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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-23
Ballot Reform,

The board Of trade has taken impreg-
nable ground in declaring for the gem
uine as opposed to the present spurious
Australian ballot. The multiplication
OF columns on the present ballot has
become intolerable. The effort OF the
law TO coerce the citizen into voting a
straight party ticket Is disreputable
The opportunity open for bribery, in
timidation or undue influence through
the numerousness of the omniprCsent
helper" on election day amounts to a
public scandal. Public sentiment over
whelmlngly condemns these contri-
vances of dishonest politics and enor-
nous pressure will be put upon the
next legislature to abate them
No fairer principle of ballot prepara-
tion can be imagined that that which
groups under each office the names of
ali the men who are candidates for
that office and leaves it to the voter to
choose which candidate he will sup
port. This presuppose3 on the part Of
the voter sufficient intelligence to dis
tinguish his favorite's name among q
number Of names. 4 voter who lacks
that intelligence ought not to be per-
mitted to vote. A vote cast without un-
derstanding of it's significance is as
great menace to the public welfare
as a vote bought and sold for money;
and it is Just punishment when such
vote is discovered to be irregular and
thrown out.
The people cannot be forced to vote
a straight ticket when they don't want
to. The idea that by making a ballot
complicated and cumbersome votes
can be scared into line for a particu-
lar party which otherwise would divide
among the parties is not supported by
the election returns. 1t may work in
some instances but for each vote that
ii thus wins it in the long run loses an
other vote in the impetus which unfair
tactics give to Independent voting. The
best way to induce straight party
voting is 10 nominate men for every
office on the ticket who will attract the
cordial support of the party to which
they belong. This is easier than trying
to force people into line and 1t also
is better and broader politics and in
sures cleaner government
Reform in the present ballot will have
to be fought for. 1t will not come un-
forced. But it is worth fighting for,
and we are glad to see the Scranton
board of trade lined up on the right
side
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-23
Expansion and Young Men.

One feature of expansion which
seems worthy of attention is that it will
supply an incentive for the establish
ment of a diplomatic and administra-
tive career for young men, and es-
pecially for the graduates of American
universities. Upon this point the noted
English social economist, Benjamin
Kidd, writes in the Atlantic Monthly
for December:
There seems to be no insurmount-
able reason why there should not be as
efficient a civil service in the United
States as there is in England The
principle which has been followed in
England has been the keeping of the
permanent civil service, abroad even
more than at home, apart from the
traditions and influences of political
parties. In England the one consist
ent idea which, through all outward
forms, has in late years been behind
the institution of the higher Indian
civil service on existing lines is that,
even where it is equally open to natives
with Europeans through competitive
examination. entrance to it shall be
made through British university. In
other words, it is the best and most
distinctive product that England can
give, the higher ideals and standards of
her universities, which is made to feed
the inner life from which the British
administration of India proceeds.
In the United States, the university
system of education has already
reached a kind of development which is
far in advance of anything that we
cent recruiting ground existing from
which to build UP a civil service with
high traditions of public duty. If the
nation rises to the level of the occasion.
insists on going straight in this mat
ter from the beginning, there seem to
be all the possibilities of the very best
results But it will be necessary to
pay salaries adequate to the positions
and responsibilities of the officials. In
England there is a motto to the effect
that power must be paid If it is NOT
paid by the state, II tends to pay itself.
directly or indirectly, from other
sources, and to serve the interests, not
Of the state, but of those who pay it,"
The necessities Of colonial adminis-
tration If we are to be successful in
our new Venture-and national pride
alone should prevent failure-wiu force
us to adopt the type of administration
along civil service lines which has
served England so well. We are not
to have muck option in this matter:
the eXiGencies OF the service will regu-
late our policy inevitably. To put be-
fore the young men of tho land new
prospect of usefulness in the public
service is a gain which counterbalances
many Disadvantages.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-23
Shall We Have a Curfew Law?

