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SCRANTON, JUNE 18, 1807.
The suBpiclon Is srowlnff that the
real crisis nt Harrlsburg has to do less
with public than with private revenues.
All That Cuba Wants.
A correspondent ot the Now York
Sun, writing from Manzanlllo, Cuba,
sends two Important statements from
generals high In the Cuban cause. Ono
is by General Itabl, commander of the
, insurgent cavalry forces In Orient; the
other is by General Callxto Garcia,
who ranks next to Gomez in author
ity. General Itabl says:
Intervention by tho United States In
Cuba lu any way which would mean ma
terlal' hcly to us, or would give a pro
text to Spain for declaring war on the
American lmtlon, Is, In my opinion, un
necessary. If the United Stutcn will roc
osuUo our bslligercncy, and remnln per
fectly neutral In the otrugglo, that would
be a wlso und Just measure, and It Is all
wo nsk. At present tho United States,
by persecuting our expeditions from that
country 'and thwarting all tho efforts of
our trlends to help us, deprives tho Cu
ban army cf'pri adequate supply of mu
nitions of war, and Is, therefore, prac-i
tlcally an ally of Spain. I go so fur ns to
say that in this respect tho United Stales
Is tn us-a more formidable foe than the
Spaniards themselves. Tho Spaniards
fight us and the United States does not
let U3 havo arms to dfend our lives.
But If tho American nation will remain
neutral so that we may buy in tha United
States arms anil ammunition and send
them In our own nrmed vessels to Cuba,
then wo can fight tho Spaniard on even
terms. If without a regular supply of
arms and ammunition wo fought for ten
years In the flrst war, and now, for moro
than two years havo checked 200,000 Span
ish regulars besides their irregular troops,
you can imagine how easily wo will whip
thorn If they do not have such potent as
sistance as that tho United States gov
ernment bos given them.
General Garcia writes in a similar
strain. "To recognize us ns belliger
ents," says he, "Is neither to declare
. war upon Bpaln nor to give Spain "'
cause to declara war upon tho United
States, nor to make any material sac
rifice for Cuba. It is only to do Jus
tice. I have always believed that the
Cubans alone can win this war if we
have only fair play." It will bo re
membered that Maximo Gomez, the
general-ln-cblef and tho backbone of
the wholo revolutionary movement in
Cuba, is on record to the same effect.
Ho ridicules tho notion that Cuba
wants help, and says it has no wish for
any ndvnntago which it cannot fairly
win with the United States remaining
neutral,
These words of tho three leading
Cuban generals may be words of
boastfulness, but they are words which,
if accepted, by us, leave our Imnds
washed of nil further responsibility.
Recognition of belligerency is what
the Cuban insurgents want. It Is all
they nsk for from this government.
They say they will bo content to abide
the conseQuencea of It. Unless there
.Js substantial reason for a contrary
.course it appears as If the house might
'now without injustice to the presi
dent take up the pigeon-holed Morgan
resolution and proceed to pass it. There
can be no possible question, pf the pop
ularity of such a course.
Last December eight "anarohlstB"
were hanged at Barcelona and forty
others sentenced to twenty years' per.al
servitude. Now It comes out that the
"confessions" upon the strength of
which these sentences wore pronounced
had been wrung from Innocent men by
tortures which Included the lash, the
gag and the hot iron. If Spain will
permit such atrocities at home, what
will she not overlook in Weyler'p do
ings In Cuba?
Borrowing Trouble.
The Springfield Republican prpfesses
to see vary serious possibilities in the
future as a consequence of the un
willingness of tho framera of tho Ding
ley bill to negotiate a reciprocity of
tariffs with Canada. It says:
The Canadians seeking closer ties with
their nearest neighbor found In Washing
ton n new admnlslratiou that wus bent
on divorcing Canada from the continent
to which, in a commercial sense, she nat
urally belongs. Instead of offorlng trale,
.'onoeoslons wc -havie simply mado it
harder than ever for Canada to trado with
us. Wo havo driven her back Into the
arms ot England: wo havo mada legs
cordial our ieatlors with that party in
tho Dominion which Is least prejudiced
against tho republic; and, as suie ob fate,
liavo done our best to keep tho North
American continent divided and to build
up, strengthen, solidify tho British em
pire. In thus driving Canada from her
natural alliances. In a commercial sense,
Wo Inevitably widen tho breach between
Great Britain am tho United States, for
our relations with the empire aro mainly
determined by tho British Canadian con
nection. Tho rejection of tho arbitration
treaty wan bad 'enough, but wan that tp
19 pompqred with thp present Republican
tnrlff policy? By reciprocity Canada
could hnyp been tied to the United States
with trenjepdoua force which no amount
of sentiment for the British connection
could have oycrepme. nnd. through that
wp should have been drawn nearer to the
mother country. But by forcing our
neighbor to seek a trado alllanco S,000
miles away wo strengthen on this eontl
iierit a, rival powpr and banish still fur
ther n (he mists pf the future the dream,
of Anslo-Saxon unity.
