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WEATHER INDICATIONS. Forecast Until 8 p.m. Tomorrow, for Eastern Pennsylvania. Snow, cold tonight; Wednesday, fair with cold wave; brisk westerly winds. ■ on and ALU TH E NEWS. 54th YEAR. MINE EXPLOSION. Solwyn Tayi6r, a iuiain? engineer, who had been summoned from Pittsburg, and an assistant, J. M. Kayburn. Anxious Crowd* at Pit's Mouth. A. crowd of unxious men and women were gathered nt the pit mouth as the two men were lowered Into the black shaft on the work of rescue. Slowly the rope on the big drums of the engine began to uncoil, and the two engineers disappeared. JStere was no sound from tlie depths below except the occasional shout from the men in the backet to stop while they tested flja air.' ' The cage reached.,the 'ere was a silence of" **"*'- jes, end then o»— ,4 . 0° „ iiiiuj up slowly. reached the top Kayburn .uere, and with him waa Adolph CJfiSia, still alive, but gasping for breath and evidently seriously injured.; Store CHEAPEST f-*x . 'V- ■ - WW" -w — ' duilty of Crlir Financial Acts. one surpassing quality of m m The River Slowly Falling al | Bloomsburg. Found ' mm SALE Nearly Two Hnodred Men En= vent of unasual Interest to the people ston and vicinity. This sals will eclipse vlous ones held bp us. In the sterling offered. The price cutting knife has sed unHparinitly, a* the foUowlna barwill show. We must have room tor goods. tombed at Cheswick, Pa. pis L « tfs SENTENCED TO 7 YEARS. MUCH DISTRESS CAL Men's heavy working shirts, great value for 39c each. BRAVE RESCUERS BAFFLED started toward Rupert on Monday afternoon but was only able to move a few hundred yards south of the depot. From the fair grounds to the narrows below Catawlssa the1 tracks are covered with Ice and water. In many places the Ice Is piled up ten feet high on the tracks and the road will have to be literally chopped out when the water recedes. The tracks are also; flooded at Briar Creek, Upper Lijne Ridge and at Espy, but not to a sufficient depth to Interfere with the movement of trains. Until further orders Bloomsburg will be the southern terminus of the division. ANIMALS HELD BY ICE. "No malls from the South and West bavtf come through since Saturday Yesterday agents of the United States postal service completed arrangements with the Susquehanna, Berwick & Bloomsburg and the Bloomeburg & Sullivan by which the vast accumulation of mall at Harrisburg, Sunbury, Willlamsport and other points wilj be. hauled to Watsontown and then over the S., B. & B. to Light Street and then over the B. & S. to this city, where it will be transferred to (he Lackawanna There is great suffering among the live stock. In many Instances fanners placed their horses and cows In thC upper stories of their j barns and have since been unable to relach them to givC them food and drink. Men reached j slaughter house above! this city yeater day afternoon and nine hogs anC five beeves in one of the sheds. Thi water had come up op the floor to : depth of six inches afid then ice hat formed and held the 'imprisoned anl nials ttrmly by the legs. All weri slaughtered. mo a Ladies' all wool black ribbed hose, regular value 25c; special pric® during the sale, 10c a pair. Great Ice Gorge Extends From Cata- Soon After Being Taken From the wlssa to 8unbury, Thirty Miles— Cold Adds to Distress and Thieves Court Room He Dropped Dead— Men's all wool mitts, always sold for 50c; going during the sale for 15c a pair. Pittsburg Engineer Loses Life In Vain Attempt. Sensational End of a Noted Case. is that it is ABSOLUTELY PURE. One bottle of it will do more to convert those that don't know than any argument of talk or print. Loot Abandoned Houses. London, Jan. 26.—J. Whltaker Wright, head of the defunct London Globe and other corporations, died thia morning shortly after being found guilty and sentenced to serve seven years In Jail on the charge of criminal action in connection with the financial affairs of the companies. After sentence was imposed Wright said: "All I can say is, I am as innocent of any intention to deceive as any one 'n court." He was taken from court and died soon afterward. Children's all wool scarlet shirts and drawers, reduced to 19c a garment. Boys' all wool sweaters, all sizes and all colors, for 39c each. Again the cage went down into the darkness, and this time it carried E. Taylor, an assistant of Selwyn Taylor, and also Robert North and Jack Mc- Cann. ' B'ooinsburg, Pa., Tuesday morning, Jan. H5.—This section , of Columbia County is still at the mercy of the swollen Susquehanna and to add to th-i danger and discomfort the houses and mill* in the flooded district have been enveloped in a sheet of Ice from two to three inches in thickness. IT IS THOUGHT AU HAYE PERISHED Ladies' extra heavy flannelette night gowns, regular value 75c; during this sale, 50c each. Disaster Occurred In the Morning, and Not Until Late In the Afternoon Wa» It Possible to Enter Because of the Foul Air—Only One Man Rescued, and He Was Terribly Burned. There was a call for volunteers to aid in the work of rescue and a call for hammers, nails and brattice cloths to enable the rescuers to brace up the workings so that they could grope their way back to where the men were at work when the crash came. Children's winter bonnets, nicely lined with silk, regular value $1.00; special price during the sale, 25c each. Euuday night was marked by scenes that can hardly be expressed and when day broke Monday morning the situation had been Improved but little. The water had receded thirty inches, but all day Monday the flood seemed to be stationary and the biting cold soon covered the voet lake with ice. It's phenomenal popularity is a proof of its superiority. Extra large size bed comfortables, regular value $1.50; going during the sale for 98c each. CheBwick, Allegheny county, Pa., Jan. 26.—It can be reliably stated that between 180 and 190 miners were In (he underground workings when the dreadful fire damp ignited in the Harwlck mine yesterday blowing the cages clean out of the shtft and burying the inmates. Of these but two have come out—one dead, the other half dead from injuries and the effects of the firedamp. Even the rescuing party has not escaped, and S. H. Taylor, an eminent mining engineer, of Pittsburg, who plotted the mine and led the rescuers, is lying dead, while his companions escaped with their lives only, after the greatest bravery. The scenes around the pit are tragic in the extreme.Cages Blown Two Hundred Feet. Ladies' all wool black and colored fascinators, special sale price, 25c each. Mr. Scheeta, the manager, made the following statement: THIEVES LOOT HOUSES. WARLIKE TALK AGAIN. Stegmaier Brewing Co "The explosion was terrific. Both cages were blown from the shaft, one of them a distance of more than 200 feet. Three men at work on the tipple were blown to the ground, and one of them is already dead. The other two are badly hurt, but I am told they are resting easily and may recover. I*ast night men and boys were skating all over the flooded section of Hloomsburg and it was soon discovered that a sang of miserable miscreants were looting the Hooded houses. Chief of police Knorr was at once notified and he called all the regular policemen and Impressed a number of special officers into service and a search is being made for the wretches. All thfe members of the pt;sse are armed and as feeling is running high summary vengeance is threatened if any of the thieves are caught. European Capitals Believe That a Ladies' and Children's all wool black mittens, regular value 25c; reduced to 10c a pair during the sale. Crisis Is Near. Bottling Department. London Jan. 26.