timm,Wr'fa'' ""iiw ". j. WW vjjj'y- ' MP- ' Vr -"v,fc-','Vi- WljP-V. THE SORANTON TRIBUNE -MONDAY MORNING-, APRIL 3 2, 1897. ' i.k4 -rtWPfc- - I .!! ond Weekly. No SunJsy Blltloa. Uy The Tribune Publishing Company. WILLIAM CONNKLL, l'resldont. ' Yttk Representative: l'HANK H. I1IIAV CO.. lloom IV, Tribune lluidln, New York Cltr. Intuitu at th rosTOmrn at hcrmitos, pa., as ttrOHP-CtABg MAIL MATT tit, Tlio Tribune receives over n special wire, lending lulu Utilities tlio eomplelo report or tlio Associated I'roMi, tlio greatest news roN looting orgiinlrntlon 111 tlio world. Tlio Tribune was tlio lliit newspaper In North, eastern 1'cmis.viVnuln to oontruct for thin service. TEN PAGES. SCH ANTON, APRIL 12. 1SD7. The Republican party twice declared at llarrlsburg for civil service reform. Daro the Republican legislature nt Harrlsburg Ignore that pledge? A Word About The Tribune. This Issue of The Tribune Is printed rm ft new press, Its Installation bavins been bastened by an accident to the machine which It supersedes, and It marks the beginning of a new era In the paper's progress. The press Is an improved Hoe construction 'of the "Ob server" pattern, with the capacity to print, paste and fold 1. 6, 8, 10, 12 or tO page papers it the rate of from 10,000 to 21,000 copies an hour, the different Bheets being gathered together In book form and counted out In bundles of fifty complete papers each. It was built to our special order by the linn of It. Hoe & Co., of New York, the recognized premiers In the business of press manufacture, and represents, set up, a total cost approximating JL'0,000. The press Is In every respect equal to the llncst ever made, ond dif fers from the giant presses in the great cities only In being of smaller capacity. When properly adjusted It will produce as clear, clean, and beau tiful an Impression as any prets in the world. Such an adjustment will be made In the course of a few days. For some time past we have not been natlsfled with the mechanical work manship In the printing of The Trib une, and have been hampered by the lnabjllty of our now discarded press to print, upon occasion, n ten-page paper In one part. To be sure, the old press enabled us to print a six-page and a four-page sheet separately, but ex perience demonstrated that the folding of these two parts together by hand meant not simply lees of valuable time In the early mornlns hours but also the liability of incomplete delivery to sub scribers. The recent growth In The Tribune's circulation, amounting since one year ago to more than 2,r,00 copies, also forced upon our consideration the problem of enlarged facilities. Last of all, confidence in the business outlook and the determination to make this, nt any cost, Till! KEPUKSKNTA TIVK NEWSPAPER of Northeastern Pennsylvania, for both readers and advertisers, decided the matter, and the new press Is tho result. Before concluding this explanation It Is propor to add that The Tribune pur poses to grow lu merit with tho growth In Its facilities and business patronage. It expects from this lime onward to print, except possibly In dull seasons, from ten to sixteen pages each day, "with every page home-made and of live Interest. We wish to call special attention, at this season of the year, to our sporting department, which will hereafter, as in tho past, be unrivalled In these parts for quantity, quality and comprehensiveness. As now equipped, Tho Tribune has by far tho best news paper printing plant in Pennsylvania outsldo of Philadelphia and Pittsburg; and It is determined to put this su perior equipment to effective use. It Is expected that tho bill for an eco nomical new capltol will reach the governor for his signature tomorrow night and that ho will have an Inked pen waiting to ratify one of the big gest victories for the people than an American governor was ever instru mental In winning. Unavoidable Risks. Secretary Long has done tho sensi ble thing In usklng this congress to undo tho fool action or its predecessor In limiting the price of government armor plate to a sum below tho cost of Its manufacture. As tho case now Htands, wo cannot add to our navy or plan any material Improvements in our naval armament until this mud dle is cleared. It would take two years and cost the government $2,000, 000 to build a plant of its own for the manufacture of armor plate, and then the government wfluld be doing some thing outsldo Its proper province. Armor plates at best are an expen Blvo luxury, and It is very probable that by the time our navy Is fully equipped with them, some engineer will have evolved u plan of naval warfare against which they would bo no de fense whatever. Hut this Is one of the Inevitable risks of navy building, and It no more applies to armor plates than to a dozen other features In war-ship construction that nro nn.in.ii.