TIIE SORANTOST TT?TPUNTD-TJ1U HSDAY MOttNlJTO, .TATsTUAUY US, 1S97.
J-tUj unit Wcotly. No Sunday IMItlon.
Published at Scrunton, Pa., by Tlia Tribune
Publishing Company.
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EICOKD CIAS'! MAIL MATTtn.
SCH ANTON, JANUAKY 28, 1897.
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"We ncKlse our readeis to rcntl the
Hpcech of Thomas C. Piatt which we
print on another imge. It Is not pie
tentlous nnil It piolmbly whs not do
llvuitil with many of the ttndltloiuil
graces or ointoiy. but wo cliulleiiKC
nnbody to say after leading It that It
k the iiimHirtlon of an lnfei lor mind oi
of one unllttud to be of leal uie In the
senate of the t lilted States.
For Justice to Publishers.
It Is the belluf of close observer that
the addi esses made at Hnrilsburg
Tuo'duy nlgnt by Colonel McCluie and
Chailus Kmoiy Smith Uno materially
stieiiBtholied the inobablllty that the
piesont legislature will ielse the libel
law of Pennsylvania In the Intel est
of public Justice, lloth of these emi
nent journalists, speaking, as they have
a right to, for the press of the entire
state, made emphatic disclaimer of an
wish to solicit for the publishing Inter
ests fnioiltKm from the law or of any
inclination to &mooth the pathway of
j iiirnallsts who'nbuse their oillco, but
they also made eloquent demands for
the placing' of the newspaper business
on it footing of legal equality with oth
er Intel ests.
That It Is not now on such a footing
is nppaient to any one who has made
tin slightest study of the biibject. Toi
example, a. newspaper man is the only
citizen of Pennsjhanla who can bo
indicted, time after time, In each of the
slxtv-seen counties of the state, for
one offense. Ho Is the only citizen who,
after being punished for a cume In
cilmlnal pioceedings, can again be pun
ished in a chil action bj the aw aid of
punitive damages. He Is the only citi
zen who can be held by the law to hac
committed u cUme b pro ; that is,
through the fault of n suboulinate,
committed without his know ledge. It
would be as sensible to an est General
Managei Hallstead for murder because
an engineer of the Delawaie, Lacka
wanna and Western Railroad company
should, in disobedience of oideis, utn
ovpr and kill a man as to an est foi
criminal libel an editor absent from
She scene whete a negligent subordinate
peimlts an Injuilom publication.
What publishers want is that they
may be subject to not moie than one
tilal for an alleged crime, and to not
moie than one iecoery In any case foi
dumages, and then only for actual
damage pioed; that honest effoit to
right nn unintentional wiong may hae
weight in their favoi ; that Indictment
fot cilmlnal libel shall follow only in
case of personal guilt; and that logues
who make a piactlco of stluing up
speculative libel litigation in hope of
being bought oft may, in the couit's
dlscietion, be foiled by lequliement of
advance secuilty foi costs. This is not
unfair. It will woik to no honest man's
ha i in.
In conclusion, we cannot better do
this subject Justice than to quote, with
tlioiougli Indorsement, the words of
Chailes Kmoiy Smith: "No honorable
journalist seeks to i amove any just
restialnts upon leckless, wanton and
licentious Journalism. We do not seek
to diminish just piotectlon to private
cliaiacter against public nsbault. We
do not want to l educe the fullest meas
uie of responsibility for defamatory
publications. We only ask for fair and
leasonabla piotectlon against oppres
sive disci lmlnations which do not ap
ply to any other class, and against
speculative harpies who undoitake to
piey upon journalism. Nor do we ask
for anything new or exceptional or un
tried. The essential provisions or the
pioposed iefoim law hae nlieady been
embodied In the btatutes of Minnesota,
Indiana, Illinois, Ohio and many oth
er states. We ask only what lias been
enacted In these states without objec
tion, because its essential justice was
universally recognised."
The Philadelphia Fiess announces a
net gain In both cliculation and adver
tising, in 1S3G, over 1893, of about 15
per cent. This is notable fiom a pub
lic as well as a private standpoint, for
it shows that it is possible to secuie,
even In a jear of depression, growing
public patronage for an Increasingly
good newspaper without descending to
filth or vulgar sensationalism. The
success of a paper like the Press Is a
public victoiy.
The Lodge Bill as Amended.
