-r-n-r-rrr-5WF", v Mj ftrV WHQMffi?' w "H r T f9? mr -n--"! -.. vrwjOf" HB1RI r wwrr-vj? THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE-MONDAY, JULY 18. 1898. (Je l&cranfon ri6tme rubllahed Dally, Kicept Bundav. by the Tribunol'ubllaulng Company, at Fifty Cent Month. Mow York Oflloe: lftO Nnwau HL, . K H. VUKKIiANP, Bolo Agent for Foreign AdvortUlnj. j.mehid at thi rosTorncit at scnAJno, PA., A8SECOMlCI.ASS MAIL MATTER, SCRANTON, JULY IS, 1S3S. REPUBLICAN NOMINATIONS. s fat; Goiemor-WILLIAM A. STONE. Lieutenant Uocrnor-J. V S GOniN. Seeretary of Internal Affalra JAMES W. LA1TA. Jjdgo of Superior Court-W. W. TOR- TI1R. Congressmen at Largo SAMUEL A. davenport, oalusha a. enow. legislative. Senate. Twentieth Dlst.-JAMES C. VAUGHAN. 11(111 M-. Tlrst Dlstrlct-JOHN R. PARR. Tourth Dlstrlct-JOHN I". KUVN0LD3. colonel sroNi:s i'lattokm It will bo my purpese when elected to bo conduct mjrclf nn to win the icspect and geod will of those who hae opposed me aa will as thoto who have glen mo their suppoit 1 thull be tho governor of tho who! rople ot tho stale. Abuses hac undoubtedly grown up in tho legls lature which ore neither tho fault of ono party nor the oilier, but rather tin growth of ctMcm VnrtcosiMHj investi gations hao been authorized by commit tees, resulting In unnecessary ccpoucc to the Mute It will bo my cue and pur pose to correct tlico nnd other eIW In vo far as I have tho power. It will bo my purpco while governor of ronusjlv anil, ns It has been m purpose In tho public positions that 1 hao held with God's help, to discharge my whole duty. The people arc greater than the parties to which they bolnng I nm only Jealous of their faor. I shall only nttempt to win their npproal nnd my experience has taught mo that that can best be done by nn honest, rr.odesj, dally dlschargo of public duty. These sultry summer das, when thousands of persons are eager to en Joy tho cooling shade of Nay Auk park, it Is evident thai If the city of Scran ton Is going to make that tract of land a nark In fact In time to be of full benefit to the present generation It had better bestir Itself. The Big Development of the War. A little later, when tho excitement of war ihall have subsided, Intelligent Americans will i cognize as worthy ol exceptional admiration a now war hero who"-e dimensions will glow the mnr) caiefully h'.s official that actor ami achievements are studied. AVe tefcr to the commander-in-chief of our land and naval forces, President William McKlnley. He went Into office with manv mem bers or his own pirty tlli-tiuslful, not ot his ability, expel lento or sincerity, but of his flrmnc-s. There vveie those who feared that while he hnd the best of Intentions he might jleld unduly under piessuie and end In vacillation a career bosun in high dedication. Many oresidenth befoio him had de scribed a similar career. Hut In the tinea great tests which have thus far eomu to hhn he has sur passed, not only the general expecta tions of the countrv but even the spe cific and well-ealeulnled anticipations of his ft lends. The explosion of the Maine gave him the opportunity to unite judicial jioIsb with ttutesnmnlike prudence and foiesiglit. McKlniey was not swept off his feet Judge on the bench ould not have been monr delib erative and lmpaitlal in his attitude pending receipt of the veidict of the jui) of Investigation. The eye of civil ization tuimu full upon him, but not a tremor dlstuibed his official self-control. Vtt the news of that crime had Inrdly ceased to click on tho v.iie eie he was quietly at woik pre pat lug evety icsouree of the government for the Inevitable wat. A second test came when, with the war spit it lmistlnt- nil baniers In con gress and overwhelming eveiy man at the capltol who tiled to resist Its Im perluus tush ho neveithelits foresaw tho character of tho struggle and Its conditions with such n nicety of un derstanding that he guh'ed this out burst into safe channels and saved not onlv our dlplomacv but also our army and navy from inestimable embarrass ment. Recognition of the Cuban pro visional lepiiblic, ns all persons can see now, would have been a deeply-rc-Ki sited mistake, tut for William Mc Klnley that mistake would hnve been made by a two-thirds vote in both blanches of congicss. The third test, though less exciting, was still more cxrctlns but it also found him amply qualified. At Santia go a desperate attack had been tem porarily checked by tremendous slaughter, numbers considered The American forces, vvalst-dcep in watery trenches, alternately chilled nnd broil ed in