THE SGRANTON TRIBUNE-WEDNESDAY MOXNINO. FEBT1UARY IS J) 7. Department WILL JOIN FORCES. West Side l.tmcuu mill Central ltc liiiliticau Cluli to Unite. Ono of the luobahllltloi oC tho Imme diate future it Is mute than a inobabll ity !a tlio anialunmutlon of tho West Hide Hcnubllcnii louutie anil tlie West Side Cunttal Kcpubiicnn club. This linn been talked of for u Ions lime; now, It seems that both oi2.'uniatlons are In favor of the union. It Is Raid that the president of the jnlnt clubs will bo olu of tlK'iiioinlnuit members of the le.iKiie. The club Is one of the oldest political uma HzatloiiH In tho city. On the roll of the li'UKite are a nuriber of the Inllu entlal politicians of tills plde. Coinbin Iiik these two fences tho stri'UKth'ot the Joint rluli would bo liroslstnble In the politics of this side. A member of the I.cmkuu dinted leeently to a Tilbune le poi ter that the movemer.l to Join the Hubs Is now ne.ii a siiecessful end The Individual leellup ol the members) was at Hist niralnst the amalgamation. Now It seems Just the other way. The intense ilvaliy ot the two clubs died when it became patent that both could lhe. surrender himself to arrest. He turned and ran. llcCalley Hied at him and struck him In the back. The man was taken to the hospital, where It was found that the bullet had entered his spinal column and that his entire body was paralyzed, Ho gave his name as William Druintrnulc, of Lawioncevllle. Vn. Tho man can bald ly survive his Injuries. MK. VANDEKBILT DECLINES. WHY UK WANTED THHM. A Polish Moddluu; Is in piogiess on neiett avenue. The flist tliat the po lite lieai d of It was Monday nlKht when a peieeable lesldent ot the iielulibor lumd asked for an olllcel to quell a distill banco. Theto was a bad ti.uiK In tho house. Olio of the men was so diunk that he fell against a lenee smasbliiBSeveial bouids. Ollleer I'miy asked the brldegioom why he didn't send the unruly Kiie.sts away The ie j)l was that he "wanted them here tomoicow nlKht." The leal vseddlne; Of the two lue-strucK ones oecuiied last 'light and it Is a uistom ununiK these people to fdve .noney to the bllde. This was win- the jjiuotu wanted them all theie. llo Will Not Surui on it u lmiiiKiunl Hall Coniinltlee. Washington, Fob. '.'. Cornelius Van derbllt has sent a letter to tlencral Miles, chaiiinan of the leceptlon coin nillteo for the Inaugural ball, declining piofleiod moinbetship'oii the reception committee to which General Miles had appointed him on learning that he In tended to live In Washington for the next few months. The declination, It Is undeistood, is duo to Mi. Vanderbllt's state of health and his deslie not to participate In so cial functions during his stay in Wash ington. OBITUARY. Suburban News !n Genera! SOUTH SIDKNKWS. MUSICAL, NOTES. V II. Wan on has been selected to sing the fcolo pait ol the oiatoilo "Da vid ' to bo peifoinied at Shamokln on Tebiuaiy 2.". The Ioilte nuaitette has been engag ed to sing in the Ninth End on Febiuary ?3, when the lodge of Iloptnsophs fiom that place will have an entertainment. FIRST SUllC.lCAI, CASE. The, first man to lecelve surgical treatment at the West Side hospital is .lames MeGllne, of Continental hill. MeCJllne was in a saloon loom back at the Continental Monday night and a beer glass alighted with foiee upon his bead The Injury was dressed bv Ma tron Smith at 11 o'clock Monday night. NOTES AND PERSONALS, Born, a gill, to Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Lend of Lafayette stieel. Charles Yull has been elected by tho Simpson Methodist Episcopal chinch, to 1111 tho place of F. T. Knaiibs, treas iiim', resigned. Mis. Wood, of Elnghamton, is visiting Mis. Schafter, of Noith Cailleld ave jiue. , Alll Maish and Will E. Johns will leae next week for a visit to Wales. The voung men will spend seveial months on the continent. Both have l datives in Wales. The William Council Glee club met last night and held u reheaisal. The singeis of lelleue Heights will organize under lleiuy Evans to eoni- ptU for the chief pilze at the Robeit Mollis elsteddlod Tlie funeial ot Beit AVales, who was killed in the Diamond mine Monday, will take placpi friuusday afternoon ftom the home of his parents on Swet land Htieet. Buiial will bo made at the Washburn stieet cemeteiy. Another successful levlval service was conducted at the Simpson Meth odist Episcopal chinch last evening, Itev J. 1!. Sweet preaching. The lecture of A. V. Bower at the Scianton Stieet Baptist chuich next Filduy evening intimites to be a tieat. Tlie funeial of a young child of Mr. and Mis. Herbert McNeil, of -I35 North Main avenue, will take place tills af ternoon. II. B. Anthony, of Mont Clair, Va., Is the guest of West Side fi lends. The