Pittston Gazette

              ,Wx"* I. CA ...» -V • +•D ■ ■■! ' '1 '. 'I*'?1' " *~7 * , *D ' T Ij y y WEA'l'lIKIt CONDITIONS. 1 the noME TAPKB Historical Societ) i for For the People ot Plltston and Fair, colclcr tonight; Thursday, fair and warmer. Vicinity. ALli THE HOME NEWS. fifiTPT VFAP i WEEKLY ESTABLISHED 1850. {Join XJliiVK. j DAILY EST. BY THEO. IIAUT 1882. PITTSTO 906. TWO CENTS A COPY. I ODAn™ FORTY CENTS A MONTH. I OXTilVjJliO TO START SLOWLY tween the operators and this organization, so that at the end of the, term we may reach a more definite understanding on points on which we are wide apart now. I am afraid that it iSi now the fear of the operators that the men of this union will turn their liberty into license. I believe that wo ought to set about convincing them that the fear is unfounded. I also hope that when grievances are reported that the operators will select unbiased men to conduct their Investigations. It is an easy thing to clear up a difficulty if there is no disagreement as to facts. Before the conciliation board it was sometimes found that the facts were in dispute. These were the cases that it was most difficult to decide." CARNEGIE'S WISH. ITALIANS STONED FORCED TO FLEE INSURANCE RULE. rounding the "bread line," Gen. Greely has hopes of soon eliminating: from the relief lists a l.irge percentage ot" the people who are now receiving free food supplies. It Is becoming more difficult every day for able bodied men to secure their army ration. When a healthy appearing man presents himself for food he is frequently confronted by an offer of employment and if he refuses to engage, in the proffered work he vs denied food. All women must prove beyond doubt that they are in need of assistance. Tickets good for only a few days' food are furnished them and at* the expiration of the period they must again demonstrate their destitution before aid is given them. DECISION NEEDED Some Cork Lane Youths Took Tliciu Most Collieries Will Resume Millions If He Could Live For Non-Unionist!*—1Tlicy Es- Fire Losses Only Will Be Work on the isthmus is ca|ied to BnDwiitowil, Work on Monday. Thirty Years More. Ten Italians, who were taken for non-union workmen by a crowd of Cork Lane youths forced to nee from a shower.of stoiies last evening. [When the 8:t5 o'cloik train stopped at the Cork Lane station the foreigners alighted, each one weighted down with a large trunk or satchel. A number of boys and young men who were gathered at the station decided that the Italians had been working behind stockadep and were just returning. The men had started In the direction of Browritown, when the crowd chased them and huried large stones In their direction. The Italians fled, protecting themselves as best they could with their trunks. One of the foreigners was struck on the head with a stone, receiving a deep gash. He dropped his trunk and fled into a nearby Italian house. The others continued running and soon disappeared in a foreign settlement. The crowd then returned to {he place where the trunk had been dropped and after beating it open kicked and scattered the goods about. Paid. Retards d. NOW GETTING READY. ENVIES A VETERAN. DYNAMITING STOPPED. LETTER FROM SHONTS. Closing Speeches of Scran- Attends the Laying of Cor- All Able Bodied Men Must Get to Work. Uncertainty About Locks Holding Things Back. ton Convention. nerstone in New York. Already there Is a big decrease In the daily output of supplies and the officials expect that by June 1 their labors In this direction will be practically ended. It is anticipated that when the savings banks are opeift'd for payments to small depositors there will be a further lessening of the men and women who are now forced to ask for aid. Mr. Nlcholls concluded by hoping for three years of unexampled prosperity at the mines, and that at the end of that time an agreement would be reached with the operators that would be satisfactory to both sides. With the peace agreement formally ratified by the miners' convention, a more hopeful spirit pervades the anthracite region, and It is expected that within a very short time, the collieries will be in operation again. Already much activity is noted about the various collieries! Company hands are returning to work, and probably by Monday next the majority of the breakers will be in operation. New York, May 9.—Andrew Carnegie. reputed strong In his desire not to die rich, hns supplemented that wish with another, which was that he should not die for more thnn a score of years. "How many millions would I not give." he cried to a big crowd at the new United Engineers' building, urD to 3.1 West Thirty-ninth street, "to be assured of living to be ninety-seven years old. like friend Hnswell here!" Oakland. May 9.