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an editor even If lip Incidentally Imp
lictift to bo n. DORtnmstor. Editor Ho
part's conception of his privileges In
the way of pryliiR Into his neighbors'
business promises to offset In trouble
for himself, the ,cco), he had on
his esteemed contemporaries'.
Heal Ballot Reform.
As noted yeMcrdfly the Keator ballot
bill Ims paused second rending In the
state house of representatives. The cs
i-eiitlal feature of this hill la the safe
guard which It thrown around the ad
mission of helpci'H Into tooths to mark
the ballots of disabled voter?. Tho
Keillor bill piovldcs "that a voter f-hnll
bo permitted to haw assistance In pre
paring his ballot only where, under
oath, lie stntes tli.it lu cannot rend the
ballot or ft uni plivslcal rau?c Is un
able to nia-k It. Th helper must rub
Hrlbi' to en oaili or ntrti million that
Ji" will not alli-mpt to Inlluence the
Miter or dlcloso I he onlontK of the
billot, and the eleitlon nincers must
K'cord opposite tho mime of the voter
the name of the helpei."
At present. If any voter declares to
the .Iuile-e of election that by reason
of any disability he desires assistance
In the preparation of his ballot, the
judge shall permit Mini to select a qual
ified voh'f lo old him in the prepara
tion of hln ballot. The mote applica
tion of the voter foi nsistniice makes
ii obligatory upon th judge to permit
him to hiiv such assistance. The
practleul fl'"ct of this, as the I'hlhi
nelphla Ledger recently pointed out, is
that voters who are venal or undi t
coercion ink" politicians Into the boothr.
with Ihein, and the seciccy of tho bal
lot Is lost, even It actual corruption
or coercion !. not accomplished.
The Keator bill, ns- reported to the
house, also embodies the essential fea
tures of the Mai tin bill abolishing part
Ircles and grouping tin- names of tlv
:trlout candidates lth reference to
the office rnther than with reference
to the patty. This, as has been fro.
fluently eplulii"d, ,'s the leal Austra
lian ballot, the one which ill operation
has proved decidedly more satisfactory
In other states than the present mons
tiosity balloi law lia proved In Penn
sylvania. It the combined Keator anil
Martin hills .Tin be enacted at this ses
sion It will go u great way to reconcile
the people to the session's numerous
fallings nnd constitute the best single
forward step toward I in prove J political
ondltlons ever taken In this common
wealth. Hut we hardly dare hope for
so much.
Ham I.osch's bill permitting collectors
of taxes In boroughs and townships to
retain as commission live per cent, of
all the taxes collected by them should
be amended to read 100 per cent, and
a leather medal to boot.
Techinicality vs Justice.
We called attention a few days ago
to the curious law points involved In
the fnso of tho Hrooklyn clubman, Mol
ihcux, under Indictment for sending
polon which caused tin. diath tit a
Mrs. Adams The most rotable of
these concents the accountability of n
man who while holding evil intent to
ward one person Is unintentionally in
strumental In sacrificing the llfo of an
other. The prosecution. In the Molin
f ax caso will, li is announced, claim
thnl Molineux stands before the law
exactly as the burglar docs who, being
surprised In burglary, fires c pistol
with intent lo kill the man who has
suipilsed hint In the act, but whose
bullet. Instead of hitting the Intended
ietlm, strikes nnother person and kills
him; or that Molineux, before the law,
is in the same position as a man who
alms a pistol at one person With Intent
to murder him, but whoso aim Is poor,
and wlius shot kills another person,
whom tho murderer did not know, and
wnose death he did not desire. In oth
er words, it will be held by tho prose
futijn that the law presumes malice
when n person engaged In committing
a felony nb-o does an act which he did
not really intend to do.
Hut a technicality hereupon arises.
AVe uso the words of "Holland," Iho
New York correspondent of the Phila
delphia Press: "The facts nro that
I'ornish reeeled the bottle of bromo
Feltzor several dajs before he opened
It It wns In his hands at least forty
eight hours after the mall carrier de
livered It to him. After that lapse of
time he opened tho bottle, took from It
the amount customarily given for the
euro of sick headache, nnd It was this
portion that caused the death which
led to the indictment of Molineux. If
LVrnlsh, Immediately after receiving
the bottle, had opened It and given
some of Its contents to Mrs. Adams, Un
familiar principle of the law would un
doubtedly apply In this case, but it is
regarded here as n very serious ques
tion whether, after several days, dur
ing which this bottle was in the exclu
sive possession of COrnlsh, thnt delay
Joes not completely disconnect the glv
'ng of the drug to Mrs. Adams from
the high felony of which Molineux Is
now accused." This, It Is understood,
will bo tho line of argument of the de
fence an argument which will ho sup
ported by the best ability and keenest
legal Ingenuity that great wealth can
employ.
