'HI "'Mvwv '''RTmTr-THFUSPAY, APKTL 21, 1898. Published Dally, Except Sunday, by tha Trltiuno Publishing Company, at Fifty Ocnti it Month. Tlic Tribune's telegraphic nowu is from three to five hours fresher than that of any Philadelphia or New York paper circulated in its field. Those papers go to press at midnight; The Tribune receives news up to 3 a. 111. and sometimes later. All the news in The Trib une while it is new. .New York Oilier: l.V N'imnil St., S. H VKKKI.ANI). Hol A Kent for foreign AdveitHliiK. t.XTruKii at niK nisiorrrri! at kciianton, TA., ASSKro.VU-CI.ASf M MI. ilATTI'.R. TEN PAGES. .SCHANTON, APEU., 21, 1S9S. Th-' i',c ( l.nl ln:-ts .uv i'h the mow, "t cuiiiti)'i liriiM' Urfi'nrli'i5. Am. I .iVr tin Ir liriiibt In triumph floats I'liu lias thiii nr'iT xurrrnilerx. Tik-y come ("iiMppint lor iluty' call, Thi-v.vo llnlihi (' lucpurutiop. Am. in (h fure or cvt'iy ntnn Th. it's srim il"!cnnliiallou. T!i. :'! Kiulicrhit from tiic Wcsttrn plains. I 'rum Niirth"ii) hill ami vallcyx, I'rim busy Eiist ami sunny South, Vul not u hulillcT dallies. Inspired by patriotic zonl, Their heart anil linnds are sternly, An. I when the lim.' lor battle comos TIip en 1 1 will llud thrin ready. Thr- mdlnnt turn who rmvT' t'l" ".as, Tli,' waves and sliums lof ins-, Abn rcvcreiicr. thr Marry IIiik. That o'er their bendu Is Ilylns. Tli. y, too, hmc gathered 111 their might, l.'rora distant ocean borders; Th loo. nre Htandliisr by their Kiuifc, And there they wait for orders. Tlvy'U ne'er Corset the soert si lp Maine, Now 'neath the watirt. lying; They'll ne'er forge I the cries that came From comrades maimed and dying. The battle sln.il they will greet With eager satisfaction: Their hearts are llrm, their arms nre stout. Their decks are cleared for action. The hoMp of fighter on the land, The fighter on th" eean. Ibit wait the signal to lie-in The battle's wild commotion. Above them limit the stnrrv ting. The flag that re'er surrender.'-: Behind them Mauds a nation sttoug. With millions of defenders. l'lttfcburg Chronicle-Telegraph. The Sun la right. Wc are all jingoes now. Length of the Ultimatum The disposition to criticise the presi dent because ho gave Spain until Sat urday noon to make reply Is petulant and unworthy. The president, not the mob, s now responsible for the hand ling of this matter and he is entitled to have his way. The citizen who snaps nt chances to cavil at him Is lucking in that sense of discipline which Is es sential in time of war and 1b moreover deficient In common sense. The presi (1. nt knows the status of all the factors Ir the problem, and his curbstone as sailant doesn't for certain know a thins about one of them. As a matter of fnct the president wanted to give Spain only 4S hours In which Id make reply, but he was juir suaded to extend the time by the repre sentations of Secretary Alger, the most aggressive member of the cabinet, that n it bofoie Saturday noon would the army he in condition to make that ef fective movement upon the enemy's works which must follow Immediately the receipt of Spain's expected refusal ti evacuate Cuba. To assemble the i'i tsulat nrmy fiom nil parts of the T'nlttd Slates at points within short p.'i'i i.i Havana, and to arrange Innu merable details preparatory to an em barkation of troops for a campaign of in' aslon upon a foreign soil Is much Tiioie easily and quickly Imagined than accomplished. If delay is necessary nt all. It might hotter he before the lives of our soMlus are exposed to an enemy's lire or to the risks of a dan gerous climate than after they have been put at the mercy of mischance abroad. Prepaiedness Is ninety per ce.it, of military success. This Is a good time to abandon the eensoilous attitude and rally patrioti cally to the suppoit of the constituted authorities of the land. Vnpld street corner criticism will not accomplish anything, anyhow, save perhaps to disgust the Judicious. As commander-in-chief of the army and navy or the t'nlted States and chief magistrate of Its people with three years more to serve William McKlnley Is In a position to do as ho ch oses whether Tom, Dick or Harry on the sidewalk likes H or not. Hut us a high-minded and patriotic ofUclal striving with all his might to do the best he can the presi dent deserves the fullest support of the people nnd will succeed or fall accord ingly as it Is given or withheld. Senator Elkins saw the president sign the ultimatum. Let us hope the pectocle Invigorated his Americanism. Our