THE SCR ANTON TRIBUNE- MONDAY. AUGUST 1'. 1898.
Published Dally, ETCO.pt Sunday, by tho
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SCRANTON, AUGUST 1, IMS.
REPUBLICAN NOMINATIONS.
STATU.
Govcinor-WILLIAM A. STONE.
Lieutenant Oocrnor-J P. S. aoniN.
Secretary of Internal Affairs-JAMES W.
LA1TA
JjdKP of Superior Court-TV. W. POU-
TKK.
CoiiRrcesniPii . nt - Large SAMUEL A.
DAVENPORT. GALUSUA A. GROW.
LEGISLATIVE.
Sciinlr.
Twentieth Dist.-JAMES C. VAUGHAN.
1 1 on HI.
1'lret DIstrlct-JOIIN R. TARR.
Fourth Distrlct-JOHN l REYN0LD3.
COLONEL MONE'S I'LAITOUJl
It will bo my purpeso when elected to
ro conduct my Fell nc to win the lespect
and kcoiI will ot these who lime opposed
mo ns well as those who havre given ma
their suppoit I shall be tho governor
of tho whole rcorlo of tho state. Abuses
hae undoubtedly grown up in tho legis
lature which mo neither tho fault of one
party nor the othci. but ratht.r thj
growth of custcm. I'rrttcsFury Investi
gations have been authorized by commit
Uos, resulting In unnoeennry erpoiis.0 to
tho state It will be iny care and pur
pose to correct thfo and other evils In i'o
far as I hao tho power. It will bo my
purpose whllo governor of Pennsylvania,
ns It has been my purpose In tho public
rosltlons that I have held, with God's
help, to dlschargo my whole duty. Tho
people are greater than the parties to
which they belong. I am only jealous of
their faor. I shall only attempt to win
thdr approval and my experience has
taught mo that that can beat be done by
nn honest, modest, dally discharge of
public duty.
The native Inhabitants of Porto Rico,
having leatnetl to applaud and to en
prate the American flag, liae com
pleted the preliminary preparations for
American citizenship rather better, we
fear, than somo persons nlready al
lowed to ote In this great republic.
Conditions of Pence.
While there Is no Informed American
who does not feel that Spain owes this
government large cash Indemnification
for the many Amcilcan losses and an
noyances, past and present, which are
directly or Indirectly traceable to Span
ish misrule in this hemisphere, over
nnd beyond any demand which we
make for her relinquishment of West
Indian soerelgnty, yet it Is noticeable
nnd, under the circumstances, eredlt
nble to American magnanimity that no
popular demand exists for the pressing
of this claim. The reason for this
moderation Is no doubt to bo found In
part In the general knowledge that
territorial compensation, with Its re
sultant commercial opportunities. Is In
evitable Poito Rico nnd Cuba, the
first Immediately, are by tho public
mind already credited to the account,
nnd It is no less true that howeer
much our far-sighted men of execu
tive experience dislike to undertake the
complicated problem of governing tho
remoter Philippines the mind of the
people Is resolved that those Islands,
too, ot such of them as are found to bo
worth the having, must eventually fol
low tho Antlllean example.
The president. In his Initial discus
sion of peace terms, wisely leaves this
matter open. The point Is well made
by those entitled to speak for him that
ns jet tho government has not had
time to complete the landing of Its In-
vndlng troops on Philippine soil, much
less to prosecute an intelligent inquiry
Into Philippine lesources, conditions
nnd social, commercial nnd political
probabilities. Before we are teady to
give final answer to tho question of
their ultimate disposition it is clear
that we must have comprehensive and
trustworthy Information of a kind that
will necessitate many months, perhaps
years, of olllcial reseat ch and Investiga
tion Before wo put up the flag ot ter
ritorial acquisition over un archipelago
inhabited by mixed races more than
6,000 miles distant by shortest water
route fiom our nearest mainland port
It Is not unicasonable that those upon
whom the responsibility ot deciding
presses most heavily should nwalt the
ripe advlco of their own lieutenants
now but newly arrived nt the front.
