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8CRANT0N, OCTOHBU 29. 1000.
BEPUBLIOAN NOMINATIONS.
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Nntionn.1.
rresldenl-Wlt.UAM McKINMlY.
ricc.rrcjIdent-TlltODOBE ItOOStN M.T.
State.
c'on(tremen.at.I.ark'c OALUSIIA A. OHOW,
noDKHT ii. roKnnr.RKn.
Auditor Ccneral-K. D. llAIIDKSIU.nOII.
County.
ronareM-WILMAM CONXKl.t,.
iuiiite-ai:oiiai: si. watsox.
Mirrlff-JOIIN II. FKU.OUS.
Trcssgrer-J. A. SCIIANTO.V.
District Aloine.v-WII.I.IAM It. IXttlS.
1'rntlioriotnrv .IOII.V ('OI'I'.l.AXD.
Clerk of Court THOMAS I'. DANIELS.
Hrccnlrr nl Deeds-KMII, BOSS.
HeRlalfr of Wllls-iV. K. I1KCK. .,.,
Jurv Commissloner-KUWAItD B. STUHOKS.
Legislature.
First Distrlct-TIIOMAS .!. REVSOLDS.
Fec-ond District JOHN SCllKDKH. .IK.
Third DIstrlet-KDWAItD JAMKs. JR.
Fourth Dlslrlct-P. A. PHILDIS.
"If there is any one who believes
the gold standard is a good thing,
or that it must be 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 am able to get rid of
it." William Jennings Bryan In a
Speech at Knoxville, Tenn., Deliv
ered Sept. 16, 1806.
"The party stands where it did in
1808 on the money question." Will
iam Jennings Bryan, Zanesville, O.,
September 4, 1000.
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Tonight at the Armory.
-T"1IE BIG meeting of the cam
I ' pnlsn, so far aa Seranton la
J conormed, will be held to
night at the armory. It
ought to be big In point of attendance
and If the weather la fair It probably
will be. But It will surely be bit In
the character and fame of the ni-lwl-pal
spealter, Hon. Charles E. Llttlefleld,
of Maine, who 1ms few equals and no
superiors as a logical and effective de
bater. Mr. Llttlefleld will speak chiefly on
trusts. He will tell what trusts aie,
what thftlaws are In reference to their
regulation, how the political parties
stand In relation to them, and what
new legislation Is desirable. He will
talk plain, straight-forward, Netr Eng
land Yankee sense in a good deal bet
ter than the average New England
manner. If you miss hearing him vou
will miss one of the educational events
of the season.'
Mr, Llttlefleld will be accompanied by
Hugh Gordon Miller, of Virginia, one
f the oratoricnl "finds" of the present
ampalgn. Mr. Miller is a man pos
esslng the gift of eloquence. Ho
romlses to be one of the great nolltl
al orators of the coming decade. Curl
sity to hear him will have Its part In
llllng the armory this evening.
Inadvertently a biographical sketch
of Edward B. Sturges, the Republican
nominee for jury commissioner, was
omitted from the campaign supple
ment ibsupd on Saturday. Mr. Sturges
is not, however, in need of special ex
ploitation. Ills work speaks for him:
and It speaks in a tone to be heard
In every voting district,
An Admirable Ticket.
THE BROAD national interests
which call for a Republican
victory next week are not the
only Incentives to straight
voting. In personnel the local Repub
lican ticket Is as good as any ever
nominated In Lackawanna county.
At its head stands AVIlllam Connell,
whose rise from driver boy to the
largest employer of labor in the region
Is a monument of pluck, perseverance
and honest dealing. As with nil men
of strong personality he lias both
friends and foes, but he Is as faithful
and steadfast a representative In con
gress as the district over had: he
stands flutly for the principles and best
Interests of the Republican party and
his record recommends him for re-election.
A vote for either of his oppon
ents Is a vote against the Republican
party, whose nominee for congress he
Is by direct majority vote.
For Judge It submits ,tho name of
Geotgo M. Watson, a prominent and
successful member uf the bar, who by
personal energy, hurd study and force
fnhai2tpi', has won his way over
eatiS'liandlcaps of poverty ami limited
-opportunity. He Is a man who knows
Thoroughly the people nnd conditions
of our county; ho Is the property of no
faction or class; and his cundldacy for
judicial homus rests upon the explicit
pledge to administer the duties of the
judgeship without fear or favor.
