IP" w i . A SUNDERED LAND. HussiaXot the Place of Darkness and x Brutality lhat It's Painted. TALMAGE PRAISES' THE CZAK. religions Liberty lxists, and the Cruel Snout Iodjj Unknown. LTEX SIBERIA TlIE BEST OF TRISONS t-rrciAi, Tri.rGnAM to Tiin nisrATcn.l ItitooKLvy. Xov. 20. Itev. Dr. Talmage liwlny fulfilled his prom'.'.e that he would ;na speak of his visit to Russia and cor jeet many wrong impressions concerning that empire and its ruler. He tookior his test II. I'eter, ii-10: "Presumptuous are they, self-willed, they are not afraid to speak eiloi dignities." Amid a most rcpiehcnslblc cievr, I'eter lieie paints by one stroke tne portrait of tliosc who dellplit to slash at people in au tlioritj. Xovr, we all liae a right to criti cise e il behavior, whether In high places or low, but the (act that ono is hUli up is no pioof that lie ought to bo brought down, it Is a bad tieak of human nature now, as it was in the time or the text a bad stieak of l'uman nature, that success or any kind ex cites the jealous antipathy ot those who cannot climb the -ame steep. Onto! this evil spirit proa- not only in tin idual but national and international defamation. To no country has more in justice been done than to our own in days tlintnic past Lon2bclcre"Maitin Chuzzle w it" was prin ted.tho literature of the world scoffed at every .hing Auieiican. There Is a si-tcr nation on the other side or the sea now poing through the process or international detamation. There is no (ountiy on earth so misunderstood as ltnsia, and no monarch more misrepre-t-pntcil than its Kmperor. IT the slander or ono m-i-'on is wicked then the slander or jSOOMOOO people is 120 OOO.OCO times more vlcked. The Difficulty or Their Tongue. "louaskhow is it possible that such ap Jiilliiis misrepresentations of Russia could Mimd I account Tor it by the lact that the It iss'an Unguaze is to most an impassable wall. Jlalign the United States or malign Great Britain 01 Germany or France, and by the next cablegram the falsehood Is ex )x sed, tor wo ail understand Encllsh, and li-any of out people aio familiar with Ger lrniu" and French But ttie Russian lan l ua-T, lieautl nl and easy to those born to ppe iK it, is to mot vocal organs an unpro nounceable tongue, and ir at St. Petersburg r Miocon anv nnti-Bussian calumnv w'ere ileiiinil, the moit of the woild outside or l.'nla wou'd net er see or hear the denial. What aie the motives for misiepresenta linn? rommercial interests and interna tional jcnli'usx. Itnsslaisaslargeasall the lest o Europe put together. Kemember I hat a nation is only a man or a woman on a bin scale. I bethought myser: Do the people in America hold the Government at Washing ton lesponslblc for the Homestead riots at Pitt burg, or lor railroad insurrections or Inr the to'Cli of tlio villain that consumes a block of houses, or for the lufJans who nr i est a rati ti aln, making the passengeis hold mi their nrm until the pockets ale picked? "U'ln, then, hold the Emperor of Kussia.w ho 5 as imptC4toand genial a manasl have over looked at or talked with, responsible jir the wronss cn-icted in a nation with a population twice as large In numbers as the millions of America! Would you individ ually pi cfer to lie judged by your faults or jour virtuts! All people, except ourselves, Juve faults. The llusslans Are Our Friends. It Is most important that this country liave tight ideas concerning Uussia, for, tiiiionirnll the nations this side of heaven, Jlu-sla Is America's best Mend. Theio has jiot been an hour in the last 73 years that the ship leck of free institutions in Amer ica w mild not have called forth from all the tic-potisnis of Europe and Asia a shout or gladness wide as eaith and deep aspeidi tion. But whoever else failed u. Eus-sia ncei did. and whoever elsu was doubtful, Biisela never was There is a Mist realm of Russia as vet un occupied, ir