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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-10-30
Odds
and
Ends

Our offer to sell 50 cent
glasses at Is cents per dozen
met with ready acceptance
of the people. What was
the RESULT In less than
two hours we had sold out
the 50 dozen tumblers. Peo-
pie are beginning to realize
that our store contains the
greatest bargains ever offered
in Honolulu. If one line goes
to you cheap-why not an
other? We are offering for
the balance of the week a
line of Pressed Glass so
nearly resembling the most of
Cut Glass that the effect is
genuine. Here are the lead
ers:
Pickle dishes s cents,
former price IS cents.
Finger bowls, 10 cents.
Milk pitchers, Is cents,
Toothpick holders, s cents.
GOblets, 10 cents.
Fruit plates, IS cents.
These are new patterns
and the price has never
been equalled.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-03-16
Better Revoke That License.

There can be no question of the inn
propriety Of permitting saloon to be
licensed next door to u church. How
ever carefully the former may be con-
Quoted, its proximity to the latter Is
bound to be annoying and hurtful; ana
the less carefully it is managed the
greater is the incongruity. AS between
saloon and a church fighting on TINS
issue before license court there can
be no uncertainty as to which deserves
to prevail. Even where the saloon is
entitled to claim priority the church
merits paramount consideration from
all who value the welfare of society.
These facts are SO we'll recognized that
the mere statement Of them appears
almost superhuous.
In the case of the Penn Avenue Bap-
tist church against j. c. Weichel pub
lie sentiment stands with the former,
and the position assumed by the Ii
ccnse court rests under popular con-
demnation. This feeling is not person
al against Mr.. WeicheL His business
is legalized by the state and is con-
duc.ed probably with as much care
for the requirements Of the license law
as is evinced by the average license
holder i'm these parts Were he to re-
move to another location the oppos-
tion against him would doubtless cease.
But in the place where his business
now is, it is regarded by many worthy
citi2ens as nuisance, ana nothing ad-
vauced in his defense vitiates their
claim. The court, in ignoring the
unanimous remonstrance of The Penn
Avenue congregation, took a position
which cannot be defended.
The best thing that the court can do,
for its own sake Is to recall its grant
Of d license to Mr.. WeiChel and lay
Gown the rule that hereafter, under no
circumstances, viii it legaliZe a saloon
within a certain distance from q
church or public school
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-03-16
THE ONE WEAK SPOT.
From the Washington Post.

From the Washington Post.
The ruling power in this nation is pub
lie opinion. 1t can make itself and obeycd
in all departments of the government. 1t
dictates laws and insures their enforce
ment. 1t has no more important mission,
just now, than a reformation of the ad-
ministration Of justice. The Post takes
no stock in the theory that the republic
is decaying. 1t knows that, in most
things, the oVernment-national. state
and municipalities made great advances
in recent years. We have higher aver
age of public morality than We had Il
generation ago, for the reason that ndi-
vidual morality has improved The one
respect in which the country has not ad-
Vanced, but has apparently gone back
ward, Is in the repression of crime. Our
annual list of unpunished felonies is enor-
nous, and it increases every year. We
know of no way to change this for the
better but to reform the agencies on
which society depends for the detection,
conviction ana punishment of lawbreak-
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-03-16
BuncOnlbe.

According to the Philadelphia In
quirer's Harrisburg correspondent who
is doubtless supplied with misinforua-
ton by Senator Coyle, the anthracite
coal region is so fun of misery, want
and destitdtlon, brought about by the
manipulation Of capitalists that a leg
islative investigation is needed. The
SChuylkll senator is therefore deter
mined to demand one, and keep on de-
mandinE until the auditory nerves of
the minions of capitalistic greed are
pGralyzed into acquescence.
This is all very interesting from a
gallery standpoint and it will no doubt
tend to increase Senator Coyles next
vote among the class of professional
reformers who labor in front of con-
Vivial resorts with the weapon that
Sampson employed when staying the
Phlistines; but of what conceivable
utility can it be from the point of view
of the general public? Can a commit
tee of the Pennsylvania Legislature lift
up the price of coal and thus, under
the wage scale in vogue in Schuylkill
county augment the incomes of Senator
Coyle's constituents? Can it force the
transportation companies to halVe their
tolls ON coal carried to tidewater? Can
it do more than the operators them
selves, working in unison have sought
to do to improve the condition of the
coal trade and thus lead directly to Il
betterment of the financial and social
conditions of the communities that de-
pend for their welfare upon that trade"
No honest man fails to sympathze
with the workers in our mines who
find opportunities for labor restricted
ana gross earnings reduced by slack
ness in the anthracite market. But it
is not going to help them any to have
lot of junketeers from Harrisburg
travelling around among them, parading
their misfOrtunes before the public and
fomenting the spirit of bitterness with
out cause. 1t Is a rare industry nova
days which has not in the last few
months had hardships to contend with;
but it is not the business of the legiS-
lature at Harrisburg to turn detective
for the purpose of exploiting privation
We suspect that Senator Coyla is
dealing largely in buncOmbe.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-03-16
CAN THIS BE TRUE!
Nrom the New York Sun.

