- 1 TIIE SCR ANTON TRW UNJ2-FULDAY MUUJNINfcr. DECEMBER 28, 1894. PBBUSBID DAILY IN SCRANTOH. PA-. BT THITRJBOSl rUBUaUlNIl OOMPAMT. C. P. KINGSBURY, Pucs, tm Giu'iMm. C. H. RIPPLE, Scc'v and Thus. LIVV 8. RICHARD, Editor. W. W. DAVI8, 8urcmTo(HT. W. W. YOUNGS, Ao. Mao'. r BIW yOKS 0FF10 : TRIBDRI boiujino. FRAJIK & ORAY. MANAOBB. ' BMriRIQ AT Til a Fosrorrioi AT SCRANTOH, PA. Ai 8KU0HD-CLAB8 MAIL IUTTKR " Printers' Ink," the recognized Journal for advertisers, rutes THE SCUANTON TKIlll NK as the best advertising medium in Northeastern Pennsylvania. " Printers' Ink" knows. fcCRAXTOX, DECEMBER 28, 181)4. THE SCRANTON OF TODAY. Como and Inspect our city. Elevation above the tide, 740 feet. Extremely heulthy. Estimated population. 1S94, 103,000. Hegtstered voters, l!0,ri99. Value of school property, J7M.000. Number of school children,- 12,000. Average umount of bank deposits, J10,- coo.ooo. It's the metropolis of northeastern Penn sylvania. Can produce electric power cheaper than Niagara. No better point in the t'nlted States at Which to establish new Industries. See how wo grow: Population in 1SG0 9.2 Population In 1S70 35.000 Population In 1SS0 ".f'"10 Population In 1800 75,215 Population in 1891 (estimated) 108, UJ9 And tho end la not yet. Now thut the pull-backs In council have been routed horse, foot and dra goons In the preliminary warfare of words over those new bridges, lot us hope that they will have the good sense to suppress any future Inclinations to "trifle with the buzz saw." Scrunton, In this matter, has had delay enough. The Glimmer of the Dawn. It is a pleasant omen for the anthra cite region that upon the very day fol lowing the belated appearance of win ter, presidents and representatives of the leading coal carrier railroads, meet ing In Philadelphia, should favorably consider such n readjustment of ton nage allotments ns Is calculated, If finally ratified, to bring renewed pros perity to the anthracite industry. The report, In another column, of this Im portant conference Is somewhat meagre; but the mere fact that such a conference has been rendered possible Is nn agreeable symptom of returning common sense among elements In the coal trade which were wont to prove disturbing. AVe are aware that there yet exists, In some quarters, a notion that It will somehow prove a benefit to the workers In our mines and to the Industries of this section which are Intimately de pendent upon the prosperity of the coal trade to have the fuel resources of, '"anthracite district squandered In tr iierco and profitless internecine busi ness warfare. How ordinarily careful reasoners can reach such an absurd conclusion by any tenable process of logic Is to us a profound mystery. Scarcely less rational Is the allied no tion that the best Interests of the mass of fuel consumers are likely to be sub served by a competitive struggle In which an honest dollar's worth of coal is forced upon a panicky market at 00 or 80 cents. If the 10 or 20 cents dis count, In such an emergency, Bhould actually go into the pockets of tho poorer classes of consumers, It would be at least a partial consolation for the losses necessarily inflicted by such a struggle upon the miners, the mine owners Itnd, through them, upon the merchants, the professional men and the working classes of the anthracite 'region. .'As a matter of demonstrable fact, however, this loss to the coal pro ducers does not become corresponding profit to the coal consumers. The bulk 11 of It is absorbed by already well-to-do middle-men, who make quite as much ut of the coal trade at its best as Is iheir's by any reasonable apportion ment of the profits of that trade. One of the happy lessons of a period of general depression Buch as that from which we are Just beginning to emerge jth.it no section and no branch ot legitimate business can euffer without diffusing something of its pain among nil the other flections and trades. Con versely, to depress one sectian and one business Is to strike a direct blow at the general welfare. In the marked recent shrinkage of railway freight revenues, the transportation companies have witnessed one of the dlreot results of their earlier discriminations against anthracite coal. Other causes, even in this scotlon, have no doubt contributed to that shrinkage; yet If the hard coal trade had in the past uniformly been treated with the consideration which Its magnitude as. a, traffic-feeder war ranted, many railroads which today are cutting or passing their dividends would, instead, be In the receipt, de spite the general depression, of agree ably larger revenues. We