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SCHANTON, MAY C, 1897.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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