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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-02-10
Pass the TOrrey Bill.

The Chamber of Commerce of the
state of New York, in passing upon the
Torrey bill, which is now before the
senate at Washington, said: The bill
protects from undue severity the hon
est man who is overtaken by financial
misfortune and who is anxious to make
reparation to the extent of his ability
in the judgment of his business peers
or the court of legal jurisdiction. 1t
visits with punishment the dishonest
debtor, who seeks by coluson or
fraud or in any other way to impose
upon or mystify his creditors. II is
inexpensive of operation and easily
understood and must rapidly arrive at
results"
This finding is approved by represen-
tatiYe bodies of business men in every
section and state in the Union and by
individual merchants and bankers of
whose integrity there cannot be sue
cessful question. Such an indorse-
ment by the class most interested ought
to have weight in the senate. The one
danger to the Torrey bill is the Bailey
bill, which is also pending in the SEN
ate. The Torrey bill provides both for
voluntary and involuntary bankruptcy
and is clear in its distinctions between
the two; the Bailey bill provides for
voluntary bankruptcy only. The OBJ
jections to the latter bill are lucidly
set forth by Senator Shoup, of Idaho.
who says:
nr oanIN. iY,fA
two classes: The one is composed of
| those who are in debt and have nothing,
| and so far as their legislative friends have
| spoken for them they simply want a dis
| charge in bankruptcy. l am heartily in
| sympathy with this class of d - 'Ors ana
| / therefore want to give them lot simply
| a discharge in bankruptcy but to place
| them in position which will enable them
| upon securing their discharge to do some
/ thing for themselves. Let me illustrate.
! Suppose temporary voluntary law should
| be passed and the unfortunate should get
| discharge under it and then apply for
| loan of money, or to purchase goods
| upon credit the firms having the money
or the goods would simply decline to give
the credit because such debtor, upon OBJ
| tanning them, might, under the same law
secure second discharge and thus de
| fraud his benefactors. Hence, such law
| is not really all that is demanded for such
| class of debtors. The other class OF
| debtors is composed of those who owe
debts but at the same time have property
and must have a continuation of credit
or they will be compelled to fail. The adj
| vocates of a purely voluntary law do not
| seem to have ever considered the neces'
| stiles Of this class of debtors, which is
probably larger than the other class OF
| which l have spoken. If a purely volun'
tary law should be passed, under which
creditors would have no rights, this class
of debtors would, to a large extent, be re
| fused a continuation OF credit because
under the provisions of such law, they
! might without let or hindrance on the par
| of their creditors deliberately prepare fol
and go into bankruptcy secure discharg,
and go on in business with their i'll
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-02-10
The American Hog Vindicated.

The American hog has received a
magnificent vndication in Prussia, the
details of which, as given in a special
dispatch to the Stats Zeitung, make
interesting reading. il will be remem-
bered that American meats have long
been subjected to official slander in
Prussia, the claim being made that
their certification at ports of export
could not be depended upon to guaran-
tee purity. This has been especially
true of American pork exports, which
have so often been maligned with
out foundation that about a year
ago the American embassy in Berlin
decided to have the merits of the case
determined once for all
1t insisted that in future in every ac-
cusation of trichina advanced by the
Prussian government the report should
be accompanied by the registry number
of the health certificate, in order that
the American exporter and meat in
spector at fault might be ascertained
and punished, The Prussian govern
ment for a long time refused to agree
to this demand, by which the Ameri-
can government hoped to put an end
to the groundless German complaints,
but it promised last spring to look into
the matter more carefully. The Prus-
sian Minister of the Interior gave orders
then to all district presidents, that in
all cases where trichinae We're found in
American pork all the details of the
case, as well as the numbers on the
American health certificate, We're to be
reported, in order to make it possible
for the American government to take
proceedings against the guilty exporter
and inspecting officials. Reports from
the thirty three district presidents OF
received at the Ministry of the Interior
They have, it is said. greatly disap-
pointed all those in Prussia and in the
rest of Germany who hoped to demon
strate that the complaints so often
made about the qualities OF Americas
pork were fully proved. From only five
OF the thirty-three districts are there
notifications of trichnae in American
meat. But, contrary TO the minister's
instructions, these notifications are not
show the American origin of the sus-
pected meat; they all arg unmportant
and in no single instance do they point
TO any dangerous characteristic in the
American pork.
This puts the shoe on the other foot
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-02-10
Civil Service Facts.

