THE SCRANTON TUIiSUNE-WEDN KSUA Y AlOUNTNGr, NOVEMHER 21, 1894. fubllshid daily 1! scranton. pa., by th tkbuk1 Pcbuuhimo company. P. KINGSBURY, Pal, ui Gin'l Ma. E. H. RIPPLE, Sic'y and Ti. LIVY 8. RICHARD, Editor. W. W. DAVIS, SuKRINTCNOtNT. W. W. YOUNGS, Adv. MNa'n. Ksw York Oreioi : thibuni buildik fiu.ns a (MAY, MANAQ1R. 'SOTIKiQ AT TU1 TOSTOrFIOI AT SCRANTON, FA, SIOOND-OLABS HAIL MATTER. "Printers' Ink," the rccosnlzeJ Journal for advertisers, rates THE SCRANTON TKIUl NK as tbe best advertising medium in Northeastern Pennsylvania. ' Printers' Ink" knows. SCRANTON, NOVEMBER 21, 1894. THE SCRANTON OF TODAY. Come and inspect our city. Elevation above the tide, 710 feet. Extremely healthy. Estimated population, 1S91, 103,000. Registered voters, 20.D99. Value of school property, $750,000. Number of school children, 12,000. Average amount of bank deposits, ooo ooo. I t's the metropolis of northeastern Penn sylvania. Can produce electric power cheaper than Niagara. No better point in the United States at which to establish new industries. See how we grow Population in 1800. -9,!SB Population in 1870 35,000 Population in issu Population In 1890.. ........'. Population In 1894 (estimated)... And the end is not yet. 75.215 1U3.0W Copies of the souvenir pamphlet show ing the official election returns for Lackawanna county may be had nt The Tribune business office, for the asking These pamphlets make desirable books of reference, and all our friends are wel come to free copies. Electricity Kills. There Is no (rood reason to believe that under ordinary conditions a sud den Bhock of electricity such as Is ap- plied In New York penitentiaries In the ease of criminals condemned to the electrical chair does not produce death. The stir which has been occasioned in the newspapers by the Syracuse phy slclan who lias questioned the declsve ness of electricity thus administered, comes altogether from those who are charmed by the novelty of Dr. Gibbons' contention. It does not represent a se rious and general scientific doubt. The first electrocution practiced In New York state was that of Kemmler, at Auburn. The electrical apparatus upon that occasion was new und the work done was bungled. Nevertheless, Dr. Clayton M. Daniels, of Buffalo, who conducted the autopsy, testifies that the blood of the victim was absolutely disintegrated by the electric shock. The oxygenized blood In the left side -of Kemmler's heart, where perfect com bustlon was possible, after months of preservation In hermetically sealed glass Jars, was watery and thin, and under the microscope gave no evidence of corpuscles; whereas the Imperfectly oxygenized blood on the right side of the murderer's heart was only par tially destroyed, showing that the ar terial, or vital flow of blood, was not only suspended by the shock but un quallfledly stopped for all time. Dr Glbbs, of New York, who conducted the autopsy In the case of Murderer John son, makes substantially the same as sertions .with reference to that case. To make sure that the blood had been dlsentegrated, Dr. Glbbs made an In clslon In the corpse and not a drop of blood came. Dr. Carlos F. McDonald who has written a careful report of the first seven executions by electricity In New York state, speaks favorably of Dr. Gibbons' enterprise In calling this resuscitation question up, but adds: don't say that It is impossible to resus eltute a person shocked to death by electricity,' as I would thus make out that I am Infallible. I saw the first seven cases and made a, careful exam I nation of each body, assisted by seV' eial very able scientists, and I assure you that the method of dispatching criminals by- electricity la .the surest and least painful of any yet adopted. . am satisfied that the current render , the subject unconscious in an InftnltesI' mal fraction of a second and destroy both conscious and organic 'life In shorter space of time than by any other doubt of It. , . In order, then, to establish his post tlon Dr. Gibbons will have to overcome the disintegration of the arterial blood the absolute collapse of the heart and lungs, and the paralysis of the