THE SCR ANTON TRIBUNE- TUESDAY, JANUARY 31, 1899.
(Je &cranfon vt8une
I'nLlliliml Dally, Kxeapt Similar, by t li
1 rltiiinorubllBhluit t'ouipnny, at Fifty Genu
iiMuntb.
.N !v York OIIIck fto Nnmnu Nt,
H.8. VUUKI.ANl),
f'Ole Ascnt for Foreign AUvortlilnj.
' MPIIl:l) AT T1IK fOSIOrKlCK AT SCIIANTO,
I'A., A8Sti(O.NI)-CI,A.S.S MAIL MATTBII.
SCHANTON, JANUARY 31, 1803.
REPUBLICAN NOMINATIONS.
Muynr-JAMCS MOllt.
liinmircr-THOMAS It. nnOOKS.
Miollrr-F. .1. WIDMAYEK.
ScIkpdI Directum -JOHN COITllIKU
Jioimis. (ino'tnn it. kiiiiu:s.
,i.,R,ori.-i!WIUM JONKH. IM111.I1'
IHNSI.ANI). C". S KOWI.RR.
illci'tlun Day February 31.
Wnnnnmkor'H hired man, Kdwnnl A.
Van VnlUonlicrrr. charges that Quay'H
ummlgu Is being run by ex-convlcts.
TIiIm. by thu wny, Is the same Van
Valltenberg whom Quay once mugnn
I'linously refused tn prosecute nn n
iluilge which thleateucd to multe a
"iivlcl nf him.
Lot It Be it Battle of Ideas.
'miHluuch as the government of it
il:v In )Pfullntlv an administrative
I I'lhlfin Inning ilglutully lltt'e to do
v lilt inrtlaaii pnlltlr, It Is to le Impeil
Unit ! ol-r of S( r.iiiton, ore they
1 I'l' .if li th" liuHs t '-a1'! their ballots
tlil t'Us ft om lodtj.. will leielvn
lull liifornimlnii as to what pro
itn'minn and polli-lotf tht two noml
nrea foi tup.voi ii4tiectlel represent.
That one Ib a lb pulilli an and the other
e Deinreral nn imrtv lines we nlieadv
know: am! ibis dlfu-ie'.eo v.lll mean
much to sti.uHht inrtv men. Put iu
tni oecuri't'iK es, notnblv tho vote for
Dr. Swallow. Imve Indicated 1'mt
Minlahf ia'ty men ate nut so niunor
iitts ns tiny oiiee wetc. and thii slig
ht ist the lie-.: of ..n nrntlv alonn oth-
" t Ullej4,
Whether finm-liKi-H arr t. be ulven
iiwny or l?;".od on trms of public
Miillv: wliflher sit ret repair- 'ire to
li- pushed vli;oioiilv or del'ettvd Itom
time to time on technicalities; whutli
i r the weight of the next .ldmlnlitr.f
ttnii Is io be thrown for or against the
West ldo viaduct, pai k and sewer Im
prove meats, the lump ysten: of street
ill picprlatlons, fair and open purchas"
I city supplies, vigilant l.iw-cnforcu-nii-iit
or rank f-ivorltirn) In the regula
tion of vice, economy or wastefulne''
In the use of thu publl.' funds, fair play
or ptlvnto pulls In tho odminlstrativ"
detail') of tho various depnitments
tbuso are a. few of the Itsues unite -n
Important to many citizens as tho name
oi the ticket or the question of tlu
andldale's nativity, religion and so
i icty. u'lillntlons.
Thus far we have reen no jmblic dis
i mslon of these issues nor has there
been u comparison of records. If the
. impalgn Is to be ona of lntelkct
rather than pirty shibboleth or peison
ul Intrigue the sooner the ruilectlng
puvtlon of the citizenship is made ac
quainted with facts and aigumonta tho
li-ttt'i It will be. We Invite both nom
inees to state In these columns tholv
luluclples and Intentions.