Something is to be said in behalf of
the curfew law method of keeping
young children off the streets at night
To be sure, ii puts the city in loco
PARENTS, but not more so in this mat
ter than with respect to foundlings or
Nagrants. 1t clearly is part OF the
policing of the city to see that good
order prevails among Juveniles as well
as among adults, and if parents will
not look after their offspring somebody
else must.
To say that after a certain hour in
the night it shall be Illegal for a child
to be upon the public street alone seems
like a bold assertion OF municipal au-
thority. The average American no.
tion is that the right to be up and do
ing is inalienable and not open to aues-
tion so long as the individual exercise
OF it does not infringe upon the rights
ot Others. But on the other hand il
can be argued that a few good children
might better suffer slight restraint un-
fairly than that many reckless or un-
cared for children should be permitted
without public intervention to follow
the paths leading TO viciousness and
crime. That the unchecked presence
upon the streets at night Of children in
large numbers is productive of law
lessness and social corruption is not
open to dispute. No fact Is more thor
oughly established.
We confess that we have not been
able TO come TO definite opinion re-
specting the advisability of a curfew
law In Scranton. But of one thing
there cannot be doubt Parental re-
sponsibility needs to be made clear. The
perils OF allowing boys and girls 70
roam at random, day and night, about
the streets and among all forms of
temptation and vice, without parental
oversight, guardianship, care or con-
Germ are of Il nature TO justify earnest
and insistent protest from pulpit, press,
law courts and legislative assemblies.
The menace is one which has to be met,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-23
FOR AN S-HoUR DAY.
l.. Curtis, in Chicago Record.

". L.. Curtis, in Chicago Record.
The Federation of Labor will make a
determined effort at the approaching ses-
sion to secure action by the senate upon
a bill which passed the house without
dissenting vote last summer 1t provides
for the amendment of the eight-hour law
so as to include all contractors doing
work for the government and all en-
ployes manufacturing material used by
the government. If this bill should go
into effect 1t would be a long step toward
a general eight-hour working day. 1t
would require the Carnegies, for exam
pie, the Bethlehem iron works, the manu-
faCturers who furnish clothing for the
army and navy, the powder mills, the
gun factories, the packing houses which
furnish the beef and pork. the bakeries
which make the hard-tack, the factories
which produce the shoes for the soldiers
and the sailors the men who build Wag-
ons for the government. the miners who
furnish coal for the men of war and the
government transports to adopt the eight
hour system, except In extraordinary
emergencies. IT would practically pro-
hihit the government from buying any
thing from anybody whose employees
worked more than eight hours.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-23
Probing Time.

In view of the persistence of DR..
Swallows charges of fraud and cor
ruption in connection with the execu-
tive administration of the government
Of Pennsylvania, and especially in view
OF the fact that, rightly or wrongly, a
large number of his fellow citizens
have become convinced that there is
some degree of truth in his accusations,
the decree of the Superior court grant
ing him new trial i'm the Delaney libel
suit will not be unwelcomc 1t is to be
hoped that the new trial will take place
under auspices that will command the
unchallengod confidence of the COM
monwealth and that its range will
broaden to include searching scrutiny
Of the whole mass of Swallows charges
and evidence
Political excitement having now
measurably subsidized and DR.. Swal-
low himself being no longer candidate
for office and consequently free to act
with view single to the triumph of
justice, the present seems an suspicious
time for complete ana unsparinG
Charges Of exceeding gravity affecting
the honor and the integrity of nearly
every prominent state official from the
governor down have been made by
Christian ministec deemed worthy of
the votes of nearly 1856 900 OF his fellow
citizens. 1t Is obviously essential that
the truth or falsity of these charges
Oh 4 II
derby manner beyond the shadow Of a
doubt. IF the men who hold elective
office at Harrisburg are thieves and
perjurers or the victims of thieves and
pcrjurers working under them. the pub
lie should know it. If Rev DR.. SwaI-
low has lied about these officials and
tarnished the reputation of the state
deliberately this also should be known.
Or If he has imagined evil and lied un-
consciously the truth equally needs to
be made clear. We can think of no
proposition more self-evident than this.
The time is at hand for a general
cleaning up of uncertainties and sus-
picions in Pennsylvania. The people
may not care to be used by the Wana-
makers and the Swallows az cats paws
for the qualification OF individual ma
lice or ambition, but they are not in
sensible to the shame which has been
put upon their state and upon them
selves by the unbridled and voluminous
accusations OF the past few months.
They want now to get at the facts.
They want to do this through the regu-
lar and orderly channels Of justice adj
ministered without fear or favor. Their
eyes will be upon the Quay trial and
upon the re-trial of Dr. Swallow. ANY
attempt in either adjudication to trine
with or to balk the inquiry into facts
Will be resented most sumrnarily. The
snorters and the shouters have had
their inning the cool but determined
purpose of the plain people is now COM
ing into Vlew--a purpose fixed and un-
alterable TO get at the bed rock bottom
of these seething and stcnchful charges
and to administer justice relentlessly.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-23

