r w. in nssT'Ti -jrvj. Wft i'f4v , - "- THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE-SATURDAY. JULY 16. 1898. (Je l&cwmfon CttBune Pnbllshoil Dully, Hscept fiundny, br tho Tribune Publishing Company, nt Fitly Cents n. Month, A'ew York Offloe; lr0 Nbmmi HL, H. H. VHKKI.ANP, Pole Agent for Foreign Advorllsin;. iMr.nFD at thk roitomrr. at scrajjtok, TA., ASSKCOND-CLAM MAIL MATTIIH. TWELVE PAGES. SCRANTON, JULY 16, 1608. REPUBLICAN NOMINATIONS. statu. Goveinor-WILLIAM A. STONE. Lieutenant Governor J. P. S. ClOIJIN. Secretary of Internal Affairs JAMUS W. LATTA. Judge of Superior Court-W. W. rOR- TKtt. Congressmen - nt - Largo SAMUEL A. DAVUNI'GIIT, GALfSHA A. GROW. inuisi.ATivn. Spiinlc. Twentieth DlBt.-JAMKS C. VATJGHAN. HoilfcC. First Dlstrict-JOIIN It. FARR. Fourth Dlstrlct-JOIIN F. UEYN0LD3. COLO.VKI, STONII'.S PliATrOUJl It will bo my purpes-o when elected to bo conduct mvself us to win tho lespect and gcod will of those who have opposed mo as well as those who have given mo their Buppoit. 1 ehnll be tho governor of the wholo people of the stale. Abuses havo undoubtedly grrwn up in tho Iesls lature which mo neither the fault of one pnrly nor the other, but rather th growth . -iiftcm. rrrfcessnry Invesit K.itlons h.ive been authoilzi'd by commit tees, resulting In unnecessary expimc to the state. It will be my rate and pur poso to correct theso and oilin evils In ro far na I havo tho power. It will bo my purpose while governor of Pennsylvania, ns It has been m piitpnse in the public positions that I havo hold, with God's help, to discharge my whole duty. The people nro grceter than tho parlies to which they belong. I nm only le.ilous of their favor. 1 shall only nttempt to win their npproval and my eperience has taught me that that can bet be done by nn honest, modest, dally dlschargo of public duty. Tho president's failure to name Gro vor Cleveland as one of thp Hawnllnn commissioners was no doubt very pain ful to his great and Rood friend. Queen LU. Terms of Pcacs. Public opinion In the T'nited States forced tho war with Spain; public opinion mubt decree tho conditions of peace. Those in authority will lecojr nlze that their duty Is to act In obedi ence to the seneral sentiment of the people rather than along any lines of personal sentiment. It Is possible, for Instance, that Piesldont McKlnley, be ing by nature a most sonorous man, would personally Incline toward leni ency to Spain; his Individual choice, perhaps, would ho to let Spuln off as easily n3 possible. We do not know that this Is the situation: we simply assume It. Such an attitude would do credit to his sympathies and his mag nanimity Hut being officially tho ex ecutive of the will of the people he will do as the people desire and It. there fore. Is now for the people through press and public men to declare their Intentions. Our interptetatlou of the general judgment Is that while it Is indifferent to the matter of money recompense from Spain, preferring to lest Its de mands on a higher basis, and while It entertains no feeling of bitterness or thirst for tevenge, yet It can view In no other light than ns an Impeintlve moral duty that Spain be separated from all her colonies. Spanish colonial administration stands self-revealed ns so grossly cruel, unfair, dishonest nnd lnelllclcnt that a war begun on n humanitarian hals cannot compromise its own motives by stopping slnit of n complete undoing of these. Inhuman colonial bonds. How the people of Spain choose to govern themselves Is very largely a concern and risk of their own, with which wo need not Interfere; but how they govern other people Is a matter of humanity, nnd since wo havo undertaken to execute humanity's com mission In Spain's premises wo must, for our own reputation and conscience, do a thorough job. This being true. It remains to save. Spain from false hopes and to this end a candid declaration of intentions Is fast becoming an International neces sity. Tho "Wilkes-Banc man who painted an American ling on the sidewalk on the Public Square found himself not fo popular us he had supposed and after several bundled pedestrians bad avoided h!t place of business and walk ed out In the street rather than tread on the Stars nnd Stripes lie had the grace to remove tho emblem of Ills country from Its humiliating location. Captain Grldley. Sad as death Is at best, there will be comfort to the fumlly and friends of Captain Grldley In the knowledge that his end was as an honest sailor would have It, Tho Manila correspondent of the Chicago Record, Mr. McCutcheon, under