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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-01-30
Tax Revision.

4 concurrent resolution is now before
the legislature providing that a com
mittee be appointed, consisting of five
members of the house and three MEM
bers of the senate, to ascertain from
the boards of county commissioners the
assessed valuation of all the real es-
tate and personal property in their re-
spective counties and the num-
ber of mills levied for poor
tax. road tax and school tax
in the several districts in their re-
spective counties. This is for the pur-
pose of ascertaining the exact number
of mills real estate and personal prop
erty, subject to local taxation, has to
pay under the present system. The
committee is also to ascertain from the
auditor general or the presidents, sec
retaries and treasurers of the several
corporations of all kinds doing or car
rying on business in this common
wealth, the value or amount invested
in and by their several corporations,
and the amount of state taxation they
have been paying, if any, and the num-
7, Der of mills on each dollar invested.
The whole inquiry is for the purpose
of ascertaining the differences in the
amount of taxes paid by real, personal
and corporate property, and the total
amount paid by all, and the total as
sessed valuation of all real, personal
and corporate property combined, and
TO further ascertain the number of
mills it would require to be levied on
all of said properties on a Just and
equal basis.
Inasmuch as the resolution calls for q
complete report by March /, giving
fewer than so working days for the
completion of the inquiry, it's good
faith seems open to suspicion. But
there can be no doubt that such an in
quiry, ii honestly and thoroughly made,
would be very valuable. The question
of the equalization Of taxation is re-
ceiving earnest attention from an in
creasrg number of expert investiga-
tors and the time is not remote when
practical steps toward its solution will
he forced upon the legislatures of ali
| our prominent states. In this respect
Pennsylvania has FOR Ions been back
ward but the growing divergence be-
tween its receipts and its expenses will
speedily press To the front the whole
subject Of tax revision and readjust-
ment and open at Harrisburg a field
for intelligent law-making which has
in recent years been fun of weeds and
/ tliStleS
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THE REGULAR ARMY.
From a Speech in Congress by Represen
tative Cousins, of Iowa.


from speech IN congress d! RepreSeh-
NauNe cousins, OF iowa.
81 have not lived long enough to have
learned Of anything in the history of the
exploits of American soldery or of their
service to Justify that suspicion which
Is cast upon the institution known as
the regular army of the United States
by the imputation that IT could ever be
used as a menace TO the liberties OF
American citizenship.
Does the history of valOr and OF glory
IN the revolution prompt the gentlemen
of tho minority and of the opposition to
warn Americans against American SOL
diery? Docs the record r' n, regulars,
| LED by General jackson at N,w orleans,
| IN the hearts Of gentlemen with fear
| or apprehension for thu safety Of our
citizens? Does Chcpultepec send warn
| ing even into modern Washington? Did
| there ever issue from the lips, now closed
| in everlasting love and fame in that 81
| lent mausoleum by the Hudson, any
word of menace to a future citizen, any
| thought save peace, any oracle save lib
erty and union? God spare II grateful
country and an admirlng world from any
doubt about the matchless magnanimity
| of Appomattox.
THE lonely graves of regulars dot the
western plains, unlettercd ana obscure.
Can 1t be possible that in those sepul-
chres of silence gentlemen bear echoes OF
| dead voices menacing our liberties? Shall
any thought of tyranny he attributed to
| forsyth and his fifty gallant followers
| IN that famous conflict with the Sioux?
| Would standing army of IO,OOO,O00 men
IKE captain Gunnison menace anything
| save barbarism, or fail in their protec-
| tion of great and noble enterprise? Per-
maps II is to Colonel Fetterman, with
that famous detachment of the Eight
| eenth United States infantry and the
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-01-30
TO A STREET MUSICIAN

