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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-29
COLONEL STONES PLATFORM.

1t will be my purpose when elected ~
SO conduct myself as to win the respect
and good will of those who have oppos'u
me as well as those who have given me
their support. / shall be the governor
of the whole pcopIa Of the state. Abuses
have undoubtedly grown up i'll the leSls'
lature which arc neither the fault oi one
party nor III" other bu: rather me
growth of custom. Unnecessary inNrsi-
cations have hCcr authorized by commit
tees. resulting in unnecessary expense TO
the state. it will be my care ana pur-
pose to correct these and other evils III 50
far as | have the power 1t VIII be my
purpose Will" governor o. Pennsylvania,
as it has been my purpose i'll the public
positions that | have held, with GOD
help, to discharge my whole duty The
people are greater than the parties %
which thev belong. | am only jealous Of
their favor. | shall only attempt to win
their approval and my experience has
taught me that that can hest be done lN
an honest. modest, daily diScharS" of
public duty.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-29
A Study OF Crime.

Some months ago attention was di-
rected on this page to a series of ar
ticles appearing in Town Topics from
the pen of Hon. Jospeh Deuel., a police
magistrate of New York city, the pur-
port of which went to prove from sta
tistics gathered from the police records
in that city, that crime, in proportion
TO the population, Is not on the increase
but. on the contrary, is decreasing
steadily and with appreciable rapidity.
The last issue Of Town Topics contains
the concluding paper of the series,
which embodies u statistical table
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-29

Study of this table. with remem-
witnesses greater efficiency in the de-
lection of criminals and that many
things are nowadays considered
grounds for arrest which years ago
other conclusion than that civilization
is gradually acquiring the mastery
over the tendency toward serious
crimes. In only three of the six
increase: dsorderly conduct intoxica-
ton and miscellaneous; and this is
more apparent than real being due
to the fact that arrests for these Of
fenses is more frequent today, in pro-
portion to the total number of such
offenses, than formerly. The decrease
in arrests for offenses male in Sc has
occurred not because more of these
offenses in late years has gone un-
punished that formerly but because in
proportion to population the offenses
themselves have been fewer.
We have no doubt that what is true
with respect to New York city to
which alone the foregoing figures re-
fer) is broadly true of the country
at large. Mankind is not going down
ward in the moral scale. but upward.
Pessimism rests on basis of morbid
fancy not upon one of fact.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-29
Theodore Roosevelt,

The honor which has come to Theo-
of his native state--an honor likely to
be ratified by the people at the polls
10y a majority phenomenal in its inn
pressiveness-is peculiarly agreeable to
the best civic sentiment of the coun-
try because it offers timely proof that
the new responsibilities into which the
republic is just entering are going to
uplift into public Office a purer and
more courageous class of men. OF these
men Roosevelt is type.
Since the moment of his entry, at the
age of % years, into public life he has
stood unwaVeringly in support of high
principles of conduct. He has been
honest, he has been brave, he has been
true to his convictions, whether in
being so he won at the time, applause
or censure. 1t would be too much TO
affirm that he has made no mistakes !:
a nature so earnest, so positive, so ag-
gressive as his is pretty sure to make
these. But the notable thing about him
from the very first has been his up and
down and all-round manliness No man
can point to an act by him which hint
ed at corruption or scandal; no man
can sustain a charge that he has ever
truckled TO special interests or 70 the
mob. His time, his talents, his private
fortune and his splendid moral and
physical courage have ever been at the
disposal of the public welfare abso-
gll
himself a Democrat, said Of Roosevelt,
ne is without exception the most un-
compromisingly sincere man even
met"
The mistakes Of such man are for
glVable. with years and experience
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-29
EVIDENCES OF PROSPERITY.
rom the Philadelphia Press.

