THE SCHANTON 1 HlliVNti - t 41 i.-.JA 1 Juiu.i.a Jr. -.w.' x ',, ItsJo. 4 F0BU3D9 DAILY 01 8CRANTOH PA.. IT TBI TUaOB POBLisaiaa ooauAJrr. it. P. RINOaaURV. Pm Otn'i. Me. C M. RIPPLE, io-t Tmii LIVTS. HICHARO, Coma. W. W. DAVIS, IM W. W. VOUNOS, An. Ton Owim : tibdhi botuhml nan 9 US-IT. MAttAOia. HtBID AT TRI NSTOmOl AT CRISTOII. .. At UOOMD-OLAM MAS MATTI& "Printers' Ink," the recognised journal for advertisers, rates TUK SCRATOM TKIBUNE bs too beat advertising medium In Northeastern Pawuylvaola. ' Printers lokT knows. SCRANTON, MARCH 7, 18U5. I - - - - - THE SCRANTON OV TODAY. I Come and Inspect our city. , Klevatlon above the tide, 740 feet. ; Kxtreruely healthy. ; Ketlnmted population. 1S94, 103.000. 1 Keglstered voters, SO.im. Value of school property. $900,000. Number of school children, 12.000. Average amount of bank deposits, 110. 100.000. It's the metropolis of northeastern l'enn. sylvan U. Can produce electrlo power cheaper than KlaA-ara. No better point In the United States at (which to establish new ludustrisvs. See how we grow: Population in lSuO 9.23 Population In 1870 So.WO Population in 18i0 f'.&50 Population In IS) 75,Jli Population In (estimated) 103,000 And the end Is not yet. The pleasant words of the Scranton Truth, elsewhere reprinted, concerning th resignation of Colonel E. II. Hippie from command of the Thirteenth regi ment aptly express a sentiment which Colonel Ripple's business associates cordially Indorse. It Is not too much to say that the National Guard of the state has long been debtor to the man who has been largely Instrumental In bringing its banner regiment to a de gree of efficiency placing it among the foremost militia regiments in the United States. John Dalzell'5 Obituary. Congressman John Dalzell contributes to the Pittsburg Times a pithy and vig orous obituary review of the Fifty third congress. He says: "It lasted longer and accomplished less than any previous congress. It has been a con gress of details, not of. policies. N'o legislation of any permanent value can be placed to its credit. It has been marked throughout by bitter feuds ami factious wranglings in the dominant party, and by a consequent failure of fruitful results. There has been but little affirmative legislation beyond ap propriation bills, and what has been, has been for the most part bad. "The significant features of the extra session, which met In August, IS33, were the repeal of the Federal election law and of the purchase clause of the Sher man act. The Federal election law was Intended to prevent fraud at the polls, and Its repeal was therefore to have been expected by a house domi nated by the southern wing of the Democracy. The repeal of the silver purchasing provision of the Sherman act was accomplished only by the aid of non-partisan Republican votes. The one feature that will always distin guish this congress Is the Gorman Brice tariff bill, embodying 'party per fidy and party dishonor.' Its deple tion of our revenues, its destruction of our reciprocal trade. Its odious Income tax, Its sectional discriminations; the fearful misery and poverty and dis tress which. In anticipation and In ex ecution. It brought upon our people, will make the Fifty-third congress forever one of evil repute. "Prominent In Its history will be the repeated failures successfully to deal with the financial question. Three time did the president address con gress with a view to relieve the gov ernment' financial distress, but with out result. The Baltimore plan for the reform of our currency was rejected; o waa a second plan for a like charac ter, so was a scheme for the Issue of bonds. As a consequence the treasury Is now leaning upon a syndicate of foreigner bankers, to the syndicate's profit and the treasury's loss. "Many matters of great Importance have been left unprovided for. The Nicaragua canal Is still without legis lation. The Infamous foreign pulley as to Hawaii has been legislative as well as executive. The railroad pooling bill and the bankruptcy bill got no further than the house. The bill for the set tlement of the Pacific railway's debts failed of passage. In a time of extremo poverty and distress the appropriations are simply