Pittston Gazette

              "v gittaton JUgk fonrttc. WEATHE..» CONDITIONS. THE HOME PAPER I«Y)recast Until 8 iD. in. " Eastern »»:cvS .ia. ■ - Vrrow for I'op tlio. People ef Pittston nnil Vicinity. Pair ami_ da} fat'-AO^ \-vtonight; Wednes- AIjIJ THE HOMK NEWS. 56TH YEAR. | DAV/iVEKEri ,Y ESTABLISHED I860. ST. lit TIIEO. HAM' 1882. PITTSTON, PA., TUESDA Y, MARCH 20,1906' TWO CICNTK A COPY. FORTY CKNTH A MONTH, eight pag i;s THE CZAR TO RULE HEALTH BOARD AND "BOB" VEAL SELLERS OIL MAGNATE ILL. BANK STOCK, $136.50; BRIDGE STOCK, $55 FATAL TORNADO. BLACK HAND MEN WERE CAPTURED THE BEEF TRUST. Tlicn* Will in* I'l'n.wulliHls I'rom Now Eleven Shares J'l-oplc's Hank Stock Municipal Detectives Trap Tivc On—EifdH Mont Dealers llcroif .Mayor l.ast Night*. anil Eighteen Shares Water St Sera lit on Italians ACt'iiseCl of Russian Government Con- Wm. Rockefeller Has Cancer of Stomach. Bridge Stock Sold, Mississippi Town is Report- Dynaiultliig a Store Attorney General Says It's Senseless and Soulless. trols Assembly Elections. The city board of health has announced that from now on any dealer found handling "bob" veal In the city will be prosecuted. Eight meat dealers were before the mayor last evening. charged with this reprehensible practice. One of them owned up thai he had received and sold this class of meat within the past two weeks. The men brought up last night were not iarrested, but were requested to appear before the mayor and the president of the board of health. Dr. Mulholland, in the city hall. Seven of them were retailers and the other a representative of one of the wholesale houses. After the matter had been gone over thoroughly it was decided not to prosecute the men. but to serve warning on all butchers that hereafter (iny infraction of the health laws in (his direction will be vigorously pushed by the board. Most of this forbidden quality of veal in brought Into the city by farmers. A sale of stocks' of the estate of Conrad Stark was.held this morning by the executor, the D-eople-s Savings bank, in the K.tgle hotel. Attorney C. F. Bohan conducted the sale. There were put up IS shares of "Water Street Bridge stock, par value, $50. ami II shares of People's Bank stock, par value, $100. ed Wrecked. Special Agents Robert Wilson and T. F. Huffllng, of the Scranton Municipal League, jjesterday afternoon arrested two Italians, who are believed to be tile leaders of the Black Hand movement in this corner of the State. They are Paul. Trnpl and Oiuseppi Oogllano. PEASANTS ARE LASHED NO CURE FOR MALADY. DEATH LOSS HEAVY. NO IMMUNITY FOR IT. Terrorized by Local Officials Afflicted Man Second Rich- The Wires are Down and They were led Into a trap and Recent Supreme Court Decision Applies to Trust. Into Voting for Priests. est in America. There was no competitive bidding for the bridge iftock. When a call for bids was made Louts Selbel bid $55 a share. No one offered a higher bid so he secured them at that price. The bank stock brought out some lively "bidding. The first hid was made on the par value basis, $100. It was run up by small figures, often as low as 50 cents, until $136.50 was offered by H. J. Mahon, attorney. He secured the stock at these figures. News is Meagre were caught in the act of receiving money from Giovanni Fazio, a groser, under threats of violence. The detectives were in another room and were watching through holes cut in a St. Petersburg, March 20.—As the •lections proceed there is more and mare evidence of the virtual exclusion from participation of the radical elements of tiie population. The preliminary stages of the elections will rob tiie national assembly of much of Its national character. Its authority to speak will lie absolutely denied by the proletariat organizations which bore the brunt of the tight for liberty. New York, March 20.—Private advices received iir this city said that William Rockefeller, who has been in Europe since early last fall, has cancer of the stomach and that his malady is Incurable. New Orleans, La., March 20.