TIIE SORANTOIn TRIBUNJ3-WEDNESDAT jro KNINGV MAT 5, 1897. till) tnd VeUly. No Punlr Kdlttoa. By The Tribune i'ubtlthlne Company. WILLIAM COXNKIiL, President. tw Yctk ItrprMralntlve: riuNK k anAY co. Itoom 4 Trlbiin Ilulldlou, New York Cltr. fc SUIISCKIPTION PRICB: bally so cent a month. Weekly ... . $i.oonear. mow at tok rosTorrics at scranton ta.. as KC0ND-CIA03 HAIL UATTIR. TEN PAGES. SCHANTON, MAY C, 1897. L - No mori' patronnfre Is to bo distribut ed until the tariff 1)111 Is pnscd. Now watch the senate nccolcrnto Kb pace. Friendly Advice to the Mayor. Ono docs not like to think th'at the mayor of Srrnnton deliberately fnlsl llrtl when he t-cnt a written notice to common mum 11 that Stieet CoinmU bloner Klndey had resinned, to tnke ef fect Aid 11 30; but In the light of Mr Kinsley's positive dentil an Issue of Veracity U talced of the broadest dininctcr. It enn hnidly be believed, ns In ehotlty one would like to believe, that the mayor vioto that letter under n mistaken conception of the facts. The matter wnn one concerning which lie had ample opportunity to become Informed. First ho asked Kinsley to resign. Then one branch of councils passed a resolution af.kinir him If Kins ley would leslgn. And laslly, after prolonged ARltutlon, lie sent woid that Kintduy had iwleneil. And now Kins ley says he did nothing of the kind nnd Intimates that the mayor, In claim ing to the contraiy, knowingly sal J what was untrue. Taken in connection with the mayor's other cxtinui (Unary conduct. In hum running, without a vcstlee of legal nu tl.orlty.a now Joint convention of coun cils to elect a city solicitor, this pecu liar Incident sUBgests that the chief e.erutlo of our proud city Is, to put It mildly, snmewhit obfuscated. AVe aie jiot disposed to be ciltlcal; and we wish to say that for tho mayor personally we enteitaln the kindliest feeling, but It occuts to us that for his own sake, no less than for the good repute and welfare uf the city, he ought to pull 3ilm.clf together, adopt some definite policy and stick to It. His reputation will not sutvhe eiy much of such olllclal vacillation as has charactcilzed Ills treatment of the Kinsley matter. The denial by Senator Dm ham of the etory that ho had been discomfited. by the haimony negotiations In Philadel phia leaves the opponents of Colonel Quay with hardly a peg to hang a hope on. Moonshine. Some time ngo the state department ut Washington gave out the substance of a ropoit fiom our consul ut IJIrmlng ham, jy. Paiker. which set foith, In effect, that the Iron and steel lnteiests of tho United States were llteially un derbidding the lion nnd steel manti factuieis of Great lliitnln in their own markets. The statements mude In it were so astonishing that little credence was given to them by the majoilty of Ameiiean readers until soon afterward tho newspapers began to pilnt fairy stories from Plttsbuig alleging what wonderful things Andiew Carnegie had done and was going to do In this direc tion. In the Philadelphia Ledger, J. M. Swank, who speaks for the American Iron and Steel association, offers a le ply to this remarkable document which is woithy of attention. Mr. Swunk's views may be condensed In the statement that the conditions which are presented as tliicntenliig the supremacy of the English Iron master at home do not elst In reality. First, England's own ores and the cheap foreign ores she has been using arc not exhausted nor likely to become exhausted; second,, the giowth of American competition Is less sub stantial than Consul Patker seems to be aware. Ho speaks of the ease with which American manufacturers trans port their ores COO or S0O miles to the blast furnaces, and transport the fin ished product another 500 miles to tide water, and then ship ho as to compete with the British homo-made steel The actual fact, Mr. Swank says, Is that not a pound of steel rails has been sent to Hngland nor a pound of northern Iron. Southern Iron has been sent over for the simple reason that cotton steamers take pig lion nt a nominal fielght late for the advantage It gives them In ballasting their vessels, which sail better In this way than If loaded with cotton only, and even this, he claims, quoting from the London Econ omist, April 17 last, "Is In a large meas ure due to the exceptionally depressed condition of all Important Industries of the United States." Tho clater