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SCRANTON, FHURUARY 8, 1S97.
If the legislature small exhibit rc
Bponslvonesa to the influence of asso
ciation, perhaps It will be wise to adopt
draco church as its permanent homo.
HIrIi Time to Intervene.
The Cuban situation seems to bo nenr
InK a crisis. Rev. Russell H. Conwell,
ot Philadelphia, vho recently spent
some time In Havana, whither he wont
villi letteis of Intioductlon that un
locl:el many hidden bomcea of Inform
ation, icports upon his loturn
that eveiy native of Cuba la
in sympathy with the insuriec
tloni that many of the Spanish
olllcers regard the paclllcatlon ot the
Island by force as Impossible, and aie
dlsRiisted with the "hop-sklp-nnd-jump"
nature ot the sen Ice to which
they have been assigned, and that the
opinion of the best nuthoiltles lesldent
on the Island Is that tlit- only way by
which the nilnous i;ucirilla war can bo
stopped Is for Spain tinnMy to give up,
wlthdiaw life soldleis and its olllce
holders and let the Cubans govern or
misgovern themselves. Mr. Conw ell's
own belief is that "it is too late fot any
permanent leunlon" between the Spnn
iaids and the Cubans; "oppiession has
gone too fui.M The piospects In Ipvv
nio: "Either an awful continuation
ot bloodshed or a foolish postponement
of the war bj borne makeshift of a pre
tended lefonn, or an out-and-out fiee
dnm fiom the mother countiy, with a
petted fieedcm ot choice whethei to
join the United States or to lcmuln in
dependent under a simple protectoi
ate." On the heels of this intelligence we
have a promulgation of Spain's scheme
of pioposed leforms for Cuba, and it
selves meiely to aggiavate the anti
Spanish feeling. The nub ot this
scheme Is that it pi eposes to invest in
a Council of Administration of 33 niem
bcis, 21 elective and the lest appoint
ive by the ciown or by the col pota
tions, contiol of lucal affalts In Cuba;
that is, Interior Imptovements while
the Cottes will continue to vote the
budgets,. In 1S04 less than $747,000, or
not :! per cent., of the Cuban levcnues,
were dlveited to Intel lor impiove
liients. Is it likely that the Cubans
will lay down their arms after two
yeats of successful war to accept a
pioject of refoim which piomlses them
only a nominal 3 per cent, of home
lule? We say "nominal," because
een the 21 elective membeis of the
pioposed Council of Administtatlon aie
moie likely to be Spaniards than
Cubans. The 10 appointive members
aie sine to be; it would need but three
Cpanlards among the 21 elective mem
beis to give Spain the whip hand; and
it is an interesting fact in this connec
tion that onl five per cent, of the na
tive population ot Cuba is petmitted to
vote, while the Spanlaids, though
foitning less than 10 per cent, of the
island's, population, aie in the major
ity when It comes to votins.
Thus It will be been that the much
talked of oveiture of Spain to Cuba Is
in fact no concession at all. There Is
a pietense of concession, but the mote
one studies It the flimsier it appears.
One, cannot wonder that Senor Diass
Albeitlnl, the secietaiy ot the Cuban
delegation at Washington, when asked
whether the suggested compromise
would be acceptable to his people,
should make leply: "Why should we
compioinise? We could get nothing
woith having, absolutely nothing. The
island is loaded with debt. liven if
thete is any honesty or slnceilty in
Spain's ptoposals, and wo know there is
none, life in Cuba would become such
a buiden that the Island would soon
lose half its population. Do you sup
pose a million and a half of people could
pay the inteicst and establish a sink
ing fund for a debt of $COO,000,000? It
would impoverish the land. There
would be nothing left after the tux
gatheier had concluded his work. This
is the size of the debt that would be
saddled upon poor Cuba by Spain if
the wa- weie brought to an end to-day.
Our people w 111 never put their necks
under.buch a yoke. Spain may pre
pare as many to-called reform schemes
as she likes our leadeis will have
nothing to do with them In any shape
or form."
