I ', THE SCRANTOJn TRIBUNE-SATURDAY MORNING, MAX Ttf, 1EH7. rAr -,. (Je cwmfon &vt6une X my rod Weekly. No sundjr IMItloa. Uy Tlie Trlbuna Publishing Comrny. WILLIAM CONNKLL, President, i ew YetkUfprfftnlMlvw riiANi: h, niiAY co. ttoom , Tribune nulldlnij, New York nir. SUHSCRIPTION PRICBt Dally 50 cents n month. Weeklv Si.o o yenr. imsrid t.i tiis rosTomca jit s-tunto. pa., tECOND-CLAKO MAIL MATTER. SIXTEEN PAGES; SCKANTON, MAY IB, 1S97. The Grneco-TurklPh wnr seems to have ciultc thoroughly demonsttated that the "powers" have been running by aid of something resembling the JCeeley motor. (Icorgo Washington. The dedication. In Philadelphia today 01 a costly monument, reared by the Society of the Cincinnati to the mem ory of George Washington once more directs attention to the first great llguie In our national history. ONtu'logles of Washington there have been enough: his fame does not need them, and thoy sometimes becloud the truth,' That contemplation of him whlch'ls most profitable views simply a man. who, with faults common to the 1 ace,', .carried Into each crisis n3 It nroseln the trying environment In which destiny placed him, the strong will, the unshakable purpose, and the Indexible conscience which', added to large ability in the management of men and serene conlldence in the shaping of affairs, brought about lesults ac cording to his irmposea, nnd wrought on enduilng foundations the structure of a nation. The merit for us In a commemoration of Washington lies In the new patience which It inspires under conditions filled with ditllculty; In the zeal which it renews for tile pilnciplcs that h'ls work fonflrmcd; and above all, In the clear faith in licht which bis precepts taught and his conduct exemplified. American losses by reason of tho Cuban war are now estimated at $100,000,000,. Spain has reason to thank her lucky s-tars that the United States does not dtniand Indemnification at the point of the bayonet. President Thomas on Pooling. Tho president of the Erie railroad, Mr. K. P. Thomas, in a tccently pub lished in tide presents arguments, from the railroad man's standpoint, why pooling should be legalize! by con gress. It Is Juwi to give him a bear ing, but In so doing we shall have to present the pith rather than the de tails of his article. Mr. Thomas, In beginning, nctes n deplorable tendency by legislatures to give the railroads the vioist of it. In tho past twenty-five years he can re call many hostile acts of legislation but not one proposed, advocated or enacted for tho benefit of the railways, notwithstanding that our railways cm ploy more labor and purchase more f-upplies tha.11 any other Industry, their annual disbursements being about three times those of the national gov ernment. "Even during these bad years," says Mr. Thomas, "and with uncertain rates, the railways are put ting $70,000,000 per annum into their roadbeds, $33,000,000 Into new lails and ties, and ov3r $15,000,000 Into new bridges. The fence? to keep off cattle and the sign posts to warn people at railway crossings cost over $3,500,000 per annum, or more than the legisla tive branch of the national government. Even the newspapers and printers ate deeply Interested, for $8,500,000 were spent In printing and advertising. The United States postofllce deportment Is considered an important business, and yet the aggregate expenses of that de partment in 1S95 were $90,544,322, while for repairs and renewals of locomotive, passenger and freight cars our 1 all ways expended In the same year $93, 707.9S9. A moment's thought will make It clear that neatly all of this vast sum Is annually spent for mechanical labor of all kinds, for nearly every branch of Industry enters Into locomotive and car building. In times normally good you may safely figure on upward of $100,000,000 per nnnurn for this pur pose ns a regular part or Keeping the lolling stock of railways up to date and In good repair, to say nothing of an ad ditional ten millions for other mechan ical work Incidental to keeping the plnnts of transportation In good run ning order. I only refer to these facts for tho purpose of showing how Inti mately tho successful conduct of these great properties Is Interwoven with other Industries of the