ft TI1E SOnANTON1 TRIBUJSTE -WEDNESDAY MORNING-, MAY 19, 1897. " J 111) ind vVmMjt. No Bunds Edition. Hy The Tribune Publishing Company. WHiIjIAM CONNKLL, President, J i tiklteprrrntatlrri 1'KASK H. OtUY CO. lloom 4Ttlbiin llulMIng, New York tltr. SUIISCKII'TION PRICUl Dally 50 cents a monlli. Weekly - $1. 00 a ear. tMsrio t th roiTomm 4T kt-attoi. sj., is tICOKD CIA33 UAII, VIJUTBR. TEN PAGES. KCRANTON, MAY 1?, 1S97. Tho nrwvrtlon U being very fioely made Jiwt now thui eongresa "Miould do siathliiis to ncur war." Wo bog lrtvi) to busgtct nit mnendmont. Con Kress should do Its duty. Then If war Miould come It would be the enemv's misfortune, not our fault. Unfair to Cuba. It seems to ii that the objection m.ido In various quarters to the rule laid down during tho Cleveland udmln istiatlon, nndnotyet lepealed, concern ing tho clearing of vessels for Cuba Is well founded. That rule requited onch applicant for clearing papers to make oath, before sailing, that he Mould not violate tho nertrallty laws. It is asserted, without contradiction, that for such a rule there Is absolutely no warrant in law; and the further point Is made that It Is a bit of offen sive Impertinence utterly out of keep ing with the spirit of our institutions. It lias been aptly remarked that tho collector of a port might with equal propriety require every passenger about to sail for Europe to take oath that he v 111 not violate our revenue law s. As "J." S. T.," the exceedingly well Informed contiibutor to the Sun, ob serves in this connection, "the collector lias no mote right to require such an oath from the captain than the captain lias to lequlre the same oath fiom the collector. If the captain complies with the requirements of the law, the collec tor Is bound to gle him his clear ance papers, and, If he lefuses to do so, lie Is guilty of violating his own oath of ofllce, and his Immediate removal should follow. In such a cube the cap tain may apply to any United States district judge and obtain a manda mus compelling tho collector to Issue tho papeis, or, at his option, bilng suit for damages for the Illegal detention of his vessel, and, If the collector Is noting under the orders of the secretary of the treasury, the secretary Is also liable for damages." When the South American provinces of Spain were In revolt during the ad ministration of Piesldent Monroe, not only did teeognltlon of belligerency follw quickly the established fact of belligerency, but throughout the en tire struggle American commerce in ni tides not contraband of war proceed ed Ithout interruption w lh the South American patriots, under the full san-c-tlon and protection of our government. Today the captain who wishes to trans port a cargo to Cuba Is held fiom the llrst to be an object of suspicion, nnd is put under different rules as to clear ance than are Imposed upon shippers to any othei port. This Is manifestly arbitral- and unfair. The administra tion which tolerates such discrimina tion against a patriot people and In f.ivor of a countiy like Spain merits, In that respect, at least, outspoken dis approval. Why don't those who pioflted by the !Andiews committee's woilc avert an embarrassing situation by volunteering to "pay the freight" themselves? Other People's Troubles. Tho United States aie not alone In tho dilemma of having to do some thing to satisfy the spirit of discont ent which Is life among the working classes. The cable has kept Ameri cans reasonably well Informed con cerning the measures proposed by the emperor of Germany for the pacifica tion of tho Socialists; but a move ment Is under way In England tit this time which is of even greater inter est, although not so widely understood Some time ago the Independent La bor party of Great Dritain held a con ference and formulated a "pro gramme." It did not demand the fiee coinage of half-value dollars, but It did demand a maximum eight-hour working dny; tho provision of woik for all capable adult applicants nt recog nised trades union rates, with a stntu toiy minimum of sixpence an hour; btate pensions for ever) body over llfty jeais of age and adequate provision for all widows, oiphans, sick and dis abled woikeis; free malntenanes of children whllo at school or university; abolition of Indliect taxation and trans feience of nil public but dens to un tamed Incomes, with a view to their ultimate extinction. To piovide work for everybody It Is further proposed that parish, district, borough and county councils be Invested