. si -It" MONDAY, JANUAttY 24, 180$. THIS SCRANTON TRIBUNE. MONDAY, JANUARY 24, 1805. GARBONDALE. JONAS LONG'S SONS. THE QREAT STORE. JONAS LONG'S SOVS.. THE QREAT STORE. JONAS LONG'S SONS. THE QREAT STORE. JONAS LONG'S SONS. THE QREAT STORE. JONAS LONG'S SONS. JONAS LONG'S SONS:? THE QREAT STORE, k .' THE QREAT STORE., (The Carbondalo correspondence of Tho Tribune has been placed In tho hands of Mr, C. n. Munn, Salem avenue nnd Church Btroet, to whom news Items may be nddrcsucd. All complaints .ns to Ir regular delivery, etc., should bo made to W. T. nobcrts. now agent. Unparalleled Sal? of House Furnishings MOZART SYMPHONY CLUB. I'roginmmo to Ho Rendered nt thn Acndemv Wednesday livening. Tancred, Ovrrturo Rosalnl Mozart Symphony Club. Intermezzo Hlnfonlco, Viola d'Armonr Solo Mascrignl From Oocra Cawillerla ltustlcuna. Mr. Itlchnrd Htoelzer. Courier of Moscow, Contralto Souk. Itodnuy Miss Mntlo Louisa tlumaer. Andante und Scherzo, Violin Solo. .David Mr. Otto Lund. A Salute from tho New World, Cor net Solo lluch Fnntaslo of American Airs (now), Herr Thco. Hocli. (u) Serenade, Da (Jamba Soln, Gabriel Marie (b) Funtasln. Cello Polo Servuts Mr. Mario Wodcck. Quartettes 00 Au Uorrt do La Mer (Reverie). Duuklcr (b) Minuet from Opera, Captain Pracasse l'essand (e) Schhtmerllcd Pizzicato ...Brenner Alpen Idylle, Alpine Kubo Horn Solo, iloeh First Time In America. Herr Theo. Hocli. Cavatlun, from Opera Donna Cnrten, Contralto Song Mcrcadnntc Miss Mario Louise Clumsier. Tongemulde, "In tho Gypsy Camp" (new) Sporber-Stoclzer Nina Pictures of Gypsy I.lfe. 1. Tales by tho Wntrh Fire at Night. 2. Invitation to the Dance. 3. Dance. 4. Merriment In the Camp. B. Fortune Telling (Wahisfigerlu). t. Solo Dance. 7. Archt I.ule Solo. 8. Itetlrcment Church Beds Are Heard from the Village. 9. Dccamplnr and Sleigh Hide. Cornet Duet, Vlollno Cello Weuer Messrs. Ottn I.und und M. Ulodcrk. Kaiser's Salute Roman Triumphal Trumpet I loch Herr Theo. Horn. TUG D. AND H. OFFICE CHANGES. Ono ot the .llost Convenient Suites of Rooms in Any lluilrond Building. The changes recently made nt the Delaware and Hudson building; on North Main street are giving gennrnl satisfaction among the attaches of tho company. There Is now In the second story, one of the most convenient suites of offices to bo found at any railroad headquarters in the country. Super intendent Manvlllo has provided many tr.odern appliance.-; for tho assistant engineer and dispatchers, which very much facilitate their work. Among other things is a handsome little switch board that connects any one of a num ber ot wires with a single Instrument by .the simple turning of n small lever. Trainmaster f. A. MeMullen and the train dispatchers have been given the two easterly rooms which aie among the best lighted in the building. The large room In the westerly end Is occu pied by Engineer Mason. ELEVKN ARRESTS. .Made lor Purloining Conl fro in the Delaware nnd Hudson. The Delaware and Hudson company have for some time past been greatly annoyed by continued thefts of coal from their cars in this city and of late the depredators have Income more bold and avaricious In their acts. The amounts taken were so noticeable that Constable Moran was notified and he laid plans to capture the thieves. He succeeded so well that eleven per sons have "been apprehended and tho majority of them were given hearings before Alderman Atkinson yesterday. Two were held In ball. The constnble succeeded In eatchlnjk one man stand ing on top of a car in the yard and the two big palls that he hud with hint ' were already filled with coal ready to be carried away. FOR BETTER OR WORSE. Friday afternoon Harold W. IJurrows and Miss Florence H. I'avltt, both' ot Philadelphia, called at the Baptist par sonage armed with a marriage license which they had secured at Scranton t'm morning, und had Rev. T. E. .lep son speak tho words that made them husband and wife. The marriage Is of unusual interest to the popular pastor from the fact that the bridegroom is a theological student at Colgate univer sity where he also prepared for the ministry. The young people stopped oft here on their way to Philadelphia. They departed with the hearty bless ing ot Mr. Jepson. Announcement Is made of the com ing marriage of Miss Lizzie, daughter of Mr, and Mrs. William Henley, of Dunmore street, Olyphant, to John Gr!er, of this city. The ceremony will ne solemnized at St. Patrick's church, Olyphant, next Tue3day afternoon ut 4 o'clock, and will be witnessed by a large number of the'friends cf the con tracting parties from this city AN IMPROVEMENT. Fngineer Barton, who runt the little