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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-01-13

over to the courts. Instead he took
advantage of the Spanish law, ap.
plcable to Cuba, permitting adminis-
trative officers to impose fines sum-
marily. This rouses the opposition Of
Cubans to things military. and brings
out again the argument that the mill
tary department Is an expensive, use-
less and entangling institution, which
retards the city's best development and
hinders the growth of Cuban belief In
the determination of the United States
to replace the military with civil
government in the hands of the
Cubans. 1t is urged by many Ameri-
cans as well as Cubans that such con-
duct on the part of General Ludlow
undoes the work of Governor-General
Wood. so noticeable since his arrival.
toward assuring the people here that
they Will have the fullest opportunity
to govern themselves. General Wood s
open declaration that the military gov
ernment of the island is solely super
visory, is recalled as not being In har-
mony with an act three weeks after his
coming which ignores the penal code
regulating offences by the press. 1t Is
argued that had General Ludlow re-
ferred the matter to the fiscal, and the
latter did not do his duty. then 1t would
have been time for the military to in
tervenc'
We do not call attention to this mat
ter for the purpose Of arguing upon its
| merits. General Ludlow is a man
| from whom the American public will
not withdraw its confidence on light
grounds. Very possibly he acted
| hastily. as military men. when
| angered. are prone to do: or, perhaps.
he may have had abundant warrant.
| This phase of the affair can be settled
| in Havana. There is a larger sgnifi-
cancc to the incident. however, in its
indication of the development among
| the Cubans of a wholesome ambition
for civil rule. including a shrewd draw
| ing of the right line between courts
| civil and courts martial! Their stand
ards of journalism are none of the best,
and there Is little certainty that q
| Cuban defendant would ever be con-
victed before a Cuban magistrate upon
| American complaint. however over
whelming the proof Of his guilt. Never
theless the native desire to give the
civil court at least chance to show
what it can do is worthy of American
respect; and we have no doubt that
Leonard Wood will adjust this whole
! episode satisfactorily
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-01-13
Too ShreWd for Him.

An old whitewasher stood before the
court as a witness. The lawyer for the
defendant tried to confuse him.
You are Frederick Miller"
Eyes"
Are you the Frederick Miller who was
sentenced under mitigating circumstance
es for robbery"
mo. ] am not that Miller"
you are perhaps the Miller who was
sentenced to two years Imprisonment
for theft?''
mo. l am not that Miller either"
"Were you ever in prison.
"Yes--twice.'
'How long the first time?"
"a whole afternoon"
"An afternoon! And the second time
You must make truthful statements, for
you are sworn. If you were in prison for
SO short time, what did you do?
II only whtewashed IA cell ready for q
lawyer who had cheated his clients"
The lawyer did not ask any more ques-
tions on that subject.-Buffalo News.
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Not a Candidate.

TN THE OPINION of Hon Elihu
Root. as expressed in letter to
Il National Committeeman Henry
c.. Payne, of Wisconsin, it Is far
more important to the country, the ad-
ministration and the Republican party
that he should attend to the business
of the war department. with which he
is now acquainted. than that he should
seek the office Of vice president: there
fore he is not and will not be candi-
date for the latter position. Mr.. Root
does not write in this manner under
the prompting of personal cOnceit nor
in the deluson that he is the only man
fit to be secretary of war; but he ap-
preciates the disadvantages of swap
ping horses in the middle of stream
and his point is well taken.
The country has reason to be very
g1ad of this decision, which assures the
continuance for at least five more
years of the virile and progressive
management of the war department SD
happily begun by Mr.. Root. In those
five years some very important prob.
itiiS Will diIst III tfldl department LOT
solution. If we assume that in Cuba
and Porto Rico the direction of nsular
affairs has at last been placed i'm flt
hands there is yet to come. in both
islands. the transition from the purely
military to the stable civil basis, which
will be a period full of anxiety and ono
calling for a steady hand at the pilot
wheel. More difficult by far, the or
ganization Of an administrative system
for the Philippines will soon require at =
tention, and here there will be need of
the most sagacious statesmanship. In
cidentally but not by any means unim-
portant. the question of army reorCani-
cation is impending: and the very pro-
nounced approval which Secretary
Roots ideas upon this subject have
ELECTED from representative army men
and civilians shows that he is peculiar
ly the man to be at the head of things
while the reorganization goes on.
There will be little difficulty in Sc
curing a suitable candidate for vice
president. The woods are full of men
able to lend dignity and grace to that
largely honorary place. But good sec
retaries of war are rare: and when ono
is found he should be priced and pre-
served.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-01-13
A Sign of Progress.

