nkitte. c .rt OlM- J jmv, ,, TWO CENTS. SCRANTON, BA., TUESDAY' MORNING, SEPTEMBER 1, 1000. TWO CENTS. S" ROOSEVELT AND BRYAN AT CHICAGO They Deliver Labor Day Orations to Large Audiences. AKB RBCEIVED WITH ENTHUSIASM The Orators Representing Two Great Political Parties Review Chicago Labor Unions from tho Loggia of tho Auditorium Hotel and Deliver Addresses at Electric Park to Hosts of Laboring Men and Their Fami liesViews Upon the Question of the Hour Presented by the Speak ers Discussion of Topics from Different Standpoints. Chicago, Sent. 3. Labor Day was made an event of unusual interest in this city by the visit of Colonel Theo dore Roosevelt and Colonel W. Jen nings Hryan, who reviewed tho parade of worklngmen's unions and made ad dresses appropriate to the occasion at Electric Park. Hour after hour the labor unions marched down Michigan avenue, past the Auditorium hotel, on the loggia of which Htood the Democratic nomi nee, the Republican vice presidential candidate, and Charles A. Towne, Sen ator W. 33. Mason and a dozen other political leaders. ISoth Uryan and Roosevelt were heartily greeted by the men ns they marched by tho hotel. When the last man of the long line of marchers had swung round Michi gan avenue into Jackson boulevard, Colonel Uryan and Colonel llooscvelt went Inside the hotel, where soon af ter they sat down to a luncheon given by labor repi. -nt.itlves. While tho parade- was moving a host of people, mostly the families of xvork Ingmcn, gathered In Electric Park, where the speeches of the day were delivered. In order that ho might depart for the east at an early hour Governor Roosevelt was allowed to speak llrst. Governor Roosevelt said: 11 far the greatest problem, the most far real hlng in its stupendous Importance, is that problem, or rather that croup o problems, which we lute crown to speak of as the labor question. It mint be alvvajs a peculiar privilege (or any thoughtful public man to address a body of nun predominately composed of wage workers, lor the foundation of our whole social structure rests upon the material and moral well being, tho intelligence, the foresight, the sanity, the sense of duty and the wholesome patriotism of the vvagu worker. Tills is doubly the case now, for, in addition to each insn'it Individual action, jou liave learned the treat lesson of acting in combination. It would lie Impossible to overestimate the far-reaching Influence of, and on the whole, the amount of Rood done through your association. In addressing you tiie one thing that I wiih to mold Is any mere glit tering generality, any mere hlgh-nounding phrase ologj, and, aboe all, any nppr.il whatsoever made in a demagogic spirit, or in a spirit of mere emotionalism. When we rome to dialing with our social and industrial needs, remedies, lights and wrongs a tun of oratory 1 not woith an ounce of hard-headed, kindly common sense. The fundamental law of healthy political life in this great republic is ih.it each min shall in dud and not merely in word, be tteatcd strictly on his worth as a man; Hut each shall do full Justiee to his fellow, and in return sh ill exact full Justice from him. Kach group of men li is its special Interest; and jet the higher, tlie broader and ilci per inteiests ale thosu whlih apply to .ilj nun alike; for the spirit of brotherhood in Uncrican citizenship, when lightly understood and rightly applied, is more Important than aught i l-o. Let us scrupulously guild the spinal interests of the wage woikcr, the farmer, the m.imifai tuier anil the meicluint, giving to cat h man his due and also seeing tliat he does tint wrung bis fellows; but let us keep ever cleurlv before our nilnels the great tut tint. whtn the deepest chords are touched, the in terests of all are alike and must be giurded alike We- must beware of anv attempt to make hit reel in any form the basis of action. Most em phatically each of us nicels to stand tip for his own rights; all men and all groups of men -lie bound to retain their sell icspect. and demanding the same respect front others to see that they aie tint injuied and that they have secuitd to them the fullest liberty of thought and aetlot. Put to fe-cd fat a grudge against others, while It may not harm the in, is sure- in the lung run to do infinite harm to the man himself. Need of Fellow Feeling. The more a wealthy American sees of one's fellow Americans, the greater e,rnvvs his comic Hon that our chief troubles come from mutual imsuuderstiLiidliig, fioui failure to appiecljtc one another's point of view. lu other words, tlie gput need is fellow feeling, (empathy, brother hood; and all this naluulli comes bi associa tion. It Is, therefore, of vital Importance- that there shou'd be such association. 