THE SCR ANTON TRTniTNE-VBDJSSnAY MOTCNITTO, .TAInUAUY ;. 1 SOT, l-iilIjT.ua Weekly. No Sunday IMItloa. I'ublisiicJ at Scranto.i, IM., by Tlic Irlbtms I'ublUtilns Company. Ktw YorU Olllce: Tribune llullcllnj, rnnH S. (tiny, Jtunnjer, lMtWSD AT Till! roSTOFram AT HOHAHTO:t, PA., A3 EKC0ND-CLAS3 MAIL MATTER SCKANTOX, JANUARY G, 1S97. We bespeak for Governor IlusllnBB' mcssaire, o which nn abstract Is print ed elsewhere, a careful reading. It is n. paper of exceptional Interest ami it embodies much wlsu and timely ml -vice. "Wo shall take future occasion to coiiKkler separate portions of It at length. The Senatorial Battle. Deplorable ns have; boon noino of tho features of I ho senatorial contest, which was practically settled at last night'!) caucus, tho coninionweiilth Is to bo congrntulntcil upon becurlng for Its service In the national senate at Wash ington, ass a colleague of Senator Quay, a young man whoso public record Is clean, who possesses well-matuied legislative experience, who Is In tho rough touch with his party upon all pub lic iiucstlons, and who has never played tho hypocrite. With no wish to carry further the acerbities of the campaign Just closed, we are convinced that the b'ist Interests of Pennsylvania as a whole tho interests of her multitudes no loss than of her special classes will be safer In the hands of Senator Pen rose than the.v would have been in the hands of Jlr. Wanamaker, us the prug lests of tho latter's campaign has re vealed him to the people. Air. Penrose will enter his new sphere of usefulness with every Incentive to honorable service. ITe has the vigor of yiuth, the pride of ancestry, the spur of n. vindication rarely exnmpled in American politics and tho full confi dence of his friends. lie has demon strated his ability as a practical fotoe in the shaping and championship of legislation; he has acquired In active political warfare a breadth of philos ophy not possible without ripe experi ence, and he will have In his sagacious I'ullpniylm i Mfrnntv i i.cmii . .... In ,i, ..- J gencios. Time will approve the wis dom of selecting as Senator Quay's as M'clate in Washington a man with whom ho can freely work in harmony. Mr. AVanamaker can no doubt "cairy on the war" as long as he Is willing to supply the sinews; but It Is another thing to carry the whole Republican party with him. The Czar's Threat. It is reported that the czar of Russia has again warned the sultan of Tin key that trouble will follow his refusal to seriously consider tho remonstrances of the powers and accept their advice concerning reforms In the Turkish ov ernment, does not create much more of n sensation on the world at largf than upon the ruler of the Ottoman empire. A few years ago such a threat would have caused a ripple of excitement everywhere ns an Indication that the so-called civilised nations of Kurope had decided to interfere in behalf ot the down-trodden wretches who have no avenue of escape from their suffer ings but death. Today, however, the threat is regarded simply as another mild protest from a powerful ruler who could single-handed crush tho remnants of barbarity of the dark ages as represented by the government of Turkey. It must have been as appar ent to the representatives of the pow ers a year ago as It is to the world to day that good advice unaccompanied by shot and shell will never be appie ciated by the sublime porte. The sul tan of Turkey probably cares less for public opinion than any man upon earth. He is shrewd enough to note he jealousy of the powers that long to divide his kingdom, and will prob ably In future, as in the past, continue to profit by the cupidity of the nations that clamor for reform, and remain ruler while his subjects continue the work of oppression in defiance to tho protest of Christianity all over the v orld, Until the powers of Kuropo offer something besides talk, no one need look for a solution of the Turkish problem at any dale prior to the day of judgment. fienerai Weyler's future career will probably be brief, alary Elizabeth Lease is studying the Cuban Question. The Bloomsburg Dynamiters. The startling and highly sensational story recently published in the tele graphic columns ot tho newspapers, implicating two of, the best known fam ilies of Uloomsburg, pn., In tho in famous attempt to blow up with dyna mite the house ot Levi