Pittston Gazette

              WEATHEK CONDITIONS. THE HOME Palrfai Forecast Until 8 p. ni. Tomorrow fof Eastern Pennsylvania. Foi •le of PHtston and "y. Fair and continued cool weather tonight; Thursday, fair, with rising temperature, M * Alili Till* Historica1 Socien 56TH YhiAtt. J WKKKtiY KSTAHIjISIIKD 185(1. ) IDAIICY KHT. liv TlilOM. HABT 1S8U, P1TTST0N, PA., 1 iS&SDAY, JULY, 11, 1906; TWO CUNTS A ('Oi l. rOUTY CKNTS A MONTH. 8 I'Au. AUTOCRACY LOST. AFTER OIL TRUST. OUSTS WHITES FOR NEGROES CLEVER PRISONER BRITISH FOOD CONTAMINATED MUST SELL STOCK quickly because your people were prepnred, but the people of Kussin are far different. I am inclined to believe that thin revolution will continue in various stages of intensity for ten and perhaps twenty years owing to the magnitude of the questions involved and the dangers along the way. For the present the emperor's choice of a Liberal ministry appears to be the best means of averting a revolution, with the possible consequences of the overthrow of the dynasty." New York Real Estate Man Compels Reports Show That Factories Art aa Former to Give Up Apartments. Bad as Chicago's. Now York. July 11—At the order of a negro real ostnle audit, who controls the property, the white families who have been occupying apartments In the houses at Nos. 1(8 an»l 170 West One Hundred and Till ty-fifth street moved out and their plu ses were fitted immediately by coiorei families. Wife Slayer Feigned Insanity Successfully. London, July 11.—The Britishers who have been so virtuous recently over the Chicago meat packiug revelations were confronted with the annual report ot the Inspector ot factories and work- Shops, which shows that the conditions here are quite as revolting as anything alleged of the western packing center. Pennsylvania Officials Re- Russia is in Process of Testimony of Standard Offi- Transition. cials Sought. ceive Notice. MAY LAST 20 YEARS WANT ROCKEFELLER BETRAYED. BY MATE HUFF'S EXPLANATION. This is only another step in the Africanization of OnejHundred and Thtrtyflfth street between Fifth and Lenox avenues, which lias been going: on since the buildlnpj of the One Hundred and Thirty-tifth street trolley line by the Union nail way company fifteen years ago. Dirty factories and disgusting moth ods'seein to be the rule instead of the exception. Jain factories, bakeries and sausage makers are all censured as being equally filthy, and the description of one llts most of the others. Ilere Is the report of a typical jam factory: ROJESTVENSKY ACQUITTED. Mathods Employed by the Says Thdt Officials Paid for The Present Dynasty May Sheriff Directed to Apprehend Magnate. be Saved. Court Martial Finds Russian Admiral Man Revealed. What They Got. Not Guilty of Cowardice. Cronstadt, Russia, July 11.— Admiral Rojestvensky, whose trial on the charge of surrendering to the enemy after the battle of the Sea of Japan began before a court martial here July 4. was acquitted after the court had deliberated for nearly ten hours. Parle, July 11.—Anatole Leroy-Beaulieu. director of the Institute of France and the foremost French authority on Russian affairs, whose "History of Russia" Is recognised as being one of the most accurate presentations of the affairs of that empire, has given his views concerning the gravity of Russia's present condition and the outlook for the future. Cleveland, O., July 11.—A dispatch from Flndlay, O., says that a warrant for John I). Rockefeller, which is now in the hands of the sheriff of Hancock county, Is accompanied by a copy of the Information and affidavit which was Hied last Thursday iu the probate court here by Prosecutor David and charging Rockefeller with violation of the antitrust laws in organizing and maintaining a monopoly of the oil business.Working between 12 o'clock Saturday and 12 o'clock Sunday, when the law could not be invoked to stop the proceeding, the company laid tracks and erected poles and wires. One property owner was so angry, believing that the line meant a depreciation in his real estate, that in revenge he ordered out tils white tenants and filled his house with negroes. New York, July 11.