country, and how Impossible It Is to Injure our rail way properties without at the same time serjcrusly Injuring almost all other occupations and curtailing tho ptos perlty of the entire nation." Mr. Thomas admits that mismanage ment of railway property has been an evil of serious proportions, but asserts, with evident truth, that legislative In termeddling has not abolished It. lie expects It to be cured, however,' by the natural stcadylng-down process of business development, which, as large profits disappear before Increasing competition, will necessitate not only honesty but also conservatism In rail way management. Yet even for the past President Thomas does not apol ogize, lie says: In a now countty, under now conditions, and with a. rapidity that has astonished tho older world, wo have built up a mil way systom equal In mileage, to all tho railways of tho rest of tho world com bined a system vast and complex and tra versing half u. hundred states and terri tories, each Jealous of Its own Interests' and with legislative control within Its own domain. Unllka most countries, theso en terprises have been projected practically at will nnd with no supervision as to whother tho roads wero needed cr not. Is It surprising, therefore, that under such conditions mistakes novo been -mado and complications arisen that at times seem dlfllcuH to overcome? yet tho men re sponsible for the work have used their host judgment, given their best thought, and many of them the best years of their lives, In honoat endeavor to make tho most of the enterprise In which thoy havo em barked. Are not tho purposes of this In dustry as nocessary and. legitimate, are not its owners entitled to as fair a return upon their Investment aa othor Indus tries? Aro not Its ofllccrs and employes us honest, efllclcnt, and patriotic as V In other vocations? Why not give them a fair chanco7 Out of the complex prob lem presented thero has been solved tho question of moving a ton of freight a greater distance for a lss sum of money than In any other country. Our passenger service, In speed, comfort, regularity, nnd safety has been tho admiration of tho world. Let legislatures, tho press, and the public give fair support to this great Industry, helping to conserve Instead of to destroy, and the railroads of America will mako such progress as will wring admira tion and pralso from even their unfriendly critics. Put since the railway business Is one upon which nil other business direct ly or Indirectly depends, 11 Is neces sary that Us rates shall tie approx imately uniform; that shippers shall stand as nearly ns possible on nn equal footing, and thnt ths factor of trans portation, which enters largely Into tho cost of all commodities offered for sale, shall be a constant nnd not a variable subject to rapid and far reaching fluctuation as the result of secret rebates, rate-cutting or oth'er concessions by railroads In unro stlnlned competition. Consequently, now that the Supremo court decision upon tho Sherman anti-trust law has placed a bait) on rnllway pools, Presi dent Thomas pleads for such action by congress as will legalize adjust ments of rates on a basis of uniform ity and stnbljlty. The request seems reasonable and will undoubtedly re ceive the approval of. the majority of business men. It would servo the European powers right if after having "sicked" tho Turk upon Greece they couldn't pull him off without having to fight, him themselves. Gomez's Manly Statement. For a man said by the Spanish to be nn Ignorar.'. leader of a hopeless cause, General Gomez Is certainly cap able of making strong and vigorous use of his pen. ' In a statement Just made by the American people through un ngency in Now York tho commander-in-chief of the Cuban army and vlitual head of tho Insurgent move ment says: "Among tho men now battling for Cuba's freedom there Is a strong sentiment against annexation to the United States, although our feelings toward your country are of the friend liest and most sympathetic character. Wo are now fighting for absolute freedom, not only from Spain but from any government not of our own mak ing. AVo will stand ready to form with the United States any alliance, calculated to mutually strengthen our two countries