Without endeavoring to try this par
ticular case In the newspapers but
simply ns a matter of public interest It
would reem that no Intelligent mind
could eer bo confused Into exonerat
ing the sender of a poison because tho
leciplent failed to use It until somo
time after Its receipt. Unless there Is
mufti a tho Molineux defense than this
the ji tti may expect an early verdict.
An enterprising tenant of Queens
county, N. V., In moving to nnother
hnik 'ort dUtance from his formor
residence, not only conveyed thllhcr
his household goods but tho barn and
woodshed, and was engaged In tilting
tho house away by piecemeal when
his proceedings were checked by the
astonished Inndlnrd. This Individual la
now puzxllng himself nnd the courts
ns to how he will recover damages
There seems o bo no provision In the
law for this sort of transfer of real
estate.
-" m mini
Humanity in Punishments.
A measure looking to the paroling of
convlctB by Iho bonrd of innnngcrs of
penal institutions has been Introduced
In the state senate by Mr.. Muehlbron
ner of Allegheny, one of the few men
In the legislature who have devoted
time and thought to the prison problem
and shown tho ability to take a humane
view of It. Tho bill provides that the
paroling shall bo subject to the approv
al of the governor nnd shall apply to
prisoners under sentence other than for
murder In the first or second degree, or
rape; nnd who have or may servo one
third of the term for which they were
sentenceil, nnd who have not previous
ly been convicted and served n term
for felony. Prlsonois violating the
conditions of the parole are to bo treat
ed as escaped prisoners.
This system Is not an experiment It
has proed its usefulness in many
states pud it bears tho Indorsement of
many ot tho foremost penologists. Us
underlying theory Is that It Is far bet
ter to i it to reclaim a tlrst offender
by working en his Ixtter nature unci
by seeking lo put Into operation the
hidden springs of ambition nnd love of
approbation than to treat him as a
public enemy, unworthy of confidence
or sympathy or help. Tho old-time
conception of Justice as primarily a
legal scheme for getting even with
criminals produced tho result of over
crowded Jails and groaning gallowses
but It had no appreciable cfifcct In dim
inishing crime. On tho contrary, as
familiar statu tics eloquently show, the
cilmlnals multiplied faster than the
population and it seemed only a ques
tion of time when civilization Itself
would be engulfed in the rising tide tt
cilmlnal activity and Impulse.
FoifLinmtely there were men who
ftudlod this problem anil cnine to the
conclusion that the way to cure crime
was like tho divine way of curing slit
lo loathe the crime but to pity and
to help the crlmlnnl, as Divinity loathed
sin but has for the sinner not vlndlct
Ic anger but Infinite compassion.
These men nn honorable minority
amid an Indifferent and frequently a
contemptuous majority look up the
work of prison reform, laying stress
upon the neod of getting the criminal
to rise above crime, and they have per
severed in this direction until slowly
but surely our whole punitive system,
inherited with little change from the
barbaric ages, is undergoing a recon
struction along the lines of humanity
nnd lommon sense.
We are glad to see the Pennsylva
nia legislature falling Into line.
. - -
Mrs. Sarah Angel!, Iho alleged wife
of Jay Gould, whose attempt to secure
soino of his millions has made the heirs
so much trouble, proves to be some
what of a myth. Her name Is not
Surah. She swears she was never mar
ried to Jay Gould nnd never saw him
In her life. Thus falls to the ground
one of tho boldest swindling .uhomeH
ever concocted. Mrs. Angell, the tool,
is an lgnornnt woman who herself ad
mits that she "has wheels in her head"
and who evidently had but a hazy idea
of tho gigantic fraud she was assisting
to perpetuate. The chief factor in the
conspiracy Is Mrs. Cody, who, It Is
hoped, will get her Just deserts as a
blackmailer of a dangerous type.
Compulsory Voting.
Tho compulsory voting bill pending
at Harrlsburg provides that if it quali
fied elector falls to cxerclso the right
of suffrage he shall be subject to a fine
of to unless ho can prove that ho was
sick or absent from the city or county
wherein he Is a voter. The money thus
collected is to go to the school fund.
