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SCIUNTON, JANUARY 10, 1S99.
In proper course ycHtcrdny's fright
ful accident on the Lehigh Valley mil
load will be Judicially Investigated, tin J
In tho meantime It will oo wise to
avoid snap Judgment and to keep cool.
The City's Future.
Piobably no city In the Union has a
bettor police force than Scranton's
when It Is nfllclontly handled. In prob
ably no city In the Union, not except
ing wide open New York, la vice more
bold nnd petty crime more rampant
than in Sciantoti at this moment. Tho
fault is not with the personnel of the
police force. It Is at headquarters. The
police force 1st headless nnd disorgan
ized. Its members are tillable to tell In
advance whether tho doing of their
duty will bring praise or censure. The
result Is that they do as little as possl-,
bio, content to awult a change for the
better.
Thl utter disintegration of thf po
lice system iiwlnt; to the weakness "f
Its executive bend Is th- worst feature
of our mal-auinlnlstered city govern
ment. Kxtiavnganee or jobbery In city
eontiacts Is dimply the mutter of a
few extra pennies to e.ich taxpayer but
the paralysis of the police system, the
advent ot Irlou.s characters In ro
spertablc sections of the city from
which thi-y had hitherto been rigor
ously excluded by polite es-plonage, tho
growing frequency and audacity of
sneak thievery, burglarli s and other
cilmes are limttois of vital significance.
U'lthout Rood police work tills city he
roines unsafe as a residence center;
It must suffer In a thousand ways.
We liavf been hesitant to allude to
these subjects In detnll lest we kIiouM
be accused of political deign or bias,
but ilie time has come when publicity
limy be necessary. The future of the
city is at stake and It Is in peril. The.
rescue must b swift and complete It
the prosperity which Is opening to the
public vision Is not to be averted or
destroyed bv incompetent municipal
udminlstratiou.
If Mary Monaghan shall be found in
nocent of complicity in tne Corcoran
murder the detectives who have worked
up the case ngalnst her should be held
to account for an outrage on justice.
Tho Case Against Quay.
It is expected in Philadelphia that
tho Supreme court will today an
nounce Its decision on tho petition ot
Senator Quay and co-defendants for a
writ, to remove from the court of quar
ter sessions ol Philadelphia county sev
eral Indictments and pioceedlngs there
in ponding against them. The court
can do any one of four things, to wit:
(1) Quash ihe case against Quay by
claiming Hint the substance of the in
dictments docs not set forth a tiftitu
tory offence.
(2) lSemlt the whole matter back to,
tho original couit without Intcrfuronce
with Its work.
(S) llemlt the case but designate a.
Judge rf the Supreme court to sit dui
Infi the trial.
il) firant a change of enue to some
other county.
Vho first and second of thes po.--sl-bllHu'P
re impiobable. The .Suprem-3
court might Ik !!e j in Quay's Innocence
ani yt not cure to say so until tho
case had comj belore it upon appeal
after trial In a lower court. If the Su
premo court had considered that the
nigument of ihe defense upon the peti
tion Involved no merits, It would doubt
less have decided to that effect at once.
What .Mi. Watson, one of tlio l.nv
ers for the Quav def-nse, contvnled
was thai "the defendants vev enti
tled, as their lull right, to a fall- trial
before a fair rctirt and a fnlr Jury, and
iliut was all they asked." If that Is alt
they ask they ran haidiy expect more.
Hence i chnne.e of venue or tho desig
nation of ii Supreme court ?'idge to
try tho case would properly be regard
ed as a substantial Quay victory, it
would he equivalent to establishing tho
contention of the defemo that this case
In Inception and motive is wholly tin
v.oik of political malice, and under fair
conditions It is probable that a jury
would entertain this opinion.
Tho Americanization of Havana Is
proceeding apace. In less than a fort
night after the flag went up all the
printers In the city struck for SO per
cent, moro wages.
Aguinaldo's American Allies.
It Is asserted, and tho assertion
sounds plausible, that the Agulnaldo
faction In tho Philippines are beinsr en
couraged in their forcible resistance to
American military rule by agents of a
secretly hostile European government,
name not stated. Until, however, there
Is proof to this effect the subject Is
unripe for discussion.
