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THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE-MONDAY, JANUARY 9, 1899.
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I'nhllihrit Dally, Kzoept Hiintlar, bv thn
1 rltinnat'ubllililntf Company, nt Fifty Genu
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TEN PAGES.
SCUANTON, JANUAKY 9, 1899.
No doubt If 'the Republicans had
favored civ Ins the conquered islands
back to Spain the Hon. William Jen
iilnff Hrynn would today be a lioui
lnjj ex)anlnnlt. With him It is any
tiling for an lasuie
BlBhonorable Politics.
With the miprcmo rourt of Pennsyl
vania now ronililetltiB tho Quay case
In all Its leRiil aspects there is no call
for iieuppapir discussion of the tch
nlcal pointH involved: yet is cannot be
inopportune lo point out the essential
unfairness of the political methods dis
closed If the opposition to Quay thould bv
K'RhI means mitceed In pi eventing his
inflection, nlthoiish ultlmatelv un
iibli to malvi- Rood their charses of
i lime an Instant c of injustice would
b- pi evented foi which theie would bnj
no ledress Smjc.1i a sarrlllce of Quay
would be an example lor similar sae
llllces In otliu fields nf politics. All
that would .uteiwaul b" necessary to
(Meat u pionlnenl eandldacv for pub
lli oinee would l- to lasso the can
didate bv nn ana of n trumped up f rltn
iual tliHiuu calculated t inole his
uindlciarv in publlr Misjiklon and
odium until afti the ilito ol election,
which would be Miltlclent so far as
the eljfein.Mes of vindictive politics
nil. (onriiiiid uif.ildles ot the i iRht
oi wionif If the candidate thus las
soed weie a voting man lie nilKht live
lnnsr enousli to Ktt political satisfac
tion, but If an ohl man he would )n
humiliated and pel chance peimanently
Injilied while his unscrupulous adver
saries weie cnjovlnu the st,iiui ppolls
Such a pioipett In intoleiably lepul
Mve to the public's irstinclive legard
foi fall plav It Is not tine that "all
in fair In nolltlcs ratification Is
not fair Vindictive poi sedition is not
fair. The u'o of the law com ts to
thwait oi fmthei political nmbltloni
without regard to cqultv or Justice Is
not fall, on the contraiy, it U depplc
nble. Its unchallenged establishment
in Amtilcan politics would maik a long
atop in tlio dc iiadatlon ot elective gov
ernment. Tlio saddest fentuie of Giover Cleve
land's teient bitter criticism of the so
called impel lalists Is the fact that no
one 'CPins to have been made leal
angiy by the e.-pitsldent's sarcasm.
Bounties fox- American Ships.
Sav.s the Philadelphia Ledgei :
Senator It in-broiiBli has f,lm notice
of his Intention to oltcr an amcndim-nt
to Senator llanna's ships Ixiuntv bill,
Senator Haushiiiiizh eldciill bclUvis
that ir the pollcv of fosleiliiK pi i ate
business at tl c cMjuisc of the whole boos
ot the pcopi' li wKo niid just it should
not be llmltul In lis opuutlons to the
lo'teriiu; uf uiVIj two or three pnva e
huvliios it teres!? but LXtrnd to nil of
them Ills proposed aiiunclnicnt pro
vides fni an I'Mio't linimty of $.! per ton
upon all avUiiltural products shipped
aliroul " 'lhe pollc of pi inline;
(,'uvcrnmert bounties to render privuto
business niotltablp call bo defenilrd oliiv
upon the ff'niind that Its benellccnt np
i rations aie moved In enual incisure bv
nil biiMini is Interists In common If til"
ship bullilliiK and ilei p sea Hxhiiu; Indus,
tiles an to be made profitable, not bj
the mdinni nr legitimate earnings of
the well diluted etfortf IntelllRencp and
enterprise ot these who conduct the m.
but by taxes levied upon the entile coun
try lor tbrlr benefit why, Senator Ilatu-
broiujh appnicntlv arsues should not
the auric iiltura' Inditstrv be made prollt
l)!o In the sime vv iv hy the tnMne of
monpv from the fedeial tieasmv to tes
ter If
An nnswei to Senator Tlnnsbiough
can be made In a fe. words The Amer
ican anileultui. 1 lndustrv does not
need a bounty to nnble It to Krow
the ineilcnii shipping industiv does,
line ate some facts e dlected by Com
missions of Vavlgatloii Chambeilaln:
It costs nun i to build in the United
Btates than in Great Britain or Ger
man; steamships of the kind leciulred
to meet the needs of trans-oceanic
trnnspoitatlon. It costs more to opei
nte vessels undei the American ilag
than under foreign flags. Foreign gov
ernments arc paying this jear J21510,
000 to promote navigation nnd trans
portation under their respective Hugs.
