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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-02-12
CAN GET ALONG.

N'h.N W. .NIo->p'
However, even with poor legsla-
tion a city with an honest administra-
tion can get along, but back OF an
honest administration there must be
honest and intelligent electors"
Mr.. Torrey interspersed his address
with several pointed anecdotes, AMI
his words had a marked effect on his
audience. In concluding, he said:
I'VE do not stand up for absolute in
tegrty as we should We are bound
10 stand up for law and personal right
and should not be so willing to COM
promise. Influenced by matters Of per-
sonal feeling. We let our feelings run
away with us, instance the recent
street car strike. No matter what our
gympathieS were, we should not have
allowed any passengers In cars to b.
treated with contempt and hailed with
opprobrious cpithets by street chill
dren. And another thing about the
strike Even though we do have as
poor q service as can be found the
country over. and the company's pol
icy towards the city has been the least
liberal. still. as an American citizen.
It reused my blood that business men
could be intimidated by strikers and
be dictated TO, as TO whether or not
they could sell merchandise to street
car company representatives"
The speaker then paid his attention
20 the fire department, and said:
THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.
"As one instance of the effect Of
municipal corruption in a public de-
partment, look at the fire department
How has 1t always shown itself, and
particularly during the last big fire {?
And what is the reason? II Is con-
trolled by sclfshness and greed and
We reap the results.
II heard of an action Of one of the
firemen last Thursday who demanded
from the proprietor Of a shoe store
boots for himself and comrades. and
on being refused said. ooh. 10 HI
with the building then. Let it burn"
q. z. Miller, an eX-North Scranton
councilman, concurred in all Mr.. Tor
rey's views, as did also the other
speakers. The next meeting of the So
ciety will be a reception to the ladies',
and promises to be gala event.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-02-12
RECEIVED WITH LAUGHTER.

Which modest but rather uncompl-
mentary tribute to Mr.. Lansings' ora
torical powers was accepted with much
laughter by the society. City Solici-
tor Vosburg. another of the expected
guests, was in Harrisburg. Mr.. Tor
rey, in the course of his remarks, said
anent the subject of the much discussed
ripper" bill;
This ripper phase of second class
city charter is no new development.
! happened to glance over a second
c'Gss city act the other day which
w0s agitated in Pttsburg four years
ago. and which was backed by the
representatives of the best classes Of
the city. Professional and commercial
men both supported the ripper clause.
The latter may look narrow, even out
rageous to us. but in Pittsburg they
are trying to accomplish an end and
are not very particular as to the
means.
"Pittsburg people want that part OF
| the act to go through. because they
have been ridden for years and years
| by a shameless ring. who have bribed
| councils, had all contracts at their
oDn figures. peddled public franchise.
and who have done most elegantly and
| completely what some members of our
| city councils did in a very small and
| boyish manner.
"If we lived in Pittsburg and suf-
fered as the citizens there have. we
would not consider the ripper part
of the act so preposterous. I think
that any suggestions from Scranton
regarding second class city legislation
would be kindly met at Pittsburg, but
If we send representatives there SIM
ply 10 oppose the ripper clause, we
| are making q mistake.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-02-12

FIFTH ANNUAL BALL.-The 9th annual ball
tor the bcnent OF the Montifiorc Hebrew school
will be held at Music hall tonight.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-02-12
CITY NOTES

SPECIAL MEETING.A special meeting Of the
Ioulneymen stone cutters will be held at Indus
lrial hall at 8 o'clock today.
The free press. (Southern Pines, N.C.) 1898-19??, 1901-03-29
VISIT DROWNING CREEK.

Don't vou want real jolly
good time and learn something of
roughing it in the woods of Norl',
Carolina. eating Ash Cake, Pos
sum. "Seel Eaters. Fried Chicken
Barbecued PIG and other food
prepared as can be done only by
the sold inc Southern Aunties?n
II SO, arrange with Mr.. H. Il.
Powell Of Aberdeen. N. G. to spend
a day or two at his uuntsman's
camp on Drowning Creek, which
is about eight miles from Pine
hurst and ten miles from Southern
Pines.
Those fond OF hunting birds,
foxes, co onS, rabbit, and 'possnms
can have all the sport they desire.
The sleeping accommodation at
the camp is limile ]. therefore, il 5
necessary to correspond and
arrange with Mr. Powell, of
Aberdeen before going to the
Hurtsman's Camp. Mr.. Powell
can furnish hunting dogs, guns and
all things necessary for those de-
string to hunt.
Do not return North before YOU
have ''rouohed it' a little in the
pine woods, eaten real Southern
cooking. slept in a Ioy cabin ana
had some out door life that you can
tell about when YOU return home.
We have arranged with Mr.. Powell
to do all he can to help entertain
the visitors who come to the Sea
board Air Line section and you
The free press. (Southern Pines, N.C.) 1898-19??, 1901-03-29