The Lodge Immigration bill ns it
rassed the senile piovlded simply for
tho exclusion from the United States
of all aliens, save natives of Cuba dur
ing the life of tho rebellion, who cannot
read five lines of the Ronstitution In
one language. Tho bill as It has emerg
ed from conference tetalns this educa
tional test, but provides further that it
bhall bo "unlawful for any male alien,
who has not in good faith made his
decimation before the proper court of
lecoid of his Intention to become a
citizen of the United States, to be em
ployed on any public worke of tlie
United States or to come xegularly or
habitually Into tho United States by
land or water for the puipose of engag
ing In any mechanical tratW or manual
labor, for wages or salary, letiirnlng
from time to time to a foreign coun
tiy." The purpose of this additional olause
is to force the seveial thousand Cana
dians who live near the bolder and who
now earn money in tho United States
and spend it m Canada, either to be
come American citizens or to Jlnd em
plovment In tholr own count! y. We aie
not wholly convinced of Its wisdom
Taking a nairow lew of the subject,
it is certainly unfair that men who get
their llvelllMjod in one conntiy should
spend their earnings in another. But
this is not piuch woiso than the practice
of many naturalized Americans who
forwaid thelf savings to tho old coun
try, and we do not hear any demand for
legislation to stop that.
On thu same pr!pclpte,u demand might
be made by the workmen of Scianton
lor legislation to prevent men who live,
say, In Dunmoie, from earning wngos
In Scranton. That method of piotectlng
Scianton labor might piove effective,
but It would piolmbly delnv Instead of
hastrn thi annexation of Duumnic. If
the pin pose of rongioss be to convey to
the great mass of Canadians an Intima
tion that their friendship Is noB, want
ed, the Lodge bill should pass In Hit
amended foi in. It American l'iboi
wishes notice to be given that It Is
nfrald of Canadian competition, this
measure should become a law. Hut If
the whole question be viewed from the
higher standpoint that Canada will oho
day bo a pait of this tepubllc, the ad
visability of electing a legal wall to
exclude Canadian Individuals us well
as Canadian products will appear less
cleai. It Is piopei enough to put a duly
on Canadian goods', because; vu- do that
on nil dutiable linpiuts legatdless of
theii pouicc and theie Is consequently
no dlsctlmln.itloii; but the foiegolng
amendment Is clenlly not a gcneinl iiile
but a Hpoclul blow at Canada, and the
question In, Is it Wise?
Senator Pentose's n'slgnatlon as a
member of tho state senate, which was
handed In yesteulay, does away with
the necessity for holding a special elec
tion of his succcssoi, which would have
Involved consldeiable expense, Ills po
sition In tho state senate can now be
filled nt the tegular Pebiuaiy election
It is to bo hoped that this will still the
unwaunntod chatter which has pie
vailed on the assumption that he would
fry to 1111 two scnatoishlp3 at once.
To Curb Legal Speculation.
One of the meusuies to bo advocated
at Haiilabuig this session by Senator
Magee, In behalf of the Traction com
panies of Pennsylvania, w 111 have for
Us mtiposo the limiting of speculative
suits ngalnst such companies for dam
ages. Suits of thlR cliaiacter me glow
ing In numbeis throughout the com
monwealth with such lapldity as to
constitute a serious menace to taxpay
ei s, upon whom in neaily ovety instance
the costs finally fall The meiest glance
at the dockets of our local courts w 111
disclose that a laigc peicentage of the
litigation In damages coming befote
them ailses from this souice, and if
common tepoit may be believed, is in
some instances dliectJy incited by attor
neys willing to take chances on squeez
ing fees out of the defendants
Milch as we object on pilnciple to the
exactions and extol tlons often practiced
by the managements of Tiactlon Intel -ests
and frequently as their methods of
intluencing legislation are censuiable, It
is only fair to say that as tliey Ill-treat
the public, so a laigo pait of the public
has a habit of lll-ti eating them. By too
many persons a coiporation, be it good,
bad or Indlffeient, Is legarded as lair
piej, to be cheated, cajoled or peisecut
ed at will. When we consider in fairness
how constantly the manageis of these
public enterpilses have to be on the de
fensive against v Iclous attacks
from "stilkeis" of every tpve and
descilptlon, It peilmps is ns much
to be wondeiod at that thev ever
fry to meet tho public half way as
It Is tliut in Instances they look out
bhmply for their own welfaie
The exact details of the bill with
which Senator Magee proposes to try
to piotect Tiactlon lnteiests against
legal blood-lotting aie not in our pos
session and theiefoie wo can discuss the
subject only in geneial teims. It would
seem, however, that a fair way would
be to make it optional with the couit
w bother plaintiffs In damage sultb
should not tile an advance guarantee
that the costs, in event of the falluie of
their case, will not devolve upon tho
county. This Is the safeguaid sought
by publlsheis against speculative libel
suits, and what Is fair loi one class of
invebtments would seem to be equally
equitable In application to another class
standing In similar peril before the
piesen; law.
