TIIEqrANT0N3?RIBUJSJfi-l,KIDAV, SEl'TEMliEll 35, 1899.
THE OPINIONS OF
MR. SCHUMAN
HEOAnDINQ THE PHILIPPINES
AND OUR POLICY.
Our Duty to Maintain Order We As
sumed This Duty When Wo Wrest
ed tho Sovereignty of the Islands
from Spain Congress Shall Declare
a Form of Government and Put It
in Operation Mr. Schuiman Pays
a Tribute to rillplno Character.
Ithaca, Sept. 14 President Schur
mau has returned to his olllco In Cor
nell University. He Rave out the fol
j -iC"tTrsi,r. .n .r-fiw:u1iniTJi"n-J-rv- u-n-t i r i i j i "r-r.iwv ?.? -- wii y nu , 'r i n i nr.i n'Mr;tit7jrwtffJi ,,ai itfT-virxur v rs i i a utu in K.Tiri.fAi-j.tJriiv."cziv--i'iiM?u"JDiJDi iir:mY -atmt.tj . .
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r-irer:i "-ii--niJiY :mi tiimij t -vtrr:jrr-zr -. r Lrers j r. a . tr5r&n.TiLsz7x i i .j.vki-vw-jc'ir ai-i.i '..Htjxtck "- iicj( 11, ir " v -..-I've" -wi --f- nrm. tr .-v.: -,ww.,"js'iiyHr: i
lowing stutcment to the Associated J
jtces on I'imiiiiiinc unniin:
"It is very lmortant that the public
should know the actual fuel's of the
situation. Things nru what they ara
and the Ametlcan public should under
stand them, vv hethcr they iigrua with
Aor run counter to the public's wlshis.
"Plrst It requires some effort to
realize tho nstness of the urehlpclauo,
which extends In triangular form from
Formosa to Borneo and Celebes
through sixteen degrees of latitude
Never going out Into the Pacific i oast
on the east, nor the China sea on the
west, I made a circuit of 2.000 miles,
nil south of Manila. This gles som
Idea of the difficulty of maintaining an
effective blockade, ns the coast line of
nil the Islands embraced In the archi
pelago Is many more thousands of
miles
"Second The multiplicity and het
oroaencousj nature of the li Ibes is
something astounding. User sixty dif
ferent languages are spoken In the
nrchlpelago and, though the mnjotlty
of the tribes are small, there are at
least half a dozen, each of which have
over a quarter of million members.
The languages of these people aie as
distinct from one another as Trench
nnd .Spanish or Italian, so that tho
speech of one tiibe Is unintelligible to
lis nelglibois. These tiibes aio all civ
ilized and Christianized, but small un
civilized tiibes, among whom the Igor
jotes seem brst known to America, In
habit the mountain In Luzon and form
a pait of the population of Mindanao
Jn this island, also, there is n laige
Mnhamnn dan population, which Is In
! pendent of the Mohammedans In tho
nelghlinrlng Sulu archipelago.
Thlid-lt is the Tagalogs that in
habit some of the pi o luces about Ma
nila who are leslstlng the authoil'v
of tho United State' Other dvillzel
riliplnos aio neutral except wlipie
they ate coerced bj mined bands of
Tagnbigs, who .seized upon their gov
ernments duilng the making and the
tatihVatlon of nut treaty of peace wit it
fpaln It would be Inconect to as
sume, however, that these tiibes ar
allies f outs. Thc aie not Indeed,
ihi a-e not without suspicion of th
white iaee. of which they h.ue had ec
peiience only through Spain, but th".
ae men of Intelligence nnd property,
and the masses when not stilled up
itv the Tagalogs iceognlze the ad-
mtagf to them of inciiean soter-
tcnty and so aie imp isstbly neuti tl.
sihhough rnh'jer lundE fiom (line t
time desi end fiom the mountains t
plundei mil bin u the estates of th
pio tful inhabitants on the nlnlns
' Kotii th The Insiu leetlun though se
i tolls enough, as experience ha lVoven,
n n a natlrnal upiNlnir. Indeed,
ihele Is no Philippine nation. As I
hu ahead said, theie is a multi
farious collection of tiltfs having on''
this 1n eonimon, they belonging to the
Mala an ince. The Inhabitants of the
an bipi-lago no move constitute a na
tlmi than the Inhabitants i f the con
tinent of Km ope do
rifth The United State.-, having
assumed by a tieaty of peace with
Spain soverelgnt over "jo aichlp'l
Tgn, became lesponslble ' the main
ti n mi e of peace and ordei the admin
Istiation of justice, the security of
life and in opei ty imong all the tiibes
of the archipelago. This Is tin obliga
tion which intelligent Filipinos, not
less than foielgn nations xpeet us to !
