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THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE-MONDAY, '.TUNE 3, 190r:
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(5e ctawfon Cd8une
ruMlfhM Dally, Kipt Sunday, pt The Trlb
lire Piibtkhltig l.ompany. nl 1 III) Cents t Month,
i.tvv s rttrii ttii, liciitor.
O V. nVMlr'K, nulnen Imager.
.Stu erk Offl. ri ISO Naidii PI.
S VnFKIANP,
Pole jtenl lor t'mflgn A'lvrtlUlnj.
KnlrrerJ at the Po'toffier l "Semntnn, I'1 as
frecotitl Cits Mill MallT.
ttlim tpp will permit, 1 lie Tribune Is ilwayi
plael to print ulifirl letters frnm II friends hr"
fnc on riinent tnpln, Imt Its rule li Hint these
mut Iip timipii, tot pulillpitlon. ly the mncf a
real name, ami the rnnilltlnn prneilenl " "'
ffplnncc Is Hi it ill i (attributions tnll lie mnject
t relltorhl reiWrn.
TIIK H,T n,TK mil AllVI'.IITIMSn
The following I ibto shows th- prim pel Imh
raeli lnerllon, ipite to lie urd ultltln one jean
Kunol Sidiiuton Hill
blTI.W. Piprr leeirilwf Position
J thm Mxl inohe ,.i 271 ".I'1
.VK) Inches 20 Kl .VI
lYl " p. T, I1
"""l " IV5 17 ."
Cmo p. icj .IS
lor rords .( Iliinltt, irolufl"iit of rondolriiir
'lid linl!ir mntrllmtinii' In the ni'iire of 1 1
"rtllti(f I he Iriliiinc millers a ilnrse nt " icnts
line
Hates for r'tiMlfltil Hrrllliu niinMml on
f pllrltlnn
KCIfA.S'TnN, JtfNIJ
I fill.
Tho I'll" nf Hi iMiltnli ollslit to tjonil
$ln,fifiii ui oiiio nn ,uj Aurr pink.
Troubles Self-Hndc.
WIIKK .r.iinci Mnii- on thn
flint .Monday In A pi II
li.ii tit Ipiitpil us iPi'iiulr-r
ill UK' Ill RUIll..lllHl (It ,1
..ovenimr-nt fm- Sc-iitiitnu uinlrr the
ppvv ilimtfi. mitnlnir 11s Ills mlvlsois
and i"ion'hp llniitPiuml tin' men
picxlotflv ncfrrorl iipnn, nitldhlv t'lcin
mis and NijiIip, iIipip mik nn hnnc-t
pin iimn on Hip put of tlip ItF'puhlli.in
li.idir". In I'Miihiiip ollli lonu.v 111 iiilinln
Ktiiitlnn with piilitluil IphIpiipj. TMp
lmpp whs oiitci t.ilncil th.it Mull-, liv
limnly IliJpllty tn polltitiil fiKippiiiPiits,
iniilil ioniil"ip his iii in in liniinoiiy
.mil ipHip with iipillt nftPi- airiiilniln-
iStllltiiJll LflllllllPllllPll lis tho pooplp.
Tho iiinii siiiiiiipiiii? I1I111 wpip siIiIp
.mil nun; tlu-j .slipiiKtlipneil wu.iU
pIllLPS.
Itisliln nf tUPIlty-lnlll lllilllS, f.lptlllll
Mnir flpstinP(l this hopp .mil pl.npil
lii'ioio tin le.iilrisnf his p.uty who hud
stihpn phi in st ly tn s.irpiTiinnI him nn
unipilstnKnnle pmoi ot his liu-K of b.il
ldst. Uc w.is allowed to complpto tho
ileiiioiisti.itinn. .iiifl now tlip ilcin.iiiil
for his ipiiio,i1 K miUpiI 1 1 n 'ii ol .ill
.sh.nlps of pnlltii nl lipllpf Mis p.ist mh
toi tiuips Iihp thus horn ol his own
wilful in.iiiiif.n tin p. Wli.it limy In 1. ill
In tho futuip will bp aw niter with this
thought in niiml.
nrnci.'l Pieil (.iinnt's inopn,il to
tin 11 Aguin.ililn loose spcnis inopur.
'J'he rillpino distill her is pciw 01 lesss, to
miiKe fmtliei tiouble and tlieie is 110
ir.iKin liy he hhotild he n suest of
I'm le bdiu nn. lonsei. 80 lonfr as the
i ollow .inti-hupi li.illst.s 111 this 1 nun
li y lcni.iin outside ol the pi ison walls
It i.s not fust to Keep ARiiliialdo nn
du suaifl.
Needs Looking Into.
OXi: W the clauses in the
Cuban coiihtltution which is
UKely to he 1 losely serutin
ized by the authoilties at
WashhiKton 1 elates to the piopnsed
1 (-public's indelHfdiie.ss "The lepiib
!ie ot full.!," it hays, "does not ipioft
nlze iiiv uthei debts or obligations
ban those legitimately enteied into
in beh ilf ol the tovnlution by the
( 01 ps loinniande of the llbeiathiK:
aim after T'eh L'l. IsOs, and in ior to
:cpt. l'i, ot 1 he stime yen. tho date
upon wliii h the Jlinnpu.iy. 111 1 (institu
tion was. I'ldimilr.atcil, and suih debts
and ubilKttioi.s a- tho 1 evolutional, v
AoveinuiPiit nia hae eontiai'ted af
leiw.ud. eilhei by llsrll, 01 iIhoiikIi
its leitiuiati- icpip-iwiiitivos in lor
cIrii lountiies ConKiPhs .shall talte
at tion .u. tn paid debts anil 0hllK.11 Ions
and detiile as to the pavineut ot tliose
that nnij lie lefillliiiiite "
In inniioi linn with this ciiotiilion, a
1 b..pt'i ci1' IiKtoiN of liniel) Intel st
Is i lied b the WiishliiKion Post, The
I'lihau liuit.i in New YiiiK, in AiiKiift
s"i, tes-nlved to noKotiatc- n loan for
the piiipiK- o piiuha.sliif, amis ami
wai in.itPiiil to send tn Cuba and al--o
a (Titl.-ei wliii h eould pu upon Span
ish iniiiineiee. The Junta, however,
non in.iilo the dl.senveiv that It (nuld
not Ksiie bunds that vvruld be ,1111
,i Idol id bv piospetlve put chasers, as
l licit- was no Cuhuii ro eminent to
(Jr.ullKiiU thoil hsue li was ie
sohed thciefoii- to send to Cuba ,1
M.iteiiicnt uf the sltii'itliin and 111 ko
the ImiUM'its to oi-Kauli-i. : povein
liiPlll. Tills stalenielit was piepaied
1 by Senor Klde (J, Plena mid foi
wauled to Cuba, titnl herns the date
of Aucust 2'.i. lSW It piniliited, of
inliue, the deslied effect, fot on Sep.