—Moved by a guilty conscience, as he declared, An drea Cuoco, who Is serving a life term, in Sing Sing for murder, gave testimony in general sessions concerning the methods employed by Martin Tighe to cause medical experts to believe him (Tighe) insane four and one-half years ago, when he was on trial for killing his wife. In consequence of Cuoco's evidence Tighe pleaded guilty to man slaughter in the first degree and was sentenced to nineteen years and ton "The boiling room lay between the yard and the stable, and the horses reached the latter through the boiling room. The sanitary accommodation was hardly separated from the rooms where the fresh fruit and uncovered jam were kept, and the floors were dirty and undrained." Philadelphia, July 11.—A conference was held In the ofllce of the Pennsylvania Kallro&d Co. here which was participated in by a number of officials of the company, Including General Manager Atterbury, Superintendent George VV. Crelghton, of Altoona, and Superintendent It. L*. O'Donnell, of HulTalo. The main subject of discussion was President Cassatt's order requiring employes to dispose of their holdings of coal stock. Mr. Crelghton and Mr. O'Donnell acknowledged before the Interstate Commerce Commission that they had been given blocks of coal stock and It is understood General Manager Atterbury directed that these gentlemen immediately dispose of such stock. More than li.&OO notices signed by President Cassatt hue been sent to company officials In various parts of the country, directing them to get rid of whatever interest they may have in any coal mining or coal selling concern. It Is understood a determined elTort Is being made to enforce President Cassatt's order to the letter and thus clear up the unpleasant scandal which followed the revelations at the Interstate Commission's meeting in this city. Four officers of the torpedo boat destroyer Bedovi, who were placed on trial with the admiral were found guilty of having prcmedliatively surrendered the Bedovi, and all four were condemned to death by shooting. Roosevelt Reassures Britons. M. Leroy-Beaulieu was In Russia a few weeks ugo for the purpose of oh serving the results of the recent election. To sum up his recent observations, he said: From that beginning Iuis grown up nil extensive negro colony. On the south side of the street between Fifth and Lenox avenues there are now hardly any tenants but negroes. Oil the south side of the block between Lenox and Seventh avenues, the col ored families almost equal the whites, and in One Hundred and Thirty-fourth street there arc a few negro families. Sheffield, England, July 11.—The Grocers' federation, which is In annual session here, has received n communication from Ambassador Whitelaw Held Inclosing a message from President Roosevelt as follows: "You are at liberty to inform the Grocers' federation that under the new low we can and will guarantee the fitness In all respects of tinned meats bearing the government stamp. If any trouble a*ises therewith protest can at once be made not merely to the sellers of the goods, but to the United States government Itself." But 011 account of extenuating circumstances the emperor will be requested to commute the sentences of the four officers' to dismissal from the service and to be deprived of certain rights which they would otherwise enjoy.The testimony produced here before the United States grand jury which is investigating alleged violations of interstate commerce and anti-rebate laws with particular reference to the Standart Oil company was of such a nature that District Attorney Sullivan caused several additional auhpoeuaes to be issued for well known Standard Oil officials. One was issued for M. S. Vilas, treasurer and auditor of the Standard Oil company of Ohio. A deputy mar shal was dispatched post haste to the office of Mr. Vilas, but he was not found, tlie officer reporting that he lie lieved that an attempt was being made to keep him under cover. months in prison Tighe was brought from the Mattenwan State Insane asylum, where he has been Incarcerated for mental derangement. to answer for the second time for the crime of cutting Ills wife's throat on the ninht of June i:i, 1!)01. This was done because the district attorney had been Informed that Cuoeo, who was Tlghe's cell mate in Murderers' row. In tin,' Tombs, when both were awaiting trial, was anxious to tell