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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-05-24
Roosevelt on Taxation.

Governor Roosevelts special message
to the New York legislature assembled
in extra session to consider amend
ments to the Ford franchise tax bill
contains some passages worthy of
widespread study. In addition to the
portion of it quoted in The Tribune
yesterday he said:
"I have not the slightest sympathy
with the outcry against corporations as
such, or against prosperous men of
business. Most of the great material
works by which the entire country
benefits have been due to the action
OF individual men, or aggregations OF
men, who made money for themselves
by doing that which was in the inter-
est OF the people as a whole. From
an armor plant TO street railway no
work which is really beneficial to the
public can be performed to the best
advantage to the public save by men
of such business capacity that they
will not do the work unless they them
selves receive ample rewards for doing
1t, The effort to deprive them of an
ample reward merely means that thew
will turn their energy in some other
direction. and the public will be by lust
SO much the loser.
But while l freely admit all this. II
remains true that a corporation which
derives its powers from the state
should pay to the state a just percent
age Of its earnings as a return for
the privileges 1t enjoys. This should
be especially true for the franchises
bestowed upon gas companies and
street railroads and the like. The
question Of the municipal ownership
Of these franchises cannot be raised
with propriety until the governments
OF all municipalities show greater wis
dom and virtue than has recently been
shown, for instance, in New York city
Cor Scrantonl.
There is no intention of depressing
people who have put their money into
franchises. We recognize that, as in
the case of all legitimate business, they
benefit not only themselves, but the
community at large. II franchise "A
worth very little 1t should be taxed
very little, but where the franchise is
OF great value it certainly should be
heavily taxed; and the statute is, of
course, based upon the use Of the city's
or states real estate. Such use OF the
public real estate should not be given
without substantial returns-returns
not only in the way of service to the
public, which, Of course, a street rail-
way or gas company gives, precisely
rs the proprietor of a grocery or dry
goods store gives. but also In the way
of bearing Just share OF the burden
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-05-24
The Governor Acted Wisely.
Says the Philadelphia Press:

The Scranton Tribune is trying to make
its readers believe that Governor stone
has only vetoed an appropriation of $780,
600 year made for free text books for
the schools. The appropriation bill
makes no mention of an appropriation
for text books. 1t simply appropriates
Sl1 900 900 to the common schools for two
years, and Governor Stone has cut it
down by sl,000000 without any authority
whatever. The constitution confcrs upon
the executive no power to legislate.
The constitutional aspects of the
governors veto cannot be decided by
the newspapers. The public can safely
entrust the determination Of those
points to the supreme court.
Whether the school appropriation
passed by the last legislature specifi-
cally mentioned free text books or not,
the act of 1898 which added s5OO,OOO
a year to the $4,000, 900 up to that time
annually set apart for school purposes
specified that this extra money was
books by the state, the books thus pur-
chased to be used in the schools with
out cost to the pupils. This act was
drawn and successfully championed by
Representative Farr and since it went
into force the money mentioned by it
has been used for the purpose desig-
mated with the result that today the
public schools of Pennsylvania have
text books and school supplies enough
on hand, or should have enough, to
last for two years easily, without i'm
portant, if any, renewals. 1t was for
this reason, as plainly stated by the
governor, that the executive cut, made
imperative by insufficient state rev.
enues, fell on this $5OO,OOO annual sum
instead of upon the appropriations in
maintenance and aid of the states very
necessary charities.
The governor picked for his veto AK
the place where its application would
be least severely felt among the peo-
pie, and he acted wisely in so doing
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-05-24
"BeefngP"

