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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-07-12
PERSONALITIES.

Admiral Deweys son says that his
father has not made a half dozen
speeches in his life.
Miss Helen Gould is Il daring horse.
woman and immensely fond of riding, an
exercise in which she INDUCES regularly
every day.
One of Governor Roosevelts admirers
has presented him with rare old Damas-
Gus blade supposed to be that carried by
General Blucher at Waterloo.
Abram S. Hewitt, the millionaire, says
that be has never sought to acuure
wealth, and that today nearly every dol
lar he owns is invested in his business.
Anthony Hope, though he considers a
college education great help to an au-
thor, does not regard it as a necessity,
even to writer of only average ability.
When Captain Coghlan, commander of
the Raleigh, reached his old home at
Belleville, ILL.,, the whole town turned out
to- greet him, ana now fund is being
raised to erect a statue of the captain in
the town square.
Prince Henry, of Prussia brother of the
kaiser. became so delighted with the
Chinese language during his visit to the
fiowery land that he has taken up the
study of the tongue. and thinks it su-
perior to any other ancient or modern.
A congressman tells the story that, be-
ing selected to deliver a eulogy on a de-
ceased colleague whom he had not known
he consulted Mr.. Reed, the the speaker,
upon what to say. Say anything except
the truth" was the reply. ITS custo-
mary"
Senators Hanna, Lodge, Wolcott, Hoar,
Jones and Spooner turned up at the Unit
ed States embassy, in LONDON, the other
day, whereupon Ambassador Choate
asked them to be seated and await the
arrival of a quorum. The ambassador
still has his little joke
Mark Twain has an intense dislike for
clothes. "If / could" he said recently
"I'd live in pajamas." He does wear them
to breakfast, receives his friends while
wearing them and works in them. His
| favorite mode of writing is to lie fiat
on his stomach with pipe in his mouth
A journey hitherto unequaled by al
American woman is said TO have beer
| made by Mrs, NJ. NJ. Stevens, wife of the
manager in Russian Asia of the Baldwin
| Locomotive works, of Philadelphia, who
| accompanied her husband across the
| great Siberian waste and steppes, oveI
! the uncompleted Siberian railway
and by wagon and tarantass from Peters
| burg to Vladivostock. The journey OF
| 9,S77 versts was accomplished in forty
| two days.
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Municipal Special Laws.

philadelphia Press, Editorial)
One Of the closing features of the
State Bar association meeting at
Wilkes Barre was the defeat of
proposition to SO amend the constltu-
tion of the commonwealth as to per-
nit the legislature to enact special
laws regulating the affairs Of counties,
cities, townships, boroughs and school
districts. The proposition came from
special committee on constitutional
prohibition of special legislation, and
was severely attacked by several
speakers, two Of them having been
members OF the convention which
framed the present constitution.
1t is probable the proposed amend
ment as offered was rather too sweep
ing, but it had unquestioned merit in
the main. 1t extended the utmost pro-
lection 10 the citizen by requiring that
any proposed special legislation should
be submitted to a vote of the people
affected and approved by majority Of
the voters before it could be passed by
the legislature. This seems much
better method than the present one. II
It were adopted the people Of any city,
borough, county, township or school
district would absolutely control the
acts applying TO their local government.
As II now is the legislature may enact
what It pleases under the guise OF a
general law and 1t must be accepted
by the various municipalities, whether
It fits their case or not, and no matter
at what inconvenience. All the people
affected might be opposed to 1t, but
they would have to submit.
The Supreme court has decided that
the cities of the state cannot be di~
vided into more than three classes.
Philadelphia is the only city of the
first class; Pittsburg and Allegheny
are alone in the second class, while the
fourth class embraces all others from
Scranton, with 75,2l5 inhabitants at the
last census, to Cory, with 5,877. Legis-
lation for cities of the third class must
apply TO all the municipalities in that
class. The embarrassment and incon-
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-07-12

