THE SUKAiNTON TRIBUNE-SATURDAY, MARCH 18, 1899.
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TWELVE PAGES.
SCKANTON. MARCH 18. 1S9J.
Governor KootPVf It "tlclres pin tlc-u-lnily"
that the- "Kolumn :iml painful
ait of Justice-" nhout to lie perform vl
in '?In? SltiK pi Iron by the -'f-cutlon
or Stri. 1'lacc "riiall nut lc Hindu nn
excit"" for thai species of IiWpous sen
yatlnnuU'm which Is limit' ilcTorallr.
Hip thni nnythlng Hi-c to the publl
iTiind": nccnnllnp.lv none- of thr yrllow
Journals wOl be piioni.'(l cave li
the ncr-rorllieci aint of the Associated
I'rop. Tho RCVPiiiov la n man nftor
dt(pnty' own lieai t.
The Liconse Court.
'Hip IIivuhp point .is coticluoteil In
Ln.l..iv.umn county In tins ircirit
jci.i of :;race will at s-onit future time
lip nn IntprpsHnR subjtct of stiicl;; to
tnM .iiiiliiunrl.m. If he hnll till: the
Vain li consult the law Rovcrnlnr: Us'
ilHli'Pintlni.H he will find that to the
Jmliios w.'i left l.iruf (llhcu-tlon upon
tli- liPlU'f ihitl In thi'lr hands. Iett"t
Hum In nnv nilum. inlfiht hafoly l)p
Wt th" 5U!iidIaiihlp of tht public w pi
rn : hill If lio sluill lonlc tivtr till? In
(llvMuul iii1"" ju'i'Pd on l'v thorn In
will find lnMiincfs of the nltorn.it
srtintlna und dinlul of llocii'-ps for II
UUT snlooiiM situated within n .'tone's
th'ow fmni pIuiu'Ii tloois and schools
foi ihp ,iim, other Inxtanc-fs of tne
emitting of Hpoiiips to men rlrarly
shown by rf puLihlf pvldoin-p to ha'
Iip-mi per-lBlont ylolntof of the In.'..
Mill olhei tnitanc- ol the s;iuiitln
of licences' for localities already abtiit
dml'y mil tilled, nnd, wniat of all, tin.
niidis.ttnl.ietl present in open -oinp-ti-t'-n
with llcenpil tlealnts of dealeis
who nial- their dollant boast that the
raying of luiiidi'PclH or dnllam for an
annual lln-ii"' b shrer ?tr a variance.
In leclthif ihrSH Cuinl'iar ttlltb v.e
.'.i tint 'vlnli to r. licet haishly upon the
i ait. The court Is the victim of v. i II
l lined limitation. Its Inxtlnct donbt
V - : for tirm and Judicious tnirduel
of thc-p iiitit tots; but It Is iiowprlc-s
in faeo i,f a :ml)lic opinion or a public
IndlffertiiPi . tilth niaKii It ru.iotlcally
lnipot-Mule to pet ii constable to icport
oi a juiy to convict for a violation of
Hie liquor lave and which does not
jiirmlt the election of n Judge we
under clicuni'-tances fatal to abso
lute Independence. We may as
well he frank about the-e mat
tci!. 'I'h- iuIp of the majoilty N ac
curately reflected undn cxlmlng institution!-.
Censure of Individuals simply
s-ciatch-fi the s-urface. The majority
of the oliiH 'if this county evidently
do not want a diff-ient conttol of the
liriuor 1 radio fiom what tluj ate re
i elvlnir nt this time; or If they want
It they do not want It earnestly oiioukIi
to to to th trouble of pettliifr M. Taxes
are lucrc-ains; and the gieat fcudeis of
the Increase are the speak-eaoyaml the
hiw-bie.iltlllt; lloell'-Pil denlei . but the
majority prefer lo pay t licit poil
money and let thlncs drift.
The tepott I ft again mucin that Set -rttaiy
of War Alper Is laving plans
to succeed Senator Mi Mlllan in the
Tnlted Stales senat . If Michigan ap
pi nves of this arrnngemi nt we see no
insurmountable icason lor uailu iii ob
Jectlou. Invito the Whole Cabinet.