From the New York Sun.
The truth is that in no department of
government has the triumph of civili2a-
ton been 50 superemnent as in the gov
ernment of great cities. and this achieve
ment in America has been most con-
spicuous in this city of New York. Every
contribution made by science and me-
chanical skill for the welfare of society
has been most rapidly and most complete
ly utilized in the great town. Hence So
cety, witnessing ana duly appreciating
these superior advantages enjoyed by the
urban resident tends more and more
to aspire to participate in them Popu-
lation graVitateS increasingly TO the COM
munities which are under municipal gov
ernment, and the more so the larger they
are. The whole country would be de-
populated for the benefit of the cities II
the inhabitants of the rural districts
could follow their inclinations. Young
men fly from the farms whenever the OPP
portunity offers. The loneliness and mo-
notony of rural life are constant cause
of complaint, the superior attractions of
the city u constant magnet, and among
these the foremost is the better govern
ment Of municipalities.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-03-16
CONCERNING TRUSTS.
From the Altoona Tribune.

From the Altoona Tribune.
The recent collapse of the steel trust Is
II vivid illustration of the truth that hu-
man selhshncss can always be depended
upon to defeat combinations that make
eNtortonate charges for the purposes Of
rCaping undue profits. What has the
Standard Oil company against which
there is so much sentiment and which Is
denounced in all quarters, really done?
1t has reduced the price Of oil so that the
consumer can row buy a single gallon
for a dime, while If he buys the barrel
he secures 1T at a lower figure. The
sugar kings who are even more odious
than the oil men, have reduced the price
of sugar until it is lower now than 1t
ever was before. These people have driv-
On competitors out of the field by redur-
ing the price to the consumer. The mo-
ment they raise prices beyond narrow
margin of profit, others will enter the
field ana compete with them. why should
the man who pays ten cents gallon
for his illuminating oil or who gets
twenty-one pounds of sugar for a dollar.
donouuce and curse those who have
brought about the era of cheap oil and
cheap sugar? Why should he insis;
upon returning TO the primitive times
when he paid four or five times the price
he pays now?
We are just as much opposed to eNtor-
tion ana defiance of laW-humau or u-
vine-as anybody, but we recognize the
existence of certain forces which domi-
nate modern civilization and which can
not be suppressed They may be con
troled must be, IL the government Of
the republic is to serve the purposes
which it's founders intended. Congress
ana the state legislatures should enact
sane laws and executives and judges
should enforce them impartially. But
nothing is to he gained by radical meas
ures, contrary to the trend of the age.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-03-16
GOOD FOR KANSAS!
1rom a Topekn nlsnntch.

From a Topeka Dispatch.
The Topeka Capitol publishes an Ella
horate statement of the reduction in
mortgage indebtedness in Kansas during
the past seven years, showing decrease
of ij per cent, or over a hundred and
five million dollars since January I. 1890.
The comparison is drawn between the fig
ures Of the federal census of 1880 and re
ports to the Capitol from the registrars cr
deeds OF thrty-eight counties, showing
the recorded mortgage Indebtedness on
January l, 1897. If the same percentage
holds good for the entire state the total
reduction i'm Kansas for the seven years
amounts to 5,9GS. POS
Careful estimates show that only $40 f.
100000 Of lands mortgage debt In held by
persons outside the state In 1890 the
total mortgage debt of the state on farms
and lots ws.s reported tT the census to
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-03-16
OUR COUSINS CROSS THE SEA

From l. y. Ford's London Letter
Mr.. Cleveland, who abruptly menaced
England with war on account of Nene-
zuela, retires into private life with the
plaudits and eulogums of the daily press
as an American statesman of heroic stat
ure and moral convictions. President
Mckinley, entering upon office with an
instructive preference for a treasury sur
plus in place or deficit and with an
ambition to restore old-time conditions OF
national prosperity, is greeted with cyni-
cal incredulity and secret msgiving rs
a politician without capacity for taking
broad, statesmanlike and patriotic views
of national politics So dearly does the
Englishman love his cherished theory and
so blind is he to the practical eXper-
ienCe Of other nations than his own!
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-03-16
AN INCIDENT AT THE WHITE
HOUSE.
From a Report in the Sun.