tremendous. They fur ex ceed those of the so-called billion dol lar congress. "About the only good things that the JMfty-thlrd congress did that I can now recall, were the repeal of the sliver clause of the Hhermun act and tho practical adoption of" tho Reed rules. For both of these the country has to thank the Republican party." The worst thing about tho following: paragraph from the esteemed "Wllkes Barre Record I that, while we would Ilk to aay something back, there Is lit erally nothing that we can say: "It Is a matter of surprise that a olty of Scranton' pretensions should be con tent to get along with a volunteer fire department. Wllkes-Barra discarded that system long ago, and la glad of It. rWe now have one of the most efficient firs departments In the state, and de structive conflagrations within the city . limits are' piratically unknown. ' Scran ton should waken up, get rid of her garden-hose fire department and re place It with one commensurate with the size and Importance of that city." The worst blow that our theory .about Boss Piatt's being down has yet re ceived comes In the form of an editorial corroboration In the Philadelphia Times. In discussing the Schaeffer proposi tion to provide free transportation for children who live a long distance away from school, the Pittsburg Commer-clnl-tJazette very pertinently observes that "under present school laws the di rectors aro required to supply as many schools as are necessary for the public convenience, and accessibility is out- of the essential thlug9 to be considered. If one building will not nullloe, let there be two." This la undoubtedly the proper view of the question. Money spent In building new school houses.where need ed, Is money well invested, It Is an Interesting estimate which those persons put on the Intelligence of this legislature who Insinuate that Us notion on compulsory education has been "coerced" by "oath-buuml cliques." It would now seem to be obligatory on these persons, after this ebullition, to take a rest. An Appreciated Compliment, Our esteemed Lebanon contemporary, the Report, Is pleased to say: "The Scranton Tribune has valiantly cham pioned the Farr bill upon every occa sion with a zeal worthy of a better cause. In this respect, however, it stands in painful loneliness. Xo other Journal has been nearly so vigorous In Its support." Our contemporary, perhaps without intending to do so, pays this Jourmil a slKnal compliment. It testifies to the fact that Tho Tribune is not afraid nor ashamed of its opinions. We do not feel at all lonely; for we have tho happy compunionslUp, in this matter, of thirty state legislatures; of the most eminent educators of Europe and Amer ica, and of very many ot the leading newspapers and magazines in Penn sylvania and elsewhere. But even if we were alone in our advocacy of the rights of children to a free school edu cation, we should not feel deterred from speaking what, according to our con viction, Is the gospel truth on this sub ject. An honest opinion, even when wrong, Is infinitely preferable to a milk-and-water straddle or a voice muffled by expediency. Representative O'Malley's bill to re quire the examination and registration of Journeymen plumbers aims to retire incompetent workmen. This end ought to be accessible without the interven tion of the state; but If state Inter vention Is Indispensable, then let us have it. Amend the Libel Law. The law which Representative Fow proposes for enactment in lieu of the present libel law In this state Is emin ently Just and reasonable. It provides that "before any suit shall be brought for publication of a libel in any news paper In this state the aggrieved party shall, at least three days before filing or serving the complaint In such suit, serve notice on the publisher or pub lishers of said newspaper at their principal office of publication, specify ing the statements In said articles which he or they allege to be false and defamatory. If It shall appear on the trial of said action that the said article was published In good faith, that its falsity was due to mistake or mis apprehension of the facts and that a full and fair retraction of any state ment therein