Waller, n prom inent citizen of that place, and an ex member of the legislature and son-in-law of Hon. Charles It. Duekulow, has Phaken that erstwhile pastoral village to its very circumference, and because of tho social and political prominence of tho persons involved in the affair has attrauted widespread attention throughout the state. Clifton Knorr, who by his confession ot guilt, has Implicated himself and Lloyd Wintersteen, esip, in the conspir acy, is a young man about L'G years of age and u graduate of Lehigh unl ersity. Ho is n son of the late Colonel Knorr, who was one of the best known lawyers of central Pennsylvania. Mr. "Wintersteen !s a prominent uttorney of tho Columbia, county bar, and is tho ex ecutor of the Knorr estate. He was formerly the colonel's law partner. Public opinion is divided as to tho guilt or Mr. "Wlntersteen, whose char acter wus never Impeached until young Knorr's arrest and confession drew lilm Into the affair. Tho more thoughtful element of tho townspeople are reserv ing their judgment in the case and Mr. Wlntersteen ill hold their sympathy and i aspect until tho evidence of tho plot is all set forth and his innocence or guilt clearly shown. Knurr has led a dissolute life for a num ber of years and tho very charac ter of any evidence he might give en titles Wlntersteen to tho full benefit of any doubts. Tho nature of the conspiracy, to which by his ckvn confession Knorr was. a principal, ,J6 such us to send a thrill of horror to the most hardened Indiv idual. It was nothing more nor less than the total annihilation of an entire fam ily for the satisfaction of a difference w ith one particular member. Tho epidemic of crime which has been prevalent In tho middle West tor sever al mouths pust seems to be moving eastward and has first cropped out In a strata of society, which by its environ ment anoil giowtli, one might suppose would bo proof against crime of the barbaric order. . ..... A Chicago alderman lias been locked up tor merely murdering n inanl The next thing we know Chicago will pass a Curfew ordinance. Heredity in Politics, Heredity in American politics ap pears to be a very tangible reality, even If our own Donnld Cameron who for more than twenty years lias held with more or less success tho grip which his able sire fastened on the Keystone state, is about to withdraw- from the arena. Charles Crisp, jr., of Georgia, seems to have been preparing to step Into his father's) shoes, Judging by the nlucrlty and apparent ease with which ho occu pied tho vacant seat at Washington. Young Mr. Crisp ns yet has had no op portunity to prove his metal In the Hold of national legislation but on the score of personal alllblllty, which nfter all counts much more at Washington than might be supposedTlt Is reported he has made a hit. He has already developed a decided penchant for fishing which undoubtedly would speedily have Heat ed him Into the Innermost secrets of a Gray Guble legiine, but unfortunately (for Mr. Crisp) the reign of the piophet Is fast drawing to a elofie. James It. Garlield, the son of the martyred president, also seems to have been making commendable headway In Buckeye politics, although It is general ly understood by those best acquainted nUli the young man that he Is lacking in those qualities which made his father the gieatcst exponent of his time of libeial American statesmanship. Mr. Garfield already represents his father's old district in the state sen ate, but aspires to have the Garlield name again onteied on the rolls of the lower house. Mr. Garlield and Mr. Crisp are only two of tho most conspicuous instances of a custom, on numerous occasions observed In this country and which probably seems a trllle stronger than mere coincidence to many persons ultra zealous for the preservation of Ameri can principles. There is however noth ing to warrant any alarm with the most intensely American in these examples of political heredity, In any country like our own, where, despite all pessi mistic ntteruncos to the contrary, brains, grit and pcisonnl honor form the foundation upon which political success must be bullded. In the self-imposed task'of vindicat ing Dr. Mncliey, Van Valkenburg, Hon. Johnny Fair and others who support Mr. Wanainaker "withom fear or fa vor," the Wilkes-Uane Times lias a job on hand that is liable to last all