—The underwriters hold the key to. the building situation, and their disposition to act promptly In the interest of their policy holders or to delay matters depends largely upon the support which they can obtain from the principal banks of the east In the matter of loans 011 securities. Xo report on this subject has been received at the otflce of the state insurance commissioner, and until the local savings banks secure assurances of the payment of insurance, their policy is to retard any considerable calls on their deposits. The fire underwriters adjustment bureau, which is meeting regularly ill Oakland and taking up the big losses in San Francisco with the representatives of the insurance companies Involved. has made a highly Important though unwelcome ruling in its dealings with the fire questions which hav° arisen. It has been decided not to include in this general adjusting any question of either earthquake or dynamite losses. From th? statements made by the officers of the different companies, it is safe to say that a number of the underwriting concerns will deal with extreme liberality with the policy holders, waiving such technicalities as time limits,- earthquake clauses and such points. Washington, May 9.—T. P. Shonts. chairman of the isthmian canal commission, in a report made to the secretary of war on progent conditions on the isthmus, declares iu conclusion that the most pressing question is a decision as to the type of canal to be constructed.Then followed the speeches of Messrs. Dettrey and Fahy. The former endorsed the remarks of Mr. Nlcholls. His best thought was that the ability of the board of conciliation to fairly arbitrate disputes depends on the men in the mines. The stronger locals are the ones that have their grievances most promptly cared for. Among the recent shipments of freight received, was a quantity of corrugated sheet iron, and many of the temporary structures for business purposes are being built of this material. This addition to the vailable supply has broadened the field of the contractors, and in many blocks of the burned district, dozens of small structures will this week contain fresh stocks of merchandise. 'Chief Engineer Stevens," he writes "lias pointed out to nie the route of several diversion channels the construction of which should be under way. but which he cannot commence until the typt? of canal is decided upon. We have also in mind certain other intermediate yards which we cannot locate until that decision is reached. We are also holding back the improvements at La Boca, the Pacific terminus, both as to terminal yards and the extension of the steel pier, already referred to, not knowing whether or not the type decided on will cause us to abandon all these improvements. A telephone message from General Manager May's ofllce. In Dunmore, this afternoon, says that the collieries of the Pennsylvania Coal Co. and the Hillside Coal & Iron Co. will not be In shape to operate the breakers before Monday. "Friend Haswell" was Charles Haswell, believed to be the oldest of stenm engineers and known to have been the first chief engineer of the navy. Haswell stood close by. and Mr. Carnegie, who is sixty-nine, had talked with him lust before he was called on for a speech. The occasion was the laying by Mrs. Carnegie of the cornerstone of the United Engineer*' Society building, for which Mr. Carnegie gave $1,500,000. Before be got around to the question of longevity Mr. Carnegie said: Mr. Fahy, after a few introductory sentences, amplified the statement with regard to the collection of duos at collieries and said that it was fairly understood that this work must be conducted in such a manner that it would not interfere with the companies in their operations. It was further agreed, he said, that all grievances before the conciliation board on March 31 did not lose their place by reason of the expiration of the BELLEVUE MINE RIOT. A similar situation is reported unofficially from the Lehigh Valley collieries. At any rate no order for the Lehigh Valley collieries to work tomorrow have been received at the colliery offices up to 3 o'clock this afternoon. Some preparations are necessary before the breakers can be started.San Francisco, May !(.—Superior Judge Murasky, who has been sitting as committing judge of insane persons since April 18, has passed on the sanity of 83 persons whose minds have been more or less deranged by fright. Crazed by Fright Thirty Police Officers Were Out to Quail Trouble. A Scranton dispatch says that the Lackawanna Co. will resume operations tomorrow, but the I). & H. collieries will probably not be ready before Monday. award Amerioans Good Mixers. "The extent and character of additional machinery to be used as well as the extent and character of additional equipment to 1hD purchased are all awaiting the determination of this most vital question, and inasmuch as all this machinery and equipment must be manufactured to order in the T'nlted States and manufacturers in almost every branch are filling their books with orders months ahead the