Debt of Honor. That certainly was a neat feat of the London Mall In collecting opinions from nearly every part of the British Em pire on the attitude of the United States toward Spain and Cuba. From Canada, British China, India, Austra lastnj. Jamaica and taHa expressions come unanimous in their approval of our aroyernment's coutse.many of them Including euch passages as this from Sydney, N. S. XV.: "One hundred New tfouth Wales men have visited tho American cousul and offered to enlist In the service of the United Slates." Perhaps no moro significant answer t tliih warm heart Wit of Anglo-Saxon kinship could be made than to quote from' a paper contributed by ex-Secretary Mcliard Olney to the Atlantic Monthly. Mr. Olney, tho pugnacious, saysr "Family quarrels have been heretofore and doubtless will he again, and the two peoples, at tho safe dis tance which the broad Atlnutlo Inter popes, take wlih each other liberties of speech which only the fondest and dearest relatives can Indulge In. Never-th'-lcr-s, that they would ho found stuntlliig together against uny alien foe by whom either waa menaced with de struction o irreparable calamity It Is not pennlKSlble to doubt. Nothing less could he expected of the close commun ity between them In origin, speech, thought, literature, institutions, Ideals In the kind and degree of the civiliza tion enjoyed by both. In that same community, and In that co-nperatlon In good wotks which should result from It, it Is not too much to say, lies the best hope for the future not only of tlin two kindred peoples, but of the human race Itself." We belle.vo that the American peo ple, whatever their former prejudices may have been, nre prepared to recognize the obligation under which England and English kinsmen are now placing them as an International debt of honor a debt to be repaid with In terest, In kind. It should mark tho be ginning of u new era in civilization. H would not take a foreign war to elect William Council governor of Pennsylvania. The Franklin of Cuba. An effective unswer to the slaiidPrs put in circulation against him by the peace, at-nny-price .rowl during their recent, fight against Cuban Independ ent e has been made hy the Cuban dele gate, Tomas Khtrada Palnm. After publicly returning thanks to the Ameri can people and press for their invalu able co-operation In Cuba's behalf dur ing Hie houis of her crisis at Washing ton, he says that just as soon as the new government In Cuba shall become firmly established ho intends to retire from the field of active politics In Cu ban matters nnd resume his resldencj In Central Valley, X. V., there to pass the- remainder of his days In peace and quiet with his family. tleneral Palnm has shown by h's con duct diirinu the past three years that he Is a statesman and diplomatist of the first rank. Called tr, the diplomatic loudeishlp of tho Cuban cause by th" death of Marti, after having fought for that cause dining tho Ton Years' war and (.neilllced to It his mother, his princely estates nnd seven years In a, Spanish prison, he took hold of the work with tho skill of a Franklin, the rngaclty of an Adams and the Indom itable will of a Washington. During the few years prior he was only a quiet school teacher at Central Valley, known tc lew outside Iho circle of his fellow countrymen. From that peaceful vo cation he went to New York, organ ized the Junta, perfected the vast sys tem of revenue collection among the Cuban exiles in this country, Franco and Italy which has supplied most of the financial support of the insurrec tion, superintended the complicated net work of filibustering' activities and, without recognition by any govern ment on earth and in the fa. e of a prejudice sedulously fostered by the Spanish agents In this country, set out to combat, the polished diplomats of Madrid in their campaign of deception and Intiicuo at Washington. This little old man, and we use tho rhrnse with the utmost respect, had ob'itacles in front of him compared with which the task of Franklin in France was esiy. but he quietly worked on. Ills record in the last three years will be scanned In vain for evidence of a single ei ror. Only once did he formally address the American people, and then his s-olomn. almost pathetic words pledging resistance to Spain to the last man and the last dollar commanded the public's unreserved sympathy. And now, with victory almost won, his thought Is not of glory or of gain, but of that loyal family