'Ihe most se rious ellsadtantaiji' to eitv life is the lindeney of each mill to keep Jseilate.il In his own little set, and to look up the) tail majoiliy of his fe-llow-cltUens indliTcienlli so that hi soon lie comes to fuiget that they li.it e the mini led blood, the fame love ami late, the same lines and dls. Iki', the same desire for good, and the same perpetual tendencj, eter smiling to ho checked and roi reeled, to lapse) trom good into ptll. If only our people can be thrown to pither where thry -ict on a common girunel with the same mctltus and have the same obji-tts, wo need not have such feir of their falling tu acejulro a general irpect tor one .inntm-r mil with suih titpect there must finally ccme fair play for all. Tho llrst time I ecr labored and was thiuwn Into Intimate I'oniptnionshlp with men who wire mighty men of their lands, was in the tattle country of the nortli'VCst. I soon giew to Into un Immense liking mid lespeit for my associates, and as I knew them, and did not know- similar workers, In other parts of the country, It mined to me Hut thii rnmli owner was a (treat ileal better than any eastern bmlrrst man, and that the tow puncher st'jod on a corresponding iilll tulo coinpated with hi brethern In the east. Well, after a little while 1 got thrown Into close relations with the farmers, and It did not take long before I lead tinned them up along. iele ol in) beloved tow men, and nude up my mlnil that they really formed the backbone of the land. Then, becauso ol certain circum stances!. I was thrown Into Intimate contact with railroad men; and t gradually c.tmc to Ihe conclusion that these railroad mm were about tho finest eitlrctm there were anywhere around. Then, In the coume of pome olHoial work, I was thrown Into close contact with a member of the inrpcntcr.s, blacksmith and men in the building ttades that Is, skilled mi-clntucs of a high order; and It was not Ions before I bad them on the same pedestal with the others. l)y the time it began to dawn upon me that the difference was not In the men but In my point of view, and that If any man is thrown Into contact with any hrge lxxly of his fellow, citizens it Is apt to be the man's own fault If lis eloes not grow to feel for them a very hearty reganl, aid, moreover. Fro" to understinel that on the great questions that lie at the root of liuman well-being, he and they feel alike. Nation's Prime Need. Our prime need ns a ration Is that every American should understand and woik with bis fellow-cltlrens, getting Into touch with them so that by actual contact lie may lenrn tint fundamentally he and they havo the sumo In terest", needs and aspirations. Of course, elilferent sections of tho community have different needs. The gravest rmellons tint are before us, the questions that arc for all time, affect us all alike. Dut there are separate needs which affect separate groups of men Just as there are separate needs which tf feet each individual man. It is Just as unwise to forget the one fact as It Is to forget the other. Tlie specialization of our modern Industrial life, Its high development and crmplc character, means a corresponding spe cialization in needs and Interests. While we should, so long as we can safely do s. give to each Individual the largest possible liberty, a liberty which iiece-ssarily includes Initiative and responsibilty, yet we must not heoltate to Interfere whenever it is clearly seen that harm comes from excessive Individualism. Wo cannot afforel tn be empirical one way or the other. In the country elistricts the surroundings are such that a man can usually work out his o-vn fate by himself to the best advantage. In our cities, or where men congregtte tn masse-, it is often necessary to work in combination, that is, through associations; and here It is tint we see the great good conferred by labor organl 7itions, bv trade unions. Of course. If man aged unwisely, the very power nf such a union or organisation, makes it capable nf doing much harm; but. on the whole, it would be bard to en crest imntc the good these organizations have done In the past, and still harenr o estimate the good they can eh in the future if handled with resolution, forethought, honoy and sanity. It is not passible to lay elown a bard and fast rule, logically perfect, as to when the- slate shall, and when the indilvdual shall be left un hampered and utihelpcd. Right to Regulate Conditions. We have ctactly the satne- right to regulate tlie conditions of life ami work In factories and tenement houses that we have to regulate fire escapes and the like in other bouses. In cer tain communities the existence of a thoroughly i lllclcnt department of factory inspection Is Just ns essential as the establishment of a fire do partment. How far vv shall go in regulating the hours of labor, or the liabilities of cm ploycrs, Is a matter of cvpeellcnco, and each case must be determined on its own merits, -lane tly as it Is a matter of expediency to deter mine what so-called "public utilities' the com munity shall itself own, and what ones it shall leave to private or corporate ownership, securing to itself merely the right to regulate; sometimes one course is expedient, sometimes the other. In my own state during the last half dozen tears we have mide a number of notable strides in labor legislatien, and, with tiry few excep tions, tho laws have worked well. This Is, of course, partly because we have not tried to elo too much and have proceeded cautiously, fee-ling our xvay, and, while alvvavs advancing, yet tak ing each step in advance only when wo wrto sat isfied tint the step alnady taken was in the risht direction. To invite reaction by unregulated zeal Is never wise, anil is sometimes fatal. In New York our sitlon has been along two lines. In the first place we determined tint as an ctnplover of labor the state should set a good example to other employers. We' do not Intend to permit the people s money to be s luandered or to tolerate any woik that Is not ol the lest. Put we think that while rigidly Insisting upon good werk we should see that there is fair play in return. Accordingly, we bate adopted an 8-hour law for the state ejnplovis anel for all ccntractors who do slate work, and we li.tv also adopted a law requlrinf that the fair market rate of wages shall be given I am glad to say tint both measures have so far on the whole workrd will. Ot course, theie have been indi vidual difficulties, mostly where the woik is Intermittent, as, for instance, among lock ten ders on the canals, where It is n-ry difficult to ileilne whit elaht hours' work means. Hut, on the whole, the result has be-en good. Tlie prac tical experiment of working men for eight hours has bein advantageous to tho state. Poor work Is alwajs dear, whether pocrly pile or not, and good work- is alna.es we'll worth having; and as a mere' question of rxpoelirncy, aside even from the question ol humanity, tve find that we can obtain the best work by pjjin,' fair wages and I citiiittin,: the work to 70 on only for a reasonable- time. 