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THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE- TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1899.
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If we nru not to have a trial of Sena
tor Quay before the adjournment of the
preeent legislature pel Imps thcro Is a
faint chance that the Inslslaturo Itself
will do a little nrobtnr on Its own ne
count nnil then come to a definite con
clusion on iho seiuitoraliin. This sus
lieiiHo Is loo mircli.
Misinformed.
In
a ftntPtiifnt wmie- in h numm
naiior John H. Follows Is credited with
thcKO woula: "I hao hern informed
that home of the member of 'i'ho
Ttlhuno crowd tiled to procure a prom
ise.' from CMp'nln Mdr before the olec
I mil that if he would lUltn to their dlc
t.itlun and nbloV by it they would sup
port hint. ThK I unilTntunil, Captain
"lolr positively refused to do, 'Vlikli
!a oniy a fuMlicr Kiianintee that ho
propose n stand by the principle.'! of
true Itenubllpanlsm. Willi h means a
Kiernmr-nt cT the tiooplo and for the
peupl". and not n rnve?rtiment of the
bosses, by the bo--es and for the
bosses."
If Mr. Fellows has n.-i'ii co informed,
whlih wo doubt, he has bf-en mlsln
lormed. "The Tribune crowd" hart
inner nl'eil and neither asks nor ex
perts now an favors from tho niayor
oet beyond thore which would be
frscls plven by nny honebt man to the
humblesi Utlsrn In the -Hy- "'The
Tilhtine cimw'1" has been Iwluitrioiisly
lied about and mi-represented for u
number of ears bv a Rang of pot-
Iuiuh" het'leis who. at dlffcrttil times,
have failed to "wotk" It lor their sel
ilsh purposes yet It stands today where
It has always stood, for decent polities
and fab plav; and it will demand
these In behalf of Captain Molr with as
much eordlabtv am' determination as
if the last successful nominee for may
or had been a man of Its. own choos
ing. It Is a Republican crowd, cheer
fully abiding bv the will of the Ke
publlenn malority and anxious and
cairer for the continued success and
suprenncv of Republican principles;
but It doex not have to play tho role
of a mendicant for fnvois before any
man or factl in living.
On these lines The Tribune has been
built up against sliai p competition nnd
In spite of the abortive malice of Its
pismire assailants until It has become
a permanent, a pn Citable and an ad
mittedly superior newspaper; nnd on
these lines it will ko on year by year
to a larger growth and a llrmcr foot
hold long nfter the John II. Fellows
typo of statesmen shall have passed
out of the memory of the oldest In
habitant. Oeorgo Dewey Is just level-headed
enough to lealizc that during the next
fow years a ood admiral will be fully
ns necessary as a good president.
The Quay Trial Postponed,
It will, we think, bo learned with
general regret that District Attorney
lsothcrmti's conception of his "duty to
Hi" commonwealth." upon which
phrase he based his motion for a post
ponement of tho trial of Senator Quay
until April 10. did not prompt him to
state his leasons in open court, like a
man. Tho people of Pennsylvania are
vitally Interested In thts case and
they have a right to know all the facts.
If tln-te Invt been shlranegan they
s-hould bo Informed of it. If on the con
trary the case is a make-believe one
tor political effect and dare not be
Mibmittod to trial before a fair Judge
nnd an unbiased jury the sooner this
is established the better.
Wo may In this connection say what
ha for some time been known by a
tow poisons to ho true, namely that
Senator Quay's per-onol des-ire fiom
tho very Inception ut these prosecutions
was for a speedy til.U under any clr
i uuislarces. He fout'ht bitteily asalnat
the Idea of his nunsel to seek a post
ponement which would cany the case
i.eyond the conclusion ot CJc-or;;e S.
Sraham'F term as district attorney,
and yielded onlj when the evident a
Pointing to piobable unfalrners under
the Ornham-FJnl'jtter regime was rut
floent to appall him. For this post
ponement ho was then abused unmer
cifully and it remains to bo seen how
public opinion will now relish the em
ployment of similar dilatory tactics by
iho prosei titlon.
