THE SCKANTON THIBIWE -WEDNESDAY AIOKNlN"6r. MARCH 20, lSf)3. 4 PBBU2HI3 DAILY IK 8CRAHT0K PA., ITTBITaiWIM poauaniaa OourAjrr. L t. r. RINOSBURY. Pan. Q'i " C. H. RIPPLE, m Tuu LIVT S. RICHARD, Carroll. W. W. DAVIS, IniNiu Mam. ' W. W. V0UNG8, Ao. Maae'tV kttW TOBK Omci: TF.1BDHS BTODIR VRAM B QRAT. MAHAQia. BSTIRJD AT THi P08T0FFICS AT SCRANT0M, FA. A BAUOHD-OLAM MAILKATTIR. "Printers' Ink," the recognliod journnl for BdTertLsers, rates Tllfc SCKAJITO! TRIBUNE as the best advertising medium la Northeastern Pennsylvania. " Printers' Ink" knows. The Tribune Is fur Sulo Daily ttt the l., L. it . Stutlon ut lloboken. SCRAN TON, MAKCH a), 18U5. THE SCKAMON OF TODAY. Come und Inspect our city. Elevation above the tide, 710 feet. Kxtremely heulthy. Estimated population, 1SW, 103,000. Iteglslered voters, Vulue of school property, JiWO.OOO. Number of school children, 12,000. Averuga amount of bank deposits, $10, 000,000. It's the metropolis of northeastern Penn sylvania. Can produce electric power cheaper than Niagara. No better point in the United States at Y hlch to establish new industries. See how we (trow: Population in 1S60 9.223 Population In 1870 35,000 ! Population In 18S0 45.SM Population. In 1890..., 75,213 Population In 1894 (estimated) llB.OOO And the end Is not yet. If the lunch wagons are to be driven from the streets, will Sunday news paper vending on the streets be pro hibited also? The Ten-hoot Limit. The suggestion of City Solicitor Tor rey, that In view of the now conceded legality of the "ten-foot reservation" In this city property-owners on a given street ought for mutual protection to sign a paper agreeing to a uniform line of frontage, either inclusive or exclu sive of the ten-foot limit, is un emi nently sensible one. It needs nothing more than ocular demonstration to prove how unsightly a street is where one building stanUs Hush with the outer boundary of the mischievous reservation, while the adjacent prop erty Is set in live or ten feet. The ap pearance of such a street Is always marred by these Irregularities; however ornate the buildings upon it. The worst things about this reserva tion a thing which only private agree ment among property-owners can now prevent is that it will mean, in time, the narrowing of our already narrow streets by fully twenty feet. When one builder occupies the whole limit, the next one Is compelled to occupy it, also, unless he be patriotic enough to remain ccntent with a location hoelessly In the background. Thus the encroach ment pasnes down the line, on either side, until the street's narrowing is ac complished and Its sightliness gone. The man to blame Is, of course, the one who initiates the Innovation; and he can only be held In check by his own volition, exercised In response to the petition of his neighbors. This slight recourse does not inspire the candid observer with much enthu slasm of hope; but It Is all that is left to Scran ton, under the law; and if it is to be rendered useful In preserving the streets of the central city from further irregularity the application of It can not safely be postponed. Mr. Cleveland will hardly be solaced by the reflection that the one creditable act of his administration was performed by Secretary Oresham while he was on a vacation. , New Corrupt Practices Act. The Pennsylvania Civil Service In form association unnounces that It Is preparing for Introduction at Harris burg a bill sufficiently comprehensive In its provisions to prevent or abolish corrupt practices at elections. As ex plained by Mr. Francis Wood, the bill will follow the general lines of the present Missouri act, but will Include several Improvements. That act tf fines the offense of bribery at elections and provides for the punishment of those Who violate Its provisions In this respect as follows: "And any person so offending shall be guilty of a felony and shall be punished by Imprisonment In the penitentiary for a term of not lees than two years and not more than five years; and for every such offense he shall forfeit the sum of $500, with costs of suit, to any person who shall sue for the same In the name of the state." The act also forbids treating for the purpose of Influencing a per son's vote, and any violence or threat of Injury or loss In employment or busl Tiess. The Missouri act sets a close limit on the amount of money which a randldate may spend either