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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-09-25

Until congress shall have made
known the formal expression of its will
l shall use the authority vested in me
by the Constitution and the statutes
to uphold the sovereignty of the United
States in those distant islands as in all
other places where our flag rightly
floats. No effort will be spared to build
up the waste places desolated by war
and by long years of misgOvernment.
We shall not wait for the end of strife
to begin the benehcent work. We shall
continue, as we have begun, to open
the schools and the churches, to set the
courts in operation, to foster industry
and trade and agriculture, and in every
way in our power to make these people
whom Providence has brought within
our jurisdiction feel that it is their
liberty and not our power, their well
fare and not our gain, we are seeking
to enhance. Our flag has never waved
over any community but in blessing.
believe the Filipinos will soon recog-
nize the fact that it has not lost its
gin of benediction in its worldwide
journey to their shores. s."-President
Mckinley.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-09-25

"If there is any one who believes
the gold standard is a good thing,
or that it must be maintained, 1
warn him not to cast his vote for
me, because 1 promise him it will
not be maintained in this country
longer than 1 am able to get rid of
it."-William Jennings Bryan in a
Speech at Knoxville. Tenn, Deliv-
cred Sept. 10, 1896.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-09-25

There is a suspicion that the move
ment on foot to renew aggressive mis-
sionary work in China at once is faith
cred by enthusiasts who intend to d-
rect the work of missionaries by cable
and letter from the home office.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-09-25

Ex-senator Olney hit the nail on the
head when he said: "If one citizen
may properly withhold his vote, logi-
cally, all may, and all the wheels OF
government be stopped" 1t is, there
fore, discouraging to learn that Mr..
Olney has not voted in three years and
is not now registered so he can vote
at the coming election.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-09-25
Tribunle'S
Educational
Contest

The Tribune going give scholarships and other special
wards to the who will be most successful and
the highest number points in its Educational Contest BY
arshps full of study paying the tuition charges
in each and in the of the two leading scholarships The
Tribune will only pay all tuition charges but will also pay
board Of the fortunate during the life Of the scholarship,
covering four and three years respectively.
In addition the special rewards, and in order
pensate those may upon this work and
full in obtaining of these, The Tribune will give to
every who succeeds obtaining subscribers under the
this cent of all the money from
tons they may succeed in winning for it.
All letters of inquiry should be addressed editor Of
Educational Contest Tribune Scranton Pa" The
Tribune will pleased to any inquiries for additional
formation and urges those interested to write in doubt any
point
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-09-25

Two more Dowie elders have been
mobbed in the Christian town of Mans
field, Ohio, where they had been for
bidden to preach. The Dowic elders
are now probably wondering what sort
of a reception they would receive in
heathen China.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-09-25

to remind Mr.. Bryan at this time that
the only effective antitrust laws in
existence have been enacted by Repub-
leans
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-09-25
LOSS on FARM ANIMALS.

William Jennings Bryan is not only
a flag-furler and a free silverite but
also a free trader. His election to the
presidency would mean, among other
evils, period of desperate and expen-
sive tlnkering with the tariff.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-09-25
FROM the Pittsbnrg Disnatch.

While there may be dispute as TO whether
the shooting was necessary the affirmative pre-
sumption is created by the report that the first
shot was fired from the crowd. However that
may be it is certain that the shooting would
not have taken place had it not been for the
spirit which threatens with violence those who
exercise their individual liberty of working This
neCessitates the renewal Of the warning TO the
strikers that if they desire the public sympa-
thy and support they must respect the law and
the rights of others, They have had the strong
sympathy Of the people at large heretofore. II
they resort to force or countenance the violent
acts Of the ignorant and passionate they will
inevitably ALLEVIATE the popular sympathy for
the sufficient reason that he who violates the
law attacks the whole people
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-09-25

The number of men who are mis-
quoted" these days would diminish if
there was less careless talking,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-09-25

The public authorities must maintain order,
and il the civil authorities are not sufficient. the
aid Of the military authorities must be called
in. No body OF men, no matter how just may
be their grievances, can be allowed 10 interfere
with the right of other men to work, and ussail
and kill them. That crime cannot be tolerated
without an abandonment of the principles upon
which civilized society is based.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-09-25

On the strength Of very strong representations
from number Of responsible people nearest the
scene OF action the governor has ordered state
troops to the turbulent coal region They. arc
there for police duty Only open violence or
threats Of violence will bring them into action.
None but those strikers who intend 10 break the
law and use force and monaces to carry their
point has any reason to object to the presence
Of the state guard in the anthracite coal region.
It is open to the strikers to use persuasion to
attain their purpose. All the resources Of Ian.
guage and example are at their service; but
when they resort to force they run against the
law Of the state, and all the authority and power
of the state must be employed to compel them
to keep within the law.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-09-25
From the Chicago Record.

