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cred which was without the support % the
leading commercial countries of the world.
However firmly Republican legislation M
seem 70 have secured the country again5t
the peril Of base and discredited eurrency,
the election Of a Democratic President
could not fail to impair the colntry's credit
and TO bring once more into question the
intention Of the American people 70 main
tain upon the geld standard the parity Of
their money circulation. The Democratic
party must be convinced that the American
people viii never tolerate the Chicago
platform.
Trusts and MOnOpoIies.
We recognize the necessity and gro
priety OF the honest cooperation Of capi-
tai to meet new business conditions. and
especially TO extend our rapidly increasing
foreign trade; but we condemn ali con-
spiraeies and combinations intended to re-
strict business. to create monopolies. to
limit production, or to control prices, and
favor such legislation as viii effectively
restrain and prevent all such abuses. pro-
teet and promote competition, and secure
the rights Of producers, labOrers, and all
who are engaged in industry and com
merce.
The resolutions then refer to protection,
felicitating the country upon its great
prosperity Hereunder. Wages. Il IS de-
clared. are higher than ever before and
the workingmen have been enabled,
through its benefits. finally to "enrer the
markets Of the world"
In the further interest OF the working
man the platform favors effective res;ric-
tion Of immigration Of cheap lab-r, gr- ater
opportunities OF education for working chill
dren, the raising OF the age limit for child
labor, the protection Of free Iab5r IS
against contract and convict labor. and an
effective system of labor insurance.
Our dependence upon foreign shipping
for nine-tenths OF our foreign carrying Is
called a great loss TO our industry and a
serious danger to our trade and remedial
legislation is advocated.
The platform then declares for liberal
pension laws. literally administered, and
preference should be shown wherever
practicable 10 those benefcia-ies with
respect TO employment in the public serv-
ice.
The Civil Service System
The Administration is praised for main
tanning efficiency in the civil service, par
tieularly in regard 10 the colonial appoint
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DoLLIVER BOOM REVIVED.
Three Delegations Consider the Ca
didacy of the Iosvau.

AHH &C eatAohs NSh- tSSE tAe I'm
didacy Of the IoSvan.
PHILADELPHIA, June zo.-The IOWA
delegation started in on their boom for
Dolliver with renewed vigor this morning.
and the indications now are that the votes
Of Missouri and Minnesota viii be cast for
their candidate on the first ballot.
The delegates Of the three States were in
joint caucus this morning behind closed
doors at the Hotel Stratf0rd. and Z was
known that the subject under discussion
was the candidacy Of Dolliver.
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Delightful trips daily at $50 p m 10 Old Point
Comfort, Newport News Norfolk, Virginia Beach,
and OCEAN View. For schedule, see page Z.
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In eonnectIGn with Western New York and Penn
sylyania Railway, via Emporium Junction. Leaves
Washington daily at 5:45 p m; arrives Buffalo
$50 next morning.
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vitation, owing to advanced age; and
at a meeting of the National Fremont
Association held In Pittsburg June 10.
1900, it was resolved that Major r. II.
Long. secretary. and ]. K Conner be
instructed TO represent us in your dis
tinguished assembly, they send their
greetings, and, having remained faith
full to its principles for forty-four
years, shall continue the same unto
the end. and heartily endorse the Ad-
ministration of Hon. William McKin-
ley, which gives US such unbounded
prosperity Yours respectfully.
GILBERT FOLLANSBEE,
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$500 To Philadelphia and Re- $500
turn Via Pennsylvania Railroad.

