ftj-j i:i,hWK-K fc- m? k t-&f LTJk THE SCRANTON TttBUNi- JttfUDAX. NOViMJBEH, 2&, 1901. mV ' Itr x It V fuMI'Iint tlilty, IItccjiI RimHiy. Iv The Tillf ne l'ublililng Company, at Kilty Ccnl n Hontli. MVV S IttrilAttt), iMitor. (). V, ltV.lli:i:, HmltieH Miinamr. Niw YotU Ollkot 160 N'ai'iiil Bt. . ... ..... v B. 8. VIIKKtiASt), Belt! Arci1 Ici l-'orclirn AJvcttlslnf. tnltrcJ at the l'o'loiriee ot Fermlon, i'J.i fiecoml Class Mull Matter. When nuee wilt permit, The Tribune l al'van slail tn print ihort letteri from Its Irlotuh he.ir ing on current topics, Imt its rule I1lli.1l tnc mutt t slsnril. (nr pntillfitlon, ly Ihu writer' el natni-J unci llic rnmllllnn (ire'citnil t e 'cptJMi-a U that nil conlrlbutlom (.lull to subject to rrfllorhl retWon. Tlin KMT HATH TOR AUVKnTISlNO. TI10 (ollotvlns table aliowa the prlc.i per tmli tli Innitloii, ipaii- to hi. utiI within one ycarl full " IHSI'MY t'nillton " .no" .31 .11 .t" .19 I.fVlhrT6ft) Incites Wl McllCS... JOOO " torn " .,, rooo " ... I 01 earili of than!,, resolution of tondoUnee htl Hmilir contributions In the nature of ail 'ertlslnft ll.o Tribune maku a cliatfic ot D ccnti .11 line. tlfte for Classified AcItcrlUitii furnished on Mleallon. SC1IAXTO.V, NOVUM BKK 22, 101. Ail iiuiimil Unii-vn to iiuttii-nllntH fin the im.')litln mcpliltlm lias a liiililt, lien tTirni'i-i tl, ot I'liwiyltiR- trom Its liei-liie.il fflaniln it nungc-iit Huitl ot an nlor .so uri'on.slvi) Unit Ha inirsuyrs nro usually lorctil to iili.iin.loii the chase. Jls joiiiiuillMili' niotot.vpo In this r-ity, the Times, limy s.iy wlmt R jileusus .ilimil The Trllinm-. Imt untiling ll can Intent. In falsehood or uliuse rtlll ou- mmiii; the r.iut that, by Its liltil.ml ' l('itiiisngl.'iiu ami iinsituiiulous. piomo. Hon of dlsfont ntiil strife it lints become u publle nieiiMce. (he 11101 e vicious with vi'i'.v iuldltlonai coo It iirlnts. Wlii-u .'uber scioiiij thoimht conns 10 tlie business I'ouiniimUy It uuiKt 1 faille t'llit of all perils to pence ami prosper ity the conscienceless ncivspaper Is the worst. Uncalled For. A 1IIM.M 11 vyriW r ,.. ." nwill.t.PIV.l 'MCI 'Al.L'ill fS J 1l tax levy Is uncalled for. II is JZ iliut! the bus-Is of asaessiiiont has chaiiKed. Fi-oni inie-thiid so practically to full valuation. Vet when the anioiml needed to c.irrv on llic government is vhtuall.v uncliauned. the (jtiestlon ot arsesl;is If .is hioad as it is Ions. "VVe know it to be the put pose of the city administration lo hold city ex penses down to the baio limit or neces sity until tlie new order of things has been well established; and by virtue of tlie vein power, construed to cover nol only Items in appropriations but also, as in the governor's ease, power to re luce amounts, the recorder is in posi tion both to assume anil to discharge this responsibility. It should not and we hope will not be necessary to fall back on this preiosativu to enforce in ' ' i.K""J 1 or iuiuiii: interests 1 that .should always be present there, j Uut the public, ir distrustful of coun cils, which it elects, is entitled to know that under the ripper charter its Inter ests ate additionally safeguarded. 'onsciuently we lepeut that appro hen.sioii over next year's tax levy is uncalled for. Stiflieielil unto tlie day is the evil thereof. . The latest failure lo comjiose the stieet railway strike is unt'oi lunate, I hough not unexpected, .Husiness must adjust itself to the piospect of 11 light to tiie bitter end: nnd Scranton is too Ms a town to let one strike ! ipple Us Kl'owth. Prophecies Fulfilled. frUV PITTSIirntJ aony is 1 oer. fiovernor Stone lias 1 lipped his own appointee, Major A. M. Brown, irom the ivcordership o Pittsburg and named in his place J, o. Hi own, the i.