THE SCRANTON TR1BUNE-WEDNESDAV. DECEMBHK 14. 1898.
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SC'llANTON. DHCnMUnit 14.JS18.
While rIvIiir orders tcsnrillns tlie
rloinlniT nf sidewalks the ftreet ceitn
mlrslonor liouIil Int hide ndvlee amiliwt
t'i Inkling n.ilt npi'n tln wow, a prac
lice that H uiihftltli to man mid do
strtietlve to shop lo.itliT.
dive Hiin a Chance.
Thi'ie l & llnt (inrei infill inuring
the Vnuniukir eirwini thiniiBlinut tin-
tuii- to d vluit ilic tan to dlstud'i
n mlMinii the adnilnlstiatluii or !ov
rnoi Htonc. Although tlitmiRhiuit 4,io
front rampulKii they touKht him and
iiHieprthenteel him with lriKHnliiU in
ltptrv they me now lieKlnnltiK to give
ilin Impossible- dlriTtlmm as to how
. eeineliict the ariahs or lil rllic.
leilllltltws Intending to follow Ibis tip
Mill scii.mis of allicNm and aim
wIipii, In duo hetisoii, ho sdiull decline
id olo tlu'li ele stiuUhp dictation.
l'e i-nniill. the- loadcis in Mil" oi-jan-i7od
iuooinonl to e unite- cIKmIisIim
would ho tin- llisl to dc-spin' I'oloni 1
Stipun If. u-e KoM'inoi, he Miollld ttiin
his luck upon tho f l it'inl. who stnoil
h him duiliiK tho thUk of his tlilit,
in urdoi in win tin ttno-i t.iln t.uot
cif lattlonal antagonists. I'nt in puli
Ik thov stand n ub In i undi mn lil'f)
in thottiK tin uiiialnliiK loutl to tlio-
who we u- loyal to him. mid m lthoi si u
timeiit nor luctli o will pievint Ihom
1 1 otn i onnh iiiR at his yl.tuglili-i .
roriuiiiitol), iitnotiR tlit massi'H th u
is an lndostiurtllilo low of fall pki
This was shown li tin oinplntl' 10
fus.il hi tin.' ptnpl to Moiillio Colm oi
StollP .11 the poll 111' Weill .MllllliB
ihrin, was i indid and liuinst w.lh
thorn k pt his tenipoi In tho fm o of oik
lagoons ahu-p and thov k.iw liim at
lasi a HatlorliiR' lostinioni.il of their
onlldonio These ame iiii 1, thinking
pi opli . who won not mlsioil li th'
lnisuiin sontatlons and slandoib of a
drsporatp campaign, will not ho hood
winkod now Thoy olci ti d Colonel
Stone to the oflh o of Rineinor an I they
Mill linnilstakahh sustain him u wf
as in thoir opinion, he .shall jioo
w 01 thy. Ho niado thoin no iasli ptoiu-T-ps
Ho did not sav ho would snoi ial
lj. tiy to pluc.it- the nion who had In
tioduccd mallei- and vononi Into the
campalRn Ho did not proinNo ilu
ho would ro to John Waiiannkoi or
tho Wanamakoi lotnliuis for ndvlco
Ho did piotniso Hint he would stiiu
lo deal falthfullv and faliU with tho
whole people without lOK.u el to poli
tics or faction, that he would ho lion
est and tiy to e-nfoue- honesty niroiiR
lis riilclal associates and subni dilutes,
that, in 1i lot , lie would do eeuiM.le n
tlouslv, from il.iv to day, his duty as
ho saw it, and with the ledunptlnn
of this pledRP tho plain people will be
satisfied.
In Fpltc of the IiowIIhr chotus of pio
fensional dissentients, the people 'will
r1p Colonel Stone a flee IIlIcI and a
fair Phanio. and tluy will Kt-peit him
the moie If ho s-hall pieler fi lends to
uiPinips. Thev do not want a fai tion
al administration full of little hliker
InRB and potty lealou.sles, jind this
vould ho tho last kind of admin'mvi
tion that William A Stone would think
of rclviilR tin in. Hut they want him to
ro ahutd, to use his own judgment, to
boleet his own appointees and fhapo
his own potliv and not to ho In the
least dlstuihed by tho snapping peek
of liUle cur dofi.s that .no alieadv doiiij;
him the lionot to li.uk tit his ht'N.