with pow er to otgnnlze and undertake such In dustiles as they may consider desir able, compulsorlly to acquit e land, erect buildings, purchase machinery or fctnek, levy taxes on tho rental values of the district and boirow money on tho security of such taxes for any of these purposes. This, of course, Is unmitigated so cialism. Now noto how the British government proposes to meet It. A bill understood to liavo been drafted by one of the high officials of the Sails luiry cabinet is now before parliament providing to worklngmen In certain trades n legal right to compensation for Inevitable accidents. "At present," writes a London correspondent, Alex Paul, "there is a right to sue nn em ployer for injury received in his em ployment In certain circumstances; but the right Is hedged round by many precautions. These give tho employer Ills Just and In some cases his more than Just protection, but leave the employed In a poor way. Some rem edy has long been recognized as neces saiy; but controversy has been bitter on tho subject and parties could not agree, Mr. Chamberlain has In tho meantlnie taken up the Idea of univers al compensation, and tho bill Just In troduced Into the house of commons Is really the thin end of tho wedge which Mr. Chntnberlaln wnnts to drive In. It 13 a proposal that every work man dying from accident In the course of IiIh employment shnll have his fam ily compensated by the payment of threo yearn' wages, provided these do not exceed $1,500. During disablement half the workmen's wages nro to be paid. The propwals amount to this, that the ncclitents In nny business nro to count ns patt of the trade ex penses. The reheme Is at present lim ited to a few ttadca tho trades. In fact, to which our fnctoiy legislation applies; but it Is not doubted that In tho com so of discussion tho govern ment will taslly be persuaded to ndd other trades to tho scope of the bill." And jso It goo down the list of conn tiles. Kaoh nation liaR Its Urynn bogle and each Its problem of keeping the gioat pioduelug class In good humor America, with Its superior resources and higher levels of living, ought to be the happiest off of nil; and It will he It tlie. native enterprise and In genuity of Its people will kindly tome out of tho trance Into which they were thrown by the Hon. drover Cleveland. Mr. Wan.imnkor nt nnv rate Is get ting his money's woilh In fiee adver tising. In a Nutshell. If the distress of six or tight hun dred American citizens Is such ns to de mand tho Immediate) assistance of their government, what must bo the condi tion of ti.o tens of thousands of Cu bans who have equally been driven from their plantations? The president rigorously abstain from a single word of comment or dtduetlon, but tho of tidal Information which Impelled his action suggests nnd embodies the most conclusive o Idenco of tho ruthless and shnmcles pollcj of devastation which Involves a wholo people In Its horrors. With this proof before It our govern ment Is constrained to tako action for the rescuo of its own citizens. How leng will the common obligation of hu manity permit It to be silent ns to tho wider cruelties Indicted upon the mnsa of tho population? Philadelphia Tress. Senator Mason Is very unkind to hit the Riltlsh lion so hard while its tall is nlteady sprained. As to Vaccination. The case In this county some months ago of a paient who, being opposed on principle to vaccination, fell Into con lllct w 1th the school law because, It on the ono hand made attendance com pulsory and cm the other denied admis sion to children not vaccinated was commented upon at the time, ns a fine lllustiatlon of legislative carelessness, A similar case, out in Illinois, was re cently cnrrled up to tho Supreme court, and that body has Just announced Its decision that the state board of health has no ilgnt to compel the vaccination of schoul children. The ruling holds that the privilege of attending school Is fundamentally guaranteed bv law, and that no ap pointive boaid or commission can In any minner buspend auch a pilvllege If, however, the legislature shall spec ifically make acclratton a requirement In school attendance, the court's pro hibition will cease. Acting on this hint a. bill has been repoitcd favorably to th Springfield legislature maklnjf it it condition of entrance to each public, pilvate or parochial school in Illinois that the applicant shall show a duly attested certificate of vaccinntlon. Inasmuch ns a largo majority of American taxpayers at this