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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-01-24
MUNICIPAL GYMNAsrUMNs
Philadelphia Medical Journal.

Philadelphia Medical Journal
The mayor of Boston is an advocate
Of the establishment of a public gym
nasium I'm every ward I'm that city. The
project has not met with as much favor
as I'm the case OF public baths, because,
apparently, councilmen and the public at
large have not yet opened their eyes TO
the fact that the expenditure Of public
money i'm a gymnasium may be a good
municipal investment. The mayor how
ever, is doing something to educate pub
lie sentiment in the matter, and I'm re-
cent interview expressed some energetic
opinions He thinks that social science
demonstrates that there is a close rela-
tionship between the lack OF physical eX-
ercise and crime An active interest in
athletics, and the practice Of them, tends
doubtless to keen persons out OF evil
paths. 1t promotes an interest in. ana a
desire for physical development and
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-01-24

The esteemed Truth is hardly fair
to Governor Stone when it calls him
a Republican, who believes in and prac-
tices party regularity. Senator Quay
is the regular Republican nominee for
senator and the governor naturally
supports him. If the majority of the
party is entitled tn commit the party;
in others words, If the majority will
should prevail, the governor is sim
ply doing his duty as a Republican in
espousing the cause of the regular or
ganization as against party boilers.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-01-24
The Democratic Ticket.

So far as the municipal campaign
has developed the issues are clearly
drawn on party lines and the best tick
ct should win.
John T.. Roche the Democratic nom
inec for mayor is perhaps the best man
in that party for the position. He has
For a considerable time been his party g
leader in councils in which place he
has shown political generalship and
parliamentary skill. He is well ac-
uuaiutod with municipal affairs and
Possesses undoubted executive ability,
but h. is Democrat, and this is a
fact liknly to operate to his disadvan-
tagc
The other nominee Of yesterday S
convention are personally estimable
gentlemen. chosen with view to the
symmetry Of the Democratic ticket.
As Democratic tickets go this is un-
doubtedly a strong one, but if Repub-
lcans rohere they can beat it.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-01-24

The wars Of the rival Samoan chiefs
are of no particular interest to this
country at a time when Uncle Sam has
other business on hand so long as the
javelins of the coffee-hued warriors are
not hurled in the direction of Ameri-
can interests. But in case of unwonted
gaiety on the part of the Mataafas,
Tam-Tams or any other reformed can
nibals, it is probable that ship or two
from Admiral Dewey's fleet can be
spared to administer the proper medi-
cine
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-01-24

A child born ON this day will notice
that Candidate Jennings discovered Mr..
Roche's Keep of the CLASS" sign in time.
1t is perhaps well to inform people in
clined to be slothful that only 341 days
remain in the present year.
In politics it is generally noticed that
the hardest kickers are the men who for
got to attend the primaries.
The perslmmons that were struggled for
at the convention at Music hall yesterday
will probably never get ripe.
According to the complaints of certain
excited persons yesterday politics at
the Democratic pow-wow must have been
considerably mixed.
Now that the nominations have been
made the grounding will kindly step out
and survey the situation.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-01-24
NEWS AND COMMENT.

