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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-10-23
A Problem in Pathology. .
AIKEN IN connection with
the furious rhetoric which
II has fiourshed in certain

~ AIKEN IN connection with
the furious rhetoric which
Il has fiourished in certain
quarters during the past
few years against the imaginary thing
or condition called "Connelism," to
which has been imputed about every
crime in the catalogue short OF wilful
murder, what are we to infer from
the exhibition made in court on Sat
urday If not that TOO much 'Connell-
ism" hath dethroned it's critics rea-
son?
The Standard dictionary defines in
sanity TO be "a persistent morbid con-
diton of mind due to some form OF
disease of the brain or nervous sys-
TEN, usually characterized by defic-
iency or loss of volitional and rational
control by excessive activity of the
fantasy, and by arrangement or per-
verted action Of one or more of the
mental faculties"
One week ago this evening, John
Gibbons met William LOTUS of Car
bOndale in the st. Cloud hotel by ap-
pointment and there discussed with
him the matter of Lotus candidacy
for a government appointment Not
wishing to proclaim this candidacy
from the housetops, the talk Of these
two men was moderated but there was
no exceptional secrecy, They stood
where they could easily be seen and
where their movements could easily be
A,I,a Ar nf
Ellsworth Davis, together with one
Ehenezer Davis, both saw ard watched
Gibbons and LOTUS distinctly; and
behold the result!
on Saturday morning, four full days
intervening, the two Davises are
brought into court to swear that Will
liam Lotus, to the best OF their
knowledge and belief, was not William
Lotus, al all, but f, II. Allen, a juror
in the Ripple-I.ittle libel case. This
hallucination had been swallowed with
avidity by Little's counsel and made
one of the points underlying theii
motion for a new trial, in spite of the
fact that at any time during those
four intervening days, fifteen minutes
spent by Cornelius smith, esq, by Ma
than Vidaver esq, or by either or boti
of their part of original misinformants
In intelligent research would have beer
sufficient to establish that neither r
r. Allen nor any other juror had beeI
anywhere near John Gibbons on Mon
day night or on any other night during
the trial of the libel suit,
Does not this readiness tS belieV
false testimony suggest excessive ac
tivity Of the fantasy and "derangc
ment or perverted action of one o
more Of the mental faculties? If
does. the question may properly b
asked. TO what limits may this de
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-10-23

" n THE SELECTION of eX-Sena-
tor John I. Mitchell, of Tioga
Il. county to fill the place on the
state ticket vacated by Josiah
r. Adams resignation, the Republi-
can state committee have chosen wise
ly. Judge Mitchel's name will go
on the official ballot; it will command
very cordial support from all classes
Of the party and people; and all that
remains will be simply to compute the
majority.
Judge Mitchell is a native of Tioga
county, where he was born in 1888.
He received a common school educa-
tion and attended Bucknell' univer-
sity for two years. For a short time
before the civil war broke out he was
teacher. but soon after the war be.
gan he enlisted in the 1S6th regiment
of Pennsylvania volunteers and be-
came a captain. He was admitted to
the bar in 1864 and from 1868 to 1871
was district attorney for Tioga coun-
ty, being a part of that time the editor
Of the Tioga County Agitator. He
represented his county from 1872 to
1876 in the house at Harrisburg, serv-
ing as chairman of the committees on
ways and means and on judiciary. He
served two terms in congress, the
Forty-fifth and Forty-sixth. In 1881
he was elected to represent the state
in the United States senate to su coed
William A. Wallace. His election
was the result of a compromise,
reached at the end of the memorable
struggle between the Cameron faction,
then in control in the state orsaniza-
ton, which attempted to force the cleo
ton of Henry w. Oliver. Of Pittsburg,
and the Independent Republicans, who
supported Galusha A. Grow.
Judge Mitchell is a man of fine
character and presence; he possesses
a well-trained and judicial mind; po-
litically he is clean and conservative
and there is no reason why any Re
publican in the state should vote
against him.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-10-23
JUVENILE WIT.

