THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE SATURDAY MORNING. At ARCH 2, 1895. PSBU3BB3 DAIIT IK 8CRAHT0H PA.. BT TH I TTUKnTS FUBUsuina oojuijrr. KINStaUHY, Pata. MB Oih'i Mae. C. H. RIPPLE, Ste'v and Tsms. LIVV HICHAND, tloiToa. W. W. DAVIS, luimu MaNMia. W. W. YOUNGS, Adv. KimP toiw Tori o?noi: Tmsom buiioua null ORAT, ilAHAQIB. gSTlRID AT TBI POSTOFTICI AT BCRANTOH, fa, A 8SO0ND-OLASI MAIL MATTER. "Printers' Ink," the recognized journal for advertise, rates THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE as the best advertising medium 11 ,11 tuvuiwiu ., -J a V w u.w. lull," knows. SCRANTON, MARCH U, 1895. THE SCRANTON' OF TODAY. Come and Inspect our city. Elevation above the tide, 740 feet. Kxtremely healthy. Estimated population, 1S94, 103,000. Registered vote rs, 20.599. Value of school property, $900,000. Number of school children, 12.000. Average amount ot bank deposits, J10, Coo.ooo. It's the metropolis of northeastern Penn sylvania. Tan produce electrlo power cheaper than Niagara. No better point In the t'nlted States at Which to establish new Industrie. See how we grow: Population In ISO) 9.123 Population In 1S70 S5.000 Population In 1SS0 45.S50 Population In Isho "5.115 Population In 1SW (estimated) 103.0U0 And the end Is not yet. The esteemed Truth appears to be very much perturbed at the? passage, on second reading, of the "drastic." "un-American," "meddlesome," "lntol erent," "narrow-minded," " mischiev ous," "ridiculous," "deformed," "silly," "arrogant." bigoted," "upstart" and "nefarious" Farr bill, which has been advocated by "shallow-pated zealots." The Truth Is funny, very. Ireland on Patriotism. t'pon another page we reprint, sub stantially In full, the admirable ora tion on American patriotism delivered on Washington's birthday, before the l.'nion league, Chicago, by Archbishcp John Ireland, of St. Paul. We counsel every friend of good government to read It with uncommon deliberation and care. It deserves such perusal, as a piece of finished literature; but much more than that, it deserves It because it is the truthful utterance of a wise, liberal-minded and courageous man, who has contributed of his valor as well as of his substance and mind to the cause of good government in the United States. The discerning man must admit that republican government on this conti nent Is Just now undergoing an epoch of unusual gravity and Importance. It is, fortunately, an epoch far separated from thoughts of civil strife. It Is rather a crisis of intelligence than of armed forces meeting upon fields i.f battle. The leaven of inquiry at this moment Is uncommonly active. Mn are asking themselves whether, In the light of the revealed rascality In our large cities and of the perhaps un equalled Incapacity evinced In the ex piring congress, something Is not radi cally at fault In our boasted free Inst! tutlons. perhaps to a further degrfo than most of us realize, the mighty en glnery called public opinion is mov ing toward the conclusion that reform ation will be necessary In these Institu tlons If there Is not to lie, on this con tinent, a parallel of the failures achieved in other lands whfr" men have tried to ordain government by the people. All those who have felt, at times, like yielding to these audacious doubts should read John Ireland's oration They will find In Its firm faith and virile randor refreshment and new civic In spiration. He tells us, crisply and elo quently, what the celebrated English man, Professor Hryce, has told us ut greater length, that our institutions are ail right If we but take the trouble to do our duty toward them. He points out to us that failure in the experiment of self-government can only corns through the failure of the governed to choose, from among themselves, ser vants fitted to govern. And the direct blows that he deals out to Influences now hostile to such wise selection are as timely as they are terse, fearless and epigrammatic. The Carbondale Anthracite wants to hear from the spring poets. We take neighborly pleasure In requesting all such contributors forthwith to address their effusions to our Carbondale con temporary. Genuine Jury Reform. The bill at Harrlsburg proposing to exempt citizens of Pennsylvania from Jury service oftener than once In ten years will probably fall of enactment. There Is no particular demand for It, There Is a demand for the service of Boil and clean men on Juries, but this bill does not supply it. It alms to pre, vent the service on Juries of profes. (clonal hangers-on; but as nn alternative to this vicious practice it proposes to equip the Jury box with men totally In experienced in Jury service. Of the two evils, we believe we would prefer the former. A bill to make a three-fourths ma jority verdict binding, in civil cases, would be more to the point. This would rob the ubiquitous crank of his oppor tunity to hold up the processes of Jus tlce through sheer perversity. We question whether