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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-11-18

On this day, II the schedule is car
ried out, a man will assume a flag
command in the United States navy
who stands accused by the head Of that
navy of dlsobedience of orders, vaccil-
lating conduct and II falslication OF
the correspondence of a brother officer.
He is believed to be the only officer in
our navy who, under such a singing
indictment spread on the permanent
records of the government, would sit
still. waive his right to demand
a court of inquiry, and rely on politi-
things up. The man to whom we al
lude is Rear Admiral Winfield Scott
Schley.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-11-18
THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE-sATURDAY. NOVEMBER 49, 1899.

quate supply OF water is sure to give
pause to any such contemplated en-
terprise, and will often divert them
from one locality to another. At pres
ent the supply OF water in Scranton
is sufficient to permit of a large
amount of waste, without danger of
incurring a water famine. But this
Will not always be the case. The evil
day will come to you as 1t has already
come to New York and very many
other cities when It will be necessary
to carefully count up your water re-
sources. This evil day can be almost
Indefinitely postponed by taking i'm
mediate and consistent steps to re-
duce the waste and even the unnec-
essarily lavish use of water. The
sooner the system is inaugurated the
easier and better IL will be. Later
on, when the need Is greater, the diff
f1culty Will be greater also. This is
point upon which, in an intelligent
community, there should be no division
OF opinion. All are interested In the
measure, and no one is thwarting 1t.
The growth of the city is of as much
vital Importance to the water company
as to any other company in town.
likely to take any steps to drive con-
sumers to other cities. Their interest
lies in furnishing as good. as abun-
dant and as cheap water as can be
found elsewhere, and a fair and un-
prejudiced investigation of the water
resources of other cities will prove
that they are doing so. A move else
where would, nine times out of ten,
prove a case of "going further and
faring worse"
The strongest and most convincing
argument in favor of the meter sys-
tenn is that its use is becoming more
and more extended every day all over
the country. This is true in the case
of both private and municipal owner
ship. 1t is the system to which all
are tending. and which the recognized
factors of the problem will sooner or
later render universal. You are SIM
ply going through the usual prelimin-
airy stages of misconception, mis-
statement and prejudice, and will pass,
like so many other towns of your size
and Importance to the stage of COM
mon sense and public spirit. The con-
sensus of opinion, all over the country,
Is in favor of the meter system as
being the best, fairest and wisest for
all concerned, and later on, you will
find yourselves on the side of the ma.
jority. f. Sherman Gould,
Scranton. Nov. II.
LMr. Gould is the we'll known hy-
draulic engineer of Yonkers, N. Y,
who helped to install the Croton aque-
duct, the Havana water system and
many other large water plants in vari-
Gus parts of the United States. He is
in Scranton at present on a business
missionl
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-11-18

exact transcription of spoken lam
guage, has no property in the tram
scriptlon after it has been given to the
public, the proprietary interest, IL there
be any, residing in the original author.
The Times threatens to appeal but
there does not seem to be any hope
for it.
The point is more curious than i'm
portant. but It is well that these con-
flicts do not occur frequently in the
United States, otherwise many men
holding high regulations as orators
would be caught red-handed in the
most audacious cribbing, both of ideas
and of language.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-11-18
General Lee in Battle.

During the progress OF the battle at
Spottsylvania court house, General
Lee was watching the formation of
his troops when bullets from the
enemy's guns struck the ground close
about him. One of his staff, pcrceiV-
ing the danger, exclaimed: General,
this is no place for you; do go some-
where elsei"
Il wish l knew where my place is on
the battlefield" replied General Lee
with a smile, but in a half-complain-
ing manner. wherever go some one
tells me it is not the place for me to
be-" But he remained where he was,
entirely needless Of the flying bullets.
Saturday Evening Post.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-11-18
The Water Question.

