TITE SCTIANTON TRIBU!N"E SATUltDAY MOUNINa. MAKCH UO. ' 1S!K. 4 DAILY IK 8RR4NT0N FA., BTTH1 TOBUTO pubushino ooiirAiir. E, P. KINGSBURY, Pste. no Cen'l Man. C. H. RIPPLE, Sic'y md Tnt.s. LIVVS. RICHARD, Editor.- W. W. DAVIS. Bo. int.. Mion. W. W. YOUNGS, Mow. Msne'lk Itiw York omci : tripdni bhildino. fbaih S GRAY, MAKAU1K. ISTIKtD AT TIIB TO3TOITI0I AT BrilANTOB. FA., 8kU0ND'CLAa' MAIL HATTER. " Printers' InU," tho rccoRniicd journnl for advertisers), rotjs Till-; SilUAVNltf TUIIll'M: us the best udvertisliiK mcdiiiia In Northeastern Pennsylvania, "l'rlmern' lei." knows. Tlie Tribune Is for Sulc llly ut the 1., L. & W. Station ut llobokcn. SCRANTON, MARCH SO, ISM. THE SCKAMON Of TODAY. Come ami Inspect our city. Klcvation above the tide, ilO feet. Kxtremely healthy. .. tlil4Utjjl population. ISij, Wo.OOO. Itegialervdrvuler. :V,il0. Value of school property, W.OCO. Number of ehool children, U'.OOD. Average amount of bank deposits, Jlff- IV the metropolis of northeastern Penn sylvania. Can produce electric power cheaper than Niagara. No better point In the United States at which to establish new industries. See how we (trow: Population In K) 9.--" Population lit is?) S5.i) Population in isso 45.j0 Population In S!) 75.211 Population In 1'.M (estimated leJ.'.W And the end is not yet. A war between England and France would be an international calamity; but It would only be history worked over, with the result uncertain. Hurry Along Those Fenders. P -methlns near a year a;rj a letter was read in council from the then general manager 'if the Scrant-m Trac tion company assuring the city that within a reasonable time the cars operated by that corporation would be equipped with safety feivlers which would greatly diminish if not wholly remove the liability to accM-nts inci dent to the runniny of these vehicles at a hih rat- of speed through our busy streets. In the course of tint", there was a chanjte of management in the Traction company: but it involved no rel ass from the obligations of this official promise. Why have not those jTomised fenders put In an appearance? It wad true, a year ago, that a sati.s faetory type of safety fender had not ben In use a sufficient time vt demon strate Its merits. Hut this excuse Is n) longer admissible, since in at least a dozen of our leading cities car fenders are in daily operation, with results cen- agreeable to their purchasers o the nnhllfV Th numnpr r,f suc cessful types of fenders has doubled and trebled within the past year; and their cost has declined to within rea sonable limits. Why are the street cars of Scranton not equipped with these efficient savers of life and limb? Bejfiunlnir next Monday, the city will have a netf organization r,f Its coun ells. It wlU be th'' duty ut the new as semblies to pass, riilrlrtcf the ensuing year, unon a number of measures af fecting the Traction company and its Interests. We sug?-st that the best thine it could do, as nn official starter In, this direction, would be to adopt an ordinance refill ring every street car in the city to be equipped with safety fenders Inside of thirty days, undT penalty of a fine for each car of $10 per day, for every day over that period during which life and limb shall be Jeoparded by the absence of fenders. "Let us see If a. promise by the Hcran ton Traction company means anything. It Is exceedingly ctrantte that nny senator of Pennsylvania should ridlcul ft. sincere attempt, however faulty, to secure honest elections. For Fewer Elections. Tfcforms move slowly, even when Unopposed. They tire especially Blow when their progress Is nought in the form of constitutional Amendments'. The proposition of Itepresentntlve NIckell, of Philadelphia, to do nway with sprlnff elections, and to t;lve one autumn election to local purposes, the alternate one luelriB reserved for stale or national purposes, is obviously sen sible, economical and progressive. Hut It cannot be carried Into effect without n amendment to the. state'B organic law, and this takes not only time but strong popular incentive. As yet, the latter la absent from Mr. NIckell' cause. Hlnce the adoption of the pres ent constitution In 1S73 only two amend ments have succeeded In reaching a vote by the people; and both of these fell under heavy majorities. Nevertheless, the arguments on the pildo of the Nlckjell amendment