commercially or other wise, but I do not believe there Is a sentiment In either countty In favor of annexation strong enough to war rant the hope of the ultimate union of our two countries in the relationship contemplated. Any proposition from Spain looking to tho granting of our independence upon the payment to the Spanish government of a sum large enough to cover the expenses of our war will be rejected by the Cuban re public. Wo can wrest our Indepen dence from Spain with our swords without encumbering our new repub lic with an enormous war debt." Theso are patriotic words, and as the man who utters them Is In a posi tion to enforce them, they merit cre dence by the merlcan people. This statement ought to dispel tho delus ion that the Insurgent movement In Cuba Is simply a mnchlnatlon engi neered from this country to prepare the way for Cuba's acquisition by the United States. It also sustains the position of President McKlnley that tho duty of our government, after pro tecting the lives and rights of Americans In Cuba, will be to con tinue neutral as between Spain and the revolutionists until such time aa tho Cuban tepubllo Is established so impregnably by dint of Its own ef forts that recognition by tho United States will fulfil the usages of Inter national law. Tlv manifest arrival of that time will, we have no doubt, lw followed by Immediate and unhesi tating action on the part of the chief executive at Washington. The warring Republican leaders In Philadelphia have Issued a statement which very 'truly says: "To every thoughtful man, without regard to his affiliations within the party, the pres ent unfortunate factional differences must appeal with force of earnest con viction, that, If persisted in, personal hatred, bitter animosity nnd unyield ing enmity will supplant party unity, personal loyalty and abiding love for the party's principles, and In the end cause party defeat both In the city and state." This Is not more true now than It has been for months past. But harmony Is better lato than never. Feeders of Socialism. Unless the law as Interpreted and ad ministered in the district of Columbia court Is a respecter of persons, and consequently a shame and a reproach, the Imprisonment of Uroker Chapman, of- New York, for contempt of the sen ate In refusing at Its command to vio late business confidences In the sugar scandal Investigation will be followed In due time by the Imprisonment of President Havemeyer and ' Secretary Searles, of the sugar trust. Their con tempt was fully as flagrant as his. Morally, Indeed, It was more so. While Chapman, as an agent, preferred tho prison to tho betrayal of a patron, tho refusal of the sugar kings to testify when subpoenaed was attended by ab solutely no extenuating circumstance. It was a direct and unqualified defiance of tho authority of the federal govern ment, scarcely lesH so than If they had resisted tho government by force of arms. It would Immeasurably forward tho unrest of tho poorer classes In this country If these arch-offenders wero to escape Judgment while a subordinate Is given tho full penalty of the law. Up to this time there are throughout the country many men who, while rest less, and dissatisfied with their social and Industrial lot, are yet slow to be llevo that under existing Institutions the rich can Uuy Immunity from Jus tine or In other ways command by means of their wealth and Influence an unfair advantage over the poor. They continually hear assertions to this effect, but aro Inclined to discredit them In the absence of Incontrovertible proof. Imagine, therefore, what an Im petus It would give to Bryanlsm to v inva U appear In a conspicuous man- ner that tho sugar trust Is not only nblo to adjust the sugar differential lu tho senate committee's version of the tariff bill, but also to rescue Its ofllccrs when necessary from account ability before the law. Wo sincerely hope that our fears In this direction shall prove to be without foundation. In the mass of conflicting newspaper gossip touching this and other subjects of a similar character gossip doubtless often leavened with a deliberate Intent to deceive we en deavor to unravel the thread of truth but gain no confident success. Put It enn hardly bo