TJIE SCIl ANTON TBIBUNE WEDNESDAY MOBN1NG. MABCH 14. 1891. SCRANTON TRIBUNE F. E. WOOD, General Manager. Ptmimn tlAll.Y AND WEEKLY 1! SCItAN- tos, pa., uy thk tluboba fublibuino Company. New Voiik Orrio: TntncNs Buildiso. Frank 8. Ouay. Manaoer. CutereJ at the Pottoffkt at SrfOMlOM, Stcvnd Clait Mail Matter. THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE. SCRANTON, MARCH 14, ISM. Satlvr offerings will not catch tho 'i' of the multitude until they art) pioperliail ccrtiseU in the lecnlini Sermkto paper. THE POLE TAX AGAIN. In onr lcoul report of Inst lYSDing'l session of the tax committee of select council will be found complete presentation of the virions flsWSSX-jir-.'sied by ri'preent tive of ilie elec -tric-l OOmpuiM S-fsottd by the pend ing tlollur pole tax orJluaiico. K.ieli stattimeiit merits attentive perusal. It if tte Him of TBI Tuuunk in tlii unt ter, s in till similar iisues effecting in large uiomiuo t!ie welfare of the city, to j;ivt lerery side n fuir bearing and to reach no oonolttsion without havinif first houettly and earnestly sougat to weigh ell tbe ptsssnttd evnleuce. la this in stance we shall reserve the right to df fer consideration of the special pleas of the slsotriasl company SgtBtl uutil we can discuss tbeiu at greater length ami with more care than u possible in the brief time elapsing before these words must bo placed iu, type Taere has bseu. in the recsnt discussion of this pole tax ordinance, rather too in'K'h snap judgment and too little cusfnl thought We d not inteud to fall iuto the error of dismissing, in flipjwut fMbloD, ft object tht properly dessrves the belt an I lovxt pradent attention that can be aceorded to it. For the present, ttien, we sball cotitine ourselves to a suiamry of the actual statements made before the tax com mittee, togstbsr with som casual comments with reference to the peo ple's side of the case. In his statement in behalf of the II lamiaatiog, Heat and Power company. Dr. R II. Throop dwell upon the fict that bit company was not ptyiug divi dends and did not Sipcol soon to pay any. Under the circumstances, he did not regard s t ix on its polls as a fair procolare on tbe part of a city which had eucouragsd toe location of nw in dastriss here by offers of exemption from taxation. A similar statement was mad by F. E. Piatt, representing the Suburban Electric Lija: compiny. The pies of Richar l O'Brien, for the Western Union Telegraph company and the Central Telephone company, was iu corresponding vein, and devoted much attention to the smallness of the telegraph company's dividend end the increasing expense of the telephone company'! necessary improvements. General M.tna?sr Arcuer, for the Scrauton Traction company, reviewed the progress made by bii corporation dnring the period of his active manage ment, cited the liberal concessions made to the people of Scrantou and the improved service givjn them, and stat ed that arrangement werj already in progress for the introduction of safety feuders an 1 of combination poles that would do away with 7-5 p?r cent, of the supports now drttina: Leka- Wanaa avenue. Tae spiecn of H. E. Paine on b;half of the boird of trade was a contention in favor of tbe ordi nance not chiefly because of the rev-- that its enactment would produce, ba: tec ION it would reduce the large present number of dangerous and u.v aightly p:es. The committee, after aecret session, dscllsd to report tbe or dinance without recommendation. Thus it will be seen that the funda mental point toward which tiiis whole discussion must oo:i-r or later tend -was studiously avoids 1. There is no general wish on the part of the citizens of Scranton to pnrsns a policy of black mail and extortioa toward theie cor porations. There is certainly no wide spread desire to unnecessarily barraae them in tne propir pnrsnit of their re spective business funetions. Tho plea that Is made even by radical advocates