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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-06-18
NUBs OF KNOWLEDGE.

The number Of penniless men in the Klondike
is placed at 5000.
An apparatus has been devised for automatic
ally photograrhipe people as they enter shops
and other places.
The Philippine islands have taken S7I7,32o mer-
chandise from the United States thus far TINS
year, against $S4,s56 last year.
Baltimore is said to contain the largest negro
population of any city in the world. The coming
census is expected to show at least 1G5,0OO.
Kruger pennies are being purchased as souve-
Mrs throughout Cape Colony, it being assured
that TO more of them will be coined after the
war
The tallest and largest chimney south of New
York is now being constructed for the use Of
the United States bureau of printing ana en-.
craving When completed it will be 223 feet
high.
The great industry Of tinning-in which
housewives now taking special interest-was
known as lcng ago as the days of Pompeii, and
our system is practically the same as was used
at that time.
A new headlight for locomotives will, in the
opinion of experts, prove Of great value in GER
tain districts. 1t is a powerful electric lamp,
with reflector arranged that the rays will
be thrown vertically into the air to a consid-
erable height. The exact position and direction
of train will thus be made known even in hilly
districts.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-06-18

~ - NECESSlI1 eNlStS LOT IL
war among the European
4 powers over the question OF
protecting treaty rights and
putting down disorder in China; the
problem in it's immediate aspects is
simply one of quick police action in
the behalf of humanity. Despite the
speculation of newspaper writers upon
the possibilities of friction in carry
ing through an international concert
of foreign action in China, we predict
that such concert will be in effec-
tual and harmonious operation within
few hours IL it does not already
exist. Public opinion as educated in
this age would not permit a cabinet
in Europe to hesitate a moment at
time when the cable is hourly telling
of foreigners tortured and slaughtered
by a Chinese mob Like a great fire
OF cyclone, the Boxer uprising is one
of those appalling phenomena which
force, for the moment, a sinking of the
conventional distinctions and appeal
imperiously to those primal instincts
that humanity holds in common.
Nor do we feel inclined to accept
the pessimistic view. so vividly pre-
sented in the London correspondence
OF the New York Sun reproduced on
this page. that in the performance of
this joint police duty for civilization
the European powers are likely to get
into a row among themselves serious
enough to light the fires of a great
international war. The execution of
any large programme by coordinate
allies or agents is fraught with possi-
bilities of dscord in matters of de-
tail; but so far from tending toward
| a great war, we opine that the fell
iowship and mutual sharing of dan
gers and troubles in a Chinese law
and order campaign would tend in
| directly tho opposite direction, making
| for broader cosmopolitanism among
| the military forces of the cooperating
powers and enabling the various cabi-
| nets of Europe to discover through
closer acquaintance how many of their
PAST differences nave been artificial
and unnecessary.
| It seems to us that any other hy-
pothesis would be equivalent to as
suming that the governing forces of
| Christendom are the forces of mischief
and evil instead of the forces Of good.
If that hypothesis were correct on any
large or permanent scale, the logic OF
1t would require civilization to shut
up shop and confess itself worsted But
we know that civilization is doing
nothing of the kind that, far from
it, she is making very evident progress
AL over the world, and the challenge
to her strength presented in this
Boxer uprising will give her merely
an urgent opportunity to make in one
hold move q grand clearance of obsta-
cles in n field where she has most
to do. The task is international but
the nation which lags is the nation
that will lose. Self-interest as well as
humanity calls for swift agreement
and concerted action.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-06-18
Progress of Indian Relief.

