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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-12-05
The Army Well Cared For.

n HIS annual report Secretary
Root refers in the following con-
"A vincing fashion to subject once
in very animated controversy:
THE food supplied TO the army dur
ing the year has been cf good quality
and has. been furnished promptly.
Special attention has been paid to Sc
curing rations suited as far as possible
-to'a tropical climate. Tests have been
made Of emergency raJlons affordlng Il
high degree of nOurlshment in small
compass, and not easily spoiled, and
combination recently adopted seems to
.be giving satisfaction in the Philip
pines,
THE health of the army from the
beginning OF the Spanish war has been
remarkably good, The deaths from all
causes Uncluding casualties in action)
in the whole army, regulars and volun-
teers, for the fourteen months from
May, 1898, to June, 1899, inclusive.
were 6,Gl9. This Is equivalent to an
annual rate Of 5000 Der thousand of
Strength, The deaths from disease
during the whole period were at an an
nual rate Of but 25.6S per thousand
These were as follows:
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-12-05

ROBABLY a large majority
- of our citizens are firmly of
n the opinion that positions of
public responsibility should
be occupied only by tax payers. Es-
pecially is this so with reference to our
city legislature. The idea that only
those who own property can realize
the responsibility of properly legislat-
ing in municipal affairs seems to us
entirely correct. Questions of the eX-
penditure Of the taxpayers money in
VolvinG the necessity Of taxation. al
ways of paramount Importance in the
welfare of the individual and the city,
are continually before councils and
the property owner whose individual
interests impel him to conservative ac-
tion naturally is safer as a councillor
than one who has nothing as a motive
except political ambition.
We have heard it said it is a thank
less task to occupy a seat in our coun-
ellis and that those who find the most
fault are generally the last to put their
shoulders to the wheel and help send
P''pVi men u lHt city leBlSlatlNe
halls. Doubtless there is truth in this
1t rests largely with them and if they
criticize and find fault they should use
every effort to help rectify what they
ind fault with or hold their peace. 4"
We have heard much of high water
rates lately. 1t seems to us that the
thinking man, however he may regard
the charges for water should also think
in another direction. High taxation
and extravaganza in the expenditure
of the public money often figure in the
efforts to induce new enterprises. ANY
one who has track of our municipaI
affairs must feel how perilously near
We are to, to put it mildly, financial
strlngercy." The recognition of this
situation and the seeming imposslbility,
GrG"r existing circumstances, of rec
tityng it, has caused some of our
members Of council much concern and
the continual struggle has discouraged
them. Does it not seem of the greatest
Importance that, in the coming contest,
representative men and taxpayers
should be selected from the several
wards which will have vacancies to
fill?
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-12-05

MIND clear Keen ana practi-
~ cal. with judgment mature
4 A- and will-power manifeSs;
the whole governed by sound
principles and ideals-this Is the pic
ture suggested to the mental vision
of the man who studies carefully tie
first annual report of the Hon. El'hu
Root as secretary of war.
on Saturday morning we printed In
full the portion of his report relar-
ing to the broad question of army re d.
organization. Ii was a document of
the first Importance which went ar
once to the heart of the army problem
and showed just what should be done.
There was no uncertainty either in
analysis or recommendation, but the
clear cogcnt words of man sure of
his ground. This morning we present
another portion of this remarkable re-
port; the section treating of the gen.
eral problem of insular government
now confronting this country by virtue
of its military occupation of Cuba,
Porto Rico and the Philippines; and
here, also, the impression given is one
of masterful craftsmanship.
The seCretary's argument in the main
Is for a civil government under the
war power; one with sufficient elasti-
city to meet continually changing
conditions or contingencies but stead
lily progressing toward the ideal of an
autonomy as we know it in the govern
ment of the various states. The Sec
retary's statement of insular plans and
aims is the clearest yet made, and it
will pay congress to follow his advice.
L..
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-12-05

Whatever else congress may at this
session fail TO do, it should haed the
request of the secretary of the navy
for authority to buy good armor pate
to be used in the completion OF the
new warships otherwise al ready TO
take their place in the American navy.
This is a public demand.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-12-05

malarial country or quartered in and
about cities infected with yellow fever,
and especially adapted 10 the produc-
tion Of typhoid, this Is an extraordinary
result and reflects credit upon all the
branches Of the service engaged In
clothing, feeding, and caring for the
men,
The total deaths In the army Of the
Philippines for the ten months from
the 1st Of January, 1899. to the 1st Of
November, 1S99-that is to say, for the
entire period covered by the war with
the insurgents--have been of those
killed in battle and dying of wounds
and other injuries Az; those dying Of
disease, 366-making a total OF Si3. The
significance of the annual rate Of death
from disease in the Philippines 0720
per thousaud) may be better appre-
clated by comparison with the rates
in some of our wel-known American
cities. The annual death rate per l,00G
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-12-05

