v pKr"fftwfci "wwmfmr- tm-AHinmW' iimpuijiiiingmima i w.wriwifljrf5 'i.irmp' THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE-MONDAY, JUNE 25, 1900. i IMiMlihwl Dllr, ncept BunJiy, by Tho Trib tin Publishing Company, at Fifty CratJ a Month. L1VY 8. HirilAttn, Editor. U. T. DYXllKK. Ilutlnen Manager. New York Omcet 150 Nmu St. 8. 8. VBKGI.ANP. Sole Ae(rt for foreign Advertising. Entered at the rolofllce t Scranton, Second Clan Mall Matter. Pa.! as When rpiec will permit, The Tribune is aj-a nlad to print rhort letters Irom Its frlcnilj liearlng en current toplen, but Its rule l that these mint he signed, (or publication, by Hi writer's real ninii-i and the condition prreeilcnt to acceptanre Is that all contributions shall us subject to editorial revision. SCUANTON, JUNK 25, 1000, REPUBLICAN NOMINATIONS. National. rrcMcnt-WIM.iAM McKI.NI.KY. Yicc-rresldcnt-TIIKODOlli: HOOSBVKIX State. Conirrr.men-at-T,ar(ro nAT.VSHA A OUOW, nnncHT ii roKitnnitnit. Auditor Ucncral L'. II. IIAitDr.SDUIlGU. County. ConcrcM-WIi.UAM fOSSIlM, Judire nCOIIdi: M. WATSON. ShcrllT .JOHN 11. Kr.ixnws. Tnasurcr-.l. A. SCHAMOS. District Attorney --WII.MWt It. I.I'.WIi rrothonotary .IOII.N COIT.I, NI). Clerk e,f IVmrH THOMAS I'. IUNIKLS. Itrronler ot Dreds-K.MIT, IIONN. Ileitlsler of Wills W. K. ni'.CK. Jury Commissioner r.MVAKIi II. STUllGi:S. Legislative. First DHtrlct THOlR J. 1IKYX0M3. Second District JOIIJf SCIir.t'F.H, Jit. Third District KDWAItl) .TWIKS, Jit. Fourth District P. A. I'HIMIIX. Colonel Jiryan announces that he la dissatisfied with the Ilcpubllcnn plat form. We fear that as a critic ho Is not disinterested enough to count. The Situation in China. AS Tim actual problem In China Increases, It Is Interest ing to notice thnt the theor etical problem diminishes. The actual problem consists of getting enough war-making machinery Into the danger centers to rescue Imperiled foreigners and avert hideous destruc tion of life nnd property. To the so lution of this problem every Interested power seems to bo addressing Itself with praiseworthy energy and In gen uine good faith. This keeps the powers so busy that the earlbr speculation concerning the theoretical problem as to what Rus sia had concealed up her sleeve or as to how soon Japan would release against llussla the carefully poised and surcharged thunderbolt which wa3 to Involve the globe In a world-wldu war, has In a measure subsided. No doubt there Is a lot of selfishness and coveteous Intent smoldering In the In ner offices of the European diplomats and some of It also at Toklo; but for the present the work of coping with the Chinese Boxers Is all-engrossing. Nor do we longer hear complaint thnt the government at Washington Is Inactive or that It does not know what to do. It has done just what It should have done; It has sent all the ships and nil the men that It could spare, under hurry orders from the Philip pines to the Chinese treaty ports, and It lias told the ranking American naval officer who Is at the scene of the trouble to do whatever he finds neces sary to bo done in the protection of American persons and Interests. If the men and ships now there or un der orders to get there are Insufficient, more will be forthcoming. Uncle Sam does not Intend to tolerate nny non sense. Here the case rests pending the re ceipt of fresh Information. The situa tion Is serious, but nothing Is to bo gained from worrying over remote contingencies, such, for example, as a world-war. "The attempt to turn our form of govei nini'nt Into that of an empire must be averted," says Richard Cro ker. It is understood that he does not refer to the Croker dynasty In Tarn manyized New Tork. Senator Piatt's Fangs. NOW THAT Roosevelt Is slated to get out of Albany soon, Senator Piatt Is beginning to show his fangs. Rooosevelt's Eteadlest friend at Philadelphia was General Greene. He did all ho could to rirotect Roosevelt against the draft and It had been announced that he would be chosen to succeed Iiemuel niy Qulgg as chairman of the Repub lican committee of New York county, a position for which ho wns urged by Governor Roosevelt, Senator Piatt as senting. The Idea in making this se lection was that It would bring to gether all the elements of the party and thus swell the vote ot the presi dential campaign. Hut since Thursday a change