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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-10-15
BABCOCK WILL STAY.
The Rumor of His Removal Has Absolut
ly No Foundation,

The Rumor of His Removal Has Absolute.
ly No Foundation.
Washington, Oct. 14.-A story has
been going the rounds of the Democra-
tic press of disagreement between
Chairman Babcock and Secretary Nc
Kee, of the Republican congressional
committee, and the members of the
national executive committee over the
management of the congressional cam
paign. The attention of Secretary Nc
Kee was today called to this matter.
He said:
This article deals with the chairman
ship Of the national congressional COM
mittee and reports that the executive
committee of the national Republican
committee have just held meeting in
New York before which Chairman Bab-
cock was summoned for the purpose OF
giving an account of his stewardship af-
ter many unwarranted statements. The
article concludes with the statement that
the national committee has decided to re-
move Chairman Babcock and place the
campaign in the hands of Vice Chairman
Apsley, Of Massachusetts,. Such ignor-
ance and stupidity seldom appear In me-
tropolitan newspaper. Chairman Babcock
was elected to the position he now holds
by the national congressional commit
tee. The national Republican executive
committee has no more power over his re-
moVal OF MS accountdpiity tuam mas the
senate of the United States. If Chairman
Babcock were removed, the national COM
mittee, which met in New York on the 4th
inst. could not appoint successor. These
matters all belong to the executive COM
mittee Of the national congressional COM
mittee, and only show that in this age as
we'll as ages long passed men who pro-
fess themselves to be wise become fools.
The article is but trick Of some curb
stone politician to try to induce Repub-
licans to talk about the meeting of the ma
tional executive committee In New York,
Chairman Babcock's yellow jacket Will
continue to be worn in the future as In
the past, and bushwhacking Democratic
newspapers will awaken to the reality
| that the people are not taking instruc.
| tions from those knowing so little about
public affairs.
The Democratic campaign liars must
begin all over again.
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RAILROAD TIMETABLES
Central Railroad Of New Jersey.
II ohiOh and C,reouab.pp, ntviy;onN

Central Railroad of New Jersey.
Uohigh and Susquehanna Divison)
Anthracite coal used exclusively, insur-
Ing cleanliness and comfort.
TIME TABLE IN EFFECT MAY %, 1894.
Trains leave Scranton for Pittston,
Barre, etc., at $50 9.15, 11.30 am.
1850 200, $50. 800, 725, 11.05 pm. Sundays,
500 a.ih.. LOO, 215, g.10 pm.
For Atlantic City, $50 am.
For New York, Newark and Elizabeth,
$40 (eXpress) am, 1880 express with Buff
fet parlor carr $50 (express) pm. Sunday,
2.15 pm.
For Mauch Chunk, Allentown, Bethle-
hem. Easton and Philadelphia, $40 am,
H60, $3.50, 500 Except Philadelphia) pm.
Sunday, 215 pm.
For Long Branch, Ocean Grove, etc.. at
$40 am, 1850 pm.
For Reading. Lebanon and Harrisburg,
via Allentown $40 am, $780, 500 pm.
Sunday, 2l6 pm.
For Pottsvllle. $50 am, 12.5O pm.
Returning, leave New York, foot of
Liberty street. North river, at $40 lex
press am, 1.10, 1.30, 4.30 express with
Buf1et parlor carl pm Sunday, 4.30 am.
Leave Philadelphia, Reading Terminal,
s.oO am, 200 and 4.S0 pm. Sunday, GA
am.
Through tickets to all points at lowest
rates may be had on application in ad-
vance to the ticket agent at the station.
H. p. BALDWIN,
- Gen. Pass. Agent.
J. H. OLHAUSEN,
Gen. Supt.
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Erie and Wyoming Valley.

Trains leave Scranton for New York
and intermediate points on the Erie rail-
road at 635 am. and S24 pm, Also for
Honesdale, Hawley and local points at
635. 9,45 a. m, and 3.24 pm.
All the above are through trains to and
from Honesdale.
An additional train leaves Scranton for
Lake Ariel at 6.10 p. m. and arrives al
Scranton from the Lake at 7.45 pm
Trains leave for Wilkes-Barre at 640 a,
m. and 3il pm.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-10-15
LAWYERS.

w. F. BOYLE, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW
Nos. 10 and 90 Burr building, Washing
ton avenue
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-10-15

WESTMINSTER HOTEL,
W. G. SCHENCK, Manager.
sixteenth ST., one block east OF Broad
way, at Union Square, New York.
American plan, $3.50 per day and upward
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-10-15
Seeds.
Teas.
Hotels and Restaurants.

