A? ' "?' "ijfV "!l vrw. jjd -'r$g&p THE 80RANT057 TRIBTT1TE-.PJIIDAY MOItattN'Gr, MAY 21, 1897, (5e Jcranfon CdBune Till) nl Weekly. No Sundaj Edition. By The Tribune Publishing Company. WILLtA.M CONNELL, Prcsldont. i Yetk ! prr.pntntlvei FRANK H. OUAY 00, Doom 41, Tribune ltolldlne, New York CItr. SltllSCRIPTION PRICBt Dally go cent a month. Weekly $1.00 a year. ktihid at t1ik rostojticl at bc1unt0t, pa.. eicoid-ciabs uail uattir. TEN PAGES. SCRANTON, MAY 21, 1897. Tina mayor of .Scranton has a good many powers, but not even he can re move a man for cause without specify ing the cause. The chances nre that Mr. Kinsley will get his pay until tho end of his term, even with Street Com missioner Dunning confirmed. An Ado to Small Purpose. The statement of Mr. Powderly be fore the anthracite mining Investigat ing committee, reproduced elsewhere, Is in tho main a truthful and compre hensive review of the Industrial situa tion in this community. Unquestion ably that situation is most affected at this time by the stagnation in produc tive industry which is general through out the United States. With tne fac tories and mills of the nation closed or running on reduced time it follow? In evitably that there must be a marked curtailment in tho demand for anthra cite as well as bituminous cjnl, both for furnace and heating purposes. The use of anthracite In parlor grates, at seasonable times, Is frequently & lux ury; that is to say, It is a use whicn can be dispensed with, in favor of cheaper (fuel, when economy foiccs such a substitution. This single ex planation is enough to account for most of tho abnormal depression now dis cernible In the anthracite regions. Tho Immigration evil, to be sure, Is by no means Inconsiderable, but tho mining business is not the only busi ness which has suffered from an over multiplication of productive capacity, with tho consequent inducement to a uurplusageof unskilled labor that oper ates to reduce tho earnings of 1 ibor. In fairness to tho mine managers of this region it must, however, be said that the mining business is almost tho only large Industry of Its class In which the piece rate has remained practically tho same throughout a long season of diminishing profits for the operators. Restriction of working time has been tho unpleasant necessity; but it Is idle to hold that this has been practleed willingly. It has been forced upon tho operators by unavoidable business con ditions and they would Join with their workmen in welcoming a state of af fairs which would warrant the order for full time. Displacement of labor by new Inven tions, with necompanylng dlsturbrance of tho Industrial equilibrium, Is a fac tor open to discussion but hardly at this late day to be eliminated. Far more practical is the advice given by Mr. Powderly, and Indorsed overwhelm ingly in this region, to hasten the en actment of a suitable protective tariff, so that industries in general may re gain their wonted activity and carry the coal trade back along with them to normal conditions. This Is the nub of the immediate problem. Nothing is to be gained for cither employers or employed by fruitless aggravation of deplorable depression In the mischiev ous search for imaginary sensations. In no material respect Is tho coal trade situated differently from the other trades In the same environment, and It did not need a state legislative com mittee to arouse tho people of Lacka wanna county to tho necessity for bet ter times. If Senator Penrose can abolish the tipping system In the Washington hotels and render it possible for a Btranger to visit th'e capital without endangering his pocket book, he will be entitled to a monument quite as tall as Washington's. What Will the House Do ? The Information Imparted Wednes day by Senator Foraker during the de bate concerning Cuba is very obvious ly of tho greatest Importance. Speak ing as one of the sub-committee of three senators to whom the executive department recently confided Its whole knowledge of tho situation in Cuba, he bo far drew upon that confidential in telligence as to state three very ma terial facts, which stand forth with the emphasis of official certification. First, more than a year ago Secre tary Olney offered to mediate between Cuba and Spain, and Spain returned an arrogant refusal. Secondly, the later consular advices received from Cuba