heart': action and of the nerve centers. To do this will be to perform as great miracle as any which Is recorded In sa cred or profane history. Any declara tlon as to the consequences of his expe' rlment prior to Its occurrence would be purely conjectural. It is, of course possible that the shock to be applied to Murderer Charles F. Wilson may be deficient, In which event resuscitation ia not out of the possibilities. But such talk as that which Dr. Gibbons In bulges In when he volunteers to recelv Into his system 2,200 volts of electricity In the manner pat shocks are now. lnv parted to convicted murderers, pro vlded his patent appliance of resusclta; tlon be Immediately used upon" him, Is nothing less than sheer bravado, to be accounted for on the advertising basis only. Electricity kills. There Isn't room for doubt of It ' The floods of rhetoric occasioned by Dr. Gibbons' question "Does Electricity Kill?" shows that not always ia the free advertising trap spread In vain In the sight of the argus-eyed press. Qlorlfylng Criminals. Apropos of the stir which Is being made Just now with reference to the question, "Does Electricity Kill?" Dr. Roswell Park, of Buffalo advances timely Idea. "For my part," says he, "I should prefer to see condemned criminals placed under the control of medical commission, appointed by the governor at the suggestion of the chief colleges In the state, for experiment This would be of In&stimaye value to science. The Idea Is not' actually new, for It was the custom In Italy in the fif teenth century to turn the condemned criminals over to the surgeons for the benefit of science, and science was greatly benefited. This would dispose of the condemned to good advantage. There would not be any sentlmentul lsits of strangers, nor deifying of a murderer, and his cell would not be a bower of roses. As noon as a man Is condemned now he Is given anything nd everything ho want?. The object of punishment for crime is to have the unlshinent act as a" deterrent." And Instead of acting as such nowadays, It acts rather as an Invitation to crime, for the adulation that criminal noto riety brings. The talk nowadays of resuscitating a condemned murderer Is Interesting enough, from a scientific standpoint; but It Is Just possible that It la having bad effect upon those who are easily Incited to commit crime for the public ity that they get out of It. The material point with reference to those murderers n New York state who have been sub jected, from time to time, to the elec trical chair, Is not so much whether they were killed by the electric current or by the surgeon's knife as It Is that they were killed dead, eliminated bodi ly, as It were, from the future problem of crime deterrence. The law, in rc-cop nli.lng the. propriety of capltai punish' ntent, leaves little margin for flnt' dis crimination as to the particular method of death. It sanctions the principle of life for a life; and a good many per sons ot average deccny and Intelligence ppear to be quite content to let It go t that. Colonel McClure has Just discovered that the nation is once more in need Instantaneous snving. The colonel Is an amiable alarmist. The only new county measure which appears to have any chance of running the gauntlet at Harrisburg this winter will be one that stands upon a subs-.tan tlal foundation of Justice and is genu inely demanded by the people. Judgec by this rule, Quay county has the floor 'What Cleveland AVants" Is the head Ing of a contemporary. We eanno answer that question, but what the country wants and what Cleveland needs Is a good, long, rest. An Excellent Cabinet. Whether considered from the stand point of personal fitness or from that of political equipoise and expediency, the cabinet of Governor-elect Hastings is equally admirable. Geographically it restores the balance disturbed when Walter Lyon of Pittsburg, Col onel Huff of Westmoreland, and Captain Haywood ot Mercer re ceived prominent honors as represen tatlves of the west and northwest; po lltically It is replete with the shrewd ness of General Reeder, one of the best of contemporary politicians, the wide spread