Tho Republican nominee for sheriff,
John II. Fellows, has proved his en
ergy, his fearlessness, his Indomitable
will and his hold upon the lespect of
the great body of the people in numer
ous positions that brought out the
quality of tho man. Ills work as school
controller and as mayor revealed the
uuTfdog grit of a inifn who, when con
vinced he Is right, never gives up until
the opposition goes down. He will be
sheriff In name and In fact, The people
could not entrust the Important dullrs
of this ofllee ton man betler qualified
to safeguard them fearlessly,
For treasurer, a veteran In party ser
vice la presented In the person of Hon.
J. 'A. Seranton, one of tho pioneer
chieftains of the Republican cause In
Northeastern Pennsylvania, whose rec
ord and personal merits are so well
known to every voter as to require no
elaboration. Tho reasons .aro many why
his election should be rat I lied by a genij
erous majority,
Both practical and theoictlcal knowl
edge of the law, thorough acquaintance
wllh local conditions, personal energy
ami a putty record which makes every
loyal Republican naturally lit friend
anil debtor qualify William R. Lewis
exceptionally for the Important olllce
of district attorney, lie well deserves
nn overwhelming vote.
For prothonotary John Copclnnd asks
a le-electlon based on the Just claims
it Carhondale lo party lecognltlon and
in the universally conceded excellence
of his llr.il term of service. No more
popular or deserving ulllcliil ever en
tered I he court hotiFc! ti fact clearly
attested by the absence of a competitor
at the party pilmnrles.
Tho same Is true of Thomas V. Dan
iels, the urbane and genial present
clerk ot the courts. Ills theory that
one good term deserves another had
unanimous endorsement at the pri
maries and bids fair to receive pretty
nearly the same kind of a verdict at
the polls.
For ten yeais those whose business
calls them to the court inoiiso have
noted the presence In the olllce of clerk
of the courts of a little man who writes
with his left hand. They all know Kmll
Bonn, whoso Industry and courtesy are
proveiblal. A native ot the South Side
nnd lepresentntlvo ot Its thriftv German-American
population, he now for
the first time solicits the votes of the'
people he has faithfully served for ten
years In a subordinate position. Ills
Rmbltlon to be recorder of deeds Is
sharply contested but if all who are
under obligations to him repay them
at the polls, Mr. Bonn will be success
ful by ti decided margin. Help him to
win.
In the composition of tho ticket at
the rpcent primaries the Republican
voters of our county wisely accorded
the nomination for register of wills to
the belt of country lying east of the
mountain, a stalwart representative of
which Is W. K. Beck. Defeated for this
same office three years ago by reason
of a sympathy wave for his opponent,
he now, like a cheerful philosopher,
tries again, nnd every Republican will
bo glad to help him along.
Of Edward B. Sturges, the nominee
for jury commissioner, it Is sufficient
to say that his acceptance of this ofllee
lays the county under indebtedness.
Ills active sense of chic duty and his
moral courage in performing what
many men would dodge well merit
recognition at the polls.
For legislative honors the names of
three bright and popular young men,
successful In other walks of life but
with careers to create at Ilarrlsburg,
are presented in Thomas J. Reynolds
ot the First district, Edward James,
jr., of the Third and P. A. Phllbln ot
the Fourth. In the Second district
Representative Scheuer's renomlnatlon
calls his fiist term's work up for re
view, and It well stands rigid scrutiny.
Of local Importance are the defective
affidavit bill to prevent election con
tests and the contested election bill to
compel contestants to pay the costs
of contests. These he Introduced nnd
successfully piloted through the house.
He also secured $13,300 more in appro
priations than the district received be
fore, a result the more noteworthy
when we consider that most of the ap
propriation bills were cut. His rec
ord for Intelligent work In committee
Is first class and he has been the re
cipient of many compliments from men
qualified to judge the value of a legis
lator's services.
This completes a hurried review of a
local ticket which we.ll represents every
element and section of tho Republi
can parly and which, in the ability
and character of its nominees, com
pares favorably with any ticket ever
offered for election In Lackawanna
county. It is well-balanced, nble and
progressive. Nominated fairly In open
primaries where the majority had full
chance to rule, it possesses by virtue
thereof a special claim to the support
of every Republican voter. This is
presidential year. National issues of
the greatest Importance will call nn
unusual number of voters to the polls.
Let Republicans commemorate the oc
casion by rolling up a sweeping vic
tory for the entire Republican ticket.
Bryan's prophetic Insight Into the
future, which enables hhr. to see a fort
In every Im-ge city, Is the same kind of
u vision that four years ago fotesaw
national disaster unless silver tri
umphed. .
The Lesson of History.
