I ,-t. -mw - -vt?r t Friday, rnnnuAnv u, isos. THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE. rniDAT, pBimuAny 11, isoa. C?e cranfon Crffitine IliblMitd Daily, Kxcept Sunday, by the Tribune Publishing Company, at Kitty CcnU a Month. imirid attiis roiTorna at sciuirrox m.. i IICOND-CIA83 MAtt. UATTIR. TEN PAGES. SCHANTON, KEimUAIlY 11, 1898. REPUBLICAN CITY TICKET. 1'or School Director. Three Ycnrfl-PETHU NEL'LS, Kleventh ward. Three Yearu-D. 1. PHILLIPS, Fifth wnrcl. Two Years-U D. FKI.LOW8, Fourth ward. Two Yenrs-F. S. OODFlinY, Eighth ward. Ono Ytar-F. S. 1IAUKI311, Bcventccnth ward. Ono Yrnr-BLIAS i:. KVANS, Fifteenth wurd. Election Ujy, Felsiiaiy IS. 'There must bi pomethln? veiy preat," wrote do Lome "or wo shall lose." Tlicie was aoiiirtliliifT vtiy rjrent arid, tiue to Ills iiiotihocy, do Lome lost. An Exigency Which Is Imperative. The recall by Spain of Minister de Lome puts an ind to the episode of the Cnnalejas letter .-o far ns that Inter esting dornnient personally concerns the president of the United Slates. Our Koveinment through Its representative nt Madrid brought to the nttentlon of the eoveintnent of Spain tho circum stance which terminated the accepta bility of Penor Ue Lome as a medium of communication between the two gov ernments, and Spain's response wus as prompt, as could be expected. It Is worthy of note that our government in its directions to Minister "Woodford re ferred solely to Sonor de Lome's allu sion to the president. That was the only part of the Cannlejas letter of which the state department could prop, eily take cognizance at this time. It involved a deliberate and gratuitous insult, liicli President 'JIcKlnley might forgive unofficially but which, in an olllclal sense, could not properly be overlooked by him. Up to tills point the incident has developed precisely as it would have done had the offensive language been used by the lepresenta tlve of any other power. Do Lome gone, what next? In the president's recent message announce ment was given of his determination to nllow to the experiment of autonomy in Cuba u reasonable period of trial, the presumption being that If the re Milts ef that experiment should not prove satisfactory as portents of a coming1 peace they would be supple mented by additional action by thi3 government, even to the point of "in tervention by force." Autonomy was proclaimed on January 1. Under it no elections have been held; there has been no cessation of hostilities save such as have had their origin in Spain's increasing weakness in the field; and in the very stronghold of Spanish do minion in Cuba a large portion of the Spanish army Is held in icadlness to open lire on the remaining portion Miould it proceed to fulfill its threat to mutiny. Senor de Lome said in his letter, written two months ago, that something great would have to happen In Cuba or Spain's cause would be lost. Something great has not happened, in the sense meant by him. Something great in that sense is not likely to happen, now that the insurgents have proved by de Lome's own testimony the emptiness of the Spanish pretences with reference to Cuba. Has, then, "a reasonable time" been allowed to Spain within the meaning of the promise in the executive's mes sage? Sufficient time has been allowed to show that the present offer of au tonomy will not bring peace. Suffi cient time has been allowed to demon strate to the civilized world that a continuation of Spanish sovereignty in Cuba along the present lines would mean a prolongation of the inhuman ities which have stained the annals of the past three years, without any de crease save that which would come simply from the gradual depopulation of the island and the lack of further material to work on. We believe these statements are so clearly within the recognized evidence that close observ ers everywhere will readily subserlbo to them and give to the president of the United States their hearty moral sanction in any effort which he may hereafter put forth to bring these hor rible conditions, to an end. Finally we have the significant fact