The Scranton tribune. (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, January 02, 1895, Page 2, Image 2
THE FCRANTON TRIBUNE WEDXE SDAT MORNING. JANUARY 2, 1895. Concluded from Pafio 1. opportunities for lnvcstisatlon into the merits of applicants are better thun yours or mine. The "nhrloks of locullty' and the demands of personal favorltiHiii nhould not outweigh the careful Judgment Of disinterested philanthropists, whose sole purpose Is to serve the best Interests of the commonwealth: To enable this board to moro effectually carrv out Its purposes, It should bo au thorized to subpoena and enfore the at tendance and testimony of witnesses ma terial to its Investigations. The board a review of the jail management In many pans of the stute merits your attention, us well as the overcrowding of peniten tiaries and reformatories. Now provis ion for the epileptic and criminal Insane needs to bo made, and an appropriation lor additional grounds and cnlurRed build ings at the state hospital at liarrlsburs. m Factory Inspection. The amendments to the factory In spection law, passed by your immedluto predecessors, enlarging the number and extending tho authority of those charged with the duty of Inspection, have been Btrenuously enforced. A growing popular sentiment sustains legal prohibition of child labor and tho uge of restriction Is certain to be gradually advanced. ruii peiism, poverty, cruelly to and neglect or children are perhaps Inseparable from tho conditions of civilization and progress; but there Is a Kratifylr.fr certulnty that year by year a larger proportion even of the children of the poor are gathered Into the schools and In one way or another enjoy the benelits of u broader culture end more tender cure than they wore aforetime wont to receive. Protection to employes by lire- escapes, better ventila tion, necessary hygienic apparatus. In quiry into the cbuko of and responsibility for accidents and general amelioration of the condition or woi'Kingmen aim woman, have followed the Increased elHeleney of the factory Inspector's department. I commend to you his recommendation In t.ehalf of shorter hours of toll, Saturday JiHlf-holldays, better assured seml-mont li ly payments of wages, and Inquiry Into and supervision of the so-called "sweat ing" svstem of labor. The regulutlon by state law of fire es capes on buildings of u certain public character, and the supervision of factor ies, hotels, etc.. by state olllcers have re sulted in greatly increased safeguards of human life. Kecent events have dem onstrated (hat the operation of such laws night be properly extended. The leg islature should see to it that every build ing of unusual height, and any that Is likelv to bo occupied by an unusual nuni her bf people, should be amply providod with meuns of escupo In times of peril. Labor In Its Kclutlon to Legislation The thorough investigations and com prehensive reports of the accomplished hend of the bureau of gtntlstlca. In the de partment of Internal affairs, will bring 10 vour notice the sigiiillcant figures of the extent and cost of labor troubles dur ing the past two years. These huvo not heen as widespread In their extent nor as disastrous in their results 11s often here tofore. The report of the military opera tions of the state government anil of tho movements of the National guard dis closes fewer calls upon It and less neces sity for Its use to protect property and to preserve the supremacy of the law than in some former periods. Hitter experience has often taught both employer and employe the unprofitable ness of strikes, lockouts and every form of forciblo collision and passionate dis pute between labor and capital. All ttn perate representatives of either admit their community of Interests. Co-operation and arbitration therefore seem to be methods of avoiding or of settling con flicts which both would ardently seek. Thus far, In our own commonwealth, le gal provisions for arbitration seem to have been Ineffective, whereus In some other states, notably In Massachusetts, (i measure of success has attended a state scheme of amicably settling labor dis putes. There ought to be no dliiiculty in devising a board of arbitration In which hoth sides might havo confidence ami to whoso Imoartlal judgment both would yield respect.. Corporations, deriving their life and powers from the common wealth and seeking Its protection owe to It the duty of serving and carrying out the purposes of their organization. When they confess themselves unable to do this, fcecuuse of a luck of conlldcnce on the part of their employes and an Incapacity 1o satisfactorily adjust the question of wages, they become subject to the visita tion of the commonwealth. It has been