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THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE-FRIDAY, AUGUST 12. 1898.
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BCJtANTON, AUGUST 12. 1S03.
REPUBLICAN NOMINATIONS.
STATE.
Govcrnor-WILLIAM A. STONE.
Lieutenant Governor J. I S. GOB1N.
Secretary of Internal Affalrs-JAMES W.
LATTA.
Judge of Superior Court W. U TOR-
TER.
Congressmen - at - Largo SAMUEL A.
DAVENPGRT. GALUSHA A. GROW.
LEGISLATIVE.
Senate.
Twentieth Dlst.-JAMES C. VAUGHAN.
House.
First Dlstrlct-JOHN II. FARR.
Tourth Distrlct-JOHN F. REYNOLDS.
COLONEL STONE'S PLATEOKM.
It will bo my purpote when elected o
rn conduct myself us to win the respect
and Rood will of thoi-c who have opposed
mo as well m, those who hac Riven me
their support. 1 shall bo the governor
of the whole peoplo of the state. Abuses
have undoubtedly grown tip In the legis
lature which aro nelthei the fault of ono
party nor the other, but rather the
groth of eustcm. I'nneeehsary Investi
gations. ht" been authoilzed hv commit
ties, resulting In unnecessary expense to
tho slate. It will be my care and pur
pose to correct these and other evils In fo
far lis I have the power It will be my
purpose while governor of Pennsylvania,
ns It has been my purpose In the public
positions that I liavo held, with God's
help, to discharge my whole duty. The
people nro greater than tho parties to
which they belong. I am only Jealou3 of
their favor. I shall only attempt to win
their approval and my experience has
taught mo that that can best be done by
an honest, modest, daily dltchargo of
public duty.
That gallant old veteran, Colonel
McClure, does not shlc nt mention of
the word "Imperialism" when used as
a bugaboo to frighten nway manifest
destiny. Ho believes that tho Ameri
can people should have tho courage of
their convictions.
iWhen Johnny Conies Marching Home
We understand that among; tho
troops now at Camp Alger there Is a
disposition to dread tho ordeal of
home-coming because It Is feared this
will Involve guying on tho scorp of
their not having undergone actual
warfare. The stay-nt-homp who
should raise this point with any wish
to reflect uron the volunteers would
deserve and receive unlimited con
tempt. We do not believe that the
people of Lackawanna county ate
built that way.
It Is not the fault of the Thirteenth
regiment thai It was not put at once
upon the firing line. Tho members of
It volunteered with tho expectation and
purpose of seeing early and actli'e ser
vice. To a man they petitioned the
secretary of war for assignment
to such scrvlre. That their wishes
were overruled was, from a military
standpoint, their misfortune but not
their fault. The tedium of camp life
necessitated far more self-control anil
patient endurance and wns !n thote
respects a much severer test of patriot
Ism than beniee in battle.
Wo hasten to assure cur volunteers
in camp that their welcome homo will
be fully na cordial and enthusiastic as
If they had 'been under Are during tho
ertlro period of their enlistment.
Among their relative? and immediate
friends tho vr.rmth of this welcome
will be supplemented by devout grat
itude to Divine Trovldence that the
return will not have to bo to tho ac
companiments of the dead march and
general mourning. Our volunteero
wre ready und eager to face the per
ils of the battle line; their bravery and
their patriotism cannot hereafter be
called In question; but It should not
detract from their own glad anticipa
tions of an early release from military
llfo that they are to be ablo to como
bach- with ranks practically Intact.
It Is uot surprising that Carl Schura
Js opposed to our retention of Porto
Jtlco. Every time the country becomes
larger the Mugwump by contrast be
comes smaller.
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Probe to the Bottom
It Is argued by some that Inasmuch
as uniform success has attended our
arms In tho war with Spain criticism
of official Inefllclency In the conduct
of that wax Is ungrateful. Wo do not
regard this view of the matter ns
either expedient or Just.
It Is happily trua that where .' au
Amariean fighting force has gono
Into battle against a Spanish fight
ing force the American force, even
though poorly armed with Inferior
weapons, has: won. That la to tho eter
nal credit at the American soldier, ad
mittedly the beat soldier In the world.
