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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-11-15

pated tho natural demand for the crops
grown In sttch suporaburdan'c by tho
immigrants. i'rdoubtodiN This has hup-
pcned in years made memorable br
agricultural caiaclysns. lut ou the
whole the agricultural h, srority uf the
West has never been greater than at
tho present day. its outlook more favor
able or the depression in that of the
East more striking,
The conservation ur ccor unY IN culU-
walton is all on the side Of the western
farmer. With the exception Of mort
cages he Is free from any pressing bur
d"ns of rent. taxation or cost of ltNinE.
The Fundamental neccssaros Of his
daily life he raises at his own door;
the ltiXuries arc of his own choice ANA
selection. Tho only problem Ii" has
seriously to face Is that of labor. and
on this head some cause for apprVhcn-
sion undoubtedly exists. THAT tendency
so chronic IN the Industrial countries
of Europe, the concentration of farm
labor into large cities. is coming into
play among ourselves. This shifting is
hardly perceptiblc yet, for our agricul-
tural laborer in tn" United States is
beyond all comparison tn" best paid
and most democraticallE treated on
earth. but with the increase of poru-
lation and manufacturing development
it will surely become intensified.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-11-15
Decline of Agriculture.
"> liE REPORT of the industrial
commission on the depres-
"A sion of agriculture in the

"~liE REPORT of the industrial
commission on the deprcS-
"A sion of agriculture in the
East reveals nothing which
was not already known to ;hc students
of the economies Of agriculture. The
opening Of the western lands in adj
vance of the natural demands, grants
of land to railways. liberal land laws,
virgin fertility and numerous other
causes have contributed 10 that end.
That the old staple products have be-
come unprohtab!c in the east is what
naturally follows where small farmers
have 10 comnet" with farms that are
counties in themselves and regions that
ara countries ON II territorial scale.
Under conditions like these such crops
as wheat, maize and oats can hardly
be cultivated prolitably in the North
\tiantic states. Truck growing has
argely superseded cereal growing and
t is destined to supersede it stlll more
rs time goes on, when population be-
,omes more dense and agricultural
abor scarcer and ,iearcr. Wheat can
only be cultivated proiitably under eX-
sting conditions in immense tracts.
That is 10 say the small farmer who
crows wheat here has to meet in the
market western competitors who raise
rain loads to his bushels. The milling
industry, whether for foreign trade or
nome consumption, is also largely con-
ined to the West, the tendency in mod
rn industrialism being for the manu-
acturing machinery to seek as near as
possible the source of the raw material
Pennsylvania is the only state on the
Nllantc littoral which Is holding its
>wn in agriculture. The reason is OBJ
1ious. This is Il great industrial center
With cities, towns and villages clustered
everywhere in its hills and valleys.
Iven.if The farmers of this state left oft
growing wheat and other cereal crops
lur itdustria! centers consume all the
ruck that can be raised and enormous
quantities besides. The situation in New
England is deplorably different, Three
thousand farms have gone and arc
going out OF cultivation, some of the
choicest farming lands upon earth,
There Is nothing unusual in this trans
formation of decay. on the contrary it
is a natural and, on the whole, bene-
fetal detection OF great industry
from one part of the country to an
other. The farmers that abandoned
their homestead in New England have
not crowded into the large cities. They
have migrated to the west, where their
capital is invested to greater adyant-
age. Perhaps, as the commission re-
ports. this migration westward antici-
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-11-15

The Belgian hare food fad has again
broken out with renewed vigor this fall
GastronomiCal experts claim that the
virtues of the animal as Il food are un-
bounded, and fur dealers are said to
have indorscd tho hide OF tho hare as
proper substitute for sealskins and
sables. While tho burden of the eX-
element seems to rest on the shoulders
of the hare breeders. ii * evident that
we viii be compelled from this time
hence to admire the flavor of the flesh
under guse of canned chicken. potted
duck, etc. There is sill some question.
however, whether the skin of the ami
NAL can be prepared in a way TO seri-
ously affect the industries Of the Bering
sea.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-11-15
In Aid of the Negroes.

