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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-02-01

some criticism OF public men is malic-
ious and disgraceful supplies no war
rant for outlawing all criticism nor
does II Justify the establishment of
impossible requirements. The funda-
mental theory of our institutions is
that the common sense OF the people
as represented in the jury system IL a
sufficient safeguard against injustice.
The function of the law is TO define the
crime and to prescribe the punish
ment, leaving 1t to the twelve good
men and true to do the rest.
Hence the present libel law, ir amends
ed at all, should only be changed to
give to the injured citizen a wider
scope of recovery for damages sus-
tanned. The extent of damages where
proof of falsity in printed statement is
duly made should be left wholly to the
intelligence of the jury of trial. If to
this should be added revision of the
laws relative to the drawing and selec-
ton of Jurors SO as to invite a higher
degree of character and ability into
the deliberations of the jury room, all
Will have been done that can be done
to make safe the reputation of the in
dividual against mendacious attack.
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Why Lake Superior Is Cold.

A YOUNG Englishman who left town fort.
night ago to return 10 his native land after
a six months visit m America took time before
he went away to tell me about some OF the ex.
traordinary things he had learned on his travels
and now that he is on the high seas, where he
can't possibly read this, | am free TO repeat to
you most important and singular fact he i'm.
parted to me concerning Lake superior. very
learned man told it in Duluth. Here's what
the Englishman told me the wise man told him /:
'S0u know the water in Lake superior is in.
tcnsely cold' said he. Its most extraor.
dinary thing, toe, for il is many degrees colder
than the water In any other Of the great lakes.
II was most interesting TO me 10 learn OF the
curious American custom that causes it, In
winter, | was Informed by a gentleman In Dl
luth, the ice freezes on Lake Superior to a depth
Of twenty or twenty-five ieet-fancy! And the
harvesting Of the ice crop, he assured me, Is the
chief industry Of the laboring classes. The ice
is cut into immense blocks, that are so large
It would be difficult TO lift them from the water
20, in order 10 preserve them, they are weighted
with shot, attached by ropes to buoys, and sunk
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-02-01
Delaware and Hudson.
In Effect Nov. 20, 1900.

III EHctt NoN
Trains for Carbondae leave Scranton at q 2o
7.53 s5S, 1913 a. M; 1900, Lea, 2.44, 35g, .s1
6.25 7.57, 9.l5, Ills p. M; li6 a, m
For Honesdale-6.2O, 1913 a. M; IA and
$50 p. m.
For Wilkes.Bare--645, 74s, s4S, ass IN "A
ll.55 a. m LES, Els, 2SS, 4.97, 6lo, 74s, 10, a.
ll.90 p. m.
For L.. V. n, II. points--6.I5. lI.55 a. M; e.ls.
427 and ll.3o p. IN.
For Pennsylvania r. r. points--6.f5, e.ss n.
m; 2Is and 4,27 p. m.
For Albany and all points north--6.eo q. m,
and 3b2 p m.
SUNDAY TRAINS
For Calbondae-O,OO, ll.3J a. M; 2.4i 352.
j.i7, 1859 y. m.
For wilkcs'BaTe-o,5s, n.i5 q. NJ; L5s. 32s,
1927, s.27 p. IN.
FOR Albany and points north--S52 r. m,
For Iloncsdale--9.00 90 a, m. and 8.52 D. m
Lowest rates TO all points in United States and
Canada
J. w. BuRDiCh, q. r. A., Albany, N. Y
H. ". CROSS, d. 7. A., Scranton. Pa.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-02-01

