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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-03-20

"a SNNDltNIL headed by A. L.
N Johnson, of cleveland
Il N Ohio, has applied to the Sec
rotary of the common
wealth for legal permission TO ask for
extensions of charters to enable ii i'm
turn TO Isk for city franchises which
will enable it to revolutionizc the
street car travel of "A number Of the
principal Pennsylvania cities. 1t has
also sought permission i'm PhiIadcl-
phia To lay tracks in $50 miles of streets
or parts thereof at present unoccu-
pied by street car lines, and 10 cross
certain river bridges necessary T. give
the citizens of Philadelphia rapid
/ transit service upon the following
noteworthy conditions:
FiSt-Threr cent car fares with uni
ycrsal free transfers
SeCond-DireCt main lines north and
south, east and west, 10 accommodate
the heavy rush of travel to ana from
the congestcd business districts.
Third-Paving and perpetual repair
of all the streets occupied and accept
ancc of all conditions as to construc-
/ tion, licenses, special taxes, reduction
of fare, etc, now or which are to be
imposed upon lines Of existing sire t
, railway companies.
Fourth---lmplc seating conditions ut
! passengers by use of eight-whecl vcs-
tibuled cars, with center aisles and
, seats for - passengers in every car.
'ifth--Passcngers not to be limited
to any number of free transfers for a
continuous ride
SiXth-All passengers with free
transfers to be accepted by the new
system, upon condition that the old
lines shall accept passengers on free
transfers from the new system,
SeVenth--Cars To DC run on the first
line of the new system within 30 days
after receiving the franchise and over
the entire system as soon as con,
strrCtion can be pushed TO completion
Elghth-Ample bond or guarantee It
the city to insure performance of The
franchise contract to the letter
Ninth-rhat wages of the motormer
and conductors be p cents per hour tC
begin with, and a yearly increase tC
u 25-cent maximum, with ten hour,
10 be the standard of a days work
1t is announced in the prospectus
of this enterprise that II the syndi
Gates application for franchises shal
be granted, t. will, as soon as posi-
BILE, extend its lines into various popu
lous centers Of Pennsylvania, includ
d ing the Wyoming and Lackawann;
valleys Just how much of fact Their
is in this announcement remains 10 b
determined later, but it would seen
that If the trolley line can be oper
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-03-20
RAILROAD TIME TABLES
Iehigh Valley Railroad.


For Philadelphia and New York via D. & u.
H., at g IS and ll.jj a. m, and 2.lS, ~
tBlack Diamond EXpress), and ll.3O p. m. SUIT.
days, d. & II. r. r.. 1.js, S.27 p. m.
For White Haven, nazeton and principal point )
in the coal regions via ID g. H. H. H., 6.lj,
Els and AZ p. IN. For Pottovllc, Az p. m.
For Bethlehem. Elston, Reading, Harrisburg
and principal intermediate stations via u. 4 II.
II. r.. Gi5. ll.jj a. M; lis 4."7 tBack Dis.
mond ExpreSs), ll.@0 p. m. sundays, u. & u.
X. r., 1.5s, s.27 p. m.
For Tunkhannock. ToNauda. Elmira. Ithaca,
Geneva aud principal intermediate stations, via
u. L. & W. r. r., SIS a. M i0j aud 3. 80
2. m
For Geneva, Rochester, Buffalo, Niagara Falls,
Chicago and all points west, via ID. & II. r. r.,
ll.5j a. m. S.33 (Back Diamond ENpress), IS.
1o.4l, 1l.8O p. III. Sundays, d. & II. r. r..
SO, S27 p. N.
Pullman parlor and sleeping or Lchiph valley
parlors cars on all trains between Wilkes Barre
and New York, Philadelphia, Buffalo and Sus.
persion Bridge.
ROLLIN II. WILBUR, Gen. supt, % Cortland
street. New York.
CHARLES 5. LEE, Gen Pass, Agt., % Cortland
street, New York.
A. W. NONNEMACIIER, Div, Pass, Aet., South
Bethlehem, Pa.
For tickets and Pullman reservations apply to
800 Lackawanna avenue, Scranton, Pa.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-03-20
Unfortunate.
Y T Is TO BE feared that the
Municipal leagues treatment Of
n. General Manager Weyland, of

