THE SCRANTON TIUBLVE-MONDAY. MARCH 7, 1898.
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"Any nation," pays Hliam P. Maxim,
the Inventor of the Jlnxlm gun, "enn
begin war with the United States but
the finish belongs to " N nation
having any sense will link even a te
clnnin?. m
Important, if True.
Tin'' opinion which General Nunez of
tho Cuban Int-urgent army offurs con
ernlnK the destruction of the Jlalno
Js Intel ostlnp. After showing how im
possllilp it would be for a pllvate olti
xen or any number of pilvato t-ltizenH
lir Havana to have in poioxslnii enouRh
dynamite or other explosive to blow up
it war ship without the SpanMi kov
cinment lidus cognizant of the fact,
General Nunez makes llie.e Hpeeilie
iisseitlon:
"The tact Is that the dastardly woik
a not by a toipedn. It was u mine
explosion. Geneial Weyler mined the
harbor of Havana to years nKo In
expectation of tumble with the 1'nited
States, It was two y.-.irs nso that Gen
ual A'elop drought from Spain a
corps of enslneeif., a number of heavy
rannon for foitlllcatlons and a Kiv.it
quantity of mine .hells. The dynamite
which filled those shells was Imported
to Havana from New Voik on the
Hteamer Ouldad Condal, a passenger
ftpaincr of the Spanish Transatlantic
line. On that trip the Culdad Coi.dal
lefused all pas-eiiReis. This ciicttm
Rtanro led to an Investigation by the
Cubans, and e ascertained the fact
that dynamite was the shin's cargo.
AVe could not comprehend nt the time
why 'Weyler bhould mine the harbor
and fo mightily foitlfy the pnit of
Havana when lie was iieifectly well
aware that the pa ti lots had no nay
and, at the time, no hope ot haying
one, and the Insurgent land forces
neither possessed nor could use any
heavy artillery against the city of Ha
vana. But the lact that Havana har
bor was mined was known to the oin
icrs of tiie Vnlted States navy gen
erally, and It required all the coinage
of a dare-devil like Cuplaln Slgsbee to
iarry out his orders and anchor where
he did. It does not icqulre any In 11
llant intelligence to be convinced that
the plans of such a harbor mine axe
necessarily kept in the exclusive pos
session of the high ofllclals o the gov
ernment. 'And the keys that touch off
each separate mine are not lying
around loose lor anybody to push."
It Is woithy of notice that General
Nunez is not nn Irresponsible babbler,
but a brigadier general In the Cuban
aimy, who for some months has been
in charge of the filibustering activities
of the Cuban forces, and who naturally,
therefore, Ins kept well-informed of
Ppanlsh movements. It Is unlikely that
he would have hazarded these asser
tions imd he not believed them to be
capable of complete substantiation.
"Weyler has said there were no mines
in Havana harbor. Nunez says theie
weie, and gives names and dates. If
wp eompaie the character of tho con
tradlctoiy witnesses It Is Weyler who
Inspires doubt.
Says Secretary of the Treasury Ly
man J. Gage: "I would go to war over
ii birch bark canoe if the honor of our
flag weie at stake." That is tho spirit
which commands tho world's respect.
Civil Service Reform.
The civil service commission, as wo
leain from the "Washington Star, has
prepared for submission to congress
some information as to the effect of the
enactment into law of the Evans bill,
now pending In the house. This bill
iPinove.s from .the operation of the law
all positions now In the classified ser
vice below tho $900 and above tho $1,800
glade, besides limiting its application
in oth-r lcspects. According to tho
commission thero aie now CbS post of
fices in the classified service, with 2fi,
000 employes, fi33 of whom, with 13,000
rnploy?s, would be withdrawn if the
bill weio passed. Tho number of ens
turns houses the force In w hleh is now
classified would be reduced from 103 to
f The employes of tho following
named "bureaus of the executive depart
ments would bo withdrawn fiom tho
service underlie operations of Mr.
K vans' 1)111: The steamboat Inspection
service, the mat Inn hospital service, tho
light houso establishment, tlio.life sav
ing service, all the assay oltlees. tho
revenuo cutter ten Ice, and in addition
several positions classified by President
Arthur wlwn th'o present law went Into
effect. The total number of employes
now In the classilled service Is M.210,
64,213 of which would bo taken out by
tho operation of the Evans bill, and of
those remaining E.8G3 are In AVashlng
ton and 21,124 In other cities.