curled up on a seat7" he asked In amaze
ment.
mo. It will be made up when you are
ready TO retire"
The man did not exactly know what
made up meant, but NJ asKed no more
questions. lie sat ia the lrawing room
ana smoked, and finally he said to the
conductor:
"Well, GUESS I'll turn in"
"All right, ST.; your berth is made up"
The man walked into the main part Of
the car. Then he went back TO the
drawing room.
"They all look alike" he said; "you
will have to shcw mo mine"
The conductor showed him TO his berth
and left him. The man looked at IT.;
then he went back to the rear platform
and closed the door. In n few minutes
he stuck his head in the car and shout
ed:
Look out; I'm coming" and he made
a run for his berth with his clothes, or
most OF them, under his arm. In the
morning he stuck his head out between
the curtains and called tho conductor.
How in thunder am l going to get out
on the platform to dress with oil these
people looking?"
The conductor explained to him that he
would have to dress In the berth. He
did so, but II took him two hours.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-07-12
SHE SHOPS.

She shops!
She does not mean to buy,
For funds are low and prices high,
So many people wonder why
She shops!
She shops!
She keeps herself apprised
or all the bargains advertised,
And with a gusto undisguised-
She shops,
She shops!
The tired assistant sighs,
For long experience makes him wise,
He knows wherein her weakness lies
She shops
She shops!
She hurrles TO and fro,
And when the sun Is setting low.
A thousand captured samples show
She shops!
-Pearsons Weekly.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-07-12
Colonel NCCIdre'S
Opinion OF Trdsts
From the Philadelphia Times.


CD HD politicians are preparing for
an issue against trusts In the next
III national contest. Trust are ui-
III popular, and I'm some instances
have been severely oppressive ana
mcrited popular reprobation; but the con-
centration of capital and business energy
that has now become practically uni
versal throughout this country is not, as
a rule, the organization of despotic
trusts to force extortionate prices upon
consumers, but IL is the concentration
OF capital and labor that is compelled
| by existing conditions to attain cheap
ness of product as the one supreme ne
ccssity of the nation. This policy has
not been formulated by any political
party nor is II the growth OF statesman
! ship. 1t is entirely and absolutely the
creation of business necessities, and
these new conditions are upon us because
| this country is compelled to rival the
| nations of the world in cheapness OF
product, to command the markets of ev-
cry cline for the now rapidly increasing
surplus creations of our Industry.
| -:o:--
| Foreign countries have attained cheap
| ness of product by reduction In the
| wages of labor. That Is an impossible
| policy in the United States. The concen-
| tration of capital and energy to assure
| the cheapest products for consumers at
| nome ana abroad, has been ATTENDED netc
| by n liberal Increase of wages to American
| workmen, and our superior skill Is to-
| day equal to the necessity of producing
| articles for tho markets of the world
| cheaper than they can be sold by for
| elgn competitors even with just wages
! paid to American labor In our present
| business conditions our surplus OF pro-
| ducts must be largely increased, and un-
| less we can reach the markets OF the
/ fttI al, 0,,l tor IGt
inevitably follow, resulting In the de-
struction of the income of capital and
starvation wages and largely increased
| idleness among wOrkirgmen. The su-
preme business necessity of this country
today is cheapness OF product, and that
Is ostensibly what the general centraliza-
tion Of capital and energy means. OF
course. the greed of capital will seek to
profit In some instances by Nextortionate
prices TO consumers, but that can be
done only where high tariff duties pro-
tect trusts as even the greater COM
bination of capital. with free competition
at home and abroad, could not result in
eXtortionate prices. The logical result,
| enlargement Of products, enlargement Of
employment and cheapness in the neces-
saries of life consumed by labor.
| -.o.--
| These are the new conditions which
confront u.s. They can be changed only
by overthrowing the whole business
structure of the ration, and that would
mean anarchy
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Civil Service Humbug.