It la not to the credit or the depart
ment ofllclals, who, after putting him
on tho firing line with obsolete pow
der and archato euns, failed through
gross Incapacity to provide for his
creature needs or for his adequate
cara when sick or wounded. The veiy
magnlflcenco of the valer shown by
our soldiers at Santiago, which drew
and yet draws unstinted praise from
'everj experienced spectator, adds to
the helnousneoa of the offence of those
jeaponslblo for the neglect through
which these Incomparable defenders
wete compelled to pass whllo unheed
ing their country's Hag Jn a. foreign
land a neglect far moro denrtiy In Us
pflects than were tho Manner rfli pf
Bpnlti. The American public would, In
deed, he ungrateful for their tv.tbcrb
heroism ttnd sclf-sacrlflce If It should
fall to lesent or refuse to hunt down
and punish the Incompetent!! In office
who havo multiplied tliolr OKOtsh'f. and
added to their expenditure lu human
lives.
It alan Is tr.ta tint neither criticism,
Investigation nor punishment can re
call one pang suffered :iccdlesly nt
Santiago ns a result of bad manage"
ment in the war department. Incom
petence has already reared Its Irrevo
cable monument over victims who have
made patriotism's last grcnt sacrifice.
Yet tho Amcilcnn army villi oxlt& and
to the men still In It do we owe that
mismanagement so far ns remediable
shall cease. Not to the bungling poli
ticians of tho bureau.': and stnft do the
American people owe tho prestige won
by American arms nnd not by them
can that prc'itlg be npproptlated ns a
Mueld ngalnt thrroivgh nnd unseating
investigation.
'
Secretary Long's Idea of sending on
a 'European ctulsp the Orecon, Minne
apolis and others of our cr.icl; war
ships ns Interesting specimens of
American, shipbuilding Is llrst-rnte. It
will help trade nnd not hurt our In
ternational prestige a bit.
Anthracite Coal nnd Gas.
The suggestion of tho Engineering
and Mining journal that the output of
our anthracite mines be converted nt
the mines into gas and conveyed thence
through pipes to large cities, there to
be distributed to Individual consumers
for use either as fuel or as power, 13
simply an elaboration of nn old propo
sition for the utilization af our culm.
If not Impractical It Is at this time nt
least wholly fanciful and cannot bo
said to offer nddltlonnl hope. 'So long
ns bituminous coal Is transported by
the common eatrlers at rates from one
seventh to one-tenth of those charged
for the transportation of anthracite It
Is not to be expected that anthracite
gas could obtain or hold the field
against the bituminous product.
The Immediate and almost the nole
problem now confronting the Independ
ent producers of hard coal Is how to
get fair treatment from tho railway
companies. Energies needed in the
solution of this problem will not be
diverted to side Issues. Two means of
npproachlng this end appear and both
will be pursued. The? projected Inde
pendent rail outlet to tidewater will
be pushed and effort will be made to
discover what vitality remains in the
Interstate commerce law. The earnest
prosecution of these parallel lines of
activity may icsult In the liberation of
more or less oratorical gas, but that Is
ns far as gas will figure in the prob
lem. Captain Itobley Evans will soon be
gin to wish that he had employed his
good sense in the first plare and ig
nored the attack of the Wllliamsport
raper regarJIng his attitude nn July
3 as to returning thanks after the bat
tle In Santiago harbor. If he is really
such a profane man as some of tho
ministers believe him to be he must
be putting in considerable time just
now In general nil around anathematiz
ing. The latest incident Is a frightful
roasllng from a New England preacher
who Is not particularly choice In his
own language, which is vituperative
enough to rival that of tho fish
wife. Captain Evans' alleged profan
ity Is no excuse for clerical vulgarity
such as Is piomlnent In this open let
ter. Concerning Church nnd State.