But no such restraint exists with ref
erence to discussion of tho very direct
and palpable encouragement which
these armed enemies of the United
States are receiving from such men as
Andrew Carnegie, Carl Schurz, Sena
tors Hale, Hoar and Wellington, ex
Presldent Cleveland, W. J. Ilryan and
ihe other open opponents of tho Paris
treaty of peace. Here we have Aguln
Ido's strongent allies. These men are
directly Inciting armed rebellion to the
flag and authority of tho United States.
They occupy tho unenviable position of
3ien who are giving aid and encourage
ment to a proclaimed enemy. What
Tinkcs tho affair worse Is tho fact that
thoy have no reasonable excuse for
such conduct. They know better.
We can understand how patriotic
Americans may conscientiously oppose
Imperialism," so-called; how they may
Invor the early withdrawal of the
American flag from the Philippine
nrohlpolago. That la one thing; but to
lay In effect to tho crafty Malay rebel
who threatens to burn nnd loot Hollo
If our soldiers attempt to occupy It ns
under the Paris pence treaty thoy must
until the question of a permanent gov
ernment In the 'Philippines Is settled:
"Go ahead: resist; flro on the Stars and
Stripes: murder and pillage nnd hum;
we are with you" this, It strikes us, Is
little less than treason.
These men know that under the laws
of civilized nations tho United States
Is responsible for tho maintenance of
the rights of foreigners resident In this
ceded territory until a recognized sov
ereignty other thnn our own relieves
us of this responsibility. These men
know that every buncombe word of
hope which they hold out to the Fili
pino Insurgents Is cabled to Agulnaldo
and Interpreted by him ns an additional
licence to do ns ho pleases. They are
making trouble for their own country
wilfully and In full view of the con
sequences. They nro therefore little
hotter than the "Copperheads' of tSGl.
The opinion of those persons who
read carefully the argument of D. T.
Watson, esq., in the Quny cane is, we
think, almost unanimous that It left
the prosecution without a leg to stand
on.
Civil Sorvico Reform.
The action of the house yesterday In
reversing by a yea nnd nea vote of
119 to 69 nn earlier viva voca vote of
CI to 07 striking out an appropriation
for the civil sorvico commission prob
ably marks the last serious attempt
which will be made in the American
congress to strike down the principle
of civil service reform. There may he
attempts to secure modifications in
methods to effect reform In tho civil
service, but the spoils system a a rule
controllng government employment Is
clearly a thing of the past. It has been
outgrown.
There is such a thing as carrj ing
civil service reform to an absurdity.
This is done, It seems to us, when
heads of departments under bonds are
compelled to nppolnt strangers as c.ifi
todlans of public funds, not because
these strangers are better men than
the heads of departments could (select
themselves in tho circle of their per
sonal friends, but because they have
emerged from written examinations
with higher grades. This "reformed"
way of doing things Is plainly woivo
than the spoils plan since under tho
latter even a confirmed spoilsman
would bo careful In choosing his cash
ier. No business firm would for an
Instant toleruto tho idea that confi
dential posts of trust could best be
(Hied by men intellectually bright but
of unknown moral qualities.
These blemishes, however, will bo
corrected In due course. If the principle
back of civil (service reform Is sound
and It Is the incidental faults of
detail should not lead to wholesale
condemnation. The American peoplo,
since the war with Spain opened their
eyes, are beginning to see that It Is
highly essential In certain parts of tho
civil service to have trained special
ists who are not subject to the inces
sant fluctuations of ordinary party pil
ules but who can bo relied upon to
display character, conscience, well de
veloped skill nnd continuity of policy.
Theae tblngfi are more essential today
than they have ever been before, and
popular recognition of this fact wins
the battle for Intelligent civil service
reform.
If General Gomez really drolrc.i an
alliance with Santo Domingo It Is evi
dent that tho venerable warrior Is not
too old to enjoy a little excitement now
and then.
A Significant anil Felicitous Fact.