H Is bettor that ejenni: tlaieii
fihould he hultably ponoro 1 afKr J"h
than not at nil. Hut we cannot help
legrettinK that the honois he so thor
oURhly desen cd rhould lia r i.onu so
la"e.
Canal Bills.
There nie two Xharamia canal bills
now before congress Tho Moian bill
iporsanlzes the Mexltimo r-aml com
pany b putting the United States lu
control through cm i whelming lepro
stntatlon on tho hoaid of director, mid
puts the Rovernmont Riiarantio upon
this compatn's bonds. It also provide
that tho canal bhr.ll bo do.sod to the
ships or any country with which tho
I'tdted Statis are at war. The olijei -tlons
to this bill an tint it rIms Nic
aragua nnd Costa Ic.i a nilnoiity lop
iP'entatlon on the bond nt dlicitois
and bets, the bad t sample of lending
Rcnernnietit limiting t what was orig
inally and would htlll he noniltiallj a
jirhato untejprl'o. ii' sides, time ate
inanv who lielleo that the comports i
tlon prold'd In the .Moignu hill
$7,on0.0(i0) lor the stockholdois of the
Miulllmc Canal company in lutiiiu lor
their huirc-ndir of rights, ptoputy ami
concessions, is unduly seneiom.
The other bill la known as th Hep
liuin bill and Is decidcdlj piofoiable
Jt provides that tlu United St itis Miall
ncjuiie ownership, juils.dU.tlim and.
s,oprelRiity over .t strip of tonitory
JitroEs the Mhirius sulllcient foi tho
constiuitlon, operation and defense nt
tho canil, that IiIh owneihip and
sotr-'lpiUy hiving been aniuliod the
president hhall diret tlio .seetetaiy of
wai to eonstiuct tho iau.il and that
t40,000,00(l bo appropriated lor the
work, to he paid oat of the tii.ivuy
Jiom time to time, ns the wml; uro
gicsses Thine arc no 'lis" and "anils"
i bout this inuabiiiu. it go-1, fti.u-ht
to tho pmpose. It we are to put out
t,ood money Into ti canal, .Mi Hn
burn thinks ve ought to own It uncon
ditionally and he Is ritiht How to get
possession of "ownership, luihdlctlun
and socrelgnt" over the leciulred
airiouut of Ccnuul muilcaii lam1 Is i
matter for negotiation nnd piiie)m.se.
The canal Is something we mint luo
and where there Is n will tlu-ie Is mil
ally a way.
It Is possible that the Hepburn bill is
too clean and concise lor the schemers
who ate seelMng to feather personal
nests by means ot canal legislation. It
may not succeed in displacing the
Slo-gan bill, which Is a, comprouilio
measure framed with a view; to concili
ating vailotls fnctloiiF. Hut it Is the
bill which embodies the plain common
sense, of the matter, nnd it ought to
he i nt-iPil.
The Cuban gent nil, lliii-J HKeta, who
has) Just been llbetated afrei'two jeuis'
coiillnemelit In Spanish prisons, says
he would Ilk" to see. Cuba one of the
states of the American Union and
fancies that will be Its ultimate des
tiny. "Hut eet sIiup I came of nRe."
In- adds, "J lino been lighting for an
Independent Cuban icpiibllc and 1
should like a chanco to try how I. will
woik." The sentiment Is natural and
ciedltahlo. Jlonest Anieilcani will k
fpec t it
The Ttiblqs Turned.