time be lieve in the precautionary vlitues of vaccination, it is doubtless In accord ance w 1th our theory of government that their wishes should prevail In this matter. But we suspect there is mor ado concerning tho matter than Its leal Importance demands. Representative Connell Is thus quoted In the New Yoi.k Herald's poll of con giess on the Cuban Issue; "I would go to great lengths In humanitarian ef forts In Cuba's behalf, but do not think there are any political or business rea sons for Intervention If it would cause w nr." This is In line w Ith the St. Louis platform, which Invokes the adminis tration's active and peaceful offices' In Cuba's behalf. But it is not likely that any kind of Intervention by the United States would cause war In a serious sense. It might excite some bluster on the part of Spain, but that would soon blow over. The chances are Spain, In cooler moments, would feel like thank ing the United States for giving her the chance to let go. - -- - - The Philadelphia board of trade has acted with wlsilon in deciding to re quest congress to enact legislation which will peimlt railway "pooling' under suitable lcbtrlctlons. There are, as it remarks, two reasons of para mount Impoitunte for such legislation, "first, that it will secure uniformity and steadiness In transportation rates, and, secondly, it will enable the rail roads, under such legalized auange ments for the protection of each other against unfair competition, to add laigely to their earnings, guaranteeing thereby increased facilities for freight and passenger services." It Is no part cf the public's wish to cilpple railway Interests or do Injury to the gicat body of shippers. General Bradley T. Johnson ofteis an Interesting opinion on this Cuban ques tion. "It looks to me," says he, "as If the administration were electioneering for a light. Tills will relieve the tariff situation nnd retire tho currency ques tlon. A war with Spain will last Just thirty minutes. The white squadron will concentrate at Havana; the Span ish fleet will bo forced to 'light in front of that port, and thirty mlnute3 will see every Spanish ship under the water." Cany the tidings to Madrid. Ordinarily our annual imports from Cuba amount In valuo to $75,000,000 and our exports to that Island, to $30,000,000. At present our Imports are less than $30,000,000 nnd our exports not over $f, 000,000 a year. In other words, the Cu ban war Is a losing business for Spain, Cuba and tho United States. As a party In Interest we are clearly entitled to havo a say as to the manner and the length of Its further continuance. W. E. CurtlB, . Wellington corres pondent of tho Chicago Record, says MoKlnlcy haa gone as far in tho Cuban matter ns he contemplates going; ami Walter Wellman, the Washington cor- respondent of Mr. Kohlsnat'n Times Herald, says In triple lends that tho president Intends ultimately to annex, Cuba to the United States, It Is evi dently a cao of pay your penny and tnko jour choke. There Is no doubt thnt Cuba Is a mnss of festering misery, made so by tho ambi tion of Irresponsible nnd unscrupulous citizens or tho United States. Washing ton Letter In Chicago llerord. So Americans nnd not Spnnlards are to blnttie, are they How strange and how now this hpyotheslB Isl The cutting by each American citizen of his dolly expenditures down to tho extent of one dime would Involve In one year a falling off In trade of $2,rr5, 000,000. Economy is a wise thing, but Just nt present it looks ns If It were being carried a trifle too far. The money cost, to date, of Spain's fruitless wur against Cuban freedom, counting1 funds Bpent and property de stioyed, nggregatts nearly $500,000,000. It Is time to tell the Spaniard that his Jig Is up. The business men't. memorial to the president asking him to try to bring about an "honorable" reconcllatlon be tween Cuba and Spain foigets that Spain doesn't know the meaning of the w ord. m Of course, when Russia, grovvle, the sultan realizes that that is another stotv. After all, was Mr. Kinsley dismissed for cause or because? Gossip at the Capital Special Conespondenco of The Tiibunc. Washington, May IS. Tho mass meeting held on Sunday last In Washington In behalf of the cause of Cuban independence was an event worthy of more extended consideration than was given to it in tho Associated l'ress report In Mondaj't Tribune it was reall one of the- most significant culminations of popular sentiment swajltig a great nnd representative) mass of people that