Tlu proposition to Invite to tills tilv
on Sept, 4 not, the tiny for Hi- aseiii
binge in Si ronton ol the National As
foliation nt I.ettPt Carilers. the intsl
thnt of thi t'nlted State and the post
in iMer jjpr.eial Is a moM apiuoprlato
one but It mlsht lip pinpoilv :im. tided
tu Include the whole rahlmt We be
lieve it would be safe to giriianlee
that If incident and cabinet --hall come
th v will never leret It.
In this lonuectlon it Is intensely giat
Ifylng to uli.iene Hie spirit ot liber
alit in which the tltbens of Seianton
mt lespondliig to the cj'll for ttntrl
butlons foi the jiavmeiit of the ex
penses of the latlei farriers' ict-cptlon
f-nd eittertaimuent. The fund i bv no
ni'ans complete as .vet but it Is crow
ing steadily and b mon of our cltl
?. ns come tti lentn what Ii toy and
wliur"in th- eiiv at lar?e will l. b-ne-tit
d by the display of proper hopital
liv to the liostmen ot Hie counliy the
growth will undoubtedly contlnur..
In Seidembc r Scranton will he in at-
tra-tlve gaib. teniiieraturo and weuthet
i mdltlons will he Inviting and thete
v.'ll he notliinr to pit vent our dis
tinguished vlsltors-to.be fiom having
a tip top time. It is slriecvely m ho
hoped that tim pr-sldPiit of the l'nlted
Slatps can ee his way clear to form
one of their numbet
It is plunsins to note thai Hon. Jos
eph Chnate has not disappointed the
Kngllfh cousins who vvyie. prepared to
IhiisIi at his wit.
Tho Perils of Literature,
fiftwren having something to do with
bad beet and the writing of books the
prominent American army otllcers con
netted with th lite war seem det
uned to more effectually destroy
themsclvoa than there was nny proba
bility of doing through tho medium
of a f.hell or a Mauser built t. General
IVnealer up to tho date of tho issue
or his book "The Santiago Campaign"
promised to como through the aftr
pnit of the late unpleasantness with
considerable, glory and little blame, but
that book seul s the matter dlli'c-1 tru
ly. He Is finding the critics to be more
dangerous than Spaniards or a beef
Investigating committee. They say a
number of unpleasant things about tho
soldier-author, the mildust of which Is
that the work In question is full or 'n
jiccuracies. In fact, they rather plain
ly Intimate that ho hasn't told tho
truth to any material degreo through
out its entire langth. Then they ahio
assert that it reads like a deliberate
effort to built tin the offorta of a mini-
--rof the other uuiccis, Including Gen -
oral l.avvlon. In older to rIvo undue
prominence to his own sharu of the
campaign. They acetiKn him of taking
the credit for hendliiK on tho tiropo.sl
tlon to retreat when mich n iropol
lion was dlMtibFcd at the famous meet
Intr, while army men deelaro that Oen
etal Wheeler favotod ietre.it until he
found hlmielf far In the minority. He
Is also charged with endeavoring to
assume the glory of eommumllnc at
Snn .luan July 1. when the fact was
Hint he was too 111 to tako his com
mand, which was kIvbu over to General
funnier. To .utn ui the whole mat
ter, tho somewhat equivocal apology
Is offeted by several critics who have
read the book that It was not written
by Oeneiul Wheeler, hut by some over
zealous secretary, as so true a gentle
man and noble a soldier could never
have made tho mls-slatements abound
Intj !n I ho book, neither could he be
capable of mich unfair tiratment of a
brother oiliest'. Whlchovor vlotv Is the
tiup one, It Is evident that the great
ho.sto to rush Into ptlnt which Is evin
ced by ko many otllcers In the Cuban
war will "piucely add to the fame of
80Vtnl of thee Renllenien. At the
same time wo .pin out faith to .loe
Wheelei, lu spite of the literary f rltles--.
IJev. f'aj AIIUh asserts that "war
Is n lemmtnt of the barbaric aReb.,' It
now only tfmalns for liev, -Mi. Mills
to hulk-ate whether It Is the expansion
ists or null h who ate to blame.
