Pittston Gazette

              ▲ f A i ♦ Tt WEATHER CONDITIONS. THE HOME PAPER Forecast Until 8 p. n» "YDmorrow for Eastf— ~ uxia. • .a\ S°c* For tlio People of Plttston and ..■gnt; Saturday, Vicinity. «•  * V r r r ALL the home news. BIGHT PAGES SfifTTT VIJIAP I WEEKLY ESTABLISHED 1850. •JUJ.X1 X 1 DAILY EST. BY THEO. HART 1882. pittsto: , PA., I, MARCH, 23,1906. TWO f.'BNTK A COPY. FORTY CBNTfl A MONTII. A MILLION STARVE INSURANCE FIGHT FORMER RESIDENT PASSED AWAY STRIKE DANGER INJURES CHOIR UNABLE TO AGREE Peter Wall Died This Morning at Lady Of Mt. CHttnel Male Cliolr Will Forces are Lining Up at Home In Perry, X.Y.—Kemuins Famine in Japan is Most bo Forced to Cull In Ladies to Bituminous Situation Very to lDe llronglit Here. Help Willi Kinging' Albany. Word was received hero today announcing the death of Peter Wall at his home in Perry, N. Y., this morning' at live o'clock. He wa& 22 years of age and had been ill for some time. The Wall family formerly lived on Mill Hill, this cily, but left here three years'npfo to reside at Perry, N. Y., where the deceased hud taken employment In a mill. The remains are expected to arrive In this city tomorrow, but arrangements for the funeral have not yet been completed. The mother, four sisters and a brother, resitting at Perry, survive, also one sister here, Mrs. Patrick Walsh, of Johnson street. Terrible. The male choir of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel church has been put in bad •straits by the danger of a strike in April. So severe has the strain been on this organization that it will tye necessary to have female voices lo help out at (lie masses. In the exodus Critical. MUST BE PROMPT. NO RELIEF IN SIGHT. PRESIDENT MAY ACT. Senator Brackett Derides $16,000,000 Needed to Re- of hundred* of Kalians to their unlive Intervention by Roosevelt country, on account of the strike talk, among those who went were the two Plea for Deliberation. liave Distress. lauding tenor .siiiKC'i'H of tlx choir May Come Today. who will be in Italy for several months "before returning. Their going has handicapped the choir to such an extent that Father Oislon has invited some young ladles to sing the soprano part of the mass and they will be heard next Sunday. The choir of Our Albany, X. Y., March 23.—That a powerful combination has been formed In the senate to take charge of the insurance reform bills as they come froiu the Investigating committee was the assertion freely made here. New York, March 23. —'Dispatches from Tokyo say that otlieial advices from the northern provinces of Japan show that the famine situation is exceeding in gravity the unofficial reports heretofore received. Almost a million persons are starving, and unless outside aid reaches them the fatalities will depopulate whole districts before the next crop of rice can be harvested.IndianapoliR, Ind.. March 23.—So critical is the situation between the soft coul operators and their employes that It is believed that only the intervention of President Roosevelt can prevent a clash. This intervention is expected to come today. CONFERENCE TONIGHT. (•ally a new organization, composed entirely of Italian men. The voices of Lady of Mt. Carmel church is practi- There was an acrimonious preliminary skirmish over the general insurance question when the proxy and election bill which was sent up from New York city by Senator Armstrong and t'harles E. Hughes was handed down in tlip senate by Senator Tully. lie asked that it be advanced to the order of third reading, and the remarks which followed touched upon the manner in which the measures recommend ed by the committee should be treated, [senator Malby insisted upon deliberation and conservatism, while Senator Brackett made a vehement plea for prompt action. Col. Watres, of Water Co., to the members yere untrained when it It is reported here that President Roosevelt has framed a message to the operators and miners here, calling upon them to come to some understanding that will prevent a break In their relations. Be Here for Meeting. was formed and it was only after energetic work that masses were sung. Of late the choir made rapid strides, under the direction of M. 13. Golden and Climatic conditions udrt to tlio horror of the situation, inteiine cold prevailing. The winter laiN beon the hard cut experienced in a decade. The Committee of Olliciuls, Couucil- was studying difficult musses, until the departure of tlie leading tenors almost disrupted It. Unless the ser- F. Ij. Kebbins, who has done so much to try and avert a strike,.believes the President Is about to make himself felt in the controversy. men and Citizens Will Meet lilin ill llie Office of the City So- The famine, which lias been considered for some time moderately, serious, is uow known as ilie result of reliable private advices received by the New York state Med Cross to lie one of the most terrible emergencies of modern times. The failure of the rice crops, which at one time was believed to hilimited to certain classes oni.v. in the northern provinces has been found to be mineral in those parts of Japan. vices of some trained singers are secured it will be months before the departed tenors can be replaced by any of their countrymen. licitor and Talk the Water Yesterday's Proceedings situation Over—Kffori Indianapolis, March 23.