-vr ' f . f.' CjSe $cranfon rt6une 1-ubllBlird Ily, Kxwpt Rnnday.br U8 Trlbun Publishing CumpRttr, at 1'iny cnt Month. Mlf.ID T THK rOSTOfTtOl AT SCRANT3K, M., AS ttCOHD-ClABS UA.lt UATTRR. SCRANTOK, JANUARY 14, 1898. REPUBLICAN CITV TICKET. l'or School Director. Three Years-FETEi: NF.UfrS, Eleventh wnnl. Thrco Ycars-D. I. PHILLIPS, Fifth ward. Two Years-K. 1. FELLOWS, Fourth wan. Two Ycms-F. H. GODFREY, Eighth ward. Ono Year k. S. DARKER, Seventeenth ward. Ono Ycur-EfrlAH EVANS, Fifteenth wnrd. Election Day, Febnmry IS. Mr. Connell does not "Itnnglne that lilfl election to reprepont this county at Washington nlso implied a completa surrender of pnrty thought, preference unci action In state and local matters hy the Republicans of Lackawanna." In this respect he makes a representa tive different fiom Hon, Joseph A. Scranton. , Electioneering for Trouble. The precedent set by the Penrose Newltt wing of the Republican party In Philadelphia Wednesday In bolting tin' icguiar city convention Is one which may leturn to plague those who engineered It. from till distance It is Impossible to distinguish Intelligently all the equities of the Issue between Mai tin and Penrose and between their respective followers., but It requite no telescope to paicelve that by every law if party usage the Ncwltt bolt was unjustifiable. With 'yes open and hands active the suppoiteis of Newltt had made their llsht and been fairly beaten. It was their place as Republi cans, then, to acoulesec In the result; iust.'id of that, the lepoits show that they entered the convention deter mined to seize it pretext for walking out, and had made all necessary plans for holding afterward a rump conven tion of their own Primal Hy, of coutsf, thLt affair con cerns Phlladelphluns chiefly, but cer tain clicumstances entering Into It give to It a state-wide Interest. It Is well known, for Instance, that among the forces supporting Xewltt are many Re publicans of gruiter or smaller promi nence who ate aggieralvely commit ted to the gubernatorial candidacy of Colonel William A. Stone. These men, through their organ, the Philadelphia, Inquirer, have boasted that they will control the next Mate convention and that Republicans who do not like their Htyle need enteituln no expectations of subduing them In that convention. Rut hy their own example In Philadelphia they make It p isHlble for n bolt of their opponents to occur ut Harrls buig on June L followed by the nomi nation of an Independent Republican candidate for governor with all that that might iniuly. AVhat Is sauce for the goose, ought, one would naturally suppose, to be snuce alfo for the gan der. Apait, though, ecn fiom this as pect of the case, the Philadelphia, wrangle Is especially deploiable at this time because It tends to stiengthMi the popular Imptosslon, In which wo by no means concur, that the only way to cleanse the Republicanism of this state and to subdue those elements In It which aie bound either to lule or to ruin it, is to udmlnlster to the party n sound (Rubbing from time to time. This Impression pievalled veiy gener ally thioughout the state even befoie the iiausc.atlng methods of Andrews & Co , repeated from 18U0, again came be fore the public's uttentlon; but It will bo very perceptibly emphasized If In the citadels of Republicanism the par ty sttength is to be expended In fruit less guerilla warfaie having no other Incentive than Jealoiwy and pique. "Whom the gods would desttoy they first make mad" Is a proverb which might be advantageously studied ,by those who now so nimbly dlspoit amidst the diy glass carelessly swing ing lighted torches dilpplng with Hie, I'ntll there has been an expeilmttutal tilal of the so-called Crawfoid county system In city pilmuiles, would It not be pieclpltnte to udopt that system In the county? Why not see llrst whether the change would be u change for the better? Upright Journalism, If the charge, printed recently In the Kun, la untrue that the New Yoik Her ald Is in the pay of Spain, under an arrangement niude dhectly with Premier Hagasta, It Is stiunge that the Herald does not bilng a legal action ngalust the Sun, The accusation was not vague but specific; names and dates were given, and moreover presumptive motive was shown. As bearing upon this fact it Is Intel estlng to note that the Herald has at Havana a represen tative whoso mission it Is to wait upon the Spanish authorities and get from them the Spanish version of each oc currence bearing on the