The "dream of Anglo-Saxon unity"
was hardly built of sufficiently sub
stantial stuff to warrant tho frarners
of tho Dingley bll In entering Into a
compact with Canada which would
have given Canada the picat of (he egg
a4 left the United States Jn posses
sion simply of the shell, Our contem
porary looks only at tho sentimental
side of tip Subject; it Ignores tjifi
practical Impossibility pf tjw nego.
tlatlurt by Canada pf any alliance with
Orest Britain sufllclently advantage
ous jn tiw jgnff run to stop the uitj,
mate drift of Canadian Inclination
tpward pplltlpaj pnjpn vti tlw Ujltofl
state?.
Sentjmpntal FOpsldfratJona. niay rer
tnrd Canada's "manifest destiny," but
they papnpt stop t, The Inevitable
cpiptljwtsH of panada's present fllH
onco will Booncr or later foster among
RttHWaTfll'"
dlcccrnlne; Caiaij(lans the deslro for a
inoro beneficial one, and Uicn wt pomp
annexation.
Opponenls of Hawaiian annexation
are reminding Secretary Shcrrnan that
in his "Recollections," published two
years ago, ho plcdgod lilmsclf to "do
nothing to extend )i!b country's limits."
Rut it may be ho has kept his pledge.
What haa been done on the Hawaiian
treaty oiay have been done for him.
m '
A Favorite ptiel.
Onca in a, while some pessimistic
writer about the coal trodn attempts
to proye that anthracite n being driv
en out of the market, or In other words
that people are ceasing to burn us
much of it as formerly. We have, for
example, been told repeatedly n tho
past few years that natural and manu
factured gas, coke and prepared mix
tures havo been crowding into the
black diamond's field and undermining
Its supremacy, an a parlor fuel. A
good, many peopi have pome to be
lieve this, but an examination of tho
figures on the subject does not sustain
the doleful contention.
From 1803, ns Is pointed out in the
June circular pf the Anthracite Cpal
Operators' association, shipments of
anthracite have Increased more rap
idly than the population. In iflvo year
periods hero Is tho Increase of shipments:
Shipments. Increase.
Tons." Tons. Per cent.
187Q. ,....,.,1US2,191 C529.S00. 07
1S7S 19,712,172 3.530.2S). 21
1SS0 23,437,212 3.724,770 18
iSSo 31.623.B27 8,1S5,2S5 31
1890 35.P54.S7S 4.231.34S 13
1S93 40,543,070 10,690,793 29
And hero Is tho increase in popular
tlon in tho samo pcrlodo in tha Now
England and Middle States, which un
til recently absorbed ulmost the entire
anthracite tonnage:
Increase- in Pop- Consump. per
ulatlon. Capita.'
Per Cent. Tons.
NewiEng. Total New Eng. Total
& Middle- tlmlad &. Middle United
States. States. States, abates.
1870. 8 10 1.21 0.45
1S7J. 9 14 1.33 0.43
1SSQ. 8 14 1.29 0.53
1SS3 9 13 1.67 tun
1S90 9 12 1.59 0.U3
1693. , 8 12 1.75 0.71
It should be explained that In the
consumption per capita for tho New
England and Middle states there has
been deducted 3,000,000 tons from the
shipments, of 1895; 4,G00,00O tons from
1890, and 10,000,000 tons from 1S95 in or
der to make an approximate allowance
for shipments, to Southern and Western
states and Canada. Bitt the Instruc
tive features of this tabulation is the
steadiness of, the growth of tho con
sumption per capita in the country
generally; a growth equalling almost
thirty pounds per annum- Such a
growth does not look as f the doom of
anthracites wcro at hand.