This remedy for civic Indifference
does not possess the favor of the people.
But It Is possible that a time may come
when the community In general will
perceive tho necessity of protecting It
self from the citizen who shirks his
public obligations. If this shlrkeer
alone had to bear the evil consequences
of his shirking the crime would carry
its ow-n punishment; unhappily, while
the shirker hurts himself by his neglect
ot civic duties he hurts others ns well.
If bad government comes as a result
of his Indifference all have to suffer
the Innocent with the guilty. Hence It
Is clearly within the right of tho public
In general to take the shirker's case In
hand and to ndmlnistei' discipline. The
only question Is ns to the choice of
methods.
Perhaus a law providing that three
consecutive failures to vote shall per
manently disfranchise unless there be
adequate excuse would cover the
ground. The disfranchised citizen
would constitute a walking horrible ex
ample before the eyes of all nun. The
roll of such unfrocked citizens would bo
a roll of dishonor. Few honorable nut.
would care to get on it; and as for dis
honorable men, the more of them that
are disfranchised tho hotter.
Admiral Dewey states that he may
die at Manila, and in a following
paragraph requests that people in this
country refrain from writing letters
to him. Persons In the habit of putting
two and two together may discover a
meaning In this.
Tho Power of tho Press.
An interesting illustration of the
power of honest and Intelligent news
paper agitation to effect public reforms
is supplied in Illinois in tho repeal of
the notorious Allen bill. The legisla
ture of that state fell Into the control
ot a ring of Cook county politicians
who in IdealH and methods represented
about all that was debasing In public
life. These men entered Into an agree
ment with certain corporate Influences
to put through a law which was sub
sequently enacted nnd signed, the gov
ernor of Illinois, John H. Tanner, lend
ing his indorsement to the scheme.
This law, known as the Allen law,
authorized munlcloalltlcs to grant
fianchlses for street, aable, and elec
tric railroads for a turni of years not
exceeding fifty, and iwiJiiltlod them to
clinrgo nt tho rate of not exceeding S
cents for tho first twenty ynnm. The
nnlmus ot the law became apparent
when, Immediately following its slgnu
turo, the syndlcam whl.-h controls the
street railways ot Chicago caused to be
introduced in tho council of thnt city
a hill giving It a CO-ycnr extension of
franchise rights mi ridiculously low
terms ot compensation. Thereupon tho
decent press of Chicago took up the
matter, cxnosed the rottenness ot tho
political connection between the street
railway pyndlcnto nnd tho sponsors of
tho Allen bill nnd of the Yerkcs fran
chise ordinance, and by dint ot con
tinuous and unrelenting effort carried
the matter Into every legislative dis
trict of the state and elected a new
legislature pledged to rcpenl the Allen
bill. In the meantime, ns our renders
may recall, tho Yerkcs ordinance was
beaten and a new franchise grant, with
a 20-ycar limit and the payment of
equitable compensation, was substi
tuted. One day this week riovernor John H.
Tanner, of Illinois, had placed before
him a bill repealing the obnoxious bill
which he had so subserviently signed
the session before. The word had gone
forth that ho would veto the reoealor:
but when he reviewed the situation
and found the legislature In mood to
pass the repealer over his veto he wise
ly reconsidered the mntter and fell In
line with tho procession. And thus tlio
norpotratlon ot n great wrong was
averted and a wholesome object lesson
was given to professional corruption-
Ists owing chiefly to the Independence
nnd courage of three splendid news
papers, the rhlcago Times-Herald,
Hecord and Tribune.
Frankness will not always mill a
man, but 11 fniueully cnuscs the loss
of votes.
An Unfair Discrimination?
Tho Christian Hclentlsts of Philadel
phia are verv mad, Wnrdcn Cns
frldy, of the Kastcrn penitentiary, re
fuses admittance to that sent of re
ligious workers, not from choice, ho
sas, but because such has been tho
ruling given to tho Institution by Its
management. There arc many very
good and sincere people who belong lo
the Christian Science faith. They like
to experiment upon tho prisoners a3
well as upon other people's children,
mothets-ln-lawnndpoorielatlves. They,
therefore, feel very much Injured at
their exclusion and Indignantly demand
to know why In a state institution,
supported by their money as well ns
Kplscopal, Catholic, Ilaptlst and other
denominational money, they are not
permitted to get "at" tho Inmates, and
they propose to know tho reason why.
