THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE-TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER IS, 1900.
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SCrtANTON, SEPTEMDEll 18, 1900.
KEPUBLICAN NOMINATIONS.
National.
Presldent-WILMAM MeKlSM'.Y.
V'cc-rruldeut-THlOUonF. ItOOSn i-LT.
State.
Comrrrssrncn at-I arere OAU'PIIA
a. a HOW,
HOtnuT ii. FC'KnnnnvR.
Auditor Ormral-K. D. UABDENDtnOII.
County.
Oer.urcvi-WII.U M ( OS'SIXL.
.Itldee-C.KOntJi: JI WATSON.
Micrlff-JPll.N II I I'l.llWS.
Ir.smrei-.l. A. KIIVNTOV.
Dlstrlet Mtorncv Wll.l.lAM n. I.BVMS.
I're.thciKtarv-.IDIIN COPKI.ANI)
Clerk o( Conrta-IIIOM .S P nAMP.I.S.
Iteninler i.f ilccds KM 1 1. IIOXV.
It-ui,t,r of Ullls-W. K Ill-CK. .,,.
Juiy Commlssloncr-KHWAIIH II. STUIIOI.S.
Legislature.
Pirst I)jlrltt T1I0MS .1 nrYVOMlS.
ceoiiil liistrict lillIN SCIIKt'l'tl. .in.
Third Piitrlct KUWAHD JAJIIS. Jit.
Fourth District-!'. A. PIII1.UIN.
"If theie is any one who believes
the gold standatd is a good thing,
or that it must bo maintained, I
warn him not to cast his vote for
me, because I promise him it will
not be maintained in this country
longer than I nm able to get rid of
it." William Jennings Bryan in a
Speech at Knoxvllle, Tenn., Dellv
eied Sept. 16, 1800.
Our News Service.
T
""HU TRIBUNE Is now the
only pape" in Scranton re
ceiving directly and prompt
ly the complete and incoiii
painble news service of the Asso
ciated Tress. At a meeting of publish
ers held last week In th" city of Chl
ciKo, in which It was represented; a
meeting participated In by more than
so per cent, of the newspapois of tho
United States receiving telegrnphlo
news; steps wore taken to correct cer
tuln defects In the org-inlzatlon of the
Associated I'icps under the laws of
Illinois and to broaden and strengthen
Ihc lines of its service. Its service
has always been tho best In tho field;
but mepHure. nie being taken to bo
far beyond nny achievement of tho
past In the systematic collection nnd
dlEttibutlon of news, nnd develop
ments Mion to appear will emphasize
our meaning.
V.'hcn we say that tho great dallies
of Rostnn, New Yoik, Philadelphia,
Chicago. St. JViuls, Cleveland, Pltts
luug, Cincinnati. AVashington, San
Francisco, Poitland, Seattle St. P.iul,
Minneapolis. Atlanta, New Orleans
and other cities of magnitude dis
tributed throughout every beet Ion of
this great countiy and having at their
command exceptional and In many in
stances exclusive facilities for the col
lection of the news of their vicinage
have filtered most heartily Into tho re
organization and improvement of tho
Associated Press, in conjunction with
n host of r-maller papers, absolutely
coveilng the American news field, and
tint they have agreed to put their
Immense resources .nnd facilities be
I'lnd the remodeled enterprise on terms
if fairness to every interest. It can
'c unilei stood that wo are speaking
ndvlaedly.
There Is hardly a place of any news
consequence In the United States where
iho Associated Pi ess Is not lepresented
both by skilled correspondents under
Instiuctlons to lepoit promptly eveiy
Important occunence with absolute im
partiality and also by members under
agieement to give ciuctul supervision
to this work and to aid It by the whole
meant, at their command. What this
Is wotth in Insuilng a comprehensive
service Instantly responsive to unex
pected news happenings of great In
tel est was lecontly shown In the Asso
ciated Press' treatment of the Galws
ton Hood, wheie the whole eneigy of
Its Texas circuit was at a second's
notice available to convev to the
world Infoi inatlon, not simply from
Cialveston, but also fioin eveiy Import
ant point within the storm zone. In
nows gathering it is the unexpected
which must be provided for; and the
measures of the Associated Pi ess to
provide for the unexpected in every
part of the civilized or uncivilized
wot Id ropresent the best devices of tho
most elaborate and resourceful mutual
nows association ever Instituted.