fulfill Not will the iiitlonal bono"
peimit us to turn back In tnklng th"
Ph'llpp'ne Islands wo annexed great
For the Fall Trade,
Specials in
Sew
Ai" J C e are s'lo;v,"uR ten styles of Fiue Zebeline
L mJts Plaids, new and exact copies of the latest
Freuch Goods.
kt 25c
At 50c
In Fiue Exclusive Dress Goods we are showing coin
Dlete assortments of New Black High Luster flohair
Srepons.
New Plaid Skirtings,
New Cheviot and Tweed Tailor Suitings,
New Plaid and Stripe Taffeta Silks.
In our Cloak department we are showing a great
variety of
Cheviot and Helton Jackets, Golf and Co
vert Capes, Ladies' Tailor Suits.
MEARS&HAGEN
415417 LACKAWANNA AVENUE.
responsibility. The fact that the re
sponsibility Is heavier than most peo
ple supposed It would be Is no excuse
for failure to discharge It. I believe
that the Philippine question is neces
sailly a question of national honor and
obligation." In reply to an Inquiry ns
to whether there was anything left
now but to fight It out, Piesldent
Schurmaii said:
"In my opinion much good would be
done 1y a declaration by congress of
the form of the government to be form
ed In the Philippine Islands, or better
still, let congress establish a got em
inent for tho Philippine iBlands and
hate It put In force in all parts and
among all the tiibes not hostile to the
United States. This would solve Bev
el al purposes It would dlstlngulsn
between our friends and mil enemies
and treat the foimer according to their
deserts. It would also glte to our ene
mies an ocular demonstration of fioe
government on the American plan, a
veiy complete point when It Is remem
bered that the Tagalogs claim to b
'milling for their liberty. And I had
bitter call attention to the fact tht
the government which Is well adap'd
to one tribe may need considerable
change to be adaptable to another
however, tint each tube, oeing sun
Ject to a wise government, might man
In the main. Its own munlcliu I or
provincial affairs Supervision rram
Manila would vai In the different po-s't-ons
that each tiibe held n the
sen'i of civilization
CHEAP TELEPHONE SERVICE
Rivals of the Bell Company Busy in
Schuylkill County.
I'ot.stllle, Sept. II The Schuylkill
Tilephone company and th- Houltab!
company Is now extending Us lines
thiough Vshland and from there con-
neetlons will be made with Sit. Carmel
rr,t-.iiin iinn-nlln Snnhiirv nln.
Cent.-.tla. hlan.okln, Sunbtir. "-
vllle, r.loomsb'.trg nnl I-etlieiheni.
The rates of the cchuvlklll company
ne but $11 a tear wher mote than one
nrm op fnmiiv is connec.toil bv a iii'l
it Tim rmna nf tho noil Tnirnhmw
'-
coinptny aie ?"' per ' tr.
Wilkes-Baue's New Hotel Manager.
Wll'tes-Ilttro, Sept 14 -Cnlot el i:d
ttard Purchii", the chief clerk of the
Ilol'l .tvoy, of New Yoil: city. Ji.a jp-
stent d that position to teke ot'ecti n
the 17th Inst, In oider to essume the
management of the
Hotel of this place.
Wyoming Valley
Asked about the capaumties 01 .in- all practical purposes their political i umi-n uutn i """, muiu-ic -or xu e u die people who possess
riliplnos to govern themselves. Pr'-I- 'stock in trade of r. cent years. Their glebe Wo ntn biilhMn locmoUvM
dent Schuiman lenlled that thev lind mono hobby has collapsed under railways in riutope a nnd Afilca; , vutliu 0 con "nlea Tlth th
no experience In self-government e- them. ThUr orators st m shoul : U llo 1 our "' ' " J , Whenevera mrn ajo.lty hecomc hdl
cent in municipal affal.s and ct-n in , .' ' V. ' .llIn? ,f,"m. , l.Zu?, f.Vn, Vi iMvn , iS, T S satlsned with them and desire a change,
tlee they we. e sublect to the rontml ; 'b. , one rr-i ect at lea In the Snud-.n In lo- time than anv . c;hjin,?0 w 1,e effectetl.