But there remains for consldeiatlon
one or two other points. Spain Is
spending $10,000,000 a month on Cuba
In her fruitless war to subjugate tho
insm gents, and this diain is sapping
her very vitals. Tho Cubans have five
times us many men in arms now as
they had a generation ago when they
piolonged the struggle for ten yeais.
Spain cannot starve them out; faho
cannot get at thorn to make one decis
ive battle, and she cannot bunco them
by propositions of bogus reform. On
eveiy hand it Is admitted that Spanish
government in Cuba is according to all
the rules of clvlli'ntlon a iailuie. Her
moral right to uile Cuba has long since
been forfeited, Spain, by prolonging
the war, will simply make greater her
ultimate loss; but what is moie Impoit
ant fiom an American standpoint, she
will also decree to Inevitable destruc
tion tho $50,000,000 of Ameilcan capital
Invested in Cuba, subject to continual
outrage and peill many hundieds of
American clizeiiB who have business or
relatives In Cuba; 10b U3 of piofltablo
trade opportunities and maintain al
most within sight of our southeastern
coast lino a vetltablo hell to dlstuib our
peace and shock our sensibilities.
Has not the time come for this gov
ernment to Inteiveno?
That civil service "reform," when
wotked out In detail, often runs to seed,
is notorious, in a tecent examination
In Brooklyn tho applicants for $1,200
clerkships were asked to name the vice
presidents ot tho United States in or
der and the period of their service, to
name all the boys between Maine and
Florida, to name states Included In tho
territory sold by France to the United
States, and other questions, "not only
as i emote as possible from the duties
they would peiform If appointed, but
which," says one commentator, "It Is
likely that even the learned llbtarlan
of conciess would not bo able to nn
swer oft hand." It Is their Insistence
Upon such fol-dc-iol as this that brings
so many professional civil sseivlcu ro
formeis Into contempt. To the btoad
pilnclple Hint lilted men should' be
fiualllled to cam their pay objection
fiom any quarter Is, of couise, impos
sible. The University of Pennsylvania.
The report of Chtules C. Hanlson,
piovost of the TJnlveislty ot Pennsyl
vania, for the peilod fiom June 9, ISO I,
to September 1. 1S0G, has been Issued.
It shows lomaikablo ptogress on the
part of this Institution of lcauii'ig. The
donations made to the unlvetslty since
June, 1894, aggregate $911,600, o.clulvo
of unwaul of $llfi,000 contributed for
the hospital department. Duilng tho
same period there was an inciease of U
In the leaching force and of 231 In the
number of students. Thete are now
2,(132 students and 231 Insttitctors.
Tho unlvetslty hospltnl has been en
larged bv the Agnovv memorlnl wing,
the mnteiiilty hospital, and the Pepper
clinical labotatoty. To the dental fac
ulty has been added n chair of otal sur
gery. The dental school now has stu
I'ents tiom twenty-four foielgn coun
tries as well ns fiom all paits of the
United States. In the law department
of tho unherslty the number of stu
dents has Inct eased during the last ten
yeuis fiom 129 to 31S The Flower oli
setvatoty has been added to the equip
ment of the scientific depaitment and
is supplied with eveiy model n aid to
ns tionomical lescaich. A botanic gai
den has been established. The lepoit
of the llbiarlan shows that duilng tho
last two yeats the university acqttlied
mute than 23,000 bound olumcs and 10,
000 unbound volumes mid pamphlets.
The total number of bound volumes in
the genetal and special llbiailes of this
Institution amounts to 12S.701. There
are 50,000 unbound volumes and pamph
lets. New dounltoi les and a club house
have been added and numerous minor
conveniences for pupils at ranged.