It is entirely nnfo to predict, how
ler, that M. S. Quay will cither bo
fairly tried and convicted or tho men
who have instigated tho man-hunt
against hltn will be pullod off their high
pedestals and landed pluniply In the
penitentiary. Thcro Is no comehublo
mlddlo course.
Tho Orecon is liable to arilvo at
Manila before the foreign correspon
dents, editorial writers and bullotln
renders are able? to agree upon Dewey's
reason for requesting that tho battle
ship be udded to his fleet. "
Now Probo !
Tho committee nppolnted last night
by Speaker Farr to Investigate the
charges of bribery preferred by tho
Philadelphia Press la equitably con
stituted and apportioned. It consists
of two straight Republicans, two
straight Democrats nnd one kicker,
Kreps, of Franklin and Voorhees of
Philadelphia represent the straightfor
ward Republican element; Skinner of
Fulton and Tlghe of Luzerne are Dem
ocratic stalwarts and Koontz of Som
erset is tho man whom the Wanamak
irltcs a short tlms ugo wanted to elect
speaker. Tho proportion Is fairly rop
lenontatlve of the pollticr.1 complexion
of tho house and with their man
Koontz on hand to watch every man
oeuvor tho kickers will certainly have
no just reason to refrain from showing
up all tho inscnllty that they have
knowledge of.
The Press has clmrsri'd that It has
definite ovldenco of attempts to Influ
ence by corrupt moans votes lr. the
house on tho question of the reconsid
eration of the McCarrell Jury bill. It
has announced Its willingness to pre
sent befoio h legally constituted In
vestigating committee both the name
of the members thus Impropeily np
proachrd nnd tho names ot the men
who tried to seduce them from tho
path of oirtclal rectitude. Acting on
this invltntlon the house authorized
tlu spe-aker to naino n tribunal, which
he has done with obvious equity, nnd It
remains to bo seen how far tho investi
gation will have to bo carried. It has
been intimated that tho charges inado
bv the Press were calculated rather to
affect public opinion in Philadelphia,
during tho Quay trial than to promota
purity at Ilarrlsburg; but with the
Quay trial postponed for six weeks,
there Is no conceivable reason why tho
legislative probe should not in tho
meantime bo Inserted to the very heart
of tho legislate e situation nnd mado
to uncover an much as possible ot tho
dark-lantern intriguing which hns at
tended this icinarknblo senatorial con
tost. Speaker Farr Is to bo congiatulated
upon hi a Mrmness nnd resolution In
meeting this demand In a manner which
promlsos to lot In a Job lot ot light,
perhaps more than was bargained for.
The men ho has nnmed will not only
give ear to tho Philadelphia Press und
I tho element which It represents in tho
tangled skein ot contemporary fac
tional politics, but from what wo know
of them wo suspect that they will give
an open parliament to all other clnsses
of nccusei-H and wield the searchlight
upon all factions and all men abso
lutely without fear or favor. In other
words, It will be an Investigating com
mltte'e which will really investigate,
and this promises a decided novelty In
legislative proceedings.
Admiral Cervera declines to bo made
a scapegoat for the blunders of Span
ish politicians and has demanded an
open trial where ho can bo brought
face to face with his accust-rs. In
thts painful emergency In his career the
gallnnt old admiral will have the unan
imous sympathy of decent men every
where. "Agin the Government."
The Democratic party leaders (whom
wo wish to separate as far as possible
In these comments from the patriotic
men forming the hulk of tho Demo
cratic paity) have been peculiarly
short-sighted and unfoitunate In their
attempts to frame political Issues in
time of war. Never noted for astute
ness, they have allowed what little
good judgment they possess to get
away from them completely during
great emergencies and the news from
Washington shows that this habit
nmong them has undergone no recent
change for tho better.
In 1SGJ, when Orant was drawing tho
lino taut around the Southern Con
federacy just preparatory to strangling
It f ot ever, the Democratic leaders held
a national convention which pro
nounced the war for the preservation
of the Union a failure and begged for
a restoration ot peace at any price.