has come over the spirit of Senator Piatt's dreams. Here Is what the New York Sun, which has boon called Mr. Piatt's personal mouthpiece, had to say in Its Issue of yesterday on the subject of Piatt and Greene: 'Senator Piatt said last night that he was chiefly Interested at the moment In ascertaining Just what the Itepublicani ol New York county thought ot ncncral Francis Vinton Crecne, who. It Is known, had bem silted (or president of the New York county committee to succeed Mr. QuIfTB. Senator I'latt said thnt he was rather Inclined to be friendly to fieneral f!rcene, and yet ho did not understand Oncr.il (ireene'i con- duct, he said, at Philadelphia, Is dlsc-usslmr na tional affairs (particularly the nomination for vice-president), without consulting wllh the Re publicans ot the organization of the state ol New York. In fact, Senator I'latt In his conversation last night was rather Inclined at times to be cross about General Greene. He said that he believed that General Greene should not have taken ao actite a part in auMsIng Gumnor noosevrlt not to take the nomination for lne president.. "General Greene," continued Senator I'latt, "might haie remembered that the He publicans ol the state of New York were quite as Interested In the future of Governor Itooscvelt as he. I hate nothing unkind to say of General Greene. Nesertheless, the most influential lead era in the llepulillcan party In New York county are to have a talk with me on Tuesday night. You newspaper men would call it a conference. Call It what J cm please. There's nothing unkind In my heart against General Greene, but still at this conference the Influential Republican county leaders will advise aa to the availability of Gem era) Greene for president of th New York coun tycommlttee to succeed Mr. Qulgg." The versions of Senator Piatt's re mark given In the other New York newspapers are substantially to the same effect, only the senator Is cred- ,,,,., . , , Ited with much sharper comments upon General Qreene. For example, tho Hernltl auotca Flatt ns having mild: "There Is opposition, to General Greene becauso ot Ills attitude on the vice presidential question at Philadelphia. He wanted the position hlinnelt and urged Governor Ilooaevelt very strong ly to get out of the rnrc." Now as a matter of fart, General Greono had not the slightest desire for the vlce prcsldency; ho has tecrntly declined proffers of political place far more de sirable. Ills attitude at Philadelphia In the matter of Colonel Uoosovelt's candidacy was prompted wholly by a sense of personal friendship for the governor of New Voilt, nnd It will be Interesting to obsetvo whether ltoose velt will silently acquiesce In Piatt' obvious scheme to discipline Grecn or whether ho will accept the Piatt guuntlct thus thrown down and glvi the country another evidence of his ability to light. Phlladelphlans estimate that the con vention In ought M0.00D visitors nnd $t, 000,000 of outsiders' money Into .their midst. It was high water mark for Quaker City enterprise. Amerlcan Patience. IT' OUTY-NINK days ago the 3M0 men c-tntilnved by the JL street car company which controls the rapid transit of St. Louis wont on Btrlke because of a difference as to wages nnd con ditions of employment. Since then, In direct consequence, IS pet sons have been killed and ISO Injured, exclusive ot three women stripped naked by mobs for riding on the cars; the loss of the strikers In wages has exceeded $320,000; the loss of the company In fares lias exceeded $420,000; the loss to the company for extra employes, guards, detectives, etc., has been $000, 000; the direct cost to the city has been $300,000, nnd the loss to the busi ness Interests of St. Louis Is estimated at $23,000,000. The company Is now operating regu larly every car that It owns. It has induced about 300 of Us old employes to resum" work as non-union men nnd and ha3 imported 3,000 other men from other cities. Hut this has been done nt extraordinary expense nnd most of the cars, It Is reported, are empty. A St. Louis letter In the New Yotk Herald says: "The company Is los ing a very large sum every day under the boycott, which Is dally growing more serious. Not one person In ten thousand will dare ride direct Into the northern and southern sections ot -t. Louis. Not half a hundred legitimate