On March 4 tho "Washington corres
pondent of the New York Evening Post,
reviewing the first year of the AtcKln
ley administration, avo as th'e phen
omenon of that year the subsidence of
the agitation for tho overthrow of civil
servlco reform. "When Mr. McKlnley
was Inaugurated," lie wrote, "four Be
publicans out of five who wero actively
engaged In politics would declare, when
risked as to the chief duty of tho incom
ing administration, that It slmUld be the
undoing ot Mr. Cleveland's extensions
of th'e civil service system. How dif
ferent Is all this nowl Mr. Broslus,
chairman of the house civil servlco
committee, to which the subject na
turally goes, tells roe tfiat It Is almost
Impossible to get a quorum of his com-Utte..togeter,Ui-that
members of
'M'JiPStt arfJttpparJttUyttAWnK.no lt
tteHt1n theWrVaiittj' liM.'tfWcoUif very
much ns If the storm had entirely
blown over."
We shall soon see. The committee
In charge of tho Evans bill has closed
Its heurlngs and In expected to formu
late a report without unnecessary de
lay. Then congress will net In the
premises and iliero will' be a show of
hands. If "the storm has blown over"
this time It will blow back again after
the November elections. The people are
sick unci tire J of nonsense on this sub
ject; they want the government servlco
administered on business principles,
which means that tho executive olllcer
on whose shoulders the law places re
sponsibility shall have power to pick
his piihoullnate.', and th'all not have to
take tho unknown men whose names
are certified to him by an Incompetent
commission.
The article icprodueed on this page
from the Chicago Tlmes-Hcrnid and
calling upon tho president to end the
Cuban war Is slgnillcant for two rea
sons; lh-Ht, because Its author, Mr.
Kohlsaat, Is vei close to the presi
dent, and secondly, because not until
now nil his paper lecognlzed the politi
cal perils of fuither piociastlnatlon in
this matter. Heretofoie the Times
Herald has made light of tho sentiment
which uiged the executive to action
and lino pulled back with all Its
strength. The sudden and tadlcal
change In Its attitude must be the ftult
of new and Important Information. It
gives The Tilbuno pleasure to welcome
Its influential Chicago contemporaiy
to the lanks of the friends of Cuba.
Wo knew It would catch up with the
patriotic pioeesslon ultimately.
Our Nation's Growing Sphere.
Considerable attention Is being Justly
pall by thoughtful men to the" recent
address of ex-Secretaty Olney before a
rioston audience, in which ho argued
that the time had come for tho Vnlted
States to adjust Its foielgn policy upon
the basis of a realization ot the fact
that It had outgrown the insularity of
tho republic's early days and reached,
almost unconsciously, the statute and
responsibility of a first-class power
the gieatest nation, in many respects,
In the family of nations. Tills primacy
in entei prise, resources nnd moral In
fluence carries with It, he argued, duties
not only to oui selves but to civiliza
tion, to that world-wide society ot
whjch we form a part, that reinnot with
safety be neglected because at one
time, when the United States was a
nieio germ pet down In a wilderness,
George Washington advised his coun
trymen to "avoid entangling alliances."
Mr. Olney dwelt upon the fieedom
with which, in a foielgn crisis Involv
ing an array of forces along the divid
ing line between right and wrong, as,
for example, In the Armenian uffdlr we
tender to the foreign champions of the
light our carefully worded "moral Flip
port." but draw back i alarm w hen
it is sugRestea that "n. iral support"
without .substance behind it is meio
emptiness and vexation of spirit. In
other words, the dortrino of Isolation
has In his judgment been tendered ob
solete by the progres's ot events. In the
days when It took months to com
municate with Europe and tho inter
change of commerce ind Ideas was
scant, theie was sense in the belief
that our national responsibilities ended
for the greater part at the shore line;
but in these days of swift steamships
and electric cables, when forces which
no power can resist are knitting the
peoples of civilization together Into a
moie patent and inter-related brother
hood, Mr. Olney gave it as his opinion
that the Vnlted States owed It to itself
and, most of all, to humanity in gen
eral, to make that assertion of Its
power for good which its pre-eminence
among tho nations gives it the right,
and Imposes upon It the duty, to make.