This bit of asininlty kept the Democ
lacy out of office for exactly cvciuy
years, and earned for It .he Just con
tempt of every loyal Unionist. Today
a new generation of Democratic lead
ers are committing tho tame kind of
hail karl. Although tho Iiemocrats In
congress one year ago wcro the loudest
of all tho snorters for swift .mil re
lentless war and by their belligerent
frenzy prevented tho pros'dont from
securing the liberation of Cuba by tho
slower but more peaceful processus of
diplomacy, yet no sooner was the war
faitly launched than they b;gnn to
criticize and complain tt the manner
In which It was prosecuted; Liter they
fought with all their ml ;ln tho rati
fication of the treaty by which tho ad
ministration hod paved the way to the
wai's conclusion, howling not at th
smallness but at the unexpected ex
tent of the administratis Vs victory;
then they mashed their strength to re
sist an Increase In the regular army
commensurate with the Inci eased and
unavoidable needs for niult.ny power
called Into being by this marvelously
triumphant military campaign, and
lastly we are told that they have sol
emnly met In a party caucus at the:
nation's capital and tesolved at n lime
when Agulnaldo's Malay savage aie
shooting down clio Amerlcnn sjldlers
and sailors who came to make thm
free that we ought to hurry up and
surrender. They nre afraid of the
consequences; tlwy are appalled by tha
possibilities; they would have iKwey
anil Otis pack up and comt' homo.
leaving the flag which in three months
swept the once Imperial power of Spain
fiom two rreat oceans to flutter down
In cowardly retreat before a hnlf
di eased band of Oriental bushwhack
ers. What spirit of mischief has ptompt
ed this fatuous exhibition of i lgeui
llvered politics we cannot Imagine;
but If thts is to bo tho modern Den.rc
lacy's next lino of campaign wo fancy
that Republicans will meet 't will
ingly. Tho anxiety of the Cubans to con
elm t a government of t'ulr n.wi l& a
natural result of the long and painful
ntiugglo they have made tor Iniepcn
dence. Hut tho Intelligent men among
them will poreelvo tho propriety of let
ting the United States fix tho time
when the expeilmer.t can fely be In
stituted. The child which wjilks too
soon Is liable to becouio bow-legged.
The official career of howling Henry
Joluibon, of Indiana, will close on Frl
lay next, when his term in congress ex
pires. There may be a difference of
opinion as to Henry's abilities as a
legislator, but none of his constituents
can Bupport a claim that ho hau tailed
to attract attention.
Iady Curzon, formerly Miss Loiter,
of Chicago, has been decorated with the
Imcprlal Order of tha Crown of India.
The plolures of the decoration suggest
a bicycle racing medal, but Chicago is
proud Just the same.
To present congress has appiopriated
over Ui'lOO.OOO.O'iO, hut It has inado a
good deal more than $1,600,000,000 worth
of Urst-elass history.
Of nouro there Js liable to be some
dlssutUfnctlon among those of our now
proteges who imagine that tho gift of
freedom should place tho name of tho
liberated on Uncle Barn's pay roll.
- - -
An IncreiiBO of $50,000,000 In tho sav
ings deposits ot New York state dur
ing tho past year. Is a testimonial which
tho advance ngent of ' prosperity can
well Include among his future press
notices.
Imperfect electric wiring caused the
destruction of a dozen fine homes In
New Orleans tho other day. Klcctrlclty
is a convenience which requires to bo
handled with Intelligence-.
Talk of a Rosevelt presidential boom
Is not so Plentiful now as It once was
but it will re-appear In good time.