Colonel Roosevelt has thus far man
aged to hold the rcins successfully over
the independent colt harnessed along
side the machine mare; but he must
expect the driving to become more diff
fcult when he reaches the patronage
puddles in the executive road. He had
better keep gloves on and whip in
hand
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-23

French holders of Spanish bonds, who
control the Partisan press, naturally
dislike our terms Of peace, but, then,
Uncle Sam never undertook to make
peace for their benefit. As for the rest
Of Europe, the less 1t. says the better.
Not a nation among them was ever
one-half so generous in victory.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-23

or oppression beyond the necessary
taxes and restraint of honorable gov.
ernment, we shall have little trouble
with them. AS for the demagogues
and adventurers. they will be held to
a strict account.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-23

York Voice article on Senator Quay
and there Is II chance that the public
will learn the truth of this matter, too.
Push forward the probe.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-23

General Garcia's assertion that no
considerable proportion of Cubans
want annexation to the United States
may be true today but it will not be
true a generation hence. Cuba's ultl-
mate destiny is clearly coincident with
our own,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-23

are hospitable ar wommnly. The prac,
tice of smoking 4 general, NSd even 1T
tie girls scurccll years old may fre-
ducntiy be seh smoking enormous
CiEarg "
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-23

The Associated Press should make an
example Of the Paris smart Aleck who
imposed upon it the story that Spain
had withdrawn from further negotia-
tions toward peace, This is not a jok-
ing matter
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-23

On June 80 last there were 1880 post
offices in the United States--3Sl6 preri-
Dental and 69,754 fourth class. The net
increase in the number of postofiices for
the year was about 2,5iS. the largest ON
record. except 1890 and 1892. The state
having the largest number of presidential
postoffces is New York, with $3.50, followed
by Pennsylvania, with 2S4. The states
having the smallest number of presiden-
tial postofiices are Wyoming and Nevada.
with each. Among the states having
the greatest Eumber Of tourth-cass post
offices Pennsylvania heads the list. with
4,s7l; New York coming next with 2 ;9I
The state having the smallest number OF
fourth-class postOfEces Is Rhode Island,
with 1876.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-23

When the intelligent Filipinos learn
that American control OF the Philip
pines is TO mean the adequate guar
anty Of their rights to life, liberty and
the pursuit ~ hapniness ~,thaut Zee
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-23

The Hazleton Sentinel has again
passed into the possession OF George
Maue. Charles B. Snyder retiring. We
wish Nj, Maue success.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-23

The question Of the legality of the
Providence pave ordinance having
been decided unmistakably, let the ad-
vice OF Judge Edwards In this long
mixed-up matter be needed by all par
ties to the controversy. Let a new or
dinance be drawn and passed in ac-
cordance with the requirements of the
law. and let us then speedily have done
with the indesclibablc abominatlon of
knee-deep mud or dust on this import
ant thoroughfare.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-23

Let the good work so on. 4 Mead
VILE grand jury has indicted for libel
ar editor whn renrinted the flthv New
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-23

The report that Governor-elect Stone
will invite Charles w. Stone to be Sec
retary of the commonwealth lacks con-
tirmation. 1t is probably a dream.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-23
Population.


