THE SCRANTOS- TRIBUNE-HON DAY MORNING, AtAROlI 8, 1S97.
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SCltANTON, MAUC11 8, 1S97.
To Insuro publication In this paper,
volunteered communications ot a con
troversial character Mt'ST UK
SION'KO VOll PUUMCATION by tho
writer's true tinmc. To this Just rule
wo cannot hereafter mako exception,
Now wntcli tho senntc reverse It
lelt on tho arbitration treaty.
The Proper Spirit.
Wc like tho tone In which Senator
Piatt, oC New York, concludes an cti
oBlstlc comment on tho Inaugural ad-,-liesH
with tho words: "Tho Repub
licans of Now York lire as anxious as
those ot any other statu to see suc
cess follow In tlio train ot thd admin
istration. 'President MeKlnley will bo
loyally supported by titt."
While no person of Judgment sup
posed that his attitude toward tho ad
ministration would bo other than
friendly. It will discount Irrespons
ible tittle-tattle to liuve bis opinion
thus plainly announced from the very
beginning of his second career In the
senate. The opposition which Itr.
Piatt, Senator Quay and others led
against Major McKlnluy's candidacy
for tho "St. l.m'iiH nomination was In
no sense per'sonal: and It became em
bittered, never at'ulnst him, but only
ugalnst the fuctlonlsts who In some
localities used, his name as a shield
for ulterior uiul hellish purposes. The
nomination made, these stalwart leud
eit) proved their nepubllcanlsin by
loyal party service promptly and ably
rendered, and stand ready to prove
it again whenever occasion shall re
quire. Tho fact that the new president is
aiming to heal up factional dissen
sions wherever he can offers an ex
cellent example to the party at large.
Honorable harmony Is everywhere to
be commended. The good results hoped
for from the present administration
should not be embarrassed by uncer
tainty and wanton party strife.
If the government can get good ar
mor plate for $300 a ton why has It
been paying, nearly twice that price
for it? If It cannot, why does It want
to waste money on an Inferior and
therefore not economical article?
This Evening's Concert.
The opportunity which will, be nf
forded In this city to-night to stu
dents and admirers of good music
to hear Murtlnus Sleveklng, the
Dutch pianist, Is one that they should
not permit to be negiected. When this
great virtuoso llrst appeared before
the peopb of Hcranton, some months
ago, he was welcomed by a select
and delighted audience, but not by
the number of auditors which his mer
its as an artist deserved. At that
time, It Is true, he was not nearly
so well known to the great multitude
of Americans as were such thoroughly
advertised pianists as Paderewskl,
for 'nstance, or Rosenthal. But In
Hcranton, at least, this excuse can
not hereafter be offered. The extra
ordinary quality of his achievements,
as made known through his Introduc
tory visit, has been thoroughly dls
tussed among all in this city who
take Interest In such things, and Mr.
Sicveking will return, a star of meas
ured radiance.
Opinion naturally differs as to
Hleveking's relative position among
the creat pianists of his time, but it
Is condeded that he must be Included
In any group, however restricted,
which represents the pinnacle of pres
ent day achievement on the piano
forte. Perhaps not by natural en
dowment the equal of the seemingly
Incomparable Paderewskl, and It may
be less an absolute master of .tech
nique than the Incredibly dextrous
Rosenthal, he Is nevertheless uu nrt
ist whose playing Is aupeiior to that
of cither for students of tho piano,
slnco It more fairly gauges the com
poser's meaning and lepresents u
facility of manipulation which Is
more nearly within their own reach.
Tho student who hears Paderewskl
is likely to bo swept away from all
chance to observe the man's manner
of produclns; his Inspired effects, and
the student who sits within sound of
Rosenthal's eleotrlc technique Is in
peril of being astounded into utter dis
couragement at his own manual awk
wardness. In other words, each of
these marvelous virtuosi represents un
extreme in pianoforte playing Pader
ewskl, the extreme of temperament;
Rosenthal, the Very last limit of tech
nical oxpertnoss. Between these ex
tremes stands the young man Sieve
king more loyal than either to the
composer in hand und showing an
nrtistlo personality saner and more
evenly balanced.