THE ELK CAFE, 125 and l27 FRANK
lin avenue. Rates reasonable.
p. ZIEGLER Proprietor.
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HENRY M SEELEY-LAW OFFICES
In Price building, l26 Washington ave.
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ing will relieve any feeling of weight or
over fulness Of the stomach. Sold every
where.
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DELAWARE AND
HUDSON RAIL-
ROAD.

TEM I HUDSON RAIL-
81 !: ! ! :: :
AN H. ROAD.
NyN " Commencing Monday,
~9~A day, July 30, all trains
EA n u" willa arrive dtnew Lack
awanna avenue station
" as follows.
"" Trains will leave Scran-
ton station for Carbondale and in
termediate points at 2.20, 5.45, 100, 8.25 and
1910 am, 12.OO, 20. 1855, 6.15, 6l5, 725. slC
and l1.20 pm.
For Farview, Waymart and Honesdale
at 100, S.25 and 1910 am. ,l200, go and 5.ls
pm.
For Albany, Saratoga, the Adirondacks
and Montreal at 5.45 am. and go pm.
For Wilkes-Barre and intermediate
points at 7.45, S.45, 9,3s and 1915 am, 12.05,
1.20, 23S, 400, $40, sos 9.l5 and 11.3S pm.
Trains will arrive at Scranton station
from Carbondsle and intermediate points
at 7.40, $40, 9.34 and 1040 am, R.00 ILL., ,2,4,
$40, 4.54, 5-55, 7.i5, oil and 1l33 PIN.
From Honesdale, Waymart and Far
view at 9.A am, 100. LII, $40. SIS and
7.45 pm.
From Montreal, Saratoga, Albany, ETC.,
at 454 and ll.3s pm.
From Wilkes-Barre and intermediate
points at Els, S,04, 1905 and 11.55 am, 1.16
2lA, 3.Ss, 5.10, sos, 7.2O, 9.Os and LIS pm.
The Washington times., 1894-05-07
THE EIUSfyE DAVID

With a void memory Of Senator Hills
various political moves, 1t Is almost impossi-
BILE to look for cause outside OF some per-
sonal advantage to himself.
But now he has eluded such investigation.
1t is all but impossible TO see how he can
gain anything by his late single-handed stand
against the Democrats.
It amounts to high party treason. True
Democrats will scarcely want to nominate a
man who holds party fealty SO easy matter;
the West and the South will not lean to a man
who opposes tax they favor; manufacturing
parts OF the East also hold much income tax
sentiment.
There is one construction-that Mr.. Hill
would rather have the money OF the anti
income takers behind him than the popular
support of pro-income takers. But this Is
bad political judgment, even though Mr..
Hills civic schooling is Of the "money-talks"
Tammany kind.
There is another construction-that Mr.. Hill
has arisen to plane of disinterested states
manship and holds his hatred to the tax from
high sense OF duty.
David you puzzle us-you elude our posi-
tive ideas about your character.
The Washington times., 1894-05-07

able consideration. In other words, he would
"work" the town. To do this, however. II
would be necessary to secure the Invaluable
assistance Of the advertising columns OF the
towns only paper, and forthwith he pro-
ceeded to interview its publisher for the
necessary space.
The doctor and the editor soon met. The
man of nostrums, pills, and lotions made
known his wants. The printer knew his man
in an instant. After considerable discussion
he named his price, and 1t was so outrage
ously in excess Of the figures customarily de-
manded by papers OF its class that 1t nearly
took away the doctors breath. The latter
pleaded for lower rates and expatiated on the
great service he could and would be to the
community by curing every ailment with
which the people might be afflicted. The
printer was obdurate. He saw his advantage
and stood his ground. He never had cut his
rates for anybody, and he'd be dodgasted If
he was going to begin now.
The man with the cure-all was puzzled. He
had never encountered such a specimen be-
fore. As last resort he thought he would
try and find out where, and in what numbers
the paper eli culated. Smothering his anger,
he said:
"Now, look here, 1 notice you have not much
OF town here, and most Of the people seem
to be poor. Very few live in these parts, and
it Is long way to the next town, and yet you
charge more for advertising space than pa
pers in the big cities. Where does your measly
old sheet circulate? Where does 1t go any
way?"
"Where does my paper go?" fairly yelled
the now thoroughly mad publisher "Where
does it go? Well, sir, everybody in these
parts gets It, 1t goes to Great Britain. 1t
goes to France. 1t goes TO Germany. It goes
all over Europe. 1t goes to China and japan
and India. 1t goes to Canada. 1t goes to
the Sandwich Islands, and sometimes have
d hard work to keep it from going to
hell"
He got his price.
The story is commended to the circulation
liar" who seems to have become a necessary
and Indispensable adjunct of most news
papers nowadays, and those papers which
sell space at rates very little above the cost Of
composition may find this moral herein:
Don't cut!
THE TIMES. which is only seven weeks old,
like our western friend, never cuts. 1t don't
have to. And its patrons obtain satisfactory
results.
The Washington times., 1894-05-07
Burial OF Mrs. EImore.

