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/X 'i m U J& t C •. r m i5 iF ■ tfl PITTSTON PA., WED! •DAY, MAY 13, 1903. TWO CKNTB FORTY CENTS £&.} 8 PAGES. yea: BUSINESS MEN ENJOINED. THE FIGHT AT SOKOTO. 2} A HOLIDAY A Br Ml Bargain Sal* •( GO [ERNOR SIGNS MUZZLE BILL. ACTION ON MINING BILLS. IN FRISCO A Child's Sight NOTTINGHAM LACE Governor Pennypacker Sign. One and Tut Territory Added t» Intktn Materia. Harrisburg, May 13.—Governor Pennypacker today signed the bill raising the age limits for minors employed In and about the anthracite mines, and vetoed the following mining bills: Providing for the' election of mine inspectors by popular vote; flxing 2,240 pounds as a miner'B ton for the purpose of calculating wages; imposing line of $500 on mine owners employing minors longer than eight hours a day. Vetoes Others. London, May 13—The colonial secretary, Mr. Chamberlain, has announced In the house of commons that as a result of the British military operations In the Sokoto and Kano districts, ending with the capture of the emir of Kano, 100,000 square miles of territory bad been added to northern Nigeria and would be administered by the government of that territory. Two Hundred Thousand People Greet Roosevelt Is of more importance than all the study and learning in the world. If your son's or daughter's sight is defective, have his or her eyes properly examined. The quality and correctness of the lenses are to be considered rather than the cost We charge ordinary prices for the best glasses you can get. Try us. CURTAINS Libel Act Passed by Legls- Nebraska Judge Issues a Sweeping Order. ~ ture Now a Law.* 59c Nottingham Lace Curtains At per pair 45c 75c Nottingham Lace Curtains At per pair 65c $1.00 Nottingham Lace Curtains At per pair 85c $1.25 Nottingham Lace Curtains At per pair $1.00 $1.50 Nottingham Lace Curtains At per pair $1.25 $2.00 Nottingham Lace Curtains At per pair $1.75 $2.50 Nottingham Lace Curtains At per pair $2.15 $3.00 Nottingham Lace Curtains At per pair $2.50 $4.00 Nottingham Lace Curtains At per pair $3.50 $5.00 Nottingham Lace Curtains At per pair $4.25 THE DEFENSE COUNTERMOVE BY UNIONS THE CITY IN GALA ATTIRE He Professes to Believe That It Will Interesting details have been rereived of the capture of Sokoto, in west Africa, by the British column commanded by Colonel Morland. The British numbered about 600 men, with four quick firing guns and four Maxims. The enemy's horse and foot were estimated to number some 0,000 men. their riflemen being armed with modern rifles and using smokeless powder. The Bhtlsh camped during the night near Sokoto after a hard march of a hundred miles from Kaura. At daybreak the British moved out in square formation toward the valley in which Sokoto lies. Immediately nfter the British appeared over a ridge the Fulanis charged with fanatical bravery, undeterred by a withering Maxim and rifle tire.) The main body of the natives was finally Routed, leaving a remnant of about thirty chiefs around the emir's great white flag. These chiefs were defiant to the last, and their corpses were found hedging the standard when the British entered the city, which consisted mostly of thatched houses. The President Visits Stanford Uni- Employers' Association Forbidden to versity In the Morning, Attends Check Reckless Newspaper Utter- TELEGRAPHIC NOTES. Boycott Union Labor, Interfere Y. M. C. A. Mortgage Cremation and ances But That ft Will Not Injure Terrance Brennan, Frank Eichter, Edward McGlynn and a Polandtfr were fearfully burned this morning by an explosion of gas in Tunnel Ridge colliery, at Mahanoy City. Is Banqueted by Citizens. Reputable Publications. With Unions or Import Non-union Examination free. If you need an oculist we tell you so. Harrisburg, Pa., May 18.—Governoi Pennypacker has approved the Grady- Salus libel Mil and at the same time Is sued a statement giving the reasons for his action. The bill, which was in the governor's hands for more tbnn a month, goes into effect immediately and repeals all laws or parts of laws Inconsistent with the new act. Workmen. Ban Francisco, May 13.—Fully 200,- 000 cheering persons lined the streets along the route over which rresident Itooscveit traveled. The buildings were handsomely decorated, and there was an almost entire cessation of business. The party was met by a citzens' committee headed by M. H. De Young, who made an address of welcome, to which the president responded briefly. Ida Kalle, a domestic in the Cosmo politan Hotel, Newark, was accidentally asphyxiated by Humiliating gas. Omaha, Neb., May 13— On application of John O. Yeiser, an attorney representing the labor unions tvhose mem bcrs are on strike. Judge Dickinson ol the district court has Issued an injunction against the business men nnd proprietors even more sweeping than thai issued by the federal court against tht unions last woek. H. G. Shupp In a "Big Four" wreck, near Cincinnati this morning engineer James Haley was killed and Beveral others were badly injured. Two engines were wrecked. Expert Optician, 36 W. Market St., Wilktsbarre. The bill, which was opposed by the press of Pennsylvania, authorizes elvll actions for the recovery of damages arising from newspaper publications negligently made and defines the character of such damages. After reviewing the pa rude the president was escorted to the Y. M. C. A. building, whore n throng had assembled to participate in the burning of mortgages and notes representing the total indebtedness of $115,280 upon the property. The president by request touched a lighted match to the documents, and as the flames licked up the papers he Joined with the assemblage in singing "The Doxology." In a short address the president referred at some length to the work of the Y. M. C. A. and discussed the qualities of good citizenship which, he said, the association fostered. Twelve thousand- union workers were called out on strike in Denver this morning. The order restrains the business men from refusing to sell goods to dealers who employ union labor, prevents their from boycotting union labor, requiret the Business Men's association to ceast holding meetings or conspiring against the unions or In any way intereferins with the unions In the management ol their affairs. BAR HAMMOCKS Get your Hammocks here. We are showing a complete line of Hammocks in our Basement Department. It requires that every newspaper published In Pennsylvania except those of weekly Issue print in a conspicuous place in each issue the names of the owners, proprietors or publishers and the managing editors of the same. A violation of the act is made a misdemeanor, subject to a fine of not less than $500 nor more than $1,000. THE WEATHER. Washington, May 13.—Fair tonight and Thursday; cooler Thursday In the ndrthern portion. Price List• PEOPLE'S STORE The Business Men's association and others named as defendants are alsc restrained from importing or engaging agents or servants to Import any labor ers Into the city of Omaha or the 'state of Nebraska in pursuance of any exist Ing plan to destroy labor organization! or under any similar or new arrange ment or plan.