. Thu ex oneration committee reported ims Anna Horan wished exoneration fiom taxes of 1699, and It was granted. The committee appointed to see Miss Maiy Mollale, of Kim street, in regard to her injured health, claimed to have le sulted fiom poor ventilation in No. I school, while employed by the board as a teacher, reported no progress. A large number of bills were lead and ordered paid. A dscussion lasting ocr half an hour followed the dis puted bills of 111 Ink H, Kvans, Howard & Stender and other crcdlto s being at issue. No definite tcsults were at tained. Professor Davis addressed the board for information whether he was principal of the High school or prin cipal of the No. 1 building: The super intendent has heretofore performed the duties of superintendent and prin cipal of the No. 1 building. It was de cided that Professor Davis should as sumo the duties. in answer to a communication liom Hrink & Kvans, It was decided to send them an older stating that the boaid owed them nothing on the contract of No. 10 building. The board then adjourned. TOLD IN BUIL'R Foreman Harry M. Spencer is en gaged in building an automobile, which he says will hae many new improve, ments on the patterns now being used. The Women s Christian Temperance union of the Methodist Kplscopal church will hold a "llower" meeting in the church parlors on Friday night. Harry Thompson, a private In Com pany L, Fifteenth regiment, ictumed to his post of duty yeMerdaj afternoon, after spending a turlough with his mother on North Illakely street. Mrs. H. A. Wlllman and daughter. Miss Mundane Rymcr, of Jeimyn, vis ited acquaintances yesterduy in this borough. J. S. Knight, of South Dlakely street, is confined to his home by an Injury lecelved yesterday to his foot. Dr. Wlnteis was called and dressed tho wound. THE MADONNA IN ART. Ho Is Accused of Having Committed Serious Offenses, Constable Barron late last night ar rested John Hall, a hotelkeepcr, of Prlceburg. on a warrant Issued by Al- Tell, Me What's In Youa Obl Caw WAt4 I'll tell von wliatinrt ofallctnjro'j'rogetUni:. If It'sn poor oll-you're get ting a poor tight. Nothluj. muimi, tin sour Headlight Water White Oil You hare real lamp luxury. No charred wicks, no Uli. agreeable odora, no amolir chlmncji. inhere ar worth baviiiE, tell your dealer to upply you hereafter with oar Ileadlleht Water Wblt OH. Made by ATLANTIC REFINIH6 CO. Subject of nn Eloquent Lecture by Rev. D. J. MacQouldrick. Hcv. D. J. MacOouldrlck delivered a most scholarly and eloquent lecture last evening before the Catholic His torical society on "Tho Madonna in Art." comparing the most famous paintings of the old masters with those of the modern school. Tho lecture was superbly Illustrated with splendid stereoptlcon views of a number of the celebrated Madonnas. The lecture was rather unique in that the lecturer almost lclcntlessly criti cized the technique and drawing of some of the works of the old masters, which some people are wont to think of as being absolutely faultless. One of Michael Angelo's Madonnas ho re ferred to as "revealing human passion of an almost gross kind." He showed that all of the old masters pictured the Virgin as a mature woman over 10 years old, whereas history shows her to have been between 13 and 14 years old when the Saviour was born. Tho tendency of the modern painters, he .ald, was to bo absolutely realistic; to paint the Virgin an a girl; to have Jewish maidens from Palestine to pose for the pictures; to bring out every Intricate little detail and present an almost photographic picture of her, as she must have appeared. "In doing this," said he, "they do away with tho piety and the spirituality that per vaded tho woik of the old musters, which despite their tremendous de fects teach wonderful lessons." LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE. Tridor (hit hticllnc hort lettfri of inttrttt will he published when accompanied, for publica tion, by the wrlUr'i nmc. The Trlbuno ilocs not tucme retponilbillly lor oplnlcm here expressed.) Case of Maurice Fosner. L'dltor ol The Tribune. Sir: In legurd to tho clurgcs made JRjInjt tne of stealing thread from Adolpli XUrcui, I would say that they ore fuU Tin re was thread brought by a certain party to our ittore for us to purchase but, tunpecting that it might tue been ktolen we refilled to hue an) thing to do v.ith it, .Maurice l'osncr. fTVJFH 'i rrTs,YZAi ,n WL AftR SFACE ' 7 ACP7 4- iJ) " avv- -" -""vs). - WJL2vrtU)ING- Sj.-rvv- jCnovAsiw. FLOOR. 5PAQE 13 ACHE& Prospectus of the Sieg;elCooper Co. CO-OPERATIVE STORES, NEW YORK AND CHICAGO. Profit-Sharing with our Patrons. Co-operation with our Employees. THE great success attained since 1SS7 by Siegel, Cooper & Co., has induced and given warrant to the enterprising owners to further ingratiate themselves into public favor bj consolidating their two mammoth establishments into a co-operative enterprise on a profit-sharing basis. They recognize the tendency of the present age to be in the direction of co-operation, of employers with employees, as well as in profit-sharing with patrons. To accomplish this desired condition, a new Company, the Siegel-Cooper Co. (Co-operative Stores, New York and Chicago) has been incorporated under the laws of the State of New Jersey with a capital stock of $24,000,000.00, of which $14,250,000.00 is divided into 285,000 shares 6 per cent, cumulative Preferred