Pittston Gazette

              flitfoton Jiik (Gazette. fsm THE HOME PAPER 4|T-, WEATHER CONDITIONS. ~l Forecast Until 8 p. 111. Tomorrow for Fb» the People of Vicinity. Plttaton and Euateru Pennsylvania. i«»t m'4 'T'D * Fair tonight and . _. In southern portlo liis-toricd  southerly winds. r% i " ALL THE HOME NEWS. PLTT8TON, PA., FRIDAY, JUNE 8,190(1 TWO CENTS A COPY. I FORTY CKNT8 A MONTH. I 8 PAGES ViTTI VffAl? J WKIOKIA K8TAIU.IHHRU 18S0. «J"-LXX JLXU/VIV. 1 DAILY KHT. BT THKO. 1IAKT 1882. GOOD NEWS FOR THE LUTHERANS EXPRESS WRECK. PAGE IS DOOMED. CASSATT READY. NEILL'S REPORT. market of the present agitation?" asked Mr. Wadsworth. AS TO REDATES. "The result Is very disastrous," replied the witness. "Our foreign demand for fresh meats and manufactured product has been practically cut In two. Our foreign competitors are all making the most of this and are getting the benefit of the agitation, and we are standing the loss." President of tlie Pennsylvania Is Gift of $100,000 to Ml. Airy Seminary Awaiting tlie Call of tlie Jntcr- lor tin- Erection of a Memorial Must Go to Electric Chair Soon. state Commerce Commsslon, Author Defends it Bsfore Railroads Would Not Have Library. Pennsylvania Limited Had Philadelphia, June X.—A statement regarding President Cassatt's appearance before the Interstate Commerce Commission was Issued by an official of the Pennsylvania Railroad Co. It is as follows: Stopped Voluntarily. Narrow Escape. i »D■ , Committee. The Intelligence that Mt. Airy seminary, In Philadelphia, hart received a gift «Df $100,000, to be devoted to the erection of a memorial library. In honor of (In; late Rev. Dr. Charles Porterfleld Krautss, formerly a professor In that institution, was imparted to the iiCfi delegates composing the Evangelical Lutheran Mlnlsterlum of Pennsylvania, at its opening session in Ht. John's church, Philadelphia, yesterday. Itev. M. h. Zweissig, representing the Pittsburg Synod, from which body he was delegated to extend greetings, spoke of the gift made by a resident of Pittsburg as the largest the general council, of which thu mlnlsterlum. is a branch synod, has The name of the don- DELAY WAS SOUGHT "Naturally," suggested Mr. Wadsworth, "if your foreign demand falls off your purchases of live stock will be less." RATES ARE NOW FAIR. OPERATOR'S BLUNDER GOVERNOR WON'T ACT "Referring to the speculations as to I he reason why he had nrtDt appeared before the Interstate Commerce Commission. Mr. Cassatt stated today that on the night of April !» last, he had written to Hon. Martin A. Knapp. chairman of the commission, that he proposed sailing for Europe on the 9th of May. to bp absent until the latter part of June, and if the commission desired to examine him he would be much obliged if they could arrange to call him before his departure. Declines to Commute the Agitation Has Cut Foreign "I do not see where we are to tind markets If our foreign trade is cut off," answered Mr. Wilson. Railway Clerk Able to Buy Stock Worth $75,000. Switched Fast Train to Wrong Track. 4 Sentence. Trade in Two. "Well," continued Mr. Wadsworth, "you will not have to buy the stock." Washington, June 8.—Commissioner of Labor Charles 1*. Nelll, who, with James B. Reynolds, wrote the report for the president on conditions iu the Chicago packing houses, was a witness before the house committee on agriculture.West Menacod With Calamity. Philadelphia, June 8.—New light was sheil on the motives leading to the abolition of freight rebates by the railroads when James McCrea, first vice president of the Pennsylvania company, which operates the Pennsylvania railroad lines west of Pittsburg, appeared before the Interstate commerce commission. MrD McCrea expressed himself as favorable to publicity iu the rating of mines and the distribution of cars. He surprised all by announcing that for nearly two years and up to the time of President Cassatt's recent departure for Europe the road's board of directors, of which he is a member, had been considering means for eliminating the private car from the lines of the company, declaring that the company had concluded that the use of these cars was unwise. Lancaster, June 8.—Running at the rntC' of 4Ci mllea an hour the Pennsylvania limited, through the blunder of a telegraph operator, crashed Into the Parkeraburg construction train on the Pennsylvania railroad cutoff, a mile east of the city. Three members of the limited crew were injured. They are: Boston, June 8.