THE SCR ANTON TlilJiUNE THURSDAY MORNING-. JUNE 81, 1894. Publish co dily in Gcbanton, P., it Tmc mauH' Pubusminq Company. E. P. KINGSBURY, OENERAL MANAGE. ifw York Ofric. : Tribune Buiidinq. rnkn . MY, Manage. NTLI1EO AT THE RO.TOfriCt AT .CANTON, PA.. .ECOND-CLAS. MAIL MATTE.. (sOBANTON, JUNE 21, 1804 KUPUBUCAN STATE TICKET. for Governor: DAMFLH. HASTINGS, Ilk' L'EN i'Lli. l'or LUutcnttnt GkiVtrHOfl WALTBB LYON, orALura iikvv. 2 or Auditor OtHtrull AMOS H. UTLTJC, OF LAHGABYBB. lor fitcretarii of Itinml Affofatl JAMES W, UATTA, in PHILAD1LPHXA. i-'ur CVjwjyeMwoHi t-Lo ,('. QALUBHA a. obow, OF ITJ&QTJKHAMXA. OEOBGE F. HUFF, of tTKBTUORXLAMO, Election Time, Nov, 0 Those familiar with the inbor in- oIts i in the preparation of it l.irtje pcinl edition of R newgpiiper ) lk imt printed by Tbc Tbibuhi yesterday uppreoiat the fact that their ivorit.' morning journal whs delivered romptly at tho usual time. To achieve nis result the employes of this paper ;id to do donble work; bnt for that let they feel well repaid by the kind xprsssions of commendation that ura ouring in npon them. Erastus Wiman's Conviction. .Malice should have no place in the Uuiuistrutiou of 'justice. Justice is urest whan tempered with mttrey. It generally understood that in the orl in of the prosecution of Krastus Wi nn for forfftry maliM played a oon picuous part. Mr. Wiman's Renins ad contributed largely to the upbuild iu' of nuotuer Utau'l fortune; and that tber man, s.) far from exercising for" e iraiiCH in the hour of Mr. Wituau'd tuptatlpn, appears, from all eviilenco t huud, to h.ivo turned upon hiui.with lat relencle.ssapss often horn of a con ?iousnos of moral obligations. We inuld not Bay this had not the judife i his cliarire to lbs jury impressed l 1 iieir miudl the fuct tlut the motives jlr Dun were not to be considered i the formation of a verdict, thus !aiuly intimating that if ttaosi mo ives could he taken into aocount, it 'onld weigh heavily in Mr. Witniu's ehalf. Nevertheless, a technical crimewas udouhtedly committed, involving a ear violation of the law. Upon this oiut there is apparently no room for oubt, Jnde Iiigrubntn declares bin onvioliorj that Mr. Wiuiun was coll isions of wrong doing at the moment e eommitted the various forgeries, here are many persons who entertnin onbtsof thia.and ari merciful enough - give to the defendant the benefit of .ose doubts. It is not for us to say virion potation id the correct one. On Deface of it, regularly established ribunal of justice, proceeding in the ccuatomed manner, has found the risouer guilty and has sentenced him 0 five and one-half years in state's ,-inon. We could not undo this if w rould and we are not ure that we lionld wish to undo it. From a man f Air. Wiman'e educatiou, standing . nd influence, better thin were to ave been expected than the commis si of serious crimts. It will ".ri'Ugthen popular eouiideuco in the itegrity of our courts to know that e.dtii ami reputatiou are not pr litted to shield this man from tho Kicul pounlty for his olfence. Up to iIb point, therefore, all is probably as t should be. lint furthermore, serious doubts arise, he mere physical incarceration of a lan like Mr. Wiman iu jril does not, 1 our opiiiioo, constitute the real touement which ho ought to make, t is a question whether that atone lent has not already in largi) part ii accomplished in the ignominy at ndant upon his arraignment and cou iction. The luailvquacy of our present unitive system has seldom been moro onapionotllly illustrated than in the urposed hiiuithmentof this able, cul ured uud douhtloss panit u: man to the jciety of vulvar felous, pickpockets and lomiseuoiis toughs. What chance is i 're for Ids reformation in tho viti ted atmosphere of Sing Sing? hat benefit is derived, either him or to society, in such i incarceration? Would not the lievement of this complete sentence j marked by a hardening of hie in incta rather than by their conversion ito directions of righteousness? The crime, it is tine, deserves pua hment. B it there wonld bi an even rnatur crimo committed by the state i ro it to deny to Mr. Wiman a fair nd, honest chance to make mnends for is one