alleged to be erroneous was published in the next regular Issue of such paper, or In case of dally papers within three days after such mistake or misapprehension was brought to the knowledge of such publisher or pub lishers, in as conspicuous place and type in such newspaper as was the article complained of as libellous, then the plaintiff In such case shall recover only actual damage; provided, however, that the provisions of this act shall not ap ply to the case of any libel against any candidate for a public office In this state, unless the retraction of the charge I marie editorially In a con spicuous manner at least three dnys before the election, In case such libel lous article was published in a dally paper; and In rase such libellous article was published In a weekly paper at least ten dnys before the election." The merit of a law like this, as has been experimentally proved In Wis consin, where It has for some months been In force, consists of the fact thnt It puts an effective bar to the activities of pettifogging lawyers who Inelln libel litigation for the fees there are In it. The foregoing law, as will be seen after a close scrutiny of Its provisions, offers no protection to Journalists who utter malicious libels. The man who uses the far-reaching opportunities of the press to deliberately slander an enemy or gratify a personal spile would be as much subject to prosecution under tho proposed statute as he Is under the existing law. Honorable publishers seek no relaxation of the statutory penalties provided for Journalistic hyenas and ghouls. But at the same time, they think they have a right, clearly founded In both Justice and morals, to be dissociat ed before the law from such wanlon violators of the power of the press, They think they have a right to be re garded as Innooent of criminal Intent until they shall be proved guilty. .They Imagine that the honest effort to undue an unintentional Injustice, committed during the Inevitable haste and con fusion of modern journalism, ought In common fairness to weigh In the scales of justice to the defendant's credit Under the present laws relating to l'oel In this commonwealthsuch manly act of reparation counts for nothing Al though the publisher of a libel may be, in Intention, as Innocent of evil as the new born babe, he Is adjudged, by the very fact of an erroneous publication, to be a criminal of the blackest dye; and there is nothing but the uncertain common sense of the Jury between him and condign punishment. So far from resting content with the protection of one class of citizens from Injustice, tho libel laws of Pennsylvania go clear through to tho opposite extreme of pil ing Injustice on another class, without even tho decent excuso of a public de mand for such exaggeration of legisla tive Intervention. The Fow bill Is moderate, Just and fair. It puts the cane on a true basis. Its enactment is demanded by every consideration of equity and fair play. Had Captain Delaney been tho cus tocllun of slate buildings ""l grounds at the time of the acceptance of the remodeled capital, it is safe to believe that the present hail of the lioutie of representatives would not resemble, In Its acoiiMtle properties, a modern Cave of the Winds. When Sir. Heed was speaker, Mr. Crisp refused to offer a resolution of thanks; and when Crisp came to re lliiqulsh theguvel. Reed found no tlmu to participate In the routine vote of thanks. It Is a poor Crisp rule which will not work both ways. The spectacle presented by" the Read ing railroad In attempting to Intimidate the Lehluli Valley and New Jersey Central, under all circumstances, is what Artemus Ward would have char acterized as "amuzln." - -- - The appearance of the local street crossings yesterday betokened a dis tinct Improvement, for which the street commissioner's department is respect fully requested to accept the public's thanks. May the good work go on! The Quay county bill having received a favorable report by the house com mittee on new counties, It Is proper to remind the opposition that If It has anything further to say, now is thu time to say It. LEGISLATIVE TOl'U'.S. The I'racticc of Tanning Out Jobs lias lias Not Vet