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THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE-FRIDAY. NOVEMBER 25. 1898.
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l'nbllihed Pally, flxcspt Kundfiy. by the
Trlbunt TublltUlng Company, at Fifty Cants
n. Month.
New YortcOIIioc: lftn Nininit SU
H.H VHKI'.I.ANI),
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Mmrn atthk rosTorriCE at scrantox,
FAh AUSECOND-CLAaiMAlI. MATTKll.
SCHANTON. TA., NOV. 2S, lSDS.
v If the Indictments ntjalnst Scnntor
Quay litivo been drawn defectively on
purpose to let tho lirosecutlon down
now that cl"etlon Is over, tho nonutor
hhould not rest until be has made bis
onemlcs prove their charges or litis
put every ono of them In Jail. Tho
public does not dcslio to sec this Im
portant mutter collapsa on technicali
ties. Self-Help for Cubans.
As was noticed In last Monday's Tri
bune, a movement for tho icllef of the
starvliiR Cubans, by means of careful
ly administered Industrial enterprise,
has just been started in New York, on
n plan suggested by Mr. William Will
nrd Howard, which has the cordial In
dorsement of clergymen of nit denomi
nations and of philanthropist!). It Is
intended to sliUititutc opportunities for
honest work, to do paid for nt tho
market tates foi labor, In place of In
discriminate and hatmful Rifts of "fteo
wnip ami old clothes" nnd to nvold
paupeilzlnR the bonellclailcs and mak
ing the Cubans a nation of beggars.
Mr. Howard's plan, which has been
taken up by an association formed for
the purpose tho Cuban Industrial Up
lief fund Is bavd on his two years'
experience in relief wotk foi tho Ar
menians of ICistt'in Tut key. In the
carrying out of the plan Mr. llountd
will have the assistance of the Hev.
Hornet t M. Allen, who wns his chief
associate In Armenian tellef wotk. The
plan In outline Is as follows:
1. To secure good fainting land whole
the need of the pour Is the most press
ing. -. To station tbeie a capable Ameii
can superintendent, with Implement-",
needs., nnd funds suftlilent to employ
u consldeiable nitmbct of men.
3. To set lit work all the able-bodied
poor and pay them full ntatket rates
for their labor.
A. To talse common food i rops, sell
them In tho best available market, and
with the proceeds continue the employ
ment as long only ah the need exist",
using the same money ovet and over
cisaln.
r,. To return the fat met a to their own
foitner homes as soon as they are
Phslenlly. mentally and financially
able to ie-establish their plantations. '
While Inspired by ebatltnblc motive,
tho whole plan Is to be operated puiely
as a business ti.tntictlon. In which the
laboter will feel that he has lendeicd
service for all be bits received, and that
bo has not been robbed of his man
hood by being tieated like a beggar.
The money thus invested (and it will
be Invested, not spent) will save the
Vnltod States millions that would
otherwise be U'-ed to clothe nml feed
nn idle, though suffeilng, population
The succorti of the plan Is assured by
the successor the industtlnl icllef wotk
done for the Aimenians under the same
auspices: and the pi actual wisdom
and essential benevolent e of this kind
of teller explains why the plan has to
iclved the cordial endotsement of
clergymen or till denominations und of
phllanthtoplsls genet ally.
The tospom'ibilltj of Atnet Units for
these suifeting Cubans N a dltecl te
sult of the Spanish war. W have
saved them from their tot met- nppt ess
oin, nnd wo ate now bound to save
their bodies ftoin staivatlon and their
manhood ftom the degrading effects of
pauperism tlnouglt unwise clutlty. As
n Clnistlan duty to those for wbosv de
liveiance wo went to war, and as a
patriotic duty to our own country
which a. depopulated Cuba would dis
place before tho nations, let us fur
nish the Cuban Industtlnl ltellef fund
with tho money for Its wotk: doing It
promptly, in order that the Initial pur
chases of Implements and seed may be
made tit once. Conttibutions for this
put pose mny be sent to the Cuban In
dustrlal Hellef fund, 75 Tribune build
ing. New Voik, or to the Continental
Trust company, SO Hroad stieet, New
York, which will be the depository of
the funds.
The cold wave was kind enough to
leave its rough edges behind befoio
visiting Sctanton; hence these thanks.
Civil Service Reform.