the, na tional capltol has wl'nussed during this generation. Tho meeting was held In the Columbia theater, tho largest In tho city, and that vast structure was crowded to Its very doors almost nn hour before the designated tlmo for beginning, hundreds being turned away. Among those on the stago vvero Senator Galllnger, of New Hampshire; General William Henij Iliowne, president of tho Cuban league, Dr. Lincoln, Dr. Allen, Rev. Dr. llaston, Itev. Alexander Kent, Itev. Howard Wil bur Ennls, Rev. Mr. Cotiden, chaplain of tho houso of tepresentatlvee; Scnatoi Al len, Repitsentatlvp Livingstone, of Geor gia; Admiral Crosby, ox-Dlstrlct Commis sioner Hlno and General Titus. Mrs GaMlngei, Mrs. Ruriowp, Mrs. Fije anJ Mr. Prank Humo and parties occupl'd boxes, and Mrs. Sherman, wife of the secretary of state, waB seated in the audi ence. Tho presence of Mrs. Sherman at tho meeting was generally remit ded under the circumstances as significant. Just after tho Invocation had been pio- nounced by Rov. Hugh Johnston, patitor of tho Metropolitan Methodist Episcopal church tho church that President Mc Klnlcy attends a notable thing occurred Somebody started the national hmn, "America." Instantly the vast audience arose to Its feet nnd, taking up tho strain, swelled it into a majestic chorus which told, bettor than any foimnl words, where tho American people stand on the question of Cuba's light to fieedom. Tho llrst speaker was Senator Galllneer, of New Hampshire. He made an Intensely elo quent address, In the course of which he said: "It Is said that we have no right to ex tend help to a struggling people unless the aro In possession of a seaport town. How! then, could a country situated like Switzerland cver'get recognition as a bel ligerent? Switzerland has no seaport We are here to protest against the terrlblo atrocities which aro being committed In Cuba today. Manning, tho English au thority on international law, sajs that the concession of belligerent rights may, at a certain epoch in th strife, be pro claimed In the Interest of humanlt It is tlmu In the Interest of humanltj thut tho United States should Inteifero in Cu ba. Cuba Is as Buro to gain her Inde pendence as water Is to run down hill. The Cubans are fighting agnlnst taxation without representation. Out of the strife that is going on In jonder beautiful Isle will como another republic to take Its placo with tho fiee nations of the earth," Letters of regret weio lead from many eminent persons who had been unavoid ably kept cwnj. Among theso were Sena tots Chandler and Frye and Generals Clarkson and Sanguilly. Congressman Amos J. Cunimlngs In his letter wrote "In scars to come the mo3t disgraceful page In the history nf tho administration of Grover Cleveland will be his action toward tho Cuban patriots." Senator Chandler wrote. "I hope and believe thit congress and the president will soon form ally recognize u state of war and Cuban belligerency. This step, followed as It will bo bj nil tno other Independent nations of the western hemisphere, cannot fall to In sure the Cuban Independence which is sought for. Moreover, without dela wo ought to send a fleet to enter the harbois nnd nn army to land upon tho soil of Cuba, first to protect the lives and propertv of American citizens, and pecondlj , to btop tho utioclous and uncivilized methods of warfare adopted by the Spanish generals. In advocating theso measures, I am con scious of no paeslonato hostility to Spain. In 1SG1 sho lecognlzcd tho Southern Con federacy within less than threo months after Its military strusglo began, and surely If sho cannot hold Cuba without making It ono vast desert and graveyard by driving the Inhabitants Into the cltlis to starve, and by hanging, Bhootlng, or garrotlng Cuban ofllcors and soldiers for lebelllon and lncendlarlam, she ought to lose tho lultind If between 1SG1 and 1S03 ono Confederate general had been thus put to death all the powers of Europe, with ono accord, would havo sent their fleets and armies 3,000 miles across the ocean to end such barbaious warfare and to establish and maintain tho Southern Confederacy, Yet General Robert E. Lee and all his generals vvero ns truly guilty of rebellion and Incendiarism as was Theo dore Menendez Gonzales, who was shot for that oftenso at Cabanas Poi tress in Havana on Monday last. Presi dent McKlnley will soon do his part toward making Cuba fiee and independ ent. Ho may proceed with what will seem to Impatient spirits to be unuuo caution, with tho cries