the population or the rest ol IZuiopc we-e poured into Russia, it would be ml partially occupied. After awhile Ameiiea will he o well populated that the iiOeai emlgintion will go the other way, iind bv inilroids from Russia at Bering s-Tiit where Aia comes within SG miles of imniiix Amciica millions or people will 1 our don n tliroiiuh Una-la and hibena, and m down through all the regions waiting for the ciill7atinn of the next centurv lo come :intl cultuie grcit hsrvcstsiind build mighty c ties. What the United States now are oc the Western hemisphere, Russia will be on the Eastern he'iii'pheie. Antt now I pioceed to what I told the Em-jiei-orand thel.niprestiand nil the imperial iNinlly at the Palace of Peterliof what I vould do it I ever got back to America, and Unit i-to answer -ome of the calumnies iililcli hu been announced and reiterated ui.d steteotpedngainst Russia. con:e or the lander Answered. Cnlunmv the First. The Emperor and all the imper al Ininily me in perpetual dread ot -is-a'smatioiu Jly answer to this Is that 1 nnem a luce moielree from wornment than the I.inpeu r's 'ace He rides tluough the sfeets unattended, except by the Em. liresv at hi vide and the dilveron the box. Tiirc l iit a pei-on in this audience moie lire liom feirof harm li in ho li. His sub jects not onl aamiie him, but almost wor Miipliim Iferenre cninks in Russia, but 1k not had our C arlcs Gulteauand John Wilkes Booth? "Bui is not the Etnpeiornn autocrat?" By ". Iilili joii me in, has he not boner without letriction? les, but it all depends upon v hat us' a in i ni.tkes or his power Are u hii autocrat in oiir f.ictorj, oi an auto tut in our vtnr, or all uutociat in jour t le o biitnes? Oilumm the Second ir yon go to RussU Mm nir under seciet espionage, stopped J cie and questioned theic. and in danger or nrtest. But my opinion is that il a man is dis'uibcd in Rii-m it isbecause he ought to ! disturbed. Rnssia Is the only countrv lu J-urope in winch my baggage not exam ined. I carried in mv IihiiU, tied together v itli a cord o that their titles could be n-en, el jilt or ten hooks all of them rrom lid lo lid ruining Kns-i.i, lmt I had notiouble in inking with me the books. Theieisten tltii' ii oie difficulty in getting your bag I a.e tliioii.h the American Custom House than thiongh tho Russian. IVrr-it Religious Etbtrtj 0er There. Culnumy the Third: Russia and its ruler ire so opposed to any other religion, except the Gicek religion, that they will not iillmv anv other religion, that nothing but jwis-ecutlnn and imprisonment and out 3 a.e intolerable await tho disciples of any hei lcllgion. But what ate the facts? I lad a Ion ride in st. Petet'bui-g and its Milmrht witu the Pre ect. a biilliant, efti c if-ikt and lnelv maii.who in the highest flic'al in the cit or St. Petersburg, and Mime chief luilne Is to attend the Em 1 cror. I -aid to him: " I "iipposejonr te lUio'i is thnt of theGieekClmrcli?" "so," i-.ild ne, "I am a I.u hcran." 'What is your VeliiMon!" I said to one of the highest and Inost Influential ofllcials at St. Petersburg. IIS'iid: "Iain or the Church of England." Iclf, an American, ot still another de i.miiitiatinn r Christians, and never having er li id- n (5ieek church In mv life illicit I wem to Ruin. could not Have rccened i o r ciini-iilei-ition had I licen baptized in the (jnik t. lunch. 1 hii'i It demonstrated 1" me rr plainly that a man's religion in Ruia li.is mitliiiig to do with his prefer ment ror t-itlier office or social position. Cnliiimn tho Fohirth: Ru-sia is so very mis-pin.: of teintorvand bhe seems to want ihi-woild But what ai-o the lacts? During the lasi reniinv and a qiir:er the United S ales lute taken possesion of eveiything bt-tween thbTliItif-cii Colonies and the Pa cific Ocean, and England, during the same length v ti'iie, has taken pos-esslon of Heath 3WI.0XJ 5-qiine miles, and bj the ex lent ..I ncr Oomalti has added :!",0,0i.0,000 iioiiiil.