THE -SCR ANTON TRIBUNE WEDNESDAY MORNING, MARCH 4, 189G. (Scxanton Zxiftum Mrm WaaMjr. Ha Sunday I4!Uo. Fublaaot at aaraaton, fa, ar Taa niaoaa Fok- Uaalnr Oomauir. Bow Tara or Trtbua BuUtUz, Trmak a my, Maaator. . C. . RINMBURV. Pun. aaa Od'i Mm. K. N. RIL(. ' Tmm UW . RICHARD larraa. W. W. DAVIS. BwaiMCM M..a. W. W. VOUNOS. An. Maaa'a. At m watorrioi at aciuinoa, a Trlataia Iak lakj" tba ncatnlia Jonraal tor adw 4T.rtl.Uif medium la Notiaaaatan Ttamyiyu ala. "MaMnT Ink" kaawa. ITaa Wirni Tnraima. Inntd Erwr Batordar, Contain! Tw.lv Hanlaom. Paoaa. with an Abiiiv aaca ar Ifawa, neiian, ana w.u-Kaura mwctu tan. a Thoaa Wha Cannot Tk Taa Daily finvn, tka Weakly la Reoorameoaad aa tuu aau juugaia uoiag. uiviii iwanun. Ifaiavaa ! r Sal. Dull, at taa D., L. aad W Mattoa at Uubokaa. SCRANTON, MARCH 4, 1896. Tho Trlbuno it tha only Republican daily in Lackawanna County. REPUBLICAN STATE CONVENTION. To the Republican electors of Pennsylva nia. The Republicans of Pennsylvania, by their duly chosen reivpntutlveg, will meet in state convention Thursday, .April 13, ISM, at ID o'clock u. in.. In tho Optra house, pity of UurrlsbuiB, for the pur pose of liointnatliiB" two candidates for reprefleiitatlve-at-lutKO in congress mm thirty-two candidates for presidential electors, tho selection of cli?ht delegates nt -large tJ the Republican national con vention, and for the transaction of S'H h other business as may be presented. Uy order tf tlm slate toinmttt'ie.- M. S. vjmv. Attest:- Cha'nnnn. -Jere B. Rok, W. R. Anclr.MV. S-ecr stages. Even Charles Emory Smith, it wo may believe reports, lias become con vinced that Senutor Quay's presidential candidacy is genuine, and not a politi cal blind. The senator must have some thins up his sleeve that the multitude wots not of. Correcting rilsappretienslons. We are surprised at the amount of misconception and (doubtless uninten tional) untruth crowded Into the fol lowing paragraph from the esteemed iWHkes-Barre News-Dealer: Our esteemed contemporary, the Scran ton Tribune, Is still eiiKUKed In the taik of driving Joe Bcranlon. und his news paper, out of the party. Unt Hcranton res olutely refuses to iro out. und It looks ns If The Tribune would have to give up tho Job. Mr. Serantoii Is one of the pioneer Republicans of Luzerne, now Jjtiokawun ti county, and although he differs some times with the methods of nominating candidates, is still as good a Republican as th men who are objecting 'to him. The Tribune had better abandon the un dertaking and take up some cause that will offer more certainty of succeeding. Our Luzerne neighbor Is entirely mis taken In Its words. Mr. Scranton and hla paper left the Republican party through their own sweet will. They were not driven. Neither were they coaxed to stay. Mr. Scranton's paper has Intimated on one or two occasions that It wanted to be coaxed; and that If it had been coaxed It would have sup ported the last Republican ticket; but In consideration of the fact that It and Its proprietor have received in the neigh borhood of $300,000 from the Republi can party, at various times, further coaxing was deemed unnecessary and uncalled for. That Mr. Scranton's de sertion to the Democracy was one of the factors in turning the city govern ment over to that party Is perhaps true; but we fall to see why that should cause the Republican party, which he betrayed, to entertain kindlier feelings for him, or to get down on Us marrow bones and beg him not to betray It again. For the News-Dealer's benefit, we will Bay that The Tribune, having always supported Republican nominees, even Mr. Scranton, whom it deemed less deserving thun many another Republi can, feels that It has a right to counsel the Republicans of this city and county as to the party's future. The party is at liberty to accept or to reject our advice. In either case, we shall wel come back Into the fold every Republi can who was misled and sound the alarm at every new danger of fresh treason. The newest presidential candidate is Senator Burrows, of Michigan, who will, it is stated, get the Wolverine state's complimentary vote. The Re publican party might go further and fare worse than to nominate Burrows. He Is competent Cleveland Should Explain. Mr. Curtis, the well-known Washing ton correspondent, states "most posi tively and upon the very highest au thority" presumably upon that of the Spanish minister himself, with whom Mr. Curtis Is exceedingly friendly that the president