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8CRANTON, AUGUST 27, 1S98.
REPUBLICAN NOMINATIONS.
STATE.
Governor-WILLIAM A. STONE.
Lleutonunt Governor-J. P. S. aOBIN.
Secretary of Internal Affairs JA1ILS w.
LATTA.
JudBo of Superior Court-W. . POn-
Tnn.
ConRreesmen - at - I.nrRe SAMCUL i A.
DAVENPORT, OAMJBHA A. GllOW.
LEGISLATIVE.
Senate.
Twentieth Dist.-JAMKS C. VAUGIIAN.
House.
First Dlstrlct-JOHN It. KARK.
Second Dlstrlct-JOHN' .1. SCHUl'En, Jit.
Third Dl&trict-N. C. MACKUY.
Fourth Dlstrlct-JOHN 1 lWYNOI.DS.
COLONEL STONE'S PLATFORM.
It will be my purpose Thon cUHikI
so conduct niy&elf as to win the respect
and good will of those who hnve opposed
me nb well tin those who have Riven mo
their support. I shall be the governor
of thi whole people of the state. Ab'iies
have undountedly grown up in the legis
lature which nro neither the fault of ono
party nor the other, but rather the
growth of cutrm Unnecessary Investi
gations have been authorized by commlt
'ttes, resulting In unnecessary expense to
the state. It will bo m care and pur
poses to correct these end other evils In f-o
far as I have the power. It will he my
purpose while governor of Fennsylvama,
ns It has been my purpose In the pub'le
positions that I have held, with God's
help, to discharge my whole duty. The
people are greater than tho parties 10
which they belong. I am only Jcaloiu of
their favor. I hall only attempt to win
their approval and my experience has
taught me that that urn best be done by
on honest, modest, dally dlschirge of
public duty.
Piatt organs In tho country tn.-ns
and cities outside of Greater Now
Tork are apparently yet undecided
whether to use smokeless powder or
the old Ftyl campaign ammunition In
their attacks on Colonel Roosevelt.
The Peace Commission.
The cresldent has chosen widely tho
men who ar' to represent this govern
ment in tho negotiation of a treaty of
yeace with Spain. o two members of
the senate rank higher for broad and
progressive htatesminshlp in foreign
relations ttun Senators Davis and
Frye. Nonf have more fully tho con
fident of their colleagues and of the
country. W lutolaw Held takes a place
alongside them. He is for the fullest
expansion of American prestige, influ
ence and opportunity consonant with
the spiilt of our institutions. Here ara
three votes thut inny bo counted as
certain to b cast In the preliminary
balloting for the laigest programme In
the. Philippines that has seriously le
celved consideration in this country.
The attitude likely to be assumed by
Judge Day is a matter laigely of con
jecture. It has been represented that
he Is personally Inclined toward a
conservative view of our duty with
reference to the Spanish East Indies.
In the sense that he is careful, cau
tious and not given to enthusiasms this
Is credible without necessitating tho
supposition ihnt he Is timid or smnll
minded. The judicial temperament
which he possesses in so high a degree,
the dlspooitiuii to weigh with delibera
tion every factor entering into a prob
lem before proceeding far toward its
solution, can be put to useful purpose
on a commission chaiged with deter
mining momentouh issues ot future in
ternational relations. It will act as a
valuable check on Impetuous or
Impatient sentiment The essence
of wisdom in an adjudication
of this high character con
sists In viev.ing the subjects of con
ference from evecy possible standpoint.
Concerning the bent of the fifth com
missioner, Jlr. Justice White, no infor
mation Is available, but the eminence
of his position ought to be a sufllcient
guui.iiueo that he will cast his ultl-11.1.1-
. in in accordance with an hon
c t ni- 1 netatlon of the facts and ar
i. -1, 1. . 1 r to be adduced.
. 1. 1 . ,i, wo have 11 peace commls
bioi wii'i it-- majority committed In
.1.. .1 1 ... umerous utterances and
1. 1 uicijinent to tne acceptance
1 go .-nment of the fullest
- j - i 'ipportuntty no less than
-. 11 e situation confronting us In
ui-nt, nd with a minority not
;r,.d H'. pposo the majority fac-
ti'ji.xi) but i ! in the nature of things
to -.'!vo fu'l and fair discussion and
to leave jiu pi -.--. ot possible conse
quent cs uncoil- 'd ted. The treaty rec
omneudW by -men a commission
ouhht to aim v. ii command the confident-
ot urn -idy acceptance by the
gr -it ma "i! r ritlaenshlp.
