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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-10-13

and Western Railroad 10; West Shore Railroad 90;
Tehigh Valley Railroad 270 Baltimore and OHIO Neil
road TO- boats 80; total. 2G0 tons Receipts or
straw. ts5 tons. -.
POTATOES AND vEGErABLEs-Ions Island potatoes
steady stock Is held steady. but moves only mod
eraey and outside quotations are quite sxrem: quality
must fancy bring top figures Jersey sweet potatoes
quiet; Virginia stock in liberal supply and weak with
hard 10 reach strictly fancy grades OF
onions are a shade hrmrr: medium and lower qualities
plenty dull and unmproyed. Caullhowers were In light
sipply to day but mostly Of ordinary quality: few
really fancy brought slight premium Celery steady.
Green corn and lima beans dull and weak. Tomatoes
lower southern string beans continue neglected and Of
uncertain value. Other vegetables without material
change We quote; Potatoes Long Island In bulk. per
Dbl 25asi 81 smS 81 do state. si0Sl ":
inferior stock. 75a*oc sweet potatoes Vneland per Dbl
25usl do South Jersey double heads $lNSl -; do
Virginia. 10000 cucumbers choice per lv q .9qss ~
cabDages per 100 sass caulloves per Dbl 81 J0nS2
celery fancy large per dozen. 4oa6oc do medium pa
3O DO poor fair i0q20c. corn per 100 5Od 15c
eggplsnts per Dbl JDa15c; lima beans. potato bag
15cnSl do nat 50aI5c; onions, small, white. per Dbl.
S3qxI do Eastern white Sass do red 81 5Va$l 70: do
yellow 81 25asi 50 do and Western red. 81 25a
81 yellow Sn$l l2 do Orange County. white STA
so yellow 5ocasi l2; do red 5ocgsi So pumpkins
per bh 5OaI5c. peppers red bbl $a$ oO DO green
4ocasl string beans. Long Island per bag UgIoc: do
Virginia half Dbl basket G0aI5c do Charleston WAY
75cd$i do BOG 75c squash Hubbard per Dbl se
81 do &uiJc tomatoes. ripe 3oHJoc; DO sresn
l5a20c turnps. Russia per bbl cOg15c
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ns bin. Is. %qsssns 4Ss
Push Ru,.a sss 600 bush and snube bush
.sscesn,ly we'll but fell ON the las, few minutes Of
The cash market loIy inactive shippers were re-
terms and $1,000 bush mngraded red private rrm, 1t
was also stated that shipper had gold about 20 loads
fc hard a. sa2c oS S"Pi pecsmSe 'f b. anoa'
CORN-The market for corn decidedly strong ad-
and ss ss Si the
amount Of corn on passage to Europe Increased nearly
can visible increased slS bush and oh The Interior re-
Items however did moi 10 influence prices but the
market strong advancing easily during the greater
was export Inquiry which. with the strength in
wheat We're Influences on the bull side. The world ;
snsS against '0! bush Week iSs prssns
Russia. 5000 bush. and DANUBE, $4,000 bush: The
market closed steady at salc net advance cash
corn hrmer with futures Exporters took 100 600
bush private No quoted at a.c under
December in elevator; december closed at 3isc.
fairly trading the West although locally business
sympathy with the rise in other grain The interior Re,
ceips to-day were very heavy amounting to l2ss0.o
visible supply the last week showed a gain Of $4,000
bush Cash hrrner. and there was good ex-
in the future market. steady nc ad-
sales Of cash We're 2S 900 bush as foows 100
Tipped on private terms e&por: 1900 bush No white
2c 5000 ungrsded white. 9oc to soe as
sc5ed mixed s.e retsied Whit ear lS 0,s 90 S.
clipped ao,se eeva,cr; ~ oats quoted a.
eo'.aec'sc; No white :5c RARLEY-Msrket hrmsr
bush on private Mating n; Ged at f 4
~ as 6 TO- fu1 fr No W~tcrn car
ern quoted ssaasc -BrcKwIEAr-Marke' steady
The estimate q this years onitu1n Of the PncPs food
crops. Compiled By s,aistieian hrown % ,ne
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-10-13
LONDON WOOL SALES

