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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-04-10
AT THE
Pie Counter.
Spring is Mari Dom you hear
The rumble OF the fruit mans cart?
Snrinp is herei And npnear

Spring is n6arl Dom you hear
The rumble of the fruit mans cart?
Spring is here! And appear
Green shoots that now from tubers start:
Spring is here! And with cheer
The Uumblebee will test his lung:
Spring is here! The poet, near,
His gladstone song Of spring has sprung,
S&&
Mind Readsr-Now if this gentleman
will hide any article in his possession !
will agree to find it blindtolded-
Subject from Luzernel--Not by u gosh
burned sight, I've hearn tell Nv you buuco
chaps siorel
"rii send YOU to jail for contempt of
court, SIR, ~ said the irat9 Judge TO the in
solent attorney.
Don't do it, your honor pleaded the
lawyer, 81 don't want a life sentence. ~
Detroit Free Press.
Van Braam-I wonder what made Mics
Humley discard that cart-wheel theater
hat Of hers?
Hiland-Some one told her that the
prettiest girls wore the smallest hats at
the theater. -Pitts5arg Telegraph.
rE#
New Arrival-And who is that most
wrotChed looking individual roasting over
the hottest CRATE:
Lucifer-Oh, he is one OF those fellows
who upon earth used to designate the
months of the year by figures,
80
Fond Mother Reginald, | understand
you are keeping company with one of the
chorus girls in "The Black Crook Is she
u blonde or n brunette?
REHABILITATION, mother.
Fond Mother-What then, my boyS
Reginald-Chestnut, mother.
Chorus of Cherubim-Oh, Regy. Switch
off, Brooklyn Eagle.
Johnnie-I am so sorry for Mr.. Brown.
He has sore eyes.
Father-You must be mistaken. meyer
heard that his eyes were weak.
Johnnie-Well, they are. Sarah always
turns the gas down when he calls to see
her.
%a#
II am sorry to tell you, said the special.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-04-10

TIE CHARGES which are current
against Justice Patrick Diver, who
graduated from the bar Of a tough
Gotham saloon to the bench OF u Tam
many police magistrate, are sufficient,
il s~ubstaniiatsd in court, 10 send this in
teresting specimen Of machine polite,
to join his CO. laborer, Mckane, in Sing
Sing. For the decency Of the judiciary
it is hoped they will be s~uhstantiatsd.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-04-10
APRIL 10, 1894.

Councils LAST evening met their op-
p~ortunity in the unanimous re-elec-
tion accorded by them to City Engineer
Phillips. With this handsome token
of Scranton's appreciation to spur him
Oh. this faithful and efficient public
servant may be- expected to do even
better work in the future than that
which has won him favor in the psst.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-04-10

ONE TERRIFIC header, received last
week by his august majesty, the king of
the Belgians, has converted that noble
parsonage from bicycling TO tricycling,
The crowned heads Of Europe are just
now riding fast to a good doal more
serious tumble. which one wheel more
or less will not materially lessen.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-04-10

CoLoSEL McCLURE's first duty, upon
resuming editorial labors, is to assure
congress that unless it shall res
cue itself from this miro into
which it has fallen, the nation will &C -
cept the settled Judgment that the
Democratic party should W again
he entrusted to rula the Republic.
To our way of thinking the nation will
be safe in accepting this jungment
anYhnM
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-04-10

The CENTRAL principle of the pro
posed West Lackawanna viaduct is
just, beyond diEpute. West Siders APP
proved the bridges thinking they would
also get the 'viaduct. Any question OF
damages ought not TO be permitted tC
hinder q public improvement that
would soon pay for itself a dozen times
ovsr
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-04-10

OSE OF TIE funniest things in that
Kingston = ost office middle is the fact
thai Mr.. Hines, no later than last Mon
day had written to his man Van ScOy,
to DO in Washington on the 10th 80 as
TO meet Mr.. Bissell and get his mama
listed among the forJunates. Another
fact bearing upon the case is embodied
in the statement that Mr.. Mcdonald.
the real winner, had only become a res
ident of Kingston four days before his
nomination was sent to the senate.
For 3 representative who is believed
by many TO have cast his vote for the
Wilson bill in the fond hope of getting
something substantial in the way of
compensatory patronage, Mr.. Hines
certainl, does not emerge from this
latest episode with any hattering
amount Of prestige or glory.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-04-10

