THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE-THURSDAY. MARCH 9, 1899. j NORTON'S SPRING SELECTIONS of New Wall Decorations are now ready for lnspoctlon. We Invito your attention to see the beautiful Novelties we have for your consideration. Choice American, English and Trench designs and colorings to match the new carpets and diapciles. We have selected the "Cream" of the patterns fiom the mills that make the Finest Wall Decorations. Our selections aie oxcluslvo and cannot bo had elsewhere in the city. You aie welcome to see them and not be under any obligations. We will cheerfully and gladly exhibit our specimens to all who desire to see the new ideas in interior decorating. Any contemplated inside decorating can bo done In cold weather as well as In warmer, more quickly and at less expense. We furnish competent workmen on short notice and at reasonable rates. We suggest an early consideration to avoid the usual spring rush. M. NORTON, 322 Lackawanna Ave., Scranton. 32 S. Main St., Wilkes-Barre. I KODAKS I M g KODAK SUPPLIES g AT g THE GRIFFIN ART STUDIO g I- See our window. The : ;S largest line ever bi ought ' to Scranton. X DR, A. A. LINDABURY. Specialties Surgery, Diseases of Women Ofllce Hours - 0 to 10 a. m l to :i p. m At Ilcsiilenco .. 7 to a p. m Office !lllnm Hull til n ir. Opn. 1'oMotllco. IlcelUence mo South .Main Avenua UIMO lllblllULLU 01 Unvi opened h oencra. Innurauce Office In ll!ltf ilHlCiltt, IcH flock Camnnnlei repreented. lfirss -l th especially tollcltod. Iclephouu lbU'J. R. J. REAR, 'lunrthg, Staam and Gas Fitting Jobbing 1'romptly Attended to. Corner ofl'enii Vvenuonud L, nderi Stree.. Under Mile Windsor." KEEIEY eURE 1-orI.iquor, InitrBiilTobacroai!racs. Tamphlet free. 'I MU KIXLBY INSTITUTE, 728 Madison Ate., fcCRANTON, 1A. SCRANTON TRANSFER CO. UaKgago called for and delivered il.ij or night. Office, 100 Laoka. Ave. Phone 525 AGKAWANNA "riiK" lAUNDRY o8 Penn Avjnu:. A. B WARHAW PERSONAL. Stcnogiapher L. M. Schoch is ut liar ilsburg. lion. Galiibha A. Grow was in the city last night. II. S Goim'iu leu M-xU'iriay afternoon for Bildgept it, Conn , on bunlm. Captain William Hoekwell. liumerly i'f till-, city, now of Sluleu Island, was a Scranton isltor jesteulay. Coloiul II. M. Boies is in Xew York city. 1 S Page left Msteida for Montreal, Canada, on u Imtlnes-i trip Louis Ituppiecht, of Penn airnuu, full-a csterdav fur Geinmny to orins home his wile who was tukui ill while lslttng there. John Power OConnoi, iltik of the po lice depaitment, is ie.eilng congratula tions over the anlval ot a daughter, his llrst boin. The Centuil Pennsjlvanla confeienco ot the Vnlted i:aiiRellcul ohuuh. In bes. blon at LewNburg, lias made the follow ing asclgnmentH of Suanton pasion: Xlon churcli P.ev. C. D Mooie, Ltttlo Lngland nnd Sibley mlislons, Itev. II. C. Stover. The two missions will bo under iho supervision ot the Zlon thuich. Hi v. Mr. Moore Is the piepent pastor of Y.tm eliurch "The Woikti," publishcl in Pittsburg In the Interest of the Christian Church or Dlsclples of Christ, in Its luo of Mutch 5 has this to suy of He v. I). M Klnter, pastor of tho Clulstlan chinch of In diana, Pa, toimerly pastor of the Pro idenco Christian chinch: "Ihother 1) M Klnter of Indiana, won a. lurgo pin.