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THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE-FRIDAY. DECEMBER 2, 1898.
C0e cranfon CriBunc
I'tililWiml Daily. Kteejpt kiitMiiv. bv th
1 rllimie I'ublMiIni: Company, at I Ifty Ueitti
a Month.
New orliUfIlce: Ml) NumauKL,
H. H. VIIKKI.ANI),
fcole Agent Tor 1'nrelgn Ailverll'lnt-
l.MFHFD ATTIIR rOSTOFFICK AT RCIIAVTON,
IM., AS SltCO!tCl.AS3 MAIL MATTKR.
TEN PAGES.
bchanton', di:ci:mui:i :, isos.
Senator MugCP'B specific iuimouhcl
tiifiit tlmt ho will go Into the Repub
lican lt'glslntlvr cuucui and Biipport Its
miinlnee mentis that If Quny In iIwihmI
of tint charge uBtiliisH hltn he will be
le-clcctetl, aim" foltleJ. TIiIiikh are
not fiolnfj John Vananial.er wnv.
A Question of Justice.
It m better for all concerned lh.it the
nHsallnnts of Senator Quay should ho
pcimltteel to ptc'ent their entire bud-
nut of Information In open lOiirt than
tint they should be enabled to churge
th.it he had escaped ftom trial through
n technicality. Judge Flnnletter's ml
Ing dlsmlislng the denuineis nnd fix
ing upon Dee. 12 a? the date foi the be
Klnnlni? of the tilal K therefore, very
ile.uly a ruling In the Intel ests of Jus
tice. The Indlttnienii In themselves do not
ntliount to much. It I" the volume of
Insinuation back of them which must
bo cleared up, not less for Senator
(juny'p .sake than for the honor of the
nmiiinnwultli It Is not the public's
business If Qun. bouows money fioni
it liimlv with which to speculate In
links h) long as the bank tients with
him on it fair buslnei'4 basis and so
long nx th" spot illation Itself Is legiti
mate. Hut It Is the public's l)Utnt"-i
If Quad's ciedlt at the bank lf uphold
at the pu'illcV expense: nnd on this
polnt'the pioductlon of all the evidence
In iinm louit Ir. demanded bv eerv
eon'ldeiatlon of full plu At the same
time, the evidence and not pieconcehed
opinions nmw deilcle the iuestIon of
Innocence m guilt. Hetween the Quay
wotchl'ipcis and the Quay hateis, be
tween the rlass who can liellnve noth
ing III of Quay ami th i lass who can
lcliee nothing good of him, stands a
great mats of cltlens who occupy th"
lionoiable Judicial attitude of with
holding tholi opinions until the evi
dence Is In.
It Is not now iv question of politics
pilmarlly but llatl and Inevltablv one
of lustier, .lurtlce nius-t be done no
matter who shall suffer.
Hen.Uor Hoat siji -overclgnty Is
not a sulable nitlcle. He forgets the
times we have bought It fiom France,
Jlexlco nnd Kula.
I'he v7eather and the Piophets.
The loss ot the Portland Is attributed
to the isob Miionc" of her skipper In
putting to sea when oidered not to do
so. 'I his appr.us to be almost incredi
ble. Captains of paengrr steanicn
i fallze the re-qionslblllt v of leaving poi t
In the teeth of a foiecisted s-loim.
Thev dread to do to when compelled,
nnd shlik when possible. Captain
HI inchard m i have been an eceptlon,
although theie Is no moie tangible ev I
deuce to thnt effect than the loss of his
boat and thla vague Intimation of a
dlsugard of owlet x. We shall never
henr his side of the stoiv.