well said: "The state is bound In the end to Interpose; and If the state is to come In at the finish with the buyonet it may 11s well come In at the sturt with the bal ances." The frequent abject surrender of tho duly constituted civil authorities to the turbulent and disorderly the fnllurd to summon and successfully to organize the sherilf'8 posse comltatus and the too frequent unwillingness of representative men who esteem themselves good citizens to support the civil, while they lustily call for the military, branch of the govern- mantara nnt ul nil ni-Ailll uhln tt 11 RV4. tern which depends upon the peaceful au thority of law rather than the arbitrary exercise of force. The spectacle of a sher iff cringing before a mob Is a piteous one, and the executive should be vested with the authority promptly to remove any one who shows himself unwilling or unfit to perform his official functions and to fill his place with a qualified successor. In association with this thought I re srret the necessity of calling to your at tention the fact that during the past two years a brutal lynching stained the soil of .Monroe county, and of this state; Jus tice was travestied and the forms of law suDerseded br a most dangerous and hocking crime. Despite the charge of the grand Jury by the court to fully inves tigate this notorious affair, none of the of fenders has been orougni 10 puntsnment Strikes. Nothing eotild more vividly lllnntrato the unprofitableness of labor strikes and the resulting disadvantages to those who direct them than the statistics or the ! partment of internal affairs, according to wnicn ine loss in wages 111 irsj in Pennsylvania, Incurred by the striking employes In Hfty-lhree strikes, was SI,.'BI5.- 4:13.75, while the loss of the employers was estimated at $131 The riot of Jan. 27, In Mnnsllelcfi Allegheny county, resulting in the burning and destruction of property, and In the loss of at least one life, was largely duo to the Impulnes of a population alien to our laws and lan guage to destroy life and property. Kike inlluences Inspired the spirit of destruc tlveness which permented the strike of the coke workers in the Cnnncllsvllle re gion. Non-English speaking miners were conspicuous, too, in the June (1KH) strike In Jefferson county, to check which two regiments and a troop of cavalry of the "What a Lovely Complexion! "Isn't her are made your kr. llL11rTlH f in IV Jk-V plish this that you will wonder no one has spoken to you of it before. Try with each meal, and at bed-time, a wineglassful or moro of the Genuine Johann Hoff Malt Extract, which you will find to be. most acceptable to the palate as a beverage, nnd will lift you right on to tho plane of the vivacious and trim-figured sister you admire so much, and who seems capable of enduring endless fatigue. Then, again, we must remember the nursing mother, where two lives are dependent upon the proper nourishing of the one. Surely nothing can be more valuable to the mother, nor give more comfort to tho baby, by producing a generous flow of milk, thun tho QENUINE JOHANN HOFFS MALT EXTRACT. Defective nutrition is tho foundation of all ailments. A healthy, well-nourished body can withstand almost any disease. There is resistance power in such a body. I hv been Ukln the Gtnuint Jckann Ifoff't Malt Extra, ! myself for a year or so. and find it an excellent tonic sou appetiter, Without doubt It it the but Malt Extract la the market. v. A. WitlTTEH, Druggitt, Chestnut Hill. BEWARE OP IMITATIONS. Ik auli hat signature S-rtffiA&nmSJ7f Ntck Ubl. National guard were" called out by the disposition shown to destroy property by Incendiarism. As usually happens In these cases, the mere demonstration of the purpose of the state authorities to suppress disorder was sufficient to main tain order without the firing of a gun or the loss of a life. Of the twenty-seven strikes which occurred during the year 18H4 up to Dec. 11, all save three tailed to effect the purposes at which they were alined. Protection to Miners. The coal production of Pennsylvania Is one of the great material interests of the state. In carrying It on enormous ven tures of cupital are required und lurge risks to property are incurred. Of even greater concern. In both the anthracite and Bituminous regions, are me Hun gers of human life. These have been tho subject of frequent legislation, und the enactment of 1SU3, relating to the bitum inous coal mines, went further toward their regulation by the state thun any pre vious legislation. Experience has dem onstrated the wisdom and cllicacy of tho law. Its operutlon Is not only conducive to tho protection und health of the under ground employes, but It meets the ap proval of humane employers who