Such a policy, ho believed, necessar
ily involves foielgn alliances. This is
the era of gicat combinations. There
is possible a combination of nations
which, If made on broad lines of jus
tice and equity, would save civiliza
tion and mold to high alms the destiny
ot the world. England and America,
the two great forces of intelligent gov
ernment, would, he predicted, yet con
sult their common interests and re
unite in all the essentials of an inter
national federation. To stand apart and
hostile would be to put to peril prin
ciples nnd aspirations without which
civilization could not exist. We have
used our own words, but these arc in
substance the underlying thoughts ot
ex-Secretary Olney's address, and it is
clear that they merit profound atten
tion. That circumstances are bringing
the two branches of the Anglo-Saxon
race together ntter a century of more
or less hostile disunion Is plain to In
telligent observation. That it is u
tendency fi aught with the promise of
largo bpnefit to both is equally Indis
putable. The tiend of American statesman
ship, despite anemio cavlleis, Is toward
a comprehension of tlieso gieat por
tents. The delivery of Cuba and the
annexation ot Hawaii will set forward
this movement so that it cannot after
waid be obscured.
Whit will The Tribune say when we
ay that Mr. Curat ll's wen are now en
K.U'td in s-ettlnc up candidates for the
legislate! In tho Second r.nd Sixth dis
tricts ot I.uzerne? Wllkes-Bairo Ncwh
Dealer. Simply that you have not told the
truth.
The Proper Attitude.
The good news comes from Washing
ton thnt President McKlnley and cab
inet propose to spare no means within
their power to run down the men who
assassinated Postmaster Baker of Lake
City, B. C killed IiIb baby, and wound
ed three other msmbero of his family.
"It Is propoted," says the dispatch, "to
make an example of the muiderers In
this caso that will remain ns a warn
ing In tho future." To this end the
government has put to woik nil tho
available fecret service officers nnd has
decided to pay $1,500 lewnrd or the con
viction of the first guilty person and
$1,000 for the conviction of each per
son after the llrst.
The president, it is stated, has
discussed with the members of
the cabinet and ot)t-.-s In the
gravest manner the dangers con
fronting colored men appointed as
postmasters In the south, and In
sists that something shall be done to
put R stop to future attacks and mur
ders. He bos been advised. It la alr1.
that ho should make no mora appoint
ments of colored men, but he has no
Idea of taking this advice, nnd will do
nil he ran to bring about such a state
of affairs that a colored postmaster
will be as safe In the south as n white
num. One cabinet member said to a
reporter on Friday of Inst week that ho
wns In favor of paying out $1,000,000, If
necessary, to bilns about the convic
tion ot tho murderers."
In this firm attitude the president Is
true .to the dignity nnd to the duty ot
his position. The nation is shamed by
such outrages ns this Lake City trag
edy. It must spare no effort or expense
to make their recurrence Improbable.
'
Judging from tho Inst few Issues of tho
Scranton Tilbune, Congressman Connell,
of L'ickuwaiinu. county, is no longer a
candidate for goicrnor. Senator Quay
lias evidently "seen" him, lluncsdale In
dependent. If Senator Quay has looked be has
no doubt seen Mr. Connell seen him
attending diligently and conscientious
ly to his duties ns representative, and
making n record for faithful nnd ef
ficient woik which Is worth a good
deal more in the judgment of Intelli
gent people than any nmount of arti
ficial newspaper booming. If Senator
Quay has "seen" William Connell nt
Washington ho has not seen anything
discreditable in him.
The trouble Is that the senators who
go to Cuba nnd thus run the risk of
getting machetod, poisoned or yellow
fever, nio the senators we could not
well spare. AVhat Is needed in the un
loading on Cuba of the abundant oth
er kind.
In Januaiy 9029 Immigrants landed
at our shores, an Increase over Jan
uary. 1897, ot 7292. This says all thnt
needs to be said in refutation of the
plea that Immigration has run Its
course.
