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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-06-03
The Civil Service Order.

With respect to the presidents re-
cent order eXcI1rting from civil service
rules certain offices of peculiarly con-
fidential nature, Secretary Gage, a
thorough going civil service reformer
says the only reason there is adverse
criticism is because the facts in the
case are not generally understood. He
mentions in particular the exemption
of deputy collectors of internal reve-
nue., concerning which he explains
that deputy collectors are not ap-
pointed by the head of the Treasury
department and are not directly amen
able to him.
The law authorizing the appoint
ment of deputy collectors of internal
revenue gives the power of appoint
ment TO the collectors" says Secretary
Gage. THE deputies are responsible to
the collectors only. and not TO the gem
eral government. The responsibility to
the government is through the collec-
tor. a responsibility for which the dep
uty must give bonds to the collector.
The collectors are responsible for the
action of these deputies both to the
public and to the government and con-
gress, recognizing that fact, gave tO
the collectors the appointing power. |
believe these reasons leave no room for
discussion as to the propriety Of cX-
Cepting these places from the classified
service"
a parallel case to the placing of dep
uty collectors under civil service rules
would be presented if the treasurer of
the Delaware, Lackawanna and West
ern Railroad company should be re-
quired by law to appoint men as pay
masters or receivers of company funds
not on their character for honesty and
business reliability, but according to
examinations covering intricate points
in geography, algebra, and various
other academic studies. The collector
of internal revenue, being under bonds
to the United States government fol-
the fidelity of his deputies, ought Ger.
tainly to have an unrestricted voice In
selecting those deputies He, and moi
they, would have to settle if govern
ment funds should be lost through theil
carelessness or dishonesty; and III,
principle involved in the case of dep
uty revenue collectors is virtually tn,
same principle underlying the othel
exceptions contained within the cxecu
tlve's recent order,
IT is time for the exercise by the peo,
Pile of common sense in the matter o
civll service reform. Public opinion
rightly condemns the old -fashione,
view of political success at a nationa
election as comforting upon the leader
ship Of the victorious party ownership IL
fee simple of every place in the govern
ment service, to be peddled out or giyer
away in payment of partisan or per
sonal debts or on a commission basi
calculated to swell the income OF III
dispenser Of patronage. When Presi
dent Truesdale took hold OF the Della
ware, Lackawanna and Western h
made certain changes in positions o
executive responsibility but he did no
consider, nor would any intelligen
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-06-03
Fixing The Matter
OF Responsibility

Rochester Post Express,
Cd He, most important contribution to
III the history of the outbreak Of
hostilitics in Lu2on is the report
of General Otis Just made public
by the war department.. 1t Is
complete refutation of the charge often
made that the Americans were the as-
grcssors 1t shows, too, that at no time
did they recognize even by implication
the government headed by Aguinaldo.
-:o;-
In letter to the Filipino leader, dated
Jan. O. in regard to a conference of COM
mittces representing the American and
Filipino governments, General Otis was
particularly careful to disavow any ac-
ton that could be construed into a recog-
milton. IL cannot" he said, after call
ing attention to the fact that he was
merely an agent of the United States
government, conducting its affairs under
limitations laid down by the constitution
and the laws of congress, recognize any
national or civil government, unless es-
pccialy authorized to do so by the In
structions of the executive of the United
States. For this reason, l was unable to
receive officially the representatives OF
the revolutionary government, and en-
deavored to make that inability clear to
the distinguished gentlemen with whom
l had the pleasure to converse few
evenings since. You will bear witness
that my course throughout my entire Of
fetal connection with affairs here has
been consistent, and it has pained me
| that | have not been able to receive and
answer the communications of the cahi-
net officers of the government of Malalos.
| fearing that l might be enormously
charged with lack of courtesy" If any
| one can detect double dealing in these
| frank and honest words, he is capable OF
perceiving what does not exist.
| -:o:-
| The desire of General Otis to main-
| tain peaceful relations with the Filpinos
| Is equally clear from the same letter.
| After speaking "of the serious misunder-
standing which exists between the Phil
! ippine people and the representatives of
| the United States" which, it was hoped,
| the proposed conference would dispel, he
| said: II am governed by a desire TO
| further the interests OF the Philippine
people, and shall continue to labor with
| that end in view. There shall be Lo
| conflict of forces If | am able to avoid II; 4;
| and still l shall endeavor to maintain
| position 10 meet all emergencies that
may arise AS the Filpinos continued
to pursue a course of hostility toward
! the Americans, proceeding to the extent
| OF arrestlug me American soldiers AMI
a newspaper correspondent, General Otis
| wrote another letter, expressing the same
desire for peace At the same time he
refused to believe that these manifesto
| tions of hostility were due to responsible
persons lie attributed them to the ina
| chinatcns Cf evil dispCscd persons" in
| reply 20 Aguinaldo's contention that tie
| Americans arrested were inside of the
| Filipino lines in disregard OF orders Gen
eral Otis says that they were within his
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-06-03
A Question of Veracity.

