W" v " THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE-SATURDAY, JULY 7, 1900. 77fniyw m!?), (fe 5cranfo,. rt6une Published Dlr, Except SmAty.hr The Trjb una l'upllshing Compsny. t FlItycnUjMoatlK MVV8. IHCltAnn, Editor. U. Y. HYXDLK, lli.ilnesi Manager. Bole Aejcnt for Foreign Advertising. Cnttrtd t the Vostofflce at Kcrsnton, Ta., ai Second Class Mail Matter. When space will permit. The Tribune Is al ways Rise! to print Wt letters trom Its "lends bearing on current topic, but Its rule Is that these must lie sljincel. (or publication, by me writer's real name; and the condition precedent to acceptanco la that all contribution! shall ba iulJe-t J cditet'il revision. TEN PAGES. BCH ANTON', JUIiY 7, 1000. BEPUDLICAN NOMINATIONS. National. Prcsldent-WILUAM McKIMXY. Vlcc-I'resldent-TIICOUOlti: HOOiEVELT. State. Conrrcssmen-ot-i.irre OAU'SIIA A CHOW, nOBERT II KOKHM.ltKl!. Auditor Gcneral-K. II. HAIlDEMlLKGll. County. Conirress-vv II.I.T M COXMlI.t JudKC-OEOnOi: M WATSON, FlierltT-JOHN H. rm.I.OWS. Treasincr J. A. KIcANTOV. ' . District AttornoyWII.LIAM n. LEWIS. l'rothonotiry JOHN COPEIAND. Clerk of Courts TIIOM S l. DANIELS. recorder of Deeds EVIL HOW. KcKlstcr of Wills W. K. Itl.CH. Jury Commissioner KDWAHD I. STUKGES. ' Legislative. rirt Ditrict THOMAS .T ItEYNOLDS. Second Ditrict JOHN SCHEl'I.Il, .111. Third Ditrict EDWAltl) ,1AII S, Jit. fourth District I'. A. NIILIIIN. Scranton should have n well-drilled paid lire department equipped with nil modern appliances. Anything short of thl3 Is not in keeping with the growth nnd enterprise of the city. The Ways of Providence. THE IlOURinLE news from China of tho saturnalia of natlvo wrath against the foreigner Is relieved nt in tervnls by hints of Inspiring bravery on the part of tho defending forces. The cable Is provoklngly stingy of details, but the skeleton story It, for example, tells of tho ride of the En glishman, Wells, nnd four Cossacks, from Tien Tsln to Taku for reinforce ments, llteially cutting their way through hostile natives nnd under lire almost continuously, is enough to prove that the age of chivalry has by no means expired. Then, too, thera la that other narra tive, all too m eagerly tepoited as yet, of the Russian lorce that had been detailed to pac-rlflcc itself slowly In a hopelffs rontest against over whelming numbeis while the main body of the Russian detachment ex ecuted a necessary ictrcat. Obedient to orders, the troops of the czar were preparing to die s.hen unexpectedly an Amoilcan column came to their rescue and put their heathen assail ants to llight. The cable does not pause to toll us the names of the commanders, but it Is impossible to believe that out of this mutual bap tism In blood, peril and valor will not come a new sense of International kin ship and mutual respect among the allied powets. In the years to be, who can say how powerful an Inlluence this will exert toward keeping peace throughout civilization? Ghastly as are tho pictures of mas sacre, pillage and outrage which come from the tragic theater of tho latest great conflict, theio Is compensation in the reflection that Providence Is plain ly uslnc this scout go to forward the cause of human brotherhood. For cen turies tho dteam of the world's noblest citizens has been of a time when wars of criminal aggression having been left behind In the world's morn! revolution, the only standing army would be an International police force to enfoice order and Justice among inferior peo ples. It is still a dream, but how prophetic of Its realization is the pies ent concert of the powers in their Joint task of extinguishing the barbarian conflagration in China. Let It be con ceded, if you please, that back of it all are many motives of selllshness and greed. Let it bo acknowledged, if w must, that perfection Is yet .1 desider atum of the fututc with respect to tho policies which some oj the civilized nations are seeking to establish in the heart of Asia. Yet must we also re member that thete is nobility, and high nobility, too, In this open rivalry to be tho first In works of succor; and very considerable promise in the bet ter acquaintance and understanding which it cannot fail to create. Human nature Is now note so bad that the good In it, when given a fulr chance, does not predominate; and tlw soldjers of Christendom who. In fur-oft China, at inconceivable odds, aro breasting tho brunt of this fiightful upheaval of oriental