'-srwui" 'i Hf" pw T rNWqffmHOIHWMVTCflMNnMllVI""11 TIIE SCI? ANTON" TRIBUNE -MONHA-Y MOIENIHGr, 2VTAY 10, 1807. r"-wt TV '""ff X (Je kctato CnBune Itllj inc WUly. Ko Bundiy Kdtttoa. By The Trlbuno Publishing Company. WILLIAM CONNELL, President. bt Verk HcprcpntitlV8: FHANK A. (inAY CO, Itoom 41, Tribima tlnlMIn, New York CUr. bUBSCKII'TION I'RICUt Dally 50 cent a month. Weekly $1,011 n year. 1MIKIC T TUB r03TO?rPE AT RCIIANTOIt. PA., A3 CICOND-CtAES MAIL MATTER TEN PAGES. KCRANTON. MAY 10. 1697. Heforo S o'clock Fnturduy mornlnrr the lurne edition of The Tribune on lhat day was exhaURted and numerous deinnndB for extra copies had to ko unfilled. The safe way In to order the Saturday Tilbunc In advance. The Next Battle with Tnmmany. Very pointed advice Is offered by Senator l'latv to those citizens of Greater Nw York who Imagine that th was' to defeat Tammany neNt fall 1b to divide Intei seveinl paits the forces of Tammany's opponents. The Impor tance of the Issue of that context Jor Xh control of a municipal government er.r-'r."liiR within IN juiKllotlon a greater number of souls than weio comprised within the thirteen colonics nt the time of the declaration of Inde pendence Ih perhaps underestimated, not only In New Yolk, but thtoughout the count tv. "We are about," Kays Seiutnr 1'latt, "to fnter upon the re.itcst experiment In municipal government that has been undertaken In this country. The dan ger l th- l -stoi atlor. of Tammany Hall. T.unmany Is the regular Demo cratic party, ltd leaders have Identified themselves and their organization with the Chicago plntfoim. Their main Idea, no doubt. Is local plunder, and to sccuie that they would nominate a silver Democrat, a gold Democrat, or any other sort ot Democrat with whom they thciurht they had. In th" situa tion existing at the time, the best chance ot winning. Uut the effect of this victory would lie the same In un" case. It would give to Tammany Hall seventy millions of dollars a year to f,pend for three yenrs Ir the upbuilding of nn organization which, ns eveiy body knows, will nc with the national Uryanlte party In the next pics'deulrl election. It Is nil well eno :fch to say that national Issues lmv in plac; In local elections, liut Faying n thing does not make It so. Politician do not create Issues. Their function Is to dis cern them and to frame platforms, nominate, candidates, and conduct cam paigns accordingly. The leal Issue to day, whether In New Yoik or else whete, Is not he 'best citizens" no tion of how to administer municipal affalis. It Is the Issue which twenty years of socialistic agitation has grad ually pushed to the front, the Issue on which a great political patty liar, ut last been captured, and which now, sustained by n party organization, menaces law and order and the rights of pioperty and the uppot (unities of labor throughout th" ITnlte.l State-. One defeat ha.t not suppressed nor much dlscouiage I the great forcei be hind this Issue, an J every election, lo cal, state or national, occurring In this country during the next four yearn Is bound to contribute Its share, small or gient, to their confusion or support. The voters of New York who gave so Eplendld a majority to McKlnley and so gieat u vindication to the sound prin ciples for which he stood, cannot affoid to allow a lot of reekle, i amateu" poli ticians to enable Tammany Ilnll to say that Uryanlsm has captured Now York." Mr. Piatt's Idea Is that opponents of Tamman should get together; but evui hero his pen takes on a vllilollc mood, as when. In defining what con cessions the regular ItepubJIcau or ganization In Gotham cun make, he adds: "It can ncree to no basis of union which substitutes the govern ment of an Individual acting wholly of his own whims and capilces for the rule of an organized lesponslble party perfoiming an authorize i party pol icy. It can permit no situation to nrlse In which, masquerading as a Ile publlcan, a mayor of New York can conduct a puiely peisonal government