Accent Of Gymnastic Union and Festival.
Tickets en- sale June u to q, good TO return
until June Dc
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Rule was clearly aimed to prevent So
called stampedes in conventions 1t pro-
vides that in no case shall the calling of
the roll Of States and the recording Of
their votes be dispensed with.
Mr.. Quay then offered his resolution,
proposing that hereafter each State shal
be entitled TO four. delegates-at-l
and one additional delegate for each TO-
0Oo votes or majority fraction thereof. cast
at the last preceding Presidential elec-
tion for Republican electors and four dele
CHESAPEAKE BEACH-oN THE BAY.
Daily Schedule.
Trains leave District line depot, 10 4. m, II a
IN, =, T. r. IT, &c round trip
Always the best grades IN Lumber
and the best o@ly Boards only sl.50. at 9Th and
y. y. ave.
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Always Prompt delivery by our Oyvn
lumber teams and best shingles. Sc. Al cth and
n Y ave,
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Always COmpIetest stocks of Lumber
md mill work. Clear doors. sl.25. by F. Libbey
& Co.
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FIynn's business College, Sth and h
S5-Census Office Examination--S5eSs
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500 to Cumberland and Return
Vie & a. .-l

Leaving B. & O. station, Washington, a. m,
Sundar next, June "a, returning leave Cumberland
p. n. same day.
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Have You Seen Them Dive Yet:
The Thompso-s. Chesapeake Beach, daily, $50
and 80 D. m
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Always the Lowest Lumber Prices
and No. car flooring, sl.s5, by F. LibbeY 5 Go.
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Always ahead In Lowest Prices
and lamber now Is down at 9th and Ny. ave.
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RUSSIAN LOSSES AT TAKU.
Many Men Killed and Wounded and
T,rn nhnnt. .a-,...- .-..d-

Many Men Killed and Wounded and
Two GunbOatS Damaged.
LONDON, June pa report Of the
bombardment of the Taku forts By the al
lied fleets says that two Russian gunboats
were damaged One Russian lieutenant was
killed and three wounded Sixteen Rus
sian sailors were killed and sixty-seven
wounded.
The following despatch has been received
Music at Chesapeake Beach
Halev's Band every afternoon and evening.
Always first in Lowest Lumber
nriecs ard fine iaths only $500, by ? L.b59
4 Co.
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Through sleeper to Buffalo via Penn
sylVanIa Railroad.

CContinued on second Pare.)
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Architects approve Best Lumber
chen it cones from Frank Libbey & Co.
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Music at Chesapeake Beach,
ley's Band every afternoon and evening
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The Civil Service System.

The Administration IS praised for main
tanning efficiency in the civil service. par
tieularly in regard 10 the colonial appoint
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Special Excursion to GhesapealSe
Beach. Thursday. June Fl.
Eccentric Steam Enginecrs, Ne. /, K OF L.
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BEAcH-oN THE BAY
Daily Schedule,

Trains leave District line depot, 10 a. m, II /
IN, =, g 2. H. tcc round trip
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When the veterans of 1856 advanced to
the front of the platform, the delegate
arose in a body and cheereJ them heart
ly. After the resolutions had been read,
the band played the Red, White, ani
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-02-13
Outline Studies
OF Human Nature
The Admiral,s Ready Wit,

r EAR ADMIRAL STEPHEN B. LUCE
retired. has always been noted for his
ready wit, and, says the Saturday Even
ing Post, great many stories are told
among naval men of his bright sayings.
But, of all Of them, perhaps the follow
ing best illustrates his quick repartee:
When Admiral Luce was a young man,
an er sign or a lieutenant-it matters
not here-it so happened one summer that
his ship for some days lay at anchor
off n well-known seashore resort. OF
course the officers, young and old, were
much feted. and were often ashore. One
night. after some function or other, a
party of the young officers, among whom
was Mr.. Luce, set out for the ship. They
had had an excellent time and were
feeling very jolly, laughing and talking
perhaps rather hilariously; they drew
up to the ship. and, leaving the boat,
clambered up the gangway, Mr.. Luce In
the lead. The officer of the deck, hear
ing so much noise of mirth, met them
with a severe glance as they stepped on
deck. He looked them over one by one,
and then turning to Mr.. Luce, who was
the life of the party. he said;
MI Luce, l am surprised you are
tight, sir!"
Quick as flash came the answer:
why, sir | do not know what you
mean sir. If Stephen b. Luce, how can
he be tight, sir?''
A ready answer turneth away wrath.
The officer of the deck walked away
laughing.
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A CENTURY OF MIGRATION.