about Carnegie selling rails In London Is Intended for effect. Tho fact is that Carnegie Isn't selling lmlf as many jails In the United States as people think he Is. When the do mestic steel tiado gets over Its scare und the railroads secure Income enough to warant them In oidering replenish ments, tho mill whistles in these parts will toot a different tune. And so Pennsylvania Is to have n equitable libel law at last! All honor to tho men who supported this meas ure of simple justice. The Tariff Bill Reported. It Is clear that In the form In which the new tariff bill has been reported In the senate It embodlea distinct Im provements, In two detulls In particu lar Is the present form preferable that wherein protection Is extended equally to bituminous and to anthracite coal, and that which Imposes an additional 'duty of U cents per barrel on beer. Tho one change provides against un foreseen contingencies nnd the other assures ample revenue from tho mo ment tho bill becomes effective, not withstanding the elimination of tho retroactive clause. The proposed duty of a dime per pound on all tea Imported prior to Jan. I, 1900, can be defended If It can be shown that euch a duty Is imperative for revenue purposes. The people of thts-:out;" wilUsuiimlt to euch taxa tion If convinced that It Is necessary to tho solvency of the government. Hut unless such necessity enn bo mado to nppear the Imposition of this duty would constltuto nn experiment of haz ardous expediency. Wo consider this the worst blemish yet noted In the sen ate bill, and hnc no doubt that It will bo removed ere the measure reaehei tho president fornpprovnl. Further examination may disclose nddttlonnt defects, but these enn bo corrected during the bill's consldera" lion In open senate. Sufilclent time should be taken to Insure a well-digested nnd symmetrical law, but public opinion does not Invite purely factious objection, amendment or discussion, nnd tho senator who shall nbuse his office In either of theso methods will depart from Washington n marked man. - . Let us hope that tho decisive vote by which the national house of lepresen tatlves has sustained tho notion of Its speaker In leforenco to tho non-np-polntmcnt of committees nt a special session of congress specifically called to consider only one subject of legisla tion will end for this session tho In effective talk which chaiacterlze.s Hon. Thomas H. Heed as an "autociot" and a "czar." Genuine Civil Service Reform. Champions of the merit system will make a mistake If they undertake to defend the sweeping extensions of the civil service rules made by the Cleve land administration In Its dlug hours. To attack those cNtmslons Is not to nsnll tho piltutple of fitness In office; It Is inther to savo the civil seivlce fiom a gioss nbuse. It needs to be undci stood that the beneficial les of those extensions were not n.s a class men who had grown up with theli woik and who were there fore best fitted by experience to be con tinued In olllce. On the conttmy, they weie Democratic party henchmen, fa vorites of tho Cleveland1 circle, men paid by appointment for political or other seivlce rendered; spoilsmen, con sequently, of tho rankest hue. There were exceptions, of coui.se; but the rule was ns stated, and tho covering of these men by executive ordeis at the last moment of Cleveland's power was llteially an attempt to fasten these fa voiltes on the government pay roll In definitely. The Hepubllcnn claim is that It Is necosaiy to nn honest enfoi cement of civil service reform that these Incompe tents should bo weeded out. The ser vice w ill not suffer by reason of their departure; on the contraiy, It will gain. Those named to succeed them should bo competent nnd leputnble men; and befoio their appointment Is intlfled they should be made, where possible, to give pi oof of fitness for the duties required of them. In this wny will tho civil service bo genuinely lefoimed. The new taiifC bill, as nmended by the senate finance committee, does away entirely with the rebate on alco hol used ns food or medicine. In con sequence, look out for a rise In the nrlco of "bltteis " Tltc Situation in South Africa. The popular attention vvhlcn was at tracted to the South Afilean lenublic by tho episode of the Jamleson raid and which has been stimulated fiom time to time by the .sensational ev Idonce ad duced In tho trial