from all points on its lines at rate of
$500, including those previously
sold in the State Ct Florida at $40. 90.
These Tickets are good over the
entire Scaboard Air Line Railway
System and are honored between Rich
,nond and Washington by the Rich
mond, Frederick sburg & Potomac and
Pennsylvania Railroads, between
Portsmouth and Baltimore by the
Baltimore Steam Packet Company
bay Line) and between Clinton and
Columbia. S. c., by the Columbia,
Newbtrry & Laurens Railroad. All
tickets which have been sold at S25.
and endorsed mot good in State
of Florida" will be honored over the
entire system, including lines in
Florida, regardless of such endorse
ments,
The free press. (Southern Pines, N.C.) 1898-19??, 1901-03-29

,Ilanno lUr one Jnlng. 1t re-
fused to allow Sampson to be
promoted, although the whole
influence Of the administers
ton was brought to bear to
try to bring about that act Of
injustice.
The free press. (Southern Pines, N.C.) 1898-19??, 1901-03-29
A HORRIBLE OUTBREAK

of large sores on my little daughters
head developed into case of scald head"
writes G. D. Isbell. of Morganton Tenn.
but BuclIlens Arnica Salve completely
cured her. It's a guaranteed cure for
Eczema, letter, Salt Rheum. Pimples.
Sores. Ulcers and Piles. Only 25c at ali
druggists.
The free press. (Southern Pines, N.C.) 1898-19??, 1901-03-29

After disposing of a brace
of negroes in the orthodox
manner, a Mississippi mob
threatened to lynch anybody
that made so bold as to send
an account Of the event to the
newspapers. This is censor
ship with a vengeance.
The free press. (Southern Pines, N.C.) 1898-19??, 1901-03-29

Souvenir China with Coon views at
THE NEWS DEPOT.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-08-05

Of dainty material, and ornamented in
whatever way the wearer might see MT
II viii be seen that the modern
'rainy-day skirt" and bicycle costume
almost exactly correspond Co this de
sCriptiou. and nobody thinks OF such
thing AS calling them indicate OF
ridiculous. The modern woman can go
about on a rainy day with both hands
free To hold umbrella or bundles; she
can walk. ride. row. play tennis, and
ride a bicycle. TIE only out-of-dour
amusement possible To her grand
mother was croquet unless riding may
be excepted and with the d-fashionej
riding costume II was necessary Tor a
woman 90 be careful about her mount
for should she fall. she had not one
chance IN fifty Of escaping serious in
jury, tangled up as she was in the
long, full skirt. Nobody can seriously
claim that the modern pretty girl in her
golf or yachting costume is not quite
as pretty and womauly as her grand
mother was in hoops and shawl II this
be doubted, it is only necessary To look
at some Of the fashion plates Of half a
century ago. Truly, all things come 70
these who wait
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-08-05
Circulation Statement


1t now seems TO be definitely settled
that the Navy Department is TO act as
prosecutor in the Schley investigation.
Such being the case. it is to be hoped
that the cabal Of bureaucrats that has
been SO busily engaged in the delectable
work Of running Schley. will not con-
tent itself with simply endeavoring TO
show what that officer did not do prior
20 or during the battle of Santiago.
There is another point that the public
would like 20 have cleared up-namely
what Sampson did do. either before the
battle. at the battle, or at any other
time. that ne should have been advanc-
ed from the rank of captain over Schley
and some other commodOTes at the
same time Why was Sampson ad-
vanced in the first place? What par
ticular service had he rendered. and in
what way had ne shown his Superior
fitness to command the feet in West
Indian waters2 That is the first point.
And then having received command
of the firest fleet ever assembled under
the American flag, ;he American peo-
pie would much like To know when or
where he ever struck blow with such
feet that in the slightest degree weak
ened the power Of Spain. Was il at
Matauzas. where an unoffending mule
was the sole victim? Was it at san
Juan. in Porto Rico. where the Spanish
works were damaged about as much as
they would have been if the American
feet had used putty blowers instead
w. L. H..
harding the works at the entrance to
Santiago Bay. which, after the surren-
der. were shown not 10 have been
harmed at all? If not in any Of these
great undertakings. when and where
was ii that his extraordinary service
was rendered.
These are matters in which the large
American public is deeply interested.
Sampson has been advanced from the
rank Of captain 10 that Of rear admiral,
jumping the commodore grade entirely.
and the people OF the United States are
entitled 20 know why it was done. The
question is not answered by an attack
upon Slhley II the bureaucrats Of the
Navy Department were to unite in de-
elarine that the real victor of Santiago
were a coward and an incompetent It
would prove nothing in favor of Samp-
son.
The truth is that there never was the
slightest justification for Simpsons
original and illegal advance over
Schley, whose record UP TO that time
had been perfect But Sampson was
so advanced, and in order to sustain
itself in this action. the Navy Depart
ment has deliberately endeavored to
prove SIMPSONS fitness by according
&c him honors that properly belong
elsewhere. That is the whole story in
a nutshell. If the conclusion is not a
just one. let the Navy Department
show il, by specifically pointing out
what Sampson did during the Spanish
war. The country will duly and fairly
consider the pTesentment
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-08-05
THE TEXAS OIL FIELDS.
ROekefeIIer's Corporation SnId to BE
Very Heavily Interested.

