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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-01-11
Suffrage Restriction.

An interesting suffrage proposition is
under consideration by the North Caro-
lima legislature. After specifying that
every native or naturalized male adult,
in order to vote, must have acquired
two-years' continuous residence in the
state Immediately prior to date of vot-
ing, the measure provides:
But no person may vote that has been
convicted or confessed his guilt in open
court upon indictment of the following
crimes: Bribery, burglary in any degree,
larceny, receiving stolen goods. arson,
obtaining money or goods under false
pretcnses, perjury. forgery, embeazle-
mcnt, rape, assault with intent Ia COM
nit rape, fOrniCation and udultcry, big
amy, incest, removing crop before paying
rent or before satisfying liens thereon,
disposing of mortgaged property crime
against nature. sale of cotton within pro-
hibitcd hours, dueling, gambling, conduct
ing n lottery, injuries 10 houses, churches
and fences; shooting at or throwing into
cars, locomotives or trains; SANDER of an
innocent woman, seduction under prom
is Of marriage, Of Of an attempt to COM
init any Of said offCnscs; or of any felony
prohibited by the laws Of North Caroliua
or which may hereafter lee prohibited by
| inc laws tl NOIln Ndlolllldt OF VI any
crime whereof the punishment may be
| imprisonment in the penitcntiary, unless
| the person shall bc first restored to Citi-
| q, nship in 4 manner prescribed by law.
| And it shall not be necessary that amy
| punishment has been imposed to bring
| persons within the prohibition of this
| section, Those under suspended iudR-
mcnt are prohibited as well as those un-
| der sentence.
In addition the measure insists that:
Every person presenting himself for
| registration shall be able 90 read and
write intciligcntly, and he shah demon
| stratc his ability to do So when he APP
| plies for registration by making oath TO
| tho facts; but IL the applicant be not able
| To read ana write, then he shall Ice en-
| titled 10 register ana vote If he shall al
| the time he offers to register be the ac-
| tual aud bona fde owner of property
aSse sScd 70 him in the state at Nolud-
| ton OF not less than $500 on the tax lists
| ot the current year in which he offers
| to register, or on the tax lists of the pre-
| coding year, If the roll Of the current
| wear shall not have been completed and
| filed. No person less than sixty years
| of age shall be permitted to vote at any
| election held by the people Of the state
| who shall not, In addition to tine above
qualifications, have paid on or before
| December 81 of each year for the two
years preceding the year i'm which hC
offers to vote the poll tax assessed
against him for those years, which taA
is imposed on every male resident OF tht
state between the ages of twenty-oh'
and sixty years not otherwise exempt
according to the constitution, .i
1t is safe TO predict that il this prop
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-01-11
THE MUGWUMP.

oh, he's worried and he's hurried and
he's bothered most to DEATH
Hen talk about his troubles till he'll
nearly lose his breath;
lie loves his country truly he's a patriot
stout ana strong,
And II hurts him to confess it-cvcry-
thing is going wrong.
Prosperity, he told u.s. would turn out to
be q myth.
A political invention TO deceive the people
with;
But the steam set up it's putting and the
wheels began 10 turn,
And the farmers were astonished at the
money they could earn.
TIe went about Hawaii; Cuban matters
made him blue.
And he made his calculations OF disaster
through and through
The way they've been upset has left the
burden OF his song
Extremely elancholy-everything is go
ing wrong.
Washington Star.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-01-11
HAS DECEIVED NO ONE.
From the Philadelphia Press.

From the Philadelphia Press.
If trade and civilization, personal lib
crty and material progress were possible
In the Philippines today by the unaid-
ed action of its Inhabitants, all Mould
welcome this solution; but the problem
presented is similar to that in tho
Egyptian Soudan on the Upper Nile. Tho
Philippine archipelago must remain mere
waste and savage tropical territory full
of inconCCivablc massacre, bloodshCd and
misery unless some civilized nation like
the United States establishes order, The
alternative is not between an orderly
and organized civilized state ana the
American flag, but between Malay
piracy from the south, savage raids
from the north and civil war on every
island. or the flag, the rule and the JUS
tice OF the United States. The country
secs this and knows IL, The pestilent at
tempt of newspapers which know better
to deceive the public by declaring that
the United States is suppressinS ma
tional and independent aspirations at
Iloilo has deceived no one.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-01-11
What Scranton Needs.