how Tighe had deceived the insanity ex ports Into the belief that he was suffering from "primary dementia." Actual Rovolution at Hand "It sijould be understood that tlie Russian situation is one of actual revolution. It is no crisis which can be measured by days, weeks or months, but is a vast and complete transition, resembling that of the French revolution. When I say revolution I do not mean that the monarchy is certain to be overthrown, although It Is possible that this may follow. The greater part of the leaders of the Constitutional Democracy desire to save the throne from wreck, but they recognize that they are not masters of the future. If the government does not satisfy the notion's demands catastrophies of the gravest nature are ahead for Itussia. St. Petersburg, July 11.—Additional details of the mutiny of the Seventh cavalry at Tambov show that both the infantry and the Cossacks sent to subdue the mutineers refused to tire on them, the Infantry bayoneting the olH cer who gave the command. The officers of the Seventh fired on their own men. The number of killed or wounded has not been established. Czar's Troops Join Mutineers, FUSION IN PENNSYLVANIA. —i  Lincoln Party Indorses Three Candi- dates Namod by Democrats. TO PROCEED AGAINST HARTJE Philadelphia, July 11—Complete fusion between the Lincoln Republican party aud the Democratic party of tills state was effected at a reassembled convention of the Lincoln party In this city. The fusion ticket Is ns follows: How Exports Were Fooled, Conspiracy Case to Come Up Saturday. Couldn't Find Official. The principal thing which convinced the eminent experts seems to have been the dryness and roughness nf the man's skin, a symptom Which Cuoeo swore. Wilis produced by artificial means. Buhl Not Interested, The special committee of the board of directors of the Pennsylvania ltaiiroad Co., which is investigating the alleged Irregularities in connection with the distribution of cars in the bituminous coal regions of Central Pennsylvania, last night gave out a letter of explanation received from Congressman George F. Huff, of Qreensburg, Pa., ' whose name has been linked with those of several Pennsylvania railroad olllclals and employes, before the recent hearings of the Interstate Commerce Commission. It was testltled before the commission that Congressman Huff, who is Interested in numerous coal companies, had given stock to certain Pennsylvania rallroail oflicials and employes. No satisfactory ex-, plailation of the transaction having been presented at the hearing the special committee of the company invited Mr. Huff to give his version of the matter. A subpoena was then Issued for C. II. Richards, cashier in the Cleveland office, and he was brought into the grand jury room, but was excused. It was said that It was expected to learn from Hichards the whereabouts of Vilas. A second visit to the Standard Oil office fafled to And Mr. Vilas and the deputy marshal was then dispatched to his suburban home. Another sub poena will be Issued for F. B. Squire, vice president of the Standard Oil company of Ohio. Other subpoenaes demand the presence of railway officials and others who it is believed will be able to give information along the lead that was opened up by the grand Jury proceedings. Pittsburg. July 11.—Assistant District Attorney Kobb announced that he had decided to proceed with the bearing next Saturday in the cases of Augustus Hnrtje, John L. Welshons and Clifford Hooe, n negro, former coachman, who are accused of conspiracy to defame Mrs. Mary Scott Ilartje, the defendant In the divorce suit now peiifling. The divorce case will be resumed tomorrow. Russian Warships Join Mutiny. Governor— I.owls Emery, Jr., lnde pendent Republican. "Personally I think that the overthrow of the throne would be a great disaster, for that would mean anarchy and probably civil war. St. Petersburg, July 11.