of the pole tax. does not assume and dare not assume any snch viru lent shape. Intelligence and fairness must chsrnctariz) action iu this mat ter, not malev.lence, illihrality, cu pidity or spite. What Ecrautonlaas want 1 such an enjoyment by the olec trlcal companies of public franchises as will give them reasonable opportuni ties of profitable operation without en croaching lntoleraoly upon the people's r-qusl rights. The Tribune has not upported tbe pole Ux proposition be cnuss it believes it to be a halting and compromising meesnre, and it sees no new reason to recede from that position. On the contrary, it believes that we can do better than to sell the right to de face onr streets at $1 p3r defacement. It believes that before this agitation ball have ceased we can persnade, if possible, or, if necessary, compel these electrical companies, despite tbeir pro testations of pecuniary embarrassment, to pnt every overhead wire In neat and convenient curbstone condnlta. split every ugly pole into kindling wood and throw every ugly crosi bar to the jnok pile. It is indeed significant that business man who little more than one year g conld not find words ot abuse emphatic enough to voice their sentiments to ward Senator Hill, are now sending delegations to him praying for Ins in tercession and influence against the proposed destructive tariff. It makes B decided difference whose ox Is gored. ADVERTISE EARLY. It strikes ns that the Democratic manaxers of the Pennsylvania "ma chine" are wasting a good deal of precious time In tbelr failure to make arly efforts to captnr n gubernatorial victim. Their convention Is only a little more than three months off, and yet nota single advertisement baa been inserted for sealed bids on the forth coming nomination. Under ordinary clrcumstanoas, per haps it would not be necessary to feel in any particular hurry with reference to tins little detail, Hut this year the earlier the victim gets his name re corded on tho slate, the longer will be bis chance for preparation and atone ment. Innsmnch as his fun will bo limited strictly to the few fleeting weeks preceding J the November elec tion, it would seem to be no more than common kindness to start tho ball roll ing at once. Suppose, then, that onr Democratic friends by common consent drop this silly twaddle about "re organizition" and "harmony" mid proceed to getiulo a position where they will have some thing to reoraulzy So long ns the only rffect of this uioon-btylng was to amuse Commodore Siugnrly, tho public was disinclined to protest; but now that he, too, begins to show signs of weariness, why not end tiia farce alto gether and strip for business. R-publlcmis want somebody to prae tice upon. PROFESSIONAL nniii.UY to warring client does not necessarily meati that opposing attorneys must do their legal sparring with five ouuee glove. Bbmatod Quay's anxiety to resist an Inquiry into nlloged seiuitorlal stock jobbing had its origin, it is said, iu bis desire to shield a frieud Such motive may be creditable to the senator's sym pathies, but it doe not wholly nnrtlc j toallav popular alarm. If any senator, whatever bis partv or name, has been guilty of playing with tho public con fidence to the enrichment of his own purse, and the fact can bs proved, he deserve to have his name eternally listed amoug traitors and renegades. With each day of tariff delay addiug millions of uew impoverishment to the American people, it is no time to bold back legislation for private speculative purposes. THIS is, indeed, a bad year for Dsm ocrats, as both McKsilt and Divver would seem justified iu observing --. FENDERS ORDERED. General Manager Archer's promise of improved safety feuders on every street car of tbeScractou Traotiou company within three months will yet further recommend hi progressive mauaue meut to the people of this city. So far a the central fact i construed, it is immaterial what