THE FREEDMEN Aid ana
Southern Educational society
Il OF The Methodist church.
which has been holding Ses-
aions at Tittshurc, is one of the most
worthy institutions that has for its OBJ
iect III" elevation of the down tIndd"n
nt the human race. Thc mission of tho
l'rccdlncn'S Aid is education and better
Incnt OF the fricndless African of the
southern states. who receives little or
no announcement from other sources.
There is no question that agencies of
tlis class are too few for the great
work that awaits tn" philanthropist. d.
Notwithstanding the fact that the pco-
pie OF the north have sent many earnest
men and women to labor in these fields
and have donated thousands of dollars
10 tn" maintenance Of schools for the
negroes since the war. The results of the
luburs of the teachers in the south are
noticed here and there in the achieve
mcnts of negroes who have by recog-
niZcd ability gained positions of prom-
ncncc, but as vet th" masses are in ig-
NV '"i'' ti'''L - hcIiSt 'titl I'llllul. dIIl
through lack OF training that would
develop their better nature. become the
Hulled and savage victims of mob vio-
!cncc.
AS To the necessity for educating the
negroes, intelligent opinion is llnan-
nous. and the opinion regarding the
white mans duty ought to be unan-
nous also. ii was the white man who
cnsavcd his black brother and made
him Il human chattel, and it was also
the white man who emuncipatcd him.
With freedom comes the duties Of edu-
cutting him to perform the duties OF Il
free man. There is much truth in Bish-
nD Fo%S' declaration that there is no
negro problem; that it is the problem
of humanity and of the nation"
1t is encouraging to note tina, re-
newcd interest is being taken in this
work, and that the efforts of the noble
men and women who have never re-
IaXed in their fidelity to the cause of
education in the south are being recog-
nizcd by handsome contributions from
the wealthy phianthropists about the
country, who have faith that the black
man can become an Intelligent and USE
1Ul American citizen in any locality if
given an equal chance with his white
MeiGhhur.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-11-15

The order for the deportation OF
three expert Cngravers, who 1t is
claimed have violated the contract
labor laws in securing work at Hackcn-
sack. y. j.. is enough to give the aver
age citizen feeling of wearinesa. The
fact that skilled workmen. who are cal
elevate the standing of labor in Amer
ica. must he sent back to Europe upon
techniculities. while the hordes of
bomb throwcrs, vut-throats. iailbirds
ard all-round Migrants Of the Old
World are permitted To swarm to this
country without opposition shows that
there is something wrong in tn" con-
structiou Of the contract labor laws.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-11-15

The city fathers of Chicago must use
very naughty language indeed in their
heart to heart talks over municipal af-
fairs, After bottling up their feelings
and their candid remarks for one whole
day they insisted on the discharge OF IL
girl stenosrapher who had been APP
pointed as clerk in their committee
rooms. Her term of office, therefore,
lasted during that one day They now
have n man in her place, who is guar
anteed Ia stand being shocked by lheil'
conversations.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-11-15

They do queer things down in Alcn-
town. The spectacle of IL man weeping
bitterly because he had lost his way to
fenced for three months, and could not
find the desired refuge, was one which
edited the citizens of that staid town
the other night. Truly one heart knows
not the sorrows of another.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-11-15
THE FLAT RATE FOR ADVERTISING.
SCRANTON. NOVEMBER t.. 1901.

Yesterdays Philadelphia Times says:
III is said that Senator quay is op-
posed to lIlkin. ana not being able to
get ex-senator !. Donald Cameron in
the field. he is ready to help Congress-
MAN William Conncll of Scranton"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-11-15

The cash register alarm, which gave
away the man who attempted 10 vote
anything but the straight ticket, was
the only Objectionable feature dcvcl-
opcd at the trial of the voting machines
in New York the other day.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-11-15

EX-Cougrcssman Disadvantages cX-
perienCe as a labor orator in Kentucky
again reminds us that it is better for
any speaker to talk just as his audi
encc thinks, if he is looking for bou-
uuptS,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-11-15

Supreme Finance Keeper Thompson,
of the Knights of Maccabees, who is
said TO have made way with $60,0O0 of
the funds of the fraternity, has $4,000
in sight and wants TO compromise with
his brethren of the order II the
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-11-15

The governor of Kentucky does not
appear TO have the fraternal feeling for
the governor of Indiana that prompted
the famous remark of the governor of
South CnrnliEn.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-11-15

