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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-24

Of the whole matter: stupid past ne
glect of army interests and necessities.
for which every citizen Is in part re-
sponsible. the present howlers most OF
all, since as they now howl out re-
proaches they then yelled for economy.
But there are more immediate faults
chargeable to congress and people
which should not be loaded wholly upon
Mckinley and Alger. For instance, 1t
was not Alger's fault that the last
congress, stampeded by National
Guardsmen then eager to do all the
fighting but now the first to want to
come home, defeated the original Hull
bill which would have built UP the
regular army to point where 1t would
have needed practically no reinforce
ment of volunteers. Alger, Miles, NC
Kinley and all the rest of the military
officials of the government wanted that
bill passed. Had 1t been passed, ex-
perienced and proficient officers would
have had charge of our army; the
clashings and jealousies between guard
officers. state officials and regular
army men would have been obviated
in great measure; our volunteers
would not have needed to go to big
and ill-chosen camps OF instruction to
catch typhoid fever or other diseases,
and we should today have a compact
and coherent army not clamoring TO
get back into civil life but ready to
obey the order of command and fol-
low the flag wherever 1t needs soldiers
in its support. Just critics of the war
administration must acquit 1t of re-
sponsibility for this grave mistake
which congress made under compul-
sion from the very class now loudest in
complaint.
Again. when war had actually been
declared, it was not Alger nor the
president who asked congressman, sem
ators, governors, judges, men of every
station in civil life amounting in the
aggregate to hundreds of thousands,
to besege the white house and war
department and importune twenty-four
hours to the day for the appointment
of this or that favorite son, nephew or
cousin to a position in the armv. 1t
was not Mckinley or Alger who de-
feated the bill allowing the president
to recall to active command all retired
regular army officers and put them in
charge of raw volunteers. 1t was not
they who had refused In previous years
to establish reserve depots of military
equipment and supplies for readiness in
an emergency or who had prevented
uniformity in the organization of the
| National Guards of the various states.
Indeed, the further one probes into
| the causes of the disorders of our
| lately improvised yet nevertheless VIC
| torious army the stronger becomes the
wonder, not that there were mistakes
| and blunders and crimes in it's man.
| agement, but that in contrast to its
unexampled achievements these have
| been relatively so few.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-24

Announcement is made by the presl-
dent Of the North German Lloyd
Steamship company that the eight new
passenger vessels under construction
for that line will burn anthracite coal,
and that its vessels already in service
will be altered to burn anthracite also.
that "the thousands upon thousands of
people who annually cross the Atlantic
generally seek the pleasure of the open
decks in pleasant weather, but find
their pleasure marred by the offensive
fumes and dirt resulting from the use
of soft COAL There is no fuel COM
parable with anthracite when comfort
is a factor as we'll as cost.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-24

During the Cuban revolution General
Garcia was arrested at Baltimore and
put under bonds not to fiilbuster. He
forfeited bail. excusing the act on the
plea Of his country's necessity, but
promised after the war to return ana
offer himself for trial, which he is
about to do. All is not bad in the
character of such a man.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-24

Garcia has produced results that show
that it is better to be courteous on all
occasions. Even the poor Cuban in
surgent is liable to turn on the gen.
eral who assumes the airs of railroad
section bOss
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-24

The White Squadron of America is
no more. Even the present dove-like
appearance of our fleets will be merged
into the funcreal coat of black which
the ships will all receive, and all be-
cause black paint is cheaper than
white
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-24
REPUBLICAN NOMINATIONS.
STATE.

Covernor-wILLIAM A. STONE.
Lieutenant Governor--J, p. s. GOBLIN.
Secretary Of Internal Affsirs-JAMEs w.
LATTA.
Judges of Superior Court-W. W. FOR
TER, W. D. PORTER.
Congressmen at Large - SAMUEL A.
DAVENPORT, GALUSHA A. GROW.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-24

board; and his success in resisting at
tacks establishes that he is a political
general of no mean ability. He will
be an efficient member Of the next
Pennsylvania senate.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-24

II those who are preparing new
bond ordinance for submission to
councils want to popularize themsel-
YES they will take to heart the advice
of Punch to couples about to marry:
Don't"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-24

The chopping up of troublesome
women and the throwing of them into
mill ponds has now gone far enough.
1t is time for the homicidal impulse
to receive some kind OF a rebuke.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-24

nies the accusations of Generals San
ger and Wiley and courts an Investiga-
tion he ought to have it. Let the facts
be revealed
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-24

There is an additional motive for
Aguinaldo not to get obstreperous; he
may want to lecture here some day.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-24
COUNTY.