~ HE DISCUSSION of the wat
err question in another col
Il umn by Mr.. Gould, the hy-
draulic engineer, considers
simply the reasons in favor of the
use of meters. These are incontro-
vertible. If the furnishing Of water
is to be a private business, as the fur
nishng of milk, lemonade or beer, 1t
is fitting that the. purchaser of the
water should pay for what he gets.
The meter system will undoubtedly
prevent waste of water, necessitate
pie to appreciate better the bounties Of
nature. All of this is beyond dispute.
The criticism heard against the
Scranton Gas and Water company, as
we understand it, does not aim at the
meter system, but at the rate charged.
The idea of paying by measure would
no doubt be entirely acceptable pro-
vided the rate of payment were satisfac-
tory. But when the business firm which
used to get for certain price all the
water 1t wanted has now to pay nearly
twice as much, complaint is natural.
Unquestionably great deal of water
is wasted i'm Scranton. 1t is habit
of most of us to neglect the economies
in such things. But, after all. the
point is: Is not the rate now charged
too high? The impression is very
general that it is.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-11-18
promoted over the heads of general

promoted over the heads of general
officers"
General Wood very fortunately, is
not the only good man In Cuba and II
would not necessarily follow should he
not be made civil governor, that
Cuba would be poorly governed by the
man of the presidents final selection.
But is unpleasant to think that
the issue for or against Woods selec-
tion for this place may turn upon the
question OF army traditions. The
president OF the United States ought 20
assert the right vested in his office
TO select for places of this kind men
whom he deems best fitted to do the
work required, regardless of their an
tecedents; and we do not like to enter.
tain the idea that Mr.. Mckinley would
shrink from this duty because Of the
feelings of few army offers, whose
first duty is obedience, and who are
the servants OF the government, not
the masters.
The principle of selection at stake
in this matter is such that 1t might
be wise to appoint Wood, other things
being equal, simply in order to set
conspicuous demonstration before the
young men of the United states that
they are not to be denied the oppor-
tunity to advance in accordance with
proved merit because men older than
them in certain branches of the fed
eral service are in the line ahead OF
them. If better man than Wood
is available, he should be named, re-
gardless Of his age or rank but if Wood
is the best man in sight, judged in the
light of demonstrated fitness, he oughh
to have the promotion, army traditions
or no army traditions. This view is
likely, we imagine, to receive full
consideration and weight from the
president, assertions to the contrary
Notwithstanding.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-11-18
The Only WaX.
. HERE CAN BE no gainsayal
of the proposition advanced
N by Mr.. Hannah in yester-


>" HERE CAN BE no gainsayal
of the proposition advanced
N by Mr.. Hannah in yester-
days issue that the multi
plication of new laws relating to cleo
ton crockedness will be ineffective in
reducing fraud unless reinforced
strongly by public opinion 1t is in
the power of a majority to enforce its
will at any time under our form of
government, even though chicanery
at the polls seeks to perpetuate minor
ity rule. When a majority is in earn
est in wishing to clean house, it can
do so and no power under heaven can
stop it.
The situation alleged in Philadelphia
exists by grace of the honest citizens
who surrender the running of politics
unto questionable characters because
it is too much of job for themselves
to bother with. BY this same kind Of
grace the city government of Scranton
is dominated largely by a class Of men
whom no private employer would en-
trust with the management of a pea
nut stand Thus city funds are appOr-
toned by rule of pull; city franchises
dealt with as matters of open specula-
tion; public convenienccs neglected
until necessity forces repairs at enor-
nous waste; schools run by intrigue;
the police moved about as pawns in
games of factionalism or personal spite
and bankruptcy courted by a hundred
criminal extravagances in the use of
other peoples money.
There is no patent remedy. The men
who say there is are like the quaclS
doctors who promise miraculous cures
of disease. They are after notoriety
or money: they are not animated by
unselfish motives. The only cure IS
for the honest element to assert itself;
and this, nine times in ten, it won't do.
The mystery as to the whereabouts
of Cecil Rhodes is but another illus
tration of the fact that the agitator is
usually absent when the real fighting
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-11-18