Papa" said little Harry, when two
people marry are they made one?' Eyes,
my son. was the reply. Which one,
papaY' asked Harry.
Tommy, aged ., was strutting around
the house in his iirst pair of boots and
being told his baby sister wanted to kiss
him, said; "In Just bet a cent that kid
takes me for her father"
Little 4-year-old Mabel was running
down hill, holding her dress tightly. BE
careful" called her mother, "or you will
fall" 'Oh no, l won't replied Mabel,
"cause I'm holding tight to myself"
Small Willie accompanied by his father,
was taking in the circus and the men
agerie. "Oh papa" he exclaimed, as
they stopped in front of the elephant.
look at the big cow with her horns in
her mouth eating hay with her tail"
"Why was Adam and Eve forbidden to
eat of the fruit of the tree of know
ledger asked the teacher of the juven-
lie class. "Mebby he was afraid they'd
fall out Of the tree an get hurt" replied
the little fellow who had his arm in a
sling.
Teach a boy to be saving after the fol-
lowing fashion and he may grow up and
! become much-sought-after bank cash
Ter. YES" said the father to visitor
as he stroked his little sons head, John
ME has started a bank for his odd pennies
and nickels. How much have you saved
up, JOhnnie?' Seven cents" replied the
| youthful banker, "besldes the $3.50 you
| owe it"-Chieago News.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-10-23
Gluskap's Hound.

IluSRapS hOuuu.
They slew n god in a valley
That faces the wooded west;
They held him down i'm their anger
With a mountain across his breast,
And all night through, and all night long
His hound will take no rest,
From the low woods. black as sorrow
That marshal along the lake,
A cry breaks out on the stiffness,
AS IL the dead would wake
The cry Of the faithful dog, who runs
No more for the runnings sake.
But follows the sides of the valley
And the old familiar trail
With his nose to the ground, and his eyes
Red lights in the cedar swale:
All night long. and all night through,
Till the heavy east grows pale.
Some say he foreheralds tempest
Outrunning the wind in the air.
When the willows are blowing yellow
And the alders are wet and bare
He hunts, with no joy in the hunting,
Giving tongue to his mad despair.
Another stick on the campfire,
For the shadows are leaning near
And something runs in the thicket
That the spruces bend to hear!
The white stars wonder why he runs,
With his grief of thousand year.
Theodore Roberts in Youths Compan
ion
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-10-23

entirely away since the days of the Rom
ans. out OF $1,000 volumes published last
year In the Land of Flowers no less than
5000 were law books and i,3O0 treated of
religion, which shows that the romantic
little nation has not yet taken kindly to
any written form of romance
In London this summer one of the
weekly papers offered prize for the best
list of strong words, to number ten. The
announcement specified that but ten
words would be considered from any one
person and committee or literary men
would select from the numbers offered
the ten strongest words in the English
language. These are the words that
won: Hate, blood, hungry, dawn, COM
ing, gone, love, dead, alone, forever"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-10-23
Uniform Divorce Laws.

4 COMMITTEE of citizens
~ working to bring about uni
~ formity of state legislation
governing divorce has draft
cd a general bill which, after prescrih-
ing a period of residence in a state
requisite to obtain a title for divorce
provides that divorce shall be granted
for the following causes arising after
marriage: Adultery, extreme cruelty,
habitual drunkenness or the confirmed
habit of intoxication, whether arising
from the use of alcoholic drinks or
drugs; conviction of felony, with sem
tence of imprisonment to state prison
or penitentiary and continuous deser-
Non for at least - years, the blank
opinion shall direct.
The probability of reaching uniform
state legislation on this subject is re-
mote and there are obstacles to fed
eral regulation of either marriage or
divorce. But if uniformity could be
had by the concurrent action of the
various states a better basis of legis-
lation could hardly be obtained than
that lust outlined. 1t will be pre-
ceived that it does not include among
the causes incompatibility of temper
a phrase which has been much used
to afford easy release from the mar
riage bond. The putting forward OF
this phrase usually covers motives
which will not bear too close inVesu-
CATION: and it's elimination from the
statutory causes for divorce would IN
few instances work real hardship while
in many instances it would protect
children from unfairness and tend 70
invest with greater solemnity the
original choice of life partnerships.
The contemporary agitation Tor
canonical law prohibiting absolutely
re-marriage after divorce does not en-
ter into the consideration of the clVl
aspects of this problem. There car
be no question of the right of eacf
| church denomination to establish sucr
laws as it deems proper for the regu'
| lation Of it's conduct toward the socla
relations Of it's membership; and these
| laws will bind none save those Wh'
| elect to accept them. We are speak
ing here of the civil law, which Is
mandatory upon the religious and the
| irreligious alike.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-10-23
The Parsons Limit.