date of June 2 writes thus of Captain Grldley's departure from the fleet on the journey homeward which was ended as we know; "Captain Grldley, who has been In command of the Olympla, obtained a pick leave and left for the United States May 25, Ho has been In poor health for some time, but preferred to come down for the naval battle before leaving his command. The ceremonies attending his departure were quite ap propriate and affecting. All the men on the Olympla were drawn up In mus ter Just before ho left the ship and a boat's crew nf offlcersrowed him over In the captain's gig" to the Haflro, on .. A. which ho wan to go to Hong Kong. The band of the Olympla played Auld Lang Syne' as he left, nnd then switched to 'The Girl 1 Left Behind Me' as he reached the Zaflro, nnd last, an the slhp got under way, swung Into tho strains of 'Home, Sweet Home,' As tho Zaflro passed between tho Balti more and Boston, the crews were lined up on both vessels nnd tho Baltimore's band caught up tho fading notes of the Ol'ympla's muslo nnd played 'Home, Sweet Home' until the figure of the departing captain was only a white patch against the dark shadows of the Eaflro's awnings, As long ns ho was In earshot tho cheers of tho crews floated out to him and tho be.it wishes of 1,500 men went with him," Death following such a record of good service and high esteem won among associates Is robbed of most of Its terrors. i. ii When tho second expedition reached Honolulu there awaited It 4000 pumpkin pies, nnd yet thero nro those who doubt Hawaii's capability for Americaniza tion. The McKlnley Doctrine. If tho Paris Matin Is correct the rmptror of Germany Is nbout to add to his multifarious nnd ubiquitous duties the self-imposed task of giving n nrw interpretation to tho Monroe doctrine. Tho exegesis wjll rimnnd more labor than ho possibly anticipates, America Is prepared to stand by the Mom oo doctrine, Just as It stand by the Integrity of the constitution. Ths doctrine or policy attributed to James Monroe Is ns little In conflict with thy political aspirations of tho r.iropean powers In their course of colonial ag grandizement ns Is the Ivlolabillty of the confederation of tho Gorman em pire. The basic principle of tho Mon roe doctrine Is the Integration of the American continent: the restraint of hostile nations from establishing them selves side by side In tho Western hem isphere, ns they are now doing In China and In Africa. The Monroe doctrine can be of little value as a moral force unless It Is upheld by physical force. It Is quite true that tho Monroe doctrine has been tncllly accepted by Kurope since we Incorporated In our national political system but this has been simply be cause we have net once up to the pt wont time come Into open conflict with a Eutopoan power over an issue bearing upon that doctrine. The Idea of the Emperor William seems to be that we have abrogated the Monroe doctrine by our occupation of the Philippine Idnnds; that as we have fol lowed .1 policy seemingly in conflict with the In. piled obligations of that doctrine 1 y waging 1 war of aggres sion on a European power and occupy ing or Intending to occupy a rortlon of her tenltorles, we are not entitled to claim from other stntes an acquie scence In the Monroe doctrine excert such as we may Impose by force. It were easy to establish that this ln terpietntlon Is fallacious In nil things save Its recognition of the sovereignty of foico. We never said that If a Kuio pean power misbehaved to us and to humanity we should withhold the hand of punishment. Wp simply said that If hurope would let us nlono so far ns trying to overthrow our sovereignty we would keep out of Europe's Intri gues and combine?, and we have done so. The course of Germany In the Philip pines, therefore, has no more correla tion with the Monroe doctrine than it has w ith the Thirty-Nine Articles. Wo arc at wnr with Spain, and by all rights ntul obligations of international law we aio entitled during that war neither to assistance nor to resistance from the powers. Wnr Implies the minimum of responsibility and consideration toward? the enemy. If Germany be lieves that bringing comfort to the enemy is none of our business, we must simply enforce the lesson that it Is. If the European chancelleries are now discussing the eventual Intervention of the powers In the Philippine Islands, let tlfin go on discussing. It will not .end to modify our policy a hair's breadth. The Monroe doctilnc warns Euiopean land-grabbers off the Ameri can hemisphere because their absence is