al had been troubled with dyspepsia for over fifteen
years and the last five years suffered intensely had
tried quite number of remedies, and though at times
they relieved my suffering they cured me. About
four months ago noticed the advertisement of Ripans
Tabules and bought and by using them as directed
they benefited me than | expected Soon found
that all signs of the disease had disappeared and that
gaining in weight right along, and to-day can say
that | am thoroughly cured. | have gained in weight
seventeen pounds increasing from 2S I45 pounds"
@ ssSa cas
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-11-18
TOLD BY THE STARS.
Daily Horoscope Drawn by Ajacchus,
The Tribune Astrologer.
E 6 @

WHS u mo
A child born on this day may soon
have to breathe through a metre, ac-
cording to the trend of events.
The individual who can invent some
apparatus that will enable capitalists 10
get Il franchise on rain storms is now
in demand.
Ii some persons were half as large as
they imagine that they are thny would
noe leave elbow room on earth for the
rest Cf humanity.
The man who devotes his energy TO
the effort to injure others has a more
dismal time than his victims.
Many a man with a grievance has in
the emu discovered that IT was dyspepsia.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-11-18

A suspicion is dawning upon the
minds of some of the Dewey president
makers that the admiral is not entitled
to classification in the easy" list.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-11-18

For a dead man, General Plet Jou-
bert seems to be pretty much alive.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-11-18

the Beers will not spread to an extent
which will inaugurate relief fund en-
terprise in the way Of amateur theatrl-
cal entertainments.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-11-18

Secretary Long thinks that if he
were about to resign he would know
something about it. Not necessarily.
The Schley claque is perfectly willing
to save him that trouble.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-11-18

Uncle John Wanamaker and his
friends have already trimmed their
dark lanterns and are holding secret
anti-Quay meetings in Philadelphia.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-11-18
Dress
Trimmings
land.
Garmitures

Which are attracting more
attention then any similar
line of goods ever shown in
this vicinity.
The goods are so elaborate
and the line so extensive that
a personal inspection of the
same is the only way you can
get acquainted with what we
are showing and we suggest
that you make an appoint
ment to look them over, when
we will be pleased to give you
all the time and attention at
our command in helping you
to make your selections.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-11-18

The mystery as to the whereabouts
of Cecil Rhodes is but another illus
tration of the fact that the agitator is
usually absent when the real fighting
occurs.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-11-18

The great question which is asked
when it is contemplated establishing
an Industrial concern needing a great
deal Of water in a new location is: Is
there plenty Of water? The slightest
suspicion of the possibility Of an made
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-11-18

!" HE DISCUSSION of the wat
err question in another col
Il umn by Mr. Gould, the hy-
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-08-12
BURNING OF sATURxUs.
Navy Department Receives Report
From Admiral Watson.

WASHINGTON, Aug 1.-THE navy
department. late this afternoon, received
the following cable relative to the burn
ing of the Saturnus by the Insurgents.
which was reported in the press cables
several days ago, and also the sheIline
Of San Fernando reported on Wednes-
day:
Manila. Aug. Ito Secretary of the
Lieutenant Junior Grade McNarnee, pa
trolling Lingayen bay LuZon island.
found the American steamer SaturnuS
or the beach at San Fernando, insllr-
gents having robbed cargo. Naval Cadet
Woodward, in a dingy, secured hawser
der musketry fire from strong intrench-
ments of the steamer and town.
Pampanga returned hot fire, but could
rot move the steamer. Insurgents burn
ed vessel. Have sent the Yorktown to
punish piratical act. On Aug. the
Yorktown and Concord and the gunboats
Cailao and Pampanga entered port of
San Fernando and found intrenchment
encircling water front fully manned.
Non-combatantS were seen thrOnging
substantial warehouses on the north side
of the town. The vessels refrained from
firing in their direction. The first shell
from the Yorktown was answered with
the vessel shelled the town forty-five
minutes. Extent of damage cannot be
ascertaired. Pampanga remained there;
the Concord and Callao are also patrol
ling Ilyngayen bay, Luzon Island; the
yorktown returned to Manila. ( have
sent particulars by mail.
Climate Manila delightful now; no yes
sci can be detached. All are needed to
prevent unauthorized trading.
= ~ Watson.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-08-12
NO POWER TO PUNISH.