of Jamleson and the cios-examlnatIon of Cecil Ithodes, Is likely soon to bo fled once more on Johannesburg, the capltnl of Piesldent Kiuegei's government, especially If Hngland shall fulfill her recent tin eat of a war with the Boers. For a coirecl understanding of the situation as It now exists, it Is neees saiy to remember that tho fertile pas turago lands of the Transvaal were flist the property of the Knfllrs and then were won by the Boers by con quest. But the Boers made no at tempt to dev lop any other Industry than cattle-raising; nnd when gold was discovered In the legion, it wns "Ult lunder capital, brain and biawn (by Ultlandtr is mennt outsider) that opened tho rich gold mines now consti tuting the principal wealth of the Transvaol. Tho Boeis, being earliest on the spot, organized n government and passed laws forbidding the Ult landers to vote. Hut they do not pre vent the Ultlanders from paying taxes. On the contrary, the latter, who out number the voting Boers almost two to one, supply tho gi eater part of the revenue for the government In which they have no voice. In morals It Is a toss-up whether the FItlanders wouldn't have as good a right to grab contiol away from tho Boers ns tho Boors had to seize It from tho oilglnnl Inhabitants, the Knfllr.s. In general breadth and Intelligence the Ultlandcis comprising chlelly Englishmen nnd Americans aio pretty neatly ns vast atr Improvement on the Boers ns tho BoetH weto on their dusky predeces sors. Since President Ktueger beat back tho too-previous Jamleson raid, tho conceit of the Boeis has swelled to dan gerous proportions. Contrary to tho constitution, they have passed laws au thorizing the expulsion of aliens for political offenses, without trial, which vlitunlly puts It in their power to seize any Uitlnnder on mere suspicion nnd hustle him by force out of the country; and have also abildged most arbitrarily the liberty of the pi ess. It Is alleged by Joseph Chamberlain, the English co lonial secretary, that these and other nctlons by the Krueger government amount to a breach of treaty stluula tlons nnd glvo causo to Or eat Britain to resent such n high-handed course by force of aims. Here, for the pres ent, the matter rests. At the tlmo of tho Jamleson ruld American sympathy was with tho Boers; but that was be cause tho facts In the case weto imper fectly understood. Wo suspect that It a second clash shall come, the Yankee nation will be content to keep its sym pathies In reserve. It will, wo think, be the general Judg ment that tho protest which Is arising In Philadelphia clerical cltcles against' the contemplated dedication of a monu ment to Stephen Glratd, and which has for its basis the fact that Glrard was not orthodoxly religious, Is Illiberal. Tho monument, we take It, Is not meant to commemorate what Glrard thought about subjects In controversy, but what he did for his fellow man. In this lost respect he get an example which com- mends Itself to the admiration of all persons possessing common sense. In. comparison with it, his personal beliefs becomo of minor consequence. Equallzlng Matters. Iteplying to the arguments of several newspapers that tho proposed inherit ance tax In New York state (and we now refer to this subject with especial Interest because n, modified form of Inheritance taxation Is under nerlous consideration by the legislature at llur rlsburg) alms a blow nt thrift and in dustry arid tends to dlscournge accu mulation, the Springfield Hepubllcnn, certainly a con.erv ntive Journal, rnnkes it ply that these contentions nre really an argument against any taxation of wealth. "All taxes,"" It proceeds, "arc a fine upon accumulation, and wo must mar vel, In view of tho objections offered to the Inhciltanco tax, that tho existing taxes in the sfnte nnd city have not long since discouraged accumulation and actually destroyed all Incentive thereto. .And since, as wo nre told, great Individual nccumulatlons "Jointly bless the rich nnd the poor,' It Is to lf wondeied at tliat the present move ment against the Increased Inhciltanco tax dors not extend to a demand that estates nbove a ceitaln limit shall be exempted fiom nil taxation In older to Increase the blessing of latgo accumu lation. In which blessing the poor si nil find ample compensation for the bur den of having to supply nil tho public reveruc." The attitude of opposition