Says q Toronto dispatch to the Sun:
A plan for fast Atlantic service via
Newfoundland has been called to the
attention of the Canadian government. 1t
involves a ferry service to Newfoundland,
a Pullman car service across the big
island colony to point with 1,500 miles
Of Ireland, and a steamship trip across
the Atlantic of less than three days. BY
this route, 1t is asserted passengers from
Chicago and New York for Europe could
be carried in Pullman cars, without
change. to within 1900 miles of Great
Britain. The distance between Green
Bay. Newfoundland and the west coast
OF Ireland is 1900 miles. on arriving at
Green Bay, the passenger from Europe
would be transferred to Pullman cars
and whirled at forty miles an hour TO
Montreal, New ork and Chicago. The
establishment of this route involves the
building of fifty miles of railway from
Green Bay to the Reid railway system
and the construction of two car ferries,
one to transfer the train from Point au
Basque, Newfoundland, to Cape Breton
involving a voyage of six hours, and an
other to transfer II across the Strait of
Canso, which is only a few miles wide.
The journey from Green Bay to Montreal
could easily be made in two days and
a few improvements in the route would
reduce this time by several hours. The
within six days of Liverpool.
A pamphlet lately published in Vienna
shows how the taste for travel in Europe
has been constantly increasing. Paris,
which in 1884 received visits from 6S4O0O
foreigners entertained more than $4,000
in 1897. Berlin, during the same period,
has seen the number of its visitors ad-
vance from PCS, 900 to $4,000, while the Wis
itors to Vienna, which in 1884 numbered
$4,000 last year reached $4,000. During
the last thirteen years the hotels of Paris
have entertained S,500,000 foreigners, those
of Berlin 100000 and those OF Vienna
100000. Thus Paris receives about twice
as many visitors as Berlin, which of itself
received AZ per cent more than Vienna.
a large part of this business is supplied
by Americans.
The youngest legislator at Harrisburg
| is Representative James Keegan, jr.,
Democrat, of Fayette, aged 25 years, and
| the oldest representative, Francis Cole,
of Adams county, aged Is. The young
| est senator in this session, as he was in
| the last, is Sproul of Delaware county,
Republican, who is not % years of age
and next to him is Senator John F. IIig-
| gins, Democrat, of Schuylkill, who has
| Just passed 20. The oldest two senators,
| both Democrats, are William f. Miller,
| of Cumberland county, aged 81 years, and
| Harvey w. Haines, of York, aged 60.
Governor Roosevelt has decided to at
| tend while in Albany the First Dutch Re
| form church, which is on the site of the
| church that Governor Peter Stuyvesant
| attended in 1912. Thus does history re-
peat
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-01-24

The Nicaragua canal bill that passed
the senate ought to be satisfactory to
the house. 1t uses the existing pri-
vatc corporation as a figurehead con-
Germ, but vests the real control in the
president Of the United States. If it
is going to require six years to dig the
big waterway the start cannot be made
top soon
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-01-24

Mayor-JAMES MOIR.
Treasurer-THOMAS r. BROOKS.
Controler-F. j. WIDMAYER
School Directors JOHN COURIER
MORRIS, GEORGE II. SHIRES.
Assessors-GWILIM JONES, PHILIP
RINSLAND &. S. FOWLER.
Election Day-February 81
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-01-24

The late additions to the ranks Of the
so-called anti-imperialists indicate that
political paresis is more prevalent than
has been generally supposed.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-01-24

prowess with which the excesses of vice
are incompatible. The mayor is con-
WINGED that there 10 nothing visionary in
the proposition that the more money the
community spends on gymnasiums the
less II will have to spend on hospitals
and jails. Putting the case merely on
the basis OF municipal economy. he claims
that prevention is cheaper than cure,
and that the study of the causes of social
disorder Is the sure way to lead to the
discovery of remedies.
%
This is high ground upon which to DIS
cuss athletics, and while perhaps the
mayor Is trihe optimistic in his econ
omic views, he is evidently sound on the
subject of physical culture. We have
never doubted that the rational develop
ment of athletics in our colleges and uni
Versittes Is q potent influence for good
morals and clean living; and we have
made direct observations upon boys and
young men, infused with the athletic
spirit, and compared them mentally with
what we remember of the preceding gen
Grafton, and are convinced that a better
regime exists at present in the sphere
OF personal habits. This is true, espe-
cially, we believe. with reference to the
use of alcohol and tobacco; and, what is
of first importance with reference to the
age at which such habits are assumed
and become fixed.
What the mayor says about the evil
influences which lead to crime, and the
control--at least, in part-of such infiu-
ences by physical culture, should have
weight in aldermanic councils. In jails
the disastrous effects OF sloth and idle
ness arc well known. In the shiftless
classes outside of iail--those that con-
tribute the largest share of the criminal
classes-these same evil influences are at
work, especially in winter. Athletics,
perhaps, would not only tend to give ply
sical recreation and health, but would
even supply motives and impulses that
could not but be healthful in minds too
vacant and unemployed TO be either hap
py or useful
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-01-24

And now the chemists are beginning
to disagree on the subject of preserved
meat Will any assurance ever be Of
fered the consumer?
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-01-24

