Pittston Gazette

              i  / THE HOME PAPER Wli.tfriIEK CONDITIONS. m ▲ "i Forecast Until 8 p. m. Tomorrow fof Eastern Pennsylvania. For tlie People of Pituton and Vicinity. Showers tonight and Saturday; slightly cooler on Saturday. Alili THE HOME NEWS. 56$H YB/ftistoricV SSTAHMRURD 18.10. (V 'I'llMO. IIART 1882. PITTSTON, , PA., FHIm ,Y 20, 1906. TWO CENTS A COPi. I FOKTY CKNTS A MONTH. f 8 PAGES bocictD RUSSIA IS AFIRE. FIVE MEN WERE BURNED A LABOR VICTORY SUCCESSF CAN'T GO TO JAIL PECULIAR CAUSE OF RUNAWAY FUSION BLOCKED. .WN PARTY Eight Hour Rule on 0-ov- The members C*t classes 24 and 25, of the Broad stfrect M. R. Sunday school, have proVpd very conclusively that they knowt how to conduct a lawn party. They were In charge of the very successful affhir held last evening on the lawns at the residences of Cornelius and Kb. Evans, on South Main street. Tliey were very fortunate in securing such a desirable location for an outdoor party and were also favored by such splendid weather.. The evening was an ideal one for a lawn party, and the result was a great success. The scene presented at the Evans homes was a most attractive one, the lawns being brilliantly decorated .and lighted with Chinese lanterns, flags, hunting and locomotive headlights. The ice cream tables were libera My patronized by the large-crowd of people in attendance. Throughout the (Evening the Melanle Chapel orchestra good music, thus enlivening the occasion. A novel feature wifc the automobiles. Several owner.-* (f autos contributed their services and for several hours the machines wefe kept busy giving passengers a ride at ten cents per head. So great was the patronage for the autoa that II was impossible to accommodate ail who wished to lake advantage of thC opportunity for a novel ride. Financially the lawn social was very successful, and the classes will clear upwards of $100. which will he used to pay off church building bonds for which the classes subscribed. The committee Is desirous of returning Ihanks to the orchestra, the automobile owners and ail others who assisted In making the lawn party such a great success. Force of Water Current Twisted Hose Serious Gas Explosion in Supreme Court Refuses From Manhole and tile Stream Castle Was Responsible for Peasant Mobs in Many Cen- Struck a Horse. tral Provinces. Plymouth Mine. ernment Works. Gouardain's Request. Considerable excitement was occasioned this morning by a horse belonging to Frank Leaner, a produce dealer and huckster, who also conducts a small store at Duryea, running away and upsetting the wagon to which it was attached, containing garden produce, near the corner of Cron and Thomas streets. It seems that Lesner had left the horse on Thomas street, a short distance above Cron street, and was in the store of Wesley Brown & Co. when the accident occurred. Men employed by the city were flushing out the manhole at the corner of Cron and Thomas streets with a large hose and they had left the nozzle of the hose in the hole while they turned on the water. The hose was twisted about by the force of the water and the nozzle was drawn from the hole, projecting the stream upon the horse with great force. The' animal stood still for a second and then bolted down the street and across the curb at the corner, causing the wagon to turn completely upside down and scattering the produce in all directions. .When the wagon was overturned the horse broke away and ran down Cron street, but was captured by one of the employes of Wesley Hrown & Co. before It had gone far. The damage to the wagon was sliglit, the turntable being smashed. The harness was also broken In several places. the Disagreement. C Three ol tlie Victims Not F.xpectcd to WILL BUILD PRISON DOUMA PLEADS PEACE ltccovcr — EiploHlon Occurred FREQUENT VIOLATION HE WANTS THE PLACf Shortly After Starting Work This Many Thousands Will be Affected by Order. Later, He Says, He Will Wipe Out Family. Democrats Will Make No Government R9ady to Ask Morning In Nottingham Shaft of Lehigh & Wllkcsbarre Further Overtures. Foreign Aid. Company A disastrous mine explosion occurred shortly after seven o'clock this morning In the Red Ash Vein of No. 3 slope, Nottingham colliery, at Plymouth. Five men wore badly burned. Three of thein it is feared are in a critical condition. The victims are as Washington, July UO.—One of tlie insistent demands made by organized lubjr on the administration has been granted. The eight hour law Is to be enforced. St. Petersburg, July liO.—It is feared that the real crisis Is upon the government. Bulletin after bulletin conies from central ltussla showing that the peasants are in actual revolution, that they are devastating estates, burning towns and villages and looting the homes of the nobility. Hight in St. Petersburg the douma seems to have escaped the control of its own leaders, and the officers of many regiments are under suspicion. New York, July 20.—After an interview wltli Justice White of tlDe TJnited States supreme court at Narragunsett Pier, R. I,, Louis A. Gourdah), the former alleged lottery agent who Is trying to be readmitted to the Joiiet (111.