They want lo distribute tracts Just
ns the brethren and sisters of other
churches do. They want to have a
chance to heal the mind dlscaced by
crime and to do their share of the pray
ing. They want to sing Christian
Science hymns in the big rotunda and
get some of tho credit for working
reform In the unrcgenerate hearts. Hut
the only method that seems to offer
a reasonable opportunity of affording
them entrance Is to commit some mis
deed which will place them behind
the bars. There have been occasions
when the public has called their mode
of practice upon the sick by a very
ugly name and has suggested that tho
loss ot life which followed wns plainly
culpable neglect resulting in practi
cally killing their patients, but oven
this custom has not been effective In
opening the prlsonn to them.
No really good reason seems to bo
advanced as to why Christian Scien
tists are excluded from visiting the
Eastern penitentiary In a religious ca
pacity. Tt isn't at all likely that they
could do any harm. Certainly their
literature would scarcely have a dele
terious effect upon the criminals, as It
Is beyond the intelligence of mos read
ers and their prayers and songs would
scarcely be a menace to the peace and
safety of those Immured In the cells
or to the gaurds. Why keep out the
Christian Scientists'.'
A bill has been introduced at Harrls
burg authorizing any owner or tenant
and occupant of any enclosed land to
arrest upon view and without warrant
any person who shnll bu found upon
such land violating tho fish or game
laws. This measure may be of excell
ent Intent but It is as plain as daylight
that In operation It would be simply a
monstrous mechanism of petty tyranny
and annoyance. It should die a natural
death.
A bill to prevent judges from riding
on railroad passes has been Introduced
la the state legislature but nothing Is
said about tho solons themselves. Pos
felbly that Is a more delicate subject.
Porto Itico must have a grudge
against General Fred Grant. She
keeps so quiet that It Is Impossible
for him to secure any free advertising.
Some ot our exchanges Intimate thnt
If Mr. Ualley really Intends to tetlre
from action in congress the consti
tution Is liable to got lost In the shuttle.
The lull that has fallen nbout his
official head would seem to Justify
Consul WUdmun In changing his name
to something less suggestive.
The nations that expected to carvo
up Turkey a Khort time ago have evi
dently decided to dissect China tlrst.
Pretender Carlos is becoming less
pretentious.
TOLD BY THE STAllb.
Daily Horoscope Drawn by AJacchus,
Tho Tribune Astrologer.
Astrolabe Cast: 2.43 a. m lor Fihlay,
Match 10, Ifctt).
A child born on tills duy will notice
that the boarding-houso spring lamb hath
a rubber neck.
'flto early rcbln does not seem disposed
to JeopardUo his throttle by vocal cftorts
whllo the Influenza season lusts.
Ono may havo tho grip without becom
ing a "Jlner" thoso davs.
Whothor ov no life 1h an empty dream
generally deponds upon tho heud of tlio
ilrc amor.
I,nte news from llnirlFhurg Indicates
thnt the stampede has noglccKd to fol.
low Hon. Nate Mackcy.
AJacchus' Advice,
Do your planting on tho sunny side of
the fa nu.
Strong Plea for
an Iron Reserve.
From the Dally Financial News.
TH1C Iron trade Is booming In all
the Iron centers of tho country,
livery furnace In working order
and that can command supplies
of coke and ore Is In blnst and turning
out all the pig Iron It can produce, to
fill orders given months ago, and which
It will yet take months to complete.
Meantime tho Iron of tho country that
has not gono Into consumption Is fn
second hands and prices are asked f&r
alt forms ot Iron and steel, from pig
Iron up, from 25 to 40 per cent, abjve
the contract prices at which It Is being
produced, nnd tho control of prices ban
pnssed wholly from the producers. The
stock of pig Iron In the furnace vnrds
of the country nnd In the yards ot the
American Pig Iron Storage Warrant
cnmpnny is stcndlly decreasing, and on
Feb. l was down to 47.1,202 tons, as ot
ilclally reported, or less than n two
weeks' supply.