The anxiety of the ofllclals of tho
Vatican, reflected In numerous despat
ches from Ma-lrld and Home, to Include
In the conditions of peace between
Spain and the I'nlted States American
guarantee of protection for the special
interests of the Catholic church and
atlillated religious brothcihocda In ter
ritory about to change owner. Is nat
ural; but If the papal diplomatists were
betler acquainted with the genius and
spirit of the American peoplo they
would realize the superfluousness of at
tempted Inierforence In this matter. It
should be known ns well at Rome as
It is understood among all classes in
America that the United States, while
guaranteeing to every person protect
ed by its flag perfect liberty of con
science and worship, does not and will
not by law, treaty or tradition, discrim
inate in the matter of religious organ
izations or tolerate the proposition of
a state-supported church.
In this respect Porto Itlco and such
part of tho Philippines ns shall become
outs permanently have much to learn.
If necessary the whole protective pow.
cr of the United States government
will bo at the disposal of every Inhabi
tant of those Islands, who while con
ducting himself In a lawful manner, Is
assailed by any other inhabitant or
number of Inhabitants on account of
his religious nfnilotlons and belief.
Thero Is to be no persecution or pro
scription cf any kind or cause; each
Individual 13 to be free to worship as
his mind, ccmocience nnd soul shall
prompt. But there the authority of oilr
government will end. Not a dollar of
tho public revenues will be given to
any church, society or brolherhuod; not
a penny In tributa will ba levied,
through taxation for the support of
any eccleslattlcal ayitem or Institution.
Absolute divorce between church and
state will bo enforced to the letter.
The ctptrlenre of tho Catholic church
In the United States show the whoU
someness of such a policy. It Is one of
growth In strength nnd character far
surpassing that of any state-supported
church In the world. When u religious
denomination has tn stand or fall on
Its own merits It generally broadens
and cleanses Itself t,o that It can stand.
It Is to be hoped that such will be tho
trend of events In our newly. won terri
tory; but In any outcome tho hoisting
of our flas In permanent occupation
will inevitably mean tho end forever
of hlerarclial politics.
There Is every reason for the sus
picion that the ofllclals of tho army to
whom has been entrusted the grave
duty of selecting camp tilteo are bo
utterly unfamiliar with water that
they aro Incapable of judging as to tho
fltucsn of any location designed for tho
temporary abode of a body of soldiers.
The victims of dlseaso brought on by
unhealthy camp sltna far exceed thoe
of battle, nnd tho end Is not yet. It
now would appear that Teddy llooso
vclt'M Hough Riders havo Jumped rrom
the frying pan Into tho fire, atl It Is
declared by oxperts that Montnuk Ih
utterly unfit for n camp, particularly
owlns to' tho peculiar composition of
tho. .oil, which Inevitably must render
tho water supply not only nctinty, but
unwholesome. More thnu this, It Is de
clared to her onu of ths two mints In
North America whore lock-Jaw thrive.
Surgeon Gonontl Sternberg inadf. a
superficial examination of this slto nnd
pronounced It sultnble, which Is an
other Indication of tho unsultablllty of
tho surgeon Koner.il for his responsible
work. How long must our at my htiffcr
from tho Incompetency of Uu superior
olllclala?
Muko Do way Admiral.
If William T. Sampson I to be
Jumped 'from captain to rear-admiral
for what ho did durliiK the war, then
certainly Geoige Dewey l:ns not been
rewarded one-half enough. We call at
tention to tho letter elsewhere In which
the statement Is made by an ex-navul
olllcer that Dewey would have become
a icar admiral anywny within six
months; hence the only substance In
the toward thus far accorded to him
was the honor Involved In a vote of
thanks by congress. Yet the best of
Dewey's work had not been done at
tho tini this honor was conferred.
Since he annihilated Montojo'a fleet he
has had to deal with diplomatic prob
lems more delicate, perhaps, than any
that ever previously came within the
province of an American lfcival com
mander, but through It nil, though In
a regular maelstrom of conflicting dip
lomatic ambitions and rivalries, he has
kept his head and made not a single
mistake.
