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BCRANTON, DECEMBER 10. 1893
' . In view of the deliberate failure of
the Bcranton Republican to Join thli
2f. taper la a pledge to support the
i 13 nominee of th. next Republican city
J ronventlon, regardless of individual
' Up preferences,, Is not The Tribune thor-
ft oug-bljr justified in calling Itself "the
enljr Republican dally in Lackawan-
. Ba county?"
? The Harrlsbur Patriot will kindly
Belgn to receive The Tribune's humble
apologies. Its Cameron news was evi
dently direct and authentic.
la Reply to Criticism.
' Her. George E. Guild, president of
the Presbyterian cleric, is said to have
declared himself before that body to
I be of the opinion that the papers of
Ithls city, especially - The Tribune,
were discriminating in favor .of
the police force In connection with
- the Robinson charges and the mayor's
Court of Inquiry. Answering for Itself,
(The Tribune desires to say that in Its
two reports of last Thursday's and Fri
day's sessions of the mayor's inquiry
tt discriminated in favor of no one and
against no one, but gave the material
' evidence exactly as it was taken down
by an expert stenographer, letting the
cold facta tell their own story.
In Us editorial columns The Tribune
Bid, it Is true, uphold the accused po
licemen, especially Lieutenant Davis,
(Whose years of faithful, courteous and
efficient service of the city and whose
unblemished private character Im
pressed the editor of this paper as being
(worthy of favorable comparison along
side the self-revealed characters of the
... Witnesses called with a view to striking
J fhlm down. If this discrimination was
' y unfair; It the old principle has recently
been reversed that accused persons
should be deemed guilty until proved
- Innocent, then The Tribune has been
at fault and is fairly liable to Rev.
Mr. Guild's implied censure. But we
' have yet to be convinced that In our
comments we overstepped the facts or
transgressed the proprieties.
- That places of evil exist in this city,
. avithln the knowledge of the police, is
not denied. In this respect the city of
Bcranton la like every other city since
the world began. To pretend ignorance
of Vice Which cannot be eradicated
nvould be the veriest hypocrisy, as all
(well-informed persons know. In par
ticular, .the social evil exists, always
baa existed and always will exist. It
can be minimised by personal evangel
isation and official vigilance In the en
forcement of law, but it has never yet
been suppressed. Those who seem to
ihlnk that the existence of evil resorts
tn this city la a token of official der
eliction should remember that no age,
no country, no state of, civilization has
. yet succeeded in effecting a divorce
from this terrible evil or has ever done
tnore in the direction of relief than to
keep It in the background.
It is reported that an American syn-
Ulcate ha agreed to extend to the
Cuban republic a loan,-of $15,000,000 In
- grold, conditional upon the extension to
; : It by the United States government of
belligerent rights.. .Will Cleveland dare
atand in the way of Cuban liberation
, by vetoing the senate resolution accord
ing those rights?
. a
Senator Morgan seems to imagine
Cither that Mr. Cleveland Is a dlplo
pnatlo soft mark or else Is In collusion
(With England. The former supposition
' s the more probable one. '
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: Senator Cameron's Utter.
. i Senator Cameron's letter to H taTP Ben
' Ktor McCarrell announcing -that under
; no circumstances will he be a candidate
, for re-election is a more tangible form
" Of evldenoe than were the unauthentl
'' ; fated rumors of . retirement which
. Served the senior senator's purpose so
Well la the senatorial campaign of 1891.
- This Is the first time that Senator Cam-
- aron has put In writing his intention to
: , retire, and It will, of course, be accepted
, M true and final. Many persons feeling
' - a, sense of continued obligation to the
Senator because .of past favors will glad-
- f welcome this announcement as a
i.;' : fnesMge of release, and will from this
': -. time onward feel free to wor- for can-
' Pldates In better odor with the party.