—A dispatch from Sevastopol says it is reported there that the ironclads Panteieiuion and the Three Saints have joined the garrison of the P.atum fortress which has been in mutiny, that the Three Saints hoisted the red flag' aiid that the mutineers are forcibly detaining two other ironclads which refused to join them. Lieutenant Governor — Jeremiah S. niack. Democrat. The expert witnesses appearing for the defense at the trial were IDr. lCnimet t\ Dent, superintendent of the Matteawan State hospital; Dr. M. V. Byrne aud Dr. George \V. Jneoby. Dr Charles I- Dana represented the district attorney. Several important murder cases were tried about that time, and in every one of them insanity was the defense. Auditor Genera- William T. Creasy, Democrat. Secretary of Infernal Affairs—John J. Green. Democrat. Autocracy Is Doomed. "Arbitrary autocracy, however, is doomed. All that the present monarchy can save nt the best is power within constitutional or well defined limits. The emperor has good Intentions, but lie knows very little of his own country outside of the limits of the palaces. He is always hesitating, is himself terrified by the example of the French revolution and does not wish to have the same end as Louis XVI., although he forgets that Charles I. of Kngland arrived at a similar end by another route. Perhaps It is already too late to save the dynasty from going down with the autocracy, but the emperor tnlffht stay the storm by permitting the formation of a ministry representing parliament. Which represents the people. He has already lost much time, and the feeling of discontent is contiuimlly increasing." Ou Mny 31 the Lincoln party, which was formed in opposition to tlie regular Republican organization, nominated a full state ticket, with Lewis Emery. Jr., at the head. Later (lie Democratic state convention nominated the Lincoln party candidates for governor and named Democrats for the three remain lug offices. Augustus Hartje's supplementary petition in divorce has caused a new sensation In this now celebrated case with the disclosure of the name of Henry Buhl of the prominent tlrm of Hoggs & Buhl as the alleged corespondent whose identity Ilartje refused to make Bombs at Czar's Palaco. St. Petersburg. July 11.—A report from the emperor's palace at Peterhof says that several bombs have been found In the garden. Dynamite is said to have been the material filling the I tombs. The czar and the imperial family are closely guarded. To show the sklllfulnoss of Tlghe's feigning, if tho allegations of his coll mute bo true, a lunacy com mission at tho tluio of tho trial rendered a long report in which it was declared that "tho condition of the pupils, tho skin and tho reflux action could not lie feigned and that all tho symptoms taken together could not be shnmmM unless the prisoner wore one of the most •emurkablo actors that ever lived," and .his conclusion overwelghed tho concession that part of the man'H actions might have been studied with Intent to deceive. known, Among other things said to have been brought out by the testimony is a sen entlonal charge of under billing, and It Is alleged (hat the Jury was Informed that a branch of the New York Central lines lias caused hundreds of cars of the Standard Oil company to lie billed to contain only about half the amount With which they were really loaded. This uhder billing, it is charged, was done largely out of Flndlay. Attorney Willis McCook, who has been mentioned as contemplating on behalf of Mr. Buhl suits alleging conspiracy and blackmail against persons Interested In the Hnrtje case, felegf-apb ed from Spring Lake. N. J., where lie is summering, the following message: "Mr. Buhl has no Interest in the Hnrtje suit, and he hns not Instructed me to engage in or bring suit against any person connected with either party, nor docs he contemplate doing so." All of the Lincoln party candidates Mcept Enier.v then withdrew frouu the ticket, and another convention was called. Revolutionists beize Explosive. Congressman Huff In his letter says he began developing coal lands in Pennsylvania at the suggestion of President Thomas A: Scott, of the Pennsylvania, in 1870, in order to increase the tonnage of the railroad. In forming coal companies the railroad otllcials and employes were invited to become members of syndicates so us to assure the success of the enterprise. Mr. Huff then goes on to show how the companies Were fovmed and how the railroad people and others in the Syndicate gave notes and made themselves personally responsible for their shares in the new companies. Kostroma, July'll.