-itn nt present but liable to be behind the times ere the next war Is fought. Such hazards have to bo encountered In all departments of human activity. The man or tho nation that faces und masters them is tho man or nation that succeeds. - Ada Gray says Hilly Jlryan acted for her In 18S4, In "East Lynne." It la iucky for him this wasn't known before. Premature Rejoicing. Tho Spanish organs In Havana which express such gratification at the promptness with which tho new admin istration In this country moved toward a. strict enforcement of tho neutrality laws may perhaps bo on a wrong scent. It Is tho administration's duty to en force the law; but such n performance of sworn duty may bo very far from sympathy with Spain or from a.purpose long to sit patlont whllo Cuba. Is rav aged and American property destroyed, It Is because tho great majority of American cIUkqiib put bo much confid ence In President MoKlnlcy'a good Judgment that they do not now nmko tho aarYm.demand upon congress foi ac tlph in Cuba's Interest that was made before Mr. Cleveland vacated the whlto hou.se. Their sympathies with tho Cu ban Insurgents nro Just as keen as over. Thcr detestation of Spanish principles and methods Is Just ns strong an over. Their belief In tho moral duty of this republic to extend to people struggling to free themselves such aid as Is within Its treaty obligations and Its honor Is Just ns firmly fixed now ns It wub at nny earlier moment during this unfor tunate controversy. Hut thcro Is also the feeling In many qunrtcrs that theso considerations enter fully Into tho new executive's policy, and that he can best attain satisfactory results when af forded duo time to develop his own plans. It Is doubtless this feeling which for the time checks aggressive action in congress. Wo believe that It would work no Injury lo any policy of tho executive If congress were to pass the pending belligerency resolution. That act In our opinion now seems necessary, liut If enacted It should be with tho president's approval, so that our for eign policy may bo supported vigorous ly and consistently nil along the line. Tho method Is not so important ns tho result. Cuba must have fair treatment from tho United States. Ex-Senator Voorhees belonged to a school of public men which Is rapidly disappearing tho self-mado products of a rough and ready civilization which compensated In energy for what It lacked In culture. Ho was a man of great ability In certain lines but of In different conscience; from tho states men of tho future less of his swash buckling propensity and greater con structive genius will bo demanded. The Dickinson Verdict. Taking a comprehensive view of tho case In nil Its bearings tho compromise verdict of the Jury In tho Dickinson trial was probably as near an approxi mation to Justice as It Is worth while to expect In n court of law. The law can adjust In a crude way tho money value of damages, and It did this more or loss satisfactorily In tho present Instance. The sum' of CM, cents, plus the costs of litigation, Is certainly nil that tho defendants should pay f"r having done, from tho best of motives, an act conceived In neighborly klnd n"ps, although technically faulty In Its method. Hut no Judgment of a court Is likely ever to compensate tho long-suffeiing sis-tor of this pugnacious plaintiff, whoso trials that she sought so un selfishly to hide from the knowledge of tho world were by this suit dragged Into court, put In record before the millions ond made tho sport and by play of unfeeling cross-examlnern. Anna. Dickinson would have stood far higher In tho Judgment of posterity It sho had accepted In silence whatever ignominy attached to her Incarcera tion at Danville, and thus have kept firm ilie world the disclosures since forced upon It. The 'henry advanced by the defense, had n I en sustained, would have put '.he mantle of charity over Anna Dick inson, v. hero now the verdict of the Jury n.'i'i'sntates the belief that her