- in 'ho admiration of the Danksvlllo people v his kindly todal riualltles and two lino lermons The sermon on "The Power if i Shadow" especially pleased the in Thn men speak highly of his lecture to theni laturday night. Hrother Klntti Is nlo mo of the most lnipressl Scrlptiuo eaueis i n.ivo ivtr heard He Ix doing i work In Indiana which tellb to tho llg llty of our real plea. Christian unity. Vlthough Indiana Is his boyhood home, vhere llko others ho was one of the bovx, 'et he is held In vnv hlsli esteem One sompctent ndmlier said h was 'the Tal mage of Indiana." I nm told by his pen ?l that h" enjoys the luxury of presidi ng to largo audiences. Ho Is certainly i most ngieeablo mun to woil; with In a meeting " Dr. Sapp Leaves for tho West. Dr. C. C. Sapp, of the flun of Sapp & McGravv, dentists, 114 Wyoming nve nue, left esterday afternoon for a tour through the West. He will ' all the large cities, introducing hl ucw system of crown nnd btldg work to the dental profession. A Card. We, the undersigned, do hereby ayrcj to refund the money en a tj-cent bottle cf Greene1 Warranted byrup ot 'lar It It falls to cure your cough or cold. We also guarantee a 25-cent bottle to piovo satis factory or money lefunded. J. U. Hone S. Bon, Dunmora, Pa , Julin P. Donahue, ficranton, Pa. FINANCE COMMITTEE'S WORK. Contributions to the Fund for De fraying Ileceptlon Expenses. The Jlnnniv committee to solicit funds to defray the expanses of tho reception of the Thirteenth icglmont hut been ert'afreil for the IhbI three days In that work and report tho fol lowing amount collected up to tills time. It Is Impossible for them to seo the many who would like to contri bute to this mini, and if those who ure Inclined to contribute will kindly for ward their contributions to the clinlr innn, K. H. Ulpple, or any member of tho committee, It will be uretitty uppie elated. The amount thus far talsed Is not sufllclent to defray tho expenses of the reception and we would n.k all thoso who deslie to contribute to hi as liberal as possible. List of contiibutlono: Win. Connall ... slWiWHlur IIiIkrs .. i: 1. Fuller . . M i:urett Warren. w. l Jlullstcad. ro'l. Silpn II. M. Ilolr, m II, a. Ktiupp... . IW.Cimh, T. It. 11 .. M Itutko Uros . . . r. C. W. Klrkpnt Ml tkk C. D. Simpson J. .. I'm vv ford . John Jctimn U. M. Hullate.ul. l.ebeck A: Corin Hunt & Connell. Scruntou Ititll- :-.;c. ii. undMiv L'3',I. II. OiiiiMor 'C. II. WelkM waj Co 23 K. J I. Klevtiix ... !lobe vvurohoutc 23, John tiibbons . It. O. nrookH 23 Connolly & Wal- O. S Johnson... I'll Itiee J. 1. Connell... loU. II. Iturns .. ( Suulerfnii, Jr. in P p. 1uk? O'Urien & KellN. lu A. II. Dunning 1'. II. Clomoim . Jrt G. rtogait 10 T3. C. Deans Mopaipee HniK. a. w l'Htz. ... io J A. I.lncn 10 I;. O. Couiaen . i OoldHtnltli s Ha- Matthews Hros . 10 zaav . . . J I). Williams &. I.rwN. lit Illy i. III.) 10 u.-vvIm Dr J. I,. Wentz. C O. lioland .... l.uther Keller... V. A. Jlnv ... . 13. S. Peck A. P. Ikdfoul .. T. K. Penman . J II. Steell .. 10 Clemens, l'ciber 10 Co 30 Victor Koth 10 Hire, Lev y &. Co 11 J T. I'oi ter . . . 10 Meuri &. llagen. 30 I'rcd Dnrr 10 Ciifpv Pros W. II. Richmond 10'A. 13. Connell . C II. Zehnder... 10 O. II BackiiK.... W. II. Jessup . C. 31. Sc limit . C It. Pitcher.. Thos BprnRue Chns Kehlaijer. V Cnrlnccl .... W. S Dtehl . ., r. D. W. Poutll . C Millar & Peck .. : Phllllpi&llolmcs 3 W. II. llanley. . 5 W II. Jcssup, Jr ' Smaller contrlbu B1 tloni H P. Godfrey.... B Very rospectfullv, i:zia II. Itlpplc. (' G. llolind, Conrad Schioeder, George M. Hallstwd, 13. X. Wlllnnl. rinanco Committee. EECErTION COMMITTEE MET. Thoso Who Will Go to Hairlsburg to Keceivo tho Soldiers. There was a meeting In the board of trade rooms yesterday of the recep tion section of the general committee, which has the matter of a reception for the returning soldleis In charge. A sub-committee consisting of Captain Fremont Stokes, Cnptaln W. A. Itaub, A. P. Bedford, It. M. Scranton, W. S. Millar, Iteese Watkins, Polph Ather ton, Frank Vomiting and Chailes 13, Daniels was appointed to go to Ilarrts burg and meet the soldiers and serve them with coffee and saiitlwiches at that point. AVhen the tioops nrilve Sunday night it will depend upon themsches ns to whether or not they will parade. The public lecoption will bo held March -1 and the following Is the