THE SCRANTON TKLBUNJfi-SATURDAY, .1ANUAKY 7, 1899. t l&cwmfon CrtBune rnklltked tlsllr, Kicept iiiudnv. hr Hie -rlbunal'ubllililiux Company, at Kitty Ueati n Month. - r" -x.--z. tvcw YorLOfllcs: Ifitl NiunailSt., . l-clr Agent for J-oroljn Advertl-tln. tMjnnii ATliir. rosToiTirit at nchantom, PA., ABSM.OMU-CI.AS 11 All. MA TTKK. TWELVE PAGES. SCRANTO.V, JANUARY 7, 1SS9 One week fiom today the Republican voters of Set union will nvnll 1h-tn-selvcs of the Pi aw fen el county Bvstein to nominate a candidate for iimjor. Meanwhile th citi.is so lar n any public reunite mi' concerned is prat tidily lifeless, in..-, tills signify apathy or the Moftnullty or silent Httldv? The Will of the Majoiity. The asset tlon of Sir. Wannmakei und lil lieutenant that the !natutlal caucus of lnt Tuesday nlKht vv.ih not reRUlnr li without foundation. It ns a caucus duly e nlleel bv the chairmen of the hoiisi- and "cn-ito cauclistw of tho nlKht bcfoie. This bus bien the party custom for yeaiv. It a fulfilled to the letter In this Instance. .Moreover the regularity nf the cpucus Is estab lished by the fact that It won iocor nlj'ed uh such and pat tlciti.itcil In by 109 out of the 161 Republican se niton nnrt ropierentntlvcs piesont In HjitIh btlrj' tit tho time, a clc.it maioiltv of 27. The majority h.i mi ineiui-stlon-nble tight to establish u-i-ularity. Those who Ivlleve in it Btil.it lly in par ty matters have no excuse for iiuollon in? tho leculailtj of Senator Quij's nomination. To be sure, the cb-clslon of a puitv caucus has no lriwl poir to bind. MembctR who do not mtH It m.iv at their option respect oi litntii" its de cision, llut tl.ey cannot will claim to bo itffiilur party men If they Ikiioio It. For the tim tliey must be i hissed as independent-. By refusing to i ei uirnl. the light of a majotity of tin- p-uty to bponk for th party the challenge a principle winch lies at the foundation of reprtsentnllvc gov eminent. "A e me well aware that tills fact will oxeit Miiall Influence, upon the men who uie lighting Senator Quay becausr of pei sonul er fai tlonal silv mice"". With these men It Is :mv thing ti beat Quay. Party custom the principle of major ity rule even statutcuy law would not Mop them iroiii iloltiB whatever in their opinion would fm titer tin Ir pin poses of vengeance Yet wo cannot believe that all of the men who absented themselvs fiom last TtuFda'(- caucus ate of this tvre. Some of tlvin expert to continue in politics, to ko before the p.utj at some ftttuic time us uspliants loi p.n ty honois These must ri.tlizc that to disregard a majoiity decision In Qiu's e.e would open the w.ay to n possible us-o of the s.une untie akulnst thorn selves. Whether successful or unsuc cessful In his pic-em e andidacv i r ie. election. Senator Qua) will continue to wield .1 i unsuitable Influence In the politics of J't-nn" Ivanla. lie has liiends and evotcd ft lends In cuiy legislative disttict in the stnte. It would be human u.ituie If these- should In fntuie jpplv to the bolte-is of todav the familiar ptdltlcal ptlnelple of re ciprocity. It Is said tlieie ate 6..VVI s( hool tt.uh cin In Pennsylvania who aie paid less than $J0O apiece a je.tr. The teacher who If not woi th tvvh e WW Is not noith a cent. The Situation in the Philippines. The publication to the Filipinos of the picsldent's pioclamutlon setlintr foitb ihe Intentions of Ameilcan inlll tary (ontiol and Riving- as-uiance of honorable pmposcH must be followed lo Its legitimate conclusion. Pi i.