"TftS3)pf Tif " ""' THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE-THURSDAY, JULY 21, 1898. -" MP9W '-' '' iWJi ' 'm wr 'fw -nrrT" k Published Dally, Esnept Rundav. bv the Tribune Publishing Company, at Fifty Cents a Month. ow YorkOUloo: 180 Nuwnu Ht., a a VHK1SIAND, Bole Aeent for Foreign Advertising;. Uiiints at tup. rosTorncE at nckanton. t'A., AS SECOND-CI.AM WAIL MATTER. SCRANTON, JULY 21. IMS. REPUBLICAN NOMINATIONS. STATU. Govemor-WILLIAM A. BTONB. Lieutenant Govcrnor-J. P. 8. OOBIN. Secretary of Internal Affalrs-JAMLS W. LATTA. J'jtJco of Superior Court W. W. POR- TEH. Congrcusmen nt Large SAMUKL A. DAVKNPCRT, GALUSUA A. GROW. LEGISLATIVE. Scnnlp. Twentieth Dlst.-JAMES C. VAUGUAN. Ilonpn. First Dlstrict-JOIIN R. FARR. Fourth Dlstrlct-JOIIN F. UEVNOLD3. COLO.VKL STONE'S PLATFORM It will be my purpose when electee! to 6o conduct mtall nr to win the i expect und kcoiI will of those who have opposed mo ns well as those who havo given ma their bupport. I sdisll bo tlio governor of tho wholq people ot the atate. Abuses have undoubtedly guwn up in tho legis lature which nre neither tho fault of one party nor thu other, but r.ither ths growth of rui-tom. I'rrcccKsary Investi gations havo been authorized by commit tees, resulting in unnecissny expense to tho state. It will lie my care :nd pur pose to correct thio and other evils in i'o far as I havo thu power. It will be my purpose while notriior of Pennsylvania, as It has been m put pose in tho public positions that I have hold, with Uod'p help, to discharge my whole duty. Tho people aro greater than tho parties to which they belong. I am only Jealous of their favor. I shall only attfinpt to win their approval r.nd my experience has taught ine that that can best be dono by on honcM, modest, dally discharge of public duty. General Blanco disclaims nny part in the Surrender of Santiago, General Blanco will bo given an opportunity later. The Condition of Camp Alger. The rumor that prevailed for a time in Camp Alger that the Thirteenth regiment, among the rest, was to be sent to Porto Rico has been oT.dally contradicted. GenornI Gob'n denies that there Is a word of trut'i In the story, and the afljuUnt general Is equally positive In his denial. The re port came from a member of General Gobin's staff, a fact which was suf ficient In itself surely to rise the en thusiasm of the men to the highest pitch and place the most positive reli ance In its accuracy. We aro ivt In clined to believe that Lieutenant In glis' auspicious report had sufficient foundation to make the realization probable In a very short time. The announcement was premature, that is al. The adjutant general's petulance when questioned by our correspondent fchovs that ho was annoyed that a plan in, contemplation in his office had been divulged. Official denials need not be taken literally. A movement which is not finally ratified nt headquarters is no't necessarily deemed to be enter tained, and commanding officers are supposed not to know anything about It. Them is no truth in it so far as they are concerned. Be this as it may, the condition of Camp Alger is anything hut satisfac tory. Typhoid fever is a scourge not less demoralizing and fatal than yel low fever when it breaks out in camp. The conditions which predispose to zoofnotlc diseases are ordinarily pre ventive nnd should not have been per mitted to arise. The Thirteenth Regl nient's new encampment at Dun Lor ing is at all events a change which makes for the comfort of the men. What would, however, stimulate the health and rejuvenate the spirits of the boys Is tfio prospect of active ser vice, be it near or remote. Something definite in view would be not only ex tremely agreeable but a subject of In terest and discussion and anticipation. Civilians have no notion of the mono tony of camp life, with nothing to re lieve Its tedious formularies ot mount ing guard, drill and general inspection but the cook-house lengle. In spite of his brave resistance against a superior force at Santiago, General Toral is now confronted by a court martial at home. It is indeed no wonder that the Spanish monarchy is rapidly nearlng the end. Speed the Parting; Guest. There were those who prophesied that no neutral lines would offer trans ports for the excursion trip honmvffi-d of the Spanish troops. Many objec tions have been cited. Among these the danger attendant upon trusting a crew on mid-ocean with superior num bers of hostile soldiers held chief place. It has also been declared that such ex orbitant rates of transportation would be demanded by steamship