Proof of the cordiality of feeling now
existent between tho United States and
Great IJritnln abounds on every hand
in the tone of the press of the two
countries, in the public and private
speech of their public men. In such in
cidents as that at Gibraltar recently
when our warship Helena was spon
taneously accorded extraordinary hon
ors by the British Mediterranean
squadron ns she passed through the
straits on the way to Join Admiral
Dewey but perhaps the most com
plete proof that 'this cordiality Is real
is supplied by a paper by William
Laird Clowes in tho Fortnightly He
viow. Says this writer:
"It apepars to me that at this Junc
ture Great Britain could render no
greater service to the United States,
and to the common race, than by let
ting It bo understood, firstly, that she
would feel greatly complimented If the
United States would allow thirty or
forty young Americans of good educa
tion und character to enter tho British
Colonial Service for a stipulated period;
and, secondly, that she would bo glad
to place at 'the disposal of the presi
dent of the United States, for a similar
period, an equal or less number of tried
British colonial administrators of vari
ous ranka, to assist American govern
ors in the organization and manage
ment of the new possessions. Tho
Americans would, for the time, become
civil servants of Great Britain; the
Britons would, for the time, become
civil servants of the United States; but
there would be no transfer of allegi
ance; and, save as concerned their pay
matiters, nnd ithe nuthorlty under which
thoy wore temporarily serving, tho
Americans would be little different, as
regards status, from tho young engin
eering students who, from time to time,
havo been sent to Glasgow, and other
British engineering centers, to study
their profession, under the supervision
of the United Stntoy naval attache in
London. Wo Britons may say, with
out unjustifiable self-confidence, that
we have been, and are, extraordinarily
successful in tho foundation and man
agement of colonies; that, all things
considered, our colonies are wonder
fully prosperous, peaceful, and con
tented, so far ns goernment has any
say in the matter; and that wo can
wish no better to America than that
her colonies may thrive as well as ours
liava thriven. If we can bo Instrumen
tal In bringing about that result, we
can surely give no better proof of our
good-will than by volunteering to put
our experience, our machinery, and our
resources nt tho service of America."
It is not necessary to consider seri
ously whether such an offer la likely
to be made or accopted. On the prac
tical side It Is manifestly Improbable,
But the significance ot the proposition
Is In the condition of mind and spirit
by which It Is prompted. Tho friendly
Interest nnd sympathy thus exempli
fied exlBt among all classes of the two
populations. The sympathetic amal
gamation of tho two branches of tho
Hngllsh-spcaking race Is the most con
spicuous and felicitous fact of tho
times.
LEONARD WOOD.
Theodoro ltooscvelt, In the Outlook.
What I am about to write concerning
the great servlco rendered, not only to
Cuba, but to America, by Major-Generul
Leonard Wood, now military governor of
Hautlago, is written very much less as a
trlbuto to him than for tho sako of point
ing out what an object-lesson ho lms
given tho people of tho United
States In tho mutter ot administering
fioso tropic lands in which wo have grown
to havo bo great nn Interest. Tho most
extreme expansionist will admit that the
proper administration of our newly ac
quired tropical dependencies is absolutely
essential If our policy of expansion Is
not to collapse; on the other hand, nt
least tho most Intelligent among tho
anti-Imperialists will admit that wo have
cortuln duties which must bo performed
as lone as wo stay In the tropic lands.
o
Oi course there nre some antl-cxpnn-sionlstD
whoso opposition to expansion
takes tho form ot opposition to Amciuan
Interests; and with these gentry there is
no uso dealing nt nil. Whether from cred
ullty, from timidity, or from sheer lack
of patriotism, their attitude during tho
war was ns profoundly un-American ri3
was tluil of tho "Copperheads" In ISO).
Starling from tho position of desiring to
avoid war even when It had become In
evitable If our national honor was lo bo
picserved, they readily passed Into a
frame of mind which made them really
chagrined at every American triumph,
whrie they showed very poorly concealed
satisfaction oer every American short
coming; nnd now they permit their hos
tility to tho principle of expansion to lend
I hem Into persistent effort to misrepre
sent what Is being done in the islands
and parts of Islands which we havo ox
tuully conquered.