by himself or his agents, or through committees or organizations. For 000 voters or less the sum affixed for campaign expenses is $100; for each 100 voters over 5.000 and under 25,000, $2 Is added; for each 100 over 25,000 and up to 00,000, $1; and for each 100 over D0.0O0, an additional CO cents.)' ! - It Is proposed, under the contemplat pd law In this state, to require all candi dates, within thirty dayB after the elec tion, to file .with the recorder of deeds a sworn statement in writing Betting forth in detail all sums contributed or expended by himself or any other per son In connection with his nomination or election. Farcical election contests will be obviated by the provision au thorizing the person who receives the next highest number of votes to the successful candidate to commence pro ceedings to punish violators of the act. Should they result In any person being found guilty, the punishment Inflicted would carry with It the declurlng of the office vacant. Whether these provisions, or any part of them, can be got through a legislature which steadily refuses to amend the ballot act so as to promote purity and secrecy at elections Is a Ques tion to which we will not hazard nn answer. But there can be no deniul that the trend of reputable public opin ion is away from corrupt practices In connection with elections to chic of fices; and If the foregoing bill will so much as partially check these practices, It will have a strong claim upon the public's favor. A considerable fuss is being made be- causo of the fact that at Senator Cumeion's Instigation u distinguished advocate of bimetallism has been In vited to address the llunisburg general assembly, next Friday evening, upon the present phases of the currency problem. Is It criminal, we wonder, to heur both sides of an Important sub ject? - - Bimetallism Already Possible. In an open letter John V. Karwell, the noted Chicago merchant, makes a singularly forceful plea for blmetal- sm. After showing that during the period from 1S50 to IS'.W there were coined, In ull the mints of the world. 81,000 tons of silver to 11,000 tons of gold a quantitative ratio of only ! to 1 as aguinst the qualitative ratio of l.Vj to 1 obtaining in the United States prior to the demonetization of silver in 1ST.'! ho scouts the idea that silver, If coined on a parity with gold, would Inundate any country so as to drive out Its gold. The remedy for the present Insulll- clencyof precious metal to insure stabil ity in the exchanges of the world Is not however, to throw the mints of this country open to the free and unlimited coinage of silver. Mr. Fnrwell declares that that course would bo little less than ruinous. It would mean that "all creditors who had obligations not pay able lu gold would be obliged by such a law to accept silver, worth only one half the amount that the government made it worth when 'the debt was con traded by keeping gold, silver and paper all on a par with each other. Such a law would put all classes by tin- ears, with the ugly grip of a practical repudiation, because suiiil perhaps the largest number would pay their debts with one-half the amount they really agreed to pay, and the rest would have to pay 50 or 100 per cent, more than they tgreed to pay. In the face of the gov ernment pledge to make all kinds of money available to pay debts, and when they agreed to pay In gold they believed in the faith of their servants, now become their masters." The point in Mr. FarwelKs argument which Seems iU"Stionablo is where he says: If the 1'iilted St.itii want bimetallism which I firmly believe they and the whole world need, the quickest way to get It is to put all our currency on u (klinlte goM basis, in fact and hot in theory, und then Join a monetary conference for Interri'i- tlonal bimetallism, when asked to do fo ami they will not have to wall long for u request to Join such a conference, because when confidence is thus established In our currency foreign capital, now Increasing Its unused surplus, by selling our securl ties, will at once buy all we have to sell at lower interest than ever before, anil set the current of gold to America In rtich volume that foreign governments In th"ir own Interest will bog for bimetallism as the only means of preserving their moil tuiry supremacy In the markets of the world of borrowers. This Is the old cry of solicitude for what