Just before lunch time a tall lady with
dark hair and fair features, accompanied
by two pretty little children, boy ana a
girl, of perhaps five years each, came to
see Mr.. Mckinley. They We're Immediate
ly admitted The lady Just wanted 20
shake hands, ana also wanted her chill
dren to have look at the man who is
at the head of the nation" When they
were ready to leave the president stepped
over to his desk, on which was a huge
bunch of flowers, and pluckng two nice
yellow roses. pinned them on the little
children's coats. They went away the
happest little ones imaginable, and the
mother must have felt greatly honored.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-03-16

The result? While the prophets are as
much alive as ever, they are no more val
liable than they used to be. For our part,
Fltzsimmons has always reminded us of
the first man who gave him fame in this
country Dempsey, an artist Of such eX-
traordinary superiority to his class in
weight that his ambition scared high
above It, and for long time won. 1t fen
when 1t met FitzslmmOns, So In nature,
it must be some time with l'itZsmmOns.
If the latter doesn't meet his fate i'm Cor
bett, then We shall have to open our eyes
still further to the Dimensions of a more
phenomenal man than has yet been re-
vealed i'm the ring, either bare-hauded as
IT was of old, or gloved and kinetoscoped
as it Is todaM
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-03-16
TOLD BY THE STARS.
Daily Horoscope Drawn by Aiacchus,
The Tribune AstrOIoser.
AstrOIabe Cast' II6 n, lnu fOr Tuesday,
March Ii, 1891

s5R' y dTN
A child born on this day will notice that
il is about time for eX-City Solicitor
Burns TO HE away 10 the sap bush.
There is nothing suggestive of the hay
field about Court House square aside from
the keep on the Grass" signs,
There Is probably no individual upon
earth who win kick harder ana for less
cause than IA politician.
The rejuvenuted Rowing association is
now prepared 10 do almost anything eX-
cept row.
On the asphalt pave question the coun-
ellis appear to have gone dry"
A saloon near church can often fur
nish the awful example" at least.
Clannishuess is one of Christianity
greatest stumbling blocks.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-03-16

be 81 per cent Of the actual value of all
taxed real estate Today It does not eN-
ceed 10 per cent The statement shows
that Kansas has been diligently and sue
cessfully paying out ana Is today proba-
bly, freer of debt than any other Western
stale. 1t could pay its present foreign
obligations of S25 900. OOO from the proceeds
OF Il single crop
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-03-16

The presidents message is wisely re-
strcted to the one subject of legislation
for whose consideration congress was
assembled. 1t shows the need of more
revenue and il reiLerates the principles
which should guide congress i'm securing
more. Now let the legislative branch
promptly act
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-03-16
Face the Music.

The case of George p. LoOmis of
Wilkes-Ba now subject of general
comment in this region, presents points
worthy of consideration. 1t appears
according to the best evidence at hand,
that this promising young attorney.
whose prospects until recently seemed
the brightest. has for two years or more
been pinched financially. He borrowed
money of friends and also, it would
appear, withheld portions of funds en-
trusted to him in hduciary relation
ship, afterWard either making the bal
ance good or promising to do 50 at some
future time. Several days ago. he left
Wilkes Barre without explanation, and
it is discovered that his accounts are
short to the extent of $4,000 or there
abouts.
In a letter from San Antonio, TEX.
to a friend in Wilkes Barre Mr.. Loomis
is represented as having said that he
hoped his friends would not be too
severe with him and would endeavor
to forget him. He said some might
think him coward for not remain
ing and facing the music, but he could
not do it, he tried for some time and
the effort was driving him mad. For
two years, he had been worried over his
money affairs, and try as he would to
Straighten them out, he seemed to be so
unfortunate that he got deeper and
deeper in debt all the time. At last
came the time when exposure seemed
Imminent and he resolved to go away,
settle down in some place where he
was not known, lead an honest life and
work hard in the effort to make suhi-
cient money to pay off his debts.
All who are personally acquainted
with Mr.. Loomis will, we imag-
inc, readily acquit him of dis
honest intent. His case is one
that calls for sympathy rather than
censure; and it is to be regretted that
he has weakened it by flight 1t is not
too late for him yet to act the brave
part by returning to the scene of his
mislurtunes, frankly acknowledging his
fault and throwing himself upon the
mercy of his creditors. Human nature
has by no means sunk 50 low that such
a course would not appeal to it's gener-
Gus side and win aid and comfort one
advantage of periods of business de-
preston similar to that from which we
are now emerging is that among the
great majority Of men and women it
stimulates charity and mutual forbear-
ance. The need Of one is recognized by
every other, as a possible personal eX-
perience, and there is less of the Wolfish
inclination TO rush to the rending of a
fellow creature overtaken by misfor-
tune.
our advice to those who are placed as
Mr., Loomis was is to face the music
like men. 1t may he easier advice TO
give than to follow, but the experience
of the ages shows that it is sound. 1t
Is to be hoped that business conditions
viii soon be such as to reduce very
largely the temptations which appear to
have swept this unhappy man to a
crisis.
We offer sincere congratulations tC
the Philadelphia Times for rounding
out the twenty year Of its pub
lication, and to Colonel Mcclure for the
good fortune which has spared him tC
4
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-03-16