Pennsylvania (31ee club will go to Washington on March 4. Tlie club lias among Its niombeis many good singers. At tho parsonage- of tho ITnlversallst church, central city, yesteiday after noon at 4 o'clock Miss Miy L. Beeis, of Meullleld couit, and Homy Giles, of South Main avenue, weie wedded by Rev. F. AV. Whlppon. Tho young couple aie enjoying a wedding visit at Biooklyn, Susquehanna county. Mis. S. E. Pettlit, of Jackson stieet, J'as l convened fiom a dangeious Illness. Mlsc Sandois and Miss Bortwlck, of Avoca, have lotuined homo after a Msit to Mr. and Mis. A. F. Bisbing, of AVest Lackaw anna a enue. Miss Maigaret Gibbs, of South Main avenue, has letuined fiom a visit to PltUton friends. AVlll Cllnyor and AVill "ietz, of West nttston, called on AVest Sldo friends last evening. Choice cut flowers and flower de Flgns at Palmer & McDonalds, Gil Spruce. AVest Siilo ItusiiiGss Directory. IIAIIRIKT J. DAVIS, ri.OHIST.-Cut llowers and funeial designs a specialty; 101 South Main aenue; two doors from Jackson street. MORGAN'S PHARMACY, 101 X. MAIN avenue. Ph) gleams' preset iptlons eaio fully piepuied from wan anted puie dings and chemicals. A line assortment of trusses, lino statloneiy, liliink books, Randall stains, mixed paints oi fancy woik, artists' rniateilals. window glass, wall paper and plctuiu moulding. Cleik at stoiu all houis of night. SECOND HAND FURNITURE-Cnsli for anything you luivo to soli Fuinituie, Stoes, Tools, etc. Call and see tho stock of J. c. King, 701 to 7u3 AVest Lack awanna avenue. Jonas Gllger, the second eldest resident of Shainokln, died Moniluv. He was "S jeais of age and had assisted In the woik or electing many of Shaniokln's oldest buildings. He served one teiin us chief billgess. Mls Cecilia A. Roland died at the home of her sister, Mrs. Thomas Flynn, kuJ Piovidunee toad, Monday afternoon. Tho funeial will take place this morning at I) o'clock lnteiineiit In Hyde Paik Catho lic cemeteiy. Bridget, the '.Mvoeks-old daughter ot Mr. anil Mis. Thomas Walsh, of 1KH Main nenue, l'lovltlenee, died yesterday, 'lhe funeial will take place this afternoon at 'J.SU o'clock. Inteiment In Hyde Park Catholic cemeteiy. Albion Hallett, aged 37 years, died .Mon day at his home between Moscow and Dalctllle. He was mini ltd and Is sur vived bv his wire. The funeial will take place Thius'iluv at 'J p. in. fiom the Dale vlllia Methodist Piotestaut chinch. AVIIllam II. Watson, formally and lor many vcar a resident of Susquehanna, whole he was a loi email In the Rile shops, died in New A'oik on Friday afternoon, aged CJ ycais. He Is suivlled by th widow and two sons. The funeial will oc cur fiom the lesldencu of C. E. Whitney, in Susquehanna, this afternoon. George, the bright and Interesting 9-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Ean Wat kins, of Avoca, died yesteiday morning at I o'clock after a few weeks' illness ot brain feer. Deceased was the eldest of a lamlh oT seveial small cliililien Tlie funeial will take place tomouow af tor noon at 2 o'clock. Sen Ices will be eon ducted at the Primitive Methodist chur-li. Inteiment will be made in Marcy cemetery- Dai Id D. Phillips died Monday morning at his home at Gordon, Schuylkill oount, of cancer ol the stomach. Mr. Phillips was conspicuous in Republican politics. local, county and state, liaMng neon school dlicctor, county chaliman and icp ieetntlvc. He was the leadei or the Welsh people of the SchuvlkiU legion and the iepiesentatle of the Quay taction. He was boiu In Wales llfty yeais ago. The death or .Michael Ammand occuircd last evening at about X.'M o'clock In the lesldenco of the deceased at 1-0 Linden stieet. Ml. Ammand was born in Gei manv elghty-foui jeais ago and is sur vived by a wile and tlnee daughteis, w'ki ate Mis. V. Mlchalbach, of lilnghamlon; Mis. C. Luther, of this city, and Mis. Jacob DIeso, of Cailiondale. Anange ments for tho tuneial huvu not et been made. Mis. Mary Duffy, aged C2 years, died esteida morning at hi'thoine, Idol Jack son stieet. She was hoi n in Comity Gal way, Iieland, and came to Pittston when a gill, movliitf to Wlllles-lluile shoitly al tci wauls, whole she lesiUed until less thou a sear ago. She Is survived by one brothel, Martin l.eilcn, of New A'oik, and a daughter, Miss Mniy DutC, who lc slded with her. The funeial will take place Thin sday inoinlug at !) SI o'clock from St Patrick's chinch. Interment will be made in Pittston. Andiew Raumgniten, one of Pottsvlllc's oldest and best known eai pouters and bulldeis, Uiopped over and died in a few minutes at St. John the Baptist chinch Siindas moinlng. Mr. llaumgaiten was n victim of apoplexy. He was about i7 cais old, was bom In Germany, and came to this counti when a vei young