THE SCIt AUTON TB 1 B UNE TUESDAY MORNING, JULY 7, 189, 8 ( upuj Going away time is here for some people. You'll want stationery and books for the summer vacation. This is the place to get them. Latest pub licatloos await you; excellent quality of paper, pens, ink everything neces sary for your wants in our line at popular prices. At NORTON'S 322 Lacka. Ave. OUR OATS. Always in the prist the Best in Scranton Will be In the future as good as oats that can be made by the BEST CLEANING MACHINERY Which removes the foul seeds and dust. Try our "CLEMS." THE WESTON MILL CO. , SCRANTON, OLYPHANT, CMWNDALE. HIE OF mm THE GENUINE iLIPi Have the initials a., B. A CO. imprint ed in each cigar. GARNEY, BROWN & CO., au.wouos, court hcus: so. DR. C. D. S HUM WAY, Diseases of the Lower Bowel a Specialty. 30N Washington Avenue, opposite Tribune Building OFFICE HOURS 9 TO 12, 2 TO 5. NEW ROAD TO HARVEY'S LAKE. Rapid ProgrrsM That I tiring .Wiidc in Its ConKlrurtion. The Brailinp of the Wilkrs-Barre and Northern railroad between Luzerne borough and Dullas has been pushed rapidly, and now all that remains Is the cut at Trucksvllle and a piece of half a mile through Joseph Shaver's woods, with a little finishing along- the line here and there. Soon as the Luzerne Dallas section of the pradliiR Is com pleted rails will be laid to Pallas while, the pradlnff bitween Dnlla.s and the lake Is lit'lns; done. It Is the Intention to have the railroad in operation as far as Dallas at least by fair time, and If the nianaKement succeeds In this, It will be a great assistance to the fair asso ciation. It would be of Immense advan tage to the foir if a track were laid to the grounds and trains were run through, but this will hardly be done this year, though It will probably come In time. It Is understood that the Wllkes Barre and Northern will locate a big picnic ground at Dallas, and will boom this town for all there Is In It. The in junction case brought against the com pany by the Albert Lewis Lumber and Manufacturing company was heard be fore Judge Hennett on Wednesday. The question Involved was the right of the railroad company to uso the little lot on Main Btreet In Dallas from which the Lehigh Valley tore up the Wllkes Barre and Northern tracks. The lum ber company had no case and the pro ceedings were promptly dismissed. This practically settles all the Lehigh Valley opposition to the new road. Dallas Tost. Economy Is Wenlth. , Coursen's Frlnt Butter, Ice cold. No waste; goes farthest. JUST A FLYER FOR THIS WEEK. A Fine Russia Calf : Bals, Needle Toe, all sizes and ' widths, Goodyear . welt, up to date, $2.50. Cannot get any more sell at that price. to & 410 SPRUCE STREET. p KQEHLER INQUEST IS BEGUN. Concluded from Page 1. talking- with the officials and rescuers concerning the conditions below but withal he failed to conceive anything like the real state of affairs that exist. The danger of death to the men .work ing In the face of the fall Is momentary and those who are farther removed from the active district are taking al moFt equal grim and desperate chances. A short distance from the foot of the Bhaft Foreman Evans pointed out a pillar which had been crushed only the night before by a squeeze. It was bo thoroughly shattered that It could be torn away by the hand If one dnred to disturb it. All along the SOO feet of the gangway to the head of the slope this same condition exists. The roof is cracked and studded with hanging. Jagged rocks, and the sides are nothing more or less than shattered bulging walls of coal. Passage through this gangway toey say is comparatively safe. The timb ered tunnel they claim will resist any squeeze or settlings that are likely to occur, and while an occasional pillar or section of roof with Its propping may give way to the terrific stress upon them there Is no great fear of the re treat being wholly blocked, and the miners In the face of the fall being made to share the fate of those they are risking their lives for.' In the slope these conditions are Intensified and the men who have to work In the face of the fall without the protection of the timbering simply carry their lives In their hands. They are tunnellnc