""IVj.Ak"" THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE. WIEDNE8DAT, JANUAIIY 5, loi WEDNESDAY, JANUAHY 5, 1S98. ()e cranio.. CriBune I'uMhbN !)Hy,Kxtiit Runday. by Hie Tribune nbllJilnt Company, t Vlfiy CenM n Month. imikid at ran rosTomct at bcrantou. .. a tICOHD-CtASS UAIL UATTIK. SCIIANTON, JANUAHY 5, 1S!1S. Thc'lnterestlnR neWM cnnies from the ielsenrltiB literary bureau that "since Mm wlthdrawnl of Congressman Con iiell from the Ku'bornutorlnl contest, the LelHenrlnR people "feel conlldent of heeurliiR n majority of the LacUawmi jia delegation, If not all of It." What mrloiiH thing one hears thfee days. The Next Oonrd of Control. As may have been seen In the pub Mhed cull, deleeate elections will be held on next Hntutday afternoon for the choice of men to represent the dif ferent election districts of the city In the Hepubllcau city convention which has .been summoned to assemble In Music hull next Tuesday forenoon, '" place In nomination candidates for the following olllces to lie voted for at tli noM municipal election, on Tuendav, February ifi, namely: Two school di rector to serve one year; two to servo I wo years, and two to serve three years. Important as these nominations are likely, to be In view of the probable ousting of the present board of Iwen-tv-one, and .vital as are the Interests thus affected, the curious spectacle Is presented of almost utter public Indif ference. It Is time this were punc tured. Under the Iuwh of Tetinsylvuniu :i school bouid In n oily like Si ronton Is moie nearly nil omnipotent body than any oilier governmental organization In existence. It Is absolutely the master of the people In the matter ol finances, being authorized to appropriate funds by simple le.'olutlon which can It de Shed be passed lit Hie drop of ,i bat. The- taxpayers. It Is Important to bear In mind, are almost wholly at Hi mer cy. While wilful frtiKl can be pun ished In the courts If detected and prosecuted for the considerable extrav agance which Is the result ot Inno cence, Ignorance or log-rolling on the iioard there Is no ledress whatever, anil to It there Is almost no limit. Thote lies been gruve complaint on this (core already, Justly or unjustly; but lot the bor.rd of twenty-one give place to a board of six, and unless those six or a working majority of them are men of exceptional honor, saguclly and firmness, this complulnt will inevitably glow In emphasis as the public learns o comprehend the greater possibilities for manipulation In a boatd of de ceased membership. It Is easy to define theoretlcallv the kind of men who ought to be nominat ed next Tuesday and in whose Interest delegates ought to be elected at Sat urday's primaries. These six candi dates should first of all be absolutely honest and Incorruptible. If concern ing any candidate there Is a doubt on th'ls point, he ought promptly to lie turned down. The six men entrusted with well-nigh omnipotent control over the 3:100,000 annually required to oper ate the city's educational system ought certainly to le men whom the taxpay ers would be w llllns to trust when their own backs are turned. Next, they should be Intelligent, preferably parents of children who. now attend the public schools, and owners of suffic ient property to appreciate the neces sity for prudent economy; and lastly, If among the candidates offering them selves for selection are any who have bad honorable, and extended familiar ity with the workings of the old board, thEe, other things being equal, should be preferred. It In to be expectel, of 'nurse, th'at the Hepubllean convention will desire to nominate men who liav been loyal Jtepubllcans, but emphasis need not be put on party lines unduly. The board of control has had In the past rather too much partisan and factional politics of the picayune kind: It ought to be within the wish and within the power ot th'o governing forces of this great and stowing city to secure at the com liur reorganization. of the, board a. class of servants who. to the limit of their ability will place the. welfare of the school system above all other consid erations, private or partisan, and who will possess the back bone to hew to the line, letting the chips fall where they may. We suspect that tliofp good friends vim are wcivylng lest