i'M'jJlft''l!JlH(Tr THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE-TUESDAY, JULY 19. 1898, $ . l)e Ikranfon CriBune I'tibllahsd DAlly, KxeM Hundnr. hjr tlis Tribune Publlttilng Company, at Fitly Cenli Month. NevrYorkOffloe: loo NftMau RU, K. H. VltEKliANI), Sole Ageut for Foreign Advorllilng. iMTrniD at Tiir roMorncr at cnANTOS, FA. AS SECOlCLA MA1I, SI ATTKIt. SCRANTON, JULY 19, 1R9S. REPUBLICAN NOMINATIONS. STATU. Goveinor-WILLIAM A. STONK. Lieutenant (Jovcrnor-J. P. B. GOBIN. Secretary of Internal AffalrbJAMUS V. LA1TA. Jjdtte of Superior Court-W. V. POR- TKR. ConBrcsmen at I.nrRO SAMUKL A. DAVKNl'CRT, GALCSHA A. GROW. LCGISLA llVC. Scnnle. Twentieth Dlst.-JAMES C. VAUGHAN. 1 1 ii live, riret Dlstrlct-JOIIN n. PARR. Fourth Dlstrlct-JOIIN F REYNOLDS. coi,om:i. vroNU'.s im.aitokm It will be my purpio when elected to so conduct mtelf u to win the lespect and good will or those who have opposed me an wtll us thoc who have given mo their support 1 t-hnll be the governor of tho whole rcople of tho state. Abuses have undoubtedly grewn up in the legis lature which aro neither the fault of one party nor the other, but rutlnr ths growth of cuMcm Urreecssutj Investi gations have been authored b commit tees, resulting In unneccwry expeuto to the state. It will be my rare and pur pose to correct these and other evils In no far ns I hnve the power. H will bo my purpose while governor of Ponnsjlvania, ns It has been m rurpose In the public positions that I have held, with God's help, to dlbchnrgo my whole duty. The people are greater than the parties to i are greater than the parties to they bemng. 1 am only Jealous of favor 1 shall only attempt to win which their fav their approval and my experience has taught mo that that can best be done by nn honest, modest, daily dlschargo of public duty. General Miles has now the chance to show the quality that Is In him, and we predict that ho will piove equal to It. . . Come to Scranton. At the ncM convention of the Natlon nl association of Letter carriers, which will be held in Toledo, O, the first week In September, the delegation rep resenting this city will work to secuic for Scranton the honor of ent3rla'nin,T the convention of 1899. The convention comprises about S00 delegates from every section of the country and is one of the best gatheilngs of jepiesenta tlves of organized skilled labor In the country. Hcinnton would be proud to have this convention as If n'l'rst. nnd If the convention will come hither Scrantonlans will gunrinnj that Die visit will never be roiri'jrceij. Attention is tailed to the fict tint in addition to its unique Interest as the leading city of the anthracite coal re gions, vvlieie the visitor fiom a distance can sum novel Insight Into the work ings cf a plctuiesque Industry unlike any othc- Industry on the continent, Pcranton is near three lnrgo postal centers Oi eater New "Wik nnd Its Nv Jcit-ey cnvltons Philadelphia and Buffalo; Is In dlicct train communica tion with Chicago, Washington and PlttMuug, and has hotel and pleasure accommodations piobably not surpass ed by any city of conespondlng hize In the I'nlted States'. Mountain lakes, charming rides, by tiolley, gravity and bteam tailro.ids and excursions In a dozen enjoyable dliections are among the attractions which tho letter cur riers aie Invited tu sample. If they hnve never made the acquaintance of Peranum hosp.tallty they should hasten to do so. It vv 111 bear Investigation. Intelligent Cubans will rscognlzp that learning the ait of self-government Is r ov process, nnd they will therefore not ciowd the mourneis at Santiago. The Teims of Capitulation. The terms of capitulation on which Santlano was sun endured present no detailed feature of novelty or Interest beyond the fact that we have under taken to transport tho enemy to their own allot es an act as magnanimous as It Is urpietedented In the annals of war. The sui render of all the war materials In the city, the retention by tho spanlah ofllccs of their side arms and by the enlisted men of such rem- nnntsof private pioperty ns they poe tess, are ordinary Incldentb of tho cap itulation of a besieged city. We have agreed that guerrillas and Spanish Irregulais shall bo permitted to remain In Cuba if they so elect, giv ing "a parole that thev will not ngaln take up arms against the United States unless released fiom parole " We sup pose nothing else could be done with these brigands They have been the