tell such details of Spanish mal-admlnlstratlon and cruelty that the publication of them, with tho authors' names attached, would. In the president's opinion, en danger their lives In the absence of American military and naval forces to protect their consulates. ' Thirdly, the administration's objec tion to the belligerency resolution Is not that it does not share in the spirit which prompts that resolution, but be cause the president considers tho reso lution in itself upnder present conditions ineffective to meet the grave emergency which is presented in Cuba, and favors, Instead, after tho receipt of complete official reports, a direct and explicit notification to Spain that the war in Cuba must stop, else the United States will proceed to stop it. Here, at laBt, wo have the truth made clear, and It Is superogatory to say that It reflects conspicuous credit on Will lam McKinley. We are glad, also, that It lifts some of tho odium off the shout dcrs of Richard Olney, although It is yet to be explained why that deter mined otlU'lal was so unxlous to nego tiate for peace on the basis! of (he con tinued sovereignty of Spain. Surely ho must have known from history that such a continuation could not do other wise tha,n act as a prolific source of em barrassment for the foreign relations of tho United States and as a hopeless irritation to genuine peace in tho gem of tho Antilles. The action' of the senate yesterday la adopting the Morgan belligerency res olution notwithstanding tho president's wish to be given untrammolod discre tion In the premises shows that the legislative branch regards tho crisis as too acute to warrant further delay. Tho Issue now devolves upon the house. What will It Co7 Wo do not see how the adoption of the Morgan belligerency resolution, een If It does not go far enough, can embarrass 'the administration Of course, If the president desires to reach the same result by a different tind, ns ho thinks, a better method, Ms prefer ence should receive respectful consid eration. Hut upon the main -point that tho United States must now movo to quick finality In the Cuban matter, public opinion la Irrevocably deter mined; and needles.'i delay at any point will only Irritate It. An Iridescent Dream. That certainly Is an Interesting pro position which John R. Dos Passos of New York advances for tho pacifica tion of the agricultural sections.. Ho desires congress to issuo a charter for a v'ast loan anil mortgage company, with a capital stork of $100,000,001 to be subset Ibed by the people In sums of $10 and upward, no person to bo per mitted to hold more than $1000 worth. The money thus subscribed, it la ex plained, will be used In making loans. It will be Invested as a guarantee fund $25,000,000 In government bonds and the bulk of the remainder In other ap proved securities. Then the company will scattci' Its branches In every state and county, and its agents in every town. It will offer to lPtid on mortgage up to 50 per cent of t'.ie ap praised value of afarm, for 15 to 75 years' time, charging Interest of not over G per cent and, as now contem plated, not over 4.65 per cent, and pro viding a plan of slight payments on tho principal with each interest pay ment, o that the debt will bo bunk within the time the mortgage runs as with our co-operative bank loans; but tho borrower will bo privileged to pay off his debt as quickly as he pleases, or buy up the cupons to be attached to his mortgage held by the company. Warehouses will be established, by the company and farmers can pledge their mora imperishable cropa for loans. It is claimed by Mr. Dos Passo that such a company oould readll circulate Its bonds In place of mon"y, thus vir tually increasing tho cfrculttln? med ium. Its profit would oome chiefly in the difference between tho interest paid by borrowers, which he averages at 4.C5 per cent, and the averago in terest botne by the bonds, estimated at 3.C5 per cent. Of course ther'would be profit also In the foreclosure of mort gages, but It Is calculated by Mr. Dos Passos that this Item would bemaller under such a system than under any present banking plan. The Springfield Republican exposes tho fatal ilaw in this otherwlso invit ing project when it remarks that "to Invest in any private or public cor poration, or in government Itself, the power to Issue circulating notes or bond3 