delay in reaching a decision as to type may mean a very serious delay iu getting the necessary plant and thus ultimately mean a serious delay in the construction of the canal. Mr. Fahy explained some statements that had been made with regard to the passage of the constabulary act, which they claimed that he favored. He said that his favor consisted in keeping still about it for fear that his opposition to the same would "This is to be a united home wherein the members of the profession of engineering can come together and form a brotherhood of the American profession. And they will form this brotherhood, for the American professional man is a good mixer. Mine Workers Made Attacks on Men Losses of llartl'ord Compulses Who Have Keen Working Dm-. Hartford. Conn., May 9.—The estimated net losses of the Hartford insurance companies in the recent San Francisco fire, as given out by the officials of the companies are as follows: Aetna, $2,700,000; Hartford (Ire, $5,750,000; National lire, $l,- 500,000; Orient, $700,000; Phoenix, $1,500,000; Scottish Union and National, $1,000,000. Total, $13,150,000. ing the .suspension—Police The Clear Spring colliery, in West Plttaton," will resume operation on Monday, but General Manager Cake says that any miners who wish to do so may begin to cut coal at once. Prevented ISkxxIslieil— Half Dozen Arrests The dynamiters, who have been ordered to quit because they have done more harm to standing buildings than good to tottering- ones, finished their work yesterday with a grand salute, which shook the city like the original earthquake. When they had finished most of the business district of Ellis and Eddy streets was as flat as the palm of a hand. This dynamite has done many things to the buildings of (he federal government. First, they look a fall out of the mint. Then it was reported that about $100,000 worth of damage had been done to the new postoflice. which was damaged to the extent of $400,000 by the earthquake, through the injudicious use of dynamite in the region. "Von go over to the eapitnls of Europe and you will find in little buildings the electrical engineers here, the mechanical engineers there and the mining engineers yonder, about a mile apart. And yet they think that they can keep pace with our engineers, in a country where they meet and consult together. The principle of union in science is of as vital importance as in political affairs." Then, after referring to Mr. Hasweil, Mr. Carnegie told a story from Kipling of a Scotch ship's engineer who revered his engine as one of God's works, but who, after seven days of battling at seji. cried: Wore Made (Continued on Pago Five.) Hat her serious trouble occurred yesterday afternoon in the vicinity of the Believue mine, in West Scranton. some of the men who have been working during the suspension having been attacked by a crowd of mine workers while they were going home from work. Only the timely arrival of 30 police officers, under the direction of Superintendent of Police Day, prevented the shedding of blood. The inside employes of the Stevens colliery will resume work tomorrow morning, but there will not be sulllcient coal cut to warrant starting the breaker until Friday morning. TO WED IN PHILIPPINES TROUBLE AT EXETER. This morning, the general scale committee of the United Mine Workers held a meeting in Hotel Schadt, Scranton, to discuss the situation. President John Mitchell was not present. In his absence District President Nicholls presided. No statement was given out after the meeting. Bride on a Journey of 9,000 Canal Employees Healthy. Mob of Foreigners Beat an "With 23,000 employees health conditions are so satisfactory that there are 450 vacant beds in hospitals. The rate of sickness is only twenty per thousand. There has been no authentic yellow fever since November. Mosquitoes are. so scarce that many persons have discarded screens and netting." Miles for Ceremony. When the police force arrived on the seeno a crowd of C500 miners and their wives and children stood along the railroad tracks and around the breaker. Special officers In the em- Exeter Colliery Workman .)« Iin Gallagher. Native of This City President Mitchell is still In Scranton, and expects to remain there until tomorrow afternoon, when he and his secretary, Miss Morris, will leave for the national headquarters of the union, in Indianapolis. lo Marry Miss Alice Scully. Wlio Met llini as lie Was Hot timing from is Nun on Pacific ISomiri lor "Oh, Lord, ye ken ye need an en ploy of the coal company were on duty, but they were not in sufficient force to handle the crowd. Preparations were being made to i|tone the train bearing the non-union workmen, when the police arrived. The contracts In the hands of C. E. Loss & Co., contractors, prove that the city is really rebuilding. "Wc have •contracts now to erect 100 new buildings," said the head of the firm today, "and we have