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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-01-03

Ugly rumors are in circulation of
Dutch rising with the object of siezing
Cape Town and the docks and capturing
the governor of Cape Colony, Sir Alfred
Miner. The center of the movement is
said to be Paarl, a village about 80
miles from Cape Town, where meeting
of the Afrikander bund was held Sun
day. A similar meeting was held at
Richmond on Dec. %; and it is reported
that the members Of the bund in these
two towns are acting in concert. The
members of the bund at Wellington and
the Dutch in Clan William district are
said to be armed with Mausers and to be
anxious to use them in behalf of the
Beers. Although the stories of rising
are discredited, the police and military
of Cape Town are taking ample precau-
tons.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-01-03

Coffee is not drink for cold countries;
in the highest ATTITUDES, or above 60
degrees, tea is almost universally used.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-01-03

The success of General French in driv-
Ing the Beers from Colesberg has shot
a welcome ray of light through the
gloom of the campaign in South At
RIGA. Everywhere it is commented up
on as an example of sound tactics, and
as an illustration of what may be done
when the right methods are employed
with the Beers. The government is
urged to take the lesson to heart, and to
see that no stone is left unturned in the
endeavor to get the largest possible
forces of cavalry and mounted infantry
to the front.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-01-03

The mother loves her romping boy;
Her little maiden fair and tall;
But ah this wee soft nesting ioy;-
She loves the baby best of all.
The Frist-born runs beyond her cali
Time builds them sturdily and fast;
And so, most tenderly of all
She loves the weakest and the last.
Her heart still follows all the rest
Where ere they stray, what ere befall !;
But sheltered closely on her breast
She loves the baby best of all.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-04-10
Shortsighted Politics.

T Is DOUBTFUL if the handful
of senators at Washington who
"A are trying to hold up the QUAY
case so as to prevent the senate
from registering its decision in the
premises have fully calculated the con-
sequences of their dog-in- the-manger
policy. Under the rules of the senate.
the fixing of a date for a vote on anv
pending question requires unanimous
consent; and thus one obstreperous
senator if he is so inclined, can retarI
Indefinitely the consideration of any
proposition concerning which he does
not wish a vote to be taken. In the
quay matter Senator Burrows of
Michigan seems disposed to divide
with~senator Gallinger of New Hamp-
shire the honor of preventing a decl-
sion on a question obviously of the
Highest privilege. They think they
have Colonel Quay at their mercy and
hence viii not permit the majority to
decide" 77-'.
This is a continuation Of the very
tactics which deadlocked the lastSstata
legislature and forced upon the COM
ponwealth the injustice of a frac-
uonA representation in the federal
senate. 1t is not, however, an open
and honorable method of warfare. 1t
does"not conform with the fundamen
tai principle Of Republcanism that
The 'hiajority should rule. It differs
from the autoeracy Of despotic sys-
tenn only in the briefer term in which
It can successfully hold at bay the
Preponderance Of numbers. 1t incltes
to retaliation. II provokes a working
df the rule both ways,
Now there are a good many people
in Reppsylvapia who believe in fair
nlay. Some OF them have not been ad-
mirers of NJ. s. Quay IN the past; some
Of them have believed good deal of
the Ill that has been put in circula-
tfon about him, by men of the Bur-
rows and Galliager type, who have,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-04-10

In our state, tried at various.-times to
set up as much better than they real
ly were. But these fair minded people,
these lovers of fair play, are not 80
prejudiced against Quay that they
want to see the entire commonwealth
Of Pennsylvania flouted at over his
head. They recognize that he has n
clear right to have his credentials vot-
ed upon Some of them would not
mourn II the vote should be adverse;
but all recognize the utter unfairness
of leaving the question of Pennsyl-
vania's right to full senatorial repre-
sentation suspended i'm mid-air owing
simply to the small tactics of two or
three obstructionists. All must. there
fore, In such a situation, incline their
sympathies to Quay as between Quay
and the kind of tactics employed
against him.
The last thing which the Wanamaker
cabal should invite If they have any
appreciation of political values is a
Quay sympathy movement.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-04-10