-presentatHe of the Flinn organiza tion in Allegheny county. Ko tar as we bare been able In leal 11 tile facts, lle cordcr l'ro'.wi olfoud'd by too great ac tivity In living up lo the repiesenta Uoiik made by the Pittsburg advocates of Hie ripper charter while that ine.is 111 e was pending in the legislatmo. It was then proclaimed with energy and spirit lh.it the purpose of the. rip per was to ledeem the city ot Pittsburg trom the thralldom of an oppressive machine. The head of this machine had recently been. in rebellion against the Kepublican state organization, lie was to hi- disciplined by ejection irom power and in his stead a party organization was to bo (onstructed in Allegheny county oflioctcd by stalwarts and dedi cated to the wholesome principle of party rcguluiity. Along with It wore to come teforiiiH in administration do mantled by Pittsburg taxpayers, and a new era of freedom and municipal fair liluy. On this basis the Upper gulped tho sympathy of many who would never have stood for it if they had believed that It would be used simply to force Pit nil to terms and then effect his re instatement. Others who enred noth ing about piinn or anli-Plluu wero ffiipressed by meritorious features In fSe, charter itself and by the evident pjnuliieuesis of tin! demand In Pittshuig tor h change. Yet other.-, and 111 this dftte&ory belong sMngiessniun Council and a mujoilty of the. Uiokuwannu delegation regai detl the ripper clause irt the iiet us fundamentally vicious and auvo earliest wnrnlng that Its factional ihu would recoil, but in deference tn th . jwMng needs of Scruutou mis Peiideil opposition after taking cure of local inlei est.. Tiu piophucy iif tumble has been fulfilled. The Upper clause, as .Mr. Council foretold, hna rutin ned to plague Us authors. The deposition of A, l. ' ijj own for doing what the Upper wras lUpeeted to do will pleabo .Senator j x4uill ami wiuau lu w liutn! lllCUUUai btnellt It coiililbutes, but It will cor respondingly chill and dishearten u iti'eat number of Itepublican stalwarts tlirotighout thu stutoj ami it will In li'pduee In tho next state campaign an lisue sine to Inuto to the benellt of those aiming at licpulillcan ovei tluuw, Another laige contribution to tho tovei unit'iit- CQiiselcnce fund has just won received at Washington, a CtsecU tor ?3,i)73 fiom a man who failed lo pay levenue tax. This. c.ilW to inliu) thu ffict that we m-Moiti hear of dlvldeiulH lu paid to the conscience it: ci bv 11 Itmi of lstillntr on Taper llr.iilltiit " ,2.'i ' .ST.1 " .20 .11 .10 .175 .1.V5 .17 .IS .IIS innii wild li-iH tltifratided his neighbor In a InlslnMa Jonl, , U'u Itnmv uC no I'eusnn wliv Asuln nlilii'i! it'ritiost Cor DcrinlsHlon to "ap liear hefotu coiiuies's nnd ciiuess the deslren of the Piliplnn people" sliotild not I m gmnlfil, J lu Is jirobably nils taken lu assuming Unit a peisoiinl ap' pouratn.o Is necessary. Two rents will convey a lialf-oiincu fetter I10111 Alanlla to Washington anil the rate on bulltlm nianuserlptH Is in piopoitlou. Pitnii what we have lead and heaid about, Agulimldo It Is Infeifed Mint his Ideas In willing would be 111011; linpiesslve than in peisoiutl delivery. That, how ever, Is it mutter lor hint to decide, If he wants to conic to Washington and enler (he lists of spell-blndeis, by all menus hi him do so, lie would con tribute novelty lo llic winter's pioceed Ings and if lu addition mutual mis understandings should he eleaicd up. so intich the better The Potato ('amine. Till; POTATO has bttoine a IttMiry, a prohibitive one al most to tluisu who mi1 nol lirepaird to pay a fumy price ror an article ot dietary which In other years was Invariably a veiy abundant tuber in our local niaiket, Potatoes have reached the unprece dented figure ot a dollar a bushel or something over a cent a pound, while the supply even at that pilio barely lynches the demand. Nor Is there any probability that potatoes shall become mote plentiful or cheaper. If the as sertions of local fanners arc to b" trusted, the (Urtntlly ot potatoes on hand is comparatively 10 small thai before tho new crop Ik In slghl thej may teach anywhere from a dollar and a half to two dollars a bushel. Tin leld throughout the entire country has been abnormally shut t, so that we en 11 look for no relief from importation Mom oilier p.uts. And to add to our (tilluary diseonillluie in tills particular, potatoes are poor in (juallty as well as exceptionally scarce. They me watery and small, having the porosity ot a spunge anil the laste of a raw cucum ber, when Hrst taken fiom the pot. and they do not Imptove with keeping This serious diminution hi