4 TUB SCBANTON TBIBUN-E MONDAY HOKNIKGf, APRIL 22, 1895. Bally and Weekly. No Sunday Edition. frnMfthed at Scwntaa, P , by The Tribune Pub- Itobinj Oaupany. Kew York OfAoe: Trlbnsa HuUdloj, Fran 1c a tiny, Mtniitr, t. . KINQSeWRV, Pee. ndOm'l Man. C. H, RIPPLC, io' awe Tatae. LlVV . RrOHARD, Kama. W. W. DAVIS, Buaiaiaa Maiuai. W. W. YOUNGS, Aa. MMa'a NTIR10 aT TUB POBTomOl AT ICRANTOH, AS SlUOND-CLAad MAIL MATT1H. "Prlntere' Ink," the iKnawlzed Journal for ailver llM m, rIM 1UK Schanton Tkibunbm the bwt advertllaa iiittdlum In Northeastern Pennaylva uta. "rrlulera' lux" Itnewe. TkkV'iickit TaraiTna, Imuad Every Saturday, I'ontalita Twelve Handsome lasm, with an Abnti dam'e of Sewn, Wtion. and Wrll-Kdltcd Mlseei lany. I'or Those Who Cannot Tnke Tun Daily 'i'Him'NK, the Weekly 1b KecominenuVd a tha Beat Bargain Going. Only il Year, in Advance. Tna TmBVif la fbr Sate Diilly at the D., L. and W. Station at Hobokeu. SCRANTON, APUIL 22, 1SU5. THE SCRANTON OF TODAY. Come and Inspect our city. Klevation above the tide, 740 feet. . Kxtreniely heulthy. 1 : Estimated populutlon, 1S93, 103,004. Kt'Ktsternd volurs, 2u,69tf. Value of school property, $900,000. Number of school children, 12,000. Average amount o bank deposits, $10, 00,000. lfa the metropolis of northeastern Penn tylvanla. Can produce electrlo power cheaper than Niagara. No bettor point In the United State at which to establish new Industries. Bee how we srow: Population in I860 9.211 1'opulutton in 1870 35.000 Population in 1SS0 45.SM Population in 18SK) '5.'-13 Population In 1894 (estimated) 103,000 And tha end la not yet. X.Ife Imprisonment at hard labor, its n penalty for murder, would probably rcduco the present large percentage of homicides In this county, where cvl dently death sentences do not. Scranton's Debt of Honor. Entirely apart froin the merits end the deserving of the Thirteenth regi ment, there is an Important reason why Scrantonlans should il all ' In tln'ir power to Insure tha success of the new armory project, by according a liberal patronage to the boneflt presentations, this week, of the thrilling war drama, "Allatoona." It Is a well-known fact that the popularity of Scranton i9 a convention city has been seriously ham pered by the lack of a hall suitable for the accommodation of large gatherings of persons. Although our city pos sesses In abundance every other requi site for the successful entertainment of great bodies of visitors, It has long felt the need of a large auditorium. A new armory, such as It is intended to con struct if funds are forthcoming, would correct this omission, and be In this ense an important 'addition to the city's resources. It is not necessary to go further from home than to Wilkes-Barre to find an Instructive example of the many ad vantages of a handsome and commod ious building of this kind. The armory of the Ninth regiment In that city serves not only as a lace of dulling and maneouverlng, but also as the site of many and various delightful social concourses of people; one time brought together In elsteddfodlc competitions or Jn the pleasant rivalries of the saenger tVst? another time collected In political mass meeting; and perchance a third time drawn together to hear the en trancing music of a Souaa or a Thomas. If the citizens of Wlikes-Rarre had lacked this fine auditorium during 'tho past few years, they would have been deprived of very many pleasurable occasions that have added materially to their welfare and hnpplness. From this point of view alone, the now armory project In this city Is deserving of the cordlnl and substantial support tif every public-spirited Scrantonian; and though Judged bjr this standard only, the project would be a profitable Investment. But this Is only a portion of the case for ft new armory In our city. No thoughtful citizen of Scranton can fall to appreciate that a largo debt Is owed hy him to the Thirteenth regiment ns military organization. It not only promises protection to his life and prop erty should trouble-fall upon the com munity; but, In times of peace. It carries the fame of Scranton enterprise and alertness to thousands of ears' which would otherwise luck that valuable in formation. Mention too best regiment In the National Guard of the United States, and without question you will suggest Scranton. Spettht of the best team of sharpshooters In