To be a member of the Associated
Press with a voice in Its management
and control costs more than to be a
tenant of one or another of the two or
three small prhato news buienus
whlth'tire trying to compete with It:
bur the difference In cost lepresents
th( difference hetween certainty and
uncertainty. This may not be appar
enu'ln'a day or In a week, but It will
be plain to everybody In course of time.
The Tribune considers that Its readers
want the best and that the best Is none
too good for them.
People who read accounts of the
various Republican campaign opn
Ings about the country will observe
that the G. O. P. still possesses the
ability to enthuse nt the proper time.
- Overworked Teachers.
THE INDIGNATION meeting
of school teacheis on Satur
day seems to Indicate con
clusively that the educa
tional worm has turned nt last. The
protest against new duties Imposed
upon teachers by tho Board of Control
Is ojieHhat deserves tho sympathy of
the public. There has been complaint
for some time past of the numerous
teachers' meetings, examinations and
other schemes that have been con
stantly brought forward to keep the
teachers thinking In school and out,
leaving scarcely no time for needed
jest during the school term. The In
structor who for llvo or sU hour
dally presides over a room full of rest
less children In search of knowledge
who me endowed In most Instances
with buoyuncy of spirit If not nbund
mice of Intellect, generally needs nil
the rest nnd tucreatlon that can lie
obtained In the Intervening time.
When one bonslders the amount of ad
ditional work that Is continually being
placed before the tired educational
laborers In the way of new schemes
to fill In the remalnlm; hours of the
day, It seem marvelous that cases of
nervous prostration are not more fre
quent anions' the tenchcrs.
President Kruger has saved England
nn Immense amount of trouble by es
caping nt the proper time.
Bryan's Letter of Acceptance.
THE COMPLETE though re
luctant endorsement by Mr.
Hryan of free silver. colnngo
to be undertaken by tho
United States Independent of nil other
nations, nt the preposterous intlo of
16 to 1, when the market ratio Is about
31 to 1, Is the conspicuous feature of
the Fusion candidate's letter of ac
ceptance, lie tries to get away from
the silver Issue ns quickly nnd with
ns lltttle attention to It ns possible;
and to cover his retrett ho beclouds
the nlr with denunciations of trusts,
with abuse of Republican administra
tive policies and with n frantic bid
for the support of Populists, socialists
and the discontented of every stripe;
yet the Immediate great issuo In his
candidacy will not stay bidden.
When Mr. Bryan cnlN the Philip
pine question or "Imperialism" tho
paramount Issue, he knows that he
Is merely playing with words. If it
had been paramount when tho treaty
of pcaco was ponding he would not
have urged its ratification, well know
ing that In every action since Presi
dent McKinley has simply executed
the terms and requirements of a law
that Bryan made. If It were really
paramount now, ho would not give
away his case by urging tho retention
of Porto Rico while ndvocatlng vir
tual abandonment of the Philippines,
thf two having been acquired under
tho same treaty, Ii respective of tho
consent of the governed.
Theie Is no overwhelming urgency In
settling the details of our relationship
toward the Philippines. The represen
tative Americans, military and civil,
now at work out there are doing their
work well and progressing steadily
toward the establishment of law and
order. If Mr. Bryan was content to
help to load those Islands upon his
countrymen he should not bo In a
hurry to find fault with the manner
In which the task of pacifying and re
constructing them Is being performed,
especially when the testimony of a
great majority of those who have been
thcte sav the work Is being done as
well as tho conditions will permit. It
is easy to find fault with the details of
any great undertaking; much easier
than to assume responsibility and then
to do better.
But the stopping of tho free sllver
Ito assault upon the lntegilty of our
currency and upon the good faith of
our government toward tho holders of
Its obligations is nn urgent consider
ation touching both the national
pocketbook nnd the national honor.
The longer this assault, whether direct
or by disguise, Is tolerated, tho greater
will be the temptation of unscrupulous
politicians to play football with busi
ness confidence and to make party
capital of a thing which should he
secure, stable, and, like Caesar's wife,
above suspicion.