transgression. His liberation, nder parole, wonld seem to be not ily uiTciful but also just. A magistrate in Shenandoah, before rbom Sunday baseball players were i-"nt'y arraigned chanred with viola Ing the Sunday law of 1704 refused to mvict them upon the ground that the ovisions of thnt law apply solely to ; 'cular labor. It is safe to say that is particular Dogborry has never 1 yed ball. What It All Means. These are not nappy days for tho .odlerin politics. The man who has en accustomed to sneer at thos per ms who havo yet retained a lingering edilection for honesty in public Ber ints is beginning to get uneasy. The I idividual who Used to pooh pooh all i ingestions of moral reform in civic I Hairs as being the iridescent dreams i t impractical purists does not at this me exhibit bia former jnuntines; of i piritt The flashily dressed gentleman ho was wont to declare, between ; Miffs of cigar smoke, that the decs j gue has no place in the government f our cities is nowadays perploxed ' itli wonder and surcharged with i larin. For the face of tho returns be j ins to show a refutation of his dogma; i id the march of events is distinctly mnter to his self confiJenoe. Tim Tribune makes no apology for i voting, from day to day, a good i tal of prominent space to the findings ' tbe Lexow committee which is now robing political debauchery in New York city. It makes uo apology for having a good deal to say, also, about the current disclosures of boodlelsm at WKSbinuttin. It is not at all sorry that it frsqueatly finds room for a lib eral allotment of exposures of vicious political practices in Cbioago and Philadelphia and Harrisbnrg. It has DO pardon to ask for even suggest ing, when proper ocoasions ana-, that tho authorities of Scran ton, monicipil and county, should i c-Btir themselves to secure a better all round enforcement of the law; that the constables of our courts sliould be made to too the mark or get expeditiously "fired" from office and lando 1 securely in jail; that murderer and cut-thro ita and slabbers should not b- permitted to ply their nefarious practices among oertain element! in our population al most secure from apprehension and ar rest. These things not only inako in teresting reading, but they also make good reading, and wo are proud of the opportunity to put them before the public. In ten years a decided ohanga has tnnw over the fpirit of the American people's dreams. They are beginning to awaken to the fact that if nff iirs of I uhlic concern do not progress to their liking, the remedy aud the responsibil ity for tho remedy'd application lie within ihcir own reach; and they havo none but thi-mselves to blame for any tardiness in the euro. Tho knaves of politics havo had their fat pickings and tBeir lasers; it is the honest common people of the country who are now progressing towards the front. This movement toward better local aoveni ment may have spasmodic surface manifestations, hut it is itself no spasm and no bubble. It is the inevitable and irresistible logic of long dvcados of inw rule and it will no- reach equilibrium short of a wholesale revolution in the moralo of public sovornment. FoSTMASTiai GhtSBBAL LSI3S13LL re pudiates the idea that he has ever sought to discriminate against the em ployment of women is postmasters in fourth class offices While he ''enter tains the belief that men make the best postmasters aud should be appointed whenever practicable" he nevertheless "has treated with the utmost faimsis all applications filed by women." 'flint phrase "whenever practicable" covers a multitu le of votes. Dangers of Electricity. The verdict of the jury in the cuss of Dr. D U. Hand against the Central Telephone aud Supply comp my, an quitting the defendant of liability for ii.juries sustained by the plaintiff in coiisi queues of a detached live elec trical wire, leaves a serious problem jot unsolvud. It may have been the cor rect verdict, but it will yet be necos sary to locate the responsibility for perils similar to the one at issue. No fact is clearer than that a live wire lying where It ought not to lie is prima facie evidence of csrolessness.for which somebody ought to be held direcily