An evening of Sleveklng means an
evening of masterly Interpretation of
the recognized composers by a player
who brings from the piano "Its entire
capabilities ns required by the score
before htm, and who does not seek
to project his own personality upon
his auditors in such manner us might
savor of presumption. je jg jnjj.
vldual In a legitimate manner; you
will especially hear In his playing a
certain lyric quality that Is peculiar
to It, and you will marvel that the
piano can be made to sound so like
a human voice. Again, if you are a
student of music with head full of
classifications and labels, you will find
u. Hollander who plays according to
no school In tho catalogue, least of
ill the Dutch, but Is rationally eclec
tic to lit tho circumstances. And fin
ally, If you are Just a plain person
with a tasto for any delight that comes
along you will experience in the work
ot this artist a pleasure such as may
not come within reach again for
years.
The educated portion of this com
munity owes to Mrs. Ballentlne a debt
of gratitude for enabling it to re
trieve Us error of omission upon the
occasion ot the first Sleveklng concert.
"Wq trur. that her confidence In tho
practical recognition by it of that
debt will not be disappointed.
Speaker Heed's prediction In that
the new tariff bill will have passed
the house by April 1. We trust this
Isn't a bit of April fooling.
Our Porclgn Relations.
That was a significant action which
the senate took on Friday when, tilioii
motion of Senator Prye, It designated
Hon. Cushmnn K. Davis, of Minnesota,
to net, pending its reorganization, as
chairman of tho committee on foreign
relations. It brings to the most Impor
tant position In tho senate a man who
Is by study nnd temperament uncom
monly well equipped for It, and who
possesses In unusual degree tho confi
dence of tho country. Senator Davis
will perhaps bo called by tho Mug
wumps n Jingo, but that will bo because
he stands on both feet for tho protec
tion of American eltlzenahlo on uvery
land and sea, because he believes In the
primacy of American destiny, lnlluence
and responsibility In tho Western
hemisphere, and because ho considers
backbone a proper part of true diplom
acy. He Is such a jingo us Webster
was, and Maroy and Ulalne. He has
read history enough to know that it is
blood and Iron which win results and
not the anaemlu of timidity.
In his attitude toward each of the
great foreign Issues confronting tho
United States Senator Davis stands on
solid and popular ground, lie Is for
arbitration, but not for carelessness.
He is opposed to war, but ready to face
It If netessury, and he would obey the
dictum: "In time of peace prepare
lor war." He favored recognition of
the belligerency of the Cubans and he
cuild have voted for the Cameron In
dependence resolution had It been
pressed to a division. Ho considers
Spanish rule In American waters an
anachronism and u disgrace, and when
pretexts to end It are so numerous as
at present he would not play further
Into the Spaniard's hand. He would
favor the annexation of Hawaii If the
Hawaiians should want It; and al
though we do not have at hand any
public expression of his opinion with
reference to Canada, we suspect he
would much sooner have the wheat
fields of Manitoba competing with the
grain farms of Minnesota under the
American Hag, as parts of one country,
than to consider the possibility of a
British province at some future day
getting the better of your Uncle
Samuel. In other words, he Is
wholesomely and Intensely Ameri
can, and while he Is at its head
the senate committee on foreign rela
tions will be likely to prove a vigorous
and trustworthy ally of the chief execu
tive and ills secretary of state.
Tills will mean much. It will mean
unity and harmony In the assertion of
our nation's position among the na
tions. It will mean the different de
partments of the government working
together, not for spite but for progress.
It will mean a strong and steady Pull
out of the dangerous cross currents of
Clevelandlsm Into water open for clear
sailing. It will mean, wo hope, such an
acceleration of American prestige nnd
achievement In International diplomacy
as has not'been known in tills country
since the hand of Blaine grew feeble
from disease. It Is very true that the
new administration takes hold at a
time when our foreign relations seem
very much tangled. Hut the fault has
been largely our own, and It cun speedi
ly be corrected when the vast Inllu
ences of the government are prudently
aimed In the right direction and there
Is no unnecessary waste of energy. We
believe that the omens are propitious
for such a new era In our diplomacy,
and It Is needless to add that we hall
It w" greut pleasure.
The way for the president to ex
pedite the new tariff bill is to lock up
the pie counter till after It Is signed.
That will bring the congressmen to
time.
Horse Sense.