misrepresenting und injuring nib party, not only by confenlng power on its enemies, but by Identlfvliur It In the minds of the people with Intolerant and offensive administration, with ex travagant appropriations, and with petty nets of despotism that Interfere with the commonest rights of the citi zen." How Mayor Stiong will relish this lanee-llirust remains to bo seen; but in any event the chief point must not be overlooked that a victory for Tam many In the coming autumn election would bo a direct triumph for the worst elements In our politics and a menace to the future of our govern ment. Great will bo the responsibility of those who, by pure central Iness of disposition or zeal of Individual opin ion, contribute to such a consumma tion. It speaks well for the credit of Scran ton that the directors of. the board of trade were tecently offered by outside capitalists a loan at 4',i per cent Inter est. It also Indicates that where se curity Is cood capital for legitimate put poses Is amply available ut moder ate rates. Evidently confidence Is re turning. Only a Bluff. The Canadian government has framed a tariff measure giving to Brit ish Imports u preferential exemption amounting to 11,4 per cent., and after July, 1S0S, this preference In to be Increased one-fourth, With singular Ingenuousness the peo ple of England hall this bill as a mark of Canada's Inestimable favor, and all kinds of cueh, Including pome- excep tionally tiresome poetry by Itudyard Klpllnp, Is Undine Its way Into thu :olumn8 of the British newspapers. Hut as a matter of fact this tariff bill ot Canada's Is simply a colossal bluff, Intended to frighten the United States senate Into acceding to Canada's wishes In the master of reciprocal du ties Vetwcen tliw two countries. At WnshliiRtoii, however. the motive of the Cnnndlnn tnilrf-mnhors Ib fully un derstood nml Its purpose will lie foiled. Let Canadn buy of llnRland If bIio wnnts to. The duty of the American luw-mnkltiR power Is to protect the In tel et of the United States. The free trade Piovldenco Journal has nt least the courage of Its philos ophy, it regards as "pitiable" the de termination of the Republican party to protect Aineilcnn Interests, but It ad mits that It 'is useless to criticize ef forts In that direction." It Is, It Is. The chronic grumblers are simply wasting their bicath. Hngland's Motive, The New Yoik Sun nn Saturday printed n letter from fit. Petersburg, the writer ot It being nn oillclnl high In the IlusMan diplomatic service, which off"rs new Informntlon as to Russia's peculiarly passive uttltude preliminary to and dining the Tuiko Grecian war. In atlbstnnco his expla nation Ih that the authorities In St. Petiusbutg were possessed ot evidence that the dlsluibanees In Crete which enkindled this war were fomented from London, and were putt of a widespread conspiracy to ball, Russia In h'er am- bltl m tu contiol Consnntliioph . He adds tint Russia has repeatedly (Jied her bent blood to defend Europe, ngalns. the Moslem nml each time has bent lew ruled foi it bv the Inct cased Jealousy of the European powers. This time, Russia determined that self de fence should be her supremo duty and In consequence she permitted the other powers to assume the Initiative, Hut, had nny slsn of an Intention Inimical to Russia's southern fiontler appeared, we nri slven to undeistand that Rus sia would have acted with u swiftness and a decision which would have car ried consternation among the Intilgu Ing hosts of Russia's, European ene mies. Just what degree of truth Is com prised by these assertions It is not asv to determine; but the communication nt least Is Inteivstlni: as affording an insight Into the mental condition of the St. Petersburg court. It Is growing dealer day bj day that the anxiety of ISreat Hrltaln to negotiate a specific tie-.'tv of arbitration with the United State' giving her for a period releJse with reference to North Amerlea wan b no menus the prompting of nn un selllsh loe for the