the repotting of Colonel TngersGll'H lecture might upset Christianity are agitated unnecessarily. I A Government Worth While. The reported stand of Great Britain ,for equal rights In China and special .Vrlvlleges to none will be welcomed by t'ne civilized world. Supported as It Is bv the most powerful navy afloat and b the co-operation of Japan, a nation eftectlvely equipped for either peace or waV. It will undoubtedly cause the land thlAves of continental Europe to pause, andlespeclally will It bear down heav ily upon the erratic ambitions of the conctVlted "war lord" of Germany. If England's course in the Turko-Greclan lmbf(jgllo seemed hesitant and un wqrthly of her Anglo-Saxon traditions, tlUs bVold demand for fair play In the Orient! will do much to regain forefelted respeclf- To bV sure, England's course in this matte has been governed as much by seV Interest ns by abstract love of The capture by either Ger- Hussla of special and exclu- klleges ulong the Chinese coast istltute even a greater men- lillsli sovereignty in India ,'land's maritime interests In kn wpuld be Involved against States were a European tlze possession of a strip or rt South America. England, parent of the Monroe doc- simply applying its prin ciple to her uTO" seii-protecuon in Asia. We say in reference Jo South America that, all ,qtMr j'eA"t keep hands off. JSnfelajio: J iX8 l reference' to China- th'at' i ariyuropean power .gets a privilege all the noverH must share It; none must be peVmitted to gain an advdhttgt-: lvrf the Vthers. Our dor- trine". ffts" Jjur neeesBntJes; England' doctrine "firs her's. but-tW.tp.are cut from the same cloth atffJieJ&IP&t for one must necessarily Mnkuujjhpect for th. other. ,; Jf$.'.V The promptness andrmness with which the uovrnilicnt of he? 'Illltan- nlc majesty has asserted Itself In this matter constitutes a valuable object lesson for the government of the United States, which tinder a far more formid able menace and under circumstances appealing with Infinitely greater em phasis to the universal Instinct of hu manity, has In Its attitude toward Spain In Cuba paltered and faltered and sought refuge from duty behind miserable make-shifts. One year ago wo were nluiinltiK England for her cowurdlce concerning the Turk; but to day England by manly statesmanship returns with Interest the shame to us. It Is slcntflcant that one ot the first measures introduced nfter the organi sation of the present Ohio legislature anie f font Hepresentatlve Jones, of Canton, the home of President McKln ley, and was u resolution directing the Ohio senators and requesting the Ohio representatives In congress to vote for the recognition of the belligerency of Cuba, and for Its Independence ns soon as practicable. Thus does the real sentiment of tlitt people find Its way to the authorities In power. Contingencies While on general principle it .s un necessary to cross a bridge until It Is arrived at, u measure of ucademlc in terest attaches to the point raised by a correspondent of the Sun In reference to the possible legal status of the Cu ban Insurgents in two contingencies which he outlines. Uv driving I'ando out ot the Cauto river the Cubans have captured pos session of a naval outlet, thus dispos ing ot the contention of Grant and Mc Klnley that their' Is wholly an Inland Insurrection. Now suppose- they should despatch from the mouth of the Canto river a merchant vessel bearing the flag of the Cuban republic, loaded with a cargo of sugar or other produce of the Island and bound for the port of New York. The Sun correspondent wants to know what the government at Washington would do; whether It would rccosnlze or deny the right ot that vessel to enter at the New York custom house, to dispose of her cargo and to clear for Cuba. This question, It .seems, arose once before. In .18b" when the Spanish American colonies were In revolt, the collector of the port of New Orleans had It brought to the attention of President Madison's cabinet, and on July ? of that year he was advised by Secretary of the Treasury Dallas In these words There Is no principle of the law of na tions which recitilres un to exclude from our ports the subjects of a' foreign power In a state of insurrection ngalnst their own government. It is not Incumbent upon us to