Senator Quay's petition alleging a
set-up of the Philadelphia common
plut'i coin t against him has already
put his assailants flatly cm the defen
sive. The "Wnnunnkei oigaus ale now
pi luting columns ot gush doslaned lo
establish that .Judge (loidon is too
sweet and puto a man to comolv n
tplte against Quaj of any other citi
zen I'lihapplly for this theory, Clnr
don's recent coiiespondence nlicnt Col
oin I .Me Chile Is freshh In evidence
tiRtlnst It That c orrvsondencc ex
hlbilod a cast of tompoinment and a
lapneltv foi vlndlitiveness almost stig
gestlvo of mental doiaiigoinetit. Gor
dons treitnient of the NoirNtonn In
sane asj linn use two vi.irs ago Is
ciiiiilv damaging lo this hypothesis
will bo n pallid that ho then e linigcd
iipn tho management of that Institu
tion almost evciy known crime up to
ami including minder hut failed to
biing foi w aid a. shied of ptoof 1'ven
hie own expoit witnosMS diru'tly con
tiadliied him on the witness stand,
and ho wltlulicvv fiom the case- iK
riodlfd Although i he aisunient upon the mo
tion toi a wilt of eertior.nl docs not
tiiiiu up until Jan 7, which will be
tlie plopol time foi tho pi executors of
ti1 ay to state theli case betoto the
Slipioino couit, Ulsttlct Attoincy C.ia-
Jii.iu his alieady luepaied :i pitlill
slateinont. defonslvo of his attitude in
th mattoi The publication of this
stall mint at this limp stieiiKtluns, the
colli, ntlon of the defensi that the
whole legal attack upon Qua Is pan
of a caiofully matuitd iil.m to Involve
li n in the shnelov cif a manilfaetuiecl
cilmlnal iiot.icutioii until Jitter the
election of a United States -enator f,o
as Jo contlilatte to his defeat foi ie.
election Th Ide.i presumably Is that
if he inn be stlgtnatlrrd by court pio
cces until aftn the senatoishlp ,
disused of it will then make no dlf
leicnce what become" of the ease
against him. Tills Is, a foi in of sleuth
hound polities whli h, If successful In
this instance could heieafter be used
with obvious iintaitncs against an.v
candidate foi an.v olilce In the land,
lint Stnaloi gu.iv evidently does not
piopiisi. to be tuiighl In such a tiap.
Ho intend) to have- n lair hearing be
foio a comt fiee fiom mallhii In
lltieiuos and to got i Id ot the chaiges
against him in plenty of time to enter
the senatoila caucus, iccelve lis In
dorsement and win i.isilv on Joint bal
lot. Thcie Is no icasori wliv Mi. Jiallev
would not make a good hadei lot the
Demoiiali miiioiity in tho lioiwe The
abllilv to stand giiof is about all that
Is teiiuiii d.
Anny Reorganization.
The testimony given bv Jiajot Gen
eral Xelson a. Miles on Monday be
loie the hoii'o committee on military
allalis touching th- rubject of army re
oiganlation, only ti jiait of which was
lepotted thiougi' the soeIatod Press,
was interesting In the etremo AVe
quote fiom the Xtw Yotl; Sun leport"
'Hie qucstlmi was asked, 'Do ou tlilnic
that some ot tlie mistakes ot tho last war
cciulel huve been avoided It the s-ccrctary
of war lind coi suited more fteely ilio
lioads ot the, ,nnv and hud conllned his
attention piinelially to his ministerial
functions as tho administrative head or
the iliptitnieiit0" "I certainly do," Oc.
i lal Miles n piled. He s ild ho conElilen d
It iniposslbk toi iuij civilian to lump Into
the seat of minister of war and prope ily
undcistm d tlie tactics and appliances of
war whli h the olllcers of tl.o armj h id
spent all their lives In studvlng It was
too much to c-Mtct It would have been
peifoitlj simple, hi silil. If the secietaiy
at the nutuienk of the war did not like
the genual In command of tho army, to
pass him bv and take the net oilltcr m
lank bv placing tlu commanding oilier
al home on w ililng orders, or, if ho did
not lilo. the second In rank to send him
home on w iltlng orders, and so ou down
the line until he found the man whom
ho believed to li tho proper man for tlio
pTaco Hut to pass over tho hearts ol the
commanding olPecrs and go so fir down
the line as to pick out a subordinate,
simply bee iwo ho was a fivciltMind hid
some politicn' Ititluoct i ould not bo tol
iritid "I do not think It is according
lo tho eonstlttillon " ho said
In niguing for his hill to give the
commanding general the full title of
geneial and to name two lieutenant
ge'iieial so is lo ponfoim to the piao
tlco lu mdliniy cuntiles and clothe
tlu commaiid rs ol our am with
ptoper dlgnll), Genual Milif expressly
ellsplaiiiiod any Irt ntlon to hid for
personal iidvnni enient Ho was will
ing, he said, to have the bill take f fleet
after his letii "merit, but he thought it
should h ndopteil out ot laltnes to
tlio in my, which had never lecelved Itii
deserts tiom conguus The repent In
the Sun continues-
An llltilisl ft, l till l ol 111, healliu, W is
tin proposition width was advociuil by
lioth Giniial Scholli id and (lincral .Mil s.