essential to our welfare. The defeat of Spain belli-,' at this time al3oessentlal to our welfare we shall administer It wheie we please nnd in tho settlement of peace make nnd enforce our own tonus. That will be, not the Monroe, but the McKlnley doctrine, it Is a logical outgrowth of the Monroe doc trine and It Is made necessary at this time by the enlarred position nnd re sponsibilities to which the war with Spain has unexpectedly brought us. The more we learn about Admiral Cervera the more we are convinced that he Is too good a man to bo handi capped by having to wear a Spanish uniform. Cause nnd Effect. Acting Agent Fnguet, of the French line, In a letter published Thursday, vehemently defends both officers nnd crow of the lost ship, I.a Bourgogno and icfutes tho tales of their brutality, which, he says, have been grossly ex aggerated. It Is no doubt impossible to get nt all the real facts of this great catastrophe but to quote Dr. J. M. Buckley In his strong comparison with regard to other lines: "It Is not Di vine Providence exclusively that en ables the Cunard lino to deelnre that In Its career It has not lost the life of a passenger. It Is human provi dence, human discipline, human skill, human self-control." The Investigation of the Bourgjgno disaster Is being pursued under obvi ous difficulties, owing to the loss of tho Bhlp's oflleers, but it Is worthy of note that the captain of the Cromarty shire swears that one of tho rescued engineers of the ill-fated vessel r.d mltted to him that tho soed of La Bourgogne had not been tlackenod in the fog. This testimony is corrobo rated by one other olllcer, the only person who actually wltneiwia the col. ltslon, who testified tint four of the steamers' crew told hlin thi pamo re garding her speed. tiIs testimony illumines Dr. Buckley's comment, An Interesting record of punctuality In railroading was mado last year by the Lehigh Valley Railroad company In the case of its justly celebrated "Black Diamond Express." On tho westward run this train kept within flvo minutes of schedule tlmo on 2S7 out of 313 days, or 92 per cent,, whllo on tho eastward run tho percentngo was 0,1, there being only 23 Instnnces of delay. As a result of this fidelity to schedule the road hnd no accidents nnd no damage bills to pay, nnd public patronage Increased steadily. There Is a lesson Jn its .experience for nil kinds of common carriers, Including street enr companies. Tho Women's Christian Temperance union Is nn admirable Institution and one to which wo wish every success; but for It to Inundate commanding offi cers with letters of tcmonstranco on tho sale of intoxicating liquors at the present moment is Inapposite nnd Irrl tntlng nnd does little, good. It simply pesters men who have their hands al ready full, and who know better than civilians what is good for the men under their command. Steamship ngentJ report that the de mand for transportation to Europe, temporarily deprersed by the war, Is now rapidly Increcstng, with avullable facilities already inadequate. It is a pity tho American traveler doesn't take one summer off for Investigation of his own country. It seems a pity to blow up all our submarine mines without having one shot at Camara's fleet. The country has paid a great deal for those mines nnd nt least It ought to have a front seat at the show when they go off. That Spanish privateer which Is "lay ing" for our Klondike argonauts is probably related to tho aurora borealls. Now Is the tlmo for Blanco to malcu another theatilcal stab at himself, with men near to avert real harm. JiouHh? Cottnfry Accepts th? NeuJs From tho Philadelphia Enquirer. T THIRTY DAYS after his departure from Tampa General Shaffer has received the surrender, not only of the city of Santiago, but of nearly the whole of dhe province of that name, with an army corps esti mated at 2.,000 men. As against this thero Is a Ios9 of tho American forces of nbout 2C0 men dead and some 1.500 wound ed, nearly all of v. bom will recover. In addition, tho fine squadron of Cervera has been completely destroyed, with tho loss of one man. Wo think this Is a complete answer to those yellow Journals who havo been criticising tho conduct of the war from Its beginning, who havo told the administration daily that it was doing drong, and have laid down the cam paigns for their guidance which havo been refused. Wo doubt If tho history of warfare shows anything more admlr uble than this. It will bo hard to find a case of an army so hastily collected, transported by sea, fighting Its way from a landing