-nnd from bringing any other Injunction suits or actions in pur stiance of any general plan of prosecu tlous to break up labor unions or of anj new or similar plans connected directly or Indirectly with any existing plans. Best Patent Hour $4.50 . .03 .10 .10 .30 BIQ BUFFALO BLAZE." MARROQUIN PRESIDENT. Onion Sets, per quart Bermuda Onions, quart Elevator, Mills and Forty Cava De- 15 South Main St., Pittston. ALWAYS THE CHEAPEST. Keferrlng to an action brought, the bill states: Buffalo, May 13.—The Diamond mills, owned by Churchill & Co.; an elevntor owned by the same company, the transfer house of the Lake Shore and Erie rallroadn and about forty cars were destroyed by fire last night. A score of small houses In the vicinity of the big blaze were slightly demaged by fires started from sparks and burning embers, and It was only by the combined efforts of all the fire fighting apparatus and firemen in the city that a more extensive conflagration was prevented. The loss is estimated at $250,000. atroyeil—Loin, $250,000. Colombia's Ruler Han Not Ktiignfd, Reported. Panama, Colombia, May 13.—It is learned that the report of President Marroquln's resignation is utterly false. It IB believed to have originated with tbe opponents of the administration, who started the rumor merely for political effect. Tbe president was banqueted at night at the Palace hotel by the citizens' committee. Peanut Butter "If It shall be shown that the publication complained of resulted from negligence on the part of the owner, Gun Mushrooms One of the features of the decorations was an immense garland made entirely of California fruits, and swung on the. south wall of the room. Stretching from one end of the hall to tbe other was a string of electric lights spelling "Land of Sunshine, Fruit and Flowers Welcomes President Roosevelt." Whit9 Clover Seed EVANS BROS Lawn Gross Seed. GROCERS Official cable advlceB from 6#gotn declare that Marroquln's government Is perfectly stable and that the situation Is becoming reassuring and is inspiring confidence. New Garden Seeds, all kinds, package and loose. Best Patent Flour .$4.50 Feed, all kinds, per 100... 1.15 Hay, long and cut, per 100.. .90 Potatoes, perbu 7f Butter, New, extra fine, per lb .° Onion Sets, per at... n i . n The Injunction wns granted on petition of the Walters' union, Omaha local No. 23, by Its officers, and Is directed against the Business Men's assoclatlos and about fifty others Individually, th* list being made up of restaurant proprietors, coal and lumber dealers and n A Serloua gltaatlon, 8RENNAN fi ROBERTS, Conditions which are now normal have not been affected by the retirement of General Fernandez, the minister of state, who Is now out of power. Dr. Mendoza, minister of the treasury, n-111 succeed him. , President Roosevelt was the guest in the morning of the Leland Stanford, Jr., university at Palo Alto. He left Ban Jose at 8:30 o'clock, and a half hour's ride through orchards and fields brought him to his first stopping place. The burned area is a rectangular space bound on the east by the Erie tracks, on the west by the Lake Shore tracks and on the north by the Elk and Van Rensselaer streets viaduct. Lawn Seed, per lb. 18 Timothy Seed, per bu 2.15 — o_ _ j it — — — 42 North IHalm Stremt, ty Next to Eagle Hotel. Both pbonea number of Jobbers. Clover Seea 7.75 The fire was discovered shortly before midnight in the rear of the Diamond mills. The building was an old frame structure and, owing to n period of extremely dry weather, was highly Inflammable. Before the first engine arrived the building was enveloped in flames, and 4t was seen that it would require a hard fight to save surrounding property. As the Are continued to spread, second and third alarms were sent In, and at midnight a general alarm brought all the fire engines in the city to the scene. The situation is now considered o yiiost serious one, as with nearly 8,30C men on strike or locked out nnd a largt number of business establishments. Including eighteen laundries, closed it has brought the business of the city al most to a standstill. Opposition Jo the canal treaty- continues; but, while some fear that congress may not approve the measure, the majority believe that after the first exciting discussion common sense will prevail and the negotiations for the great interoceanle water way will be ratified. Wo carry a full line of loose seeds of all kinds, garden tools, early potatoes such as Early Hose, Ohios, Trumps, Peerless and Kings New York, May 13.-Tbe $25,000 pearl necklace lost by Mrs. Colgate Hoyt wife of tbe banker, on April 2 was found by Mies Harriet Schade, a saleswoman, who has returned the necklace to Mrs. Hoyt Mrs. Hoyt Juimtad-Jthy young woman $100. Three days after Mrs. Hoyt lost her necklace Miss Schade was walking through Twenty-third street on her way to lunch when she' saw the gems glitter in the dirt in the gutter. She concluded that the stones were simply beautiful Imitations. Miss Scliade's parents thought the pearls hardly genuine, but watched tbe lost and found columns for some meqtfon of such a necklace. A Jeweler finally told the family the pearls wej-e genuine and very valuable. A reward of $5,000 had been offered for return of the gems. ARE YOU BUYINE GOODS AT THESE PRICES ? Judge Dickinson, who issued the injunction, has been on the district bench for ten years and is considered one of the most able and conservative Jurists in the state. He is at this ftme In charge of the law docket, and his decisions on points of equity before the law have been considered ns authoritative iu the legal world. The decision l» more notable from the fact that three district court judges enjoined the Waiters' union from all acta tending to hamper the business of the restaurant proprietors. Tlie calling of congress for Jun« 20 itrengthens the opinions of those who expect favorable action. EVAN&fJROS BOOTS AND SHOES This Man Had Pluck. Feed, all kinds $1.15 (Full Weight.) QOVBBNQR PENNYPACKER. New York, Mny 13.—Henry Nichols, a well known member of the Jersey City club, wag taken to Christ hospital suffering from blood poisoning and wus Informed that the leg must be amputated. The surgeons found that the action of Mr. Nichols' heart would not warrant the use of anaesthetics, and he was obliged to submit to the operation without them. After the leg bad been amputated below the knee it was found that gangrene extended above the knee and that a second operation would be necessary. The leg was then amputated at the thigh. Mr. Nichols bore both operations with fortitude, chatting pleasantly with the surgeons. Granulated sugar, 20 lbs $1.00 Men's Guaranteed Patent Leather Shoes $3.50 Men's Guaranteed Patent Leather Oxfords sr Ladies' Patent Leather Shoos $3.00 to 13.50 Ladies' Dongola Oxfords from .$1.00 to $2.50 proprietor, manager or eflltor in the ascertainment of the facts or lu the publication thereof, compensatory damages may be recovered for Injuries to business and reputation resulting from such publication as well as damages for the physical and mental suffering endured by the injured party' or parties, and whenever in any such action It shall be shown that the matter complained of Is libelous and that such libelous matter has been given spcclal prominence by the use of pictures, cartoons, headlines, displayed type or uny other matter calculated to specially attract attention the Jury shall have the right to award punitive damages against the defendant or defendants." Yeast, fresh Magic Saleratus, per lb Coffee, Lion and Arbuckle Lieutenant Clark was struck In th( stomach by the coupling of a how which burst while he was bending ovet it. He was hurled against a stone wall fracturing bis skull. The surgeons al the hospital say he cannot recover. 