the capricious weather of a tropical rainy season, had begun to succumb at a terrifying rate to malaria and dreaded yellow fever. The be leaguered commander.upon demand.of fered to yield conditionally. Every general up to and Including the major general commanding. Influenced by pity and quickened by fear of disease, rec ommended acceptance of tho Spanish commander's conditions. ' They took the Immediate view. But generous, humane William McKlnley, In nature as tender as a child, looked aheai and Said! "Nn terms lllt iYia onnmr'a nn. conditional surrender." Unconditional surrender It was, and by this means, probtbly, tho fighting' part of the war is ended. Borne men who look great prow Bmall under vvelsht of responsibility; but i i A .. - William McKlnley apparently needs lesponslblllty to enable htm to climb tho heights of patience, prudence nnd wisdom. He Is tho one big develop ment of the war. Sunday seems to be the Americans' lucky day. And we don't believe this Is mete accident, cither. Remarkable Trade Figures. Tho tccord of this, the most remark able year In the commerce o'f tho United States-, which has Just been completed by tho Bureau of Statistics, becomes especially Interesting when compared with that of preceding years. Not only does the year's rccotd sur pass that of any ptevlous year In the total cxportatlons nnd the exports of manufactured articles, but for the llrst time In the history of tho country the exports nro twice as great ns the Im ports, nnd tho exports of manufactures exceed tho Impotts of manufactures. Tho value of the cxportatlons of the fiscal jear 1898 Is mora than seven times that of 1S6D, four times as much as In 1SB3, twice as much ns in 1ST", olxty per cent, moie than In 1SS7, twenty per cent In excess of the great commeiclal year of 1802 nnd $180,000,000 moie than the greatest year of our ex pot t ttade, 1897. The balance of trade In our favor Is mote than double that of any previous ycat and nearly equal to that of the past five years com bined The net lmpoitatlons of gold exceed those of any preceding jcar In the hlstoiy of the countty, the total gold Imports in excess of exports be ing for the full vear. $104,9$r,270. In cluding coin, bullion and ore, while no preceding year ever reached the $100, 000,000 line In net Imports of gold. When to this Is added the fact that the Imports of merchandise of the jear are less than In any year since 1SS3, and with this single exception, less than In any ear since 1879, It becomes apparent that the recoid of the fiscal year 1898 Is an altogether unusual one. The balance of trade In our favor In the year under consldeiatlon Is SfilG, 259,024 against $286,263,141 In 1897, $261. C61.66G In 1S70, J259.712.71S In 1881, $257, 814,234 In 187S, $237,143,950 In 1801 and $20J,87,',6S6 In 1S9J, while no other vear. except these mentioned, ever leached the $200,000,000 line In Its balance of trade, or "excess of expoits over Im ports" as It Is termed by the official reports of the Bureau of Statistics. Indeed, It Is only since 1873 that the balance of trade has been us a rule In our favor. From 1791 to 1876 there were but sixteen occasions In w hlch tho c poi Is of the year exceeded the Im ports. Since that time, however, the balance of trade has been almost con stantly in our favor, only three ears, 1SSS, 1SS9 and 1S93, fallowing an excess of Imports of merchandise over our exports. The excess of Imports over exports In the S3 j ears' prior to 1876 was $2,215,404,610, while the excels of expoits over Imports since that time has been $3,191,268,300. Thus the cen tennial year seems to have been a turning point In our commeiclal rela tions with other parts of the world. In the S3 j ears pi lor to that date the balance of tiade was almost constant ly against us, but since that time has been almost constantly In our favor. Agricultural productions, of couisc, form a large pioportion of the cxpor tatlons of this gieatest jear In the history of our commerce, yet they do not form ns large a proportion as in many preceding ears. Only 71 per cent, of the cxportatlons of the year 189S arc products of agriculture, while In 1894 they were over 72 per cent, of our total expoits; In 1893, over 74 per cent.; In 1892, over 78 per cent.; In 1881, moip than 82 per tent ; and in 1880, more than 81 per cent of the total ex poits. In spite of the fact that the manufacturers of tho country had an unusual demand upon them from the home maikets during the past year by reason of the unusually small Impor tations of manuf.tetuies, they have not only supplied