Although Senator Cameron b this
. ' Jotter puts bis own chances of a re-election
to an end. It Is' not to be inferred
that the succession will be a matter of
Indifference either to him or to his
' friends. - They control the party ma
r jrjr and can doubtless elect or re
any candidacy In the list It is this
'' Tmtnstance which renders doubtful
choice of a Phlladelphlan, because
1 tie C akr city's long-standing op
to Cameron, and renders prob
Ji'i - -eiectioa of ome acceptable
.1.1 tk ceatral or eastern part
. 7 V -i LUi; TlMre have, to, be sure,
' r i tof .' recentlv-consum-
inf between Senator
" jt Attorney Graham
.. r wai to b restoted to
- ::t tt certain bontln-
hlcjial politics; but these have borne no
evidence of authenticity.' It is scarcely
probable that even In a fair fight, with
out hidden Influence, Philadelphia could
get Cameron's seat In the senate; and
the certainty that hidden iniluentc wui
be exerted n the next legislature Is not
more palpable than that It will be used
to the detriment of either John Wana
maker, Charles Emory Smith or Dis
trict Attorney Graham, the three most
prominent Phlladelphlun aspirants.
The assured retirement of Cameron
brings forward into Increased promi
nence the candidacies of J. Hay Brown,
of Lancaster, and ex-Lieutenant, Gov
ernor Watres of our own city. Of these
Colonel Watres alone has been formally
entered by resolution of his senatorial
district. His attitude toward Cameron
is one of personal frlHtidltnesx, albeit
one of difference from Cameron's llnan
t'lal views, it is possible that Mr. ftrown
is closer to Cameron than Colonel Wat
res, but either wuld doubtless disarm
the opKisltlon of the Cameron lnlluence,
which yet Is l'Oteiit In Pennsylvania
polltli-s. The field, however, now thnt
It is cleared of all uncertainty so far (is
Senator ivomeron is' personally '.Min
uernei'l, may K exported soon to 1iu up
with new aspirants representing every
shade of opinion and every geographi
cal section; and thu canvass will no
doubt ijulrkly b'V'ome Interesting.
' Sir Julian Pnmicefote will find that he
assumed an exceedingly large contract
when he undertook to discredit the
diplomatic knowledge of Senator Mor
gan. Senator Cullom will need to be care
ful or he will lose the votes of every
Anglomnnlnc In the land.
Senator Morgan's Speech.
In our Washington dispatches we give
liberal extracts from the remarkable
spufch delivered yesterday, by Senator
Morgan In support of his resolution call
ins for an Investigation of the proposi
tion, mentioned In the president's mes
sage, to settle with Englund for llering
sea damages by paying to her $425,000 In
a lump sum. The last session of con
gress, it will be remembered, was asked
to appropriate money for this purpose
and refused. In his message the presi
dent renewed his request for such an
appropriation, upon the ground that we
are moral debtors to England to the ex
tent named, because of the decision of
the Paris tribunal adverse to the Ameri
can contention with reference to the
Bering Beat fisheries.
Senator Morgan, who was one of the
arbitrators of that tribunal, and who
also was chairman of the last senate
committee on foreign affairs, distinctly
and emphatically denies the president's
assertion of a moral debt owed to Eng
land; declares that no action or decision
on the part of the Paris court of arbi
tration Involved or implied the recog
nition of England's claim for damages,
and avers, In effect, that the president
has simply been caught' In the net of Sir
Julian Pauncefote's subtlety and does
not realize that his plea for compensa
tory money In England's behalf rests
upon no tenable foundation of evidence
or fact.
An interesting feature of this speech,
which was prepared with care and de
liberation, and which may therefore be
assumed to be a durable presentation of
the subject, Is the manner in which the
senator from Alabama combs down the
British ambassador for impertinence
and Impudent Intermeddling with Am
erican legislation. The offences of which
Mr. Morgan accuses Sir Julian Paunce
fote In this connection exceed by fur
those which ended Lord Sackvllle'a
career of usefulness In connection with
the British embassy at Washington;
and if President Cleveland" were to look
at the subject In the same light in which
he viewed the episode of the Murchlson
letter, there Is little doubt that he would
repeat hi action In that case by notify
ing Sir Julian to pack his traps and go.
The nominee of the Republican con
vention will win with ease, wherever
the convention be held, if Mr. Reed
will kindly Impress upon the present
congress the Importance) of doing Its
obvious duty.
In a nutshell, Cameron's letter means:
"I won't take it again, but I'll say
who shall."
To Prevent Lynching.