'Ihe oilier side of our lalntr legislation has been tint affecting the wage winkcis who elo not work for the state. Here we have acted 111 three different wavs; through the bureau of labor statistics, through the board of media tion and aibittatlon and thiRui.li the department of factory inspection. Arbitration Successful. During the last twu tears the board of media tion and arbitration has been especially suc cessful. Not only hate they succeeded In set tling many striken after they were started, but have succeeded lu preventing a much larger number nf strikes before they got fairly under way. Where poj.ihle, it is alvvavs better to mediate befote the tliilte begins then to try to aibltrate whin the flsht is on, and both tides have giown stubborn and bitter. The bureau of labor statistics has dons more than merely gather tho statistics, lor, by keep Intr In close touch with all the leading labor in teicsts, it has kept them informed on countless matters tint were rc.illy of vital concern to them. Incidentally, one pleasing feature ot the vrork of this bureau has been the steady up vvaiel tendency shown during the last lour jears both in the amount of wsges received and In the quantity and steaellness of employment. No other man has be.iefitcd so much as the wage worker by the growth In prosperity during these years. The factory Inspection elepartment ele.alj chief 1), of couise, with conditions in great cities. One .cry important phase of Its work during the last two tears has been tho enforcement of the anti-sweat shop law-, which is primarily de signed to elo away with the tenement house factory. The conditions of life In some of the congested tenement house districts, notably in New York city, had become such as to demand action by the state. As with other rrforms, In order to make It stable and permanent, It had to be gradual. It proceeded by evolu tion, not resolution. Hut progress has been steady and wherever needed it has been radical. Much remains tn be done; but tlie condition of the dwellers in the congested districts has licen maikeelly Improved, to the great benefit not only of themselves, but ni the whole community, A word on the grneial question. In the first plate, in addressing an audience like this, I do not hate to say that the law of life Is work, and that work In Itself, so far from being any hardship, Is a great blessing, provided alwaji It Is carried on under conditions which preicrte a man's self-respect and which allow him to develop his own character and rear his children so that he and they, as well as the whole com. munity of which he anil they are part, may steadily mote onward and upward. The idler, rich or Jioor, is at best a useless and Is gen erally a noxious member of the community. To whom much has been given, from htm much Is rightfully expected; nnd a heavy burden ot re. sponslbllity rests upon the man ot means to Justify by his artlons the soelal conditions which have rendered It possible for him or his fore fathers to accumulate and to keep the property he enjota. He is not to be cxcuscel if he does not render full measure of service to the state and to the community at large. There are many wavs In which this service can be ren dered; In art In literature in philanthropy, as a statesman or as a soldier; but In some way he is In honor bound to render it, so that benefit may accrue to his brethren who have been Jess favored by fortune than he has been. In short, he must woik, and work not only for himself but for otheis. If he eloes not work be fails not only In his duty to the rest of the com munity, but he fails signally In his duty to himself. There Is 1.0 need of cm j Ing the idle. Ordinarily, we can afford to treat them with impatient contempt; for when they fall to do their duty th-y fall to get from life- the highest and keenest pleasure that life can give. To elo our duty; that Is the summing up of tho whole matter. We must elo our duty by ourselv e-s. and vvc must do our duty by our neighbors. Every gooel citizen, whatever bis condition, own his first service to those who are nearest to him, who arc dependent upon him, to his wife and children; next he owes his eluty to his fellow-cltircns, and this Is the duty he must perform both to his individual neighbor nn 1 to the state, which is simply a form of ex pression for all his iiclghlnirs combined. He must keep his self-respect and exact the respect of others. It is eminently wisp and proper to strive for such lelsute in our lives as will give a chance for self government; but, woe to the man who seeks, or trilns up his children to seek, idleness instead of the chance to do good work. No worse wrong can be done by a man to his children than to teach the 111 to go through life endeavoring to shirk difficulties instead of meet incj them and