THE SOU ANTON TRIBUNE- SAIVRDAY MAY 1J. 1898.
riibllihed IMIIj", nxcept sunclnv. by tlia
Trthuni t'nblUIiliiB Company, it fifty Oenti
& Mouth.
The Tribune's telegraphic news
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 sometime
later. All the news in The Trib
une while it is new.
Fol Rfut for Korrlgn Advortlnltiff.
riFPFt ai rnr, l'fUTofririt at srn vnton,
t a., a i:con-ci.AV m mi. stATrkn.
SrtlAXTON, MAY 14. 1WS.
Kll"f'Klnif duvvu li forts l" oun
Flonally n r . io dniibi, lui the
jirvv the public wants from F.nnpwin
hadn't tnine vet
Scranton's Dsbt of Honor.
i in Montlav oviMiliii; at n nioetlnp: to
nhltll the publli is iKiillallv Invited,
tlif boaril of trade r III mushier th" nr
ft'tnlrnti'in of teller vvutk foi the lieno
Ht of the famlllo uhii nine bi'"ii left In
plnelilns f lictiinlam("? ly th" dop.nt-itr-
i f mnl member? in the v ar It l
hc-IU-vrd tint tlic numb! f u h faui
lllfi In Sriartnn nml iix llnltv l uf
firifnt to inllf i)itttinb.(l helpful ' f
fnn. That mill b lp i due- to tllf.'e
famine from the vvcll-to-dn itl7:r
who have ninnlnt-il at home will luttd
lv be qupitioii'rt. It I perullrtrlv a
debt o l.onrr.
There may ho mine who will h.iv rm
eernlnr then Etinrtlsinpii uIkhi- poms
to th front l?ft mil at home. "Th y
shoiilj not lmvp on. TIip roiintty
IUl nai tetwlre the nerv-icM of nin vviih
fnmlllp to yiipport. Since li"-v have
rhosfn to nialio an tinner psirv h.-irl-'up
under a nnMukeii seno jf honor,
tliprpuy c'rpiivln.r Jit "t ?o iiiuir. tttilti
pumhprpj nun of th- lnnoe to voiuu
ucr. l"t tlim tal;p Hip ronn iiuenee" "
l'nfortutiat'-iy th ruur !'!' n do tmt
fall on Ibun alone. If th"V (I'd tho'p
mlcht not bi inuch .n-vaslon fi.r l ul-
llp artio'i In the pioiris'-". .'lut thi-y '
fill l'stt' n unpro ritnl wiv. ?nd
ohlldipn, upon used paints or upon
ilfr'iid'nt rplitle not i.tliPrtip pio
vided for; and It li pimply out of the
qufitlon to IpI thefo Innocpnt vb'tiin
ruffpr.
TVp raunot now call thege inlt.di'il
puardmen li.irk. Vppd jirai tlially.
tlulr -holee of duties fccnn ilnulse and
tnistnKrn. 1 Pt It was a chlvalioun er
ror of judgment, a manifestation of un
rlflh rstrlotl!ivi fur whlih thn Aivr
lan nation will be all tbp stronger. And
!"lntP It has been milled and may not
row b undone, let us proceed In whole
roulpfl. mnnly fahhlon to pmvide iot
the domestic pmriRenry whleh It iie.
.itf.. Thrp should be sntlleh nt pul
llr spirit in Frianton to solve tbl. piob
l'tn the nioment ?. ii'-rlous nttemi't Is
roarlp. Jet Mondov cvpiiIiik'h pieetlns
bf crowned with Hubstantial -i"iet'SK.
It would not lever the war tlepait
mnt at Wasbinston In the public es
llr'Ttlon If In poiumunballnp: heieafter
with .-vovprnors wlu hae iloue their
bot tor the feOeral coveinment It
slviuld bo moderately reaper tful and
ronMtierate.
No liuropean Dictation.
