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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-03-20
Sensible Libel Law.

Reading, March lS.-Judge Endllch this
morning handed down very important
opinion on the law of libel, and the llabil-
ity of newspapers for mistakes made In
the course Of publication. The defendant
was John B. Dampman, proprietor of the
Morning Herald and the case arose out of
a publication of the details of an arrest
made some two years ago. A man and Il
woman were arrested In n house of Ques-
tionable character, and by misundor-
standing 1t was stated that the arrest
was made at the house of Mrs. Deborah
Shelley, the plaintiff, who was u re-
spectacle woman. At the trial II was
shown that the reporters and editors Of
the newspaper, had made due inquiry as
to the locality of the arrest. and that they
were honestly mistaken, and no actual
malice on the part of the publisher was
shown. The legal questions were reserved
by the court and verdict for $3.50 dam
ages was rendered for the plaintiff. In set
ting aside this verdict and In entering judg-
ment for the appellant, the court held that
the publication concerned n criminal pro-
ceeding, and as such was privileged and
no actual malice having been shown, and
the presumption OF malice being rebutted
by evidence OF the exercise OF ordinary
and reasonable care and caution In the
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-03-20

\ number of members who believe that
publicity pays are advocating the enact
ment of u bill TO the following effect:
That the county commissioners, county
treasurers. sheriffs, prothOnotaries. clerks
of courts, registers. recorders and clerks
of the orphans court of the respective
counties are hereby authorized and re-
quired to publish in the proper county the
auditors and commissioners annual
statements, triennial statement of the
board Of revision, commissioners sales of
land, notices of appeal, treasurers sales
of seated and unseated lands, notices TO
taxpayers. election procamations, sher-
iffs sales, trustees sales, applications for
liquor licenses, notices of filing of as
sgnees' and trustees accounts, notices Of
filing of accounts of administrators and
executors of decedents' estates and all
other legal notices or advertising connect
ed with the business of the various county
offices requiring publication, IN two papers
of general circulation representing the
two leading parties in said counties hav-
ing a population of 5000 or less; and IN
three papers in counties having popula-
ton between $4,000 and $1,000; and in four
papers In all counties having a population
of GO,O00 or over, one of which papers shall
represent the minority party of the two
principal parties of the county The said
county officers are hereby authorized and
directed to pay the respective newspapers
aforesaid for the publication of said legal
advertising the usual rates charged hy
the same to private customers for similar
advertising, and not EXCEEDING 30 cents
per line for four insertions. The object
of this bill IL to enable the public to keep
Q closer watch upon it's official servants.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-03-20
The Ten=EOOt Limit.

The suggestion of City Solicitor Tor
rey, that in view of the now conceded
legality of the "ten-foot reservation"
in this city property-owners on a given
street ought for mutual protection to
sign paper agreeing to a uniform line
of frontage, either inclusive or exclu-
sive Of the ten-foot limit, is an emil
nently sensible one 1t needs nothing
more than ocular demonstration to
prove how unsightly a street is where
one building Stands flush with the
outer boundary of the mischievous
reservation, while the adjacent prop
erty is set in five or ten feet. The APP
pearance of such a street is always
marred by these Irregularities; however
ornate the buildings upon it.
The worst things about this reserva-
tion-a thing which only private agree
ment among property-owners can now
prevents that it will mean. in time,
the narrowing of our already narrow
streets by fully twenty feet. When one
builder occupies the Who'll. limit, the
next one is compelled to occupy it, also,
unless he be patriotic enough to remain
content with a location hopelessly in
the background. Thus the encroach-
ment passes down the line, on either
side, until the streets narrowing is ac-
complished and it's sightiness gone.
The man to blame is, of course, the one
who initiates the innovation; and he
can only be held in check by his own
volition, exercised in response to the
petition of his nelghbors.
This slight recourse does not inspire
the candid observer with much enthu-
siasm Of hope; but it is all that is left
to Scranton, under the law; and If it is
to be rendered useful in preserving the
streets of the central city from further
irregularity the application Of it can
not safely be postponed.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-03-20
Bimetallism Already Possible.