The president at this time, therefore,
not only deserves but will receive tho
cordial nnd earnest suppoit of the
American people without distinction of
party as he works conservatively and
In tactful patience toward an honor
able climax for American chivalry nnd
valor. That lie wishes to bo sure of
his ground before plunging nhcad Is
ns much to his credit In the considera
tion of peace terms ns events have
shown it to be In relation to his of
ficial attitude and conduct ere war was
declared. Public comment consequent
ly should bo free from any tendency
toward snap Judgment; and expres
sion of opinion, when Incited by dif
fering views of public policy, should
be respectful nnd not hasty, Ill-tempered
or arrogant. At tho tame time,
It Is clear from the logic of events
through which can bo perceived with
plainness tho guiding hand of Provi
dence that no inch of soil nnywhero
wrested by force of American arms
from Spanish rule will ever bo turned
over by nn American administration
to the hands of n government less fit
ted than our own for conferring upon
tho people within Its Jurisdiction tho
blessings of liberty, security ot person
und property, freedom of conscience
and equality before the law. To thinlc
if vDDdpv.
utherwlse would be to Insult tho tradl
tlonn of American history and ilo vio
lence to tho spirit ot our existence aa it
nation.
As our country grows In slssp let us
make suro that It shall nlso grow In
tho real attributes of greatness. Lit
tho tiowly-'uorn cfitcei of so-called Im
perialism mouse n kingly nnd n knight
ly cltlrcnshlp.whlch will not have other
dutlc.i or nn lndlffciciit inotnoty when
tho ennrged republic calls Its defenders
to the ptimaikH.
1'rinco Otto von IJlsmmck.
The death ot Pilnco Otto Leopold
von UlsmarcU icmnvos fiom the
world's stage one who for more than
half n century has been u mighty fig
ure thereon, looming up In titanic stat
ure among the great men of the ago.
In looking backwnid over these, fifty
years It would seem to the thoughtful
observer that more than Napoleon,
more than Prince Metternlch, almost
more than William of Orange, Bls
marck was tho Man of Destiny. Deep
ly tellglous nnd possessed of n simplic
ity of faith, rare Indeed, he seems from
the days of his curly manhood to have
the strange Inner consciousness that In
his hands lay the future of Germany,
notwithstanding the fuct that his fa
ther announced In the newspnpcia the
birth of his third son, adding the
remarkable sentiment, "I excuse my
friends fiom offeilng congratulations "
The way to n great degree -had been
prepared for Bismarck by such men
ns Baron von Stein, llnrdenberg nnd
Schnrnhorst, but It was Blsmnrck, and
he alone, who diove Au&trla from the
Germanic body nnd so wrought upon
tho excitable Trench nation thnt In the
frenzy which followed, war was de
clared with tho result that Trance
soon lny at the feet of her Prussian
conquerors. Tho glory of again hold
ing Metz, Alsnce-Loiralne and Sttns-
burg was a fitting gift for King Wil
liam, together with the Imperial crown
of Germany, which the genius of this
man, the greatest general, tho great
est diplomatist of tho half centuiy In
Kurope, secured to the monarch whom
while he served faithfully, he also
ruled.
Xcver lived a prouder nri.stoerat
than Trlnce Bismarck. Ancient of
family, with a long line of knightly
ancestry, his Inherited Instincts nnd
natural belief wore for tho light of
royalty to lulo Its subjects. In char
ncter nnd power of will no less than
In his lofty physique he ovei shadow ed
for jears that royalty. Ho passed
through wonderful vicissitudes of pub
lic feeling, from the contempt which
greeted his eai ly diplomatic appoint
ment, to the hatred Incut red by his
nrrogance nnd nf forward the mad adul
ation which wns his when his gieat
genius had conquered Austria and de
spoiled Trance.
Always nnd foiever he labored for
the power nnd glory of Germany. Al
ways, beneath the dictator, was the
Goil fearing man, who In his earlier
years said reverently: "It Is Incom
prehensible to me how; any humnn be
ing who thinks about himself nt all,
nnd who Is Ignorant, or chooses to ie
mnln Ignorant of God, can live under
his load of self contempt nnd ennui."