—Advices from tht far East have again taken on a more sinister tone ar " that in all the rapidly gaining have about rei and that nothiu fined back dov a clash. The the Central Nt that the Japaneb tinning war preparations with unabated energy. A war council he says, met yesterday In the presence of the C1 it is clearly apparent capitals is ground ttfiat matters ched a Wreaking \olnt I shopt of a well\ dea by/Russia can arert KojDe correspondent! of vs wires this morning le government is cofi- 'Phones—Old, 422-2 New, 977 25 dozen children's Angora Tam O'Shanters, very special price during the sale, 25c each. WILKESBARRE. PA. "There are at least 150 men in the mine, tiad 1 am afraid that there are a number more, although there are set?ral men on the payroll who did not report." PEOPLE'SSTORE, 15 South Main St., Pittston. Fully 1.50V persons at Rloomsburg are homeless and all are being cared for. The hotels were all thrown open on Sunday and the landlords are caring fir' and feeding hundreds of people. Private houses were also thrown' open, with the result that there Is no physical suffering here. A public meeting was held at the. town hall last evening in response to a call Issued by Mayor rovnsend and $11,000 waa speedily subscribed for the relief of the flood sufferers.The Columbia & Montour Traction Co. is in especially bad shape. The power house and car barns are entirely surrounded by water, although still high and dry. The Catawissa division is covered with ice and water from six to ten feet almost Its whole length. TRACTION COMPANY SUFFERS, When the night force stopped work Sunday night the mine was reported in good shape. At half past 5 o'clock ia; the morning Gordon, tjje fire boss, went into the mine to make his usual inspection. He reported to George Brown, Inside foreman, that everything was all right, and the day shift went Into the mine at 0 o'clock. , Bread is The Staff of Life P. A. Cunningham, mine inspector of the Fourteenth district, came out of the mine at 4 o'clock this morning. He stated that he had gone about a fourth of a mile from the foot of the shaft. He went to the left wing, between the fifth and seventh headings, and saw several dead mules, number of demolished cars, and about 16 dead men. He thought a great majority of the men met death through afterdamp. After that Cunningham came to a cave-In that he could not pass and he abandoned his investigation. Until this obstruction is removed there will be no means o£ discovering what may be the condition in the largest part of the mine. Men were placed at work removing the obstruction, and the work of rescue abandoned until daylight. The fans are all working, but on account of the cave-In It Is impossible to force air in properly. The water pipes are all blown In. As the mine was dry there will be no danger of flood. On the Berwick division a stretch of track a mile long is under water between Bloomsburi? and Espy. At the upper end of Espy another stretch has been badly washed and the same condition exists for two miles at Willow- Grove and Briar Creek. Port Arthur, Jan. 26.—The newspaper Novoekrai is informed from Sooul, Korea, that Korean soldiers have repeatedly crossed the Chinese frontier and burned several villages. M. Pav- Ioff, the Russian minister to Korea, has threatened severe reprisals if the act is repeated. Emperor The better the flour,.the better the bread; the better the bread, the slrjnger the staff. The brands we carry make the whitest, lightest bread. GOKQE IS TlIIItTY MILES LONO Before entering the cage the miners go to the lamp room for their safety lamps. One hundred and fifty lamps wore taken opt, so it Is tcnown that there are that number of minors in the mine. The fire boss and mine foreman are also In the mine, Gordon having returned after the men had begun work. The river le gorged with Ice from iCatawissa to Creasy, fifteen .nlles. and below Catawinra :tae channel is gorged practically all the way to Sunbury, eighteen mike. Above Catawissa the Ice Is piled up four to five feet higher than the river bridges and the jam extends to the ix-ttom of the river so tightly that an effectual dam has been formed and the accumulation of water is forced over the banks to find an outlet. The level reached In Bloomsburg is about two feet higher than In 3S65 and lart night collars on Third street were tilling with water that seeped through the ground. Third street was never reached by water before In the history of the town. The Bloomsburg & Sullivan road has had little trouble and the road has been kept open. REAR END COLLISJON. Three Killed and Eleven Injured on the Monarch over pain. Burns, cuts, sprains, stings, Instant relief. Dr. Thomas' Bclectric Oil. At any drug store. Chicago, Burlington and Quincy. Evans' 8uccess, per bbl $5.00 Butterfly Flour, per bbl 5.00 Surprise Flour, per bbl 5.00 8eal Flour, per bbl 5.00 Feed, per cwt 1.20 Oats, per bushel 50 Potatoes, per bushel 85 Sugar, 21 ibs for 1.00 Butter, Delaware Co. Dairy, lb.. 25 St. Louis, Jan. 26.—The Denver express on the main line of the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy road wab run into Inst night from the rear by a local passenger train while taking water at Gardeene creekr and three persons were killed, four were ■everely injured and seven were hurt. What a Dollar Will Buy will Oil two baskets, at our store. You ly w little leakages in the kitchen runs away a good deal of money. It is the little leakages which make the big river of large expenditures. You donTHbW Bow many leaks you may cut oil by buying your GROCERIES In the tipple at the mouth of the shaft were the welghmaster and three assistants. Several cars of coal had been brought out, and work was proceeding as usual when at a quarter past 8 o'clock the signal was given from the bottom of the shaft that aiiother onr was ready. New carpets. Williams & Co. Dr. T. !. Welsh, dentist, 25 N. Main. From the foot, of: the Scott street hill to thp creck the town is a lake. At the fair grounds the water reached the top rails cf the boxes In the grand stand. The wreck occurred on a bridge over Gordeene creek. The bridge, two cars of the local train and the local locomotive were burned. prepare* r under GEEDU1 U HmlM 'AIMS IN LAWS, lor at the right place. You will at least have the satisfaction of knowing that you are not paying a penny more than you ought to pay when you buy of us. C, Butter, fancy creamery The cage, with a mule on board, was sent down. Just as the cage reached the bottom of the shaft there was a terrific explosion, and the cage was blown out of the shaft and through the top of the roof of the tipple, wrecking the weigh master's office and damaging other portions of the structure. The mule was Dlown 200 feet from the tipple. The cargo remained in the wrecked tipple. Skinned Ham, per lb Buckwheat Flour, 25 lb sack.... Cold Snaps, 3 lb package Aunt Jemima, 3 packages for.... Nabob, per package, Maple Sugar, 2 lb for Maple Syrup, 1 qt can Maple 8yrup, /2 gallon can Maple Syrup, 1 gallon can Fancy Table 8yrup, 2'/2 lb can.. Honey, per cake..