aire. Strong ones, Colonel Hull well sum marizes the more Important of them when he writes to the PlttKliurg Times that the proposed change, in addition to keeping local elections separate from state and national ones, would nlso meet the sentiment "which maintains that we have too many elections, taking up too much of the people's time in attending primaries and polls, espe cially In February, when the weather Is usually Inclement and disagreeable, Another argument In Its favor, and a strong one, Is the great saving In public expenditures that would ho effected. The number of polling places In tho state runs up to the thousands. Five leotlon officers, pVrom $1.60 to t'j per day, the laws varying on this point, draw twice a year ,v lart;e amount of money from the local treasuries, and to this must be added the inilcairo of those who lake the returns to the county scats. Then the linker ballot law, which places upon the local treasuries the expense of prinllug and delivering the Immense numbers of blanket bal lots, olllclal and specimen, and the curds of Instruction, 1ms added griNitly lo tills amount. An examination of the money thus spent at I lie elections Jimt fall and this spring In the several enmities of the slate would establish the fact that lo hold but one election n year would lead lo a Ki'oat saving to taxpayers. The recent election of mayor and councils lit the city of Phila delphia cost nearly J.Mi.'iou." At last reports, tlie NlcUcll resolu tion was stritgitllUK K' t a porfenvd place on Uie house calendar. It will, no doubt, lull to pass this house, for the two-fold reason that it Is an Innova tion of lome magnitude c'irrlng with It no fat ollices; and also that It In a step In the direction of electoral reform. The latter reason alone would defeat It, If the fate of earlier measures hav ing this purpose in view be nny criter ion. Hut 51 iv NIckell need not feel iliii ivurugod on this account. The senti ment for a sinipliilcalicii of our elec toral system will survive tlie rebuffs administered to It by the present i;on er.il assembly, and perhaps cmlme until many of the now-triumphant legislative- opponents of ballot reform will have ceased to be factors of moment in Pciiusylvu:ii politics. The mikado, while willing to negoti ate peace, Is evidently of the opinion that a few lickings for China In the meantime will possess ameliorative virtues. Divide J Responsibility. The I'hicago Herald Interview with Judge Lambert Tree concerning cer tain featured w herein American diplom acy U under disadvantages by reason of the divided responsibilities incident t ' our concentric scheme of federal uil'l state governments, to which we yester day gave place, is thus supplemented by that paper's Intelligent Wash ington correspondent, Walter Wellman: ' It is unfortunate," he writes, "that the I ba has spread through the world that the I't'.lted States government is not punctilious in meeting its inter national obligations, both through link of g 'od faith and on account of her clumsy system of divided responsibil ity, ilr-at llritain and her Canadian dominions bitterly complain because congress failed to carry out the ar rangement made by the executive in settlement of the Bering f.-a claims. Aeeustomed as thy ar- to Jiaving the contracts or arrangements of the for eign office? promptly ratified by parlia ment, the Mrltlshers can see nothing but repudiations In the failure of tho American congress to make the appro priation asked f r by the administra tion in this case. At the same time Germany, France, Austria-Hungary, Belgium and Denmark are protesting against what they claim to be a viola tion of our treaty obligations in the matter of tariff duties. If current gos sip is to be trusted at least one of these powers, Germany, has threatened to withdraw from diplomatic Intercourse with this government unless the al leged wrong be quickly righted. Prob ably this is ain exaggeration of the In t -ntions of the I'.erlin government, but It is enough to call attention in a most striking way to the danger-whb-H manners the republic of loss of the re spect and confidence of other nations. "The riot hi New Orleans have raised anew the old qistlon of respon sibility of this government for wrongs commuted upon aliens within the bor d"rs of a state, flo far as our domed lo arrangements are concerned It