man. He settled 111 Pottsvllle in the eaily ill ties and established his business as a caipenter and builder. Ho put up many or the line, .substantial lesldences uu I business' places of I'ottsvllle and bin -loundlng towns and was geneially very piospeious. Harry Hush, well known in tills city, died at the City hospital, Wllkes-Haiie, at G o'clock on Sunday eenlng of a com plication of diseases, after six w ecus' illness He was W jeais ol age and came to Wilke-,-Uai i e fiom New A'ork twenty tin ee yeais ago, seeming employment In the clothing stole ot the late Simon Jacobs Later he opened a hat stoie at i0 Public Squaie, but meeting with icveises he was compelled to close and letuin to clerking. For the past two yeais he had be'en engaged in the accident and lift 'n suiance business. Deceased has no i na tives living except his father, who is an Inmate of the Jewish home for old people in New Voik. The funeral was held yes terdav atteinoon, with Inteiment In the Jewish cemeteiy, at Hanover. Roaring Rrook conclave, No. 211, lm pioved Order of lleptusophs, held a meet ing last night In Htort's hall on Alder stieet, After tho regular older of busi ness wns transacted, the following of fice! s wore Installed by Dlsttlet Deputy Walter V. Hcndilcks, of Piovldcnco: Past urchoh, A. A. Mosleyj nrchon, l'etcr J. Rclf; provost, Anthony,.!. Miildoilp; piolate, Patrick R. CaiiipbCII; secretary, Martin J. Hlgllnj llnnnclcn, Robert M. Hcaiiey; tieasuier, Geoige Fiablo; Inspec tor, Giuge Fassold; wnidol, John J. Sweeney; sentinel, Stephen Gaven; trus tees, Chillies J Schouicr; Michael J. Rud dy, Rlchaid Kelly. At the eloe or tho Installation Mr. Hendricks delivered nil Instuicllie uddiess. After he Ilnlshcd io freshnients were seived, during which time music was furnished by the Moznit Hither club. The following vlsllois were ptesent fiom Seranton eonchne: J. S. Miller and William P. Fennej Gieen Ridge, M. M. Bennett, H. D. Hele, M. P. Rich mond, David Spilng and P. E. White. Re. E. J. Melley and Rev. J. A. Mot tit, Miss Annlu Howling, Maigaict Roach, Mr. and Mis. Peter Menlck and John and Dennis Rtiaiie weie In Carboiulalo yes tcnhi.s attending the ceiemonles In which Miss Kate Uunni and Miss llcsslo Mer rick took the Una) vows and weio ac knowledged blsteis of the Imuiueuhite Ileal t. Tho foimcr will bo hoieatter known as Sister t'athailne, the latter as Slstei -Maty Dald. Mis. Jnnies McGulgan, ol Ulrney ae liue, who has been siilleilng duilng tlie past week fiom a seeie attack ot i hell- matlsm, Is lecowilng. A'esteiilay James Tuhlll, or Pittston ave nue, left lor Philadelphia, accompanied bv his In other fiom Pittston, who Is to undelgo an opeiatlon In the Unlveislty ot Peiinsyhanla hospital. Edward Kobliihon Is visiting in Eliza beth, X J. The untl-sewerltes will hold a meeting In St John's hall tonight. This afttrnoon the Ladles' Aid society of the Ccthu Aonue Methodist eluiich will hold a meeting In their looms at the chinch. Jerry l.enahan, of Hotieilole, spent Tues'ilay iifteinoon and owning with An diew Rest, at Hotel Best, on Cedar ave nue. Chaibs Rorhilg icturned ycsteidnv at tei an extended visit in Haiilsbiug. The 1. W. T. club wl give an "evangel" seivice Thin silnv evening at S o'clock, at the looms, 10J1 Cedai avenue. A most unique piogrnmme will be cnirled out. Von must come and see just whit It will be. liilng someone with oil. The fol lowing Is tho musical progi amine to be mulcted: Piano solo Miss Mnmlo Roland Tilo, piano, lolln, cornet, Miss Rossle Myeis, Fled Jones and Chas Kuestcr. Piano duct, Misses llcsslo Mvors and Mimic Goililaid. Uailtone solo Ficd Pettj Piano solo , Miss Emma Geiecke Choice cut flowers and dower de signs at Palmer & McDonalds, 514 Spruce. Fchool building was deferred until inxt meeting. The committee appointed to sco to tho piepaiatlon or buildings for tem poral)' schools icported the Horan & Hcaley building on Chestnut street, and tho Chilstlnn chinch building on Tilpp avenue, to be In perfect condition, 'Iho school will bo opened today. Miss Maria AVebbor will hnvo charge of the Tripp ne nue building and Miss Ella Seott will have ehaige or the Chestnut street building. The board, adjourned to meet Tuesday evening, March 2. Tho council met In tho borough build ing last evening, n)l members being pres ent with tho exception ot Haggerty, who Is confined to his homo with pneumonia. Medwny was elected chairman, pro. torn. The minutes of Inst mooting wcto read and approved. M. S. Knight icported that he had tho maps and specifications of tho new sewer complete and asked council to appoint u committee to act 'is viewers to assess the damages on tho land which will be required for the said sewer. The I ejioi t fiom the