In spite of the reports Of suffering
aboard her during her first voyage be-
tween Honolulu ana Manila, the trans
port Manauense has Just received an
excellent certificate Of character from
naval officials. 1t is probable, how
ever, that the volunteers who baled
out the hold would prefer TO return
home on some other boat.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-12-05

For an army largely drawn from
cold climate and transported suddenly
TO the tropics. mainly composed of new
recruits not trained to care for them
felvSS in .GJa,ppp or on the march, and a
great part Or Which Was stationed In .
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-12-05

1t looks as though the present agi-
tation might result in the purchase of
return ticket for Mr., Roberts by
popular subscription,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-12-05

The capture of 500 armed Filpnos
by so American cavalrymen is evil
IDENTIFY indicative Of general desire
to hasten the end Of the Luzon cam
palgn.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-12-05

the provision Of a governor and coun-
Gil was frequently adopted in our early
territorial legislation. II would give
10 the people OF the Island DartlciDa-
ton in the government, and would af-
FORD them an opportunity both to ac-
quire and to demonstrate capacity for
the conduct of government
The question whether there might not
now be provision made for a legisa-
ture elected by the people OF the island
rs not free from doubt, but In view of
their present incxpcrience ] think that
IL would be better to postpone such n
provision until the people can have had
an opportunity for exercise in munici-
pal government and until the first Cor
native period of adapting the laws and
procedure of the island to the new con-
ditlOns shall have passed under the
direction of a council comp1sed OF
Porto Ricans selected for their known
capacltv and wisdom and Americans
from the state competent and expert
enced In dealing with legislative and
administrative problems. The Consti-
tuition of such a Legislature should be
contemplated as step to be taken in
the near future.
/ think the basis of suffrage should
be that all who can read and write, or
VINO hold property un TO specihed
small amount, may vote, and no others.
WIN - SuHltltHl ENSACli Va liNC ~
mary education, the entire people
should acquire the suffrage on this
basis fully as soon as they are capable
or uaing 1t underStandingly
For the successful working of such
scheme, or of any scheme of govern
ment for the island. 1t will be necessary
that some cardinal rule shall be adopt l.
cd and rigdly followed regarding APP
pointment tn office. Wherever a Porto
Kican can he found capable and will
ing to perform official duties he should
be selected and the aim should be to
include I'm the civil service of the
island no greater number of Americans
from the Upited States than are nee
essary for tie introduction Of the meth
DDS Of administration in which Ameri-
cans have been trained and Porto Ric-
ans have not
Wherever it is necessary TO employ
Americans, except in the chief offices,
a system of civil service examination
should be provided, under which re-
quests from the governor of Porto Rico
for suitable persons to be appointed
may be filed.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-12-05
ldIers in tho PhiIlpplnes

The country will be glad to learn that
the health and comfort of its soldiers
are now receiving adequate considera-
tiOn
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-12-05
No Market for Products.

Even before the hurricane of August
s, 1899, two crops of tobacco lay in the
warehouses of Porto Rico, which the
owners We're unable to sell at prices
equal to the cost of production. Their
sugar shared the prevailing depression
in that commodity. arising from the
competition of bOunty-fed beet sugar.
Their coffee was practically unknown
in the United States and had no mar
ket here. 1t is plain that it is essen
tial to the prosperity of the island that
she should receive substantially the
same treatment at our hands as she re-
celved from Spain while Spanish col
ony, and that the markets of the
United States should be opened to her
as were the markets of Spain and Cuba
before the transfer of allegiance. Con-
gress has the legal right to regulate
the customs duties between the United
States and Porto Rico as it UleaseS;
but the highest considerations of JUS
tice and good faith demand that we
should not disappoint the confident eX-
pectation of sharing in our prosperity
with which the people of Porto Rico
so gladly transferred their allegiance
TO the United States, and that we
should treat the interests of this peO-
Pile as our own; and IWish most strong
ly 10 urge that the customs duties be-
tween Porto Rico and the United States
be removed.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-12-05

Senator Quay will now give an IL
lusIration Of the fact that it is the
votes that count.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-12-05

gentleman whose business is a constant strain upon
his relates that night recently he was unable
to sleep On previous occasions he had observed bene-
fit arising from the use Of Rpans Tabules On this
particular OCCASION believing that heroic measures were
necessary he t0ok three The result was really surprs-
ing. The effect was quietng though the medicine
had contained narcotic, which every knows it does
not There was an immediate feeling of ease rest and
quiet extending in few minutes the entire system
and sleep came as naturally to a child
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-12-05
The Matter of Clothes.