—Charles Louis Tuck er of Auhurndale, convicted of the murder of Mabel Page at Weston in 10tD4. will be electrocuted In the state prison nt Charlestown during the week beginning June 10. Governor Curtis Guild announced that he had decided not to commute the sentence to one of life Imprisonment. "No, but cattle raisers are accustomed to ship their stock to Chicago and get their money for them. If this should stop 1 don't see how we are to avoid a terrible calamity In the west," responded Mr. Wilson. If, he said, the packers are required to pay for this inspection It would lDe a reasonable position for the packers to take that they would not buy the stock that has been condemned. "In reply to this letter, Mr. Knapp wrote that In case they desired Mr. Casastt's testimony, which was probable, they would endeavor to arrange a date which would not Interfere with his trip, and a short time before Mr. Cassatt sailed Mr. Knapp was good enough to send him word, through an officer of the company, that the coinmission would not be able to call him before his departure, but not to let that interfere with his movements. Iu view of this, Mr. Cassatt awaits a call from the commission, lo which he will he glad to respond promptly." ever received, or Is withheld Mr. Scott (Kan.) wanted to know the training Mr. Nelll had previously had to prepare him to make the inquiry. BERRY GOT OFF EASY. The llrst candidate to flic a statement of expenses In the office of the secretary of the commonwealth, an required by the corrupt practices act was State Treasurer Berry, who states that it cost hini less than $50 to get the Prohibition nomination for governor. The expenses of Elisha Kent Kane, of Bradford, an unsuccessful candidate for the Prohibition nomination for auditor general, were ahCo less than $50. Candidates whose expenses are less than $.rD0 are not required to file an Itemized account. Fireman Charles A. Brown, of Philadelphia, aged 30, married; shoulder broken and crushed about body. Iii his statement, which Is addressed 'to the petitioners for the commutation of the sentence of Charles L. Tucker," Governor Guild says: "I simply claim to be a man of average intelligence," he replied. He said he had worked in a Chicago packing house for six months. Under the Bevpridge amendment, Mr. Wilson sold, it would be possible for the secretary of agriculture to put an Inspector at the elbow of every workman and charge the cost to the packer. v Engineer Charles MeCauIey, Philadelphia, severely bruised. Baggageman IS. B. Frederick, aged 73, of Rah way, N. J.; arm sprained and bruised. "1 hnve Riven to your petition and to the esse of Charles L. Tucker the most careful consideration. 1 have read all the evidence" presented In the lower Mr. Nelll related an Interview with Dr. Dyson, consulting veterinarian in Chicago, representing the packers. IDr. Dyson, he said, suggested that Nelll and Reynolds go to Washington, make no report, but Inform the packers of the conditions found and suggestions for remedies, then to wait thirty days and come back and see if conditions had not been bettered. Tills, he indicated, was to prevent Injury to the trade. The wreck occurred about 100 yards west of the tower. The operator, Ralph E. Erb, had just backed the Parkersburg construction train from the main line to the east bound track on the cutoff to permit a freight train to pass. Before he could close the switch the limited, which should have taken the west bound track. ran through the open switch and crashed Into the construction train. Both engines were thrown up into the air but none of the ears were derailed. MEN DERAILED A TRAIN TISGHLER CASE ENDS. Mr. Glasgow of counsel asked Mr. McCrett when President Cassntt decided to stop rebating. Verdict $2,800 for the Mischievous Men Turn a CANDIDATES WHO HAVE REGISTERED "Just as soon as he pot control of the Pennsylvania railroad, was It not?" asked Mr. Glasgow. Plaintiff, Safety Switch. Mr. Nelll said he replied that he was not authorized to make any trade or deal, that he did not know what the president's plan was, but believed it was to secure adequate legislation. The time has passed for candidates to register who expect to have their names inserted in the call for the Republican eriunty convention, but registrations will be received until live days before the convention. Already 26 candidates have registered and It is expected that there will be considerable rivalry between them to capture delegates during the next two weeks. The Act Inn Was One in Which Dam- Mr. McCrea