Reaching After Revenue.
fader this heading the Harrlsburg
eoriesiKindent of the Philadelphia Led
fjer summntlzed briefly a seiles of bills
introduced recently Into the state leg
Islatute by nepiesentatlve llosack of
Allegheny
One of Hip bills piovldes Tor the tals
ing of it venue tot stnte purposes by
imiio'-liiR upon certain fotcign corpota
tlons, limited corporations and joint
stock associations a. ta of onc-thltd of
I per cent, upon the capital stock In
ested In Pennsylvaula. This bill Is
designed to raise it lax upon foreign
eoi potations that go Into other status
to obtain their chatters. "IJy fo do
ing." Hip r.dser correspondent asserts,
"the stnte has lost an Immense amount
of revenue In I he last few years. It Is
haid lo tell what amount this bill will
luoduce. but. basing it on the number
of foielgn corpm.itlons which have
come within its pi minions within the
la-t two yeais, it probably would raise
r.Ul,U'V Another bill piovldes that
mnnufacttulng , orporallons -hall pay ,
a tax of 1 mill upon their capltnl stock
Hv this bill artificial gas companies arc
included. It is estimated that this bill
would produce nt least $2."iii.OOO per an
num. These corporations have hereto
foio been exempt. Sllll anolher bill
Intioduced by Mr. Ho-ack provides i
that toiporations iiing bonds shall
pj a bonus of one-third of 1 per cent,
on all bonds. As there Is no way to
tax bonds ol eoipuratlons which are
Issued in this state by non-resident",
tills act will tax these bonds In the
first intaiu e " mills. The Ledger cor
respondeni says the amount of revenue
tills bill will produce is somewhat
Indefinite, but mlsht reach J'jOO.OOO.
The-- measuics, in addition to a more
equitable assessment of mercantile
taxea by means of which tlwOO.OOO of
more i -venue would result, form one
tarcfully matured programme for pay
ing off the state's floating Indebted
ness. The most objectionable feature in this
pioRramme is the proposition to im
pose taxation on Hie capital stock of
manufacturing corporations. The
manufacturers of Pennsylvania as a
body tlo more for and receive less from
the public than any other tlas of men
engaged in commciee. Tlicj suffer
more seveiely than any other class
from the Inevitable fluctuations of
business; they are just emerging into
pioop-iity after an unexampled period
of tlepiesslon during which many of
th-in bail all they could tlo to keep out
of the sherifl'.s clutches: and It would
bo most Inoxpf dlont save under un
avoidable necessity to place, upon them
at this time a burden of legislation
when they have by no means succeed
ed yet In disposing or the burdens ac
cumulated In consequence of th- long
peiiod of dull times. The necessity for
mem lev emie Is admitted, but not tho
necessity for Retting It at the cost of
the commonwealth's greatest Industry.
We do not believe that In proposing
tins tax Representative llosack is In
at cowl with the governor or with a
mnjotltv opinion In the legislature. Tho
governor has proposed as his first recipe
for more revenue the retention by the
state of the peisonal pioperty tax now
i (.'turned to the counties; and while this
is not a pleasant medicine to take It is
cerialiil.v pieferable to any dos- which
would suspend or cilpplo established
manufacturing industries or discourage
Hi- organization of new ones. We In
Scranton nie having just now an illus
tration of the hesitancy with which
fi-e capital considers good olfeis of
industrial investment; and if a state
tax Is to be put on top tif the other ob
stables In the way of new manufactur
ing enterprises we fear le.st the promo
tion of diversified Industtles may come
to a d-ad halt
rivve.v's day on the flist of May v. Ill
be liable to aiousp the Binlng poets.
Rivals. Yet Tviends.
Tin Hist speech In i:igland ef Jos
ph II. Choate In his official capacity as
Aiiiciican ambassador, although veiy
nieagt'iiy reported by cable, pieseiiled
one phasii of opinion which Is desen al
ly uttiactlng the attention of thought
ful men in both England and America.
Ha had spoken lu most appreciative
terms of the remarkable cordiality of
tin Hrltlsh reception, which had dis
covered to him "tho open door." but
growing sellout, he said: "I beg that
you will not mistake m meaning, 1
dn not believe that, although friends,
vve shall ever cease to be livahi. In tho
futuio, a,s In the past, wo on our sidn
und you on yours will still press every
advantage, that can fairly be taken,
but it shnll be a gcnerouH and lojal
rivalry, and all questions, disputes and
controversies nrlslng shall be settled by
peaceful means, by negotiations, by ar
bitration, by any and evuiy posslblo
uiitans oxcept war."