From the Philadelphia Press.
AS an evidence of business prosperity,
the enormous output of the Pennsylvania
Steel company at Harrisburg is worthy
of note For freight hauling alone, with
in the past month, this corporation paid
to the PENNSYLVANIA Railroad cOmpunY
$4,000. There is now being taken away
from the works an average of 50 cars
daily, loaded with steel rails. bridge iron
and blooms. Besides this. the supplies
for the works average more than the
shipments from the mills. The SteeltOn
yards are constantly crowded with ore
cars, one cargo of ore from Cuba alone,
that lately arrived, requiring lj1 cars.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-29

they will decrease. The gain in his
elevation to high office is in the assur-
ance which it gives that, after all, the
of responding successfully to large re-
sponsibilities by the choice of men as
governors upon whose integrity and
cleanliness of aim and methods there
can be implicit reliance.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-29
MAY WELL BE GLAD.

From the Altoona Tribune
DR.. Swallow is a moster of lnvective,
In that art Colonel Stone, the Republican
nominee for governor, cannot equal him,
and level-headed Republicans may well
be glad that he cannot. The governor
of this great commonwealth should be
man who does not fly into mimic pas
sion every few minutes.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-29
REPUBLICAN NOMINATIONS.
STATE.

Governor--WlLLlAM a. STONE.
Lieutenant Governor-J. i. 5. GOBLIN
Secretary of Internal Affairs-JAMES w.
LATTA.
Judges of Superior Court-W. w. POR-
TER, W. ID. PORTER.
Congressman at Large SAMUEL a.
DAVENPORT. GALUSIIA A. GROW.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-29

1t is evident from Governor Hast
ingS' letter to State Chairman EllIin
consenting to make a number of
speeches for the Republican state
ticket that the governor does not ap-
prove the party disruption programme
of Mr.. Wanamaker and allies. The
governor has had his disappointments.
too. and probably felt them just as
keenly as Mr.. Wanamaker has felt his:
but the governor is too true a Republic
can and too fair-minded man to vent
personal grievances at the expense of
party welfare. He is content to do
his fighting within party lines.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-29

On Tuesday evening at Emporium
Colonel Stone and Senator Penrose ad-
dressed an enthusiastic meeting in sup
port of the congressional candidacy Of
Charles w. Stone, whom both indorsed
in the strongest terms; vet the party
wreckers will continue to peddle the
falsehood tina Charles W. Stone has
been marked Sor slaughter. In their
case misrepresentation is not uninten-
tiOnal but deliberate.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-29
COUNTY.

Congress WILLIAM CONNELL.
JUdge--F. w. GtNSTER.
Eororer-JOHN j. ROBERTS, NJ. ID.
Surveyor--GEORGE Il. STEVENSON.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-29
DEWEY A REPUBLICAN.
From the Globe-Democrat.

from the NilODe-DemoCfat.
Admiral Dewey's brother in Vermont
says the whole family are Republicans
and have never been anything else. The
admirars views on expansion indicate as
much.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-29

The men who are ComplicatinS the
chances of Republican success in the
close congressional districts in this
state are not the straight-out Repub
licans who are standing by the entire
marty ticket
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-29

AS the days roll by it becomes more
and more apparent that conducting a
war is like publishing newspaper
easy for the fellows who are looking on.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-29

at Paris in the chamber of deputies, with
the result that French colonies are fal-
ures. They have become part of French
politics and are run as political ma
chine.
The United States has a better example
IN Great Britain. II England held Luzon
a soldier of much the type and charac-
ter of General Merritt or General Ous
would be sent there to become governor.
For Manila a local council would be or
ganzcd. on which would be represented
European and Chinese merchants. Mo-
hammcdan Malays and Christian Tagals.
The Tagal district and It's provinces
would be given larger measure of self
government than less developed races,
and each decade would see this grow.
The various less civilized tribes would
each be left to manage their own affairs,
but required to keep the peace. a small
English garrison of 1000 to 6,UOO mon
would hold Manila and be supported by
It's customs revenue. a native force of
Tagals and Nlaays, smart, well armed,
well paid ana well disciplined, with
English officers, would be organized At
once. and the local government would
support it.. Parliament would rot be
asked To appropriate penny for
the island unless war came. and II would
pass no statutes for its people. but leave
their laws to be dcN eloped by the needs
of each.
This IL the model for the United States
TO follow: LuzOn should be treated not
as u TERRITORY but as COLONY" IT
should be prepared not for Il aimission as a
state but for the solution of the more int
mediate problem of local selt-goNern-
mcnt. Tho government at Washington
has now all the authority it needs to or
ganize a local military force with Amer
team officers and pay for it out of local
revenues, to begin local administration
and to start both Luzon and Manila on
the road toward peace, prosperity and To-
cal self-government
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-29
LEGISLATIVE.
Senate.