based on land or 1U mortgages, is to invito all of the dangers and de moralization and ruin which How In evitably from unlimited issues of irre deemable paper. We may," it ndd, "assume that all the agents of this mighty financial body are competent and honest, and that all their apprais als of real estate for loans aro conser vative and that all loans are confined to 50 per cent of tho appraised value. Yet what may follow? This value Is the money or price of the property, and price, other things being equal, de pends on money volume. That power therefore, which controls the money volume controls prices or valuM In money, and this power would be held by tho corporation In question. It cccotdlngly Issues Its circulating bonds on large amounts cf land, and tho ef fect Is to expand enotmously tho cur rency volume. Prices rise. Tho morey values of these properties rise. Fifty per cent of that value Is one sum to c"ay; tomorrow It would be a larger bum, and the increased loan oould ac cordingly be called for and made, with the result of further currency expan sion, and further Issues, and so on in definitely. Is there any doubt of what the end would be?" Certainly not. It were better 'o chance free silver at once than to op?n the door to such unlimited Inflation. The United States must keep Its legal tender flat off all usslgnat paper su:n Is Is 1iera proposed. If tho Dos PaTsoi loan and mortgage company can cli culate its bonds on their own unaided value, well and good. Then each rrn.t who should take one and got wors'ed by it would have only himself to blam Admirable as may be the designer's aim, his project is qulto as Impractical as was that of the man who thought to lift himself up by tugging away at his own bootstraps. Senator Wellington wants the United States to curry favor with Kutope. The advice of Washington was to avoid en tangling alliances. We prefer Wash ington as a guide to tho Hon. Mr. Wel lington, of Matyland. Reasons Why. "Why pass a tariff bill?" asks the Louisville Courier-Journal. Because tho present tariff has proven utterly Inadequate to supply tho rev enue needed by tho government. Because the policy of paying current expenses by raising money on bonds is expensive and In the direction ot bankruptcy. BecauBo it Is unbusinesslike and un necessary to Increase the national debt in time ot peace. Because sufficiency of revenue pro tects tho gold reserve and makes cur rency trouble Imposslblo. Because tho Industres of tho United States need moro protection than they havo under tho present tariff. Because, finally, the people voted for a tariff founded on the principles em bodied In McKlnley's candidacy. Rochestor Democrat and Chronicle. The English statistician, Mulhall, as serts that tho value of tho manufact uring output of New England has quintupled since 18M). It now amounts to an annual per capita of $319 as against $115 In Great Britain, $88 in Belgium and $71 In France. In 1850, where the New England workman got $216 a year In wages, ho received, in 1800, $460. Astounded by these figures that tell the great isicry of protection to American industry, the free trad ers now declare that we cannot In future keep up this pace, Suppose we cannot. Isn't it something to have kept It up for thirty years? Where would we S'i today If wo had remained all those years In the Jog trot pace with which free trade England contents Her self? - The Manufacturer of Philadelphia, representing the manufacturing Inter ests of the state, announces that on the occasion of tho Pan-American confer ence of the Philadelphia Commercial museum, which will draw to that city delegates from Mexico, and nearly all the South and Central American re publics, It will publish a special interna tional edition, consisting of 50,000, copies or more and containing a special report of the pioceedlngs of this Important meeting, together with various other matter bearing upon the extension of our South American trade. The num ber will undoubtedly be useful for fu ture reference, and Its publication will be awaited with eagerness. Governor Bradley, of Kentucky, threaten: to pardon every Juvenile criminal now in Jail or hereafter to be put there If the legislature doesn't pro vide a suitable reformatory. The threat Is daring, but Its motive Is unassail able. A state like Kentucky ought to know better than to make confirmed