tcniber Ifi, Ufi.'i, thrie was pioehilini i
the vo-called Constilulloii of the
Piovisioi.al Uuveiniiii'iit of Cuba":
on the JSth of lb" jollnwiiiK inoiitli a
cmuieil of gov eminent was oisalilzed,
and tile Insuifri'lilh. on tlm stienfjtli
of this ramp 01 swuiznl Inn, tooK tho
til St steps to is,siie IkiihIs. am) peso
tl.ite -a loan.
After lonSM-oiitluueil iieRollaliou,
jonio nf the bonds thus isfttrd weie
old. while iitlieis, It Is .illosed, i-m
Kivpn-ai'.-iy to Inlluenre publlo npln.
Ion, Sis- 1 if 1 cent. VS-yeai- bonds ail
thoilzhiK their holdnis to uiiiuuro and
collect tho taxes nf cuh.i llbie when
the lismsenth secured control real.
Ued, tt Is said, ten u-ntn on the dol
l.ir and It I.s also ch.ugeil that roiluln
newsyifper edltoi.s mid imblle men -til
ijljUKe Is seneial, no names ,uo
incnt(Ju,:'d-iMPved liomls In lownid
or sej-vlces piomiaed or lemlorcil. tliu
tutnl iimount ot these, viulous Ibsm a
Jh-Iii lenown to only a ft-w of tho
Junta' iiK-nib'-is, pinbably tn nut
mure, 'than Sonor Palnia and lioiualo
Qucsado. How muny lioldeis of theso
bonds have had a hand In drafting
the Cuban constitution we du not
know; hut tho Intlniutlou has been
made that one of the influential iod
faons why there lias been so much
objection In Havana tn the Piatt
amendment Is because It cheeks tho
bond scheme by piuvldin? that Cuba
Fhttll not assume or coutiact any pub-It-,
debt upfin width the Interest may
not he paid ami n lnklitg fiintl
flea led from the ordinal y levenuos
of the Maud tiflr p.i.VltiR nil thr
riirreiit evprnses of Hip Rnvpriiuieiil.
This debt (tiP.dlon needs looking
Into.
The (tntlon r n sllcccsm- tn Hank'
lug Commissioner tieeder im (halt man
of the Itpptlbtlinn stale coniinlltep hns
Ollseii ttnollgh lli-lir-tnl lleedei'H deslli'
In be lelleved, allil two inillieM are
pioiiiinenll.v mentlonrd taiiryT. Cvie,
iltpeilntendent of public IiiiMi1Imku and
,'imimK and W It, Atnliews, pilvate
spcietiny of Hcnntrii' Penrose. P.0U1
ine cm pIIpiii oigiiiilzpis and nhllgltig
KpiiiIpiiipii, hut Mr. Andipvvs has hud
the wider epetlti!(e ami his seleillon
Would tlleiefoie epedle the cnnipalRIi
plellniliiarles. For a tilinihcr of yenis
Mr AndievvM has been one of tho mo't
tl listed ami efiecllve woikers at stale
lit milium to t and he knows tho duties
of the ch ill m.iimlilp tlioioughly,
Juvenile Probation Law.
Till: jrviIN'llii: couit l.nv,
with Its iittm licit piovlsloii
for the nppolntment of pio
lnitlon ollk'piSj tn look nfter
chlldreti found guilty of mlsdeim'.ni
ois will go a long way fivvaids saving
cllldien fioni beuiiulng piofesslolial
cilinlimls. It Is a sleii In aihatice
giealer than can be ineasiiicd for the
delense of the whole soilnl f ibllc Hut
In one impoitant p.u tleulai II Is lack
ing. It piovides for piobatlon ollicei",
to be appointed bv the mutt, but It
makes no piovlslon for their piymfiit.
At Philadelphia the women to who'-e
iiniistlng woik at llaiilsliuig Is due
the Intioductlim of the law ami its
pii's,isrn liave iilie.idv begun the col
li! ting of funds to pl.uo .1 piolmlion
olllctl ill caih one or tlip clghti on
distill ts into wlik'li that city Is tll
Mdetl To in. ilce the law's adniiiilstia
tloti the iv 11 ss It should be Mich pio
v Mon must be made foi piolmlion
olllieis In each and every judicial dls
1 1 't t or the state.
On Wednesilav evening last in the
muni of the famous New C'eiituiy'
club of Philadelphia a pub'.'e meet
ing wits tailed and held fot the double
impie-p of fuitheilng this net essaty
.11 tlon to make the law tboi mighty npi'i -alive,
a id of lieaiing tho piobatlon
lc.ituii-s ONpIninod, with ilo.n setting
tin th of Hip gieit good fu ( omplislied
bv -uch liws In Jl-issdchusptit nml
Illinois, the two stTiles that liavo laUen
the leal in 1 nacling sin li legislation
for (hlldien and in piovng its v.uue.