In an open letter John V. Farwell.
sngularly forceful plea for bimetal-
lism. After showing that during the
coined, in all the mints of the world,
$1,000 tons of silver to 5000 tons of gold
against the qualitative ratio of ljia to l
obtaining in the United States prior to
the demonetization of silver in lS73-he
scouts the idea that silver, if coined
on Il parity with gold, would inundate
The remedy for the present INSULT
cheney of precious metal to insure stabil-
however, to throw the mints Of this
country open to the free and unlimited
that that course would be little less
than ruinOus. 1t would mean that "all
able in gold would be obliged by such a
law to accept silver, worth only one
half the amount that the government
made it worth when the debt was con-
tracted by keeping gold. silver and
paper all on a par with each other.
Such a law would put all classes by the
ears, with the ugly grip of practical
reputation, because sOmc-perhaps the
largest number-would pay their debts
with One-half the amount they really
agreed to pay, and the rest would have
to pay 50 or 100 per cent more than they
agreed to pay, in the face of the gov
eminent pledge to make all kinds of
money available to pay debts, and
when they agreed to pay in gold they
believed in the faith of their servants,
now become their masters"
The point in Mr.. Farwell's argument
which Seems questionable is where he
says:
If the United States want bimctallsm,
which firmly believe they and the whole
world need, the quickest way to get II is
to put all our currency on a definite gold
basis, in fact aud not In theory, and then
join monetary conference for interna-
tional bimetallism, when asked to do so,
and they will not have to wait long for a
request to join such a conference because
when confidence Is thus established in our
currency foreign capital, now increasing
its unused surplus, by selling our securi-
ties, will at once buy all We have to sell at
lower interest than ever before, and set
the current of gold to America in such
volume that foreign governments in their
own interest will beg for bimetalism as
the only means of preserving their mon
etary supremacy in the markets of the
world of borrowers.
This is the old cry Of solicitude for
| what foreign investors may want us to
do. 1t occurs to us that If we. as ma
| tion, had a trifie less consideration for
the money-lenders Of Lombard street,
who use American investments merely
| as a mechanism for the drainage out of
this country Of interest payments, and
woulu. instead, try to get our securities
in the hands of American purchasers,
the result would come out to our graft
! fed satisfaction. We are able to
paddle our own canoe. here in America.
| did we but know it, even to the extent
of establishing practical bimetallism
without waiting a single day for the
consent Of an International conference
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-03-20
Congressional Apportionment.

The house committee on congressional
apportionment has received some sug.
gestions regarding two new districts to he
formed in the eastern part of the state.
II IL proposed to take the Twenty-seventh.
Thirty-fourth ana Twenty wards
from Congressman Reyburn's district in
Philadelphia, and add them to Delaware
county, making a new district. 1t Is also
suggested that the lower end of Berks
county could be added to Chester and
constitute n district. 1t Is claimed that
Congressman Reyburn looks with favor
upon the proposition to amputate a large
slice Of his territory.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-03-20

A considerable fuss is being made be-
cause of the fact that at Senator
Cameron's instigation Il distinguished
advocate of bimetallism has been in
Vited to address the Harrisburg general
assembly, next Friday evening, upon
the present phases of the currency
problem. Is 1t criminal, we wonder. to
hear both sides of an important sub
ject?
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-03-20

No honest Republican need regret the
enforcement of this governments for
eign policy from the I.illiputian bicker-
ings of partisan politics.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-03-20
Mansdeld's opinion of the sentiment of
that interview is not yet declared.