a mistake to say that tho Identification of the sugar trust with national legislation, under both Democratic and Republican adminis trations, has assumed the proportions of a public mennce, which gives vital ity to the foes of social order and weakens the defences which should sur round Republican government. Th Railway Employes' Journal Is among the latest local enterprises In the newspaper lino to claim recogni tion from tho public. The new paper la published monthly; Is devoted to the Interests of all classes of railroad men, and Is the olllclal organ of the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Mutual Aid association. The May number, which Is Issued today, Is neat ly printed, the title page containing an excellent portrait of Mr. P. F. Duffy, tho founder of the Mutual Aid associa tion, and Its pages are filled with crisp notes of Interest concerning rail way employes of the various lines cen tering In Scranton, and other entertain ing reading matter Including a special story from tho pen of Conductor Em ory Do Kay. Tho publishers of tho Railway Employes' .Journal seem to have entered upon an uncultivated field of journalism In this section and we are clad to believe that their en terprise gives promise of financial suc cess. This time Tillman talked sense. Gossip at the Capital Special Correspondence of Tho Tribune. Washington, May 14. Take it all In all, probably the greatest farce ever enacted in consress is tho treatment of the Cuban question. At tho beginning of tho last congress, when con gressmen discovered through the medium of the press t.nd of popular outbursts In the form of public meetings all over tho countty that a war for an Independent republic was being wuged in Cuba, mem bers of tho house and senate vied with each as to which would introduce tho earliest nnd most radical resolution. Reso lutions of sympathy with tho struggling patriots wero plied upon one another mountain high in both houses, and the desks were mado top-heavy with resolu tions recognizing the Cubans as belliger ents and recognizing tho Independence of tho Cuban lepubllc. The nearest up pto.uh to practical action was tho pas sage of a concurrent lesolutlon recogniz ing tho belligerency of the Cubans, and It was confessed at the tlmo that this was of no force, as it did not demand any ac tion on tho part of tho president. All at tempts to adopt a joint resolution failed, out of some tender and unaccountable emotion for tho man Cleveland, whom everybody denounced. A joint resolution would have compelled the president to take some action one way or another, either for or against the act of recogni tion, but that secret clique of Republicans on tho one hand and the secretary of state and tho president on the other, was al ways powerful enough to prevent the pas sage of tho only resolution which was of the value of a picayune In Its effect upon tho Cuban struggle. When tho houso had passed a mass of these resolutions as worthless as the pa per on which they were written. It sensl bly ceased further amusement of that kind, leaving It entirely to tho senate. Tho latter body has bravely kept up the farce. Some sort of Cuban resolution hffs been a standing order of the senate con stantly. No sooner was the extra, session begun than the Cuban resolution loomed up in all Its prlstlno grandeur, and the ever good and tedious Morgan has de voted hours and days to it while his sym pathizers and opponents have lashed themselves Into fury In shorter space and time. Yet the war goes on. Every soul In tho senato knows It will umount to nothing. Even If the resolution wete adopted it would be of no benefit to tho Cubans, and It Is well understood that It will not como to a vote, notwithstanding tho wily and oily assurance of Hale, of Maine, that he does not Intend to obstruct a vote. At least, If It reach a vote the most unexpected thing In tho world will have happened. Moro amusing than all else, among the farclal features of tho performance, Is the assumption of Hale, of Maine, that ho Is the spokesman of the administration. That he was In league with Olney and Cleveland, in their astonishing treatment of the Cuban question, Is tho opinion of all who will express an opinion. But that the course