tm
THHJ SUKAJNTOJN TKlBUISJj-FRIDAY." JULY 8. 18-
TC
'
.y
I
rubimheA Dally. Kxcepl Sunday, br Hid
Tribune Publlshlnj Company, at Fifty (Jetits
a Month.
New York Offloe: lfto Nnn St.,
M. H. VUKKbAND.
Bole Agent for Porelcn Advertising
l.NTErtKl) AT TUB POSTOrrtCK AT WnAJTTOJf,
rA., AS rC0Kl-CI-AS3 MAIL MATTKR.
BCRANTON, JUlY 1, UPS.
REPUBLICAN NOMINATIONS.
STATE.
Govemor-WILLIAM A. STONn.
Lieutenant Goernor-J. P. S. GOBIN.
Secretary of Internal Affairs -JAMES W.
I.A1TA.
Jadge of Superior Court-W. W. POR
TER. Congressmen - at Largo SAMUI2L A.
DAVENPORT, GAL.USHA A. GROW.
LEGISLATIVE.
Nenntr.
Twentieth Dlst.-JAMES C. VAUGHAN.
House.
First Dlstrlct-JOIIN R. FARR.
Fourth Dlstrict-JOHN K. REYNOLD3.
COI.O.NL'I. ! TONE'S I'LATPOIWI
It will be my puipcse when elected to
so conduct mvself us to win the icspect
and gcod will of those who huvo opposed
me as well as those wbo have given mo
their support. 1 shall bo tho governor
of tho whole rroplo ot the state. Abuses
hae undoubted! Blown up in the legis
lature which ntc neither tho fault of one
party nor the other, but rather ths
growth ot cm tern t'rroeesnry Investi
gations have been authorized by commit
tces, resulting in unnecessary expense to
tho state It will be my care and pur
pose to correct these nnd other evils In ro
far as I have tho power. It will bo my
purpose while governor of PotmsjlvanU,
83 It has been m purpose In the public
positions that I havo held, with God's
help, to dlschnigo my whole duty. Tho
people are greater than the p-utles to
which they belong. 1 nm only Jeslous of
their favor. I shall only attempt to win
their approval and my experience has
taUght me that that can best bo done by
an honest, modest, dally dlschargo of
public duty.
The powers ought to put the Spanish
government in an International lunatic
asjlum.
None of This.
The Philadelphia Stockholder con
cludes an extended comment upon
the anthracite situation with these
words: "It Is describing the exist
ing situation In conservative terms
to state that wc have received Intima
tions from the highest sources that tho
giavlty of the dllllcultles besetting an
thracite Interests Is quite adequately
appreciated by the men in control of
the Iraiibpoitation of haid coal, and
that In tome influential quarters, nt
least, there is a measured willingness
tu try the effect of some change of
policy, taking the form, probably, of
tentative concessions in tolls. It must
bo borne in mind, however, that a
movement in this dlieetlon will encoun
ter many obstacles of which the busi
ness men demanding such concessions
necessaiily are In Ignoiance, and ac
tion of a swift nnd tadlcal sort Is not
to be looked for."
Tentative concessions, Indeed' The
coal loads have been promising ten
tative concessions for years. Where
are they? The only concession we
know of consists of a late for bitumin
ous from tx thlul to a fouith that levied
on anthracite hauled an equal distance,
and this, instead of being tentative,
has become permanent. It would save
a good deal of unnecessary trouble If
tho "mm In control of the transporta
tion of hard roal" would leallze at once
that the men who do business In the
haid coal region are In earnest In their
determination to secure fair treatment
for anthracite and ate not to be dis
suaded fiom that purpose by Indefinite
pionilsrs or blarney. With the coal
fields It Is a matter of life and death,
and at su'di times the masuie3 em
ployed ate likely to be heroic.
If Schley did the woik don't let de
partmental fuvotlttsm for Sampson
deny to Schley fair ciedit. The navy Is
big onoush, or &0011 will be, for hoth.
The Secret of Success.