board of health was received and placed on Hie. Tho petition of the Electric Telephone company, ask ing tho pilvllege of stringing wiles on the streets, avenues und ulleyft of the bor ough, overhead, met with some opposition on the p.ut of Mr. Welsh, lie wanted to hne a clause Inseited In the oidllianco which will compel the company to place Its wbos undeigiound IT the council should desire to hao that done It wus overruled b McAllister, Hal per and Med wu). A petition was picsented to tho council In opposition of the elect) Ic light being moved fiom Center nnd Franklin streets to Mordon and Waul streets, which wns upiuoved Tho chief or police's tlmf sheet for the past month amounted to $00 The time sheet of the street commission er for the mouth of January nmounted to $1012.".. Harper asked that Mis. Chrlstlo Mollltdio exonerated rrom hair no taxes for the jear MX. In regaul to the matter of Dan Powell, council agieed to icfer tho matter to aibltiatlon, nfter which the council adjourned to meet next Tuesdu) evening at 7 30 o'clock. THOMSON TO SUCCEED R0UERTS. FAMOUS FLEET OF OCEAN LINERS The Great Eastern Will Probably Soon lie Duplicated. EIGHT NEW A0NSTER STEAMERS IUOVIIiN(.:ii. I'hcyAro in (JtJursu ol' Construction nnd AVlll He Crcntcr Than Any Ves sel .Vow Alloiit--Momo luloicslliig Details Concerning the Xow Ships, Tin! Tonnage t'nuueity. AMUSEMENTS. ACADEMY OF MUSIC, x ALL THIS WUilKi WAITE'S COMEDY CO. AND GRAND OIICHESTUA. Iiery Afternoon ot a O'Clock. Uvcry Uc nlngntS O'clock, Mls Ed'th Richards was tendcied a pleasant suipile paity list evening by a niimbci of her young fi lends at hei home on Oak stieet. Those piesent weie Haiah Sheldon, Saiah Homy, liessle Rdwanls, Hi ll.i Hauls, Rebeeiu Hauls, Sadie Ed win ds, Livlna Hauls, Lulu Sliinus, I.I.Jle Jehu, Nellie Tibon, Maggie Jehu, Da id James, Dannie Thomas. Etllo Ewius, Ev an Williams, Willie Williams, Willie Jen kins, bldiio) Chapped and Dannie Allgooil The Noith End Sturs and Tuinei h isket ball teams will contest for supiomacy this o oiling In Company II nimory. This will be the second In a seiles of games be tween those teams. In the last game the Stais weie defeated by a score or I to 0 One or D. D Jones S. Son's teams ol horses, attached to the ambulance, inn away Sestet ria) and dashed Into a beer wagon owned b) Cusp) & Kell), and eil ously Injuiod one of the hoi or attached to the heei wagon. P.itiolman John Duggan has lesumod woik aftei an Illness of a few days. Mi. and Mrs. Michael Maloney mil T. II. C. Mulone) hae letuined fiom I'ltts ton, whole the) spent the past low das s. John Gallaghei, of Putnam stieet, Is leeoveilng fiom a oilous lllnets. Miss Mollle Hannon, who died a few da)s ago, was burled yesterday afternoon In. tho Hyde Paik Cithollc cemetery. Mis. Luke Evans, of Wayne avenue, has lecoveied fiom her leeenl Illness. The Women's Relief coipsof thl3 sec tion seived a tia to mombeih of the Re lief coips of tho ccntial city at tho home ol Mis. Joshua Thomas, on Wood stieet, yesteiday ufteinoon. The weeks' Pentecostal services will be gin In the I'lIiuitKe Methodist chinch on East Miuket stieet at 10.GO a. m. and 7 p. in. noxt Sunday. Rev. Dr. J. S. Dempt ster, tho eloquent Pentecostal evangelist, will speak. DUN.AlOlii:. POISONED BY THE PUDDING. All thu Family Sei.od witli Illness Alter Tlioir Supper. St. Louis, Fob. 2. Mis. AVIIllam Fiye, AVlfe of a huckster living at 2817 Frank lin avenue, piepaied u dish of coin meal pudding for supper this evening. All thu family ate of it and weie ill within nn hour. At 8 o'clock ono of tho three children died and the otheis cannot live. Tho patents cue in a ctitlcal condition. The attending physlolnn says the fam ily was poisoned. Theio is no suspic ion of crime in the matter. SHOT BY A DETECTIVE. AVIlllnin Driimgonli! Will I'robnhly Die fiom His Injuries, Philadelphia, Feb. 2. A man was de tected pilfering In AVanamaker's stole late this afternoon. Ho was followed to tho street by .AVIIllam II. McCalley, who Is employed as a detective at tho store, and who ordeied the man to Tho sad Intelligence' of tho death of Mis3 Kittle A. Ill own, of this city, a, the home of her sister, Mis. Lawienee'J. Keiilgan, In M.issllon. O, was received hcio yes terday. She left hole Jan. 7 last in tho full enjoyment of health and happy In tho anticipation of a pleasiuable visit of two mouths among hoi elatles in that placo and Cleveland, O. On the way thither she contiacted a cold, and within two days aftei her ni rival she was stilert en down with a soiloiis bionehlal Illness. For a week hei life was dospuhed of, but she revived and continued to Impiove slowly nnd blight hopes of her iccoveiy weie ontertfUned, Lust Filday she was thought to be