The president is about to issue an
order removing from the civil service
lules some of tho oillccs swept under
those rules by the blanket order Issued
by Mr. Cleveland a few days before
his term exnlred an otder that was
designed to rivet Democratic appointees
In ofllce under tho MeKlnley adminis
tration, regardless of their merits or
demerits.
The changes which ate to be made
will draw a distinction between "those
positions" we quote from the Wash
ington correspondence of V. K. Curtis
"which relate to tho technique of the
service nnd those which Involve finan
cial responsibility. The technlquo posl
tlons will remain under the ptotectlou
of tho civil service law as they nro
nov. The places which Include, among
their duties the handling of public
moneys are to be taken out, and tho
heads of large offices aie to have some
thnij to say about subordinates upon
whoso honesty they must depend. Tho
proposed order confers upon postmast
ers a certain degree of latitude In the
selection of men who fill placet) which
involve financial responsibility. The
number of exceptions in the postolllco
service will not bo many. Deputy col
lectors who fill positions of similar re
sponsibility nro also to bo exempted.
These ure the principal changes. It Is
proposed that heads of bureaus affected
by the changes shall have the power
to nominate officers, and the civil ser
vice commissioners shall preparo nn
examination to determine their quali
fications. The local examining boards
of pension surgeons form another class
to bo exempted from civil service pro
tection." As It Is now, a chief of buieau who
is under heavy bond for the honest nd
ministration of the revenues In his de-
partment has. to accept as his cashier
or other custodian of public funds tho
person certified to him by tho civil scr
vlco commission. This person nitty bo
honest or he mny not; the tnnn finan
cially responsible has no mentis of
knowing In itdvnrice. Mr. Cleveland
pnlled such n condition of nffnlrs civil
service reform. Mr. MeKlnley regaids
It nB gross unfairness. So long as
mental lltncsii is fissured by a thorough
examination his belief Is thnt tho chief
who Is held In bond for tho pubordln
uto's fidelity should hnvo authority to
pick thnt subordinate and not bo put
at tho mercy of strangers.
This Is the llepubllcan view of civil
service reform.
The resignation of Judge CJordon Is
as nuts and cake to Colonel McCluic.
Tho editor of tho Philadelphia Times
IntlmntcH that Gordon, by voluntarily
ret It lug when be did, saved the next
legislature from the ttottblc of conld
ctlng Impeachment proceedings.
Tito Future of Our Railways.
In view of the fact that, broadly
speaking, Internal development In this
country hns wotked Itself out nnd that
opportunities for largo ventures In rail
road building have ceased, what is to
be the future of the railway business
In America? A subject of such mag
nitude which nffects so directly nnd
materially tho general prosperity can
not be nnswered oft hand, but wo nto
Impressed ! some opinions recently
offered concerning this matter by that
enlerpi Islng and far-sighted railroader.
President M. K. Ingalls.
in his Judgment some plan must be
adopted to Incieaso tho ownership in
l all ways by persons lesldlng along1
their lines. Creator permanence must
be given to the condition nnd owner
ship of rallwnys. "It would," says he,
"be a great step It we could adopt the
I'Jnglisb method nnd create debentures
that theto should bo no foreclosure for
non-payment of Intetrst. Such a thing
ns foreclosute of a i all way In England
Is unknown. If the Inteiest is not paid
upon the debentures there may be n,
receiver of the ptoflts, but the stock
holder still holds his Inteiest In the
ptoperty. Here, with our system of
bonds. If tbete come a few bad ycat.s
when the inteiest Is defaulted, the
bondholder takes possession and sells
it under his mottgage, the inteiest of
the stockholder Is extinguished, and
when piospetlty returns he hns lost bis
opportunity to get bis shate of it. This
makes the possession of railway stocks
speculative and unceitaln; in fact, lor
ye.trs they have been mote subject to
assjssnients than to the leceipl of div
idends. If our foi in ot mortgage could
be changed to that of the English de
bentuie It would stop tho Immense
number of reotganlzations and would
pi event values being wiped out In
titties o! panic, and would encoutago
investment b the people In the sectttl
tles of these enteiptlses; for, after nil,
Hint Is the leal improvement that Is
to come."