HE LEGISLATURE at Har-
risburg is not endowed with
Il mind-reading powers suffi-
cient to gurss what kind of
charter Scranton wants IL to enact; IL
must necessarily rely for information
un that point upon the representative
citizens of this city. Yet although this
truth is solf-evident, you cannot locate
Two oiicials--you would find it difficult
to identify two taxpayers--with identi-
cal opinions as to what the new char
ter should contain. Nor does there ap-
Eear to be an early prospect of agree
ment even as to the main lines of the
legislation necessary to start this city
a1vantageously upon its second class
career.
You can hear plenty of animated talk
Gbout the ripper feature. That is a
concrete proposition of intensely prac-
tical politics embodying the tenure Of
number of offices and those affected
naturally have vigorous views on the
subject. In the current discussion of
this new charter question the ripper
section has been too often elevated
into the place of chief Importance,
whereas it is in reality incidental and
temporary. There is no doubt that il
is wrong in principle for one set OF
mer to rip another set of men out OF
Cffice and out of power, even after
great provocation has been given; Just
us II is wrong for men to- fight or to
decline to turn the right cheek when
omitten on the left. But SO far as the
new charter is concerned, the ripper,
il not beaten, will constitute only a
passing incident. Long after il shall
nave gone into the limbo of the dead
and forgotten the three cities In Penn
Sylvania now in the second class and
perchance many more not yet enioin-
ing that proud distinction and hap
py 90 circumstance will be pursuing
tenor OF government the forms and
the methods of which are about TO
he decided at Harrisburg: and 1t is
OF infinitely more importance to get the
iega! foundations of that government
laid wisely and properly than it is to
indulge ourselves in fruitless excite
merl over the factional troubles of AL
legheny county.
The right stand for the representa-
live citizens of Scranton to take is in
the first place to get together on the
main items OF the charter programme
that they would like to have prevail
OF Harrisburg, and then to send a prac-
teal steering committee down there
70 put II through. If it shall appear
mat this committee is not big enough
I" bend the entire legislature to its
views and purposes, let it be instruct
ed tc take what it can get, and look
i'easant, The man or the city that
acts when the time is ripe for action
Is the one that gets there. The time
Tor action on the new charter question
III now ripe and it therefore behooves
scraHtonians to get together.
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to be passed as an admin
Il istration measure at this
session of congress if pos
sible. so as to legalize necessary ex-
ecutive action pending the Supreme
courts disposition of the insular cases.
provides that when all insurrection
against the sovereignty and authority
of the United States in the Philippine
Islands, acquired from Spain by the
treaty concluded at Paris on the 10th
day of December 1898, shall have been
completely suppressed by the military
and naval forces of the United States,
all military, civil and judicial powers
necessary to govern the said islands
shall, until otherwise provided by con-
gress. be vested in such person and
persons, and shall be exercised in such
manner as the president of the United
states shall direct, for maintaining
and protecting the inhabitants of said
islands In the free enjoyment of their
liberty. property and religion"
To this the objection has been raised
that it contemplates the massing OF
extraordinary authority in the hands
of the president. That it does. But
there is precedent. On October 90,
1903, congress passed an act authoriz-
ing President Thomas jefferson to take
possession of the territory then re-
Gently ceded to us by France and made
the following provision for the govern
ment of 1t: THAT until the expiration
of the present session of congress, un-
less provision for temporary govern
ment of the said territories be sooner
made by congress. all the military. civil
and judicial powers exercised by the
officers Of the existing (French) gov
ernment of the same shall be exercised
in such manner as the president Of the
United States shall direct for MAIN
tanning and protecting the inhabitants
of Louisiana in the free enjoyment Of
their liberty, property and religion"
Now watch the opponents of the ad-
ministration, who have been eulogizing
Jefferson, proceed to repudiate him.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-02-01

to the bottom Of the lake. most ingenious
idea, isn't itS When they are needed they are
noated TO the surface. towrd ashore and cut np
ihe whole bottom Of the lake is quite paved, with
lce oiocks am told. It's most extraordinary
thihg, but one can't helm seeing that that's
why the water Is very cold. It's really a lake
OF iced water, YOU knog shall tell them at
home That YOU Americans are 20 fond OF iced
water that you keep whole lake Of IL in the
states Curious idea isn't it9 But SO ceverly
American, YOU know
And perhaps some day there'll be book
printed in England which shall let all the world
Know why Lake Superior water is so very cold
Washington Post
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RAILROAD TIME TABLES,
Lehigh Valley Railroad.
In Eject Nov. %, 1900.