the supply of potatoes will appeal to some people as little shoit of a domestic calamity. A dinner without potatoes, they rea son and believe, is 110 dinner at all. They have become so accustomed to the esculent, either by hereditary habi tude 01 llnougli custom, that the fact is Ignored that ninety per cent, of the finest and driest potatoes that it Is possible to raise is pure water, that of tilt; ten per cent, of nutriment which a potato contains, (He consists of staieh ami the lemainlng con stituents of chemical combinations which if not actually poisonous, as one of them at least is. are highly Indiges tible. That is the potato as it is. It Is no exaggeration to say that it is ths most innutritions article of food that 1 oines to the table of the poor or rich. Its mil recommendation is that It is tasteless and a tasteless food does nol pall on the palate. A meat eating peo ple find that a root like the potato satislies ali the ieiiiirenients of an ailment complementary 'to the high ly luscious and nutritious llesli which they consume in large, perhaps on the whole, in too huge quantities. Then is no other cultivated root which sat isfies this condition so well and on the whole so cheaply and agreeably as the potato. Hut it by no means follows that we should make a fetish of the potato like the Indians made of maize. There is no reason why, when potatoes reach a dollar a bushel or more, that we should lament the fact, or submit to the extortion of 1 ustoni combined with ignorance. Ilre.id Is almost as tasteless as the potato, il It is well made bread. It is pre-eminently wholesome and nutri tious, which cannot be said of the po tato. A pound of bread costs only a few cents. A pound of bread. It Is safe to say, will go as tar at an ordinary dinner table as twenty pounds of soggy potatoes, the most wasteful of loocls. It is equally important in this 1 risis to bear in mind that once bread lakes the place of the potato for a week or two, the latter is not seriously missed. The potato lauiiue will come as a blessing in disguise, If the housekeeper learns lo avoid tlie temptation of hail ing the tanner as lie lordly passes by with his dollar a bushel potatoes, and turns to the slul'f of life, la name and icallty, food lit for a piince mid the gift of tlie gods, - President Hcrantoii Is 011 solid giound in allirmlng thai discrimination lu license tax Ulon is uuwut ranted, if thu measure stands, this will hac to bo eoriccted, Bound to Disagree. Ari Mil! IT have been expected, tho proposition of the Now . Yoik fusion leadeis lu legal ize the Sunday opening of saloons in cit assembly districts upon majority vote of the people has Mined up a hornet's nest. Itlchaul CToKcr cites it as .111 inter esting example of reformers' consist ency and truthfully says that If Tam many should have proposed such a tlilmr tho I'liilru country would have ailseii to denounce It and Hay the Tam many chieftains out of olllie, Thu Women's I'hrlstian Temperance union, In national convention at Port Woith, Tex., "representing the motherhood ot thu nation and vitally Interested lu tu welfare of the homes of this country," (liters, its protest and "earnestly urges the law-abiding and moral citizens of -N'ew York statu to stand for the strict enforcement of thu Sunday closing law and the abolition of the Italnes law hotels." Prom similar sources strong objection Is coming Op the other liaiul, many prmtiial humanitarians familiar with social con ditions lu tho nuiro congested paits of thu metropolis arc publishing their ap proval of tho limited Sunday opening plai. One of these writes to tho Sun: "UH our lawmakeis add a requirement thut tho written consent of a umjoUly of tho voters within the distance of one block of ihu proposed buloou be ob tained by thu proprietor and that a printed notice containing the iiuuki unci street number ot each sillier so obi ijJucd ; conspicuously posted on tbt float of iho saloon for thirty ttays prior In the unenltig of tho saloon for hunt Hess. Then thu Wishes nf carh ward ob neighborhood would be iispeeled ntiil on thu owners of the saloon and those who liiivu 11I ven consent to !l would rest the