Other sugg'-stlons of value ate of
fetetl by I'tesltlent Ingalls. The rail
way olllcl.tls themselves, ho believes,
must be taught to conduct their busi
ness with cmio and with due icspcct
to tho lights of the people. Their no
tions must not be sect el, but above
boatd and open to the public. There
must be but one t:to to tvetybody,
and that mut be leasonable, and the
tcgislatuto must ptovido remedies by
which railway oflltials tan agiee with
each other on these intes and their
contracts can be enfotced. Passenger
rales, he thinks, need levisiott. "Wo
iltaige," says he, "the same for tho
man who tides in the palace car and
for whom the railway has to haul two
tons of dead weight, as ve do tor the
man who tides in the otdlnaty coach,
and for whom only one-half a ton ot
dead weight is hauled. . Wo chaige
practically tho same for tho passenger
who is i an led sixty miles nn hour on
tho fast and expensive tinln ns we do
for the passenger upon tho slow and
loss expensive ttaln. These rates
should be changed nnd graded." Above
all. in President Ingalls' judgment a
better understanding must bo arrived
at with the Mist army of railway em
ployes. They must have gt enter in
terest in the success of the railways
and they must bo a patt of the power
that will produce n better undeiftaiid
ins with the communities which the
lailways serve. This must bo done by
a system of hospitals, pensions and
profit bbarlng.
As to material changes, Mr. Ingalls
predicts electtlc locomotion, higher
sp?cd nnd cheaper trains, but fotesees
that railway consttuctlnn must lten
after consist laigoly of branch lines
acting as feeders to tho latgo j-ystoms
now in vogue. Speaking broadly, ho
concludes a most Interesting Interview
In tho Washington Star with these
words: "This countty will soon bavo
100,000,000 of people. It will require at
least 2.VI.00O miles ot railways to servo
them properly an Increase of 40 per
cent, over the present ntlleago. They
cannot be built, they cannot bo im
proved and increased with the pres
ent system of legislation nnd with tho
ptesent prejudice against them. The
development of tho country demands
that this must be changed. In the cen
turies that have gono tho votlth of
tho vurlous countries sought fame and
prefetment In war and its accompani
ments. Wo live in better days and in
a higher civilization, but tho service
of our railways offets a wider field for
achievement und for fame than any
thing ol old. Tho road to success in
this lino is not through carnage and
suffering, but It is none the less sure,
and requires equally moral courugo
and Intelligence. A new evangel must
be preached In refetenco to ratlwnys.
They must be placed upon a higher
order, and Inttcud of being pat talis In
business they must be the benefactots
and ft lends of nil."
Bravo old Joo Wheeler Is not n bit
disturbed by the arguments of the
antl-expanslonlsts. Says he: "I don't
think the great men of a century ago
who laid down the i tiles for the con
duct of our government would repeat
their recommendations If they lived
today. In the days of Monroe, Jeffer
son and Madison we were not the pro
ducing nation we ate today. Wo must
leach the markets of tho world with
our products, and I bellovo tho gov
ernment will now most wisely solve
tho problem before It, We arc opblt
of extending the principles of Ameri
can civilization to nny people on the
faco of tho earth."
It Is earnestly to be hoped that when
tho next congress takes up tho sub
ject of Immigration restriction, ns it
Is bound to do, It will take n liberal
view of the goings nnd comings of
Americans und Cnttadlrfns across tho
Cnnnd.a line. The petty squabbling
w hlch has characterized tho past treat
ment of this phase of tho subject Is
unworthy of n great nation. It Is high
tlmo to lake a broader tack.
Congressman Cannon wns at first
Inclined to oppose expansion, but
after studying tho public sen
timent among his constituents
ho changed over, saying that
ho regarded It his duty to represent
the will of his district rnthor than
his Individual opinion. This Is a safe
conclusion, nnd who shall affirm, in
view of tho representative character of
our form of popular government, that
It Is not tho true one?
colonel Roosevelt hns profited by the
lessons of tho wnr. He has given the
commanding general of tho New York
National Guard full authority to go
abend nnd reorganize the guard and
says he will bold him responsible. In
other words, military matters nro to
bo managed by mllltury men nnd not
by civilian politicians.
Renntor Plntt says his colleague
should be n talker, and tips a wink In
the dliectlon of Chnuncey Depow.
Theto need bo no fear that Cbauneey
will prove nn oratorical disappoint
ment. The harmony progrnmme In New
ork Is starting out bravely. Let us
hope It will keep In unison with tho
key-note.
As between $20,000,000 and nothing at
all, Spain should not hesitate long.
TOLD BY THE STARS.