Uofoirlng to this hrepresilblo ilvalry
1 tho Westminster Gazette says with
timeliness: "We shall be all the better
friends If this warning Is Kept In mind.
The real dariRor of the situation Is that
Its .sentimental aspect may be so
stioncly Insisted upon that when dlf
ftrences on material points arise ther
may be an Inevitable reliction." And
this Is tiue. The reason for nmltv In
the International relations of the two
countrle nro numerous and Indisput
able; the icasons why between Indi
vidual I.ngllshmcu and Americans of
Intelligence nnd good behavior an In
stinctive feeling of cordiality should ex
ist ate tqttally abundant. The preserva
tion of this moral alliance Is csscntlnl
to mutual pi ogress and to the develop
ment of the best results lu the wotld's
civilization.
Yet, at the same time, as our London
contempoiury points out, Kugland nnd
America within certain limits must al
ways be- toinpctltois, each In honor
hound to nut selfish interests first.
England, for Instance, has a large trado
alt ends established In South America.
She got It by going for it first while
we were attending to Internal affahs.
A Mt. Choate Is repieentrd to have
said, our cat den is now made and we
aiv free to look around for outside op
portunities, among which none are
more likely to command our earlv ac
tivity than the opportunity -which
awaits us in the commetcc of the South
American republics. No one who has
studied tho situation can doubt Hint
when the Americans really go for this
commerce they will get a libeial part of
It. It may take time; It may necessi
tate the construction of an iutcrconlln
tnal railroad, not to speak of the dig
ging of an trans-isthmian canal, but
eventually the coveted markets will be
come ouis, for the reason that they
lie.nattuallv within our "sphcie of In
tluence"; for the reason Hint the trend
of political developments Is toward a
closer unification of the peoples and
intuicsts of tho western hemisphere;
and for the reason, above nil, that our
artisans can make and our salesmen
sell, whpn once they get down to It,
the best coods for the money to be
found anywhere, while human natute
will tlo the lest.
In South Ameiica. thereforp, we may
exueet to run counter to Hip Hrltlsh.
So it will be In greater or less degree
in China, In Japan, even In Hngland's
own Australasian und South African
possessions, and in fact wherever the
two flags float over ships enRased In a
competitive commerce. Though we now
Inplc Hiorplmnr slilnq tri fntrnrlnrn mir
wheie n mnny ,,,. we ,
American qoods, these, too, will come
and the ilvalry will be watmly pressed
along every line of contact. But, as
Mr. Choate says, it need not be an un
fair or a churlish rivalry; it should
! be and public opinion In both countries
should see that it shall be a "generous
and loyal" ilvalry, seeking only a free
Hold nnd a fair chance. In this way
tlie peace -an be kept and the onward
march of: tho world's development made
to time itself unfalteringly to Anglo
American Joint leadership.
Tlie weather 'bureau is ceitulnlv not
as gieat a success, according to the
New York standpoint, as it wus under
the direction of Farmer Dunn. In nine
successive dajs It is stated that four
Hat contradictions, two partial fulfill
ments and three reasonably accurate
"guesses" weie recently chronicled. De
Voe and Pi ofessor Coles could scarcely
do worse. In the past fortnight yester
day's weather was about the only sort
.successfully foietold. 9H11, this Is
March.
Albert August Rceker, the confessed
wife-murderer of Chicago. Is evidently
in the preliminaries of the insanity
dodge. The best euro for a derange
ment like that of liocker Is found In a
properly adjusted rope.
Secictaij Alger has brought suit to
lecover $130,0(H which he paid for land
In Tennessee, claiming that he has
bepn Imposed upon. It Is to be hoped
that Miles can piovc an alibi.
. . -
Asulnaldo's cmpiie appeals to be on
its last pair of stilts.
THE HIGHEST POINT.
From the Lebanon Kcpoit.
There has been col sldcrablo contro
versy recently In the ntvvspapers as to
tho txact locntlcn ol the highest point
in the state. Momoe county claims It,
but Civil Engine r Halm, of Phllllpsburg,
Totter county, placf s the elevation on the
summit of Tyronv ar.d Clcirlleld railroad
at 2,700 feet, and a still higher point, 3CKW
feet, at thojnteibection of Somerset, ned
ford and Cambria counties. Acroidlng to
the lat geological report of the state,
Piosprct Hill, McKe-an count1, , llireo
milts cast of Smlthpcrt, Is the highest
point lu Pennsylvania, some C.Ai feet.