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But these men nio In u very small
minority. I think most Americans realize
that facts must ho faced, nnd that for
tho present, nnd In the immediate futuro,
we shall have, whether we wish It or not,
to provide a working government, not
only for Hawaii and Porto Rico, but for
Cuba and tho Philippines. We may not
wish tho Philippines, nnd may regret
that clicutnstances have forced us to
take them; but wo havo taken them, and
stay there wo must for tho time being
whether this temporary slay paves the
way for pctmaiient occupation, or
whether It Is to last only until some moro
satisfactory arrangement, whether by
native rule or otherwise, takes Its place.
Discussion of theories will not avail
much; we havo a bit of very practical
work to be done, and done it must be,
somehow. 1 am certain that if tho Cu
bans show themselves entirely lit to es.
tabllsh nnd carry on a free und orderly
government, tho great mass of my fellow-citizens
will gladly permit them to
decide themselves ns to tho destiny of
Culm, nnd will nllow them to be Inde
pendent if they so desire. I nm nlso cer.
tnln that Americans would take much
this position in regard to the Philippines
wero the conditions such ns to Justify It.
But I nm nlso certnln that our people
will neither oermlt the Islands agnin to
fall Into tho clutcnes of Spain or of somo
powe- of Continental Europe which
would havo interfered to our harm in
the last war If it had dared to, nor yet
permit them to sink Into a condition of
squalid and savage anarchy.
o
Tho policy of shirking our responsibili
ties cannot bo adopted. To rofut.o to
attempt to secure good government in
the new terrltotles acquired last summer
would simply mean that we wore weal:
III. ps, not worthy to stand anions tho
gnat races ot the worTd. Such a policy
woeld It.-elf be n failure; and -t wo fol
low any other policy we can do no worse
than fall; so It may bo taken for granted
that we aro going to try the experiment.
All that remains Is to see that wo trv it
under conditions which tlvo us most
chances of success; that Is. which ren
der it most likely that we shall give good
trOVf'TTlimmt In thr rnrt minm.1 -i em.! ..--.
and therefore ndd to the honor nnd re
nown or tne American name no loss than
to tho material well-being ot our peoplo
at home and abroad.
o
In these tropica! nnd far-off lands good
government has got to bo secured main
ly, not from Washington, but from tho
men sent to administer tho provinces. It
Is. of course, essential that congress
should ultimately provide a good scheme
of government for the colonies or rather
for each colony, as there will havo to be
wide variation In the methods applied
but even this scheme can be worked out
only by tho aid nnd udvlco of tho men
who havo had actual expeiienco In the
wholly new work to which Americans
nro now cnlled; and until wo aro .-.bio to
get such advice any scheme must bo of
tho most tentative chnr.ictor. What is
icnlly essential Is to have llr-c!uss men
enosen to administer theso provinces,
and to etve these men the wldst possl
blo latitude as to means and inatlicds for
solving the exceedingly difficult problems
set beloro them. Most fortunately, wo
havo in General Wood the exuet typo of
man whom we need; and wo havo in his
work for the past four months an exact
Illustration of how tho work should ho
done.
o
Tho great importance of the personal
element In this work makes it necessary
for mo to dwell upon General Wood's
qualifications as I should not otherwise
do. Tho successful administrator of a
tropic colony must ordinarily bo a man
of boundless energy and endurance; and
thero wero probably very few men In tho
nrmy at Santiago, whether among the of
ficers or in the ranks, who could match
General Wood In either respect. No soldier
could outwalk him, could llvo with more
Indifference on hard and scanty fare,
could enduro hardship hotter, or do bet
ter without sleep; no ofllccr over showed
moro ceaseless energy In providing fur
his soldiers. In rcconnolterlng, In over
seeing personally nil tho countless de
tails of life In enmp, In patrolling tho
trenches nt night, In seeing by personul
Inspection that tho outposts wero doing
their duty, In nttendlug personally to ull
the thousand and one things lo which a
commander should attend, nnd to which
only those commanders of marked nnd
exceptional mental and bodily vigor nre
able to attend.
