THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE-THURSDAY, JULY 18, 11)01. Published Dally, r.xrept Smvlsy. by The Trlli. urf PiihllfhlrR Cnmptny, t Kilty Cents Month. LIVY S. HICHAM), Editor. 0. F. IIYMILE, Dullness Mimgrr. New York OflUei 1J0 Nawau St. s. s vnEr.t.Asn. Soto Agent lor Korelsn Advertising Knterod at the l'ostofTIre at Scranton, !'., fecund Clats Mill Matter. When spare will permit, The Tribune Is aUi)i Slad to print hmt letters from its ttlrnrt beir inc on current toplrs, hut Its rule Is that "' mint he flKncrl. lor puhllcatlon, hy the writer t real nainci unci the condition precedent t" : ceptanre 1 that all contilbutlons. (hall he luldect to editorial revision. THE FLAT RATH FOR ADVr.MISINO, The lollwInR table shows the price per Imh each .Insertion, tpare to he ed within one jear: "" I tlnn r,t lMln?Mll Kill! DISPLAY. I IMp'r I Readme I Position Lew than Sno Inches .SO em inches .., 12fO " soon " , rVWt " .21 .11 .1S .IS For rani of think", rcfolutlons of condolence nd similar rentribntlont In the mture of & ortlMni The lilhunc mal.cs a iharce el 5 cents lire. Ultra for riawlAcd Advertlslnc furnished on application. SCriANTOX. JCL.Y IS. 1001. The rirnrtlrnl offcrt of Hip Hiiprnno court's rlrrlBlnn In trV vlmlurt r.irr will hp to lnlt that enti-rprifp until It lins hfn rlf.nrly cMnhlMu4 that the eoMn it will Involve rnn ho mot loyally. Thin nlipcuilty nhonlrl have loen cleared up In the Urot pl.ii p. Nn one disputes the nfPd of it lndurt. Kvory ear mnkes, th'it nppd sre.iter. f'.ut It la Iniportunt th.it the rity Fhould it now what the vlirttipt will cost and he prepared to pay Its share of that cost. Should He Settled to Last. ONK Or TIIK omcials of the Ftofl trurt i. riuotcd as fa ins: "The whole ilsht turns upon the rlcht of theeniplny ors to kppp a contiolllntr Influence over thPlr own Interest.-. We weie railed upnn In fact to MirtPiider the nifinngp lnrnt of our huMners to the labor leaders-. Wo shall continue to resist this imposition, as well as the astiniptliii on the rart of the uipiinizntlnn of rower to dictate to non-union men, no matter how long the strike lasts." Thin ban the iIiir of coutape and de termination. Hut on the jame day in anfiher and equally leputable paper a "Wall ftret financier who has eontl der.tlal relations with the men who con trol the policy of the 1'nited Stales V-t(f corporation" is quoted as tollows: "If the workmen In the non-union mills Join the union without compulsion their fiction will be a solution of the present trouble, and thp strike will be bottled within ten days." Hreiyhody hopes the stilke will be fettled form. Hut it would be dollars, in pocket tor the American people if the basis of settlement were of a na ture to la.-.t. r.eeent events? demonstrate that there is a larpp amount of "Ki-levanre" nlloat that could be more properly designated "whim." A Ainu Who Succeeds. WK NOTICE! that Colonel Charles S. Francis, Uni ted States minister to Greece, NItouniani(i and Fervln. who is In this country on leave of absence, has brought with him a treaty of extradition with Roumanla which will ro befoie the s-enatP next winter. TIip United States Royprn ment had been trying for twelve years to negotiate such a tieaty when Col onel Francis took the matter up and he accomplished the. purpose in about three weeks. When he undertakes an entorpii something has to move. An incident in point that once came within our knowledge makes an Interesting anec dote. North of Troy a few fnlles is the -.lllape of Melrose, wheie Colonel Trancls has .1 summer lesldence. Two railroads the Fltchbuig and Delaware and Hudson pass thiough Mehose and have a union station In chaige ot a station master half of whose sal ary is paid by each rtad. This station master, a faithful employe. In whom Colonel Francis took it friendly inter est, one day leePhed fioin.hoth roads notice of dismissal, due to some kink at headquarter.". It was the day before Thanksgiving and Colonel Francis had a houseful of guestP. Km when he learned of the nation master's plight he took the flrrt train for Albany; saw the Dela ware and Hudson omcials; explained matters; got them to agree to lcln rtate the Melrose agent if the Fluh burg people would also agree; took n train tor Hnston: was told that the man he wanted to see was some hun dreds of miles fui ther off, visiting rela tives; kept right on until he saw that man. and returned the day after Thanksglrinr; with the agent's re-ln-r.tatement. JJn of that type usually succeed. te . L- MIC BrXiln evidently begins to re 's garK himself in the light of a lost cau. I.