THE SCRANTON TBXBUNJBtTUJGJSDAT MOIttflW, iTUaftE j3C, XBV7 itllrnd ywktr. No Sunday Edition. Dy The Tribune Publlthlng Company. WILLIAM CONNELL, President, tw Yoik Itfprwnlnllvi: HUNK a OIIAY CO, Itoom 4 Tribune Ilulldlng, New York Cllr. SUHSCKIPTIUIS PRICBl DAIIy 50 cents a month. Weekly $1.00 a year. ftuHio At Ttis roswfrios at bchintos. rx. as B1C0HD-CLA8S MAIL UATTIR. TEN PAGES. SCKANTON. JUND 15, 1897. Tho spml-ofllclal announcement that the president favors the annexation pf Itawnll and will soon submit to the senate a treaty carrying1 this purposo Into effect will ho welcomo Intelligence to all persons who look ahead. Tho Common Sense Way. The proposition of an Increased state tax on the gross premiums of foreign Insurance companies does not meet with favor among Insurance men, for the reason that lt3 Imposition would ho likely to provoke retaliatory taxation by other states on premiums under written In thpso states by Pennsylvania companies. The entlro theory of such taxation, moicpver, Is had. While a corporation of another state doing busi ness In Pennsylvania ought naturally to submit to equal taxation on Its Pennsylvania business with tho domes tic companies, any discrimination against It Is in clear violation of the principle of free trade among the states, and therefore, In the long run, harmful. It Is not clear yet that any extraord inary expedients of new taxation will have to bo resorted to atllarrlsburg this session, notwithstanding the hue and cry which has gpne abroad to this effect. TH10 fiscal estimate reproduced on this page from the Philadelphia Press woaihl appear to Justify the ex pectation that taxation will remain practically unchanged, and that ends will bo mado to meet by heroic abridg ment of non-essential expenses. This, it Is needless to say, Is the common sense solution, and 1C Senator Quay and his rational advisers In the legislature phall adopt It as their guiding prlnclplo it will bo well for them and well for the party. . The fact Is deemed worthy of cabling from Havana that "Weyler has par doned a CubaTi prisoner. We fear that iWcyler is in danger of straining him self. Taught a Lesson. It Is evident "that Secretary Iong has gained wisdom from his connection with tho now celebrated case of Knslgn Stone. It will bo remembered that En sign Stone, whllo on leave ot absence, recently undertook to wed tho daugh ter of a pompoms old millionaire named Conde, of Oswego, N. Y. The ensign and tho daughter had been regularly betrothed; tho girl was of ago and will ing to marry, but tho purse-proud papa wns obdurate. Ho put tho girl under lock and key, and when Stone and a friend tried by strategy to communl cato with her, ho telegraphed a com plaint to tho secretary of tho navy and .the secretary, on tho strength, of that telegram, ordered Stona to report at Brooklyn i!or an investigation. The Inquiry has resulted In tho en sign's compioto exoneration; and Scc jetary Long, whose readiness to accept the unsupported charge of an Interest ed accuser as jjround for the humilia tion ot a subordinate of his depart ment drew the episode Into tho broad est possible publicity, has been com pelled, In Justice- to Ensign Stone and to himself, to mako a public acknowl edgment of his mistake. So far as the ensign's love affair goes, that may with pioprlety bo returned as soon as possible to tho domain ot things which are none of tho public's business;. He lias tho public's sympathy and Its hearty good wishes; but a more import ant point Just now Is thnt the secretary of tho navy has been taught a lesson and that ho has the good sense to see it and tho good judgment to profit by It. j Plko county's murderer, Schulz, c,omes ac n.r deserving tho death sen tence as any criminal cam come. The Misuse of College Degrees. The refusal by Mr. Cleveland of the honorary degree of Doctor of Laws proffered to him by Harvard univer sity was In excellent taste, but the sat isfaction which this declination would otherwise Impart Is weakened by the intimation that he will not put aside a similar honor If It shall be proffered to him by Princeton. Tho impropriety of conferring upon a man like Mr. Cleveland this supreme title of scholarly distinction Is very manifest; und In saying this we speak absolutely without political bias. Tho fact that ho has twice held the highest office within tho political gift of the people does not make him a fit subject for this distinction, nor would It have mado him such had he been a Repub lican. The sole test which should govern tho distribution of colleglato degrees should bo eminent scivics in tho causo ot education. He whose ac curate scholarship