outline of the programme for the occasion: Put ado at 3 p m. of the Thirteenth and Clvlo and Military societies of the city; ban quet at the at mot y tit C p. m ; recep tion at the Lyceum at 8 p. in. It is the Intention of the committee to havo Goernor Stone, Lieutenant Governor Gobln, Adjutant Geneial Stewart and ex-Gocrnor Hastings piebent if pos sible. When the regiment an Ives at Hairih buig Sunday one of tho city gongs will gle one blast. When Sunbury Is leached two blasts will bo given and three will announce tho arrival of the soldiers at "Wllkcs-Baire. If they should arrive late at night arrange ments will be made to have the Trac tion company run cars on Its line. There will be n meeting of the gen eral committee In tho board of trade rooms Filday afternoon. COURT HOUSE NEWS NOTES. The oath of olllco of W. U. Svvlck, Jus tice ot the peace, of Jcrmn, and his bond in the sum of fl.COO were filed with Pro- thonotaiy Ccpel.ind jeftcrday. An application for a chatter for the Lib erty Bell Beneficial srclety ot St. Stan islaus Kotka, of Jessup, was fuVd with Prothorotaiy Cnpcl.tnd 'Nesterdav. April 3 was llxed as tho time for tho hnrln?. Clei of the Courts Daniels esterday gianted n matilago llienhe to Tohn C. 1'srren nnd lidribeth llnwklnx, both of WIll.es-Barre. Wyoming Seminary. Tlie j-pring teim will open Match 17. ThK will be an excellent teim for thorn who wish to take a special drill in English, preparatory to teaching or to beginning a college pieparatory com se next tall. Stiong courses aie also provided In ait, music and elocu tion. The business couie is almost without equal among conimeiclal col leges. Boarding depaitment fitted up In the best btyle. 13cellent accommo dations for day scholars. For cata logue addiess Rev. L. L. Sprague, Piesident, Kingston, Pa. Go to Lane's for your meals. 320 Spruce stieet. ' m Smoke The Pocono Cigar, 5c. Appetizing Nourishing A leading Philadelphia grocer offers them at 39c as a leader. Our regular price 35c; full quart bottles 69c. Spanish Queen Olives, full 18 ot, bottles, 25c. Large, fat fruit, 35c; 10 oz. bottles, 10c. Coursens1 braud pure olive oil 75c qf $2.50 per gal. Potomac Roe Herriug 38c E. G. COURSEN California Ripe Olives BURGLAR SHANNON'S CONDITION SERIOUS STATEMENT HE MADE TO A TRI BUNE REPORTER. Ills Homo Is In Slinmokln nnd He Is n Tinsmith by Trade Has Been In This City Only a. Tew Days. Did Not Know All of His Com panionsInterview with Station Agent Broad He Describes the Battle Fought in the Dark Police Tiylng to Find Shannon's Com panions. Tluye Is little to add to the almost complete find exclusive story In The Tilbuno of yesterday of tho attempt of burglnrs to loot the 1'eckville station of the DJlawnie and Hudson inllroad early yesterday morning, which lesulted so disastrously to one of the gang. John Shannon, the wounded mnn. man, who was enptured, lu nt the Iteluivvnnna hoiillul In a precailous condition nnd fo far none of the otheis In the gang have been caught, though it seems almost certain that one or two of th"in veie wounded Shannon's wound 1h a d.uigei.nis one. A full chaige of blid shot struck htm Just beneath and to the left of tho let shoulder blade, penetrating nt least an inch nnd n half. Tho shot did not spatter and rnrrld n piece of the cloth ing Into tho wound llko n wad. If blood poisoning does not follow, this piece of cloth may br hU solvation, as It prevented the shot going deeper. However, It H feared that seine of the line pnrtl-les of shot went through Into the lung cavity, perhaps penetrat ing tho left lung Itself. Tho wounded man has grent dlfliculty in breathing nnd pays he feels llkj hiccoughing when drawing n breath. The pieces of cloth irg nnd line shot were picked out ot the wound at tho hospital yettorday moinlng and his condition seemed