are glad to see that the presi dents of the large railroads which traverse this section are beginning to perceive the significance of these facts, Such perception augurs well, not only tor the future of the railroads and of the coal trade, but also of 'the large public whose prosperity rises or falls with the rise or fall of the prosperity of coal and its carriers. Councllmen Battle and Sweeney, dur Ing the consideration of those bridge contracts, displayed great skill as fl 11 busterers, and yet they were not able to block these much-needed improvements. Their's was clearly a case of love's labors lost. To guard ogalnst the opposition of Wquor dealers in large boroughs to the adoption of city charters, because of the Increased license cwt, a member of the leglBluuture from Montgomery county will propose an amendment to the Brooks law providing that In all bor oughs -of lfi.OOO or more, the license tiharge tfvall be the name as in third class cities. An example of this selfish opposition was recently exhibited dur- ng the PKtston campaJgn for a city charter. There Is no reason In logic why a liquor license iln a large borough should coat one-Jialf less than a similar license in a small city. There was something much more than the conventional slgnlllcance in the tributes yesterday paid by the Lackawanna County Bar association to the memory of ex-Judge Henry M. Seely of Honesdale, who died last Wed nesday night. No one who heard the ex pressions of those who spoke In eulogy of tills etnlnent Jurist and citizen could mistake them for tho commonplace re marks common to such occasions. Al though Judge Seely had been a resident member of the Lackawanna bar for a few months only, the fairness and Intel ligence of his professional career and the quiet dignity of his private life had won for him an enviable place in the es timation of the members of this bar. There are few persons of any promi nence in this city who had not, long ago, become admirers of Judge Seely; who had not recognized In him a splen did type of the courteous and studious professional man whose presence In any community Is a daily benefit. Well rounded Intellectually, dean In morals and high in chic purpose, Henry M. Seely, living, was a distinct public re source; and dead, Is through memory a notable exemplar of tint dignity of true citizenship. The Farr Bill Will Pass. We do not know what opinion Gen eral Hastings entertains with reference to compulsory education. He hns pro claimed himself a hearty friend of the American home and the American school. That being true, It. would seem to be a reasonable Inference that he views with upproval the general prin ciple of systematic popular Instruction, a principle that can never be thorough ly applied without' recourse to a com pulsory iichool-attendance law. If pru dent in Its details, such a law ought to receive his signature, and we have no reason to doubt that it would receive it. Representative Farr, of this city, who has already Imparted his name to a well-drawn measure of this character which encountered defeat only through gubernatorial veto, will, we have rea son to believe, next year make another attempt to bring the school law of Pennsylvania up to the modern stand ard. Tho governor who blocked his past efforts along this line will have retired from oltice; and his successor will have entered the office with a popu lar Indorsement of exceptional magni tude, not a little of which was due to the belief that he would, as governor, keep uccurntely in touch with the best and bravest public sentiment' of the commonwealth. This circumstance strongly points to an early victory for the Farr school attendance law. We shall be much in error in our estimate of the governor- elect if he shall permit the clamor of the opposition to blind him to the in trinsic Justice and conspicuous present necessity for compulsory education. Scranton already covers nearly twen ty square miles. Future additions to the city should at least be within walk ing distance of court house square. An Unworthy Argument. Our usually dignified contemporary, the Philadelphia Press, in upeaklng of the proposition to create a new Judge ship In this county, steps aside from Its accustomed fairness and descends to sarcasm. This Is the result: "Lack a wanna wants another Judge. This was to have been anticipated. Luzerne county has. four, including Its orphans' court Judge, and It would have been too much to expect Lackawanna to be very long contented to put up with one Judge less than her big neighbor. Lacka wanna bases her claim, however, on tho amount of litigation