If we want t" compete we must use our
rivals' weapons JIi. Chamberlain con
tinues-
"If it Is deemed woith while to malce
the effoit, Ameiltau shlpa tan earn
much of the- freight money we now
pay to foielgu shlpow ners. If we do
not make the effoit wo shall not get
the trade. The Investment proposed Is
a profitable one, vastly moie profit
able for tlio peoplo of this country than
much of the millions wo have sunk In
some rlvei und harbor lmpiovements,
Here, for example, Is nil extiaet nom
a cltculur Issued on Now Year's day
by a New i'oik flim ot ship brokeis
'Dining the past twclvo months we
have remitted to owners by cable and
draft. $:!2,4tl.513, money collected for
owners' accounts for tho hire of steam
ers under time charter only, not in
cluding tho mo.'.ey l emitted foi j.itc
or lump sum freights. This firm nets
as American agontH foi owncw of 190
email steamships, engaged almost ex
clusively In the trade between the
United States and tho West Indies,
Central Ameilea, Mexico and tfouth
Arneilcau on the Caribbean, and of tho
entire 190 vossels, only six weie under
the Ameilcun lias. Putting nsldo for
tho moment nil considerations of nen
tlmont, is It woith while an a business
proposition lo try to get a fuir share
of this trade, or 13 It not? There irf no
mysterious way b which vo can ac
quire it. It tan only bo dono by the
Investment of money in tho enterprise,
and It la for cougiess to say whether
an Investment of say 2,000.oo., yield
ing a certain return qf aouii oi eight
times that amount In freight money!
alone earned by Amerlcuns not to
mention the incidental development of
HhlpbulldliiB-ib worth innlUiiB,"
On thin subject ox-Senator Edmunds
eavs: "Tt i nhi'imw truth that the
volume of foreign trade of ny nation
Is very largely Influenced nnd Increased
by the fnct that Us own ships lire, th"
means of Its communication and trade.
Their Influence on nil the agencies of
such a trude Is nntttrallv nnd properly
directed to tho development and lu
ll ease of the trude of their own coun
try. Anil so, while tho United States
have slept or been indifferent to there
consociations1, the trade with and mnr
Ucls of most of the nations using such
things na tho pioduclng and manufact
uring nations have to sell, has fallen
to und been absorbed by others than
the United States. The great bull: ot
our export trade must depend upon
shipping. No theory or doctrine ot
piotcctlon of free trade, no theory or
doctrine of finance and currency tan
affect that tho fact that our only means
of communication and Intercourse with
moie than iiO per cent, of all the in
habitants of the globe is shipping. In
order thnt tho United States can fair
ly compete with other nations In tha
markets beyond tho Boas, it is essen
tial that our means of communication
and intercouisc with the buying na
tions should be put under tho protec
tion of our own flag, nnd on a footing
of equality nt least with our competi
tors." The bounty or subsidy .sjstem is the
one svstem for building up rapidly a.
profitable merchant marine which
bears tho indorsement of experience.
The United States cannot afford to let
doitrinnlio squeamlshness pievent its
early employment.
Notwithstanding' hjBterlcal reports
concerning the situation in tho Philip
pines, it is believed that Aguinaldovvlll
take a reef In hi nmbltlon and come
into enmn in time to avoid any un
pleasant consequences that might re
sult from what appears to be a very
bold game of bluff.
Confronted by Difficulties.
