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THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE-SATURDAY, AUGUST 31, 1901.
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THE UEIMJBLICAN TICKET.
State.
Fupwrif rmi WII.II.UI Pun Kit
Trca.mri-rHAMv 0 llAHRIS
KIcfttrn Nov. S
"When thf Pfinorr.i T went out n( prwrr In
fur state It led to th ItopuMli in ptrty ,i Kg
v -f iimur f,(Vp.u"i it ili.hi lii ill,t, ly
wt'f sdmlnlstiatlon nndir Krpiibllian rule hii
been ilnmt intlirU pild We hive lnieifd
the .lprrnpriitiors tn the rmivnnn schools until
" tand it the had of lh Xinriiun sfites In
mpin"rt of popular nli.iattnii I ndrr Itepuhlitan
administration llirtf hi lifi-n pml fj.h f.1r tor
.'lui atinal putint nuttr tli.in u.n lppropnatfrl
I j the Drinfiritu pirn In th-ir ipnrtfi nt j
ftitirt of mUmlo t liVf in ii .doil nur ,ippro
p'litlon tn i liritiM .in.l elf rntn narji lintilu
tin until wr run mtk th lnt that no t.itf
l't'rrn tho t'o nrran Mippoit thff intitu
tlon ai well Aw ntir on ilur T.n0 1.0.10 ol
P'oplo atf lnrl'itriou, h'it. i'm'Miiu and
Inppv 'rt, ptirrnunrVil i ' up n rr ilo
wt'i pto.pro'i l.'i.lnr'. nlitn.'i. nli poopie
hsppy. ftnplo.ini .in! rontfr.t'd. an I with pfry
awn.if rf hu,n in.l tiailo lnll n. . upird. ami
with thf prwpoit of thp futurf hriKhtrnlns ami
CtoMlnt moif hopfinl, thf o'd hiatoru pirt of
rhftmitlfn and necatlmi jrH up .t hvatprif.il fry
of fal" pirtrnvp livpocilv and itnlmintj tor
tho p irpop of nii!r.i'lini tin ppoplf mul rPRiln
inf lot pofr." Fitnii the Iti'pulilu'jn Mute
Platform.
Rornrrlor nroun, of PittxliurR, cvl
rtontly hellexes In li.umony with n
club.
The Hazleton Convention.
THT3 nELEGATIOX by the
H.ir.loton (onvcntlonio rtt-si-ilont
StltiiK'll nnil tho thtro
flltrl't prcslclpnts of author
ity to negnttaK with tho powors that
he Hmonc tli coal conip.'inlts for n
Joint conference next Apt II and for tho
adjustment In the meantime of other
matter.", notably the inspection of
working raids, postpones for t-evoi.il
months an lftic which nt one time
threatened soon to become troublesome.
It can, i think, be taken for gtanted
that President Mitchell and his thtee
collfaRtH'B Mill moe conset vathelj.
S-lnce the strike of last year the
mlneia' union has onttenched Itself
firmly throughout the anthracite repltm
and there Is no doubt now. If there
was then, that It represents a laipe
rnajority of the men at work In the
mines. A formal conference was re
fused last year largely because the
operators weie skeptical that the union
represented the men. This doubt hav
ing been removed, It temalns to be
seen how th? contrnllinK influences in
the coal trade, no longer located about
the mlnff! but now i entered in New
York, will consider the union's econd
overture for recognition
It nan lven nunniinced with some
v. r.f ntithoilt rhat the lnvetlnR
interests represented by J. Plerpont
Morgan, which dominate thf coal as
wt-u n, the stoel situation, have been
led by th Amalcamated association's
hreich of contract to lay ilnwn the rule
that they will heneoforwaid deal with
no labor organization which Is not In
corporated and legally lesponslble.
What truth there is In this report we
On not know. Their attitude will doubt
less deprnd upon the outcome of their
TTffent conflli t with the AnialKatnated
rtFiocaton. Pieldent Mitchell has done
the miners a valuable service hy stead
ily advocating good faith in conttact
keepine. He -nii plausibly arsue that
S-'haffer'fi blunder affords no basis for
an adverse .ludKinont of the I'nlted
Mln- Workeis. They have made no
formal contract with the operatnts,
hnr It cannot be held thit they h.tve
broken any. He will doubtless hi Kite
that they are farly entitled to a trial
bffnr helnis discriminated against on
necount of another labor organization's
bad leadership in an entltcl different
field, and the contention will be rilffl.
rult to refute.