are con cerned for the well being of their oper atives. No step backward should be tuken on this subject. Some complaint continues that miners are defrauded by the use of false weights. If It should be found upon due and Im partial Investigation that there exists substance for such a complaint tho gen eral assembly might Idly consider the propriety of establishing a stale qjflci?, tho incumbent of which would have pnwer at any time, when called upon or of his own volition, to test mine scales or to measure and brand mine cars. The frequent occurrence of mine disas ters In the slato region of tho state, ac companied In some cases by tho Urns of a half dozen human lives, suggests the necessity of extending state protection and regulation to other underground oper atives tliiin those of collieries. Frequent complaints are heard, nnd ome have been made to the law depart ment, from centers of mining or manufac turing Industries that the act of Jhne 9, 1(91, forbidding mining or manufacturing corporations from carrying on stores is violated. Investigations have, dn most cuses. disclosed tho fact that grounds of complaint were offenses against the spirit and not against the letter of the act. lle Ing highly penal In Its churacter und car rying with it the penally of a forfeiturn of corporation franchises, cases under it are bound to he jealously scrutinized an I lis effect and operation to bo strictly construed. As at present enacted tho same persons may be stockholders and managers or a supply sioro ami oi a mining or manufacturing corporation at the same uluce. if conducted entirely apart and without any prcvulllns rule, regulation or eoniraci 10 muse me ein nlnves nf one become tho natrons of an other. Moral coercion is used to defeat all the purposes of tho act of 1S91, and the laborer continues to ue mo viciun or rue so-called "pluck-me system. A more particular legislative definition or this scheme of labor oppression is demanded, Specific punishment, by line and Impris onment, of tho Individuals directly or in directly engaged in It would bo found ef ficient as a partial remedy. High Explosives, The provisions of our statute law rela tive to the manufacture, transportation, salo and use of explosives should bo amended or supplemented by legislative provision regulating the same In regard to nltro-glycerine, dynamite and other de structive agencies. The terrible danger to property and human life occasioned by the careless or criminal use of these dead ly compounds demands that some s.ifc- fiunrd on those who use them even for a awful purposo. Railroad Discriminations. Tho evil of corporate discrimination against some and In fuvor of other pu trons Is neither nbuted nor diminished, Kxlstlng legislation seems to be lncfic. tive to restrain or to punish those who violate the pluln mandates of our funda mental law. Whether It has not been lb serious Intention of the legislature to i'l ford a remedy, or whether It has be?n re fined away by Judicial const ruction, Is not so much the Immediate (question, iia how fitly to meet the condition which con fronts us. That common carriers sho'iid not afford suoerlor fucllltltes or lower fates to ono person or corporation utrur like conditions than to another und that a transportation line should not charge more for the shorter than for the longer huu I. seem to be sucn obvious nronosi tlons that they apply as forcibly to tho sense of commercial expediency lis to that of natural Justice. Nevertheless, It Is freely charged, and has been i ivriueutly disclosed In Judicial proceedings, that these axiomatic principles of law, Justice und trade are constantly violated. More stringent and positive legislation Is need ed to enforce them. livery sort of secret rebate, discrimination and favoritism should be made punishable by u due and imprisonment of the individuals who ihu tico them, and should warrant the forfeit ure of corporate power which thus abuses It. The constitutional Inhibition of free basses Is practically a cad otter, be cause appropriate legislation has not been enacted to enrorce It. The new cnnstitii' tion of New York In embodying a llko pro vision has provided forfeitures ami fore shadowed lines and Imprisonment for those who offend ugalnst it in this re gard. The complaint that the chief senboard cltv and principal nort of Pennsvlvun ii has lost its commerce nnd Is the victim Df trunk line discrimination that the products of our mines and mills are car ried post our own markets and delivered more chonply to extra-slate points that the coul dealers and consumers of I'll a- delphlu are placed at u disadvantage with those of New Jersey and New York- comes from the press, the merchants and manufacturers of our