popularity of Colonel Thomas .1 Stewart and the large personal famlli arlty with men and affairs enjoyed by Colonel Lambert; and Intellectually It has In ex-Congressmun MrCormlck one of the ablest lawyers and best Republl cans In the commonwealth. We are confident that these men will bring to public ofllce a sincere desire to be fair, straightforward and honest The easy oscillations of a Harrity and the demagogic pliancy of a Hensel will bo conspicuous by their entire absence from the record of the Incoming stat administration. The Incoming advisers thoroughly exemplify the best asplra tlons of Republicanism and will have, In their new positions, the entire confi dence of the public. One of the pleasant features of the new cabinet's appointment has been the entire lack of friction among the sug Bested aspirants. This Is a happy aug ury or me harmony which seems assured between governor and ad visers, and between leaders and following In the party ranks. That with such an auspicious begin ning General Hastings will have pleasant and prosperous tenure of his new office, acceptable alike to himself and to the people, seems happily prob uble, If not actually certain. A fire marshal for the city of Scranton might prevent incendiary fires and he might not. It would depend somewhat upon the marshal. By the by, what are the police for? Little villages learn about twenty- four hours after they are burned up, that It pays to have fire fighting appa ratus; and about three Wveks after they have been beplagutd by Infectious dis eases which carry off one-half their pop ulation, the conviction davn3 upon them that modern sewerage Is after all really a cheap Investment. There's no school like experience. A good plan, before one makes charges similar to those recently made by W. II. Withers against Reynolds Bros., and Incidentally the supply committee of the board of control, is to have some thing to base them upoV.. The Silly Season. Already On. The silly season has begun early among the Washington correspondents. One of the most conspicuous of the symptoms of this recurring mania Is embodied In a dispatch to the Philadel phia Times alleging that friends of ex Presldent Harrison and Governor Mc Klnley'l'n congress will endeavor to head off the growing prominence of the Reed presidential boom by leading an organized revolt against Mr. Reed's candidacy for the speakership of the Fifty-fourth congress. It dignifies a transparent fiction to deny It. We allude to the present ex ample of Journalistic romance simply to exhibit one of the peculiarities of this after-election season. The. ball thus started rolling will no doubt gather momentum as the days glide by. We shall, In due time, have gradations of this sort of thing until, as a climax, the Indiana ex-prestdent will be de picted as literally carrying pistols and bowie knives, while Reed and McKInley will fairly scintillate with the gleams of deadly weapons and the scowl of mutual hate. The horizon, which now Is mellow with the happy halo of peace, will. In all probability, yet become livid and lurid with the horrid lights of war; and timid Republicans will not be able to sleep o' nights from fear of I. . ! fratricidal strife or factional assassina tion. It Is always thus In the Domoeratta papers. The fact that Republicans know nothing about It la merely a dc- tull, a minor detail. It is a fact, pleasantly brought out In one of George W. Smailey's London lel- eia. that the late Dr.- Oliver Wendell Holmes, In udditiun to writing some of the choicest literature of our times, was one of the fathers of out-door athletics as now practiced by the young men at )ur collects. In the main, of course. this Is a creditable retrospect; but there are times when one is forced to doubt If, after all, the genial doctor wrought wholly for the best. The Utopian club, of Philadelphia, has offered a series of prizes for the best compositions of music Uy Amerl- an composers received by it prior to March 1, 1M5. Here Is a chance for the budding musical genius of the anthra cite region to put Its talent to better ue than Interactive quarreling. The first assistant