Senate.
Twentieth Dist--JAMES c. VAUGHAN
House.
FIRST District-JOliN L. FARR.
Second Distriut-JOiN SCHEUER, JR'
Third DiStriCt-N G. MACkEN.
Fourth District JOHN j.. REYNOLDS.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-29

The intimation that France cOvets
some of the Philippine islands is prob
ably ill-adVised. France is having
trouble enough with the Devils Island
just at present.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-09-29

at Paris in the chamber of deputies, with
the result that French colonies are fail-
ures. They have become part of French
politics and are run as political ma
chine,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-10-19
DAILY KENNEIEt. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 10 1898

American ..n commission; Senior Leon y Cas-
tillo. the Spanish ambassador to France;
senior Anarztlza. Senior Garnica and Gen.
Cerero OF the Spanish peace commission;
MARQUIS re Novallas, secretary OF the
Spanish embassy; Nj. Jules Cambon.
Frencn ambassador to the United States:
Mt: Henry Vignaud secretary to the
United states embassy i'm Paris; Mr.. Fer
dinand w. Peck United States commits
sioner TO the Paris Exposition OF 1900:
Mr.. John IL. GOwdy, United States consul
general IN Paris: Commander r. Il. Brad
ford. chief of the United States bureau
OF naxai equipment; Prof. Woodward, as
sistant commissioner to the Paris Expo
sition; n Brisson. the French premier.
and M. Delcasse, the French minister Of
On Gen. Porter's left. in the following
order, were Mesdames Day, Davis. Reid.
Gray. Moore, Sonora Leon Castillo,
Mesdames Clellan. Waddington, Cambon,
Peck, GoWdy, Bradford, Faende and Lee
roy. and Misses Gray, Porter and Whit
ton. Senior Vullaurrutia. the Spanish
Under secretary for foreign affairs and
member of the Spanish peace commits
sion. was prevented by indisposition from
being present.
The meeting of the two commissions at
the same table is notable even here and
borroWs specia! interest from the semi
prediction OF the Paris correspondent OF
the London Times that the Spanish COM
missioners would not meet their oppo-
nents at dinner under the roof of the
American embassy
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-10-19
A RAILROAD DEAL.
Rutland Railroad Sold and Through Wsstsss
Connections TO Be Made.

New York, Oct. 1S.-The World will
say, tomorrow, that papers were sign
ed in this city, today, by which the
Rutland Railroad, running from Bel
lows Falls to Burlington, VT. passed
from the control of the Delaware, &
Hudson Canal Co. into the hands Of
Percival w. Clement. VIM. K. Wander
bilt and DR.. w. Seward Webb. The
price paid for the block Of controlling
stock is asserted to be $3,O0O,OOO.
While the road is only 100 miles in
length, it is claimed that its sale 10 the
Clement-va interest will give in
New England both New York and Boss
ton connection to Western freight and
passenger traffic. 1t Is said that line
OF road Will be built from Burlington TO
Roses Point or Lamoille Junction. where
it will connect with the Ogdensburr e
Lake Champlain, Canada Atlantic, Grand
Trunk, Canadian Pacific and Intercolonial
Road. 1t will connect with Montreal.
probably by the Grand Trunk
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-10-19
WANT FREE ENTRY.
Manufacturers Confer With President About
Trade Questions in New Colonies.