Wv JITHIN THE first five
AN weeks of its existence
the New York Commit
tee of One Hundred on
Indian famine relief has received in
money contributions $72, ,225.T6. OF which
$40, 900 has been csbled to India. IL
every five cents sent to the famine
districts saves life, as is said, this
Is nearly a million and a half of lives
saved for one day. Unhappily the eco.
nomic conditions In India are such
that those now in need of food must
be supplied. not for a day merely, but
for months, first until nature shall
prove kind in the matter of crops; and
then until those who have been greatly
reduced by the famine have been nour-
ished sufficiently to enable them to
support themselves. 1t is a gigantic
task put upon the benevolence of civil
ization and for that very reason 1t
must be met IL civilization is to avert
disgrace.
The Committee Of One Hundred begs
us to say that 1t will furnish illus
trated circulars, subscription forms.
collection cards, contribution envel-
opes, etc, without charge and express
age free, to churches, Sunday schools,
young peoples societies, Kings Daugh-
ters. lodges, committees, etc, engaged
in Indian famine relief, and that II
will be glad to correspond with all
who are interested. This committee is
wholly and freely at the service of all
engaged in this work; therefore, nc
one should hesitate to ask co-opera-
tion. The committee has created al
Bombay the Americo-Indian relief
committee to receive and distribute its
funds. The chairman is the United
States consul at Bombay, Hon. WILL
lam II. Fee: its executive secretary Is
Robert A. Hume, a distinguished mis-
sionary and the remainder Of the COM
mittee is composed of eminent busi-
ness men of Bombay, both European
and American, a number of mission
aries, and Chandavakar, Hindoc
most highly esteemed by the people OF
India at large both native and Euro
pean. In other words, its machinery
for conveying relief to places where
most needed is effective and expedit-
ious. Those who give will not give in
vain.
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In the Philippines.

~ ENERAL OTIS assertion that
organized resistance in the
~ Philippines has ceased is
onfirmed by the almost daily
announcement of the surrender of
once prominent Filipino officers with
small detachments of armed followers
who have tired of the luckless role of
guerilla fighters. Within the past ten
days as many as five native generals,
representing the most distinguished
remnants of Aguinaldo's army, have
either surrendered or been captured
and with them more than 1000 small
arms. In the same period as many
small commands have been overtaken
and dispersed with such heavy loss as
to end their effectiveness as menaces
to American control.
This state of facts is entirely con-
sistent with the assertion of General
Otis that for years to come a large
military force will be needed in the
Philippines as an army of occupation.
| This would be true in any territory
inhabited by 1900 different tribes and
condition of insurrection and receiving
their first introduction to orderly gov
ernment. 1t would be true in Penn
sylvania If Pennsylvania, We're popu-
lated as Luzon is populated. 1t does
not mean that state of war exists,
but that the disturbance and unsettle-
ment of the people is such that only
by the presence of a well-distrbuted
army acting as a police force can the
discordant elements be held under con-
troll until the institutions of civil gov
ernment can take root in the soil and
develop the strength of self-support.
II such an army police force were not
on hand to overawe the lawless ele-
ments. very few brigands and ban
dts would suffice to terrorize the
peaceably disposed natives and pro.
long the chaos which 1t is our plair
duty to remedy. Fortunately our army
officers are now pretty well acquainted
with the task before them and will
the factors they have to encounter ir
its performance; and while the prog
ress toward pacification will not b,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-06-18

which Platt and the corporations have
OF trying TO get rid of him is to
vancouver for his nomination for the
vice-presidency, under the representa-
tion that public sentiment imperiously
demands 1t; when, as matter of fact,
the public sentiment which is intell-
gent and reflective does not demand
such a nomipatlon at such time and
for such a purpose, but on the other
hand joins with the governor himself
in resisting and resenting 1t.
The position of the Pennsylvania
delegation will be disclosed at today's
caucus. 1t cannot safely be assumed
In advance. But no matter what Penn
sylvania may do, the influences which
will control the vice presidential nomi-
nation are not subject to stampede.
and the choice will come as a result
of well matured conviction and not in
any surge of excitement.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-06-18

The charge is made that in the mat
ter of the Chinese crisis the admins
tration at Washington is wobbling. IF
1t should act prematurely the charge
would be made that t. was playing
lingo for political effect. No course
could avert criticism from those anx-
ious to criticise. But the public is not
taking stock in these campaign howls.
1t has learned to have full confidence
in the man at the helm.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-06-18