and groans ringing In his ears of unarmed men, women, and children enduring Inhuman cruelty and dastardly minder, but ho will not fall to bo faithful to his pledges, and he will be foro long register the decree which wifcnt forth In his triumphant election that Cuba should bo taken from tho control of Spain and made peaceful and Independent In this faith, In a Brent party and Its president, let ua rest patiently and most hopcfullj." An interesting speech waB made by Karl Dccke.r, the New York Journal correspond ent, who spent Beveral weeks In tho camp of General Gomez. In It he told this Inci dent showing how far a little, nerve will go toward curbing the Spanish; "On'the 17th of December last, when a leaolutlon looking toward tho recognition of belliger ent rights for tho Cubans was Introduced In the senate, some of theso typlcM Spani ards In Saglra la Grande made arrange ments to have a demonstration against tho American consulate, Thoy gathered together all the arms thoy could find 'and about 1M of them met and proceeded to discuss tho situation, and la tho mean tlmo 'liquor up' nt the nearest barroom, When everything was In readiness for this terrlblo demonstration they sent A spy out to see what waa going on nt the American consulate. This spy found the consul, Mr. Barker, who was h Confeder ate soldier In the late wnr, sitting nt his dek oiling up a Winchester rifle, anl scattered about him wero nbout 500 cart ridges. Tho spy hurried back with this report nnd tho demonstration was pecd lly postponed,'1 .lint It was the pecch of Senator Allen, the Nebrnskn Populist, that stirred thing up. Said he: "I am glad to Join In these cxpres'loiiH of sentiment regarding thin struggle. This Is no new zeal for me. 1 had tho honor of Introducing tho first resolution looking toward the liberation of Cuba In tho senate. Ami how enthusi astic wo wero about It last yenr! A dis tinguished member of the senais?, who Is now a cabinet otllcer, then uttered words which brought tears to the eyes of his hearers. Now his tongue Is bridled. What Is the causo of this? It Is the cold com mcrclalltm of a few cities on the Atlantic coast. I thank God that I come from a Btate where patriotism counts more than money If the Americnn people rise up In their might and demand prompt recog nition for the Cubans no administration could withstand tho demand. How shame ful lntt year when Grover Cleveland held the hands of Cuba, when he might hevo agisted her In gnlnlng her liberty. Hu man life sacrificed to commercialism. Wo must do something practical. It Is useless to talk, and talk, nnd talk. Do something tangible. If tho president would send a fleet of gunboats Into the harbor of Havana, the war would ceaso In thirty days. Send them with the mes sage that war must be conducted In a civilized way nnd that butchering of babes and women nnd sick men In the hospitals must cease, and Weylcr's occupation would be gone I havo been and will bo for the Independence of Cuba. I want to see It as free as tho United States, of which It Is rightfully a part. The senate will come to Itself soon, and do omcthi.ig to aid the Cubans," These wero tho rcso'utlons ndopted at tho meeting by a unanimous, rising vote: "Resolved, That the people of thlB city, and of the wholo United States, do now most earnestly protest against the bar barous and Inhuman methods employed by Spain In tho war in Cuba. Tne urumuiy and savagery of the present contest In thnt unhappy Nlnnd, on the part of the Spanish commander, Weylor, is, If pos sible, moro horrid and uncivilized than was that waged In tho Netherlands in the sixteenth centurs bv his Infamous proto- lpe, tho Duko or Aivn, unuer mo uracm of Philip II. King of Spain; and "Resolved, Thnt we declare that this government should nt once recognize tho Insurgent Cubans as belligerents. And further, that it is the Imperative Chris tian duty of this government to demand thnt Spain shall observe from this tlnx to the close of the war the usages of civi lized warfare; und "Resolved, That Cuba hns demonstrat ed by tha valor and patriotism of her peo ple that her manifest destiny Is to become, like Mexico and other Spanish-American countries, a free and Independent republi can state, and this too, without tho pay ment of cno dollar of Indemnity to Spain. A queer fact was brought out by one of tho speakers at this meeting, a Mr. Hon nci. Ho read some extructs from what purported to bo official documents. One was a letter sent by Mr. Hoelthlll. the- as sistant