II is apparent to the most casual oD-
scrvation that the question OF good OF
had CITY government under the opera
tive municipal act for third class cities
is becoming more and more a question
of the kind of man at the head or that
government. Custom no less than law
adds continually TO the powers ana re-
sponsibilities of the office of mayor
Where the mayor of a city is "A man
who commands the respect OF the clty
and can bring to bear upon the SOLUTION
Of public problems the force OF puph"
sentiment cNertod in his support ne Is
virtually supreme in matters of munici-
nal administration. ON the contrary,
when the mayor is Il weaklinS, without
convictions OF his own or the subStah-
tial help Of others, confusion relghs
throughout the city government scan
daI surmounts scandal and there is mu-
nicipal chaos.
The time has come in Scranton when
after Il season of the poorest and weak
est government in the city's annals 1t
is necessary to consider the CitY's fu-
turc. This is a subject superior to per-
sonal feelings, it is one within the
high sphere of duty. y continuation
for few more months of the ratio OF
deterioration which has prevailed dur
ing the last three years would not only
send the city into the abyss of bank
rllptcy and eftcctually destroy its cred
it abroad but il would also break down
all restraint upOn vice and give licensr
without limit to gambling. jobbery and
prostitution. These may sound lik.
plain words, but we believe we can sub
stantiatc every one of them.
Under these circumstances, notorious
as they have become, the question OF
electinC as the next mayor some Citi'
zen who will effcctuallv halt this de-
scent to municipal shame takes on al
unusual importance. 1t becomes less {
question of mere politics than grave
one of the public welfare. This grow
ing city has been held back Ions
enough. With all signs auspicious fol
Il new era of prosperity save in th'
matter to which we have alluded, i
will be wilful crime if public indlfter
cnce as cXcmplihed at the ballot bO,
shal! this year grant ar extension o
power TO the forces which make for TIL,
city's undoing.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-01-11
Cleanse Havana,

The scheme outlined by the late Col
onel Waring for the sanitary regenera-
tion Of Havana, whose flthiness con-
stitutes a peril worse than war, calls
for the prompt expenditure of at least
Sl000O,OOO. 1t is necessary, in the first
place, to put in a complete system OF
sewers, Of which the city at present
has none; to fill up and close up every
private vault, substituting modern
plumbing. and to provide an intelligent
system of garbage collection and dis
posal; after which the reclamation Of
malaria breeding marsh land sur
rounding the city and the repaving OF
the streets would become imperative.
Ultimately, without doubt, although
this point was not mentioned in Col
onel Warnings report, some plan would
have to he devised to cleanse and flush
Havana's stasnant harbor, now fetid
Of Havana's drainage.
Unless the main features of this work
shall he completed by June it was
Colonel Warnings belief that an epi-
demiC Of yellow fever would be inevit-
able the significance of which gains
emphasis when we reflect that not less
than 10000 American soldiers, to say
nothing Of the thousands of American
civilians seeking employment or gain
in Cuba. would be exposed to it's raw
ages. But where it is asked, is the
money for this work to come from?
| The customs receipts at Havana which
! have to support in great measure the
whole cost of our military rule, do not
! on an average exceed $4,000 a day,
and would not, in the period from Jan.
l to June l, even though available in
whole for this purpose, defray more
| than one-fifth of the estimated cost
| The people Of Havana are in no con-
/ dition to endure extraordinary special
taxation even if it were. on grounds
of policy, advisable to levy it; hence
the remedy cannot at this time come
from this quarter.
IF the advice of Colonel Waring, in
the giving of which he sacrificed his
life, is to be needed and the cost of
! another siege of yellow fever saved
the money must be appropriated di-
rectly by the United States. We could
| reimburse ourselves hereafter, either
| by charging the expense against the
| Cuban government which is to be OIL
| by other fair means. Yet though we
had no ultimate prospect of direct re.
| endorsement from a Cuban source, the
expenditure would be economy. il
| would save the lives of our soldiers
and il would be a measure of protec.
tion for our Southern coast cities. /
has been estimated that single epi,
denies introduced into the United
States from Havana have cost in tho
Mississippi valley alone S100,0O0000 il
loss TO industries and to commerce
aside from the loss of life, amounting
in 1873 and 1879 to 1891, in addition &c
the enormous cost Of the sickness o
those who recovered. Finally it. wOuIC
afford 10 the world a substantial proc
Of the sincerity Of our humanitarian
professions and add to American his
tory splendid achievement in the be-
half Of civilization.
Canned meat dealers will he slow i
they do not take advantage of the fret
advertising the business has been re
CeivinE through the discussion pro
| yoIipd bN the war department,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-01-11
IE SCRANTON TRIBUNE-wEDNEsDAY JANUARY H. 1s99