-ons olTeilnc; lesNiunie to our authoiily must be notilied of the constquences if they pers-lst, and if this w. lining Is un heeded the.v must bi punished as law bieakeis. lively ctloit s-hould bo made by conciliation, neisuasion and friend ly argument to convince the luuii;eni in mniH that resistance to Arneile.m contiol pending the leoigaui.atloii of the government is a mistake, both fiom the point of view of their own best In teiests and fiom that of the anhlpel ugo In gtnenil. .'o .step should be taken In a splilt oi anger or Im patience, fair allowance must be made for native ignotnnie of Aiucili.in put -poses and was. but when this is done, If tevolt shall still thtc.itc-n fono must he ued .swl.'llv and thoioughl.v. The Instllutlouof c l lllzatliuuiiiuiitft seml-clvlllzed raic often lefjulres what Colonel Hoos-evelt calls 'rough sui Kiuj." It iciiuiied this on the conti nent of Xotli Ameiku. Opponents of expansion who rali-e tho uiuineut that we have no light to intioduce out selves in the Philippine islands c oti tiary to the wlsbeu of the native popu lation forget oi disregard the fact that the suine piluclplc, if applbd genet al ly, would put the ban on fhilstl.in missions, condemn every mlgtntUni of i aces which hs lifted up the .stand out of the woild's civilization nnd es pecially seal with dleuiipiux.W the Kenesls of our own u public. In awn punt the loiiKh suigei.v has not ulwavs been wielded with Iiuni.-cntt.it Ian In tent. I.llHt of COIllpiest, the liieucl of rullnif monniihs, nu-io pilde in the gory victories of subjugation have In spired the majoiity of e panslve move, inents which lesulted. in spite of xlc lous Intent, In civilization's uplifting. Knt tho puiposo animating Ameilcan Intervention In the Philippines is nut of this kind. Theic. as In Culm, we are dl'vliaislng pilmarlly u moial ob ligation, not unlike that of the welt-to-do oltUen who takes executive con tiol of the estates of widows and oiphans. Our relation Is above all a fiduciary one, and we must execute our trust for the benellt of humanity und the future even though the liumedlute beneficiaries, thiough Ignorance, aie unable to appreciate our metlves As the Philadelphia Piess succinctly rcmaiks In this connection: "Hollo piescuts today exactly the situation which i nuclei h necessaiy the piesencn ' of the United States and Its sovereignty Jn the Philippines. Spain has with diawn fiom Hollo, The place has been soleel by an AslatlCjarmy, whose lead ers hap n llttlo education, whose lank and Hie have none and who are floa to bat bat Ism. The miptemaey of thla army means the end of t Ivlllzutlon, peaie. secllllty, Older, plosion or self itilo In Hollo and Mindanao. With a lit in, enllBhtened lule, this Malay laie ntny be advanced, as n Hliullar popu lation In the .Straits Settlement has done tinder KurIIMi contiol to self got eminent, nmteriul prosperity nnd Kood older. Without this supervision, massjtcie will succeed massaciu and spoliation spoliation. The Philippine noceHlt s, undei this condition, to i-tubllKh a stable, ordeily admlnlstia tlon, honest, economlcnl and ethelent, by the dNplay of loice, It this Is enmiKh -l Its use, It this U teciuls Itc ' in the repot t of the police depatt ment, as ineorpoiated In Mayor Hal lev's annual message, appe.ns thU statement: "The total amount of lines collected tdurlng isgij was JJ.&'S.GO " This money has been lecelvtd by May or Bailey. The city tieauicrs repot t, n No a pait of Mayor Ballev's tnc'sage. doe not show any recoid of the tecelpt of this Item of tines; in fact, no lines collected In police com t had been dellveied by Mat. or Bailey to the cilv ticiisuur or nioiie eNe up to Jan. 1. The law piovldes that llic lines sliatl be paid into the cltv ttensuiy ut stated Intel vals. .s'K dt:s of jSW liave daped and no one llm for 1V)S ts accounted foi. It Is not usMimcd that thcie has been or will b any niKippropilatlou of the 1."i7S'.0. but the buslncs lavitv dis played Is simply another ie.ion for de daiing that for its nuvot, Scnnton sliould have a well-rounded dean-cut' business