" . VV" ? M THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE-FRIDAY, AUGUST 19. 1808 r 1 CIS JJcranfon ri6une rubllbnd Dally, Except Sunday, by lha Tribune I'ubllsnlnc Company, at Fifty Cents ft Month. Iew YorkOfrice: inn Nassau RL, H.B VHKKIjAND, Bole Agent for Korolcn Advertising. kNTKnnn at tiih rosTorriCE at rciianton, TAi AH SECOND-CLASS MAIL MATTER. SCRANTON, AUGUST ID, 1608. REPUBLICAN NOMINATIONS. STATE. (tfiyjj, Govcrnor-WILI.IAM A. STONE. Lieutenant Qovcrnor-J. 1 8. OOBIN. Secretary of Internal Affairs JAMKS W. LATTA. ffudse of Superior Court-W. W. POR- TER. ConBrtRsmen - tit I-nnrc SAMUEL A. DAVENPORT. GALUSJIA A. GROW. LEGISLATIVE. Senate. Twentieth Dist.-JAMES C. VAUGHAN. House, riret DItrlct-JOHN R. TARR. rourth Dlstrlct-JOHN F. REYNOLDS. COLONEL STONE'S PLATFOBM. It will bo my purpoco when elected o o conduct mjfcelf as to win the respect nnd good will of those who havo opposed mo ns well an those who hae Klvcn me their fcupport I shall bo the governor of the whole pcoplo of the state. Abuses have undoubtedly crown up In the legls l&turo which nro neither the fault ot ono party nor the other, but rather tho growth of custom Unnecessary Investi gations havo been authorized by commlt Ucs, resulting In unnccerhary expense to the stnte It will bo my care and pur rose to correct thoo nnd other evils In t-o far ns 1 hivo the power. It will bo my purpose while governor of Pennsylvania, ns It has been m purpose In the public positions that I huo hold, with God'3 help, to discharge my whole duty Tho people are greater than tho parties to which thev belong 1 nm only jealous of their faor. 1 shall only attempt to win their approval and my oxperb nee has taught me that hit can best be dono bv nn honest, modest, dally discharge of public duty. Says Senator Alll'on "Tho feollnt; Is universal that where tho flag lias been raised It must not come down." It Is not likely to Guv Duty in Cuba. Various publications mo appearing, not only abroad but also In our own ccuntry, calculated to throw aoubt up on the cood faith of American lntsr vct tion In Cuba. It ls nsscrted, for In stance, beforo the attempt has been made, that It is not possible to estab lish a stable government anions the present Inhabitants of the island nnd that already, ere tho armed forces of Spain have retired, the administration had concluded that Its military occu pation must bo preparatory to annex ation only, all thought of Cuban Inde pendence having been abandoned. In different guises this report may be ex pected to re-appear at frequent inter vals for some time to come, inasmuch as It Is tho work of professional mis chief makers probably hired to increase the difficulties confronting us In Cuba. It needs only to bo said of this kind of representation that it proceeds In utter ignorance of the underlying qual ities of tho American character. Tho American people are not knaves, say ing one thing while meaning another: and they are not "quitters." They may meet with disappointments with respect to tho neighboring people whom they went to war to free; they may have moments of self reproach, disgust and Impatience, but behind It all Is a buttressing wall of moral htrength which will keep them faithful to their pledge and save them from the dishonor of its dellbeiate viola tion, Their duty In Cuba Is not so eas ily changed that the first adverse glimpse will Jiihtlfy them in overthrow ing utterly the purpose for which they combatted Hpaln and warrant the sub stltlon of a programme of forcible an nexation once charaterlzed by the pre sent chief executive as "criminal ag gression." The path mapped out by our duty in Cuba Is stialght and unmistakable. It Is to superimpose civilization upon chaos and when that Is done, retire unless petitioned by the great mass of natives to sta. Lawlessness must bo repressed with vigor, tilth must be re moved and modern sanitation enforced, rights of property must bo established and protected and tho legitimate as pirations of enterprise and belf Im provement must be given ont only op portunity but also encouragement It Is contrary both to testimony and to common sense that among the popula tion of Cuba when thus liberated from the paralyzing horrors of a most san guinary, vindictive nnd devastating war there cannot bo found a sufficient representation of character and Intelli gence to form the nucleus of stable statehood. Fortunately in the personality o William MeKlnley the advocates of good faith In our treatment of the Cu bans have an ample