—After bc-1ns In session the greater part of yesterday, the joint scale committee of coal operators and miners of the Central competitive and the Southwestern districts, adjourned, divided on every proposal that had been made during the day by either side. The cpmmlttee apparently were no nearer an agreement than they were on Feb. 2, when the former joint conference disagreed and adjourned. to lie Made For GOVERNOR FRANK R. GOODING OF IDAHO, THREATENED BY WIFE IS LOYAL. More 'Plugs. THE MOLLY MAGUIRES. A conference between Col. Ixmis A. Wat res, president of the Spring Brook Water Supply Co., and the special committee, appointed by resolution- of councils in joint session, regarding the municipal water question Is to lie held this evening in the ofticc of City Solicitor George F. O'Brien. The committee Is to be oomposed of Mnyor LDangan, City Solicitor O'Brien. John Kehoe, chairman of select council; Alexander Thompson, select councilman; T. J. MeXevin, chairman Cif common council; J. H. Foy and C. ('. Bowman, members of common council, and Hon. William Drury, representing the citizens in an unofficial capacity. Accuse*! Cashier of the Frcelaml llank Governor Gooding, who bus been trying to clear up the murder of former Governor Steunenberg, lias received warnings that lie will meet n like fnte with his predecessor. Gooding is a ltepublicun and took office In January, 1905. He is the largest sheep owner in the state and one of the largest in the west, his numerous flocks comprising in all 7,r».iDO0 head. He Is now looking for bluet heep in the human flock under his control. lias Returned to Ills Senator Braekett was the pioneer in the attack upon the methods of the insurance companies which were disclosed in the insurance investigation. He has followed the subject with close attention. and he has intimate knowledge of the plans of the companies and of the purposes of his colleagues in the senate, with whom he liqs served for llonie Frank M. Kverett, the accused cashier of the Freeland National Bank, Is now at his home in Freeland. secluded with his family, having been released on bail. No Relief For Six Months. Conservative estimates place the number of starving Japanese at from SOO.OOO to l,tD »,00i) people. For these, owing to exi, ided rains last summer, which have mined the rice and other food crops, there is absolutely no relief in sight until next October, when a new harvest will be' available. Chairman J. H. Winder of the operators admitted that a disagreement of the joint scale committee of the Central competitive district is prob- MANY MINES ARE IDLE REORGANIZATION OF THE COUNCILS HIs wife, who is an invalid, still refuses to believe that Everett has been guilty of wrongdoing and is the victim of a terrible conspiracy. She Is loyal in her defense at the cashier, who is himself silent. able ten years Attributed to Scarcity of ,,"h" K,"°° C an(,,C,ato ,OP Re*eIertlon Vice President Lewis of the United Mine Workers said: "There will certainly be ft disagreement unless the operators recede from I heir position." Braekett Predicts Opposition, jis Chairman of Select—Martin "lDo you anticipate serious opposition to the insurance bills?" lie was asked. Heavy snows and frequent storms have made work impossible for those still strong enough to work and have stopped the public works and the laying out of new rice fields instituted expressly fly the Japanese government as a means of reliwf for the beuellt of Railroad Cars. fairly Candidate in ('amnion The last week has told on him physically. He is haggard and apparently borders on collapse. The family owns a modest cottage on Front street. The furnishing is oil an economical scale and friends declare (hat not one dollar of money taken from the bank went into Everett's home. In fact they have no money to spare at this "It looks as though there might be." he replied cautiously. "When 1 hear people beginning to tall- solemnly of 'resisting clamor' and 'conservative treatment' and 'careful consideration' I begin to smell burning leather. That's the way it looks to a man north of the .Mohawk." The city councils will hold their annual reorganization a week from next Monday, at 10 o'clock a. m. Both branches will meet and adjourn sine die prior to the reorganization. There will be no new lhembers in select council. In common council the following new members will take their seats: First: ward, Patrick McGarry; Fifth watd, James Muniey and Daniel O'Donnell; Ninth ward, Francis J. McCanna. The councils will elect a city solicitor at a joint convention to be held the day of reorganization. City Solicitor George F. O'Brien is the only candidate who has so far announced himself, and the chances are he will be elected without opposition. Chairman Kehoe. of select council, will be a candidate for reelection, and lie will in all likelihood be elected, as 110 other member has announced himself for the position. T. J. McNevin, who has served as chairman of the common branch for the past two years, will not be a candidate for the position again. Martin Early, of the Eighth ward. Is