by Ta'n Oct l2The wool sales to-day conducted
oRerinyss w DOAat a. 60 and Jacomb. Son & Co The
PETITE, sd 10 l3l bales Of fair quality. The ccm-
toush, as good and prices firm few bales Were
ces 80 me Nhlied states Following IN" sales IN
NJ aha the prices obtained:
kcks anS ~ wales 700 bales; secured C.dN Is 5'4d
pieces a. ~ '.dnls 2d greasy. 4kg9sd locks ana
pieces bales secured 3lkGQis Sd; locks and
e4c '"is 20 greasy. cs4'a.d; locks and pieces Ga
pses az 800 bales: secured 5dQIs iOl9d: locks and
greasy. 5i.nsd. locks and pieces 3hH4d
7dtld. gb oales. secured. ND. locks and pieces.
New. z.sieaSS o.TnSizd, locks and pieces. 3irm6+d
nlscss 900 bales secured. Gi.dnls al locks
yioes 81. Iosdais I'D; greasy 5.n9zd: locks and
10 Good Hope Natal--3Oo bales; secured
@'zo' greasy, 4ag5lsA
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-10-13
OLD POLICE CHARGES TO BE TRIED.

Charges against two policemen which were made
before the Lexow Committee are 10 be tried before the
Police Commissioners Thursday. The accused
men are Patromen Bernard O'Reilly. of the Centre
Stree, Court squad and Michael j. Hickey OF the
West One-hundred- twent y-hfth-st. station The
charges in OReily's date back 10 l&2 and lS3.
when he was an ordinance officer attached to the oak
~. station He is accused of taking bride on sew
eral occasions from h. J. Merriam for permitting the
latter violate the ordinance by obsructlng the side
walk IN front OF his premises at No. % Beekmaf-st
The charges against Hickey are Of the same nature
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-10-13
SOUTHERN COTTON MARKETS.

Galveston, Oct. t2-Cotton quiet; mddiug, 1Sc; l0W
milng nc good ordinary I.c. net and goss receiptA
% 1870 bales exports Great Britain i60 bales: TO the
Continent, VOs bales eosstwiss 3vi6 bales: saieA ~
norfolk oct i.-Cotton steady; midiiing. 7xc; iov
midillng 7c; good ordinary. 65i6c: net and
bales; exports coastwise $3.50 bales sales
tsDi bales; stock, 81 800 bales.
New Orleans oct. I2-coton steady; good mddtnG.
ii6e midling Ne low middlinE Lice good ordi-
nary i I3-isc receipts 2s.9t3 bales: gross 400
bales exports 7l2 bales: sales. 0lUO bales:
stock, ?1V.s77 bales 49,
Savannah Oct. i2-cotton steady; middiinG. 7c; low
middlns exc receipts 33<2 balss exports
coaswss II72 bales sses. 2ay7 bales; stock. l0kloo
baleA
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-10-13