savagery and fan aticism are earning the highest honor thai civilization can bestow, and aro going down Into .graves .which will b.i helc. In appreciative memory for all tlm$ by every1 riatton 'lit to live. Tho Kansas City convention was also remarkable for tho largo amount of repugnance It swallowed. j Roosevelt on the Stump. i: N HIS SPEECH at Qulncy. III., on Thursday, Governor Roosevelt disclosed a vein of humor which : will stand him in good stead dur ing ho busy days bf tho full campaign. At the 'time ho spoke, the Democratic: plutform makers had not yet made up their znlnda whether the 16 to 1 plank was to be re-afllrmod conspicuously or thrown to one side in the foun of a harmless generality. .Their uncertainty drew from tho Republican vlce-presl-denilil nominee this witty Bally: "0 come hero to address you today, while addresses aro also being made in Karjaap City, but I have one advantage ovet therri. , I know what I believe. Jusf at present they arc busy trying to find' out what they believe. I believe Jn sound money and the gold standard. The Kansas City party is halting bcr tween two burdens. It does not know whether to dcclaro outright for frcet silver or 6ay komethlrtg that will nn- It Is a little for both nnd not too much for either. (Laughter.) Again, I nm for expansion every time. I lo not want to see this flag come down where It has been planted, whciu our men fought und shed their blood for It. Now, ut Kansas City they are going to try to nay they nre enough for expansion not to hurt the feelings of those who believe In the Hag, und yet that they are not so much for It ns to tread on the toes of the people who would like to sec us follow the mag nlllccnt example of the Chinese em pire. "Do you realize," he continued, "that while In this country yesterday we wero celebrating Independence day, our follow-cltizens und tho citizens of every Kuropean power were either lying dead in the streets of Pekln nr crouched behind tho legation walls keeping at bay the hordes around them? Tho blood of our people runs like water In tho streets of Pekln. The blood of our people would have run like water In the sttects of Manila if our political foes had had their way. China Is offeilrig us a good object les Fon, for China does not expand, and what the Boxers have done In China would have been done by the follow cis of Aguinaldo If It had not been for the llrmness and wisdom of President McKlnley and those who have stood by him In the last two years." The point Is certainly well taken; nnd It Illustrates that Colonel Roose velt can talk as -well as light. Tho 1G to 1 section was finally given n place In the Kan3i3 City platform, but the spellbinders will execute most of their fancy steps on the nntl-lm-pcrlallst plank. ' Sixteen to one. Z OP tho newspaper corres pondents who accompanied Colonel Roosevelt to tho Rough Riders' reunion In Oklahoma was William K. Curtis of the Chicago Record, whose graphic dispatches have constituted a notice able feature of the occasion. On the return trip. Colonel Roose velt and party passed through Medi cine Lodge. Kan., the home of Jerry Simpson, "Socklcss Jerry" of congres sional fume. Apropos Mr. Curtis writes: "In Imitation of Cincinna ti, George Washington and other historical characters, Jerry has re tired from public life and is now a cow puncher. An ungrateful and unrea sonable constituency refused to te tutn him to congress after having for six years accepted his itheorles of political economy that tho value of wheat and sller must rise and fall together, that free coinage at 10 to 1 was vital to the prosperity of tho country, nnd that the state could not build poor houses big enough to ac commodate Its paupers If ft gold stan datd was adopted. When wheat went up nnd silver down nnd the greatest piospeilty the state has ever known appeared In place of the calamities he predicted they pronounced him a false prophet and refused to vote for him any longer. Mr. Simpson Is him self a .