"a v EW JERSEY is just now agi-
y tated over the question as
4 v to whether the judges shall
wear gowns on the bench.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-12-05

Speaker Henderson is for economy,
but not for stinglness. 1t is a dis.
tinction with a difference.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-12-05
Education Needed.

A necessary element to the success of
this, or any scheme of government in
Porto Rico, is the complete establish
ment of a system of education which
will afford the opportunity for every
child of school age in the island to ac-
quire elementary instruction. The cost
of this should be betrayed from the
insular treasury. if its revenues are
sufficient, and if not it should be re-
garded as a duty of the highest obli-
CATION resting upon the United States,
and the expense should be borne by the
United States.
l ask especial attention to the very
valuable discussion of this subject con-
tanned in the report of Brigader Gen
eral George W. Davis military COVER
nor of the island, submitted here
with.
60 The question of the economic
treatment of the island underles all
the others. If the people are prosper
Gus and have an abundance of the ne
cessities Of life. they will with Justice
be easily governed, and will with
patience be easily educated. If they
are left in hunger and hopeless poverty,
they will be dscontented, intractable,
and mutinous. The principal difficulty
now in the island OF Porto Rico is that
the transfer of the island from Spain
to the United States has not resulted in
an increase of prosperity, but in the
reverse. The industry of the island is
almost entirely agricultural. The peo-
pie live upon the products of their own
soil and upon the articles for which
they exchange their surplus products
abroad. Their production is in the
main of coffee, sugar and tobacco. The
prosperity of the island depends upon
their success in selling these products.
SO long as the island was a part of
the Spanish possession there was sub
stantially free trade with Spain and
with Cuba. The total exports from
Porto Rico for the four years preced-
ing 1897 averaged about $16,G09000, of
which an average of less than one
sixth part ($2, $50 000) was sold to the
United States and an average Of one
half ($S,025000) was sold to Spain and
Cuba. Immediately upon the transfer
Of the island from Spain to the United
States. Spain erected a tariff barrier
against the introduction of Porto Rican
products. The interests of Cuban ag-
ricuture led to the erection of a similar
barrier in the tariff adopted for Cuba,
so that Porto Rico was debarred from
the principal markets which she had
previously enjoyed. and at the same
time this country has maintained it's
tariff against Porto Rican products just
as 1t existed while the island was
Spanish territory. The result is that
there has been wall built around the
industry of Porto Rico.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-12-05
An Important Question.

w ROBABLY a large majority
- of our citizens are firmly of
n the opinion that positions of
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-12-05
In the Wars Wake.

a MIND clear, keen and practi-
~ cal, with judgment mature
4 "a and will-power manifeSs.
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1899-03-22
Husband.

- 8eri9ten aug SerufaGem sufolge
lit bort cine 10 groBe S6euerung, inss
BEL onosre bes Me6les, eingetretsn, baB dr.
mere 2eute Dem 9unger preisgegsbeu ftnb
BON benz 9itfscomite in Sranffurt u. W.
4purben CUR 9tnberung Der Notb bereits 5000
Mart naA Seruialem eeidtdt.
- @inen naturalization
9 a u Of min Der neimarif9e 2anotdg ab.
I6affen. Gr bat bef4lOi1en, bic 8egiernne
INN Nufbebung bes @efebes tpegen nebertpei'
flung Der 2ei9en Der Selbitnrorocr unb Del
unebeli6en &inber. an bic anatOmie in
Sena gu eriu3en.
Sn GbarGottenburg itarb i'm CT. Sc
bensiabre Die ~ebemalige bo9gefeierte uni
na9 benz urt6etle eriter NutoritGten BIZ
beute nod unerrei9te 9 rimaoonnao el
@tener 9ofpper, Srau Profefo,
Suf tnann, geborene Weper
Sic mar cine SreunbiH Ri@ar6 WusnerS
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1899-03-22
Scr tbdttae st6erbanmtmtner.