~ ROM THE standpoint of the
- party's welfare it may well
Il be hoped that the optimistic
view of the Crawford county
primary system held by Mr. Chitten-
den will be vindicated by longer ex-
perience. The system undoubtedly has
its advantages. Chief among these is
that it permits all who wish to run
for public office to do so, openly and
above board, and deprives those who
run and lose of the chance to secure
an audience by alleging unfair prac-
tees. Such allegations may be made;
in the light Of human nature they are
to be expected; but, of course, they
lose practical force in view of the cir
cumstance that the primary was as
open to the defeated candidates as to
the ones who won.
But while conceding this advantage,
it cannot be overlooked that the new
system has its disadvantages, also,
foremost among which is the necessity
it creates of putting candidates
through the ordeal of two long and
expensive campaigns in a community
where as a rule one is generally
enough to satisfy the temperate appe-
tite. This would not be so bad if the
enemy had to do the same thing. AS
a matter of fact, with the Democracy
spared this necessity and free to
frame ticket calculated to take ad-
vantage of any geographical gaps in
the direct primary nominations, the
odds are unequal and in any but a
presidential year they will call for in
creased endeavor on the part of Re-
publicans if party supremacy is to be
maintained. Even with a presidential
campaign to assist in Strengthening
party lines, we are convinced that
there will be plenty of work for every
loyal Republican between this and
election day.
However, before passing final judg-
ment it will be we'll to await the sys-
TENS further trial. We are not MAX
ing war upon it The comments
made or quoted have been simply for
the purpose of bringing to the public $
attention how the system is viewed
from different standpoints. If IL
should in time work out bettered
condition of local politics, all will ben
eft from its continuance: if not, the
party has a ready remedy at COM
mand.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-06-18

1t was hoped that the Philadelphia
newspapers controlled by the ,Wana-
maker influence would have the COM
mon decency to suspend their daily
washing of factional linen in public
during the period of the presence in
Philadelphia of the Republican ma
tional delegates, who are not concerned
therein; but evidently the hope is vain.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-06-18

w there is not Republic
can in the country who
would not be personally
glad to have the vice-presidential
nomination go to Governor Roosevelt
if it could go to him honorably and
with his free consent. His hold upon
the esteem of the people is exceeded by
that of no other young man in public
life; and the enthusiasm which his can
didacy would inspire in consequence of
its appeal to the young men of the
nation would undoubtedly add life,
color and fervor to the campaign. He
is pre-eminently the tye of man whose
candidacy would be effective in stimu-
lating the picturesqueness of political
contest, nor is he to be regarded as
lacking in the more substantial quail
ties desirable in high office. His ca
reer has been one of clean, manly and
weH-rounded development He is to-
day unquestionably the coming man in
national politics; a man strong and
wholesome and invigorating along
every line of his contact with the ac-
tivities of his generation.
But the real friends of Governor
Roosevelt concur in his belief that the
present is not the time nor is the vice
presidency the place for changing the
current of his political career. Those
who are the instigators of the projected
stampede to Roosevelt are not his
closest friends nor can we believe thai
they are actuated wholly by motive;
of unselfish regard for the party wei.
fare. They are trying to use Roose,
welt as a pawn in game Of politica
manipulation. Platt does not wan
Roosevelt at Albany. The corporation.
do not want him there. Neither car
use him as they would like to use th'
chief executive OF New York state
Rut neither dares to take open posi-
tlon against him, for both know tina
on such an issue Roosevelt, acting II
self-defense, would carry the peopl,
with him. The one convenient wa,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-06-18

They may be able to lead Colonel
Roosevelt to the vice presidential
trough but they have no assurance
that they can make him drink. A
Roosevelt refusal means business.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-06-18

We sometimes wonder If Timothy
Woodruff has been getting his moneys
worth,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-06-18

The honors paid to General Otis at
home offset a great deal of newspaper
criticism at long range.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-06-18
LepislatiYe.

First Dstrict-TTlOMAS J. REYNOLDS.
Second District--JOTN SCHEUER, JR.
Third District EDWARD JAMES, JR.
Fourth District p. A. PHILBIN.
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meteoric there is no reason to doubt
that It will be gradual and sure.
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REPUBLICAN NOMINATIONS.
State.