Governor O'Perrall.of Vlrglnla.wlshes
to prevent lynching within the borders
of that state, and to that end has asked
the legislature to pass an act requiring
the county or city where a lynching oc
curs to pay $200 to every 1.0W of popu
lation for every lynching that takes
place, to go for ihe benefit of the state
school fund, and tat when the military
Is called out, that the city or county
where the disturbance occurs pay the
cost. He further- recommends that' f
any officer allow a prisoner to be taken
from his custody to bo lynched, the offi
cer shall be summarily dismissed from
office and that the prisoner or his heirs
be given the right of action against said
officer, and that the burden of proof of
a proper defense of the prisoner shall be
upon the officer, Concluding this sub
ject, which was handled In his annual
message with great vigor, he says: "I
further recommend that the penalty for
criminal assault, or an attempt, shall In
every case be death, and that an Indict
ment for either offense shall have prec
edence over any other case on the dock
et of the court In, which the lndlctment'l
is pending.-In my opinion, if an act em
bodying such provisions Is passed, lynch
ings will cease In Virginia." v '
These are drastic propositions, and no
doubt would by Intimidation effect some
good. . But it needs to be remembered
that an observance of law which rests
upon eltherfon-e or fear Is liable to peri
odical Interruptions, and Is by no means
to be compared with the - observance
which rests upon popular respect The
safest cure for lynchings and otner
manifestations of the mob spirit is
popular education and popular civiliza
tion. When the inhabitants of a com
munity are taught to realise that an af
front offered to thei laws whtcu they
themselves decree Jor their own protec
tion is anNaffront to eachone of them,
and that it weakens by Just so much all
the laws enscted by them, they will per
ceive the injustice Of lynchings and will
be ready' to work for a cleaner and fair
er sway of law and order. The recom
mendations of Governor O'Ferrall may
be wise as Immediate remedies, but the
ultimate cure must work out through
th hotne Ukt church and .the school,
each doing Its best to instil reverence
for proper authority and respect for the
institutions ot orderly and impartial
Justice.
... , -We
suspect that we can guess the
identity of at least one man to whom
Cameron's withdrawal comes as u gra
cious relief.- Is it not so, Colonel Quay?
GOSSIP FROM THE CAPITAL.
Tribune Bureau,
No. 615 Fourteenth street, N. W.
' Washington. Dec. .
The meeting of the Republican national
committee In this city tomorrow is at
tracting more than usual attention, rully
one-half of the members of the eommltte
are here, and the balance will arrive to
morrow. A lively scrimmage Is expected
over the selection of a place for holding
the next convention, llepresentatlveg
from San Francisco, Chicago and Pitts
burg have been on the ground for several
days and the shontes are expected here
today. Philadelphia, If she had any lire
It. her, and wanted the convention one
half as bad as the othisr cities claim lo
want Is, could have It by putting up the
amount of money demanded. Hut at this
writing It appears the (Junker City doesn't
want the convention not If she has to
plank down iW),M to get It.
The above amount Is what Chairman
Carter Is huldlng It lit. That Is the
amount the committee owes from the last
campaign, and the creditors are becoming
a tiille uuxiouri uboul the value of the
"l. U. l"h" given by Chairman farter.
Senator juay says nothing short of $100,
OOii will settle the outstanding Indebted
ness of the committee, and If anybody
knows, Quay ilocs. Of course, he had lit
tle o,- nothing to do with the management
of the Inst campaign, but ho Is nlose
enough to the fellows who were lti charge
to know just what he Is talking about.
Senator Quay says ex-Postmaster General
Wnnamnket- holds a note of the commit
tee, signed by Mr. Carter as chairman,
for II'mMU. Tom Poliui, a traction mag
nate of 1'iilludelphia, alsu holds one of
Mr. Carter's notes for a like sum.
Pittsburg has raised 50,0o0, and her
boomers claim they can Talse that much
more, flan Francisco goes Pittsburg $30,
000 better, and Is offering $150,000 for the
big show. She Is also offering a $!i0 rail
road rate from Chicago to San Francis
co and return. Major Moses P. Handy,
with whiskers anil appetite Intact, is hero
In the Interest of Chicago. He Is "long"
on wind and promises hut "short" on
oash. He claims to have $:i6,000, and says
the remaining $li,00i will be forthcoming
as soon as the Windy City Is selected.
It Is a tosi-up between Chicago- and
Pittsburg, with the betting In favor of
the former.
II -II !l
It Is generally understood that the Re
publicans will reorganize the senate. They
are a vote or two shy, but they can easily
capture a Populist or two with a good fat
slice of pork. Of course, they are not
going to allow n little thing like thut to
Interfere when there is pork to spare.