principle of Interna tional good will, but had back of It the substantial Incentive cf a great na tion getting reidy to mass ItB energl'" In an Inevitable combat with a power ful antagonist In her own continent. Colonel Paterson, of Tennessee, a friend of Mr. Cleveland, says the latter has no Intention of running for a third term. The testimony Is Inconclusive. Even Crover himself once declared against second term. and then tried twice t'o get one. If he thought he could get a third election, you can bet that Cleveland would dive for It. His patriotic disinterestedness Is all gas. "DISHONEST AND I'ALSE." Prom Gunton's Magazine. In going ahead promptly with the work of const! uctlng a protective and adequate recnuo tariff, tho Uepubl' enns In congress are simply fiilliUing their pledge to the country, and the Mugwump churgo of bad faith on this point Is dishonest and false. They know peifectly well that protection was the leading plank In the Republi can platform, rml that Mr. McKlnley did not omit It fiom a single Impoi tant speech during the campaign. The go!d Democrats voted for him with full knowledge of that fact, and the prot ein outcry that they wer dcceled Is tantamount to snjlng that they would have voted for free silver and Hryan Ism tather thnn see the Wilson law oertlirown. No pledge whntover was mado to deal with the currency ques tion first. The great lue was the malntenanco of the guld standard, and th.it was assured the morning after election. Next came protection and reenue, and these are now being piovhlecl. Ciineney reform Is neodee, but It can very well wait until next winter. If the Republicans take It up even then, It will bo a distinct and eredltuble advance on their part, as the hao not championed It heretofore or made any promises whatever. Tho charge of bad faith in side-tracking "etincnc.v reform," Is not only eon splcuouslj felo In Itself, but comes with bad graco from a quarter where political honor and faithfulness to party platforms, are unknown quanti ties. The Insulting tone adopted by the Rritlsh press In Its comments upon the lejectlon by the senate of the arbi tration tieaty bo far to reconcile the Ainerlcun people to the senate's no tion. Only one paper In London shows any common sense In Its remniks upon this subject. The Westminster Gazette very nptlv suggests that "Instead of venting wrath upon the senators It would seem more profitable to ask whether the Kuropean statesmen have not for several months been furnish ing the best grounds for belief that ar bitration Is useless or premature." This Is 11 thought which tho people of Eng land would do well to digest. That Tax on Tea. A strong defence ot tho senate amendment to the Dlngley bill Impos ing n tomporary duty of 10 cents a pound on tea la mado by James It. Dnvlos. the celebrated tea expert of New Yoik. He contends that whlln It will talM- J20.o00.000 of much-needed annual revenue It will also tesult In the Importation of a liner quality of tea and In the long rim repiesent no addi tional ej.penso to tho public. He points out that the cheap grades of tea aie not enly Injurious to health but ulsu uneconomical since to make up for de feds In quality It Is necessuiy for the consumer of chenp tea to use a larger quantity than Is necessary In the finer grades. Mr. Davles concludes, his ar gument liy calling attention to the fact that those countries which' Impose the heaviest duties on tea Import the best, because it does not pay to trade In tho poorer kinds. There Is undoubtedly much In this representation to Justify tho senato amendment lir the minds of Intelligent men; hut unfortunately it in not tho class of Intelligent voters who hold tho balance of political power In this coun try. In udoptlng the Dlngley hill con gress has to consider not only what Is rlgh't hut also what Is expedient. When wo recail how persistently, and In tho first Instance successfully, the Demo. crats on the stutn and In the press misrepresented the McKlnley bill how they