metropolis. If those to whom their first appeal Is fitly made pay no heed, the general assembly should unoru prompt unu lar-reacmng reiier. Street Passenger Kuilways. An Interest of vast nnd constantly In creasing Importance In tho common wealth Is that of street possenger, elec tric, trnctlon or tnllley rnllwnys, as they ure variously known, according to the dif ferent uppllunces used In the nature of the country which they traverse. The old-fashioned horse cars which used to Lass over comparatively few of the streets of the cities havo given place to the swiftly moving trolley cara propelled by electricity, occupyjng not only the streets of the cities but the turnpikes and highways of the suburban ami rural dis tricts, and with their appliances movliiir on wires strung from poles raised In the air. Hy whnt Is vaguely called "munic ipal consent," by the lease or purchnse of turnpike roads anil the control of their franchises and by permission obtained bv various devices and In the most -Informal way from township supervisors, the cor porations owning or lenslng these ronds have ncquired most vaiuiinie and import ant franchises and luive absorbed large complexion charming!" Ther.o expressions we hear every day, by women in reference to others, which reveal a pardonable envy, and one which can be gratified. The secret of good health, as indicutcd by a rich color, land well-rounded figure, is found in a good digestion. Shopping tours, dances and entertainments indulged in, will leave you utterly fagged out, unless you are obtaining all the value from food ; and it is so easy to accom grants of power. The exact rights nnd duties of these companies to the public, the validity of their encroachments upon the highways of the commonwealth, their relations to what are known as "traction" companies, and the extent of the power of theso latter lo mortgages their leases are questions that must In the near future vitally Interest the public and perplex the courts. The plain meaning and intent of our fundamental law are thut In enter prises of this kind there shall bo no stock or bonds Issued except for "money, labor done or money or property actually ro celved;" thnt there shall bo no preater amount of bonded obligation than of paid in cuoitnl stock, und thut all fictitious Increase or "watering of stock or In debtedness shaH bo void. If the claims hlch aro made for electricity as a cheao. practicable and effective motive power are lounueu on weu-esiumisneu scientiuc basis there can be no doubt that roads operated by this agency can do much for tho development or our commonwealth, and that In the near future they must bo n vested wiin tno rignt or eminent do- mln, the authority to carry freight. mils, and perform all the functions here nlore exercised bv steum railways. Hut all such municipalities and tho highways ine rural regions (ire not to be given away without compensating advantages the public, and franchises, which, in the very nature of the case, must be monopolies, should not be granted except the provision bo cuupled with tho con cession thut as ihe grant becomes more valuable the compensation puid to the ranter shall steadily increase. With re- urd to these and to all corporate frail- hises It needs to be kept constantly In lew that their competition, and not their consolidation and combination, Is for pub lic ouvniuage. n nus necome ino rasnion for corporations, under tho plea of a healthful competition, to secure special runcmses rrnm municipalities on their treets and, these once secured. Imnu dlutely to effect consolidation with others all the parties to such combinations pooling their Issues und violating the ery essence or the conditions unon which hey obtained their grants. To prevent nese j am oi tne opinion mat t ie legis lature should prescribe regulations simi lar lo those or the lourtn section or article vll of tho constitution, relating to paral 1 nnd competlntr lines of rnllronds or canals. Competing lines of passenger railways, gas, water or electrical comuan- snnuid not be allowed to effect con solidations and combinations hostilo to lie interests of the commonwealth or of the citizens ot inunlclpalltltes which have granted tnem rignts lor the express pur pose of obtaining the bcnelits of competi tion. Thn state, too, should receive adequate returns in the nature of increased and increasing t:.xos upon this class of ran. roads In connection with any enlargement of their rights nnd privileges. The re cent decision of the courts, that there Is provision in this commonwealth for leviitecl railways, remands thut aues- lon to the legislature. Thev have been found to be valuable agencies of rapid transit in some of the leading cities of the country, nnd