The same persons who blame Cover
nor stone for standing by Quay would
call him an migrate if he acted other
wise
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-01-24

presages that this venture, too. will be
a success. The promoters of this novel
enterprise are entitled TO the country's
best wishes.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-01-24

when the Chicago Times-Herald calls
to drop Quay it forgets how it called
upon the Republicans of Ohio to stand
10y Hanna when he was their caucus
nominee Brother Kohlsaat should be
nnn .ietnnf
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-01-24
GOLDSMlTHl'S o. BAZAAR.
But Three
More Days

For our Thirteenth Annual Clearance Sale. Thurs
day. January 2oth positively the last day Every
promise made by us has been fulfilled to the letter
Dry Goods never sold so cheap before and pro.
badly never will again. The advance guard that
was here to lind out-sent thousands of others
verify it. Cost or below cost it makes no difference
to us, everything goes with unstinted hand. We
are glad that many hundreds of dollars have been
saved to the buying community and feeling that we
have done you and ourselves good, prices must re-
their normal state after
Thursday, january 26th.
GOLDSMITH BROS. & co.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-01-24

The samoan war cloud is of the fluff
fy kind SO far as American interests
are concerned.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-01-24

although young and have always been healthy and
blessed with good appetite during the six months have
would hearty mea-wh pain in
the stomach lasting from three hours causing great
distress Then again would become suddenly dizzy and almost
sometimes This would happen the and good
deal annoyance The only relief could get the
of cathaics About months ago friend gave via
Rpans Tabues asking them they had good
did, pleased with the afterwards bought
supply up present time trouble
When notice indication of the old trouble take Tabue
that ends it,"
a M S
WmS
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-01-24
TOLD BY THE STARS.
Daily Horoscope Drawn by Ajacchus,
The Tribune Astrologer.

Astrolabe Cast: 342 a. m, for Tuesday,
January "a, 1899.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-01-24

Governor Roosevelt has decided to at
tend while in Albany the First Dutch Re
form church, which is on the site of the
church that Governor Peter Stuyvesant
attended in 1912. Thus does history re-
peat.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-01-24
REPUBLICAN NOMINATIONS.

SCRANTON. JANUARY n, 1899.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-06-16
Good Racing at Denver.

DENVER, June 15.-Favorites won all
but the last two events at Overland Park
to-day. In the first race, the 2:17 trot,
Phoebe Childers, California mare. won
from large field by hard work and in
the 2:40 pace Coney, another horse from
Thomas E. Keating's string, could have.
If urged, distanced the whole bunch in the
first heat. Two horses did fall behind the
flag. In the last two running races Ia
raida and Sandow were the favorites. al
though neither of the winners was better
than Z to l.
Trotting, 217 class-Phoebe Childers won
third, fourth and fifth heats and race. Time,
2:15A. 2:16&, 2:15A- Sister Allen took second
heat Time, 2:1S1a. Trlby took first heat
Time. 2:131. Elert, Hooper King Holiday
and lane also started
Pacing, 2:40 class-Coney won in three
straight heats. Time, 2141a. 215i2, 2:131s Lady
Smart. Princes Adj, Blast and Airline also
started.
Jim Gore second, Juva third Time 1:091h
Tippet, McLight and Dick Behan also ran
One and a sixteenth mles-May Beach won,
Reolia second. Gioja third. Time 1901 Stan.
"a. Charlotte M. Big Staff. Cavallo and Mount
ain Queen also ran.
Seven furlongs-Mke Rice won Negligence
second Zaraida third. Time, 81 Fleeda LII
bretta, Encino, Marven. Edslage Mckle lew
Moon, Oreusa, Senator Dubois, Oldham and
Swiftly also ran
Five and half furIongs-Sue Clifton won.
Kitary second Yellowstone Whisky third
Time ITO. Sandow, Colonel Cody and Hebron
also ran.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-06-16
FINAL TRIALS
FOR SUBURBAN
Try-OutS at the Various
Courses.
GOOD TIME RELIED OFF
STARTERS IN THE GREAT RACE
IN FINE FORM
Briar Sweet, Filigrane, Ben Holiday
and ,Banaster Show Speed That
Greatly Encourages Their
Owners.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