-) penitentiary, from which he was recently released by a pardon, deciding that his effort to get his petition tiled with the supreme court of the United States was useless, left Narragansett l'ler and returned to New York. Philadelphia, July 20.—As a result of the failure of the Prohibition State executive committee at Its meeting in Pittsburg on Tuesday to nominate Lewis Emery, Jr., as the successor to State Treasurer William H. Berry as the Prohibition party's candidate for governor, the Democratic State leaders have already decided to make no further overtures to the Prohibition leaders. Violations of this law by contractors on public works of the United States will be reported to the department of justice by the inspecting officers. An order to that effect will be issued wit hi u a few days through the several bureaus. John J. Davis, Nottingham street, driver, bruised about the head and legs lacerated. Walked to his home. follows John Sltski, Nottingham street, laborer, very badly burned from head to hips. Taken to Mercy Hospital! State Chairman Charles P. Donnelly, of the Democratic State committee, who was anxious for the Prohibitionists to join in the fusion movement, received reports from his emissaries who were in Pittsburg to meet the Prohibition leaders, and when he heard of the prolonged tight In the committee to demand a place for Homer L. Castle, of Pittsburg, he intimated that he believed the failure of the Prohibition committee to take action robbed that party of any Inlluence It had with the Prohibition voters in the State. Harry Benney, Klin street, minor, knee dislocated anil burned about head, face and body. Taken to City Hospital. Emergency Work Excepted. Gourdain requested Judge White to order the clerk of the supremo court to accept his petition for readmlssion to the penitentiary, but the justice informed him that the clerk was perfectly right in his refusal to receive the petition without a special order of the The entire town of Syzran, province of Simbirsk, Is in flu men, and the inhabitants are tleelug to Samara and Saratov, which are reported to be under mob control. Syzran lias a population of 35,000 and is one of the commercial towns of rapid growth. A peasant uprising in the province of Voronezh has been followed by the massacre of landlords. In this province the troops are powerless to cope with the peasants, who are marching in large bands, destroying practically everything. Not more than one-tenth of the estates are spared. The movement was started by the refusal of the landlords in the northern part of the Bobrov district to agree to an advance of wages to the farm women. The ripening crops are not being harvested.This order goes out by the direction of tbe president, who at a conference with Secretary Taft at Oyster Hay approved the secretary's recommendation to that effect with regard to the war department and at the same time directed the secretary of the treasury and tlie secretary of tlie navy to take similar action. Michael Vorinsky, Nottingham St., laborer, head, arms and body burned. Taken to Mercy Hospital. John Pitts, Nottingham street, laborer, burned about the head and body. Taken to Mercy Hospital, Iu the petition, Gourdain explained, lie Lad set forth that during his trial he had given his word that if convicted he would not appeal from the sentence, but In some mysterious way an attorney had Intervened and had secured a pardon for Gourdain, which the latter at the earnest solicitation of his wife had accepted by signing the required bond. court. 'Ail of tlie men with the exception of Vorinsky are married and he, Benney and Sltski are burned so seriously that their death may ensue. The order places upon every in specting official the duty of reporting any contractor who shall require hands on public work to labor more than eight hours a day except In case of extraordinary emergency. • nor will the decision of what constitutes such an emergency be left hereafter to the direction of such officers. The department of justice will determine whether an actual emergency existed. INJUNCTION IS SOUGHT The origin of the explosion Is a mystery, as it was thought the plane was free from gas. It is believed, however, that a fall of roof occurred in a nearby chamber, thereby shutting oft the air current and permitting a body of gas to accumulate. Which was ignited by thi' naked lamps of the men. According to one of the Phlladelrhianf who was In Pittsburg at the time of the conference, the entire afternoon conference at the Hotel Henly was glv.'M over to the discussion of the party's right to have a place on the fusion ticket. After the arrival of Mr. Castle at 9:30 o'clock on Tuesday night the committee could then have defeated the endorsement of Emery by a vote of seven to six, but that such action was then postponed for two weeks by reason of 'y-.a anti-' Enu'iy members fearing to run counter to the sentiment of the majority of the voters of the party. YOUNG MAN DROWNED. Another Attempt to Inter- John West, Jr., Lost His Says His Honor !