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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-07-16
A LESSON IN PREPAREDNESS
From the Philadelphia Press.

From the Philadelphia Press.
The American people had lesson IN
preparedness given them on July at
Santiago that ought not to be lost,
When the Spanish fleet attempted to
escape from the harbor an American
feet larger and better armed and
equipped stood ready to receive it, and
in three hours every Spanish ship was
sunk or beached, the crews were drowned
or captured and the admiral was pris-
oncr on board an American vessel. Sup
pose there had been only a few American
ships of an inferior class in front of San
tiago harbor. Cerveras fleet might have
escaped and now be marrying the coast
of tho United States and doing more
damage every day than the entire cost
OF all the battleships and cruisers under
the command of Admiral Sampson. The
American people would have saved few
million dollars in shipbuilding and lost
ten times as much more in property de-
stroyed, to say nothing of the uncertainty
and Anxiety caused by knowing that the
Spanish fleet was free and capable of
going where II pleased. A long and
fruitless chase might have followed AMI
an indefinite prolongation of the war re
suited. All this was avoided by having
the ships ready to grapple with the Span
ish fleet as soon as it appeared in the
open.
War is like every ether business. If
q manufacturer Is not ready with the
right kind of goods he must step out of
the market. The man who does not
keep up with the demands of the time
must give way to one more shllful and
sagacious. 1t is the same with nations.
They must keep abreast of progress or
see some other nation push them to the
rear. The people that is not ready for
war these days runs the risk of loss
and humiliation. When the war broke
out Spains naval power stood to ours
In about the same relation that ours
stood to any one OF the three great Con-
tinental powers of Europe. The result
of Spaln's unpreparedness is evident. DO
the American people ever wish to be
caught In the same condition and over
matched as Spain was at Santiago?
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-07-16
Irresistible.
From the Philadelphia Press.

FROM lne l'lllduelpnla i'reSS.
Deficient the expedition undoubtedly
was. but 1t has won-more cannot be.
1t was without cavalry. 1t lacked ar
tllery. 1t carried no train. II was un-
provided with lighters to land siege guns.
The men were in heavy clothing. One
fourth of the force was made up OF men
civilians six weeks before. Not a pri-
vate had ever been under fire save a
few In Indian skirmshes Not a brigade
was ever together before landing. The
arms were inferior to those of the en-
emy in range and I'm the use of black
powder. Both Spanish artillery and small
arms were provided with smokeless pow
der. Neither of our weapons had it,
The Spanish troops had been in the field
for three years. They occupied a forti-
fled position of their own choosing and Of
great strength. The harbor was protect
ed by a powerful fleet In spite of all
these odds, it was true wisdom to risk
all in a bold blow, and this wise daring
has won. The Spanish fleet is destroyed
Santiago has fallen. With it falls all
Eastern Cuba. The supremacy of Amer
lean arms is established. The men who
could take Santiago under these odds can
go anywhere and do anything.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-07-16
An Object Lesson.


From the Philadelphia Record.
We could have converted the doomed
city into charnel house by a raking fire
from our guns at close range. We could
have compelled a humlliating surrender
under pain of shooting our enemy to
pieces; but. with unparalleled magnanim-
ity we have foregone the satisfaction
of humbling the foe TO the dust, and have
saved his pride by permitting him to
evacuate the town with the honors of
war and by offering the defeated army
transportation to Spain. 1t was a victory
Of the altruistic spirit which animates
the American people over the savage lust
of conquest 1t has not transpired from
whom emanated the idea of thus build
ing golden bridge over which the en-
emy might honorably retreat; but the
conception was in complete harmony
with the design to conduct a necessary
war as humanely as possible. and it will
stand as a shining example for the emu
lation OF civilized armies.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-07-16
COLONEL STONES PLATFORM

It will be my purpose when elected 10
so conduct myself as to win the respect
and good will of those who have opposed
me as well as those who have given me
their support | shall be the governor
of the whole people OF the state. Abuses
have undoubtedly grown up IN the lesls-
lature which ale neither the fault OF one
party nor the other, but rather the
growth 90 custom. Unnecessary inVesu-
cations have been authorized by commit
tees, resulting in unnecessary expense TO
the state. 1t will be my care and pur-
pose to correct these and other evils In 50
far as | have the power II Will be my
purpose while governor Of Pennsylvania.
as it has been my purpose in the public
positions that ! have held. With God s
help to discharge my whole duty. The
people are Ereater than the parties to
which they belong. / am oaly Jealous or
their favor. | shall only attempt to win
their approval and my experience has
taught me that that can best be done by
an honest, modest. daily discharge Of
public duty.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-07-16
Caus G and Effect.

