Pittston Gazette

              WHATJJJKlt CONDITIONS. -ilE HOME PAPER Forecast Until 8 p. in. Tomorrow fi1" T'or I lie People of Plttston nnC1 Eastern Pcjuisj lvanla Rain and warmer tCv- Tue&day . Soc*vD 0,1 Vlclnky. AI,L THE HOME NEWS. • PITTSTON, PA., MONI )A Y, MARC 11 26, 1906. JOJ (JUT PAGES 56TH YEAR. J WKKKLY ESTABLISHED 1800. 1 DAILY KST. UY THKO. HART 1882. TWO CENTS A COPY. I C• FORT* C1SNTS A MONTH. I PUBLIC re PAY. EIRE FIEND RAGED AGAIN RUSSIA AT CRISIS FUNERALS HELD. MOB IN THE CITY. BATTLE IN PRISON. Jefferson Oily, Mo., March 26.—Two dead and two injured aro the results of a battle with an .Insane negro convict at the penitentiary tit 5:30 o'clock this morning. TKq dead are: James Wood, a guard, and "Sunriy" Anderson, his murderer, who was from Macon, for a four years' sentence on.the charge of assault to kill. Two other convicts, who tried to save Wood from the desperate criminal, were severely stabbed. Anderson was killed by the guards while defending htm-' fee If with buckets or slop on the third tier. It is not known who fired the fatal shot, as Captain SSee, deputy warden and about\ 15 guards were shooting at him whenever he showed himself. The funeral of the late Patrick Middle toil was held this morning: from the family home in Browntown. A mass of requiem was sung over tho remains in St. John's church by Rev. Father Manlcy and Interment was made In St John's cemetery. The pall bearers were: John Gerrity, James Newcomb, James Sfcorlfng and Joseph Walsh. ON SUNDAY MORNING. Assembling of Parliament Mada Attack on Supposed Latest Statement from An- Will Determine Issue. "Imports." thracite Operators. Second Destructive Fire in the City Within Two Weaks Wrought Havoc in the Brick Mill and Nichols Es- TROUBLE NOT FEARED ONE MAN ASSAULTED. INCREASE $1.20 A TON. The funeral of Peter Wall was held th,ls morning from , the home of his sister, Mrs. Patrick Walsli, of Oregon. A high mass of requiem was sung in St. John's church lDy Rev. Father Jordan and interment was made in St. John's cemetery. The pall bearers were: Thomas Walsh, Joseph Kelly, Patrick Munley, Michael Cavanaugh, Michael Tracy, and Michael Finn. tate Buildings, on North Main Street, Near Widespread Uprisings Declared to be Impossible. Arrests May Grow Out of Disgraceful Affair. Consumers Would Have to Pay Losses and Advancj. the Ferry Bridge. St. Petersburg. March li*».—A high personage whose name uiul position cannot lie Indicated, but whoso coin A party of Lehigh Valley workmen had a very unpleasant experience here on Saturday night, and it was an occurrence that reflects no credit 011 the community. They were threatened and abused by a. crowd or riotous men and boys, and the climax was that one of the \vorkmon was brutally assaulted, though the assault took plave outside tile city limits. Lehigh Valley officials have taken the matter in hand, and It Is altogether likely that arrests will be made. New York, March lit».—"It must be apparent that the public would have to pay a very high price if Its support should enable the miners to the demands they now make upon the op- FIREMEN HAD A STRENUOUS BATTLE, THE FLAMES BREAKING OUT TWICE OBITUARY. TALK OF AN EXTENSION petCHey to speak upon (he iJussian situatioii can be vouched for. declares (hut the assembling of the national par liainent will bring a crista. but not (lie Mrs. P. J. Holland, a respected Avoca resident, who underwent an operation in Dr. llruwn'a hospital in Dunmore last Thursday died last Friday night at that institution. The funeral was held this -morning. Mrs. Holland's survivors aro her husband, one son, Theodore, and two brothers, Theodore 11ogan and John Hogan. The deceased was a member of the 1j. C. 13. A., the Indies of the Maccabees and St. Josephine's council, C. W. IJ. u Dlrs. P. J. Holland e raters." In Addition to the Owners of the Two Buildings Burned, Mitchell May Ask Anthra- Such is the conclusion of u statement Issued by the presidents of the eonl carrying companies, in which they clare that if the public should uhl the miners in obtaining their demands for higher wages the price of anthracite coal would he $1.20 a ton more than that paid for it during the last three' Eight Storekeepers Were Burned Out, and the Total Loss Will Figure Up in the Neighborhood of $50,000. one anticipated abroad. The government evidently is absolutely convinced that an armed revolution or a genera uprising which would menace its life is no longer possible and that lite danger now is not that the government will be overthrown, but that it will be driven lo abandon its path of reform. cite Operators for Delay. Such Was tlii' Topic of