In the year 1S90, so far as reported,
107 lynchlngs occurred In the United
States, of which 103 were In tho South.
Of the persons lynched 84 were negroes.
This is n better showing than In for
mer years, the average annual number
of lynchlngs since 18S4 being 164, but It
Is by no means ns good a showin-r as
might reasonably be expected from a
civilized nnd leading democracy having
open courts and a highly developed
machinery for thp piompt administra
tion of Justice, The field of home mis
sions Is still an attractive one to gen
uine philanthropists.
Admiral Dewey Is again expel lenelng
a taste of the Ill-nature of a forgetful
nation. Ills Washington neighbors
are loud In criticism because the lawn
ubout his property In that city Is not
kept In proper shape. Only a few
months ago doubtless the people who
now find fault with the admiral would
have been glad of the opportunity to
ouer.ite a lawn mower for him.
Third party men ate not cheered this
year at th. pi,,pe't of being obliged
to divide theli ' with representa
tives of pulltl'il i ceds up to the
eleventh and t. .h run ties.
The Publisher's Desk.
"He that tooicth not ills own horn
Ills hoin kliall not bo tooted."
TUP, TIMC to inakt jour adtcrtUing pay
bet Is in dull ti'nes,
Jow that the strike In been dccluiod
bargains will he In demand. Some of our
adwrtUeil arc alieady reilizlng tills. There ae
othem whn should.
Gather up jour oil.U und ends of ttoik, things
ou don't want to tarry over till next season
last of lots, remnants, and fag inds of lines tlut
jou want to be out. Make a big, generous
cut in their ni(i'. You can sell an) thing at any
tlm, even when u strike ii on, If jou k-U it
i heap enough. Put them on a special bargain
counter and in the show windows.
Mark the goods plainlj, showing ho mutli
jou formerly sold them for, und quote pii'&rnt
redueid prltes.
Then advertise jour speeial sale In The Tiib.
une. Make a big talk.
Dwcrllic the -jooda Item bj- Item, with former
rite and present r-duted price.
Change your ad. every da-.
Don't generalize; be specific. Mention jour
most attractive things. Describe thim, and give
their price
That's the way to boom limine In strike
times. It's the plan that an be profitably fol
lowed In almost any business at any time,
McKINLEYISMS.
"With us war alwajs stops whrn the assail
ants of our flag consent to (.rant's terms of un
conditional surrender."
"I am glad to know that this voir the place
hunts the man, and not tho man the place."
"Let jour 1hjs be educated in patriotism, and
If so educated no harm ian befall tho nation."
Instructions fo
the Philippine
Commission
Washington, Sept. j;. The president today
made public! his Instructions to the second
Philippine commission, as follow si
Executive Mansion, Arrll ", ISM.
The Secretary of War, Wasliinston.
Sin In the iiiessaitc transmitted to the con
Kress on the 6th of December, 16i9, I said,
speaUitu of the Philippine lslandsi "As Ions
as the insurrection continues the military arm
must ncccssarllv be supreme. Hut theie Is tu
reason win steps should not be taken from
time to time lo Inaugurate Rovernments oen
tlally popular in their form as fast as territory
Is held and controlled by our troops. To this
end 1 am considering the advisability of the
return of the commission, or such of the mem
bers thereof as can be secured, to aid the ex
isting authorities and facilitate this work
throughout the Islands,"
To gle effect to the Intention thus expressed
I have appointed lion William 11. Toft, of Ohio;
Professor Pean C, Worceter, of Michigan, lion.
I.tiVe I. Wrliiht. of Tennessee: lion. Henry O.
Ide, of Vermont t and Professor Ilernard Moses,
of California, lommissloncrs to the Philippine
islands to continue and perfect tho work of or
iranirimr and establishing flvil government al
ready conumnccd by the military authorities,
subject in nil respects to any laws which con
gress may hereafter enact.
The commissioners named will meet and act
as a board, and the Hon William II. Taft U
designated as president of the board. It is
probibls that the transfer of authority from
military commanders to civil officers nlll be
gradunl and will orctip a considerable period.
Its successful accomplishment and the malnte
nince of peace and order In the meantime will
require the most perfect co operation between
the ciNll and military authorities in the island,
"ami both should be directed during the tran
sition period by the same executle depirtment.