This iiieeiing was fittluglv tic-Id In
tin- looms nf the woman's 1 lub, whose
bnaid of liniuagi-i.s defiayed rill o
I eii'-ps ul dtawiug up Hip bill and Its
lit 'iitation to the lejiisl.ttuio, and
was pusitled o(i bv the woman most
actively insiiumenial hi set linns Its
passage, the cliaii 111,111 nf the (lub's
(onmiitt'-e on Industihil pioblenis.
Anion,-; the speakeis was MKs Claik,
one of Chliago's piobatlon ottieeis un
der the luveiiile c-niut law, who told
of the smiess of the law since its
1 ass.igo two je.iis ago, giving spec ille
inttanees of some of the cliildien whom
It had s iverl fioni ii e and clinic.
I!iv. Chailes Wood, who gave un
stinted ni.il'o to the legislntiiic Inr
pa'iug the law, thin dwelt upon the
necessity that the ciiitlon of the
nic.isuio should now lomniand the at
tention of the out he community. The
law will be wm-p than U'-eless If len
dcred inopciativo. This one cannot do
its appointed woik lor the saving ot
dtliU'iuent childier. who have biol.eu
law, nor coi-tiibute to the welfaie of
the community without lb" appoint
ment and siippnit nf the piobatlon
iillliil'c uiitlini Irocl, called lor by tho
law.
Tlieie is as meat a need fin Hie Mill
opri.ition ot the new law hi Suanton
11.- in Philadelphia 01 any other por
tion of the slate What an oiganlzed
hiidv ol women In Philadelphia set it-.-elt
to do in collecting the lunds for
payment of piobatlon ollleeis of the
.liuenlle couit's appointing It Is nced
I ill that sumo body of eltieus nsso
( lated togetht 1 shall set Itselt tn do
111 Sd.intou, and at nine. The supei
inteiid'nts of the Soiloty foi OiRaui
mg I'liant.' and ol the llnino MIs
ilonai.v sniiity of Philadelphia nltend
1 d Wednesday evening's mooting to
I'ltclgt- ollit Lilly the t o-opeiation nf
those .societies with the unit enient to
iiiiilu' the adnilnlstiation 01 tho law 11
suite-.-. The Associated I'haillios of
Sciantoii whose agint has, under Its
supcivlslon and vilth the co-opeiatioii
ot the 1 lt authoilties, dune foi some
.vims n Rood vvoik In lho malter of
saving ehildieu tioiu Ivis of crime,
may h- depended upon to do all it 0.111
in (o-opeialion with the new iniiit
mid the admlulstiatois ot the law
wluii appointed. Put what Sciantoii
body alieady oiRanl-tl will set Itself
to the business the New On I my club
of Plilladclphla has not h.si a day in
In ginning,-the niMng nf luuihi to
liiako the law opeiatlvo In the judi
cial dlstiieis over which the coin Is
If tills illy pieside'.' Trine should not
be thiown away hi getting 111 siien u
llioveiue-it. AVhu will olsn IiiIkr Hoiii
Huston or Chicago soma piisnu mm.
potent to Rho to 11 mass meeting hem
tull oNplanatloii and illustiallou ol' the
woiklng of such laws in (ho states of
Massachusetts and Illinois?
It i useless to piodiit a wad t famine-rot-
sovoial dnjs et.
Chinese Reform Movement.
IT IS AN Inteiostlng account that
is seat to tho Loudon lilobe by
Its Sydney coitcspomlont of tho
advaneo 01 Hit- movement
among the l.ugo Chinese lontlngeut
loslilont in Austialla On Chlneso Riy.
iiunieutal irfniiii. Ho tells ot tha
new ImpetiH it has loechod, alihoush
It had foi months he-en making steady
piogiess, ttoni tho m that of l.eong
Kl Chu Him the loitespoudc-ut de.
fciiibes as shilling with Kang Ku Wc-1
Hie- ltnder.sl Ip ot the lotoim puity In
1 lilua, and says that ho Is now tour,
lug tin- whole southern hemlsphmn
with the object or uniting the Chlneso
lesldents lr a demand for coiistitu.
tlomtl lefoini In their native laud. Ho
was mot, It nppe.us, on his aiilvnl In
Me iboiit no by a huge crowd of Chl
iitso tiaili.-is. although those taking
pint In suih 11 lecoptlon Incur iisk,
as thfr so doing Is looked upon as
Ucdton.iblo by t lie- Clilne.se authoilties.
l.eong Kl Chu, whom the cones-
pnliclonl uei'liis ns a mnll of ro
iiiiitkahli' T'?i stHiHllty. now nhotit -t
e.1ts nf ago, mid possessing n won
fir rf ul Inline nor ntnong the Chinese
wheipver h goei, niakes some Inlei
rftlng stiitotuonls rrgiii licit fiom lho
lcwpolnl or n possible loaoiionitlnii
or t'llln.i riotu W'lthlll. To quote the
IU11I11 's conospolidelit:
"l.roiiu ll Chu nsseils dial the em
lror of China Is the real head of ttie
lefonn niovrmeiil, which numbers lie
I w pen thhty and loitj- inllllons, Iti
1 lulling most of the chlneso educated
rlas'os. I'tinds are plentirul. nnd on
tlonvoiM ,uo belnc made to arouse the
svmpa lilies or the clvltlrprl world with
Hie cn'lse or Chlnoso eonstltutlonal
lefoini C( llld the Chlneio oiupeitir
lie leotited 110111 captivity ly the al
lies the war would speedily coll, ipso;
at any rate. In Hi" southern mid mid
dle poitlotis of the enipho. Kl Chtl
maintains that the only nie-ins of
Inhiglng the einpiess dowager to roa
f nn Is fm- the allies 111 lively to sup
oit the roforni p.u ly. This would
lead to Hie lelpase of the ompeior and
his rotuin fo Pekln, whem the con
dlllons of peaeo could be s-penllly ni'
langed. It Is not Itnpiobable thatl
li.cetliigs of Austiallmis will he hold
In Melhoume. Hydnev nnd otlicr placet
ror the pin put p of memni lallzlng the
ltiitlsh goveinnieiit to cspntuln tho
.iii-p of tho t'liliiotp lefoiineis as the
most (ortiiln means of seeming ptaco
011 a sound and (tillable basis."