In the opinion of tho Commeiclal
Advertlser, It la nonsense to attribute
the charmed lives of tho men on our
warships to chance. "After Manila It
might be said that the escape of the
fleet without a man Killed was a won
derful piece of luck. After Santiago It
must be admitted that the men go
through the fire unscathed because the
enemy cannot hit them. It Is not only
that the American gunners aie such
masteis of their weapons that most of
their shots hit the mark and that
Spanlatds are t,uch poor gunners that
few of their shots hit anything but
the sea It Is thut the stupendously
accurate fire of the Yankee crews
tears to shreds every vulnerable spot
In the hostile ships, drums like a dead
ly hall on their gun positions, makes
every fighting point untenable, slaught
ers gun crew after gun ciew, nnd
throws the enemy Into such terrors of
consternation that they could not shoot
straight even If they knew how to,
"So the country learns u lesson about
its navy. Ever since the first ship of
the new navy was launched the men
have been pteparlng for the work so
magnificently done at Manila and San
tiago. All through the quiet times of
peace the navy has been working. The
naval service has seemed to feel
throughout Its whole personnel that
the honor and safety of the country
tu war depended on it. It has seemed
to feel that Its duty called for the high
est preparation and the completes!
teadlness, and we see In the torn and
shattered hulks of the pride ot Spain's
navy how perfectly that duty has been
done. The navy has earned Its keep
In peace. It has made such preparu-
tlon for war through jears of tactical
study nt tho war college nnd cat a -of
pntlcnt pincllc-o on canvas targets
as Imvo made naval warfare with U8
short, decisive and cheap. Tho bril
liant tactics of Dewey and Schley, the
Gallantry of the men, and the superior
ity of our ships were the obvious ele
ment'! In the shattering of tho two
Spanish squadrons In brief engage
tncnts. Hut back of these stands the
work of years of training, drilling nnd
practice. Target practice three times
a week through monotonous ycats of
peace Is what made the destruction
of the enemy so quick and terrible, nnd
enabled It to bo accomplished with tho
loss of one man on our part for seven
teen Spanish ships destroyed.
It Is the amo In all other depart
ments of human activity. Greatness 1j
only another name for conscientious
preparation.
Consummation of Hawaiian annexa
tion makes the Washington Star fed
as happy as a kitten, and naturally.
The Star from the moment this propo
sition was broached until the last
stioke of the president's pen made It
a fact has supported annexation pcr
slstentlj, consistently and with extra
ordinary skill. It therefore has every
right to be proud and to rejoice with
gusto. Wc beg to proffer our congratulations.
The Inhabitants of Hawaii.
Now that Hawaii has really become
American soil now Interest attaches to
the article In the cuirent Forum by tho
Inspector-general of Hawaiian schools,
Mr. Henri S. Townsend, upon "The
People of Hawnll." Wc noted recently
what he had to say with reference to
their education, Let us now follow his
testimony concerning their chaiacter
and morals.
Of the 101,000 Inhabitants of the Is
land 31,000 nie natlvo Kanakas docile,
Inoffensive, charmingly hospitable nnd
light hearted, honest In bu"lness and
In the main trustworthy but with lax
Ideas on the subject of social puilty
which aie Incutrlng retilbutlon in tho
foun of a steady decline In the birth
late. Tills element In the population
offers a Held for misslonaiv work but
Piesents few dllllcultles to a success
ful government. Next Mr. Townsend
considers tho Poitugue.se element,
numbctlng In 1S95 about 13,000. This
class were Imported beginning somo
eighteen jears ago, to do plantation
labor under contract. They have al
ways been industrious, thrifty nnd law
abiding. Most of them, having solved
out the term of their contracts, aro
now w 01 king for themselves as small
farmers, teamsters, mechanics, mer
chants and overseers ot labor. They
are not noted for good education but
Mr. Townsend sajs they stand among
the foremost as frugal and peaceable
citizens. Ho compares them to our dis
advantage with the cheap labor Im
ported Into the Pennsylvania mine
fields from Hungary, Italy, Bohemia
and Poland.
The Chinese, who number 21,01(1, havo
In Hawaii the same faults which aie
noticeable nmong tho Chinese on this
continent. They gamble, they violate
the laws relating to opium, and they
constitute a menace to women. I3ut
otherwise they are not hard to govern.
The fact that theie aie ten male
Chinese to one female is Indicative that
their stay Is transitory and not pei
mancnt. The stoppage of additional
Immigration of this kind, provded for
In the New lands resolution, will open
the way to their gtadual elimination.
Yet even ns they arc theie nie woiso
poisons In the United Slates than tho
Chinese.
