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flee because Of their kinship with others
having the appointing power, or with
those who formerly drew salaries from
the government, and If the truth could
be revealed. 1t might be found that
many offices were created for the eX-
press purpose OF providing for some
relative at the public expense. The
trouble is not that the incumbents may
not he just rs competent as If they were
not the sons or nephews of persons who
have attained high positions in the
government, and not that they are to
to be blamed for accepting positions,
which they would have no possibility
of holding We're they not fortunate in
paternity, but it lies in the fact that
public men can bring themselves to be-
lieve that the public service is to be
benefited by the employment of their
kinsfolk to the exclusion of others.
An aristocracy of office-holding Is not
democracy in its broad or narrow sense;
against 1t true Americanism revolts,
but that 1t is not more prominent in
Washington and in the channels flow
ing from the capital is probably not be-
cause there are not persons of the privi-
legged class to fill the offices, but because
as yet public opinion has not developed
such callousness on the subject as to
permit the practice to be unlimited.
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NEPOTISM Is UNPOPULAR.
Yet There Is Good Deal of 1t practieed
nj Washington.

From Tho Washington News.
Making the rounds OF the press is q
statement, supposed to have Il tingc of
romance in more respects than one, Of
the possibility of the United States
minister to China retiring and of his
son being appointed his successor. The
statement has something Of the char
acter OF a fccler of public sentiment
but ii also directs attention to what APP
pears 10 he a rapid growth of "A practice
contradictory of the underlying prin-
ciple of American political institutions
that there should be nothing of
hereditary feature about Office holding.
In the earlier days Of the republic,
in spite Of a remarkable revolution
IL was hard for the leaders of a new
nation 10 disabuse their minds eh-
tirely Of notions acquired as English
men. But in these latter days Of wide
diffusion Of information and education
and of opportunities for participation
In active political life there is absolute
ly no excuse for the shadow of a great
name being the reason for the appoint
ment or election of anybody to public
office. But the last few years has seen
this advanced as the reason for the Sc
lection OF one man TO the presidency
lllt appointment u OllltIS W Important
diplomatic positions and of the choice
OF sons as successors to their fathers in
congress. The history of the Bayards,
of Delaware, of the CAROLS, of Mary
land. the Wises, Of Virginia. and the
Breckinridges, of Kentucky, furnish il
Illustrations of the power of historic
names In wooing voters. not always in
fallible andnot always productive of the
best results to the country or the state,
and the recent suggestion Of ticket
by two historic names in a presidential
campaign Is an example of the ends to
which some people will go in this direc-
ton
The tendency nowadays, though. does
not concern so much elective offices as
those filled by appointment Under one
administration since the war the prac-
tice of appointing to office ones rela-
tives, immediate and distant, gave the
word nepotlsm decidedly unpleasant
sound. But il the blue book, the rolls
of West Point and Annapolis. the diplo-
matte list and the pay-rolls of congress
should be carefully studied, ii would not
be surprising to discover that, while the
head of the administration is singularly
free from the charge Of nepotism, the
administrative departments and other
branches of the government are full OF
glowing Instances of persons holding Of
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MAY 13, 1894.

MAI 10, 1857.
Train leaves scranon. for Philadelphia
am, 12Q, 238 and 1.SS pm. via D., & W.
r. r., 600S.0S, ll.20 am, and 1.30 pm.
Leave Scranton for Pittston and Wilkes
Barre via D., L. & W. r. r., 800, SOS, ll.20
am, L30, $50 6.07. $50 pm.
Leave Scranton for White Haven. Ha-
zleton, Pottsville and all points on the
Beaver Meadow and Pottsville branches,
via f. & W. ", $40 am, via ID. q II. r.
r. at 7.45 am, R05, 2,SS, 400 pm. via p.
L: a w r. r., 500. sos, ll.2o am, l.So,
$50 pm.
Leave Scranton for Bethlehem, Easton.
Reading, Harrisburg and oil intermediate
points via d. & H. r. r, 745 am, l2,6,
23S, 11.8 PM, via D., l.. & W. r. r., 800,
sos, 1l.2O am, 1.3O pm.
Leave Scranton for Tunkhannock, To-
wanda, Elmira, Ithaca, Geneva and all
intermediate points via d. & II. Il. r. 8.l5
am, l2.@ and lbs PIN, via D., l.. & W.
n. r., sos am, 1.S0 pm.
Leave scranton for Rochester Buffalo,
Niagara Falls, Detroit, Chicago and all
points west via d. & II, r. Il. .S.45 an.
2.05, 9l5, ll.$ pm, via D., & W. r. 4.
and Pittston Junction, SOB am, 1.9o. $50
pm, via Z. G. w. V. r. r., 3.H pm.
For Elmira and the west via Salamanca,
via D. & H. r. R., $40 am, 1905, sos p, m,
via D., L. & w. r. R., sos am, 1.So, and
6.0I pm.
Pullman parlor and sleeping or L. v,
chair cars on all trains between l.. q B.
Junction or Wllkes-Barre and New York
philadelphia, Buffalo and Suspension
r oLLIN H. WILBUR, Gen. supt
CHAS. 8. LEE, Gen, Pass. Ag't, Phila., Pa.
J. w W.NONNEMACHER Asst. Gen. Pass.
Agt. South Bethlehem. Pa.
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DELAWARE AND
HUDSON RAIL-
ROAD.