It would Jeopard the right of any citizen or interest. It cer tainly would more nearly conform to the admittedly wise practice In vogue In congress, In the case of an executive veto; a practice which has not .worked hardship, and which Is a useful check upon that veto power, tho first cousin of which is often exercised, in Jury rooms, by the slnglo obstinate Juror who forces the wishes of his eleven companions. There Is apparently no way to correct, by law, the average Ignorunce of the modern Jury. Public sentiment nrny, Indeed, ameliorate it to boiiio extunt by shaming the courts into pressing Into Its Bervlce a higher grade of tales men, but at this time the law will not easily force Ignorance from Us tradi tional field. There Is, consequently, ull the more reason why the legislature should by replacing the uiiunluilt y re quirement, which Is the stupid Juror's greut opportunity for mischief, villi the competency of a majority verdict. divest that unpleasant citizen of his present unpleasant power. According to Senator Hill, "the Dem ocratic purty is the purty of the people. the party of the constitution, the party which believes In equal rights unci equal privileges, in honest elections und In fair play. That purty, though now temporarily in the minority, will cer tainly rise again." When it becomes such a party It will certainly deserve to rise; for it will be where llepublicans are now. Improved City Government. The arena of the buttle for more effl- clent municipal government Is likely soon to be transferred from New Yoik und Albany to Chicago and Springfield, If present plans prevail. The Civic Federation of Chicago has prepared live bills relating to cleaner methods of public administration, which they will push resolutely. If passed and en forced, these bills will revolutionize the present corrupt political condition of Cook county and do much for the cause of j,'ood government everywhere. One i f these bills we analyzed on Tuesday. It Is known as the corrupt practices bill. Another, which we shall herewith sum marize, is known as the city charter bill; and the other three, which affect the collecting of city revenues, arbitra tion and primary elections, we shall discuss at some future time. The m:itn c ljects aimed at in the pro posed city i barter bill are of general in tiest. The bill covers these four points: Fust, u single council, Inde pendent of the mayor, and the elect Hi of aldermen (salary $2,o00 a year each) ;n the mintiity representation plan. Second, the mayor's term of oillce (sal ary, J 10, OH.') is lengthened to four yenrs, and he Is m;dc Ineligible as his on succtsscr. lie Ins a seat in tne coun cil, with the ri;ht to debate, but ro vote. lie appoints the heads of depaii meiils without the consent of the couri- il. In case of vtcancyMn the ofilc-" of mayor the council does not (ill It, but the office devolves on the heads of the executive department:; In a des'rr.Mitoi order of sucCvSHion until the next mu'! clpiil election. 1 1 ird, the administra tion is vested in five great executive departments.whose heads are appointed and are removable by the mayor. These are: Department of accounts and collections under the city comptrol ler, department of finance under the city treasurer, department of public works under the commissioners of pub bile, works, department of law under the corporation counsel, department, of public safety undr the commissioner of public safety. This department In cludes the police, fire and health de partments, and also sanitary and safe ty Inspection. And fourth, in ull cases where special privileges, commonly called franchises, are granted, If com petition Is Impossible, advertisement must be made for proposals; tho pro posed ordinance musit be adored by the board of control, composed of the heads of department, and contain the terms and conditions on which such grant can be made; and after passage by the city council the mayor still retains nn ol solute veto of the ordinance. All ma terials and structures In, over, upon or under the streets must belong to the city upon being put In place, und th grantee obtains the privilege of use during tho limited period for which the license Is given and which Is thirty years In case of elevated railroads, twenty years for surface street car lines, anil ten years for heat or power plants, electric lights, private switch trncks, etc., for which retitul os the or til nance provides and on which the cost of construction Is to be credited. This charter marks a great advance in the popular conception of the right ful functions of municipal govern ment In American titles. Hut why should It not prove practicable? The Philadelphia Uncord thinks that "President Cleveland could hardly have made a more popular selection for the vacant place In his cabinet than the choice of Hon. William L. Wilson." Professor WII;:on s popularity was shown, wu believe, at last fall's eleC' tlons. Ridiculous Untruths. The Ilurrlsburg