The commission will therefore report to tho
secretary of war, and all their action will be
subject to jour approval nnd control.
Headquarters at Manila.
Yon will instruct the commission to proceed
to the cltv of Manila, where they will make
their principal office, and to communicate with
the mllltiry gosirnor of the Philippine Islands,
whom ou will at tho ssme time direct lo ren
der to them ocry assistance within bis power
In the performance of their duties. Without
hampering them by too specific Instruction",
they should In general be enjoined, after mak
ing' themselves familiar with the conditions ami
needs of the courtry, to devote their atten
tion in tho flr't instance to the establishment
of municipsl governments. In which the natives
of the islands, both In the cities and In the
rural communities, shall be afforded the oppor
tunity to manigo their own local affairs to the
fullest extent of which they are cspable, and
subject to the least degree of supervision and
control which a cireful study of their capacities
and obsmatlon of the workings of native con
trol show to be consistent with tho mainte
nance, of lwv, order and lojalty.
The next subject in order of importance should
be the organisation of government in the larger
administrative divisions corresponding to coun
ties, departments, or provinces, in which the
common interests of many or several municipal
ities falling within the same tribal lines, or
the same natural geographical limits, may best
be subserved by a common administration.
Whenever the commission is of the opinion that
tho condition of affairs In the Islands Is such
tint tho centnl administration may safelj be
transferred from military to civil control, they
will report that conclusion to jou, with their
recommendations as to the fonn of central gov
ernment to be established for the purpose of
taking over the control.
Peginnlng with the 1st day of September, 1000,
the authority to exercise, subject to my ap
proval, through the secrctaiy of war, tint part
of the power of government in the Philippine
islands which is of n legislative nature is to
bo transferred from the military governor of the
Icinnrlo in (Ms commission, to be thereafler
exercised by them in the place and stead of
the military governor, under such rules and
regulations as jou shall prescribe, until the es
tiblishmcntvof tho civil eentrat government for
,i . , ., ,. s An,An.-,.i..i in fi.n lac, fnreirolnz
the island', contemplated in the last foregolna;
paragraph, or until congress snail otiierwite pin
vide Kxerclse of tliia legislative authority will
include the making of rules and orders, bavins
the effect of law, for the raisin,- of revenue by
taxes, customs duties and Impost: the appro
priation and expenditure of public funds of the
islands: the establishment of an educational sjs
tern throughout the islands: the establishment
of a svstcm to secure an efficient civil service:
n, nrirant7.it Ion am establishment of courts;
the organization and establishment of munici
pal and departmental governments, and all other
matters of a civil nature for which the military
governor is now competent to provide bj rules
or orders of a legislative character.
Powers of Commission.
The commission will also Inve power during
the Fame period to appoint to office such odicera
under the Judicial, educational and civil service
sj-stcms and In the municipal and departmental
governments as shall be provided for. Tutu the
complete transfer of control the military gover
nor will remain the chief executive head of the
government of the island", and will cxercUe the
executive authority now posseted bv him and
not herein expressly assigned to the commis
sion, subject, however, to the lines ami oruers
enacted bv the commission In the. exercise of
the legislative powers conferred upon them, fn
the meantime the municipal and departmental
governments will continue to report to the mlli
tarr governor and be subject to his adminis
trate supervision and control, under our di
Itction, but that supervision and control will
be confined within the narrowest limits consis
tent with the requirement that the powers of
government In the municipalities and depait
merits shall be bonestlj and cfieotivclj exercised
and that law and order and individual freedom
shill be maintained.
All legislative rules and orders, establishments
of government, and appointments to oilUe by
the commission will take effect immediately, or
at such time as they shsll designate, subject
to j-our approval and action upon the coming
in of the commissioner's reports, which are to
be made from time to time as their action is
taken Whtrewr civil governments are consti
tuted under the direction of the commission, such
military posts, garrisons and forces will be con
tinued for the suppression of Insurrection and
brigandage, and the malntenanie of law and
order, as the military rommanuer m ..!.
renuisite, and tho military fortes shall be at
all times subjeit under his orders to the call
of the civil authorities for the maintenance of
hw and older and the enforcement of their au
thority , , ,
In the csliblishmcnt of municipal governments
the commission will take as the basis of their
woik the governments established bv the mili
tary governor under his order of Vugii.t S. IS'iO.
and und.r the report of the board constituted
In- tic military governor by his order of Janu
aiy '."I. PiOO, to formulate and report a plan of
municipal government, of which his honor, Taye
tano Arellano, pre-ldeiit of the audiencli, wan
r'.ulrman. and they will give to the conclusions
of that board the weljlit and consideration which
the high chaiacter and distinguished abilities
of its members Justify.