The stree, market quiet Brazil coffee.
holiday IN brsz preyened smr cen b OF p b
price for Rio 80 spot and lo.c for Rio no spot The
marke, mild conee Is aae, oI, steady with sales
" ri 81 II AND MEAI-The advance in the price Of wheat
,o,ay had material influence in ne tone Of the nour
maTSg % w@e advanced 10 81 75asa 81 There good
sSns hta doc ce e"s %ss also al
export and the total sales today reached qu,,s arg
porons being 80 PKG Zoo Is shs sagh 81 9S Pa
So ~ ,nany 81 75ass 3d. 800 bhs clears Sass y 100
l1s sy gasR5, !. r. 1910 Ss eI spring STs ens sS
81 sales sass l5, 3o~ sasss snS,t- sars gI
sssr g - and i" G %b "a at HS II - s ar
Quoted a, 81 4oasi 80 Sa.es 600 bag. ct 81 4'9si ."
. RYE FkFiFF% s" sa. 800 800 i Ss: at I
9aesd h,sns .,g 81 TO- sit""? 9uosed
Fine white. 6sp1oc. fine yellow. isa'oe coarse aoa",
FEED Quiet Quoted; 90 60 and 80 ~ t''1r o. =!
hominay chop SOC; cottonse~d meal 9'cnfi oim~ai Sa
C;EAIN"W IiEAT-The market moved narrowly during
the early part Of but subject
10 quisk changes with gh, operations on The change
size to overcome the opposition IN either direction INC
"ontians The amount wheat passage for Europe
showed an Increase 72oO00 bush and The total now
at tas reached figure ~ - l20VU bush
abl,s were slightly higher II true but foreign trade
seemed what there was Of H. to be sc1mns ih- pai
Ssi 90 bush last week. and the private estimates early
made The worlds exports Il0Ovo bush TINS Is about
80 cas-, on the heavy Dsnubian exports. and AZ
sui, trade waited for fu,nef ,ss no,ns er
hbcd material net gain and the crop .'io, SHOVEL
nor, favornbly than had been though ',hi IT,
@i nsni ngures on acreage. BASED state and As
sessors the acreage Is mae,i az ,e . a
nspTss " ans =" 4.ooS"oco bush The Nor,hwesern
cel,s were large amounting at Ahnes t as r p.
20 ssr The worlds exports ~ nnaily reported were
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-10-13
do. III ~, At g CIV: bucks iSS m. at y esx; -

do III 10. At g e2x: BUCKS, 1856 N. at u dsx; -
CO.. ~ c.1sd a. sTs. .s -
!' ss g. q a. = S';,ni: g. {
T y, K.as ss p e g.
"a $,.ia. "a &c. e s. g. w.. II! ~ S 4 a.
Oil. % ss e. sss s.S st '' Sss st
$50 ssu 49, is q! STAT. ~ d.
Sas 20 d. I, = e. a. - !. 81 a. 81 ~ ' a. q
So q q, H. ~ a q, 8 8 81 s. s cus S. ia DO r.
81 8. IS - !, . s s1 ~ k.rass
= Ss 2s i TsH"sy rs "a O. 90 50 s' NJ
50 90 s. SS $ iss state e. - l an 'sSn at
s. s 4 q; & y % 4 ta 81 Ell e j. %
g Ssh r !: :S. :: Ii ID Is sSs? 10 i;ss
sss i, lis g 8: ls scs (. & fS e g.
e s j: j. a $; EsnIss:s &. 81 g.
at fss Kentucky sheep % ~ Z: g. % DO IS n
I vi g. K KIRBY Ssl lambs II N. S. "
~ s ss. o, q i 5..Sy h.ss
ss s:. s',% i:s. =: ss y
c ts"Sx "s dressed steady at 4assc per NJ
s. g per loo H. . !. s !. y stat; *
OTHER MARKETs-BY TELEGRAPH
ss.s Fl ,Issss &. IT,
New-York, $50 head on sale $50 head; market opensd
sss s saS ss ss $3.50 100 sss
s, s se~ to t s. ass IS bull. steady
s. extra i5sss 2 si9Asrs and feeders active End
g. ssa. 70 . .sSS . q: sa.s
s for e time s as 81
YAK ss $50 Nsss On sale or s s
sss;; EaT ,a
q ss s1 g. n.d sA 81 I heavy ssGa
PIGS 50 2sass No. roas.s ssasS ~ ''sy. 81 SSc ~
Iamps@kscsip. last . hour, iosS mead: total
s sss e s Sx io' :s head s to
head sale s9 nssS mr 5.G SnsTi Ann ana a s
Sum g g sS cum : 49, sss'
w. Mag cST y :, extra csu ,eS
ls0's sss .f 3 s$sSsss' %
a,. s ;'ss i: rs:
afs ! ;"? :Sa;is s;s
,sss, soa ). sss.. .s 49,; 49,
5: ss;y: 70 3, s;%% s g f fsS
s. p &ss sd Sss e n!svs
SIs (. =. :, 81 s M %Sss s, Ss s
Brine g. Common Sas 81 SSs So: ]u ;Sgs
as+.5 fair to good lambs 81 ''usa 10 veal caiv'~
81 Louis Oct -ca,,le-neceipts s3ls bead. Mar.
sr s.aas .s. . "s g sa.
oss sss head Msr e. s ssSns
s. st* sem % & 81 steady
:: s{ Ss e
head market strong naiye steers S, best 81 ogst 20
s good sss$ S S .S sHS se and feeders sss +
* co. bulls 81 5a>2 i5 Texas and western s. 4oSss 10
calves x+aSi2. sheep-keceipts e"H heai' marhe'
steady.
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Ie leading futures ranged a. fol-.