that in a" memorial presented to the president on Wednesday 150 of the lead ing bankers and merchants of New York and Philadelphia have petitioned for intervention in Cuba, thus effect ually setting at rest the idea that the honest commercialism of the country wants this nation to Ignore its inter national duties. The memorial sets forth that in three years, by reason of the Cuban war, American Interests have sustained a loss exceeding $300, 000,000, while if the war shall go on, our loss will continue nt the rate of $100,000,000 per annum, to Bay nothing of the destruction likely to be wrought In .Cuba Itself. Have we not here a case for inter vention complete in every essential de tail and one that, in the president's own words, brlngsi with it "the exi gency of further and other notion by the United Stntes"? . Uecause a somnambulistic male toarder kissed Ills wife in the hall one night, a New York husband is now on the wnipath. He should make his bo'aiders keep their eye oppn. ' 1 1, , A Lesson from the Orient. Apparently the back down of ring land in the far east is all that has been claimed. Knslnnd said nt the be ginning that China must not be re garded as a field for forcible entry by the colouring powers. A. J. BnlfMir and'SIr Michael Hicks-Reach declared In effect that before Kngland would consent to see Qhlna carved to pieces England would fight. Lord Salisbury rov explains that inasmuch as Ger many and Russia promise to keep open the Chinese ports which they have practically stolen, Fngland has with duiwn Its objections to the theft. Rut suppose Russia nnd Germany, at a 4t"Sl. should, cIiikisq to forget theTr pionibse. Where would thls-placo J'wjUirid? "Russia." recalls tho Sun, "once bound herself never to maintain vessels of wav lit the Muck sen, but when, some fourteen years later, n favorable onjuncturc arrived, she cool ly Informed the British government that she repudiated tho obligation." II lately of this kind is very likely to repeat itself. It will be especially lia ble to after Russia fchall have com pleted her Trans-Siberian railway sys tem nnd tallied an impreijnabie foot hold at Port Aithur. "If 'Knslnnd can stnnd this," remarks the Philadelphia Press, "tho United States Is not called upon to net; but this wanton and unresisted robbery Is n loud call to put our own house In order. If China can be partitioned and Chinese ports can be seized the next step will be like spollntlon In South America unless tho lfnlte1 States stands ready." Unfortunately the United States Is at present in the linmla of an clement which regards prepared ness for war ns both an economic and a moral crime. Rut maybe Spain will jostle some of this nonsense out of It ere the Cuban clouds shall have rolled by. We hope so. The verdict in the Lut'tcert tase, guilty of first degree muider with a sentence of llf imprisonment, Is far from satisfactory. If Luetgert Killed his wife and then converted her into a chemical solution ought to hang, since that is the penalty piosetihed In Illinois for deliberate murder. If he did rot kill her then he ought to be et lree Again, if there is reasonable doubt lie ousht to have the benefit. Such compiomlse verllcts ns Hits do not tend to lift the institutions of of ficial Justice hlshVr Into popular re spect. On the contrary, their ten Oti'cy Is depressing. The Hand of Providence. We have no other feeling than pity for Dupuv de Lome. In a bad cause lie was doing incomparably adroit nnd effective work when a mishap against which no living diplomat could Invari ably guaid ended his usefulness, tore open his secret opinions and plans, and threw not only himself but his whole country Into confusion. Tho expres sions of Judgment In the de Lome let ter were those which would be natural to a man in his position. Ills view of the president of the United States hns been hold by many Amerlcnns.nlthough wo believe unjustly. The patience of McKinley and his reluctance to net under great provocation have caused more pel sons than Senor de Lome to give vent to expressions which would not look very agreeable