responsible, Whether in this particular case that somebody was the Telephone compauy, the Traotiou cm- i pany or a person unknown, we have no means of ascertaining; but it would be a serious public misfortune if j the outcome of this litigation should be an exemption of all eleutricai companies, from responsibility for i imperfectly insulated wires. Nor do wo wholly concur in tbe opinion of the court that ordinary care is nil that j should be exacted from these coui j pacies. This may be the law; but it j can scarcely bo the equity of the cas?. ! The dangers of wild electricity are not ; ordinary dangers. They involve the ! important risk of instant death; and a i company which distributes electricity : by the meatiBof overhead wires should, in common justice, be required to exsr I cise even more than ordinary care, i They should be required to esorciso the : very utmost care. It will be interesting to watch tho : progress of this case in the higher courts, to which wo understand it will eventually be carried. The principles in i volved in it are vital, They intimately concern the people or today. In all our ! cities electricity is coming daily into , hundreds of new uses. Tho safety of i property nnd life depend upon a care ful insulation of its media of distribu j tion. The establishment of a precedeut that would encourage carelessness in this matter would he a proceeding which wo tru-;t will not be taken. Senatoh Q ek aud (J. BROWN, the York . county free trader, lias consented to accept the Democratic nomination for governor, "'provided it comes to him by acclamation." Senator Urown should proceed to get in readiness for a fane ; ral. Another Use for tho Flag. 'row the PhiUtiUlphlQ 'It men. it is well in these days of I orget ful ness of law and order iu many of our industrial circles to have the Stars aud Stripxs waved from our puolic schools, there is propriety in it at all times, but it is well at this particular titm when lawlessness prevails iu many s-c.tious or the country to teach the children of the haul that the fl ig of the republic is the symbol not only of publio safety but of law and order. There is great ueedjto have the Ameri j can flag hoisted over our mills and i great factories where lawlessness has j been bred by labor troubles. In almost every instance turbulencu has been created by those who do not know what the American ilig means, that are strangers to tbo liberty of law on which our tree government is found- !. They have uo appreciation of liberty except liberty of license, and they assume that in a freo goverumont they are free to destroy property and life when their wishes are disregarded by their em ployers. With them are a few Ameri cans, hut as a rule the turbulent ele ment of our industrial circles are brutal ioreignore, who are not cltissns, and wiio have no sympathy with the free dom that is made sacred by the m i jeBty of law. Now that we have tho lhg hoisted over our schools, why not go a step further and provide that the Stars and Stripes shall lbat from every mine and every factory, and every hivo of indus try iu the state? If only Americans by birth or by adoption wro employed in these great industries there would be little in i d to teach the lesson of obedi ence to law that is taught by thefl ig of the, republic. Unfortunately the greed of employers has made them bring cheap pauper labor to our shores to supplant tho American workmen, and these ignorant, brutal creatures hBVo logically accepted all the vices of our free system with none of its vir tues. They domiuato iu a large pro portion of the striking miners through out the land, and they have brought such reproach upon organized labor as must forfoit the public sympathy that poorly paid labor would iuspire. The first thing to do is to stop the coming of ignorant labor, and tho next ; thing should be to drivo from our ! fields of industry every one of them ! who has participated in lawlessness by violent assaults upon porson or ; property. Uuc whether fow or many i uf this turbulent class shall remain in the employ of our operators, the Btars aud stripes should flout over them to teach to citizen and stranger