considerations miy nave prompted his auuouucemeut of this improvement before a committee of councils charged with weighing the pole tax ordinance. It is enough for great majority of our ottisina to know that the runniug of can in crowded street will soon net involve the risk to life and limb which it now involves, no matter bow carefully the can are run. Sttbddlary questions cin be attended : to later. To equip the 100 cars of th traction company with those improved fender will involve an outlay of n large inta of money Mr. Archer intimates that the cost will approximate $10, 000. Bot whether the totnl Le below cr beyond tbii snia, it will prov j a p tying invest ment, and one that will in the end hi of mutual benefit. The traction com pany is not a corporation enjoying im munity from law suits. It is not a thinf which can, for any length of time, successfully defy public senti ment. It has made its highest divi dends when best striviug to please its patrons. And it wiil doubtless en lenvor in the future, a in the past, to continue these amicable relations with the pople whom it serves upon which alone u lasting success is conditioned. Mr. Archer explained last evening that he had been considering the ques tion of fenders for tbe past three months, but has ben repeatedly disap pointed at the failure of mtny boastel model to realiz i expectations. He has at last, however, discovered a typs of fender which reasonably fulfils the conditions of safety, efficiency and practical cost. It is to be hoped that there will be DO avoidable delay ia the accomplishment of their attach ment on all local cars. While traction accidents in this city have been sur prisingly few, considering the large volume of traffic and the necsssa.'ily rapil and frequent movement of cars, it will be to the mutual interest of company and patrons to expedite all feasible precautions ngainU them. Tbu Scrantoo continues to set the pace. Sow that Fioss Croker is comfortably close to the Mexican border, perhaps it wonld be wise for him to stay there and await developments. In TBI Philadelphia Press ei-Minis-ter Charles Emory Smith pays a high tribute to the character, scholarship and diplomatic nsefnlness of Consul Oeneral John M Crawford, whom it Is proposed to supersede at St. Petersburg by a raw Democratic recruit. Mr Smith justly arraigns the false parti san policy which disrupts onr whole consular service with each veering of the home partisan pnls. No doubt, in principle, one party is as guilty in this respect the other; bnt that only proves that both need vigorous amendment. Until men are trained and retained iu this branch of the for eign service so that they shall become a fair mutch for the professional diplomatist of Europe, there will be no answer to the ilemoitratio cry which rails for the oulriirht abolition of the whole system of official foreign representation. tion. It is probably true that in his;owu mind Lord llosebery think there are Issues that in the ultimate analysis are more important than the pending pro blem of Irish autonomy. One of these undoubtedly is tho radical reformation of the purlianieut nt Westminster. Until the hostility of tho lords, fanned bv the sullen anger of a irmDathttio jneen and by tho foreseen jeopardy of their own hereditary "rights, " shall be overcome or at Uaet mitigate 1, the im mediate prospect of satisfactory home rule law is not bright, lc will doubt less bo Lord Koiebery's purpose to re move this obstacle lirst, before proceed ing the full length of the government's programme Certainly, such u clearing of the way is undoubtedly essential ; aud any promises of home rule without it would be fairly open to suspicion and protest. Bnt in the end, as we have repeat edly suid. borne rule Is certain of triumph, becanst it is certainly just nnd right. The Libsral party cannot niford, ns a tactical move, to drop this question, now or at miy future