nsumed by a few wealthy persons to the Inher itance tax rests, tho Spilngfield paper thinks, "upon tho bold assumption that extraordinary Individual wealth Is tho foIo product of honest thrift and In dustry, lather than largely of privileg es created by the law or taken In spite of tho law. Hut even admitting this last extinordlnary assumption, we have ct to consider the fact that tluough th" protection of tho state alone have these fortunes betn made possible to have nnd to hold, and that their obliga tions to the state Increase quite out of pioportlon to the Increase In individual accumulation. To contend, therefore, that the state cannot Justly Impose special levies upon large wealth or up on its peaceable and easy transfer from the dead to the living, which alono the state makes possible, is to contend th.it wealth is Justly privileged to enjoy th extraordinary benefits of orderly soci ety without rendering any fair equiva lent." It seems to us that this atguinent Is unanswerable. It Is out of the ques tion lor any one setlously to contend that as matters now stand wealth pas ns lirg( a percentage of taxation to the state ns poverty does. A govern ment was never devised that did not put its heaviest but dens upon the me dium nnd poorer classos.and the United States Is not an exception to the tule. Consequently an Inheritance tax, grad ed or Hat, It a defensible nnd, within limit., en equitable attempt by th state to equalize matters. It differs fiom an Income tax In that It makes Its levy at the time vvher payment Is most convenient nnd certain. The New York Times says tho talk of a fourth candidacy for Grovcr Cleveland Is "preposterous." It Is, of course. But the victims of the Cleve land hallucination are a preposterous lot. Gossip at the Capital Special Correspondence of The Tribune. Washington, May 4. Joseph It. Dunlop, editor of tho Chicago DNpatth, who will spend tho next two 5 ears In one cf the Illinois penitential lei for sending obscene literature through the malls, has been a blackmailer for years. It was not what he printed In his newspaper but what ho did not publish that mado him a man to he feared. A well known Chicago newspaper man now located In Washington said today that Dunlop had n wa of blaekmalllug peoplo which was unique as well us profitable "Dunlop," he said, "would first pick out his victim, Then he would find out t-ll he could about his domestic and business affairs. If the victim was a married man nnd emplojed u, fomnlo as stenographer oi clerk to whom hopuld more than usuil nttentlon Dunlop would nt onee set out to shadow him. After getting the Mead wood' on him, as ho called It, Dunlop would wilte a very sensatlonnl article containing tho nanw of the man whom ho wanted to blackmail as well as the namo of tho ghl In tho case. Ho would havo it sot up in tjpo In his printing of lice, and then cither tnke It to his Intended victim In person or send It with sonio one vise, with a pilvato noto asking the gen tleman to 'please revise tho proof tint Is, niako any corrections ho might desire. Of courio, If tho aforesaid gentleman felt guilty he would 'levise' the- artlelo by sending his cheMt, which In many cases was qulto large, often way up In the thousands. I have been told of ono case," continued tho Chicago correspondent, "which netted Dunlop $10,000. It was tho clearest caso of blackmail on rccotd. A well known street ear magnato of Chicago was tho victim. Dunlop got the 'dead wood' on him and thicatened to expose seme alleged Vhadi' transaction in whl'h tho magnato was interested. When the proof was sent to him for 'revision' tho gentlonian pat down, wroto out his check for $10,000, and handed It over to the agent of Dunlop with tho remark that he "guessed that (meaning the check) would pay for the printer's Ink already used.' " It has been nearly two years since Dun lop was convicted of Bending libelous nnl obscene matter through tho mails. Ho appealeel his caso from one court to an other until It leuched tho United States supreme court, which, a few months aso sustnlnod tho verdict of tho courts below. Ho then nppealed to President Cleveland for a pardon, pleading HI health. Mr. Cleveland paid no attention to tho case. Ho then appealed to President McKlnley, who lust week decided not to Interfere with tho verdict of the court, and ordeied that tho sentence be carried out nt