THU SCR ANTON THIBUNE-TU ESDAY MORNING-. JIJJNJS 5, 1894.
Publish r r oailv in Scranton, Pa , by The
Tribun Publishing Company.
C. P. KINGSBURY.
QCNKflAL MANAQCN
Nr'v Yorh Ornct : Tribune Builoino.
Cray. Manager
Frank 8.
ENTIRES AT TMC POSTOFFICC AT BC R ANTON, PA..
ICON D-C LASS MAIL MATTCR.
ECU ANTON. JUNK 5. IBM,
REPUBLICAN STATE TICKET.
For QOVWHOV!
DANIEL II. HASTTN'US,
OV 'KNTKK.
For I.ifUtnntit tl.nrnur:
WALTEB LYON,
or alI iiiimw.
rnr Auditor Oi neroti
AMOS 11. MVI.IN,
01' I.ANiAstkii.
For Hecrelaru of It rnal AJfain:
JAMES W. I. ATT A,
en riiii.M'Ki riilA.
For Coiutr MHIMatary0;
(lAl.l'srtA A. OBOW,
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8EOROET. Hl'FK,
H- u -tmohki.ANH.
Flection Time, Nov, (I
In Tin: cask of real men Tin; TRIBUNI
would not descend to pprsonu'itiHs; but
in the curb of the nebulous-headed
pomposity tlint oflicintes ns the editor
of the Wtlkea-Barra Record, wo hsvo
to fit our stylo of ntgament to the op
position's toiiRh hided MOllbilitilA
Luckily, we don't have to do this oftea.
Too Transparent,
We do not think that BUf porsons
of food judgment will bt deceived by
the tlimsv end iavor of certain bamo
trnts in this city to Inject political dif
ferences into the pending fi rt to se
ruro uniform law enforcement on Sun
day. It would be no nioro pertinent
were they to try to zanke the accuracy
of the multiplication table au issue of
partisan politics.
The exikting Sund iy law hai the in
dorsement of proportionally as ruauy
i I imotratl as Kepubiicans. Among
the f armer is the Governor of this
state and the head and front of the
Democratic leadership in Pennsylva
nia. We mention thi3 fact not because
it makes any difference so far as the
leal question at i"sue is concerned, but
nimply as an offset to the desperate
dtma&Ogiltn cf those local D'tnocratic
leaders who think that if they can di
vide u'oo l citizens along party linos in
this matter, they can the moro easily
atp in between and make off with the
ofBcri, We have a better opinion of
our cittseni than to think that any con
siderable number of them can be
caught by sii'-h chatf.
It is ns important to the D -mocrat as
to the Kepntdican that a law, when
pnnctod, should be enforced. It is as
important to the Democrat as to the
Republican that be shonld he saved
from a system whieh would doom him
to seven days' work per we-k for six
days' pav, A defiance of law by men
from whom better things are naturally
expected hurts all members of all par
ties and should be corrected in response
to the concerted demand of good citi
zens of all faiths and classes and creeds.
SiiAnr.s of Nelson P. Reed, hare is
the stsidi old Pittsburg Couimercial
QaBttte, which he built up on founda
tions of unwavering loyalty to the
leadership of the party.intimatinjf that
it is a waste of time and money to bold
Republican state conventions merely
to ratify predetermined results. And
this, too, from a journal printed at the
home of the only candidate on this
year's ticket who can bo fairly said to
havo been a predetermined one !
Whither are we drifting?
Mr. Dickson's Letter.
In the manly letter from A. W. Dijk
aon printed elsewhere in this issue,
there occurs a vigorous defence of Rev.
Mi. Dony, which comes with good
j.;raco from n courageous friond who
is not afraid to sneak out, whan occa
son demands. Wo havo observed that
it is this kind of friend that psople of
nil beliefs respvet and n-vere. Put it
is aside from our purpose to enter at
present into any discussion of Mr.
lony's methods ns a public prosecutor.
We described them as "unpopular;"
and sueh they are. But we did not
abme him, and do not oveu consider
1 iiu the issue, now. Tho only
joint we desired to make
whs thnt a troad movement for law
enforcement is independent of end
superior to persons and personalities.