Congress-WILLIAM CONNELL.
Judge--F. w. GUNSTER.
Coroner-JOHN ]. ROBERTS, M. ID.
Surveyor-GEORGE f. STEVENSON.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-24

Announcements of the death of th
Chinese emperor probably mean tha
he is dead to the world.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-24

In the army investigation Secretar,
Alger proposes to "hew to the line" nc
matter if his own dooryard is covered
with chips.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-24

Almost any candidate but Wharton
Barker would be apt to get out of
breath in running for office two years
in advance of the campaign season.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-24
LEGISLATIVE.
Senate.
LANES

Senate.
Twentieth Dist.-JAMES G. VAuGHAN'
House.
First District-JOHN r. FARR.
Second District-JOHN SCHEUER, Jh'
Third District-N. G. MACKEY.
Fourth District-JOHN F. REYNOLDS'
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-24

The Major Parke affair will probabl,
be sort of test case.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-24

No fair-minded man can blame David
Martin for desiring to balance polti-
cal accounts with the men who have
abused and misrepreeented him as few
men in public life have been pursued
and prosecuted. 1t is to be said for
Mr.. Martin that in his political rela-
tions be Is frank. truthful and above
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-24

the percentage which manufactures
formed Of the total exports in each month
mentioned.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-24

President Harper of Chicago univer-
sity does not agree with Professor
Won Hoist of that institution and other
faint hearts who fear that expansion
will further debauch American morals.
Says he: The objections that we
have yet great problems at home which
should be settled has no force. We
are likely to solve these problems
sooner and with greater satisfaction
If our interest is extended. The church
never prospered in the best sense until
missionary work was undertaken. Our
country will be all the stronger and
more vigorous if its lines are stretched
out and it's sympathies thereby wild
ened." We have Biblical precept for
not hiding our national talents as did
the steward in the parable who was
scared.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-24

The Spanish colonial government
which seems to have been born at Ha-
vana since the war. threatens to in
terfere with peace negotiations in
Cuba. An expedition ought to be sent
on the "Gussie" to look after the Span
ish colonial government of Havana.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-24

The following table shows the total
value of exports of manufactures i'm July
OF each year during the past decade, also
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-24
Value of Street Refuse.

An investigation recently made by
ington into the subject of the utiliza :
ton of street sweepings elicted some
interesting facts and conclusions. The
investigation was conducted by chem
lists who secured samples of street
waste from many cities and analyzed
these to find what, if any, value they
possessed as fertilizers or otherwise
Naturally the character of the samples
varied greatly, being almost worthless
when swept up from dirt or macadam-
ICED roads but reaching considerable
value when taken off asphalt or block
pavements.
The experiments of the department
in testing these samples for their fer
tilizing value have not been completed
but using the conservative estimate
of 10 cents per pound for the nitrogen
and disregarding the phosphoric acid
and potash. the poorest sample ana
lyzed would, it is reported, be worth "a
cents per ton, while the richest sam
pie would be worth $1.46 per ton. The
material, 1t is explained, has consider.
able value for many soils in addition tc
the value of the plant food it contains
Gardeners declare that it is very use.
full for improving the mechanical con.
dition of stiff and badly aerated soils
1t would also improve the condition OF
very light soils. which are deficient in
moisture holding capacity because OF
the low percentage of organic matter
which they contain.
On an estimate based on averages
from $50 cities the department puts the
annual collection of street refuse in
the United States at 100000 tons
which at "a cents ton would be worth
$1,020,0OO; and at $1.46 per ton, 81, 3sO, 900
II only half of this waste were re-
claimed and put to it's best use tho
gain In course of years would be con.
siderable. This is subject which will
bear further investigation.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1898-05-02

along the coast of Connecticut to sup
plement the Notifications which have
been built and are being built.
Col. Francis G. Beach who Is rails
ing the New Haven company enlisted
in the Grays, Co. f, Second Regiment
in June 1891. In December of that year
he was appointed corporal and in jan
uary, 1898 he was appointed by the gov
ernor q member of the board to revise
militia laws and regulations In June,
1898 he was appointed captain and aide
de camp on Gen. Ravens brigade staff.
In January, 1895, he was appointed ma
jor and brigade inspector, that Is the
same position as that occupied by an
inspector general, but as the Connecti-
cut regiments do not make up a full
brigade, he was commissioned a major.
In January, 1897, he was appointed
lieutenant colonel and assistant adjutant
general of the brigade. Col. Beach al
so served four years as postmaster of
New Haven, retiring from that posi-
ton only short time ago at the expi-
ration of his term.
1t is expected that there will be a
rush of applicants for enlistment in the
new company to-day, and it Is highly
probable that the full quota of the COM
pany. $50 men, will be reached early in
the week. This Is chance for those
who have been waiting and longing
for a chance to do active service as
the company is enlisting as United
States troops and will go into camp
within a few days at most.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1898-05-02
THE GROWING POVERTY OF IN
Ola