the only member who has so far announced his candidacy. It was reported that he would bo opposed by James McKaig, but Mr. Mc- Kalg stated to a Gazette reporter last evening that ha will not be a candidate. Matters look favorable for the The joint scale committee* of the Central competitive district, composed of Illinois, Indiana, Ohio and Western Pennsylvania adjourned this evening after being in session eight hours. During the ,afternoon proposals were made in the meeting and all were defeated.The conference has been called for the purpose of endeavoring to bring about some definite arrangement between the city and the company regarding the water received for city purposes. The situation at the present time, from the city's standpoint, is most unsatisfactory. The municipality is compelled from time to time by mandamus proceedings to pay heavy rental sums for plugs to the company, and is unable to secure a single additional plug in any section of the municipality unless it enters into an agreement to pay $2Cl a year for. each plug. This the city is unwilling to do, fearing it might thereby abrogate its right to bring before the court of highest appeal the question of the legality of a contract made between the city and the Spring Brook Water Co., the predecessor of the present corporation, whereby the city was promised free water for fire purposes for a period of 99 years by the contracting company and its suc- Nearly All of the Collieries of tlic Erie System and Several of the Lehigh Valley Collieries Were Unable tliesc peoph lo Work—The Condition time As tiie result of this latest news the lied Cross of the state has decided to use every agency at ils command to do its share toward alleviating the terrible distress; $1(M)00C000 Is the total sum which will Ik* required to save the Japanese country people. This is estimated by allowing for a cost of 10 cents per person per day. Is General It1 was learned that the deficit, $5Ci,- 900, as originally stated, is correct. It also transpires that Attorney Beckley, of Hloomsburg, and not Everett, first informed the directors of the bank's condition. This came after the appearance of Examiner Cults in Freeland. when it was apparent that exposure cpuld not be held off longer. The money which was supposed to be on deposit in reserve banks had all been drawn. Rejected Miners' OITcr. "To what features of the bills will the objection be raisedV" was asked. From all over the anthracite region come reports of a shortage of railroad cars for the carrying of the coal production. The situation struck the Plttston district more seriously today than at any previous time this year. Only one colliery of the Pennsylvania Coal Co., Old Forge, was in operation today, though one of the wflsherles, that at No. S colliery, was also able to operate. An inquiry at the Dunmore office said that the suspensions were all. due to lack of cars to transport the product. Chief Clerk Hopgood was unable to tell at II o'clock this afternoon whether the collieries would be able to operate tomorrow. Three of the local collieries of the I-iehigh Valley Coal Co. were also idle today, on account of the same trouble. They* were the Exeter. William A. and Heidelberg No. It was not known this afternoon whether or President Mitchell moved that the wage scale of 180.3 be adopted for one year. In making this motion, the mine workers receded from their demand for a run-of-mine basis, a differential of 7 per. cent., an eight-hour day, an Increase of 12 1-2 per cent, in wages and prohibition of employment of boys at flic mines under 18 years of "To any feature that will change existing conditions," Senator Braekett re- plied There are definite rumors in Albany that the men who control the great insurance companies and their resources have made a truce in their private quarrels for the sake of preventing control from being taken from them and placed beyond their reach. With this end iu view these interests are said to have enlisted the services of political leaders who are able -to control votes in the legislature and have engaged some of the ablest lobbyists iu the country. Will Sand Food and Money The seriousness of the condition Is such that the committee is now considering whether it is wise to undertake the collection and transportation of food as well as money. Hi H. Ilarrlman has volunteered to transport free of charge iOtlil tons of freight on his railroad and steanwiiip lines by way of San Francisco and Cortland. The millers of San Francisco have promptly donated 500 tons of tlour. and I)r. Louis KlopXch of the Christian Herald has given through the lied Cross JpriOO to pay stevedore and load After brief argument this proposal was defeated, the operator* and miners voting by states. Ail the operators voted against the motion and the miners voted unanimously for It. Mr. Heckley, in breaking the news to the wronged directors, said he was sorry to Inform them that they had drawn the capital stock and surplus through the friendship of Cashier Everett. There was no other security tlien .011 deposit. H. N. Taylor, of the Illinois operators, then moved that the wage scale of 1903 be accepted for two years, provided the miners