onco. Tho Dunlop case has been qulto Inter esting from tho first, because tho shnip controversies of tho Chicago newspapers have all along been in evidence in It. Not loag aro Mr If. II. Kohlsaat, of tho Chlca go Times-Herald, camo here and threw his Influence against tho exercise of clom ency, nlthough his associates, William Penn Nixon, of tho Inter Ocean, and It. W. Patterson, of the Tribune, had Joined In requesting tho president to favor tho petition for tho waiving of tho Imprison ment part of Dunlop'a sentence. The let ters nnd telegrams received nt the execu tive mansion In favor of Dunlop far out numbered tho letters against him. Among thoso who favored clemency for the vet vran editor wore General John M. Pal mer, late gold Democratic candidate for president, nnd both senators from Illinois, although the Dispatch, Dunlop's paper, was tho only one in Chlca so that support ed Bryan. Tho Demoeratia and Populist city conventions in Chicago also urgod his pardon. Nearly every labor organiza tion in tho western metropolis asked tho president td intervene. Siege, Cooper & Co,. iMandeli Bros., and many othor lead- ing buslrcsa house alfo urged clemency, Tho Washington Hoard of Trade's nn nual butlng was given last Snturdny. Among tho luvlted guests were many senators and representatives In congress. Henator Clark, of Wyoming, was among them. Ho mado a. speech, during which he referred to tho l oor fire department in this city. Among other things ho wild: "I don't know what other congressmen hero may thing about Washington, but 1 know what I think. I llko It mighty well 1 nn going to stay hero as long as I can. I haven't any personal Interests or per sonal business, that calls me eHewher. Hut I want to urro this board to ask con gress, among other thing", for ono moro lire engine, and I'll tell you why. I nm the most unlucky man In town nnd every tlmo I go away from home my house gets afire. I havo been away from hero three times since I came und every timo there has been u tire. The last tlmo was whm tho rink burned, and that night my house got afire too. My wife, who has supremo faith in everythlrgin Washington, turned In a llro nlnrm and then turned to with the neighbors nnd put out tho fire. In half or thrro-fouiths of nn hour a patrol wagon camo rolling up und a fireman came In and inquired: " 'Havo joua lire here, madam?' " 'Wo had one, sir,' paid my wife, 'but wo put It out. 1 turned In an alarm, but no nglno came "The fireman looked sheepish as he said) 'Well, madam, the truth Is We tried to get here, but all two of the engines aro down at the other lire.' "Now," concluded Senator Clark, after tho laughter had subsided, "I'll lx one to vote jou $10,000 or $15,000 for another llro engine." "Tho longer I live." says Senator Per kins, of California, "the moro I find out that tho book which holds my knowiedgo shi Inks and the book w hlch contains w hat I don't know -becomes larger. I havo come tci tho conclusion that thero isn't a man in the world who cannot teach mo something which it Is worth whllu for mo to learn. "Do j ou know," he continued, "that I take the greatest delight when I nm In a seaport city in putting on a flannel shirt and going down to tho vv halves and ming ling with the sailors. You know, I used to bo a man before the m ist myself, sailing to Callfo nlti by way of Capo Horn vvnen quite young. So nnvvadajs, I go down among the stevedores und the sailors, and sit on the siUo of the ship and talk with fl.em, learning something new- every tlmo from their experiences. I lil( to go In the foundries, too, nnd the machine shops, and watch tho men at work. You have no Idea how much In tho way of odds an 1 ends of knowledge caji be picked up in this fashion. Try It onco and see." Senator Hooch, of N'orth Carolina, tells this story about tho longth of tho extra session: "Somo threo or four weeks ago," said he, "I was out c'lnlng one night, when tne lady next to me askesl me how long 1 thought congress would be In session " 'Oh, I don't know,' I replied, In an un certain wny. " 'The reason I asked jou,' said she, is because I was at dinner with Senator Hanni th other night, and he said con guss would bo away from hero by the first of Ji'ne.' " 'Madam,' said I, looking around nt her and speaking with somo deliberation, 'Senator Hanna may know It all, but, so fur as I am concerned, I have taken my hous.i for nil summer ' " And It begins to appear as if Senator Hoach appieclate-d what was to come. Wlrnn Colonel William It Morrison, chairman of the Inteistnto Commerces commission was In Texas lCccntly, a tepoiter of tl o Austin Statesman risked him if that was his flist visit to Texas. "No," said tho colonel, "I've been down this way before." "Not recentl," suggested the news paper man "Will, not o very recentl-. 