THERE is one Democratic newspaper
Office in Pennsylvania where Represen'
,ative Hines stock is quoted below par.
That paper is the Philadelphia Times,
which broils Luzerne's little Napoleon
in the following Wellingtonesque
fashion:
IL is a cold day for violets when Con.
gresham Hines fails 10 tumble into trouble
of some kind. There is II popular suspicion
III LuZcrno county thar Nh. Hines cannot
endure the dlfpeGsationS Of pence under
any conditions. Hs may be Il little man.
but his belligerent attitudes have been as
numerous rs the crows in spring time Oh
course it Is amusing to find Mr.. Hines
tackling the entire department over winch
Mr.. Bisssll presides. 1t would be unnat-
nral for him to train the howiiHer or ora
tory IN any other direction and not employ
wind to gain conqueBts aud prizes. Ihe
| new postmaster aL Kingston was appointed
to take office. He will do that very thing,
and do 1t without delay. Mr.. Hines may
fume about 1t and send out interviews and
engage in the usual pyrOtechnics, but the
fact will still remain that tho postmaster
general consulted the hes; public interest
in making the selection and set aside MI,
Hines solely on the ground that Nr,
Hines man was not the man Kingston
should have. This leaves Hines a martyr
to his own reflections, with a choice array
OF thoughts on hand for the next occasion.
And the worst of this is that 10 fan
as Hines is personally concerned. he
will get no sympathy from any body,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-04-10

so deeply to heart that ne is quite out
Of sorts with America. and cannot now
endure to 1.-Two in the land Of his birth.
For this offence of a dead philoiogist,
no is bitter toward every American
hook or paper that follows the WeH-
sterian method and has eve worked up
a large aud painful grievance against
the editor Of tho Century dictionary.
Professor Whitney, whose researches
in Sanscrit have, in aNailoy's opinion,
left him deficient in EngIish IL is
too bad that we cnnnot pieGsD Sinality
in all these little items Bat since we
cannot, there's an end ont.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-04-10

Mr.. CLEyELAHD's cabinet Of political
curios is preserving, at this time, a
mastery s]ilence.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-04-10

If A STRAW vote could be- taken today
among decent men, Breckenridge
would get the meansst-man-alive prizs
and have plenty Of votes to spare. How
jurors Will vote, is another story.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-04-10

THE CONDENSATION of mud, water,
snow, ice, slush and disease germs,
presented these capricious April days
along Scranton's wooden block paved
streets, is more useful as a topic than
it ia exhilarating rs a fact.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-04-10

Cz AR CRISP is ~resorting to every
known device Of gag rule to avoid
adopting the abused Reed practice;
but fate has clearly dsereed that this
particular parhamentarian must take
his bitter medicine or do without his
necesaary quorum.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-04-10
Somewhat Incredible.

~ ~ SNlS'Nf
The value of q good reputation,
whether deserved or not, ia ahown
anew in the defense which is ~springing
up around Warden Isbulon Brockway,
of EImira. Among our religious ex-
changes, for exsmple-those weekly
and f~ortnightly representatives OF
charitable and leisurely thinking
there is manifest q disposition to
shield Broekway, no matter what the
evidence against him. We honor
Brockway's friends for thia frmness
of their faith. We respect human
nature more highly for this new evi-
dence Of conservatism and caution.
But what conceivable object could
theEe various Investigators Of Brock
ways management have in black
guarding him? Where is the motive
for the implied assertion that Brock
way is tho victim Of . gigantic con
spiracy? We are somewhat incredu.
lous when it comes to the conspiracy
charge. We do not credit every resort
to this easy and somewhat ~hackueyed
defense. No rogue was ever unmask.
ed, but that he charged his downfall
to q conspiracy. No knGvs was ever
frustrated but that he covered his owl
humiliation with this thread ,bRrs
fabrication OF meaningless rhetoric.
1t has been our observation that con-
~spiracies are q great deal mora frequent
en- the stage and in dime novels than
they are in real life. The majority of
sane, Americans are sufficiently occu-
pied in conserving their own bread-and.
butter interests without leisure or in
clination to plot toward the ruin of
some individual who is above thom.
With regard 10 the particular case of
Zebulon II. Brockway, he may DO q
martyr-liks exception; but we should
like to have something in the nature of
evidence to support this philanthropic
exOuse. 1t is not in tho nature OF
things reasonable or plausible that
senator's, journalists, prilon experts
and entirely disinterested committee
men would suddenly change from en-.
insntly reprectoble DR.. Jekylls into
villainous Hyd0s Oonspiring to defame
the warden Of the Elmira reformatory,
through no better motive than inbred
love of the diabolical.
-
IT WILL no doubt pain the some hum
dreds of millions of dead and living
Americans who have done fairly well
under the chronological standards set
up by Noah Webster to learn, ut this
late day, that MIR. Webster's style of
spelling does not command the appro-
baton Of George w. Smnlley. The
New York Tribune's London ambassa-
dor is even more than displeased; he is
indignant. In his chaste opinion Mr.,
Webster was a mere chronological
charlatan m empirical word-monger
who had no right nor license to depart
from the Anglican style of double
ling such words rs traveller, and in
sertiDg a IN" in. honour, candour and
favour. Mr.. Smalley takes this thing
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-04-10

