The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-02-23
NEWS HND COMMENT

moments after the president had finished
his speech lockwood Hoar, son of the
senator from Massachusetts, judge-advo-
cato general on the staff of Governor
Wolcott and prosecuting attorney in the
city of Worcester left his seat at the
table, offered his hand to the president.
congratulated him upon his speech and
told him that he sympathized with and
indorsed every word of it. The president
did not recognize him, but chatted pleas
antly for a moment, and then. after the
young gentleman in uniform had depart
ed. was informed that he was the only
son of the leading opponent of his policy
in the United States senate. 1t has been
known for some time among Massa-
chusetts people that young Mr.. Hoar was
following the president rather than his
own father on the chief issue of the hour,
but he has not allowed his views to be
published
Says one of the Chicago papers: Charlie
Lyle Beebe, a 6-ycar-old traveller from
Manchester England, spent Sunday at
the union station. He arrived at 10
o'clock Saturday night, crying and be-
wildered after long journeying and hav-
ing only 80 certs, some stale luncheon
and a big label sew ed on his sleeve. Sun
day night when he continued westward
on the 6.15 MilU aukee train for Mason
city, Iowa, he looked a jaunty little Eng
Hshmen, petted and supplied with money
by sympathizing passengers, and eating
hearty meal in the dining car. The boy
left England Feb. 8, sailing on the Teu-
tonic. From New York he was ticketed
on by the Nickel-Plate. The big leather
label on the lads arm attracted the no
uce OF John oliver, agent of the Milwau-
kee road at the union station. On it was
written: "Charles Lyle Beebe, an orphan,
going to relatives at Mason City, Iowa"
Mr.. Oliver took charge of the boy and
saw him started west.
The Post-Intelligencer of Seattle pub
fishes the facsimile of a Spanish docu-
ment which shows that the Spanish were
IN actual military possession of Vancouv-
er island between 1890 and 1892. 1t Is
stated that the document, if it had been
in possession of Emperor William of Ger
many when he arbitrated the Canadian
boundary between England and the
United States, would have incontestably
proved the right of the United States
to Vancouver island. The document in
question is report of Pedro Alberni
upon the condition of his forces on his
return from Nootka sound to Mexico. 1t
is dated Jan. l, 1893. The original docu-
ment which is now in Seattle, was sold
to a British citizen over forty years ago
and it has been withheld for personal
reasons.
Professor r. w. Wood, Instructor III
physics in the University of Wisconsin,
has originated the idea of thawing out
frozen water pipes with electricity and
made successful experiments He takes
the electric current used for street-light-
ing purposes attaches one wire to the
frozen pipe inside the cellar of one house
and the other wire to a similar pine
III the adjoining or any other house, thus
completing the circuit. A current of
about fifty volts is then turned on, heat
ing the pipes and melting the ice within.
At the residence of former Senator W
f. Villas, $50 feet of frozen lead plpe
were thawed out in eighteen minutes.
Professor Wood uses a TRANSFORMER to
reduce the voltage. so that the current
will not melt the pipes
Many inquiries are made regarding Ad-
miral Dewey's views as to the best wav
to govern the Philippines The people of
the United States have confidence in the
admiraIs judgment in this respect. His
appointment by President Mckinley as
member of the commission which is
TO investigate and report on this subject
gives his opinions additional importanCc
But what are his views on the proper
government of the Philippines? The Chi
caGo record says 1t is in a position to
miral Dewey favors a central government
of the Philippines by the United States
but all local government of the islands
to be absolutely in the hands of the Fill
ipinos.
Among those who will welcome warmer
weather are lhe poultry dealers for ii will
remove from their business pathwav tba
evils of roup. If you don't know what
roup is 1t may be fair to explain that n
is a disease to which chickens are peou-
liarly subject in extremely cold and
stormy weather. Its symptoms are at
first identical with those of a severe cs.
tarTh The eyes of the fowl swell and
the disease develops into a kind of dinh-
| therla, which is contagious and soon af-
fects other hens unless the sick ones are
quickly Isolated. The only known remedy
in extreme cases is to kill the fowls af-
! Iected ana diet the remainder of the
Hook. The disease is not only easily CON
tracted among the fowls, hut it is dan
gerous for persons to handle them when
they are thus affected.
Senator Fairbanks and Senator-elect
| Bevcridge, both of whom reside in In
| dianapoliS, have Travelled the same path
| through the greater part of their lives
Both belong to the Meridian street Meth
| odist church ANA are members of the
church bo-,rd. Both are natives of Ohio.
! In early life they were pedagogues, but
! each was anxious to become a LAWYER
ana studied with that end in view. After
obtaining the necessary legal education
| they hung out their shingles in Indianap-
| OILS ana both rapidly came to the front.
| They are the only two senators in con-
! sress who live in the same ward.
| An ingenious Englishman has figured
| out the cost of an hour Of government
since the beginning of the century, In
| France the figures show an alarming ten
! dency to increase. Under NAPOLEON an
hour of government cost l15,0OO francs;
| under Louis Philippe, $50, 900; under the
| Second Republic, 1893 900; under Napoleon
| III, 29,OO0; from 1870 to 1880 100000, on ac-
| count of the raising of the average by
| the cost of the war with Germany; hui
| from 1880 "a 1889 the cost was 4O3. 900 francs
| am hour, In the United States in normal
times it is about S5,12O an hour.
In the will Of the late Justice Henry w.
| Williams, of the State Supreme court
! which has been filed for probate. Is he.
| dueathed to the Presbyterian church of
| Wellsboro the sum of $4,000, in trust. 10
| be kept invested and the income Thereon
! to be used TO pay the wages of some suit
| able person to act al church visitor and
missionary to visit all families connected
| with the congregation and Others NOT
| connected with the congregation each
spring ana each fan to inquire into their
religious and bodily needs.
| The Americanizing OF Havana proceeds
| apace. Two thousand eight hundred are
| the recorded arrivals from the United
| states during the month OF January
] Twenty-Five thousand during the year Is