- "A Well-Directed Charity. Tyltn INTEREST aroused by prellminaiy statements that .Lewis Elkln.of Philadelphia, ; who died on July 7, had left the .Tiulk of his estate of nearly two rnllljon dollars to establish an unusual chatty has been satisfied by the pro batflUof the will. There will be no con testof the will in this case. There are -no children to inherit, nnd the docirjnentftielf In that portion making provision for his wite refers to the fact'Shat the manner In which ho had deviled the bulk of his estate was np jrortd'hy her, ItJJs left to the Pennsylvania com panjE for Insurances w lives and granting annuities and their succes sors5n triiBt u create and dispense a f uncM to a witned "Tho Lewis Elkln Fiim! for'tho relief of disabled female schobl t'oachem In tho umploy of the cityof Piilladelphla." It provides for nn annultv of $100, clear of all taxes fbr any .unmarried woman who shall havfO taught for a period of twenty flvo years In tho public schools of tint clty.janrt who. has at the time of her "uinirratlon no means of bunnoit. It .25" .273 .CO .'-2 .rs ,i; 15 1V Is to contlnup during the beneficiary's llfp In each case "If sho should con tinue without means of support for that period." In the nnnual rpport o tho fund to the Hoard of Education the number of pensioners shall be giv en but no mime. Very wisely ho uu thorlzps his executor and tiustcc "to tccelvo legacies or gifts for tho fund, thus extending Its UHefulness." Mr. Elkln was for twenty years a member of tho Hoard of Education. The recpnt drought Is not entirely without comfoitlng features. It lias Induced Mlssouilans to pray. Mayor Cnrnahan of Rochester. A VETO MESSAGE made pub lic Monday by Mnyor Car nahnn, of Rochester, N. Y Is one of the most icmatit nblo documents In the history of American municipal government. Tiom the document itself und ex planations In the Rochester news papers It appears that the mayor and a local lighting company have differed over the proper policy in l elation to strcpt conduits for ckctrlc wiics. The mayor favored city ownership and contiol of the conduits; the lighting company favored getting control of them Itself. According to tho mayor, the lighting company gained a decisive influence In councils by putting on Its pay roll tho polltlenl bob.i of Rochester, Oeorge W. Aldrldgo. Ald rldge Is n Republican and so Is the mayor. At tho. time of the mayor's nomination and election Is was gener ally supposd he was Aldrldge's man. Rut tilings are ceitalnly dlffeient now, for In tho message the mayor directly chaiges Aldiidge with selling his poli tical Influence and after citation of a Ipt of circumstantial evidence intended to sustain biitli an accusation, pro ceeds: "Opciatlons of this character dis credit city government. It is tho gen tlemen representing the private cor porations who have had things hither to alt their own way In dealing with municipalities; tho gentlemen repre senting the city have frequently got something out of the contract for themselves; tho people's interests have been Ignored. Municipal author ity and prestige are too often weak and low; while the authority and pres tige of private corporations engaged in public services are cnoimously ac tive and strong. "All considerations favor municipal ownership of conduits. Conduits, be ing of a permanent nature of construc tion, icquire no operating department for their maintenance, and are, there fore, best adapted of all public utili ties for municipal ownership. Tho companies own. opeiate. Install and caie for their own cables under city supervision, and as theie