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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-01-04
LACKAWANNIs SHAKING UP

1T never rains but it pours.' says
the familiar Rdage; and Scrantonians
are in a position just now to attest
the proverbs accuracy. Upon the
heels of the dire conspiracy Of the dis
tinguished Carbondale represeutati ve
of the Free Press to dismember the
present geography of Northeastern
Pennsylvania and readjuSt the map so
as TO give the Carbondale lawyers an
opportunity to practice in court Of
their own, comes the interesting in
formation that an entsrpri5ing munici.
paity is conducting its official exist
ence under an act which is susceptible
of being hoiStsd higher than Gilderoy's
kite.
This second bomb is somewhat hn2y
in its technical aspects. For present
purposes 1t is sufficient to say, how
ever. that if il should explode by the
aid Of the supreme court. it will throw
several earnest and capable officials OF
this city into the "grRnd army Of the
unemployed" and extend to the OF.
ficials whom the act of 1889 escorted
out of municipal authority last year
another twelve. month Of coDsocraE ell
application to the municipal pie coun
ter. We do not anticipate All early ex-
plosiOn. The obvious thing to do is to
reserve this second bit Of litigious py.
rotechnics for uSe in celebrating the
erection OF Carbond Ile county. But it
iswise to be in touch with what may be
as well as Will be-.
1t has often occurred to us, from
bewildered layinan's standpoint, that
the act now under fire deserved all the
censure 1t has 80 literally received. II
bears on its ugly face the stamp OF
discourteouS Legislation. Does it not
brand Scranton rs city Of the third
class? Whereas everybody realizes
Scranton's just claims to preferred
position, top of column-and next to-
reading, mater rstiug anon & Keystone
municipalities When an act has
snubbed US once, what conceivable
virtue can 1t possibly have? We are
heartily forsnsnst this specimen OF
statute e.tinkering. On general principles
we condemn and haggellate it. What
though it be the law? Perish all such
invidious, DETERMINATIONS
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-01-04

revenue tariff would not discriminate,
either for or against any industry. 1t
would impose q uniform aud single
duty on all imports alike, with the one
purpose of raising money to pay fed
eral expenses The Record, though,
deserts its party's platform by demand
ing a complete and unressrVsd letting
down of the custom house bars. 1t
wants to buy in the cheapest IN arket
and sell in the dearest; regardless OF
the fact that this would put Ams rican
labor to the necessity of accepting
foreign wage schedules, in all their
pitiable smallness, while also losing
the chance Of any home employ ment at
all We appreciate the Records un-
common oandor in the matter OF free
trade in coal, for it shows us that at
heart, the Record and its whole part Y
is indissolubly welded to sxpli 1t and
sweeping free trade. aud is only posing
behind the revenue-rsform mask 80 as
to get things in suitable shape for q
general and summary demolition of
tariffs of all kinds.
The Record must be inslncsre in
opposing the income tax, for isn't that
odiOuS measure its party's first sly
move toward absolute free trade?
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-01-04

II, 1898. shall select five competent
persons to perform the function of con.
servators of the public health. Their
duties are explicitly defined and they
are expected to perform those duties
with proper show Of zeal, as becomes
good citizsns honored b. the trust thus
confided to their keeping.
AS to the usefulness Of such perform
ance, in even the smallest OF incorpo
rated communities, there can be no
dispute. Three-fourths Of our worst
pestilences breed first in little towns
where sanitary conditions are never or
rarely investi gated, and spread thence
to the cities. The real danger from
epidemics turks in. these nurseries OF
disease. where science has not yet in.
tervened to set things forward into the
fashions Of urban civilization.
Every borough should have live
board Of health.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-01-04
FIRST Ere COAL. TEN FREE TRADE