The vacancy In the editorship of the
St. Louis GlobeDemocrat, cieated 1
the death of Joseph B MeCullagh, has
been filled by the piomotlon of Mi. Mc
Cullagh's foimer thief assistant. Cup
tain Henry King. Tills is as "Mack"
himself would have it.
Lessons from Illinois.
Accoiding to tho Chicago Timos-IIet-al'd,
politics Is conducted on a veiy
piactleal basis in some poi tlons of Il
linois. H asseits that the candidacy
flist of Madden and then of Loilmei lor
the senatoishlp finally won bv Mason
had behind It a fully piepaied scheme
to "bet up a brokeiage olilce in Chicago
for the disposal ol council franchises,
legislative enactments and oven aetb of
congiess." That journal adds:
If tho seliemo had not miscairled the
stiongest, most oppieshUc und most cor
lupt machine In the political hlstori of
Ametlca would havu had Its centei In
"Doc" Jamleson's oillco In Chicago It
would bo a general stoto lor tho barto
and sale of political meiehandlso .Not
a franchise could go thioiitSh the council,
not a contract through the count boitU,
without tho consent of tho coterio ot
leadeis. In bpiinglkld tho "lobbv" would
be dispensed with, and coipoiatlons would
"(io business at the Chicago ollice," the
"boys'' in the leglslatuie taking tlieMr
wages and saving nothing But tlio
Clowning Infamy wus to bo tlio holding up
of gieat national oi paity mcasuies In
the United States senate and placing them
on sale to tlio hlghc&t bidder in cash or
offices
We have no knowledge as to the truth
of these chaiges, but assume that a pa
per of the Tlmes-Heiald's htnndlng,
and lepiebentlng In Its propiietor so
well-equipped u fighter as Mr. Kohl
saat, would not make them, after Its
battle had ended victoriously, without
amide supporting evidence The fact
that tho Chicago "machine" was de
feated bhowfi that when public opinion
finds Just cause for complaint, it gen
erally llbes supieme But It also shows
that a levolt from "machine" methods
must bo genuine, and based on real
meilt, to succeed.
If the opponents of Madden and Lor
lmer In Illinois had selected as theii
candidate u man guilty of all the vices
of elthet, the chances aie Madden oi
Lorlmer would today be senator Instead
of Mason, and the biokerage office
would already have been "set up."
School sanitation wus one of the sub
jects llbeinlly discussed at the recent
state convention of health authoiltles
A point In ought out in one of the pa-peis-on
this subject was that while the
percentage of near-sightedness among
school children Is only 7 when they en
ter school, it is neaily 50 by the time
they graduate from the colleges or uni
versities. Another .weak point to which
attention was dheetod Is the lack of a
Rilltnble text book on practical hygiene.
Key j ear lit this slate, ui'cotdlng to
one spenkoi I3i. Clioff, of Lowlsbuig
theie uip i!0 000 deaths among ehlldton
which might be prevented If the light
kind of limn action as to health weio
Itnpaited In tho schools. These llguios
If collect, ate manifestly Important.
It Is to be hoped that the Hue of In
quliy will bo pursued to a ptnctlcul and
helpful conclusion,
.-.
"Lady" Scott, the notorious CnBllsh
woman who was lately sentenced to lm
ptlsonment for Bhindeilng hoi son-in-law,
has boon allowed to occupy two
llnelv furnished looms In the jallol's
pi l ale npatlmeiits, and to enteitalu
Just ns It she were In her own home,
And vet gtavo membeis of parliament
wonder win the splilt ot uliuichlstii
glows!
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Whethei Lvninn J. Gage, of Chicago,
shall bo e ailed to the sect etarj ship of
lliotienstuv oi not he will have abund
ant leuciiu to feel gi.Ueful foi the te
mnikalile unnnlmlty and coidlnlltv
with which the leptesentuthe eltlenn
of Chicago and the noithwest have In
doised his eandlducy. Such a magnifi
cent and wldcpiend Indoisement could
nevei be lnsplied by an unwoithy man
Accoiding to tho Washington Pout,
"the nation la sick over tho mule
thought" of Ilnnna succeeding Shciman
In the senate. We must confess that
the svmptoms of its Illness had com
pletely escaped us. The public In these
paits thinks Ilunna Just the man foi
the place.