y T Is TO EE feared that the
Municipal leagues treatment Of
a. General Manager Weyland, Of
the new telephone company. will
hardly tend to commend its work to
the iudictcus. Fhst IT directed it's
inquiries 50 AS to c&usc a load Of sus-
piciOn 10 tall upon Mr.. Wcyland: then
1t caused his arrest on "a charge Of
bribery, and, finally failinG to. prove
or even 10 suggest case. it move I
for his release, coupling this with the
spoken inlimotiuus OF its attorney that
# viii doal with him later This
course hardly squares with the aver
age mans uolion of fair play.
For some months there have been
indications that the league was not SO
Well advised as 10 the legal conditions
aud methods of attaining its ends as
II should J." in order to preserve its
moyemcn nj from danger of forfeiture of
public c9bddencc. Disposed as we are
10 crcdigtts promoters with the pureSt
of motiTes, tlcir gradual growth in
Willingness to assume motives of evil
III ollefS upon testimony not CaiCu-
lated 10 impress Il jury has been
viewed by those in sympathy with
their aims with regret.
There Is yet time for the league ia
save itself and its purposes. But to do
this, it must be sure OF its law, sure
Of its evidence and as reasonably sure
as men by honest method can be OF
it, Jury before it makes its accusa-
ticns. ..
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Central Railroad of New Jersey.

stations in New NoIk--ioot OF Liberty s.rcu,.
y. r., and South Ferry
TIME TABLE lN ErFECr NOV. %, 1903.
Trains leave scranton tor New York, Newark
Elizabeth, Pad1lphia ElstoE, Bethlehem, Al.
lCntown, Mauch Chunk and White Haven at $50
a. M expires, LILO; express, 800 p, m, Sundays,
2.lj p, nj.
For Pittston and Wilkcs.Barc, $50 a. M, liz
and $50 p m. Sunday 2.li p, m.
FOR Baltimore and Washington, and point,
South and West via Bethlehem $50 a. m. no
and $50 u. M. Smdays, ",lj p, M
For Long Branch, Ocean Grove etc., at SIC
a. m. aud 10 =, m.
For Reading Lebanon and Harrisburg. via Al.
lcntown. $50 4, N, and 10 p, M Sunds, s.
. II p, m.
For Pottsyillc $50 a. m. 1ul 10 y. NJ
Through tickets TO al points cast, south .ul
west at lowest rates at the station.
H. P BALDWIN, Gen. Pass Agt
J II. OLHAUSEN, Gen. Supt
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-03-20
Wade Finn Should Resign.

w VIEW of his Indictment by the
grand jury. no alternative is
Il open TO Select Councilman Finn
than TO decline the nomination
rendered to him by the Rcpub.
lican caucus of tho upper branch of\
councils for president OF that body
While every man is entitled TO
a fair trial before being adiudgcd
guilty, the admissions which MIR. Finn
has himself made while upon the wit
ness stand as to his part in acting as
the master of corrupt ceremonies, and
the burden of suspicion involved in the
grand jury's action make it absolutely
necessary that the Republican party
shall support another man for the office
which Mr.. Finn seeks
1t cannot be- held that the indict-
ment of Finn is political conspiracy.
On the contrary he has been protected
with marked leniency by the gentle
men who have been ferrctinE out
through their agents the corrupt prac-
tices in our city government. This ac-
tion of the grand jury is a natural con-
Finn has given as to his participation
in the preliminaricS Of corrupt solicit
tation and bribery. Not having yet
been summoned to ten the origin Of
his own wealth, opportunity will soon
he given to him to explain how it has
happened that in comparatively few
years, starting with nothing, he has
been SO fortunate as 10 accumulatc,
with few apparent business connec-
tiorS, a competence estimated to be
worth close upon 100000.
That he may be successful in cx-
planning this matter without reflection
upon his personal honesty, or upon his
public reputation will, of course, BE-
the hop" of all his friends. And in
these days when the probe of invcsti-
cation is being directed with such "A
Jealous purpose to uncover the hidden
activities in our public life, it will be
generally recognized as fitting that
this official, whose connection with the
peculiar episodes of recent municipaI
and county politics has been most con-
SplcuouS and suspicious, should be
thoroughly examined in regular Judi
cial manner. Until this shall have been
done and 4 verdict in fairness rem
dercd, Wade Finn is not proper per-
son To receive the support of the Re
publican party for any public office.
ON the contrary, he should resign the
Office he now holds and retire to pri-
Vdtc life.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-03-20
Public Opinion Is
Hostile TO a Strike
rroln LIc Milkcs.Barrc naily NcNs.