The Tribune' cent-a-word advertise
ments of houses for rent or sale, help
and situations wanted, etc., are ull
bona tide and they Invariably produce
lesults. They are not padded.
President's Friend
Wants Ciiba Freed
II. II. KoMsaat In Chicago Tlincs-Hciald.
EVERY intelligent student of political
and popular sentiment In tho
Vnlted States n'ust acknowledge a
consciousness that that the hour
for Atneiicnn intervention in Cuba
n-is almost arrived. Tho talo of Snanlsh
uppieslon and Impotence Is complete.
The lulgn of misery, famluo and desola
tion that has picvailed in the island since
Fobmary, lb93, has lun its course of hci
rur nnd decimation. The civilized world
today looks to the United fatates to put
nn end to u stiugglo nt our gates which
has cost over KO.OOO lives In thrca yeais
and lediiced an avciago annual trade
with us ftom $S3,Q00,00U to les than tV;
ow.ouo. o
Let the leader Jlx theso figures In his
mind us measuring In blood our dutv to
humanity, and in cold cah the smallest
halt' or our commeiclal duty to oursehes.
Tho loss ot tiado with Cuba would give us
no Just cause to lnterveno In tho death
struggle between Cubans und their Span
ish oppressors. But tho spectacle of a
war of extermination waged with re
morseless barbarity and cruelty under our
very eyes has aroused such vaiylng sen
timents ot sympathy and horror In Amer
ican minds that it has become Impossible
for us to ignoro it. Wo cannot read tal's
of butchery and brutality, of tyranny
and cruelty, of patilotlc deiotlon and
misery, right across our borders and sit
forever waiting for Spain on exteimlmi
tion to end tho slaughter.
o
Tho war in Cuba has become a domestic
afTalr of tho United States which It can
not longer put beyond the sphero of Its
national duty. Therefore it is that Presi
dent McKlnley only waits tho conclusion
of the labors of tho court ot Inquiry to
approach Spain with the offer of tho good
otliees ot the United States to put an end
to the conflict that Is wasting the e
sourecs of Spain, desolating and depop
ulating Cuba and filling tho United States
with uneasiness and Indignation that
threnten Its domestic peace with agita
tion for war. The time for intervention
anticipated In his first regular musiago to
congress has arrived when the people of
the Vnlted States and" the sentiment of
the clilllzcd world will approve a de
mand for the cessation of the war in
Cuba. Tho disaster to tho Malno has not
precipitated this demand. Rather it has
delayed It. But it has served to arouse
and concentrate tho American mind on
all that our nation has lost and endure t
by reason of tho wanton conflict at Us
doors.
ci
As to tho Maine disaster, the peopl? of
the United States realize that interven
tion between Spain nnd tho revolting Cu
bans cannot icstoro to life a slnglo sailor
lost In that teirlblo disaster. If It should
bo found to have been the result of
Spanish deslcn It would Justify chastise
ment and tho exaction of punitive in
demnity. Hut tho duty bcfoie President
McKlnley gees beyond chastisement,
however terrible, or Indemnity, however
onerous. It requires tho relinquishment
for all time of Spanish authority In Cuba.
There can bo no guaranty ot peace on
the Island or this continent whilo Cuba
is subject to Spain nnd recurring revolts
ugalnst Spanish oppression. Tho auton
omy offered by Spain to Cuba Is a tint
failure If It was ever even designed ns
an honest experiment. Independence 's
the only remedy for tho Ills that In crush
ing Cuba Irritate tho United States.
o
Intervention In Cuba, peacefully If wo
ran. forcibly it wo must, is immediately
inevitable. Our own internal political
conditions will not permit Its postpone
ment. Who thnt has marked tho signs
ot the times does not see that "war for
Cuban liberty" looms befoio us as tho
only rallying standard of tho legions of
our own nattonul discontent. Today the
forces of national honor and honesty pre
sent a solid front to the disintegrating
masses of repudiation nnd dishonor. All
other questions between Republicans nnd
Democrats nro insignificant along side
of tho currency question. On this tho
Republicans nre united with the consar
vatlvo element of the neonlo behind them.
Within tho Democratic party there Is dis
sension and open mutiny over silver. Tho
party leaders nro at sea and tho camp
followers clamor for a party shibboleth.