the home market but In creased their exports over those of any piecedlng cnr, so that the total cx portatlons of manufactured goods In tho jear Just ended reaches neaily $300,000,000, while in no jear prior to the centennial did they leach as much as $100,000,000. A comparison of the expoits of 1S9S with those of 1SS8 bhows nn Increase of practically 100 per cent. In that period, the total for 1SS8 being $693, 934,507 against $t,231,3U,S6S In 1S9S. This extension of our export trade has been in all parts of the world, but es pecially with distant points and with those countiles and continents which but a decade ago purchased but little of our pioduetlons. To Africa, which In 1SS8 bought but a little over thiee million dollars' worth of our productions we have, dur ing the past year, sold seventeen mil lion dollars' worth; to Japan, which took but little over four million dol lars' worth In 18SS, our sales In the yenr Just ended weio valued at twenty one million dollars; to China, which took but four and one-half million dol lars' worth In 1888. we sold in 1898 ten million dollars' worth; to Austria-Hungary, which took less than half a mil lion dollars' worth In 18S8, our sales In 1898 were over five million dollars In value, Belgium, which took less than ten million dollats' worth In 1888, took forty-seven million dollars' worth in 1898; Denmark Increased from thteo millions In 1888 to over twelve millions In 1898; tho Netherlands fiom sixteen millions In 1888 to nbout sixty-flvo mil lions In 1898; France from less than forty millions In 1888 to nearly ono hun dred millions in 1898; Germany from fifty-six and one-half million dollars' worth In 1888 to over ono hundred and fifty million dollars' worth In 1898; British North America from thirty eight millions In 1888 to about eighty five millions In 1898, and the United Kingdom from three hundred and sixty-two millions In 1888 to nbout live hundred and forty millions In 1898. And this crowth has Just begun. Tho war bonds, It Is true, are coin bonds, but the "coin" In ir.lnd Is coin kept at a parity with gold and no other kind of coin will ever be used In the bonds' redemption. President McKlnley knows the dif ference between backbone and sheer mullshness. Tho Amerlran flag over Santiago will bring so much Improvement tbara tht the people of Santiago are pretty suro ono day to petition to make It permanent. Our Superiority In Men. The Chicago Inter-Ocean gives credit whero It Is due when It calls atten tion to the fact that our wonderful nival victories have been due not only to tho "men behind tho guns" but as well to the men who man the engines. It adds with timely Justice: "In this country It Is not a disgrace for a man to soil his hands or his clothes In work about machinery. There Is no lctuctnncc on the pnrt of tho best trained and ablest experts to come to close quarters with engines and machinery. The chief engineer of a vessel ranks with the captain. He and his assistants often play as Im poitant a part In tho efficiency of a vessel as the captain and tho men be hind the guns. If tho Oregon had not hern well officered In Its engineer tie-p-utment that battleship never could have made the extroordlnaiy Journey around the continent. If the engineers of all our battleships In front ot San tiago had not been of tho very best, if they had not had contiol of the machlneiy that contributes to the speed of war vessels, and If they had not been moved by enthusiasm as ardent and by com age as high as tho men who were doing the fighting, the Brook lvn and tho Oregon would not have overtaken the tint cruisers of the Spanish licet. "The truth Is that the work In the engineer department Is up to the very highest standard in American war ships Unglncers take as much piide In their work ns the captains and their subordinates. As many Inducements aro offered to high-class young men to untr the engineer department as to enter any other. It Is not so In the Spanli h navy. The Spaniards of the military or naval class do not tako kindly to what they describe as the dlity work about a ship. On many of tho Spanish vessels tho engineers have been educated abroad and have less Interest In their woik than If they were fepanlaids. In our navy the engineers are full of the American spit it and aro ns pioflclent as the schools and cx peilencc can make them. 