has given the Span ish government an assurance that this government will take no action In the way of intervention In the Cuban war, but will preserve the most strict neu trality until the end of the present Cu ban campaign. Congress, it seems to us, should take cognizance of this assertion and ascer tain from Mr. Cleveland whether it be true or false. If true, congress should by concurrent resolution emphatically disavow the imprudent bargain and de clare Hi belief that this government should be guided by no fixed rule but by circumstances. If Mr. Cleveland has covenanted with Spain to keep hands off while Weyler carries out his policy of barbarism In Cuba, he has plainly exceeded his authority, and should be called to account. Contingen cies tnlght . easily arise which would Imperatively demand American Inter vention, not only In the protection of American interests, but also In obedi ence to the supreme behests of human ity; therefore, the pathway -to such in terposition should be kept free. While no thoughtful American desire a war with Bpain If It can be honorably avoided. It ' should be clearly under stood that the .dread of War will not causa the American people to shirk from the full performance of their plain duty in this afTair. Recreant indeed would this nation be to the traditions of its founders if It permitted any power on earth to stifle Its voice In be half of liberty, and to gag Its synv pathy with those who are oppressed. A timely word has been spoken by the Philadelphia Inquirer in depreca tlon of the frrowlng tendency of Repub llcan presidential boomers to become abusive of each other. This tendency simply breeds lll-feellng. It does not change votes. No man yet named for the presidency on the Republican side would deserve an unkind word. All the candidates are worthy men. Let us fight like men for our special prefer ence and yet be decent about it. Belated Enlightenment. One of the amusing features of the contemporary discussion of congress' action with reference to Cuba Is em bodied in the dispatch from Berlin which says; The Intentions of 'the American govern ment toward the rebellion in Cuba, as In dicated by the action of ithe United States senate, awakens profound interest and widespread discussion here. The ques tions involved are not regarded by uny means as being confined in their effects to Spain and the United States. The cuoan resolution Is counted with President Cleveland's Venezuelan messaec in the public mind, and 'there seems to be a uecp-seateu conviction in tne tiuropeau mind that these incidents mark a deter mination on tho part of the United States government ito depart from its time-honored course of non-intervention in Euro pean affairs. The American action on the Cuban question is therefore regarded as an event of importance to the European world. Oermany and Austria stand amazed, and neither statesmen nor public know how 'to retiard what ithey consider ns recent frequent evidences that the United States has formed a new determi nation to take an active part hereafter in the world's politics. Following this there is some general talk of a Europium alliance to whip the conceit out of the United States, sup plemented by an Interview in which Herr Rlchter, the Radical leader in the German relchstag. makes with evident surprise the beluted discovery that "the United States has undoubtedly become u new factor in international politics." We say this Is amusing, but It is mora than thut. It is likewise Instructive: it brings vividly to our notice the small llgure which we have hitherto cut In the eyes of Europe a circumstance which expluins why the American tourist abroad Is often tilled with shame at the scant respect exhibited by the mass of Europeans, ofllciuls and commoners, for his country, Its institutions, pre tensions and achievements. No one who has visited the countries of continental Europe, especially France and Oermany, has failed to no tice and to feel the general contempt prevalent in them for America and Americans. When we are not held up to derision as long-haired savages liv ing in primeval jungles, we are equally misrepresented by being described as unprincipled cheats and adventurers, devoid of sensibility, culture or the or dinary decencies of civilized society. That upon these shores a government of freemen has been established with natural and acquired resources greater than those of all Europe combined, with the possible