NEWS AND COMMENT
In its Washington's Illrthday number
the Outlook quoted from the first mes
sage of President Wurhington to cungrcss
In which ho urged "iho proper establish
ment of tho troops.'' showing thut it
would "be of lmportnno) to conciliate
the comrortnble sup, it of Iho officers
nnd soldiers with a due legard to econ
omy," nail 'u n added: "What Washing
ton would i.gaid as the pioper establish
ment of tho troops, and tho proper ad
justment of the army with reference to
the comfort of thu ofllceis and tho men,
Is indicated by his own nriangemcnt of
tho commissariat department when ho
took command of the colonial forces at
the siege eif Uoston. Wo quote from Tre
veylan's History of tho American Revo
lution: 'Tho Massachusetts soldier re
ceived cwery day a pound of bread, half
a pound of beef, and half u pound of por,
together with a pint of milk, a quart of
good spruco or malt beer, nnd a gtll of
peas or beans. A pound und a quarter of
salt Ilsh was substituted for tho meat on
cno day In tho seven. Kery week thero
werescrvcdoutlmlf a dozen ounces ot but
ter and half a pint of vinegar tlf vlm'gar
was to bo had) to each of the men, and
e.iio pound of good common soap among
Mx of them.' Tills," adds the Outlook,
"was throo months after tho battle of
Lexington, and only ono month utter
Washington hael taken command. Wo
cannot but wonder what he would have
said to tho excuso offered for the bail
food, unt'Oiillnry camps, and unfit cloth
ing given to tho soldiers In tho name of
a country so rich In all material resources
and so full of resourceful energy ns Amer
ica In 1S'J3 the excuso that wo woro not
prepared for war nnd had not tlmo to
feed, clotho and shelter ptoperly our sud
denly assembled volunteers."
A new fcaturo of philanthropic effort Is
Indicated hi the following Interesting
Item taken from the New York Sun:
"Mrs. Georgo S. Ptudwell, of 10S West
rifty-olglilh street, gavonn entertainment
at her homo last night, her guests being
about fCKJ girls who work In factories and
In tho lnrgo depnrttiuut stores. Mrs.
Studwell is a member of the Chi Kappa
club, whoso object Is to Improve the con
dition of woiltlng girls by entertaining
them and bringing them Into contact with
refined surroundings. Her hesband Is a
Wall street broker. The entertainment
did not differ in any respect from those
hold for Mrs. Studwcll's society friends.
Tho parlors wcro decorated with roses
and ferns, and tho girls took oft their
wraps In dressing rooms, where they re
ceived every attention from maids in
waiting. Mrs. Studwell. received as sho
would havo at a regular social function.
A musical and literary entertainment
einumed most of tho evening. Among
those who took part in this was Tom
Karl, Lucille Saunders, Mnttlo Ferguson
and Mrs. Asa Ailing. Recitations, songs
and monologues wcro given by profes
sionals and amateurs. Supper was served
at the end of tho entertainment. Tho
ghls were all unattended by escorts, tho
entertainment being only for tho girls
themsc1vM. The Chi Kappa club, of
which Mrs. Studwell Is a member, has
given a number of Mich entertainments
during the last six jcars, but that under
taken by Mrs. Studwell was on a larger
scalo than the previous ones. The girls
who were tho guests were selected by dif
ferent members ef the club. Mrs. Stud
well wild last night that her Idea was to
train tho girls und accustom them to re
lined associations, nnd that tho results
hud boon most gratifying.''
Tho culinary llfo of tho best people ot
Huvnna, wiltcs n Chicago Record corre
spondent, Is much like that of Kurope.
Coffee and rolls, tho former black and
strong enough to speak for Itself, the lat
ter tough but nutiltlous, aro served at G
or 7 o'clock, according to tho wish of tho
partaker; breakfast, about llko our break
fast, following at 12. a tablo d'hoto din
ner being served nt the close ot tho day.
More fruit is eaten here than with us and
less meat. Tho latter Is not demanded in
this climate, Its price Is too high and It
Is not as whrilosomo ns our meals are. It
Is a wise eereptanco which precludes its
freo uso la so warm a climate. With tho
coffee nnd rolls oranges aro commonly
eaten. Anel tho manner of eating them is
peculiar. They are served without their
jackets and eaten from a fork. The en
tire fruit l pressed to the lips nnd tho
Juice only p.n taken of, tho pulp being dis
carded on masse. Oranges nre cuten
grccdllv, soxcinl being partaken of at a
meal. The Cuban orange Is sweeter, even
insipidly so, than the California navel;
not as firm nor ns highly flavored. It Is
full of pits and eejually full of Juice. Or
anges nre to he bought on the streets ft
the rate of three or four for a nickel.