In the little ork state village which has sustained him through all these ttlnls, though often lacking the necessaries of llfj while ho served the cause of his native land without paj and turned every penny of his personal Income Into the tteasury of the revolution. Th.) henchmen of Mark Hanna and his ilk may slander this noble old pa triot by ..ailing him a bond speculator, but those who know him know better and history will yet throw the libel back with shama upon Its disseminat ors. When the queen spoke of the "honor" of Spain she should have submitted a diagram. War Taxes. The people are ready to osstime what ever financial burdens may be neces sary to carry forward the purpose of the Cuban resolution. Their patriot ism reaches into their pocketbooks as well as Into their lungs. The man who grumbles at the prospect of war taxes is as much the enemy of clvUizutlon as Is the uniformed representative of ty rannical and perfidious Spain. War tax ation, moreover, should be sufficient to make possible the prosecution of a short, sharp and decisive campaign. The harder the initial blow, the greater the economy and the more probable an early peace. The Ways and Means committee of congress, with which revenue legisla tion must originate, is proceeding dis creetly in considering as subjects for Increased taxation those articles which can bear It with least injury to gen eral business and with the most eqult ablo diffusion of the burden. A tax of 1!5 cents a barrel on crude petroleum would yield $15,000,000 a year and add not more than half a cent a gallon to the retail cost of tho refined oil. This would seem to be a judicious form of emergency taxation, as would a tax on chewing gum. A tax on tobacco should be preferred to a tax on tea and coffee, und a tax on beer to either. But a tax on tea would probably prove beneficial In the long run, Inasmuch as it would stop tho importation of tho cheaper grades, which ure lurgely adulterated und unfit for consumption at any price. A tax on telegrams and commercial paper would be preferable to an ln coino tax, Inasmuch as It would be moro likely to dlsappearafter the emer- gency which necessitated It had sub sided, An Income tax is vicious In prin ciple because It Is essentially n class tax. Hut oven an Income tax will bo borne In patience If necessary. The Popullstle demagogues who clamor for It will not be permitted to claim ii monopoly of the patriotism of the country. The main point to be considered Is to raise sufficient tcventie at the very beginning of the hostilities to equip and operate tin army capable of crushing tho enemy In short order. With Spain bankrupt and at the end of her ropo this ought' not to be as difficult as It seems. It Is very unsafe to take without dis count the estimates of a prominent man's character supplied by that man's political opponents. Perhaps no man In Pennsylvania has been more flagrantly abused and slandered than Senator C. L. Mngee: yet on the occasion of his fiftieth birthday a few daya ago the best citizens of Pittsburg turned out to do him honor and spoke so well of him that political slander must hereafter fall harmless. In fact It Is almost safe to honor a public man in exact propor tion as he Is assailed, on the principle that the more virulent the detraction the loftier the target. The war department displays good judgment In deciding to offer every possible facility to wnr correspondents. The vocation of tho war correspondent Is as legitimate and useful as Is that of the soldier, nnd In a popular gov ernment It Is due from rulers to people that the people should not be handicap ped In their quest of information. Munitions nnd supplies for Gomez should be the first step. One experi enced nnd acclimated Cuban properly armed would be worth for Immediate results half a dozen tender American volunteers. Inviting a licking from Uncle Sam In preference to taking one from the Carl Ist hotheads at home may prove to the Spanish government to be a case of jumping from the frying pan into the open fire. The duration of the war will probably depend largely upon tho skill with which Spain can evade Uncle Sam's clutches. It is hard to whip an enemy you cannot got hold of. Senor Polo took hold too, late. Per haps If Spain had had a gentleman as her minister at Washington earlier In the game the ultimatum stage would have been averted. Perhaps Mr. Wanamaker shouldn't say much about a muzzled press, con sidering his own control over the