Trains leave Scranton.
For Philadelphia and New York via ID A. ~
r. r., at Gas and 1i.55 a. m. and els, i.s7
(Black Diamond Express). and Il.30 D. IN, Sun.
DAYS. ID, 4 II. r. r., Los, s.27 p. m.
For White Haven, Hazcton and prpcipa,
points in the coal regions. via d. q IT. r. X
6.45, 2ls and 427 p. IN. For Pottsville, 6i5'
2.ls and AT p. IN.
For Bethlehem, Easton, Reading, Uarrjsb,r.
and principal intermediate stations via D. a N
r., r. g. As, HISS a. M; els, Az (Black ma
mond Express), li.3O .. m. Sundays, d. A. "
For Tunkhsnnock, Towanda, Emira. Ith,c,
Geneva and principal intermediate stations VIC
ID. 1. & W. II. r.. sos a. m.; Los and n 70
For Geneva Rochester. Buffalo, Niagara FaIIs
Chicago, and all points west, via D. IL H. n. n
ll55 q, M, 3.S3 (Black Diamond Express). ~
lOii, 1880 p. m. Sundays, d. & II. 4. R.
ll.55, S.27 p. m.
pullman psrlor and sleeping or Lehigh ya,,av
parlor cars on all trains between Wilkes.Rarrs
and New York. Philadelphia, Buffalo and s,s
pension Bridge.
street, New York.
CHARLES 5. LEE, Gen, Pass Agt. 20 Cortland
street, New York.
A. W. NoNNEMACHER, Div. Pass. Agt. South
Bethlehem. Pa
For tickets and Pullman reservations apply 10
800 Lackawanna avenue, Scranton. Pa
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introduced as a spaniard.

p osTMAsTER GENERAL SMITH told this
story on Colonel Curtis Guild. of Boston,
who accompanied Governor Roosevelt on his
campaign tour, relates the Baltimore News.
III was In an Ohio town at a night meeting.
Colonel Guild, who Is magnificent orator. is
always particular about his introduction. lie
usually had 1t put something like this: Ladies
aud gentlemen, have the honor Of introducing
TO .ou Colonel Curtis Guild, Of Boston, who was
one OF the 6rst American officers to reach San.
tiago, and who was with Governor Roosevelt dur.
ing that memorable campaign
The chairman Of the meeting was told what
TO say and was given a slip with the little in-
PRODUCTION written on it. so that there could be
no mistake. lie was indignant and threw the
paper away. saying he could remember. When
the time came for Guild TO speak the chairman
arose and said: Ladies and gentlemen, fellow.
Republicans, this is Colonel Guild Curtis, who
was the first Spanish officer to reach Boston.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-02-01
An Amateur Fisherman.

r RIDES little brother ito bridegroom) Did
- 70 hurt you much when she did IL?
Bridegroom--What hurt me?
Brides little brother-The hook. Did IL got
into your lip?
Brides mothcr-Lcaye the table this instant,
johnny.
Rride's little brotherwhat for? I only wanted
TO Know 1t 1t hurt him. You said that ST.
had hshed for him long time, but she hooked
hif1 at last, and wanted to know if--"--New
England Magazine
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-02-01

Portraits of Mrs. Carrie Nation re-
ceived to date look more like those Of
a person who has been cured of a mall
ady than those of a woman with a
tomahawk.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-02-01
SCRANTON. FEBRUARY I. 1901.

senator Films position on the pro-
posed changes in the libel law indicates
that with all his faults the Pittsburg
statesman is willing to take his medi-
cine"
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Recruits Wanted.

WANTED FOR U. $. ARMY; ABLE BODIED
unmarried men between ages Of 2l and 20;
temperate habits who can speak, read and
write English. Recruits specially desired for
service in Philippines FOR information apply
TO Recruiting Office, 123 Wyoming ave., scran
ton Pa.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-02-01

Numerous small men are getting
their names in print for the first time
by objecting to testimonials OF respect
to the late queen,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-02-01
Erie and Wyoming Valley.

Time Table in Eject Sept. II. 1000
Trains for Hawley and local points, connect
ing at Hawley with Eric railroad for New York
Newburgh and intermediate points, leave scrsn.
ton at 7.05 q. m. and 2,25 p. m
Trains arrive at Scranton at 1880 a ID. anu
o.l0 u. M.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-02-01

Pittsburg's evident Jealousy may be
prompted by the fear that Scranton
VIII enter into competition in the
manufacture of "tobies."
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Wanted-To Rent.

WANTED-To RENT FOR SIX MONTHS FROM
May l. furnished or partly furnished cot.
tage not far from station. Large garden and
grass plot, good stable, never failing water and
handy to house and barn. Waverly, Clark's
Green, Glenburn, Clark's summit or Elinhurst
Address with full particulars, Commuter. Trib.
une office.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-02-01
Business Opportunity.

HERE is AN ELEGANT OPPORTUNITY FOR A
man with about 5000 (need not all be
CASH to make 10 per cent. year on his money.
This will bear investigation. For particulars
address 4. c., care Tribune Office
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-02-01
Wanted-To Buy.