The wilier adds that the gioal do
th e or the Chlneso In Australia. Is to
Ik hold theh native cottntiy formed
Into 11 kind ol seml-ooniinonwealtli,
with the emiieior as liond for life, In
China tin educated classes have be
( omo much Impiissed with the l.ipld
iidv.iiKc of Japan, and ate eager not
t:ilv to fi'lkiw the example or that
(oiintiv, but also to foi 111 a dcrenslve
mid offontivi- allhiueo with It. Of tho
people who aie clouding hoong Kl
Cim's inoet'ngs the coi ii-spondent
w litis that "it must not bo foiRoltcn
that the leading Chllie-e lesldents In
Austialla me a well hiloinied class.
They icgulnily iciid the Svdney, Mol
1111111110 and uthei papeis. and have nn
intlinate knowledge or what Is going
on in the woild. In some or lho
eounlry dltiilcts they hold municipal
ollhc-, me llbeial In assisting tin
woik of le-liglnn 01 eliaiity, and take
a inlde in h.ivlng their nllspilng well
(d Ilea ted. TIiosp people lopiosent tho
china or the fuiiiie, the China fen ru
ing the diemo ot the Chinese enipor
01. Kang Vu Wei, and leong Kl Chu;
a China which inav spi irg Into eIst
cuie long before the Austi.ilian 00111
ii'onwealh lias attained its ninjoiity."
That may appeal to the majoiity or
wcttcin pcoplo to ho an oveily optlm-i-tle
view, but theie is ceitainly no
krown leason to consider the legen
ridtion or China riom within by her
own people an impossible chapter in
the unw ml movement or the woild's
hMoiy to be made and witnessed by
the tv.cntieth ceiituiy.
Theie will evidently be no fiee Cuba
until Cuban statesmanship onl.ngos. It
is now inueli too small for the job.
Present Condition
of Porto Rico
-pctiil Cm re-i omlcme of die -ii niton lnlnine
PlilU'lilpliu. .June ".
Di; 110 rami:, mo 01 nu 1 mtu! sin,-s
lOiiiini 1 nn In Pnito liiio, wjs in tins
iili traliy 011 In- w ly Id W.i-liniKtim, lm-ni-
luin .1 ii".ni;n in Ilic tli-.imer sm
lu 111, rihiili 11 telril Nivv Vuiki'ii Miiiii'1,1. Pi,
1!iiv., who .i- )inic-Mir of polll11.1l .-(nine .it
III' lniii.-ll' of l'iiiii-jl.inu pilm lo I114 .ip.
piiiutiiiiiit. liit , ir tn Pii-eiiitiii. Mi kinlei to
1 . i-.o the law- fm the government ot Poiln
linn, will haul Hie lepnit of tin- iniiu--ion In
tic pie-lilenc lonimune. In in ihlirvirw veitli
.vniii 1 oiie-prnnlent 011 the eilnir luii'litlon of
.inm in ilie 11 im, In, IEoho -li'l:
Pie -le-n-ot I'uitn lllio leienlly eonipilul
niiilii Ilie iliiieiimi 01 1 he vtdi ilipuliiieiil w.
n tn I lint cut 01 1 told population ot D.ii.211
on the 1-1 mil the nitivi horn Inhilnt oils innii
Inr li.l, .71, nl whom "Mini) .in- whih- .mil nl, .(17
toloitd. It is not po il 1I1 iniiuly to .-ipn.Hc
tin- 1. 11111 f 1 out llit Vdii. ill lut'. 1 lir-j evmt
loselhu mi the i-liml .mil Hull futnic wnun
toseiliei 111-ipii ihlt I 11I1 111" lm I ept it-own
nli mile, lit theie li n l"iii .1 mipiocil in .1
mill 11 1 1 liillnenie Hi Vfin.in Ins heuellteil by
the loin line .mil Kinilliti imiMcIei itlon, the le-s
pionmniicil intipilliv of the Spun ml n com
plied with the Viuloivnn. (nnviu-l, the no
L.'io It nl hul 1 tti'iilwitk uilluciite on the Spin
I. nil '1 lil-. In- nol heen the usnli 01 1 11 1 it in
It r inivtnie, Imt t ith. 1 1 in he .i-t rllie il tn tin.
f.ut lint the inio, lUiin; -hie h.e Mile wllh the
l.illn 1 lie, his roinewlnt inoilifinl the l.illn torn
pel lllllllt.
"Hie pie-nit eon.liilons In Putin llhn me by
lm nn nil wi ippillli; 1,- is Ilie eenei d hnpie,.
(inn 'Ihe rtitnnent lint the 1111 is il I'otlo
It t nn me in 1- lii'l .1 (onilllion a. .lie tlin.o
nf liiilhe lie IK'I Jii-lilnlile. Imt II is line that
Ihne I- .-till wiiiti ilt-tie-s nml ili-i milnit piei 1.