companies that the government would scarcely cortslder whatever bids might be made. Contrary to these expectations five offers have been received from indi vidual bidders, while the famous Cun ard, Anchor, Hamburg-American, North German Lloyd, Royal Steam ship Packet, Robert H. Thomnn & Co., Thomas Wilson's Sons & Co., Frederick L. Ryland & Co,, and the Wilson Fur news lines hRve entered a Joint bid. The rates vary extremely. L. A. Thoman & Co., of Philadelphia, offers to take the 25,000 Spaniards for $385, 000, while the Joint bid of the great steamship linos aggregates one and one-half millions. The Spanish Transatlantic company ! HA I Is willing to profit by the distress of the mother country and will he glad to return the soldiers under the Span ish flag at the rate of $60 each for the 1,600 officers and $30 each for tho en listed men. According to the present outlook speeding the parting guest Is not to be such nn unsurniotintalile dif ficulty after all. The suggestion that tho ten thous and Maui'er rifles cuptured from Span iards at Suntlago bo used against thu enemy at 'Porto Itlco Is a good one. Black powder that reveals tho presence of the marksman to his enemy Is out of date In modern warfare, and our troops should not bo placed tit a dis advantage by being forced to use this artlclo when ten million smokeless Mauser cartridges are in possession of the American at my. A Word of Advice. Chairman John P. Klktn spoke a'slg nlllrant truth Tuesday !n his addres') before the state committee in Phila delphia when he said: "When Ruch great party Interests are Involved, we should nnd will present a united front to the common enemy. In this campaign we should know neither Combiner nor anti-Combiner; there fdiould not he Quay Republicans nor anti-Quay Republicans, but all should be Republicans In the broadest anil most comprehensive sense of tho word. "In making selection of active Re publicans to serve as members of the executive committee and the commlt-tee-at-Iarge It has been the aim of the chairman to choose persons represent ing all factions and no faction Wo desire and expect to receive the co operation and support of every citizen who believes In Republican principles and adheres to the party of Lincoln, Grant, Garfield, Blaine and McKln ley." This Is a year when the nation and the commonwealth rise far above the petty Intrigue?, and differences of par tisanship. It is a year when tho sol dier Is at the front not only in the war but in the affairs of state, and emi nently worthy to stand among such soldiers as W. A. Stone and Generul Gobln, Is Judge "William D. Porter nominated for the Superior court on Tuesday. Until the Spaniards are ready for peace the various propositions for set tlement that come from tho foreign powers savor of idle persillage. The Flight of M. Zola. M. Emlle Zola has crossed over into Switzerland to escape tho line and im prisonment which were pronounced against him on Monday. Zola has one right. Exile to a Frenchman Is a ter rible affliction. To a man of Zola's temperament expatriation from his be loved Paris Is a deprivation little short of death itself. He is dissociated from all he loves best in the material world, the sights and sounds nnd inner life of the gay city by the Seine, which af forded such lurid and realistic concep tions of his marvelous genius. There is a significance In Zola's exile which forebodes no good for France or the ropublic. A year's imprisonment Zola might have borne with tolerable forti tude. He would not have been treated as an ordinary criminal, and he could have employed his time in writing a novel. Tho throe thousand francs which he was fined was a matter of no moment to a man of Zola's wealth. Tho Parisian Journalists will make merry over Zola's plight. They will of couise accuse him of cowardice; thev will denounce him as a renegade who was afraid to abide by thu conse quences of his words: a traitor to his country, who was scarcely less culpa ble than Dreyfus. Zola was probably guided by the advice of his friends. Perhaps they assured him that his exile would be of short duration. M. Rochefort was three times exiled, and always returned under another and dltfercnt regime. So It may he with Zola. His Is not a political or treason able offence. He was accused and found guilty of libelling the army. Zola did not libel the army. Ho accused the court-martial which tried Droyfuu of partiality in condemning the man because he was a Jew and not tho sol dier because of his treason. He de clared that Esterhazy was the culprit, and at any rate there is no