In short, the past two and one-half
yeais of neneial uepression ami iera
ntlon ot effort, have, bo far as "Old
I'enn" has been concerned, been yeais
of steady progiess, matetially and In
tellectually. It would exhaust our
space 'to make detailed mention of all
oi even pait of the specific contiibutlons
which this energetic Institution has
made to human knowledge or to do
scanty justice to the Intluenee which it
has In countless ways excited for good
upon the life and thought of the com
munity of which it is the educational
center. But we may in cohclusion say
that It fully met Its tho most generous
tieatment both from state and citizens,
for to both it Is returning with rich in
test many times the -value It has re
ceived. The Chicago board of ttade has be
come so disgusted with faulty admln
Istiatlon of the intetstate commeice
law that It wants that whole measuie
repealed. The Chicago board of trade
should take a lest, cool off, and then
cite its grievances and work for
specific amendment" The law- as a
whole is all light, and public opinion
demands that it be made bttonger In
stead of weaker.
The Secret of n Failure.
If we may believe published lepotts
that bear facial appeal ance of authen
ticity, Piesldent Cleveland's one regtet
in connection with the tapldly ap
proaching end of his public caieet is
that he should have been so genet ally
misundeistood. "The president," Bish
op Walker Is quoted as having lately
said after an Inteivicw with Mi. Cleve
land, "has laboted since his letum to
the white house faithfully to cany out
tho responsibilities he assumed when he
took the oath of ofllce. He feels that
eveiy thing that ho has done has been
with an eje slpglo to the welfaie of the
people, and yet he does not fall to per
ceive that his pui poses aie mlscon
stiued, his acts severely ciltlclsed and
a sort of tacit antagonism, at least,
to him and his administtatlon has been
established In congtess, and especially
between members of the Democratic
party. This has given him gieat pain,
and, while he believes that the futuie
will make clear the slnceilty and stead
fastness of his pui poses, yet he realizes
that now he Is moie greatly cilticlsed
than suppoited." Adds "Holland" to
this quotation: "It is nlmost a pa
thetic picture which those w ho have
seen the piesldent recently paint of
him in his solitude, his disappoint
ments, his anxiety for tho'ftttuio and
his keen bouow that so many of his
fellow citizens should have been will
ing to be influenced by revengeful poli
ticians to view him In an unfa vol able
light, nnd to legatd his administration
as distinguished not by its successes
but by Its failures."
In leading this we are at once re
minded of a significant passage In an
article which Speaker Reed, who more
nearly than any other man now in pub
lic life, piesents chnractetlstlcs not dis
similar to many possessed by Mr.
Cleveland, recently w rote for the
Youth's Companion. He was writing
about congtess, but he might well have
had the presidency In mind when he
bald: "All legislative bodlps suffer In
public estimation because of the per
petual criticism to which they ate
obliged to submit without any chance
or oppoitunlty of reply. Hence the
popular idea of such bodies Is much
lower than Is just. A leptesentatlvo
body has to do the best it can to lecon-
clle with the terms of its pioposed ac
tion all the prejudices of the whole
people, and to take into account their
wrong views as well ns their tight
views. Hence It Is that Individual
members seldom aie able to vote any
thing mote than that modification ot
their own Ideas which It Is possible to
enact. Of course, this falls far short
of the freedom of an editotlal, or a ser
mon, or tho speech of a reformer."
If true of a congress wheie responsi
bility Is divided among 330 men, how
much moie true are Mr. Reed's remarks,
when applied directly to the centtal ex
ecutive head of the nation, upon whom
'0,000,000 citizens feel at all times free
to pass judgment for every real or fan
cied evil In public affairs? How has
Mr, Cleveland lecognized the "prejud
ices" or w hat ho assumed to be tho
"piejttdlces of the w hole people?" How
has he sought to meet congress and his
constituents half way? In each und
every caso with a homily or a
bludgeon. Either ho posed before
them ns a superior being possessed ot
knowledge and virtue unknown to them,
or else ho contemptuously Ignored
them altogether and set about to foice
his nwn Ideas through, legal dlcss of
consequences. In the one manner he
conducted his memornble campaign for
"tatirf reform;" in the other hp has
dealt with Hawaii and Cuba. At times
he combined the toles of reformer and
tyiant, ns dining his battle to main
tain the financial ciedlt of the govern
ment, but at no time has ho sought
the peisonal nftcctjon of the people, ns
Lincoln had It, and Blaine, and as Mc
Klnley has It now.