The leply of tho English government
to the tzar's invitation to a disarma
ment congress of the powers has been
published In it Lord Salisbury notes
the strong current of public opinion in
favor of a lessening of tho economic
strain of militarism and adds: "The
statements which constitute the
giounds of the emperoi's pioposal are
but too well Justified. It is unfortun
ately true that, while the deslro for
tho maintenance of peace is generally
professed, and while, in fact, seiioiu
nnd successful efforts on moie thun
one lecent occasion have been made
with that object by the groat powers,
there hni been a constant tendency on
the part of almost every nation to In
crease Its armed force and to odd to
the already vast expendltuie on appli
ances of war. The perfection of the
Instrumente thus brought into use,
their cxtieme costliness and the hor
rible carnage and destiuotlon which
would ensue from their employment on
a large scale have acted without doubt
as a serious detenent from war, but
the burdens Imposed by this process
on tho population nffected must, if pro
longed, produce a feeling of unrest and
dlscoritent, menacing both internal and
external Lianuuilltv.
"Her majesty's government will glad
ly oo-operato in the pioposed cfloit to
provide a remedy for this evil, and If
in any degree it succeeds they feel that
the sovereign to whose suggestion it
wan due will have richly earned the
grntltudo of the world at large. Your
excellency is therefoio authoiized to
assure Count Mm a left Itusslan for
eign minister that the emperor's pro
posal Is willingly accepted by her
majestj's govoininent, an, the queen
will have tho pleasuie of delegating a
lepresentatlve to the conference when
ever an invitation is lecelved. Her
majesty's government hope that the
invitation may bo accompanied by
some indication of the ppeelnl points
to which the attention of the confer
ence w ill be directed as a guide to the
selection of tho Iirltlfa'h representative
and the assistants by whom ho shouU
be accompanied."
No doubt fiom the Itusslan stand
point one special point would be the
reduction hy nt least one-half of Eng
land's naval armament, while from the
Fiench standpoint the restoration by
Geimany of Alsace-I.onalnfi would be
held to be a requisite of a l eduction of
land forces. In the meantime the Ger
man reichstag Is urged by the Hohen
zollein dynasty to increase both tho
German army nnd navy: the develop
ments of the Dieyfus conspiracy show
that Fiance is aheady enslaved by tho
military, internal pel lis in both Italy,
Austro-IIungary and Scandinavia for
bid military curtailment and even
ItusHln, whoso czar sees visions of the
millennium, goes on buying warships
and planning the longest and costliest
military railroad ever constructed,
Even pacific Uncle Sam, having fin
lbhed with Spain, has Agulnaldo to deal
with by other nienns than word of
mouth.
The disatmament programme Is eon
fionted by difficulties.
Theie has been unfair cilttclsm of
Congiessman Halley for wanting nn
authoritative determination made of
the question whether membeis of con
gress can lawfully hold commissions in
tho army. The uttempt lion been made
to convey tho impression that Bailey's
lesolutlon was a personal drive nt Gen
eial Joe Wheeler. Thero is no evi
dence to bustaln this theory, but in any
event tho question is one which should
be answered.
Although the straits of Gibraltar ato
twelve miles wide, Great Uiitaln will
hereafter command them with guns
which thiow 400 pound projectiles with
accuracy fifteen miles. Tho British
policy is not to put olf defensive pio
cauttons until too late, In which 10
spect it dlffeis from the past policy of
Jho United States.
The Kentucky act piovldlng that a
third conviction ot ciimo shall mean
life imprisonment has been declared
constitutional by tho Kentucky court
of appoala Tills does not signify, how
over, that as modern punltlvo con
ditions aio It is either Just oi expedi
ent. Tlio Noi Hi Dakota senate has amend
ed that stute's rnpld-flio divorce law
by extending tho period of icqulied
lesldonco fiom six months to one year
and excluding aliens from dlvoice
pilvflaeps. Kvldently the North Da-
kota senate considers the divorce busi
ness us peculiarly a domestic industry.
The objeotlons of Canadian to tho
abrogation of tho treaty provision for
bidding the presence of wnrshlos on
tho great lakes arc difficult to compre
hend. In the fortunately improbable
event of war we should not need vvat
Hhlps to take care of Canada.
Senator Perkins, of California, tho
antl-cxpansionlst who asked tho legis
lature of Ills' state for Instructions, has
been accommodated. Hy nn almost
unanimous vote of both branches ho
has been directed to expand.
liHeovcrers of presidential timber are
aheady making suggestions with a zeal
that shows that they aie determined
that there shall be no dark horses when
the nominations ate made.
The rianklln Institute of Philadel
phia is prosecuting an exhaustive in
quiry into the soft coal smoke nuisance.
It should not fall to send a delegation
to Scranton.
