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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-02-26
ION REED HILARIOUS.

These are happy days for Thomas B.
Reed. Not only IL he on tho best of
political terms with himself and with
the public, but he is moreover enjoying
an uncommonly early and therefore an
uncommonly gratifying vindication of
those parliamentary rulings which
won for him, from dspleased and
checkmated Democratic tilibusters. the
most artistic, symmetrical and empha-
tic delugs OF misrepresentation and
abuse incurred by aDy Republican since
Lincoln. In its piiiable inability to
transact buIiness without the means OF
enforcing the attendance Of u quorum,
the Democratic majority is today upon
the very verge Of adopting tho9o same
much-derided Reed rules which it late.
" depicted as autocratic, arbitrary and
un-American. Shame alone holds it
back; and anybody conversant with
Democracys history need not be told
that when shame is the only consider
alton, it rarely las;a long.
The rules Of Mr.. Reed, it may be
wise to recapitulats, were simply the
application Of common sense business
principles to the transaction of house
business without quorum the house
san do no business, Under Mr. Reeds
prsdecessors,a quorum had meant a
quorum of present and voting mem
hers; that is, of members who, in nd r
dition to being visible in the house to
the speakers eye, were audibly pres
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the spiritual bettermcnt of the race,
urging that the bill be Immediately
enacted.
For THE TEIDUNE's part it cannot sse
wherein the regulation OF American
morals can be improved through the
contemplated interference of congress.
Admitting without question the oc-
noSiousness of many kinds of medicine
advertisements which appeal to disrep'
utalle passions and vices. and conced'
ing freely that such things ought not
Ia b. made glarinE features OF any
Journal circulating in the home circle,
ii is vet unable to believe that q gen
eral law, passed by congressman col
lec;iyeiy far from brilliant in their
standards either OF intelligence or nor
al,,y. will better meet this case than
the individual Judgment Of the genar-
ally reputable and respectable men who
conduct tho business departments OF
American newspapers, OF OF the cih-
2,us who subssli5s for these pap'rs.
That this law would place within the
Yaslolice department dangerous
uowcr is shown in the mistaken zeal
with which former official in charge
Of this department made strained and
unwarranted use Of the necessary stat
ute against the circulation of improper
literature. to discriminate as INST lit
erary productions as innocent in spirit
AMI purpose. in tho opinion of many
p.r5ons, as any play Of Shakespeare
or any chapter in the Old Testament
Scriptures.
The Central point in all these recur
ring spasms Of attempted moral reSen-
Grafton by act OF congress is that, in
this broad, liberal and tolerant nine
teenth century, the intelligent Ameri q
can public is well qualified to take care
OF itself 1t doss not require the aid Of
fussY paternalSn to conserve its NOR
ality nor to enlighten it aS TO what il
good and What is not good for its vel =
fare. If it cannot paddle its own canoe
through the flurries and eddies Of a
seething and rermeuting age, that task
cannot we'll bs performed under the
pilotage of a congress nine.t .tenths de-
IiriouJ in all its recent deliberations,
nor by the capricious guidance of II
Postmaster General who may, individ-
ualiy, DO q most es:mable and worthy
gentleman, but who cannot. in the
nature of things, amplify his mind SO
rs 10 put proper moral aegis over
seventy million OF sovereign Americans
Congress should keep hands Off
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WE REGARD it AS an unfounlsd iu-
sinuation that the motion, at a recent
meeting Of the poor board, for an i'm.
mediate special session in the event of
court decision favorable to out door
relief, was inspired by any foro knowl-
edge of what the opinion of the court
would be. Such a thought derives no
encouragement from the public record
Of any of our honorable judges.
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iF THE miners of northeast Pennsyl.
vonia had wanted free coal they would
have voted for Mr.: Hancock. who rep.
resented tariff reform down to the low
est approximation to free trade, Their
failure to do so was not in the nature
of an accident
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ent, through their answers to the roll
call. Under the old order, while every
member might bo present and in his
seat, it would not bs a QUORUM, il
sufficient number for some reason, 70
Trained from answering 30 the roll clli
The ruling OF Mr.. Reed which Oc.
stoned such i ferocious outc!y, WAS
nothing more nor less than the obVi-
ously simple, plain and straightforward
decision that if present member
sought to delay business by refusing 70
answer to his nama, he should b, nc.
counted rs present, anyhow, upon thu
evidence Of good eye sight. The sn-
preme court, bsioW whom the consti-
tutionaliiy Of this ruling WAS tried, de-
ci!ed that q qV9:um meant IL present
quorum. aud that in default OF other
instructions by tha house Ns 70 the
manner of ascertainiug wnen u quorum
was present, the spiaEers eye was rs
legal as the members OWN voice, II
being wisely held that t&e aD'aE7r,
until checked by tie house. acSet as
the agent of The house aud thai, thort-
fore, his ruliug5 were the ruias' Of the
house
ia the parliamentary ti!ts OF the past
week, precipijntsl by representative
BANDS vigorous scoring OF his partys
imbecility, Mr. Reed has emerged o
victor at every point. Tho Democratic
pariiamen tarians torasso that the per
petGatioa of his rniinGs is the one
way out of intensilying tang'es, en-
barrassments, delays and factionaI
disssu8ions They recognize that their
profuss abuse of those rulings, while
useful for the moment. WAS in the long
run an overwhelming mistake. They
would give anything to recall it. They
would give anything to feel free to
adopt the Reed precedent without self
stultiicition. Shame, ut this moment,
is the only influence restraining them
from a eomp!ste somegsault;sad shame,
with Democracys leaders. is limited
consideration. A week or day hence
may witness their abject surrender
They must come to it some day or else
confess their utter incapacity for self
government
Aud that is why Mr.. Rssl is on such
goou terms with him52lf.
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Collected Before Delivery.

