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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-06-30
The Traction Company and the Park,

The extension planned by the Trac-
ton company for its Nay Aug park
service. the legality Of which is in
question, was meant more as a pub
lie accommodation than as means
of profit to the company. The com
pany can continue to run its cars on
the present unsatisfactory line and
still continue to make money; but by
so doing it subjects thousands OF pa
irons TO inconvenience and also COM
pels many park-frequenters to walk
who. if better facilities existed, would
gladly welcome the opportunity to ride.
BY its location the park is rendered
inaccessible to many persons unless
they shall be afforded proper street
car facilities. In most cities the aues-
tion of giving such facilities for quick
transportation TO and from the parks
is held to he hardly second to the ques-
tion Of having parks at all. Boule-
wards are chiefly for the well-to-do
who can afford carriages or the hire
Of vehicles from the livery stables,
but the mass Of the people necessarily
depend upon street cars for their
pleasure transportation and it seems
to us that it is a mistaken policy to
interfere unnecessarily with the Trac-
tion company when It's efforts to bet
ter the facilities represent FAR more to
the public at large than to its own
rcveEuo.
For every owner of property in the
vicinity of the park who objects to the
proposed eXtension it is probable that
twJ favor il as an addition to their
convenience. But it is not a matter
concerning these persons solely. The
interests of the entire population are
affected and these clearly demand n
bettermcnt in the street car facilities
to Nay Aug. If prior franchises cover
ing the route desired have lapsed the
thing for councils to do is to renew the
privilege upon equitable conditions
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-06-30
Advance Couriers of Civilization.

1t is related by those who are ac-
quainted with Cuba that prior to Amer
lean intervention in it's affairs, the
spectacle of an intoxicated man in any
public place was exceedingly uncommon
One of the just complaints Of those Gu
bans who chafe under American con-
troll is that today drunkenness is on the
increase and that the bad example, set
by the carousing Americans who
ratronize the 1000 new saloons which
have sprung into existence in the is
land within the past year, is teaching
the natives to go to eXcesses in the
matter of drinking such as were never
thought of a few months ago.
The population of Cuba has urgent
need of free schools. Their establish
ment in large number is demanded not
only by dictates of common humanity
as means of elevating an illiterate and
| long oppressed race. but also by the
| consideration that they are essential
| to our pledged work in Cuba. The honor
and good faith of the United States
| government are officially obligated 70 4
| task in which free schools are indis-
| pensable tools; and unohicially the
American people are bound by prompt
| ings of human brotherhood to give to
| the educational needs of these wards Of
our foster-isle their generous interest
and support. Yet in the progress of
Cuba's redemption it must be noted
with shame that the saloon has ap-
| parently taken the lead over the public
school and it is a matter of some doubt
whether the school will ever be able to
| catch up.
That incident in Cienfuegos the other
day, when a group of drunken Ameri-
can camp-followers created a riot in a
disreputable resort and when arrested
by the Cuban police in the line of their
duty as safeguardians of the peace
were rescued with bloodshed by Ameri-
can soldiers led by a captain in our
regular army has justly brought re-
| proach upon our authority and our
arms. With commendable diligence
and impartiality, General Wilson has
caused the arrest of all the principals
to this disturbance, turning the Amer
lean civilians over to the Cuban civil
tribunal for trial and ordering the
| American soldiers who were implicated
to undergo court-martial. So far as the
evil effects OF such an episode can be
undone General Wilson has undone
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-06-30
DISTRICT CONVENTIONS.
Second Legislative District.