\. Cheese, per lb ICE AD)Df? TO DISCOMFORT. The condttlon at Catawissa Is practically the same as at Bloomsburg, though there Is much more actual suffering'. The elecMc light plant Is entirely flooded out and to add trv th»* distress every coal yard in. the borcugh Is undflr from five to fifteen feet of water. All the flooded district was covered with a sheet of Ice last night. The ccld wave has also had the effect of fighting up the gorge and as the Ice Is piled higher than the wagon bridges at Catawissa and Bloomsburg and the Reading railroad bridge at Rupert it Is practically certain that all three structures will be iwept from their piers when the Ice moves. The express train was running behind time because of a blizzard and had stopped at a tank Just after clearing the bridge to take water. IRENNAN and ROBERTS DR.RI fcfc PAII .25 .10 .25 Pittsburg, Jan. 20.—By an explosion In the Harwick mine of the Allegheny Coal company at Cheswick, sixteen miles from Pittsburg, western Pennsylvania promises to add one of the greatest tragedies of years to the already long list of mine' fatalities. Even the officials of the Allegheny Coal company, the owners of the mine, do not know at this time the number of men still entombed in the chambers of the mine, 220 feet below the surface, but a conservative estimate places the number at 184. N. MAIN. Next to Eagle Hotel Suddenly the local train crashed into the rear of the express truln. The light curs of the local train were partly demolished, and the bridge was tilled with debris, which took fire. Assistance was sent from St. Churles, aud a wrecking and relief train was dispatched from St. Louis. The rear sleeping car of the express stood oil the bridge when the collision occurred, and it was crushed, but not demolished. .25 .48 .85 .10 .16 Stop and Look! All the men on the tipple were badly hurt. They were taken from the debris and brought to this city, one of them, Henry Mahew, dying upon arrival. The two others, George Wultman and F. N. Gillespie, were removed to the Allegheny General hospital. Wultman died in an hour. Honey, per glass , Evans Bros. BRIDGES IN BAD SHAPE. One of the strangest facts in connection with the flood Is the springing back Into position of the big steel river brldgo at Catawissa. On Sunday morn - Ing an immense body of ice Jammed against the middle spans on the upper side of the bridge and the Immense structure gave way and bent under the pressure until the two middle spans had been bowed cut of position a distance of several feet The bridge hung together, however, and at 5:30 on Sunday afternoon the backwater relieved the bridge from the pressure and with a sudden shock it swung back into position.The express trail) drew the damaged sleeping car away from the flames. Because of the burned bridge traffic is suspended temporarily. at our show windows, then come in and examine the many good things we are offering at greatly reduced prices. The choice from one window is $1.00; the other $5.00. These sales are eagerly looked forward to by our many patrons. We cordially invite your inspection 46 South Main St., Pittston. Even General Manager George Sheets of the coal company, who is in charge of the mine, gives little hope that many of the men will be brought to the surface.There was little fire following the explosion. For a few minutes smoke hung around the mouth of the shaft; then it drifted away, and except the wrecked tipple there was nothing to show that several scores of human beings had probably gone to their death In an instant. House Passes Army Bill. For WEDDINGS C|Awa» V For FUNERALS "UHOI» i Washington, Jan. 26. — The house passed the army appropriation bill, carrying approximately 175,000,000, after Adopting a number of amendments. The provision for the consolidation of the adjutant general's department and the record and pension office of tho war department into a bureau, to be known as the military secretary's office, was stricken from the bill on a point of order raised by Mr. Grosvenor of Ohio. It will be offered as a separate measure. The item of $400,000 for the construction of an army general hospital at Washington also went out on a point of order, as did the paragraph providing for the construction of a submarine cable from Sitka to Fort Liscum. Selwyn Taylor, a mining engineer of this city, who plotted the mine and who headed the first rescuing party to enter the mine, was overcome by gas while groping his way through the tunnels and died. The men with him barely escaped with their lives. Three times efforts were made to rescue Mr. Taylor, but without avail. His body was finally recovered. Near him were found the bodies of seventy-five miners. Just what you want in floral decorations on short notioe. We can do much for you at a reasonable prioe. (new phone) I.B-0ARPENTES. hiter it. uetei ism FOURTEEN MEN FELL TO DEATH The bridge at Bloomsburg is in bad shape. The Ice has ripped off nearly all the planking and huge girders and eye hars have been snapped and broken. The bridge has also been forced out of position a distance of two feet. Report of the condition op the PIHST NATIONAL BANK AT PITTS-8TON, IN THE STATE OP PENNSYLVANIA. AT THE CLOSE OP BUSINESS, JAN. 22. 1904. gggotTBCXa H. G. 8HUPP, Loans and discounts 9 337,408 or Overdrafts, secured and unsecured. 36 '.«D U. 8. Bonds to secure circulation. JD0,000 00 Stocks, securities, etc. 977,070 6# Banking house, furniture aud ax- General Clearing Sale at The Magnet On Wie Catawissa Creek the bridge at th* paper mill Is a wreck. The covered bridge is partially overturned and will be a complete loss. 36 West Market Street. Both 'Phones. MHLKE8BMRRE. Hope Abandoned. The report of!the rescuers early this morning to the effect that many were alive was rudely shattered a little later when the body of Selwyn Taylor was brought to the surface. He had evidently been dead for several hours, and now hopes for the other imprisoned men have been abandoned. Cage Dropped in Colorado Mine While Miners Were PEOPLE FLED TO HILLS. tnrea Dae from National Banks (not Reserve agent*) Doe from approved reserve agents nod other cash items Note*of other National Hanks.... Fractional paper currency, nickels Lawful money reserve in i»nk. vis: Specie 9 34.330 on Legal-tender notes 40,0011 00 38.000 00 Too much stock and too little room, consequently the knife has gone in deep. Many values like these: The half of Espy is under water and all the houFcs on the upper end of Main street are submerged. The flood came up at Ji&py with such a rush on Sunday morning that many people were forced to flee attired only in their night clothes. A large numbet made their wr.y to the hills north t)f the town, while others are being cared for by families In the portion or the villas-; an high ground and at Almedia, a village one mile above. The water backed over the farm lands in the rear OC the town and the whole territory from Almedia to Bloomsburg Is submerged. The family of Frank Boone of Rupert had a terrible experience. The house stands at a point where the boiling current made a whirlpool and the water reached the second story. All day Sunday a score of men In boats endeavored to reach the house but were unable to do so. The father and mother and little ones were forced to remain in the house without food or heat until Monday afternoon, when a party managed to reach the house. Nearly all were half dead with cold and the feet and' hands of -tiro of the CHILDREN WERE BADLY FROZEN. 