NNE GREAT asset which the toilcrs have
been counting upon is that OF public sym
~ patlN. Last fall this sympathy was
aroused even among the most conservative
by thc powder question. The company store
question was another issue that brought ammu'
milton to the arsenal OF the worker. The matter
OF low wages was another strong appeal to the
public. How is it now? The powder question
has been disposed OF. The company stores have
either gone OF are last going. The wages have
been raised, Is il safe to say, that with these
matters adjusted and in fair way OF being in
the end satisfactory, the trend OF public
opinion will be now as it was six months ago?
Another thng-as TO chances OF success Last
idl much OF the production came from small
operations. Since then many OF these have been
absorbed by larger concerns. Last tall the presi-
dental campaign gave the workers a powerful,
and as it proved, the winning weapon. Such
conditions do not now exist. These things are
worth while to think about, aud to think ab2nt
seriously. II must he confessed that in the mat
ter OF public opinion there is a change from the
conditions that governed the struggle last fall.
Newspapers which then were non.committal or
vaclllIting, are now strongly opposed to the stop
page ot this great artery OF trade. In fact, GER
tain ct the papers which last TALL took up the
strife earnestly and aggrosSiycly for The miners,
are now sounding distinct note OF caution
These signs mean something. The great body OF
earnest, Woodworking miners, hard.handed sons
Of toll whose contribution to our business activ-
itv Is 80 inmeasurable and almost unimag Unable,
must not allow themselves to he led astray by
the voice OF the unthnking. The miner should
be willing to trust those who have always been
his friends and who will continue 10 be. II is
the best part OF friendship toward the miner to
urge him today 10 look the situation in the face
20 be satisfied with progress, even it he cdnnot
get all he desires at once; TO urge him to brush
away the barriers that stand between him and rc.
| ouguition. The man who urges you to fight is
not in all eases your best friend. The man who
ask, you to hold your lines tight and accept
what progress has been made and to exercise
patience for the future is the man who will, il
followed, bring the condition OF the miner not
tar in tho future to a better plane than it has
ever been.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-03-20

It Is sincerely to be- hoped that the
invitation Of the Board of Trade TO the
president and his cabinet TO permit
the citizens of Scranton to tender them
a public reception upon the occasion of
their anticipated journey from Buffalo
to New York next June may accom-
modate itself sufficiently to the prcsi-
Dental itinerary To render possible its
acceptance. Major Mckinley has twice
visited our city, ana is personally ac-
quainted with many of its citizens; but
since his election to the presidency 50
many things have happened to increase
IN" esteem in which ha is held that an
opportunity to show this would be-
most welcome 10 every resident of
Scranton, irrespective OF party.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-03-20
An Unsafe Gospel.

TN HE PREDICTION of Former
President Mcleod before the
Il Industrial commission that
within ten years a5 per cent
OF tho present collicIics in the Wyo-
ming region would he exhausted is
tempered by the assurance that in the
lower districts there is Il longer pros
rcctivc lease of life, it being his judg-
nent that the demand for anthracite
would in some way be met for the next
200 years. It IS possible that Mr.. Me
Lcod has uuderostimatcd the coal re-
serves of the upper coal t.lds. We
think he has. Most careful mining en-
Ginecrs who have studied the subject
with care estimate a much longer life
to the coal industry in and about
Scranton, some allowing > years, and
some even N"nturing to predict 20
years.
But there is enough Of truth in what
he says as to the brcvity of our coal
resources to admonSh the business in
tcrcsts of our city and ncighborhood
TO consider well the problem of sub
stltutinG new industries for old ones.
And the most essential step toward
this necessary task of business self
preservation is to get out Of the pub
lie mind the destructive idea that the
commercial future of Scranton can best
be saicguardod on u basis Of labor
strikes and general agitation directed
from a standpoint of professional hos
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-03-20
SCRANTON, MARCH 90, 1901.

We notice that ihc legislature, by a
clcse vote, has defeated the Ford bill
TO provide for moro drastic enforce
m'nt Of compulsory education. It's
action Is wise. There is no need Of
additional law on this subject. The
ton, with 1c2,o00 population. one truant
oihcer secures an efficient enforce
hont ana it this can be done here
1t can be- done anywhere in Pennsyl-
NaIia.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-03-20
Side Lights THROWN
On Modern ddpdn