Montana's new senator. A. C'laik,
Is both a Democrat and a "plutocrat,"
but on the subject of legislation he Is
sound enough to pass ns a ltcpubll
um. He says he favors a. tariff that
will protect American Industries and
law materials, and an expansion policy
that will hold all captured Islands un
til the Inhabitants of those islands are
willing and qualified to govern them-s-"les.
Secret War History.
Kx-.MInlster Woodford In a recent
talk befoie the Army and Navy club
In New Yoik divulged two seerets of
tale. One was that he went to Madrid
b.-ailng Instructions to have General
Weylpr recalled from Tuba on' or be
fore Oct. SI. 1S97. or to demand his
own pin-sports. The other was thut
Immediately after the destruction of
the Maine on Feb. 1." to be precise, on
Teb. IS he received word that nego
tiations with Spain must be prolonged
ut any hazard for at least two months.
.r while tho United States was getting
In s-hnpe to accept wnr. At that time
there was not a pound of smokeless
1 owder In our ordnance department and
l.ot two tounds of ammunition for each
gun. (Icucral Woodford continued:
Your minister did the best he could;
but let me tell you that, had It not
Lien for the unfaltering, unchanging
and loyal friendship of England and the
.ittitudu of hei minister at Madrid, be
might have failed to do the little he
did do, because the representatives at
Madrid of continental Kuropo were
ready ftt any tluif to lnleifcre with the
plans of the r tilted States, if the Hilt
isli minister would only Join them. In
tho meantime the work of pieparatlon
went on at home, and to bhow you how
lecuiiitcly tho time was gauge., I
may tell you of the tun of a sealed
xpress train ncioss the continent, the
lontents of which tniin no man out
side of Washington and only two there
Know. It had tho light of way uwr
nil other trains When It reached San
Piwirlsco its cargo was transfeired to
n waiting steamer, which raced to Hon-
lulu. There the ciulser Jinltlmoie
was waiting, no one knew for what.
Tho cargo wiih shifted to the Halttmore,
which canied It to Hong Kong, and on
April 23 the caigo was distributed
among the American warships there,
and Dewey had the ammunition lie
wanted. On April !M ho got his orders
to all for Manila. That ammunition
on May Day awoke echoes In Manila
Hny that were heard round tho world
and took from Spain an empire."
Tho narration of these Incidents at
tills time Is oppoitune. It sets aright
the matter of our Indebtedness to Eng
land an Indebtedness which no self
Inspecting American can wish to shirk
and it also shown that tho executivo
ulllclals of tho present administration
are enterprising and nlert and well
worthy of trust by congress and Iho
people. Incidentally It polntH tho moral
that the great icpubllc should never
again bo caught with Its fencefl down
but should hiiBten with all speed to
uccumulato reservo tores of war muni
tions and supplies and to reorganize
ind expand Its nnny and navy so that
;heso shall bo the best in the world,
not only In men but In management.
The public will hnvo Itself to blame If
future loss shall conic to It In conse
quence of present falluto to profit by
experience-.
The New York Bun announces that
It will print, "conspicuously and often,"
the black list of senators who nbnll
vote nualMt tho peace treaty. It would
bo a good Idea for all American papers
to do this.
Bishop Pottor on tho Saloon Queotion
The recent rcmutk of llishon Totter
that Christian people nre to blamo
for the existence of the saloon be
cause they hnvo fulled to provide nn
Innocent substitute has provoked, n
no doubt tho bishop Intended, nn nn
Imnted discussion. Sticklers for min
isterial tradition, followers of tho con
ventional, have professed to find
cunse for horror In his remark that
us matters stand the saloon ly the poor
man's dub, tin one refuge which mod
ern society offers to tho majority of
men of limited means, but of nntural
Distinct for association nnd gonial In
tercourse. Hy these the good bishop
ban been lustily belabored. Hut on
the other hnnd he has rallied to his
defens" n host of men who recognize
the glimmer of truth In his words and
are eager to try practical methods of
competing against the saloon for the
favor of Its patrons for purposes of
phllaiithrophy.