The anthracite strike seems TO have passed the
stage where the strikers use moral suasion with
the non-sTking miners and has reached that
point where violence is used Thus the issue
becomes as to whether the working miners shall
be protected by the public authorities in their
effort 10 work. 1t is unfortunate for the strikers
that the attempt TO better their condition by
striking cannot be diyested OF an Objectionable
attempt TO interfere with the rights of those who
seek 20 work.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-09-25

Even England is having trouble with
anti-imperialists.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-09-25
National.

National
rrcsdcnt-WILIIAN MCKINLEY.
e.Prosdent-THEODoRE ROOSEVELT
State.
Conrressmen. n.at-LarCe-GALUSHA at A. Gho"
ROBERT H. FOERDERtR.
Auditor General--E. b. HARDENBERGlL
County. .
Cong-css--WILLIAM CONNELL.
JudCe-GEORGE NJ WATSON. g.
Shcrif-JCHN II. FELLOWS.
Treasurer. A. SCRANTON. 81.
District Attorncy--WIIIlAM r. LEWIS. -
ProthonotaN John COPELAND
Clerk OF Courts-ItIOMAS =. DANIELS.
Recorder Of Dccds-EMlL BONN.
Register Of Wills-W. X BECK. ...,-,
1ury Commissioncr-EDWARD b. sTURGLS'
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Legislature.

First District-THOMAS J. REYNOLDS.
Second District-,IOHN SCHEUER, JR
Third District-EDWARD JAMES, JR.
Fourth District--P. A. PHlLBlN.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-09-25

The first gun in the gigantic coal strike has
been fired and the hapless victim was a little
girl. For this crime the responsibility will rest
in about equal proportions with the great cor.
porations that have reduced their miners to a
wretched existence and the professional labor
leaders who invite their followers year after
year to hopeless strikes.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-09-25

by violent methods which will precpltate other
encounters with bloody results
From the Lancaster New Era.
As solemn and serious an agreement as man
can make with man exists between the Markle
Bros and their coal mine employees Labor
Agitator Mitchell is moving heaven and earth
to persuade the miners TO break that sacred com.
pact Who would put confidence In such a
mans promiscs9 No wonder all the mine op.
orators decline TO have anything to do with him!
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-09-25
From the Washington Star.

The miners union does not include all Of The
workers in the anthracite district. Many Of the
men have refused to organize, being satisfied
with their condition and the means afforded to
secure redress of grievances These men have
in large measure refused 10 leave the diggings,
and in consequence the strike has been threat
cned with early failure. This fact has enraged
the more radical strikers, who have formed mobs
to irighten and physically prevent the men from
working. The inevitable consequence Of this
procedure was the rioting at Shenandoah, lead
ing to a fatal encounter between the sherif's
posse and the mobs Of strikers and hangers.on.
The situation had evidently grown desperate and
stringent measures were needed TO prevent the
town and perhaps the whole region from becom-
ing the scene Of utter anarchy. The leaders OF
the Strike should discourage further Efforts TO
keep the working miners out Of the diggings
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-09-25

will trouble themselves about the con-
sent OF the disfranchised population
Of that commonwealth. The outrages
upon the rights of the governed in
South Carolina perpetrated in the
congressional elections in 1898 and al
ready perpetrated in 1900 in North
Carolina by the methods by which the
adoption of the new disfranchising
constitutional provision was secured,
involving violence and bloodshed, as
well as deprivation of constitutional
rights, do not enlist the sympathy Of
Bryan. While he discourses fluently
upon every other conceivable topic, he
is significantly silent upon this.
The people are not deceived. They
know that free coinage of silver and
free trade are still the real issues and
that Bryan stands for both. If it were
generally believed that there is any
danger of the triumph of Bryan and
free silver in the coming election l
should look for the immediate stagna-
tion of business and great financial
disturbance and depression. The great
mass of people do not look upon such
contingency as possible, and perhaps
| in that fact lies the greatest danger,
| as some may vote for him who other
wise would not, and some, feeling that
the country is safe, will fail to vote
| at all. But if all who really wish
Bryan defeated come out and vote
against him his vote will be much
| smaller than 1t was four years ago.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-09-25