The letters of Mr. J. E. Richmond of
Honesdale on Alaska, which were
printed In Tho Tribune two years ago,
are being republished In the Alaskan,
tho oldest Ala&ka paper aud th'o, most
westerly publication in tho United
States. Tho Alaskan is published at
Sitka.
Dellamylsm Once More.
After a Jong Interval of silence Ed
ward Bellamy Is about to offer the pub
lic another book dealing with social
problems after the manner of "Looking
Backward." It will be called "Equal
ity," but as to its tenets wo are not In
formed further than that H will In
volve In some respects an answer to
critics of his nationalistic and co-operative
policy. A note from tho pub
lisher tells us that publication will bo
simultaneous in the United States,
Oreat Britain, France, Germany, Swit
zerland, Belgium, Spain and Italy, from
which It Is to be Inferred that a large
sale Is expected. But that would be
only a natural expectation after the
success of "Looking Backward," of
which over 400,000 copies have been sold
In this country alone, and which has
been translated into nearly every civ
ilized tongue.
Since the time of the publication of
"Ben Hur" no such an instance of sud
denly acquired popularity has been
known in American letterq as that
which followed the production of
"Looking Backward." The author of
this interesting book duplicated By
ron's experienco ,pf awakening ono
morning to find himself famous, Prior
to that time he had been known In the
journalistic and literary circles of
Springfield, Mass., as a man of vigor
ous Ideas and diversified culture, whose
editorials in Mr. Bowles' Republican
were not simply well written, but of
ten unique in originality and. virility,
but of whom no startling literary
achievement on a brnpd scale woe tor a
moment expected. We have been tQl'l
that "Looking Backward" w written
for the greater part during the Inter
vals Jn Mr. Bellamy's dally tol as a
newspaper worker, one favorite time
and place for Its composition being dur
ing the noon hour at a little table in
ono of the derman beer saloons in
Springfield, whither the author wan no?
customed t bo for his luncl), Thl?
may be ft fairy tale, although It was
told to pa by Wr, Bnllamy's. coisnj but
In the spclollstlo undertone of thp book
pne may almost perceive the reflex of
a German restaurant.
It was the shrewd Judgment or good
fortune of Mr. Bellamy to put forth
this wqrk; Just ot tho time when the
public mind was In a humor to dabble
In sociology pf tho visionary kind.
Political and economic conditions had
bred an unrest which among tho Ignor
ant tended to violence and, among the
learned, to speculative socagnit NP
body know Just what he wanted, but
everybody fancied he wanted some
thing ne In social customs and gov
ernment, and declined to bo happy un
tl be got It. In this emergency camo
Bellamy with Ills (rlrtpspent nationalis
tic dream, and In a day (he Held was
hla. Wo have neyer been able o de
termlne to our own satisfaction
whether the spasm M mental specula
tion v))lcb, bis. boplf incited worked
finally for good or evil, It was. a. poni
pex eddy of Intellectual agitation whose
counter currents baffle close Investiga
tion! but upon the whole we Incllnp to
the belief that the net effect has been
pcrncpus, pssatlsfaoton has been
created wjb ponditlops that pan peyer
bo changed; the Inevitable ha been
palnUd In polnr wiilch mates It harder
than ever to endure, and about the only
gain at all Is that some minds previous-
ly fallow have been fertilized and put in I
tho way of .cultivation in lime iojcomc.
Ev,en here ignorance may havo been
bliss.
The doctrine of "Equality," if it shall
be like its title, will probably prove
quite ns Illusory as was the fundamen
tal tcncvt of ''Looking Backward' in
which event J.ts chief .effect will jje to
augment the number of humanity's dis
appointments. ,
TivftriJiJrclfl .of ,our .coal imports como
from Canada tho bulk froin Nova
Scotia. True, we ecU JCanada, three
tons of coal for each ton bought
by her In " Aha United States; but
that which wo buy of her wo don't
need, while most of that which she
buys of us Is purchased from necessity,
A uniform duty of' 75 cents per ton,
therefore, on all kinds of ooal would
not be too high.
It Is an Interesting fact that while
the Pennsylvania legislature was hag
gling over and squeezing the cssenco
out of a jUBt measure of libel law re
form, the Massachusetts assembly was
engaged in passing a similar measure.