summer. Winter Sunshine. Of course the pleasant springlike weather of these days is abnormal; it is unseasonable; but probably the worst calamity attending the glimpse of midwinter sunshine Is the croak of the restless Individual who can discern germs of disease in every passing breeze and feel the approach of disas ter that threatens to annihilate the hu man race In blocks of hundreds as the case may demand. These melancholy people scan the papers and seem to take ghoulish delight in reading ac counts of some new microbe of greater ob less degree that is ready to feast upon the tissues of helplots humanity. In the imagination of the weather dervishes the wings of tho winter mi crobes on a warm day become larger than the sails of Professor l.angley's Hying machine, and the ills to which the llesh is heir seem liable to increase in a manner sutilcient to exhaust the visible stock of drugs In the land. While we are not disposed to scoff at the labors of scientists who are con tinually discovering some new terror of minute proportions, there seems no reason for unusual alarm at an occas ional mild day at the season of the year when the ice crop should be nour ishing. It is believed that people who obey the laws of health and take care of themselves at all times are no more liable to disease and death on a day like yesterday, for instance, than they would be if the thermometer was hov ering about zero with a brisk breeze blowing frpm the north. Let us cheer up and get all of the enjoyment possi ble out of the sunny days and balmy breezes of winter, even if they are, as our melancholy and scientific friends elalm.charged with invisible germs that are preparing to devour us at the proper moment, When legislative excitement begins the rusty newspapers of Harrisburg brighten up and take on the airs of a rural tipstaff during court week. Growth of Electric Roads. Dr. Louis Hell contributes to a recent number of tho Engineering .Magazine an excellent article on the marvelous growth ot electric power during the last decade. In perusing tho urtiele we llnd that In place of the little group of strug gling electric roads of ten years ago, wo have today very nearly 13,000 miles of track equipped with not less than 20,000 motor curs. The railway.motors In use aggregate fully a million horse power, and tho generating plants close to coo.ooo. During tho year just passed about 1,1)00 miles ot electric railway track have been built, and nearly fi.OOO motor ears have been added to the equipment list. This Increase means an aggregate investment of something like 33,000,000 a prodigious sum to be added to a single Industry In a year that has been far from prosperous. Of stationary electrio motors, tho number deiles exact calculation, In so many directions nnd from so many sources has the growth extended. A singlo plant In New York city carries nearly 100.000 horse power in motors up on its circuits, and the aggregate of those thus operated from central sta tions primarily intended for lighting certainly reaches 100,000 horse power. Tluno operated by scattered stations nnd power transmission plants, and used in miscellaneous ways, bring the probable total amount of power to 2,'i0, 000 horse power. Including railway work, it Is safe to say that the gross power of the electric motors used In the United .States Is at present not less than 1,S"0,000 horse power. Of power transmission plants proper, Inaugurat ed mainly for minor l urppses, there are now probably 1,,0 about 100 of them using the modern polyphase systems, which by simplifying the question of distribution, have made power trans mission practicable. A score of these plants transmit power ton miles or more and half a .dozen over twenty miles. The secret of this astonishing growth lies In the simple fact that capital will bo Invested to effect certain retrench ment, even when It cannot be obtained for any other purpose. In prosperity men will work harder to make a dollar than to save one; In adversity this ten dency Is reversed. The Rait Lake Tribune Issued n thlrty-slx-page edition on New Year's day, which contained a complete his tory of the mining and other Interests of Utah. It was a creditable piece of newspaper work worthy of the enter prising Journal of the west. The Wilkes-Harre Kecord rejoices that the Luzeine members of the legis lature have not attracted much atten tion at Harrisburg. Taking this view of Luzerne county ability and enter prise the Kecord ought to be in a stnte of hilarity most of the tlni". After the selection of United States senator has been made and it has been detlnltely ascertained that Homier will sign with the Seianton base ball club, things In general ought to resume their normal condition hereabouts. ------ "Who's In the saddle at Harrisburg?" Inquires the Hethlohem Times. Cannot say positively, but Uncle John Wana inaker seems to be at present under the hoofs politically speaking. President-elect McKlnley '.