The appoint nient of (leneial Merritt
ap military exeeutHe of the I'hlllpplne
l!laiHlx and the pieparatious to de
FpntPh a fufllelent uiilltaiy foie to
those Island'; to evlel the Spaniards,
restore order and "hold the fort until
the clouds roll by" effntlvelv reply
to the silly lumora that "William of
ficrmany and other nuiopean war
lords are tolnc to dletnta to the Tnited
Ptote how It shall dispone of ltn spoils
of Tar. There probably Iutj been no
real foundation for any of these ru
mors beyond the natuial anxiety of
professional tnNehlef makers to manu
facture trouble
Rut If at any future lime Interven
tion should be i untemplatei in any
European qunrtei without our consent
It might be well to huvo It understood
with unnilstaKablo clearness that It
will be icsented nnd icslsted in ebar
netcrlstie American fashion. As one
r presentntlvc of our state department
says In a published Interview. "If the
TTnlted States navy or the land forces,
of this country should attach or laUe
possession of the family Islands or
begin a. bombardment of HpanNh coast
titles, there might be tome tangible
cround upon which Kuropeun poweis
mlKht stand nnd raise an issue for In
tervention. So long a the fortes of
the United States do not set foot upon
European soil this government will nc
knowledKs no right of Interference be
twiren thp Vnlted States and Spain. It
must he observable to Miperllclal read
ers trC current events thnt the I'nlted
States is crowlnc stronBei dnlly nnd
hourly. Thl fact will not be oer
looked by Huropcan courts. tVhut the
deslfrns of the powers may be in the
Orient this country cues nothing
about. We have never Interfered with
the progress of events In that part of
the world, nor will wo biook, Interfer
ence in our own pollc-los, military and
International, bo long or wo do not
evn. remotely trenail upon the rlRhts
of-ny stato except that vlth which
we ar avowedly at war."
AVhat American prowess lias taken
Yankee Kilt will bold until it cetn
ady in Its own tlmo and manner toj
Irt go. The !oonci this purpose- In coin
licliiii(U'tl ubrond the better will bo the
Kuropean pouro of mind.
Tho Detune iatlu nmvfipnpeiH about
the state an- finding great Vonttolutlon,
nppntontly. In the shafts or orntoilcnl
ititporailon that Candidate Wann
nmlr W hulling nt ivlmoft evciybody
It; sight In Pennsylvania politic.
iVewfi from (loincz.
Tntprcptitig news Is brought fioni
Cuba bv . 13. Smith, the American
who s-n-xod for tluee ycais on Gomez's
stafl' at major and lately undertook to
communlento with the Cuban general
for our war department. JIaJor Smith
was lately repoiled killed by the Span
laida but bus dlsprocd this report by
tuinlne: up nt Tampa, Hllve nnd well.
Majoi Smith says the Cubans, from
Oomez down to the lowest private ould
baldly contain themselves when ho
brought the news of the army Riithei
In; .it Tampa for tho ptoposed Inva
sion of Cuba (Snniez. stciupld man ns
he Is, almost shed teai, and In a volie
clmketl with emotion thanked God for
the aid. The Cuban foite, he adds. Is
luridly leeiultluiT. and as soon as an
Aiiici l(iui in my can be landed Gomez
tan irei all the men he wants. He
stands teadv at a moment's notice to
cii-iipcwite with the Ameiican aimy of
invasion.
Anothir InterestliiK feature of his re
turn Is his emphatic tlenlnl that seri
ous dancer Is to be appiehended flom
yellow feer. "I have never seen," says
be, "a yellow fever case In any of the
t.iinps. and li the thne years I liavn
been In the Island 1 have not seen a
dozen cases, all told. We have line
vvutci all thioiiKh the island, thousands
of lear, ool water sprint! kusIiIiib
out of the Krouiul, while the w liter In
scoies of llveis Is as Rood and health
ful .is in Dot Ida. I have been In the
Held thete for neatly thtee yeats, and
1 have had scarcely a sick day."
This view of the fever scare Is shaied
by most of thp medical expetts who
have examined the ptoblem carefull.v
and It ought to allav much of the
pievalent appiehenslon.
When we lend that I'otto Ulco ralsffi
snakes elcht feet Ioiir, the braveiy of
the Wllkes-Vsjie teclment In liuiry
Inc to the fiont enn be better appte
cl.ued. Let It Come.