The bishop's plan, In advocacy of
whle.h he provoked this controversy.
Is to etabllsh 111 the pioxltnlty of
saloons Imultutlons similar to tho cof
fee houses of England. We do not
know whether lie favors the sale In
these temucruni't' Inns of mild wines
and beer under it supervision which
would effectually guard against their
abuse: probably, not. Tho hullabaloo
recently raised over 1'ilneeton Inn,
which had the practical result of stop
ping n prudent and Judicious sale of
liquor In Xnvor of lt.- ludlsctlmlnatc
sale under the least, possible restraint,
would doubtless be sutllcleut to warn
a huehmun of the bishop's eminence
not to go so far against the conven
tions. Yet this is the logic of bis
plan; the common sen."c of it, we
might preferably say. Inasmuch as
the pioblem of temperance, practically
considered, consists of overcoming' the
abuse of Intoxicants, which Is largely
possible. Instead of abolishing intox
icants, which all human experience
teaches Is impossible, there could bo no
tennble objection to the establishment
of places for the sale of Intoxicating
beverages offering the Inducements
without the major perils of tho or
dinary saloon.
At all events, public discussion of the
Bishop Potter Idea will do good. Then
is dancer of reform agencies narrow
ing down Into grooves unless they are
occasionally upheaved In this manner.
A dispatch to a Chicago paper Inti
mated that Andrew Carnegie has been
contributing liberally of the armor
plnto money received from the govern
ment of the United States to aid Aguln
aldo and his followers in their stand
against law and order in the Philip
pines. Mr. Carnegie Is either tho vic
tim of a very yellow newspaper corre
spondent or Is a fit subject to gain
celebrity In the service of Spain.
The resultfi of the vote for United
States senator at Harrlsburg are be
ginning to assume tho form of u base
ball pereontngo taTjlo as they appear
In the dally papers.
Present advices Indicate that Aguin
aldo nnd Agonclllo aro tho "walking
delegates" of Manila and possess a
meagre following among their country
men. The mpld strides made by the new
vehicle known as the automobile will
soon render tho horse that cannot live
without eating nlmost valueless.
In speaking of senatorial deadlocks,
Intelligence from the far west suggests
that "there are others."
WE HAVE A NL'MUEIi OK KINK
that wc will close out
At Cst
This is a chauce to get a
good lamp for little money.
TIE CLMONS, FEIR,
OmiXFif CO,
4'.!'J t nclswwuiitu Avbiiuj
and
TT
1AHUKHT ASSOUTMKNT OK HAN'OEj
IN THU CITY.
nnd TimieSesr
GMSIEIt it F0ESYT1,
325 and 327
PENN AVENUE:
en
MR
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NEWS AND COMMENT
Havana's greatest netd, next to a mod
em sewerage system, Is a few modern ho
tels. As Is now, no even fnlrly decent no.
tel uccommodutlou muy bo had for lees
than $2.0) a day, and the loom one guts
Is little better than a cell, with little or
no gaslight, candles being tho fushlJn
..'ll c'" f, '!"!. ?,B'"":
ot and a sheet, with u sheet and thin
counterpane ovel these. Accumulation
of lllth and marks of nrclluciit lndolenca
abound everywhere, many of the gas-pita
having to be turned on with "pinchers"
from long disuse. Tho prlvuto boarding
houses uro almost unsightly and unbear
ablo to those who aro accustomed to tho
facilities of the stales. Five dollars per
week is ubout tho minimum for any kind
of a room, and W. with board Included.
The looms aro generally around galler
ies that look upon a court disguised with
palms nnd other tropical leafage that
appear well In a photograph, but which
nie really rcpulslvo with kitchen Bights
and smells.