In the young empeior, Bismarck met
a dictator whose will has been even
stronger than his own, yet In retlilng
from the thirty years' control of the
empire he lost none of the honor and
dignity in which he had been held by
his adoring countrymen. They will not
forget that to this man of blood and
Iron is due the pioud place they now
hold In continental Europe.
Mcrritt nnd Dewey between them
will probably soon reduce Agulnaldo's
swelling head.
The Passing of the Penny Paper.
The Chicago newspapers which to
day return fiom the penny to the two
cent price simply obey the dictates of
business prudence. They found that
they could not make a first-class paper
and sell It for a penny without Incur
llng loss, and In this experience they
have plenty of company.
At be,"t, selling a paper for one cent
means either cheap contents or excep
tional advertising patronage. Where
tho latter Is tho case, the paper Is gen
erally edited In the Interests of Its ad
vertisers, since thov are tho ones who
keep It alive; nnd where the contents
aie cheap and sloppy the paper, In the
Judgment of Intelligent persons. Is
rather a nuisance than a public bene
fit. Some papers really worth two
cents now sell for n cent, but In these
war-time days of heavy cost of pro
duction and diminished advertising
levenue the story told by their yearly
balance sheet woujd bo highly dra
matic, If It could be mado public.
American Journalism nnd consequent
ly Amcilcan public opinion and tho
public morals will improve with tho
passing of the penny paper A pappr
that gets enough out of its tegular
subscribers to pay a good share of Its
expenses will naturally consult their
Interests more closely nnd not ileal so
much In drivel, sensation and clap
tiap. It will bo better nble to afford
the luxuries of dignity, purity und In
dependence. Tor disabling effects wp should im
agine that Miles' men have more to
fear from those Poito Itlcan gift cigars
than from Spanish rides.
Fever in Camp.
The outbreak of typhoid fever nt
Camp Alger has Inci eased, Is Increas
ing and should be diminished. Tho
health of tho enmp lias beer, nil along
Indifferent, and Its snnltutliin has been
nt no time beyond tho icpioaeli of
reglect of evils which might be icad
lly remedied. It Is hard enough on
the regiments enenmped thono now to
huve been obliged to icmaln so long
Inactive. Tho least that they might
have expected wus that their health
should not bo endangered by disregard
of hygcnlc mcasutes which would se
cure Immunity from tho dreadful
scourge of typhoid. In fact tho re
ports of tho health of tho troops In
other parts of the country ns well ns
nt t amp Alger Is not altogether en
couraging. Wo lcatn from our correspondent
that tho health of tho men at Dunn
Lorlng has Kreatly Improved. Not n
single case of fever has been reported
at that end of the camp. This show
that even n change of cnmplng grounds
Is nn effective ptuventlve of disease.
Typhoid fever Is readily propagated
thiough water nnd milk. Ice cream nnd
effervescent concoctions nrp Insidious
mediums ot communication for typhoid
germs. The vessels of tho sutlers ut
Camp Alger who vend theso articles
should be subletted to n stitct Inspec
tion by tho medical department. The
men themselves should exorcise .a lit
tle caro for tho preservation of their
own health. Of course It can bo lit
tle that they can do In thnt wny. But
they should eschew the to-called llifht
refreshments on tho ditty stands of
dirty suiters ns they would tho plague
It Is ?afor to t!n p.irched with draught
by heat than run tho risks of typhoid
fever.
Piomoter Hooley, who mado nnd lost
millions on high-sounding swindling
sclipmts. us,cilbcs his success to the
co-operation of w ell-known men who
fold tho use of their names as figure
head directors nnd Indorseis. This wns
In England. Has such a thing ever
obtained, we wonder, In the United
States?
Sir Henry Irving, the nctor, has sued
for d.unaces n critic who denied his
ability to declaim loud enough to bo
heard throughout the theater. It will
be Interesting to have a Judicial ap
praisal of the money vnlue of lung
pow cr.
It will take time for the Americans
nnd Cubans to lenrn how to under
stand each other. In the meantime tho
wisest ntttlbuto on both sides will be
patience.
Foreign Commerce
of the United Staffs.