Commencing Monday.
day, July 50, all trains
will arrive dtnew Lack
awanna avenue station
as follows:
Trains will leave Scrln-
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RAILROAD TIMETABLES
Central Railroad OF New Jersey.


Anthracite coal used exclusively, insur-
ing cleanliness and comfort.
TIME TABLE IN EFFECT MAY %, 1894.
Trains leave Scranton for Pittston,
Wilkes-Ba etc, at $50, 9.l5, 1l.SO am,
l.. so, 200. $3.50, 800, 7.25, l105 pm. Sundays,
800 a.in., 100, 2.l5, 40 pm.
For Atlantic City, $40 am.
For New York, Newark and Elizabeth,
$50 (express) am. 1850 (eXpress with Buf-
fet parlor carr $50 (express) pm. Sunday.
2.lb pm.
For Mauch Chunk, Allentown, Bethle-
hem, Easton and Philadelphia, $50 am,
1850, $50. 800 Except Philadelphia) pm.
Sunday. 2l5 pm.
For Long Branch, Ocean Grove. ETC.. at
$50 n.m., 1880 pm.
For Reading, Lebanon and Harrisburg,
via Allentown, $50 am, 1850, SEQ pm.
Sunday, 2.l5 pm.
For Pottsville, $50 am, 1850 pm.
Returning leave New York, foot OF
Liberty street, North river, at $40 lex
press) am, 1.l0 l.S0. 4,SO express with
Buffet parlor carr pm. Sunday, 4.3O am.
Leave Philadelphia, Reading Terminal.
900 am, 200 and 4.30 pm. Sunday, 6.T
am.
Through tickets to all points Mt lowest
rates may be had on application In ad-
vance TO the ticket agent at the station.
II. p. BALDWIN,
Gen. Pass. Agent.
]. H. OLHAUSEN,
Gen. supt.
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CONCERNING WOMEN.

Mrs. c. p. Huntington has the costliest
ruby in this country, and Mrs Marshall
Roberts Vivian the best collection of
pearls.
Mrs. Jefferson Davis lives In the north.
II Is said, because she has been literally
driven from her home in Mississippi by
visitors and sightseers.
Kate Field declines to consider bicycle
riding by women immodest and asserts
that TO her the question, from u moral
point of view, is positively ridiculous.
II is announced that Mrs. Charles Pratt,
or Boston, has written novel which will
make It's appearance shortly. Mrs. Pratt
Is granddaughter of the famous lawyer
and advocate, Rufus Choate.
Fanny Davenport Is believer. in the
horseshoe superstition and always carries
with her shoe found on Mount Tallac,
California. She has worn for fifteen years
u silver scarfpin In the shape of horse
shoe.
Miss Pauline Whitney loves to write
French poetry and does so very we'll
indeed. She has contributed to all the
leading French periodicals and ls much
amused when q French paper refers TO
her as 'the daughter of one of the ex-em-
perors of America"
Miss Edith Rockefeller has fancy for
pianos. There are five In her New York
nome. Sne likes tnem IN WOOD TO match
her boudoir or In rosewood, like the draw
Ing room. She plays beautifully and Is
rich enough to indulge the fancy TO her
hearts desire.
Miss Consuela Vanderbilt Is Just Is
years old. She Is q brunette and accom-.
plished In everything necessary for the
modern maiden to know. She waltzes di-
vinely and tiptoes through the stately
minuet with all the grace of u sixteenth
century grande dame.
Mrs. George w. Childs has arranged fol
the building of u palatial mansion In
Washington. The house will be decid
ed ornament In that city OF splendid
houses, and 1t is fair to suppose that Mrs
Childs' hospitality will be up to the high
standard set by her husband.
Miss Helen Carroll, the very rich sister
of Royal Phelps Carroll, has not spent
her summer abroad In vain. Cablegrams
announce her engagement to really
and truly" Bavarian count Miss Carol
is a devoted disciple OF Wagner's music
and every year she attends the Baireutf
| musical festival
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Eric and wyoming Valley.