criminals out of its first offenders by decreeing incarceration In the same Jails and cells with hardened thugs. Mr. Wanamaker now explains that he didn't aim at McKinley at all, but at the "dwadllng senate." Yet we cannot believe that he woul'd spurn a senate seat. Tho wholo amount of it Is that our kindness and forbearance have been wasted upon the Spaniard, and it is time to try another kind of treatment. Gossip at the Capital Special Coircspondence of Tho Tribune. Washington, May 20. Reading tho various programmes which aro appearing In tho dally newspapers, announcing with apparent "official au thority" the policy tho president has lor mulated In relation to Cuba, one can fore see that the day of censorship of tho press Is not far distant, at least It Is generally thought among those whoo attention has been called to tho matter, that there must bo some way devised by which tho admin istration (this and all other ones) can bo protected from tho misrepresentation which is growing more and more reckless. Ignorant inteipretatlon of motives, criti cism of acts, complete distortion of the meaning of things, do not hurt, but the solemn assumption of newspaper writers of familiar converse with the president, of the possession of his absolute confidence, of being tho repositories of his policies on every Imaginable question, Is something appalling. Mr. McKinley -will really need to edit the matter which theso assumed confidants aro publishing, or, what would doubtless bo wiser, ohooso from among them one which may bo recognized as the administration organ, after tho man ner of tho governments of tho older world. Were Is one of theso familiars of -ne president who solemnly announces vthat the president has determined upon his Cu ban policy, that as a matter of form ho will await the report of Commissioner Cal houn, and then ho will at onco address a note to tho Spanish government suggest ing that the Cubans be permitted to pur chaso their Independence that is, pay for tho possession of a God-given right In cold cash. If Spain refuses, then will come, with a celerity that will make the Spanish head swim, tho act of recognition. This would bo simply amusing if it woro not announced by a paper which is not given to lying, and with an air of having been Inspired by tho president. Of course. any one who reads carefully will see that If tho president has decided so absolutely regarding the matter, It would be hypo critical and dlshonorablo to pretend that his policy Is In any way to bo influenced by any report that 9. commissioner can make. This would be foreign, assuredly, to tho frank and manly nature of Mr. Mc Kinley. Of course, tho fact that theso as sumed familiars of the president contra dict each other In tho reports of their confidences, denudes the statements of any semblance of truth, but each paper has Its constituency, which reads no other print, and so each constituency swallows what Is given it as tho poJIcy of the admin istration. The story that the president will ask Spain to permit Cuba to purchase Independence, Is Indeed giotesque. Mc Kinley is not copying the mistakes ot Cleveland. When Cleveland made that suggestion It was treated with scorn both by tho Spaniards and tho Cubans. Tho latter do not propose to burden them selves with a debt of scores of millions when the war haj reached a stage of col lapse, and the former has no purpose of selling out until there Is an nbsoluto as surance of purchaso. It would bo Idlotio for tho Spanish government to admit de feat by an agreement to such a scheme, In tho face of the knowledge that the Cu bans will not consent to pay a single dol lar for that which they knjw Is their own. It Is said the president Is both amused and annoyed by tho solemn assumption of familiarity with his plans by somo of the newspaper writers, and that he has suggested that they get together and at least make their "official" statements har monize. But how would any of the gentle men get a "scoop" It that wero done? As It appears that some sort of resolu tion must be adopted soon by the senate, even If the tariff bill has to be antagon ized with It for tho purpose of forcing a vote, the great dispute Is about to resolve Itself Into nccusatlon and defense In re gard to obstruction of tho measures of recognition. Halo and Hoar assert that the friends of recognition