WHAT WOULD be the ef.
feet upon farmers and
worklngmen of tho elec
tion lof Mr. Bryan?
There is only one safe guide the lamp
of experience. It was In 1SSU thut a
Democratic) president und congress
enme Into control of the government,
and In 1S94 they put a low tariff law
upon the statute books, just as Mr,
Bryan and a Democratic, congress
would do If they got control of nation
al affairs in 1901. The Chicago plat
form which was rcadopted by the
Kansas City convention declared In
favor of leaving tho Wilson law upon
tne statute books and therefore the
least that could be expected of the
party would be Its tv-cnactmcnt.
What Is piomh-ed by Mr. Bryan ami
hie party In regard to tho currency?
Tho freu atul unlimited coinage of sil
ver. Ho specifically sold In 1S9U that
he would put the country on n. silver
basis If elected, and as ho refused to
attain becumo the party's candidate
without a declaration for free coinage,
we may assume, that he Intends to do
the bame thing If elected In 1800. Hut
wo do not have to ussumo anything,
for at Zanesville, Ohio, the other day,
lm announced In explicit language that
"the party stands whom it did In 189(1
on the money question."
It Is therefore apparent Hint tho first
work of Mr. Bryan ami his party, on
gutting control of tho government,
would be to put the country on n sil
ver basis, Would not this produce n
punlo far gi eater than that of 189.1
and 1S'J4 which tlm Democrats atti Hi
nted to thi) Sherman law? Nobody
can doubt It. Would not this bo fol.
lowed by the enactment of another
low tariff aw probably more extreme
than the Wltnon law which was unsat
isfactory to the Democratic party be
cause of ecu tain protective features?
Undoubtedly.
What then' die the conditions In
which the country would find Itself
before Mr. Bryan had been one year
proslilenl? First, a panic far worse
than that of 1893 and ISM, nnd, second,
a low tariff law worst; than that of
1SSM-97,
It Is conceded by all that tho terrl.
hie conditions which overtook the
farmers and worklngmen In the period
of 1S93-9" Were due either to a llnan
clal panic or the low tariff, or both,
and there can bo tin doubt thai the
diction of Mr. Hryun would be follow
ed by both a panic and a low' tariff In
quick succession and inch ot them
more indlcnt and more dangerous thnn
those of thnt well remembered occa.
slon.
Now lot us see what was the effect
upon tho woiklngman of the panic
twhn lever Its cause) ot 1803 and the
tariff law of 1S91 In the few cases
where It can be accurately measured
nnd thus determine In some degree
what would be the effect of a similar
but more extreme condition of this
knd In inoi-'.'.
First. The deposits, chiefly by work
lngmen, In savings bunks, fell oft In
tin; single year lS9t by $37,000,000, as
shown by the official reports of the
comptroller ot the currency.
Second. The number of railway em
ployes fell in 1S9I, almost 100,000 be
low that of 1S92, as shown by the of
llclal reports of the Interstate Com
merce conunieslon.
Third. The coal miners of the coun
try averaged 223 working days per an.
num In ISiil and by 1891 had dropped
to 178 working days per annum, a
reduction of over 20 per cent. In the
earnings of those who still obtained
employment, to say nothing of the
thousands who were -without occupa
tion of any kind.
Fourth. The production of pig Iron,
which measures the employment ot
millions of worklngmen In all grades
of tho Iron Industry, fell from 3,157,000
tons In 1S92 to 6,6"7,00d tons in 1894,
:. reduction ot 27 per cent.', while the
wages of those who were still cm
ployed were also greatly reduced.
Fifth. A census ot 2W great manu
facturing establishments of the coun
try recently taken shows the wages
paid by them In each year from 1S90
to 1S99, and In this census It is 'found
tnat the aggregate amount of wages
paid fell from $53,619,000 In 1S92 to
$40,803,000 In 1SD4, a reduction of 24 per
cent. In two years' time.
Sixth. The reporf-of the Massachu
setts labor bureau shows that the
earnings of employes of 4,397 represen
tative manufacturing establishments
fell off $22,000,000 In 1S93 and 1894, as
compared with the year 1892.
Seventh. Reports of the Wisconsin
labor bureau show that the earnings
of the persons employed In the lending
manufacturing establishments In thut
state fell from $38,295,000 in 1892 to
$81,409,000 In 1891, a reduction of nearly
20 per cent.
Eighth. Reports of the Pennsylva
nia labor bureau show that the earn
ings of persons employed in 358 Iden
tical establishments, representing 47
Industries were, in 1892, $67,503,000, and
In 1894 were $15,459,000, a decrease of
over 20 per cent.