FIRST FIRE COAL, TEN FREE TRADE,
The Philadelphia Record ingpniously
replies to The TEIBUNEs recent inter
rogation by asserting that free coal
''would give the coalless sections of
the country access to the nearest and
cheapest supplies. and our coal pro-
ducers O wider market in that part OF
Canada where our Goals can be de.
livered more cheaply than Canadian
Goals. A further reason for abolishing
the duty is to prevent combinations in
tended to add the duty to the price OF
coal in the home market Any legisla.
tion intended to advance ths cost Of an
article of such necessity as coal is per-
nicious. The revenue to be derived
from importations is Insignificant and
wherever it is paid it is n hardship;
but it was specially ntrocious bur
den at Pacific Dorts
This shifts the center of contention
from Nova Scotia to the Pacific slope,
II somewhat bewildering jump But it
does not meet our inquiry. Here, again,
is the situation which we want the Rec.
ord to unravel: The bituminous coal
loperators of Pennsylvania, Ohio Indi.
aua, West VirginiI. Virginia, and Ala
bama declare that with coal admitted
free they will lose the principal market
for their output, which extends from
some portions Of Maine down all along
the Atlantic seaboard, and comprises q
belt extending several hundred miles
into the interior--an area Of large pop.
ulation and great wealth, The opsn-
ing of this market to the Nova Scotian
syndicate would. as they declare, throw
idle thousands Of their miners, and cut
off the means Of livelihood from thou,.
ands of families. IL would cripple the
new south. depreeiate millions of dol
lars worth Of investments in American
bituminous mining and, by the quick
process Of radiation, depresS real estate,
cnrtail general business and throw
heavy new burden into the scale Of
trade stagnation. now so painfully felt
since the Democracy came into power
in this country.
Why should We do all this2 The Rec.
ord says because it would cheaper
fuel in New England, Admitting 80
much, what guarantee has 1t that this
small reduction-at best. only few
| PENNIES per ton would compenante for
the loss sustained in our own mines
and mining communities; and In the
industry which would be transferred,
with all Ito profits to labor and capital,
from Yankee to Canadian soil9
II will be perceived that In this in =
stance the Record fatty discards the
revenue .only disguise aud comes
squarely out fo- bald free trade. A
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-01-04
TIE CONVENTIONS WORK.

The Republican convention which
yesterday nominated conspicuous
champion OF Republican principles
upon platform ringing with sound
doctrine deserves the thanks of the
party and the people. 1t likewise puts
an effective quietus on the claim Of the
mugwump and Democratic newspapers
that the leaders of Pennsylvania Rs.
publicanism are unwilling to consult
the preferences of the masses. The
citizens of this industrial common
wealth will signify their appreciation
Of the conventions good work by roll
ing up majority, the only uncertain
feature of which will be how high it
will register 1t may be 100, 900, but
is more likely to be 150,000 and would
surprise very few close observers
should it boldly overtop the 100000
mark.
Indeed, there would, be percepti6le
fitness in electiug this honorod pioneer
Of the Republican party, this dis
tiuguished champion Of human free
dom, this stalwart advocate Of protec-
tion to American ind uStries and Of
hopstul employment for American la-
Dor, by the largest majority ever rolled
up in this state for any candidate,
Every vote for Gllusha A. Grow will
he a vote Of threatened mill workers.
of ieoptrdsd factory operatives, Of i'm
perilled toilers in mine and shop and
store, against the party which, 10
dogged defiance of palsied commercial
enterprise, persists in pouring its in
fiammable experiments upon the fires
of business disaster. 1t will be vote,
not alone of sullsn protest, but Of ac-
tive, indefatiglbls and furious fight
against the destructionists Of the
south, the economic lunatics Of the
Populistio west and the sickly theor.
lists among denationalizsd eastern an
glomanisc; who are together bent upon
n crusade of ruin
Tho success of Mr.. Grows candi-
dacy at Harrisburg, presagiug as it
does, its triumphant indorsemeutnext
month, is especially wholesome at this
time because OF false notions that have
obtained conc erning ths present leader
ship Of the Republican party. 1t is an
electric stroke that clarifies and sweet
ems the political atmosphere. The pop
ular vision can now clearly see that
public sentiment is supreme in partisan
councils; and that the wisest leader
ship is that in closest touch with the
wish and hope of the masses. To the
consummation OF such desirable eud.
many causes and agencies have con.
tributed. But it is only just to say
that foremost among them has bsen
the frank and fearless utterauce5 of
| the Republican press, voicing in brave
words the general will of the voters.
OF its share in such a victory that
press has good reason to fePl proud.
But in its moment OF elation it should
not forget to resolve upon equally franb
and straightforward utterance in the
political battles that ara to come.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-01-04
RAn[L ZEE COLLEGE.