through a solidly wedged mass of various sized broken rock, which does not contain a crevice anywhere large enough to admit a good sized cat. It is almost as compact as a solid wall. As the reporter had nil along supposed, the men do not merely have to dear out a rock-choked gang way. They hnve to burrow through this debris by dislodging enough of the rocks to give them a passage way and thi'n use the props to hold Hip remain ing rocks of the roof and sides In place. Thut they made only six or eight feet a shift was a cause of much surprise to the reporter before he saw what they have to contend against. That they succeed in making any headway at all is now a greater cause of surprise. The only way that the rescuers are enabled to follow the route of the slope tm-ough -the- fall is by the car tracks. Manways and headings that extended on one side or the other from the slope are totally obliterated. There Is no way of finding them as there are no rails running through them. From the point whrre the men are now working It would seem that the whole of the fifth and sixth veins, gangways, chambers, pillars, and everything else had been removed by some mystic power and the void filled in with a broken mass of in discriminately mixed rock and coal packed as tightly as Is possible. Through this the rescuers are burrow ing at the rate of 12 to 13 inches an hour, which Is as fast as It Is possible for human npency to push the wyk. Sev en hundred feet beyond Is fhe point where they must branch out in differ ent directions to look for the bodies. Some of the bodies may be at this point others may be a thousand feet away. The amount of timbering that has gone into the mine since the tunneling began can not be told as no tab was kept on it when It was being lowered. It is also hard to give any adequate idea of its vnstness. Every pillar along the gangway Is surrounded by a close ly planted row of props. "Cog pillars" made by piling props crosswise and making a solid square, say 12x12, reach ing from the floor to the roof, are found In every opening off the main gangway, and at almost every other point where the width of the gangway will permit it. The roof over the passageway Is braced with collars and lighter timber and along thp sides wherever there is room for a pillar to stand there one Is found. A TUNNEL, OF WOOD. The gangway is almost, hidden from view by the timber, so much so In fact that one would imagine himself pass ing through a wooden tunnel instead of the gangway In a mine. As long as these timbers con resist the pressure of the 500 foot thickness of earth above them, the rescuers have nothing to fear but the gas. The ques tion Is will they hold out? A negative answer will mean more mourning In bereaved Pittston. S4.61S.S0 FOR PITTSTON. Scranton Hoard of Trade Fund Con tinues to (.row Rapidly. The Board of Trade fund for the Pittston mine victims' families reached f4.643.S0 yesterday. Up to Saturday night the fund had grown to $2,(150. During yesterdny The Tribune fund of $GT5 and the Mayor's fund of $1-5 were turned over to the board of trade, and these with $500 each from William T. Smith and Jermyn & Co. and a number of smaller contributions, swelled the fund to the total sum indicated, $4, 645.50. The fund In detail Is as follows: Previously acknowledged. ..$2,G50 00 C. C. Rose 10 00 Hon. John R. l''nrr 5 00 Jermyn & Co 500 00 W. W. Watson 10 HO Charles Schadt 10 00 W. W. Scranton 50 00 Benjamin Hughes 10 00 Thomas W. Phillips 6 00 Thomas li. Davis fi (io Foote & Shear Co 10 00 Cash '. CO James H. Torrey 10 00 William T. Smith WO 00 "Mayor's" Fund turned over to Board of Trade 125 00 "Tribune" Fund turned over to Board of Trade .... 