.... I..,. .....,,,.. in n ihimirni ."' "" '' l. '" ",l " I i ".." ; ,, ...... . .... . , . All nss.iults unon n tint Inn's mnnov
oi cue niiainsii uiiunnuu-. .. ...-,..v Il(ll
T.Menhone company uotn ot wilier, .no jnngicy tailll tne H gltim.tte SUCCPSSO'' meaner co couiu ,n me I'lici-Hiea ul " "- -- ""'
, , ,v i,? for dm Isslon to Pottsvllle. of tlm AIcKlnley b'H-thnt name f the nation arc drvoted to thit mighty cJ"?J??t?7ar'haYa-xXV
npplMtg foi a.imssion i , i . . ,, rmru)vi,.,M 1u-tin-a itrlf by lt, tn-k-to Insure to labor It- advnnt" factory wage and to so enlarge this
bate been granted the lght " lkq It Is not onlv true that our do- rewaid and so to ohetpen pioluctlon labor mdd from year to year as to make
iiirnnrrh Mnhnnov Cltv I he chuylKlll . ,, , , , ..-.i ,i n in i, ,.!,. !, ,,rn,in, .,iti, i, i,., places for tho additional million of men.
Some uew shades of all wool Grauite Cloth,
full yard wide.
Twenty different styles of Camel's Hair
Taffeta Plaids, desirable for separate skirts.
NO SECRET COMBINE
WITH GREAT BRITAIN,
STATE SECRETARY HAY
NIES AN ALLIANCE.
DE-
Amcrlca'3 Piogrnmmo Is Trlendship
nnd Justice for All Nations Which
Behave Themselves Pointed Com
ment by tho Secretary of State
Upon the Political Issues of tho
Day.
Columbus. O., Sept, 14 The secie
taiy of state, Hon John IJay, In a let
ter to Chairman Dick of the Uepubll
can stnto executive committee, express
ing peisonal Inability to speak at the
.opening tally of the Ohio campaign,
gives ut length his views upon cur
lent political Issues, among otho,
things saying
Our opponents this teal ate In on I'n-
foitunate position. They have lest, for
cause no man teg
With our vaults full of go'd with a
sulllcleiify of monev to meet the c'n-
mind of a volume of bulneos unpre
eeilmtcdly v.it and prolltable, with
lnbor generally einploveil at fnlr
w iges- wl'h our commetee overptead
Ing the writ Id' with evcrv dollar th11
giveinment lstu s ns goud as any
other dollai: with our finances a. fit in
as a lock, and our credit the bet ever
known- It I" no time for tlnnneiat
mnuntebinks to ciy their nostrums In
the maiket place, with any chance of
baing heard
The Dlnglcy Taiiff.
It Is cnually hopeless to try to resu
itate the coipse of free fnue
The
never before attained, but tho Amul-
em policy of protec'Ion the policy of
"" our most 'llutrious statesmen, of
, Washington and Hamilton, Lincoln,
, r,rnnt an,, A. Klnlev-lns lon trl-
itmphantlv vindicated by the proof that
u as eininelotis In extending eu"
fcuelgn eommetc" as in fosteiiog and
I stimulating our home nduM I i !
exports of domestic manufactures
I It.ll'lll-ll 111 IIIIM l--lil Jfill HIV ll,'--V-
I ., ...1..1 I.. .1.1.. ,l. l ..nn.. .1.. ..w
ampled total of $ lift 000 001 an amount
more than two hundred millions In'ev
crss of our exports ten yosus ago.
These flgutes ilng the knell of tt u
specious arguments which have been
the lellante of our opponents for at
manv yctr. nnd which nie onlv fruit
ful In times of letnnc-s tnd disaster.