Iinl Pi ntliallv. Ihri ire I 11 luliii off Imhy
Hun intiler lln-nht Spini-li irelme It I- nm In be
snppre-ei llnl ilmiiu- Hid lenluili- nl Spmi-ll
liil-inle llitte i. .110 niiikril ileiei- ot pio.
peiltv in Ci to Kit o, .lii.t inoie thin then- uh
I l -- c lit'- 111 other pn-.e ions of the ilii.nlint
finpiit 01 spam. Mm the people of tiie i-1 ini
me peneliil, r.i.v jnln', Kiil U-s iml tritlible
iinl will tpieilllv he mule enbielv intentlile In
Vim rh in Inlhi-nie, ik-pile wlnlever dithi tillie3
llie.t in lie now pie.M'nl mi.",
"Wliitever tin fntt'ie- inn line in -lure for
I'iiIii lino, it foi ins qmle trrtaln lhat the
mat liilni: peiiml of Vimikin tnle li met,
'Hie iiiitimi fot aiilonmnv whlili intikeil the
li-l ji.n ol Spinirh rnln ikvelopei) ,1 pint of
limiM, wliiili irni-iiilfr.il'lv toinplli iinl the piuli
Inn lonfimitiiu lite niiitir, mil iuls-o,tioni ly the
cjnl Kiiviiiuiirnt Hie inllllarv Ltoteiiiiiirni wa
in t n-ii-e mi nihglilriinl rii-poll-m ami olTeieil
nn oppoiliinit) for lho ilevelopnieiit nf the pnll
ill u'ioupin-- ami fiitiond sIiiiskIis uhiih ranie
alitint ii fit on .1. the civil t,oiiiimciit was 01
Laiiieil,
n
"Willi 1 pengili- tin in n-lnmnl to .utile pallid
pilinii in pnhlie .illun, It U not nitpiioin- tint
nut vpci tnl .iml evtui is nit iliiinniK win- mule
nl mi I In. (Ml niilli'rlici, Pillinc lie SpjnlJi
ink- lho snvrininriit n,n pl.nnl to fu ilnno aril
Injiiml the people ef I'niln lllio lint tht.v lie
nol tn lie hhiinoi! if ihe Ii;iiiiiIii thet .ilm-e lite
hroailci pilvillsii whkh line toini- lo thrin nii-lri
inci It m lihtilnliDiiw. li, li Hr.i leinlrniy w.11
iiilnlrunip, Wlii 11 rliclloii ttfir liehl the ap
plleil litiullj Ihe ilnttiiue that the tpniU be
his lo the vit tor. Pnliips, Vnuiii 111 pjllll-
I I ins wniihl t iki- litis as evhlrnie of .1 hlunly
rtenlopul cipiiil.v foi tlf fuirniiiunt 'heV
piiipi.., i not onl to Mil the oihin with their
own fikiuls, Imt itl-n In nul.i thcli eneinltj
pij nil Ihe ltve It i, el'tiplj .1 1 e anion
fie 111 conilliloiis limit r whiih ihey Ii id no put
in tllllin.' tin u'lkis nml no kIkio In ial.ln- the
luo... Uii, coiiilitloii of all ills was cmplusizeil
hi the nihil il ti mUiit y of .1 l.illn people to
look lo the hiimimirnt for the fcolution of eveiy
illlhnilly 'ihiiiiuhmil Ihe prtloil lnli.ro ami ilnr.
ni- tin- (ml Mniiiii of ihe- kslflaiive as-enilily,
Ihe soiiiimifiit hihl to mile, ioiwi utile.
inin-, iltocoiiueins eui.v allenipt at udiul
IcUlatloa ami iniprcsin,; upon Ilie people ilic
nciewily ot cclfhelp ami t-clliilnme Hint
whin loiiers itntllie'l fvo million ilollar. uf
Itit-nne 1,1 ihe L- n., toino iiillnih-tli poito
Uiurw piopOiiil that the um kliuuld he cvpnidcj
In errellnit it mignlHenit Temple ol .tmllee In
1 1 nor of ihe I'nlteil 'tllec Tlie pnctltal Am'il
1111 nfllilnl fpenl the inorvy In biillcllnit roirli
lint rhool lioii'e. While Ihll tui.v riot line
I een the polity rilrnhlei! lo fri ntn the Rreilut
Imiiiedlilo popnlatltj, it lm Jintliled ltell In
Ihe frellns nf ennftdeme ami ceenrlly whleli lia
lirrn sriiltnlly nurrtliiR Itsilf Itiroiigliout the Id
.111J. "Ilinil In ImihI with ihu rlitnae o( illltihle,
a inoie tiMltlifnl view of the limit nf Rovein
limit atllnn Is ilrveloplns, At the t lino of the
c linnco nf MiiurlRiiti' there wai 1 crnrrnl liellfl
tint American into incitil. the Immeilhite solution
of all the illfHenlt mul perplevlnj pro'items whlili
(or mi unit) yuiM Iinl kieii nelertril by the
spanbli nnllinrlthw The ilNappolntincnt follow.
Inn the rrinmiltlciii ot the Inipowllilllly nf tn
leiil.v 11 fnlntlon fontiil il flisl cxpicwloii tn 1
fir lint of illscontrtil wlnrli lm all but illclp
pmiitl Hie prople now reillre tint under the
Vneihim nilein BOieiiimentat m Hilly testrleM
llelf lo crriline lomllllons favorable In dull
ihlii.il Inlliitlie and riilerprlie, tint tint the
toinmi n lit proiire- of Ihe Islaml mint itiprml
upon (he ellniti ot the people. T lieso nnd otlicr
vmoilein iden ami Id'eJls are Inc-iilcttlnic nn en
llieli ntw npirlt lull Ihe body politic of the
blinil nnd the Aiinririniritlon nf the Porto
Ilium Is but 1 matter of lime."
-w. 11. n.
THEIB INSTINCTS.