The Cuban vend' r paies the ornnges much
as our grandmothers pared tho nnnle.
without breiklng the ilnd until tho entlro
fruit Is bated of Its peeling. The latter is
sold, probably for nidimnl.ide or to drug
gists and others for flavoring and other
purposes.
Spelling reformers have not yet given
vp. Last week nt the round table of city
i-ohool superintendents which met in
Columbus, O..R. K. Uwhrle, of Lancaster,
P.O., presented tho report of tho commit
tee em spelling reform, which recommends
that in all tho published proceedings of
this department the recommendations ot
iho American und tho nrltlMi philological
ahsoclatlons bo adopted a once so far as
said recommendations refer to the drop
ping of tho final "o" In words In which It
docs not senc to lengthen tho preceding
vowel, but rather tends to mislead tho
learner: thus spell hav, glv, ur, bad
(verb) delhilt, dorlvutlv, nmlnbl, etc., and
to tho substitution of "f" for "ph" and
"gh" nnd tlmso dlgrafs representing tho
sound of "f." thus spell: Oeografy, fnn
tasm, and cnuf. and to the dropping of
"gh" In nil words In which this ellgraf is
sllont; thus spell thot (thought), bou
(bough), nl (nigh), etc. That In all words
In which the nmended spelling recom
mended by said associations is In ac
cordance with tho etymology of tho word.
It ba adopted in tho proceedings of this
department; thus spoil coud, sovran, for
eln, slthe. hole, entlr, Hand, nnd gusily,
etc. That tho publishers of dictionaries
be requested to extend recognition to
theso changes by inserting tlmso spellings
with those now recognized In tho body of
all dictionaries published or revised horo
nftcr. and that tho authors end publishers
of school books bo requesird to use only
the rmonded fcrm of spelling In such pub.
lUntlons after July 4, 1000.
In Germany the municipal savings
banks havo adopted a novel method for
Inducing the laboilng classes and small
shopkeopers to save their money. In
stead jf requiring depositors to bring
their money to the bank, collectors go
about once a week, usually on pay day,
to their homes or places of occupation,
and collect It. This system reaches iho
pooront class of tho people and those who
would bo !e.ast likely to save anything
from ther wages unless they wero thus
urged to do so. During the last year. In
Mayenoe, tho receipts under this system
tn a single lwnk amounted to $176,170, dot
poitted by 6,7w persons, which wus an
nvcrngo of S30.M cor capita. Among
theso wcro 211 persons who deposited mi
nvcrngo of 11 cents a week; 1.C97 who de
posited an nvcrngo of 25 centB! ,1,7J0 an
nvorngo of 47 cents; 07.1 nn averngo of 71
cents; 154 averaged W cents; GO I averaged
1.1, ond 357 averaged $2,38 a week.
Thu Introduction of electric motor power
docs not seem, writes William II. Curtis,
to affect either the volume or value of
tho hay crop. In 1S37 tho ncrengo was
larger and tho yield was better, although
prices wcro not as high, nnd the total
value was r.3S,W0,G47. Tho hay field, with
ono exception, Is tho richest source of our
national wealth, richer than tho coal or
1 1 on mines or the lumber forests or nny
other product of the soil or tho factory
with tho exception of corn. Tho value of
the wheat crop In 198 was $392,770.30 und
tho value of tho corn crop was $;52,023,42S.
Last year's hay crop ot tho United States
was worth one-third moro than nil the
gold tho world produced and twice ns
much ns tho sliver. Tho total product of
all tho mines In tho United States Inst
year reached $S10.0r.0,(&i. which Is only
doubln the value of the product of tho
hay fields.
Tn tho Philippines, according to tho Chi
cago News, tho law which i Units to tho
property of married people Is entirely m
faor of the wife. Any property a bnJo
may posses Is r.ever by nny chance set
tled upon tho husband, und If he Is poor
and sho well off, ho can only become at
most un administrator of her possessions.
After death, unless sho hns executed a
deed In her husband's favor under a aw-
yer's eye, the property goes to her chil
dren nnd blood relations, but nono to her
husband. A married woman retains her
maiden namo und adds to it that of her
husband with tho prefix "dp," and tho
children beur tho names cf both parents.