point, besieging a city and cap turing It with an army greater than Its own numbers, together with Immense territory, In the space of a month. It Is a high compliment to the valor of tho American soldiers, to the strategy of the American generals, and to the power of our navy. o Irrostsilblc. From tho Philadelphia Press. Deficient tho expedition undoubtedly wa, but It has won more cannot be. It was without cavalry. It lacked ar tillery. It oairled no train. It was un provided with lighters to land siege guns. Tho men wero in heavy clothing. One fourth of tho forco was mado up of men civilians six weeks before. Not a prl vato had ever been under fire save- a few In Indian skirmishes. Not a brlgado was over together before landing. The arms wero Inferior to those of the en emy In range and In the uso of black powder. Both Spanish artillery and small arms were provided with smokeless pow der. Neither of our weapons had It. The Spanish troops had been In the field for three, years. They occupied a forti fied position of their own choosing and of great strength. The harbor was protect ed by a powerful fleet. In spite of all these odds. It was true wisdom to risk all In a bold blow, and this wise daring has won. The Spanish fleet Is destroyed. Santiago has fallen. With it falls all Eastern Cuba. Tho supremacy of Amer ican arms Is established. The men who could take Santiago under these odds can go anywhere and do anything. Ow An Object I.cnon. From tho Philadelphia Record. We could havo converted the doomed city Into a charnel house by a raking fire from our guns at close range. We could have compelled a humiliating surrender under pain of shooting our enemy to pieces: but, with unparalleled magnanim ity, wo have foregone tho satisfaction of humbling the foe to tho dust, and havo saved his prldo by permitting him to cvacuato the town with the honors of war and by offering tho defeated ormy transportation to Spain. It was a victory of tho altruistic spirit which animates tho American peoplo over tho savago lust of conquest. It has not transpired from whom emanated tho Idea of thus build ing a golden brldgo over which the en emy might honorably retreat; but the conception was In complete harmony with the design to conduct a necessary war as humanely as possible, and It will stand as a shining example for tho emu lation of civilized armies, o Quick Work. From tho Philadelphia Ledger. Cervera ttwk his ships to Santiago on May 19, and on Muy no Commodore Schley reported that ho had the Spanish ad miral bottled up. That was just six weeks ago. On June 3 the Merrlmac was sunk In tho mouth of tho harbor In nn attempt to cork the bottle, which was not entirely successful. Shatter's troops began landing nt Daiquiri, fifteen miles from Santiago, on June 22, and Cervera's fleet was taken out of the harbor and destroyed on July .1, after a sanguinary battle by tho land forces, lasting two days, July 1 and 2. Since that time thero has been no fighting of consequence, ten days having been consurmd lu negotia tions for the surrender of the city. Tho campaign really lasted no more ' than twelve days from Juno 20 to July 3 but tho losses were very heavy, aggregating at least 1.S0O out of tho army of 16,500 originally landed. o General Hhnflnr. From tho Philadelphia Tress. General Shaftcr has won tho success, deserves tho praise nnd will enjoy tho famo which comes to supreme success won by bulldog tenacity. His plans havo hud all tho merit of courageous simplic ity. From landing to surrender he pushed straight on to tho end In view, nnd he has won, Ho did not worry tho war de partment for tho Impossible. Ho mada no complaint of his lacks. He asked no allowances for the manifest Imperfec tions of the expedition. Be was thero to do tho work, and ho did It, pushing his men from point to point and taking great risks, but Justifying them all by com plete success. Working ns he did under the gaze of the wholo country, he bus had much criticism, often cruelly unjust, al ways based on the half-truth of an Incom plete enterprise; but ho baa taken San tiago nnd he will bo gratefully remem bered by a country which owes to his skill, courage, tenacity, victory gained against odds and under extreme physical difficulties. Sick or well, he has always kept fighting nnd steadily moved for ward, and of such Is tho kingdom of war. o Incomparable. From the Philadelphia Time. Tho heroism of our troops beforo San tiago, In which thero could bo no distinc tion mado between the regulars nnd tho volunteers Just fresh from their