lo Include In the bill tome ai range nvnt
wheiebv tho piiFldtnt of tho Lnlted
btiiies could clioofe his own coinnniulliig
gt in i tl us he does his sccrttarv ot war
and othtt cnbinot olilce is This proposl.
lion i.iiiio up ilurlnti the dWcunslon of
what both k noraN termicl the tund i
intnlil trouble vvhlth his nlwajo udstid
betwun the ailmiiiiHtiatlou and iln enm
ininiliug gi tic ril. 'lo obvlalo this Utnctal
Seliolleld gi. o H os his opinion Hi it some,
provision which would enable the presi
dent lo select lils own commanding gou
i ml was absolute 1 csseiitlil. This would
eimblc- the president to select the eitlice .
In whom ho had the meet e onlldenec, and
would do awui with the file Hon which
bus iilwaju existed Gone lie Miles til
v.jred the scheme, nnd detlired tint In
was willing to retlio unci give pliee to a
nieiessor wllennvil tun president nf tho
t'nlted State might cpr(SB such a do
hlto. He, na well as General Hcholleld,
eNpressed tho opinion that such a meai
ire ta absolutely essential to eilklent ad
ministration of th aim.
These recflmmendatlons from our
military experts aro worthy of thought
ful consideration. Tho personal phase a
of a controversy between General
Miles, fur ttxutoplc, and Secretary Al
ger, or General Miles and Adjutant
General Corbln may not bo of wide
spread and serious public interest, but
It cettalnly Is of the highest public in
terest and Importance lo have the mil
Haiy service so le-aeljusleel ns to give
tho trained soldier at tho head of the
nitny, whether ho be Miles, Corbln or
.some othei, virtually full swing in time
of war, regardless of the Jealousies
or vanity of tinnslcnt politicians, and
to make him directly and unqiiPFtion
nbly responsible to tho ptesldent, tho
cc-olllclo commander-in-chief. In no
other way can out army bo made to it
pad, coheient and effective.
South Dakota Is going to try the dls
pens'ity llciuoi system. The liquor will
he bought by the slnto tit wholcsalo
pi Ices, tested as to its purity and sold
to local dlspensailes or fnloons, which
ate conducted according to lcgulnllnns
established bv the state. The prolltrt
above the cost ot tho liquor and the
neiessary expenses will be divided be
tween the state nnd the counties ne
cotdlng te ti IKed latio. This is the
Tlllrian plan now In vogue In South
Carolina. It Is bv no means an unqital
Ifleel put cess there.
m
it tost us Jll,0C3,"r. last near to
maintain our warship. This includes
I he heavy war expenses and the mix
lllaty navv. The costliest ship of all Is
iho New Yoik. which tost $JS7 ST1. The
Oregon, counting in its long Journey,
cost only Jl'.i.'Jfio. The monltots tost,
on an uveiage, obotit one-third as
much, but fvoii then It Is doubtful It
the.v W'uo a good biigaln. The best
drip cost nionov but I'ntle Sun must
haVi- the m.
Hopiosentatlvo Hepburn wants the
constitution amended so as to provide
that 'mi new state, the tfintoiy of
which was not a put of tho United
States and under IK Juilsdlctlon and
hov oi olgnty on the 1st day of January,
A. I"). lS'ls, simll be admitted into the
Ciilon unless thtc e-fouiths of the mom
be i" elected to each house of congtess
shall vote nllliniatlvolv foi .such ad
mission ' Mt. Hepburn Is boimwlng
ttouble.
The objections to the admission of
Uepiesentatlvo-elect Ilobeits of Utah
to tongiess do not seem well taken.
It is not denied that he was legulaily
and lalily elected accoidlng to the
tonus picseilbed by law. Hence there
Is nothing foi congtess to do but to
admit him. If he has violated any law
the place to proceed against him Is In
tho eeiui Is of lUnh.
The btoweis tie ptotestlng against
tho wji tax ol a clollut .i barrel on ber.
Tlioie is prob iblv no way that th
blew eis can be satisfied unless the tax
is i rmovtel and plnceil on Hour.
Spitting nt Plcquart will not alter the
facts in the e iso. Salivating french
men had much be iter economize on e
pectoiatlon am! piny heaven for com
mon sense.
Geneial Ludlow is to be mllltai
governor ot Havan i city and Geneial
Lee of Havana piovinco Success to
the Hi in of Loo and Ludlow.
