THE SOUANTON TRIBUNE -TUESDAY MORNING, APRIL 27, 1897. -4 --- I (II) mil Wrtkljr. Jf Sunlijr Krtltloa. Dy The Tribune PublUhlng Company. WILLIAM CONNKLL, 1'renldent. J tw York Representative- MANK 8. OIIAY do.. Itoom 4 Tribune nulldlnit, New York Clt jr. iMiniD at Tits ToaTorncn at scrasto.i. rx,. XC0!tt-ClA89 HAIL MATTKR. The Trllmtio receives over fpcotnl wire, lending into It olllcu tho comlrtn leport of tilt Associated Ties, tho eri-iitixt non col lecting organl ration In tlio world. Jiio Tribune wtiim tho not newspaper In North lantern l'otiniiylvmilu tt contract for this fen Ice. TEN PAGES. BCRANTON, APRIL ISM Secretary Sherman, It Is BnIO, wants Hawaii to be annexed as a cutinty of California. Wouldn't this be a case of a tall big enough one day to wag tho dog? The Death Penalty. Representative Jeffries of Chester county, who has Introduced a 1)111 nbnl JfthliiK capital punishment, has collect ed the opinions of a majority of tho Judges of Pennsylvania upon tho sub ject, and the preponderance of their opinions is distinctly favorable to the rhange. The Jeffries bill provides that in all rases where a person Is found guilty of murder of the first degree, the Jury may qualify the vet diet by adding theieto the words "without capital punishment" and whenever euch a verdict Is returned, the person convicted shall be sentenced to hard labor for life. Judge Thayer, of Philadelphia, as tho result of nearly thlity years' experi ence on the lxncli. and Judge White of Pittsburg, in the light of twenty years' experience, both strongly Indorse the bill. The latter says: "The extreme penalty of death In nil such eases has prevented a verdict of guilty in some cases and turned loose great criminals. Where the evidence requires a verdict of first degree or not guilty some Jurors can hardly be Induced to find a ver dict of guilty. I have tried cases where the verdict was not guilty concerning which I am satisfied there would have been a verdict of guilty If the Jury had had power to find a modified ver dict. I trust the act will pass." Sim ilar opinions nre offeretl by Judges Oordon and Pennypacker, of Philadel phia, Love of Hcllofonto, McConnell of Cireonsburg, Mellvalne of Washington, Noyes of Warren, Swope of Gettysburg, Purdy of Honesdale, Dunham of La Porte, Wnddell of West Chester, Gun nison of Erie, Heed of Rrookvllle, Mil ler of Mercer, and Reyburn of Klttan nlng. The opposition to the bill musters in Its ranks such men as Judges Mcl'hcr non of Unrrlsburg, Enllch of Heading, Taylor of Washington, Hlttinger of rVork, Hregy of Philadelphia and Wood ward of Wllkes-Harre. The opinion of Judge McPhcrson is the most outspok en of the number. He says: I legard tho death penalty as the only adequate punishment tor tho crime of mur der In the first degree. I do not sympa thize, with tho softness of mood that is so filled with ulty for the murdoir as to forget his vktlm. For this eilmo there should bo a prompt tilal, a speedy hearing on appeal, and for tho guilty, the certain punishment of death. I believe that tm general opinion of the community, which should always bo regarded In determin ing the quantity of punishment and should receive Fatlefactlon from tho sen tence, if fairly possible, Is of n. like opin ion witness the Just indignation, when a criminal who has felonlojsly and deliber ately taken life escapes with Imprison ment merely, even If It bo for a long period. Moreover, murder In the second degree may now be punished In Pennsyl vania with Imprlsornunt for twenty ye,irs. Ordinarily this Is equivalent to a life sen tence; and, therefore, the proposer! legis lation practically obliterate!, the difference in punishment Letween the degrees. It may also bo confidently anticipated, I think, that few life hentences would bo served out, unless the board of pardons should perpetually resist the repeated Im portunities of the convict. In a few years his crime would hardly be remembered; nnd, ns now happens In tho case of other long term eriirlnals, much ado would be made about nftcr-dlseovcicd evidence, tho excessive sentence, and tho criminal's obedience to the rules of the