NEW YORK, June 15.-Fair weather
and good track We're the training con-
ditions that faced the Suburban and
other runners as they went to their
work at the Sheepshead Bay course
this morning. OF course the feature of
the morning was the winding-up gallop
lops of the handicap division to go for
the Suburban tomorrow. The first to
receive iher finishing touch for the
Coney Island Jockey Clubs big event
was w. B. jennings grand mare Briar
Sweet, who early in the morning was
sent the suburban distance. one mile
and quarter, in 2:15. The half was
covered in SO and the mile in 1:47A
with the mare going very easily. She
pulled up showing no signs of distress,
and soon after cooling off demolished
the food in her box with great relish
Wyndham Walden gave his Suburban
racer Filigrane his final preparation in
the shape of a mile and a half trip in
2:3S. The time taken fractionally was:
turlong, :1312; quarter, :27; three fur
longs, 40; half. :531a five furlongs,
l:Uf12; six. furlongs, 1:2012; seven fur
longs, 1:34; mile, 1:471a; mile and
furlong, 2:0f; mile and a quarter, 2:13;
lnlle ana three furlOngS, 2:25A; mile
and half, 2:3S.
The fast three-year- looked a trifie
tired at the finish, but after making
his toilet he walked to the stable in
good shape
The morning was We'll advanced when
Peter WINNER brought out Ben Hol-
laday, who, after the formality of
warming up, turned the mile and a
quarter route, going easily all the way,
in 2:15A. The fractions were as fol-
lows: Quarter, :2S; three furlongs,
Az; half, :541a; six furlongs, 1:221a
seven furlongs, 1851; mile, :4S% mile
and a quarter, 2:15&4
At Gravesend track W. H Clark's
Banaster got his final mile and quar-
ter trial as the Wind-up for his SUI
burban effort in 2:111a. Candle Black
went a mile in Al.
j. R. Keene's St Cloud, working at
Sheepshead, turned six furlongs in 10.
He is probably not intended as a starter
in the Suburban
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-06-16
ONLY SCIENTIFIC
TAPS EXCHANGED
Chief Devery Defends
Big Fighters.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

NEW YORK, June 1.-THE sittings Of
the Mazet Investigating Committee to-
day proved interesting, and in at least
one instance exciting, and after a squab-
bic with the minority members over the
matter of adjournment the sessions were
adjourned until August 1.
Chief of Police Devery was called upon
by Mr.. Moss to explain why he first
threatened to stop the Fitzsimmons-Jef-
fries prize hight and then went to the
rlngside and allowed it to go on to
knockout finish. Chief Devery admitted
that he took an interest in prize lighting
and upheld prize. fighting and the Horton
piled with the law and was in all respects
a cleancut contest.
He explained the difference between
Marquis of Queensberry and London prize
ring rules He would interfere in a fight
under the London prize ring rules, but
there was. he said, no brutality in bouts
according to the Marquis of Queensberry
rules rules -, he had wanted to prevent the JEFF
ries-Fitzsimmons bout but deferred to
the wishes of the people who took the
opposite view.
Did you see any heavy blows struck >"
was asked Chief Devery
They Jared a little. 1t was a clean,
complained that he was struck heavily"
Was there a knockout blow?"
7 mat ma ! cant say. The man went down.
L can't say If he was knocked out
You saw him knocked unconscious and
carried from the ring,?"
d1d not. | saw him put in a chair,
recover Immediately and shake hands
with his antagonist.
Mr.. Moss quoted at length from news
raper clippings regarding the fight. but
the Chief stuck to his position that under
the law the police had no right to inter
fere in glove contest like that of JEFF
fries and Fitzsimmons. Asked how JEFF
tries comes to be champion if the contest
was not a fight for the champions of
the world, the Chief said: Under the law
he is the Horton champion
The Chief denied that he let the Fitz-
slmmons-Jeffries contest go on because
he was warned that if he stopped that
fight he would have to stop all others and
might thereby hurt the business of his
friend, Senator Sullivan.
Was Fitzsimmons knocked down by
Jeffries?'
He fell. A little tap might have
dropped him while he was side-stepping.''
1T looked as if he fell as the result of
a blow?'
He might have. My personal opinion
was that the law was not violated -
Mr.. Moss, still reading. referred to two
blows In the face that were like the kick
of a mule"
Did you see those two blows?"
81 saw those two scientific taps
Chief Devery averred that he saw moth
ing in the law to prevent such fighting
in the future.
Chief Devery and Mr. Moss then got
into fierce wrangle regarding a friend
of the Chiefs and his connection with
poolrooms, and the chairman ordered the
Chief of Police from the committee-room.
elected by the sergeant-at-arms. Chief
DeVerv left
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-06-16
CONFERENCE OF METHODISTS.
Rally of the Representatives of the
Western Section.