Gideon Maisli tlouhtlo begins to
lealie that the piodigal son business
in Philadelphia has its serious ride.
NEWS AND COMMENT
lluto N ao mtkile In the Inti ill itlonil
Medical Mug izlnc on the subject ol wato
llttrnlioii which while 't does not applv
directly to Seriinion, tlnnks to the wise
fmeslglit and tnterpilse ot the Sciantou
Gas and Water company. Is nevertheless
interesting It savs "A rough c lit na
tion bisc-el iqnn statistics given in : new
hook by John W. Hill, shows tint ty
phoid alone In the year lViti intiseel up
ward of 3 WW deaths in thirty -livo Amer
ican and Canadian cities, vying nothing
of the do libs from the sime ciui In the
smaller towns and countrv place-, for
eveiv fatal ciso theio wile at leist four
that lecovcred which would make ;ih)
condemiitd to a long ami trying illness,
with pcislsllnc ill health in many ot
tin m and there, must, in fait, hivo been
a considi rably l.uget proportion of recov
eiles undi r our Impioved modern moth.
ods of tieatment. Hut the striking ouo
might even s iv staitllng fact demon
strated by Mr Hill's book Is that tho
deitli rate from typhoid fever, instead of
raiiKlng fiom 52 to (.1 lu raeh KW.UJi) of pop
ulation as It did in Plillnlolphl i from is'rt
to :, oi from .11 to ICO In each 100 W, as
In Chicago during tho s nno period need
not be over 4 or 3 In the 100,000 If only
our munlclpilitles could be governed on
business principles, with the help ot the
best sanltnry silence. The proof Is to be
found In the efttets of a thorough system
ol s mil nitration of public w itev sup
plies lu a number of Uuiopean titles, for
instance. In Ueilln the mart illty from ty
phoid his, by such llltritlon, been so ie
dticecl that In cut h of tho veurs 1813 and
lS'Jtl It was 5, while in 1SU It was only I, in
ovorv HirtOpj) of thi population. In Am
stordim the rate- was l'i In S5o, nnd came
down to 3 In 1S In Hambtng the pro
portion was 2s In the lOOOnO in itto but an
epidemic of chulera compelled tlu institu
tion of ladkal measures for the pui Idea
tion of tlu- polluted labe water (which,
however, as tho ty pi old death rate shows,
w is not half as tilth as tho Schuylkill
liver wattt tarnished to Philadelphia).
d, In lonscnutticf the typhoid rite In
, liiul fallen to l lu the J uuei The ar
litlo concludes with this pertinent ques
tion: "It some lleice barbaiio horde, llko
the- Goths nail Vnnd lis of old. we ic in the
habit of swooping down every eai upon
the civ Hired regions of North Amotion
killing our people bv tons ol thousands
and wounding Horn "hOOu to JOOUiO mine,
all for lick ol ndi quale de tense's, which
would cost a few bepgarly millions of dol.
lais, what a howl of indignation tlu re
would bo' How tho press ami platfoim,
and even tho pulpit, would ring Willi ili
liunclilions of tho cilniliially rputlioMe
nutlioilllcs who peimltled such tin unnec
essary sacrifice' Vet would such a need
less loss In battles be anv more dcploiablo
or any mote criminal than permitting thu
death or serious Injury annually of the
s nno number of people by the nnuy dl
oase s which wo now know to bo prevent
able" Correspondent Chailos m ppppcr writ
ing from Maiiinoi, Cuba, to the Wash
ington Star, sreaks thus of the i fieri
upon tho Cuban people of that pin eif
President .Mellnlrv's message Vihkh r
fotTed to the futuio ot Cub t ".Induing
bv tho Cubans In IHv in i and the liism
gents In tho r-amtn mound .Mall.iiio.. and
Gunuhmoi. It has IikicispiI rnoimouslv
tho personal lnllutnco of Ptpside'iit Me
Kluley and therofote of hl nilinliilsua
llon. The r igged Koldlon in tlu ntnks of
the lauurgints hid uruclti illy come to
look upon tho prrsldf-nt as one who un
deihtood tin m and the struggle ti.ey ur.
lied on Tho belief hud spicnd among
the in that his personal sympathies vveio
with them and that ho knew and mado
allowance for tlulr druwlucks. In Bolng
among them during October i found tht
to bo tho stiongcHt Impression. Smne an.