Acting Agent FaGuet, of the French
line, in a letter published Thursday,
vehemently defends both officers and
crew Of the lost ship, La Bourgogne
and refutes the tales of their brutality,
which, he says, have been grossly ex-
10 get at all the real facts of this great
catastrophe but to quote DIR. j. NJ
Buckley in his strong comparison with
regard to other lines 1T is not Di-
ables the Cunard line to declare that
in it's career 1t has not lost the life
of a passenger. 1t is human provi-
dence, human discipline, human skill,
human self-control."
The investigation of the BourgJgne
disaster is being pursued under obvi-
Gus difficulties, owing to the loss of
the ships officers, but 1t is worthy of
shire swears that one of the rescued
engineers of the ill-fated vessel Gd-
mitted to him that the spead of La
Bourgogne had not been slackenei in
the fog. This testimony. is corrobo-
rated by one other officer, the only
person who actually witnessed the col.
llsion, who testified that four OF the
steamers crew told him the same re-
garding her speed. This testimony
illumines DR.. Buckley's comment.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-07-16
Quick Work.
From the Philadelphia Ledger.

FROM the Bhlladelphla Ledger.
Cervera took his ships to Santiago on
May 49, and on May 80 Commodore Schley
reported that he had the Spanish ad-
miral bottled up. That was just six
weeks ago. On June the Merrimac was
sunk In the mouth of the harbor in an
attempt to cork the bottle, which was
not entirely successful Skaters troops
began landing at Baiquiri, fifteen miles
from Santiago, on June %. and Cervera's
fleet was taken out of the harbor and
destroyed on July g. after a sanguinary
battle by the land forces, lasting two
days, July and 2. Since that time there
has been no fighting of consequence, ten
days having been consumed in negotia-
tions for the surrender of the city. The
campaign really lasted no more than
twelve days-from June 20 to July 3-but
the losses were very heavy. aggregating
at least l,S0O out of the army of l6,5OO
originally landed.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-07-16

BLACK Diamond Express" On the
westward run this train kept within
five minutes of schedule time on 2s7
out of 313 days, or e2 per cent, while
on the eastward run the percentage
was 90, there being only 90 instances
of delay. AS a result OF this fidelity
to schedule the road had no accidents
and no damage bills to pay, and public
patronage increased steadily. There is
a lesson in its experience for all kinds
of common carriers, including street
car companies.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-07-16
General shRfter.
n tln DhiIa daInhta DRacg

General Shafter has won the success,
deserves the praise and will enjoy the
fame which comes to supreme success
won by bulldog tenacity, His plans have
had all the merit OF courageous simplic-
ity. From landing to surrender he pushed
straight on to the end in view, and he
has won, He did not worry the war de-
partment for the impossible. He made
no complaint of his lacks. He asked no
allowances for the manifest imperfec-
tions of the expedition. lie was there to
do the work, and he did IL, pushing his
men from point TO point and taking great
risks but justifylng them all by COM
plete success. Working as he did under
the gaze of the whole country, he has had
much criticism, often cruelty unjust, al
ways based on the half-truth of an incom-
plete enterprise; but he has taken San
tiago and he will be gratefully remem-
bered by a country which owes to his
skill, courage, tenacity, victory gained
against odds and under extreme physical
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-07-16
DEWEY Is A DIPLOMAT.
Manila Letter in Washington Post.

Manila Letter in Washington Post.
mentioned Admiral Deweys ability as
an administrator and diplomat, and am
pleased to return TO this subject. While
maintaining a most vigorous blockade, he
willingly gave permission TO a delegation
Of British and German merchants to re-
move their families to Cavite. lie or
dered that place to be made sanitary and
placed Consul Williams i'm charge. The
consequence is that wealthy Manila fam
lilies. like that of the Cortes, have placed
all their houses In Cavite at Dewey's dis
posal He has made himself exceeding
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-07-16

union is an admirable institution and
one to which we wish every success;
but for 1t to inundate commanding off,
GERS with letters of remonstrance on
the sale of Intoxicating liquors at the
present moment is inapposite and irri-
tating and does little good. 1t simply
pesters men who have their hands al
ready full, and who know better than
civilians what is good for the men
under their command.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-07-16
The Rest Coursc.
From the Washlneton Star.