Conversation in K seems thiil tin- T.ehigh Valley ('on! Cq. maintains what is called a "floating gang" of carpenters. The men go from place to place throughout the territory covered by the I..ehigh Valley's eoal operations, and do special jobs of carpenter work. The men have been working recently at ('entralla. and on Saturday they were ordered to proceed to Heidelberg collery, No. J, of the Lehigh Valley Co.. at Avoen, for the purpose of doing some carpenter work. One of the oflldals of the company saiil that tin- work lo be done was Die placing of some rolls and jigs in the wasbery connected with the colliery,' which would make it possible to prepare larger sizes of coal than at lniliaiui|KDli.s Today, and Mi*. D111- I'licll Was ICutlicr Xon-Com- •"rinD nuerrillii wiirfiire which tin' revolutionist* «t present arc coiulnet lnv." sitU1 the peiKoiiatSe referred to. "cannot Acts of terroriKin clou 111 less will continue initial WIicii Questioned I'at rick lord yours Following by loss than two weeks tlie disastrous Levy tjuilding lire. to llio. street the smoke was so dense that it was dangerouj to descend it. He, therefore, went to a doorway leading to a small front porch, which is located close to a telegraph pole. His position was becoming somewhat, dangerous and, as no ladder About Ihe Matter Pit* rick "Ford, a much respected Inkerman ijesident, passed away this morning at 4:30 at his home. Mr. Ford had been for many years a resident of this locality and he was much esteemed. His surviving relatives are a widow, one "laughter, Mrs. Thomas Gorman, one son, Michael, and one brother. Michael Ford, of Chapel St. The funcial is to be held Wednesday morning with a mass of requiem in St. Mark's church at 9:30 and interment in St. John's cemetery. The stuteiueut declares that If the demands of the miner8 are granted the public must pay the difference between what the miners are now getting and what they are asking for. which caused a loss of $54,000, another fierce blaze ivu.s visited on the business section of the city yesterday, entailing a loss of over $50,000, wrecking three buildings and practically destroying eight business places. Called out twice, the firemen battled with the flames for nine hours, first extinguishing them after four hours' work and then being called out by a socond alarm, following which they worked for nearly five hours before the last vestige of the flames had been beaten out. » Three times was a general alarm sent in, calling out all the possible help in the city and the borough of West Plttston. Indianapolis, Intl., March 26.—It being rumored that President Mitchell had -decided to ask for an extension of the strike commission's award in the anthracite region for 00 days, Mr. Mitchell was. questioned in regard lo the matter this afternoon. He said: "That, would be Impossible until I have conferred with the anthracite delegates, and I have not called any meeting for that purpose." may be wreaked upon governors general and police masters, Count Wlltc, the premier, and Mlnistw of the Interior Duruovo nuty be assassinated; banks and buildings may be blown up, and there may even be riots here and there bill attempts to produce widespread risings ill the cities or a repetition of the railroad strike are doomed to falfure. The government lias a firm vengeance was Tills is looked upon liy the retail com I merchants in the city as it threat against the public to keep hands off and wield sentiment in favor of the operators and against tile miners. about, it was necessary to devise some other means of rescuing him. Several men who were standing nearby formed a human ladder with the topmost man clinging to the polo and Mr. Pursell was in this way enabled to make his way to the street. The operators begin their letter to the public as follows: present Saturday night about 0:40 o'clock, I ft carpenters alighted from the New York express al the Water street station. Arrangements had been made by which III of the men Wore to board In Avoca and th-e remaining six were (o secure accommodations at Duporil. The men who were to board at Avoca made their Way at .once to the Ijaurel lAnc station, and reached their destination without any interference. The other six were to proceed by the way of the Hcranton trolley line (oD their destination at Dupont. One of tlie six was a young man named Prank lJdy, who, on account of the fact that his home is in the neighborhood of Avoca. his father being a farmer there, was selected to serve as guide. Another of the party was the timekeeper. Raymond Ahrens, whose home is also in the neighborhood of Dupont. The six men were at I he corner of