nulls. Prohibition laws do nol piohlbll, mid In n large and mixed I'm eltfit population such as Sow York hits they could never be enforced. The next best thliur Is lo limit thu e II of the saloon as fur as It can bo tloitu with out violating I he tights or any." Arter all. II Is Ihu undent quaiiel over again thu nuvrr-oiidlntf fight be tween those who waul perfection or nothing lu this sad old world mid those who niu satlslleil to compromise on the nearest possible uppi-oxluialloit, So long as 1 he opponents of Tammany had nothing more to do Hum lo find fault, they kept together beautifully; but now that it Is 1111 lo Iheiu to accept mid winy responsibility signs of separation and discord an; already appearing. It takes no prophetic endowment to per ceive that unless Seth how shall bor row, capture or construct a perma nent political organization to see liim thiough tho tight, places ahead thu whole fusion movement will disinte grate and degenerate into a memory of repioacli. King Kdward of England has cancer ol the throat and Is expected to die within two years. King Kdwnrd of Kugland hasn't an ailment, pain or ache and never felt better In Ills life. These statements' arc both on "the highest authoilty." You pays your money and you takes your choice. if airs. I limine looks anything like lier portraits published In the Wash ington papeis, there Is no question lliat the trial unvv In pi ogress will contain "distressing feallli es." Admiral Schley has again begged of his over-zealous friends to desist. It would have been better if tho admiral could have succeeded In calling them olf long ago. Out of deleieneo to Hie feelings of Philadelphia, the pi ess In general has refrained fiom comparing the Oath maun gun to the Keely motor. Xo matter who owns the canal, thu active Central Americans will 110 doubt claim the right to occasionally raise a little dust on the tow path. Hcr.iulou, cannot boast of a London fog, but theie is enough soft coal smoke generated daily to make her look hazy. President Scranfon On Neu) Wafer Raf?s PltlIHi:T M UANTO.N. Ot ll.c- M Milieu Cl .mil W.itcr icmiiJiiij, .eitenli 111 nil- public tin- fullouinv kllci, .ijiliewul lo the 'Milieu: V t lie clo-p 0! tin- Inunl ol li.nlu'o niw'int, li-a .Moiiiln noon, inl.iin ic-ulntioi .. .nhifine 11u111ic1p.il ownei-lnn ot wiitrr cf nip.iuies. vr-io 111-hcil thioiiKli. They weie lu-nl uii the follow iinr picimble: "Wbc n a-, The s. ijiiIi.ii CJiv jiul w utor inii p.uiy h.i- .hU 1 1 1 i'-ci in .iih.uno in lit elwcltii-g lioii-o 1 He-- i,f tliiity-tluer .'ind cmc-tlifnl per tent , for .hkh no ii-.rn is nhcn," etc,, eli. Our 'iij-piia'' eu- mtly -Ulnl !n my loiter of July SDth, Viiil, lo liecmJu- 1 cnnell, mil wee- .iff.iiu clitul .it the inUiiicu" ot del, lh, imilul by (lie ucoiilei with Ihi- .nioin coi por.it ion- .ilUctcil In- the pirno-cil lheiiM; t.t.N. All tliK v.K in the pipet-. .it the time, .mil .i wiili y Kmomii .,ntl cooiuiiiit.'il en. II, Hi Ihe cili .iiill'iiiiti,-. .tiiil mil iiticn-. Acner.illy line Known loi lnonlli-, th.it i! , hcicy .1 1 1 .1, tii- per tent, on out ijt.il mo leiiints sni .mil watei, .-Iiouhl lu- bid rm 11-, il imiuM bo nioio tit 111 in- ii'iihl .illnril .mil ij cabl onl.i p.ii it by 1 il-'uiB moio icM'iui'. 0 It .-tiil.e-i mi- ll.it il h ibo.n 11111 in' .in-, town, .an! ricn niu Iin.inl ot li.iik, to til ml nf IN liiMeiti-, .mil In illume llic h.iliit ol loiikhis it thing-. Willi j Utile we ue.uliil lor-ie -C'll-t. With lOKiUHP tn wt'u coinp.ini , l,c rimils hue ihciilt'il lb.it "1 -Uni ol iliuuis lint j 10M no nioio meoiiic lliiin i liiih ii-ipnreil lo in iin lain llic pl.iul, p.iy llvil !i i ir -- .iti'l ii'Ci.ituc; ixpen-e-, moiiilo .1 mutjlile 'iiiKln? dim! fur the p.oiiKiit in ill In-', .mil pi.- .1 Mir pioilt to tiie nvticis 01" the pnipiih, , .uiiinL be Mhl to be unii'ii-niiilih, .mil will li' Hi-Uinwl bv Iho hiiiiIn" Il 1h it U I. ii", lln-ii we h.iic not Hits fliKhU'-t olijct tlou tn It it ins; urn Litis examined by the 001111-, KiiuttiiiK piilictl will lh.it tlic.t tiilJ no retain which wn-ihl c-.i'l-e llu 111 In lie ilccliui! 'iiiiiei-oii'ible " It co-l- ju-l .11 inn. h to biiiiir tt.itu' iiuo siMiititn ,ii 11I .my other point pi tlie I..11.I.IV. 11111.1 .mil t.M mliiir 1 '.il lii-UI.