Notice Is hereby given to the Republi-
can voters of the Second legislative dis
trict that a primary election will be held
on Saturday, July 1, 1899. between the
hours of and Z o'clock, for the purpose
of electing a delegate to represent said
legislative district in the coming Re-
publican state convention to be held IN
Harrisburg. On account of the follow
Ing Tuesday being a legal holiday, the
convention to compute the vote will be
held on Monday, July 8, 1899, at o'clock
In the court house in Scranton. In ac-
cordance with a resolution adopted by
the last district convention the candi-
dates for delegates to the state conven-
tion will be voted for directly by the
voters at the polls. Each candidate
must register with the district chairman
his full name and postotfice address and
shall pay his assessment ten days be-
fore the election or his name will not be
placed on the official ballot, neither will
any votes cast for him be counted.
The regular vigilance committee to-
gether with the return Judge to be APP
pointed by the chairman will conduct
the election and the result will be report.
ed by the return Judge to the district
convention which will be composed OF
the return judges of the various districts.
Frederic w. Fleitz, Chairman.
Attest: M. w. Lowry, Secretary.
June u, 1899.
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We call attention to the article else
where reproduced from the Philadel-
phia Press explaining the difficulties
encountered by the administration at
Washington in securing an adequate
army for the Philippines. 1t makes
clear that the combine of senators
which emasculated the army reorgan-
ization bill did so with the deliberate
purpose of hindering the government
and aiding the Filipino rebels. The
leader in this reasonable combine was
Arthur Pue German. late Senator from
Maryland and now a candidate for the
Democratic nomination for president of
the United States. We hope that Cor
man will be nominated.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-06-30
Bounds of Justifiable Criticism.

a libel case of some interest has Just
been tried in Michigan. A member Of
the state Legislature sued to recover
damages from the directors of the Good
Government league because they had
opposed his reelection by circulating
literature charging him with having
promoted legislation of an Immoral
nature" The ground for this charge
was that he had introduced a bill to
legalize the sale of liquor on holidays.
He claimed this was not immoral legis-
lation and that the printed assertion
to the contrary did him grievous in
justice.
When the case went to the jury the
trial judge directed it what verdict to
return. He ordered n finding for the
defendants on the ground that the al
legged libel was a privileged commune
cation and that the right of the defen-
dants to criticize honestly and in good
faith the plaintiffs record as a legis-
lator and candidate for public office
was not exceeded in the publication
complained of. AS to the use of the
word Immoral" in the campaign cir
cular, the court held it to be purely
matter of opinion. 1t was a question
upon which men might differ-a question
of judgment. Thousands of people
might think that the plaintiff did
champion immoral measures when he
sought to have the saloons thrown open
on legal holidays; and thousands of
people might think just the opposite.
While this decision involves no new
principle it offers timely definition
Of the proper limits of public criticism.
This particular plaintiff was criticized
honestly and in good faith for acts in
volving a marked difference of opinion.
Had the criticism been manifestly ma
licious and insincere the inference is
that the court would have left the jury
free to make an estimate of damages.
There are extremes Of leniency and of
virulence in criticism and both should
be avoided.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-06-30

The American navy has reason to be
proud Of a tribute paid to it by Joseph
L. Stickney in his new biography of
Dewey when he says: Admiral Dewey
Is not an accident; he is the natural
product Of his own strong individuality
and the system by which officers of the
navy OF the United States are trained.
He has passed through a school in
which the necessity to act upon the
inspiration OF an instant is combined
with the knowledge of how to
wait with infinite patience for
the arrival of the right time
to act" This is pretty good
recipe for success in the majority of
vocations.
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BEFORE AND AFTER.
From ]. Sterling Morton's Conservative,