havo done all tho talking, and therefore that they are responsible for the delay. This is Ilale'a version of It, and It Is slippery and snaky ns everything Is that emanates from that adept at shallow cunning. It Is a fact that on every occasion when the friends ot the resolution attempted to forco a vote, Hale Interposed with tho Information that while he would ask for no unneces sary delay, ho was riot quite ready for a vote, as ho had some remarks which were not yet ilpe, or something to that effect. It Is a fact that Halo and Hoar havo held up tho Morgan resolution all along. Its friends wouM have been ready for a vote at any time, knowing It would havo a largo majority, but tho two statesmen named, for reasons which they havo nover been good enough to give to the public, havo Interposed the obstacle of senatorial courtesy and asked for moro time. As for poor Wellington, of Maryland, who is the only one to como valiantly to th,o as sistance of Hoar and Hale, and the only one on that sldo so Innocent as not to have tome secret and personal reason for pro Spanish affections, he Is already ausgB splelt. He I J denounced by his Maryland constituents with a general fury, and, it it paid, has demolished the last chance ot a Republican majority In tho legislature which will cliooso a successor to Gorman, Tho speech was certainly tho silliest It has ever been my lot to listen to from tho senate press gallery. One may forgive astute and brilliant wickedness, almost, rather than honest nutnlnity. Wo are used to tho former, in the senate, but it Is doubtful If wo can ever look upon the lat ter with patience. I am told thnt the officers of the Red Cross In other parts of tho world are. much excited by accounts of tho perform ances of the members ot (he order Jn Cuba, who seem to have been us sayago as ths most savage of tho Hpanlsli'sol dlers, and that steps aro being taken .o relievo tho organization of their mem bership. It Is alleged that tho cruelties of Spanish members of the outer In Cuba, which hnvo bvtn reported In tho newspa pers nre but a moiety of the truth. Tho recent rtcord of tho Red Cross Is not es teemed to have been very brilliant, and It is felt to bo Incumbent upon the worthy branche of tho society that tho process of purging should be prompt and radical. Commissioner Calhoun Is not earning laurel In the opinion of tho administra tion by his first days at Havana. It Is thought to bo very curious that he shoull have passed two or three days In rather sportlvo performances, at Spnnish din ners, and tho Spanish Casino of evenings, In enjoyment of tho characterise pro gramme of such places, before even In forming the president of his arrival. Tho criticism Is that It Is nt tho best prepara tion for an Impartial Investigation of a grave matter to allw one's self to bo dined and wined by tho party supposed to bo flagrantly wrong from the American standpoint. Mr. Calhoun, however, may havo had a purpose which his critics aro not Informed of at this dlstnncc, and may yet prove to be In sympathy with tho power that sent him on his delicate mission. Broker Chapman Is In the district Jail, and does not seem to bemoan his fate in the least. Indeed, he remarked to a visi tor that ho seemed to have been born for that sort of thing, meaning not that he was born to consort with criminals and to bo Phut In a dungeon, but that It Is to his liking to be coddled nnd lionized and fed fat on the best tho markot affords, prepared by a French chef, without being compelled to work for the luxury. He has tho "run" of the best rooms of the Jail, can wander in tho open air tn tho floor scented grounds If ho wlllrcan havo a game of poker with his friends If ho so desires (though ho has a glut of gambling when ot his legitimate trade), and Is ap parently happy for tho chance of this bit of unlquo recreation. Big with generosity, he says ho does not wish to Involve tho president with any complex question of his pardon. The Jail warden Is a genial fellow, nnd seems to be cultivating Chap man assiduously, possibly with an eye to future tips In regard to probablo Ups and downs of the market. Tho wholo thing Is a lark, and tho only regret of the merry broker seems to bo that he ennnot have tho company of Messrs. Havemoyer and Searles. Mr. Chapman s much inter ested In the other criminals, and Is mak ing a study of