—A band of revolutionists boarded and seized a Volga steamer and Captured 450 pounds of pyroxilene. presumably iutending to use it for loading bombs. BASEBALL Results of Games Played In National American and Eastern Leagues. NATIONAL LEAGUE. At Cincinnati—New York, 1\ Cincinnati, H. Mathewson, Amos, Bowerman, Marshall; Wicker, Sohlol. PAUPERISM NOT GROWING. Private Cars Involved. A large part of the testimony related to Alleged* trade discriminations on oil shipments where both llie Standard Oil company and the independent companies used their own private car equipment. According to the reports from the Jury room the government has so far lieen unable to substantiate the charge that the Standard Oil company was receiving storage charge rebates on oil shipped from Cleveland to Chicago. Made Skin Dry With Liniment, It wns learned that Marshal rD. Ewell of Chicago, a handwriting export wlio figured in the celebrated Oronln wise, arrived here, having boon called into Iho Hnrtje divorce rase to work with David Carvnlho, a New York expert. Mr. Kweii was associated with Mr. Carvailio in the Tueker-l'iige case In Massachusetts recently. M. Leroy-Beaulleu then discussed the agrarian and other leading questions. Tl.ie land, he said, was the most ditlictAlt question owing to the Intense feclln(g among the peasants. The governnijent had counted on the peasants, who The Important portion of Cuoco's testimony was to tlx- effect that while a cell mate of Tlghe the latter lined a liniment brought to him by his mother with which to rub himself In order to make his slcln rough and dry #is If parched. Ratio of Almshouse Inmates to Gen At Pittsburg;—Brooklyn, 7; Pittsburg, 6. Scanlon, Bergen: Mellvaln, Peilz. Washington. July 11.—According to a report issued by the census bureau, there were in the United States in 11)04 103,176 persons in almshouses, and of these 111,817 were males. Although the number of almshouse paupers Is increasing, the increase lias not kept pace with the growth of population. In 1880 there were l.'!2 per 100,000 of population. The number decreased to 117 in 181*0 and to 101 in 1003. oral Population Decreasing At Chicago—Boston, 1'; Chicago, 0. Pfeffer, O'Neill: Overall, Kllng. tore considered to be devoted to the At St. Louis—Philadelphia, 3: St. Louis, 1. Spat Us, Dooln; Brown, Murray. pmiperor and the church; but. having r/ecelved a portion of the lands as a result of the emancipation of the serfs, •lie peasants now expect more. The 'government recoils before the enormous cost of partial or total expropriation of the ancient estates, yet unless the emperor satisfies the expectations of the peasants he will transform them Into an opposition element and perhaps Into revolutionists. STANDING OF THE CLUBS. W. L. PC. W. L. Chicago. .52 24 .CS4 Cincinnati 31 45 New York 40 26 .639 Brooklyn. 27 44 Pittsburg 40 27 .630 St. Louis. 29 48 Phila'phla 40 36 .626 Boston.... 27 45 Cuqco said that Tlghe told him he was "fooling the doctors flue" and that whenever he appeared lie fore them he seemed to be trying to take off his shoes and disrobe and that he would talk about buying farms, horses and chickens until the doctors thought him insane on these subjects. Continuing, he says: "I wish it distinctly understood that in the formation of these coal companies no stock was given away. The railroad oliicers in the syndicate got their stock as I got mine and as every one else who was in the syndicate got his. W. A. Pat ton (assistant to President Cassatt), whose name has been mentioned in the Interstate Commerce Commission Investigation, frequently gave his personal note for his share of money necessary to be raised, and in each such instance his note was dlsoouvnted and the money thus raised on it. He received no gift of stock whatever." p.c. .408 .3X0 .377 .370 Independence League's Movo. Albany, July 11.