dcclnrcd that It taxed the poor man's clothing-, the poor mnn'w food and even the poor man's dinner pall until Bieut numbers of voters through out the country actually lelleved that In some bold manner they had been robbed, It Is discouraging to rcllect up on the possibilities of political mischief Inheilng In this proposed dime tnx on tea. There aro persons In large num bers In every state who will believe anything told to them; and to glvo the tnemj a chance to cnptuie this vote by demngoglcnl manipulation of the tea tnx Is In our opinion a hnzartl hatJly worth the tunning. II were a great denl euslor to securo $20,000,000 of reenuo by Increased Im ports on whisky, beer and tobaccei, articles which aie" concededly proper subjects for taxation. It appears thnt C-corge Washington was not a civil set vice reformer. In n letter to Timothy 'Pickering, written September 27, 1793, he wrote: "I shall not, while I have the honor to ndmlnls tor the government, bilng n man Into any odlre of consequence Knowingly whose political tenets are adverse to the measuies which the general govern ment aie pursuing; for this, In my opinion, would be a soit of political suicide. That It would embarrass Its movements is most certain. Hut of two men equally well alfected to the true Inteiests of their countiy, ot equal nbllltles, and equally disposed to lml their support, It Is the part of pru dence to give the pieference to him against whom the least clamor can be excited." In these modem days, clamor Is quite often a tribute ot ef fectiveness. In the case ot the three Italians who were lynched In Louisiana last Au gust, the president asks congiess to vote nn Indemnity to their families, without admitting that Italy has nny right to ask It, tho victims having been naturalized. If congiess doesn't want to do that, let It do the next best thing, nnd re-pass the Lodge Immigra tion bill. The Limits of Oar Obligation to Spain Prom the New Yoik Sun. From tho know n facts that our cl II au thorities are kept busy searching for per sons who nro supposed to be titling out ex peditions to operate ugnlnst tho authority of Spain In Cuba, and that a naval force Is constantly patrolllns our coast to Inter cept and capture vessels supposed to bo laden with supplies for the Insurgents on the Island, certain persons believe, or nf fct to believe, that there Is some treaty between the Unite 1 States and Spain which makes it Imperative on us to pre vent Eiirli milltaiy expeditions and pro hibit the eNportotion to Cuba of any ar ticles of commerce Intended for the use of Cubans who may be In revolt against the Spanish government Tho fact that the customs authorities have been Instructed to demand an oath not prescribed by tho statute, from captains of vessels who up ply for clearances for Cuban ports, would seem to Indicate that this belief Is shaied even by oftlcers of this government. There is no such treaty. Thete is only one general treaty of amity between the Pnltod States and Spain, the treaty of 17!1. A clause In that Instrument deiiires that should either nation bo at war, goods con traband of war will not be protected by tho Hag under which the vessel sail?. That Is all. The goods which aie to bo consid ered are specifically mentioned They nre limited to guns, bombs, swords, powder, and military accoutrements. Evory sort of cloth, clothing and supplies of all kinds is expressly excluded fiom the list. If Spain was at war with Mexico, for In stance, and n vessel bound for un open Mexican rort, sailing under the Pnltcd States flag, and laden with every species of caigo except that denominated contra band In he treaty, was arrested on the high seas by a Spanish cruller nnd tinned back, or was seized and rontlscat 'd, or tho goods were taken out of her, or If she was llred upon and sunk when she made resist ance, tho government of the United States would Instantly demand an apolcgj for tho Insult to our flag nnd indemnity to tho owners of tho vessel and cargo. If