That Nlcaiagua should have giown
Hied of being tilfied with by the specu
lator who ale back of the piosunt Nlca
lagua canal scheme Is not stiange; the
sliange tiling lb that the United States
senute should beai with them and theli
absmd demands so patiently.
Senatoi Moigan is quoted ns having
said in effect that If the Ixicaiagun ca
nal bill Is licked he will lptallate by de
feating tho aibltration tl aty. On these
teims, the public will propaie to mouin
tne latter.
SOME NEW BOOKS.
Tlicte p-obablj is no other InJusttj save
the milling of gold or diamonds which pos
sesses as diamatlc a hlstoij ns that or the
petroleum Industrv , and it ptobabh is also
ti no that no othei Industij is so little un
derstood, even bj those who live almost
within sight er the oil del ricks or within
inngo of tho ptcullni and pungent odor of
the outllows from thu oil wells. We sus
pect tint if these statements bo doubted
b anvbodj, doubt will be icmoved bj a
petuhal of "Sketches in Cruelo Oil," a
handsome volume In which Mr. John J.
VI chain In, of Haulsbuig, has mutated
us he modestlv tells us, "somu accidents
and incidents of tho development of petio
lpum in all parts of the globe," but which
Is icalh a most compiehenslve and fas
cinating story of the petioloum Industty
and tho men who have made It. The
volume gives evidence that its authoi
has not onl been a pi eminent tlguio
In the eenes which he plctuies but Ins
tin thormore devoted much time and
none to the quest of oilglnal Inlormn
tlon. His blogiaphles of piomlnont citi
zens in the oil legion would alono consti
tute nn invaluablo vvailc, wilttcn us they
nie ill the chatty, breezj stile which
mnkes biogiaphj, while tiuo in fact, ns
Intel cstlng as lletion Hut those are only
a pint of tho task to which Mi. Mel-au-i
In bus nddiesbed himself. Stowed awav
In tho 401 large pages of this uttiacthe
book, amidst abounding poi Halts und il
lustrations in well-executed half tone, Is
a mas of lnfoimatlon, anecdotes and In
cidents sulIi as could not elsowheio be
found in anj form It would be some
thing meiely to linve had the pntioncn to
guthoi together Mi. Mchaiirln s accumu
lation of fuots: but it is true genius lo
bo able, as ho has been, to piosent these
facts in a diesslng so pleasing as to pinKe
his book n stioniihal ngalnst the most
.ibsoiblng novel Tlloval octavo cloth, pp
IO,, pi Ice $2, i(ubllhed b tho authoi ft
Hanlsburg, I 'a
O-
ltecelpt is acknowledged from John .Mur
phy & Co, publishes a, of italtlmoie, ot
tho latest lltoratv woik of Ciudlnal Gib
bons, entitled 'The Ambissadoi of
Ohiibt." Acrompanvtng it is a clieiilir
lettei fiom the author explaining that Its
chief purpose is "to demonstiute thu dig.
nltv und icsponslbllltv of the C'hilstlan
mlnlstiv." The thlrti-one ehupteis ot the
book aie addiessed In admonition to I he
Catholic clcigv, uirflng peional humilllv,
obedience, ehniltv and ehastltj, together
wlthothn vii tues and graces such u belli
those who essa the functions ol tlio
pileslhood, and abuuudlng In Seilptuial
quotation, in foitlllcntion ot tho pieccpts
laid down. Theso ehipteis nio of value
to those Immediately uddtestd In them,
but tho book's pit fact tul.es on a laiger
btopo. fn it the cardinal speaks hoptfullj
of the "Inviting field fen mNslonuiv la
hot" otfticd ill tho United States; taUes
a philosophic view of the "pi i Iodic il
whirlwinds of blgotrj that sweep oei
tho land" md "soon subside, like the up
heavuls of nattue, aftei spending theli
foice," and holds that even these are not
an unmixed evil slurp thev "purltj the
inoial atmopht!P, cleat the spltltual
skies and give obscivant men a bettej tn
slfeht Into the uneiented wotld " The rai
dliial Is pquiilh at ouse because of Iho
wuifaio of agnoMlclm upon lollglon, in
fart, he prefris an open foe to a lukewaim
ft 'end, becuusp when tho foo Is convertcel
1 e Is wot th something
AniPileuns," says lie, "are fuiidanipn
talb a uglous people Thev who phut
iutPile them ns a n itlon so ab'-oibed in
ttado and pommptce, In ngtleultute and
politico, us to ghP scare ely a thought to
eternal tiuth, Judge them nut eoitectlj
A people having little ie'aid foi Cluls-
tlanlt would not spend millions iinnuilh
In thp erctlon of phuieiies and In the m ilu
leniince of home md fotelgn missions in
Ahum leans ate known to do Within
t.ont j eat 3 after tho oh II war, twentv
two millions of dollurs weie eonttibuted
bj Noithtrn Protestants for endow mollis
of pducatlonal inhtltutlons In behalf ot
tho negroes of the south nil these liwcl
tutlons being htrlotly ipI'kIous In U')5,
the Pre sbj torlnrs spent SEJT.CK) foi Ameii.