— Reports received here from Meridian, Miss., are to the effect that a number of persons were killed and injured in a tornado which swept through the town of Brooklyn, Miss., last night. Chicago, March 20. — "A senseless, soulless, heartless creation of the law," Is what Attorney General Moody called the beef trust In beginning his speech for the government on the immunity plea of the packers. Fazio's store, which Is in the heart of the city, was blown up with dynamite on New Year's eve. He positively identified both Trapi and Cogliurio as the men who had threatened him before the explosion. An idea of their boldness may be gleaned from* the fact that they have since had the nerve to visit him In his place of business and demand money. The police had been working on the case for three months without success. door Every house in the town is reported to have been razed and considerable damage done in the nearby country districts. The secret of Wllllllin Rockefeller's Illness has been guarded with the greatest care for months. The nature of his disease was known to a few members of the Rockefeller family and to two or three of the most important men In the Standard Oil company at the tltne Mr. Rockefeller sailed for Kurope, but the Information was never permitted to have any circulation. "The government of the United States, your honor," he salcl, "is so much in earnest in this prosecution that It is not the pursuit of the heartless, senseless, soulless creation of the law which it desires so much as the punishment of the individuals—the living, breathing human beings who committed the wrong. In the Ilale case last Monday the United States supreme court decided aguinst an identical case of immunity as that set up by these defendants. It further decided that a corporation engaged in interstate commerce is not entitled to withhold its books and papers from the scrutiny of properly authorized officers of the government which created it. The fifth amendment to the constltu ] tlon does not grant to a corporation' the right which an Individual would lmve to withhold the same evidence on| the ground that it Would incriminate him. MET DEATH IN STORM. Owing to communication with Brooklyn being Interrupted the alarming reports .regarding loss of life cannot be verified. Ii is hoped to have a telegraph or telephone wire in operation today. Brooklyn is one of the Complaints of interference and duress in ibe country districts are increasing. Many flagrant instances are cited of tlic terrorism of local officials in preventing u free expression of the peasants and often practically compelling: the selection of priests and village LAKE W1N0LA RAILROAD Man and Two Horses Killed Uotli prisoners were given a hearing and were committed to jail by Magistrate Kasson in default of $S,000 bail each. richest sections in Mississippi by a Railroad Train. It was built up by prosperous Ger-- mans, most of whom are farmers who Were brought. t«D (hat section of the state by tile Gulf and Ship Island llailrond.Work Started on an Impor- f William Rockefeller is sixty-one years old. He lias lived under a tre- eidei'8. Frank Sli'iiDscr, of Wapwaliopen, PITTSTON TWP. STRIKE The most serious phase of the situation, however. Is the attitude of the workmen 111 the cities, who constitute politically the most developed and most radical faction of the masses of the population. In spite of repression, wholesale arrests and frequently the exile of their leaders since the strike disorders, many workmen are inclined to reject the advice of the Socialists to boycott the elections. tant Enterprise. Drove I'imhi Pennsylvania Itaii- LAID TO REST. road I'riK lts Last Kvcning Having i*»sl Ills Way in Preliminary Steps Were Taken at a The funeral of the late Mrs. Maria Cleaves was held this afternoon. Many who had been friendly with the deceased for years past were in attendance at the obsequies. The body was taken to the Broad street M. P. Church, where funeral services were conducted by Uev. R. (Uureli. The church choir was in attendance and sang appropriate hymns. Interment was made in Pittston cemetery. The following were the pall bearers: John H. Keast. Thomas Giligeil, George Greenland. Allen Druntmonil, William Tompkins and George Errington. School District Received $4,- Pol ill on West Market Street, Itlinding Snow Storm COO in Taxes This Term Sera 11 ton, from Which l'lacr and Hun Down tlie Line Will Run Through lly a Train Various Lackawanna and Frank Strussor, aged 4 5 years, a driver in the employ of a farmer named Frank 15. Hess, of Wapwallopen, met a tragic death last evening, .