time short of its satisfactory adjustment To do so would be to justify all the ac cumulated Troy charge of insincerity and bad faith. It would be to publish in universal history that Mr. Olad stone.the greatest commoner since Pitt, was nlo the greutest hypocrite linoi Cain. A party which should thus cravouly reverse itself would be laughed aud iiered aud flouted into permaueut exile, aud it leader would thus sign the warrant aud affix the red seal ot their own political executiou. Fortuuately Lord ltosebery Is not a candidate for the idiot prize. ... NOW i n a i' the other fellow is licked, perhaps ths suecessful llrazilian fac tion, thuselovatdd tu to patriots, will con descend to tell us what it was all about. Tin; United Status senate, like Crust's wife, undoubtedly ought to be above suspicion, Hut It isn't, nor will if .-tide,! senatorial diguity in this sugar transaction look otherwise to a large proportion of oitilSDR than as nn awk ward corroboration of suspected guilt Republicans will not help mi. There fore I don't see how I cau act any dif ferently from tho way In which I have noted ull along. That man who, as governor of the wealth iest, largest aud by all odds the most Influential American state, Wiinks hhi luty extends no further than to the fruud-working element to which ho owes his election, no longer deserves sympathy, pity or even tolerance. He hould be treuted iu slruightforward and emphatic manner to the too of the public boot. EDITOR BwbblKY exultantly auuoun- es that his bright Wllliaiusport Sim ill continue to ''riliine in the pathway that leads to tho success of Democratic prioolplss." The receipt of pOStOUIOS peMjuitdtcs has ever a etreugthenitii; Heat ou cuckoo loyalty. CarelesnneM.' Vrifhtful Cost. MtfadelpMa fhoord. It him been estimated that the. annual loss by reason of the prevalence of tuber- ular uUeftSe in tli" I'm ..I States is not less than 1100,000,000. That this is no ex aggeration uiav he easily inferred from tho fuel, that lua.bO'l person- annually out f i-.ih.-i. nl u infliction i I'll iluttiu, il has been asserted by physicians, repiv- sent two year of liesneaii and this is niiva lent In u cmtliinnx itrenoi tluii uI ii7,oiki persons who arc always on tbe road to tho cemetery trciui un particular pie litabht cause. Considered In the light of thesn nggiegatnx. the neglect ot sum larv precaution tulles oa the churuclur ur crime, - A Plain Invllatlnu to Panto. .'.i '." ( I'll , fYSIfff iei. Can It be true that there ih really any cousiderublo body of uihm Iu this country who wish to sau our money llat uiouey.de ueuditig ou and hacked, not by cotu, but n nud by tun cuveniiiient ntaiup n n Can it bn trim that there Is any cousld ar able body that Is willing t us banish thu geld dollar, both as rlrcalutlou and as the ulundard of vulue. and substitute the nlver dollar.dehased at. It Is, less than min imi f the value el the cold dollar? W shudder to think of whut Would happeu if this were attempted. Not a Cordial Farewell. ittiltiitiorr AfHwttcW liithrco Weeks tbe Maryland lugislatui'0 will adjourn, und there will bo many dry eyes in the state whun that interesting event occurs. TliK omul who can make one tnie graph pole do tUo work now done by three will need no larger title deed to fsmo. ROSEBERY'S PLANS. Prophets of evil take advantage of each new chnnce to harm i tho progress of the movement for homo rule. Their cry that Mr, Gladstone's voluntary re tirement, at a time when hh strength and power and Infl tence were at peri helion, meant the overthrow of his policy mi l ths virtual Abandonment of the Irish movement was ridiculous upon Its face. Discerning persons saw that Lord ltosebery could not, la a night, veto tho projects which the yet living and dominant Gladstone bad nurtured during unxiou yours ; and the most of them hud made up their minds, even before his reoent speech, that ho would not do this if he could. That