Thus one sees that the population of
India, a most fertile country inhabited
by a most frugal people, increases at
slower rate than that of many coun-
tries in Europe, at about the same rate
as Japan, and at slower rate than
that of many native states within it's
own borders; that India suffers under
a poverty which is continually increas-
ing; that the signs of this poverty are
to be found in districts where the pop
ulation is even diminishing; that of the
other states with which one has COM
pared it, though representing great
range of civilization and prosperity,
some rich and some poor, none shows
so hopeless a degree of poverty; and
that, nevertheless one is asked to con-
slider the increase of it's population as
the main source Of it's misery-the one
obstacle which thwarts the good inten-
tions of a beneficent and enlightened
government
Finally, when one hears of cover
population as a cause of Indian pow
erty, is it meant that the people are too
numerous for the land to supply them
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1898-05-02
FUNERAL OF JOHN F. spANG.

The funeral of Police Detective John
F. Spang was held at 2:30 yesterday
afternoon from the Sacred Heart
church. A large attendance was pres
emit including a detail of twenty police
men in full uniform from the various
stations. The members of the detail
wore crepe on their shields and also on
their left arms. The bearers We're all
members of the departmnt, in uni
form. They were p. T. Hayes, r. Bir-
mingham. John McQueeney, John HI.
Gilligan, Thomas Powers and G. J..
Egan. A delegation of about fifty
members Of the Knights of Columbus,
to which organization Mr.. spang be-
ionged, was also present. The floral
tributes were nuberous and beautiful,
including many floral pieces. The in
terment was in st. Lawrence cemetery.
A requiem high mass will be held at
Scored Heart church at 1890 o'clock
this morning.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1898-05-02

April 30 made his inaugural address.
In April, 1910, congress passed an act
fixing the number of stars in our flag.
Grant was born In April and it was
in April that Lincoln was shot.
The surrender treaty at Appomattox
was signed on April 9th of 1864.
April 1, 1882, war broke out between
the United States and Winnebago.
Indians-Called the Black Hawk war.
April 10 1898, the navy department
was created by act OF congress.
April IA, 1872, congress laid an en-
barge on all vessels in the ports Of the
United States in anticipation of war
with England.
tioning representatives in congress
among the several states passed.
April Is, 1890, the first patent right
law was passed.
April IL, 1861, Gen. Beauregard de-
manded the surrender of Fort Sumter.
April 10, 1S47, the battle of Cerro
Gordo was fought.
April IS, 1862 a fleet Of fifty-one ves-
sells under Commodore Farragut
passed the fleets and batteries below
New Orleans.
April "a, 1914, the British captured
Washington and burned public build
ings. .,
April Is, 1898, act of congress author
izing the president to order an alien to
leave the country whom he had rea-
sonable grounds to believe was here
for reasonable purposes.
April, 1924, United States and Rus
sian commissioners met to settle
northwest boundry between the two
countries. w. -rfsss
April &c. 1890, treason and piracy
We're defined by act OF congress and
death by hanging as a penalty in both
cases was decreed.
April 20, 1912, the United States frig-
ate Essex, Captain Porter, captured
two English ships in the Pacific ocean.
April IT, 1918, Americans under Cen
eral Pike captured York (now Toron-
toy, Canada, with large quantities of
public property.
April, 1855, was crowded full of i'm
portant national events, the surrender
of Lee, the assassination Of the be-
loved Lincoln and long list of minor
events.
April 20, 1898, the trouble with Spain
and issuance of the ultimatum.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1898-05-02
APRIL IN HISTORY.
An Eventful month in the Annals of


America.
The Importance of the month of
April in the historical annals of the
United States is being made promi-
nent by the stirring events of the past
few days. In his state also many i'm
portant events have osccurred during
the month of April.
New Haven was founded April 49,.
In April, 1860, the first general assem-
bly, of Connecticut was held and in
April, 1860, King Charles issued the
charter covering the plantations now
set down as New Haven and Hartford.
April 10, 1872, Holland recognized the
independence of the United States.
The revolution, Mexican and civil
wars all began in April. April 10 was
the anniversary of the battle of Con-
cord and Lexington. On that day in
1861 the first blood was shed in the civ
il war and Arthur Ladd of the Sixth
Massachusetts was killed by the mob
while his regiment was passing
through Baltimore.
Washington received the notification
of his election on April IA, 1857. and on
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1898-05-02
TRUST I'M FOOD.
Eat Proper Food and See That You
Digest It..