words and deeds of unsisterly feeling covering the long years of her ln minieiable obligations to tho little fil ter who fairly worshipped her were tho deliberated and responsible prompt ings of n nature for which It Is now dif ficult to feel sympathy. It Is not tho public show of hypnotic power that Is most to' be feared in this state. Tax Reform. A bill has passed first reading at Harrlsburg to exempt all real estate from taxation to tho amount of the mortgages, judgments and liens of rec ord against It. Heal estate assessors aro required, nfter making their as sessments of real estate, to deduct the amount of all judgments, mortgages and Hens of record from such assessed valuation, and tho owner of such real estate shall be liable to taxation only for tho difference between the nssessed value and all such judgments, mort gages and liens of record. It Is provided that "no deduction shall be made from such assessed value until the owner, In wiitlna, under oath or affirmation, shall state that tho said judgments, mortgages and Hens of record are bona fide and are owned by him, and that such oath or affirma tion must be mode on or before tho day of appeal. Any person guilty of wilful and corrupt false swearing or afllrmlng in taking an oath or affirma tion required by this act shall be guilty of perjury and punishable according ly." This Is substantially the same law that Is now on the statute books of Michigan. Its belief Is that tho poor man who has a mortgage on his home should pay taxes only on such part of that home .as he has paid for. In Michigan the law goes a step further and says that the owner of tho mort gage must pay taxes on the remain der. Opposition to such legislation Is to be expected from tho money-loaning classes, but when wo consider how much more likely tho rich man Is to escapo from paying his Just propor tion of tax and how prone the asses sors aro to sock unfair burdens on tho man who owns only a little prop erty, tho seeming inequality of tho proposed statute very largely disap pears. Tax reform will eventually take this or a similar direction. It Is tho country's only escape from socialism. There Is no reason In behalf of steam railways which does not apply with equal force to tho demand of electric railways for tho right of eminent do main. The legislature Is doing well to glvo heed to this Just demand. Pennsylvania's Monument to Wash ington. At an anniversary meeting of the Pennsylvania society of the Cincinnati, held In the state house In tho city or Philadelphia, on Thursday,' July 4, 1811, the following resolution was unani mously adopted; Resolved, That a committee of this so ciety bo appointed to preparo a plan for raising by subscription bucIi u sum of money as they Bhall deem sufficient for th.i purpose of erecting a monument to tho memory of the late Fathor of hla Country, General acorgo Washington. A committee of five was appointed and soon afterward It Issued an appeal for contributions. In those days money was scarce oven scarcer than It Is now and besides tho land wub trou bled -with tho threat of npptoachlng war; but nevertheless $2,000 was sub scribed, a showing fairly remarkable In view of tho nttendant circumstances. From this small beginning tho project grew, nnd as It grew each generation passed It on down tho line In order that tho fund and ahnft might be com mensurate with tho fame of tho sub ject of Its commemoration. A will be seen by tho Philadelphia dispatch on our second page, tho $2,000 of 1811 has now become $280,000, and on May 15, In Falrmount park, Phllndelph'a, tho monument to Washington will bo appropriately dedicated. This noble tribute to the nation's first defender Is not a work of Phlladel pnlnns nlone, nlbolt they merit tho credit of having been foremost In its promotion. It Is the offering of Pnn sylvanla on the shrlno of Washington nnd liberty, nnd therefore It Is fitting that the commonwrnlth within whoso borders so much of tho stirring dram.i of the Revolution was enacted arid on whoso soil tho machinery of our free government was first put In mo Mon should be represented officially at the dedicatory exercises by the pres ence or Its chief civil dignitaries, Its militia and the largest possible num ber of Its representative privato cltl-f.ens. Tho fact that at the solicitation of Minister de Lome, extra precautions are about to be taken by the federal authorities to prevent