NIWVWV UITU7Ul TVW.
II is well for Mgrshall Wright That lie
got his reward for his brilliant manage
ment Of the campaign before the election.
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THAT VlEDUCT.

When you coma right down TO the
merit OF the thing, why should the
public give anything toward the con.
struc,ioa Of the proposed Vast LIcka.
wanna avenue viaduct? Who was it
that destroyed that stretch Of public
thoroughfare? Who was it that made
those railway and street car crossings
unsafe? Was it the public? Or was it
the railway corporations themselves? ?
Who gets the benefit of this dangerous
occupation of the public street? The
public or the railroads: Who, then,
ought to pay for the privilege AMI in
cur the responsibility Of making it
safe?
1t is kind in the two corporations
that have made this part Of Scranton
notable center of danger to volunteer
to bear two-thirds of the expense of
obviating that danger They coull
doubtless have evaded paying a single
cent of the cost Of the proposed viaduct
had they been 50 minded, and the pub
lie would have had no bettor recourse
than to whistle for contributions, or
eliza bear all the expense itself. We do
not wish to be understood as bslittling
the generous spirit which prompts the
donation Of ten thousand dollars each
by the Scranton Traction company aud
the Delaware, L5cGAwauaa and West
ern Railway company. As corporation
gratitude goes, this was an exceptional
display OF public obligation, for which
we ara duly grateful
Yet it can do 10 harm TO remsmber
that when the general public Is asked
to pay the remaining ten thousand dol.
lars itself it is simply ASKED to Dear a
tax for the ayoidanae 0! a peril which
the corporations themselves, imposed
upon it aud which ou}hS to have been
oDviated by the corporations as the
very beginning, The law which per:
mits a railroad company to soizo a
street or effect crossing hurtlul to
the public safety should s9e to il that
hereafter, waon it c1mas to erecting
precautions for tho protection Of the
public, the cost Of these precautions is
put where it properly belongs,
BEPUBuCAN NOMINATIONS next fall
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Farmer Oatcake--Yes; 4 always make it
q point TO keep thirteen chickens.
Visitor But you know, thirteen is an
number.
Farmer That's just the reason do it.
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Twenty Ave Tons Per Man.


chicago DJpdict
1t costs great deal to die in Brazil.
Thus far tho fatalities have averaged about
one to every 60 600 pounds OF gunpowder
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-02-26
Too Many Fool Friends.

rto York Commercial Adreriiser
One of the difficulties in the recent case
OF Mr.. Peckham was that he lad too many
DOL friends.
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pidn't Vote In Multiple styls.

hiadciLhia Times, Dem.
At least there were no evidences that
the Democracy was guilty Of ballot. box
stufling Of any kind
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MOVES =
VA on the Board.