foreign Investors may want us to do. It occurs to us that If we, ns a na tlon, had a trifle less consideration for the money-lenders of Lombard street who use American Investments merely as a mechanism for the drainage out of this country of Interest payments, and would, Instend, try to get our securities In the hands of American purchasers. the result would come out to our grati fied satisfaction. We are able to paddle our own canoe, here In America did we but know It, even to the extent of estnbl'shlng practical bimetallism without waiting a single day for the consent of on luternatlonal conference After reviewing ut length the various and often fantastic efforts of a number of state legislatures, now in session, to solve the Intoxicating drink problem the Philadelphia Press Is moved to remark, that "If those who wish to mitigate the acknowledged evils of the liquor trafllc were less anxious to carry out some special Idea of their own nnd were willing to give every pructlcu plan suggested a full and fair trial and would admit that one plan may not be good for nil people and nil places and that local conditions must be taken Into account, much fasler progress would be made toward solving the problem.' Similarly, If there were less fad-follow Ing and more direct, robust, personal temperance reform work aimed at the conscience of both liquor-user anil liquor-seller, the result would probably be mure satisfactory than It Is. The esteemed Philadelphia Itecord admits that an International agree' ment to bimetallism is all moonshine but It declares that "partisan (sic) bl metalllsm," whatever that menus, "Is the . halfway house between honest money and free silver coinage." If this country should Ibe forced to choose, between a single standard of gold and the free coinage of . American, slivn alongside of gold upon a bimetallic basis, does tho Record suppose that It would choose the former? Most assur edly It would not. - Richard Mansfield explicitly repudi ates the Interview In Which he was credited with asserting that he Is' as great an actor as Henry Irving. IMr, Mansfield's opinion of the sentiment of that Interview 1b not yet declared. The liquor question In Now York city, as viewed by many practical reformers, seems to be whether the state, by Ignor ing Sunday Illegalities, shall ussume that they do not exist; or whether, recognising that Sunday selling Is, un der nny conditions, Inevitable, it shall do Its best so to restrict that selling as to occasion a minimum of law-breaking and public disturbance. Hoth views have been very learnedly fortllled, but It Is noticeable thai the practical men of business Incline somewhat strongly toward the second of these positions. The Washington correspondents who ni-o trying to figure out who shall wear Cleveland's mantle are wasting u good deal of space over a thing of exceeding ly small political value. Perhaps, after all. the largest frue- tl )f the cruel wur between David Martin and Senator Quay Is being fought by the torchlight colonels of the newspapers. - The spilling of Ink over the Horn-get- Mark-Twain Incident has paused stif llciently to enable the public to whisper that It Is extremely tired. No honest Kcpubllcun need regret the divorcement of this government's for eign policy from the Lilliputian bicker ings of partisan politics. Free discussion will do no harm, whatever may be said of the merits of free silver. LKGlSLATlVi: TOPICS. Harrisbarg, March 19.-The bill to creute stale charities ileparliuent has passed second reading in the house. The bill pro vides for clerical force und also three in spectorsone ot charities, one or correc tion, and one of lunacy. 1 he superintend ent shall sco that the laws of the state re lating to charities are executed, visit and examine the Institutions relative to the ex penditure of the appropriations, the cure of the Inmates, etc. He shall also visit the clly and county jails, prisons and almshouses. The bill In Its entirety Is very comprehensive. I'nder the bill all books, papers, records, etc., of the board of charities are to be turned over to the new depuitment when created. The gov ernor first made public mention of this subject lu his Inaugural, and he has long seen the want of a more direct control of this mutter of charities, especially us so much money lias been expended without anybody practically assuming the respon sibility, liven