alike that ; free government is the government of peace, of law and of protection to the humblest of its people. Let the ilig ' not only fbat over our schools, but let ' it float over our mines, our shops and our mills as Well, Let it be teaching its le3sou from day to day alike to children aud to workingmen, ami thus train all to respect tho sauctity of our law and pay homage to the grandeur of our free institutions. John Swinton boldly affirms his be lief thnt hundreds of persons ars killed by tho police of Now York every year, iu one way or another, iu retaliation for refusals to render blackmail or for efforts to scours justice. In the official reports of one fortnight ended June 9 there were, ho recollecls, tho enormous Dumber of eighty-one of these esses of violent death, many of whbh are other- 1 wise inexplicable, Mr Swinton wooden if tlnre is unoti.or city in tho civiliz d i or uncivilized world which can show j sucli a record as this. Policemen who would lie, perjure themselves and j steal, as tho tools of Tammany do with impunity, could oanily be credited with the culminating crime of murder. Surely here is a picture to alarm the careful Student of s-lf-gnvernuiant. 'J HERB is undoubtedly strong opposi tion iu this community to tho present transfer syt.-m employed by the Bcranton Traotiou company. It is for the company itself to decido whether tho advantage! of that system out weigh its increasing distastcfulucss to patrons of the road. THB GOVERNOR of New Z (aland, Sir Uoorge Cirey, is out with a prediction that the United States and (treat Britiau will eventually coalesce. The govi rnor of New Z -aland must have been feeding on moonbeams. Howard Mctotiler is loss of a novice in politico than some of his groy beard antagonists would like to believe. His capture of Norths uiplon Saturday was aobieved with notable neatness and dispatch. In FIGURING up the costs of the un successful bituminous strike provision should also bj made for tho reputa tions it has destroyed. ON YEAR ir l) .-. MOCRACf, 8 motor Ontlon in tic if ay Forum. In March, lS'.K), President Cleveland re ceived from President Harrison a solvent treasury, a prosperous country, and the control ot the interests of a nappy, thri v inj people. Iu March, Ib'Ji, tho "treatury is so nearly insolvent that uu ihsuu of $50, 000,000 in bonds has been made, with a probable deficiency of 7000,000 during tho current fiscal year. Every industry throughout tho land is stagnant or dead. The shadow of last year became a cloud, aud the cloud has been followed by a cy clono of ill-fo rtuuo from which there ap pears to be no present relief. I charge the dominant party witu having caused, an absolute and tangible loss in dollars and ceuts to the Saturday night rocipionts of weekly wiure?, the working mi-n and womoa of the United State', uf 100,000,000. 1 mean by this that by tho depression in business consequent upon the advent to power of a political party which is not responsible to anv higher au thority more than $500,000,000 in wages have been taken from the year's duo of men, women aud children who . stood ready aud anxious to give a good dollar's woith of labor for every dollar of wages. A thousand millions of dollars Is but a sum 1 1 and modest estimate of the differ ence between the value of farms and farm products iu March, IKH, aud March, 1$(M. Various Interests, corporate and individ ual, in which capital has been largely in vested, including every factory, mill, store, shop, railroad, mining company, vessel owner uud trauaiiorlation company, have sunk, iu valuation of Investment and In loss upon business, much more thau ll,000y 000,000 In addition, 1'roui north to south the smokeless chlmnSTS are monuments to the spread of the pestilence; hero tho pow erless water wheel and tho silent mill; yonder tbe bankrupt otore; ships rotting at the wharves; and en every luud the idle laboring man. Add together, then, the r ecorded results of wrecked indumry and stagnant business which have net onr eyes and ears; give ample allowance for every hope and ray of future huushino; and upon the most undoubted proof we Bod our country more than tMO, 000,000 to the