Trains leave Scranton for Now York
and intermediate points on the Erie rail-
rond at 635 am. and 32i pm. Also for
Honesdale, Hawley and local points At
SIS. .9,45 am. and S24 pm. 1. r.gS
All the above are through trains to and
from Honesdale.
An additional train leaves Scranton for
Lake Ariel at $40 D. m. and arrives at
Scranton from the Lake at'7.45 pm
Trains leave fol. Wilkes-Rarre at'G.4o q,
N. and al pm.
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Clipped from Canada Presbyterian"
under signature OF G. Blackett Robinson,
Proprietor: was cured OF oft-recur-
ring bilious headaches by Burdock Blood
Bitters.
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Much Interest Taken in the Event Set
for To-Day.

The members Of the Marion Club are pre-
nual election Of officers will be held be-
tween the hours Of and o'clock. The
three tickets in the field. known the
regular" hustler and independents"
are each being warmly supported. although
the names OF a number of the candidates
appear on each ticket. The election OF off,
GERS in the Marion Club Is one OF the events
of the year, and the members go about the
work with all the enthusiasm OF old cam
paigners. II is expected that George b. FL
lott. who heads the regular ticket. and G.
and Independents" will be in the thickest
of the fight to-day. Three tickets are an
nouncsd. as follows:
Regular Ticket-President, George Il. FL
lott: first vice president, l. @. Rothschild:
second vice president, A. G.. Hohl: third vice
president r. c.. Campbell; secretary. Edwin
S. Boyd; treasurer, G. ii. Wolcott; d.
rectors, w. W. Thornton, A. A. Young, A.
NJ. Glossbrenner. +. l.. Ltteton, Eugene
Hustlers' Ticket-President G. A Book
walter; first vice president, L. G.. Roth
schild; second vice president Fred G. Ad-
ans: third vice president, William o. Hays;
secretary. Schuyler A Haas; treasurer, II.
c. Tuttle; directors. w. w. Thornton, c. NJ.
Tuttle a NJ Glossbrenner, +. l. Littieton,
Campbell H. Cobb; sergeant7at-arms. A. w.
Moore.
Bookwalter: first vive president, l. g.
Rothschld; second vice president, r. ). r.
Segun: third vice president, WA. o. HAYS
treasurer. II. G. futile; directors w; w.
ner, r l.. Littleton, Campbell II. Cobb;
sergeant-at-arms. A. w. Moore.
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CITY NEWS NOTES.

DR.. F. C. Stewart will read paper on
"Croupous Diphtheria'' at the Homeopathic
Medical Society tonight.
Rev. d. r. Lucas, d. D., will address the
eighth annual meeting of the Indiana McAll
auxiliary next Monday afternoon at Cen
trail Christian Church.
Harry Barrett, of Jacksonville, was in
the city yesterday. He is a candidate for
city clerk down there and District Attorney
Burke had him in charge.
Joe Greene, a colored resident of Irving
ton, was arrested yesterday by detectives
Thornton, Richards and Kinney. He is
charged with stealing a watch and 80 from
a neighbor Sunday night
The regular meeting of the Society of Hy-
giene will be held at 5 o'clock this after
noon at the residence of DR.. Rachel Swain,
on North New Jersey street Womans
dress and its relations to health will be the
subject of a paper.
William Mclaughlin was arrested yes
terday by patrolman Curran on a charge
of assault and battery. Mclaughlin and
William Delaney got into dispute at
Maryland and Illinois streets in January,
and Delaney was mildly disfgured. He
swore out a warrant for the arrest of Nc
Laughlin, who could not be found until
Yesterday,
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HE CONTINUALLY DODGED HER.
Mrs. Buser, of COlfax, Tells Story of
Persecution.