WANTED--SEC0ND.HAN SLOT MACHINES; ;
must be In good order, state particulars as
to make and price. Address L. NJ, general de.
livery, Scranton, Pa.
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5l0-5l2
'LACKAWANNA AVENUE
RAILROAD TIME TABLES.
PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD

Schedule in Effect May 81, 1900.
Trains leave Scranton, D. & H.
Station:
6.45 a. M, week days, for Sunbury,
Harrisburg, Philadelphia, Balti-
more, Washington and for Pitts
burg and the West.
9.3s a. m, week days, for Hazletor,
Pottsville, Reading, Norristown,
and Philadelphia; and for Sum
bury, Harrisburg, Philadelphia,
B-ltimore, Washington and Pitts
burg and the West.
ais p. m, week days Sundays,
1.5S p. m.) for Sunbury, Harris
burg, Philadelphia, Baltimore,
Washington and Pittsburg and
the West. For Hazleton, Potts
willie, 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, 1901-02-01

The Grady bill seems to be in healthy
condition now, but wait until Hon,
Thomas Nolube Cooper throws off his
sweater and gets down to business.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-02-01
Lost.

LOST--A BROOCH, SET WITH TWO CAMEOS,
either on Petersburg car, Wednesday even.
ing. on Mulberry street, between Clay and
Webster avenue Finder please return to
Schultz's Drug Store and receive reward
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-02-01
Furnished Rooms,

FURNISHED ROOM FOR RENT, LOCATED ON
one OF the principal avenues on the hill
+. X.
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In Jefferson's Footsteps.

.HE sPooNER bill. which is
to be passed as an admin
Il stration measure at this
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-02-01
Get Together.

HHE LEGISLATURE at Har.
risburg is not endowed with
Il mind-reading powers sufn-
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-02-01

application.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1901-03-15
GEN. HARRISON DEAD
Former President Died After
Ten Days Illness.
Inflammation of the Lungs Carried
Him Away-Friends and Rel
atives With Him.

indianapolis, March 13-General Ben
Jamin Harrison died at 4:45 O'Clock this
afternoon without regaining conscious
ness. His death was quiet and painless.
there being a general sinking until the
end came, which was marked by a single
gasp for breath as life departed from the
body OF the statesman. The relatives,
with few exceptions, and several of the
former presidents old and tried friends,
were at the bedside when he passed
away.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1901-03-15
Monday, March IL.

Six hundred cases of smallpox are re-
ported from the vicinity OF PRYOR. Mon
tana.
The March report of the statistician Of
the department of agriculture shows the
amount OF wheat remaining in farmers
nanos on March l to have been about
IZo, ,IOO,OOO bushels, or about 24.5 per
cent OF last years crop, as compared
Win 100, S,lOO.O 900 bushels, or 30 per
cent, on hand March l, 1900. and 198.-
OOO,0OO bushels, or 293 per cent. on
hand March l, 1899.
Nelson Morris, the millionaire nacker
is planning the erection of a 81. 600 600
packing house at Honolulu. The pro
posed house is for the purpose of supply
Ing the H8waiian and other adjacent
islands with fresh meat without heing
compelled to use the present system OF
refrigeration. The idea is to transport
the livestock to Honolulu and slaughter
there.
Sixteen deaths are reported as the re-
suit of the storm in Arkansas.
Mrs. Nation gave honds and was re-
leased from jail at Topeka.
The boilers of a steam laundry aft
Chicago exploded, killing eight persons.
Tuesday, March IL.
Mrs. Nation and two followers entered
a private club at Topeka, where a num-
Der of men were playing cards and at
tempted to smash several bottles OF
wine and beer on the tables. They were
elected.
Wisconsin, Minnesota and the Da-
kotas were blizzard swept, from 8 to II
inches OF snow falling.
An increase of over 100 per cent in
the enlistments for the regular army
since the recruiting was begun on Febru-
ary has encouraged war department
officials. They now feel confident that
there will be no trouble in finding the
men necessary to bring the army up to
its just proportions before the date
comes for the volunteer regiments to be
mustered out.
Thirtieth volunteer infantry arrived at
San Francisco from Manila.
March wheat at Chicago, 73B: Nav.
Is; Portland, cash, Sc; Tacoma, 54H;
ColfaX, Al.
John Henderson, a negro, who out
ragged and murdered Mrs. Younger, was
burned at stake near Corsicana, Texas.
lie made written confession.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1901-03-15
China Appeals to Powers.