a
Oeneral Wood was a Capo Cod boy; and
to this day there aro few amusements
for which he cares more than himself to
sail a small boat off the New Kngland
coast, especially In rough weather. Ho
went through tho Harvard Medical
school In 1SS1-S2, nnd began to practlco
In Boston: but his was one of those na
tures which, especially when young, frots
for adventure and for those hard nnd
danirerous kinds of work where peril
blocks tho path to a greater reward
than 13 offerd by moro peaceful occupa
tions. A vcar after leaving college ho
joined the army as a contract surgeon,
nnd almost Immediately began his ser
vlco under General Miles In the South
western Territories. Thero were then
harried by tho terrible Apaches: and the
nrmy was entering on tho final cam
paigns for the ovorthrow of Gcronlmo
nnd his follow-renegndes. No one who
hns not lived In tho west can appreciate
tho Incredible, the extraordinary fntlKUi
nnd hardship attendant upon thoso cam
pnlgns. There wns not much fighting,
but what there was, was of an exceed
Irmly dangerous typo; and tho severity
of the marches through the waterless
mountnlns of Ariionn, New Mexico, nnd
tho northern reulons of Old Mcxlso
(whither tho Apache bands filially, roi
treated) wero such that only men of Iron
could stand them. But the young con
tract doctor, tall, broad-chested, with
his light-yellow hair nnd bluo eyes, soon
showed tho stuff of which ho wns male.
Hardly nnv of the whites, whether sol
diers or frontiersmen, rjould last with
him; and tho friendly Indian trailers
themselves could not wear him down.
In such campnlgns It soon becomes es
sential to push forward tho one actually
fitted for cemmund, whatever his necl
dentnl position may bo; and Wood, al
though only a contrnct surgeon, finished
his career against tho Apaches by serv
ing as commanding officer of certain of
tho detachments sent out to perform
peculiarly arduous and dangerous duty;
nnd ho did his work so well nnd showed
such conspicuous gallantry that ho won
that most coveted of military distinc
tions ,tho medal of honor. On expedi
tions of this kind, whero tho work Is ro
exhausting as to call for tho last ounco
of rescrvo strength nnd courage In tho
men, only a very peculiar nnd high typu
of ofllccr can succeed. Wood, iiowovor,
never called upon his men to do any
thing that he himself did not do. They
rnn no risk that ho did not run; thoy
endured no hardship which ho did not
endure; Intolcrnblo fatigue, Intolerable
thirst, novcr-sutlsflod hunger, und tho
strain of unending wntchtulncss against
tho most cruel nnd danirerous of foc3
through all this Wood led his men until
tho final hour ot slsnal success. Whin
ho ended tho campaigns, ho had won tho
high regard of bis superior olllcers, not
merely for courneo nnd endurance, but
for Judgment and entire trustworthiness.
A young man who Is high of heart, clean
of life, Incapable of a mean or ungon
crous action, and burning with tho deslra
to honorably distinguish himself, needs
only the opportunity In order to do good
work for his country.
o
This opportunity came to Wood with
tho outbreak of tho Spanish war. I haj
seen much of him during Iho preceding
year. Being myself fond of outdoor ex
ercise, I had found a congenial compan
ion in a mun who had ulwuys done his
serious duties with the utmost conscien
tiousness, but who hud found time to
keep himself, even at 37, a first-class
football player. Wo had tho same Ideals
nnd tho samo way of looking at life; wo
wero fond of tho samo sports; and, last,
but not least, being men with families,
we liked, whero possible, to enjoy theso
tports In company with our small chil
dren. Wo therefore saw very much cf
each other; nnd wo had made our plan3
long In advance as to what wo should uo
If war with Spiln broke out; accordingly,
he went as colonel, and I as lieutenant
colonel, of the Bough lliders. How well
he commanded his reglmont is fresh in
tho minds ot every oaie. Because of his
success ho was maflb brigadier-general,
and at tho battle of San Juan ho com
manded one of the two brigades which
mado up General Joe Wheeler's cavalry
division. When Santiago surrendered, ho
was soon put In charge, first of tho city,
and then of tho city and province.