either was refused, wur would follow. Nothing can be Injected Into the treaty. Therefore, as It contains no agreement that military enterprises Inten leel to op" ate In Cuba shall not be oignnlzed in tho United States, It follows that If a Pcet of private vessels, fully armed nnd equipped, were to sail from one of our ports for Cuba nnd land there, wo would not be lesponsl ble to Spain for ony dams.se tho lleet might do be-cause of the violation on our part of nny treaty stipulation, Our re sponsibility, If any, would rest upon otr.er giounds. If Spain weie at war with Mexi co, then it would bo no violation cf our treaty If vessels loaded at our ports, and cleared from them with ony fcort of munitions of war. should sail for a Mexican port. Such an act would create no responsibility on tho part of tho Vnlted States. During our war. vessels to laden piled with the regularity of packets between Cubnn poits and the ports of tho Confederacy. When the war was over no demand was mado upon Spain for damasre.s caused by these unfriendly acts. They vv-re violations or evasions of tho blockade to which theo ports were subjected, and the penalty of blockado running Is limited to the capture and con fiscation of tho vessel and cargo It Id the attempt nnd not the deed which confounds them. Tho cargo discharged and tho ves sel returned to her home port, the of fence Is purged. We may go still further and say that there Is nothing In tho tienty which pretends to fix any responsibility upon the Vnlted States in lespect of any thing which may be dono bv nny of their citizens or resldonts toward Cuba, even when the ifland Is In tevolt. Hut admit that It does. In times of pence tho fealy sleeps. It Is only awakened by the touch of war, and applies only to times of war. Spain Inslfts that there Is no war In Cuba. Wo take her at her word. The Island Is at peace. All the ports thero are open. Then any vessel has the right to clear a anv port In the United States for any port In Cuba, with any character of cargo, upon her captain's complying with tl'o laws of the I'ntted States In po'nt of fact, vessels nre constant l cleared from our ports to Cuban ports carrying cargoes which In time of war would bo contraband nnd llablo to sekiur under tho tieaty, provided tho treatv applies to Cuba. Where, then, do the officers of tho government find authority for dcnvlng e'oarnme to certain vessels bound for Cuban potts unless their captains take an oith of their Intention' What authority huvo they to modify or amplify a law of congress? -Hilt iniut be remembered, In this relation, that tho United States have no control over a vessel after she has passed beyond tho limits of their jurisdiction. They nre In no sento tho guardians or tho executors of the laws of Bptln. If u veseel, cleared from a United States port for Havana change:) her destination when within Cuban wateis, and puts Into some other port, or lands her cargo, or attempts to land It, at some other point on tho Cuban const, and this In violation of a law of Spain, the reeponnlbl'lty lests on the cap tain and vci-sel nnd not on tho United States Customs ofllclals cannot deny clearanco to a vessel carrying products of the courlry. If a vessel clears, carrying goods the tnttoductlon of which In any part ot tho Spemlsh domains Is prohibited by law of Spain, so that they are subject to confiscation If the vessel In detected in tho act of violating this law, thn vesset, ) her cnpUIn, crw, nnd cargo, and not the Pnltcd Slntes, must pay the: penalty, Spain hiu tho right to sny what articles shall not be landed on htr hoie, She has no tlcht to dictate to the tT States what articles shall not bo shipped from our ports. We have, It Is true, a set of neutrality laws, laws which were passed originally In the interest of Portu gal In 1818 and amplified later In the In terest of Englnnd, which make It an of fence for nny person or persons to oi ganlzo military expeditions destined to operate against any country with which