direct cause of much of tho misery that has affected Cuba during the course of the Insurrection. They cared as little for Spanish sovereignty as they did for Cuban Independence. They fought for what plunder there was to be had. They deserved neither mercy nor quar ter. They have tecclved both, and we shall await with some anxiety the use they may make of their conditional lib erty. In fulfilling the terms of the capltula. tlon treaty, the transportation of the tvventy-flvo thousand Spanish tioldleis will cause some dlfllculty. Spaniards re not particularly clean in their hob lto at ordinary times, and we havo n fair notion of what they ate like after three years' campaigning In ft tropical country, vvhero they were left practi cally to shift for themselves. We can not use our own transports for this purpose ob we aro still nt war, and Immediate debarkation Is nec&ssaiy, If there were not sanitary nnd hygenlc reasons beside. The best thins we can do la to hire English, French, or Ital ian transport nt once. Allowing ten or twelve days for their urrivnt hcio nnd a few days more for embarkation, we Bhould hnve our Spanlili prisoners on their way ncroM the Atlantic In two week, nnd obviously the sooner the Letter for nil concerned. Army oftlcers back fioin Cuba ex plain the bchcadlnB by Cubans of Spanish pilsoneis. The men thus treated In a few Instances were Span ish guerillas, caught red-handed In the act of murdering our wounded. Ofll cers who have teturned from Santiago say the Cuban allies ticat ordinary Spanish prisoners who have deserted or hac been captured with great con sideration, have fraternized with them, and furnished tnem food, nnd in some cases deserters und prlsunerd have taken up arms In the Cuban ranks, but for guerillas and Spanish volun teers they have no mercy. They evi dently leallze, as our forces will be fore they get through, that meicy on 8Uch outlaws Is wasted. Wife Beating : A Contrast. Wife beating Is a popular pastime among the lower classes of English men. It has not struck root In Ainetl enn soil, and let us hope that It never will. It Is only fair to say that when a Wife benler Is hi ought within tho meshes of the law In England his pun ishment Is ns drastic as needs be, In m.in 'nses, even for a wife 'beater. The mayor of Scianton seems to take a lenient view of wife beating, too lenient to fit In with tho sunctltv nnd obligations of the marital relations of husband and wife, as understood by livv nnd society. A rutllaii named Par rel t was brought before him on Sunday morning list on a. chaise of beating his wife. The mayor In the plcntltude of his judicial disci etlon sent the fel low to Jail for thirty days. Tho pris oner show s his gratitude by declaring that he will lepeat his action with In tel 'st when he comes out. Well he i.i tv. The man will have ample leis ure during the thlity days of well-fed Idleness to nurse his wrath. Joseph Francois, a foreigner, was ar tested on Saturday afternoon charged with littering the street with tubblsh. We have no delre to palliate viola tions of the ordlnunces of the city. We could wish, however, to see them ir.oic impartially If nn enforced. Francois' cii uit cf RII nccWent. ,, ir.oic Impartially If not more strictly imc was the re- n aldeiman of the city lined him four dollars and t'fty cents. As the unfortunate man earned only thlity cents In wares dur ing two months we see how nicely ad justed the fine was to meet the cir cumstnnces of his financial resources. This was a case In which a dlschaige nnd a caution would have satisfied jus tice eminently, nut Francois goes to Jail as well as Barrett, nnd will prob ably remain the longer. If his fine Is rot paid. Queer arc- the contrasts pro rented In our petty courts. After Cerv era's fleet wae destroyed the men on the Brooklyn gave three times three cheers for Commodore Schley, to which he responded: "Thank jou, boys, but I didn't do It. You are tho bos who did It. Let the oflicers cheer the cievv." Schley beats ac quaintance. The Passing of Populism. The Issue of bonds In blocks of small denominations, giving people of limited means an opportunity of taking them up, was popular even among the Pop ulists for a time. These political stoli are not above accepting tjn un earned increment on their invest ments when it comes to that. Now that the war revenue bonds have been Hubscilbed for many tlmeb over, and a si eat economic lesson has been taught, the Populists