exception of Great Britain; and that these despised republican bar barians who live on buffalo meat and frequent the forests are actually wrest ing the leadership among civilized na tions In Inventions, scientific discovery, mechanical progress and Boclal evolu tion is a fact so far beyond the aver age European's ken. It Is with a sense of shock and resentment hat he is now and again forced by the logic of events into a fleeting and imperfect realiza tion of it. The occasions of this compulsory en lightenment heretofore have been few, thanks to our absorption In more im mediate problems of domestic politics. But .now that Uncle Sam has reached man's estate, and has begun to exhibit a virile anxiety to assume without flinching the responsibilities of man hood, we should not be surprised If our French and German friends would have many opportunities for correcting their old estimates of America's power and Importance. Besides, Cuba and Venezuela are not parts of Europe. One of the political stories of the hour Is that Governor Morton of New York, having decided that spending money on his presidential boom is not likely to prove a profitable Investment, has closed his check book. The report la creditable If true. Anybody with half an eye can see that Morton's can didacy is simply a pretence. The soon er he sees this himself, the better for his peace of mind. 1 An Indiscreet Interview. The Spanish minister at Washington, Senor de Lome, Is quoted in a cur rent press dispatch as having. In an Interview, used the following extraor dinary language: The rebellion In Cuba never would have been a serious matter at all had It not been for the interference of the Unltd States. It never would have passed the limits of a mere riot had It not been for the money, supplies, arms and men that were sent from this rountry. Men have gone from this country with the assurance that the United States would extend belligerent rights to the Cubans ami would in all probability send a fleet to Cuban waters support the Insurgents. At no time have the authorities In this country given the aituntion In Cuba a fair investigation to ascertain what the facts actually are. It has been said that all Cubans are actively Interested In the rebellion, but the truth of the matter Is that there are seven Cu ban generals and several hundred Cuban officers fighting in the Spanish army in Cuba. In fact I am sure there are more Cuban officers In the Spanish armr than there are whtte leaders among tlm in surgents. All this I am telling you from what I know personally and not In my of ficial capacity. It will be Interesting to notice whether the American state department will recognize and acquiesce In Senor de Lome's fine distinction between his official and his "personal" capacity. In the case of the Hawaiian minister. Lor In A. Thurston, it refused to dis tinguish between these two forms of utterance, and Invited Thurston's re call because of outgivings to newspaper .correspondents decidedly less offen sive In form and substance than the foregoing; statement of the Spanish diplomat Senor de Lome's remarks amount to a grave criticism of the American gov ernment and the American people. Even If what he said were literally true, the propriety of such an utter ance at this particular time la open to serious question. But not true, his as sertions become a deliberate offense, which according; to diplomatic usage, would Justify a request for his recall. Should the matter be passed over in slltnce, it would be another proof of our magnanimity and forbearance. At the recent lire in a collar factory In Troy, In which four lives were lost, the firemen were unable to work to ad vantage because of the network of over head electric wires which impeded them. In recognition of this fact the grand jury of Rcnnsehier county has presented Indictments against the tele graph, telephone and electric light companies. Should the case reach trial, it would afford an Interesting opportun ity for the courts to pass on the over head wire nuisance. The Philadelphia Bulletin is, we be lieve, the only American newspaper which out-Weylers Weyler in its abuse of the Cuban patriots. It calls tho "adventurers," a "murderous horde," an "Ignominious rabble" and most other names in tho vocabulary of con tempt, and would apparently like to see them all hanged, drawn and quartered. We suspect that the Bulletin would have made a first rate court journal for King George III had It