'In every engagement in which the American fleet has participated there has been enthusiasm from the lowest man to tho highest. Correspondents on board tho gteat battleships say that every man seems to bo In love not only with the ship Itself, but with every foot of space that Is associated with I1I3 duty. With tho finest ot modin puns, with the best gunners, with the latest Improvements in propelling ma chlneiy, and with engineers as tond of machinery as a hoi soman Is fond of a hore, our navy has not only great lighting power but rent seaworthiness. Ine ships nre handled well because they nre manned and officered as nre few other bhlps In the world." Under tho circumstances it Is not un reasonable to expect as a result of this war that American ship jards and American constuictois of machlneiy v 111 heieafter do a rushing fotelgn buslnc-s. More than half the war bond bids came from Individuals. In other words, tho American citizen bus proved his financial independence. The Curious Graham. Theio has been some commotion caused both here and In Ungland by an extraordinary lettei written by Mr. Cunningham Graham to the London St. .lames Gazette. Giaham alleges that tho gunners on our licet at Manila were Ungllshmen, Kidnapped In feomu mvsteilous wny out of the Kngllsh nivv. C'ap'aln Ciownlngshlcld has taken tho trouble to contradict thla Idiotic statement. Graham Is probably ns perfect a specimen of the political degenerate ns exists He was elected to paillament and retained his seat for a shoit time. In tho house of com mons he developed Into an unmitigated bore and nuisance. Ho posed us nn exticme socialist. As a matter of fact he Is a Scottish laird nnd likewise a veiy wealthy man. who makes somo piotenslon to royal descent and keeps strict account of his own filthy lucre however ready ho Is to confiscate that of others. Ho was committed to Jail for six weeks durlncr his parliamentary career for leading a mob of despera does In Tinfalgar square and as a con sequence forfeited the favor and con fidence of lespectable IJngllshmcn. ills sympathies ire with the Spanlaids be cause he once lived for a mnsldctable time in Spinlsh America. A Scotch man, he married a Spanish lady. An atheist, he collaborated with his wife in writing tho life of St. Elizabeth, a Spanish saint, a very extraordinary woman, tho leformer of the ic-llglouu older of Carnitines, and a tiancendent al thaumatuiglst and mvstlc in an ago of invstlclsiu and belief in miracles. Graham is nut so foolish us hi acts, nor so Idiotic as he wiltes. Ho could tell jou a food deal about Spanish Fours. No colony was ever a drag on a na tion that knew how to colonize. THE II HAVE AT HOME. Wo do not send them all away Our bravest and our best When the battle-cry Is sounding And tho caglo leaves its nest; There aro bravo battalions marching, And tho heroes face tho roar Of the guns that belch their lightning In the thundi ratorma of war. When they march away to glory, Whtn tho flags above them wave When tho ration sends Its greeting To tho valiant and the biave. There are tender heroes wultint;, There aro brave ones left behind, As tho bugle's note ot sorrow Watts Its music on tho wind. 'Tls a womrn's way to strugglo In tho silence of her grief; 'Tls the chlldheart's tender habit In her dreamland make-bcllef To behold tho days with couiago And to live thioughotit the night With a tender word of hoping For the breaking of the light. Ah. tho little lips ot loving, The little lips th it be So rlpo with rcd-.ioce laughter And to Innocent with glee! Ah. the hearts of swcctreatls, hoping Till tho dawn shall bring tho light, Tho wives that wait the rebuts From the Holds whcie herces flphtl Baltimore News. fit Rewards for OUr Naval Heroes rrom the Philadelphia Times. IP TIIK WAR were to clofe today, or at any time In the future without any additional great victory achieved J by tho navy, tho next to universal JuclKment of the people of the whole country would be that Rear Admiral Dewey should bo crowned Admiral as the Rreat navnl hero of the war, and that Commodore Schley should bo made Rear Admiral with the thanks of congress. There aro scores of lesser heroes devel oped In our great naval battles who havo made tho public familiar with the names of lIolon, Walnwrlght and others, and there are thousands who rank as tho "man behind tho gun" to whose skill and courage we arc largely Indebted for our marvelous triumphs, but the two men who stund In the very forefront of heroism today, and who will go Into his tory as tho great naval heroes of the struggle, aro Hear Admiral Dewey and Commodore Schley. o Admiral Dewey has had the most diffi cult and delicate duties to perform of any officer In either army or navy Ho startled tho world by his destruction of the Spanish