When the itltne of WiiliiriRton wa unveiled at
P.u Is list ttninner, .1 happy Rlonp of Ainerli-in
stndnils were uaklnn the eihoei from time to
time with their rollrgi ek. One Prenrh worn in
Mhl nervously to .-mothers "Why rio llicy make
tint filchtful noise."
Her conipmlon monernl with i ralni enperlor
III. "My dear, It's the sjianc in them.'
.ImUe.
THE TAILORS AND THE SNAIL.
for The Tribune
In .1 eltv known for wl-dom.
Where the l.nkawnniu llown,
When- the bills are nrren in summer.
Anil in wlntei capped with fnons.
Dwell home bill a dorn tallow, '
Who n nt to Mil a Miail:
Slid the feminist to the hindmost,
"Let ti- nit him at the tall "
Hut the hludinn-t soinewhtt wisclye
kiiniilui.' whit a ill, .nihil thing,
Il would be tn get behind him,
If the critter hid a stinc:
Suc'K'i'lt'd to the foremo-t,
-mil who-e name wis lied, t
'twas -tfir for the tailor!
In nit him at the head,
to in rnim-.el met the I iiloi,
lu t ri'tlo built of tloue, "
ml cleiieiil that one 1 ih tailor
Should meet the uail alone.
ud i tisnil for Ihe rnnlllit .
A -Irii tint wouldn't fill - .'
W is n hot down in the illev '
Walt a lomniou Kiowlcr pill.
Whrn feel the ereepinjr (.hadows, (
'Ihe t iiinii, , one and all,
Pasted fitly lo the chamber
Of Ihe execution hill
While peerlnB lliioiigh the tiancm.
Pre the mcrnintr sun arn-e,
Ihe -niil lint pisted on to rclory,
Wheie no tailor ever Roe-, 1
I he M111I, al i-, is thughlcied.
Itt 1 prctti little Tti-e
kuown inly to the Itilors
Ihe tiller nnd his KOOe.
Hut they siy theie 11 a pcctr",
n inael in the tower,
Tli 11 iniy shv the Rne-o an! tailor
Some uncvpected I10111,
to the hilf dozen tulois.
Who went In kill a snul,
nd lho hindninit of the foremost
W.is to eileh him bt (he (all,
Mm find il like the fihle
Of the buniply t rumply cow,
sivinpr to end othei,
"Wo me all t tken nm."
0. H. Soper.
Sciantoii, .Tunc 1.
20c Per Share
Is the piice now for the stock of the
Pacific Coast
AND
Texas Oil Go.
Subject to advance without notice.
T. ...Ill ,--11 J-- Ar ,
(Xi, win auit lur tuu, very &oon una
is fairly worth 40c. now. The com
pany's large holdings in the best
districts in California aie advancing
lapidly in niaiket value. The man
agers will begin boring wells in both
tiacts immediately and will push
operations as rapidly as possible and
expect to strike oil in sixty days.
This Stock will sell for
$1.00 per share be
fore October and may
sell for many dollars
per share before
Christmas.
Investors can buy it with confi
dence because the value of the com
pany's holdings nnd tho character
nnd ability of its manageis and di
lectois ae established, The com
pany refeis by permission to the
President of the Sioadway Bank &
Trust company of Los Angeles, Cal.
Any bank or banker or piominent
business man in the towns of Bakers
field, Sunset, Midway nnd McKit
trick will testify to the great value
of the company's 320 acres nt Mid
way. It is in section twelve nnd is
in dhect line with the best wells in
the district and Midway is at piesent
the centie of excitement.
Tim Murk is fcollliiB iiwly In fall
fornla to mon who know tho .iltio of
tho company's piopei ly and the ahlllty
and Intcsiity nr tho t'onipuny'H man
UKPi.s, So nuu-li as tills cannot bo .said
ror lho htocks or many companies that
nic Imsely aderlls.ed In the Uast. Wo
honestly believe that this Is the be-st
oil Investment ortoiccl to tho ll.ihtcni
public-. Tluy It while It Is cheap. For
nil p.u tlculars apply to the
INYESTMENTand FINANCECO
Room 1, Dime Sank Building,
Ccranton, Pa.
THE TRIBUNE'S
EDUOA TIONAL CONTEST
$3,000 in Special Rewards.
THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE has inniigtirntec, its second Edu
cational Contest which, like the first, is open to every ambi
tious person, not only In Scranton, but throughout Lacka
wanna and other counties in Northeastern Pennsylvania.
This contest will be even greater in magnitude than Its predeces
sor, embracing special rewards of the very highest character, and
will be carried out in strict accordance with the rules of fairness
and justice.
The first contest, which occupied the attention of our read
ers fiom July to October of last year, met with such encourage
ment and was so successful in every way that it lias been de
cided to repeat It.
This year the special rewards are limited to those of an edu
cational character, eight scholarships being offered to the very
best educational institutions tn the state.
The Special Rewards.
Scholarship in Lafayotto College $1,000
Scholarship in Swarthmore Collego 1,000
Scholarship in Stroudsburg Normal School 075
Threo Scholarships in Scranton Business College,
$60 Each 180
Two Scholarships in Scranton Conservatory of Music,
$75 Each 150
$3,005
Each contestant failing to secure one of these special rewards
will be given ten (10) percent, of all the money he or she turns in.
V. n-The first tun prliolarlilp 1I0 not Inchiil nuiK hut tin- contestanti srcurlnj
lnec will lie given ttn (10) pet irnl. n mI lho money Ik ot the turns In lo lliu
iiiliunc, to assist In l'ljing tills cxpcnic.
Rules of the Contest.