Cuban filibuster ing affords an additional reason for the passage by congress of the Morgan bel ligerency resolution. So long ns tho Cubans have legally no stnndlng In this country, the executive branch of tho federal government Is In duty bound to make a thorough enforcement of the neutrality laws. Hut let congress onco take tho necessary step toward tho recognition of the Insurgents und It scon will nppear where the sympathies of the president nnd his cabinet rest. Tho president of the bursted Chicago bank of which ex-Governor Altgeld was vice president has not yet ac counted for $310,000 belonging to the University of Illinois. He was appointed treasurer of the latter Institution upon Altgeld's recommendation. This Is a coincidence that is attracting wide spread attention. Among tho protests mnde by foreign governments ngainst tho Dingley bill that of Germany Is entitled to the smallest consideration. When we con sider how tho authorities of tho father land have maligned the American hog their kick ought to bo returned by tele graph, C. O. D. The right of foreign governments to enter what aro known as "diplomatic protests" agulnst mensurers pending In our congress Is firmly established In International usage; nnd by the same token we'll heed them or not, just as eve "durn please." Tho New York legislature Is asked to appropriate $1,500,000 additional with which to complete the Empire stnte's $22,000,000 caoltol, and this will be cer tainly the eight or tenth "completion" fund voted. All of which comes In very handily Just now as a warning. Down In Mexico, the other day, when a crank tried to assassinate a state olll cial one of the hitter's companions promptly shot and killed him. This was unquestionably an improvement on tho Gulteau trial. In Colorado, where fair woman votes, she Is soon to become eligible to tho National Guard. When she makes use of this privilege look out for Increased male enlistments. Can nny one explain why the cleri cal prohibitionist Is so liable to bo come mentally drunken with the veloc ity of his own rashness? The premier of Canada announces that his government will glvo us tit for tat in the matter of border legis lation. Canada will have to grow first. Why Pair Qiba Shotild be Free. Writing In tho April Homo Magazine, Congressman Hardy, of Indiana, says: Thero can be no question nbotit the Justice of tho Cuban revolution. Taxation with out representation Is tho Spanish policy of government In Cuba. At no time has tho native Cuban representation in tho Spanish cortes, a body comprising -130 members, ever exceeded six, and lias sel dom exceeded three. With a population of 1,600,000, only !U per cent, of tlio popu lation being Spaniards, the right of suf frage has been restricted to only M.'MO Inhabitants of tho Island, or about 3 per cent, of tho population. In 1SS0 Spain commanded Cuba to fur nish her $18,000,000 of revenue. In ISM tho budget was reduced to $26,003,000, but only because tho Island was unablo to meet a greater exaction. In 18S0 the deficit had reached $20,000,000; and all the deficits Blnce 1S7S amount to $100,000,000. With such management Cuba's debt has Increased from $20,000,000 ill 1S3 to $130,000,000 when the present war broke out In 1SU3. and on tho 31st of July, 1896, tho debt was com puted to have reached the fabulous sum of $200,000,000, and Is to-day much greater. The Interest on this debt Imposes a bur don of $0.79 on each Inhabitant. Not a dollar of this enormous debt has buen spent in Cuba to advance tho work of Im provement or civilization. The salatles drawn from Cuba to pay tho Spanish rulers of the Island aro shameless and almost Incredible In ex tortion. Tho governor-general of Cuba la given n salary of $50,000 a year, besides a palace in Havana and a country house, servants, coaches and a fund for secret expenses, Tho director-general receives a salary of KIS.jOO per annum. Tho arch bishop of Santiago and the bishop of Havana get $18,000 each, The commander-general of tho naval station has $10,393 a year. The general who Is sec ond In command upon the Island and the president of tho "AudleneJa" receive $15, 000 each; tho governor of Havana nnd the secretary of tho general government, $3,000. Tho major-general gets 7,!vJ; brigadier-general, J 1,500; the captains of tho largest men-of-war receive $0,300; the captains of frigates, $1,560; tho govern ment clerks of tho first class obtain $5,000 each, and those of tho second class $1,000 oach. All of theso publla function aries receive, In addition to their salaries, frea lodgings and domestic service paid by the state. Under these ofllclals Is a multitude of minor employes, oil munificently provid ed for. 