and intrepid think ing along the lines ot public usefulness add to the welfare of his country and his ago is Indeed a benefactor to whom the higher institutions of learning may without fault offer tokens of the pub lic' esteem, but Mr. Cleveland Is not such a man. Ho la Instead a man ot narrow learning; an economist qf shabby qualification? and a states man whose state craft has mmlted Blrnply In disaster. In a J probability he could not pass a freshman's exam ination, 'and to confer upon s.ucH a roan the title ot Doctor of Lawa would be to cheapen that tltlo In the estima tion of rlght-thlnklng men. Tho practice of scattering theso de grees around amons; men whom for tuitous circumstances have lifted into undeserved prominence, while life-long students aro Ignored, is discreditable bnd vicious. We havo honored Mr. Cleveland for tho discretion which ho has heretofoto shown In declining th,eo. misconceived tributes, nnd we will honor hlm further If ho shall resist tho temptation coon to bo put beforo him by tho Institution near whoso chapel ho now resides. An excellent Impression appears to havo been mado by tho president nt Nashville, and In fact nil th'rough. tho South. Sectional "reconciliation, onco n beautiful dream, Is fast becoming an accomplished act. - m Tho Duty on Coal. In tho Dlnglcy bill as It passed the house tho McKlnley duty of 7B cents per ton was restored on bituminous cpal, In place of tho 40-cent duty Im posed by the Wilson bill. In the Dlng ley bill us amended by the finance com mittee of the senate the duty of 75 cents was extended over all coal, an thracttcaswellns bituminous, save such as Is Imported from countries which shall hereafter put no higher than a CO-cent duty on American coal. Coal from theso countries Is to have a re ciprocal rate ot CO cents a ton. Announcement Is mado that tho senators from West Virginia, Mary land, Pennsylvania and Ohio, whoso statcsarclargclylntcrcsted In bitumin ous coal, will resist this reciprocity ex emption clause of tho finance commit tee, for the reason that It would In all probability be taken advantage of by the Canadian coal Interests to Hood tho New England and Atlantic seaboard markets with Nova Scotia coal. The fact that the Nova Scotlan product found tho 40-cent rate of tho Wilson bill no barrier to entrance Into this valuable American field Is cited as tending to prove that a CO-cent recipro cal duty would also bo insufficient as a protection for tho homo market. The 75-cent rate, how ever, would shut this foreign coal out, and therefore these benators Intend to fight for the 75-cent rate. It is to bo hoped that they will not rest their case after the bituminous interests are properly shielded. Tho sensible thing to do Is to make the coal duty applicable to bituminous and anthracite alike. Then, como what may, the coal Industry In all Its branch es will cease to fear destructive foreign competition. It tho report Is true that the sultan Is pouring troops Into Thessaly by the thousands with a view to forcible resistance against ejectment, maybe the powers will yet have reason to ic gret that they coddled hlm so long. Two Senators Who Aro Right. It has become known that at tho caucus of Republican senators held on Saturday to discuss tho proposed ab rogation of the reciprocity treaty with Hawaii, a sharp dlffcrenoo of opinion developed. Senator Nelson of Minne sota, so the Information goes, favored abrogation and intimated that thoso who opposed It had "a substantial reason" for their attitude. This brought his colleague, Senator Davis, to his feet. Tho latter Is reported to have said: "I have a substantial reason for op posing tills outrage upon American honor nnd upon International decency. I do not know what occult influences have been at work to bring about tho proposed violation of our reciprocity agreement with Hawaii. The pioposl tlon Is extraordinary, unreasonablo and unprecedented. It Is trua that Hawaii Is a weak government as com pared with the United States: but while I am chairman of the committee on foreign relations I shall resist every attempt to vlolato an International convention, except according to tho term3 of that convention, no matter whether tho nation with which we sus tain relations shall bo the weakest or the strongest In the world. Moreover, neither threat, lnuendo, Insinuation nor direct Insult shall affect my determina tion that Justice alone shall mark our dealings with tho civilized nations of the world." Following this Senator Frye said: "No matter what influences aro brought to bear to ljrlnjr about th'e consummation of this outrage, I tell you that It cannot bo perpetrated; and