Ninth. The report of the New York
labor bureau shows that the earnings
of employes in 66 leading manufactur
ing establishments in that state were
for tlio year ending May 31, 1893, $11,
029,000 and in the following year were
$8,240,000, a reduction of 26 per cent.
In one year.
These accurate and official state
ments show an average of 25 per cent,
reduction in the earnings of working,
men In 1894 as compared with 1892.
Do the wage earners nnd farmers
want the return of the Democratic
days of depression?
m
In the early '60s the Democratic
pres, w Ith honorable exceptions,
poured out columns of daily abuse on
"Lincoln's hirelings." The attempt of
the Seranton Times to stigmatize our
soldiers In the Philippines ns drunk
ards, thieves and debauchees Is mere
ly a case of Inherited copperheadlsm
w oi king out anew.
m
Common Sense A bout Trusts.
PEOPLE WHO do not want to
be confused on the subject of
trusts do not need to be, for
the whole matter Is very
simple when you look at It from the
standpoint of what Abraham Lincoln
used to call horse sense.
Great combinations of capital nnd
enterprise have arisen during the past
ten or twelve years, some good, soifle
bud, depending upon the kind ot man
agement. They aie not limited to the
United States. They exist In England,
In France, In Germany. They exist in
countries with a high tariff. In coun
tries with a low tariff and In countries
with no tariff at all. They have de
veloped more rapidly and in greater
number In the I'nlted States than in
other countries simply because busi
ness opportunities are betler and more'
abundant here than In other countries.
It Is natural for the business man to
try to make progress In two directions.
He likes to reduce his expenses and he
nlso llkea to Increase Ills Income. These
Inclinations are common among the
small dealer, the large firm, the cor
poration and the combination of cor
porations, better known ns the "trus1."
Mr. Bryun cannot change this natural
law of business progress. Tho Demo
cratic parly cannot change It, All their
talk as If they possessed some hidden
power to work miracles on tho husl
ness interests of the country, causing
prices to lower on the one hand, wages
to Ue on the other, and, In between,
to make cttpltal give up Its desire to
secure profit on Its Investments, Is Just
mere vote-seeking, campaign claptrap
and nothing else, Theie Isn't a man
among them, from Bryan down, who
wouldn't gel Into a trust In a minute
If he thought ho could inaKo more
money by it than by playing the anti
trust roU) on the stump. Some of them,
like Croker und Jones, already aro In
ti lists und In fat ones utthut; and
Bryan has a symptom of the trust
mania when, outside of campaigns, he
charges $500 apiece for his speeches and
copyrights books that give hlni mon
opolistic loyalties which In four yeais'
time have made iilm a ilch niun.
Ti lists which cun't make a go of It
go to pieces. Trusts which make ex
traordinary prints Invite competition
and this cut3 their profits' down. The
majority are In neither extreme but
simply make fair returns on the money
and brnlti power Involved In ihclr oper
ation! and these successful enterprises
open new markets, create new busi
ness, employ lubor steadily at good
wages and, no matter what dema
gogues say, nre bent-ills to the coun
try. To thteulon them with destruc
tion Is simply to ray that success and
prosperity are crimes. It Is a threat
which It executed wouldmhurt labor
worst of all.
The claim made for Candidate
Warlike- In the Seranton Times ot
Oct. 10 was that he was the sole parent
and financial sponsor of the act ot
1895 concptnlng the tnxnllon of plotted
land. This claim having been shown
to be without foundation, the new
claim l.i advanced that Mr. Warnke,
some eighteen months ago, succeeded
with tho help of Senator Vaughnn and
the other Republican members of the
legislature from this county, In get
ting an amendment through correcting
some developed Imperfections In the
original act and. Incidentally, Increas
ing Mr. Warnke's fees. We have no
wish lo doptlvo Mr. Warnke ot any
of the credit which Is justly due him.
Hp undoubtedly took the lead In for
mulating the amendatory act of April
21, 1S99, for the emctniont of which
Hip voters ran thank a Republican)
legislature nnd governor; nnd we
leave 11 lo the public to decide wheth
er his chief motive was tho public
welfare or the swelling of his own In
come. New York, es the financial center of
the United States and rapidly becom
ing tho financial center of the world,
verv naturally expected, and had a
right to expect, some expression from
Mr. Bryan on the money question dur.
Ing his Madison Square Garden speech,
but he uttered not a word. Ho has no
financial views this year while In New
York. Yet four years ago from the
same platform he attempted to prove'
thai free silver was the only possible
salvation for the country.