Child of the violet-tintcd skies
OF sunset-splendid Italy,
Where in the west the mountains rise
That grandly frown upon the sea,
Low, lazy clouds at evening float
Above the sleeping harbor bar;
On tired ears strikes the remote,
Deep sounding of the seas afar.
The winds blew from the Apprentices
And as they come Il song intone;
1t murmurs 'mong the moving pines,
The branches yield "a lulling moan,
The scent of lemon-hower falls
Upon the soft Italian air,
The nightingale at evening calls
All, well 1t were if thou were there!
Here in our colder northern cline,
Your songs are somber, boy, and sad,
Like scent there hovers round their
chime
The dreams of far dear days you had
Around thee stand the gathered throng
Their grudging pennies to thee give,
Poor boy, for thy fair southland's song,
Yet from this pittance dost thou live.
I love to hear meath northern skies,
Your fingers lightly touch the strings,
For like broken dreams surmise.
A presage- of far times it brings,
When men shall question not for race,
or where his fathers mansion stood,
When Earth shall be our dwelling-place,
And all the world a brotherhood.
C. Fred Gauss, in the San Francisco
Examiner.
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"All this talk about forcing our gov
ernment upon an unwilling people, all
this eloquent invocation of the spirit Of
the Declaration of Independence, is far
and away from any real point that con-
Germs the senate in this discussion. No
senator can suppose that there eX-
lists an American statesman who ap-
proaches the consideration of the Phil
ippinc problem with any other than
the most benevolent intentions concern
ing the Filipinos and their future.
There are reasons why the natives of
these Islands, after their experience
with Spanish misrule. should misunder-
American army but there is no reason
why an American senator should mis-
understand ii, and no justification of
his course in misrepresenting it. He
knows that there is no American in all
this broad land who wishes any other
rate to any single native of the Phil
ippine islands than his free enjoyment
Of a prosperous life.
He knows that close in the wake OF
American rule there would come to the
Flipinos liberty that they have never
known ana a Tar greatar liberty than
they could ever have under the AFRO
giant rule of native dictator. He
knows, moreover, that II would be self
rule, the rule Of the islanders 10 the fun
extent of their capacity in that direc-
tion, and that each successive Ameri-
can president would welcome the time
when he could recommend new leases
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Don Emilio Aguinaldo.

Interesting side-lights on the char
acter of our Filipino ally of yesterday
and foe of today, Emilio Aguinaldo
are supplied in a communication to
the Chicago Record by Joseph L. Stick
ney, the eX-naVal officer who. as a
correspondent for the New York Her
aid, stood beside Dewey on the bridge
of the Olympia during the sea battle
of Manila For six weeks Mr. Stick
ney saw Aguinaldo almost daily and
had an opportunity to get some idea of
the man.
Mr.. Stckney credits Aguinaldo with
uncommon Shrewdness and thinks that
IN cunning he has Overmatched all OF
those who have gone up against him:
but his impressions as to Aguinaldo's
character are not Teassuring. He cites
the case of the young mans sell-out
To Spain which took place in 1897. This
consisted in purchase of the insur-
gent leaders for the sum of $500 OOO
'MHNican), equal 10 about $i0O,0 in
gold. Aguinaldo and his associates
agreed 10 surrender all the arms in
i'''NF''i'Al
quit the archipelago, remaining away
at the pleasure Of the Spanish govern
ment, and to use their utmost influ-
ence to disband and disarm all the in
surgcnt forces. Agunaldo was to go
To Hong Kong to receive the first in
stallment of the Spanish money.
amounting TO 100000 (MeXican), and
l,, no,
surrendered himself to the captain gem
eral as n hostage. on receiving Aguin-
aldO's cable message that the money
had been paid Artacho was 70 dissolve
the insurgent organization, disband
the troops and give up their arms.
This part of the programme" writes
Mr.. Stickney was carried out i'm De-
cember, 1897, or the early part of Jan
uary, 1895, The cash payment was di-
yided among the junta and Aguinaldo
started for Paris. He had gone no far
ther than Singapore, however. when
the destruction OF the Maine in Ha-
vanC harbor brought on an acute ten
sion Of the relations between the United
States ana Spain and he remained in
SlhSapore 10 see Nhelhcc the tllplnOs
might not profit by Spaiu's difficulties.
1t was then that occurred the negotia-
tions with our worthy representative,
Consul Pratt, which, Aguinaldo now
claims, in part Justify his assertion
that the United States made an alli-
ance with him by which he was to
assist In eXpelling the Spanlards from
the Philippines, and in return the Unit
ed States was to recognize the inde-
pendence of the Filipino republic. Ii
ie, Of course, impossible to tell how big
fool an American consul il capable
of being, but developments at Slnga-
pore and Hong Kong lead to the be-
lief that the record has recently been
advanced a long distance. No one need
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-01-30
A Mania Among Law-makers.