Mr. Dunn's willingness to repair the
asphalt streets Of Scranton and keep
them in repair for ten years for $1,000
a year may, for we all know, be genu-
inc. but it's genuineness would have
been more convincing had he put the
proposition in writing and submitted
1t. with adequate bond, at the time that
bids were solicited by the city. In
that event we see no reason to believe
that he would not have secured the
contract; certainly The Tribune would
have favored giving him the contract
at the $1,000 figure.
As the case stands, however, he is
several months too late. The city In
regular process has made a contract
for asphalt repairs with the lowest
responsible bidder that cared to sub
nit a bid in answer to its advertise
ment for bids; and as business pro-
position the thing for the city officials
10 do now is to pass the appropriation
called for in this contract and permit
the other party to the contract to get
to work. If the city should try now
to take Mr. Dunn at his WORD it could
not do so without nullifying the con-
tract already executed and thi. wous
mean the payment of heavy damages
to the Barber company. 1t is useless
to blame the Barber people for this
situation. 1t put in its bid at the
city's request; its bid was low and 1t
got the contract. 1t naturally would
defend that contract to the full extent
of it's ability, just as Mr.. Dunn or any,
body else would in its plrce.
We do not have the pleasure of an
acquaintance with Mr.. Dunn, but IL he
is responsible and honorable business
man, as it is fair to assume him to be,
he must realize the futility of his pro-
position at this time; and he must also
be aware that his present course is
open to criticism. There is in business
circles an expression known as beef
ing" 1t means the idle talk of those
who, after a contract is let, try to
make the awarder of the contract sick
of his bargain. Some people look up
on this sort Of thing as dishonorable.
We do not know that there is any
"beeting" over the asphalt repair con-
tract, but it is difficult on any other
hypothesis to account for the loud talk
OF some men who were singularly reti-
cent at the time when talking counted.
Be this as it may, however. the con-
tract is let and now it is the city's
place to furnish the money so that the
streets may be repaired.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-05-24
THE SENTRY AT GUAsIMAs.

Alert and keen the sentry stands,
The sentry lone and grim,
Between the whited tents of men
That give their trust TO him.
The sunlight falls upon his face
And glints across his gun;
The hour of waking cometh near.
For 10! the night is done.
Silent he looks aross the sward,
He scans unto the sea-
Or hears the water washing far
Where mighty war-ships be.
Warder and guard, n kingdom old
Sinks in the dawning skies;
But in the west thy stern eyes see
A newborn empire rise!
john James Meehan In Leslie's Week..
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-05-24
SCRANTON, MAY "a. 1899.

Litigation is threatened over the gov
ernor's action in recalling for veto a
bill which he had signed in misunder-
standing Of it's terms. The bills in
tent had been changed, by accident or
design, in the clerical process of tran
scribing 1t and when the governor
signed it he did not know of the change.
The technicality raised as to wheth-
er he had the right under any circum-
stances to withdraw and veto meas
ure once signed. This, of course, Is
for judicial determination; but the
governors course will impress the
average mind as being eminently SEN
sible and manly.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-05-24

Of taxation; again, precisely as the
owner Of the grocery or dry goods store
bears his share. the difference being
that a railroad company, for instance,
owes infinitely more than the proprie-
tor Of big business establishment
does to the real estate used
II am perfectly we'll aware that
as Chief justice Marshall says, the
power OF taxation is the power of de-
struction.' But this applies to every
species of property. II demagogues. or
Ignorant enthusiasts who are misled
by demagogues, could succeed in de-
stroying wealth, they would, of course
simply work the ruin of the entire COM
munity; and, first of all, of the un-
fortunates for whom they profess to
feel an especial interest. But the very
existence of unreasoning hostility to
wealth should make us all the more
careful in seeing that wealth does
nothing to Justify such hostility. We
are the true friends of the men of
means, we are the true friends of the
lawful corporate interests which do
good work for the community, when
we insist that the man of means and
the great corporation shall pay their
full share of taxes and bear their full
share of the public burdens. If this
is done, then sooner or later will fol-
low public recognition of the fact that
it is done; and when there is no legiti-
mate basis for discomfort the Ameri"
can public is sure sooner or later to
cease to feel discomfort"
Reduced to palmer words. honesty is
the best policy for all men, whether
rich or poor. But the rich men owe
it to the poor men who sometimes lack
the rich mems education to set an ex-
ample of honest dealing.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-05-24

wards in the matter of remuneration
and reputation.
This helpful factor In the care of the
patients did much towards fastening
convalescence. The very presence of
the neatly uniformed and attractive
attendants was cheering, and aided
greatly in the amelioration Of distress
by driving from the mind those de-
spairing thoughts which loneliness
breeds.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-05-24
Jonas Longs Sons
REXFORD'S.
SCRANTON, May I'd.