Cash quotations follows: Flour firm; prices
Whit s:ac7s sGIs sa "3S s.asre sSrS ss
S SS nominal 7s n s "a N ss Mo-
seed g % nsm,4s mess pork per .O q 2gsI 80 lard
81 49, dry sailed shoulders boxed sias. % short clear
sides boxed, N23pH 3il. ghskey; d,stilers finished
j. 70; STANDARD -. 5. q; lnseed oil. raw sic boiled
BE. on the Produce Exchange day the butter market
va @ rs sS's .fa Stock
q q, .sass 5;.S 1sss'iS IT,: IS
w tS s@'y rm 7sj s": 10 SS'a =
white, 26l4e No 2 yellow. re; 80 MIXED. 25c oas
PIX N2 .ssss d e nM S SILL & a SG T &
clear back s. 10 clear hut Kettle lard steady city
4sSa Dry sa- meats Ps ssad I loose souass s
loose sho1t be I . sS ar lar, s ssst.s
4sc loose shor, Iib sides SO loose short clear sides
and Indiana Creamery isssi,c Esss1Ma quiet but
steady fresh 2al2lsc Whisky steady: sales. $50 bbIs
Milwaukee, oct. -? whea, opened weak and &c lower
9 ms &c No s%Ps S No Sk NSfnen s sS
lower; No 8 25asec Rye hrn; NJ on track serss7s:
Minneapolis. Oct, i2,,Ths whea, market unset.
least steady prices and sentiment quite strongly bus',
as The 0S Close Was on break at cse against s
and e year and ago o Nay a. ey
quotations: wheat-No difficulty experienced By
:s e o s ss q Snn 10
sold at &c under No L. some qualities OF No 2 sold
down az low as &C under No 8 moved 53H1Oc. Old
No Northern is becoming scarce and the premium over
December generally ntsc receipts l2J9 cars: ship
ments - cars On track Old No hard. 67%c new.
&c; old No Northern. ts,sc 6&Ac old No North
ern 85sc new 62s.c Flour-Pa;ents 81 G0I&s bakers,
SlQs3 So production, 81 go bbls shipments 17s bbls
MsiSh, @adns BULK qS SS:s st '' ~ 'A0'~
philadelphia. Oct u? .Flour-Demand light; prices un-
tract wheat October 72g72sc November. 7Sg1S4c; De-
esmber I4d7t,sc January: iSa1s,ec Corn steady DE-.
nand light No . mixed October November and Decem-
Der 2yisg3Oc. Oats steady; No white October. No
vember December and January. 23iaa21c. Sugarv-Rs-
fined quiet UNCHANGED Other article. unshansed.
Louis Oct gfSas nm ursnSnssa 7 Ssssn S,:
choice 81 a5aS2 as rye Hour 81 .oa$2 60 Wheat hsherI
Der. pc asked May; 21T.c bid 8a!s higher; Nay 3i*o
longs. 4,,c; clear rio. SIS: clear sides .,.e pry AZ
sides a5.c High wines steady 81 IS. Wool very nrm.
unchanged Bagging. u. H. Bic; H. eHc: ~ 10. 60.
Iron ties 81 Lead quiet steady " S01&2 IS saseA
90 tons al 81 SEA. speiter unchanged az 50 ~
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-10-13

sOfcial preliminary estimate. Oher hgnres lhdlcated
condition reported.
The quotations today the closing prices for the pre-
vlous day closing prices for the corresponding date
il.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-10-13
THE STATE or TRADE.