London, March 1.-THE Times in it's
second edition today publishes a dis
patch from Shanghai, March IL, saying
ut is reported upon trustworthy au-
thorlty that Russia has notified China
that unless the Manchurian convention
is signed at an early date she (Russia)
will withdraw the convention and sub
stitute harder terms in it's place. Lii
Hung Chang declares that he is power
less to resist, and has appealed to the
United States, Great Britain, Germany
and Japan to intervene in China's be-
half. Considerable uneasiness in cOnse-
quence of the extreme friction is believed
to exist between the Yang -tse viceroys
and Lii Hung Chang"
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1901-03-15
PLAGUE AT SAN FRANCISCO,
Alarming Report of Its Existence
In California City.

Washington, D. c., March 9.-That
bubOnic plague exists to an alarming
degree in San Francisco, and that
stringent measures must be taken to
prevent it's spread the federal govern
ment has at last become satisfied, and
the state authorities, who have been try
ing to suppress the facts have been
forced to acknowledge. The matter
reached a crisis today when the commits
sion OF CalifOrniaus appointed by the
governor of that state appeared at the
treasury department and spent nearly
the whole day in conference with Secre-
tary Gage, Assistant Secretary Spauld-
ing and Supervising Surgeon General
Wyman, OF the marine hospital service.
The federal commission appointed by
the secretary some time ago to investi-
gate the alarming situation in San
Francisco, recently returned confden-
tial report that the bubonic plague does
exist, beyond doubt, in that city; that
there have been at least six recent deaths
from the disease, and that there are
number OF cases at present. The stua-
tiOn has been aggravated for some time
by the conduct of the state authorities
OF California. They have held almost
to the last that there have been no cases
of plague in the city or state. Gov
Gage has not yet openly admitted it,
Several weeks ago be sent telegram to
the secretary of the treasury, denying
that there was any case of the disease
within the state, and when Secretary
Gage insisted upon allowing the federal
investigation to proceed he sent a tele
gram to President Mckinley almost de-
manding that he interfere and cause Mr.
Gage to desist from what he denounced
as an unwarranted interference The
action OF the governor was resented by
the treasury department.
The treasury department has received
petitions from several states in the far
west asking that the whole state of Cal
ifOrnia be placed in quarantine from
them SO that the health of their people
may be protected. The department
does not believe that such measures are
warranted at present, but it has been
intimated officially that even this dras-
tic measure may become necessary un-
less Gov. Gage and others in California
come out in frank recognition of the ex-
isting situation and refrain from oppO-
sitiOn to the course of action which the
treasury department has mapped out.
None of the San Francisco news
papers have published anything about
the plague since the situation became
serious, for it has been feared that pub
lie alarm would become so great as to
cause quarantine over the state and
transfer the immense army transport
business and a part OF the other bust
ness OF the port to Seattle and other
northern Dlacaa
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Working "a Hours a Day.

There's no rest for those tireless little
workers = DR.. Kings New Life Pills.
Millions are always busy, curing torpid
liver. jaundice, biliousness, fever and
ague. They Danish sick headache, drive
out malaria. Never gripe or weaken.
Small taste nice, work wonders. Try
them. 25c at The Elk Drug Store, F. J.
Stone, Prop.
SICK HEADACHE ABSOLUTELY
and permanently cured by using Moki
Tea. A pleasant herb drink. Cures con-
stipation and Indigestion, makes you
eat, sleep, work and happy. Satisfac.
tion guaranteed or money back % cts.
and so cts. The Elk Drugstore.
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PIacating the FiIipinos.

Manila, March 10.-Judge Taft and
his associates of the United States Phil.
ippine commission, accompanied by
their wives and number of prominent
Flllplnos, embarked today on the U. s.
). Sumner and sailed for Lucena, prov.
lnce OF Tayabas, LuzOn, where they will
organize the provincial government. At
the time OF their departure the pier
was thronged with natives. The in
surgents have surrendered 500 rifles in
the province of Pampanga, BuIacan and
Bataan during the last four weeks. The
Methodists report 12O converts in Ma
Mia last week and the Philippine Evan
gelcal church claims to have secured
many new members.