Siiup exceedingly URly rumois are
nlloat tout hint! the methods employed
in Selei t loundl to lo.id down the
new telephone ordlnanie with stiaiiK
IltiET amendments. The hints at bribery
utleted on the tloor of the (oiincil
liainber Thursday night me hourly
becoming moie specific. XniriM and
sums are being mentioned lit sheet
i oi iter discussion. It Is evident that
Impoitnnt dlEX losures aie Impending
Let them come. The Hew telephone
peiiple ofl'ei u good set vice at less than
half the i.ite now lunged ami ptofess
to be willing imdet bond to submit
to the siime restrictions and condi
tions us have been placed by count lis
around the old company. This (imposi
tion seems talr. We tan see no leaon
founded In equity why such n ptoposl
tlun should not be accepted bv oun
t lis. Certainly tbeie is no le.ibon In
equity why councils should lay down
er tain lei ms for one telephone com
pany dunging high tates and ceitaln
other terms, vastly moie exacting, fot
uuolht'i company which offers to guar
antee a service as good as or better
than the old service, nt materially re
duced latm. This on Its face looks
like illseilmlnntlon, and if it is dls
t I'iminatiou which has been effected
by means of In ibery the public should
1'llOW it.
Of coulee Dewey Is not to blame for
the eftoits of the Manila battle poet9,
but If they keep on Ills name will soon
be liable to piovoke unpleasant emo
tions. America's Duty.
I'tom the Independent.
The liile nations of the eatth are
live, the grown, stiong nations, the
nations that are trying to develop civ
ilization. They are the I'nlted States,
Gieat Krltaln, Get many, Russia and
Pi ante. The developement of the
w cu hi Is In their hands: and the best
of them, the two that have the hlghtht
ethical Ideas with their civilisation,
that n do most and best for the
world, aie Gieat Prltaln and the I'nltPtl
Stntes. These two nations. If they will
only work together, can put their veto
on the lest of the world. They aie tho
best of friends, they make no entang
ling alliances and do not need to. but
If they can only undeistnnd each other
they can tontiol thj vvuild's histoiy.
They mivtit to do It.
Our nation is now to bo n world
power. We niejto be felt, and wo will
be felt only for good. In tho wot Id's pol
itics. We cannot escape our destiny,
and w1!' do not want to We have a
mission, and must accomplish It for
liberty and humanity. Our institutions,
our freedom have been a lesson to the
world, and such llbeity Is the world's
only hope It Is our duty to help the
w of Id to fitich liberty: not to stand be
hind a safe lampait and give them
our woithless moral sympathy, but to
tako patt In bestowing human rights
en human beings This wo aie doing
for Cuba and for tho Philippine islands.
Spain cannot govern a colony. This
war ought not to stop till Spain Is
Btilpped of every postcfislon out of the
peninsula that would be free of her
tyinny, God has put this task on us,
and we should see that It Is completely
done.
But what hall we do with the
Philippine Islands? One thing we
must not, cannot do, deliver them back
to Spain. Wo may have to keep and
rulo thi in for a while. Wo can do It
well enough. II is not a tak too hard
for us. New conditions imposo new
duties. Maturity tompels lesponslbll
My. Away with tho faithlessness, the
Infantllo cowardice that refuses to nc
cept the obligations that stiength lm
plletf. Congress ought to accept Hawaii
at onco. If Hawaii wants our free
rule, why should wo be too selfish to
Btve it? "Wo do not want Cuba, and
havo eaitl eo; but Cuba must bo free;
and If freo Cuba wants our free rule,
why ehould we fear? Is our mission
dono when wc have nerved ouri elves'
ilavo wo no mission to Bervt otheri?
Shall we make the excuse of Cain,
"Am I my brother's keeper?"
Then let our nation, giown to man's
estate, tako man's duties. l,ct us not
hesitate to Join Gic.it Britain, with or
without the aid of other powers. In
policing the world. There will be a
vlongtcsB of jKivvers one of these days,
and In It wc shall bo icprtvented. China
must not bo dlsmembeied without our
petmlsslon for our sake, nnd for
China's sakp, und for the world's sulcr.