bleaker on tho Watt-Scurry tract, has been making Fm ImptovementM. Saturday ha completed a now Inclined piano to a point above the rolls whero tare are now dumped an! loturned without being unhooked. The change has simplified the work very much. PURELY PERSONAL. Misses Marsella White und Mary O'Neill are visiting friends in Wilkes Barre. Mr. and Mis. H. M. Hounds, of Reyn ahanhurst, spent Saturday evening with Scranton frlendct. Mrs. Fox, of Blnglminton. Is visiting Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Fox, or Washington place. Frank Smith and daughter, Ornce, are sightseeing In New York ami Washington, D, C. Mrs. J. J. Ttelgeluth and sou, Don ald, and daughter, Ethel, and nurse. Miss Matel Sprung, are visiting the former's mother In Corning, N. Y. PEGKVJXLE. The unlmotoscopo at the Methodist Episcopal church Saturday evening drew a large audience. The enter tainment as given was very Interesting This evening the Anlmotoscopo com pany will give another exhibition at the hall of the Wilson Flro company with nn entire change of programme. One of the Interesting features will be a ifproductlon of a Spanish, bull llgh't taken from life. The general admls. plon. will tw 2r. cents. The olflco of the Harrison house was entered by thieves between tho hours ot 2 and 5 a. in. yesterday. The mat auflew gained entrance Into the olllce by prying open a window. The thieves A J AUte great baM'incnl of this 1 square leet oi noor space, and House Furnishings The Magnificent Upholstery, Carpet and Wall -Paper De partments on the Third Flooj covers Twenty-two Thousand Square Feet. The wonderful Furniture Department on the Fourth Floor is content with over Twenty-five Thousand Square Feet. Here is a total area of Eighty-two Thousand Square Feet devoted to this week's sale. Think of itl No store in the State t-upplies such a world of room for these Departments. We aim to make our first great sale of I louse Furnishings a record-breaker. Our buyers have been in the markets for weeks. Spot cash bought goods at prices never before known to the trade. Spot cash will sell to you lower by twenty per centum than any house in the world. We absolutely command the output of some of this country's biggest and best factories. Their goods have been coming here in car loads. Every dollar expended by you this week will prove an absolute saving of Fifty Cents. We know it ! For we are ourselves surprised at the prices goods have come to us for this sale. We mean that our great buying public shall reap the benefit. Stocks are absolutely the best. We would buy nothing else. For we are here to stay and want your confidence, not only now at all times. We could not afford to make prices that "would not bear sifting. When we tell you the worth of an article it's worth is there always. That our prices are below the worth of goods is only because. Buying Largest Quantities We Buy Cheapest Household Abestos stove mats He Toilet paper per roll tic Lamp chimneys, medium and large size :5c Heavy wire broilers at. . . . 4c Scrub brushes 4c Acme fry pans, small size. . . 4c Electric silicon silver pol ish, box (ic Good quality sink brush. . . Oe, 300 pairs fine China sugar and cream sets, assorted flor al decorations, heavy gold edges, special pair 0c Crank flour sifters, best wire 0c French China tea, bread and butter plates, each 7c 1 5-111. japanned trays at . . . 7c Fine shoe brush wjth dauber 7c Good stove brush at 7c Iron handles for Potts' irons at !c Mixing bowls and bake dishes special at 10c 10 qt. galvanized water pails 12c Fibre water pails at 21c JONAS then ransacked the olllce anil finding nothing of value, tackled the safe. The ?al, which wuh supposed to have been locked, upened to the nimble fin gers of the thieves und $-"JG In cold cash was taken, Munagi-v T. N. tip.ir.gen bnrg stated that the robbery wan not discovered until about 11 o'clock Sun day morning. Constable Craig was notified and who, with tho loc.tl police, are now wot king upon thp case. Tho thieve" left no trace and It is hardly probable that they will ever be ap prehended. ills. Gecrge A. B'il, of Main street, Is uuite HI. The fnlr of the Wilson Fire company, which opened Saturday evening for the purpose of disposing of such articles as were left over from two weeks ngo, closed on the above evening, everything but the bicycle being dlspoted of, as the tickets were not all In on the bi cycle. The drawing was postponed until a future date, which will be an nounced later. The largo Utah squash was turned over to Hon. J. W. Smith, that gentleman guessing the exact number of seeds the squash contained, the number being 5'JO. The hose boys will Issue a -itatoinent to the public shortly. A house owned und occupied by Mar tin Collins, on the East Hide, caught lire about S o'clock Saturday evening and was burned to the grouvd. The Jessup IIosu company responded to the alarm, but owing to the long dlBtanco to a plug, they could not reach the lire. Mr. Collins saved most of his house hold effects. A small Insurance was carried on tin building and contents, The Grassy Island colliery, of the Delaware und Hudson which has been Idle for the past few days for repairs, will resume woik ugaln this morning. TAYLOR NEWS. Caniiug univoniury ol the Nous of '''eiinicrunci!