1,682 87 153,940 85 5,548 26 30,200 00 Being Hoisted. 649 00 (7)ruji/'$ PRICES. Victor, Colo., Jan. 2Cj.—Fourteen men were instantly killed this morning at Stratton's Independence mine by the falling of a cage in the shaft, on which the men were being holBted from their work. Thieves Steal Vedder'a Painting*. 80,230.00 Heavy I. C. Wash Boilers, No. 8, they are Bold at some places as high as 69c, and at others as low as50c, oar sale price. ..39c Ml I 1 Rome, Jan. 26.—The studio here of Ellliu Vedder, an American artist, has been entered and ransacked by thieves, who stole among other things two of Mr. Vedder's paintings. The thieve# took from their frames and carefully unnailed from the stretchers holding them two large finished pictures by Mr. Vedder, one being a painting of Greek girls in a bath, the original of which was purchased by J. Plerpont Morgan, and the other an imaginative figure of "Fortune." Several bronzes were also stolen. The loss is over 93,000. Redemption fond with U. S. Treasurer (5 per cent, of circulation).. 2.500 00 The rescuers are being brought out coated with ice, drenched to the skin and unable to walk. They report that the dead are scattered one above the other as thick as pine needles. Water is fast pouring into the mine, covering the corpses with a shroud of ice and making the work of reefc-ue almost Impossible. After damp Is collecting in quantities.Total $ 1,609,300 10 LUBIUTIM8. Children's heavy fleece lined lose, worth regular 25c; these go it.,, 10c Men's Fancy Shirts, slightly loiled, assorted lot, worth 50c, 75o ind $1.00; your choice for 25o Ladies' fine Corsets, nicely dimmed, assorted lot, some worth (1, some 75o and some 50c, all nice ind clean, your choice 43c Men's heavy fleece lined gloves md Mitts, reduced to 10c One lot children's mitts, always sold for 10c, you get them for.. 5o 1 lot Comfortables, sold usually at 11.25; sometimes at $1.00; bhese reduced to 89c Children's Coats and Fur Setn at one-third off regular price Men's heavy fleece lined Undershirts, reg. 50o value, red. to.. 35c Children's Leggings from... 25c See our shirt waist values, prices cut in half, from 25c Fifteen men were being hoisted out of the mine when the machinery became disarranged. The cage, loaded with human freight, rushed to the sheave wheel. Then the rope broke and the cage and men dropped to the bottom. One man grabbed an iron bar and saved himself. Capital Stock paid In t mooo oo Surplus fond 200,000 0 0 Undivided profits, leaa expenses and taxes paid. 61,806 11 National Bank notes outstanding.. 48,600 00 Due to other National Banks....... 26,173 16 Due to State Banks and Bankers .. 7,410 27 Dividoudb unpaid 4,»W t*D Individual deposits subject to oheck 1.061,080 66 Cashier's oheoks outstanding .... 326 00 Best Patent Flour 15.00 Best Family Flour 450 Chop and Meal 1.20 Corn and Cr. Corn 1.20 Bran and Midda 1.20 Hay, long and cut 81 * rt i The explosion occurred twenty minutes after 8 o'clock at the bottom of one of the shafts nnC1 was presumably caused by Are damp. It was 4 o'clock In the afternoon before !t was possible to make the first attempt at rescue. Robert North and Jack McCann, one of the engineers employed by the company. tried to get Into the mine by way of the stairs through the airshaft. 'l'hey groped their way some distance, but were finally driven back by the foul air. V The main shaft Into the mine, 220 feet deep, was made useless by the exploslon, which hurled both cages, one of which was within thirty feet of the bottom of the shaft, through the tipple, thirty feet above the surface. Total 1.659.300 10 State of Penn'a., County of Lucerne, sa I, Charles 8 Crane, Cashier of the above named bauk, do solemnly swear that the above Statement ia true to the best of my knowledge and belief. CHARLES B. CRANK, Bale Straw 60 MINE WORKERS' OFFICERS. 81 lbs. Gr. Sugar $1.1 22 lbs. A. Sugar 1.1 23 lbs. Br. Sugar l.( Cheese Sweitzer Cheese Brick Cheese Skinned Hams \... PoXfi Tnjflyctn I?!® Boy Train Wreckers Confess. President Mitchell, Vice President T,a« Vegas, N. M„ Jan. 20.—Three boys—Myron Aldrich, aged fourteen; Lowell Bills, aged thirteen; and William Denton, aged fifteen—have been arrested here, having confessed to wrecking, an extra Denver and Bio Grande freight train at Florence, Colo., Ian. 10. The boys said they were after the passenger train, which was late, and intendod to rob the dead and injured passengers. Subscribed and sworn to before me this aet day of January. WOt. - aaAH/riL. P. FBNN, Notary Public. My commission expires Jan. 2,1909. Correct—attest: .14 .16 .14 .12 .10 Lewis and Secretary Wilson. Re-elected. . No estimate can be made of the damage sustained in the flooded districts, although ft will be several hundred thousand dollars. Many of the industries in Bloomsburg and CaUwlssa are badly crippled. At the Magee Carpet Mills in Bloomsburg the water attained tv depth of thirteen feet In the drum and stock room and the immense weaving room was covered with seven feet of water, every loom being submerged. This mill is the second largest ot Its kind id the State and the lots wflj be heavy, v •vsa WATER RECEDES AT DANVILLE. The situation at Danville was somewhat better to-night and the water had drawn oft from most of the flooded section. The gorge between Danv'JIe an- Catawlssa was examined to-day ar to be an average height of for feet for a distance of three miles. T Ice touches the bottom and no ws Indianapolis, Ind., Jan. 26.—The committee on elwctJona at the Mine Workers' convention reported this morning the nomination of Mitchell, 'Vice President Lewis and THEODORE STRONG. | JOSEPH LANOtpRDv \ Directors. CIIA3. H. FOSTER. I STOCKHOLDERS' MEETING. The annual meeting of the stockholders of the Plttaton Stove Co. wilt be held at the office of the company at It o'qlook a. m.. Jan. 46th, for the election of directors for the ensuing year and for suoh other business as may come "Secretary Wilson to succeed themselves. Ail three were re-elected and the voting then began on members of the executive board. Apples, per bi Potatoes, per Onions, per pi Best Butter, I All kinds Tob All kinds Squ $ .70 85 20 26 .88 Abaal Ready Wetland, Ont, Jan. ibeel on being informed *ras reserved In the appcD bis extradition announced of waiving further turn to New York I of forgery. to Roturn. . «uy( k in. 26.—James N. med that judgment ln ) appeal to preTent „f the Howell A K"n», junced his intention offloe of wdd Company, proceedings and re- » m & SCO. «... - . Shortly after 5 o'clock a temporary rigging had been put in place over the mouth of the main shaft, and a small backet cnj/ftWe of carrying three men was fastened to the tackle. The first Indianapolis, Ind., Jan. 26.—Fire has destroyed the car barns of the Indianapolis Traction and Terminal company Morgan place: loss. $100,000. Two Trolley Car Barna Deatroyad. U the new rig was made by | .Secretary. I WW 4
Object Description
Title | Pittston Gazette |
Masthead | Pittston Gazette, January 26, 1904 |
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 | 1904-01-26 |
Location Covered | United States; Pennsylvania; Luzerne County; Pittston |
Type | Text |
Original Format | newspaper |
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Language | English |
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Description
