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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-01-17
FILE OF COMMON COUNCIL NO. 70, 1898
AN ORDTN ANCE

AN ORDINANCE
Providing for increasing the CITY debt for
the purpose of building bridges and submit.
ting the question of such incre ase to a vote
of the electors thereof
SECTION l.-Be 1t ordained by the Sele ct
and Common Councils of the City of Scran
ton and it is hereby ordained by the authority
Of the same, That for the purpose of con.
structinR bridge over the Lackawanna
river at Linden street, and abridge over Roar.
ing brook from Spruce street to Front street,
together with the purchase of such right of
way as may be- necessary for the best ap
proaches to said bridges, an increase of tho
city debt by the issue of city bonds in the
amount OF two hundred and fifty thousand
dollars is hereby authorized, subject, never
theless to the consent Of the electors of the
City of Scranton, as herein provided
SEC. 2. The question of asserting TO the
above proposed increase of the city debt shall
be submitted to a vote of the electors of the
City of Scranton at the next ensuing general
election occurring not less than forty days
after the passage Of this ordinance.
SEC 3,-After the passage of this ordinance
and ut least thirty days before said election
the Mayor shall publish notice of the elec.
tion hereby authorized, in three daily news.
papers OF the city and the statement required
to be published in such notice shall be fur.
nished by the City Controller.
SEC. 4-lf the electors shall agree TO in
crease the Indebtedness of the city for the pur
poses of building such said bridges and procur.
ing the right of way, there shall be appropri.
ated and set apart for the Linden street bridge
and purchasing the right of way theret the
sum of one hundred and twenty-five thousand
dollars, and for the Spruce street bridge tho
equal sum of one hundred and twenty. Ave
thousand dollars.
Approved January 4, 1884,
W. L. C0NNELL. Mayor.
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New Bioycls.

A new bicycle worth $40 will be sold for
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rare bargain. Machine may be seen at the
Tribune Office.
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ONE dozen Of Griffin's ivoryette photos
will make twelve Christmas presents.
What can you present your friends that
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ITALIAN.
Important to pur!aesa nren.

The TRIBUNE will soon publish care
fully compiled and classified list of tho
leading wholesale, banking, manufactur-
ing and professional interests Of Scranton
and vicinity. The edition will be bound
in book form. beautifully illustrated with
photogravure views of our public build
ings, business blocks, streets, etc. The circu-
lation is on plan that cannot fail of good
results to those concerned as well as the city
at large. Representatives Of THE TRIBUNE
will call upon THOSE WHOSE NAMES
are DESIRED In this edition and explain
its nature more fully We trust our LIVE
BUSINESS men will give it their hearty
support.
Those desiring views Of their residences ,
in this edition win please leave notice at
the Office.
(Ssveral thousand parts OF the art port
folios came yesterday. A nickel takes this
hook of handaoma nictJres
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NlI9 NOnlTOller,
COMMONWEALTH or PENNSYLVANIA
COUNTY OF LACKAwANNA,
CITY OF SCRANTON.
On the fifteenth day of January, A. D.. 1894,
personally appeared before me. the subscriber,
the Mayor of the City of Scranton, Fred ].
Widmayer, who sbeing duly sworn. doth de-
pose and say, that he Is the Controller of the
City Of Scranton, and that to the best of his
knowledgeand beliefthe foregoing statement
of the finances Of the City of Scranton is lust,
correct and tru,, ,and that the other foregoing
statement is also correct
Sworn and subscribed before me tho iif-
teenth day Of January, 1893
w. l.. CONNELL, Mayor.
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Beadleston & Woer9's and Ballantine's
Ales are the best. E. ]. WALSH, agent, 80
LGckawanna avenne.
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LIST OF uMcaLLEo FOR LETTERS.