The twentieth century needs us, nnd
let us be ready for the larger, the less
selfish, less nut row and provincial, the
moio Chtlstlnn statesmanship to which,
in behalf of all humanity, tho next cen
tury calls us.
Tho Philadelphia I'rcss In Its Issue of
yesterday publishes a dispatch from
Altoonn specifically charging, with tho
names nnd dates, that postinnstershlp
nppolntinents ha'SJij been ntti tloned oft
In thnt congtesslonal (list I let to the
highest bidders. This would seem to
open a new opportunity for explana
tions. The war with Spain has had the pT
fect of making students momentarily
tin n from the contemplation of octahe
dral foi ma and the latloclnatlon of
theories of pantheism nnd occultism,
and get out their geographies nnd set
tle the question whether Cape Verdo
is on the coast of New Jetsey or one
of the Klorida Keys.
Monti ose now has electric lights. The
pressing of the button vvns celebrated
by a banquet the other night. Mon
ti ose only Inekr, a proper system of
hewetaEro to be the ideal summer re
sott of Pennsylvania.
It Is said that ninety per cent, of
the cigatetle smokeis fall to pass phy
sical examinations for the army. Men
tal examination ought to be unneces
sary In the case of the tignrctte tiend.
The Spanish announcement that a
stiong fotce Is to be sent to the Philip
pines (o annihilate Admii.it Dewey
looks nioi e and more like a eiy
highly Inlluted bluff.
The weather at Tampa Is probably
warm enough by this time to properly
bake the raw recuilts.
War poets are rivet abundant, but
good song write) s aie deplorably few.
Conditions Within
Besieged Havana
correspondence uf the Sun.
I n AVANA. .May 7 -The situation .n
U Havana contlmits unchanged as
n fir as v.Mishlps and uattles are
J (J imireined, but the effects of the
block itle .no o pirsviiq; at to
iii.tke It next to impo-sllile to live within
the walls. Famine is ne.ir for tho rich
und a reality fur tbe poor. KIrst-cUss
estatiranU ale guarded l.y aimed volun
teers nnd only uistunu'is uie ptimitttd
tu cater. CI e.ip leHr.uianla and mop-IiiiUm-.s
have bi-Hii dused to save them
l rum bring utlnckcd by the hiuigiy mob.
In cilt.iln places looit Is onl seived In
those in dress unltoiiii. .N'ou combatants
und foreif.i'1 rs are corlantly Kuineii he
the voluntteis who ask, "Why don't jou
loin us'" If you satisfy them vou uie a
foiolRtitr they let u go, icmarl.lng,
"Keep quiet." 11 on ale a Cuban oi a
Spaniard you aie led to the neareat pub.
lie s.ifetv committee station, wheie our
t.itii N decided.
0
Vloltnto has not yet begun, but tt 's
unsafe for a rlvlllan to go tluoiish the
hi lent-, especially at night, ns thnie are
no street lights and itnv one is likely to
be shot down on the spot If he falls to re
plv to the challenge. Friends are already
missing, .tiid ou cannot inquire after
them lor feur of being arrested. Dr. C.
12. Klnl.iv, a Cuban-Anierlcnn well knjwn
beiu and In New Yolk, has been missing
for sevcial days. Your correspondent,
tearing for lilin, as he had seen his name
blacklisted by tho volunteers, railed it
the Ilrltlsh consulate for infotmation
Consul Uollan. as usual, knew nothing
He then applied to the chlif of police.
Colonel Pagervj, who warned him fiom
dabbling In "polltlis," adding: "Wt will
not molest you at pic-ent, but cannot .e
i ('sponsible for tbe volunteers, who aie
in full powar under martial law."