■Hid the team CDf horses which he was driving were also killed. Strussor started away from the Wupwallopcn station about 7 o'clock last evening, with a team of horses drawing a Also Hceeivctl State Appropriation of Wyoming Comity ,\lH)llt $2,UOO—S700 i)l' IDll|D)i«ttlc Workmen's Votes Discouraged. Villages, Has Not liccn Colleclcil for "If immunity Is conferred upon tliese defendants upon the ground on which it is here claimed it woulil overthrow the executive interpretation of the Cullom act acquiesced in by all for nearly twenty years, and it would especially cripple tin' government in enforcing the liiw of the land. If the contention Of the defendants is true congress is guilty of the absurdity of enacting In one section of a law a provision for requiring statements from those who would commit crimes which would necessarily give them immunity. Congress never contemplated such an absurdity as that. No Immunity For Criminals. The authorities, instead of taking advantage of this sentiment and inducing the workmen as a class to participate, have with fatuous blindness openly discouraged their participation where the radical elements are in the majority, thus deliberately playing the game of the hoyeotters and driving the whole working class into revolt. Work has been in progress since last week upon the construction of (he new trolley road which is to connect Scranton and Lake Winola, by way of Clark's Summit, (ilenburn, Dalton, La Plume and Factoryvillc, and it is stated that by August next ears will be running between Scranton and Dalton.Term and (license .Money is lo Conic It is estimated from ligures reeived from a I'ittston township official that tiie township school district during tile present term received nearly 000 from all sources. In spite of this amount the board was unable to keep the teachers supplied with a sufficient part of their pay to preyent them from openly afid publicly refusing to do another day's work for the district without being paid a part of what was already due them. The strike of the school ma'ams, which was declared sleigh loaded with coal. lie was bound for the home of the farmer for whom he worked. In the blinding snow storm that prevailed about that time, he lost his way and drove on the tracks of the Pennsylvania railroad, with the result that he was struck by a northbound passenger train. Strtlssor .was so badly injured that he died, Both horses were killed and the sleigh was wrecked. NEGRO WAS LYNCHED. This was apparent at the workmen's elections in St. Petersburg. Carefully eoliected information froiu the outlying Industrial districts shows that the eleetious were a complete farce. Nominally eleven out of the thirty-nine working groups entitled to participate elected twenty out of tifty-seven delegates to the convention, which in turn will seleet eighteen representatives for the city to the convention, which in turn elects for St. Petersburg six members of the mitiotiul assembly. The Scranton Tribune says the pit llmimiry work was commenced on West Market street, that city, just east of the Ontario and Western crossing, and so expeditiously has the task been undertaken that by yesterday fully 150 feet of track had been laid. Was Charged With Assault- WILLIAM ROCKKKKLLEK inendous nervous strain far forty j'eari. lie has been tin? speculative member of the Standard group of capitalists and has engineered all of the vast deals of that combination in the stock market. Next lo his elder brother, John ID. Rockefeller, lie is probably I be richest man in the I'nited States. ing a White Woman There are two companies which will build this road, although they will act According to the train crew, the accident happened about 150 yards east of the Wapwat'open station. The road crosses the, traC :s near ih«jistation and it is believed that Strussor became confused and drove the horses down th.' liucku, ttifMtiiig that he was on the road. Before he could attempt to jump out of tin- s|C-|gli himself, the fast Train on the Pennsylvania railroad came bearing down on him and the next instant there was an awful crasVi and man, horses, sleigh and coal were hurled to one side. yesterday, is still in force and promises to remain so, despite the report that a reconciliation is being aimed at, with the object that the teachers will resume their desks and go on with their work. Those who are aiming to settle affairs find no easy work on their hands, as the teachers have declared absolutely that nothing will cause them to reopen the schools except a payment on what it owing them. Apparently, the district treasury is empty, the district's credit, if it might seek "The (iarlteld investigation report, which these defendants welcomed with open arms, seized upon as persuasive evidence that the prolit which they had made in the conduct of their businesR indicated that they were rather eugaged in the business through philanthropic motives than for thrt purpose of galu and circulated as a lit rebuke to those who had charged them with wrongdoing, that report was not only a tract for the conversion of unregenerated people, but a fountain of saving grace in which every one of them might be washed of his sins. in harmony When lie Was (•ranted a Stay of K.