guarantee against perfidy. General Pando a's-o objects to peace, but as Pando Is In Mexico on account ot 111 health his action may be prompt ed by tho condition of his liver. Tho Animating Spirit. One of tho first acts of General Mer rltt upon taking command of tho army of occupation at Manila was to Issue the following order: In view of tho extraordinary conditions under which this army Is operating Its commanding general desires to acquaint the officers and men with the expecta tions he entertains as to thtlr conduct. You are assembled on foreign soil, sit uated within tho western confines of a vast ocean, separating you from our na tive land. You have corns not as despoil, ers or oppressors, but simply us the In strument of a strong free government, whoso purposes are beneficent and which declared Itself In this war champion of thosa oppressed by Spanish misrule. It is, therefore, the Intention of this order to appeal directly to your pride In your position as representatives of a high civ ilization In the hope and with the firm conviction that you will so conduct your self In your relations with the Inhabitants of these Islands as to convince them of tho lofty nature of the mission you have como to execute. It Is not believed any acts of pillage, rapine or violence will bo committed by soldiers or others In the employ of tho United States, but should thero bo persons with this command who prove themselves unworthy of this conn, dence, their nets will be considered not only as crimes against tho sufferers, but as direct Insults to the United States flag, nnd be punished en the spot with tho r.axlmum penalties known to military law. All the Information thus far received goes to show that the spirit of this creditable order Is being obeyed unani mously. The correspondence In foreign papers dwells in terms of unusunt praise upon the exceptional humanity which has characterized both our nav al and our military operations In the vicinity of Manila. In fact, tho same is to be said of every portion of the area of hostilities during tho entire petlod of the war's continuance. Not even among our sailors, who might havo been pardoned a little vlndlctlvc ness in memory of the treachery shown to their comrades of the Maine, has there been the slightest disposition, outside of fighting hours, to exhibit ill will. Our war has been In tho high est degree a merciful vvnr, Just In chas tisement but generous nftcrwnrd. It may be that so rare nn example will be lost upon tho world, but we doubt It. As suspeni.c hnii ber. relieved re gat ding what Mr Jenks had to say, there Is no reason why business and politics should not continue In the even tenor of the'r way In the Keystone state. Taxation. It Is no new truth that taxes in this country are Increasing, not only ac tu illy but also iclatlvely to the popu lation, et some figures cited ira ic ccnt address by the comptioller of tho sl.itu of New York, Hon. James A. Roberts, Illustrate this Increase vivid ly. Not only has the per capita cost of the federal government giovvn from M07 In IS20 to JCOS In 1S94. but since 1S30 the per capita cost of state gov ernment In New York has Increased from $130 to $I.C0 In ISC", while the per capita cost of mrnlclpal government, taking Buffalo us a Iinrls, has In linlf n century risen fiom $3 27 to $10. In 17 j ears the expenses of government in our adjoining commonwealth have In creased 173 per cent, while the Increase In population was onlv 29 per cent. It Is probable that If a similar examina tion were made in earn state, county nnd city, the relative growth of taxa tion would show similar vitality. That much of this growth arises from enlarged demands upon government is readily conceivable without destroying tin suspicion that much of it Is also due to civic carelessness and the nat ural oxpanslveness of tho demand for political spoils. Mr. Roberts notes the creation In Ms state within two do cades of 36 new state depaitments and commissions and says of them: "Tho truth of history compels the statement that very many of these ollkes were cicated to meet a political cnuigcncy rather than to fulfill a nubile want." With refeienee to this general tenden cy he foiclblv but truly adds: "The desire of nearly every man uctlvely en gaged In politics seems to be to find or cieatt as many pli.