Pit" et dit must be given to John
Mltrhell for the excellent Kenrnlshlp
he has displayed. Nothing superior to
it ha -been teen in American labor
politics. He outmanoeuveied the oppn
flilon last fall and is laying plans now
which will give the New Yotk hibr.
nates much anxiety if It is their In
tention not to enter irvto open negotia
tions based on frank recognition of
Mitchell's credential. What their in
tentions are they alono know, riom
the sundpolnt of the public welfare of
the anthracite legion it Is hoped tlmt
they will adopt a line of policy looking
to peace with uninterrupted Industry
and proterlty.
Experiments of the yellow fever com-mlsl(i;-ind.ICHte
that Dr. Caldas, of
serum fame, might have' employed his
tlma more profitably In Inventing a
soda water syrup.
The'TorontQ Globe, chief organ of the
Llheral party, now In power, does not
feel discouraged over the Canadian
census, it says: "Tho rapid growth
of the. population of the United States,
ro far from causing us any uneasiness,
indicates a source, from which we are
already drawing Immigration, and shall
draw a greater measure In future. The
trade and wealth of the country are
increasing far mora rapidly than Its
population. With only omvfUteenth of
the population, we have a trade of
more than one-sixth of that of the
t'nlted Hlates, nnil we have no doubt
that the aclMinttigcs which this couti
tty offers to new comers will In time
be fully recor?nlzeil." No doubt. Hut
not while ('anuria stands out against
her manifest destiny.
The author of the Heptibllcan state
platform Is being criticised In some
n,unrters because he did not extol tho
Insurgents, condemn the administra
tion and In n rteneral ny turn tho
other cheek. People nie hard to please.
Eliminating the Nc;ro Vote.
FKAiUNCS THAT the Vnltnil
States Supiemi' tourt may
not mftaln the "grandfather
clause" In th" four South
ern states which havo adopted
constitutional amendments creating
propstty or educational tiuallllca
tlons for voting, but exempting
those and the male descendants
uf those who weto citizens prior
to lfiT, the later architects of
nero disfranchisement Imvo adopted
a nrw plan, which Is about to be sub
mitted tn the constitutional conven
tion of Virginia. In these words:
"lis cry man who has resided in the
state for two years who Is not dis
qualified by crime nnd who can read
any 3'ctlon of the constitution or tin
let stand It when rend to hlni, can
register and vote prior to January I,
1S0.1. His name will be preserved on n
peiiuanent roll and he will over after
have th? right to vote. All who apply
for registration after the end of next
year, when the riuallllratlon Indicated
nbovo leases, must hae paid taxes on
$150 worth of propert and n poll tax
of Jl.f.H, and must be able to prepare
nnd ni.uk his ballot the Australian
ballotwithout assistance, unless phy
sically disabled."
This, though meant to be used In
the first Instance to keep the nogro
from the polls. Is an Improvement upon
the grandfather lause, and a much
ileveiei ewislon of the constitution of
the t'nlted States. It Is not likely tli.it
In the two year period in which the
proposed Intelligence test would b
operatlie, many negtoes unable to
lead a section of the constitution
would be able, when It was teatl to
them, to understand It to the satis
faction of the white leglstratlon
boards, though Judklal notlco could be
tnken of thl fact only where there
should be substantial proof of fraud.
Hut after the Intelligence test should
give way to the property test, ther
dons not socio to be any reason of
nn unfair political nature to pi event
the ambitious colored man from quali
fying himself lor and acquiring
the suffrage. The fact that his
opportunity to do so Is In thij
natuic of an induiomcnt Is a
point In the plan's favor. Had the
NUffiage originally been conferred upon
tho nogro, not as a gift for which
he was then utterly untitled, but as nil
incentive to self-improvement, our re
cent history would undoubtedly have
been different.
Northern protest will not halt the
South's determination to disfranchise
the negro. The purpose of the white
people of the Southern stntes to effect
this result Is everywhere expressed ijnd
is almost unanimously upheld. There
Is no power shoit of bayonet rule to
prevent Its xoititlnn Nor is the
negro seriously exercised theio.it. You
will hear t"n times as much objection
from Northern negroes, who are rela
tively few In number, as you will heor
from colored men in the states which
are most affected. The great mass of
negroes In the black belt are Indiffer
ent to the franchise and will be j'ust
as happy without it as with It, and
doubtless more contented.