Is fiilto char that ft Is not the dufy of the federal government to maintain order within a state and to be responsible for" Injuries iTlflictofl upon citizens of other countries. Hut Ibis Is nut Butis factory to foreign governments. They cannot understand the complications of our system and even If they do under stand I hern have no recourse except to look to the central authority at Wash ington for assurances, guarantees, pro tection and reparation. "Hueh Instances as the lynching of Chinamen in Wyoming and the killing of Italians and the shooting of f'.i'itlHli subjects In New Orleans have served to bring forcibly to the attention of Am'rican statesmen th question whether or not the limn has arrived to Institute Kome reforms or changes: In our system that will remove the obsta cles to direct and simple responsibility and negotiation on the part of the Washington authorities It Is no doubt true, as foreign ministers at this capi tal freely say In private conversation, that the attitude In which the United Slates art frequently found In refer ence to foreign governments makes this country on object of rldlculo and con tempt In other lands. We are In dan ger of being placed by civilized nations In somewhat the same category as tho.t now occupied by the Chinese, who In case of Injury to aliens attempt to put the responsibility therefor upon some provincial government with which no foreign nation hns Intercourse and which tho agents of a foreign govern ment could not reach If they tried. Just as the Chlcugo riots and the use of government troops to suppress them marked a certain step In the direction of centralization of authority, so It Is believed these frequently recurring in stances of Injury to foreign subjects must lead to some unobjectionable ex tension of federal power and resMnsl blllty within the borders of states. It Is by-many considered a reproach upon our institutions that when wrong is done to the citizen of a foreign country and his government asks the state de partment for an explanation tho execu tive must answer the state of Loulsl una, or wherever the wrong waB done, Is responsible, not the United States." The probability Is that before we uro many centuries older, we shall have, as u nation, to overhaul our mode of gov ernment in this respect, and put our selves In shape to face the growing re sponslblltlcs of a Ural-class power, with expanding interests in all putts of the globe. It Is quite likely, us asserted in u cur rent dispatch, that the Spanish olllcluls do not relish the tone of I he leading American newspapers toward the Cu ban rebellion. They would like that tone even less If they knew how thor oughly Spain's Insolent treat incut of the Cuban people la understood and re sented In this country. Those olllcluls would do the American people a favor If they would kindly nfford this govern ment a decent pretext for kicking Span ish authority out of Cuba. Captain John C. hidancy, who yester day assumed the position of Superin tendent of Public Hulldings and Grounds, Is fortunate both In the stanch friends that he has won mid In tile kind of enemies he has made. Of the two classes, we are not sure which does him the most credit. Uepicscnlatlve l.lttlcy's proposed amendment to the Crooks high Urease bill Is obviously too prolix and cumber some. The shortest, plainest anil simplest way to change the present law Is to make the state a direct partner In the saloon business, und give it, say, y per cent, of the gross receipts. FOtt l'l'Ki: ELECTIONS. Celow will be found an extended sum mitry of the pure elections bill soon to be Introduced ut llarrlsburg by the Pennsyl vania Civil Service Uel'orm association, which, us we recently explained, follows the Hues of the law now tu successful operation In Missouri: The act first de tmes the crime of bribery, and provides us punishment an Imprisonment of not less than two years nor more than live years and a lino of $500 and costs. The treating by a candidate for the purpose of Influenc ing votes Is declared to bo bribery, ami a tine of $2.1 for each offense Is Imposed. All innovation. Intended lo put an end lo tho expenditure of money for other than legit imate campaign funds Is introduced In section 7 as follows: "Kvery person who shall be a candidate before any caucus or convention, or, at any primary elec tion, or at any