This Is the. resolution of Bniiator Sulll
an of Mississippi, beating on the Phil
ippine situation which may bo accepted
by tho ft lends of the peace treaty In or
der to give tho senatorial opponents of
that Instrument a chiiuco to yield grace
fully to tho Inevltablo "Itcsolvcd, That
the rutKlcatlon of the peidlng treaty with
Spain shall In no wise determine tho pol
icy to bo purnted by the United States
In rigard to tho Philippines, nor shall t
commit this government to a colonial
policy; nor is It Intended to omburrasi
the establishment of a stable. Independent
government by tho people of those Isl
ands whenever coiditlons make such pro
ceeding hopeful of successful and de
sirable results." It will bo perceived that
this resolution says no more than what
Is In the public's mind. It leaves the fu
ture piaetlcally unrestricted.
To be the head of a family of lffi! per
sons Is a recoid seldom falling to tho lot
of man. Hut such is tho case with John
Chandler, who resides In Allen county,
Ky. This gentb man Is the futlmr of
twenty-nine children, twuity-onc of whom
are now living and hnvo families. Tneso
twenty-ono chlldien have an average of
live children to each family, thus mak
ing Mr. Chandler the grandfather of 103
persons, llut this Is not tho lull extent
of his offspring, for he has thlrty-llvo
great-grandchildren. So It will bo seen
that Mr. Chandler stund paterfamilias of
1G2 an achievement rarely equalled. It
certnnlly Is not paralleled when the fact
Is considered that the members of this
largo family are nil living.
Count Skorzewskl, a wmltliy land own
er in the province of Pottu, Cei-mimy.
has introduced a novel depnrluio on his
CzcinlejeWoel (.state-, Willi ll nt.illds a. fair
i bailee of being widely Imitated In ngrl
ciiltuial distilets In westeiu Europe. In
stead of a horse or ox a camel N yoked
to the plow, end tie . Npeilinent bus
prosed successful beoml the counts
most Minguino expectations. Tho camel,
ltiuicd to hardships and pilvatlens, does
double the work of a pair of horses, .s
exceedingly tractable' nnd can bo kept
In good condition for a cnincl on a com
piuatlvely small quantity of Infetior
fodder.
Piesldents of the United Slater, lecciie
queer gifts. A Havana dispatch says.
The proprietor of one of the largest to
bacco plantations In Culm, after several
weeks' effort, has collected from various
plantations some of the finest brands of
tobacco to bo found, and he has turnnd
thce leaves over to two of his mott ex
perienced woikmen, with Instructions to
make them Into cigars for the chief ex
ecutive of the United Stales. A gencal
In tho army asked the planter how much
the cigars aro worth, and ho replied:
"Well, more than $1.50 apiece."
ooo
We have now open
our elegant new line
o-f
Scotch
Gtagfa&unniSo
(TMemwIfflcAfltoon's)
Scotch
ChevIote9
FSmie
GaDateas,
For Children's Waists
and Dresses.
Zephyr
cloths,
Wilts audi Colored
Pflqtuieso Etc,
With Laces and Em
broideries lor trimmings.
510 and 512
LACKAWANNA AVENUE
II PY
.1 HIM Lt lLf ii KJ
lew
Spring
yfls
cousin
OUR
OR
FEBRUARY
BEO
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This great sale is the fulfilment of a promise made in these columns a short time
ago, that thisOur Twenty-Fourth Semi-Annual Sale would eclipse all of its predecessors.
The work has been most thoroughly done. The materials and finish are the best. The
fit and size generosity is the same as if the garments were1 made under your own super
vision by your house seamstress. Please come and investigate for yourself.
i' l iVt
uKwfV
Marguerite Skirt Chemise 98c, $3.23, $1.49, $3.98 up to $2.93
Children's Drawers 8c, 30c, 15c, 20c, 25c, 29c and 39c
Misses' Gowns 28c, 33c, 38c, 43c, 48c, 53c up to $1.00
Infants' Slips 25c, 39c, 49c, 59c, 69c, 73c, 98c up to $4.98
Children's Short Dresses 49c, 59c, 69c, 73c, 98c up to $6.75
Second FIoorTake Elevator.,
ALWAYS BUSY.