agree to pay the expense caused by the shot flrers' law in Illinois. The. motion was defeated by the unanimous vote of both oper- cessors This contract the present company ignores, and it collects by legal pressure of mandamus proceedings rental fed- t,ho plugs. Knowledge that this combination had been formed is said to have actuated the Investigating com nil tee "in reportlug for passage the bill which was submitted to the legislature. The election of the NcAv York Life will take place April 11. and the committee deems it Important that the bill wiping out all proxies until Sept. 1!D and forbidding any election until November should be passed immediately. TOWANDA MAN DEAD. Frank L. McGill, manager of the Towanda. office of the Postal Telegraph Co., died yesterday at his home in that town of locomotor ataxia. Although he had been ill health for several years he clung to his work until a week before his death. Mr. McGill was born in Towanda township in 1857. He was for 17 years In the employ of the Lehigh Valley Coal Co. His wife and Iwo children survive. The committee will bring before Colonel Watres three propositions, or at least will present three conditions pertinent to the question, which, in the opinion of the committee, are of pressing importance. These are: Fire protection by plugs for the hill sections of the city, where there are now no plugs; the enlarging of flre service water mains in sections of the city to assure a high pressure in case of necessity; the formulation of ators find miners not those,* collieries would be in oporation tomorrow. depends on tho luimber of cars that will bo available for coal shipments tomorrow, and tho distribution of the sanio. Tho Clear Spring colliery was also Idle today, on account of an accident at the air shaft, which left tho Stevens colliery the only one in operation on the West Side today. Tho collieries of the Temple Iron Co. were in operation, but the ofilclals of that company also reported that cars were short, and there was a fear that the collieries would be unable to operate throughout the day. President 11. C. Perry, of the Illinois miners, moved that the 1903 scale, which is an advance of 5.55 per cent, over the present scale in the Central district be accepted for on# year, the operation of the shot flrers' law in Illinois to remain as at present. This was defeated, the miners voting for it and the operators against It. ing charges. unanimous election of Mr. Early. That several contests may develop between now and a week from Monday is possible. Last year a oontest for the common council chairmanship sprang up in L'4 hours preceding election, and it resulted in a deadlock for the lirst ballot. The secretary of the executive committee of the state Ued Cross, \V. C. Langilon. when asked about the plans said: "We are exceedingly anxious to get in touch with all people in the state who desire to contribute for this cause, be their contribution large or small. I trust that the newspapers will make plain the seriousness of the situation and give us their most valuable assistance. Contributions are to be sent to Jacob II. Schiff, Iioom 509, 300 Fifth Go Slowly, Says Senator Malby. Defeat for Hobblns. "I do not'propose to do anything to prevent the speedy passage of the bills which have been prepared by the committee with so much effort," Senator Malby said, "but I am aware that the public mind, owing to recent exposures. Is In a very inflamed condition and is not in a state to consider Hie bills with deliberate judgment." JURY HAS BIG CASE. F. U Robbing, of the Western Pennsylvania operators, moved the adoption of the 1903 scale for two years with the same conditions. This was defeated by the operators of Illinois, Indiana and Ohio, who voted against the proposition. The Western Pennsylvania operators and the miners voted for it. Under the rules, the votes of the operators and miners on all" questions pertaining to the wage scale must be recorded as a unit and the motion was lost. At this point the committee adjourned. an agreement whereby the question of pay for the plugs will be effectually settled. NEW WASHERY. The Hillside Coal, & Iron Co. will shortly open a new washery to be known as Susquehanna washery. The building has already been pui up, and it us probable that operations will bo started next week, it is located near the Pern wood dump and will take the culm therefrom. The contractors for the new washery are Kingsley & Westeott, of Wllkesbarre. The Agnew vs. Albert Lewis Lumber case was given to the jury about 11 o'clock this morning after a very lengthy charge by Judge Terry. All the testimony was gone over in detail in a. clear and concise manner, As the case took up over a week the big mass of testimony before the jury can be imagined. Of these propositions the third is probably the most important, but the others will take precedence by reason of being more urgent. It Is impossible to predict what will be the result of the conference. Heretofore the water supply company has given all councilmanic committees one answer, saying that it was prepared to make no concessions from the stand it had taken, namely, that the city would have to pay for all water used and