Is no divided authority, danger of accidents Is less. A municipal .system will bury nil classes of wlies at the same time and prevent lepeated digging up of streets. A municipal system Is cheaper to con stiuct than several private systems, and will therefore allow of a more gen eral use of conduits than would be possible under pilvate ownership. Ow ing to less cost of municipal conduits, undet'Riound service connection can be made with each individual subscri ber and so dispense with tho election of so many distributing polp.s. Munici pal conduits being do.siiuble, let the city dominate the situation with a per fectly firm hand. Let It bay to all corporations: 'You must put all your wires into the city conduit, and you shall pay rental sutllcient to piovide for Its maintenance, opeiation and re pair and for Interest on bonds and for a sinking fund to liquidate tho piinci pal.' "At a time not far distant, the pe i ple of our cities will icfuse to submit longer to existing conditions. They will demnnd contiol ov.er public ser vice corporations in one of two ways. Either the leglslatuie must enfoico the most complete publicity In the ac counts of all these companies; limit capitalization to tho cost of the plant and make stock wateilng a criminal offense; icqulro every franchise to be submitted to popular vote, and create a sttong state board with ample pow ers to supervise the "operations of such companies. If that relief be not forth coming, the people will say that the scandals and dilllculties attendant upon the making of bargains with pub lic service corporations aie so great that the only visible teticat from tho Intolerable btate of demoralization Is municipal ownership and opeiation. They will cease to farm out their fran chises and will take over tho business themselves." There Is truth In these opinions, quite apart from any connection with tho Aldrldgc-Cainahan quaucl. There is no question that It Is the mobs that keep Dowelsm alive. An Outrageous Plea. THE attorneys of Mrs. Cordelia Rotkin, who has been gi anted hy the California Supreme court a new tilal on the charge of murdering Mrs. John V. Dun ning, of Delaware, are reported ftom San Francisco to bo preparing to carry her caso to the United States Supreme court. A most remarkablo statement is mado with reference to California criminal law in connection with this case. Say tho San Francisco dis patches: "In tho petition for a writ of habeas corpus two new points en the question of Jurisdiction will bo raised. Flist, that tho fiendlng of a box of poisoned candy thiough tho malls, which caused tho deatli of .Mrs, Dun ning and hpf sister, Mis. Deane, was not a ciime In this state; second, that the Constitution of tho United States prohibits the trial of an accused person except in tho state wheio tho crime wuh actually committed." If murder by tho use of tho malls Is not a crime In California It should be declared such without delay by both state ami federal statutes. It Is scaler ly, however, to bo expected that tho United States Supremo court will ie gard murder by sending poisoned candy through tho malls as anything less than mtuder, or permit any ,ucii plea to shield a, criminal. This country is pretty thoroughly seasoned to mlscar rlaites of Justice In minder caes, but it may yet Im driven to demind somo pro tection for itself fiom "Messieurs, the murdenrs," now turned loose on It by thousapdH each year by the exercise of every kind of technicality in the couiis, It Is but brief note of the death of Robot t Homy Newell, long famous nn "Oipheiis C. Kerr," that we find, com pared with what would have occupied large space In newspaper column dur ing Civil war times or those of iccon stiuctlou. Ho was one of tho most bill Haul ot American humorists, nnd ho woiked, ns did England'! llncly dow ered humoilst, the elder Thomas Hood, in sadness und sorrow, making a world laugh while his own heart was In heaviness with life-long affliction. How many readers or how many theatrc goeis recall tho name and tho fame of beautiful, strange, nnd gifted Adah Ijuik'b Menken, or remember "Orpheus C. Kerr's" marriage to her, the tragedy of hl efforts to win her to the lines eff normal, healthful life In vain; tho separation that Inevitably followed. She died many yeais ago. Notices of his death say that he has been a silent worker with his pen from the time of his broken hopes till the end came. The steamer Erik soiled from North Sidney, Nova Scotia, on July 14, to seek Lieutenant l'eaiy, expecting to reach Etah early In August, after calling at Labrador and the various Esquimaux stations on the Oreenland coast. So long as the search for tho North Pole, and the dcslro also to learn more of the meteorological conditions of the Arctic circle, also of Its llora nnd fauna, bold a fascination for adventurous spirits the roll of Polar expeditions will lengthen. Every llttlo while theie ap peals some sporadic piotest against "the waste of life and of expenditure In Polar Journeys." Rut the protests are likely to avail in the future pre cisely as much as in the past; precisely, also, as much as against any' other form of exploring adventure. The most satisfactory outcome of the Just completed annual mooting of the National Educational association Is its full and detailed declaration with re ference to the Importance of elemen tary education to which we shall have occasion to refer more comprehen sively. St. Swithin is living up to his promifie. More Notes on flrf af Paiflmerican THERE ARE many pictures In the Pan-American Art Oallery which would not probably stand the test of propriety as prescribed by the Uos ton llbiaiy. The nude subjects are numeious and tbpy range from the vague bluish poster called "The Spirit of Nlagaia," by Mrs. Cary, of Ruffalo. to the fiank "altogpthprs" by SpwpII, I.ucns and Julius T. Stewart. The Intu named artist has a, collection of small paintings in nailery D, which ate won (lei ml In their way. The excuse for their existence is that they aie studies of leilected sunlight. Some crltl'S say thp aitlst needs no pxcusp for cteatlng such picture, but there aie others who express themselves ns uncompromising ly shocked. As an example of tho lat ter variety might be mentioned a bride who. with her fond joung husband, sud denly came face to face with the group, near the corner of tills room. For nil Instant she gazed like one paralyzed, and their, grasping the arm of her lord and master with a fierceness that made him wince. he exclaimed: "Come right away from here, Andrew, at once. I never expected to see the day when you would bilng me to such a place as this. 1 want to go home tonight." And An drew walked away as meekly and in as much confusion of countenance as if he had been the painter of the guilty ple nties. It is probable that because of the mystPilotis vagal les of the mind feminine, he was held as much account able by ids wife for their presence there n if they had been created by his lln rois. There Is no doubt at all that "Andiew" had a bad quarter of an hour, and that he had reason to thank his stars that he had chosen market gardening for a calling Instead of ait. Mr. Stewart's pictures are a little startling. They represent a pictty wo man in various poes and colois. Sometimes she Is In a garden of pop ples, and again she Is beneath the trees In a forest, while In nearly every ease her fair body, chameleon-like, takes on curious hues fiom tho letlccted light. In one picture slip holds n mantle of gieen high over her head and here sho Is n lavender lady. In another study she crouches beneath a red veil, whoso warmth of color sheds a rosy radiance over her satin-white skin. The paint ing Is beautifully done, but the effects aie certainly most striking. o F. A. Eiidgeiiian has somo character istic plctuies in this room. They are oilental In 'composition and wonderful la detail. One, "Tho Olil ot El-Kan-tara. Algleis," is something likely to be remembered. Just above this group Is the splendid creation of Louis Loeb's genliKi, "Temple of tho Winds, Sunset " The beautiful figures on tho windy summit are entrancing Indeed, and the atmospheric effects uro truly marvel ous. o Among tho