However, Potter soais the highest of all
other counties.
SURPRISING,
From the Wllkcs-Barre licroid.
Lackawanna county It- to have some
more contested elections and the taxpav
trs uro shivering nt another propectlcve
bill of costs. It is said that slnct, Lack.u
t anna county was erected the aggregate
costs of contested elections foot up p.
(MO. No other county In tho slate nas
Lecn cursed ns has Lackawanna by clec
tion contests, ami It Is surprising that
the people submit as they do.
THE REGULAR.
Ho tan bring a redskin down at half a
mile;
He's at home In North Dakota or tho
tropics;
Put he's got a lot o' stlc.
Put he's got a, ot o' style.
And tho things constrain' flghlin' he has
madei his dally topics.
An' he's olf lo Manila, where tiro rill-
idno's bhootlu';
Ik's off to Manila where the Pillplno's
skootln'i
Don't you hear tho band n-plaln',
An' tho army anes bralu',
Per the icg'ler nrmy Hooper that's a
rui bin' to tho fiay?
Ho winr nciver known to unnflsh on a
fight;
There'a red, white an' bluo In lihn, but
nary .vcller.
Ho has stood a thuiul'rpn sight,
An' caino up a-smllln' blight,
An" ho ain't a-gnln' to lay down now fei
any Malty feller.
Voi" hei'i off to Manila, whore tho signal's
up for trouble;
He's oft to Manila, with hit bah Us all
n-bubble!
Hln Krug-Jorgeusen ndilrcsslu'.
"Here's a lesson and a bltssln'
Prom the reg'ler army Uoopr who's
n-iusdiln' to tho fray."
-The North Amriicun.
Maximo Gomezfl
Man of Mystery.
From th Uuftalo Express
fj S WAS anticipated, the Cuban
A people are rallying to the up
jp Port of C1en. Oomez as against
u u the Military Assembly. This Is
encouraging lu i?ovetal ways, flomez
nt present represents acquiescence In
tho policy of the 1'nlted States. His
deposition by the nrmy oillccrs has lent
a sort of enlhuslusm to tho American
policy, where before there was only
tolcrntlon or open opposition. Moi cl
over, the attack upon him gives the
Impulsive Cubans something else to
think of besides the course of the
Americana. As the supporter of their
chief hero ngalnst his rebellious olll
cero, the United States has a better
standing with them thnn as the power
that enforces older among a people
with whom order has never been over
popular. The quairel among the Cu
bans, furtheimore, furnishes a Justin
cation for the continued piesence or
the United States aimj" in the island,
which many Cubans had been disposed
hitherto to deny, Ootnez's bearing nt
this time is such as to impress Ameri
cans greatly in his favor. The senti
ments which he expi esses In rcgnrd to
his own courso and his hopes for the
future of Cuba could hardly be better
chosen.
o -There
Is ptcibablj no man of the time
of whom so much has b"en written and
so little Is known as Maximo Gomez.
He Is a citizen of San Domingo. He
fought in the Ten Years War. He
has been I ho commander-in-chief of
the Cubans during their last Insurrec
tion. ' These, statements practically
give the sum of public; knowledge In
the United States about him. No cor
respondent has tnken the trouble to
visit his San Domingan home and des
scrlbe It. Whether this Is a place or a
hovel, whether Gomez Is n man of
wealth or a poor peasant, whether he
possesses education and culture, like
Marti and Gatela, or is nn Ignorant
backwoodsman, w helher he is gener
ous or penurious, his ancestiy and an
tecedents all these are points which
at yet to be learned. It Is even a mat
ter open lo debate whether he Is really
a skillful and brave soldier In the kind
of guerrilla waifare he has conducted.