What Is left. then. In the way of n
plttform' The reign of tt lists which
tin- Republicans can themselves man
are, havlnrr til the r"ipils,lte "-perlcnco
both of legislation and buslnr, and
flntllv the war which, it cems. was to
el'leleiitlv ranled on tnd has 1 e"n toi
benefrlal to the nation to suit th
P nun talk leaders We have liwn
utile to give In our time some novi 1
Ideas to the rest of the wot Id. nnd none
more novel than thl. that a gieat ptr
t should complain that the leou't of
t win were too advantageous. Haul
It will be to convince the bulk of our
people thnt wo nie the wro off be
cause our flag lips gained gieat honor,
our pwsions hate b"en extended,
our poMMon in the world Increased, nnd
our opportunity for work and uef' 1
ness enormously widened, through til
fortunes of war and tho talor of our
soldlrix and sailors
Alliance Ctory a Fiction!
P,elng In tblf desperate need of aigti
n ent ', It is not strange that thev
"liruild have recourse to fiction. An at
tempt will be mtde In the Ohio Pemo.
etatle plutfoim to ocite the prejui'lco
of certain cltssop of voteis ngnln-t the
piosent administration by nceuslns It
of tn alliance with I'nclnnd The peo
ple who make this clmrge know It to
li untrue: thc-lr making It Is an Insult
to the Intelligence of thoap voW thev
si ek by this gross misrepresentation
Hut as one of their favorite methods of
cnmpitlgn Is to Invent a fiction oi fan-
tttlo to contradict and then a.ume It
to br true because It has not been con-
titdletcd. you mnv permit mo to take
one moment In dlsros'1 of thl ghost
story, as It refers to the deptitment
with which tint connected. There Is
no alliance with r'ngland. nor with
nnv other power under heaven, except
those know" nnd published to tho
world the treaties of ordinary Inter-
nntlonal friendship for purposes of
business and commerce No treat v
other than these exists- none has been
suggested on either plde: none is In
contemplation It has never entered
Into trie mind nf th president or rf
anv member of the government to fore-
sake under nnv Inducement 'the wise
piecept and example of the fnthots,
which foibnde ontnngllng alliances
with r.uropcnn powers.
I need not dwell upon this fact. Hvon
the men who wrote the Ohio plstf lm
know thete Is no alliance Hut they
seek to make capital In this campaign
nut of the undeniable fact thnt our r--
latlnns with Tngtand ate more friendly
nnd satisfactory than they have ever
ben before. It Is hard to tnke such a
chnige peilnusly: and If It Is tken
seriously, how can It be tieated with
patience?
Friendly Relations.
,, . .
In the ; name of eommon-wtse lot m
""L". yi'"t !H L'J.Vi'.VlfJIr R"'Pnl
men, If not to cultivate tvheiever nos
slble, agreeable nnd profitable relations
with other nations' And If with other
nations, why not with tint greut kin
dled power which Mnnd nmong the
greatest powers of th tvntld' What
harm, what menace to other countries
Is there In this natural and beneficent
friendship'' Onlv n naiiovv nnd pur
blind pplrlt could see In it anything ex
clunp'ely. It Is n poor rtarved heart
that has room for onlv ore frlr-nd. It
Is not with England alone that our re-
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National Export Exposition
Intlons are Improved, "Wo are on bet
ter terms than In the past with all the
nntlons. V ttli Hiirsia. our nM-tlmo
friend: with the gre-it Gorman Umpire,
to which we are bound bv so many
tl-s; with our rlMer icpubllc of France;
with Italy, Austria, nnd, in short evcrv
European, every Asiatic natlrn, our
lelatlons are growing In Intimacy and
cordlilltv eveiy year, and our friend
ship with out nlchbors to the south
of us from th" Itlo (Innde to Cape
Horn, grows firmer mote genuine, day
by day.
And why should It not bo -o nvery
one llkts to be on good terms with the
peaceable and tlw prosperous, cpecltl
lv If their hospitality Is of that nntur '
that other people pmnt ny it. and this
Is pt'-eNelv mil condition. Our trad
Is taking that vast development for
which we have been preparing through
miny years of wise American policy,
of turdy Ametlcan Industry, of
thoughtful Invention end epeilnin
bv trained Amerlian Intelligence Wo
have gone far towntd solving the
pioblem which Ins so long vexed 'the
economists of the world of laMng
.".J .hl " ' '.', ".-: - .' '" ' " , "1
h el. "no o her ' eP r nr-
eonmllsheil In ni e-iual dorree We
Pfh'sagevhh'e.l
In (In, t ,, 1,1 , coll nil pftina t-
such ailvntitaue that wo aie beginning
miles, can do the ttirk. We sell Iron-
ware In Hirmlnghnri' cat pets in Kid-
deimlii't'r. we pipe tho sewers of
See teh dtlis eiir bicycles distance all
competltois on th" continent, Ohio
send" watch eases to Oen"va.