• Involved. fere in Light Matter. Afterward, Gourdain explained, he repented of his action, as he considered his honor Involved because of his promise made In court prior to his conviction, and he therefore desired to be returned to the penitentiary. PLANS OF THE MINERS. A delegation representing organized labor some time ago visited the president and filed with him complaints of tlie treatment of organized labor by congress and the executive departments. The president requested that these charges be placed in writing, especially those with regard to the violation of the eight hour law. Life Today. Troop* Without Power. Pittston Light, I lout & Power Co. News from seven provinces shows that the troops cannot stay the wrath of the peasants. The first places set on fire were government buildings. Soldiers have been sent south from Moscow, but the territory they will have to cover Is so wide that It is feared the uprisings cannot be suppressed before a real revolution takes shape. Sought to I (est rain Councils from Wholesale Prosecutions May Was Hallilng in the River jiear the Awiii'tling I'(glit Contract To- West Kilil CDr (lie Terry Bridge at "What kind of ,a country is this, anyhow?" asked Gourdain. "Here I am anxious and willing to don the stripes and serve my time Just as any other convicted man, and they won't let me do It. night. but the Court He- Follow Shalesn Case. Noon, When lie Was Seized fuseil to Grant the Prom what was to be learned here the deleat of the Emery Indorsement was caused by Castle himself, who ied the fight to have the Prohibition party given the nomination for lieutenant governor instead of Jeremiah S. Black, the fusion nominee. In the event of Black's withdrawal not being accomplished Castle urged the nomination of a straight Prohibition ticket and the ticket which was said to meet his approval Is now reported to haye With a Cramp aiul Sauk Application Iliiil of l:lllott's I'Inn Ciiveii at the to the Bottom—The Another attempt was made this morning to Interfere with the electric light contract plans of the PlttCiton oily councils, lit fore Judges Lynch, F. iris and Wheal on. in the bar otlice, this morning, appeared Attorney Slattery, of Wllkesbarre, counsel for the I'ittston Light, Heat & Power Co., one of the bidders for the electric light contract some time ago. The contract was awarded to the company represented by Mr. Slattery at that time, but it was nullified later by the court. Which made permanent an injunction awarded to John A. Touhlll, of this city. Mr. Slattery made application to the Judges this morning for an Injunction to restrain the oily councils from awarding an electric light contract at the special session of councils to be held this evening. After the Court nulllflrtl the contract previously awarded for lighting the streets, the councils adopted an ordinance directing the city clerk to advertise for new bids, anil these bids are to be received by the councils this evening. The Pittston Light, Heat & Power Co., however, sought today to prevent any action for the awarding of a contract being taken this evening. The application was made on the ground that the previous question had not been finally determined, no appeal having been taken to a higher court from the action of the county court in nullifying the contract awarded 1* the councils to the Pittston Light Heat & Power Co. Attorney SiatteW claimed that the action of the in advertising for new bids, waswit Jusi to the company which was awarded the contract before. Attorney O'Brien was present at the hearing on behalf of the city, and he argued that  justlco had been done to the company it-presented by Slattery. The councils had simply obeyed the order of the court, and had returned to all bidders the certified checks which they sent to the councils with their bids. Then they did the only thing they could do and readverttsed for bids, an ordinance to that effect having been passed in accordance with the instructions laid down by the court in its opinion. Attorney O'Brien made the point that the Pittston Light, Heat & Power Co. was at liberty to bid under the legal ordinance recently adopted, the same as any other company that complies with the' specifications. After the arguments of counsel had been made, the judges decided that, inasmuch as no fraud or neglect had been charged or shown, there was no good reason for Interference with the councils in the matter. The application or an injunction against the councils was, therefore, refused. A long list of cases was sent to him. The president referred the matter to the commissioner of labor, Charles P. Nelll, with Instructions to investigate and report to the department of Justice cases in which the law had been violated. Mr. Nelll found that the law was being violated day after day by some contractors on public works. Body Recovered, "But I'll beat them yet. I'll build my own little prison In Joliet and stay there until the time of my sentence has expired. If they don't let me build the Jail, why I'll convert part of my bank In Chicago Into a cell, Inclose It In iron bars, put on prison garb and live the life of a prlsouer in Jollet