the provisions OF the Hamilton good
roads law, passed by the last legislature
Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Hamil-
ton has been preaching better reads to
the farmers Of the state during the past
two years and has worked up strong
sentiment among them In favor OF the
measure which bears his name. II he
should be appointed secretary Of agri-
culture, and his friends say lie Will, he
may induce the legislature to appropst-
ate enough money to enforce tho law In
certain localities. WanbauSh.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-01-11

The difference in principle between
Mr. Mckinley, representing the eX-
pansionists, and Mr. Bryan, Senator
Hoar or ex-senator Edmunds, rep
rcscntiug the anti-cXpansioniSts, is
more apparent than real. The prcsi-
dent, VIC fancy yields to none of his
critics in respect for the principles of
the Declaration of Independence or in
his willingness that when the people
cf the Philippines arc qualified to main
tain Independently a stabl" and hui
name government in accordance with
the obvious necessities Of the Oriental
situation they should be accorded am
pic opportunity to do so. All this talk
about his wanting to force American
rule on reluctant natives is Vapid and
pOintlcss. We are compelled to force
our rule upon the Filipinos until a per-
manent sovereignty is established; ;
there is simply no alternative. What
shall follow afterward is a matter for
determination in the light of collateral
conditions and responsibilities and
very manifestly not a matter to be
settled by few argumentative Amer
lean theorists offhand and in advance.
Pr We go to history for instruction
we find thar natives when of an in
feriOr race have rarely been taken in
to serious account as obstacles to the
progress of higher type Of civiliza e
tion. Our Pilgrim forcfathers are
nowadays accounted, even by the Ed
mundscs and HoarS. respectable pcO-
pie, who combined intense pioty with
a good deal of Shrcwd practical wis.
dom; yet they did not bctray the cause
of civil and religious liberty because
the aboriginal Indians objected to the
white mans intrusion upon this con,
tinent. They went ahead in spite OF
native objections, and the result OF
their hardihood is tho triumph Of tn,
institutions since extended over tn,
broad eXpanse Of the American main,
land and soon to be installed in far-on
islands in the Pacific ocean Every
outreach Of civilization has been taker
In despite Of the opposition of tn,
semi-barbarian inferior races affected
by it, and vet the sum of this pro
ggess has benefited superior and in
ferior alike, This a, as true in ou
own country as in India or Egypt q
Japan. 1t is true of the Louisiana ter
ritory, of the Northwest territory, a
the territory of the Gadsden purchase
of Alaska, Of Hawaii--in short, of ever,
foot OF ground taken from pioneer con
ditiOns and made 10 bloom with thr
works of American civilization.
The extension Of american sovereign
ty over the mixed ana antagonist
races inhabiting the Philippines vii
deprive no honest inhabitapt Of reason
able liberty. opportunity or natura
right. but on the contrary will be III
strongest guarantee which can be give
that his reasonable liberty, opportun
ity and natural rights Will be con
served. Such extension at this time an
for a time is the only escape from a
internal condition of chaos in thos
islands which will not only prove ruin
Gus to the natives themselves, but ais
menace II not openly disrupt the peac
OF the world. Finally, from the stand
point of self-intercst the United State
needs these islands or a part Of ther
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-01-11

The appointment to the vacant Rus
sian ambassadorship of Hon. William
Potter of Philadelphia, who served un-
der President Harrison SO admirably
as United States minister to Italy,
would be q move which neither the
chief executive nor the country would
ever have reason to regret.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-01-11