in print. We believe now, although we con fess that at times we have had doubts, that this appearance of weakness is only an appearance; thnt back of it is that finest form of courage, the cour age which restrains Itself until tho ar rival of the opportune time. Those who have heard Rev. Dr. Staffoid's admir able lecture on "Hamlet" will remem ber the tribute which the lecturer pays to the seeminff indecision but really most judicious deliberation with which the melancholy prince stays ills blow of justice until from every point of view the irullt of his uncle and of his mother lias been conclusively proved by him. In similar manner it is prob nble that the present chief executive is delaying the concluding move in the dire tragedy which is being enacted at our national doorstep until from every point of view the justice of his inter vention shall have been made clear to every fair-minded observer of his course. We feel sorry for de Lome, not only on account of his personal chagrin but also because this last mishap of his has contributed very materially to the rounding out of a case for American in tervention in Cuba which will be suf ficiently strong in all its features to carry with it ample and Indisputable Justification. Thus Innocently and in the best of intention so far as his coun try's interests were concerned, the late minister of Spain, than whom Spain could not tlnd nn abler, has been in strumental most unexpectedly in un doing at one time both himself and his government, furnishing, we must be lieve, a new proof of the poet's con tention Unit There Is a Provldeneo that shapes our ends Rough-hew them how we may. It is almost needless to add that our sorrow for Senor de Lome is not so keen that we i egret that this incident has befallen. If It has any meaning at all it means Cuba's speedy liberation. American cheese should receive a boom. It hns been definitely ascer tained by great scientists who have "been devoting life times t" the study of all brands of cheese, even Limbur ger, at close range, that American full cream chew Is the one variety in which the "cheese growth," as it is termed. Is purely chemlcnl. In the Im ported varieties life Is generated. Llm buiger, "hand cheese" und various oth er favoiltes owo their malodorous qualities to the millions of animals created nnd dying every minute. The fact that the change from indigestible curd to the soluble at tide is caused not by organic growth ns had been sup posed hut by chemlcnl action should be a high nuik In the favor of Ameii can cheete. Xn !!nclislman wiites to the Sun complaining that Americans keep all of their npartments, public and pil vate, too warm. "They are cooked to death," he says. Crltidsirt from an English souice Is nono too popular In this country but there's no gainsaying that this British oltlo speaks, the truth. In the past ten years, according to ono of our consuls, Germany, in the mutter of foreign commerce, has ciowded the United Ht'ites out of pco ond placo among the world's gieat na tions; but close attention fixed on your Uncle Samuel during tho next decode will see him crowded in again. Kidnapping cases are usually pathet ic but the pathos In the kidnapping of tlut base ball man, Von der Ahe, Is tempered with comical features, not withstanding the accompaniment of rumpled feelings and shirt bosom and rt buttonless coat. , Ssnator Allen says ho will offer Jiis Cuban belligerency amendment to the diplomatic and consular bill when the "bill gets out from committee and be fore the 8na.tn, forcing a vote on It. Senntor Allen means well but If wo are to do our duty In Cuba let us do It faco front and not by Indirection. Uncle "Hod" Roles, of town, Is sgnln in training for tho position ot avail able candidate for the presidency. Ho has again exhibited a propensity to talk on nil sides of the currency ques tion. Pittsburg is now having tho disgust ing spectacle of a walking1 match In which women are the contestants. It thould promptly be brought to a stand still. ' Greater New York claims 3,500,000 population, but It is evidently Rroth'er