Ceased. Harrlsbiirg. .March G-The promise at the opening of the legisaturo that the pructl -e of "farming out" places would be abol ished has not yet been fultllled. If the roll of employes of either body were to be called unexpectedly any nay not 20 per cent, of those drawing extravagant sal aries would bo In their places ready to re spond. Kxcept the most Important posi tions, as chief elerk, resident clerk and sergeant-at-arms, the otllces are tilled by substitutes who do not receive anything liko the pay provided for by the state. The salary of the employes who have "farmed out" their Jobs Is not drawn in person, but letters of attorney and orders are given or signed by them to their sub stitutes on the auditor general who issues warrants for their pay In the name of the attorneys, In fact, or those to whom tho orders are given. In this way the em ployes need never present themselves to the auditor general and they are no more present in person to draw their 'pay than they are to do the work for which they are paid. There Is a secret movement on foot t";r the Introduction of a resolution In the house to abolish this practice, direct tho attention of the auditor general and state treasurer to these fat ts and request them to see that these employes hereafter at least present themselves in person for their pay. Arc Members Implicated .' It Is believed that certain members of the legislature share in the pay of some of the employes. The custom is for them to secure a position like paster und folder or Janitor of a committee room, the sal ary of which Is 30 a day, for a political worker In their district, and then employ a ward politician in this city to do thu work for a dollar or two a day. The bal ance Is divided between the member and the man for whom he gets tho place. It is no secret that theru are men now In tho employ of the slate outside of the legisla ture who, In connection with their own work, are informing the duties of a fire man or Janitor for somebody else for '.0 or ISi per rent, of the pny allowed by thu state for this work. There are at least a half dozen substitutes at the capltol who aro doing the work of three or four men each. Hie. Division of Salaries. In the small counties where there are three or four Hpplleunts for place and tlu member Is allowed only one by the slate committee the matter Is compromised by giving the appointment to one and hu dividing his salary, exclusive of what ha pays to his "sub," among the others. This has frequently been done and Is be. Ing done at the present session. There are on the p.iy roll of the house and senate tho tiHini'S of employes who have not been In Hut kisburg since their appointment and who will not come unless they are forced to. Auditor llenenil Uregg is anx ious In abolish this pra'-llre, but lie enn- Tiot do It without the assistance of the le.- Islafure, or the attorney general. When (lencral McCormli k's attention Is called to It he will probably art. Tho New House' I uhnos. Tlio hoard of public buildings and grounds has engaged Captain l.ouls It. Wallers, of I'hoeiilxvllle, to woik out n plan for tl Improvement of the acoustic properties of the hall of tho house of rep resentatives. He bail made careful meas urements of ,the room ind Is convinced that the defect can Iw remedied. A simi lar defect In the capltol ut Dos Moines wns corrected by changing the pitch of the roiling. Cui'tiiln Walters says the pro blem Is n illflli'tilt one and will have to be worked out sclentllleully. He believes tlio most, feualblo plan for a permanent Im provement of this defect Is to change, thu celling, but this would Involve a greater expenditure of money than the boant would cure to authorize ut this time, 'i'lia hmvy lambrequins which have been placed In the windows hnve made a slight Improvement In the acoustic properties of the room, 'I he t'sclcss llitiiHo (iiillerr. Another defect in the hoiiso that Is not likely to soon bn remedied, is the gallery which not only destroys the symmetry and beauty of the room, but I practically use less, it Is to arranged that only tho speaker and tits members In the front row of scats may ha seen from It. Theru ought to ho a gsllory In the house