Title | Pittston Gazette |
Masthead | Pittston Gazette, January 26, 1904 |
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 | 1904-01-26 |
Location Covered | United States; Pennsylvania; Luzerne County; Pittston |
Type | Text |
Original Format | newspaper |
Digital Format | image/tiff |
Identifier | PGZ_19040126_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 |
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Full Text | WEATHER INDICATIONS. Forecast Until 8 p.m. Tomorrow, for Eastern Pennsylvania. Snow, cold tonight; Wednesday, fair with cold wave; brisk westerly winds. ■ on and ALU TH E NEWS. 54th YEAR. MINE EXPLOSION. Solwyn Tayi6r, a iuiain? engineer, who had been summoned from Pittsburg, and an assistant, J. M. Kayburn. Anxious Crowd* at Pit's Mouth. A. crowd of unxious men and women were gathered nt the pit mouth as the two men were lowered Into the black shaft on the work of rescue. Slowly the rope on the big drums of the engine began to uncoil, and the two engineers disappeared. JStere was no sound from tlie depths below except the occasional shout from the men in the backet to stop while they tested flja air.' ' The cage reached.,the 'ere was a silence of" **"*'- jes, end then o»— ,4 . 0° „ iiiiuj up slowly. reached the top Kayburn .uere, and with him waa Adolph CJfiSia, still alive, but gasping for breath and evidently seriously injured.; Store CHEAPEST f-*x . 'V- ■ - WW" -w — ' duilty of Crlir Financial Acts. one surpassing quality of m m The River Slowly Falling al | Bloomsburg. Found ' mm SALE Nearly Two Hnodred Men En= vent of unasual Interest to the people ston and vicinity. This sals will eclipse vlous ones held bp us. In the sterling offered. The price cutting knife has sed unHparinitly, a* the foUowlna barwill show. We must have room tor goods. tombed at Cheswick, Pa. pis L « tfs SENTENCED TO 7 YEARS. MUCH DISTRESS CAL Men's heavy working shirts, great value for 39c each. BRAVE RESCUERS BAFFLED started toward Rupert on Monday afternoon but was only able to move a few hundred yards south of the depot. From the fair grounds to the narrows below Catawlssa the1 tracks are covered with Ice and water. In many places the Ice Is piled up ten feet high on the tracks and the road will have to be literally chopped out when the water recedes. The tracks are also; flooded at Briar Creek, Upper Lijne Ridge and at Espy, but not to a sufficient depth to Interfere with the movement of trains. Until further orders Bloomsburg will be the southern terminus of the division. ANIMALS HELD BY ICE. "No malls from the South and West bavtf come through since Saturday Yesterday agents of the United States postal service completed arrangements with the Susquehanna, Berwick & Bloomsburg and the Bloomeburg & Sullivan by which the vast accumulation of mall at Harrisburg, Sunbury, Willlamsport and other points wilj be. hauled to Watsontown and then over the S., B. & B. to Light Street and then over the B. & S. to this city, where it will be transferred to (he Lackawanna There is great suffering among the live stock. In many Instances fanners placed their horses and cows In thC upper stories of their j barns and have since been unable to relach them to givC them food and drink. Men reached j slaughter house above! this city yeater day afternoon and nine hogs anC five beeves in one of the sheds. Thi water had come up op the floor to : depth of six inches afid then ice hat formed and held the 'imprisoned anl nials ttrmly by the legs. All weri slaughtered. mo a Ladies' all wool black ribbed hose, regular value 25c; special pric® during the sale, 10c a pair. Great Ice Gorge Extends From Cata- Soon After Being Taken From the wlssa to 8unbury, Thirty Miles— Cold Adds to Distress and Thieves Court Room He Dropped Dead— Men's all wool mitts, always sold for 50c; going during the sale for 15c a pair. Pittsburg Engineer Loses Life In Vain Attempt. Sensational End of a Noted Case. is that it is ABSOLUTELY PURE. One bottle of it will do more to convert those that don't know than any argument of talk or print. Loot Abandoned Houses. London, Jan. 26.—J. Whltaker Wright, head of the defunct London Globe and other corporations, died thia morning shortly after being found guilty and sentenced to serve seven years In Jail on the charge of criminal action in connection with the financial affairs of the companies. After sentence was imposed Wright said: "All I can say is, I am as innocent of any intention to deceive as any one 'n court." He was taken from court and died soon afterward. Children's all wool scarlet shirts and drawers, reduced to 19c a garment. Boys' all wool sweaters, all sizes and all colors, for 39c each. Again the cage went down into the darkness, and this time it carried E. Taylor, an assistant of Selwyn Taylor, and also Robert North and Jack Mc- Cann. ' B'ooinsburg, Pa., Tuesday morning, Jan. H5.—This section , of Columbia County is still at the mercy of the swollen Susquehanna and to add to th-i danger and discomfort the houses and mill* in the flooded district have been enveloped in a sheet of Ice from two to three inches in thickness. IT IS THOUGHT AU HAYE PERISHED Ladies' extra heavy flannelette night gowns, regular value 75c; during this sale, 50c each. Disaster Occurred In the Morning, and Not Until Late In the Afternoon Wa» It Possible to Enter Because of the Foul Air—Only One Man Rescued, and He Was Terribly Burned. There was a call for volunteers to aid in the work of rescue and a call for hammers, nails and brattice cloths to enable the rescuers to brace up the workings so that they could grope their way back to where the men were at work when the crash came. Children's winter bonnets, nicely lined with silk, regular value $1.00; special price during the sale, 25c each. Euuday night was marked by scenes that can hardly be expressed and when day broke Monday morning the situation had been Improved but little. The water had receded thirty inches, but all day Monday the flood seemed to be stationary and the biting cold soon covered the voet lake with ice. It's phenomenal popularity is a proof of its superiority. Extra large size bed comfortables, regular value $1.50; going during the sale for 98c each. CheBwick, Allegheny county, Pa., Jan. 26.—It can be reliably stated that between 180 and 190 miners were In (he underground workings when the dreadful fire damp ignited in the Harwlck mine yesterday blowing the cages clean out of the shtft and burying the inmates. Of these but two have come out—one dead, the other half dead from injuries and the effects of the firedamp. Even the rescuing party has not escaped, and S. H. Taylor, an eminent mining engineer, of Pittsburg, who plotted the mine and led the rescuers, is lying dead, while his companions escaped with their lives only, after the greatest bravery. The scenes around the pit are tragic in the extreme.Cages Blown Two Hundred Feet. Ladies' all wool black and colored fascinators, special sale price, 25c each. Mr. Scheeta, the manager, made the following statement: THIEVES LOOT HOUSES. WARLIKE TALK AGAIN. Stegmaier Brewing Co "The explosion was terrific. Both cages were blown from the shaft, one of them a distance of more than 200 feet. Three men at work on the tipple were blown to the ground, and one of them is already dead. The other two are badly hurt, but I am told they are resting easily and may recover. I*ast night men and boys were skating all over the flooded section of Hloomsburg and it was soon discovered that a sang of miserable miscreants were looting the Hooded houses. Chief of police Knorr was at once notified and he called all the regular policemen and Impressed a number of special officers into service and a search is being made for the wretches. All thfe members of the pt;sse are armed and as feeling is running high summary vengeance is threatened if any of the thieves are caught. European Capitals Believe That a Ladies' and Children's all wool black mittens, regular value 25c; reduced to 10c a pair during the sale. Crisis Is Near. Bottling Department. London Jan. 26.