Chicago. Oct. 18.-President McKin-
ley has assured representatives of the
Illinois Manufacturers Association that
the plea of the organization to have all
ports in Cuba. Porto Rico and the
Philippines open to free entry of
American products will receive consid-
GRAFTON. At a meeting between the
nations Executive and the directors
of the association in the auditorium
annex, the resolution passed by the
meeting of the association at tn:
Union League Club, Sept 20, was read
to the President after which he spoke
as follows:
Il am very glad to get an expression
from Illinois manufacturers on so i'm
portant a question, and it will have
great weight in determining the i'm
portant matter under consideration.
am glad to know how the business Of
this section of the country feel on the
question now being considered by the
peace commission and / assure you
that your resolutions will have weight
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-10-19
THE PEACE COMMISSION.
Cuban Debt Question Still Holds the Attention
The Americans Position.

Paris. Oct. 1S.-The Gauois reviews
yesterdays session of the joint peace
commissions, and. referring 10 the delay
caused by the difference in the language
spoken by the commissioners, says:
But according TO the Spaniards. the
main cause of the difficulty encountered
in the negotiations comes from the lack
of Cancellation in the attitude of the
American commission. 1t is known in
regard to Porto Rico and Cuba that the
articles of the protocol are absolutely
positive-Spain cedes Porto Rico TO the
United States and 3bandons sovereignty
over Cuba. These two points are deli
nitely settled and are not open to discus
sion. Besides, the Spaniards make it a
point of honor to scrupuIously abide By
their engagements toward their con-
Querors.
THE question of the Cuban debt re-
mains: Cpon which power should the
debt rest? Here is where the two com
missions differ in their views and neither
is inclined to yield. The Spaniards agree
nexes territory, it is implied that it as
sulnes the previous obligations of such
territory. 1t is internationa law, sane
toned by usage. and which has always
annexed Savoy, she assumed all the debts
contracted by the latter, while still an
Italian province.
Lastly, they remind their opponents
that Cuba is virtually the key of the
Gulf of Mexico, a strategic position OF the
first order to the United States and an
immense advantage, which calls for some
sacrifice upon the part of the Americans.
To this the latter replied at first, that
they could not listen to any discussion of
the mater of debt. being under formal in
structions from their government. But
on the Spanish commission insisting and
in the presence of it's very firm attitude,
the Americans have taken more con-
ciliatory attitude. not that they entertain
the intention of yielding to Spain's in
functions. but they consent to argue
against the Spanish position.
summed up as follows: The Americans
insist upon the fact that the money
raised by the Cuban loans was not APP
piled to the requirements or interests OF
the island. but was chiefly borrowed to
the end of improving the financial con-
which she could no longer raise on the
peninsula and that the debt, therefore, Il;
personal to Spain. On the other hand,
the Americans say that America has no
intention of annexing Cuba and could not,
therefore, assume such obligations. Fin
ally, it is held, that owing to the fabu-
lous cost of the late war, the American
people would not concede the right to as
sumo such obligations.
'These are, approximately, the grounds
on which the present discussions are con-
Quoted. What will the outcome be? Ger
| tain newspapers have considered the pos
| sibility of referring the difference to the
arbitration of continental power
| Neither commission has yet suggested
such a solution. but, on the other hand
web ave good grounds to believe: that
| even were the suggestion acceptable &c
| Spain, it would have no chance OF being
| agreed to by the Americans"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-10-19
RECENT HONOLULU RIOT.
Leuts. Wheelock and Merriam May Escape
Punishment for Their Escapade.

San Francisco Oct. 1S.-The steamer
Doric from the Orient, via Honolulu,
brings the following advices to The
date of October IL:
1t looks now as though Lieut.. Wheel
ock and Lieut.. Merriam may escape
any punishment for their escapade of
the Sd instant. when they proclaimed
martial law without authority.
Gen. King investigated the case of
Lieut.. Wheelock and suspended that
officer. The findings will be sent to
Washington for further action. Lieut..
Wheelock is blamed by Gen. King for
the reason that he was provost mar
shall. Lieut.. Merriam was off duty. 1t
Is held that Wheelock should have ar
rested Merriam for disorderly conduct,
if such was shown. In place of that
Wheelock loaned himself and the men
under him to the riot started by Mer-
RAM
Gen. King deeply regrets the affair."
All of yesterday was spent in making
Investigations. Captain SaXton, Gen.
Kings adjutant, announced that there
would be no court martial for the rea-
son that no definite complaint against
the officers had been preferred and it
was deemed that the action taken in
the forenoon covered the breach of
military discipline on the part of
Wheelock.
First Lieut.. A. w. Mather of the
New York Regiment, was. yesterday
appointed provost marshal to succeed
Wheelock,
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IRIS ALL OUR OWN.
Z Continued from page ~