In the event gf the Republicans securing
control of the senate Quay will bo chair
man of the committee on publlo buildings
and grounds and Cameron will again head
the committee on nnval affairs. The other
Important committees will probubly be
headed by the following:
Appropriations Allison, of Iowa.
Finance Morrill, of Vermont.
Foreign Relations Sherman, of Ohio.
Immigration Chandler, of New Hamp
shire. District of Columbia McMillan, of Mich
igan. Education and Labor Lodge, of Massa
chusetts. Census Hale, of Maine.
Civil Service and Reform Perkins, of
California.
Claims Mitchell, of Oregon.
Coast Defeases Squire, of Washington.
Commerce Cullom, of Illinois.
Postofftco and Postroads Walcott, of
Colorado.
The new Republican senators will all
have chairmanships, but they will neces
sarily be of unimportant committees.
There are several very large and juicy
offices, now held by Democrats, that will
In the natural order of things go to Re
publicans. It is needless to say that the
"bone hunters" are already on the ground
and are ready to pounce upon the snaps
which are awaiting them. It Is also
needless to remark that there are about
fifty hunters for every single bone. About
forty-nine of them will be disappointed.
II II II
"Jack" McCarty, the Irrepressible and
versatile Haaleton newspaper man, is here
for tho winter. He in stabling on Q
street, near the Cairo, a sixteen-story
apartment house In the fashionable north
west portion of Washington. "Jack" Is
the private secretary of Congressman Lei
senrlng. He expects to remain hero until
some time In April, when he will return to
Luxerne county for the purpose of setting
up delegates for Mr. Lelsenring's renoml
natlon. The affairs of state seem to rest
lightly upon the frail shoulders of Mc
carty, and It would not be surprising If he
some day shows an Inclination to repre
sent the Twelfth district in congress him
self. The fascination ot Washington life
has turned the heads of older men than
McCarty notable tho member from the
Eleventh district.
' II II II
Sam Hudson, formerly editor of the
Bcranton Times, has returned to Wash
ington to represent the Philadelphia Bul
letin during the session of congress. Sam
has reported many session of congress and
his dispatches are always up-to-date. He
has a facile pen and always says some
thing of Interest when ho wields it..
II II II
Major McDowell, the new clerk of the
House, Is one of tho best story-tellers In
Washington. He probably tells more and
better stories than any other man whe
has been about these dlggln's for years.
In .the last congress, of which he was a
member-at-large from Pennsylvania, he
frequently broke a quorum In the house
by going Into one of the cloak rooms and
telling stories. He could always draw a
bigger crowd than Speaker Crisp. He had
Just as many friends among the Demo
crats as he had on his own side of the
house. The major will make a popular
as well as an efficient clerk.
The presldentral'party'whlch left for the
south last week on a duck-hunting and
fishing trip was well provided with am
munition arid bait. The party consisted
of seven persons. Just before the steamer
Violet lifted anchor at the foot of Sev
enth street something like twenty cases of
beer, half as many cases of liquor, two
doxen baskets of champagne and other
bottled goods were taken on board, to
gether' with a large store of eatables. If
the party should happen to exhaust their
supply of "bait" they can easily secure
more from the-moonshiners of North and
South Carolina.
Senator Alllson,"who is just as liable to
be the next Republican candidate for pres
ident as any other man mentioned for the
place, Is very fond of walking and is sel
dom seen ' In a carriage, or street car
especially In weather like Washington is
having now, cool and crisp. He invariably
walks to and from tho t-apltol, and Is
usually alone. Senator Allison is about AO
years of age and weighs in the neighbor
hood of 200 pounds, but he walks with tba
spring of a man half his years and weight.
He will make a strong candidate.
' Senator Davis, '-of" Minnesota, another
presidential candidate, looks a good deal
like Senator Quay. Davis and Quay are
fast friends and it would not be at all
surprising to see the latter throw his In
fluence In the next national convention to
his far western colleague at a time when
It would count most . ' . v
t II II II . , . ml M
Senator Cameron lias at last "thawed
out," and is now accessible to newspaper
men at least to a favored few. The se
nior senator from Pennsylvania has here
tofore been an Iceberg to pencil pushers;
He has gtvea them the "marble heart,"
as It were, ever since he became promi
nent In politics, and his thawing out at
this late day Is looked upon with sus
picion by the men he has frosen In the
past. Senator Cameron probably wants
the Support of the newspapers in his nest
campaign. But Isn't It a ttttle late to sa
fest such a turn la aCairst Newspaper
men are like Indiana In some respects
they never forget a kindness or a wrong.