fires have been collected on the north and south lines since traffic w.'" opened. The boycott extends to every person who pattonlzes or associates with anybody who rides on a car, who works for anybody who rides on a car, or who Is t elated to anybody who rides on a car." A condition of affairs like this 13 out of place In free America and tlieio ought to be ways and means to put a stop to It. When will public opinion demand the reference of all such dif ferences to a court of arbitration and make acceptance of the award of such a tribunal compulsory upon both par ties to the litigation? "Trusts," says Richard Croker, "have been made possible and have been fostcied by Republican legisla tion. They are creatures of Republl cnnslm." How about the Ice trust? How Platforms Are Made. ISSATISPACTION with the language used In expressing some of the ideas In the Philadelphia platform and with the non-use of other language Is Indicated by a number ot leading Re publican journals. The Philadelphia Press, for instance, calls the platform "rambling, verbose and Incomplete," and It upholds Congressman Grosvenor In his assertion that through some hocus pocus on the part of the plat form sub-committee, and more espe cially owing to the Irrepressible mod esty of the New York member of tint sub-committee, Hon. Lemuel Ell Qulgg, who assayed to edit the draft of the platform which had received at Wash ington the president's approval, a most important plank, declaratory of the highest policy, dlsappeaied In transit. The suppressed paragraph was as fol lows: "We reassert the principle whlrh was the watchword of the llepulillcan pirtv 111 Its first great battle, of which Abraham l.lmoln was the illustrious champion, and on width be was dieted president, that congress has full legisla te power oer territory belonging lo the United States, subject only to the fuinlameiit.il safo guirds of liberty, Justice and person it rights." General Grosvenor says that "this plank, straightforward. Intelligent and written In good English, agreed upon first by the ptesldent himself, and afterward by the sub-committee, wan drivelled out by a driveller from New York, who hnd charge of that branch of the woik, U)0n the greatest ques tion of the hour, upon tho question about which the Republicans In con gress fought nnd won, the driveller per formed this act." Mr. Qulgg, the "driveller" referred to, snys he acted In good faith under In structions from the sub-committee and defends the omission on tho ground that the whole question is now pending before the United States Supreme court. In this ho Is sustained by Sen ator Fairbanks, the chairman of tho platform committee. Nevertheless, thp Press says: "The suppiesslou of this declaration without making the fact known In any other mnnner than In an Inaudible report wns a gross Imposi tion If not a fraud upon tho conven tion. If It had been known thnt the committee had omitted this essential Republican principle in reference to our possessions tho convention would have Inserted It over tho heads of the committee. It was seriously proposed to do so next day, when the grave omission was discovered, but tho knowledgo that the president could un I would cure this defect, ns well bb give vitality, directness and force to tho In anition of the platform made It seem hardly worth while tc, bring tho plat form a second time before tho conven tion." And the New York Tribune, with equal emphasis, asserts: Nobody but a driveller would have dreamed ot such ptttlfogglug as an attempt to suppress this constitutional mievtion In the campaign. It Is an Issue, and the Ilcpubllcan party must face It aouareiy, accept tug responsini ty for Its atts an(, ,,&, j.e'ople to understand the trcnundou, importance, while Owing our duty to tho lands D committed by the fortunes of war lo our care, of maintaining; our own clillltatlnn and Institu tions undiluted by pvrlnershlp ot barbarian races In the conduct ot our t;oerninent. The same courage which led the llepulillcan party In ISM to meet the money question lepitrely and trust lo an educational campaign to convince 'the doubting, who were not few esen In the part) 'a own ranks, should haso been displayed this year In facing the new problem and standing- up boldly for right principles essential to the presenatlon of the United