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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-01-11
Clipping Judicial Claws.

The fact that the Republican house
judiciary committee of congress, by
vote of to 4, has reported favorably
the bill which passed the senate last
session giving the right of a trial by
jury to those who are accused of con-
tempt of court as in the Debs case,
ought now, assuming that the bill Will
henceforward have smooth sailing, to
remove this question from partisan
politics. All sensible persons recognize
that it was never intended by the
founders of the government that fed
eral judge, sitting on q comfortable
bench warmed possibly by corporation
favor, should have power to issue an in
junction sweepingly affecting the rights
of thousands of employees as of rail-
roads and then, by means of Constables,
haul into court and summarily fine and
punish persons afterward suspected Of
ignoring such an injunction. The con-
tempt prerogative was intended to in
sure punctual attendance of witnesses
and jurors and proper Difference from
those in the court room to the official
representatives. of law and order. The
concept that it would one day be
stretched to make of a federal jurist
sitting on an interstate commerce case
at once a lawmaker, a interpreter
and a law-eXecutor without right of
protest or appeal probably never en-
tered the heads of the fathers of the
republic.
nf a 6 q m ar
of fact never arose until during the
railroad strikes of 1892. 1t is not neces-
sary to indorse everything which the
strikers did in that year to give hearty
approval to their subsequent battle
for release from what was afterward
somewhat enthusiastically called gov
ernment by injunction" The man who
violates the statute against murder is
entitled to a trial by jury of his peers
and must be deemed innocent unit
proved guilty. But here the principle
was suddenly laid down, we regret tC
say with the subsequent sanction OF
the United States Supreme court, that
when man is suspected of disobeying
an injunction ordering him not to quit
work at an unsatisfactory wage he
may without right of murmur be seized
put in custody, taken to q distant place
and there, without jury or counsel, be
sentenced to undergo such punishment
as may fall in with the legal eXecu
toner's passing humor. The bill now
before congress does away with thi!
polite method of outrage and grant!
to such a suspect the same rights which
are accorded to violators of other laws
1t merits unanimous approval.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-01-11
How to Get Rid of the Speak-Easy.

1t seems that according to the report
of the special committee appointed by
the last Legislature to investigate the
workings of the Brooks high license
law, there are $4,000 speak -easies in
Pennsylvania and only $4,000 licensed
places. According to Charles Andrews
of Titusville, secretary of the commit
tee, there is only one way to kill the
speak -easies. That "is to amend the
laws 50 that all persons caught in a
speak-easy shall be adjudged disorder
ly characters and fined. The law does
not punish q man found in a speak
easy, but only those who sell liquor
there. In the speak easy boys and
girls can get all the liquor they want.
The proprietor argues that he is break
ing the law by selling, and he might
just as well sell to any one who asks
for liquor That is why there are so
many drunken boys and girls in the
cities and larger towns of the state.
Arresting them in q speak-easy and
fining them would soon break up the
business. An effort will be made to
amend the law in this respect"
With due respect to Mr.. Andrews, we
venture to suggest another way and
that is to pass a law making it the
duty of a state police force to secure
from the federal revenue authorities q
list of all holders of federal licenses
in each county, also from the
county records a list of all hold
ers of state licenses; then to compare
the two and to prosecute such holders
of the former as do not also appear as
holders of state licenses. This is an
easy and direct way to the doing away
of the speak-easy, provided it be seri-
ously desired to get rid of it. There
will never be much Improvement in the
situation so long as the matter of re-
porting violations of the liquor law re-
mains in the hands of county con-
stables susceptible to periodical gratui-
ties, and so long as the dirty work of
passing on licenses hangs as a mill
stone around the necks of an elective
county judiciary. If our judges were
appointed by the governor for life or
during good health and behavior, the
latter fact might not be so apparent.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-01-11

