Pittston Gazette

              THB HOME PANH For th« P«opl« of Plttston and . Forecast Until 8 p. m. Tomorrow for Eastern Pennsylvania. Vicinity. Partly cloudy and warmer tonight; Friday artofccrp.. ..*z2.V . •*. ALL THE HOME NBW«. 55th YE. Uv4or;^jMD^v r USStabli^hkk 1HT. HI TUKO. il ART 18M. PITTSTON, PA., TIIU iY} MAY 11, 1905. TWO CENTS A FORTY CENTS A 'H. } 8 PAGES. DA1L. SPECIAL SESSION. PLEASANT SURPRISE. RUSSIAN VESSELS iVCLONE IN OKLAHOMA FRIGHTFUL ACCIDENT ON PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD. Ilarr.v F. Killiaii uiul Alius Anna Mac- Donald Were Quietly Married Yesterday in HnlTalo. CAUSES TERRIBLE HAVOC Principal Topic of Conversa tion in Washington. Archibald F. MacDonald, of Moosic, has Issued cards announcing the marriage of his daughter, Anna, to Harry F. KlUlan, of this ptacej The announcement is a very pleasant surprise to the many friends of the couple. Without making anju public announcement of their Intentions, they went to Buffalo, N. V., where the ceremony uniting them In marriage was performed yesterday by the pastor of the First Presbyterian church, of that city. Mr. and Mrs. KilUan are enjoying their honeymoon in the neighborhood of the Great! Lakes and they wlH return to West Plttston in about a week to make their home with the groom's mother, at 61J Susquehanna avenue. Many friends of the newly wedded couple will be glad to tender them congratulations on their entrance to the matrimonial state. Mr. KUtlan is the chief clerk for the Ivehlgh Valley railroad at Coxton. The young lady whom hp has taken as his life companion Is well known to our people. For some time she was employed as an operator at the Pittoton exchange of the Pennsylvania Telephone Co. and she has made her home with her sister, Mrs. John Dick, of Jenkins street. Thirty-Seven Seen North of Cape Shano. Express Train Crashed Into Rear End of Freight Train at Harrisburg'and Terrible Explosions of Dynamite Added to the Slaughter and Horror. RATE LEGISLATION. SHIPS ARE COALING. Every House in the Town of Snyder, with a Population of 1,200 Said to Have Been Either Completely Destroyed or Badly Damaged by the Storm. Sec'y Taft's Speech Regard General Oyama is Hurrying ed as a Rebuke. the Land Battle. TWENTY FIVE PERSONS KILLED— ONE HUNDRED WERE INJURED. SEVERAL HUNDRED KILLED Washington, May 11.—The foreshadowing of a conflict between President Roosevelt and the senate at the proposed extra session over rate legislation was the one topic In official circios and put more than usual interest for the closed season into political gossip at the capital. Hongkong. May ll.-r-Witta the arrival here of the first class packet steamship Sesia from Singapore another interesting chapter is added to the war situation in the China sea. At 9 o'clock ou Tuesday evening the Sesia picked up three vessels of the Russian war fleet and by JO o'clock had passed llilrlyseven of the czar's ships about forty miles northeast of Cape Shanho, a little west of the regular trade route to Hongkong. AND AS MANY MORE INJURED The Explosion Set Fire to the Wrecked Trains and Horrifying Scenes Were Witnessed—Accident Said to Have Been Caused by Hos3 Breaking. Information from the Stricken Town is Meagre, on Ac- count of the Wire Lines Having Been Destroy- Furthermore indications of divided opinion in the cabinet ore found In the discordant views expressed by Secretary Paul Morton and Secretary Taft before the same hearers, the delegates to the international railway congress. ed—Ralief Trains Have Been Sent There. Harrlafcurg. Pa., May 11.—The bursting of an air hi sc on a freight train caused the oss cf about -0 lives, (lie injury of ,100 people on a passengt r train, the destruction by lire of ;he passenger train and the burning of a part of the freight train early I his morning on the Pennsylvania railroad in Snuth Harrisburg. time to escape being burned to death. Mr. Schubert in speaking of the wreck The war vessels were to the northwest of the Sesia, the fleet having from twelve to fifteen patrol ships. Five battleships were made out and four cruisers, and it is not improbable that the remainder of the division was farther in toward Indo-Chlna, probably coaling from ships that could have come either from Turon harbor or Port Coumong. Oklahoma City, 'Oklahoma, May 11. —More than 250 persons arc reported killed and 500 injured in a tornado that struck Snyder, a town forty miles west of this city, at 11 o'clock last night. All telegraph and telephone connection with the wrccked town Is gone and only meagre information is obtainable this morning. 