1t hardly pays to buy little novel;
ties and fads in solid gold. Styles
change almost like the weather.
Sterling silver and gold plate that
is lacquered wears far beyond the
fashions run; that's why we carry
full line. That's why we sell so
much.
Violet stick pins, SC.
Violet hat pins, Ioc.
Violet waist sets, soc.
500 buys three-stone diamond
ring that should bring 500. That
is-this week.
THE REXFORD CO.,
1872 Wyoming Ave,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-05-24
A STORY OF THE
AMBULANCE GONG
WHAT THOSE WHO HEAR 1T
SHOULD THINK ABOUT.

A Macedonian Cry-The Lackawan-
ma Hospital and Its Needs-An
Opportunity for the Philanthropic.
It's Maintenance Depends Upon
the People - Magnificent Work
That It Is Doing in This Com
munity for Suffering Humanity.
Incidents of Every Day Occurrence.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-05-24
WARDS ARE FRIGHTENED.

w AIlDS AfIE BflGHIENED.
Experience has shown that the at
mosphere of the hospital wards has
been greatly frightened since the ad-
vent of the present nurse system.
In the great majority of cases the
young women who are fitting them
selves for future work in this chosen
line, are amiable, sincere and patient
Their devotion to the exacting labors
that devolve upon them is the best evil
dence Of their fitness, and hundreds
who have had their care while in the
hospital, are willing witnesses to this
devotion on the part of therfaithful
women who nursed them. Unquestion-
ably this crude tribute is fully de-
served:
THE HOSPITAL NURSE.
A minstering angel true Is she
And her labor with love she shares,
AS she moves on her mission her smiles
we see.
While affiiction bestows its prayers,
There's a light in her eye whose happy
gleam
Delights the universe
A ministering angel true; / ween,
Is the faithful hospital nurse.
The pallid cheek Of the suffering one
CLOVIS when is heard her voice
And no matter how hard the work to be
done,
Destined she seems to rejoice.
companion of pain, her mission still
The sorrows of all TO reverse
With song in her heart she sways the
will
Does the faithful hospital nurse.
God bless you!" how many a soldier has
said
When afar in the front he fell
A victim of fever amoLg the dead,
Or struck by a bullet or shell.
God bless you, the heroine that you are
And in all the universe,
There's nothing too good, In peace or war,
For the faithful hospital nurse"
Clang! Clang! Clang!
You will hear 1t again and again.
And when the echoes fall upou Jour
ear turn your thoughts to the demand
OF the hour. President James J.. Dick
son, of the Lackawanna hospital knows
what is needed. His heart and best
interests are wrapped up in this noble
institution Few know how hard he
has labored to secure a better gift from
the state than that which was granted.
Many another man in this place would
turn away utterly discounted. But
not he. He looks out upon the great
city of Scranton and his faith revives.
He believes that the people will re-
spond to all demands that may be
made for the sustenance OF the hos
pital. He knows that substantial SYM
pathy is a characteristic OF Scranton
ians. And this it is that gives him
announcement. Surely he should not
be disappointed
Edward A. Niyen.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-05-24

The most noteworthy feature Of the
grounding of the American line steam
ship Paris was the perfect discipline
which prevailed among the officers and
crew and which contrasted sharply
with the situation aboard the French
liner, La Bourgogne. Say what YOU
will, race counts.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-05-24
Other Mothers to Blame.

