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The Evening dispatch. [volume] (Provo, City, Utah) 1891-1895, 1895-08-14
MEXICAN LANDS 7Haf Price, So $750 Sl0OO BaIf PTiGE

Thousand Acres of
Excellent Land at a Low
Price and Upon Easy
Terms = Intending Pur-
chasers Should Write to
Mr.. BrittOn Davis at Cor
ralitOs State of chihuahua,
Mexico.
The Evening dispatch. [volume] (Provo, City, Utah) 1891-1895, 1895-08-14

Special train returning wi
Salt Lake at 10 go p. m.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-01-02
Lackawanna at Harrisburg.

The selection of James L. Watkins of
Taylor as reading clerk of the house
was a somwhat unexpected climax to
the spirited contest waged for this posi-
ton before Monday evenings Repubi-
can caucus. Mr.. Watkins will, how
ever, be none the less efficient for hav-
ing been political dark horse" Per-
sonally genial and good humored to a
degree, he will not only make friends
rapidly at Harrisburg, but he will ex-
hibit qualities which will keep those
friendships. That he will prove thor
oughly adequate to all the duties of the
reading cerkship, none of his home
friends think of doubling.
The defeat of ex-Journal Clerk F'leitZ
is ascribed in some quarters to the ac-
tive hostility of prominent Republicans
who resented his course in the Robin
son-Lyon fight for the lieutenant gov
ernorship. This may have had It's in
fluence, but it was no doubt aided by
the fact that a considerable number of
Mr.. Fleitz's personal friends in Lacka
wanna county objected to the violent
manner in which his candidacy was to
all appearances seized upon by one of
its leading promoters as a personal
perquisite. In his own name, Mr..
Fleitz, with his large experience in
house procedure and his wide acquaint-
ance with state politicians, would per-
haps have been stronger than he proved
to be when regarded by many as merely
an incidental character in larger and
more daring contest for state recogni-
tlon.
We congratulate Mr.. Watkins upon
his success, and regret that Mr.. Fleita
could not have been permitted to fgh.
his own fight on it's own merits
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-01-02
That Soda Water Case, Again.

Exception is taken by the prosecution
in the perjury case against C. a. Wiley
to a summary of the evidence printed
editorially in The Tribune of last Sat
urday. The attorney for the prosecu-
ton, j. Elliott Ross, contradicts that
the case against Mr.. Wiley rested, as
we then claimed, on technicality. He
contends that a transcript of the court
records will establish that Mr.. Wiley,
on the witness stand, testified that four
persons, who say they paid nothing for
soda water obtained one Sunday at the
money therefor and later received
change for it-in other words, one
mans word, as against the word of
four. Mr.. Ross disclaims desire on
the part of his client, Mr.. Ryan, to
persecute Mr.. Wiley, but, If we under
stand him correctly, wishes merely to
impress upon the recent defendant the
wisdom of being accurate when testi-
flying under oath against fellow cit
izen, and causing him to be fined.
10 IAN " give MI. ~ tiit DtHtlil
of this explanation. The case orig
mated, as most of our readers remem-
ber during last years Sunday observ-
ance crusade, and is one of number
of unpleasantnesses which linger in
that movements wake. The jury hav-
ing disagreed, 1t Is impossible as yet
to say, officially, which side Is tech
nically correct, although until con-
victed, the defendant in common fair
ness is to be regarded as innocent.
Enough is known, however, to justify
the conclusion that in any future move
| ments of a similar character, should
| such be under contemplation it would
| be wise to delegate the collection of
evidence to regularly authorized Of
| fcials. We do not believe that in this
| case Mr.. Wiley was actuated by selfish
| or vindictive motives. Neither do we
| believe that supposing a jury should
| find him mistaken in some of the de-
tails of his testimony, he would there
fore deserve to be sentenced to the
| penitentiary alongside hardened Grim
inals. Such sentence would, 1t seems
to us, be repugnant to every human
| sympathy.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-01-02
As to Party Criticism.