-. et tlie lm.il in nle 0! our iliu'c-Hir. his tor .ten- Kept the .itu.igi.- inue of wain ill Sci.inlon loitu tli.111 .inttthcie iUi- in tlie-e lu t.ille.t.-, iiom l'nii-l tilj, .ihnto P.nbonil.ilc, lo rt.iiitloohc, lielutv Vil,eP.l.iin-. Anil tint will htlll lie tlie 1.1-e .1I11V tin' lli-t nl J.tniiilJ. The I unlit 1 Hi of Ts will bo llu Mile nml ou'f 0112 ,u liitli .is the .-.line 1 it, el-uttlu n. bill le, liilili 11'. All our oil tr 1 lies .110 lotto.-, llu eMi.i finilly 1 at i 01 ,-i line 1- 71 el-cttlieie. Jlttli tulu ami water ilo-it-, -l In ie, .no fi (l,enlicie, I'ur -liilluii.ny tt.i-.li liuttU i' maUe no iliir-.e; cl e-ttbi-ic, i---'. sl.illou.ny ti.i-li tub-, iiorluiKo bile; .1 il-ittlieie. Ilo-e ioM.ii liuii-, f-il hue; il-c-tthue. Si nml npttaiil-. 'Ihe Seranlon 111anuf.11 (niu who isii 1 million iialloii- cf water a luuiilh pits s'iT.'iH li- for It tlin bU ibnl In thu tallcy iiut-hle I lie ellr. We 111 ihe no 1 it It -111 uii the i.itcs ol our ricisblioi.-. llu tli: lonli.u.t, tte cou-iiiu' them nioileiate ami fully ju-tit.cil. Ihil, il ihe; aie uioileiale anil fill, what ihcml ouu, wlilih ate -0 ili'liii Ini,' 0 Oi uiurre, tte couhl hate ohlaliteil the necev .l letiime upully will by inl.-itiit tno meter i,ili, ami tint- imttln: Il prluipally on iiiir ni.iinu.K. Inii'i.-; hut, since the moiiiy i. loi Ihe benellt ot llic 1 il.t '0H'iiimi nt, in which all aie lutuiXiil, it mi mill limn- iiiiiliiblo (o iai-11 It b.t achlnii; it to the I unity rale, wlili b practl. 1 1II1 allnt etii.tboilt, 'Iho hnpie-l'iu -o liliei-Imi-l.t Blti 11 nut hi Mimo ill Ihe p.ipi'is .lliil tele Kiaplioil all qui the couutrj, that to hint l.li-ul all niu' l.iti lliillt-tlili.' ami ou-tbul pel cent. i, 01 couitc, iuipudcnli.t lalc. Out cf maii.t illllili'lil vilet lor t. lib uii I.IikIs of C1. lio wo hute Mi.M'il only one, ami thai uuu only abcul bill .1 mil .1 iij. illtiiloil .1111011; about lite people, wlio loii-tilule ihe oi'illiiny fiuiil', I tail u Me how we couhl hate mule the ta lljilitu 011 the louuuuully, We liate nbeil 111. ialii nl neither bath tutu, iwr wklee in-il, 1101 liiisi 1 ounce 1 irni,, inn ,loie-, iio nilki., nor wiUl miM I, lueiei ineaiuicnii'iil, not hato tie lalnil the plln rt ;ja . Ni itliCI hlte we l.iuin ailtaiitU't n! Ilit- oppnitunily lu ihiifte lur xtalloiiu) wah linttl- rn wah tnlw, 01 (aiuU, l'.u' all which lno,t nihil loiuliaulcj ilniije, but loi vhli li c niihi li" ill mil wlialitir, We hate Kitui the cll.t Kotciuuicul a 1 c.tit i.iot fvr ttali r al 110111 1o,ik1 to t.'O.ikW li pir aiiiiniii Ih 111 luetalli In cliicr, ol Ihe .nine Jc, ami iinilir tilnillai coinlulon And il aliutil I l ic liieuibeicil ttt.it 1I1I-. h tho lli.-l anil only Jiltauin in llic- llu loiupaui has etri' luaile In either K-i- ni' lU-v ilm Ins' llu picienl aihiiluUlrallon ol otcr ittiiii.t-iwii ji'iit, jiiiI tint wo (iliouhl liot into iluie Ihi, li.nl il nol been tjiieil upon UK In lit illy loiutciU. Il, ai the .iihoiatn nf Hie lluii-i Ij si.t, it hi- ionic In i-l ay, iiinl th it heatily Ineiean-il tasatlou U the pihe we an to ply for hat in; beccitn a lilt 0! the fi'toutl elan, Una they may be eipialli bine that fitly ii)iKialiiai tuiui-ihiu. uniitielpal ntlll tk- will be turn il lu lupup ibell (nr III" license ta. iinpu-i'il rillicl by pwln' fltiee 01 by In CICiMil lutes to It- iiistciiiicu. Muail.t, the clirielnis of one company Idl me lliey will bo itiupelleil In .nli.iitee liieii' iaie4 aim ainl I hate mi itoubt that oilm loiupauhe will hefirc Ion, flml It mcc.-ai,v lo 1I0 Hie sir.ie. --0 C'onceiiuu; llic piiuelple ot Ihe lUm-v ia ., FINLEY'S Thanksgiving Offering of Table Linens, Napkins SI Embroidered Linens. At the close of a prosperous year of Linen Selling, we desire to show our appreciation of tlie very generous pat ronage extended to us by giving our trade a special Thank offering of Unusual Linen Values. "Highest Grade of Goods at the Lowest Possible Prices" has brought us the business. Table Linens 72-Inch Cream Dnmnsk Lluon. A good heavy quality, strong am! serviceable, splendid for everyday wear. Improves with every washing and a good seventy-five cent value. .Special price HOr. 72-Inch Full Bleached Linens. Ktrlctly all linen and a nice lino quality: gieat value for the money, t'onieti in good assortment of pal terns; regular dollar linen. Special price 75c. 72-Iuch Extra Weight Linen. Full l!leached Damask, batln lln inh, very fine quality and good wear ing linen. IVu have It In ten differ ent patteuiH; our regular dollar and quarter number. Special price .