aro beginning to seo that they have let matters go too far. If tho war has done noth ing more, It has at all events Increased the dlhtance between the deluded al chemists of reckless and lulnous finance, who would turn by legislation bllver Into gold, and the hundieds of thousands of small trades nnd far mers who have become Investois them selves, capitalists on a small ecale, whose interests aro bound up with the secuilty and stability of the na tional credit. The credit of the country has never been better nor Its general and Indus trial prospects brighter. The war has demonstrated the actual capabilities of our immediately available resources In a sudden national emergency, while our latent lesources continue to be the admiration and envy of tho world at laigo T'le balance of trade in our favor Is unprecedented, relatively and actually Gold has poured Into the countt y In enormous sums. Attiibute It to what we may, the accidental cir cumstance of a bountiful hurvest here at a time when Europe was sutfeiing lronx greatly diminished supplj ot In digenous breadstuffa, or to the natural expansion of our commerce, tlw fact lemalns that cold has flowed lnr the Inlets as wWl ns Into the main chan nel of on iudustil.il activities. V. e ten keo.o It re: only by a sounl and ntnble readjustment of our fiscal policy. Congress has adjourned without doing much In that direction, but It has done something. A bankruptcy bill has been passed which, being a federal measure, will make the bankiuptcy laws uniform throughout the whole country, which Is an object of Immense tmpoitanco In Intel state commerce. The details of the new banking bill have become more familiar to busi ness men. It tequtres a more radical exposition than it has yet received frjm those directly Interested In it oi who 6dvocat ita piovUlomi and from tho press to bring Its Importance home to the people. The war has, of cnuise, Iptvnupted stun a campaign of ciiu. ration. That educational pr(.?s3 will come In good time, however. Between February 1, 1S94, and March 1, 1S96, the export of gold from the United 'States reached tho alarming figure of $S2,000,000. Indeed, It nearly proved disastrous. This enormous dialn took place during the peilod when our mines yielded bullion repre sented by a current value of $10),000, 000. We could not Ke'ep It here, to ruuso the balance of trade was against us, or in other woids, Am .-i lean ex- pcrts were paid for by ii 'predated American securities. If nny un iwkn bock to that period of inriu.itrlitl nnd commercial anxiety, wtwi panic was, wilttcn In each fate, cacn one m iy Ju.igo of the consequences of n drain cf gold In Its broad, palpable foatutos. Horn July ISOfi, to the present dav .,,-r sfck of circulating K"ld hits InciojeM by $215,000,000. This amount Is, of course, Independent of tha treasury reserve, which Is ns high ns It need be, nnd was never higher before. Tho consequence Is that banks are paying gold Into the treasury Instead of notes, their own gold reserves being secure. Gold Is being forced Into circulation despite tho fact that there Is no popu lar demand for It, since nil our mone Is ns good as gold, and It Is lmmateii.il which we use ordinarily. Thl Is the happy state In which we Jive under the golden age of tho McKlnley ad ministration. Tilumphant In war and no less In the arts of peace, the Ameri can people have seen the last of Popu lism ns a serious menace to their welfare. It Is nn exploded fad. W. K. Curtis, who Is close to the ad ministration, says Its peace terms arc. First. The Independence of Cuba un der a protectorate of the United States for the purpose of preserving older and protecting pioperty until a stable and responsible government can be es tablished. Second. The cession of Puerto Ulco to tho United States In lieu of Indemnity nnd the claims of American cltlzona against Spain grow ing out of the war. Third. The per manent withdrawal of the Spanish flag from the Philippine islands, with a piotectorate of the United States. Fourth. A coaling station for the United States In the Ladrone Islands. These terms will fully satisfy public opinion; but they must not be moder ated. It Is now recalled that Captain Eu late, late of the Vlzcaya, once boasted that he would tow the Iown back to Spain. The wise mariner docs not boast. If Porto nico trade under Spanish rule has been worth $40,000,000 to $50, 000,001) a year, under American control it ought soon to be worth $100,000,000. General Gomez nt last has arms, am munition and food. It Is therefore his turn to do something. Editor Hearst, of the New York Journal, Is In quanantlne, and his paper ought to bo. Growth of a N?u National Spirit rrom a Letter in tho Sun. fOU have referred to tho compluto change In tho tone of the courtry which has occurred In the short tlmo since tho beginning of tho war. the rrowtli of a genuinely national sentiment In all parts of tho Union; tho stifling of nairow partisan ship, und the stimulation of the imagina tion and the klr.dlii p of tho prldo of tho pcoplo brought about by tho demonstration of our national power and tlit ability of our political svstem to stand tho severest strain put upon It by a foreign war. To mo the most Impressive Indication of this change Is the entire cessation of the cen soilous criticism of which I have heard so much In private conversation fot ten or llftcen cnrs past The skeptical tone regarding our national future, in whlcn it was so long the fasholn of so many of tho people with whom I talked to In dulge, has pasted nvvay. o During tho fruitless nesotKtions with Spain preliminary to the breaking out of hostilities, the more especial newspaper organ of this spirit of detraction In New York published dally horrible extracts from thn medical nnd surgical history of our civil war, In the hopo of Induc ing a cowardly acquiescence In tho Span ish dem tnds. It sought to frighten its leadeii, and probably did frighten ninny of tlum by exaggerating tho military and naval power of Spain and her re sources of w-alth and civilization. Con trasting her navy with our own. It I ut us in the inferiority In speed and fnr be hind In the torpedo boats nnd torpedo dfstrovrs which, it assumed, would bo the most considerable factor In the iia'al conflict. It nssuined American ignorance of the strength nnd resources of Spain nnd ridiculed It ns a njinptom of our provlncialit ; declared the unlltnefs of our congress to deal with the question of war nnd pictured the baneful conse quences to our trade and our whole sec! tl and political system which would como ltom nctual hostilities. It expressed tha vc.ulfcome spirit of dcti action and deram atlon which had prevailed so long In the quarters represented by It; the reaction ary spirit which Lcgan first to exhibit limit conspicuously in 1SS4. -o In placo of this cnfciblng sf-lf.depreci i tlon I find that during the last two months pride In Ai.erlca nnd confidence In Its ability to sustain the fullest to sponslbllttles of a controlling power in the woild's affairs havo become univer sal, and most notably among those who beforo wero most despondent. The very men, who. six months ngo, affected tho most distrust of our political system aie now most hcretul of It. Financiers, men of large lniLortnnce tn the commercial world, In fine, people generally who havo been regarded as timidly conservative, are today the most radical In their de mand that the fruits of the war shall bo gathered in their fulntss, and the least fearful of the broadest possible territor ial expansion Six months ngo they were all deriding "Jh golsm " "Now," ns ono of the more notable of them said to me the other day, "wo are all 'Jingoes' " A term of reproach has become a boaat. Instead of defaming this country and Us institutions the) are glorying in them with the old Ameilcun confidence which carried us to tho eminence where we now aie. They aro beginning to ihlnk that, after all. America Is a country to bo proud of, or. rather, they aro giving up tho affectation of depreciating their po litical system as If It was an evidence of their superiority to vulgar patriotism. o if the question of the annexation cf Hawaii had been submitted to the vote of tho people the decision would havo been tho samo In all parts of the country. From correspondents, from men who are travelling continuously thioughout tho Union, nnd from thoso generally who aia best Informed as to tho drift ot public nentlmcnt. I hear that report universally. Heyond nil question, It Is tho pi evading sentiment of tho business and professional men of New York, whatever their past political nssorlatlons, being ns strotur among traditional Demoeiats as among Republicans The same Is tho feeling ns to tho acquisition of thn further terri tory which will come to us rightful! v and necessarily as the fruit of tho war. Public sentiment demands It all Cuba, Porto Itlco. the Philippines, tho