Th light of the future on this scorn
will not be over the franchise but over
tho representation. The South wants
to use the negro for apportionment,
yet take him out of the election. This
means that one vote In Mississippi or
Louisiana Is to equal live or six in
Pennsylvania. No such Inequality will
lor long be, tolerable; nnd sooner or
later the disfranchising states will
have their lepresentatlon ubrldgcd
correspondingly.
A bride who had to loan her hus
band ten cents on his wedding day Is
reported from Heading, and yet some
of the Cassandias of earth will assert
that marriage Is becoming unpopular
with women, along with their ad
vanced ideas.
Putting the Onus on the Woman.
IT rKPvTAINI.Y Is a strange line
of reasoning by which the Out
look reaches th conclusion that
the Rev. Mr. Heller, of Arling
ton, N. J., repeatedly accused by Mrs.
Harker of the most abominable crime
which a man can commit, 1st Justltled
in making no defence and In declining
to take steps which would lead to a,
thorough Investigation. Ministers, the
Outlook argues, are a tiilnlng nuuk
for slander. Yet they am presump
tively Innocent until proved guilty,
and those w ho nocusn them should,
therefote, produce the proof or be dis
credited. With regard to on ordinary suspect
thin line of reasoning might do.
Naturally the common person accused
of crime may properly decline to aid
his accusers In their search for proof,
particularly If he has renson to fear
that they might nnd It. Hut a minis
ter of the gospel occupies so promi
nent and so respectable a relationship
toward the luerulieis of his congrega
tion and the general public that when
grave ncrusatlon Is made against him,
Instead of evading an Inquiry into tho
facts or of declining to expedite one,
both he and his ft lends should he.
among th" first to demand one.
In the case of Mrs, n.uker, the ac
cusation has been made In sutllclcnt
detail and has been so widely pub
lished that it constitutes, in the eyes
of many, an Indictment of Rev. Mr.
Keller's Illness to remain In the illuis
tlan ministry. His refusal to bring ac
tion for Hlunder or to take other Heps
leading lo a sifting out of the truth
produces on many minds the Impres
slon that he fears an Investlsatlon.
This may he unjust to hl,m. his mo
tlves may bo of the hlghoht. Including
the chlvalrlc desire to spare his ac
cuser; "out the worldly-minded ran
hardly be expjcteU to think eo. They
will Impute to hire' the worms Instead
of tha better motive nnd hlssfall In
their eutlnmtion will In some measuro
waken the Influence of tho entire
pulpit.
We do not see how proof of either
Innocence or guilt ., to bo established
In this caso hy direct evidence unless
through a perfect alibi. If the alleged
ciitne was committed as charged, only
two persons could have had knowledge
of it tho violator and tho victim. One
would accuse; the other would deny.
Rut fi searching Inquiry "covering ante
cedent character would bring orth
testimony upon which a fair conclu
sion could be reached as to the rela
tive ctedlblllty of the principals; and
the large Jury of Intslllgont public
opinion would not fall to render Its
vol diet accordingly.
The Rev. Mr. Keller's course In not
seeking such a tost but in demanding
of his nccuser that sho prosecute Is. In
our opinion, Ill-advised and hat infill
both to himself and to tho cloth ho
wears.
Tho experience of Russia several
years ago will doubtless cause nations
not pnjpnsslnp; adjoining territory to
hesitate about assuming the work of
administering chastisement to Turkey.
Social Barriers.
SOCIAL CIRCLES In Drby,
Conn., If despatches from
there nre accurate, have re
cently been exercised because
a Miss Smith, described as a pretty
and bright young woman, highly edu
cated nnd refined, moving In the best
society nnd worth In her own right
J."0,0Co, has seen lit to accept nnd marry
a Mr. Shaw, an intelligent but not
socially prominent oung mechanic,
who eruns, the chronicle tells us, only
$2 n day. It Is true the twain love
each other, but "there was great sur
prise among Miss Smith's friends when
it was announced that she was to
many Shaw."
Klfty years ago outside of the more
populous cities, and in them restricted
within narrow limits, the existence of
a social pifjudlco to the disadvantage
of the manual -laborer was virtually
unknown In this country. In places
like Derby, Conn , parents esteemed
themselves fortunate if they could con
tide their daughters in wedlock to in
dustrious and well-bchnved young me
chanics. In the country the farmer
and in the village the mechanic were
Justly regarded ns types of honest
democracy and manly Independence,
whose lot In life was preferable to that
of the shop-keeper or schemer. Tho
man who lived wholly by his wits was
sometimes feared, but rarely respected.