Considerable discussion has been
reused in interested circles by the
change of the name of the Woman's
Annex at Harvard to that OF Rad
cliffs College" Heretofore the insti
tuition has enjoyed no defnite recogni.
tion at the hands of the university. but
now it iS proposed to give its mtnage-
ment over to thJ latter and counter
sign its diplomas with the namo OF
President Eliot or whoever his sue.
cessor shall be. At the Same tins
good authority will be sought for the
granting of the degree A. B. and this
degree will be to all intents and pur
poses identical with that granted BY
the Harvard authorities to the young
men at Cambridge. The new name of
the college comes from Anne Rad
cliffs, who gave almost. If not quite,
the first money ever devoted by a
woman to the cause of education in
this country.
But, as might be expected, these
steps have not been taken without pro-
yoking some hostile comment. Thus
correspondent Of the Nav York Even
ing Post writes to that papar "To
the many who for more than a decade
have watched the annex in what they
hoped was Its progress toward absorp.
ton in Harvard, or at least toward
some form Of generous straightfor-
ward affiliation with that great instltu.
ton, tho proposed cousummation is
pitiul deception. What is to bs the
significance of a Radcliffe diploma
with the seal of Harvard university
affixed2 Is it the litaral equivalent Of
Harvard degree? Then is Harvard
not honest enough to say so, in plain
and simple terms such as those in
which its own parent. the English Uni.
versity of Cambridge, has acknowl
edged its recognition of women gradu
ates?" 1t is doubtless a source of dis
appointment to many friends Of Har-
yard that it has not taken more ad-
vanced step In the matter aud made its
women's department an integral por.
tion Of ITSELF but the fact should not
be overlooked that 1t has done some
thing in that direction and that there
is very considerable probability that
it will follow up its present policy by q
more radical step a little later on.
These reforms are not won't to move
backward. and having compromised
with the more enthusiastic friends OF
co-edunation now, ills quite likely to
80 further In the same direction in the
future.
Meanwhile Radcliffe college will af-
ford abundant facilities for higher
study and do work for similar char.
acter to that OF the university of which,
except In name, it has now become Il
part. 1t is to bs thought that it will
De recognized hereafter as separate
branch of the university, to be sure,
and yet branch ir which young wo.
men may secure as thorough au eduaa-
tion as their brothers in Harvard col
lege, and receive at the close OF their
course a diploma representing pre-.
cisely as much, except in name. as the
one bestowed upon the young mon.
|
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-01-04
RoRouaa BOARDS nr prAIrH.

The act providing for the establish.
ment OF boards Of health in all boroughs
of the commonwealth, summary of
which was published yesterday. is too
often overlooked. In some localities it
Is sighted through ignorance of its
existence In others, the impression
prevails that boards Of health are for
cities and not for small communities
The latter is grievous error, both
Of fact and law. The law makes no
exceptions in its requirement that
borough councils, within six months
after the enactment Of the act of May
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-01-04

lT IS undoubtedly true that the jury
which consents TO an unfair compro.
mise in order to spare itself the incon-
venienca of long sitting is poor ai-
junct of human justice. But it is also
too true that vast deal of this sort Of
thing is done in more counties than
ona
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-01-04

REPRESENTATIVE ERDMAN. OF Lehigh,
is straightforward In his assertion that
be will vote for the Wilson bill. This
Is better than to raise false hopes
among the thousands of idle men in his
district But it is kind of loyalty to
false principle that tina people Of his
district should make haste to get rid Of.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-01-04

IT IS regretable that deserving un-
fortunates should have to bear the
odium cast upon them by such ingrates
as that visitor to Father Christ'S par
sonage, who rewarded hospitality with
an oath and got very properly caned
for his impudence. A stout hickory
club is good aid to the digestion Of
ungrateful tramps.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-01-04

THE TRIBUNE is indebted to the es
teemed Wilkes-Barre Record for call
ing its attention to an inadvsrtencs of
which it was guilty in accrediting
Commissioner Smith, Of Luzarne
county, to the Democracy. This is the
more numiliating to us because it in
accurately gives Mr.. Smith to party
which wOula never know what 10 do
with an official of his integrity aud
thoroughness. We frankly apologize
to Mr.. Smith and thank the Record for
reminding US of our mistake.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-01-04
SCRANTON, JANUARY 4, 1894.
The WILSON BILL;