the country and once moro you advertise Scranton. Allude, finally, to the most progressive chief and staff of regimental officers to be found in any military organization in the world, and if you do not openly Dams Scranton, you will at least strongly hint at it. This city, we repeat, owes it to the Thirteenth regiment to make the new armory an overwhelming success, and bow Is the time for the debt to be paid. Another first degree murder verdict and another first degree, murder, both, occurring in the same day, form a co incidence which 'we shall let the philosophers explain. "We learn from the Philadelphia Press that prominent administration Demo crats at Washington are preparing to circulate Hon. Charles Emory Smith's recent speech on the financial question. Ws suppose, of course,' that this refers to tha first three-quarters of that speech, wherein Mr. Smith, contrary to the last national Republican platform, upheld gold monometallism. The laBt quarter, being devoted to a lukewarm defence of bimetallism, would no doubt prove unacceptable to single standard Democrats, although It might well be circulated by bimotalllsts as an antl dote. The Wllkes-Barre Leader thinks that John M. Carman did a wise thing when he Introduced at the Democratic stato committee meeting the other day the resolution cordially indorsing the financial policy of President Cleveland and approving his efforts to maintain a safe, sound and stable currency. The "financial" policy of President Cleveland, whereby bonds worth 120 were sold to a BrltlsH syndicate at lOiVi, in order to bribe that syndicate not to druln more gold out of this country, certainly needs Indorsing by soma onu. U will never gut un Indorsement by the people. Fair Play for the Coal Bnron. We do tiot remember ever to hnvo seen In the Philadelphia Inquirer u lens creditable expression tltiin this, in Its Issue of last Saturday: The wnll of lh Individual coiil producers over Hid dcmoialiiiatlim in the ttnthracltu traile line thi ll' talk of cluing sumi'lliltiir to remedy mutters add a plriuivHiiue llgur to tin.' tmthru. Ite situation, THeHe linll- vlilouls find things are vastly chaniritil from the uliulcs of the Mcl.t'oil regime whin they lived like pi 'lures of tlio blond ami rolled up ten years' normal prolH: In one. isut now they net but $1.80 for stovu cnnl and fl.iO for uthrr sizes, and tiny cannot pay expenses and royalties on tlilx basis. They are losing money. T lie I'oler.'ilne colliery has nlremly shut down bi ranse It cannot pay expenses and others will follow If the situation does not mend very soon, and the proprietors naturally protest very vigorously against beinu; forced out of business. Their wrath Is directed against I he Heading because Its managers decline to allow It io lie 11j1 any longer for their Inn-lit. J Cut what ran the Individuals do? They can't hurt anybody very much and their threat of turning over their tonnage to the railroad that will haul It cheapest is rank non sense. They will do a great deal of talk ing, but that Is all their d-monstration will amount to. Meanwhile efforts to ad just the percentages seem to have been abandoned and a disiiosltion is growing to ignore me whole question. If the common carriers would so nd Just their charges for carrying news papers that the Philadelphia Inquirer could not sell copies of Its dally editions outside Philadelphia except at a direct loss, would Jt not "protest very vigor ously against being forced out of busi ness?" Would It not try Its level best to secure a return of the newspaper business to normal and equitable condi tions? This Illustration only partly covers the present situation in the anthracite trade. The Inquirer has a largo market near Its own oliioe. Even though the railroads should' practically prevent it from selling papers outside Philadelphia except at a loss, It could yet reach many thousand subscribers within Its city, railroads or no railroads. But the producers of anthracite coal sell only the merest fraction of their output to persons living near the mines. Tlte element of haulage is practically indispensable to the conduct of a trade In hard coal. Hence the coal trade, even more than the newspaper trade, is at the mercy of the railroads. What is the result? The railroads which own coal mines, finding that they must have ready money, proceed to sell