them. It Is qulto possible he may pick up one among them with a genius for his own calling, and bring htm to New York when ho regains his liberty to play tho stock market for senators of tho Unltea States. TO TIP OR NOT TO TIP. From the Syracuse Post. Senator Penrose, ot Pennsylvania, lives at tho Raleigh In Washington, and, like the good American that ho Is, refuses to tip tho waiters. Tho result has been sev eral strikes In the establishment and sev eral changes of waiters. But the senator still holds the fort and manages to live comfortably, even though ho be not popu lar with the waiters' fraternity. If Sen ator Penrose will persist In tho position ho has taken, ho will perform a service which his countrymen will all appreciate and will do much toward breaking up this un-American, uncalled for and obnoxious system of tipping. As Senator Penrose Is a man of largo wealth and liberality, ho can make the tight against tipping with out being charged with penurlousness, and his example will mnko it much easier tor others with less means who want to bo Independent. Tho practice of tipping has grown In this country enormously In tho last few years. In some localities It has almost reached European proportions, but with the added dladvantage that much larger tips are expected and they aro given without the discrimination exercised in Europe. It has come to pass that in many first class hotels In tho largo cities gucstr are una ble to receive decent treatment unless they fee some one. They must fee the waiter to have decent service at the table; they must feo the porter to have their bnggage handled promptly, they must feo the servants to have their calls at the room attended to. From the moment they enter unt'l the moment they loave the hotel somebody Is standing with an open hand expecting a tip, and unles the tip Is given the guest Is mde to feel uncom fortable and In many eaes is put to great Inconvenience. On sleepmg car the trav eler Is expected to pay part of the wages of tho Wagner or Pullman porters. It matters not that he pays a high price ror his berth or his seat In the drawing room car and Is entitled to efficient service from tho company's employes, he must fee tho porter Just tho same if he expects good treatment. It is an outrage that theso wealthy corporations, paying large divi dends on their stock, charging laigo sums for tho service they afford, do not pay their employes enough wages to enable them to live without the asslstance'of 'tips. Porters aro not so much to be blamed, for they receive but small pay from their em ployers and they cro plainly told that they must mako up tho rest ot their compensa tlon from tho traveling public. 'An nntl-tlpplng crusade would enlist tho hearty support of thousands of Amorlcans, The class distinction that havo prevailed for centuries in the Old World have culti vated the obsequious spirit that takes a tip as a necessary gratuity, oven whero no real service has boen rendered. But such conditions havo not yet been estab lished In this country. There Is no rta son why Americans should be obliged to pay twice for the service they receive In hotels or on tnocars. n inwa were lumo Americans with tho Independent spirit of Senator Penrose, the tipping practlco wou'jd receive a setback. All that Is need ed Is for travelers to assert their Inde pendence at.d, after having paid a good price for hotel or railroad accommoda tions, insist upon receiving what thoy havo paid for and refuse to bo held up for part of the employes' wages, which stingy corporations would make them pay. WHAT AN ODD IDEA! From tho Honesdale Citizen. Ron. U B. Hardenbergh has good cause for an action for libel against tho Scranton Tribune, on account of the nl leged likeness of tho senator, printed In last Saturday's Issue of that Journal. It Is a good thing that his namo appeared in bold faced letters beneath It, or no ono would have suspected who It was. ONfi SURE HEME I) Y. From tho Times-Herald. A correspondent wants to '.mow the best remedy for nightmare. Insomnia Is said to be good for that sort of thing. PHOOr TO THE CONTRARY. They tell us education brings ideas won drous strange; That as woman's mind advances, her at tire will greatly change. . But a glorious refutation comes for all the cynics say; No lass has yet worn bloomer clothes on graduation day. Washington Star. BEIDLEMAN'S