-itloii, -Khllu Russia has a Ided during that time only tnie-hiil I or the number or siiiinie miles and about 18.000,000 or popula tion, tsnliiht England's advance of domain lij 2.Vi,Uio,tiOJ. Tliat Terrible Bugbear, -Siberia. Calumny tho Ultli: Siberiais adonorhor 3 ors, and to-day people are driven liko dumb, cattle; no trial is afforded the suspected one-; they arc put into quicksilver mines, where 'they aio whipped and starved and Mime day find themselves going around itliout any head. But what are the facts? Thcio aie no kinder people on earth than the Russian-, and to most or them, cruelty i- mi ImposMbllity. biheria is the prison of Rns-i.i A prison moro than twice the size or Hie United State. John Howard, who did -note or the improvement of prisoners and the relormation of criminals than any mail nd an ,...., -i..,- hii liU name a svnonym lor ,. , tnwM,i,.,it Christendom, declared by Tolcennil pen that the system or tiansport ttion of criminals from '" to blberia I was an admirable plan, advocating open air punishment rather than endungeonment, and also oocauno it'was taking all offenders hundreds of miles away from their evil companions. Russia is tho only country on earth from which the death penalty has been driven, except in case of high treason. Murderers and desperate villains are sent to the hard est paltso Siberia, but no man is sent to Siberia or doomed to any kind or punisb ishment until he has a fair trial. Alter be ing in Siberia awhile, the condemed go to earning ft livelihood, and they come to own their own farms, and orchards and vine yards, many or these people coming to -wealth, and thousands of them under no in ducement would leave those parts or Siberia which are paradises for salubrity and lux uriance. But how about the knout, the cruel Rus sian knout, that comes down on the bare bnpk or agonized criminals? Why, Russia abolished the knout bofore it was abolished from the American navy. But how about the political prisoners hustled off to Siberia? According to the testimony or the most cele brated literary enemy of Russia, only US po litical prisoners were sent to Siberia in 20 years. How many political prisoners did we put in prison pens during our four years or civil War? Well, I will guess at least 100.0JO. . In Olden Times People overlooked the importance Of per manently beneficial effects and were satis fied w itn transient action, but now that it is generally known that Syrup of Figs will permanently cure habltuaf constipation, .well-iniormed people will not buy other laxatives, which act lor a time, but finally Ir.juio tho system. Ton Can't Do It Tourselt Vou can't insure yourself, anv nlore than vour house can insure itseli. The man who piefcrs to save the money which life insur ance costs, forgets that while he is saving, his wife and family are running the risk ot his death. Jnsure your life, and your family itnmedlatelr attain a position which other wise you could only give them after years ot labor and saving. The best policy in the world is a tontine policy in the Equitable Life Assurance Society Edwabd A. Woods, Manager, 516 Market sticet, Pittsburg. NEW ADYERTISESIENTS. , ''"J :ft"-af" CAN YOU KEEP HOUSE Without good milk ? Does your milkman ever disappoint you ? Does your milk ever sour? Is it not always better to 1ceep in -supply the GAILBORDEH EAGLE'BRihLl Condensed Milk ? It's rich, pure, wholesome, digestable, healthy and strengthening. Gail Borden patented the 'iEagle" brand over 30 years ago. Your Grocer and DrOggist sgII it. Take no substitute for the "Eagle" brand from any dealer. il'ellor & Hocne Have Sold Pianos Since 1831. - Their prestige in the trade gained by ex perience and lipe judgment, and the superb pianos and organs sold by them. Durable, leliable intruments only. Cash or Install ments. Send ror