Pittston Gazette

              % "1 \ (WEATHER INDICATION*. Furcctst Until 8 Tomorrow toi Eastern P""" " Historical Soc»cn Pair, — Saturday, In. creasinK cloudiness and warmer, followed by rain. THE HOME PAPER « .w.* For the People of Pittaton and Vicinity. w+4 ALL THE HOME! NEWS. ' D NT r W i weekly" estabuh: J DAILY EST, bt THBO. Y 23, ] I EIGHT: PA1 child: HURT. A I WAR. r in TOWNSHIP MITCHELL VAGUE. Platform on the Stage of a Hanover 0|Deru House Collaiwcd During a Rehearsal. Professor's Plan Against Massing of Wealth. German Legislators Ap»4vV . prove Recipitocity Bill. LEADERS FOR PEACiE. Kaiser's Minister Makes a alks of Strike, but is Not Recommendation of Arm- Hanover, Pa., Feb. 23.—By the collapse of a platform on the stage of the Hanover opera house, during a rehearsal, five girls were seriously Injured and a dozen others received painful cuts and bruises. One hundred and fifty girls ranging In age from 12 to 18 years were seating on a double inclined platform 16 feet at the top, when one of them raised a cry of fire, though there was no Are. Definite. strong Committee. AGAINST INHERITANCE ' ■ LDU. •• " # ' ' V 'T' ' ' t Allegations that Election Returns were Tampered DRASTIC PROPOSALS. THE LATEST DOINGS. with and a Contest Over Office of Collector is Regarded as Likely. Tax He Calls His Scheme a Fair Miners' Committee Has Fin- Eight Bills Cover All Points of Question. The children immediately became panic-stricken and rushed for safety. The scramble caused half of the platform to sway and It fell with a crash that wan heard a square away. Seventy-five persons were carried with it and buried under a pile of broken lumber. Deal For All. Friendly Spsech. ished the Scale. Berlin. Feb. 2|}.—Ttaqrelchstay? passed the first ami second A'adiugs, without amendment, of the government's proposal to extend reciprocal tariff rates to tlie United States until June 30, 11)07. Albany, X. Y., Feb. 23.—The official report of the Armstrong investigating committee, recommending drastic and sweeping reforms in life insurance business, bas beeu-presented to the legislature. With it were eight bills embodying Ihe committee's recommendations. Senator Armstrong has obtained permission to submit a supplemental report concerning standard forms of life Insurance policies, which the committee was unable to get in sbape In time to go before the legislature at this Schenectady. X. 1'., Feb. 23. — The suggestion of Professor John L. March of Union college that the inheritance laws of the country be revolutionized has excited no end of comment. The professor's ideas as expressed before the Labor lyceum of Schenectady are in short as follows: Jenkins township la bristling with excitement over a big surprise In the official returns of Tuesday's election. The general opinion—confirmed apparently by newspaper reports that were gathered from what appeared authentic sources—that Anthony Madden had been elected tax collector of the township over Michael Ford is overturned, and the face of the returns show Ford elected. The Madden supporters were stunned by the returns, as they confidently thought the contest was over, with the returns in Madden's favor. They even had Madden's majority figured out to a single vote, but in doing so they took Inkertnan district figures that were different from those shown on the tally sheets as they were handed into the clerk of the court's office. Official returns for Inkerman—Furd, 249: Madden 20. New York, Feb. 28.—John Mitchell, national president of the United Mine Workers, returned to this city yesterday from Pittsburg. Asked If he was reported correctly In the dispatches from Pittsburg as saying that so far as he could see then there would be a coal strike on April 1, he said: Unofficial returns, claimed to be cor. rect by the Madden faction—Ford. 98; Madden, 64. Fortunately those on the other section obeyed a warning given by Milllam H. Long and held their places, else that also would have collapsed with fatal results. The work of rescue was quickly begun by J. Edward Bowers, Paul Xitchman, J. Carroll Welsh and William H. Long, who had leading parts In the patriotic entertainment called "Making of the Flag", which was to be given last evening. The returns for this office throughout the other districts of the township are as follows: For the Middle district (Porl Griffith) Madden 94; | Ford 49: south district (lower Port Griffith) Madden 48, Ford 50: Sebustopol—Madden 182, Ford 23; totals /for three districts—Madden 204; Ford 122; Ford's majority in three districts, 204. Chancellor von Bulow in his address said ttant although the United States was the principal exporter of agricultural product* and raw materials, German agriculture was not so much interested in a commercial treaty with the United States as is Gentian Industry and commerce, which suffered through the high American tariffs and by obstacles in the Atnerlcan customs houses. Germany in giving notice of the termination of lUc agreement of 15100 with Ibe United Stales had proposed a treaty such ns those concluded with European states. Such treat,*" was beset with difficulties which the chancellor could not discuss without mixing in the international afftiirs of a foreign state. The imperial government asked the relchstag to authorize the application of the treaty ratiM to