reaching her courts, which It Is presumed docs not come up anywhere else." This Is tho first time that Luzerne county has been introduced into this discussion. The people of Lackawanna county, however, do not need to cite the number of Judges in a neighboring county In order to make out a case for themselves. It Is amply sufficient to lay down the single proposition that when their courts, with three Judges working steadily, cannot keep pace with the constantly enlarging volume of business entered upon the dockets of those courts, It Is time to Increase the number of Judges. It Is a safe presump. tlon that tho "amount of litigation reaching our courts does not come up anywhere else." If It only could be shunted over upon the half-filled dock ets of Borne of the more orderly rural counties, Lackawanna would, perhnps, not need a fourth Judge. Unfortunately for this solution ot the problem, lltiga tlon arising In Lackawanna county must be tried In Lackawanna county; hence if three Judges cannot try It with out falling behind, it is fair and proper to call for a fourth Judge to help the three present Judges out. The Philadelphia Press would appear to better advantage in this discussion If it would be more willing to accord to the people of Lackawanna county a reasonable discretion In the discern ment of their own needs. We are quite certain that, were the tables reversed, the Press would resent an attempt on the part of Scranton to oppose an In crease in the number of common pleas Judges needed to administer Justice properly In Philadelphia. "Let us hope that Mr. Rchadt will l)e more fortunate in his administration of the county treasurershlp than he seems to have been, last evening, In his administration of parliamentary law, while officiating as president pro tempore of common council. A New Currency Scheme. Jay Cooke, the veteran financier, sug. gests the Issue of a low-rate govern ment bond for no other purpose than to be subscribed for bythe national batiks as a basis for circulation. He thinks ttie bonds should be Issued in exchange for greenbacksi which should, in tils opinion, be retired as fast-as they come into the treasury, until the full anioun of the greenback currency is withdrawn awl canceled. But Mr. Cooke's scheme. which thus far (s "simply jt-modlfllcaUon of one proposed several years ago by Secretary Wtlllnm "Wlndomrdoes not rtop here. He furtiher contends that: . The banks should be allowed to issue circulation to the amount of one dollar for every dollar at par of governmen bonds held. The banks should also lie al lowed to make additional Issues of eur- ency upon the deposit of such bonds so as to keep up a gradual Increase Buited to the enlarged demands of the country from year to year. As the above provis ions for tho increase of national currency would not be sultkient to cover all the de mands and requirements of our currency system I think it would be well to form a Man, perfectly safe and secure, by which the banks could call for pro rata and re ceive a further amount of circulation upon tho deposit of such securities as a ommlssion composed of representatives of the treasury department, tho banks' and a committee of financial men would decide legitimate and safe, to the ex tent of such valuation as would leave ample margin. As illustrating tho char acter of such securities 1 would men tion first mortgage bonds on Improved real estate In the city of Philadelphia, first mortgage bonds of the Pennsylvania allroact and similar securities. The val uation to be placed upon these should be tuich as In tho Judgment of the com mission Is absolutely sale. In addition to thin tho government should, upon the de posit of similar securities. Increase its de posits with the national banks when there Is a surplus In the treasury, so that money may not be withdrawn from cir culation nnd locked un In the sub-treas uries, as is the'ease now. Mr. Cooke would throw a number of vuluable precautions and safeguards around this kind ' of currency. Ho would, for example, establish a safety fund, consisting of n small percentage of tho banks' circulation, for the pur pose of promptly redeeming the notes of suspended banks. He would also modify the present system of taxing banks, so that the receipts therefrom should not enter Into the Income or ex penses of the government, but should bo laid aside as nn Inviolable security for this circulation. He contends that ills scheme Is not only practicable but also that It would give the country a currency which would automatically contract and expand In accordance with the honest needs of business. It