States of America as the United Stiles of America. No doubt when this question first came up misinformation and s'nllmentallty worked strongly against the Ilcpubllcan policy, but ns It Is umtciatnot! better It Is steadily grow ing In faor, and the chief obstacle to Its triumph with the people Is the danger that the opposition with catchwords nnd cant phrases will hwc In fluence became they are not met wllh stalwatt arguments boldly going to the heart of the matter. The party as a whole has no apology to make for Its course In dealing with this subject, im desire to sneak away from it, nnd It would not now be open to the reproieh of trilnir to do so In Its platform but for the marplot driveller from New York who presumes to edit the presi dent of the United Slates, to decide what prin ciples lie may aland tor as a candidate for re election, and kindly lends his superlative gifts In rhetoric and literature and statesmanship to the production of a platform which he modestly assures its Is not, like the Washington document, too long or too much resembling a political cssiy. The episode ns a whole Is moro In teresting than Important. There can bo ro honest uncertainty as to any Republican position; for actions speak louder thnn words. Furthermore, the president's letter of ucceiitanco will bo l he real platform; It will tell what ho Intends to do when elected. Hut at the next Republican national conven tion the committee on platform Mould do well, first to determine just what Ideas It wants to emphasis: In Its report to the convention, nnd then to hire nn experienced newppapsi writer to clothe those Ideas succlntly In words that lit. The opportunity at I'hllad-lphla for n tenia in 1 ringing deliverance was unprecedented. It Is a literary, rather than a political, mis fortune that this opprtunlty wns sac rificed through the Interposition of Uo many meddling voices, hand3 and pens. The leading candidate for the Demo cratic gubernatorial nomination In Kentucky, General Lewis, has declared himself In favor of a special session ot the legislature to repeal the Goebel law. "There Is," says he, "an abso lute necessity for It to be so amended as to recommend It ns a whole to the best thinking people of the state." Yes, and an equal necessity for punishing the party that fathered It. Another cure for sea-slckness has been evolved In a discussion of this seasonable topic begun by the Medical Record. It is to lie with the back of the neck resting on a rubber pillow lnllated with ice water. The traveler who can maintain such a position dur ing u trans-Atlantic voyage would piobably not need any other certifi cate of health. Storm Centers in Chinese Trottble inX TSIN', NF.WCUWANO, ClIKFOO, which .irn mentioned as the points of preatest are mentioned ns the points of preatest actlilty jnd danger, aside from TeUIn, the artliltv and danger, a' capital. In the present troubles in China, are especially Important In relation to Amtrican trade in that country. They are In the north ern part ol the country ami it Is In them that American goods seem to be in the grcatist f."or. The growth of our trade In thnt section is de scribed somewhat in detail by a recent puhll citlnn of the treasury bureau of statistics, which de-trrlbcs Tun Tsin ns the most Important city of Northern Chini, being located at the head of the Gulf of l'cchlli, and but thirty miles fiom the cinltal. I'iklti. with which it is con nected by water and by a rallwav line. Another completed railway line runs northeastwardly to Slianlial Kuan, and an elaborate railway system Is projected southward from this point through the populous proWnics of hhantung and Klangsu to connect Tien Tsin with Shanghai. In addition to these, the Grand canal, the most important tf the great artificial waterwajs ot China, has for centuries connected Tien Tsin with the Yangtsc-Klang and Shanghai. Its population is in round numbers 1,000,000 and Its imports, which in 1PSR were less than 20.lXin,niV) haiku an taels, were in 1S97 moro than I.I.OOO.OOO halkwjn taels, having thus nearly doubled during the decade. The commissioner of customs, Mr. Alfred HippMcy. writing In lSfiS of tho 1S'I7 trade, calls attention to the Import ance of American trade at that port, and adds tint It Is the only trade which Increased In 13 ocr that of 1S17, saving