Ibe United States not as a right under the most favored nation interpretation, but so pending negotiations might 1m» conducted to a satisfactory e»d and because it was in the interest of both countries to avoid a tariff war. "Among tiie questions tlint have tormented the past, are tormenting the present and certainly will torment the future, the most important practically is without doubt that of the ownership of property. From immemorial antiquity the present laws of inheritance by which all property regularly passes from father to son has resulted in the accumulation of immense estates in the hands of a comparatively few persons. All countries have experienced this, and from generation to generation the working of the natural laws is becoming more evident in America. "The reporters did not quote me correctly. I told them that so far as I knew there would be a coal strike on April 1. I did not say there would be a strike in some of the districts or specify any places where I thought there would be a strike. X said in Pittsburg what I uniformly said here, that X was not in a condition to say anything for publication bearing on the coal negotiations here. The committee was still working on the demands." The bills were referred at once to the committee of the whole. time. Pitiful cries from the •struggling, frightened children made a heartrending scene. Physicians soon arrived and as fast as the Imperiled children were rescued they received surgical attention and were sent to their homes. Madden's friends claim—and say they have the affidavits of election officers to prove the assertion—that only 169 votes were cast in Inkerman and thut this number of votes could not possibly overturn the result. According to the count of the Madden people their total majority was X70, but the returns handed into court make ForCi the successful candidate by a vote of 371-344, or a majority of 27.. The committee in its report has recommended drastic remedies for all the insurance evils disclosed in its recent investigation. It would mutualize all life insurance companies, make the policy holders a factor in their management, curb extravagances in management and in salaries to officers, do away with syndicate transactions, safeguard Investments, prohibit contributions for political .purposes, stamp out lobbying, prevent the big companies from Increasing their business to the danger point, abolish preferred dividend policies and make agents' com missions uniform. The figures on the return sheets are not to be'obtained, as the clerk of the court has them under lock and key. He refuses to state what figures the return sheets show, owing to the fact that a contest is likely. Mitchell would not specify whether he meant a general strike in the anthracite and soft coal districts or only In the soft coal district. He was visited by Joseph Cavanaugh, a general freight agent of the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul railroad, and went with him, remaining for some hours. He also went to the Waldorf and had a conference with Harry Taylor, the largest independent soft coal operator in Illinois, with whom he is friendly. Thomas L. Robbins, who, with 60 other soft coal operators, has refused the demands of the miners, was in towp, and It Is said Mitchell had a talk with him. Those seriously injured are: Hattie Dodge, Lucy Farnham, Bertha Heusner, Mamie Sterner and Georgie Hoffman. The entertainment has been postponed until Saturday. "In the plan here submitted property Is divided into two classes or sorts: (1) The homestead—I. e.. the house and Its furnishings, together with sttcli lands, buildings and animals, etc., as are actually worked by the owner himself, and (2i income producing property, Including money. The essential difference between these sorts of property is that the household gives the owner no social or other power over his fellow men, while interest bearing property represents a sort of conquest of his fellows. Barefaced fraud is what the Madden people claim was the cause of Ford's election and they will fight to the last ditch before they give up their claim to the office. They are being represented by Attorney W. L. Pace and it was through him that the clerk of courts locked up the returns of the township. THE ABUSE OF WEALTH. It was the Inkerman vote that overturned the supposed result of the election. The official return, according; to reported figures, shows Ford to have over twice as many asD the Madden ."Tien gave him in Inkerman district, while Madden has a trifle less than one-third. The forces of both sides are at the county seat today and legal action Is expected. Whether it will take a direction of criminal proceedings against ccrtain election officers is problematical, but it is hinted strongly there will be prosecutions for alleged fraud. Gov. Folk's Latest Speech Attorney Pace was Interviewed by a Gazette reporter this afternoon, and he did not mince words In making the claim that the grossest frauds were perpetrated. He stated that he holds the affidavits of two election officers that the total vote was only 169 In Inkerman. "The return sheet from Inkerman," he said, '"bears plain evidence of having been changed. In fact, the evidence is so crude and the job so poor that one would think it was done with a pikf„ The Maddenites cla'.m