We bellevo we are expressing the
unanimous conviction of the Ameri
can peoplo when we say that brilliant
as has been the career of our navy
since the' first ship In it hoisted Its flag
there has not been a, greater victory
under any colors than that at Manila
nor an ofllcer In uniform who has
shown himself more deserving of rec
ognition and reward than Rear Ad
miral George Dewey. If we measuio
his rank by the thoroughness with
which every duty devolving upon him
has been performed, then the rank of
admiral Is none too high for him; If
wo measure It by tho far-reaching ad
vantage which his work has brought
tohls countrymen In prestige and op
portunity then his place Is at the head
of the list, without n rival In sight.
In manliness, In courage, and In
efficiency he Is the best that our navy
has produced; let him therefore have
corresponding honors.
Late advices from Manila Indicate
that Agulnaldo Is still faithful to his
American friends and is working for
annexation only. It Is possible that
Agulnaldo has been the victim of the
sea serpent correspondent.
Northerners will not begrudge the
fact If history, as now seems probable,
shall recognize in Joe Wheeler the real
hero of Santiago. Joe may be a South
erner Incidentally but over all else he
Is an American.
One renson why Dewey should havo
further promotion Is found In tho factv
that he doesn't need the services of
apologists and special pleaders.
Mr. Wanamaker announces that he
proposes to stay mad at Quay. This
will be luscious news for Van and the
boys.
Newspaper maps of the war must
Impress tho youthful student that the
earth Is a trifle ragged.
The Georgia peach crop was all right
this year, but the crate crop failed
early in the season.
TOLD BY THE STARS.
Dally Horoscope Drawn by AJacchus,
The Tribune Astrologer.
Astrolabe, Cast: 2.31 a, m., for Friday,
August 12, isas.
& & RS
A child boin on this day will note that
the Inability to Judgo one's tankage ca
pacity has caused a fall of ptide In many
Instances.
The ninghamton Republican speaks of
the naval hero as "Slushy." Rut tho
'Tailor City' has ever been noted for
originality.
Military organizations about the coun
try that havo been keeping rather quiet
of lato can &oon begin to explain what
they would do In case of war.
Many men waste years of valuablo time
In tho endeavor to piove tho political
"unexpected" In their districts.
It may be posslole that Mr. Merrlfleld
detects the humming of the congressional
bee In the vicinity of his hat band.
The fall In temperature In the city was
noticeablo when the Langstaff-Kclly elee
Hon content was removed to Carbondale.
Jupiter Pluvlus Is no respector of pic
nics. TRIBUTE TO DR. ECKMAN.
Editor of Tho Tribune
Sir: Tho Afro-American Is not slow to
notlco his friends of whatever race va
riety fhiv may be. Thetefore I could not
feel satisfied, In view of tho death of the
late Rev. John a. Eckinan, D, D with
out paying an humble tribute of respect
t.. his memory. Nearly two years ago I
met Dr. Eckmnn, and I soon found cut
that his gieat heart was full of line and
sy"mpathv for tho uplifting of mankind.
Dr. Eekman believed that the Bible ba
gins lt revelation with God descending
to commune with man; It ends with man
nscending back to God; to the wel
como Ho has provided; the homo Ha
has created; nnd tho fellowship He has
restored from sin to hoIlneiK lie passei
from earth, loving a nation Into peace.
Beautiful life, gloilous deliverance.
II. A. Grant.
Tastor of tho Howard Place African
Methodist Episcoj nl Church.
QUESTIONS.
Editor of The Trlbunc-
Slr: Yesterday tho corner stono of tho
new cnpitol building at HurrUburg was
laid, and the ceicintmy performed by tho
right worsdilpfut nnnd muster of the
grand lodge of Pennsylvania Masons and
assistants Can thero be any good rca.
nuns why tho governor of our ctato felt
called upon to Invito this special secret
order to attend and officiate In a cere
mony of laying a corner stono of a Btate
building being built by tho people, of
Pennsylvania? Ono could readily under
stand tho motives of action If the differ
ent religious denominations wcro Imltud
to participate In such a ceremony, as we
profess to be a Christian peoplo, but why
a Masonic order In preference, or any
secret organization, should be called upon
for auch a coremeny is a mystery.
-William II. Richmond.