It is becoming npparent that mili
tary governors of newly ucqulred ter
ritory should possess tact as well as a
knowledge of tactics.
Sultan Ab Hamld has a right to feel
slighted. lie has not received nn ulti
matum for several weeks past.
NEWS AND COMMENT
Hcfore leaving Cuba Genoinl Duller of
the evacuation commission In an open
letter lo tho Cuban people gave tlio fol
lowing wholesome advko. "You ask an
expression of my opinion before leaving
Cuba as to tho character of tho peoplo
ot tho island and their future prospects.
If they wilt be patient, following the dic
tates of prudence and trust the govern
ment of tho United Stales, a verj pros
porous and happy future awaits them.
Tho process of rehabilitation inas bo
slow, but by cordial to-operntlon ot all
classes It will bo more certain und perma
nent. The auny of the United States is
here to guarantee public order and en
force obedience to law. ItB uso will bo
conti oiled very largely by tho conduct of
the peoplo themselves If they uphold
the livv and Insure public tianqulllty, if
each will respect tho rights und persons
of tho other, there will bo no occasion for
interference by American troops, and jou
tako my word for it they will not ln
tcrleie with the peoplo In their peaceful
vocations, if the conditions I have sug-
cested prevail. Sol say, It tho peoplo of
Cuba (I Include In the woid 'people' all
classes and conditions) will awult with
patienco and lesolutlon the establishment
of good government, honestly and Im
partially administered, u brilliant future
Is In store for them Tho first lesson In
a popular government, 'a government of
tho people, for the peoplo and bv tho peo
ple,' Is to rulo themselves. When lluy
have accomplished this most difficult of
ull tho problems of life, thoy become tit
to govern others and qualified to Join the
gicat body politic which Is to wield tho
sceptic of government over all."
Torto Rico has an arei of ",3J0 square
miles; that of tho state of Ccnnectlcut Is
1.7.'i0 square miles, and that of New Jer
sey Is 8 320 square miles. The population
ot Porto Rico Is less than 900.000. Ac
cording to tho United States department
of agriculture the annual nverago Im
ports of this island from lSl2-lS9t3 to all
countries, amounted to 18,114,50. peos,
which amount Is calculated to cquul 17,
450,491 American dollars, and the annual
average of exports for the sumo five
jpurs is glvm at 1C.0S4.433 pesos or 1G,
290,042 American dollars. The Island Is
closely cultivated, its commercial output
can certainly bo Increased, and Its con
sumption of foreign merchandise will
augment with tho development neces
par to bring about this first condition.
Grant that exports and Imports ultimate
Iv Increase DO per cent., Porto Rico could
then supply about 30 per cent, of what
the United States jearlv consumes in
tropical products and she would be a
market for about ? per cent of our ear
ly oxpoi ts. When these facts are consul,
ered ono reaches, savs the San Juan cor
lespondent of tho Associated Press, a
fair Idea of tho commercial value of this
new possession.
Tho truth about the cost of tho peaco
commission at Paris is said to bo thit It
will not aggregato JIOO.OOO. It Is .mid In
olllclal circles that thero never was a
more economical commission In the his
tory of this tountr). When tho war end
ed tho president still hid some of tho
emergency appropriation, and $125,000 was
set asldo tor tho expenses of the commis
sion, who were ullowed their actual ex
penses. It is said they wero given a chick
for $13,000 each to cover Incidental ex
penses and necessities. The attaches of
the commission were allowed 53 and $10
a dav for expenses, according to their
rank, and this was all. As the commis
sion did little entertaining, giving only
ono dinner, which cost $700, tho outsldo
expenses were small. When thn com
mission arrived In Amcilca ull bills
vv'ere receipted, accounts cleared up, and
tho president had a comfortable little
balance of tho $123,000 to turn hick into
tha treasury,
A Montreal correspondent of tho New
Yoik Sun Is not optimistic concerning
Canada's Immediate future. "The late Fir
John Macdonald," says he, "thought ho
had given tho politicians of Canada un
opportunity for formulating u higher
school ot politics when ha brotignt about
tho confederation of C. Hindu, but results
go to show that he was mlHtiiUen Cun
adluii politics aio only rattights no mat
ter what the slzo of tho pit It Is a mut
ter of little consequence what tho Issuoj
Involved In any question aro over litre,
tho uplrlt In which they are discussed Is
always tho same narrow and llttlo. And
nothing else can bo expected of a peoplo
pushed up ugalnst the frozen north, and
healing tho hum of progress and activity
among 73,WO,O0O people, from whom they
allow themselves to be wulfully sep
arated, and whoso prosperity and larger
llfo thoy aro not permitted to share, whlla
being made subservient to tho politics of
a foreign stats In ai.other hemisphere."