was not certain as to that, but entered into a lengthy explanation of the rebate system, and declared that the directors of other roads were pleased with the idea of abolishing it when the subject was brought to their attention. He said he thought it questionable if rebating would have been voluntarily stopped by the railroads. He finally asserted that rebating stopped when the community of Interests plan started. He asserted that the' shipper was never so fairly treated ns how, that he had stable rates anil Is placed In a fair position with his competitors. Shipper Now Treated Fairly. Engineer MeCauley applied his air brakes when he saw the collision was Inevitable and stuck to Ills post. Fireman Brown Jumped and was caught under the wreckage. The baggage car was directly behind the engine. One end was smashed. Both engines caught lire anil two cars of the construction train were burned. ages Were ItciiiamU'd from the Kncl Cars of K.rle lEailroad Coal Train Thrown from Track—Outrage Peimxylvaniii Coal C'o. for Occurred Near Hutlcr Col- Injuries to a Property Mr. Nelll denied the statement of Thomas E. Wilson, representing the Chicago packers, that the tloors were scrubbed daily. The dirt on some of the rooms was caked on the floor and had not been washed for weeks. Dirt Caked on Floors, liery This Morning— Kcsiilthig from a Train wreckers Dlino Cave Kscnpcd Those who have registered arc In the case nf Mary M. Tischler, of Hughestowii, against the Pennsylvania Coal «'CD., which has been nil trial before Judge Lynch for several days, the Jury, after having been out since yesterday ihkiu, returned a verdict this morning, awarding Mrs. Tischler $2,SOU damages. This was an action to recover damages for the sinking of the earth and injury to property owned by the plaintiff. An Krle railroad coal train met with a had mishap about - o'clock this morning between William street, this city, and the Hutler colliery, of the lirie company. Que car was derailed, and toppled over an embankment, while a si'co'tul ear alnutft landed in the saint plight. A brakemau who was stainli.iiK between tin- two cars shved lii.s life by jumping. The derailment was undoubtedly the work of two men who were seen in the vicinity, and who. ft Is believed, achieved their eyil purpose by turnlug a safety or derailing switch, thereby throwing th'' caix from the track. Congress—Dr. B. J. Cobleigh, of Kingston, and Hon. Henry W. Palmer, of Wilkesbarre. None of the passengers was injured beyond a severe jolting and they were immediately taken through to Ilarrisburg on the same train by another engine. He felt Justified in saying that the dirty floors were a common condition. There were some dirty rooms and some clean rooms, but a clean room seemed to be accidental and gave the impression that sanitation was not a matter that was looked after In the large plants. State senator—Edward F. James, of ifassleton, and William B. Morris, of Plymouth. Brown and Frederick were removed to the "Lancaster General hospital. Frederick later went to his home. He has been on the railroad since 1858. District attorney—Paul J. Sherwood, of VVjlkesbarre; B. Frank Myers, of Wilkesbarre; John H. Williams, of Plymouth: Abram Salsburg. of Wilkesbarre; Charles E. Keck, of Ashley. Before the interstate commerce commission. Joseph K. Aiken, who has been chief clerk in the office of the superintendent of the Monongahela division of the Pennsylvania railroad, gave evidence almost as startling as tlint given by Joseph P. Boyer before the commission.Operator Erb could give no explanation beyond the statement that h« ,d!d not have time to throw the switch. Mrs. Tischler claimed that the defendant corporation permitted its employe.'! t" rob and skip pillars In the workings beneath her premises and that this caused the earth tCD subside. The d 'fen • Wis that the place had not been worked for years prior to tile cave-In and that the pillars were not CHARLES L, court and the official stenographic re port (2,BIX? pages) of the proceedings iu the superior court, together with various affidavits and reports submitted to me. 1 have given a lengthy hearing to the counsel for the prisoner and to all witnesses as to the facts whom they chose to summon, even when the testimony offered was such as could not he heard in a court of justice, recognizing that the governor on a plea of clemency Is not hound by technical laws of evidence. I have personally examined the neighborhood of the murder and have on foot passed