In those days of Arcadian simplicity
and democracy without guile the fact
that most men fulfilled the mandate
of Soilptuie by earning their In cad in
tin sweat of their brow did not oper
ate ns a social handicap, but was, in
doed, n mark of distinction, provided
their workmanship was good and true
and their private character clean.
In later years Industrial developments
have multiplied so rapidly and the ac
tivities of business hnve grown so
complex that It Is Impossible for till
men to do manual labor. To keep tho
tool-maker busy requires the labors of
hosts of lerks, book-keepers and office
men, and to keep both groups straight
highly specialized professional services
are demanded. Hut the upgrowth un
der a democratic government of a
social code which shows preference to
the clerk over the mechanic, although
both may receive equal pay nnd the
latter be. from a business standpoint,
the more valuable of the two, Is one of
those singular phenomena of social
evolution which bafflo logic and defy
common sene.
It does not need to be added that
this code Is vicious and contrary to the
bsi ubllc InttrestK That superior
ability should be recognized and en
couriged is Inevitable and wholesome;
tut that social barriers should arise
along lines of occupation Is mischievous
because It tends to develop social
classes and to intensify social unrest.
Yet arguing wilt not change matters.
The laws of society are like the tides.
No man can stop them nnd none can
escape them.
It Is to bo hoped that the advsmee of
10 per cent. In the price of plows will
not precipitate any poems In reference
to the man with a .spade.
Colorado comes smiling to the front
with th" largest melon crop and the
first snow wtorm of the season.
TOLD DY THE STABS.
Daily Horoscope Drawn by AJacchus,
The Tribune Astrologer,
Astrolabe can: 1.10 a. m., tur Saiurdav, Auj. 31,
11.01.
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A child born en thla dav will notice that the
fmlly reunion tpjaon is llngcung in the lap of
the county fair period.
The nun who imacinra that th (emlne por
tion cf creation would he imhappj if he did not
rxUt I in a good condition tu become an "easy
mark."
lie aifracf nun ifldom apprcelatca poctleil
efforts on part of his wife that are aoeompanicd
by "cuy bixuit.
PollittJl peraniMtPS become rpolla in the handi
of the opponent In power.
The atiiker generally prefers tu make hay
while the tun dor not elilne.
A broad inlnd that has no depth ll of little
use.
AJacchus Advice.
(Jirlf, do nut bo fonlnl by the Indifferent man.
lie la usually pulling it en.
LIFE'S IEONY.
For Tho Tribune.
A boy en hia vacation went
To reeiona cool and ahady,
11 woodland attf.ini he pitched hia tent,
Croat how of Calling made he.
A l.irl hn nnuiur oullm; tonic
llnwn h.v thf ilathlnif in fan,
In (rtlilii nulft lllllf nuok
Jutt auitcd to her notion.
The boy among thf plna rfplned,
'I he Klrl f-ltrhfd by the a-aHdf,
"till, were ho herp"," filled hU ad mind,
While "All Is lonclj !" the cried,
When reunited vhp thf pilr
Who'd fjuftfred reparation
They vowed hemefoith thro' life to iharu
rictli wpib uml rcrrraiion.
And nov th 're llvini in a fit
On maaiva that Kirce would hoird one;
Their loimcr outiiua pleiaul them not,
Hut now they can't aflord nn.
-orlana 11. William'.
Oiitlook fop the
G. fl. R. Encampment
Special IVrrrfpondence cf Thf Tribune.
Cleveland, Aug, 30.
IN LKHS than hwo weeks the city of
Cleveland will contain within her
ciMi'innic noma rnoro pecipie irimi
have ever been here before by many
thousands. 11 Is estimated that the
thirty-fifth nntlonal encampment of
the Grand Army will bring to the city
thtee hundred thousand people, pos
slbly more. Of these, one hundred
thousand will be the veterans, them
selves. Cleveland Is situated within n
belt of thickly populated terrltoiy, nnd
within five hundred miles of the city
the majority of the members of the
tiraiul Army reside.