Some facts from the thirteenth an
nual report of the national civil service
commission covering the past fiscal
year will be of interest to the faithful
at this especial moment of political eX-
pectancy.
The total Approximate number of posi-
tions in the civil branch of the govern
ment is 1871 OF these S7,107 are in
the classified service and 9l,61O un-
classified. OF those not yet classified,
G6,725 are postmasters of the fourth
class. OF those remaining in the classi-
fable, but unclassed group, many will
be transferred to the classified service
by the action of the rules. The aggre-
gate compensation paid in the eXecu-
tive civil service of the United States
during the last fiscal year was approx
imately $1OO,OOO,OOO.
AS to tenure of office, the report says
our administrative system now pre-
sents the anomaly of.filling certain in
ferior positions by the test of merit
and changing every four years the
higher positions; like collectors of GUS
toms and internal revenue, postmasters
and chiefs of bureaus, in which the lar
gest capacity and longest experience are
required and thus frequently subject
ing subordinates to inexperienced and
incompetent superiors. to the demoral-
ization of the public service. The
gradual increase in the number of
presidential offices, it is asserted, is
bound to force a change in the method
of filling them. There are now nearly
10000 persons in the public service COM
mssioned by the president, and this
number is growing every year. At this
| rate of increase, says the report, in a
| few years it will be physically impos-
| sible for the president and cabinet Off
| GERS to examine the papers and hear
| arguments and complaints relating to
| the large number of persons to be com
missioned, and the repeal of the four
| years tenure laws will be absolutely
| necessary.
The whole number of persons exam
| ined for the five branches Of the classi-
| fed service during the year ended June
| 30 1896, was 31,2SO, of whom &c, 49G
| passed and 1O,7S7 failed to pass. The
whole number of appointments was
| 5,0S4, an increase of 292 over the pre-.
vious year. Thus 1t appears that ever
under the "merit" system many are
called but few are chosen, and the best
plan for any deserving person who
wants to get on in the world is to sur.
render the idea of filling minor public
| office and strike out boldly for private
| employment.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-02-10

"Thc principle on which the foreign
relations committee has evidently acted
is" says the Sun, that, with the ma
chinery of arbitration once provided,
nothing will be easier than to extend
it's operation as experience may war
rant, or by special agreement; whereas
disaster might result from careless or
experimental submissions of questions
which ought never to go to arbitration"
This principle of course Is wise. But
did not the Sun for weeks fight the
underlying idea of arbitration as
Sham and "humbug?" Suppose the
senate, acting on its advice, had re-
jected the whole treaty. Would not
civilization have thereby sustained a
great loss? We think it would.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-02-10
Set a High Standard.