Even these who do not think that it is
Sir. Dony'a place to do the work for
which regular rfficials are paid by pub
lic taxation will admit that the ques
tion now before the people of Scran ton
nnrrwly. the enforcement of an exist
ing law in face of its persistent defi
jinct risus superior to any one indi
vidual and rescues the plane of a pub
lic doty. The man who fails in his
duty as a citizen because he does not
like Mr. Dony rsts his case on a ilimsy
i-xcnso.
Tiif, RINOUQ of church bells npon
Sundays is an offonss to very few, if
to any, Upon the contrary, there are ;
thousands who hear it with marked
pleasure. The sweot tones of church
chimes am identified with somo of the
most beautiful and ennobling aenti- !
ments and recollections that fill out the
tinmen experience. To argue that it
constitutes an infraction of the rights
of the majority is to get outsiile the I
domain of sensible argument and Into
the depths of embittered spieen.
Nova Scotia in Evidence.
Those who have professed to believe
that the Nova Scotian bituminous coal
syndicate, in which pretty much the
same capital ie unlisted that, in the
kindred big syndicate called the sugar
trust, had experienced likewise no difil
culty in getting its interests furthered
hy the Democratic tariff tinkers, was
merely a campaign fiction will read
with interest this excerpt from au ed
itorial in a rrcent number of the
Springfield, Mass., Union. The gen
eral tenor of the article was abusive of
the anthracite oporators for protecting
their own interests and that of the
workmen in their employ; and hence
the Union emits to learn that "Boa
ton and New York coal dealers have
turned to the Dominion Coal oompany,
controlled by th Whitney syndicate,
for supplies from Nova Scotia. This
company is prepared to put large pun
tities of soft coal into tho New Eng-
land and New York msrkta and has
already begun tho work. Arrange
ments have been made by which Nov
Bcotia coal can he landed at New York
for from 30 to 40 cents a ton less than
ll charged for ooal from Newport
News, even after paying the duty of
75 cents per ton. Tuia will take the
I'lnce of the small anthracite used in
mills, and will cut into both hard and
soft coal producers "
This information comes in the nature
of news and has one element of im
probability, viz , the fact that the
Whitney syndicate, while awaiting the
ncli-m of its congress, has not yet put
its Nova Scotian properties in shape for
a prolonged commercial war. It may
he that owing to the bituminous strike
it can get small quantities of coal
landed in New York and sold, despite
tho present McKinley duty of 75 cents
per ton. But this advantage would not
la.'t long, if kepubiicans baTO the mat
ing of tho laws; for they would raise
the duty on soft coal the moment it was
discovered that foreign miners In a
Canadian province were undermining
American miners in Americau markets.
The Whitney syndicato is desperate
and determined ; but it will meet its
doom bo far as this country is con
cerned as soon as the Deople chooso
their next assortment of congressmen.
Tim SPANISH Cortes have just re
fused by a overwhelming vote to abol
ish bull fighting; tint our inspiration
to mske sarcastic references to civiliza
tion, the nineteenth century and such
things is somewhat retarded by the
recollection that even Ametica tolor
rttes pr;zj fighting and foot ball.
Just BEFORH he and Chris HsgSS
sailed for Europe, Senator Flinn, of
Allegheny prophesied 2l)),000 plurality
for General Hastings, but thought it
poKsibletho Democrats might make it
300.000. The latter, it may be added,
seem in a fair way to sustain Mr.
Fliun's prediction.
Another Delusion Punctured.
Tho ferial brained editor of the
Wilkes-Barre Record, conscious at last
of the ridiculous break that journal re
cently made in its qni:;otio attack on
the congreisional candidacy of a fellow
Republican to whom it afterward had
to make public apology, now tries to
divert attention therefrom by tho reit
eration of puerile falsehoods about The
Tribonh. Ho appears to find childish
delight in parading tho delusion that
Mr. Scranton. in his relation ns the
publisher of a competing newspaper, is
omehow concerned in tne direction of
THB TbTBUNE; aud were it not that
such au intimation, however contempt
ibly originated, is liable to occasion
misunderstanding?, we shouid rrg.ir.l
it a pity to rob the R:co;d of its p.-t
plaything.
But facts are fact?; and among the
number is tho fact that Air. Joseph A.