\OR SOME REASON or reasons,
X doubtless not to his discredit,
Il General Ludlow. the military
governor Of Havana city and
province, incurred the displeasure of a
number of Havana newspapers, in
cluding the ablest and most intelligent
of all, La Lucha. The consequence
was that a number of these papers fell
to printing violent criticisms Of him and
thence passed into the yellowish habit
OF printing alleged news about him
which was not so. After one broadside
of particularly exasperating falsiflca-
ton, General Ludlow, acting on the
strength Of his military power, swooped
down upon the offending editors in
cluding the editor of La Lucha, and in
ficted summary fines.
Out Of this incident, which a year
ago would have excited no comment
whatever, a considerable agitation has
developed. Says the Havana cores
pondent Of the Sun: 1T is generally
urged that the military governor of
Havana should have turned the case
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-01-13
How It Should Have Been.

a certain lawyer had his portrait paint
ed In his favorite attitude, standing with
one hand in his pocket. His friends and
clients all went TO see 1t. and everybody
said: "Oh, how like! It's the very pie
ture of him."
An old farmer dtssentcd "'Tain't like,
no faint" said he, dIyly, looking out
Of the corner of his eye.
"'Taint like?' exclaimed everybody
"just show us wherein faint like"
"'Taint like, no 'tain't,' responded the
old farmer; "dont you see has got his
hand in his pocket? 'Twould he as like
ag'in II he had it in somebody else's S
pocket. Anon.
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TO STORE THE SUMS HEAT.
. E. Curtis in Chicago Record.

w. z. Curtis in Chicago Record
DIR. William Calver, II scientist OF
Washington, claims to have solved a
problem that has been ouz2;ing the wise
men of the earth for 800 years, and saws
that he has devised nethods sio utilize
the heat of the sun rs a s,ibsttute for
fuel and power. His discovery Is based
upon the simple principle OF the burning
glass, and by an arrangement of mirrors
he can gather to a focus Of a few inches
all Of the rays of the sun that fall uopn
Gn acre of ground. He can melt iron
and steel as If 1t We're ice. and obtain
heat of several thousand degrees Fahr-
enheit He also has devised a method
bv which the natural heat of the sun,
gathered in that way, may be stored in
reservoirs and applied both to stationary
and locomotive engines. Dr. Calver has
a laboratory on the outskirts Of the city
and has a number CT inventions TO his
credit I'm the patent office.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-01-13

United States and the state wherein
they reside. No state shall make or
enforce any law which shall abrldge
the privilege or immunities of citizens;
nor shall any state deprive any person
of life, liberty or property without due
process of law, nor deny to any person
within It's Jurisdiction the equal pro-
lection of the laws" On the ground
that the word property" as here used
includes office and the emoluments
thereof, and that due process of law
means by the judiciary and not by the
legislature. IT may be argued that the
present attempts of the Goebelites are
unconstitutional and therefore within
the jurisdiction of the federal bench.
It Is to be hoped that the peaceful
processes of the law will yet prevail.
But 1t seems unlikely that so much
desperation as the Goebel machine Is
exhibiting to overthrow the manifest
will of the people can be INDUCED in
for so long n period of time without
causing n swapping of the chords which
restrain the spirit of mob violence.
premises may, perhaps, be Judged
from the following comment by the
governor, who. although one of the
principal parties in interest, stands
high among the most conservative and
respected citizens of the common
wealth:
"There is not vestiee of truth in
any one of the charges upon which
Goebel bases his contest. He was in
absolute control of every polling pie CO
and election booth in the state. At
every point was helpless as a new
born babe. Goebel controlled not only
the vote-casting and vote-counting at
the polls, but his men made up every
revisory tribunal from the polls to the
state canvasslng board, inclusive. OF
course Goebers election officers did not
count a single vote for me that I was
not entitled to; equally of course they
counted every vote to which Goebel
was entitled. It also is true that there
was not a booth in the state whe. e
some valid ballot for me was not sac
rified. I was elected by not vote less
than 10000 plurality. 1t was a tidal
wave that overwhelmed them. They
felt certain they had me counted out,
but when Goebel's own election off,
GERS certified the returns to the county
boards it was found that my majority
was 1883. Goebel went before the
county boards and tried to get them
to wipe out my majority. Some did
his bidding; others refused, and the
vote C; me on to Frankfort. But Goe-
bel did not abandon the fight. He ap-
pealed to the state canvassing board,
made up also of Democrats of his own
selection. and asked them to go behind
his own returns. They declined. and
now Goebel is before this Legislative
tribunal, of which body he himself IS
a member, demanding that the will of
the people be overturned. 1t seems to
me that any sensible man, with the
undisputed and indisputablc facts I
have mentioned in his mind, must see
and know that a black crime Is threat
ened against popular sovereignty in
Is kentucky."
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-01-13
COMMANDS LOFTY APPRECIA
TIOM.