Stock of $50.00 par value, and $9,750,000.00 into 195,000 shares Common Stock of $50.00 par value. The charter of the Company provides that, after full dividends of 6 per cent, per annum have been paid on the Preferred Stock, and full dividends of 3 per cent, per annum have been paid on the Common Stock, all additional dividends shall be apportioned and paid on the basis of in amount on the Preferred Stock and in amount on the Common Stock. To carry out the plan of Cooperation with its employees, $2,000,000.00 of the Com mon Stock has been placed in trust, the annual dividends of which will be distributed among such employees as have been or may hereafter be with the New York or Chicago establishment for a period of three years during their satisfac tory continuance in the service of tho new Com pany ; such dividends will also be continued and paid to employees for life who, after ten years of service with the new Company, become inca pacitated for further employment, thereby practi cally providing a pension fund for faithful employees in their old age. To carry out the plan of Profit-Sharing it is proposed by the present owners, who are the owners of all the stock of the new Company, to offer to the public through the undersigned, 200,000 shares (fully paid and non-assessable) of the 6 per cent, cumulative Preferred Stock at par, upon which tho full 6 per cent, dividend must always be paid before the Common Stock receives any dividend whatever, the Preferred Stock also having a prior right to all the assets of the Company. In order to give double assurance to the general public, whom it is desired to interest as Stockholders (instead of Speculators) and who may not be fully conversant with such invest ments, the money required to pay dividends on said 200,000 shares has been set aside and will remain on deposit with the Central Trust Company of New York, and the Illinois Trust and Savings Bank of Chicago, respectively, to secure the dividends of 6 per cent, per annum, payable 3 per cent, semi-annually, for a period of five years, i. e., until July 1st, 1905, on all such Preferred Stock as may be allotted in their respective territories, and each Certificate of Stock so allotted will have an endorsement by said Trust Companies, respectively, to that effect. We thereby offer, we believe, not only an absolutely safe 6 per cent, investment, but one which will without question yield consider ably more. Under no circumstances will any of the Preferred Stock not so allotted, nor any of the Common Stock, be sold, the present owners having no desire to sell out, but intending to remain with the business ; they will therefore not part with any more stock than they believe necessary to fully carry out their plans for co operation and profit-sharing, as previously stated. The owners confidently believe that, by in augurating the liberal policy above outlined towards their employees, ihey will in return be rewarded by more faithful service, and courteous attention to patrons, the result of which must be beneficial to the new Company as well as aug ment the coii-inucd good will of the public. FurtSiermore, it can be calculated to a certainty that with many thousands of new stockholders exerting their personal influence toward the suc cess and welfare of the business, larger patronage and correspondingly greater earnings for the new Company will be assured. It is from the increased benefits and material advantages which these changed conditions are expected to bring about, that the present owners feel confident of better pro rata remuneration on the stock which they retain, and in a measure justifies them in parting with any portion of their interests in an established and exceptionally profitable business. The SIEGEL-COOPER"CO. Co-operative Stores will take possession Monday, July 2d, 1900, of the two great department stores of Siegcl-Cooper Co., New York, and Siegel, Cooper & Co., Chicago, in their entirety, covering a floor space of over thirty acres, with their millions of dollars' worth of Merchandise, Store Fixtures, Delivery Plants (consisting of many hundreds of Horses, Wagons, etc.), Machinery, extensive Stable Properties, and all the appurtenances required for the complete operation of the two stores, and also its Palatial Fireproof Store Building and Real Estate in New York City, which alone repre-" sents an asset of many millions of dollars, free of all encumbrances or indebtedness whatsoever, so that the Siegel-Cooper Co. (Co-operative Stores, New York and Chicago) will start its career without owing a single dollar. For the good and sufficient reason of not wishing to divulge the details of our business to our competitors, we present no fcdancc sheet for publication. We do not however, desire to ask our patrons or the public to rely exclusively on our representations, and, therefore, the money required lias been set aside and will remain on deposit with the above-named Trust Companies to absolutely secure the dividends on all the Preferred Stock to be allotted as stated. More- over, we allude with pride to the fact that tho Chicago establishment has since its inception paid millions of dollars in dividends to its stock holders, and that the New York establishment, while only in its fourth year, is not only doing a larger business than the Chicago store, but ia also on a most profitable dividend-paying basis. We