Seranlon, Aug. it. ,
DoIIiver on the
War and Its Issiies
THE MOST eloquent, and one of tho
most uenslhlc members of con
Kress, J. P. Doillver, of Iowa, In a
iccturo nt Ocean Qrovo the other
day. spolto In part as follows! "V
havo gained In our war with Spain In
finitely moro than we haw lost, nnd tho
unen lug Instinct of tho pe'oplo at large
whoso sovereign puipucc overruled I ho
Judgment of the statesmen In tho Initial
stages of tho conflict, lias given us a new
national prcHtlgo nt homo and abroad to
oursclvcb n new basis ot self-respect, to
the nations of Europe a new and health
ful Insight Into our resources and power
Tho world will bo slow to make a quarrel
with a community that can raise $200,000,
000 without the aid of a syndicate at
home or .ibtoad within two weclo by a
popular loan. Tho cabinets of tho old
world will hold a long session before al
lowing themselves to be drawn Into col
lision with n nation which, In llvo years,
will havo at Its disposal n ftcel fleet, of
which the Hrooldyn and Otegon nio only
tho type nnd forcrunneis. The war has
pcrfccled our strength Ht homo by the
totul oblitciatlon of the lines of sectional
prejudice marked upon our map by great
struggles of the last generation. General
Joe Wheeler, In the thick of the fight nt
Santiago, stands for the larger patriot
ism, north and south, which has tuvned
Its back upon the pan and opened Its
vision to tho sublime de3tlny of u reunit
ed people.
Tho same Influences that havo restored
tho perfect union of our country have
brought back harmony to which broad
minded men of both counltles have long
looked forward In tho relations of tho
English-speaking woild. At tho out
bleak of tho Spanish war the restless di
plomacy of Europe was clicumientcd by
tho prompt notice of tho English govern
ment Hint any constraint placed by the
powers upon the government of the Unit
ed States would have to count upon tho
disapproval and active hostilities ot tho
government nnd people of England and
thus by a simple act of national fellow
ship, the worn nnd threadbare prejudices
of n century yield In both countiles to a
leeognltlon of the coinomn cause which
the English race scattered thoughout tho
earth Is now to make tor liberty and clv-
UUatlon.
o
The peace which Is now at hand im
poses unon our government problems
vastly more dlfllcult than the prosecution
of tho war. It puts the destinies of the
Spanish west Indies at once In our
hands. It gives us Porto Rico tho gov
ernment of which will probably be an
easy task and requires us to establish a
stable and orderly government In Cuba
agreeable to the peoplo of the i3land. Wo
have already raised the nag or tho united
States over the Hawaiian Islands, now
familiar with republican institutions. Ad
miral Dewey, In the harbor of Manila,
by tho most notable exploits In tho his
tory of the navy has In ought us face to
face with tho problem of the Philippines.
Two things tho American peoplo nro al
ready ngreed upon. The first Is that wo
ought not to desert our Insurgent allies
In the hour of our victory nnd leave them
to the tender mercies of nn unrestrained'
Spanish despotism, nnd tho second Is that
the question Is strictly nn Amerlcun one
and that what we do shall not bo con
strained by ihe Interference of any for
eign powers, prlnco or potentate whatso
ever. fl
it may be counted ns certain that tho
(lag of tho United States Is In tho Philip
pines to stay nnd that, whether our gov
ernment assumts sovereignty over tho
whole group or not, wo will secure such a
naval and commercial station there ns
will ennble us to administer to tho needs
of our own commerce and become the
agents and gt-ardlans of the peace and
liberty of the Islands. From the beginning
to tho end of the war It is evident to tho
devout student of history that our people
in a strange way hivo been subject to tho
guidance of powers wiser than any hu
man foreMpht and that we have come to
our present situation In the providence
of God. Without our know Ins it or In
tending it, wo have been caught In tho
curient In what our fathers used to call
the course of human events. Up to this
hour wo havo dlchorged every duty with
heroism and n self-sacrifice that has tak
en no thought for ourselves. It cannot
be doubted that tho president of tho
United States, pecure In tho confidence
of all tho people, without regard to poli
tics, will go forward In the discharge of
every duty which arises out of our new
relations to the civilization of tho world;
nnd behind him will stand tho united mil
lions of our people ready for their duty,
ns old Bismarck once said, "In the fear
of God nnd nothing else."