Boston. Oct l2-Flour-Demand quiet. With prics
steady: spring patents 81 l0aS4 40 clear and siraight1
50 4Oa 50 80 winter patents - 5lS+ 10 clear sand
straghs So 1884 10. Cornmeal quiet, hrmer teaSss
bag 81 JO0Sl % bbl. Corn frmer; steamer yellow DO;
No 3 and steamer 33c firm: No clipped, 2sqS.c;
fancy higher: white. nc: oats 2li2aa6c Mill
quiet; spring bran To ship, lake and ral ~ 'onso:
winter Sil 25qs 80; mddngs $40 oOhsit cotton
$50 25Q $50 80. Pork nrm backs ~ oousioO'
cuts 5O lean ends, SI2 80 Barrel beef tusc Hams
lOallLc Lard firm. 5tc Bacon. siaMlo'sc. wear,
B43c Fresh beef quiet steers. Gusc: minis. ruilc,
f0res 3aJc Butter firm; Vermont dairy choice Aql oc'
Northern creamery. lyc; Western. T4isc; other dairy.
1lfi2c imitation and ladies' lOu Lambs quiet ogsc
Mutton and yearng- +a6c. Cheese. Northern, losc;
Western. sa9gc Eggs quiet but irm nearby 2oc East
ern choice I9c Western. 1Iqlsc; Michigan. lspi',.
hrm yellow 81 2J1xl 30; red Kidneys u -
@Si 30: pea. 81 20aSl 30 Poultry quiet Western
turkeys, isaiic; fresh fowls i2@i3e do chickens $50
lie; iced chickens. s9c do fowls yuloc live fowls,
7asc DO chickens 7gse. Potatoes trmsr; Aroos, 90.
33c New York 3OaS3c: sweets. 81 for Norfolk Jersey
for ponies liQ2!c for large Hay choice, old. slsqsg:
Leather FIRM hemock sole. acid frss, lsn l9c sec
onds Gq7c union SOLE trsts. 2id2jc seconds. 22d:5c
Buffalo Oct l2-Sprng wheat closed strong &c higher
for spot Winter closed firm track higher.
71isc paid for No red Corn clos d strong: opening
prices bid track store, &c higher Oats closed steady
unchanged. Barley good demand. unchanged Rye
Nothing doing; No quoted 4oc in store. Flour SIloc
Millfeed higher; winter bran - 20;
medium do ships do So spring bran, - 80;
fine milling spring. $40 80: do winter. Sli.
Oct, ne leading ranged fol-
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-11-12
GIVE MORE DETAILS,
From the Toronto Globe,

For the poor man to oppose the man CT
wealth is most unreasonable. The idea
tnat policy injurious to the mouinG
classes must be advantageous to the Ia
boring men ont of work and in work Is
absurd. But is it an unnatural cOnclu-
sionr The poorer class of electors have
been tricked into supporting many vaunt-
ed policies which have proved injurious
to themselves ana advantageous to the
employing classes. Those who rule in pol
tiles. in industry and in commerce have
concentrated so much activity on meas
ureS Which have tended to increase The
burdens of the poor and the fortunes CT
the fc"' that the idea of the inseparabls
relation Of those two effects, though
wrong, is not unnatural.
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The SenatOrship.