The husband symbolically endows tho
brldo with nil bis worldy possessions af
ter marriage. In fact, It Is clearly n case
In tho Philippines of "what's our Is mino
nnd what's mlno Is my own," ns far us
women folk aro concerned.
A report ot the trade between Sloxlco
nnd tho United States for last year lias
been Issued. Mexico's exports to tho
United States were as follows; Coal, li'-
000 tons, valued at J220.O00; tobacco, M3,C00
pounds, valued at ?2S3,000; raw sugar,
3,000,000 pounds, valued at $14,700. Imports
from tho United States for tho samo
period wcro as follows: Coal, 372,000 tons,
vulucd at $1,100,000; tobacco, 1,750,000
pounds, valued at $110,000; refined bugar,
310,000 pounds, valued at $1G,0U0. During
last year Mexico exported to the Unlteu
States 30,600,000 pounds of coffee, a small
amount compared with tho SOO.000,00)
pounds of coffoo consumed In the United
States last year, but tho exportation of
coffee, coal tobacco and sugar to tho
United States is a now industry and this
trade is expected to grow.
Dr. Francis A. Harris, of Boston, has
raised an Interesting point in law and
morale by suing for damages a dealer In
birds und pets whom ho charges with
having sold to his wife an Angora kitten
that was inflicted with consumption,
thereby exposing his family to tho dan
ger of contagion. Pct3 like Angora cats,
ho says, very often spread disease, and
he has no doubt that a child or person not
In good health who might havo played
with his wife's lato pot would have con
tracted tho disease. Ho considers tho
soiling of an animal under tho circum
stances to bo a very serious matter. In
this case he also sees an explanation ot
mysterious cases of disease, whero tho
friends of tho stricken ones find them
selves unablo to tell whero It was con
tracted. Wcster.i advices toll of a new cloud on
tho matrimonial, horizon. Tho Bachelor
Girls' association of Michigan has do-
termlnod to extend Its field ot operation.
An effort will bo made within tho next
sixty days to effect organizations In
Pennsylvania, New York, Ohio, Illinois,
Wisconsin and Missouri. It Is proposeil
to organize societies in every town and
city with binding oaths pledging members
not to entertain proposals of marrlago
until tho ago of 30 years has been reached,
and stipulating qualifications for men who
seek mnrriago with tho members. Tho
promoters of tho movement believe that
tho dU'orco evil may be partially erad
icated by such an organization.
Visitors to the Omahit exposition who,
while there, Inspected the Grant Smelting
company's plant, tho largest establish
ment of its kind In tho world, which dally
turns out several cubic yards of refined
gold and silver, witl bo Interested In the
Denver dispatch, which says that tho
head of that company, ex-Oovernor
James B. Grant, a lifelong Democrat, has
announced In emphatic terms that he Is
no longer a supporter of Bryan or tho
freo coinage of silver, and will hereafter
train under the banner of William Mc
Klnley. At Fort Scott. Kan., the other day tho
Presbyterians and tho Methodists had an
old-fashlonod spelling mnteh, with 32 on
each side. One by ono tho contestants
wcro spelled down until only two Pres
byterians and ono Methodist remalnee!
Then tho master gavo out the word
"ptisan," nnd nil three missed It, leaving
a victory for neither side. Ptisan Is de
fined In tho dictionary ns a mucilaginous
decoction used us a drink, and It Is not
o bo expected that Presbyterians and
Methodists would know much nbout such
drinks.
Ground oyster shells were given by the
mediaeval doctors to children suffering
from rickets and scrofula. Now It ap
pears that they wcro right. The shells
contain lime, nitrogen, Iron, sulphur, man-
ganeso, magnebla, Hour, bromide, pho.
porlc acid and iodine, all excellent for
feeble children. They say that if grow
ing children wero to tako powdered oyster
shells In their food tho teelh would be Im
proved. Athens. O., has a domino game in pro,;,
rcss that probuby has no equal in the
world. A gentleman and his two sous
started this grmo several yeais slnco,
anil It Is not finished yet. First one ami
then tho other has been In tho load, umil
now tho serro of ono of the sons Is IW.OIJ,
tha score of tho other son 1.VI.US5. nnd thu
father brings up the rear with 1IS.U19.