The Philadelphia Record is moved to
anger by what 1T calls the RECKLESS
and indscriminate abuse" by leading
newspapers of the Cleveland admins
tration merely because 1t is Democra-
tic" 1t is particularly sensitive with
reference to the current criticism of
Secretary Gresham; but 1t will excuse
us If we suspect that its sensitiveness
Is greatly intensified by the extraordjr"
airy vulnerability of the present secre-
tary of state to public criticism. We
do not remember that the Record was
similarly sensitive when the Democra-
tic partisan press was doing its level
best TO cast ridicule on Secretary
Blaine Yet, in point of abuse,
Gresham has been treated with marked
leniency by the Republican press, II we
compare their course with the treat
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-01-02
JUSTICE TO OUR JUDGES
From the Philadelphia Press.

From the Philadelphia Press
The Scranton Tribune Is one of the
very few papers of the interior unhesl.
tatingly speaking out in favor of the pass
age of a judges retirement act by the leg
islature at its coming session, The decla-
ration of our Scranton contemporary on
the subject Is both significant and effec-
tive, and all the more so because OH the
bench in the district where 1t Is printed
there Is no judge who would come under
the provisions of such an act for many
years yet, and between u judge at 60 years
of age, or even 60, and retirement at
TO- there are several contingencies. II
seems very certain that u retirement bill
will be presented at the coming session,
and 1t will be received with great differ
erence of opinion. The opposition to 1,
from the interior of the state, as already
indicated, will be very strong, not 10
much on account of the principle in
volved as because of the expense which
4 is presumed will follow. This would not
likely cost so much. however, as to con-
tinue on the bench men who are no
longer really fit for duty, thereby CON-
pelling an increase of judges In order to
get the work done.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-01-02

diately to effect consolidation with others
all the parties to such combinations
pooling their issues and violating the
very essence of the conditions upon which
they obtained their grants. To prevent
these l am of the opinion that the legis-
lature should prescribe regulations siml-
lar to those of the fourth section of article
xvii of the constitution, relating to paral7
lei and competing lines of railroads or
canals. Competing lines of passenger
railways, gas, water or electrical compan-
les should not be allowed to effect con-
solidations and combinations hostile to
the interests of the commonwealth or OF
the citizens of municipalities which have
granted them rights for the express pur-
pose of obtaining the benefits of competi-
ton.
We cannot hope, in this running sum-
mary, to do the message Justice. 1t
will well repay perusal from beginning
to end.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-01-02
An Inevitable Compensation,

FROM the Philadelphia Record.
The completion OF the great Maxwell
coal breaker seems destined to inaugur-
ate decided revolution In the mining In
dustry of the anthracite region. This i'm
mense structure, which contains 100000
feet of lumber and cost s150, 900, possesses
the largest screening surface of any
breaker in the world. and by means Of It's
chutes and crushers will undoubtedly ef-
feet an almost complete saving of the
smaller sizes of coal. The mine operators
will not only be thus enriched, but the
cheapened price Of coal production per ton
will be blessing to the consumers. One
feature of this new era to be regretted is
the inevitable calamity which will! over
take breaker boys, hundreds OF whom will
eventually find themselves superseded by
these giant automatic competitors. His
tory has Invariably demonstrated. how
ever, that such innovations of machinery
create in redoubled prosperity new fields
for displaced labor.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-01-02
One Of Dan Hart,s Iokes.

From the Wilkes Barre Leader
Her lips quivered and her breath came
in labored gasps, but she did not speak.
do you not love me? ?" he anXiously de-
manded, seizing her shrinking hand.
II don't know" she faltered. Gently
he insinuated his arm about her.
Darling" he murmured, would you
like to have me ask your mamma first?"
mo, no. no"' she shrieked convulsively,
"she is a widow. | want you myself
She clung to him until he promised to
say nothing to the old lady for the pres
ent.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-01-02
Not a Representative Jury.

From the Carbondale Herald.
1t is to be hoped that the jury on duty
in Scranton last week was not a represen-
tative one. They acquitted everything
that came before them with two excep-
tions We suggest that the next
jury be selected from the in
mates of the county Jail. They surely
could not manifest more sympathy with
the lawless element and might honestly
do better Charity Is good thing, es-
pecially on Christmas week, but some
times there can be too much of good
thing. After reading the evidence In
these cases we wonder what amount Of
evidence 1t would require to convince this
Jury of q mans guilt
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-01-02

We were already aware that the
Scranton Truth was opposed to compul-
sorry education. What we asked of it,
yesterday, was to explain why the over
crowded condition of certain Philadel-
phia schools is an argument against
compulsory education. Must thousands
of children throughout the state grow
up in ignorance because the sectional
school board system, as it is known
in Philadelphia, is not a success!
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-01-02
viii Have Public Support.