question that the direct evidence against him was immeasurably stronger than that produced against Dreyfus. He Is a man of infamous character. The no torious bordereau which procured the disgrace of Dreyfus was unquestion ably in Esterhazy's hand-writing. He had tho imperturbable audacity to ac. knowledge incriminating letters which would have sealed the doom of ninety nine out of it hundred Frenchman, or Indeed a citizen of any other nation ality. He. too, was tried by court martial, but acquitted on the mon strous ground that Ms conviction would stultify the proceedings of the court-martial that convicted Dreyfus. The prisoner in Devil's IMo could not be liberated under any circumstance. The fact was that neither Dreyfus nor Esterhazy had any dealings with tho German government. The secrets were sold to Rusiila, because Russia wanted to know certain particulars about the French army before she entered an alliance with the French government. Of course .the French government Is well aware of this fact, but Its mora! cowardice when anything concerning Rursia is In question is incredible. It is a pitiable spectacle that the citizen of one republic seeks protec tion in that of another because he had the courage to denounce and defy mili tary tyranny. It is not the first occa sion In which Lucerne threw Its pro tecting mantel over politically exiled Frenchmen, nor will it probably he the last. Zola in Paris was impotent: In Lucerne ho cun, if he so wills, be come a real menacti to tho stability of the republic by lowering Its respect In tho eyes of foreigners. Zola Is a pa triot nnd a republican as well as a Frenchman. Poor John Roach, pursued to his death by creditors and the malignant criticisms of an uniust administration, went to his grave ruined In credit and broken of heart. Ho was unable to complete the cruisers Atlanta, Bos ton or Chicago and the name of the pioneer American shipbuilder of Iron and eteel went down beneath a cloud of reproaches. Yet today the ships built by, John Roach have mad a, proud record. The Boston, practically the same ns it left his yard holds a share In tho glory of Dewey's victory. Tho Dolphin, falsely branded ns "structurally weak," nobly sustained tho nation's honor In Cuban waters and now the grout Chicago, with the hull ns tho master builder erected It, is about to take its place in tho American navy as one of the most formidable cruisers afloat. In this day of honor for Amerl can ships and seamen, a tardy tribute of Justice should be nccorded the mem ory of John Roach, the Innocent vic tim ot rapacious partisanship. Executive Ability in War. While tho distribution of laurels has been going on. with cheerful rapidity during the past few days.the Washing ton Post lias seen lit tu pause a mo ment to pay tribute to worthy offi cials who had nearly been forgotten in the enthusiasm caused by deeds ot va lor at the front. In dlscusMng the sit uation the Post says: Now that tho campaign of Santiago has como to such a successful conclusion, and while the country is naturally rinsing with tho praises of the otllccs and men at the front, a word ot commendation Is due to those who have not partici pated In buttle, but have nevertheless contributed to the glory of the hour. We refer to tho chiefs In the war department who have had charge of the multldudl nous nnd vexatious details connected with the equipment and organization of tho army. Suddenly confronted with new problems and with almost insurmountable difficul ties, these VHter.ins officers hao dUplaycd an amount of executive ability deserving of tho most hearty and cordial pralss. Without tho Incentive of glory which Is the Inspiration of their brothers In tho Held, they havo labored faithfully. Intelli gently, and enthusiastically. To their foresight and trmlr capacity aro due In a l..rge measure tho results which havo been accomplished, and upon them will rest the gratitude of those who appre ciate the thoroughness and effectiveness of their work. This recognition has been earned by officers of thev'ar Department by hard work and the exhibition of 'unusual power of discrimination. Probably tho world's history does not bear record of a crisis of like nature where fewer mis takes have been made by tho executive or heads of departmnts than in the present Instance. Let them not bo for gotten In tho dealing out of honors to the nation's defenders. Tn another column appears n brief statement of the organization and plans of the Lackawanna Telephone company, a corporation composed ot some of Scranton's loading citizens who have always been