Iiltln s lenders veto trvlng to e rente a
illffcreMt belief, ainl romo Impatient iad
Icals weio tnlklng distrust. While theo
effortH created some uneasiness nnd In
creased the t.pettuney, I could never ills.
cover that It Rhook tho contlelonco of tho
imss of tho Insurgents. At ono of the
tamps In Plnar del Hlo ono day n black
soldier of unusual Intelligence snld to mr:
'I havo a bi other In tlu Unltrd Slates.
Ho fends mo word that President Ate
Klnley Is my ftieiid' And other inslir
gents had the same notion. It was some
thing for thrill to fool Hint the ptosldcrit
of the United Stales was their friend
What they le-lt la October they feel sure
of In Hoe ember. Tho tnlluc'iicc of this
fe cling would be dllllcult to expl itn lo any
ono who has never been among tho Cu
bans. Ihev ate almost ehlldten lit some
of their traits. Whoever has thcli con
lldfiico cm acronipllsh wonders with
them Whoever lucks It Is helpless Thov
may bo persuided Into a coilain tniiisi.
but thov cannot be fenced Into It. It
would have been possible for tho United
States to tisHiiino by acts, If not bv words,
that tho lnsuigeiit tinny was made up ot
bindlts and brig mils, and Hut the dis
tressed people hid In come Ivrbius by
choice Slncp the other i out so has been
taken tho tuturei becomes ele i tw" Tttl-t-lag
the preside lit of the I lilted Slates, the
Cubans ns n people will moie iciullly lol
low In the paths vvhlth ho Indicates 'i'luy
will not bo fietted by the Amotle.in milt
tiny oicupitloi Into an aut.iguulsm which
would be hurtful to both counttles 1
have not yet met anv on among the Cu
bans who was ellstriistlul ioi,aiilhig tho
ti sen at Ion lu tho message that complete,
trnltqulllty Is to bo established before
the experiment ol Independent govern
ment Is to be tried
The Manila cortcspoinlt nt of the San
savs ho is "In a position to ay that loi
physical te isons Admit il Divvov otisht to
go home It would bo lncnet to sav
Unit ho Is a sirk in in, but to those who
have seen him lrotiuontly during Ills woik
since lluv last It Is evident that the long
strain Is lu ginning to tell cm him 'I lie
eflect of tho worrlmi nt and the high nerv
ous tension to which tho admlnl las
bun subjected throughout the sumnu I
Is becoming upp u put At the sum tlmo
th" nicrsslty tot keeping him hero Is
practically omle d When he was sum
moned to re tin a to tlio nltrd States, a
lew months at,o ho iiitoiinid the govern
nienl tint he thought tboie was still Im
portant work hero tor him to do, and tl.o
oixleis for his return vveie eountt im in I
ed tho Washington aul'ioiltlcs t cllrtiiR
th it lu was the best mm to deal v.'lth
nuv itiptliiis tint might aiWei m lu
i'hlllpplues As the situ itlun develops,
howevei It becomes moie aid ir no up
lnient th.it the put of tlio woik ta tl the
ntvv has vet to do here will be 1 irge ly of
a roullno chiincter. and Admiral Hi vrev,
letllng that lids is so would le i itls
lletl to go home Al tin sime tim" he
iln Tils tlio recent inn which thniHutitl' of
It ttei i he; hti3 itcilveei .usiue him awjlts
him on ids icturu '1 he l ' is no uuiClcn
tint Admiral Dpwpv is entitled to hlivi
his elpsties granted, and it Is Inst as .ti
t iln that ids eloslu now l to be nitlt'loel
homo with the Olvmpl.i thiomih t u filnv
canal
'Gie it Majoiitles Gilushi A Urof, Is
rightlv pi oatl ot his dlstiiutloii ps the
champion mijoiltv wlunot lu Am til i'i
politics Jio writes to tlu Phil ldolphl i
Picss- "Will von plr.iso ull'i.v me stiio
lo con pet a statement in your I sue' of
list Piiday' In vout artleb-. Tho Ol'nial
Count nt Iist,' you siv 'Gov oi nor Hast
ings holds tho record as hiving rocrtvid
the largest Mite tvoi cast tor a cinilMi't
toi n state olilce ' As a histoilc state
ment this Is not quite cornet Governor
Hastings, hi 'VI, ueelved an e indldi'
for governoi r.Tl 71 1 vote lit Ing 5 jJh
meire votes than I iceelved toi conrirss
m in-at-large at Hi it election though me
plurilltv was gto iter than his Hut 'n
ISli, 1 upplved 711 J lt vol's being 1"6".i
voles more than he received In 1S1I I
drop you this line only, .n Colonel Honton
was In tho biblt of saying, 'to lndle it.