OUR DEBT TO DEWEY.
From a Letter In tho San by P. P. P..
Sands, Formerly of the United States
Navy.
Thero can bo no dissenting voice from
the proposition that Admiral Dcuey has
received a scant and insufficient reward
for his unparalleled nnd glorious record
In this war with Spain. His brilliant vic
tory has not been surpassed In history.
Tho defeat of Ceivera did not equal it In
giand results. 13 ut for that hold, glorious
nnd admirable attack upon Montojo's
fleet and Its destruction, tho attitude of
Russia and France and Germany would
not bo assuming tho pretence of friendli
ness for the United States that wo read
of today. A failure thero would have
brought humiliation to our flag and dis
aster to the cause of human liberty for
which wo contend. Tho success achieved
brought us to the front rank ot tho great
nations, and tho wotld began suddenly
to respect and ndmlre us. Tho straight
shooting, the cool courage and the valor
and skill of Dewey's officers and men
aroused tho spirit of emulation In our
home sciuadions, with Its result In tho an
nihilation of Ccrvcra's fleet and tho many
smaller but still slorlous engagements
uround tho Cuban coasts, wnlch havo in
creased the pride wo hove In the navy
which keeps our (lag victorious.
o
Deyond all thlc, and added to It, has
been the firm, level-headed, masterful and
diplomatic courbo of our victorious Ad
miral Dewey in tho trying times and
weary days of watting for tho aid, so
early promised yet so long delayed. His
consummate tact and ndmlrablo control
of tho whole eastern situation has been
so crowned with success, so complete
that not a flaw can be found In It, Un
ceasing vlgllunce nnd readiness for every
emeigency havo kept his fleet In safety
In the Philippines, with all the fruits nf
his victory In his hands. It assured us
the Sandwich Islands aud the Ladrones.
All that ho has tecelved In recognition fa
the love, tho gratitude of his fellow coun
tr.vmen and tho admiration of the woild.
Congress has awarded him n voto of
thanks, but It docs not carry with It tho
ten years of added scrvtco on the active
list which such a voto gave to those, ofll
cers who rcceli ed It during tho civil war.
Ho was not advanced ono tingle number
on tlin navy list. Ho only tecelved In
May tho promotion to the grade of rear
admiral which would have been his In
September hnd he dono nothing moro ex-,
citing than sipping his tea In the port of
Hong Kong. Is trat sufficient recognition
for his great victory and for tho ndmlr
ablo service that fo'lowed It;
o
Dewey's unexampled victory won lor
the administration the first of tho laur
els which crowned It, and has enabled It
to win a glorious peace for tho lasting
good of our people and for the world. Let
tho government's recognition ot his suc
cess bo commensurate with Its Impor
tance. Let the grade, ot admtrnl be re
vived and let It be awarded to Georga
Dewey. Let "tho thanks of congress" be
made to carry with It the ten yean added
to his scrvlco on the active list that were
njoyed by officers of less brilliant ser
vice In the civil war. Dewey Is still
strong and hearty; he Is In the prlmo of
his llfo and Is equipped for mors valu
able and Important scrvlco to the nation
than to bo permitted to retire In a few
months rnoio, and bo relegated to the,
G
ttSMII
Dollars or Dimes
It flskes No Difference to us One Is Just as Welcome
as the Other. FRIDAY BARGAIN SALES.
lutxj . p in i
From 2 to 3 o'clock.
From 3 to 4 o'clock.
The balance of our stock
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.
s,
111 AND 110 WYOMING AVENUE.
quiet, listless lite of tho veterans at the
clubs.
A WARSHIP'S BOILERS.
William E. Curtis, In Chicago Record.