overcoming them. You men, here in the west, have built up thU country not by seeking to avoid work, but by doing it well; not by flinching from every difficulty, but by triumphing over each as It arosi and making of it a stepping strone to further triumph. Lesson of Self Help. We must all learn tlie two lessons; the lesson of self-helf and the lesson ot giving help to and receiving help from our brother. There Is not a man of us vvho docs not sometimes slip; who does not sometimes need a helping hand; and woci tn him who, when the ihanec comes, fails to stretch out that helping hand. Yet, though each man can and ought thus to be helped at time, he Is lost be.vemd redemption if lie becomes so dependent upon outside help that he feels that his own exertions are seemel. ary. Any man at times will stumble, .and it is then our duty to lift him up and et him on his feet again; but no man tan be poimauontl) carried, for If ho cxptcts to be carried be shows that he is not worth carr.vinp, I!i fore us loom industrial problems, vast In their importance and their complexity. Ihe1 last half century has been one of extuiordlnary so. elal and industrial development. Tli,' chingcs liive been far-reaching, tome of them for good, and some of them fur evil. It is not given tn the wisest of vs to see into the future with absolute clearness. No nun can be cell.iin that he has found the entire solution of this infinitely great and intricate problem, am', .vet each man of us, if be would tin his duty, must strive manfully, so far as In him lies, to help bring about that solution. It is not as yet possible to say what shall be the exact limit of Influence allowed the state or what limit shall be se-t to that right of indlvliluil initiative so dear tn the hearts of the American people. All we can say is that the need has been shown em the one hand for action by the people, in their collective capacity through the state. In many matters; tint in other matters much can be done by a.-s-oclatlons of elifferent gioups of individuals', as in trade unions and similar or ganizations; aid that In other matters it re. mains now as true as ever that final sutcess will be for the man who trusts In the struggle only to tool his head, his brave heart and his strong right arm. There aie spheres in which the state can properly act, and spheres in wlihh a comparatively free field must be given to In dividual initiative. Though the conditions of life have grown so puzzling In their complexity, though the change's have been so vast, yet we may remain absolute ly sure of one thing, that now, as ever in the past, and as it ever will be In the future, there can be no substitute for the elemental viilues, for the elemental qualities to which we allude when we spealt of a man ss tint only a good man, but as emphatically a man. Wo can build up the standard of individual citizenship and individual well being, we can raisn the national standard and make it what it can and shall be made, only by each of us steadfastly keeping in mind that there can be no substi tute for the world old, humdrum, common place qualities of truth, Justice and fourage, thrift. Industry, common sense, and genuine sympathy with the fellow feeling for others. The nation is the aggregate of the Individuals com. posing It, and each individual American ever rains tlie nation higher when he so condu"ts himself as to wrong no man, as to suffer no wrong from others, and as tn show both his sturdy capacity for self-help and his readiness to extend a helping hand to the neighbor sink ing under a burden too heavy for him to bear. Promise and Performance. Ihe one fact width all of us need to keep steadily before our eyes is the need that pet fonnaiioe should square with promise if nood work Is to be done, whether in the industml or in the political world. Nothing does mo-e to prompt mental dishonesty and moral insincerity than the habit cither of promising the impossible, or of demanding the performance of the im possible; or, finally, of falllne; to keep a promise mat Ins been made; and It makes not Ihe tllghtisst difference whether it is a p'oinlse made on the stump or off he slump lleuiom ber that there are two Idea '0 the wrong thus cinunitted. Theie Is first tho wro-ia; of fall ing to keep a piomlse made, and in the next plate there is the wiong of elemi leliij the im possible, and therefore forcing it pel mitt ir.g weak anel unscrupulous men to make a picnKe which they either know, or should i-navv, can not be kept. No small part of oir trembles lu dealln; with many of the tjreast sjlil ijiies ttons, such as the so-called labor question, tlie trust question, and others like them, arise from these two attitudis. We can elo a great deal when we undertake soberlv to do the possible. When vvc undertake the impossible we too often fail to do anything at all. The success of the law for the taxation of franchise retcntly enacted In New York state, meisuie which has resulted In putting upon the assessment books nearly SfJOei.OuO.OO) worth of propertj which had heretofore escaped taxation. Is an illustration of bow much can be accomplished when effort Is made along sane and sober lines, with care not to promise the impossible, but to make pel form ance square with promise, and with Inslstance on the fact that honesty Is never one-sided, and that in dealing with corpoiatlons It is necessary both to do to them anel to cxae t trom them full and complete Janice. The success of this effort made In a resolute but also a temperate and reasonable