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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-04-18

the local authorities to handle. He added, how.
ever, that he would back Senior Mora up in any
thing the latter did. lie advised him to take
platoon of police TO ,.e abattoir and arrest any
one who attempted TO create disturbance, and
to warn the butchers that II they did not kill
cattle today they would never have another
chance.
Senor Mora followed this advice, with the re.
suit that only one man refused TO slaughter.
The Others. as soon as they understood the stu.
alton, weakened and obeyed Senor Mora's orders.
Hereafter the recalctrant butcher will not be
permitted TO kill cattle in the city. The break
ing up OF the combination will result in a sub.
stantial reduction Of the prices Of meats here.
Under the operation Of the combination the price
OF the higher qualities Of beef had reached so
cents a pound
The action Of Senior Mora in this matter was
come a new difficulty in the situation arise
even though it is entirely within the sphere
OF the civil authorities, than they run immed.
atey to the Americans praying for assistance
This incident vividly illustrates the
whole Cuban problem. The Cubans
have to be bossed; and If the boss be
not clear-headed, well-balanced
benevolent despot like General Wood,
incorruptible, impartial and fearless,
he will he a duplicate Of &he South
American type of dictator who ends
his brief career in a blaze of incen-
diarism or assassination. American
| control supplies the Wood kind; but
| which kind would Cuban independ-
ence supply?
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-04-18
NUBS OF KNOWLEDGE.

South America has greater undoVel-
oped resources than any other continent
Its soil can produce any crop grown on
the earth, and its mines of gold and sill
YER and coal have been scarcely touched
Near the city of Durham, South Africa,
is the place of Death, funnel-like cleft
In the coast rocks, into which, in. times
gone by, the Zulu chiefs were accus-
toned to take the victims of their wrath
to die.
The drouth this season has cost the
Southwest far more than the disastrous
freeze of last winter, having cut down
the crops greatly, caused sickness, and
advanced the price of coal and many
other necessities.
The wealthy Russians are said to be
extremely profitable to hotel and shop.
keepers A Swiss authority insists that
200 Russians will spend more in a month
than 1000 English men and women for
the same period of time.
Steel ties on the Mexican Southern
railway have given great satisfaction,
and they will be adopted by the entire
line, 22S miles long, According to the
Railway Review these ties have been
used for eight years on 1il miles of the
line
To announce the arrival of carrier
pigeons at the home nest a whistle has
been patented for attachment TO the bird,
comprising a hollow ball of light rate
rial. with a clamp to secure it to the tail
feathers, an opening being cut I'm the
front to let air into the whistle.
New Zealanders have achieved what
workingmen in other lands are clamor-
ing for. Among the functions OF the
government is the providing of work for
all who may apply. This has been done
for some time, and every New Zealandcr
is sure of a job at 81 per day of eight
hours.
Spinach is now in high favor as an
article of diet Chemists alsrm that II
contains more iron to the square inch
"than most of the renowned ferruginous
remedies" Spinach not only contains
salts of iron and potassium, but other
salts, which are good for the liver and
blood: it, therefore, improves the com
| pleXion.
In 1889 Harriet Martineau visited the
| United States and reported seven occupa
| tions only open to women-teaching nee
dlework. keeping boarders, working IL
| the factories, typesetting, bookkeeping
and household service Now there ar,
about 400 occupations in which womer
are employed.
The villa of Marigoa which the Em
press Frederick of Germany has takeT
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-04-18
NEED OF A LARGER NAVY.
From Speech by Congressman Foss Introducing
the Naval Appropriation Bill.