penitentiary, ns If this should be counted 11 merit to a man who not only must obey, but lives moro comfortably If ho does obey. Per haps, also his hopeful conversion would he made a ground of appeal; and proba bly much would be heird of his depend ent family and Ms Impaired health broken down by confinement. Continual assaults of this kind are apt to prevail in the end, and tho so-called lifo convict would go free so often Hint the punishment would rarely bo endured, unless tho convict should happen to die In tho early years of his Imprisonment. If the people of tho state dcslro till decided change In crimi nal policy they should have It; but tho change should not bo made until positive evidence of a rent and genet nl popular wish has been presented to tho leglslatuie. Judge Hndlich, of Heudlng, nlso writes a forceful opinion in opposition to the change. Says he: There Is In this state hut one offenso punishable by death. Unless all capital punishment bo regarded unjustifiable that offense must bo conceded to warrant Its imposition. To allow Juries arbitrarily to defeat or to Impose It would, on tho ono hand, encourage tho commission ot tho crime by Increasing tho chances ot escaping Its just penally, and on tho other hand operate unjustly by subjecting dif ferent persons to different consequences for tho same act. Whilst tho effect might bo to prevent entire acquittals In somo cases where a conviction would bo proper, In other words, to produce compromlso verdicts, when under the present system, thero Is an entire failure of Justice It Is very questionable whether that possibil ity holds out any prospact of substantial good. As regards the encouragement of crime, partial miscarriages of Justice are hardly less demoralizing than entire ones. Besides, under a system such as this leg islation would establish the former would become tiio rule and the enforcement of the law the exception. Such a condition ot things is always to be repelled. And Judge Woodward's words, too, merit quotation. "I can-," Bays he, "see no wisdom In tho proposed law. As it Is, too many murderers escape tho death penalty. More hanging and less sentiment would produce good results. If men cannot be deterred from murder by the fear of capital punishment they will not be deterred by any lesser pen alty. To most men life Is dearer than liberty. I am not a blood-thirsty or severe mun, but I look upon all these efforts to abolish capital punishment as tho offspring of a misguided zeal by people who know little or nothing of the practical facts as developed In our criminal courts," , These quotations fairly illustrate the filverslty of eentlment prevailing "upon this subject. Where experts differ so radically laymen cannot be expected to agree; but we are minded to add ono flnnl quotation ns expressing succinct ly our own views. Says Judge Purdy, of Wayne: "Putting n person to death Judicially Is a revolting nnd brutnl pro ceedlng, which can be Justified, if at all, only upon tho hypothesis thnt hit mnn life is thereby safer, nnd I have serious doubts whether the death pen alty hns any deterrent effect upon per sons who me murderously Inclined. Hut to my mind tho strongest reason for the abolition of the death penalty la tho fact that it mny be and doubt less hns been Indicted upon the Inno cent. 1 nni In favor of the passage of tho bill." In this connection it Is worthy of note that the number of executions In Pennsylvania is growing smaller as the law stand'". Thero vere twenty five hangings in this state timing the second term of Governor Paulson. Four each took place In 1S31 nnd 1SD2; nine In 1M)3, and seven In ISM. Tho llrst year of the Hastings administra tion there were live hangings, while the number last year was four. There have been no executions this year, al though not fewer than a half dozen sentences hnve been commuted. Thus It nppears that public sentiment In opposition to capital punishment Is steadily growing. It will yet cause the abolition of the death penalty by law; but ere It does it would be well to de vise better methods of punishment by Imprisonment. The present system of fers many