speech, therefore, with Its un reserved Acceptance of the premier's plans and the frank aud cordial pro mise of prolonged fight along the fami liar battle lines, comes as an ex pected, although agreeable, conflrma- BILaMD has fought too long nnd too earnestly for home rule to let n passiug feeling of petulance jeopard its cause forever. DELAYED JUSTICE. An annual custom at the university ot .Notre Uam ou 1ieturs hundav is to award a gold medal of honor to the Catholic layman who has best distinguished himself iu tome civic and intellectual direction. Considerable comment has been occasioned by the fact that the managers of this in stitutiou made the award for 1S91 to Angnstin Daly, the playwright ami manager. Although opinion has been in the main commendatory, there have been chance expressions which suflic to indicate that n good dnal of the old repugnance to "mere player folk" re mains yet to be overcome before there can be sal 1 to exist a spirit of entire farness toward one of the nnst arduous, exactiug nnd ill-requited of artistic pursuit. But the unreserved recognition by a for emost Ca;holic college of the breadth a nd significance of Angustiu Daly's work carries with it tbe inferential recognition of the drama as a whole and goes far toward lifting the undeserved odium which old-time prejadico among both Protes tant ana Latliolics insisted upon placing upon the mimetic stage. Iu this step toward sentimental jui ice the church has acted with unerring discretion, both as to the : election of the benificiary of its token of honor, and as to the time of such recognition. In tbe entire list of American drsmati factor no name is so Ultimately and persistently connected with nil this ele vating and refining in our drama ns is that of Augustin Daly. Whre other managers, iu many instances, have sought lo attract temporary patronage by frivolous or meretricious methoh Mr Daly bas laid down as the two roles of his life, artistic thoroughness and fidelity. Upon that basis h' lias presented himself before the appreci ative portion of tbe Amarlcan people. sometimes meeting with discourage m'-nt, often sustaining fiuanciul loss but always iiiflsxible in his determina tion to achieve the best results by the truest and cleanest methods. If rewar has been slow in coming it is ut least permanent when it does come; for while rival managers with cheape methods may shoot meteorically nltiwart the theatrical iinnainont, now rising into brilliancy and SD00 sinking into darkness find eclipse, Augustin 1 1 i shines with steadily iuoreaiing lustrous a nxfd star thst today light two grateful contlnanti with the purity of its artistic rftillgoiict. In doing justice to this notably de serving career, the trustees of the nol versity of Notre Dame have, it is be iieved, bnilded n broader foundation than thy thoiustlves are aware of Their' is a lifting of the bun which ha for centuries retted upon tbe work era of the stage. It i the glimmer dawning Spprtolstton which, as surely ns it brightens Into general and itir mautnt sympathy, will inevitably ex net from the votaries of the theater higher morality and loftier standards of individual character, upon penalty of ostracism and rejection. For the anomalous spectnele of a great profes siou hounded nnd dogg-d by pultli sentiment nutil laxity of morais and IndifferSUOS as to deportmvut have be r une its iiecnnd nature, the public it self, not the profession, Is primarily to blame. When thre shall be the same opportnnillen of honest appreciation nail polite recognition open to nntors that now cx'.eiid bnforo onr lawyer, touchers and doctors, thorn will of no cesslty com n lifting of tho standuids of conduct to a higher and better plunn and in this evolution society will largrly profit. UCliTAlN TYPS OF hlue grass aris tocrscy evidently would be none th worse for a liberal instalmunt of bins mass pills. hi GoVKitNoKFl.uwi.it base '.Hid to I an objret of Indignation, in connection with tho Iroy murder, anil hni b come, lusteud, simply nn object of pitying contempt, To a gtntlemau who conversed with him recently with reference to the ltoss murder, he I represented nt having SSN! "What am I to do? What can 1 dot I um Democrat; wus elected by Democrats and cannot look anywhsro else fo support. 