IOtal nlled states ...,,........ ,922, II !.
\ good guessing contest might be or
ganized on the basis of what population
the American census of 1890 will show.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-23

Unlike Mr.. Croker's town at night. Ma
Mia is not wide open. a correspoudent
with Dewey writes: After 10 O'Clock the
city Is dead and only the sentries are
seen on the streets There is no theatcr
hire, and it has been several months since
the opera has been on. The soldiers are
not allowed out of quarters after 10
o'clock unless on duty; the saloons are
closed and the night life of Manila is be-
hind closed doors. II is almost impossi-
BILE to imagine great city of 100000 being
as quiet as Manila at night. The Span
iards retire 10 their homes and the Amer
leans to their barracks The few foreign
residents who spend their evenings at the
clusb return home long before the small
hours Most people here so to bed early.
because nearly all the city's business is
dine in the forenoon, and people have to
get up early to do IT,"
Writing to the Chicago Record from Ma
Mia John Il. McCCtCheon SAYS: '"Phe
Philippine girls are interesting, but only
few are pretty. They are extremely
graceful, as straight as arrows and al
ways picturesque. A girl becomes a
young lady at II or l3, mother about
three years later and n grandmother at
81, but even az the advanced age of 20 she
Is still supple and graceful and pictur-
esque. Those who were at the Worlds
fair I'm Chicago may remember the beau
tiful Samoan girls in the Samoan village.
The type OF beauty is very nearly The
same, and seems to be common with
nearly all the Pacific islanders and the
Malays. The skin is yellow or brown the
hair straight and shiny black, the eyes
soft and lusu GUS and the teeth white
except where the habit Of chewing the
betelnut has left them red and repulsive.
The women are modest TO the last de-
gree 10 0oi know what NirtinP Is ana
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-23

In 1880, when the first census was taken,
there were only seventeen states In the
Union, and in their order their population
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1898-07-07

in finding the BULLETIN Office.
He is another who thinks he
would like to live here after the
war.
Mr.. Peters, the artist for Les
lies publications and the Century,
is on the Newport. ''' q '",'
There is a great scarcity of
matches on board the Ohio. Many
of the men use the old flint and
steel scheme.
Many of the men from the
transports we're swimming from
the docks this morning. Some of
them were using lifepreservers to
aid them in their fun.
The Newport had an exceeding
ly rough trip for the first two days.
She ran into a gale and one of the
military officers claims she turned
completely over two or three
times.
This is the first time since 1916
that the Astor family has done
anything to especially interest
Hswsiians. In the year mention
ed ship, the Lark, belonging to
the Astors was wrecked. Kameha
mehs the First claimed the wreck
for himself but gave all possible
assistance to the crew.
Major Herbert M. Lord, who is
in the s. s. Indiana contingent,
called to see W. r. Harrington,
editor of this paper, and was much
disappointed to find him absent at
San Francisco. Major Lord is
from Maine and was associated on
a newspaper once with Mr.. Far
rington.
General Whittier, on General
Merritt's staff, is one of the dozen
most prominent society men OF
Newport, New York, Boston and
Washington.
The Hawaiian Electric Com
pany has very considerably placed
a barrel of pure cold water out
side its works for the refreshmen-
Of the thirsty troops.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1898-07-07

Murat Halstead, one of the old
est and best known newspaper
men of the United States, is sick
at the Queens Hospital. He ar
rived here on the Newport en-
route to Manila as correspondent.
Mr.. Halstead is seventy-two years
of age. The excitement and worry
attendant to getting ready for the
journey undermined his health.
He will remain here until the next
transports arrive, by which time
he hopes to be able to continue on
his trip.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1898-07-07

The barn at the home of Tom
Hollinger, Waikiki, burned to the
ground between 10 and II o'clock
last night. The two race horses,
Margaret Il and Gerster, together
with racing mare and Mrs.
Hollinger's driving horse, were
burned alive. No theory as to
the origin of the fire has yet been
arrived at. The whole barn was
in mass of flames before the
discovery was made. Efforts to
save the poor animals proved
fruitless.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1898-07-07
Death or "a Visitor.