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army are 'N'''I''S WIG" ~
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inc lil""i S'''"" ''i!s' I"cii''H'
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suppose, however that Senior Aguin-
aldo was deceived as to the authority
of a mere consul to bind our govern
ment. He is altogether too shrewd and
too well read to have any illusions,
though of course now II suits his game
to set up the claim that his return to
Cavite was due TO the solicitations and
agreements of our consular represcn-
tatives."
TO show how well Aguinaldo has
studied the situation Mr.. Stickney re-
calls conversation between that
worthy and General Anderson. the
commander of the first detachment of
American troops landed at Cavite, 1t
should. thinks the present narrator, he
remembered that Agunaldo had prob
ably never regarded the United states
as anything more than q geographical
expression until within five months pre-
Ceding this conversation, for no ON
had ever thought of the possibility of
our interference with the future Of the
Philippine archipelago. Aguinaldo at
his second or third meeting with Gen
eral Anderson asked him point blank
whether the United States had any
intention Of treating the Philippines as
colonies. AS General Anderson had no
orders or authority to reveal the pol
icy of his government he replied that
he could not answer that question; but,
he added. the United States had been
q nation for more than 100 years with
out colonies, and Aguinaldo could judge
for himself whether our government
would try to Colonize a distant terri
tory at this late day. THAT is true, -
replied Aguinaldo, land besides / have
read the constitution of the United
States very carefully, and | cannot
find in it any provision for colonies
This man who now defiee us owes to
Admiral Dewey his transportation to
Cavite from Hong Kong and to the
friendly assistance of the United states
all the power and prestige that hH now
enjoys among his people. He is evil
IDENTIFY an egotst and an migrate, ana
the sooner the senate frees the preSi-
dents hand so that eteps may be taken
to call a halt on Aguinaldo's sWaggel
the better it will be for all concerned
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-01-30

Of self government to an advancing and
improving people. The Filipinos may
not know these things yet, but every
American senator knows them, and
puts himself and his country in false
position when. by attributing the spirit
of conquest and aggression to those
whose policy has rescued the Filipinos
from Spain and would now rescue them
from native tyrants, he encourages
them to doubt the generous sentiment
Of our people.
~ do not know, and I don't think any
one else can know. just what ought to
be done with the Philippine islands be-
yond this-that we ought as instantly
as possible to complete the withdrawal
Of their sovereignty from the kingdom
Of Spain. and that we ought ourselves
o. ast, ~. it's obligations and prudently
uuge them until we have had
Ipurtunity in our own councils to
..y..rmine their best disposition. This
is all that the treaty of Paris proposes
or imposes. 1t is all that the admins
tration has at any time suggested. 1t
Is no more than a safe and conserva-
tive policy advises. 1t is no less than
our purposed obligations require. 1t Is
a plain, clear, positive duty. 1t is one
Of those duties that are not to be got
rid of by evasion nor even by denial.
II would remain after you had re-
jected the treaty. 1t lies in the nature
Of the situation. Your army. your navy
and your flag are at Manila. You can
add to their dangers if you will. But
their duty abides and the will Of the
nation must be done" senator Thomas
G.. platt
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-01-30