with time tests over the roads and ways about the Page house in Weston and at about the hours of the day when the murder was committed. I have examined all the various exhibits in the case and have myself fitted the blade of the knife of Charles L. Tucker into the slit in the blood stained corset of Mabel Page. TUCJvEU, "I)o you mean to say that you saw rooms where the canned meat Is put up that were not washed every day?" asked Mr. I.orlmer. Prothonotary—Thomas W. Templeton, of Plymouth: Lewis Jones, of West Pittston; Thomas M. Major, of Valley View Park ■Lehman township. Open air concerts every Sunday afternoon, 3 o'clock, on the Laurel I-lnp, by Alexander's Ninth Regiment band. Admission free. 8-2 "I cannot rememlier exactly the canning rooinR, but there were rooms where food products wore ltelng put up that were not clean. In one particular room I remember there were pools of water on the floor, and the girls had to stand on boards. I am not prepared to say we did not find cannine rooms that were not washed." The affair toCiK pl.ice about o'clock this morning- A coal train crew In charge of Krunk Kcllar an two On ii salary which he said vnrled from |30 to $126 per month Aiken hnd purchased stock In different coal companies nmotintlnjr to nearly $7rD,Cx)0. Clerk of the e'tlirK—R. M. Reiser, of Wilkesbarre; Reese Lloyd, of Wilkesbarre; Philip Walter, of Plymouth. Jury commissioner—John Spencer, of Sugarloaf township; Henry E. Mil- Weakened conductor runs between the "*uinnilt," or yard, near Avoca. and the Krle collieries In thtf lowet; district. The duties of the train crew Is to supply the breaker!? with empty curs and to remove the loaded cars. Columbia bicycles at Krise's, Yesterday morning Attorney J. B. Woodward, one of the counsel fur the defense, made hi* closing argument to the Jury. 11C- presented a strong argument and contended that tin- company had not mined any coal or robbed pillars from Its workings under tin' Tischler property for six years prior to the cave-in. Attorney John T. Lena ban, counsel for the plaintiff, made one of his able arguments. Judge Lynch made a fair and impartial charge and carefully reviewed thC. large amount of evidence so that the Jurors could easily understand every part. Many law points were also argued by the counsel and the attorneys for the defense asked the court to give the jury specific instructions on several points, but Judge Lynch declined, on the ground tha't he thought It was a matter to be loft entirely with lie admitted having received jjifta of cash from coal operators on the Pennsylvania lines and also had received $."D0 a mouth for several mouths from a company store. Icr, nf Swoyervllie; J. 13. Learch, of Wilkesbarre; Jesse A. Altlen, of Freeland; A. J. Thrush, of Iiazleton; Robert W. BO wen, of Duryea; Charles E. Hall, of Wilkesbarre; Gus Williams, of Xanticoke; N. C. Honeywell, of Luzerne borough; Joseph Wlnlle, of West Pittston; A. J. Lewis, of Wlikesharre.SPECIAL NOTICES. IT'S AN easy matter "How about the cooking rooms?" asked Mr. Lorimer. At an early hour tills mC«riiiiiK the crew started from Avoca CD11 Its regular Hips, fin the way hack from one of the breakers ill thi* lower end of the district. Conductor Kellar to get good quality, clean, wholesome Aiken told of purchasing the large interests with Ills own money. When Mr. Glasgow wanted to know hotv he got the money he answered, "Hy judicious investment of my salary." Invested Salary Judiciously. fresh meat, If you know where to do Mr. Neill said ho remembered in particular one cooking room was dirty, and lie remembered walls, particularly iu the entrances, that were sticky with dirt and a pillar that you could scrape dirt from with your knife. There were rooms with rafters from ceilings which had- not been whitewashed in months. Cooking Rooms Filthy, struck In the chest by a small-i iized was your buying. We exerclsd great cobblestone, but suffered no Injury, and thought nothing further of tho occurrence. A short time later (lie train brought :i trip of empty cars to the Butter colliery. As the train was leaving the main track and entering the Hiding leading to the colliery, Conductor Kellar noticed two men Hitting on the bank a short dis- DIVORCE ACTION. care In selecting: our fresh meats "What Is your salary?' Proceedings In divorce have been started in the Luzerne county court by M. Grace Parsons, of Wyoming, against her husband, Leander M. Parsons, of Wilkesbarre. In her petition the libelant alleges that