that American drills. American sheetings and American kerosene had i specially increased In Imports during the year, while tho cotton goods from other countries were showing n decrease. Another interesting fact to which he calls attention Is tint the new railway line recently built to connect Tien Tsin with lVkin Is already proUng extremely popular wllh the Chinese. On this subject be sajs: "It is astonishing how spee-dlly Chinese, despite their reputed conservatism, adapt themselves to a new environment nnd make the most ol increased transport facilities offered them. Already I'ekln f i uit i sent direct to Tanku for shipment south, nnd I'ekln Is similarly supplied with southern fruit, and tralllc generally developed so rapidly that It soon became necessary to double track the line." Consul Itmde, of the United States, saw tint Tien Tsin ranks In commercial Importance next to Mnn.-hai nnd Canton, and in n report to the stale ilepartment says: "Tien Tsin, by Its geographical position, Is the point of ac cumulation and distribution of all merchandise destined for the United States or Intended for ronsumptiin In the northern prolnccs ot China. Direct shipments from the United States to Tien Tln are impracticable, It being In nil cases more adinutageous to ship to Shanghai or Hong Kong, and - en trans-ship to the stcameis of light dinft that ply between those ports and Tien Tsin." o Cheefoo Is considered an eatremely Important treaty port by reason of the constant and grow ing demand for Amerle-an goods at that point. It Is located on the Gulf of l'cchlli, compara tliely near Tien Tain, but nearer to the Mrltlsh port, Welhalwel, nnd Its importance to American Interests is pictured by Consul Fowler in a re port to tho state department, in which he sass: "It Is satisfactory to see that during the ix months under relew the following American goods show a gain oier the same period of ISM: Drills, 13,211 pieces; sheetings, 111,010 pieces; kerosene oil, 1112,050 gallons. It is worthy of notp that of tho thirty-six cljsses of fmelgn merchandise showing a gain In the table ol Im ports, twcnty-seien nre imported from gold standard countries and only nine from Asia or kllur st.mdird countries; this in spite ot the enhanced values due to tho tremendous fall In siher. Of the twenty-two classes of foreign mer chandise that tho.v a decline eight are imports from gold standard countries and fourteen from silver standard countries." Newchwang, while a comparathely small city of but IW.OOO population, Is ot especial Import ance to the United States ts a treaty port. It Is located at the, extreme north of the Gulf of l'rthlll, considerably farther north than Tien Tsin, and It Is of especial Importance to the United States because ol the demand for goods from this country In that section. American cottons, oils and American manufactures gener ally are In great demand In the protlnce of Shlngking, ot which Newchnang Is the treaty port and met Important city, and goods reach the Interior by the Muren river, which is nal gable nearly to the northern border of the pro Ince. The proposed Russian railway line, which U projected through Manchuria and the province of Shlngking to Port Arthur, passes near Kewcli wang, and is to bo connected by a short line. Another, a Urlttsh line, will connect Kuhuang with Shanhstkwan, which Ii already In railway connection with Pes In. The demand for American goods at this treaty port and the country adjscent to It Is shown by the following extract from the report of Walter Lay, commissioner of customs nt that point, writ ten In 1808: "The rapidity with which English drills have bem disappearing may be seen by noting that the Importation only four ear ago amounted to 90,000 pieces, while during tha period under review only 3,000 pieces arrived. Tho predominant position secured by American drills nnd sheetings Is now one of sheer supre macy. The value of these two Items aggregates 3,125,000 halkwan taels-that is, not far short from half of the gross value of all foreign ar rivals coastwise. Cotton )arn did not recede from the advanced position assumed In tho previous J ear, for the falling off of the Indian ).irn was neutralised by the Increase In Japanese jam. Tho Inelastic character of the trade In woolen goods continues. Tho most striking feature