However thnt innj b, the Voitlnnd
wits only otv of a laige number of
cialt that have saiown the tlantlc
coast with their wieckuge during the
lontlnuunce of this feaiful gale. As
all the wiecks wcie coasting vessels,
being almost within balling distance
of the shc. had the meteoiologltal
bureau given timely w .lining of tho
impending lritilcaue, it is impossible
lo conceive how all these ships, big and
Miiall. could have been Incontinently
caught in It. The ic seems to have been
no such warning, 01 no anticipation of
n tempest Uom th point fiom which
b Mining. We had an Intimation that
y toim was tiavelllng cast of the
Mlsls-slppl, an ordinary blizzard In fnc t
whlrh !s not mal at this season of the
eai" Hut li via not pected to af
fect tli New Hngland co ibt moie he
veicly than .ins' othei section of tho
continent over which It swept. This
stoim did not mlgln.itv In the Itocky
mniiiitalns, nor Pi tlmt favoilte lioni'
if the ev clone, the West Indies Had It
done so lis prognost'ialloii would lui
been selcntliUallj possible nnd Its
loice and Olictlnn :ippiolmntt ly ele
timlnaile Tho norm, Instead, was
one of those gicat billows ol wind
which swop aeiips the Ninth Atlanti
and the Kuiopean ontlneiu fiom
noithwest ti sc)utheaut In the latter
p.tit of Kovembei and the eailler davs
of Oecembei Neaily two weoks ago
It stuifk tlu Hi 111 di Island? Willi un
precedented fuiy, pan of it, as It
tiuveiscd the Atlantic. siveeplng
tluough the S 1 1 nils of Olbialtai and
nlong tho Mediterianean until it sjieni
Itself on the unprotected shoieri of
Itnly, causing dlsiihic. to shipping In
that countiy fcauely lesy revcie than
here at home
An occurience like this which has Its
oi lulu In the east, while our meteoi
oloslsts have their heads tuined to
wards the wct't. Is not very ciedltablo
to their scientific pieselence. Theie
appeals to lo a vast amount of un
conscious delusion in wealhet fiut
custs. They nie seivlceably us itcoids
of nctual batometilc al phenomena
which through connotation muy bo
looselv relied upon to give an Indica
tion twenty-four bonis In advance of
thu weather we may reasonubly epeit '
If thlims do not chniiBc ineanivlillp.
This Is hlglilv Mituitiile, tin fill as It
goes, but It goes only u eiy Utile waj
To bo sine, it leaves us Independent of
foolish lunnt predictions and aibituu, v
emplllcal forecasts which mil foie
fathers icgnided with such fond assur
ance. Wo know that the appearance,
of the moon does not piesugn the con
dition of tho vveathci. The atmos
plieilo envelope of tho globe does not
reach to tho moon, not can the moon
powlbly Influence It. The inlnbow, wo
Know, Is not a sign of .iln but Is act
ually rain Itself, and Ut pilsmntlc huti
mo the result of refiuctcd light on Its
Mil tides and not the condition of tlf
vapor In the rainbow. Wo niiwndayH
know, nUo, tlmt the ntinosphere Is
mude up of mixed eases, highly elastic,
nnd very dilatable by heat nnd of ex
it erne mobility, momentarily Mit.vlng
nil over the entth, Yet when this Is
told, the fact remains that meteoiology
Is only an Infnnt science. Its nurses
rio so Innidlnntely proud of tliell
bantling Unit they mnke little, account
of Its extteine waywardness. They nie
oei-fond, nnd the public Itself over
credulous. It Is quite evident that a majority of
the coasting ships which weie ennght
nt sea In t-nich lamentable utimbeis In
the iccent stoitn would not have ent
Uled out were It not tor their depend
ence on tli nccuincy and foieslght of
the weather prophets It Is tiue that
a. laiser number ot these sehooneis
were wictked whllr ljli.g at nnehor or
driven on shoio fimn thcli mooiing".
tint the exlciit of the uilnmltv shows
utter until epaiednehs to eiieountet It,
or utter lack of nntlclpatory knowl
edge of Itf approach, which was cal
culable enough, It seems to us, to have
nffoided contingent warning. There m
no scientific Investigation mote Inter
esting, more pioductlve ot cosmopoli
tan lesults, or morp favoinble to nn
Introduction to the profound secicts ot
natuie than the study of mcttoiology.
but this slot in proves conclusively that
for once the students of It were caught
napping
Wo have not yet occupied Havnna
yet the government nt Washington has
already placed a credit of JiO.000 for
the first cleaning of Havana's filthy
stieets. Theie Is no "mnnana" busi
ness about t'nele Sam.