The Japanese, numbering 21,407, are
of tho lower class. Were they jepre
sentatlve of the Intelligence and cul
tuie of the Mikado's empiie no better
citizens could be deslicd. Yet even as
it Is Mr. Townsend repiesents them as
being reasonably industiious and well
disposed. "As a class," he says, "they
are law-abiding; though individuals of
this nationality commit a fair per
centage of our crimes. Yet tho officers
of the law have never encountered any
serious resistance to their authority nt
tho hands of the Jnpanese. Sudden
outbursts of temper have caused a
number of them to commit the most
seilous ctimes (luting the past year.
These cilmes havo been directed
ngalnst their own countrymen, and in
most Instances have been attributed to
the disparity ot the sexes; there being
four times as man men as women. In
all such cases the law takes its even
course: being scaicely resisted by the
criminal himself, and never meeting
with any oiganlzed resistance on the
patt of the Japanese." The problem
here presented, while large, is evi
dently not discoui aging.
The remaining Inhabitants of our
new possession consist of Americans,
(S.0SC), Rritlsh (2.230), Germans (1.432),
and Norwegians (378), to which we may
add 8,483 part Kanakas, who appioxl
mate the Caucasians In vigor and Intel
ligence, The men of white skins asso
ciate and assimilate naturally as they
do In the States. Their character. In
telligence, perseverance and energy
need no explanation, being fully vin
dicated In what they have made of
Hawaii In the few years that Anglo
Saxon genius has been at woik upon
Its jeconstiuctlon and uplifting to the
plane of a civilized btate. But Mr.
Townsend, In closing his article, notes
a few points without which this cur
sory review of Hawaiian conditions
would be Incomplete. He says there
nie no lynchlugs out there and no ad
vocates or apologists for any. "Men
sleep n safety of property and person
In houses unlocked; and women travel
unattended and without fear In every
district of the Islands. We have nei
ther almhouses nor mendicants; and
there is nothing in our population to
cot respond with the tramp or the
'beat.' " A community of which this
can be, said s by no means n dead
weight on American civilization. If 3,000
Americans working against such odds
can do so much It will not take 70,000,
000 Americans long to complete the
Islands' regeneration.
The news that the Spanish prisoners
of war will bo located at Portsmouth,
N. II., will not be received with un
mixed delight ut the watering places
along the New England coast. How
over, the advent of Admiral Cervera
I and hi countrymen under the present
conditions Is rather more welcome
than If they hnd arrived, as they might
have done, outside Boston harbor somo
time ago and Inflicted Infinite damago
to that portion of the coast. Admiral
Cervera has certainly conducted him
self all along Just about as admirably
as America could desire, considering
the great number of other things ho
might have done earlier In the game
Instead of Jumping precipitately Into
our generous arms.
The senator who maliciously flllbus
teis ngalnst a measure designed to
facilitate the prosecution of war by
the government of his country, know
ing the innjmlty of senatois, represen
tatives nnd people are ngalnst him, Is
nn belte-r than a traitor and should
consider himself lucky that he nvolds
being shot.
General Gomez has Issued nnothcr
long proclamation urging tho Cuban
people to elect only good men to office.
The advice Is good but a little stand-up
fighting by Gomez nnd Garcia against
the common enemy would expedite tho
opportunity tor putting It Into effect.
It will have to be admitted even by
themselves that Senor Sagasta and his
coadjutor liars and would-be bunco
sleerers, who havo played the Ignorant
Spanish populace for a set of Jays, are
the architects of their own mlsfor-
Admlral Cervera will prooahly bo tho
star guest at Newport this season,
while the boys who helped to catch him
will be swelteilng In tioplcal seas and
In fever-ridden swamps.
When Cerveia returns to Spain he
will bo thoroughly justified In piesent
Ing his compliments1, through the muz
zle of a six-shooter to the man who or
deicd him to dash out.
That Russian paper which threatens
to halt tho Ynnkea Fquadion nt the
shoie of the Medltciranean had better
begin to piactlce up unless Spain soon
yields uttculv.
A few of Uncle Sam's eaithquakes
made to older would doubtless do much
lowatds neutralizing tho war spirit, If
dropped In the vicinity of the Spanish
coast towns.
Having a Napoleon of finance In tho
family has cost the senior Mr. Letter
about $7,000,000, yet many a foreign
son-in-law has conu higher.
The patiiot at home pays th war tax
without giumbllng bemuse Iv remem
beis that It helps to feed and clothe
the patriot at tho fiont.