Crokcr's bellaf that the other 3,499,033 don't count. TOLD BY TUG STARS. Dally HoroRcopo Dimvn bv'AJncclius, Tim Tribune Astrologer. Astrolabe Cast; til. 13 n. m., for Friday, February 11, lite. & sh A child horn on this day will bo ot tho opinion that tho " Municipal refoim" business Is liable to he lost sight ot In the Hood of arguments and explanations In re fc ix nee to Mr. Fellow.. The uwful warning of tho ground hog makes one lie-tlUite about planting the garden. If It were only as easy to abolish dirty streets us It Is to cover up dirty the ntricnl posters, Scroliton with slight ex pense could bo ono of tho most attractive cities In the state. The spring overcoat Is nil right this weather If lucompanled by Klondike !Un nels. Oil? Interest in the Oriental Pie Rochester Democrnt nnd Chronicle. ARVHLOUS in its mischievous silliness is tho attitude of cer tain unthinking American news papers toward the controveisy now nendlm between Great Britain and Russia in the far east. Rus sia Is the active champion of despotism us the most perfect form ot human gov ernment, lighting and pledged to flsht with all Its might against religious and 'lolltlcnl liberty, ngulnst government of the people, by the people, against every great principle that Great Britain and the United Stntes equally hold dear. L'nless tin English-speaking race has led the world wrong, unless the sun of freedum is an "Ignis fntuus." Russia's growing power Is a growing threat to every freo land on earth, and every udvantago pained by Rursla Is a disadvantage to us. Reasonable sMiipathy and true friend ship between the United States and Rus sia cannot exist until ono or the other of the two nations abandons its present alms and Ideals. They have been able, so far, to maintain lelatlons of mutual courtesy nnd kindliness merely becauso there has been, so far, plenty of room in the world for both of them and neither has como into the other's way. R and by, unless Russia's progress is checked, the great despotism and tho great repub lic must stand nt last face to face, each an obstacle and a menace to the other.t o . On the other hand Great Rrltnln nnd the United Stntes are, as to all essential matters, natural allies, animated by the same great Ideals, marching side by side, along tho same road, toward the camo goal. This fact is being every day more clearly recognized by all thinking men of both countries. By so much as Great Britain Is weakened is tho great cause of political and religious llbeity for all mankind also weakened. If Great Brit ain should go down In a struggle with continental Kuropo nnd bo wiped out ot existence as a nation, this lepubllc would soon tlnd itself fighting single-handed for its life against Great Britain's con querors. Every struggle between Great Britain nnd Russia Is a struggle between free Institutions nnd despotism, between liberty and tyranny, between progress nnd retrogression. In every such strug gle, even If we do not seem to be directly Interested in Its immediate outcome, re gard for our own safety and futute ease, to say nothing of any more generous mo tive, should make us pray, If not light, for Great Britain's success. o In the result of this present struggle wo aro directly and materially interested. Kngland Is lighting to throw open tho markets of China to tho commerce of the world. Including the commerce of tho United States. Russia, backed by France and Gennnny, is fighting to close China against tho commerco of every other na tion, against the commerce of the United States. Tho coalition, against which Great Britain stands alone. Is waging a commetclal war against the United States. It Is u matter of immediate and most mateilal Importance to this country that Great Britain shall gain the day. It would seem almost impossible that any American should be, nt this time, ro blinded by prejudice and folly to even tho immedlato and obvious Interests of his own country ns to bo enthusiastically cheering on three alien and hostile na tions against men of our own race who are lighting our battle for us, without even asking us