11 o'clock. said The president's Denver speech and Secretary Taft's address sounded the same keynote. No one supposes that the coincidence of the speeches was prearranged, but no less significance is attached. Hall Street, an undertaker, accompanied by ten other undertakers, who are attending the funeral directors' convention here, left at 9 o'clock on a Frisco train for Snyder with a car-* load of caskets for the dead. "With Mr. Thalhelmer and William Klein, my lawyer, and Jack Reynolds, manager of Blanche Welsh, I was going to Pittsburg. We left New York at 8 o'clock and got on a sleeper which was crowded. About eleven o'clock all of us retired to our berths. The first I knew of an accident was when there came a sudden stop as our engine butted the overturned wreck of the freight train. Then 'there came an explosion that shook the very earth. The glass from the coach was heaped about our coach and I found myself pinned in my berth. The lamp crashed down and instantly the whole car seemed blazing from end to end. "A second explosion followed and It was twice us bad as (he first. My coach was literally lifted into the air. I could feel the liames curling about my berth and burning my legs. I heard Thalhelmer calling me and I answered him. He came and unfastened the woodwork that pinned me down and hurried me away on his shoulders. Thalhelmer went back to save Klein, but 1 am afraid Klein perished in the flames. Thalhelmer carried me to the woods and while there a third explosion occurred. It was awful. 1 could hear the cries of those who had been thrown into fhe river. I saw the rescuers run after them and bring them bi\ck to the bank." Mrs. Klmira Kriekson, of 3092 3Stli street, New York, escaped almost naked with a few bruises: She was asleep In her berth when the explosion occurred and was thrown to the floor !DDjt managed Lu escape through a window of the car. She was found on the shore and was wrapped In a horse blanket and brought to a hotel in this city. A Miss Cordo, said to be of New York, escaped to a shanty near the wreck with nothing left of her clothing but a spread of her night gown. The wife of a nearby workman gave her clothing. Arthur G. Cope, of Plttsburgg, escaped with a few injuries. He said: "I was asleep in the smoking compartment when the shock came and was caught between two seats and held fast until the second explosion occurred, which freed me. It tore a j hole through the floor at my feet and | immediately a tongue of flame poured I through and 1 crawled to the door, j Uoth doors were jammed amid wreck l and flames and I tried the windows. | One was open and with two or three | others X managed to get out. There OSTERLING CENSURED. Because He Refused to Sign All the reports refer to killed and injured, and it is not known the exact number of dead. The second Fection of Cleveland and Cincinnati express, west bound, plunged into the wrecked f; eight train, exploding two cars of dynamite and strewing the ground with the dead and mangled bodies of nearly all of the 169 passengers and the members of the crews Crf the two trains. The explosion which destroyed windows all over the city, set flve to both trains. Mr. Taft was invited to the dinner in his capacity as head of the government in Mr. Roosevelt's absence. He told the assembled railway men of this country, in the presence of their foreign guests, that they must accept rate regulation or find cause to regret it. By his drawing an answer from Stuyvesant Fish on behalf of the railroads and then replying to Mr. Fish the effect was to turn -the banquet into a Joint debate on the subject of a declared policy of the administration. Contractor's Certificates. The point at which the Russian fleet was seen is about forty-five miles southwest of the Paracels islands and shows 'that since Suuday last the vessels have made about forty miles toward the Japanese coast. Clearly the fleet is waiting for the coaling of Nebogatoff's slitys, and from its position it is probable that when the voyage toward Japan is taken the course will be northeast of the Paracels group and on the west side of the Maccelsfleld bank. A train loaded with doctors and nurses left Hobart at midnight for the scene of the disaster, and a train is reported to have gone from Quanah, Texas, about the same hour. A train was also made up by the St. Louis and San Francisco Railway in this city and in Chickasha shortly before 2 o'clock this morning, and both are hurrying to Snyder. On both trains are all the physicians and nurses obtainable in the two places. It is said that practically every house 111 the town, the population of which is about 1,200, has been wreeKed. Shortly after 2 o'clock this morning, Chickasha was communicated with and confirmed the early reports that were received here. The telegraph operator In Hobart says that many have been killed. He says of the entire casualty list more than 10(| are dead. County Commissioners llavc Passed a Resolution Repudiating His Action and Intimate That They Will Take More The details of the havoc cannot