d. ?. Thomas, of the North End,
who has announced himself as Il caudi-
date for legislative honors in the First
district. is national secretary of the
True Order of lvorites has been prom
nent in Welsh American journalistic
circles during an extended owership OF
the B,ada, and ia Republican from
his feet up His husting opponent,
Representative Farr, is better known
than Mr.. Thomas in legislative circles,
but friends of Mr. Thomas cite his
dexterity as parllamsntsrian and say
he would not take a back seat in any
gathering to which he might be ac
credited the outcome Of this COM
petition will be awaited with interest.
+
Ex-Juigs S3eley's peremptory with.
dIawal from the congressional fight in
the Fifteenth leaves Representative
Myron B. Wright, to all appearances,
master Of the situation, His re-nom-
inatiOa is therefore probable and his
reelection, if he shall be ers.nomiaGted
practically certain. Mr.. Wright has
bsen an attentive legislator, prompt in
attendancs and fertile in resources.
lie would possess many advantages
over member lacking his experience
#*#
Any disposition to introduce bitter
ness into the selection Of the next r.
publican nominee for congress in Lu.-
zerne county will, of course, b. resisted
by disinterrsted friends os good GOV
erlmont. Mr. Hines must be beaten,
hut bis defeat shOuld not leave behind
it dissensions among the viGtors 4
little while ago he refused to please
fsw Republicans" by voting to pro-
tect the industries OF his constituents.
These Few R9pu Oiicans' appear
to have been in u very healthy major
ily last IUesday--shonld select a rep
resantitive who will respect their
wishes, and one whom they can at q Il
times trust.
Representative Joseph A. Scranton
got oat Of last weeks parliamentary
tangIe in the house by receiving u Leave
Of absence on account Of sickness
Rowe, troubles and ruc.iou3 basaL
tho local D'mocracy on every hand
II ex-Sheritf Robinson Gould have
heard the comments that were ma le
among the ranG and fle with reference
to the laying on; accorded by the
Emira Telegram yesterday to his
leadership. ne wonll have regarded il
as poor recompense for financial AMI
other as'istanc. rendered by him to the
party. Nothing succeeds like succc7s
is true in politics, but it doesn't begin
to come up to the gigantic truth that
nothing fails like faiuta. Tae lot Of
the Lackawanua Democracy for the
next few moathS is truly an unenyi-
! ahle one.
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Ludierons. Unhnppy CerI.

7'-'T 7 W. = 7-'-''TVT' W. -T--T u II0TT1
There ia no more pathetic spectacle
these days than Carl Schurz trying 10
BmiIe ut Grief
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-02-26

ihNUuG ihid bNNetH.
Now for Nn exhibition Of old-fashioned
Democratic "hArmOny,n The fun has only
ust begun.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-02-26

OFFICER Roche and the entire police
department are to DO congratulated on
the vigilance with which they have APP
pretended certain mem mbars of the gang
of burglars that has 80 long infested
Scranton. The continuance, indetin,
itely, Of the police activity Of the past
few weeks would soon put this city
upon a propr plane Of security from
petty misdsm .anors.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-02-26

DEMOCRACY WILL be in luck next
November il il shall succeed in elect.
Ing z corporll's guard Of congressman.
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THE TROUBLE with Mr.. Bland in con.
gress the other day was that he acted
more like Mr. Blunt. 1t isn't
fashionable in polite society to tell
unpleasant truths
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-02-26

BY PRACTloiNG HARD AMI working
late, it is believ9l iowa ana Kansas
can coms pretty near equalling Penn
sylyania's record.
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Representative Joseph A. Scranton
got out Of last weeks parliamentary
tangle in the house by receiving u leave
Of absence on account Of sickness
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-02-26

IL pieces Tabblo LINEN,
Bioached, Unblaac1ed
and Turkey Red. Our
price, 35C,; worth SOC.
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REPUBLICAN, NOMINATIONS next fall
should not be in SsGcn earnest demand
as to sacrifice Republican harmony
and thus 90 away in some measure
with the chances for Republican vic
tOry
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-02-26

ONE ENJOYABLE feature OF American
politics is that the people will not stay
fooled.
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ONE OF the cleycrest recent flights of
Correspondent p \. Barrstt's fertile
fancy was his description in yesterdays
Telegram Of Scranton Ave years hence.
Take q long breath aud read this ex
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-05-09
WHARF AND WAVE.