contracts to clear the debris from 150 other sites. We never saw anything like it. The city stood still for a day or two, to get its bearings. Now it has stripped ltsolf and gone to work." Colliery and Heat Him I'limercl- The chairman says that while good' meals at 10 cents each are provided at the mess kitchen fhc laborers prefer to stint on meals and spend their money for other purposes. To correct this future labor contracts will stipulate* a deduction for three meals each day. thereby foreinc the laborers to take necessary nourishment. Refrigeration has been provided on the vessels from New York and along the Panama road, and fresh meat and vegetables are now to be had. Nine mess halls provide the higher employees with meals at :10 cents each, and this system is being enlarged. Tivoli hail, on Ancon hill, one of the many government hotels, has 100 rooms, many of tljein with baths. New Home—She Escap- glneer! fully—Three Men Arrested eel San Francisco Disa*- "So he did," said Mr. Carnegie. "And die world would be a pretty poor place without thein. Now I hope they will complete litis building and invite us to the first banquet soou." but Were Dlscluirgcd for Tlu» dosing Speovlies tor by One Day Lack of Evidence. • There were several Interesting speeches delivered at yesterday afternoon's session of the miners' convention, which could not be reported fully in last evening's issue on account of the lateness of the hour when they were delivered. John Gallagher, son of James Gallagher, of this city, and now a government official In the Philippines, is to be married In Manila within the next month. His bride-to-be. Miss Alice Scully, of Osslning, X. Y., is The trouble commenced early In the afternoon when two small outbreaks and displays of violence occurred to arouse the ire of the miners. Two strike breakers were going to work when a parly of miners and a lot of women met them at the railroad crossing and with club*, stones and other missiles chased them from the crossing, down Seventh street to their Considerable commotion was created in Exeter borough late yesterday afternoon by the actions of a crowd of several hundred men and boys, who pounced on a Polander named Peter Phillips, a resident of Exeter borough, who was on his way home from the Exeter colliory, where he had been working during the suspension. As the man passed up Penn avenue, he was identified by some of the men whom he passed, who began to hoot at him and call him names. It was but a few minutes before there was a howling mob at his heels. Phillips took to his heels at the first sign of danger, and the crowd followed. They caught him and belabored him in various ways, so that he was badly used up. A message was phoned to the constabulary barracks in Wyoming, and four mounted men were on the scene ill a very short time. The trouble was over by that time, but the constables arrested three men, who had been pointed out as the principal assailants of Phillips. The prisoners were taken before Justice of the Peace Mackin for a hearing. Phillips was in a dazed condition A"d could not positively identify the men. The,justice, therefore, discharged the prisoners. The constables had a One dozen cameras were aimed at (lie famous ironmaster as lie turned to get off the strlngploce from which he had spoken. "Last shut!" he cried as lie took off his hat. Takes Off Hat to Cameras, now on the Pacific ocean on a journey of y.oot) miles to her future home. A good omen for the safety of currency and security in the vaults of the big banks was the opening of the safe deposit vaults today. The debris being cleared away and the walls seeming cool, several of these vaults were opened to key holders. There was a rush of renters. Most of them wanted the ready cash which they had In their boxes. The contents of the steel boxes, in which they had their treasures, were found without exception to be intact. Steel and as« bestos had performed their work District President Thomas D. Nicholis, of Scranton, was called. There were a couple of things that might be mentioned in connection with the meeting in New York, said Mr. Xicholls. He was in his happiest vein and for once seemed to be pleased that he could say in front of the newspaper men what they had been asking of him for so many weeks. He went on to say that after the agreement, made in New York had been reached and while copies of the same were being prepared 011 a typewriter, different matters were taken up. Several grievances were mentioned and the operators professed their willingness to inquire into (hem and right injustices if the complaints were well founded. From District No. 7 there came complaints of low wages anil the operators concerned said that they would immediately investigate. The date of the wedding ceremony is yet unknown, hut It will likely (ake place a week hence, as that is the schedule time for the transport II was against a