Main and llroad streets, wailing for a car. They nil carried satchels and had the appearance of being First I'll'c Controlled The soft conl scale committee Is in session again this afternoon, but there is no prospect of a decision being reached today. Margaret Ward "The anthracite coal operators, feeling tluit the public should be fully and accurately informed concerning all points now in dispute with the miners, authorize tiie following statements: When the third storeroom took lire the firemen redoubled their efforts and finally controlled, or apparently controlled, the flames, which were gradually beaten out. Fire lingered in till (he buildings and while it was still raging the first general alarm was sent in, bringing over the West Plttston company. By the time the reinforcements arrived, which was within a short time of the alarm, the Pittston firemen seemed to have gotten the upper band "f the flames and after a short lime the West Pittston company was sent back. The three storerooms had been more or less gutted, but were not destroyed by any means when the fire was to all appearances extinguished. "Fire out" taps were blow'n about 6 o'clock, and the tired and cold firemen left for their homes after the equipment had Miss Margaret Ward,* an Avoca young lady, died this morning at the home of her mother, after a lingering Illness. Besides her mother she is survived by. two bothers, Daniel and Martin and by one sister, Anna The funeral will be held Wednesday aftcr- grip, and every measure to prevent ex cesses will be taken. R«form or Reaction? Indianapolis, Mareli CDr tlie anthracite coal strike eomitiisslon, which expiros next Saturday at midnight, may lie extended for a period of sixty days. The award The fire was on the west side of North Main street, in the block above Butler street, and damaged every business place between the new Cutler building and the Ferry bridge. The only place that escaped lightly was tin' office of Alderman Thomas English, which was scarcely damaged at ail. That the alderman's office escaped destruction was duo to the fact that the firemen got the upper band of the fire just about the time it reached the lower extreme of the building and beat it out with several streams of water, but not before it had eaten away the foundation of the roof above the office. The buildings damaged are the Xhomas Nichols estate building and two buildings belonging to C, A. Brown and Mrs. Emma Davenport. All were brick structures of two stories on Main street and four stories on the Carhondale road. The large Brown and Davenport building was known as the brick mill building, having been at one time a grist mill. Some years ago the front of it was remodeled and fitted up into business places. The business men affected, starting from the upper end are: Fred. Schussler, bicycle and machine repair shop; II. J. Meister, barber shop; W. \V. Pursell. art store; Frank Feele.v, barber shop; C. C. . Garrison, bicycle and sporting goods store; Patience & Thomas, upholstering shop; W. S. Barritt. storeroom for wall paper and supplies. "It is not now a C|iiestiou of (lie fall of the government, but of whether re- '•Mttch inquiry lias l»een mode ns to the precise calculation by which the .anthracite coal operators establish the fact that in order to grunt the demands made by the coal miners it will be necessary to raise the price ehnrged the consumer by #1.a» a ton. The operators feel that the public should be fully informed upon this point, tts It will be absolutely impossible to sell cdal for less than this increase if the demands be allowed." form or reaction will prevail whether the present struggle to supplant the pill regime aud secure larger liberties for th»- people will enter the parliament phase or a counter revolution will sweep away the entire programme on which the government has entered. His majesty the emperor is sincerely and houestly desirous of meeting the wishes of his people ami has given them Ills Won! lo this effect. I'd! a noon This Is the report current here today, and it arouses unusual Interest among all the delegates to the mine wokers' convention and (.specially those from the anthracite fields POSTMASTER PECK REAPPOINTED From persons well informed 011 the matter, the statement entries that the request for this extension of the award will he made by President Mitchell, if not already asked for A Publishers' Press dispatch from Washington, D. C., this afternoon, says that President Roosevelt today sent to the Senate the nomination, of Wm. J. Peck to be postmaster of tills city, for the, ensuing four-year tyrni. This course, it Is said, was arrived at because