ing among business men
II. that the present system of
transmitting money through
the mails is capable of great improve
ment in the direction of simplicity and
convenience. Especially is this true in
regard to sums of small denomination.
At present fractions of a dollar can
be sent only in stamps. which, where
the aggregate volume of such eX-
changes is large, is an awkward
method; or by postal money order,
which necessitates a personal visit to
the postofiice and is proportionally
quite costly.
To remedy this condition, a bill has
been introduced in congress by Sena-
tor Mcmillan, known as the postal
check bill, which provides for the is
suance of UNITED States post check
notes. in denominations of five dol
lars, two dollars and one dollar, to re-
place the entire issue of money repre-
sented by those amounts, and fifty
million dollars ($5O,0 ,OO0) in frac-
tional notes, of fifty, twenty-five, fif-
teen, ten and five cent denominations.
Each note to contain blank spaces 70:
the name and address of the payee
and his signature and that of the per-
son who sends it: such signature to
make it payable at the postofiica where
the payee resides, and Transforming it
into check on the United States gov
ernment to be used the same as a per-
sonal check or the present money or
der. In lieu of the fee for issuing the
note, two-cent stamp for notes of 81
or upward, or one-cent stamp for
notes of fractional parts of a dollar,
to be affixed to each note by the per-
son using the same to transmit it
through the mails. When redeemed,
the notes to be re-issued.
We have not seen any statement
from the postoffice department regard
ing the feasibility of this plan. There
may be reasons which would militat tie
against its success. But it is fair to
say that the proposition has the in
dorsement of large number of the
most representative business houses in
the United States, particularly firms
doing a large business by mail. If
there are objections to the measure
in its present form, congress could
wisely give thought to devising more
feasible plan calculated to furnish an
equal convenience to the public. BY
the one act of passing the Loud bill!
to remedy abuses of the second class
mail privilege it could save enough
money to warrant the postoffce de-
partment in providing much cheaper
and more convenient facilities for the
transmission of money through the
mails and thus contribute immensely
to the rapid circulation of money in
business activities.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-04-10
A Menace to the Public Library,

r COULD not have been the in
tcntion of the ten members of
n select council who last week
voted through the Melvin reso-
luton bringing the Scranton public
library under the direct control of
councils to reflect upon the gentlemen
composing the present board of trus-
tees of that institution or upon the ac-
complished librarian, Mr.. Carr. Just
what their intention was does not ap-
pear. In the absence of any intmd-
tion that the citys appropriation to
the librarys maintenance fund has
been maladministered under the sys-
tenn of administration which has
brought the library up to a most graft
flying standard of efficiency, there is no
accounting for the proposed change
save upon the supposition that it was
desired to increase the duties of the
joint auditing committee of councils.
But whatever the intention which
prompted the passage of the resolution,
the resolution itself is plainly ill-ad-
vised and not called for by public opin-
IL
upon group of worthy gentlemen Of
foremost scholarship and public spirit
who have been performing gratuitous-
ly large and well-considered service
for the community, and of rejecting
upon librarian who is probably with
out superior in the United States. If
it means that the library is to be added
TO the number of city departments in
which political influences, deals and
pulls are to be the order of the day
and that extravaganza, waste and lack
of system characteristic of most of the
municipal methods of doing business
are to be loaded upon the lbrary's
management, then it needs no gift of
prophecy to foresee that unless the
courts shall interpose the hand Of re-
lief the usefulness of the library will
soon be at an end
The ten gentlemen in select council
who supported this resolution may
have more confidence in the scholar
ship and business integrity of the Joint
auditing committee of councils than
they have in the board of library trus-
tees; and may feel that the educational
interests of the rising generation are
better placed in councimanic than in
philanthropic hands, but we fail to dis
cover any evidence that the public at
large shares their views. Giving to
councils the benefit of every doubt ami
the charity of every suspicion; even
assuming that every member thereof
walks always in the paths of righteous
ness and is sustained by a lofty in
spiration of public duty, it yet remains
questionable in the minds of the people
whether the average city father as he
has exhibited himself before the public
gaze throughout the municipal history
of Scranton is exactly fitted, by scholar
ship, refinement and we'll developed
culture to sit in judgment over the de-
tails of the management of an insti-
tuition like the Scranton public library.
We trow that he is not.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-04-10
FREE TRADE NOW In
SHIPPING MATERIAL
INTERVIEW WITH THE COMMITS
sIoNER OF NAVIGATION.
In 1879 Congress Inaugurated the
Policy of Admitting Free of Duty
Materials Intended for the Build
ing of Ships for the Foreign Trade.
other Stimulus to Our Merchant
Marine Must Be Sought.