From the Wilkes. Barre Leader
The Scranton Tribune's Year Book for
1900 is at hand and commends itself to
the lofty appre citation of all. Its outside
covers are distinguishable for their rare
and artfui work. In Its statistical ar
rangement 1t is thorough and complete,
giving the usual amount of intelligent
and valuable referen, res.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-01-13

vouched for by an authorized spokesman
OF the company and the report OF manu-
factured products furnishes collateral
proof. From the parts of the animal
which formerly went to waste there were
manufactured last year nearly f,00OW
pounds of neatsfcot oil, nearly 1O5,0OOVO
pounds of land fertilizer. G,250,W0 pounds
of glue. nearly 12OOO,OO pounds of fats
suitable for artificial butter and over
3l,WO000 pounds of crude fats.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-01-13

Il sentiment against the jurors
who at Chattanooga, Tenn.
the other day. with maudln eagerness,
signfied their acquittal of Julia Nor
rison James. the actress. who. In a
rage. had shot and killed the manag ar
of her company. is readily credible.
Public emotionaism is usually penda-
lumic in it's movements and this "cry
plainly was an aggravated instance Of
mawkishness run mad.
The caliber of the woman upcn whom
this sentimental spasm temporarily
lavished itself is well illustrated in her
announcement following her failure to
revol!tionizc the drama. that she will
ascend the lecture forum and there coin
into money the newly acquired notori-
ETY.. Red-handed from a murder as to
which we have only the woman's ver-
sion there is no substantial sign of
penitence, no clear symptom of the con-
science which is acute i'm normal wo-
manhood. but instead the supreme de-
sire to turn all this free advertising to
professional account.
1t is proper that around the honor of
women there should be thrown every
possible safeguard: but when juries. at
mere sight of petticoats. without dis
elimination of any kind, lose utterly
the functions of reason and turn the
law into a mockery it is time for COM
plant. Self-respecting women them
selves ought to call halt on this dam
aging false chivalry
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TWELVE PAGES.
SCRANTON. JANUARY 13, 1900.

The Wilkes-Barre News asserts that
the people of that city are too mod
est. We hope this is not n references
to the oflicc-seeking element of Lu-
zerno's capitnl
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Senator Penrose has introduced a bill
appropriating s5,0O0,OOO for the con-
struction Of permanent public roads in
the several states. His idea is prefer
able to the average river and harbor
bill.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-01-13

In these days of scare-head war
rined that her revolution has not at
tractcd as much attention in the pa
pers as a Kentucky lynching party.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-01-13

The goose-bone prophet seems to be
meeting with better success this season
than the Mormon prophet.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-01-13

It would indeed be a sad awakening
il the parties who are taking inven-
tory of Democratic stock in Philadel-
phia should find that the falling off
of the Democratic vote had been alb.
sorbed by the Wanamaker party.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-01-13

Mr. Bryan now explains that he is
an expansionist theore tically but not
practically.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-01-13
UTILIZING WASTE.
q Chlcapa Rnnnrd

From the Chicago Record.
From the annual statement of Swift 4
Co. 1t appears that the by-products of
the industry pay the dividends on the
stock The exact figures to prove this
assertion are' not furnished but It Is
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-01-13

An elderly lady living Fordham Heights New York City and who
Of
who
had employed
obtained
York Lr, concluded
A a
he without them if dollar of
who
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the
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had
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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-01-13
TOLD BY THE STARS.
Daily Horoscope Drawn by Ajacchus,
The Tribune Astrologer.
Astrolabe cast. 3.45 a. M, for Saturday,
Jan. 13, 1900.