bad in twelve months, If there is any one thing upon which this country may Congratulate itself, it Is the fact that WUenoVef and wherever public opinion finds expression, it sets the seal of emphatic disapprobation upoii the entire work of tho Democratic party. THE UP-TO-DATE COOK. A, w York i iin. WANTED A CO K. .Must he thprongh ly evangelical and soenstomed to attend to tho investments nnd private nffairB of employer, especislji the dispatch of tele grams, Address STATESMAN, P. 0. box OMMi Philadelphia, l'n. ( OLOEED WOMAN WANTED who un derstands roasts, gravies end the stock ticker, ilv.nl have references from lit broker's. T. P. L , S.m office. , chlcagi Grows dinl'ab!o. OUcngo IWbitne. Iu spiio of it all, w,- believe that them are still some honest men and good citi zous iu New Voi k. THE FIRiT IDEALIST. A jellyfish swam in a tropical sea, And lie said, ''This world it consists of Me; There's nothing above and nothing below That a ji-llyfish ever cou possibly know (Siace we've got no light, or hearing, or smell,) ljoyoud what our Mnglo sonso can tell. Now, nil that I learn from tho sense of touch Ii the fact of my feelings, viewed as such, Liut to tiiink they havo any oxterual cnuse Is an inference clean against logical laws. Again, to suppose, us I've hitherto done. There are other assumptions that can't bo backed lly a jot of proof or a single fnct. In short, liko linmn, I very much doubt, If there's Anything else nt all without, So I come at last to the plain conclusion Whou tho Hubjoct is fairly sob freo from confusion, That the universe Bimply centers in Me, And if I would not, then nothing would bo." 1 That minute a shark, who was strolling by, Just gulped him down m tho twink of an eye, Aud he died with a few convulsive twiits, Hut, somehow, tno uulvorso still exists Wront Allen. TOO MANY UNPUNISHED CRIMES. Curboiirfiie BtMUk Hince tho organization of this county every term ot court has had its quotn of murderers. Borne of the crimes with which thoy were charged wore of tho most heinous nature cold blooded, premedi tated murders. Never ytlias muu beeu convicted in our courts of murder in the first degree. There have, moreover, been many crimes ot this nature,for which no one was ever made t answer. It is but a few days since a man named MedAla committed a horriblo murder at Old Forge. Mednla Is still at large and tho Sheriff seems to be powerless to op ture him. The sheriff wants the county commissioners to offer a reward for the capture This may induce tho fellow oonntrymsn of Medals to surrender bim to the authorities. Tlioro is a parallel in the ensn of Murdock, who committed a murder two mouths ago and Is still at large. What is the lesson of these COSOSl The sheriff has not the means necessary for en forcing tho laws. He ought not to he obliged to wait for the action of the county Commissioners. He should have iu his hands nil tho means for immediate action and should use them with vigor. Unlets theru is a change, nnd the lawless elements aro speedily brought to a sense of the va'.uo of life, we may oxuuet that tho danger will spread to th oircles whose seeming secur ity new niako them indifferent totliu state of affairs. ne:o for law enforcement. JfaUCA Ciioi.- IMilu Newt. There arc over 150 cases on the criminal court list of Schuylkill county this Week, and that is only about an average for one term. Luzerne county usually has any where from '-!5o to 1)00 cases for each term, and Lackawanna ij about equal to Schuyl kill, Tho alarming Increase of crime througki ut tho country can hardly fail soon to create a general demand among right minded people for better and more effective poui-.l laws. - - A Glgantlo U .rti-rtaking. Chicoijo Rtcord, It is vain and foolish to try nnd find fault with the weather. Tho chances nro you Will bo wholly unable to do tho subject justice. FURNITURE Furniture for Summer Cot tages. Rattan and Reed Parlor and Sitting Room Suits, Couches, Rockers and Chairs. Porch Chairs, Rockers and Settees. Lawn Swings and Canopies Baby Carriages and Re frigerators. 