take notice of crimes and of fences which nro committed against the municipal laws of another country, whether they are classed In the highest grade of tret son or in the lowest grade of misdemeanor. Piracy Is an orfense against the law of nations, and every civilized government undertakes to pun ish the pirate when brought within 'ts jurisdiction; but an act of revolt or re bellion against a sovereign must not ba confounded with a"h act of piracy, which la denominated hostility against the hu man race. Any merchant vessel, there fore, which has not committed an offence upalnst the law of nations, being freight ed with a lawful cargo and conforming In all respects to the laws of the United States, Is entltlled to an entry at our Custom House, whatever Hag she may bear. She 1 also entitled to take on board a return cargo, and to depart from the t'nlted States with the usual clear ance. There Is also a second possibility, al though hardly a probability. The Cu ban republic might fit out a war ship, which might capture a Spanish vessel and tow it Into an American port. The question which would then arise would be whether our government should ac cord to these Cuban sailors the rights of belligerents or hang them to the ynrdatms as pirates. It is fair to as sume from its past complicity with Spain and from its inexplicable oppo sition to the recognition of Cuban bel ligerency, that It would favor the lat ter course but It may also be assumed that It would probably be deterred from this course by fear of public sen timent, which would never tolerate such an act. These problems as yet are wholly academic. That Is to say, they are In teresting for mental speculation and exercise but have no practical exist ence In the dofnain of affairs. More to the point is the hard fact that thous ands of Cubans are slowly starving to death While our government acts as Spain's almoner but lifts no hand to remedy the cause of this frightful suf fering and mortality. Amons th'e enterprises planned for i9S by the Pittsburg Dispatch In asso elation with a number of other repre sentative newspapers Is one which con templates sending the well-known cor respondent, Frank G. Carpenter, on u S5,000.niile lour of South America, with n view to the proper description before American readers of this great conti nent which destiny obviously Intends to be In time the chief foreign market of American exports. The Dispatch has been since the beginning a first clnss newspaper but In this feat It will surpass Itself. If the Philadelphia Inquirer and those back of It would practice the kind of politics that It preatjhes when cornered the possibilities of political trouble In Pennsylvania In th'ls year of grace would perceptibly diminish. The Impicsslon that Hanua's fight Is McKlnley's fight probably proceeds chiefly from Hanna. Mr. Hanna ought not to expect the president of the United States to expose himself to a factional fire In Ills home state. We Infer from the remarks of Senor Pldal, president of the Spanish cham ber of deputies, that only Uncle 'Sam's superior size preserves him from un almighty rough licking. Seyator Fornker, when asked If he couldn't go to Columbus to help Hanna out, replied that he lud "a very sick boy at home," We trust that Fornker, ill?, la better now. U Is possible that one of the reasons why Colonel Ingersoll Is un agnostic Is that there is money In it for him. The collected figures for 1817 show thut with one exception the railroad building In that year wa the smallest In the past t,wo decades. Iij 1893, the total now trackage built covered 1,803 miles, while lust years total covered l.SOt mil -m. This will explain In part why 1897 was so poor a. year In the steel rait trade. Hut renewals ulso were sinnller lost year than usual nnd this otate of skimped equipment can not be permitted to endure much long er. While new trackage construction In great volume Is no longer to be ex pected In this country, especially dur ing the uncertainty as to whether steam will or will not be superseded by electricity for long-distance trafllc, larger renewals are assured and these will Inevitably give a better tone to the rail trade of 180S than has charac terized that trade for two or three years past. "Is It possible." the New York Trib une