—Advices from tht far East have again taken on a more sinister tone ar " that in all the rapidly gaining have about rei and that nothiu fined back dov a clash. The the Central Nt that the Japaneb tinning war preparations with unabated energy. A war council he says, met yesterday In the presence of the C1 it is clearly apparent capitals is ground ttfiat matters ched a Wreaking \olnt I shopt of a well\ dea by/Russia can arert KojDe correspondent! of vs wires this morning le government is cofi- 'Phones—Old, 422-2 New, 977 25 dozen children's Angora Tam O'Shanters, very special price during the sale, 25c each. WILKESBARRE. PA. "There are at least 150 men in the mine, tiad 1 am afraid that there are a number more, although there are set?ral men on the payroll who did not report." PEOPLE'SSTORE, 15 South Main St., Pittston. Fully 1.50V persons at Rloomsburg are homeless and all are being cared for. The hotels were all thrown open on Sunday and the landlords are caring fir' and feeding hundreds of people. Private houses were also thrown' open, with the result that there Is no physical suffering here. A public meeting was held at the. town hall last evening in response to a call Issued by Mayor rovnsend and $11,000 waa speedily subscribed for the relief of the flood sufferers.The Columbia & Montour Traction Co. is in especially bad shape. The power house and car barns are entirely surrounded by water, although still high and dry. The Catawissa division is covered with ice and water from six to ten feet almost Its whole length. TRACTION COMPANY SUFFERS, When the night force stopped work Sunday night the mine was reported in good shape. At half past 5 o'clock ia; the morning Gordon, tjje fire boss, went into the mine to make his usual inspection. He reported to George Brown, Inside foreman, that everything was all right, and the day shift went Into the mine at 0 o'clock. , Bread is The Staff of Life P. A. Cunningham, mine inspector of the Fourteenth district, came out of the mine at 4 o'clock this morning. He stated that he had gone about a fourth of a mile from the foot of the shaft. He went to the left wing, between the fifth and seventh headings, and saw several dead mules, number of demolished cars, and about 16 dead men. He thought a great majority of the men met death through afterdamp. After that Cunningham came to a cave-In that he could not pass and he abandoned his investigation. Until this obstruction is removed there will be no means o£ discovering what may be the condition in the largest part of the mine. Men were placed at work removing the obstruction, and the work of rescue abandoned until daylight. The fans are all working, but on account of the cave-In It Is impossible to force air in properly. The water pipes are all blown In. As the mine was dry there will be no danger of flood. On the Berwick division a stretch of track a mile long is under water between Bloomsburi? and Espy. At the upper end of Espy another stretch has been badly washed and the same condition exists for two miles at Willow- Grove and Briar Creek. Port Arthur, Jan. 26.—The newspaper Novoekrai is informed from Sooul, Korea, that Korean soldiers have repeatedly crossed the Chinese frontier and burned several villages. M. Pav- Ioff, the Russian minister to Korea, has threatened severe reprisals if the act is repeated. Emperor The better the flour,.the better the bread; the better the bread, the slrjnger the staff. The brands we carry make the whitest, lightest bread. GOKQE IS TlIIItTY MILES LONO Before entering the cage the miners go to the lamp room for their safety lamps. One hundred and fifty lamps wore taken opt, so it Is tcnown that there are that number of minors in the mine. The fire boss and mine foreman are also In the mine, Gordon having returned after the men had begun work. The river le gorged with Ice from iCatawissa to Creasy, fifteen .nlles. and below Catawinra :tae channel is gorged practically all the way to Sunbury, eighteen mike. Above Catawissa the Ice Is piled up four to five feet higher than the river bridges and the jam extends to the ix-ttom of the river so tightly that an effectual dam has been formed and the accumulation of water is forced over the banks to find an outlet. The level reached In Bloomsburg is about two feet higher than In 3S65 and lart night collars on Third street were tilling with water that seeped through the ground. Third street was never reached by water before In the history of the town. The Bloomsburg & Sullivan road has had little trouble and the road has been kept open. REAR END COLLISJON. Three Killed and Eleven Injured on the Monarch over pain. Burns, cuts, sprains, stings, Instant relief. Dr. Thomas' Bclectric Oil. At any drug store. Chicago, Burlington and Quincy. Evans' 8uccess, per bbl $5.00 Butterfly Flour, per bbl 5.00 Surprise Flour, per bbl 5.00 8eal Flour, per bbl 5.00 Feed, per cwt 1.20 Oats, per bushel 50 Potatoes, per bushel 85 Sugar, 21 ibs for 1.00 Butter, Delaware Co. Dairy, lb.. 25 St. Louis, Jan. 26.—The Denver express on the main line of the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy road wab run into Inst night from the rear by a local passenger train while taking water at Gardeene creekr and three persons were killed, four were ■everely injured and seven were hurt. What a Dollar Will Buy will Oil two baskets, at our store. You ly w little leakages in the kitchen runs away a good deal of money. It is the little leakages which make the big river of large expenditures. You donTHbW Bow many leaks you may cut oil by buying your GROCERIES In the tipple at the mouth of the shaft were the welghmaster and three assistants. Several cars of coal had been brought out, and work was proceeding as usual when at a quarter past 8 o'clock the signal was given from the bottom of the shaft that aiiother onr was ready. New carpets. Williams & Co. Dr. T. !. Welsh, dentist, 25 N. Main. From the foot, of: the Scott street hill to thp creck the town is a lake. At the fair grounds the water reached the top rails cf the boxes In the grand stand. The wreck occurred on a bridge over Gordeene creek. The bridge, two cars of the local train and the local locomotive were burned. prepare* r under GEEDU1 U HmlM 'AIMS IN LAWS, lor at the right place. You will at least have the satisfaction of knowing that you are not paying a penny more than you ought to pay when you buy of us. C, Butter, fancy creamery The cage, with a mule on board, was sent down. Just as the cage reached the bottom of the shaft there was a terrific explosion, and the cage was blown out of the shaft and through the top of the roof of the tipple, wrecking the weigh master's office and damaging other portions of the structure. The mule was Dlown 200 feet from the tipple. The cargo remained in the wrecked tipple. Skinned Ham, per lb Buckwheat Flour, 25 lb sack.... Cold Snaps, 3 lb package Aunt Jemima, 3 packages for.... Nabob, per package, Maple Sugar, 2 lb for Maple Syrup, 1 qt can Maple 8yrup, /2 gallon can Maple Syrup, 1 gallon can Fancy Table 8yrup, 2'/2 lb can.. Honey, per cake..