\» From Providence square to the city line, along West Market street, or the old Ablngion turnpike, the franchise. Is held by Ihe Xotlhern Klcctrlc Slrert Railway company, and from that point out. the remainder of the road will iie ecutlon. Angry While Citizens Took iliin From •tail. Hang- Malady Like Dr. Harper's. ed Him from a Itridgt The malady which afflicts Mr. Rockefeller Is said to be Identical with that which caused Ihe death of the late William R. Harper, president of the Chicago university, the institution to which John I). Rockefeller has given a great many millions. Although the best medical skill in the world was employed to treat President Harper, and though lie submitted to heroic operations, the disease conquered in the end. Cancer of the sumach is regarded as absolutely incurable even by the most modern and daring surgeons. It causes (lie most excruciating agmy to its victims. and Itiildled Ills I tody Small Percentage Uses Ballots. built by the Dalton Street Railway With Jill Hot- lu reality the number of workmen participating was infinitesimal. Where the elections were ostensibly held only rati) out of J1.780 workmen voted, ami they almost Invariably chose reactionists. As an example, at the Nevsky works u hundred voters out of ti.oiHi elected five members of the League of ihe Russian People and three belonging lo ihe "party of law and order," two prominent reactionary organizations. company. Chattanooga, Tcnri., March 20.— RC1. Johnson, colored, was taken from jnil last night hy a mob of 75 men an(1 hanged to a beam of the county bridge over the Tennessee river. The rope broke and the negro's body fell, but the mob quickly riddled him with bullets. The sheriff and the jailer were locked in a room while the mob secured the prisoner. The Northern Electric Street Railway company now owns the Aldington turnpike and will have full control over the highway. From Providence Square to ihe city line, the road will pass along the highway, and from Hit city line it will be built on a private right of way. About thirteen miles of private right of wyy has boon secured, Th,. plans have been definitely arranged for the construction of the road as for as Dalton, but it is slated lhat the directors are seriously considering the 'advisability of changing the route to Lake Winoia by building a branch from Clark's Summit, by way of the Hillside Home and Gravel pond. It is understood that this change is proposed owing to the inability experienced by the company in getting a satisfactory route in the neighborhood of Factoryvllle. any, is at zero, and the district's prospects for, receiving any considerable The engineer realized what had happened. He brought the train to a stop as soon as possible, and the crew went back to see what damage had been wrought. One of the horses was found in its death throes with its body terribly mangled. The otlie; horse was dead. Fragments of the sleigh were strewn all over the track and the snow was literally red with blood. The unfortunate driver at first could not be located, but a thorough search was instituted and his body was finally found 1(10 feet to one side, partly hidden in the snow. amount of revenue are very remote In fact there are none such. On the duplicate no\y in force the township tax collector, 13. J. Keating, has turned into the treasury of the school district about $4,000. The state appropriation amounts to about $2,900, annually, making: a total of nearly $7,000. The annual pay roll of the teachers i,s approximately $4,200, there being 12 teachers in the township. The school board and board treasurer will have the handling of about $2,000 more this fiscal year. There remains uncollected on the duplicate about $700 and, in addition, to this the license money, about $1,300, will become the property of the district. This is the only money that can be distributed this year by the board. "They cannot dump all this evidence and all these names before your honor and claim immunity. Each one of these defendants must show that he was compelled by (iartield to give evidence against him In the indictment." The negro was to have been legally hanged today, but the United States Supreme court yesterday granted a stay of execution and this action served to anger