fleet In Manila harbor with out the loss of a man or serious Injury to a vessel, but grand as Admiral Dewey was In directing a great naval battle, he has shown himself ever grander In maintaining the honor and preserving the peace of the nation by tho most masterly diplomacy. It is an open secret that the large German fleet In tho Philip pine waters Is not only a menace to Admiral Dewey, but a serious menace to tho peace of the countrv. A single thoughtless act or unguarded expression would be seized upon by the German fleet to make a landing nnd hoist tho German flag on tho Philippines While tho German navy officers have been con stantly Irritating and at times ostenta tiously offensive, he Ins held them with a steady hand by his matchless skill In defeating their purpose without giving tho semblance of cause for hostilities or complaints. o Under tho pretext of protecting tho German citizens In the besieged towns of Luzon, tho capital Island of the Philippines, Admiral Dewey Ins had to disarm the Germans by permitting no posslblo excuse for Intervention He has restrained Agulinldo, tho Insurgent leader, to the point of compelling him to observe tho laws of civilized warfare, ard the Germans now well understand that Admiral Dewey and our army will protect all classes and conditions In the clly of Manila. If tho Germ-ins could thus under tho pretext of protecting tho verv row German citizens who are there, land a torco In Manila In advance of tho Americans' occupation of tho city, they would have the vantage ground of possession and would be a factor In dic tating the terms of peace so far as the Philippines nre Involved. o Being defeated at every turn by Ad miral Dewey In their efforts to llnd a pretext for landing a force In Manila, the German fleet assumed tho responsi bility of protecting the Spanish garri son on Isla Grande In Sublg bay. that was threatened with capture by the In surgents. When advNed of this attitude of the German fleet Admiral Dewey Im mediately ordered the Raleigh and Con cord, two of his minor war vessels, to proceed at once to Isla Grande and attack the Spanish fortifications and compel the sunender of the gairNon. When the Raleigh and Concord arrived In Sublg lay the German warhlp Irene was there performing Its assigned task of pro tecting tho Spanish ganlson fiom the Insurgents, but when Admiral Dcwej's warships entered the bay to attack tho enemy of tho United States the Irene discreetly retired nnd Isla Grande was surrendered to Dewey's officers. o Wo regard Admiral Dowefs achieve ments In diplomacy as even surpassing the battlo with Montljo's fleet, that stands unexampled In tho naval conflicts of the world Heroic ns ho Is on his battleship In action, his mastery In deal ing with tho complicated International questions constantly confinntlng him must unkhlm as the flist naval officer of the United States nnd second to none in any nation, and when the war shall tie so and this government shall come to take account of the achievements of Its heroc the name of Admttal Dowey must lead all others In naval honors. o The people of the nation know but one other great naval hero, and he Is Com modoro Schley Ho directed from start to finish the entire fleet that engaged Cervera In his attempt to escape from Santiago, and destrojed every vessel un der his command. Not only did he com mand the fleet with supremo skill, but his flagship, although one of the weak est of our great war vessels, did more hard fighting and moro damage to tho enemy's ships than any other vessel that was engaged. His flagship was struck by the enemy more frequently than all tho other vessels combined. Ho headed oft the Cristobal Colon, u 'vastly stronger ship than his own, and engaged slngle-lmnded and hilted It until tho Oregon came up with her powerful guns to aid In tho tlnal destruction. No mnt ter what tho naval regulations may re quire in recognising Admlial Sampson as the commander of tho fleet. In the tonslderate Judgment and affectionate hearts of tho American people there Is but one great hero of tho naval battle at Santiago, and he Is Commodore Schley. GENEROUS ADVERSARIES. "Holland." in Philadelphia Press. Chaplain Jones, of the Texas, who I J at tho hospital at the Brookljn Navy Vaid, had un opportunity on the trip of tho St. Louis fiom Santiago to Portsmouth, N. II, to sea a good deal of Admiral Cer vera and of tho other officers of tho Spanish squadron who were brought north by tho at. Louis. In a convocation this morning with Chaplain Jutifs, ho said that bcrac misapprehension had