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THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE-SATURDAY, JULY
7, 1900.
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MVV8. IHCltAnn, Editor.
U. Y. HYXDLK, lli.ilnesi Manager.
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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.
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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.
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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
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CALLING CAWDS.
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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.
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