The last sad rites over the remains of Mrs.
Lillian Irene Eimore. whose death had been
previously announced, took place Saturday
morning from Holy Trinity church, George
town, there being n very large crowd present.
Mozart's solemn requiem mass was sung,
with Father Scanlon as celebrant. Father
McKim, OF st. Paul's parish, deacon. and
Father Collins. of the Peoria, Ill. diocese, as
subdeacon. Father j. Ham Richards, presi-
dent of Georgetown university, and Fathers
Harlan. Roccefert. and Hedrick were also in
The sanctuary.
After the mass proper. Father Collins.
brother OF Mrs. Elmore, read the burial ser
vice. and at its conclusion delivered an ad-
dress that showed the zeal of the priest and
the love and esteem of brother at the same
time. He spoke OF her happy death, the only
regret of leaving life was the parting from her
husband. and said that the picture was so full
OF joy TO him, as it proved the possession of
the faith within her A little over year ago
Father Collins made a trip half way across the
continent to marry her. and again, this time.
he made a similar trip to give her Christian
burial. from which the eloquent divine drew
beautiful lesson of life.
Father Scanlon also added his voice in
pralsing the virtues and traits of the dead.
Amid the strains of Nearer my God to Thee
the funeral cortege sadly wended its way from
the church to the final resting place, Oak
Hill
The Washington times., 1894-05-07
COULDN'T STAND MISFORTUNE.
Suicide in New York of a Prominent Selma
Alabama, Merchant.

Suicide in New York of Prominent Selma.
Alabama, Merchant.
NEW YORK. May 6.-Max Meyers. So years
old. an influential resident OF Selma, Ala.
was killed at an early hour this morning by
jumping from n window on the fourth floor
of the Hotel Graham, at Madison avenue and
Eighthy-nintn street, this city, where he was
temporarily stopping.
The case is unques,ionably one of suicide
while insane, although the relatives OF the
dead man persist in saying that his death was
due 10 accident.
Mr.. Meyers conducted large drug business
in Selma. Three years ago his store was
burned ont. The fin incial loss which ensued
served to unsettle his mind. He was brought
to this city and placed under the care OF DR..
Spitzka the nurologist. He remained with
Dir. Spitzsa for six weeks and then went back
to Selma against the wishes of his medical ed-
wiser. At the time DR.. Spitzka warned the
family that a close watch should be kept on
Nry rs as he had welI-defined suicidal ten
dspcies.
On May DR.. Spitzka received word from
Mrs. We'll. Meyers married daughter in Selma,
that she would be with her father at the Hotel
Graham, this city. and asked him to call. 1t
was found the man was mental wreck, and
1t would be necessary 10 confine him IN luna
tic asylum. Meanwhile nurse had been en-
gagged TO attend the unfortunate man. They
occupied front room on the fourth floor OF the
hotel. the old man sleeping in the main room,
the nurse in the alcove.
Meyers was apparently sleeping soundly at
3 O'Clock this morning, when he suddenly
awoke and made dash for the window.
William Morrison. the nurse. ran after him.
but the old man raised the sash and jumped
out. Morrison caught his patient by one
foot but could not hold Meyers until assis-
tance cams. and the lunatic fell to the side
walk. A widow and two married daughters
survive Meyers.
The Washington times., 1894-05-07
HITS-OR MISSES.