of those gentlemen was shaped by. wisdom or sound diplomacy, no one be lieves. Their policy wus well known to have been dictated by prlvato Influences Inimical to Cuban Independence. That Is not tho caso with tho present administra tion. Tho Influences which constantly commanded tho long ears of tho former administration aro unknown to this. Therefore, when Hale solemnly argues that the senato should not take any ac t0n which would embarrass this adminis tration, and vaguely hints that he Is ut tering the prayer of McKlnley and Sher man by prearranged proxy, a smile that Is In no way covert runs around the chamber. If there be any man In the sen ate who Is not privy to the policy of this administration it Is Hale, of Maine, When ho and Sherman sat sldo by side In the senate they were antipodal on the Cu ban question, as well as In most other things. It Is not logical to assume that Sherman and McKlnley would mako him their spokesman and champion now. Tho Cuban policy of this administration Is well understood. The president does Intend to thrust that or any other matter before congress until the revenue problem Is settled In some way. If n proper de claration in regard to Cuba Is to Invito possible war, thero must be revenue to meet the extra expense. That Is one fea ture of tho matter that must not bo Ig nored. But that and all other extraneous questions aside, tho government must do strengthened by an assured Income supe rior to expenditure bofore anything else Is attempted, That has been announced 111 such absolute terms ihat tho Cuban farce In tho senate becomes all the more sense loss and grotesque, The surprising thing Is that senators do not stop the consump tion of tlmo by tho nonsense, put) a stop per on tho vaticinations of Morgan, tho eloquence of Turple, and tholnated flub dub of Halo In'assumlng tho possession of an administration confidence which no body knows better than himself ho does not enjoy. After the revenuo question Is disposed of, and certainly not later than tho first annual message to congress, tho country will hear In plain terms what tho administration thinks of tho Cuban ques tion. Ex-Senator Charlies Fclton. of Califor nia, has seen fit to deny that he and Henry Oxnard and John Spreckels are hero to direct the course of sugar legisla tion. It Is the general opinion that U10 Httle cx-senator would have been wiser; to coo moro softly. Nobody would have eufpected him If ho had not protested o glibly. Kelton was simply tho pink of prob. ly when he was In tho senate, and If ho lobbies now, and Is a recognized ngont of tho sugar trust, It Is conceded that It Is because ho believes ho can beat servo tho dear people lu that capacity. I am as sured that It was by the merest accident that Kelton, Oxnard and Spreckels nro hero at one and tho same time. It l one of thoso coincidences that ore always hap pening, the why nnd wherefore of whlen can only bo explained by the Mahntmos. They have been In frequent conference, and have hnd access to tho conferences of tho sub-commltteu of tho commltteo on flnnnce, but that, also, Is a mere coinci dence. Washington Is a city of strango and occult coincidences. If somo gossipy persons are not ex ceedingly enreful they will follow the foot steps of tho broker, Chapman, towards tho yawning doors of a prison. Slnco It Is decided by the courts of all American Christendom that a witness In demand by a senato Investigating commute must nttendandanswer.or Invito imprisonment, It will not do to say that tho manlpula tlon of the eugar schedule has been for tho purpose of speculation, and that tho ma nipulators themselves do not expect their arrangement to bo adopted by the senate. It will not do to say that several senators who were in the secret, and several pcr sns who aro not senators, loaded up with sugar Just previous to tho promulgation of the sugar schedule and mado tens of thousands by the uso of the knowledge of their own secret performances. It Is hard ly probable there will be an Investigation, but thero might be, and therefore It Is best to bo on the safe side and say not a word about these trifling matters, which, at Worst, Involve no offense, according to tho present standard of worldly morals. A member of the British