The liquor question in New York city,
as viewed by many practical reformers,
seems to be whether the state, by ignor-
ing Sunday illegalities, shall assume
that they do not exist; or whether,
recognizing that Sunday selling is, un-
der any conditions, inevitable, it shall
do it's best so to restrict that selling as
to occasion minimum of law-breaking
and public disturbance. Both views
have been very learnedly fortified, but
it is noticeable that the practical men
of business incline somewhat strongly
toward the second of these positions.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-03-20

If the lunch wagons are to be driven
from the streets. will Sunday news
paper vending on the streets be pro-
hibited also?
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-03-20

The esteemed Philadelphia Record
admits that an international agree
ment to bimetallism is all moonshine
but it declares that partisan (sic) BIZ
metalllsm," whatever that means. "ls
the halfway house between honest
money and free silver coinage" If this
country should ibe forced to choose
between a single standard Of gold and
the free coinage of American silver
alongside of gold upon n bimetallic
basis, does the Record suppose that It
would choose the former? Most assur-
edly 1t would not.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-03-20

After reviewing at length the various
and often fantastic efforts of a number
Of state legislatures. now in session, to
solve the Intoxicating drink problem,
the Philadelphia Press Is moved to
remark that "if those who wish to
mitigate the acknowledged evils of the
liquor traffic were less anxious TO carry
out some special idea Of their own and
We're willing to give every practical
plan suggested fun and fair trial and
would admit that one plan may not be
good for all people and all places and
that local conditions must be taken into
account, much faster progress would be
made toward solving the problem"
Similarly, If there were less fad-rollow-
ing and more direct robust, personal
temperance reform work aimed at the
conscience of both liquor-user and
liquor-seller, the result would probably
be more satisfactory than ii Is.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-03-20

Perhaps, after all, the largest frac-
tion of the cruel war between David
Martin and Senator Quay Ia being
fought by the torchlight colonels of the
npNSpaDprS.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-03-20
Custodianship niiI roomiug,

The McCarrell bill, creating the Office of
state custodian, was made special order
for final passage on Wednesday. 1t was
expected there would be some opposition,
but It failed to material'Ze.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-03-20

Free discussion will do no harm,
whatever may be said of the merits of
fiaa gilVnr
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-03-20
Opposed TO constitutional Amendments

Mr. Nlckell's proposition TO amend the
constitution In order to abolish spring
elections does not meet with favor In the
house. He has just failed to secure
special order for It's consideration.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-03-20

The spllling of ink over the Bourget-
Mark Twain incident has paused suf-
ficently to enable the public to whisper
that it is extremely tired.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-03-20
Is Surc 10 PASS.

There win be some opposition to the SUI
perlor or intermediate court bill In the
house. but It seems to be scheduled for
final passage.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-03-20

preparation and publication of the article,
there could be no recovery. This Is the first
decision in this state that squareiy rules
this point, and it applies to n large class
Of cases that have been lately arising.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-03-20
Strictly Pure
White Lead
The recommendation OF

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"Fahnestock," Armstrong q McKelvy.
to you by your merchant is an
evidence of his reliability, as he can
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and bogus White Lead and make a
larger profit. Many short-sighted
dealers do so.
For CoLoRs.--National Lead Co.'S Pure
White Lead finting Colors, one-pound can to
25.pound keg OF Lead and mix your own
paints. Saves time and annoyance in matching
SHADES, ana iiIsures the best paint that ii IS
possible to put on wood.
Send us postal card and get our book on
paints and color card. irce 1t will probably
save you a good many dollars.
NATIONAL LEAD CO., New York.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-03-20

Richard Mansfield explicitly repudi-
ates the interview In which he was
credited with asserting that he is as
great an actor as Henry Irving MIR.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-03-20

The Washington correspondents who
are trying to figure out who shall wear
Clevelands mantle are wasting good
deal of space over thing of exceeding
~ small political value.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-03-20

Mr.. Cleveland will hardly be solaced
by the reflection that the'one creditable
act of his administration was performed
by Secretary Gresham while he was on
"A Naca tinn
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-03-20
TOLD BY THE STARS.
1ULD BY HE = NKS.
Daily Horoscope Drawn by Ajncchns, The
Tribune AstrOlogcr.
Astrolabe cast: 116 a. m. for Wednesday,
March 20, 1895.
cyS G &T
Beginning your life
In seasons of strife
Is oftentimes lucky they say,
But as to this morn,
n,. I.t tt.,. lgr