I met Mr. ndwln Camp in a lunch
100m today. Mr. Cramp gave me somo
Interesting Information about tho Minne
apolis, which Is the highest type ot naval
architecture and fastest man-of-war on
tho ocean, having engines of 21,000 horso
power and making n speed of twenty
thieo knots, which Is about twenty-eight
miles an hour, or as fast as nn ordinary
railway train will run. The estimated
weight of the Minneapolis complete Is
7,350 tons, or 16,154,000 pounds. If her
machinery could bo nppllcd to lifting her
bodily out of the water It would be found
that In tho short space of thirteen min
utes she would be raised to a height equal
to that of tho Washington monument,
or a distance of K3 feet. If a competitive
pull could bo arranged between the Min
neapolis and a number of large-size tug
boatssay, for example, boats 110 feet
long-It would be found that the warship
could pull tlfty such boats along and havo
nealy 1,000 horso power to spare. That
number of tugboats placed In slnglo filo
with their ends touching would extend in
a straight line a distance of over a mile.
A first class passenger locomotive capable
of drawing a train of five cars along at a
speed of sixty miles an hour will develop
nbout 400 hourso power. Tho power of
tho Minneapolis would therefore bo equal
to that of fifty such locomotives, or iho
entlro motive power of n largo railroad.
If It could be expended In drawing a sln
glo train wo would have n spectacle of a
train consisting of 250 first class coaches,
extending a distance of over three miles.
Assuming that each car would comfort,
ably seat sixty persons we would thus
havo transportation for 15.000 persons, or
tho entire population of a small city.
o
To tho mind of tho average ncwspipor
reader 21.000 horso power means nothing
It Is entirely In iho abstract. Tho unit
"horso power" was established years ugo
as the result of n series of expciline"it3
made to determine ihe power ot London
dray horses. Trls was found to bo a
power equal to raising a weight of 83,000
pounds one foot high In ono minute, and
was adopted to express tho power devel
oped by steam engines. As a matter of
fact thero Is scarcely one horse In 1.0C0
equal to that task, nnd 25,000 full pounds
a mlnuto would more nc.uly express tho
power of the average horse ot today.
o
Generating the steam necessary to pro.
diico such a high power reqalrc:J eight.
Imineti3s bollcis, each 15 feet D Inches In
diameter and 20 feet long. Were theso
boilers piled on top of ono another they
would form a steel column W) feet In
height, or If laid flat on the ground they
would form a tunnel of that length
through which a train of cars could pass,
Kach boiler completo weighs about eighty
tons, maklnc a total weight of hollers
lono for this ship of C10 tons, There aro
eight furnaces In each boiler, making a
total of sixty-four furnaces for tho tot.
When going at fall power each ono of
thesn furnaces contclns ueuily halt a ton
cf white-hot coals. Tho total grate sur
faco Is stated to be 1.&00 squuro feat,
which means that thero is an area of lira
equal to ono grato 100 feet long and 15
feet wide. The total heating surface
that Is, the surface of tho boilers which
comes In contact with tho flames Is
nearly 50,000 square feet, or about one and
one-eighth acres. To feed all theso fur
naces when tho ship Is being driven at
full speed requires at least ten tons of coal
an hour, or 210 tons a day, an amount
sufficient to heat a block of tho aveiago
size city houses for a whole year. To
keep the fires going full blast require
tho services of thirty men on each watch
or period of four hours, when they pre re.
Ileved by another set of men, so that for
continuous running at leant sixty flra
men ara nru,sary.
fa Basement
Ladies' Lisle Ribbed Vests, 4 cents.
At 2 cents per yard, good bleached Twilled Toweling
At 2 cents per yard, Printed Challies, new styles.
At 2JA cents, all of the best calicoes.
At 4 cents per yard, good dark Onting Flannel.
At 5 cents per yard, new styles of Percales, 1 yd. wide.
At r; cent per yard, the best Dress Ginghams, the ir
cent kind, ,
MAIN FLOOR
25c Pin Check Dress Goods, 40 inches wide, 18c.
3c Two-Toned Brocades, 21c.
39c Broadhead Changeable Effects, 25c.
All ic;c Belts, 8c. All 25c. Belts, 15c. All 3t;c Belte.igc.
2c Lily Dress Shields, 10c. 3 Lily Dress Shields,i5c
9-inch Rubber Dressing Combs, 7c.
Toilet Paper, containing 1.300 sheets, 3 rolls for 2q.
50c Black aud White Silk Gloves, 25c.
$1.00 Best Millinaise Silk Gloves, 49c.