eun homo missions beside vust sums foi
foielgn missions Aeooidlng to a statement
nppiuenth nuthoilzed the live leading ele.
nominations In the United States contil
bute annually S&.OOOOW for the suppoit
of theli resppcthc phui clips and missions
And these contributions ute not exueted
as a eompulsotv tax, but aie bestow id as
voluntuii offerings
' The American people possess, also, in
a maikcd degiee, the natuial vlitues that
ni o the Indispensable basis of supei natural
life The aie gifted with a high oielei
of lutelllgenee, thej aie nelf-polsed and
dPllbiiate, thej aie of Induslilous iiuel
ti inperati habits, they ore fianU, innnlj,
and Ingenuous Thej havn a diep sense
of Justice und fall plav , the nie btave
and ueneioitb, and thej usuallj have tho
coinage of theli convictions. They ate
withal, a law-abiding people At the close
of tlio c'vil war, when hiuidteds of thou
sands of redetal and Confederate troops
v. eio disbanded the) laid down their aims,
and quieth resumed tho elvlo puituilts of
life, submitting without constraint to thu
constitutional luws of the country Thci
tloeiuentlj dlspioved the ominous predic
tions utteted abroud thut a soldiery sud
denly released from tho lestrnlnts of mlll
tniy discipline, would bo a stutidlng mon
aco to the peucS and Industry of tho conn
tty by their acts of violence and aodltloti;
and that, after having once ticqultod u
taste for blood, the would still thirst fot
moie.
"Dining a ptesidential campaign, we
find both great parties fiercely striving for
the mastery, A stranger observing the
pulsions and animosities thnt are aroused,
the ve heme nt denunciations pouted uut
bj the contending foi ten, and the
dire dlatprs predicted by entii si le
should the other ttliimph, would lmin-
llio that wo wclo on the eve of a bloo l
revolution Hut he would ooii discover
that the conflict illel not Occasion the loss
of a slnglei life. It wme n bloodless revo
lution, nlfected not by bullets, but by
ballots, Barh side upends colossal for
tunes, and Itnpt esses Into Its set vice the
bet tnlent of tho nation In the hope of
eceuilng tho coveted prle. The highest
office 111 the gift of thu people, the ehot
mous patroiiHgo attnehod to It, the exul
tation of victor, tlio glory of piesldlng
ovci tho destinies or tho country, are all
Involved In tho Issue And jot on the
tnuinlng nftet tho election, the defeated
pait) bows to the will of Iho iiinjoilty,
'A pioplo that vleld so tend) and lojal
obedience to human laws, will not set
theli fate ngiilnst divine ie elation when
Its Itnpt.! Ions el llms ale clouil) und go
gpnth set befoie them.''
-O-
Theie Ins In teeeiit )eus been milch
vi i Ittnif iii uiul down of Vliglnla and vli
glnlnus, both In lilsluiy mid lletlou: so
much so, ludetil tint to 1 1 ilul oil) altcti
tlon new elfoit In this tie 111 must (iftei Un
qiiestlon ible ciedentlills of mi lit Such
eiiileutlnls aie supplied b Julia .Mugiti
del, and the t emit i e an take up the uleht
stoilis tlprbetl fl Stnilp Co, ot Chilli
go publish undpr tho tltlp, ".Vllss A)r
of Vllglnlii, ' Pinup In the knowledge that
thee will tpwatd pcnlsiil Miss Avi is
Mcilnll) Is a delightful outig lad) to
mi e t, el en ill the pages of fiction, and
while Ail" Lelth, thel'ieolo girl who loves
her rogue of a hilwbind s-o tint to please
and free him she Secures a divorce, al
though It bleaks hei heat I, Is a llttlo In
ct edible to the rold Noithern mind, Ao
dare siv there mo such women. And so
we could f,o through the list of stoiles
pointing out In each one characters that
appeal to us b) theli human qualities In
the poi tin) al of which Miss Mugruder
f.uieh succeeds bojond thp oidlnatj Hut
we piofer to let the leadei have the pic is
mo ot fanning their acquaintance nt III H t
hand Before dismissing this book a woid
should be said ooncctulng the design on Its
povpr a delirium In white, black and slate
color that grows on one despite III St Im
ptesjlons, like the taste foi ollve.