been published during the Amcrlcnn revolution. An Interesting example of tho exigen cies of journalism is supplied In the statement that B. H. Butler, who pre pared for yesterday's . Pittsburg Times a graphic special article with regard to the Russian oil trade and Its bearing upon the petroleum Industry In Amer ica, traveled 10,000 miles for the Infor mation embodied In the article, and was sent on this long journey upon less than six hours' notice. The authorized announcement of C. I Magee's candidacy for state sena tor from the Forty-third or Pittsburg district probably means that the hand some Allechcnian wants unother wrestle with his former friend from Beuver. Doubtless Senator Quay will uccommodate lilm. In 1SU4. under the reciprocity clause of the McKlnley tariff, we exported i38.flC.1,r.C4 worth of cattle at good prices. In 1S.", under Cleveland and the Wilson tariff, we exported only $::6,!97,"01 worth, n falling off of Jll,96.r,8r.:i In one year. This is how Democracy benefits the cattle grower. In 1894, we Imported, under the Mc Klnley law, $S,3C1,8C worth of wool. In 1895, under the Wilson law, we Im ported $3:1.770.139 worth. In 1S4 we ex ported l.TU.n", sheep; In 1895, 3,310,9:16. This Is how Democracy benefits the wool grower. The reason why Mr. Whitney doesn't want to run for president on the Dem ocratic, ticket is said to be because he does not believe the Democratic candi date can be elected. In which respect Mr. Whitney's head is clearly hori zontal. Mr. Whitney asserts, despite the "gold bug" clamor, that International bimetallism will be a fact Inside of five years. Mr. Whitney's proper placo evl dently Is In the Republican party. THE HYPNOTIZED REPORTER. As I am supposed to be hypnotized per haps things appear to me In a different light than they should. It Is possible that 1 am looking under the surface by the nld or X ravs Ihsl Hie twisted, in any event there Is much both above and be neath the surface thut liraka queer. One of the things (hut .nuzzled me recently was tne action or certain advocates or good government who voted to put the party in control in our municipal offices that has ulreauy begun to turn tne af fairs of the city Into a chuotlc state, uul this is n old subject; one that has been exhausted by. explanatory writers und may now be dropped. I have also been somewhat mystified by the agitation over cookery that has caused talk about tho city, and astonished to find to what depths Scranton has de scended, gaslronomlcally speaking. Maria I'arloa. the celebrated cook who gave lectures here several years, ago, was loud in her uralsps of Scranton groceries. Hcruiiiton murkels. and even went so far u to display, an admiration for Scranton people. She unhesitatingly declared I Mat Scran ton- possessed the finest marketing facilities of any city that she had ever vis ited, outside of the four or five metropoli tan cities. Since 'the arrival of Mrs. Rorer I am shocked to discover that Pc ron ton Is in an alarming state. In addition to eating bread, eggs, m.'at, soup and other things unhealthy, well meaning but mis guided citizens have been using cotton seed oil to lubricate their entrees. Con solation Is derived from the statement that cotton seed oil Is "harmless" even if It does taste worse than axle-grease. In view of all these facts It is hard to understand why Mrs. Rorer should wane her time teaching people o cook un healthy food. Why not give recipes for the preparation of macaroni, cotton ed and bean soup and spend tho rest of the course In advising unfortunate residents to leave the city. By the wsy, another matter occasionally swings to the surface In a way that mak.'S one nervous. That is the talk of the germ enthusiast. This city, like other. Is blessed with several uneasy Individuals who delight In worrying timid residents with storlea of microbes that threaten to destroy us. Barber shops are dangerous, towels and soap positively deadly and citi zens generally are warned not to ex pectorate, as the germs will leap from the dust and take wings on the air and sow seeds of disease und destruction every where. Milk has become dangerous In the extreme und never should be tnken raw. All kinds of meals are inhabited by germs of threatening character. And water! The man who drinks water that has not been boiled down .to jelly, takes great risks. No mention Is made of beer in this connection or of the persons who eject tobacco juice on the sidewalks. It