The Constitution.
In the constitution of departmental or pro
vincial governments, they will give especial at
tention to tho existing government of the Island
of Xegros, constituted, wilb the sppioial of
the people of that Island, under the order of
the military governor of July 22, ISOT. and after
verlfjing, so far as may be practicable, the re
ports of the successful worklm; of that govern
mint, they will be guided by the experience
thus acquired, so far as It may be applicable
tli the condition existing in other portions of
the Philippines. They will avail themselves to
the fullest degree practicable, of the conclu
sions reached by the previous commission to the
Philippines.
In the distribution of powers among the jov
ernments organiztd by the commission, the pre
sumption Is alwava to be In favor of the smaller
subdivision, so that all the powers which can
properly be exercised by the municipal govern
ment' shall lie vested In that government, and
all the powera of a more general character
which can be exercised by the departmental gov.
ernment shall be vested In that government, and
so that In the governmental system, which Is
Iho result of the process, the central govern
ment of the Islands, follow Inir the example of
the distribution of the powers between the
states and the national government of the United
Slalis. shall have nn direct administration ex
cept of matters of purely general concern, and
shall have only such supervision and control
over local governments as may be necessary
to secure and enforce faithful and efficient ad
ministration by local officers.
The many different degree of elvillratlon and
varieties of custom and capacity ainonc the
people of the different Islands preclude scry
definite Instruction as to the part which the
people shall take In tho selection of their own
officers) but these gensrat rules are to be ob
served I That In all esses the municipal officers,
who administer the local aflalra of the people,
are to be selected by the people, and that
wherever efllcorr of more extended Jurisdiction
arc to be selected In any way, natives of the
Islands are to be preferred, and If they can
be found competent and willing to perform the
duties, they arc to receive the offices In prefer
ence to any others.
The Officials,
it will be necessary to fill some offices for
the present with Americans which after a time
may well be filled by natives of the Islands. As
soon as practicable a sj'jtrm for ascertaining the
merit and fitness of candidates for civil office
should be put In force. An indispensable quali
fication for all offices and positions of trust
and authority la the Islands must be absolute
and unconditional loyalty to the United States,
and absolute and unhampered authority and
power to remove and punish any officer deviat
ing from that standard must at all times be re
tained in the hands of the central authority of
the Islands,
In all the forms of government and adminis
trative provisions which they arc authorized to
prescribe, the commission should bear In mind
that the government which they are establish
ing is designed not for our satisfaction, or for
the expression of our theoretical views, but for
the happiness, peace and prosperity of the Philip
pine Islands, and the measures adopted should
be made to conform to their customs, their
habits, and even their prejudices, to the fullest
extent consistent with the accomplishment of
the Indispensable requUltes of Just and effective
government.
At the same time the commission snould bear
In mind, and the people of the Islands should
be made plainly to understand that there arc
certain great principles of government which
have been made the bisis of our governmental
system which we deem essential to the rule of
law and maintenance of individual fiecdom,
and of which they have, unfortunatelv, been
denied the experience possessed by us; that
there are also certain practical rules of govern
ment which we have found to be essential to
the preservation of thee great principles of
liberty and law, and that these principles and
these rules of government must be established
and maintained in their Islands for the sako
of their liberty and happiness, however much
they may conflict with the customs or laws ol
procedure with which they arc familiar.
Principles nnd Rules.