'Employment by the Spanish gov ernmnt In Cuba Is far more lucrative thah to bo nn officeholder under tho United States government at our capital. Tho minister of tho colonies, who resides In Madrid, receives a salary of $M,S00 a year, which Is taken from the treasury of Cuba. Not only nro theso onormous salaries paid to tho ofllclnls In Cuba, but tho Cuban treasury has been plundered by the Span Mi ministers time nnd tltno again. Ah le ccntly as 183-' .Minister Romero Robelodu took a million dollars belonging to the Cuban treasury from tho vaults of the bnnk of tipaln and lent It to tho Trans Atlantic company, of which he was a stockholder. Whan threatened with prosecution he replied that If prosecuted all of his predecessors from every poli tical party would havo to sit besldo him In tho prisoners' dock. In ISM) It enmo to light, through a debate In tho cortcs, that $G,tiOO,000 had been abstracted for tho CaJ.t do Dcposltos, ulthough tho safo was locked with thrco keys, each of which was In possession of a different high Span ish olllclnl. It was learned nt the sumo time that through fnlso vouchers for transportation and fictitious bills for pro visions alleged to have been furnished during tho ten years' war lu Cuba, tho Cuban treasury had been robbed of $2-',-811,000. Not one of theso Spanish ofllclals Implicated In theso robberies of tho Cuban treasury has ever been. punished, Why, In view of well established prece dents, should the United' States govern, mont longer hesltato to recognlzo tho belligerency of Cuba? It cannot be longer said that war does not exist on tlio Island, because wo admit tho cxlstonco of war when our southern coast U pa trolled by United States cruisers to fltop tho Infraction of tho neutrality laws. Un til we recognlzo the existence of a state cf war in Cuba wo cannot bo neutral. Wo must not forget that Spain has shipped to Cuba since March, ISM, a dozen great expeditions, aggregating nearly 100,000 troops, ofllecred by over 10,000 skilled sol diers; also 170,000 magazine rllles, hun dreds of pieces of Held artillery, and over 7.",,0uo,(W0 cartridges. Resides, Weyler has under arms a "volunteer" corps, mostly Spaniards, of 60,000 residents of Cuba, -.10 battle of Gettysburg presented no hotter evidence of the existence of war In our own fair land than does the presoncc of Weyler and his 200,000 soldiers In Cuba terrible, cruel,' relentless, bloody war a war of oppressltn on the side of Spain ngainst as brave and patriotic a people as ever wielded a sword In behalf of Justice and human liberty. Our commercial Interests, tho Interests of humanity, tho well-defined principles of tho Monroo doctrine, and the patriotic de slro that Is found In the heart of every American citizen to see tho dominion of Spain renso to exist on the Western con tinent and the Isles adjacent thereto, de mand that tho great power of our gov ernment be extended to the Cuban heroes who are struggling to establish upon thilr fair island homo n government founded, llko our own, upon principles of universal liberty. WHO IS TO ISLAM Kf From the Philadelphia Lodger. Thero Is nothing easier or more common than for honest people to declaim against dishonesty. Those who pay their debts are naturally Indignant with those who do not; those who strive to bo Just" In .ill their dealings i.ro severe In their denun ciations against fraud and trickery. Cer tainly tho vnrlous Illicit transactions so frequently practiced in our midst tho adulteration of food, the false) statements of value, the abuse of trust funds, tho de falcations and swindling, great nnd small merit nil the condemnation they receive. Yet It may be seriously ques tioned If there are no sharers In theso evil dolnv, except the actual culprits. Are all tho honest people, who would morn to commit such crimes, entirely Innocent of any participation In them? To an swer this question, wo must ask another: What Is tho desire that lies nt the root of all dishonesty? No ono loves fraud for Its own sake; no ono would cheat bis fellow men, except In the hope of secur ing something desirable for himself. It may bo said that