quite out of danger, but tho good signs were delusive, lor soon aftei wards she began to sink again and )iiteiday morning she passed peacefully aw a). The leuiains will be brought heio Thin sday afternoon and will lepose at tho home of hei slstei. Mis. James A Mellon, of Noith Seventh street, until Filday inoi ning, when they will he lcmoied to Iloncsdulo for Inteiment In the family plot In the Catholic cemeteiy at that place. Tho deceased was 10 years of ago She was bom In Honesdalo and spent her childhood days theie, but tho later yeais of her young llfo weie spent In this city, she making her home with hei slstei, Mis. Mellon, aftei tho death of her moth er. Foi the past year sho was employed at McLanc's rnllllneiy store, and beloie that was a eleik at Claiko Rios.' stoie on tho West Side. She had a very ex tended acquaintance and wns popului with evoiy one who knew her. Ior icmuik ablo laightness nnd vivacity attracted everyone to her and made her n favoiito In every circle In which sho moved. Her Immediate companions will inoiiin her us a beloved slstei. In her case, most apt Is tho adage, "The Klng of Shadows loves a shining maik." i Pour .Murderers Sentenced. Sawta Fo, N. M., Feb, 2. Fiank and Antonio Rorrego, Sarluno Darld and Pa trlco A'plencla, tho four conspbators who murdoied ex-Sheilft Frank Chavez, and whoso conviction wus leeently ultlrmed by tho Prrltod Stutes supieme couit, have been resentenced to ho bunged Feb. 2J. REPURLICAN CANDIDATES. Ruigess Dan Powell. Treasuioi Louis Rnsle. Tax collectoi W. E. Coirell. Counoilmen C. II. Weber alid William McCulloch. School dlt ectors Jen y McPeek and Moses K. Kellum. Stieet Commlslonei George Jackson. Audltots Hany Wlntets and P. M. Maishall. Justice of the Peace A. A. Kiotzer. Mrs. AVIIllam R. Smith gave a dinner and leceptlon In honor of her slstei, Miss A. Mollis, of West Pittston, yesteiday nt toinoon at hoi home on lilakely .di 3-t. Those present Weie Mis. llnny Samuel, Mis. C. Gllliln. the Misses Cilia AVIntoi steln, Ray Davis, Mai) Davis, Hael Whi te) stein and George Long and Thonrts Monls. The house was veiy piettlly dec orated, the decoiatlons being pink and white. Miss Jennie Gulnney and Fiank Ring ham weie quietly mauled at the Method ist Episcopal pui.-onuge by Rev. C. II. Ha)es Alonday evening at KM) o'cli"k. The bride woie a handsome ibess of while lansdowiie. with peail ti (minings, chif fon and lace . Mr. and Mrs. Ulngliuiu me both jiopular young peuide of this boiougli, and thcli many fi lends wish them an abundance of joy and piospeiity. Mis .1. G. Gollatt, of Joisey City, N. J., Is the guest of Mi. anil Mis, J. H. Rton son of rim stieet The school boaid held Us logulnr month ly meeting last night in the high ohool building All tho meinbeis weie ptesent. W. C. Lund, epiosentlng "Hlstoiy lot Ready Refeicme," was piesent and guve an exhibition of tills book. A sot of the works was. unleied sent for approval and repoit on sunio will be made at nnt meet ing. A petition was picsented by Allse Gallaghei, Hastings, Flannelly und .Mc Donald, of No. 1 building, asking for iu ineieuse ol V pe) month In their biil.it lea. After a consideration of the mutter u motion was made by Mi. Rionson, becond ed by Mi. Wilson, to the effect that the salailes bo not Inei eased. This motion pievalled. Complaints were leeelvod from all tho school buildings legardlng 'ho poor coal they weie lecelvlng. Tho su peilntendent wns given power to act In the matte). Rills amounting to $J00 were oideied paid. Tlie siipetlntendent asked the 1 io.i id to appoint M. 11. Joidcn ptiiit'i pul of No. 1 building, but tho mutter wus itferred buck to him w'th the suggestion that ho uso his own judgment. Tho mi petlntendeiit asked for an uppropilatlon of J2J0 to be used for putchuslng a now set of supplemental)' loadeis and tho up propilatlon was allowed. Janitor John Paylon, of No. 1 building, complained of a gHiig of young men who are In tho hunlt of coming each evening to night school simply to have fun. They hove become so uuno)liig of late that he was compelled to bring tho matter before the bourd, In fututo If they distill b the night schools they will bo urrested. The matter of pur chasing a plot for the election of a new Will llo Settled lit the .Uniting of IN'iinsy Directors Today. Philadelphia, Feb. 2. In tho Piotest aut Episcopal chin eh at St Asaph at Hala, a suburb, theio gatheiod this al 'teinoun a large and sin lowing thtong to uaitlelnnte In the son lee foi the buiial of the dead, as conducted oven tho body of Gomgo D. Robeits, tho late piesident of tho Pennsylvania Railioad company. It was an assem bly tliotoiighly lopiosentntive of lead ing men of the countiy in almost all the walks of llfo. The