-O-
Mr Geoigo Pnston is one of those too
numeioils mole in authoi s who, lacking,
it would seem the abllltv oi tho patience
to ichleve success along the locky pith
win or leal meilt, consldei It legitimate
to patch tho public evo b) "pitting in the
public's faci- "The Caroei of Candldu,"
Ii Boston's last and voist (which is
done b) the Appletous In paput covets loi
CJ cpiits) Is slmplv a polite slapping of de
cent manhoed md womanhood with thp
dirt) glove of ppssimlspi, and all to no
iaithl purpose unlessto give Mi. Paston
a niaiket It Is Hip stoi) of two young
couples, o mated that 111 oach pall the
artist Is tied, as lip oi she thinks, to a mete
bundle of liish and one aitlst being a
man and thp othei attlst being a woman
(Candida) we hnve In due time and with
tlio etistomufv neeessotles jealous), scan
dal and separation, though not, It would
seem, actual guilt Aftei .130 pages of this
sott of thing, done In the diabest of drabs,
nlbelt with "a lniasuieiible amonnt ot lit
eral) skill, out mbmnted friends by a
qtieei coincidence uro induced to Imagine
that the) teall) weie mated pioperl) In
tho beginning, nnd thereupon proceed to
tumble over each othei In a mud lace to
adjust matteis muiital In statu quo And
theie )ou ate What tho point Is we don't
know We doubt If Paston does And, In
deed, what dlftereucp docs It mukp whethei
theie be a point Tho smallei the point,
tho moie the public's cililoblt) and the
gteatei the sales Theie Is sluewd meth
od in this madness.
STATE LEGISLATIVE TOPICS.
Representative Be) nobis, It Is under
stood, has stiong assurance of support foi
his bill appropilating $15,000 for the Car.
bondalo hospltul
Snjs thp Hanlsburg correspondent of
the Philadelphia Pi ess. "Congressman
Cotmell, of Scianton, who was In the city
Tuesdu) night, was gieeted on all sides
u& 'Goveinoi' Council"
At the leceut nnnuul meeting In llarrls
buig of the Vssociated Health authoiltles
of the state, favorable comment was made
by Dt. Leo und othei s on the compio
henslvcness of tho icpoits received from
Lackawanna en inty
Senator Kenned), of Allegheny, on
Tuesdav Introduced, by request, a novel
bill forbidding the publication of the
names of the persons chaiged with the
commission of ci lines until duly convict
ed The act makes. It unlawful and a mis
demeanor foi any newspaper, dally oi
weckl), or nnv other publication, to pub
lish tho name of an) poison charged with
an offense until conviction follows, under
penult) of a Hue of not hss than $W0 nor
moie than $1 000 If the provisions of this
bill weie lo become a law It would be Ille
gal to publish the name ot a man chutged
vv ltti mm del oi othei slmllii seilou" of
ftlists until ho hid been tiled and con
victed fot the same Senator Kenned)
does not epe-ct the bill to pas.
Hepresnntathe ronnell's plumbois' reg
istration bill would nqulio the major of
evei) elt) to appoint an examining board
of live membeib, including two ipastei
plimibeis, two Join tie j men, nnd the chief
lubjiectoi of plumbing und drain tge lu the
cltj. Tho Hist four would serve two
jeuts, and the fifth thtoiighaut Ids teim.