asks, "that congress Is serious when it makes not health, not man hood, not moral worth the .test of a candidacy for Atnerlcan citizenship, but the ability to read or write twenty five words of the constitution In some Wnllachlan lingo or in Hlndostanee?" It Is both possible and probable: and until critics of this teat come forward with a better one they will gain few converts. Both the Wllkes-Harre Hecotd and the Wllkes-Unrre Times protest vigor ously against the "xnap" call Issued In Luzerne county for the election ot dele gates to the state convention. "It looks n little," says the latter paper, "like un effort on the part of some one to get control of the delegates for some sort of n deal or bargain." These Journals might Join In u request to Mr. L-elsenrlng to explain. It Is noticeable that President Mc Klnley does not go to the civil service commission when he wants a man to do confidential political work for 'the administration In Ohio. An honest popular vote In Ohio, con fined to Republicans, upon the ques tion of Senator Ilanna's candidacy, if It could be had would probably be In structive. Great Britain's position In the divi sion of tne Chinese swag would seem to make compulsory a little more hon or among International th'leves. flfofhenfic NeuJs Regarding Ciiba. Of its Washington bureau. Mr. M J. Gibson. In tho nrst letter Mr. Gibson bhowed the crippled condition of the Spanish army, reduced In less than three years from 200,000 tp C1.&00 effective regu lars. He also stated that the Spanish take no prisoners of war and malntnln no hospitals or prison camps for cap tured Cubans, putting. all their captives at once, to the sword. In the second let ter he considers the autonomy proposi tion and gives the substance ot witnessed interviews, first with the members of the new Autonomist council, of which Senor Jose Galvez is president; second, with nva lending Spaniards, Conservatives, who are opposed to autonomy; and last ly, with twelve leading citizens, Cubans and Spaniards, chosen to represent the drift of unofficial and what In this coun try we should call non-partisan opinion. These Interviews were taken in the pres ence of Congressman King of Utah, who Is In Cuba on a mission of Investigation, and were secured by letters of Introduc tion from Consul General Lee. o The Autonomists spoke through Secre tary Congosto, formerly Spanish consul at Philadelphia, whom Mr. Gibson de scribes as the brains of the Blanco re gllne. Secretary Congosto said the elec tions under autonomy would be held In six weeks or so, after the Spanish of ficials had made ready the registration lists. Then he would return to Philadel phia, being positive that peace would re sult In due course of time. At the con ference with Senor Galvez and his asso ciates of the "autonomy cabinet," they expressed freely their belief that auto nomy will be a success. They said that the scheme went beyond anything asked of Spain in tho way of autonomy before tho war began. That fact and the fur ther one that the leading offices would be filled by men formerly trusted by the uuoans, tney oeueveu, wouiu win over those now opposed to the plan. If once In working order they said that 40 per cent, of the Insurgents, who are whites, would accept tho new order of things and cease to fight. This would leave the remainder of the Insurgents without lead ers, and that would end the war. But they admitted that the success of the plan would depend on Its acceptance by 40 per cent, of the Insurgents. o At tho conference with the Spanish leaders who accept the Marquis de Apeztegnla us their chief the- also ex pressed themselves freely and frankly. In tho first place, they declared that Galvez and his associates did not repre sent the Cubans. Tho representative Cu bans, they said, w,ere either fighting In the Cuban urmy or they are In exile There are no Cuban leaders In Havana these Spaniards assert. "Galvez Is an old man and penniless," said one of the Spaniards, "and the temptation of a sal ary of $8,000 and a place of high honor has led him to surrender to Coneosto's blandishments. One of the othe? cabinet officers has accepted a $10,000 bribe. One or two of them are honestly misled. But ri.i. W Z "c CA-e,i inemseives. ihe Cubans repudiate uble-bodled men who reman on the