He'd been preaching and exhorting
For a score of years or so
In a portion of the Vineyard
Where the harvesting was slow;
Where the temporal inducement
For his ceaseless diligence
Was a promise Of four hundred
For his yearly recompense.
Unrelenting was the ardor
He devoted to the cause,
And though slowly came the dollars
Still he labored without pause,
Till one day they came and told him,
AS he kicked against the pricks,
That they'd raised their offered stipend
From four hundred up to six.
Then the good man sank exhausted
AS he feebly made reply:
Don't, pray you, mon and brethren,
Thus my patience overtry;
For to CLEAN the four you've promised
Hath so warped my vital store
That 'twould kill me if you taxed me
To collect two hundred more"
Boston Courier.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-10-23

The congressional library at Wash
ington is about to inaugurate feat
ure which will be appreciated by the
public. II proposes to open a reading
room where 800 daily and weekly news
papers representing every city in the
United States will be kept on file. In
der the efficient direction of Mr.. AL
Ian B. Slauson, this department of the
library has attained formidable pro-
portions and more room is an impera-
tive necessity.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-10-23

4 good many residents of this town
are beginning to see the defamers Of
"Connelism" in their true light, as
men without conscience or scruple,
ready to resort to any dirty trick to
gain a personal end or blackguard an
opponent
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-10-23
Light.

The night has a thousand eyes
And the day but one,
Yet the light OF the bright world dies
With the dying sun.
The mind has Q thousand eyes,
And the heart but one
Yet the light of whole life dies
When love is done.
Francis William Bourdillon.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-10-23

government as free and Independent
as that which we have promised the
Cubans shall have been firmly estab-
lished at Manila, we shall deem 1t our
duty to protect them 0he Fllipinosj
against interference by other powers
But the protection of a government
such as the natives of the island would
be likely to establish and which would
remain I'm the experimental stage for
a longer or shorter period Of time, i'm
plies responsibility on the part OF the
protector. We should be held rcspon-
sible for oppressive and vlndictive acts
Of our proteges toward the Spaniards
who have remained in the islands, ana
for the security Of commerce and OF
the lives and property OF all foreigut
ers. If we should disclaim responsible
ity other powers would assert the right
TO protect their own interests, and in
ternational complications would ensue.
A benevolent protectorate such as is
advocated by the anti-expansionists
would, therefore, necessitate the super
vision by us in greater or less degree
of the native government to be set up
in the Philippines and the exercise Of
some control over its proceedings. But
this is exactly what this government
is contending for; no more, no less"
The Record appends to it's reply the
remark that "the wisdom of absolutely
refusing to treat with the Aguinaldo
combination may be reasonably uues-
toned; but if it will consult its files
1t Will learn that there has been no
absolute refusal to treat with it. On
the contrary, several attempts to treat
with 1t have been made under the
sanction of President NJ TX nley not
ably in the case of the Schurman COM
mlsslon-and these have failed owing
wholly to the obstinacy and incredul-
| lty of the Filipino commissioners. Our
contemporary then proceeds: 'rThe in.
slnuation of the anti-expansionists, that
| the conflict in the Philippines is an un-
| Justihable war of aggression on on,
part is as untrue as it is unpatriotic.
from the moment ii became evident
that Spain's power in the archipelago
was shattered, thanks to American
seamen and soldiers, Aguinaldo and hi.
coadjutors ungratefully insisted that
we ought to clear out and leave them
the spoils of victory which they did
not achieve. 1t was to prevent a car-
nival of vengeance and looting that
our troops kept the F'ilipinos out OF
Manila; and it was the Aguinaldt
junta, enraged at being cheated of its
prey, which first appealed to the gun.
! powder argument"
The intent of the American govern.
ment toward the Philippine islanders
| has been clearly defined None neet
mistake it. They must put up theil
shooting irons and listen to reason be-
fore our military operations will bC
suspended; and when they have don,
that they will be given the amples
chance, consistent with internationa
| peace and the safety in the Philip
pines of life and property, to shov
what they are capable of in the way
of self-government. Mr.. Schurz ask!
no more than this; but he asks it il
an impossible manner.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-10-23
Ornamental
Parquet Floors
and Borders.