-es for constituents as possible and to get as much monev as he can from some public crib to bt ex; ended in his locality under his own dlioctlon. In politics he Is considered most successful who gets two men Into place where one could do the work or gets from the public two dollars to spend where one would accomplish tho puipese." Comptioller Robetts con tinues: I do not think we havo jet passed the dungcr limit of taxation, but we ha.e reached tho point where there Is a deep feeling of unrest and wheie u hilt must be called or thero will be d.ingei. Nor is a halt likely to be called until the honest Intelligence of our people Is aroused an I men are sent to leglslato unci administer who will art up to tho honesty and econ omy of private business There are a gieat many Dr. Jtkls In business and so sial relations who are Mr. Mydes In poli tics. There Is h political conscience whlcn is at variance with the conscience that restrains men's actions In other relations of life, and are wo not all more or loss to blame for this? If a man were known to take a bribe In a business matter, or uso a relation of trust for his own pectin ltry advantage or profit or make dis honest promises, his position In decent so e'etj would be compromised or he would bo CMluded from It. Is It so In politics? On tho contrary nro not such practices In political nnd public llfo rather regarded ns evidences of superior shicwdness.' Until the sense i.rd cot science of our peo pie como to regard n man's political nn 1 public llfo and duty ns controlled by the same rulis as his prlvato llfo and duty, and subject violations of these rules In political life to the samo legal and seel il punishments which follow such violations In private business life, ofllclal extrava ganre and corruption will continue to flourish. In consldeilnc how to halt the ten dency to extravagance In the uso of public funds the conclusion vv 111 be likely to force Itself upon Intelligent men that the proper beginning point Is In connection with city government, which Is nearer and dearer than other government nnd therefore more easily subjected to searching scrutiny. The per capita cost of the government of Penn sylvania Is but $2.50, nnd this Is boine almost entirely by the corporations and saloons, but the per capita cost of the government of the city of Scranton, for example, Is not far from thrice that sum, and It Is a tax from which no Inhabitant wholly escapes. When approximate economy and honesty have been Instituted In a few of tho principal cities It will not be difficult to get better results In state and na tion. - - This Is. what General Wheeler says about Colonel Roosevelt: "The great thing about the man is his absolute In tegrity. Somo men are honest In money matters and others careful about their personal conduct. Roose velt Is both. As an nrmy official as well he was Integrity Itself, It Is cred itable that the people ot New York want him for governor. He will bo president, for the reople of the United States want him. He is active, cletn cut, above board, fair. Io is abreast of tho tlmc3 In public matter." In asmuch as Wheeler Is a general of volunteers it looks as If Teddy iad al ready been forgiven. It is announced that the president has formulated a plan calculated to solve the problem of what to do with the Cuban insurgent ajmy. The plan contemplates the granting of an honor able discharge to each soldier, accom panied by a certificate of service and a promissory obligation, signed hy tho Cuban general n command.to bo mado good out of thu public resource when the Cubans shall have established the stible government which the United States has pledged Itself to help bring Into existence. In addition to thin pro viding for tho soldiers of tho Cuban nrmy, tho plan under consideration by thi president contemplates the mus tering Into the United States Volunteer nrmy of a large number of Cuban sol diers who are American citizens. Their services could be used to good advan tage ns members of tho various Im mune regiments to he maintained on garrison duty In Cuba. This arrange ment is manifestly preferable to under taking another mllltniy campaign against our recent allies; nnd abovo all, It Is only fair. Tho naval construction hoard has resolved to recommend the construct ion ns soon as feasible of three more battleships, larger, faster and more powerful than any now afloat; also three now first class cruisers of 12,000 tons displacement and 22 knots speed; also a number of smaller ciulsers rang ing In size from ships like the Olympla to ships like the Detroit. Tho esti mated cost of these various ships Is $32,000,000, or about what is costs to maintain our present navy one year; but