AMERICAN INDUSTRY is convalescSnt.
to be sure. but for that it owes no
thanks to its Democratic quaek doe
tors.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-05-26
The Test Poatuoued

The test of the seventeen-inch plate. rep
resentinS armor for the barbette of the
battle ship Massachusetts,. which was to
have taken place at the Indian Head prey
ing grounds today. has been indefinitely
postponed at the request of the -raanufac-
turers. the Bethlehem Steel Company. The
postponement was only ordered this morn.
ing, and the news of it came as a dis
agreeable surprise to the persons abou,
nifty in number. officials and Others, who
assembled at the navy yard at an early
hour Tor the purpose of making the trip 10
irdlan Head. The only explanation given
Tor the change Of plans is that the com.
pany was not prepared TO have the test
made today. This gave rise TO a suspicion
that the company is afraid of a repetition
OF last Saturdays experience with the
eighteen-inch plate. Special interest at.
taches TO the test of the seventeen inc
plate, as having a bearing on the merits
OF the Harvey process on the plates of tina,
thickness Last Saturdays experience was
a great blow to the process in the case OF
heavy armor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-05-26
A KNOWN QUANTITY.

1t is the practice of The Star to
print on Saturday a sworn statement
of Its circulation day by day for the
preceding week. 1t would seem self
evident that the advertiser is entitled
to this protection. but The Star IN
alone in this custom as far az WASH
ington 10 concerned. Below will be
found the statement for the week just
past.
The average circulation exhibited
Is believed to be much more than the
combined circulation Of the other
Washington dailies. and fully five
times that OF its afternoon contem-
porary.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-05-26
PROGRESS OF THE INDUsrRIALs.
scattered Over the West From Gin
cfnnati to Albuquerque

CINCINNATI. o.. May 26.-Gen Frye's
army Is comfortably camped in Mill Creek
valley. Arrangements have been perfected
TO take the army in coal barges to Pitts
burg Monday. Gen. Frye believes he will
Increase his army to 500 men before he
leaves Cincinnati
HANNIBAL. NO., May 26.-Commonve.,
Cen Kelley and his army left this city this
stopping place Dissatisfaction is rife
among the men, and the number Is now re
duced TO about 200. 1t Is freely predjcted
that they will disband either at ST. Louis
or before reaching that point.
DENVER, Col. May 26-The commnn-
vealers in camp here number 100 The o.
hcers declare they will stay here all sum
rates east They declare they will not seize
a train, but railway officers are Suspicious
Of them and maintain guards Constantly
In the railway yards
ALBUQUERQUE. ". NJ, Nav 2s-Maf
8. Baker and Ross OF the California contin-
gent of the Coxeyites have arrived In the
city from Wfnslow to arrange camping
grounds for between 60 and 700 common
wealers. who are expected here within three
days. The army will be allowed to camp
outside the city limits. They made a re-
quest to be allowed to parade. but this will
be prohibited
SPRINGFIELD. Mo-. May 26,-At a meet
ing OF the sympathizers Of Coxey last night
resolutions were passed denouncing the
treatment Of Coxey in Washington, AMI a
petition asking President Cleveland TO par
don him was prepared and signed by $50
persons Senator Vest was requested to
present this petition in person and report
to the chairman OF the meeting what the
President said
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-05-26
FINANCE AND TRADE
Sugar Continues to Hold the Center
Of the Stage.
some DISQUlEIING RUKORSCIRCULITED
No Ultimate Hostile Legislation
Expected.
GENERAL MARKET REPORTS