M rNnmplo such Is iayr mentioned, j. 'cn
IN thr establishment, and expansion of the Car
uc.p institute. From great fortune acquired
through ,hc u-e oI American opportunity, 4
muniiiccui return has been made TO those mt't'
c,tad In tho tmd oi our American pIr,HcrsIip IN
voluntary and cheerful acknowledgement OF part,
nrls'lip duty, Witnunt Sugg Stiou OF encryatidE
or rrpclir- charity the doors nj 4 fully aquirpcl
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-11-15
The President Oil the Service.

q ccORDING to the Commercial
~ Advertiser there is an au-
l. " tlIcutic but hitherto unpuh-
iiShod anccdOtc of Lincoln
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-11-15

The mctcors We're, without doubt.
showed under last evening.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-11-15
FINLEY s
SILK WoiS|S,
A|b0||OS} W0IS|S,
French
F|QTI|e| N0IS|S

You will find here today sump-
tuous feast of silk and fine wool
waists. in unsurpassed assortment
of styles, that are entirely different
from those found elsewhere, and in
qualities that will give excellent SER
vice.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-11-15
Silk Waists from
$3.50 TO Sll.5O

The styles in silk waists this sea-
son are prettier than ever-showing
many entirely new effects: buttoned
in back is the latest style--tucked
front and back, tucked sleeves, tuck
ed front with lace inserting; some
entirely plain. Surely variety enough
to suit everyone.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-11-15

The most Sc'iou' aud persistent evil that di-.
tUrbs cooperation among uur people is found III
the contentious aud Grirrcla nctw,cu cnpluracs
and the employed | shall not attempt 10 dis.
crs' the different phases OF this ,rl,catr subject.
II seems to me. however, that il ought nos 20
be either delicate or troublesome, and thai i
las only been made - by the distorted pcrsp"r-
tive in which it is seen and by the ycscntml feel.
inGS which have grown ont nt a disregard OF the
restraints OF American cooperation. Surely. as
an original propositions, there should lie no an.
,a@oniSm in this country hrIwccn labor and cap.
i,ll. On tlc contrary, ihry should bC in c"'"
alliance and friendship Our institutions iurIf
that an exclamation OF such HntagOn>m should !r
found in class jealousy and hatred. y" American
citizen was ever yet doomed hy birth tD q lii" o.
labor or poverty; and fortunes ar" tho product ot
industry and Intelligent cuG"Ivor. Labor and cap.
itIl touch and miuglc constantly aud nat tn.
ally among rs that the lahorcr OF today is 'rt-
Qncntly the employee Of labor tomorrow. They
should always supplement each other - the warn
rain supplements the .crtiIc soil to produce II.
Join; rontrilnioH an abundlut store OF The riches
ot nature.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-11-15
China Silk Waists
AlbatrOSS Waists
French Flannel Waists

In selected Pattern Waists-with
embroidered band trimming; fine
tucked waists and plain waists; but
toned in back or front; come in the
beautiful light shades; also in dark
colors.
See Waist display in our window.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-11-15

.~HE FREEDMEN'S Aid and
southern Educational society
Il OF the Methodist church.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-02
THE CAUSES OF ACCIDENTS.
TIE Railroad Bill Defeated After II
Fight in the Senate.