Island and do not tako the Insurgent side." That opinion was expressed by tho other Spaniards wia cuiunence, nnu uy Individual Cu bans; hence Mr. atbson was forced to believe that the new cabinet officers are without a following. o Mr. Gibson at this point says: "I can hardly write patiently about the mons trous cilme of the century, the killing by starvation of about 400.000 Cubans, und I will go into that In another letter. I have seen within the last twenty-four hours the most horrible Bights of my lifo in the places where these reconcentrados are In tho last stages of starvation. Two of them died last night on the public square, in front of tho hotel where I am staying tho most puhllo place in the city. I mention this In passing merely to show that this awful work of killing off the Cubans by starvation Is still in progress. But the Cubans outside of the Insurgent ranks, aro nearly all dead," "if Weyler had remained In control another year," remameu .ur. nrunner, or tho united States Murine Hospital Service, In con versation with Mr. Gibson on Christmas Day, "lie would have exterminated all of the Cubans not Inside the lines of the Insurgents." These facts go to show. In Mr, Gibson's opinion, that so far as representing the Cubans arc concerned, the new cabinet counts for nothing. The Spaniards at the conference said further that they based their opposition, to the scheme of autonomy on the ground that If It Is a genuine offer it will place the control of the island In the handB of the colored men and Insurgents, and if the offer Is not genuine, the result will be n new rebellion and n worse condition of things than exists today. They preferred unnexutlon to the United States to either born of the autonomy dilemma. As representing the Insurgent point of view Mr, Gibson says: "I was shown to day by a prominent man letters written f rpm a lurge number of Insurgent camps, signed by all the ufllcers ut each cump, asserting that under no circumstances would they uccept anything short of In dependence, Senor Halves could not pro duce one scrap of evidence to Indicate even n promise of desertion from the Cu- THE Philadelphia Press published yesterday the second of a series of letters from Cuba written nf ter personal Inquiry by the chief ban ranks. The men who havo been sent to offer autonomy have been (shot by the Insurgents. The' piteous faces of 400,000 Cubans, men, women and children, starved to death, cry to the Insurgents for revenge. Many of the mothers nnd sisters of the men In the Insurgent rmy suffered that horrible death. Thousands nro still dying every week from that sumo cause. Is It reasonable to suppose that men who havo been lighting two years and a half, and who know that the Spaniards ore almost In the last ditch, are going to surrender now to ac cept a plan of autonomy opposed by the Spaniards, and which rests on nothing moro than the decree ot Augusta, who may be overthrown any day, and the de cree cancelled? It Is a most unwarrant ed assumption. It will not deceive any Intelligent man who does not want to e deceived." OF VITAL IMPORTANCE. From the Wllkcs-Barro Itccord, The question of vital Importance to tha Itepubllcan mnfscs of this Btate is, not when the convention shall be held nor by which faction controlled, but rather the character of the nominees for governor and other offices, tho methods of their se lection, and the Inlluenccs that shnll dom inate. The spirit of discontent is wide spread In the party, and It will be an ex ceedingly easy matter for tho state con vention to precipitate a disastrous revolt. The so-called Independents are not mal contents or party wreckers, and they are not Irreconcilable. They nre Republicans, who revolt only when the party Is pros tituted to base ends nnd sellish purposes by tho leaders. The success of the state ticket Is not all that depends upon the uctlon of tho next state convention. A full congressional delegation, twen-ty-llv senators, all tho members of the house of representatives, and a multitude of county officers are to be elected next year. A revolt against the stute ticket might not prove fatal to tho candidates for slate offices but would cost the party the loss of a number or members of congress In close districts, likewise Innumerable county