certainly not In this cowardly manner. If the treaty of leelprocity with Hawaii Is to be abrogated it must bo approached In a manly manner. The proposition must come directly beforo the senate, and not as a rider to an appropriation bill or to a tariff bill or to anything of a like measure. Hawaii shall havo her full twclvo months' notice of our Intention to termlnato that treaty. Senators should know that If this government declines to deal Justly with Hawaii that government has a strong recouisc. Tho govern ment of Great Britain stands ready to establish a protectorate over those Islands; and a protectorate would mean the maintenance of Internation al rlght3 of Hawaii, according tp Inter national law. Talk and bluster will accomplish nothing that Is not right; and it Is not right that an Important matter of international law should bo dealt with In a revenue hill." Assuming theso quotations to be true, it remains to be said that public sentiment will support tho attitude of Senators Davis and Fryo in this mat ter. Tho very Idea of trying to annul a treaty In a tariff bill is preposterous, and but for tho pressure of Interests which fear the competition qf Hawaii an sugar growers it would' never be suggested. Suppose that upon tho recommenda tion of tho United States Spain should offer genuine autonomy to Cuba and afterward go back on her pledges, as he Is In the habit of doing. What would tho authorities at Washington do then?. The Exact Situation In Cuba. Tho opinion formed by Correspond ent Popper after his sojourn in Cuba is that tho rebellion there, if continued nlong present lines, will go on indefi nitely. The division of sovereignity is so nearly equal that only tho exhaus tion of Spain's resources, necessitating the abandonment ot the Island, would given tho insurgents tho victory. On tho other hand, the insurgents have thrown practically their full force Into the struggle and btand about 40,000 against 200,000, or 0110 against five. They cannot grow stronger and may In time tiro out, Mr. Pepper says there is no doubt that the Spanish campaign has been characterized by great atrocity. Many Instances of the slaughter of wounded prisoner and the putting to the sword ot Insurgents or suspects found In cap tured hospitals are abundantly authen ticated. Tho starving of paclflcos in not a purposo but an Incident ot Weyler's campaign. His aim Is to devastate and depopulate tho neutral territory, so as to deprlvo the Cuban patriots of ro inforcementa nnd shut off their sourco of supplies. This campaign amounts in fact to nn attempted slego of tho enemy's country with the added featuro of enforced starvation for all who might otherwise seek tho enemy's camp. Qn tho other hand tho Insur gents havo ,ii ot bpen above criticism. Mr. Pepper Is not nblo to discover any evidence that they havo killed wounded prisoners or put to torture Spaniards caught In open battle, but ho known of cases wherein they Inflicted summary punishment on fellow Cubans suspected of betraying their mqvomcntn to tho Spanish. Theso nllegqd informers were generally hanged as n warning, but sometimes they were also mutilated, presumably to add emphasis to tho monition. Theso deductions, it will bo perceived, agreo precisely with tho Intelligence heretoforo communicated to tho United States government through official channels. A condition of belligerency undoubtedly exists, but it Is a condi tion calling for more or less than for mal recognition. It calls for more If It Is any concern of tho government nt Washington how humanity Is abused and valuablo property destroyed near tho American mainland; and for less if our moral obligations extend no fur ther than tidewater. It Is now announced that Judge Cal houn will bo appointed minister to Spain. Tho fact that he believes In Cuban autonomy rather than outright Cuban independenco ought to mako him as acceptable at Madrid as any American can be at this time. Every decent woman In Christendom will heartily rejoice that the attempted assassination of President Faure did not succeed; and will Just as heartily hope that this will bo tho last attempt In this generation to strike down tho executive head of any government. Wo all hope the effort to raise a sub scription fund for tho continuation of the Wilkes Barro ball club will suc ceed. It Is such fun to defeat Wllkes Barre. It begins to look as If ha Scranton ball club was permitting Its chivalrous nature to carry It too far. Gossip at the Capital Special Correspondence of Tho Tribune. Washington, Juno 1J. Tho marrow Is being tukeu from tho backbono of tho Democratic party. In tho opinion of many o tho old lino lead ers lu