correspondent of the Scranton Truth ought to maintain a greater reverence for the real truth than to suy, as he did in yesterday's Issue ot that paper: "The only news. papers that have unqualifiedly endorsed the Farr bill are the North American, of Philadelphia, the organ In which tho orders given tho legislature by tho American Protective association are promulgated, and the Scranton Trlb une." This Is not only an untruth; It Is one of those kind of falsehoods which are so ingeniously worded ss to do double the injury ot an ordinary Ho. To be gin with, the Farr bill has been in dorsed right in this city by the Scran ton Free Press, the Scranton Record and, partially, by the Scranton He publican. In Philadelphia it has been Indorsed by the Press and the Evening Telegraph and the Evening Bulletin; In Pottsvllle by the Democratic Even ing Chronicle; in Wllllamsport by the Times; In Allcntown, by tho Leader; in Altoona by the Influential Tribune and also by the Gazette; in Lebanon by tho Dally News; in Pittsburg by Christopher L. Magee's Times, and alBo by the Commercial-Gazette; in Wllkes Parre, by tho Record; and by a number of papers in smaller places. Liistly, tho Truth correspondent's roundabout effort to convey the lmpres Blon that the American Protective asso ciation Is back of tho Farr bill and that much of the support accorded to that bill is due to that organization's In fluence Is little less thun dastardly. Tho American Protective association Is anti-Catholic. Tho Farr bill is favored us much by Catholics us by Protestants, as such. It recognizes the parochial school on equal terms with tho private and the public school. Why, then, ruisi) the "American Protective associa tion" cry? What excuse can the Truth give for this species of religious dema gog Ism? Tho Scranton Truth has our eym- puthy. The attorneys of Harry Iluyward, the Minneapolis murderer, are not up to date. To be strictly in fashion they should enter the plea of hypnotic irre sponsibility. LLUISLATlVi: TOPICS. Sonutor (.may's Visit und Sumo Specula tions Concerning lis I rrccls. Harrlsburg, March 1. There is un ele ment of extreme uncertainty conneei.m with tho visit of Senator Quay to this city. announced for next week, it Is known, for instance, that Governor HiiHtliiKS wants to see. tho breach between him and David Martin harmonized, und that Chris Mugee is doing ull ho can to bring tills consummation ubout. Martin, too, Is un derstood to bo ready to "explain thing.! in it wav which his friends declare will no satisfactory to the Heaver senator, mil on the other hand, it is ulso known tluit Senator Quay, for once In his life, is cm phatleully mud, und that to close lleu- nunls he has eoiiliileil tlio nilormalion that he intends to carry this war of his upon tho recalcitrant I'lilladelphluns to u finish. Can he be persuaded to forego that vengeance? And upon what basis can compromise bo effected? These are the questions that puzzle the politicians ex ceedingly. In this connection, there Is an Inspired paragraph In this morning s 111- nulier, the Uuay puuer of Philadelphia. which Is regurded here us sigmncuut. u follows: "There has been considerable talk about n new deal In the Republican polities of the slate, but if anybody sup poses Governor Hastings Is going to set uo u machine on his own account lie may as well disabuse Ills mind on this point. The governor is not establishing polit ical dynasties this year, but he is en giiged In un earnest patriotic effort to ful fill Ills pledges to the people of the whole state." l or Stnto F.mployment llurcnu. Much favorable comment Is expressed among the members of the "Labor com bine" for the bill of Itenre setitatlve Mar tin, of .Mercer, to create public employ ment offices under the care of the bureau of industrial statistics. The measure pio- vldes that it shall be the duty of the chief of the bureau to establish a public employ ment olllee In each congressional district and employ a superintendent for each of these offices. The superintendents shall post In front of their offices the words "public employment office," ami shall re ceive applications for labor ami make a careful record of each. They may employ clerical assistance und are prohibited from receiving compensation or tee from persons seeking employment. The superintendents are required to make re port every Tuesday to the commissioner of all applicants and persons securing em ployment through their office. A list of applicants end the character of the em ployment desired by them Is to be printed weekly by the superintendents and mulled (very Saturday to tho several superin tendents to bi posted In their resoeetive offices for public inspect'on. The superin tendents shall ulso collect such labor Htu ttstlcs, as the commission muy direct. The commissioner Is to receive a salary of $'.'