Senator Finn is very busy man
in these days. Besides running the
anti-QuaY movement in Harrisburg he
incidentally shone in society on Friday
last by having a big reception at his
Pittsburg home for delegates to the
Young Womens Christian association
convention. 1t is evident that the SEN
ator has designs on the feminine vote
of the future, since ii is said that he
never does anything without motive.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-01-30

The Wanamakerites ought to know
by this time that their silly scare
stories about Quay, like the one Of
the contemplated breaking Of legisla-
tive pairs, fool nobody and only make
their disseminators appear ridiculous.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-01-30

y stif fight between steam and cleo
trio roads les promised at Harrisburg
over the resurrected bill to give troll
ley roads the right to carry freight,
express and mail matter. 1t is a bat
tie which the public at large can well
afford to view with equanimity.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-01-30
REPUBLICAN NOMINATIONS.

Mayor-JAMES MOIR.
reasurer--THOMAS r. BROOkS.
Controller-F. j. WIDMAYER
School Directors - JOHN COURIER
MORRIS. GEORGE II. SIIIRES.
Assessors-GWILNM JONES, PHILIP
R1NSLAND, G. s FOWLER.
Election Day-February 81.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-01-30

1t is not surprising that the Demo-
Gratis in congress should be "agin the
government; that is their traditional
mission; but self-respecting Republi-
cans ought to be the last persons in
the world to think Of giving them aid
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-01-30

Presenting aggregation of values and styles the like
of which Scranton has This great sale is the
fullment of promise made in these columns short
time ago that this Twenty fourth Semi Annual Sale
would eclipse all of its predecessors The work has been
most thoroughly done The materials and finish are of
the best The fit and size generosity is the same as if
the garments made under your supervision by
your house seamstress Please and investigate for
yourselves
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-01-30
Conservative.

Quinby-"Don't you think Medley car
ries his anti-imporialism rather far?"
Pember-"I don't know. What makes
| you ask?'
Quinby-"Hc stopped his daughter sing
| ing Up in a BoIlOon' because il smacks
| of expansion. ."-Bost Transcript.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-01-30

Senators who prefer the leadership
of Aguinaldo to that of William Nc
Knley should be honest enough to re-
move from Washington to Malalos.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-01-30

The assertion that General Eagan
has placed his property in his wife's
name may pass as evidence that he is
not insane.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-01-30

If Agoncillo is wise he will embrace
the opportunity for lucrative employ
ment in the dime museums before the
peace treaty is ratified.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-01-30

Persons VINO talk the lOudest in the
interest of good government in this
vicinity often indirectly assist the Dem
ocratic party in furnishing bad gov
ornmont.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-01-30

The senator-elect from Montana, Will
liam a. Clark, is a Democrat with an
income of $1v,0OO,OOO a year. He will
probably be heard from at Washing
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-01-30

The circle of admirers of Pennsyl-
vania's "favorite sons" at Harrisburg
does not seem to increase very rapid
"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-01-30

breaks out in the Philippines they will
find themselves the most detested men IN
the country. and they are not any too
well liked now
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-01-30

II a Democrat is to be chosen. the
appointment Of d. T. Watson, esd,
"t Pittsburg, to succeed the late Henry
W. Williams on the Supreme bench
would undoubtedly satisfy the require
ments OF the situation.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-01-30

Rpans Tabues have done much for that
other people know it, writes constable of Ithaca N. Y 81 ha
caah Of the stomach in the way and digestion very
bad tried about all the doctors in the but they did do
good bad could work sit than part
the My had been using Rpans Tabues and they had
good tried them and after taking
weeks dill trouble any and could work. kept
getting better all the time"
3Sr @ %
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-01-30

In the case of Cornelius Smith ii Will
be noted that he has been the persist
ent architect of his own mis1ortuheS'
Tactics like his invariably recoil
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-01-30
GOLDSNlITH'S o. BAZAAR.
Our Great
February Sale

Of Muslin Underwear and Chldrens Long and Short
White Dresses
Begins Wednesday, February Hst,
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-03-10
WEATHER CONDITIONS
No Precipitation in Twenty-four Hours
East of the Mississippi.