The accounts of his opeiations furnish
abundant aigutncnt either wn, though
according to American military -itand-artls,
the weight of opinion would be
that he has shown genius pilncipally
for hiding and pillaging and that the
only real fighter among the Cubans
perished when Antonio Maeeo Ml,
An Interesting description of his per
sonal appearance was written by
Gcoigo Hronson Hen, n coi respondent
who visited him heroic the United
States enteied into the war with
Spain. Mr. Itea wrote: "All my pre
conceived ideas of the man were shat
tered at a glanc, for. Instead of the
martial-looking old gentleman, whose
bearing conveyed the idea of a thor
ough soldier, I found a chocolate-colored,
witheied old man, who gave one
tho Idea of a lesurrceted Egyptian
mummy, with the face lighted up by a
pair of bluni, cold, expressionless
eyes, that at times glowed like two red
coals of lire, especially when In rage or
passion." The contradiction in this
description which makes blurry, ex
pressionless eyes glow like red coals
of fire is at once arpaient, and Ibis
contradiction is typical of all that has
been wiltten about him. Apparently.
Gomez Is a man of contradictions
o
Ilea's expei lence with Gomez was not
very happy, the old man having once
threatened to shoot the correspondent,
so his statements must, he accepted
guardedly. His account of ,i conver
sation with Gomez represents the Cu
ban leader as sajlng that he rcgaidetl
Bolivar and Juarez as the two gtealcst
generals that the Western continent
has produced and that he gave third
place to a San Domingan whose name
He could not even remember. It would
apiienr that Gomez was veiy familiar
with the lives of these Spanish-American
revolutionists, being able to des
cilbe in detail their campaigns, with
the elates of the various skirmishes
they fought, etc,, but that he was
about as ignorant of the famous mili
tary men and operations of tho United
States, as tho ordinary citizen of this
country Is of Gomez's Spanish-Ameii-can
heroes. Yet, oven this unfriendiv
writer coultl not avoid exhibiting a
really lino side of Guincz, ns when he
described the capture of a Spanish ma
jor. The prisoner was trembling with
fear, expecting to be bunged Immed
iately. Gomez looked at him with
contempt as he delivered his sword to
a soldier, and said: "We don't 1:111
Pilsoners. Co and tell Weyler anl
Mai In how Gomez has given ou your
freedom, while all our poor follows
captuietl by the likes of you ire exe
cuted." Tho officer extended his hand
to Gomez to thank hlnr for this unex
pected clemency, but the old chieftain
replied "No; I will not shake hands
with you under these circumstances
If you wish to have that honor, como
to me on the field of battle." That was
a speech worthy of a Cyrano de Uer
gcrac, and perhaps Gomez is a sort of
shriveled Cuban embodiment of M.
Rostand's hero, without the nose. We
shall learn more about him If lie lives
till tho Cuban question is settled, and
he is certainly a man whoso character
will bo well worth studying.
ERRORS OF PASSION.
Prom the Philadelphia Tlmw.
The Independents and Democrats ot thu
house who took Issuo with Speaker Parr
because ho adjourned the body under the
rule re-quiring tho hoii'o to adjourn at 11
o'clock on Fridays, havo pulled ilicra
selvcs together and confessed their blun
der by amending the lulu to make no
hour lor adjourr.nicnt on FrU!as, thus
leaving the houso to adjourn at will. In
tho Inflamed passions of that tonilict in
opposition to the speaker they permitted
themselves to bo placed lu a faUo position
on two questloi.s. directly affecting the
dignity and character of the body. Tho
tltst was tho oiganlzatlon of the ramp
houso that Mr. Ullss, the chosen rfpenitt-r.
was compelled to confess was not the reg
ulurly organized house nnd thcrefoie not
capable of any legislative action. In iho
wild temper of the moment the stenog
rapher ot the house, was directed to rt
port tho proceedings of tho mass mentlng
as tho proceedings of tho regular legls.
laturc. and they were i-o repotted and
printed In tho Legislative Hecntif. Tho ot
llcers of the house directly responsible
for what Is published III the Record, or.
dercd the edition tmppicsHcd containing
tho report of the distempered mass meet
ing as Iho proceedings of the house, and
against this act of tustlce to the loslnla
tmo a number of hlgh-Mcleeis among tin
Independents havo made violent protest.
o
The house has i-et Itself light and sus.
tatnod Speaker 1 air in enforcing the ruin
relating to adjournment on PiUlajs bv
unanimously amending tho rule, and It
should bo cjultii ns frank and just to l,.iir
by excluding from tho Record evoin. ng
but tho proper leglslntlve nioeectllngs.
