The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-06-15
Arrival of Visitors.

DJ rANT GENERAL. THOMAS j.
~ STEWART and several members
OF Governor stones staff were
the only guests who arrived during the
afternoon. chain of unfortunate cir
Cumstances preventing the arrival ,or
| His Excellency himself: General
Charles Miller. commander OF the state
guard. and General j. p. s. Goblin. of
the Third brigade. upon the presence
! of everyone of whom the reception
committee had counted as certain.
! kilograms were received during the
I day from all three digniaries. Moth
ing was heard from either Vice Presi
dent. Roosevelt or General Nelson
Miles. however. The latter was the
| guest of honor at an important event
IN Buffalo and this prevented his pres
| ence. General Stewart arrived on the
| 5.24 O'Clock train at the Della and
Hudson station. He was accompanied
by the following members of the gov
| ernors staff: Colonel Frank j. Swee
! ney. inspector general Of the state:
| Colonel II. G. TreXler. Colonel Asher
Miner. OF Wilkes Barre Colonel W.
L. Hicks. and Colonel William Sackett.
| Colonel c. Bow Dougherty.of the Ninth
regiment of Wilkes Barre. was another
member OF the group that alighted at
the Delaware and Hudson station and
| were met by local committee.
General Stewart and the members OF
| the staff left Harrisburg about go
| O'Clock, by the I.ehigh Valley. taking
| the Black Diamond to Wilkes Barre.
| They We're met at the station by Col
| onel F.. Fl. Ripple. Major w. S. Millar.
Captain d. 3. Atherton. Colonel George
| Hallstead Of the governors staff. and
r fN,,.
! aide de camp of General j. P. S. Goblin.
Carriages awaited them and they We're
straightway driven to the Hotel Jer-
| myn.
The regiment and band were to have
| met the Harrisburg guests at the sta
| tion and acted as a military escort,
| and an order to that effect had been
| issued by Colonel Watres. When tele-
grams We're received from Governor
! Stone and General Miller yesterday
morning. however. the order was re-
| called. A big crowd assembled at the
station to see the governor come In.
and many expressions of disappoint-
ment We're elected from them by his
non appearance
The news that His Excellency would
| not be present was made known yes
terday morning when Congressman
Connell received telegram to the ef-
feet that the governor was i'll and un-
| able to attend. General Mller's tele-
gram was also received during the
morning. 1t was addressed to Colonel
Watres and conveyed the information
that pressing duties prevented the gem
erals attendance.
The committee than had only the
presence of Vice President Roosevelt
as faint possibility to figure upon
and what was thought to be the as
surance that General Goblin and Adju-
1ant General Stewart would come on.
More hopes We're shattered, however
when Major W. :. Millar, assistant
adiutant general of the brigade. ap-
peared with telegram from I.eba non.
which announced that the general was
expected home from the west early in
The day but had not yet arrived.
The COMMITTEES then drove to the
Delaware and Hudson station, Major
Millar ana Captain Atherton in full
uniform and there awaited the arrival .
Of the ia train, which came In
promptly with General Stewart and the
staff.