From a Speech by Congressman Foss Introducing
the Naval Appropriation Bill.
After explaining the various items in the bill
Mr.. Foss said "Wc are building a navy for
peace; we are building it not to provoke war,
but to conserve international concord; VIC are
building il in order that the nations may take
warning that il American honor is assailed
American vaor will defend. That nation which
is armed and ready TO fight is the least likely
to be called upon to do so, The best peace con
ference is a strong and efficient navy. Sea power
is recognized the world over as the strength of
a great nation. We are building a navy to main
tain our foreign policy; TO defend the Monroe
doctrine and to guard the proposed Nicaragua
canal.
"While protection to ourselves was the watch
word OF the past century, commerce will be the
watchword of the coming. We will not only con-
tinue to build our own ships Of American mate.
rial. fashioned by American hands, but at the
same time we will build as we have been build
ing recently, ships for Japan and Russia, and in
time, by reason of the decreased supply OF iron
and steel in other countries, we will be building
the navics of England of France, Of Germany
and the other great naval powers. Men will
not embark in commercial enterprises beyond
the seas unless they know that their own coun-
try has the ability to protect them in every
port and harbor in the world, and when an
American merchantmen goes to foreign ports
she will go there backed, il necessary, 10y an
American man.of-war to see to it that she has
the rights and privileges Of the most favored
nations. The American navy will thus play an
important part in securing our commercial su.
premacy."
The American battleship would also play, he
said, a not inconsderable part in the civilization
of the Filipinos. "The American school ma'am,
with her spelling book, may enlghten the mind"
he said. 'the American missionary with his Biblo
may soften the heart; the commercial traveller
may teach them the laws of trade, but they
recognize no virtues unless accompanied by force,
and the American batteship anchored in the
harbor of Manila will do more than anything
else to teach them that liberty is not license,
but that true liberty is liberty under law, re.
spect for order and reverence for justice"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-04-18

Y n SENDING to the senate with
his endorsement a recommended
n tOn from Secretary Hay that
provision be made for the pay
ment of $4,000 each to Admiral Dewey
and General Otis for services as mem
bers of~>the first Philippine commits
sion, this sum having been paid to
each of the civilian members, the
president has acted in "A manner con-
sistent with fairness: and has shown
that if Admiral Dewey took offense at
the failure of the executive to pay
him outright he did so without under
standing the law in the case.
Section 1,763 of the revised statutes
of the United States reads: mo per-
son who holds an office, the salary or
annual compensation attached to which
amounts TO the sum of $500. shall re-
ceive compensation for discharging the
duties of any other office, unless eX-
pressly authorized by law" Section
1,764 of the revised statutes of the
United States re-inforces the forego-
ing with the following provision: mo
allowance or compensation shall be
made for any extra service whatever
which any officer or clerk may be re-
quired to perform, unless expressly au-
thorized by law"
Special authority from congress is
therefore necessary before extra pay
can be given to the admiral and the
general for their extra work at Manila;
but they both deserve it and should
have it; and if Admiral Dewey has
abused the president for not vlolat'
ing the laws above quoted, he should
be man enough TO step over to the
white house aud apologize.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-04-18
WILL BE REMEMBERED.

From Saturday Evening Post.
In 1897 our exports to Cuba, Puerto Rico, Ha-
waii Islands, Philippine Islands and Samoan ISL
ands were Sl6, ,922, 1906, and our imports S37,
U9,5lO. Last year our exports were Sil ,5sl ,0s4
and our imports were $50, l75,6O5. This year the
figures will be even larger. Senator Beveridge in
his speech on the Philippines made this very
significant statement: "Manila, as a port Of call
and exchange, will, in the time Of men now
living, far surpass Liverpool" His prophecy will
he remembered,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-04-18

The need of a street car route to
Hyde Park out of the way of the dead
ly steam car tracks is recognized by
ALL but. the obvious objections to an
elevated railroad in the middle of West
Lackawanna avenue should cause IA
careful Weighing of alternative pro-
jects, of which there are several. In
order to protect those who ride in
street cars the citv does not want 10
increase the dangers of those who
IriN.n
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-04-18

A contributor to the Truth proposes
that our city fathers purchase the old
Indian orchard, convert it into a park
for the benefit of the people of Pine
Brook and Park Place. and then put
the Hollister collection in this park as
an illustration of its historic endow-
ments. The idea is ingenious and at
tractive. But in the meantime, let us
not forget that the Hollister collection
is for sale, that outsiders want it and
are negotiating for it and may get it
if somebody in Scranton doesn't hurry
up. Let us catch our hare before we
begin to worry over what we shall do
with 1t.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-04-18
The Harrisburg Convention.