Wherefore this difference?
It Is proposed at Harrlsburg to put
the question of civil service reform to
a popular vote. This would afford In
structive election returns. No count ot
noses has ever baen made on this single
issue bo far as our recollection goes.
The next congress of tho Universal
Postal union will meet In Rome in
February, 1903, at which tline the as
sembled delegates will doubtless begn
to make Rome howl,
Queen Vlatorla's alleged blindness
appears to be all in the eye of a reck
less London correspondent.
Gossip at
the Capital
Specia) Correspondence of The Tribune.
Washington, Juno 17.
According to Walter Wellpi11", Inter
national considerations of the highest Im
portance induced tho president to send the
Hawaiian treaty to congress sooner than
had been expeotod. Until recently It had
not been supposed the president would
send t)ie Hawaiian treaty to congress till
next wlnt3r. But two very important
considerations led tp a ohango of this
programme. In tho first pace, it was nec
essary to avoid a, defeat of the tariff: bill,
which was jeoparded by the wrangling
over tho Hawaiian reciprocity treaty.
Secondly," Spain has for" some time been
trying to Induco Japan to make o bold
stand against Hawaii, The Spanish gov
ernment has (luring tl)t) last six month9
soundsd' every government In Europe as
to the chahoosi of support of a dlplomatlq
order in cose of intervention by the
United States- between Spain and Cuba.
No encouragement has been found, ex
cepting, perhaps, warm expressions of
friendship frpm Austria-Hungary. There
is not a nation In Europe that would
caro to exchange tho friendship of the
United States, for that of Spain.
Thp Madrid government appeared to bo
at tho end of its string In tho search for
support, when tho disturbance between
Japan and tho little Island republic of
Hawaii oamo to tho surface. Information
of a trustworthy character has reached
the state department that tho Spanish
minister In Japan has encouraged tho
Japanese in making a bold stand against
Hawpll, holding out ns pn inducement
that tho United States -vyas not to be
feared, as tho chances were that Spain
would glvo tho United States enough
trouble on' the Atlantis to keep Uncle
Sam's tlnfer put of the Hawaiian pic.
No one supposes that Japan would de
liberately seek to annex Hawaii at the
risk of -war with tho United States, or
that tho Jnpanesq woud exchange" their
present friendly relations with the
United States for an alllanco with Spain.
That was not tho game. On Spain's part
tho effort was to bring about a threaten
ing state of affairs In Hawaii, which might
deter tho United States from proceeding
With much Vigor In the dlrcotion of Cuba,
Spain's theory was that the United States
would cqncludo ono trouble at a time
waa enough, and If trouble menaced on
the west would bo likely to go much
slowre toward trouble In tho cast,
Spain'1 game was easy enough for ev
eryone to' understand, and tho Japa did
not mistake It. Whlla Spain was trv
lng to uso ambitious Japan to pull Cuban
chestnuts out of tho fire, the wily Japan
ese liad fish of their own to fry. Under
cover of possible troublo betweon Spain
and tho United States it was their pro
gramme to secure from Hawaii satisfac
tion for the alleged violation of their
treaty with island republic.
It Is not believed in Washington that
Japan has any serious intention tp an
nex Hawaii. Considering that it Is well
known to bo the traditional policy of this
government to permit no transfer of Ha
waii to any other power it is Inconceiv
able that tho Japanese ambition could
run so far as to como Into collision wltl)
tho United States. But there Is n9 cer
tainty op tlds score.
As long as Japan had to deal with Ha
waii alone,' and Hawaii as an lndpendent
government was responsible to other na
tions for its conduct and its treaty com
pacts, a situation might easily bo built
up In -which Japan would be nominally
Justified In making war upon tho Pacific
republic. Threats of this nature havo al
ready been mado by the Japanese minis
ter nt Honolulu.
If Japan wero to make war upon Hawaii
of courso thp result coujd bo easily fore
told. Hawaii would be ot tho mercy of
the Japs,. As tho victor Japan might de
niarut cession of tho islands or a part pf
them, and England or Russia might then
I tako a hand and give diplomatic support
to tho Justice pf her contention.