131-133 Ii WISHINGTON M ICE CREAM Do you make your own Cream? If so, I buy a TRIPLE MOTION White Mountain Freezer. "FROZEN iTaTnTieS" -A hook of cboice recoipts for lea Cream Simr tii'l's Water Ices are packed in every Fro. zor. ALSO, A FULL LINE OF Refrige rato rs, Water Coolers, Baby Carriages, Hammocks! II & CO. Eureka Laundry Go. Cor. Linden St, and Adams Avo. CouiiT House Siuauk, All kinds of Laundry woik gnsrsnte 1 the best. AYLESWORTH'S Meat Market The Fines t in the Citj, The latest improved fur nishings and apparatus for keeping meat, bntter and eggs. 2S3 WroinliiB Ave. BUY THE SDHHES Hill & Conoei KMITE MOV '.d CLEMONS OUUIIULI! For many years thiB Piano las stood in tho front ranks. Jt has been admired so much for its pure, vich tone, that it has become a standard for tone quality, until it is considerod the highest com pliment that can be paid any J'iano to say "It resembles tho WEBER." We now have tho full control of this l'iano for this section as well as mauy other fine Pianos wnioh wo are selling at greatly reduced prices aud ou easy monthly payments. Don't buy until you see our goods and got our prices GUERNSEY BROTHERS' NEW STORE, GOLDSMITH'S 8 SPECIAL 1,200 Pieces Embroidery IN OUR BASEMENT FROM ONE INCH TO JEN INCHES WIDE, From Ic. to 1 0c. Per Yard This is about one-third their actual cost to land. They will be placed on sale Wednesday, June 20, but in the meantime we will display some of them in our windows. Ladies' Tea Gowns Made up stylish and neat from every well-known fabric of Silk, Cotton or Wool, cool and refreshing either to wear or look at. f!A SILKS Are now upon our counters in such large variety and J 1 1 ' ii- . A J.1 . ' 11 ' at sucn very low prices mat mey are praciicany irre. sistible. Just received, a handsome line of Checked Taffetas, which are the latest. Closing the balance of 2 8-inch Swivel Silks at 35c 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 mak ing extremely low prices on Second-hand Wheels. J.D.WS 314 Lacka. Ave. BLANK BOOKS A Full Assortment Letter Copying Booh OUR SPECIAL: A 500 pao 10x12 Book, bound in cloth, sheep back and corners, guaranteed to give satisfaction, Only 90c. FINE STATIONERY AND ENGRAVING. Reynolds Bros. Stationars and Engravsrt, 317 Lackawanna Ave. Dr. Hill & Son Albany Dentists Prt teotli. IVIiO; best not, J8: for roW caps unci tee til wltlinnt plaits, enlleil crown sncl tirldKn work, cull for prices and reforonocis. TONAl.UIA. for extracting luutii without pain. noiUKT. iiogas. 4 OVER 1' lit vr KATIONAI. DANK. LLUMS&BRO WEBE 224 Y. M. C. A. BUIL.DIINJCS. SALE THE 68i!5l!ii5iaHfWJt!.t, iiiiiiiiUHiiEiiiiBfiiiiiiigiiiiiaiEii.iciiiieiiiiiiiii!tSiigiiiiiEiuiiiiiiigi.iiiHiiSHi ALASKA REFRIGERATORS HAVE MADE MANY HAPPY HOSV3ES They use very little ice and will keep fresh meat for three weeks in the hottest weather. Many styles and sizss. FOGTE & SHEAR CO, Economizers 513 Lackawanna Ave. Berries are arriving in very fine condition ami prices low. Fancy Peas, Beans, Squash, Tomatoes, Asparagus, Beeta, Cucumbers, etc Pierce's Market PENN AVE. and Get the Best. WYOMING AVENUE, SCRANTON. STRAWBERRIES1 BAZAAR COLUMBIA BICYCLE AGENCY, 1 Ilavint,' bad IS years' pximriem.'o In the Btcyoll busi ness ami the Mtnoy for lendinr; Wlioeli of all grab9, woara prepared to "guarantee satis faction. Those la tending to iiurclmsi) aro Invited to cull nnil exumlne our complete ltne Ojieu oveninus. Call or send stum for cutaloKues. la 11 NU1 a A BEAUTY? THE GAITER Globe Shoe Store 227 LACKA. AVE. Evans & Powell FIRST MORTGAGE 60 BONDS OF THE FORTY FORT COAL COMPANY. A limited number of the above bonds aro for sale at par and ac crued interest by tho following parties, from whom copies of tho mortgage aud lull information can be obtained: E.W. Mulligan, Cashier Second Xational Bank, Wilkes-Barre, Pa. W. L.Watson, Cashier First Xa tional Bank, Pittston, Pa. J. L. Polen, Cashier People's Savings Bank, Pittston, Pa. A. A. Bryden.President Miners' Savings Bank, Pittston, Pa. And by the Scranton Savings Bank and Trust Comp any, Trustee under the Mortgage. T. a Atherton, Counsel, WILKES-BARRE. PA. Wedding The best is none too good. Ours are 18-k. All sizes and weights. LL0YD.7EWELER 423 Lackawanna Ave. Inserted in THE TRIBUNE at ths rate of ONE CENT A WORD. cLEblRA 1 M ADS V