THE STORY ot
of tho L'nltci
her grca'est
completed by
Washington, July .11,
f the foiclgn commerce
nltcd States In tho year t
est exports his Just been
by the Bureau ot btutl-i-
tics In Its monthly "Summary ot
Finance and Commerce ' which presents
the details of the Imports and exports in
the rlscal y ir ending June CO, Ibis. It
shows that the exports to all pirtss of the
world Increased both In manufactures
nnd products of agriculture nnci that
while there wns a gieat falling oft In Un.
poits, the teductlon was almost exclu
sively in manufactured articles and food
products. Manufactured articles ready
for consumption fell trem $114 375,1.0 In
1D7 nnd 5115 271,031 In 1KH- tr s.570,t.S7 in
IS'S, article! of food and live nnlmals tell
from JJI1 KG 197 In isi nnd J37,OJJ,o4j In
ls to $11,450,011 in 1SSS, while "Articles
of Voluntniy Use, Luxury, etc., ' tell
from $$3,OH,70 In 1S07 and $'13, l.),15l In
1 to J7i,fa.6fil In ltfi. On tho other
hand articles required by the manurac
tuters and classified as "Articles In a
crudeconditiontor up In Manufacturing. '
of which tho 1S17 imports were J214 910,6ri
nnd those ot 1SV j:09.Cfi 717 amounted in
1S)S to $J04,DI3,917, forming In ISM over .U
pel cent of the total Importations, while
In Is'i7 they wero hut 28 per cent anil in
1W T7 per cent of tho total Imports, show
ing a largo relative Increase In the pio
portinn which tluse articles used In the
domestic Industries bore to the total Im
port itlnns. Manufactured articles lor
luc In the mechanic aits formed In 181?
bout the same percentose of tlie Imports
that they did In 1S"W and lb')7.
o
The expoitatlors of manufactures,
which amounted to J2S.S71 4l'i In H3S. cx
pp'.ilc d those of lbr7 by Jll.JSG.OoS and thos
ol U1G by SlO.MO 71 , whllo the products of
acileulture exported amounted to JS14 -b.'7
1.-J In 1W against SO i 471 Vil In 1S17 an 1
Jo'.O S7'i.2'"7 In 1. the chief Incicaso In
agricultural cxportatlons being in brea I
stuffs. 'J he cxportatlons of the year Increased
$lc0.f.,r,u and the Importations of the
ycrr decreased $145,7i',.,.")3, the comparison
belnJf made In each c.iso with the pre
cedlnr. Ilo.il year 1S17.
To Furopp the cxportatlons Increased
J160 113 o4", while the Importations from
Euiope decreased $121 100 .101. To Noith
American count! le.s the exportatlons in
creased J14 G76 Ki while the Importations
fiom the North American countries de
creased $11,7;21!0 To South America thtf
cxportatlons Increased but t'3 32i, while
the Importations from South American
countries decreased $15,295,879 To Asln
thn exportatlons Increased $5,510,Ct3 while
the Importations from Asia nlso Increased
$3."rtO,4IO. Asia and Oceanlc.i being tho
only grand divisions from which we In
creased our purchases during the year.
Tho following table shows the total
exports and Imports bv the grand divi
sions In the fiscal year ISIS compared with
tho preceding year:
Imports from 1517. ISIS.
Europe $110 102,203 jan U3l.SH
North America 103,9JI,053 91.171 !.1
South America 107,3,403 SU.OW.KS
Asia S7.20l.307 Pivniifl
Occanlca 2I.4W.430 Ib.M9.2M
Aflica 9,521.713 7.19JUD
J761.7J0.412 rul0,003,lo'J
Exports to lc,i7.