From ]. Sterling Morton's Conservative.
During the tumultuous campaign Of
1896, in the city of Richmond, William
j. Bryan declared: II want to warn
you who are contemplating desertirg
the Democratic party at this time. that
the man who. in the face Of such an enc
my, either goes to the rear or is found in
secret conference with the enemy, is a
traitor upon whom the brand shall be
placed and HE SHALL NOT COME
BACK" The dictatorial and majestic
manner in which Mr.. Bryan, by his own
authority, thus banished from the privi-
leges OF association with the sanctihed
silverltes. ala those who had adhered to
the dlabolism OF the gold standard, was
lofty in its Imperialism and unparalleled
In its modesty. But that cruel remark,
calculated TO intimidate and buldoze the
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them. Yet the fact remains that among
the more populous cities of Cuba the
form Of American energy which is
most in evidence before the suspicious
natives is that which hastens to Amer
icanize the vice OF the island and coin
profit out of control Of the business OF
panderlng to that vice.
In time, perhaps. this will not be.
Our good work will no doubt event
ually preponderate over our evil, when
the agencies of decency become aroused
TO their duty. But in the discussion OF
the benefcent results of American
civilization upon downtrodden aliens
1t is well to bear in mind that unless
great care is exercised the first fruits
OF Americanizatlon are liable upon
careful examination to prove disap-
pointing
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cowardly and weak. was made before the
election of 1896

cowardly and weak. was made before the
election Of 1896
Mr.. Bryan is better inclined TO forgive
ness and mercy now, FOR in n speech
made at Louisville, Kentucky, during the
last six weeks, the defiant and the die
tatorial were erased and in their stead
were served up the following persuasive
sweetmcats. There is nothing Of the bra
Nado In this: II have been told that
there are here number of people who
were Democrats prior to 1896, but who,
In 1895. wandered away into the Republi-
can fold or waited for awhile at that
halfway place known as the Gold Demo-
cratic party. Now, the people who were
oil right in 1896 are all right now.
do not need to talk to them. Those who
went through the fiery furnace OF criti-
cism in 1896 are not apt to be dismayed
now. But want to talk awhile to those
who left us in 1896, because want them
to come back and help us in this fight
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-06-30
SICKNESS AT MANILA.
From the Times-Hcrald.

From the Times Herald.
II will fill the anti-imperialists with ali
almost mortal grief to learn that in
stead of perishins like flies in the moist
heat Of Manila the health of our troops
In that abused climate has been aston
ishingly good. In a period of almost a
year. from the landing of our first hur-
ried military expedition near Cavite,
June 20, 1898, to the date OF General Otis
last report, June 5, 1898, there have been
only 3Gi deaths from disease in our Phil
ipplne army, which from first 10 last has
numbered 10000 men. Moreover the 3Gi,
or less than / per cent of the men eX-
posed to the insalubrious climate OF Ma
nila includes all those drowned or who
died from injuries other than those re-
ceiVed in battle
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-06-30

In his newest novel Robert w.
Chambers thus delivers himself against
feminine competition: Women huddle
into heliterary world, women with three
names, who write, write, write! The
with undigested women wearing three
names, the book stalls groan with their
harvests, the literary world reeks of
their tea, and its siroccos hiss through
their docked hair" Robert should un-
doubtedly take something for this tired
feeling.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-06-30

General Funston's desire is to be-
come professor Of American history
in the Luzon university after the war
is over, so that the new generation Of
F'ilipinos may be taught to know bet
ter than 10 get in the way Of the band
wagon Of Anglo-saxon progress. Pro-
fessor Funston has been giving them
tolerably effective instruction as Il is.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-06-30

Ex-Governor Stone, Of Missouri, act
ing chairman of the Democratic Ma
tional committee, thinks that some
grave mistakes have been made at
Manila, "but as matters stand at pres
ent we have got to stand by our coun-
try" The governors patriotism is evil
IDENTIFY better than his politics.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-06-30
REXFORD'S.
SCRANTON, June 30. 1900.

SCRANTON, June 90, 1899.
Just sold two more of those S32
watches. Solid lax gold, good
weight, handsome thin model, e.
gin movement that will keep per-
lect time. In fact a watch a man
can be proud of. Haven't missed
a customer that has looked at this
watch. How about you?
THE REXFORD CO.,
1872 Wyoming Ave.
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When General Otis is through with
the next campaign in the Philippines
it is probable that the country will be
in shape for the map-makers to work
with some degree of accuracy.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-06-30
A MIGHTY GOOD THING.
From the Tlmes.Herald.