Let President McKlnloy hesitate to rUe
to tha Just expectation of tho Amcilcnn
people In iccard to Cuba and who dare
doubt that "war for Cuban liberty" will
ba tho crown of thorns tho free silver
Democrats nnd Populists will ndopt nt
the elections this fall? And who can
doubt that by that sign, held aloft and
proclaimed by such magnetic oiators ns
William J. Hryan, they will hweep this
country liko a,eyclone? I n sucli a cam
paign, organized under such a leader
ship, the wnr spirit would be inflamed to
such a degreo'tliat nil other issues would
bo Ignored. Congress In both Its branches
would fall Into the hands of the free sil
ver Democracy. The president would bo
powerless to stay any legislation, how
ever ruinous to every sober, honest In
terest of tho cour.try, Cold imagination
cannot picture tho possibilities for na
tional dishonor that lio In the triumph of
the Democracy through such a campaign
ot passion and convulsion,
o
No, tho United States cannot afford to
let the settlement ot the Cuban question
watt a single day after the court ot In
oulrv ling mado Its raooi't to the presi
dent. Tho possibilities of further dnliy
nro too momentous to Justify further
consideration of tho rights of Spain. Our
duty to ourselves transcends our consid
eration for a nation that lus been tried
nnd found both barbarous mid Impotent.
Wo need lmvo no fear of the outcome
of war should tt nsuo. We would not
have to send a slnglo American soldier
to Cuba. Wo would only have to lift the
embaigo on tho esport nt munitions of
war and men to Cuba nnd nftoid navnl
protection to the transport and tho Cu
ban Insui gents would quickly drive the
sutvlvors of the Spunlsh urmy Into sur
lender op the sea. Eery port In Cuba
would b at the mercy ot our fleet. De
prived of Its coallni' stations In the Wtat
Indies, tho Spanish navy would be 'm
potent nsulnn the weakest port alms
our coast. Thcto Is not u slnslo power
In Europe free to lnlse u hand to save
Spain In ii war with the United Slates
except England nnd ledav the voice of
Englsnd unanimous calls cm tho United
Stales to end tho desolating rule ot Spain
on this continent.
o
Whether the meant shall be the gunr
nntee of Cuban bond4 for the purchase of
Indcpci derco or un lsu or'"ni).0W,00i) In
bonds to defray the cost of Intervention,
the United States is eqtnl and ready for
tho lesponslhlllty. The time Is up, nnd
the final step, however costly, must be
taken and will be tuktn by President Mc
Klnley It he would nold tho Cub-in perils
that hover ovtr his pait and his coun
tty. NOT AN IRREPARABLE LOSS.
Prom the Troy Times.
It will certainly not be generally
agued In this country that Americans
will lose much by being depilved of the
privilege of a CSerm.in unleislty course.
The Scranlon Tilbune says: "It i., we
bclieio, n mistake to 3cnd Americans to
Oermany for university Instruction ex
cept for post-graduate course. A good
deal of tho lnsttucllon which is thus se
cured bus atterwuid to be unlearned.
Foreign trawl Is Advantageous und cIomi
acquaintance with continental manners
and Ideas broadens the Ameilcan cltuen,
very much to his benellt. Hut In the
great majority of Instances it weie bet
ter if the actual schooling Itself weie ac
quired In tho Ameilcnn's own country,
under surroundings which lend to put
him into better and closer touch with
American Impulses and Ideals. So that
should the emigrant Yankee school bov
be hatred out ot the Patherland It v ould
not prove an lneparablo los."
o
That Is undoubtedl tho populsr iev,
nnd many will go still fatther by con
tending that even a post-graduate eouise
might bo pursued to better advantage In
American educational institution". There
may havo been a time when the CJcrman
outianked tho American universities, put
the day of such things has fortunately
passed, and at present a dozen Amcric m
schools could bu named that offer quite
ns many advantages as the best of the
German institutions. If the Yankee boys
are forbidden to enter tho sacred pre
cincts ot tho Oernian university towns
there is no occasion for them to lose
heart. Such an exclusion docs not mean
that they will be compelled to grow up
unenlightened and benighted.