.i) n year, the superintendents ll.'JaO each and the clerks not more than VM a month. The greatest objection to the bill Is Its l ost. The State ( o'.ltuc's (loo J I. lick. The state treasurer hss prepared a state ment showing that since Its establishment the Pennsylvania State college has re ceived, in nil, from the state and nation, t.i!'J'-M:.'i. The total uppropiiuttons from the slate foot up $7"7.1:W. The college re. eelved from the sale of public lands, SI.M', ii. This nuuiey was loaned to the state at I, per cent, and makes a most excellent endowment Investment. 1'nder the Chltc-d St lies act of 1V. the college has gotten SxTi.ium from t'mie Sam, und the Income from this source will soon be $i",,(io per vear. .Many legislator!! are nsklug what the Institution has done In return for tills liberal treatment. t The cw Circuit Court Hill. Mcmliers of (he State llur association And of the house Judiciary general com mittee have agreed upon an appellate court bill. It provides for five uppellute Judges. They lire to li elected for ten years' terms ond will nit lit Hiinisbnrg. They will have jurisdiction In nil cases In law, equity and the orphans' court. In volving l, mm or under; eases of oyer and terminer by right, except felonious homi cide, which go to the supreme eourl ; np penls from sentences or Indictment nn special allowunce: and In quarter session cases, except where the attorney general personally appears. These ure the main provisions. Antagonism In tho Normal Schools, The cost to the state of mitlntulnlng the slate normals schools with kindled in formation has been furnished by the auditor general In compliance with a sen ate resolution. Ills report shows the ap propriations for buildings to have been 7'i7,.'Oi; for education of teachers, J.lll, imo. and general appropriations, h-.ii.ijiiii. The feeding n Hums; ninny legislators Is that these schools cost more than they urn worth: und It would not be surprising if there were a big slashing in this year's appropriations for them. Another Coyla Kill Hearing. There will be another hearing next Wednesday on the Coylo bill to create the office of commissioner of mining. The opposition to this measure Is growing rap Idly, and It Is strengthened by the fact that the chief result of the bill's enact ment would he to form a new and fat of fice for some lubor chieftain. Habiting to Armories. Senator t'ppermun has Introduced a bill conferring upon municipalities tho right of eminent domain to condemn pub lb! property for annorliV for tho National guard. Public! property could bo used for tho purpose, but often, through dona tion, dedication, appropriation or other wise. It Is tied up. The bill Is Intended to obviate these difficulties. The New lira of the Town Hall, From the Phlladephla Times. A bill bus passed the slate senate au thorising the township supervisors or road commissioners In each township of the state ito cnu to be errcted a suitable building In which to hold elections, store road machinery and transact township business. In short, this set. If It becomes a law and Is generally enforced, will give every township a public hall In which elections and political and other publlo gatherings can be held and all business transacted which requires publicity or the presence ot several officials or private citizens. Pennsylvania has conspicuously lacked the town meeting plan or local gov ernment, which In other states has proved the best source of an Intelligent citizen ship. Tho school houses have generally been utilized for elections and public meetings, for neither of which are they well adapted, even when centrally located. Suitable halls designed for public purposes would be a standing Invitation to the peo ple of the townships to hold frequent con ferences for the consideration of local af fulra und tho discussion of questions of a public nature. No mora Important stop toward the creation of an Intelligent In terest in local affairs could be tuken thun by tlio erection of a public hall in every township. As to Snnduv Opening. London Letter In the Sun. Apropos of tho proposal to open New York saloons on Bunduy afternoons, there ure some significant points In the re turns of convictions for drunkenness in England lust year, bars In tills country be ing open during certain haul's on Sunday afternoon und evening. The number of convictions were U2,T, of which 11,178 Were offenses committed between noon und midnight on Holidays. In Wulus the proportion of Holiday convictions wus still Ivss, numbering 772 In a total of 111,317. Compared with this return for Wales there is significance In the fact that In the border county of Monmouth, to which the .Sunday closing act does nut apply, there were) 11(1 convictions for drunkenness on Sunday ugainst KliU un other days. IN paint the best is the cheapest. Don't be misled by trying what a said to be "just as good," but when you paint insist upon havim a genuine brand of Strictly Pure White Lead It costs no more per gallon than cheap paints, and lasts many times as long. 