There was wliolesomeness and decid
ed practical value In the advice given
the other day by Hon. Theodore Roose
velt before an audience of college fra
ternity men. He spoke as a collegian
to collegians, "but what he said merits
the widest publicity. It was substan
tially as follows:
"In your politics you must have some
definite end to achieve. The party
man who surrenders his conscience and
his patrlotl.-mi to somebody else, t don't
care whether It be to a boss or a party
machine, I look down upon. 1 also
hold In contempt those amiable iiru
who, sit down at home and talk about
what can be done In the way of puri
fying politics, but do not go out and
attempt to accomplish anything. Such
men make tin machine possible and
necessary. Nothing is more needed by
the academic man than uonlllct und
contact with the outside world. Don't
go down among the lowly with a Jove
of your own virtues and an admiration
for your own philanthropy. That
would, mako you a prig, and nothing Is
more detested. You will llnd that the
average American citizen doesn't want
you to come down and look at him as
though lie were a beetle on a pin point,
lie will probably say something that
will shock you IT you do. You will
have to work shoulder to shoulder with
your fellow men as you llnd them, and
not look with condescension upon tlnue
whose station In life you may consider
lower than your own.
"Too many of our ncademic friends
believe that there. Is a patented way
in which to make politics better. They
are wrong. They don't llnd such a
way, and not Undine It they complain
of our present political life, and, with
lung faces, say that the good old days
of pure politics have gone forever. You
who find fault with the practical polit
ies of today should read the political
history about tho time of the war of
1S1!!. Read what tho people of the
Northeastern states did during that
time and you will conclude that the
politics of today are quite as good ns
they were then. When you llnd that
making politics practical means mak
liif the standard a little lower, then
cease to be practical politicians. When,
however, you llnd that you can do as
good work for your city or stute or na
tion Inside the party machine us out
side, stick to the machine, I am a
machine man, although it may be diffi
cult to convince some of the party
leaders that such is the case, because I
believe that the responsibility for the
conduct of municipal affairs should be
placed upon one of the great parlies or
the other..ind not upon n lot of Inespon
hllili' purtylcf.s poisons. Hut remember
that when you ally yourselves to the
party machine you must sacrlllce some
thing, pel Imps much of your Individu
ality and your own personal opinions.
Indeed, you must do this whenever you
ure allied with two or three others In
any undertaking. There must be tho
ever wilting spirit of give nnd take;
each much must sacrifice something to
tho other. If such sacrifice be not
made, then there will be useless bick
erings and potty strifes, resulting In no
good to yourselves, but In great harm
to tho cause for which you are work
ing." Those persons who do not oppose "the
machine" simply with a purpose of sub
stituting another machine of their own
make are working simply for chaos
in polltlcul nflnlrs when they decry ef
fective party leadership with Its neces
sary concomitant of party organization,
and lament tho existence of "bosses."
The language of Mr. Roosevelt, as
quoted above, merltft repeated study.
A bill has been Introduced In tho
Illinois legislature requiring plaintiffs
In civil action;1 before Justices of the
pence to lllo bonds for costs and dam
ages if they be noii-reSldonts of. the
Justice's town, township or election
precinct. It would be interesting to
know why the requirement ot a bond
Is not made to apply to all plaintiffs,
wherever they leslde. If petty court
costs keep on growing much longer
we may have to come to this.
The proposition is made at Harrls
burg to extend the pel lot! of
liquor licenses to three years,
so that the judges may be
spared two-thirds of their pres
ent humiliation during license court.
But If It be worth while to reduce
the evil of the present system two
thirds, why not do away with It en
tirely by the creation of a license commission?
Tho decision of the Republican wing
of the free silver representation in
congress to Interpose no factious ob
structions In the way of u new tariff
measure exhibits commendable com
mon sense. If It had been reached
one year ngo it would have spared
the country much intervening advers
ity. hast year Alaska produced $4,070,
000 worth of gold, besides other valu
ables worth nearly as much more.
Its possible annual gold product Is es
timated at from X.10,000,000 to $40,000,
000. It Is clear that Interests so im
poitant Justify the granting to Alaska
of a delegate In congress.
It seems churlish to deny an ex
president nny reasonable latitude; but
as a matter of fact neither a president
nor an ex-president has any right to
use- government vesiels for private
jaunts.
.
The Kansas solon who wants the
ffrasshoper state assembly to enact the
Ten Commandments seems to have
strayed from tho teachings of the Im
mortal Ingalls.