ofvetion for any stale, county, city, township, district or munic ipal olliee. or for senator or representa tive in the legislature of this common wealth, or congress of the Culled Slnt -s, shall, within thirty days after the election i held to lill such olliee or place, niuke out i and tile with the ollicer empowered by law to Issue the certificate of election to such ' ettiee or place, and a duplicate thereof with the recorder of deeds lor the county pi which saeh candidate resides, a state- ment in writing which statement and duplicate shall be subscribed and sworn to by such candidate oetore n oincer au thorized to administer oaths, setting for.h In detail all sums of money contributed, disbursed, expended or promised by him. and to the best of his knowledge mid be lief, by any other person or persons in his io, ;,ir whitlK- i,r hi imrt. in endeavor ing to secure or in any way In connection I with his nomination or election to such olliee or place, or ill connection with the election or any other persons nt said el tion. and showing the dates when, and the persons to whom, nnd the purposes for which all such sums were paid, expended, or promised. Such statements shall also set forth that the samo Is as lull and ex plicit as affiant is able to make It. No of ficer authorized by law to Issue commis sions or certlllcates of election to any such person until such statement shnll have been so made, verified and tiled by such persons with said ollicer." Failure to comply with this provision Is punishable by a line not exceeding $l,eee, nnd no ier son shall enter on the duties of nn elective oilier) until section 7 shall have bitn com plied with. Tho bill then proceeds to declare that at any time during the term of olhoe of any public ollicer elected in this stole, any citizen ."may present an uppllentlon In writing, and verified by his allldiivlt. to the attorney general, setting forth one or more charges of bribery against such pub lic ollicer, and further setting forth Ui.it the appllcHiit desires said attorney gen eral to bring an action to hnve such public ot!)c, declared vacant on account of said violation of the laws concerning elections. Hueh application shall lie accompanied by a bond In fhe commonwealth In ill- penally of Jl.rtm." It Is then provided that It "shall b" the duty of the attorney gen eral, within ten days after the nicnipt of such application a let bond, lo hcaln an ac tion ngiiliiHt such public ollicer, or to In struct the prosecuting attorney of the county 111 which such public ollicer re. slips, to bring such action wlililn ten days after such notice, to bnve said olliee declared vacant, and for such other or fur ther relief appropriate In nn action against the usurper of any olliee or franchise." It Is also inovlded that should the attor ney general fall, It shall be lawful for the applicant lo bring such action. Sm-h an action shall have preference on the docket i,r any court In the stale, over all olherclvll actions. If tho charges nre sustained, the defendant shall be ousted and excluded from the olliee, nnd the plaintiff, who Is the candidate receiving the next highest number of voles, slmll be awarded the of fice unless some shulliir charge can oe proven against him. In that case the of llee shall be tilled by appointment or n new election. It Is nlso proviled that "No per son shall be excused from answering nny question on trlul of such ad Inn relating to any of the nets claimed to .have been eomniltled by any party thereto on tlie ground thai such answer would lend to In criminate or degrade such person or wit ness. Hut no such answer or answer shall be used or b evidence against such witness In nny criminal notion, prosecu tion or proceeding whatever." Kvnry political organization Is rompclleil to appoint a treasurer, through whoso band all the money spent for election pur IKises must pus. Tho treasurer must keep nn account of all such money nnd within thirty day after the elii tbm shull "prepare and llln In the olliee of the re corder of deeds of tho county III which such treasurer reside a full, true nnd de tailed account und statement, subscribed and sworn 'lo by hlni before nn ollicer authorized to administer oaths, setting fiirlh each nnd every summer money re ceived or disbursed by htm for nny of tho objects or purposes mentioned In I ho act within