congress. They aro greatly dis couraged by tho dc&crtlons from their ranks -which havo taken placo since tho tariff discussion began, in tho senate. and they trcmblo for the future of their tity. For generations tho Democratic (party lias stood for freo trade. Within tho last few days threo strong Democrat ic states have deserted tho freo trado ranks and gono over to ho party of pro tection; namely, South Carolina, Georgia and Louisiana. Tillman, of South Caro lina; Baker and Clay, of Georgia; Mc Encry, of Louisiana, and Rawlins, of Utah, havo como out squarely and flatly for tho protection of local Interests. The significance of this move Is more keenly understood by tho old-time Democratic leaders than by tho country at large, and thoy confess to a senso of discour agement akin to hopelessness for tho fu turo of their party. Senator Vest, who, with Senator Jones, of Arkansas, leads tho opposition In tho senate, confessed to a Republican colleague, after ono of tbo protection Democrats voted, that ho was about ready to givo up tho fight. He said: "I am about ready to let you fel lows havo your own way and stand to ono side. I do not caro a continental what kind of a bill you pass, and If It wero not for my senso of duty to my party I would throw up my hands and mako no further opposition to your pro gramme A lot of our people aro 'qult tera,' and havo abandoned tho time-honored principles of Democracy on the tar iff Issue. They lea us nothing to tight for upon w hlch tho party can hope to be united." As if to emphasize tho view taken by Senator Vest, a largo number of Dem ocratic papers throughout tho South, In districts iv hero thero Is industrial de velopment, h.ivo taken, strong protec tion grounds of late, and are coming out unqualifiedly In favor of tho Amorlcan Idea of protection. Thoy Fee that In this they aro voicing tho popular side of the question, nnd aro advancing In a mate rial way their own localities. All ot this Is very discouraging to tho Democrats, who look beyond tho settlement of the freo silver Issue, and plan for the per petuation of their organization. Tho political iplay In Ohio Is arousing tho liveliest kind of Interest among poli ticians In tho national capital. Tho an nouncement by ex-Congressman Sorg, tho millionaire tobacconist, of his candi dacy for tho United States senate, is va riously construed. In eomo quarters It la hold ho Is merely a stalk I iff horse for John 'li. McLean, but the inside construc tion placed upon tho movo Is that ho iop rcsonta un irreconcilable opposition to tbo pretentions of thoClnclnnatl editor, who lives in Washington. Thero Is a deep seated conviction that Brlce ana John son and the hard money Democratic In fluences n Ohio will combine on Sorg and elect as many mombers of tho legislature pledged to him as thCy can on a platform of "anything to beat dlcLean." Should tho Ohio legislature, bo Democratic and tho Sorg contingent havo hold of the bal ancQ of power tho defeat of McLean may be regarded as practically assured. It may not bo posslblo to elect Sorg, but eomo man acceptablo to tho McLean op position anil to tho Republicans will bo selected. It may bo remarked In this connection, how over, that the probabili ties are that thU deep sea Democratic plotting will amount to nothing and that the Republicans will havo a clear major ity over tho combined opposition. A good story is tpld at tho expense of ox-Senator Joo Blackburn, of Kentucky, Tho lato Senator Heck, of that state, was tho author of It. Several years ago a desperado was to bo hanged In tho dis trict where Blackburn was running for congress, and Joo was among tho spec tators. When tho sheriff asked the con demned man if he "would llkd to mako any remarks," tho offer was sullenly docllned. Blackburn called out: "My friend. If you don't mind, I'd llko to have your time Juijt to tell theso good people bero I am a candidate for congress In thisj dis trict, onl I would, like to glvo som rea sons why they would. d woU to vote for una." "Who ts that feller?", tha prisoner asked ot tho sheriff. "That's Blaokburn-Joo Blackburn." "Well, let hln havo my time; let him havo all of It. But if Joe Blackburn Is going to speak, hang mo first and let him talk afterward." Very fow pcoplo who visit Washington, for tho first tlmo particularly, do not go to the top of the Washington monument. Very few, however, walk up tho winding staircase of thla nianslvo pile of granite, Tho largo majority toko tho elovatpr, Those who use tho staircase seo far moro than ihcynn -whn -tnko tho ensr -way of anccndlng to tho top of this lyonderful piecp of snglnporlng. Tho jnsmo 01 vo monument