be learned until after the relief trains have reached the wrecked town and made a report. As the freight train bound eastward, w£.s passing Cc3iDr street, an air hose burst and several cars in the middle of the train I uckled and fell across fhe passenger track. At the same moment the passenger train of ten coaches dashed Into the derailed freight cars. The concussion exploded a car of dynamite In the freight train and the passenger cats were mixed up In the resulting wieck of the freight. Almost instantly tne two trains were on fire. The number of the passenger engine v/as 2,423, and its engineer was H. Thomas, of Philadelphia. He was killed instantly. Ilis fireman, R. R. Dickey, of Philadelphia, was thrown clear of the wreck, down an embankment and escaped with a few slight Radical Steps If Necessary Morton and Fish In Line. During tlic greater part of the controversy over the erection of the newcourt house, a majority of the county At ti o'clock 011 Tuesday evening, three hours before sighting the main Kussian squadron, the Sesia passed two cruisers flying the Russian flag bound southwest toward Saigon. This indicates that the departure of the ships will not take place for several days and that supplies are still being obtained from the mainland. A heavy wind has been blowing in the western part of Oklahoma all day, and In many places hail and rain- have fallen. It is said that a heavy hail storm accompanied the tornado. Secretary Morton, another member of the administration, in welcoming the delegates to the congress here had given a view so opposite as to be in line with the utterances of Mr. Fish. He had argued that if discrimination were done away with rates would take care of themselves. Mr. Fish apparently used Mr. Morton's words as the foundation of his argument in his two speeches answering Mr. Taft. A report has just reached hero to the effect that every house in Snyder, with the exception of Way's hardware store and the 'Frisco roundhouse, was destroyed. The relief train will reach Hobart from Snyder at commissioners has favored Architect ('sterling, and he has thus been enabled to control the situation in a considerable degree. The indications are. however, that the Pittsburg man has lost his grip on the commissioners, and if he is not more careful he will lose bis job as supervising architect. ((sterling recently notified the Columbian Fireproof Co- that no certificate of payment for work at the new courthouse would be made to Contractor Smith until he had .awarded sub-contracts for the.entire building. When this came to the ears of the commissioners a meeting was called and the following resolutions were adopted: Several minor storms have been reported, and In some places the darnage has been severe. BOTH LEGS CUT OFF. SPOTTED FEVER. The irawaddy, in from Shanghai, passed two Japanese cruisers and a flotilla of torpedo boats in the north Formosa strait Tuesday night. They were bound in the direction of Hongkong at not more than seven knots an hour. Probably they are patrolling the Young' Man Kmployctl as a Swltcli- Plyiiioutli Cilrl so Seriously 111 Willi If the president's and Mr. Taft's speeches had been intended its a rebuke to Mr. Morton, devised to clear the administration of any suspicion that it agreed with him, a more complete method could not have been found is the opinion expressed here. man in tlie Lackawanna Yard the Disease That She May scratches. at Scrantou Iiost Ills Life. Not Recovcr David Bateman, an employe of the Central Iron and Steel Co., managed to get close enough for an instant and catching the protruding limb of a passenger'who yelled: "For Christ's sake, help." He .wp.ed at the limb while the flames singed his hair and burned his own flesh ar.d clothing. He had to give up the fight and retiring, saw the man he tried to save burn to death before his eyeK. Thomas MeTnerney, of Stark's court. Scranton, had both legs cut off while at work in the Lackawanna yard, yesterday afternoon. He died in the ambulance, while being taken to the Moses Taylor hospital. Louise 14-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Hettinger, of Plymouth, was stricken with illness yestorday, and today her ailment was diagnosed as spotted fever, or cerebro spinal meningitis. The girl was un* conscious at last report and it is feared that she may not recover. strait. The vNhvh of Mr. Fish, the railroad men generally and of Secretary Morton are those of the senators on Mr. Klkins' committee, which lias been for some time conducting an Investigation into the rate making question. The committee, it is understood, is utterly hostile to any such legislation as the Esch- Townsend bill. "Wlhereas, By a letter from F. J. Osterllng, architect, to us inclosing a copy of a letter under date of May 3, 1905, which the Columbian Fireproofing Co. sent to Wilson J. SVnith, it appears that the said architect informed the said Columbian Fireprooflng Co. that 110 certificate for payment of work at the new court house would be made to the said Wilson J. Smith until he had awarded sub-contracts for the entire building; now, therefore, be it FRENQH NEUTRALITY. Tokyo Paper Makes a Statement of the Mclncrney was a switchman. Ho was working on a yard engine, yesterday afternoon, when, in some way, he fell under the wheels. Both legs were severed near the knees. Situation Tokyo, May It.