man. Reorganizing tho Ouaid. As a linls for the necessity leoi gaiil.utlon of the National Guaid the Philadelphia Inquirer suggests that In stead of the llfteen legltuents of twelve skeleton companies, having an aggie gate of 00! otlleen and 7.5C0 cnlls-ted men. tlieie shiaild be twelve legiments of twelve companies, with a minimum enlisted strength of 75 and a maximum of 100 This oignnlzation would give the stnte IA4 olllcets. an Inciease of but 21 over the tlfteen legiiiient plan, but would trive a iiilnlmiim of 10.S0O en listed men, an inueaBe of L'.LMO. fas Hie luquliei. 'The saving In expent-e Is appaient when It Is silmwn that the twelve leglmeuts would have 5! less hlgh-alailed Held and staff otilceis, and with a deciease of thiee legl inental headquatttts and attendani expenses." That journal alo u)s: "The old Infantry otganlzatlon, In Its tactical units, wa an alisuidllv that was pi oven when the time came to as. slmllate it with the legular at my. Time wete a uepar.ite compan.v, a iep mate battalion of four companies, twelve lfglments of eight companies each and thiee legiments of ten coni paniet. each, in all 1J1 companies. These Hfteen bobtail legiments le uuiicd and had "S field, staff and non commissioned ptaiY, ::7s company otil ceis, and at the maximum stiength of (.0 enlisted lrien to e.ic b i oinpuny, 7,7.00 men. The detlcieni les of such an oi -ganiatlon became glailugly appaient upon the attempt to tiansform It as a whole Into United States voluiiteets. In Its compitiv and regimental units it was foielgn to whut was lequlied In the ai my, and owing to Its defective foi matlon the Pennsylvania regiment' vvue held back fiom asbumlng the juoiiiliient place which was due them because of their complete equipment and excellent tialnlng." Ah icgaids the foim of ieorganl7a llon om contempoiaiy is unquestion ably in line with intelligent public opinion. It mlslit have gone futthei. however, and said what eveiy well-informed citizen belltves. namely, that the National Ouuid ought to be s.0 le cnganlzed as to become a guaid na tional in fact ap well as In name; with a fair percentage of tiaiued legular otlheis and with the United States government piovldlug the standards of ctllclencj unci footing- if- due share of the hill. Pel haps Coveinor Biooke wants to make a "leconeentiado" ot Genet at Wood Woman Suffrage. Admliable In main feattues as u.'- the maiden message of Governor Roose velt, tlieie s une clause in t which will provoke dissent. This Is his sug gestion of the desirability of giadually extending the spheie In which the suff rage can be exercised by women. That woman biitfiage piesents some lecoru mendatlons in theory few will den : but that It Is, uelvis-able to extend to women the ballot in the absence of i general desire- or piepuiutlon for It on their pa it Is a pioposltlon to which few thoughtful and piactlcal students of the piobleni of government villi sub set I be. Sas "Holland." the studious NVv Yolk coiiespondent of the Philadelphia Pi ess: "eiovernor Roosevelt would have done well It he had sent lo Ccuinee tl-e-ut and Massae husotts befoio making this it commendation. The onlunjemeiit oi the suffrage which he pioposc"! has been made In thosv states. It has been the direst of fulluies. Not one woman In a thousand In Connecticut has voted, although having the right to do so, for school bonrdH.and In many of the towns no women oted, and In others, only two oi thiee. Massachusetts makes it lepoit of like lmtllte, and these experi ences hear out the statement made by Sirs Scott, when she nppeitted before a legislative committee at Albany a few yeais ago, when the women suff ragists of New Toil; were making a strong appeal for that privilege, and said that a mnjoiltv of the women of New York Htato not only did