To the Advantngo of All.
All this Is to the advantage of all
parties- there is no sentiment In It:
they buy our wi.es benuse we nnke
th'in better and nt lower cost thin
.otlcr people. We aio entitled to do
j th's thiough ttl'e Iavv and the merl
can genius for economy Oui woiklng
jteopK" piosp r, because wo are all
wot king people, oui Idle diss 'is to
reach of the greatest number for least
monev.
Of course our prosperity would mot
i bring us friends If we held nn rtttttml,
of meiine. to other nations. Tint this
we have never done. We have great
.Intent military poweis. we nix .- mable
'at short notice of remarkably military
" tllclency. but the habit and Milrlt of
I the American people Is essuHially
pneeful
The vat majoilty of our pfP'e
would be glnd to think thtt the era of
wars was ovei : that not another battle
anv where In tWe vvoild should ever
st'lr the eartli with carnage or break
the heart of a mnthei No other na
tion would t'V t hate showo th In '
su'teilng pat'ence with which wo
watched for so manv vear, the sernei
of w sto and dlscrder which make the
ncot't hU'toiy of Cuba When the tat
of things at our doors had become in
folfi'ibie we took up iums to rtdicsi
wioncs already too long cpiluicd, with
out a thought in anv mind of conquest
or aggression But no one can control
the Issues of war Porto Tclco and the
Philippines are outs, and the destinies
of Cuba are, for th moment Intitisfd
to our enie It Is not permitted us tc
shirk the vast responsibilities thus Im
posed upon us without exhibiting a
neive!es piisllltnlmltv which 'would
bilng upon us not onlv the scorn of the
world, hut. what Is far worse, our own
self-conte-mpt.
No Policy of Conquest.
Put as we did not seek those acqui
sitions which came to us through the
luesUtlble logic of war we are not
stilving nnywheie to acquire territory
or extend our power bv conquest. It
Is no seciet that In man mote ilia !
ciuarter outltlng teirltorv only awaits
our acceptance, but every oveiture of
this nature has been, and, I am eonfi-
dent will be diellnid. The whole world
knows that we are not iovious of
land- net , chancer In Kurope oees In
us an Interested rltal in their scheme
of acquisition. Whtt Is ours wo shall
hold whit Is not ours we do not s-ek.
Tint In the field of trade and commerce
we shall he the keen competitors of tho
richest and greatest powers and they
need no warning to be assured that In
that struggle we shall bring the sweat
to their zrows
I It was written of old that a man's
foes shall be of his own household The
simple fac.iB that at this moment the
whole world Is our friend, except cor-
tain leaders of tho DemocroMe party,
Ml countries crowd Into our mnrkets,
but our opponents snv our tariff Is bar-
lnrous Our achievements In war have
iccelved the ungrudging praNe of for-
elgn nations nnd meet with unjust and
cnrplrg ciItlelFtns only at home. AH
other ceunttles bid us Ood-speed In
the work of bringing order and clvlll-
znllon to the Philippines, and It w is
left to a man In Cincinnati the other
day to wish that "Otis and his nrmv
might bo swept Into the sia." It Is
hnid to e.xteunlmte a rooted tendency
' the pioverbs nnv Fonu-thlng about
biav'ng In a moit.tr.
Tho party which, bv vicious loder-
ship In 1PC1 was made to place i'self
aetoss the path of freedom and pm-
gres. should take rai not) to follow
the lead this year of men n licking In
sagacity as thev are In patriotism. Put
'tv may tak comfort in tho reflection
that no lenders can cany ell their ptr-
i ty Into courses their Judgment mut
.condemn and tlieir Hearts reject. There
"re. thank God mum nemoents 1m
ohln who ,, nt )le,Iro thc humiliation
f tlitlr countijr . the dishonor of
their flag.