-.'incus a disposition to saw the wood for his own cabinet. IIIISINKSS AT 15XT11A SICSSION. Washington Star: The length of time the Flfly-llfth con gress Is likely to remain In extra session Is nn interesting question with the politi cians. Some of them fix the limit nt two months, while others are expecting the session to last until July 1. When discussion of an extra session flrct began, the popular Idea was that no leg islation outside of it tariff bill would be attempted. The pingramme suggested was that a tariff bill should be ready for the house upon Its organization, that the house should tiil;e this up, briefly Jlsciss it and promptly pass it, and then ivst on Its oars until the senate could complete the work. Upon examination, howeir, it is discovered that by this plan the smite would be la-pt idle while the house i.ns debating and passing the taiilt' bill, and tliu house Kile while the senate was ie viewlng its labors. This, of coarse, !- out of the question. A majority of the nous, could not be kept here for weeks for no other purpose but to pass on the compro mise report on the taiitf bill, nor would the senate care to sit with folded hands for several weeks pending the receipt of the bill from the house In the first place The extia session of the now congress, therefore, Is likely to take up and pass upon other important measures beside a tariff measure. Just what other measuius Is a problem. Other Important questions are pressing. Mr. oWlcott will be back In February with information bearing on the silver question, and not Improbably, it Is thought, that will be reserved for use at the extra session If congress at this ses sion should full to take action on the prop osition for an international monetary con ference. ISy this arrangement the senale would begin with the financial question, while the house was disposing of the tariff question, leaving the house to dispose of tho financial question while It, the senat", completed the work on tho tariff. Much, however, will necessarily depend on the actual situation when the new con gress meets, and on the ability of the He. publicans to muster a majority vote in the senate. If matters are safely within Re publican control, by combination or other wise, in the senate, expedition of business will be possible, lint if they lose the con tests in North Carolina and Kentucky they will be left very much to the mercy of the opposition. Uut whatever Is done, whether much or little, at the extra session will be so much deducted from the work of the regular session next winter, and will ena ble the party in power to bring about nn early adjournment In the spring ot UUS. TRIBUNE'S POLITICAL HANDBOOK'. All That Its Name Implies. Towanda Review. The Scranton Tribune's annual for 1S97 Is issued under the title of Political Hand book and Hou.-ehold Kneyelopedla ami Is all that its name implies. It la a book of over 200 pages and contains a good deal of general as well as local information, with a number of local Illustrations. lEiinil Hook ol'Kel'orenec. Scranton Times. We have received nn advance copy of the Scranton Tribune Political Hand-Uook for 1S07. It is the most elaborate publi cation of the kind ever attempt d In this city, containing In its "01 pages a great variety of Information and making It a handy book of reference for the politi cian and tho seeker after statistics. The Tribune has put forth special efforts to make this compilation valuable, and It hus succeeded, In P.very Way Creditable. Scranton Truth. The Scranton Tilbime has Issued a "Po litical Handbook" for 1&U7. of exceptional merit, It is a volume of more than am pages, and contuins a valuable array of political and general information. The woik Is In every way creditable to