In the cate gory of sundries is the overwhelming Importation of kerosene oil, In which trade tho supremacy of American brands is exceedingly pronounced, for the large Importation ot 62(1,000 gallons In lSUfl has been eclipsed by the 2,011,000 gallons to tho credit of the period under review, Tho net value of the Imports, which Is practically the same as the large figure of tho previous sear, may be considered fairly to represent a volume of trade equivalent to that jear. With reference to the leading articles, native cloth, medicines, silk piece goods, green tea nnd prepared tobacco have gained, while raw cotton, paper and sugar havo lost. Cotton yarns, manufactured by Chi nese mills, advanced from COO halkwan taels to 7.,sm naikwan tads." ooooooooooooooooo I In Woman's Realm ooooooooooooooooo Till: KVr.HIIAUT mailer recalls many memo ries conected with the family whose two representatives nre now the objects of to much attention the solitary man In his desolate home the Son In hU prison cell. Any thing more beautiful than the devotion that existed between Dr. Kverhart nnd nU dead wife during her lifetime would be difficult to picture. Sho was the; very "eyes of him," the bleslng of his heme. The day sho died he said to the writer: "The light ol my heart has gone out. In nil these years since she came to mo I never knew- her to be anj thing but nwcet and gracious and gentle. She never had a fret ful tone for me, nor a look lhat wasn't loving and tender." One recalls her faithful, earnest service in the charities of the city. As vice president of the Young Women's Christian association sho gave up tho hours most women hue for leisure and recreation to work often distasteful anil trjlng. When the Woman's paper was published fiom this office. It was largely through her efforts a.s business manager that the great financial success was assured. In tho church, In various philanthropic organizations her enthusiasm was an Inspiration et in all this outside labor her home came fltt. Frequently on her lips were the words, "The doctor will miss me, I must hasten home," or "I want to do this or that for Eddie." She was a proud woman, in bear ing, yet withal most gentle and considerate. She was nmbellous for her boy and litterly so anxious during tho long months tf her Illness frcm a terrible and baffling malady. A multitude of friends wept above her cnket 'not i.y in St. Luke's church and wondered w"iy this vo man, In the prime ot her beauty nnd iwful-nes-i, ehould be taken away, when the was so sorely needed. Not one of that torryln; throng wishes her back today. Ami recalling it nil, one's thoughts must re vert to tint lonely home, Us minter, hc'rliss because of his maimed right hand sleeping al most beneath the shadow of a midnight assas sin, nnd tho pity which no man need refuse In the hour of trouble goes out towird him fiom many hearts In the deepest sincerity. Those who critlcl70 the parents, living or dead, for laxity of discipline for Indulgence or carelessness in rearing their boy are unfamiliar with this case, l'rom earliest childhood he was taught only the good, was constrained by every possible Influence to control his appetites and to be high principled, economical nnd honor able. Why has all thla been in vain? People who hnve sons who nre good or bad but whose end they cannot jet see may answer this ques tion if they can. You should have seen Wit, the Chinese min ister the other day at the convention after the cloe of the session He wandered about tin grounds nnd the people followed him gladly. Who wouldn't? He wore a jellow- Jacket of glo rious sheen LI Hung's must be a beauty to surpass it and Innumerable medals and things strung around his neck and up and clown liN frock. It wns a warm ilay but tils various re la) s of petticoats were apparent the one on top being the shortest and they Increase in length running In gradations of brilliant hue to his funny turned toes. He had a queer cap differ ing from any w-ashec man's, with a dignified but ton at Its appex, nnd a glistening pigtail hung far down his back. He was certainly unlike any Chinaman most of us ever have seen and without knowing It one could feel that he must be a great dignitary. And he was so gracious and charming to tho throng which surrounded him and seemed to really enjoy their