Daily Horoscope Drawn by Ajacchus,
The Tribune Astrologer.
Astrolabe east' 4 01 a. nt for Friday,
Nov. 25, 1iK
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A child burn on this day will wond.T
bow the organs of discontent e.pect to
lalse tho usu.il bowl regatdlng "slates,"
"bosslsm," etc., at cuueuses conducted un
der Cravvfoid county t tiles.
Tito joungster.s who wear
Chrysanthemum hair
Have returned ftom tho Holds, and tho
wlnnon
With i.ipturs doclato
That tho exercise tliete.
Aid j digestion ot Thanksgiving dinners.
No man is entitled to more sv mpatliv
than tho individual who is obliged to
strain every nerve to keep the gilt blight
on nn illustilous family nana.
At coming elections hereabouts the 'nn
dld.itt.s will pinhably Ik obTiged to attll
btite difeat to the bickof votes.
Fellows who extend the glad palm ex
pect to tarty ort the honois horealter ic
gardless of the machines.
It is easier to leceivo advice than to
follow It.
Thee short days must bo discouraging
to tho individual who insists that "time
Is monej."
NEWS AND COMMENT
A wtitei lit Mciimt's make an Interest
iim ntiul of tho giovvtlt of tho Anglo
S.ivm 1 .ico in tenitory and population
In OT iats as comp.ited with tho Iatln.
tho Slav and the (lei man races, in the
esu 1100. we uto told that the Anglo
H.ivui numbered I Off.OOO end that ho ruled
ll'LOW satiate milts. Hut Hie Latin nuni
beted Sl.uOU.uOv and 1 tiled -KJ.UIO Mill.lto
mlk; that the Slav numbtted C.UuO.tKW nrd
ruled lAOGwi square milts; and tli.it tho
German ntimbt n d lO.dOO.OOO end ruled 310.
000 squ.il t miles In mw, we nro told, the
Anglo-Savon numbtis '7." 000,000 nnd iule
l"i uVl.iiOn stiu.iie milts; the I.-tttu numbers
m,000,000 and tubs 11.0.7)000 squill e miles;
tho Slav numbers 11,000,000 and rules 9.0.7J,
0000 square miles, nm the German num
bers 13S000,txiO unit lilies 2,3'0,000 squavo
miles. Those linrslfleatlons and estima'cs
are rough, but they are sufllt lently ae
curato to show how rapidly tho Anglo
Saxon Is ncqulilng stiprtinacy. ,
"In the pifsint excited condition of tho
'races In ceitulu sei lions of the south,"
says Hooker T. AVaFhlnglon, ihe noted
colored (dnc.itnr. "I think it is the uuy
of all good (Hiatus, blnek and white, to
bo cautious ami thoughtful and not mid
fuel to the llan.es. Tho mass of colored
people bavo aluujs been law abiding
dtlcns, anil thry will continue to be. It
is especially important that tho colored
people do not get discouraged. It Is also
Impottant to hear in mind that wltllo
there is troubli in a few sections, thero
aro ten thousand places In the south
where tho two rcces aro living peacefully
anil happily together. All can not do
smooth sailing. Wc must rave tho clouds
as well as the sunshine. If the coloretl
people continue securing education, prop
erty nml character, nnd cultivate In ev
ery manly way tho friendship of the peo
ple who are their neighbors, no matter
v, hut their color, cur future is secure. In
tho f itttre, as lit the past, thero will bo
temporary backset", but we must not bo
these discourago us."
An answer to the question, What Is av
erag success? Is found by summarizing
tho earnings of workeis In this countrv,
sas C'lnirle.s V. Wlneatf. In bis new
book, "What Shall Our liovs Do for a
Living?" Teachers, ticrgmen, clerks
nnd bookkeepers earn frem $3oO to $1,000 a
year. The SOO.OoO railroad employes uvcr.
agu $f0 a month. Tho 1M.000 government
cmplnjcs. excluding heads of depatt
imnts. tecelve from J0 to JIM a month.
Kvcn in New Yoik few professional mm
curn more than a competence. The av
etago Incomo of doctors and dentists is
$1,000, and $1 'JOO to fl GOO that of lawyers.