Has reduced to idleneSs 9,000 900 Of
American trorkerS,
has reduced talues to an amount
greater than The national debt.
Threatens to strike luih equal
cruelty the farmer, the miner the
lumbermn,, the iron 1Uorker, the
glass bloleer and the teatile tcorker.
Is the reticed attempt Of The free
trade con federacy to regain by tariff
schedules WhGt il lost by bdyoaetS
Aims to pe,petuGte conditions the
rery possibility Of lghtch has plunged
the nation into a slough Of industrial
de&p0dd.
VOTE FOR GROW AND PRoTEC-
TON.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-01-04

PENNsYLyANIA's voice was against In.
dustry wrecking at Harrisburg yester-
day, and Pennsylvania vote will be
equally emphatic in February.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-01-04

THE SIMPLE fact of the matter was
that Pennsylvania Republicans couldn't
ignore such magnificent chance.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-01-04

THE UNITED STATES treasury is losing
its cash about us rapidly as the admin
istration is losing its caste.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-01-04

THE "oLD MAN made grand old
finish and will give to Pennsylvania
and protection another grand old cham
pion.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-01-04

The INDUSTRY Of eye gouging is one
that cannot become too seriously de-
pressed.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-01-04

WHILE THE success of the Grow can.
didacy is due largely to the very cor
dial reception 1t met with from Re.
publican newspapers in all portions Of
the state. it is proper to place the
credit Of its first suggestion where it
properly belongs Mr. Grow WAS
brought out" not, as Il Harrisburg
dispatch in a morning contemporary
asserts. "by the Scranton Republican, "
but by Editor Theodore Hart, Of the
Pittston Gazstts. Until the Gazette
proposed the sage of Glsnwood as Cen
eral Lilly's successor, such an idea
had not entered Mr. Grows mind. He
was first apprizsd of the movement to
nominate him by the receipt of clip
ping containing ex-Representative
Hart's editorial The nervs of Joseph A.
Scrantons paper in stealing the hoaorJ
Of friendly contemporary which has
shown it many past favors will be rec
ogni2sd as thoroughly characteristic.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-01-04

OUR CoNDoLENCE to the Philadelphia
Inquirer lis in a pitiable political
hole
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-01-04

PuGILIsTs SHOULD get an upper cut in
wages.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-01-04

No other sarsaparllla has the merit to
hold the confidence OF entire communities
year after year, as Hoods Sarsaparilla. It
possesses curative powers peculiar to itself.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-01-04

GOVERNOR MITCHELL. of Florida, has
a chance to distinguish himself by pre-.
venting the prize fight bstween Corbstt
and Mitchell which has been arranged
to take place this month at Jackson
vile. The bruisOrs Of the ring have
been driven out of so many states that
the failure of this contest because of
interference by the authorities would
have very depressing effect upon the
whole slugging business. Pugilists
Hall and Fitzsimmons were driven out
of Minnesots, and both Indiana and
New York have recently been saved
from the disgrace of encouraging hstic
encounters by the quick and positive
action Of Governors Matthews and
Flower. Even Louisiana is no longer
a safe place for the meeting OF the
champions. If Governor Mitchell
will do his duty, this particular match
may be declared off, and the English
fighter may reconsider his intention to
settle in America and become an actor
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-01-04

Hoods P liz are purely vegetable, care
fully prepared from the beat ingredients.
26c. -
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-01-04
PH0-Re' mos SURE "a sAsh ttRhFoR Afo
DRUNKENNESS

Equal TO tho ''Keelsy Cure" at small cost
Try a bottle and II it does you good continue
il. Druggists sellit.
Hawaii holomua = Progress. [volume] (Honolulu) 1893-1895, 1894-12-15
NOTICE.