Special to the Scranton Tribune.
Washington, April 9.-There is a
very general impression in certain
parts of the country that If the ma
terials used in shipbulding were ad-
mitted free of duty our shipbuilders
would be able to build ships as cheaply
in the United States as they can he
built in foreign countries. Compare
lively few people know that such ma
terials have for years been on our free
list. Many think that American ship
builders are compelled to patronze
home steel producers, and that they
are compelled to buy of these manufac-
turers. no matter what prices they
may demand. Commissioner of Nayi-
CATION f. T. Chamberlain, of the Treas
ury department, who is constantly ad-
ministering the laws relating to mer-
chant vessels of the United States. re-
ferring to the misapprehension of our
laws for free raw materials for ship
building, said:
Congress inaugurated the policy OF
admitting free of duty materials in
tended for the building of ships for the
foreign trade, and for the trade be-
tween the Atlantic and Pacific ports of
the United States, as long ago as 1872
although at that time it was not so
broad in it's scope as at present Sec
ton 10 of the act of June 6, 1872, is the
first bearing on this point, and it ex-
empts "all lumber timber, hemp,
manila, and iron and steel rods. bars,
spikes, nails and bolts, and copper and
composition metals, which may be
necessary for the construction of ves-
sells in the trades named, from any
duties. The same articles, If intended
for vessels in those trades, needing re-
pairs, are also, by that act, admitted
free of duty,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-04-10

Clearly, the exemption of imported
materials from duties, when intended
for the construction or repair of ves-
sells for the foreign trade, has not had
the effect of checking the steady de.
cline of our shipping in that trade,
much less Of helping to rehabilitate the
American merchant marine. Amer!-
can shi2builders say that the diffe. -
ence in the cost of building vessels in
the United States, as compared with
the cost abroad is almost wholly a
matter of the wages paid to working
men in American shipyards. which,
they assert, are nearly double the
wages paid in European shipyards.
More than so per cent. of the amount
paid for finished ship, Senator Frye
has recently said, goes to the labor en-
ployed in the shipyard alone.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-04-10

The mayors determination to abate
the nuisance of the leather-lunged
vendor of yellow journals who cries
his wares in church doors on Sunday
mornings will be enthusiastically ap-
plauded.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-04-10

Webster Davis learned more about
South African affairs in one brief visit
it seems, than Dr. Livingstone and
other well-known travellers were able
to CLEAN from years of association with
the Eoers and Blacks OF the dark con-
tinent. This is probably but another
Illustration of the rapidity of the pres
ent epoch.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-04-10

BY re-electing City Engineer Phil
lips practically without opposition,
councils have exhibited proper appre-
citation of skilful services faithfully
rendered
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-04-10

him il would have simply been "a tidy" man
usually considers everything from an embroidered
sipper-case to piano cover ga tidy" and he
never would have desired that center.piece TO the
extent Of stuhing it in his bag and carrying it
off. Oh, it was surely woman who stole that
table adornment
1t was as certainly man who took the hand.
some India rug from those same elegant apart.
ments. There are men who know enough about
rugs to covet good one for their own den and
doubtless that Is where the Hotel Jermyn rug
went Or, perhaps, il was peace offering from
some travelling man to his wife. At any rate,
the rug disappeared and must have gone OF in a
gents trunk No woman would have had the
nerve to have rolled it up and departed with it,.
II was probably man who stole several Of the
best pictures from the hotel rooms. They ap.
pcalel tc the taste Of some guest and fitted con-
veicniy in his trunk, so he pacidly appropri.
ated them for scme favorite haunt at home. His
wife or mother'in'law has, no doubt, been ne.
lighted with her acquisition.
Some men have no scruples about the abuse of
hotel rooms OF furnishings II man needs a
piece Of linen TO tic up cut finger he hasn't {
the slightest objection to tearing strip from the
best sheet the hotel provides. He also scratches
matches on handsomely finished woodwork and
walls, uses the damask towels 10 dust of his
boots and packs his handbag on the bed where
il leaves broad Pittsburgian smudges. Forum
ately, II doesn't always occur TO him or he
doesn't always yield TO the temptation to carry
away everything detachable from his room.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-04-10