Last fall a circular was sent out to
the federal office holders Of New Hamp-
shire by the Republican state commit
tee of which Senator Gallinger was
chairman which, after calling attention
TO the Importance Of the issues and the
immense amount Of work TO be done in
the state and nation said: Absent
voters must be brought home, litera-
turc must be sent to all sections of the
country, speaking must be maintained
throughout the campaign, while the
bills for travelling expenses of speak
ers, postage, telcgraphing, printing,
etc. will be necessarily large. No help
will be received from the national or
congressional committee. We must
look to those who are honored by the
party of this state to meet the eN-
penses of this campaign. Knowing the
interest that you feel in Republican
success, I take the liberty of asking
you to contribute $, which sum you
can send by check or money order in
the inclosed stamped envelope TO the
treasurer Of the Republican State COM
mittee at Concord, N. H. Please in
close this circular with your remit
tance that there may be no mistake in
the name"
One of these circulars fell into the
hands of a factional enemy of Senator
Gallinger who transmitted 1t to John
4. Proctor, president Of the civil SER
vice commission at Washington, and as
a result that official has caused an IN
yestigation. Mr.. Proctor says that un-
der the law a federal offlCe-holder has
no right to solicit campaign contribu-
tions from other federal ofiice-holders.
the penalty for conviction of such an
alleged offence being "a fine not eX-
ceeding $1,000 or Imprisonment for a
term not exceeding three years. or such
fine and Imprisonment both, in the dis
cretion of the court
The outcome of this investigation will
be awaited with general interest To
the ordinary mind not befogged by the
sophistres of the professional civil SER
vice reformers the requesting OF those
who hold political office as a mark OF
official incomes to the preservation of
party supremacy does not assume the
proportions Of a crime justifyinG such
drastic penalty as President Proctor
mentions. 1t is conceivable thai the So
licitation OF contributions from govern
ment employees might be carried to an
unfair extreme or be characterized in
exceptional cases by dishonesty: but
the humbug of the attempt to make
such solicitation Illegal is indicated in
the fact that ways of evasion are open
to any campaign chairman who lacks
Senator Gallinger's manly Willingness
to face the music over his own name.
IT is well known to everybody conver-
SAINT with politics that every federal
office holder from the president of the
United States down is expected, if in a
political place dependent for Its tenure
upon the result of periodical political
campaigns, 10 make contribution TO the
campaign expenses OF the party &c
which he owes his election or appoint
ment, We cannot see that this is un'
fair; at all events, it is the rule in both
parties, has always been and presum'
ably always will be. That being true
why is it a crime to ask for that Whicf
1t is not a crime TO give?
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-07-12
THOROUGHLY WELCOME.
from the Pittsburg Dispatch.

From the Pittsburg Dispatch.
Theodore Hallam, a Kentucky attor-
ney, is generally reputed TO possess about
the nimblest wit in that bluegrass COM
monwealth. A story of his rcpartee at
the expense of the late Deacon" Rich
ard Smith the widely known editor OF
the old Cincinnati Gazette, runs thus:
Smith was chatting in the cafe of the st,
Nicholas with friend about political az
fairs. 1t so happened that just then
the police superintendents Of Covington,
KY, and Cincinnati were having row
over a fugitive, which ended in the
charge that the Covington officials were
affording protection" TO criminals. AS
Hallam entered the cafe Deacon" Smith
said;
Hello, Theodore. 1 see by the papers
that you're accused Of harboring thieves
over in your town"
"Yes, Mr.. smith," Hallam drawled,
come over"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-07-12
COMMON SENSE.
From the Washington Post,

From the Washington Post.
We do not know that any American
newspaper has, in so many words, urged
evacuation of the Philippines. 1t is
doubtful If there Is one that would
deem it eXpedient to thus outrage Amer
lean sentiment. There is no American
newspaper that Is so stoldly stupid as
to be ignorant or forgetful OF the duties
and responsibilities we have incurred In
those islands. To leave them in chaos,
to leave foreigners and friendly natives
to the mercy of assassins, would be a
crime against universal humanity, would
sink us almost beneath the contempt of
every decent member of the family of
nations, and, worse than ALL that would
make us wish the days were ten times
longer In order TO give us time TO sutt-
ciently despise ourselves, Since. then,
the only alternative to the suppression
of disorder in the Philippines is imposs-
BILE; since we are bound to go on, and
therefore cannot turn back, is it not a
patriotic duty to put the best face on
the situation p Is 1t wise, Is 1t eXpedient
to magnify the ills and minimize the bet
ter aspects of the case? We are not now
discussing what may or should be done
wheE our present task is finished. Our
future relations with the Filipinos may
be left for decision by the American peo-
pie through their agents in congress. but
the present duty is one as TO which there
ought TO be no dissenslons among us. Is
It not, therefore, incumbent on a patriotic
press and on all good citizens to stand
by the government until our army in the
Philippines no longer faces an enemy?
Are not those who dare not suggest a
retreat, who have not the courage Of
their convictions, and. therefore, shrink
from the ordeal Of unmitigated contempt,
bound by an obligation incident to citi-
zenship to cease their artificial contribu-
tions TO the natural difficulties of the ma
tons task?
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-07-12
FIRST NIGHT IN A SLEEPER" ."