with them added to the ships we now have our naval power, allowing for superior efficiency, would be next In rank to that of France, if not next to that of England. We can't foretell what congress will do In these prem ises but we can Imagine what the ver CIct would be If tho foregoing propos al were submitted for approval to a vote of tho people. The objectors would linilly cast a shadow. Uattkshlp bojs, endles'i-cbaln dimes and other elements at work In the In terest of rebuilding the Maine will doubtless vex tho navy department for some time to come. The presence ot pe sons of spasmodic temperament Is nlvvavs felt in times of unusual ex citement. It la probable, however, that In due time the various schemes now on fool will die out nnd that all will realize that the best way to strengthen tho United States navy is by congtes slonnl appropriation backed by revenue tax and tariff receipts. That German warship, it seems, did not run away with tho Spanish captain genet al at Manila until after tho city's surrender. Hence It kidnaped one of our prisoners EvtJently nn apology is in oi del. It Is not likely that anything further will bo heard from Don Carlos. The pretender w'll probably havo no use for the lemon from which the juice has been extracted. Now that tho war Is over, Lieutenant Carianzn, who has been hiding in Can ada again appears and wants to fight. Cntrnirru should bo turned over to "Billy" Mnson. The treaties of peace can scarcely be corsideicd as ljaving been ratified un til the real estate speeulators have staked off CJba and Porto Rico into town lots. Mr Wanamaker's celebrated remark regarding an unpleasant odor in his nostills continues to form the principal campaign thunder of the Wllknib-Larre Leader. The more the American people see of Admiral Co: vera the more they are convinced that Rlanco's comparative value Is not that of a good bootblack. Poets will observe that Sect eta' y of State John Hay first became promi nent as the author o,f "Little Breech es " The death of the Sultan of Morocco continues to occur with its accustomed regularity. IJIanco should be given an opportu nity to sail out of town on a Gem-art ciaft. None but tho dyspeptic can fall to see slgni of the coming buslner.i boom. It does not look like a "peaco at any price" peace commission. FAR-REACHING CONSEQUENCES. Prom tho Washlrgtcn Mar. The war has shown that the world muat rcadjubt Its Judgment of the American Influeneo bevond the national bonndailes. It has strengthened tho prestige of tho 1 nitcd Statt s as has no other event or scilcs of events In its history. Tho great lepubllc Is henceforth to be reckoned ns one of tho material factor In universal Uade and progression. Rest of nil, how ever, has been tho domestic uplift, tho fushenlng of tho people's national spirit, tho revelation to the citizen of the na tion's duty and Its power to perform what Is set for It to do. The peoplo havo been taken from tbelr narrow ruts of localism and selfishness und placed upon a broad, high plane of patriotism, and filled with a thoughtful, but ardent, con fidence in their government nnd institu tions, and In tho future of the great re public. RUDYARD'S REGRETS. At a dinner of tho Kipling club of Yale university the following verses were reid ns an answer by Rudyard Kipling to an Invitation to uttend tho celebration: Attlnd ye lasses nv swato Parnasses, An" wolpe mo tmroln' tears aw a , For I'm decllnln' a chsr.st ov dlnln' Wid tho bojs at Yulo on tho fourteenth May. The leadln' f.ijture will be lltcr-aturc, (Av a moral nature, as Is Just an' right), For their light an' leadln' nro engaged in readln' Me Immortal worrujes from dawn till night. Thev'vo made a club thero an' staked out grub there, Wld plates an' dishes In a Joyous tow, An" they'd think ut splendid If I attlrtdeJ, An' so would I-but I cannot go. Tho honest fact Is that dally practice Av rovvlln' Inkpots tho samo ns me Conshumcs mo hours, in tnc muses' bow ers, And laves me dlvil a day to sproe. Whin you grow ouldcr and skin your shoulder At the world's grcat wheel In your chosen line, Yn'll find jour chances us time advances For tukln' a lark ore as slim as mine. Cut I'm dlgressln' accept my blessln An' remlmber what ould King Solomon said, That joulh is ructlous an' whisky's flue tlous, An' there's nothin' certain but lh9 mornln' head. Timely Facts for Coffe? Drinkers. THE FACT that coffeo Ib readily grown In all the Islands now com Ing under control of tho Unlit d States lends Interest to pome fig ures