been caured by lemarks attilbuted to Admiral "ervera wnleh he could not have made. In the llrst place, Mr Jones baje, ilie admiral docs not speak English or at least speaks with tho greatest difficulty and only a tew woids. No runaiks of his mude for puollcathm vero Interpreted nor was tho admiral asked by any one to say anything for publication excepting by one of tho Junior uillcers of the bt Louis. That is also true Mr. Jones be lieves, of the other officers, excepting, perhaps, In ono Instance Two ot tho cap tains speak English fluently and tho ad mlral's son also speaks Engllbh lalny well, and it may be that some things that Admiral Cervera said wtro In this way reported scond-hand, o tint they at last reached tho public through the msJ lum ot tho newspaper. o Mr. Jones, however, has visible proof of a meeting which ho had with tho nd mlral, and with all of tho higher officers of the Spanish squadron as well as the prlentH who were also brought north. In a note-book or diary ho has the auto graph of the admiral and the captains, and ho also possesses evidences of con versations bv means of Interpreting. He wrote In English a statement to tho effect that as soon us tho navnl battle was over tho officers of tho Texas being greatly Impressed by tho bravery of Cervera and his subordinates prepared a subscription paper with the view of collecting funds enough to buy a silver scrvlco and pre sent It to tho admiral as a trlbuto of tho respect which his courage had cauncd. This statement was tianslatrd Into Span ish and tho notebook containing tho orlg. lnril nnd the translation was then handed to tho admiral. Ho read It and seemed grcntly Impressed. Then ho wrote In Spanish his reply nnd that having been translated into English by ono ot the of ficers was given to Chaplain Jones. Tho reply expressed the deep sense ot gratl tudo nnd regard for the very high honor and the noble generosity which the Amer ican officers propose in this suggestion that a visible testimonial bo presented to the admiral. He added that he should keep It as one of tho rroudest mementoes GO MMITffS M rchanits Who Are Afraid To forget the cost of their goods, thereby causing them to carry over many from season to season, frequently in an outburst of passion over their imprudence, lay great stress on their clearing sales. With us it is differ, ent, you never find any shop-keepers or shelf worn goods in our store, because towards the end of each sea son we lose sight of cost or value and place a price upon all surplus stock that at once attracts the attention of every sharp well posted buyer and the goods move. A Great Special Sale of Wrappers aed Honnse QowoSo Lot i. Perfect Fitting Wrappers, were 75c, now 49 cents.1 Lot 2. Perfect Fittiug Wrappers, were 9SC, now 75 cents. L0t 3. Perfect Fitting House Gowns, were $1.49, now 98 cents? Lot 4. Perfect Fitting House Gowns, were $1.98, now $1.49. Lewis, Renlly & DavieSo ALWAYS BUSY. Our Korrect Shape Shoes hOll GENTLEMEN, HAVE MORE FRIENDS THAN ANY OTUEtt SHOES MADE Lewis, Rclily & Bavles, 111 AND 110 WYOMING AVENUE of his life, ar.d as an enduring proof rf the gencrobity, tho manllnesb and the high qualities characteristic of the of ficers of tho American Navy. o Tho coirespondence nppetrs side b side In Chaplain Jones' note book. It was al most tho only communication which tno admiral had of a formal kind, certainly the onlv ono whose authenticity Is man ifest by reason of tho fact that It Is In the admiral's own handwriting. But, al though this brief sentiment is tho orly acknowledged expression of tho admiral, excepting tho few words with which ho replied to the cri-lgn of the St. LouU when at-kod by thu officer If he desired to say an thing for publication, yet thero came tc Chcplaln Jones many Indications that tho Spanish offlcors Intend at the earliest possible moment to let the peo ple of Spain and especially the Spanish government know that in tho American officers the Spaniards hae discovered a most generous, cllvalrous, couiteous and conslderato foe Captain Eulate through an Interpreter Intimated that the treat- incut, mu .;)'..-'. u..tv... ..-. . might not be without effect In enabling Spain to come to a better understanding of the nature nnd quality of American naval officers. The Spanish olllceis we.