It is evident that the most enllghtrned thought
of tho Philippine Islands fully appreciates the
importance ol these prlmiplw and rules, and
they will inevitably within a short time com
mand unlicrsal assent. Upon every division and
branch of the government of tho Philippines,
therefore, must be Imposed these inviolable rules:
That no person shall bo deprived of life, lib
erty, or property without due process of law;
that private property shall not bo taken for pub
lic use without Just compensation; that in all
criminal prosecutions the accused shall enjoy
the right to a speedy and public trial, to be in
formed of the nature and cause of the accusa
tion, to be confronled with the witness against
him, to have compulsory process for obtaining
witnesses in his favor, and to have the assist
ance of counsel for his defense; that excessive
ball shall not be required, nor excessive fines
imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishment In-flli-feil!
that no nerson shall be put twice In
jeopardy for the same offense, or be compelled
in any criminal cac to be witness against him
self; that the right to be secure against un
reasonable searches and seizures shall not bo vio
lated; that neither slavery nor Involuntary ser
vitude shall exist except as a punMimcnt for
crime; that no bill of attainder, or ex postfacto
law shall be passed; that no law shall be passed
abridging the freedom of speech or of the
prcs9, or the rights of the people to peaceably
assemble and petition the government for a re
dress of grievances: that no law shall be made
respecting an establishment of religion, or pro
hibiting the free exercise thereof, and that the
free exercise and enjoj-ment of religious profes
sion and worship without discrimination or pref
erence shall forever be allowed.
Land Titles to Be Examined.
It will be the duty of tho commission to make
a thorough invostlgition into the titles to the
large tracti of land held or claimed by individ
uals or by religious orders; into the justice of
the claims and complaints made against such
landholders by the people of the Island or any
part of the people, and to seek by wise and
peaceable measures a Just settlement of the con
troversies and redress of wrongs which haie
caused strife and bloodshed In the past. In the
performance of this duty the commission is en
joined to sec that no injustice Is done; to have
I regard lor sunsiauuai hkiii bin .'hu.- .."
cardine technicalities so far as snlMta:itlal right
permits, and to observe the following rules:
That the provision of the Treaty of Parks,
pledging the United States to the protection
of all rights of property in the Islands, and as
well the principle of our own government which
prohibits the taking ol private propel ty without
,lne nrneess of law. shall not be violated; that
the welfare of the people of the Islands, which
should bo a paramount consideration, shall be
attained consistently with this rule of pioperty
right; that it It lieeomcs) necessary for the pub
lic interest of the people of the islands to dis
pose of claims tn property which the eommis.
slon finds to be not lawfullj acquired and held
disposition shall be made thereof by due legal
procedure, in which there shall be full oppor
tunity for fair and impartial hearing and judg
ment; that if the tame public Interests requite
the extinguishment of property rights lawfully
acquired and held due compensation shall be
made out of the public treasury therefor; tint
no form of religion and no minister of religion
shall be forced upon any community or upon any
titlzen of the islands; that upon the other hand
no minister of religion shall be interfered with
or molested in following bis calling, and that
the separation between state and church shall be
real, entire, and absolute
To Promote Education.
It will be the duty of the commission to pio
mote and extend, snd, as they find occasion, to
Improie, the sjtcm of education already in
auguratcd by the military authorities. In doing
this they should regard as of first importance
the extension of a sjatem of primary education
which shall be free to all, and which rdiall tend
to fit the people tor the duties of citizenship and
(or tho ordinary avocations of a civilized com-munltj.-
This Instruction should be given in
the firet instanco in everj part of the islands in
the language of Ihe people. In view of the
great number of languages spoken by tho diflei
ent tribes, it is especially Important to the pros
pcrily of the Islands that a common nicdna
of communication may be established, and it is
obviously desirable that this medium should be
the r.ng'lish language P.special attention should
be at once given to atfordinij full opportunity
ALWAYS BUST.
You are Invited to our eleventh annual tale of
school shoes.
Lewis&ReiMy
Established 16S3. Wholesale and Itetail,
1 1 14-136 Wyoming; Ave.
G-I00L
HOES
to all the"people of the Islands to acquire the
use of the English language.