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
NEW YORK. May 26.-There was an UNI
oertone of hopeful confidence in today's
market that augured well for holders OF
long stock. Prices moved up easily on
early trading. and reached fractional net
gains at the close. The premium list in
dicates substantial reduction in the
short interest, as many OF the more active
STOCKS lending a few days ago at a pre-
MUM of LEA, are now borrowably fat.
The sentiment OF the room at the close
OF business was against a further extern
sion OF the selling movement London
prices were irregular, with ST Paul the
feature, at a slight decline from our clos
ing. The scarcity Of this stock in the for
eign market is being used an argument
for early improvement in price.
New York Central was the feature OF the
railroad list. there being brisk demand for
the stock from brokers Identified with YES
terdays selling movement. During the FIRST
hour an advance of 1 3-4 per cent was re-
corded, all but Ia per cent of which was
lost On renewed selling at the close. Over
capitalization, decreased earnings and fears
Of reduced dividends have revolutionized
sentiment regarding this property.
Lake Shore was strong on moderate oeal-
ings, gaining per cent 10 1a2 l-2 and clos
ing with a net gain OF 1-2 per cent over
opening figures. The Changers were al
higher. the Improvement ranging from l-2
Rock Island
Sugar again absorbed the bulk OF the
trading. without improving its selling prise
GOOD buying at the opening marked up the
price IA per cent, but realizing sales later
In the day resulted in a fractional loss at
the close. Obstacles are daily accumula ting
that have tendency to create doubt in the
minds OF the skeptical as to the Anal result
or the tariff discussion. Rumors OF an at
tempt 10 put sugar on the free list when IL
reaches the conference committee are again
In circulation, but inside interests are not
alarmed over the prospect. should such
acton be taken there is little doubt that
the bill would be defeated and the present
scnedule continue operative. The final re-
SUIT Is not IN doubt. the uncertainty attach
ing only 10 the intermediate course
Chicago Gas opened strong at an advance
or 3-s Per cent. but sold OF 1 Der cent on
realizing sales. S
The remainder Of the Industrial srrovr
mace no significant changes in price
Ihe bank statement shows a loss Of over
s2.poCoo in lawful money The exnor+s -,
specie have been Offset TO some extent Nv
receipes from the interior The reserve re-
ouiremtnts being smaller the loss IN 4. W.
ful mogey is not fully reflected in the sur
plus, which Is over 81. 900 900 less than ls 5,
MeS% The reduction in the surplus IL grad
uaHy bringing that item down II no,nina 4
hgures. The statement in detail il rs Yo,-
lows: Reserve decreased 81 3aT s25 lc.,.
deci eased S223. 200. specie decreased sssa 00a
legals decreased 81. 81 200. deposits decreas q
ed S.9s1,loC and circulation decreased a.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-05-26

The evening newspapers of London pub
lished warm comments upon Thursday even
ing's banquet at st. James Hall to Admiral
Erben and the officers of the Chicago
The sentiments expressed are illustrated
in the following extract from the Evening
Standard:
I'VE have but to continue proving to
them the fact, which to us seems too well
assured for demonstra ton, that every Eng
lishman feels friendly toward the United
States and its people. In due time that
will be understood and so soon as the
truth is grasped the kindness will assuredly
be returned"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-05-26
Army OrdNHa.

First Lieut.. William w. Gibson, ordnance
department will proceed to Growers Cliff.
Mass, on official business pertaining to
the inspection of mortar carriages.
Leave of absence for two months, on
surgeons certificate of disability, is granted
Capt. George T. T. Patterson, fourteenth
infantry.
Capt William G. Spencer. assistant sur
geon having been found by an army re-
turing board incapacitated for active SER
vice. will proceed to his home and report
thence by letter to the adjutant general Of
the army.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-05-26
Beat Ten Time. Their Number.