FROM the washington star.
The shipping 10 Spain of the soldiers
taken at Santiago is unquestionably the
best course for the government to pur-
sue The cost of their maintenance in the
United States would be far greater than
that OF their shipment home. If permit
ted TO depart unarmed for other parts of
the island they would be either speedily
rearmed by the Spanish authorities from
the extra stores at the capital or slain
by the Cubans as they made their way
TO the large cities. The shipping of the
whole body to Spain is undeniably the
easiest way out of the difficulty.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-07-16

iy popular among the British shipmas-
ters. Instead of carrying on with the
absolutism of a conqueror he has alded
and facilitated their business so far as II
lid not interfere with his duties. his
praise is sounded in every port In the lar
cast, and when he was in need OF coal
these shipmasters readily sold him 5000
tons, SO that he was well supplied.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-07-16

Steamship agents report that the de-
mand for transportation to Europe,
temporarily depressed by the war, is
now rapidly increasing, with available
facilities already inadequate. 1t is
pity the American traveller doesn't take
one summer off for investigation of his
own country
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-07-16
IncompNrabie.
From the Philadelphia Times.

The heroism of our troops before San
tiago, in which there could be no distlnc-
tion made between the regulars and the
volunteers just fresh from their homes
will stand out in American history as
equaling the herosm of any of our great
achievements OF the past The Spanish
army was the least of the obstacles
which confronted our brave boys at Sam
tiago. a most inhospitable climate, with
daily floods alternating with scorching
suns. and without anything approaching
adequate commissary, quartermaster or
hospital supplies they have fought, sac
rihced and suffered as few troops in any
war have done.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-07-16
Hats of Miles.


From the New York Sun.
To General Nelson A. Miles is due
salutation in connection with Santiago
although he was late upon the field.
Miles is fighter of weight, and IL was
not in human nature that his arrival at
Santiago could fail to incline the Span
ish general. Toral, to consider more re-
spectfully the arguments for surrender.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-07-16

II seems a pity to blow up all our
submarine mines without having one
shot at Camara's fleet. The country
has paid a great deal for those mines
and at least it ought to have a front
seat at the show when they 60 off.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-07-16
STATE.

Governor-WILLIAM A. STONE.
Lieutenant Governor-J. z. 5. GOBLIN.
Secretary of Internal Ahairs-JAMES w.
LATTA.
Judge of Superior Court-W. W. PoR-
TER.
Congressman at Large - SAMUEL a.
DAVENPCRT, GALCSHA A. GROW.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-07-16
IN THH NAME OF HUMANITY.
From the Chicago Record.

The people of the United States have
been accused of sol didness and CONNER
cialism. The worship of the dollar it is
said. has dominated everything, to the
exclusion of culture, and has prevented
the upbuilding of governmental insticu-
tions pure enough and strong enough to
minister to the wants of the people and
to protect the weak from the aggressions
of the powerful and corrupt. There Is
doubtless superficial truth, at least, in
the accusation.
But whatever the wCrld may have said
irr the past, it canrot deny that at the
present time the people of this nation
are moved by mighty and noble senti-
ment that has nothing to do with the dol
lar or with the instincts of commercial
ism. In the name of humanity and IF
civilization this people has gone to war
III the cause of freedom and for the pur-
pose of driving from the western hemi-
sphere the moribund remnant of medilo-
val rule. The effect of that one inspira-
tion upon the national character can
never be oblitCrated. In the name of hu-
manity we went out to help suffering
and struggling people. The cry once
raised so effectively can never again he
silenced, and 1t must be instrumental in
bringing naeded reforms at home. Where
the conditions of working men and wo-
men are oppressive, IN the name OF hu-
manity society must demand with a
louder voice than ever before that chose
| conditions be remedied. Where children
are deprived of the rights and privileges
of childhood, in the name OF humanity
will there come a demand for relief.
Where failure to provide proper safe
guards to life and limbs results in un-
necessary injury, the public, in the name
of humanity, will demand legislative in
reference. Wherever social wrong and
injustice exist the demand for abatement,
| in the name of humanity, must receive
| ever more consideration.
In the name OF civilization. too, noto-
rious evils of government and poiti cs
must be subject to ever more and more
effective attack. Having assumed to
drive Spain from the western hemisphere
because of its incapacity to rule, we must
| be on the alert that our own civilization
| be not discredted by the growth of cor
| ruption, inefficiency and spoils methods
| in our political institutions. In the name
| of humanity and Of civilization the Amer
| lean people have been profoundly stirred
The force of this same sentiment is bound
| to count for much in the improvement
of our own governmental and social in
| stitutions.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-07-16