curious and Interested gaze. Nobody thought of Mi napping him ns a heritage for our poor mis sionaries over In the Flowery Land, and in tint grrat crush of people ever) body allowed him goodly tpaee on which to plant his oriental feet for his presence was such that instinctive le 6pect was felt for him and his turbulent blood thirsty people were forgotten. Mrs. Thurston, the bride of the senator, was a disappointment. She looks precisely like a lovely bisque doll, whoso locomotive mechanism Is surprisingly perfect and whose complexion must have been a triumph to her maker. Pos sibly it Is liccaui-e of her ejebrnws and eye lashes which are almost colorless, but she seems to have absolutely no expression and one Is purzlccl to know- whether her pale hair la real or acquired It Is like the most flaxen tjpe of the fairest baby. She nflects white nnd lavender much nnd wears exquisite gowns. 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The Scranton Tribune was represented at the National convention, Philadelphia, by It city editor, Mr. James V. Mitchell, whose dispatches to his paper during the convention week wcro marked by ludlclly, literary ability nnd nliovc all by a clear nnd comprehensive anticipation of the trend of events. Mr. Mitchell never lost sight of the fact that the Hough ltlder would be ultimately elected; lhat Colonel llooscvelt uoulil resignedly submit to the overwhelming voice of the convention. Mr. Mitchell In the In terests of The Tribune abroad is a graphic and conscientious reporter; nt home Is one ol tho ablest nnd most Indefatigable workers In tho id llorlal rooms ol tho Scranton dally newspapers. Covered Every Phase. Prom the Archbald Citizen. The Scranton Tribune was represented nt the convention by lta capable city editor, Mr. Janus 1'. Mitchell. Ills dally reports ol the conven tion were easily tho most readable ol anj printed In the Scranton pajiers, possessing, ns they did, a flavor that appealed pnrtleularly to tho people of this section. And, by tho way, it is only just to say that The Tribune's reports, gen erally, were surprisingly good. The progressive management of that paper evidently under stood the public desire and catered to it in true metropolitan fashion. Its Issues for the past week admirably covered every phase of the convention. m THE OPTIMISTIC VIEW. From the New York Sun. However great the present destruction of Amer ican property may bo In China and however poignant may be our anxiety over the loss of life that may have occurred, the Just and phil osophical basis on which evnU there nro to bo regarded Is tint they nre simply the beginning of tho end ol tho confusion that Ins prevailed in China for years and the Inauguration, on a solid basis, of peace and prosperity for the kingdom and the security and advancement of all moral and financial IntensU rfprescntnl there. What ever happens, China will eventually be paci fied. Civilized nations will exercise whatever control Is necessary for order in tho principal portions of the empire. The concessions that have heretofore been granted by the Chinese government will be real thing", not shadows. The real opening of China to modern trade will occur, nnd whatever bo the part taken hy tho armies or navies of our own country in the dif ficulties nttendint upon the process, there can not be the slightest doubt that cnoromus value will be harvested from It by American mer chants nnd manufacturers. Indeed, it is not too much to say that our country will be the chief gainer. The ports jf the Pacific coast will ex perience nn expansion of business such as was never before dreamed of. Already supplying the great bulk of the cotton fabrics ucd In China, our mills will double nnd quadruple the prea ent quantity, and all American mercantile Inter ests will have no less a share in the enormous business that will be done. PBESIDENT M'KINLEY AT A GLANCE. Horn at Xlles, O., .Ian. 29, 1SJ3. Educated at Poland Academy. I'irst occupation, school teacher. Knlisted in .Tunc, 1601, In Company K, Twenty third Ohio Volunteers. Won first distinction at Antletam. Last important battle. Cedar Creek. Mustered out with rank of major. Admitted to the bar In 1W7. First office, district attorney of Stark county, Ohio. I'ourtecn years In congress. Author of tho JIcKinley tariff bill. Four j ears