Ser ieBigs Nderbaumtmiter 8ilfon
lit. 3tpar ni9t 10 t6dtig tpie iein @lebe>
lanb'19er 8orgGnger MOrtOn. 0o4 ents
nidelt au6 er cine Iobenspert6e S6Gttgz
felt.
90 6ut er @a9oeri~ tGnbige ua9 0Gnez
mart geTGidt, tpel9e iiber Die 6ortige eHaz
trGqli6e CUTS unb Mil9pirt6I9aft ses
naue @rfunbigungen einge5ogen 9aben; tie
empfe6len numentli9 bic @infii6rung Der
5iitterung oes @iebes nit 3uderrii6anz
obfdGen, bu bieIe 5iitterung bic peitaus
bette Mil3 unb Butter berDorbringe,
Sin 8eauftrugter 8ilion's ituoirt ben
Nn6au Der 0attelpalme in &leinaIien, Tim
bieIeIbe mOm0gli9 in NeuzMeritO mb
Nri5ona ein3ufii6ren.
Sin anbsrer Su9n1ann 1T na3 RuB<
lamb gefqnbt porben, um bort @rbebungan
ii6er Elm iiberaus tpiberi tan~bsfdbiges unb
bod na6r6aftes Steppengras fir unfere
Yrdrien 3u ma6en.
Cine Gpmmiiiiom lit auf 9apaii, cine
anOere uuf ben pbiIippinen tbdtig, um
Nuff9liife iiber Die NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
@erbGItnife bOrtfel6it gu iammeln.
9srr @iIfOn 1T aliO uuf Sebung uu>
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1899-03-22
ao5d9ettltd,e auh1ota ataata- aetttate, aeattapod, %. aears 1899,

ger CUR 8erfugung gu feGen, benz ni4t
S9oben 5ugefii9t tperben f0nne. G5 nurOe
uns bann pirflib cine platte aus Nidelta6l
our 8erfii9ung seiteQt, 9x1o SUB urb BON
IL 3oG 0ide.
Ser Pan5er puroe nit einem S4uB 10
total 5ertriimmert, baB audi ntbt cine Spur
iibrig blteb. Die Sriimmer tparsn in BEN
bdbinter IiegenOen 9iigel Dineingetrie6sn.
Gin paar Genatoren unb meme 8enigsit
tperoen iebt bonn v8ureau Of Ordnance" ais
Sobfeinoe betra9tet. Die 9srren Gaben Ieiz
ner 3eit Qincoln unb @ricIon ou3 ME ipieber
psr5et6en fonnen. 9as amerilaniI9e 9oli
aber bat ibnen Der3ieben, unb 10 tpolen mir
auA oiesmdl bas 8eite boffen.
Ger @ongreB bat, trobbem bag Bureau
Of Srbnunce" bDn meinem SDitem ni6ts
tpiIIen. ppIte, @elb bafiir beniQt9t. 9is
bus Sptem b0qig erprobt lift, nirb Der 8au
BON Ban3erf9iffen iti0Iteben, I'm gu Ie6en,
mas bic SGotte am no~tbpenbi9iten gebrau6t.
ISM &rie9e lit es bic critic PfltAt, zen
SeinO t~ampfunfdbig gu mahen," bes6alb
tperben S4iffe unb @eI4iise a6ermals pDQiq
~umgeipanoelt perben:
8alb perben Danger : Sorpeoofanpnenz
boote in alien 5lotten i6r @ri4einsn MAIDEN.
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1899-03-22

bes 8us Mungai9d unb bss 3as Muz
fpnnen iim0 6eimgefe6rt, Der lebtere 1T als
Sieger aus Dem Streit Encouragement,
na4oem 8uerit bas &rtegsgliid it9 fir
Mangai4a gu entf4eiben f4ten. SEPT 1T
Iein 2eben Stgre an Matonnen ii6ergegunz
gen unO er Telbit bat ii4, ben 9teln am
9ulie, angeithts Der faiferlihen @rrn:e Dor
Dem Ne9us gebemiit6igt uno feline, Ser
3eibung erflebt. @ielei9t pir0 oieIet iif
tpieoerum benz bereits gum 5peiten Wtale
rebelii4sn 8aialIen gegeniiber giitig ertpeiz
fen unb fih an bieIer 0ffentli4en @6bitte
geniigen luTen, Die fir ben I~tOl8en Manz
gai9a, Der als Der Sobn bes frii6eren Sat-
.fers Sobannes fih als ben re4tmdbigen
9erri6er BON NbeRpnien betra6tet, tpo9l Die
aGeri4perite Strafe iein biirfte.
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1899-03-22

ieres Nder6aus uu6 bur4 2ebren mnO
8flan3en bonn Nuslanb 6eba6t.
Sn feiner SSl1genb aus S9pttlanb in
Neu=@ ngtanb ~eingepanbert unb balD mad
Sonia iibergaItebelt, fat er iib bort ni9t
nur gum Polttifus lnO @%OngreBmanne,
fonbern fpdter gum i~trebiamen 2anbipirt6,
gum 9eiter BON lanbpirt6f9aftli6en Ser
fu4sitdtionen unb gum NderbauprofeKor
enttpidelt.
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1899-03-22

S9ubmGAte Oaran etpas gu dn0srn ba6en
nerben.
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1899-03-22
Carl e6mrs ais a~tmtel=sefreter.