According t. hospital reports
"glorious clltnati of Porto Rico"
prais to have Ui-en loaded also.
the
ap-
Our Common Schools.
iuj 1 i
Ir. the uny.i 'ast year's public
Instruction v rii-. j. the boroughs nnd
tow nslilpr of I,n Uawanna county
whirl: County Suiilntendent Taylor
has 'onviir Jed t ' Harrlsburg nnd
vil'b is nt toul. i 01 e fully on anoth
er page, .vrtni'i -.iii lit features merit
J mi. iibii nrtl
Tt.e avtrns i i '.h of tho school
ft ict nlrcfid Hi t. ess of that of any
'! pr r0unt 111 the state, Is growing;
tho pay of uiii I'Cis, averaging $51.13 a
nn.r,ih for rri ! and $32.33 for femalo
t i-iiiem is -t'-adily Increasing, and
the ceiierBl cndltloi' of the schools,
a.- regnrdb bnn the recitations nnd tho
Minltiitlun. is becoming noticeably bet
ter. The --eport cites numerous details
In proof which leave no doubt on this
point. Especially significant is the
rrogress which has been made in grad
1S tneae schools, so as to bring to
jno country districts many of the ad
antages in education hitherto restrict
ed to residents 0! the larger; boroughs
and cities. No direction offers larger
opportunities of usefulness than this.
Under the heading of professional
Improvement Superintendent Taylor
shows what has been done In the five
years of his administration toward en
couraging the teachers of the county
to seek higher degrees of fitness. Tho
day has gone by In well regulated com
munities when the young man or wo
man wild Isn't fit for anything olso
can eke out n scant existence by teach
ing school. Tenchlng hns become In
all things save pay distinctively o,
learned profession requiring not simply
Inherent tact rind general knowledge
but careful and thorough special prep
aration. Tho pay, too, Is Increasing,
but not so rapidly ns it ought to In
crease. Tho best paid teacher, If he
earns I1I3 money, Is underpaid.
We tue Impressed with tho county
superintendent's recommendation that
tho directors In tho rural districts
more generally take advantage of the
net permitting theni to levy a school
library tax. If It Is worth while to
htivo a school It Is equally worth while
to have a library. Tho two go togeth
er, with this advantage, that a good
library allowed to circulate under suit
able restrictions, reaches a circle wider
than tho school reaches and is per
haps more Immediately beneficial.
No citizen who Is Interested In the
betterment of the county schools should
fall to read with appreciation this In
teresting report. It fairly entitles its
author to the thanks of tho community
for Important wotk shown by it to
have been well done.
In the selection of V II. Woodln, of
Berwick as their congressional candi
date, the Republicans of the Seven
teenth district have displayed good
judgment Mr. Woodln Is a man of un
. tiring energy and spotless character
and Is an ideal representative of the
young blood in Pennsylvania polities.
Probe!
"Which," asks tho Philadelphia
Press, "h best and which Is Just? To
unite In a loud-mouthed personal hunt
In full cry for a scapegoat, yelling and
shouting that the only man responsible
for all lacks In creating an army of
2SO.O0O men in two months was the see
tetary of war, or soberly to see that
the lacks, defects and blunders are at
bottom due to conditions for which no
one man was fully responlsble and to
demand a full, searching military in
quiry which shall properly apportion
responsibility and show of the three
causes which were responsible and in
what share, an army too small, an In
clllclcnt statf or the management of the
war department'.'"
There Is, of course, but one answer
to this question; theie must be a
searching inquiry and it must probe
and spare none. That inquiry cannot,
however, be under the direction of tho
Mctetary of war, who is himself, In
tho public mind at least, tho most con
spicuous defendant, neither can it in
clude representatives of the suspected
war bureaus and sub-departments.
Irnless tho president shah take action
Independently and in exeiclse of his
undoubted authoilty as commander-in-chief,
tho inquiry will be ordered by
congress, which will at once Introduce
the distractions and injustices of pol
itics and leaves the public no wiser
than beforp.