Lad rones, the Cat.arles, If within our grasp, nnd whatever ele may bo obtainable; and there is no misgiving as to our ability to take care of It, no matter how exten sive and how icmcte It may be. Tho cry of "Imperialism" frightens nobody, mid the newspap'r and politicians trilng to work the scare ere wasting their Inpen ulty. o . Commercial enterprise thioughout the Union sees brilliant posslLllltles In tho coming expansion aim development, and buslr.tts rapacity discerns In the now stimulation of patriotic pride and growth of unity nnd harmruy smong tho Ameri can pcoplo tho Indications of unexampled national pirsperlty. Confidence prevails hi tho biislncs tommi nlly that with tha coming of pcaco and tho garnering of the fruits ot vlctniy llitro will enter In for vs n peilod of oMiacrdlnnry activity, which will extend to ovcry department of labor nnd industry, and long continue. Tha war has demonstrated to people at home, not less than to pcoplo abroad, that this government is one of the strongest nnd stablest ever erected by man. und that our political system Is capablo of indef inite extension. Every Amoilcan Inter est has gained Incalculably by tho dem onstration. For j cars, men of conse nuenco In our business and llnanciat cir cles had been giving heed to newspaper nnd political nssnults on tho foundations of our national prosperity, oven assisting In spreading tho defamation, hut at last they have waked up to tho consciousness thnt such self-depreciation and self nbasenient nre hardly In keeping with tho erhlMlInn of notenov nnd exuberant vitality whlrh this country Is now making to the world. Another gratifying Indication is the dlsnppearanco of the stubborn partisan prejudice which expresses Itself In politi cal opposition simply for the sake of op position Go back over the history of our political contests for nt least fifteen years tnmt. nnd vou will find that met a stolid prejudice was ever tho Impulse of the opposition. Tho bringing together of tho conservatism of the country at the election In ISM was of far more than nny Immediate or temporary advantage. It released Intelligent men pormanentlv from bondage to a political fetish, to a mere party name; and theto now seems to bo ahead of us a period when ques tions of politics will be discussed on their merits nnd not with a purely sontlmontnl bias duo to partisan prejudice only Men aro learning the folly of dividing politi cally when they aro In substantial ncree. ment as to the practical ends they want to attain In tho government. MILES AND LEWI W. E. Curtis, In Chicago Record. We are told an Interesting stoiy of n recent encounter between the auroia borcalls of tho house of representatives, Mr. James Hamilton Lewis, of the state of Washington, and Nelson A. Miles. Mr. Lewis stepped Into the headquarters of tho urmy one morning with his usual de. bonalr, and addressing the great soldier said: "General, my people arc wondering why our bojs are not sent to the front. They aro tired of being woodcutters nnd watter-carrlers and bootblacks. They en listed to fight, and they don't propose to stay In camp all summer. They de mand some kind of an explanation for detaining them." "And who ore ou? Tho aurora bore ills turned flame color nnd haughtily replied: "I am Mr. Lewis, sir: congressman fiom the state of Wash ington." "Oh, yes," retorted General Miles, "r.e all have heard of )OU " And among oth er things ho probably recnlled the fact lhat Mr. Lewis had twice objected to the consideration of i bill to icvive the rmik of lieutenant general In tho arm;i. Then, looking straight Into the cougnsi man's ejes, tho commander of tho army said "We aie running thlt, war. and arc not being dictated to ny nn one. All the f.ig end nt border civilisation can't irpecl to conduct this war b"causi they belong to military companies. We aie lighting to win, nnd not to gio glory to nil bO'ts of people " The auburn whlsl.srs of the gentleman fiom Washington looked like redhot coil of wire ns h ap.Jioachel nearer to his m.lagonlu and demandil: "Do you men to speak of tho tuldUia fioin my state us the fag end of clvUIa'ion? ' "t have cxpiosscl mjelf," slid Ccn-cr-1 Miles. SHALL WOMEN BE EXECUTEDP From the Wllkes-Barre Times. The question of electiocutlng women is agitating tho pubilo of New York. This discussion has arisen over the sentence of death pasted In tho case of Mrs. Mai tha Place who was recently convicted cf a most atrocious