"DULY Plir.n MAN AND STEHD."
Peed your nerves, also, If you would
hate them strong, Hlood made puio
and ilch by Hood's Sursaparillu Is the
onlv tiuo nerte food. Ho sure to got
Hood's. It never disappoints.
HOOD'S PILLS ouie constipation.
Pilce Sue.
Buildings at Philadelphia.
NATIONAL EXPORT
EXPOSITION OPENED
IConclitded from Page 1 1
-t-
should be more often seen Hying fiom
the mast of ocean ships nnd our nation
should appear abioad what It really is
ut home.
It now becomes my pleasant duty to
turn this exposition over to the honor
able mayor of the city of Philadelphia,
which t do, hoping thnt It may meet
with tho success which Its leal merit
justines.
Mat or Ashhrldgo acreptod tin expo
"Itlon from the governor nnd then
Cnngiossimn AV. P. Hepburn, of Iowa,
chairman of the congresslonnl commlt
tre on Interstate and foreign rom
meic, delivered the oiatlon of the day.
lie stld In part:
Speech of Mr. Hepburn.
I A government in which the political
' "" 1 '""ft 'V1" ,' ll T
lU'lhc3 lts 'Rht to endure from the
?, ; .narity This mark.
m. . . . ,i.4.v h,. v,, .1.
stltutlous, our social order, our recog-
""i-siciuns u. ueuase u, u cneapen c
I lu ?in wn. l" "I3140 l unduly redund-
ant, have their Jl.st impulse in a dis
content that demands property lead
Justments. So long ns the homes of
the l.tbotlng masses aie homes of con
tentment, our people will regard their
government with all Its Institutions as
the best on eaith There nre nineteen
millions of people in the United States
w ho labor, w ho earn w ages, w ho aid In
creating wealth. Fifteen millions of
this number possess the entlte politi
cal power of the nation The perpet
uity of this government Is dependent
upon keeping this great army of labor
ers employed, and being employed con
tent. The presorvntlon of this labor
;: . . ? . v, v, v. tti'f.v.i'f. r.
1 IMIIOII tL IIIUIILI I V liblll.l Lalll lllllt I'll"
MlMnrk rtr 111 iiii.il ft lnlt4n nnii ! mi.
Sensational Friday sale of domestic goods
Bona fide, money-saving chances for a multitude
These prices are unapproached.
6c quality 20-incli shirting percales, Friday,
7c qnality light and dark outing flannel, on Friday I cents,
7c qnality fancy robe prints new patterns, Friday, 4 cents,
8c qnality yard-wide fancy percales, dark colors, 5 cents,
15c quality 9-4 unbleached sheeting on Friday 10 cents,
Men's dress suits
$i Shirts at 45c We
offer for Friday a very spe
cial bargain in Men's Fan
cy Colored Dress Shirts,
with separate link cuffs,
new fall styles qua lity
equal to anything sold else
where at $1.00.
45c
r i
in?
Flannel working shirts
50c kind at 33c New lot
all sizes wen maae, ana
reality lnicnueu 10 sen ni
Here on pricuy
Women's jackets and capes
While getting in and mark
ing for sale our new fall line
ol ladies' outer garments, we
have picked out about fifty
odd capes and jackets that we
intend to sacrifice on Friday.
Some of the jackets are last
season's styles, but resemble
mm
If h! )l
A . MX
this season's
lorincr prices wcie g,i)o,
$4.98 and $698 also several
dozen boucle and kersey
capes, trimmed with
thibet, former price jl
was $1.98,
$.98. Frid.iy your choice
A " U A 'A 'A 'A A A A A A A A A A
women and youth who nie seeking
places In It, is the great problem that
we must solve.
The demands of agrlcultute will not
enlatge the nation's labor Held to any
extent, owing to the use of Improved
machinery, which diminishes the ag
gtegate of human labor on the fauns.
To manufacture and commerce, the
people must look for Increased employ
ment, liven this Held Is limited, owing
to the Introduction of Inventions, but
more especially beciuse of the want of
markets Unlimited markets will solve
all tho questions of labor and wages
which may confiont the country.
Sell More Than Wo Buy.