Before dismissing this subject we
vlsh in all kindness to advise the Press
and the few other Journals which have
elected to rally to Secretary Alger's
defense not to try to blacken the mo
tives of those who want the criminal
management of the war department
sifted to tho bottom. If Alger is com
ing In for a large share of personal
censure, let the Pi ess remember that
by some of his actions he has wilfully
Invited It. His vindictive reply to
Roosevelt, for Instance, showed him to
the people as a man far too small in
mental stature to be a safe custodian
of the gigantic interests and respon
sibilities now devolving upon the sec
retary of war. That does not implicate
him In any crime but It furnishes unde
niable foundation for public resent
ment and suspicion.
Undoubtedly the faults of the war de
partment in the main are the faults
of an antiquated unci Inadequate sys
tem, but there are evidently employed
In the department some men whom no
system, however admirable, could
make worthy of public respect. Unfit
men as well as unfit system need In
vestigation and the administration of
absolute justice.
It Is sad to see that Mr. Wanamaker
is still inclined to be somewhat Jealous
of Dr. Swallow. Can It be that the
great merchant objects to sowing
where another reaps?
Where Will It EndP
If only a tenth part of what has been
said by trustworthy persons concern
ing the neglect of sick soldiers at Camp
Wikoff were true and there Is good
reason to believe that all Is true and
much more which has not yet been re
ported, not simply with reference to
this ono camp but touching all the
camps tho president has done well to
start upon a tour of personal examina
tion. Perhaps his attention should
have been given earlier to this phase
of the mllltnry situation, nt least to
the extent of ascertaining whether the
much protesting secretary of war and
his slmlllarly loquacious subordinate,
the surgeon general, were making truth
ful representations to him as to the
condition of tho various camps of con
centration. Had this been done it Is
possible that somo lives since sacri
ficed would have been saved. But we
must remember that the president has
had burdens of his own.
Thero Is excuse for confusion nt the
opening of a great camp when It Is
made suddenly and with insufficient
time for proper preparation. Rut there
is no excuse for the continuance prac
tically unchecked of abuses such as
are reported at Montauk Point weeks
after Camp Wikoff was established.
"Thero Is," says a correspondent of the
Philadelphia Ledger, writing from
Montauk Point, "universal condemna
tion on the part of the officers of the
camp of the Inefficiency of the medical
department. It has been short of sup
plies from tho outset, and as short of
supplies In the camps of the United
States as It was at Slboney and San
tiago. No explanation can explain why
today, at Fort Myer, within four miles
o Washington there aro tn umi
complalntB that nre heard at Camp Al
ger and Chlckamauga, which came In
overwhelming volume from Santiago,
and aro now duplicated at this point.
There has been a lack of surgeons, of
nurses and of supplies everywhere, only
less In the United States than In Cuba.
Here, In a camp of Invalids, not 100
miles from New York, the hospitals
cannot furnish cots for tho sick, and
hundreds only less til than those lying
on the floor In the hospitals cannot
secure needed medical supplies. The
surgeons at Camp Wlkoft nre men of
great professional ability, and nre ex
erting themselves to the utmost. All
that can be said Is that the supplies
do not come, nnd the sick cannot be
properly treated without medical sup
plies. Tho commissary department
hero has been no less anxious to
make the best of Its oppoitunlty,
and no less Industrious In Issuing the
supplies forwarded to it. Hut the com
missary department has no power ex
cept by special authorization to pur
chase any supplies except the rations
nuthorlzed by law, ample enough In
time of peace for the army in garri
sons, where a largo portion of It Is sold
and tho proceeds turned Into other
more palatable articles, but grossly ln
sulllclent tq feed men wrecked by fever
nnd debilitated by disease."
Now, Is It not strange that the rich
est nation of tho world ennnot provide
better than this for the remnant of
the small army that captured Santi
ago? Wo hear ridicule thrust at tho
Cuban insurgents because of their
forlorn appearance, yet proportionate
to their resources the insurgent com
manders have taken Infinitely better
care of their men than Uncle Sam has
taken of his. Tho Insurgents survived
threo yeais of Jungle warfare, but
many of our men seem likely not to
hold out for five months In concentra
tion camps set down In tho heart of a
civilized and fertile country where no
enemy exists save the Incapacity of
certain men In office. All the time that
there facts aro pointed out the answer
Is that If things are true as charged
some other fellow Is to blame, but no
adequate steps aro taken on any side
to Improve the condition of things.