Is not claimed that a microbe ran exist In beer or tobacco. This Is the one cheerful aspect in the germ agitation. Keniember, I do not presume 40 doubt the statements of germ experts. I only wonder that we are yet alive amid such awful surround ings. DM you ever consider the peculiar styl of architecture- that has i harj. tTiz-I Scranton's recent building booms? In you know that for one decent, convenient modern building erected In the city a dozen balloon business shanties or lll comrlved dwelling houses are built? That where one substantial foundation has been laid a dozen dangerous structures have been erected upon almost no founda tion at all? It Is to be regretted that these nro facts. Within the fire limits many flimsy, one-story buildings, with thin brick walls stand In unsightly con trast beside the handsome- edifice thr.t enterprising citizens have erected on our principal business street. Away from the business thoroughfares uncouth, barn-like dwellings' are springing up like mush rooms on all sides. Increasing 4he cost ( f Insurance and damaging property near. These shells are held at a rental that makes it Impossible for the average ten ant to occupy one unleea he Urns it Into a boarding or lodging house, frlany fami lies therefore are obliged to forego the pleasure of home and "camp eut," so to speak, lodging In one house and eating In another, flood tenants are difficult to secure for houses of this sor'.f and the j,viri,j (wi iu utrvw? ran;. Some years aRo'the experiment of erect ing rows or ei twit I houses to ue reni-u for a moderate irl"e was tried, ine ex ttense of tmllillnir four m-3ll houses was not much greater than the cost of two cf the big burn-like structures. The revenue from Ihe four houses has been much more than that received from two large nouses, and while it Is sometimes iliftictilt to llnd tenants for the latfr, the small dwellings nro rtr-ver vacant. The capitalist who will erect anywhere la the central city small houses or evrn mnrlern Hals that can be rented at reasonable rales nerd never he In want for good tenants., in spexK Inir of flats. I do not mean 'the Ill-con t rived fire-traps that -pass for flats In some portions of tho city, but apartments con structed upon up-to-date plans. I hope that some of our capitalists will yet be made to see the feasibility of such a scheme. I am convinced that no better Investment could tie made wlln com cash. In fact I am almost persuaded that such property would be more profitable than Hazloton or MchuylKHl mine mocks. II Lit FIRST SEttlOl'S CANDIDATE. From the Philadelphia Times. For the first time In the history of tho Republican party the delegation from this slato will present a candidate for presi dent whose nomination is earnestly de sired. The delegation that gave a nomi nal support to Cameron In Us'JO and the delegation that gave a nominal support to Hanranlt In lfiTii, did not expect the suc cess of their candidates, and a majority of tho delegation really did not uesira it, Cameron wa-s made a candidate to servo ulterior purposes which were accom plished by his appointment to the cabi net, and Haruatift was made the candi date solely for the purpose of defeating the nomination ot n aine. nan uie aoie gates from Pennsylvania who desired UUine's nomination been permitted to vote for him from the start, he would have been nominated on the second Dai' lot. The delegation from Pennsylvania to the coming St. Louis convention will fc Very earnestly for yuay. Like all delega tions there will be exceptions, but they will be rare. A few will prefer the nomi nation of some other candidate, but they are not likely to oppose the overwhelming sentiment of the party In the state that calls for giving Quay a fair chance for the nomination. With the support he has from his own state he will certainly tie in the HH of hopeful cundldutes, although two of his comoetltors may lead him on the first ballot, but whether ho shall be nominated or not, it must now tie eviueni to all dispassionate observers of the situa tion that no man can be nominated as the Itepuhltcaii candidate for president with out the support of ytiuy. TOLD IJY Till: STARS. Dully llornsuopo Drawn by Ajasohns, The 1 1 ihuno Astrologer. Astroltibe cust: 5.18 a. m., for Wednesday, March 4, 1SW. & S3 A child born on this day will be assured of the fui t that March came In like the king of beasts with agitated whiskers. It Is probable that the Times' scribe, who