Germany's much-talked-of attitude
continues to be that of an uneasy spec
tator taking his measure for a possi
ble licking.
liy all means let us have "imperial
ism" on tip, if that Is necessary in this
war In the interest ot downtrodden hu
manity. It Camaia Is wise he will beach his
fleet In time to save the wear and tear
of frantic illght under fire.
Queer. Lil will now have to look to
the stage for a throne. She would
make a queen of burlesque.
Wednesday's vote shows that those
senatois' sons In the at my staff have
earned their salarie?.
- .
Theie Is ically no need of being In
a l.uny about bombarding Santiago.
It cannot get away.
TOLD BY TUB STARS.
Daily Horoscopo Drawn by Ajacchus,
Tho Tribune Astrologer.
Astrolabe cast: 2.31 a. m for Prlday,
July 8, 1S9S.
A child that's born upon this day'
Prom smile will grin to laughter
At recent news from Santla
Go, Sampson, Schley and Shatter.
There seems to be a general disposition
on part of tho press of tho country to
apply tho pruning shears to Admiral
Sampson's locks.
Senor Sagasta will do well to erect a
barbed wire fence about himself at once.
European surpilse In many quarters nt
Spanish Inefficiency has the ring of gen
uine sorrow.
The war spirit has also clothed tho
lines of the baso ball umpire with unrest.
Tho lumors that Officer Hawks had
been "bottled up" wcro evidently mis
leading. Alncchus' Advice.
Captain Aunon, tho Spanish minister
of marine, who furnished reports of Ad
miral Cci era's escape trom Santiago
to Havana, should hereafter subscribe
himself "Aunonlas,"
STONE IS SATE.
rrom tho Philadelphia Uulletln.
The plain fact Is that tho anti-Quay
campaign, at least so far as tho gover
norship Is concerned, received a mortal
wound at Altoona Tho ono possibility
of defeating Stone rested on the nomina
tion of a Democrat who could command
tho support of dltafectcd Republicans on
tho state reform Issue. When the Demo
crate, declined to tako udva'ntage of tho
possibility, they left Stone with the quar
ter of a million Republican majoilty to
bank upon, together with tho popular
glories of a war carried on by a Repub
lican administration.
COURAGE HUT NOT SKILL.
Trom the Philadelphia Press.
Admiral Ccrvera's mad rush from San
tiago harbor showed the courago of des
peration, but, as at Manila, bruto bravery
has proved no match for trained gun
nery and hlghci skill and discipline.
HUDSON'S FKKE.
Wo were fearful that they'd do him
In tho custle by the sea,
And our eyes they often grew dim
As we thought ot what might be.
And. though afterward, tha Spaniards
Wo could hang up by tho squad,
That would scarcely bring back llobson
To the deck ho might havo trod.
We were glad they voted honors
To our hero right awnv,
Dut at times with deep foreboding
We were tempted still to say
That a right, smart, lively effort
Just to get him safely out
Would be worth all the promotions
Governments could bring about.
So tluough all the mad rejoicing
O'er the- vlctoiles wo'vo gained,
,Ever Just a note of sadness
In the triumph song remained,
Hut we're now prepared to "holler,"
Hear our yfll ot victory
For the prison gate are open,
llobson and his mates are frcel
-H. C. P.
Year's Progress of
Christian Endeavor
From Secretary John Willis Rner's Sta
tistical Report, Read Yesterday ut
Nashville.
N ITS natlvo land Christian En
deavor still moves forward. There
arc now, within tho borders of the
flitted States. U.S2J societies.
TVnn.vlinlilii with 3.673 societies,
New Yoik with 1,114. Iowa with 1,338,
snd Michigan with 1.07.', are tho states
nt tho head of tho procession, unci In the
order named. These figures do not III.
elude the Juiiloi. Jnleimedlato and oth
er societies. So far ns we know, Rus
sla is the only country In the world
without Its Christian Endeavor society.
England has 4,047: Canada, 3,456; Aus
tralla. 2.2SI: Scotland, HI; India, 43);
Wales, 331; Ireland, 213; China, W, Af
rica. 110. Tho tot.il enrolment from
without the I'nlted States Is 11.773 so
cieties. Tho Increase In South Africa.