3.25 11c Butter, best creamery 26c Clothes Pins, best hard wood, per dozen lc Fresh Garden Seeds, regular The freight and transfer house was abandoned by the railroad companies about n year ago, but they were filled with grain and grain products from the Diamond mills. Strikers Cauie Bloodshed. We only quote a few, but to realise what these goods are you want to call. We also have a fine line of baby shoos, all colors. See us when you want anything in the shoe line. Valparaiso, Chile, May"T3.—The city is in the possession of the striking dock laborers. One policeman has been killed, six are wounded and fifty of the mob are dead or dying. A battle took place In the streets of the city, in which the police were driven to the barracks by the superior force. Many of the pawnshops In the city have beep looted by the strikers. After routing the police force the mob set fire to the South American Steamship company's docks and then attacked the fire department.Teklng, May 13.—The Russian charge d'affaires, M. Pinncon, has given reassurances regarding Manchuria. He has Issued an official notice that all Manchuria is open to foreign travel and adds that passports are no longer necessary. There were 500 Russian soldiers at Newchwang, who were removed about the date fixed for the evacuation, and the same number returned to Newchwang,-It appears that the Russian force which returned to the Llao forts merely used the forts as temporary resting places while Journeying southward to their Btutlon on the peninsula. HuofcuU Free to All. Regular 10c pifckage 8c Baked Boans, tomato sauce.. 5c 12 bars Laundry Soap 25c Correspondingly low prices on Fresh Meats, Shoes, Notions, otc. Special Cash Discount. 5c package... Los Angeles, Cal„ May 18.—Litigation for possession of the fortune left by th« old miser, Charles Hill or Salem Charles, who died in Los Angeles Ie May, 1002, leaving $142,000 in cash is a safe deposit box, has been begun 1c the probate court. Mrs. Gertrude.Driggi is the petitioner for probate of a wll purporting to have been signed bj Charles HUI in Dayton, O., In 188S leaving his property to her daughter Gertrude Drlggs. Attorneys for Salen: Charles and other members of tliC Charles family of Boston, of which thi dead miser was apparently conclusive ly proved a member, appeared as con testants of the petition. Among othei claimants to the fortune, of whon about 000 appeared after the existencC of the estate wus made public, Mrs Annie Hill, an alleged widow of the de ceased, appeared by counsel. hut Claim Mlaer'a Wealth. 44 and 46 S.Main Street Indiana Banks Closed. Weelcly Paper* Omitted. Fort Wayne, Ind., May 13.—The Meridian bank of Auburn and the De Kalb bank of Waterloo, which have been conducted as private Institutions by the McClellan estate a'nd for which a receiver was recently appointed, have been forced Into involuntary bankruptcy by the action of County Treasurer Probst of Auburn before the United States commissioner here. The total liabilities ore said to be $121,000 and assets $58,000. A peculiar omission in the bill is the fact that, while daily, semiweekly, biweekly and monthly publications are Included, no mention is made of weekly newspapers. For WEDDINGS C|.WA,. I For FUNERALS "lOWW* * Murphy & Joyce. Just what you want in floral decorations on short notice. We can do much for you at a reasonable price. (new phone) J-BJURPEMTEI,i«Tn it. unit mm The governor asserts there is nothing in the terms of the measure which prevents any newspaper from making such comments upon legislative measures or upon the official acts of state, munclpal, county or public officers as ore proper for the information of the public or are in the line of legitimate public discussion. Berlin, N. IL, May 13— More thau 1,000 men employed by the Berlin Mills company and the Burgess Sulphite Fiber company, whose interests are closely Interwoven, have gone on strike because of the companies' refusal to grant their demands for more pay and recognition of the various unions. These demands were made more thau a week ago, and the men have been hoping that some compromise might be reached that" would avert a strike. A New Hi%mpahlre Strike. 209, 213, 079 North Main Street. Both Phooee pittston, PA, Small Loan Applicants Oat. London, May 13.—It has been announced that no allotments of the Transvaal loans will be made to applicants for less than £2,000. Applicants for £2,000 and upward will receive 2 0-10 per cent of their application. This decision, which rules out all the small investors, is likely to excite noisy protests. It is said to have been imperative, however, owing to the overwhelming number of small applications under the idea that these would get preference and the impossibility of discriminating between genuine and bogus investors. (7\rury3s PRICES. GOODS UNDER-PAICED Boston. May 18.—The result of the registration of male residents of Boston over twenty years of age, which for the first time in the history of the city has been accomplished this year under the direction of .the police department, has. Just been announced nnd shows an increase of 7,1)95 nanles over the list made up last year by the assistant assessors. The totals are: For 1002, 175.B85; 1003, 183,880. Boston's Police Reiclatratlon. Continuing, be says AT "The bill In Its application is not confined to officials, but affects as well the citizen or business man, whose conduct constitutes no part of the right of the public to Information. The sufferers from reckless but not necessarily malicious publications are given the right not to prohibit publication, but to recover the damages which they have sustained provided they prove negligence or lack of care on the part of the publishing newspapers. Recent Reckleaa Utteraneea. is MAGNET Seek to Recall Walnwrifrht. Snbvemy Men Ordered Baek. St. Louis, May 13.—Governor Dock cry lius at the request of Circuit Attor ney Folk formally requested Secretarj Hay to use his good offices with tin government of France to have Ellis Walnwrlght, tlie St. Louis millionaire brewer, arrested and returned to St Louis to stand trial on the charge ol bribery. YVainwrlght was indlctec eighteen months ago on the charge ol having committed bribery In cornice tion with the passage of the ordlnanci granting a franchise to the Suburbai Electric Hallway company, of which hi was a director. New York, May IS.—Frightened by the threat of John B. McDonald and the other subway contractors that unless the striking rockmen, excavators and teamsters returned to work-pend- Ing arbitration the subway would be tilled with nonunion men, the labor leaders met and decided to order the men to return to work at noon today. It is now only a question of whether the Italian union leaders can handle their own meu. Gold Coin Flour Butterfly Flour Sunlight Flour Superlative Flour - Pillsbury's Flour - Rye Flour, per sack Hay, long and cut Bale Straw Potatoes, per bu 3 quarts Beans for 3 quarts Peas for 3 cans Tomatoes 3 cans Corn 3 bottles Catsup Shepp's Cocoanut Onions, per pock Onion Sets, per ql Garden Itakes Garden Hoes Spade Forks Drexell Lawn Mowers $4.50 While they last we offer the following values. Many more like these. New goods every day. Lntherann For Old Creed, rittsliurg, Miiy 13.