members of the bourd of hurltles speak highly of it and suy the state Is now getting down to business methods, uad it will not be necessary to send Investigating committees scouring the state every session. It Is unfortunate that the rivaling of these new depart ments which arises from reorganizing the business systems of the stute, should oc cur at tills time and especially on the verge of (icnei-ul Hustings' administra tion, but the fact Is, these methods have I n drifting for so long with two Demo cratic administrations Intervening, that It comes all at once, and the present gov ernor not only sees where he can save money and give the people better govern ment of their affairs, but he has got the courage to make suggestions. believe Publicity I'uys. number of members who believe that publicity pays are advocating the enact ment of a bill to the following effect: That the county commissioners, county treasurers, sheriffs, prothonoturles, clerks f courts, registers, recorders and clerks of the orphans' court of the respective counties are hereby authorized and re quired to publish lu the proper county the auditors and commissioners anniril statements, triennial statement of the board of revision, commissioners' sales of land, notices of uppeul, treasurer's sales of seuled and unseated lands, notices to taxpayers, election proclamations, sher iffs sales, trustees' sales, applications for liquor licenses, notices of tiling of as signees' and trustees' accounts, notices of tiling of accounts of administrators' and executors' of decedents esta.tes, and all other legal notices or advertising connect ed with the business of the various county ofllces requiring publication, In two papers of general circulation representing the two leading parties In mUd counties hav ing u population of -Ci.nuo or less; ami lu three impels III counties having a popula tion between a.-.mitl and (in.uuii; and In four pu-ieis In nil counties having u population of toi, ih or over, one of which papers shall represent the minority party of the two prlncipul parlies of the county. The said county officers arc hereby authorized and llrecled to pay the respective newspaper aforesaid for the publication of said legal advertising the usual rates charged by the same to private customers for similar advertising, and not exceeding Ji cents per line for four Insertions. The object of this bill Is to enable the public to keep n closer watch upon Its ofllcial servants. Congressional Apportionment. The house conimll-ce on congressional apportionment bus received some sug gestions regarding two new districts to lie funned In the eastern part of the sta!' It Is proposed to tiik" the Twenty-seventh, Thirty-fourth and Twenty-fourth wards from Coiutressman Iteyburn's district In Philadelphia, and add them to Delaware county, making n new district. It Is also suggested that the lower end of lleiks county could be added to Chester an 1 coiotllute a district. It Is claimed that Congressmen lleybuni looks with favor upon the proposition to amputate a l;u,;e slice of Ills territory. Opposed to Constitutional Amendments. .Mr. Nickcll's proposition to amend the constitution In order to abolish spring I'lectlons does not meet with favor In 'he house. He has Just failed to secure a special order for Its consideration. Custodianship Itlll I'oomlna, The McCaircll bill, crenllng the olllce of state custodian, wns made n special ord'r for html passage on Wednesday. It was expected there would bo some opposition, but it fulled to iiiHtcilul'r.e. Is Siiro to Plus. There will be some opposition to the su perior or Intermeilliite court bill In the house, but It seems tu be scheduled fur final pas-sage. Sensible l ibel Law. Heading. .March 18. Judge Knilllrli this morning handed duwn a very Important opinion on the taw of libel, and the Untid ily of newspapers for mistakes made In the course of publication. The defendant wus John II, Diimpinnn, proprietor of the .Morning I let aid. nnd the case arose out of a publication of the details of un arrest made some two years ago. A mull nnd a womiili were arrested In n house of ipios tlonable character, nnd by a misunder standing It was stated that the arrest wits muile at the house of Airs. Deburuli Hhelley, the plaintiff, who wus a re spectable woman. At His trial It was shown that the reporters nnd editors jt the newspaper had mude