A contingent of Philadelphia busi-
ness men. including mainly gentlemen
interested in commercial enterprises
with Mr.. Thomas Dolan, on, Tuesday
evening drew up resolutions formally
presenting Hon. John Wanamaker as
candidate to succeed United States
Senator j. Donald Cameron, and urg-
ing business men elsewhere to take
steps to promote Mr.. Wanamaker's
election. AT about the same time Sem
ator c. C. Kaufman, of Columbia, was
telling the Harrisburg Patriot what a
very suggestively: "He is conducting
the senatorial campaign on purely bus
mess principles"
In this connection the Philadelphia
correspondent Of the New York Sun
writes Had Mr.. Wanamaker not op-
posed Senator Quay so earnestly in 1895
for state chairman. and had he pulled
in the traces with him in 1896 instead
of baking, he might have won the SEN
atorship. Had Mr.. Wanamaker given
tHe SdIie Ledi " tle tltcllOl Ol NlaJDI
Mckinley in Delaware or West Nir-
ginia as he gave to the election of
members of the legislature in Pennsyl-
vania, which stands "A Republicans to
G Democratic senators, and 172 Republi-
can to 80 Democratic members of the
house, a majority of 17S on joint ballot,
his chances for senator would not have
been marred by bitter hostility to
Quay. Governor Hastings. believing
that Pennsylvania would cast nearly
100000 majority for Mckinley. left his
own state to take care of itself that he
might give his services to the cause in
Maryland. Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and
other states where help was needed:
and therein he was wiser than Wan
amaker. who erred just where the
skilled politician Hastings hit it in run
ming up mighty big score of McKin-
ley gratitude"
There is no doubt that Mr.. Wana-
maker is using business principles in
his senatorial canvass. But there is
also no doubt that his eagerness for the
place is likely to meet with serious
setback ere many weeks have passed
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-11-12
Might best let in q gore.
AFTER THE BATTLE, MOTHER.

Mother. since the battles over.
Tell me, have We gained the day?
Have We pat our crowd IN power,
Did the people vote our way?
Are four snillings worth dollar"
Did the silver forces win:
D!l our prophets guess correctly,
Have we voted Bryan in?
Mother, dear. ! marched and holiored,
Do you ask me, mother. why?
Father was a Democrat. and
Therefore. mother. SO am |.
They have told us Bryan wasn't
Any Denoc'ot ct all,
Bat he took Inc name. and that is
Why | answ red to his call.
What! You say they showed US under,
That we didn't stand a show.
What, then, were old Jones figures
Good FOR. I would Ike to know!
Ard those fellows that we beard of
Who were not to be coe~ced
Who. though shouting for Mckinley,
Were for Bryan from the first?
What became of them. dear mother?
They were billed to help us out.
Yet you say that Billy Bryan
Has been fired ~ the spout,
oh. I'm weary. and my tonsiis
Are as raw as they can be!
Mother-dearest mother-will you
Kindly turn the hose on me?
Cleveland Leader.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-11-12
One LeveI.Headed Dem mOcrat.