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Since then ho bus worked wonders.
Both his medical and his military train
ing stood him In good stead. I wns fre
quently In Santiago utter the surrender,
nnd I never saw Wood when he was not
engaged on somo one of his multitudi
nous duties. He was personally Inspect
ing tho hospitals; ho was personally su
perintending the cleaning of tho streets;
he was personally hearing tho most Im
portant of the countless complaints mude
by Cubans against Spanlatds, Spaniards
against Cubans and both ugalnst
Americans: ho was personally en
gaged in working out a better system
of sewerago or In striving to secure tho
return of tho land-tillers to tho soil. I cio
not mean that he ever allowed himself to
be swamped by mere detail; ho Is much
too good an executive ofllccr not to dele
gate to others whatever can safely be
delegated; but tho extraordinary energy
of the man himself Is such that ho can In
person overseo and direct much more
than Is posslblo with the ordinary mun.
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To General Wood has fallen tho duty of
preserving order, of seeing that the bC3t
Cubans begin to administer the govern
ment, of protecting tho lives nnd proper
ties of the Spaniards from the vengeance
of their foes and of securing the best hy
gienic conditions posslblo In tho city; of
opening tho schools, and of endeavoring
to re-establish agriculture and commcrco
in a ruined and desolate land. Tho sani
tary state of tho city of Santiago was
frightful bc ond belief. Tho Cuban army
consisted of undisciplined, unpaid men
on tho verge ot becoming mere bandits.
Tho Cuban chiefs were not only jealous
of one another, but, very naturally, bit
terly hostile to the Spaniard? who re
malned In tho land. On tho other hand,
tho men of property, not only among tho
Spaniards, but even among the Cubans,
greatly feared tho revolutionary army.
All conditions wero rlpo for a period of
utter anarchy, and under a weak, a fool
ish, or a violent man this anarchy would
certainly have. come. General Wood, by
his energy, his firmness, his common
sense, and his moderation, has succeeded
In working ns great an Improvement us
was posslblo In so short a time. By de
grees ho has substituted tho best Cubans
ho can 11 ml in tho places both of tho old
Spaplsh officials nnd of the Americans
who wero put in temporary control. He
permits not tho slightest violence either
on the part ot the American soldiers or
of tho Inhabitants; he does absolute, even
Justico to all. Ho shows that ho thinks
of himself In so far as ho desires to
win an honorable reputation for doing
his work well and even this deslro for nn
honorable reputation, It must do lemcm
btred. Is absolutely secondary In his mind
to tho desire that tho work Itself should
bo thoroughly done, let tho credit go
where It will.
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Tho Importance of all this lies In the
fact that what General Wood has done
In Santiago other officials must do else
where In Cuba, Porto ltlco, and In tho
Philippines, not to speak of Hawaii, if
our rule In these Islands Is to bo hon
orable to ourselves and advantageous to
tho natives. Thero Is no need of prattling
about tho Impossibility of governing the
Island under our constitution and system
of government. Tho men who so prattle
merely show their own weakness; thero
Is not tho slightest difficulty In governing
tho Islands If wo set about governing
them well, and If we choosa tho General
Woods because thoy are fit fur tho task
nnd not because they are pressed by rcl
flsh Interests, whether political or com
mercial. The inhabitants ot tho islands
aro not at tho moment fit to govorn
themselves. In somo places they may
speedily becomo fit; In other places tho
Intervening time may bo very long In
deed, Until tho moment does nrrlvo,
they havo got to bo governed; and thoy
havo got to bo governed by men carefully
chosen, who are on the ground, who
know what tho needs really are, and who
have tho power given them to meet tluso
needs. PolltUs should havo as little to
do with the choice of our colonial admin
istrators as It should havo to do with
the cholco of an admiral or a general.