in the fore in all movements for tho benefit of the city at large. The ordinance is now in tho hands of a conference committee composed of Messrs. McCann, Melvln and Fellows of the select council; nnd Keller. Jackson and Zlzclmann, o common council. Lightning plays queer freaks now-a-days. It used to he unfailingly noticed that churches and schoolhouses were the most frequent target of a bolt. This week a big malt house in Oswego was destroyed and not long ago a saloon In this city was considerably damaged during a severe thunder storm. The latest campaign button In the Empire state hears the inscription: "For Governor, Theodore Roosevelt." At the present time "Teddy" is certain ly In position to inject a large amount of hurrah in a political campaign. A school will soon be opened in Blng hamton where people will be taught to be healthy. The most simple method of improving the health of Blngham tonlans would probably be to advise them to move to Scranton. Mr. "Wanamaker's regiment will not be needed this time. THE ISLANDS OF THE SEA. By George E. Woodberry. Professor of Literature, Columbia Unl- slty. God Is shaping the great future of the Islands of tho sea; He has sown the blood of martyrs and the fruit Is liberty; In thick clouds and In darkness He has sent abroad His word; He has given a haughty nation to the cannon and tho sword. He has seen a people moaning In tho thousand deaths they die; He has heard from child and woman a terrible dark cry; He has given the wasted talent of the steward faithless found To the youngest of the nations with His abundance crowned. He called her to do Justice whero none but she had power; Ho called her to do mercy to her neigh bor at tho door; Ho called her to do vengeance for her own sons foully dead; Thrice did He call unto her before she barkened. She has gathered the vast Midland, she has searched her borders round! There has been a mighty hosting of her children on the ground; Her searchlights lie along the sea, her guns are loud c.n land; To do her will upon the earth her armies round her stand. Tho fleet nt her commandment to either ocean turns; Belted around tho mighty world her line of battle hums; She has loosed tho hot volcanoes of the ships of flaming hell; With flr and smoke and earthquake shock her heavy vengeance fell. i O Joyfulest May morning when beforo our guns went down The Inquisition priesthood and tho dungeon-making rrown, While through red lights of battle our starry dawn burst out, Swift as the tropic sunrise thtt doth with glory shout! Be Jubilant, freo Cuba, our feet are nn thy soil: Up mountain road, through i.mgla growth our bravest for thee toll; There Is no blood so prerloust ns their wounds pour forth for thee; Sweet bo thy Joys, free Cuba sorrows havo made thee free. I Nor thou, oh nohlo nation, who wast so slow to wrath, With grief too heavy laden follow In duty's path; Not for ourselves our lives aro; not for thyself art t,houj The stnr of Christian ages is Ehlnlng on Thy brow. i Rejoice, O mighty mother, that God hath chosen thee To bo the Western warder of tho islands of the sen: He llfteth up. He ensteth down, He Is tho King of Kings. Whoso dread commands o'er awe-struck lands are born on eagles' wings. New York Times. Ballot Protection Needed in flau)aii New York Commercial-Advertiser. THE TAUNT that Hawaii Is gov erned by an oligarchy which seised powor against the will of the ma jority Is worth considering, now that It may he the baslM of demand that congress shall extend tho basis of suffrage, though It has lost force with the steady and orderly survival ot tho republic through five years of indepndent existence. If governments derive powor from the content of tho governed, then the Hawaiian republic enjoyed that con sent by tacit submission and acquiescence nil through tho Cleveland administra tion, if it enjoyed it by no other sanc tion. Hut the fact Is that tho Hawaiian constitution Is ns democratic as la safe In a county whero Illiteracy prevails. Examination of tho lluwnllan constitu tion shows that a voter must bo a native or naturalized citizen who has taken the oath of allegiance, is twenty years old. has paid his taxes, nnd can read and write either In Hawaiian or English, Ho must bo registeied and have lived for thirty days In his election district. These nro absolutely nil tho qualifications re quired for nn doctor of members of tho lower houso of the legislature. For elec tors of senators a propel ty qualification Is Imposed ownership of $1.,C00 worth of real, of $3,000 of personal property, or re ceipt of an Income of fGOy