Even In Kngland tho old antl
McKlnley fueling seems to have died
down perceptibly. They don't relish
his tnrlfl', but they are forced to ad
mire the man.
. The country Is waiting with a gold
medal for the man who can formu
late a just and practlclble law for the
regulation of trusts.
We predict that an American warship
will drop anchor In Huvana harbor
within sixty days.
The Cabinet and
the Uariotis States
From the New York Sun.
Some interesting facts are connected
with President McKlnley's selection of I1I3
tfjblnet olllcers. Since the toiuidutlon
of the government there have been thirty-four
different secietarles of state, not
counting reappointments or second ap
pointments of the same men, and now for,
tho llrst time un Ohio man tills the of
llt'e. , irglnla led oft with Jefferson, In
l'sa, und Kdmiuid Rundolph, of tho same
state, followed, with Thomas Pickering,
or Massachusetts, third, all under Wash
ington. Six different secretaries. In all.
have come from Virginia; live from Mas
sachusetts, the successors of Pickering
being John (Julncy Adeems, Webster, Kv
erett and Olney; live also from New York,
Van Buren, Marcy, Seward, Fish, and
Kvurts; thieo from Delaware; two each
from South Carolina, Pennsylvania, und
Illinois. Muine gave lilalno to two dif
ferent admlnlstiations; and Kentucky
with t'luy, Maiyland, Louisiana, Ueorgla,
Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, and New Jer
sey have furnished each one secretary of
state. Now Ohio joins the list.
Again, for the llrst time Illinois furnish
es u secietary of the treasury. The llrst
secretary was Alexander Hamilton, of
Niw Yoik, und five others have come
from that state. Pennsylvania has also
yielded six; Ohlu, live; Kentucky, four;
Massachusetts, three; Georgia, Indiana,
Maryland, und Maine, two each, Win.
dom, of Minnesota, served under both
c !ai Held anil Harrison, while Connecticut
Tennessee, Dcluwaie, New llunipshlie
ami Mississippi uie also states that have
furnished one secretary. Although this
is u wide geographical distribution of the
incumbents, Illinois Is now fur tile llrst
lime lepresenled.
With (lenurul Alger Michigan for the
llrst tlmo furnishes a Mort'tury of war.
There have been more different Incum
bents of this than of any oilier cabinet
olllce, and those serving ad Interim In
clude Graham, of Virglanla, under Mon
roe, and Grant and Thomas, army of
ficers, under Johnson, while Scholleld and
Sherman, as army olllcers, also served
bilelly under Presidents Johnson and
Grant, lespectlvely. Outside of these live,
New Yoik and Massachusetts have each
furnished six Incumbents, Ohio four, In
eluding Stanton, the great war naeietary;
Pennsylvania nnd Virginia, four; Geor
gia, Kentucky, South Carolina, Tennessee,
Illinois, und Iowa, two each; Maryland,
Connecticut, MUsouii, Louisiana, Missis
sippi, Minnesota, Vermont, and West Vir
ginia ono t-uch.
New York, with the appointment of Mr.
Bllbs, for the first time furnishes a sec
retary of the interior. It Is not quite half
a century since the olllce was -created,
and In this time Missouri and Ohio have
each provided three different men for Its
Michigan, Iowu, Indiana and Mississippi,
two; Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia,
Illinois, Colorado, Wisconsin, und Ueor
gla, one each.
Cnllfornla, under President MeKlnley,
gets the llrst cabinet appointment of any
kind she hus over had, Sh renins with
tho olllce of attorney-general, for which
Pennsylvania has furnished isnven differ
ent Incumbents, Including one ad Interim;
Massachusetts, six; Mai viand, live; Vlr-
Klnlu and Ohio, each four; Kentucky,
time; Out-Mid. two; Delaware. Tonnes
nn, South Carolina) Maine. Conne tloilt.
.Missouri, Oregon. Arkninos, and Indiana,
one each.
Iowa snpplle for the fltst time a secre
tary of Agriculture. .MI."ouii, Wisconsin,
rail Nebraska furnished the other three.
James A. (.fury becomes Maryluud'-.
third postmaster general. Por many
years the postmaster general was not con
sidered a cabinet 011101. However, reck
oning from tho beginning, In 17SD, wo Hud
Kentucky, Connecticut, New York, and
Tennessee furnishing each four different
Incumbents; Wisconsin, Ohio, and now
Maryland, three; Indiana, .Massachusetts--,
and Pennsylvania, two; Oeorgla, Ver
mont, Maine, Virginia, Michigan, lown,
and West Virginia, one each.