her husband was most cruel to her and that he commenced to abuse her three months after they were married In West Pittston by Uev. Frank P. Harrington on Sept. 12, 1900. She states that he subjected her to most barbarous treatment and that during the month of September, 1903, be threatened to take her life. Finally, the libelant avers, he wilfully and maliciously and without cause deserted her on July IS. 1904. At (he time of her marriage Mrs, Parsons was 21 years of age and her husband was 23 years of age. After their marriage they took up their residence on West Seventh street, Wyoming, and resided there until the alleged desertion took place on July IS, 1904. Attorney Joseph O. Main represents the libelant. you'll And no doctored or diseased "It has varlod from $30 to $126 a month." meats at our establishment Our stock tomorrow will consist of very "Every decision handed down by every Judicial authority to whom disputed questions of law have been referred has affirmed the correctness of the rulings in this case. Not only did every member of that jury, to whom the original evidence ungarbled and tindistorted was presented, find the prisoner guilty, but the judge who pronounced sentence upon him after every possible appeal to the judiciary had been exhausted, declared the verdict of murder In the first degree proper, lawful nnd Just," "It's $120 now?" "Yes, it's $12fD now." choice lamb, veal and beef; live and "Well, will you tell the commission how you fould save enough money out of that salary to make such a large purchase of stock?" dressed chickens. This sentence In the report was read and questions asked, "In a word, we saw meat shoveled from filthy wooden floors, idled 011 tables rarely washed and carried from room.to room In rotten box carts, in all of which processes It was iu the way of gathering dirt, splinters, floor tilth and the expectoration of tuberculosis and other diseased workers." We give Red Star Stamps. tance away. After uncoupling from the empty cars, the locomotive was run about the sidings in the breaker yard and coupled to the ears which had been loaded yesterday. After getting the loaded cars made up Info a train, the locomotive attached to the rear end shoved the train toward HALLOCK'S MEAT MARKET the jury "I don't care about giving my private history to the public. Still I turned $20,000 out of a coal deal in 1900." "How was that?" BANK MAN MISSING. SWEET STRAWBERRIES There are a dozen or more varie- New York, June 8.—Willock Harvey, a messenger for the first National Hank, at No. 2 Wall street, lias disappeared, and it is reported that he has taken with him cash, checks and drafts amounting to nearly $2,000,000. The bank officials, however, while admitting that Harvey has disappeared, with valuable papers and cash, as- ties of strawberries, and of course "Well, I had some options on coal lands which I sold to the Pittsburg and Buffalo Coal company." "How do yon know it was tuberculosis expectoration?" asked Chairman Wadsworth. A tttiort distance from the main track there is a safety switch located on the track leading to the breaker. The idea of this is a protection to the main line trafllc. If any of the cars at the colliery get beyond control and run they will be derailed by the safety switch which is always left open by train crews after leaving the branch. The safety switch was closed to allow the switching train to complete Its work. As the train was leaving the colliery, however, someone threw open the safety switch, and the tirst car of the train was thrown from the tracks and toppled over a steep embankment. The second car also left the tracks, but did not go over the bank. William McIIaie, of this city, a brakeman, was standing between the first and second cars, and at the first indication of trouble he jumped, and escaped uninjured. the main track some of them are better than oth- "And they gave you $20,000?" "Yes." ers; then again a great deal depends "In slock or cash?" "In cash." on the soil. We get our berries from The killing of Miss Mabel Page at Weston. Mass.. on March 31. 