The few ships having Havana since tho
blockade have all been pjtked lull of lef
ugers, who were compelled to pay fanev
prices for their tickets The passengers
on the Italian ciulser Glov.mna Itausin
were obliged to tip somehodv ut tbe con
sulate t00 ap.ece. Those on boald the
Danish schoonei Ilohl, without any pas
st tiger accommodations whatever, pall
as blsh as VM each for a trip width
heretofore would have cost only 510 The
speculatois In Cuba's disgrace are coin
ing monev , but they will surely pay desr
for their hearllessucss. The I.iiciIimki
and I.af.ivelte nie the inly ships not In
crMslr.g their rates. The I.afavettn will
arry over 1 TO) passengers, and theie
have been 5.000 applicants for tickets,
but the majority will have to remain Tho
French schoulsblp Fulton tallied ulso a
number of wealthy passengers.
Traffic In Havana stieots has been
stopped as no business Is tianatteil lit
press vai;nns urd tow carts have been
sel'nl hj tho government to earry mate
rials to the tuiricudes. The stieet ca.s
und stages inn no b nger; their horses
and mules have hem turned loose Into
thu sliiets, u theie Is no fod ler Tho
few remaining bags of coin sell for $ n
quintal. Havana haiLor Is lathing in
Spanish watsblp.s, for there are only two
useless on"'. '1 he Alfooo XII has lur
bolleis d"Slioed and her guns have
wen umovd to iho westein forllllca
tlons nt the Vudado FI.e Is hs helpless
as a baby. The Contln de Veindlto Is at
the arsenal under lepalis. having suf
feied consbleiablj some tlmo ago from
tunning nground at the Colorado shoals.
Theia are two other small gunboats, 'ho
Nunez PInzon and Maiques da U Knsen
ad.i. which, of course, tlnre not put to sea
to meet tho Anuilcan squadron.
o
Nevertheless, the dallies here boldly an
nounced that thev had gono out pre
pared to lick Sampson's lleet and that he
dated not meet them. The Quixotism of
the Spjnlurds Is reaching the ciazy limit.
It Is sciul-otticlally announced that Wey.
ler will land In Mtxlco with WW men
and Invade the states through Texas. Tho
Spaniards aiu elated over the alleged
sympathy of Porilrlo Diaz with Spain an I
expect him to aid them In their propoted
Invasion of the Vnlted States The repoit
that General I.ee has been promoted to
major general, und ihar? he will assumn
charge of tho I'nlted States Invasion
army, has considerably enraged the
Spaniards, who hate him cordially. The
wall aio placarded with obscene sketchps
and phrases about his appointment One
Hays: "Wo will soon be infested by an
army of pigs, headed by Hog I.ee J,u ns
prepare to roast them." The govern
ment Is also proceeding against j,eo and
American Interests here. All I.ee's be
longings and tho food for Iho recon
rentrados havo lic.cn seized by the govern
ment and tho confiscation of American
property has already begun. Tho first
Victim la Senor Mariano C. Aitlz, pro.
ihlA. F II. 1.1 ul....tnlli. Xn-
iiiiemnit oi a wall strcei syndicate.
o
Tho Vento wntci uoiks, 1'iivnlin's only
water silpplj, have In en attacked by th"
rebel Insurgent (oleic), Mario Diaz, wltn
out success so far. 'II ere are about 1,'J)'
troops gtinrdlng the water works. Water
so fur Is plentiful, but ment Is n luxury
and hard to get nt 2 a ptnid. A cup of
coffee and milk costs S3 ten's. Uggs are
no longer obtnl 'able Urriul. although
doubled In price, Is still obtainable at a
few pl-icee.
the iiim:iMti:siiHi.i: VANKnn.
Urnrcd the Auger ot Grnornl Gomez
nnd Got n Good .Ileal,
Tampa Letter In the Wcrld.
W. D. Smith, the Cuban leader, who
so skillfully llntptl the iommls.ion to
Gomez's camp. I b been In close consul
tation here todaj with General Shatter,
Wade and I.udlow, Ma lor Smith has been
lighting the battles of Cuba for tlueo
years. He is a Vermonter 1' birth and
as bravo as he Is unassuming.
He tells a chatat tTlstlc story of Joan
l.ynn. tho young Jacksonville insurance
clerk, who a seat ago ment with n till
blistering expedition and Joined tho Cu
ban nrmv, where lit achieved fame and
a mime as tho cept-iln ot the Cuban bat
teries nnd the minager of the pneumatic
gun that did sin li execution.