From the New York Sun.
The greatest migration that history has
recorded Is that Of the European races
during the century now closing Up to
1920 only about $4,000 foreigners moved
to this county. which has many fold sur
passed all the rest of America In access
sions to its population through immigra-
tion; but between 1920 and 1852 moro than
10000 Eur opeans left their homes for
the Americas and other parts of the new
world
The high tide of the European exodus
was reached in 1852, when the United
States alone received 100000 immigrants.
The two next greatest years in the move
ment of pc puation were 1855 and 1859, in
which two years this country saw 1,li0,-
900 Europes ms enter its ports. Between
1882 and 1893 the European outpouring to
various parts of the world was over
a0OO, 900 souls. Then followed a decline in
the volume Of migration this country
receiving only Il little over 10000 imini-
grants in 1894 and 10000 In 1897, while ar
rivals In other regions, notably in Brazil
and Argentina, about held their own or
Increased. In the six years ending with
1899 about 100000 Europeans sailed for
foreign lands. The most trustworthy
data attainable Justify the statement that
during the century Europe has been
drained OF about So.000,000 persons seek
ing to better their fortunes In other
lands.
The world never before saw anything
comparable with this tremendous move
ment Of people in SO short space Of
time. The population that Europe has
thus lost In hundred years is greater
than the total number of inhabitants Of
Great Britain and Ireland in 1860. and
only a little less than the number in the
United States In the sGme year. 1t rep
resents a third more people than Great
Britain and Ireland gained in population
In the first ninety years of the century
1t Is equal to three-fifths of the total
population Of Europe in the time Of
Augustus Caesar If the ships on which
these emigrants embarked carried, on an
average. 500 passer gers. G0.0G0 trips have
been made in ferrying them to their new
homes.
No probability can he discerned that
any later century will see the equal Of
this migration. The fairest parts of the
world that were widernesses in 1900, now
teen with industry and population. There
are no more virgin lands to occupy; no
more such enticements to draw millions
from the homes of their fathers.
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EXPERIENCE was made In
Sundays Free Press to the
IN fact that the Republican
members constituting q
majority of the board of county COM
missioners had awarded the contract
for the printing Of the spring election
ballots to the proprietor and editor of
the local Democratic paper, Mr.. Ly-
nett, whom we congratulate. The Free
Press article said.
The Republicans having a majority of
the commissioners. 1t was expected that
the Republican papers would get the pat
ronagc from the office. and no little sur
prise will be occasioned when it is known
that the Times secured the job. But the
commissioners are not wholly to blame
for such "a procedure. They wanted tn
be fair and apportion the printing among
the different papers. but 1t appears that
The Tribune and Republican wanted the
whole thing or nothing. SO they got moth
Ing.
The law requires that regular bids
for the ballot printing shall be duly
invited by the commissioners; but the
first intimation we had that the com
We were told by them that they had
decided to give one-third of the print
ing to the Republican plant, one third
to The Tribune plant and e-third
to Mr.. Lyrett, who has no plant. The
question of price did not arise at any
time.
SO stringent are the laws require
ments as to freedom from errors and
promptitude of execution in ballot
printing that The Tribune Publishing
company. which had had the benefit
OF considerable experience in this mat
ter. for its part declined to accept a
proposition thus irreguiarly laid down.
The Republican commissioners after
some manoeuvering,t then gave the whole
contract to Mr.. Lynett, who is under
heavy bond to have the ninety odd
thousand ballots delivered complete,
without mistake, in time for distribution
In every election district in the county
not later than Monday next. The
slightest error in any ballot. or failure
10 deliver on time, clouds the legality
or the election and opens the door not
only to costly contests but to suits
against the commissioners for dam
ages and perhaps to their impeach-
ment.
Having an adequate plant un-
der It's own supervision and control,
the Tribune was willing to take its
customary part of this risk, because
1t had taken it before and delivered
accurately printed ballots within the
time limit required by law. But it did
not feel inclined to match, before a
Republican board, in an arbitrary di.
vision of work not made according to
the terms of the law, its large invest
ment and experience against Mr.. Ly-
netts ability to attack Republican
principles and candidates.
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In Moman's Realm
VALENTINE LuNCHEoNs. parties