1.-THE resources of the United States
in everything found in the temperate
zones are inexhaustible and practice
ally untouched. Modern machinery and
the genius of the American people can
always produce more of the products
and manufactures of the temperate
zone than the people can use. These
islands under American control and
enterprise will produce vastly more
tropical products than they can con-
sumo. The interchange of the products
of the farm, the mine, and the factory
for the sugar, coffee, tobacco, fruits
and other products of these islands will
give employment to millions in the
United States as we'll as in the islands.
The storm Of criticism and the ran
corous Vituperation of disappointed
ambition will soon pass away, and
when the American people are in full
enjoyment of the new acquisitions they
will view them as sercncly and with
as much satisfaction as they now con-
template the teeming population and
the wonderful productions of the cOun-
tries acquired during the admlnistra-
tions of jefferson, Monroe and Polk,
and posterity will wonder why any
body could have opposed the rich in
heritance which the war against Span
ish cruelty brought to the United
States, as they now wonder why it
was that the acquisitions of territory
which we have heretofore made We're
opposed by persons otherwise consid-
cred sane and sensible. ."-Senator
Stewart
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Democracy's Cost to the Farmer,

|NHE LOSSES to the agricul-
tural interests of the Unit
Il cd States out of the free
trade tariff experiment of
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-09-25
TEN PAGES.
REPUBLICAN NOMINATIONS.

SCRANTON, SEPTEMBER %, 1900
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-09-25

|HE RECENT speech of Mr..
Bryan, delivered at st.
II Louis, against trusts, in
Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-08-30
A KILLED.
He Was Electrocuted While at Work
Prevented Death Of Another
Man by Cool Headedness.

William T.McCracken, who formerly
lived in Galloway county near Fulton,
and who has been working az q line
man for the Missouri & Kansas Tele-
phone Company In Kansas City for
the past IS months, was killed Mon
day evening at 6 O'Clock ct Mount
Washington, near Fairmont Park,
Kansas City. While engaged in re-
pairing q broken TELEPHONE line the
wire crossed the feed line Of the
Metropolitan electric line and the
shock caused MoCracken's death.
Deceased was Q son OF w. H. Mo.
Cracken, q farmer, living near Fulton.
When an onlooker rushed to Mo-
Oracken's side ,as he lay on the ground
and involuntarily held to the wire
charged with electricity, he warned
the man against touching him. He
said:
"Don't touch me. You'll be killed.
Get a dry board and stand on ID and
wrap your hands In 9 coat or hat and
then you can get the wire of and not
hurt yourself"
When the man returned McCrack-
on was dead.
REMAINS PASSED THROUGH MEXICO.
W. H.. Mcoracken vas In Mexico
this morning In charge of the re-
mains of his son, en- route to Fulton
where the funeral services were con-
Quoted this afternoon. Many T hid
friends in Mexico who are sadly
grieved to hear of his sad death.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-08-30
BROKEN B~RIC-A-BRACS.

Nj. Major, the famous cement man, OF New
York, explains some very interesting facts about
Majors Cement.
The multtudes who use this standard article
know that 1t is many hundred per cent. better
than other cements for which similar claims are
made, bat q great many do not know why. The
| simple reason Is that Mr.. Major USES the best
materials ever discovered and other manufao-
turers do not use them, because they are too ex-
penslYe and do not allow large profits. Mr..
Ma,oF tells us that one Of the dement's Of his
cement costs ss.75 q pound. and another costs
sac q gallon, while q large share Of the 90 called
dement's and liquid glue upon the market are
nothing more than stxteen-osnt glue, dissolved
IN water or citrio acid and IN some cases, altered
slightly In color and odor BY the addition Of cheap
and useless materials.
MAJORS cement retails at fifteen cents and
twenty-five cents q bottle, and when . dealer
tries TO sell q substitute you can depend upon II
that his only object Il 10 make large pront.
Tho profit on Majors oament is Is much a.
any dealer ought.to make On any cement. And
his Is doubly true in view OF the TACT thas each
dealer gets his share OF the benefit Of Mr..
MAJORS advertising, which now amounts 10 over
5000 q month, throughout the country. rs
tahlshed In 1879.
Insist on having Majors. Don't accept any or
hand sdvioe from q druggist.
IfyOa are at al handy tAnd you win BE- hksy
10 ind that you are . good deal more 20 than
you imagined you can repair your rubber boots
and family shoes, and any other rubber and
leather articles, with MAJORS Rubber Cement
and MAJORS Leather Cement.
And you win be surprised at how many. dol
lars year you wm thus save.
Kyour druggist can't supply you, It wn be
forwarded by mail; sIther kind. Free Of pos
tage.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-08-30
WESLEY CHAPEL ITEMS.