The Wealth of tho Soil.
A most Intel cstlng detailed analvsls
of tho piesent condition of Ameilcan
(igilculture has been made by the Chi
cago Tlmes-Herald. after study of
which we can icadlly understand why
the west and noithwwt are llteiallv
booming. Tho ciop of ISSS Is figured
as follows: Corn, l,S6S,liO,000 bushels,
44,777,000 bushels more than last year
nnd a flgute exceeded only twice in
seven yenis; wheat, 702,!)61,000 bushels
in,93S,000 bushels more than last yenr
and the laigest leld on lecoul, oats
iOS.O.IS.OOO bushels, a lecoul exceeded
but twice In our hlstoiy, lye, ".",."10,000
bushels, ncuily 4.000.000 bushels moio
than last yeai; baile.v. Sl.100,000 bush
els, above the nveiage, potatoes, L'OJ,
64S.O0O bushels, nn Impiovcmenl of fif
teen per cent on lust eur; Jinx peed,
17.J17.000 bushels. 00 per cent, better
than last year: cotton, 11,500,000 bales,
400,000 bales moie than last year and
the largest yield iccoided; and average
yields of apple, hay and bioom corn,
the exact figures being apples, 7,081,000
bands, bay, GS, 000,000 tons; broom
corn, 3V.97.000 pounds.
Now as to piliw. Cotton of com so
has fallen because of overpioductlon.
Wheat, too, Is lower than during the
Letter boom peilod a ear ago, but It
Is 10 to IS cents above the prices i tiling
three and four jeais ago when the
yield was. much smaller. On the basis
of cash quotations in Chicago the
Tlmes-Heinld thus flgtnes the lange
of prices duiing the past four ears
1th 1S!"i taken as the stnnduid of
compatlson:
Actual cash price,
is?."), isfn,. tsar. ivi
Coin, bit $ ."i
Wheat, liu r.s
Oats, lui 11
IO c, 1)U !n
ISarlov, 1)H -!
Potatoes bu 'J!
liny, ton 13 W
Flaxseed, bu
Hogs, 100 lbs am
Cattlv. 10) lbs j 3
Pheep, HiO lbs. . , . -,i
Wool, lb 21
llutter, dairy, lb.. .19
i .-i". $ .27 ? .,
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Co-u. bu 100
Wheit bu 100
Oats bu 100
live, bu 100
Hurley, tin P0
Potatoes, bi 100
Hav. ton in)
riuNseeil, bu Hm
nogs urn lbs io)
('attic, bin lbs 101
Sheep, lm) lbs ... .100
Wool, lb 10 1
Hotter, elalrv. lb. . . Km
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It will be noted that with the excep
tion of hay nnd hogs every product Is
tnateiially hlghei than In IS")". The
variation In hay Is due to the fact that
the iop of ls;)"i was nbnoimnlly small
and the nop of IS'jS abnoimally large,
while In the case of hogs the parent
supplv Is little shoit of 30 per cent
latger than In 1M"
"Aside I rom laige eiops and good
pi lies theie Is ' our contempoiaiv
adds 'another fnctoi with an Impoit
ini t beailng on the prei-ent impioved
financial position of the faimer While
Pi lees of the pioducts of his jabot have
Mfadlly advancesil since 1SU3, the juices
of those things for which he must ex
change his jnnduets have Just as
steadily fallen, so that the pioducts of
the fnt in as a whole exelinnge for an
Inci easing amount of those things o
neceifllty and of Iuuiy which the
faimei bus. No other inoduclng class
so full j eetuies the benefit of thu
gtadual rheujienlng of ai tides of dally
consumption tluough Iminovi! meth
ods of mnnufnctuie and dlsttibution,
berause no othei important class finds
the monev value of lt juodiuts ad
vancing eolncldeni with jnlce decline
In other dliectlous. Selecting llvi sta
ple nitlcles, two of unlveisnl food use,
coffeo and sugar, oil foi lightning;
leathci the bafcls of tootvveui, hainess
upi'. other farm use, and hteel billets,
the controlling fuctoi In the piice paid
foi fmm muchluei uud Hiking the
wholesale pike foi tho thst week In
Ncveinbei of earh year the following
table results. As in thu case of faun
j oducts In the pit-ceding tabid col
umns aie added showing the per
centage relation of the pilco of each
aulcle ut each date to the price In li95,
The showing Is ub follows
Ibtsi. liJd. b97. lvis
conee, lb,
.13 J JOT, $ .'X,U .U3T.