not want the suffiage for thmsolves, but would legaid It as untorlunute If the privi lege was accorded. AVhen .Mis. Scott said this one of the legislative commit tee ialil to hei 'The question of wo men's suffrage is to be decided by tho women themselves. When a majority of the women of this stuto ask for the suifiage the legislature of the stute und the people of the state will not hesitate, nn Instant about granting them that pilvllege.' " This Is tho situation throughout the country. There is no opposition among men to woman suffrage which Is half so effective In delaying Ittt institution as the Indifference If not nctual Jeptig mince of the majoiity of women them solves. H Is said that men who allow" to vote malts unable to lead or write, males whose votes can be bought nliil sold ut any Pi Ice fiom a drink of liquor up, males notoilous for depraved In stincts and ideals, should not be so sensitive about ilsklng woman niff rage. But It Is unswerable that the ex istence of evils In male miff rage does not wan ant the taking of unnecessary risks in female sufftnge. However, when women want the ballot, whether wisely or unwisely, they will nucceed In getting It, and until then it will be futile to offer to them somethlns they don't want and wouldn't use if they had It. An exchange warns the public nnd pi ess not to laugh at the statements of Nikola. Tela, as wonderful things may yet develop from his researches. No one who seriously contemplates Tesla's proposed Inventions would feel like laughing. It Is the possibility that he will utilize the roving thunderbolts and other unseen forces, as did the lumented Keely, principally In the newspapers and In presence- of stock holders, that makes one feel like In dulging In pleasantly. A practical demonstration of Tesla'.s thcoiles would cause nn Instant Htampede for the woods. It Is good to know that the apprehen sions which existed at th time Sena tor DavN, of .Minnesota, was asked to bo a member of the Paris peace com mission, lest factional enemies during Ids absence should defeat him for re election, weie unfounded. The unani mous nomination of Cushman K. Davis by the Republicans of Minnesota for le-electlon Is a well deserved compli ment to all concerned. Generals Shafter, Wheeler and Wood each recommended that Colonel Roose velt be awarded a medal of honor for conspicuous gallantry at San Juan, but th war department, still piqued at the Santiago round robin, Intends Instead to confer merely a brevet title, which menus nothing. It is not impoitant. Roosevelt needs no certificates of bravery. His career Is its own Indorse ment. In his olllcial position Honor Sagasta seems to be lu the predicament of the man who has giaspedi the handles of a hlghly-chaiged galvanic batteiy and cannot let go. The fact that Hon. Call Scaurs: Is against expansion ought to remove any doubts In the minds of timid im peiiallsts that they are on the light Hack. No one seems to have asked for the opinion of David B. Hill on expansion. TOLD BY THE STARS. Dally Horoscope Drawn by AJacchus, Tho Tribune Astrologer. Attohilie Cast- V. 4", n J, i mi. i r ' m., for riatiudny, X!H. J& CI "e A child bom on this d.i will nulieu that in ut cannot change tin. sots on lus lepututlou. Itallioadlng like war nnd politics, Is a verv pbiisaiit occupation lor the hlglwnl arltd men. 'Ihe .season appioacbes when the- land loid believes that some people would not be satisfied with heaven unless it was newl p.ipeied at least once u veai. People who obseive the city ordinances will throw a little salt on the side wall: today and look ideas ml. It you want to witness real war Just obseive a lot cf cousins tackle a will. Of couiso fliover his a right to expirss his opinions- public 1. Hut it's the man who gets him stalled that should sulfer. Ajacchus' Advice. Do not Imagine that the ludustlies of Sc ronton depend upon the buiulcg et sit" coal, unless jciii wish to be consid ered soft J dill Sell ATTflESTflTECflPITflL Hpec kil Correspondence ot The Tilbuiic. ll.iulsburg, Jan i, Colonel Oilkesou has eloi-ed up his uffalisus coiiunlsslolie-" of banking nnd gone back to HiNtol to pi.