IN v <ns
A child born on this day will notice
that some men are victims of fate while
others have remained in the hands OF
their friends too long.
Money that Is made too easily has the
habit Of disappearing with unexpected
rapidity.
Wyoming avenue will soon no longer be
an avenue In name only.
The first straw never broke the camels
back.
An honest councilman is the noblest
work of a ward.
No politician can consider himself real
ly prominent until he has been inter-
viewed.
A full pocketbook and level head
generally remain in the same vicinity.
Ajacchus' Advice.
1t is well enough for charity to begin
at home. but reforms should be prac-
tioed on the other fellow.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-01-13

DIR. I.eyds' heliograph also seems r.
be under q cloud.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-01-13

The success of the Beers thus far in
the campaign in South Africa further
tmpresses one that it is we'll in times
Of peace to prepare for war and not
make any fuss about it,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-01-13

It is well that the critics Of Mr.
Gage had their laugh first.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-01-13
Diseased ChivaIry.

T<1E REPORT that recoil has
been experienced in public
Il sentiment against the Jurors
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1900-03-29
GREAT STEEL FIGHT ENDED.
Carnegie and Frick Settle Their Differ
ences-Re0rganixati

Carnegie and Frick Settle Their Differ.
ences-Reorganixatio
Pittsburg, March 26.-The differ.
ences between Fl. G. Frick and An
drew Carnegie have been settled. The
parties interested have agreed upon q
plan of reorganization, the new con-
Germ to be incorporated under the laws
of New Jersey.
The Carnegie Steel Plant, Ltd, be.
comes q stock company with q capital
at from $500, 900, 900 to $3.50, 900, 900,
the famous "ironclad agreement" il
wiped out, all litigation between the
partners in the Carnegie Company is
dropped, and H. G. Frick, the ex-presi-
dent of the company, virtually secures
ell he has contended for.
These facts are embodied in an
authorized statement issued tonight by
the company.
As the capital of the Carnegie Com.
pany, Ltd, is $25, 100000, under the
proposed plan of reorganization, each
partner will hold either eight or ten
times the amount in the corporation.
As Mr.. Frick holds 8 per cent of the
company stock in the Carnegie Steel
Company, he will receive in stock OF
the new concern, $12, 200, 900 if il is
capitalized at 5000, 100000; $l5. 5.OOO,-
900 if the figure is put up to $3.50, 900, :
OOO.. His contention in his suit was
that his stock was worth at least $l5,-
OOO.O 900, and he sued to recover the
difference between that and the amount
offered him when he was invited under
the 'ironclad" provisions to resign.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1900-03-29
MANY FROM EUROPE
Marked Increase of Immigra.
ton in Past Year.
ONE-FOURTH ARE ITALIANS
Of New York Superintendent
OF Labor Statistics.

Albany. N. Y, March 27.-The an.
nual report of John Mackin, state
superintendent of labor statistics, says:
Immigration returns for the quarter
ended December 81, 1899, show an in
crease of 2S,0l2 more than in the last
three months of 1898. In the latter
quarter the arrivals numbered 81, $50;
in the same three months OF 1899, "a
500. The largest proportionate gain OF
those races recording at least 1000 ar
rivals was made by the Slovaks. The
Polish race was second, the Crotians
and Slavonians third.
I'm point of numbers the Southern
Italians still retain the lead in immi.
grafton, the arrivals of that race being
nearly one-fourth of the total. There
were 18, l49, or 24.2 per cent, Of that
class who landed during the quarter
which ended last December. Next in
the numerical order come the He
brews, with lO,076; Poles, 6.4O1; Slo.
vaks, 6,226; Germans, 6.l18; Scandl.
navians, 4,4S6; Northern Italians,
4.14O, and Irish, 3.745.
"Of the 1882 immigrants arriving
during the quarter, four-fifths were
destined to the states composing the
North Atlantic division. Of which
group the state of New York received
the largest number. Those who went
to the West division numbered 1885,"
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1900-03-29
A REVOLVING CRIME.
Young Woman Burned to Death BY
Four Men In South Carolins.