Philadelphia, March ~.
TIE FACT that the three thousand students
of the University OF Pennsylvania in Phil.
L adelphia come from all quarters OF the
globe was well illustrated a few days ago
when a Japanese club-thc first OF its kind III
this country--was organized by the almondeyed
representatives Of the Island Empire at Penn.
Australian, Brazilian and New Zealand clubs
have existed at the university for some time,
while student organizations representing ireland,
Jamaica, Mexico, Cuba and Porto Rico are al
ready Of several years standing. But with the
exception o, two men from China and one from
India the japanese students are the sole repre-
sentatveS Of their continent in Pennsylvania,
and to them belong the honor OF having been
members OF the first Asiatic club to be formed
at the university.
The seven japanese students who met to draw
up articles of association are all intelligent lit.
tie fellows, sprghtly, always smiling. and with
IA merry little twinkle in their slanting eyes
They belong, OF course, to the uppcmost class
OF japanese society or they would not have come
to America to be educated; and, curiously
enough, all OF them intend to return to Japan
upon graduating. seiaahuro Naskawa, son Of
Count Naskawa, who was elected president Of
the japanese club, was asked by your core.
spondent what in his opinion the future held in
store iVr japan "nu III rePS he s'Iu'
20
you Americans are SO iar away nom Japan
that many OF YOU lcok upon my country as a
sem'ciNlliIed lsiand situated somewhere ne"
Asia suppose II Is hard Tor you 10 realize
that Japan has an area three times as SIeat as
England ana population eoual 10 one'hdli 'hdt
OF your United states Japan mas advanced from
seml'baibarlsln INTO ihe mont RANK OF cNuiEd'
tlon IN As many years as II mas required centu'e'
Tor some European COUNTRIES 10 10 Nllc sdlU|
thing. And III emma and Korea, Japan VIII
labor Increasingly lof tue great purpose OF
guiding that vast DOMINION ol darNhess dlohS
the paths oi western CIVILIZATION MY hd'loh
II peculiarly htted by geosrdphlcdl location, Id
cidl similarity anu knowledge OF the 'hlh'se
character and language TO play TINS leading role
in the drama of the worlds progress III my
opinion Japan and not the European Powers VIII
ultimately be chiehy concerned IN the recon
struction OF this monstrous but decrepit empire
OF China; the japanese are pre'eminently adapted
TO carry TINS larger work OF regeneration forward
and the task is IL line with the nation hlghcst
aspirations.
%
"Thc Chna'Japanese war was turning point
in Oriental history, marking an epoch like the
French revolution in France or the Reformation
in England. Up to that time Japan was 70,
gardcd as a progressive little empire, which had
assembled considerable fleet; but there vas
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-03-20

unhopply necessary to add that no
practical solution has yet been found
The grand tury's suggestion that the
lower magistrates be chosen for spcci-
fed districts and paid q stated salary,
all fees 60 revert 10 the people, has
the merit of approaching the subject
from u busncss-liic standpoint. 1t
furnishes the basis Of cncctual reform.
Let us see how this idea can be
worked out in detail by the construct
i've genius of the Lackawanna bur.
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atcd In Philadelphia upon the scondi-
tions noted above, II ought certainly
to be possible for the citizens OF
Scranton to have a street car service
on a nvc-cent fare basis sufficiently
responsive to the public needs to do
away with the majority of the present
standing complaints as to inadequate
car accommodation, insufficient motive
power and chronic irregularity In the
running of cars.
The Pittsburg Times, representing
the Finn dynasty in Allegheny county,
thus concludes its comment upon the
Lackdwanna courts decision In the
riIpcr case: The decision really
finally settles nothing, hut having been
rendered on schedule time 1t is to be
presumed that there is nothing now in
the way Of active senatorial recon-
mcndation og the Judge who wrote IT
for appointment to the new federal
iudgeship." The Plttsburg Times
cVcrlooks two facts: one, that the
Lackawanna decision was unanimous
in a court of three; and the other, that
senatorial recommendation was as
sured to the choice of the courts bilFs
author long before the ripper was u
factor in Pennsylvania politics.
New York has shown her apprecia-
ton of the cheering effects of the
presence of the man with wad by
offering to boom Mr.. Carnegie as a
candidate for mayor of the city.
The sudden cessation of the last In
dian war may be taken as an indica-
tion that the border boomers and land
crahbers have lost hone.
Mrs. Carrie Nations hatchet seems
| to have become as harmless as Sena-
| tor Tillmans famous pitchfork.
The vindication of Count Eoni dc
| Castellanes honor would not amount
to row of pins out in Texas.
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from the Harrisburg Patriot.
II looks as though the United Mine Workers,
clJtod aud uvCrconidcnt as the result OF their
success in striking last fall were about to make
a move which can have, in all probability, only
one outcomc.-thc defeat OF the union, the loss
ot whatever fruits OF victory they have gained
and period of idlencss which will bring misery
and suffering 10 thousands. Last fall sympathy
was with the men, II was felt that they as in.
dyidudlS we've toilng Tor starvation wages.
There was general recognition OF the fact that
their demands were only reasonable and fair.
The battle was joined on the principle that man
is entitled to equitable remuneration for his
labor But at present the chief grievance seems
to be the absolute refusal to recognize the union
The operators profess willingness TO hearken to
the complaints OF their men as individuals at any
time and TO redress their wrongs, ii investiga.
ton shows they have suffered any. But they
decline TO deal with the organization That is
the rock on which they split II is not, then,
question Of securing wages which will prevent
the mcn and their families from starving, but
IL /, recognition for the union that is in dispute
That is different matter and it is doubtful
whether the union can command the support and
sympathy that would flow out spontaneously TO
the individual. Another barrier TO the success Of
the strike proposed lies in the TACT that summer
is approaching less coal will be needed, the
bins OF the operators are iull TO oVcriowing and
every demand can be met with ease Instead
however, OF coal taking its customary summer
drop q strike would be used as an excellent ar.
gwncnt Tor maintaining prices. In the cnd the
co,l uu,t would be the gamer by a shutdown
at this season, while the loss, and ii would be
heavy one, would inevitably fall on the miners
and tlr uulig
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Erie and Wyoming Valley.