Ornamental Floors. such as we
offer have been in use in Europe
for generations. They are no ex-
pertinent,
II is safe to consider that no out
lay will so furnish and enrich a
dwelling as these ornamental floors.
They are cheaper than carpets.
Floors laid and finished in best
manner.
Fine line of patterns to select
from.
Estimates furnished and all work
guaranteed.
Hill & COrlnaell
121 N. Washington Ave,
Scranton, Pa.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-10-23

The Beers may be good individual
marksmen but it takes more than that
to make good soldiers, as they are dis
covering to their sorrow.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-10-23
County.

Commssioners-JOHN COURIER NOR
RIS, of Scranton; JOHN PENMAN,
of Olyphant
Auditors-WILLIAME f. JOHNS and ASA
+. KIEFER, both of Scranton.
Election day, Nov. Z.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-10-23
REPUBLICAN NOMINATIONS.
State.

Justice OF the Supreme Court-J. HAY
BROWN Of Lancaster
Judge of the Superior Court-JOHN j.
MITCHELL, of Tioga
State surer-LIEUTENANT coll
ONEL JAMES e. BARNETT, Of
Washington.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-10-23

Captain Carter must serve out the
full sentence of the court martial and
he ought to congratulate himself that
1t was not worse.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-10-23

Senator Hoar remains grieved over
the Philippine situation yet believes
that Mckinley will be reelected and
comedies that he ought to be. The SEN
atOr is coming around.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-10-23

Faith may remove mountains and
cure disease, but the experience of
"Oom Paul. shows that it is a mighty
unsatisfactory substitute for trained
soldiers and well-handled guns in time
of war
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-10-23
range he INDUCED without forgetting
the requirements of justice?

The recent public statement credited
to Assistant Postmaster General
Heath that an army commission was
offered Aguinaldo is denied at the war
department. According to Secretary
Root and Adjutant General Corbin
"the records Of the War department
and the state department, so far as
they relate to the conduct of the war,
fail to show anything indicating that
a commission in the United States
army had been offered to Aguinaldo." ."
Mr.. Heath was doubtless misquoted.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-10-23

Popular subscriptions are being re-
ceived in New York for a loving cur
to be presented to Sir Thomas Upton
No doubt it will be a tea cup.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-10-23

The Mobile Register suggests that
the historic sayings of American ma
tional heroes will have to be revised
if the sentiments advocated by Edward
Atkinson and his followers prevail.
1t indicates the following amend
ments:
Give up the ship" Lawrence.
"Be sure you are right, then apollo
gize for it."-Davy Crockett.
1--WE have met the enemy and ours
are theirs. oliver Hazard Perry.
Wait until you see the whites of
their eyes, boys then run."-Andrew
Jackson.
Don't hold the fort; am running -
w. T. Sherman.
'D-n the torpedoes; take a sneak
David Glasgow Farragut.
Il propose to get out of this line if il
takes all summer."-U. S. Grant.
There stands Jackson like stone.
wall. but he is a fool to do it."-Gen.
eral Lee.
when you are ready, Gridley, yor
may skedaddle. dewey.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-10-23
For Superior Court Judge.

" n THE SELECTION Of eX-Sena-
tor John I. Mitchell, of Tioga
Il county, to fill the place on the
al
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-10-23

4 COMMITTEE of citizens
~ working to bring about uni
~ formity of state legislation
governing divorce has draft
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-05-14
MoULDERs ARE HAPPY.
The Strikers Receive Weekly Stipend from
the Union.