Can Be Obtained by Calling at the Post.
office.
List Of letters remaining uncalled for
at the Scranton postoflics Lacka-
wanna county, Jan. II, 1894 Persons
calling for these letters will please say
advertised and give date of list:
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Anheuser Busch Beer.
Louis Lohman's, 325 Spruce St
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1898 O3.....................S 2,G03 80
Contract and other ac-
counts subject ~ ad
justin ments.,.... .Sll6643 40 Sll9,246 S5
Total Indebtedness of city, S647,7 ,7I6 S.
RESOURCES OF CITY.
Cash in general city
fund ,Sll7l73 "a
Cash in interest and
sinking fund ,,,....,,., 2l,73S 80
Delinquent taxes and
other items estimated
collectible le.....,."....E: 5000 % sl469l2 OF
Net Indebtedness of city, $500 SS4 7s
ln addition to the. above sthted assets tho
city purchased bonds of its issue of 1898 AZ
per cent. to the amo INT of Sl2l,O0O for the
benefit of its sinking fund
statement Of the amount of last proceeding
assessed valuation of the taxable property
OF the city of Scranton, Pennsylvania being
the assessment for year 1893:
00ccupatlohs ,.;.'.,..,',; l.OS6,7l0
Real estate and personal. il, ,gOl ,S55
,NSS. .lOD
The proposed increase of debt amour Is TO
S25O,0OO for the purpose of building bridges
as per ordinance attached and is equal to
and 1895 ID, QUO per cent of the city valuation
1898 exclusive OF occupations.
FRED j. WIDMAYER,
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SCRANTON, Pa, Dec. 80, 1893.
OEFICE OF THE CITY CONTROLLER.

Statement Of the indebte lness and resour-
ces Of the city Of Scranton at the close Of
business December 30, 1885,
UONDFD DERT
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SUNDRY CLAIMS.
Unpaid warrants Dec 30,
1873 3.,..................S 1908 80
Contract and other ac-
counts subject " ad.
Justments....,.........Sll6,643 40 Sll9,2
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-05-29
THE GOULD EXODUS.

The several menu ers Of the Gould fam
lily have made affidavit that they are no
longer residents OF New York. The OBJ
ject of declaration is to evade the payment
of taxes. The late Jay Gould left the fam
lily S12OOO.0OO each. OF S60,OO0.OOO in all.
and New York assessed the estate at
10.0O0,OO0 There is probably some real
property to be added TO this appraisement
of personal property, but it is known that
the late Jay GouId's property was mostly
of the class that comes under the head of
personal property. 1t seems, therefore,
that Mr.. Gould objects to an assessment
that covers about One-sixth of his inherited
estate.
Mr.. George Gould is apparently a fair
illustration Of a class of men who are max
ing much trouble for the United States
Government. Men of moderate means
object to paying taxes that men of large
means refuse to pay. AS a means Of get
ting even the mass of voters who are
taxed on every dollar they possess will be
tempted to show ingenuity in devlsing
class taxes which affect only the rich. The
principle of equal taxation is the basis of
right to tax at all, but nominal equal
taxation should be made equal in fact. II
very rich man can evade a considerable
proportion Of his share the small taxpayer
has TO pay higher rate. There Is no es-
cape from this conclusion.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-05-29
THE TRADE IN EGGS.

Farmers often say that protective pol
icy does them no good. They say that the
things they have to sell are not increased
in price by duties, while in many cases the
things they have to buy are higher 10 con-
sequence of duties. The American Pro-
tective League has compiled statistics
showing the effects of protection upon
eggs. During the year ending June 80,
1889. the imports of eggs amounted to 49,
918,809 dozen. valued at 81. 418, 976 Eggs
were imported into Maine, Massachusetts,,
New York, Michigan and Vermont in
large quantities. Other States. more dis
tant from the point of expectation, i'm
ported endless quantities. San Francisco
is down for 126. 300 dozen in that year.
Taking period from 1888 to 1889 the i'm
ports varied but little. With the excep-
ton of single year the value of imported
eggs exceeded 100000 In 1890 a duty of
5 cents per dozen was laid on eggs, taking
effect in October of that year. The i'm
ports for 1891 fell to 1928, 643 dozen in
number and S1,1S5.595 in value. In 1892
the importations were 4, 1S6, 492 dozen in
number and 1922, 240 in value. In 1898 the
imports were 3.295,842 dozen. valued at
1862. GIT. The farmers of the United States
have very nearly supplied the home mar
ket, receiving last year more than $1,000
600 for eggs which in 1889 was sent
a hrOad
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-05-29
THEY Do THINGS BETTER IN
SPAIN