of the uncertainty of the anthracite miners and the anthracite operators getting together the current week, owing to the unsettled status of the bituminous situation and which may en u I re the gtttfnur part of the week to determine Further on they sav reactionary party exists. it is com posed of the aristocracy, with a power FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. "By cafeful calculation from the payrolls of the operating companies the effect of the Increases Is to add an average of 21.04 per ctntt to the actual labor cost per ton of coal. This is equal at the present labor cost of $1.5."5 to an incieajie of :w.t!8 cents per ton on all si/.es of coal which are mined. lid. above New York Stock Markets furnished by M. S. Jordan & Co., stock brokers, Miners' Bank Building. all. it enjoys the support of the military filet ion, which in a country like ltussia is an immense factor. (Continued on Page Three.) workmen While they waited for a ear, some men and hoys gathered about. Kvldently they had secured an inkling somewhere that these men had been brought to the city to work at the collieries, and they rashly Jumped to the false conclusion that they were non-unionists, imported with a view to preparing for a possible strike. As a matter of fact, according to the stfttements of the workmen themselves, they are nearly all members of the carpenters' union, though the young man, Lilly, who was assaulted, is not a member of any union. He is a farmer by occupation, but works about the mines occasionally duriiiit the winter. when work is slack on the farm. New York, 26. l'JOO. High. Low. Close. .140 138% 13.!"% . 43 41 % 42% . 69% 68% 69 108% 106 108% 94 i» 3 93% 84% 83 84 111% 110% 111% NEW ENTERPRISE .Nevertheless at the present moment the - reactionary party is weak' and powerless. II lacks the public following. without which it dare not move. It is easily conceivable, however. Iluit the situation might suddenly change With the bituminous trouble definitely uml satisfactory arttM, as It positively will be within a couple of dnyit, according to the indtcaton.s this morning, the hard coal men will be enabled to return to their homes and f?et lined up for the serious problem that Is confronting them Am Sugar . . Am Oar & P A new corporation has been organized in Wilkesbarre, for the purpose of manufacturing an automatic car coupler. The company has a Am Loco Consumer Mutt Pay, A ma I Copper Atchison com 1!. H. T. .. . B. & O. . . . "This placing the burden on the domestic sizes—a fact against which there can be 110 appeal—brings It about that tlie labor cost of'each ton of coal sold to the domestic consumer would be raised under the new demands by 51.8 capital of $100,000, and the officers are as follows: President, f1. O. Iioyer; vice president, M. F. Heaiey; secretary, J. J. O'Donnell; treasurer, I'iiilip Heilly. The new company will he known as the Kelly-Arnold Manufacturing Co., and ils object is to manufacture and sell I tie automatic coupler invented by Mr. Kelly, who is a resident of Wilkesharre. The device is said to be a most valuable and practical one. 11 is claimed that by Ils use a whole train ean be automatically coupled at once. The device has already been tested on a small scale on the Delaware Hudson railroad.should an opportunity to strike come. New Regime Endangered The fact that President Baer. speak- for the anthracite operators, has agreed to further conferences with the Can Pacific Ches & Ohio St Paul .. . 172% 59% 172 58 =S« 174 % 172% r,;i % "Sltoulii the parliament attempt to take the hull by the holds for the 170 J,i 176 6 4 *4 43 % 171 % 150% 112 C. F. I. .. 64 V 62% cents a ton. deposition of the emperor and the de Ktriietlon of the whole fabric of g.iv committees representing Districts 1 ami !D in the anthracite region ami also tnat tlio operators are willing to have the present agreement continue for another porfoil of three years, is regarded as assurance that the request Erie 111 Central U & N. .. 172 % 4 a1 42% 171 % 150% 112 "The general public asks, Why would not the addition of fii.S cents to the market price regain the entire extra outlay of the operator'/ This query Ignores one of the important award* of the Roosevelt arbitration board—viz, 'the sliding' scale.' According to the sliding scale, the present flat/rote of wages must be paid Tor ttve1 ton of coal sold at tidewater for Kvery 5 cents' increase on this market price of coal under the sliding scale adds 1 per cent to tile wages of every class of labor. 