ton. A local confederation of this tes-
tony can be secured in Green Ridge.
Even more to the point was the plea
of Il. a. Agard glass blower of
Streator, III. He said that the Ameri-
can workmen had been driven to the
wall by The present tariff law. Works
had been closed, wages reduced and the
hours of work increased. Under the
Mckinley law the industry had pros
pered and at the same time the cost of
bottles was reduced 25 per cent. I'm
der present conditions it was becoming
more and more difficult for the Amer
lean glass blowers to hold their own
against the cheap labor abroad. The
old duty was simply just and fair and
injured no one. The present duty had
in no way benefited the consumer and
it had almost ruined the workmen. 1t
was simply taking from those who had
little and giving to those who nad
much. The business of glass blowing
was a hard one on those engaged in it,
and risks on the workmen were con-
sidered the most undesirable by the
insurance companies. They had an in
surance association among themselves
and it's records showed that the aver
age of death among glass blowers was
thirty-siX years. The effect of the Will
son bill was not a mater of speculation.
Wages had gone down; workmen had
left the business; homes had been
abandoned; families We're made home
less, and many had walked the streets,
suffering for the necessities of life.
John w. Morgan, of Trenton, N. j.,
spoke for the potters of his state. The
operators of that state We're in a de-
plorable condition, he said; a condition
far worse than the laborers in any
other country. Their weekly earnings
prior to the passage of the Wilson bill
had been $11.40 per week; under it their
wages had been reduced to S4.63 per
week, and would have been so per cent.
greater if the same number of men had
been employed. For ten years prior to
the passage of the present law there
had been no trouble. 1t was utterly
impossible to compete with foreign Ia
Dor. The condition of the potters in
New Jersey was deplOrable. They had
been forced to sell their household
goods, and in many cases to live two
and three families in one house. They
We're ready, willing and anxious to
work, and would have it if a protective
| tariff bill We're passed. At present ev-
! cry pottery in the state was closed.
These few specimen citations We're
| abunlantlV COrrObOrated in eyery par
| ticular by dozens of other reputable
witnesses called to testify before. the
Dingley committee. The lesson of it all
will not be lost on the trainers Of the
| next tariff.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-01-11
A DESERVED COMPLIMENT.

From the Pottsvlle Miners Journal.
State Senator Edmund b. Hardenberg,
of Wayne county, is prominently men
toned as candidate for the office of
auditor general. Mr.. Hardenberg is one
of the most prominent members of the
present senate. Should the selection for
this important office fall to him the choice
will be made of one who is in every way
competent to meet its demands and give
such an administration as will not only
rebound to his own credit but to the well
fare of the state.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-01-11
THEIR PROPER COURSE.


From the Philadelphia Ledger.
Senator Aldrich is quite right in oppos-
ing the bill to create Il rowing commits
sion to prepare legislation on labor sub
jects As he says, that is what congress
is for. The senators represent the states
and the members of the house represent
the people themselves If these gentle
men do not know what legislation their
constituents need or are not competent
to give it to them, their proper course is
to resign, not to pay somebody else out
of the public treasury to do the work
which they are paid to do themselves
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-01-11
THEY MUST SOON BUY.
From the Philadelphia Press.

With $1,000 locomotives in this country
there should be about $500 built annually
in order to keep this branch of rolling
stock in good condition. Last year only
,l75 locomotives were built and the year
before only 1,1Ol Like conditions exist in
car building and track repairs for year
past Either the railroads of the country
are going to be in very poor condition be-
fore long or a very large expenditure
must be made on rolling stock and main
tenance of way.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-01-11
Gubernatorial Common Sense.

The initial message of Governor
Black of New York is a state paper of
admirable conciseness and well worthy
of perusal. Dealing largely with
themes special to his state, there are
nevertheless parts Of it which have
general application. For instance, upon
the subject of labor he very pertlnently
says:
There Is no natural antagonism between
labor and capital They are the same,
Capital is nothing but labor turned into
money. A man who quarrels with the ac-
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-01-11

A child born on this day will be of the
opinion that the present grand jury
evlnces a disposition to kill the business
of the Pennsylvania pardon board.
The writer who cannot be funny with
out twisting the English language into
so-called dialect, ought to contine his
efforts to reports of the weather, fu-
nerals or other matters at which one is
not expected to laugh.
There are lots of good fellows" in the
world who are of less value than a stuffed
pug dog to the community in which they
live.
Notwithstanding the numerous mi
crobes that are discovered yearly, the
average life of man is growing longer.
Ajacchus' Advice.
Do not whistle after the Ball. in the
presence of one of the Scranton "bachel-
ors" today.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-01-11

A proposition is before congress to
increase the salary of the Federal COM
mission of education from $1,000 to So
600 per annum. The present commits
sioner, DR.. William r.. Harris, is a
man whose annual services to the cause
of education would be cheap at ten
times $1,000. The increase asked for
ought as a matter of justice to be made
by unanimous vote.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-01-11