—The Nlchi Nlchi, c\iscussing French neutrality, today says that Japan has a right to demand of Great Britain that she carry into practice the provisions of the Anglo-Japanese alliance. "French duplicity," the Nlchl Nielli says, "affords the occa- RELIC MOVED. Immediately after tne wreck occurred physicians from a'l parts of the city were called and the trolley company ran special cars to convoy tho wounded to the hospitals. The hospital ambulance was hurried to the sceno as quickly as possible. When the hospital was reached it was found that the man had died. Cannon That Has KIiknI in the Eilc Yard at Diinmorc Transferred The committee will frame a bill, but the expectation is that it will in no re speet resemble what the president wants. The committee expects to adjourn on May 20. The speeches of the president and Air. Taft are taken here as a direct warning to the committee. to Cemetery SpecM trains were made up by the Pennsyhania Railroad Co., and conveyed the injured to the union station, whence they were taken to the hospital and other places to get attention for their wounds. Mrs. F. Picker and two sons, of New York city, were in the upper berth in a Pullman car. A man In the next berth took up one child ai.d the moihc the other and jumped out of tne window. They hurried to the river, when the biggest explosion occurred and a Hying piece of timber hit XVri. Picker on the forehead knocking her •jenseler'e. The others escaped injury "Resolved. That the action of the architect In so notifying the Columbian Fircprooflng Co. was unauthorized by us and is hereby repudiated. Mclnerney was unmarried, was about 32 years of age, and is'survived by his mother, one brother and two sisters. John B. Smith's "Pet," the 12- pound cannon which has stood on the Erie railroad plot at Dunmore Jor so many years, has been sccured by the members of the Ezra S. Griffin post. O. A. K., and will hereafter have a position in the soldiers' plot In the Dunmore cemetery. Continuing, the Nlchl Nlchl declares that the assistance given Vice Admiral Rojestvensky is a clear breach of neutrality and a violation of a definite pledge given to .Japan. sion." "Resolved, That under present conditions. this board will co-operate with th«. contractor in forwarding the work at the new court house, and in making the monthly payments to him In accordance with the contract for all work and material done or furnished by him and his sub-contractors, and that the architect Is hereby directed to make the estimates required by him PERSONAL. "Japan is justified in assuming that France is deliberately assisting Russia. France's position as Russia's ally is entitled to some sympathy, but after France gave a definite pledge nothing remains to exonerate France from the charge of duplicity. Japan never suspected that the French republic would be guilty of double dealing. The prestige of France as a champion of civilization demands that she correct her attitude and exonerate herself of the charge of baseness." liev. J. A. Bender. of Hughestown, was in Scran ton yesterday, attending the regular meeting of the Lutheran Pastors' association of the Scranton- Wilkesbarre district. YOUNG MAN LOST LIFE Paints and oils at Williams & Co, FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. Christopher Schwartz Killed Mrs. Henry Reiser, of this city, is In attendance on her aunt, Mrs. J. K. Downs, of Nantlcokc, who has been ill of pneumonia tor four weeks and who is now somewhat improved. New York Stock Markets, furnished by M. S. Jordan & Co., stock brok* ers, Miners' Bank Building. were no cries in our ear. The Inmates were either killed outright while they slept or were thrown through the windows." without delay or default at the times mentioned in said contract. in Exeter Mine. "Resolved, That copies of these resolutions be sent to the architect and to the Columbian Plreproofing Co." mong the passengers were many Noticc New York, May 11, 1905. High. Low. Close. . . 135 ',2 134% 135% . 36 35% 36 . 