673 00 H. M. Honnnh 20 00 J. J. Williams GO 00 Grand total $4,C4J 50 The subscription which was Inaug urated by the Evening Telegraph, of Philadelphia, through Its publishers, Messrs. Barclay and Warburton, is meeting with a hearty response. Up to yesterday afternoon nearly $600 had been contributed to the fund, and this amount will doubtless he largely In creased by prominent citizens and merchants to whom Mr. Warburton has personally appealed. The Eve ning Telegraph headed the list with flOO. John Wanamaker also gave $100. Some of the new subscriptions re ceived by the Pittston board of trade are: W. F. Hallstead, $100; Mrs. John S. Law, New York city, $100: St. Alnysiua society, Pittston, $100; W. H. Taylor, $100; St. Aloyslus society, Avoca, $50; St. Mary's Cadets, Avoca, $25; Ladles' Auxiliary, of the St. Aloyslus society, Pittston, $25. The board of trade of Wllkes-Barre has begun a systematic canvass. The Record's fund amounts to over( $400. ' WHERE TICKETS CAN BE HAD. For Entertainment to Swell the Twin Shaft Fund. Tomorrow evening the great enter tainment will be given 1n the Academy of Music for the benefit of the survivors of the men entombed la the Pittston mine. The programme will be one of the most varied and entertaining ren dered in Scranton in a long time. The tickets are twenty-five cents and can be obtained at the following' places: Central city Keetjo & Long. Gold smith's Bazarr.Samter Brothers, Evans & Powell, McGarrah & Thomas, Collins & Hackett, Matthews Brothers, J. D. Williams & Brothers, Farmer's Dairy company, and all leading hotels. Green Ridge A. L. Spencer, A. John Bon, 520 East Market street. Providence Ambrose Mulley. Park, Place C. T. Miller. Dunmore Bone's Drug store, Iloran & Healy. Hyde Park B. G. Morgan & com pany, D. D. Evans & company, O. It. Ralph, North Seventh street. South Side Mauley's Drug store, W. E. Smith, L. B. Powers. Olyphant E. J. Barthold, Z. D. Ed wards. FIREWORKS LAST NIGHT. Closed Scranton's Fourth of July Demon stratlonTen Thousand Persons Saw ThemFine Music. Scranton's Fourth of July celebration terminated last nljrht with the fire works display. The original intention was to huve the fireworks as the trrand finale of Saturday's demonstration, but the weather vetoed the proposition, and the exploding of the rock'.ts and fir ing of the crackers were poB'P"ned. Early last evenln.? It looked very much as If the weather was about to Interpose another veto, but fortu:.ately the rain that threatened did not come, and ten thousand persons taw one of the finest displays of fireworks in the history of the city. As early as 7.30 the crowd bcarun to assemble on Linden street, between Washington and Adams avenues, where the fireworks were to be dis played. Tho police officers at first tried to keep the crowd off the court house lawn, but Boon discovered that such a thing was utterly impossible and abandoned the idea. It was well they did for at 9 o'clock the lawn was packed with people from Linden street to the court house. Ropes kept the crowd from filling up Linden street close to the place where the display took place, and the Crystals and Chemical com panies of the fire department were on hand to extinguish any blase that the spurting, sputtering wheels or shoot ing rockets might give birth to. The services of the firemen were not reed ed, however. At 8 o'clock Bauer and his band opened up the evening's programme by playing a pot pourrl of national airs arranged by Thomas Coates. Then followed at intervals "El Caplton," by Sousa, from the opera of the same name, "King Cotton." and all of tho popular marches of the day. The first rocket was fired at 8.30 and for the succeeding hour the atmosphere was torn by lines of fire that assumed all manner of fantastic shapes and colors after rushing for a distance heavenward. There were a number of set pieces but the most loudly cheered one was "George Washington." At 9.30 tho "Good Night" was lighted, tho band struck up "Home, Sweet Home" and the crowd rapidly melted away. The musical programme of the even ing as rendered by the band was varied by a selection sung by the male party that will make a concert tour of the West during the fall under the leader ship of Haydn Evans. TUGS FOR CUBA. They Are Chased Away by a Spanish .Mim-of-War. Key West, Fla., July . Captain Low, of the schooner Charles D. Hall, arrived at this port yesterday noon nnd reports that nt about 10 o'clock he sighted a steam off Sombre Light going in a southeast direction, which ho took for the Ueorge W. Cliilils, but the tug kept well away from him and it whs Impossible to decipher her name. About 2o'clock ho also sighted tho samo steamer coming