-ulke law and pluj polities. JJcputv Commissioner Morrison Is In ehaigo t tho depaitiucnl and will huidlv bv dis turbed until aftd Colonel Stone l comes gov el nor. Captain Mm i Km is an applicant for commissioner ami his irlnds aie uigla the Incoming governor lo appoint him. iTovtinor Baitings has onl i u divs moie to ene und It l nut H.i,iied that he will make sin ap-puliiiiin-nt ana risk lis combination bv the fi,i ii Captain Moirlson Is in doubt a to hi iimhoiltv to sign (ei tain olllcl.it p.ipeis ami iloeiiuieuts and will do nol'i lug without Hie advice of Attorney Gen eiiel MtCoimlik. llefeui' tiudcTiii his itslgnatloii Colonel (Hike-son tiaiismttttsl to the govt i nor a stitement outlining the woik of tlie deptutmuit duihig his udmlulstiallou and defining his position with legate! to the tnlluie of tho Peo ples bank and the Che some Stieel Trust ccunpiuj. Theie Is also embodied in the i-tdteintnt a series of lecomnundatlons for lefonn In tho sjslem of comlui tin.; the banks, savings Institutions, uiist campantes and building and loan asso ciations doing business lu Pennsylvania under the supervision of the banking ele paitment. Bills will be pieseuted to tho Heii.ito after tho committees aie appoint ed to cany out the reforms sus-eesti-d by tho "little eorpoiul. ' o Colonel (jilkeson s.i.vs the difficulty un dei which Hie Chestnut httcel Trust com pany laboied was the enormous loans liiiulei to Its pieslilfitt. the late William M. Slugerlv. Be not only called the pirsl dents attention lo those bv loiters, but In a number of peihoual Interviews Willi Mr Slugerlv in g-d their redue Hon. Col onel rilll;c;on claims there! was no iiu thoilty legullv- Invested In him lo compel the reduction of theee loans for the rea son that no i gal lcfctrle lions havo ever been piced by the legislature upon the amount peimltted to be loaned to olllceis and dlreeiois of tiust companies. The foimer commissioner suggests that the legislature should nbsolulilv piohlblt n trust ceunpanj and a national bank occu pylng the same room or even being upon tho same floor of any building. llt also suggests thai limine lal Institutions should bo absolutely piohlbited fiom loaning mori'y upon Ihe stock of any national bank, and for this iiason, that, under tho provisions of the national act, there Is a double liability upon the holdeis of such stoek in c.iso of failure, -o He claims tint failure of the People's bank was hi ought about by the direct action of the banking department conse. quent upon nn examination of the bank miulo a fow ckivs befoio the crash, "Prior examinations of the same," Uol onel Ollkeson uelds. "had not only shown Its solvency, but Its sound llunncial con illtlon. It was only the very last exami nation, I repat, but n few davs before It closed Its doors, that develooed Its weakness, which lincl not theretoforo ex isted. Immediately upon receipt ot tho tcpott of the Inst spccliil examination I wrote to the piesldci.t of the bank call Ing his attention to the mutter disclosed and clem Hiding an I nr.ietiliile explana tion. The very morning inv letter was re eelved bv the president (and It was the 111 si Intimation ho luul ot the deplorable condition of tho bank) the cashier com mitted siilclilc, tho bank iIommI and a tHnporury iicelvir wus appointed hy me." -u Colonel llllkesoii 'iccommond that tho loans In i elation to bullclll.g and loan as sociations and the wliolct subject of RllcMi