Europe J S13,3v3 614
North America.. L'l,'5S ll
South Amcilca.. 3,7b,r4il
Asia 39.274 tO'i
Octar.Ica S2.rt2.7U
Attica 16,933,1J7
ISIS
9.b")2'9
139 1.J1.2S0
33,821.071
4l,S.'l,2bS
21,931. 3S1
17.357, iZ2
$1,030,013,038 51,2Jl,dJ3,?5(J
Tho Incieaso of exports was, ns already
Indcated, In manufactured ai tides and
articles of fcod, while nnturallv the do
create In Imports was In precisely th3
samo classes of articles Chemicals, china
ware, glassware, manutactuies ot cotton,
Iron and steel, leather, silk, wool, wood
and llbre all show u decrease In impoita
tlons compared wth 1&97 and 1S9G, while In
breadstuff's, provisions, fiah, fruits, wines,
siifcai, tea and coifeo there was also a
marked decrease in tho lmpottatlons. un
the other hand In articles required by
manufacturer for use In manulacturlng
there was an Inrreaso In ncarlv every
casa over both 1S17 and ISDo, the chief ex
ception being In wool, of which tho Im
portations in 197 wero unusually large,
-o
The following table shews tho linporta
tlons of all general classes of nrticlos
which exceed flvo million dollars in value,
comparing tho Importations of the fiscal
year 1S3S with those of 1S97 and 1S:
ISIPORTS-MANLTACTURES.
1SU
Chemicals, drug;, etc Jli, 310,3
Cotton manufuctuies 32, 137.001
Knrthcn and chluawaie 10 oOj.SCI
ribrcs, manutuctuics of i'i.ny.ci)
Glassware ".iii'M
Iron ami steed, manufactuics of 2.',S.S,103
LtMtluT, manufactures of l.MW.UJ
Oils (nil) Mmits
Silk, manufactuics of JiJ,C.2,7iS
Wood, manufactures of M,5(j",9"7
Wool, nianufoiturci of 53,4.91,400
ARTICLES USED
Cotton, unmanufactured
J'ilirea, unmanufactured
Hides and skins
Indian lubber
Silk, unmanufactured
Tobacco, unmanufactured
Wool
AHTICLEd KOh
CofiYo
Pish (all)
Fruits and nuts
Hugar
Tea
I Wines, spirits and malt llquor3
THE CUBANS DEFENDED.
Prom tho Washington Star.
The 8tnr's Intonlew with Mr. Chatl
M. Pepper on tho Biibjcct of tho nppcar
unco and conduct of tho Cubans nt San
tiago Is u timely publication. It will com.
maud rcpect, because Mr. Pepper la rec
ognized nn n mutt of good Judgment nnd
coimpnatlvc statements and knows wnore.
of ho speaks. Ho was present on tho
rrenc, nnd gives tho results of his per
sonal ribscrv.ttlc.r.s. Moreover, he had
seen tho Cubans In rnnip and In action
boforo tho United Stntco heeumo a parly
to tho conflict, and therefore wua thn bel
ter prcpnicd to pass upon them ivhcn
they undertook work no nctlyu alllea ot
this government.
Mr. Popper supports tho previously ex
picsscd vlows of tho Star, and supports
them well. In admitting tho unkempt up
Penance of tho Cubani" ho accounts for
If and shows that ns fighters they had
ii !m,' which had tltted them to e
ho commissions of United States
s lie does not attempt to llx their
in1 stntu. The olllcial repoits of
'..iii.il Hhnftrr nnd subordinates, ho
dors not doubt, will do tho Cubans Jus
tice. This confidence scms to bo well placed.
General Shatter In his letter to General
Gnicla glowing out of their mlsundci
standing about tho ceremonies at tho
capitulation of Santiago compliments tho
Cubans on their bearing In tho engage
ments, nnd Gcnernl Law ton has homo
llko testimony. These expressions ate not
without some small claims to respect.
Tho Cubans may at least tako comfo'.t
from them.
The ctforts to wtlte the Cubans down
have not been altogether happy. They
have too repeatedly clashed with fHCts
and fHlr piny. The seamy and suspicious
side has too frequently appeared, l-'or
an instance. In one report piintcd today
from the front the old picture Is again
held up to view, of tho suble sneak and
glutton, shirking fight nnd ttork, nnd con.
ccrned only about grub and security In
another report, from Guantunamo bay,
appears this statement:
"All Cuban tloops nt Camp McCslla
wero transferred this morning to Oil
mancra on the Samosct. They will camp
there, awaiting orders. They rather ex
pect to go to Santiago.
"Tho parting between the United States
mnrlnfs nnd their Cuban nllles was at
tended with quite a ceremony. A guard
was drawn up and tho Cubans shouted
Viva Americanos.' 'Viva Cuba Libre,' nnd
'Viva McCnlla.' It Is generally concedeJ
that they have been of great service to
the marines."