background of pretty women, wives and daughters of engineers, thai Mr. Carnegie was photographed, The youngest of them. Miss Catherine Oleott. daughter of President E. K. Oleott of the I'nltcd Engineers' society, appeared hearing great armfills of roses as maid of honor to Mrs. home One of the strike breakers, stoned and clubbed on his Might to a place of safety, turned about and emptied a revolver Into the pursuing men. No one was hurt and the mob finally lost sight of (he strike breaker. "Sheridan", on which Miss Scully is traveling, to reach Manila bay. A young lady friend of Miss Scully accompanies her and the wedding ceremony Is to be performed in Manila by a priest who was a close friend of her family before he left on his dis- As to the work in Ctilebra out, Mr Shouts says ('arnegie. The crowd then returned to the vicinity of the breaker and gathered about the hotels on the corner discussing the events. Several women were in the fight and. panting, they too, gave evidence of the strike "Chief Engineer Steven* during the month of March, without making any special report, hut following the general policy of work herein outlined, removed i!4(D,000 cubic yards of material with an average of 10 7-10 steam shovels working. The reports up to the 15th of this month iudicate a st,ill greater degree of efficiency in excava tion. He believes that by .Tnly or August he will have forty shovels instated and will he in a |Dosltlon to remove approximately 1.0(X),0CD0 cubic yards per month. The actual cost for material handled during March, figuring in contractors' expenses, was 53Vj tant mission. Mrs. Carnegie sealed in the cornerstone. using a silver trowel, a set of New York papers, a set of new I'nited States coins, a Bible, a gold plate engraved with Mr. Carnegie's brief offer of $1,500,000 for the building and many papers hearing 011 the plans for the structure. As she cemented the stone three cheers for her husband were given with a will. The marriage of Mr. Gallagher and his chosen bride will culminate a courtship commenced in the perfectly states The total of goods received by railroad to May 1 amounts to 2,200 carloads. Estimates Indicate that there are 4CDt0C)0 persons in Oakland dependent upon relief supplies. The general food supply is limited, but under strict supervision it will meet immediate demands.several years ago, before the former considered leaving for the Philippines. Mr. Gallagher has been very successful on the western islands, and Is now superintendent of public construction on the island of Mlnandao, this being a government office. Mr. Gallagher tried to get a leave of obsence to come to the United States and claim his bride, but was unable to secure a furlough for that length of time. He finally proposed that Miss Scully should go to the Philippines and they would be married there. After some time she accepted the breaker's gun play .Strike breakers were shortly seen coming from the breaker bound for their homes. One of these was Joe Berger. He walked from the breaker down the railroad tracks, crossing Seventh street and turning into Kim There were several matters too that tended to show the feeling of the operators toward the organization of Vote on Rebato Bill Hastened street As he neared the bridge four me)) rushed after him with stones, clubs and oaths. Mayor Schtnitz received the follow ing telegram from Toronto; Washington, May Absolute do sure. so far as amendment* to the Hep burn rate bill "are concerned, was imposed in the senate by a vote of 51 to :D!D. The vote was on party lines, all the Democrats except Mr. Tillman opposing lite proposition. It now becomes possible for the Republicans to curtail discussion of any amendment by means of a motion to lay on the table. Such motion is not open to debate. In this way they can hasten a vote on the bill. their employes. They were brought up by Mr. Mitchell. He asked the presidents of the companies if there was any objection to the officers of the union going upon the company properties to collect dues. The union desired this privilege because a great many members live far from the places where they work, and far from the headquarters of the union. The privilege of collecting dues on corn- They chased him across the bridge, firing stones and clubs. Berger, fac- "The Canadian parliament voted $100,000 f#r the relief of San Francisco, which was declined by President Roosevelt. It is still a waiting acceptance. Will you take it if offered direct? Please rush answer." couple of plain clothes men in the crowd when the arrests were made, and two men who tried to create ii cents a cubic yard." ing overpowering numbers, fired five shots into the crowd with no effect. They then chased him further. disturbance by hooting at the con- stable wer placed under DENTIST. Cash Store Block proposition Miss Scully left San Francisco the day before the earthquake. On her way west she