1 wns through here about fifty-one jears ago." At that tho reporter 3taicd vety hard at tho colonel and begged for particulars of his early visit to the Lone Star state. It was when the gentleman from Illinois went forth to battle In tho Mexican war. He landed at Matagorda, on the Guif coast, und proceded theno to Austin and San Antonio or his wny to the enemy's eounti. In the half century tint hid passed slnco that historic time Tonus had developed from a. wilderness Into a thek U -populated commonwealth. "How did you come to send such a fool to congress'" said one constituent of a Southern congressman to another. , "Well." was the renly, "wo had been sending so many wise men and they had all tin ne-d out to bo such fool, that w thought th's time we. would reveise It and see If by sending a fool we could turn him Into a wlso man" tiu: tTiii:it smi:. Prom the Philadelphia Inquirer. Lehigh Valley newspapers report busi ness in the slate region unsuallv brisk nnd ascribe the change In part to the improveil condition of times generally and In part to the strike in tho Welsh quarries. At Weather ly tho Lehigh Valley shops, which, employ many hands, will this week lcsum work on full time, nnd tho Muck Wood Working company last week in creased their working tlmo to fifteen ho'ui s a. d ly. Tho list of building permits granted by tho authorities of Scranton for the month of April Is icportra to bo ono of the larg est for some months. On Apill 30 tho I'ennsjlvanlx fields showed SGt rigs and 471 drilling wells un der way, a gain of 32 rigs and 11 drilling wells over March, with the rato of fealn growing. At Pittsburg, wo aro told by tho news, papers fiom that city, tho Star Tin Plato company has put Its force on full time, and tho Oliver and Srjder Steel company Is to build another blast fumnco at Alle gheny. Tho Pennsylvania Steel company, nt Steelton, has given orders to put Its No. 3 furnace, which has been Idle since Janu ary, 1KW. in blast. At Leojhburg the Land and Improve ment company, which takes Its namo trom the town, will soon erect a tin plate mill. Now Cast So papers contain the an nouncement that tho New Castle Tube company, of that place, is operating Its plant to Its full capacity, emplolng both a day and night force. In tho same lino wo beg to noto that tho Washington Sheet and Tin Plato company, of Washington, Pa,, Is to make a number of extensive additions to its plant. These are somei of tho signs of tho times an Incidentally reporjed by the 1010,1 newspapers. We noto them without com ment, asking only that they be contrasted with tho news of suspensions, reduce! wages and failures which followed tho inauguration of Grovcr Clovclnnd In Ib'JS, SONG OP TI1K SKA WOI.VKS. O heio's to tho llfo of a pirate crew. (Drink deen to the llro so free!) "With a dead man's skull on our starboard rail. And our black flag straight in tho fljlng gale, We laugh and sing as wo spread our sail And steer for tho open sea. Our 'blades drink deep of the flowing blood. (Cheer, lads, for tho gold we take!) The ocean wind elngs tho song of doom To dying ears. A weird, wild tiinol And wo sail away through the salt sea spumo With dead inon in our wake. O, wo know our port is tho port of hell, (Sing, Ho for tho pirate's death!) But we curse f.nd laagb while tho red blood streams. And "Death!" is our cry whllo tho bright blado sleams -And falls, whllo the sir token fovman screams To his lost faint, dying breath. Bo hero's to the llfo of tho wild seo wolve. (FHV up your glasses, men!) Ono cheer for our captain, to truo and bravo; Ono ourse for tho ghost that tho dead man gave, And we'll steer for our Isle across the wave, , Where lies our sea-girt glen. Walter ariffln, In tho Lotus. GOLDSMmrS V ORE AT MAY SALE A choice collection of Gowns, Skirts, Chemise, Corset Covers, Drawers, Slips, etc., specially made for this great sale. Well made Underwear is an article that every store cannot lay claim to handling.