VALENTINE LuNCHEoNs. parties,
" dinners, teas, ETC.. nre the fad Of
the week. At recent card party
the score cards were dainty Affairs
In heart-shapsd-~ valentines. one side
| oiming a forHet-me.not frame for n
lovely little wattcau figure. while en- the
other were marked the table number and
letter. with plenty of space below for the
tiny gilt hearts which were pasted on as
score markers. They were suspended
by ribbons of various shades and were
exceedingly pretty. When refreshments
were served the sandwiches at once at
/ tracted attention rs being heart-shaped.
THE FUMtGATfNG process is taking
place at the library nowadays, and
i an inferno-like odor Is detected by
all visitors. The library patrons
are becoming most impatient with the
prolonged deprivation they experience In
being denied the privileges of the circu-
lating department. Most Of them never
realized before how much they did ap-
preciate and use this department. They
daily exclaim: 'How long, MIR. Carr,
how long' and some of them make very
sarcastic remarks about unplacarded
cases of diphtheria in public boarding
houses, Of other cases placarded on the
door Of n sleeping room In an upper
story of house where many people
come and go. and then they recall the
fact that churches. banks. stores, street
cars, saloons, tbeatcrs and other places
where people congregate are not closed.
and then they murmur again. Some OF
them speak bitterly of the iumor that a
case in court the other day was so un-
savory In character that 1t demanded
disinfection. and yet men and women,
boys and girls fought for entrance.
THAT, surely" asserted one lady, was
case for the board of health" and she
was unwilling to be convinced to the
contrary.
A STRAIGHT LINE is the shortest
~ distance between two points. That
"A this axiom Is thoroughly understood
in Scranton is apparent by the cob
webby appearance of the Court House
Square. For years warning to keep
of the grass has confronted pedestrians
at the corner Of the square, but as soon
as the grass is no longer green they re-
gard not the notice and proceed to strike
out across lots from any point where
they may happen to be, consequently
those paths radiate like the spokes Of
a bicycle wheel. The other day a
young lady who is endowed with active
conscientious scruples took one Of the
paths In order to save steps. She felt
rather guilty as she FASTENED along. but
reasoned that the notices must mean
only for summer use. Early in the ev-
ening she had occasion to pass that way
again, and much to her startled amaze
ment she ran plump up against a barrel
which bore a very saucy' sign to tres
passers. The young lady was Mortified
at having been discovered ''trespassing'
and Immediately jumped at the conclu-
sion that the barriers had been erected
solely as rebuke to herself.
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for city service; limiting Of the
charge to subscribers; guarantee
against sell out, lease or combina-
tion: after three years a tax percent
age Of gross receipts; and large bond
for faithful performance-these seem
to be effective safeguards. II in con-
sequence Of this enactment two ex-
changes shall be operated in Scranton.
they will constitute. during the period
OF duality. nuisance instead OF a
public benefit; but II eventually there
shall be well conducted single SER
vice, controlling the field at reasonable
rates, the present experiment will be
warranted. May that consummation
be hastened.
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According to Arnold White, the trou-
BILE with England is that the morals
Of the poultry yard and the "atmos-
phere of the stable" dominate the gov
erning circles of the empire. If the
case Is as bad as that, punishment will
continue until the chastening forces
reform. 1t certainly does look as
though something were radically
wrong: but the public will not take
Mr.. Whites rhetoric too literally.
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Sympathy Versus Sense.