their coal at a loss, in the belief that they can more than compensate them selves for that loss by the profit of haul age. Thus rates are cut, competing sales agents have to meet the cut, and the brunt of the damage falls on the Individual operator, who has no rail road to return a freight profit greater than the loss which he suffers through the unjustly lowered price of coal. Another aggravating feature of the situation Is that while railroads will, in all probability, have business to do a century hence, the life of the anthracite coal business is necessarily confined within narrow limits. Thirty, fifty, seventy-live years hence there may be no coal to mine. Yet the men whose commodity Is thus steadily approaching exhaustion must meekly sustain unjust losses now, or else be lampooned by pert paragraphers on the city press and treated with disdain by figure-head presidents of mismanaged raJIroads. Fair play for even the much-derided "coul baron!" Sacrifice blm, and you sacrifice one of Pennsylvania's three greatest industries, besides throwing into Idleness one-tenth of nil the wage earners employed in tills common wealth. Unquestionably the largest cash offer ever made to writers of English fiction has boun made by the Chicago Record, which will, under certain conditions, pay $30,000 for original stories of mys tery. The best story submitted In this novel competition will win for Its au thor JIO.000, or about 7',i cents a word, which ought to be a sufficient Induce ment to elicit a large offering of credit able manuscripts. The Chicago Record, under Victor F. Lawson's progressive management, has formed a habit of do Ingtherlghtthlngatthe right time; and the present offer is obviously merely another manifestation of that habit. Secretary Horton's Interview. Secretary Motion, fresh from a con ferencewlth thepresldent and therefore presumably voicing Mr. Cleveland's Ideas, airily dlnmlBsenas Impractical the hope of on International bimetallic ugreement; and adds: "My own Judg ment is that we must sooner( or' later declare that tho United States of America recognizes gold' as. tho beBt and least fluctuating measure of value and . medium of exchange which-the commerce of civilization has thus-far utilized." In other words, Mr, Morton would have the United States go un hesitatingly to a single gold standard; and since silver In his opinion Is hot a fit companion money for gofd, it mifst, naturally, be eliminated from our cur rency.' ''The time for straddlers has passed," Mr. Morton Cdded. ' "Those who are for a sound currency on a gold basis ought to have the courage io say so and abide by the results of their declaration. It makes no difference to me whether a declaration . of truth, either upon the tariff or the money quostlon, temporarily drives votes from or allures them to us." This is candid, firm and therefore to some extent praiseworthy. It clarifies tho situation, removes doubt and en ables the voter to see the exact differ ence between the Republican position and that of tho Cleveland portion of tho Democratic party.. The latter, we take it, are now explicitly committed to gold monometallism. If gold is the best money, Jt cannot be corrupted by a dilution with .worse money, hence it will have to be tho only metallic money save, perhaps, tho coppers, nickels and dimes. The Cleveland policy, finding a dollar of silver in use In this country for every dollar of gold, would, according to Secretary Morton, strike down the silver, melt It, turn It Into souvenirs or any other article, and do. business with gold alone, or gold's paper representative. Thus at one clip, our currency would be con tracted from l,Hiift,000,000 to $650,000,000 In round numbers; and every man who today owes the price of a day's work would, tomorrow, have to pay the price of two days' labor In order to cancel his. debt; while every man who has a dofl-ar out nt interest would get back, In value, double his principal and inter est. That Is what the displacement of wllvcr by gold would mean, at first. Hut It would mean even more, later on. The Morgan syndicate, which, for a consideration, recently agreed not to "corner" our gold nnd export It, would then soon renew lite "cornering" pro cess; those who had debts to pay and every American Is In some degree a debtor would have to pay them In gold; and to get that gold he