-"triking example of the fallacy of his own teachings. He saved tho most of his salary while he was serv ing In congress ?S,000 or $4,00 a year imested it in land and cattle, nnd, like Jetus-lum has waxd fat and weal thy. When ho went to congress he hadn't :t dollar In his pocket. He omitted rocks from his -wardrobe from necessity, and not from choice, and had to borrow tho money he paid for his ticket to Washington. Now ho Is rated at $40,000 one of the richest men In Barber county and is threat ened with greater wealth. If he keeps on accumulating long enough he will die a plutocrat. Mr. Bryan Is ex posed to the same danger. Tho news papers say that he Is now tho largest taxpayer In his county, and W. R. Conkoy, of Chicago, nought him $30, 000 In United States bonds from the royalties fiom his book. At Wichita they told me that Mr. Rryan was paid $.200 for making two speeches in that town during tho fair last year, In tho afternoon at tho fair grounds and In tho evening at the opera house, and a committee from Ottawa, Kan., who came aboard the tialn to Invite Col. Roosevelt to stop there said that they paid Sir. Rryan $1,000 for one speech during their Chautauqua celebration last year. Hence at least two worthy cltlzi-ns of the west have escaped the pauperism which they piomlsed would follow u failure to coin silver ut 16 to 1." It is that way throughout tho West. Every traveler from that section brings Information of the wonderful change for the better which lias come over business conditions since 1S9G. Jerry Simpson's case is another conspicuous (lustration of the Republican doctrine of sixteen to one, that Is, sixteen times the prosperity that there, was when McKlnley wus first elected. Webster Davis evidently Intends to keep up a tattoo on his particular plank throughout tho campaign. Wcb bter Is liable to become tiresome. A Menace to Society. I Is' THE OPINION' of the editor of the Century magazine, "the two great plngues which threaten American society today are tho sensational press und the sen sational theater." Tho sensatlonnl theater Is tho less of these evils because It nffects by comparison fewer persons. It tnkes an exceptional theater to command a dally audience of 2000 patrons. Rut the sensational newspaper Is a poor speci men of Its class which does not throw dally pollution nmong from ten to a thousand times as many victims. What do wu mean when we speak of the sensational newspaper? Publi cations like tho Scrantonlan of this city, which trade openly in lubricity, malicious defamation nnd sexual scan dal, form only one class In tho graded school of sensational Journalism, and not by any means tho most dangerous class. Prints of their type carry tho scarlet letter of self condemnation und public warning conspicuously emblaz oned on their face. Their pestilential quality Is- recognized by all, even by the readers who grab eagerly at the vicious page to sate their prurient lc.urio.slty., The most liacdsned expert- enert a sensation of shame In being seen In contact with such vllo cur rents of gutter filth rind blackguard venom. Hence their circle of oppor tunity for serious mischief is in real ity limited. Thero is another typo, seemingly more tespcctable but Infinitely more mischievous; the demagogic type, that makes a study of catering to the pass ing prejudices of the hour, regardless of right or wrong, and solely for tho purpose of profit. You will find this type of newspaper always fnnnlng tho spark of social discontent, nlwnys posing ns the friend of tho poor and the opptessed, always making a theatric show of Jumping on tho octo puses and pounding the corporation, and always secretly scheming to milk the aforesaid octopuses und corpora-! tlons nnd sell out tho poor nnd tho oppressed at tho earliest opportunity. This typo of paper has a large vocabu lary of stock phrases teady nt hand to hurl In denunciation of every man or every enterprise that momentarily runs counter to the dominant pieju dlccs of the time, utterly regardless of the right or tho wrong of tho prin ciples nt Issue; and when by this means a considerable number of peo ple have been temporarily fooled Into giving it their countenance -nnd sup port, you will see it swell with bump tious self Importance and vain glory and hear It make the welkin ring with boastful self-praise. Lltct attire of this kind unsettles the public Judgment, casts llie-brnnds of class envy nnd hatted Into- the com munity to smoulder In Bullcn discon tent until fanned Into an outburst of violence, und creates a widespread at mosphere of disorganization nnd evil feeling. It Is woiso In Its nggregate results upon American society than war, pestilence or famine, and It Is high time that the thinking people of the linked Statc3 gave attention to arresting the peril. It Is fortunate that the Cubans will not hear many of the coming cam paign speeches from the