Uaso ball Is taking Santiago by storm
At the second game, played last week bo.
tween a Cuban and an American picked
nine, 1.0C0 spectators, Including mem
bers of the best native families, attended,
It may cheer tho patriotic feelings uf
our readers to record that tho Americans
won by tho suggestive score of 1G to 1.
THE SUPERIOR COURT.
From tho Philadelphia Times.
Tho Superior court of Pennsylvanli was
organized on tho 1st of July, 1S05. It was
regarded as an experiment and many
had grave doubts about preserving entlro
Judeiary harmony with two appellate
courts, and the Junior court a tribunal of
last resort In neuily one-half tho appealed
cases from our lower couits, oxceptlng
when ordered for review by special nllo
cntur. Thcso upprehenslous h.ivo not
been realized. Today the Superior court
has commanded very general rebpect for
Its decisions alike from tho bar and th
publle and tho fact that It has ruroly
bex-n reversed by the Supremo court is a
high trlbuto lo its fidelity and ability.
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We have beforo us a summary of tho
Yom will
be welcome
As n visitor at the Globe Ware
house's Annual Opening of Spring
and Summer Dress Fabrics.
business ot tho Superior court for tho
three years ending on tho 1st ot July,
lbW, and It is an interesting study. Its
ct cation was necessitated by tho greatly
overtasked Supremj court of tho state.
The label h ot tho Supreme Judges had bo
como so exacting that It was an utter im
possibility tor them to glvo anything llko
just consideration to tho many cases
which enmo before them for final de
cision. Tho record beforo us shows thit
In tho first year of iho Superior court 42
per cent, of tho appeals wcro taken to
that tilbunal, leaving OS for the Suprcmu
court. In Hal tho pcrcentaga of appeals
to the Superior couit wall 45 to 6S for tho
higher court; and in HM 42 per cent, ot
tho appeals wont to tho Intermediate
couit. In 1W4, before tho creation of tho
Supcilor court, there wtro 1,101 appeals
to tho Supremo court of tho state, and
that number was reduced to G53 In the
first yeur of tho new tribunal. Last year
thoro woro G2S appeals to Iho Supreme
court nnd 451 to thu Superior court.
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Thcro is tho right of appeal froni tltt,
Supcilor to tho Supremo court In cases
Involving constitutional questions, when
tho superior court itself tinnsfers it lo
Vlio higher tilbunal, and a special alloca
tur may bo giunicd by a judgo of tho Su
ptemo court to bnns up any Judgment ut
tho Superior court for review. Applica
tions for a special allocatur to remove u
case from the Superior to tho Supremo
court by review h.ivo been letused in d7
cases. They hao been allowed In 13
cases In which tho Judgment of the Su
perior court was utllrmed, and also ul-
lowc-d In 10 cases In which tho Suporloi
court was reversed. Of tho appeals taKcn
to tho Superior court 20 per cent, were,
discontinued or nol piossed. Opinions
woro filed quashing appeals In 21 cases,
nlllrmlng Judgment In (ul cases and ro
vetslng Judgment in 2C2 cases. In tho
same tlmo G concurring opinions wcro filed
and 22 dissenting opinions.
fl
it will bo seen from this record cover
ing tho wholo service lendered by the Su
perlor court, that It Is now chaiged with
the tlnnl decision of neatly uno-hnlf tho
cases appealed from tho lower courts,
and Its elutles hae become severely ex
acting. With our two appellate courts tho
labors of both aro greater than they
should bo to ussuio tho careful and proper
consideration uf 'lie Issues und questions
Involved. Not only Is tho necessity for
this Supcilor court clearly shown, but ls
record proves that it Is cntitleel to tho
confidence of the public us It has com
manded tho trust of tha Supremo Judicial
tribunal of tho stato in a very high do
Erce. Its creation Is fully vindicated by
tho record It has written, and every goou
citizen will bo gratified to learn with
what fidelity It bus performed Its respon
sible duties,
KIPLING'S GREATEST POEM.