will not escape notice that tho fore going proposition Is In some respects Identical -with that recently outlined In The Tribune by Dr. Daniel B. Strong, of Stnrrucca. Dr. Strong rejects the Idea of creating a new federal debt merely to benefit the banks; but would instead base circulation on approved municipal, county and state bonds, which would be obviously a safer basis than fluctuating Industrial securities suggested in the Cooke proposition. The Strong scheme, furthermore, abolishes Interest, thus effecting nn economy suf ficient every twenty years to redeem the whole amount of tho proposed cir culation. Of the two propositions, al though both are preferable to the Car lisle plan, we regard that of our Star ruoca friend as the better one. Its greutest drawback Is the fact that the public Is not yet educated up to It. POLITICAL POINTS. The legislative committee of tho State Orange. Patrons of Husbandry, as an nounced by Worthy Master Khone, com prises: Gerard C. Ilrown, York; James (1. McSparren, Lancaster; It. II. Thomas, Cumberland; F. N. Moore, Bradford, and B. II, Warren, Chester. President Pro Tom. O. Wesley Thomas, of the senate, and Prospective Speaker Henry F. Walton, of tho house of repre sentatives, are hard at work selecting tho standing committees for the coming leg islative session, and will lie ready to make them public within a few days after the organization of tho two houses. A dis patch from HarriHbuig states that Rep resentative George . Lawrence, of Washington county. Who has been confer ring with Republican leaders, says that tho legislature will adjourn finally about tho second week In April, and "orders have been given to carry out that pro gramme." Tho name of ex-Sorgeant-at-Arms George R. lloopes, of West Chester, will be presented to the legislature next week for a reappointment to the cilice, und, In asmuch as he Is tho only candidate who has yet materialized, It Is asserted that his application will receive favorable consideration. Isaac Martin, of West Grove, has been promised the transcrib ing clerkship of the senate by the Ches ter members, and William Robinson, or Spring City, Is Indorsed by Senator Sny der and several members of the house for tho otlli'o of deputy factory Inspector for the West Chester district. Chester county furnishes about seventy-live ap plicants for places ut Harrlsburg, but only those referred to above have been promised places. RURAL ELECTRIC ROADS. From the Pittsburg Dispatch. The extension of the trolley system Into the rural districts will probably come up again In the coining session of the legis lature. The question whether electric railways should bo permitted to run through the country may be taken us an swering Itself. It Is practically a self- evident proposition that if capital has faith enough in electric power, as a motor for rural transportation, to Invest In these country railroads It should be per mitted to make the experiment under proper conditions. Edward Burroughs, tho state road commissioner of New Jer sey, has luld down certain rules which he regards as vital to protect the public in terest. His main point Is that the grants of right of way should require the track to conform to the width or vehicles gen erally In use on the highways; thut the rails sholl have at Jeust four Inches flange, und that wherever tho tracks uro laid upon public roads the spuce bo tween the rails and for at least llfteen Inches outside of them shall bo either paved or macadamized so as to secure a good roadbed. But there are moro vital points to be covered, with reference to the legal status ot electrical railways on the public high ways. The public experience both with steam rullrouds and with electric roads In cities has been sufllclent to convey a warning ugulnst the Idea that any cor poration can obtain a monopoly in a pub lic highway. The spectacle of corpora tions using their legal ownership of streets as a basis of speculation and ns merchandise In corporate deals should in spire provisions against the repetition of such things on the rurul highways. It may be asking too much of our Icglsla-' tors to expect them to enact the Anglo Saxon prlnclplo that all Improvements In the public highway must be for tho com mon use on tho payment of uniform and reasonable tolls, But It can at least be expected that legislation shall provide for uniform privileges, equal rights for new lines, nnd the purchase of all lines by counties or towns, when desired, at a valuation that shall not be Influted by monopolistic privileges. If rural railways aro practical at all, they will be so Im