Correspondence Of the Ledger.
WESLEY CHAPEL, Aug. 20. Mrs
Mary jackson, of Piddletown, Rails
county, who is suffering from paraly-
sis, is growing weaker.
D.Gregory and wife were the guests
Of their son-in law, Chss. Sbotwell,
last Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Price left Monday for
st. Paul, where they will visit friends
for q week, when they will 60 to
Montana to visit their children.
r. r. Harris and wife visited
relatives In Laddonis Saturday.
Monroe Beagles, of Cape Nome, will
probable join his family In Laddonia
next month.
Joe Able sold bis crop Of hay to Mr..
OulbertsOn, Of Rush Hill, at "a per
ton.
J. M. Beagles, OF Mexico, was the
guest OF ID. M. Price last Saturday
night.
r. r. Harris sold Mr.. Allen, Of Rails
county, eighteen head Of cattle at e21
per head.
Grandma league, who Is sick Of
fever, lie improving.
]. L. Hixon sold Mr.. Oulbertson, OF
Rush Hill, two calves at $40 per head.
Misses Grace Hixon and Julia Far
ris will attend Collins Academy next
term.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-08-30
TIE ARMsrRoHas A
The Divorced Wife of the Money
Lender Sues to Compel Her RI.
Husband to Fulfll Alleged

Mira. Daisy Armstrong has again
sued A. @. Armstrong. The suit & q
compel A, g. Armstrong to comply
with an alleged agreement Of prop.
erty settlement.
A divorce was granted In favor n,
mrs. A. @. Armsrong during the last
September term OF Circuit Court and
prior to that q settlements is alleged,
was entered into for temporary ana
permanent alimony, In which, IL il
stated, A. @. Armstrong agreed to
pay to his wife $500 in cash, to give
her all Of the furniture In his elegant
new residence on South Clark avenue
to discharge two mortgages against
her property In Sparkle addition and
to pay her $500 with which to dis
charge certain obligations incurred by
her.
The cash wes paid and the furniture
delivered before the divorce was
granted. The mortgages and notes
held BY Armstrong against HE wife
were placed In the hands Of q third
party to DO delivered 10 her ct the
end Of the divorce litigation.
After the divorce was granted II 10
claimed that Armstrong refused to
discharge the mortgages and to pay
the remainder In the contract. In q
petition fled by Mrs. Armstrong In
the Circuit Court to-day Il is alleged
by the plaintiff that Mr.. Armstrong
fraudulently and deceitfulIy procured
the possession Of the notes and mort
cages and now refuses to return them
to the third party or to pay or to dis
charge them ~ he had agreed to do.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-08-30

OOffo9pohConct u NE kcokcIs
RowENA, Aug. 2s.-The p~rotracted
meeting is still In progress at Maple
Grove church.
Mr.. Carter Mallory's daughter, OF
Texas,i lie the guest of her grandparents,
Mr.. and Mrs. e. Threlkeld.
Miss BERTHE Turner visited relatives
in Boone county last week.
Mrs. Geo. Egie, sister and little
daughter, Mary, visited the family Of
Tom Littrell, near Sailing, Monday.
o. r. sansberry and family visited
VIM. vanlandinghsm and family,
near SANTA Fe, recently.
Robt. Peck sold thirty -four lambs to
Chester Starr at 4 cts. per pound.
Rev. Rlney, Of Centralia, occupied
the pulpit at Bethlehem church Sun
day
Sid OondIt, of Mexico, attended
church at Bethlehem church Sunday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-08-30
A Good syrtem Of shorthand.