of tho treasury bureau of statistics which show that cotfee, Uihi year, was tho greatest Item In our Im ports und that the year's Importations of that article were the greatest In our his torj rorto Rico and llnwall have tor years grown a lino grado of coffee, Cuba formerly produced It in large .quantities and tho Philippine Islands havo for years had a reputation of producing a grudj of coffeo equalling that of Java and oven compering favorably with Arable's world famed Mocha. Tho Urlted States has been for years tho largest coffee using' country In tho world, our purchases since 1SW having nvernged 50 millions of dol lars per annum In value, but It was re served for tho fiscal years 159S to show tho largest Imports ot ccffto In our his tory, brlngliig tho average per capita consumption among cur population up to thu highest point ever known. o The coffee Importations for the fiscal J car 1SDS. Just ended, were 570,&14,215 pounds, which Is nearly 20 per cent, great er than In 1S93, practically double that of lf50 and more than three times that of 1S7I. Deducting the poriimons, which amounted to 1S.S22SC9 pounds, the con sumption of tho fiscal jear 1S9S would stand at eleven and five-tenths pounds per capita agnlnst nine and nine-tenths In 1S97, eight and two-tenths In 1S93, seven and eight-tenths In 190, six and nine tenths In 1S77, five and one one-hudredths In 1S67, four and nine-tenths In IS66, three and seven-tenths In JS61 nnd two and two tenths In 1SS3 The war period of 1881-Wi showed tho lowest per capita consump tion of coffee In our hlstorj', despite tho largo uso of this article In the aimj while tho brief war period of 1S9S caused no diminution In tho Imports, the total for April, Slay and Juno being 245 million pounds ugnlnst 193 million in tho corre sponding months of the preceding year. o The large Importation of coffeo during the j ear Just ended was probably duo in somo degtco to Its phcnomennlly low price, tho average value of Hie year's im ports being seven and four-tenths coits per pound against nn average of eleven cents last jear, fourteen and six-tenths In IbOti, sixteen and four-tenths In lSis, The quotations to the bureau of statistics report tho wholesale price of Rio No. 7, a standard grade for quotatlor.s, from five and one-half to seven nnd one-half cents In the New York markets In the fiscal j ear ls, against nh'C and one-half cents per pound In 1S97, eleven and one-half In h. fifteen and one-half In UXi, seventcei nnd one-half In 1S1), nnd eighteen nnd one-half In 1S11. It may be added, how ever, that while prices have greatly fallen In recent jears, the Introduction of ma chinery, tho cheapening of ftclght tates nnd the genei d impioved facilities for ptoductlon und transportation still leave to producers, It Is said, a comfortunle mnrgln of profit, especially on better grades of coffee. o The total value of the crffee Imported Into the United States In the fiscal year 193 was, despite the lew prices of the j ear. $Ki 067,561, against $Cn,Su7,ff,,0 In 1SSS, J-.lUIOOJ in 1S7S; 25 2S,4il in 1SCS: $1!.3(j9,. S40 in 1S5S, nnd $s,2I9,9'i7 in IMS. Thus the money sent abroad for coffee In the jear Just ended is eight times that of a half centurj ago, and marly three times that of 1S6S. Tho cost ot tho coffeo Imported Into tho United States during the past ten jears has been f73 411,241. these fig ures being the prices paid In the foreign markets at the pert of exportation Thus it appears In the decrde Just ended tnoro has gone out of the country nn avcra?" of $S7,50O,O0O per arr-um for an nrtlclo which may bo successfully grown In all the Islands now coming under the Juris diction of tho United States. o Practically one-half of tho coffee grove n In tho world i.ow comes to the United Stales The latest estimates put Ihe eof fee pioductlon of the world ut l,CC0,(w.'W pounds pel nrmum, v bile ns shown above, tho Imi orts Into the United States last j cur were more than half that amount. Of the total coffeo production of the world two-thirds Is grown In lirnil. where an export di ly of 11 per cent Is p'accd on every pound of ciffee exported. Tho other third of the world s pi eduction which Is grown outside of Brazil Is scat tered around the world In ihe belt ex tending to tho thirtieth degrco on each sido of tho equator ihe mctt success ut locations being well wateicd mountula slopes lrom 1 (W0 to 1,000 feet above tho sea level, Tho requisites tor cotfee pro duction nro found In all of tho Islands now likely to come under