The fire loss for 1896 was $115655, 500
while for 1895 it was $129 ,S39, 200 and for
1894, $12S 246, 400. On the whole this
showing isn't bad. The people can have
cheap insurance whenever they be-
come willing to exercise care; it there
for decreased fire losses.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-01-11

The little Transvaal republic, after
beating back Jamieson's raid and preci-
pitating q crisis which sent the great
Cecil Rhodes into disgrace, now wants
England to pay it $1O,00O,000 damages.
We like loom Paul. Krugers spunk.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-01-11

Today at noon in Harrisburg the presi-
Dental electors of Pennsylvania Will
ballot for president. They VIII re-
ceive 81 a day each and three cents
mile for travelling expenses, but some
of them will probably receive more
substantial rewards in the future.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-01-11
TO THE POINT.

From the Kansas City Journal.
1t might not be impertinent to ask
those who are pronouncing the Mckinley
administration a failure on the strength
of recent bank collapses to state just how
old the Mckinley administration is at
present
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-01-11
dusf a Word or Two
OF Casual Mention

Charles L. Daniels leaves today for
Carlisle to resume his studies at the Dick
inson Law school. The day after Mr..
Daniels returned home to spend the holi-
day vacation he was called upon to assist
the local staff of the Truth. and during
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-01-11


An indoor bicycle race meet will occur
at Wilkes-Barre tonight and tomorrow
night, An extremely high banked match
board track, one-fourteenth of a mile in
circumference, has been constructed and
the programme for both evenings is re-
plete with professional and amateur
events. The big event of the meet, how
ever will be the twenty-mile open for
professionals for Il purse of 500. Among
the participants will be the now famous
Joe Rice, of Wlkes-Barre, the winner of
second money in the international six
day contest held in Madison Square Car
den, New York, early i'm December, This
city will be represented in the amateur
events by Robert White, of the. Green
Ridge Wheelmen; VIII Marsh, a young
man from the West Side, and William
Shiffer. White is one of the most widely
known amateur racing men in the state,
having ridden against and beaten many
of the fastest amateurs in Pennsylvania.
Marsh Is an unknown quantity, never haV-
ing participated in cycle races, but his
friends have faith in his ability in that
line. He Is very athletic young man
and an exceptionally strong road rider.
Shiffer is also a youngster of athletic pro-
portions, and has been a rider for sew
eral seasons. 4 number of Scranton
wheelmen will journey to the Alligator
City both this and tomorrow evening to
watch the sport. This will be the first
attempt al indoor cycle racing In this Sec
tion of the state.
o.
Tallie Morgan, the versatile, aggressive
| Tallie, who could do almost anything
| from getting himself in the way of a nom
| ination for the presidency on the Prohibi-
| ton ticket to setting type in Welsh,
| dropped over from New York the other
| day to see hts old Scranton friends, He
| says New York is a second Scranton and
| he likes it immensely; in fact he likes
| ii even better than Scranton Possibly
| this is because he is even more prosper
| Gus in the metropolis than he was when
| preaching temperance anu teaching mu-
| sic here In New York he confines him
! self almost entirely to music and writing,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-01-11

The announcements that a fight is to
be made at Harrisburg against any eff
Tort 10 appropriate money to pay the
unauthorized expenses of the Andrews
senatorial investigating committee is
refreshing news. Let the Hon. Will
lam II. Andrews foot the bills himself.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-01-11

The article in Saturdays Tribune en-
titled Extra Sessions in Prior Times"
should have been credited to the New
York Sun.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-01-11

Once again, according to the Dem
ocratic press, Senator Quay is at "the
beginning of the end" How many doz-
en- times has this been said?
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-01-11

He has a big church choir, Young Mems
Christian association class and a musical
institute on his list and writes temperance
ana music for number of papers and the
American Press association. one of his
latest successes is the securing of the ap-
pCintment of editor-in-chief of "A musical
page to be gotten out by the American
Press association. Tallie spends his sum-
mers at Long Branch. His winter address
Is the Waldorf
1t would seem that the number of hotels
in New York city ought now to be amply
sufficient, but the fact Is that no matter
how many new ones are built there is al
ways ample room for more. The hotel
business appears to be the one branch
of Gotham S activity which Is proof
against the effects of ovcr-competition.
The latest hrst-class hotel to offer Itself
to the public is situated at Madison ave-
nue. and Forty second street and called
the Hotel Manhattan. 1t Is thirteen
stories high, each room is "daylighted,'
and the linlshinRs and furnishings If one
may Judge from a handsome pamphlet
issued by the hotels manager, Edward H.
Patch, must be superb. 1t is conducted
upon the European plan at 81 a day and
upward and viii no doubt prove popular
rendezvous for SCrantonians
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-01-11
BYRON WRITING