tho Pnltcd Slates tre nt pence. Hut these laws relate, In terms, to military expedi tions, and not to the clenrance of vessels carrying cargo nnd passengers, no mat ter what the cargo may consist of, from nny of our ports. Our argument, there fore, is thnt, under the present condition of affairs, vessels loaded with nny of tho products of this country nre entitled to clearance nt nny port In the United Htntos for any port in Cuba without the exnatlon from their captains of any oath beyond the one which Is required by the law, and without Interference from our coast guard. Wheio they steer their courxo after losing sight of our chore Is no con cern of ourr. :t: Hovv different Is tin' course ot the United States in respect of Cuba from what It lin-v been toward other countries. We hnvo ex pressed national sympathy for peoples In Europe who, being under oppression, have strugglesl to obtain their liberty. We took early and decided action In recognlzlnff a republic In Prance nnd Spain nnd later In llrazll. Hut here at our very hoots - people oppressed ns no other Christian people have ever been oppressed; taxed to the extrnt cf tho value of tho product of their Industry; their property ile strpcd; their citizens nrrested nivi thrown Into loathsome prisons upon the? shallowest pretext; shot down simply because found with arm In their hnnds; women and children- murdered Indiscrim inately; the smoke of burning towns ami hamlets resting In clouds over the land when wo can almost hear the groans or the victims of tyranny; a people who for years have foiled the nttneks of a vast army, nnd are determined to perish rather than live again under foreign dominion, who have oignnlzed a government com plete in all Its parts, which exercises Juris diction over two-thirds of their country; yet no recognition or assistance has gone from u to them' .More than that, wo re fuse to accord to them even tho quality of belligerents, which would glvo them nt least tho protection of civilized warfare. We ignore tho fact that. In spito of what Spain niny say, war In Its most dreadful foim has been waging there for more than two years. Vc shut our eyes to the nets of carnage and destruction which nre dally enacted there. Wo nro deaf to the prayers of those stragglers for liberty We read unmeved, or at least our govern ment ofllclals so read, the uncontradicted statements that thousands of thorn, non combatants, driven from their homes, are huddling In miserable huts and starving, even those who have been sent to sucn places a Matanzas, where supplies can bo obtained. Wo allow cargoes of provlMons and munitions of war to go to their op pressors, hut will not allow a loaf of bread to get to them If we can prevent It! What Is tho occult power which has enabled Spain to make our government her nlly In a war so barbuious against a people so long suffering? business"brevities. Imports of dry goods nt Now York for tho week ended May 7 were $3,310,7U, aguinst $.).S72,1W the week previous. A decision by Judge Slmonton declares that tho Delaware, Lackawanna nnd Western Rallroid company shalt bo taxed $18,950 for capital stock Instead of J10WCG, as originally claimed by the common wealth. William K. Vanderbllt Is quoted a tak ing cheerful views of the situation, or at least of the alTulrh of tho big rallioad corporations with which he Is closely Iden tified Curicnt earnings, on Lake Shore, for Instnncc, arc bcttci than had been an ticipated. United Slates coal for Canada Is a nov elty, yet the largest cargo of bituminous coal ever shipped fiom Phllau'fffphla left lust Kilday for Montreal on board of tho steamer Olenmore. The cargo consisted of G.100 tons and within a week It will bo In Canadian markets competing with tho Inst Nova Scola and Cape Hreton coal. THE CLEVELAND IDEA. Kx-Prcsldent Cleveland's scold because the Republicans have hastened to carry out their pledges for the enactment of a piotectlvo tariff law has led somebody to recall the Incidents of the 18 months which elapsed between Mr. Cleveland's inaugu ration. In 18t3. and the enactment of tho tailff law which his party had promised In the plstform upon which he was elect ed. Here are a few of them; business full u i es 22. 