.0121 .ikita .UI72 .UTj
;-iu'ar, ll . .
I.enther, lb .
1'tin.lcum, g.il
Steel bi'ts, ton
:u vi .so .is
.'J71 .UW .Wit U,4
L'k'Ju V'.-J Pj..'j lo, io
ii';. n'.:. js'.s
Coffm I'") 0,1
Sllg.ll 101 UI
Leather I'm M
Pdinlcuiii V'i W
Hteel blllfts . . . 1"' M
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"It will lie heen that the geneial
tiend of average pi Ice Is ns distinctly
downward in the case of these articles
the farmer buys at; It Is upward In th
care of those articles he sells. While
the average in Ice of the at tides of
fai in pioductlon Is lit per cent higher
In IS'JS t linn In 1S9", the nveragc price
of the articles which form u very laige
portion of necessary farm imrchases Is
17 per cent lower now than In l89r.
Hon ml I j speaking, a given volume of
fnrtn tiroductn will now exchange foi
45 jier cent moie of those at tides the
fntmer buys than was the case three
j i uis ago."
These flguies oNiilaln the iccent
mm keel decline of Populism nnd they
also c ninpou the epllujih of free silver.
Chuiles W. Stone, of Wnrren, says
If MeKlnlci should not want n second
tctm he (Stone) will be for Dewey. Tho
countiy no doubt would bo with him
If it were not foi that Impottunt "If. '
A Relic of Barbarism.
Writing In the Marine Hcv low. Trank
Morris, navy nudltor of the tieasury
depaitment, condemns unflpuilngly the
whole system of prize money and boun
ties which the statutes give to the of
lleeis and men of the navy who make
captures of piizes In time of war, and
asserts that It Is nothing moie nor less
than legalized pliacy while, ne a means
of conferring revvatds, It Is notoriously
inequitable. Mi. Moirls adds.
"It Is well known In seivice circles
In Washington thnt this question ot
pi lw money Is at the bottom of all this
leulousy between Sampson and Schley.
Title enough, the lnw elates specially
that one-twcntleth of all julzo moneys
shall go to the oillcer In command of
the squadron to which the vessel mak
ing the itl7c belongs, whether he be
within signal distance at the time ot
the captuie or not, but It must be le
nii ml erod that It was for some time an
pep question whether Schley and the
vf 'els of the former 'white equadion'
were technically a petition of the licet
commanded by Admlial Sampson, no
decimation on the sbjeet having been
made either by the president or Secre
taiy Long. Determination of this point
was the icnl object of tho appointment
of the naval boaul, the value of whose
findings regarding tho Santiago fight
was so little appreciated by the gen
etal public. Had Schley's friends been
able to cairy their point with reference
to the authority vented In the respec
tive commnndeis, as well as the con
tention thnt the New Yolk with Ad
miral Sampson on board was not with
in signal distance at the oiienlng of
the fight, Schley's prize money would
have been heavily increased and
Sampson's would have been corres
jiondlngly decreased. However, they
failed and Samitson will iccelve a
(dinre of all mones."