The representations which are made
in published newspaper correspondence
from Canton relative to Major Mckln-
ley's intentions with reference TO the
diplomatic and consular service during
his administration will certainly re-
ceive public approval. 1t Is announced
for example, and apparently by author-
ity, that most of the missions and con-
sulates will be filled slowly and only
after the most careful consideration
of applicants.
"Of course" says one dispatch, there
will be a few appointments from time
to time, but there is every reason TO
believe that while Major Mckinney IN
tends to fill the offices with Repubi-
cans, he does not expect to demoralize
the service by turning out all the pres
ent incumbents within sixty days after
his Inauguration and supplying the
places with new men. 1t is his purpose
to fill every vacancy by appointing a
man who is equally or more competent
than the officer whom he succeeds.
Major McKinley's wide experience in
public life and his vast acquaintance
in business and commercial circles cause
him to believe that there are plenty of
good men in the Republican party to
fill all the foreign posts which he will
have at his disposal in a manner tho
roughly satisfactory to himself and to
the country. He proposes to sift and
examine the applicants for consular
positions until in each instance he finds
the right man for the place.
TT is the ambition of the president
elect above all other things to advance
the business interests of this country,
expand our foreign markets and con-
tribute to the substantial restoration of
abundant but normal prosperity. Nc
man will be considered for an appoint
ment of the slightest consequence who
is not believed to be willing and able
to do something to increase the de-
mand for American products abroad
Major Mckinley wants gentlemen il
the foreign countries and wants mer
of education and culture who Will il
their bearing and official deeds exem-
plify the best type of American citi-
zenship. He will have no use ol
NioiNS' VI wi iuiNiS Nio iippS ~ w
come loungers about foreign capitals
No president-elect has ever been ami.
mated by higher or more patriotic pur'
poses in respect to his foreign appoint
ments than Major Mckinley, and it i:
plain that he will spare no pains t.
bring the diplomatic and consular ser
vice up to the high standard of excel
lence and efficiency which he has Sc
for it,"
Such a programme cannot fail t
commend itself to the good judgmen
of the people. The former idea tha
diplomatic and consular offices wer
legitimate and proper means whereof.
to send out of the country politica
-beggars who made themselves
standing nuisance while in it has ceaset
to impress with favor that portion o
the public whose favor is most desir
able. Our foreign representation, to b
of value at all. must be of a characte
to compare favorably with that of othe
countries. II is we'll worth this govern
ments while to take pains to make a
good an impression at foreign capital
as is possible with the diplomatic ray
material at hand.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-02-10
SCANDAL NOT WANTED.

From the Sunday News.
To friends desirous of helping make
the columns of the Sunday News inter-
esting, we say: Bring us all the facts
and all the gossip you can; real facts
and kindly gossip; information to prove
that all the people are not bad, or anx-
ious to revel in reading of others bad
ness Pleasant things, humorous things,
supplementing the legitimate news of the
day, will suffice the desires of the intelh
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-02-10
HOW HE KICKS.

In winter, when the cold winds blow,
Man kicks.
He doesn't like the ice and snow;
He hates to see the mercury go
To zero; if it falls below,
He kicks
oh, how he kicks!
In summer, when the szzards szz,
Man kicks.
He groans, Great Scott! how hot it is.'
AS if no misery equaled his.
Then, as he wipes his streaming phiZ,
He kicks
Oh, how he kicks!
And so it is, if cold or hot,
Man kicks.
He's never pleased with what he's got,
But growls, and fumes, and swears lot
And, whether it is right or not,
He kicks
Oh, how he kicks!
--Somerville Journal.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-02-10

and leaves upon Prussia the RESPONSE
bility for deliberate misrepresentation
She must now either lift the embargo
and offer apology or stand convicted
before the world of malicious falsitica-
large number of her citizens to whom
meat products from America are a de-
sirable and an almost indispensable
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-02-10
SCRANTON, FEBRUARY TO- 1897.

When the United States senate be-
gins to pass bills over President CleVe-
lands veto in the proportion of 81 votes
to l, it looks as if it were high time
for a change in the white house.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-02-10

gotten gains. IF a complete law shall be
passed, as | confidently believe it VIII be,
both classes of debtors win be greatly
benefited, because instead of running their
credit 1t will extend it. Such a law Will
fully protect the rights of creditors. pre-
vent them from entering upon selfish
struggles as they now do with great finail-
cial losses to themselves, and at the same
time secure for them their every equitable
right.
The Torrey bill is complete" bill;
il should be passed.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-02-10