legation tells mo that whllo all Englishmen are natural ly against tho Turks they aro forced to admire the manner In which tho adherents of tho "sick man" have fought the battles with Greece, and tho spirit of leniency and mercy exhibited by tho commanders to wards a foe known to be weaker than themselves. The war was unprovoked by Turkey, has resulted in disaster and hu miliation for Greece, nnd tho Turk Is not so unspeakable ns he was and has gained the respect of all Europe to an extent un known before. It Is not exported that the president will mako any personal request In rela tion to the duty affecting watches, hut It Is pretty cprtaln that the compialnts of thoso thousands of Canton watohmakers whose wages may bo affected If the pro posed schedule goes Into effect will bo heard. One firm In tho president's homo Is said to employ 3,000 workmen, nnd If thoy can't get the duties they want they will nsk very vigorously, "What's tho matter with Hanna?" "Albion W. Tourgee, appointed consul to Bordeaux, Is somewhat of a back num ber," said a member of congress who well knows the judge, "but he Is a good man and will make a good consul, I can't un derstand, however, where he got his back ing. Ho was a failure as a novelist, as a newspaper writer, ns a Chatauqua lec turer, and, In fact, in nil ho attempted, and I can't Imagine who would assist him to get tho place given him. But It doesn't require much hralns to intake a good con sul, and Tourgee will All tho bill. I don't mean, of course, to say that there aro not brainy consuls, inn I do say that some of tho best consuls nre fellows who have failed at oveiythlng else." no nr.siui: to proceed. A prisoner was In tho dock on a serious charge of stealing, says London Tld-Blts, nnd, the case having bet-n presented to tho court by the prosecuting solicitor, ,he was ordered to stand up. "Havo you a lawyer?" asked tho court. "No. sir." "Aro you able to employ one?" "No, sir." "Do you want a lawyer to defend tho case?" "Not partlcktor, sir." "Well, what do you propose to do about the case?" "We-11-11," with a yawn, ns If wearied of tho thing, "I'm wlllln' to drop tho case, far's I'm concerned," THE CUIIA.V WAR. From the Springfield Republican. Thero must come a day when the United States cannot afford to allow this contest to go on, unless wo are prepared to say that It may go on forever. With every new falluro of a campaign to suppress tho rebellion, tho concern of the United States becomes tho more acute. This Is based not only on humanitarian giounds, but on business grounds, and It Is tho business consideration that -has started the petition, now said to be circulating In New York banking and commercial cir cles, urging the president to do something to bring the insurrection to a close. GOTHAM'S NEXT MAYOR. From the Rochester Chronicle. Tho mayor of Greater New York will recelvo a salary of $15,000 a year, unless he happens to bo a Tammany Democrat, In which case, as tha St. Louis, Globe Democrat remarks, "nobody on earth can tell how much ho will get " Weather nnd Othor Predictions for tho Coming Meek. Sunday, May 1G. Fourth after Easter. Weather cold. A child born on this day will have trouble through life. An un fortunate day. Monday, May 17. Sun In opposition, to Herschal. Weather unreasonable. A child born on this day will bo unfortunate. Sell. Tuesday. May 18. Sun In opposition to Gaturn, Weather wet. A child born on this day will be rather fortunate. Count and negotiate business. Wednesday, May 19. Venus square to Mars, Weather showery. A child born on this day will bo quick, clever and fond of pleasure, but not fortunate. Sell In tho afternoon, Thursday, May 20. Mercury square to Jupiter. Weather stormy. A child born on this day will be clever and steady, and will be gonerally fortunate. Seek employ ment and deal with women, Friday, May 21. Sun seml-sextllo to Venus. Weather stormy. A child born on this day will bo quick In aneer and diffi cult to manage. Doubtful day for busi ness. Saturday, May 22. Sun square to Jupi ter. Windy. A child born on this day wilt be extravagant and caroless. Soil In tho evening, h" qjgfogS BARGAIN SALE OF FINE STATIONERY ilcglns Haturduy, May lfi. Lasts One Week. Wutch tho Window. 