1 1 is unnecessaiy now to revive this
lM'tlcuIar discussion but brief lefer
ence to It is not out of place as shovv
Ina how the pi Izo money system tends
to intioducc a disturbing element In
nnval cltcleo by corrupting duty and
discipline with the stiong motive of
cupidity. In his leccnt report Secre
tnry Long spoke plainly about the In
tense piessute put upon him by many
buicau ofllceirt who wanted assign
ments to the fiont. Their vvoik at the
dejiattment was not less Important
nnd necensnry than that done by tho
commanding ofllcers on blockade; but
It nffeied no such oppoitunlties for
distinction or pioflt. While It would
be unfair to say that cupidity or the
deslie to share In the spoils of war was
the chief Impelling motive of this cla
mor for nctlvc asslcnments It doubt
less would be within the truth to say
that it had something to do with caus
ing it. The high tone of the naval scr
lco, which is a national pride, would
mtmiretl be fuitheied by the elimi
nation of the whole .system ot lottery
jnlze aw aids, which Is distinctly a telle
ot baibaiism.
It Is said that the amount that Amer
icans have paid to foielgn shlj)Ovvners
c-lncc the Civil war exceeds, twice
over, tho total cost of that war, and
the amounted ci edited to foreign ship
owners by the most well infoimed
American exjieits is, -nowadnjs, thtee
hundred million dollais annually
about as much as the total customs
ami Intcrnnl revenue receipts of the
United States government. The res
toiatlon of our merchant mnilne by
llbeial congressional encouragement Is
theiefoie one of the vital and piesslng
needs of the times
Theie cannot heieafter be- doubt that
Tom Piatt Is the star hnimnnizer. Ills
scheme of silencing his factional op.
ponents by putting them all Into office
Is ceitnlnly calculated to promote fra
ternal amity nnd good feeling.
Kveiv candidate for a city otnee
hereafter should he asked whether or
no ho appioves of the use of soft coal
ns u nulsance-bi ceding feat in e of
Scinnion Indusiiv. This nuisance must
go
The time having neaily ai rived when
our hot Tagnle trieud, Don Felipe
Agulnanldo, will have to fish or cut
bait, futuio news from Manila will be
awaited with luten-st.
The suie wuy foi I'unuda to guln
lice access to Ameilcan markets, with
out which she has only a second-iuto
lutuie, Is to Join In the aiinevatiou
giaud match,
Jlmhifv Castellauo, the new captain
gtiieial who succeeded Ilium o, hopes
to lenmln In ofllce long enough to get
his pictuio In tho Illustrated pnpeiu.
D.ivid Mai tin having comet out In
fnvoi ol ballot letoim, theie la some
hope.
Then4 will he the ilng of the genuine
about futiiic peace Jubllin,.
THE OPPORTUNE TIME.
Wo have perfected our lullmad i4
terns bo that ht-ieuttei their growth Is
sure to Do liraduul; the development of
our Inleuor usourcus has nlso leached a
Unto approaching peifeetlon, mid. us a
loiiiieijuniiti' of this, the inteipilse of t lie
nation Ik ten the luomuit ktullcd, uud ttw
iivoiuiet) I'm Hit' us. of oiir ijieat staples
of tiuiimmctc in aie in a measure t,lut cl.
with tho ift.-uli of oci i surplus dueling
linger nnd lurg'i tuaikeis ubioacl. This
Is the' time of I'M times fm tha nation In
tin n Its iittentUni to tlio iiihiillillm if
Aim l li nil sil'l pll'g. which will not niil
alien d a vent foi out purt-up stcul In
iliiHtrles, but will move u somcc of de
I en ie for the untie n, if It shall ever again
become Involved In a foreign war.