From the Times-Herald.
General Wood declines $500 a year
to fight yellow fever and uphold the
American authority in Cuba. "Ths fight
ing business has been a good thing for
the whole country" said Roosevelt while
on his way to attend a reunion of the
Rough Riders. What better illustration
OF the truth of this remark can be found
than the action of General Leonard
Wood?
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-06-30
Star
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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-06-30

" ~LS
a child born on this day will notice that
bankers are always anxious to loan
money when no one wants it.
The mother is always happy when her
son has passed the period of life that is
devoted to criticism of everybody and
everything.
The spring poet would not be regarded
with so much dread were ii not for the
fellows who insist upon repeating his
lines.
A good many persons mistake the
crank's runway for the path of duty.
Sometimes a man can "see the editor"
better before than after the interview.
Yale colors were certainly blue last
night
Ajacchus' Advice.
Do not try to begin life at the top of
the ladder. You may become dizzy.
Do not be too anxious to persuade peo-
pie that you are smart. Give them a
chance to guess 1t.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-06-30

General Miles is in the position of the
ball player who is kept on the bench
during the championship games.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-06-30

Colonel Roosevelt seems to be a man
who can have Fourth of July celebra-
tion in almost any locality he chooses
to visit.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-06-30

The press bureau of the peace con-
ference at The Hague does not appear
to be very industrious these days.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-06-30

time be of the opinion that the cruiser
Sfax belongs to the slow freight line.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-06-30

Fourth of July will be at least forty
eight hours long this year.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-06-30

DIR. Mackeys testimony on the sub
ject of political Judas Iscariots ough.
to be expert.
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compelled work al! the time
makebo to
tion Isl
and SIC
andR l
weeks and he said Why Miller what
"What replied Nothing only that walk have got
What Mlr2
1Nbule and
Their of
abe and
hand all the time.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-06-30

1t would not be a bad idea to give
the Cubans who still wish to carry
guns, an opportunity to fight az
Manila,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-06-30

In the spring Of 1898, a regular army
Of 27,5O0 had TO be raised to $4,000.
This spring this army by discharge
was reduced to 27,5OO. and then the
work began of expanding it, first, to
65, 900. and then, by adding $4,000 volun-
teers, to 100000 men. Having begun
by making resistance certain in Luzon
by delaying the ratification Of the
treaty, the opposition, by the army leg
islation 1t eXtorted as a compromise
army bill, rendered its suppression diff
cult by requiring this spring not the
maintenance of the war army but the
new organization of a new army.
Since March $4,000 men have been
enlisted in the regular army. Many of
these are re-enlistments, but the new
enlistments have been 1000 a week.
These troops had to be enlisted, must
cred in, distributed and organized. The
labor, while attracting less attention,
has been only second to that of year
ago, and the field of operations was
this time 10000 miles away. With
volunteers steadily leaving Manila by
steady shipments, the force IN the
Philippines has been raised from $4,000
last winter to $4,000 today. regulars all,
In a fortnight $4,000 men will be in
Manila. BY the middle of August a
force OF 1910 men win be there, and
from that time on Il steady stream OF
| 900 men a week will be maintained
until the islands are pacihed, peace re-
stored and the legal authority Of the
United States is established.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-06-30