During the naval battle of Santiago
Commodore Schley stood at one end Of
a speaking tube on board the Brook
lyn and Lieutenant Hodgson, the yes
sells navigating officer, stood at the
opposite end. Beside Schley stood
George Edward Graham, of Albany, the
correspondent of the Associated Press.
Hodgson stood alone. Nobody was
Schley said to him or what he said to
Schley; but Graham, at Schley's side.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-06-03

The Pittsburg Dispatch seems to be
about the only Filipino newspaper in
Pennsylvania. The Dispatch has for
some time past been keeping up con.
slant fire of peevish criticism of the
ton, but fortunately has been able to
do but little harm. The utterances OF
the Dispatch have long since ceased to
be regarded in any other light than
those of a garrulous old granny.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-06-03
The Marion Clarke Case.

Although not all the facts in the
Marion Clarke abduction case are yet
known. one fact stands forth conspcu-
ously in this and in recent similar cases
the practical impossibiity of carry
ing such a crime through to completion
without detection. The case of Charley
Ross happened a generation ago. Since
that time the avenues of publicity and
the detective resources of the people
have multiplied indescribably. one
cannot say positively that were the
Charley Ross case to happen again
justice would not a second time be baf-
fled; but the strong probabilities are
that it would not. No case of kidnap-
ing since Charley Ross time has been
permanently successful
AS the situation is now in the more
civilized communities, the man or wo-
man who plans to commit crime must
reckon upon a probability of detection
amounting almost to a certainty De-
lection. unfortunately, is by no means
equivalent to punishment. The chances
for delays in the legal progress from
apprehension TO H1ldl lIldl are, II any
thing, more numerous than they were
a generation ago The resources of the
legal profession in dcvising methods to
arrest the forward movement of justice
and the tendency to alterations in
public sentiment which operate against
prompt and impartial justice are great
er today than at any prior time; and
this must be one reason why crime is
increasing. But in proportion to the
crimes which are committed the num-
Der detected is, we feel confident great
er than ever before.
In the Clarke case the recovery of
the stolen child will speedily be fol-
lowed by the arrest and detention of
the Instruments Of it's abduction. Then
will come the opportunity for society to
show that it is as firm in it's insist
ence upon correctional and exemplary
punishment as it was firm in insisting
that the child herself should be recOv-
cred A case which has received the
publicity of the Clarke case would
draw to a lame and a lamentablc con-
clusicn if the curtain should fall upon
an incomplete administration of justice
upon the conspirators who pcrpetrated
this peculiarly despicable outrage.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-06-03

In continually making faces a promi-
nent Republicans throughout the state
who are friendly to Senator Quay the
Philadelphia Press practices a small
boy prcroGative which is neither popu-
lar nor, so far as we can see, in the
slightest degree beneficial. Why it
does this Is a mystery.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-06-03

could and says he did overhear what
ever Schley said.
1t was charged some months ago by
the New York Sun. on hearsay evil
dence, that when Schley gave orders
to Hodgson for the sudden monoeuver
Of the Brooklyn which increased its
course during the running sea fight at
Santiago and kept the Brooklyn out Of
the range of the cross fire between the
other American ships and the guns Of
Cervera Hodgson protested, alleging
that If he obeyed Schley's order the
Brooklyn might run down the Texas,
whereupon, according to the Sun,
Schley said: Damn the Texas. Let
the Texas take care of itself"
Mr.. Graham declares that Schley
never said anything resembling this;
but Lieutenant Hodgson comes to the
rescue of the sun by giving it his au-
thority for the accusation. On the one
hand, therefore, we have a lieutenant;
on the other, an admiral and disn-
tercstcd newspaper correspondent of
known reliability and fairness. The
prcponderance of testimony as well as
the burden of Credibility is against the
lieutenant; but the matter is of enough
historic interest to excite the wish that
Hodgson may be summoned before a
naval court OF inquiry, there to make
good his serious charge against a SUI
perior officer or, failing that, to be dis
missed from the service in disgrace.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-06-03
TOLD BY THE STARS.
Daily Horoscope Drawn by Ajacchus,
The Tribune Astrologer.
Astrolabe cast: 3.Ji a. M, for Saturday,
June 8, 1899.
& Cd uT