Patrolman Leppert last night arrested
man who gave his name at the police sta
ton as John Smith ON charge of assault
and battery. 1t is claimed that Smiths
real name is l.. G. Dukes, and that Colfax
Is his home. He was arrested at the in
stance of Mrs. Ella Buser, who also lives
In Colfax. Mrs. Buser stated TO patrolman
Leppert that she was widow, and that
she was also a milliner in Colfax. For
some tins. she sad she had been annoyed
by Dukes. whom she claims to be a mar
ried man with a family. She said that on
many occasions she had visited Chicago
Cincinnati and other places OH business, and
that Dukes was always on hand 10 annoy
her. Tuesday morning she decided to come
TO THIS city on business connected with her
store She was confident that Dukes had
not heard of her coming but much TO her
surprise she saw him on the train, she says
AT small place a few miles from the city
she got off, intending to elude him and to
come in on a later train. This she did, but
10 her great modification on the later train
sne saw Dukes calmly watching her and
evidently enjoying her discontinue. She
stopped at a boarding house on MARYLAND
street and last night about 7 80 O'Clock she
started TO visit her two daughters, who live
on College avenue. Dukes was on hand as
usual. she insists. and attempted TO drag
her away from her daughters house. See
ing that n scene would follow should she
enter the house she returned to her board
ing house Dukes in the meantime accom-
panying her At the boarding house he
again attempted to use his persuasive pow
ers. She says, but she eluded him.
Patrolman Leppert was notified of the
affair and discovered q man standing on
the opposite side OF the street watching the
mouse ana promptly arrested him. Mrs
Buser stated that she intended to have her
brother, Of COlfaX. as a witness at the trial
this morning. She said she had never given
Dukes any encouragement for his peculiar
actions
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COUNTY ASSESSOR COMPROMISED.
He Agrees to Take $3.50 for Gallup
-yiaar4 Estate Back Taxes.

County Assessor Baker has compromised
with the executor of the estate of the late
W. p. Gallup on the payment OF delin-
quency on personal property taxes. In
view of the decision handed down yester-
day by the Supreme Court in the Bowen
case from Carroll county thia compromise
was. perhaps, fortunate thing for the
estate, though possibly not so fortunate for
the county The assessor wanted to place
100000 of the Gallup estate on the tax du-
plicate for the last three years and assess
it in full accordingly. The executor re-
sisted this and declared he would contest
it's collection. The taxes would have
amounted to about SIS, 500 for the three
years. After considerable negotiation the
assessor consented to take $3.50 in full for
assessor waited a few days until the in
ventory of the estate had been filed, he
would have known the exact amounts
for taxation.
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ANNIE BECK'S DEATH.
The Coroner Called to Investigate
Number of Stories.

Annie Beck, aged nineteen, died at 9
O'clock last night in room over No ia
East Washington street. The apartment is
In the third story, and has been occupied by
the girl for about two months. The fact
that no one in the block knew anything
about the girl led TO an investigation by the
police, and Coroner Beck was called. Lodg-
erS IN the building stated that she had been
SICK about three weeks, and that DIR. Park
had been attending her. lit was understood
ny the women VINO waited on the patient
ease or the stomach. a number of other
stories afioat as TO the cause of her death
could not be verified Some of the women
said that the girl had a lover, who left the
city yesterday afternoon The father OF the
girl lives on Bates street, and is reported to
be in comfortable circumstances. The cor
oner VIII investigate the case to-day The
body was taken in charge by undertaken
Greinsteiner.
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HANGING BY A HANDKERCHIEF.
Ferdinand TrOges Attempts Suicide
Qt Police Station.

Ferdinand Troges, who Is confined at the
police station for being of unsound mind,
attempted suicide yesterday afternoon.
about O'Clock, in the cage by hanging
himself with handkerchief to one of the
hunks. 'Doss' Shafer had just arrived at
headquarters, and was talking to Turn
key AL Taffe, waiting for his time to come
on duty, when the two were startled by
a cry coming from the cage that one of
the prisoners had hanged himself. The two
rushed into the cage, the heavy doors some
what delaying them, and found Troges
hanging from one of the hunks by a hand
kerchief. The handkerchief was promptly
cut. TrogeS fell unconscious to the floor
He revived within a moment showing that
he had been hanging but few seconds
Troges had sought a corner of the cage
apart from the other prisoners, and had
tied a large handkerchief around his neck
and fastened IL TO one of the top hunks
which extend around the cage in three
tiers. He then swung himself clear and
had 1t not beer for the timely discovery
by the prisoners and the rescue of Shafer
and Taffe, Troges would have been dead
in a few seconds. Troges on Monday was
confined In the cage for making the start
ling announcement that he had killed a
number of men, and also that he had
squandered vast sums of money.
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Pettis DryGoodsC Co
A TOWNSHIP TRUSTEE ARRESTED.
Mr.. WhitefOrd, of Sparta, Ind, Charged
with Violating Postal Law.