One We're better born
AT the dawning of some other day.
Many enterprises born on This day VIII,
like Wakeman's electrical dice expert
ments. be mlsconstrued and perhaps end
In disaster.
silver lining to the threatening clouds
of this day however, will be given In the
smile of genial Mr.. Burns as he disCards
the red apple for his usual springtime diet
of new maple sugar.
Ajacchus' Advicc.A
Never allow the political Mster of u
nip-iap newspaper to disturb your slum-
berS.
DO not attempt to buck the tiger ON the
long distance race track blackboards un-
less you are II good runner yourself.
The man who wants TO be consistent
should not become implicated in the nee
essarily eccentric conduct of II so-called
Independent newspaper.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-03-20
SCRANTON, MARCH 70, 1895.
THE SCRANTON OF TODAY.

Come and inspect our city.
Elevation above the tide, 7i0 feet.
Extremely healthy.
Estimated population, 1895, l03, 600.
Registered voters, 20599.
Value of school property, 100000.
Number of school children, 1900.
Average amount of bank deposits, Slo'-
100000.
It's the metropolis of northeastern Penn
sylvania.
Can produce electric power cheaper than
Niagara.
No better point in the United States at
which to establish new industries.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-06-01
LUCKY FRIDA Y.

Friday should be the lucky day
for all Americans, for upon that
day Christopher Columbus sailed
from the port OF Palos on his voy-
age of discovery. All his plans
were made upon that day, and the
substantial details of the long voy-
age were made on Friday. He saw
the first indications of the new
land on Friday, VIXEN birds visited
his ships, and on Friday, October
II, 1892, he discovered land On
Friday he planted the cross on the
soil of the New World. On Friday
October 19, he sent his official an
nouncement of his return in the
month of April. He entered Bar
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-06-01
A WISE JUDGE.

Upholds the Sacred Unwritten Law.
JACKSONVILLE, June, IA
special from st. Augustine, Fla,
says: John Sullies, who shot and
killed Mr.. Lyon last Thursday,
had preliminary hearing today
before Judge Forward and was dis
emerged, although the evidence
showed that Sullies deliberately
killed Lyon. Some months before
the killing Of Lyon eloped with
Mrs. Sullies. The couple went to
Texas where they were living as
mainland wife. Sullies learned their
whereabouts and had them extradi-
ted to answer to the charge OF
adultery committed in this state.
Mrs. Sullies and Lyon were brought
back to st. Augustine last Thurs
day, arraigned in court and released
on their own recognizance. After
leaving the court Lyon was walk
ing down the street when he met
Sullies. AS the latter saw the de-
spoiler Of his home he drew a pis-
tol and shot him dead.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-06-01
Correcting the Bible.

From the Fort Worth Mail-Telegram.
The bible has frequently been
invoked as authority against the
woman's suffragists and seems to
have been used effectually in that
way. Mrs. Elizabeth Cady Stan.
ton has come to the conclusion
that the bible as we have 1t is de-
cidedly wrong on the woman ques-
ton and she proposes to set it
right. The books most offensive
to her are Exodus, Levitfcus, the
Psalms, the Songs of Solomon,
Matthews and the Acts of the
Apostles.
Mrs. Stanton believes that the
writer's of these books meant we'll
but that their good intentions have
been perverted by wicked and de-
signing men who have palmed off
incorrect translations of holy writ.
She is confident that bible can
be cotton up which will give
woman a much better showing and
such bible she proposes to pre-
pare with the aid of number OF
colaborers.
In announcing her schemes to
few faithful followers Mrs. Stanton
said: Sufficient attention has not
been given to the position Of
woman in the divine book. The
various revisions have treated with
scant consideration those portions
relating to woman. In the agita-
tions to secure equal rights and
privileges for women the bible is
constantly referred to to show the
inferiority Of the sex. This being
so, it is absolutely necessary that
the misconceptions as to the atti-
tude of the bible toward woman
arising from wrong translations and
interpretations should be correct
ed"
A number Of ladies have already
beer appointed to aid in the prepa-
ration OF the Woman's Bible and
soon we will be no longer COM
PEELED to grope in the misty light
supplied by the King James YER
sion and the new revision.
The Woman's Bible will be
curiosity and as such may com.
mand a large sale. After it is pub
lished every citation from the
scriptures against woman's rights
in the Elizabeth Cady Stanton
sense will be promptly met by the
woman's version OF the same pas
sage and things will wax warm
sure enough.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-06-01
The New Woman.