If they are entitled to be so onsidered their enumeration itmoni: the iblects proper for Incorporation In our commonweaun snouid ue conceded by the pgiHiniuro, wiinuut reference to or con Iderutlon of tho selfish views of business competitors, which, having obtained their own grains or power, would exclude all ompoiuiors lrom tne lavor of tho state. Municipal Indebtedness. Sections, article Ix. of the constitution Of Pennsylvania provides thut the debt of uny municipality shull never exceed 7 per ceni. upon ine assessed value of the uxanie property therein, and that no municipality shall Incur any new debt or increase us iniieuieuness lo an amount ex ceeding 2 per cent, of its valuation without ho ussent of Its electors. The supreme court has recently decided that In esti mating the debt of any municipality for ine purposes or. uus constitutional pro vision the amount of Its sinking fund may le uciiiicted irom its total Indebtedness, i'nder this construction of the law. nnd by an lullatlon of nssessed values great burdens of Indebtedness may be placed upon me municipalities oi ine common wealth. I nder the legislation of reck- ss councils or a spasmodic popular im. nilse. the money-borrowing capacity of a municipality muy be exhausted for a tem porary purpose, and the burden of debt nay do saddled upon unborn generations. I commend to your earnest consideration the necessity ror protecting tho popula tion of our great municipalities from this Hunger. in practically taking leave of the gen eral assembly of the commonwealth, at a lime so mnr lo tne end or my present a oi otnee. 1 pec lo renew the ex pression ot my high npprecliit on of manv acls of courtesy from individual members or your ponies, ami ot the generally cor- uiai reunions wnicn nave existed between no legislative anil the executive branches of the stute government, and between the ro-ordlnute departments of executive iiu- norlty. umdru at times In their nnrtv allegiance. It Is well for all connected with tneni 10 remember that Ihev urn alike citizens of u great and noble com monwealth, the promotion of whose moral and material Interests should bo the llrst opjcci oi pupnc enort. itiiring the re maining days or my term 1 will most ni dently desire to concur with you In the nucimcnt und the cnlorcement of everv measure which has for its object and ef fect the welfare of Pennsylvania's people una me uuuui oi uiir siuie government. 1-ttniKUT PATTiaON, BILLS INTRODUCED. Measures of Greater or Less linportnnco Submitted by .Members Dy tho United Press. Hiu'rlsbiirg, Jan. 1. At the conclu sion of the reading of the message the following bilU were Introduced in the senate: liy Mr. Tcnroso Authorizing cities and boroug'hs to levy a tax and make appropriations for the establishment nnd maintenance of free libraries; for the abolition of tho public buildings commission of Philadelphia, the bill being drawn to repeal the act of 1870 in conformity with tho objections of the supreme court; constituting the board of school directors In each township a brrard of health, and authorizing It to Impost llties and levy a Health tax; making voting compulsory under pen nl t y of ' Jlne and costs, the fine to go to the publrb school fund of the county In which It Is imposed; amending the act establishing a state board of health; prohibiting members if boards of trustees of state normal schools from making or being Interested in contracts with such schools; omitting Instruc tions as to the mode of binding the an nual roport of the state board of health from the act creating the board. liy Mr. Kllnn Providing for the formation and itrcorporatlon of cities by the consolidation of adjoining cities, boroughs and townships. Hy Mr. I.andls Providing for the purchase and floating of United States (lags from the several public school buildings of the state.' liy Mr. Mitchell, of Bradford Au thorizing county commissioners to erect monuments at the various county seats In momory ot the soldiers and sailors of tho late war, Hy Mr. Porter Fixing the number anil ellgUilUtytif select nnd common councllnien; authorizing the consolida tion and re-arrangement of wards In cities nf the first cluss. By Mr. Grady To prevent trespass ing on lands owned or held for the cul tlvatlon of fm-ests and preservation of game and fish; reducing the bond given by Philadelphia's city treasurer to the state from 1150,000 to JM.OOO. By Mr. Coyle Establishing a sepa rate orphans' court fur Schuylkill county. By Mr. Osburn Providing that a me chanics' lien on ships and vessels Bliull continue nlno months and shall exist In' favor ot ship builders, merchants, tradesmen and tnefhanlcs, By Mr, Mitchell, Jefferson. Making Jefferson county a separate Judicial