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Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-06-15

-Australia, in the person of Lank-
ey Boil" Fitzlmmons. the blacksmith,
was knocked out" or put to sleep" at
Coney Island last Friday night, by
Jim" Jeffries, the boiler-malier, Of the
United States in general and Los Ange-
los, Cal in particular. Most of the bet
ting done in Butler was 2 to in Fitz'a
favor and some OF our sporty men drop
ped nice wads The fact that Jeffriea
had attached 10 him the Christian name
Of James make applicable to the affair
the little couplet which one Of the most
shining stars OF the American stage Of
latter days, used to sing before the
meeting of Fitzsimmons and Corbett
But then when they put on the mitts
Will Fitz have Jim or Jim have Fitzf'
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-06-15

--Lauly Walker, son Of j. L., Of the
Model, will open first class tobacco
store on Centre avenue, between the p.
& w and Bessie railroads, Saturday.
June 9Th is the Annual Memorial
Day Of the Woodmen, but they put il
off until Sunday the 18th, when they
had fine parade here, with hundred
and fifty men in line. They decorated
their graves in both cemeteries, with
beautiful wreaths Rev Oller spoke in
the south cemetery, and Rev. Barlow in
the North
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-06-15
reduced Rates to st. Louis via
Pennsylvania *. *.

Cleveland has an exciting street-car
strike i'll hands, with an occasional riot
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-06-15

w, II. RUMBgRGER.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-06-15
]. A ANDERSON
ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE,

]. a. ANpERsoN
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-01-19
The Governors Cabinet.

The new man in the new guberna-
torial cabinet is the premier" w. w.
Greist. His appointment as secretary
Of the commonwealth is doubtless in
part q tribute to the staunch and
sturdy Republicanism of the county
which he represents; county that
has never wavered in its party alleg-
lance and which in it's steadfastness
through good and through evil report
stands as a model 10 the other coun-
ties of the state. But the appointment
of Mr.. Greist has another significance;
it confirms the belief expressed on this
page some time ago that during the
administration of Colonel Stone the
circle of party recognition would be
representing the younger generation.
Mr.. Cries. enters state office with
superior recommendation and will no
doubt fully vindicate the wisdom of
his selection.
In anothe" way the new executive
has fulfilled the expectations formed
of him. We refer to his appointment
Of John P. Elkin as attorney general,
whose vilfication and pursuit by the
camp followers of John Wanamaker
has heen one of the most indecent
political episodes of recent times. Mr..
Elkir is another representative of the
young blood in the party, who has
been equally successful as a law
maker. a law-interpreter and a gem
eral Of political forces. No man has
ever won more fairly than he the high
mark of confidence which his nomina-
ton and confirmation to the office of
attorney general represents; and it is
safe tn predict for him brilliant and
honorable official career.
The remaining selections are equally
Creditabe. 1t is unnecessary to say
this for adjutant general Tom" Stew
art. whom everybody knows and re-
spectN. Israel W. Durham, the new
insurance commissioner. won his poll
tical SPUR in Philadelphia, where he
has twice defeated the strongly en-
trench"d Martin organization, and the
new private secretary, c. l.. Gerwig,
served in that capacity for Colonel
Stone when the latter was a member
of congress. Altogether the new cab
met is strunT in character and ability
ami especially strong politically.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-01-19
EUGENE FIELD ON THE GRIP

Eugene Field. on recovering from The
grip, wrote.
The gods let slip that ficndish grin
Upon me last week Sunday
No tercer storm than Iacked my form
Fer swept the Bay of Fundy:
But now, goodbye
To drugs say /
Goodbye to gnawing sorrow;
1 am up today
And, whoop. hooTay!
I'm going out tomorrow!
What aches ard pain in bones and brain
/ had ! need not mention;
1t seems TO me such pangs must be
Old Satan's own inventions;
Albeit l
Was sure I'd die,
The doctor reassured me-
And true enough
With his vile stuff,
lie ultimately cured me.
As there ] lay in bed all day,
How fair outside looked to me!
A smile so mild old Nature smiled
1t seemed to warm clean through me,
In chastened mood
The scene l viewed,
Inventing, sadly solus,
Fantastic rhymes
l had to take u bolus.
OF quin!re slugs and other drugs
l guess l took a million
Such drugs as serve to set each nerve
TO dancing a cotlllion;
The doctors say
The OF ly way
To rout the grip instanter,
is TO pour in
All kinds Of sin
Snlilibus curantur.
Twas hard, and yet I'll soon forget
Those ills and cures Distressing;
Ones future lies meath gorgeous skies
When one is convalescing!
So now, goodbye
To drugs say /.
Goodbye, thou phantom Sorrow:
] am up today,
And, whoop. hcoray!
I'm going out tomorrow.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-01-19
General Woods Testimony.