BEAUMONT, Texas, Aug Among
men Of long experie1Ce in the oH-produc-
ing industry there remains no doubt
whatever that the Standard Oil Compa-
ny has already invested more heavily in
the development Of the Texas petroleum
fields than any other corporation. BY
Texas law the Standard Oh Company is
forbidden 70 do business in this State II
is hardly more than a year ago that
Governor Sayers Of Texas. endeavored TO
induce Governor Roosevelt, Of New York
to honor a rcquisitiJn for the arrest Of
John d. Rockcfelle-, the head Of the
Standard Oil Company, on a charge Of
violating the trust laws Of the State Of
Texas. The fact. therefore. that the
Standard Oil Company is heavily inter
estcd in the development OF the Texas
OIL fields is the strongest evidence that
one can, at present adduce IN proof of
the importance Of the recent oil discOy-
cries here
The monopoly is not openly defying the
laws OF Texas. One could scrape the
state with "A hayrakc and not find one
man who would admit that he had any
connection with the Standard.
The Standard OIL Company is 1T the
present moment drilling test wells in a
number Of places Throughout Texas. II is
drilling on Spindle Top WHere the "rE-
inaI Lucas well OD5ned the wonderful
beaumont oil field il is drilling on the
plains between Spindle Top and the sea.
IL IS drilling AT Sour Lake, twenty miles
northwest OF Beaumont II is drilling
near Houston, eighty-four miles west Of
Beaumont II II drilling at Damon
Mound $50 miles west; and away do, n
toward the Mexican border, near Corpus
Christi II has a million acres under lease
and drills hard at work II has millions
Of acres under lease N all parts OF Texas
Nor are the Standard and its subsidiary
rouuanies the only group Of investors
whose actions show faith In the extent
and importance Of the oil deposits OF
Ts-ss The newspaper dispatches Of Aug
ust announced that the board Of direct
rrs Of the Southern Pacific Railway Com
nam, mad decided 70 use of instead Of
coal for the purpose II generating steam
in lie locomotives. This change will make
necessary the expenditure OF a large sum
OF money in the way Of tanks. oil burn
ers and other equipment IL Is unlikely
that A would invest a large amount of
money In OH burners, tanks, and pipes IL
ite officers were not satisfied that the sup
NV OF oil was likely to be abundant for
4 long time to come.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-08-05
The steel strike situation.

The general strike order, which II
was expected President Shaffer would
issue yesterday, did not materialize,
but that fact does not tend to improve
the situation. 1t appears that IL is be
Ing withheld only in order To notify the
-abOr organizations directly or indi-
rectly interested in advance. so that
when the signal is given they VIII be
ready 10 act instantly. Mr.. Shaner is
quoted as saying that the order Will be
promulgated some time this week. and
presumably Will 80 into effect at the
beginning Of the next.
It seems TO be the intention Of the
strikers 20 not only tie up the plants Of
the Steel Trust, but 10 extend the
movement to every industry which sup
plies that combination with material.
and 20 the railways which transport its
products The Federation Of Labor. an
organization which controls most Of the
railway unions, is believed 20 be def
nitely enlisted IN support Of the Anal
gamated Association q Iron, Steel. and
Tin Workers, and il that be true. it is
possible that a serious Suspension of
traffic in many places may result.
The whole affair has an ugly look
about il. Appearances justify the fear
that a struggle between combined cap
itaI and combined labor may be i'm
pending. If proportions great enough
% paralyze the productive activities OF
the country and amount 10 a national
calamity. Such a conflict. 70 be sure.
might be expected TO occur at rome
time. but few people looked for il this
year when labor is in demand at maxi
mum wages. and the conditions for
general prosperity, until now. have
been better than tor many years past.
Both parties 10 the controversy are
diligently preparing for the coming bat
tie. The trust viii challenge it, oppo-
nents by ar att@Inpt 10 resume 1Dera-
tiuns in the Idle mills with non union
labor. That viii probably result in
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-08-05