India, China, Germany nnd throughout
Great Britain has been large. Tho con
stitution for local Christian Endeavor
societies has been translated and print
ed In thirty-seven different languages.
The total enrollment ot world-wide
Christian Endeavor Is D4,m societies
with nn Individual membership of moic
than thrco and one-quarter millions.
- o
Tho Junior societies continue) to In
crease ranldlv. Thcro are now nearly
fourteen thousand societies In the world.
Ono thousand of theso are to bo found
In foreign lands. Of thoso in the United
States we mention Pennsylvania's 1,533.
New York's, 1.391. Illinois', 1,040, Ohio's
532, Indiana's, 590, California's and Iowa's,
532. Massachusetts', 523, as being In tho
list of states each with nn enrollment of
more than live hundred Junior societies.
Last year wo reported 3Cfi Intermediate
societies. This year the total has more
than doubled; we have now 731 Interme
diate societies. California leads the
states, having 92, Pennsylvania has 86;
Ohio, C3. Illinois, Efi; New York, 41, In
diana, 39; Michigan nnd Massachusetts
each. SO. Tho crowth of tho Interme
diate societies bids fair to rival the
thilfty life and progress of the Junior
societies. You will bo Interested to
know that thcro nrc 77 societies In tho
United States nrmy and In voluntceis'
camps, hi societies In the United States
navy, and on board merchant ships.
Christian Endeavor thrives In out-of-the-way
nnd unexpected places. Thcro are
societies In prisons, schools of reform,
workhouses, almshouses, asylums, In
stitutions for the blind and for the deaf,
schools and colleges; among enr drivers,
policemen, traveling men, life savers on
tho coast, lighthouse employes, In largo
factories, etc., to the number of nearly
two hundred,
o
In England tho Baptists stand first In
Christian Endeavor; In Australia tho
Wesleynn Methodists, nnd in Canada the
Methodists. In tho United States the
Presbyterians lend, with 5,003 Young
People's societies and 3 109 Junior; tlm
Congrcgatlonallsts are next, with 4,163
Young People's societies nnd 2 461 Junior;
then follows the Disciples of Christ, with
8.26S Young People's societies nnd 1.4S3
Junior; tho Baptists, 2.6.1 Young Peo
ple's societies and 1.130 Junior; the Metho
dist Protestants, 1.CH3 Young People's
and 361 Junior: the Cumberland Prcsby
teilans, S'tf Young People's and 414 jun
ior; tho Lutherans, 891 Young People's
and 333 juniors; and so on until more
than thirty different evangelical denom
inations havo been listed.
o
Nine thousand societies In making their
nnnual repoits mention the money thnt
they have sent directly to their own de
nominational missionary boards, and tho
amount Is J19S.000. These same nine
thousand societies have given for other
benevolences ?223,0A0. making a total for
tluso societies of $123,000. I havo
reserved for tho last the best of my
statistics. During tho past year 27,6Sfi
Juniors havo become members of tho
church. From tho Intermediate societies
1,518 have Joined their homo churches,
and lf6,330 from the Young People's so
cieties, making a total reinforcement of
church membership during tho year
amounting to 223,751.
SAMPSON AND SCHLEY.
From the Philadelphia Times,
Americans are quick to award honor
whore It is due and thej will not allow
nn credit for the naval victory at SaM
tlago to be nrsumed whore It wan not
earned or withheld from thoso entitled to
It. While congress may rightly await
ullldal Infoimatlon before a formal vote
of thanks, tho Introduction of resolutions
on tho subject In both houses Is a signifi
cant Indication of a prevailing sensitive
ness In tho public mind. Nor is the causo
of this obscure, it must bo admitted
that Acting Admiral Sampson has been
unfortunate In his dispatches. He occu
pies himself a somewhat false position
that should havo made mm particularly
careful, nnd generous rather than grudg
ing to his associates. A captain with no
great experlenc In command at sea and
none whatever In tho command of a,
squadron, there was no publicly known
reason why ho should bo selected for su
premo command of tho naval opeiatlons
In the West Indies over tho heads of his
seniors In tho service, nor can It be fairly
said that this selection has yet been jus
tified by any evidence of extraordinary
sagacity.
It was when Commodore Schley, Samp
son's superior In tank and service, had
come up with tho Spanish fleet which
Sampson had been scut to "And nnd de
stroy" and was likely to go In and de
stroy It himself, and Sampson promptly
appeared upon tho scene and superseded
Schley, that people began to grow uneasy.