\. Cheese, per lb ICE AD)Df? TO DISCOMFORT. The condttlon at Catawissa Is practically the same as at Bloomsburg, though there Is much more actual suffering'. The elecMc light plant Is entirely flooded out and to add trv th»* distress every coal yard in. the borcugh Is undflr from five to fifteen feet of water. All the flooded district was covered with a sheet of Ice last night. The ccld wave has also had the effect of fighting up the gorge and as the Ice Is piled higher than the wagon bridges at Catawissa and Bloomsburg and the Reading railroad bridge at Rupert it Is practically certain that all three structures will be iwept from their piers when the Ice moves. The express train was running behind time because of a blizzard and had stopped at a tank Just after clearing the bridge to take water. IRENNAN and ROBERTS DR.RI fcfc PAII .25 .10 .25 Pittsburg, Jan. 20.—By an explosion In the Harwick mine of the Allegheny Coal company at Cheswick, sixteen miles from Pittsburg, western Pennsylvania promises to add one of the greatest tragedies of years to the already long list of mine' fatalities. Even the officials of the Allegheny Coal company, the owners of the mine, do not know at this time the number of men still entombed in the chambers of the mine, 220 feet below the surface, but a conservative estimate places the number at 184. N. MAIN. Next to Eagle Hotel Suddenly the local train crashed into the rear of the express truln. The light curs of the local train were partly demolished, and the bridge was tilled with debris, which took fire. Assistance was sent from St. Churles, aud a wrecking and relief train was dispatched from St. Louis. The rear sleeping car of the express stood oil the bridge when the collision occurred, and it was crushed, but not demolished. .25 .48 .85 .10 .16 Stop and Look! All the men on the tipple were badly hurt. They were taken from the debris and brought to this city, one of them, Henry Mahew, dying upon arrival. The two others, George Wultman and F. N. Gillespie, were removed to the Allegheny General hospital. Wultman died in an hour. Honey, per glass , Evans Bros. BRIDGES IN BAD SHAPE. One of the strangest facts in connection with the flood Is the springing back Into position of the big steel river brldgo at Catawissa. On Sunday morn - Ing an immense body of ice Jammed against the middle spans on the upper side of the bridge and the Immense structure gave way and bent under the pressure until the two middle spans had been bowed cut of position a distance of several feet The bridge hung together, however, and at 5:30 on Sunday afternoon the backwater relieved the bridge from the pressure and with a sudden shock it swung back into position.The express trail) drew the damaged sleeping car away from the flames. Because of the burned bridge traffic is suspended temporarily. at our show windows, then come in and examine the many good things we are offering at greatly reduced prices. The choice from one window is $1.00; the other $5.00. These sales are eagerly looked forward to by our many patrons. We cordially invite your inspection 46 South Main St., Pittston. Even General Manager George Sheets of the coal company, who is in charge of the mine, gives little hope that many of the men will be brought to the surface.There was little fire following the explosion. For a few minutes smoke hung around the mouth of the shaft; then it drifted away, and except the wrecked tipple there was nothing to show that several scores of human beings had probably gone to their death In an instant. House Passes Army Bill. For WEDDINGS C|Awa» V For FUNERALS "UHOI» i Washington, Jan. 26. — The house passed the army appropriation bill, carrying approximately 175,000,000, after Adopting a number of amendments. The provision for the consolidation of the adjutant general's department and the record and pension office of tho war department into a bureau, to be known as the military secretary's office, was stricken from the bill on a point of order raised by Mr. Grosvenor of Ohio. It will be offered as a separate measure. The item of $400,000 for the construction of an army general hospital at Washington also went out on a point of order, as did the paragraph providing for the construction of a submarine cable from Sitka to Fort Liscum. Selwyn Taylor, a mining engineer of this city, who plotted the mine and who headed the first rescuing party to enter the mine, was overcome by gas while groping his way through the tunnels and died. The men with him barely escaped with their lives. Three times efforts were made to rescue Mr. Taylor, but without avail. His body was finally recovered. Near him were found the bodies of seventy-five miners. Just what you want in floral decorations on short notioe. We can do much for you at a reasonable prioe. (new phone) I.B-0ARPENTES. hiter it. uetei ism FOURTEEN MEN FELL TO DEATH The bridge at Bloomsburg is in bad shape. The Ice has ripped off nearly all the planking and huge girders and eye hars have been snapped and broken. The bridge has also been forced out of position a distance of two feet. Report of the condition op the PIHST NATIONAL BANK AT PITTS-8TON, IN THE STATE OP PENNSYLVANIA. AT THE CLOSE OP BUSINESS, JAN. 22. 1904. gggotTBCXa H. G. 8HUPP, Loans and discounts 9 337,408 or Overdrafts, secured and unsecured. 36 '.«D U. 8. Bonds to secure circulation. JD0,000 00 Stocks, securities, etc. 977,070 6# Banking house, furniture aud ax- General Clearing Sale at The Magnet On Wie Catawissa Creek the bridge at th* paper mill Is a wreck. The covered bridge is partially overturned and will be a complete loss. 36 West Market Street. Both 'Phones. MHLKE8BMRRE. Hope Abandoned. The report of!the rescuers early this morning to the effect that many were alive was rudely shattered a little later when the body of Selwyn Taylor was brought to the surface. He had evidently been dead for several hours, and now hopes for the other imprisoned men have been abandoned. Cage Dropped in Colorado Mine While Miners Were PEOPLE FLED TO HILLS. tnrea Dae from National Banks (not Reserve agent*) Doe from approved reserve agents nod other cash items Note*of other National Hanks.... Fractional paper currency, nickels Lawful money reserve in i»nk. vis: Specie 9 34.330 on Legal-tender notes 40,0011 00 38.000 00 Too much stock and too little room, consequently the knife has gone in deep. Many values like these: The half of Espy is under water and all the houFcs on the upper end of Main street are submerged. The flood came up at Ji&py with such a rush on Sunday morning that many people were forced to flee attired only in their night clothes. A large numbet made their wr.y to the hills north t)f the town, while others are being cared for by families In the portion or the villas-; an high ground and at Almedia, a village one mile above. The water backed over the farm lands in the rear OC the town and the whole territory from Almedia to Bloomsburg Is submerged. The family of Frank Boone of Rupert had a terrible experience. The house stands at a point where the boiling current made a whirlpool and the water reached the second story. All day Sunday a score of men In boats endeavored to reach the house but were unable to do so. The father and mother and little ones were forced to remain in the house without food or heat until Monday afternoon, when a party managed to reach the house. Nearly all were half dead with cold and the feet and' hands of -tiro of the CHILDREN WERE BADLY FROZEN. 