postmaster gen eral complains vigorously becuuse some dishonest congressmen abuse their franking privilege. Why should any congressman have this privilege, any how? ' Give him a sufficient salary and make him pay for his stamps. Governor Flshback, of Arkansas. Is the latest conspicuous convert to the free coinage, under reasonable restric tions, of Amcrclun silver. Governor Flshback is obviously determined not to become a mosssbaek on this question. Money spent In Improving; the sani tary condition of a city or village Is money Invested In gilt edged securities at cent per cent, interest. CHATS BY Till: WAY. A communication from Hev. Mr. Malcc, which should have appeared yes terday, appears today, having been omitted through misluke. It Is the on to which editorial allusion was made, un der the impression that letter und edito rial would be enabled to run the gauntlet of the "makc-un-mun" KliniiitnneniiK. an Impression which too often, alas, proves deceptive to workers on dully newspapers. The selection of Colonel bel t, of the Philadelphia Press, to be in surance commissioner in Cenr-rnl Hnt. Ings' oilli'ial fumlly assures the governor. elect of the counsel und services of a isln- ere and trustworthy friend, as well h a keen student of public affairs. Tho posi tion is one exacting in itself, but Colonel Humbert will not only fill It with credit, but ulso. as I am pleased to learn, find time to continue a connection with jour nalism which has been unbroken during a quarter of a century. Every member of the craft will wish for Colonel Lambert a most successful and pleasant sojourn nt Hurrlsburg. The experlnient'o? u penny afternoon newspaper, which seems to be hopeless in Scranlon, with its lua.wu population. Una succeeded so well in Altoona. a cltv of only 30,000, that the enterm-lslnc On7.ntt cf that city has Just been forced to en- lurgu to a neat eight-pnge fonn. The Ga zette, in any form, Is bright, chirpy und full of nevs, and to all appearances Is equally us prosperous llnanclully. John H. Blackwood brlntcs back from Wales, uniong other laughable anecdotes, the following good story on Virtuoso King, the celebrated London pianist, who formed one of a concert party which toured In Wales simultaneously with the company from this city. At one place, when the curtain went up, there wt.ro Just nineteen pei-sons nil men in theiud Itorlum. Mr. King generously invlt.'d these to occupy seals In the front row, reached In his pocket, pulled out twenty cigars, gave each auditor one, lit one himself and started hi on one of Chopin's waltzes. The date wus not a great suc cess, llnanclully, but those present cer tainly had a good time. One of yesterday's visitors in Scranton was Mr. John E. Richmond, of Honemlale, who has recently returned from a plwis anc visit In Quebec. Mr. Richmond is i,n Inveterute traveler, a keen observer nf men and affairs and a gifted correspond ent. Through the kindness ot the Honux thu Citizen. The firat of these letters will regularly contributes, The Tribune hus been enabled to secure the right to print a series of six letters upon Quebec Its history, quaint manners and customs simultaneously with their appearance In the citizen. The first of these letters will be printed In next Saturday's Tribune. The Forest City correspondent of a Car bondule paper advances the following in teresting reasons In favor of n new county with Curbondnlo ns tiie county neat: "Allliouyli the new county schema looks very chimerical at present, there aro many peoplo here who wish It were possible for the projectors to bo success ful, There are reasons for this. One Is tliut so much time bus to be occupied In going to and coming from Montrose. Wo have to go to Scranton und then up the Delaware, Lackawanna ami Western ami then switch on over a branch from Al ford. But this Is not the worst. Wo have a Ket of commissioners who will not allow full mileage, who hold back 03 long as they can before they will pay a bill, who wherever possible, pay less than any other commissioners in the state for tho Bume kind of work; In fact men who will squeeze a cent us If they wanted to