-o ery much Impressed when they wore told that Chaplain rhllllp, of tho Texas, had checked his men when they began to cheer, and In doing so had Bald lm prefcsUoly, almost pathetically, "Don't cheer, men. for thoso poor doils oer there aro djjng." SI'ANISU HONOR. Manila Letter In Washington Tost. Duiing tho recent Insurrection In the riilllppliiea a number of Cebuans enlisted with tho Spaniards on tho promise thut their families would be looked after, that they should be exempt from tribute, and bu regularly paid. They weio absent on erlco for seen mouths, rcccllng no pay, and when they returned found their families statIng. but had to pay tho usual tribute. Then they rebelled, nut they dispersed at tho first appearance uf the warships and the bombardment was most uncalled for. Tho Ilrltlhh consul protested energetic. oll. but Spanish honor-bah! the woid leaws a bad taste In the mouth had to be sntlslled. Tho business part of the de fensolcaH und peaceful town was shelled by the Don Juan do Austria and another ship, so that the only buildings left stand ing nro tho foreign consulates and for eign warehouses. After tho bombardment Cebu was pillaged by tho Spaniard. It was afterward almost a dally occurrence to bco gangs of nilhos being taken to Ihe fort, and after a most summary trial they were led out to bo shot. rou HUMANITY. 1'rom tho Syracuse Post. There Is no daiu'er thit the real pur pofa ot the present war will be lost tight of co long as tho ncmory of hpuln's brut, al tieatment of helplcis humanity In fiifo.i remains. Dlptumw may hpllt Inirs cci' tho construction ot International law and dlvcurn ladeflnlto v the abstract light of ono nation o interfere with the management of anolhi r. Tho Amcilcun p.uple caio no' bin for that. l'he were touched by the heartrending uppejls from Btarvlng woiuin and children in a l.clgnboilng island, and thev would not have beta trua to their own manhood If tl.ry had turned Ac'ti ear to those ap. reals. Whntir retidts In the ncnulst t'en of territory may grow ojt of the war on. Incidents theruto, tho fact remains thhi tho United States too up nruis In behalf of humanity in mm rlihteouu a cause as ever enllttcl the support of brave men. l-l HILL & COMIX 121 N. Washington Ave. BRASS BEDSTEADS. In buying a brats Beditaad, bs sure that you get the beL, Our braai Boditeadj are all made with seamless brass tubing and frame work la all of ateel. They cost do more tban many baditeadi made of the open leamleai tublns. Every bedstead is hlfbly flulibed and lacquersd under a peculiar method, uothing ever hav Inc been produced to equal It. Our new Sprint Patterns are now on exhibition, Hill & Coeeell At 12! North Washington Avenue. Scranton, Pa. Reveoime Camicellatloe tamps Made to Order, Reynolds Bros Stationers and Engravers, UOTEL JE11MYN UUILDINa 130 Wyoming Avenue. Great MldsiLiimmer Lamp Sale . Until Sept 1st we will offer our entire line of Banquet, Princess and Table Lamps at froin 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 CtEIQNS, FERBER. 09MAIXEY CO. 422 LckajauaaS.veuno "' i'tvr17T BAZAAR FINLEY'S MlSlll Under wear Sale Our Great July Sale of Ladies' and Misses' Fine Muslin Under wear opens today and will continue for ten days. The style, quality ot material and workmanship of our line Is too well known to need any comment further than that wo nre overstocked for this time of the year and have to make room for our Tall lines that will soon be leady for delivery. Every garment in stock has been re marked at roductlors arvlns from 10 to 25 per cent, below regular pries for this tale, which will positively last for In Ihe annexed list are several num- bers which we will discontinue and the pricey quoted barely coer tho cost of materials. One Lot Gowns, our egular OSo qual ity during the season. TO CLOSE OUT AT 63c. One Lot Gowns, nicely trimmed and a good number for $1.25. SALE PRICE 00c. One Lot Gowns, extra sfres and hand bomtly trimmed, worth $1.50. SALE PRICE $1.19. One Lot Undeisklrls, plain and good quality muslin, regular price 50c and 65c. SPECIAL PRICE 33c and 43c. One Lot Drawers, neat embroidery trimmed. SPECIAL PRICE 25c. One Lot Drawers, plain tucked, extra quality, were 50c and 65c. SPECIAL PRICE TO CLOSE 39c. Our elegant line Trimmed Corset of fine Covers, Chemise. Umbrella Drawers. Night Dresses and too numerous to Skirts is mention, but all are alike subject to reductions 'for this sale only 520 and S12 LACKAWANNA AVENUE HENRY BELIN, JR., Ueneral Agent for the Wyomlai District for Mining, mailing. Sporting, Smolceieil and the Kepauno Cbeialcal Coinpauy'e HUGH EXPLOSIVES. fcafety Fuse, Capi and Kploderi. Ilooru 401 Connell Building. bcruntoa. AQFNOIt-'i TIIOS, FORI), JOHN B. SMITH 4 SOU W. E. MULUGA-N, wroirs FOIIEt Pittetaa riy mouth Wlllc.Baira a V
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