In spite of the fact that tho year 1SD3
was a war year It was the busiest jear
for the Now York Stock excliunue on
record, as these figures of yearly trans
attlons lrom tho New Yoik Times' torn
prehenslvo minimi financial rovlew will
show:
Shares. ftonels
ISiS 113,470 3S3 $JK,02S 710
1897 77,170,702 541,50!) 930
lKKi 51,033,02) uTI,:i.'10KJ
"il fi 440 170 319.112100
1S9t 41,275,730 !',.' 711.150
1S91 77.9SI,S ,",'l.TH,Ii7
1692 80,720,410 j0J.307C0O
According to Henry Norman, tho new
Ameilcan ambassador to ITnghind, who
Is to bo Joseph II. Choate, will be foitu
nate In having at tho outset of his dlplo.
matlo caieer a mncnlllcent oppoituntty,
for. at tho somo time, serving th Intercut
nf his own country and establishing a
distinguished position In tho tountry to
which lie Is accredited This oppoitunlty
will bo presented b the nrrivul of the
Amerli'in fleet ut Portsmouth In June
which will bo the occasion for a stt Iking
ei, position of British good will In gen
eral and an appreciation of the splendid
part plaved by tho American fleet during
tho war In particular The Channel
squadron will leturn from Its cruise to
meol the American fleet. Tho Dul'o of
Yoik will assume temporary command of
the battlenhlp Prlnco George, named nf
ter him, and, Mr. Notman understands,
the queen hmelf will take some notable
etep to confer crpoclal brilliancy upon
tlio occasion. At every function, tho new
American nmbnssaclor will otcupy tha
most prominent position.
An Invention which ought to work a
i evolution In tho manufacture of fab
tics It what Is said for It is true has
iust been patented by W. 11 Packer, of
Cleveland, O It is a ramlo doflbrator.
Tho machine can be operated by a boy,
nnd has a capacity of 400 pounds n day,
ugalnst two pounds per day, which Is tho
output of a man In China. The capacity
of the machine can bo Increased accord
ing to requirements, llamle, which In
grown very largely In South America and
tho southern ftntPS, Is a possible substi
tute for cotton, flax nnd silk. The fibre
produced from it Is tho strongest in tho
world.
Governor General Ilrooke Is penetrat
ing tho frlnso ot tho cducntlonal quo,
tlon In Cubn The other day ho learned
that diplomas to graduates of tho Univer
sity of Havana under the late regime,
wero signed by the raptaln general, and
subjected to a tax of $47) Ho has Ibsul 1
instructions lo tho rector of the univer
sity and the directors to grant diplomas
hereafter without a diploma tax. Thrco
hundred young men nro now In attend
ance at tho university.
THE GERMAN WAV.
Special Correspondence of The Tilbune,
Washington, Jan. S. Tho great interest
In Asiatic commerce which other na
tions us well as tho United Slates aro
now feeling, Is illustrated in a recent sub
sidy ugi cement made by tho Get man j,ov
eriimtnt by which it proposes to pay
moro than a million dollais u year for a
flfteen-ycar term for the establishment of
'steamship lines to pis between Us ports
and those of Japan, China and Aus
tralasia and certain pons of Oceanlca,
That tho German government nnd those
of Its citizens portlclpatlng In Its com
morce should Jecl a sped il interest In
the trade of the Orient Is not surprising
In view ot the fact that Its exports to
that part of the world hive quadrupled
during tho past decade,
-c
A copy ot the ccntract between tho
German government and the Lloyd
steamship line for tho establishment and
maintenance of postal a id commercial
communication between Germany and
eastern Asia nnd Australasia haa reached
tlio treasury bureau of statistics, it
shows that the Lloyd company agrees to
maintain for u spaco of fifteen years,
steamship lines running from Bremer
haven or Hamburg, Germany, by way of
a Belgian or Dutch port through Genoa,
Naples, Port Said, Suez, Aden, Colombo,
SIngaporo and Hong Kong to Shanghai,
China, and back hi tho same route, a
second main lire through tho same ports
to Yokohama, Japan; also a main lino
thtough tho same ports to Adelaide, Mel
bourne, and Sidney, Australia; also
branch lines from Hong Kong to Shang
hai and from SIngaporo to German New
Guiana, and other ports In Oceanlca.