The case today then stands thus: Gen
erals Shatter and Law ton nnd the Amer
ican murines nt GuaiitarMno bay concede
merit to tho Cuban nllles. Tho names ef
their detractors arc not given The op
position Is shielded under tho shadow or
"They say."
BANQUET AT GKEATEST SHOW.
From Glasgow (Scotland) Evening News.
Independenc" Div ni'd Mr. Bailey's
birthday were celebrated at the "Great
est Show" yesteiday, principally In tho
matter of dinner and decorations. He
tween breakfast and dinner-time the huge
tent of tha caterers, Messrs. Klein &
Kohl, In w hlch ov er O'X) persons take
meals at one time, was transformed with
color. Stars and Stripes, mid red-whlte-nnd
blup, wero everywhere, nitlstlc and
yet profuse. High up, facing the en
trance, was a portrait of Mr. Bailey,
framed In evergreens. Round tho tents
were tho Macs of all nations except, ns
was explained, that of Spain. Serviettes
for each person each day's dinner Is sup
plied ldntlcally to every hand In the
show Included a small American flag nnd
n memento napkin designed In British
nnd American flags and the bcottlsh Lion
in the centc. and tho Inscriptions "(.41ns
now, Scotland, 4th July, 1S0S," nnd "Long
LIvp McKlnley, Success to Sampson,
Prosperity to Banvim Ar Bailey's Show. '
The little army of white-clad waiters
wore tho stars and i tripes In various
forns. such as neckerchiefs, faclful caps,
and summerburds. Tho dinner was eC3l
lent and npptoprlite the very pudding
being a very good attempt at tho tn
color.
RAIN OF STEEL, DEATH, GOLD.
New York Journal.
When the Vlzcaya tried to 'am the
Brooklyn at Santiago It was not only a
rain ot steel and death that Schley s flag
ship poured Into tho Spsnlaid, but a rain
of gold In the minutes tho Broo'clvn
tired $41 9S0 worth of ammunition Into uie
Vlzciy. At the end of tnal lime the
latter was a hopeless wreck. Guni.er Ap
plofcate. of the Brooklyn, says that duung
those live minutes his ship flrvl 141 eight
Inch shells, 63 six-Inch shells. 12 slx
poundeis and 4u0 ono-pounders. It is pron
nble that no such heavy and feartul tlio
was pver before delivered by a warship
The air wus filled with shells tho whole
time
Assuming that Schley used his best
quality shells, the elsht-lnch cost $.'40.57,
the six-Inch $104 61, the slx-pounders, 13,
nnd tho one-pounders $J. Thus you gPt
tho total of $11,030. It Is a large bill, but
It will be a satisfaction to pay It. One
shell raked the Vljraya fora nnd att and
killed SO Spaniards In Its passage. Most
of the remaining HO eight-Inch shells
struck tho Spaniard somewhcie.
PORTO RICO'S FUTURE.
Trom the Indianapolis News.
Wp cannot honotably hold Cuba, un
less, Indeed, necessity should compel js
to do so 1'ossibsion cf the Philippines
would Involve us In many complications
from which we are now fieo and which,
we believe, our people would bo glad to
avoid
But we nro under no pledge In regard
to Porto Rico The island is near at hand
and entirely wltl In tho sphere of Amcrl
enn Influence. It will bo comparatively
easy for this government to ndminlster
Its affairs. And the Island will prove a
valuable acquisition. No foielgn power
can Interpose any plausible objection to
our holding It for thero Is no Uuropcan
question Involved. Tho seizing of Porto
Rico is equivalent to saying that wo will
not hold Cuba; that wo lire uncertain
about tho Philippines, and that, therefore,
we shall absmb the nearer Spanish ter
ritory which wo can tako without vio
lating our pledge.
STOP "KNOCKING" THE CUBANS!
Prom ths Pittsburg Dispatch,
There is no dcubt that the Cubans are
deficient In a great many rctpects But It
Is equally plain that tho proper settle
ment of the Cuban problem Is not to be
reached by driving them Into onmlty and
forcing the United States to undertake
the function of Spain, whllo destroy Ins
the very foundation of our purposo there.