1 cannot run canter to my purtyjifldo, I stand solitary. Tbe Ths PalhoK irleal Puzz'e. CafcofO DtipQU h. Dim Couuhliu is tree but it is a mystery bow Kclcruols of the liver Could have caused those thirteen uiuiiug wonuds on lr C.oniu's heud. Ons Calamity AvirUd. CAfcase Disputes, This year is iiot without its bright spots. Ueorge l-'raucis Tratu bus lost a truukf el ot manuscript. Do Y hi Rf jr lo QrovsiP limituiehi 2YmS, Urin. I no people or thu United Mutes cun never win by electiug ungels to tho prcsl dency and assos to courcs. Fr s Trade's Fallaciousness. llaltimtiTr Ainvricnn, Wbon people haven't the money, they can't buy, no mutter how cheap may be the necessaries unite. Deceive O ily the Blind. BtiltimoTe American. Tariff refenn in u free trade skin only deceives those, who . . t: i: eyes of their own uccotd. SEE WHAT $91 Will buy in the wav ui a OB a AT CONRAD'S Hotel Wayerly European Plan. Kirnt-r.lass Dr sttnehnl. It, put ler llergiiei A Kngel's Taniih.mei r Bear. It Col 15th and f iltot Mladi ItMt ib'Kirahlo for resliliMit of N E. I'ntin' pylvsiiin. All cor.veiil'oiee-t tor tinvclars to mot from liroml Si i, : tatimi and the Tnrirth nml Market Hrert hUUoii. Do tlml.lo for vIMthiK HurantonliiiH aud tn I le In tliv Antliracltn Houloii T. J. VICTORY, I . ()! till Kill GOLDSMITH'S 8 NEW STYLES es and BAZAAR Jackets For Ladies, Misses and Children. Ladies' Suits and Tea Gowns Arc also daily arriving and an in spection is invited. If Carpets, Mattings, Rugs, Shades and Home Decorations Are some of our greatest specialties. It is conceded that we are leaders as to Assortment, Patterns and Prices. Goldsmith Brothers & Company. Victors Mercereau & Connell With the New Valves Out of Sight Our new Hicycles are now to be seen at our 314 Lacka wanna avenue store. VICTORS, SPALDING, CItEDENDA, GENDR0NS, And a full line of Boys' and Girls' Wheels. We arc mak ing extremely low prices on Second hand Wheels. SOT LACKAWANNA AVENUU DIAMONDS, and Fine jewelry, Leather Goods, Clocks, Bronzes, Onyx Tables, Shell Goods, Table and Ban quet Lamps, Choicest Bric-a- Brac, Sterling Silver Novelties. J,DJ!LLI1S II ui B 314 Lacka. Ave. LANK HOOKS LAN K HOOKS MEMORANDUMS WATCHES DIAMONDS JEWELRY SILVERWARE SPECTACLES EDWIN G. .LLOYD 4 .'J Laclcawan IS Av-mir. w m Inserted In THB 'iitniUMi rutu ui' ONE CENT A WOHO. thu Office Supplies of all kinds Inks and Mucilages LEADING MAKES. Fine Stationery W1KT,VATKKM..N and FRAN K LIN FOUNTAIN PENS. aii QnstsatswA Agents !' Crawford'a Pens and Buck's Flexible Rubber Btamps. Reynolds Bros. HOUSEHOLD HARDWARE, Timothy, Clover and Lawn Seeds. Foote & Sluear Co. 513 LACKAWANNA AVE. LUTHER KELLER KING'S WINDSOR CEMENT FOR PLASTERING SLWER PIPES, FLUE LININGS LIMB, CEMENT. Office, 813 West Lacka wanna Ave. Quarries and Works, Portland. Pa. IRON" and STEEL Stationers r.nil Enr..vPiJ. LACKAWANNA AMi FOR THE LENTEN SEASON AH kinds Prasli "' i'i' Fms Ruioksd Uallbut, i' 1' - i'Olt, Ymi nifiiilti lUnntei'ft. I nil Mnrki n t (lull) OYSTERS 1 1 1 . n u a 1 juiH'iiUi' Hajt. MnuriM Ultrer Ouva nmi 11 1 ui. I'ulnt Knft Shall Clams, Shrimp Pi'iilliipi), Ac. W. H. 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SjS)S)S) 1 Tr AA71NO MADE k contract vlih r 1 TJ 0 frm fsotory tn turn nt LOWI n5 :rnn s ixtwna now taiA l.xrst 2 ..... 1 ,.i.k ...... . . . WW., tv XU.lK.Uf 'J, IU- I'..." ilothut 1 win mki tfKSVlNfi CRAYON PORTRAIT oaplw! '.I ods aBBOLUTKLT VHRK HI any Hitmll CHARGE. LATKaT sin.. av 1 .iAii:i :;; .oo ri'WAKU. Woi'kinanship cusrantwl. I'ramos A por cent. Iras tlmr. NfuUl (irl I K. UUlUbllL, Artut.