association should bo token up by ho leglMmtue. llo also makes the following tecominendntlni.s: Tlut the upplcallotis fei thai ten, of tiust companies and other financial Institutions should bo submitted to the banking commissioner for bis ap proval. That foielgn corporations com ing undei the supesrvlslon of the bulking department and appblng for autliorltv to tiniH.'ict littHliirsn within tho state, should be submitted to the. commissioner of bulking for his npinovol. That foreign corporation doing business in the stnto should lie obliged to have ptlnted on all HliMiitiiH) lilted their corporate name and thi location of their homo olllce, city, county and state-. That no Institution should be permitted to nuke loans upon the security of Its own capital stock. That the percentage of loans to olllcers and dlresstois of trust companies and other financial Institutions should, un less named in the acts Incorporating them, be fixed bv law. That a llxed per centage of cash hi proportion to de podls should bo required by luw to be lc--pt In the vaults nf bank, trust con pniiles, etc., and call'd the leperve, "J tint the oaths of director. of all the finan cial Institutions In the stato should no lepilrecl to bo filed In the banking de partment. That all corporations having power to receive and administer trusts should bo required to set apart perma nently n definite, peieentage of each divi dend declared ns a ie-oive for tho addi tional protection of the ti lists committed to theli custodv. That no individual Hie or tncoiporated ccmp.ui bo pcimltteel to use In the coidict of a banking business any name, sign or device lesemblln In any respect that of a bank or other finan cial coiporatian. That ti unlfoim uile tor all Institution-, be established fixing a leasonable period bejond which no loans upon which Interest lemalns unpaid should lie permittcsi to bo cairled as an available asset. That a general Uccnso fo leasomiblv heavy should be Imposed for the prlvlego of doing buslnebs within this state upon all foielgn building and loan associations. That all domesMc building and loin associations should he lequlred to leglHter In tho banking de partment and that when such associa tions cease to exist an allUlavll to that effect should be filed In the elepjiluitint That tho question of the Issuing ot full paid and prepaid stork bv building nso. clatlons, chartered under Pennsvlvanta laws, should be taken up bv the egis latuie and such l-sue of stock, either le galised or absolntely prohibited Tint the holders of stocks ot other corpora tions as Investments bv the financial In. stltutlous of tho commonwealth should bo in some degree legnlated by law. That tlii act creating the banking dennrt- ment be so modified as to permit tho e oinmlssloner upon proper cause shown to give liifoiin.itlou to olllceis, directors and stockholders of tho condition ot cor porations lu which thev or any of them aie Intel ested as disclosed by special ex amination tlioreof. -o There are on tho books of life depart ment l,2Si) building and loan associations, ot which J3 are coiporatlons of other states permitted by law to do business In Pennsj I van I.e. The number of spect.il examinations dm lug Colonel Gllkeson's teim clostly uppioxlmato 2 M. The en tiro expenses of the department during eiovernor Hastings' term, down to No vember 3 last, less the revenue received for fecr. trom the bank examinations, were $llC,'i')7SS Wanbatigh. - CUBAN MARKETS. Special CoricHpondeiicc of The Tilbune. Washington, ,luu. e.. ."uw that the chlof ports of Cuba ale ,u,aln open to the euni melee ot the United State, al.d under conditions in which discriminations lu duties and otherwise In favor ot Spanish pioducts und imichuudisi- no longer ex ist, Intel est is levivvd in the new