What did your mothers-in-law con-
gress dor
1--WE talked about how different our
sors-in-law would be II we had brought
them up."-Chicago Record.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-05-24

physician He was graduate of the College of Physi
clans and Surgeons New York, and he says OF Ripans
Tabules that the formula has long been in favor with
medical men, but the method of preparation in the pres
ent form is modern and very great convenience. He
lately spoke of them to in these very words: al
always keep vial of the Tabules upon my dressing
table and them with confidence whenever occasion
arises. For a disturbed condition of the digestive or
gans know of nothing good, and for an all round
family remedy do not believe there is anything better
to be had"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-05-24

The City of Paris accident has caused
the old war maps OF the Windward
passage and Mole st. Nicholas to ap-
pear as the English channel in some OF
the up-to-date newspapers.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-05-24

II everyone is allowed to have peace
in his own way the conference at
Hague will probably be an ideal love
feast
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-05-24

Governor Rooseveft's argument that
all forms of property should pay a
just proportion of the tax burden is
by no means original with him but the
manner in which he emphasizes it is.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-05-24

Probably the foremost lesson taught
by the Reading railroad wreck at Exc
ter is that the hiring of incompetent
labor because it Is cheap does not pay
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-05-24
One Hundred
Fine Silk Waists, $4,60

Beginning will offer hundred
Scranton who has employed
below
manufacturer low figure The being offered
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-05-24

to reason a few more taps with the
club will clarity their understanding.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-05-24
The Deadly Sewer Gas

from leaky drain may give the doctor
a case of typhoid fever to work with un-
less you permit the plumber to get in
his work on the drain first.
DO not hesitate about having the plumb
Ing In your house examined by an expert
II you think there is the slightest defect.
A thorough overhauling now will save
mary dollar later.
The smoke test will convince Won
whether there is sewer gas or not.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-02-10

Commenting upon the output
the Cleveland Trade Review SAYS
that for the first :time since the
Gogebic range became a pro-
Queer on any scale, twelve years
ago, the Menominoe range ex-
ceeds it in output, although with
the larger working Of the Norrie
and the Tilden by the Oliver in,
terest it was supposed the Go.
gebic would even increase it's
lead in 1898. 1t will be seen
that the Menominee range, with
the big Chaplin as chief depend
ence,, has made a large gain
over it's record of 1897. There
was an all-rail shipment of 374,.
220 tons, which was an increase
of about 12O, 600 over 1897. Much
of this ore went to South Chica.
60 and Bay View early in the
year, the balance was shipped to
Lake Superior charcoal furnaces.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-02-10
|MlNING MlNH7ES.E

1t has been learned from au.
thentic sources that there will be
a considerable increase in the
wages OF the men employed in
the mines of Ishpeming and
Negaunee the coming season.
The raise will go iuto effect
March l and will effect net less
than 5000 miners who are en-
ployed by the iron companies of
the two cities. The managers of
the mines have little to say about
the prospective advance and the
percentage of increase is not
known, but whatever it is it will
be eQuitably apporlioned among
the workers OF all grades, both
underground and surface men.
Fred M. Prescott, of Milwau
kee, was in town Monday and
Tuesday on a business mission.
He says that his mining pump
mandatory in the Cream City
is tiled with orders which will.
necessitate the operation Of Il e
plant, day and night, units
April. Mr.. Prescott succeeded
in closing a contract a few days
ago with the Isoretto mine at Iron
Mountain, for a large triple ex
pansion pump having a capacity
of eight hundred gallons per
minute against a head Of five
hundred feet. His many friends
on this range will be pleased to
hear Of his continued Success a.
a manufacturer. -News- Record
The iron aud steel industry of
Chicago is rapidly encroachibg
on the prestige Of Pittsburg and
other prominent centers. When
it is known that the mills of tits
industry at South Chicago and
those of Joliet have already ad-
vance orders covering six
months work Of the new year,
and that the indication is strong
for q continuation OF the activity
through the last six months e
the year, appreciation may be
had of the healthful situation.
The iron and steel interests of
Chicago and Joliet gave employ
ment in 1898 to $4,000 men, a
total which is said will be in
creased to $4,000 during 1899.
This exceeds by $1,000 the num-
Der employed during 1894.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-02-10

