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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-03-21

and strength at the opening. and for
the first part OF the session. The yards
reported light run Of hogs and a steady
market. which was the main reason
for the good feeling in product. When
wheat weakened. however. II was oh
served that products showed sympathy.
and prices eased or. At the close May
pork was &c. higher than at the same
time yesterday, May lard 2hc. lower.
and May ribs unchanged There was
a fllr ..aah laInand for unnaia
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-03-21
Mr. 1 u. X. sleight,s Successor.

The Presbyterian Committee OF Publica-
tlon viii meet to-day TO make some al :
rrsngement In regard to the future man
i,,,a7,ent Of the business OF the committee
They will not at this time selec. "a a
s,,rcessor to the late j. ID. X. Slelgnt; WHO
sue h,,siness manager, but will probably
Continue cont the business under the eonuu le
of Rev Or. James \. Hazen, , oms as
listed by Mr.. Edward S. Hazen, until ,he
sst meeting of the General Assembly.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-03-21
GRAIN AND COTTON EXCHANGE.
RICHMOND. VA, March


Oferings-Wheat, 500 bushels, corn
Cwhite), 92S bushels
Sales-Wheat, $50 bushels; corn (white),
92s bushels.
uuotatior s-W 5Oc. to
G3c: mixed, zoe. 10 &c; shortberry, osc.
to 62c.: No. red, Gil2c.
Corn-Whte, Virginia tbag lots), 44c. I;
No. white. lie; No. mixed, 43c. !;
Oats-Winter (for seed. BE. TO Acc. /.
No. ? mixed 36l9c 10 BE-; No. mixed,
35c 10 SIC.
Rye. Doc. 70 SIC.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-03-21

.WILNINGTON. y. c.. March 2o.-Rosln
firm: strained, SOC. good strained, Doc.
Tar steady at soc.
Crude turpentine steady; hard, Sl.1O;
soft and virgin, $50.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-03-21

Cash Quotations-Flour-T market
was quiet and prices steady and un-
changed. wheat. Soc; No. red. 5bap
BIC: corn. 357sc.; oats. 3Ou304c., pork,
$iO.Sjn iO. >7ia lard. S662iaH6.65. ribs.
S562hH5.Gj; shoulders, S6.OO9623; sides,
$6.oOn6.2J, whisky. SLID
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-03-21
BALTIMORE

BALTIMORE, MD. March Colour
duh and easy; western superfine Sl7OQ
100; DO. extra, S2OG2.4j, do family.
S2.Wg2.90, winter wheat, patent, $500
3.S5; spring DO. S3.65q&eOi DO straight
S3.2503.jO
Wheat dull; No. . rel spot and March
'9l2aJa3sc May, GOH a7ONc.; July, 62i3c
asked; steamer No. . red, 56Hu5G3sc.;
milling wheat. by rample, 59a6D4c.
Corn firm. mixed spot and March, 4l$
4ill2c.; April. 4ll.M4lsc.: May. 4lAq42c.;
steamer mixed. 40ikc. bid; southern corn,
BY sample, 42l2Q43c. do on grades AZ
Gi2Lc.
oats easy; No white western. -
Q3s2c. No. mixed. western 31iga36c.
Hay steady; good TO choice timothy,
S145Oql500.
Eggs easy az l2pl2i4c.
Sugar quiet: graduated S4.3G
Other articles unchanged.
Bonds-virglnia 3s. new, ~; Balt-
more and Ohio. 7GlsQ77A; Northern Cen
trail stock, 673s6Gs Baltimore and ohio
Southwestern firsts. iois bid 5 ilrst IL, In
comes, 81 bid: second incomes, IL bid;
Consolidated Gas bonds, ll4ss bid; do.
stocks, G3q03h.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-03-21

CHARLESTON. s. c.. March D-Tur-
pentine firm at 2Si4c.
Rosiu firm. good strained, SlW.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-03-21

VIII wear twice as long as other lock-
stitch machines.
Every part is independent Of every other
part and can be replaced at a trihinS
cost. Therefore. you can keep Stand
ard" Practically new a lifetime.
The STANDARD Needle dips only once
when making a stltch-old style shuttle
needles dip twice-hence that much more
Strain and wear
The STANDARD" shuttle never stops
when the machine Is In operation. Old
style shuttle3 start and stop twice 10
each stitch. Just think OF the extra
strain and wear that this makes. The
standard Shuttle moves onward con-
tinuOusly without jar
Stand wheels and treadie run on adj
Unstable steel points. which insures the
easiest. smoothest bearings known 10 me-
chanics. and the wear Is for a lifetime.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-03-21

DAILY COTTON LETTER.
Following Is the daily cotton letter OF
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-03-21
BONDS.
pTcUMOND STOCK MARKET

RICHMOND VA, March 20. 1894
Reported by John L. Williams & Sons.
Bankers and Brokers. No. 1000 Main
street.
N,,-ar,,,,o,t Cacurfffee Ria Aalrad
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-04-25
Rnsiness.like Meihnds.