market which theo conditions ofler to the pio ducers and mm ufactureis of the Unl'ed States. Two tables piep.ired bv the tit aj ui buieau of statistics relating to tho lommerco of Cuba, aie of special inter est In this connection. One of these shows the Imports tiom Spain Into Cuba bj leading articles In li'i,', the :.ear ot c uba's gicatesl pioapeiltj and greatest Imports, and In lh, the latest available data. Th othct shpws tho imports fiom the United Stales Into Cuba in li'j.!, the jear In which undei leilpiocity our great est sales to that island weio made, and In IV97. The Impoits Into Cuba dm lng tho decade have langtd trom toit-five mil lion dollars In IMm upward to nearly sKiv five million iloll.ns in ld'.ii, then downwii'd again until thev touched fort) mllion ilol l.ns In lvi7, and omitting me Impoits lor Hie Spanish annv dollbteJ fell materl all below those lu lh'iS. About loui-liftbs of these Impoits were tiom Spain and tho United States, and ot that font -fifths, a llttlo more thin one-halt came from Spiln owing to the heavy ellscilinhiatlons In tavor of Spanish products in the customs duties Imposed ut the pints. o Tho following table shows the total imports from Spain and from the United States Into Cuba, from ISsS to 1VI7: Urom United States. Dollais. M,UY! Il.l'UU 1I,0I,4U, 1J.J.'IsVX 17,,rT,'7i ai.i.-,7.c 3.l'."i fjl IJ.soT ctl 7..110.SVJ sj;:i77i I'liim Spllll. Hollars. l'.'.ij';'7Jl ri.!it.i.;57 p,.i,7-..r,!.cj I'O.Ol'i.'lii 2J 11", W, 1' !,4 1 1,4X7 L'J JS'i.C' IC '.'J.O ' ! 5j-. iii-i-Mbi; licit stilted Year. 1SXS ... U'c'J ... lx.no ... lS'H ... ISC ... ivj: ... ivit ... wr, ... Js'il, ... lit7 ... The tlguies ulatlllg to the expents tiom the Unite el Slates to Cuba uio for tho tlsc.ct e.tis ending Juno aj; those lor Siulu me given by calendar ve.us. o The following table shows the Imports Into Cuba from Spain lu lb'iS and Sr'C, lne ludlng all articles whoso aggregate v.iluo exceeded Mm 0"i pes.et.is, the value of the peseta being 11 J cents. IMl. 1M.1 Articles. Pesetas, pesetas. Bllcks. tilings, etc l.luj.ult Bl.v.t Bartheiiwiuo l,":ixx si.JC Iron bars, eto Hri.SIJ iiSls-, Klre-arins , !mI,'.i'.j i ,;td,'.e Oils and paints ''i--T tN".B0 Soap o,h75,Ojl :,l,c,Mti Wax and steatln .... I,i74 1": L'OM.li.'J Cotton thread M.SU r.J7 i.51 Other cotton mfr 27,'J19,7. liiit.otl Ulax. hemp aril mfrs. i-.,'.',7jI S ;oo,ox7 Woolen mfrs S,tS..llD I,4i.4k0j Silk good 1.041 'M :'.71.u-W P.ipei and mfrs a.Sin.'j.'l i,vk,;u Wood mfts :!, bs' iJ",SK) Leather 7"0,'.':2 V.4,777 Leather shoes Jl.l.iU.St 17 'Jlp.TfO alachlneiy and musical tnstiuments 7j4"i 0 "S . ... Butter '.'-'-.'Jcl K.i.191 Rlre l,OB,740 l.fH.blO Corn l.tU.Mj Wheat flour So,-rji,,iS2 Vegetables .t,Cr..'(,Sl L',7JI 102 Olives I.r.Pi7 ool.i! Saffron Wl.tr. l.ni.L'W Oil, common 4.7'J.:,i(. :i nni.sis Wine, common S,Ck,13C 7,317,011 Preserved food f. r.t.)2s 4 74 7111 Pressesl meat 1.72'i.SihI l.r.SI 170 Soup pastes l.tSO.WI 1 ITO.'jOD Sandals 50J2W HU!,r10 The follow Ins tublo shows the Imports Into Cuba trom tlie United Stales In ISM and "fe97, Including all aitlcles wliose ag. grtgato value was fjO.OoO nnd upwards; 1SS1. Articles. Uollais Corn 1S2UV) Wheat flour , 2.S21.K7 Urults and nuts I2v.ri"1 Bacon , ,,,,... AVi,747 Hams ..,,.,, ....,.., "iil.Ov; I. n Id ...i 4,C2.-5.al7 IS 17. Dollais. 