TIIE MANLY WAY,
From the Diocesan Record.
The example of sound -ene, of tolera
tion, ot good temper, and patient. Chris
tian fortitude shown by the United States
In tho mutter of tho destruction of tho
Maine, Is, we bcllee, unparalleled In tho
hlstoiy ot nations, and will not only cauo
other peoples to respect and to admlia
us. but will even compel us to have a
better, higher opinion ot ourselves.
o
All the cltcum3tance.s leading up to,
and surroui.dlng, the destiuctlon of tho
Malno would in a manner havo justified,
or, at leat, palliated, an Instant appest
to nrms In Indication, not alone of our
gallant sailors whose limbs lay whiten
ing in tho deep, or wero devoured by tho
ravenous vulture, but of the nation's
honor which seem outraged. Such, how
over, was not the temper of the American
people. Thcv wept, but did not despair;
they resolved, but were guilty of no rash
ness; they held their peace, but grew
more determined; tho blow smarted, but
this mighty nation kept Its counsels, and
gavo an exhibition of manly. Christian
fortitude which will bo our shield and
our buckler If things come to the worst.
o
Wo are not .a nation of cowards, and
we believe that In less than one week
two millions of men would bo ready to
avengo the death of tho Maine's sailors.
It It wero shown that their death was duo
to design; but It is tho part of bravo and
good men to bide their time, to not rush
Into every quarrel without a just reason,
nnd to keep their heads cool. Let justice
bo done to tho Spaniard while there Is a
doubt In his favor, as It certainly will be
done to our dead sailors if they were
murdered.
TIIE OIiMSTEAD DOOM.
rrom the Lebanon Rcpoi t.
Tho cubrrnatoilal boom that has been
slvcn to Consressman Olmstcad without
his engineering it, Is flattering, and Is no
doubt so viewed by him. When tho
Wllkos-IJarre Uecoid says that ho Is
brought out onlv as a dodgo to capture
the Dauphin delegates we think that
usually astute paper Is mistaken. How
much more pleasurable Is it to see the
Scranton Tribune, Congressman Council's
champion, come out In this strain: "Mr.
Olmstcad Is a courteous, diplomatic and
ablo gentleman who would unquestion
ably make a populir candidate and ii
splendid governor. His nomination would
leave no party wounds to heal and would
remove completely all Just grounds for a
bolt." This Is about as "while" ns any
thing said In any journal during this
contest and shows that tho green-eyed
monster hus not Jaundiced every candi
date. DUTV MUST HE DONE.
From the New York Time'
Wo shall be compelled to Intervene,
Thero Is no other way to cud tho hide
ous business, and wo havo said that It
must bo ended. We cannot go back on
that Tho American people dislike war
as much as anv people on earth, but we
think they may as well make up their
minds to whatever rctlon may be nec
essary to restoro pcaco and order In Cuba,
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18 and 20 cent Glimmers at 10 cents per double roll, with iS-inch borders to match
at 4 aud 5 cents per yard.
All of the 25 cent grades cut to 12 z aud 15 ceuts per double roll, with i8-iuch bor
dcrs to match at 5 cents per yard.
The grade that we sold last season for 45 and 50 ceuts, we now sell at 25 cents per
double roll, with blended borders to match at 6 and 8 cents per yard.
30-inch Ingrains at 20 cents per double roll, with iS-inch border to match at 8 cents
per yard.
We also have the latest novelties in Raw Silk and Crepe Effects aud Pressed Goods,
Our show windows will give you a faint idea ot' the line we carry.
Lewis, Really
& Oav5a
ALWAYS UUSY.
Spring of '98.
WE MAKE A SPECIALTY OP FOOT
CLOTHING. WE KITT1NGLY TIT THE
FEET. TIIATISOURIlUSINEb5. SHOES,
SHOES, FOUR FLOORS, AND NOTHING
HUT SHOES.
lewis, EellSy k Bavies,
114 AND IIO WYOMING AVENUE.
THE MODERN HARDWARE 8TORE.