secretary of state under Cleveland, to a consul In Cuba, lr which Jiesald: I advlso ou to make sour reports less fa vorable to tho Cuban Insurgents. PS this administration wishes to avoid anv fric tion with Spain." The reading of this ex tract was greeted with hlsse?, as was an other one, where a consul, who had re ported something favorable to tho Insurg ents was told to marK ail iiuure eum munlcntlons of the kind personal, so that they would not be sent to the senate when corrcspondenca was called for. It Is only fair to Mr. Rockhlll to say that he brands these assertions as absolutely false. TIIK I'ltOl'lHt DOCTRINE. Simon Wolf, In Washington Tost. There nro a number of things moro ter rlblo and Injurious than war; for Instance, national dishonor and disregard of tho rights of f-umanlty. I have no patlenco for, and tako no stock In, tho American listeria for Armenia, or the starving mil lions in India, when right at our door hundreds of thousands of our compatri ots are starving, being murdered nnd out raged I am an American who believes In upholding tho hands and principles of thoso who light for self-government, and who aro heroically struggling to dissolvo the bonds that tiranny and medieval su nnrotlllnn hnve fastened UDon them. I am well aware of the traditional policy of this government, and I certainly do not setk to embroil ourselves in affairs that do not concern us, but one thing is sure that If we cannot aid by men and ammuni tions of war, wo ceitalnly ought not to withhold the expression of our public and private sympathy and tho recognition of Cuba as a republic. Let us not listen to the siren ong3 of conservatism, or the stilish motives of the mercantile world in this regard. There aro principles higher and dearer to the American than dollars and cents If we do not recognize Cuba, we will stultify ourselves In the court of nations, and will simply be paying trlbulo to European diplomacy, which at all times is banded together to make tho iTnlte.1 States contemptible and to laugh in their sleeves at any misstep that we take The upnoldlng and recognition of Cuba. Is an absolute and essential neces sity to maintain tepublican principles on Uis continent. Trom a geographical, as well as from a nation! standpoint, it is Indispensable, but abovo and bc ond this, there is a great principle of human lib erty and tho prevention of barbarity that can only find Its equal In Spanish his tory , , I havo confidence in tho present admin istration doing Its full duty, but I havo greater confidence in tho American peo ple, for administrations come and go, and presidents aro mado and unmade, but the majesty of tho sovereign people of tho ITnited States is ever supreme, and will make Itself felt nnd heard, and I am a false prophet if within the next six ty dayc something definite and permanent will not bo evolved To that end, let us all hope, pi ay and work. ' - - Till! ACTOR. The Actor, tho Attor, right-singular Is he; How criticism fills his soul with cither grief cr glee. Applause- doth make his bosom swell ho feels mat it is lame, Hut, prithee, do not tell him so, or his head may do the same. The Agent, tho Agent, sent on to adver- lite. He fires tho editorial heart with masto- donlo lies He's always bent on working up somo wonderful surpiUe, And knows whatever's going oi, becauso ho uses "I's." Tho Critic, tho Critic, by Thespians blessed and cursed; He only sees a single net and that, of course, the worst, Ho gets an Inkling of the plot, the rest ho lin.s to guess, To send his criticism down in time to "go to press." Tho Argonaut. BARGAIN SALE OF FINE STATIONERY Ileslns Huturday, Muy 15. Lasts One Week. Watch the Window. 407 Spruce Street, Tho Itotunda, Hoard of Trade Ilulldias, GOSMmrs This Is Everything in it is yours bought for you; to be sold to you at a reasonable, hon est margin of profit. To serve your best interests wc have pressed into this service the accumulated experience of years, boiled it down, fashioned it to fit the needs of the hour. It is this erystalizing of all that is best in merchandising that makes this business more helpful to you as the years go' by. Dress Goods Donegs Always something of special interest to talk about here. The value of the follow ing lots are completely divorced from the prices. Overstocked makers take the loss this time. 40 to 50 cent values lumped into one and all sold now at 25 cents. lo Cloak aod Suit Departmemit A new line of Children's Pique Reelers with sailor collar, embroidery - it "5) trimmed, in pink, blue and white, at qlloS Ladies' Storm Serge Skirts of the finest quality,lined throughout with t$! n. Q the best Taffeta Silk would be cheap at $10.00. Our price ojpOoyO Buy Carpets amid Mattnegs. Now You know we arc going out of the Carpet business. 