Young Woman Burned to Death By
Four Men In South Carolin..
marlborough, S. c., March "a
Particulars were received today of a 70.
voting crime committed in Chester.
field county few days ago. Cassie
Boone, a young woman, was enticed
from her homo by four white men,
carried to the woods near by and as.
saulted with knives. The woman was
gashed with knives in the f1eshy part
of her body, the cuts being from four
to IL inches in length. Then coal oil
was poured over her and she was set on
fire and released in the woods, to run
screaming until she fell dying. When
found a small braid around the forehead
was the only shred of clothing left on
her body.
Cassie Boone was 20 years old, the
daughter of George Boone, farmer.
She was One-quarter Indian. The
girls reputation, it is said, was not
good. Last Sunday evening she left
her home with Sam Woodward to visit
Vince Melton. She left there later in
the evening with Tom Steen and James
Jackson. presumably to return to her
fathers house. Nothing more was
heard of her till she was seen Monday
night running through the woods.
Ross Jackson, John jackson, Abb
Kirkly and Jim Werner, reported that
they heard the screaming, and, collect.
ing a crowd, went into the woods and
found the girl. Some one threw an
overcoat over the charred and dying
woman, and then summoned help.
When doctor arrived she was dead.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1900-03-29
A NeGro's Six Victims.

Raleigh, N. c., March IA negro.
Tom Jones, commonly known In the
country as Preacher JONES'" this
morning murdered Ella Jones and her
oldest daughter. Ida, with an AK, and
then set fire to the beds in which lay
the bodies of his victims and four sleep
ing children, ranging in years from q
babe one month old to the largest boy,
who was not more than s. The four
children were burned to death. The
crime was committed at Garners, q lit
tie town five miles east of here. The
murderer, according to the story OF
little 7-year-old Laura Jones, who
escaped with her younger sister, de-
liberately struck the mother four times
and then made two outs into the body
of the oldest child. He then fired the
house.
When the people heard the story OF
the murder, they went to Jones' house
to arrest him. They found that his
clothes still bore stains of fresh blood,
and that his hands were covered with
blood.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1900-03-29
NOT MUCH PROGRESS.
British Operations Checked In South
Africa.

British Operations Checked In South
London, March 27.-Except for the
unfortunate occurrence" as Lord
Roberts calls 1t, which resulted in the
killing OF Lieutenant Colonel Crabbe,
Lieutenant Colonel Codrington and
Captain Trotter, the campaign presents
no new features. The mishap to the
guards officers is testimony to their
bravery, but not their discretion. They
met party of five Beers whom they
tried to capture. The Beers took refuge
on kopje, where three of their com.
rades were hidden, and within five
minutes every member Of the British
party was hit.
Apparently little progress is being
made toward the relief of Mafeking.
A private telegram from lieutenant al
Kimberley, dated Wednesday, March
81, announces that he was at the point
Of starting for Mafeking, presumably
with the relief column.
General Sir Forester Walker and
Prince Alexander, of Teck, have left
Cape Town for Bloemfontein.
It is reported from Ladysmith that
Van Reenan's pass bristles with guns.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1900-03-29
The Prinx Heinrich.

Berlin, March 24.-The German
cruiser launched today at Kiel received
the name Prinz Heinrich and was
christened by Princess Henry, OF
Prussia. She is belt.armored, with
plate 100 millimeters thick at the
water line. She has an indicated horse
power of 5000, and triple expansion
engines, and is capable of making 2OH
knots an hour. She carries two a.
centimeter guns in two revolving tow
ers, Elk 15-centimeter guns in case
mates, four l5-centimeter guns In re.
volving towers and numerous smaller
guns, with four torpedo tubes. Her
displacement is $500 tons.