o
The city will ptesent n dazzllngly
beautiful appearance. The public
square will be surrounded by white
columns, surmounted by American
eagles and electric balls nnd Inscribed
with the names of great war generals,
These will bo festooned nnd connected
by fifteen thousand electric lights. Tho
columns will he of staff nnd there will
bo sixty-four of them. The day decor
ntlonsi will be on Hond street, where
th grand-stands and the levlnwlng
stnnt! nro locnted. They will begiln at
Superior street, where there will be two
double columns sixty feet high. The)
day decorations will consist of patri
otic colors In bunMng and will be ex
ceedingly handsome. The sixty-foot
columns will be surmounted by figures
of victory. The executive committee of
the citizens' committee to arrange for
the encampment ivlll Issue a. handsome
nouvenlr book, which will be In the
handn of Messrs. Vlnsen & Kerner,
booksellers. There will alto be a hand
some souvenir badge nnd nn official
programme.
o
Tlir encampment proper, or business
sessions of the encampment, will be
held September 12 nnd 13. in the Eucllri
avenue opera house. Much Intel est
centers In the pension questions which
will be before this convention, and in
tln election of oftlcers for the ensuing
year. There nro ulrendy three or four
candidates In the field for commander-in-chief,
and there hove been some nn
itmincemrntp for several of the other
ofllcerv. On Friday evening, after elec
tion, there will be given In the chamber
of commerce auditorium a reception to
the outgoing and tho Incoming commanders-in-chief.
The Woman's Relief
corps, Daughter of Veterans. Ladles
of the Grand Army of Hip Republic,
National Association of Naval Veter
ans, National Mexican "War Veterans'
association and National Association of
t'nlon ex-Prlfionets of "War nnd Nn
tlonal Association of Army Nurses of
the civil war will also hold conventions
In Cleveland during Grand Army week.
There will be several hundred regi
mental brigade and army corps re
unions. Tho Sons of Veterans and
Loyal Legion will have heodquorters
iluiing tho week. The last named will
keep open liouso in the commercial
travelers' rooms In the Masonic temple.
Headquarters for the Grand Army and
all the other national organizations will
be In the Hollenden. Tho state and de
partment organizations of the Grand
Army will have headquarters nt all the
leading hotels.
o
There will bo two parades, that of
the National Association of Naval Vet
erans on Tuesday, September 10, Perry'
victory day, nnd the grand parade of
the Grand Army on Wednesdny, Sep.
tember 11. In tho first will nlso par
ticipate the National As.-oclatlon of
I'nlon ex-Prisoners of War, the First
Light artillery and the Seventh regi
ment. Ohio Volunteer Infantry asso
ciation. Tho First Ohio was the only
light artillery regiment that went to
tho war from Ohio. More than five
hundred of Its twelve batteries will be
in line. It will hold a large reunion In
the court room No. 7. in the now court
house, September 9. Genernl James
Ramett. of this city, was Its colonel.
The grand paiade will be only two
mllrfl long, leu the veterans should he
come fatigued. It will march from
Kuclld nnd Caso avenues down Euclid
to Rond street, to Summit street and
disband. Tho review will be on Rond
street, opposite the central armory, by
President McKinley and other digni
taries. There will be two thousand
school children, patriotically attired, on
a grand-stand at the foot of Rond
street, to sing war songs ae the vet
erans disband.
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The committee on public comfort Is
taking all possible measures to secure
the comfort of the visitors In resting
places, Information bureau, public
toilet rooms, public Ice water stations,
public benches, guide books, city maps,
bulletins of Information and In every
concelvahle way The office of this com
mittee is nt No. 342 Supetlor street, In
the city hall building, The ppeclal In
vitations sent a few days ago to con
spicuous men In nil walks of life, In
viting them to be present at tho en
campment, are being accepted In great
numbers, and the number of prominent
men who will be present Is alone a suf
ficient incentlvo to attend the encamp
ment. There will bo ample sleeping
room In Cleveland for tho guests. The
citizens are patriotically offering to re
ceive the veterans In their homes, and
there are many and largo hotels and
boarding houses In the city. Altogether
it looks aa though the encampment In
Cleveland would bo the banner gather
ing of tho Grand Army. .
WILKES-DAHRE'S WOES.