From the Topeka state oJurnal.
A traveller from the short grass coun-
Try boarded No. ! at Dodge City a few
nights ago. lie wore long, white whis-
kers and wide-brimmed white felt hat,
and he stood six feet siN
His boots were neatly blacked and he
had on new suit of clothes. II was
apparent that no was not at home in his
new toggery. lie was going to CalifOr-
MIA, he explained, to visit his oldest son.
VINO was a prosperous fruit raiser on the
coast, He had engaged berth in the
Pullman, and he asked the conductor
where II was.
Fright here, SIR" said the conductor as
he pointed out the section.
"po you sleep In It that way, all
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-07-12

Ex.Consul Walters plan to have the
United States appropriate $4,000, 900 for
the purpose Of removing the American
negro to Cuba, to be successful will re-
quire the assent, first of the negro him
SELF then OF the Cubans and lastly Of
the others concerned. In other words
it is not likely to materialize,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-07-12
HIS REFERENCE.

From the Fliegende Batter.
Chief Ito commer rcial traveller seeking a
place)-Do you know how TO talk up
goods to customers?
Applicant-Allow me to turn on this
phonograph with conversation between
q customer and myself
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-07-12

Against Captain Watkins one mis-
take, which lost the Paris, public opin-
ion should weigh the 4S years of faith
full and efficient service which is to
his credit as q seaman and navigator,
during which he made over 500 trips
across the Atlantic without a mishap;
and then let the man without mistakes
cast the first stone.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-07-12

The American state departments
treatment of Austria's claim for dam
ages because of the Lattimer riot sig
nfies, in plain words, that aliens who
come to this country voluntarily and
then undertake to defy our laws must
face and accept the consequences. The
position is sound.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-07-12

The report in another column OF the
special audit Of the accounts Of the
American Mutual indemnity company
made recently by Mr.. G, i. Bradbury,
expert accountant, constitutes, It would
seem, a pretty good fortifcation
against malicious attack.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-07-12

According to Paris advices, England's
refusal to arbitrate her differences
with Paul Kruger throw doubt on the
sincerity of her representations at The
Hague. Arbitration does not fit a case
like Kruger's, What he needs is the
educational influences of a club.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-07-12

The Philadelphia Ledger indirectly
accuses President Mckinley of pursu-
ing toward the Philippines a half
hearted policy intended for political ef-
feet" We don't know which is the
worse in war, an open foe or a skulk-
ing supporter.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-07-12

The writer of THE Picture That Is
Turned Toward the Wall" who died
penniless. made about $500 from the
composition while the publishers re-
ceived $25,OOO. This is a picture of in
justice that should also be turned to
the wall
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-07-12

1t is now understood that President
Kruger is also delaying operations un-
til the arrival Of the rainy season,
which will make campaigning difficult
for the British. That may postpone
but it will not modify his finish.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-07-12

These are tremulous timee for men of
prominence in Pennsylvania. The pros
pect of having ones portrait appear
in the Philadelphia newspapers is
enough to drive the ordinary man into
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-07-12

According to Bishop Morrison, the
present is an age of falsehood. "Thous-
ands of men," says he, "will not tell
the truth unless they know they can
make something by it. Lies are put up
in packages. sent out in barrels and
hung up on hooks. Men are justifying
themselves with the fact that their
acts are common. The whole CONNER
cial world is honeycombed with un-
truthfulness, and the inordinate love Of
money which has taken hold Of our
people is at the bottom of it," Has the
reverend gentleman been getting his
views Of life from the pages of the
blackmailing Scrantonian?
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-07-12