The Pettigrew resolution offered on
Thursday was called up in the Senate
yesterday morning and immediate con
sideration was asked. The resolution is
as follows:
THAT the Committee on Interstate
Commerce .e discharged from further
consideration of IL X. 1892. an act to
amend an act To promote the safety Of
employees, and so forth, by requiring com
mon carriers engaged in interstate COM
mcrce to equip their cars with automatic
couplers and continuous brakes, and SO
forth, approved March . 1893.
Mr.. Pettigrew made long statement
in which he charged that the railroad
companies controlled the committee and
prevented action on the bill He said he
did not criticise the chairman of the com
mittee. Mr. Cullom. but he thought that
the committee should be relieved from
further CONSIDERATION of the bill: and
then the comm ttee should be discharged
and new committee composed OF men
who would attend to their duties ap-
pointed. Then the bill should be put on
the calendar ana passed.
Mr.. Hoar spoke of the great many wild
schemes proposed for the regulation Of
railroads, which, if adopted. would de
said the best way to prevent such an
evil was to hold the railroads to a strict
performance of their public duties in
plain cases. One OF these public duties,
the clearest and plainest, was the duty
Of having care and consideration for hui
man life-not only of the lives of pas
sengers. but Of the lives Of the vast num-
Der of intelligent men in railroad employ
ment. Nobody doubted that it would adj
81 per cent to the safety Of railroad tray-
cling If q director was required to be tied
az the front Of every engine.
Mr.. WolcOtt. a member Of the Inter
State Commerce Committee. made an en-
ergetiC protest against Mr.. Hoars sug-
Gestion that the managers or directors of
the great railroads of the country We're
careless and iuhumau men. Indifferent
to the lives Of their employees" The
statement. he said, was one which should
not go unchgllenPed. The Senator from
Massachusetts knew that every man In
charge Of great railroad interests devoted
his constant care aud time and attention
and skill to the preservation Of the lives
OF employees.
The discussion was continued by Messrs
Wellington, Kyle, CullOm. Aiirn. Lodge
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-02

Kean, Kearns, LINDSAY. Lodge. McCoh-"s.
| Mcmillan, Martin, Plat of Connecticut.
| Proctor, Scott. Sewell, Shoup, Simon,
Warren, and Wetmore-36
Nays-Bacon, Berry, Butler, Clapp.
| Clay, Heitfeid, Jones of Arkansas. NAL
| lory, Morgan, Nelson. PettigreW, Pettus,
Stewart, Sullivan, Taliaferro. Teller-l6
Rir. Morgan then gave notice that he
which the st. Louis, Buffalo, and Charles
ton Exposition appropriations were
adopted
MIR. Hoar asked that the vote by which
me Memorial Bridge appropriation of
100000 was adopted be reconsidered. He
said that he did not want to defeat the
matter but the item was not wordCd
properly. He claimed that the Secretary
OF ar was tied down to one plan, and
ne (Mr Hoarl wanted the scheme open
to every plan offered.
Mr.. Allison agreed with Mr.. Hoar.
Mr.. McComas said that $40 600 should be
set aside for plans.
Mr.. Teller said that the structure should
be the finest Bridge in the world. and that
the appropriation should he in proper
Mr.. Martin explained the matter at
length, giving n history of the bridge
movement. He asked that no more delay
be had The amendment was then
adopted.
TIE motion of Mr. Morgan to reconsider
the vote by which the st. Louis, Buffalo.
and Charleston Exposition appropriations
was passed was then taken up.
AIR. Sullivan called for a quorum. Only
foTty-one Senators responded. The Ser
Eeant-at-Arms was sent out after the
balance, ard was from l2:15 until As OBJ
tanning quorum. Messrs. Pritchard.
fcnrose. Dillingham;. and Wellington
completed the forty-five needed.
The Sundry Civil bill was then passed
without division, and the Senate went
into executive session at so
At 1856 the Senate adjourned until to-
cay, after confirming a number Of minor
army officers
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-02