A. P.. In tho Wilkej-Uarre Heron!.
There h sore need tint a rhimplon rise up In
defence ol our fair Suft'tielunni. Her erifj of
ilwUffS unheeded rise to heaven throuch her
mantle of fog while new tnemlea hevet her on
all side, llrlvfn from her bed at unsveml) houra
by piles of culm; most vilely dammed by rude
eel wcira; mixed half and lull vvlih. mud and
unceremoniously forced Into pipes by on unfieb
inc corporation, la It to be wondered that In
face of a frrh Indignity th rewrota having
turned from her courso to avoid heranton, and Is
it improbable that ahp will vleld to the impor
tunities of their board ol trade and flow up the
l.aikawanua, rutting nj from her list! fiud
walla of grief from the unftrttinatp river drew
attention jfsttrday to the latest ilfecration of
her fatal beauty, the vxirwni now anchnied
off Market street fan advertising lloat). It be
hooves Admiral Harvey to haul off his fleet in
hoi hailo fnm the eel weir annihilation and
prepare to ielt the threatened invasion uf tho
advertising gunlKat Sect Imagine the horror
of smh an altaik by a vellow advertising fleet,
a bombardment of rhe city with llunvnn'a pills
and pale pclletn, and the terriblo Arc mid slaugh
ter 'sales) that would irsu't
f.et Sir Wllkea Ilarrc Insten to the resells before
fair 8usiuehai,t.a Is overrun with monstrosities
born of advertising gentus. Wouldn't the river
inarming with a freak advertism n aft, a tei
serpent extrlling lOjfu-old ryf, I'ydli l.lnk
h.iin enlightening the world, a thousand and one
other I'lf-sorrs wouldn't theac jar old Ilin Van
Wilkes Hirref
They will if he "ibp't watili out."
Fortunate Findings.
One of the romai e of money miking is the
rtorv of a mm w. found a r.ewspaprr Vide a
(lurk when tiiiftuVn Auvtrilla In lO, and
who lejrntd the news of the I'taaio-fierman war
In this way early enough to make a fortune out
of It, The story may be true or nntj everybody
In Australia knnwa It. Another alter the same
kind is that of the Mltford Haven traveler, which,
while fishing off Carllngford Lough a jear or
two ago, caught up In the net a packet of pa
ptr, tied together with red tape and rarefully
sealed. The skipper of the boat handed the
documents to a lawyer, and It was found that
they provided mlwlng link which atood be
tween ft unman and her fortune, They proved
the right of a Miss Msedonald to certain ratatcs
In Ireland, which ahe had claimed ten )ears he
foif, but which she had failed to win because the
vtill could not be produced. It was thla will
whlfh was brought up from tho sea. Philadel
phia Tflfgraph.
WE GET THE TKADE.
Special Correspondence of The Tribune.
Vahlngton, Aug. SO.
THK CinOWINO disposition of the Island and
countries adjacent tn the United Stap,
and especially those of the West Indian
group, to trade with the Vniled Mates la
Illustrated by some figures Just received by the
tteasury hureau of statistics regarding the com
merce cf Jamaica. Thee are contained In .
flrltlsh colonial report on .tamslfa lor lKM-lPOO.
They show that of the experts of Jamaica, 57
per cent, were sent to the fnltfd States In 1SD8,
while In PW the sharf sent to thf t'nlted States
was M.s per ffnt. To the t'nlted Kingdom, the
share In 1S1i1 was 27 0 per tent, an1 In 10W,
lf2 per tent. The report says: "Thf value of
the exports from JsmslfA which go to the L'nllpd
Ststps continues to incresse In total value and
in proportion to tlip whole amount of the trade.
The exports to the t'nlted Kingdom diminish
steadily. This tendency Is largely due to tho
development of the fruit trade, which haa hither
to been alrnrxt exclusively with the United
States"
The Increase In exports to thf t'nlted Stale
has been accompsnied by an lnfreae In the
purentagc of Jamalcm Imports which come
from the United Slates. In Hoe) the percentage
of Jamaican importa taken fiom the 1,'nitert
States waa 41.S per rent, and In 1fs, 4.1 per
cent.) while the proportion from the United
Kingdom, which in 19'X1 wss 1S.I per cent, was
In 1000, 47 2 per cent In neither imports nor
exports does thf trade with Canada show any Irtj
rreje. Of the exports, 1 6 per rent wpnt to
Canada In 1510 and thf 6amf proportion In 1000;
while of the Import", 7 3 per cent, were taken
from Canai'a In U:K, and 7.1 per cent, in 1900.
FLAYS AND PLAYERS.