to glow better as the day advanced SHANNON'S STOItV. Shannon's htoiy to n Tribune repoit er bote tome ninrka of truth, ns If ho wavered between a full confession and a fear of the results of such un act. He stated that hla home was In Shamokln, vvhvie he teslded with a maided rlstcr. This slstei's name he refuses to tell, saying: "1 do not want her to krow until I leally have to go, If I got worse." He made this btateinent apparently In dlsregaid of the fact that tho name he gave as his right one will be published broadcast When his attention was called to this he just looked lndllferent ly at the lepotter. It was later discovered that hoi l.nme Is Mrs. John Urennan and that she le sldes on Shamokln street. Continuing, bo said: "I nm a tin smith by trade nnd was out of work at home. 1 left theto to knock aiound about two weeks ago and got as far as Wavrrly, N. Y. I came to this town a few days ago and 1 ut up nt a lodging houuo on Lackawanna avenue. Last nUht (Tuesday night), Uennlnger, a fellow I met here, says- 'Let's take a trip up towards Caibondale.' "He paid the faie and we went. Wo got off nt Peckvlllo, getting there, I guess, about 10 30 or 11 o'clock. There was no one around but two young fel lows nnd we got talking to them. They said they were from Waverly, N. Y., but I did not know them." At this point Shannon stopped to think It over, though he had a ready answer for the questions which brought out the story. When asked what they wont Into the station for when It was locked up, ho taid simply "to sleep." PLACE SURROUNDED. "Then the tiouble followed," he went on, "for those other fellows started to ransack the place and pretty soon the place was mil rounded. We all made a dash for the outside and I got shot." "Who shot vou," was asked. "The fellow with the gun and I was only about twenty foet fiom 1:1m. The other fellows scattered," he answered. "What did you fellows shoot for?" was tho next query. "I didn't shoot. Didn't have any thing to shoot with I was trying to get away fiom the shooting ns fast as I could." he unsvvercd, quickly. Shannon Is about live feet, fix or seven Inches tall, weighs about 153 pounds and Is a well built young man. He gives his age ns twenty years. On the back of his right wrist Is a. deep scar ubout the hlzo of a silver dollar, as If burned Into tho flesh. On his left forearm near the elbow is a shleld shapped taittoo mark, In the center of w hich "In Memory of My Mother." On the right forearm li a tattooed star. He Is bmooth shaven nnd boyish looking, with an open and not vicious appealing face, Ho has a peculiar cast In both eyes and his hair Is of that shade between sandy and auburn. Ho says nn un marrlfd sister. Miss Margaret Shan non, lives in Philadelphia, on Spring Garden street. Uennlnger, his pal' of a few ilays, is about four years older. Ho is a heavier built fellow and rath daik looking He wore a datk suit nnd sweater and a slouch hat. Ho told Shannon tint he belong ed to Sunbury. Shannon also said that neither of them had ever been up this way bofoie and were nover In Wilkes, llaire, at leat ho wasn't. FOUND AN ACQUAINTANCE. Lute In the afternoon Shannon re cognized one of the patients of tho med ical ward who camo down Into tho surgical ward as a former resident of Shamokln. The man Is Patrick Igo and the two talked awhile. In the evening, when Shannon began to feel woisc, ho had Igo write a letter for him to his sister In Shamokln, stating where ho was and In what condition. He told Igo that he was not In nny manner connected with uny of the burglailes heieabouts and never saw Gluison, the buiglar who was shot at Delawaie Water Gap two weeks a'o. W. J. Droad, the fearless agent at the Peckvillo station, was warmly con giatulnted yesterday on the escape of himself nnd his companions fioin