spirit shows what tan be elone when such a problem Is approached tn a sound and healthy manner. It offers a striking con trast to the complete breakdown of the species of crude nnd violent anti-trust legislation which has been so often attempted and which has al vvavs failed, because of its very crudenrss and violence to make any Impress upon tne real and dangerous evils which have excited Just popular resentment. All Must Work. I thank you for listening tn me. I have come here today not to preach to jou, but partly to tell you bow these matters look and seem tn me, and partly to set forth ccitaln facts which teem to me to show the Cfeeullal com. munity that there Is among all ef us who strive in good faith to do our doty as Ameilcan citi zens. No man can do Ids duty who docj not work, and the work may take many different shapes, mental and physical, but ot this you can rest assurre! that this work can be dono well for the nation only when each of us approach es Ids separate task not only xvlth the determina tion to do It, but with the knowledge that hla fellow when lie In his turn does his tisk, has fundamentally the same rights and the same du. ties, and that while each must work for himself, jet that each must also work for tho common welfare of all. On tho whole we shall all go up or go down together. Some may go tip or go down further than others, but disregarding special exceptions tho rule Is that all must hate to share In com mon something of whatetcr adversity or what ever prosperity is in store for the nation as .a whole. In the long run each section of the community will rise or fall as the community rises or falls. If hard times come to tho na tion, whether as the result of natural causes, or because they are Invited by our own folly, all of us will suffer. Certain of us will suffer more, and others lets, but all will suffer some what. If, on the other hand, Providence and our own energy and good sense bring prosperity to us, all will share In that prosperity. Wo will not all share alike, but something each one of us will get. Let us strive to makes the con ditions of life such that as nearly as possible each man shall lee'ehe the share tq. which he Is honestly entitled and no more, and let us remember at tlie same time tint our efforts must be to build up rather than to strike down, and that vvc can best help ourselves not at the ex pense of others, but by heartily working with the in for the common gooel of each and nil. Mr. Uryan made the closing address. He said: Colonel Bryan's Speech. Mr. Chairman, Ladles and Centlemen: I am greatly obliged to the committee for the Invitation which enables me tn participate in the celel ration of Labor Day (at this place. This day has been wisely set apart by law to emphasize the dignity of labor and for the con sideration of those subjects which especially af fect the interests of tho wage earner. The laboring men constitute sn large and so Indis pensable a proportion of the population that no social, economic or political question can be treated without an investigation of their connection therewith. Hut there are sonic ques tions ,vvhlch touch them initnesllateiy while others only operate upon them In a general way. The first thing to be considered Is the labor ing man's ambition; what are libs alms and his purposes; for what Is he striving? The animal needs only food and shelter because he has nothing but n body to care for; but man's wants are more numerous. The animal com plains when he Is hungry, nnd Is contented when Its hunger Is appe.isi'd; but man, made In the Image of his Creator, is a three-fold being and must ilea clop the held and heart as well as the body, lie is not sitished with mere physical existence; neither will he lie content unless all nvenucs of advancement are open tn him. Ills possibilities must be unlimited as his aspira tions. In other countries .and other civilizations, men hates been condemned by biith to a pirlb 'i',ir occupation, place or caste; in this country eaih man, however, or wherever born, can strive for the highest rewards in business, state or church, and these avenues of advancement must be kept open. No civilization can be considered perfect whirh does not plant n hope in the breast nf every child born Into the world; the neater we nppreneh to this Ideal, the better is our civilization. Those who complain of existing conditions cannot be put asjde as distuibers of the peace. Tn seel; a remedy tf every abuse of government Is more pitriotie than tn profit by bad sjsfems and then frown down all criticisms. There should be nn antagonism between those engaged In the various oiciipitions, and there will be none when all recognize the mutual obligations which are due between citizens. Our desire should be, not to separate the people Into warring factions, but tn bring them into better acquaintance and greater svmpathy wan each other. The enmity which the pnnr sometimes feel toward the rich and the contempt, which the rich sometimes manifest toward the poor would be avoided if Continued on Page 4 1 AN OPINION ON THE VACCINATION LAW Judge Fanning Calls a Halt Upon the School Board of Towanda. Towanda, Pn., Sept. S. .TudfTO Fan ning filed nn opinion today In tho case of tho commonwealth vs. E. Ii. Smith. In which the compulsory edu cation law nnd the act reeiulrlnir vac cination came Into conflict. Smith, who Is a Christian Scientist, declined to have Ills con vaccinated, and the hoy was refused admlsslson to the school. The school board brought a prosecution and