Philadelphia dailies that carry his ad vertisements. Five thousand American Cubans have already proffered their services to the government. They evidently have no desire to be deadhead patriots. Tho queen regent is correct in calling Spain's future "dark and gloomy." But It is a future strictly in lino with Spain's past. It is self-made. The London press seems to dislike our blunt ways, but had the action been England's, Spain would have been kicked out months ago. It is possible that France will live to regret her present partisanship for Spain. Next week's news ought to be iuter estlnff. TOLD BY TUG STARS. Dnily Horoscope Dimvn by Ajaccliui, The i'ribuuo Astrologor. Astrolabe Cast: C.w a. m.. for Thursday April L'l, nih. A child bum on this day will notice that the blowing up of the battleship Malno was quito an "Incident'' after all. Premier Sagasta evinces a disposition to work the Easter egg-nogg (mt of his system by frequent Indulgence in wild hurrunguc. All nre anxious to see the Flying Squadron unfile! its wings. In case ot war what will become of tho Sheridan monument luud? The queen regent of Spdin is also some thing of a dreamer herself. Three Months of History Making From the Philadelphia Press. THE PAST thrco months have ben filled with events of which history will not fall to tako note. They have succeeded each other with such sturtllng rapidity that even well-Informed people have lost track of tho thread and it may bo well to trace Its course. The following is a record of the leading occurrences which have, happened In tho three months ending last Monday night: o Jan. 1 The house of representatives de feated an attempt to force a recognition of Cuban belligerency. Jan. 21-Uruiser Maine ordered to Hav ana. Feb. 9 The De Lome letter published. Feb. 10 De Lome resigns and his jcblg. nation accepted at Madrid. Keb. It-The Maine blown up In the harbor of Havana. Feb. 21-Court of inquiry begins inves tlgulion at Havana. Feb. 28 Evidence grows strong that tho Maine was blown up by a mine or tor pedo, Murch 6-Sptln tries to secute the fecall of Consul General Lee. March S-Congrets votes unanimously for a defense fund of J50.OUO.000. March 13 Scnutor Proctor makes a sis nlflcant speech in the senate on the con ditlon of Cuba. March II Spain's toipedo fleet sails for the Canary Islands. March 10 Maine coutt of Inquiry fin ishes Its work. .March 2S The president sent the report of tho Malno court of Inquiry to con gress with a messnge. March 21-Hesolutlons declaring war on Spain and recognizing tho Independence of Cuba Introduced Into both houses of congress. April 7 Rcpre.,. ntatlvcs of tho Euro pean powers wult on tho president in tho interest of peace. April 9-Consul General Lee leaven Hav ana accompanied by many Americans. April 11 President's message with Cu ban consuls' reports sent to congress. April 13 Houte of representatives pasjjs Cuban Intervention resolution. April 11-SpanUh cortcs called to meet April 20. April 16 Senate passes Cuban recogni tion resolution. April 18 Coneres agrees on a.rekolu. tlon to Intervrnn tit the affairs of Cuba, but not recognizing tho Cuban republic, Is tlilrty-thne years rIiico three months In American history have con tained so many stirring events. To equal them It Is neresary to go back to the spring of C when Gencial Sherman having marched through Georgia was ad vancing through the Atlnutlo Const states gaining victory after lctory, and Genernls Grant and Sheridan were ham mering at the gales of lllchmond. A generation has passed away since that' day and a new generation has come on , tlin stage. Youths who recollect the war for the Union only ns n distant echo they could scarcely define nro now ap proaching middle ago and arc likely to read again of war. Till'. NK.YT STEP. From the Philadelphia Prc&. President McKlnley launches thr coun try on tho path which leads to war by blgnlng the resolutions passed by con gress nnd acquainting Spain with their character nnd contents, Decently and In order, without haste and without delay, the president will tako tho next step in tho great drama which clones in blood shed and war four centuries ot Spanish rule In tho New World. Hocking with the excitement of opening war, the country n.ny well remember and regard the mo mentous and difficult task before the president In executing the will of con gress und the country. The Spanish nrmy has to bo expelled from un Isl.ind which needs a largo land force to hold and to occupy. Our