Digest 1t.
Your health and strength depend on
the food you eat-and the way you d.
gest it.
Simplicity in diet and looking after
your stomach may add several years
to your life.
1t will certainly make you happier,
for unhappy people are generally dys-
peptics.
The Shakers of Mount Lebanon are
a peculiar people, with peculiar views.
They may not be right in every
thing, but they know how to live a
healthy life. They take care of their
stomachs. They live to ripe old
age.
When they have Indigestion, they
take few doses of a peculiar cordial
which they have for years prepared
from medicinal herbs and plants. 1t is
called the Shaker Digestive Cordial.
Shaker Digestive Cordial will cure
indigestion Immediately; permanently
with the aid of a proper diet. 1t is a
tonic for the stomach and for the
whole system. 1t makes your food
make strength, and this is the whole
secret of strength, health and happi-
ness.
Pale, thin, weary, worn out individu-
ais, with no health, energy or ambi-
ton, will get strong and bright and
healthy, by taking the Shaker Digest
i've Cordial.
Sold by all druggists at 10, Is, so cts
and $1.00 bottle
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1898-05-02

with food? Food is exported from IN
Ola every year. SO that cannot be the
meaning. Is it meant that they can
not purchase foreign goods, haYing, in
consequence of the pressure of num-
bers, to expend all their energies in
raising food? The export of raw cot
ton, opium, and jute Is sufficient to pay
for the cotton goods, which are the
only foreign manufactures the mass of
the Indians use. The Indians need no
foreign luxuries; they export food, and
yet one is told there is ''over-popula-
ton" But there is one thing one has
forgotten. There is one foreign lux
ury, the most expensive of all luxuries,
and in that the people of India are
forced to indulge-the luxury of alien
government and alien exploitation
India.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1898-05-02
THE r1cHRoRNE CLAIMANT.

A writer in the London Saturday Re-
view gives the following description of
Arthur Orion, the Tichborne claimant,
as he appeared about a year ago: His
features We're very striking, and pro-
duced quite different impression from
that given by the public portraits. His
massive face and head with its long
and abundant white hair gave him an
almost noble appearance. The fore
head, nose, chin, and jaws were any
thing but plebeian. What spoiled his
head were the ears, the lobes of which
were most remarkable, being long fab
billy pendulant, and fiat. His eyes were
large and prominent. not shifty. but
not always easily and straightly meet
ing you; they had curious askance
look sometimes which, combined with
twitching and down-pulled thick black
eyelashes, was not, at such moments,
captivating.
Taken as a whole, and seen in re-
pose, there was nothing in his features
to indicate the qualities which have
made his name Infamous. He talked
with the utmost freedom of his life and
his experience. In his youth, he said,
he had no pretension to any virtue and
had been a perfect roue; he would
drink two bottles Of brandy at sit
ting and stick at nothing. His anec-
dotes, whether true or not, were as en-
PERTAINING as endless Strange though
1t may seem, he gave me the idea of a
man who was naturally frank, simple,
and straightforward, and who had by
no means either the temper or the
characteristics of the charlatan. This
was Illustrated in most curious way.
When he spoke of his own life and ad-
ventures, he had all the air and accent
of man who was telling the truth
But the moment he identified himself
with Roger Tichborne, his whole man
ner changed, the very tone of his voice
altering; his glance became furtive, his
movements uneasy.
II amused myself with watching him,
and he was aware of it. And where
/ would innocently ask, is Arthur Or
ton now?' Instantly his glance was
averted and directed thoughtfully to
the ceiling or inquisitively round the
room, and out came the palpably falls
etto We'll, you know, I believe him to
be the mailman in the Sydney asylum
/ asked him whether during the trial
he did not get so muddled that he real
ly did not know who he was: for you
gave me that impression said, when
I looked at you.' He laughed and re-
piled, oh, I always knew who I was,'
but added that at times he was border
ing on the state indicated by me.
"He explained that he had drawn up
the statement acknowledging that he
was Arthur Orion because at that time
he and his young wife were almost
starving, and that he had been PROM
Used $4,000 if he would do so; but he
added, again in falsetto, that his ident-
ity with Sir Roger was SO indisputable
that no affidavits or recantations on
his part could effect it. 1t is g. proof
of the courage and pluck of the man
that when I asked him if he would be
willing to live all his life over again
just as it had been, he replied, I know
what you mean,' and, after a pause,
said Yes: I would, with all it's cares
and troubles