Tho liouso could order tho proceedings of
Hip meetings over which Mr. Ullss pro
shied to bo published in tho itecord, ns It
at tlmos orders bills, leports, etc., to be
printed for public Information, tint until
tho house shnll by a resolution order the
publication of thoso proceedings In the
Itecord, they have no moro right there
than would a. report of tho proceedings
of the Quay caucus held In tho Supremo
court room or the proceedings ot an antl
Quay meeting In Lnncastcr.
o
Leglslntorssliouldevrr bear In mind that
the legislature Is a body governed by law
nnd it should especially exhibit Itself as
an exemplar of obedience to law. The
fnct that on tho various factional Iftatcs
which hnve. arisen, members havo usual
ly divided solely according to their fac
tional lines regardless of rlnht or wrong,
has done much to weakrn popular respect
for our present legislators. When the
speakerand other officers of the house are
right, thero should be. manliness enough
In the body to defend them, ana wlun
they nro wrong thero should bo manliness
enough to condemn them. The legisla
ture Is not tho field of battle for con
stabulary honors, but it Is expected to be
a dignified, Impaitlal nnd honest rcpresen.
tatlve of tho peoplo as tho law-making
power of tho stpte.
ONLY IN PUN.
Exile Necessary,
Doctor Your husband muat havo com
plete rest. '
Wife I know It. 1 talk to him seven
or eight hours every tiny so as to keep
his mind off of business.
Doctor On second thought, madam, I
conclude that tho one chance for your
husbund ! to take him to the hospital,
with instructions that no one but tho
trained nursp nnd myself bo udmlttcd,
Detroit Freo Press.
Palry Tales.
Children Oh, papa, do tell t:a a story,
a leal made-up onp, you know.
rather Hut, bless jiou, my dears, I
can't make up storlesl
The mother What about thoso cxpla.
nations you have given mc about being
detained so late by business and at the
c'ub. J tub
Her Little Scheme.
He stood upon his feet;
The trolley car was packed,
Slnco she had got his scat
He stood upon his feet.
She'd worked a scheme quite neat,
His notlco to attract.
She stood upon ills feet;
Tho trolley car wns packed.
Catholic Standard and Times.
Resolution.
"He didn't get the better of me. ' tri
umphantly rcmaiked the man whose
coat-sleeves aic ahv.ijs too shott
"You mean the book ugent who just
lcfiv '
"Yes. i stood firm, didn't I?"
"Absolutely."
"I tell jou, it was hard work, fnr ho Is
a mighty ptrhuasive man. And betides,
1 wanted thoio hooks the worst kind and
I'm going to get them next week I".l
have to pay seveial dollars more than he
asked Put I was bound he shouldn't
get the best of me,' Washington Star.
Sweetness Long Drawn Out.
.Met hen You know, it Is ultia fashion
able to bid one's guests adieu in tho par
lor, and not proceed to the hall.
Mr. Huggarel (promptly) Well, sup
pose wo sa good bv In the pallor, and in
the hall, loo? Puck.
Subtleties.
Intercourse with Christiana had given
the savag a tasto not onlv for rum but
for dialect subtleties as well.
"I spare your life," he said to the cap
tive. "Thank you," tho captive replied, not
foi getting his manncrr.
"So you owe mo your life, don't you?"
asked the savage.
"Oh. yes,' said the captiv-p.
"Well, then, ir I take your life, I won't
be stealing, will T," exclaimed the savage.
It was dear this benighted person took
.v truly civilized delight In buncoing hln
ethical sensibilities for tho benefit of his
propensity s. Detroit Journal.
and
raace;
LARGEST ASSORTMENT OP UANGE-I
IN THE CITY.
PlMmMimg
and Ttaelog
GUKSTER & FORSYTE,
325 and 327
PENN AVENUE:
L "Hi Iffiffif iP1"
It was not until about noon that Pretonius finally awoke. He felt
greatly fatigued, as usual. The evening before he had been with Nero at
a feast, which had continued late into the night. For some time past his
health had not been good. He said of himself that he felt like a log of
wood in the mornings, and barely had sufficient strength to collect h"
thoughts. Quo Vadis pjxniss faragraph.
' Had Ripans Tabules been invented then one wouk
have done Pretonius good had he swallowed it at thj
moment he awoke. Had he taken one at the
moment of retiring his condition when he awoke
would not have been so lamentable. R-LP-A-N-S
banish pain; prolong life; one gives relief.