the citizens of the city. There was an overwhelming display of troops and police in the districts and places where the men assembled. Some of the men held meetings and discussed the advisability of participating:. but the great mass simply withdrew, declaring that during the present reign of terror the designation of I heir real choice was equivalent to 1 urnlng over the men to Ihe police. Mr. Moody will take up several hours to finish his argument. William Rockefeller has spent most of the winter in Italy, making his headquarters at Rome. As in the ease of President Harper, his illness permits him to travel about, and he has made frequent motor trips to and from Naples and other points. Early in the evening the mob began to form and it was all done so quietly that only those in the immediate vicinity of the jail knew when they were ready for action. • Soon 75 of the better class of citizens assembled at the jail and at once gained admission.Says Minister Favors Gambling New York, March 20.—Anthony Comfltock openly charged the ltev. Dr. Thomas l{. Sllcer of beiug in the pay of the race track gambling combine. He said that only upon this basis the position taken by that well known clergyman against the Cassidy-Latising bill, which aims to subject the race track gambler practically to the same laws and penalties to whlcli other gamblers are subject, could be explained. He was picked up and hurried to the train, for there was still life in his body, and a race made to Wilkesbarre and a hospital. Word was sent ahead and Dr. Levi Shoemaker met the train as it pulled into the Lehigli Valley station. A stretcher was secured from the baggage room and the man was placed on it and tenderly lifted from the train. The doctor hurried to the man's side, but as soon as he looked at the form lying limp and apparently lifeless, he at once said there was no hope for him and that death was only a matter of a short time. His skull was fractured, his left leg was broken and blood was oozing from many cuts and lacerations. Progress of Disease Not Known Witte's Retirement Rumored. There is also a possibility that a branch will be built to Waverly in order to accommodate the growing population in that part of the territory which will be served. How far the disease has progressed in the case of Mr. Rockefeller could not be learned. Members of the RCxTC- efeller family and Intimate associates in the Standard Oil company declined lo say a word. None of tlieni denied (lint he was suffering with cancer of ihe stomach. Overpowering the sheriff and his deputies they secured the prisoner, and quietly led him to the bridge, where the hanging was carried out in the most orderly manner, the mob quietly dispersing. The mob was composed of men of mature years. 8t. Petersburg. March government officials the rumor is jrenera! that Count W'itte has definitely decided to retire from the premiership. The correspondents were unable to confirm the rumor. Froiu an authentic source, however, it can be said that fount AVitte at a session ot' the council of the empire made a statement which was interpreted by many members of the council as a virtual declaration that his career as premier is ended and that he will lie succeeded by Privy Counselor KokovsotT, former minister of finance. Count Witte is Buffering from heart disease. 20.—Anion*; TRUSTEES NAMED. The system will bo connected with the Scranton Street Railway company at Providence Square, and it is understood that traffic arrangements are to be completed with that company whereby the cars of the new road will bo run direct to the city over the tracks of the Scranton Company, thus doine" away with any necessity for Harri.sburg, Pennypncker has reappointed Samuel Small, of York, and Charles li. Mullln, of Mount Holly, trustees of the Harrisburg State Insane hospital. Ma roll 20.—Governor This was the third attempt to lynch Johnson, who was convicted of Criminal assault on Miss Nevada Taylor, a white woman. Ministers to War on Vice. 'file illness of William Rockefeller is a Wow of stupendous proportions to the Standard Oil group. John lD. Rockefeller has ceased to be an actual factor in the manifold undertakings of the group for many months. During 19rt5 he retired from the directorate of every corporation lie was interested in except the Standard Oil company. He still retains the presidency of that great institution.New York, March 20.