The right of capital to organize and
the right of labor to organize are both
conceded and are both advantageous
when exercised with discretion and
directed with prudence. The trust nnd
the labor organization arelboth natural
outgrowths of modern conditions, Illus
trating the old adage that "in union Is
strength."
Will Mr. Bryan show how the tariff
helps the ice trust? Ice Is duty free.
The tariff does not help the oil trust,
for oil Is duty free. The cotton seed
trust gets no protection irom the tariff,
so what Bryan calls trusts are not de
pendent on the tariff, and yet ho savs
he would destroy all trusts by putting
trttst-midc goods on tho free list.
The people of this country have no
desire to transfer the settlement of the
delicate Chinese questions from the
hands of tried and trusted statesmen
and turn them over to such men as
Bryan nnd Croker.
The sincere silver Democrat should
be an object of pity rather than deri
sion. Just think what a task he has
before him In the endeavor to demon
strate that he is sincere.
An unpiejudlced public will admit
thnt the Hon. Carl Schurz of 1900 has
made a complete failure of his effort
to answer the Hon. Carl Schurz of
1896.
According to Lord Roberts war as a
war In Africa Is over. As a means of
exploding powder, however, the war
seems liable to continue for some
time.
Judging from reports the Western
country has also become the enemy's
country for the advocates of repudia
tion and free trade.
Bryan says that the full dinner pail
Is an abdominal argument; so wove
the soup houses, mode necessary by
Democratic mismanagement.
o -
It Is becoming evident that the bot
tom has dropped out of the composite
opposition to prosperity, patriotism
and sound judgment.
Weekly Letter on
Municipal Affairs
XXI. GOVERNOR DOLE ON MU
NICIPAL CONDITIONS IN HA
WAII. Honolulu, CM. 11.
yTHKIti: IS NO iiHinltlp.il liiivriiuui'iit In
I Honolulu anil nuvcr tins been," s.ilil
Cow I nor Snuluiil 11. Polo to a icpicsi-n-
tathe ot the Municipal N'ewn awic-la-
tlou, "Imt In all probability municipal roiporn-
tloiu will be grunted In the near future by the
tirrltotial k'giilalure. The eitltens of Honolulu
are aliead) ronslilrrinv Hit matter, and Htiidy.
iut; the question dUeu-uIng It publUly, and
M-eMint In foim public opinion in the direction
of till ioIMe municipal s.mtem. Thli nyitrin
will be mi fi.mictl that It will prnUdc for not
onlv the c It lew, but the tonni ami WlldKO ai
well.
"While we have not the inunlilp.il fuiiu of
gnu'rutm-nt we hau the lomlltlom anil many
of the model ii equipment Indeed, In many
thiniia we are iliiht up to date, During the
jatt ln eaw we hae expended about t2u,UU0
on public lirouniH, mott n( width li.is lu-en
within the capital city; over $fl.',000 for a well
equipped Are department; ffil.OOO for maintain
ing water wnrU lutein" In Honolulu, W'alluU,
Kahului, llllo, Laupahochoe and Koloa; more
than SHU, 000 tor loads, hrMifci and public- worli
In gencial, und about $20,000 (or malntalylni;
two i-leitiiu light plants. Our puMIc health de.
(urtiiient i one ot the hest equipped and ad
ministered In the world. This, a oi me prob.
ohly an arc, la due to the large mimliei' of lepers
which we have lo care for, Juit for the one
Item ot hCgiegatlon, support and tieatment of
lepcu theie was appropiiated $IBO,0(I0 for the
jjtt two yeais, while, fur' tli inalntrname of
the balance of the department, moit than &00,.
000 moic was pintideij.
"One of tl.c pildcs ol our lilaud homo Is our
puliliu bdiool tjktrm. The sum ot sui0,0ot) wa
iippropilatcd for the ilcpaitnunt of public In
ctiuctlou for the past two jcars. Kducatiou
iai wrought a !,rreat woik anions; tliete nlmplo
Island people. O-io of the early inNsloiiarles
uas liMrunuutal In starting a public- chiu
which was tlia beginning; ol our picsent per
fected, system. When the Sandwich Island
Hisilon commenced its operations in 18:0. noth.
lug- llte education was known In Hie Islands.
The vernacular tongue had not ewu been re
duced to a written language. At tlui picseut
time it is laic to find a natUe Hawiilau who
cannot lead and write bis natlie language. And
theie Is ii rapid cl.ango Kolnt on, but without
rctrogrctilon. It coiulets ol a rapid alliance
toward an equilly unlmsal command of English
by the natiio people.