From the WlIkes-Barre NeWS-DeaIer.
The police drag-net in Scranton scooped
in about forty estimable knights of the
green table of that town on Saturday
night who were engaged in watching
"ships that pass in the night" The fines
imposed netted the city 5000, while the pro-
prietors of the respective places are out a
couple of thousand apiece. Gambling has
openly flourished in Scranton for years
and if the mayor compels players to OBJ
serve a semblance of decency he will have
the support of all good citizens.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-01-02

Additional advices from Armenia in
dicate that the horrors Of the situation
have only been hinted at. and the at
titude of the Turkish government is
anything but favorable to an improve
ment of the existing conditions. Under
circumstances it seems about time for
unite in a little missionary work in
which arguments in the interest of re-
for are backed by Gatling guns and
bayonetS.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-01-02
TO THE NEW YEAR.

Standing by the cradle
OF the year that's born today,
What Is 1t the laughing eyes
F'ain to us would say?
What the message mystic
Brought from realms above.
Is 1t joy or sadness,
Is 1t hate or love?
Is 1t wealth or poverty,
Is 1t health or pain?
Is it sweet prosperity.
Is 1t loss or gain?
We cannot read the answer,
Those red lips hold 1t fast.
We must not know the coming,
What'er may be the past,
For the little babe just born
Holds in his tiny hands
The fate of men and nations,
The story of all lands,
While DER the message mystic
He brings TO you and me,
A kindly God let's down the veil
OF dim futurity.
T. p. Ryder, In Wilkes-Barre Record
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-01-02

Governor Pattison's sargument against
the present constitutional provision re-
quirng the payment of poll tax once
in two years is a sound one, which will
be generally indorsed The submission
of another amendment correcting this
evil would have generous support.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-01-02

A new kingdom has been founded in
Korea and has been named Kalnan.
As the suburban empire is to be ruled
by member of the notorious Min fam
lily, it is safe to predict that Kainan
will not be happy land.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-01-02

Our esteemed Philadelphia contem
porary, the Press, quotes the Scranton
Republican as authority for the asser-
ton that Lackawanna county does not
want another judge. We suspect that
the Press has in this instance got hold
of a doubtful authority.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-01-02

In the work Of shaking numerous
unclassilied hands at the rate of sixty
per minute at the white house New
Year reception yesterday, Mrs. Cleve-
land demonstrated anew her fitness to
the title of first lady of the land.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-01-02

Charges of selfshness that have been
made against Democratic congressman,
it is said, will soon be hurled back into
the teeth of the accusers by the passage
OF bill that will place u tax of 81 per
barrel on beer.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-01-02

Representative O'Malley shares with
Mr.. Farr and Lieutenant-Governo
Watrey the credit of having achieved
notable victory for Lackawanna coun-
ty at Harrisburg yesterday For the
baby" of the house, Mr.. O'Malley Is
doing quite we'll.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-01-02
synpath!

Thomas c. Platt should be less jeal-
Gus. Parkhurst threshed Tammany, it
Is true, which is something that Platt
never tried to do; but that is no reason
why Parkhurst should be abused.
When Thomas C. Platt rises up into
DR.. Parkhurst's class, it will be time
for him to talk. Just now, 1t Is in bad
taste
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-01-02
Romance and lie aIth.

From the Atchison Globe.
1t is more romantic and better for the
digestion to sleep with wedding cake un-
der the pillow than to try to sleep with it
in the stomach.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-01-02

Labor agitator John Burns Is in a
fair way to exhaust his oratorical am
munition upon various members of the
army of the unknown who disagree
stitutions.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-01-02

The olden time custom of making
New Year calls has gone into disfavor,
but the man OF good resolutions still
occasionally has that tired feeling in
his head on Jan. 2.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-01-02
First Rntc Philosophy.