a year. The lower houso outnumbers tho upper, and the president Is elected by the legislature on Jblnt ballot. o No one needs to bo told that these aro precisely similar to the qualifications for voting that aro now coming Into vogue in many of tho United States. Mas&aebu setts maintains an educational qualifica tion. Rhode Island's new constitution Imposes educational and piireity qualifi cations. South Carolina and Mississippi havo adopted educational and other quail flcntlons. Louisiana has adopted a complex system of qualifications. Within tho last two years a tendency has urUen all ovor the country to restrict the suf frage, and the hope of intelligent citi zens in New York is that It will reach us some time. In restricting the suffrage tho framers of tho Hawaiian government simply followed the wise example of Mas- sucnuscits, and anticipated the wise ex ample of Mississippi nnd Rhodo Island. If tho president's commission to frame a law tor our province is wlso It will not en large the existing basis of suitrage. For Hawaii Is a community like Missis sippi, n small cluster of people who can read, and who like to work, and a great majority who aro densely Ignorant, will work no more than necessary, and who, In addition, belong to an Inferior race. In capable of taking an Intelligent interest in goMrmr.ent, or feeling an Intclllsjuit desire for power, tho untaught Polyne sian, like the untniight African, can onlv than- in politics a& a dupe, nnd can effect nothtig us a political dupo rnve his own Injury. Tho framers of the Hawaiian corutfitutlon had tho saino problem to meS ns had the Southern white man, and they gave it tho same solution. Both gnvo it the only possible solution, and thu nuwauan Is better In one way: it was not preceded bv an experimental rerjlmn of shotguns and ballot frauds. fl it was especially necessary for the Ha wallans to have a perfectly rasnumlb'o and stable government durinc the tour years of their independent existence. They were responsiDio to all tho great powers in Christendom, and to two powers out side Christendom, for the secnrltv .if Ufa and property of foreigners. New York can stana its Tammany and Chicago can stand Its aldermen without danger of imcsunai convulsions or of foreign men ace. But such a government in Hnnninln as tho Moses government In South Caro lina wouiu have turned the islands over ti pollco duty by the marines of half the navies of the world. Now this danger Is forever past. But tho distance of the Islands from the coast makes it,nona the less necessary that the government erected there, whether popular or not, should be strong, substantial and conser vative. Ha.vati should bo tho last place for nny backward steps in Improving the franchise. PEACE TEEMS. From the WIlkes-Barrc Record. Washington dispatches, which may or may not be trustworthy, represent the president as strongly Inclined to great moderation and magnanimity in his views of prospective terms of peace. Jt Is said that ho would mako peace on tho basis of the independence of Cuba, the acquisition of Porto Rico, a coaling sta tion in tho Philippines, and a. moderate sum of war indemnity. Such terms would doubtless meet tho approval of nine tenths of the An.erlcan people, with tho exception of tho clause relating to tho Philippines. That implies the return cf tho Philippines, with their eight millions of Inhabitants, to tho merciless rule of the Spaniard, and that would mean more butchery and desolation in efforts to sub Jugate and reduce the population once more to a condition of slavery. Wc aro not prepared to believe that President McKlnley contemplates or would even consider such a proposition. o Tho Philippines will present a very ser ious problem, undoubtedly, when the war ends and the time for final adjust ment confronts our government. It would be an Instance of Inexpressible Inconsis tency to mako such sacrifices as this country Is making to secure tho Inde pendence of a million Cubans, and at the same time rlvst tho fetters of Spanish tyranny anew upon the eight millions of people In the Philippines. In spite of all reports emanating from Washington wo do not believe that any man in tho prcsi dency of this republic would bo capable of such an act, and least of all William McKlnley. Certainly It could not be done without an indignant protest from the American people. o There aro many people who nre op posed to the acquisition of the Philip pines by tho Urlted States as a perman ent and absolute pcssesslon. But we can not and do not believe thero Is one Amer ican worthy of the name who