back under full head of steam, and short ly afterwards a large three-masted steamer hove In sleht, coming from tho southward, which bad evidently fright ened the tug. When about twenty miles southeast of this port the tug hauled to and put. back across the gulf. This morning about 9.30 a Btnall tug, supposed to be the. Three Friends, was sighted from the custom house moving up the gulf under full steam and being chased by a war vessel. Tho tug was close to the reef and some little distance off. Some think It was the United States ship Raleigh, while others claim It to be a Spanish war vessel. At this moment the man-of-war has hauled off and the Three Friends has come inside tho reef. PERSONAL. Dr. S. P. Longstreet was In Itawlcy yes terday on business. Joseph P. Burns, of Wllkes-Barre, .was In the city yesterday. Mrs. Well and daughter, of Chicago, are visiting Mrs. S. Roos, of Pine street. Will Irving Finch has gone to Califor nia, where he will rouble permanently. Charles Graham, of Hartford. Conn., Is visiting his parents In North Srnnton. Superintendent George Howell left at 1 o'clock yesterday afternoon for Buffalo. The Misses Seybolt, of Jefferson avenue, are entertaining Miss Smith, of urooklyn, n. y. P. TI. Glllernn, of this city, has been ap pointed mnnngor of tho Carhondale Tele phone exchange. Rev. J. J. B. Feeloy, of the cathedral, started yesterday on his annual two weeks' vacation. Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Coleman left yes terday for Wayne county, win re tbpy will spend two weeks. Senator E. B. HnrdenhurTh, o' Ifones dnle, called on a number of his Scranton friends yesterday. Miss Maggie Kauffman, of Preseott avenue, has returned from nn extended visit with Jersey City friends. Assistant District Attorney John M. Harris returned . yesterday from- Nichol son, where he spent Saturday and Sun day. Attorney and Mrs. A. A. Vosburg and Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Chappell have re turned from a short sojourn at Lake Wl nola. Rev. R. Dunn, D. D., professor of the ology In Hillsdale college, Hillsdale, Mich., Is visiting his daughter, Mrs. L. M. Gates. Charles A. Pearson, Jr., of Philadelphia, auditor of E. W. Clark & Co., the street car syndicate, Is In town on business con nected with the Scranton Traction com pany. Attorney James McDonald, Frank Mc Donald, Matthew Brown, Martin Hand ley and M. T. Howley returned yester day from Hancock, N. T., where they spent several days. Mayor James Q. Bnlley and City Treasurer C. G. Boland. of Scranton, and Mayor James J. O'iNelll, of Carbondale, arrived In Chicago at 10 o'clock Sunday morning and are quartered with the Penn sylvania Democracy at the Palmer house. Hotel Warwick. Ocean end of South Carolina avenue, Atlantic City, N. J. Fine lawi. and good view, of the ocean. Daniel Coleman, Pros, THEY CAN JOIN THE FRESHMAN CLASS Names of Those Who Are Privileged to Enter High School HAVE PASSED THE EXAMINATIONS They Can Ilnvc Their Certificate by Calling nt Superintendent Howell's Office After August l-I.nrgcst Num ber or Pupils Come from No. 11 School--No. 27 Furnishes the SmullcKt Number. The following rupHs of the city schools having rnssefl the requited ex aminations, are entitled to certificates of admission to the freshmen class of the high school. Certificates may be ob tained at Superintendent Howell's of fice Rfter August 1. The names of those entitled to certificates and the schools they come from are: No. 1 Marlon Mnsser, James Cooper, Frank Cooper, Roe Stout, Mary Reynolds, Rose Gross, Rose Gallon, Flossie Frank, Josle. Corhett, Grace Lutts, Katie llng gerty, Blrtie Sheffield. Michael Coleman, William I'enrson, Jesse Snover, Emma Schimpff,' William Schi-ldmak. No. 14. Robert U.radley, Olive Rural!, Gertrude Carrowmtin, Harriet Coons, May Davis, Grace Daniels, Holm Fowler, '"hrlstlne Fe'lows. riossle Frnunfolter. l.nmn Green. Grace Hlnnian, Ruth ionos. IMward More, Knin O'Neill, Msydn Oliver, P.cr'ha Powell, Lyman Payne, Norwood Pitcher, rthel Peck, Ger trude Hammond, Lester Morse, Blanche K.llow. Tallie Davis. William Stetlor. John Williams, Carrlo Brlel, Lena Glnad er, Maurice Qulnn, John Hullnger, James