would have to pay the syndicate's own price for It. The Republican party subscribes to no such vlolous contract as this. It has pronounced for honest bimetallism; for more money per capita, rather than less; for legislation In tlie Interest of the American masses rather than for the benefit of the London bankers; and It will next year, we doubt not, repeat that declaration In even more emphatic terms. Then the people will have to choose. Does any one doubt what that choice will be? The most prosperous country In Eu rope today Is France, notwithstanding its terrible ravagement In 1870. And France, It is instructive to note, has a bimetallic currency of $40 per capita, to loss than $25 In the United States. AN AMERICAN POLICY. From James Dodson's recent speech. During the time that the McKlnley law was In the hands of the committee of ways and means, the Hon. James U, lilalne, then secretary of state, was in one of the committee rooms at Washing ton and the effects of tho bill were being discussed by tho various officers of '.ha government. He called attention to the many features of the bill that "would glvo moro to many of the foreign countries than we could possibly get from them He said: "Why give this without return to us? It is time we had an American policy; our Intercourse with foreign na tions must be reciprocal." And his Idea was so placed in the act of 1SS0 that It extended our commerce both at home and abroad. In discussing the bimetallic question Mr. Hliiine suiil: "Un the much-vexed and long-mooted question as to a bimetallic or monometallic standard, I believe the struggle now going on In this country and in other countries for a single gold standard would, If successful, produce widespread disaster In and throughout the commercial world. The destruction of sil ver as money anil establishing gold as the sole unit of value must have a ruinous ef fect on all forms of property, except those Investments which yield a fixed return In money. These would be enormously en hanced lit valuo and would gain a dispro portionate and unfair advantage, over ev ery other species of proiierfy. If, as the most reliable statistics alllrm, there are nearly $7,000,000,000 of coin r bullion In the world, very equally divided between gold nnd silver. It Is impossible to strike silver out of existence as money without results wlhclrwlll provo distressing to millions and utterly disastrous to tens of thous ands." t- Again he said:. "I believe gold and sil ver coin to be the money of the constitu tion; Indeed, the money of the American people anterior to tho constitution,' which the great otgunlc law recognized us quite independent of II si own existence. No power was conferred on congress to de clare either nietnl should not bo money. Congress has, therefore, in my Judgment, no power to demonetize either. If, there fore, silver 1ms been demonetized, I atn In favor of remonctlzlng It, If Its coin ago has been prohibited, I am tn favor of ordtftng It tn he resumed; I am In favor of having It enlarged." Here Is n Conservative Opinion. Interview with Hon. W. R. Morrison. If (leruiany Invites a monetary confer ence, and that conference should reach nn agreement for the restoration of silver, oven In a limited way. It would doubtless satisfy the advocates In this country of unlimited coinage, and they might no longer agitate the question. I think this country should do everything possible to bring about nn International agreement looking to the rehabilitation of-silver. If the Issue finally comes, as it may come. between the gold monomotalllsts on the one hand and the silver monometalllsts on the other hand, It will be time enough for the United States to consldor tho ques tion of tnklng Independent action looking to the free coinage of silver." . Tho f'nso of Nov. Mr. llogan. From the Altoona Tribune. According to telegraphic reports the Rev. J. C. Hogan. a Methodist minister belonging to the Wyoming conference, has been mistaking the results of his own de fects of temper for persecution of a great pause. Air. flogiin, it is judged from the fuctg made public, has not been getting tho sort of appointments he thinks his merits as a preacher entitle him to. There are men who are so radical. Intemperate, unreasonable and hot-headed that nobody wants to have anything to ilo with thorn. They seldom realize that they