Il presidential nomination de-
fes criticism. AS a man he
is above question. AS a Republican
candidate for the presidency the
suggestion of his name has not evoked
the shadow Of antagonism from any
source. AS man and candidate he
stands peerless among his political
contemporaries. The first intimation is
yet to be heard that he does not fully,
completely and pre-eminently meet
every demand for availability.
Is this nomination expedient from tnc
politicians standpoint? What name
has been mentioned that will give
feathers weight more to the national
ticket? What name has been mem
toned that will provoke less friction
or suggest the possibility of less oppo-
sition? What name can be mentioned
that will best harmonize all differences
in the party arising from local, fac
tional or sectional conditions? What
state is more entitled to this honor
than the commonwealth of Pennsylva-
mia? What state has won greater
achievement in the marvellous evolu-
tion of the country's industrial de-
velopment? Where on our political or
physical map can be found a state
whose people, in war or in peace, meas
ure up to a higher standard of private
virtue and public morals than the God
fearing, sturdy, patriotic people of this
great commonwealth? To what state
| and to what people does the Republ-
| can party look more steadily for it's
| highest inspiration to duty?
Other great Republican states waver
| in their allegiance to the party. Other
great Republican communities shame
| lessly subordinate party success to
disputes. New York is a certain Re-
| publican state only in presidential
years, when its great financial and
| commercial interests are imperied by
the success of the opposition ticket.
But despite its local frictions and fac
tional disagreements, Pennsylvania
never falters, never weakens. is never
| doubtful in it's impregnabe allegiance
to Republican principles. The selection
of Mr.. Smith as the vice presidential
candidate might not add another vote
to McKinley's quarter million major
ity in our commonwealth next Novem-
ber, but it would delight and enthuse
our people, and mayhap harmonize
conflicting opinions in state and local
politics.
The Tribune earnestly submits this
view of the matter to the HARRISBURG
convention. If the sixty-four delegates
it sends to the Philadelphia convention
are instructed next week to urge the
nomination of Charles Emory Smith for
the vice. presidency, it is the deliberate
opinion of The Tribune that he will be
nominated
| Unless the insurgent papers ahOu
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-04-18


" the truth of the prediction
Il made by the esteemed Free
Press two weeks ago, when,
in a righteous attack upon
the Melvin resolution to draw the pub
lie library into local politics, it said:
ut is hardly likely that scholars like
Rev Father McGoldrick, Rev. Rogers
Israel Rev. G. NJ. Gifin, Attorney
Price and others will care to have
their work in connection with the Ii
brary criticized by men who can hard
ly distinguish hornbook from an en-
cyclopedia."
These gentlemen, we take it, don't
mind the criticism, because they know
il is ignorant; but they do very prop
crly object to an Illegal Dogberry
supervision which, if permitted, would
in a short time probably end the Ii
brary's usefulness. 1t is not a ques-
ton of having the library accounts
audited. They are audited now, bet
ter than any accounts which come
under the eagle eyes of the joint au-
diting committee of councils. 1t is a
question of clothing a few incompetent
men in councils with power, which
they are not fitted to exercise, hut
which for that very reason they would
be all the more eager to display, to
exercise q ludicrous censorship over
library affairs and to intermeddle with
details until the library would be con-
Nprtod into mOurnful memory Tho
fight of the trustees is for the protec-
tion Of ar institution which has proved
itself one of the most valuable bcnef-
licences in the history of Scranton.
1t is a battle against vandalism.
The question is now up to common
council, and the public is intently
awaiting its action.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-04-18

The Washington Star notes as
curious coincidence that the anti-im-
perialists who say we have no business
in the Philippines and ought to get out
as quickly as possible, leaving the Fill
pino cut-throats to carve each other to
pieces at will and to execute all kinds
OF picturesque ferocity on the natives
who have befriended our soldiers and
our flag, are among the foremost in
trying to entangle the United States in
the South African war, concerning
which the American people have no
direct interest whatever. rs the presi-
dent" it pertinently asks, ito be con-
demned for carrying on war in self
defense in the Philippines, and for not
taking a hand in one in South Africa"
The point raised by our contemporary
is well taken.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-04-18
DON'T BE TOO SURE.
From the Philadelphia Record.