bureaus of the Kansas City campaigners. They will thus be saved a lot of unnecessary anxiety. Other vice presidential possibilities nt Kansas City will no longer need to look unconcerned. m TOLD BY THE STARS. Daily Horoscope Drawn by AJacclius, Tho Tribune Astrologor. Astiolabc cast: 1.11 ni for Saturday, July 7, 1000. s$ d : A child born on this clay nlll lc ct tho opinion that the neither officials hue all cone on a va cation and left the elements to sizzle at will. Many men who cliim to he fi?htine for prin ciple are in reility tiattlins In defense of their own mulislu ess. Wc remon her with treasure the rare das of June while experiencing the well cooKcd davs of July. Mauiasre and misery login with the same let ter. Some couples disiovcr this fact sooner than other", however. Poverty is sometimes the most effective stimu lant of pride. Some men seem to hae more confidence in others than they hao in themselves. AJacchus' Advice. Keep under the electric fan and do not talk politics or rjuestion the action of councils on lire department affairs. Weekly Letter on Municipal Affairs V "THE WORK OF CIVIC OR GANIZATIONS." (Cop.uisht, 1100, by William h. Crandall.) T1IK put decade has witnessed the oicanlza tion or more than a store ol national aiso ciaticiH, whose chief object for existence is the betteiment of cilc condition. They eour the entire field of municipal aflalrs, and open the door for the reformer ami the politician, the sternly practical and the idealist. Among the most impoilant of these are the National Muni clpil league, the American Society foi Muni cipal Improumtnt, and the American Park and Outdoor Art association. The national organizations have led to the creation of countless local improvement asso ciations, whose work in the aggregate has been quite as bcnefliial to the gerer.il civic con dition, even tliou.'h each e online its labor to nan ow boundaries. Iiom every section of the country letters of Inquiry asUnc; for information as to the best methods nt oiganiration and work have been received by the secretaiies of tho national leagues. The pist jear, particularly, these have been so numerous as tn assume the form ol an epidemic of organization ainom; men, women and children. A movement for the organization of the school chlldicn o( Springfield, Mass., lesulted in their becoming the guaidlans of the street ticcs, and in public sentiment that demanded of the clt) council n appropriation of JW.OOO for their care. Carthage, Mo., furnishes another notiblc In. stinco of enthusiastic woik by the fchool chil dren The superintendent of schools has awak ened this interest b.v liequcnt e-xcuitlons to the wood, where the children are given practical lessons 111 arboriculture taught the names of tiees. shrubs ami llovvcrs, and how they glow. The superintendent, in the spring, Issues what he calls "Natuie Study Letters," as follow: "To the Tupile of C irthagc Public Schools. "Dear Kriends: shall wc not do our part during the coining summer tovvaid making Cartilage a more beautiful i It f We can do tills and at the same time have lots of fun and learn many things about the soil and plants." Tlds work has led to the offerlni; of prizes for the mcnt artistic plant-ng, anangement and trimming of vines on home, veranda and out buildings, for the best tlowrr garden and the best ugctihle garden. All this work has made Carthage one of the most beautiful little cities in the countiy. The public schools of Minneapolis have thlr ten improvement leagues organized End well established. Kach league has Its ov.ii separate enganization and list ol officers, which provokes them to fiicndly rivalry. The members ol llitse leagues keep their own premises and the Immediate neighborhood, Including the streets, mat and orderly. Decides this, last season, they cleaned twenty-right vacant lots and su pervised the protection of streets trees in the vicinity. .The following is the report of one month's labor during last season: I.St 1 pieces of paper burned. 1,20 bushels of leave, burned or turled. 2,317 tin cans burled. 151 pieces of wire buried. 0J1 bottles lurled. US old boots burned. 33 old dishes buried, 31 carcasses bulled. ISO rags picked up SO barrel hoops dostroved. 73 ards cleared 150 pcunds ol old ruhbers, collected, were sold for $7.G3, which was invested in u picture for the school. 