Yesterday was the happiest day Of the
week to the striking mouIders. 1t was pay
day, and Secretary William Porter was
at Labor headquarters during the after
noon dispensing the union allowance. All
of the men were joyous because the sec
rotary of the union declared that the
treasury could stand a few more weekly
payments.
The activity at Rice. Barton & Fales
disappeared as if by magic yesterday
when the moulders did not appear. The
six men who promised the strike leaders
that they would not return to the foundry
were true blue to the union, and the big
foundry was silenced for the second time
during the strike.
The firm has not yet appealed to the
courts, and it was said in labor and
foundry circles yesterday that Rice, Bar
ton & Fales would make an attempt to
get out a few orders this week with i'm
ported help.
Yesterday the pickets stationed at
William Allen & Sons discovered an at
tempt to ship castings out Of town for
completion. According to the story of
labor men, the pickets have been thor
oughly taught the necessity of watchful-
ness and as a result it is impossible for
any founder involved in the strike to get
work done in the city or out of it.
The muddle in the Holyoke Machine Co.
affair was explained yesterday by an Off
Ger of the Moulders' Union. He said that
the arbitration agreement has existed
only since the first of May, and that the
Hoiyoke Machine Co. and the local
moulders furnished the first case in this
section of the state. Stephen A. Holman
president of Holyoke Machine Co., said
Yesterday that he would not recognize
the union even if the arbitrators decided
that he should. Mr.. Holman said that the
National Founders Association would not
arbitrate the case If It would neosssitate
recognition of the union.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-05-14
Serious Spill on the
Warren. Brookfield
& Spencer.
TWO PERSONS HURT
twenty-five Passengers
Have Thrilling Time at
East Brookfield.

East Brookfeld. May 1S,-what
proved to be a serious accident occurred
on the Warren, Brookfield and Spencer
road shortly after 3 O'Clock this after
noon.
Paul Gaudette of this village received
bad fracture of the leg. Mrs. Eliza
beth Perry of North Brookfeld was
badly injured, and other passengers
were more or less shaken up and
frightened.
Car No. 20, an open one, in charge
of Motorman Clarence Bemis and Con-
duotor Harry Grant, with 25 passengers.
was running east ON the Warren,
Brookfeld and Spencer road. The car
was due in Spencer at 800 o'clock. 1t
was proceeding at the usual rate OF
speed, and when at the foot of How
lands hill, about a mile from this viii
lage, toward Spencer, the car left the
irons.
1t ran on the roadbed for a distance
Of so feet and suddenly struck pole
with such force that the big piece Of
timber was broken as easily as if it
had been a mere twig. The passengers
were piled in promiscuous heaps, and
+ y
lying by the roadside in an unconscious
condition.
Mrs. Perry was taken to nearby
farm house. She had regained con-
seriousness but was so badly injured
that she tainted repeatedly. Restora-
tives were applied and everything done
for the woman's comfort.i
1t seems that Gaudette and another
passenger were sitting on the front seat
of the car, and just prior to the coli
lson with the pole, Gaudette Jumped.
The car was going at such rate
of speed that he could not gauge his
jump, and he came in contact with
fence post. A stretcher was at once
procured and Gaudette was placed upon
it and taken to his home in East Brook
field.
Drs. Remillard and Wheeler were
summoned from Spencer, and they
found Gaudette suffering from a bad
fracture of the left leg near the hip.
The broken leg was set, and at last re-
ports Gaudette was resting as comforts
ably as could be expected.
Medical attention was given Mrs.
Perry and she was later taken to her
home in North Brookfield. Though sew
eral other passengers were bruised and
shaken their injuries are all of minor
Importance.
Help was called from the power sta
ton and superintendent JettS ana
large gang of men responded. The road
bed was considerably torn up, and it
required several hours Of hard work
to get the tracks into condition for
traffic. Several Warren and Brook
field people We're held in Spencer. Great
excitement prevailed in Spencer, War
rem and the Brookhelds, and much con-
Germ was felt even in Worcester.
Superintendent Jefts was seen by a
reporter for The Spy shortly after the
accident occurred. This official was
much concerned, and will make vigor-
Gus investigation of the causes. He
said to The Spy man:
Il can attribute no cause for the ac-
cident until further investigation. I
cannot assign depressed tracks as the
cause, as the rails and roadbed saem
to be in good condition"
Motorman Bemis could give no cause
for the accident, and maintained that
he was running his car at the usual
rate of speed. The majority of the
passengers corroborate the motorman's
statement