BARGAIN SALE OF FINE STATIONERY Begins Saturday, May 15. Lasts Ono Week. Watch the Window, 437 Hpruco Street, The Rotunda, Board of Tiado Building, GOLDSMT Hoeest Goods At Homiest Price A threadbare quotation, but possessed of great strength when properly lived up to. The right interpretation of its meaning is the lever which has lifted this business into its present state of usefulness. This homely time worn sentence holds the patronage of old friends and gains the confidence of new ones. We owe it to you that your dollars should at all times have their best purchasing power here, and the following items will amply back up the argument. WAS GOODS A There's more Wash Goods economy in this store at this time than ever before in its history. Somebody's losing money, but the consumer gets a big buying benefit. All ready for you when you read this. SO styles of Vidette Batistes at 4 cents. 60 styles of 31 inch Tinted QroundOrgandies in beautiful floral designs at 8c 100 styles of Scotch Lappets, Dimities, Piques aod Ducks at 10 and I24c. 40 styles of Sublime Fantasies and Tissue Erode at 17 cents. 50 styles of French Organdies, every one a work of art at 25 cents. tjCSWe are now holding a special sale of Misses' and Children's Wash Dresses at less than one-half their value. FINLEY Lace CmrtaSai; We offer this week, to reduce stock, extraordi nary values in Curtains: 40 pairs Nottingham Lace, 69c. a pair; from 85c. SO pairs Nottingham Lace, 8Sc. a pair; from $1.10. 18 pairs Nottingham Lace, 51.15 a pair; from 51.37- 20 pairs Nottingham Lace, $1.38 a pair; from $1.75. IE palro . Nottingham Lace, $1.65 a pair; from $2.00. 12 pairs Nottingham Lace, $1.95 a pair; from S2.30. 20 pairs Irish Point, ecru and white, $3.75 a pair; from $4.50. 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 $6.25. 10 pairs Irish Point, ecru and white, $0.50 a pair; from $7.50. 10 pairs Irish Point, ecru and white, 8.37 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 $9.23. 12 pairs Brusspls 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 512 LACKAWANNA AVENUE Sweeping reduction In all lines to save moving stock, on account of extensive alter ations on our first and second floors. Now is the 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 Black Wftlnnt Counters and 120 feet of good Shelving for sale cheap. TIE CLEMONS, FEEEER AltEY CO., 423 Lackawanna Avenue. Alteration SALE Cp. Eu 2111 cO' . run n a ME "SPRING 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. BOYLE - & - " MUCKLOW, 416 LACKAWANNA AVENUE, Lewis, Rdlly & OavSeSo ALWAYS BUSY. We are selling ono thousand pairs of men's shoes. Good value for 3.50. Our prlco while they last will bo 32.50. All tho toes, A to E. Best Leathers, Best Makes. 114-116 Wyoming Ave, Telephone 24 D 2. drip from the merciless Sultan's sword as he plys his terrible slaughter of the defenseless while J1J, from tho mightier PEN of Gladstone, tho Grand Old Man, havo aroused to Indignation tho 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 cialty. FOUNTAIN PENS, with gold mount ing, for $1.50 only. OFFICE and TYPEWRITERS' sup plies. STATIONERY Wedding Cards, In vitations, Announcements, etc., etc. Key molds Bros STATIONERS, Hotel Jermyn Building. BAZAAR. YOU poour 1 HIPMiDV RP1 JIM HID General Agent for the Wyoming District for DUPONTS POWDER Mining, Blasting, Sporting, Smokelou and the Repauno Chemical Company's HIGH EXPLOSIVES. Eafety Fuse, Caps nnd Exploders. Rooms 212, 213 and 21-1 Commonwealth Building, Scrnntoa. AGENCIES: TIIOS, FORD, JOHN B. SMITH & SON, E. W. MULLIGAN, nttston Plymouth Wllkes-Barro kM WINDOWS, 0 o o THE PLACE TO BUY IS WHERE YOU CAN FIND THE LARGEST ASSORT MENT. OUR ASSORTMENT OP SCREEN DOORS: COMMON, FANCY, FANCYSPJNDLE, PIANO FINISH, HARDWOOD, LANDSCAPE, In VA3! Sizes PRICES RANGING FROM 75C. TO 52.00, COMPLETE, WITH HINGES. WINDOW SCREENS IN ABOUT 15 STYLUS AND SIZES. WE LEAVE IT TO YOU, HAVE WE THE ASSORTMENT? II PLEASANT COAL AT RETAIL. Coal of tho best quality. for domestio us and of all sizes, Including Buckwheat and Blrdseye, delivered in any part of the city; at the lowest price Orders received at tho Office, first floor. Commonwealth building, room No 6; telephono No. 2634 or at the mine, tele phone No. 272, will be promptly attended to. Dealers supplied at tbo mine. T. SI
Significant historical Pennsylvania newspapers