178. with total liabilities amount ing to $ja,7,Sxt; railroads thrown Into the hands of receivers 39, with total in debtedness of $l,S7,i,nj0,O0O; loss in wages to persons thrown out of employment by strike and lockouts; Jt5.0OJ.O00; bank.) failed. SU3; strikes In New York und Michi gan In March, 1893, tho month of Cleve land's Inauguration; In Chicago in April and Ohio in May; in Pennsylvania. In June; In Colorado In July; in Now York, accompanied by riots, in August; on the "Big Four" and other railroads in Scp tembei ; in Alabama, accompanied by riots, and only suppressed by troops. In October, In Pennsylvania on the Lehigh VnlVy road, and In Connecticut In Novejn ber, in Pennsylvania, accompanied by ilofu, In Dc-cmber; In New York and Pennsjlvnnla. accompanied by riots, In Januury; In New York, Ohio, anl Massa chusetts, accompanied by riots In Febru ary; In New Jersey, West Virginia, Colo- rado, 01110. and Pennsylvania, accom panied by riots. In March; In Ohio, Penn sylvania, South Carolina, and Illinois, ac companied by riots and only bupprcssed by state troops, in April; in Pennsyl vania, and Ohio In May; In Maryland, Montana, Pcnwylvanla, Alabama, Wis consin, Ohio, and Michigan, accompanied by riots necessitating state troops, In June; In Illinois, Indiana, Colorado and other states, accompanied by riots, blood shed, and the Uio of United States troops, in July; in New Yoik, Massachusetts, and elsowhero In August, tho month In which the tariff bill finally became a law. Does Mr. CTevelend want to see tho record of theso fearful IS months repeated? LT.NVOI. When Earth's last picture Is painted, and the tubes are twisted and dried, When tho oldeat colors hnvo faded, and tho youngest critic has died, Wo shall rest, and faith, wo shall need It lie down for an aeon or two. Till the Master of All Good Workmen shall set us to work anew! And tho30 that were good shall be happy; they shall sit In a golden chair; They shall splash ot a ten-league canvas with brushes of comets' hair; They sTiall find ical saints to draw from Magdalen, Peter nd Paul: They shall work for an ago ut one sitting and never be tired nt all! And only tho Master shall pralno us, and only the Master shall blame; And no ono shall work for money, nnd no onn shall work for famo; Uut each for tho Joy of the working, and each, in hU seimrnte star, Shall draw the thing as ho sees it for tho Ood of Things as They Aro! -Kipling. 437 SPRUCE ST. Opp. THE COMMONWEALTH. fllSss D BE. GOtMIffS OUR SUIT DEPARTMENT. Gives you an easy solution of a problem In 7 yards Black Storm Serge at 50 cents 12 yards Changeable Silk at 50 cents Cutting and Making The Manufacturer's Profit The Retailer's Usual Profit Total This, under ordinary circumstances, would be the price throughout, which we are now We can also sell you a of Serge, skirt fully 44 yards up-to-date garment at $6.73. A few handsome Extra .scams at $4.98. 25 Two-Toned Souffle Skirts in three colors, Yale Blue, Heliotrope and Green, 4 yards wide, bound seams, strictly tailor-made, well worth $5.00. We arc offering them while they last at $2.98. tJsrIf you have not taken adyautage of our Closing Out Carpet Sale, do so now whilst the stock is still large and selection ample. FINLEY'S Lace Ctartaiii: We offer this week, to reduce stock, extraordi nary values In Curtains: 40 pairs Nottingham Lace, COc. a pair; from 85c. 20 pairs Nottingham Lace, SSc. a pair; from $1.10. 18 paint Nottingham Lace, $1.1G a pair; from $1.37Vi. 20 pairs Nottingham Lace, $1.38 a pair; from 31.75. 15 pairs Nottingham Lace, $1.65 a pair; from $2.00. 12 pairs Nottingham Lace, $1.03 a pair; from S2.30. iO pairs Irish Point, ecru anil white, $3.73 a pair; from $1.50. 10 pairs Irish Point, ecru and white, $4.fi5 a pair; from $5.50. 