W. R, Bell.
COMMENT OF THE PRESS.
An Excellent Programme.
Chicago Tlmes-Hald: "Correspondents
of this paper will please bear In mind:
First, reports of political disss meetings,
political conferences and political conven
tions must be written without personal,
factional or party bias; second, Interviews
on political questions must not be colored
or distorted; third, all candidates, all fac
tions and ail parties must be treated with
absolute fairness; fourth, the Thnes-Her-ald's
news rotmuns must not be used to
damage or advance the political fortunes
of any candidate, any political faction or
any polloal party: fifth, political news
must not be suppressed bwause tt ts not
to the sorrespondent's liking or becaus It
may have a tendency to injure any can
didate political faction or political party;
sixth, wo want to prlivt the truth and noth
Ing but the truth, and this rule applies
to and includes political as well as nil
other news matter prepared fot; ths Times
Heruld's columns."
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One for flrover Clevolond.
Philadelphia Bulletin: "Senator Chand
ler has had the good sense to write a
letter tn the president apologising tor the
Insulting personalities contained In a re
cent, open letter to him on the railway
pooling question. Whatever Mr. Cleve
land's follies or blunders, no man, much
less a I'nited States senator, Is justified
In communicating views of his polli.-y in
the languago of a blackguard."
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A Good Thing to Abolish.
Philadelphia Bulletin: "Now that
Speaker P.eed has appointed the mileage
committee, let him set to work to abolish
the mileage system. The charge of 10
cen's n mlln for 'travel to and from tho
capital Is a rank fraud on the treasury in
these days of cheap fares and free
passes."
so:
Tho Latest I'nfortnnate.
Philadelphia Bulletin: "The last not
of Democratic despair In finding a presi
dential candidate goes out in the tender
little boom that has been sprung for
young ex-Qovernor "Billy" Russell, of
Massachusetts.".
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Will llo Take the Hint?
Chicago Record: "Senator Hill should
be encouraged by the successes of most
eminent politicians who retire to private
life. Tho law profession if often exceed
ingly remunerative."
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Tng of War of Trnsts.
Providence Journal: "The publlo will
hold with complacency, if not with in
difference, the success of the salt combine
In squeezing half a million, out of the beef
and pork packers' combine."
A Cold Bay. Indeed.
St. Louis Qlobe-Democrot : "The feeling
of the Democratic statesman at the pres
ent time closely resembles that of a man
who Is on an Art-tic expedition."
:o:
Cnokoo or IHido?
Newark Advertiser: "One of the Ger
man papers alludes to Cleveland's message
as 'a swan song.' Well, 'swan' is hardly
the bird to describe It."
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Pertinently Asked).
Philadelphia Bulletin: "If a member of
congress may be fined for absenteeism,
why not the president of the United
States?"
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Welcoming an Old Friend.
Chicago Record: "That old acquaint
ance, the European war cloud, has re
turned for what looks like a protracted
visit." -
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The Great Leader.
New York Press: "Mr. Reed's present
popularity seems to be exceeded only by
the popularity of his party."
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No Qnomm Quest.
Baltimore American: "Speaker Reed's
new trouble is not in counting a majority,
but in finding a minority."
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Likewise True of D. B. mil.
Washington Post: "Lecturer Bland may
yet be forced o the expense of carrying
his own audiences."
JOURNALISTIC.
The first number of a new weekly pa
pur, the National Sentinel, which is to be
devoted to the Interest of surviving Union
veterans, 1iaa been "shelved from its
Washington office. It Is a neatly-printed,
four-page paper, with seven columns to
the page, and each page Is filled with well
seleoted reading. The Grand Army mem
ber who desires to keep in touch with
movements at the capital of special in
terest to old soldiers will do well to send
to (KM K street, N. W Washington,
D. C, for a copy of the Sentinel, which
costs $1 a year.
After the first of next month the Roch
ester Post-Express, long known as an
able and enterprising independent paper
with Democratic leanings in certain direc
tors, will become aggressively Republican
In politics. Joseph O'Connor, who has
edited tt for ten years with brilliant suc
cess, will retire in favor of William H.