the period beginning ninety days before such election mid ending on tho day on which such statement Is filed, the date of receipt and each disbursement, the name of the person from whom received nnd tho object or purpose for which dis bursed. Such statement shall nlso set forth tho Uhiaild debts snd obligation of any such committee, with the nature and amount of each, nnd to whom owing, In detail, nnd If there urn no unpaid debts nr obligations of such committee such stnto ment shall state such fact. These state ment shall bo kept on Ilk) for four years and shall bo open to public. Inspection," Appropriate punishment Is provided for violation of tho. provision of the act by tho treasurer or tho mutilation of the books. While It Is believed that this bill will pass the present legislature, which has thus far shown precious little sympathy with bal lot or other reform, It I the association' belief that public sentiment will eventual ly demand Its enactment, as, Indeed, It ought to. TOLD BY THE STARS. Huity Horoscope Drawn by AJueehus, Tho Tribune Astrologer. Astrolabe cast: 2.15 a. in. for Saturday, .March Ml, IS'JD. A chllil born on this day will opun Us eyes under atiKplcluiiH clrcuinstaiices. I.Ike the uluiaiiiic inatl governed by Tannin, ho may occasionally gel It In the neck, but will bu able at all times to endure grief. Ill Joy the epicure appears. As liiil'blliKiil's of spring liwnkii, i A rut sees at morn, with smile that cheers, New syrup on Ills buckwheat cake. )n this ilny two years ago I lie Hull fam ily, of llliikely, were poisoned by eating crueked win nl mush. II will he seen lli.it iMiirch 'M Is a bail day for indulgence In wheal hulls, especially If one Is member of tlie Hull finally. Oollars and devil begin wilh l. This probably aeeiiiuils for the fact that many persons would seem willing to ac knowledge llieuiselves oU'sprliig of '.he devil when; a few dollars lire at slake. AJiiccIiiin' Advice. If you wish lo text a man's friendship, loan lilin money lodiiy. lo not pose as u Wyoming avenue liv ing plelure If your trousers bag u-l the knee. If you are a lawyer - a half-linked law yer, cHpeelnlly always take the reporttir's chair III the emir! renin, II' no others uru vacant. The dignity of I lie profession must he sustained i-veli If the scribe Is obliged to write upon his ear while en deavoring to 1'iii iiIhIi a comprehensive re port of a ease for the paper he represents. IN paint the best is the cheapest. Don't be misled by trying what is said to be "just as good," but when you paint insist upon huvini a genuine brand of Strictly Pure White 'Deal It costs no more per gallon than cheap paints, and lasts many times as long. Look out for the brands of White Lead offered you ; any of the fol lowing are sure : Atlantic.," "Beymer-Bauman." "Jewett," "Davls-Chambera." "Fahnostock," Armstrong & McKelyy," For Colors. National Lead Co. '3 Pure White Lead Tinting Colors. Thfs colors are sold In one-pound cans, aeh tan neipK nuflicient to tint 7 pounds of strictly Pure YVIutu Lead the disirc-d shade; they are in no sense rrndy-niixed paints, Lut a combination of perfectly pure colors in Hit handicit form to tint Strictly Pure White Lead. A (,-ood many thousand dollars have been saved property-owners by having our buck on paiuttrK and lolnr-tard. bund usuposul card and net bolil free, NATIONAL LEAD CO., Kcw Yurk. 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. EORTMENT IS COMPLETE, Hill & Connell, i3i nil) m WASHINGTON ML I ARE THE BEST COASTERS. Consequently tlicy innst run easier than iiiiv other wheel. Cull und examine them. C. M. FLOREY, 222 WYOMING AVENUE, Y. ID. C. I. BUILDING. The secret Is ottL Not only do they say wc do wiilising lor a living, but that we do It well. So keep It going. Till everybody you fine, but tell them not to tell. EUREKA .-. LAUNDRY, ill Washington Ave. THAT WONDERFUL WEBER LNSEYhBROTHERS, WYOMING AVE, LADIES' Shirt ilk - Cotton, Laundried -Unlaundried. OW IN OPEN STOCK and ready for your inspection. We have the Stan Icy, Trilby, Hstelle, Hazel, Olive, flelby and other leading styles to se lect from. Workmanship the best, styles the latest and prices the lowest Capes, Stiifs and Separate Skirts Some new arrivals that are jaunty and just the thing, will interest you. Blank Books Balance Books Graves' Indexes Document Boxes Inks of All Kinds AGENTS FOR. Edisor's Mimeographs Crawford Pens Leon Isaac Pens REYNOLDS BROS, Stationers and Engtavers, 317 LACKAWANNA AVE. If you intend netting the bahy a CnrriiiKe sec our line before you liny. Vc huve the lurtcst assort ment ever brought to tlie city. Also u full line of handsome goods suitable for presents in CHINA, CUT GLASS, SILVERWARE, BRIC-A-BRAC DINNER, TEA and TOILET SETS. THE LIMITED. 