"I was lying In my tent one day. ' said
Major Smith todaj, "when some of tho
guard otticers came over and told me
that un American had buttonholed Gen
eral Gomez and that I must go over and
get him away. I went over, found young
l.vnn In tbe generals tent attempting to
talk with him in the most unconcerned
manner. 1 qiilcklj took him away, much
to the gem ral's relief, us Gomez Is a
great stickler lor ttlqiictto and wants
proper Intiotlurtloiis.
"It reems that f.vnn entered while Go
mez was eating his dinner, alone, as is
his custom aid nrefeicnce. I.vnn talin
ly walked In, sc.trd himself bv the gen
eral, and, extending his hand, said. 'How
do ou do, grneral 1 am glad to see
von' The general gl.ued at him and
bnidlv icplled, us he did lint understand
wh.it was rreant. I.vnn nothing daunt
ed, began reaching over am', helping him
self nnd eating rnpidly. Gomez watched
him for a few moments, and then roo
and walked off In a lage. I.vnn unt'on
ieinedl continued eating and after fin
ishing his dinner, walked over to th gen
er.il and thanked him, bating tint he had
been verv hungiv.
lie kept on t.ilkinr to the iseneinl. and
the old nmn got rather vviathv. If I had
not caught him In time he would have
ordered him under ariest. I took I.vnn
out to mv tent and told him he niu.t be
mine cirenmspet i.
"He Is an Irrepressible joung ft How and
Is the life of the camn. Gomez knows
I 1 tit and can't help liking him as he Is
brave and cneigetic in fighting and that
always makes a filend of the chief, l.vin
Is now In charge of the shops there and
ov el sees all the lepalrs of Hie guns and
nrtlllerv. lie Is a skilled woikman and
Invaluable to the Cubans '
VAI.Hi: Ot'AllMOIt 11. ati:.
New Yolk Comrreiiial-Adveitlser
it the battle uf Manila had seived no
othtr end It would have I een of dliect
Leuotlt to this iiiuntrj in showing us the
value of Ameilian-made armor plate
Dt tailed leports of tho light between tin
American and Jp.inMi fleets show that
our ve-seh, especially the Ul mpla mid
the Unltlmoie, ucte lopt-atcdlv hit by
Spanish shells, but in no ease was th
armor of our ships of w.u either pleried
or damaged be.voud some slUht Indenta
tions. Congiess has made tepraled lforts to
put a limit upon the osi of urmui plale
that Is mule by Auieilc.ui manufacturers
fur our navj. Thoe theoietltal states
men who el.ilm an expiit knowledge of
the value of annul plat" have, so far,
onlv succeeded In checking Iho suppl
that we need, the manutactuii'is tlalm
Ing that It cannot be made at the maxi
mum piice that cungiuHS alb ws.
Tho It-suit of such legislation with 'in
put taut business Intel ests has been that
biilldvis of aunoi plate In this country
havo their y.uds busy In the t onsiructlon
ol such material to loielgn older. Mean
time Ameilt.in war ships, the construc
tion of width bus been nutlioilzid by
congri ss, tile delaved In compb lion at a
time when they might have been most
sorely needed, simply because some of
our national leglslatois believed that lhy
were better informed as to the. cost and
value of armor plate than thoi manu
lactuieis who have made a speepil sludv
of the business It is slgnlllcant that our
manufactuM rs ot ibis material are mak
ing ar.nor plate for Russia, a country
that has found. In at least one of Its
warships that Kuropean minor plate was
comiiosed ot luhrMi and blow holes.
COST or A hatti.i:.
From tho St. Louis Republic.
it Is estimated that a one-hour fight be
tween two modern llrst-tiass battleships
will cost a million nnd a half elollais. If
tills is coirect Spain can afford to light
about two minutes
TOLD BV THE STARS,
Dnlly Uorotcopo Uiatvn bf Ajncchui
The Trlbuno Astrologer.