tepulslve defects. As Chairman Plngley points out, not one of the sneakers at the Hoform club dinner who were so free to at tack the McKlnley administration for wanting to enact n new revenue bill remembered to mention that for four years previous, the government had run In the hole to an average extent of $r.0,000.000 annually. They were willing enough to criticize others, but they had no desire to recollect their own de fects. It Is often thus with reformers. Few Changes Needed. In the general dlscussln which Is now In progress touching the need of modi fication In the tulos of the senate it is noteworthy that the best thought of the country calls for few nnd conser vative changes, nnd does not by any means indorse the more radical "de mand for nrbltrnry cloture. The prin ciple most In favor Is that which would provide for ample debate when honest ly Intended, but which would take it out of the power of n minority to ob struct legislation Indefinitely by the flllbusteiing process of talking ngalnst time. It was undoubtedly the Idea of the founders that the senate should become the safety valve on the legislative ma chine; nnd that by virtue of it, no matter how much the passions of the people might hiss and sput ter, it could never gather suf ficient violence to explode in a catas trophe of hasty and Ill-considered statutes. Heal progress Is always the tesultnnt of antagonistic forces the one pushing rashly forward and the other doggedly pulling back. The de slgnerc of our Institutions possessed tho practical sagacity to perceive that as the country grew and Its Intel ests Increased, there would come Inct easing need of checks upon tho political vol atility of the mob; nnd ono of the wisest of the checks which they pro vided wns that which placed tho elec tion of senators within the Jurisdiction of the state legislatures and gave to the s 'itators, when elected, a term of olllce three times the length of the term of the people's direct representa tives. The rule allowing utter free dom of debate wns a legitimate out growth of this method of election and condition of tenure. It was a rule that for very many years was rarely abused. Not until our own day did It trans form Itself into the accessory of inde fensible filibustering. It has become necessary to restrict the chances for abusing It; but the rule itself, in its essence, should remain unchanged. Colonel John Hay has made his start as ambassador to Great Hrltaln and up to date he has not shed a tear. nation, the great liody of lis citizens have since come to nssumo that no more need bo done. They apparently conceive ot tho governmental machine ns running Itself as wot king automat ically leaving them to be wholly en grossed by the pursuit of wealth, of culture, ot pleasure, or of whatever other private ends they may nftect. A more fatal mistake It would not bn easy to nuike. Eternal vigilance Is the price ot goo.l government, ns well ns of liberty. And, It It sometimes seems ns If government under the national con stitution were becoming a melancholy failure; ns it the most elementary maxims of political economy nnd of honest dealing had come to be steadily ignored- as if extravagant nnd waste ful expenditure woes to know no limit nnd no end; as it the taxing power were being systematically perverted to raise revenue not to meet public nec ensltlis, but to flit private purses; as if the stultifying policy ot tho country were to be a combination of unreadi ness for war with unwillingness 1o accept proffered guaranties 01 peace; ns it the mission ot the Anglo-Faxon race, ns tho advance guard of Chris tian civilization, were to be discredit ed by our tefusal to Join our kinsmen over the seas In being the first to do nwny with brutal and barbaious meth ods of settling Intel national differen ces; it it sometimes' neetns ns It all these things were so, the fault cannot be imputed to the superb scheme of government which the fathers devised and handed down for our use. "It Is In ourselves, in the lethargy nnd Indifference which only too often permit the highest ofllcw of state to be llllcd by Incumbents without either