The Roanoke Times says in headline that
the Senators are making progress. Roanoke
must be slow town.
Mr.. Burrows, of Michigan, very fortunately
resigned a possible Senatorial nomination
Just before the other man got it.
Breckinridges Congressional confreres
envy him in one thing-he has started his
canvass.
Mrs. Pierre Lorillard writes stories, but the
general public will prefer that Lorillard
product that comes in rice paper.
The high wind and the fashionable sleeve
will soon solve the flying machine problem.
Oscar Wilde discredits the superiority of
man. Oscar has been studying himself.
If female suffrage goes through in New
York Mr.. David B. Hill will promptly revise
his anti-matrimonial philosophy and Mr.. VIII
lam Sheehan will have the laugh on his old
friend.
The Harrison presidential boom took a reef
in itself when 1t struck the town Of Chauncey
NJ. Depew.
"The evil that men do lives after them
that is. unless the Post Office Department sits
down on the book Of the Breckinridge trial.
New York has caught her Jack the Ripper
and now the Sing Sing barber will play the
role with Jack as helper.
The armor-plate elect ships almost passed
in the night.
Up to date there is no torn-shirt indemnity
in the Chinese treaty.
II these Spring rains will wash rhe mud off
a few Senators the farmers will patiently sub
NIT to submerged fields.
The Washington times., 1894-05-07
AN OCEAN CROSSING CRANK.
An English Soldier VIII Try to Cross tn,
Atlantic on a Water Cycle.

An English Soldier VIII Try to Cross the
Atlantic on a Water Cycle
NOTTINGHAM, May 6.-During the present
month an attempt will be made by William
Oldham, resident of Nottingham, to cross
the Atlantic on a water cycle.
Oldham is 80 years Of age, and member
OF the army reserve. He served with the
colors for ten years, mostly in India. While
IN India he studied the art OF navigation, and
got the idea in his head that he would some
time endeavor to cross the Atlantic in the
smallest boat possible. His craft, which Is
named Marion, is Of remarkable construction,
and is the smallest boat that it was ever pro-
posed to use for such an adventurous voyage.
II was built entirely by Oldham.
Its dimensions are ten feet six inches in
length, three feet beam and two feet six
inches deep. with draught OF twenty inches
OF water. 1t is constructed Of the best iron,
the plates are one-eighth of an inch thick,
and these are supported by one and one
fourth inch angle iron ribs. With a view to
making the most Of its very limited capacity
the little vessels bottom is fat with a wooden
floor over the iron work. In the center is
constructed small cabin. rising nine inches
above the deck. 1t is four feet long and two
feet broad. 1t has seven windows. two in
front. one looking each side OF the mast. two
on each side, and one at the back. All the
windows can be opened, and are water-tight
when closed. They are glazed with quarter
inch glass in pieces four and one-half inches
long and three inches deep.
At the top of this miniature cabin is water
tight hatchway sixteen inches square The
boat is provided with brass screw worked
from inside by the hands or feet in similar
manner to bicycle. This mechanism is for
use when the weather is too bad to permit of
the use OF sails or when the boat may be be-
Gained. 1t is also intended as form of exer-
else for the occupant. The mast and bowsprit
are constructed of iron pipe with steel wire
ropes and there is of course, a small steering
wheel. Nothing in the boat is movable, every
thing being made last or concealed in boxes,
and not a particle OF wood is used in the
framework of the craft. When ready for sea
the Marion will weigh about fourteen hun
dred-weight
In this extraordinary craft Mr.. Oldham will
leave Nottingham towards the end of May.
Starting from the bridge crossing the river
Trent at Nottingham. he will proceed by way
of Newark and Gainsborough, enter the river
Humber. call at Hull and Grimsbv, work
down the east coast to the English channel,
and. after putting in at one or two seaside
resorts on the south coast. will start direct
for New York. He expects to reach the latter
place in six weeks and to stay few weeks
when. if his voyage mas teen fairly prosperous,
he will return in his boat TO Liverpool.
The Washington times., 1894-05-07
cHIcAGO'S COAL FAMINE.
The Price Nearly Doubled and Interior
Towns Beginning to Suffer.