Between the instinct when caused a
large audience to assemble in this city to
see a fight between a man and lion and
that which brought together much larger
audience in Madrid to witness a fight be-
tween 4 man and bull there is not.much
difference. In both cases desire for the
brutal excitement engendered by the peril
of human life was the impeling principle.
In this city the audience was Disguised at
the precautions taken to secure the human
contestant from harm. but IN Madrid the
bull entered the ring 10 full possession Of
all his powers. In the Spanish city the
audience certainly was not disappointed.
They must have left the scene with the
feeling THAI they had received the full
value of their money.
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TRUSTEES SALE.

IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS AND
l. under the authority of certain deed of trust.
duly executed by HARRY DUNBAR, party of the
first part, to HENRY c. CAMPBELL and THAD-
DEUS b. KENT, trustees, parties OF the second
part, and the SAN FRANCISCO SAVINGS
UNION, party of the third part, dated July z
Recorder OF the County of MERGED State of Cali
fornia, in liber of Trust Deeds at pages 1877 aud
passed on the &2th day OF April l 1874. by the
board OF directors of said SAN FRANCISCO
SAVINGS UNION, cooperation, and the holder of
the note (No l1,775), to secure payment of which
the aforesaid deed OF trust executed declaring
that default had been made in the payment OF IN
and other due under said note and deed
of trust, and requesting and directing said HENRY
G. CAMPBELL and ThADDEUS B. KENT truS-
tees, TO sell the real estate described therein To
satisfy said Indebtedness
We HENRY &. CAMPBELL and THADDEUS
B. KENT, trustees, do hereby give notice that on
TUESDAY, the 18th day of June, A. D. 1874, at
u O'Clock NJ OF that day, and al the auction sales
room OF EASTON, ELDRIDGE & CO., No. 63S
Market street. in the City and County O San
FRANCISCO, State or California, will sell at pub
Tic auction. TO the highest bidder for cash in Gold
Coin OF the United States. all the pieces or par
cells OF land situate in the County of Merced
State OF California described as follows to wit:
According 10 the Omctal Plats and System OF
surveys OF the Government OF the United States
In township Nine (9) South. Range Nine (9l
East Mount Diablo Base ana Meridian
(SW. I4). 80 H W
OF Section sixteen Qs). the South half IS ~
CONTAINING four hundred and eighty (4SO) acres
ances. PPA'0"
TERMS OF sALE-Cash in Gold Coin OF rbe
n 0ni.eu S.ates ten per cent payable TO the
ance on delivery OF deed, and IL not so patd nm
loss TOT want OF title (ten days being allowed for
eea1cnJ, theh said ten per cent to be forfeited,
ana the sale TO be VOID. Acts OF sale at pur-
chasers expense.
THADDEUS b. KENT, / 1rustees'
*
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-05-29
THE SLOW TRAINS.
Cause of Changes in the
Southern Pacific.
Indications of Renewed Life in the
Proposition to Build the San
Joaquin Valley Road.