Tine Table In Eject s,pt. IL, lOuo
Trains ior Hlwloy aud local points, connect,
ing AT llawlcy with Erie railroad ior New No,k,
Newburg and intermediate points, leave Scran,
tor at 7.05 a, m. aul 92i y. M.
Trains arrive az scranton At 1000 q, m. and
10 4. M,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-03-20

Tor cards Of thanks, resolutions Of condolcuce
aud similar contributions in the nature uf al.
lc,ii5ng The Tribune makes charge OF cents
line.
Rates for Classified Advertising furnished On
application.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-03-20
An Excellent Sugges stion.

"<H HE RECOMMENDATION of
the grand jury that the
n, court appoint commission
from among the members of
the bar to study how our petty courts
may be reconstructed SO as to do away
with the present enormous burden of
unjustiflable expense saddled upon the
taxpayers through perversions Of the
fee system is timely and may wcll be
adopted.
The subject has long engaged the
attention Of men Interested in the bet
terment Of judicial processes, but ii is
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-03-20

it looks as though Won Waldcrsee's
expeditions to tho unruly provinces of
China would continue until the stock
of souvenirs has been exhausted
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-03-20

certain paragraphs in the ripper"
hiil pamphlet create a suspicion that
the proof reader must have gone to
sleep over his lob
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-03-20

PitFburgers have at least one con-
sQlatIon. Scranton is not in their class
in the matter of base ball teams
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-03-20
RAILROAD TIME TABLES.
Pennsylvania RAILROAD

Schedule in Effect May RI, 1900.
Trains leave Scranton, d. & H.
Station:
645 a. m, week days, for Sunbury,
Harrisburg, Philadelphia, Balti-
more, Washington and for Pitts
burg and the West.
9.2S a. M, week days, for Hazleton,
Pottsville, Reading, Norristown,
and Philadelphia; and for Sun
bury, Harrisburg, Philadelphia,
Bsltimore, Washington and Pitts
burg and the West.
2,1S p. M, week days (Sundays,
l,58 p. m.) for Sunbury, Harris
burg, Philadelphia, Baltimore,
Washington and Pittsburg and
the West. For Hazleton, Potts
vile, Reading, &C., week days.
4.27 p. m, week days, for Sunbury,
Hazleton, Pottsville, Harrisburg,
Philadelphia and Pittsburg.
j. b. WOOD, Gen. Pass. Agt
J, b, HUTCHINSON, Gen. Mgr
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-03-20
Business Opportunity.

3,OO0O0 WILL BUY HALE INTEREST IN ES-
tablished business in Scranton, and ii pur-
chaser desires will insure monthly salary OF $40 90
besides equal share in profits. Call or address
George c. Nocum, i06 Connel building.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-03-20
Recruits Wanted.

WANTED FOR U. :. ARMY: ABLE BODIED,
unmarried men between ages OF 81 and IS;
citizens of United States, OF good character and
temperate habits, who can speak, read ami
write English Recruits specially desired fof
service in Philippines. For information apply
10 Recruiting Office, l23 Wyoming ave, scran'
ton Pa.
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LEGA

ESTATE OF EDWARD JAMES, LATE OF TliE
City OF Scranton, County OF Lackdwanna, de-
ceased.
Letters testamentary upon the above estate
having been granted to the Undersigned, all per
sons indebted 10 said estate are requested -
make payment, and those having claims Or de-
nands 10 present the same to
MAGDELENE JAMES, ENecuriN,
PALMER L. WILLIAMS, SCIanton Pa.
Attorney for Estate.