American women who have painted much and pxcpedinsly well Is Miss Clare MacChesney. Her water-colors especially have attracted gieat attention. She has two paintings in oil pn exhibition. One Is a superb study of an old man and Is entitled "A tlood Story." The other is n still life of the homely anil odoriferous, but useful onion. It is In Room D, very near ono of Rldgeway Knight's beau tiful landscapes, "The Brimming Riv er." An Interesting picture on the same wall Is a portrait of a boy, curled up lu a big chair reading. It Is aptly called "Onco Upon a. Time." Tho art ist Is Caroline Peart, of Philadelphia. Ida Waush also has a tine portrait lnins In this room, and Edward Duf ner, who Is now in Paris'. Id represent ed by two charming pictures, ono of which, "In tho Studio," Is exceptional ly rrood. Oallery E Is distinctive for many reasons, but chief of all for tho cele brated Dalngeiileld Madonna, which Is owned by Kl.ickner, of Now York, nnd has been reproduced so exquisitely. Every one Is familiar with this photo giavurp.kiiown ns'ThoChlld ot .Mary," tho lovely face of tho Mother, voung sweetly, Krncious and withal full of tender sympathy, the Child standing erect, encircled by her arm. Yet no ona can gain nn adequato Idea of tho wonderful plcturo hy even thp most faithful reprints. It occupies n cor ner lit one of tho larger galleries and really Alls the vast room with Its un earthly radiance. Tho coloring is rirh and glowing with it depth often unat tainable In modern art, but from It shines that golden light, pIusIvp. mar vpIIous, nll-pcrvndlng, nnd If Is not strange that people pause ns If their pyes'were suddenly dazzled by a gleam from heaven nnd that they return ever nnd again Just to seo tho haunting beauty of this great picture. o An Interesting canvas to Scranton visitors who went In for Art Inst win ter Is the landscape, "A Connecticut Hillside," by A. T. Van Laer, who gave a series of excellent lectures In St. Luke's Parish hall, under tho auspices of a popular charity. R. M. Shurtlcft has a number of fine lnndscapes In this room, ono of these, "The Woodland Pool," Is n, particu larly go6d specimen of his work. Probably tho most Interesting group consists of three oxcellpnt pxamples of William M. Howe's genius. One, "The Monarch of tho Farm," Is world fam ous, while "Evening. Rrandywino Farm," Is ono of the best cattle lec tures. Dear me. I Intended to tell a whole lot of things which I overheard in that gallery, but must wait until another day. H. C. P. Press Comment on the Sfe?I Strike Every Man Hla Own Mnstor. From the New York Sun. At present .a man piyg hl taxes to the ftite, and 1 hl on muter, auhjert to the impartial hw of ihn land. I'ntler the union, lie ould l.nitt another and atly more rMortlonite tax Kdthcrrr, and hl freedom would he gone. And It la our hellcl that his dijs of idlcncaa would increase. ' Strikos Aro a Crude Weapon. , From the Phlladelphit Record. Tho Imitillty ot the strike a a meini of set tling disputes hetwecn worklnsmen and their emplojers hu holdout heen more forcihly Mm trited than In the strike of the stationary fire men In the .inthr.ieite mining region. There Is, perhaps one fireman on strike to every fifty men whom his idleness will direetly throw out of em ployment. I.os and inconvenience will he In flirted upon hundreds of others. The strike of the skilled steel worker steps the work and wiees of a still preater numher of nnkllled lihorcra and inflicts injury upon thouand of persons enjaeed in relitcd or dependent inter ests, (or whewe ldlrnes.1 or deprivation there Is nn provision or redress. The cries ancea of the firemen miy he of such a character as to com mand and dererve piihlic ismpithy. The rieht to stop woik must he conceded. Put the right to slop does not revth so fir as to cnihje the striken to make stoppage effectual hy preventing the work of other men, thus Inflicting Indiscrim inate Inlury alike upon employers and upon fellow-workmen and fellrm-ticlngs within the range of hurt. Labor Against Labor. From the Lancaster New T.rit. In order to compel all the steel trust em ployes to Join the union, all the trust mills are to he closed until that purpoc is attained. Vir tually, It Is Iihor trjlng to cnerrc lahor. The union officials hive undertaken the task of mak ing every nun In nnd ahout lilt) ot the hlg Iron ami steel mills in several flates to Join a lahor orsanlratlnn with which they do not wish ti have anv thing to do. It Is thought that the wages of the men who will he called out amount to ?.'