weather was very dlsagieoablo, a heavy lain and snow falling thioiighout the day. The genoal ollicors of tho Pennsyl vania Railiond company weie closed at 1 p. in., In older to give the employes an oppoi tunlty to attend tho sot vices. Governor Hastings ni lived ft inn Hur jlsburg shottly after noun and attend ed the services in company with tho inlliond olllcials. At tho lesldenco of the deceased ptlor to the chinch seivice those most Intimately associated with Mr. Rob oils duilng his life time joined with the family and tho Intimate fi lends and l datives In the last oillees. The sen ice at the house was begun shoitly after 2 o'clock. All the honotniy pall beareis weie present. The body was then taken to the chut eh, whoie the sol vices was rend by Rev. S. D. McConnoll, of Ibooklyn. Rlshop AVhltakor load the lesson In conclusion. The bishop nlso load the coniniital service at the tomb In Lam el II III cemeteiy. The houoiary pr.ll bearers weio as fol lows' Alexander M. Fox, Alexander Riddle, N. Paikor Slioi ti Idge, William H. Rarnes, Gooigo AVood, C. Ktiin.it I'at terson, Elllngham D. Munis, dhectius of the l'Limsjlvanla Railioad company, Chauiicey M. Depew, piesident Now A'oik Cential and Hudson River lall luad; Paniuol Sloan, inesldont Dela waio.v Lackaw anha and AVestein ). ill road; E. 1J. Thomas, president Erie railt nail; John K. Cow on, inesldont Baltimoio and Ohio lailioad; M. E. Iimalls, piesident Chesapenhe and Ohio; C. D. Ashle), piesident Wabasb, E P. AVIlbur, piesident Lehigh A'nlley; Chas. P. Claik, piesident Now A'oik, Now Havtn und Hiiitfoid railioad, Chailes M. Hayes, gonoial manager Giand Tiunk railroad; E. E. Peikln, inesl dont Chicago, Euillr.gton and Qulncy tallioad, Joseph II. Hauls, president Philadelphia and Reading, Gooigo Blanehaid, Trunk lli.o commissioner, J. Pioipont Moignn, of New A'oik; AVII llam C. A'an Hot n, president Canadian Pacific; Chuiles Lanier, piesident Fitt-i ut'g, Foil Wayne and Chicago; Chalks F. Mayer, of lialtimoic; Jo seph Choate, Jncob 11. .Schlff and James Speyoi, of Now A'oik; George C Thomas, Philadelphia, Fiank Thomson, lust vice piesident; John P. Gieen, second vice piesident; Cliailes E. Pugh, thltrl vice piesident; J. C. 'Slnis, societal), D. S. Now hall, assistant societal) Pennsylvania inllioad, James McCrcn, first vice piosidont; J. Ewlng Rrooks, second vice ptohldont, John K. David son, thlid vice pieslaent, Joseph AVood foitli, lce piesident of the Penns)! vania company, and the follow Ing heads of vai ions dc pin tmonts of the company Samuel Roa, Robot W. Smith, AVIIllam A. Pattern, AVIIllam II. Hiown, Then.. N. Ely, S. M. Piovost, James A. Logan. J. H. Hutchinson, It. AV. Downing. AVil- ltatn 11 Joyce, J. It. Wood. John C. Philadelphia, Fob. 2. When tho fam ous old Rtltlsh steamship Gloat East em was bxikcn up for junk It wus thought she-would never bo duplicated, but the size and tonnage of now vessels is constantly Inooasid until at no dis tant day the old inotmich will bo dupli cated In eveiy paitlculnr. Eight mon ster stoameis are now building In Eu xipo and shipping people the woild over ate watching the developments with in let est. When the length of vessel Is stated In Ilguies no adequate Idea of theli Im mense piopoitlons is conveyed. If tho biggest one, with a length ol fill) feel, could bo stood on Its stem It would t ls higher than the Washington monument at the capital. All of them would tow er fiom 2."0 to ;!50 fiet above tho sky scrapers of Now A'oik. The St. Paul building, now the tallest sttuctuie In the niottopolls, could bo placed In the hull nf one of tho ships and the vessel would bo,onl) half full. To lead ono of tho nionstorrt with n lull caigo of gialn It would loqultu the yield from 40,000 acres ol land; a good sized county. This ninount of gialn would need 12"0 inll ioad cars for Us transportation, mak ing ovet CO tiauis of 20 cats each. If one won' In bo loaded with soft coal she would need the contents of 1000 big hop pots. Each vessel is capable of cai ty ing enough food to give a pound pack ago ol Hour, colfoo or meat to over half the population of those United States, or to bo exact li.iCO.OOO pounds Woie It possible to load olio with boor In bulk sho would entry l.'.OOO.OOO gallons, al most enough to give two gallons to everybody in g) outer Now Voik DAVIS THEATER Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Feb. 4, 5, atid C, Tho Model Htirlcsquo nud Spoctaculnr Attraction, tlio LONDON GfliETY GIRLS PiesnntliiR, Atno'12 a Host of other Nov cities, thu Luuy Cltnmplon btig- l'unclicr of tho World, MISS ROLLA WHITE, AVho Challenges Jim Corbot ut llng-Punchlng, AStllotly Hollaed Act. The Pour Chill Widows, The llpnotle (In Mittc. 'Hie rrllhv Dnncc. 