ODE
BOYS'
Jl
Stand more kicks than
any other shoes made.
i
Lewis, Eellly h iavles,
1M AND J10 WYOMINCJ AVENUE.
- 3
EAT
SALE
Of Muslim Underwear
and CKiMdree's Loai
mid Short White Ore
II
E8DAY,
NJght Qowins
Every feature of this sale is spe
cial, but more special than other feat
ures, if possible, will be the Night
Gown prices so modestly pitched
from the cheapest to the best grades,
that they cannot fail to strike you.
Many of the better grades of night
robes are daintily trimmed with the
prettiest laces and embroidery.
Prices 33c, 49c, 59c, 69c,
73c, 85c, 98c, $L25, $1.49,
$1.73, $1.98 up to $7.73.
Img White Skirts
Some plain with
rows of tucks, some
with cambric or em
broidery flounces; all
cut very full. They
are among the best
creations of master
makers.
Prices 25c,49c,
59c,75c,98c,$3.23,
$1.49,$1.73,$a,98
up to $5.49.
Short Skirts
Many sorts, many prices,
but you can depend upon this
fact, whatever sort you se
lect, the price will be lower
during this sale than at any
other time 'twixt now and
the next semi-annual sale.
Prices 63c, 98c, $1.23
and $1.49.
You cannot thtnl:. no mutter how
hnrd you try, of n inn-" convenient
and better equipped (stationery store
than ours, In addition to tho largest
lino of ofllco supplies In Northeastern
Pennsylvania. We havo Wank Books
of overy description, Typewriters' Sup
plies, DiauglitliiK MaterlalH, Letter
Presses, Postal Scales, etc. AVo aro
ononis for Kdlson's Mimeographs and
supplies, and tho famous WcrnlcM Sec
tional Kook Cases.
A complete lino of Tfauftmnn's Cor
poration Hooks In stock.
Rey molds Bros
STATIONERS nnd EKGRAVKIIS.
1,30 Wyoming Avenue.
BAZAAR
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Un J
y which Scranton has never -seen.
(Corset Covers
Did we not know whereof
concerning values ana anent this big un
derwear sale we might not be quite so
enthusiastic, quite so emphatic. But
knowing as we DO know that every
item advertised and dozens of items not
advertised are real, genuine bargains, we
may be pardoned for doing our utmost
to impress upon you the importance of
the occasion.
Prices 7c, Ojc, 25c, 29c, 39c,
49c; 73c, 98c up to $1.98.
Chemise
A most beautiful collection
of daintily trimmed garments,
with both lace and embroidery
to match all of the other gar
ments pertaining to a lady's
complete outfit. The "Mar
guerite" skirt chemise a spec
ial novelty.
Prices 29c, 39c. 49c,
59c up to $2.98.
Drawers
As some of the best num
bers of Drawers are some
what limited as to quantity, it
is advisable that you be among
the early choosers, as these
lots cannot be duplicated at
these prices.
Prices 15c, 25c, 29c,
39c, 49c, 59c, 73c, 98c up
to $2.98.
em
B)
Can be made
comfortable
If 3'ou use one of our
Gas or Oil Radiators,
Just what you need in
cold weather.
F00T1E k SBLEATt CO,
111) WASHINGTON AVli
PITS
ii
ROOM
FOR REN
Presenting an aggregation of
values and stvles the like nf
we speal
ma
HUM & C1TOLL
Heating, Plumbing,
Gas Fitting, Electric
Light Wiring, Gas
and Electric Fixtures,
Builders Hardware
434 Lackawanna Arabic
For Sale, Help Wanted, Lost. Found and
other small advertising of a similar nature
can he Inserted In -, , m,r j
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