patriotism or principle, nnd wholly wnnllng in tho most rudimentary eiual iticatlons for tho high function de volved upon them. In vicious or Ig norant hands, how can the most per fect political mechanism produce any but disastrous Jesuits? The one con solntlon, the one hope of the futuie, Is that, as the fault Is with ourselves, so is the remedy, and that it is con ceivable that the- people of this country should not some time awake to the fact' that the one chance for good govern ment of the nation lies In radically changing, purifying and elevating tho official personnel in every department." Tills thought Is selected for quota tion not because of originality but be cause It supplies nn insight Into Mr. Olney's character heretofore not gener ally available. Wc can see by means of It a character not only firm but hon est; a personality valiant for that which It believes right and so firm in Its own conviction.- that possibly fair allowance is not given by It for the fact that difference In opinions need not involve difference In probity. We are glad to feel warranted in mat Ic ing up our prior estimate of the gentle man who as secretin y of stnto fought blustering England to a finish' in the Venezuelan affair and then permitted a soft-solder Spanish minister to take him Into camp nt will. At the same time, we cannot feel that the defeat of Mr. Olney'h draft of a geneial treaty of arbitration will involve the humil iating consequences he predicts, but on the contrary have been converted to the belief that had the treaty gone through as Mr. Olrey de3lred, It would hao Involved a substantial surrender to England of advantages that older diplomatists would have guarded as Jewels without pi Ice, It is evident from the newspaper comments throughout the country that Mr. Cleveland's Reform club speech has fallen Hat. Has he reached his rope's end? Judge Hay, It Is announced, will not go to Cuba, but tho president will send n commissioner "equally as good." The sooner the better. Mr. Olney Talks. On the evening of the 22nd Inst, the bar association of Hoston gave a dinner In honor of the home-coming of Rich ard Olney. The occasion was charac terized by the presence of many dis tinguished men, and at its conclusion the guest ot the evening made an in teresting speech. .So far as we know his speech was not generally reported by the press associations, but ns it comes to us in tho Hoston Herald It Is Invested with the significance attach ing to the carefully selected words of a man who, in a comparatively brief time, and from political obscurity, rose by leaps and bounds to pre-eminence umong the advisers of the Cleveland administration, and who, along with some great mistakes, made some of the greatest achievements in the state de partment In our generation. At the risk of wearying our readers we pro pose to quote somewhat liberally from his address. "All lawyers in this country," he said, "know something of politics, not merely as citizens, but professionally. Wheth er they like it or not th'ey nre forced to familiarize themselves, to somo ex tent, with government generally, and with that variety of it In particular which Is founded upon a written con stitution. Such general connection with politics, however, Is a wholly dif ferent thing from the special acquaint ance derived from actual contact with tho governmental machinery. If that machinery appertain to the national government, ono finds himself In pres ence of an engine of tremendous pow er, of great complexity and of immense) possibilities for evil as well as for good. Tho importance of the human element of the personal equation Is seen to be enormous and gives a new signifi cance to the sentiment of Pope's fam ous couplet: Kor forms of government let fools contest, Whate'er is best administered is best, "It Is no stretch to say that the weighty truth embodied in these lines has long been largely lost sight of by tho American people. A wonderfully excellent, almost Inspired frame of gov ernment having been put together and put In motion by tho founders of tho Gossip at the Capital Special Coirespondcnce of Tho