Collegn piofessors' salaries average from
$1,470 to $2,0ir, Including those paid to sps
clnllsts. Governors of tho states on an
avetago receive only $3.ono. Thero were
20,9m nntnes nn tho New York civil list In
1M. The following were the average sal.
aries: Teachers, under $1,000; policemen,
$1,200; firemen and postmen $1,Oij0, health
and building It spectors, $1,500; department
clerks, $1,200 to S1.500.
Thirty years ago a read llko lite Pcnn
sylvnnla wns In the habit of earning 2
cents per ton per tnllo for freight, and It
wns somo years Inter before the average
earnings on freight got below 2 cents.
Now a great deal of freight is carried at
trom 2 to 4 mills per ton per mile. The
tates for passenger and freight in tho
rnltcd Stataa end some, of tho leading
countiles of Europe are as follows:
For freight
For parren- per ton
ger per mile, per mile.
I'nlled States 2.11 o.su
Prussia 2.M i.2
Austria 3 0." j.m
Franco 3::c i.oo
Belgium 2.2"i 1.30
England 220 1.05
In point of fact, ns a writer In tho Phil
ndelphla Press points out. tho Unlt'd
States, Instead of carrying freight for
about one-third of tho chnrgo mndo In
somo countries of Europo, often does It
for ono-flfth, and, In extreme cases, for
one-sixth.
Says "Holland": When the book which
established the reputation of tho lato
Harold Frederic ns a novelist, "The Dam
nation of Thcron Ware," was published,
within u Email but Influential circle of
those who hnd known Frederic nil his
llfo and knew somo of his experiences,
thero wns Instant criticism and bitter re
gret, for It was Immediately recognized
that tho essential parts of that story
wero not tho creations ot Frederic's Im
agination, but wero slmpty lino 'reporting
ot whut had actually happened. Tho
clergyman lived, still lives, cut to tho
henrt by this ueo of his experience. Tho
temptress lived, still lives, perhaps enter
tained by this easlly-recognlzcd report of
nn eplsodo In which sho hnd conspicuous
part. The real clergyman was ot another
denomination than that of Thcron Ware,
nnd tho Incidental circumstances and tho
denouement ns described In tho bonk wero
not what they worn In real life, but tho
tragic truth of tho story was n, truth
which camo urdcr Frederic's observation
in tho enfolding of It ho bad somo part
nnd tho characters of which ho wroto had
supposed themselves to bo among tho
choicest of Ills friends,
Credlblo ndvices from Havana say tint
since tho ptotocol was rlgned tho Span
ish oniclnls In Cuba have stolen $3,0X1.000
In various ways. Hem Is an Instance:
Tho regulation hours for killing at tho
Havana slaughter hottso nro during tho
afternoon, but n special permit entitles
certain contractors to slaughter one head
each morning, for which those who havo
tho ptivillgo pay a prescribed foe. As a
matter of fact, over a hundred nro killed
every day before noon, tho fees for which,
exceeding $2."0, never find their way Into
tho city treasury. These beeves are dis
tributed by tho contractors for the mili
tary hocpltnls In the city nt i5 cents per
kilogramme, whllo tho public pays only
tho market price of about 3S cents. Tho
difference per kilogramme, together with
tho amount of unpaid abattoir fees s
presumably divided among a select few,
who silently defraud the city of a much
needed source of Income.
The Evva plantation, near Honolulu, last
j ear produced 11.000 ton3 of sugnr from
3,000 acres of maturing cano. Its man
agers Intend to Incieaso their production
to 30.000 tons by 1001. Tho cano on this
plantation Is watered by artificial Irriga
tion fed from nrteslnn wells. The total
sugar nroduct In Hawaii Is 300,000 tons
nnnually, but an Increase of 100,000 tons
Is expected within threo years as a con
sequent of tho n loptlon of modern meth
ods of Irrigation and tho expected in
tiodttctlon of Intelligent white labor In
place of Ignorant ami lll-noutlshed Orient
als. Living Is still high nt Dawson City,
up in tho Klondike. Whiskey is So cents
a drink. A shave costs CO cents and a
dally i npt-r as much. Two small and very
poor tipples sell for 21 cents, but npples
tire cheap. You pay BO cents for n pound
of potntoes. nnd $1 .Vt for a small stoat
at the meat shops, 'time nro telephones
nnd banks, nnd a club Is being started,
nnd electric lbjhts nto coming soon. In
fact, one could. If ho were rich enough,
llvo ns well nnd comfottably, nnd dress
as well In Dawson as in New York city,
but no ono can alfoul it.