DIAMOND HEAD, May s, 10 P. M.
Weather clear; wind, light,
north.
The kinau will be in this morn
ing from Hilo and way ports.
The steamer Hawaii is receiving
some minor repairs at the foot of
Allen street.
The barkentine Discovery left
San Francisco on the 18th ult. for
Port Gamble.
The schooner Mary E. Foster
will leave for Koloa today with a
cargo of coal.
The G.. w. Watson, Olsen mas
ter, arrived yesterday from Port
Blakely with a cargo of lumber.
The Irmgard was to leave San
Francisco on April 2Sth, or two
days later than the G. D. Bryant.
Spoken. March 12-Lat. 3 S.,
long. IS W., Ger. ship Marie Hack
field, from Liverpool for Honolulu.
The Hawaiian bark Leahi left
in tow yesterday for Kahului to
discharge 200 tons of coal and
then load sugar for San Francisco.
The schooner Golden Shore re-
quires about 500 bags of sugar to
complete her cargo. She will leave
for San Francisco about Saturday.
The bark G. D. Bryant, Captain
Jacobsen, arrived yesterday, thir-
teen days from San Francisco.
The trip down was very pleasant
one. She brought about 1900 tons
of freight and three horses, the
property of DR.. A. r. Rowat, who
came on the vessel accompanied
by his family. The vessel is dis
charging at Brewers wharf.
The wreck of the whaleback
Wetmore, which went ashore at
Coos Bay, is being rapidly envel-
oped in sand. A bar is extending
out towards her, and if it keeps on
forming as rapidly as it has the
past year it will only be a short
time when a person can walk
aboard of her. The machinery
valued at about $4,000, is still in
the wreck, and her owners will
wait for the land to go the ship
before attempting to take it out
IS. F. Chronicle.
| The recent arrivals of sugar yes
sells at San Francisco were: April
| 16, schooner Carrier Dove, "a days
April II, bark Villalta. "a days
April "a, schooner 0. NJ. Kellogg
90 days; schooner Allen A, q
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Collisions With Derelicfs.

Australia is out of the track of
derelicts, unless those rowing ice
islands from the South Pole come
within a liberal Interpretation of
the term, and then Australian
bound ships at certain periods are
menaced a good deal. But the
genus derelict, the abandoned and
water-logged lumber ship, bark,
brig or schooner, is a constant
source of danger in the north At
lantic, and any movement to clear
the track is hailed with satisfac-
ton by shipowners, shipmasters,
and by underwriters in all parts of
the world. Among the subjects to
be discussed at the annual meet
ing of the Chamber of Shipping,
held in London on the 18th ult.,
was the destruction of these dere-
licts in the north Atlantic. In ac-
knowledging the receipt from the
London Shipmasters' Society of a
number of signatures of captains
to the petition praying the Govern
ment to destroy derelicts, Mr.. Otto
Jaffe, the Belfast shipbuilder, men
tions two curious condolences.
The very first name on this London
Shipmasters' Society list is that Of
the captain of a vessel in which
Mr.. Jaffe is pecuniarily interested,
and this captain, on his passage
from Newport to Hamburg in Jam
uary met two derelicts, barely es-
Gaping collision with the second of
them. In the February chart of
the derelicts the Cragside is men
toned as having sunk after collis-
ion with one of them. The Crag-
side is also a vessel in which Mr..
Jaffe is a shareholder, while he is
likewise a director of the company
owning her. No wonder Mr.. Jaffe
is earnest in his efforts to induce
the Admiralty to join the United
States Government in sinking these
most dangerous ocean distractions.
Several vessels, on their voyages to
New York, report having run into
floating wrecks, and sustained
much damage. These mishaps
ware not so serious as to prevent
them reaching port. Had a severe
storm prevailed at the time of the
accidents, or followed Immediately
upon them, the result might have
been different. The number OF
collisions of this character has been
exceptionally large. They indicate
that the rowing derelict is far from
rare in the course of navigation
Australian paper.
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days; April %, schooner Aloha, %
days. All from Honolulu. April
16, schooner Spokane, 143 days
from Hilo; April %, brig Courtney
Ford, III days from Kahulul.
April "a, brig Geneva, 10 days
from Honolulu. Departure-Aprll
Is, brig John D. Spreckels for IA
hului.
WASHINGTON, D. c., April %
Commander Heyerman and Lieu
tenant Lyman will each lose rank
and suspension for one year for the
loss of the Kearsarge. This de-
cision was announced today.
The old bark Don Carlos has
been resurrected. She was built in
Italy in 1875, and was christened
the Principi di Lucedi. Later she
was sold to Chinese firm and her
name was changed to the Kwong
Tong, and when Nick Bichard
bought her, about eight years ago,
he placed her under the Bolivian
flag and named her the Don Carlos.
For several years she was used as a
lumber vessel, but when trade fell
slack she was laid up and will take
Chinese cannery supplies to Alaska.
IS. T. Call.
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BRITISH COLONIES .