—Uofore adjournment finally the Lutheran convention ieclded tlint there will lie no change In the ehliroh creed. It remaining us It has been since l.'kSO. Itufl'nki ciiiiturecl most if the oillciiil honors during the convention, mid it whs silcrtiHl for the next place of meeting. Qulncy, Flo., Muy 13.—John T. Hownrd of Qulncy wis shot from ambush and instantly killed during the night wiille on his way to his plantation in Liberty county. He was riding in his buggy within three miles of his country home when he was shot twice with buckshot. A passer by found him In his buggy dead; The' motive for the murder is not known, and there is no clew to the perpetrator. Shot From Ambush. Good heavy hemp carpet, great value, at a yard 14c 26c rag carpet, closely woven, at 19o "Within a few days In a leading article on the first page of a daily Journal under large headlines upon a rumor of 25c 20c straw matting, a yard... 12c Stair carpet, nice patterns, worth 20c, here for. 13Jo suggested appointee to the position of of the supreme court wheu no appointment Nd been made and no utterance, official or otherwise, had emanated from an] member of that court that high tribunal was subjected to a covert assault under the ■words, 'Machine After dontrol of the Supreme Court.' unknown source as to the name of a Strike Situation In Chicago. 25c - 25c 25c Chicago, May 13.—A speedy settlement of the laundry workers' strike now rests with the strikers. The employing lifumhymen have sent a request to the Chicago board of arbitration asking that hotly to use Its good offices toward bringing the strike to an end. In a letter to Chairman Selfrldge of the board the employers agree to abide by whatever decision is made. LtceiiBr Vote In New Hampshire. Now York. May lH.—.Toliti McOowan, an iron worker on the new Williamsburg bridge, fell three fcot and wan killed. He fell more tlmn fifty feet from the top of the Williamsburg towfr last summer, and the only Injury he sustained was a fracture of his right arm. Klllcil lDy Snuill Kail. 25c 20c 5c 25c 25c at a yard .24c 75c Lace Curtains, 2} yards Floor oil cloth, choice patterns, Manchester, X. II., May 13.—Witt weather conditions which could not have been bettered for an election, the cities and towns of New Hampshire voted on the question of license. The result is that all the cities of the state have taken their places in the license column. Of the towns a large majority are no license. Because thiB was the first opportunity given for such a vote in half a century, prohibition having been the law of the state since the llf ties, very general interest has been fell in the outcome. th«v Wool Greaae. long, 35 inches wide 45c The grease in the wool of sheep la exceedingly valuable. A great deal of It Is lost when the fleece Is washed before shearing. A government expert says, "It Is safe to say that from $2,- 000,000 to *3,000,000 worth of wool fat and potash are run down the streams fend wasted annually In the United States." $2.50 ladies' walking skirt, nice- "A mayor of our chief city hns been called a 'traitor,' a senator of the United States has beeu denounced as a •yokel with a sodden brain,' and within the last quarter of a century two presidents of the United ; States have been murdered, and in etch Instance the cause was easily tradeable to Inflammatory and careless newspaper utterance."$3.00 G5c ly stitched $1.25 39c ladies' percale shirt waist, latest styles 26c 1 lot down cushions, large size, cheap at 26c 26c oiled opaqne window shades at 19c 15c Men's Suspenders, good heavy web...... (if Mobile and Ohio Strllce. Turk* Dentroy a Villa ire, Jackson, Tenn., May 13.—The strike situation on the Mobile and Ohio Is practically unchanged. No disorder of any kind is reported. Passenger trains are being moved on fair schedules, but freight traffic Is badly demoralized. tlRknb, European Turkey, Slay 13.— Turkish troops have destroyed the village of Warkova, near Sclitlplge, where they suspected bombs were concealed. The police at Salonika have unearthed TOO pounds of dynamite and quantities of gunpowder. William Drury, THE LEADING GROCER. Railway BuIldluK* Bnrned. Narrow nostrils are unsightly and unhealthy. They can bo widened by Inserting plugs of sponge. Harrow Nostrils, The governor says that jnany years' experience on the bench has led him to the conclusion that crimes are widely propagated not by the malice, but by the. recklessness of thel press, and that in certalu classes of cities, among them murder, the ace iseA were at times convicted or ac luiaed before they reached tfce court n owl k West Boylston, Mass., May 13.—The West Boylston station, the freight house and the milk depot on the Massachusetts Central division of the Boston and Maine have been destroyed by fire. The new American Telephone and Telegraph company's wire opposite the building were put out of business. _ . . __ Clrcvia Men Strike. Passr Willows, CHICHESTER'S PILLS » CpfrJ KE1D *od (M4 metAltto bo«*. M*J«I wttk W *s* W# bias ribbon. Take no other. Reftuw I / ~ Or H*betiteUweso4I*Mlw#. Art»« Dfa^Uryf4 ornUId «t*in|M*rJPyr- 25c lioir brashes, selected bristles, rose wood book 10c The MAGNET Washington, May 13.—One hundred and fifty canvas men and laborers with Rarnuni & Bailey's circus went on strike here, and the show was delayed two hours in getting away from the city. The strikers ask for an Increase of $5 per month in wages. In rural England the blossoming twigs of willow which our children call "pussy willows" are often used In churches on Palm Sunday as the only available branches which have yet begun to show proofs of returning life. Vinegar is one of the worst dietetic articles to be found on the everyday table. It binders the digestive changes that take place in the upper part of the intestine ... Vl«nr. 87 8. Main St., Pittrtoau
Object Description
Title | Pittston Gazette |
Masthead | Pittston Gazette, May 13, 1903 |
Subject | Pittston Gazette newspaper |
Description | The collection contains the archive of the Pittston Gazette, a northeastern Pennsylvania newspaper published from 1850 through 1965. This archive spans 1850-1907 and is significant to genealogists and historians focused on northeastern Pennsylvania. |
Publisher | Pittston Gazette |
Physical Description | microfilm |
Date | 1903-05-13 |
Location Covered | United States; Pennsylvania; Luzerne County; Pittston |
Type | Text |
Original Format | newspaper |
Digital Format | image/tiff |
Language | English |
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Contact | For information on source and images, contact the West Pittston Public Library, 200 Exeter Ave, West Pittston, PA 18643. Phone: (570) 654-9847. Email: wplibrary@luzernelibraries.org |
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Sponsorship | This Digital Object is provided in a collection that is included in POWER Library: Pennsylvania Photos and Documents, which is funded by the Office of Commonwealth Libraries of Pennsylvania/Pennsylvania Department of Education. |
Description
Title | Pittston Gazette |