McElroy. Republicans will be glad of the
change of its politics, but regretful of
the effect of that change upon so distin
guished a journalist as Mr. O'Connor.
-II- .
Not liking the summary way in which
he was deposed as president and editor
of the Haxloton Sentinel, John McCarthy,
the Irrepressible, proposes -to bring suit
against its publishers among other things
for alleged unpaid salary at $50 a week
It Is thought that this litigation. If It
reaches court, will provide interesting
reading.
The Wilkes-Barre News-Dealnr Is now
composed on Merganttialer linotype ma
chines and reclves the night news service
of the United' Press. This adds to Its
quantity but net to Its quality, which was
already "up to the limit,"
' II
The Pittston Item has passed the criti
cal point In its struggle for circulation and
Is now on a basis of probable permanen
cy. The Item is a well-made paper which
deserves the success It Is encountering.
ABOUT ELECTRICITY.
An Eleotrlo nieyelo Lamp. '
Chicago Record: There Is no doubt that
all the Improved forms of the bicycle light
will soon be superseded by the electric
lamp. Many electricians are now at work
on the production of such a light. Cine
promising form of electric lantern consists
of threo colls of storage battery operating
a small one-candle-power Incandescent
lamp arranged in a suitable reflector. This
battery operates the lamp for four hours
continuously. The weight of the battery
and lamp complete Is thirty-six ounces,
which Is much too heavy for the majori
ty of wheelmen. The fitness of the elec
tric lamp for bicycle lighting has been
shown recently In some laboratory tests
of candle power with a photometer having
a distance of 100 Inches between centers.
An oil lantern, burning signal oil, gave
three and one-quarter candle power; an
oil lantern, burning kerosene gave six
and one-half candle power; an electric
lantern, consuming, 43. watts, gave forty
five candle power.'' It Is stated, ss an
Illustration of the efficiency of the electric
lantern, that during the recent eclipse of
the .moon,' when no street lamps were
lighted, and the streets of Ban Francisco
were in Intense darkness, a wheelman, by
the aid of the electrlo lantern on his bi
cycle, was able to discern another bicy
clist turn Into the street at the farther
end ot the block, a distance of 600 feet
away. The lantern gave a splendid riding
light and lighted up the roadway brilliant
ly for a distance of fifty feet '
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. Qaashootlag by Cleetrielty.
Chicago Record: Heavy guns have long
sgo been ItreJ by electricity, but electri
cally exploded small arms have not hither,
to come within the sphere of the Inven
tory It Is bard to see wherein an alatrioal.
ly actuated rifle can for all practical pur
pose be eu Improvement on the extreme
ly efflelt expludlng mechanism with
which arms of precision are now fitted,
but the designer of a title in which the
cartridge la exploded by electricity claims
that In this method there Is none of the
flashing out of the powder common with
the precusalr hammer, aud all the pow
der Is consumed, to the manifest improve
ment of the penetrative power of the bul
let. A battery Is Inserted 'In the stock,
with wires running to a strip of.metal on
the one hand, and the hammer which is
fitted on to the upper part of the trlggeiv
on tho other. The metal totrtp makes con
tact with the metal base of the shell. A
pin, which runs Ino the cartridge, has Its
rounded head projecting slightly beyond
the base of the cartridge. J let ween this
and the point of the hammer is a plate
studded with a pointed head which lies
close to the cartridge. As the trigger la
pulled, the hammer flies forward, striking
the plate, whose pointed head ts driven on
to the projecting head of the cartridge
pin. The spark thus caused within iho
cartridge explodes the powder.
Novel Way to Pnrlfy Water.
Chicago Record: A novel application
has been made of the much-discussed pro
cess of purifying water electrically. Threo
sheets of aluminium, laid parallel, are
separated by blocks of wood. To ihe end
of each sheet Is attached a copper wire,
the other end of which Is connected with
the feed wire from an Incandescent-light
socket. This little device ts placed inside
the jar of water to be purified, and the
current turned on. Soon tho vegetable
matter, it any In the water, eomes to the
top and can be skimmed off. while uny
mineral substances present attach them,
selves to the aluminium plates. The pro
cess costs next fo nothing, as the three
small plates or aluminium will pmlfy ten
gallons of water In os mnny minutes with
the current turned on. As to the effective
ness of the process In ridding drinking
water of many objectionable, substances
there can be no doubt; the only trouble
seems to be that the water tastes ins-ioM
afterward; and many people would rather
swallow a few thousand, more or less, of
basteria, so long as they are Invisible), and
the palate Is refreshed, than be compelled
to drink perfectly puro water that has
been robbed of Us Bnap.