Still Sampson was acting under orders
and the general disposition was to trust
him Ills fiultless bombardments had
been regarded as well meant efforts to
show what ho could do and tho repeatedly
announced silencing of forts that wcro us
active as ever tho next day excited only
a good-humored smile. A foolish dis
patch that had to be withdrawn shook
confidence a little, but when at last there
came tho theatrical announcement of tho
"Fourth ot July present," Its weak con
trast with Dewey's modest simplicity
was overlooked In view of tho extraor
dinary achievement.
o
Tho felicitations of Sampson were still
fresh when wo began to receive the de
tailed accounts of tho victory, from which
It appeared that tho acting admiral had
not been present and that ho hud neglect
ed to mention Commodoie Schlty, who had
actually commanded tho fleet on tms oc
casion. That this should make a bad
Impression, particularly when the pre
vious absorption ot Schley's command In
Sampson's was recalled, cannot be won
dered at. We prefer to believe that tho
neglect was not deliberate. It wuh ono
of the many mistakes to which a man not
quite suio of his position is liable. Dut
that It was a mistake and under tho
cluumstnnces a serious one-bampson
himself must now be conscious.
0
We should bo rorry to sec this Incident
mudo the subject of controversy. Tho
official reports will give an opportunity
to correct tho error nnd there Is no dan
ger that public oplr.lon will do Injustice,
But the navy department ought to bo
well advised that Its novel svstem of as
signments to command Is still on trial
and that any net of Injustice on Its part
will be earnestly resented.
STAND II V TIIU PRESIDENT.
rrom the Wllkcs-Bane Record,
The last two jears of the present ad
ministration will be of the greatest Im
portance to tho futuie ot the republic.
Important questions growing out of the
present war will have to be faced aud
adjusted. It Is more than possible thnt
during those two years even radical
changes In our gcreral national policy
will be considered. Tcirltorlal expansion
may become a grave Issue; the construe
GO
MW
Ihf
'ome Stylish
Not many, but they represent the choicest ideas of this summer's producing. We
want to sell them quick, hence these prices.
Ladies' Crash Suits, were 4.00, now $1.98
Ladies' Shrunk Linen Suits, were $J.oo, now $2.98
Ladies' Dnek Suits, applique trimmed, were $10.00, now $6.75
Ladies' White Duck and Pique Suits, $2.98 to $10.00
Pretty
Not dreams of loveliness exactly, but some of the nicest, neatest, coolest conceptions
of Shirt Waist seusibleness you ever saw. The prices bring them within easy reach:
White Lawn Waists, tucked front aud back, were 7J cents, now 25 cents
White Lawn Waists of fine quality, were $1.00, now 49 cents
White Lawn Waists, embroidery trimmed, were $1.49, now 73 cents.
Colored Waists in Madras, Gingham and Lawn, from from 49 cents up to $2.93
Derby, United and Mascot Brands.
Lewis, Really
& DavIeSo
ALWAYS .VU&Y.
Our Korrect Shape Shoes
KOU GENTLEMEN. HAVE MORE
FRIENDS THAN ANY OTHER
bHOES MADE.
lewis, Rellly k toies,
11 1 AND 110 WYOMING AVENUE.
tlon of tho Nicaragua canal will nlmost
certainly bo piovlded ten; our navy will
be greatly enlarged, and a general ard
uniform military svstem cieatcd. Doubt
less, also, important legislation with rcf
cience to our national llnances and mon
etary system will become necessary. In
view of this It Is of tho highest lmpoi
tence that not a tingle congressional dis
trict bo lost to tho Republicans. Tho
welfare of the republic demands that a
rongtcss In nccoid with tho McKlnley ad.
ministration bo elected tnls vcar, and the
way to elect such a congress is foi Re
publicans to keep all dissensions, Iccul
or state, out of the election of rcprescnta
tlvcs. OUH NEW NAVV.
From tho Philadelphia Inquirer.
For those who are Interested In tho con
dition of the American navy, and at
present that means almost evciy one,
the following table will bo of value:
Au-
Bultd-thoi
hoi- To
zed, tal.
2 1!
1
4 10
'i
15
4
U S3
IS 16
S3 tU
Class. Afloat. Ing. ized.