Tho stock of Iron kept on hand by the
trade has always been small In this
country, producing being rolled on, aid
ed when necessary by imports, to meet
special demands. Hut consumption Is
now In excess of production In tho
United States, and foreign slocks are
low and growing smaller by reason of
the large world's demand. Hecnuse of
the small stocks wo have usually kept,
throe or four weeks' supply, as a rule,
every business boom has found Its
progress hampered and finally chockej
nnd sot back, heretofore, by short sup
Ply and high prices of Iron, for the
reason thnt the very first demand that
every business revival calls for Is upon
tho Iron supply. Iron and Its products,
and steel, in their various forms, con
stitute the foundation of all the mod
ern arts and of commcice, now much
more so than ever before. The agri
culturist, tho miner, the manufacturer,
tho carrier on land and sea, moves upon
nnd by tho power of Iron nnd str-M
tools, machinery, rolls nnd ships. Mod
ern construction in bridges, in great
buildings, and In hundreds of new ways
flepeds on Iron and steel, so tint ex
pansion of business calls immediately,
urgently nnd more largely than ever
before, In proportion upon the Iron
supply, nnd, falling to get It. or hav
ing to pay exorbitant and prohibitory
prices, the boom comes to nn end be
cause now enterprises cannot be profit
ably carried on nnd projected Improve
ments become prospectively too expen
sive. It is nn age of Iron and steel.
o
Our prosperity has been due to many
causes growing from tho manifold ad
vantages of our natural resources. In
Great Britain prosperity haB bcn veiy
largely duo to tho early organisation
of tho iron trade. The Scotch wurrar.t
system, which has been in opera thn
for more than half a century, h&A giv
en the British iron trade a balance
which. In the way of a reserve supp y,
has been wholly lacking in this
country. In a majority of years since
the warrant system was founded in
Scotland the supply In the warrant
yards has exceeded In six months' con
sumption, and In several of the yars it
has exceeded a year's Bupply. This
has made It possible for contractors to
undertake largo works because they
could supply themselves with Iron
under contract as quickly, ns easily and
with ns little change ot price as a flour
miller or cotton manufacturer in this
country cohld contract for wheat or
cotton. The warrant system ot Scot
land has been applied throughout
Great Britain, and one of the largo re
sults already duo to It has been the
British supremacy In shipbuilding and
prosperity In many other linos involv
ing lnrge and certain supply ot Iron
nnd steel at stable and known prices.
o
The business revival of 1S54 was er.d
cd by a rise In the price of pig Iron
from ?19 to $50, nnd tho panic of 1S.',7
followed. The revival of 1SG3, forceJ
by the necessities ot our civil wnr for
Increased productions in many lines of
trade, ran iron up from $1S (to which
price it had fallen in 1SG2, after the '57
panic), to ISO In the central states and
to $74 In the Eastern states. The re
vival which followed the war, result
ing from the development of ths West
and South by the soldiers of the two
great armies, who had returned lo
peaceful production, pushed Iron up
from $35 In 1S70 to $00, and checked de
velopment and brought on tho panic of
1S73. Iron fell to $20 In 1S79, and Its
production for the preceding six years
had been at a loss. The turn ot 1S77,
from big crops and a large foreign de
mand, and the revival of 1879-81, sent
Iron skyward again. In 1S7S our pro
duction of pig iron was 2,301,215 tons
nnd our Imports of Iron and steel rails
2,611 tons. In 1S79 production was 2,
741,853 tons of pig Iron and we Import
ed 152,791 tons of rails. In 1SS0 produc
tion was .1,835,000 tons, nnd rail im
ports jumped again to 302,301 tons. In
1SS1 the figures were 4,141,251 production
and Imports 295.GGG". Average prices
were $17.03 in 1S78, $21.50 In 1379, $28.50
in 18S0 and $21.12 In 1881. The extreme
rise In 18S0 was $30 In this country and
$15 abroad on pig Iron, for we imported
very large quantities of pig Iron In
these years. This checked new work
and stopped the boom. In 1SS2 Imports
fell off to 118,000 tons, and In 1SS3 wim
down to 7,971 tons.
o
The booms have run out of ammuni
tion Iron. That tells the story, and It
shows the Imperative need of a reserve
supply. We should havo at least a six
months' supply, and a year's supply
would bo better. In warrant yards,
where every contractor and large con
sumer can make a supply In ndvance
and calculate Its exact cost, Including
Interest und carrying charges. Our
business development would bo f
steady growth then, nnd not be bolted
and broken down by Iron famines. We
are under new conditions, both In our
iron trade and In general trade In this
country, and better conditions than
ever before. But as our business Is
larger and exports of all manufactures
Increasing, so must It be carried on
with Increased conservatism nnd secur
ity for continuance. Our big ptodiic
tlvo machine must run full time, or
there will be trouble,
o
As. nil Indication of the chnugo In
conditions, wo imported. In values,
from 18S7 to 1896. nearly three hundred
nnd seventy million dollars' worth of
Iron and Bteel In nil forms, tho yenrs
running down from forty-nine to twenty-flvo
millions. Wo exported In tho
same years two hundred and seventy
millions of iron und steel, tho venra
running up from sixteen to forty-one
millions. In 1897 Imports wore down to
less than thirteen millions, and exports
up to fifty-seven millions. For eleven
months of 1898, to November. Import"
wore eleven and a half and exports
nearly seventy-five million dollar.