Tribune. Washington, April 20. The death of Rep resentative William 'Steele Holman, of In diana, better known as the "Great Objec tor" and tho "Watchdog of the Treasury," removed from public life a vuy noted character. No man in official lifo was bettor known in Washington than tho de ceased. He had notions of his own In re gard to the expenditure of tho public moneys, and no argument could change thoso views. Ho was obstinate to a fault when It came to spending the govern ment's money. Mr. Holman cared noth ing for money himself, and died as he had been all his life a poor man. During his official life, how ever, he save I fot Un cle Sam many millions of dollars In the way of keeping down appropriations. Ho was an enemy of every .proposition which savored in the slightest degree ot schem ing or extravagance, and many n time ho blocked refarlous. and questionable legis lation which carried with It appropria tions for largo sums of money which would have gone Into the pockets ot scheming lobb!sts and corrupt polltl clanV. His death, therefore, Is a great loss to this government, Helng born and brought up In tho primi tive surroundings of a new country Mr. Holman Inblbed a strong lovo of demo cratic simplicity which ho carried with him throughout 1.1s public career. There, too, ho learned tho lesons of economy and frugality which charactetlzed both Ills public and private life. That early train ing gave n. peculiar bent to his public ca reer. He was often accused of dema goglsm, but never of dishonesty, und lattr even his opponents found out that his objections were not made to catch popu lar approval so much ns they eame from an honest conviction that it was wrong to mako extravagant use of public funds for any purpose whatever. Ills theory was that tho government should not bo nny moro lavish than tho condition of tho people composing It would warrant. He argued, as the great masses of tho peoplo were poor, their representative govern ment should not affect Croesus-like nlrs, as" ho knew the main sourco ot tho rev enue waB In thoso samo manses, Ho was unalterably opposed to everything In tho nature of subsidies ofysterlng any sort of industry at tho expense of the general welfare. Mr. Holman died In his thirty-first year of congressional life. Mr. Kclloy, of Penn sylvania, who earned tho sobriquet of "Pig Iron" Kelley by reason of his dovo tlon to tho iron and steel manufacturing Industries of Pennsylvania, died during his twenty-ninth year of active service, nl though ho had, like Mr, Holman, been elected for another term, and ho would have also rounded out thirty-two yean of sorvlco had he lived to coninloto the term for which ho had boon elected. I.Ike wise, Mr. Q'NelU. of Pennsylvania, known as tho "Father of tho Houbc," died before ho had camploted twenty-nino years of service, 'Mr, O'Neill had also been electod for another term. Hut, as above stated, Mr, Holman was a member of congress, In active service, longer than any other man, living or dead. Thomas It. Denton, of Missouri, served for thirty years In th Bonnie, but even till period wss excelled by n few weeks by the sendee of Mr. Hol man. It Is related by an Indiana resident In Washington that when Representative Kelley died, and again when Mr. O'Neill pnsed away, Judge Holmnn cnlled en Senator. Turtle and Imparted to him a foreboding of his own early demise. The senator did wiiut he could to quiet the superstitious dread of his rolleiiKita and expressed the hopo that Mr. llolmnu had beforo lilm many carn of usefulness, nnd added facetiously that the Judge would probably outlive many of his contempo raries. Senator Tuiple said, a few days beforo Mr. lldlm.irr death: "Ho owns tho old homestead yet, nnd peihnps, not much more." Then tho senator added, thoughtfully. nnd almost I evereiitly, "after more than thirty ye-irs of public service ho retlfrs as well ort h when he entered congress." This wns Indeed n most eloquent though simple tribute to tho honesty of Mr. Hoi man. It furnished food for reflection. l''or. unconsciously, there wero called to mind many Instances of public men who had grown wealthy In the service of