Der beuti9lGnbii4e @4riftiteaer
Ebuarb g fennt aus eigenen Ga9@
forI6unqen bic @eI9i9te Der &inteIbe:
freiung nd6er. Qus @6ur3 iel6F lit ni4ts
bariiber Geru1s5uhringen; er o%ertpeist auf
Tsine n0entpiirbigteiten" bic EFT naA ieiz
mem Sobe erf6einsn ioQen. 8ir ge6sn
tier nun ba5 @eTentlide Der Sufi3en
0driteaung, tpie fte, BEL G'e!saen6eit BON
5@ur3' Iieb5igitem @eburtstag, brauBen
ber0FfentliGt porOen 1T.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-11-01
Tasted His Strength.

Charley NJ. was at home from col
lege spending his vacation. The NJ. g
were people pretty well-to-do, and
Charley was passing the forenoon
very comfortably on the cool and
shady veranda.
Down by the barnyard fence, in q
neglected place, n crop of strong,
healthy weeds had sprung mp and
fourished under the summer sun.
Left unmolested in the rush of work
on the farm, they were fast becom-
ing blot IN the otherwise orderly
premises, and that morning Charley's
father-the "old man"-had sailed
forth, and was now making vigorous
assault upon the patch.
Suddenly he left off his work and
came up into the yard. Taking n
broomstick which happened to be
leaning against the veranda, he laid it
on the grass, then turne.l to Charley
and said:
"Git down he"e and see il you can
pull me over that stick.
He held in his ha"d small chain,
in each end of which was inserted q
stout stick to serve as Il handle. Then
the tug began, and developed into
lnite spirited contest. Bu. at last
Charley succeededin dragging the old
man across the line.
'"rhere, that'll do" he said, drop
ping his end of the chain. II guess
you've got strength enough to pull
them weeds down there by the barn. "
''I never said Il word," said Char
.ey, telling the story afterward, shut
before noon there weren't any weeds
left standing"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-11-01
CntneaA History.

Authentic history and biography IN
China embraces n period from the year
100 of our era back to the remote per-
iod of 2,so7 years before Christ. The
historian Of China embrace q success
sion or uninterrupted series Of more
than 2,4Oo years. The full and con-
tlnuous history Of the empire was COM
piled in the second century Of our era.
The great Libraries Of Peklng contain
volumes Of books numbered by the
hundreds of thousands. In the ar
chives of the government are still to be
found the ancient predictions of
eclipses made with great accuracy. to-
gether with works on astronomy which
show a fair knowledge of that inter-
esting science. Biographies, very sue
clnctly written, Of the emperors Of the
most ancient dynastles still exist, and
written works Of learned men are as
3olun1inous as those Of European na-
tio1is. And all this learning and love
of learning has been acquired without
help or suggestion from any foreign
people. If their authentic histories
reach back to nearly five centuries ago,
mythical history reaches still further
back into the very night Of time.
When Nlneteh and Babylon were IN
the spiendor Of their might men ir
China were predicting eclipses, making
catalogues, ana giving names to the
stars. But Nineyeh and Babylon were
mere mounds of earth and rubbish
when China was great, and to this date
the clviliza ton and life Of the empire
Is the wonder Of the world.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-11-01
The Disappearing Horse.

On no less al authority than Col.
Albert A. Pope, the statement is made
that at no distant time cart or car
riages drawn by horses or other
animals will be e curiosity in the
cities of the world, and in most of
the rural districts as we'll. Col. Pope
foreshadows the reign of electricity as
the power for horseless vehicles, and
shows that motor-carriage, while it
may cost more than the ordinary car
riage, costs far less for its care aud
keeping, can be recharged with elec-
trio power at small expense, and on
the shortest notice, and will do as
much work as two or four horses.
Colonel Pope predicts the speedy Su-
premacy of the horseless carriage, and
the change will be gladly welcomed
not only by those who appreciate the
economy Of tie new power, but also
by all who favor the greater cleanli-
ness of our streets.-Leslie's Weekly.