met James Gallagher, father of her future husband, In Chicago. Mr. Gallagher reached this city yesterday afternoon and found awaiting him a letter from Honolulu, announcing the safe arrival of Miss Scully at that port. Relatives of Mr. Gallagher in this city were unable to learn whether or not the young lady had .started on the journey to the Philippines until Mr. Gallagher returned from Chicago. The letter from Honolulu dissipated all fears that she might have been in San Francisco at the time of the earthquake. In fact at the time she wrote the letter she was evidently not aware that the western metropolis had been visited by the catastrophe. Meanwhile the South Side police were notified and Officers Pantle, Haggerty and Matthews were dispatched to the scone. On their way to the colliery they met Berger and the four men who were chasing him wildly through the streets. James I). Phelan, chairman "of the finance committee, was asked to answer the message in the affirmative. Mr. Phelan announced that file outside subscriptions make a grand total of $4,000,1)92, not including $500,000 held lD5f the chamber of commerce of New York city, awaiting the plan for the rehabilitation of San Francisco. There is now at Mr. Phelan's command in the mint $1,24(5,491. They were foreigners and they wort/ given a hearing before Justice Mack-1 ii. who imposed a tine of $10 on one of the men, which was paid, and committed the other to the county jail for 30 days. A large crowd of foreigners surrounded the office of the burgess during the progress of the hearing, but no deonstration of any kind was made against the con- lDr. It. S. Ii ronton 5 N. Main St C'ar|K't Sized Riijjs are Popular this season; we are showing an extra tine line. Full stock ®f paints and oils, well papers, &c. WILLIAMS & CO. pany property was ungrudgingly granted, the understanding being that in the performance of this duty the union officials in no way Interfere with the operation of the collieries. All were placed under arrest. The others were John and Thomas Boroski, and John and Stanley Borkowttz. They were locked up In the South Side police station, charged with wild and riotous conduct and stone throw- Fear Trouble In Greenwich Greenwich, Conn., May 9.—A fall to arms may lie issued to the local militia by Governor Roberts to suppress expected disorder which, it is feared, may follow the sudden massing of a thousand Italian workmen engaged in the quarry districts. The citizens of Greenwich are terrified, and Sheriff Kitch, who has sworn in fifty special deputies, is not certain whether he will he able to cope with the situation unless he is backcd with bayonets. stables. The delegates might remember that during the last three years there came before the conciliation board the ease of Joseph Dixon, of the Oxford local, who was suspended for 30 days by the People's Coal Co, for posting on the company's property notices of a social session of his local. Mr. Mitchell asked the operators if notices of meetings of the locals might be posted on company property and consent was "Phillips, the injured man, was In a serious condition, and the constables took him to the Wilkesbarre City hospital. It is feared that his skull Is fractured. Safety deposit boxes opened In the Union Trust, Crocker, Woolworth, Canndlan Bank of Commerce and Mercantile Trust institutions revealed the contents of the steel boxes to be intact.ing. They were lined $15 each. Berber was charged with carrying and discharging firearms, and was fined 575. While returning from work at the Cayuga colliery, Scranton, where they have been employed since the suspension of the milieu, three Italians were set upon by a band of men last evening and terribly beaten. After having their faces pummeled into an almost unrecognizable condition, the men succeeded In making their escape. The names of their assailants could not be learned. CHARITY DANCE VERY SUCCESSFUL President Asks For $500,000 Mora. Washington, May 9.—The president hns transmitted to congress a letter from Secretary Taft recommending the appropriation of an additional $500,000 to meet conditions at San Francisco. The president's letter says: "I herewith transmit * letter from the secretary of war in respect to the situation as to the army supplies at San Francisco. It sets forth the necessity for au additional appropriation of $,500,000, which I recommend he made at once." Hull Well Fillnl With Dancers and All These two matters, said Mr. Nlcholls, he personally considered important. because the granting or these requests. will give the union otllcers a better chance to work among the men in the places where the members can be most easily found. He then went qn to tell of the Inconvenience experienced in the past in getting notices to the men of matters of moment to the union. granted OBITUAHY. llud *« Very Pleasant Time— Rhode Island Uninjured '11IO. ('l)lllllllltlt Joseph