—Clarence J. Shearn, counsel for the Independence league, forwarded to the secretary of state a certificate stating that it was the Intention of the league to tile at a later date nominating certificates for all offices to be voted for at the election in November anil that the emblem of tlD« league would be a balance scales. The secretary of state refused to pliice the document on file and returned it to Mr. Shearn with the explanation that there was no statutory provision to authorize the tiling of such u certificate. It was discovered, according to report. that the oil stored in Chicago and on which it was charged the Standard Oil company received storage rebates was shipped from Whiting, Ind., for the past several years and not from Cleveland, thus leaving tlio grand Jury of this district without Jurisdiction. AMERICAN LEAGUE. At Boston -Chicago, G; Boston, 3. Walsh, Sullivan: Tannehlll, Arrnbruster. While pauperism is less prevalent among females than among males, the chief distinction between the two sexes seems to be that females having once entered an almshouse are there permanently. while men are to a large extent only winter boarders. Negro paupers do not constitute so large a proportion of the almshouse population as negroes form of the general population. At Washington—Dutrolt, 4; Washington, S (eleven Innings). Donoliuo, Warner; Smith, Wakefield. • Cuoco's trial came up lator, and lie was fouud guilty of murder In the second degree and sent to Slug Sing. Four weeks ago he Informed the district attorney that he wished to give hin] some Information about the Tlghe ease. STANDING OF THE CLUBS "The question of nationality Is almost equally difficult," continued M. Leroy-Beaulleu. "for since Finland secured autonomy I'olanil and the other branches of the population demand the same autonomy. What new Russia wants Is the reverse of old Russia. The old centralized authority should be replaced by adequate local self govern- W. L. PC. W. L. PC. New York 43 27 .G14 Detroit.... 39 34 . 531 Phila'phla 43 £8 ,60iD St. Louis. 35 27 .486 Cleveland. 43' 28 .006 Wash'ton. 25 47 . 347 Chicago... 40 32 .666 Boston.... 19 54 .21X1 P. R. R. AND THE OIL TRUST. EASTERN LEAGUE. At Providence—Jersey City, I; Providence. 0. At Rochester—Buffalo, 3; Rochester, 0. At Toronto—Montreal. (1; Toronto, 2. Lewis Stuyvesant Chanler, counsel for Tighe, tried to show that Cuoco was actuated by an expectation of re ward in testifying as lie did after the lapse of fotir and one.half years, but Cuoco declared that it was simply because he feared he might die with the coufession unmade. Congressman Huff expressed his willingness to appear before the committee to answer any questions that may be asked him. Railway's Officials Called on to Tell of The foreign ljoru whites, whose eco nomic position Is not so high, show a greater tendency toward pauperism than the native whites of native par entage and native whites of foreign parentage. Alleged Rebates. Philadelphia. .Tidy 11.—Five officials of the Pennsylvania Railroad company were served with subpoenaes to appear In the United States district court at Jamestown. N. Y„ tomorrow in one of the suits brought by, the government against the Standard Oil company, when the question or rebates will be thrashed out. Jersey Creameries Attacked meat." STANDING OF THE CLUBS. w. :.. p.c. w. i- p.c. Jersey C'j* 39 23 .624 Newark... 28 30 . 483 Buffalo.. . 88 2li .594 Morftreal.. 29 36 446 Baltimore. 34 26 .567 Provl'enco 27 37 . 431 Rochester. 33 30 .524 Toronto... 19 40 .323 Trenton, N. J , July 11. — Startling statements regarding the Insanitary conditions in many New Jersey creameries were made by Dr. Henry Mitchell, secretary of the state board of health, who said that in a great many cases the uncleanllness rivaled that reported to exist in the Chicago packing houses. A Hard Ixit Jewish Position Defined of troubles to contend with, spring from a torpid liver and blockaded bowels, unless you awaken them to their proper action with Dr. King s New Life Pills; tlio pleasantest and most effective cure for Constipation. They prevent appendicitis and tone up the system. 25c at Mayos' Pharmacy and (Jeo. D. Stroll's drug store of West Pittston. When questioned concerning the Jewish question M. Leroy-Beaulleu spoke of his observations during his recent travels In Russia, Where he tVas struck with the tenacity with which the Jews demanded the same civil and political rights as Christians. Commenting on this fact, the report says: Row In Mutual Life, New York Center of Big 8torm, "There Is, however, no reason to believe that many immigrants drift Into almshouses soon after their arrival in the United States, for only 2 per cent of all the foreign horn In almshouses had been In this country less than five years." New York, July 11.