A child born on this day will notice
that the faces of numerous young Jaw
yers of Scranton are beginning to wear
a judicial expression.
Honesty is the best policy but many
seem to believe that it is the slowest
policy if one is in the pursuit Of wealth.
The discovery OF Marion Clarke Will
give several amateur slcuths in this
vicinity an opportunity to sleep.
The sayings Of the funny man are
never remembered. lie is fortunate if
they are even laughed at.
While the promoter rcvcls in luxury
the pants of real genius invariably bag
at the knee.
Description frequently transforms ar
ordinary circumstance into a lurid SEN
sation.
Trouble is about the only thing that
one is sure to find by looking for it.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-06-03

The Dreyfus drama is approaching
the point where the curtain will descend
with the ng-suffering hero in the cen-
ter of the stage and the conspirators in
the hands of the guards enroute for
prison.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-06-03
THE UNEMPLOYED.
From the Philadelphia Press.

From the Philadelphia Press.
Every man.. said Mayor Jones, OF
Toledo, in recent speech before the
charities conference, "is entitled by the
laws of God to work. If he cannot get
1t something is rotten in the social sys-
tenn" How about something rotten in
the man? Mayor Jones has nothing to
say about that. Doubtless the laws of
God entitle Il man to work. Any able
bodied honest. earnest, industrious man
can read that title clear in any American
farming district in all years and IN
every American city in all but years of
great depression. But the precise diff
Guilty with the unemployed is not the
laws of God or, for that matter of
society which "entitle" q man to work,
but the special and personal law Of the
individual man which he has enacted
and practices to get an idle life
-:o:-
1t Is not lack of work or the Unequal
tiles Of the social system that keep
men idle. though men of Mayor Jones
views are always saying that LOOK
Into any individual case OF the chronic
unemployed and what do you find?
mistit Either the man wants more pay
or less work or work that suits or WORK
In the city and not in the country, or
he is careless or duarrelsome and doesn't
| agree with employer or his fellow work
man, or he drinks, or he scamps work.
or he is irregular and has the vacation
habit largely developed. Any man who
will soberly address himself to the
dreary procession of men who stop you
on the street and tell you they are ready
to work will find they are out of work
because they are the kind of men who
when trade slackenS are always hrst
dropped or who when trade is brisk dom
keep place.
-:o:-
One would imagine from Mayor Jones
speech and speeches like his that the
woods were full of men in the ranks of
the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., able-bodied hon
est industrious, willing men, anxious 10
work early and late and worrying no.
body as long as they get work, plen,y
of it and steady pay There are such
men, but they are not unemployed
| They have places. They keep them.
The "laws of God" work with great ac-
Curacy In their case. The laws of God
work with equal accuracy for the unem-
| ployed. If a man does not work neither
! shall he eat and this does not mean that
man can pick and choose as to his
| work until he has earned the right 10
| pick and choose by hard work. Barring
sickness long idleness for any man in
| country like this is self-caused. For a
season some financial disaster may leave
! a man out OF work, but even then If he
really wants work and has made per
sonal reputation for wanting work he
| will get it.
| --:O:--
! IT, on the other hand. he insists on q
! particular kind Of work and certain
| kind of pay and work in a particular
place-city and not country, for Instance
and don't want to do too much work
and has an objection to over hours and nc
| objection to personal indulgonccG, work
Will not come his way, and this is one oi
the claws Of God" just as much as the
one Mayor Jones cites.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-06-03
JUDGE NOT!

In men whom men condemn as Ill
/ find so much of goodness still:
In men whom men pronounce divine
/ find so much Of sin and blot.
7 hesitate to draw a line
Between the two, where God has not
Joaquin Miller.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-06-03

From the position indicated by the
visit of Private Secretary Hatton to
the Barber agent for the purpose Of
negotiating a discreditable deal to that
outlined in the mayors ultimate veto
is long distance, and 1t represents
the variations in attitude to which a
public official who draws his inspira
ton from the galleries and apparently
has no fixed convictions of his own Is
liable. What the present mayor Of
Scranton greatly needs is a chart,
compass and a few good friends who
are not trying to play him for their
selfish purposes.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-06-03
SCRANTON, JUNE 8, 1899.