NEWS AND COMMENT
Philippine words as u tide are Jaw
brenkeis. In the ChliitKO ileioril John
T SUl iitcneon, Its Alnntlii coiresponel
cut. ilulK helps to decipher them, "l'a
vlte Is ironouuced ns if spelled "Ku
vectv with tlio necent on tho "veet."
'orngleloi, tho Island at tho entrance to
the buy Is Koi-ieck-l-ilor, with the)
'ieck' sortened a little bit, as If you
started In snj "reck," but quit on tho
I'icoiiel thought Mnrlvetes doe-s not
ilijine with "steals, but with "fellies."
mid Stnlaciinnn. thu suburb wheie tho
governor geuenil lived In .Manila, sounds
like .Miiluiiinvnii. Luzon Is simply Luzon
but It duesn t ihjnio with "boozln .
LL.tpivnu is ptonoiiiued as It it weri
rhvmlng with "slghln " Hollnao Is How-lou-ovv,
llko "how ' Cnrllmo. the water
buflnlo mill pilnrlpaT. beast of bntel-ii
here, ends the same way that Is, Carl
bow. Calhio, the captured gunboat, whoso
captain didn't know war line! been de
clared, sounds ns If It wcro spelled "Oil
yow ' the "Cal" rhvmlng with "ml" aiul
the "vow" Homing with "how." MIn
ilunao belongs to the tame class, Just as
If It had utwajs been spelled ".MUiiienow
and there had nevel been an "no" In It.
"Ncgro," tho gicut si-gar Island, Is easy,
the one pronouncing It keeping In mind
tho slmnle fact thnt the "lie" Is spoken
ns If It were "nay.' Pannv, the homo or
hnrd words to piotiounce, Is called "Pa
nlah." with the accent on the "nigh
l.eyto Is "l.iy-t." nnd Gulmaraa Is
Qlmmer-as, Willi the accent on the end.
Hutu. in in Mindanao, where the gold
comes from, Is very much disguised. Lit
tle would one think that In every day
life in these parts It is called "Uoo-too-nn,"
with the accent on the "too. lllgnn.
nlso In Mindanao. Is lll-egan, ationgly
suggesting bad health it. an Irish family.
Iljollo h Kct-o-rel-o. Camarlnes is Cum-miir-eniiles,
anel Albiy Is Albuv Ma
late and Siasbate are In the same clvss,
former being MatatU nnd the latter Jln3
batty. Antique, one ot the pi ov lines of
Panay, Is called 'Antlcky ' Henguet. in
Luzon, is Jubt plain Hen-get. Hnnmbang
Is Hv-um-bang Tngnlns and Vns.ivns,
the two great tribes of the Philippines,
aro Tng-ollas and Vlss-ejc-us. The greit
volcano of Tanl, In Hatnugi's, w ealloel
"Towel." and the bin lnko In Luzon Is
ca.led "L,iv-goona de Buy.' although It Is
coi nelly written Lnguna de Hi.
Hx-Senator Htlces Chinese iallw.iv con
cession authorizes the ronsti action of a
trunk lino from 11 inkovv to lions Kong,
leX) miles, with bni.ch tonils and feeders
traver.slnir a fcillle count! v having a
population In excess of 2).nooooo All tho
material, including ties, will have to be
shipped from tills country, bocai'se of the
siaulty of timber and the absence, of
steel rnll mills In China The timber sup
plv will be sent bj sailing vessels from
Oregon, anel the rails and other construe,
nlou material fiom the I'ciinsvlvnnl.i
mills NcKotliitious ate now In progiess
which mnv yet give to Sir. Hrlce unci bis
associates practical control of the entire
railway svsteni of China. The Importunes
of all this to American trade in the far
east especially In view of our acquisition
of tho Philippines. Is obvloir.