Tlrst class battle
ships 4
Second cdass bat
tleships 1
Monitors (new) .... 6
Armored cruisers .. 2
Protected cruisers.. J4
Unprotected cruis
ers 1
Torpedo boats 11
Torpedo boat de
stroyers 10
42
10
This list docs not Include a largo num
ber of converted yachts, tugs and aux
iliary cruisers. The old monttois aro
also left out, nlthough they carry a fairly
heavy armament. Tho special classes,
such as tho Katahdin and the Vesuvius,
arS also left out, and the list is thus re
duced to the bnro fighting sticngth ot
tho navy.
In about thirty months our naval
strength will more than have doubled.
From a naval point of view we were fair
ly well prepared when the war broke out,
but when our strci.gth la again tested we
will be found able to cope with the strons-
cst.
A PREDICTION.
Fiom a Speech by Rep. Tongue.
"On the rouith of Julv, 1S0J. tho With
diy of liberty will bo celebrated to tha
north of us, to tho south of iw. to the east
of us, and to tho west. Another old
world monarchy, a suivlval of the dark
ages, dedicated and consecrated to ty
ranny, will have been driven from tho
two continents, and from evciy island
of tho sea. The Stars and Stripes will
float to tho breeze of Manila, over Ha
waii, over Porto Rico, and sldo by slda
with another emblem of liberty, now
blood-stali.ed, but then triumphant, over
tho battlements of Morro castle, Tho
fathers of the Revolution bullded better
than they knew. Their woik was for nil
time and all humanity."
HAWAII.
From the Syracuse Post.
It will need wlcdom, the wisdom of
righteousness, to administer affairs in
these far away Islands, but there need be
no fear of tho result. Rcponslblllty has
never jet ruined a man or a nation
vvoithy of bearing It, and the responsi
bility for the piopcr management of nt
fairs In Hawaii, and In tho other island
possessions that may remain in our hands
when this war la over, must, it this Is
really a great nation, ennoble Insteud of
- 1 degrade our government.
JS. lsik
Smilts
Mrt Waist
MILL & COHHELL
121 N. Washington Ave.
BRASS BEDSTEADS.
In buying a brass Bedstead, be aura that
yon get the beat. Our broaa Bediteada are
all made with seamless brasa tubing and
frame work la all of steel.
They eoat no mora than many bediteads
made of the open seamless tublnc. Every
bedttead is highly finished and lacquerel
under a peculiar method, nothing ever hav
ing been produced to equal It. Our new
Spring Patterns are now on exhibition.
Hill &
Coeeell
At 12!
North Washington
Avenue.
Scranton, Pa.
Caecellatfloini
stamps
Made
to
Orden
Reynolds Bros
Stationers and
Engravers,
HOTEL JEKMYN BUILDING.
130 Wyoming Avenue.
HAMMOCKS,
REFRIGERATORS
WATER COOLERS
AND
FILTERS,
WHITE MOUNTAIN AND OHIO
ICE CREAM FREEZERS
AT HARD PAN PRICES TO
fell IT THE TIMES.
TIE CLEM1S, FERBER,
0'MALLEY CO,
422 Lackawanna Aveune
IL $
BAZAAR
FINLET
a yard for
Fflee Freoclbi
Qrramidies
that have retailed throughout
the season for
Will be our "special drive"
for a lew days of this week.
Pieces
selected from stock will be sac
rificed at this price for only a
few days longer. They are
this season's goods, all choice
designs, and are undoubtedly
The Biggest Bargains in
Organdies Ever Offered
Here or Elsewhere.
Our import line of
CMcestt (Drgaiies
Manufactured by Koechlin,
Baumgarter & Cie, is unex
celled. We show them in a large
variety of designs, all exclu
sively our own, and they are
selling freely.
Also One Odd Lot of
French Organdies in Dress
Patterns at 13 cents a
yard to close.
510 and 512
LACKAWANNA AVENUE
HENRY BEL1N, JR.,
General Acent for the Wyomlnj
District for
Mining, Waiting, Sporting, Smokeletl
snd the Repauno Chemical
Company's
HIGH EXPLOSIVES.
fcafety Fuie, Caps and Kxploderi.
Room 401 Connell Building.
berantoo.
AGENCIES;
THOS, FORD,
J0HN&8MITHAS0N,
Y. li MULUQAW;
Oi
25C
20
DUPONTO
una
rittitoi
Dymouta
WUUj-Baire