Cuban Insur rection. It Is not believed that the Herald shows equal consideration to the other side. Re the truth as to this point what It may, however, it is Interesting to con trast with the Herald's alleged course that of an Indisputably honest Journal like the Philadelphia Press. Until re cently the newspapers of Philadelphia have not aspired to be original gath erers of large news from other lands, having been content to rely for bucIi In formation upon the general press asso ciations ,or upon arrangements made with the papers of New York. Lately, however, the Press has taken hold of news, gathering In a way Indicative of a desire to lead. During the Vene zuela dlsuute It sent Its special repre sentatlves to Ouracas, who sent back a series of dispatches and letteis of genuine and unique Interest. ICarly In the Cuban war it had a well equipped news bureau of its own in Cuba; and within the last fortnight, through the letter's sent to it from lyivana, Matanzas and other news cen ters in Cuba by Its Jmpliclty trust worthy chief Washington correspond ent, Mr. Gibson, It has shed more real light on the status of affairs in Cuba than has been shed by all the sensation- nl "yellow' JdUrnallsm since the Insur- reotlon begam Whlle-the New York rniDAY, JANUAItY H, 1803. Herald, once the unquestioned leader in news gathering throughout the world, was filling Its columns from day to day with neWB from Cuba that In the main contradicted and discredited Itself, the Philadelphia Press appreciated correct ly what kind of news the American public wanted and would believe, and It secured and printed it, carrying con viction to hundreds of thousands of Americans who had hitherto set down as doubtful or greatly exaggerated the previously current stories of Buttering anil Spanish atrocity In Cuba. Wo do not know that the New Yoifc Herald ban sold out to Spain or that It would sell Its news columns to any body; on the contrary wo Must and be lieve that It would not: but we do know that the Philadelphia Press has done- Its work In Cuba honestly, em clently and from n lofty sense of duty, and that In such woik as It has done and Is doing thero 'Is conspicuously visible the power and legitimacy of real Journalism. Simmered down, the hue and cry raised by the Wanamaker people against Senator Saylor, whom Presi dent McKlnley recently appointed consul to Matanzas over their protest, was that ho tried to collect from .the state, while serving It In the legisla ture, u large expense account. In this respect he may have erred, although he merely followed custom; but It Is doubtful if among his critics .there Is one sufficiently free from the same habit to be warranted In hurling the llrst stone. Prostituting the Theatre, One of the theatres in New York ha bitually patronized by the best people Is presenting now to crowded houses a play the chief Incident of which la an attempted rape, committed In full view of the audience. The newspapers freely denounce the play, but the peo ple nevertheless Hock to see it, as they do to another play In another house, Heating the forbidden theme with al most equal realism. Mind you, these are not low-down variety theatres, where filth In stage suggestion Is an expected stock in trade, but places hitherto leputedly respectable, to which men and women of character might, It was supposed, go without risk of being morally bespattered. Of coiuse such productions as these are exceptional just as the Indelicate novel Is exceptional. It Is as unfair to condemn unreservedly the theater for abuses found In It ai It Is to condemn the church because among its member ship are hypocrites and frauds. The stage Is abused in many ways, yet for all that we must admit Its usefulness as a means of public entertainment and instruction. The time has come, though, when friends of the stage must rally to Its protection and to Its purification or else see It fall com pletely Into odium. New York may have a sulllclently elastic sense of the pioprletles to tolerate dramatic carnal ity vet sing on unabashed bestiality, but we quebtlon if that kind of degra dation Is characteristic of what New Yorkers sometimes .superciliously call "the ptovlnces." We ndvlse this sort of play to keep away from Scranton. The sudden cessation of the civil ser vice debate In the national house of repiesentatlves has been a source of general gratification. Many had looked for an endless seuson of talk on tho subject which would have consumed much vuluable time. The