The Hawaiian minister here has supplied
the state department with eome Important
Information concerning the policy of
Japan. The Japanese are exceedingly ag
gressive, almost imperative. They havo
virtually held over Hawaii thp mPnaC(
of war If their demands bo net compiled
With. That the present situation Is one
of danger to tho future qf Jf awat and of
possible danger to thp peaceful relations
existing between tho United States and
Japan has been rccognUcd at tho state
department.
Before these affairs reached their pres
ent critical state President McKlnley had
decided upon tho annexation of Hawaii
ns a part of his odmlnstratvo policy,
but had thought to defer action till pt
winter, Spain's machinations with Japan
may not have had any Important Influ
ence upon the course which the Aslullo
nation has pursued toward Hawaii, but
under tho cfrpumotanpe? t was thought
to bo the part of prudence for the United
States to give notice to the world as soon
as posslblo that Hawaii is soon to become
a part of tho United States, nnd that
thereforo any aggressive policy toward
the Mttlo republic la really an aggression,
in tho end, upon the United States,
Now that the tradltlPtial policy of the
United States never to seek territory be
yond the spa is about to bo broken down
by tho force ot circumstances, It will not
be a long step to similar action In refer
ence to Cuba. Hawaii Is 1,000 mlls from
thp United. States, Cuba ninety rolMPr
WOUItVINU I'KKMATUHIjf.V,
Prom J0 PbllrdclPbbv Ledger,
Wft havo In (lie purloui mlxtwr ot
Asiatic, American and European peoples
In Hawaii the element pf racial strife,
and of pplltca danger n vtrv fIojq prea
Identlol contests. T&9 pcjpaftillty, that
the result of a presidential olectlori might
.. . - " a. i 1 a i.L.T au-M Aim tii n t
turn upon n, wiaiea roium unu viio,,,k
Hawaii is a contingency, remote .though
It inny ,bc, -which ought to e considered
in dpallng with the subjeot Jif annexation.
ANJ2RQCII-AJARKINP ACT.
From the Washington Star.
The signing of a treaty for tho annex
ation of tho Hawaiian islands is an act
of which tho administration may with
every, reason bo proud, and upon which
tho country may With reason bo congrat
ulated. It Is tho working of "manlfoet
destiny," nnd in the direction of tho ful
fillment of our Just obligations to our
selves and others. TJie aspirations of
more than fifty years aro realized In it, '
nnd the best ood -most -progressive scntl-'
ment of thlft jtresont day approves It. The
details of tho" convention may with all
tfafety bo loft to leisurely examination.
They are the work of competent men,
with a definite patriotic end In view. BU
tho significance of tho convention Is eome
thlng -to be lzed At oneu, And is ulfl
clcnt to givo tho country tho wholo coun
try n thrill of pildo and (pleasure
(1) The Islands belong In our scheme of
ndvancad and rapidly advaaclng national
power. We are oxcluslvely a land power
no longer. Wo are a nca power as well,
and must support that power In every
proper way. It Is especially necessary .that
wo make ourselves strong In tho Pacific,
nnd -the Hawaiian -islands nro4ho-key to
h) Pacfflc. Olh'jlr d;)taiicy from our
main coast lino will soon be annihilated, i
by the laying of a cable and the estab
lishment of a lino of fast vessels, and
under the influences of speedy and fre
quent communication the htw country in
Its full development will rcflcot both tho
spirit and the characteristics of tho old.
(2) Tho United 6tats has o. record of
phenomenal success in dealing with newly
acquired torrltory.Toxas is a great and
prosperous empire. Tho Louisiana pur
chase, though inhabited at the start by
pcoplo of an ajlon tonguo and habit, is
now a garden spot, and the homo of mil
lions. Whon It was acquired, It was noro
difficult nnd took more time to go from
Washington to New Orleans than now to
go from Gar. Francisco to Honolulu.
Alaska is rapidly developing under tho
Stars and Stripes. This Is assurance in
Itself of our ability -to convert the Ha
waiian islands at a. very early day, with
tho splendid start that American cjvlllza
tlo already has there, Into territory to
prosperous and inyltlng that It will fill
up w)th pcoplo of 'excellent stomp and con
dition. ' "
(3) This step will arouse the people and
appeal to thorn on tho score of the future.
It will serve bb a finger-board, pointing
to what Is before us, and how. If the
country is to take its proper place In tho
crowth of th world, the future must be
met. There nro Just two 'conditions in the
world, for "nations as for individuals;
growth and decay. The United States
cannot hopo to stand still. If It does not
go forward it will certainly go backward.