That ''sheol' was paved with good
intentions, probably realized the truth
of the assertion. Don't let your good
resolution to buy only the best Blank
Books. Office Supplies. Type
Writing Supplies, etc, at our store
be paving stone. We keep the best
in variety and quality. We also make
speciality of Draughting Supplies.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-01-11

The government is now paying 1888 a
ton for first quality armor plates. Sec
retary of the Navy Herbert figures
that they can be made at ample profit
for $4OO ton. Evidently somebody is
in receipt of a nice SNAP,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-01-11

the last three weeks he has been doing
some excellent repOrtorial work for that
paper At the law school Mr.. Daniels
has already achieved an enviable place
for first year man, and has been hOnOred
with the position of editor Of the college
paper.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-01-11
TOLD BY THE STARS.
Daily Horoscope Drawn by Ajacchus
The Tribune AstrOlOger.
uTs g wS

Astrolabe cast: 2. 81 a. m, for Monday
Jan. H. '97,
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PINT fLUFF. ARK.s FEB 1897.
A MEXICAN f4E8 WOMAN.
she Ie n Thoroughly eepable and Careful
 Ranrond station Agent.

She Ie Thoroughly Ganable and Careful
 Itaiirond station Agent
 There arc many things of interest along tho liue of railzoad between Pn- ohla aud Oaxaca. Moxico, but flow at- trae6 the northern trayeler more than , station ngont at EtIa This ia Con- el.a Blanca. young woman with hon. usi brown oyos aill q groat mass of \ black hair. Etln her post of d, ia the plnce where the Indiana h.eR from tho mountains for 100 milea eremnd for their annual feasts, and also tho shipping point for tho big haeiendas | tho fertile valleys among thosa eane qataina. Whom tho tram stops at in tho dark, \ young woman ia a.s. e, for senorita Gonoha dressaa .o naLch her surname stnnds at tha aaae uf tho express car, lanteNl IL baad,
 heoking the packages ou t!lo bl2 receipt l..ls. Whom tho freight haln 5lops aho | in and out of tho ioaa liaa e9 eaFas aeiling the bTakemen Whnt t0 aoka aad what to leave. She goes fr0m DIE end of tho train to tho other soeiag taat aa z4is takes arc made. Tie baFehendea girl in white dress Is full e bu 5inaaa fhe wastes no fime oa ef4rSy W6eas. Hbe trainmen respect haf. 5Ao does eV8tye thing about tho station 5s5 baHala tae baggage. Yhere a1a plenty 4 85eHt Mexieans of the ot}leIs sex hanging ahnnt for that work
 Conoha Bianon ia go wesi ,eiaeezaea ny tho management of tAo road fhat she has been twice promoted. until now sho has one of tho most important stations under her ago. ahQ dcea nii tho toie. graphing, laidos attending to tho re- oeiving anr apqiag of freight 46 was her knowi ol telegraphing that g0S tho young 4ni.n ter first recognition. Her father aud .sgo brothers were opeg. ators. She hAsaed to use tho key A station was lieen to heg whero there was not nstuh to do besides tho tole. graphieR iior aptitndo for railroad work nttretea tho attention of General Managar Afreom, ena tho promotion followea Gundha BianoB lives in tho statio.i Her moshar keeps house fer hes, and younger sister sits aS tho t8Ae~ graph tai.la loeyping she yoaatfon of tllG new wotnnu in Mexico. Tho ooadaators have got in tko way af pointing out to travellers s'aaorita Gaacb8 a}aHg with tho rufus the nneiona city an sh0 mountain tae, the site SeboEa tbg hattle of TohlaoaA WAS fought, tho hieroglyph- los on the cliff at he entrance to Rio Salnda canyon and other objects e in. torost. ---Chicago Chgoniele.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-02-01