-. Personal Note. The absorbing topic of the town at present Is the coming anniversary of the Kmblem division, No. 57, Sons or Temperance, which will Up held at Weber's rfnk on the 27th Inst. Invita tions have been sent to divisions from lip and down the valley. The commit tee having the affulr In charge says It will be a monster uffalr, The pro- building covers Thirty-five thousand tivcry men is ucvoicu to urocencs (including restaurant). and Best. Utensils. 10 qt. painted chamber pails, worth 25c, at 15c Nickel - plated cuspidores, worth 25c, at 15c Fancy engraved tumblers, best led glass, per half doz. . 22c Water pitchers, rose decor ations, heavy gold edges. . . . 22c Haviland cups and saucers, plain and gold decorations, worth 50c, special 22c 12 qt. enamelled chamber pails, worth 98c, at 'Mc Enamelled foot bath tubs, value 75c, at :17c 30 qt. IXXX dish pan... 04c Tea kettles, copper and nickel plated I)5c Double fruit dishes, worth ijSc to $1.50, your choice, special 09c 10 piece toilet sets, latest shape and decorations, worth $2.75, specitl at 1.95 English printed dinner sets, handsome patterns, worth $9.50, special at 5.95 Fine China tea sets, new shapes and decorations, 56 pieces, worth. $10.50, at 0.95 gramme which is being prepared for the occasion promises to excel any of its ltlnd held In this town. Word was received here from Hyde Park on Saturday from the family of John L. Lewis, Informing friends of the death of their son, David, at the above pluce, after a lingering Illness. Mr. Lewis resided here with his pa rents for many years and lived In the vicinity of North Taylor. He will be burled this afternoon nt a o'clock. Mrs. It. M. O'Horo returned home from Philadelphia on Friday, where she nccompanled her son, Itusscl, to the Olrard college. Mrs. Itlchard Roberts, of Storrs street, Is quite sick at her home. Tlie Emblem division, No. 67, Sons of Temperance, will meet in Van Horn's hall, on Main street. All I....1 be'rs are requested to be present. A rumor has been going around that William Judge, the citizens' nominee for council of the First ward, has with drawn from the present campaign. Mr. Judge hereby wishes to correct the above statement through this depart ment. The i"uinor, he says, Is absolute ly without foundation. He further more wishes to let his friends know that he Is In the fight to stay. This evening will occur the grand entertainment which Is to be held at tho Stewart Memorial church, Itend ham. The children have been well trained for the occasion and It prom ises to be a successful affair, Mr. and Mra. Benjamin Williams, of this place, spent the Sabbath with Mr. nnd Mrs. Joseph Conley In Laflln yes terday. The Klondike Social club will con duct their regular weekly social this evening In Weber's rink. Kruger ns n Preacher. Cornelius W. Van der Iloogt, of Ualtl more, made tho acquaintance of President Kruger soma years ugo in Holland when the latter was visiting that country on a diplomatic mission. He describes the president as a robust man of affable man. ners, full of energy und tact, and a born diplomatist. His adaptability to clrcum Htauces Is Illustrated by au episode at Knandam, the home of the Hev. M, J. Van der Hoogt. While visiting the latter Pros Ident Kruger was called to tho pulpit, und on tho spur of the moment preached a ntirring sermon, in which he made an lm paxsloned appeal for the Transvaal und displayed great faith In Its destinies, Special Bargains in Furniture A. A UK Greatest Furniture Store in Northeastern Pennsylvania I ( one of the greatest in the State. IJuying in big quantitcs, -- ' we sell cheapest. Big factories directly supply us with goods, avoiding middleman's profits. Many patterns in Furniture are made up to our order exclusive designs. Through it all, prices arc ever lowest remember that. We promise some great bargains in Furniture this week. Come and test the truth of this statement. Finest Qualities ! Lowest Prices ! Clothes Trees