There have been frequent inquiries
made lately, and in fact for some time
past. why certain changes in time had
been made in the Southern Pacific, partic-
ularly between this city and Sacramento,
by which much slower time Is made than
formerly.
For instance. the second-class overland
train, which leaves here for the East at
A. M, formerly made the distance be-
tween the two places IN three hours and
torty-fve minutes, while now it requires
much longer time. This is also true of the
Oregon overland train coming this way.
The cause of the change Is simple. and is
due TO the same source in both cases.
Last summer when change was made IN
the numbe OF trains which the road had
In service 1t involved the dropping of two
local trains between this city and Sacra-
mento. Since that time the Oregon over
land coming this way and the secOnd-class
overland going East have been compelled
10 do the local work, whereas they both
formerly ran through with but few stops.
). b. Lanagan, until recently supeTln-
tendent of the Twefth-street electric road
In Oakland, has been appointed superin-
teudent of the San Francisco and San
MateO Railway, and many other changes
are being made in the force.
The Pullman Company up to the be-
ginning of the strike among its employees
had payroll of $1,000 day, and since the
completion of It's shops in 1881 it has paid
out over $50, 100000.
1t is believed by those who have been
watching the current of events closely
that determined effort will soon be made
to build the San Joaquin road. The pre-
vlous attempt was not carried out to
logical conclusion for the reason that the
financial outlook was threatening. But in
the meantime the arguments which show
the need of competition have been thor
Oughly digested by many who at one time
believed that the breaking down of the
Transcontlnental Association was what
was principally necessary. The manipu-
latiOn of local rates and through rates by
the Southern Pacific Company since the
Transcontinental Association was broken
up has demonstrated TO many more forc-
bly, than before that the rail lines are
bound to break down all sea competition
and to leave San Francisco at the far end
of a long haul.
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TO BE PROSECUTED.

A Chinaman was arrested one day last
week for some trifing offense and upon
his person were found two registration
papers, each bearing his photograph and
each made out in different name. Tbs
cOolie had taken the precaution TO register
before different deputies Although he had
TO commit perjury to take out two regis
tration papers he did not realize that he
had done wrong a good many coolies, he
said, had done the same thing. The Incl
dent should serve to open the eyes of East
ern officials to the difficulty of dealing with
Chinese. A class Of residents that have
no conception of the crime Of perjury must
be dealt with accordingly. If they are
allowed the degree of credibility which
may safely be awarded to persons of our
own race and religion they will defeat
almost any law drawn to restrain them.
If they are detected in violating the law
the only regret they have is that they will
not be able to accomplish their purpose.
They are neither conscious of crime nor of
disgrace. In their own country, and sub
ject to the restraints of their own religion,
they may be more conscientious. But in
this country their cunning is not fettered
by scruples. Our Eastern friends often
ask why we should make different laws
for the Chinese than we make for other
residents. The reason is that Chinese do
not accept laws in good faith. We found
when the restriction act was in operation
that 1t was eVaded by wholesale perjury.
After several years Of experiment we
reached the conclusion that exclusion was
the only method by which immigration
could be prevented. AN exclusion act was
passed In 1883 which worked pretty we'll
The treaty before the Senate practically
abolishes the exclusion act. 1t provides
ways and means by which Chinese may
enter under other terms than are provided
in the act. A judicial decision has relieved
Chinese laborers Incorporating as mer-
chants from the necessity of proving their
calling by the only means which can be
considered conclusive. The provision in
the treaty which permits Chinese laborers
to enter the country on pretense OF passing
through it affords another opportunity for
perjury. Under the registration act there
will doubtless be some frauds committed,
but there is no better way to regulate the
Chinese now in the country unless we
resort to deportation. But the pending
treaty, if adopted. will reopen the whole
Chinese question.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-05-29
TIE LAW OF SUCCESSION TAXES.