Congressmcn.a { Large - GALUSHA ~ GhoW
ROBERT II FOERDERER.
Auditor Gencral-E b. HARDENBERGH.
County.
Congress-W1LLIAM CONNELL-
Judge-GEORGE NJ. WATSON.
Sherif-JOllN H. FELLOWS.
Treasurer. 4. SCRANTON.
District Attorney r. LEWIS.
Prothonotary--JOHN COPELAND.
Clerk Of Courts-THOMAS 2. DANIELS.
Recorder OF Decds--EMlL BONN.
Register of Wills-W. X. BECK.
Jury Commissioner-EDWARD b. STURGES.
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Platt and Quay will find Mari
Hanna 4 harl man to trip.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-06-18
An International Task.

~ 70 NECESSITY exists for a
war among the European
4 powers over the question OF
protecting treaty rights and
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-06-18

is Al
stGke
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-06-18
No Roosevelt Stampede

Wv vE VENTURE to say that
AN there is not a Republi-
can in the country who
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-06-18
THE AMERICAN ATTITUDE.

II is necessary to speak in plain language about
the American attitude viewed from the Euro.
pean standpoint. II should be said at the out.
set that Europe does not desire to induce the
United States to take any action whatever. On
the contrary, the Old World would be most
pleased II the United States did absolutely moth.
ing. Even England has no strong wishes in the
matter unless, indeed, the United States should
enter into a complete partnership with her for
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-06-18

WY HETIIER THE MORE sensational reports
M from the Far East are true false, there
w remains no room for doubt that the task
lNl,ira hns hnan i'm.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-06-18
The Crawford System on Trial.

ROM THE standpoint of the
Il party's welfare it may we'll
Il be hoped that the optimistic
The St. Louis Republic., 1900-05-29

Pilots Stout aal st-"': hay- forwarded a
:,nd ,,lf-o 10 tho II 4 O rIl,i S.cic;y
Pilot James pauaae" has succeeded john
L,Grh yu ;he steamer spread tas'".
Tho peters Lee arrived from Memphis in ~"
afternoon ri;h l.|."n feet Il lumber 10" ties
ana !. big oiis,e'l,n"oas trip She - receiving
TO- return jhi= evening
TIN. r,w cl-v u Ciif,ou .yin arr;.e froa, tie
T'ur,ss.e River TINS morning having CORR !ri,d
i., ,,,,,IIs i've s;dck an! stinIrigs. be-ii,s
ler Passengers She chars again tomorrow
steamer oufn-, ar the Diamond J, line wa.
out f.r - Paul with good freight patronage AMI
rs;, fnI fG- her TIP To- burlington thi. after
county KsosuN, Hannibal and way lani:nsS-
T1. C..,..r-lbis ,.4::re 90 port and cleared again
ou her Zip IL ste icacvieve- She took out a
steiner Cherokee arrived oeIl pa,ronizol auI
VIII clear &. Chester and all irjcrrIr,iIatr
points ~ 8 o'yIrsk THIS afternoon
,,f5 i;t- ii I'E,. T' ,trnc.yer ,ray '''' , ~.
ing agent of ~. >Iria1rl St -'k TarIs All we'll
t. a,..,.I The funeral u lis iauga'~-. N-l.i-.
who was Yesterday fatally burned while playing
The r. Z Guutcr viii be dge from the Illl-
nos River to-day. clearing on her return IMP
-S,..mer carrier IS - arrive from Hamburg
TO-DAY departing to-m1rrc~ afternoon.
Nor than l.a d-!-Eats's from St. Lolis an. s1i
Eagla yesterday evening for Cape Girarleau To
al. tend Democratic convention at that point
to-day for the nomination q an Appellate Judge.
Among the representative members Of the pdr.v
we're sam T.. Cook Of Mexico Senator Rio hard
Love 4 Jackson County. Il. i. Williams uf
Favette J =! Wood. Harry Hawes. Ben Brady
and William I.-mp Cf 81 Louis. Captain
Hunter Ben Jenkins. general passenger agent
Tor the EaEic Packet Company. met the oiit of
town delegations 1t their hotels and arranged foI
rhrir cute-:t.nHent and comfort while On board
the war Eagle.
Theodore /. Hail. master OF the Peters Loo,
John r Isubt.T. master II The Uoiuhip S7i
pilots Harry Matson, Tony Burh.ch Henry
Fart"a. Berry Noitz and others have just COM
ril.d the following report II -uacs and obstrIc-
tiau- tn the Mississippi. between ST louis and
HalH'~ Point: ohsiru"tion- rock piie. Stdat n $
t1uEeaI %, pLoy. .ne s1aE at Light FaYt. ste
a.. ana at Heyii'a Isani. sna.- at ti,.f-e
Island Y.ar s.yrad fence. ore sUaE in willow =
I,f..y VHI4. It. g.. Two SnaEs at E.kinS AID
uu,ualaus s-spS along Buffalo Island. dozen
or more ~ ScuGL,r To~h"ad, three between
Sg...ler Tuy:h,,sI and orleans Bunch. at
orleans Bunch. two sUacS abreast of the l..
Head Island No. o.. an: a quarter miles
alp-a II Forge l., several Al aH.d above and
p;., i'4int below i;ass l.. three AZ laht ah's -
Rel Foot ans number between Reel Foot and
Fr.;. The rr.k piles ahOv" BJri's Point in
cline aye all the channel and dqrgeroJs..
t'44.a!u T. :. Drown. r"cret4Ty ~ tn NJ. & %
I"i-'s society. has forwarded the report to I'll
war! Eur-. captain torpS II EnEirecTs and f'
tprunartrr Harris 81 tho i.irhthous- Ins'ri e.
l,.fh ,f whom have v"ulI.d fIvprahly to he T--
quest = Secretary Drown 10 haIs the otstguy-
tons removed.
The St. Louis Republic., 1900-05-29