Massachusetts had tho first secretary of
tho navy, In 171'S. and has now furnished
five others, Mr. Long being tho sixth
in nil. The seacoast states have always
supplied the secretaries of the navy, ex
cept under llajos, who brought forward
Thompson, of Indiana, sometime known
ns the Ancient Mariner, and also hln suc
cessor, Cloff, of West Virginia. Virginia
has furnished four different secretaries;
North Carolina, and New York, nlo four;
Now Jersey and Maryland, throo each;
Pennsylvania, Connecticut, nnd New
Hampshire, two each; Louisiana, South
Carolina, anil Alabama, one each.
It will be seen that Cullfornla is the
only state that now secures for the first
time a representation In the cabinet; but
of tho original thirteen sates, Rhode. Isl
and has not yet been represented there nt
all, nor have Florida and Texas, which
weie udmltted a little mora than half a
century ago. Most of the states which
have entoied since liW have not yet fur
nished cabinet olllceis, Kansas, Nevada,
the Dakotas, Moutuuu, Washington, Ida
ho, Wyoming, und Utah being In this ll.t.
Massachusetts leads on', If we do not
err, with the highest number of aggre
gate cabinet appointments. Including le
appolntiuents, while New York Is a very
close second, and Pennsylvania third.
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AM I? It I CAN ClIAlt AC'l KK1ST1CS.
From the Washington Post.
Theie Is a curious slate of affairs In
this greut United Stutes. The Amerlcuu
people are lovers of peuce; they do not
seek causes for war; a large number ot
them favor the arbitration treaty recently
negotiated with Kngland, and they art
impi cased with the Idea that war Is not
calculated to promote business Interests.
Yet on every occasion of a difference be
tween this country and any other un en
thusiastic war spirit is Immediately man
ifest In all parts of the country. Cities,
towns, villages, und sparsely settled dis
tricts unite In assuming a belligerent at
titude, without waiting or stopping to
inquire into the cuuses which led to tho
disagreement. When this country be
came involved in a controversy with Kng
land some mouths ago over the Vene
zuelan boundary, a perfect stotm of ap
plause greeted the firm stand taken by
tho administration In the matter. The
offer of volunteers, In case war should
ensue, camo from North, South, East,
and West. A million men, at least, stood
ready at a moment's notice to plunge Into
the fray, and no questions asked us to
who was right und who was wrong. The
same eagerness for conflict has been
shown on every occasion where a possi
bility of war has arWen. Right now,
today, were they permitted to do so,
thousands of men would rush to the aid
of the Cubans.
0
Nof two men In a hundred will say
they are anxious for war, or that they
deslie to tight, but the very men who pro
fess to be peuceablo and opposed to war
would be among the first to struggle for
place In the advance guatd In the event
of war. This Is not from pure love of
lighting. It Is not usual for the Ameri
can to seek a quarrel. He Is good-natured,
as a rule, und disposed to get
along peaceably with his neighbors. As
a matter of fact he will stand a great
deal of Imposition rather than quarrel or
engage In dispute. But at the first mo
tion of the other party towards actually
donning war paint, he becomes ready,
willing, anxious for battle. He has u
pronounced sympathy for the under dog
in the fight, and hates a bully. He is
more disposed to Insist on the rights of
others than on his own. He feels able
to take care of himself without help, but
thinks It his bounden duty to assist the
weak and needy.
0
Courageous, self-reliant, strong In the
knowledge of his own might, he contem
plates with Indifference nnd serenity at
tacks upon himself, hardly realizing the
temerity of the assailant, but quick to
resent infringement on the lights of otht
ers less able to protect themselves. The
American is a strange compound. There
is nothing like him on the face of the
globe. Ho has some fallings, but his de
sirable qualities so far outnumber them
that they need not be considered. He Is
all light, good enough as he Is, but Im
proving. What will he be in another 100
years?
'
CIVIL SIOKVlCi: UIH'OIUI.
Washington Letter, Pittsburg Dispatch.