fact that tho debate was ended so soon is tin indi cation that th (Ifty-tlfth congiess pro poses to devote some time I i work. The Deadly Hut Pin. It is- no longer pioper to speak of Unman fully attired tor the street or shopping campaign as "defenceless," A Chltngo gill iui.i demgnsttatoil thut when pusr.er.M d of the regulation hat pin the avcinge woman of today far from being ;e,lV)ivk',ei Is in reality a ery iliingdi'oi'H personage. This young woman was tiding In a stieet car. when two tuhbers seized the conductor and attempted to rob him. The crime would have been successful but for the young woman, who drew her hatpin, und eliaiged upon one of the loubeis, completely dlscountcnaclug him und dliving him to u hasty retieat. Ry this act thti Chicago glif has given the hatpin a startling prominence as u weapon of war. Tho modern hat f.ltener Is often neaily as large and as formidable as the stiletto and razor that have been by law banished from use In good society by males. The tu'paUh with which the Chicago girl picked the weapon from her head and inserted It Into the anatomy of the car lobbsr the other day, causing him to retreat with n yell of pain, shows that the hatpin is mote handy than the hip pocket razor. With a modern hatpin caretully sheathed in her headgear, therefore, It is easy ttj see thut a reso lute, up-to-date woman 13 a person not to be trilled with. The passing of the Montrose and Tunkhannock railway Into the hands of the Lehigh Valley Railroad company may mark an Important event In the existence of the road. The Montrose railroad la a narrow-guage line which was constructed from Montrose to Tunkhannock about twenty-five years ago. It has always acted as a feeder to the Lehigh Valley, and has been one of the convenient outlets for farm products from tho richest fields of lus quehanna county. Heretofore the road has cut no figure save as a local affair, but It Is believed by many that the guage of the track will soon be changed to the standard and that the road will be extended from Montrose to Blng hamton, thereby greatly increasing Its value as a feeder for the Valley road. The road has In past been controlled by the Rlakslees, of Mauch Chunk, Mr. James I. Ulakslee having been for many years Its piesldent. An exchange suggests that Undo Sam drop the seuUkln sacque amitiv more attention to Abdul Hamld. This would be good advice but for the fact that the sealskin Is much easier to manipulate Just ut piesent tlu.n thu cuticle or the BUltan of Turkey. . The Japanese have inaugurated a pretty ouBtom that the American naval odlclaU will do well to follow In future. The Japanese minister, Mr. Toru HoBhl, has asked Miss Helen Lo'ng. daughter of the secretary of the navy to christen tho new warship built for Japan at tho Cramps ship yards which will bo launched on January 20. Instead of tho usual proceeding of breaking a bottle of champagne on tho deck of the. vessel, Miss Long will bo required to releaso a white dove which will rise upon the air as the big battleship, Kisagl, glide Into the water. Srth Low was an expensive bit of luxury to the Citizens union of Now York. The lending; of his radiance, together with the attendant magic lantern shows, brass bands and other accompaniments of an orthodox cam paign, cost M8.G54.G4, leaving a bal ance in the treasury of tho union to the embarrassing amount of $13.73. Hut then it is something to have a balance. It Is said that David B. Hill asked Senator Murphy and ex-Clovernar Flower to let him edit their Albany Argus and they turned him down. Of a truth are tho mighty fallen! m Teoplo who have seen Mrs. Luetgert arc becoming more plentiful out West than tho discoverers of the "woman In black" in the East a. few years ago. . - It Is strange that prophets who fore tell dire calamities seem to tako the most comfort In contemplation of their own prognostications. It begins to look as though some of the Cuban war correspondents had strayed into tho Seminole Indian reser vation. If Corbett could fight as furiously as he can bluff, what a fistic wonder he would be' England's Way as Compared to Ottr's. Fiom tho Philadelphia Tress. THIRTY years ago four or five Kng lishmen were seized und Impris oned by King Theodore of Abys sinia ut Magdala and Kngland spent $SO,000,000 In freeing theso men and teaching Theodore and other savage kings that it was dangerous to touch Englishmen. The lesson was learn ed as tho news spread from the Atlantic west of Africa to tho Pacific