Ilie spcrlal rcvurelic will he- ciien tn t'lc
perse ni seeming tic Idif-cst number ot
pnlnti
Point? will ho rrrditdl tn mntctnnli M-rni-Inir
new suhnrilicis to Ilie -cuntoii Tilhuic
a follnns:
l'nitiK
Ono Xlontli'i Subscription $.10 I
llirci- Moulin' Siili-ciiillnn 1.-J1 -
Mv Mouths' Sil.-triptlou V-0 li
One Venr's suh-irlption .. . .5 00 1
Tin- rontr-tjnt ttilli the hUh(t niiniln.r
if points will he civen 1 ilinlii' from II o
list of peihl rcfinl; tho lontc-t.int with
tin- second hlcht-'l nmnbrr of points will ho
Cilcn a ihnlc- nf tho icnulnln' ilvvjiiU,
an-l tn on thiouuli tlm ht.
I'neh lontratiint fdlins to hhiiio i sprilit
ri-Hditl, and .1I-0 thc.sr who 'old I lho first
two Mholnrshlpo, Mill be- irivrn tin pn cent,
of all niotioj he or she turns In
Full particulars will be furnished all interested, including a list
of the winners last year with the number of Doints they secured.
Address EDITOR EDUCATIONAL CONTEST,
Tribune, Scranton, Pa
ALWAYS BUSY.
Our Oxfords
Low In cut. I.mv in pi ice. High In
quality. L.irlles' riom 7,)C. up, Jcn
tlenien's riom $1.23 up.
Lewis & Reilly,
Wholesale and Retail.
Mears Building,
Court House Square.
Capital Stock, $100,000
Surplus, - - - 25,000
Savings and Business Accounts
Solicited.
President
Vice Pres.
Cashier -
- C. D. Jones
G. F. Reynolds
- H. M. Ives
DIRECTORS:
C l) .tones,
l, V. Hey nolds,
llioma) Spraguc,
Art liui Dunn,
O S. Woolwoitli,
V. li. Kullon,
Itiihard O'rtikn,
M I' farter,
t-nnuel Sanitrr,
T, P on Mnuli,
A U U'.iiiiijn,
M J. Iliali-y.
fJW:
&
K K K K K t K KK K H. K K f. K ft n X t
I TRY I
ICIock'sBestf
Union Hade '.
: Tobacco:
A Good Smoke or Chew,
A Tiial Solicited.
Satisfaction Guaranteed.
MANUFACTURED BY
The Clock Tobacco Co,,
644-48-48 Wyoming" Ave,
Scianton, Pa,
totofcto)4ttfctfcMfe'4X
TRIBUNE WANT ADS,
BRING QUICK RETURNS
A
People's Bank,
All subscriptions' mul bo pilel In mhincc.
Only -icw Mibvirlbcrs will be countc-cl.
Itoiicnals liy persons whim- mini 4 wcie on
our MibvtiipUon livt prior 10 JIjv li will not
bo (lullleil. The 'IiIIiiuil- will imistlMto
cull ftih'.cilptloii iml If fouml Irirjulir 11.
jiiv in) rotrl(1 tho rlcht lo roctt it.
o tniinfi-r tan lie mule aflrt ireilit lm
onto I ecu ciirn
.Ml nihil ripl'on. nnH tho rii to pay r,ir
fame, 11111-t be liJiulcil in 11 I hi- li"ibuii3
oflltc within tho wtrk in whit It they ate si'
rinpil, so that pipeis tn ly be- -cut to the
subscrihrrs nt onto.
.Subscriptions inul he written on blinks,
whlili tut be siuircd it 'Hie lribiuio oillic,
01 will ho sent bj mail.
The tonlest will tloe n tiiplle it S oVIoik
Satuuli) cvenlr.s, Aiiu-l ol, limi.
Allis-Chalmers Co
Sue.i-ett.ois to Machine Business or
Dli-kson Manur.ic-turins Co., Scr.uiton
and WIIKes-IJane, P.u
Stationaiy lJiiKines, Uoileis, MinitiK
Mdchinory, Pumps.
P. J. HONAN,
Merchant Tailor.
319 Lackawanna Avenud.
SCRANTON'S BUSINESS HOUSES.
THESE ENTERPRISING DEALERS CAN SUPPLY YOUR NEEDS
OF EVERY CHARACTER PROMPTLY AND SATISFACTORILY.
Thc Scranton Umbrella
Manufacturing Company
Vo i irrv tho luisrsl
Mi ck of I 'rnln i II ii. Pir
n-nl nml lliinillcs; o
iil.i, HI t OVI.lt uinbiHIi
.mil pirtsiilt mil niiU''
thrni up ro.inllj is cnni
a-, now iml Riiiriittec i m
pines tn ho lower thin
nm hoio in tho till
Mo ripilr all our eooiIi
(oi one veat 1 III I! 1)1'
( nvm;i:
313 SPRUCE STREET.
HAVE YOUR
WATCH FIXED RIGHT
WE ARE SATISFIED WITH A SMALL
PROFIT.
BERNHARD, jeweler.
J1-. I.( KAN .WW AM. Ml..
EDWIN S. WILLIAMS.
CONTRACTOR, BUILDER
ROOM SB COAL EXCHANGE,
SCRANTON. PA.
Kohl Mnltl
iS Photographer
V
FOR
SALE
III (.(.II S iml u vc
ONs of ill klluN.
nl .1 II011.-1 4 dllll
lliiilrlint; l.'ils nt
liaiKiiu.- UOItsl.s
I 1,11'IM I) a nil
(.IIUOMI I) at
Aitlst.
SHOFF'S
HAT
FACTORY.
'Ill sprnt, ,i,iii,
urn Hole 1 ,li mini
Ml tin new Moil.-,
foi num.' si,r, ,ii
now in New II ii
Mule t Own
M. T. KELLER'S
I.dikawannrl. uriise
Woik.