catalogues, etc, to 77 Fifth avenue. Dangerous , Use of Strong Pur gutivoH. Pills and purgatives which act quickly upon the bowels, irritate and destroy the mucous coats of the stomach and bowels. A continued use of such remedies produces chronic inflammation of the stomach and bowels. The use of the genuine im ported Carlsbad Sprudel Salt is, therefore, highly recommended be cause its action is due solely to its solvent and stimulating properties, and it does not irritate the stomach. Obtain the genuine imported article only. w Are You Looking For Fine '--, Furniture? NEW.ADVEKT1SKHENTS. CARPETS, WALL PAPER. Wilton Carpets, Axminster Carpets Velvet Carpets, Body Brussels Carpets, Tapestry Carpets, - And all kinds of Ingrain Car pets. Everything new in style, choice in color. All at SPECIAL LOW FRIGES. Wall Paper in every quality and style for wall and ceiling. Special styles in choice colors. You should see our stock be fore you buy. NEW ADVEBTISEMEKTS. FOR LAWYERS, PREACHERS, Ana other public speakers. A crowiv or bridge to replace a lost or bioken tooth, where a plate woula prevent pioper ar ticulation. Best set of teeth. $3 00; every one warranted. Teeth ei traded, 23c. Painless extract ing a specialty. SEW YOUK DENTISTS, noll'Miv s dixiu aiiu x,iuerty sts. mrri& SEXIST AND PnOTOGRAFHEa, 36SIX1I1 STREET. Cabinets, 82 to 84 per dozen; petltes, 81 per dozen. Tele Ihone 1751. apS-f 4-xwfsu Then come where you can see an assortment of it that is no equaled in the city. We have a stock large enough to make a castle of joy obt of every ,' house in the city, and our prices are such as to be within the reach of all Handsome appbintments to a home are like foliage to a tree or blossoms to flowers. CASH OR CREDIT. KEECH 923, 925,927 Penn Avenue. nol8-Hw SPEAKING ABOUT BARGAINS You should see our Fine All-Wool NOVELTY SUITINGS, 52 inches wide, made to retail at $1.25. We have just 50 PIECES, we bought them cheap Q per and we want to sell them all in THREE DAYS, The Q fj price is what will do it. : : : : .: v" v" 'yard. Grandest Bargains in CloaksEver Offered Anywhere. QOIMIIE J2fjD SEE I DOUGLAS & MACKIE, GEO. II SN11 136 FEDERAL ST.. ALLEGHENY CITY, PA. apt-Mw BARGAINS THAI BRING BUYERS 151. 153 AND 155 FEDERAL ST.. ALLEGHENY. noJ8-KW THEM ALL . -IN- DUALITY. oLoMoNBeN SMITHFIELD J V .0 S job UIN&C THEM ALL IN THIS I MM MM ABLE 3NS The RFeat success of our SPECIAL CLOAK SALE has induced us to continue the same one week longer. The public is not slow to appreciate bona fide bargains such as are of fered here and the confidence of the public in our announcements is never abused. . READ THIS AD. Then come to these stores and ask for any of the goods noted below. Every item just as represented; Ladies' tan and brown mixed cloth Reefers, worth 57.50, now going at Far-trimmed Reefers, finished seame, worth 50.75. Special price tnis weeK $450 'f! $4.45 Rich real Astrakhan fall shawl Reefers, good value at $11.50. Our price only Fine French seal trimmed tan cloth Reefers, worth ?l: only. Excellent .quality black Cheviot Coats, hone bnttons, well worth 5.75, going now at $7.85 $3.45 FOR THE GREATEST CLOTHING SALE ON RECORD! t The enthusiasm shown by the public last week at our reception and dedication will turn to feverish excite ment at our stupendous and unrivaled offerings in all departments this week. We have succeeded in performing the amazing feat of winning the confidence, respect and admiration of the entire population of Allegheny county at one bound. And why Because, with us the question of VALUE has been, and always will be, our first thought. The greatest care imaginable has been exercised in the gathering of our superior stock of merchandise. Everything throughout our establishment must be of the best, both in style and elegance of finish, before it is allowed to enter our building. This week we are offering a SUPERIOR