II is exactly fifty years since the sub
5ect Of dress reform was first discussed
in the writings and lectures Of Mrs
Amelia Boomer. During the month of
July. half century ago. that lady ad-
vocated in her paper, The Lily" what
she called the rational costume Of
Turkish trousers and short skirt: and
she and some other courageous souls
actually adopted Il. thereby bringing
rational behavior into disrepute so far
as women were concerned. At that
time the proper dress for a lady was
considered 70 be a gown with volumi-
nous skirt. full sleeves, and high neck.
After the age Of thirty. she wore cap;
shawis were il. vogue as wraps, and. in
short. the general design Of her dress
was aimed at producing the effect OF
human pyramid, the apex being a head
covered by a bonnet projecting at the
sides and o.namented with a veil. This
garb, while IL was extremely pretty and
graceful when all the surroundings fit
ted il, was not exactly suited 20 walk
ing along the streets on a wet day, do
ing any hard work except sewing, or
lady thus attired happened to be
caught in a heavy rain storm without
an umbrella, the consequences were
really serious; and unfortunately. the
world Is 50 constituted that the aver
age woman is likely 10 be exposed to
that sort Of casualty now and then.
Mrs. Boomer reasoned that with a
few generations Of this garb. and the
habits which il made necessary, wo-
men would become a race Of hopeless
invalids, and she therefore made Wig
orOus effort To introduce some kind OF
dress which would allow the wearer 10
walk run. ride. and take other exer-
else. and would protect her from the
weather. Like most radical reforms.
this one was the outcome Of radical
conditions on the other side. and ike
the average fanatic. Mrs. BlOOmer fail
ed 10 accomplish her purpose. She was
laughed at, derided, scOrned, and let
alone. and women went on wearing
their dainty hoop-skirts and thin slip
pers for some years longer. Then came
other fashions. as exaggerated and not
as graceful as the hoop, and then. curl
Ously enough the very reform which
Mrs. BlOomer advocated came about.
through the agency Of the very people
whose grandmothers derided her.
The costume which she advocated
was composed Of "a skirt. reaching o.
half way between the knee and the
ankle. and not quite so fun as the pres
ent fashion: under this skirt moderate
ly fun Oriental trousers. gathered into
a boot which should rise some three OF
four inches above the ankle" 1t was
suggested that the costume should be
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-08-05
An InnnmmnhIe Ledre.

tFrom the spokane, Wash, ChToHicle.)
most peculiar deposit has been discovered
near A~utiu and Lewiston. The PRODUCT has a
woody hbre and burns With q hrilht flame like
dry wood There j. on occasions 4 suutteriug
o.. II there were oil IN the substan,. b--t there
is no book on bituTnens that treats - il in auv
manner AssIvUr Fassett saws that hc has never
seen OF heard Of a similar substance. re saws
that IL appears 10 him like dried fungus but
that n the reports sent Inn are correct his
theory must be- wrong In letter sent from
Asotin the writer states that be has a f1ur-foot
ledge uncovered and has sunk on Dc a distance OF
SAX Sect. the ledge lying between rock walls.
There was a dccayod worm found in a piece Of
the product sent % the assay office, and that IL
taken 20 show a vegetable formation The sam
pies can be split into sections with knife with
out ,nsouutering any grit. Il l. the most pc
culiar substance ever brought 10 spokane and Mr.
Fassett says that far as he knows there has
never been found ANYTHING like il. II there is
a ledge described IN the letter and il 4.
within well defined walls. the substance will he
q graf commercial value. Mr. Fassett expects "a
visit the ledge shortly and see the formation
himself.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-08-05

tFr0m The NCW lOTE ITUsL)
We have pretty assortment OF slang on
the New York stock Exchange. but II is noI
marker 20 that which Is current in what
Londoners call their house" The legaIizeI
gambling institution IN CaPel Court has many
odd uickuaInes for securities. "BerwiCks'' are
shares Of the Northeastern Railway. smells
are English and Australian copper shares.
pots are shares If the North stahhor,~hirr
Railway, ''mnttOns'' the Turkish loan Of
I-C5. partly secured by the sheep tax Nor
lsau-' the French per cents. nOated by
that firm: Singapore are the British Indian
Extension telegraph shares; ''YorSs'' are Great
Northern Railway shares; Leeds are shares 81
the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway DO
yers'' are Southeastern Railway shares. Bruins
are London and Northwestern Railway shares
''Cchens" are the Turkish loan Of 1860. iaated
by the Srm % that name dogs axe shares
II the Newfoundland telegraph
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-08-05
Asked After Grover.