Where will It end?
Now that Uncle Sam has to disman
tle tho auxiliary navy which he got
together in haste and with great waste
nnd which, fair play for it, did good
service, it would bo a capital Idea if
the patilots who sold these ships to tho
government at war prices would bid
them back again at tho same terms.
But of course they won't. Like some
other patriots that this war has un
masked, th-.ir patriotism is only talk
UVep. Thse emergency ships that In
our hour of need wo paid two and three
rrlces for will be resold nt one-third
value and tho difference amounting In
the aggregate to several millions will
represent what this nation would have
saved If, instead of putting off war
preparations until the enemy had
Urted for our shores, congrtss had
had tho common seii'-e In time of peace
to build a navy comparable with the
nation's magnitude and growing com
mercial Interests. It is to be hoped
that every sacrifice Indicated at the
naval auction block will penetrate the
public consciousness nnd lend bade
bono to the resolve that hereafter this
great nation shall not bo caught nap
ping. It is .1 rule of the army that rations
on hand, no mutter how unfit, must
bo Issued and eaten before fresh ones
can be furnished. The commissary of
ficer who violates this rule Is liable to
be held for payment of the rations.
This accounts for the fact that In sev
eral camps sick soldiers whose stom
achs are hardly able to retain the most
delicate of Invalids' food are expected
to feed on rotten salt meat and musty
hard tack. The enforcement of such a
rule under these conditions Is murder
and the men primarily responsible for
it deserve to bo shot.
Professor Charles Eliot Norton Is sad
again sad "thart. our nation Should
have turned Its back upon its old
Ideals, and, standing at tho parting
way, should have chosen this ancient
path, familiar to the old world, worn
by the bloody feet of hapless genera
tions, and which has never led to any
thing but 111 the path of aggressive
war, of foreign conquest, ot alien terri
torial ngrrandlzement, the path that
leads from trouble to trouble." Profes
sor Norton will never forgive this coun
try for outgrowing the Infant's crib.
The National Base Ball League re
considered its ban of suspension upon
player Holmes the other day before the
suspension order had time to go into
effect. Experience has shown base ball
magnates that this sort of boycott,
which deprives a player from the
chance of earning a livelihood by
making it Impossible for him to get an
engagement, Is dangerous business.
Ex-Secretary Sherman has been in
terviewed on the war department's
conduct, and the way he proceeds to
flay his recent cabinet colleague would
appear to Indicate that he had not yet
forgotten how Alger got away with
those southern delegates. Poor Alger.
We are beginning to pity him.
Tho Wllkes-Barre Record asserts
that Wllkes-Barre's new hotel is super
ior to Scranton's. There Js room for
argument on that point.
TOLD BY THE STABS.
Dally Horoscope Drawn by Ajacchus,
The Tribune Astrologer.
Astrolabe Cast: 4.45 a. in., tor Saturday,
Ausuat 27, 1S5S.
h J) &
A child bom on this day will notlco
that the bargain counter in politics con
tains spring goods cnly.
The public will doubtless sympathize
with Hon. George Jenks In his hope for
Democratic harmeny, so long ns he does
not make much nolle about it.
Efforts of sensational newspapers to In
augurate another Lnttlmer Hot out ot a
utrike nt Uoneybtok the other day weio
dismally fruitless.
Generul Humidity was In command of
the elements lust r.lght,
"The Gl'rl I Left Behind Me" will won
ccasa to b'o lonesome.
There Is nothing on earth so dangerous
as an escaped rogue.
The straw hat will be mustered out
next.
Days of tho 10-cent matinee approach.
Gendin? System
Ursiis Red Tap?.
From the 8jracuo Pest.