422 LACKAWANNA AVENUE. DR, HILL & SON ALBANY DENTISTS. net teeth, $r W; best ant, Mj for (told enpi and tooth without plates, called crown and brldao work, call for prleea and refer enr.ia. TONAI.MIA, for extracting teeH Without pain. No ether. No gas. OVER FIRBT NATIONAL BANK. IY II ! Waist March 3D, 1833. We Have Moved to No. I2i North Washington Avenue, Next First Presbyterian Church New Store, New Styles, New Prices, and We Want You for a New Customer. Mil 1 Oft FURNITURE DEALERS. A room Kt i.i: TIiHt iloosn't oniti hk well In tho Inter est of one pnrly iih of (mother, of those wlm loiv Hiinlwrn-e nn well an thon who sell. We sell Hardware. That means poo pie buy Hardware. Our business In creases. That means people are satlsfieil mow than sntlstloil-for Instance. Uon't forget that i have a few novelties not soli! by liny one else In town. FOOTE SHEAR CO. 119 WASHINGTON AVENUE. LENT Fresh Fish and Oysters Received Every Morning. Pierce's Market WHOLESALE AND RETAIL ill $WW$l iiiiiti mmmmw TONE IS FOUND ONLY IN THE WEBER PIANO -r- s o Know they DR. E. GREWER, The I'hilartf-U'hia gpfcialift, -.;J Y.ir CiateJ Klaff of E:icii.-h fiu 1 G, rmui physicians, are nuw pti mujcr.'.ly located at Old Postoffice Building, Qorner Penn Avenue snd Spruce totreet. The dyrior is a i;riuae oi Hit I'Tiiver filty of Pennsylvania, formerly demon strator of physiology nnn urg.-ry at ti. Hetnco-Chinin.ii'iil C'.'lVpt. f,f riulaiiei. ph.a. His spe.-ialties ere Chronic. Ner vous, Skin. Ileal'., Womb and blood ills- DISEASES OF TEE KERYOUS SYSTEM The fymptoms of which are dizziness, la"lc of confidence, sexual weakness in men and women, ball rltinc In throat, snots floating before the eyes, loss of memory, unable lo concentrate the mind on one subject, easily startle! when suddenly sioken to. ami dull distressed mind. which units them for informing the actual du ties of life, makine happ.ness impossible, distressing the action of the henrt. ca.. tnp flush of heat, depression of spirits. evil forebodings, cowardice, (ear, dreams. mel ancholy, tire easy of company, feelinc .ia tired in the mornlne as when retlrinc, lack of enemy, nervousness, trembling, confusion of thought, depression, ennst. pa tten, weakness of the limbs, etc. Those so aflected shoul I consult us immediately B-d be restored to perfect health. Lost Manhood Re5tored. Weakness of Yotttis Men Turcd. If you have been (riven up by your phy xlcinn call upon the doctor and be exum lM. He cures the worst cases of Ner ous lvbillty. Scrofula. Old Pores, ca tarrh. Tiles. Female Weakness, Affec tions of the Kye, Kar. Nose nnd Threat, Asthma, lvafncss. Tumors. Oancers and Cripples of every description. Consultations free ami strictly snared ami confident.,. Oitle hours dally frm 9 a.m. to ! p.m. Sunday, ft t. Knclose five S-cent stamps for symtpom blanks and my hook called "New Life." 1 will pay one thousand dollars in eoH to anyone whom 1 cannot cure of Kl'l LF.PT1C CONVVI.SIONM or FITS PK. F,. OTtFWFR, Old Tost Office Uulldinis, corner PetiB venue and Spruce stnet, SCRANTON. PA. GET I.M THE SWIM, A HI Hll.lNtlli wnat wllldolt. lblilt Itki a watch and is a liemiiy. None but the tlnesi of tlie dlfleient crades of wheels m my lins for H.V Price from $'' to STJ.V It yon cau appre ciate a Rood third examine my line. A. W. JURISCH, 435 Spruce St. AYLESWORTH'S MEAT MARKET The Finest In the City. The latest Improved furnish ing.H ami apparatus for keeping meat, butter and eggs. 223 Wyoming Av. I1KT 91M SHOE IW THE tOl.' "A itllar land it a dollar earned, t This I files' (MM rreneti Oongota KM fcm Boot (UUrered fn snywkem la oa a., ... -W thla twMtft ouraeitM, therefore we fnot- and If aay one b aot aatun4 will ni'iw or send another pair. Opera l fl' t wn., n i . ..... . , n 13 13 WKlins v i v. m, m mn v alini 1 to I and hall X null JU tew. Illustrate Cata ' leave rar gyM ttrm M aVaafirii, nr 1'o.ul Mole rr I l.M. Canals erery wT hooU 7 J .,1 u,-ll tfAM fill k , ,....