The Albany correspondents have dis
covered that Louis F. Payn, whose APP
pointment as insurance superintendent
made such commotion, proposes to un-
cover great abuses in the department
over which he is to preside, and Is
likely to turn the tables on his recent
reviers. Stranger things have hap
pened. The howl against Payn bore
many symptoms of having been raised
for an Interior purpose.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-02-10

forest conditions and the work of confia-
grafton, which were used for stereopticon
Views i'm his lectures. All this material is
gone destroyed by the fire. and the worst
of Ii Is II can never be replaced, and 1t can
not be measured by money. Another at
tempt will be made to pass forestry Dill
,his winter.
-:II:--
Representative Hood has introduced
bill in the Missouri legislature which Is
designed to restrict Irritation. 1t prohib-
It's railroad conductors, brakemen, and
other employees from intruding attention
and conversation upon female passengers
on any prcteXt whatsoever The penalty
prescribed Is S2j for each offense, one-half
of which Is to go to the informer and the
other half to the county in which the of
Tense is committed. The foregoing Is re-
spectfully submitted to the wise men at
Harrisburg.
tilt
Here is a suggestion for some energetic
solon at Harrisburg: Representative SUIT
ton, of the Indiana legislature, has fa-
thered a bill to require hotels to print
menu cards in the English language.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-02-10

The Mckinley idea of a foreign ap-
pontment, in other words, is that 1t
means not banishment but business.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-02-10

gent and manly reader who, we firmly be-
lieVe, is sufficiently numerous in this Vi
cinity to provide the newspaper that deals
in nothing else an adequately profitable
patronage,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-02-10

The impression is fast gaining ground
that our costly new navy is fit only for
dry land. We trust that this suspicion
will be removed.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-02-10

According to the testimony of the Of
ficials of the so-called sugar trust, that
trust has lowered prices and raised
wages. But suppose it should take it
into its head to do the opposite. What
then?
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-02-10
TOLD BY THE STARS.
Daily Horoscope Drawn by Ajacchus
The Tribune AstrolOger.
Astrolabe cast 22S a. m, for Wednes-
day, Feb. TO- 1897.

day, Feb. 10, 1897.
a G m
A child born on this day will notice that
the councilmanic pruning knife has dou-
BILE blade.
1t begins to look as though some of the
new poor board candidates would be
obliged to file nomination papers.
If a paid fire department is the only
thing lacking for an available capitol city,
Scranton could furnish one in about fifteen
minutes.
1t will be useless hereafter for one to
attempt suicide in a Scranton drug store
by any other than the cigarette method.
1t is evident that the young ladies OF
the Freeman factory are not overall
their troubles yet.
Ajacchus' Advice,
DO not take on supertiuous airs
At an unexpected catch;
You may not be the only bulb
Within the onion patch.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-02-10

Wouldn't this government have been
in a nice boat if it had followed Oh
ney's plan of agreeing for Spain's sake
to guarantee the bogus reforms
which Cubans are unanimously reject
ing?
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-02-10

Now that congress has come to a fair
understanding with reference to the
further restriction of immigration, let
the president get ready to apply his
signature.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-02-10

The Cuban junta in the United States,
at a meeting held last Saturday in New
York, decided by a unanimous vote
against the receiving or Countenancing
of any overtures from the Spanish gov
ernment short of such as might be based
upon the idea of the total independence
of Cuba Now what will Cleveland do?
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-02-10

1t will take 81 adverse votes to defeat
the ratification Of the arbitration treaty.
Are there that many barbarians in the
Senate3
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-02-10

In its February issue the Home Maga-
zine makes announcement that while it
wishes to retain a general circulation and
to do so will cater to miscellaneous tastes,
it will in future aim to be especially a
magazine for commercial travellers, and
a kind of literary clearing house for the
bright anecdotes and snappy ideas of the
grand American army of trade mission
aries The purpose has merit in 1t.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-02-10