The Price Nearly Doubled and Interior
Towns Beginning TO Suffer
CHICAGO, May 6.-The soft coal famine is
beginning to be seriously felt in Chicago and
some of the surrounding towns as well. Coal
that ten days ago was practically drug in
the market at 1915 ton was eagerly sought
for at So ton. and it is claimed by some
dealers that as high as $3.50 was obtained
for all quantities. Some of the Chicago con-
sumers attribute the famine to q scheme of
the Ohio and western Pennsylvania opera
tors.
Assistant General Manager Wood. of the
Chicago and Alton road, IS Of this belief
"For the last year" he said, 1.-THE Ohio
operators have been storing coal at the
various lake ports. They accumulated $685.
600 tons of coal and then cut wages to the
starvation point. knowing that the men would
strike rather than accept the cut. They also
figured out that the Indiana, Illinois, and
Iowa miners would strike in order TO aid
their Ohio and Pennsylvania brethren to carry
their point against the unjust cut.
"This the Ohio and Pennsylvania operators
foresaw would cause famine in the soft coal
market and they would be able to unload
their holdings at famine prices"
Several other railway officials made the
same statement. One said that over 5000 900
bushels of Pittsburg coal lay in barges at the
docks in Cairo, and that even a greater guam.
tity was at the ST. Louis docks and a. Alton
"Ihis coal is now being offered to railways
and manufacturing concerns at famine
prices,'' said the official. 1t was learned on
good authority that the Illinois Central the
Rock Island and the Chicago. Milwaukee and
st. Paul roads are desperately pushed for
want Of coal.
From officers of various dealers it was
learned that the towns in the interior OF this
state, Iowa. and Michigan are seriously short
OF soft coal. Among the towns mentioned are
Elgin. Kankakee, Bloomington, S.reator,
Galesburg, and Decatur.
The Washington times., 1894-05-07
Musical Instruments

The tambvurine is a combination of the
drum and rattle 1t is found represented on
Egyptian monuments 1000 B. c.
The flute TOOK its name from the fluta, an
eel caught in Italian waters which has seven
spots like finger holes on its side.
Cyfnbals are believed to be among the earli-
est musical inventions. They were used in
Egypt at least 4. 900 years before Christ.
The germ Of the guitar is found in the war
rior's bow, the string Of which gave sonor-
GUS twang as the arrow spec to the mark.
The germ Of the trumpet and all instru-
ments of the trumpet family was the cows
horn, used by savages as signal or to furnish
noise at their feasts.
The wooden harmonicon is one Of the most
ancient instruments. It is at present found
in very primitive form all over Africa and
many parts Of Asia and Oceanica.
The Washington times., 1894-05-07
CHINESE REGISTRATION TRICKS.
The Heather Register More Than Once and
Then Sell Their Certificates.

The Heather Register More Than Once and
Then Sell Their Certificates.
The internal revenue officers have not yet
received reports from all of the collectors
charged with the registration of Chinese un-
der the exclusion act. but it is expected that
u final statement can be made very soon.
One matter that has given the collectors a
vast amount OF trouble has been the efforts of
Cinnamon to register more than once, and it
is not certain that these efforts have not in
many instances been successful. In thickly
populated sections where the collection dis
trict cover comparatively small areas the
scheme has undoubtedly been worked to a
considerable extent. A Chinaman living in
New York city would have no particular diff
Guilty in registering under another name in
any one or more neighboring districts, and
as photograph OF one Chinaman might
readily pass for that of another the fraud is
not easily detected.
The duplicate certificates are said to bring
a good price among Cinnamon who are not
entitled to register and so trade in them is
said to be more or less lively. Under the law
those who register more than once can be
prosecuted for perjury as can their witnesses,
and il is the intention OF the afficials to keep
a sharp lookout for such violations OF the law
and if caught the offenders will be vigorously
prosecuted. 1t is believed that these duplica-
tions will aggregate anywhere from $50 10 500,
or even more.
The Washington times., 1894-05-07
Japs Strengthening Their Eyes.

lfIO tue ci Loulo 2lepuulc-l
"The japanese have become so progressive
in their ideas and so set in their determine
tion to get position in the van of Caucasian
civilization that they are even resorting to
articles to rid themselves of the most distinc-
tive physiognomical feature OF their Mongo-
lian origin-the slant eye," said R. NJ. Henry.
"A friend OF mine, who is a surgeon. is doing
a rushing business in Toxic at Strengthening
the eys OF the Japs. So large has his novel
business grown since he went there two years
ago that he has induced number of his old
classmates to join him in Japan. Most Of
them were doing little or nothing at their pro-
fession in this country. but hear that they
are all getting rich in the Mikado's capital.
1.-THE operation for Strengthening the slant
in the Jap's eye is described by my friend as
very simple and comparatively painless. 1t
is confined exclusively to the exterir corner Of
the eyelids. The surgeons sharp little blade
is inserted under that part of the lid near the
slant. an almost inhnitesmal slit is made. q
fine silk thread stitches the parts together,
and. presto. change! the Jap arises from the
surgeons chair happy man, for his eyes are
as straight as those OF any white man that
walks the EARTH