Electricity in tho Toy WorlJ.
Chicago Record: A novel installation Is
about to be made In Kngland tn the house
of George Orossmlth. tho well-known en
tertainer. Mr. Grossmlth Intends to con
vert his house railway Into an electric
line. Tho railway at present runs through
his residence from the main terminus, the
reception-room, through the halls to tho
stables, the other terminus lielngthe
coach house. The steam engine now used
Is three feet high and ts isipnble of at
taining a comparatively high rate of
speed. It Is said to be one of the most hu
morous sights to watch Mr. Grossmlth as,
seated in the tender in company with one
or two juvcn friends, he starts the
train, peering 'unxlously In front in order
to avoid any possible accident, turning
on, and shutting off steam as occasion re
quires and Invariably arriving at the jour
ney's end with passengers and train In
tact. He has been smitten with the charms
end possibilities of the electric-traction
motor, and It ts somewhat suggestive that
even in the toy world electricity is taking
the place of steam.
Trolley Telephone System.
Rochester Post-Express: A telephone
circuit Is to be constructed along the lines
of the trolley car system In Hartford,
Conn., so that the conductors may com
municate with the power house and the
car dispatcher In case of accident or delay.
A telephone wire has been strung on the
trolley poles, and at every eighth pole
there will be a switch for making con
nections. Each car will carry a trans
mitter. The device Is the Invention of W.
C. Fclldlng, of Hartford.
TOLD BY THE STARS.
Dally lloroseope Drawn by AJacchns, Tho
Tribune Astrologer.
Astrolabe cast: 1.48 a m., for Tuesday,
. Dec. 10, 185.
A child born on this day will dream
nightly of Christmas trees for the next
two weeks.
The Individual who fires brickbats In
discriminately should not become hys
terical in case a volley is occasionally
returned. ,
Cameron boomers In Scranton will prob
ably hereafter operate entirely by proxy.
Individual Horoscopes.
AJacchus has undertaken the task of
giving advice to a few readers who have
enclosed samples of hair and date of
birth.)
Tilly .--There Is a -wave In the bit of
raven hair enclosed that shows that you
have an ambition to wear bloomers and
ride a bicycle. It will be safe for you
to do so after dark; but, Tilly, confiden
tially speaking, your shadow In bloomers
In the noonday sunshine would make you
sorry.
S. E. L. You aro In love. There Is only
one girl in the world for you today. She
has auburn hair that resembles shimmer
ing gold 'neath the rays of autumnal sun
light. But you will recover. In less than
a year you will wonder how you ever
came to admire the blamed-red-headed
thing.
Christmas
Presents.
HILL & CONNELL,
. 131 AND 133 H. WASHINGTON VL
Wish to announce that their
HOLIDAY
GOODS
Are arriving dally and have nearly all
been placed in their wareroouu.
Their display this season will
surpass any of their previous. ex
hibitions. An early inspection
will be a great advantage to
careful buyers.
Come Early and Make Tear Selections.
Hill & Connell
131 iNd 133 H WASHINGTON IVL
Ho li day Books
Booklets, Calendars, Cards '-, '
' and Diaries. ' -
rTfAARTS PRICES RIGHT
We aire yon this Hip" and leave , ,
., the rest to yon. .
BEIDLEMAN
THS C90KMAN. y
. the Cetamoa wsaltk,
HOTS
EVERY ELECTRIC
CAR
ici'B Opened Evenings
Until
In order to give everybody a fair opportunity to witness
our great ' .
HO tl DAY DISPLAY
Colossal display of Cloaks and Furs at half price.
GREATEST BOOK SALE ON RECORD.
Gem Edition 161110. clotli bound, 75 titles, from the best authors,
. ONLY 10 CENTS,
Alteinus edition, handy classics, 150 titles, cloth with gold and silver,
ONLY IS CENTS.
AH of Raphael Tuck's pictorial books at lower prices than any other house
in the world.
CHRISTMAS
If yon sre thinking of tmylnir dinner set
for (.uristmas we have u larve suleotiuu iu the
following makes :
Haviland & Co.