have been defeated by their own tempers and fall ings, Yet the presiding elders and other people whom they blame have really done all that was posslblo for them. Hurrah for Senator Call! From the Washington Star, When Senator Call, of Florida, who has taken an active interest In the Cubnn cause, was asked If he considered It prob able that the United States would take any steps looking to the recognition of Cuban Independence he replied 'that ho thought this country should not only rec ognize the Independence of the Island, but that It should guarantee the bonds of an Independent government. He said that he had given Secretary Oresham his views on this point, but had not received any as surance from the secretary that such a course would be pursued. TOLD BY THE STARS. Dally Horoscope Drawn by Ajacchus, Tho Trlbuno Astrologor. Astrolabe cast: 1.40 a. m, for Monday, April 23, 18$. PC? 3 Moon rises at 3.50 a, m. A child born on this day should, under favorable conditions, be of cheerful dispo sition, and rejoice at being numbered among the offspring of the nineteenth cen tury. If drover Cleveland's "honest money," bond-creaLlng, gold stnndard financial ideas, however, are carried out, the chances are ten to one that the son of this day will regret that he has been born at all. Recent decisions of the Intelligent Jury are liable to create an impression that It Is getting dangerous to commit murder In Lackawanna county. Tho manner In which the fostlve local grocer keeps up with the procession as the prices of oil go skyward would Indicate that the wheels of petroleum trade are well lubricated. The ancient talk about beauty being only "skin deep" should be discarded al together. Much of the beauty seen on our streets today is only knUoinlne deep. The dear Scranton creature no bloomers will wear When out on her wheel for a spin; For although she hath feutures bewitch ing and fair, She doesn't want old folks to grin. Ajncchus' Advice. Do not be discouraged at the dearth of good lish stories this season. Walt until the snako editor begins operations! Keep on tho shady side of the street, nnd use soft drinks to drown grief. Speculate not In wheat today. If you have money to burn start a paper. REMEMBER there are hundreds of brands of White Lead (so called) on the market that are not White Lead, composed largely of Barytes and other cheap materials. But the number of brands of genuine Strictly Pure White Lead Is limited. The following branda are standard "Old Dutch" process, and just as good as they were when you or your father were boys : "Atlantic," "Beymer-Bauman," "Jewett," "Davls-Chambors." " Fahnestock," " Armstrong & WoKelvy." For Colors. National Lead Co.'s Pure White Lead Tinting Colors, a one-pound can to a 95-pound keg of Lead and mix your own paints. Saves time and annoyance in matching (hades, and Insures the best paint that it is possible to put on wood. Send us a postal card and get our book on paints and color-card, free; it will probably save you a good many dollars. NATIONAL LEAD CO., New York. Parlor Furniture Our Stock of Fine, Up-to-Date Parlor Furniture Is simply immense and prices at which a parlor can now be furnished by us are remarka bly low. Think of it-A fine, highly polished Suit, covered in good Silk Tapestry, at $25 t&Our entire stock of this spring's Baby Carriages at cost. . Hillcc Connell, 131 IND I3S WASHINGTON AVE. We Have Just Opened Our First Import Order of HAV1LAND & CO. If you want a nice Dinner or Tea Set we have It. If you expect to buy a BABY CARRIAGE See our line before you pur chase. We can save you, money. THE LIMITED. 422 LACKAWANNA AVENUE. THEsk WEBER PIANO GUERNSEY BROS. 224 WYOMING AVE. kh ceiA GGWWS WHY THEY FAIL On reading the statistics on business, the fact is learned that 98 per cent, of merchants fail. WUY? "One cause of many failures, (You need not look for more). Is tne LOW price In the windows. And the HIGH price In the store." Just to show tliut the moral of the above does not apply to us, we will say and our language is plain that whenever you find unything outside our place thut wc cannot duplicate inside, just take tho store, wc will have no further use for it. Special for ODoE WEEK UNLESS SOONER SOLD OUT. AT SILK COUNTER. LOT 1. liest quality Washable Kai-Kai Silks, not the kind that you can silt peas through. 