recovered $2, tho penalty for non-attondance. .Tudsi Tanning's opinion reverses this Judrrmont, holdlntr that the vac cination law is not mandatory, hut optional, nnd that Smith did all the law required In sending his son to school, although he was refused ad mlsslson. This Is tho first derision in the slnte where tho two acts came into conflict. KENTUCKY ELECTION LAW. Provisions of tho Bill Embody Gov ernor Beckham's Views. Frankfort, Ky Sept. 3. Uepresen tatlve Holland has Inttoduced a bill In the house to repeal the Goebel election law and to enact a new one. It pro vides a state board of three members, two to be appointed by the controlling; authority of the two leading political parties, tho third to bo appointed by the secretary of state until after 19ft.', and then to be elected by the legis lature. Tho third member Is to have no vote except In case of a tie. County boards of three nre provided similarly, tho third being appointed by the state board. Election officers are to be equal ly divided between the parties. Heg Istratlon is provided for, nnd ballots are to be provided by tho secretary of state with no device or designation to mark them. Tho clerks of election are also used to assist Illiterate persons In preparing their ballots. The bill Is said to meet tho views of Governor Beck ham. ARTHUR SEW ALL IS ILL. Democratic Candidate for Vice Pres ident In '00 In Critical Condlton. rtath, Mr., Sept. 3. Arthur bewail, Pemocratlc candidate for xice president in li'"', li In a crit ical condlton at hla cummer homo at Smxll Point, flxtccn miles from this city. Mr. Sevvall vv,i felted with an attack of apoplexy at 10 e.'eloiU ot night 'and ha hctn iincnntclous most of the time since. It li said the chances ot Id recovery are illght. DEATHS FROM CHOLERA. Uomluy, Sept. 3. Official returns tdioiv that thero veere 7,001 deaths from cnolera In the native nnd IlutUh ktitcs during the vicck end ins Auk. SA. The numliers of relitf workers are decreasing and the numbers receiving gratuitous relief are increasing. MR. CONGER SENDS A DESPATCH Like All Others the Com municalion Is With out a Date. CONTENTS NOT PUBLIC It Cannot Bo Learned That There Has Been Any Marked Advance ment of Negotiations Touching tho Withdrawal of tho International Forces from Peltln Powers Bring ing Their Influence to Bear Upon Kus3ia to Induce Her to Change Her Mind as to Withdrawal of Troops. Washington, Sept. 3. A dispatch from Minister Conger was received by the state department today. It was chlelly interesting In being the first word from him since his dispatch of about the 2Tth tilt., referring to the proposed parade of troops through the Imperial palace In Pekln. I,lko that dispatch, this Is dateless as to Pekln. The contents were not made public, but it was stated that it contained nothing materially changing tho sit uation. Tho lack of date led to a de termination to take energetic steps by xvhlch all dispatches hereafter coming to tho state department from China will have the date clearly stated. Two other dispatches received today from China referred to the state of health of tho troops, which generally Is satisfactory. It cannot be learned that there has been any marked ad vancement of the negotiations be tween the powers touching the with drawal of the International forces from Pekln. The plain Indication Is that the powers are acting upon the hint conveyed In the last note of the state department and are bringing all their Inline nee to bear upon Kussla to lneluee her to change her inlnd as to withdrawing her troops. For some reason the authorities here appear to feel a growing confidence that this effort will bo successful. It Is noted ns a fact of great significance that tho proposition Is being advanced to have Prince Ching return to Pekln ns tho acting head of the Chinese gov ernment. The suggestion Is made that tho progress of this wave of reorgan ization while tho International troops nre still In Pekln, promising as it does speedily to provide an actual de facto Chinese' government xvlth which the nations may treat without further doubt as to Its strength, may solve the preseirt problem and put the? Chinese eiuestlon In a fair way to final and satisfactory settlement. Much may depend upon tho attitude of Kussla In this matter, nnd the manner In xvhlch she tivats this np peai from the Chinese notables may prove to bo a test of the sincerity of her expressed desire to deal xvlth the Chinese government as soon as possi ble. Dr. Hill, first nssls'ant secretary of state, returned to Washington today and assumed the duties' of acting head of the state department. CHURCH DESTROYED BY LIGHTNING Presbyterian Edifice at Wyaluslng, Hit by a Bolt, Burn3 to the Ground An Old Landmark. Special to the Scranton Tribune. Towanda, Sept. 3. Tho Second rresbyterlan church at Wyaluslng was struck by lightning and destroyed by fire this evening. It was erected In 1S4G and wns one of the first churches erected In this county. It xvas one of tho landmarks of the vicinity. THEIR POLICIES ACCORD Secretary Adee Claims There Is No Friction Between Mr. Hay and the President. Walilntrton, Sept. 3. Mr. Adee, the acting ecc rctary of state, doea not hcsltito to set tlie ri.il of disappioval upon tlie Moricx that have been put afloat tu the effect that thero has been a disaciecmcnt tf pojitv between tlie president and Secretary Ujy aa to China, involving pos sible cliankcs in the cabinet. 