Scranton not only has had enough to
do to nttend to his own affairs since
Tun Tbibunb started, but tnat If ho
ever lacked employment in tho past,
this journal is rapidly nuking anxiety
for bim today by printing ev
ery woek day the best morning news
paper in northeastern Pennsylvania
and increasing the circulation of the
samo wherever merit counts.
Adjutant General Greenland
promptly chills his ardent boomers by
icily refusing to woither tho frost that
awaits this year's Democratic candidate
for governor. Tho honor, therefore,
once moro (,os begging, sadly begging.
Rights of Retail Liquor Dealers.
An interesting log,il point has just
been decided by the supremo court, in
a case coming up to it from Philadel
phia, and known ns tho (.lermantown
Brewing company, appellant, against
Edward Booth. The suit was origin
ally brought by the brewing company
to recover ou a note of 3,000, which
amount has been advanced by Thomas
Clements, president of the company, to
start Booth in the saloon business. A
collateral contract was entered into at
the time in which Booth agreed to re
pay the loan in monthly installments
of 200, and In default of payment, to
assign his business and transfer tho
license to nny person the brewing com
pany might designate. Judge Gordon,
in the lower court, held that this agree
ment was contrary to the provisions of
the Brooks law, making the brewing
company an interested party in tho re
tailer's hnsiness, and that it was con
trary to public policy. His language
was particularly severe. He said:
One of the nioit salutary provision' of
the license law is that, which separates the
interests of tho manufacturers and whole
sale dealers in intoxicating liquors from
that of retail sellers. Tho applicant for a
retail license is required to declare that
he is not interested in the profits of any
other place where such liquors are kai't
and sold, and that no one else is or Will .-o
permitted to bo pecuniarily interested ..j
the profits of the business for which the
applicant applies during the time, for
which a license is asked. Tho agreement
between the parties in the presont. caso
was intended to defeat and violate this
wholesomo provision of tho law. The
brewing company was advancing money
to embark tho rolnil denier in business,
and in the event of his failing to pay tho
money was to becomo surreptitiously and
unlawfully tho owner of the license and
WOS to carry on tho business, liy this
agreement both parties were deceiving and
perpetrating a fraud upon tho court snd
colludiug to violate the law. It does not
requiro any argument to show that such
BE agreement was against public policy,
aud therefore void. Tho present judg
ment was a vital part of this agreomont
niut was given to ennblo the brewing com
pany to enforce it. Tho juugnieut, there
tore, falls under the like condemnation.
Upon appeal to tho higher tribunal,
this finding has been revorsed. Jnitioe
McCollum, in delivering the ruling of
the supreme court, Haid :
A loan made to enable the borrower to
carry on a lawful business is not against
public policy nor violative of nny statute.
The sale of liquors hy a licensed dealer In
them is such a bnsineKS. If he removes
from the house in which he was licensed to
conduct the buslnoss, he may consent that
his license be transferred to tho person
who succeeds in the occupnucy of It, nud
the quarter sessions court may transfer
the license to such person on his compli
ance with tho provisions of the law in re
lation to the transfer of licenses in certain
designated cases. It matters not in what
form the consent of tho license is givcu; an
assignmont of tho license is nothing more
than his expression of consent that
the license may bo transferred to
to his assignee 'by the authority grant
ing tho same. As his conseut is essential
to the transfer, there is nothing unlawful
it it. All that tho assigneo acquires by it
is the privilege of applying for the transfer
to the court having jurisdiction to make
it. It confers no right ou him to sell
liquors, and if tho court transfers
tho license to him, his bnslnes? under it m
limited to the place in vhich his predeces
sor carried ou a like business. We think,
therefore, that the def'nduut's agreement
in relation to tho transfer of hts liceuso did
not invalidate tho jndgmeut in question.
Wo cannot find in tne evidence any wnr
rant for the conclusion that ihe plaintiff
has acquired, or sought to acquire, an iu
tereSt in the defendant's busiuess or vio
lated any provision of the license laws; nor
can we discover any bar to the collection
of tho balance of tho loan by process upon
the judgment given to secure! t.