150% 112 eminent the new regime might lie over w helmed with disaster. The emperor, seeing the revolutionaries on one sidt Met St Ky . M. K & T. Mo. Pacific Mex Central N. Y. Central The suspicion that the men were 72% 96 24% 72 Vi 95 , 24% 143 157 96 24 % 145 A SliihlKtrn I'lPt attempting to go too far and in face of what seemed to he a popular demand for the restoration of the old regime, might I will not say lie would yield to what he considered the wish of his subjects." for an extension of the award for .sixty (lays will lie conceded. "imports" seemed to be all that was necessary to create trouble. The crowd that quickly gathered at the first suggestion of trouble began to hoot at the ■workmen and make threats against them. So serious did the situation become that one of the workmen appealed to l'atrolmen Llnnen for protection, with the result that tlie patrolman boarded the street ear with the workmen and gave them protection from the troublesome mob. When the car started ori its outward journey there was further trouble. Some of the members of the disorderly crowd followed the car tip the Hroad street hill and several times they pulled the rope attached to the trolley pole, causing a stoppage of the The fire was one of the most stubborn ever fought by the city department. It was spectacular in spots also, the Intermingling of scenes of The anthracite delegates who were 145 159% 159% 88 D4 in last night's conference are reticent as to what actually transpired there, but the fact that the extension of the award is to be asked for is denied and Am Smelter Norf & West Out & Wlest .. 88% .. 50% 50 '/, 50 V firemen's narrow escapes, a thrilling rescue and an element of danger from exploding cartridges were alt out of the ordinary. During the early morning hours the work of the firemen was unhampered but at the second blaze, which was at its height just as the streets began to fill with church going and church returning crowds a great throng gathered and watched the labors of the firemen. The situation finally became such that it was found necessary to rope off a large enelos- Pennsylvania Peo Oas 138% 95% 95 132 137% 138% 95 % CUMBOLA MURDER. "What-would specially lie deemed au act on the part of the parliament threatening such a catastrophe a tie likewise not continued Heading 136% 135% It is also stated that the date was fixed upon for the conference with the hard coal operators, but the date is not announced and will not be given out until a return anwser is received to tin time fixed being agreeable to the latter.' Rock Island So. Pacific 26% 67% 40% 146 25% 26 V The ilrSt: clue to the dastardly murder of Mrs. Morrison, at Cumbola Schuylkill county i ii a i it I for the convocation of a con So Rwy com T. C. & I. 67 'A 40% 146 67% 40% 146 "The significance of this Is that out of every 5 cents of additional price the miners employed by the I,ehigh Valley Coal company, for instance, must receive 2.1) cents itnd the c«m|Dan.v 2.1 cents. It is thus apparent thai if the market price of coal should l»e increased 50 cents the operator would receive only 21 cents to recoup him for the 51.8 cents added lalnJr cost per ton before the increases began. was secured StiflltMll assembly was asked Saturday, when two foreigners were discovered who claimed to have seen three men answering the description ot the burglars who robbed the Mor- 't Viialnly That would lie eipiiva Texas Pacific Union Pacific U. S. Steel 33% 33 'i 33'4 153% 40% 106 % lent lo ;iu attempt lo refer I lie form of government to the ileC isio:i of tlit* people, II would not lie tolerated. it protiahly v.oili'l rpsttU ln«tluitiy in a Kitninions to the I'rcohrajeiisk or other 153% 40% 1 06 Vi 50% 38 3 105 M 152% There is also a strong belief prevailing here today that there will be 110 strike in the bituminous field; that the operators have their plans well laid and are now only playing for time. IT. S. Steel pfd Wabash . . 50% ri'son home. The foreigners were on their way to work last Monday morn- 50% ure. Even then the crowd remained watching, even .though hundreds were so lor back that they could see nothing but an occasional puff of smoke. ing, when they saw three men, apparently greatly excited and endeavoring to avoid being seen. Morrison hunted up the two foreigners and Saturday afternoon went to Pottsvllle in company with them and held a consultation with the chief. The foreigners say that the men were strangers. This verities the story of the husband. liament with bayonet nx-nts to disperse the par PERSONAL ATTENTION However,"' continued this high per Hot Springs, Tryon, I.aUe Toxrtway. Nothing very .serious happened, however, until the car was outsirle the city line, at the head of William street. There Patrolman Linnen's jurisdiction