1SD7. lyj.
f U J1S,752 Sll.-liU.71l
u.m.m 27,'.t.,,ij-'
9,077,207 li IJ'. iit
8": JIB N.7 2UW,7H
,503,tf.'i J.tA'j 'll'J
1C,!,357 :2,t.U,lJ
1S.2S1.151 11.41I.US
WUllt B.19US5
25.109,0tl7 2i,6."J,il0
20,flJ,S10 13,SJb.:S2
19,1,0W 14,b.'J,7lS
IN MANUPACTUR1NG.
1SD1.
C.57S.212
12.S70.C14
iA.'.JO.l"?
ifl "Sl.r.ll
2H7G.1.421
IC.tOS.liO
i!.MM,21J
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You hear much about cut prices, but you certainly can
not find such magnificent qualities attached to prices as
you'll find here.
Percale and Charabray Waists that were $1.00, now 49c.
White Lawn. Waists, with 2 rows of Embroidery insertion, worth $1.25, at 69c.
Madras and Gingham Waists that were $1.49, now 98c.
para
Just as long as shirt waists remain popular, just as long will the separate skirt
be in evidence, the combination is a strong one, a good one, and from a money
saving, time saving, and work saving standpoint, its not open to argument.
Colored Pique Skirts, full size, at 59 cents.
Linen Crash Skirts at 98 cents, $1.33 and $1.98.
White Pique Skirts at $1.25, $1.98 and upwards.
Linen Skirts with 10 rows condiug, reduced from $2.75 to $1,981
Always Btmsy
SUMMER, 1898.
Our annual July and August sale of
Summer Tootwear Is now on. All our
Russets must go. You need the Shoes.
Wo need room.
Lewis, Eeilly & Mvies,
114 AND 110 WYOMING AVENUU
Whether this anti-Cuban crusada is simp
ly the product of general Irresponsibility
or Is Inspired by occult purpeses, It can
do nothing but harm.
PORTO RICO IN A NUTSHELL.
From Leslie's Weekly.
Now that we are "to take and, In all pro.
liability, to keep Porto Rico, a few tacts
in a nutshell regarding It may be worth
preset ving. Porto Rico has an area of
y,70 miles, and is, therefore, about one
fourteenth as larse as Cuba, or nearly
four times as large as Rhode Island, and
almost as large as Connecticut. It has a
population of about SOO.000, including 300,.
600 negroes, and Its chief city Is San Juan,
with 23,000 Inhabitants, although Po.ico
and San Germain are both larger. Its
principal exports are coffee, sugar, mo
lasses, and tobacco. The cllmnto is
agreeable and Is readily endured by per
sons from the tempernto zone. It Is di
vided Into eight departments or districts,
including the island of Vicquez. It has
470 miles of telegraph, 137 miles ot rail
way, and 170 miles under construction.
In 1897 the United States imported trom
Porto Rico commodities valued at 52.151.
000, and exported to Porto Rico commodi
ties to the value of not quite S.'.OOo.ooo.
The total value of Porto Rico's Imports
was J16.O00.O0O, and of Its exports 1.14,000,
0X. The western part of the Island pro
duces an abundance of tho finest eofTce In
the world, and Its avcrago annual export
is nearly 170,000 cwt. With the annexa
tion of Porto Rico we will be in posses
sion, therefore, of oneof the best coffoo
and tobacco-growing 'countries In the
world. Tho finest Havana cigars are
mado from Porto Rican tobacco, of which
7.000,000 pounds are annually produced
Porto Rico Is nlso ono of the chler
sources of supply of cocoanuts and bana
nas, producing both of these by the mil
lions Its location makes It very avail
able for a coaling and outlining station
for United States vessels, and it Is tho
general Impression that whatever tho
terms of peace with Spain may be, they
will include the cession of Porto Rico to
us.
BREWER HAS RIGHT IDEA.
Kansas City Star.
Associate JastlC') Brewer of the United
States Supieme eouit said to a filiud at
Topeka:
"The United States Is amply able to set
tlJ tho fiuebtlon ol peace without any ns
slstfice from anvbidv, and on terms
biutalle to herself."