- Therefore, we claim to be one of the few except ions. This is a well known fact to all our customers. Ladies' Empire Gowns, square aud V necks,ucat tucks and embroidery, at 49c, 59c 75c, 85c and 98c. ' Umbrella Skirts with both lace and embroidery, at 49c, 85c, 98c, $1.23, $1.49 and upwards Linen Umbrella Skirts at S5 to 9S cents Fine Cambric Corset Covers, beautifully trimmed at I2c, 25c, 29c and upwards. Children's Umbrella Skirts, a new article. 50 dozen Ladies' Night Gowns, with cambric ruffle, at 29 cents. 100 dozen Children's Drawers, with hem and three tucks, sizes 1 and 2 at 8 cents. Sizes 3 aud 4 at 12 cents. 1 case of Ladies' Jersey Ribbed Vests, of fine maco yarn, 3 for 25c. 25 dozen Ladies' Silk Jersey Hibbed Vests at 49 cents. Iufants' Short and Long Dresses in great variety. TT TT Tv y o H lLJLVlLdlL y GMAI 3 SPECIALS 100 dozen Ladies' Fast Black, full regular made hose, high spliced heels, double soles, O2&0 a pair 100 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, 2SG a 80 dozen Children's fine gage, fast black hose, double knees, high spliced heels and double soles; alfio in tan shades, sizes 6toP, rgc a pair Greatest values ever offered. 510 AND 512 LACKAWANNA AVENUE CAM. Ul' 3082. lYlaloney Oil and Manufacturing Co. OIUco and Warehouse, lllto 101 ilEUIDIAN STREET. m. W. COLLINS, Mgr. 437 SPRUCE ST. Opp. THE COMMONWEALTH. 1 & OSIERY n nisi. Sssjltflo Isij The Leading Homise For MinsHini' Uederwear0 fWk UirrriCHf-?Zz5!i'5?z'r7 -2?pr?-ZZ: s TOUCEMMT SALE We have placed on sale today ono thous and four hundred pairs of Ladles' Husset Mioes, nil vidtb, from 11 to H, on the Phila delphia Toe. They nre Rood value for 1.25. Our pilco whllo the last will bo 50c. a pair. LEWIS, MLLYMAVIES Alwa a Busy Shoe Stores. Wholesale nnd ltctall. Telephone Xo. 2 J02. 11 1-110 WYOMING AVE. Drops Of Blood drip from the merciless Sultan's sword aa he plys his terrible slaughter of tho defenseless whllo Drpps of tak from the michtler IJEN of Gladstone, tho Grand Old Man, have aroused to Indignation tho Christian "World. "Wo have pens and Ink enough and in all variety to supply whatever de mand Is made. ALSO Letter Files, complete, with nrch perforators nnd covers, $1.00. DRAFTING INSTRUMENTS a spe cialty. FOUNTAIN TENS, with gold mount ing, for $1.50 only. OFFICU and TYPEWRITERS' sup piles. STATIONERY Wedding Cards, In vitations, Announcements, etc., etc. Rey eo Ids Bros STATIONERS, llotclJcrmyn llulldluf;. Tie Finest Line of ackle 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 Mercereau k Cornell's, Agents for Rcglna Mn&Io Roxrs. 130 Wyoming Ayenue BAZAA1 Alt SALE. Sweeping reduction In all lines to av mo lnj? stock, on account of citensl ve alton ntlons on our first and second floors. Now ls tho time tobny China, Glassware, Bric-a-Brac, Lamps, 5ilverware and House hold Goods, Cheap, Economical housekeepers will do rell to attend this sale. Two 15-reet niack Walnut Counters and, 120 feet of good Shelving for salo cheap. CLEiQNS, FERBEffc WALLEY CO., 122 Lackawanna Avenue. HENRY BEL1N, JR., General Agent for tho Wyoming District for DUPONT'S POWDER Mining, Blastlnc.SportlnR, Smokeles.1 and tho ltcpauna Chemical Company's HIGH EXPLOSIVES. bafety Fuse, Cups nnd Exploders. Itooms 212, 2111 mitt 21 1 Comuiouvrealta, liulldlDK, Scranton. AGKNCIKS: tiios, Fonn, - - rittston JOHN H. SMITH ft SON, Plymouth, B. V. MULLIGAN, - WHUes-Barro The Alaska Refrigerator Is const -ted upon strictly sclentlflq principle, by w hlch low temperature and! dryness of ulrure naturally nnd inevita bly obtained. TIIU ALASKA possesses a provision chum, ber freefioin odor. TIIU ALASKA has preserved fresh meats; perroclly for tnreo vteeKs in tho hottest ueutlior. THfi ALASKA produces better results wltb. lew ice thun uny other Itefrlgerutor. TIIU ALASKA Is a dry-air ltefrlgcrator, nnO; the best one c er patented. TIIU ALASKA U tho Itcfrlgerator to buy 1 )OU Vtunt tho best. THH ALASKA Is sold by TOTE k SHEAR CO, ML PLEASANT COAL AT RETAIL, Coal of the best quality for domestic usj and of all sizes, Including Iluckwheat and Blrdseye, delivered In any part of the city at the lowest price Orders received at the Office, first floor, Commonwealth bulldlntr, room No 0 telephone No, 2Ct or at tho mine, tele, phono No. 2!1, will bo promptly attended; to. Dealers supplied at tho mine. L SI u. (j A
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