Thus far none save the patent med
icine manufacturers have been able to
discover a preventive for grip. The
troublesome disease is no respector Of
persons and attacks the prudent and
careless alike. 1t is believed, however,
that the person who is careful as to
diet and docs not worry over the pos
sible consequences of an attack will
have but little trouble with the disease
under proper care.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-01-11

Anti-expansion organs seem to have
failed entirely in their efforts to picture
President Mckinley as the stern con-
queror riding over the dead bodies Of
the victims of greed for territory.
Even the most rabid are now obliged
to admit that the policy of the admin
istratior is humane and conciliatory.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-01-11

to complete its strategic control OF the
North Pacific and to safeguard its pre-
sent commerce and future commercial
possibilities in the great Chinese en-
pire, to which the Philippines are as
much key as are Cuba and Porto Rico
TO the potentialities of our eastern wa
tcrs. Fate has put this duty and this
opportunity into our hands and we
would be both towards and fools to
throw them away.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-01-11

Secretary Alger states that he re-
CARDS General Wood and not Colonel
Roosevelt at fault in the case of the
"round robin" of Santiago. In this
respect Secretary Alger seems to stand
alone, as he is about the only citizen
Of the United States who regards the
"robin' as a fault.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-01-11

The argument of Senator Hoar
against expansion consists OF impas-
stoned rhetoric affirming, what our own
history effectually refutes, that 1t Is
contrary to our principles to acquire
new territory. Mr.. Hoar is very man
ifestly the victim of a hallucination.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-01-11
A NATURAL CONSEQUENCE.
From the New York Sun.

from the New 1orh sun
The raising of the flag over The Philip
pines has reused the people OF the United
States suddenly to a consciousness that
their duty to themselves demands the as
sertion of their powof in relation to the
rest of the world, An event 80 momen-
tous naturally collects in opposition a
mighty force Of dormant preJudiceS new
ly created fears and partisan strakegy.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-01-11

A number of guests at a recent hotel
fire were suffocated by smoke. AS fire.
proof hotels are not always smoke
proof, the usual means of escape
should not be omitted in the construc-
ton of a large house of entertainment,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-01-11

The much -heralded keynote sounded
by Mr. Bryan at Chicago the other
night did not produce a jarring sensa-
ton of lasting character in the ear.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-01-11

1t has been noted that the leaders Of
the anti-expansioa movement were not
very noisy when the bugle sounded for
patriots to avenge the Maine.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-01-11

1t is possible that Aguinaldo and his
followers found that the courted union
with the United States came too easy.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-01-11

Although the war is over, Senior Sa-
gasta is the busiest man in Spain,
warding off the periodically threatened
cabinet crisis.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-01-11

Congressman Roberts, Of Utah, will
probably soon be obliged to admit that
in a political sense marriage is a fall
Ure,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-01-11
SCRANTON, JANUARY II, 1899.

What the Supreme court says goes.
But it will nevertheless be difficult FOR
disinterested students of the Quay case
to reconcile it's ruling of yesterday with
the statements of fact and law made IN
the plea of Senator Quay's counsel.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-01-11

The government has forgotten to ask
Aguinaldo If he has a price.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-01-11

osition shall prevail the number OF
voters in North Carolina will be mater
tally decreased.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-01-11

Running two trains on one track in
opposite directions is poor business at
lest
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-01-11

The rural members Of the legislature
will renew their fight OF the last session
for a tax on bicycles and vehicles, To he
applied for the improvement Of the pub
lie highways OF the commonwealth. They
will also make a vigorous effort TO secure
an appropriation Of SOlQ,000 to enforce
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-01-11

Canned meat dealers will he slow If
they do not take advantage of the free
advertising the business has been re-
Ceiving through the discussion pro-
voked by the war department,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-01-11

A very curious presentation Of IN
number of Irishmcn. of the stamp q
Wolsclcy in England, the Duke OF Tctua
in SPAIN General O'Brutschetf in Rus
sia, NiscOunt Taafe in Hungary, who ar
leaders in many nations, is given In tn
January Cosmopolitan under the titl'
Irish Leaders in Many Nations"
wiE be found interesting To all who hay
even a drop of Irish blood in thci
veins. "The Jews in Jerusalem 10 Al
other article In the same number pos
scssing interest for large class.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1899-04-29
THEODORE ITEMS.