Thnt hlstoiy, viewing only main re
mits and not always mindful of con
necting impulses, will give Mr. Clcv
land a high place Is veiy probable; yet
in eveiv instance his achievements
have been negative. He has prevented
innovation; he has resisted the forces
of dissolution, but of cicatl'vo states
manship ho has given no tiace. What
a record he might have made had he
kept on a level with the people!
Our Altoona namesake objects to the
payment by Blair county of fees to the
Bairlng & MeSweeney detective
agency. That agency, since the Tlllard
dlsclosuies, Is evidently one of Its len
der spots.
Recent Medical Progress.
Several davs ago announcement was
made of the receipt at St. Buke's hos
pital, New York, for expel imentnl use,
of a smnll quantity of seium expected
to cure absolutely consumption in Its
eat Her stages. Tho scrum Is the dis
covery of Professor Marlagllano, of
Genoa, Italy, nnd Is obtained fiom the
blood ot hoises that have been Inocu
lated with the tubeiculosis germ in
small quantity. The effect of this in
oculation when continued for (several
months Is said to be to produce in tho
blood of the hoise some quality of re
sistance to the disease which can by
means of the horse seium bo communi
cated to the human patient. The ti em
inent at St. Luke's hospital of the two
patients who have been chosen as sub
jects of this now "cure" will occupy
several months; but among many phy
sicians thete Is great hopefulness as to
the lesult.
Another very Interesting piece of
news comes from Fiankfort, Get many,
and is to the effect that a cure has at
last been dicoveted for tetanus, or
"lock jaw." This disease, as neaily all
poisons know, is an exceedingly pain
ful and hitherto neaily always fatal
form of blood poisoning bellevdd by
physicians to bo caused by the Intro
duction into the system of a minute
otganlsm which arises from the ground,
as does the germ of malaria. Two em
inent Gounan scientists, Dr. von Beh
tlng and Piofessor Knorr, lately sot
out to find a means of exterminating
these "mlciobes." They followed the
same general plan which has been fol
lowed by makers of diphtheria and
tuberculosis anti-toxin, and now claim
to have met with entire success, lie
cord is made of a number of lematk
able cures of acute tetanus under condi
tions that a few yeais ago would al
most suiely have produced swift death;
and that, Uiue mitjH be (something
substantial in these claims Is indicated
in the fact that the Geiman govern
ment has taken chaige of the prepara
tion of this remedy and Is pteparlng to
place It within leach of bacteriologists
generally.
These two examples of recent medi
cal ptosiess by no means exhaust the
list. As a matetr of fact, there Is no
form of physical or mental human 111
against which a vigilant coips of medi
cal scientists is not directing Its ex
perimental batteries with a view to
reducing the tettois of disease. Thete
has arisen, too, among laymen new
Intel est In public health and sanita
tion, a fact shown very conclusively
In. the enlarged lecent activities of
boaids of health, directed especially
against the spitting evil and against
unwholesome workshops and tene
ments. These activities betoken a gen
etal agitation in favor of more health
ful conditions, and though at times
these vatlous movements offer lnspiia
tlon to ildlcule, their general tenor Is
unquestionably beneficial.
A few days ago Mr. Gage, the secre-taty-elecl
of the tieasury, was herald
ed as a single taxer, a Mugwump, a
fiee trader and an economic lah-de-da;
and now we aie told he Is a spliltuallst.
It will evidently not be the faker's fault
if he doesn't find his new field of experi
ence exciting.
A recent canvass of tiro judges of
Philadelphia did not disclose one who
favoied the piesent plan of dlstilbut
ing liquor licenses. If there is a judge
in Pennsjlvanla who cherishes his pie
rogatlve as a license peddler we have
not jet located him.
Of com so It was coitaln to be said,
sooner or later, that the capitol Hie
was the work of Quaylsm; but now
that this theory has been exploited, we
aie glad it comes fiom no higher au
thority thnn Col. Sam Hudson and the
Philadelphia Item.
The view which Judge Harding takes'
of the forestiy question Is that if i ail
way companies vvete compelled to
quench the spaiks fiom their locomo
tives, natute would do the rest. In
other winds, make them burn anthra
cite coal."