o
Pour steamers are, urdor this contract,
to bo built for tho Chinese and Japanese
service to be of not less than 6,000 tons
and equal to those of foreign nations in
every respect, their plans to bo approved
by tho admiralt, and to be running re
spectively by October 1, 1S9D, January 1,
September 1, and November 1, 1900. Tho
steameis to be constructed for tho Aus
tralian lino aro to bo not less than C.U00
tons, und also equal to those of foreign
nations In every respect and suDject to
tho approval of tho admiralty. All tho
ships aro to bo built In German yards and
German ninterial Is to bo used as far as
possible, all admiralty requirements to
be carried out In them, putting them into
condition In which they can readily bo
utilized for war purposes when neces
sary. Tho agreement provides that In
cases of mobilizing the fleet, the chan
cellor can purchase the vessels on full
payment of their value, or can hire
them. The terms of the contract also
provide that only German coal Is to bo
taken on board at German, Belgian or
Dutch ports of tall, except by the special
assent of tho imperial chancellor; that in
cases of German nnd foreign goods being
simultaneously ottered for dispatch the
German goods are, If necessary, to havo
preference, and that tho chancellor may
prohibit tho Importation by German, Bel
gian or Dutch ports ot such agricultural
products as may compete with thoso of
German ngrltulture
o
The agreement provides that tho Ger
man government shall pay to the Lloyd
company 5,590.000 marks per jear pajaole
monthly. (Value of maik 23 S cents).
This contract extends from April, 1899,
for a term of fifteen years; tho regular
plan of sailing on the Jnpaneso lino must
begin nt latest in April, 1S99. It is also
annuonced that a Bremen firm Intends to
establish with steamers now being built
for that purposo a steamship lino on the
Ynngtse Klans in China, to ply between
Shanghai and Hankow. By the aid of
thtso lines, which will connect with the
subsidized lines running f.om Hamburg
to Shanghai, German dealers and German
Interests will be In direct communication
not only with Shanghai which has two
thirds of the import trade of China, but
also with Hankow, ono of the most Im
portant commercial cities of China, ond
having a population of about 3,000,000. It
Is now being connected with Peking by
railroad. Hankow Is piobably the most
Important of the distributing centers of
Interior China, being splendidly situated
In tho very heart of the country, sur
lounded by a net work of rivers and
lakes, and reached by the largest ocean
steamers, and when to this is added the
railway system now under construction,
Its Importance as a distributing point for
Interior China Is very great.
o
Germany's expoits to tho Asiatic coun
tries havo Increased very rapidly durlrg
the past decade. Her exports to China
In 1SS7 amounted to 14 309,00u marks In
value, and In lSJti to 41.266 000. To Japan
the 1S87 exports were C,09S,000 marks, and
those of 1890, 33,611,000 To British East
Indies they wero In 1RS7 7.230,000. and in
I'M 49,179,000 marks To Dutch East In
Indles and the Philippines they wero in
1SS7, 5,819,000 and In 1590 16,913,000. To
Austiaila they were in 187 7,470,000. in
1890, 29,217,000 marks, Tho following tablo
shows tho total value of German expoits
to Asia and Oceanlca by yeais fiom 1557
to 1590:
car. Marls.
IsSV 41,2,-,i..OOO
1SSS 50.013,0i)0
18!9 10I022UOQ
1590 116,927,000
ISsl 12",426,000
1592 114,121,000
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THE SENSIBLE WAY.
From tho Chicago Bccoid.