In all such cases It Is money that Is craved, and, that tho love of money Is tho pre-dctermlnlng motive. Money, however, In Itself Is nothing, save for what It will command. It Is a lsov which unlocks mans things more or less earnestly desired by mankind. Ono of theso, not the least coveted, Is tho respect of our fellow-men. Wo cannot deny that there Is a certain respect paid to wealth, as such, and to those who possess it. lu ono sense this Is to a certain degree Justi fiable. Wealth Is worthy of honor ns tar as It stands ns n symbol of capacity, en ergy, Industry, Intelligence and good Judg ment. Honestly aequlted and lightly used, It reflects n credit upon Its posses sor which no one should refuse to pay. Unfortunately, however. It often stands for none of those things. It may have como through inheritance or bequest, or accident, nnd so bear no word ns to the qualities of him who owns It. Or It may, on tho other hand, havo boon gained by Injustice, oppression, deception, meanness nnd a selfish disregard of the lights of others, and it may bo so employed as to .foster all theso evils. If wo discriminated between theso Fources, If we always felt a generous ad miration and sympathy for tho man whoso wealth Is founded on character and nblllty, and a corresponding disrespect for him whose wealth has been gained by dishonorable means, we might perhaps hold ourselves guiltless of the many dis honest practices which we so freely con demn. Rut so long as we bow to wealth Indiscriminately, honor tho rich man be cause ho Is rich, show deference to those who Hvo expensively, dress richly and give costly entertainments, regardless of their real worth or worthlessness, so long are we Implicated In those very acts of fruud and dishonesty which wo so severe, ly condemn. For everyone, naturally de siring to be respected and honored, looks eagerly for the most available way of be. coming" so. It Is true there ni'e brilliant achievements and heroic deeds, which sometimes lift men high on the wnvo or popular esteem. Rut not many are capable of theso. An enslor path Is opened to those of mediocre abilities by tho ac quisition of money. The youth has hlm elf Imbibed from the atmosphere around him a profound respect for It; ho sees that It can socuro his entranco Into so ciety, nnd can win for him the regard or his neighbors, tho approval of his friends, the cordiality of tho rich and tho defi r enco of the poor. On tho other hand, ho nee that without this passport ho Is lla blo to bo treated with neglect and Indir ferenee, no matter what sterling qualities may be bidden under a threadbare coat. It Is not strange that ho should strive very earnestly to obtain whatever will bocuro to him such Important advantages, moro earnestly than for those things which, though admitted to ba of far more real worth, ore, In fact, regarded with comparative apathy. And In this eager strife, where competition Is so sharp nnd temptations so numerous, It Is not to bo wondered nt If sonio who havo hung all their hopes upon a success which seems to eludo them, should sacritlco their prin ciples which nro weak to their desires which aro strong. The history of many a financial downfall, ending In ruin nnd loss of character, may be summed up, first In extravaganco for the suko of d:s play, next speculation to Bupport tho ex travagance, nnd lastly somo fraudulent transaction with the hopo of escaping do tcctlon and retrieving past losses. Without In tho least condoning such lapses wo may well ask ourselves It wa havo not helped to make them possible. If wo are paying a respect to wealth and Its external appliances, that lightly bo longs only to character and manhood, aro wo not Implicated In tho guilt of thoso who, for tlio sake of that respect, sacri fice their Integrity and spoil tholr lives? Does not our duty to our fellow men de mand that we give them every Incentive to right-doing, and remove, as far as pos sible, every enticement to wrong-doing? and Is not tho Indiscriminate respect so generally accorded to tho possession of money a direct violation of that duty? It GO DSM1T JLW We Aire Of the Carpet We find other Hues of goods crowding us so much that it is necessary to give them more room. Therefore, have decided that the Carpets must go. We have about $20,000 worth of Carpets, Oil Cloths and Mattings on hand, all new and choice stock and every yard must be sold off as soon as