News has been received that a battle has
been fought near Lake Nyassa, Africa, be-
tween British forces and the slavers
Makanjira. a notorious chief Of the sia-
vers. attacked a British post Fort Ma
guire. at the head of 1900 warriors. Mai,
Edwards. in command Of 200 troops, de-
Tended the fort The natives fed. They
were pursued by the British. who found
1OS siavers dead around the fort. in add
ton to a large number of wounded
Makanjira surrendered. and when this
news was sent peace reigned throughout
the district
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-05-26
Officers Of the Baptist Home Missions.
popular meeting was held at Saratoga

Thursday under the auspices of the
American Baptist Home Mission Society.
Addresses were made by President B. L.
Whitman of Maine, on college Culture for
Negroes" by Rev. DR.. wayland Hoyt OF
Minnesota, on what the Society Stands
For" and by Rev. DR.. C. s. Henson OF
Illinois. on "Our Cities"
The following officers were elected: Presi.
dent, II. X. Porter OF Pennsylvania: vice
presidents, e. NJ. Van Duzen of Minnesota
and s. Green of Massachusetts: treasurer
J. G. Smelling of New York: auditors. J.
Broketaw and c. B. Garfield of New
York; corresponding secretary, DR.. T. J.
Morgan OF New York: recording secretary
DR.. A. S. Hobart of New York; managers
third class. expiring 1897, DR.. r. B. Kel.
sey of Brooklyn. W. Phelps. 8. r. Burr
and d. Waterman OF New York, and E. y.
Bracket OF New Jersey. rs
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-05-26
IRRESPONSIBLE PARTIES.
The Tearing Down of the America
Flag at st. Thomas.

Consul General Riley at Ottawa has in
formed the Secretary Of State that the
Car adian authorities officially disavow re-
sponsibility for the alleged insult to the
Union flag at the American consulate at St.
Thomas, and that they have instituted a
police investigation into the matter with a
view to bringing the offenders to Justice
The soldiers who tore down the flag disclain,
knowledge that it was over the American
consulate. Consul General Edwards says
that the occurrence was probably the act of
irresponsible individuals, who in no manner
reflect Canadian feeling.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-05-26
ut In q Great Paper.o
From the Methodist Protestant.

FROM the Methodist Protestant.
The Washington Star, one Of the bes,
evening dailies published in the country
recently instructed its route agents to in.
quire into the number of houses IN ma,
city and how many of them were served by
that paper. The result showed that 50 l..
per cent of the homes in Washington were
patrons of that paper. We believe this to
be the most remarkable development Of To-
cal patronage for a daily paper in the Unit
ed States. 1t is great paper and deserves
its phenomenal success
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-05-26
NEW CAR OFFICES.
lexington Road to Make substan tial
improvements.

lexington Road to Make Substa n ial
improvements.
The lexington Railroad Company propos-
es to make many improvements to square
1890. which is bounded by 18th and 18th. D
and E streets northeast, by erecting there
several buildings for its purposes. Archi-
tect Leon Oessez has completed the plan
for an office building. car stable. barn,
blacksmith and repair shop. The Office
building win be one-story brick, with stone
trimmings, slate roof, thirty by eighty feet
and heated by steam. The car stable will
be two stories, brick and steel. slate roof
1877 by sc feet and will have an elevator
for hosting cars, etc. The barn will be los
by 1s7 feet, to be Of brick, one story, with
slate roof. The blacksmith shop will also
be one-story structure. 123 by 30 feet,
with slate roof Estimates have been re-
ceived. and the contract for the work will
be awarded very soon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-05-26
Habeas Corpus Case.

The habeas corpus case of John j. Nc
Cam was argued today before Judge Hag-
ner' sitting in Equity Court, No. 2. Nc
cam, II VIII be remembered. was placed
under arrest on April %, upon complaint
OF John ]. Whalen. charging him with en-
gaging in the plumbing business without
having first obtained license The matter
is test case, and the room was filed with
interested plumbers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-05-26
Congress of Southern Governors

gress Of southern governors. meeting in
Augusta, Ga, on Wednesday next. will
leave Washington at 11:01 am. next Tues
day. instead of Thursday, as stated in The
Star Gov. MacCorkie, ex-Gov. Fleming
and others Of the West Virginia delegation
will rendezvous at the National Hotel from
0 to 10 o'clock next Tuesday. Z H.
r. Wayne Wilson and Gateway Hart.
ridge of New York will join them there
Among the Washington guests TO the con.
gress are Senators Jarvis Walsh, Teller
Camden and Representatives Black OF
Georgia and Curtis of New York G. G.
Hubbard, b. II. Warner, o. T. Mason anC
several others will go.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-05-26
The Case Arxued.

The Injunction case Of the Associated
Press agt the Washington News Publish
ing Company and the United Press was
argued today before Justice Cox in Equity
Court, No. 1. Attorney r. Ross Perry rep
resented the Associated Press, Mr. J. ].
Darlington and Judge SamI Shellabarger
appearing for the defendants.