their country. Senator Turplo ndded, with feel ing: "Ills great public services lmvo benefited the country and added nothing to his private fortune." This brief, simple and eloquent tribute of Mr. Tuiple expressed more than pages of florid language rottlrt have done to commemorate the public service of nn honest man. An Indiana tcslilent ot Washington, In timately acquainted with Mr. Holman, re lates innnv nnerdotes of Holman nn tho stump. It has been slid that Srn.itor Per kins, of California, who enjoys n oty wide acquaintance with the p'.nln people of tho Golden Mate, ucd to hao a trlrk of asking every other man he r.iet, "What's the time ot di.y?" and, being told, ho would turn his iviti li backward or forward, according to circumstances, nnd the tlme-glver always felt complimented. They suy that Judge Itoltiinn used to re quest "n chew of tobacco" from the vil lagers, where ho canvassed, nnd thnt this endeared him In the hearts of the rustics Another Htory told is that .Indue Holmnn wns billed to speak one night at Man cluster, Ind. Senator Turple. who pre ceded him, addressed the villagers for about an hour, and Holmnn followed him. At the close of his remark, he ald: "My dear friends, beforo T conclude I must coll your attention to the ease of Widow Jones who hns lost her cow. It w'ns the princi pal support of hoiself nnd little children. I will give $10 toward buying nor an other cow. Just pass the bat nroun 1 nmong the neighbor"." The hat was passed around, ?1i) wns realized, and the Widow Jones made happ. In lST, Mr. Holmnn was mib-chalrman cf the eommltteo on Indian affairs of tho house. The committee was authorized by the house to make a trip through the wei.t nnd Inspect the different Indian agencies. They traveled to the Pacific coast by the Central route and returned by way of tho Southern through Arizona. Their first visit was to the Slou agencies, In tho Da kotas. Cannon, of Illinois, nnd Peolo. of Arkansas, were of the p,irt. Mr. Holmnn declined to take a sleeper from Washing ton to the west, protesting that this woul I bo tin extravagance, for he and his wife, he said, had traieled all the way fiom Aurora to California and back without taking a sleeper, nnd Mr. Holman actually sat up nil night, while his col leagues on the committee slept on a Pull man car. From Ulsmark to Fort Yates the steam boat fare was $3 a head and $" for the re turn trip, but In returning Mr. Holmnn did not patronize the hteeuner. He Insist ed thnt thero weie mules nnd nrmy ambu lances nt the fort which could transport the party comfortably to Mandon, eighty five miles distant. Cannon and Peele Im plored him to go by boat, but he was ob stinate. "The mules nie not earning any thing," said he. "They are Idle; they will convey us." And they did. The party ode In ono of the army ambulances, and a member of the patty says that Con gressman Cannon gave the driver $2 and admonl'hed him not to avoid a btono in tho road, but glvo tho old man a good shaking up. Before thev ni rived at Fort Lincoln Mr. Holmnn, whose limbs were cramped, got out to .nlk. The stage or lived nt tho fort nnd found the officers drawn up In full regimentals. The ladles wero there, too, dressed In their best. "Where's Holman? Wheie's Holman?" they Inquired, for Mr. Holmun's name and fame as a congressman had preceded him. Finally Mr. Holman was observed coming down the tond, tired and dusty. His trousers were stuffed In his boots, he wore a blue flannel shirt, nnd his "galluses" wero on the outside. His benrd was full of dust, and altogether ho was a sorry spc-ctacle. When Mr. Holmnn's figure was seen approaching In the distance It was pro posed to fire a salute In his honor. "No! no! for God's sake don't," protested tho serio-comic Congrersmnn Cannon. "He will object to tho useless watte of powder." GOLftSMITI 1CEo BAZAA1 OUR ON STORE TAUKS Arc always of interest to the buying public. Wc know this from the ready response to our advertisements; but where there arc so many good things to talk about, and only a limited space in which to emphasize them, it puzzles lis to know just where to begin. "Seven pegs won't fit five holes," nor a hundred bright items of new mer chandise go into a space containing only room for a dozen, wc can only hint at all this worthiness and ask you to do the rest. For instance: THE NEW WASH GOODS would alone take columns of description, such a bright, cool, breezy lot they arc. There arc price temptations here that you'll find it hard to resist. MAIN FLOOR 50 styles Galatea Cloths, worth 20 cents, at 10 cents, 75 styles Leno Striped Printed Piques, worth 20 cents, at 10 cents. 