17,'dJ J7I I0 Sll.tS", l.2,- m GOLDSMrarS A Card of Importance Experience has taught us not to hold our first annual sale of fluslln Garments until the first week in February, because the reputation we have gained in this particular branch of our business has been caused by offering nothing but well made and up-to-date garments at the lowest possible prices, and in order to obtain well made gar ments it takes time, because our contracts are only made with the best manufacturers who employ nothing but. skilled labor and make every garment in their own factories, under one roof and under their persona supervision, equal to and in many respects better than if they were made in your own homes. The wonderful increase in our sales the past year has proven beyond a doubt that our customers are alive to the aforesaid state ment and it has also prompted us to place orders for double the quantity of Underwear ordered any previous season, therefore, when we do hold our Grand February Sale you will find a stock here larger than that of all other stores combined. All January sales will sink into utter insignificance when compared with our coming February Sale, thus those who wait for it will surely be the gainers. Very Respectfully Yours, ALWAYS BUSY. Stand more kicks than any other shoes made. Lewis, EeSlly k Mvies, B4 AND li WYOMING AVENUE. WK HAVK A NUMHKIIOU FINE that we will close out AT COST This is a chance to get a good lamp for little money. TIE CLEI0NS, FEMU WALLEY CO. J'-!'.! Lackawanna Aveuun 4 THE MODERN HARDWARE STORE. Drop Lflghte We have made a re duction of 25 per cent, on our Hue of Drop Lights as we wish to close them out hefore in ventory. These are all new goods and bargains at the prices we have marked them. F00TE & S1EA1R CO, 110 WASHINGTON AVK. -S Ueuns and peas Si.'.tKu' L'TO.i .".,'. Potatoes CM.luJ 331, M3 Agricultural implements IJ0",!1 S.i'.'l Hallway cars 71,571 SCWS Mathlnerv -'.WW WUW Cut nulls and spikes.... 107.2O.' W.010 Railway bars 3JT.-111 H.CTiO Saws and tools .. 213,511 1,M Stotloneiy engines ? 1.10,03 1.U3 Wire WI.120 a-,903 Leather boots and shoes lll.'Jl. l'.l?' Hav M.7IH 4'.2S Pickled pork r.',276 1U.00S Colored cotton cloths... 7"..r5'l 2..3 Other coitoi. mfri "-'.Sl'j 4.M41 QUE fUlffHE III aire fe- To bnuyers of Mai Underwear Mms Goldsmith Bros0 & Coe For Holidays Mill & Connell, 121 Washington Avenue, Hare an unusual large aisortmoatot Chairs and Rockers Se8eJ?Puon Ladies Desks inaiithevrootn, Parlor Cabinets and Music Cabinets la Mahogany and Vornls-Msrtln. A VUW CHOICE Pieces of Bric-a-Brac, Tabourettes, a large selection : Tables, In endless variety. Hill & Connell 323 Washington Ave. Various styles and bindings. The larg est assortment in the city to select from for office and pocket use. Reynolds Bros STATIONERS anil ENGRAVERS, THE HUM & CONNELL CO. Heating, Plumbing, Gas Fitting, Electric Light Wiring, Gas and Electric Fixtures, Builders Hardware. mam lanes Fir 1 899 BAZAAI EffltET Wtadiog,Up Sale 00 .Fancy Silks To make a complete clearance on all lines that have been broken up by our holiday busi ness, we have arranged our entire stock of Fancy Silks into four lines, as sorted as follows: Assortment II All of our Fancy Silks that ara suitable for waist, petticoats, dress and coat linings, etc., etc., and worth from 85c to $1, Now Assortment 2 Everything in our stock of Fancy Silks worth from $1.00 to $140. Now 88c Assortment 3 AH Fancy Silks ranging in pric from $1.50 to $2.00. Now Assortment 4 A few choice things Brocades, etc., mostly lengths ot from two to in Fancy in short six yard3 each; were $2.50 to $3.50. ing at CIos- 1.25 The first three lots are itt lengths ranging from four yards to twelve and fifteen yards each, and we unhesi tatingly say that, so far as silk values are concerned, this is an opportunity rarely to be met with. FSinley's 510and 512 LACKAWANNA AVENUE HENRY BEL1N, JR., General Acent for th Wjominj Ulntiletfar 111111111;, Ula-ttn:, Sporting, HmoUelen and tho Itopauno Cnemlon C'ompaay'a HIGH EXPLOSIVES. tafety l-'use, Caps and Kxploatri. Itoom 401 Connell lluliainx. Mcraatoa. AGENCIES mm fohiv, JOHN il.HMirilA-i.0H. W.KMUL.LIUAN, rtttito Flyrao-itti WUkw-Bur IUFI1TS POWDER. ,
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