would con sent to the restoration of that group or Islands to the brutal power of Spain. Tho Philippines will, as we firmly believe, be afforded an opportunity to demon strate their capacity for self-government, the same as the Cubans. To do that will bo honorablo and consistent. That tho president Is Inclined to be merciful to a fallen and inferior foe may be readily be llcvcd. That Is characteristic of (he man, But ho will also ho Just and merciful to the people who are trying, after cen turies of oppression and tyranny, to throw off tho unbearable yoke. THE WAB REPORTERS. From the Philadelphia Bulletin. The officers nnd men of the army and navy havo been deservedly extolled by their countrymen for their bravery and prowess in tho present war. But their achievements would In largo part be btill unknown to the country were It not for tho alertness, vigilance, courage nnd In telligence of a small class of men who generally nro not less entitled to the commendation which wo be&tow upon the soldiers and sailors. -o Theso men aro tho reporters of tho American press who, ns soon an tho first call for arms was made, pressed to the front In tho performance of their profes slonal duty. A few have made errors of Judgment: a few have been guilty of writ. Ing what in tho parlance of the editorial room Is known as "hogwash," but the majority of them have distinguished themselves In tho face of extraordinary difficulties, not only by the brightness and general accuracy of their despatches, but by their zeal and Intrepidity In tho collection of news. o They havo borne most of the fatigue, hardships and privations of tho soldiers; several have been wounded In engage ments, and there has been no scene of peril on land or on sea where an Amcrl- GO L1SMIT nnM 1U Pi $ Profitable pointers; pointers that preach of prices pinched; pointers that should be carefully studied by those who have dry goods money to spend. Can't print all the bargain news, but what we do print you can rely upon. It pays to watch for our announcements; it pays to read them carefully, but it pays best to buy, there's where the actual saving comes in. We're flakflinig Jiialy Bmisfleess Hmstlle I a Drapery Depart meet0 We have decided to sell for the next 10 days ' Genuine Scotch Madras Curtain Material, regular price 25c, July price 170! Genuine Scotch Madras Curtaiu Material, regular price 3c, July price 25c. Genuine Scotch Madras Curtain Material, regular price 49c, July price 36c, Metallic Silkoline Draperies, July price 7, 8 and 9 cents. White Lace Curfcaiu Etamiues, regular price I2c, July price 8c. Dotted Swisses, regular price 15c, July price 10c. Tapestry and Velour Curtain Tops, July prices 23c and 25c. Great Sale of Lace Curtains at one-quarter and third off usual values.' Awnings of every description made to order. Always Busy SUMMER, 1898. Our annual July and August sale of Summer Footwear Is now on. All our Russets must go. You need the Shoes. We need room. Lewis, EeSlly k Mvles, 114 AND 110 WYOMING AVENUE. can reporter has not been at hand, as faithful to his duty ns any soldier or sailor under orders. In this hazardous work many of the ablest men In the rann and file of the press of this country have been engaged, and no war has ever been described in nil its details with the promptness and Intelligence which in the main have characterized tho war corres. pondence and despatches of the American newspapers in the past three months. o The public rarely give credit to the men of the press for the fine enthuslann and conscientious fidelity with which they often enter into tho most dangerous and most toltsomo duties of their calling. Tho record which the reporters of tho war have made und are making Is one which has never bctn surpassed. It should go far to ralso them in tho estimation of their countrymen, not only for cleverness and enterprise, but tho heroic quality, the fortitude and the endurance which they have carried Into their work in obedience to tho highest sense of professional duty. WANTED A COMMERCIAL BASE. From tho Philadelphia Press. The United States needs a commercial base. The country sees it. All our trade is looking outward. Month by month our manufacturing exports roll up. For the last fiscal year, for the first time in our history, our exports of manufactures are bigger than our imports. Our factories are giving tho world more goods than our ports receive. This revolution in com. merco has worked a revolution in senti ment. Asia is tho world's great market. Over against tho Philippines are 400.000.000 customers. Hong Kong has been