—The Baptist and Methodist ministerial conferences, stirred Uy the "white slave" revelations, decided to make a rigid inquiry into the prevalence of vicious dens, and the co-operation of all the clergy of the city will be asked in a war of extermination. Resolutions initiating the crusade were introduced at tlie Baptist conference and at the Metho-| The trial was hurried and there was talk of taking Johnson from the court room at the trial but a strong force of guards overawed the would be lynchers. After the trial Johnson was taken to Knoxville, but was again brought back when public sentiment was allayed. any If yon have pains in the hack, urinary, bladder or kidney trouble iiud want a lCrtaln. pleasant lierb cure for women's ills, try Mother C!ray's "Australian Leaf." It is a siifc monthly regulator, and cures all female weaknesses, including inflammation and ulcerations. Mother Gray's Australian Ijcaf is sold by Druggists or sent: by mail for fill cents. Sample sent free. Address, the Mot her Gray Co., I.eltov, X. V. Hero is llelirf for Women change of ears at Providence Square Ultimately It Is hoped (hat the company will be able to carry N-eight. asthere is every indication lhat the next legislature will pass the bill legalizing this action, as efforts have been made continuously for many years, and assurances were given at the special session that such a measure would have been passed had it been included in the scope of the governor'scall. An ambulance was in waiting and the driver was instructed to hurry to the Oily hospital as fast as possible. It was 8:30 o'clock when that institution was reached and less than half an hour later the unfortunate man expired."Red Admiral" Shot FUNERAL TODAY. (list conference. St. Petersburg, March 20.—Former Lieutenant Schmidt, who last November commanded the vessels of the Black sea fleet which mutinied and opened (ire on the city of Sevastopol with the gunfc of the fleet, was shot at Otchakoff with three of his sailors. Four thousand mutinous sailors obeyed Schmidt's commands until the insurrection collapsed, and it is estimated that 5,000 men were killed or wounded. He was known as the "Rod Admiral" and was tried by court martial.Tornado Near Meridian. New York, March 20.—Two-year-old Marcel Nagel fell into a washing tub on the ground floor of his home and when found some time later by his mother was dead. Mrs. Nagel went into the yard to hang tip the clothes, leaving the cover of the tub up. In the kitchen was Marcel, who must have climbed on to the tub and fallen in, the cover falling on top of hlui. Baby Drowns In Washtub REOPENING OF BOARD The funeral of Mrs. Bridget Dean took place this morning from the home of her (laughter, Mrs. Martin Jordan, of Market street. A high mass of requiem was sung over the remains by ltev. M. J. Mauley and interment was made in St. John's cemetery. The pull bearers were: Martin Healy, Patrick J. Ford. Martin l.oftus, Thomas J. Loft us, Michael Hopkins and John New Orleans, March 20.—A tornado destroyed part of the village,of Brooklyn. Miss., near -Meridian, which was ' The powe# house will, in all probably, lie built in Dalton and will furnish the power for the entire system, while it will i)o large enough to furnish lights for Dalton, Waverly, Clark's Summit and Factoryville, this being a portion of the plans of the Resident Manager Sinclair is getting ready for the reopening of the Broad street theater, which takes place next Saturday afternoon and evening. Chester BeVonde and his excellent company will bo the attraction. Now that there is a strong possibility of the theater being made a financial success the lessee has ordered a number of improvements to be made. Electricians are at work installing additional lighting facilities throughout the house, and other mechanics are making alterations which will add to the comfort of patrons and quality of the productions. Mr. Sinclair today received a letter from Mr. Reis, booking agent for the Broad, in which he commends the change of policy and gives reasons for the lack of plays for Pittston in the past, chief among them being the scarcity of shows on the road. He assures Mr. Sinclair that he will do all in his power to give Pittston good JW* $ine swept by a tornado on March 2, with a loss of twenty odd lives and $1,000,- 000 of property, l.ast night's tornado cut a swath sixteen miles long. The loss of life is as yet unknown. The damage to property is great. ~ CSh@eSj, The road will be built, equipped and operated 01T the interurban system. The roadbed being largely built on u private right of way. will be as solid and substantial as that of the standard railroad, and there will be no possible objection to a high rate of speed being tittained. Stations will be placed at convenient points, at which passengers may board and leave the cars. In summer time, when business will be heavy, trains will be run made up of trailers. The cars will be the best available, each one being of the combination variety, with a separate apart, ment- for smokers. company Neary Comfort Plows In Eight Inches of Snow. Dr. Rainsford an Explorer, Lime and ashes anil cement floors laid. Care of lawns and gardens a specialty. All work promptly attended to. A. Axhorn, 615 Montgomery street Peru, Ind., March 20.