The report made by the diplomatic
representatives of the Italian govern
ment to their home authorities presents
the most serious view that can be taken
of the lynching of the five Sicilians by
certain citizens OF Louisiana. 1t can
hardly be a subject of serious considera-
ton between the two nations whether
or not the murdered Italians were the
aggressors. From every point of view
they were entitled to the protection Of
the criminal authorities of the state of
Louisiana. Not having received that
protection, but having been done to death
by mob law, the resentment shown i'll
this report is quite natural and the
Italian government very properly seeks
the fullest reparation.
Just at this point arises the difficulty
pointed out by President Harrison. The
United States government enters into
treaties with foreign powers whereby,
among other things, it undertakes to pro-
tect the lives and property of the SUBJ
jects of such powers sojourning in this
country. Yet it is practically beyond
the power of the United States govern
ment to carry out its undertaking. The
courts of the United States have no pow
er to bring the murderers in this or cor
responding cases to justice. or to assure
the injured power that they shall be
tried, and, if found guilty, punished.
All recent experience goes to show
that those who lynched these men will
escape justice. The matter will natural
ly rest with the local courts of the state
of Louisiana TO be disposed of by them
according to the prevailing condition of
public sentiment in the state and locality.
No more than in the Malta cases is there
likely to be a vindication of justice
here.
The most extreme adherent Of the
sovereign rights of the several states
will hardly insist that this blemish In our
political system should not be removed
These crimes, affecting the lives of for
eign subjects, and being in disregard os
our treaty obligations, ought to be pun
ished by the federal authorities.
If it were possible to have federal
grand jury take these lynching cases I'm,
der consideration there would be the
fullest assurance that justice would be
done. AS the matter now stands, the
probability is quite strong that nothing
whatever will be- done to punish the
murderers Among the first acts of the
next congress should be the passage OF
a law providing. if necessary, for con-
stitutional amendment to cover cases of
this character.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-08-12
LIND AND THE BARNACLES.
Mr.. Erickson Discusses People in
and Out of Politics.

To the Editor Of the Globe:
Judging from the amount of noise made
by Office hunters and public employment
hunters of all kinds, a stranger might
suppose that at least 90 per cent of the
population were trying to elbow them
selves up to the public crib. But tho
truth probably Is that 80 per cent OF the
people are not office hunters and don't
care row of pins whether or not this
or that man is turned out and another
put in his place. But this part of the
population is not heard from, and con-
sequently 1t seems to be taken for grant
ed that it does not exist
These reflections are the result of read
ing the G o b e. kick because Gov.
Lind is not turning out present incum-
bents fast enough thereby trying the
souls of his political friends" and, in
stead of getting his friends into posi-
tons which they can fill as well as the
barnacles which can be found around
every institution in the state" he simply
intimates his wishes and then trusts to
luck to have them carried out. This may
be, and undoubtedly is, very important
to those who want the places of those
barnacles, but is not of the slightest in
terest to the 80 per cent of the popula-
ton who are not looking for feed at the
public crib They would probably like
to see the barnacles scraped off if others
did not take their place; but as long as
we must have barnacles, it is of no con-
sequence to those on the outside what
variety or brand they are.
Gov. Lind has done some good work
since he became governor. Among other
things, he succeeded in holding off a
raid on the state treasury for unlimited
sums for the 'encoura cement of infant
INDUSTRIES and he would have sue
ceeded in making the corporations pay
something like a fair proportion of taxes
If the corporations had not had too many
of their retainers in the legislature. He
may succeed in this yet, if he isn't called
upon to devote too much time to remov
ing barnacles. But these things, being
of interest only to the people in general,
are probably forgotten by this time
But every time he scrapes off a barnacle
the opposition sets up a howl; and every
time he allows one to remain, his ''Do-
litical friends" set up howl. And
there you are. No doubt Mr. Lind real
lied what he would be up against if he
should be elected governor, and it is no
wonder it required a tug-Of-war pull to
get him out of private life and into the
hands of his political friends
The people who are now calling on Gov.
Lind so loudly to turn the rascals OUT
and turn themselves in are laying them
selves very wide open to the suspicion
that their enthusiasm for Lind was due
more to the prospects of political favors
than to a desire for improvement in the
state administration
E. A. Erickson
Minneapolis, Aug. IL.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-08-12
BROKERS ON THE RUN.
wild Scenes Enacted on the Floor
of the New York Cotton Exchange.