offices. The Republicans In counties like Lu zerne. Lackawanna, Schuylkill, Carbon, Westmorelund. Fayette, Northumberland, can barely win under favorable uusplces. Loaded down with an unpopular state ticket, they would have little hope of suc cess. This will surely not be denied; the experience ot last November proves that It Is true. Tho Republicans ot such cojn tles as we. have named will stand in their own light and Jeopardize their party In their own counties If they do not send to the next state convention men who will strive In all earnestness to make n. state ticket so strong and popular and (satisfactory to the masses that It will prove a help to carry through the can didates for congress, for the legisla ture, and for county offices. A stato tick et should ba so constituted that It will be a help and not a hindrance to tho local tickets. If the nil-potent leaders, who will probably control the next state con vention, fall to give the party that kind ot a ticket then they nre unfit and un worthy to be recognized as leaders of a great party. m AMKKICA'S MISSION. From a Lecture by Rev. Dr. Stafford. "Every nation in this world is In some sense u chosen people, and has some mis sion assigned to it by Providence; some peculiar thought, Idea, or principle which distinguishes and differentiates It from all other nations, which constitutes It in Its Individual being, nnd the workings and development und explanation of which constitutes the nation's life work and mission. Thus the Jews were the chosen people for the preserving and handing down in their fullness and pur ity of the original revelations of God. The preeks were a chosen people for the cultivation ot art and philosophy, for the leflnement of the senses and tho elevation of tho mind. The Romans wero for tho establishment and development of Juris prudence and law and state. Tho Greeks nnd Romans likewise fulfilled a provide.!, tlal mission In the establishment, the one In the Fast, the other In the West, of an universal language, which was to be the medium of on universal religion. The American people are a chosen people, chosen for the purpose of solving for all time the most dllllcult problems of gov ernment, of establishing upon a basis of natural Justice and equity an Ideal state of showing the dialectic unity be tween authority and liberty and liberty nnd authority, nnd thus giving tho world not only tho highest conception, but the realization of the Ideal state." PECl'MAlMiY FITTING. From the Times-Herald. The report from Washington to the effect that President McKlnley will send to the present congress a messago recom mending tho establishment of n depart ment of commerce and Industry will be gratifying news to the vnst commercial and Industrial interests of this country, which have long contended for tho cre ation ot a new cabinet place to be devoted to this purpose. It Is peculiarly fitting that this administration, which, moro than uny that have preceded It, sustains such close relations to tho business In terests of the country, should tako meas ures for the creation of u federal de partment of commerce and Industry, SENATOU ANIMIEWS AIM. From the Philadelphia Press. It Senator Andrews succeeds in his present purpose to own the next gov ernor, that $00,000 "Lexow" bill won't bo held back in the next legislature. It will como forward and It will go through with a velocity paralyzing to those unacquaint ed with tho Andrews methods. Along with that will come tho bills for the dozen or so alleged Investigating committees which made such n scandal at the last session. Unforgivable. They loved each other well, they swore, And so to wed they wildly hoped; Wherefore It wasn't long before They laughed at locksmiths and eloped. Her pa forgave, as papas do; Her mamma, too, forgave and blessed; His ma and pa forgave them, too, And brothers, sisters all the rest. And only two could not forgive: They've not forgiven to this day, And won't as long us e'er they live They can't forgive themselves, they say. London Figaro. MR. AND MRS. VERY .MUCH I'LEASEl) TALKING A110UT THEIR CHRISTMAS CHINA IIOUGHT AT OUR STORK. TIE CLE10NS, FERBER, 0'MALLEY CO. .r"j Luckuwuuim Avenue. GO LDSMT pm aking Will be one of our principal occupations this week, but the Bazaar will be open