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(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
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M
rchanits
Who Are Afraid
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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.
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L0t 3. Perfect Fitting House Gowns, were $1.49, now 98 cents?
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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.
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TIIOS, FORI),
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W. E. MULUGA-N,
wroirs
FOIIEt
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