THEODORE, April %, 1899.
The farmers in thiB vicinity are busy
with their spring crops
J. 7. Garrett, who has been confined to
the house for some time with pneumonia,
is c0nvalCscsnt.
Miss Mamie Hardness, who has been sick
for quite q while, il now able to be out
again.
Our merchant, Mr.. HGlkness is doing a
rushing business.
Titus our practical farmer and accommo.
dating blacksmith, is keeping things at a
lively pace
The barn aud other out.buildings Of Mr..
A. Ridge have been improved. Messrs
Strickland end Stephenson did the work
SwRnson 4 Brother are cuttirg the timber
recently purchased by them from the Hard
rag estate.
$. I. darkness has purchased very fine
piano for his daughter Bertha
Ii is rumorcd thar we are to have a wed
dim in our vicinity in the near future.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1899-04-29

e TiNCENZO Donate BACKED boots for
" il living; Fran cisco Selagato had
v q 'iJtle apple and peanut stand at
the corner of the BOweTy ana
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1899-04-29

/ plan 50 the young men found broken
threads in the tabacoth on the table in
frnur u. them and p1Iled at them until
the threads came out in their hands. Then
! they measured then. Nincenzos thread
was She longest. Fate had given him the
I frst chance.
! Saturday night came only too soon, and
| Vinceuzo dressed himself and prepared
! himself for the ordeal. In silence the
y0uug men embraced each other. Then
Vnoenzo went to call upon Tia, and Fran
cisco in fear and trembling remained he
hind to await The return of his friend and
+iyal
Vlncenzo found Tia at home, and soon
he was pleading as if for his life, and as u
matter of fact ha love he thought then
meant life or death to him.
Tia was good naturcd girl. she
listened to ali tuat the voting man had to
say, then she calmly told him that she
could not marry him.
II anew it!' cried Vncepzo; 81 was
fool for my pains
You knew wbat?'
"Ah. never mind But be is good
man. l love him a. | would my own
brother. FareN ellr' and he dashed out
into the street
He went at once to his garnet, and there
he found Francisco, his head bowed in his
T., I I. IL
CHEERFUL" he cried. "She will marry
you"
me! But YOU?
''She does not love me. knew it loug
ago But 90, my friend She waits for
you"
Francisco rushed from the room. Vim
cenzo stood irresolue for moment.
No." he cried, after awhile 81 cannot
trust myself. | must not be here when lie
comes back. | will 90 now
So he went out and at the door of the
house he left word with the .Paderone An
gclo that he would meet Francisco in the
country the next day.
The next day he felt better He felt
quite brave IS he stepped from the train at
the station aud struck do Hn The road that
led to the hotel
lie reached the little olump Of trees that
sheltered the hotel, and suddenly his heat
stool still, for there at the table, where
they had in the old times sat so orfen and
laughed and joked the hours away, was
Francisco His back was to him. Vim
cciizo felt the hot blood in his brain, and
for moment he was giddy
He went up to him and put his hand
fondIy on his shoulder. Francisco looked
happier than Vincenzo For few seconds
they looked deep into each others eyes.
Then Francisco began to smile, and the
corners of Nincenzo's lips parted too.
"Eh," cried Francisco, "my friend, nov
are you?"
"And you?'
But where were You last night?'
''You did not meet me-
''Y0u were a coward to run from me.
did need you very much indeed "See,
he cried, as he held ont his hand I'VE are
brothers still "
"But Tia?"
"Ah, Tia, my friend; Tia loves another.
Our Tia would not look at me. she had
seen you, it seems Tia had seen others
Tia"
And then the absurdty of it all burst
upon them, and with hands olasped they
laughed loud and long.
Here, padrone," cried Francisco,
'chianti-chianti
'We drink today" cried Vincenzo.
"And tell Maria to sing us a song, a
good one. Wen watch the ships go out to
sea )"
"And Tiau'
BAH
So hearts are light and youth forgets.-
Chicago Tribune.