just the same, and all of the so called bargains that you may read about in other adver. tisements can be obtained here. In accordance with our usual custom, thousands of dollars worth of reliable merchandise will be laid aside during inventory for our January therefore, we will have some interesting store news for you in a very few days. GOLDSMITH BROS. & CO- NEW YEAR'S GREETING. Lewis, Rellly & Davles vvlsh tho peace ful, honest people of the world a happy New Year. We ore happy because we live In one of the most prosperous cities. In one of the best counties, In one of the largest states and tho greatest coun try that man Is privileged to live tn. Among the cities, towns, etc., that wo wish to remember In a particular way are the following: Wllkes-Barre, Lake Ariel, Kingston, Georgetown, Bennett, Hawley, Forty-Fort, Honesdale, Wyoming, Waymart, Parsons, Klmhurst, Miner's Mills, Moscow, Mill Creek, Gouldsboro, Lain, Tobyhanna, Yatesvllle, Mount Pocono, Plttston, Pocono Summit, Duryen, Cresco, Lackawanna, Henryvllle, Taylor, Spraguevllle, Avoca, Portland, Mooslc. Stroudsburg. MInooka, Water Gap, Hancock, Delaware, Starlight, Manunka Chunk, Conklln, Preston Park, Great Bend. Lake Como, New Mlltord. Foyntello, Alford. Belmont, Klngsleys, Pleasant. Foster. Unlondale. Nicholson. Forest City. Factoryvllle, Carbondale. La Plume, White Bridge, Dalton. Jermyn, Genburn. Archbald, Clarke Summit Wlnton. Chinchilla, Peckvllle, Mavneld. OlVDhant. Nay Aug, Dickson City, Dunmore, , Throop, Wlmmers. Scranton, Mapewood, iBInghamton, Cointlin Center. May they live long nnd prosper Is tho wish of Lewis, Rellly & Davles, the hon est nnd most extensive dealers In boots, shoes, rubbers, etc.. In Northeastern Pennsylvania, Nos. 114 and 116 Wyoming avenue, Scranton, Pa. MILL k CORNELL'S Such a choice stock to select from cauuot be found elsewhere lutblspurt of the Btate. And rhnn you consider the moderate prices at which the goods are marked is a further claim on the attention and consideration of bu .ts. GIFT SUGGESTIONS. Whitiko Desks, DllES4IMa TA1U.K.S. Fancy Tables, ciievauglasseh, 1'Aiu.oR Cabinets. Music Oabi.nkts, CUKlOOAniNKTM, Hook Casks, Famoy Baskets, I.OU.SGKS, WOKK TABLES, KASV ClI AlltS, Gilt ciiaiks, InlaidCiiaiks ROOKRnS HIIAVINU HTANHS I'miErtTALX, Tauoubettem. All ut lowest prices counlntunt with the high duality of the good. Hill &v Comniell At 321 North WuiUlucton tvemte. Scranton, Pas., ; Happy 1 New Yearii' 1 to AIL : 1 F0OTE& SHEAR CO : I 'II 'y'l J 10 Washington Avenue. )) Finmfirc irs kE. IS QYCitory Clearance pineess RELIABLE Clothflmig o beeeomir motto Ity meexcdledo the lowesto Your money back if you want it; and the same price to everybody. Open Evenings Until After the Holidays. BOY 416 LACKAWANNA AVENUE, FINLEY'S Blankets With our regular lines we offer a few numbers ,at extraor- dinary values. Heavy Cotton Blankets, size 1 1-4, cither grey or white, price this week, 95c, 15 pairs all wool, brown mixed Blankets, size 11-4, price, ,75 All wool Blankets, size 72x81, either scarlet or white, assorted borders, price, $415 All wool white Blankets, size 12-3, borders pink, blue and red, price this week, Specially low prices on California and Eider - Down Blankets during this week. 510 and 512 1 LACKAWANNA AVENUE BAZAAM Sale at reliable lias always Qmial . . prices MUCRUIW 3 LANK Books -AND- OFFICE SUPPLIES The most complete line in this corner of Pennsylva nia. Time Books for 11898 at s s, STATIONERS, KNGItAVERS, HOTEL JERMYN BUILDING. 180 Wyoming Avenue, HENRY BEL1N, JR., General Agent for tho Wyomlnj DUtrictfor Mining, Blasting, Sporting, SmokeleJI and the llepauno Chemical Company's HIGH EXPLOSIVES. fcafety Fuse, Caps and Exploden. Rooms 'J12, "1U and ml Commonnealtt) Building, Bcruatoa. AGENCIES: THO.a, FORI), JOHN II, SMITH ABO.V, E. W. MULLIGAN, rittstoa Plymouth Wllkes.IUrra Ml PLEASANT COAL AT RETAIL. Coal of the belt quality for dorajatlo ui and of alt sizes. Including Buckwheat and BlriUeye, delivered In any part ot the city at the lowest price Orders received at the Office, first floor, Commonwealth building, room No (; telephone No. 28U or at the mine, tele phone No. 272, will ba promptly, attended to. Sealers supplied at tbe mine. T. SI BlfOlo POllERo )
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