If by threatening a removal of the
capitol the leglslatuie can scare the
ossified Inhabitants of Hairlsburg Into
piovidlng an adequate file department,
well and good. Otheiwise the talk of
a new capital Is simply a waste of
breath.
On rainy days, when news is slow
and "copy" scaice, the Washington
coi respondents fall back on tho old
story of a Republican combine to depose
Speaker Reed. It fills space, but it
takes gtos3 liberties with the truth.
OeoiRO C. Gotham writes a letter to
the Sun calculated to establish that
the last Ohio president was a liar. This,
muy or may not he true, but the next
ono In either case will be a big Im
provement. "Wilting to tho Youth's Companion
about congress and Its work, Speaker
Heed lets diop this gem of epigram
that will bear memotlzatlon and study:
"Where things are done In the mind
only, the best can alwayp bo done;
where things are done in n world full
ot conflicts and opposing opinions, re
sults fnll Blunt ot the Ideal best." Criti
cism would be falter if it were more
frequently to bear this ttuth In mind.
H Is noticed ns the plums drop at
Canton that the president-elect Is ex
hibiting a Very wholesome keenness of
gratitude and a memory which does
not forget his ft lends.
Tho Cnrbondale Leader seems to
think thnt the way to boost Catbondale
Is to whack whenever possible at
Scrniiton. Such a policy will prove to
be a mistake.
The Nlcniagua canal bill Is teported
dead for this session, and It the truth
veto known there would be few
mourtiois.
The Cubans, wo trust, are loo old to
be again taken In by Spain's "reform"
green goods.
STATE
LEGISLATIVE
TOPICS.
Representative Bly, of Wayne county,
by leason of his resolution. Introduced
several days ago nt Il'iulsburg, leap
pot Honing the ptopettj of a deceased and
intestate luisbnnd, 1ms In ought on a stoim
of Indignant protest on the pait of the
women ot l'ennslvanln, and, If what the
littsbtug Dlsputch sujs bo true, will soon
Ibid himself beset with adverse gales In
the shape of petitions niul i evolutions. Tho
New Citizenship club of Pittsbilig has
taken the matter up and will not onlv
stud a numerous) -signed remonstraneo
to IlaiiisburB, but innv also emplov ut-
tornejs and protest against the enact
ment. Tho VAv bill provides that vvhetC
such intestate shall leave a widow and is
sue, the widow shall bo entitled to a life
Intel est in all real estate and to an equal
share, with child or chlldien, of the per
sonal estate. If there be no Issue surviv
ing, the widow shall be entitled to life In
terest In all leal estate nnd tho personal
property nh3olutel. The objection to be
uiged by the New Citizenship club agiilnst
the measuie Is that It would leave tho
widow nnd chlldien In a worse position
thnn do the present laws If the Intestate
husband and father's estate bo In realty
the children would be In n much moio un
favorable stato than now, and If in per
sonal ptopoit the widow would bo tho
sufferci.
-Milt
Is thought that Speaker Boyer and
President McCtriel) will announce the
eommltteo to Investigate tho olllces of
state treasurer and auclltor-geneial when
tho general ns'-embl meets tonight. Tho
leglslatuie has authorised the einplojment
of a stonogrnphei for tho committee, nnd
this Is tho most important expense that
will be entailed. The Investigation will
be conducted In Bnrrlsbiug. All the pa
pers, documents nnd witnesses are theie
so thnt there will be no big bills for mlle
nge for witnesses nnd things of that sort.
No men In ilariisburg nre more pleased
at the ptospect ot an Investigation than
the two olllci.ils hemselves. State Treas
urer Haywood said Saturday "1 wcl
como this Investigation and will do all
In my power to facilitate the work ot the
committee. The matter has been talked
about so much that I think It Is only Just
to mj self that there should be a thorough
examination into the affairs of the of
fice. I am perfectly satisfied that the
methods and workings of the ofllce should
undeigo tho closest bcrutinj." Auditor
Geneinl Milln talks In the same stialn
There is no doubt whatever but that the
are both sincere In this. Under the con
current resolution of the legislature the
committee Is to make Its repoit on March
15. If this Is to be done they will have to
get down to woik at once.