137 Spruce Street, Tho Rotunda, Board of Trude Uulldlue, GOLISMIIIS SILKS Printed Foulards In black and blue grounds, new designs,' at 25c Fancy Jap and India Silks, light colors for fancy waists, at 29c Double Warp Changeable Silk, very popular combinations, 50c All Silk Brocaded Satins at 59 cents DRESS Some of the good things offered at our great sale of Dress Fabrics.' 34 Inch Hlxed Suitings, 12 1-2 cents 36 Inch Fancy Wool and Silk and Wool Checks and Mixtures, 25 cents 50 pieces of the latest 38 inch Novelties at 39 cents Separate Dress Patterns of 531k and Wool, Parisian Novelties, at 50 cents. Most of, our $1 and $1.25 Fine Fancies reduced to 75 cents. ftDon't lose sight of our GREAT CLOSING OUT CARPET SALE. We have already saved the public thousands of dollars this season, and are still in position to save you a good many more dollars. ' 4 TTVOfM Y' 1LJ 1LJ Special Sale of Lace Curtail m: We offer this week, to reduce stock, extraordi nary values in Curtains: 40 pairs Nottingham Laco, C9o. a pair; from IsSc. 30 pairs Nottingham Lace, SSc. a pair; from $1.10. 18 pairs Nottingham pair; from $1.37. 20 pairs Nottingham Lace, I,ace, Lace, Lace, $1.16 a $1.23 a $1.6 a $1.95 a f pair: from $1.75. 15 pairs Nottingham pair; from $2.00. 12 pairs Nottingham pair; from 52.30. 20 pairs Irish Point, ecru and white, $3.75 a pair; from 54.50. 10 pairs Irish Point, ecru and white, $4.55 a pair; from $5.50. 12 pairs Irish Point, ecru and white, $5.50 a pair; from $8.25. 10 pairs Irish Point, ecru and white, $C50 a pair; frqm $7.50. 10 pairs Irish Point, ecru and white, 8.37i a pair; from $10.00. 12 pairs Brussels Net, $5.50 a pair; from $6.75. 12 pairs Brussels Net, from $7.83. 12 pairs Brussels Net, from $9.25. 12 pairs Brussels Net, $6.73 a pair; $7,75 a pair; $8.50 a pair; from $10.00. 12 pairs Bru&sels Net, $10.25 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. 5110 AND 512 LACKAWANNA AVENUE At .COIL SALE Sweeping reduction In all rjnc,i to savo moving stock, oa account of oxtenslvo alter ations on our first and second floors. Now Is tho tlmo to buy China, Glassware, Bric-a-!r3rac, Lamps, Silverware and Hou'sep hold Goods, Cheap. Economical housekeepers will do well to attend this salo. Two IB-feet lllack Walnut Counters and 120 feet of good Shelving for sulo cheap. tie clemons, ferber MALLEI CO., 423 Lackawanna Avenue. IB Some of This . Week's Attractions GOOD, TTVTT ili.lU 66' MMMIQ JLLVi.JAA vvL? A W Suppose you try a new line of economy this season and pay us for your New Suit just half what you expect to pay the Merchant Tailor, Can't wear Ready-Made Clothes? You can if they are the Boyle and Mucklow kind. Try it. Scores of the best dressed men In town wear them and they like them. OYLE & MUCKLOW, 416 LACKAWANNA AVENUE, fe'' tfSrfeis yjzJs&x l-TVtf''C"'&:5SOC' H-y.' IPUCIEMIENX SALE Wo have placed on salo today one thous and four hundred pairs of Ladles' Russet Shoes, nil widths, from 11 to K, on tho l'hila delphln Toe. They are good value for S1.J5. Our price while they last w 111 bo 50c. a pair. LEWIS, REEtYMAVIIES Always lliisy Shoo Stores. Wliolcsalo aud Itetall. Telephone No. aio'J. 111-110 WYOMING AVK. Drops Of Blood drip from tho merciless Sultan's sword as he plys his terrible slaughter of tho defenseless whllo Drops of I mi k from the mightier PEN of Gladstone, the Grand Old Man, havo aroused to indignation tho Christian World. Wo havo pens and Ink enough and In all variety to supply whatever de mand Is made. ALSO Letter Flics, complete, with arch perforators and covers, $1.00. DRAFTING INSTRUMENTS a spe cialty. FOUNT YIN PENS, with gold mount ing, for $1.50 only. OFFICK and TYPEWRITERS' sup. piles. 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THK ALASKA Is tho Itefrlgerator to buy t ) on want tho best. THK ALASKA Is told by TOTE k SIEAE CO. II PLEASANT. COAL, AT retail: Coal of tho best quality for domestls us and of all sizes. Including Buckwheat 'and Itlrdseyc, delivered In any part o the cltjr, at the lowest price '' Ordors received at tho Office, first floor. Commonwealth building, room No ; telephone No, 2624 or at tho mine, tele phone No. 72, will bo promptly attended. to. Dealers supplied ut the mine. T. S! .1
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