This shows a revolution. Itcvolullo'is
do not turn backward. They cither go
forward, or they fall. Wo can run no
boom on Imports henceforward. Im
ports would advertise tho fact that the
booth wns out of ammunition. Foreign
stocks are no longer-our reserves. Nor
are there nny fotelgn stocks available
for our present expanded development.
Wo must rely on our production, nnd
above nil We must utilize the dtst lei
up In demand that will permit fit accu
mulating a reserve to get It Into toe
warrant yards. Then wo enn go on In
safety In all lines of expansion.
BRYAN IN 1000P
From tho New York Sua.
Tho discussion In Tammany tlrclnfl of
a candlfinto for the presidential nomina
tion to be supported at tho next Demo
cratic national convention In opposition to
Mr. Ilryau mny bo said to bo Interesting
rather than Important. Tlio arguments
for the advisability of Mr. Augustus Van
Wyck aro that when ho ran Ills unsuc
cessful campaign for governor ot New
York last year ho took pains to avoid
giving oftenco to tlio straight and regu
lar Democracy by refusing absolutely to
express himself on tho silver question,
and that ho commended himself to south
cm favor by serving during tho civil war
on the Confcdcrnto side. The clrcuin
i.tnnco that he was unalilo to carry his
own state so lately ns 1&9S Is, however, nn
li removable stumbling block; nnil. ot
course, his policy of hedging on tho lssuo
which most of alt llrcs the Democratic
heart, could not be repeated In a national
canvass. Ho would bo compelled to con
fess exactly where he stood In order to
escnpo from becoming tlio laughing stock
of tho whole Union.
o
Moieovor, Tammany has proved by Its
recent proceedings thnt It Is no longer
primarily nnd distinctively an organiza
tion for polttcal purposes, but rather a
machine engineered for tho furtherance
of money-making schemes of Its leaders.
Consequently even the little lnllucnco It
had boforo In national Democratic politics
has been lost to It. Whcrover else tho
Democratic party goes for a candidate In
1'KW, It may be assume d positively that
tho last place hi which it will seek him
will be tho ranks of Tammany. It will
not make Tammany and Its methods a
national Issue. Nor Is tho suggestion of
union upon Mr. Gorman by tho Demo
cratic opponents of Mr. llrynn a reason
able probability. Mr. Gorman has dem
onstrated that he cannot carry his own
state of Maryland, but has been com
pelled to see It pass over to the Repub
licans under Ills leadership of the De
mocracy. Such a man is not likely to j
W1IIIIIVIIU tl,l(inr-(L 1,1 I1UI tllill IKJIlllUlUllS
as a possible candidate for president.
o
Tho Democratic opposition to Mr. Dry
nn. therefore, has not yet been able to
lay out any programme with a plausible
ehanco of being carried out buccessfully.
The nucleus of It must lie Tammany, nec
essarily, but never before In its wholo
history has Tammany been so complete
ly discredited in this city, this state, and
throughout tho Union ns It is now. If tho
Democratic pnrty suffered Tammany to
direct Its national policy nnd namo Us
candidate, it would be in an even tnoio
desperate case In 1900 than It Is at pres
ent. Moreover, the Democratic nationtl
convention will, know very well that
Tammany will be obliged to support tho
party whoever the candidate or what
ever the policy, and that, therefore, Its
feelings in tho matter are not worth con
sideration. Tho Democratic party in 1S9G
attracted to It nbout a million Populist
votes by adopting tho Chicago platform
and nominating Bryan, and tho necessity
for retaining these obtainable votes rath
er than tho forlorn hope of bringing back
to tho Democracy states which havo con
tinued since then to stand by tho He
publicans, will Influence and determine tlio
judgment of tho practical politicians in
tlio convention. Ho far, therefore, tlio po
sition of Mr. Bryan as the logical can
didate of tho Democracy lit 1900 seems to
continue impregnable.
and
I.AHUKSr ASSORTMENT Of KAN'OKS
IN THE CITY.