Some of Aguinaldo's assistants who
draw pay as United States senators are
not feeling altogether comfortable these
days but they have no one to blame
but themselves.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-07-12

tempt to describe Kabekona Bay, the
Little Boy country, the Schoolcraft,
Frontenac, Bemidji, winnibgoshish,
the Bow String or the Vermillion, but
that Is all. Northern Minnesota east
of the Red River Valley and south
from the Canadian border is an un-
known land of beauty, fit in reality
only for some such project as a for
estry reserve or a national park for
the preservation of the source of the
Mississippi and the waters, of the
true lake region. The sportsman who
hunts or fishes for the finding and
eating of the thing and not the
slaughter would find there, under gov
ernment military and police protection
woodcock, plover, prairie chicken, wild
geese, quail, pheasant, wild ducks.
grouse and snipe. There the elk,
moose, caribou, deer and bear are to
be found In the fish there are musk
alonge, great northern pike, black
bass, wall-eyed pike, plckerel, lake
trout, whitefsh, silver bass, cropples,
rock bass and perch. These need only
governmental protection, supplemented
by the game laws of the state of Min
nesota, to multiply faster than a sea-
sons sportsmen can thin their ranks.
The Yellowstone, the Grand Canon,
Battlement Mesa, the Pecos. the Cas-
cade Range are reservations only ac-
cessible to the wealthy. The proposed
Minnesota reserve would be open to
any man of moderate means who de-
sired to travel to natures home at
least once a year"
The mere statement of these plans
and intentions is sufficient to commend
them to public favor. BY all means
let the project be urged.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-07-12

A brave man does not stand much
chance Of becoming a hero these days
unless he has a well organized press
bureau.
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AT HOME ANYWHERE

From the Topeka Capital.
Roosevelt is one man who can go ove~
the entire United States without once
landing in 'the enemys country"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-07-12

These are the new conditions which
confront us. They can be changed only
by overthrowing the whole business
structure of the ration, and that would
mean anarchy
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-02-21

freshments were served. The guests
present We're SMessrs. and Mesdames
Forester. Zimmerm IN. Connolly, Ten
Eyck, Hubbard and Turrell, Miss
Blanche Mickey and Grace Church,
Messrs. A. Mickey and Frank Damsell.
The. groom has been resiuent OF our
city for about two years ana IS an en-
ploye OF the Burlingt"l' Inc pride has
lived most of her life in Billings and is
as estimable In cr lracter as she is
beautiful in person. They have the
best wishes of all our citizens for all
felicity and prosperity III thelGSmarried
life. . S Il
A very pleasant dance was given by
the De-Su-Ah club at Armory nall on
Saturday night. The rlub Wllihproba-
bly, suspend operations now that the
Lenten season is ON. some extremely
enjoyable parties have been given I'M
der the auspices of this club and the
members have ACQUIRED an enviable
reputation as entertainers.
On Monday evening Mr.. and Mrs. H.
N. Kennedy delightfully."- entertained a
few friends at Their residence. Cards
furnished the amusement, lnterspersed
with pleasant conversation. DAINTY re-
freshments were served. The invited
guests were Messrs. and Mesdames
Rector, Butterfield. Child; Misses
Whaley, Plat and toIVin. and Messrs.
Marling and Plat ."E@
In the Forest and stream amateur
photography confess for pictures of
wild game in parks Mrs. Edith Mathe-
son Chapple of this city obtained
honorable mention for some views
taken of Hon. Paul McCormicks band
of elk.
Mrs. w. A. Vale on Monday received
a letter from her husband, who is in
the Klondike country, in which he inti-
mates that he thinks he has struck
rich claimn 4
Hon. w. A. Clark PASSED through this
city Friday night en- route home from
a visit to his coal properties at Bridger.
Hon., A. L. BabcCck, who had been
confined to the house for about 10 days
with an attack of neuralgia. has recoN-
cred sufficiently to be able to attend to
his business.
Vigo Iceberg, s. q. Reynolds and
Allan Farrell visited Hunters Hot
Springs for a few days this week.
Chris Carstens Of columbus was in
the city Monday.
w. A. Talmage of Red Lodge arrived
here Monday on his return from an
Eastern business trip.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. H. Becker came over
from Grow agency Tuesday night to
attend the club reception.