HOSE WHO THINK that
Molineux Is innocent must
Il admit that the jury which
tried him was above the
average in intelligence; that 1t heard
carefully the whole case while the pub
lie at large got only imperfect glimpses
Of the proceedings; and that twelve
intelligent men are not likely to agree
from the outset Of their deliberations
in an opinion which means the send
ing ofsA fellow man to the death chair
unless the proof of guilt appears to
them to be beyond question. In murder
trials the sense of responsibility sits
heavily on Jurors and while here and
there may be found Jurors who in
capital cases do not appreciate the SOL
emnity Of their position, 1t is not con-
ceivable that the entire twelve who
tried Molineux were Of this kind.
We observe in some OF the papers,
notably the New York TRIBUNE a dis
position to make out that Molineux has
been martyrized. The inference does
not appeal to us. There Is also mani
fest in certain places an excess of gal
lantry for Molineux's wife. This Is not
material to the central issue. A mo-
tive for the murderous hate in the de-
fendant's breast was a necessary link
in the chain of evidence; and 1t Is well
known to those who censure the as
sistant district attorney for bringing
in the wife's name that had he been
n 70 sv,to xI, Int -
case more extensively the opportunity
would not have been wanting Alto
gether mistaken, too, Is the notion that
because Molineux was nurturcd in high
circles he should be judged more len
iently than an ordinary criminal, and
is therefore more entitled to sympathy.
The case before the jury was his in
nocence or guilt OF the crime of send
ing poison through the mails with a
murderous purpose, and thus indirectly
causing the death Of Mrs. Adams. The
twelve impartial Jurors heard the whole
complex testimony most patiently and
after considering it for upwards of
seven hours with one voice decided that
Molineux committed that horrible
crime. The system Of trial by jury
when at its best, as no one disputes
that 1t was in this case, is the nearest
approximation to perfect justice that
has been devised by man; and what
ever may be the legal technicalities
upon which appeals for a new trial
may be based; we shall, save in the
event of the discovery OF new facts,
assume that the jury's judgment upon
the evidence was we'll and truly rem
dered and that it represents even and
exact justice, fearlessly administered.
Any other assumption, it seems to US,
is non-judicial and unfair.
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the Central PENNSYLVANIA
Il Telephone and Supply COM
pany has been threatened
with competition and has met this
threat, among other ways, by argu-
ments showing the confusion which
would result from the operation of
two exchanges in one field These ar
guments are sound. The necessity for
two telephones where one, if properly
managed. would do the work is a pros
pcct which will look the less attractive
the more it is examined. In the nature
OF things successful telephone SER
vice Is mOnopolistic to be of the larg-
est value IL must be able to offer to the
individual subscriber assurance of its
ability To place him in communication
with all other users of telephones in
the community. Where this monopo-
listic feature is absent where two or
more exchanges divide a communities
patronage. it means that business
man must have the service of all the
companies in the field, involving in
creased cost and annoyance: and It
mits but one phone to his residence
limits his convenience materially.
The unfortunate part of the tele-
phone situation in Scranton has been
that the old company's service and
charges have not been satisfactory and
thus the projectors of the new ex-
change have had the benefit of a con-
siderable public opinion in their finally
successful fight for a franchise. 1t Is
proper to say for the local manage
mept Of the old concern that it has at
all times shown its willingness prompt
ly to investigate complaints as to SER
vice and has appeared to be anxious
to install suitable appliances; neverthe-
less the service has not improved. the
feeling in the community has grown
hostile and the belief has been gen.
eral that If the company had devoted
to Improvement of plant and service
some OF the resources which 1t is sup
posed to have invested in political de-
fenses against competition, the result
would have been a decreased demand
for competition.
The terms of the new franchise ap-
pear to be fair. Underground wires;
|"Aa cables for city use; free phones