governor of Ohio. Plected president in N'ov ember, 1E90. Height, five feet, eight Inches. Weight, one hundred and eighty-two pounds. Complexion, dark; hair mice black, now gray. Abstemious habits, but smokes occasionally. Sanguine temperament; deliberate manner. Hcllgion, Methodist Episcopal. Married, but has no living children. Favorite reading, history nnd economics. Hoes not read novels. I.ikcs light airs and ballads. Favorite dress, black frock coat and black bow necktie. cdr m tete fl "11S5s5?? Particular interest centers around our $20 Three-Piece Bedroom Suites. And It is not difficult to decide why. There is somethinc about each piece which catches tho eye and Invites a better acquaintance. Then construc tion and nnlsh are observed and com parisons made. The decision generally Is that these are better In every way than anything ever offered at the pVIce. Hill & Coonelll 121 N. Washington Ave, 4f & 4 4s && 4 4 4s & 4 6 SlZCS to $95 per Tloesaid t, nssvii i. I -Ijll -u. ft I ' "MS III if ', -.vvhv 1 r Bur - a ?..?- - ss.-:. Washington Avenue. ALWAYS BUSY. -Z7? Cool Shoes for warm feet, from 50 centH up. Lewis &RenMy Established 1888. 1 34-316 Wyoming Aye. For WeddSeg Presents ? Yes, we lhave them, 3n Sterling Silver, Rich Cut Glass, Clocks, Etc. An imterestlng variety of the richest goods In America. Prices the low est, guarantee perfect at mCEKEAU&COMELL 130 Wyoming Ave. Coal Exchange. The HMot & Connie!! Co0 Heating, Plumbing, Gas Fitting, Electric Light Wiring, Gas an Electric Fixtures, Builders Hardware. HENRY BEL1N, JR., Ocncru. Agent for IU3 Wyouiluj District .- Mulne, Waiting, Sportlne. SuioK,.hj out! ilio Jtopuuuj (Juoiuica: Co npuiiy'l Hid EXRLOSira. tulety 1'iuc, Cip imel Kxplola.'t i toe 111 iol Council HuUJUi.'. dcrautji. AUUNUllil THOS. FORD, ... rittstoa JOHN B. SMITH & SON, - Plymouth. W. E. MULLIGAN. - Wllkes-Drre. LrtmiruY 0V0 i . iiraiips t -i 1 RUB J 111 'fill 'lHii.01 til I' This Is what a Brooklyn man-a palntcr-lms to say concerning Itlpans Tabulesi " For o cr a car I bad liecn greatly troubled with tick headache and such a nause stintr tnsto la my mouth, arWIuu from Imd atomach and indigestion. I tried several kinds of remedies but found no relief. About four months bko I was dolnc somo work In a friend's house and ho asked mo If 1 ever hail taken any Ilipans Tabulcs he praised them so much that I thought I would try them. In the evening, when I went homo, I stopped at tbt drug store and get n vial of Iltpana Tabulos and before koIdb to bed I took two. In tho mornlne; when 1 woko up my head felt much clearer than It had for somo tlino and then I took them according to ellroctlons-ono after ovcry meal for about two months and then I found that I was thoroughly cured ot my complaints. I feel like a different man alto , gether now, and can not praise Hlpans Tabules too much." A new .trie- lurki t rontAln!r tix urvi Tiliuitt In a pafr uirton (without kIu.) Ii now fomU at mt dniic nolo rou m s oknt. IhUlow pilce-J wirl u Intended for tho poor itudtbo economic!. Ondo?n of l he lUe-cout rrtoi (ISO ubulM) ran bo had by mall br tending forty elteht c-enu to tha Itzrmi cuuueab Cowaut Ko. 1 tyruco Dlnwt, tiw Yctk-or ftlili".ilua line imiutij vrlU l ttut (or fire cent. FINLEY9 Wash Waist Seme Important Re duct It being an invariable rule with us to sell all waists tho same season they are bought, we make these rediiprirmu r,,yA I , "-W UUU. J give our customers the benefit while the season is at its best. For One Weel Commen cing Sat wrday, We At 79c Our full line of best cauibrlt! and percale waists, that ha retailed so far this season at 98c, $1.00 and $1.15. At 98c Fine assortment of Percale and Gingham Waists, reduced fiom $1,2 J. At $n.ij Good assortment of fine Dimity Waists, marked down from $1.6$. At $E0fiO Best Scotch Madras Waists that are still good value at $1.98 to $3.25. We show a full line of Fine White Waists at the right prices. LACIAWAMA AfENUE ooooooooooooooooo INVITATIONS, CALLING CARDS. Are you interested in the above? If so we invite you to call and see what we have in the latest and newest styles of Engrav ings. We have several new sizes to select from. MYWM.M MOS. 0 ' ' General Stationers and En gravers, 0 ijcrancon fa. X Hotel Jermyn Dldg. ooooooooooooooooo K
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