Injury In their battle with the burglars To a Tribune repotter Mr. Iiioud said yes terday: "A buiglar alarm conn-rts my tesU deuce with the station, half a mile uwnj, nnd nt 1145 o'clock last night It informed mo that some one had enteied the building. I drecd and securing tho nsslstanco of Chief of Police K. L. Ciulg und Theodore Dike man started for tho stoitlon. Craig had a lovolver and Dlkeman ntul I weio tinned with double-barrelled shot guns "When we got to the station wo saw lights burning lu tin building and fig ures moving about. We moved about the building for n fovv minutes until wu discovered thr.t theto were flvo men Inside. Then we made a noise to let the burglars know they weio dlscov ei rd. They did not blow out the lights, but gathered In u group nnd hold a consultation nt whlih thoy tippntently decided to make a dash for liberty. Tiir.Y opr.NKD nm." ' Thcv came to tho door of the waiting loom nnd we stood about live feet fiom It and demanded their sunendii. They answered by Hi lug nt us. We le tiuned tho (he und for about a mlntito the filing was general, sonm thirty shots being exchanged. WIimi the bur glniH began to flu they rushed fiom tin' building and spnrtcd, going In dlffeicnt directions. The cries of dis tress Indicated that we hit three ot them Ono mu?t havo been n-vcrcly vvoundi'd. judging fiom his tonrs. It was nut Shannon, for he went in a dlfi'eient dlfctlou than that tiken by the otheis. "We ran out of amiuunltloii and de cided to go over to Peckvillo to te plenlsh It befoie stinting on the tiall of the buiglnis On the porch of Wat kins' ding store wo found Shannon. Wo took him to Dr. 'Iiovei's office and had his wounds dr sed and aflervvnrds con veyed him to Olyphnnt In a carriage. At Olyphr.nt we apprised Deteettvo Crlppun of what had happened and nn engine was ordered fiom Carbondale tn take the man to Scranton. On Shan non's person was found a revolvei that h" used In tho affrav nnd some trifles taken from the station. No money Is left In the station nt night and tho burglais, eviui If undisturbed would havo secured little of value for tho work " Tho Peckvillo station was visited about a year ago nnd Agent Droad was informed by the burglar alarm as ho was Tuesday night. Ho suc ceeded In winging one of the men who entered tho place. HUNTING FOR T1IH MLN. The police department of the city wns nt woik yesterday covering every point to catch the burglars who escaped. A repot t came from the station agent at Mill Creek thnt threo ttamplsh-looklng fellows had boarded a train Just above there and that one of them appeared to bo injured. Patrolmen Potter and McMulIen were dtoiled to look thoso fellow a up If they reached here. They heatd that three had rotten oft nt the South steel wotks, but upon going down there thoy discovered that It was at Taylor that the gang loft the train. A lrultlcss .seatch was made for them and the Taylor boiough pollco were requested to keep .1 lookout for the gang. A tranui wns nicked up at the Man vllle bieuker last evening by Patrol man Duggan. At the Piovidence sta tion house he gave his name ns James Duilck, of Honesdale. He said he had not been in Honesdale for three years, but that was his home originally. He stated that ho lately came from Waverlv, N. Y., with two companions, and that they slept In the Plttston sta tion house last night. A search of his clothing failed in connecting him with the 'Peckvillo robbery. At first it was thought he was wounded, but a close examination showed him to bo crippled In the right leg. He has been lemand ed for a further hearing this morning. Messages weie sent out to all the doe tors In this teglon jesterday, asking them to report Immediately to Detec tive Martin Crippen any easo of gun shot wound that might comu to their notice. CALLED AT