1904, for the commission of which Charles L. Tucker was tried, attracted wide attention because of the unusual and mystifying circumstances surrounding the case. Story of Miss Page's Death, "I thought so," answered Mr. Neill. Then, amplifying, lie said lie saw men there whom he believed to be tuber- one of the best strawberry farms In sert that the amount of cash was small and that few of the papers were negotiable. Harvey is only t!D years of age and had been in the employ of the bank less than a year. He is a son of Louis W. Harvey, teller in the Chase National Hank, and lived with bis parents in the brown stone house, at No. 4fi5 Thirteenth street, Brooklyn.Joseph Boyer, the Pennsylvania clerk who testified before the interstate commerce commission to having received large sums of money and other gratuities from producers of coal on the Pennsylvania railroad lines, was dismissed from the service of the corn- the middle states, and you'll find the cular berries very choice. Phone us your Chairman Wadsworth took up the statement In the report: order Complete line of fine fresh vegeti "We saw meat shoveled from dirty floors Into rotten boxes and pushed WIRELESS TESTS. ubles on our benches tomorrow Miss Tagp, who was forty-one years of age, lived in a small country dwelling house with her father, Edward Page, formerly a prosperous Boston merchant, and her brother. Harold. She was stabbed to death with a knife. Basing his examination upon the appearance of the wound found in the neck, the only wound at first visible, the medical examiner reported that Miss Page had committed suicide, and It was not until an undertaker had discovered other wounds that it was established that the woman had met death at the hands of an assassin. from room to room SHARP. THE MAKKETMAN. t "How do you know they were rotten V Did you test them?" When the matter was brought to the attention of President Oassatt he directed the .immediate discharge of Boyer. pan.v For four days several New York scientists have been engaged in an important experiment on the Pocono mountains, seeking wireless messages Both phones, THE MEAT HEARING. "We felt them and smelt them. There are floors there," he continued, "which all the seas could not wash the dirt from." from the skies Washington, June 8.—James Bronson Reynolds, joint author of the famous Neill-Reynolds' report dealing with condition# In the Chicago packing houses, was the first Witness this morning before the House committee No Peace In Ohio Coal War. T'hus far, while the kite has been sent up to a great distance the wind has not been sufficiently steady to maintain the silken bird at proper poise so that the silk covered wire connecting the instrument on the ground could be attached and any message, received. Should tthe experiment prove successful a wireless station will be established at Cresco. SS til I K Object to Cost of Inspection Columbus, O., June 8.—The Joint conference of the Ohio miners nnd operators h«s ended in a complete disagreement, and both Bides declare thut the tight Is now on to a finish. The miners' convention voted unanimously to stand out for the 1003 scale, and It was decided to assess all inluers now at work io the state 5 per cent of their wattes for the support of the strikers. The national organization will also contribute $20,000 n week In benefits to the strikers. Mr. Wilson continued his remarks 011 the Beverldg:e amendment. Aside from the objections lie hnd nlrendy pointed ont, Mr. Wilson said the only other serious objection was the provision placing the cost of inspection on the packers. Just after the derailment occurred, twiD men were seen running from the vicinity. Conductor Kellar gave chose and followed the men, who ran down William street, but disappeared in the vicinity of Fulton street. The wrecking crew was brought to the scene, and got the wreckage cleared away at U o'clock. on agriculture Mr made to the stock yards sit Berlin, Germany, two years hkCD, and how he Reynolds told of the visit he Near the woman's body was found a note, apparently in Miss Pago's handwriting. saying that her brother Harold had been injured and that she was going to the hospital In Boston to see him. The fact that her brother had not been injured added much to the myR- was impressed with the absence of wood work and the cleanly conditions prevailing. As to slaughtering, the conditions did not excel those in Chicago. but the absence of wood work in the German establishment he deemed a point of great superiority.. "We are now under nil expense ng gregating $1,000,000 a year for con dciunatloiis of unlinals," he said. In the experiment the spikes anchoring the kite broke loose and the kite sped i!0 miles over in the mountains."Neither the raisers nor the producers bear uu.v of the loss on condemned stock. It all falls on the packers," asserted Mr. Wilson. GRATTAN EXCURSION. NO AGREEMENT MADE IN OHIO Triple Alliance