Masthead | Pittston Gazette, May 13, 1903 |
Subject | Pittston Gazette newspaper |
Description | The collection contains the archive of the Pittston Gazette, a northeastern Pennsylvania newspaper published from 1850 through 1965. This archive spans 1850-1907 and is significant to genealogists and historians focused on northeastern Pennsylvania. |
Publisher | Pittston Gazette |
Physical Description | microfilm |
Date | 1903-05-13 |
Location Covered | United States; Pennsylvania; Luzerne County; Pittston |
Type | Text |
Original Format | newspaper |
Digital Format | image/tiff |
Identifier | PGZ_19030513_001.tif |
Language | English |
Rights | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/ |
Contact | For information on source and images, contact the West Pittston Public Library, 200 Exeter Ave, West Pittston, PA 18643. Phone: (570) 654-9847. Email: wplibrary@luzernelibraries.org |
Contributing Institution | West Pittston Public Library |
Sponsorship | This Digital Object is provided in a collection that is included in POWER Library: Pennsylvania Photos and Documents, which is funded by the Office of Commonwealth Libraries of Pennsylvania/Pennsylvania Department of Education. |
Full Text | /X 'i m U J& t C •. r m i5 iF ■ tfl PITTSTON PA., WED! •DAY, MAY 13, 1903. TWO CKNTB FORTY CENTS £&.} 8 PAGES. yea: BUSINESS MEN ENJOINED. THE FIGHT AT SOKOTO. 2} A HOLIDAY A Br Ml Bargain Sal* •( GO [ERNOR SIGNS MUZZLE BILL. ACTION ON MINING BILLS. IN FRISCO A Child's Sight NOTTINGHAM LACE Governor Pennypacker Sign. One and Tut Territory Added t» Intktn Materia. Harrisburg, May 13.—Governor Pennypacker today signed the bill raising the age limits for minors employed In and about the anthracite mines, and vetoed the following mining bills: Providing for the' election of mine inspectors by popular vote; flxing 2,240 pounds as a miner'B ton for the purpose of calculating wages; imposing line of $500 on mine owners employing minors longer than eight hours a day. Vetoes Others. London, May 13—The colonial secretary, Mr. Chamberlain, has announced In the house of commons that as a result of the British military operations In the Sokoto and Kano districts, ending with the capture of the emir of Kano, 100,000 square miles of territory bad been added to northern Nigeria and would be administered by the government of that territory. Two Hundred Thousand People Greet Roosevelt Is of more importance than all the study and learning in the world. If your son's or daughter's sight is defective, have his or her eyes properly examined. The quality and correctness of the lenses are to be considered rather than the cost We charge ordinary prices for the best glasses you can get. Try us. CURTAINS Libel Act Passed by Legls- Nebraska Judge Issues a Sweeping Order. ~ ture Now a Law.* 59c Nottingham Lace Curtains At per pair 45c 75c Nottingham Lace Curtains At per pair 65c $1.00 Nottingham Lace Curtains At per pair 85c $1.25 Nottingham Lace Curtains At per pair $1.00 $1.50 Nottingham Lace Curtains At per pair $1.25 $2.00 Nottingham Lace Curtains At per pair $1.75 $2.50 Nottingham Lace Curtains At per pair $2.15 $3.00 Nottingham Lace Curtains At per pair $2.50 $4.00 Nottingham Lace Curtains At per pair $3.50 $5.00 Nottingham Lace Curtains At per pair $4.25 THE DEFENSE COUNTERMOVE BY UNIONS THE CITY IN GALA ATTIRE He Professes to Believe That It Will Interesting details have been rereived of the capture of Sokoto, in west Africa, by the British column commanded by Colonel Morland. The British numbered about 600 men, with four quick firing guns and four Maxims. The enemy's horse and foot were estimated to number some 0,000 men. their riflemen being armed with modern rifles and using smokeless powder. The Bhtlsh camped during the night near Sokoto after a hard march of a hundred miles from Kaura. At daybreak the British moved out in square formation toward the valley in which Sokoto lies. Immediately nfter the British appeared over a ridge the Fulanis charged with fanatical bravery, undeterred by a withering Maxim and rifle tire.) The main body of the natives was finally Routed, leaving a remnant of about thirty chiefs around the emir's great white flag. These chiefs were defiant to the last, and their corpses were found hedging the standard when the British entered the city, which consisted mostly of thatched houses. The President Visits Stanford Uni- Employers' Association Forbidden to versity In the Morning, Attends Check Reckless Newspaper Utter- TELEGRAPHIC NOTES. Boycott Union Labor, Interfere Y. M. C. A. Mortgage Cremation and ances But That ft Will Not Injure Terrance Brennan, Frank Eichter, Edward McGlynn and a Polandtfr were fearfully burned this morning by an explosion of gas in Tunnel Ridge colliery, at Mahanoy City. Is Banqueted by Citizens. Reputable Publications. With Unions or Import Non-union Examination free. If you need an oculist we tell you so. Harrisburg, Pa., May 18.—Governoi Pennypacker has approved the Grady- Salus libel Mil and at the same time Is sued a statement giving the reasons for his action. The bill, which was in the governor's hands for more tbnn a month, goes into effect immediately and repeals all laws or parts of laws Inconsistent with the new act. Workmen. Ban Francisco, May 13.—Fully 200,- 000 cheering persons lined the streets along the route over which rresident Itooscveit traveled. The buildings were handsomely decorated, and there was an almost entire cessation of business. The party was met by a citzens' committee headed by M. H. De Young, who made an address of welcome, to which the president responded briefly. Ida Kalle, a domestic in the Cosmo politan Hotel, Newark, was accidentally asphyxiated by Humiliating gas. Omaha, Neb., May 13— On application of John O. Yeiser, an attorney representing the labor unions tvhose mem bcrs are on strike. Judge Dickinson ol the district court has Issued an injunction against the business men nnd proprietors even more sweeping than thai issued by the federal court against tht unions last woek. H. G. Shupp In a "Big Four" wreck, near Cincinnati this morning engineer James Haley was killed and Beveral others were badly injured. Two engines were wrecked. Expert Optician, 36 W. Market St., Wilktsbarre. The bill, which was opposed by the press of Pennsylvania, authorizes elvll actions for the recovery of damages arising from newspaper publications negligently made and defines the character of such damages. After reviewing the pa rude the president was escorted to the Y. M. C. A. building, whore n throng had assembled to participate in the burning of mortgages and notes representing the total indebtedness of $115,280 upon the property. The president by request touched a lighted match to the documents, and as the flames licked up the papers he Joined with the assemblage in singing "The Doxology." In a short address the president referred at some length to the work of the Y. M. C. A. and discussed the qualities of good citizenship which, he said, the association fostered. Twelve thousand- union workers were called out on strike in Denver this morning. The order restrains the business men from refusing to sell goods to dealers who employ union labor, prevents their from boycotting union labor, requiret the Business Men's association to ceast holding meetings or conspiring against the unions or In any way intereferins with the unions In the management ol their affairs. BAR HAMMOCKS Get your Hammocks here. We are showing a complete line of Hammocks in our Basement Department. It requires that every newspaper published In Pennsylvania except those of weekly Issue print in a conspicuous place in each issue the names of the owners, proprietors or publishers and the managing editors of the same. A violation of the act is made a misdemeanor, subject to a fine of not less than $500 nor more than $1,000. THE WEATHER. Washington, May 13.