contain? mnny unlquo as ivoti as historical tablets donated by the vari ous commonwealths and Boclotles In tho Unltcd Stales, nmr'lt Is well worth tho tlmo and cxortlon spent In climbing1 tho great Iron stairway leading to tho apex of tho highest monument in this coun try. Last month thero wero 10,897 visit ors to tho top of the monument, of whloh number 9,081 mado the nscont by tho clo-' vntor and 1,818 by tho etnirway. Tho to tal number of persons who havo vfsttcd tho top of tho shnft since it wns opened to tho public on Oct. fl. 18SS, until May 81, 1S07. wns I,5!W,8S5. Tho height of the monument is GC0 feet. THE IIARRISBUfia SITUATION. rrom tho Philadelphia Press. According to various Information1 mado public respecting tho lato conference be tween Senator Quay and certain members of tho legislature, together with tho au dltor general and stato treasurer, It was subitantlally determined that tho stato Is now raising about as much revenue by taxation as It ought to expect to get; that It Is not a good tlmo to Increase taxes, and that what seems to bo most neces sary Is a readjustment and reduction pf expenditures. If this really was the con clusion It is to bo commended. Tho mis take about it Is that it was not agreed to four or flvo months ago, and promptly noted upon. It would bo an exceedingly dangerous movement, from a party point of view, for tho legislature at this tlmo to enter vpon tho policy of a next-tp-wholesalo lncreaso of taxation. Follow Ing'upon a period of depression and busi ness stagnation it would bo looked upon as almost a crlmo. Tho proper couno for tho state at such a tlmo Is that which tho Individual Is compelled to pursue, a reduction of ex penditure to bring them within the reve nue. Tho practically unanimous popular Indorsement of Governor Hastings' ring ing and admlrablo message of a week aro Is a revelation of ptbllc sentiment on this question which must command not only respect but obedience. None can afford to ipresumo upon tho great party major ities of tho past In a yoar when a state lssuo may bocomo so commanding as to forco asldo tho exceptional national Is sues on which recent victories havo been won. It has been estimated by tho auditor general and state treasurer that tho not revenues of tho commonwealth for tho fiscal year3 of 1897 and 1838 will amount to about $19,500,000. By net revenues 1 meant what will bo available to tho gen eral fund after returns of a proportion of certain taxes havo been made to tho several counties. Camparlng with tho expenditures for 1803 and 1SD0, which were large, It will tako about J7.400.000 of tho estimated $19,600,00 to cover the ex penses of tho stato government, includ ing tho state departments, tho legisla ture, tho Insane hospital and peniten tiaries, the Judiciary, national guard, pub lic printing and binding, interest on tho public debt and miscellaneous Items. As suming that as much will bo appropri ated for tho above Indicated expenses for tho next two years as for tho last two, thero would still bo left $12,100,000 to bo given to tho schools and to charities and out of which to get $300,000 to erect tho new legislative building. Tho figures show plainly enough that It Is possible, with tho cxcrclso of proper Judgment and a Uttlo courage, to adjust tho expenditures to tho present revenues and not compel en lncreaso of taxation. Wo shall hope It Is true tho recent confer enco has reached this conclusion, and that It will bo demonstrated at Harrlsburg this week by.prompt and effective action which will end the humiliating oomoraj- izatlon so long existing. YOU MAV HE TOOLED. rrom tho Philadelphia Record. If tho affnlrs of tho state weto turned over tp a receiver any competent busi ness man he would Instantly lop oft un necessary offices and unnecessary outlay and so manago with tho magnificent reve nue at his disposal as to Icavo tho stato treasury at the end of the next two years with a fine surplus. But not so tho Re publican managers. They havo no more Idea of thrift or frugality In administer ing public affairs than a cow has of danc ing a Virginia reel. They will find out new subjects of taxation, and will rob the counties and raid tho -orporatlons, end rlflo tho estates of dead men; but they wilt not abolish an ofllco nor cut down a salary. Watch them! BASED ON FACTS. From tho Now York Sun. Wo tako plasuro In adding our corrob oration to tho opinion of Russell Sago. Thero Is a revival of business, not great as yet, but decided. And' our opinion is not based upon hearsay or information, but upon eolfd faots. Tno weekly set tlements of The Sun are now for tho first tlmo showing an lncreaso In profits over