But growth, of course, does not mean n
constant expansion of boundaries. It
means tho rising lx all occasions when the
country's welfare demands t, and when
to make itself property felt Jt must make
Itself strong.'
There will follow some talk about Cuba.
There aro very many people who would
bo glad to see Cuba speedily fpllow Ha
waii Into tho Union. Tho topic Is full pf
suggestion. But sufficient unto the day is
tho laland thereof. Tho Hawaiian group
is rlpo and we take it In. With Cuba as
rjpo and as pnxloiia for absorption apd
thqt condition seems swiftly approaching
who shall say that thp result in her Pase
Will not bo thp same?
A SKNSIUIiE l'OLIOV.
From the WUkcs-Parro Itccorc.
Tho city of Scranton, through Its board
pf rndo and enterprising citizens, has for
years, mado byory possible effort to Induce
dcslrablo Industries to locute there, arid
these efforts havo been attended with
gratifying success. Surprise has been ex
pressed that recently when a. western bi
cycle planjt made 'overtures with a vlow
to' Jocatlns in crauton no encourage
ment was glvpm In conversation wjth a
prominent Scrantonian a few weeks ugo
ho was asked whether the bicycle plant
referred to hod been secured. "No," wag
tho reply, "tho fact Is wo do not want it.
Ve haye ono .or two small blcypje facto
ries in Scranton already, in which some
"of our people aro interested. They are
doing their best t expand and build up
a prosperous business. They ougnt to
havo a fair chance without being har
rassed by local competition." There Is
reason and good senso in a policy llko
that. The fact is that the Scrantoplans
have oxercUed excellent Judgment In their
efforts to bring new Industries to tiat
city, Thy calculate closely the probab
ility of success from all standpoints, and
when convinced '.hat" they have a good
thing they hold out every reasonable In
ducement and encouragement; otherwise
they pay no attention to it. Scranton
only wants industries tbt give promise
Of succe33 and that will add something
to tho general prosperity and wclfaro pf
tho city. Others aro not encouraged to
locate there. And it must bo admitted
that is is a very good policy.
CIVIL SERVICE STATISTICS.
Washington Letter, Chicago llecordf
There aro 87,103 petitions under tho gov
ernment of the United States subject to
tho rules of (ho clyll .service, or these
15,673 were placed, on tho merit system by
Vresldent Arthur, 15,095 by President Har
rison and 55,937 by President Cleveland
during his two tonus of oillce.
Thero aro 9,531 persons In the serylpp
Who may be appointed to ofllco without
pxaminatlon by tho president. This doeB
not Ipcludo laborers or fourtji-class post
masters. Of these 4.S03 havo a fixed ton?
pre of ofllco for four years; 3.S91 aro ap
pointed for good behavior.
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IT SEEMS SO.
From tho New York Sun.
True Americanism flow dontlpajes tho
white bouse.
AN EASTEItX I.KOEKP.
Thore's a tender Eastern legend,
In a volume old and rare,
Of the Christ-child In his garden
Walking wlih ho children there,
lAnd it tc'.hsr-dhis strange, sweet story
(True pr faUe, ah, who shall say 7)
How a bird with bioken pinion
pead within the gard$p lay,
And the children, childish, cruel,
Lifted it by shattered wing,
Shouting, "Make us merry music,
Sing, you lazy fellow, sing."
But the Cbrlst-phlld bent above It,
Tqo It In his gentle hand,
Full of pity for the suffering
Ho alone cpijld understand.
Whispered to It oh, so softly I
Lafd his )lps upon, its throat,
And tho soqg.VHe, swift returning,
Spunded out in ono glad note.
Then away, on wings unwearied,
Joyously it sang apd soared,
And the little children kneeling
Called the Chrlst-.chlld "AtasterT-Lord."
r-Oraco Puffleld. Goodwlnt In Our Dumb
Animals!
ForCommencement.WetJf
djng DajJthday,
487 Spruce Street, The Kotwoda,
Hoard of TradO llulldlux.
BEAOTIHIL GIFT MQK3
GOLbSfflmrs
&
eat Wasl Good
Our .New York buyer, during the past few days has taken
the pick -of the best iMngsIa the market at his own price, and
has just shipped us 20 cases of stuff that will take our custo.
mers by surprise. The manufacturer and jobber pocket the
loss and we are glad ,to give our customers the benefit:
AH 5 CCltS--.100 styles of printed Batistes.