make It a five dollar gold piece with an eagle on It. They kick on so many prisoners be ing sent over from here; they kick on al lowing the constable his proper fees; they kick on election bills, and they kick on everything that does not benefit Mont rose." We do not know what truth there Is In this lino of argument. We merolv give It as one of tho curious developments of the hour. . A sheet of music costs, on an average. from 30 to M cents. Boinetlmes it Is worth It and Bometimes it Is not. Generally speaking, It Is not. Hut there aro exemp tions. One really good piece of mimic Is worth many times 50 cents. It Is invalu able. Recognizing the extent of the de mand for new music of a popular yet not worthless character, The Tribune has contracted for , the nppearanco, In its special Saturday edition, of one entire number of music each week, by the beit of living composers. One week's number will bo for the piano or organ, while the following week's selection will be for tho voice. Not all of these selections, we dare say, will please all our renders all the time; but some of them will charm them cxceedlnly;and a9 the cost to each person Is only 2 cents per number, with the best weekly Issue of tho best Scranton news paper thrown In, we do not anticipate many complaints. In fact, we expect such a large popularity for this taking feature that orders for extra copies of the Satur day Tribune should reach this office not later than Friday noon. THE NEW COUNTY IDEA. From the Philadelphia Inquirer. The Scranton Tribune takes a favorable view of tho proposition to create a new rounty out of tho southwestern part of Luzerne and-tho northern part of Schuyl kill counties, which new county it Is pro posed to call Quay county. There must, of course, be some good reasons for the creation of tht now county. Otherwise the movement would not show tho per sistency that it has shown. The main rea sons are found in the remoteness of the territory from the county seats. From the . Schuylkill portion many residents must ro through Hazleton and make a Journey of forty-seven miles to reach their present county seat at Pottsvllle. From the Lucerne portion a journey cf fifty miles and the crossing of three mountain ranges arc required in order to reach the county seat at Wllkes-Barre. The mileage fees ot witnesses and oth- eri are so 6reat that It costs both the present counties more to govern these re mote portions of their respoctlvo auton omics than the. 'territory In question yields to the county treasuries In taxes. The Inaccessibility of the courts and the consequent reluctance of people to ap pear as witnesses Is said to be largely re sponsible for the well-known lawless ness of the HazMoit legion. For than reasons, which It must be admitted urcs strong ones, The Tribune says that tho yuay or Hasle county movement stands upon un entirely different footing from those schemes of politicians to create of liccs anil opportunities for themselves and ".'i . ... T ,.,.Y. lery, Innuendo and open denunciation of the new county movement, llut It must be remembered that originally there were only Philadelphia, Bucks und Chester counties In the whole cemmonweaith. All tho rest have been created as tho need for them grow. If there be a real need for the new 'county of Htizlo or Quay, us there seems to be, It will come. When In need of berry syoons forget Davidow I3ro. d n't Parlor Furniture WITHIN THE PAST FEW MONTHS THERE HAS BEEN RADICAL CHANGES IX THE STYLES OF Parlor Furniture, ALL WHICH HAVE BEEN TO THE ADVANTAGE Of THE BUYER, A3 THE NEW AND TASTY PATTERNS ARE LESS EXTENSIVE THAN THE OLDER ONES, THUS ENABLING THE PURCHASERS TO FURNISH THEIR PARLORS IN UP-TO-DATE STYLES AT A Modern Cost. YOU CANNOT FAIL TO RE PLEASED WITH OUR EXHIBIT OF THESE GOODS, AND IP YOU DO NOT SEE MADE UP WHAT YOU DESIRE, OUR STOCK OF COVER INGS TO SELECT FROM 19 COM PLETE. Hill & Connell, 131 AND 133 WASHINGTON AVE, n We arc now showing the larg est line of Dinner Sets ever dis played iu this city. A splendid variety in HAVILAKD & CO., CHAS. FIELD HAYILAND, R. DELENINERES & CO,, FRENCH CHINA, CARLSBAD AND AMERICAN CHINA, PORCELAIN