'Die chairman of the flower committee of the Mlmcapolls lecguo reKirls over 11,000 children fiom twinty-nlnc scImkIs, who were provided with seeds last tpiing, llolli flower and vege table needs were cho.cn w- th special reference to the nature ol study being pursued In the schools, that the children might have the id. dltlonal interest ol raising In their gird tin at homo the same varieties of plants that they study la their classes. Little pamphlets on the culture of flowers were furnished with each packet of seeds but, as the rvmmlltcc was to tally Ignorant of the proper care necessary to suee ss with vegetables, Ifappeiled'to 1'ioles sor Stnvv, of the Mate Agrlculttnal college, who resdlly promised to Instinct tli joullilul as pirants to agricultural lonors at his home. The street car companv nest came to the assistance of the committee with the olfcr of free transportathui, and neaily 3f) bojs we,e thus enabled, 'on several successive occasion, to receive practical Instruction concerning prepara tion of the soil, proper plant I nf, sueccssoli, ol e rops, and the best method of conquering weeds. Oood advice was also given en the culture of small fruits, and Incidentally, the boys wcie led through the grren houses and museum, which completed these memorable excursions. In this connettlnii, also, the children arc plien a practical Illustration of the beptfits of tho observance of hvv anil order. The work ef tho children is protected by the police of the elty, and they are made to realize that the l.tiv is a rr.il advantage to them, peibonilly, as It "is on their side." There Is much truth in the siyfng that, "The criminals of the future are in our public schools today; wc can mould them now If we wish. The future Is now In now In our hands." New York and Chicago, llaltlmore nnd Cln cnnatl In fact, nearly every large clt in the country hive municipal art societies, devoted to the aisthetlc betterment of the city. Thin there are the reform organizations which seek to Influence political imtters. such as the City club of N'cw- Yrk, the fnlon Voters' league of Chicago and the Munlclpil league of Philadelphia. All told there are more than one hundred of these organizations In various cities large and small, most of which arc doing excellent work. Cleveland, however, has an organization vvhleli inmes nearest the Ideal of an all around, effec tive organization for the promotion ' l'v'c health It Is called the "Municipal Associa tion," and has a membership which Inrludis men of every stripe evf politics and religion, and vet Its efforts arc Inrmonlous and ileci'dedlj effective. Its work Is planned and rvecuted along strict ly non-partisan lines. And the heaviest hunt' n is carried by the executive tommittce and Its secrctar.v, the latter being the only paid mem ber of the association. The bulk of tho origlnil woile Is performed by the secrctar.v. lie keeps busy all Hip jear through, and tal.es the pirt of illphinnt and detective. He It is who ol lects all the diti necessiry to the dissemination of tacts about tho men who run dr nfruo. It Is not a mud slinging institution, but it does state facts openly rnd feailesslj. As soon ns a man announces himself as i candidate for any olhce, either county or cit.v, his record Is looked up and stated in a special bulletin to all the memheis, and the local press gives it wider publicity. It will state, among othir things, where he was burn and educated, his chuich and buslres relations; his offlel.il record, and everything which could have a bearing one way or the other tiron the case, which would show his fitness or unfitnws for the office he seeks. The asochtion very seldom makes anv rec om'iuendittons, either for or against candidates. It states facts and permits the voters tn form their own conclusions. A notable exception to this rule ocnnrcd during the mi) orally cam piacn of 1ST). Then it sought to defeat the re-election of McKIssnn, and it is generally con ceded that his elefeit was due to Its etTorls. One of the nHioots of the assoclitlon is the Citizens' Improvement league, an organization effected in cverv councllinanic district, of which there are eleven In the city. Its chief objeet is the betterment of that pirt of the eit) in which it miv be located, and to lneieasc the general intelligence in nmnli ipil affairs. It ,s regularly organized and holds monthly meet ings, at which are discused the virions ques tions iclatlng to the district. At all these gatherings the coumilmcn representing the dis trict are notified