Astiolabe Cast t 10 a. m . for Saturdav,
May 11. MS.
A child bom on this day will noilcc that
tho councils have not tt been nrrcsted
fot falling to ltpavo the streets.
Many prisons who aie not Spanish
think the Cuban Hag looks better when
actomn inlcd by tho Stars and Stripes.
Seme people go around with the Im
pi rtince of a se.iichllght when the land
only ii tendril Miem for tallow dips,
Pulletln May 13. 11.11 p. m. (on board
flagshlpl- Thi Stianton Rowing associa
tion fleet still at Lake Ailel.
Tile man who does not display red,
white and blue these days deserves to
s.iffet fiom Jauiidko for the balance ot
tlie season.
The HJoitim Flats k'd sajs that in ap
pointing a governor general for Mnnlli
th" president made a "inentoilous" se
lection Th" open smet car Is 1 1 1 e.
Go Cart
A large a-sortment at liarJ
pan prices. See our line
before you luiy we can
surely suit you.
i'ii:t',i ,i mi- inn pugur jm -tiit.iuun, -lna
Calb.c Illcn, which Is under the man-
hpHL
s Baby Carriages
0LM0N& FEEEEiR,
O'MALLEY CO,
JVJ I unkiiwauna Avenuo.
CftLISMITffS
T tine
Latest ii Patriotic le
Red, White and Blue Silk Ties, the 25c kind, at 35c
Red, White and Blue Four-in-Hands at 25c
Flag Handkerchiefs; all sizes, 30c, 35c and 25c
Flags, Pins, Bows, Ribbons of all kinds.
Of lirnterest to Saturday Shoppers
Hen's and Boys' Negligee Shirts with separate cuffs, the 75c kind, at 48c
flen's and Boys' Laundered Shirts, 2 separate collars and cuffs, the 75c
kind, at 48c
Hen's French Percale 5hirts with 2 detachable collars and a pair of link
cuffs, the $3.00 kind, at 75c
50 dozen Boys' Blouses with deep sailor collars, the 40c kind, at 25c
LADIES' SHIRT WAISTS
Second Floor, Take Elevator
Such an assortment to be found nowhere else in Percales, Ginghams,
Lawns, Piques and Silk. All of the celebrated Florence, Star, Derby, Mascot
and United Brands. Prices range from 47c upwards
300 dozen Ladies' Jersey Ribbed Combination Suits, the 50c kind, at 25c
Lewis, Really
ALWAYS UUSV.
THE SALE IS ON.
hl'MMER KOOTWr.AIt IT IS NO FKAT
to ni orit rnur in oun bTonw.
WE AISE FITTKItS OF VKET.
ley!s? Mlly & Bavies,
114 AND 116 WYOMING AVENUE.
MILL k C0NWELL
323 N. Washington Ave.
BRASS BEDSTEADS,
In buying a brass I!eUtcaJ,bc mire that
you get tho best. Our bras HedstoaiW nra
all mado with seamless bran tublujr and
frame work Is all of steel.
They cost no moie than many bedftteads
nindsof the open seamless tubinj. Every
beiUtead U highly finished and lacquered
under a peculiar method, tiothlnj ever hav
ing beeu produced to equal It. Our new
Bprlnz Patterns are now on eUlbltloa.
Hill &
Cooeell
At 323
rth Washington
Avenue,
Scranton, Pa.
THE MODE11N IIAItUWAUE (iTOItE.
Only way to get the best
Buy The Alaska
BEST Air Circulation
BEST Lining
BEST Construction
EASY to Clean
Without doubt the
BEST
REFRIGERATOR
MADE
& SiEAH CO.,
Ja0. WASHINGTON AVKN I'D.
CLjS. iL
Front, a;
. . With the . , ,
The Closer
You examine them tho
better you will like
them.
Tailor Hade at
Ready Hade Prices.
Perfect Fit or No Sale.
Step iu and see what we
have.
We know we can please
you.
Everybody buys at the
same price.
Boyle &
Mtmcklow
436
TT
Great Sfeiri Waist Sale.