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CALL EARLY AND MAKE YOUR SELECTIONS WHILE OUR A8 SORTMENT IS COMPLETE. Hill& Connell, 131 AND 133 WASHINGTON AVE. WE Have finished our inven tory and arc now pre pared to give you some good Bargains in DINNER, TEA AND TOILET SETS, BAN QUET, PIANO, STAND LAMPS & CHANDELIERS. Great reductions in fancy goods, Bric-a-Brac, lite. 422 LACKA. AVE. The secret is out. Not only do they Rny we do walislng for a living, but that we do it well. So keep it going. Tell everybody you sec, but tell them not to tell. EUREKA .-. LAUNDRY, 312 Washington Ave. THAT WONDERFUL WEBER. GUERNSEY GOLDSiTH'S Hosiery Department Special Sale of Ladies' Fine, Fancy Hose, London Lengths, Four-Thread Lisle, High Spliced Heels and Double Soles, the regular 50c. quality ; your choice of several styles at A This is the been able to New Wall Paper Department in Basement. A visit to it will save you money. Old Carpets Cleaned, Refitted and Made Over a Specialty. KS-Grand Op ening of New Habitual Silk, Superior Qual ity, Exclusive Designs. See Windov (Milium Blank Book Raymond Trial Balance Books Graves' Indexes Document Boxes Inks of All Kinds agents rnn imiip Edisor's Mimeographs and Supplies Crawford Pens Leon Isaac Pens REYNOLDS Stationers and Engravers, 317 UCKtWJNHJ ML JJJILHOi M LACKAWANNA AVENUE, SCRANTON, PA. CONFECTIONERY At Wholesale) ncl KcUil. PRICES LOW. JUST RECEIVED, A BIG INVOICE OF T BABY CARRIAGES 1 1 AND BICYCLES. Ouriitock of llnby Currlngci) Is un RurpoRscd, DR. HILL & SON ALBANY DENTISTS. Rot tix'th, JVM; boot net, $; for (told rap and tooth without platen, railed crown and brldRO work, call for price nd rfr cnccM. TONAI.OIA, for axtrnctlnit tooth Without pain. No other. No aa. OVER FIRST NATIONAL BANK. BROTHERS, WYOMING AVE. PA Greatest Stocking offer. March 2, 1333. AUCTION SALE Of Twenty Thousand Dollars' worth of Fur niture, at HULL & co:s FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, MARCH 1 AND 2. We have decided to close out the balance of our stock of Furniture before moving. REMEMBERr Sale Friday and Saturday of this week. in 205 WYOMING AVEHDE. A DooMckI Mot In th Rkaton trade haa mi In and tt lll put tcu to Mamma tlin atuck ol Jl'KianrS. at M Spruca atroat. Vina llnr mipxrtor pocket cutlary, ramrn. tc. for Holi day trad. Hum and ammunition at bottom flsnrcM. AIdo anma aeconri baud hila at prlocM that will aatonlab jrou.SwItig it bollarlng YENISON, PRAIRIE CHICKEN, Partridges, Quail, Rabbits, All Kinds of Poultry, Ripe Tomatoes, Mushrooms, Green Beans, Cncmnbers, ' Head Lettuce, Salsify Radishes, Etc. Pierce's Market R MIL j . TONE IS FOUND ONLY IN THE WEBER PIANO BAZAAR Bargain we have ever BOIPAIY EYESIGHT PRESERVED. HeadvhcM pnvonted ind cured by krla j-onr DcleatlflctUi umlDM isd fitivd ocnratl7 bj DR. SHIMBERG. ETEH EXAMINED FREE. Batlfact!s eurnted in erery can. 305 Spruce Streot, DR. E. GREWER, The Philadelphia Specialist, and hla asso elated staff of English and German physicians, are now permanently located at Old Postoffice Building, Corner Penn Avenue and Spruce Street. The doctor In a graduae of the Unlver Ity of Pennsylvania, formerly demon ctrator of physiology and surgery at the Medleo-Ohlrurglcal college of Philadel phia. HIb sperlaltler are Chronic, Ner vous. Skin, Heart, Womb and Blood dis eases. DISEASES OF THE SERVOUS SYSTEM The symptoms of which are dtzziness.laclc of confidence, sexual weakness In men and women, ball rising in throat, spots floating before the eyes, loss of memory, unable to concentrate the mind on on subject, easily startled when suddenly Floken to. and dull distressed mind. which xintlts them for performing tho 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, dreams, mel ancholy, tire easy of company, feeling aa 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 should consult us tmmoiilatclji ard be restored to perfect health. Lost Manhood Restored. Weakness of Young Men Cured. If you have been given up by your phy slcinn call upon the doctor and be exam d. He cures the worst cases of Ner vous L-eblllty, Scrofula, Old Sores, Ca tarrh. Piles, Female Weakness, Affec tions of the Eye, Kar. Nose and Throat. Asthtnn. IVnfncss, Tumors, Cancers and. Cripples of every description. Consult it ions free and strictly sacred and confidents.,, OrtW hours dally fratu 9 a.m. to S p.m. Sunday. to t Knelose five 2-cent stamps for symtpora blanks and my book culled "New Life." I will pay one thousand dollars in gold to anyone whom I cannot cure of KPl LEPTIC CONVULSIONS or FITS. im. E. ORKWER. Old Post Office Mullding, corner Ptua avenue and Spruce street. SCRANTON. PA, Ton't work with poor tools or buy poo hnrdware. No reason why you should. Wo sell the best. Try a Chisel, Ham mer, or Saw. Then you'll want more. Shall soon occupy seven floors, 25x1", In new Carter nnd Kennedy bull. ling, next to First Presbyterian church, lis Wash ington avenue. Come end see us. FOOTE & SHEAR CO. 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