Toronto, Ontario ] E Thompson, Consul
General; Geo A Shaw, Vice-Consul
Montreal-Dickson Anderson, Consul
Kingston, Ontario-Geo Richardson,
Vice-Consul
Rimouski, Quebec n Pouliot @ c.,
Vice-Consul
st Johns. n B-Allan o Crookshank,
Consul
Yarmouth. N SD F Clements, Vice
Consul
Victoria, B CIR P Rithet, Consul
Vancouver, B &c M Beattie, Consul
Sydney, N Wv E Dixon, Acting
Consul
Melbourne, Victoria-G N Oakley, Consu
Brisbane, Observation-Disclosures b Webster
Consul
Hobart, Tasmania-Captain Hon Audley
Coote, Consul
Launceston- Geo Collins, Vice-Censul
Newcastle, N Wv II Moulton,
Consul
Auckland, N ID B Cruikshank, Consul
Dunedin, N Z-Henry Driver, Consul
Hongkong, China-Hon tombstone
Keswick, Acting Consul-General
Shanghai, China-Hon j tombstone
Keswick
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PASSENGERS.

ARRIVALS.
From San Francisco, per blk D Bryant,
May S-Dr Rowat, Mrs Rowat and 2
children.
DEPARTURES.
For Maui and Hawaii. per stmr w G
Hall, May S-For Volcano: h HI Bridge,
Captain Sinclair, A Pilkington. WAY
ports Mrs Kitchen and daughter, z
Wilder. Il Spreckels, Bluxome, T f
Follis, Rev A Horsfall, ] Rading, w Ber-
lowitz, s Norris, III Bell, and 40 on deck.
For Honokaa, per steamer Waialeale,
May 8-Dr Tiemann, and on deck.
For Kauai. per stmr Mikahala, May s.
] NJ Vivas, Silva, Mrs B Fernandes. M rs
M Ferriera, Mrs NJ Leyinho, G Harrison.
and % on deck.
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diplomatic and Consular Ren,e.
senfafives of Hawaii Abyos5
IN THE UNITED STATES.

United States-His Elk l. A Tbnrsto,
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister
Plenipotentiary, Washington. ID @.
Secretary and Charge d. AfFaires al ~
terim-F P Hastings
New York; III Allen, Consul-Cenaral
San Francisco-C L Wilder. Consul.
General for the Pacific States: Cali
fornia, Oregon and Nevada and
washington ......J Z Soper.
Consular Clerk
lphia-Robert 81 Davis. Copsn,
San Diego, Cala-Jas w Girvin. Consul
Boston-Gorham D Gilman. Consul
Portland ORR MCCraken, Consul
Port Townsend, Wash-James q Swan.
Consul
Seattle-G r Carter, Consul
Tacoma, Washington-J t Belcber
Acting Vice-Consul
MEXICO, CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA.
o of Mexico, Mexico = Col w ] De
Gress, Consul. Il II Baker, Vice
Consul
Manzanillo-RobertJ James Barney, Co.
sui.
Guatemala-HenryT olke, Consul
Peru, Lima-F Crosby, Acting Consul
Callao, Peru-S Crosby, Consul
Chile, Valparaiso, ID Thomas, Charge d.
Affaires and Consul-General
Ms4'te Video, Uruguay Conrad Hughes,
Consul
Philippine Islands, Iloilo-George Shell
merdiue, Consul
Manila-Jasper NJ Wood Consul
Cebu- George E A Cadell Consul
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VESSELS aN POET.
This list does not incinde coasters.'

U Philadelphia, Barker, Callao.
II [ J N Takachiho, Nomura, Yokohama.
Fl b NJ Champion, Rookie, Esqulmalt.
MERCHANTMEE.
Am blk R P Rithet, Morrison, S F.
Am Miss stmr Morning Star, Garland.
Ship Occidental, Morse, COmax, 3 9.
Am schr Golden Shore, Bernholm, n s w.
Blk G Allen, Thompson, San Francisco.
Bktne N Castle. Hubbard. San Fran.
Bktne Mary Winkelman, Nissen, San f.
Am schr Salvador, Wells. n S w.
Am bkt Robt Sudden, Uhlberg, w.
Am blk Newsboy, Mollestad, N S w.
Nor blk Drummer, Anderson, n w.
Am schr II n Kimball, Hellingsen, Eureka
Blk G d Bryant, Jacobsen, San Francisco
Schr G w Watson, Olsen, Gray's Harbor
Am bktne Jane L Stanford, Newcastle.