good name must not be dis graced by massacro during a military in-ter-regnum. Tho starving must be re lieved and fed. Order must be restored over I1.UU0 sqiuiro miles nnd l,r,iH.000 of population, scourged for three years by Interncchio strife. A stable and civilized government must be organized In an Island which for wueratlmis has known only Spanish cruelty and corruption. President McKlnley enters on this task enjoying the confidence of the entire country, and all Its conservative forces, independent of party, will rally In his aid and support. Nor is there, we believe, anywhere any holier and rational Amor lean who Is not convinced that this task Is tv duty tho United State. wan bound to discharge, thotirii war lay In the way and which It could not cither In honor or In humanity nvold nnd which it assumes only when delay became disregard of the claims of mercy and civilization. Wnr Is the last nnd woist of human evils, but even war must bo accepted when It be comes necessary to protect the weak, to succor tho starving, to free tho oppressad. EN'(;r.,VN'I)'S JUST CLAIM. From the Philadelphia Pres. The introduction of a bill by enator Lodge appropriating $173,107 to pay tho Bering sea claim Great Uritaln has against this country should receive fa vorable attention at the rarllest mo ment that congressional forms of pro cedure will permit. The eijlm is a just one. It nas award ed by the International commission whose decision the United States ought In honor to accept. Tho delay already had and the appearance of unwillingness to abide by tho terms of the agreement have ilono harm and a cause for iriitatlnii will exist until the money Is paid. It is a Just debt nnd should be discharged. Besides, no more appropriate time than the present for paying It could be had. The spirit England has exhibited in the controversy with Spain has been broai and generous and this country should reciprocate with a like expresMou of good will. Wo can do this in no better way than by paying a Just claim. HLOOI) SPEAKS TO BLOOD. From tho Philadelphia Hccord. Perhaps the most remarkable develop ment growing out ot the culmination of the trouble between the United, Statc-s nnd Spain has been tho outspoken friend liness of the pcoplo of Great lliitaln. It would bo churlish upon our part to at tribute this sympathetic attitude solely to eit.ier Hellish commercial or political motives. Both of these Influences doubt less have their weight. The trade be tween this country nnd Great Britain la so vast that it necessarily gives color to tho policy of both countries. The grow ing Isolation of Great Britain in Europa naturally Induces her to seek to redress tho balance of power by closer relations with tho United States. But back of and beyond consdde rations ot threatened trado or empire are stronger ties of common lineage, language, laws and literature Blood tells; and blood tpeaks. TltlJE AMERICAN SI'IUIT. From tho Illustrated American. Never in the history of this country has the true American spirit stood out more luminously than during the Irritating period that has brought us to the point of rupturo with Spain. No American worth knowing has lost either his poise or his temper. For this reason it will prove to be good philosophy on the part ot our opponents to "bewaro the fury of tho patient man!" NAVAL PROGRESS. Tho new "protected cruiser" cruised upon the ocean wide Till a man-of-war espied her and punched holes into her side. And the men-of-war continued lor a little while to float. Till driven to the bottom by a new torpedo-boat. Then while the foe triumphant rubbed his hands and softly laughed, Torpedo-boat destroyers came and sunk the other craft. And as the victor dashed about, through battle's smoke and murk. Destroyers of torpedo-boat destroyers did their work. Whereat Into the action something new In vessels came "Destroyers of destroyers of destroyers" was Its nume. Which brings tho matter down to date, where it will rest no doubt. Until some ton-times wrecker of desttoy. ers ventures out. Unidentified. Go Carls . lalby Carriages A large assortment at hard pan prices. See our line before you buy we can surely suit you. i TIE CiEMS, FERBER, (FMAIXEY Ca glgjKS 4W1 I.ackawmiua Am,o. COLBSM nn A Story About Qtaglhainnis For Friday's Sale. This is a Gingham season. We have secured by chance, 300 pieces of the finest Domestic Ginghams made known as the B'toile de Nord, Renfrew and Criterion brands. All of the up-to-date patterns which are retailed in most stores at 12 i-2c. These beautiful sheer goods so well adapted for waists and dresses will be on sale all day Friday in unlimited quan tity at 6 cents per yard. See window. Greatest Book Sale oe Record Beginning Friday Morning, April 22. 