homes, will stand out In American history ns equnllng the heroism of any of our great achievements of tho pnst. Tho Spanish army was the least of tho obstncles which confronted our bravo boys at San tiago. A most Inhospitable climate, with dally floods alternating with scorching suns, and without nnythlng approaching ndeqttato commissary, quartermaster or hospital supplies, they havo fought, sac rificed and suffered as few troops lu any war havo done. 0 Tho Ilcst Course From tho Washington Star, Tho shipping to Spnin of the soldiers taken nt Santiago Is unquestionably tho best courso for the government to pur sue, Thp cost of their maintenance lu tho United States would bo far greater than that of their shipment home. If permit ted to depart unarmed for other parts of the Island they would bo either speedily rearmed by the Spanish authorities from tho oxtra stores at tho capital or slain by the Cubans ns they made their way to tho largo cities. Tho shipping of thn wholo body to Spain Is undeniably the easiest way out of the difficulty. o lints OfTto Miloi. From the New York Sun. To General Nelson A. Miles Is duo a salutation In connection with Santiago, although ho was late upon tho field. Miles Is a fighter of weight, nnd It was not In human naturo that his nrrlval at Santiago could fall to incline tho Span ish general, Toral, to consider morn re spectfully tho nrguments for surrender. 0 Tho Right Wny. From the Wllkcs-Bnrio Record. Admiral Dewey seems to bo built af ter tho pattern of General Grant. When he sees that a certain thing ought to bo dono ho goes right In nnd does It with out waiting for Instructions from any where. It Is the only effective way In tlmo 6f war. 0 Their Turn Coming. From tho Wllkes-Barro Ncws-Dcalcr. General Blanco and Admiral Camara should not bo too envious of tho atten tion Aamiral Cervera, our distinguished prisoner, is receiving; their turn will soon come, unless peace docs. IN TUB NAME OP HUMANITY. From tho Chicago Kecord. The people of tho I'nlted Stntes havo been accused of boidldncss and commer cialism. Tho worship of tho dollar, it Is t.aid, lias dominated everything, to tho exclusion of culture, and has prevented tho upbuilding of governmental Institu tions puro enough and strong enough to minister to tho wants of the peoplo and to protect the weak frem tho aggressions of tho powerful nnd corrupt. Thero Is doubtless a superficial truth, at least, In tho accusation. 0 But, whatever the wcrld may have said III' tho past, It canrot deny that at tho present tlmo the people of this nation aro moved by a mighty nnd noblo senti ment that has nothing to do with the dol. lar or with tho Instincts of commeiclal Ism. In the name of humanity and .f civilization this people has gone to war In the cause of freedom nnd for the pur poso of driving from tho western hemi sphere the morlhtlnd remnant of mediae val rule. The eftcct of that ono inspira tion upon tho national character can never be obliterated. In the name of hu manity wo went out to help a suffering and struggling people. The cry onco raised so effectively can never again bo silenced, and it mut be Instrumental In bringing nfedrd reforms at home. Where tho conditions of working men and wo men nro oppressive, in the name of hu manity society must demand with a louder voleo than ever before that tlioo conditions bo remedied. Whero children nro deprived of tho rights and privileges of childhood. In tho name of humanity will there come a demand for relief. Whero failuro to provide proper Kite, guards to life nnd limbs results In un necessary Injury, the public. In tho name of humanity, will demand legislative In terference. Wherever social wrong and Injustlco exist the demand for abatement, In the name of humanity, muut receive ever more consideration. In tho namo of civilization, too, noto rious evils of government nnd politics must bo subject to over more and more effective attacjt. Having assumed .to drive Spain from the western hemisphere because of its Incapacity to rule, we must be on tho alert that our own civilization be not discredited by tho growth of cor ruption. Inefficiency and spoils methods In our political Institutions. In tho namo of humanity nnd of civilization tho Amer ican people have been profoundly stirred. The force of this snmo sentiment Is bound to count for much In the Improvement of our own governmental and social In stitutions. a juhsson i. piim'Aur.nNEss. From the Philadelphia Fress. Tho American people had a lesson In preparedness given them on July 3 at Santiago that ought not to bo