district. By Mr. Brown For thq improvement of public roads; aiding counties In the construction nnd maintenance of pub lie ronds; prohibiting tho payment of taxes by olllcers and members of politi cal organizations and by candidates. Mr. I.andls presented the petition of Henry D. Heller and twenty qualified electors of the Eighteenth Senatorial district, charging fraud and contesting the election of Krtward II. Laubach Sena'tors Smith, Fllnn, Torter, Mc Carrcll and Cochran were appointed to arrange for the inauguration of Gov ernor-elect Hastings. F. L. Barden. ot this city, waa appointed chaplain by President pro tern Thomas. KATE CROWLEY ALIVE. One of the Supposed Victim of tho Dele- van House Fire Appeal's. By the United Press. Albany, N. Y Jan. 1. The list of fatalities Jn the Delevan House Are remalnB the same as reported last night. This morning; Kate Crowley, one of the servants thought -to have been burned, turned up, but another, Mary Fltsgibbons, la missing, and it Is be lieved that she met her death In the Are. This makes the death list foot up to seventeen. No attempt has as yet been made to search the ruins, the police disclaim ing It to be their duty. Tho proprietors of the burned hotel have lost all, and are taking no steps to look after tho bodies. This morning the ruins blaied up again and It todk some before the lire could be smothered. $0.00 to California Is the prlco of double berth In Tourist Slleplng Car from Chicago on are famous Phillips-Rock Island Tourist Excursions. Through cars on fast trains leavo Chi cago Tuesdays via Fort Worth and 101 Paso, and Thursdays via Scenic Route. Write for particulars to A. Phillips & Co., Ill South Ninth street, Philadelphia. JOHN SEBASTIAN. G.P.A., Chicago. INDUSTRIAL TOPICS. The hea-dquarters of the Susquehan na and Jefferson division of the Erie railroad will remain where they are. Wtlkes-Barre News-Dealer: "Alex ander Mitchell, aa a suggestion for presidency of the Lehigh Valley rail road, is one that can be most heartily commended. He would make an ideal railroad president, and no man is more familiar with railroad management than Mr. Mitchell." Owing to possible legal complications the Lehigh Vulley directors have' changed tho plan for holding the an nual meeting from the New Century club drawing rooms to the company's principal offices, on South Fourth street, Philadelphia. Arrangements have been made, however, for the use of Musical Fund hall should there be occasion. A suggestive thing about the meeting In New York Monday of representa tives ot the anthracite coal companies was the fact that William Joyce, gen eral freight agent of the Pennsylvania, waa present and participated In the de liberations. His company has never co operated with the other coal fields, and Its independent attitude haa done more than any one thing to render the monthly agreements Inoperative. It has ailwaye been allowed a Dercentaffe. but the radical way in whlioh It has Increased its output over the amount allowed has been a couse for appre hension. It is proposed to effect an or ganization of the coal roada Into an association modeled after that of the Trunk Lina association In anticipation of tine passage of the law permitting pooling. Philadelphia Press: "With the be ginning of the new year the eyes of the Heading security holders will be turned anxiously to the future. The prospect Is not bright, but tho manly thing to do is to look -the situation in the face and prepare to meet It. The market prices of the securities below the gen eral mortgage bonds are at the lowest point. The earnings of the company are at the lowest point. It Is doubt ful If the earnings for the fiscal year nded Nov. 3$ will show two-thirda of the general mortgage bonds earned, after substroctlng the sum neoessary to pay off the car trusts. This fact and the state of the coal trade, which la dull and unprofitable, opens up an en tirely new view of the Reading prop erty. In any successful reorganization it Is now plain that some sacrifice will be required of the general mortgage bondholder as well aa from the junior holders. By sacrifice Is meant a seal lng of Interest, something that has never been suggested since the 4 per cents, were Issued. This means an en tirely now scheme of reorganization. If a dan is proposed on which the vari ous Interests can unite, the case of Which must be Integrity of the syetem, there will be a future for the old com pany. Nothing definite Is likely to be done for some months." The .place where the coal was discov ered on the farm of Daniel Klntz In Boss township, about a mile and a half from Sayloraburg, Monroe county. Is the scene of great operations. A shaft has been sunk to a depth of a little more than