ceased, and he left the car, returning to the central part of the to all watch and Jewelry repairing The tire was discovered shortly after 2 o'clock. A pedestrian crossing the bridge noticed smoke issuing from the basement of the Nichols estate building, which was occupied by Fred. Sehussler and H. J. Meister. The flames seemed to be. in the upper cellar and did not appear to be very extensive. An alarm of lire was turned in at once, however, and the department was on the scene promptly. The Eagles attached to the Mill street plug and ran their hose to the rear of the building. As was the case with the Levy building lire it was difficult to reach the flames for a time. They tirst gained headway in the stairway leading from the upper .cellar to the main floor and then made their way to the second lltior along the stairway directly above. The flames on either side were inconsfderable and scarcely touched either floors of the two storerooms. On the second floor, however, they did much damage. lOliage. "it is not nei AhIioi ilk work guaranteed; Harry W. Yaseen "It become* necessary, therefore, to puDh up the price or colli until the net share of the operator Is sufficient to pay tiie 51.8. it will bo understood that the miners wages Increase with every advance in the market price. But the o|Derntor must secuhe a sufficient net increase to equalltse the net increase paid to the miner. This equalization is reached, according to the figures of the Lehigh Valley company, at about $1.20. Some of the companies estimate the raise at a little leas, some at a little more. But the principle Is always llie same." pessimistic view uf ilie parliament. No one eilii predict what its attitude will be. Tn "ThC Isanti of tho Sapphtre country, charming resorts to stop over jtnd view enroute to and from Florida. Full information from nut street, Philadelphia, Pa. Sky," ind jeweler, 63 North Main St. Care and promptness with all repairs. [overiiiuent city KILLED HIS BROTHER. is interfering with the elections are Some of the disorderly crowd remained about the car, however, and assumed such a threatening attitude that the members of the car crew decided that it was the part of wisdom for them not to attempt to take the car through the lonely township section without protection. Accordingly they started back toward the city with the car. One of the party of workmen, however, young Lidy, decided that lie would not return to the city with the car, but would make his way on foot to his home near Avoca. Accordingly lie left the car and proceeded along the township road toward Dupont, just outside the city limits. Half iv dozen of the crowd of threatenlnfi men followed him, he says, and before he had gone far, they assaulted him In a most shameful mariner. Two of the men grabbed him by the collar and throw him down, after which he was pummelled and kicked. When seen today his lip was badly swollen and he complained of painful bruises at the hips. Shell oysters at Sharp's, untrile. Tile present indications are that tin,- parliament will be conservative, and it might. iusU a«l of raising a To l'iiieliui'st, Aiken and Augusta And all the best winter resorts, the Southern Railway offers the finest and most Inviting service. Full information from Chus. L. Hopkins, rD. P. A., ' Allentown, Pa„ March 25.—ltussel, ihe four-year-old son of Air. and Mrs. John Ruch, of Ruchsville, this county, died as the result of the accidental discharge of a revolver In the hands of his brother Charles Ruch, aged sixteen years, who did not know that the weapon was loaded. The older boy had been practicing with the pistol before he entered the tyouse, and thought all of the cartridges were discharged. He was showing the weapon to his brother, when it was discharged, the bullet penetrating the boy's head. rill Vow of (In l.i In wo !|Dt K(\Wo to solvi which tli Ktv;i lid jHyssiiKj; i|U.'s!;ons on S28 Chestnut St., Philadelphia, Pa Tin' bIifNos tli n TO.idHi to lot*. (Hid rOvolutioiiisi oil iir Il l V III' 'II il)!]DrirtO!l- SPECIAL NOTICES (•xjiKK'Wl'''!. iiuil I iM'lifVo it inijjijl cilVl.v ho afliniieil tlijit the auni Iht will not cvcooiT -i FIRE BOSS KILLED. WE CAN SUPPLY YOU Position of the Jews And till' .lowsV" witli the finest fresh meats. Hallock's John T. Jones, of Arehbald street. Scranton, employed as a lire boss in the Dodge mine, of the D., L. & W, Co., was run over and killed by a trip of mine cars this morning. He was making hl.s rounds and was walking down a plane when the trip came down behind him. Mot hearing It he was struck and knocked to the ground, the trip passing over his body. Market, 40 S. Main St "Uwpnt developments have undoubtedly prejudiced their |»CDCition. The ejopel'or want.'il to so,1 justice done. Mini llii' public sympathised willi their demand for f inality I►»-!'