11 r. Adee says these stories nre absolutely he kin? in foundation. NOT A WHEEL TURNED. Memphis Railroad Idle Out of Re spect for Mr. Washburne. Kansas City, bept. 3. Krom 11.15 to 11.20 to. day every locomotive, every piece of machinery and every employe on the Memphis railroad nvg. tern, from Kansas City to illrinlnehoiii, Ala., vv.ih Idle, lids action was taken as a mark of reepect to the memory of tho late president ol tho system, K. S. Washburne, who died at live Uracil. N. V.. last I'rlday. Kor the five minutes specified every train, car and locomotive was held a standstill no matter where they happened to be. At the end of the five minutes traffic was resumed, KILLED BY HIS SON. Cedar llaplds, la., Sept. 3. While nuking a brutal assault upon hit wife, In a ipiaricl over a trivial matter today, A. Vfoodt, a farmer, living near Martelle, was shot and Instantly killed by lils 18-year-old son. The son was exonerated by the coroner's Jury. PLAQUE AT BUENOS AYRES. Buenos Aires, Bept. 3. A raso of the bubonic lclsirue has been officially reported here. HATFIELD WRECK WAS DUE TO FOG Statement Mado by Mr. Swelgard, General Manager of tho Head ing Railroad Company. Philadelphia, Sept. 3. ltcsponslblllty for the accident nt Hatlleld, on tho nethlehetu branch of tho Philadelphia and Heading railway, yesterday, In which thirteen persons were killed and more than fifty were injured, lias not yet been definitely fastened upon any one. The Heading olllclals are Inx'es tlgatlng the whole affair, as are also District Attorney Hendricks and Cor oner McGlathery, of Montgomery county, In which county the collision occurred. The only olllclal statement made public today came from General Manager Swelgard, of the leading company, all other ofllclals and em ployes of tho railroad having peen for bidden to say anything nt the present time. Mr. SwclganVf statement is ns fol lows: "I wish to state In detail the causes leading up to yesterday's ac cident so far ns I have been able to learn them this morning In tho nb sence of Interviews with the more Im portant witnesses concerned. "The primal y cause was the fog. Had there been no fog there would have been no accident. "The next cause was the telegraph wires, which worked badly. The mois ture In the atmosphere made them slow and heavy, rendering It difficult to get messages through. "The third cause may bo found In the possibility that the despatcher at tho Philadelphia Terminal who had charge of the running trains txatteil too long In sending necessary orders xvhen he knew the condition of the wires. This man Is at the Terminal anu has direct' charge of the running of trains. He has an operator at his side constantly, and, ns tlie trains are reported at the various points the operator turns the time over to him. The sheet upon which ..10 operator marks the time Is marKed for all trains from Bethlehem. William S. Groves, the despatcher, has been handling the trains for five years past. He was with me when I was superintendent. He has held every position brakeman, conductor, operator everything that can go to make an all-around practical railroad man. I have all along considered William S. Groves one of the bo: men this road has. I had tho utmost confidence In him, and when I place! him in charge, I knew that he couil be relied upon. 1 think this man mado a mistake that Is, he waited too long. DESPERATE ROBBER KILLEi BY FARMERS Francis Frohra Is Hunted by Resi dents of Ellzahethvillo and Riddled with Bullets. Harrisburg, Sept. 3. Francis Frohm, alias Strohm, alias Jones, known ns "Shorty," wns riddled with bullets by a party of farmers this morning In tho vicinity of Fllzabothvllle, nnd killed Instantly. Frohm xvas a desperate criminal and he and two companions, known as Frank Wlnlskl and "Whlt ey" Streusser on Friday night shot a man namer Strayer at F.llzabeth villo xvhile trying to rob his house. The next moinlng Wlnlskl was arrest ed at Elizabeth and 13 now In jail. After the affnlr at Strayer's house tho three tried to rob other houses and a farmer, who escaped from them. Frohm did not stop his deputations after the thtee separated on Friday night, but went to the vicinity of Iy kens, xthero he went Into hiding until Saturday, xvhen ho smashed tho xvln dow of ISressler's More and made off xvlth a number of revolvers and razors. This morning the entire neighborhood turned out to hunt him and caught hhn In tho mountain. Frohm xvas armed, and drawing two rovolvers ho shit at his pursuers, who were armed xvlth rilles, guns and icvolvers. They returned tho fire and literally riddled Frohm with bullets. He fell to tho ground and died In half an hour. Frohm was aged "G and has a sister living in Shan.okln, xvhero lie former ly resided. DEMOCRATIC NOMINATIONS IN WAYNE COUNTY. llonosdile, Pa.. Sept. .'i. The Democrats of Wayne county In coventiun todxy nominated Leopold rurlh, of ll.iiie'.elale, and John 1. Ilri-n-nan, e.f l'lea.int Mountain, for representatives. Hen. John II. Thompson, of Pauley, who sousut a renumlnation, iceelve-il nine votn on the tlrst Inllot and twelve en the second out of sixty seven votes. P. U. I'ackaid, of Diadfoul coun ty, was endorsed for comrress aim u. . J'iu ble wis rrnomlniteil for Jury commissioner. NELSON WINS WALTHAM RACE. Waltham, Mass., Sept. 3. The fall race meet on the Waltham track todty had Its principal event, the M-mllo Motor paced race between John K. N'eNon, Archie McKaclun and J.unes Moran, In which Nelson won elespitc an accident tn his wheel and also one to hla pacins ma chine. BARBER NOMINATED. Miucli Chunk. 