control of ilu United States, whllo tho fact that Uracil, the greut coffeo producer of tho world, places an export dutj on all coffeo ex ported, operates to tho ud vantage of those desiring to er ter upon the produc tion of this u-tlcle. cither for home con sumption or for competition In tho mar kets of the world. o Porto Rico has for jears produced con siderable coffee, this being her most Im portant export und amounting to from W to 30 million pounds per annum. Mr. F. U. Thurher, a well known authority on this subject In his book "Coffeee, from Plantation to Cup," sus: "Porto Rico furnishes a coffeo that Is In great favor In Spain and in Ituly and also on tho Island of Cuba. Tho cultivation Is carrlcl on largely in tho provinces of Mayuguez, Ponce, Gimyanllla, Aguidilla, Areclbo und St, Johns. In flavor this ranks us a mild coffee." Tho coffee pro ducing possibilities In Cuba are said to bo verj' great. Mr. Thomas R. Daw ley, Jr., says In tho 1S97 volume, of tho "Ameri can Annual Cyclopaedia": "Colfco was at one time tho principal tourco of Cuba wealth. In tho carly part of tho presen: century 91 million pounds of coffeo were produced In Cuba In a singlo jear. rep resenting p. mency value of 20 million dol lars. It was estimated that In 17'i3 there were six coffee estates to one of sugar, ono plantation Is mentioned as having a million trees, and tho writer has found an nuthentlc account of a planta tion containing 750,000 trees and 450 slaves In a part of tho Island whero at present thero Is neither a vestige of a coffee plan tation or a nesro population." o Coffee Is now being produced In con slderabln quintltles In the Hawaiian Isl nnds. Consul General Hsyvvoed expresses the opinion that tho amount may bo greatly Increased with rtoflt to thoso undertaking it. The number of coffeo plantations Is row between 200 and 300, the sum required ro succersfully enter upon coffeo production Is from $3,000 to $20,000. nnd tho Hawaiian foreign olllee estimates that the mcrey so Invested will bo repaid to tho Investors with moro than 100 per cent Interest nttthe end of seven jears from the establishment of the plan tation. The Philippines have for jca.-s produced a grade of coffee of which Mr. Thurbcr says In his volume quoted above: "Tho Phlllpplno Iriands nro slid to bo pe. cullarl adapted to the raising of coffee, producing with proper cultivation and preparation a berry which Is equal, If not superior, In flavor and uroma to the Java berry." o The following tablo shows tho quantity and value of coffee Imported Into tho United States slice ISM: Year. Pounds. Value. 1890 499.153.1J0 S7h.267.432 ls91 519.52S.4J2 M,123."7 U92 6I0.210.7S3 128.011,930 1?93 563.4C9.063 SO,4$5.45S 1S91 , (50,931.337 W,314.-j76 1895 652,20S,975 96,130,717 ISM 550.597,915 81,793.124 1897 737,615,670 81,514,234 1693 570,511.215 65.067.561 Overvalued by reason of depreciation of Brazilian paper mllrels. MONROEISM AND DEWEYISM. From the Globe-Democrat. There Is no conflict between Monroeism GOLDSHtmrS Today, Friday, Will be a Red Letter Bargain Day. Special prices on hundreds of articles of which we name but a few. Last and most decisive cut of the season on Lawns, Dimities and Ducks. The entire balance of our stock at 6 cents. French Organdies, most beautiful styles, at 15c. 2 J dozen Perfect fitting Percale Wrappers, the $1.25 kind, while they last at 69c. Qreait Cleaeniip Sale of Embroideries 5 cent Embroideries, today 1 cent. 10 cent wide Embroideries, today J cents. 15 cent Embroideries, 5 inches wide, today S cents 20 cent Embroideries, 7 inches wide, today 10 cents, 10 cent Linen Torchon Laces, 4 inches wide, today 5 cents. Ladies' and Children's Linen Collars and Chemisettes, formerly 25c ; today 5c. Bargains in Dress Goods, Upholstery, Curtains, Hoisery, Gloves, Etc., tlThis will be an all day sale, but early comers alway get the first choice and we cannot guarantee how long any of these lots will last. Always Bimsy SUMMER, I8P8. Our annual July and August sale of Summer Footwear is now on. All our Russets must co. You need tho Shoes. Wo need room. Lewis, Rely k Bavies, 111 AND 110 WYOMING AVKN'UE. and Dewejlsm. Monroeism protects tho Independent nations of this continent in wot king out their own destinies in their own way, freo from European Interfer ence. Dew e Ism Is the principle of cx-pan-Ion which, under tho nanio of tho Monroo doctrine, llrst mado the boun daries of tho country conform to phvbica! Bi.ogr.iphy by extending its fiontlers to tho Gulf of Mexico and tho