NEW YORK, June 15.-A conference
of the Western Section of the Method
list World, which comprises the United
States and Canada, North and South
America, having in view a meeting of
the Methodist Ecumenical Council to be
held in London in the fall of 1901. held
a meeting in this city to-day.
Commissioners representing thirteen
denominations of the American Meth
odist churches were present Bishon {,
B. Galloway, of the Methodist Frisco.
pal Church, South, was chosen tenn
porary chairman. Bishop John F
Hurst, of the Methodist Episconai
Church, Washington, D. c.. was elect
ed permanent chairman of the Western
Section, and Rev. DR.. John B. Tieert of
Nashville, Tenn, was elected perma-
nent secretary
The following executive committee
was appointed: Bishop Hurst, Wash
ington; bishop D: A. Goodsell, Chat
tanooga, Tenn; Rev. J. w. Hamilton
Cincinnati; Rev. ]. II. Carroll Plain
Held, N. j.; Rev. w. r. Haven. New
York; Rev. D. H. Carroll, Baltimore:
Rev. L B. Wilson, Washington. D G
Rev. j. w. Van Week, MiddIetown
Conn; Bishop Galloway, Rev. DR.. III.
CERT, Rev. P. H. Whisner, Louisville.
Rev. j. W. Lee, ST. Louis; Rev. A. Car,
man, Toronto; Bishop Abraham Grant
Rniladelphla; Bishop r. S. Williams
washington, d. c., and Rev. J. Mason
New York.
There have been only two ecumenica1
councils held before. The first one was
In London in 1881 and the second was
held In Washington, D. c., in 1891
those present at to-day's meeting rep
resented about 100000 people.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-06-16
TRANS SIBERIAN RAILWAY.
Count Cassini Says It Will Benefit
This Country

NEW YORK. June 15.-Count Cassini
the Russian ambassador to this country
at the Waldorf-Astoria said tonight that
he would make the prediction that the
United States would reap great CONNER
cial advantages from the. Trans-Siberian
railway.
There are thousands of miles of tele-
graph lines there now and the prejudice
against the innovation has almost died
away. 1t will be the same way with the
railway. AT present there is a fierce
prejudice against it; but let the natives
once see the benefits and they will not
oppose it. The United States will be
great gamer by the building of the new
road.
The commerce of Russian and Eastern
Siberia Is very small at the present time
and it will take years to develop it, The
United States on the other hand IS already
invading Eastern China and Siberia with
American manufactures, and as soon as
the transSiberian line is running I look
TO see you distance all competitors.
Speaking of the American occupancy of
the Philippines, he said: I'VE Russians
are rather glad than otherwise; but you
are not half through with your troubles
over there yet General Otis needs twice
as many men as he is using now
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-06-16
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for a cup valued at 1000 sovereigns, with
300 sovereigns in specie added for three
year-olds and upwards, to start at the cup
post and go once around. about two miles
and a half Five horses ran.
The New stakes were won by Arthur
James bay filly The Georgian. Sloan
rode Lord William Beresford's CHI. g.
Jouvenee, which was unplaced. This
event is of ten sovereigns each. with 1000
sovereigns added for wo-year-olds.
Twelve horses ran over the two-year-old
course. The betting was 10 to l against
JouVenee.
Mr. Asker's two-year-old b. f. Oria won
the alleged stakes of five sovereigns. 300
sovereigns added. Sloan rode Lord Will
liam Beresford's Doric II, but was un-
placed The betting was to L against
Doric II.
The Rouse memorial stakes was won by
Douglas Baird's four-year-old b. c. Champ
de Mars. Sloan rode P. Lorillard,s three
year-old b. c. Dominic II and finished sec
ond. This event is of ten sovereigns each,
half forfeit to the Rouse memorial fund,
with 1000 sovereigns added for three-year-
al