These two opinions are so clearly at
variance ns to occasion surprise that
two jndgos, both celebrated for legal
acumen and clear perception, could
get so far apart in interpreting a single
law as applied to a single group of
facts. It is possible that public opin
ion throughout the state will divide in
much the aauio radical manner. Tho
tronhle i probably is that while Judge
G-ordon bad in mm 1 the intent of the
Brooks law, or at least of the majority
sentiment behind it, Justice McCollum
looked singly to its letter. It will not
be seriously maintained by him that it
is coincident with tho cublic good to
have largo browing companies owu a
large proportion of the retail saloons
through the transparent medium of a
merely nominal individual proprietor
ship. It IS lNTEBBSTINQ to note tbe growth
of the belief that if the United States
were to adopt a prohibitive tariff, sus
pend all relations with other nations
a:id then adopt the unrestricted coin
ago of silver it would bo the most pros
perous nation on the globe. On a par
with this theorizing was the schems of
the man who proposod to pull himself
up into tho skies by lifting at his boot
straps. Sometimes nilnriug theories
don't work in actual practice.
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It is TYrtCAL of the energy and good
judgment of most communities in this
neighborhood that Almost the hrst
public body organized In the pictures
que villago of Kimhurst is a board of
trade; and that almost the first thing
the board did was to appoint a com
mittee to go gunning for industries.
When people1 got that kind of cltizm
sidp to the front, there's no telling
where to draw the line on one's san
guine expectations.
Tut success of a newspaper which
regularly brings to savsral hundred
thousand renuors as much carefully
edited news and as well writteu and
sensiblo advice, politics excepted, as
freight each day's issue of the Plltla-
i delphia Record is a publio fortune. At
! seventeen, this ablo journal never
looked happier, and never gave more In
! exchange for one cent
I In any event, if the newspaper cor-
! rOBl iriml.tlt t a tit V laKImilnn v. rj. Ml
trial in this sugar trust scandal, they
would expect at least a jury of their
peers; which is not what they would
have in a jury of star-chamber, skirl
bedraggled aeuators.
WitiiN' we consider what consnm
mate iiifiu-s these Democratic con
gress men oan make of theinselv -s
upon occasions, Coxey's folly bcomo:
by contrast almost pardonable
A
S THE
Coffee Cools.
An exchange opportunely calls atten
tion to the iniquity oi' tho quick lunch
eon, which in tho larger cities li nn
important faolor in recruiting subjects
for the great army of dyspeptics who
pins nr. existence of misery at the pe
riod of life when they should derive
the greatest of onjoymont. The ex
change refers particularly to the steam
coffee boilers and other contrivances
by which lunch can be STVed with
lightning rapidity aud oaten at the
same pace. There is no objection to
the lunch prepared in this manner.
Coffee drawn from one of tbe eternal
heaters may be fragrant and the pork
and beans, sausage and pie, may be as
palatable hr could bo furnished at the
home dining room. It is the method
of eating thnt is objectionable. Thn
man who imagines that n piece of
uiiuco pie, nnd a ham sandwich, or a
plate of sausage, washed down with a
enp of scalding coffse, without masti
cation, will produuo good eflscts upon
tils organs of digestion, will somo
morning when it is too late discover
that he has made a miscalculation.
Tho individual who boasts that he can
dispose of his lunch in fivo or ten min
utes at the outsida will some day
spend his sparo tuna cousulting patent
medicine almanacs for remedies to
euro tho ills of tho fl-sh. Human os
triches in tho bnslnesi world may 11 mr
ish for a time, not Booner or later they
are forced to acknowlodgo that this or
that article of provendor "does not
agree witn them." The average stom
ach will digest food that dyspeptics
would regard with uj.preheusiou, pro
vided the food in inkou in a proper
manner and care is taken in mastic
tiou, but there are few organiz i
tions that will stand for any length of
tduiu tho "bolting" of the most delic He
morsel
Captain Duryea, of Boston, who is In
the city, a guest of his sister, Mrs.