30 cent Art Carpets, fast colors, 20 cents 35 cent Ingrain Carpets 25 cents 50 cent Ingrain Carpets 35 cents. 65 cent best of all Wool Ingrain Carpets, 45 cents 70 cent Tapestry Brussels Carpets, 45 cents 75 cent Best Quality Brussels Carpets, 59 cents Body Brussels, Velvets and Moquettes from 70 cents upwards. Heavy China Straw Mattings 10 cents. Genuine Cotton Warp Mattings from 17 to 25 cents. FINLEY'S Special Sale of Lace Certain. We offer this week, to reduce stock, extraordi nary values In Curtains: 40 pairs Nottingham Lace, COc. a pair; from 85c. SO pairs Nottingham Lace, SSc. u pair; from $1.10. 18 pairs Nottingham Lace, $1.15 a pcir; from $1.37. 20 pairs Nottingham Lace, $1.38 a pair; from $1.75. IB pairs Nottingham Lace, $1.65 a pair; from $2.00. 12 pairs Nottingham Lace, $1.93 a pair; from 52.30. 20 pairs Irish Point, ecru and white, $3.73 a pair; from 51.R0. 10 pairs Irish Point, ecru and white, $4.05 a pair; from $5.50. 12 paiis Irish Point, ecru and white, $5 50 a pair; from $5.25. 10 pairs Irish Point, ecru and white, $6 50 a pair; from $7.50. 10 pairs Irish Point, ecru and white, 8 37J a pair; from $10 00. 12 pairs Brussels Net, $5.50 a pair; from $6.75. 12 pairs Brussels Net, $6.75 a pair; from $7.85. 12 pairs Brussels Net, $7,75 a pair; from $6.23. 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 at 3s to your in terest to purchase now. 510 AND 512 LACKAWANNA AVENUE ALE. Sweeping reduction In All lines to cave mov ins Btock, on account of extensive alter ations on our first and second floors. Now U tho time to buy China, Glassware, Bric-a-Brac, Lamps, Silverware and House hold Goods, Cheap. Economical housekeepers will do well to attend this sale. Two 10-feet Ulack Walnut Counters nnd 120 feet of good Shelving for sale cheap. Alteration TIE CLEMONS, FEEEER ALLEY CO., (122 LaakAvranaa A.Yesuo, ljS. 12 Your Store "SPMMG 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 rnen In town wear them and they like them. BOYLE - & - MUCKLOW, 416 LACKAWANNA AVENUE. la'!? LJip5 -?7? INDUCEMENT SALE We have placed on sale today ono thous and four hundred pairs of Ladles' Ilusset Shoes, all widths, from 11 to II, on tho Phila delphia Toe. They uro good v aluo for $1.V?5. Our price while they last w 111 bo 50c. a pah'. LEWIS, REIitYMAYIES Always llusy Shoo Stores. Wholesale and Itetall. Telephone No. 2452. 114-110 WYOMING AVE, drip from the merciless Sultan's sword as he plys his terrible slaughter of the defenseless while from the mlchtler PEN of Gladstone, the Grand Old Man, have aroused to Indignation the Christian World. We havo 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. " DRAFTING INSTRUMENTS a spe clalty. FOUNTAIN PENS, with sold mount ing, for $1.50 only. OFFICE and TYPEWRITERS' sup plies. STATIONERY Wedding Cards, In vitations, Announcements) etc., etc. Rey molds Bros STATIONERS, Hotel Jerwyn Building. BAZAAI 00 HENRY BELIN, JR., General Agent for tho Wyoming District for DUPONT'S POWDER Mining, Illastlug.Sportlng, HmoUclesJ and the Itepauno Chemical Company's HIGH EXPLOSIVES. Safety Fuse, Cups nnd Exploders. Itoouis 'Jr.', 213 nnd 214 Commonwealth llulldlng, Sciantou. AGKNCIBS: THOS rOHD, JOHN 11. SMITH A SON, E. W. MULLIGAN, I'lttston Plymouth WilUcs-Uurre , The Alaska Refrigerator Is constructed upon Rtrlctly sclcntlflo principles, by w hlch low temperature ond dryness of air aro naturnlly and inevita bly obtained. TIIK ALASKA possesses a provision cham bcr free from odor. THE ALASKA has preserved fresh moats perfectly for threo weekB in tho U vi catlier. THE ALASKA produces better results with less lte than nny other Refrigerator. THE ALASKA Is a. dry-air Refrigerator, nnd the best ono over patented. THE ALASKA is tho Refrigerator to buy If jou want the best. THE ALASKA is sold by FOOIE k SMEAR CO. II PLEASANT COAL AT RETAIL. Coal of the best quality for domestla us and of all sizes, Including Buckwheat and Hlrdseye, delivered In any part of the city at tho lowest Jrlco Orders received at the Ofllce, first floor, Commonwealth building, room No 6: telephone No. SC2I or at tho mine, tele phone No. 72, will bo promptly attended to. Dealers supplied at the mine. WE T. SMITE nm r
Significant historical Pennsylvania newspapers