lost When the Spanish fleet attempted to escape from tho harbor nn American diet larger and better armed and equipped stood ready to receive It, und In three hours every Spanish blilp wns sunk or beached, the crews wero drowned or captured and the admiral was a pris oner on board nn American vessel. Sup pose there had been only a few American ships of an Inferior class In front of San tiago harbor. Ccrvcra's fleet might havo escaped and now be harrjlng tho coast of tho Flitted States and doing moro damage every day than the entire cost of all tho battlethlps and cruisers under the command of Admiral Sampson. J ho American people would have taved a few million dollais In shipbuilding mid lo.H ten tlrr.es at. much moro In pioperty do slioyed, to say nothing of tho uncertainty and unxiety caused by knowing that tho Spanish flee: was freo and capablo of going where It pleased. A long and fruitless chase might havo followed mil nn Indellnlto prolongation of tho war re sulted. AH this was avoided by having tho hhlps ready to grapple with tho Span ish licet as soon as It appeared In tho open. War Is like every ether business. If a manufacturer Is not ready with tho right kind of goods ho must step out of the market. Tho man who does not keep up with tho demands of the tlmo must give way to ono more skillful and sagacious. It is tho samo with nations. They must keep abreast of progress or sea some other nation push them to tho renr. The people that Is not ready for war these days runs tho risk of loss nnd humiliation. When the war broke out Spain's navnl power stood to ours In about tho samo relation that ours stood to any ono of tho three great Con tinental powers of Europe. Tho result of Spain's unprcparedneM Is evident. Do tho American people ever wish to bo caught In tho same condition nnd over matched as Spain was at Santiago? DEIVF.V IS A mn.O.MAT, Manila Letter In Washington Post. I mentioned Admiral Dewey's ability as an administrator and diplomat, and am ploascd to return to this subject. Whllo maintaining a most vigorous blockade, bo willingly gavo permission to n delegation of Drltlnh and Oermun merchants to re move their families to Cavlte. He or derod that pluco to bo mado sanitary nnd placed fonsul Wllllums In charge. Tho consequence Is that wealthy Manila fam ilies, like that of the Cortes, have placed all their houses In Cavlte at Dowcy'h dls- poaal. He has made himself cxcccd'ug- GeiMinrire everal Lots of Hot Weatlher Articles Specially Selected! and Prices Cat for Saturday's Trade, Ladies'-Shirt Waists of the well-known. United, Derby and Mascot brands, White Lawn Waists that were 50 cents, Saturday 25 cents. White Lawn Waists that were $1.00, Saturday 49 cents. Figured Percale and Gingham Waists that were $1.25. Saturday 75 cents. Printed Lawn, Percale, Madras and Gingham Waists that were $1,49, Saturday 98 cents. 25 dozen Ladies' Night Gowns, embroidery trimmed and nicely tucked, reinforced backs and good cotton, the 75 cent kind, at 49 cents. 15 dozen Ladies Gowns of Masonville cotton, handsomely trimmed, the $roo kiurL Saturday 59 cents. At Ribbon! Conaetefo No, 40 Taffeta Ribbons, all shades, 114 cents. 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It Is encournglng to Intelligent and progressive minds, even at this late pe riod In our boasted civilization, to learn that tho house committeo on alcoholic liquor traffic has rendered a report unani mously declaring that the canteen at sol diers' homes and army posts Is not only detrimental to discipline, but has a gen eral demoralizing effect and no corre sponding benefit. This committeo might well go further, and with truth and Jus tice, demonstrated by long experience, stato what has been established as a fact, that alcoholic liquor Is not only detrimental to discipline and generally demoralizing In Its effects, but that it Is detrimental in Its effects upon the physi cal, nervous, nnd mental powers and qual ifications of those who use It. No person Is better, cither mentally or physically, or having fused alcoholic liquor In any form. Field Marshal Lord Wolsoley has demonstrated this fact, un der tho most trying ordeal, with tho Brit ish army In a tropical country: nnd many largo manufacturing firms In this country and In others have found, by prolonged experimentation, that tho best work of every character and kind Is al ways dono by the employes who nro ab stainers, or by otheis when absolutely freo from alcohol. By all means abolish tho use nf alco holic liquor among our troops, and give them tea, coffee, cola, or