to. aid In protecting our own interests. Hut there aro American fool-newspapers equal to een this cli macteric aslnlnity. KIM) WORDS. Rdltor of Tho Tribune Sir: Permit mo on behalf of tho friends of morality nnd purity to thank you for ur utterances touching the notorious indecency ot the performances ut Music hail. Your words were timely, though I might remark, they were somewhat tardy when we think how long such degrading influences have been tolerated, not only there, but In vacant stores along lower Lackawanna avenue, at various times. It is encouraging to find a newspaper among us which dares to take a stand on an issuo like this. It will greatly en courage the bettei class of your read, ers it you will continue to glo utterance to sentiments encouraging to tho work of purifying the moral atmosphere. Wo do not nsk that you engage In u crusuda against every objectionable thing which lifts Its head in our city nt this time. Havilaed CM ma o o o WE Altr. CLOSING OUT FOUR OK OUH OPKN (sTOCIC CRLVA PAT TEIINS At Cost IF YOU WANT A CHINA DINNER 8KI" NOW IS THK TIMU TO I1UY WK AUK TAKING ACCOUNT OF STOCK AND WANT TO Cl.OSR OUT THESKFOUIl LINKS DEFOItK FKH. UUAltY 1. CLEMONS, MMR, WALilEY CO. I 'J'.' Luukuwunnu Avenue. Mnny of your patrons would not appre ciate thnt. What wo would nsk is that a preference bo shown for tho things which make lor tho well-being of tha community nt Inrge. Tho tendency to ward yellow Journalism on the part of your competing papers Is marked and is to bo greatly deprecated, Inasmuch ns tho public press Is largely depended upon to mould public sentiment. It Is a pleasuro thus fur to bo able to point to tho Scrnnton Trlbuno as the cleanest dally In tho county, oven though It offers room for n slight Improvement perhaps. May It contlnuo on tho up grado nnd lend Its Influenco to public nnd social purity. Truly yours. T. P. Doty. Scranton, Feb. 10. GUESS VOU'ltn RIGHT. Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. Being a patriotic Republican paper, and ns n nntural consequence an ndvocnto of the annexation of Hawaii, tho Scranton Trlbuno doesn't rrenn what it says in the following paragraph: "If llnwnll Is to bo annexed It should be squarely, fairly and nbove-board, If there Isn't enough good common sense in the senate to sup ply a two-thirds majority, this country ought to lose Its present incomparable opportunity." A largo majority of the American pco pie, of tho United States senate, and ot tho house of representatives, nro in favor or annexation. It is posslblo that the voto In the senate on tho tieaty may lack ono or two of tho necessary two-thirds of that body. But shall one or two senators be permitted to defeat the will of tho en tiro country? Shall the lest of tho sen ators and nil if tho representatives go Into n fit of tho sulks and throw away tho "Incomparablo opportunity?" Wo should say not. If the treaty falls by a narrow margin, let Hawaii bo annexed by net of congress and presidential ap proval. In trivial mattcis. a nose-bltlng policy for face-.spttlng purposes maj be a harmless diversion, but not In so grnvo nnd Importnnt nn nffnlr as the Hawaiian business. Tho Ttibuno's ndvlco will not be followed, and, what Is more, The Trlbuno doesn't want it followed. Is It not true, esteemed but temporarily pes simistic contcrrporaiy? February Sale Means Genuine Reductions on all WINTER GOOD. Every dcpattnicnt throughout the store represented. This space permits us 'o enumerate a few arti cles only, which are but instances of the General Reductions. 