tliey lcnrCw who made the changes In the sheet, and it would not be surprising If criminal prosecutions Some of the Recommendations. The following are some of the chief recommendations: on Grafting. Third Party AidUd by War. The chancellor said lie placed n high value on good political relations between Germany and the United States, but it would 1hD deceptive to lDelieve he would buy political friendship by the sacrifice of Germany's economic interests. T'«c grounds of tlie government's proposal were thai a tariff war which must only l»e resorted to in case of necessity would damage not only Germany'* shipping interests, hut other important depurtments of industry. Although the 1'nltcd Stales would be injured in Its exports, which had grown considerably, the advantage of such a war would rqfrt with a third country. The chancellor prAuniably meant Great Britaiii. That the insurance law lie amended to permit the organization of mutual corporations without capital stock; that all stock companies Ik? converted eventually into purely mutual companies: that all present proxies be rescinded and that the life of proxies hereafter be limited to two months preceding election; that provision lie made to give Mitchell, it was said, has an idea that he can use the district controlled by Mr. Taylor and other Illinois'operators to bring about a settlement with Mr. Robbins and his 60 allies, whose miners are expected to strike. When they strike, it is said, the Illinois soft coal miners will remain at work and competition in trade will eventually drive Mr. Robbins and his allies into yiaking a settlement. It was announced last night that the miners' committee had finished the wage scales. This completes the list of demands, as instead of making a demand on the operators for a modification in the methods of the Conciliation board they will bring documents to show that the methods employed by the board worked Injustice to the miners. The Missouri Itcfoinicr Whs mc Prin- cipal Speaker at a Washington's Power of Million* Attacked. Birthday Banquet Held Under "The great millionaires, such as Morgan. Rockefeller, Qouhl, Vanderbllt, Sage, etc., wield or may wield a power, political, social and in the private lives of their fellows, that Is quite as real and great as that possessed by kings and is Infinitely less responsible, and in by far the larger number of cases this power is not the result of any virtue in the possessors, but, like the power of kings, lias come through the mere chvnce of birth. Such inheritance of irresponsible political, social and personal power is pretty certainly bad in every respect. , The only office affected by the variation of the real from the expected returns from Jnkcrman is that of tax collector, the returns showing J. E. Ten nan t to have a safe majority for justice of the peace. These are the figures and they may bo regarded as official for the Inkerman district, the one on which the result hingea: Democratic Auspices III Topcka, Kan. Topeka, Kan., Feb. 23.—The meeting of the State Democratic committee yesterday was followed last night by the annual Washington's birthday banquet of the Kansas Democratic club. The feature of the evening was the address by Gov. Joseph W. Folk, of Missouri. "a free and effective expression to the wish of the policy holders In elections;" that the terms of all present trustees or directors shall expire on Nov. 10 next and that the next elections be hekl under the supervision of the superintendent of insurance; that stock investments of the companies be prohibited except In stocks of municipal corporations; that the Uutlt of annual new business be fixed at $150,000,000; that a drastic measure be passed to prevent political contributions; that lobbyists lie registered and that each company submit itemized accounts of its legislative expenses; that all salaries over $3,000 a year be fixed by the trustees and not by a committee or officer; that the rebate law lie amended to make the receiver equally guilty with the giver; that syndicate transactions be prohibited; that dividends be distributed annually and that the Issuance of so called deferred dividend policies be prohibited; that agents' commissions lie made uniform and bonuses and prizes prohibited; that provision lie made for publicity in the transactions of the companies. follow. VAGUE HOPES FOR PLUGS chise the company holds from the State would not permit the collection of more than ft- year fDer faucet from any person. The only proposition he would make would be to have some citizens file a bond assuring the payment of the company's bills for fire plug service, in which case the company would run a six-Inch main for fire service. This was the proposition at first made by the company, after the residents decided not to form a borough. Gov. Folk, In his address, said: "A political revivrj is going on all over the land today on the subject of graft. The people are beginning to awaken to' the realization of the fact that the government of city, state and nation belongs to them, and they can take the government Into their hands whenever they wish. This is the idea true Democracy stands for, the ryle of the people. "Wo are fore«J." said I ho ehancellor. "to ask parliament to consent to this proposal so that we may continue In peace with the Unfted