—Fair tonight and Thursday; cooler Thursday In the ndrthern portion. Price List• PEOPLE'S STORE The Business Men's association and others named as defendants are alsc restrained from importing or engaging agents or servants to Import any labor ers Into the city of Omaha or the 'state of Nebraska in pursuance of any exist Ing plan to destroy labor organization! or under any similar or new arrange ment or plan.-nnd from bringing any other Injunction suits or actions in pur stiance of any general plan of prosecu tlous to break up labor unions or of anj new or similar plans connected directly or Indirectly with any existing plans. Best Patent Hour $4.50 . .03 .10 .10 .30 BIQ BUFFALO BLAZE." MARROQUIN PRESIDENT. Onion Sets, per quart Bermuda Onions, quart Elevator, Mills and Forty Cava De- 15 South Main St., Pittston. ALWAYS THE CHEAPEST. Keferrlng to an action brought, the bill states: Buffalo, May 13.—The Diamond mills, owned by Churchill & Co.; an elevntor owned by the same company, the transfer house of the Lake Shore and Erie rallroadn and about forty cars were destroyed by fire last night. A score of small houses In the vicinity of the big blaze were slightly demaged by fires started from sparks and burning embers, and It was only by the combined efforts of all the fire fighting apparatus and firemen in the city that a more extensive conflagration was prevented. The loss is estimated at $250,000. atroyeil—Loin, $250,000. Colombia's Ruler Han Not Ktiignfd, Reported. Panama, Colombia, May 13.—It is learned that the report of President Marroquln's resignation is utterly false. It IB believed to have originated with tbe opponents of the administration, who started the rumor merely for political effect. Tbe president was banqueted at night at the Palace hotel by the citizens' committee. Peanut Butter "If It shall be shown that the publication complained of resulted from negligence on the part of the owner, Gun Mushrooms One of the features of the decorations was an immense garland made entirely of California fruits, and swung on the. south wall of the room. Stretching from one end of the hall to tbe other was a string of electric lights spelling "Land of Sunshine, Fruit and Flowers Welcomes President Roosevelt." Whit9 Clover Seed EVANS BROS Lawn Gross Seed. GROCERS Official cable advlceB from 6#gotn declare that Marroquln's government Is perfectly stable and that the situation Is becoming reassuring and is inspiring confidence. New Garden Seeds, all kinds, package and loose. Best Patent Flour .$4.50 Feed, all kinds, per 100... 1.15 Hay, long and cut, per 100.. .90 Potatoes, perbu 7f Butter, New, extra fine, per lb .° Onion Sets, per at... n i . n The Injunction wns granted on petition of the Walters' union, Omaha local No. 23, by Its officers, and Is directed against the Business Men's assoclatlos and about fifty others Individually, th* list being made up of restaurant proprietors, coal and lumber dealers and n A Serloua gltaatlon, 8RENNAN fi ROBERTS, Conditions which are now normal have not been affected by the retirement of General Fernandez, the minister of state, who Is now out of power. Dr. Mendoza, minister of the treasury, n-111 succeed him. , President Roosevelt was the guest in the morning of the Leland Stanford, Jr., university at Palo Alto. He left Ban Jose at 8:30 o'clock, and a half hour's ride through orchards and fields brought him to his first stopping place. The burned area is a rectangular space bound on the east by the Erie tracks, on the west by the Lake Shore tracks and on the north by the Elk and Van Rensselaer streets viaduct. Lawn Seed, per lb. 18 Timothy Seed, per bu 2.15 — o_ _ j it — — — 42 North IHalm Stremt, ty Next to Eagle Hotel. Both pbonea number of Jobbers. Clover Seea 7.75 The fire was discovered shortly before midnight in the rear of the Diamond mills. The building was an old frame structure and, owing to n period of extremely dry weather, was highly Inflammable. Before the first engine arrived the building was enveloped in flames, and 4t was seen that it would require a hard fight to save surrounding property. As the Are continued to spread, second and third alarms were sent In, and at midnight a general alarm brought all the fire engines in the city to the scene. The situation is now considered o yiiost serious one, as with nearly 8,30C men on strike or locked out nnd a largt number of business establishments. Including eighteen laundries, closed it has brought the business of the city al most to a standstill. Opposition Jo the canal treaty- continues; but, while some fear that congress may not approve the measure, the majority believe that after the first exciting discussion common sense will prevail and the negotiations for the great interoceanle water way will be ratified. Wo carry a full line of loose seeds of all kinds, garden tools, early potatoes such as Early Hose, Ohios, Trumps, Peerless and Kings New York, May 13.-Tbe $25,000 pearl necklace lost by Mrs. Colgate Hoyt wife of tbe banker, on April 2 was found by Mies Harriet Schade, a saleswoman, who has returned the necklace to Mrs. Hoyt Mrs. Hoyt Juimtad-Jthy young woman $100. Three days after Mrs. Hoyt lost her necklace Miss Schade was walking through Twenty-third street on her way to lunch when she' saw the gems glitter in the dirt in the gutter. She concluded that the stones were simply beautiful Imitations. Miss Scliade's parents thought the pearls hardly genuine, but watched tbe lost and found columns for some meqtfon of such a necklace. A Jeweler finally told the family the pearls wej-e genuine and very valuable. A reward of $5,000 had been offered for return of the gems. ARE YOU BUYINE GOODS AT THESE PRICES ? Judge Dickinson, who issued the injunction, has been on the district bench for ten years and is considered one of the most able and conservative Jurists in the state. He is at this ftme In charge of the law docket, and his decisions on points of equity before the law have been considered ns authoritative iu the legal world. The decision l» more notable from the fact that three district court judges enjoined the Waiters' union from all acta tending to hamper the business of the restaurant proprietors. Tlie calling of congress for Jun« 20 itrengthens the opinions of those who expect favorable action. EVAN&fJROS BOOTS AND SHOES This Man Had Pluck. Feed, all kinds $1.15 (Full Weight.) QOVBBNQR PENNYPACKER. New York, Mny 13.