—In an effort to offset the campaign of the international policy holders' committee President Charles A. Feabod.v of the former company has sent a letter to each of the 450,000 policy holders of the Mutual in which statements are made of reforms in the company during the six months of his administration. The truth of the statements is denied by the committee. Two former vice presidents of the Mutual, Robert A. Orannlss and Dr. Walter U. Gillette, were served with complaints in suits for the recovery of large sums. Both are now under indictment 011 criminal charges. Mr. Orannlss is sued for the recovery of $917,500 and Mr. Olllette for an accounting of sums which will aggregate even a greater total. New York, July 11.-This city had half an hour of tropical storm during which the city was in Cimmerian dark ness. Scores of flagpoles were shattered, many light structures were car ried away and trees and shrubs were uprooted. Telegraph, telephone and fire alarm systems- were subjected to the pranks of the lightning. Several tires due to the electric fluid were reported in Brooklyn, and the storm played havoc in Richmond and Queens. Hailstones were mingling with the rain in New Jersey, and in some places the fall of these glacial masses was so heavy as to endanger the fruit crops. The men on whom the summons were served were Harry Tatnall, treasurer and fifth vice president; Frank A. Stockton, assistant comptroller; II. C. McKeever, auditor of miscellaneous freight receipts, and R. C. Wright and IS. P. Bates, general freight agents. 1 "Thorp ore 5,0DO,OQO .Town In Russia," he said, "and If so niany of them are found among the revolutionists the reason Is to be found In the exceptional laws to which they are compelled to submit. The Jews thus become Irreconcilable adversaries of the government, which obstinately refuses them the rights accorded to other people In the country. Thus the reactionists count on the Jews, and tills Is why the police Incite brutalities against the Jews, like those at Blulystok. AFTER HUGHESTOWN. The city officials are to serve notices on the officers of Hughestown borough concerning a nuisance that exists just within the borough line, but which affects property Wfulin the city limits. The notices are being prepared by City Solicitor O'Brien and will threaten a suit agi?Inst the borough unless the nuisance is abated. Heidelberg 10c cl«ar. at Gillespie's. Twelve Hundred Giris Strike. I » #4. New York, July 11.—Twelve hundred girls between the ages of nine and twenty years, members of the Neckwear Makers' union, went out ou strike. While the slogan of the girls will lDe "the closed shop and recognition of the union," the strike hnd Its beginning Id a seemingly trivial affair. Two weeks ago a contractor Is said to have slapped one of the girls in the face and tore her shirt waist during what he describes as a "friendly scuffle." The girls did not accept It In a spirit of friendliness, and the union Imposed a tine of $25 on the contractor. He refused to pay, and the strike followed. The Pennsylvania representatives have been summoned to tell what they know of rebutes alleged to have been given tfD the Standard Oil company by the old New York and Western Pennsylvania railroad for transportation of all oil over its lines. That fo«d was subsequently leased by the Pennsylvania railroad. TO COLLECT DUES. The United Mine Workers of Shamokln haVe determined to try and collect membership dues at the different collieries. They say that they have the right to attempt It, alleging Ihut tlui operators In New York agreed to such a plan being tried. It is thought, however, that some of the coal companies will not permit agents of the mine workers to loiter about the mines for collection purposes. "It Is noticeable that there are twelve Jewish members In the lower house, including those of Moscow. One of the Jewish leaders of Moscow has eloquently defended the project for a division of the lands among the peasants, showing that there are no grounds to expect that the Jews will prove a disrupting element among the Constitutional Democracy." NEW FREIGHT AGENT. WHITE CANVAS OXFORDS AND SHOES French Sailor Mobbed In New York, \V. L. Donaldson, of Detroit, Mich., has been appointed solicitlng-freight agent for the Lehigh Valley, under Bert Hayden, the division freight agent at Sayre, and has commenced the duties of his oilice. 