4 novel aaest8R has tpea rd fa Fa055 and 57aua Wi3aa H af interest t4 tGa fishermen &ho fh i1 alti 1oiaII5 af5ei5a8 yesHs Hog -aH4z Heasa8 oz othfr iiah tmm gut tAe notion that thu s.gi1uHt ta e aaeha t#ee Were net game aQV a5 5s1 past yagzs. Another If the Rest soaei5s ftslaes 8as Cf tl3e same nlHa Lt tl.t4a I5 any liltz {. the spgTt8uHa p g aeI ts1e5 zsa6 ses.s4b and VIII net he4a J Aa laH help it. i5 ia the detaiorat#aa Qf the fighting quail. ties of his Hah. Eo would fika tJ ha7o the fah go iat5 1aiuing if possible
 What tho fishermen want to know is what is the aatterwith tha Hestigo0ef6 sainsay lt appears that tles stream hes been stocked I9 2 considerable cEtent during hate years, and II tht5 stocking has taken tt8HEzyo outaE the salmon every one who i5 lItere t6zt u flsh wants to know the reasou why, aaa, more yet. the remedy. tt is well known that the hand reared English pAeaaaats Gre nai to De compared with 8 FiA8 AmeaIeaB ruffed grouse in any particular If 6he artificial propagation of 9sEca j. going to result iH taking he ign. cat q Aner4can game 6sh, twill l0 6a5 thing to the minds If men Tho Gsh f91 fun. and not faK profit
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Ho waa snra.

'Drnmmers, sometimes called aom. mercial travellers, are. lika ministeas and doctors, fond of chafang each atA.ei.
 Tive great story to tell yoa, boys said drummer to group n tise sozEl dor of tho Iroquois last nigh6 X 5ea' think any of you ever heard 1na ssIi 't before.
 Is 1t really good storys asked enc of the party doubtiaggy
 It certainly is
 Then I'm eura you nogeg kola II ta- fore "--Buffaln Times.
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 Much aa7i written about the noaotg te tdi5 and the vicious nass oE riho, and l want to s3g B z=9ea saa intelligence of the chameleon ..sE4 Y4ile belonging to aaa 9aa and in size the antiPs5s# it's big brother.
 Tha la Hasa IAto oa1ne under my paTa,5 at at591 and domon- asratas tAaa ha loon is susceptible af odas8e5aa eaa a bo ranked with animals ola a3A higher in tho seeia e iatollHe5s4 development.
 4a5Ir 5ca s.8a, a little lady Of I2 Je isu4 a Philadelphia, was pgeEoata5 93rh two Florida chemeleons, and sAa as ancC hassa instraeting and edea..aa Ase pass 3g continued gen. tleaass ana 4$zfais .3a won their con- &aea and a he aalltheg would ralaa the.z haaas, listea aaa then como run B]pS aaiafl a5a they responded to thosE 8Wes--5f5ataa aDd Bahy-and uol6e3 ta iiee asesls knowingly.
 a tHaa th1u to sband up on fa a aat rhejz i3ttlo fore la@ ad iA the attitude ct zasa1 s solemn and closing
 Az aisaal they would ga3a2ig 5rate tseuHelves, roll ovey oa se naeSa AH4 Nc tend to Do doad, igaIs Wis3o aatia until t9Id to rise e .Hiaa feeE would Go with
 I9Y a. pleasure. Wash
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Gninean F.s..nItr.

Tho present. enpaHeg c2 siaiHa 3s Hnang Hsa, whosuoeeeded to the tHrono Jan l2. la75. He was ono ct the yonng. eat monarehs who oven asoended the thrcpe. haina ct tha aafe of accession o1 5 yanla old IheGa haga baen 23 q ,stios in Ohina, tho royal history of i country being better asosgtained q that af any other which raaches barA to ancient times WiGl saHse few breaks, tho Chinese ha4a hl,a ] regular D.seession of soverelsTs eluoe Rehhi, \ ., the Chinese say ro5ENeo ilom B
 ls52 to a737. Aeeoa9i'3s tazGAinese
 tiofls Fuhhi wssssh less a person. u. rhan saa Noah o1 taa Soniptares. w'.e, alter leaving hia arlg au Moant .fssat. travelled east ald founded ths Caihosa empire. Ohiaee history asserts t.ut several of their arly monarots
 I for over century each one Teig i.... over China fir i15 yeara. mother for l02. anotheS fog 100, and 90 on. Is .s considered probable hy historians that shose figures represent rather dgnastiea shan the reians of individual sovereigna china has had iii almost direct desoent, with no moro than two Of 6hsee breaks in the history of the royal family, SS sovereigns. e3 emperors, 2 Tartar rulers, 6 Mogul emperors and expresses,