To the gentlemen OF the Union
League club Of New York who gave a
dinner in his honor on Tuesday night
General Leonard Wood gave testimony
as to the inherent capacity OF the Gu
ban people which is corroooratiOn of
much which has been said in these col
umns. General Wood admits that when
he took hold of the affairs Of Santiago
City and province he was almost per-
suaded that the task set before him
was a hopeless one. But he went
ahead, doing his duty fearlessly and
openly, and the result is almost magic.
al. Says he:
I'VE started In by having no secrets
of any kind, shape or description.
Everything that was done was done
down there as an open book. The sec
retaries and clerks at department
headquarters in civil departments were
all Cubans and all men who had been
in the Cuban army, and all financial
transactions We're carried out through
Cuban clerks, so that everywhere they
are now satisfied that as far as the in
terest OF the country went II was all
right. have tried to draw the army
ort of the situation at the earliest pos
sible day and tried TO impress upon the
people that the first thing they had
10 do down there was to learn to gov,
crn themselves, and that the underly-
Ing principle Of self-government was
thorough respect for civil law, ard that
we did not want any lawlessness. We
only had the army there as balance
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-01-19

Of power to overcome any lawlessness.
All the public places were filled by rep
resentative Cubans without exception.
They have filled them go satisfactorily
that up TO today / have not had occa-
sion TO remove a single person recon-
mended by them. There has been a
good deal from our standpoint which
was not satisfac ctory, and which think
could be attributed to the fact that
these people have hardly got in the way
OF trusting themselves, but the perfect
ly open policy that we have pursued
has disarmed them to certain extent,
and today, as far as 1 know, the re-
spect for the American nag and the
American people and American good
faith is all right. If we go slowly ard
take plenty of time and patience we
can certainly put these people on their
feet, and they would be compelled to
say that the United States gave them
an opportunity to test their capacity l
believe it is "a good plan. for ii they
fail the strong argument is ours, for
we have kept our promise. If they sue
tttu lHc CHdnttS are tndt unuer tne
trade conditions and the many inter-
ests which draw them to the United
States, they wilI come to us more
quickly If we want them, which I think
is an open question. for the present at
least. AT any rate, they will come 10
US. If at all, cheerfully and without any
unpleasant recOllection3 of compul-
SIGN"
This kind Of tall; has the right ring
to it for it is candid. honest and manly.
It also shows, What has all along been
known TO students of the Cuban char
actcr, that while you can lead the
Cuban people anywhere by first win
ming their confidence and preserving
their self-respect, you cannot drive
them at all. Spain tried the driving
policy FOR UPWARD of fifty years. only
10 fail disastrously. The policy out
lined by General wood succee ded in the
worst part of Cuba in less than six
months. After such contrast there
is no room left for argument
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-01-19
Lackawanna at Harrisburg.

The appointment yesterday of Fred
W F'leitz, esq, of this city, as deputy
attorney general supplies a sufficient
contradiction to the silly story printed
on the subject in a recent issue of the
Scranton Republican and is another
evidence of the prominence which
larkawanna county has gained at
Harrisburg in recent times. With
LlcflWanna supplying the occupant Of
the speakershiD and OF the most i'm
lortanl dcputyship within tho gift Of
the etaye administration there is rea-
son f. rNpoct that its interests will be
well cared for in the immediate future
Mr. lNleitz i'm the few Years that he
has been a resident of this county has
taken an active and an influential part
in it's public affairs and has attained
state and even national prominence
through his energetic work ia behalf
OF the Republican league Few men of
his wears har. SO widespread an ac-
QuaintanCc thrcughOuc the common
wealth or equal him in executive po-
litical ability Few OF the younger
members Of the Pennsylvania bar com
bine 50 harpily this practical ability
with accurate knowledge of legal prin-
cIplCs
He viii be heard from in His naw
position.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-01-19
Time will fully show that William A..
Stone is no mans man but the peoples.
His is a reputation that grows.
A Constitutional Fine Point.

Into the merits of the divorce case of
McComb Tvs. McComb it does not be-
come a newspaper to enter. but in the
interesting reply of the defendant, as
set forth elsewhere, there appears one
paragraph to which it is hoped the
honorable court of Lackawanna county
will give analytical consideration. We
have in mind the excerpt which fol-
lows:
did not surrender my manhood nor re.
nounce my Independent individuality
when l became the husband of Ida Eu-
genie Hunter. Neither did acknowledge
my mothcrin-law as a censor of my con-
duct, nor my wife a dictator of my ac-
tions. BY arrogdting to themselves the
functions of censor ard Dictator respect
lively they assumed more than the pre-
negatives of a mother in.law or wife, and
encroached on my right inherent and
constitutional, of having representation
as well as taxation.
Here is certainly a point for con-
stitutional lawyers.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-01-19
REPUBLICAN NOMINATIONS.