line of Men's single and double-breasted sack suits, also single and double-"breasted overcoats at $1 6ie AND: sS18-f& 1 SyV u I? mm rn i SOOD T1K i JI FK W AND- '18 HERE IT IS. 14, 16 Your choice of single and double-breasted sack SUITS Heavy Cheviots, worth $17 to $24. OUit PEICE-$14, $16, 18. Sew Plaid Cassimeres, worth $13 to $23, OUR PEICE-$H, $16, $11 Latest Shades in Browns, worth $18 to $26. OUR PRICE $U. $16, $18. sryitsn unevtots, wortn $19 to $28, Fancy Worsteds, worth $20 to $30, Heavy Bd ivers, worth $20 to $30, OUR PRICK $U, $16, $13. OUR FBICE-1. $16, $IH. OUR PKICK-SU, $16, $18. Your choice of single and double-breasted OVERCOATS Ensllsll Kerseys, worth $18 to $24. OUR 1,RICE-$14, $18, $18. lllne Chinchillas, worth $20 to $23, OUR PRICK $14, $16, $18. Imported .Meltons, worth $20 to $25, OUR PRICE $14, $16, $18. Fine Castor Cloth, worth $24 to $28, OUR PRICt $14, $16, $18. Elegant Fur Beavers, woi th $24 to $28 OUR PKICE-414, $16, $18. Stylish Montajniacs, worth $25 to $28, OUR PRICE $14, $16, $18. We are proud of the excellence we have achieved in the selection of these suits and overcoats. Our cus tomers will be proud, too. They are made of reliable fabrics, well sewed, superbly fashioned, and the variety of styles cannot be equaled. ' We wish the public to distinctly understand that outside of the above offers we have positively as equally good values in all other departments. They are too numerous to mention, but, being undoubted money savers, you should not fail, to take advantage of them. I ll 1 2 Fine black Cheviot Reefers, fall fhfj French seal shawl, half satin kX lined.abareainatS13.50.ourrriceS'Lii Fur-lined Reefers, French seal shawl, worth 516.50. Special sale price only 1 French Beaver Reefers, notch collar and pearl buttons, really worth 512. Our price this week. Fine beaver pleated back Reefers, fhn fin half lined, pearl buttons, worth , v I Hl $12.00, only ipiiUU Hixed cloth Rnssian Reefers, ex cellent value at $10. Choice while they last Tan cloth Russian Reefers, worth every cent of 58. Our special . saie price. SS47R U LI 1 t x f Ms i t& 510, 512, 514, 516, 518 Market St. nOl6-MWF THE m m ploMoN "TCuBeN SMITHFIELD iA V x S j& DIMAt' THE INVINCIBLE 'TfW WW" l-J 1 I 78 JBe.wojv IrrS I' ' 'ill 11 1 LTi-'wg' ' arows ABKrr. LOADS OF MONEY Are spent daily by tho people, and we cer tainly get our share or their patronage. WhyT Because our prices for fine grades of iroods are lower than any jeweler can offer. First? I . GENUINE DIAMONDS. . Although we don't fill onr window with them, our stock Is immense. Prlcejs? Well, look here: Rings, $3 SO to $10 and un: studs, $5 up; eardrops, $7 SO up; . pins, $2 up. AH genuine diamonds. We will continue the GOLD FILLED WATCHES One week loneer at $10 for laales' and gents' wear. All makes of movements wariante.d 20 years. Rolled Gold Chains $1 50 for ladies' and gents'. Warranted five years. S-Sqid tor Illustrated Catalogue Free; B. E. AR0NS, Jeweler, Wholesale and Retail, 65 FIFTH AVE. no20-MWV3U p O. D. LEVIS, SOLICITOR OP ATE NTS Ul Fifth two., next Leader. Pittsburg PRELIMINARY OPENING KAUFMANNS NEW DRY GOOD DEPARTMENT, T- I THE long and most unwillingly delayed opening of our new Dry Goods Department; occupying the first floor of our new building, a space of 80x140 feet (almost double the size of any other Dry Goods Department in the two cities), will take place this morning. According to our agreement with the con tractor, the lower floors of our new addition should have beenready for occu pancy on October 15, and we made all preparations accordingly. October ,15 came and found us ready ready with the largest stock of Dry Goods and Notions ever brought to these two cities and ready with an army of experienced salesladies and salesmen to serve the thousands of our friends and customers who even then were anxiously waiting for the opening. But, if