Now that his battle with the Barber
octopus is over, the mayor will doubt
less have time to execute that promised
campaign against the speak-easies.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-06-03

own lines. But whatever may be the
truth about this point, 1t is evident that
the American authorities spared no ef-
fort to preserve peace
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-06-03

No citizen of Scranton. whatever his
politics or faction, VIII begrudge 10
Fred j. Widmayer hearty congratuia-
tions upon his confirmation and induc-
ton as food inspector.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-06-03

Each day of the Philippines campaign
proves anew that it is better TO waste
powder than sympathy upon the
treacherous Tagalogs.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-06-03

Developments are coming rapidly In
the DreyfuS case. This is always true
when conspiracies reach the disintegra-
tiOn period,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-06-03

The bmetallists at Louisville re-
semble bewildered sons Of the desert
who have strayed away from the main
body of the caravan.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-06-03

1t is evident that there were M
thorns concealed in the olive branche!
at Columbus.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-06-03

The exchange which occurred yester
day in the office Of building inspector
renders it proper to say that in John
Nelson the city had an official who
thoroughly understood his business and
was faithful, conscientious and efficient.
May his successor do as we'll.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-06-03

Patty de Clam will now have a chance
to stew in his own broth
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-06-03

Is base ball playing out?
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-06-03

The thing for Chief Walker to do is
to prove by his actions that Council
man Roche's portrait was incorrect.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-06-03

know lady who troubled with what her doctors termed
intestinal Indigestion Her last had her the Salisbury
treatment which consists eating only beef and bread dried the
and drinking the hot could have her the
Office where she employed walk along with glass filed with water
steaming The Salisbury reet and
she persisted for three months then that she induced
Rpan Tabue and she finds that there abe
Chicken for nstance which she allowed to first which
she without distress She Rpans labueS
cd her Their effect her has been
wonderful the relief much she experienced
with the Salisbury treatment and she choose from
liberal bill of fare.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-07-10
GIFTS TO RAyMoND-RoTH HOME

These donations were made to the Ray
mond Roth Home during the month OF
JunelMr. Keller. Lembeck's Brewery,
beer: Mr.. Lowry, mems colthing; Mrs
Wink. one gallon wine; Mr.. ArteT, New
York. bouillon capsules; Dodge & Bliss,
half load kindling wood; Mr.. Brickke. Mt.
Fredericks, one key lager each; Mrs.
Sauer, ten pound coffee; Mr.. John g..
Mars, one box tea; Mr.. Sohllenberger Mr.
viii, i curry comb, l brush.
Bread and Cake-Mr. Martens, Berger,
yeneiseI. Hetwig. Vurhfehs, Beck. Brauti-
gam, Heine, Lohmann s~pangenbeTg
S~teurnagle. Ackermann. Magdeberg, Nc
Ausland, Freitag. Hoelkker, Malenkruht,
Joehle. Bluhm. Mrs. Grau.
Meat-Mr. Alexander. Bender Bush
Bros, Berghein, Simon, Kopf, Mertens,
Rohde. Adelung, Jansen, Knobloch, Witt
pen, viulat, Munstermann, Tamke, Mrs.
Hennfng.
"Staats Zeitung; two Sunday papers; one
New Jersey ssStaats Zeitung," one
ssDeutseher,'' one New York .Volks
Freund,' one New York Morgan
Journal one Sunday paper; one Newark
"Pionier," lions Biene.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-07-10

Pennsylvania
RAILROAD.
FOR THE VEST

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Chicago, Cleveland. india Tn1s9o.
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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-07-10
INVITATIONS OF "UnEEDA" BISCUIT
u. S. Circuit Court Grants Iujunc-
ton Against "Iwan4a" Buscuit.

An Injunction. which applies 10 all the
numerous limitations Of ~Uneeda' Biscull'
has just been granted by the United
States Circuit Court, for the Southern
/ District Of New York. against the use OF
the trademark sIwanta7 which was ap-
piled to a biscuit which the Court decEaed
to be an infringement upon the trade
mark nUneeda,7 the biscuit made so Wlue-
ly known by newspaper advertising
In his opinion, Judge Lacombe remarks
that the case is too plain to waste many
words over. That tfUneeda" as applied to
biscuit, is a proper trademark, and that
complainant is entitled to its exclusive use
in that connection is hardlydisputed. That
it has been most extensively advertised,
presumably at great expense, is matter
of common knowledge. The Court refused
ato accept the plea of defendant that with
the word sUneedas before him., his device
TO avoid confusion was the adoption Of
the word rIwanta."
There are, as usual, a number Of minor
differences between. the forms and the
dress of the two packages, but no one
can look at both packages without per-
eeiving that the are strong resemblance
which could easily ave been avoided
had there been an honest effort to give
defendants goods a distinctive dress.
The opinion closes with the comment
that s.both name and dress are clearly
calculated to mislead, and the state
ments that both We're adopted with an
eye single to differentiation, strain the
credulity of the Court beyond the break
ing point"
against the use of the trade name
"Iwanta" and of the present style OF
package. Also against all similar lmita-