sixuks of begging rood aa "infamous work," has never been very hungry. All signs of spring still remain in the almanacs. Carbondale has Mayor Hendricks. It Is .probable that concrete bridges will arrive later. Ajacchus' Advice. Bo not envy Mr. Bailey, Ills lunch wugon won t hold out. HILL & CONNELL, 151 IN0 133 N. WASHINGTON AVE. Builders AND Makers OF AND OFFICE SUPPLIES 13! MD 133 N. WASHINGTON AVE. Something New For Permanent Decoration. Also a fine line of Jardinieres. THE !0 rrnnrn 1 fiii rrnnrn IVIIVI iMIVMli V IIMIbhbl VVH 22 LACKAWANNA AVENU1 MAGAZINES NOW IN. ' Read Today's critic Just Issued. "J'-.m. BEIDLEUAN. THE BOOKMAN, I III ifi ill IIS 4J7 Sprac St., Of "Tk CaaMMaMlta." GOLDSMITH'S 8h -BAZAAR CLOAK AID SDIT DEPARTMENT. The Following Letter Will Explain Itself : NEW YORK, February 24th, 189a MESSRS. GOLDSMITH BROS. & CO Scranton, Pa. Gentlemen We have accepted your cash offer for our line of Sample Suits. Although the loss is great to, us we hope it will prove a source of profit to you and your customers. Yours Truly, PERFECTION DRESS COMPANY. . These garments handsomest and best one of a kind and double the price. TH THERE goldsm anister's THINK OF IT I All our Men's aud Ladies' Shoes that were $6.00, now $3.98. All our $4.00 Shoes now $2.48. All our $3.50 Shoes now $2.28. All our $2.50 Shoes now $1.78. All our $2.00 Shoes now $1.38. All our $1.50 Shoes now $1.08. Is It Any Wonder Our Store Is Fall of Shoe Buy ers All the Time ? BANISTER'S, Lackavanna Station That Isn't Stationary. Nothin stands still at our establish. meuL It verv rarelv hannens that we raise nrlces. but as to lowering r - a them well, just call around and see us, ana we think we can interest you. We are now located In the HOTEL JERIIYNDUILD'C WYOMING AVENUE REYNOLDS BROS., Stationers and Engravers. OYSTERS W sr Bssdqosrun for Orstsn sad arc handling tha Celebrated Duck Rivers, Lynn Havens. Key port 9, Alill Ponds; also Shrews bury, Rockaways, Mauriee Klver Coves, Western Shores and Blue Points. Vtr Wa auks a Rpeclalty tt dtUrariai Bias Points on hull shall ia carriers. PIERCE'S MARKET, PEN N AYE $25,000 WORTH OF PIANOS AND ORGANS riust be sold in thirty days. Call and see our prices. 213 Lacka. - Ava. are now on exhibition. They are the ever brought to this city. There is but cannot be duplicated at much less than Ul n IS NO HALF WAY BUSINESS mm Shoe But a great houseful of Good Shoes that must be sold. ' Our object makes us reckless in the sacrifice of prices. CORNER OF and IS IS ONE Of CONRAD'S SPRING STYLES. S05 LACKAWANNA AVE. ULSTERS AND OVERCOATS ALSO HEN'S AND BOYS' SUITS AT Greatly Reduced Prices. Ill LACKAWANNA AVENUE Corner Franklia Avnu. 326 Washington Ave., SCRANTON, PA. TELEPHONE 551 MERCHANT TAILORING Kpring and Bummer, from 120 up. Troosor Inn and Or.rcoata. for.litn ana domestic fabrics, mad. to order to ult tha most fas tidloaa In prlca, fit and wvrkmaaahip. SHERIFF SSALB OFaaflaV 1111 II I. D. BECK, 337 Adams Ava. IK ftCOIPAHY ABOUT Sale Children's Shoes for 58c. and 68c. that are worth from 75c. to $1.00. Misses' Shoes at 88c. that were $1.25. Boys' and Youths' Shoes at $1.08 and $1.18 that were $1.50 aud $1.75. And Other Bargains Too Numerous to Mention. Come and Con Tlnce Yourself. Wyoming Avenues. NEVER BREAK. Buy One And you don't have to spend good money get ting it repaired. Com and see it. FOOTE & SHEAR CO. IS WISHIRGTON AVENUE. Do You Se? As Well flsYoti Would Like? IF NOT Consult our Optician, Mr. 0. P. Adams, who will fit jour eyea rertectly by scientific methods charging nothing for fitting, fur nishing Spectacles and Eyeglasses in modern styles and best quali ties at low prices. 307 LACKAWANNA AVE. After April 1 at No. 132 Wyoming Avenue, Coal Exchange. ON THE LINE OF THE t CANADIAN PACIFIC R'Y ara looatad tha flnoat flahintf aad haaMaa around. Is tha world. DcaoriptlTa baoaa oa ppliration. Tlckata to all potato la Mala Canada aad If arltlma Provlaoaa, Minneapolis M. PaaL Canadian and United BUM aorta, waata. Yaacoavrar. Baattla. Taooana. PartlaaA Or. 8aa Praadaoo. First-Class Sleecinz and Dinhz Cats attaehad to alt throuah trains. Tanriat aara fullr Sttad with twddlng-. cartaina aad aa lally adaptad to waata of faamtllaa aaay aa aa wit aecoad-obaa tlckata. Rata alwaaalaaa tfaaa 1a otbar Uata, For fail lafaraiaaaB. tint tablaa. ato. an application aa ni Bib MERCEREAU k CONNELL C. V, SKINNER, O. B. A. 13 rjADWIT. RENT V6SL
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