Wild Scenes Enacted on the Floor
of the New York Cotton Exchange.
NEW YORK, Aug. 1.-THE New York
Cotton exchange was the scene of wild
excitement today. Recent reports of seri-
Gus damage to the crop, particularly in
Texas, had been disregarded by the
shorts, who continued to sell on the the
DRY that there was no speculative COM
petition for cotton. while the surplus
would be something like 100000 from the
old crop, and that the movement of new
cotton, Whatever the actual yield might
ultimately prove to be, would fall imme-
diately upon spinners of this country and
Europe. In this way a very short inter
est accumulated. Latterly, however, the
market has been showing self-assertion
and some long-headed Wall street parties
commenced to absorb the cotton offered
by the over-confident bears.
Gradually the ranks of buyers COM
menced to fill up from other directions,
and prices took an upward turn, until
within a few days an advance of more
than half a cent had been established.
This is an unusual advance for these
times.
The excitement extended to the English
and Southern markets, which also ad-
vanced rapidly. No less than eleven Of
fetal cables were read on change today,
one after another in rapid succession,
and all adding to the excitement by re-
porting additional advances, while the
Southern markets and dry goods markets
caught the fever and marked up prices.
Before the session ended, however, pru-
dent holders undertook to secure profits,
which caused d partial reaction.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-08-12
RATHER BULLIsH TEMPER.
Bradstreet's Summing Up of stock
Market Conditions.

NEW YORK, Aug. n-Bradstreets
financial review tomorrow will say: A
rather bullish temper prevailed this
week, in spite of the continuance of mar
row professional speculation. A slight
relaxation of call loan rates. which.
though by no means general nor to all
appearances apparently permanent, re-
suited in quotations of 3 12G315 per cent
toward the end of the week, had a good
effect and supplemented the favorable
conclusions of Wall street about the
crops and their results in connection with
railroad traffic and earnings.
There was a disposition to take an eX-
aggerated view of the significance of the
secretary of the treasury's order to re-
sumo the issue of gold certificates to the
extent of $10,000000. The plausible view
of this matter is that it is an experiment
which, if successful in relieving the de-
mand for notes, will be followed by
return to the more or less unrestricted
issue of the certificates in question. The
market, however, was influenced for i
moment by unfounded reports that the
plans Of the treasury included an in
crease in the governments national bank
deposits, other measures calculated
to help the money market while subject
to the pressure of the crop movement.
combined with the augmented demands
arising from the activity of business
dition of Western banks and in the ques-
ton of how far they can provide the
money needed to harvest and move the
crops without any large demands on New
York for assistance, the matter being
emphasized by the fact that considerable
amounts of money from other cities are
said to have been loaned in New York
this week. The further decline in ex-
change and the probability of gold inn
ports as soon as the autumnal grain eX-
port movement begins was an additional
reason for the increasing Indifference
with which Wall street regarded the
question of higher money rates as an OBJ
stacle to a further exhibition of bullish
speculation. Consequently, the firmness
of time money, which has been held at
413G5 per cent, had decidedly less in
fiuence, though in conserva tive quarters
the necessity of caution is urged, in view
Of the high prices for securities and the
probability that more money Will COM
mand permanently better rates.