that their presence is desired. Anv they make it a point to get thero, when they arc civen seaU of honor and. from time to time, asked for a public pledge to faithfully rcpreent the voice of the people In deiling with the various questions coming up in the council. The flrt district associations were organized a )ear ago and they hive been at work long enough to successfully demonstrate to tho sitls. f ii tion of the crunrilmen tint it is wis" to follow the suggestions of their constituents. The people, including everv- class of labor, are becoming more and more interested in the gen eial subject of good government, and enthusias tically so about their own locil affairs. Occasionally the refoim In a town Is achieved by the practical minded womrn. Healdsburg, Cil., affords an inteiesting example of such a ease. The women of this little eltv, becoming dlssitisfled with the progress o( affairn, genMy but firmlv took pos-esslon of the reins and are now driving the munlclpil math their own way. Their orginlzatlon is called the La-lies' Improvement club of Healdsburg, and It was formed In August last vear. Since that tunc In the short spice of nine months this is what the club has accomplished: A municipal water svstem. A municipal eleelric light plant. Comfortable seats phced In the plaza. imes given to Hie streets. Sign boards with street mines placed at street corners. A drinking fountain for the plaza costing fOOO. All these improvements hid been discussed for .vcars by the men It remained for the wo men to make them icalities. td, with the ex ception of the electric light pi in and the water s)stem, the clt) taxes have not been incica-cd bv as much as a farthing to piy for these things. THE SAME OLD PARTY. Editor of The Trilmne. Sir: " 'lis strange, 'ti-, raiting stranse." that any party will jla.vs ho found ready to oppose that vvhieh is for the best cood nf all the Greatest Rood to the- greatest nuinher. This applies to the so called Democratic- partv of both the past and the- present. In Ihol, in the midst of the creat conflict for and ojrainst the Ameri can nation, ihe plaiform of the Democratic party, adopted In Chicago, declared tho war for the preseiv.ition of the Union to he "a failure," and prior to that time, after the rebels tired upon Fort Sumter, opposed all efforts to brlnj the iniseuidcd portion of the nitiuii hick. The "war vvns a failure;" the fireenbuk currency was a failure; the resumption of specie pivment later on was a filluie, etc., to the end of the chapter. Parties are necessary, but In order that there be sueh it Is not necessary that there be denu (roguery In the enuneiatii n of principles. The great principle of the Democratic party Is to be "agin the guv'ment," no matter how- high and noble Its aim. It howls against "expansion" todav the same as It howled agalnt the war in CO-'cVi; it denouneei the administration now the same an it did then; It appeals to I he baser pas sions of the iiu.l) element now- as it did then. This reminds us of what we once heard an old graj -haired nnn siy in a Inion Lcaguo meet ing during the presidential campaign in lKcil. He said the Democratic part) was aluav n parly of wrong, of error, of nbelllon. It was orginizcd first when the great I.uclfer tried to overthrow the government of Jehovah in heaven, and was defeated, being thrown over Ihn battle ments and cast down to hell; re-appeared In the Oirden ol Eden, where It succeeded In caiiiinic Adam and Eve to dlsohcv (;od (and partakes of the forbidden fruit; it had its counterpart In the Tories of the American revolution, and in lSfiflfll In the copperheads, and we might add here the "Ku-KluvKUn" of lW 6?, etc. It has, as a rarty, alwavs been opposed, to thn principles of true Amcilcinlrin, alwavs read) to favor or oppose anv thing and rvervthing, If it might by any means get at the louver ami flvhes It Is the party that got up the reneuion; it n the party that fought to uphold silvery and make It nitloml. It Is not such a parly as the Ameri can people tan trust. We do not believe ithej- will trust K in this last jear oi ine ninoicenui century. C. II. Whcclir. Scranton, July S. THE MAN FOR THE PLACE. From the S'pringfteld I'nlon. A. E. Fr.ve, sucrintciidciit ol the Cuban schools, ought to occupy a pietty warm spat In the hearts of the Cuban teaeheis who are vis iting this country. On the vojage from Cuba ho demanded that Ids wards should receive proper and