States. The note of the American secretary of state to Ambassador Sternburg shows that the United States has the same desire for friendly commercial and political relations lhat we have. "The Inheritance of the homestead Is, on the other hand, as certainly good. It is well that the family should have about it the visible evidences of an honest and successful past. It is one of the most powerful incentives to vigorous and righteous living, and it would be grossly cruel on the death of a man to eject his widow and children from their accustomed surroundings. Water Company Answers Port Griffith People. In the wage scales a demand Is not made for a specific general percentage of increase, but a readjustment of the wage scales is demanded. The rates are different in the various districts, being determined by the conditions under which the coal is mined. In some of the districts where the rates are apparently high, the Lehigh district being an example, the earnings are lower than in other districts, owing to the difficulty of mining. Proposition for Individual Contracts "The moral awakening that Is now sweeping over the 'is simply the patriotism that comes from the hearts of the people, a determination to stamp out the things that dishonor In public life, and the things that oppress in public life. For lire Plug Charges Not Ac- "This note says that as soon as the German conventional tariff has been granted to the United States for the period expiring June 3. 1007. the president will publish a proclamation granting (iermany a continnanee of the advantages of section 1$ of the Plngley tariff. He hopes that the prospect of certain alterations in the customs regulations may be regarded as proof of the earnest wish of the president to free the American customs "adminstration from the appearance of being severe on German exporters. Mr. Hoot hopes further that the 1)111 extending the conventional rates to the United States will give time for establishing a premanent basis for mutual commerce under conditions favorable to both. Mr. Hoot trusts that the present feelings of mutual friendliness will continue to exist and that the two countries will come to an agreement because both of them truly desire to be Says America Will Reciprocate. coptablo lo tlie Company— The only other proposition at the command of the committee was presented. That was that certain citizens rent fire plugs to be placed in front of their places of business. Mr. Lance said he would take this matter under consideration. It Is not very likely that many citizens, would be found willing to pay a heavy plug charge, even If the company does acquiesce. The probability that the section will receive the service It desires is very remote. The only way out of the difficulty, it would seem, would be to form a borough. This being apparently impracticable the fire protection seems out of the ques- Section Not Likely lo Get Would Sell Estate After Death Desired Protection "The suggested plan, then, is this: The hoiueStend shall 1*D inheritable ns at present. All the other property in lands and the like shall he sold at public auction as soon as practicable alter the death of the owner, the proceeds (with the cash possessions above a certain small sum) to go to the state. In order, however, ttfot no hardship may come of this arrangement the widow, the dependent male children, the female children and any Incapable* shall receive from the state an annuity which shall be a certain per cent of the income that had been received from the property sold, together with the Interest on the cash taken, this annuity (o expire at the marriage of the widow or daughters and with the completion of the reasonable education of the sons. A meeting of great Importance to the residents of Port Griffith was held this afternoon in the Pittston office of the People's Water Company, when a committee of citizens met to heur the decision of the company officials with regard to a request that the company give the section fire plugs and charge a pro rata share on the property owners that would be affected, the said property owners to agree to an increased charge for the use of the plugs. To the disappointment of the committee their proposition was not accepted by the company, which makes it very unlikely that the section will get the much-desired fire protection. Superintendent Lance represented the water company and the committee of citizens was composed of Joseph Coyne, Joseph Moskivitz, John Gaughan and Michael Burke. "This movement against graft is not a movement against wealth, but against the abuse of wealth. The distinguishing characteristic of this crusade for higher Ideals in public life and in private business is the conservatism of the people. The people do not oppress riches, honestly accumulated, but they do object to the abuses whereby some obtain great riches. They encourage legitimate industry and are not unfriendly to corporations that obey the law. The wage demands are considered of much greater importance than the general eight hour demand. It was said last night that the committee would be willing to make the eight hour demand less ironclad if th'e wage demands are agreed to. State Department Scored WIFE MURDERER WAS EXECUTED Regarding the insurance department, the report say* that, while the department has ample facilities and power, "the supervision by the department does uot prove a sufficient protection against extravagance and maladministration, and it practically may be said that in the case of these large companies no serious efforts to insure the correct administration of their affairs has been made until within the last year." tion llut-li. of Chicago. Hanged This Af- ternoon, After Another Desperate "The anarchy of capital breeding lawlessness is no more countenanced than the anarchy of a' laboring riot and disorder. Pottstown, Feb. 23.