McAndrew, Frances Straub, Katie Traln or. No. 25. William Edirnr, Arthur Edgnr, Alexander Hill, Vern Taylor, Harry Wide man, Grace Bell. Susie Dawson, Anna Henry, Oawen Jones, Esther Mackey, Susie Watklns, Carl Zleglur, Rossman Vail, Victor Thayer. No. 27. Jumcs Hogan, Dwlght SafTord, Stpcl( Taking Sak. TODAY we inaugurate a special sale previous to taking inventory. We find in various parts of the store an accumulation of desirable goods pur chased for us in large quantities in order to secure the benefit of large buyers' prices. The remnants of these buys must go immediately. Cost cuts no figure in the figure cutting. We Start up stairs in the Crockery Department We've some loss to stand here, but goods on the shelves mean idle money. We start the ball rolling with a Din ner Set. A complete set of 112 pieces, nicely decorated in three colors. A table brightener and appetite crea tor, $4.48. This for to-day and to morrow only. For those that do not need so many dishes we of fer a tea set 56 pieces, that will help make meals enjoya ble. $2.9o. Their value well, considera bly more. Then, here's a tea set for tea only. Use it with your own cups, saucers and plates. Only 5 pieces to this, but it's prett)' and the price is 38c. JARDINIERS A little out of season per haps, still I don't know of a better time to buy a thing. We've got too many. ' They start at 8c. each for a decorated one in medium size. Tben 29c. for a larger and fancier one, and so on up step by step, cpality always keeping pace with the price. Every article has been but the values will speak shall keep on all through bargain month. REXFORD 303 LACKAWANNA AVE. Maud Capwell, Harry Mallery, Ralph Snowden, Arthur Teal, Charles Pyle. No. 28. Bruce Fordham, Minnie White. Albert Kellow, Patrick Jordan. Lyrell Grower. Nellie Van Gorder, Lon Wade, Nellie Cobb, Mary Greeley. No, 31 Mabel Sloat. Anna Ruts, Way land Gates, Charles Huondlgis, Bernard Kelly, Ueorge W. Rockwell, Albert Moses, Ray Rice, David Landau, C. It, Osland, Robert Matthews, Anna Clark, Rudolph Frothlngham. No. 30. Charles Baas, John Newlng, Eddie Sturdevant, Walter Stevens, Law rence Watrcs, Arthur Sennets, Helen Clarke, Inez Corbin, Orpha Corey, Carrie Stono, Frieda Knnn. No. 36,-Cora Gschr;-lv, Mamie Hefner, Agnes Lynott, Flora Levy, Nlcla Nealon, Carrlo Roos, Margaret Warner, Willie Kllcullen. Albert Leuthner, Farnham Mears, William J. Schuler. WORK OF TEACHERS' COMMITTEE. Selecting Thoso Who Will Fill tho Existing Vacancies. A meeting of the teachers' committee of the board of school control was held last night and available candidates for filling the vacancies that exist in the force of school teachers were consid ered. Up to date but few vacancies have been reported and the large number of applicants is Increasing the difficulty of the committee's task In making a selection. The committee did not complete Its work Inst night but will be prepared to report at next Monday night's meet lug of the board. TRCSS BADGES ISSUED. Report! ro Will Wear Them When At lending n 1'ire. Chief of the Fire Department Hlckey distributed two press badges yesterday to ench of the daily papers to be used by the reporters who are Bent out to look after a fire. The badges are of a very neat de sign, shield-shaped, and the word "press" is In large letters across the top, and the Scranton Fire department is on the bottom,. The center contains the coat of arms of the commonwealth. Tea Cups and Saucers. Dresden China; new deco rations. Not thick ones but light and dainty; 10c. for cup and saucer. Not ten cents for Cup or Saucer as some advertise. Blown Glass Tumblers. light and thin. You never saw this kind sold for less than ninety cents a dozen; these go at 6 for a quarter Your bargain hunting here proves bargain finding. Preserving Kettles do not burn or taint the fruit as metal does. These are made of fire clay. 1 Quart 9c, 2 Quarts I5c, bail or straight handle; 4 Quart 23c, 6 Quart 2Sc, bail handle. CREAM PITCHERS So dainty that they make milk taste like cream. Real china and decorated in good taste; 9c CUSPIDORS 200 only at this price, as profit is out of the question when we sell them at 8c. Other grades at other prices