Chandler. Aldrich and Pettigrew. The lat
ter said that all he asked was that in
cases of railroad accidents IT should be
the duty of the manager, or other proper
officer to send to the Interstate Com
merce Commission sworn report OF the
causes thereof.
Messrs. Wellington. Lodge and Chandler
favored the resolution.
Mr.. AlGrich argued that If committees
were to be discharged from the considera-
ton Of measures before them because
they could not agree upon reports ana II
these measures would be brought before
the Senate for action no effective action
could he taken on them during the thirty
or forty hours Of legislative session that
are left.
Mr.. Culiom promised that If the COM
mittee were not discharged he would call
a meeting yesterday afternoon and en-
deavor to secure action.
Mr.. Elkins argued against the resolu-
ton. He was interrupted by an enquiry
from Mr.. Lindsay as to why the Com
mittce on Foreign Relations, OF which Mr..
Elkins IS a member, had not reported ON
any of the six or eight reciprocity ire" ties
before that committee. The reply was
that he was willing to move to discharge
il.
Il hope" Mr. Lodge put in. that if
the Senator makes that mott IN he viii
do SO in executive session..
Mr. Elkins talked against time until
o'clock, when the morning hour expired,
and the matter went to the calendar
MI. ftltibItN tlt!i IHbNtb Aii'iN Ah' JIM
be taken up and passed. The yeas and
nays We're called and the motion was de
feated by vote Of sc to y, as follows:
Yeas-Allen, Bacon. Bate. Berry, Butler,
Chandler ClaIip. Clay. Culberson, Daniel,
Harris Heitfeld. Hoar. Jones tArk.),
Jones New, Lindsay. Lodge, Martin
PettiSrew. Rawlins. Tal!aferro, Teller,
Tilman, Vest. Wellington-25.
Nays-AIdrich, Allison. Bard. Beveridge,
Chiffon, Clark, Cullom. Deboe, billing
ham, Doliver. Elkins, Fairbanks Fora
ker. Frye. Gallinger. Hansbrough. Haw-
ley. Kean, Kyle, McComas. Mccumber,
McEnery. Mcmillan, Nelson. Perkins. Pet
tus, Platt Comm. Plat IN. ", Scott
Sewel. Shoup, Simon. Stewart, Thurs
ton. Nctmore. Wolcutt-36
Mr.. Jones of Arkansas gave notice that
today he will ask the discharge of
the judiciary Committee from considera-
ticn Of the Antitrust bin.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-02
NAMED BY THE PRESIDENT.
A List of Nominations Sent to the
Senate Yesterday.

The President yesterday sent the fol-
lowing nominations to the Senate:
Oscar A. James. of Michigan, to be pen
sion agent at Detroit. Mich. Wat Theo-
dore Beall. of Colorado, to be Register of
the Land Office Mt Leadville, Col; John
r Ingram. of Montana to be a mineral
land commissioner in Montana; Daniel
Arms, of Montana, to be a mineral land
commissioner in Montana; George l.
Wales, of Montana, to be mineral land
commissioner in Montana.
To be assistant paymasters IN the navy
Frederick G.. Payne. of New Jersey; red
erick b. Colby, of New York; Edward r.
Goodhue, of Massachusetts,; William k.
Browne of Pennsylvania.
To be civil engineer in the navy: Reu-
ben T. Bakenhus. of Illinois.
The President last night sent the follow
ing additional nominations to the Senate:
WAR.
Artillery Corps.-Captains TO be majors
Sydney W. Taylor. Charles Humphreys.
Luigi Lomia Alexander ID. Schenck, Sedg-
wick Pratt. John Mcclellan.
Cavalry Arm.-Captains to be majors
John +. Guilfoyle, Ninth Cavalry; Charles
II. Watts. Fifth Cavalry; Frank y. Ed
wards, First Cavalry; Eugene a. Ellis,
Eighth Cavalry; Matthias w. Day, Ninth
Cavalry; Walter l.. Finley, Ninth CAY
airy; Louis a. Craig, sixth cavalry VII
Der +. Wilder, Fourth Cavalry; Thaddeus
w. Jones. Tenth Cavalry; Francis ii.
Hariie, Third Cavalry; George X. Hunter
Third Cavalry.
Infantry Arm.-Captains to be majors
James a. Irons. Twentieth Infantry; Rob
ert j. c. Irvine. Eleventh Infantry; Ed
ward f. Hardin, Seventh Infantry: Rich
ard II. Wilson, Eighth Infantry; William
r. Reynolds. Fourteenth Infantry; Frank
F.. Eastman, Fourteenth Infantry; Lea
Febiger Twenty-third Infantry; Bernard
H. Byrne Sixth Infantry.
Ordnance Observation-Disclosures heutenants
to be aptains-Charles c. Jameson, Law
son NJ. Fuller.
Corps of Engineers.-Second lieutenant
to be first lieutenant-John r. Slattery.
Volunteer Army, Thirty-second lnfan-
try-Tu be second lieutenant-Gluarter
master Sergeant George q. Dennis, Com
pany G. Thirty-secoud Infantry.
NAVY
Former Passed Assistant Surgeon John
F. Bransford, U. S. N. to be surgeon in
the navy, to be placed upon the retired
list.
STATE.
Frank W. Jackson. of Pennsylvania. to
be Consul of the United States at Patras,
Greece.