'Ev'ry Month";" the "womans magazine
of literature and music" presents for Feb
ruary a more than ordinarily interesting
and varied array of contents. Its vocal
and Instrumental music selections are al
ways tuneful; its portraits of persons of
note are timely and up to date and there
is much in the accompanying letter text,
not to speak of the fashion cuts, to in
terest women.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-02-10

"Hypnotism and Its Practical Relation
to Crime and the Courts" is the title of a
paper in the February number of The
Hypnotic Magazine which would repay
perusal. It is by Clark Bell, the editor Of
the Medico-Legal Journal. and it masses
together in brief compass good deal of
expert testimony on the subject in ques-
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-02-10

DIR. ]. Y, Rothrock, the head of the
Forestry commission, was the severest
sufferer from the capitol fire. He has
spent his life gathering data about the
forests, taking the temperature i'm differ
ent parts of the state, noting the depth and
volume of water in streams before and
after the timber was removed the causes
of floods, securing photographs of wooded
country and the denuded sections swept
by one of the terrible fires that do so much
damage annually, valuable slides showing
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-01-23
Free Homes for the People.

The measure known as the free home
stead bin is the most important one
that Congress has acted upon at the
preeent session. AS II passed the
House, Il provided that lands acquired
from the Indians In Oklahoma should
be opened TO settlement under the
homestead law, but the Senate extend
cd II TO cover all Indian lands wherever
located. The vote on the bill was IS 20
IL, every Republican Senator but !, Q
Democrats, Independents and Pop
ulists voting for 1t. This decisive ma
iority signifies the existence OF a gen.
eral sentiment in favor OF giving all
public lands 70 the people for homes.
There Is not the least reason TO doubt
that the giving away of public lands
under this benefcent law has been
great advantage to the country in the
way OF promoting its development and
increasing Its wealth and multiplying
the opportunities Of Its citizens to bet
ter their condition. II fact, 1t may be
said that probably no other one law
has ever been so well vindicated by Its
practical results.
IL Is 70 be noted that the bill was so
amended by the Senate as TO make 1t
applicable only TO lands acquired pre-
yious to It's passage; but IL is safe to
predict that whenever other lands are
acquired they will be dealt with in the
same way. The Indian reservations
that still remain will all come into the
possession Of the government before
many years, by purchase or otherwise
and public sentiment will insist that
they be opened to settlement under the
homestead law for the benefit OF indus
trious and deserving men who are no
able TO buy land and become independ
ent farmers. 1t is much better to have
all waste territory utilized in thi
manner than to sell It to the Speculation
who are always watching for chances
TO secure land for the purpose of hold
| Ing Il until big profit can be realizes
by disposing Of 1t to those who ar
Obliged TO have 1t. The government
always gamer when the number
homes is increased, and the appliance
: and influences Of civilization are eS
tended. In no other way can 1t get 9
Q much for It's vacant lands. The home
stead policy is a sound and protitabl
one In every respect, as experience ma
amply demonstrated, and the peopl
9 expect II to be applied In every instanc
. Of newly acquired public lands, n
! matter how the acquisition come
. about. Globe Democrat.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-01-23
EVERYDAY Excursions 8

To all parts of the world can be arrang-
ed for any day in the year, for one or
more persons, upon application to any
principal ticket agent of the Chicago,
Milwaukee s. St. Paul railway. timer
aries carefully prepared for excursions
to California, Florida, Mexico, China,
Japan, and TO any part of Europe. Es-
timates furnished, including all ex-
penses. Tickets furnished for the COM
plete journey. 1t is necessary to wait
for any so-called PERSONALLY Conduct
ed Excursions In these days OF pro-
gressive enlightenment, with the Eng-
lish language spoken in every land un-
der the sun, one does not need to depend
upon the services of guides for sight
seeing, but can go 1t alone or in small
family parties, with great comfort and
security, and at ones own convenience
Write to Alex. Mitchell, Commercial
Agent, Chicago, Milwaukee & ST. Pau
railway, Salt Lake City, Utah, for de
tails II you are contemplating trip.