At T Celts--A Complete line of the popular Red
Ground kawns and Dimities, with dots and figures.
At 8 Cents -25 different styles of Printed Wash Fab
rics, well worth double.
Dimities and Batistes.
At 12 1-2 CeitS An immense range of Longcloths,
Organdies and Batistes.
At 15 CeEtSr-Beautiful and exquisite French Organdies-
-
We .are making preparation for the greatest June Sale pf Fine Muslin
Underwear eyer known in tWs $ty, y3ilch will begin Thursday, June 24th.
Such excellent garments, generously made and beautifully trimmed, at such
low prices, we know wiJJ be the talk of the town.
FN
Great
clal
Parasol
Having purchased a
large line of iYIanufactur
ers' Samples, all new and
perfect, at about
f
IE)
an rnce
We give our customers
the benefit of it.
Sale commences Thurs
day. This 5s a rare oppor
tunity to secure styjlsh
Parasols at a very low
price.
510 AND 512
LACKAWANNA AVENUE
GET A WATJEt IFILTER
Do not Jeopardise your health and bappl.
ness and that of your family f 'Irinkl'.'R Im
pure water this summer. w have a large
S,
Sal of
prices, also JBU'OTTP' OWiJiUr
Tito" UKHKlHKHATOnl n3r WI (fffi
432 LackawauDa Avo to.
A large variety of
tter
No Ma
fiatt
le Price
just as your tailor
Dp ftto just Half
BOYLE & MUCKLOW,
.436 LACKAWANNA AVENUE.
IT rfawiiff Oflflflr1
" -
ALWAYS I1USY.
Vp Devote Ono Wboo Store to
? MSccpcP nmA
f imsss auu.
P.c.
3 a
Our Prices Ilango from 250 to P5.0O. Care
ful and Polite Attention dlvon in Each De
partment. s,
ail AND 110 WYOMING AVE.
Telephono 2152.
WENMRG
&
AHROUHCEMEHTS.
Printed and engraved
promptly at reasonable
prices. The stock we use
is the ry best we can
buy, Also ReceptJpfl, VJs
tying and At" Home Cards.
Monograms. Addresses,
Crests, etc,
Reynolds Bros
Hlotel Jfermyn $ldg,
Wyoming Ave.t Scranton, Pa,
BAZAAR
Sic.
Piques, Lawns.
3S&x
tnr
te, B0
HENRY BELIN, JR.,
I TT" TT V TT-.. jf. TV VfTT- n .
POWDER
Mining, Dlostl pa, Sporting, Sraoketei)
and the Itepauno Chemical
Company's
HIGH EXPLOSIVES.
Safety Fuse, Caps aud Exploders.
Booms 212, 213 and 14 Commonwealth
Uulldlng, Hcrouton.
AGENCIES:
THOS, FORD,
JOHN II. SMITH & SON,
E. W. MULLIGAN,
PitUtoij
Plymouth
Wllkes-Barra
laic f
iTfcem
JF NOT. PEE THEM BY ALL MEANS
liEKOKE VOU JlUY ANY OTHEH, AND
WHEN YOU HAVE SEEN THEM YOUR
TUOUULE WILL ALL HE AT AN END,
FOR WE FEEL 8UHE YOU WILLUUY
A LIGHTNING Oil WHITE MOUNTAIN,
ICE CHEAM FIIEBZEH. WE SAY YOU
WILL HECAUSB WE KNOW YOU
WANT THE WEST, AND THE LIGHT
NING AND WHITE MOUNTAIN AUH
TUB DEST.
F0OTE & SiEAE CO.
110 Washington Ave.i"ficranton, Pa,
COAL-
AT RETAIL.
Coal of tho beet q.ualy for doracstla U
and of all le, Including Duckyvh.oat nd
Br4.eye, delivered In any parj of the cltjij
Ot the lo)ve$t price
Prdorn received at Hie Offlca, flrt floor,
Coromonwtalth buildlntr, room No t
Udyphone No. 2321 or'tt (he inln, tI
phone No. 272. will he, promptly, AtteP4l
to. Dealers jupylc4 at the mine.
T. SI
See