1,682 87 153,940 85 5,548 26 30,200 00 Being Hoisted. 649 00 (7)ruji/'$ PRICES. Victor, Colo., Jan. 2Cj.—Fourteen men were instantly killed this morning at Stratton's Independence mine by the falling of a cage in the shaft, on which the men were being holBted from their work. Thieves Steal Vedder'a Painting*. 80,230.00 Heavy I. C. Wash Boilers, No. 8, they are Bold at some places as high as 69c, and at others as low as50c, oar sale price. ..39c Ml I 1 Rome, Jan. 26.—The studio here of Ellliu Vedder, an American artist, has been entered and ransacked by thieves, who stole among other things two of Mr. Vedder's paintings. The thieve# took from their frames and carefully unnailed from the stretchers holding them two large finished pictures by Mr. Vedder, one being a painting of Greek girls in a bath, the original of which was purchased by J. Plerpont Morgan, and the other an imaginative figure of "Fortune." Several bronzes were also stolen. The loss is over 93,000. Redemption fond with U. S. Treasurer (5 per cent, of circulation).. 2.500 00 The rescuers are being brought out coated with ice, drenched to the skin and unable to walk. They report that the dead are scattered one above the other as thick as pine needles. Water is fast pouring into the mine, covering the corpses with a shroud of ice and making the work of reefc-ue almost Impossible. After damp Is collecting in quantities.Total $ 1,609,300 10 LUBIUTIM8. Children's heavy fleece lined lose, worth regular 25c; these go it.,, 10c Men's Fancy Shirts, slightly loiled, assorted lot, worth 50c, 75o ind $1.00; your choice for 25o Ladies' fine Corsets, nicely dimmed, assorted lot, some worth (1, some 75o and some 50c, all nice ind clean, your choice 43c Men's heavy fleece lined gloves md Mitts, reduced to 10c One lot children's mitts, always sold for 10c, you get them for.. 5o 1 lot Comfortables, sold usually at 11.25; sometimes at $1.00; bhese reduced to 89c Children's Coats and Fur Setn at one-third off regular price Men's heavy fleece lined Undershirts, reg. 50o value, red. to.. 35c Children's Leggings from... 25c See our shirt waist values, prices cut in half, from 25c Fifteen men were being hoisted out of the mine when the machinery became disarranged. The cage, loaded with human freight, rushed to the sheave wheel. Then the rope broke and the cage and men dropped to the bottom. One man grabbed an iron bar and saved himself. Capital Stock paid In t mooo oo Surplus fond 200,000 0 0 Undivided profits, leaa expenses and taxes paid. 61,806 11 National Bank notes outstanding.. 48,600 00 Due to other National Banks....... 26,173 16 Due to State Banks and Bankers .. 7,410 27 Dividoudb unpaid 4,»W t*D Individual deposits subject to oheck 1.061,080 66 Cashier's oheoks outstanding .... 326 00 Best Patent Flour 15.00 Best Family Flour 450 Chop and Meal 1.20 Corn and Cr. Corn 1.20 Bran and Midda 1.20 Hay, long and cut 81 * rt i The explosion occurred twenty minutes after 8 o'clock at the bottom of one of the shafts nnC1 was presumably caused by Are damp. It was 4 o'clock In the afternoon before !t was possible to make the first attempt at rescue. Robert North and Jack McCann, one of the engineers employed by the company. tried to get Into the mine by way of the stairs through the airshaft. 'l'hey groped their way some distance, but were finally driven back by the foul air. V The main shaft Into the mine, 220 feet deep, was made useless by the exploslon, which hurled both cages, one of which was within thirty feet of the bottom of the shaft, through the tipple, thirty feet above the surface. Total 1.659.300 10 State of Penn'a., County of Lucerne, sa I, Charles 8 Crane, Cashier of the above named bauk, do solemnly swear that the above Statement ia true to the best of my knowledge and belief. CHARLES B. CRANK, Bale Straw 60 MINE WORKERS' OFFICERS. 81 lbs. Gr. Sugar $1.1 22 lbs. A. Sugar 1.1 23 lbs. Br. Sugar l.( Cheese Sweitzer Cheese Brick Cheese Skinned Hams \... PoXfi Tnjflyctn I?!® Boy Train Wreckers Confess. President Mitchell, Vice President T,a« Vegas, N. M„ Jan. 20.—Three boys—Myron Aldrich, aged fourteen; Lowell Bills, aged thirteen; and William Denton, aged fifteen—have been arrested here, having confessed to wrecking, an extra Denver and Bio Grande freight train at Florence, Colo., Ian. 10. The boys said they were after the passenger train, which was late, and intendod to rob the dead and injured passengers. Subscribed and sworn to before me this aet day of January. WOt. - aaAH/riL. P. FBNN, Notary Public. My commission expires Jan. 2,1909. Correct—attest: .14 .16 .14 .12 .10 Lewis and Secretary Wilson. Re-elected. . No estimate can be made of the damage sustained in the flooded districts, although ft will be several hundred thousand dollars. Many of the industries in Bloomsburg and CaUwlssa are badly crippled. At the Magee Carpet Mills in Bloomsburg the water attained tv depth of thirteen feet In the drum and stock room and the immense weaving room was covered with seven feet of water, every loom being submerged. This mill is the second largest ot Its kind id the State and the lots wflj be heavy, v •vsa WATER RECEDES AT DANVILLE. The situation at Danville was somewhat better to-night and the water had drawn oft from most of the flooded section. The gorge between Danv'JIe an- Catawlssa was examined to-day ar to be an average height of for feet for a distance of three miles. T Ice touches the bottom and no ws Indianapolis, Ind., Jan. 26.—The committee on elwctJona at the Mine Workers' convention reported this morning the nomination of Mitchell, 'Vice President Lewis and THEODORE STRONG. | JOSEPH LANOtpRDv \ Directors. CIIA3. H. FOSTER. I STOCKHOLDERS' MEETING. The annual meeting of the stockholders of the Plttaton Stove Co. wilt be held at the office of the company at It o'qlook a. m.. Jan. 46th, for the election of directors for the ensuing year and for suoh other business as may come "Secretary Wilson to succeed themselves. Ail three were re-elected and the voting then began on members of the executive board. Apples, per bi Potatoes, per Onions, per pi Best Butter, I All kinds Tob All kinds Squ $ .70 85 20 26 .88 Abaal Ready Wetland, Ont, Jan. ibeel on being informed *ras reserved In the appcD bis extradition announced of waiving further turn to New York I of forgery. to Roturn. . «uy( k in. 26.—James N. med that judgment ln ) appeal to preTent „f the Howell A K"n», junced his intention offloe of wdd Company, proceedings and re- » m & SCO. «... - . Shortly after 5 o'clock a temporary rigging had been put in place over the mouth of the main shaft, and a small backet cnj/ftWe of carrying three men was fastened to the tackle. The first Indianapolis, Ind., Jan. 26.—Fire has destroyed the car barns of the Indianapolis Traction and Terminal company Morgan place: loss. $100,000. Two Trolley Car Barna Deatroyad. U the new rig was made by | .Secretary. I WW 4 |
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