Dli. DERNSTElN'S. Dr. A. II. Bernstein, of Peteisburg, sent wind in response to this that he had an early moinlng call from a sus picious acting character who probably might be one of the men wanted About S o'clock a tinniplsh-looklng fellow came to tho door and asked to seo the doctor. Ho was motioned to a scat In the office by the gill who an sweied the door bell, and word was sent ui)talis to the doctor The latter was In hi d at the time and it was ten or llf ti en minutes befoie he camo down. When he enteied his office he found that tho visitor had departed. He was no .een to leave by any ono In the house, but a neighbor of Dr. Bernstein stated later that he saw a tough look ing man coming out of the office and that ho came down from the porch one foot at a time, as If lame. He walked away slowly and as If In pain. Tho Famous Blstolfe Trio, an ot ionization of veiy fine musicians, havo arranged to give a giand concert In this city on Saturday evening. The tilo use a violin, mandolin and guitar, tho manipulator of the latter plang at times two sepaiato instruments. Music lovers who havo often heard of tho Blstolfes will be glad of this oppor tunity to hear them. Their concert w 111 be given In the lotunda of Jonas Long's Sons' store on Saturday evening, be ginning at 7 o'clock. Especially for Ladles. The Lake Shore and Michigan South ern railway 13 especially convenient for ladles traveling alone. Uniformed attendants ate xeady to administer to their wants on every train, and lady passengeis on ho 1 "Ko Shore can 'e sure of utmost courtesy, abao'uite safety and complete comfort rincst wines and cigars at Lane's, S20 Spruce street. Tho Wllkes-Baira ItecorJ can be hart In Scranton at the rews stands ot Ilels mnn Bros , 40t Spruce and G03 Llnd2n ru-eei-' Mac, Lackcwanna uvenue. x "ST J. T"10! HlBJL 3 Stockman reports .1 number of remnants accumulat ing in the Drapery Department. Patterns we can not duplicate. Goods we cannot match. Leaving us often with just enough for our window. Oi, maybe, one door. Or to drape a coy corner. Can you find a place tor some ? We can't. That's why you can buy them for about half price tin;, week. Lots of them are the last of our nicest goods. N.ituially the best selling patterns are the first to pla out. That's what makes remnants. So much (or desirability, Price you'll know is light when you see the goods. The quicker you come the more you'll have to pick from. & COMBINATION OF COAL COMPANIES NEW YORK VIEW OF SIFNiri CANCE OF MOVEMENT. Evening Post States That Negotia tions Are Known to Be in P10 gies3 with Operatois In Other Dls tt lets Story Sent Out from New YorkAbout the Monster Coal Syn dicate Tormed by Men lutoiestod In the Client Coal Canylns Roads. Theinergingot local eoal mining com panies under a common head to be known ns the Temple Iron company drew forth the following from tho New York Evening Post ot last night "The union of tho Scranton coal com panies Is believed to have hecn ef fected though deposits of their stock with the Guaranty Trust company ot th's Mty. The purchase of these com panies Is part of a comprehensive plan for control ot the anthracite output, nnd while It Is said that no moie nde pendent collleilts are nt present tho subject of nerotintlons. yet it is to bo taken ns assured that the Scranton mines were liist taken under control because of the dangerous proportions which the proposed Independent an thracite line hud assumed, and that others will be taken In It the pro jectors ot the plan for uniting the an thracite output hoj nny endangering nt their plans for maintaining pi Ices on a profitable basis: 'Negotiations are known to be In progress with operatois In other dis tricts. The much Improved demand lor anthracite and the advance In the prices makes It possible for coal