12 oalrs Irish Tolnt, ecru and white, $5.50 a pair; from $8.C5. 10 pairs Irish Point, ecru and white, $C50 a pair; from $7.50. 10 pairs- Irish Point, ecru and white, S.37ti a pair; from $10.00. 12 pairs Brussels Net, $5.50 a pair, from $8.76. 12 pairs Brussels Net, $8.75 a pair; from $7.S5. 12 pairs Brussels Net, $7.75 a pair; from $S.:3. 12 pairs Brussels Net, $8.50 a pair; from $10.00. 12 pairs Brussels Net, $10.23 a pair; from $12.00. Also special prices on Tamboured Muslins. An inspection will convince you that it is to your in terest to purchase now. 510 AND 5112 LACKAWANNA AVENUE erati SALE. Sweeping reduction In all lines to iava moving Btoek, on account of extensive alter ations on our first und second floors. Now Is tho tlmotobuy China, Glassware, Bric-a-Brac, Lamps, Silverware and Mouse hold Goods, Cheap. Kconomlcnl housekeepers will do well to attend thU Mile, Two 16-fcet lllack Walnut Counters and 120 feet of good Shelving for nato cueup. TIE CLEMONS, FEEBER 091ALLEY C &'12 Lackawanna Aveaue- At on (So lEjv?5, offering at the most unbelievable price of $o.98. handsome Fly Front Reefer Suit, made from good quality wide, lined with Rustling Pcrcaliuc, jacket silk lined, an Suits, made of Tan Canvas Cloth, Taffeta lined Skirt, bound IT TAKE A GOOD vLJllUllJlJlJlliJl to know whether the Nobby Clothes we sell in this store ready to wear are merchant tailor made or ready made. It's guess work, The style is equal to tine IFashion plate. It's got the dressy finish. 3t will cost you nothing to look them over. BOYLE - & - MUCKLOW, 416 LACKAWANNA AVENUE. iliC IHMCEMENI SALE We have placed on salo today ono thous and four hundred pairs of Ladles' Kuesct Shoes, all width", from H to K, on tho Phila delphia Toe. They uro good value for $l,'JO. Our price while they last will be 50c. a pair. LEWiyWEILLY&MYIES Alwnjs Ilusy Hhoe Stores. Wholesalo and Ilctall. Telephono No. 21,V 111-110 WYOMING AVK. Drops Of Blood drip from tho merciless Sultan's sword as he plys his terrible slaughter of the defenseless whiles Drops of Ink from the mightier PEN of Gladstone, the Grand Old Man, have aroused to indignation the Christian World. W'e have pens and Ink enough and in all variety to supply whatever de mand Is made. ALSO Letter Files, complete, with arch perforators and covers, $1.00. DRAFTINO INSTPvUMKNTS a spa clalty. FOUNTAIN PENS, with gold mount ing, for $1.E0 only. OFFICE and TYPEWRITERS' sup piles, STAT.IONEn.Y-Wedding Cards, In vitations, Announcements, etc, etc. Reynolds Bros STATIONERS, Jlotol Jermyn Building, EAZAAH Arithmetic: $ 3,50 v 6.0q 5:00 3.00 4.00 $22.50 of a Ladies' Suit, silk lined HENRY BEL1N, JR., General Agent for the Wyoming District for DUPONT'S POWDER Mining, I!lnstlng,8portlng, Hmokeless and the Itepnuno Chemical Compniiy's HIGH EXPLOSIVES. Safety I'usc, Cups and Kxploders. Itooms 212, 21U nnd 21 1 Commonwealth Ilulldlng, Scranton. AQI1NCICS: THOfJ, rone, JOHN II. SMITH A. SON, E. W. MULLIGAN, Iittston riyinoutn, WllUes-Barra The Alaska Refrigerator Ik constructed upon strictly sclentlfla principles, by w hlch low tomperaturo and drynensof air are nuturnlly und inovlta bly obtained. TIIK ALASKA posesscs a provision cham. ber fieo from odor. THE ALASKA hni prewved fresh meats perfectly for three weeks In tho h vteuther. THE ALASKA produces better results with lets Ice than uny other Refrigerator. THE ALASKA is a dry-nlr Refrigerator, and the bent one ever patented. THE ALASKA tithe Refrigerator to buy If j on want tho best. THE ALASKA is sold by FOOIE & SIEAE CO. IT. FLEASAF1T COAL AT RETAIL. Coal of tho best quality for domcstls usa and ot all sizes, Including Uuckwheat and Blrdseye, delivered in any part ot the city; at tho lowest prlco Orders recelvod nt the Ofllce, flrut floor. Commonwealth building-, room No If telephona No. 2CU or at tho mine, tele phono No. 272, will ba promptly attended; to. Dealers supplied at the mine. T. SI j?F3 mAi V--W WW wfw Fid1 W' V fl r harp
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