$1.00 Double Damask Linens. Most complete line of line linens ever shown here, in all the newest lloral.pci'oll and ornamental designs. Kpeclal price kViT, to 2.75 Linen Damask Table Sets. Are shown hern in various sizes and qualities, in new and pretty de signsembroidered, hemstitched ami plain linens all come beautifully boxed. Elegant gifts. Itange in prices from ?7.r0 upward Napkins to Match Our Linens. Oermaii Silver Bleach Napkins, latge size, extra heavy weight, all linen and sott finish: worth $1.23. tor I'Se. $1.50 Hemmed Napkins, for $1.23 $1.73 Sliver Bleach Napkins, for. .$1.33 $2.23 Full Uletich, extra heavy and large size, for S1.73 $4.00 extra line Napkins, for $3.23 Full line of line quality Napkins. 510512 LACKAWANNA AVENUE j litems of rai-iins: ictciiiic for tlie city, to li.no .it thi- time nothing- to iy. tt arc I'lillc ready to do our f-luic tottuiil". sii'i'io.'ting tlw city, Jiul bi'lictc tto lute nioio th 111 ilono it hereto toio, li.t the ccilccnrcl ut(-s at tthlch as cuniiiiiition inueiii-il tic Ii.it c sold both i-jh anil ti.ilcr;" but then- i, of lour-n:, a point lie low tthioit tte cintKit Ro. And tc fed stlotiK ly llul, it J llcir-e li is lo bo rjul uiion the tot.il Riots ricnpls of 1 oitioiation-, tlie nJtnr ulo per cent, ,-lioitlcl be pluicd upon jll. If tito per I fill, la a fair lite, then lite per cent, ''lould he put upon all. If only two pir cent,, then ot.ly ttM, per cent, on all alike. 0 Much lu-. been s-.inl about tiie privilec, .- tlie city I111 sitrn 11. We cliillctij;i' tlie pioduetion ot an 011I111.11KG 111 ttliiclt the city cciunctLi into itci (.'raiitcil 115 .1 mwlo pntilise, of in ttliiclt lliey lino not trhd In li.unpci anil un'ioy 111 in oiili'i lo extract boodle linn u. Hoc Scran too (,'a-, anil W.ter ociiipiny i-, a creation of fio i-t He. i..ictli a-, i-. the 1 itj of !-ei.uii.in, .-.ml out rirfhti anted tte the lily by inaity jo-i-. Tor tlu-i ut-'ht' lite .-Uii linker in iuv luattly. If tho city Ii.k the lili'. lo cite or ptetent m.r u-insr hi slieitt, let tin lounciU in.-s- jr. orditt .nice totbiiidtn; us to e-e tlicui, i,iul h t u- --fe ttli.it iin- until in 'Ihe 11.111U tttll be. ltuov. Iiij, .1 nut- inrpoi.iiioi. nun in the ctlv ktiotir, ttliat ciictld li-te bun done In lln Inen-e 1 IX nijtlii- by the u-e 01 iiioinj in tin coiuicil-, tto mn-iiler llic hiLlici- ta" 01 li pn tint, in nm 1.1-0 ji tin liii;lie-t compliment llul 1011M be paid 11-, J out piuusliuient for IcIU'iiiJ to it-i-pottil to the hint-, giten 111. Wlntetir otlii'r ;ei. Mce, little nr gieat, tte mat li.nc don- ihu city, tc .110 Ir.ppv lo bclieto tte li no it iite it Ihe te.tli.-l ol all b.t biincr able to f.i llul our I I mil-, ate clian and tlt.il tte kite netti ,tel biilud, or ulliirpted to lnthe, .1 menibci ct eitlur ot Ihe council-, 01 the cll.t ROtiiiiiin ill. W, W. Sciaiitiin. I'le.-id nt -tii.inloii li.i-, and Water i'o. OUR SUCCESS IN PORTO RICO. Kdiloi .11 The i'libuiie Ml! 'Ihe -uccf-i ol I'm to lino 1- 1,111 ainie- It i inu-t enioui.iKinK lu ne thai Hi iiii'oin.- ic ceipl-, lor Cluobei title s-'ii!,"i jr.iin-l .--'17,311 tor Uclobit, ll'im, ttluu llic tilli'eii pt-t icnt. til nf bettteeii Ihi- i-l.iml and ihe liuinl .