, -II-
Another'act for the protection of mo
tot men has been Introduced and it is, if
an thing, more stilngcnt than anj thing
heretofore attempted in this line. It pio
vldes that eveiy electilc stieet car other
than trail cars which are attached to
motor cars, shall be provided during tho
months of November, December, January,
Pebruarj and March, of each year, at the
forwaid end with a screen constructed of
glass or other material, which shall fully
and completely protect the driver or mo
torman oi grlpman from wind and storm.
The second section directs that nn per
son, agent oi olllcer of any association or
coi potation violating the provisions of the
act bhall upon conv Iction be fined In nn
bum not less than $.'5 nor more than $100
for each duy each car belonging to and
used by any such person, association ot
coiporatlon Is directed or permitted to re
main unptovlded with tho screen required
and It is made the duty of the piose
cutlng uttoiney of eaclt county lit the
stalte to Institute the necessar piocted
ings to enfoice tho previsions of the act.
II
Sas the New York Sun: "The greatest
piece of good fortune which has come to
Harvard unlversltj now for many jeais
is IJoles Pentose, of Pennsylvania, recent
ly elected senator of tho United States.
The Harvaid man has never been noted
for tho aggressive power that makes suc
cess, as much as have tho gtaduates of
colleges where the Intellectual atmosphere
Is hat slier and the tubs of the vvoild moio
appreciable During the unfortunate Mug
wump era the prevailing tone of Harvard,
ns expressed by Its president and other
representatives, has been calculated to
make public life repulsive and to emas
culate all that might be effective foi use
fulness In it Mr. Penrose, who has been
a conspicuous target for Mugwump abuse.
Is the newest of the few evidences that
under the present nusplces Baivatd train
ing Is no Insupeiable hairier to public dis
tinction outside of Massachusetts. Be Is
an honor to the university, which cannot
fall to be of high material value to It."
For tho past day or two It has been ru
mored around Barrlsburg that if the gov
ernor 1 rrot asked to enter McKlnley's
cabinet ho will be tendered tho ambassn
dotshlp to Hussla. which can lea with it
a salary of $17,000 a ear, opens line socl il
oppoitunltlcs and is regarded a diplomatic
honor second only to the London embassy.
Governoi Bastings has not so much as
lifted his little Hugci In the mnttci. He Is
not an applicant for an position, but If
tho president-elect desires to houoi Penn
sjlvanla thu executive will be the person
to whom tho distinction will fall.
At a meeting of tho members of the
boaid of tiade and prominent citizens of
Hauisburg Saturday night, thete wis a
lengthy discussion over the proposition to
recommend a paid lire department to pre
vent tho removal of the capitol While
tho lire department was not condemned,
it was the genei.il opinion tha the lire sjs
tem Is antiquated and a resolution creating
a committee on lire to uige councils to
adopt a paid lire department was passed.
Governor Bastings has not expressed nor
will ho express his opinion on the removal
of tho capital to Philadelphia. The gover
nor considers that It the matter should
come before the legislature It would bu In
delicate nnd out of nil reason to say nlty
thlng nt the present time for publication
rrom other sources It Is learned that he
does not anticipate any change.
It Is announced seml-authorltatlvely that
tho following will be i-omo of tho membeis
of tho eommltteo to Investigate the stato
treasury and auditor general's depai t-
ments: Senators .Snyder (chairman),
Jamis G. Mitchell nnd C. L. lliovvn, of
Philadelphia; Ilepresentatlves Mat. shall,
Keyscr, Il tlo and Ken, of Yoik, tho lat
ter a Uomociat.