You'll like them, for they arc handier than a hall rack. And here's a special one for you this week. Made up very strongly and nicely finished. Special at -10c Kitchen Tables Well made, strong, nicely finished: 3 J ft. long, 30 in ches wide. Special this week at 1.0.") Jardiniere Stands All of our Jardiniere stands which have sold readily these last two weeks at $1.50; spe cial at $1.10 Bed Springs No. 2 Woven Wire Bed Springs, all steel wire, and worth at the least $2.50. Special at 1.05 Nurse Rockers Four patterns in Nurse Rockers; solid oak with cane seats. Worth from $2 to $3.25. Special for this sale onlv at Sl.tiO Carpets. Tapestry Brussels, made, laid and lined per yard 00c Body Brussels, made, laid and lined, per yard 1.00 Best Moquette, made, laid and lined, per yard S5c WALL HAPER. White back paper, double roll 5c 9-inch border to match, yd ihc Gilt or glimmer paper, per double roll J 5c 17-in. border to match, yd. 5c Ingrain or felt paper, per double roll 20c GROCERIES. Extra Maracaibo coffee .... 2lc Oolong mixed and English breakfast teas, finest growth 25c Boston baked beans, 3 lb can 8c Fancy N. Y. sugar, can 8c Fancy string beans, can.... 8c Fresh marrowfat peas, can. . Sc Fancy cold smoked hams, lb. 8c California picnic hams, lb. . . 0c 10 lb pail fine lard 72c Leader con. milk, 3 cans. . . 25c Soda crackers, ginger snaps or nick-nacks, 5 lbs for. . . 25c 21 lbs granulated sugar, with other goods at 1.00 Jonas Long's Sons' best pat ent flour per bbl 5.55 JERMYN AND MAYFIELD. Tho Delaware nnd Hudson Itrenkcr Will He Itcbuilt. -Prospects of u Silk Mill. The topic ot conversation of Satur day was the burning of the Delaware and Hudson breaker, which has thrown nearly 800 men and boys out of em ployment, and has cast a gloom over the town at present, because the Krlo company are working their collieries but one day u week. Some thought that It would take at least three months before the shaft would bo In operation again, while others said that the company calculated to' tear down the old breaker and rebuild a now structure upon the old foundation. Mr. Hunter, the outside foreman, said on Saturday evening that the colliery will be In operation within six weeks. Some of the head officials of the com pany were on the scene Saturday morning and they notified Mr. Hunter to have the work pushed until It Is completed. The lumber will be at tho colliery on Monday. The engine house and the shaft and trestllng will be re built, but the old breaker will remain us usual, There was u large force of men employed Saturday clearing away the debris from around the shaft. Tho cause of tho lire, as stated In Satur day's Tribune, remulns a mystery. It Is now an established fact that Jermyn will have a silk mill In opera, tlon about March 1, Attorney H. D. Carey, who has been Inducing the Max well company to open an Industry In this town, appeared before tho council on Filday evening and appealed to the council to accept the propositions which have been made by the capitalist. He suld that the old Jermyn store and two adjolnng lots huvo been purchased by the stockholders for the purpose of opening a silk mill. All they asked, he said, was that the property bo exempt from taxes for fifteen years. Mr. Carey urged upon the council to accept the proroslton for the sake of the town and people. Councilman Swlck offered the following resolution, which was unani mously adopted; Whereas, Robert Maxwell, of the city of Carbondale, Pa., proposes to estab. llsh t'io business ot manufacturing or Leather Sofas Fine quality leather sofas, handsomely made, worth at the least $6.50. Special at. .$4.50 Iron Bedsteads Solid iron beds, white en amelled, with brass trim mings, all sizes. Special at.?:M9 Solid iron beds, handsome ly enamelled, with large brass trimmings, 1 inch posts, well worth $10.50. Special at 5.08 Parlor Suits Full size tapestry Parlor Suits, 5 pieces, viz: Tcte, Arm Chair, Divan and two side chairs. Very handsome and fully worth $28. Special this week at 10.98 Bedroom Suits Three - piece Bedroom Suits, consisting of Bed, Dresser and Wash Stand. Very special at !).9S Great Sale Of Wrappers Wrappers made of the best Flan nelette, wearing material known in the market, with a full gathered back and trimmed yoke front, braid trimmed collar, nicely lined to the waist, neatly stitched button holes, and two inch hem around the bottom. The patterns are neat and come in blue, black and white, red and black, blue and white, green and black, pv -pie and white. They are perfect fitting in every de tail. No dressmaker would make one for less than $1.00, to say nothing of the material. Made' to retail at $i.