Philadelphia an Berlin are cities OF
almost equal size and well typify the
best features of ths municipal progress
of their respective countries. Any COM
parsons that may he drawn between
them are essentially comparisons be-
tween our entire American theory Of
municipal government, as illustrated in
practice, and that which obtains among
the people Of Germany, A letter from
Berlin correspondent Of an American
newspaper detailing methods Of street
cleaning in the German capital lies be-
fore us Its facts are doubly interest.
ing to Scrantonians, whose streets, IL
cleaned at all. rarely during the hours
Of business give any evidence Of the
fact.
The entire business Of street clean
ing in Berlin is committed to an ex-
pert corps of skilled workmen whose
"places" are permanent during good
behavior and whose pay is conditioned
upon the value of the service per-
formed. Ten, fifteen or thirty years of
continuous service entities the work
man to retire on life pension which
increases with the recipients period of
faithful service. A general manager
conducts the department, but every
section of the city has its overseer and
subordinate force, who are held rigidly
responsible for results and who seldom
fail to produce results that can bear
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-04-25

scrutiny. Every night at midnight the
city is scrubbed rs carefully rs if it
were kitchen floor. The refuse is de-
posted in tall iron boxes distributed
along the streets, and soon carted away
in closed wagons. l. is the testimony
of all who have visited Berlin that even
after severe rains the streets are r.
clan and free from mu rs the mnrhl"
court yards Of tne city'4 palaces. Y
I c 1t oi this M 'r'f mt service
1892 WIS only $i52 0OO while in M
sam year. for rVlcr not 10 b m u
tion, d in me- ur"ath, fuilad'
phi4 pu, $j3LOJO M>rpv'r -v'gy
ounce OF Berlin, refuse is u,ilz'l in
such q manner as to return Cousiaar
able revenue which tends to reduce
the first cost Of the street cleaning de-
partment
There is no reason slve our own
carelessness why American municipal
ties should thus be put to shame in
comparison with the corresponding
cities of over.crowded and, as we are
want to contend, i'll governed Europe,
II we were to exact the same rigid per.
formance Of duty from our public Of
ticials that is taken for granted by the
urban inhabitants OF the old world,
our visible results would soon equal
theirs, and ought in time to surpiss
them. II the republic of America
means anything it mears a distinct ad
vance from mouarOhiOal model'. Havs
we yet IN lde sucn an Advaucs in the
government of our citips2
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-04-25
PoLITICs IN SMALL DOSES.

The Bucks county delegation will, It is
snld, be for Stewart first and Lyon second.
There are nineteen Democratic cand-
dates for the four legislative pegs in York
county.
Judge Clayton, of Delaware county,
claims to have thirty more delegates
pledged than are needed to insure his ro-
nomination,
II gallant Colonel Ricketts, wants to 90
down before the coming Hastings uprising
he is keeping that wish closely locked
within his own breast.
The fact that Erie countys delegation is
for Robinson, although not openly in
structed, ia believed to express feeling by
Erie county Republicans adverse to the
tactics OF the supporters of Walter Lyon
The latter had fought Giles d. Price with
unnecessary severity and the election of
Robinson men is one OF tho cunseuuences
The Altoona Tribune which has been
quoted as authority for the Implication
That Representative Robinson had offered
&. 900 for the Blair county delegation flat
ly denies having ever said or intimated
anything of the kind 1t opposes Robin.
son, but readily acquits him OF this slpn-
drrous charge VIII the Philadelphia
Press please make a note thereot9
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-04-25
Congress and the Press.