1t is stated that Cecil Rhodes is re-
ceived coldly everywhere in England
and that not even hackman will ex-
tend word of welcome. Cecil appears
to have been much more of a success
in stirring up a war than in posing as
a critic of the British soldiers.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-04-10

We decline to believe the story that
Dewey's presidential candidacy is
prompted by pique at Mckinley. No
provocation for pique has been given.
Moreover, the admiral of the navy un-
doubtedly comprehends his country
men well enough to understand that
pique is not a winning platform.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-04-10

The Democratic threat to convict
him of the murder of Goebel unless he
gives up his claims to the governor
ship is not soaring Governor Taylor Il
little bit. Taylor certainly develops
upon acquaintance.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-04-10

We are having variety of
Pennsylvania vice presidential booms
in the newspapers. s'ne day it
is Hastings, the next Grow, and
then Penrose, But the fact remains
that Pennsylvania's logical candidate is
Charles Emory Smith and he ought to
have the commemorative united and
determined support.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-04-10

DIR. Mackey's threats to bolt the omen
caucus of his party because the ma
jority has disagreed with him show
that he is a genuine insurgent. But
bolt, to be effective, requires a fol-
lowing
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-04-10

Nov that Reformer Coray has Sc.
curely landed that unsolicited renomi-
nation. the great heart of an anxious
commonwealth can ease down in its
beating and the Philadelphia experts
can move on.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-04-10

1t ought TO be possible to insure the
next admiral Of our navy against the
dangers of matrimony, for the risk is
national as well as personal.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-04-10

There is little doubt that Admiral
Won Diederichs regards recent occur
rences as in the nature of poetic re-
venge.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-04-10

The Pattison presidential boom
recalls to mind that there was once a
Pattison presidential boom. How time
flies.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-04-10
REPUBLICAN NOMINATIONS
Legislature.

First District-1HOMAS j. REY-
NOLDS.
Second District-JOHN SCHEUER, JR.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-04-10
ADDED PRIVILEGES.

by section of the act of February
8, 1875, yellow sheathing metal and yell
low metal bolts of which the compon-
ent part of chief value is copper. were
added to the free list in respect of ships
building or repairing for the trades
named. The tariff act of March 3, 1889,
section 2510, added wire rope to the ar
ticles previously exempted, and in that
section included all the other materials
previously exempted. Section 8 of the
Mckinley tariff of October l, 1890, also
added plates, tees, angles, and beams:
that is to say, practically all struc-
tural forms of iron and steel destined
for ships to be built or repaired for the
trades specified.
SECTIONS I and 8, of the tariff act of
August 10, 1894, put everything on the
free list needed for the construction or
repair of such ships by providing that
all materials of foreign production
which may be necessary for the con-
struction of vessels built in the United
states for foreign account and owner
ship or for the purpose of being en-
ployed in the foreign trade, including
the trade between the Atlantic and
Pacific ports of the United States, and
all such materials necessary for the
building of their machinery, and all
articles necessary for their outfit and
equipment were exempted thereafter
from duty.
1T is clear that to the extent that
the free importation of foreign mater
ials can be of aid to our people in the
building of ships for the foreign trade.
they have for some years had the
benefit of such laws.
vessels engaged in the trades | have
named are entitled under our law Of
June 26, 1884, to import, free of duty.
any supplies required for use on board
of such vessels. Articles subject to an
internal revenue tax If used in the
United States are exempt from the tax
# used on board such vessels, Dy the
provisions of section 16 of the tariff
act of July "a, 1897, and in the same
act section AIS eXempts fuel coal i'm
ported for the use of vessels in the
trades named from all duties"
FURTHER STIMULUS NEEDED.
A citation Of the foregoing acts, veri-
fication of which may be had by any
one having access to the laws of the
United States, ought to put an end to
the demand for the free importation of
all materials intended for the con-
struction of vessels building or repair
ing for the foreign trade.
1t will be interesting, here to tabu-
late these several acts. setting opposite
to their dates the amount of shipping
under the American flag in the foreign
trade at the time of the passage OF
each. also showing the proportion OF
our foreign carrying done by such ships
at those dates, and which, compiled
from official sources, makes the fol-
lowing showing;
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-04-10
Postal Checks.