roads which own a latgo proportion of their collieries to get the benefit of the Im proved situation. If Independent oper ation could come In nnd cut prices some of the rallvvavs might feel com pelled to meet the cut and then there would be no profit for anybody In the Industry. MOHGAN'.S VISIT "The visit of J, P. Morgan to Eng land has been taken as having bear ing on the coal deal. It was stated to day by those In a position to know that Mr. Morgan's visit had no relation to any such move nor Is his return to be made the occasion for any defin ite announcement of a coal combina tion. That Is Just what he and the an- thiacite presidents wish to avoid. "The presidents nio notoriously timid about bilnglng on legislative attacks, and, while the members of many in dustilal pools meet regularly In this city the coal presidents nlwaya deny that they ever meet fotmallv It Is nevethelcss a fact that all anthracite Interests are now striving to regulate tho output and make the Industry fair ly profitable." Following Is part of a story sent out from New York Tuesday night with reference to a monster coal combina tion. "The leturn ot J. Pleruont Morgan fiom London on the Kaiser Wllhclm der Giosse today closed another til umphaut chapter In this financier's eaieer. He went abroad two months ago to Eecuro the assent of the Head ing's English stockholders to a gigantic scheme that tho Vnnderbllts, the Penn slvanla Railroad company, tho New Jeisoy Central and the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western companies, had foi mulated. This Is nothing less than a consolidation ot all the great Eastern coal Interests under one man agement. "The Heading's vast netwoik of eial piopertles wa such an Important fac tor In the plan that the genius of Mr. Moigan was almost exclusively devot ed to bilnglng the Reading Coal and Iiori company Into lino. GOWEN'S CONSOLIDATION. "When Franklin 1). Gowen In lvs consolidated the rallioad and the coal companies and blanketed them with one mortgage he rendeied veiy dif ficult any future separation of the two Interests. Assured of the support of the Vanderbilt Influence In the va.-'ous coal roads they largely control, Mr. Morgun was In a position to argue -ilously with the largest English share holders, and, by sturdy, persistent ef forts, he brought them to his way of thinking. "The cause ot this gigantic combina tion Is due to the recent rate cutting, for which Edward It. Holden, coal man ager of tho Delaware, Lackawanna and Western railroad, Is chiefly responsible. "J. Pleipont Morgan's visit abroad was not generally supposed until today to bo conceined with anything affecting tho coal interests outside Heading and its leased New Jersey Central mines and tolling stock. When the full mag nitude of the consllldatlon was realized Wall stieet had a genuine sensation. ''Primarily It Is estimated that fully $J,;oo,000 will bo saved annually In op erating expenses, nnd the profits In creased fullv ns much more by doing away with all middle men, like Holden, of the Lackawanna, nnd sales agents of tho other railroad lines. "The Virginia companies are not In the pool because they are not wanted, and have no facilities for getting their SOHie best remedy lor SclnUlrcu and adults, r'l.v.1 n. m.A Jim... I.. g vulva u. wuwv vvu.t-., Cough Syrup sUCTmXS broucbiusandiuclpicut consumption. Price jc. 406 $ Lackawanna Avame UNFADING COTTON DYES Fast Diiunoml D.ics Tor Cotton .Make Un Tallin- Colors. Cannot bo Washed Out in Soapsuds or Faded by Sunlight. The snnie d.ves will never lm'.tc n full, fust color on both wool and ..nt ton, und hence Diamond Dve have a special line of colois for cotton. Their fast cotton dves uie guatan'od to give peifeet Patlsfaetlon, an 1 to make colors that rannot be washM nut In strong soapsuds nnd