AND WHITE GRANITE WARE. If you want a Dinner Set examine our stock before buying. Coursen, Clemons & Co. "WELL, SIR" "Spectacles I" Yes sir I We have a specialist her? to fit you who docs nothing else. Sit right down and have your eyes fitted in a scic-uliQc manner. LLOYD 3 423 LACXAWMA AVENUE MS A FEW C003 STYLES 0? IMPORTED Hi (7 1) u JEWELER. CONRAD, THE HATTER THAT WONDERFUL WCRRD y v. JUJCPJL-rfHV ; rp GUERNSEY Instantaneous stamping done while you wait. Over 5(30 designs to select from, and at one-half the price charged for some in places where you have to leave your work, and wait for it; sometimes for days. Can Be Seen Decorative Art 1 IS Full Dress Patterns of Lewiston Suitings at $1.15 per pattern. Full Dress Patterns of all-wool Imported Novelties your choice at $2.94. This is less than one-half value. SEE BIG CENTER WINDOW. r f .;mr 51. If you do and need a new pair, why not examine the Btock of Tbe Lackawanna Store Association, Lira. Corner Lacka. and Jefferson Aves. Ve are sole agents In ttils city for the J. S. TURNER & CO. High UradeShoesfor men's wear (these shoes took first pre mium at tho World's Fair, Chicago!, and for EDWIN C. BURT & CO.'S Celebrat ed Shoes for ladles' wo.tr. We also handle the following lines: FOR MEN. Ftrone Carroll, J. & H. Fitzpati-iclc, btacy, AUiims & Co., ForLAniES,MIS.SE3 nnd t'HILDUEN. C. P. For.l & Co.. Thomas O.PUnt Co., ti. s. Aiungut s co. If desired, will tnke measure and order special pulrs from any factory in tho country. Our aim Is to be prompt, to elve our customers the best attention and lowest prices, guaranteeing satisfaction on uil our goods. We also carry a fine line of GROCER IES. HARDWARE. 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The doctor Is a gruduae. of the Univer sity of Pennsylvania, formerly demon strator of physiology nnd surgery at the Medlco-Chlrurglcal college of Philadel phia. His specialties are Chronic, Ner vous, Skin, Heart, Womb and ttlood dis eases. DISEASES OF THE NERYOUS SYSTEM The symptoms of which are dlzzlness,la':lc of confidence, sexual weakness In men nnd women, bail rising in throat, spots floating before the eyes, loss of memory, unable to concentrate tho mind on ono subject, easily startled when suddenly spoken to, and dull distressed mind, which unlits them for performing the actual du ties of life, making happiness Impossible, distressing the action of the heart, caus ing flush of heat, depression of splrlts.evil forebodings, cowardice, fear, dreams.mel nncholy, tire easy of company, feeling as tired In tho morning as when retiring, lack of energy, nervousness, trembling, confusion of though I, depression, constipa tion, weakness of tho limbs, etc. Those ho affected should consult us immediately, avd be restored to perfect health. Lost Manhood Restored. Weakness of Young Men Cured. If you have been glvon up by your phy sician call upon the doctor and bu exam--v;d. Ho cures tho worst cases of Ner vous Debility, Scrofula, Old Sores, Ca tarrh, Piles, Female Weakness, Affec tions of tho Eye, Ear, Nose und Throat. Asthma, Deafness, Tumors, Cancers ami Cripples of every description. Consultations freo and strictly iacrod nnd conlldonls.. Ofllce hours daily from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday, 9 to 2. Enclose five 2-cent stomps for symtpom blanks and my book called "New Life." I will pay ono thousand dollars In poM to anyone whom I cannot cure of EI'I LEPT1C CONVULSIONS or FITS. ,. . DR. E. GREWER, Old Post Office Bulldlnir, corner Peua avenue ttnd Spruce street. SCRANTON. PA. POULTRY AND K .OF ALL KINDS, Maurice River Cove, blue Point and Uockawny . . Oysters, fi 4RC MEDIUM AND CLAmS little neck; All kiuJs of Fresh I'isb, Lobster, Hard Crabs, Escallops and Slit imps; at PIERCE'S MARKET. PENN AVENUG. SHOEING. HAVING pnrchiMd the 1 8to8lc and rented the Shoeing Forg. of Wlllium 2lucio is ecu, 1 ehall no give constant kttentlon to ehoeinir horsea la practi cal and scientlflo manner. Quick work and good ia the motto. JOHN HAMLIN, DOCTOR OF VETERINARY SURGERT. IF YOUR OLD B00TT9 NEED F1X INQ, BEND TUEM TO The Scranton Tribune Bookbinding Dept. HORSE V