She talked with great intensity Of
each mans base propensity,
and spoke with volubility OF
womans higher plane;
She dwelt on domestically with
mental elasticity, and said
that such felicity was really
quite in vain.
With gestures oratorlcal and phra-
ses metaphorical she voiced
the powers numerical that
woman had untold.
And spoke with zeal Grammatical
of voting systematical, and
ballot boxes spherical and
votes not bought with gold.
She said in each vicinity the doc.
tors of divinity would come
from feminity; in boomers
they would be;
And matrons with rapidity would
loose all their timidity, and no
more asininity in congress we
would see.
And while with such audacity she
showed her great capacity and
talked with great didacity, her
husband learned to sweep;
And while with such agility she
dwelt on her utility with such
intense puguacity, he put the
twins to sleep.
New York Sun.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-06-01

celona in Triumph on Friday. On
Friday, November I6, he found a
cross planted by an unknown hand
on a deserted island in the sea of
Notre Dame. On Friday, Novem-
Der 20, he planted a cross in Puerto
Santo, and on Friday, January, 4,
he set sail for Spain. 1t was on
Friday his fleet caught a phenom-
email stock of fish. On Friday,
February I6, he successfully passed
through a fearful hurricane. On
Friday. March 8, he received an
invitation from a former enemy, the
king. of Portugal, to dine with him.
On Friday, March I6, he entered
Palos like a conqueror. Fourteen
Fridays of such distin-
gushing note should make the day
a lucky one.-Exchange.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-06-01
Justice Courts,

A. j. Burger was tried in j Justice
Jones' court this morning by jury,
charged with using abusive lam
guage towards Mrs. Bette Barrett,
on Carr hill. The case went to the
Jury this afternoon.
Ode Wilks, lcolored,: was fin ed
S. by Justice Devine for choking
Ida Wilson, also eolored. He
didn't have the money and went
to jail.
A case of F. Dauenhauer VS..
Minnie Washington, suit for forci-
BILE detainer, was tried by the jury
in Justice Devine's court this
morning and verdict was render
ed for plaintiff.
Judgment by confession wasren-
dered in a case of BEDFORD Sharpe,
agent, against Mrs. ]. Levick, suit
for forcible detainer, tried before
Justice Devine.
Ina case of Mrs. Ellen NJ. G..
Nichols against j. H. Erb, suit on
open account, judgment was rem
dered for plaintiff by Justice De-
vine.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-06-01
The Daily Eight.
SATURDAY, JUNE l, 1895
Don't Be MiSled--- Stand Together.

The L. P. A. Railroad Committee
selected and adopted the Sunsets
Eagle Pass 8puve, via Mexican In.
ternstionaI and Mexican Central
Railways, tine only standard gauge
roads to Mexico), as the OFFICIAL
r.. P. A. ROUTE for the Mexico ex-
cursions, on which account SPE-
GAL THROUGH TRAINS of Palace
Sleeping, Dining and Chair Cars
have been provided by these roads
for the accommo tation and COM
fort of the I. p. A., theic families
and friends, and all who desire to
take advantage Of tbs golden op-
portunity to se4 Mexico right.
Have your name listed at the
SUNSET TICKET OFFICE, No. 301
Alamo Plaza, in Grand Opera
House Building, where tho T. P. A.
Convention will be held. Go this
route and avoid vexatious trans
fers and delays. 81 st