From the Post-E2press
We have often differed from friends
whose opinion we value; but differences
are unavoidable In this world, and the
main thing Is to say honestly what you
believe. and be charitable and good hui
mored.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-01-02

When a governorship comes to Scran-
ton it will probably not come on the
platform of trying to pull everybody
else down. In fact it will need quite a
different pull"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-01-02

According to Rev. Mr.. Parlihurst 1t
may yet be necessary to appoint a
LeXow committee to look after the
original LeXow organization.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-01-02
Effective OratOry
From the Detroit Trib

From the Detroit Tribune.
"Jaggs, did your speeches on the stump
against the income tax have any effect?
Did they! Well, guess yes. The com.
mercial agencies raised my rating twice
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-01-02

of the victims of the Delevan House
fire at Albany still repose in the ruins.
The police claim that it is not their
business to remove them, and the late
hotel keepers do not feel able to bear
the expenses of burial, and no one else
seems to feel the slightest concern over
the disposal of the remains one way or
another. From a hasty glance of the
situation Albany does not appear to he
a very favorable site for poor persons
death.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-01-02

ment accorded by Democrats to Mr..
Blaine.
So far as President Clevelands do
mestic administration is concerned,
sharp criticism of it has been invited
by the presidents uniform assumption
of superior morality and wisdom. He
has not been content, in any public
speech, published letter or state paper,
to occupy place on fair level with
the majority of his fellow-citizens. He
has chosen to set himself high above
them, upon pedestal of platitudinous
'consecration' to public duty; and has
well-nigfl impoverished the vocabulary
of cant and false pretence in his effort
to appear a very superior being. The
American people can be caught by this
kind of humbug once or twice; but
when it presents to their inspection
such a naturalization of results as Is
exhibited by the Cleveland administra-
tion during the period from March 4,
1893, to Dec 81, 1894, they need offer no
apology for firing of the bluff; and un-
corking some of the walls of their wrath
upon the man who has, either uncon-
sciously or by design, so grossly de-
ccived them
We join with the Record in deploring
that insular form of politics which
marks out the foreign policy of the
United States as proper theme Of
nartiSaD hickprinp and cnOtan ion We
charge to this childish habit much of
the contempt which American diplom
acy inspires among other nations. We
believe that the time has arrived in
the development of the United States
when It must play a mans part in the
game of international state craft; when
it must bring to the assertion of it's
foreign rights the moral support not
of a divided but of united country;
when there shall be, at the head of the
state department at Washington, not g
Democrat nor a Republican but an
American citizen, ready to guarantee
to every fellow citizen in any foreign
land ample protection within the law.
We stand ready to work necessarily
toward such a condition of American
politics. But we must decline to regard
the inarticulate and gelatinous policy
of the present secretary of state as
representing more than a sharp con-
policy should be.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-01-02
SCRANTON, JANUARY 2, 1895.
THE SCRANTON OF TODAY.

Come and inspect our city.
Elevation above the tide. 74O feet.
Extremely healthy.
Estimated population, 1894, 100000.
Registered voters, 20,599.
Value of school property, $3.50. 900.
Number of school children, 1000.
Average amount of bank deposits, slo.-
00O 900.
lt'sthe metropolis of northeastern Penn
sylvania.
CanproGuce electric power cheaper than
Niagara.
No better point in the United states a'
which to establish new industries.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-10-11
PLUM BiN6 PLANS.