—Despondent because he had sold his farm and moved into town, Joel Moyer, a wealthy farmer of Bechtelsville. committed suicide by hanging himself with his handkerchief. Moyer, who was 70 years of age, and a veteran of the Civil war, sold his farm three weeks ago and decided to live at ease the remainder of his days, but he could not stand strain of unaccustomed idleness. He was the father of ten children, all living. It loll I'urmor Commits Suicide Attempt to Save His IJfc. Chicago, Feb. 23.—The execution of Hoch.. the wholesale wife murderer, was set for 10:45 a. in., but was delayed. Deputy Sheriff Peters in charge of the execution, was notified by Attorney Commer.'ci'ij :hat he had asked the United States Court for a writ of habeas corpus, pending the decision on which no action was taken at the jail. Shortly before noon, Judge Landis handed down a decision refusing a writ of habeas corpus. The news was flashed to Hoch. who wltterly exclaimed: " I will not go to the gallows.""If it is right to put a stop to official grafting and place stripes on the official boodler, with their thousands gained unlawfully; if it is right to break up the grafting of the insurance gang with their tens of thousands unlawfully and dishonestly acquired, is it not right to stamp out the monopoly grafters, the tariff grafters, with their millions of Illgotten wealth wrung from the people by means of special privileges given them by the law? "By this plan each generation would stand on its own feet and not be bound and shackled by preceding generations as at present. At the same time we should avoid pauperism and hardship. We should have our present business conditions: we should have avoided the wild experiment of Socialism and the still wilder one of revolution; we should really have the 'fair deal.' " Mr. Lance refused the proposition for one reason, he said, that the company would not care to enter into individual contracts for any section. other than those' which are regularly made out for all users of water. In addition, he said the fran- The report, recommends that that section of the law which prohibits policy holders from suing companies except through the attorney geueral should be repealed. This is the notorious section an. friends. Washington Appointed Po»tma»ter. Washington. UelD. 2.'?.—As a tittinT acfD to be performed on Washington's birthday. President Hoosevelt appointed Lawrence Washington postmaster at Alexandria, Va. Mr. Washington is a direct lineal descendant of .John Augustine Washington, a younger brother of George Washington. He Is a Democrat, but has never taken a very active part in politics. He is now employed in the library of congress at a salary of $1,200. The postmastership will pay him $2,000. Provisions are made for the greatest possible publicity and detail in the annual statements df companies. SPECIAL NOTICES. "Fortified behind the wall of protection gigantic monopolies have sprung up. Before the tariff barriers to foreign competition they could not exist; but for these same barriers, they could not stifle competition at home. Nor does the government derive any benefit from the proceeds. LEGAL NOTICES. At 12:15 the death warrant was read to Hoch and at two o'clock the condemned man was executed. Ho made a statement on the' gallows pleading Innocence. The report covers a printed pamphiet iDf 810 pages. IS YOUR WATCH RUNNING RIGHT Say* Bribery Beat Grosvenor. Personal attention given to all WE OPEN OYSTERS The report says that Hie accounts of the Mutual Life Insurance company should be thoroughly examined In order that the extent to which moneys have been misapplied and the responsibility determined. Report on "Big Three." Columbus, O., Feb. 23. — "John F. White, who controlled the Hocking county delegation at the Lancaster convention, which turned down General Grosvenor and nominated Albert Douglass of Chilllcothe for congress, was given $2,(XX) by a well known politician in Columbus to throw the Hocking county delegation to General Grosvenor." The above statement is made on the highest authority, and Mr. White himself would not deny that lie had been given the money and that he will return It. watch and clock repairing at this In a careful manner, so us to keep the store, and work guaranteed oyster whole and without particles of ' ifflv/fiffl / ■ s It mm Ime HARRY W. YASEEN, shell. For large primes or fine stew- "Any system or institution of government whereby unjust discriminations are made possible and profitable must necessarily be arraigned, and cannot be too vigorously assailed as the child of greed, the hand maiden of oppression .the parent of injustice and the harbinger of disaster."FERN STILL LEADS. Jeweler, 63 N. Main St. ing' oysters send us your order and get Concerning the Xew York Life