difficulties are threatened. fractions were
inclined 10 sell off. IndUstrials were helvy
and lower and sagged more By their own
weight than from direct attacks by traders
London trading was very inconsiderabls and
amounted to the purchase OF some 900
shares OF tho international list during the
course of che morning Money was easy.
There was some rally in the general Hist
a; the close. Sugar recovering considerably
on buying from the bull pool and covering
OF traders short. GraBgcrs were firrner and
Chicago. Burlington and quincy was hought
on revival of the rurnor that Uni.I. Pa
c!iic interests Were buying 20 secure sJfil
cient interest to check cODpe' .tios to Og-
den. With the exception af tn" steel stocks,
which were rather depressed iuJIustrials
closed fairly firm. fractions were weak il,
sympathy with Brooklyn Transit, which de-
c.ih,d on the reports Of labor difficulties.
Probably the best strength In the London
market Is derived from the fact that Gen
eral KOLerts's advance Cn Johannesburg
and Pretoria continues practically unop-
posed. Nobody believes that any resistan nee
the Beers can put up can stop him from oc-
cupyiug Johannes burg tniS week. ana p.ob-
abby if the safety of the mines We're ASSURED
better strength would he displayed in the
I.DusO!. market than for some time past.
Seymour. johnson X Co. do not appear to
have mad any considerable account opened
and tn: enect OF the failure was almost
sentimental As an instance Of the unuttcr-
able lis le-Sn"sSs Of the market tn" fact that
the failure of Price, Met 'C:nick * Co. who
were bulls. did not pat stocks down. and the
failure Of Seymour. Johnson & Co, who
were bears. 1id not have the contrary effect.
speaks volumes for the sTnailness Of the
public interest.
Railroad earnings continued, the gross In
Crrases Of Big Four, Wabash. Chesapeake
and Ohio and particularly -. Paul. all be-
ing noteworthy. II Is evident that the lat
Ter company is determined To continue Is
policy ut writing off :dyi-hiy for improve
Ii.E3:ts. There has been nothing To- change
tn industrial position. The bull ;',coUnt in
all tgIartmt nts Is trtlllng.