would have to make a contract for all new plugs. On the last occasion that a committee was sent, according to the formal report made to coun'cil by the committee. Colonel Watres stated that he believed the company's stand would be upheld by the court and he was prepared at any time to enter into a legal contest with the city regarding the question. Whether or not the committee will be willing to make an offer of a compromise price for water at tonight's meeting has not been made public. In consequence of the suspension of ' work at so many collieries, the local market was seriously affected today. No pea coal was to lie had at the Pennsylvania coal chutes today, and the 100 tons of chestnut coal received this morning was quickly disposed of before noon. The shortage Is found principally in the smaller sizes of coal, of which the largest amount is used for local consumption. Orders for hundreds of tons of coal are piled up on tho tiles of tho local dealers, and they are unable to fill them. Where an order is received for more than a couple of tons of coal an en- | deavor is made to deliver enough to ■ keep the patron In coal, but it is found impossible by the teamsters to ' deliver much coal for storage pur- ! poses, notwithstanding the urgent de- ! mauds for such orders. The Pennsyl- i vania Coal Co. teamsters find it impossible to deliver all at the orders 1 of coal given in by employes of the company, and some of the employes have been compelled to secure private teams to deliver their coal. avenue. MOLDERS HAVE ONE N£W DEMAND Senator Brackett replied vehemently "I am astounded that any one should say hero that this is a time for conservative action. God knows that after what has been done in this body for twenty years In perpetuating the most colossal crime of centuries the time is ripe at last to restore to the real owners of the Insurance companies what rightfully belongs to them. It is time to rush to radicalism to root out thieving and to restore the stolen goods. I am sorry that the bill does not go further and prevent the present directors from ever holding office again." :Vsk That Working Hours 1m- l{ecluced The cures that stand to its credit make Bucklen's Arnica Salve a scientific woiider. It cured E. R. Mulford, lecturer for the Patrons of Husbandry, Waynesboro, Pa., of the distressing case of Piles. It heals the worst Burns, Sores, Boils, Ulcers, Cuts, Wounds Chilblains and Salt Rheum. Only 25c at Geo. W. Stroh's, West Pittston and Mayos' Pharmacy. A Solent I tic Wonder Kmm Ten to Nine and That Other SPECIAL NOTICES. Earlier in the day the miners mdved that the Illinois shotflrerB" law be regarded as a district matter, to be settled by the district, but this was defeated by the operators who took the position that it was an interstate question, that it affected the competiive Held. The miners made an effort to have their demands referred to a sub-scale committee of four r.*lners and four operators but the operators would not agree to this. The Western Pennsylvania operators voted with the miners on the question. Conditions Itcmain Same. As was stated in these columns yesterday the union molders of Scran ton. this city and Wilkesbarre have handed In a copy of the demands they wish to make on their employers, to all the manufacturing officiate of the three cities, with the single exception of the stove molders, who act through their national agency with a national federation of stove manufacturers. The demands of the molders this year are but little different from the various conditions under which they are working at the present time. In fact, but one change from the agreement of last year Is requested and that is that the hours of labor be reduced from ten to nine without any consequent reduction of pay. All the other conditions are the same as under the existing agreements. Among these is the apprentice rule, which allows one apprentice for every seven molders. So far no public expression has been made of the spirit in which the de- PERSONAL ATTENTION to all watch and jewelry repairing; work guaranteed; Harry W. Yaseen. Jeweler, 63 North Main St. Care and promptness with all repairs. AT OUR NEW STAND wo will continue our reputation for J*or 3^in® Charge* Against Hamilton. New York, March 2S.—The special investigating committee of the New- York Life Insurance company sent a long letter to Andrew Hamilton ostensibly in reply to the sarcastic communication In which he likened the committee to the spider and himself to the fly and charged It with ignoring obtainable data, thereby giving a false color to the report so damaging to himself and the late John A. McCall. The committee's letter refers to sums amounting to more than $1.000.