Stop a, Mimic
WHEN YOU ARK PASSING RY OUR
PLACE AND LOOK AT TUB DISPLAY
OK BRUSHES IN OUR WINDOW. WE
HAVE ANYTHING YOU CAN THINK
OK IN THE BRUSH LINa
aw
' f
ALSO NOTICE THO i
J '
$M Outfit of
THESE TOOI.S ARE ALL HIGH,
GRADE AND EVERY TOOL WAR
RANTED. FMIE & SHEAR CO.;
Ill) N. WASHINGTON AVE.
MILL k COMIX'S
' Furniture
Such n choice slock to srlcct from cannot
be found elsewhere lutbliptut of the state.
And when you consider the moderate prlcei
at which the goodi aro marked 1 n farther
claim ou the attention and consideration of
buyers.
GIFT SUGGESTIONS.
WntTtNO DE.SK1,
DRESdiNO Tables,
Fancy Tables,
0:ir,VAuGMSie
rAKLOItOAtUNKra.
Ml-sio Cabinet?,
CUIUOl'ADINEr
Hook Cases,
Fancy IUikets,
Lounges,
wohktablb
Easy Cuaim,
Gilt Chaik
Inlaid Chaiki
Hoc k bih,
SiiavinqStanih,
Pedestals,
TAnOUBETTKL
All At loret price consistent with tha
high quality of the xoodi
Hill
Coeeell
At 121
North Washington
Avenue
--.
Scranton, Pa.
-r l
The Very Best
ClotMing 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.
BOYLE
i
416 LACKAWANNA AVENUE.
FINLEY'S
I
Dress Goods
Opeeie
A newspaper ad., however
elaborately gotten up, could
not do justice to this depart
ment, and particularly so
does this apply to our
Elegant New Line of
Which have only to be
seen to be appreciated. This
week we are making a special
showing of these, aud cor
dially invite your inspection.
Every .design an exclusive
one.
Will also be extcusiveiy iu
use the coming season for
Entire Drosses as well as for
Separate Skirts, and we are
prepared to meet the early
demand.
We mention 3 specials as
worthy of your attention,
knowing they cannot be
equaled at these prices :
No, 1, HO Pieces
Extra heavy, Gros-Grain Bro
cade, all silk, and value for 75c,
Special, 59c
No. 2, 10 Pieces
Gros-Grain and Satin Brocades,
extra width, and value for 95c,
Special, 75c
No. 3, 12 Pieces
Best' $1.25 quality Brocades,
wear guaranteed,
Special, 95c
QNo duplicates of the above num
bers, antf these prices are for this
week only, Our line of Liberty
Satins is now complete.
.it
5!0 and 5.12
LACKAWANNA AVENUE
MZAAIl
HUGKLO
a
SIX DAYS9 TRIAL
If it breaks a
point
bring it back.
Now In ceneral nn
,. IntUa publto nobooK
' cltv hall nnd court
house olllcei, nnd
iiimiy privnta biul
ut3t jilatot In tho city.
YOUnSfinra pries saved In lead and tho
tluio waned lu old Instiluiicd chopping.
REYN0LBS BR0TfflJgR&
&TATIONEUS, U.NOHAVKRS
HOTEL JLT.MYN UUILDINft
130 Wyoming Avenua.
HENRY BELIN, JR.,
General Age nt tor the Wyoralaj
Dlstilctfj.
DUP0MT
Mlnlnc, Blaitlne.Sportlnz, Stnoktieil
and tho Rrpaunu Chemical
Company'
HIGH EXPLOSIVES.
Eafety Fuie, Caps and Exploders,
Room 212, 2in and 21 1 Coramouwea'tV
Uulldlnsr, Scranton.
AGENCIES:
THOa, FOKD,
JOHN It. SMITH .tdON,
E. W. MULL.IUAN,
nttitoi
riymoulh
Wllkes-Barrur
::. . a
IT, PLEASANT
CGAi
AT RETAIL.
Coal of the belt quality tor domeatls uf
and of all sites, Including Buckwheat ami
Dlrdseye, delivered la any part ot tbi city,
at the lowest price
Orders received at the Office, flrst door.
Commonwealth bulldlor. room No Jj
telephone No. 2tU or at the mine, tele
phone No. 272, will be promptly attendM
to. Dealers supplied at the mine. .
L T. SI
IPlaietary Pencil Politer
PiliEEL
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