Nrthlmr sounder than this hap ever
como from tho bvprtme court of tho
Lultcd States.
NONE OF HIS BUSINESS.
Prom the Brooklyn Citizen (Pom )
If It be truo that Kmperor am has
sought a filendly undct standing with the
United States as to our intentions In tho
Philippines, It Is a plcco ot boorish Im
pertinence, nnd he should be told that It
Is none of his business. In going to tho
Philippines wo have not Invaded Ger
man territory. Great Ililtain, the most
powerful nation of Europe, has not asked
us any such question.
MIDSUMMER.
Hot midsummer's petted crone,
Sweet to mo thy drowsy touo
Tells of countless sunny hours,
Long days, and solid banks of flowers;
Of gulfs of sweetness without bound
In Indian wildernesses found;
Of Syrian peas Immortal leisure,
Firmest cheer and bird-like pleasure.
Ralph Waldo Emerson,
Waist Prices,
ie Dress Skirts
MILL & COKNELL
12! N. Washington Ave.
BRASS BEDSTEADS.
In buylnc a brass rieditead, be sure that
you get the best. Our braas Bedsteads are
all mado with eoamleta brass tublnz and
frame worlc Is all of steel.
They cost no more than many bediteads
mado of ths open eoamlosj tubing. Evary
bedstead Is hlebly finished and lacquered
under a peculiar method, nothing ever hav
ing been produced to equal It- Our nevr
Bprlns Patterns are now on exhibition.
Hill
Coemiell
At 121
North Wasblnston
Avonu.
Scranton, Pa.
Caecellatioe
stamps
Made
to
Ordefo
Reynolds Bros
Stationers and
Engravers,
HOTEL JEKMYN JIUILUINQ
130 Wyoming Avenuo.
Midsiaminnier
Lamp Sale .
Until Sept ist we will offer
our entire line of Banquet,
Princess and Table Lamps at
from 25 to 0 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 CiEiQNS, FEME,
ALtEY CO.
i'i'i Lackawanna Aveuu
BAZAAI
FINLEI
Firaisl
The last ten days in
July will be devoted
to clearing up stocks
in general throughout
this depart rnent.when
everything in the line
of summer goods or
broken lots of any de
scription will be closed
out regardless of cost.
Boy's Shirt Waists
and Blouses, Men's
Negligee Shirts, Men's
Balbrlggan Under
wear, Neckwear, Hos
iery, etc., etc.
One Lot Men's Soft Front Negligee
Shirts, separate cuffs, to be worn with
white collar. Our regular 60c line, at
43c.
Ono Asorted Lot Men's Soft Front
Shirts, with attached collars. Our 63e,
75c and 83c qualities, In one lot to
close, at SOc.
Two Lots Boys' Unlaundrled Shirt
Waists, "Mother's Friend." Our 50o
quality, at 38c. Our 65c quality at 50c.
Broken Lots Celebrated King Waists
for Boys. Round collar etyle, 95o
quality at 50c to close.
Glen Collar Style, our $1.10 quality
at S3c.
Boys' Madras and Oxford Chev
iot Blouses, our $1 10 quality, 93c. Oup
$1.35 quality, $1.10.
For Stout Men. extra large sizes In
Soft Tront Nesllpree Shirts, with de
tachable collars and cutfe at greatly
reduced prices for this sale.
The greatest value ever offered In
Men's Balbrlggan Shirts and Drawer!
at 21c each. For this sale only.
Big reductions on Neckwear, Hosi
ery, etc., etc, dutlng this sale,
510 and 512
LACKAWANNA AVENUE
HENRY BEL1N, JR.,
Ceuorol Agent for tha VVyomlnj
District for
Mining, Ulaitlug:. Sporting, Hmokelati
and tho Itepauno CUeinlCAl
Company's
HIGH EXPLOSIVES.
fcufety Fue, Cap! and KxplodirL
Iiooiu 401 Connell Building.
borauton.
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THCW Form
JOHN 11. SMITH iiiOU,
W. E. MULLIGAN.
Plttitaa
Plymouth
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