From the Philadelphia Record
The Pennsylvania Republican newspapers which
are advocating the selection of a Pennsylvania
for the tail of the Republican national ticket
are undoubtedly forcdoomed to disappointment,
though they deserve success if only for the en-.
ergy and persistence they have displayed in the
effort to give prominence to their state.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-04-18
The Neostyle
Dmplicat0r ......

1t will print 1000 copies
from one original writing,
drawing or music, and 1900
copies from any original writ
ten OH any typewriter. We
are agents for the above and
have one in use for the in
spection of any one interested
in duplicating machines.
The Planetary Pencil Sharp
ener, improved, The Star
Paper Fastener, improved.
We will put either in your
office on trial for a few days.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-04-18

for the winter lies between Lerici and
San Terenzo on the Gulf of Spezia. the
wood I'm the estate is that in which the
poet Shelley is said to have met his
wrath when he lived in neighboring
villa, still known as La Casa di Shelley.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-04-18

1t is reported that the opponents in
congress of fair price for armor plate
are In the majority and intend to hold
up the completion of our new navy.
1t is to be hoped that their constitu-
cents will hold them up instead.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-04-18

The remarks OF Ex-Governor Altgeld
at Albany indicate that he has a much
better knowledge of Mr.. Bryan than
of Thomas Jefferson.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-04-18

The men who advance theories as to
the real incentive for Admiral Dewey's
decision to become a candidate for
president seem to experience difficulty
in holding their audiences.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-04-18

Krupp armor plate. with which it is
proposed to sheath our new battle
ships, costs Russia 1855, England SIs7,
France s6O5 and Japan s7OO ton, yet
the pending naval appropriation bill
is fought by an element in congress
because it allows for the purchase
Of krupp armor, duly approved by
government experts, for $545 a ton
The opponents of this item want the
United states to build its own armor
plate factory, which will cost $5,000,OO
and delay the completion of our battle
ships at least eight years, and which,
at that probably would not result in
meeting the cost of the same grade Of
armor plate made by private enter
prise. In order to carry this point
they are willing to hold UP naval de-
velopment indefinitely. They should
be sat upon.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-04-18

In other words, becoming a second-
class city is going to tangle things up,
nobody knows how badly, but. like the
measles, it is inevitable and the thing
TO do is to look pleasant.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-04-18

At the present growth in numbers
the election boards bid fair to require
considerable time to count the local
candidates as we'll as the votes.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-04-18

From ali reports the American ele-
ment at the Paris exposition is among
the most conspicuous in the ranks of
the sight seers. France may be relied
upon as Americas friend so long as
the exposition and our cash last.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-04-18

ment of the actual cost OF the various
governments in our new colonial de-
pendencies. showing the proportion
borne by local taxation or out of in
sular revenues and the proportion
which has TO be met by draft on the
federal treasury, together with careful
estimates for the future on these
points, is being prepared under the
auspices of the treasury department,
and until II is submitted to congress
the leaders consider 1t wise not to re-
duce our ability to meet easily any
unexpected expenses. The statement
will not be completed in time for sub
mission to congress at the present ses-
sion.
BY next winter IL is believed that
the military and civil problems arising
out of the war will have been mas
tered sufficiently by our authorities to
enable them to estimate with reason
able accuracy what revenues will be
necessary in future to run our national
government on a basis of intelligent
economy and efficiency. Then If the
present taxes are too high, they can be
lowered Understandings. The war
taxes have produced about 20 per cent.
more revenue than was originally ex-
pected; but on the other hand, the
expenses have been larger than were
expected, notably so in the Philippines.
A little patience and the whole mat
ter will be adjusted satisfactorily.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-04-18

The Spanish minister at Washington
will doubtless agree that there is pos
itively no limit to Chicago hospitality.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-04-18
The War Taxes.