due Inquiry us to the locality "of tho arrest, and that they wero honestly mistaken, and no actual malice on the part of the publisher wns shown. The legal questions were reserved by the court and a verdict for $1MI dam-, uges was rendered for tho plaintiff. In set ting asldethls verdict and In entering Judg ment for -the appellant, the court held thut thn publication concerned a orlmlnal pro ceeding, and as such was privileged and no net mil malice having been shown, and tho presumption of malice being rebutted by evklenee of the exercise of ordinary and reasonable cure and caution In the preparation nnd publication of tho article, tbuto could Im no recovery. This Is the ttrst decision In Ibis state thut squarely rules this point, and It aiiplles to a large class of cases thut have be mi lately arlslnij. TOLD BY TIIK STARS. Daily Horoscope Praw n hy AJacchus, The Tritium! Astrologer. Astrolabe cast: l.lll u. m. for Wednesday, .March 20, 1805. fir Beginning your life In seusons of strife Is oftentimes lucky thoy Buy, Hut us to this morn, tine were better born At tho Uuwnlug of some other duy. Many enturprhies born on -this duy will, llko U'ukeiuun's eleetiicul dice experi ments, be misconstrued und perhaps end In disaster. A sliver lining to the threatening clouis of this dny, however, will be given In the smile of genlul .Mr. liurus us be discards tbu red apple fur his usual springtime diet of new luuplu sugar, Ajiicclius' Advice. Nver allow the political iWster of a fllp-llup newspaper to disturb your slum bers. Do not utlempt to buck the tiger on in lung instance race truck blackboards un less you arc a good runner yourself. The man who wants to be consistent should not heroine Implicated lu the nec essarily eccentric conduct of a so-culled I in lepc n lent newspaper. DO not be deceived. The following brands of Vhite Lead arc still made by tho "Old Dutch" process of slow cor rosion. They are standard, and always Strictly Pure White Lead The recommendation of "Atlantic" ' Beymer-Bauman," ."Jewett," "Davis-Chambers." "FahneBtock," "Armstrong 4 McKelvy; to you by your merchant is an evidence of his reliability, as lie can sell you cheap ready-mixed paints and bogus White Lead and make a larger profit, Many short-sighted dealers do so. For Colors. National Lead Co.'a Pure White Lead Tinting Colors, a one-pound can lo a a.vpound kfg ot I.tad und mix your own paint!,. Savcj tune und uiuiuyancv in mulching sbailra, und iimires the Ul pjinl that il i possible tu put on wood. Sold us a postal card and get our book on paint mid color -iaid, free; it will probubly av yuu a good aiaay dollars, NATIONAL LliAU CO., Ntw York, Useful and Orna mental Goods LADIES' DESKS. CABINETS. BOOKCASES. LADIES' DRESSING TABLES. TEA TABLES AND LIBRARY TABLES, BRASS AND ONYX TABLES AND CABINETS (OP A GUARANTEED QUALITY.) AN ELEGANT STOCK OP PIC TURES AT MODERATE COST. FANCY BASKETS AND LAMPS. CALL EARLY AND MAKE YOUR SELECTIONS WHILE OUR AS SORTMENT IS COMPLETE. Hill & Connell, 131 AND 133 WASHINGTON AVE. fl If you intend Kctlini; Die lmhy it ('urrinuv hcc our tine lie (ore you hny. Vc have the htrjiest nsHtirt. in Jut ever brought to the city. i Also u full line of ImnUsomc goods suitable for presents in CHINA, CUT GLASS, SILVERWARE, BRIC-A-BRAC DINNER, TEA and TOILET SETS. THE lU.Mirr.i). 422 LACKAWANNA AVENUE. The secret Is out. Not only ilo they guy we do wahslug for a living, lint that vc do it well. So keep it going. Tell everybody you see, but tell them not to tell. EUREKA .-. LAUNDRY, 3r2 Washington Ave. i THAT WONDERFUL GUERNSEY Oh, How Beautiful ! Are the Silks for Spring Is the remark made by everybody that sees our stock, and so cheap, too. For merly Silks were considered a luxury but today, it takes no more money to buy a yard of Silk than it does to buy a good Wool or Cotton Pabric, therefore Silks have sprung into such popularity. Rich Kni-Knis and Yamatos that are glossy, soft, durable and washable, from 31 cents upwards. Elegant Satin Stripes with White Grounds, so nice for Waists and Chil dren's Dresses, at 4g cents. Triple, Quadruple and Quintuple Printed Habituais for Costumes, Waists and Tea Gowns, from 55 cents upwards. Gorgeous Figured Taffetas, Blacks and Colors, from 69 cents upwards. Heavy Two Toned Satin Brocades and Stripes, worth $1.75, at only $i.25. tJCSrAsk at Dress Trimming Counter for a Free Copy of "Our Home