east of Asia. Lverywhere. English traders and English trade are the safer for tlip AhvaOnin,, war. 1 he money spent on that expedi tion has come back a thousand fold, it wus as shrewd an Investment as any great trading nation ever made. o If our trade U to be safe and our com merce to extend in safety our citizens must be protected In the same fashion, and outside of a small group of Ruro peim countries force Is the sole meas uro of safety. In Turkey this country has a number of citizens, some selling goods and some Ulhles, some trading and some preaching. This Is of no conse quence. They aio all citizens alike and demand und deserve the same protection. Two yea is ago, at Harptit, and at other points, the houses of somo of these citi zens were Iiurnbd, their property plun dered and destroyed and their lives put In grievous peril. Turkey has given them no redress und llatlv refuses any. Our government has pleaded two years. It can plead forever. If our citizens are to remulu safe In Turkey and elsewhere for this question Is as wide as the world and narrow us any one land It will only bo by the me. und display of force. No other plea counts, Turkey hns no fleet. No Asiatic power, except Japan, has. With un American squadron in Turkish wateis theso claims will be settled in a day. Without It, Justice will never bo done. o These claims arc la themselves small. The safety of Americans Is everything. I'nlesH the claims are settled the safety of eery American will be lessened from Morocco to China, and bafe trade turns on a. safe trader. Cuba and Its possible risks have thus far engrossed tho utten tlon of our government and made it nee- eHsaiy io Keep our noet in our own wat ers. Tho time cannot bo dtstnnt, how ever, when this necessity will bo over. Moreover, we uro uddlng to our battle ships, Tho eat Heat possible moment t-hould bu taken to Imitate the example HavMamd Chlinia . o VK AKK CI.OSINCI OUT FOUR Of Ol'R Ol'KN STOCK CHINA PAT TURNS At Cost U' YOU WANT A CHINA DINNER MJT NOW 18 TJIK TIME TO HUY WE ARE TAK1NU ACCOUNT OK .STOCK AND WANT TO CI.03E OUT THESE TOUR LINES llKKOrtE FEU. RUARY I. tie cieiqns, vmm O'MALLEY CO, 122 Lackawanna Avenue. OFF WITH TIE DID AHTJIEOI-D YEAR IH CAST OW like iiu old Hhoe, no uliould you reaotvo to curry out tliemmlle by coming in and select ing u new imlr of our eletunt '08 HUoo. Just received lor those who wnt advance tylen at Imckwuicl prices. Lewis, Eellly & MvSes, WYOMING AVENUE. A If life 0$S5 S1BL THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE. of Austria and collect theso claims by force. WHY TIM UK AT 11 Ely UA.C5K. From tho Philadelphia Press. That the Spaniards should rage and fume over American projects to aid tho suffering Cubans is to ho expected. Such un attltudo Is tho logical outcome of tho situation and Is the natural tendency of the Spanish character, which Is essential ly cruel, part of tho rage doubtless is duo to tho fooling that tho necessity of this nld proclaimed officially by tho United States government renders It Im possible for Spain to poao before Europe as waging war under civilized conditions. Americans, being familiar with the fact-) as to Spanish atrocities, forget that Con tinental Ruropo knows little and cares less about tho Cuban campaign, and oven In Rngland tho official Spanish vluw Is more or less accepted as authentic, nut tho president's call for aid will re echo in many a capital besldo Madrid, and a new light bo thrown upon the actuali ties' of Spanish warfare. Hence Spanish rage. Thn exposed never take tho ex poauro gracefully. THE TCMPIJKANCe QUESTION. From the Now York Sun, It Is a very difficult question, which ever way you look at It, but ono fact Is demonstrated by all attempts at prohibi tion, und It Is that tho law cannot keep people from drinking, on Sunday and on all days, if such Is their Inclination. If total abstinence Is adopted It must bo as a personal and Individual matter; It can not be enforced on society. If thcro (s any drinking at all, some drunkenness Is Inevitable, of course, but personal lib erty Is priceless. Moreo-er, If tho salo of liquor Is reprehensible) Its purchaso nnd consumption are not less reprehensi ble. In other words, all social reformers must remember that at the bottom tho public mind Is logical. Why He Thnnked Shilnrk. "Old Shllark savs ho Is tho man who started you on the road to fortune." "Tho old villain tells tho truth. All I had when I was a young man was a fltty nero farm nnd he