Inspector Bemis has received plumbing plans
TO file Tor the week ending Oct ii as follows;
Bell street Chapel, Bell street; Henry
Root.
Joseph p Corey. IL Eddy street; Bren-
nan.
j Hill. lis and l2O Jewett street; &
Catherine Farrell 80 Csndace street; &
Tierney.
William Dummican, 81 Candace street;
William Dummican. "a Candace street;
James & Conroy.
Lawrence f German. Comstock avenue;
William E Bowen. Lexington avenue
Graham Brothers
Heirs Of u M Burgess. rear 80 Stewart
street; Phillips a. Phillips.
Heirs OF barstow, 80 Weybosset street.
Phillips 81 Phillips
street; Phillips & Philips
Minerva Fitch. 200 orins street; John Me-
larkey
G G Luther, Eudora street John Burgess
Estate of Elijah Seiden, 90 Hope street;
Richard A LeGarde.
Louisa M Balch, 100 Cranston street; ID
Louisa Nj Balch. rear 100 Cranston street; d
James d Marshall. e5 Oakland avenue; Will
lam NJ Murphy.
Michael Fitzgerald, 72 Doyle avenue; John
J Shanlev.
Patrick Rynn. 81 Canton street; r + Cary.
o IA Magoon, 1855 Broad street; George
o II Magoon, Ill Colfax street; George W
Thornley,.
@ q Luther. Eudora street John II Burgess.
Heirs OF James Hedges, IA Weybosset
street. The Thos Phillips Company.
Asha A Hodges, 45l Pine street; The Thos
Philips Company.
Patrick Campbell. Highland and Chase ave-
nues: Cain q Carroll.
Lewis Green, 81 Benefit street. John
Stanley.
4 Lynch. "a Wesleyan avenue; William B
Thompson.
John Lee, Longmont street; a Hainsworth.
John Allen. 10 Jessamtno street; James II
Goldrick.
Misses Duffy. 80 Waldo street: P Brennan.
Caproni Brothers, Ga Charles street; John
McElroy.
James A Potter. Central street; The Thos
Y. NH& RR, Exchange place: The
Thomas Phillips Company.
William Armour, Gao Westminster street ;
William B Thompson.
J A Budlong. Gl2 Broad street; William B
Torrance McQuaid. West Exchange and
Acorn streets; James Donnely.
Francisco Degrade. Rowan street; John
Melarkey.
Hidden. Dorranco and weybosset
A Tillinghast. I2I Moore street Henry Il
Root.
Estate OF @ Nj Arloone. gll Friendship
street: Thomas Hudson
Estate OF q NJ Ardoene, 2i3 Friendship
street Thomas Hudson.
Charles Darling. 1876 Westminster street
Il Frank Carey a. Co.
Geor-e II Newall, ll5 Moore street; + Frank
Carey A. Co.
hose namiio. Putnam and Kosssuth streets
Dennis frady.
Bernera AcGuinness. 10 North Davis street;
Edward McKenney.
ii Y Becfwth, Fulton street p a J Tierney
II Lester 10 Lester street A a Holman.
Prank J Dillon, 31 wallirg street; Cain &
Carroll.
NarrRgansett Real Estate Company, salina
street. Cam X Carroll
Burgess Land Company. - Cranston street !:
Thomas HUDSON.
IRE erick sharpies. 100 and III Rugby sire, { /;
Thomas 1 nuuson.
trederc. snsrples, ll3 Rugby street.
Thomas Hudson.
Fred.ric shmpies. ii5 Rugby street
Thomas Hudson.
AZ Horton. $50 Eddy strsst; X u Cary.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-10-11
Arrested for Forgery.

Herbert Pugsley, colored sport from
Newport, came to the city yesterday
NOR ming, and shortly after his departure
from the sister capital. Detective Parker
received message from the police of that
city, asking him TO find Pugsley, as the
new suit of clothes, macintosh and
several other articles that were in his pos
session he had procured on forged
order upon the firm of Josephson & Co.,
OF that city. Detective Reardon found
the young man on Setvens street about
noon, and at the city hall nearly all of
the articles were found in his possession.
The authorities at Newport were noti-
fed, and Pugsley will be taken back this
evening. He forged the name of his
mother, who is well and fsvorably known
in Newport.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-10-11

The common sense OF the people has
long refused to believe that rheumatism
and neuralgia were diseases hopeless Of
cure.
Professor Edward +. Phelps. NJ D.,
IL D., of Dartmouth College, has con-
firmed their belief. There Is an absolute
specific for both of these diseases in
PaIne's celery compound. Thousands OF
men and women are every year entirely
freed from these two torturing disorders
by Paine's celery compound. Neuralgia
pain affects first one part OF the body and
then another. Natures restorer, sleep, IL
sought in vain, and lifes ordinary duties
become burdens too heavy 70 be borne. In
this condition of sleeplessness Natures S
call for rest must be regarded. IL un-
needed, serious consequences are likely. to
ensue. The nerves must be built up by
proper nerve food. There is nothing
equal to Paine's celery compound.
The body is not machine which SIM
ply wears out after certain number of
years, but vital organism having the
power Of revivifying itself-capable of be-
ing hard worked, but demanding fire.
quent times of recuperation In sleep.
To frequently furnish fresh and sbun-
dant supply of nutriment for every tissue