tho Until of hisloiv As inncipssnivn-at-l
irgo for the st.up of Ptnnsylv mil I
Imp itcflved flip lugst vote evci cnt
lu anv of our state elections, e.'ert the
volo foi Pei'ldtnt McKlnlev, mil the
l irgost majotitv evet given In fiiiv stmc
of tho Union fo- any laiii'ldi'o for tinv
olilce "
Our pnispecllv ambassnlor to Great
Hrltain, Jnseih Hodges Clio ele, who Is a
nephew- ol Hufus Choite, the Brent law
yer and distinguished United States sen i
lor fiom Massachusetts, w is born In fa
lein. Mas. Januarv Jl, 1!-', entered Har
vard In IMS and giaduatod hi IS'.', went at
onco Into liw and begun to ur.ictlc in
New York tltv in ls3ii ills successlal ar.
Biimi nt against tho constltutlnnalitv 'f
the Iticonie t,i be lore the United Stites
Supremo couit in Wn will bo lcgaieleJ as
cue of tlio greatest vietoiiis over wen bv
an Ami i lean l.ivvvcr Whether at the
bat, upon the political platform en at
dinners, Mi. Choite has few lecogielrrtl
rivals He in urle d Cat oll'ie U Stilling,
of Sileni uid tho rliilditii of the union
.no Mabel Choite and Joseph lnlii
choite, Jr. an untie igiadiiate at Hn
v arel.
Miller, the vvitmei or the vlv divs M
evele iaco, ate no meat or solid fond din
ing the mutest Ills fait consisted en
tlreh of eiie.iK llepilds, fmlt ami Crts.
Weights and measiriPtne nts of evnv p.l
tlclo ol loud cnnsimieil bv him were til en
by Piofessor Atwaler, or Wi sit van col
ltge whoso intention It is to make a ip
liort to the elep.it tine nt of agrkultiue nt
Washington on tho iclUlon of loud to "ii
eiBV In til lis of e ndaranco Among othei
thhiRs Jlllltr consumed dining tin sK
eliys wtre lorty-elght pints oi pupa.e I
bottled milk and ten ciuaits of milk anil
four pounds ot bet 1 eMr.ett Ho took no
stimulants and his total sloop amounted
to nine and one-quarter bonis
GovcuiO" Stephens, of Missouri, has Is
sued a call for a confere nee to bo hold
In St Louis on Jan It, I'"), to poifoct ar
rangements tor holding n world's 1 ih In
lmt In commemoration of the Louisiana
purch ise. The e ill Is issued on linos -' g
gestnl by a committee ot tlftv, one dele
gate from each congress district and tw J
Horn the state at lerge ol even com
monwealth organized emt ol lintls see uieel
by the Louisiana puichast. The bovci
nors of fourteen st itps pip itquosled to
appoint elelcgatcs fiom tlulr rcspcctlvo
jutlsdlctlons.
A contract his been obt lined by the
General nice tile company to supply eight
electric locomotives anil othei equipment
for the tunnel of the Paris Orleans rill
wav in Pirls. The contiaet was win.
against tho strong! st competition fiom
British and other European euinpililes,
tho negotiations having e xte nded over two
yens It was not until alter thu I'rench
engineers cuno to this country and niado
a thoroiiKh examination of tho compiny'a
experimental railway ut Schcatitady that
tho contiaet was seemed.
A cubical am fiom Hav.ini announceb
that Domingo Mender Cipote, formerly
vice pi. tlelent of the Cuban Hovolutlomiy
t,oveinnient and piesleKnt of .lu Cubtn
spnlllly. which i.vently adlouincd, has
In en .tppolntetl pipsldent of the Mill ill
commission now In Washington, sve
cecillng General Garcia. St'iior Capote Is
now at Mnrluw and will start at onco
foi Washington
.-M) .MeJs,r SIHLLSSh'UI,
Hi'' ANNUAL HOI.H1AV SiOHR
would or oiioiui:
AND DV1NTV HOOKS I'OK
Eoys amd Girls,
AHIfVl TIVI, AI'PIUU'UIATK AMI
INKM'L.NSIVU
Holiday Gifts
IUII M.L AOKs, fOMIl'IIOVS
AM) l'l'lSI.