29 CENTS. LOT Single Warp Surah Silks, all shades, regular 50c quality, only 35 CENTS. LOT 3. Best Double Warp Yarn Dyed Twilled Silks, over 25 shades, regular 75 ccnt quality, only 50 CENTS. LOT 4. Satin Glace Stripes in the White Ground, a lovely fabric for Waists and Children's Dresses, washable, 49 CENTS. LOT 5. Special Designs oi' Printed 24-inch Habitues Silks, of extra weight and quality, made expressly for us; every design a work of art; only 63 CENTS. LOT 0. 23 pieces of 24-inch Fancy Figured Taffeta Silks from the E. S. .1 affray lleceivcr's Sale; usual S5c. quality; while they last 65 CE NTS. DO YOU WANT A BOY TO LOOK IS BEST? Then you should visit our Children's Department, now on ground floor, that has all the outfits tuttt the word implies for Juvenile wear. Atk for any thing that a boy should wear, and we will be able to please you in lit, make, style and price. Careful attention to any special orders. if JUL OARETC DO " I ML. OnllllLnUj ARE THE BEST COASTERS. Consequently they must run easier than any other wheel. Call and examine than. c. M. FLOREY, 222 WYOMING AVENUE, Y. M. C. ft. BUILDING. t....naeaa AYLESWORTH'S MEAT MARKET The Finest In tbc City. The latest Improved furnish (rigs and apparatus for keeping meat, butter and eggs. 223 Wyoming Ave. nT. PLEASANT COAL AT RETAIL. Coal of tho bent quality for domcitle Use, and of all sixoa, dollverad in any part of the city at lowest price. Ordt-rs left at my Offlco NO. 113 WYOMING AVENUE, Rear room, first floor, Third National Bank, or sent by mall or teluphone to tha nine, will reoelvo prompt attention. Bpeclal contractu will be made for the lale and delivery of Buckwheat Coal. WM. T. SMITH. The secret Is out Not only do they say we do wahslng for a living, but that ,we do it well. So keep it going. Tcil even body you see, but tell them not to tell. EUREKA LAUNDRY, 332 Washington Ave. BICYCLES iZ G. 5. .y . -fro If, SQUARE DEALING CLOTHIERS, HATTERS AND FURNISHERS, OUARDIN' HOSE A fact. You hay. to guard torn, boso o ear fully that the tnik becomes burden. It rot.i and (all. to pUcm after a little uao. Not to aura. The beat that 'a niadele tlio kind we sell. (Hands aay preaaitre your water ma put on It. Will last for yeara Perhaps your lawn needs fsrtlllur. We have It, and seed and rake and mower. 119 WasklDgton Ave Boston Hot House Cucum bers, Kipe Tomatoes, Aspar ngus, Mushrooms, Rhubarb, Cauliflower, Water Cress, Urusfcclfl Sprouts. Blue Point Oysters, Large, Medium and Little Neck Clams. Mussels, Scallops. Prawn. Large Assortment of Fresh Fish. PIERCE'S . MARKET, Penn Avenue. DR. HILL a SON ALBANY DENTIST5. Sot teeth, $5.60; bent Bet, 8; for Kold cape and teeth without platoa, called crown and bridfre work, rail for prices and refer ences. TONAI.U1A, for extracting toel without pain. No ether. No gas. OVER FipST NATIONAL BANK ROOF TINNING AND SOLDERIHG All done awny with by the use of HART MAN B PATENT PAINT, which oonsmta of IngredlentH well-known to all. It can be applied to tin, galvanized tin, aheet Iron roofs, also to brick dweltngs, which will prevent absolutely nny crumbling, crack Inft or breaking of the brick. It will out last tlnnlntr of any kind by many yeara, and It's cost does not exceed ono-flftn that of tho cost of tinning. In fold by tha Joe) or pound. Contracts taken by ANTONIO HAKTUAKN. 017 Birch IU K '. - BAZAAR' Fine Stationery Blank Books, Office Supplies, EDISON'S MIMEOGRAPH And auppiioB, TYPE WRITERS' SUPPLIES IN ALL ITS BRANCHES- Stationers and Engravers, - 317 LACKAWANNA AVE. April 22, 1895. We Have Moved to No. 121 North Washington Avenue, Next First Presbyterian Church New Store, New Styles, New Prices, and We Want You for a New Customer. FURNITURE DEALERS. UtTTKB (IHOB C0 Inop. CqMUIiMMWk; MOT SLIM) IHOR IN THK WOB1JW "A dtUar tmct itaMlmr mtA." TMeLarilea' Sal III Fraaoh Ioaia;ota Kid dm Hoot delivered freo anywhere In the U.S..oa' i Biiywnarv id rtpiof Utah, Uoaejr Order, or foetai owe ior wim Kanal every way Un boou lold la all retail atone (or tlM. We nake tale boot ouraelvea, therefore we guar anum uoi, urn una wrw. aod If any on te not eatliflad win rauou we tuomvj aaodanothemalr. Ooara Toe or Coauaoa Heine, Ikelraa 1 to 4 and half Smdrear , luueuncv Cata logue rncx Goiter Shoe Co., FEDERAL ST., RORTON. MASS.. Bfial Ithm e litalm. REYNOLDS BROS,, 161 I .J....1 1
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