The first fotu would be practical plilmb
eib of ten jtais' espeilenee, and lesl
dents of the stato foi tlnee )ens, mil
would give bonds lor $1,000 each, al
though getting onl) the nominal PJ) or
.$(,1 a )eu to covei cm fine, etc "This
home! would make legulatloiih foi plumb
ing, and glint leitllUates to competent
applicants fot leglstratlon upon pa)ment
of fes, f for a mastoi pliunbei applica
tion and $1 foi a Join nej man Thu list
of ellHlbles would be sent, to select eoun
1 11 Thiee-jeai appielitlccs could be
among thu applicants
A bill of intprtst to all bp)clers has been
Intiodueed b) Hoptesentntlve Ilosack, of
AllegheiiN count) It piovldes that coun
t) eominisslonits ma) with the appiovul
of tho giand jui) mid the court, cause
nn) public i oud to be improved, or li)
out, open and Impiovo loads suitable lot
and foi the exclusive use of blc)clis, til
ejdes and othei vehicles with pneumatic
ot soft tubbpt tltes Thu maintenance of
such loads or blc)cle paths at tho sido of
totids would devolve upon the count).
Thtre is a penult) of 5.1 fot Injuilng the
load 01 emlangpilng tin tires, unci of
fendPis would not be relieved fiom cilml
nal pioseoutlon Tho oommlsslonets would
make togiilutions as to speed, lamps, etc
1'ot neccsbai) dnmngps to 01 tuking of
land foi thp b'c)ile Itnpt ov cmpiits an
amount could be expended not exceeding
10 ppt cent of the moiiej In tho commls
sloneis' disposal, and mulnlenance would
be limited to 10 pet cent ot the future lev y
Theie is not llkel), It Is said, to be an)
Investigation ot tho Mate treasuiei's of
fice b) the piesent legislature The tie
feat of the Mitchell tebolutlon last Week
pi events the consideration of a shnllai
lesolutlon dining the session It Is one
of the lules of both branches of the legls.
latuto that no bill or f-csolutlon can be con
sidered the substunce of which Is tho satno
as thit of a bill 01 lesolutlon pluvious!)
defeated This tulo wus probabl) over
looked b) thp members who oppoted the
Quu) resolution, as it debars them from
olferlng u mote sttlugent one lu tho same
line, unless they eati get u two-thirds vote
to suspend the rules, which they have no
hope of securing An ilfort will now be
mude to HPCiuo the pussugo ot a bill 10
qulrlng banks nnd banking Institutions to
pa) Intel est upon state1 deposits. UlsbiU
thut if such ablll passes a movement will
bottarted to pit) tho 'stato troasutet $10,000
a )ear Instiud of $",000, and to relievo him
of being lesponslbla In tho ovent of any
of tho state depVslturles falling. The In
crease Js Justified by the plea that, having
no financial Institutions to favor, he will
have to pay for his own bond, whereas
at piesent he Is relieved of this expenbe
by the officers ot banks w.ho receive state
n
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In French Organdies, Tissue Brode,
Scotch Dimities and New Effects in
Woolen Dress Goods.
An Inspection is earnestly solicited.
All exclusive designs that cannot be seen
elsewhere.
deposits assuming the responsibility b)
becoming his bondsmen.
An Important measure, of Interest to
ever) shopworkei In the commonwealth,
has been Intiodueed b) Senntot Mitchell,
of Jerfetson. The bill Is entitled, "All uet
to leguluto the employment und piovldo
for the health and safet) of men, wo
men and children In the manufactuilng
establishments, mercantile Industtles,
laundries, lenovatlng woiks and printing
ofilecs, and to ptovldo fot tho appoint
ment of Inspectors, olilce cleiks and oth
ei s and enforce tho same." Its salltnt
featutes piovlde that no child under 13
yeats of age shall be empIo)cd In an) fac
toiy lu the stae, Wheie children uie
emplo)ed, a leglster shall be kept, and
where the employe Is under 3G )eais of
age, an affidavit b) paients 01 guardian
setting foith this fact must be kept on
Hie. It Is also made unlawful to employ
an) mlnoi vv ho cannot lead 01 wilte in
tho l'ngllsh language, unless ho piesents
a certificate of hiving attended the pie
ceding )oai an ev'enlng 01 da) school fot
a period of sixteen weeks, It Is alo pro
vided that such employer shall keep port
ed in a conspicuous place, wheie such help
Is employed, a printed notice stating tho
number of hours of work lequlted pet daj,
and In ever) loom wheie chlldien aie cm
plo) cd, a list of theli names and ages In
ever) manufactuilng, mechanical 01 mei
cantlle indiisti), laundry, woikshop, leno
vatlng woiks or printing olilce, so its
shall be piovlded for women and glils
Trap 01 automatic doois shall be piovlded
to ovpiv elnvatot hole ot shaft, also auto,
matlc shlftois foi the puipoe of tht ow
ing on or off pulle)s 01 belts, and In case
of accident, the supeilntondent must te
port In wilting to tho factot) inspeotot
full puttlculais within twent)-tout hours
uftci accidents occui. Sultuble and proper
wash and toilet rooms shall be piovlded
wheie females aie emplei)td Such rooms
shall bo propel 1) scieened and ventilated
rort)-llvo minutes is made the minimum
foi tho nooiidnj mini Where shottet
mealtime is necessaij, a petmlt fiom the
factoty Inspector shall bs Issued, hi an
establishment where bolleis ate used, tho
factot) Inspector shal lhave the light of
entiy at an) time, foi the purpose of iu
speotlng tho same, nnd wheie bolleis jiq
found to be in a dangeious condition, th-li
use sliall Immediately ceuse and the) shall
bo replaced with new ones.