BIBIDLIEMAE
:ioa wAHiiiXferojr
Avn.vui:.
liclow rrlbuoe Ofllce,
TTu TTtT TTh tlV
HUM
TTFin
bULBiffll
Oloves for Christmas
One of our most important holiday stocks, kid gloves come
first, of course, with the heavier winter sorts a goodse c
ond. The size range, the color range, the price range, all
complete. Better choose early though, stocks get badly
broken towards the last.
Furs
for
You'll pleasantly surprise somebody if you present that
somebody with a handsome lur collarette, scarf, capejack
et or muff A backward season has played sad havoc
with fur profits among the makers, hence our Christmas
furs this year are all bargains. On sale at art department.
Brainard & Armstrong's New Book of Embroidery Les
sons, with colored studies, at 10 cents per copy.
All Holiday Goods on main floor. Store open even
ings until Christmas.
TpOfpjp A Handsome
IP JiXlQlCi
ALWAYS BDSY
S- ,.,-p-,r?!r'
Christmas
Is Coming
S Is Santa Garcs
His little friends, and big
ones too, will be happy ill
our shoes.
lewis, Reilly & Davies,
lit AND 110 WYOMING AVENUH.
When Yi Are Out
looking around for your
Christmas
Gifts
o o o o
(
remember our stock of
Fine China,
Cut Glass,
Brie a Brae,
Dinner, Tea,
and Toilet Sets.
ME CtEMONS, FEWER,
MAIXIEY C'O,
122 LftckaTOnnna Aonu
Suggestions
When selecting Xmas gifls
it is always wise to chobe
that will be useful.
Chafing Dishes,
Coffee Pots,
Five O'clock Teas,
Baking, Dishes,
aie needed in every house,
you will find the latest pat
terns at our store.
FOQTiB k SHEAR CO.
110 W.VSHING10N AVK.
WOLF & WENZEL,
'J lu Adams Ave , Opp Couit Uouie.
Practical IMieirs
Bol Audits 'or Richardton-Uojrntoa'J
i'umacej aud Koujos.
Coi5H3
v
ws
Pf
i
eet;
Illustrated Booklet given to every purchaser.
Something to make the little ones
For
Christmas
Mill & Connelly
121 Washington
Avenue,
llaean uinisuitl large nsurtmcutc
Chairs and Rockers SVriptlon
Ladies' Desks inantbowooae,
Parlor Cabinets
and Music Cabinets
lu Mahogany anil Yernls-Martln
akkwciioici:
Pieces of Bric-a-Brac,
Tabourettes, a large
selection ; Tables, 3n
endless variety.
Hill Connell
121 Washington Ave.
Teacher's
Edition.
Finely bound, large
print, for
cents, $125 and $L49
Calendars, Booklets and
Leather Goods. Finest
assortment.
Ry molds Bros
STATIONERS ami E.T,RAVERi
THE
1UHT & CONNELL CO,
Heating, Plumbing,
Gas Fitting, Electric
Light Wiring, Gas
and Electric Fixtures,
Builders Hardware.
434 Lackawanna Avenue
OXFORD
B11LE8
1ZAA1
happy.
TH
RjlLi
One Hundred Pieces
Percales
lest GimmIs Mafic.
Absolutely Fast Mn
We liave now open an
untisually handsome line
of these Goods for
Also ai elegant line of
rad
n o
aiai
For EyeMng liresses.
SlOand 512
LACKAWANNA AVENUE
HENRY BEL1N, JR.,
UeueitU Agent Tor tlio Wyomlui
Uistilctfj;
illDltiKi IllnitlncSportlnc HtiioUeleu
miJ tlio Kepuuiio CUeniiOA.
iumpuii)'i
IM EXfLOSlYiES.
tulely I'uie Cnpi nnel Ktplolet'i.
Itoom 1U1 Conuell UulUUiii.
ficraiitou.
AailMJlU-fi
'iiiox, Konn,
JOHN It. SMITH AJN.
SV. t- MULL1UAN.
rittitu
riymovitli
Wllkcxvllart
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HOUDAY
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