Fuiiflougli Washington, May J). — A telephone message was received at the navy department from Hear Admiral Harrington, commanding the navy yard, Norfolk. saying that the battleship KhoClc Island, which ran aground off York spit on Saturday, Is now lying off Yorktown uninjured. The charity dance given for the benefit of the San Francisco sufferers in The Armory. West Plltston, last evening, was u great success socially and financially. The committee in charge announce that about $60 was realized, all of which will be devoted to the fund for this city. The attendants enjoyed the utmost sociability, all Joining In the many pleasures uflforded them. The hall was donated by the owners and Co. M considerately gave up Its' meeting night for tho worthy purpose. Wach's orchestra furnished the music which was contributed almost free of cost. The success of the affair is due to the energetic labors of the committee in charge. H. A. Cohen, of Cohen Bros., was chairman, and the other members were Miss Celia Fleischer and Harry Greenfield. The Pittston Educational association took an active part in promoting the dunce. SPE Ba? For We Joseph Fairclough, aged 25 years, son of William Fairclough, of Hughestown, died this morning at 11:15 o'clock at the family home, on Center street. The deceased had been 111 for nearly a year. He was an estimable young man, and his untimely death has brought sorrow to many hearts. Ilesides his parentB, the following brothers and sisters survive: William, jr., Fred, Harry. Frank, John and Mrs. Frank J. Weeks. The deceased was a member of the P. O. S. of A. Eruption Feared by Mexicans, City of Mexico. May 9.—The fact that Spangler, the Canadian, who at the beginning of the year predicted violent eruptions of Vesuvius and the destruction of California cities by earthquakes, also predicted the awakening of Popocatepetl and widespread damage from its eruptions is causing much uneasiness here. The old Are mountain overlooks the valley of Mexico, and this city would be almost certain to suffer if it again became active. The destruction of San Francisco following close upon the violent eruptions of Vesuvius, has made a deep impression here in connection with the prophecies of Spangier, and hundreds of anxious eyes now scan the peak of the old volcano dally for some sign of coming violence So far there has been no sign. We have just received a lot of fine oxfords in all sizes, style and weighta, in patent, colt and tine dongoiay leathers, heav and light soles. This particular oxford was made to sell at $2 per pair. As a spring bargain we offer them while the lot lasts, at only I Mr. Nichoils said that he desired to call the attention of the convention to another point, and that was that for the first time in their history the anthracite miners have a signed agreement between a committee of their own appointment and the operators. Want Roosevelt In Hungary, Frisco's Rabbi Lost In Quake. Budapest, Hungary, May 0.—Premier Wekerle informed a deputation which called on him regarding the statue of Washington to be erected here that he will request the emperor to invite President Roosevelt to be present at the unveiling.Richmond. Va., May 9.—Members of the Hebrew congregations here and other Virginia cities are greatly distressed at the news received from San Francisco that Rabbi A. H. Heller lost his life In the recent earthquake disaster. A subsequent report says that Mrs. Heller, wife of the rabbi, and two of their children are among the victims. Only one child survives. Rabbi Heller was for some in charge of a congregation In Philadelphia. "I hope," said Mr. Xlcholls, "that both sides will do their best to carry out faithfully and conscientiously the agreement. A whole lot depends on FINE DONATION. $1.50 Per Pair St. John's Lodge, No. 233. Free and Accepted Masons, at Its regular meeting last night, voted to contribute $100 for the relief of members of the masonic fraternity In the state of California who have been sufferers from the earthquake and fire. This action was taken in response to a letter Issued by the Grand Master of the Htate of Pennsylvania, John W. Kendrlck. USUI IK STIIEj 79 N.- Main St. the men in the union locals. Our experience Is that the men who are most successful In presenting their grievances are the ones who have the best organization at the mines. Portsmouth, England. May !D.—The Prince and Princess of Wales, who arrived here on their return from India, landed after over six months' absence. They were accorded a great naval welcome.England's Future King Home. "I hope that during the life of this agreement we may note an Improvement In the good feeling existing be- Able Bodied Men Must Work, Fresh Meats of Quality. Choice specialties. We give stajnps. Hallock's Meat Market. Try Bohan's pies cakes and bread. San Francisco, May 9.—With Increasing severity of regulations sur- Ileating stoves and ranges. Ash's.