portant as to make these questions of the first magnitude for the future era when the transportation of the agricultural regions will bo performed by them. The legislation thut gives them being Bhould carefully provide for the tightB of the common people, especially In view of the need for Buch provision exemplified by the older railroads and In the cities. ratal. From tho Detroit Tribune. She hesitated. "If I glvo- you this pie," she aBked, "will I ever see you again?" The individual with deep fringe on his trousers and gores In his coat, shook his head. "Madame," he anBwerod. "I will be frank with you. I am not prepared to say aught as to the possibility of such manifestation by the souls of the de parted as to render them visible to the mortal eye." - ...... The dripping of the rain mingled with the sound of retreating footsteps, while thero could be plainly heard a harsh, grating noise, as of a woman trying to unchain a bulldog. WAGES PAID BY RAILROADS. They Runge All the Way from $8,000 a Year Down to $400. From the St. Louis Globe-Democrat. - We hear a lot of talk nowadays about tho princely salaries of railroad men, but the last report of the New York Central road does not Becm to offer great Induce ments to desert a successful mercantile or professional business to hunt for pas sengers or chaso up freight . It Is true that there ure sixty-nine general ofliuers who averago JCtKtO a year each, with which most of us could worry along very well. But as an offset to these there are l.SSO locomotivo engineers averaging Sl.liO each, and. this is the class drawing the highest average pay when the general of ficers are omitted. Conductors average $901 apiece, $1 more than the previous year. The general ofllce clerks have $808 oath, and then come the employes on the flouting equipment, who have $704 each; they ure really mariners rather than rail way men. Mechanics and helpers on the road receive about $Cli1 and firemen and wipers $010. Station agents get $033, and trainmen, other than engineers, tlremen and conductors, have the sumo wages, us a rule. Roudmastcrs and track foremen average $009, and telegraph operators have an even $000. Slutlon men, other than agents and telegraphers, averago $.Vj5, and mechanics and helpers in the shops are puid $523. Switchmen, flagmen ,and watchmen receive $500; shopmen, other than mechanics and helpers, make about $t00, and, trackmen have $419. The most numerous class on the road are the station men, other than agents and tele graph operutors, of whom there are 5,314. Next come the 4,379 trackmen, 3,010 me chanics und helpers In the shops, and the 2,y BWltchmen. Not In That Business. From the Washington Post. . The Philadelphia Times calls on Mr. Reed to help the Democrats out of their financial dllllculty. The Times ought to understand that Mr. Reed has never1 posed as a member of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Democrats. A VICTIM OF THE RAGE. His eyes were weirdly haggard1 Ills cheeks were worn and thin, He paced his cell with restless strldes- A madman bolted In. "Pray tell me, tell me truly, Can this a human be? Or is Is It some wild animal Who runts and would be free?" "Alas! he once was human, A learned man, they say; Who always kept abreast the times Until one futal duy In his literary passions Ho tried to read. It seems, All the histories of Napoleon In the current magazines." Washington Post. Christmas Presents Useful and Ornamen tal goods for the holi day trade. LADIES' DESKS.. CABINETS, BOOKCASES. LADIES' DRESSING TABLES. TEA TABLES AND LIBRARY TABLES, BRASS AND ONYX TABLES AND CABINETS (OF A GUARANTEED QUALITY.) AN ELEGANT STOCK OF TIC. TURES AT MODERATE COST. FANCY BASKETS AND LAMPS. CALL EARLY AND MAKE YOUR SELECTIONS WHILE OUR AS- ' SORTMENT IS COMPLETE. HH1& Connell, 131 AND 133 WASHINGTON AVE. We are now showing the larg est line of Dinner Sets ever dis played ia this city. A splendid variety in HAVILAND & CO., CHAS. FIELD HAVILAND, R. DELENINEF.ES & 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. Trc secret is out. Not only do they say we do washing for a living, but that we do it well. So keep It going. Tell everybody you see, but tell them not to tell. EUREKA LAUNDRY, 323 Washington Ave. THAT WONDERFUL WEBE it GUERNSEY Bill The Lackawanna Store Association, Limited. We will tell for the next thirty days, previ ous to our Inventory. Edwin C. Burt & Co'., FINE SHOES FOK LADIES, at a reduction ot 10 per cont, from regular pries. Every Udy In Scranton and vicinity should avail them selves of thii opportunity to purchase these celebrated Shoss at the prices usually