Agues Booth, art exponent at the pub
lic schools, bus had thrilling expari
ences upon the briny deep that equal
some of tho wildest tales of the
sea that ever qnickoned the heart of
the small boy. During his careor on
the sea Captain Duryea, although
still a young man, has bean ship
wrecked three tiiuss and has had iiihiiv
miraculous es-apes from a wat ty
grav. Mr. Duryea's last szperlenoi
about two wjeks ago is probably among
the most Interesting;. As part owner
of a merchant vessel, Captain Duryo i
and n crew of fourteen left George
town, Guiana, with a cargo of sug :r
They sailed up the Ciirribean sea and
touched San Domingo on the voyage
northward. At Santa Clara Captain
Duryea was attacked with yellow fever,
and the vessel remained in that port
three weeks until he could regain
strength. Upon resuming their voy
age the sailors encounterd coral reefs
off tho hie of Pines, that were not on
tho regular charts, and tbe ship fouud
ered. Upon consultation it wss dsoided
that Captain Duryoa should undertake
the perilous journey for relief alone.
He therefore set ssil in a small oat
rigged boat In the direction of Cubs.
For three days and three nights with
no land in sight the lonely mariner
drifted on, with no othor company than
a half doz-n immense sharks thnt swam
after the little craft in readiness to
take advantage of any ascldent that
might precipitate its occupant within
reach of their jaws. During the jour
ney he was unable to olose bis eyes for
a moment in sleep. Sailing against
the wind he was obliged to task con
stantly In order to make progross In
the direction given by the needle of
the oompass which formed a part
i
of his slender outfit. The fourth morn
ing he was rewarded by the sight of
land and In a few hours later sank ex
hausted on the shore at Batabano,
Cuba. Hastily chartering a yacht and
crew Captain Duryea turned back to
rescuo his former comrades. Upon
rouching the reefs, however, no trace
of the ill-fated vessel could bo found.
The ship and crew had disappeared en
tirely and not a spar remained to give
a clew to the fate of the unfortunate
sailors who remained behind. For
days the yacht crnised about the local
ity, but the rescuing party were unable
to find anything of tho lost ship or the
crew.
Sad and disheartened, the leader of
the rescuing party turned hia face
homeward uud sailed back to Bata
bano, from wbioh point he went to
Havana. Ou landing in that city Cap
tain Duryea's sole earthly possessions
consisted of tho clothes he was wear
ing aud threo Spanish pennies. He
had no difficulty, .however, in obtain
ing assistance and last week landed in
Now York, suffering some from tho ef
fects of tho yellow fever, but other
wise In good condition physically.
THE FUN THAT f.DfiM MISSEO.
That Adam was a lonely man
I'm ready to believe,
Although his many days wore blest
With nnture's fairest Eve;
liy maiden aunts and cousins fair
The raau was never kinsed,
And thus I often think about
The fun that Adam missed.
It seems to me his lifo was like
Au oft-repeated dream;
He never trealed girls and paid
Threo dollars for ice cream;
He never, when n little bov,
Hy grown-up girls was kissed;
And when ho died he never knew
The fun that he had missed.
He never went security
And had the nolo to pay;
Ao never saw his bank's cashier
fiteul gracefully away;
In all his life he,never by
A nioihcr-in-law was kissed;
But why go ou and 'numerate
The fun thnt Adam missed?
Perhaps, if ho were living now
But, then, why speculate?
He'd be too old ami" not iuclinod
To play with fickle fate.
For centuries the wanton winds
His unknown grave havo kissed;
Perhaps ho sleeps tho bettor for
The fun that he has missed.
New Moon.
mmm.
Refrigerators
AND
Hill Sc
Conxiell
131 and 133
T -aTT 1 .1 K
H. WaSDingtOD AVe. '
Jewott's Patent Clinrcoal Fillofl
Water Filters, Coolers and
Refrigerators
I Also a full Uuo of CHINA, CFOCKERV
' A Nil 4i I. AS. SWA UK.
!
& Co.
422 LACKA, AVE.
AYLES WORTH'S
Meat Market
The Fines t in the City
The latest improved fur
nishings aud apparatus for
keeping meat, butter and egga.
223 Wyoming Ave.
Baby
Cedar
Chests
COURSEN
CLEM
AND GET THE BEST.
For many years this Piano lias stood in tho front ranks. It has beeu admired so much for its
pnr, rich tone, that it has become a standard for tone quality, until it is considered the highest com
pli ufTiut that can bo paid any Piano to say "It resembles tho WEBER."