Here Is a description fiom nn old Eng
lish periodical which a New York Sun cor
respondent thinks would apply to 11 L
Oodkln. of the New York livening Po3t.
"A Tory can ile no hlghei than the as
sumption of n question He has a pre
judice In favor of ceitaln things and
against certain persons This Is all ho
knows of the matter He therefore, gives
vou assertions for aigument and abuses
for wit. If ou ask a reason for his opin
ions ho calls ;ou names, and If ou ask
why he docs so he proves that he Is In
the iIkIU by repeating them a thousand
times." As a definition or the tvpicnl
American Slugwump this Is woithy of
pieservatlon.
Fncle Sam's unlfoini inav not be a thlrg
of beauty but It has its advantages.
Writes SlcCutcheon from Manila: "It
does nn American citizen good to see how
superior in phjsiquc nnd how strong In
healthful development tho soldiers of his
country are. Thej are usually so mucn
tailor than the Spanish and Insurgent
soldiers tint there Is no comparison. The
uniforms worn by the Americans are
somewhat uglv and unmllltnry looking,
but there is nlwajs tint suggestion of
health and stiength nbout them that tho
offense to esthetic Ideas of beauty is not
noticed '
The western members of the Flftv
slvth coiu;res who sa thev saved the
day propose to get If they can the fnt of
fices In tho organization or tho house, ir
this expectation Is realised, tho witty anel
amiable Jlnjor SIcDowell ot Sharon, will
soon be out of a Job. much to evcrv Penn
svivnnian'.s regret. Hut it probably will
not bo realized
i:-Coiisiil Williams, well known In
Scrantem, Is n edited with having salel
that the easiest way fo' I'ncle Sam to
solve tho Agulnaldo problem Is to offer
thnt Ingenious voting gentlemnn $300,(100 to
take n permanent vacation If Mr Will
lams said this he was verj likely Joking,
AN AMAZED BRITON.
The Hon. J. llennlker Ilentou is a dls
tingulsheil number of the Ililtlth ptr
li.imeiit. lie Is known world-wide be
cause of bis able nnd peislstcnt advocacy
of cheaper International postage, in the
studv of wlilch eiuestlon the methods em
ploed bv fori ten n.itlcns to extend their
commorcM anel their shipping, ihrougn
postal Bt.mts, have been under his criti
cal and keen review. A few ears aeo
he dli-cussed the subject of postal icform
In tlio columns of tho Noith Amtiican
Hoview during tho course ot which lie
made this lemarkuble statement: "As a
conse'fiuenco of lefuslng $3,notM'M a ear
In sulislclles to native shlpowneis oi Wt.
IHXI.000, the United States hud to paj In
the same period no le.s than $ IW0 cH 'Jill
for freights, while their nuicnntilo m.i
rlno dwindled Into Insignificance" This
we-ll-posted state simjj know very well
Indeed that his own government would
never let sitih an oppoitunlty lo build up
n great steam shipping of the llrst class
pass bv, and ho was poiriK only proper
heed to an nma7lnc exhibition of Amei
lcan nettled when he made, the frank out.
burst which we have qiiotnl.
NONE TOO SOON.
From the Lebanon lie port
The Seinntou Tribune Is .1 illy calling
Ihh attention of the people of Unit city to
tlio necessity of choosing u man as the
net inns ur who shall huvi brains, a
comprehensive knowlcdse of the nctu.it
i oudltloii, the. needs and the posslbilltli s
uf the city of sufficient b.uk-bono to light
the neeessao u forms tluough and u
wlthataiiel any vicious nttemulb ut nn
cumbering the i ity with bad laws All
that The Tribune t-nn Is with a. ihango
ot name entirely appllcublo to Lebanon,
nnd, while tlio time for election is three
mouths distant it is not loo soon to be
gin easting mound foi . man such us 13
outlined above
Graft Holiday
Book Store,
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ION'S.
Music by Lawrence.