murder, that of her own stop daughter Tho Jury was satisfied it was wicked and dellbeiatc minder, that the pilsoner was sane, and. unlike our Grlner Jury, ttey brought In a verdict of murder In the first degree. Tho woman whs sentenced to bo electrocuted In tha week beginning August 29. It will bo rememboied that one of tho great objectii nr to hanging was that In tho case of worren murdcreis It was in decent, and now It Is argued that be cause sho Is a woman. It would be ciucl to submit her to a disgraceful nnd tor turing punishment. It Is a singular feat ure of the discussion that tho majoilty of the men denourco tho execution of women, but on the other hind tho major ity of the women say If she Is guilty of a foul and deliberate murder, then she bhould be made to pay the full penalty. It seems to us that tho law knows no distinction between male or femalo In tho death penalty. The woman's chance oomes when her defender pleads her sex and other sentiment to the Jury, and if they Judge her crlmo to be worthy ot tho death penalty, she bhould die. If the woman degrades herself by committing a wilful and premeditated crime, how is tho punishment to make her still mo.e degraded? Tho plea for relieving woman of the confequences of her crime. Is illogi cal, and unwise, and opposed to the well being and safety of society. HAIR. From the Medical Record. A writer In nn English weekly Journal says It Is a curious fact that red-haired people nro far less apt to go bald th in those with other colored hair. The aver age crop on tho head of a rcd-halrcd per son Is only IJD.aX) hairs. Ordinary ciaik hair Is far finer, and over three dark hairs take up tho space of one red one; lfi.itmO are about tho average. Hut fali hnlred people aro still better off, 140.0CO to 100,000 mo quite a common number of hairs on tho scalp of a fair-haired man or woman. A curious calculation has b' en made, to tho eftcr.t that the hairs on tho head of n fan-hilred person, If they could bo platted together, would sustain ii weight ot something Ilka eighty tons, equalling that of five hundred people. THE THIRD STEP. From thn Troy Times. The third chepter in the Spanlsh-Amerl-can war Is closed. The first ended with Dewev's conquest of Spain's sea power In the Pacific and his seizure of the key to the Philippine Islands. The second chapter closed with tho submersion of Spain's Atlantic Bquadron. The thltd ends with the surrender of the most Im portant Spanish possessions In eastern Oub-i. All this has happened within throe months of tho declaration ot hostilities an amazing record. And no less amazlni; Is tho disparity between tho Spanish and the American loss of life and property. AN IMMUNE. Tho stamp tax docs not bother me Nor mar my life's tranquility; Stlll-stlll In gentle peace I live: I havo no checks, dear friends, to Give! With no expressman I contend, Having no packages to send: Never a stamp law shall I break, Having no mortgages to make. No great transactions know my hand; No mill wheels n.ove at my command, No ships of mine that sail the sea; Though banks may break, they break not me. Serene content, I co my way Sound steep at night, and toll by day; From warring wolves of tax secure Still thankful that I am so poor! Atlanta Constitution. aHJSMIH M rclhairats Wlh Are To forget the 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 QowiniSo t Lot i. Perfect Fitting Wrappers, were 75c, now 49 cents? L0t 2. Perfect Fitting Wrappers, were 98c, now 75 cents. Lot 3. Perfect Fitting House Gowns, were $1.49, now 98 cents? Lot 4. Perfect Fitting Lew!s9 Really &. DavieSo ALWAYS BUSY. Our Korrect Shape Shoes FOR GENTLEMEN. HAVE MORE FRIENDS THAN ANY OTHER SJHOE3 MADE. lewis, Rcflly & Bavks, 111 AND 11(1 WYOMING AVENUE. HONORABLE AND MANLY. Frcm the Syracu Si ir.dard General Mll s is an honorable mun. On landing in Cuba, ultliniMn tho tanking ofllrer of tho t'nlted States army, he nude no nttemil to snatch tho laurels or victory trim tho brow of Gencivl S-iafler. Ho even went out of hU wa to allow tho man who had brought tho f-ptnlards undci' mibjfotlon at Santiago to arrange tho details' of capltula) ton. stepping In only to assure General Toral thai in this General Shatter was tho su- pieme authority and would bo upheld by his government. FIGHTING JOE WHEELER. From the Buffalo Express. While the chief credit belongs to Gen eral Shatter ns commander of tho army, there aro many who will regard General Wheeler ns tho real hero