F TUB war department In its various
branches had been organised with tho
isamo system that ntcvalla In tl.o
U management of a great railroad cor-.
poratlon, for instance, mere wumu
have been much less ccmplaint nnd criti
cism. A good example of tho difference
botvveen tho war department methods
and railroad methods has been furnished
nt Montauk Point. "Holland." the Now
York correspondent of the l'hlladclpnlit
Press, gives somo Interesting facts about
ptepanitlons that vvcro mado for Camp
Wlkoft.
o
A few weeks ago competent army olll
cers selected Alontauk Point for a camp
In which Hoops from tho south could
rest and recuperate. Tho site ot tho
camp wa3 leased from the Long Island
Railroad company, and tho government
expected to rely upon this railroad for tho
transportation ot most of Its supplies
and a good part of tho troops. President
Baldwin, of tho railroad company, had
given nssuranco that, us soon ns ho was
notified that tho camp site had been se
lected, ho would be prepared to furnish
transportation as fast as needed. Tho
first Indication ho received In regard to
tho matter was the announcement one
day that 2,000 troops and a large num
ber of mules were on tho way to tho
camp. Through the failure of somo sub
ordinate, perhaps, or becuuse tho m
sago passed through too many hands,
President Baldwin had not been advised
of the acceptanco of tho lite. But, like
a practical railroad man, ho set to work
to make up for lost time.
0
In three days ho had roads made,
switches laid, cat pouters engaged, and
everything In readiness for handling .111
Immense volumo of business. During
three night it Is said that he did not leave
the Held, sleeping less than five hours out
of the seventy-two. But with tho tlno
system of a well manged railroad organi
sation behind him he had his prepara
tions all mado so that there was not u
delay of an hour In tho shipment ot sup
plies cr an accident of any kind to the
great number of trains sent over tho
1 cad. The Incident mentioned by "Hol
land" shows the difference between prac
tical business meihcds nnd red tape meth
ods. Ho says that there were some forty
mulo wagons near the station. Lumber
was there, and alo a great quantity of
supplies. The supplies, of couise, were
greatly needed by the soldiers in camp
even more than the lumber. But the
teamsters were hauling lumber only
President Baldwin asked why they did
not divide the work and use part of the
wagons to haul supplies Into camp where
the soldiers were waiting for them. The
reply was: "Oh, tho supplies belong to
another depaitmcnt. We have no orders
to take them." "Take them without or
ders, then. Some of these soldiers are
almost dead lor the supplies," was Mr
Ualrtwin s reply. But tho supplies were
not moved, for they were tied up by a
lot of red tape and nobody at the camp
had authority to cut it and release them.
o
Another timo a complaint was made to
Piesident Baldwin that the soldleis
needed freh jneat. The railroad com
pany was blamed for not bringing It. Mr
Baldwin Investigated and found two le
frigerator cars full of fresh meat that
hud been waiting for two days to bo un
loaded. He had hurried through that
meat 100 miles In threo hours, and men
alter It reached Its destitution it was Ictt
untouched for two das, and boldlers
weie going hur.&ry all because some army
otllcer failed to do his duty. Another
time tho carpei ters who were putting up
banacks and honiltal buildings wanted
nails. They ccrrplalr.cd to the officers of
one depaitment und were In turn referred
to the officers of another department,
and they In turn relerred them to ihe
officers of tho railroad cempany, and
after avvhllo It was discovered that
there wns a carload ot nails upon tho
siding which had been waiting there two
or three dnyi, and In addition there was a
scoro of kegs of nails in the camp which
had been overlooked entirely.
o
Theso Illustrations show the difference
between u business thoioughly organized
and a business run by led tapo icgula
tlons. It is very evident that the war
department has suffered for tho lack of a
comprehensive preliminary organization.
Had each staff department been thor
oughly organized on business lines, the
Increased demands of the wnr would have
simply increased tho slzo of the orders
for transportation supplies nnd other ne
cessities. They would not have brought
confusion nnd disastrous delays. We hear
a great deal about army discipline, but
army discipline that is so tied up by red
tapo that business cannot bo transacted
In a common sense way Is all wrong.
THE NAVY.
From the Philadelphia Record.
A navy cannot be extemporized; and It
takes years to train a caller. The people
know very well that while our navy ;s
extra-efficient it is undersized. They also
know that however powerful It may be
come there will be no resulting dinger to
our liberties. The whole history of the
navy, beginning with Paul Jones and end-,
tng with Dewey, is a record of glorious
accomplishments. Our navy has plucked
us with honor out of tho late war with
Spain. Hud we spent, befoio the war, a
few more millions of dollars In the con
struction of swift cruisers and battle
ships, thus bringing our offensive ability
on tho sea into some proper proportion to
our vast maritime Interests, there would
have been no wur. A demonstiatlon of
our sea power would have been sulllclent,
and would have saved us a hundred mil
lion dollars and thousands of precious
lives.