always under value. CRACKER JARS You never saw sack value, of course you didn't. We never did either. Pretty shape and decorations; 38c. described as best we could, best for themselves. We the store and make July a THE HOSTESS Knows that the decorations of her dinner table will be regarded as re flecting her good taste and judg ment. An artistic and handsome Dinner Set will add much to the ef fect. The recent productions In China of Havlland & Co. and Theo. Hav- , Hand are remarkably beautiful and surprisingly low In price. We have a number of their new leading "Stock Patterns," from which we sell course sets or any places de sired. Whether you purchase or 1 not we shall be glad to gee you when you Walk in and look around. , U HALL, MILL A It & PECK, 134 Wyoming Ave. The Fashion. It seams to be the fashion In soma stores to chargn as mnoh as they can for a thing, no matter what It Is worth. Now we don't. ilo that. We are not claiming any extraordinary merit for ourselves. We are simply hoaeitt. We sell furnish ings for everyone. We sell for the man who wants his tastes satisfied. Irrespec tive of cost, and for tha man who doesn't want to spend his last cent for a tie. We give satisfaction to each and all M. P M'CANIM, Hatter S05 WYOMINd AVENUE, Knox, Stetson, Sherman Agency. MEARS' BUILDING, COR. WASHINGTON AVENUE AND SPRUCE. Are now selling their Tan and Summer Weight Shoes at a Cash Cut Price Sale. Men's Regular $5.00 and J5.50 Tan Bal., now $3.90. Men's Regular $4.00 Tan Bal., now $2.!I0. Men's Regular $3.50 Tan BaL, now $2.60. Men's Regular $2.50 Tan Bals., now $1.90. Ladles' Regular $3.G0 Tan Bals., now $2.60. Ladles' Regular $2.50 Tan Oxfords, now $1.90. Misses and Children's, Boys' and Youths' Tan Shoes at a very low price. Jewelers and Silversmiths, 130 Wyoming Are. CIABIONDS AND D!AftlO! JEWELRY, CLOCKS AND BRONZES, RICH CUT GLASS STERLING AND SILVER PLATED WARE. LEATHER BELTS, SILVER NOVELTIES, FINE GOLD RNDSILVE.l WJTCHZS. MERCEREAU COHHELL Jewelers and Silversmith?, ISO WYOMING AVE. AYLESWORTH'S MEAT MARKET The Finest In the City. The latest Inprored furnlsb lap and apparatus far keeplag eat, batter aid eggs. 123 Wyoming Aw. THE KEELEY CURE Why let yonr home and bustnm b destroy, d through strong drink or morphine wh.a too esn b. cur.d In four wnki at th. Kcl.y InMitnte, Tt Madteon avraaa. BotMta,P. lb. Cur Will Bmt la vastiest". Ciii ill Bl. HERCEREAD & CQMHELL 11 s I HIS to Mea Boys una bub, Ao elegant assortment at prices that are very low considering the quality, make-up, etc, is being shown at oar store. If yon are thinking of bnyiag a Spring Suit cal I in and look at our stock U will do yon good, and us, too, of course. We are almost sura you will buy cannot resist CUR HAT AND FURNISHING GOODS DEPT Is replete with everything that is new and styiish; all the latest stytes tad colors. Call In and be convinced. Mets. IttgraSi FurrashGra We Have On Hand THE BEST STOCK IN THE CITY Alio the Newest AUoth.Ch.aput. AUo the Largest, Porcelain, Onyi, Bto SUrcr Novelties In Infinite Varlatjb Latest hnportatlea. Jewelry, Watches, Diamond, fl. E. ROGERS, wLVlak. 215 Uctnannt in PROPERLY DRESSED ill Are always our most satisfied custom ers. They know what they want and appreciate the stylish outfits we turn out for them. After ail there Is a great deal in being properly dressed, and wc make a business ol seeing that you appear that way. 416 LACKAWANNA AVENUE. STEINWAV A SON'S . . Acknowledged the Leading PIANOS Of the WorlA DECKER BROS., KRANlCHIi BACHB and others. ORGANS Musical Instruments, Husical Merchandise, Sheet Music and Music Books. nrchasere will always find a complrti tock and at price., a. low a the quel n ol the (u.trumcnt wSH permit at Ei. I EILBHT'S nusic STORE, 117 Wyoming Are. - Scranton DUPONT'S RIMING. CLASTIXG AND SPORTING tanufnrtured at the Wapwallopen Hills, Luzerne oounty, Pa., and at Wil mington, Delaware. HENRY BELIN, Jr. General Agent for the Wyoming District. US WYOMING AVENUE, Scranton, Pa, Third National Bank BullUing-. AGENCIES: TH03. PORDPittston. Pa. JOHN B. SMITH A BON. riymouth, Ps. E. W. AlUtLlOAN. Wllkes-Barre. Pa. Agwnts foe the Hepauno Chao-ic&l Ceo aaatUUa Exfiloslvaat YiEHI POWDER