ot priceless advantage to Greit Britain in securing the trade ot China. Wo need another Hong Kens and more. Manila nnd the Philippines give It. TLe islands Ho in tho very center of trade. A net work of steamship routes parses around and abuut them. In Spain's hmJs the is.mdh have languished. Yet they have paid for a costly and Inefficient govern ment and yield a profit to the Spanish treasury. In our hands they would llour Isli an) pay a profit. o Tho United States not only needs a commercial base. It needs commercial Independence. Tropical products It now has to Import. The Philippine! produce them all. Sugar, coffee and tobacco will pour from these islands once order Is maintained, contracts enforced and the American market opened. With these productb furnished by the Philippines tho United States rounds and completes Its commercial independence. In all Its commercial arrangements it will com mand the situation. Not only trade but capital will follow the flag, and tho Philippines developed by American ef forts would become a richer and more piofitable Java. o In three months these considerations havo had their profound effect on the country. The great mass of newspaper favor keeping the Islands. Speeches like ev-Presldent Clevland's and ex-Senator Edmunds' deprecating acquisition meet with no response. The new policy of expansion steadily gathers weUht nnd strength. All uro agreed that a coaling Btatlon must be kept at Manila. If Luzon stood alone like Borneo there would be no question about retaining tho Island, The responsibility of the en tire niihipeli.go gives pause. Much hac to be considered beforo It is decided to keep all, World Interests are In volved. Other natlonB have interests which demand due attention. A hasty decision would be unwise, but no one can douht that the tide ot public senti ment flows toward a frank and prompt arceptance of the responsibilities and op portur.ltlts offered by the Philippines, "j. l-sjs- iiL U' MILL & CONNELL 121 N. Washington Ave. BRASS BEDSTEADS. In buying n brass Bedstead, ba sura that you get the beat. Oar brass Bedstead ara nil made with seamless bras, tubing and frame worlc is all of iteel. Tbey coat no mora than many bedstead, mads of tho open ieamle tublnz. Every bedstead U highly flnlihed and lacquered UDder a peculiar method, uotblns ever hav ing been produced to equal it. Our new Bprlns Patterns ara now on exhibition. Hill & Coeeell At 12! North Washington Avoaua. Scranton, Pa. CaecellatSoe tamps Made Order, Reynolds Bros Stationers and Engravers, HOTEL JEKMYN BUILDING. 130 Wyoming Avenua. Great Midsummer Lamp Sale Until Sept ist we will offer our entire line of Banquet, Princess and Table Lamps at from 25 to jo per cent, dis count, We wish to reduce stock. If you are iu need of a lamp this is a chance to get a bargain. TIE CLEIQNS, FEMEE, 09MALLEY CO. 482 Lackawanna Aveuns rffl'TT BAZAAI FINLEY'S dily Fiir Bays Mire Of Our Hiislin Under wear Sale. Our Great July Sale of Ladies' and Misses' Fine Muslin Under wear will last but FOUR DAYS LONGER The style, quality ot material and workmanship ot our line is too well known to need any comment further than that wa are overstocked for this time of the year and have to mako room for our Tall lines that will soon, bo ready for delivery. Every garment in stock has been re marked at reductions varying from 10 to 25 per cent, below regular prices for this sale, which will positively closa on Saturday of this week. In I he annexed list are several num bers which we will discontinue and tho price quoted barely cover the cost of materials. One Lot Oowns, our regular OSc qual ity durlnz the season. TO CLOSE OUT AT CDc. One Lot Gowns, nicely trimmed and a good number for $1.25. SALE PRICE 00c. One Lot Gowns, extra sizes and hand somely trimmed, worth $1.50. . SALE PICE $1.19. One Lot Underskirts, plain and good quality muslin, regular price 50c and 6Sc. SPECIAL PRICE 39c and 40c. One Lot Drawers, neat embroidery; trimmed. SPECIAL PRICE 25c. One Lot Drawers, plain tucked, extra quality, were 50c and 65c. SPECIAL PRICE TO CLOSE J9c. 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 reductious for this sale only 510 and 512 LACKAWANNA AVENUE HENRY BEL1N, JR., General Agent for the Wyomloi Ulitrlctfot Mining. Ulattlng. Sporting, Smokoiotl und the Hepauno Chemical Company's HIGH EXPLOSIVES. fcaifty Fuse, Cap, and Explodart Kooia 401 Connell Building- Bcrantoo. AQKXCIB3: THOS, FORD, JOHN & SMITH &6QX, VV. K. MULLIGAN. DUPONTO PW0EB8. PltUtoa Plymouth Wllkei-Barra .. '7 I . v
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