"<Wo REASONS are advanced
r. by the Republican leaders
L at Washington why 1t would
not he advisable at this ses-
sion of congress to open the question
of reducing the war taxes. One is that
If movement were made TO take off
-sor to reduce any particular tax, every
other interest affected by emergency
taxation would clamor and hght FOR
relief, and in the brief time available
il an early. adjournment is to he taken
no, item could receive adequate atten-
ton.
Tho other Is that a complete state
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-04-18
For NlCE-PRESIDENT,
CHARLES EMORY SMITH,
OF PENNSYLVANIA.
REPUBLICAN NOMINATIONS.
Legislature.

First District-THOMAS J. REYNOLDS.
Second District--IOHN SCllElER JR.
Third Ds.rict-EDWARD JAMES, JR.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-04-18

We do not accept the title of as
phalt organ proposed for us by the
organ of the brick paving interests.
But as for the condition of the as
rhaltcd street, to which our contem-
porary refers, the city under the terms
of its repair contract has full power TO
compel faithful compliance or to shut
off the pay If the city is incompe-
tent to enforce a contract it would cer-
tainly be incompetent to manage a
repair plant of it's own. -
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-04-18

Unless the insurgent papers about
the state succeed in shelving Mr.. Grow
the venerable statesman seems in no
danger OF being forced out of politics
this season
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-04-18

Mexico with
alkal
Tabues
u ST. Louis drug store,
of em, THAT
Commodore Maury New York who
New Mexican excursion
Asda
to Commodore
indigestion
relief followed his kindly
raions.
Commodore
all others
all
irregular and the bitter
pk sale
bym otheR
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-04-18
Pay for Dewey and Otis.

r y SENDING to the senate with
his endorsement a recommended
h tion from Secretary Hay that
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-04-18
Protect the Library.

VENTS HAVE established
X the truth of the prediction
IL made by the esteemed Free
Press two weeks ago, when,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-07-20
A TRIBUTE TO ROOSEVELT.

The Minneapolis Times an indepen-
dent paper, paid the following high
tribute to Gov. Roosevelt on his APP
pearance in st. Paul on Tuesday,
which is all the more valuable in that
it comes from a journal that is not in
clined to be partisan in it's summing
up of men. 1t said: ''We welcome
him not as a soldier, governor or
nominee, any more than as ranchman,
hunter or author. His claim rests on
higher grounds. He is preacher of
the Gospel of true Americanism, lives
up to the creed he has evolved from
his citizenship and serves as an en-
nobling example to the young man
hood of the land We admire Roose-
welt and rejoice in his presence, not
because he has served his country well
in civil and military life, although
for such service high honor is due,
but because we believe his aims are
high, his motives pure, his purposes
honest. We admire, too, the humanity
| in him, the courage Of conviction and
the vim of opposition to what he
| deems wrong or unwise Gov. Roose-
welt has peculiar hold upon his fell
low citizens peculiar in that we dc
not know an exact parallel -
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-07-20
PERSONAL PROPERTY TOTALS
Credits Other Than rankers' Foot Up
Over 100000.

The personal property footings of the
city were completed last evening
The following totals are aside from
those given yesterday:
Household furniture, $1O6, $780, agri-
cultural tools, machinery, etc., $13,
$50; gold and silver and plated ware,
$40; diamonds and jewelry, $175; goods
and merchandise, 1896, 352 manufac-
turers materials and manufactured ar
ticles, Sc, 475; manufacturers tools and
machinery, 1922, $50; credits of banks
and bankers, sos, $40; moneys other
than bankers, $16, 90; credits other
than bankers, $30e, sos; bonds and
stocks other than banks, $22, 760
shares of bank stock, including state
and national, $1O1, O2O; shares of stock
of companies not in this state, Sc, 600
stock and furniture of salesrooms,
saloons, eating houses, etc., $11, 800
all other property, $14, 027; elevators
and warehouses on lands of railroads,
So, 100; twenty-five dogs 1926.
The number of dogs licensed by the
city is 375, but the assessment list
shows quite falling off.
The credits other than bankers il
mostly mortgages.