Wo cannot nfford to trlflo with our own
honor or with the Intorests of tho great
alien communities over which we have
assumed supervision. Thero aro plenty
of men fit to administer these colonies
men like General James II. Wllbon and
General Fltzhugh Leo; but they canuct
do their work If they nro not left large
ly unhampered, and If they arc not give.)
cordial assistance by the peoplo ut home;
nnd tho places under them must bo
given to men chosen because they can
do tho work and not becauso politicians
recommend them. If political considera
tions of the baser sort aro supreme In
the ndmlnlstrutlon of New York city,
that Is New York city's own fault; but
In tho Philippines or In Cuba It would be
the fault of the American peoplo nnJ
not of tho inhabitants, nnd would estab
lish a Just grievance on behelf of the
latter. Wo cannot afford to let politicians
do with our puhlla Bervlce In our depen
dencies what thov have done for the
consular service: still less can we nfford
to let doctrlnarlM, or honest, Ignorant
GOLDSMH
Bl
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For Oor' Great Jam
The head of every department during this week is going
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,
How cut to 34' cents
Beautiful German Printed Flannels, formerly 15 cents,
Now 9 cents
ftSee window.
ALWAYS BUSY.
Stand more kicks than
any other shoes made.
Lewis, Mlly k iavies,
111 AND 11G WYOMING AVENUE.
WE HAVE A N UMDKR OF FINE
00BU1P8
that we will close out
AT COST
This is a chance to get a
good lamp for little uiouey.
TIB CLIEIQNS, FEMBEfc
WALL1SY CO.
4'2'1 Lackawanna Avenu
THE MODERN HARDWARE STORE.
Drop
Lights
We have made a re
duction of 25 per cent,
on our line 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.
F0QX1E k SHEAR CO,
110 WASHINGTON AVE.
peoplo, decldft tho difficult and delicate
(lueatlons bound to urlso In administering
the new provinces. Wo cannot possibly,
ut any rato for the present, do bettor
than to tnlte for each province some man
llko General Wood, trlvo him tho largest
power possible both au to his methods
and his Buhorrilnutos, nnd then hold him
to ft strict accountability for the results;
demandlne that ho proservo untarnished
the honor of tho American name, by
working, not only for tho Interests nt
America, but for the Interests of tho
peoplo whoso temporary ruler he Is.
OUE U"(filK
wis9 IrulUC
TTiTP(P
S.ij!
Getting Ready
n
Ml
1
For
Holidays
Hill & Connell,
321 Washington
Avenue.
Have an unusual large nieortmont or
Chairs and Rockers Sfc "orfpfion
Ladies' Desks ,,. wood
Parlor Cabinets
and Music Cabinets
lu Mauojanyund Vernls-Murtln.
A FEW CHOICE
Pieces of Bric-a-Brac,
Tabourettes, a Jarge
selection : Tables, in
endless variety.
Hill & Cooniell
122 Washington Ave.
Various styles and
bindings. The larg
est assortment in the
city to select from for
office and pocket use.
Rey molds Bro
STATIONERS anil EXGRAVHRS,
THE
& CORNELL CO.
Heating, Plumbing,
Gas Fitting, Electric
Light Wiring, Gas
and Electric Fixtures,
Builders Hardware.
434 lacteainia Avenue
Dunes
Fir 1899
IAZAAM
Sate
TV0
1 1 ps
k
WtadiogUp
Sale oe
Faocy 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 1
All of our Fancy Silks that are
suitable for waist, petticoats, dress
and coat linings, etc., etc., and
worth from 85c to $1. Now
69c
Assortment 2
Everything in our stock of Fancy
Silks worth from $1.00 to $140.
Now
88c
Assortment 3
All Fancy Silks ranging in price
from S1.1O 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; were $2.50 to $3.50. 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.
Fi alley's
5H0and 512
LACKAWANNA AVENUE
HENRY BEL1N, JR.,
General Agent Tor tUu Wyotaloj
Ul.trlctfJt
Mlulnc, niantlns.Hportlng, tjmokalui
and ttiu ltepuuuo L'UemloAl
Company'i
HIGH EXPLOSIVES.
haitty Kiue, Capi nml Kplo4ri
Uoooi 101 Conuoll Iluiminz.
Hcruutoo.
AOENOliii
THO FOTtn,
JOHN H. BMITHA JON.
W.KMULL1U.VN,
ntm
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mivt-nrri
NtEFS
DUP0IT8
POWDER.