Souvenirs for Ladles'.
BEIDLEMAN, r,jaKN-
GeiftSMITI
Dress
For HoMday Gifts
Or lor Immediate Wear.
Now Is Yomr Time to Buy These
We have just placed on sale some of this season's most
desirable productions, comprising many different styles and
colorings, at much less than cost of production. The manu
facturer is the loser and you are the gainer.
YoMir Choke the Pattern, $2o340
$See Window.
ALWAYS IUSY
Easy Shoes
Easy ou your purse.
Easy ou your feet.
Easy to be thankful in.
Our Store's easy to trade in.
You are always welcome.
Lewis, Mly & Hwles,
11 l ASn 110 WYOMING AVENUH
t
looking around for your
Christmas
Gifts o o o o
reinciuber our stock of
Fine China,
Cut Glass,
Brie a Brae,
Dinner, Tea,
and Toilet Sets.
TIE CLEI0HS, EEEEEE,
TOALLEY CO.
4'J'J I ackawanoa Avanu
If
Yom
L
in our window you will
agiee witli us that our
display ol
Skates,
Ikimoiiieto,
Droip iigMs,
is veiy line. The prices
will suit your purse.
F0OTE & SHEAR CO,
no WASiuxcnoN avu
5
WOLF & WENZEL,
Jlil Veluiiii Vvciipi' I'o.irt llom:.
tactical Tinners
d
bole Acsnts for HlcUardou-Hnj'ntoa'i
turuacei sail Itanjov
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Patterns
1898, Fall ExWWt 1898
MILL k CORNELL'S
WIMPUM
a imiiiiM
No such magnificent display ot
furniture has over boon shown In
Scranton as that now presented In
our Fall exhibit.
Now hero can equal choice or equal
values In Furniture bo found.
Latest designs In Bedroom, Parlor,
Library, Dining room and Hall Furni
ture. Furniture to suit every taste nnd
prices to suit every purse, with tha
satisfaction of knowing that what
ever may be selected will be the very
best In the market for the money.
Inspection of our stock and prices
solicited.
Hffl &
CoemieU
At 121
North Wanhlostoa
Avenua.
Scranton, Pa.
The Largest
Assortment of
n o
cosier
iaric
For n999
Can be found at oni establishment.
Now is the time for your choice, as
we have liVliRY style of dut y
that is made.
Reynolds Bros
STATIONERS aud KXCiKAVHRS,
l'JO Wiomliis Avoiue.
'Hie I iiigoit Una of Olllca Suppllo In .Nortli
eatttiin I'euuHj Ivmil.u
THE
HUNT & CONNIBLL CO.
Heating, Plumbing,
Oas Fitting, Electric
Light Wiring, Gas
and Electric Fixtures,
Builders Hardware.
434 Lackawaaaa Araite
lire
Y
BAZAAR
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k
We have just completed a
purchase of over
One Thousand Yards
Fancy
Suitable for evening, recep
tion aud street wear as entire
Cost mimes
Or
h
-
The lot consists of
some
s,
S,
Erocaies, Etc.,
IN
lafifdia, Gr Graii
AND
telesse Effects
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
SATURDAY MORMG
and solicit au early iuspectiou
510 and 512
LACKAWANNA AVENUE
HENRY BEL1N, JR.,
Geuciul Agent for tlio W'i oiumt
DUtrlctfJ."
Jllulni;, llliistltig, Sporting, 8moko.ai
uud lUo Ilepjiuio Luemiol
cuiuiuny i
HIGH EXPLOSIVES.
titfcty l'iue. Cup mill Kvplolart-
Jloom ioi Conuull llullJlu;.
cicruutaa.
AOKNCIL.-B
uin. rout)
JOHN 11. HMU'II Jt-SON.
W.KMULUUAN,
rittt
riymnnta
VVHUei-UarrJ
NLEf'S
Silks
iireirs
POWDER.
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