Cfias. Field Haviland.
R. Dclinieves & Co.
L Sazerat & Co.
All Limoge French China.
Carlsbad China (German.)
Onondago China (American.)
Maddox Porcelain.
Wedgwood Porcelain. .
Furnival Porcelain.
Powell & Bishop Porcelain
All EnKllsh mslter.
We also bsvo a largo variety lit American
porcelain and W. U. nets. Our leader 1U0 piees
set is ili. VS.
11
LIMITED.
422 UCMWANNI IVENUL
KODAKS
KODAKS KODAKS
Pocket Kodaks
AT
FLORETS
They will do just as good
work as a large camera,
only not on as large a
scale. Just the thing for
a Christmas Present.
Y. M. C. A. Building
222 WYOMING AVENUE.
LEATHER COATS
AND
MACKINTOSHES
LOOK AT
CONRAD'S,
Lacka. Aienne
THAT WONDERFUL
w.
Tea Is tmt safe ta she WE BEH
o
Ok! sad BMtliess Pianos. sa4
Bbn4 Pianos we havt taksa la
-I L.l Wjrlf
STOPS IH FRONT OF OUR
TO TAKE ON AND
OUR LINE OF
Is now ready for inspection.
We have all of Prang's beau
tiful line of calendars and
booklets in water colors, as
well as the lines of all the
leading publishers.
Celluloid and Leather Goods,
Family and Teachers' Bibles,
Episcopal Hymnals and
Prayer Books,
Catholic Prayer Books,
Gold Pens,
Silver and Gold Pencils.
1
REYNOLDS BROS,
Stationers and Engravers,
3I7LICKIWINNI AVE-
DONT WAIT TOO LONG.
Previous to onr Inventory we hsve decided
to close out what w bar on band of
EDWIN C. BURT & CO.'S
LADIES' FINE SHOES,
Constating of awell assorted line of hand welts
snd turns In French and Atnsrlosn kid that
were sold st IS U0. IS.) snd J6.U0, C mn
Now reduced to J5U
These Bhoea are all In nerfect condition.
Call early if you wish to take advantage of
1 m special me,
The Lackawanna Store Association
LIMITED.
CORNER LICIl AND JEFFERSON IVES.
SPICULE OF
n
H
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Fine selection of Ready
Made Clothing; also
Clothes made to order at
the lowest prices. Perfect '
fit guaranteed at
B. LEHMAN & GO'S
IH LACXAWARNA AVENUE,
Comer Franklin.
OYSTERS
We sre Headquarters far Oysters and
. are handling the
Celebrated Duck Rivera,
Lynn Havana. Keyports,
Mill Ponds; aiao Shrews
bury, Rockawaye, Maurice
River - Covea, Western v
Shore and Blue Points.
rr-We pake a aneialtr seliverlai
: Bine Petals en half shell la earrtere.
fiEGsir!:.r::3AW
Christmas
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A V VIS
Of
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UUUillU
STORE
LET OFF
WELSBAGH LIGHT
Spccltllj Adapted ior Reading ud Sewing.
IMIli
Consumes three (S) feet of gas per
hour and gives an effloleney of sixty
(60) candles.
Saving at least 83 per cant over the
ordinary Tip Burners.
Call and See It.
HUNT Si CONNELL CO,,
434 LACKAWANNA AVENUE.
Manufacturers' Agents.
THE SCRANTON
VITRIFIED BRICK TILE
1ANUFACTURIRG CO.,
MAKBBS OF
SHALE PAVING BRICK
AND BUILDING BRICK
OfUsei 320 Washington Avenue.
Works) IUt-Aus. PaE.a W. V. B.B.
M. H. DALE,
General Sales Agent, Scranton, Pa
326 Washington An,
SCRANTON, PA "
TELEPHONE 551
WILLIAM a MILLAR,
Alderman 8th Ward, Scranton.
ROOMS 4 AND B,
Qaa and Water Co. ulldlna.
CORNER HOMING AYE. AHD CENIER ST.
OPriCI HOURS (rem T JO a m. ol p. k
CI boor Intermission tor toner and sapper.)
Partlcnlar Attention Glwnto Collection
Prompt Settlement Onarsnteed.
YOURBUSINESS IS RESPECTFULLY SOLICITED
Telephone No. 134.
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