considerate treatment, and vrhen (Juartermastcr Mcllarg rcfu-ed to piovldo fur their comfort and was Insulting and Insolent, Mr. Frjc, after exhausting patience, knocked him down. When the Incident had closed, the quar termaster awoke to the fact that Imllvlng doesn't pay, and for the remainder ol the trip he treat ed Mr. Frjc like a gentleman and with the ut most respect. A little muscular Llulstlanlty Is a good thing io have In stock. Mr. Frjo has proved hlmsell to be the right mm in tho light place, and the erovernment is cxtiemely for tunate In having feci'red his tcrvlces. He is in entire mastery of the Cuban school situation and makes a first-class running mate lor (Jcneral Wood. Trade uMh the I New Possessions Tlin KKFKOT of the new rorto Itlcan tariff act Is plain!) perceptible In the commerce between the United States and that Island during the month ol Miy. The Monthl) Summary of Commerce snd Unance, lust Issued by the treasury buicni of statistics, shows' that exports to I'orto Mien have more than doviHed as compireel with the preceding May, and Im potts fiom the Island have nearly doubled. Kv orts to the islmd from the fulled States In May, 15'JO, were 'UtiS.SHI, and in Mav, lPOi), HtikliO. The Imports Into the fnlted Stales from the Island In May, ISO-), were Sll7,l7l. and In May, 1K)0, I,10J,:H7. This Increase Is the more rcmirkable bee suse It had been understood tint the people of I'orto Pico had little to sell and little vlth which to buy, since the hurri cane of last August had gone far to impoverish the pecple of that island. It Is also Inleresllns to ohcrvo tint the Miy commerce with l'oito Hleo shows u much greater increase than Is the ease with any of the other Ishnds. With Cut a the cemmerce ol May differed little Irom that of May, ISO"), and this was aln the case with the Hawaiian islands; while In the Philippine Itlinds the liniaitt show no Increase, thoujh the exports show a icmirkablc Kiln. The following tildes show- our exports to, and Imports from each of the islands In May, l'tJ, compared with Miv, leM; UM'OKTS TO Mav, 1M3. Cuba .ll.n7! 1'ertn Itlco XOVnil Hawaii l,J3H,7nti Philippines ftl.TOj Samoa, fonga, etc 2,150 Miv, 1MW. SjJ.liV'" fiCW.170 1,121.110 259.211 2(5,103 IMI'OltlS K110.M Miv, 1M.1. Ciba $1,1(12170 l'oito Itlco ('17,179 lliwall S.MI.IJt I'hllll pines (-.22,101 Samoa, etc- 100 Mav, 1900 $l,701,77 2,in,729 CJ5,2f. 1,15 The following are tho principal exports to the islands during the eleven months cnued May, 1000; AltTlCI.KS EVrOHTKI) l'HOM V Ceibl. l'rov islons $1,7 ir.,412 Iron and steel and mfis.. 37t,12"i Anlmils 2.73.V1U rtreadstiiffs S.M'i.'OS Lard 1CB.1H Wood and manufactuies ... l.Sot.iil lloaids, deals and pi inks .. (i7,-,'j;0 Flour 1,911.122 Ilacnn 720,320 Hams 6U.KI Malt liquors h2i?W) Coil fi7rt,12 Legs .V.1,320 I'ntatnes 37(5,717 (hemic lis to'.ltl (Hide minerils oils 10,700 Hems and peas f 5565 Cotton cloth, unentered ... lra.ois Tob ii co, plug Ifil.iOl Agricultural Implements .. 1M.I5S0 Wrapping paper liMU'l Cycles lt7,V)7 (lljss and glassware iso.sj r.lectrical appuati.s M7,7uC Haw ill. S. TO Porto Him. ?72 1,il2 112,035 3.1 U 51,020 257.136 341.110 ID151 771.121 fs..F'!5 5ti,.,W S2.J10 11,0-1 31 l'),.(M 5"Oi 10.510 .",7(Kl 32.0S.2 112 fUM Ii'.ft'l 2,500 12.110 11.301 Philippines ?;:'i,2ti fil.sM Ifi5,i53 SH.W2 (..f.VI S.s'tO 30.ci 474,120 15,50.5 1 1!0 C.,410 1.0-30 12,211 20,273 2,401 152,000 12 Iron and steel el,vii,i3o Wood and manufactures ... 1.22s,005 llreidsturls irn.17.1 Hoards, deals, etc 7O"l,710 Pipes and fittings r2t,3"l Flour K57.2S Provisions t?.Vi7l Malt liquors 17fi,'s Chemicals 1f.-i.V17 Cotton cloth 170211 Hoots and shoes 191,211 Tobacco (other than cigars) 212,sfl Llrctrlcil apparatus m.i'lS Carriages and parts 110,220 Fish 222,(181) Hay 101,012 Illuminating oil 102,715 Cordage 100,073 QUESTIONS. From the Philadelphia Ledger. Is it well to Keep alive the memory rf the Maacrn of W.vomln?, as is done by commemo rative exercises every .vear? What good is done by recalling annually the incidents of that ilreidful Sd of .lulv. 177?, when a force ol r.ril Ish. Indians and Tories murdered, in coid blood a large body of men, women and childien? It was a fearful episode of war, but what is to he gained by dwelling on It nearlv a century and a quarter after It occurred? The orator of the occasion, last Tuesday, could draw- from it no Wson but icvcnge. Revenge on whom' N'ot on the Indians they were