49% 48% 49% 82 C4 80% 82% 84% 84% 102 60% 107 14 8% 49% 46 42% 162 145% 164 , 115% 59 96% 143% 77% 172% 4 8% 135% 103 93% 28 y4 62% 30% 82% 31 22% 31 % 98 % 10 !0% Mr. and Mrs. TindeH. tho latter a daughter of Senator Knox, among those reported Injured of prominence At 11 o'clock 18 bodies had been recovered from the wreck. Only live have been identified. They are: A meeting of the citizens of Hughestown borough will be held Friday evening May 12, 1905., at 8 o'clock in the town hall, for the purpose of considering the question of having the streets of the borough lighted by electricity. A full attendance of citizens is requested and opinions from all interested are solicited. 11-2 J. P. Schmaltz, Burgess. Am Sugar .. Am Car & P were this lie nils Employed as a Itiiimcr anil The resolution makes it plain that unless Osterllng lives up to his agreement with the county the commissioners and controller will take radical action without delay. The commissioners now see that unless something is done at once there will be another long spell of idleness at the new court house. One of the commissioners who has been defending Osterllng the past two years, stated yesterday that It is impossible to erect the new court house with Osterllng as architect, everything pointing to a determination on the part of the architect to make matters so unpleasant for Contractor Smith that he will be compelled to give up the job. JACK L,. SILVERMAN, Philadelphia.WJillc Passing; Along a (DaiiKua) Am Loco Mrs. Albert J. Barr and daughters, family of the editor and proprietor of the Pittsburg Post, were among the injured and were taken to the Harrisburg hospital. Their condition is not morning a Piece of Coal l-Vi! I'Yom a In conclusion the Nielli Nlchi says Amal Copper Atchison com Atchison pfd H. K. T  13. & O. .. Can Pacific Ches & Ohio C. P. I  Brie  Ill Central . L. & N, .. • • Manhattan . Mot St Ity . M. K. & T. . Mo Pacific N. Y. Central 83 101% MRS. MARY DOUGHERTY, 1205 South 2Sth street, Philadelphia. ENGINEER H. K. THOMAS, Parksburg, Pa. Ills Head "Let France either publicly range herself on the side of Russia or manfully adhere to the principle of strict neutrality." 60% 107 148% 49% 46% 42% 162 105% 147 59% Christopher-Schwartz, a well known young man, met a terrible death this ireoming in the Red Ash vein of the Lehigh Valley Coal Co.'s Exeter mine, The young man was employed us a car runner. He was passing along one oi the gangways of the mine for the purpose of filling his lamp, when a piece of coal that had been attached to a pillar and that had become loose fell and struck him on the head. . The side of his head was crushed so badly that he died while being taken out of Samuel Schubert, of New York, manager of the Lyric theater of that city and Interested in a number of theatrical centures, jumped out of his berth and ran out of the car just in critical G. KtlLHMANN nue, Altoona. li. H. WATSON, Clearfield, Pa It is believed the list of dead will reach 125. 1203 Ninth avu- 48% TIE MAGNET 42 159 143% 164 114 45% SAY 145% 164 116 59 96% 143% COLLECTOR NAMED. BANKERS WARNED. If quality and prices have any at- traction for you, read this list over, Have you ever given it a  \ thought WIIY our brewery has \ /) a capacity of 142 % 95% Controller KICIrc1C\v Says Sonic Plan When o'er you feel impending ill, And need a magic little pill. No other one will fill the bill Like DeWitt's Little Early Risers. You will find here a few of the many Norf & West 76% 170% City Trwisniw .Joyce Will CC»ntiiiiiC Controller llidgoley Says Some Plain The deceased was a well known young man, being a son of John Schwartz, who lives on North Main street, near the liavlne crossing. He hart been making his home of late in Exeter borough, but the remains were taken to his father's home, from which place the funeral will be held. He was a popular young man &nrt his untimely death has caused much solrow among his friends. the mine, St. Paul 172% to Collect State and County Tilings lo Directors in an Ail- values that we are showing. three hundred q Out & West Pennsylvania 48% 135 % 47 V6 134% 102 Taxes. dress at Boston Sale of Galland's Pittston mako linen underwear at greatly reduced price. Clara Wagner's, 18 S. Main One lot 25c oiled window shades, special 19c thousand barrels per year, al- Peo Gas .. 103 The Luzerne county court has reappointed Patrick F. Joyce, city treasurer of Pittston, os collector of state and county taxes In this city for the ensuing year. Th!s is in accordance with custom, and is agreeable to the taxpayers. Kver Pittston became a city, it has been the custom of the county commissioners to appoint as their representative for the collection of taxes in this city the incumbent In th;; office of city treasurer. This combination of tax offices makes ft tfery convenient for people who have taxes to pay, since they can transact all of their tax business with tine collcctor. There was no contest for {he appointment. Boston, May 11.