pat terned after that In the sunute chamber ut Washington. This was the Intention of ex-8tat Treasurer lloycr, the framnr of the bill passed by the last legislature, ap propriating tlSA.tSW to remodel and Improve tho hall of the house. This Idea was not carrlod out, hnwover, by the architect and the result Is a useless appendage which la rarely occupied. Looseness of tho Itallot Law. From the Philadelphia Press, That fuatur of the present law which permits a - voter to have assistance In marking his ballot hits been grossly abused. This has beet! shown In every in quiry made. It waa never Intended to permit any one capable of marking his own ballot to have assistance. The other conspicuous fault of the existing law ts the provision which enables the voter to mark Ut whole ticket by a single cross In a circle ot the top. This will do well enough for thorfe who want to vote blind ly some party ticket, without regard to whom the camllales are, but It does not encourage the scrutiny of each name which is so conducive to intelligent and proper results. With the exception of the ticket for presidential electors every four years the voter should be required to mark Individually the name of each candidate for whom he desires to vote. In that way ho will know Just what he Is doing, and we are likely to got much better results In some of our purely local and non-po-ltllcal elections. The namos on the ticket In any one year are not so numerous as to make the soparato marking vory much of a task. There is very Utile hope thnt those (Icslrablo changes will bo made very soon Ihero Is not tho least Indication of It at the present session of the legislature but they ought to be made at once. An I loquunt Compliment From tho Berunton Truth. Tlio resignation of Colonel K. II. Ripplo from tlio coiiimund of the. Thirteenth regi ment, deprives that splendid organization of the services of a capable and Judlc'.oux olllcer us well as a gallnnt soldier who n Joys In a marked degree tlio conlldence and esteem of every mi inner of thn re.rl ineat. Colonel lllpplu brought to Ills du ties us commander of tho Thirteenth regi ment, with which hu hasbecn connected for seventeen years, tho experiuncu of a brave goldlur who served Ills country nobly and Buffered for her sake In the stormy days of .the civil war, so that his Ideas of mili tary llfo wero not merely theoretical. It Is gratifying to know that he does nut re tiro from tho National guard of the statu, as hu lias accepted un uppolutment to the otllcu of commissary genural on the stuff of Uovurnor Hustings. Quaker OATS Better than beef cheaper, too! Three times as nour ishing one-third as ex pensive. Pure and sweet. 5old only In a lb. Packages. Useful and Orna mental Goods 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 PIC TURES AT MODERATE COST. FANCY BASKETS AND LAMPS. CALL EARLY AND MAKE YOUR SELECTIONS WHILE OUR AS SORTMENT IS COMPLETE. Hill & Council, 131 IND 133 WASHINGTON AVE. WE Have finished our inven tory and are 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, Brlc-a-Brac. Etc. tuuum 422 LACKA. AVE. The secret Is out. Not only do they say wc do wahslug fur a living, but that wc do it well. So keep It fining. Tell everybody you sec, but tell them not to tell. , EUREKA .-. LAUNDRY, 32 Washington Ave. THAT WONDERFUL WEBER ! ; GUERNSEY BROTHERS, WYOMING AVE. LACE Second ioo Pairs .00 Pairs 79 airs 25 Pain 25 Pahs Also 17 Pairs 27 Pairs exceedingly SPE01AL SALE OF Immense Stock of Kiotos, Yarnatos, Kordavans, Carsava. Myotto. All Sizes. Best Quality. Ynmato Rtifjs, 3o feet by 60 feet, B I.73 "YeuiiMto Hugs, 6 feet by 6 feet, . 3.49 Carsava Kugs, 6 feet by 9 feet, - . 