God of our futhcrs, known of old
Lord of our far-Hung battle line
Beneath whoso awful hand wo hold
Dominion over palm and pine
Lord God of Hosts, be with us yet,
Lest wo forget lest wo forget!
Tho tumult and tho shouting dies
Tho Captains and the Kings depart.
Still stands Thine ancient sacrifice,
An humble und a contrite heart.
Lord God of Hosts, bo with us yet.
Lest wo forget lest wo forget!
Far called our navies molt away
On duno and headland sinks tho fire
Lo, all our pomp of yesterday
Is ono with Nineveh nnd Tyre!
Judge of tho nations, spare us yet,
Lest wo forget lest wo foigetl
If. drunk with sight of power, we looso
Wild tongues that havo not Thee In
awe
Such boasting ns the Gentiles use
Or lesser brcod3 without tho Law
Lord God of Hosts, be with us yet.
Lest wo forgot lest wo forget!
For henthen heart that puts her trust
In reeking tubo and Iron shard
All valiant dust that builds 'on dust,
And guarding calls not Theo to guard.
For frantic boast and foolish word,
Thy mercy on Thy People, Lord!
Amen.
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JN THU CITY.
Plumbimig
' and TflMlinis:
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325 and 327
PENN AVENUE.
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The keeper of a ten-cent lodging house in the Bowery,
New York, relates : " 1 laving heard of
WANS
and having suffered for years from dyspepsia and bilious
ness, I thought I would try them. 1 have been using
them now for about six weeks, and they have given me
great relief. The air is often verv bad here, and a Tabule
taken now and then keeps me from getting sick in the
polluted atmosphere."
Odd
Lamps
Wc have a number
that we will close out
AT COST
This is a chance to get a
good lamp for little money.
TIE CLEMONS. FEREEK,
O'MALLEY CD.
4'J'J Lacttuwauua Avaan
ALWAYS BUSY,
;3qm&
3T
Our Shccs In quality nlways on top, al
ways easy on your foot anil very easy on
your mirso keep us "Always Busy." At
tend our 23 days' sale.
Lewis, Eeilly k IMvies,
Roll
Top Desk
Mid Chair
FOR SALE
Hesk 4 feet Img,
Been in
short time.
vise only a
Reynolds Bros
STATIONERS ami ENGRAVERS.
139 Wyoming Avenue.
Scranton, Fa.
Book
BSodiei
NEAT, DURABLE BOOIC MNDINO
IS WHAT YOU liECKIVC ir YOU
LEAVE YOUK OUDKH WITH THE
TIUBUNE BINDEUY.
ilfei-"
tlllK
Tables
An
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FINLEf
nnal
TK
Lmcn
Will open on Wednes
day of this week and we
Invite every thrifty house
Iseeper to make our Linen
Department her head
quarters during the next
ten days.
We cannot enumerate
here the many good val
ues til at are In store for
you In
Fine TaMe Linens,
5,
Towels,
Etc, Etc,
But can assure you that
you will find our' low
prices on Fine Goods fully
as tempting as on any ol
our previous Linen Sales.
Sale jpeiis on Wetes-
h to. 22, aid win
coittme fur ten clays.
510and 512
LACKAWANNA AVENUE
TllR MOUERX llAIlllWAnB HrORE.
Eeameledl
Ware
Is cleanly, looks well,
and lasts long.
U is
Economy
to purchase these goods
and we invite inspection
to our carefully selected
line.
FO0TE & SiEAft CO,
110 WASHINGTON AVE.
The Huot &
Commnell Co0
Heating, Plumbing,
Gas Fitting, Electric
Light Wiring, Gas
and Electric Fixtures,
Builders Hardware.
454 Lackawanna Avenue
HENRY BELIN, JR.,
ocuenu Agent (or tin W'yoiuiu;
Dutrlctu
j
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I Aiming, lllustlns, Hportlnj, bmokeloil
uud U14 Hopaiiuo Uliouitcal
(.ompaiiy
HIGH EXPLOSIVES.
tiilety KiivN din aeul l"::ploilarv
itooin 101 1'oiinoll iltul Uu;.
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tho-, Fortn, pitnti
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