Pacific, anl which Is now carrying tho boundaries be joml thcbo barriers Dewevlsm supple ments Monroeism and carries It to its logical climax. They uro different phases of tho same principle. Monroeism gavo tho United St.ites geographical and pollt. leal primacy In tho western hemisphere, whllo Deweylsm Is making It a great world power. DEWEY. From tho Wilkes-Barre Rcrd. Without dispute from any quarter, this splendid naval olllcer will be recognised as tho man who deserves tho highest hoa ors tho government shall conter upDn any ono for distinguished r-ervlces In the war with Spain. Brave, generous nnd un-us-humlng, ho has accomplished everv thlnB that could possibly have been ex pected of him, nnd Intlnltclv more. Ills ability as a commander war less of a utr prlso to tho country tltun his marvelous tuct In avoiding complications that con stantly threatened him in his Isolated po sition. Admiral Dewey has certainly demonstrated ithat ho Is a lcmaiknblo man, and tho ration domands that as soon ns co.igreps meets tho highest naval rank this country has known bo revived nnd Admiral Dewey bo made the recipient of its honors. From tho Philadelphia Press. Tho whole ccreer of Admlial Dewey can bo profitably studied as an Illustration of tho need of preparation and careful training to that when the opportunity comcH full udvHntage of It can bo taken. Tho war hns developed no better exaropla than the hero who won the llrst and tho lust victory. Trom the Troy Times. Dewey opened the bull, nnd now he hts closed It. Ills was the first victory of tho war, and his was tho last, although from information obtalrable It appears that ho will havo to sharo the later laurels with Merrltt and his men. But, anyway, thero Is small chanco of the American people ever forgetting the name of Dewey. From tho rittsburg Dally News. It Is not Invidious to sajrthat Admiral Oeorge Dewey Is the hero of the Spanls't American war. Ills executive labor was as perfect as his fighting operations we-e faultless. His woik on the quarterdeck and bridgo was no better than that at tho council table. ERA OE GOOD FEELING. From the Galtsburg Mall. War has killed politics. Northern Dem. orrnts aro cheering McKinley and south ern Republicans aro supporting Gcneiul Wheeler for congress. CAUSE OF THE INFLUX OF GOLD. From the Mall and Express. Europe owes this envntry a trade bal ance of about J.-ji.oOO.W), ard It must bo paid. That fact Is the A B C of the re. sumption of gold Imports. BRICKBATS AND BULLETS. From the Boston Herald. The war news will be rallied, but tho political campaign will soon be open Brickbats are eorretlmea as exerting as bullets 53. b MILL k CORNELL 321 N. Washington Ave. BRASS BEDSTEADS. In buying a brass Dedstead, bo sure that yon get the beat. Our brass Itedtoad ars all mado with leamless brass tublu? and frame wort Is all of steal. They cost no mors than many bedsteads made of the open soamless tubing. Every bedstead Is hlcbty flnlsbod and lacqueroJ under a peculiar method, hothlnj aver hav ing been produced to equal It. Our new Spring Patterns are now on exhibition. Hill & Coeeell At 121 North Washlnstou Avenue. Scranton, Pa. Tyyewnto' Supplies, Letter Presses, Copying Bafts, Law Hanks aid t&e largest line of office supplies and sta tionery In E E Peina, Reynolds Bros Stationers and Engravers, HOTEL JEHMYN llUtLUINQ 130 Wyoming Avenue, Mfldsmiminnier Lamp Sale . Until Sept 1st we will offer our entire line of Banquet Princess and Table Lamps a from 25 to jo per cent, dis count, We wish to reduce stock. If you are in need of a lamp this is a chauce to get a bargain. THE CLEIOHS, FEME!, ALLEY CO, i'i'i Lackawanna Avaun :U . jg BAZAAI Et c. HMLEY See Our Elegant New Line of Center Pieces, Stand Covers, Flllow Slams, real Scarfs, Etc, 1 I El lenalssance and The handsomest and most artistic line of Fine Goods we have ever had, on exhibition. Special Sale Tills Week Do not fail to secure one or more of our BED QUILT, of extra size and quality, hemmed, ready to use, at rjv'&.rv our special price of y They cannot be equaled for the money and are good value at $1.25. 510 and 512 LACKAWANNA AVENUE HENRY BEL1N, JR., General Agent for tho Wyomlnx District til JllDlnsr, lllaitlnf:. Sporting, Bmokelaii and lbs Hepauno CherulcAl Company's HIGH EXPLOSIVES. bafety Fuse, Caps and Exploders. Itoom 401 Connell Building- bcranton. AGENCIES THn FOim JOHN IS. SMITH 4302. W. O. MULLIGAN, iiroii'8 PlIBEffi. r PUUton nymoutn WUkes-Barrs
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