The Wilkes Barre man who PAINTED
an American flag on the sidewalk on
the Public Square found himself not
so popular as he had supposed and
after several hundred pedestrians had
avoided his place Of business and walk
ed out in the street rather than tread
on the Stars and Stripes he had the
grace TO remove the emblem Of his
country from it's humilating location.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-07-16
The Right Way.
From The wilkes-Barre Record.

From The Wilkes-Barre Record.
Admiral Dewey seems to be built af-
ter the pattern of General Grant. When
ne sees that a certain thing ought to be
done he goes right in and does it with
out waiting for instructions from any,
where. 1t is the only effective way in
time Of war,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-07-16
Their Turn Coming.

From the Wilkes-Barre News-Dealer.
General Blanco and Admiral Camara
should not be too envious of the atten-
ton Admiral Cervera, our distinguished
prisoner, is receiving: their turn will soon
come, unless peace does.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-07-16

When the second expedition reached
Honolulu there awaited it 1000 pumpkin
pies, and yet there are those who doubt
Hawaii's capability for Americaniza-
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-07-16

Now is the time for Blanco to make
another theatrical stab at himself, with
men near to avert real harm.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-07-16

The presidents failure to name Gro
yer Cleveland as one of the Hawaiian
commissioners was no doubt very pain
ful to his great and good friend, Queen
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-07-16

dificulties. Sick or well, he has always
kept fighting and steadily moved for
ward, and of such is the kingdom of war
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-07-16

Our elegant line of fine
Trimmed Corset Covers,
Chemise, Umbrella Drawers,
Night Dresses and Skirts is
too numerous to mention,
but all are alike subject to
reductions for this sale only
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-07-16

An interesting record OF punctuality
in railroading was made last year by
the Lehigh Valley Railroad company
in the case Of its justly celebrated
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-07-16
LEGISLATIVE.
Senate.

senate.
Twentieth Dist.-JAMES C. VAUGHAN
House.
First District-JOIlN r. FARR.
Fourth District-JOIlN +. REYNOLDS.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-07-16

That Spanish privateer which is clay
ing" for our klondike argonauts is
probably related to the aurora borealis.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-07-16

Cervera the more we are convinced
that he is too good a man TO be handi-
capped by having to wear a Spanish
uniform
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-07-16
TEN Days Only.

In the annexed list are several num-
bers which we will discontinue and the
prices quoted barely cover the cost Of
materials.
One Lot Gowns. our regular Csc quail.
ity during the season.
TO CLOSE OUT AT soc.
One Lot Gowns, nicely trimmed and
a good number for s1.25.
SALE PRICE soc.
One Lot Gowns, extra sizes and hand
somely trimmed, worth $3.50.
SALE PRICE s1.19.
One Lot Underskirts, plain and good
quality muslin, regular price SOC and
CSC. SPECIAL PRICE 39c and ACC.
One Lot Drawers, neat embroidery
trimmed. SPECIAL PRICE Csc.
One Lot Drawers. plain tucked, extra
quality, were soc and CSC.
SPECIAL PRICE TO CLOSE 39c.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-07-16
FINLEY'S
MUSLIN
Undcr-
wear
Sale . . -.
Our Great July Sale
of Ladies' and Misses
Fine Muslin Under.
wear opens today and
will continue for ten
days.

The style, quality of material and
workmanship of our line is too we'll
known to need any comment further
than that we are overstocked for this
time of the year and have to make
room for our Fall lines that will soon
be ready for delivery.
Every garment in stock has been re-
marked at reductions varying from 10
TO 25 per cent. below regular prices for
this sale, which will positively last for
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