—Henry Nichols, a well known member of the Jersey City club, wag taken to Christ hospital suffering from blood poisoning and wus Informed that the leg must be amputated. The surgeons found that the action of Mr. Nichols' heart would not warrant the use of anaesthetics, and he was obliged to submit to the operation without them. After the leg bad been amputated below the knee it was found that gangrene extended above the knee and that a second operation would be necessary. The leg was then amputated at the thigh. Mr. Nichols bore both operations with fortitude, chatting pleasantly with the surgeons. Granulated sugar, 20 lbs $1.00 Men's Guaranteed Patent Leather Shoes $3.50 Men's Guaranteed Patent Leather Oxfords sr Ladies' Patent Leather Shoos $3.00 to 13.50 Ladies' Dongola Oxfords from .$1.00 to $2.50 proprietor, manager or eflltor in the ascertainment of the facts or lu the publication thereof, compensatory damages may be recovered for Injuries to business and reputation resulting from such publication as well as damages for the physical and mental suffering endured by the injured party' or parties, and whenever in any such action It shall be shown that the matter complained of Is libelous and that such libelous matter has been given spcclal prominence by the use of pictures, cartoons, headlines, displayed type or uny other matter calculated to specially attract attention the Jury shall have the right to award punitive damages against the defendant or defendants." Yeast, fresh Magic Saleratus, per lb Coffee, Lion and Arbuckle Lieutenant Clark was struck In th( stomach by the coupling of a how which burst while he was bending ovet it. He was hurled against a stone wall fracturing bis skull. The surgeons al the hospital say he cannot recover. 3.25 11c Butter, best creamery 26c Clothes Pins, best hard wood, per dozen lc Fresh Garden Seeds, regular The freight and transfer house was abandoned by the railroad companies about n year ago, but they were filled with grain and grain products from the Diamond mills. Strikers Cauie Bloodshed. We only quote a few, but to realise what these goods are you want to call. We also have a fine line of baby shoos, all colors. See us when you want anything in the shoe line. Valparaiso, Chile, May"T3.—The city is in the possession of the striking dock laborers. One policeman has been killed, six are wounded and fifty of the mob are dead or dying. A battle took place In the streets of the city, in which the police were driven to the barracks by the superior force. Many of the pawnshops In the city have beep looted by the strikers. After routing the police force the mob set fire to the South American Steamship company's docks and then attacked the fire department.Teklng, May 13.—The Russian charge d'affaires, M. Pinncon, has given reassurances regarding Manchuria. He has Issued an official notice that all Manchuria is open to foreign travel and adds that passports are no longer necessary. There were 500 Russian soldiers at Newchwang, who were removed about the date fixed for the evacuation, and the same number returned to Newchwang,-It appears that the Russian force which returned to the Llao forts merely used the forts as temporary resting places while Journeying southward to their Btutlon on the peninsula. HuofcuU Free to All. Regular 10c pifckage 8c Baked Boans, tomato sauce.. 5c 12 bars Laundry Soap 25c Correspondingly low prices on Fresh Meats, Shoes, Notions, otc. Special Cash Discount. 5c package... Los Angeles, Cal„ May 18.—Litigation for possession of the fortune left by th« old miser, Charles Hill or Salem Charles, who died in Los Angeles Ie May, 1002, leaving $142,000 in cash is a safe deposit box, has been begun 1c the probate court. Mrs. Gertrude.Driggi is the petitioner for probate of a wll purporting to have been signed bj Charles HUI in Dayton, O., In 188S leaving his property to her daughter Gertrude Drlggs. Attorneys for Salen: Charles and other members of tliC Charles family of Boston, of which thi dead miser was apparently conclusive ly proved a member, appeared as con testants of the petition. Among othei claimants to the fortune, of whon about 000 appeared after the existencC of the estate wus made public, Mrs Annie Hill, an alleged widow of the de ceased, appeared by counsel. hut Claim Mlaer'a Wealth. 44 and 46 S.Main Street Indiana Banks Closed. Weelcly Paper* Omitted. Fort Wayne, Ind., May 13.—The Meridian bank of Auburn and the De Kalb bank of Waterloo, which have been conducted as private Institutions by the McClellan estate a'nd for which a receiver was recently appointed, have been forced Into involuntary bankruptcy by the action of County Treasurer Probst of Auburn before the United States commissioner here. The total liabilities ore said to be $121,000 and assets $58,000. A peculiar omission in the bill is the fact that, while daily, semiweekly, biweekly and monthly publications are Included, no mention is made of weekly newspapers. For WEDDINGS C|.WA,. I For FUNERALS "lOWW* * Murphy & Joyce. Just what you want in floral decorations on short notice. We can do much for you at a reasonable price. (new phone) J-BJURPEMTEI,i«Tn it. unit mm The governor asserts there is nothing in the terms of the measure which prevents any newspaper from making such comments upon legislative measures or upon the official acts of state, munclpal, county or public officers as ore proper for the information of the public or are in the line of legitimate public discussion. Berlin, N. IL, May 13— More thau 1,000 men employed by the Berlin Mills company and the Burgess Sulphite Fiber company, whose interests are closely Interwoven, have gone on strike because of the companies' refusal to grant their demands for more pay and recognition of the various unions. These demands were made more thau a week ago, and the men have been hoping that some compromise might be reached that" would avert a strike. A New Hi%mpahlre Strike. 209, 213, 079 North Main Street. Both Phooee pittston, PA, Small Loan Applicants Oat. London, May 13.—It has been announced that no allotments of the Transvaal loans will be made to applicants for less than £2,000. Applicants for £2,000 and upward will receive 2 0-10 per cent of their application. This decision, which rules out all the small investors, is likely to excite noisy protests. It is said to have been imperative, however, owing to the overwhelming number of small applications under the idea that these would get preference and the impossibility of discriminating between genuine and bogus investors. (7\rury3s PRICES. GOODS UNDER-PAICED Boston. May 18.—The result of the registration of male residents of Boston over twenty years of age, which for the first time in the history of the city has been accomplished this year under the direction of .the police department, has. Just been announced nnd shows an increase of 7,1)95 nanles over the list made up last year by the assistant assessors. The totals are: For 1002, 175.B85; 1003, 183,880. Boston's Police Reiclatratlon. Continuing, be says AT "The bill In Its application is not confined to officials, but affects as well the citizen or business man, whose conduct constitutes no part of the right of the public to Information. The sufferers from reckless but not necessarily malicious publications are given the right not to prohibit publication, but to recover the damages which they have sustained provided they prove negligence or lack of care on the part of the publishing newspapers. Recent Reckleaa Utteraneea. is MAGNET Seek to Recall Walnwrifrht. Snbvemy Men Ordered Baek. St. Louis, May 13.