Thieo separate calculations recentlv
mndo by social economists in dilfeient
localities arrived at the Identical conclus
ion that tho peoplo of the 1'nlted States
nro losing not less than C0XO30.000 a year
because of bad roads.
Only about one-llfth of a nntmal to
bacco crop has been planted In Cuba this
vcar, but this imkos no appreciable dif
ference' In the abundance in the 1'nlted
States of Connecticut grown "Havana"
cigars.
Spain has twice before rentullated her
dcht3. He- disinclination to do so a thirl
tlmo Is mote feigned than real.
AN OLD STORY OVER AGAIN.
From the I'hlkidclphi i Times.
There will bo the samo earnest and lion
tst protests against tho acquisition of tho
Spanish Paclllo Islands which confronted
Jefferson when he purchased Louisiana,
and which confronted ovety administra
tion as wo aequlted Florida, Texas, part
of Mclio nnd Alask't. lint at every
stage of teriitotial uxpunslon public ne
cessities dictated the advancement ot the
dominion of the republic, and tho result
has been in every instance tho complete
vindication of the policy. When we un
nexeil Louisiana its pi oplo wete alien to
our lavve, to our language and to our lreo
Instltutlrr.s. When wo annexed Texas tt
was opposed becau e it bad long been llt
lefuge of Hie cilmiiijls of the world.
When we annexed Mexican territory the
scml-liaibarian itiled where the beautltul
city of San Francisco now tostllles to tlio
piogicss of our pec pie, nnd the Mexican
"gte.iser," Idle nnd villous, wms tho typ-1
of the aviiu.ge population. When we an
nexed Alaska wo bought only tho bar
barian and his unkrovvn mountain haunts.
o
Look at thrso acquisitions today. Tho
Louisiana putchnso is now icpicscutod In
the Union by a galaxy of sov eloign stales.
Texas Is tho Empire stale of tlio soutn
nnd will soon rival tho Empire state of
tho noi th in population and substantial
prosperity. Tho Mexican acquisitions
have become an empire within themselves
to shed their lustre upon the enlightened
progress of tho tepubllc, nnd Alaska has
developed boundless wealth and will soin
be ono of tho Jewels In our civilization.
Wo nro today better propated to deal
with tho gravo problems presented to us
bv the Sinnish islands In tho Pacific than
we woto to deal with the gravo ptoblems
presented by tho acquisition of Louisiana
and the Mexican territory. The scope of
oi.r national duties lias been suddenly aitil
unexpectedly enlarged, and we must ac
cept It. A destiny hss been given us that
was not shaped In held or cabinet, and it
Is Irrevocable Dulles and purposes
which wero undreamed of when Hie Span
ish war began, and which must largely In
crease our field of usefulness and ptos
perltv, have been put upon us by the io.
slstless logic ot events, and it means Anglo-Saxon
rulo of tho civilization ot tho
wot Id.
IT IS QUAY'S VICTORY.
From the Alteon, TrlbutiP.
Senator Quay was mado tho object ot
persistent and malignant personal at
tack during the recent campaign. It was
ttorated and reiterated by tho Democratic
and anti-Quay llepubllcan newspapers
that tho triumph ot tho llepubllcan party
ut the pollB would bo u ttluntph fur Sm
ator Quny, All tho ancient tales that
havo done SPtvlco In other years wero
dug up nnd set going again with somo
new ones. Tho result of tho campaign
of slander wns tho election e.f tho Repub
lican state ticket by a plurality ot over
100,000 and the dellborato declaration by
the voters that they tako no stock In
tlicso nursery talcs. As a further icsult
Senator Quay will be renominated by
th" Republicans and ro-cloclcd on tho first
ballot. Ho won tho victory and is on
titled to Its fruits
LYCEUM THEATER.
Macnlflcent Production of Gilbert ,t Hull).
vnu'K Great Comlo Opera buccesi,
The
QoedoEiers
benefit of Scranton Freo Kindergarten As
soclatlon. Ausnlco of Hcrnnton Uonxarvu.
tory of Music. Three evening!, commouclng
Monday, Nov. 'Ji; Wednesday mutlnee.
Diagram opens nt Powell's Frlduy( Nov,
18, at O a. m. Tickets ut our tloro.
BE1DLEIYIAN, "J&gSS&ft-
GOUSMITffS
ackct aid Cape
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you cannot find elsewhere.