This lesson ought not to go unheeded.
Our safety at home, tho protection of
our steadily growing international trade,
the security of our extended Insular pos
sessions and our position among the
great Powers of the world intermediate
as that position Is between Burope and
Asia demand a navy adtquate to all
possible requirements. Wo must havo
our share of the world's trade, even if
we have to light for It. Congress may
rely upon popular support In appiopilat
lng money to build wai ships. Until we
are in a positloi to light wo are not In a
position to get due consideration at the
hands of the earth-grabbing Powers that
havo adopted Bismarck's motto; "Might
Is right." Within tho next threo years
our naval power should be doubled; and
In the succeeding threo years doubled
again. Wo havo the coal; wo have the
lion nnd steel; wo have tho constructive
ability; we havo tho money to pay our
way why should we not take our pluco
at tho front?
THE NEXT SENATE.
From tho Times-Herald.
Legislatures to be chosen this fall will
elect the successors ot thlity senators
whoso terms expire March 4, 1K"J. The
prospects aro that tho result will be a
considerable strengthening of the Repub
lican majority In tho stnute. At present
there uro clghty-nlne members, und of
theso turty-uvc are classified as Rcpubll
cans, thirty-four us Democrats, five 1'opu.
lists and five Sliver Republicans, It will
be seen that tho present Republican ma
jorlty Is only one, whllo Carter, Chandler,
Mantle, Pettlgrcw, Slump und Wolcott
are In favor of free colnugu.
o
Fifteen of the thirty who retire this
year aio Democrat. Thtso aio White
of California, Gray of Dtlawure, l'akco
of Florida, Turple of Indiana, Gorman of
Maryland. Money of Mississippi, Cock
rell of Missouri, Smith of New Jersey,
Murphy ot New York, Roach of North
Dakota, Bate of Tennessee, Mills of Tex.
as, Daniel of Virginia, Faulkner, of West
Vlrglntu, and Mitchell of Wisconsin.
Thero is every prospect that the Repub
licans will gain many of these scats. It
they merely retain the advantage thay
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mm
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$1.00 Ladies Shirt Waists, United Brands, 49 cents.
$2.00 and $2.50 Ladies' Shirt Waists, Florence and Der
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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.
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114 AND 110 WYOMING AVENUE.
had last year six of the Democrats will
be succeeded by Republicans. The early
elections of this year Indicate that tho
Republicans havo not only held their
.strength, but have lncreused It considera
bly. California is now Republican, as
aio Indiana, Maryland, New Jersey, New
York, North Dakota, West Virginia and
Wisconsin. No losses arc to be expected
lu any of theso states, so Republican suc
cessors may be confidently expected
theie. Indeed, Gorman's successor has
alteady been elected. A gain of clgflt
seats Is almost certain.
-o
Will thero he any Republican losses to
offset this? 11 Is not likely. The Repub
licans whose terms expire are Haw ley of
Connecticut. Halo of Maine, Lodge ot
Massachusetts, Bui rows of Michigan.
Davis of Minnesota. Mantle of Montana.
Quay of Pennsylvania, Aldrlch of Rhode
Island, Proctor of Vermont, Wilson of
Washington nnd Clprk of Wyoming. The
leglslatutes of these states aro now all
Republican with the exception of Mon
tana and Wnrhlngton, where the Demo
cratic and Popullstlc combination is in
the ascendant. The chances aro go-oi
that tho Republicans will gain each of
these, but even If they should not the
loss of two subtracted from the certain
gain of eight would make a net gain
of six. This would give tho Republicans
llfty-one senators, against thlrty-elc'U
for the opposition, a comfortable working
majority of thirteen, or Including the
Otegon vacancy, fifty-two members, with
fourteen maloilty.
o
Every prospect Is therefore that the
welcomed time is at hand when tho senate
will no longer be the stronghold of freo
silver and Populism.
COMMERCE IN THE PACIFIC.
From the Times-Herald.
A striking summary of the growing Im
portance of tho commerce of the world
In tho Pacific is given by the London Sta
tist. Figures are compiled showing tho
valuo of trade with all nations with the
countries borderlrg on the great ocean.