Reaffirmed. Preparations have been practically completed for the Henry Grattan club's annual excursion, which rocs to Lake Lodore, July 18. M. J. Manley is ge,neral manager; J. J. Hart, assistant manager; John McGrath, treasurer; T. J. Murphy, chairman of the refreshment committee; Charles Curry, chairman of the transportation committee. . A parade by the society, led by the Tjeek Cornet band, will be held the evening before the excursion. An Irish piper will discourse Irish music from an Irish jaunting car during the parade. The government's case against Tuckr included the charge that a slip of iper containing the address "J. L. orton, C'harlestown, Mass.," found bede the body of Miss Pnge, was in the indwriting of the defendant, that a Ickpln found In his pocket had been olen by him from the Page home and at broken pieces of blade found In is home were parts of the knife with "llch he had stabbed Miss Page. OHIO MINES CLOSED. Hepresentative Scott (Kan.) suggested that It was generally understood the packers so controlled the meat market that they would be able to recoup themselves for the cost of inspection. Columbus, O,, June 8.—The Joint conference of the Ohio operators and miners ended in a [complete disagreement and both sid#s declare that the tight is now on to finish. The miners voted to unanimously stand out for the 1!I03 scale and will assess all miners at work In thp Htate 5 per cent, of their wages for the support of the strikers. The nutional organization will also contribute $20,000 a week. Berlin, June 8.—The meeting of the German nnd Austrian emperors at Vienna and the exchange of telegrams between them and Kiug Victor Emmanuel gives much satisfaction to the Germun government and people, as it ends the i»eriod of doubt nnd restores the solidity of the triple alliance as a peace preservative. Emperor William has left Vlenpa for Berlin. Columbus, O., June 8.—The Sunday Creek Coal Co., J. H. Winder, president, has ordered all its Ohio mines closed. Fifteen West Virginia mines of the company will be opened at onco on the open plun. Patent Leather Tan Patent Colt * w-t *1* Gun Metal Vlcl i.wD XI }T IT** "We could not," replied Mr. Wilson. "The large packers kill only 50 per cent of the meat supply of the country and do not control the market." ltox Calf -m It is now a bitter fight, one of endurance, between the Ohio operators and miners, and each side Is lining up its forces for a prolonged struggle. Prices ltange From f $2 to $4 Losing Monoy on English Trade. Mr. Wilson objected to this view of the case. It was not the fault of the packers. The packers had sent men into every hamlet of the world to create a market. The packers were willing to comply with any new requirements, but they were now losing money on their English market, but were carrying It to develop trade. Oil Stove Cauiea Three Death*. All sizes. Newest Style*. I'he evidence against Tucker was enely circumstantial. A FATAL FIRE. The operators also held a conference and Chairman Winder announced that there would be no wavering amohK the ''stand pat" operators In their insistence on tile 1904-05 scale. Syracuse, N. Y., June 8.—The explosion of an oil stove resulted In the deutb of Mrs. Desmond DavU, aged twenty-six; Mrs. Homer Alexander, sister-in-law of Mrs. Davis, nnd Mrs. Davis' three-year-old daughter Gladys. Mrs. John Wright and Mrs. Emmett Harris were slightly Injured. lOSTOI SHOE SURE, T9 N. Maim St Tornado Hits Mennonite Town, Port Jervls. X. Y., June 8.—Three persons lost their liven In a lire, which burni-d the farm house of Samuel Garrison at Walpcii Center, Sussex county, N. J., at 3 o'clock this morning. The dead are: Mrs. Samuel Garrison. her flve-year-old daughter, and her aged mother, Mrs. Jacob Emery. Mr. Emery and a gruudson escaped. Owing to the death of a member of the firm, a valuable and developed slate tract, toRether with machinery. Is for sale. For particulars apply to the Slatodalc Slate Co., Slatlngton, Pa. 29-12 Slate Tract for Sale, illsboro, Kan., June 8.—A tornado ck Goessel, a German Mennonite pment. fifteen miles southwest of destroying the town, eighty persons were injured. The coal operators will meet Monday, when plans A'or opening all Hie mines will be determined upon. "What Is the result on your foreign The Transvaal (product's about four hundred thousand ounces of gold each month. U'ry Bohan's pics cakes and bread. Smoke Prince Otto 5c cigar, Gillespie. Heidelberg 10c cigar, at Gillespie's. le repai :ing at Schussler's.