Its pub lishers, and tlicro can bo no doabt that it will be generally appreciated as a com prehensive and meritorious publication. SUDDK.V CIIA.NCK OF l'OMCY. Rochester Democrat-Chronicle. Tho administration .seems to have, at last, under pressure, abandoned Its pirat ical policy of hampering and harassing le gitimate tratllc botween ports of the rutt ed States and Cuba, In the interests of the Spanish uovermnunt. An AmeUean carno steamer palled last Thursday finm Jacksonville for a Cuban port, with a cargo of arms and ammuni tion and with regular clearance papers from the United States government. Moreover, she sailed under escort of a United States revenue cutter, which, we presume, would hau prevented any Inter fcienco with this American vessel In American waters by aSpanlsh force In stead of assisting tho Spaniards to piratic ally seize her us United States otllcers Imvo heretofore been compelled by oi ders from Washington to do, in similar cases. ' Why the government has so suddenly departed from the utterly illegul course In which, knowing It to be Illegal, it has so long persisted toward American ves sels engaged In entirely legitimate traf 11c. Is a mystery. Perhaps tho Spaniard?, having dually uucreedej In making their blockade of tho Cuban cost bo effective that the departure of "filibustering" ves sels from American ports has become a mnttcr of comparative Indifference, have consented to relieve their Borvrmta at Washington from needless ombarrass ment by withdrawing their orders, In pur suance of.wh'ch Cleveland seems to have been acting, that everything possible, le gal or Illegul, must bo done to in event the sailing of nilbiiilercrs" from United Slates ports, under penalty ot Spain's seveie displeasure. V.'UV IS IT? Plttston Item. The Thirteenth regiment, National Gun Id ot Pennsylvania, Is to bo shut out from participation In tho Inauguration exer cises at uWshlngton, ami also fiom par ticipation In tho military display pro post d In connection with the unveiling of the Washington monument at Phila delphia, and the Grant monument at New York. Only the First tcglinelit of Phila delphia and the Klghth or Pittsburg are to go. The Scinnton hoys are indignantly asking why Is this thiisly. . . - .i - - KMUHTl.V 0!M'l!SCATi:i. From the Times-Herald. When Minister Taylor over In Madrid begins to discuss the possibility of the United States aiding Spain to crush oat the Cuban rebellion it Is evident that lie has mistaken his hat for a telephone, .S.UOKKIjHSS l'OlVDHl!. From tho Times-Herald. The Inaugural ball will be held In the pension building. The powder for that ball will be smokeless anil worn on the face ur.J coat sleeves, T1IK SCIHNT1FIC Sl.UKCAKD. 'TIs the voice of the scientist, hear him explain; "Don't get up too soon, It is bad for the brain; Tho mind It unhinges," ho ruthlessly said; "if you ilso In the morning too soon lrom join bed." "Go early to bed and he ently to rise, And so you'll be healthy and wealthy and wise;" Hut how about those agl leilltural hands, Who do all the year tound what the pro- voib commands? I pas?cd by his garden quite enily one morn, And saw him uprooting the thistle and thoin; His limbs tiro rheumatic, Ids energy Hags, And as for his troliseis ana shirt, they were rags, I spoke to the yokel, still hoping to find Th it rising so early was good for his mind; He doddered and drivelled, alas, it was Plain The worthy bucolic was three parts in sane, Said I In my heart; Here's a lesson for me, That man Is a picture of what I might be; Then tluiuks bo to Science, for teaching so eletulv, It's quite a delusion to get up too early. Pull Mall Gazette. There Is Something Lacking Iu tho foast that provido for tno Innor man alone tho aye should bo plea90u, too. Dainty GlasB and Ueauttful China nio half thodinnor, a cracked plate or chipped or mud dy class has a depressing effect. Our stock of China and Glassware glvo unlimited scope for tho oxorciBo of good taste. Tho quality is of tho moat suporior order and tho cost is very low. THE (Mil, FERBER. OIUEY CO., 434 Lackawanna Ave. JAIV2ES IVIOIR, II MERCHANT TAELOR Haj Moved to Hl New Quarters, 402 Lackawanna Avenue. EntiKDce on aide noxt to First National Bank, lie has now in a Comprising everything requisite for flno Merchant Tailoring. And tho sarao can be shown to advantage in UU uplen- dlaly fitted up rooms- A SPECIAL INVITATION Is Extended to All Headers ol The Trlb une to Cull on "OLD RELI ADLE" in tllr New Business Home POULTRY. Turkoys, Ducks, Chicken?, Fresh Every Day. tr&rfis. Pheasants, Quail, Prairie Chickens, Wild Ducks. lepkhwiili Begin the New Year By Buying Your Books of Beidleman, the Bookman. 