This policy of doubling the 20 zee now
In Manila, trebling The men there last
winter and quadrupllng the army
deemed necessary a year ago, Will be
approved by the whole country. The
delays have been irksome, and the pros
pect and presence Of a force sufficient
to hold every mile occupied offers the
only course which should be followed,
If there has been delay it has been the
inevitable result OF the dissolution ofone
army and the organization of another
at theVery time whena a resistance more
serious than that of Spain faced the
government which an irresponsible op-
position made responsible for suppress
ing resistance fomented by the very
policy which destroyed the army ;hat
had fought the war just won and re-
uuired the orEaIiza tion of a new one,
This reorganization has gone on for
fifteen weeks rt st at the ra:a OF E5,Uo0
men week. Faster it could not go.
It Is continuing at the rate Of 1000 men
q week and will continue while there is
need for more men at Manila or else
where. With $4,000 men now. General
Otis will resume operations when the
rainy season is over with 10000 men.
The force is adequate and a weekly
reinforcement of 1000 men will keep 1t
adequate until the task of the nation
Is accomplished.
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With troops enough, none OF these
things need have occurred, and of
troops the government was deprived by
the same votes which delayed ratifica-
ton. By law, the army gathered to
fight Spain disappeared with the ap-
pearance of peace, and the only leg
islation which could be secured from
the senate last winter for a new army
abruptly reduced the regular army to
27.500 men and provided for new en-
listments and a new organization to
supply new forces. The volunteers all
had to be mustered out, and but for the
patriotism of the volunteers who re-
mained at Manila the country would
have Jared as i'll as Senator German
and his associates proposed. Instead
of being able to use the forces with
which it brought the war with Spain
to triumphant close the administra-
tion was required by law to part with
all it's volunteers at the earliest mo-
ment, summarily to reduce the regular
army to 27,500 men, and then, If need
were, enlist, first, enough regulars to
raise their force to $4,000 men, and then,
If need still were, enough volunteers,
$4,000 in number, to make the entire
force 100 900 men.
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TOLD BY THE STARS.
Daily Horoscope Drawn by Ajacchus,
The Tribune Astrologer.
kIss

Astrolabe Cast: 4,O6 a. m, for Friday
June 80, 1899
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But the resistance which the country
has faced in Luzon and the delay in its
suppression are the direct result of the
long opposition in the senate to the
Spanish treaty. This encouraged re-
sistance at Luzon and by forcing q
compromise on the army bill it re-
duced the forces to suppress resistance
at the command of the government in
Washington. With resistance in Luzon
as result Of opposition to annexation
at Washington the country is familiar.
The relation between opposition at
Washington and the lack of an ade-
quate force at Manila has been less ap-
parent. With delay in the ratification
of the treaty went opposition to the
maintenance of the army on an ade-
quate scale. Both were supported by
the same men, both had the same pur-
pose, and both have had the same re-
suits. the needless loss of American
soldiers in the rice fields of Luzon, the
needless cost of prolonged operations
and the needless injury to national
prestige and authority caused by re-
sistance at Luzon protracted through
months instead of weeks.
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The Secret Of Our
Trouble in Manila.


From the Philadelphia Press.
61 HE close of one campaign in the
Philippines, brought to an end
by the rainy season, Is reported
u by General Otis in his last des-
patch, reviewing the results of his OPP
erations. When the next begins at the
opening of October and the beginning
of the dry season, a force of 10000
men will be under his command. This
display Of adequate and overpowering
force will alone go far TO a close strug-
gle which has left but one organized
force Of 1000 meme opposed TO the au-
thority of the United States. For six
weeks to come 1000 to 5000 men a week
will reach or leave for Manila, a larger
force than England sent in the same
period to the Indian mutiny, and alarger
force than is today gathered in South
Africa awaiting possible war with the
Transvaal. IT, as General Otis shows
and the record of a score of conflicts
demonstrates, the superiority Of Ameri-
can arms has been established by the
past campaign, their supremacy will be
put beyond doubt by the force which
will be present in Manila by the end
Of September, full 10000 men.
Stikeen River journal., 1899-09-23
Worse than a Dentist,

There is in Toledo young grocery clerk who would like to meet the in- ventor of the self f-coiling string holder. cery clerks undoing.
 The clerk got into the habit years ago of biting off the string instead of breaking it, after tying bundles. Natu- rally his teeth protested against the practice. At length they gave up and wore out.
 He bought false teeth. Before he fairly got acquainted with them, so to speak, the patent string was es-