Mayor-JAMES MOIR.
Treasurer-THOMAS II. BROOKS.
Controller-F j. WIDMAYER.
School Directors JOHN COURIER
MORRIS. GEORGE II. SHIRES.
Assessors-GWILYM JONES, PHILIP
RINSLAND, e, S. FOWLER.
Election Day--February "a
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-01-19

1t is said that Secretary Alger will
resign as soon as the war investiga-
tion commission turns in a report ex-
oneratinG him from blame. Such a
course would undoubtedly simplify
matters.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-01-19

Judge jerks will find that throwing
his votes to a Wanamaker bolter will
be more easily said than Done.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-01-19

The appointment of Judge Peter S.
Grosscup to the circuit judgeship in the
new Illinois district is a promotion rest
ing on most palpable merit. Judge
Grosscup ought to be on the United
States supreme bench.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-01-19

It is unlikely that the outcome Of the
senatorial struggle will be long delayed.
With things at their present tension
something is bound soon to give away.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-01-19

The Cincinnati man who is endeavor-
ing to gain fame by remodeling the de-
sign of the American flag is wasting
valuable time. "Old Glory" as now
recognized around the world is good
enough for all purposes and no at
tempt to alter its appearance will ever
become popular.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-01-19
GOLDSMll[H'S o. BAZAAR,

Our Thirteenth Annual Clearing Sale has been more
successful than all its predecessors because the public
to the ruhfunes that advertise anything
but facts The following prices Housekeeping
will amply this The prices these goods will hold
only until January a6h after which time only afford
to sell them at Legitimate profit 1t will pay you we'll to
note daily changes in advertisements during Great
Clearing Sale.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-01-19

The appointment and confirmation Of
John + Elkin as attorney general is a
vigorous blow at vindictive personal
politics, and there will be others.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-01-19

The best thing that the present ses-
sion of congress has done yet is it's
passing of the naval personne! bill
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-01-19

If there is two-thirds majority in
the senate for the ratification of the
peace treaty it should begin to assert
itself.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-01-19

The inventor of a key to the Harris
burg deadlock ought TO get liberal
lnYaltN.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-01-19
UlbleaChed Shecting,

Lockwood, as inches, sale price ........."7c
Lockwood, 81 inches, sale price .......".9c
Lockwood, "a, sale price
Lockwood, Sd, sale price
Lockwood, e-4, sale price...............12Hc
Lockwood, 1914, sale price..".........l4Hc
Utica Mills, IS inches, sale price. .........Sc
Utica Mills, so inches, sale price. .....oXc
Utica Mills, 81 inches, sale price. 1OHc
Utica Mills, Sd, sale price.............1 12Xc
Utica Mills, "a, sale price............. 14Hc
Utica Mills, 1914, sale price. ..........161lc
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-01-19

II is doubtful if any of the gentlemen
now used by the Wanamakcr boilers as
senatorial stalking horses really appre-
ciates the alleged compliment.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-01-19

ETHEL. The English people are reaching out in every
direction to discover methods for prolongng life They
have generally determined that the road to longevity
leads through the stomach This causes fantastic notions
in regard to Diet as changeable the fashion in gowns
Almost every physician of note makes himself response
bic for some dieetiC formula to accomplish the object in
view.
AGNES. In America they have discovered that what
is needed to prolong life and Danish pain is RpanS
Tabule taken when the first symptom of indSposition
manifeStS itself. One gives relief
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-01-19

Land is expensive in Porto Rico this
because the popula tion is dense Today,
In the face OF the expected influx OF
Americans eager TO buy, prices ON lands
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-01-19

Great American dwide sheeting, sale price
Atlantic Mills yardwde Sheeng sale
Black Rock yald-wide Sheing
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-01-19

Porto Rican tobacco is said by many
to be of excellent quality. 1t seems TO
be badly harvested and cured, however,
and If Improvements were made in this
direction it's value would be increased.
Much has of late years been sent TO
Cuba, where it has fetched good prices.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-01-19
Bleached Sheeting.