(XH) for which no aeeountlug has been made by Hamilton. supplying the public with the choicest All the sessions of both joint scale committees are executive. More than 1,000 miners and 100 operators spent the day awaiting the action of the two committees. Should these committees finally disagree sessions of the joint conference of the two districts will be called to take up the light in open convention. Should the committee agree, their action must be ratified by these Joint conferences before becoming operative. The water question is probably the most important in the city's business affairs. The question of whether or not the city has to pay water rental, in spite of the contract made when a franchise was given to the predecessor of the present company, is allimportant. As the matter stands at present the company can collect its rental, but the matter can be brought before the Supreme court of the State for final adjudication. fresh meats obtainable Tomorrow we offer a nice supply of Home Dressed Veal Comfort NO CHANGE OF VENUE. Prime Betif, Pork Loins, In the Bradford county court, yesterday, Judge Panning discharged the rule granted upon the commonwealth In ihe case of Charles Johnson, charg- - I'd with murder, to show cause why specialties, a change of venue should not be grant- i i ii. The iriai oi'Johnson will probably"! come up during the first week of the HALLOCK'S MEAT MARKET, regular May torm of court. In discharging the rule for a change of ve- 40 S' MH,n- 8 old nue, Judge Fanning said that he he-  Plenty of Chickens, Pork Sausage of our inake, also pudding, bologna, and other lunch j£ow UPrtees mands will be received President John Mitchell and the anthracite miners would like to get the bituminous matter settled by Saturday night and most of the operators are anxious to make short work of (he situation. The Anthracite Situation. SURPRISE PARTY. We crlve Red Star Stamps EXTRAS TOO HIG£. to the Reliable Hamilton Defended by McCall A number of relatives and friends paid a surprise visit to Mrs. Christina Bennett last evening in honor of Jier birthday. Those present were: Mr. and Mrs. Henry Stark. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Crowther, Mr. and Mrs. Kraft, Mr. and Mrs. Crooks, Mr. and Mrs. Hartman, Mesdames Harry Burritt, Klntz, Barnhart, Morrison, Brandenburg, Hughes, Bennett. Misses Janet Yendle. Ida Morrison, Lois Ilartman, Etta Hughes, Maud Bennett, Edna Stark, Mae Crooks, Jennie Morrison, Messrs. Charles Hoag, Bennett Hartman, Kalph Stark, Bert Bennett, Will Hartman, Roland Morrison, Howard Bennett, James Smith, John Bennett, Philip Bennett. New York, March 23.—That the late John A. McCall strenuously defended the relations of Andrew Hamilton with the New York Life up to the very day of his death is known to all his associates. In a letter written by the late ex-presklent the day before he died to A. E. Orr, president of the New York IJfe, Mr. McCall declared that he believed his employment of Hamilton to Influence legislation to be legal. Automobile Highway Between Hiug- liunitoii and Scranton ALuy Not lieved that a Jury could be summoned [ NEW VEGETABLES ARE ARRIVwho would try the»casc on Its merits j and (five tlielr verdict upon the evidence they heard in court, regardless of any opinion that tliey might have „ , formed. He also took occaaion to say I s season that the local ne\v*papers had given, in his opinion, fair accounts of the ease, and that the alleged sensational President Mitchell and the anthracite miners want to go to New York the first of the week to take up the anthracite negotiations again and try to reach a definite understanding before Saturday night, March 31, when the Anthracite Strike Commission's award expires. lie Completed ING Complications have arisen which may seriously impede the construction of the proposed automobile route between Scranton and Iilnghamton, if not cause an abandonment of the plan altogether. That portion of the route between Chinchilla and Clark's Sutnr mlt has been completed, the expense being borne by the State, county, and municipalities along the line. The contractor, it is claimed, has turned In bills for extras which amount to $12,000, thereby greatly increasing the estimated cost of the project. State Highway Commissioner Hunter has been requested to come to Scranton to investigate the matter. New vegetables are coming in, the lOITil SHOE STOKE, They're a welcome change from the usual winter supply. Can fill your order if you telephone or President Mitchell said that he had received President George F. Baer's letter and that he would call a meeting of the anthracite scale committee to act on the offer of the operators to meet the miners. He said he would not leave Indianapolis until a decision was reached in the bituminous negotiations. reports came from outside publics- j send it in early tomorrow tlons. i Our fish box Ik kept well stocked rC SIH*,U' Inter in South. , vuj-j a|| varieties of fresh fish during The Southern's Pnlm Limited affords the tourist luxurious travel, New York Hie Ieoten season, and your order can and Philadelphia to St. Augustine, j „ flJlotJ an ,lay All Pullmans. Electric lighted. Southern's own Dining car service. Full I Information from Chas. L. Hopkins, U P. A., Philadelphia, Pa. [ $6,000 For a Flower. I.ondon, March 23.—A record price, $Ci,000, was paid at a local auction room for n prise orchid from the collection of H. T. Pitt. The employes of the Delaware & Hudson Co. at the Greenwood, Spring Brook, Langcliffe and Lailln collieries will be puld on Monday next. \ 79 N. Main Si Shell oysters opened continually. SHARP'S MARKET, Rigs for moving. PtttBton lea Co. Money to loan. J. A. Lelbson,