twenty foet and fine specimens of Beach diamond coal have been found. The vein was thin, however- several Inches thick so the shaft is being sunk deeper. An experienced miner Is superintending the force of men at work. The miner states that the prospects, says the Stroudsburg Daily Times, were good for finding big vein of coal. Since the find of coa a company has been formed. It Is called tlx? Monroe County Prospecting and Mining company. The olllcers are Pnealdent, ex-Judge Peter Qruver; sec retary, J. D. Weiss; treasurer, Charles Eberly, superintendent and manager, Sydenham Mengers. The officers are prominent and well-to-do Monroe coun tlans. Tho par value of the stock Is (10 a share and considerable nas already boon sold. The company has at present 2,000 aoresof land leased for mining pur poses and Is desirous of obtaining more. An officer stated that so long us the Indications for finding coal In pay lng quantities were good the men would be kept at the work of prospect ing. The miner In charge of the work Is confident of striking a rich vein at a di'pth of possibly fifty feet. Mothers ! Mothers ! ! Mothers ! ! ! Mrs. Wlnslow's Soothing Syrup has been used for over fifty year by mil lions of mothers for their children while teething, with perfect success. It soothes the child, softens the gums, allays nil milii: cures wind colic, and is the best remedy for diarrhea. Sold by druggists In every part or the world, ue sure ana ask for "Mrs. Window's Soothing Syrup,' and take no other kind. Twenty-five vents bottle. Legal. IN RE KSTATE OF EZEK1KL OUMAF.H, 1 deceaxed. In the Oruluuui' Court of the Coiiiuv of Lackawanna: Notice Is hereby given to sll persona Inter ested in said estate, that til fund In (he hands of Fred Hu inner aud Ueorge W. Cramer, ex ecutors of tho last will and tostament of the said EmkIui Qumaer. deceased, h shown h the r llnal account, whiflli lias been Hied In an confirmed absolutely by the said Court, will no matrnmtea oy lion. w. Arcnoam, rresi ilent Juduo. at nl Chambers, Court House, Herautuu. ra.. nn tne bid uav oi January, iwu. nt 4 Sll o'clock D. in. at which time and nlaoe all nsraons interested in said fund ere re quired to attend and present their claim or he loruvor aeuarreu iroia omiuf m on saia land. By order or aula co irt made Nov. zttn, lbv. nAioi n OB ui r.u u. Attorneys for JCxecutors. Bnmnton, Pa., Uec, 5. 1KV4. AUDITOR'S NOTICB-The undersigned, an auditor anoulnted by tUe Court of Com mon Hlvaa of Lackawanna oountr to audit the hind arlaing from the nherin rials or per tonal Drooart of Emuia Diem, and to renort distribution thereof, will attend to tue duties or nla appointment at tne omce oi wiuara, warren s tvnapp, in in nnpnoiioan nnuaing, Washington avenue. Bnrantou. Pennsylvania. on Katurdav. January II 1SU5. at 10 o'clock in lite rorenoon, at wnicn tune ana piaoe su per sons Interested are requmted to appear mid present their claims, or be forever debarred (rota comma in upon sam num. CHARLES p. O'MALLEY, Auditor. (onnolfy & Wallace During the Next Three Weeks Previous to our Semi-Annual Inventory, we will make a special effort to close put our stock of Coats and Fur Prices are cut just about in half, and if 3'ou are not provided with a Winter Garment NOW IS YOUR OPPORTUNITY. CONNOLLY & Key IS NOW THE SGRANTON BEDDING CO., PRICES T A Word. WANTS Or ALL, KINDS COST THAT MUCH. WHEN PAID FOR, IN AD VANCE. WHEN A BOOK ACCOUNT IS MADE. NO CHARGE WILL BB LBBB THAN K CENTS. THIS BULB AF- I uiao iv oniAuu haji a vuj mr CEPT SITUATIONS WANTED, WHICH Afjcnts Wanted. TO MAKE BI MONEY SELLlNtt OlK A Electric Telephone. - best teller on earth. Bent all comuleta rendv to set ud. lines of any dUtance. A practical Eloctriu Telephone. Our agents maii.e " to lo a day easy. bvurj uwiy uuvb, diic muiiey whuuui wui n Prices Low. Anyone can make $75 per month. Address W. P. Harrison & Co., Clerk No. 11, ColumbiiH, O. WANTKD - ACTIVE SALESMEN TO handle our line, no neddllnir. Balarr, $73 per month snd expenses paid to all. Oooda entirely new. Apply quickly. P. O. Box, WW, Boston, Mm. Help Wanted Male. MEN IN EVKKY TOWN. PERMANENT ponltlou. Oood pay. Experience unnec essary. Cnautauuus .nursery Co., rortlana, N. Y. WANTED GOOD SOLICITOR TO SOLICIT the nrlntinu trade of Scranton and vi cinity. Apply to J., Tribune oltlce. WANTED AN EXPERIENCED BOOK can vaiwer. Address T. B.. care Tribune office, Scranton. Pa. For Sale. lOR SALE TO A GOOD PHYSIC1AN-A I puyinir practice In a Rood town. Address DOi Tribune office. For Rent. 1 MR HKNT 7-ROllM HOUSE. SO. KiU FlR I1 est street, between Ickson works snd Erie depot; rent 118. Inquire on premises. ITOR RENT FURNISHED AND UNrUB L nished rooms at SUt) Lacknwanna avenue. 