Till: I'ltOHAHILlTV.
"Does)oui wife won) about buiglars?"
"Not iiiulIi," answered Mr. Meekton.
"1 wondei what she'd s tj 11 she found
one in tho houso?"
"1 don't know But I have nn Idea that
she'd ask him how he dated come in the
houso without wiping Ids shoes on the
mat." Washington Stui.
LKT US HOIT. NOT.
Prom tho Washington Post.
Tho coming of Hon "nillj" Mas Hi
means tho establishment of a vaudeville
annex to the United btates senate
Odds and Ends, we find
while taking stock, are being
sold at greatly reduced prices
to make room for new spring
goods.
Have some good Dinner
Sets we are closing out very
low. $15.00 Sets, with a few
pieces short, now $10.00.
THE
CJkmons, Ferber,
O'MaHey Co.
422 Lackawanna Avs.
xi
MAGAZINES.
BEIUAN, THE BOOKMAN
437 Spruce Street. ,
Opposite The Commonwealth.
BMM
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Our Holiday Display of useful anJ
ornamental articles was never sj
large ns this season's exhibit. The
advantage of having so larje anil
varied an assortment to select from
will be apparent to all who contem
plate giving pi escuts of a substantial
and aitistic character, or buying for
their own use.
Writing Desks.
Dressing Tables,
Chcval Glasses,
Couches,
Koekers,
Iicclining and Easy Chair-,,
Music Cabinets,
Parlor Cabinets and Tables,
Work Tables,
Curio Case3,
Tea Tables,
Vcrnis-iMartin Cabinets,
Parlor unci Taney Inlaid Chairs,
Gilt Heception Chairs,
Parlor Suits, In Gilt,
PedcstaK,
Jardinieres,
Hook Cases,
Shaving Stands
all marked at moderate prices iu plain
figures
HILL &liiELL,
131 & 133 Washington Ave.
Is not more valuable or
correct told by a high
priced gold watch than
by the celebrated
Guaranteed for one 3rear.
Second gross just in.
DOTE & SHEAR GO
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At Our New and
Klcgant Storeroom,
130 WYOMING AVENUE.
Coal Exchange, Opp, MutclJermjn.
"Old firm In nsw surround
ings," like an old "htone In new
settings," shines more brilliant
than ever, and "nlilncs for all."
Diamonds, Fine Jewlsry,
Watches, Silverware,
Silver Novelties,
Rich Cut Glass, Clocks,
Fine Leather Goods,
Opera Glasses.
When yon see our Net I'rlccB
you will ask for No Discount. All
Are Welcome.
All KI If
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1 11 1 mm
mm foii the llms.
TIME
RCEREAU
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BYRON WRITING
That ''blicol" vas paved with good
intentions, probably realized the truth
of the asseition. Don't let jour good
resolution to bin only the best Itlaillv
Books, Olilce Supplies Type-
Writing Supplies etc., at our store
be a paving stone. We keep the best
in arlet) and quality. Tc also make
a specialty of Draughting Supplies.
Reynolds Bros.,
Stationers and Engraven,
HOTEL JfcRMVN UUILDINO.
PS.
Lodge and Corporation Seals,
Rubber Stamp Inks, All Colors,
Daters, Pads, Pocket Cullery,
Scissors, Revolvers,
Razors, Strops, Padlocks,
Bicycles and Supplies,
Umbrella Repairing
Athletic and Gymnasium Goods,
AT
222 WYOMING AVEHUL
I ROBINSONS
Lager
Beer
Brewery
Manufacturers of tho Celobr&tod
CAPACITY!
100,000 Barrels per Allium
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WOLF & WJGNZEL,
531 Linden., Opp. Court Home,
PRACTICAL TINNERS md PLUMBERS
Bole Stents for Iticliardou Boyntou'i
Furuvce and Kauge.
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