P!MmlbiiInlg,
and TTflmiinininisr
GTOSIEK k IFOESYTft
325 and 327
PENN AVENUE.
Ranges
Furnaces
A West Philadelphia watchman, 68 years of age. suffered from
a bloating sensation. The doctors told him he had dyspepsia,
but their prescriptions did him no good. Heat last gave up
doctors and medicines in disgust, but was induced to try Rip.
ans Tabules. After taking three boxes he writes, " I feel like
myself again. I would not be without them, and recommend
them to all my friends."
A ntw rtjl paewt conUlnlns ir mnin i.pclm In parer ration (without Ha.i i. nn i.,ui, ..
ftrUf'tWH tor.riTEcmvTi. Thl on-pnml rt I. l-itf Jd!d fn" "he i l S Uh MnmJn,l ,,. ,
of I il. j.ui Muiob. o tubule) .-an Iw b ul lit mail by Sd,,i tort. Si-St . wrta uTiLo ii?iiaV'i.2?it?
tonrj.r. K.. it,, iiw Street. Kcw Tfk-cr n.lojle wrUS iii"u.lU U,' ut to? fife e" U. U"a
Odd
Lamps
We have a number
tli at we will close out
AT COST
This is a chance to get a
good lamp for little money.
TIE CLEMS, FEME&,
MALiEY CO.
4U2 Lnaltawuun& Avsuu
Lewis, Reilly
& Davlego
ALWAYS BUSY,
The march of
honest progress
vvhl ever in
crease: Our
Shoes -lor Spring
are :?lt lo march
the earth.
Lewis, Eeiliy & tovies,
WRlTJi 3T DOWN
As jour needs suggests anything In the
ofllco and stationery lino and when your
list Is full bring It to us ami wo will sur
prisy you with the novelties wo have re
celveu m up-io-uaio hiipiiiiuh lur yum ui
llce. Wo have everything In the ltlank
Hook line, Kiliug Cabinets. Document
Itoxes, l'ostnl Scales. Iiox Klles and tho
largest assortment of ISox Stntlonery In
the Cltv. Whiting's Wedgewood lllue, tho
verv latest color, in all sizes In stock.
Reynolds Bros
STATIONERS and UNC.RAVERS.
159 Wyoming Avenue.
Scrantori, Pa.
Book
BtadSei
NEAT, DUUA1ILK HOOK HINDINT
IS WHAT YOU ItKOBU B IV YOU
I.EAVK YOl'It OHDEU WITH TIILl
THIUUNE U1NDEHY.
I'll
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mm
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There is no need ' to
elaborate on the charac
ter and genera make-up
of the Shirt Waists car
ried by us, viz.
"The Derby"
we would simply say:
Our advance styles are
here and on exhibition,
and are deserving of your
time and attention.
Never has our hne com
prised so fine a collection
of choice things as we are
showing -for the season of
1899 in
5c
DSmitlei
?S,
Scotch
G 5 oghams
and
PlqiueSo
Yom are cordially Si
vitefll to Spuing Open
tog of tlese pots all of
lis weeL
5.10 and 5!2
LACKAWANNA AVENUB
Tub MoneiiN IIaiidwahe Storf.
Eeameled
Ware
Is cleanly, looks well,
and lasts long.
It is
Economy
lo purchase these goods
and we invite inspection
to our carefully selected
line.
FOOTE & SHEAR CO.
J 10 WASHINGTON AVE.
The Hyot &
Coneell Go
Heating, Plumbing,
Gas Fitting, Electric
Light Wiring, Gas
and Electric Fixtures,
Builders Hardware;
434 Lackawanna Aveaiic
HENRY BEL1N, JR.,
Ocuonu Agont for tin Wyoraloj
Hlktriotij."
iHIPOIT
Silulnc, IJlnnttiK.Hportlng, Hmokeimi
unJ tiie Ilcpuatio CUeinliMl
(.'oinpnuy'M
HIGH EXPLOSIVES.
fcufety Kline, Caiw nitil Ktnltxlart.
Huom 101 Council llullillaj.
Soruutuu.
AUENOlliii
Tlio". roun,
JOHN H.BMlTll.t-iU.N
V.U.ilULLlUAN,
mttlto
Plymouth
WlUcei-Bir.
SMrt
Waists
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