50 styles genuine Scotch Lappets at 12 cents. 75 styles genuine French Organdies 20 to 25 cents. 50 styles best Scotch Dimities, our own exclusive destgis, at 22 cents. SPECIAL LINES IN BASEHENT 100 pieces best quality Dress Ginghams 5 cents. 100 pieces American Organdies at 8 ceuts. 100 pieces 31-iuch best quality Percales at 7 cents. THE PARASOL OPENING It always attracts a throng. Early did you say? Not at all, You'll need a pr jc- tiou from the sun very soon. By buying now you get first pick of the best things. This is a distinct advantage in itself. Here's a few special lots to start season with: Children's Parasols from 15 cents upwards. Ladies' Plain White Silk Parasols at 98 cents. Ladies' White Silk Parasols; with ruffle, at $1.73. Ladies' White Silk Parasols, with two ruffles, at $1.98 Ladies' Ruffled Chiffon Parasols, whites, blacks and colors, from $1.98 to $8.73. THE SHIRT WAIST SEASON Opens with what promises to be the greatest output ever known. Always on tho alert where your interests arc involved, we've bought to fit the occasion and meet tho demand. Many price surprises for you here pleasant surprises, of course. In both Silk and Cotton from 47 cents upwards. k RdhJ TPW9 Hi V GEEAT SPECIALS IN 1MCEMEM SALE, EOS YT w UlUlLMJl 300 dozen Ladies' Fast Black, full regular made hose, high spliced heels, double soles, ,1 02& SL 300 dozen Ladies' extra quality hose, fine flaco yarn, Hermsdorf dye, high spliced heels, double soles, in all black; black with white feet, black with white soles; also in tan shades, ai;c a During hl.s services In congress Mr, Hol man has witnessed somo stormy scenes In the house. In conversation with tho writer, ho said once, that In the ante bellum days members ot congress fre quently had weapons concealed In their desks. Southern nnd western members In thoso days were hot-headed Individ uals, who regurdcd their revolvers as nec essary to safety, and were sometimes careless In handling them. On ono occa sion a member In fumbling among his minors accidentally discharged his pistol. and the bullet went crashing through tho desk In front of him, narrowly missing two or three eongrc-ssmen who were seat ed nearby. "In an Instant." suld Mr. Hol man, "there wero fully thirty pistols In the air, and tho scene looked more llko a Texas barroom than the congress of the United States." ' A very pretty story Is told of how Mr. Hotmail's town received its name. Tho father of Holman was Its first settler. Ilo laid It mit Into streets. He was the father of the village. The good .peoplo who wero his nclghbois assembled at Farmer Holman' residence to select a name for tho new town. Further down tho Ohio river, nestled In the hills of that plctur csnuo part of Switzerland county, there hail been started a town which tho good people onllc-d lllslng Sun, because of tho lovely tpectaclo the sun made as It ap peared above tho cro?ts of rho mountains. Farmer Holman and his neighbors, In a friendly spirit of rivalry, set their wits to work In an endeavor to select a name for their own town that would be more beau tiful and more appropriate, If possible, than Itlslng Hun. Ho argued that by a reason of dlfferenco In longitude tho sun's ra first jecinl over the hllU of their own town, and thence to Itlslng Sun. Honco we should call our own town Au rora, or "Tho First Hlush of the Morn ing." In his private life Mr. Holman wns a most lovaWo character. Ho was pre em. ently a gentleman of tho old school. Though he might present something of an uncouth figure on the floor of tho house In hi rolo of universal opposition. In pri vate lifo he had ull tho unaffected graces ot a