tho corresponding weeks of 1896; and there 13 no other Indication of tho general con dition of business so posltlvo or so un equivocal as the accounts of a great, pop ular, cash-paying, and cash-receiving newspaper. SOUND ADVICE. From tho Springfield Republican. If tho state's revenues aro Inadequate, bcalo down expenses. Good housekeepers cut off desserts when It Is necessary to economize, but tho modern statesman, whothor of city, stato or nation, when tho lncomo runs short, only orders tho moro pudding and shortcake. COSTLY HEAL ESTATE. From tho Chicago Record. A lot of ground at tho corner of Fifth avenue and Forty-fifth street, New York, 50 feot front by 100 feot deep, was sold re cently for $410,000; that Is $8,200 a front, and $83 a squaro foot. That is tho highest prico over paid for residence prop erty. A LONG FELT WANT. Summer tlmo Is with us ond thp skies is warm an' blue, An" tho flowers Is a-smllln' on tho hill; An' tho world feels kind o' satisfied with all that comes to vlow 'Causo everything seems goln' on Jes' as it ortcr do Everything exeep' thp tariff bill. Tho rosea scatters perfume, an thp honoy-supklea climb An' tho ivy's trallin' 'rpund tho wlndow slll; ThP crick Is sof'ly rlpplhV with tho or familiar rhyme; Everything wo wished fur is arrlvln right on time Everything excop' thp tariff bill. Thp wind coos bfilowtn lightly through tho fields pf rlpcnln" wheat That shows tho farm la good fur epm e thln' still: Nature spreads tho promise of her bounty at our foot; Everything we nocd Is hero to mako our Jpy complete Everything oxcep' tho tariff Mil. Washington Star. ForCommencement,Wed djng Day, Birthday, 437 Spruce ijtrjeti Tfoe Rotunda, Hoard of Trado Ilulldlng. BEAUTIFUL GIFT BWKS GO L1SM It u Well to jemeinnibr TFVll Jknf3 fi fl iLr-S here ?ver as a season known wlien the wholesale market has Jl SLLu pMlNJ3 been so gluttcd with these cool, dainty summer fabrics. The result is a price break that would cause you much wonderment did you not know the facts. Printed Foulards, black grounds with dainty sprays and small figures at only 35c, Asiatic and American Habituai Foulards, one of the most tenacious Silk Fab rics, cool, neat and washable if you like, printed in the newest designs, which if times were good and money plenty, would be cheap at 75 cents. We are selling them now at 45 cents. ITtoli0 S (Til rrhrndl S Mucl1 of tte loss caused by these reductions we take ourselves: iLinSJS UIU"UW1S it's stock cleaning time in this department, and we must' have shelf room before hot weather hits us.. If it's Dress Goods, then you save money by buying them here. All Wool 40-inch Star Plaids, in 20 different colorings. Your choice at 25c. Silk and Wool Novelties in single and exclusive dress lengths, worth 75c to $1, Your choice at 49 cents. FINLEY'S liirt Waist AND The ling of Mouses, ALSO THE A FOR LADIES. Most Popular and Best Fitting Waists in fos Market. 510 AND 512 LACKAWANNA AVENUE OPENING JVNE 14, IB. 10. MONDAY, TPKSDAY, ANDWUPNEaDAYOKNf.XTWKBlC PO NorronaETTiiu datk inn pojiuo IS COrtDlALLY ItfVH'EI) TO INSPECT OUHWWPTOWOP :-a- LADIES VIM flPQEI VP BQTjyUJijn. TBI (XENONS, FEWER 9 B1MSS ungwais New Store k ?2, Lftokaya ana Avejuo. That kthe jproductiioiri of tirierclfoainidJse fair outstrips its ppsumption. This will go far toward explaining the apparent modesty of price on many seasonable offer ings. Hardly a day goes by but we have shown some specialfthing on which the manufacturer is over storckpd. He needs money and to induce us to buy, -the goods .are offered in many cases at less than the cost of production. It's a wise loss for the makr a good purchase for us.and a big bargain benefit for yJu. Nu Matter .IMil IIIIIC just as yeir misfit pes n just Half w BOYLE - & - MUCKLOW, 416 LACKAWANNA AVENUE. IT O TT" O tl Tl I 1U&W 119 UUM & DavIeSo ALWAYS BUSY. Wo Dovoto One Whole Stero to Jjc!!es?? Misses' aicl Children's Sloes, Our Trices Ilauno from 2Bo to $5.00. Care Ml nnd 1'ollto Attcntlpn Given In Uaon De partment. IEWIS,MIIXYAVI!ES lid AND 110 WYOMING AVE. Telephone 2162. ANNOUNCEMENTS, Printed and engraved promptly at reasonable prices. The stock we use is the very best we can buy. 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THE BEST. k s: 110 Washington Ave., Scranton, Pa. ML PLEASANT COAL AT RETAIL. Coal of the best quality for domestlo usa and of all sizes, Including Buckwheat anc Blrdseye, delivered In any part of tho city; at the lowest yrlco Order received at tho Office, first floor. Commonwealth building, room No 6j telephone No. 2fi21 or at the.rntn. tele phone No. 272. will bo promptly e.ttad4 to. Dealers supplied at tha mine. I T. SI m mi