The authorship of "Petticoats and Bayonets,"
the new play in which Wagenhala k Kemper sro
toon to launch Arthur Pvron as a star. Is no
longer a mystery. It Is not the work of liron
son Howard (Jus Thomas or that of any of the
established dramatists as many of thf wlsfacres
have Kiiepd. but that ef Ax M. Steele, one of
the llterarj lights of Philadelphia, and at pres
ent an unknown quantity In stngeland. The
technical knowledge of atagecraft, of which there
is said to be ample evidence In the manuscript
of 'Tetticoats and Dajonets," he Is said to have
acquired hy serving a two jeara' apprenticeship
aa an actor in the (Jirard Avenue Stock com
pany in Philadelphia This seems floquent of a
rather aggressive ambition, for Mr. Steele is
known to be a man ut considerable means to
whom the salary of an actor would be ol small
consideration. Mr. Steele Is said tn have hid
the usual struggles in getting this hia first plir
afcepted, lie waited until pitlfncc was e.
hitistfil, and finally turned the play Into a novel,
which wis promptly accepted by one of the
popular monthly magazines. Mr. Steele la not
peimittrd to give the mine of the periodical, but
it Is understood that it will sp(iear In the No
vember or December number, and continue in
serial form When the play is prc-cntcd, how
ever, it will ptrbahly be no easy matter to con
vlnce the public that II is not a dratuatlid
novel. That the play has landed with publisher,
manager and actor must be encouraging to the
author, and both critics nnd playgoers will
doubtless await Arthur fljron's appearance in
"Petticoats ind Hajonets" In New Vork ns one
of the most promising first flight of the season.
The following is thp complete cast of princi
pals In Nixon tt Zimmerman's production of tho
English musical comedy, "The Messenger Hoy,"
to bf prfsntrd for the first time In America in
N'pw Havpri, Thursday evening, Sept. 12, coming
to Palj's theatre in New- York Mondiy, Srpt. IS:
James T. Powers, Tommy Hang; Harry Kflly.
Captain Potts; John D. Park. Cllve Radnor;
Paul Nicholson, Cosmos Pfj ; Louis Hendricks,
Tudor Pvke; (Jeorge llonev. Hooker Pasha, John
P. Kfnned.v, Captain Najlor, Ooorge I)e Long,
Colonel Marie de Fleury, Tom Hadiway, Profes
sor Punchwits; Herbert Parley, Mr. Trotter;
Mav Itolison, Mrs. Dang; Johvna How land. Lady
runehftown; C.eorgia Calnc, Nora; Itaohel
Pooth, Hosx; riora Zabelle, Isabel Blythe; llattlo
Waters. Lidy Winifred; Helen Chichester, Misa
Dorothy and Agnes Weyburn, lliss Cecilia.
Andrew Mack opened his season In "Tom
Moore" in Nfw London lit Monday night and
begins his career as a Broadway star at the
lleiald Square thfitre in Ne v lork this evening.
It was tho unanimous opinion of the large party
of New York managers and critics who saw Mr.
Mick's performance in New London that he will
score a notable success In New York. The play
Is very Interesting and affords him 6plendid op
portunities to display his abilities both as an
actor and a singer. Bnii k Harris have given
the piecf an excellent production both In seen
fry and costumes, which are true to the tlmo of
the story and the locale of the scenes.
The Klaw k Erlangcr Comedy company and tho
Rogers brothers in "The Rogers Brothers in
Washington," have made the biggest hit In Buf
falo scored in years. Tiity opened to ovfr $1.2n0
Monday, the 19th, and during thf remainder of
the week placed to capacity, selling out each
diy before 0 o'rlock. They end their two weeks'
stay tonight. They now have one of the largest
advance sales at regular prices on record at the
Knickerbocker theatre In New York, where thejt.
fgin a long run .lonudv- evening, oepc, i.
Louis Msnn and Clara Llpman will open their
sesson In Paul Potter's new Boer comedy drama,
"The Red Kloof," In Providence, U I , Monday
fvrntng, Sept. fl, containing there Tuesday and
Wednesday evenings. On Mondiy, Sept. 10, they
will begin an engagement at the Savoy theatre,
New York city. Mr. Potter sailed for America
on La Champagne last Saturday Itehearsala
I were begun a week ago. On Mr. Potter's arrival
hn will assume direction of the staging of the
new play.
"The Climbers" which will be presented here
during the seacon under the direction of Miss
Amelii Bingham, has made striking a surces
thit the attention of prominent publishers haa
been attracted to the play and Mr. ll.vde Pilili,
during his vacation In Europe, has been "novel
izing" his brllllint diama of social life. "The
Climbers" will be put on the market in book
form about tho end of September.