It may be well that the main changes which
r'ould be made in the sjstctn ol taxation und
In the body of the laws under which the people
are governed, except auih changes a have al
ready been made by the military government,
ahould be relegated to the civil government
which la to be established under the auspices
of the commission. It will, however, be the
duty of the commission to Inquire diligently as
to whether there are any further changes which
"ought not to be delayed) and It so, they aie
authorized to make such changes, subject to
your approvvl. In doing ao they arc to hear
In mind that taxes which tend to penalize or
repress industry and enterprise are to be avoided;
that provisions for tasatlon should be simple,
ao that they may be understood by the people;
that they ahould affect the fewest practicable
aubjecta of taxation which will serve for the
general distribution of the burden.
The main body of the law a which regulate
the rights and obligations of the people should
be maintained with as little Interference as pos
sible. Changes made should bo mainly in pro
cedure, and In the criminal laws to secure speedy
and Impartial trials, and at the same time ef
fective administration and respect for Individual
lights.
Scaling with Uncivilized.
In dealing with the uncivilized trlb-a of the
Islands the commission should adopt the same
course followed by congro In permitting the
tribes of our North American Indians to main
tain their tribal organization and government,
and uder which may of those tribes are now
living in peace and contentment, surrounded ny
a civilization to which they arc unable or un
willing to conform. Such tribal governments
should, however, be subjected to wise and firm
regulation; and, without undue or relty In
terference, constant and active cflort should be
exercised to prevent barbarous rraetlcra and in
troduce civilized customs.
I pon all officers and emplojes of the United
States, both civil and military, should be im
pressed a sense of tho duty to observe not merely
the material but the personal and social rights
of the people of the Islands, and to treat them
with the same courtesy and respect for their
personal dignity which the people of the United
Stntes are accustomed to require from each
other.
The articles of capitulation of the city of
Manila on the thirteenth of August, Wj, con
cluded with these words:
"This cllj. Its inhabitants, Its churches and
rollgioiu wnishlp, its eduiatlonal establishments,
and its private property of all descriptions, are
plated under the special safeguard of the filth
and honor of the American armj."
I believe that this pledge has been faithfully
kept As high and sacred an obligation rests
upon the government of the United States to
give protection for properly and life, civil and
religious freedom, and wise, firm, and unselfish
inildanco in the piths of peace and prosperity
to all the people of the Philippine Islands. I
charge this commission to labor for the full
performance of this obligation, width concerns
the honor and conscience of their country, In the
firm hope that through their labors all the In
habitants of the Philippine Islands may come
to look back with gratitude to the day when
God gave victory to American arms at Manila
and set their land under the sovereignty and
the protection of the people of the United
States. William McKinley.
nercereann
& Comeell
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JEWELERS
Temporarily at ,
139 PENN AVE!
CONTINUED
J.L LL Js. W lid
And iargalas ta
Jeyelry, Silverweair, Etc
maged
Our full force of
workmen at work
again, as usual.
Watch- Repairing
and -all kinds Jewel
ry Repairing and
Engraving done
promptly.
PES AM K
My mother's headaches were of the sort that people call side
headache. They always were in some way the result of a disturbed
stomach. She would have them sometimes more than once a week,
nd then she mtijht go several weeks without having one. Generally
an attack would only spoil one day, but sometimes she would be sick
for two or three days. When she learned about Ripans Tabules, she
found that thej always relieved her decidedly, and her attacks are
now much less frequent than they used to be. She continues to make
use of the Tabules when occasion arises, but she says that now one or
two will not produce the effect they did in the beginning. She keeps
a supply of them in the house all the time, and I believe if she would
take them according to directions, they would cure her entirely. You
know her life is that of a farmer's wife. I suppose her experience is
ihat of thousands of others who stay pretty closely at home and de
pend for food mainly upon those things which the farm produces.
Under such conditions the stomach will get upset now and thcnunlesj
nrecautions are taken to avoid it. Ripans Tabules are precautions.
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Tribuee'
9
Educational
Contest
The Tribune is goiriR to give scholarships and other special re
wards to the ten persons who will be most successful and attain
the highest number of points in its Educational Contest. By schol
arships is meant a full course of study, paying the tuition charges
in each, and in the cases of the two leadlnc scholarships, The
Tribune will not only pay all tuition charges but will also pay theN
board of the fortunate winners during me lite ot trie scholarship,
covering four and three years respectively.