Insurance company, the committee found that Its transactions with Andrew Hamilton showed extraordinary abuses ■nd that the statement sent from Paris by Hamilton was without suitable specifications. The Other Contestants In the Roller LIVE AND DRESSED CHICKENS. the best. Wo also sell tub oysters, In stock Saturday, a nice line. Will All the seasonable varieties of fresh Skating Race ut Armory Hall are also have a good supply of choice fish on hand every day, particularly Not Far Behind lamb and veal, and a nabundance of on Friduy The six-day roller skating contest taking jjluce at the rink at Armory Hall was again the scene of great ex*, citement yesterday afternoon and evening. with the largest attendance yet present. The score for the afternoon was: Orders delivered U» all parts of the OBITUARY. prime beef. Orders delivered. city in time for dinner, or us you de- The directors of the Equitable Life Assurance society are censured by the i-ommittee for nonperformance of the functions With which they were charged. "For the most part they have been figureheads." says the report. The payment of $20,000 a year to Senator Depew by the Equitable was not warranted, the testimony as to the services rendered by Senator Depew not appearing to be sufficient for such paymeat. The committee also sets fortii that it does not appear what services were rendered by former Senator Hill, who was paid l|B,000 a year. In justice to Mr. Htll. the committee says it was not able to get his testimony upon this subject because he was too ill to appear. The committee kinds that in sptte of the irregularities shown there is no reason to question the solvency of the three companies named. Our line of specialties includes our sire. Both phones. Mrs. Joseph Sheppard Indianapolis. Ind., Feb. 23.—Hazing of several freshmen at the Winona Technical school nearly resulted In their electrocution. They were bound on a circuit generated by machluery for so long that they were barely sensible when released and could not stand without support. All are recovering, although they continue to feel the bad effects of the "eloctric chair." Hazed by Electricity. own make sausage and bologna, fan- SHARP'S MA itK12 Mrs. Mary Sheppard, wife of Joseph Sheppard and daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Coulter, deceased, died yesterday afternoon at 1 o'clock, after a lingering Illness, at the family home on Tompkins street. Mrs. Sheppard had been in a serious condition for several weeks. She was born on Dec. 26, 1854, in the house whert she died, and had been a resident of this city throughout her life. She was married to Joseph Sheppard In March, 1896. Besides her husband, she Is survived by two brothers, one of whom resides In Buckhorn and the other In Australia. The funeral will be held on Saturday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. Services will be held at the family home, conducted, by the Rev. E. D. Johnson, rector of Trinity Episcopal church. Interment in Plttston cemetery. cy pickles, fine saur kraut, pigs feet, Fern—18 miles and 11 laps. Carey—18 miles. 6 laps. Haubrlch—18 mileB. 5 laps. The score for the evening was: Fern—17 miles. 9 laps. Haubrich—18 miles, 2 laps. Carey—18 miles. Total for the four hours' skating Fern—69 miles, 21 laps. Carey—69 miles, 7 laps. . m salt fish, fresh eggs, &c. HALLOCK'S MEAT MARKET. I.ADIES' BACK COMBS. 28 South Main Street If you want to see something very nice in the "line of fancy back combs SPECIAL SALE OF you will accept our invitation to call Men's $2.50 Felt Boots., . Men's $2.75 Felt Boots.. Men's $1.75 Felt Boots..... Men's $1.50 Felt Boots  Men's $1.25 Felt Boots... Children's Rubbers Ladies' Rubbers Men's Rubbers : .*2.00 .11.8V .*1.59 . .1.39 /. .98c MUSLIN UlTDERWEAR and see the flue display we received Have placed in stock a com- on Friday. They are the most up-to- Garfield's Illness Stops Beef Case. Haubrlck—69 miles, 2 laps. plete assortment of Galland's Muslin date and are In different designs, with Chicago. Feb. 23.—Because of the Illness of Commissioner of Corporations Garfield, who was to have gone on the witness stand In the packers' case, au adjournment was taken. Mr. Garfield sent word that he would be unable to attend, and the hearing was postponed. The illness of Mr. Garfield Is not serious. Fern's falling off In the evening was occasioned by the breaking of one of his skates. goods—a very nice line. For Intro- gold and gold-fllled mountings. duction will place them on special You will also be interested in a big 25c up Haubrick, losing ope lap to Carey In the afternoon and taking 2 laps in the evening, gives Carey a lead of 5 laps for second place. sale* Ladies' Nightgowns, 50c; mus- selection of collarettes which are the 35c up lin drawers, 25c: corset covers, 12 %c. very latest thing in the line of neck 49c up 25c, 50c. ornamentation and are very popular *-arr- The contest lasts for two more hours, one this evening and one tomorrow evening. Very pretty assortment of collars with fashionably dressed ladies. No trouble to show goods. Boston Shoe Store. 79 H. Main St, Httstoa. Watch and jewelry repairing. All work guaranteed. J. A. Lelbson. and ruchings, laces and embroideries. CLARA WAGNER'S, 18 S. Main St. Oysters by the .quart. Sharp.'#, Electrical work. C. C. Garrison. LEWIS THE JEWELER I i