The question Of the validity OF the sue
cession tax in Massachusetts has recently
been argued before the Supreme Court of
that State. The collateral Inheritance tax
law requires that per cent should be paid
into the State treasury. The question
raised in this instance has more than a
local bearing. The constitution OF Massa-
chusetts confines the taxing power to pro
portionate and reasonable assessments" on
property and persons. goods, wares. mer-
chaudise and commodities. The conten-
ton is that, as the right of succession is the
common right of all mankind, there is no
property or right that can be taxed.
The opposite view is that the succession
to property is not a natural right, but an
artificial one created by law. Dead men
cannot exercise any control over property
through any natural right that survives.
The State gives heirs TO estates all the
rights Of succession that they possess.
Having created the right, it could ex.
tinguish it or modify it at any time. The
State is always competent to interpose and
decide whether there shall be any success
sion and in what manner it shall be
accomplished. 1t does exercise this right
in every part Of the Union. 1t takes the
precedence as legatee. In cases where
no heirs claim property it escbeats to the
State as the final legatee. If the State did
not undertake this control, defining who
are in the line OF succession aud who are
not. there would be an endless strife. The
strongest would get the property aud the
weakest would be robbed The State
created an artificial power by which wills
can be made. and provides means for de-
Tending them when they have been care
fully made. In this view there is no
natural right of succession. although there
are the presidents reaching back to an
tiQuity for some kind of succession. But
these, 10 most instances, have been created
by law. The State renders a service in
regulating succession. If it were natural
right why should the State interfere at all?
The policy of a succession or inheritance
tax is now finding much favor in many of
the older States. New York has a statu-
tory provision of this kind. Ohio has also
declared for such law. 1t is probable
that a majority of the States will adopt a
similar provision. The validity of the tax
will probably be questioned in more than
one State. If the doctrine prevails that
succession is not a natural right, but
privilege, the right to impose a succession
tax would rest upon solid basis.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-05-29
IN TIE PEOPLES HANDS.

a correspondent suggests that California
send number of able men to Washington
TO oppose the Central Pacific refunding
bill. The Central Pacific Company, he
says, is represented in the lobby and there
is danger that Congress may be induced
TO grant the extension asked for. Without
doubt the attendance OF representative
men would have some influence in Con-
gress, provided that they could show that
they had at their back a predominant t
proportion Of the people. But unless
there is popular demonstration against
the proposed extension bill we apprehend
that few or any number of merely good
takers would not change a vote in either
House of Congress. The men who could
speak most effectively against the pro-
posed extension bill are men who would
60 to Washington in obedience to popu-
lar demand at their own expense.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-05-29
EVEN IN BOSTON.

Boston is abort the last city ia the Union
from which intelligence might be expected
of duel to determine which of the prin ci-
pals should hold the highest place in a
lady's affections. Some months since there
was report from Western city that two
young athletes had pummeled each other
in a hall hired for the purpose with the
avowed understanding that the object of
their mutual affection should marry the
successful pugilist. But this was in the
West. No one dreamed that a similar
affair would ever take place in Boston.
The natural conclusion is that Boston.
having reached the apex Of refinement and
finding ii impossible to stand still, has, as q
Westerner would say, entered upon the
down grade.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-05-29
PRESBYTERIAN UNION.
DR.. De Witt Talmage Present-Minis-
terS' Relaxation.

Rev. S. F. Brush of Alameda read paper
at the meeting of the Presbyterian Minis
terial Union yesterday morning on "What
Shall Tired Parson Do?"
He thinks that business and professional
men generally. including ministers, pay too
little attention to their own amusement,
and advocated frequent seasons of relaxa-
ton, with an occasional run over the hills
or stroll beside some fishing stream. He
thinks that indulgence in something to
provoke laughter is not at all out of place,
and cited SpurgeOD, Beecher, Moody and
others rs men whose humOr was not In
consistent with thorough work and earn
est preaching.
Rev. T. de Witt Talmage was present
during a part of the meeting, and by re-
quest made some informal remarks. He
said that he regarded the outlook for
Christianity as very encouraging indeed
He had not met with anything dlscour-
aging for thirty years. God set out to re-
deem the world; he gave his own son in
pursuit of that purpose. and failure is I'M
possible.
The doctor says he is on his way round
the world, and expects while passing
through heather lands to give some atten-
ton to the missionaries that he may be
able, from direct personal knowleuge, to
refute some of the ISLANDERS that are afioat
concerning them and their work.
Rev. Frank de Witt Talmage, a son of
the doctor. who is travelling with him,
being called upon responded in a few
Dlea SAINT words.