798 Myotto Kus, 9 feet by 12 feet, - 198 All new designs, just landed, per steamer "City of Peking." , Estimates and carefully executed designs submitted for furnishing Hotels. Private Residences and Public Buildings, with Hangings, Draperies, Window Shades and Curtains.having in our employ the best designers that can be obtained Blank Books Raymond Trial Balance Books Graves' Indexes Document Boxes Inks of All Kinds AGENTS FORaa Edisor's Mimeographs and Supplies Crawford Pens Leon Isaac Pens REYNOLDS BROS. Stationers and Engravers, 317 IkCKattltKNft IVL J. D. WILLIAMS & BRO. 314 LACKAWANNA AVENUE, ' SCRANTON, PA. CONFECTIONERY At Wbolcsalo and Rotail. PRICES LOW. JUST RECEIVED. A BIG INVOICE OF T BABY CARRIAGES 1 i, AND BICYCLES, Our stock of Haty Carriages in un surpusi'il. DR. KILL & SON ALBANY DENTISTS. Ret teelh, tft.SO; best set, W: for gold cap and teeth without plntes, called crown and bridge work, call for prices and refer enciiH. TON Al All A, for oxtractlng tcot without pain. No ether. No gen. OVER FIRST NATIONAL BANK. TONE IS FOUND ONLY IN THE ' WEBER PIANO SPECIAL SALE OF CURTAINS AND RUGS Floor. Take Real Irish Point at $1.98 2.49 2.98 " 3.49 3.98 " 4 93 Fine Irish Point at 7.98 JAPANESE RUGS. March 7, 1803. Removal Sale of Furniture Will Be Continued This Week at HULL & CO.'S, 205 AND 207 WYOMING AVE. us Don't work with poor tools or buy poor hardware. No reason why you Hlionld. We noil the lest. Try a Chlivl. Ham mer, or Siiw. Then you'll wnnt more. Shnll noon occupy Beven floor.. 2r.irj, In new Cnrter ami Kennedy luilldlng. next to First l'resbyterlnn church, 11 Wash ington avenue. Come and tea u. i VENISON, PRAIRIE CHICKEN, Partridges, Quail, Rabbits, All Kinds of Poultry, Ripe Tomatoes, Mushrooms, Green Beans, Cucumbers, Head Lettuce, Salsify Radishes, Etc, Pierce's Market n u M u I t ! I II f 1 BAZAAR. Elevator. per pair. per pair. per pair. per pair. per pair. per jp per pair. -DR. E. GREWER, The Philadelphia Specialist, and hi asso. ciatad suin oi Enghoh aud German pbyaiciana, are now permanently lo'ated at Old Postoffice Building, Corner Penn Avenue and Spruce Street The doctor is a fraduae of the Unlver. Bity of Pennsylvania, formerly demon atrator of physiology and surgery at the Uediuo-Chtrurfrical college af Philadel phla. His special tin are Chronic, Ner. vouts. Skin, Heart, Worn and Blood dis eases. DISEASES OF THE FERYOUS SYSTEM The rymptoms of which are dizzlnesa,laclc of conlldence. sexual weakness in men and women, ball rising in throat, spot floating before the eyes, loss of memory, unable to concentrate the mind on one subject, easily startled when suddenly spoken to, and dull distressed mlnd.whlca unfits them for performing tho actual du ties of lite, making happiness impossible, distressing the action of the heart, caus ing fliiFh 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 cnerpy, nervousness, trembling, confusion of thought,depression, constipa tion, weakness of the limbs, etc. Those so affected should consult us Immediately ard be restored perfect health. Lost Manhood Restored. Yeakuess of Young Men Cured. If you have been given up by your phy sicl&n call upon the doctor and be exam d. He cures the worst cases of Ner ous t'ebility, Scrofula. Old Sores, Ca tnrrh, Piles, Female Weakness, Affec tions of the TCye. Kar. Nose and Throat, Asthma, Deafness, Tumors, Cancers and Cripplis of every description. Consultations free and strictly sacred and contldcnlK,. Office hours daily frana. t a.m. to p.m. Sunday, S to S. Knclose five 2-cent stamps for svmtpont blanks and my book called "New'Llfe" 1 will pay one thousand dollars In goU to anyone whom I cannot cure of PI LEPT1C CONVULSIONS or FITS ., PK. E. GREWER. Old Tost Office Building, corner Pea avenue and Spnice street. SCRANTON. PA. GET UM THE SWIM. A STF.RMXa Is what will do it. Built tike a watch sn I is a beauty. None but the Anesl of the illlli'ient grades of wheels in my Un for H.. Prices t rom to S If you can appr ciate a good thing examlue my line, A. W. JURISCH, 433 Spruce St -.aaaat AYLESVVORTH'S MEAT MARKET The Finest In the City. The latest Improved furnish ings, and apparatus for ketpinf meat, butter and eggs. 223 Wyoming Av. wwt at. iMi kuoic rn THE WOllA I "A ioUar tarn U a AWfer eaewd." Talc Tulles' Halld rranefc ItoagvlaKldll. tea Boot deUnrad rta anywhere, ta taa D..oa rseeipi or uaaa, mobst unn, or I'oual Mat far tlM. Kqnsl enry lea doom old la all retail Macsa tor ilW. We nuke this bast ourselves, therefore we aasr antes thsjU, tfU ami wear, and If any one to sot aaOsflsa win reraae toa aweary sand another astr. Oaera To or Coassoe Beata, tha C, O. B, B KB. n 1 to aM aalt as, BmiyturtlMl uUIu r; Iluutraled Oat, krio FREC Dexter Shoe COriSfc