THE MOST PALATABLE
am) llrillhful Heer tint is Ireweil, 'lho lti.il
,,rlHr of lho Sillnii, t nriv iletl In Us I'linlv,
li I'm c- s. hill.', II o liter that mule Milwaukee
iiiiioiis ruM ly
A. W. SOHRADER,
TJi! 7.'5 Ailjuii 'nue Str.inlon, I'l
II till rrlcphonrs
the scranton vitrified brick
and tile Manufacturing Company
Mjkers ot l'jvins llritk, etc il II Xlalc.
lit I ml r-ilo-. sei t. (llfifc S2J WjthinElon ip
WoiU at NJ Au,-, Pa, I. & V V It It
WALTER E. DAVIS.
214, SIS, SIB PAULI BLDQ,
Attorney-at-Law, Scranton, Pa.
Scranton Laundry,
322 WASHINGTON AVENUE.
Calli by telephone reec ic prompt attnition
WILSON S WASBERS.
SPECTACLES,
MADE AND
REPAIREO.
"Jlufatl"
S. H. TWINING.
131 PCNN AVE,
REGULAR $5
PHOTOS ROR
$3,00
AT
CRAMER'S
311 LACK A. AVE
FINLEY'S
"- - 1 JX
Fascinating
Exhibit of Gradu
ation and Evening
Dress Materials
Wo ato stumilng the most completa
stock or elcRfiiit IlKht-wolRht rnbrlct
thiu It In ptis.ilblo to find niiyvvheie;
evotytlilnp riom a choke or liciutirul
lillp inatcilals Tor tlie "Sweet Ohl
OnitluiiK" to the n.Niiulslte fain low In
ovonlutf colors rcn- putty and hall
riici;c, al-o the iniinv little ncccBMOtlcj
In Ilie way or TilninilnKS I-.iccs, TIm,
Cloves, ltlliboim, lIuiieikciclilcfH, etc.,
Hint alel to coiiiplcte the iitttactlvei
woman.
Crepe De Chines
Tho Incomputable inuim-Mii ror evens
Iuk vvciir, which adapt thcmsclvc-i .so
ailnilinl.lv to .stylo am fisuic. conies In
Mhltc mid all the suit, delicate coloia
Other Graduation
and Evening Materials
Our .sp.ico will not allow ,i detailed
dcsiilptlon or cduh labile in particular,
only by way or a neneial outline. Wo
mcnilon the mulct !al nnd state that
nearly nil ate- nhnvvn In I'le.im, White,
Iliac k and ovenintr sluulos.
Peau do Soio, Libeity Satins,
ramie Satins, Silk Sublime,
Lansdowne, Satin Duchcsse,
Pailctte de Soie, Soft Taffct Silk,
Embioidered and Silk Striped
Gicnadincs,
Wool Etnmincs,
Plain nnd Bordered Nuns' Veiling,
Mouselinc de Soie,
Embioidcied Silk Lnen,
Point D'Esprlt, Silk Mull,
Wash Chiffon, Pcisian Lawn,
Pine Batiste, Lace Sicsscs,
Organdies, Satin Foulaids,
and many other mateiiah that ths
fushiunb of thi.s year demanU,
510512
Lackawanna Ave
HOTEL TERRACE.
Parlor Hotel. Vrconuuoilitions inisurpassi-il
Speenl SI VIVII It II V I I S to peiinjneiit RIK.
(Jet thrin. T.ilili tlujiil . II VMIVTK.
Hanleys
Bakery.
420 SPRUCE ST,
Succeoor to
HUNTINGTON
Wei nial.o a tpetulti of fine bread .stuffs.
Oreleia for Sal tils, OjsIcie, Croquettes, etc.,
piomptly mice.
A full lino ot I.ec Cicun ami lees.
BROTHERHOOD WlNE CO.'S
I'lno Ohl Ports, nuritiinilies. anil
juternm r.imilj Trade Only.
P. H. FRENCH. -408 CONNELL RLOQ
Kellar cfi Harris.
Miiiiifuliirrrs ol lldrnfss, and deilen In Hon'
riiilil.-lillii; (luoiLt, luniks Jin! luii line IHk.
Ilc aliiiK pioinpth nttindctl to, 'lelrphono I3l2
11, l'i nil avenue, huanton, Pa,
L. SOMMAR. Hulhlins Contmtor
I'mplojs union men. Kstiniitca cheerfully
Ciicn. Iteuiodelinpr and rrpilrinc a bpcclalty.
3Se WASHINGTON AVE.
LACKAWANNA
UNDERWEA R STORE
Will Mil nil th'ir simples ot lino imported
Madras hlurts for men at o-io j ivorlh $1 to 2 io
Golden Gate
Dininq Rooms,
Rckl 2i rent luril In the eity,
Inc Meal tickets, i ni),
sundiy dinner a iprculty.
Heme niarti) Pajtry,
244 ADAMS AVE.
W. A. HARVEY.
I'lntrlo W'irins an livtures
l.lei trio Hell and Telephone Work.
303 COMMONWEALTH BUILDING.
J. B. WOOLSEY & CO
CONTRACTORS
AND
BUILDERS.
pcalers in
Plate Glass and Lumber
Or ALL KINDS,
Kinqsbury & Scranton,
M-inulacturcis' Agents
MINE AND MILL SUPPLIES,
District At?cnU ror
John II i Wins' suut'o i Wire Hope an I
l.leitiual Wm I'UttJ IVrelu and Ituhber Jlft
loi II, ltiu. Pa-km Huso and ileihanlial
Ituhlier (, nl linowliuii Pukimr taitcr'
(ill (lotlius llwiii .ilO I'aull hid?
I IIIKIMI )s.s..-j V SIl.t I .l V.
DR. S, GERTRUDE EVANS
OSTEOPATH,
I vi I " .i-.liiii2tr.il ivrnue , union Pi
lltln li. u, (I In I in . I a) lo Jl p in
eii-l.i jii, in. lull ii-uopaili in Norlheait
tin I'tim-ihJiiia
rf