tits reported in the Duluth
dailies that County Attorney
VIM. B. Phelps has sign fed his
intention of handing his resigna-
ton to the board Of county CON-
missioners at the next meeting
of that august body, such course
being taken on the ground that
the salary Of the position. $4,000
per annum, is inadequate. 1t is
further alleged that the county
board will no.accept this resigna,
ton. but propose to in some
manner filch enough from the
taxpayers and add to Mr..
Phelps salary. to make the
salary an object.
Mr.. Phelps Was fully acquaint
ed with the duties and imburse.
ments of the position at the time
of accepting the nomination, in
June last, add while his resigna
ton might be accepted, his sa:>
airy should never be raised,
There were before the republi
can convention at that time the
names of other gentlemen who
sought the position and who
would have fulfilled the duties
with credit to all. at the salary
named. And if Mr.. Phelps does
not see fit to continue the posi-
ton at the salary going there
with, let him step out and make
room for another.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-02-10
NOTES and coMAENTs.

The beet sugar bounty has
passed the house by a vote of 80
to /. The pig iron bounty comes
next.
Reports from Manila on Mon
day indicate that some 1900
FiIipinos were civilized by leaden
messengers 90 Sunday last.
Elk River Star News: "St.
Louis county has sent down one
of the best working delegations
it ever had, and If it don't get
what 1t wants it will be through
no fault of the delegation"
Commissary General Eagan
has been suspended from active
service for a period of six years.
Mr.. Eagan will henceforth remem
Der that even the truth should
not be spoken at all times.
The Duluth Herald rises to re
mark that the peace treaty be-
tween Mrs. Merriam and Mrs
Davis has not yet been ratified.
No. but it doubtless will be about
the time the Cubans assume their
new found independence.
With deadlocks and bribery
scandals raging in several of the
states. 1t is no wonder that a
sentiment is growing in favor OF
the election of u S. senators by
vote of the people, regardless of
the fact that public opinion
heretofore has been reluctant in
this direction.
The Duluth Il Iron Range rail-
road has reported its gross cain
ings for 1893 to the railroad
commission, as follows: Earn.
ings for 1893, $2,748, 855 .O6; for
1897, 2.644, 500 81, an increase of
$104,315.79. The taxes for the
two years are. 1898, $82,462 IS
against $40. 336.17 for 1892. an
increase Of $3.129.48.
There is: no: royal I road to
wealth, and there is no way to
shoe a horse except to nail on
the shoes. r.: So says a black
smith, and, in'proof of his as
sertion, he states that while
nearly 200 patents have been
issued for horse shoes, and $4,000
paid into the patent office at
Washington, not one of the in
ventions has ever been used.
Our Bro. schaefer, Of the Ely
Times, proclaims that county
division would have won last
fall but for the Duluth fusion
lists. We do no agree. We
think the defeat of the division
move can be charged to Albert
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-02-10
&repo Hx.aSuN SAlPX6NTS.

'Cdmplete returns from the
mines show that the shipment of
Lake Superior ores for 1898
were l4.029, 682 tons. an increase
Of 1850. 044 tons over shipments
OF 1892. f is consevative!y es
timused that the market will take
l6, 1000, 900 tons during the year
1899. which will involve az in
crease OF two million tons in
round numbers over the product
of 1893. OF this increase the
prediction that the city OF Ne.
gauaee alone will furnish more
than one quarter. or something
over one million tons in all,
seems q safe one at this time.
This increase can safely be made
from the East Range mines,
without reference to the Barasa.
which will become an active
shipper for the first time. An
increase may be looked for from
the jackson and Teal Lake
mines also, which is not unlikely
that a considerable product may
he looked for during the year
from distinctly new develop
mepts, as there is much promis-
ing exploring going on at this
time. Following is the list.
NESA1A RANGE,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-02-10
AIEE A WONDER.

The new copper discovery on
the north shore, of which an &C.
count was published last week
says tho News Tribune, is Great
ing considerable comment among
those interested in the present
copper boom. The latest assay
was made on 900 pounds of rock
and the copper amounted to II
per cent. From this specula ,ors
reason that 1t is over four times
freater Than the Calumet and
Hecla mine, winch turns out only
4 per cent on a like assay.
The VENTS from 20 to 40 feet
wide and It's walls OF slate are
said to deuote q continuous vein,