cheated mo out of that. Then I had to come to town to get some thing to do and gpt Into business and got rich." Indianapolis Journal. INLET To obtain comfort and fit in a dress, a lady must be in possession of a "Perfect Fitting Corset." Mr Corset Department is replete with every MAKE that cau be recommended as "perfect" in every detail, and in a variety of styles and qualities to meet the require ments of all. Such world- renowned makes as Her Majesty's, C P. a la Serene, . B Fass, Tie New lecolletHe, -AND- S9 A corset specially adapted for misses and ladies of slight hgure. Also J. hompson's glove-fitting Soiietite, R, mi G AND- 's Of which you want to see our elegant window display this week. 510 and 512 LACKAWANNA AVENUE 'LANK -AND- OFFICE SUPPLIES The most complete line in this corner of Pennsylva nia. Time Books ior 1898 at s s, RTATION.ERH, KNORAVERB, HOTEL. JERMYN ULULDINO. 130 Wyoming- Avenue. Corset DcpL GOLDSMI nn Mil lEfi fB El Elf WW. Onr Friday Afteftii Hourly Bargain Sales lesemcd Having just completed our annual inrentory and i Igmss snowing one of the most successful years In our business career, we feel like rewarding our friends Jor their faithful patronage, therefore will start the ball roll ing this afternoon, January 114. At sound of the gong. From 2 to 3 o'clock. At sound of the gong. From 3 to 4 o'clock. At sound of gong. From 4 to 5 o'clock. (fesi rsj gfesl 3B At 79 cents ladies' AH-Wool Ripple Eiderdown Dressing Sacks in piuk, blue and gray; all sizes, 34 to 44; never sold less than $1.49. At 37 cents Men's Fine Natural Wool Undershirts, 75 cent quality. At 35 cents Men's Fine Scarlet Woolen Socks, the .regular 25 cent kind. At 25 cents Black Brocaded Dress Goods, 40 inches wide, formerly 50c per yard. At 9 cents Handsome Double-Fold Mixed Suitings. 8 cents Beautiful Great Sale of Housekeeping Cottons, Linens and Ready-lViade Sheets, Pil low Cases. Tihe low prices now asked will positively be discontinued after 1 s week. HILL & COSHELL'S Bucli a choice Btook to select from cannot N found elsowbero In tills port or the state. And when you consldor tho moderate prices at which the goods are marked Is n further claim on the attention and consideration of buyers. GIFT SUGGESTIONS, WllITINO DKSKS, DltKSSINO TABLKS. Fancy Taui.es, Chkvai, Gr.Ahsr.s, PAiaoi: Cabinets. Music Oahincts, OUHIO UAWNETft Rook Casks, Fancy Haskkw, I.ounoes, wobk tabled Easy CitAins, Gilt Chaius, inlaid ohair. IIOCKEH3, SlIAVlNOSTANUli 1'r.nK.STALH, TAIIOUHETTES. All at lowest prices consistent with tho high quality of the goods. & Coeeell At 121 North Washington Avenue. FiFinifiirc Scranton, Pa. FRIDAY, JANUARY 14, 1898. ffS Eo Ie Basemeet At 2c yd Good Apron Gingliam, At 3c yd All of the best Indigo and Dark Calicos. At 4c yd Heavy Dark Outing Flannels. At 9c io-Quart Galvanized Iron Water Pails. At II He I2-Quart Galvanized Iron Water Pails. Male Floor At 9c pr Ladies' and Children's Woolen Mittens that were 20 cents. At 12C Misses' All Wool Ribbed Hose, all sizes from 6 to 8J, Worth 20 cents. At 9c At5c At 10c 10 Gross of Heavy Rubber Dressing Combs, .Worth 25 cents. Warner's 5-hook Corset Clasps, Regular Price 10 cents. Warner's Security Hose Supporters, all sizes, Infants', uuldrens, Misses and Ladies, Regular Price from 15 to 25 cents. At 15c dz Rubber, Shell and Amber Hair Pins, Worth 30 cents. ARBUCKLE'S ARIOSA COFFEE Too well known to talk about. 2,000 pounds will be sold at 7 cents per pound. Second Floor At 25c Ladies' Muslin Night more. At 58c 50 Dozen Ladies' Gowns, fine cotton, well made, heavy, rich embroidery; the 85 c. and $i kind. Ladies' Flannelette Underskirts, with embroidered edges. Ladies' Scotch Plaid Waists, yoke backs, separate linen collars; just one-half the former price. At 21c At 49c 36-inch Silk Mixed Dress Novelties. ft' TT ABL ILMJLLIW Clotlhiiog at reliable prices, has always beeeomirmottOo Qonal- flty Meexcelled, the lowesto Your money back if you want itj and the same price to everybody. Open Evenings Until After the Holidays. in 4116 LACKAWANNA AVENUE. THE MODERN HARDWARE STORE There's Only One Way Out of 3t WK MUST OUT HID 01' OUU STOCK OF OIL HEATER ON ACCOUNT OF AN UNFAVOUAIIhKHKAaON.WKFI.VD THAT WK HAVE AN OVKHSTOCK OF T1IKM, AND WE HAVE MAD13 A 11UIUCT AII, ALONG TilK IJNE AND WH.fr OFFEIt THE BAMK AT DAHQAIN 1'IHCES. FOOTE & SHEAR CQMOTY, JIO NOItTH WA8IHNT0N AVENOB BAZAAL CIF 111 : Gowns, There never will be any MUCKLO l, ,.- ,.a.
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