I have been u close observer of the
operutlun of the reformed, or partly le
formed, civil service during more than u
dozen yeais or lite in Washington, una
can say from personal knowledge that
tho" Improvement or the service Is Im
mensureable. There Is not a tithe of the
drunkenness and Indolence and shirking
of work that obtulned under tho spoils
system. Not only is the Intellectual
stundurd rulsed immensely, but the moral
standard us well. There was u time that
it was almost a repioach to u woman to
receive an appointment to the civil ser
vice through polltlcul influence. ScuuUuls
in such connection were so rreciuent that
thuy became monotonous. Now there Is
nothing of the kind. The departments
ure swurmlng with women or the highest
character, an honor to their sex und to
the service, conscientious In the per
formance of every duty, with un average
intelligence, education and bieudth of
Information much higher thuu that of
any other class of women in the coun-
ti y.
The men know they ure appointed to
woik and not for political reward. They
know their tenure depends on their effi
ciency and not upon the duration of a
party In power or the Influence of a poli
tician. They are cuiufnl In their habits,
in marked contrast to those who served
under ihe old system, and ure vustly
more nble to perform any clerical ser
vice that Is required of them. The only
luefllclent men and women in the service
today are those who ure not In tho
clusslllcd service and who know that their
tenure will probably end with the end of
Ihe udmlulstiatlon. To u greut extent
lheM men ure woithless loafers and l lie
women Idlers, u living example or what
the service, would he If the denunciations
of Ihe system were to take practical form
In the repeal of the laws.
j-
to ui::ui,ati: Luisitvixt;.
From the Washington Post.
A thoughtful and Intelligent legislator
at Albany has Introduced In the New
Yoik legislature a bill 10 regulate lobby
ing. There is no good reason why any in
dividual, llrm, corporation, church, or
other organization Hhould not bo per
mitted to appear by agent or attorney
before any legislative committee to uige
the passage or defeat of a bill. There is
no valid objection to presenting argu
ments for or against u measure to any
one or more of the men who vote upon 11.
A railroad corporation has as good a
right, under our laws and usages, to pre
sent arguments for or against n bill as a
chmrii has to advocate and try to got
legislators to vote for a .Sunday law or an
appropriation for any specific purpose. It
Is the abuse of lobbying, not the thing in
Itself, that has creuted scandals. This
hill is Intended to do away with abuses
and their lesultant scandals, and put th
business on a proper basis. It provides a
legislative docket upon which the nuiue of
every jiersqn hired to promote dr oppose
legislation must be entered, and upon
which every person so hired must see that
his name Is entered. No person shall he
employed ns legislative agent or counsel
for compensation which i.s contingent
upon the passage or defeat or any legisla
tive measure. Persons employed either ob
O LOIGE1 IL LUXURY
When such excellent qualities and such beautiful styles
can be bought for so little money. Our Spring Collection is
now at its full and consists in part of
20-inch Printed Foulards at 25 cents.
24-inch Printed Iiabituais at 39 cents. ?.
Variegated Figured Taffetas at 49 to 98 cents.
24-inch Extra Heavy Black Brocades at 59 cents.
Extra Heavy Black Taffetas at 59 cents.
. Two Toned and Black Grenadines and Chiffons, which
are so very popular for Spring and Summer Costumes, in ex
clusive designs and at very attractive prices.
and. learn how much
flan ufacturers of the
CAPACITY 100,000
counsel or agent shall eonrtne themselves
to uppeurlug before leglslutlve commit
tees, to doing "work properly Incident
theieto" and to giving legal advice. Tho
legislature Is to provide additional regu
lations und may disbar for cause persons
acting as legislative agent or counsel. No
person who has once been disbarred can
serve aguln until a peilod of three years
has passed. There are other provisions of
u Htrlngent character, and the penalty for
violating any of them Is not less than
$1W, nor more thun Jl.lWO.
OtIIl NEW NAVY.
Prom the Philadelphia Ledger.