John Mason Jackson of Chi.
! csgo, aged 80, died at DR.. Nc
Crews yesterday morning from
diphtheria. Deceased was at one
time secretary of the Western
Electric Company of his home
city. He came here during the
latter part of 1897 to seek rest and
health. DR.. Resell, a young Gu.
ban physician of ability, accom-
panied him. The funeral took
place from the undertaking par
Tors of III. HI. Williams yesterday
afternoon.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1898-07-07
LOCAL And GENERAL.

The Y. II. 1. will hold meet
ing this evening at Foster Hall
at 7:30 o'clock.
Chas. Warren is acting captain
of the third watch in the place of
captain Hookano, resigned. Bicy-
Gle Patrolman Garduer is acting
lieutenant in Warren's place.
Battery G, third artillery, has
arranged field day program for
this afternoon on the Makiki base
ball grounds. Admission will be
free. All kinds of interesting
events are on the program.
Each of the men of the third
neutrality-suspicious. wears an identi
fication tag of aluminium strung
around his neck. The tag bears
the Regiment name, company
letter and mess number of the
man.
Z. Burton Holmes has gone to
Maui to take pictures. He made
an attempt to have a motion
picture of the fire department
taken on the Fourth of July, but
Chief Hunt thought this would be
too dangerous, considering the
number of people on the streets,
He will take a picture upon his
return.
The Waverley Club mailed
over 800 letters at the Foreign
Office which were written in their
Club rooms by the "Boys in
Blue" Amongst them was one
letter unaddressed and on open
ing to find address of the writer
nothing was found to enlighten
one excepting address, "Dear
mother" and finish, "Do not be
uneasy about me, your son Rob-
j. E. Davis, stenographer and
typewriter, with Humphreys &
Gear. Telephone 751. y
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1898-07-07
Dants's Farewell.

Dante's special performance at
the Opera House last night drew
forth fair attendance. The pro
gran presented by the magician
was excellent. Princess Ksiulsni
was present in the Irwin box with
the following party: Mrs. Rose
Robertson, Miss Helen Parker,
Miss Lucy Ward, Prince David
Kawananakoa, Hon A. s. Cleg-
horo, Goa u. General VIM. Hay
wood and James Robertson. The
box opposite wa. occupied by
officers of the Minnesota and
Wyoming troops.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1898-07-07
A Brave officer.

Ensign Curry of the Monad-
mock bravely rescued Private
Hammersley of Co. d, Idano
troops, from drowning as the tug
boat was esoorting the Valencia
into port early this morning.
Hammersley was in swimming
and WAS taken With cramps. He
called for help and Curry jumped
off the tug with clothes and shoes
on, reaching the man in short
time and helping him Into a boat.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1898-07-07

Geary Jr, adjutant; Maj Frank
White, commanding LIST battalion;
Maj J I'll Frame, commanding End
battalion; Lieut. @ w Getchell,
adj LIST battalion; Lieut. j G
Osborne, adj End battalion; Sur
geon Maj Frank Pease, Asst Sur
geon Capt N M Black.
Co A-Capt w P Mofat, LIST
Lieut. Newcomer, End Lieut. W j
McLane.
Co B-Capt f Keye, LIST Lieut.
Fred Conklin, End Lieut. M A
Hildreth.
Co Capt j Fl johnson, LIST
Lieut. @ j Foley, End Lieut. I III
Thsralson.
Co D. Capt A w :Cogswell,
lst Lieut. III Redman, End Lieut.
T Lonnevick.
Co Capt Mudgett, 1st Lieut.
G w Getchell, End Lieut. III Pray
Co H-Capt P w Eddy, Is,
Lieut. Baldwin, End Lieut. Proc
tor.
Co Capt w r Purden, Isl
Lieut. Aspinwall, End Lieut.
Slattery.
Co K-Capt Aud, 1st Lieu
j @ Osborne, End Lieut. Grushus
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1898-07-07
Bartlett

After careful study and thorough in
vestigation as to the most effective
waters for the ailments most common to
our people, we find that BARTLETT
SPRINGS WATER is by far superior to
all others. Many prominent residents
Of Hawaii have visited the springs and
all alike agree that it has no equal in
curative qualities.