450 YARDS Fancy Silks from 4 to 10 yd. lengths, former price, 75c to $1.25, 5ale Price, 59c io PIECES All Wool Cheviots, good value at 30 and 35c per yard, Sale Price, J 9c CASE Best Domestic Dress Ging ham, every day value 8c, Sale Price, 5c CASE Best Quality Seersucker, every day value 10c, Sale, Price, 7c ONE CASE Ladies' Seamless Hose, double sole and heel, ex tra value at 19c a pair Sale Price, 32c ONE CASE Men's Natural Wool Shirts and Drawers, first class value for 75c, Sale Price, 50c 10 PIECES Loom Dice Table Linen (all linen) best 25c quality Sale Price, H9c 10 PIECES German "Silver Bleach" Table Linen, best 50c quality, Sale Price, 35c 15 PIECES extra heavy Cream Damask, 75c quality, "extra wide," Sale Price, 54c 25 DOZEN Hemmed Pillow Cases Sale Price, 9c 200 DOZEN Cutters best quality Sewing Silk; good assortment of colors; Sale Price, 55c doz 530 ind 53 LACKAWANNA AVENUE OFF WITH TIE (EB AH TUT. OLD VUAIt IS OAST OKI' like un old ilioe, no khould you resolve to curry out Iheslmlle by coming In nnd Reject ing a new unlr of our elegant 'U8 Huooa. Jmt received for those who want udvanco sly lea at backward prices. FINLEY'S Great 1 Lewis, Eeilly k Mvles, WYOMWO AVKNUK. GO LDSMIH Everybody looks forward to our Friday bargains, there fore, we have by extra effort and the tempting cash, secured some extraordinary bargains for today. At sound of goug. From 2 to 3 o'clock. At sound of goug. From 3 to 4 o'clock, Iff' V ti fe3 kr mm All-Day He Basemeot At 2yz cents per yard Good Bleached Twilled Towelling. At 4 cents per yard All of the best Calicoes. At 4 cents per yard All of the best Outing Flannels. At 7 cents per yard New styles of Percales, one yard wide. At 8 cents per yard The best Dress Ginghams and Bates' Seersuckers, Oo Secoed Floor lifel-toole Muslin Uitoweair a! low-iMe Prices 75 dozen Cambric Corset Covers, V shaped, ready to trim, 12C Cambric Corset Covers, V shaped, trimmed with embroidery, 11 5c. 100 dozen various styles of Cambric and Muslin Corset Covers, V neck, high and square ueck, trimmed with neat embroidery, at 25c and 2Pc, which beat the world. Empire Gowns, with tucks and embroidered yokes, at 49c. Empire Gowns, with tucks and embroidery trimmed sailor collars, at S9c Skirts, with tucks and embroidered ruffles, at 39c. Umbrella Skirts, with several tucks and wide embroidery ruffle, 59c. Umbrella Skirts of finer qualities and richer laces and embroideries, from 85c to $4.98. Children's Drawers, with tucks, 8c and upwards, Ladies' Drawers, wide hem and cluster ot three tucks, 15c. Ladies' Drawers, with three tucks and embroidery ruffle, 25c. Ladies' Umbrella Drawers, cluster of tucks and wide embroidery, 39c. Ladies' Umbrella Drawers, with lace edge and insertion and lineu ruffle, 49c' MILL El CORNELL'S irmtire M Such a choice stock to select from cannot be found elsewhere In this putt ottlie state. And when you oonsltter tue moderate pricoi At wlilcu the goods are marked H a further claim on the attention and consideration or buyers. GIFT SUGGESTIONS. Wmtino Desks, Uiil.-wi.no Tables. I'ANCVTAlil.lLS C'HUVAL GLASSES PAHLOll CAllINm'3. Mu.iic Cabinets, Curio C'abislts, Hook Oases, Faj-cy IMxkets, I.ouncie, WOkk Tabled KAbV ClIAIUS, Gilt Chairs. Inlaid Cn Aim, Hock Kit-), SHAVlNOHrAMlM, l'EDBSTAI.3, TABOUItKTTEI. All nt lowest prices romUteut with the high quality of the goods. Hill Cooed! At 121 North Washington Avenue. Scranton, Pa. Cj2i. Hourly fa Basement 500 doz. Bleached atomic Towels, of enormous size, meas uring 22x45 inches, with a Damask border, j cents each. 2 cases of yard-wide Percales, 5 cents per yard. ' 3 cases of finest Zephyr Ginghams and Seersuckers, 6 cents per yard. Mafa Floor Schultz's Old Reliable Star Soap. The Lenox Soap was good enough, but the Star is better; 10 cakes for 25 cents. 10 gross Heavy Rubber Dressing Combs, 8 to 9 inches long, 7 cents. 1 case of 36-inch Longcloth, at 7 cents per yard. iecond Floor u UPHOLSTERY DEPARTHENT A manufacturer's samples of Tapestries, suitable for Cushion Tops and Chair Seats, from 23 to 50 cents each. White Embroidered Curtai n Etamines, worth 15c, at 8c per yard. IN UNDERWEAR DEPARTMENT 50 dozen White Open Work Lcno Aprons at 19 cents. 25 dozen White Embroidered Aprons at 25 cents each, worth double. arg'aam; The Very Best r Manufactured Is the only kind we have; you can buy it as low as you would have to pay for the ordi nary, Call and see what we are offering. BOY 416 LACKAWANNA AVENUE. Till: MODMtN UAHDWAHI2 HTOKL'. Stop a Miemite WHKN YOU AUK PASSING I1V OUIt IIAGK AND LOOK AT TUB DISPLAY OK lirtUHUES IN OUIt WINDOW. 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