Spanish argument. directed to showing
that the United States must assume
sovereignty, else the island will be left
without legal status, is interpreted as
being a distinct bid for the interven-
ton of the foreign bond holders The
latter, according to the Spanish hope,
might be expected TO call upon their
own governments to aid the Spanish
cause by protesting to the United
States against the destruction of the
large values represented by the Gu
ban bonds owned by their own citizens.
Considerations based upon equities
like these have at times, had great
weight with international tribunals at
the back of it all is apparent in the
eyes of the officials here a purpose to
influence not SO much the American
peace commissioners as the govern
ment at Washington directly. There
has never been any question here as
to the status of municipal and other
local obligations based upon Cuban
assets. The proceeds of the bonds is
sued by the munipalities have pre-
sumably gone to benefit the localities,
1t has never been commended here for
an instant that these obligations
should be repudiated. Whatever may
be the outcome of the negotiations at
Paris relative to the general debt of
Cuba, the bonds Of the municipalities
and such securities will retain their
validity.
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the CUBAN DEBT.
We Will Have None Of II and Will Keep All
Our Promises.

Paris Oct. 1S.-1115 P. M.-Spain can no
longer have any doubt regarding the ult,
mate attitude of the United States toward
the so-called Cuban debt. The American
commissioners have declined to assume ii
or any part of it by express treaty or by
contract. They also declined to accept a
cession of sovereignty to the United
States, for, in that case, Spain would
claim that such cession by it's own
force would impose the obligation for
that debt
1t is confidently believed that in refus-
ing to accept a cession of sovereignty
the American commissioners are acting
also upon the announcement of the
United States to the world in the conven-
ton resolutions, disclaiming any intention
to exercise sovereignty or authority over
Cuba, except for pacification and then
to leave the island to the control of its
people and its people to the assumption
of it's obligations.
This position OF the commissioners
couples itself with the declaration in the
resolution that the people of Cuba are
of right and ought to be free and indie
pendent: and good faith requires the per-
Torrance of this declaration. it being
plain that, if Cuba were annexed to. the
United States, while she might be free,
she would not be Independent.
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SHORT AND EMPHATIC
Is Note 70 Spanish at Havana About Evacua
ton Of Cuba.

Havana, Oct. 1S.-9 p. MA conference
lasting three hours was held, this morn
ing, between Gen. Wade, Gen. Butler and
Admiral Sampson, as to the contents OF
the five official notes delivered to the
the Spanish evacuation commission.
The Spaniards claim that it would be
practically impossible to effect evacuation
in the short period of time fixed by the
Americans, and disclaim all authority to
treat any political subjects outside the
strict limits of military evacuation. They
insist that the sovereignty of Spain will
continue until the final treaty of peace Is
signed in Paris.
In reply Admiral Sampson personally
dictated, brief; terse note, saying en-
on which Spain's rights. claims and SOW
ereignty over Cuba would cease to exist.
The American note was delivered to Gen.
Parade of the Spanish commission, this
afternoon, by Capt. Hart
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The body of Milton Walker, son of
G. NJ. Walker, was found in the Bat
tenkil river. at Manchester, VT, by F.
D. Giddings' bloodhound pilot" early
Tuesday. Walker was i'll with the
measles and asked his nurse to get him
a drink Of water. When she returned
in a few minutes he was missing
Searching parties were organized with
no success and finally F.. D. Giddings.
who has a well-trained bloodhound
was sent ford. When the dog was
brought into the room he Immediately
took the scent and followed the trail
until he came to the bank of the river
where he stopped and would go no
farther. Mr.. Giddings and J. NJ. Mar
buryn waded about two-thirds of the
distance across the river and found
the body of Walker in shallow part
of the stream. Mr.. Walker was ~
years old and very popular This is
the second body the dog has succeeded
in locating.