'lhe Dunclni; Dolls Ten Illg Specially Acts. 'I went) Merr-lHnkinK Maiden. A Mighty Show. Admission 30, 130 or 30 Cents. Two performances dally. Doora open at 1.30 and 7. Curtain rises at 2.30 and 8.15. If I'xponsc Is No Object Why Not Have the Best' IIKKK THEY ARE: HUMBERS $115 UNIONS $100 THE FROTHINGflflM. Wiigncr & Kchii Managers John I.. Kerr, Acting Manager. WIllJNnSUAY, 1-111. -, A Drumallc l:cnt, WILTON LACKAYE, Assisted by MAP.IU WAINWKItlltT. nnd tlio Strongest Organization In Amorlcn, In- cliulltiif (!. W. Cotildock Torreit Hob- itisnn, llrynn l)oualnn,,Tosei)h Alton, Alf. J'rstiklyit, Allen nvims.Uar- ollni) Hampton and Others. I'roii'iitlng a I'lny of In- tonso tittorost Kntltlod DRBELGRAFF With Appropriate Scenic Picture, THE FROTHINGflflM. Witgncr "tltcis. .'ManncorH. . John I.. Kerr, Acting Alanagcr. TWO PIIKPOKAIANCKS, SATURDAY, I'LH. 6 Mnlincc at a, 30 levelling tit 8 15. Engagement IxtrnordliKiry Tho Oro.it N.Y. Lyceum Theater Suceoss, THE PRISONER OF ZENOA Dratnatlzod fiom Anthony IIopo's famoui romauco, by Kilvviud Hoo. (I'roJuced by r rntiKoinviit with Jlr. Dniiliil Frolmmii, Mgr. K Y. I.ycoum Theater.) rdatiagoinoiit of Jlr. Ilnvlcl llnyniMM. I'lubornto b'oenlc KftectB. llreiit Cist. Snlo of bents opous Thursday, robruat y 4, nt U n, in. For n Limited Purse Select iyioyGLE AN AllMY OF SERVANTS. Down In the bowels of each ship will bo 100 Htokcis and coal Dlnunois, wink ing In gangs of :!." at a Unto, foodjng two-scoio of futnai'o )nouths. Ten or twolvo onglnoois will look after tho en gines, which will have eight cylinders, each cylinder as laigo as tho l.ilnwater clsteins been on tho tops of houses and shafts of stool 200 feet long and a foot thick. Thole will bo nnothr bundled nion employed in the three vcp.11 ate din ing baloons nnd kitchens. In a single voyage, with a thousand pissengcis nboaid, these men will handle 'SXi tons of chinking water, 50,000 pounds of 1111 at. UCOO cans of vegetables, 20U boxes of lemons, tlOOO pounds of butter, HO gal lons of cioaiii, K caitloads of potatoes and :0,000 eg-;s. Tho eight vessels will bo built of stool and will have twin screws. The oxtoiior size of one will bo gioatei than any ship now alloat, while the nlhuis villi be gt eater car rieib than any shlp-i on the seas. The two largest steamers .11 e to be 21 knot vessel1-' and .ire to ti) lor the ocean rec ni d. Following aie tlio names of tho eight giants. The names and partliu lais of the fiieat Hasterr. and the pres ent laigest ships alloat aie also given fo the sake of eompailson. The ton nage of all the vessels Is about the same, but the now ones are the gt cater canlois, owing to the adoption of a number ol new Ideas, one of which' is the carrvlug of all passongeis above decks by the Noith Cleimah Uoyd ships The fust six vessels aie building for the l.lojds and the two last ones for the Haiiiburg-Ainet lean line. Length. Hreaclth. Depth Ton- nage Kaler Wllhelm deri (iio-se dr) KaKor Frodeilck .... OW Fiedcilck dor tliosse 530 Konlgln Luiso r,',n linibarossa GW liicinon uuO I'enns) Iv.inla lii". Unnamed steamer .. BSI Great Kastern CS0 Luc.inla C01 Teutonic '''-' St. Paul o'r Georgia '. jjS SOMi: INTGUnSTINC, DHTAILS. Tho Knlset Wllhelm dor Giose Is to have four funnels and 28,000 horse power In her itiaduiple engines The Kaiser Fiederlck will have throe fun nels nt d 24,000 horse-power. Tho four otheis, known ns the Uaibarossa il.iss, aio to have two funnels, nnd aie to bo 11-knot boats, except tho Hi omen. Which will have a speed of 1,1 knots Hncli of the Lloyds Line stoameis Is to have tho cabin apartments doeotated wlt,h elaboiato paintings, Ulustiatlng Incidents In the lives of the lulets after which the vessels aie named; allegot ical scenes leptesenting the Oeimnn M'uniifncturcd by Price to All, $75. Fully Guaranteed. For Rubber Stamps Patronize the KIDDED v-TllMfi- I). lULIULIl 01 llllll I CHASE k FARRAR, Prop's., 515 Linden St., Seranton, Pa ELECTRICAL MACHINERY REPAIRED BY SKILLED WORKMEN. THE LACKAWANNA LUBRICATING CO, 1212 CAPOUSE AVE, SCRANTON. CALL UP 3882i ILK OIL fii HK1I1 CO. Ob hi "Ob OFFICE AND WAREHOUSE. Ml TO isi MERIDIAN STREET. M. W. COLLINS, Manager. u; en 13 yjo (,l 3S U'.VN) CD H 11,11) wt :u 11,1X10 (.1) 31 11. W0 0) lit 11,(100 (,.! AS U WW .' 