Wo nie selling many millions woith
of manufactures abroad mote than we
buy, but to keep our people employed
we must do more. And again I say
that the necessity to keep them so em
ployed Is tho gloat question before us
and that It can only be solved by se
curing our full share In the markets
of the world. And In effoits to secure
It we must meet and overcome the
tlcrcest rlvaliy of the great natlor.3.
These nations are now engaged in n
struggle as bitter and ns iemorscles
as anv that have ever engaged the
martial spit it of men.
This leaching out this expansion of
government power, this strife for more
and more of trade and commerce finds
Its Impulse In the desire, the Impera
tive necessity of keeping employed tho
masses at home.
We have met here today to Inaugur
ate what I believe will be one of the
most Important of aids to the Ameri
can munufaetuier and trader In cap
turing our share of the commerce of
the world What modern nims aie,
what n battleship Is In martial con
tests, this Institution, this "export ex
position" that Is opened In this city
todty Is to be to us In our effoits to
secure our rightful share of fotelgn
commerce. It might well be called a
university of commerce It Is grand
and beneficent In Its designs; It Is com
plete In Its nmple details. It Is com
prehensive In the vast possibilities of
Its teachings.
The got eminent of Philadelphia, the
government of Pennsylvania, the gov
ernment of the United States are In
full sympathy with the purposes of the
protectors of this export exposition.
All who nro thoughtful and have
knowledge, see In prophesv the splen
did possibilities that should come from
the w'otk of Its founders. Its founders
have done their duty noble and well.
, , t n v k t t. it r.
Scranton Store, 124-126 Wyoming Avenue.
Women's lisle
just received
in
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ral wool or last black always
sold at nineteen cents. Here
on Friday
uc. - ""fcc
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Women's wool union suits
very much. The
tf
what we
have at less than cost. Your
choice on Friday
32.98 and $ g
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both In conception nnd execution, and
they stand before ou toduy In their
turn, challenging the peoplo of tho
w hole country to a performance of their
duty In extending our national com
merce. President McKlnley's Message.
The benediction was pronounced by
Aichbishop ltynn, of this city, and at
Its conclusion nt LM4 o'clock, a tele
ginph Instrument vvus moved to tho
front of the stage and communica
tion was effected With the white houso
at Washington. Klist Vice-President
Foulkrod infoimed President McKln-
ley over the wire that the exposition
was ready for him to declare open. The
piesldent Immediately sent tins follow
ing message: H
IXecutlvo Mansion, .
Washington, U. C, Sept. 14, 1S99.
To Dr. W. P. Wilson, director general.
National Hxpoit Imposition, 'Phila
delphia' The opening of the National Hxport
Exposition mm kg another Important
and most gratifying advance In the ex
tension of out tiade and commerce and
the promotion of mote cot dial relations
In these lespccls with other nations.
Accept for yourself and your associ
ates my heai ty congratulations and
best wishes for the nbundant realiza
tion of your most sanguine hopes for
success and Influence of this undertak
ing. William McKlnley.
This message was lead by Vice-President
Foulkrod, after which he an
nounced that President Jlclvlnley, who
was at that moment waiting at tho
white house for the purpose, would
touch the key of the telegr.uih Instru
ment communicating with the Instru
ment upon the stage, and thus signify
his participation In tho exeiclses. This
was done.and In the momentary silence
the click of the Instrument was heard
at a considerable distance from tho
stage.
While the exposition Is not icady In
eveiy detail, the condition of the big
show at piesent Is fully up to the ex
pectation of the management Thero
was considerable delay In getting some
of the exhibits in place, but It Is ex
pected all will have been put In posi
tion by the time n week has elapsed.
There was a laige crowd at the exposi
tion tonight. The admissions for tho
day and nigit aggregated about 23,000.
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of eager bargain seekers.
3 cents,
finish hose
15c quality at 7c Big
bargain if you want stock
ings ol a GOOD quality.
' Guaranteed fast black, full
seamless, with spliced heels
' thc regular price is 15c
the pair. Here on Friday,
7c
Men's woolen sox
19c quality at 10 cents Choice of natu
10
Former price, $1.50
Closing out the remain
der of four or five lines
of combination suits for
women. Full comple
ment of sizes white or
grey. This is a bargain
that will surely be ap
preciated. These are
every whit as good as
our newest importations
but as we do not wish
to mix them, we have
decided to close out
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