1t does not become Republicans to OBJ
ject to the proposition that Major Nc
kinley, in recognition of the aid re-
ceived in his canvass from sound money
Democrats. should proffer to a repre-
sentative Of that element a seat
in his cabinet. But we are glad
to observe that one of the
most active and intelligent of these re-
cent allies has gone on record with a
vigorous disapproval of the suggestion.
A Cleveland, o., dispatch of November
10. says:
NJ. Z. ingalls,. of Cincinnati. when asked
yesterday what the gold Democrats ought
to get for supporting Major Mckinley
replied: Nothing; absolutely nothing.
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scope for trained intellect in solving
tons toward the great corporations;
but the best way for railway proper
ties 10 fOrtify themselves against in
equitable legislation is to deal fairly
and literally with the public. one
doesn't hear much fault finding con-
cerninS properties which are managed
on this principle. Where the grunr-
bling is lOudest there is generally the
most genuine cause FOR grumbling.
1t is an established truth that idle
ness breeds crime. Pathological statis-
ties are eloquent in confirming that
men who shrk work are the men who
fill The jai!s. Industry is also an edu-
cational ard civilzing force. The hap
piest men are the busiest men: the un-
happcSt, those who have no regular
and cngrossing work to do. Not the
least significant result of last weeks
election IL the opportunity which ii is
rapidly opening to idle men and wo-
ti'll w sC'tit IlltIt
Tremendous applause is reported to
have greeted the assertion by Senator
PettiGrcw before Il Sioux Falls. S. D.,
audience the other evening that while
he was willing to aid the Republican
party in restoring Protection, he would
fight every section of a tariff bill which
should give Protection to any article
controlled ny trust. This, in itself,
doesn't mean great deal, but it ought
to warn the leaders of the next admin
istration what appearances to avoid.
Every lover Of decency will be glad
bcatea the New York World in the
highest court to which it can appeal from
the original judgment in her suit for
damages arising from that papers
theft of her Worlds Fair commemor-
atGry ode. A paper with any sense Of
honor would never have fought her
claim.
There are two candidates for the United
states SenatOlSnlD. IntE are Mt. W aNa-
maker and Mr.. Penrose. As it looks now
the fight will lie between these two men.
Reading Times.
Don't forget the governor of this
commonwealth, Hon. Daniel II. Hast
inas.
1t is recalled that General Grosven0r.
the official statistician of the Mckinley
boom. on September IS issued a table
giving Mckinley 27S electoral votes.
This clearly entities the general to say
II told you So
The Washington correspondent of the
Philadelphia Press intimatcs that II
Mr. Wanamaker isn't elected senator
he may try for a cabinet appointment.
There's nothing like having two strings
to your bow.
We do not think that President tclect
Mckinley will make the mistake of
choosing as his secretary of the treas
ury any man actively Identified with
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-11-12
An Admirable Decision.

The announcement through Judge
Edwards that the Lackawanna courts
will henceforth grant naturalization
papers only to such aliens as can sho"
a general familiarity with the thiteu
States constitution and with American
methods of government supplies its
own commendatory comment. HAD
such action been taken years ago ana
rigidly maintained, much subsequent
trouble would have been spared. Ihere
is no wish to debar from citizenship Il
single man of foreign birth who brings
TO his new allegiance reasonable in
telligence and willingness to accept
the spirit of our Institutions: but the
time has come when all over the coun-
try, without respect to paltry politics.
q halt should be called on the manu-
facture of citizens regardless of fitness
or consequences.
Not only is it crime against the
commonwealth to confer citizenship
upon an alien who is not qualified To
exercise with judiciousness the priv
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personal insult to every intelligent vot-
er in the land, lowering by so much
the value of a prerOgatiVe he has been
taught to believe superior to that OF
kings, and compelling him to submit
his ballot to 4 Comretition from which
every self-resuecting man has right
to shrink The recent election has had
little effect if it has not taught the
dangers to the state arising from Il
low average of intelligence and pa
triotsm among the country's voting
population. We rejoice to know that
in one court. and that in commun-
ity where considerations of mere po-
ltical eXDediency might easily point
to caution, the lesson of that struggle
for honest government has not gone to
waste.
In this connection we wish most
heartily to indOrse Il suggestion ad-
vanced by the Wilkes Barre Record
that convention of the judges of
Pennsylvania be called with Il view to
adopting a uniform practice in grant
ing natllraliZatiOns. That SO vital a
matter should be left largely to hap
hazard is a most humiliating retlec-
tion upon the condition of contempor-
airy politics. Surely ii there were one
thing concerning which there should
be well understood and uniform rules
of procedure and carefully adjusted
safeguards. it ought to be the admis-
sion Of aliens to sovereign RESPONSE
bilities. The conscience of the people
is slow to anger; but unless we mis-
read the signs of the times there
will yet come dOomsday for all who
try to make capital out of the degra-
dation of our citizenship.
The youngest member of the next
state house of representatives will be
Editor Sproul, of Delaware, who is ~