Tho board of chatltles, recognizing tho
Immediate needs for temporary homes for
tho thousands of needy in Philadelphia,
has determined to present to tho legisla
ture a bill to Incorporate all the almhous.
es In Philadelphia county under its con
trol, and thus enable It to glvo aid to those
now dependent upon tho charity of indi
viduals, Anothor "farmers' combine' In the legis
lature is threatened by the grangers.
running off the track could not create
or consternation than
T
uuMifin-rnMi jwbk mm
that we will hold during the first three days of this week
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. Every Ladies' and
Misses' Jacket upon our racks and tables, about 300 in
number, your choice,
Many of these garments are of the very best, silk lined
throughout, and formerly sold at $12.00 to $15.00. Those that
come first will be served best and those that come last will get
three and four times the worth of their money.
lKgOur Great Sale of 2,000 dozen Ladies', Misses' and Children's
Underwear now in motion. Every garment on sale is the most convincing
argument of their sterling goodness and excellent value.
E. ROBJSOM'S SONS'
Lager Beer Brewery
manufacturers of the
CAPACITY 100,000
UXIiAHCU Till: CAUIN'KT.
From the Times-Herald.
On the th ot Match, 1S9G, in the first
tortn of tho present congtess, Senator Frye
Introduced a bill hi the senate entitled "A
bill to establish tho depaitment of com
meice and manufactures." This depart
ment Is Intended to have Keneial Jurisdic
tion over the foreign and Internal com
merce of the United States and all matters
relating to tho manufacturing interests of
the countrj, and tho piomotlon of the
same it home and abroid. A number of
bureaus now In the treasuij depaitment is
tiansfeiied to It, such as navigation,
steamboat Inspection, lighthouse board,
life saving set vice, coast smvey nnd sta
tistic. Tho consular bureau of tho de
partment of state Is also made subject to
its Jurisdiction, except where consular of
flccis ato requited to act In a diplomatic
capacity.
The necessity for a department of this
character has long been manifest, but no
direct effort has been made to establish
It, Mr. Frje's bill lias been suffered to
reposo in quietude in the bosom of tho
sennto committee on commerce, and It is
altogether likely that It cannot bo now
awakened to any successful purpose In
the last hours of a dying congrtss. Hut
It should be given a good start In the
next congie&s, so that it can get through
the senate at an early day.glving suffi
cient time for It to pass the house befotc
the tetm ends.
There ought not to bo any great oppo-
sltlon to this measure. It has tho in
dorsement of the National Business
league, of the National Hoaid of Trade, of
the national congress of fanners and of
other buslnes' organizations, and Is felt
to bo essential to the material Interests
of the whole countrj. All the great com
merclal nations hnvo such depat tments,
the head of each holding a seat In tho cab
inet. In Oreat Erltnln It Is called tho
Hoard of Tiade, and It has Juilsdlctlon
over haiboi3, meieantlle marine, com
merce and corn returns, rallwas and fish
eries. In France the department Is called
the ministry of commerce and Industry,
having substantially the same seope ns
that detailed In Mr. Tijo's bill. The de
partment of commerce mid Industry would
be an excellent designation foi this now
department, but tho title is not so essen
tial us the thing.
ve trust tint public opinion will be so
awakened on this subject that congress
will be compelled to adopt the measure
without unntcessaiy delay.
HOW 1'I.ATT KI'IH'S VV.
rrom tho Wayne Independent.
The six lilies observed by T C Piatt
to obtain Ids political prestige aro as fol
lows 1 Pel suv ei ance he never leaves
otf playing polities except when asleep.
2. Ability to ehooso subordinates upon
whose fealty he can depend 3 Slnceilty
to his follow ei a and the fact that he keupb
all premises. 4 Tho fact that ho has
never appeared to be ttylng to make money
out of politics, fi Tho faet that ho can
lay uide a grievance If he thinks It will
bo a good thing for tho oig.inlz-UIon. 0
A talent for oiganlzatlon which extends
to every county organisation tit the state.
'
i hi: si:nkihi,i: vikw.
Tiom tho Piovldence Register.
Connolly & Wallace, the popular dry
goods dcaleis, have decided to do no
more advertising on fences or street pro
grammes, but will spend all this money
allotted for that purpose In legitimate
newspaper advertising They claim that
It has taken them live years nnd cost
them several hundred dollais to find out
that only newspaper advertising pays.
A SCRAP OP INFORMATION.