we were ready, THE CONTRACTOR WAS NOT. x Ali our an ticipations and calculations were set at naught by the entirely incomplete state of the building, and the merchandise we had bought and the employes we had engaged for the occasion had to go to the back ground. Thus' over five weeks were lost lost in costly and vexatious delays due entirely to the contractor. Even now things are not complete, but we have concluded to wait no longer, and we will open our new DRY GOODS DEPARTMENT for business TO-DAY and put on the finishing touches afterward. But even in its unfinished. state you will find it by all odds the handsomest and largest place of its kind in the city. ' But this is a matter of secondary con sideration. What concerns us most now is to make up for lost time. All our aims and energies will be bent to this one end. The five weeks lost must be made up by double sales during the next five weeks. We expected to sell at least $150,000 worth of Dry Goods before Christmas, AND WE EXPECT SO S.TILL, despite our greatly delayed opening. Yes, the goods will be sold must be sold. That part of the early programme will undoubtedly Be carried out, but, instead of the intended 150,000 (the true value of the goods) only 75,000 will wander into our cash box. The other $75,000 we sacrifice to our business judgement, which tells us that the first loss is the best, and unless we sold the goods at half-price before Christmas we would be compelled to sell them at a still greater loss later on. " Now, then, prepare for bargains' which wiil stand without precedent or parallel in local Dry Goods annals. The great combination TIME-GAINING AND MONEY-LOSINGsale will commence this morning and continue uninterruptedly until Christmas. In order to give you an idea of this rare opportunity we mention ' PICKED AT RANDOM FROlVi 3 OUR STOCK THESE FEW ) BLACK SILKS CHINA SILKS BENGALINES SUITINGS HENRIETTA GLOTHS 75 pieces 24-inch Black Gros Grain Silk, elegant finish,, soft texture; wear guaranteed; should have been sold at Si. 75 per yard; will now go at 100 pieces China Silks, all colors, pink, blue, cardi nal, heliotrope, etc.; should have been sold for 50c per yard; will now go at 100 pieces rich and beautiful Bengalines, in street or evening tints; should have been sold for $1.50 per yard; will go now at 100 pieces All-Wool Cheviot Suitings, 38 inches wide, in a large variety of entirely new designs; should have been sold from 50c to 60c per yard; will go now at 50 pieces All-wool, Silk-Finished Henrietta Cloths, in jet or blue black; should have been sold from $1 to $1.25 per yard; will gonow at 2r XS Elegant Imported Dress Patterns, in all colors; should have been sold for 20; will now go at Jio.ooo Yards Silk Gimp, all colors; should have been sold at 10c per yard; will go now at 32550 pieces J Heavy Shaker Flannel; should have been sold at 20c per yard; will go now at..... Jj?50 pieces heavy domet Flannel, should have been sold at 10c per yard; will go now at JIi.ooo dozen large Linen Towels (all kinds), should have been sold at 19c, 30( 3.HQ. 21 Cj Will o HOW aliiitMtMiM(aiM(itii)iMiiit(iiMiiittiM 3:4 cases genuine Marseille Quilts (British make), should have been sold at $1.75; go now at., Jpioo pieces double Damask Bleached Table Linen, should have been sold at $1 per yard; w 11 go now at.. 35oo pairs Red and Grey strictly All-Wool Blankets, should have been sold at $5 per pair; go now at 35 bales Appleton A. A. Unbleached Muslin at ' 4 3-4c per yard J500 pieces ."Fruit of the Loom" Bleached uslin at 7 l-2c per yard $10 5C 9C 4C 12 l-2c 99c 49c $2.99 1 I KAUFMANNS. 1 'i.- jj ,wtfiilifl(i' rioter'" ftiiriJtKlitili 'iiifti " iAiwffjfa?i 'iOtfi'S $&&s!i, dtfaJt, ' " ja&tiiffife: ft' yfa'TWyfltffoi) n ifiiar friTnf jMia'K3ftlBiLaaath'.-g-.... -..fcafite4J-sj&JfckL&,J . ,-aiaifeajBHfe
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