170R RENT SIX ROOM HOUSE ON WEST JT Lackawanna avenue. Address THOMAS E. EVANS, soar 118 Luzerne, Hyde Park. I70R RENT NICELY FURNISHED HALL r suitable for lodge rooms. JOHN JEK- MYN, 11V Wyoming uvenue. Rooms Wanted. LiUHMsHEU ROOM WANTED BYAMIU P dle-aited man; not more than three blocks from Third National Bunk, in a small nrlvate family; must be quiet and comfortable: either steam heat or s stove; first-elate reference Kivonanil required; state terms Address lor one week "HLA S K," this otHoe. Money to Loan. MONEY TO LOAN ON BOND AND MORT saare In sums of S1.0O0. gJ.UOU. fAUnO. 1 4,000 or SS.O0O. M. J. VVILSON, Attorney, 413 Lackawanna avenue. Special Notice. rpHE ANNUAL MEETING OP THE X atockholdora of the Thild National Bank of Scranton, will be hold in their directors' room on Tuesday, January 8th, 181)5, between the hours ot and 4 o riocK p. m, . UENKY BEL1N, Jn., Socrotary. ANNUAL STOCKHOLDERS' MEETING of the Weston Mill Co. will bo held at the Kirat National Bank Saturday avenlttiz. January 12th, 1UU6, at 8 o'clook. a ot Liicnaun, secretary. 1 AM NOW PBEPARED TO FURNISH EX 1 hlbitlons snd lectuie upon any subjeot d Hlred. These exhibitions will bo Illustrated, having iu my possession the most powerful dissolving stereoutlcons made. E. H. CALL, Tribune Office. YOU WANT THIS RELIC REPRINT Frank Leslie's Illustrated Week y War Illustrations IStll-lWi. Two Volume Folio, 11D.60; payable monthly, 92.U0. Delivered by express complete, Prepaid. Addisss P. O. MOODY, Cl Gibson street, Scranton, Pa. BLANK BOOKS, PAMPHLETS, MAGA sines, etc, bound or rubouud at Ths Tbibunb ollloe. (juick work. Reasonable prices. If EAL TICKETS CAN BE HAD AT Mi iiL rornsr H prune street and rrauklln svs nuo. Twenty meal tickets for i.50. Good abls board. Lost. T OST-PAIROF GOLD MOUNTED. RIM ij i,m Ava (i-losses. in case marked "Clalr- mont Brothers." Please return to Sanderson's pharmacy. Strayed, E STRAYED TO MY PKEM1SRS A LIVER color setter dog; white spot on forehead ana breast. 1 tie owner csn oare earns oy pay ing cost JOHN JUHU, William stroet. ' Situations Wanted. CITUATION WANTED- BY A YOUNG O man in meat butlness. with lone exnerl enes; best reference furnished. Address BUTCHER, Tribune office. SITUATION WANTED BY A YOUNG widow with two children. Will dp any resoe-table work. Address Mrs, L a. w., IU Cedar avenue. OITUATION WANTED A MIDDLE-AGED u man wanna sitnstioni any sinaoi 1101 wurK ur wriTluK. Hit mum msivnuv qi - uu . IB years a resident of this city. Address "B,," wis omce. OE CEE1 WALLACE 209 Whington Ave. THE CELEBRATED stone Bed MADE EXCLUSIVELY BY GREATLY REDUCED. TO OUR Washburn-Crosby Co. wish to assure their many pat rons thut thev will this year hold to their usual custom ol milling S'l'RlCTLY OLD WHEAT until the new crop is fully cured. New wheat is now upon the market, and owing to the excessively dry weather many millers are of the opinion that it is already cured, and in proper condition for milling. Washburn-Crosby Co. will take no risks, and will allow the new wheat fully three months to mature before grinding. This careful attention to every detail ot milling has placed Washburn.Crosby Co.'s flour far above other brands. ME6ABGEL Wholesale Agents. We have the following supplies of lumber secured, at prices that warrant us in expecting a large share of the trade : Pacific Coast Red Cedar Shingles. "Victor" and other Michigan Brands of White Pine and White Cedar Shingles. Michigan White and Norway Pine Lum ber and BUI Timber. North Carolina Short and Long Leaf Yellow Pine. Miscellaneous stocks of Mine Rails, Mine Ties, Mine Props and Mine Supplies in general. THE RICHARDS LUMBER COMPANY COMMONWEALTH BUILDING, SCRANTON, PA. SHAW, EMERSON, KRAKAUER, NEW ENGLAND, ERIE. . 11 11 J. LAWRENCE STELLE, Music Dealer, 134 Wyoming Avenue, Scranton, THE DICKSON MANUFACTURINGCO 8CRANTON AND WILKES-BARRE, PA., Manufacturers) of Locomotives, Stationary Engines, Boilers, HOISTING AND PUMPING MACHINERY. . ; General Office: SCRANTON, PA. iCAH , KB to Cars new dikdtsi 1 Involuntary Kmtattaas nhttaas ittut s4 situ Vua4 a S J .M., mm ft. WtltiMl nUlDttl Ikh MSlCllU PHCIPS, For Sprue ale By JOHN H. PH it Scranton, Pa. Street, Caoes Spring 602 and 604 Lackawanna Avenue, . Cor. Adams Avenue, patrons: Juniata County, Pennsylvania, White Oak. Sullivan County Hemlock Lumber and Lath. Tioga County Dry Hemlock Stock Hoards. Elk County Dry Hemlock Joists an Studding. fCLOOGH & WARREN, CARPENTER, WATERLOO, CROWN, I PALACE, RE8TORE ' LOST VIGOR brio ? spjs a w oHwttswsrms him wsmos vw ) -- - - t VsrTass DtVlltj, I.oss I'owjr la '"' JM. fro at aa? bm". " A t ..u If ,u .MM. IU DBUDIM UM & CONNELL fSVIll tninmptlM at lasMltr, ll.ss fr bi r !. ?a'?Liil K'HJt. CO.. Cl...l"4,OI. Pharmaclat, eor. Wyoming Avenue an)