1yuugh4m is veTs quiet place hut the
stories which come out u there concerning their
''staF boarder," Mr.. Cleveland are most CxtTaDr-
binary Last week II was stated that Mr. Cieye-
land had % give up shaking hands " th a certain
boat woman, owing 20 the fact that her hands
were covered with dough, and now thry tell q
good story. which concerns Mrs.. Cleveland
IL appears that one day recently she went 20
the postuttcc 20 rct her mail and was greeted
viii the remark from hystI udsT. How. old
Grover. today She answered cool and sweet .
''OH, very we'll" When she left the store still
uuwihcd Iu the gracious Way which made her Sd
popular Miss Folsom, one o. the clerks asked
the who had done the talking If be knew
10 whom be had been speaking. That woman 30
be said that's one Of tha Cloyelauds maids %
Not al ALL was the reply. that was Mrs.
lee. ola
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-08-05

The arrival Of the giant steamer Celtic
at New York is a notable event and strik-
iugly illustrates the advance that has
been made in the shipbuilding art during
recent years. This lcyiathan IS seven hun
drcd feet long. sevcuty-five feet wide, and
forty-nine feet deep. registering H.SNo
gross tons. and displacing when loaded.
about $500 tons. Her displacement OF
water is 10000 tons greater than that Of
the Great Eastern. which in her day was
worlds wonder and in fact a failure
because Of her vast size. But the Celtic
is not a failure. On the contrary she is
a magnificent success She was not built
for speed. being designed 10 make the
trip across the Atlantic in seven days.
She took eight days on her maiden trip.
Her chief characteristics are great car
rying capacity, ease and comfort for the
passengers Still she is faster than the
fastest steamers Of quarter Of a century
ago, and is considered slow nov only by
comparison with those ocean Ereyh0undS
that are built mainly with an eye TO
speed. Nor Is there any reason to doubt
that vessels Of the Celtic class. and even
larger viii soon be built, Of much higher
speed.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-08-05

From the New York Tr.bune)

An old Cornish woman had asked her parish
priest 20 read 90 her letter from her ssn iu
Brazil The writer's OrtEoSrapby was doubtful.
but the vicar did his best O. read phonetiCaIv.
Il cannot tell YOU how tEo mu-Aifti,~ torment
me- They pursue me cyerywhere-evga down Ile
chimney
The fond mothers ewes grew large with mingled
pride and Imazemeut-
Ezekiel must De rare handsome she said.
.f1r the rnaideuS 90 be sl after him And I relk-
on the Miss Kittics is quality folks, toO-'
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-08-05

prom the Unique Monthly
\ CrizzlCd farmer down IN Mississippi went To a
newspaper office tr have notice inserted about
the death o. a relative
what are your ch@rges?'' be asked a. the
manager.
I've charge - an inch
OH said the farmer. Il can't afford that
william, he was o feet o inches"
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-08-05

riotine. and troops viii be used TO quel
the disturbance Railway men may re-
fuse 10 handle trains carrying soldiers
That would compIicate matters to some
extent, but would not more than delay
their appearance on any scene Of 0is-
order. A hundred possibilities OF trou-
BILE might be thought Of. but for what
really is to happen the public can only
watch and wait The contest promises
20 be sharp. and it may be & long one
especially should the railways be Grag-
god into It
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-08-05
THE SITUATION IN IOWA.
All Candidates 60 Into Convention
With Split Districts.

DIES MONIES. Iowa. Aug. 5.-The last
eight Of the Republican county cUnyeu-
tions were held Saturday. The State con-
veution VIII be held in Cedar Rapids on
Wednesday.
Conservative figures on the governor
ship give the candidates the following
strength. CUmmius. ~. Herriott rs;
Hartman 49, TreWin. I14: Couger. so.
All Of the candidates go into the cOnven-
ton with divided districts n is genera II,-
thought that If Cummins E. beaten Il Will
be by Herriott