of the expedi tion. Ills work has certainly been mag nificent. In spite of age, discomforts and sickness he has kept on tho firing line. The name of Joe Wheeler will be cheered wherever American patriots nssemblo hereafter. UT SHE'LL GET THERE. From tho Washington Tost. It may roqulro some time for Mrs Do mlnls to acquire the knack of wearing her American clticnship gracefully. NOT SO FIENDISH AS THAT. From the Washington Post. Wo arc confident that tho government will not be so Inhuman as to send those Spanish prisoners on a French liner. WAR CHAT. Tho Tranco-German was cost 3 000,000, 000. England's ordnance survey map cost 20.000,000. Santiago bombardment powder cost H.OOO.OUO. The army of Germany boasts eight wo men colonels. Yellow fever killed 11,500 Spanish sol diers In Cuba. A Red Cross nurso won a husband among her patients. Spain has sent Cuba 1.000 tons of medi cines, etc., In three years. Our oldest vessel still In service, Ihe schooner Polly, was built III 1603. To escape from Ceuta Jail u prisoner must swim tho Strait of Gibraltar. Tho demand for cavahy horses has re vived tho equine industry In Wjomlng Our coast signal service sjstem extends all tho way from Bar Harbor to Galves ton, Piofanlty is forbidden by both the army and tho navy regulations of tho United States, "By tho sword of my father" is ono of the most convincing oaths a Frenchman can use. The constitution forbids tho president leaving tho United States while ho Is president. The sword cf Napoleon was laid un sheuted on tho pillow vvhero rested his lifeless head. During th3 siege of Paris no fewer than S.'.OOO.OOO letters sailed out of tho city in the fifty-four balloons, The breaking of tho sword In halves and throwing tho weapon at the feet of an enemy Is the expression of insubor dination, the spirit that admits, but re mains unconqucred. Searchlights aro such good targets for the enemy's guns that tho Germans are arranging to throw tho light first on a mirror and thence on the enemy, thereby concealing Its real source. Chicago Journal. it jrT I Hill hfffii MiMM if iCJ ii Under- s v ' v r (S- lijj Afraid cost of their goods, thereby causing them Mouse Lxowns, were gi.ge, now ipi.y. MILL k CONRELL 121 N. Washington Ave. BRASS BEDSTEADS. In buying ft brusi Bedstead, be sure that you get the best. Our brass Bedsteads are oil made with seamless brass tublnj tnd frame work Is all of steel. They cost no mora than many bedsteads made of the open seamless tubing. Every bebstead Is highly finished and laoquered under a peculiar method, nothing ever hav ing been produced to equal It, Our new Bprlaz Tatterns aro now on exhibition. Hill & Coeeell At 121 North Wasblnzton Avenue. Scranton, Pa. Camcellatioe stamps Made to Order0 Reynolds Bros Stationers and Engravers, HOTEL JERMYN UUILDINO. 130 Wyoming Avenue. Mildsiuiramer 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 in need of a lamp this is a chance to get a bargain. TIE CiEMQNS, FERBER, O'MALIEY Ca 423 Lackawanna Aveuns .-tW . TXT-n-n r 11 S -rHsn BAZAAR ffllEf HI Our Great July Sale o'f 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 we aro overstocked for this time of the year nnd have to make room for our Tall lines that will soon he lpady for delivery. Every garment In stock has "been le marked at reductions varvlng from 10 to 25 per cent, below regular pries for this sale, which will positively last for Tei lays Oily, In the annexed list are several num bers which we will dhcontlnue and the pi Ice, quoted barely cover tho cost of materials. One Lot Gowns, our regular 9Sc qual ity durluz the season. TO CLOSC OUT AT C9c. One Lot Gowns, nicely trimmed and. a good number for 11.25. SALE PRICE 90e. One Lot Gowns, extra sizes and innd bomely trimmed, worth 11.50. SALC PRICE J1.19. One Lot Undei skirts, plain and good quality muslin, regular price 50c and 65c. SPECIAL PRICE 39c and 49c. Ono Lot Drawers, neat embroidery trimmed. SPECIAL PRICE 25c. One Lot Drawers, plain tucked, extra rtuallty. were HOc and 65c. SPECIAL PRICE TO CLOSE 29c. 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 BEL1N, JR., Ueueral Agent for ttuJVyomlnj UUtrlctfo; Mining, Blasting, Sporting. Hmolceletl and the Hepuuno enemies. Company' EM EXPLOSIVES. fcnfety Pute, Cnpi nnd Exploded. Room 401 Connell Building. Hcrantoo. AGKNCIE- THO FORD, JOHN U. SMITH &aOX, W. E. MULLIGAN, rittstttl Plymouth WlUei-nrr wear Sale wrairs
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