NJ. Whiteford, a township trustee hailing
from Sparta, Ind, had a hearing before
United States Commissioner Van Buren, yes
terday afternoon on the charge of violat-
ing the postal law. j. Z. Davis, who is now
in jail here awaiting the action OF the
United States grand jury on a charge of
counterfeiting was I'm the employ OF White
ford. In working up the case against Davis
Special Treasury Agent Carter had occasion
10 write some instructions to Wilett Full
Ter, jr., boy who lives at Sparta and who
found the coin Davis Is supposed to have
thrown away when he became afraid Of
detection. The letter was sent in White
ford's care and the latter opened and read
It, and is supposed TO have impaired its
based on the fact that Davis had engaged
an attorney and was ready for the officers
when they arrived, saying in fact, that he
knew they were after him. Whiteford
claims that the postmaster told him TO open
the letter, but disclaims having impaired
any Information concerning It to Davis.
1t developed at the hearing yesterday that
II was not the postmaster, but that Off
GERS deputy, who advised Whiteford TO
open the letter, and though the postmaster,
Frederick Slater. came here TO testify, his
wards returned the letter To the postoaice
and IL was sent to Moores HILL where
young Fuller received it, and complained to
George Griffith, the postmaster there, who
Informed Major Carter. Griffith was one
or the witnesses yesterday. The commits
sloner held WhltefOrd In 500 to await the
action of the grand jury. Slater went on
his bond, and the trio went to their homes
last evening.
Whiteford claims that ii is simply a
combination of circumstances that makes
him appear guilty, and that he did not in
tentionally violate any law. Davis was
brought over from the Jail, but denied that
his employer had shown him the letter.
The case against him is a pretty strong
one, the officers having found under his
bed in the room he occupied in Whiteford' s
house a battery and other materials used
In making counterfeit coin. In a. closet IN
the room was concealed a ladle. some metal
and plaster of paris In fact, Davis had
practically complete counterfeiter's outfit
IN his room
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Local Observations.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, March 9.
OBITUARY..
Mrs. Mary Heminyvay, Charitable
Woman Worth $4,000, ZOO.

BOSTON, March 6.-Mrs. Mary Hemin-
way, widow Of Augustus Heminway, died
at her Chestnut-Street residence to-day, az
ter long illness. aged sixty-five.
Mrs Heminway was the daughter or
Timothy Wideston, wealthy merchant OF
New York, and was herself the richest
woman in Boston, possessinga fortune esu-
mated at $15,O00000. She assisted many
charities, and was foremost in encouraging
any worthy educational project She took
a lifelong interest in schools in the South,
educational work among the Indians, homes
for the orphans, and numerous other benev-
olent enterprises. She was also an ardent
supporter Of BoSton's honored institutions.
many Of which have been recipients Of her
substantial remembrances.
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Ex-Congressmnn Frost.

CHICAGO March 6.-Mr. Rufus 5. Frost.
of Boston died suddenly in his private car
at the Union Station this afternoon. He
was returning from Mexico to his home in
Boston Mr.. Frost had been sick for some
time and was travelling in charge Of a
physician. His wife accompanied him. II
was hoped that the invalid would be able
TO reacn home, but the illness proved fatal,
and the end came this afternoon
Mr.. Frost was born in Marlboro. N. H,
in 1896, and moved to Boston when seven
years old. He laid the foundation for his
fortune In the wool business, and estab-
lished branches in New York and Chicago.
He has been a prominent figure in politics.
having been twice Mayor of Chelsea, in
1S71-72 was a member Of the state Serate;
in 1873 was a membr of the Governor 3
council, and in 1874 was elected to Congress.
He was several times a millionaire.
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POISON In CANNED CORN.
Three Children of George Entwistle
Suffered from 1t.

Three children in the family of George
Entwistle, a laborer residing at No. $50
West New York street. were poisoned by
eating canned corn yesterday. The family
dined on corn at dinner, and shortly after
the meal the three children were taken vio-
Iently ILL., Dr. T.. NJ. Eisenbeiss was called
and found the sufferers in q dangerous con-
dtion. Their symptoms were those to be
expected from an irritant poison The ply
stefan examined the food they had eaten.
He found the corn permeated by chem
ical which had probably come from the
can He prescribed an antidote for the
poison. and believes the patients will re-
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To Investigate Mrs. Ross Death.

Mrs. Elizabeth Ross, aged fifty years.
residing at No. 1S3 Indiana avenue. died
last week and was buried yesterday. Her
relatives will ask the coroner to make an
examination. Besides carrying a life in
surance she owned property valued at
$500 and Emma Ross, the daughter.
claims that i'm her mothers Illness the prop
erty was decided 10 a man named Parker,
boarding at the house. Why she did this
is not known. DR.. Chavis attended Mrs.
Ross and later DR.. carp was called in.