The St. Louis board Of education,
after mature deliberation, has adopted
the Bonn Pitman system Of shorthand
writing for the 81. Louis public
schools. This is q nignal victory for
the Benn Pitman, or American sys-
tenn OF shorthand which Hon. W. T.
Harris, United States Commissioner
Of Education, Washington, d. o.,
states, sis used more than any other
system" The Missouri Shorthand
College, 9ls Pine street, Bt. Louis, NO.,
is the only shorthand Institution In the
State using exclusively the Bean Pit
mar text books. A word TO the wise
ia eu~fielent,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-08-30
BENTON CITY ITEMS.

Correspondence Of the Ledger.
BENTON, CTTY, Aug. 29.-5ome oil
our farmers are cutting their corn.
Quite q number are blowing since
the rain last week,
There will be o great deal of grass
sown, but very little wheat.
The storms last week did a great
deal Of damage to the corn, also ia
the hay and oat stacks.
Lewis Heberly returned from Mid
dletown last Sunday and says that
part Of the country was visited by 9
severe hail and rain storm. Some OF
the hail stones were as large &c q hens
egg and the water washed out several
culverts and bridges.
Geo. Marshall Is digging a well
for living water
Chas. Culbertson is shipping hay in
full blast. He has two balers press
ing for him.
Rudolph Fritchie bought q fine COW
and calf Of Henry Hildebrand.
ReInhard Hildebrand is nov making
sorghum molasses.
John Zimmerman will press cider on
Tuesdays and Fridays.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-08-30

nonsense. Not only will Missouri
roll mp q grand Democratic majority,
but bless the Lord,there will be enough
of them to elect W. J. Bryan Presi-
dent of the United States.
am not q prophet, or the son of q
prophet, but | make my prophesy
this time, please. MI. Bryan will be
our next president and MIR. Dockery
will be the next governor OF Missouri,
orI miss my guess. W. II. HOOK.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-08-30
EDALIA sToRM SWEPT.
Several Business Houses Wrecked and
Number Of Residences Unroofed
Three Persons Were Injured

SEDALIA, Mo-, Aug. ia tornado
swept over q portion OF sedslIa at IL
O'Clock to-day, wrecking a number OF
business houses, unroofing 9 score or
more Of residences, and destroying
hundreds OF shade and ornamental
trees. The storm resembled the st.
Louis tornado. Three persons were
injured by falling buildings. They are:
James Postal, a farmer, head and
chest lacerated and Internally in
jured.
Nelson Umbess negro, chest crushed
and internally injured.
Alex Travis, buried under wall; not
serious.
The business houses partially
wrecked were as follows:
Tho Blocker building, second story
demolished; Woods Opera House,
part Of roof carried OF; A. P. Mercy
building, rear and east wall wrecked;
Whiprecht grocery isuilding, par
TALLY wrecked; hall Of Sons and
Daughters of Charity, completely de-
stroyed; Witlinger's grocery, roof
torn of and east wall partially
wrecked; Estes grocery store, front
blown out; Hayes building, partly
unroofed and wallis damaged; Charles
Lefwitch's blacksmith shop, front
torn down; grandstand in front Of
race track at Liberty Park, totally de-
molished.
One third of the trees in the city
ana Catholic cemetery were uprooted
or broken OF.
In the residence portion Of the city
fallen trees and limbs INSTRUCTED the
streets and the fire and street DEPART
ments are being employed to remove
the debris.
The storm appeared to be most
severe In Northeast Sedalia, where
more than q score Of residences were
unroofed. The damage In the coun-
try surrounding SecaIia will be heavy.
Thousands of acres OF growing corn
were hattened to the ground. In one
field Of 100 acres not q stalk was left
standing. Telegraph and telephone
wires are down In every direction.
The Postal Telegraph Company has
not a pole standing between Smith
ton and Otterville. The Western
Union is also badly crippled,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-08-30


No. 10, Wabash east, $3.50 a. m.
No. 3, Wabash east, $3.50 p. m.
No. 8, Wabash west, iI.46 a. m.
No. 0, Wabash west, 4:45 p. m.
No. AZ, o. & A. east, 1880 p. m.
No. Al, o. Il A. west, 1880 p. m.
No. 1888, o. q A. branch, 1880 p. m.
Auxvasse and Fulton pouches, $3.50
q. m.
Night malls, east and west, close at
$3.50 p. m. :
Sunday those having lock boxes can
get their mail from s:30.to 10:3O q.
General delivery, call boxes and
stamp windows are open from 1880 to
$3.50 p, m.
Collections from street letter boxes
are made daily at 1880 q. M, 4 p. m.
and 9 p. m. Except Sundays