4J 3J.0U0 1'ARISON. si u i''J,sno li." 37 IJ.H'iJ r,7 :i7 u.mi ii .. li.iiiu (,o 31J lu.iuo BARRELS Made and Sold in Six Months, ending flarch 1, 1896, Total Product of IIL ILUj II. lit Ui W The A Mill Alone produced 1,000,000 Barrels, Largest Run on Record. Wilson, William .1. I.alta, AVilliam nation nnil Its hsto)y; Geiinan lanil Seivall, Thomas H. Kcnnecly, Cleneral I J. Wlstnr. The ac;Uvo pall beat'eis weio olKlit old seivants of Mr. Kobeits', vhu weie deeplj attached to lilm. At u meetlni; ot the dllectois of the 1 Vnnsylvaiila Hailioad company to monow they will elect Fiank Thomson, lit st vice iue."hlent of the load, piesi dent, to succeed the late (leoie H. Kob eits, Mr. Thonn-on's election to suc ceed Mr. Kobens Is In line with the policy of the couitiany to momote Its elllclont otllcers to the vacancies ill lectly above thetn. M). Tliuuibun Is ono of the best known l.illroad men In the countiy und has boon In the employ of the Pennsyl vania Kallioad cnni'iany all his life, lie enteied the Miu:s of the company atAltoona vhen he was 1" yeais of acre and has Ktadually woiked his way upwaul In the last thlity-olt'ht yeais of his llfo to the pieslckncy of the com pany. GR0VER TIIRE-ATENS A VETO. Sajs He Wont Sii;n tlui .lcas Iniiui Uiution Hill. WnshlnKton, Fob. 2 Piesident Clove land has told Senator Palmer that ho Intends to veto the LucIku linmlgintlon I lb. He chninoteilzed It as an "In human," "obnoxious," nnd "altogether dlslasteful" measuie. Hhuuld he cany out his Inten-lcii.) there Is no way by which the hill can become a" law this session, as It will la impossible to pnbs It over his veto. ITALY IN AFRICA. Agreement 'Phut Shu Slitill Tciiipor nrily Itcluin Kussitlu. London, Feb. L'. The Pome cot re spondent of thu Dally News says that as a result of the negotiations with KiiKlaml for the cession of Italian pos sessions In Noitheasteui Africa to 1-EJ'l't, it haB been anieod that Italy Is to tcmpoiaiily notain Kassala. scapes and full-length poitialts of the men who hnve made the nation of "blood ami lion." A descilptlon of tho Fiedetlck dot Giosso will explain tho constiuctlon nnd decoiatlvo details of the six I.lov ds vessels. The cabins contain accommodations for 100 flrst-clnss passengers and 70 second-clns passeugeis; 2,300 passtn geH In all can be-ca)iled on the steer age decks when not noeeded I'm cargo. In older to sepaiato caigo and passon geis the cabin accommodations were placed 111 a sunersti uetilie amidships, contalnug ptnetlcally tluoo stoiles, leaving oxtenslvo space furo nnd alt for the bundling of cargo thiough eight huge hatches, four In the foi wind p.ut and four In the alter pat t of tho steam er, piovldod with sixteen hydiaullc cranes. On one of tho stealings the ei anes aie winked by elect llo power. Theu me two piomenade decks on the supeistiuctllie, of which the lower will solve for second-cabin passongeis and tho upper tor Ilrst-class passengers. The 111 st stoiy of the supeistructuio pluced on the upper dock of tho steamer Is 250 feet long, and extends fiom side to sldo of the steamer Passage-ways lun tlnough It fiom fine to aft, ntioidlug ai ces to the accommo dations It cnntiilns, which consist on the stntboaid side of the second-class stnteiooms, bath-tooms and toilet roou)3, and on the pint side of ollleers' ciuutcis and steeiagn hospital. Theie are also In this story of the superstiui' ttne two oNtenslve bnKgngo rooms foi the first nnil second-class passengois, m ranged In such a way as to neunlt tho pnssengetH to have easy access to their baggage at any time. Wasliliurn, Crosby's Superlative Is sold everywhere rrom th Pacific Const to St. John's, New I'ouiulliiiul, nnd in England, Ireland and Scotland very largely, nnd is recognized as the best flour iu th world. , HSJXXafil yt k A&liM J2mU aM GONNELL WHOLESALE AGENTS. HAVE YOUR HORSE SHOD WITH THi Removable, Self-Sharpsnins Navsrslip T03 Gal'(5, S IIEIEI k 11 GENERAL AGENTS, And a full Hue of iron and steel Blacksmiths' aud Wag omnakers' supplies. c 6TEEL f OENTEREQ I If Your Horse is Shod with 5SiaBr7anHEPP"a?!iH 81159 Me Positively Cannot Slip SCRANTON, RA. To Publishers Died Tiling to Snu a Dog, Chester, I'n Teh. 2. rinnlc Ilqwen, aged H joars, v Green n)iU Cililwiil streets, attoinptod to lescue a clog which had fallen Into n ditch near Hid ley Cteolc, when ho nllppod and fell Into tho water, llo wus di owned heforo u successful ul tempt could bo made to rescuu him. THE TRIBUNE is now prepared to fill or ders for composition on newspapers, books pamphlets, or other publications at nioder ate rates. Mures. BUSINESS MANAGER. H-IE DICKSON MANUFACTURINGCO SCRANTON AND WILKES-SARRE, PA., Monufocturors of rn P FS I oconotivos, stationary engines, ioiiers9 liQiSTmG ad ?mmm machinery. Osuerul Office: SCRANTON, PA. Gometlccea necli a reliable, monthly, TPcnlotlns modlclne, Onir liarmleii Cfl4 tho purest drugs should be useJ, It you want the best, get PtT- POSS'S ThiiT aro prompt, rale an! cort&In In result. 1 he rtnulne (Dr. Teal's) nerer dLtafw njlnt. Bout any where, 81.00. Addieii I'sxh JlEDiciac Co,, UoTeUud, O. For salo by JOHN H. PHELPS, Pharmacist, cor. Wyomino Avenue and Spruce Street, Seranton, Pa.