Chesterfield. In his bearing, whilo ho was tho embodiment of Democratic simplicity and approachnbleness, ho was at tho same tlmo the Incarnation of cour tesy and unaffected dignity. AX IMl'OTIJNT lir.TKKHKNT. From tho Illnchamton Leader. Tho barbarism of tho capital punish ment law, covpled with its Impotcnco as u deterrent of murderous crime, jileads strongly for Its abolition, while the ridicu lous fnhhlon In which this law Is permitted to compromise Justlca is vociferous in demanding its repeal. m:vAitu. Fato served me meanly! but I looked at her and laughed. That none might know how bitter was tho cup I quaffed. Along camo Joy, and paused beside mo whoro I tat, Saying, "I camo to sco what you were laughing at." -Lila Wheeler Wilcox in the Bun1, In E$"$& ED M . jew Jw' V4 A eratu SALE. ' We Place on sale this veek Six Hundred Pnirs of LADIES' CLOTH TOP BUTTON SHOES, in nil tho various widths aud sizes, common sense toe, with patent leather tip. This Is a good $2.25 Shoe! Our price whilo they last will bo Si.oo. Sweeping reduction In nil Unci to save moving stock, on account of extensive alter ntlons on our first and second floors. Now Is tho time to buy China, Glassware, Brlc-a-Brac, Lamps, Silverware and House hold Goods, Cheap. Kconomlcnl housekeepers will do well to attend this Mile. Two ld-feet Ulnck Walnut Counters anil l'JO feet of good Shelving for Bale cheap. Lewis, EeiSly & Mvks, Always Ilusy Shoe Stores. Wholc-ulo and Hetnlt. Telephone, No- U52. lit nnd 1111 WYOMING AVKNUE. TIE CLEMONS, FEEBEE WALLEY CO., 122 Lackawanna Avenue, Drops Of Blood elrlp from the merciless Sultan's sword as he plys his terrible slaughter c' ' - defenseless while Drops of tak from the mightier PEN of Gladstone, the Grand Old Man, have aroused to indignation the Christian World. We have pens and Ink enough and In all variety to supply whatever de- 80 dozen Children's fine gage, fast black hose, double knees, high spliced heels and double soles; i--. ... ui,, 1.,- mand Is made, EUSO til i.Ut sjjciuco, ojacd ALso Letter Files, complete, with 6 to 9, gc a pair Greatest offered. values ever 530 AND 532 LACKAWANNA AVENUE CALL Ur 3(182. lYlalohey Oil and Manufacturing Co. S, arch perforators and covers, $1.00. DRAFTING INSTRUMENTS a spe cialty. FOUNTAIN PENS, with gold mount ing, for $1.50 only. OFFICE and TYPEWRITERS' sup plies. STATIONERY Wedding Cards, In vitations, Announcements, etc., etc. Rey molds Broi STATIONERS, Hotel Jermyn Ilulldlng. Office nnd Warehouse, 111 to 151 MERIDIAN STREET. JYI. W. COLLINS, lYlgr. NEW MAGAZINE, MM, 107 Spruce Street, Tho Rotunda, Hoard of Trudo Ilulldlug, He Hues! Line of elt Mckles Ever seen in Scranton. Silver Gilt and Silver, set with amethysts, Carbun cles, Garnets and Tur quoise, mounted on Silk, Leather and the Latest Thing, Leather Covered with Silk. May Be Found at lercereai k Council's, Agents for Ileglna Muslo Uo.xes. 130 Wyoming Avenue HENRY BELIN, JR., General Agent for tho Wyoming District for DUPONT'S POWDER Mining, Illnstlng,Rporting, Hmokclesa und tho Kepauno Chcmlcul Company's HIGH EXPLOSIVES. Safety Fuse, Cnps and Exploders. Itoome 212, 213 nnd 211 Commonwealth. building, .Scninton. AGENCIES: TIIOH, KORI), JOHN It. H.MITH & SON, E. W. MULLIGAN, Pittstotl riyinoutlt Wilkes- Barro 3 Totlhe LadSes liillifiSXtJ Do you know the advantages of using g3 for fuel? Do you know thut gas is cheaper than co.il? Do you knoir you enn baka quicker nnd better with gas than you can with coal? Do you know meat broiled by gus is better than uny other kind of brolllng7 Our lino of gnu Htovos aud ranges Is com. plcte. We will bo pleased to show them, to you and explain their many ndvanUgov over the coul 8toe. FOOIE k SHEAR CO II MASAM COAL AT RETAIL. Coal of tho best quality for domestic usa I and of all sizes, including Iluckwheat and Blrdseye, delivered In any part of the olty, at tho lowest price Ordors received at the Office, first floor, Commonwealth building, room No 6; telephono No. 262t or at the mino, tele, phone No. 272, will be promptly attended to. Dcalcra supplied at the mine. L SI i ... ..
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