possible. This Great Clos ing Out Sale comes just in the nick of time, when carpets and other Floor coverings arc needed, Besides, the new Tariff bill before Congress will nearly double the price of these goods, So now is your time to come here and save big money. As soon as the Carpet stock has been disposed of, our Curtain and Drapery Depart ment will be greatly enlarged and continued on a more extensive scale than ever before. Thanking the public for the generous patronage bestowed upon Carpet Department during its existence, and promising to reward our patrons by supplying their present wants in this line while the stock lasts at a saving to them of from 25 to 50 per cent. We remain your obedient servants, GOLDSMITH BROTHERS & COMPANY. Awniflinigs of Every Description! We are fully equipped to execute orders for Awnings tor Hotels, Public Buildings, and Private Residences in the best and most workmanship manner. The new Awnings upon the Board of Trade Building were made and put up by us, and which are a specimen of our work in the Awning line. Is true, public opinion unites with tho law In dishonoring fruud, when It Is dlscov eredi but what shall wo hay of an Inllu enco which draws men on to the very course which, when consummated, It de nounces'.' And what Is public opinion? Nothing but tho aggregate of Individual opinion, nnd every one of us Is engaged In Its making. It Is not too much to say that each man nnd woman who accords that homage to wenlth, which Is duo only to charaeti r. Is pandering to the motlvei which Influence the swindler, and Is, to that extent, u sharer In his crime. rm: imrrisii .jm the tunic. Prom tho Philadelphia Dulletln. Having got everything from tho allianco with Turkey that seems available, tho groat organs of Hrltlch public opinion aro eloquent In the expositions of the curso the Moslem has been to Kurope for the last 30J years. A particularly eloquent summary of tho horrors put upon civ 111 zntlnn nnd Christianity by the hold of tlio Turk on tho ancient possessions of Greece appears in the "Spectator," which i.i copied throughout this country. Hut all that the Turk Is, all that tho Turk always was, has been the legend or tho nges slneo M.ihomot carried hie nnd tfWord to tho Infant civilizations of the I'eloponnc Hinu shores. To this day the Kastoin Provinces of Austria speak of tho Turk as tho simple Irish speak of the c'romvvel lians Inllamfd fanatics destroying (imply for tho sake of destroying. Hut two or three times tho end of tho Turk was at hand; two or three times western nations undirtook to crush tho monstrous tystcm tho "Spectator" paints with such vigorous strokes. In 1798 tho French General Bonaparte was on his vie torlotiB way to Constantinople, to put nn end to tho curso of ages. Victory nfter victoiy attended his march. Ho reached tho last Impediment, tho walled city of Acre. Hero he found a llritlsh army anl Heft. Ho was chocked. He had no nvy to In Ing suppll.. and, to add to tho com plexities of n!" position, lie learned that the lirltish had subsidized the Austrian and Itnsslin to break the peace Just rnni'ti.iUd. and attack France, while her r.uitcst captain wns away. Turkey was saved then by tho treachery of tho llritlMi nml her allies. Innumerable times Mncn tho Interest of llrltaln stepped In to save tho monsters tho preys now agree that the Turks have been since their origin. U.iht now It :s for Hiltlsh Interest to let vengeance overtake "an ancient coparcen er, but tho power that boasts its supnior Ity to tho world on tho ocean, dares not step In to protect the Greek people, who nr In their present plight largely through the mediation of the nrltlh policy. Kveiv day the ridiculous contingents of tho pow ers stand side by side with the fanatlM of the Sultan llrlng on the ChrUtluiw, and tho vast British power stands wringing Its hnnds! lleeauso tho war lord wrote an iir u'llng letter of congratulation to the president of the Transvaal Republic on the I'mipp of the stute from tho atta-k cf niiirnudors. Urltnln Instantly put h"r llcets on a war footing; but to save the llv. h of untold niimbors of Christian vie. tlms tho mistress of tho seas does not dare even express an opinion! HAS LOCATED THE (JAS. From the Nicholson Kxamlner. A Tunkhnnnock correspondent Informs the world that gas has been struck at I.oyelton, this county. It Is probably Fomo of tho escaped gas from tho Tunk hunuock politicians. AN INI'AXT'S INFMCTION. from tho Atlanta Journal. A splinter which had remained In tho foot of Miss Habo Martin for forty-four years has worked Itself out In a petrified state. TOLDBYTnE STARS. Daily Horoscope Drawn by A.lncchus, Tho i'ribiino Astrologer. Astrolabe cast: 3.41 n. m for Monday, April 12, 1897. 