"Fully 20.000 pupils were enrolled in the pub.
lio xchools of tho Islands for Hie last fiscal or
school j car, ol which about 7,000 were natlie
Hawaiian. 4,000 1'oituguese, 3,000 part lis
wailans sud the balance was made up ol Chin
ese, Jaoancsc, American, German, British,
Dcandlnailan and a few other foreigners. The
atcragi annual salaries n( men are s)74S.uOj of
women, .jM.SOt of all leathers, fn.1l,!).
Kducatlon Is compulsory m In n-houli In gen
eral, anil, with one or two exceptions, It free
st to public schools. The law leqiiliet tint
ciery child (nun 6 lo IS )enrn of age, lntlnUe
shall attend either a public nr it prliatc school
taught In Kngll'h. Special police, tailed "truant
officers," arc appointed In eieiy illlrlct, to en
totee tho compulsory attrnrtancc clause. When
sdiools were first Marled at state Institutions,
they were taught In the Hawaiian language.
):rgllsh was Introduced at the foreign popula
tion iiicieascd. Uhrn, In the move of time,
(he better Hastes of Hawnllans manifested a de
sire for llngllth Instruction, Kngllth school wen
Instituted In localities Upon the request of a
certain number of residents. Thut the Urge
school in Honolulu, still called the "Itntnl
School," and flnurlshlnif at pntl of the public
sysleln, wat established and given lit name In
become the place where nclont of mi ally and
nthcit of high tank were to be educated, Klntr
Kalakntia and Queen Mlluokatanl attended (hit
Fchool, In 1S90 teaching In the Kngllsli Ian
Kiinge became obligatory In all Hchonls, Ameri
can text hookt are impUuid almost exclusively
In the public schools, those for tho higher
giadea Including the cream of Kngllstt thstlct.
The only exceptlont to the rule are Hawaiian
tocography and history, Under the constitution
of the republic ot Hawaii, aid from the public
tieasmy to sectarian schools Is prohibited. Se
lect schools, whcie tuition fees are charged,
nre permitted In the stale atttcm, and, at a
matter of fact, exist in a group centering In1
the Hoi.nlulll High Mhoul.
"Honolulu It not only the capital, but tl-c
commercial metropolis of Hawaii, It it 'beau
tiful for situation,' and, ever since overtaken
by civilisation, hat been steadily advancing to
ward being 'the Joy ot the whole em Hi.' A
large portion of the area within the city llinlls
Is on rather lew land, nnd include the busi
nest qi nrter nnd a considerable portion of the
residential district.
"There are one hundred nnd rlfly-nlne tnllc3
of streets within the city limit, which arc
under the superintendence of a competent road
tupcnltnr. The slrectt are of an aierage
width ot fifty feet, and, (or the most pari, nude
of macadam or tcltord. It It enougn to say,
with regard to the character o( the streets, that
there arc few- stietthes o( them whereon bicycle
riding Is not agreeable. Thorough street con
struction has (Jlrlv kept pace with a rapid ex
pansion ol the hullt-iip bounds ol the city for
the past ten or twc'ne cars. In the older
portions of the town the stieett are narrow, and
in places crooked, but In (he newer parts they
are laid eff mostly at right angles exceptions
being in hilly sectlruit. He hue bid hoise
cars for oier ten yart, which have Just been
superseded by the electric, trolley.
"There are several public squares, the principal
nnt being- Thomas square, named alter Adqiiral
Thomas, of the British navy, who restored the
Hawaiian flag at that spot in 184II; Kmmn square,
after the late Queen Knnna; Maklkl recreation
ground, which Is a reservation for field sports;
and n few other squares, which are merely bare
squaccs. Conceits aro given regularly In the
public squares.
"Within a short range of memory, the resi
dence quarters n( Honolulu wore confined nlmns.
exclusively to the lower portions of the city.
Latterly the white families and the better clast
of Hawaiians havi been pushing their way
back to the slopes of Punchbowl. Kight or ten
jeart ago, two tlilnxs occurred to glc an Im
mense impetus to home building, as distin
guished from mere house building by landlords.
One was the laying out of building lots on gov
ernment lands in the environs and selling them
by public auction. The other thing was the
starting of a building and loan association by
a number of enterprising young men, most of
them living upon moderate salaries and week's
or even day'a wages. These two (actors have
completely revoliitlouircd the aspect ot Hono
lulu, a.t icwed (roni both mountain and sea.