We have just received forty-seven sample Jackets--no
two alike garments made to retail at from $15 to $30. We
have marked them out to sell from $7.98 to $19.98.
This is a golden opportunity for those who have been
looking around for a choice and exclusive garment and have
not yet struck the right thing.
ALWAYS BUSY
Easy Shoes
Easy on your purse.
Easy on your feet.
Easy to be thankful in.
Our Store's easy to trade in.
You are always welcome.
Hewis, Eeilly k lavies,
111 AND 11G WYOMINd AVKNUIi
Wlei Ymi'Aire M
looking around for your
Christmas
Gifts 0000
remember our stock of
Fane China,
Cut Glass,
Brie a Brae,
Dinner, Tea,
and Toilet Sets.
CUMCMS, FEEBEE,
MAIXEY CO.
4 2'J Liickavvanna Avenua
pm
L
NKCEBSAlty TO MAKU
TII.VNKSUIVINn DAY A DAY
OK TUANKSOIV1NO l.V V
KltY 1IO.ML', NAMELY.
A Good Fat Turkey,
A Paxton Roaster,
A Good Range and
A Pair of Carvers
THAT WILli CUT. HOY THE
TUHKKY AT YOUH MAKKKr,
THKN CO.MU TO 1111 WASH
INGTON AVENUK, AND WK
WILL HK13 THATYOO HAVE
THE UKVf.
FOOTE k SHEAR CO.
110 WASHINGTON AVE.
WOLF & WENZEL,
i! JO Adams Ave i Opp, Court llom:.
s,
Eole Acents (or lllcbardson-Boyutoa'J
Furnaces and Itanses.
ungs
LJ
a
:
1L
pjN NO item of your Winter outfit is
there a better opportunity to test its
truth. No better place than right here in
our garment room to have this money
saving fact forcefully demonstrated. Be
sides, there is a sort of exclusiveness
and originality in our garments that
1898, Fall Exhibit. 1898
MILL & COMEIX'S
rf
No such magnificent display ot
furniture lias ever been shown In
Scranton as that now presented In
our Fall exhibit.
Nowhere can equal choice or equal
values In Furniture bo found.
Latest designs in Bedroom. Parlor,
Library, Dining room and Hall Furni
ture. Furniture to Biilt every taste nnd
prices to suit every purse, with the
satisfaction of knowing that what
ever may be selected will bo tho very
best In the market for tho money.
Inspection of our stock and prices
solicited.
Hill
&
Coned!
At 121
North Washington
Avenue.
Scranton, Pa.
Tiie Largest
Assortment ol
For n999
Can be found at our establishment.
Now is the time for your choice, as
we have EVliRY style of diary
that is made.
ReyeoldsBros
STATIONERS and ENGRAVERS,
l'JO Wyoming Avoauu.
Tho Lnrgeat llnoof omcoSiipplleUu Nortli
oastorn I'ouusylvnulu.
THE
HUM k COTNELL CO.
Heating, Plumbing,
Gas Fitting, Electric
Light Wiring, Gas
and Electric Fixtures,
Builders Hardware.
434 Lackawanna Aveaie
txccbir
Diaries
BAZAAR
iiw
TTV
NLEY
We have just completed a
purchase of over
One Thousand Yards
Famcy
Suitable for eveuiug, recep
tion aud street wear as entire
Cost Minnies
Or
Separate
Waists
The lot consists of
Strips, Ms,
IteMes, Etc,
IN
MMfa, to Grata
AND
iif ??
.JUtCJi
Every number is new,
bright ud up-to-date and
we have no hesitation in
pronouncing this
The most superb line of
Genuine Silk Values ever
shown in this city.
We place them on sale
SATUEMY MORMNG
aud solicit an early inspection
510 and 512
LACKAWANNA AVENUE
HENRY BEL1N, JR.,
G'enenil Agent for tUo Wyotulnj
District fj.-
MPI1T
Mlulne, Illiutlnj, Hportln?, Hmolcelmi
uud tho icepauno CUamloal
Company'
HM EXPLOSIVES.
ttifcty Kuso, Cnpi nml i:ploJan
lloom 1U1 Comietl UuUUtuf.
boruntoa.
AGKNUlE.il
THO, FOrtl), Plttito
JOHN II. HMITH AjJON, Plymouth
U. MULLlOAN, WilUei-Uarri
SSlks
POWDER.