1t is unfortunate that the pending
postofice bill carries with it an amend
ment 30 increasing the postage on reg
nlar serial issues of books in parts "a
virtually to prohi bit tho cheap popular
literature disseminated by means Of
standard libraries" The amendment
raises the postage on this kind of pub.
lications from the low pound rate now
in vogue TO the costly third-class rate
and applies as directly to cheap re-
prints Of standard works and credita.
HE popular issues OF scientific. literary
or technical works as it does to the
lurid yellow. covered novel or nickel
'shocker" against which it was espe-
cislly directed
While it ia desirable to have good
books command good appreciation at
prices consistent with good mechanical
rs we'll as literary workmanship, it is
indisputable that cheap popular re-
prints aud standard literature have
done more to educate the great mass of
Dur citizens than any other agency
outside the school room or the news
paper press. The fact that play by
Shakespeare or an essay by Addison
finds widespread favor when issued in
neat pamphlet form and sold at re-
tail for two or three cents, is a ssiiSrac.
tory offset to all the harm done by the
abuse of this low postage privilege as
illustrated in the general vogue of
blood and.thunder flash libraries.
There ia no demand today for the
suppression through postal enactment
of Objectionable literature. The people
of this free country are as abundantly
qualified to choose their own intellect
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-04-25

ual food as they are to choose the ma
terial food which sustains their phys.
ical strength. 1t is altogether an un-
wholesome conception of the functions
of republican government which would
have congressional legislation super
ceds individual ju igment as to what
hooks aud pnprrs the peopl shall or
shall not read Congress may with
'ntire proprirty yet further cheap'n
the cosi o. postage to III p-orls, hu j.
under n oulig ZION to all to ihis
cost in the m 'un + in!icatai IN the
amendment which the house Of ropr--
ssnlativ 3 has Gently added to tn"
p,nding postal appr priation bill.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-04-25
SCRANTON, APRIL g5, 1894.

ONE OF the amusing features of the
passing hour is the battle of rival re-
atty interests over the location of the
new SHETLAND street bridge. 1t is a
contest by which the public is more en-
tertained than agitated.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-04-25

THE sACREDNESS Of u soft snap like
that $4,000 yearly pension drawn by
the Duke of Edinburgh for being on'
the royal family is a sp cies Of reve.-
ence in which Americans cannot join.
Some of them even begrudge Grover
Clevelands equal salary
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-04-25

STRANGER THINGS have happened in
Luzerne politics than could be the
nomination OF Senator Clarence w.
Kline for congress, in opposition TO
Hines. And maybe no wouldn't make
Hines skedaddlr
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-04-25

THERE NEVER was time before in
the history OF this country when one
dollar would purchase greater oppor-
tunities Of popular education than 1t
can TODAY, There never was a timT
before when civic ignorance had
smaller excuse for its existence.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-04-25

IT IS \ REPRoACH upon the American
people that for years they permitted
despoilers of their forests to wasts
regularly every year more timber in the
form OF bushes, limbs and nigh stumps
than they use to-day But this evil is
slowly curing itself, thanks to an
aroused public sentiment. 1t ought to
be an equal reproach upon US to know
that in the extravagant misgovernment
of our large American cities we squtu -
der more money each year than would
be needed to conduct many municipal
governments of equal siz, In deridsd
Europe.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-04-25

EDITOR pENEINAN. Of the Plymouth
Tribune nus declared war upon Mayor
Lolerick and his police officers In q
column aud half article, which is to
be continued, Editor Penuimsn sheds
the rays Of lurid search light unon
the workings Of the official organiza.
tion OF Plymouth and reveals the chief
magistrate and bis minions in an IN
favorable position. Editor Psnniman
states that he In company with a num-
Dor Of friends. was arrested on Sunday
evening without cause and was fined
$i, all upon account Of an article re-
hgcting upon members Of the police
force which appeared in the Tribune
columns on April g. As the editor Of
the Tribune is evidently covered with a
coating of war paint of the average
thickness of decorative stereo relief, il
is probable that Mayor LOderick will
sooner or later be made to raalz, that
he has unconsciously rsclined upon a
buzz saw,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-04-25

The announcement that Judge Sad
or Il Carlisle will not be canlidatr
for rsromination as president Judge OF
Cumberland county will take from ths
stnto ju iiciary one OF ITS brightest and
most respected members 1t hal been
known for some time that Judge Sadlsr
WAS succeeding 80 we'll in certain husi.
ness investments, notably those In
which he IS interested In Carbonlale
and which are under the efficient man
agement Of his son Wilbur, as to causr
wonder why he should cara to continu
his career on the bench. But there was
no prior intlmation that he would re-
ire within the present year, and tLis
news now occasions c'm'uent amonp
his friends in this vicinity, gltuuu.a
II is comment highly COM i'm ntnry ia
his ftacss ps n jldgs aad to his ADMIR-.
bic social qualities
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-04-25
FIRST MORTGAGE
6 63oBONDS
OF THE
FORTY FORT COAL
COMPANY.