«ire tlit* law, 1 mi unhappily (lie attitude of tlnD .lews since tlic emperor's inuiilfeato lias alieiltltod niiH'li of the sympathy for them. It iu undeniable that they have been guilty of e.vCvsses everywhere, that tli'e.v weie on the tiring line in the revolution ami no longer eoutenleil themselves ijy asking for equality with the Russians. hut insisteil on the complete downfall of the government. This result provoked a hostile sentiment among the Russian people. LEGISLATOR DEAD. New vegetables arriving at Sharp's. All varieties of fish at Sharp's. Before the bluze had gained much headway Mr. Schussler removed about 15 bicycles from his store and had them placed in the store of Andrew Thorburn, several doors below. The Thorburn store later caught tire and the bicycles were ruined, whereas they would not have been damaged had they been left in the Schussler shop. A number of articles were removed from the two storerooms and placed either In the front or rear of the building. Charles J. Johnson, aged 38, one of the members of the legislature from the Fourth district of Schuylkill county, died at his home «lt s*t. Clair yesterday of paralysis, the result of a lingering attack of rheumatism. He was unable to attend the extraordinary session or the legislature owing to Illness. Mr. Johnson was serving his first term, which would have expired in January next. He was a member of the St. Clair school board and a member of civic societies. A widow and four children survive him. COMBS AND UliACHpETS. Tliis will be COMB and liltACE- Ladies' File Shoes Fellow workmen rufthed to his assistance only to And him dead, his body being badly cut up and his skull fractured. He was 60 years of age and Is survived by his wife and the following sons and daughters: Austin, Harrison, Maud and Stella Jones. LET season. We are thoroughly pre- pared for tills and offer you a line of Dongoln an«l Viol Kid. Made to sell at $2.50 and lit. While the lot lasts, only per pair. both, In solid gold and Kold filed, at A man whom he does not know then came along and took him under his protection. bringing him to this city and placing him on board a Laurel Line car, by menus of which he reached hits home in Avoca. The other members of the party of workmen returned with the car to this city and spent the night here. It was reported this morning that all the workmen ""were finally refused board at Avoca and Dupont, and It was necessary for them to go to Wilkesbarre. prices that will appeal to the ladies. ■$2,00 These, together with our usual com- SERIOUS c: GE. The Nichols building connects with a small building belonging to the Brown and Davenport families, and the flames soon made their way into this. WL W. PurAell occupied It with his art store and he lodged In a room In the upper story. plete lino of solid gold and gold filled liSTII '"Reports of attempts to inspire massacres during the Kastertide unfortunately are true. Count Wltte, however, has Hlood like a stone wall against this. His steadfast friendship for the Jews htu subjected him to constant attacks. watches, diamond rings, gold ami Michael Philbin, of Taylor, has been arrested and held In $500 ball by Alderman Price, of Bcranton, on the charge of assaulting- Mine Foreman George Powell, of the Holden mine, last Thursday. Powell, It w411 be remembered, was found unconscious along the road Thursday evening. He was badly battered and It was several hours after he reached home that lie regained consciousness. EIGHT DEAD IN WRECK. diamond jewelry, cuains, festoons, sig- SHOE STilEj Cheyenne, Wyo., March 26.—A passenger train went through a culvert on the Northwestern railway, 20 miles west of Capor, Wyo., this morning. Klght persons were killed and 17 Injured. Railroad bridges are washed out and surgeons are going to the scene in wagons. net rings, collarettes, etc. You will agree with us, after Inspecting our A Thrilling Rescue. line, that we have the right goods at Lehigh Valley officers were, looking up the disgraceful case this morning. Lidy says that he knows two of his assailants, and It Is altogether likely that warrants will be Issued for their arrest. 79 N. Mail St. Mr. Purcell was asleep when the fire broke out and when he awoke he found smoke In Ills apartments. When he tried to descend the stairs leading the rjght prices. the best buying place for shoes of nil kinds. "Of course it Is possible that slight "LKWIS. THK JEWRLER," 22 North Main street (Continued on Page Five.) »-