Formal denial is made by Senator
Hanna that he ever contemplated
breaking a patronage lance with Sena-
tor Platt or Quay. II may have aims
he says but ] am not a fool" We
should say he wasn't
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-03-16

To insure publication in this paper
volunteered communications of con-
troversial character MUST BE
SIGNED FOR PUBLICATION by the
writer's true name. TO this just rule
we cannot hereafter make exception.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-03-16

Squire Smalley has been interview
ing Secretary sherman for the London
Times and he quotes him as saying that
the United States wouldn't take cuba
as a gift. We have our doubts about
that. Time will tell.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-03-16
HAS A WILL OF HIS OWN.

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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-03-16

Reports are multiplying that Spain
intends to give up the struggle in cuba.
Let us pray that they may prove ac-
Curate.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-03-16

When ii Is announced that the presi-
dent and cabinet mediate no change
in the governments policy toward cuba
it doesn't signify that the Fifty fifth
congress won't make one.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-03-16

If the Powers of Europe had not
neglected their duty in Crete little
Greece would not have been forced to
intervene Getting furious at her pre-
sumption won't modify their damning
record
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-03-16

The wisost thing that the Pennsyl-
vania legislature can do is to cork up
its lofty new capitol ambitions and
proceed to pass n bill carrying out the
governors sensible suggestions.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-03-16

The new tariff bill is entitled IAN act
to provide revenue for the government
and to protect the industries of the
United States" THAT fits exactly the
wish Of the people, Notwithstanding the
strdent bowling of few Mugwump
i,,,pnrtpre
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-03-16

Corbett, for instance, is heavier. He
must be counted stronger. He is few
years younger; ana he is a rather more
felctous boxer Against his greater age
Fitzsimmons has generally been more le-
spectful of the rules of training He may
perhaps endure a longer struggle. His
strength is so fortunately disposed as to
be wonderfully effective; he is reputed TO
hit harder than Corhett. This We must
doubt. Corbett notably delivers his blow
with that clinchins superiority character
istic of the champion, the follow on" or
the well timed following after by the
bodys weight, which, whether in boxer.
raquet player, of golfer, makes the great
stroke. Again, Corbett, while as a rule
more deliberate and patient in his style, is
liable to grow hotter in the head than
Fitzsimmons, a fault more likely to en-
danger him through leading him to vio-
late the rules than through putting him
at a disadvantage toward his actual an
tagonst.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-03-16
An Important
Announcement
We Will Have on Exhibition i'm
Cloak Dept. Tuesday, March 10.

A large and choice collection of Ladies' and Misses and
Chdren Costumes patterned after the latest
els which will take orders measurement without ex
ira charge Such beautiful array of stylish and perfectly
made has been shown before and as we
have them but dayton account of their being their
Ccago behooves all of those that to take
advantage Of this opportunity
Everybody is invited. Very Respectfully
Goldsmith Brothers 6 COn1pany
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-03-16

ought not to continue dur
ing he present year.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-03-16

We must say that Mr.. Dana's sun
is treating its friend Cleveland more
silently than we had expected.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-03-16
DANA ON THE "SCRAP.n
From the New York Sun.

From the New York Sun.
This, like other great contests, is Conil-
IDENTIFY estimated by one man as to be
greater than any ever known, and by an
other as much below many of long ago.
The deeper philosophers will content
themselves with specializing on it by itself
alone, without worry over contrast with
events which have passed out of COM
parson. All must agree that in the two
men under consideration we have IA pair
of lightning fighters, more evenly matched
as to physical qualities, and as to ability
TO use them well, than any who have met
since Mace and Coburn. Analysis selects
for preference the differing pecuiarities
which its taste favors.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-03-16

We offer sincere congratulations to
the Philadelphia Times for rounding
out the twenty second year of its pub
lication and to Colonel Mcclure for the
good fortune which has spared him to
witness this demonstration Of his pre-
science and capability as AN editor,
The Times has established itself as one
of the strong Institutions of Pennsyl-
Yania its voice Is everywhere respect
ed as that of a fearless and able de-
fender of the public welfare; and we
add with pleasure the papers own
testimony that as a business property
II has fulflled all ctatlnns
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-03-16

1t is now proposed by some Of the
friends of David Is. Hin to elect him to
the Fifty-sixth congress, in the hope
that it Will be Democratic and that he
may be its speaker. This Is counting
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-03-16

chickens long way in advance OF their
Incubation
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-03-16

Gold and Porcelain Crowns; Gold, silver
and Cement Filings, at one-half the usual
cost. Examination free. open evenings ! to
:, sundays to Il. IN.