Slnco the work or reconstructing ihe
navy of the country was begun In 1SS3
theie has been no break in the construc
tion of new war vessels. Uegulniiy every
year congress has authorized one or more
additions to the navy, until we now have
more than seventy new steel ships, in
eluding torpedo boats, either in commis
sion or in course of construction. This
Is a good, indeed almost a remarkable
showing, considering the short period
which has elapsed blnce the commence
ment of the new nuvy. Moreover, It is
a lleet of vessels of which, tor Its size,
the nutlon may be proud, since all are
.plendld specimens of the types to which
each belong, und nuny ure lar superior
to similar ships of any other country. Hut
line as these lighting ships ure, unci how
ever much superior they muy be to simi
lar war vessels of other count! ies, there
are not yet enough of them. The navy
or the United, Stutes need not perhaps be
us large us that of ICnglund, or of one
or two other lirst-eluss Powers, which
are forced to maintain great, lleets to
preserve their existence, but it should be
very much larger than It is before It can
lie said to be perfect und adequate ror tho
thorough protection of American inter
ests at home und abroad.
THAT IS V13RY TKl'K.
From the New York Sun.
In the matter of appropriations the
Republican party in the Fifty-fifth con
gress will need n. bridle rather than u
spur, and it will be well for continued Re
publican supremacy if there u linn bund
on that bridle during the next four yeurs.
sere is Always
em
for goods at a resonable
price that will
GIVE SAT1SFACT10
We have just received a
new line of
at .Moderate Prices.
THE
demons, Ferber,
O'MalSey Co.
423 Lackawanna Av:.
'
437 SPRUCE ST.
Opp. THE COMMONWEALTH.
Lager Ber BrAery
JAPANESE JABDINIERS
ke un.
Gi.!3.
I DEPARTMENT ?,.n,.t buy
oiart unui.
money we will save
Celebrated PILSNER LAGER BEER.
Barrels Per Annum.
A. E. ROGERS'
Jewelry Store,
213 LACKAWANNA AEJJ:
DIAMONDS, JEWELRY,
CLOCKS, WATCHES,
Look at our $10 Gold
Warranted 15 Years.
Watches,
213 Lackawanna Avenue,
9 m
ifSUlJ3y
VtSrriSfJ
No. 125.
THE "SUNLIGHT."
Olvoi a brilliant mellow light not a till ASTI. V
l.KillT, all object appear patur.dly. Tim
mantels Inst twice as long us nay other. It
gives three timei as much light and coiHUines
only half tho gas used by ordinary g.is burn
ers. Foote & Shear Co.
19 Washington Ave.
lEIi fi COIIEU
At Our New and
J:lci;iiu- Storeroom,
130 WYOMING AVENUZ.
Cuul Uxchange, Opp, llutcl Jurmyn.
"Old firm in new surround
inns," like an old "stone in new
settings," shines more brilliant
trail ever, and 'Shines for all."
Diamonds, Fine Jewlery,
Watches, Silverware,
Silver Novelties,
Rich Cut Glass, Clocis,
Fine Loathar Goods,
Opera Glasses.
When you see our Net Prices
you will ask for No Discount. All
Are Welcome.
WOLF & WENZEL,
531 Linden., Opp, Court Mous;,
PRACTICAL TINNERSand PLUMBERS
Bole Accuts for lilchimlson Boynton'4
Furnaces uud liuiioi
I'M
f a I If H u
f I I 1 1 V ft
& mi
Jackf Cape-Suit or
you nave seen ours,
you.
S.U B
BBsam
S Can't Think,
no matter how hard I try, of a better
place to buy my office and business sta
tionery, blank boolcs, type-writer'!
supplies, etc., than nt Reynolds liros.
They have a large stock In every line
to choose from, and you never can beat
them on price on the down scale; and
we also can In stock n complete lino
of draughty-lien's supplies.
e
ros.i
Stationers and Ensravars,
HOTEL JEKA1VN UUILDINU.
If Expense Is No Object Why Not
Have the Best?
Htillti THEY ARE:
HUMBERS $115
UNIONS $100
Viir n Limited I'ms Se'cct
MunttfacUired hv
CHASE & FARRA
' Price to All, $75. Fully
(iuarantced.
For Rubb3r Stamps Patroalzi lha
l
CHASE k FARRAR, Prop's.,
515 Linden St., Scrantou, Pa.
ARE ALL
IN NOW.
HIS SPECIAUTYiaasV
THE COLLEGE HAT
IN ALL COLORS, AT $3 oo.
CONRAD,
Lucku, Avenue
Book Binding
Ncut. Durable lluok lllnillni: l.s hat you
receive II ou leac yuur urder with tho
SCKANTUN TKIHUNU HINDU R Y, Trib
une Unildlnid North Washington Ave.
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