From tho Washington Post,
It would seem that iindet tho amended
statutes of Nevada, the taking of testi
mony in Colonel 8am Hudson's contested
election caio might bo pulled off out there.
PRISONER of mm
Anthony Hope's Fascinnt
ing Romance.
Just Issued
by the Same Author)
, THE
437 Spruce Street.
Opposite The Common weal th.
GS.ES.
$2.98.
Celebrated PILSNER LAGER BEER.
Barrels Per Annum.
SHOULD CET A GUX.
From tho Times-Herald.
The homicidal lover is a monstrosity
who has no earthly excuse for existence,
and who should bo wiped out as quickly
nnd as effectually us possible. The new
woman should learn how to shoot.
TOLD BY THE STARS.
Daily Horoscope Drawn by Ajncchus
Thu Titbirrio Astrologer.
Astiolabe cast: 1,12 a. m for Monday,
Feb S, 1897.
tf
A child born on this day will notice that
the backbono of winter still exhibits con
siderable vitality.
If capital punishment would only (by
tho aid of an Intelligent Jury) punish oc
casionally, tho sjstem might be moio of
a success.
The hungry man usually makes the best
humorist. He has unlimited opportunity
to realize that life is a Joke.
Bismarck Is tired of life. This should
bo a warning to jouhg politicians gen
erally. Aincclius' Advice.
If jou have a grudge against tho world,
do not commit suicide vv lite articles for
tho Scranton Sunday newspapers.
WE HAVE
FINISHED OUR INVENTORY
and have some Rood bargains to
offer you. English Porcelain
Dinner Sets, decorated, filled in
patterns,
100 PIECES, $ 9.48
112 PIECES, 11.48
English White Granite Dinuer
Sets, decorated, ft ttit patterns,
100 PIECES, $5.98
112 PIECES, 6.98
fS7"Wc are also closing out some Havlland
China Fruit Plates, decorated, at from $3-73
to $5.07 per dozen. Real Bargains. See
these goods In our Show Windows.
THE
Clemons, Ferber,
O'MaSley Co.
432
Lackawanna Av:.
I Can't Think,
no matter how hard I try, of a hetter
place to buy ray olllce and business sta
tionery, blank books, type-writer's
supplies, etc., than at Reynolds Uros.
They have a laise stock In every line
to choose fiom, and you never can beat
them on price on tho down scale; nnd
wo also cairy in stock a complete line
of draughtsmen's supplies.
.tyin-fivio -iud.j
Stationers and Engravers,
iilvttl jckmyn uuildino.
"I L . 11.
OM&dItHII
Speed
any greater havoc
the
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HOT QUARTERS.
You must havo. You must koop tlioro chil
dren waim. Don't risk tlit'lr young lives od
cold floors, hi cold rooms. Vory fow quurtnra
buy hoators now. Wotuo closing thum out.
You mnko your own prlco so long as yuu don't
got balow cost Wo must hav o the i oom thoy
take.
Foote & Shear Co.
119 Washington Ave.
At Our New and
JJlegant Storeroom,
130 WYOMING AVENUE,
Coal Exchange, Opp, Motel Jermyn.
"Old firm in new surround
ings," like tin old "stone In new
settings," shines more brilliant
than ever, and "shines for all."
Diamonds, Fine Jewlery,
Watches, Silverware,
Silver Hovel ties,
Rich Cut Glass, Clocks,
Fine Leather Goods,
Opera Glasses.
When you see our Net Pricci
you will ask for No Discount. All
Are Welcome.
Strictly New Laid EggSjiiear by, 25c
Fresh Eggs, Jersey Stock 22c
Storage Eggs 16c to 18c
Fancj Hot-House Itiulislies,
Uipe Tomatoes, Cueiiiiiliers,
Ureen lleaiis, Cnulillowcrs,
.Mushrooms, Kte., Ktc.
I II. PIEftlEl 1. MARKET
YOU CAN SAVE MONEY BY BUY1N3
NEW AND
Ladles' and Children's Wear.
Seal and Plush Sacques,
Carpets and Feather Ilcds
From
L POSNERj 21 Lackawanna Ave.
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