HERE HAS long been a feel
ing among business men
II. that the present system of
Il.nr La,
Las Vegas daily optic., 1900-05-01

Gen. George Eastman. Of Rochester.
\. =. the inventor Of the kodak that
bears his name. and whose latest I'M
pFoFeinent Is a half-clrcle snap shot
was passenger through Las Vegas
Sunday for San Diego. Cal. He and
party, composed Of bis mother, Mrs.
@. w. Eastman. his niece, Miss An
drus, Hon. W. 8. Hubbell and wife,
Of Rochester. and Mrs. Mathers. Of
Cleveland. Ohio. travel in special Wag-
ner car "Grassmere" and win stop on
9 couple Of days at williams. A. T..
returning home by the northern route.
John c. Wood, OF Ration. N. NJ. is
the inventor Of a valve. which Is con,
cerned with improvements in valves
and means for acuatlng these valves
to control the entrance and exhaust
of the motive agent for actuating the
piston. The valve is mounted to os--
cillate on parallel plane with the
face OF the piston. A connection be-
tween the valve and the piston ex-
tends axially into the valve. whereby
the valve is moved as the piston reach
es the ends Of its strokes.
Las Vegas daily optic., 1900-05-01

From the Albuquerque Citizen"
The political situation at Santa Fe
is always strained. The office holders
are always on the anxious seat, watch
ing the movements Of the outs. Just
at present there is an armistice, but
hostilities may be resumed at any mo-
ment. Recently the colts" organized
and downed the wheel horses" and
in revenge the bosses" Joined with
the democrats and at the city election
wiped up the colts" At present the
colts" are standing tied, but may
break loose at any time and cause a
stampede in the plaza. The everlast-
ing political rows at Santa Fe have
ceased to be interesting to the people
OF the Territory, and only dnjure those
actively participating. The best thing
the republicans there could do would
be to get together and drop their petty
factional quarrels. If they do not do
so. they are sure to lose their political
influence in the Territory, and get SO
hopelessly divided that It will take
years to heal up the sore spots.
Las Vegas daily optic., 1900-05-01
Notice for Publication.

Homestead Entry No. 1861
Department Of the Interior, Land Of
fee at Santa Fe, N. M, April 9Th,
1900.
Notice is hereby given that the fol-
lowing-named settler has filed mo-
tice of his intention to make final
proof in support of his claim, and
that said proof will be made before
probate judge of San Miguel county,
at Las Vegas, N. NJ, on May 18th, 1900,
viz: Pedro Lopez for the lot 2, sec. 5,
T IA N. R., 20 E., and S. w. " S. 3.
Il, S u s. w. u, sec. 80. T. is N. R.
% q.
He names the following witnesses
to prove his continuous residence
upon and cultivation of said land.
viz: Antonio Maestas, Faustin Cutler.
rez, Cruz Lucero, Tomas Lopez. all Of
Gallinas Springs, N. M.
MANUEL r. OTERO.
12s-SUt Register.
Las Vegas daily optic., 1900-05-01
liarvex,a Mountain lioms.

This resort is famous for It's com,
fort. cleanliness. superior table, abun-
dance Of rich. milk and cream. as
well as for It's unrivaIed scenery ana
numerous nearby points Of interest
The best trout fishing is accessible By
short excursions to either branch Of
the GalIinas. Hermit's Peak and grand
canon are Of easy access. Burros
are furnished to guests for daily rid.
lng. Seven miles inside Of the Pecos
national park and Is reached BY easy
trail; expeditions can be QUILTED and
guide secured ct the ranch.
Tor transportation Inquire Of Judge
Wooster. East Las Vegas. or Charles
IIfeld's. Las Vegas.
i1ssf H. A. HARVEY.