that will not fade when exposed to the sunlight. If you wish to de cotton golds, ure only the- fast Diamond Dyes for cot ton, and j ou will have success. coal into competition with that of the alleged emtern Intel ests "The nnthnuite companies regard themselves as inastets of the coal situ- ntlon COMPANIES INTERESTED. "Tho companies already In the gigan tic trust are: The Reading company, Delawnre, Laekn wanna nnd Western, Pennsylvania Railroad company, New York, Lake Erie and Westem Coal and lion company, Pennsylvania Coal com pany, New York, Ontmlo and Western. Central Railroad of New Jeisoy, New York, Susquehanna and Western Ilnl, road companv, Schuylkill nnd Siioqui -hnnnn, a branch load In Notthcastein Pennsylvania. "When the combined capital of this tlURt, $SS9,10S,73G. Is considered, It Is not surmising that Wall street shiv ered ns if with un attack ot ague." BUFFALO DIVISION INSPECTED. President Tiuesdale and Pnity in Blughamton. Piesident W H Tiuesdn'e, tSeneral Mnnager W. F. Hallsteud and Chief Engineer James Archbald, of the Del aware, Lackawanna and Western Rail road company, who are making a tour of Inspection over the company's lines, arrived last night In Blnghninton, after having made tho trip over the Huffa'o division. Today and tomortow will be taken up with an Inspection of the SviaU'-e and Utlea divisions, and on the fol lowing day tho party will be In Scran ton. This, at least, was the piograinmo yesterday. Smoke The Pocono Gc Cigar. We will give away the first one ol the magnificent $400 Umcrson Pianos on Wednesday, Match ii. It you have any bills for goods de livered C. O. D., please bring them to the store at your earliest conve nience and have them exchanged for piano coupons. PHILADELPHIA PRINT BUTTER C BUY NATIONS' PRIDE CONDENSE HILK Manufactuied by Ask your grocer lor It. ILOII OIL m RlKiiB CO, TELEPHONE 622 14lio 149 Msridian Slmf, SsraiJn, Pa. ORNING m LUBR90AT1NQ OILS. PAINT DEPARTnENT.-Purc White Lead, Colors and Varuishes. Manufactuied b SHORT & ifii, 1 20 Lackawanna Ava, Scrautoa Pi. WlioIc3:ilo mid Retail DRUGGISTS, ATLANTIC WHITE LEAD. FRENCH ZINC. Ready Hlxcd Tinted Paints, louvcnlcnt, Kconomlcot, Durabla. Varnish Stains, Producing l'irroct lmltrUionot LU'panlTa V.V00A1 Raynolds' Wood Finish. Kf jicclnlly DenRtiod for tinlda Wotlc Marble Ploor Finish, Durable and Drlot Uulokly. Paint Varnish and Kal somine Brushes. PURS LMEE3 OIL ftND TURPENTINE. A MOST COMPLETE LINE Or Fancy Suspenders, Dress and Driving Gloves, Bath and Night Robes, Umbrellas, Mackintoshes, PRICES ALWAYS RIGHT 30S :) Lackavmn Av3. On Account oi Repairs And alterations to be made soon, vc offer FOR SALE AT A BARGAIN One Lai'sc Refrigerator, Ono Cutter Kcfrlscrator, Ojstcr Bur, Fish Boxes, etc. W. II. PIERCE, MARKET 110, 112, 114 Penn Avenuo. giHsmmiiiiinismiiiiHKKESiisiEiim m mm. - . M iJKllJG 3 Npii) Shahoc .v-w nuw, g Neu) Patterns. 3 I HAND 5 PAYNE, K On the Square, joj Washington Avo ii 4- Economy Is the Ctsy Chair ot Ol J Agz f Ready, March! X Is the command that out X soldiers aie so anxious to -hear either to field and foe or friends and home, and Ready, March! Snulv-'n by the Economy means ib it everything in the v.aj 01 e ilv bpnng and sum- mer Household Goods is ready for our inspection. 1 Our line of Go-Cnrts and Baby Carriages is the finest and most complete evei shown in the city. In Re frigerators and Ice Chests, we also have a better assoitmcnt in sizes and grades than ever before, and our stock of Mat tings, Oil Cloths, Linoleums, Carpets, etc.. comprises eveiy thing that one cm desire. Liberal credit terms ex tended to all to young housekeepers we call especial attention to our lurnished rooms. -t-f - HIGQINS, No. 5J07 Lackawaunn Ave, a 4- 4- t 225-227 Wyoming Ava. X
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