paid for ordinary goods. We have nuveral othor uare.ilna to offer. Pee our new novelties in FOOTWEAB KOR THE HOLIDAYS. W bava original styles and designs. A full line of Loggings sndOvurpalter. Our stock of the J. 8. TUHXEK CO.'HHIOH GRADE SHOES for gent's wear is complete. You will be peasod with our goods la all departments, having a floe lino of Groceries, Hardware, Dry Goods, Gent's Furnishings, Etc. SrExamlne the new "Kaysnr," Patent Pin ter Tipped Cashmere GLOVES, for Ladies: perfect fitting. With each pair you will find a guarantee ticket, which entitles you to anew pair if the tips wear out before the Gloves. We Are Ready To Show You Our ELEGANT LINE OF Holiday Goods Comprising Dressing Cases, Jewel Cases, Glove Boxes, Cigar Boxes, Sterling Si- ver-Mounted Card Cases and Pocket Books, Bill Books,Photograph Albums, Photograph Frames, Prayer Books, Family Bibles, Ox ford Bibles. The Most Elegant Line of Ink Stands Ever Shown In the City. ENGRAVINO In All Its Branches. REYNOLDS BROS. Stationers and Engravers, 317 LACKAWANNA AVE. DR. HILL & SON ALBANY DENTISTS. Pot teeth, Sii.60; best net, J8; for gold caps nnd teeth without plates, called crown and brklgo work, call for prices and refer ences. TUN ALU i A, ror extracting leota without pain, no etner. no gas. OVR FIRST NATIONAL BANK. BROTHERS, A CflRD -OF-THflNKS We desire to thank the public for the unprecedented patronage extended to us. It is not our desire to rest on our well-earned success. From now until New Year's Day we will hold a final sale of llOHI uUUUu . II fill 11 In accordance with our usual custom every dollar's worth must be disposed of before we begiu our annual inven tory the first week in January. Books, Booklets, Games, Toys, Silverware, Leather Goods, etc., etc. all must go for a mere song. China Closets reduced 15 to 40 per cent. Dec. 27, 1894. Removal Sale of Furniture at HULL & CO.'S, 20S WYOMING AVENUE. Fine Dressing Tables greatly reduced In price YENISON, PRAIRIE CHICKEN, Partridges, Quail, Rabbits, All Kinds of Poultry, Ripe Tomatoes, Mushrooms, Green Beans, Cucumbers, Head Lettuce, Salsify Radishes, Etc. Pierce's Market START 1 NEW YEAR RIGHT And keep going right by buying and carry ing one of LLOYD'S WATCHES. LLOYD, . JEWELER, 423 LACKA. AVE. ! ' ! . TONE IS FOUND ONLY IN THE WEBER PIANO -224- WYOMING AVE. o ii!! ii B IT. . DR. SHIM BERG IS SELLING NOW Pearl Lamier Opera Glasses for $3.85, worth $7.50 300 SPRUCE STREET. DR. E. GREWER, The Philadelphia Specialist, and his asso ciated Hlufl of English and German physicians, are now permanently located at Old Postaffice Building, Corner Penn Avenue and Spruce Street The doctor is a graduae of tho Univer sity of Pennsylvania, formerly demon strator of physiology and surgery at the MoUieo-ChlrurKiral college of PhlladeU phla. Ills specialties are Chronic, Ner vous, Skin, Heart, Womb and Blood dis eases. DISEASES OF THE KERV0US SYSTEM The symptoms of which are dlzzlncss.laek of conlldenee, sexual weakness In men and women, ball rixlng; In throat, spots floating before tho eyen, loss of memory, unable to concentrate tho mind on ono subject, easily startled when suddenly spoken to, and dull distressed mind, which untits 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 spirits, evil forebodings, cowardice, fear, dreaniB, mel ancholy, tire easy of company, feeling ua tired In the morning as when retiring, lack of energy, nervousness, trembling, confusion of thought, depression, constipa tion, weakness of the limbs, etc. Those so affected xhould consult us immediately, ard be restored to perfect health. Lost Manhood Restored. Wenkuess of Young Men Cured. If you have been given up by your phy niclan call upon tho doctor and be exam wd. Ho cures the worst cases of Ner ous Debility, Scrofula, Old Sores, Ca tarrh, Piles, Kemnle Weakness, Affec tions of the Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat, Asthma, Deafness, Tumors, Cancers and Cripples of every description. Consultations free and strictly sacred and coiilidcnir.,. Ofllce hours dully from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday, 9 to 2. Enclose live 2-cent stamps for symtpom blanks and my book called "New Life." I will pay ono thousand dollars In gold to anyone whom I cannot cure of EPI LEPTIC CONVULSIONS or FITS. , , . DR' E- GREWER. Old Pont Odlre Building, comer I'enn avenue and fipruco street. SCRANTON. PA. UNITED STATES CLUB SKATES, HANY STYLES AND SIZES, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL, FOOTE & SHEAR CO, ML IF YOUR OLD BOOKS NKKU ri W INO, SEND THEM TO 9 The Scranton Tribune W Bookbinding Depfc I