They have also upset the proportion between
landlord and tenants. It might be safe to say
that there are a hundred and fifty independent
home-owners in Honolulu today where there
were not more than ten or a dozen years ago.
"The public buildings are as numerous as will
be fornil in any city of Its sine in the States,
(he mest imposing of which is the) executhe
buildirg, completed in 18S3 at an expente o(
$.140,000. We hasc hospitals, public llhiarles,
chinches, an opera bouse, Masonic temple, be
sides the other public buildings to common lo
(be modern city.
"Next in importance to the capital is the
town of llllo, commonly called 'the ambitious
city." It has elements that assure it increas
ing greatness in the (utuie. It has a popula
tion of about lCfs1. Its streets are lighted
by clcctricty. It has a lihraiy and leading
loom, a lolunteer fire department, paid police
foice, nn e'Hclent water works system, newspa
pers, fraternal societies, improienient associa
tions and a telephone exchange haling connec
tion with all parts of the island.
"Hoad extension on (he islards, within a few
years past, has wrought revolutlonarv t hange-,
In methodr, of communication and transportation.
Marl: Twain's lugubrious tales ol spiced woe
about lilt Idling of horses, when ne was her
In (he sixties, would, if wrllen today, be fie.
tlon unconlamlmtd with tiuth. Tor, ai
though the i-addle it the only recourse for a llin
iled range of adventurous exploration, (here is
available, at cvciy starting point, a levisri)
edition of animal from the 'Sooner' dais that,
was Hobson's choice for the refoimcd pilot of
tho Mississippi. Then, while making (he Jour
ney from one Island to another, he occupied,
when trying to sleep, a rude bunk in a little
schooner. Now. however, he would find a com
fortable staleioor.i in a modern steamer. So
would he be able now, fni the principal mules
inland, to ride in a four-wheeled coach or a
licensed hackney carriage, with fixed and moil
eraic fare, instead cf haling to haggle with an
unquettlonahl freebooter for a foui--pitlaien
bundle of bones to nick him from place to
place."
OUR GROWING FOREIGN COM-
MERCE.
The manufacturers of the t'nited Statct aie
rapidly Increasing their share In the foreign
commerce ol (he coun(ry. Vearly one-half of
the Importations are now for their use and
moie than one-third of the exporlatlons are
their pinducts, Their Importation! dining the
nine months ending with September, 1000,
amounted to fSl.OOO.OOO, a dilly aierage o(
oier a million dollars, while their exports of
finished manufactures In the same time amounted
(o $.iis,O0O,O00, a dally average o( more than
a million nnd u quaiter dollais, Xeier before
In tilt- history of (he country haie the maim-facluiei-i
Imported o much of finished iniinii-factnit-t.
In the corresponding nine months of
last vear (he Importations o( manufacturers'
materials amounted to i.000,000, or 40,000,000
less than in die nine months just ended, and Die
exports of manufactures amounted to iS7,noo.00O,
or iio.WKl.OOO lest than In the corresponding
months ot this jear,
o
In the nine months of 16'M ending with Sep
tember the inipoilatloiis of manufadiirers' male,
rials amounted lo $18.t,(iO0,OOO, as against t2Sl,
000,000 in the roriti-poiidliig months uf 190t.
and the exports of manufacliiirrs amounted to
9) 1 8 1,000,000, as( against f!P.S,n:i0,fT0 In (he cor
lespondlng months of 1000, Thus the msnufsi
tuiers during the four years ban- Increased their
Importations of inaterialt for use In maniifactui
ing more than fSO per cent,, and ineretssd their
exportation of finished lnanufactuies more, than
80 per cent. Manufacturers' materials a detail
ago (onued but .13 per tent, of the total tin
imitations; now they foun our Id per rent,
of the total Inipoitsj while finished manufactures,
which a detade ago formed but IS per tent, "f
the exports, now- loini oier !l!l per cent, nf (be
expoits.
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The following table shows the importations
ef inanufacturcit' materials and the importations
of iiiaiuifat lured goodt In nine months ending
with Septembir In e.ub jear from JRW! to l'wus
ManufactuieiH
Manufat lured
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ending Sept. HO. Imported.