can also say for the benefit of subscribers, that the net earnings of our two establishments for the past year were largely in excess of tho amount required to pay the dividends on all tho Preferred Stock of the new Company. There will be no change 1 in management, and the same men who thirteen year3 ago started the original Siegel, Cooper & Co. store in Chicago (and later its sister-store in New York) and who have achieved a success almost without parallel in modern retailing, have pledged them selves to continue in the management of the business of the new Company the same as in tho past, and they will deposit with the Central Trust Company of New York, all of their stock holdings for a term of years to secure such pledge. Subscriptions for the 200,000 shares of the Preferred Stock will be received in person, or by mail, on blank forms provided for that purpose, by the Central Trust Company, 54 Wall Street, New York, and Siegel-Cooper Co., New York and Chicago, beginning at 10 a. m. Monday, May 7th, 1900, and will continue for a period of One Week ; the right, however, is reserved to close subscriptions upon one day's notice in the New York and Chicago daily papers. The above Trust Com pany, for the convenience of our patrons and the public, will receive subscriptions at the Siegel-Cooper Co. store in New York, or at its own office, 54 Wall Street. All subscriptions must be accompanied by money, check, money order or draft, payable to the Central Trust Company of New York, to the amount of 20 per cent, of such subscription (equal to $10.00 per share), for which proper receipts will be given by said Trust Company. Notice will be given as soon as practicable of the number of shares allotted to each subscriber, and the balance due must be paid to said Trust Company on or before July 5th, 1900, upon the delivery by said Trust Company of the stock allotted. 3 o 3 u (A V E u 5 3 L. U "5 o e Date,. .1900. To the CENTRAL TRUST COMPANY OF NEW YORK, 54 WALL STREET, 7VEIV YORK. Enclosed please find $. .be Inn 20 percent, first payment upon. (Fill In .mount) (FilUaoumbfrofiharei) shares of the Preferred Stock of the Siegel-Cooper Co. (Co-operative Stores, Sew York and Chicago), for which I hereby subscribe, and promise to pay to the Central Trust Company of A'civ York, at Its office, 5-t Walt Street, the balance due on shares of the stock allotted to me on or before July Sth, 1900. Name- Street Address Town- State- With a view of extending the benefits of our offer to as many of our patrons and tho public as ' possible, it is proposed to allot the stock in tho following order, namely: ist. To all subscriptions for one share ; ad. To all subscriptions for two shares ; 3d. To all subscriptions for three shares ; and to continue in the same order for larger sub scrlptlons until the entire 200,000 shares havo been allotted. Respectfully, SIEGEL-COOPER CO. (Co-operative Stores, New York and Chicago.) YOUNO REPUBLICANS. Organization to Be Known as Union League of Lackawanna County. Upwards of 150 of the younff Kopub lleiins of the city held u most enthu sliistlo meeting last night In tho Cen tral Hcpuhllcun headquarters In tlio Price building nnd organized what Is to bo known as the Union league of Lackawanna county. A constitution and by-laws, presented by a commit tee appointed two weeks ago, were unanimously ndoptcd. Tho following ofllcers were then elet'ted: Piesldent, V. Silas Walters, of the Ninth wnrd; vice president, County Auditor William 1J. Johns, of the Fifth ward: recording secretary, Louis II. Honker, of tho Nineteenth word; cot responding secretary. C. II. Derby, of the Klrst ward. Dunmore; tieasuror. Curtis Powell, of the Seven teenth ward. The following temporal y executive comrriltteo was appointed: John It. Kdwardn, J, W. Dnuglati, Kmll Honn, James McGlnnls nnd Kdwnrd Finn. This committee wna empowered to ap point what Is to be known as a cam paign committee to consist of one member from each ward In this city and In Dunmore, whose duty It will be to stir up enthusiasm and to do active campaign work In their respective dis tricts. A jesolutlon wa nlso passed statin? that tho organization was not pledged to support any especial candidate un til after the prlmurieH when "tho regu lar nominees of tho Republican party would bo supported." Tbeie Is a deal of young blood and enthusiasm in the organization und It Is bound to cut a figure In local Republican politics. Low-Fare Excursion to Allentowu, via the Lehigh Valley IlaUroad, on Account Grand Farado Knights of the Golden Eagle, May 7, 1000. Tickets on sale May 7 and 8, from all stations in Pennsylvania, at ono faro for the round trip, llrnjted for return passage to May 9. Inclusive, and will be honored on any train, except tho niack Diamond express, Consult L:hlch Valley agents for further particulars. Smoke The Popular Punch Cigar, 10c. One Fare to Easton and Beturn, via the Lehigh Valley Railroad, May 10, 1000, Dedication of Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument. Tickets will be on sale May 10, from all stations, New York to L. & U. Junction Inclusive, Hcranlon.and points on the Mnhanoy and Hazlcton divis ion, good for return passage to May 11, Inclusive, and will bo honoiod on any train, except the niack Diamond ex press. Jfor additional Information, consult Uchlgh Vulley railroad agents.
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