exterminated long ago. Not on the Tories they arc dead, and no gmdge Is felt against their descendants. The only one of the thiee turtles to the massacre agiln't whom revenge may be fel' at this lati clay is the Ilntish government, which acted liv its agent In the bloody work, and which Is still in existence. Hut can wo not aftonl to forgivs; even the members of the picent British govern ment for what their picdeccasurs did eo long ago? LITERARY NOTES. Eugene Tjler Clnrnbcrlaln, tho United blit-s commissioner of navigation, lias a most timely and incisive article in the July Forum upon the shipping subsidy Mil. He points out the present inferiorit) of the Unite-d Mates in iur merchant marine.cnunicrates the means pro,iscJ bv the bill for the cflarement nf this inferiorit). describes how Great lliitaln attiined her present pre-eminence in the oecan carr.ving trade, and shows how the United States can, within thirty cars, attain her rightful place In the merchant marine of the world. Two of the freshest and mo-t Important of re cent articles on fl.ini, namely, Mr. Grundv's account ot "Tin- List l'alacc Intrigue at Peking," and Mr. Douglas' hopeful view of "The Intel lectual Awakening of China," will be found in the Living Age; Mr. Cundrj's atticle in the number for July 7 and Mr. Douglas' in tho num ber for July 21, The (list edition of Mr. Allen's new novel, "The Ihljn of Law," was upward of 10.0U0 and was told before the day of publb atlou. A Good Reason. Minnie I shall not accept Walter's first pro pos il. Ida I know it, dear "How do jou know V 'Dccauae )ou weren't there." Harper's Ba- raar. Particular Interest centers around our $20 Three-Piece Bedroom Suites. And It Is not difficult to decide why. Thero Is somethlntr about each piece which catches tho eye and Invites a better acquaintance. Then construc tion and finish aro observed and com parisons made. The decision Bencrally Is that these are better In every vay than anything ever offered at the j'Vtco. Hill & Cooiniell 121 N. Washlncton Ave., !r-c& fe& fir (IJiJ) ffi'-iffi III ALWAYS BUST. Cool Shoes for warm feet, from cents up. SO Lewis &ReMlly Established 1888. 1 14-136 Wyoming Ave. For WeddSeg Presents? Yes, we have them, in Sterling Silver, Rich Cut Glass, Clocks, Etc. An interesting variety of the richest goods in America. Prices the low est, guarantee perfect at MERCEREAU &C0MEII 130 Wyoming Ave. Coal Exchange. THie Hyirat & ConeeH Co0 Heating, PliTmbing, Gas Fitting, Electric Light Wiring, Gas an Electric Fixtures, Builders Hardware 434 LaclOTania Avenue HENRY BEL1N, JR., tienerul Agent for tna Wyoiulnj District. j.' DUPOIT Mining, Blasting, Sportluz, 'suiodUil aud ttij Hcpauno UuuuiicJ. (Jouipauy J HIGH EXPLOSIVES. tufety I' use. Clips nnd Implode).-. Itooiu lol Conuell llulUlu;. oarautia. AUKMJL&i TH08. FORD, JOHN B. SMITH & SON, W. E. MULLIGAN. - Plttston, - Plymouth. Wllkes.Barre. POiB 1 ; "1- A Southern farmer, whose home is somewhat in the backwoods, in an interview with a newspaper correspondent said: "I am oi years old, and until I was nigh unto so years old I was alwavs well and pearl, then for a long while I suf lered with indigestion and could not cat anything hardly at all. My daughter, who lives in the city, sent ine some of KlpMS told me how to taku. them, and they have completely cured me. 1 want you to tell everybody how I got cured, for it ii a blessing to humanity. u. TT NLEf'S Our Judy S of Ladies9 Fiee MmsHui Uederwear Opeos Today And for one week we will give you special inducements for laying in a supply at much less than the season's prices. Our lines -being bought with the greatest care, and always with the interests of our customers as a first con sideration, you cau therefore depend .on picking from what is left of our early selections, at greatly reduced prices, tho only difference being that all sizes are not now included in the assortment. Exceptional values in Fine Lace Trimmed Skirts and Night Gowns. The lust call on colored Shirt Waists at prices to close them out quick. 510-512 LACKAWANNA AVENUE OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOP- . 0 0 o S O INVITATIONS; CALLING CAWDS. r,' 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. REYNOLDS BROS General Stationers gi avers, and En- Scranton Pa. Hotel Jermyn Bldg. ooooooooooooooooo :cr.v iF'iy Tabule 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 '
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