A limited number of the above
bonds are Tor sale at par and ac.
crued interest by the following
parties, from whom copies Of the
mortgage and full information can
be obtained:
+. W, MulIigan, Cashier Second
National Bank, Wilkes Barre, Pa.
w. Watson, Cashier First Ma.
tional Bank, Pittston, Pa
J, l.. Pollen, Cashier Peoples
Savings Bank, Prltston, Pa.
A. A. Bry President Miners
Savings Bank, Pittston, Pa.
And by the Scranton Savings
Bank and Trust Com 3any, Trustee
under the Mortgage.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-04-25
Ranish the Ballot Thievas.

The rtceut conviction in Carbon
county oil three Dsmoctdtic ward heel
ers upon n charge of irregularities COM
mitted while serving upon election
boards won for them, among other
things, sentence Of temporary dis
frauehisement This recalls vividly to
mind the article which representative
Galusha A. Grow not long ago pro-
posed for Incorporation in the new
constitution of New York state, TO be
formulated by the constitutional con
ventiou which will assemble at Albany
next month We alluded to the sub
ject at the time, but deem it worthy Of
- second reference in the light of mum
erous later Developments in the art OF
systematic ballot frauds. After dein-
ing the manner IN which ballots sn,l
br cast, Mr. Grows amendment con
Times as follows:
ANY person duly convicted OF voting or
| offering TO vote a. any election, kuUWl =
| that be is 10. legal voter, ur OF voting or
| attempting 20 vote nc any election on any
/ her name than his own rlgbttulusm-, OF
| OF falsely registering OF attempting o. e.
| lister Tor tue purpose Of yuu g, or OF max.
| ing any false return ~ the result of any
| election, by "a false count Ol ballots ur by
changing IN any way % correct return su
| as 90 MAKE 10 au incorrect Que, or .O. auy
| o her WIGul violation Of the laws enacted
| to secure ialr elections aud az hJae,t
| count shall be- sentenced by the court 10
| hard labor ~ the ltulteuuary for not less
| than five nor more than twenty-five years,
| and q fine ui not less than 600 nor more
! than S. OF and shall bee forever dcharred
| from voting at any election and be- dis
! qualified for holding any Office OF honor.
| trust or profit 30 the state. All persons
| knowingly and wiIt..ly aiding, adytIng
| or encouraging any person 10 commit any
! OF the foregoing enumerated acts shall
/ upon conviction receive the same sentence
rs the person who should actually commit
| the act. ANY person convicted as atore.
| said, a. principal or accessory. shall not be
| purdoned or have hts Liabilities removed
| nor shall his sentence b. changed or in
| any way altered by Tie pAglJnlus power
or by act OF the legislature.
Such a provision IN the constitution,
backed up by resolute and determined
public sentiment, would undoubtedly
cause the downfall of Murpuyism, Cro-
keri.m and kindred obigArchles OF
bossIsm founded on the systematic
prostitution of the voting liberty o. the
people. Nor II permanent debarrmsnt
from c,liZtn.hlp one iota too drastic a
punishment for those who ply this ne
iaTious trade Of electoral treason. Pro,-
cription, even, would be jusuf,blr
and could with s.t-,y be added as au
extreme punisnm ut for crimes Of CON
spicuous Nervousness. Tue Carbon
county judge VINO limited his s-ntenc.
Of Acknowledgement to paitry thre,
years WAS mercy iucaruate Itis time
the American people stopped fooling
with this evil and began in earnest the
work Of effectng its cure,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-04-25

WHAT HAS been done by councils to-
ward extending the present antiquated
frs limits of the city, in accordance
with the mayors recent recommends
tions2 Why should an important sub
ject like this be ovsrlooked2 Is not
each day Of delay a day of needless
danger to property and perhaps life?
Fires do not usually accommodate
themselves to the slow pace of munic-
ipal legislation and the sooner this
oversight is corrected by modern and
comprehensive new ordinance the
sooner will there come reduction in
the uncommon fire risks which con-
front owners Of property in this mu
nicipality.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-04-25
& OSSIP
OF Politicians