Wo now have tho full control of this Piano for this section as well as many other fino Pianos
which we are selling at greatly reduced prices and ou easy monthly payments. Don't buy until you sec
our goods and get our prices
GUERNSEY BROTHERS' HEW STORE,
GOLDSMITH'S
ALWAYS
TO REACH LOW WATER MARK
And outdo all competition. We will prove
it now more forcibly than ever by offering
our customers at Silk Counter a large collec
tion of 24-inch Printed Pongees, Striped
Wash Silks, 28 -inch Corean and Swivel
Dress Silks, which are usually considered
good value at 65c. per yard. Your choice at
Such a remarkable cut in price we know
will cause a great consternation in the trade
and the question will arise, "Why do we do
it?" and "How we do it?" but as long as we
convince the public that we can do it, and
eager buyers are also convinced of these
facts, you are satisfied and so are we. Our
Plain Japanese Habituosi Silks in 40 differ
ent shades, 23-inch wide at
Are also great values. Black Brocade In
dia Silks, soft, graceful and durable, yarn
dyed, 24 inches wide, which command $1.00
everywhere Our Special Bargain Price.
Victors
With the New Valves
Out of Sight
Our new Bicycles are now
to be seen at our 314 Lacka
wanna avenue store.
VICTORS,
SPALDING,
CREDENDA,
GENDRONS,
And a full line of Boys' and
Girls' Wheels. We are male
ing extremely low prices
Second-hand Wheels.
on
J
814 Lacka. Ave.
Fountain Pens
Fountain Pens
Fountain Pens
SPECIAL FOR A
FEW DAYS
A Guaranteed Foun
tain Pen, regular
price $1.50, for
98 Cents
Reynolds Bros.
Stationers and Engravers.
817 LACKAWANNA AVEL
Dr. Hill & Son
Albany
Dentists
f et tth, K.Bfl; beat sot, Ul for gold cspj
nd teeth without plates, called crown and
brldgo work, call for pricos and references.
TONALGIA. for extracting teeth without
pain. No ether. No gas.
OVEII MUST NATIONAL HANK.
224
tVt. C. A.
IUILDIN CS.
D.WILLIAMS&BRO
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FREEZERS
DO NOT FREEZE
Ice Cream
QUITE SO QUICK
AS LIGHTNING,
BUT NEARLY SO,
FOOTE I SHEAR CO,
513 Lacka. Ave.
Berries are arriving
in very flue condition
aud prices low.
Fancy Peas, lleans,
Squash, Tomatoes,
Asparagus, Beets,
Cucumbers, etc.
Pierce's Market
FEIMINJ AVE.
WYOMING AVENUE,
SCRANTON.
warn
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THE - COLUMBIA - BICYCLE AGENCY,
Opp, Tribune Bice, IN Sprues St.
Having lmrt 12 years' oxporionco In tho Bi
CTcls business iiii'l t bo agency for loading
Wheels of all grades we are prepared tojruar
autefl siitiHfactloii. Those intending to pur
eilae are invited to ea 1 and examine our
complete line. Open evening?, rail or send
for catalogues.
I
IS IT NOT
A BEAUTY? I
THI
a
ELECTRA" I
GAITER
Globe Shoe Store
227 LACKA. AVE.
Evans & Powell S
FIRST MORTGAGE
OHDS
OP THE
FORTY FORT COAL
COMPANY.
A limited number of the above
bonds arc for sale at par and ac
crued interest by the following
parties, from whom copies of tho
mortgage and full information can
be obtained:
E. W. Mulligan, Cashier Second
National Bank, Wilkes-Barre, Pa.
W. L. Watson, Cashier -First Na
tional Bank, Pittston, Pa.
J. L. Polen, Cashier People's
Savings Bank, Pittston, Pa.
A. A. Bryden, President Miners'
Pavings Bank, Pittston, Pa.
And by tho Scranton Savings
Bank and Trust Company, Trustee
under tho Mortgage.
T. H, Atherton, Counsel,
WILKES-BARRE. PA.
Wedding
The best is none too
good. Ours are 18-k.
All sizes and weights.
LLOYD JEWELER
423 Lackawanna Ave.
Inserted in THE TRIBUNE at the
rata of ONE CENT A WORD.
WANT ffi