A nfw itjl racket cuBttinint; tu KinsTiut.!i lo a rPrr rartnn (without crlus) U row lor ioJo&r.an
dreg .tor nmriTK am TUi low-jirujfttl ort It tnuii(ll cir ti ior ami too t'uaonilel. om (letett nt
tho ATfcf nt otrtnr Mui MUialt) ro bo bo4 b; luall !7 Modinit farty rlgM rvntl to the liiraNS Cuvhicai.
tmwT. .. i hi .8trvt. Now Yorkor a rinrlo carton urn tipuie.) wUll.mt forflio int. itirag
xitvtxA Eoa7 alao to 4 ot frooor. gtncraT i lorefcot perr, Dtwi cacato bnd at Liquor itorci aau bartx r tliopa.
Odd
Lamp
Wc have a number
that we will close out
AT COST
Tiiis is a cliauce to get a
good lamp for little inoaey.
TIE CL1EIMS, FE1RIEE,
AIXEY CO.
4'21 Lackawanna Arenu
Lwis9 Reilly
c& Oav5es
ALWAYS BUSY.
The march of
honest progress
will ever in
crease: Our
Shoes 'lor Spring
are F I T to
march the earth
lis, MVij & Mvles,
1 14-1 16 Wyoming Ave.
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WR1TB IT DOWN,
As jour neds supgesti nnj thing In tho
ofllco nnd st.itioneiy lino and when ;.nur
list is full bring It lo us and we will sui
prlse you with the novelties wc hao re
celved in up-to-date supplies for Mitir of
fice. We have everything In Hie Iilank
Hook line, Filing Cabinets. Document
Boxes. Postal Scales, l'ox Piles and tho
largct assortment of Itnx Stationery in
the City. Whiting's Wedgewood nine, tho
t cry latest color, in all sizes In stock.
Reynolds Bros
STATIONERS and KXGRAVERS.
139 Wyoming Avenue.
Scranton, Pa.
book
btadtai
NEAT. DURAUI.E ROOK BINDING
IS WHAT YOU RECEIVE IF YOU
LEAVE YOl'It ORDER WITH THE
TRIBUNE P.1NDEKY.
Wis
FINIEY
tafanits9
and
Ch5Idremi9s
Departmeet
Our Spring Opening of
rTT a m
..11(111 It lOp M(ul
and
I
'4
Takes place this week, com
mencing on Monday, and wc
invite every interested party
to attend the
of this particular line of
goods ever placed on sale by
us. The daintiest things im
aginable are here for your in
spection in Silk, Silk Mull,
Chiffon, Straw, Lawn, Eta,
aud in prices ranging from
25c to $12.00 each.
Our line of
Iifaifs' tag Cloaks
Is not surpassed by any es
tablishment and comorises
garments in Silk, Cashmere
and Bedford Cord, aud the
prices range from $2.00 to
$15.00.
In Iufauts' Long aud Short
Nainsook and Fine Lawn
Dresses we carry a very ex
tensive assortment.
New line of Babies' Fine
Flannel aud Knit Sacques
aud Jackets, Knit Bootees,
Etc., Etc. in fact, every
perquisite that a "Baby De
partment" is expected tq
supply and all at popular
prices,
510 and 512
LACKAWANNA AVENUE
-
The Modern Hardware; Store;
Emicameled
Ware
Is cleanly, looks well,
and lasts long.
It Is
Economy
to purchase these goods
and we invite inspection
to our carefully selected
line.
FOOTE k SIIiEAK CO,
110 WASHINGTON AVU
S-
The Hyot &
ConeeH Co
Heating, Plumbing,
Gas Fitting, Electric
Light Wiring, Gas
and Electric Fixtures,
Builders Hardware;
i34 Lackawanna Avenue
HENRY BEL1N, JR.,
Ctuerul Agent Tor tbs Wyomlaj
District '..
I U Vi UU L2L3UUU
Alinlug, Illattlng, Sporting, timoUttall
iiud (Lie itepaunri Oriemlirai
Cumpuuy 4
HIGH EX1PL0STOS.
fcafety l'uf, Cup nud Kxploiltct.
Kooui 401 Coiinell llulldluj.
tJcruutox
AUKNCIUI,
rno". norm
JO!IN!).BM!Tll.liO.S
W.K MULLIGAN
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Fiyuioiitii
WllUej-Uarri
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