10. H. Rason was formerly soliciting freight agent for many years, but some time ago ho was promoted to traveling claim agent. He wan succeeded by U. K. Barton, who, after a short service In that oflice, was promoted to division freight agent with headquarters at Newark. X. J. Mr. Donaldson now succeeds Mr. Barton. New York, July 11.—Houghly handled by n mob that set upon him after Mrs. Aitnle Lewis snid he had attacked her In the hall of her home George Ettrel, a sailor from the French cruiser Desalx, now In North river, was a badly beaten warrior at the end of the fray. He was arrested. West linden. Iud.. July 11.—The leusees of the casinos at the French Licit und West Baden hotels, Messrs. Deery and Oolglasler, confessed judgment, allowed the lenses to ho canceled, allowed the hotel companies the back rent due and also allowed .$100 damages and $100 attorney's fees In the ouster suit brought by the company, of which Chairman Tnggart .of the nntlonal Democratic committee Is the herid. Taggart Ousts Casino Lessees. M. I.eroy-Bonulleu further outlined the urgent need of reform In the bureaucracy, which, he says, Is beyond expression an arbitrary power, and also the suppression of arbitrary arrests nnd the complete transformation of the personnel of the functionaries, who were blindly committed to the old regime abuses. Bureaucracy Needs Reform. Ten Thousand Minors Strike. TO HAVE FIREWORKS. For women, misses and child- Athens, O., July 11.—Ten thousand miners in the Hocking district struck after working less than two weeks under the agreement made at Columbus in June. The cause is that when loaders received their pay checks they fouud they were short 30-100 of a cent a ton. Aldermen Vote Against Woodbury. July 16 is the feast day of Our Ijady of Mt. Carmol, and the members of the Italian congregation of that name are preparing to celebrate the occasion. The celebration will take place the evening of July 22. when many fireworks will be shot oft on the common adjoining the church property on William street. The Italian band will render musical selections. The fireworks this year will be more elaborate than a year ago. and preparations are already being made for the celebration. ren, In White Canvass and leatb- New York, July 11.—By a vote of :jrt to 10 the board of aldermen adopted the Ivlus report on the street cleaning department Investigation, recommending to the mayor the dismissal of Street Cleaning Commissioner John McOraw Woodbury. All styles and size*. m Tl 'I1L26 SNAKE BIT WOMAN. Florida's Governor For Bryan. Mrs. Prank Carellh, of Silver Brook, while picking huckleberries, was bitten on the cheek by a rattlesnake. The woman was hurried home by her daughter, who was with her In tne woods, and drank a quantity of whisky, which overcame the effects of the poison. The daughter killed the snake, which had 13 rattles. New York, July 11.—Governor N. P. Broward of Florida, one of the members of the international policy holders' committee, which has organized to secure control of the New York and MutURl Life Insurance companies, at tbo Waldorf expressed the belief that William J. Bryan would be the next president of the United States. Every pair worth 25 per cent In conclusion M. Leroy-Beaulleu said: "It Is difficult to foreseo the final results of such a vast upheaval, but I expect results to come about through ■low processes. The results of your American revolution were realized New York, July 11.—No plea of Insanity will be Interposed in behalf of Harry K. Thaw If the slayer of Stanford White has his own way. That *Vas made apparent when Thaw personally handed a signed statement to that effect to the newspaper men. Not Insane, Says Thaw. Bryan Lunches With Premier. more. London, July 11.—William J. Bryan lunched with Premier Campbell-Bunnerman at the tatter's official residence In Downing street. Boston Shoe 79 H. Main St, PtttStM. Clnm Ilnke. loke Prince Otto Be cigar, Gillespie. Novelty stoves ana ranges. Ash's. Novelty stoves and ranges. Ash. At Port Blanchard hotel Thursday, July 12, Chris. H. Kromelbine. ,-11-2