5,000 Paper Covered Novels, 150 of the best titles and authors, retailed everywhere at 10c a copy. Our price will be 4c each,or 3 books for 10c. Come early and get the best selection. Suit Department, secoed floor Strange, Nevertheless True. Black, Brocaded Silk Skirts, tailor-made, perfect hanging, percaline lined, velveteen bound. The silk alone could not be obtained for the money. They will go on Friday only at $3,98. But one skirt to a customer. Lewis, RelUy & Davles0 ALWAYS BUSV. v Spring of '98. WE MAKE A SI'KCIAt.TY Of FOOT CLOTHING. XV U 1'ITTINaLY KIT THK KKET. THATISOUItUUSINKSS. SHOES, .SHOES, FOUU FLOOKS, AND NOTHING HUT SHOES. lewis, EeSlly & Bavles, 114 AND HO WYOMING AVENUE. I1LL k CQMEli 121 N. Washington Ave. BRAS5 BEDSTEADS. In buying a ttrasj Bedstead, bo ure that joh got tho best. Our brass Bedstead nro all m udo with eennilosi brnss tublnj and frame work Is all ofsteol. They cost no more tuau many bedsteads made of tho open soamleu tubing. Every bedstead U blglily finished and lacquered under a peculiar method, nothing ever hav ing been produced to equal It. Our now Sprlnc Fatterns aro now on exhibition. Hill A Coeeell At 321 Noith Washington Avenua. Scranton, Pa. THE MODEUN HAIIDWAKK STOKE. Th above cut Is but (in Illustration of ono of our LAWN MOWERS. To M) tho worktnir parts and their ad. vnntuKcs over other Mowers you must call and neo our line. WJJ JIAVD HALL HKATUNO Hl'ILT LIKE A UICYCLB LAWN MOWKHS, KHli thfi&mW -sa :MJfflffi FM1E & SHEAR CO., 110 N. WASHINGTON AVR, E. u&z The Closer You examine them the better you will like tlieiu. Tailor Jlade at Ready Hade Prices. Perfect Fit or No Sale. Step in and see what we have. We know we can please you. Everybody buys at the same price. Boyle & Mmeklow, 4116 ri TY 0 1UXL4 66 Hosiery Departmeet 99 We again offor another week of Ho siery inducements that will equal our Oreat Hosiery Sale of last month, which was in every respect the most successful ever conducted in this de partment. In addition to the staple lines quoted holow, wo aro showlnpr the most "Complete Assortment" of File Faicy Hosiery in "Roman" and "Lace Stripes," "Plaids," "Vandykes," etc., etc., all at Popular Prices. Herrnsdort Dye as applied to Hosiery, is what wo recommend in black. It Is absolutely fast and will not crack or fade under nny circumstances. Our "Armor Plate" Hosiery for boys Is more in evidence than ever, as the best stocking made for hard wear, and there is nothing' better on the market at 25c. Our Special Price is 19c Om Ire Clad se for both boys and uliis is another number made for endurance.land cannot be matched tit Our Special Price 10c and !2c. in sizes ti to flu. OT At J2C we offer the most exceptional valuo in a ladles full fashioned Solid Jllack Hose. Always considered cheap at JOo a pair. Our Special Price Two pair for 25c. At 25c our special offer comprises three lines, DROP-STITCH. LISLK THHKAD and HEX COTTON. All full fashioned with white foot or white sole. We challenge compari son on these linen at Our Special Price 25c At 35c another lot of our Kxtra Fine Qual ity, Ladles' Black Cotton Hose, in Solid Hlack, niack with white feet, or white sole. Special Price 35c, 3 pair for $1.00. or ELEGANT NEW LINK OF LADIES' AND MEN'S FINE GOLF AND DICY CLE HOSE. FIN I d 510 and 512 LACKAWANNA AVENUE BAZAAR LACKAWANNA AVENUE, OFFICE SUPPLIES STATIONERY 3, STATIONERS, ENGKAVEU9, HOTEL JEItMYN UUILDINOl lan Wyoming Avenue. HENRY BELIN, JR., General Agent for tho Wyoming District for DUPOMT Mining, Wasting, sporting, Smolteloii und the Itcpauno CbemloX Company's IIIGI EXPLOSIVES, Safety Fuse, Caps nnd Kxplodors. Rooms 212, 21a and 21 1 CoramonwM'ts Uulldlng, Scruutou. AGENCIES: THOS KOUD, I'lttston JOHN II. SMITH ,t&ON, I'lvuioutli W. K.MULLIQAN, Wllkcs-IUrrj IM. PLEASANT AT RETAIL. Coal of the beat quality for domestic us and of all sizes, Including Buckwheat and Blrdseye, delivered in any patt of tha city, at tho lowest price. Orders received at tho office, first floor, Commonwealth building, room No. 6; telephone No. M:i or ut tho mine, telo phono No. 272, will be promptly attended to. Dealers supplied at the mine. P0IDE1. Mil . I SMITE
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