$o. Manufacturers "were forced to we bought them under the prices, and give our customers the benefit. Take your pick of the lot NG'S preparing silk goods within the limit of Jermyn borough; therefore be it Resolved, By tho burgess and town council of Jermyn borough, and It Is hereby resolved by authority of the same that all lands owned or occupied by tho suld Robert Maxwell, his heirs or assigns, together with the building thereon and building that may here nfter be erected thereon necessary and used for carrying on the business of manufacturing or preparing silk goods, also the double house adjoining the store property so long as owned by Robert Maxwell, his heirs and assigns In connection with the silk factory, shall be exempt from local taxation for the term of fifteen years from this date. Provided, however, that If at any time during said term of fifteen years the business of manufacturing silk goods shall be abandoned or if less than fif teen persons be employed when the mill Is in operation, then all of the Bald property shall be subject to regular tnxatlon. The school board met In special ses sion on Saturday evening for the con sideration of the new plant. Mr. Carey was present and ho showed why they should accept of the new Industry. After considerable talk upon the sub ject tho board decided to accept the resolutions which were adopted by the council, Tho Ladles' Guild society 6f St. James Episcopal church met ut the home of Miss Mable Davis, on Main street, Friday afternoon, and elected the following olilcers: President, Miss Mable Davis; matron, Mrs, Fassenden; secretary, Miss Gertrude Vale; treas urer, Miss Pendred. A very pleasant time was spent after tho election until f o'clock, when all departed for home. The Qlenwood Aid association at Its last meeting elected the following offi cers: President, John Campbell; re cording secretary, David T. Powell; flnunclal secretary, John Dilvltt; audi tors, Peter Forbes, John Burns and T. I'. Lally. After the meeting, cigars were passed around nnd a social time enjoyed. The funeral of the slx-months-old child of Mr. nnd Mrs. Patrick Hyland, of Mayfleld, took place yesterday after noon. Interment waa made In Calvary cemetery, Mayfleld. The teachers met In the school Sat urday morning. Two excellent papers were read by Miss Roberts nnd Miss Lace Curtains and W E HAVE a great department of the above goods. Just what Scranton has long needed, so we arc told. It is the biggest and the best. You're sure to find what you want if you look through the stock. But never in "the history of Scranton has such an opportunity for buying good thing new, clean, late designs, nobby patterns, great variety. Bot goods at low prices been presented as during this week. Every tom prices on everything. Scotch Net Lace Curtains Superb patterns, durable, stylish; 3 J yards long, 54 in ches wide. Well worth $1.25. Special at 79c Real French Fish Net Curtains Brussels patterns and Irish Point effects, great variety, worth $2.25 to $3. Special at 1.08 Real Saxony Net Lace Curtains Exquisite, dainty, filmy patterns in great assortment; worth from 4 to $5 pair. Special at li.49 Real Brussels Curtains Hand-wrought on a gen uine 20 point Brussels net, with needlework wheels through design; 3$ yards long, 54 inches wide, actual value $6, very special at 3.89 Bear in mind that we give special attention to Fine Drapery work. We employ original designers and artistic drapers, who make a specialty of this line class of work. Designs and estimates cheerfully submitted. Also special estimates on shades at lowest prices. $5.00 sell: 59 c SONS Rimer, for which they received great praise. Much time was spent In a dis cussion of how to teach the primary class. Many bright thoughts were ex changed on the matter. A Democratic caucus will he held In the Windsor hall, Tuesday evening at 7 o'clock and at 8 o'clock a citizens' caucus will be held In the same hall. The Citizens band gave a social on Saturday evening to those who helped In the recent fair. The Gllroy orchestra from Archbald was present and fur nished the music for the evening, at the close of the concert and for danc ing. Refreshments were served, nnd at a reasonable hour all departed for home. There was a large crowd from this town who witnessed the shooting match which took place at "Prlceburg on Saturday between Gabriel Hall, of Mayfleld, and James Twlss, of Prlce burg. Hall won by shooting nine pigeons to Twlss' three. The caucus which should have been held on Saturday evening at Mayfleld was postponed until Wednesday even ing next. The