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A PROPHECY,
from (he Minor,
A man who ventures a prediction as to an
election takes desperate chances of losing his
reputation (or sagacity, yet eiery man has an
opinion. Mine I) tbat Mr. Bryan cannot carry
New Vork stale and (hat his chance It mighty
slim In Indiana and Illinois, while lie It lery
apt lo lose some of (he states be tarried four
Jem ago. Siller will bent him, (or lie ssld
lis iL there could be tin good llmrt under (he
gold standard, and the good times hate been In
eiideme for a long time. The trust Issue seems
lo be flrrllnir out and tint wat Democracy's
main hold. In the Ihttern slates, imperialism
Is bsrdly dlscusst-il at all, outside nf editorial
columns. .Ml the big college presidents haie
come out for the administration Rllot, lladley,
Schurtnaii. The cimul It not much Interetted
in the election, to (ar at getting out and howl
ing are concerned, but the legislation Is enor
mous in every stale In the Union. That means
a landslide. To me the chances seem most
faiorahle for a landslide to Mr. McKlnley, In
spile ol the claims of Cioker, Senxtor Jones,
tloiernor Stone, Colonel Welmore and othirs.
A PERTINENT QUESTION.
Krom Kllhu Knot's Speech at Canton.
When, timing all the years that Mr. Itryan has
been a leader nf opinion, bat he lifted a hand to
aid bis country with any one of the bard tasks
with which It has been grappling? When has
there been one wonl of pialse or credit for
Amnlea or American freedom, or American gov
ernment, or for any of (he men who represent
the dignity of the people by the people's choice?
When bat there been from him aught but de
preciation nnd disparagement and discredit for
everything that is ami everything mat is done
in our country? When has there come Irom hlin
one word ol encouragement or hope, one word
to cheer the path ot labor, to Are the ambition
of youth, to confirm or to increase the American
people's confidence In their Institutions and loy
alty lo their flag?
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CROKER THE PARAMOUNT.
From the Mirror,
The campaign conies (o an end with Croker
easily the first leader of Democracy after Mr.
Bryan. Not John Kelly himself attained such
prominence aa a hobnobher with possible presi
dents as Mr. Croker. Croker has been lecog
nl7.nl by Mr. Hi, van and Is spokesman for Mr.
Bryan. This is funny, for Croker represents about
everything against which nryanism is supposed
to piotcst corporation-corruption, ciooked elec
tions, slum influence, plug-uglies ami shake
downers. The combination of Croker nnd Bryan
may help the latter in New York, but will never
help him in the West.
COAL PRODUCTION OF THE
UNITED STATES.
Year.
181)1
iso.:
18!) I
Short Tons. Average Price.
..117,001,233 ?0.M
..179,320,071 l.M
..170.741.520 1.09
1807 200,221,005 0.00
1605 210,074,007 0.05
1800 2JS,ri30,0J0 1.00
llepublican administration means a demand for
American coal.
ALWAYS BUSY.
Man wants but little here below,
And soon he'll want no intue.
But while he'a here be wants (he best;
That's why he likes our store.
Shoes for all the walks of life.
Shoes for all seasons of the year for every
member of the family.
Ladles, in our aiovc-fitting Melh.i fcl Shoes
wish lo live (oreier, they are so delightful.
Lewis&Re51Iy
Established 1838.
Shoes for all Ihs walks of lite.
Jlercereami
& Connell
Now open for business at
our new store, 132 Wyo
ming avenue.
We are proud of our store
now, and feel justified in
doing a little talking, but we
prefer to have our friends do
the talking for us,
A cordial invitation is ex
tended to all to call and see us,
M1E1RCEE1EAU k CUNHjBLL
lewelers and Silversmiths.
" I can speak In the highest terms of
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toff J&
Ripans Tabules
said the man from Washington. " I have been for years troubled with
nightmare (an eiroueous expression, but one that thousands aie familiar with),
and have suffered a thousand deaths, being causeti directly by a torpid liver,
thence stagnation of the blood. A short while after ictiriiig I would experi
ence the most terrible sensation that human can fall heir to, such as having
heavyweights upon you, seeing lioriible animals, burglars, etc., and being
unable to get out of their reach. I have tried everything on the market that I
could think would be of benefit, but never struck the right remedy until I tried
Ripans Tabules, and since that time nightmare with rue is a thiug of the put."
FINLEY'S
Extra
0000
A new purchase
of seventy-five pieces
Fancy Silks New
designs and color
ings which we have
divided into
viz:
. 759 95&
and $Uo25.
Actual value being
at least one-third
more than the price
asked.
Goods now open
for inspection
510-512
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Swear
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If you haven't the proper ofllee sup
piles. Come, inland give us a trial.
We have the largest and most com
plete line of office supplies In North
eastern Pennsylvania.
If it's a good thine, we have It. Ws
make a specialty of visiting cards and
monogram stationery.
ReynoldsBro
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Hotel Jermyn Building,
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