."n,noo diilv, or 1.500,0) a week. That much money will he nltlidrmn from the hinds of lahor arid the usual channels of tride. Who will he the siifferrii, the greatest losers? Will it he thctrel trust or the lihor trust? The for mer will.-perlups, loe most, hut they can af ford It. N'one of them will go hungrv. It will only curtail their rroilts for a time. How will It alTeit the lalmr trut? With the cessation of their rarnlngk theie will he shorter rations, and, pei hap. In some homes, n'i ntlnn at all. A hlg re-erve is spoken of to help along the strik ers. 'I hey are ahvavs heird of at smh times, hut they are less fiequcntly in evidence at the critical moment. It will prohahly he no at this time if the troubles are of long continuance. 1'nder every point of slew It is in unfortunate occurrence. There does not seem to he any neces sity for It. The men whom it sought to coerce are not only thousands In numher, hut they are well contented with their woik and their vviges. Hut now lome their fellow-tollers and strive to compel them to rhmcc their principles against thilr will and enter a combination they detest. The Machinists' Striko. Fiom the Philadelphia Press. Tho imchinlsta' strike Is reaching Its end, Just as the steel strike Is beginning. The machinists' strike was primarily for nine hours on the old pay. It was mide In breath of an agieement to give notiie ami arhltiate. The excuse on which this violation of conti.ut w.ia Justified wa in sufficient. 1'ioldcnt O'fonnell began much as President Mnffcr begins now, with flit de flin'C and the Miiillrri possible concern for agree ment, .irlillr.ili.in or muluil lompromlse. Fven In the proposition made last week to the National Menl Trades spoliation by Pioldcnt O'Connell, through the National livk Federation of Chi cago, the nine-hour cliv Is evimpted fiom arid tiation, the ecntrr of the dispute. A steady In-ercd-e In wage and a decrease in hours hasbeen going on for a century The progre Is wise. Kvery movement toward it Is welcome. Whether chinge In cither direction can he made at any partliular stage is not a matter to he rpriing ai an ultlmitum, breaking an agreement to give poil(e and arbitrate, hut hv carciul exiinlnatlon and fair n"gotution. Nuther was permitted in the iiiKhlnl.ts' strike. Atler eight weeks. Presi dent O'fonnell claims sunt. 'Ihe Metal Trade amoclatinn claims It, too. .Neither has wholly tucc ceded. Labor has beui the gieater losir. It Is altogether probihle that If I'lr-ddcnt O'Connell had been more anxious to win for his men than to magnify his office either Imriascd wages (or tin huurs or the old wagCji for nlno hour could have been secured, as the latter was In Chicago a jear ago. Ceitalnly Mime advance could have been gained, a union si ale agreed on and the reputation of the Inieiiutlonal Avoclatlon u( Machinists for a longheaded polhy and fair dealing established, .lames O'Connell preferred a strike, lie Ins had It. A great breach has been opened between emplojers and employes. A heavy Iocs ol wages has come. In small phnts, in Isolited nulls and In some works in large cities with contracts, which the agreement broken by ordering the strike should have protected, the men have won. They hive gained sillier an increase In vvagia or tho rn-w and shorter illy. In lloston the stilke lias wholly failed. It has In Cincinnati, In spite of Mr. OTonnrll's "strategic reasons" (or goln imi k to work. A liko failuie exists In Cleveland. In Indlanjpoll a compromise was icuhed atler eight weeks, on a basis ofteied at the stirt to the men. In Sin FramiMO a hitter struggle is in ptogrcva. In Wilmington the stilke has failed, it did In