9 A child born on this day will bo In dan ger of laughing Itself to death If It Inhales any of the gas that Hows from tho Wyo ming county wells, April showers will probably bo powerless In tho way of producing a large hay crop on court house squaie this tscason. It generally takes tho best kind of a memory to remember a loan. Good luck often serves ono bettor than bruins, A.iuciims' Advice. Do not try to squeeze the blood out of a victim with ono turn of the Jack screw. Anxiety for tho golden egg has always proved unprofitable In tho end. A ItONDEL 'OF 1'IIIEXDSIIII'. Friend of my soul, forever true, What do wo caro for (lying years, Unburdened all by doubts or fears. Trusting what naught can o'er subduo? Fato lends! Her path Is out of view; Nor tlmo nor distance Interferes. Frlond of my soul, forever true, What do wo care for Hying yeais? For planted when tho. world was now In other lives, In other spheres, Our love today a bud appears, Not yet tho blossom's perfect hue, Friend of my soul, fprevor true I Qelatt Burecss. SPECJAL NOTICE Goiiiw Out le TTsTTY O . S ' U1LJ SPECIAL SALE SILKS AND In special novelties and staple wearers our stock was never moro complcto or attractive than at tho present moment. In lino English Tweeds, Covert Cloths, etc., which are In dally demand, wo can show you every color or combination that Is desirable, and at the right prlco. Choice lino of Hlaclc and Colored Drop d'etes nnd Diap do Moscovienno Cloth, tho very latest for line tallor-mado gar ments. In Silk nnd Wool Novelties, Wool Gren adines and Ktamlncs, our stock Is tho most complete this sldo of New York city, and every suit KXCL.USIVK. F.legant lino of Silk Grenadines In blacks and colors, These goods havo been ono of tho most active sellers In the depart ment this season and aro getting scarce. Seo Dress Goods window for another special drive In 23c and 4So suitings. Strictly all wool. The lmmenso trade done on these two lines would clearly Indi cate that there's nothing to beat them. 530 AND 512 LACKAWANNA AVENUE HENRY BEL3N, JR., General Agent for tho Wyoming Dlstilctfor DUPONT'S POWDER Mining, HlastiiiB.SportinB, Hmokelcsa and tho Rcpauno Chemical Company's HIGH EXPLOSIVES. Pnfety Fuse, Caps and Exploders. Rooms 'Jl'.'i 'Jill and 'J 11 Commonwealth llulldlng, Scrnnton. AGENCIES! TIIOS, l'OIU), - - Plttston JOIINll-HMITIIiSON, - Plymouth E. V. MULLIGAN, - Wllkcs-llarro EASTER Novcltlos, Cards, Hooks, llooklets. Ijirco line of Well Assorted Taper-Covered Hooks Just Received, UWIUlp UlUlf JVUUBIUHM; 457 Spmco Street, The Rotunda, Hoard of Trade Culldlnff. Bus rra YT W V Tf H KN I $ 21 2JL A JL DEESS COOBS BAZAAR nee 0 -o ALWAYS BUSY oooooooooooooooo Spring Footwear For Every member of tihe Family, Don't fool your feet Mind your feet, rut your mind on our shoes. Wo will fit our shoes on your feet. Your mind will bo easy. So will your feet In our shoes. Always Ilusy Hhoo Stores. Wholesnlo and retail, 114 and 110 .Wyoming avenue. LewSs9 ReMty -o Alteration SALE. Sweeping reduction In nil lines to save moving stock, on account of extensive alter, lit Ions on Our first and second floors. Now uf tho tlmo tu buy China, Glassware, Br3c-a-Brac, Lamps, Silverware and House hold Goods, Cheap. Economical housekeepers will do well to attend this sale. Two in-feet Illnek Walnut Counters and. l'JO feet of good Shelving for salo cheap. TIE CLEMONS, FEEiEE 'IALLEY E, 1Q2 Lackawanna Avenue, LENTEN GLGCML Easter Is tho only generally recognized holy-day, tho celebration of which Is purely spiritual and admits of no worldly festivity. A CARD prcsentably embellished nnd In scribed with a motto In keeping with the Hplrlt of tho season sent to a friend, will da much toward keeping In view tho meaning of the observance. Teachers, Sunday School or Secular Insti tutions; mothers to sons, sons to mothers, frlond to friend absent or nt home to these o dainty Easter remembrunco Is worth far more than its trifling cost. Easter Cards and Easter Booklets at Rey molds Bros STATIONERS, EASTER lSch'1 Jermyn Dulldinc.
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