—Governor Dock cry lius at the request of Circuit Attor ney Folk formally requested Secretarj Hay to use his good offices with tin government of France to have Ellis Walnwrlght, tlie St. Louis millionaire brewer, arrested and returned to St Louis to stand trial on the charge ol bribery. YVainwrlght was indlctec eighteen months ago on the charge ol having committed bribery In cornice tion with the passage of the ordlnanci granting a franchise to the Suburbai Electric Hallway company, of which hi was a director. New York, May IS.—Frightened by the threat of John B. McDonald and the other subway contractors that unless the striking rockmen, excavators and teamsters returned to work-pend- Ing arbitration the subway would be tilled with nonunion men, the labor leaders met and decided to order the men to return to work at noon today. It is now only a question of whether the Italian union leaders can handle their own meu. Gold Coin Flour Butterfly Flour Sunlight Flour Superlative Flour - Pillsbury's Flour - Rye Flour, per sack Hay, long and cut Bale Straw Potatoes, per bu 3 quarts Beans for 3 quarts Peas for 3 cans Tomatoes 3 cans Corn 3 bottles Catsup Shepp's Cocoanut Onions, per pock Onion Sets, per ql Garden Itakes Garden Hoes Spade Forks Drexell Lawn Mowers $4.50 While they last we offer the following values. Many more like these. New goods every day. Lntherann For Old Creed, rittsliurg, Miiy 13.—Uofore adjournment finally the Lutheran convention ieclded tlint there will lie no change In the ehliroh creed. It remaining us It has been since l.'kSO. Itufl'nki ciiiiturecl most if the oillciiil honors during the convention, mid it whs silcrtiHl for the next place of meeting. Qulncy, Flo., Muy 13.—John T. Hownrd of Qulncy wis shot from ambush and instantly killed during the night wiille on his way to his plantation in Liberty county. He was riding in his buggy within three miles of his country home when he was shot twice with buckshot. A passer by found him In his buggy dead; The' motive for the murder is not known, and there is no clew to the perpetrator. Shot From Ambush. Good heavy hemp carpet, great value, at a yard 14c 26c rag carpet, closely woven, at 19o "Within a few days In a leading article on the first page of a daily Journal under large headlines upon a rumor of 25c 20c straw matting, a yard... 12c Stair carpet, nice patterns, worth 20c, here for. 13Jo suggested appointee to the position of of the supreme court wheu no appointment Nd been made and no utterance, official or otherwise, had emanated from an] member of that court that high tribunal was subjected to a covert assault under the ■words, 'Machine After dontrol of the Supreme Court.' unknown source as to the name of a Strike Situation In Chicago. 25c - 25c 25c Chicago, May 13.—A speedy settlement of the laundry workers' strike now rests with the strikers. The employing lifumhymen have sent a request to the Chicago board of arbitration asking that hotly to use Its good offices toward bringing the strike to an end. In a letter to Chairman Selfrldge of the board the employers agree to abide by whatever decision is made. LtceiiBr Vote In New Hampshire. Now York. May lH.—.Toliti McOowan, an iron worker on the new Williamsburg bridge, fell three fcot and wan killed. He fell more tlmn fifty feet from the top of the Williamsburg towfr last summer, and the only Injury he sustained was a fracture of his right arm. Klllcil lDy Snuill Kail. 25c 20c 5c 25c 25c at a yard .24c 75c Lace Curtains, 2} yards Floor oil cloth, choice patterns, Manchester, X. II., May 13.—Witt weather conditions which could not have been bettered for an election, the cities and towns of New Hampshire voted on the question of license. The result is that all the cities of the state have taken their places in the license column. Of the towns a large majority are no license. Because thiB was the first opportunity given for such a vote in half a century, prohibition having been the law of the state since the llf ties, very general interest has been fell in the outcome. th«v Wool Greaae. long, 35 inches wide 45c The grease in the wool of sheep la exceedingly valuable. A great deal of It Is lost when the fleece Is washed before shearing. A government expert says, "It Is safe to say that from $2,- 000,000 to *3,000,000 worth of wool fat and potash are run down the streams fend wasted annually In the United States." $2.50 ladies' walking skirt, nice- "A mayor of our chief city hns been called a 'traitor,' a senator of the United States has beeu denounced as a •yokel with a sodden brain,' and within the last quarter of a century two presidents of the United ; States have been murdered, and in etch Instance the cause was easily tradeable to Inflammatory and careless newspaper utterance."$3.00 G5c ly stitched $1.25 39c ladies' percale shirt waist, latest styles 26c 1 lot down cushions, large size, cheap at 26c 26c oiled opaqne window shades at 19c 15c Men's Suspenders, good heavy web...... (if Mobile and Ohio Strllce. Turk* Dentroy a Villa ire, Jackson, Tenn., May 13.—The strike situation on the Mobile and Ohio Is practically unchanged. No disorder of any kind is reported. Passenger trains are being moved on fair schedules, but freight traffic Is badly demoralized. tlRknb, European Turkey, Slay 13.— Turkish troops have destroyed the village of Warkova, near Sclitlplge, where they suspected bombs were concealed. The police at Salonika have unearthed TOO pounds of dynamite and quantities of gunpowder. William Drury, THE LEADING GROCER. Railway BuIldluK* Bnrned. Narrow nostrils are unsightly and unhealthy. They can bo widened by Inserting plugs of sponge. Harrow Nostrils, The governor says that jnany years' experience on the bench has led him to the conclusion that crimes are widely propagated not by the malice, but by the. recklessness of thel press, and that in certalu classes of cities, among them murder, the ace iseA were at times convicted or ac luiaed before they reached tfce court n owl k West Boylston, Mass., May 13.—The West Boylston station, the freight house and the milk depot on the Massachusetts Central division of the Boston and Maine have been destroyed by fire. The new American Telephone and Telegraph company's wire opposite the building were put out of business. _ . . __ Clrcvia Men Strike. Passr Willows, CHICHESTER'S PILLS » CpfrJ KE1D *od (M4 metAltto bo«*. M*J«I wttk W *s* W# bias ribbon. Take no other. Reftuw I / ~ Or H*betiteUweso4I*Mlw#. Art»« Dfa^Uryf4 ornUId «t*in|M*rJPyr- 25c lioir brashes, selected bristles, rose wood book 10c The MAGNET Washington, May 13.—One hundred and fifty canvas men and laborers with Rarnuni & Bailey's circus went on strike here, and the show was delayed two hours in getting away from the city. The strikers ask for an Increase of $5 per month in wages. In rural England the blossoming twigs of willow which our children call "pussy willows" are often used In churches on Palm Sunday as the only available branches which have yet begun to show proofs of returning life. Vinegar is one of the worst dietetic articles to be found on the everyday table. It binders the digestive changes that take place in the upper part of the intestine ... Vl«nr. 87 8. Main St., Pittrtoau |
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