A cut In SHIRT WAIST PRICKS io
carlv tr. tin. season may i:eiin rather
unustml, hut
"Circumstances
Alter Cases."
feviral CASES of tho vcr &t things
in SHIRT WAISTS will he in.iti-ilally
AI.TRRKIJ IV VltlCK. owillj to tho
unavoldahlo cireumtauc.- uf unf ivor
ablc vvcithi-r. and altlKiusrh vso antlci
r.'ite n much greater domnnd for them
a tli socu-on advunces, we- piefer to
I'XLOAD NOW.
FOR Tlir N'i:i:T TEN D.vYS we will
submit our enllie stoelc nt
Qreatlj' Reduced Prices
Our principle line Is the
Celebrated 'Derby Waist'
The- many good polnt'i of which wo
have been clenionstiatlnj for years
pabt.
Madras Cloth, Dimity,
French Percale,
Scotch Gingham,
Cheviot and Pique
Arc the matoiials mostly shown In this
ieat-on's line and our as!Oitinnt ho
Iub rilmost unbroken do nut hositnti to
nvall your.selveH of a crcnt opimttunlty.
TIiofo are Lut a fe-w fianiplus of tho
"(icneial Reductions:"
Lot 1
7 dozen Stnndatd 1'ilnt AValsts:
n good one. well put together; our
60c rjuallty, nt 139
Lot 2
10 dozen Cambric Waists: trnnd In
every particular, our Mu nuallty
it
C5o
Lot 3
S dozen Canihrio Waists: best
Roodd. and our SIMM quality, at .. 33c
Lot 4
5 do'.on Paivalo Walals. oeolIint
quality und good patterns; our $1.23
quality at S3o
Lot 5
6 dozen Perr.tlo WAifts.best roihIi
made; our regular ?1. 13 qunllty.
ut ' Ji.mi
Lot 6
7 dozen GlnRham Waists, vory
bet't styles und quality; reduced
fiom (163, at $1.23
Lot 7
5 dozen Cheviot WalstF. handsome
patterns nnd excellent asuiitment;
our regular $1.S." quality, at $1.50
n our aHHortment of slen will fooi
be broken wc advlte uu to mako your
selections eaily and wivo dlsap.
polntincnt.
TT TiY IT TP u J 9 (O
imhLi a
5!0and 512
LACKAWANNA AVENUE
BAZAAI.
Usual,
ckwear
LACKAWANNA AVENUE
MTMOT1IC STATIONEHY
Beautiful Dies of
American and Cuba Flag
Novelties Up to the Hinuto
Stationery and Desk
Supplies
Of Every Description.
With nil piircliiisoi nmoiiatin; to flftv cent
or over no will present ouo of tho
Latest Maps of "Cuba"
tog ia Enote.
Reynolds Bros
br.vTioxnits and enokaveus,
HOTKI, JKHMV.V HUILDINO.
130 Wyomlns Avenue.
Wocnrrv the Inrgeit llnj of oftlea nupplle
In J.orllieuitenstorii I'cnnsylvunla.
HENRY BEL3N, JR.,
Central Agent for tho Wyoming
Lintrlctfrr
lllnlne, lllastlns Sportlns Hmoteian
auil ilia Hepatitis UhemiiM.
Co m pa u y c
MM EXPLOSIVES.
tnlety rue Caps and ritploderi.
r.oom .101 Conuell Uiilldluj.
hcumtoa.
AUi:.Clt.-i-
TIIOO, roill) Pltltn&
JOHN 11. SMITH .(.SON, IMvinoun
V. K. MLLUIUA.V, Wllkes.Barri
II PLEASANT
AT RETAIL.
Coal of tho best quollty for domestic ua
and of nil tdzog. including RucVtvvhcat and
Ulrdseye, dyllvoied In any part of th
city, at the lowest price.
Ciders received at the office, first floor,
Comiuonvvt'cith hulldlns. room No t;
telephono No. 26.il or nt tho mine tlo
phono No. 212. will be promptly atUndtd
to. Dealeis supplied at tho mine.
TO, I SMITE
WPIlfi
P01IEIB.
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