Edgerton Coal company puld their employes Saturday, A carpet ball social was held nt the home of Mrs. Surdlval on last Thurs day evening. There was a largo num ber present. Refreshments were served, DANGERS OP GUN PRACTICI!. The Hrarrry ol'n JUnto Saved n Ship I'rom Destruction. From the San Francisco Chronicle. "There Is considerable danger In this naval practice lu gunnery," said an officer of the United States navy the other day. "I camp very near going up Into tho air In small bits on this last Bquadron cruise. We were at heavy gun practice ut sea, and but for the quickness of a gunner's mate would never'haVe returned. As you probably know, the heavy gun In the turrets are fired by electricity, the gun being discharged simply by pressing a button. The officer In command of the forward turret on our ship during rapid-lire practice was Just about to press the button to fire one of our big guns, when a gunner's mate was seen to grab at something on the wall 'of the turret and then fall In a heap on the floor. Tho Draperies Tapestry Portieres Three yards long, all over figured, fringed top and bot tom, value $2.50. Special at.1.19 NePaul Damask Portieres Handsorric, silky finish re versible goods; heavy knot ted fringe at ends, choice line of colors, absolutely worth $5, special at ...,?;.38 Rope Portieres The ideal door drapery, light, airy, graceful, dressy and new, two styles in four colors and well worth $3 at 1.98 and $1.50. French Fish Nets Fully 50 inches wide, in a large variety of patterns, very durable quality, worth 25c I yard. Special at Ific Window Shades 36 inches wide, 6 feet long, guaranteed spring roller complete fixtures. Special at ., So Great Sale of Jackets and Capes We bought the entire stock of one of the largest cloak manufacturers in New York City, at a price way below the cost of production, an awful loss to them, but ready cash is what they had to have. These beautiful Jackets and As trakhan Cloth and Beaver Capes have arrived, all new and fresh, and will be put on sale this morning at 9 o'clock. We don't want anyone to miss this splendid bargain opportunity. Think of buying elegant satin-lined Jackets and Capes, the finest rough and smooth materials to be had, for hardly the price of the lining namely, to $7.50 Worth from $10 to $20. These low prices should command very the thoughtful attention of every woman who appreciates elegant outer garments, buch a chance may never occur again. No time to lose, if you care to share the benefit of this sale. ofllcer pressed the button, but Hie gun wus not dlccharged. "When the mate came to, he was asked what had happened, and he In formed the olllcer that the breech of the gun had not been locked, and that what lie grabbed at, on the wall was the wires forming the electric firing cir cuit. When he saw that the ofllcer was preparing to tire the gun, and at the same time observed that the breech of the gun was not locked, the only thing that occurred to him to prevent the gun bWng discharged was to destroy the circuit, which he did promptly and effectively. When all this occurred there was a charge of L'50 pounds of powder In the gun, another charge of the same size In the turret ready tb be nerved, and the passageway leading jto the powder magazine was wldeopen' "But for the quickness of the gun ner's mate the gun would have been blown out Inside the turret, the gases from the burning powder would prob ably have ignited the charge lying In tho turret, this explosion would have Ignited tho powder in the magazine, and the chances are that the whole ship, crew and all, would have gone up In tho air. A thought that has oc curred to me Is this: Suppose the ac cident had occurred, what do you Im agine the verdict of tho board of in quiry as'to tho cauxe of the lo?n of the ship would have been? Since this ex perience, the department- has adopted electrical means to prevent the dis charge of any of the large guns' until the breech Is locked." . . ; tiu: growth or j.anuvacj:. ProgrosN of the Work of Compiling the Oxloid Dictionary. That tho English language 13 much more copious than It was In tho days of Johnson Is evident from tho fact that the compilers of tho new anil monumental Oxford dlctlimary."htU-e gathered &9.591 worlb beginning wijh tho first live lettrri. of the alphabe(,.')f which f.C.L'51 mo main und 13,181 spiHiftit combinations explained under ntalu words. Of tho main word 47,7SJ are In current use, 13,192 obsolet", nnd 2.fil8 alien. But with nil these words writ ers h'avp not Improved .greatly tlHoii Shakespeare. Milton",, .of. tfV-enfittiftMii and many othera of nri earlier erar