437 Spruce Street. Opposite The Commonwealth. f iyillir,ii,',",l,'lli1,UiiiiiillhJwI l ( r li Yd hli tiSQ This That BYRON WRITING That ''.slieol" was paved with no01' intentions, probably realized the truth of the assertion. Don't let you r soon resolution to buy only the best i!ilt)K Hooks, OHIce Supplies, Type Writing Supplies, etc., at our store be a paving stone. We keep the best in variety and quality. 'e also make a specialty oi Draughting Supplies. rn t tJ r "SJ .r u w 1T c cyiimjiuo -'iw. Stationers and Engravafj, IIOTCI. JEUAIYN liUILDINQ. , !! 6 i Our Great Oiler. Prices Re duced on All Goods. Suits und Overcoats to order P Pants to Measure 3.00. GREAT ATLANTIC PANTS CO., urr- 319LackaAve, UtlTh SSO0SS sSS2S r Quality as, e & rnnnnn 515 Linden Straai, The Only Manufacturers ot Rubber ?& Stamps In the City. Scranton Rubbsr Stamp Works. CHASE & Mm PROP'S. 515 Lindoi tat, YOU CAN SAVE m.'1-Y BY BJYim NEW AND SECOND-HARD CLOTHING Ladles and Children's Wear. Seal find Plush Saeqties, Carpets and Feather Heds From L. POSNER, 21 Lackawanna Ave, 7 1 I IIllILIOi MtJSim BMTMEB8 i (MIPAlf t'wm'- Mid I - J& ''? :W? .B Is the Week We Take Our And as Soon as Completed We Will Hold One of the Greatest QflAC That This City Has" Ever Known'. With every pair of Skates we will give a ticket . . which will entitle the pur chaser to one o Chance on a Spalding Bicycle, 1897 Hodel. We have a 'Full line oF in door Games tor the Holidays. Florey's, , V Y. Bl. C. A. BUILDING. KOIISjMMIIfflS. Our Holiday Display of useful and ornamental articles Mas never so lare as this season's exhibit. The advantage of havint; so large and varied an assortment to select from will be apparent to ill who contem plate Hiving presents of a substantial and artistic character, or buying for their own use. Writing Desks. Dressing Tables, Clievii! Glasses, Couches, Hookers, Reclining and Ivasy Chairs, Music Cabinets, Parlor Cabinets and Tables, Work Tables, Curio Cases, Tea Tables, Vernis-iHartin Cabinets, Parlor and Fancy Inlaid Chairs, Gilt Kecjption Chairs, Parlor Suits in Gilt, Pedestals, Jardinieres, Hook Cases, Shaving Stands all marked at moderate prices iu nlaiti J figures. 131 & 133 Washington Ava. At Our New and iilegant Storeroom, 130 WYOMING AVENUE, Coal IJxclianue, Opp, Hotel Jcrmyn. "Old linn in new surround ings," like an old "stone in new settings," shines more brilliant than ever, and "shines for all." Diamonds, Fino Jewlery, Watches, Silverware, Silver Novelties, Rich Cut Glass, Clocks, Fine Leather Goods, Opera Glasses. When you see our Net Prices you will ask for No Discount. All Are Welcome. HILL I CONNELL HFBPFBFflil J&PflHMFIl l IflCRliljKIjiSU fi LURNIiLLj i Jewelri Store 213 LACKAWANNA AJENJi ' f'm Tc have nearly completed our Holiday Stock and are now prepared to offer as fine an assortment of JEWELRY, CL0CK5, WATCHZ5, CUT GLASS, ART-POTTcfl, BRIC-A-331C, SILVER WARE, LAMPS, PLATED WARE, as can be found anywhere. Look at our $10.00 Gold Watches, warranted 15 years. Heaiitiful Banquet Lamp and Large S'lk Shade, At 1.15 Rogers" Triple Hated Knives and Porks arc fine, At .$3.00 213 Lackawanna Avenu3, To carry over seasonable goods for a whole year. 'Tis better to turn them into cash at the end of the season, if possible. That's the reason we are selling Holiday Goods, Oil and Gas Stoves at such alluring prices that it must cause their transfer from our possession. 119 Washington Avenue. JOBBERS CND 3ETAILE33. DR, C. W. GREEN, tilcctrlcal Treatment a Specially. Offices, 607, 608 unit 6oy Aleurj IliiUilIni;. SCRANJON, PA. Tlio most complete equipment ot Uloctrical raielilnea and uppllnncos for medical use to be loJiiilliuv pnyslolan'a oltlce outsldo ot New York, llodicfil nwl electrical treatment for nil cases iimeiialjlo to either or both, C. W, GREEM, tVl. D 007. COS utU tiiy Menrs Bulldlnif. Scranton. Hours-It ti,m, to 1". 1 p.nUoS; 7,S0to9 ! 1 SlYW fesssa. m W3!Vr ""v flw j h ra -.--& ' i 1 - .... mis. f D IhOli ffllTE i SHEAR CO.,
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