Ladies' 25c Russet Hose, fine imported, 15c.
2t;c Sun Bonnets, 17c.
SECOND FLOOR
6c Cream Curtain Scrim, 3 cents.
15c White Lace Curtain Etamines, 8 cents.
Metallic and other Silkolines, jc, 7c, and 9c.
Ladies' Colored Pique Skirts, 49 cents.
Ladies' White Duck Skirts, very wide, deep hem, 730,
Ladies' 98c Night Gowns, 59c.
of Foulard Silks at 21, 35 and
ISLL & COMELL
121 N. Washington Ave.
BRASS BEDSTEADS.
In buying n bra.i Deditead, bo sars that
you get tbe belt. Our bros floditoads are
all made with seamleM brass tublns and
frame work Is all of steel.
They cost no more than many bedstead
madoof ths open seamless tublns. Every
bedstead Is highly finished and lacquered
under a peculiar method, nothing ever hov
lng been prodnced to equal It. Our new
Bprlnc Patterns are now on exhibition.
HSU
&
Coeeell
At 121
North Washington
Avenue.
Scranton, Pa.
Tyyewriters9 Supplies,
Letter Presses,
"
.
Law Maaks
tie largest lime of
supplies anal sta
tionery Si N. E f ernia.
ReyeoldsBros
Stationers and
' Engravers,
HOTEL JEttMYN BUILDING
inn Wyoming Avenue.
Great
Mldsmimmer
Lamp Sale .
Until Sept isL we will offer
our entire line of Banquet,
Princess and Table Lamps at
froai 25 to 0 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 CLEMMS, FEEEEE,
MALLEY Ca
423 Laokanauna Aveuat
BAZAAI
49 cents.
INIEY'S
Leather
Goods,
NotlomiSo Etc
To effect a complete clearance m ev
erything In "Fancy Notions" we will
close tho season with a "General Clear
ing Up Sale" on
Ladies'
Hue S:
Sets, CMtelaiie Bags,
Sllrt Waist Sets, Necl-
:,, EC. ..
Our assortment of "Fine Goods" In thb
above lines being still large, prices havo
been cut proportionately, and you will
find them during this sale, low enough to
fit tho occasion.
An unlimited assortment of Leather
Belts.
25c. goods cut to lfco
VSc. goods cut to 150
5rtc. goods cut to roo
69c. goods cut to f,0o
XAIMIUAD BELTS, "FRENCH MO
ROCCO." Me. quality cut to ;j0
$1.00 quality cut to 75c
FANCY SILK AND ELASTIC BELTS.
Our J1.25, $1.10 and Jl.TS goods, in
one lot it i9c
A few flno French Enamel and Jewel
Belts will bo closed nt exactly one-halt
price.
ONE LOT Chatelaine Bags, EOc. qual
ity, cut to 39o
ONE LOT Morocco Chatelaine Bags,
$1.00 goods, cut to T9o
All finer crades at like reductions.
Choice line of Shirt Waist Sets In
Sterling Sliver and Fine Gilt, an ele
gant assortment at 23a
One-half gross Flno Shirt Waist Sets
an assorted lot,
To close nt 13c, worth double
ONE LOT Ladies' P. K. Ties, best
goods, nt 19a
China Silk String Ties, largo assort
int, three for S5o
Lino extra hcevy Silk String Ties, our
25c. quality at three for FOc
Wo will offer "Special for this Sale" our
"Own Brand" of Choice Taffeta Ribbons
Nn. 40 at 23o
No. SO nt ISO
Elegant color assortment.
510 and 512
LACKAWANNA AVENUE
HENRY B'ELIN, JR.,
General Agent for the Wyomlaj
District far
Ulnlng, Wanting, Sporting. Sraokelui
and the Itepauno Chemical
Company'
HIGH EXPLOSIVES.
tufety ruie, Cap and Explode;.
Room 401 Coanell Building.
Bcrantoa,
Duroirr8
PWIEffi.
AUKNCIlii
THOS, FORD,
JOHNRBMlTHAaO.V,
W. E. MULLIGAN
PltUtOi
Plymouth!
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