Tho estimates of tho Statist translated
from pounds sterling into American dol
lars nro ns follows:
Pacific states of North, South
nnd Central America $ 4ti5.ftV.0ii
Insular groups and Islands .... iW.Oiiii.iiM
Australasia bso.iw.ww
Western Pacific and the far
east :M4'.(xki.iki
Total '. U.'M I.VMHXi
Add estimates of tho coasting liatllr
Pacific America mm.rtvi.ixw
Pacific Islands hi.ti.iHM
Asiatic Pacific l.ftm.tuw.nvi
Total JI.MUW.Ofli
Add Australasia rd.'&iMHti
Grand total r..oiW.uii.iH
Vast as this trade Is now .imouullug to
flvo hllllon dollars It Is glowing rapidly
and will contlnuo to grow. Whllo n p.ut
of tho commerce Is Inelastic, tho greater
part Is growing rapidly nnd will continue
to increase. srtclnlly with the rlToiin
that aro being mado by nil of the lluro.
pean nations to obtain n share of the
valuable mnrket.
By the uciiulsltlon of Hawaii, Guam
nnd peihapa a part of tho Philippines .ho
United States Is certain to bear a greater
chare than fount rly In this rich trade,
A WARNING TO MUGWUMPS.
From tho Florida Times .Union.
Tho elections aro approaching and the
American voter has no toleration for the
statesman who has lost faith in him and
his country.
50 dozen Ladies' Gowns, made of good
muslin, beautifully trimmed with either
lace or embroidery, workmanship of the
very best. Garments that will cost you
anywhere and at any other time from 85c
to $1.00. During this special sale the
price will be only
57
HILL & CORNELL
121 N. Washington Ave.
BRASS BEDSTEADS.
In buying a brasi Deditead, be sure that
yoa get the belt. Oar bran Bediteads aro
11 made with seamless brass tubing and
frame work la all of steel.
They cost no mora tuan many bedsteads
madeof tho open soamleM tubing. Evory
beditead Is highly finished and laoquerej
under a peculiar method, nothing ever hav
ing been produced to equal 1U Oar new
Bprlnx Patterns are now on azhlbltlon.
Hill
&
Coemell
At 121
North Washington
Avenua.
Scranton, Pa.
S,
Tyyewnte9 Sropltes,
Letter Presses,
is,
Law Blanks
tie largest lime of
office supplies aM sta
tionery ii N. E Feaaa,
Reynolds Bros
Stationers and
Engravers,
HOTEL. JERMYN 13UILUINQ.
130 Wyoming Avenue.
Midsmmmer
Lamp Sale .
Until Sept ist we will offer
our entire line of Banquet,
Princess and Table Lamps at
from 25 to 50 per cent, dis
count. We wish to reduce
stock. If you are iti need of
a lamp this is a chance to
get a bargain.
TIE CLE10NS, FEEBEE,
WALLEY CO.
433 Lackawanna Avenua
iTffWrtl
BAZAAR
tc - V"
27,
Cents
FINLEY'S
New Fall
GOOD
Our First Delivery of
"Clhofce
Dress
Fabrics"
in Black and Colors for
early Fall wear is just
brought forward and we
invite you to an inspect
ion of the same, feeling
sure that after looking
them over, you will con
sider it time well spent.
We duplicate nothing
that is shown in Exclu
sive Patterns, so you will
make no mistake in mak
ing a selection now as
our present line contains
many choice things that
could not be had later on.
Black and Colored
Qrepons, Poplins,
s,
"&
Tweeis, Qieviots, etc,,
in Bayedere and other effects
promise to be among the
leading materials for the sea
son and all ol them are here
largely represented.
Also some very desirable
numbers in New Fall Silks
all in exclusive Waist Pat
terns just opened.
510 and 512
LACKAWANNA AVENUE
HENRY BEL1N, JR.,
General Agent for tna Wyomlnj
District fj:
liming, Wasting, Sportlna Sraokelaii
and Ibo Kepauno CtjmlcU
Company'
HIGH EXPLOSIVES.
fcufety 1'ustv Cupt nnd Kxplodert.
ilooiu 401 Co nn ell UulUlu.'.
ocruutoa.
AGENCIU&
TH03, FORD,
JOHN U. BMITU A iQH,
W. E. MULLIGAN,
Plttstati
Plymouth
WUkei-Barrj
DRESS
MPisnrs
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