All powers of attorney granted
to Mrs G. N. Arnold by the under
signed are hereby cancelled. No in.
struments signed by her on my
behalf in the future will be of
legal validity.
Honolulu, Nov. 18th, 1894.
Mary Liwai.
nov 26 If
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AND THE
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For YOKOHAMA and HOEGKOgG

Steamers Of the above Companies viii
call at Honolulu to their way 10 the above
ports on or about the following dates.
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For san FRANCISCO.

Steamers Of the above Companies viii
call az Honolulu on their way from Hong
kong and Yokohama to the above port on
or about the following dates:
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-12-04
Death of Ex.Governor Bowie.

BALTIMORE. Nd, Dec. 4.-Ex-Gov-
ernor Oden Bowie died at half past two
o'clock this morning at his home, Bowie,
Md. He had stoke of paralysis last
Monday night which was the immediate
cause of dissolution. He was IS years
old and prominent figure in Mary
land. In early life he was captain in
the Mexican war, and served several
terms in the Maryland legislature.
He was governor of the State from 1867
to 1871 and since that time had con-
tinuously been president of the Balti-
more & Potomac Railroad Company
and of the Baltimore City Passenger
Railway Company. He was President
of the Maryland Jockey Club for nine
teen years and bred and raced some
of the best thoroughbreds on the turf.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-12-04
TUESDAY EVENING. DEC. 4, 1874.

ABOUT THE only one thing as yet
definitely determined upon in respec
of the proceedings of the present ses'
sion of Congress, seems to be an attempt
to tax the people of the whole country
one hundred million dollars, nominaliy
for the purpose of digging a canal
through the foreign territory OF Mica
ragua, Incidentally" of course, for the
benefit of the members of the canal
company and those engaged in effecting
the success of the scheme. Thepresent
democratic Congress doesn't command
the peoples highest respect, but Ii II
shall pass a bill for any such purpose
as that referred to, it will certainly
90 down as unhonored, as un-
wept and unsung. There are
billions of idle capital in the North
now, and if the proposed canal be as
sure a success as its advocates say it
will be, the owners of that capital are
afforded an excellent opportunity for
investing some of it safely and profita-
bly,. Why the poor people of the coun'
try, who will derive none of its possible
benefits, should be still further taxed to
build it, can not be satisfactorily ex'
planned.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-12-04
CONGRESS.

After the GAZETTE's report of the
proceedings of Congress closed yester-
day Mr.. George introduced in the Sen
ate resolution directing the commit
tee on rules to report revision of the
rules. Mr.. Hoar introduced a resolu-
ton for the election Of Senators by
popular vote. Mr.. Lodge presented a
resolution, calling upon the Secretary
of State for the correspondence in the
case of the two japanese surrendered
and executed in China. Mr.. Blanchard
protested against the Turkish atrocities
in Armenia. Mr.. PETER offered reso-
luton calling for an investigation ofthe
Presidents authority to issue call for
bonds and for his authority to send
troops to Chicago during the recent
strike. Mr.. Call offered a resolution.
which went over, for the appointment
of a special committee to inquire as to
what extent the Louisiana lottery or
Honduras lottery was operating in
Florida.
In the House bill providing for the
free coinage OF silver was introduced
by Mr.. Hartman, of Montana. An
important provision of the measure is
that requiring import duties to be paid
in gold in cases where the articles of
importation are brought from countries
whose governments refuse to open
their minis to the free coinage of silver
and gold. Mr.. Meredith introduced a
bill to permit the Washington and
Georgetown Street Railway Company
to extend its tracks over a defined
route. Two shipping bills were intro
duced by Mr.. Fithian. The bills pro-
vide that gross instead of net tonnage
shall be the basis of computing tonnage
taxes. 1t is also proposed to change
the measurement law to make it con-
form - that of Great Britain.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-12-04
Assassinated by Outlaws.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Dec. 1.-The
mechanics, bold gang of outlaws, to
whom ten murders are already charged
up and six of whom have been killed
by officers, have added fresh crime to
their list. Yesterday Pink Murphree,
farmer living in Meacham, was assas-
sinated in his field. Three bullets en-
tered the mans body, but he managed
to- crawl home and give the names of
three of his murderers. He had given
evidence in Mobile against some of the
Meachamites who were tried upon the
usual charge of illicit distilling. Two
of the Meachams have been caught, but
it is thought that their friends will res
cue them before they reach Jail.