—William Kidgcley, controller of the United States currency made a speech before the National Bank Cashiers' association last nigl.t, in which he talked in plain terms or tjjc lax methods of banking which ltf.w appeared ?:i recent years. llock Island Reading: 28% 9 3 D,fc 27% 61 91% All kinds of stovea and heaters repaired by Ash. A large assortment of ladies' new style embroidered collars, the latest and best, worth 10, 15 and 25c. Your choice 5c. though its output is but half So Pacific .. ..62% So Rwy com . • 30 % that amount? Its heavy ex- Hear the music at GARRISON'S. pense—but it la to protect us T. C. & 1 83 Texas Pacific .. 31% Union Tacific ..122% 79% 31 119% Money to loan on watches. Yaseen Pearl buttons, the best quality, worth 10c and 20c doz. Your choice, any size 5c. Mr. Ridgley declared that outside speculation was the cause of the greatest number of bank failures, and he characterised speculation as the greatest financial evil of the day. He asserted with groat emphasis that no man should be allowed to hold a managerial place in u National bank who engaged In out"ide enterprises for profit to himself other than the The deceased was a member of Slocum council. Jr. O. U. A. M. against any increase in our bus- . S. Steel ... 31% _S. Steel pfd.. 98% Anchor Men's and boys' percale shirts, bright new spring patterns, all worth 50c. They now go at 25c. incss that might prevent the Wabash 40% 97% 40 20% NO INCREASE. proper ageing of our product, as Mex Central ... 21% YOU KNOW that we never per- Price of Anthracite Was Not Above Ladies' and Children's Sunbonnets io Cents. the Standard Last Month, Accord- Pain Expeller Men's 15c Suspenders, special at 8c. mit It to leave the Brewery un- SPECIAL NOTICES. ing to Commissioner Neil. til It Is sufficiently aged, and that According to the report of Sliding Scale Commissioner Neill, the mine workers will receive no Increase In wages this month, the price of coal at tidewater during last month having been only $4.40. One lot 8c curtain scrim, cream and white 5c iDcr yard. requires months of ageing In our All the freshest fruits and vegot- In Wilkesbarre, things are different, however. Attornev William Ooeckel has been collector of state and county taxes durli.g the past two years, but the commissioners have appointed to the office for the ensuing year Al- Mi. Kldgley said directors too often shirked their duty in passing upon loans, leaving their own sworn duties to president or cashier. He laid great stress upon the noeeeslty of directors performing their fulD duty, and declared that so long as he was controller of the currency every director of a National bank should bear the full weight of responsibility In the failure of any bank. bank THE GREAT PAIN RELIEVING HOUSEHOLD REMEDY One lot 25c brass curtain rods with fancy silver ends, special bargain 10c. storage rooms. PURE and ables daily at Sharp's market. ntOrERLY AGED beer, such Our fishing tackle department is stocked with the newest and best fish books, all kinds, one hundred at 5c; snelled hooks, single and double, a doz. 10c. For meats of quality, and low prices, Indioted For Fraud. Y as STEGMAIER'S is good for buy at the Chicago Cash Market . derman John E. Perkins, a former New York, May 11—An indictment charging grand larceny In connection with the theft of $27,000 from the Equitable Life Assurance society has been handed down by the Kings county grand Jury against William Daly. Daly was arrested at Strondsburg, Pa., charged with the larceny of $27,000 from the Equitable in this city by the use of a forged signature of a holder of a $50,000 policy and by conspiracy with au employee of the Equitable Bociety.A test of over 35 years, all the world over, has proven it the best for YOU and YOU SHOULD IN- - resident of this city. The appoint\ ment of Alderman Perkins is believed to have some political significance. He Is a close personal and political friend of County Commissioner Finn and has always been prominent in the Lenahan wing of toe party. The fact that County Commissioner Schappert also voted for Pcrkirts Is taken to mean that he will make an earnest fight for renomlnatlon at the coming county convention and that he Is making a bid for the Lenahan Influence SIST on having it. Lines, rods and reels at special low prlees. Fine showing of articles just suited Rheumatism, Gout, Influenza, Neuralgia, &c. Stegmaier Brewing C®. Pittston, Pa. Bottling Department. for wedding presentse. Lewis, jeweler. The time is close at hand when you will need material to make repairs to your dwelling, fences, or perhaps build new. Anything you may need for this purpose you will And at the yard of Dershlmer & Grlffen."IA61ET Reliable bridge work by Dr. Moon. 25 & 50c., at all druggists Look for the Trade-Mark A ANCHOR kSHL. W^m BICYCLE REPAIRING On short notice. Krlse. NEW 'PHONE sua1 37 South. Main St. Ice cr«am, wholesale & retail. Moff&tt. Heating itoves and ranges at Ash'a. 4 mar