Camden and at rpirrovvs Point. The stiugglo continue in tne lailrmd shops on lines trlhuv tary to this city. In the city It. elf the men sue ceeded at many points and failed at others. In other word, pirt hive gained all and part lost all by a strike, vvhllo all could have gained some thing by negotiation and adheience to a con tract. Whatever the partial success may be, even if it Includes as President O'Connell claims, half the men who went out, it Is plain that on the average negotiation would have been better. Above all, what the unions need Is a reputation fur prudence, discretion, care in keeping en gagements and a readiness to exhaust negotiation hcfoie icsorting to a strike. The machinists' striko Ins not created such a reputation. Itatlier It his destroyed such ns the International Aisoci atijn of Machinists had, FOREIGN NOTES. From the bun. Uelglum, according to the census just taken, has ti.soo.OX) Inhabitants. Munich's Red Cioss hospital has for a visiting surgeon the crown Prince of Bavaria. King IMward has established a new decoration, the Conspicuous bcrvlco Silver Cross, for war rant otticcn and subordinate officers in the nsvy. King Alfonso Mil is rapidly approaching his legal majority.lle has been allowed to see in state his first bull fight, which interested him keenly. Tscho' rirahe, the astronomer, has been desd 30i) years, and Prague, where he lived under FINLEY'SI Negligee Shirts, Boys' Waists and Blouses. Hot Summer weather makes the Negligee Shirt Imperative to tho vacation-taker and home-stayer alike, who desire to, enjoy comfort, stylo and neatness; these are embodied In our Monarch Shirts Newest patterns, latest styles, per fect fitting, best workmanship. 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Lord Kelvin has attained his seventy-seventh blrthdiy. lie held his professorship of natural philosophy at Glasgow from 1S16 to 1595, a period of fifty-three ears. Prof. Rudolf VI re how has just received from tho KaliT the Prussian order, "Pour le merlte." He would have received it tons ago had it not been for the active part he took in politics as an advanced Ki.dical. Alexandre I'arodl, whose tragedy, "Itom Vaincue," aroused as much cnthulasm In lS7ft as Itrstand's pla.vs have of late, died In Tarn recently at the use of fit scare, lie was born at Smjrna of Italian parents. Kins Kdward VIII, that may he, has eoni' pleteii his seventh jear and received as a birth div present from his grandfather, King Kdward VII, a bicycle. The frame meavires fourteen Inches and the wheels twenty inches in dlam oler. Rrrmanv rreited i memorial toner it fjtave lotto in WJMn honor of her soldiers who fell in the battle, at a cost of $200,000. the tower was recently blown up by the military end peers because it commanded tho new fortifica tion toutslde ci I Jlrtl. Yarmouth's hit trawlers have been sold at auction for small turns, steim having driven them out of business, Yarmouth for a century was the i enter of the English North Sea fishing Industry and in fishing fleet numbered over 100 vessels. Abdul Ilamid II. has beaten the Pritlsh aver age of decorations for service In South Africa. There was a fire In the harem at Yildli Kiosk recently that was put out qiilrldy. The sultan has already bestowed COO medals for life saving on that occasion. Singapore Chinamen are indlgnint with the r.nclMi on account of the Puke of York's visit. Some official thought fit to decorate the hits of the jlnrlskslu men with gold buttons, the Chinese rank of mandarin rank, and the Chinese in the colony refuse to accept apologies for the insult. AN OLD SEA-DOO ON LAWYEHS. Krom the Westminster Gatetlc. There is a pissage of curious Interest In the will of the lato Admiral of the Fleet, Mr John Commerell. He wrote! "Having had fatal ex perience ol the Iniquity of the law In icrtaln cases, when decisions have been given again. t common sense and Justice, It Is my directions that my two nieces who are Intended to benefit by the death of my child or children mean fhe two eldest children of my sister at the time this will was made, namely, Kdlth