In addition to the ten special rewards, and in order to com
pensate those who may enter upon this work and not be success
ful in obtaining one of these, The Tribune will give to
every one who succeeds in obtaining subscribers under the terms
of this contest ten (io) per cent, of all the money from subscrip
tions thev may succeed in winninp for it
All letters of inquiry should be addressed to "Kditor of tne
r-i ., t s-s -& o.Mvn rTa:u..HA ?..... ri' ru
A Educational ViOIuesi, auouwu inuuuc, jiinmuii, I a. inc
X Tribune will be pleased to answer ny inquiries for additional in-
V , .. . .. . ii ii. ...... i . ii- -.e :.. j ..i.i ... -..
) iormauon ana urges inosc uucicmcu u wmc u in uouui uu any
point.
SPECIAL REWARDS.
1. Scholarship In Wjoinlng Semi
nary (I jcars) Including tul
tlon and board $1,000
2. Scholarship In Dloomsburg Stale
Normal School (3) vcars In
cluding tuition and board,... 000
S. Schmer 6 n Piano, Incladlng
stool and scarf (on exhibition
at J YY. Ouernscy's, 31
Washington avenue) 435
4. Couise In Piano Irstruction at
bcranton Conservatory of Mu
sic 7S
. Columbia Dicjxle, Chainless,
1000 model (on exhibition at
Conrad Profilers', 243 Wyo
ming avenue) 75
6. Scholarship in Scranton Business
College, commercial course...
7. Scholarship In Scranton Business
College, shorthand course ..
f- Solid Gold Watch, lady'a or gen
tleman's (oi, exhibition ut Ku
(.ene SehlmpfT's, !I17 Ulcka
wanna avenue)
60
M
60
8. Tele-Photo Cjcle Toco U. Cam
era, 4x5 (on exhibition at
the Crif.ln Art company, 209
Wyoming avenue)
10. Lady's Solid Cold Watch, or
Oentleman'a Solid Sliver
Watch (on exhibition at Ku
gene fcchlmpfl'a, 317 Lacka
wanna avenue)
40
30
?-.47j
Kaeh contestant falling to secure one
of these special rewards will be given
ten (10) per cent, cf all the money lie or
the turns In.
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Swear"
If you haven't the proper oiTlce sup.
plies. Come In and elvc ua a trial.
We have the larseat nnd most com
plete line of ofllce supplies In North
eastern Pennsylvania.
If It's a good thing, we have It. Wo
make a specialty of visiting cards and
monogram stationery.
Reynolds Biros
Stationers and Engravers,
Hotel Jermyn Buildinjj.
f CC0 BLISS I
i . OUR I I
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RULES OF THE CONTEST
The Fpeclat rewards will be given to
the parsons securing the largest number
of points.
Points villi be credited to contestants
securing new subscribers to the Scranton
Tribune as follows:
Points.
One Months' Subscription... $ M 1
Three Months' Subscription.. 1.25 3
i Months' Subscription.... 2.60 6
One Year's Subscription .... 6.00 12
The contestant with the highest num
ber of points will be given a choice from
the list of special rewards; the contestant
with the second highest number of
points will be given a choice of the re
maining rewards, and so on through the
list.
Each contestant falling to secure a
special reward will be given 10 per cint.
of all money he or she turns In.
All subsoriptions must be paid In ad
vance. Only new subscribers will be counted.
rtenewals b,
y persons already on our
lit will not be credited.
subscription 11
No transfers can be made after eredlt
has once been given.
All subscriptions, and the cash to pay
for same, must be handed in at Tht
Tribune oiRce within the week in which
they are secured, o that papers may be
ent to the subscribers st once.
Ruhscript.ens mutt be written on blinks,
which csn be secured at Th Tribune
office ,or will be sent by mail.
The contest will close promptly at 8
o'clock Saturday evening, September 29,
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INLEY'S
h
Steamer Rmg
AND
Qoltf SMfltflmgs
Our Fall line of
the above have just
been received, and
your inspection of
the same is cordially
invited,
In Imported
Sieamer M
We are showing
some handsome de
signs in qualities
ranging from
4o5 to $ng.
aj
54 and 60 inches
wide, a beautiful as
sortment of new col
orings, including
manv novelties not
a
shown heretofore.
We are making a
special display of
these this week.
510-512
LACKAWANNA AVENUj