Magazine." It contains highly illuminated fashion cuts and fine reading matter by the best writers. Pi 01D8I1TH W Blank Books Raymond Trial Balance Books Graves' Indexes Document Boxes Inks of All Kinds AGENTS FORaaar Edisor's Mimeographs and Supplies Crawford Pens Leon Isaac Pens REYNOLDS BROS., Stationers and Engtavers, ' 317 LACKAWANNA ME. SPJLPLNJ5BXYCLES. ComlZspcir Makcii 14, 1S93. Business Manager Scranton Tribune, Citv: Dear Sir: I had intended to change my advertisement ere this, lint have been s; busy selling SjKlklltlK Bl Cycll'S that it has been impossible to do so. Keep my spac open for a few days, and I will send a change to your olliec. Very truly yours, C. M. TLOUKY, Y. M. C. A. Htiihlina DR. HILL & SON ALBANY DENTISTS. Set tooth. .").R0; bent net, M; for uoM cp nnd tmlh without plnten, cHllmlcrown and brlilgo work, cull for prli-es nnd rcfer cniiM. TONAI.tilA, for extrni-tlnir teotlf without pain, No other. No gas. OVER FIRST NATIONAL BANK. BROTHERS, WYOMING AVE. s G.B. HUBS March 0, 1333. HULL & CO. Will open their new store, No. 121 Washing ton avenue, on Monda, March iSth, and will be pleased to welcome all who are interested in fur niture. OUR NEW STORE Is next to the First Pres byterian church. There are a few bar gains at our old stand today. , BULL & CO., 205 AN3 237 WYOMING AVL WE HAVE AROUND THE CORNER, to the new Carter & Ken nedy building, 119 WASHINGTON AVE. Next to the First Presby terian church. We shall n have an opening day soon. mil k SHEAR LENT Fresh . Fish and Oysters Received Every Morning. Pierce's Market WHOLESALE AND RETAIL 9 TONE IS FOUND ONLY IN THE WEBER -PIANO 1 1S0MNY DR. E. GREWER, The Philadelphia Specialist, and his assu ciated xtafT of English and German physicians, are now permanently lucated at Old Postoffice Building, Corner Penn Avenue and Spruce Street. The doctor is a graduae f tnB Utilver Bity of Pennsylvania, formerly demon strator of physiology and surgery at the Medico-Chlrurfc'kal college of Philadel phia. His specialties are Chronic, Ner vouh. Skin, Heart, Womb and Blood dla ea?es. DISEASES OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM The symptoms of which are dizziness.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 ono subject, easily t startled when suddenly spoken to, and dull distressed mind, which unfits 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 conipnny, feeling as tired In the morning as when retiring, lack of energy, nervousness, trembling, confusion of thought, depression, constipa tion, weakness of the limbs, ete. Those so affected should consult us immediately) ard be restored to perfect health. Lost Manhood Restored. Weakness of Young Meu Cured. If you have been given up by your phy slclan call upon the doctor and be exam ")d. He cures the worst cases of Ner vous Leblllty, Scrofula, Old Sores, Ca tuvrh, Piles, Female Weakness, Affec tions of the Eye, Kar. Nose and Throat, Asthma, Deafness, Tumors, Cancer and Cripples of every description. Consultations free and strictly sacred and confidents. Office hours dally from v a.m. 10 v p.m. ctunoay, y to z. Knciose nve 2-cent stumps for symtpora blanks and my book called "New Life." 1 will pay one thousand dollars In gold to anyone whom 1 cannot cure of EP1 LEPTIC CONVULSIONS or FITS. Pit. E. GREWER, Old Post Office Ruildine. ninwp P-ni. avenue and Spruce street. SCRANTON, PA, GET I.N THE SWIM. A bTt.itl.lNt) Is wuatwilldoit. Unlit lik a watch sn.l is a Iwauty. None but tlie finest ( f the different grades of wheels In tuy line fr '11 V Prices t rom to $ I'A If you can appro ciate a good thing examine my liuo, A. W. JURISCH, 435 Spruce St AYLESWORTH'S MEAT MARKET The Finest in the City. The latest improved furnish' ings and appanitns for keeping meat, butter and eggs. 223 Wyoming Ave. HX&T St.BU 8HOK IN THIS WOKUM ' "A dollar imd it a dollar r$t. it Tkfci Ladles' Hollrt French logo4 Kid But ton Boot delivered ne njwnmri mm. u..., prm receipt of Ch, Money Order, or I'osui new nr Btu. Kmiils iTtrr Iks old la ll retail sunw for 2.b0. We make this boot ourfterree, therefore we guar anu vmju, enw as a wot. and If aoy one b not amUaflM we win remna ue moavy or send another pair. Upm Toe or i-oanaon ma, . widths V, D, E, KK. 1 to I and hall Vlies. Stniymrtii ?lV we mill III f. Illuttraua 1 irtn Dexter Shoe S5L2?. Qpmat niuM tit vfre r
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