—Philip Graf, a farmer, living In North Grove, south of here, has been plowing In a field back of his home notwithstanding the snow is elijht Inches deep on the ground. •Mr. Graf said the weather was tine tor plowing, and as the ground was soft the work was not hard for his horses. New York, March 20.—Dr. Ralnsford, former rector at St. George's Protestant Episcopal church, who recently resigned while traveling in Kurope for Ills health, has Joined a British exploring expedition Into east Africa at Cairo. He has gone on this expedition principally in the hope tiiat it will lie beneficial to his health. He will lDe gone about three or four months. Will Protect the Jews. n)20-3t Pavlograd, Russia, March 20. — A proclamation lias been issued by the governor general-announcing that any attempts aguinst the property or lives of Jew* will be mercilessly suppressed. £©w PERSONAL. Misses Ida Luchslngcr, Bessie Saxe, Nellie DePrehn and Jessie Huston were visitors at Keystone Academy, Faetoryvllle, Satufday and Sunday. So to the Fails For $13,500,000. Twelve Buried by Snowslide. Moscow, March 20.—I), and A. Ross tourgoueff Bros., the largest tea mer chants in Russia, have failed for $Ut,C fiOO.OOO. Sllverton, Colo., March 20.—Twelve miners employed at the Shenandoah mine were caught by a great snowslide near here and swept to their death. Their bodies have not yet been recovered. Assistance has been summoned from Sllverton to help dig the victim* from beneath the snow. SPECIAL NOTICES. The total distance to Winola will be twenty-two miles. This stretch will he completed with the greatest dispatch possible. St. Louis, March 20.—The Standard Oil company, through its general western counsel, Alfred LD. Kddy, admitted "for the purposes of this litigation" that the stock of the Republic Oil company Is held for (he Standard by the relatives and employees of the Rockefeller* and other of the trust magnates. Admits Control by Oil Trust, plays. Fresh li.sh all varieties, at Sharp's, Weuld Abolish Barber Examiners. PERSONAL, ATTENTION BOSTON SIDE STOKE, Albany. N. V.. March 20.—The senate has passed by a vote of 27 to 14 Senator Brnckett's bill which would abolish the state board of barber examiners.HEAVY EXPENSES. Like Tearing tlie llenrt St rings.—"It is not within tbe conception of man to measure my great sufferings from heart disease. For years I endured almost constant outline and tearing pains about my 'heart, and many a time would have welcomed death. Dr. Agnew's Cure for the heart has worked a veritable miracle."—Thos. Hicks. Perth. Ont.—27. Sold by H. H. Tinker.to all watch and jewelry repairing work guaranteed; Harry W. Yaseon, Two hundred thousand dollars is the amount the United Mine Workers will have paid out for expenses of conventions within five months. These include the anthracite and bituminous district conventions, the Joint anthracite convention, the general convention at Indianapolis In January ami March, and the second Joint anthracite convention to be held shortly. Jeweler, 63 North Main St. Care and Midshipmen Deny "Soldiering." Annapolis, Md.. March 20.—The Naval academy midshipmen universally deny that there has been .any concerted action on their purt to discourage hard study, as was Intimated by Secretary Bonaparte before a committee of congress. "Sugar King" Gravely III Editor Left Two Widows, promptness with all repairs, Saa Francisco, March 20.—John D. Spreokels, the "sugar king." Who has been critically Hi, is believed to be dying.Provo, Utah, March 20.—John C. (Jrahnm, editor of the Provo Enquirer, died of Bright's disease, aged sixty-seven year*. Two widows survive. Fresh shell oysters «t Sharp's, HALLOCK'S MEAT MARKET ?9 H. Mail SI Is now located at 40 S. Main St., Con- Money to loan. J. A. Leibson Rigs for moving. Pittston Ice Co. New vegetables at Sharp's Market, uor's old stand, Dr. W. H. Moon, dentlsi, 13 N. Main. * *.