Edwin If. Price his engajed l'.lgle Bnwen to
sing the title role with the Augmtin Mily
Musical Comedy eompmy In "San Tov," whuii
opens Its season at the Harlem Open house early
In September Mus Rowcii is the vnungest prion
donna on thr American ttace. She is not yet
eighteen jeara old.
Two week ago Nixon k Zimmerman decided to
glv-f the English production ef "The Mesvn-er
Bov." which they imported from the London
Gaiety theatre, a completely new equipment of
fostumps. A IJrgf rnrps of costumeis are now
at work, and when this piece receives Its Ameri
can premiere In New Haven, Sept. l all tho
dresses will be entirely new.
Burr Mcintosh, the actor photographer, who
made the photographs of Mary Manntring as
"Janire Meredith," states ihal he has punted
and aold since Oct. 1 last over 7,000 of thesp
pictures. Miss Msnnenng's photogiaphs, both
personal and in chaiacter, are now in greater de
mand that those of any other stage celebrity.
MY BEAUTY.
For The Tribune,
Upon her face
A thousand dimples smile for me;
Of love the work, of love the grace;
Ileaido the rest jou cannot see,
Iler pictly lips
rc full of laughter and of mirth,
And all her words our wit eclipse:
She is love's palace upon earth.
Her rounded throat
Of marble seems. What lies beneath
No mortal yet has daied tn note,
Mvc with the ejes of love and faith.
Her tender voice
So sweetly strikes en lover's esr:
And when she sings the notes rejoice,
Onre more the harmony to hear,
Translated from tho Roumanian Journal by Leo
Root,
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Odd Paror Pieces
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Wo arc showing an unusually bright
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leather or Silk damask.
Office
The lai-flest assortment of Office Furniture
in the city. Our stock is complete. '
Dininrj Room Furniture
N'o furniture In the liouso comes In
for harder or more constant use. Wo
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our new styles of dining fuenlture, thit
are thoroughly and artistically mxde.
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2 Always Busy Events
First Our Fall styles
of Celehratcd Korrect
Shoes at $4.00. They nre
displayed In our men's
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tho smart dresser who
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Second Tho placing on
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nnd high cut, $3 and J 4
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Labor Day.
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A Beranant of a Long Considered Ex
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Sir llari) Johnson. peihl coiimiifMrner to
I'giiHli, icporls the fSUl lishnl eMMenio in the
Semliki forfu of a ncuhir ru'iuiui.t Ihou.-'it
to be long cMinit, sa.vs thr Now Yorl 'un.
Fosilhreil rem mis of thL nnunal l.avn bci
found ploiitltull.v in l.'itrtr, und it has Ivn
railed hithritn liclladothrrmm. A sompMc klu
and two kull aie nw on their way lo Knglund
for the British antrum. 'I lie tniivrs will this
animal tho f k.il. It Is a gli itTi like ivaturc,
and Ik tl-vslr akin to Ihe o In slf. The nri k
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silky black fringes! thf lead tap-r like, md th
nostrils like those of thr glralle. Thf fmrhrid
U a vivid red, un! Hi's neck, rhouldi-rs, i-tmnnli
and h.uk a deip rrddMi blown Putts of ihf
anlin.il are almost crinuu-n ami ntl,rr blackish n
hue. Ihe bind, qii liters and Iff. jio boMli
stripfd in purplish liljck and vviiltf. The anlmtl
Is hornless, although there are truvc of thiw
hoin-cores.
Our Accomplishment.
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It on a lit him IK."
"cs."
"N'o good at spelling."
"Yes."
"A dunce In history."
"Yes,"
"And rhere's no good in him "
"Perfesser." Mid the farmer, "hive you ever
heerd that boy cussin' of a, fieorgy mule, under
a br'illn' sun, in a tn-ari) field!" Atlanta
Constitution.
Toilet Tables
We have quite a number of very
handsome toilet tables as complete as
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We have them In oak, mahogany and
Mrriseje maple, with Urench beveled
mlntirs.
Furniture
lirass Beds
We hive some xery attlftlo designs
in Bra's Beds which wc would ho
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over our large asrlment brtora buy
ing. Fall Opening
of
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including
Choice line of
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in Staples and
Fancy Weaves
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Clocks, Etc.
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Refrigerators,
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