Washington, March 9.-Weather condi-
tons and general forecast:
There has been no precipitation In the
past twenty-four hours east of the Missis-
sippi except light rains and SHOWS in the
lower and northern upper lake regions and
local SHOWS in New England and the ex-
treme northwest. Low pressure is general
west of the Mississippi, except in the north
west, with a well defined center OF depres-
sion in Western Colorado. There are some
slight indications of the development of a
disturbance off the Virginia coast, but it is
as yet impossible to determine it's tendency
The temperatures have risen from to Is
from the Mississippi valley eastward except
in the middle Atlantic states. They have
fallen from to Is degrees in the central
west and extreme northwest. Increasing
cloudiness with rain is indicated in the gulf
and south Atlantic states, the lower Ohio
and middle Mississippi valleys and rain or
snow in the middle Atlantic states and New
England and from the lake regions west
ward. Rain Is also Indicated in the middle
slope and snow or rain in Colorado. The
temperature changes will be up, except in
the slope and central Rocky mountain re-
gion, where they will fall. Fresh to brisk
winds will prevail on the Atlantic coast;
north to east on the northern portion and
south to east on the southern portion.
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1.-THE fIighwaymanv

The Broadway theater, the home Of comic
opera in New York, is sending its own
stock company, including Miss Camille
D'Arville, on tour in the presentation of
the most successful comic opera, 1.-THE
Highwayman," by DeKoven and Smith"
authors of Robin Hood" etc., and will
be heard here Wednesday evening, March
Is The company was organized at the be-
ginning of last season, and its personnel
includes some of the brightest lights Of the
lyric stage. Everywhere the company has
been spoken of as the strongest comic
opera organization heard for years. The
Highwayman" was its initial production.
So great was the success of both opera
and company that over three hundred per-
formances have been given, one of the
longest runs ever achieved by light opera
In this country. An event of unusual in
terest may be looked for in the engagement
of this sterling organization.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-03-10
VAUDEVILLE CIRCUS.
Capt. Ament Offers High Glass Amuse
ment at Popular Prices.

Captain Aments splendid vaudeville cir
Gus is entertaining large numbers of peo-
pie every night.
The tent is located in Sixteenth street.
between Second and Third avenues, and the
performance is entertaining in every re-
spect. -
Some of the features of the show are:
Major O'Laughlin, the gun spinner; James
Washington, contortionist; Professor Slac-
key, slack wire walker, and Professor Nee
han, with his interesting troop of trained
dogs.
Other notable features are offered, among
them Herbert Swift, a clever black-faeed
comedian, who makes the crowd laugh
whenever he appears
Captain Ament adheres to the idea that
a good show can be put on at popular
prices, and he has well sustained his
reputation with this seasons novelties.
The performances will continue the re-
mainder of the week.
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TALMAGE RESIGNS.
He Will Devote Most of His Time to
Literary Pursuits.

Washington, March 9.-Rev. T. Dewitt
Talmage, for nearly four years pastor of
the First Presbyterian church of this city,
today sent letter to the session of that
church rendering his resignation. The ex-
PLANTATION made in the letters is as follows:
1.-THE increasing demands upon me by re-
ligious journalism and the continuous calls
for more general work In the cities have
of late years caused frequent Interruptions
of my pastoral work. 1t is not right that
this condition of affairs should further
continue. Besides this, it is desirable that
have more opportunity to meet face to
face in religious assemblage those interests
in this country and other countries to
whom I have through the kindness of the
printing press been permitted ~ preach