even strych nine nnd dlgltalllnc, under tho direction of tho army and navy surgeons, and a wholly different class of men will be found on duty, enabled to endure tho greatest fatlguo possible for tho Indi vidual, with always a clear head, steady nerve, calm In Judgment, nnd nn ener gizing effect each day, which will bring surprising results. Alcohol first excites and overstlmulates tho nervous and ar terial systems, and then causes a dulling of the perceptlvo faculties. A COMING CITIZEN. rrom tho Utlca Picks. If his life Is spared and tho war lasts long enough to givo ecope to his nctlvlty, Theodoro Roosevelt will return fiom the fields of battlo one of tho most famous men of the United States. Ills career may already bo called a brilliant one. It Is qulto In contrast with thut chof.cn by most young n'cn possessing his environ ment. Ho has from tho beginning sought to servo tho public good. Ho has shown courage In every position In which he has been placed. His work In tho reformation of tho New Ymk police forco Is partlcu laily well-rcincmbeied. In bis brief term ns nsBistant secretary of the navy lie ren dered Eervico of the most Important char acter. When ho resigned this post there was slnccro regret on tho part of Presi dent McKlnley. but Mr. Roosovelt's de- slro to go to tho front wns gratified, and by gallant conduct nt Santiago he has won tho colonelcy of tho Hough aiders. In whoso organization ho was largely In strumental, No doubt greater honors aro In htore for Colonel Rcosovclt, nnd he will bo sure to deservo them. His example Is worth much to tho young men of tho country. It shows them tho rli-'ht path to pursue In peaco and In war, Tho United States can not havo too many citizens llko Theodore Roosevelt. Ho has his faults, but they are lost to view In con slderatlon of his Intense purpose to be of uso In bis day and generation. g I' Aft fflLL & CQMIL 121 N. Washington Ave. BRASS BEDSTEADS. In buying a brass Bodttead, be sure that you get the best. Our brass Bedsteads ara all mads with seamlesi brass tubing and frame work Is all of steel. They cost no mora than many bsdsteads mode of the open seamless tnblnj. Every bedstead Is highly finished and lacquered under a peculiar method, botblnz ever hav ing been produced to equal it- Odr new Bprlnr Patterns ara now on exhibition. Hill & Coeeell At 121 North Washington Avenue. Scranton, Pa. Cancellation Stamps Made to Orden Reynolds Bros Stationers and Engravers, HOTEL JERMYN UUILDINO. 130 Wyoming Avenue. Midsmimmer Lamp Sale . Until Sept ist we will offer our entire line of Banquet, Princess and Table Lamps at from 25 to jo per cent, dis count, We wish to reduce stock. If you are iu need of a lamp this is a chance to get a bargain. TIE QMQNS, F1MH, WALLEY Ca 4S2 Lackawanna Aveuns 1'ffrfr. j BAZAAt 1. 1. t FINLEY Our Great. July Sale of Ladies' and Misses Fine Muslin Under wear opens today and will continue for ten days. The style, quality of material and workmanship of our line Is too well known to need nny comment further than that wo nre overstocked for this time of tho year and have to make room for our Fall lines that will soon bo ready for delivery. Every garment In stock has teen re marked at reductions varying from 10 lo 23 per cent, below regular pries for this sale, which will positively last for In Iho annexed list are several num bers which we will discontinue and tha prices quoted barely cover the cost of materials. Ono Lot Gowns, our regular OSc qual ity durlns the season. TO CLOSE OUT AT B3c. Ono Lot Gowns, nicely trimmed and a good number for $1.25. SALE PRICE 80c. Ono Lot Gowns, extra sizes and hand somely trimmed, worth $1.50. SALE PRICE J1.19. Ono Lot Underskirts, plain and good quality muslin, regular price 50c and 65c. SPECIAL PRICE 20c and 49c. One Lot Drawera, neat embroidery trimmed. SPECIAL PRICE 25c. One Lot Drawers, plain tucked, extra quality, were 60c ntul 6."c, SPECIAL PRICE TO CLOSE 39c. IBSlll Under wear Sale Our elegant line of fine Trimmed Corset Covers, Chemise, Umbrella Drawers, Night Dresses and Skirts is too numerous to mention, but all are alike subject to reductions for this sale only 510 and 512 LACKAWANNA AVENUE - HENRY BELIN, JR., Ueneral Agent for the Wyoming District for Mining, Wasting, Sporting, 8 mole el ail and tbo Itepauno Ubemlca; Compauy's HIGH EXPLOSIVES. fcafety Kuse, Caps nnd Explodsr. Ilooin 101 Connell Uullatng. ticraatoa. AGENCl&i: TH09, FOIID. JOHN V. SMITH idON. V. U. MULLIGAN, PUtfton rfcwnouta Wilkes-Earr POWIER. f
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