Lockwood, 45 inches, sale price ..........Sc
Lock kwood, so inches, sale price.
I,ock kwood, 54 inches, sale price. .........1Oc
Lockwood, IA, sale price. ce.........,........l1c
Lockwood, Sd, sale price
Lockwood, "a, sale price .............14Xc
Lockwood, 1914, sale price.......o....1oT
Utica Mills, IS inches, sale price. ......... 9c
Utica Mills, 50 inches, sale price 1Oc
Utica Mills, 81 inches, sale price.......11c
Utica Mills S-4, sale price 14Xc
Utica Mills "a, sale price............. 1916
Utica Mills, 1914, sale price iSc
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-01-19

The profits in sugar raising depend
largely on duties; upon whether sugar
can be placed upon the market without
taxation. The profitable growing of su-
gar in the West Indies has for long
been a question for statesmen to ponder;
England has for sCme years been at
tempting to bring this industry in the
colonies back to the profits of former
time. In the profitable production of
sugar the Cuban crop will be this island $
greatest danger
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-01-19

Here is certainly a point for con
stitutional lawyers.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-01-19

Porto Rico exported in 1897 coffee TO
the value of l2,222,599 pesos. tobacco TO
the value Of about 1000, 900 pesos; black
mOlasses valued at 4035l9 pesos; cocoanu.s
at 81 900 pesos and corn to the value Of
TI2O2. There can be added 10 this
list 71,S52 pesos worth Of hides and 22O $50
worth of cattle all of which latter was
shipped to other West Indian Islands
There were, of course, various other pro-
ducts exported but the total value OF no
single one amounts TO 25OOO pesos for
the year. When estimates are made TODAY
as to what Porto Rican crops win prove
profitable in the future it is at once
seen that much depends upon the deyel-
opment of the island, such as transpor-
tation, and the growth of the islands pro
ducts in the American market. In this
latter respect 1t must be remembered that
Cuba viii be Porto Rico's most active
rival 1t can generally be stated that
Cuba will produce everything that does
Porto Rico and the former island IL
eventually accorded equal privileges with
the latter on the American markets,
holds a geographically and advantageous
position than does Porto Rico, and is ca
pable OF much larger and consequently
cheaper production.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-04-07
EXERCISE.

Our doctors are busy treating pa
tients who are suffering from COM
plants, more especially malarial dis
orders, which will be materially bene-
fitted if they drink water that is pure
and possesses curative features, as does
Bartlett Spring Water.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-04-07
TRUSTED AND LOST.

Mr. Henry Neill, of New Orleans, is
an expert in the cotton market For
several years his predictions regarding
the amount of cotton that would be
cropped during the season were re-
markedly correct. His predictions
were published in home and for
eign Journals, and his reputation for
accuracy was so excellent that the cot
ton plantefs and traders accepted his
statements without hesitation. Dur
ing the last summer, he made careful
estimates and declared that the crop
of cotton then maturing would reach
- 900 900 of bales The amount was in
excess of the demands of both home
and foreign markets, and, on the
strength of this prediction, the price
of cotton quickly declined. AS the
season advanced he declared that the
amount of the cotton crop would ex-
ted Il, 100000 bales. The price further
declined. The British buyers refused to
purchase in view of falling price.
The dealers in cotton, on the American
kSACH1hSSS, ieIuSSd " bus because Cuey
became confident of lower prices. THE
farmers rushed their cotton into the
market, in order to get the ruling mar
ket price before it declined further
The markets Of the cotton crop were
Everywhere demoralized. But, in De-
Ecember last, the receipts of cotton at
ythe ports began to decline. The bad
weather accounted for this decline to
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-04-07
Sunday School Union.

At last the details of the Sunday
School Rally have been arranged. The
time is May at $3.50. The place is
At the meeting of the Union today at
80, general information will be Civ
en- of the plans. The Sunday Schools
are already on the alert and it will
need only the settled facts TO give
direction to enthusiastic efforts.
During the first part of the meeting
the lesson of the following Sunday
will be handled after the usual GUS
tom. All interested in the rally are
requested to be present.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-04-07

tsome extent, but not entirely. During
the winter months the receipts con
ltinued to fall off. The dealers in cot
| ton began in February TO suspect that
Mr. Neill had made a grave error in
| his calculations. II was not, for a
moment, suspected that he had de-
| liberateIy miscalculated. But it began
10 be evident that his data was in
correct.
Early in March the truth was ap-
parent He had overestimated the
amount of the crop by one to one
and one-half million bales.
This error will cause loss to the
cotton producing interest of at least
the sum of s75,00O,O 900 The planters,
the fertilizing companies, the specula-
tors in cotton must count their losses
by the millions.
There has rarely, if ever. been so
great a loss, in tine history of the
dealings in a staple article, as there
has been in these transactions. due to
the error of a single individual.
There are many able experts in the
cotton trade. There are many men OF
ability and experience who devote their
time exclusively to securing data re-
garding the cotton crop, and upon
their estimates an army of operators
base their speculations. But Mr.. Neill
had, during the two years preceding
1899, secured such a prestige as pro-
phet in predicting the course of the
market, the crowd followed him, in a
rabble, and refused to accept any other
estimates.
The British manufacturers have pro-
flied by the low prices, which followed
his estimates, and, if they have any
generosity, should substantially recog
nize the value of his colossal blunder.