1M., Sept. 3. The Cariion-Dem-ecKtte county convention met in the opera house heie today and deelarrd for f A. liar ber for cotiKres-s to suecieil lilnwlf. Tin-; xkws this MOimvu Weather Indications Today, SHOWERS AND THUNDER STORMS, fi'eneral Iloosevelt one tiryan Address Chi- iMgo l.j'mr I'nlons. Appaient Halt In Chinese Developments, lillplnen Lack Confidence III tho Taft Com- mission. Tho Tribune's Educational Contest. I.ejnal A Sucttsssful Klsttddfod. IMItorlal. Local Scranton' Illg Labor Demonstration. T. V. 1'ovvdcrly at Iaiko Jodore. a Local West Scranton and Suburban. 7 Hound About the County. 8 Oncral Live News of the Industrial World. J Labor Pay Uaso llall Games. FILIPINOS CONHNUE TO ACT CHILDISH They Repose No Confi dence in the Taft Commission. THE PRESENT CONDITIONS Insurgent Activity in Luzon on tlw Increase, While tho Situation Elsewhero Shows No Changet Prospective Withdrawal of Volun teers Having a Bad Effect on tha Rebels Eighteen Months' Work Mapped Out by tho Commission. (Copyrlslit, 1100, by the Associated Press.) Manila, Sept. 3. The Filipinos seem Incapable of realizing the scope and" purpose of tho legislative; functions of tho commission of peace. Thero Is no possibility of separating tho legisla tive from the executive branches ot tho government, and, therefore, tha commission's announcement of its as sumption ot power yesterday has met with childish comment at tho hands of the Spaniards and foreigners, who jealously sneer at tho new arrange ment, ns they are apt to do at every beneficial Innovation on the part of the United States authorities. The commission oilers upon tha government Held under the folloxvlng conditions: A majority of tho Island ers desire peace and tho resumption of business under the Americans, but they- are so coweel by a long series of murderous atrocities and destruction of property by their armed country men that they dare not nctlvely show their feelings, especially because ex perience has taught them what such an expression of sentiment xvlll bring upon them from the mercilessly re vcnegeful rebels. Massacre of Native Officials. Any change of policy Involving thti withdrawal of the United States troops without substituting for them an ade riuato defensive force. Is certain to re sult In fearful retaliation at tho ex pense of the frlendlles. In Northern Luzon the status quo Is faltly well maintained nnd the people In that quarter are quiet and engaged In planting, except In the provinces ot Ntieva Fclja and Hulacan, where thero has been a tecent outburst of rebel anel ladronc activity. Hut in South ern Luzon conditions are far from sat isfactory. Life theiu Is not safe out side the g.111 honed towns. Tra Vetera are subject to ambush by guerrillas. Rarely does a day pass without an en counter between the United States troops and the Insurgents or ladrones, resulting In casualties. Thero are 1S, 000 troops In that district. General Hates commanding, nnd in three regi ments over a third or the men ara sick. In the Southern Philippines. Conditions In the VIsayans continue virtually unchanged. The enemy's lighting force thero Is limited, hut it has a number of rllles. Tho surrend ers, although they have noticeably de creased since Slay, continue. The experience of Northern Luzon shows that the American occupation of any locality tends to Its pacification and well-being. An unsettled Ameri ca npolicy retards the Investment oC capital. Nevertheless tho Imports for the last quarter and a half were great er than during any equal period of tho Spanish regime. No doubt the needs of the army of occupation are responsi ble for a very considerable! fraction of the present commerce. The Internal revenue collections are a third greater than those made by Spain. This U due to an honest system of nccounts, to a lack of favoritism, and to Impar tial enforceirtent of the law. To Be Spent on Public Improvements The military authorities will turn over $0,000,000 (Mexican) to the com mittee, ninl this will probably be ex pended In public Improvements, nota bly In harbor developments, tho need of xvhlch Is today greatly hampering tho shipping Industry. Tho commission will first organize municipalities In the provinces, nota bly In Pnmpanga province. Subse quently It will turn its attention to needed reforms in the civil and crim inal codes, passing In due time tho other features of Its Instructions, with the Idea of establishing a central civil government during the next eighteen months. GEORGENA WINS THE CHARTER OAK PURSE. Hartford, Conn., Sept. 3. Tho Clnrter Oak purse of iplO.oixi at the grand circuit meeting to. elay was won by Oeorgena, Mmeeh getting second money. Lord Derby (the favorite), third, anl Nell (iwvnue fourth. Alnicdi won the first best. Time, l!.0U',i, iOTVi. 'Aoa's, -M0s. Twelve! starters, JEFF DAVIS A CANDIDATE. Llttlo ltock, Ark., Sept 3.. The entire Dcm. oeratle ticket headed by Hon. Jeftersou Davis, of I'opo tounty, fur governor, was elected In Arkansas today. Lilly Mums Indicate that th totei will be lighter than expected. There woj no opiKisllion to the Dcniucrats for any cOlco except the Boternorship. - KILLED BY FOUL BALL. Palton, Mass., Sept. 3. Joseph Marsh, JJ years of age, one of the best known bssa ball players In western Massachusetts, wtu killed by a foul ball tills afternoon. He was a former student at Holy Crosa tollege. - - "t-f WEATnER FORECAST. f- Washington, Sept. 8. Forecast ff - - eastern l'iniisylvaiilat Showers ami thun -T- eler storms Tuesday; Wednesday fair) 4--T- frcivh southerly xvindJ. -f- Jn
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