Bloonifleld and Kate ntoomfield, and I entreat the parties In terested In my will not to appeal to the law If any difficulty may arise, but to arbitration. Having been swindled mjselt hy every lawyer that I ever had anything to do with makes me offer this advice to my heirs, executors, and assigns." ENTRIES CLOSE AUGUST 15. After August 15 no more new contestants will be received in ( The Tribune's ) EDUCATIONAL CONTEST This action is taken for the purpose of protecting legitimate contestants and preventing the possibility of any speculator from entering the last day or two and purchasing a $1,000 scholarship by presenting the names of his friends as new subscribers and paying for them himself. While nothing of this sort was attempted last year, the close of the contest demonstrated that it would have taken much less than $1,000 to have purchased the first special reward, as the winning contestant had only secured for The Tribune less than $400 in new subscriptions. The Tribune desires to protect tne contestants that aie working so nobly for it and will use its best endeavor to have every feature of the contest perfectly fair, and it wishes it distinctly understood that the rewards of fered are in no sense for sale, but will positively go to the con testants who secure the largest number of points, which will be credited only lor new and legitimate subscribers. The Special Rewards: Scholarship in Lafayette College 1,000 Scholarship in Swarthmore College 1,000 Scholarship in Stroudsburg Normal School 675 Three Scholarships in Scranton Business College, $60 Each 180 Two Scholarships in Scrarfton Conserva tory of riusic, $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. K, B. The first two scholarshipa do net Inclnd" meals, but the contestants securing these will be given tin (10) per cent, of all tho money ho or sho turns in to The Tribune, to assist in paying this expense. There are seven weeks yet ot the contest and it is not too late for any energetic young man or woman to enter. Some of last year's winners were only in three or four weeks. Send a postal to The Tribune for full particulars, including handsomely illustrated booklet. Address, Editor Educational Contest, Tribune, Scranton, Pa. OF SCRANTON. Capital $200,000. Surplus $525,033. United States Depositary. Special attention given to BUSINESS, PERSONAL and SAV INGS accounts, whether large or small, Open Saturday evenings from 8 to 9 o'clock. Wm. Connell, President Henry Belin, Jr., Vice Pres. Wm. H. Peck. Cashier. Refrigerators, v Oil Stoves, Screen Doors, Gas Stoves, Window Screens, Hammocks. 8 or u 325-32? Penn Avenue, 1 A Second-Class City with a First-Class Stock of Gut Glass, Sterling Silverware Clocks, Etc, Suitable for Wedding Gifts. Mercereau" & Connell, 132 Wyoming Avenue. Meldrum Scott & Co. Closing Out Prices ON ALL "Wash Goods" During this week. Many choice and exclusive things still in stock to select from. Specially fine line of Satin Stripe Dimities, Silk and Mercerized Ginghams, Printed Foulards, Etc, 126 Wyoming; Ave Bucknell University JOHX HOWARD HARRIS, I'ruMent. COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS, Cn in study Ifadlne to dfgri In ARTS, rilll.OsOrilV ami SC-II..NCI:. Vowttn dtparl infnt ot Initructlons I'hlliwophr JH'J lYilagngy, I iw. Anthropology unci orlal bclrnce, Krcnnniir ind I'olittril Sof. fnrc Hlstorv. (irrck, I.itin, Kncllih. Literature, Orator). Modnii I.aniriuijcs Mithrmttloi, Chcnv ltiy and I'hvMin, Oru-ank Svlrnrr and Mtdicln T.ibiary contau, 21,000 volumes; Endowment, $125,000. INSIITITI! tor v inn? women At ADKMV l"r iini. and tonne men MIWOI. or Ml'MC and MIT MTUIO lutr, separate tutltttlnifa and leirhrrs. For Catalogue ami further Information, udlrrii WILLI V.M l (illLTZINOKil, Ileifltirar, 1cvvUhiiri;, l'a, Binghamloi Privat3 Training School lor nertoui, rijcktaii) and Deal Mute Chil dren. Manual Trilnintr, Phjrical Culture, Needlework, Muiic, Klndercarten, Artlcu!. tlnn. Open ear round. Cireular. Prlcei moderate. S. A. DOOLITTLE, , tl I'alrvlcw Avenue.
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