-late-, was in totce, Iho ahiink.iije in ntitoina belli; only -fl"i,, tthill the tuluine of tiade teally iiitu-htile ttado itai itiiiny lliou-.ui.U laisu, Ikihiei this in 1 lean-, tin- iiland I- pioiicioua einiuali lo buy tar nioir IIniopcJii In-tin ie than In Pirn, 'I lie total espoii-, lor iKmliri tteie ,01,0-T, .iifjhiit -Jii.',311 tut October, H0i). lu die iitenuei Kenually fm liie 1,1 mil there ti.ii a ilehclt 01 t-ll,',? lor the tit t font iiiontlm of the lbe.il ji-ai of IWW, but' foi llu name peilod ot Ihe pti-ent litcal .teat tlti'to ii ,1 Miipliii ot !.l.),ri"l, in iKttiu- a lol.il (-.iin ol vlis,l"-. fun. ,ldei ini; llul liee trade ohl.ilu-, and tu.it the l.ile o taxation i loiter than aii.ttviieie in the l nilnl Main, Ihi, twult N 11101,1 Ki.ulijliy lor the uu-i-nl .ind bopilul o- the fuluie, 'Hide ii ituy HMM11 lu lie lantiJiiiL lliat iiinli-r llu- ahln leadeiihlp ot llotiriui Hunt and liii Aiiiilicaii cabinet, combined villi the piliiotl.in and lt'all.t o t people, I'ollo lili.t t,ll umII be piilv our "1I1I1 i,aie." Vny I111I.V .miiii,, Wiillei .1. H.ill.i.'l. Mheiieilail', X V , Not. I'' AS OTHERS VIEW IT. I'lolll tin I'lUabllUr lll-lti.li. Tlie adieu 01 Ihu tr.iliv.libv h udmi, icipoil lioin nt ."ciantmi In lilUiathu l"i "'3 uupo.l Hem 01 tj.illon by tin; illy by auieiilnit I'e 10.HI 01 puhlio iililitiei n Hie col, mm I i ulioii alKlitnl and rMiLiil.il, II al-'i et'ldcliec-a the Lik it failb ol Ihe 1 mill .ililn hi liieii tliiui that I lie illy has u pnttu lo Imy uili ti.iton. -, ttai of lliat cluiia.lci culled lo e'tnim'- 1 ill only mil 111 tictoiy mi the n.t. A iliil-liui I HMD Ihe 10111I1 slioilld, hotiLtcl, be pceilll) i'l toked 10 i--l,ilihli the etui uglilo el ill tlnee cll.t, 1 ti2c.1v. and inipoialioiii. THE FAMINE IN RUSSIA. r.if Hie Tnhaue. Iliiil.t nun doubt tthat to do, and hiluil.t cuuiplalii llul. ulivieinK-'ii tlic.t look tor I'liMd, Ihey look foi 11 in tain. Net fllhll ilp C4U idto llU lllilil, tin roll I Jll help 111-, rile; Isor lih ml In iilend a,ii,luite lend, or dn-ii- llllllefa Ilium e. U'liclulU rtolt, .-11.-, C 1.-, Illicit lllls the iiti'ikil I'lwi; Ami ttoiucu tali, and cliildieu .'y'J":.', in Imiuu jiiiu tin. dead, riuiii il.e llouiujjiijii Ciiiieunl, bt ,ia llovf, Embroidered Linens Hemstitched Linens, Cluny and Renaissance. All Lace and Linen Center-;. Vc exhibit 11 very strong line of these goods, tlie best productions Irom the Irish, German and AiislrJaii markets. -Many very dainty novelties nut lotmd elsewhere. Including embroidered and hemstitched. Doyleys, Scarfs, Shams, tfpicadfc, hunch Cloths, Table I'lotlis, etc. Scalloped Border Linens. In Doyleyf. Scarfs, Table Linens. Exquisitely Embroidered Linen in great assortment of styles and qualities. Draw-Work, In the very finest quality; all new patterns. Sheets and Pillow Cases Of every description. Plain Col ton and Linen, Hemstitched, Sheets and Pillow fasei, Kmbroidered Sheets and Pillow Cases. Linen Towels. 100 dozen all-Linen Hack Ton els, all white and with eoloied borders, ?t,20 per dozen, or each 10c. JSxtt a Heavy Ilttek Towels, $1.05 per dozen, or each 13c. Extra huge size, plain or fancy Huck Towels $2.P3 a dozen Fine Linen Diawn-woik Towels, hemmed and f ringed.. OSc. and upwards Mission Furniture Hission" Furniture was so named because it is copied from furniture discovered in the ruins of the Mission Houses of Old Mexico. It is handsome Unique Comfortable and Durable and well woith con sidering if you are About to buy furnltuie. It is finished in Ant weip, Austrian and Weatltercd Oak. Call and 3co it. Hill & Connell 121 N. Washington Ave. ALWAYS BUSY. :.- "Thankssi vinsj "lOll Should Be ha nk ful. Ilibt 1,111 Into rails.. Mam 1 .ill kite rlini" l'.ipi call bate ulun-i . . . M111 ami Mi. Hopeful! tan lute ,-ho '1 up n ip "ll Up ti '' lll LEWIS & REILLY 114-116 Wyoming Ave, Grand atl-hntio Hotbl r no annex Virginia Ate. and Heath. AtUutlc City, N. ,J bitli jcji; S'M Irautifut 1001113 cisuUc, clnsU and ttitli baths hot and cold tc-a-tvatc-r Laths la bold and annex. Location cclt-a and ccnual itlthin few ardi cf the bled Pier Orehc4tra Oilers tpcclil pring rates, iVi to -f tl by tteeV, JJ.W up by tity Spciul rales to famillco. Coaclicj nml ill tuliu, Wittc for booklet. UlAltLXS U, COPB. HUM lllW"ll-' "ll SCRANTON'S BUSINESS HOUSES. THESE ENTERPRISING DEALERS CAN SUPPLY YOUR NEEDS OF EVSRY CVARAOTER PROMPTLY AV O S HTlSFACrO -7l.V. BJIL,JhIQ CONTRACTOR, . . Sli.ii'i -.jjIi nml 1I001.1, note ftoiilf, olllce 11 ml Imml jiiii V Mole funillliii'. in Itmil i1r ,ott citud, and Job' g f All V ltZ Y O biinr. ' Mil S W.1M111. me b. MiMM.VIl. ., ,. CDAKERY, FOR SALE fHWUII.S nml WAC.nXS nf all Unibi i1d 420 SPRUCE ST, Itotie nml llullillint botj nt bjigilni. 