The Erie Dsp,'cl vllitutly defend.
Giles ID Price from tue iusluutti1u
that inasmucu as he WAS offered Nh.
nomination for stat. 'r n-u-"r at ta'
Republican convention IN 1891 aud boo
declined 1t, be Is no longer eligible lor
% p ace on the state ticket Ih' DI'-
patch stys that Mr. Price had thai
year been called into the field as a
candidate for auditor general on the
strength o' bis peculiar qualifications
for that Office lie and All his friend,
and supporters felt that il was tn
place IN which be could render the bsst
service 20 the state. He WAS not a can
didttc for any other office, aud felt that
If he consented 20 serv' the people hp
ought to have the privilege Of serving
them Ia position where his services
would be worth the most. His chuli'
dlcy was not a drag net. thrown on
with the idea Of making fish Of any
thing that might get into IL. and be-
very properly declined to be nominated
for any office which be lil not wish ami
which the people were not asking him
to take.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-04-25

SCRANTON HAS ou grown the fire lin
its OF Slocum Hollow and eau have new
opes none too soon
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-04-25

Mr. MAGEE now announces that he is
for Grow and Huff. We congratulate
Mr. Magee for thus getting into the
right band wagon at the very begin
ming of the triumphal procession.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-04-25

One OF Jack Rob,u-on's most emerge
tic hruteuau's il District Attorney
DstwclIcr, Of Dauphiu county. whose
recent visit to Scranton, in his capacity
As district deputy Tor the Grand Loly
of E'ks, is pleasantly remrm bgrrd
Mr. Drtw~Iler will not nuke An Actiy
sifort to have the DluUhi delegation
swung over for tHs Nelis congressman,
lest 1t might prejudice the c,udi lacy
Of Lyman D.. Gi,b,rt for the attorney
genrralship in Hhsti1g's cabinet; bur
he IL spariug no pain. to help Ronins'r
elsewhere and rs he is close tn the con-
fdence ~ the party leaders aud person
ally Influential with all CLASSES, i, Is
probable that he may prove an impor-
iaut factor IL the fight. Mr Dstweller
ia booked to deliver an Arhor Day a }.
dress at Harrisburg on Friday, and II
his recent speech IN this city 30 any
criterion the Grafton will be most
enjoyable feature Of the day exercises.
Speaking Of the attorney gsnoraiship
calls 10 mind tho inct that there u y
new aspraut, Colonel B Frank E,hlc.
map. ol Llucaster who is \ sol iu-'nw
Of the late chief Justice Mrrcur was
formerly member OF Governor
Beavers staff and served with Haat-
ings ~ Jonustown. 1t is generally
thought that the nomination OF ex-
Senator Myliu for tho auditor general
snip will invalidaJo Colonial Es | mans
claims. inasmuCh IA the two positions
would scarcely 80 to oae county,
The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1894-07-27
HERMOSA.

The garden which Judge fiicklin bas
planted midway between The upper and
lover camps, OF the sunny s0ntherlY
slope of the north bank of the Rio
l'alomas, is growing luxurianlly, and
attests the fact that vegetables and
howers Will thrive at tins altitude, and
in the sandy ealcarious soil of the
Palomas valley. About two miles
further down stream. and at least two
hundred feet lower In altitude, the
Chavez vegetable garden is fourishing
and Mr.. Chavez is selling his vegetables
TO the miners, who make the where
withall to pay by mining the silver lead
ores IN Carbonate and Treasure hills.
The mines producing now are the Pa
Tomas Chief, the Pelican Mining Co.'s
properties and the l.; there are no
MINER at work on the mines for wages
all the mining being done under the
lease system. there being hardly any
of the leasers making wages, that is
three and a half dollars a day, on their
leases. The change in the national and
territorial administration has affected
even this high grade and prosperous
camp.
The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1894-07-27
The Rodgers Huffman Killing

After a careful investigation by En-
terprise representatives the following
statement is believed to be a true rep
resentation Of the facts attending the
killing of James Huffman by Jordan
Rodgers, near Gila hot springs, just
within the Socorro county line, last
Sunday morning. On the morning
named Mr.. Rodgers and Buck Powell
started up the trail to hunt some of Mr..
Rodgers horses which were supposed
to be ranging between the west and
middle forks of the ella river, The
trail led past the house of deceased,