Admiral Walker's plan for tho Nlca
lugua cunal Is first to make a tieatv with
Great Britain by which she will agree to
permit tho United States to constiuct and
control the canal, provided her ships
have tho sumo privileges of t.-alllc tliut
aro cnJoed by tho merchunt mailne and
men-of-war of the United btates He Is
confident thero would be no dllllculty In
making such an arrangement Great Brit
ain does not want tho canal but slio
does want tho right to mitigate It, ami
being tho greatest maritlmo power on
earth, having as many ships us all tho
test of tho nations put together hIid Is i u.
titled to bo considered
Having obtained the formal vvulvei of
rights from Great Britain under tho Clay.
ton-Bulwer treaty, Admiral Walker would
proceed to make a contract with the Chi
cago drainage syndicate for the con
struction ot tho canal for a certain pi Ice,
within a certain limit of time, and pay
tho cash as fast as tho work is done and
properly inspected under tho supervision
GOLftSM
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Busy Gcttin
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Oir teat Jaiiary
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The head of every department during this week is gofng
the rounds and under-pricing every article. Therefore,
you will be the gainer if you visit this establishment
when out shopping.
All-Wool 36-inch Eiderdowns, formerly 50 cents,
Hw ciif to 34 ceals
Beautiful German Printed Flannels, formerly 15 cents,
$See window.
ALWAYS BUSY.
Stand more kicks than
any other shoes made.
Lewis, Eellly k Mvies,
111 AND H WYOMING AVENUE.
WE HAVE A NUMI1ER OF PINE
111 LA
that we will close out
AT COST
This is a chance to get a
good lamp for little money;
TIE CLIEIQNS, FERBEE,
ALL!EY CO.
4i!'j lackuwanna Aybou
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THE MOOEHN HARDWARE STORE.
Drop
Lights
We have made a re
duction of 25 per cent,
on our Hue of Drop
Lights as we wish to
close them out before in
ventory. These are all
new goods and bargains
at the prices we have
marked them.
FO0T1B k SHEAR CO.
110 WASHINGTON A VII
of a hoaid of competent enslurois. Afl
mlrul Wulku thinks tho lights of tlio old
Maritlmo Canal company should bo eat
lied hy urultiallon. IIu dotH not bellovo
tlio eompaii) lx entitled to ull It claims,
but thiukH a commission of disinterested
men could easily ascertain what amount
has bien actuully oxpended by tho com
pany In Its efforts to construct tho vva.
tervvay, and that all fair minded men
would nnreo to Its reimbursement.
The admiral says there will bo no dif
ficulty In obtaining a straight concession
from Nlcaiagua on any icasonablo teinu,
provided wo got at It In tho proper way.
OUR fin (fM a
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IPS
mj5
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For
Holidays
H311 & Connell,
123 Washington
Avenue.
Havo an unusual lnr:c assortment ot
Chairs and Rockers SUJ'pfion
Ladies' Desks man the wood.,
Parlor Cabinets
and Music Cabinets
lu Mahogany and VernU-Martlo.
A FEW CHOICE
Pieces of Bric-a-Brac,
Tabouret tes, a large
selection : Tables, in
endless variety.
Hill & Connell
123 Washington Ave.
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Various styles and
bindings. The larg
est assortment in the
city to select -from for
office and pocket use.
Reynolds Bros
STATIONERS and ENGRAVERS,
THE
mm & CONNELL CO.
Heating, PJumbing,
Gas Fitting, Electric
Light Wiring, Gas
and Electric Fixtures,
Builders Hardware.
Danes
899
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BAZAAI
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WtadSogUp
Salle on
Fancy Silks
To make a complete
clearauce 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 1
All of our Fancy Silks that aro
suitable for waist, petticoats, dress
and coat linings, etc., etc., and
woith from 85c to $1. Now
Assortment 2
Evei ything in our stock of Fancy
Silks worth from $1.00 to $140
Now
88c
Assortment 3
All Fancy Silks ranging in pric
from 8 1. so to $2.00. Now
$1.00
Assortment 4
A few choice things in Fancy
Brocades, etc., mostly in short
lengths ot from two to six yards
each; weie $2.50 to $5.50. Clos
ing at
$1.25
The first three lots are in
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.
F
S eley
SJOand 512
LACKAWANNA AVENUE
HENRY BEL1N, JR.,
General Agent for tUs Wjomluj
UUtrlctfJ.
Mining, Waiting, Sportln?, Hmokelsu
mid the Itepnutio C'UcmlotL
Company 4
HIGH EXPLOSIVES,
tn'fety 1 use, Cnpi nml Kxplodsri
lloom 101 Conuell llulldlns.
bcrantoa.
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