1I0IIKUS IMI'I'IIU and OIIOOMXU nt Successor li M. T. KELLER l..Uttai,.,tf'ar.l.,eWorU HUNTINGTON ' - IVc male a specialty tl (Ino biead ilufls. t. E3. VYOOLSBY X Co Orders for Ert-taJf. OjtlctJ, CroimelUj, etc., covr?cro?s rton,p,ly nl,j' A full line cf I.cc Cicam and Ices. AND BUILDERS. . Dc.lersln W. A. HARVEY, Plate Glass and Lumber ... ,,:l""Il10,)vlrl",K n,(1 flxtul": , OF ALL KINDS. l.lcctrlo Ucll nd Telephone Work. 309 Commonwealth buildins e. joseph kutittel. thescranton vitrified brick rear fill Lackawanna ateiiue, lnanufaclurer nf AND TILE MANUFACTURING COMPANY Wire Screen of all kliuN: fully pu-pired for Makers of I'atuu; fltlek, etc. M. II. Date, the (.prln;: fcaton. We make all Lluili ol porch Oererul Sales Agent, Office .129 Washington av. j,ereeii. etc. Works at Nay Ann, Pa., II. & W. V. II, It. Ccneial Contiattor. Uullder anil Dealer In KlNQSBURY & SCRANTON, Building Mono. Ccineitti.ig of cellain a spe Manufacturers' Afccnli daily. Telephone 2W. MINE AND MILL SUPPLIES. Office. M7 Wa.;liinston avenu?. District Agents for "" " " " " ' John A. lloebllnn'i Soni Co.'s Wire Hope anil EOURITY BUILDINO A SAVINGS UVION Klcctilcnt Wire. Clutta Pcreha and Rubber Mfg. Home olBee, EOS-'JOS Mean Building, tran'aeti a Co. 'a llelllnc, racking, Hose and Mechanical general building und loan business throughout Wubbcr Oooib. Unotvlton Packing. Carter's the ftalc ot l'cnnijltanla. Oil Clothing. Itnom 310 Paul i Bldg. tWirrp$saiHW4KBRmKVMHjKffifiitJitiffli CARPETS We will magnificent ing at our former loca tion. 19 Wyoming Avenue, about December ist, and have determined to close out at once prior to removal of our present stock. To do this we have decided to throughout our entire stock. Every article in our store has been purchased for this seasons's trade and this offering of m liiKt will appear to prudent buyers who know the reputation of the store and the high class of merchandise offered. We can and will save you money if you but take ad vantage of this great sale. GOODS STORED FREE OF CHARGE. WTJ 8 "a It "W M xri BwJi i Sa B TITI E VTT I 1 S Js 0 S B ll ffkl Bit! El sa 01911191 lliidlllo (H ilCMUiiy, Temporary Store, UPHUSTERY ( ()OOOOOO0OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOXO THIRD NATIONAL BANK OR SCRANTON. Organised 1872. Depositary of the United States. Capital, $200,000 Surplus, . $550,000 'HiCMllM'Oiint iati luiioiiuilloit - .' per cent, poc milium. hpei'lnliitleiillon Riven to nil .iceou'it- vlatlicr Uutcioi Minill Upon r-nturilio titt'iitng-i S In 11 o'i loo i. Tliieo p.'i'conl, Iiilero-it pulrt on nivltipa clepoalts. liiteiT-it i-finiiuiiuiteil .Iiimi.tiy J-Jt unit .Inly lM, WILLIAM CONNELL, Prasident. HENKY BELIN, JR., Vice Presitient. WILLIAM H. PECK, Cushtur. DIRECTORS, Villiam Connall, Jfttnoa Aichbald, Henry Beliu, Jr., Luther Keller, Geo, II. Catlin, J- Benj. Dlmnnck, Thomns H. Watkius, Jnraes L Connell, 00X00000000X0000000000000000 DR. BARRETT, Dentist, lis Wjaiiiiii, Atclili, Otci (jlobi- Uuliui:e, TEETH 1" vltac 1 1 ci '.'m l ! nml 'ill balej 75i- I lu-.WK.il, r'0li.l $.1 up i ioiwii-iI, iioielaui . t up llmlae wiil t. up I'lllfil t.iih eolit . .TOo up I ill.'il H III -llu. .. ..v.. I ill J ttitb .'III Mln.1 ...73' I u'l hit of 'letth .. . . t, up rviimualhiii .mil i-llnuie) lie. If t.uu leclli ale liieii inr, if J'oii nu'il an aililuiil -ci il M'li wiii fcomo Icelli ripUieil ttillioilt l I'll"', -",'-1-' soui ttui I, 'loll' iniiilii.ly anil tt.ll bt icIHIile yrailuitci oi loiu tpi-i u1 at tin c-ij lea.t cont iciiii.-Uiit tilth ijooij, tubtunlial liviilil Wuil., call on me. Allis-Clialmers Co, Sticco&ijois to M.tfliino Jlu&lncbs at j Uiclifcon JInuufactutliii," Co., Scianton ' unci AVllKes.lJaiic, IM. i Stationary ICnglncs, nolloiu, Milling Macliiiicrj, X'tiirips. fjv SALE occupy our new build WALL PAPER DEEPLY If HI IKES u 1G AVENUE, liii 0 0 0 0 THE llfiOSli POWDER CO, Booms I muV2, Com'Hh nTd' 60EANT0N, PA. Hining and Blasting POWDER Mtio at Maojlo ad Kuih Klu Wot it. LAPLIN RAND I'OVVDBR CO.'.S ORANQE QUN POWDER Elrctrlo Uatterlei. Klootrlo Rxploliri. xploJiu; bluiti, Surety fun an t Reyatino Chemical Co.'s uxpIIIye If. I 5, I" y , u, ,,.A-Jii.l