penitentiary. Cnrbniidale Convention—Help for John West, jr., hKed 19 years, son of John West, of William street, a After a stormy session of twelve hours the house of representatives adopted an address to the country which supposedly explains the attitude of the house toward the agrarian question uud the reason for Its delay in solving it. In reality the address instead of being an appeal to the peasants against the government, as was originally Intended. Is pacific and exhorts the peasants to refrain from excesses and violence that the house may gain their demands in a legal manner. ' Old Forge Strikers—Discus- sion Over Political well known switchman af Coxton yard, lost his life today by drowning in the Susquehanna river, near the west end «f the Ferry bridge. Matters, By far the most important news that has come out of the miners' convention in Carbotidale was furnished yesterday In a hint dropped by District Secretary Dempsey, In one of his talks, says the Seranton Tribune. It was only a hint, a passing observation, as It were, but it was mighty In Its significance. What he did was to foretell prosecutions on a wholesale scale, by the United Mine Workers, of miners who are violating the law. He was discussing the Shea and Shaleen cases in connection with another matter and declared that if these cases were won by the miners in the United States Supreme "court it would be wise to have a fortified district treasury to meet the legal expenses of the cases and to "carry on prosecutions that would be necessary." The involving by tills of men who are at work without certificates, such as ove man who Is working several chambers nnd has his men at work for him who have no certificates, as reported to the convention yfesterday, is quite clear. been Youiir West and a companion named Fenwlck went into the river to bathe anil swim shortly before 12 o'clock. They weltt Into the river at a point between She bank and the llrst west side pier of the bridge. This Is a very popular place for bathers, the water being quite deep and there being a springboard at the edge of the pier, from which good swimmers plunge into the water. After the young men had been disporting In the water for a short time, West, having been a short distance below the bridge, started to swim to the pier. He was a strong young man and was a good swimmer, but he apparently was seized with a cramp while midway between the shore and the pier. Suddenly he threw up his hands, as though something was the matter and sank into the water. There were several small boys near by and out; of them had a small boat, but theD' either dlCl not realize the danger In which West was or were too frightened to be of any assistance. Several times West arose to the surface, each time calling for help. Finally a young man who was on the bridge heard the cries and hurried down the bank of the river, plunging Into the water without taking off his clothes. lie was too late, however. The young man's body failed to rise again, and the brave fellow who plunged into the water could not find It by diving. Governor, Homer L. Castle, Pittaburg; lieutenant governor, L. L. Stevenson, Philadelphia; auditor general, A. A. Stevens, Tyrone; secretary at Internal affairs, E. A. Coray, of Lu- Pending Bill Held Up. "I'll be on view iu Chicago, and maybe wheu some one mukes a kick about having to come lu contact with a convict every time he goes to make a deposit some one of those learnod Judges will order me contlned iu prison. 1 am lu honor bound to do time, aud 1'R do it despite all the courts aud lawyers In the land. An effort was made by organized labor at tlie last session of congress to secure legislation to enforce the eight hour law, but so effective was the opposition of the great contracting firms that adjournment was had without any action upon the pending bill. zerne, Mr. Castle Is expected In this city today to meet some of the local Prohibitionists to discuss the situation., Tn Democratic circles the- opinion 19 held that if the Prohibitionists had endorsed Emery it would have meant at least 60,000 votes for the fusion ticket, but If a straight party ticket Is placed in the field It could not possibly poll more than 15,000 or 20,000 votes In the State. Douma'a End Near? The effect of the present order upon the cost of government work Is expected to be very great. It has been the rule for government contractors to work their men ten, twelve and even more hours a day. If they cannot do this, they assert, they must Increase by 20 or 25 per cent the amount of their bids. The Group of Toll members and other radicals were more angered by the moderate tone of the address because the barracks near the Tauride paluce, where the douma sits, were filled with picked troops. All during the long session It was common talk in tlie lobbies that the douma will soon be dissolved. "After I get out of Jail I'm going to rid the earth of the Gourdain family. I'll assemble them on a private yacht and not a living soul will know the yacht's destination except those on board. The vessel will never return." Ran Lottery In Louisiana. DEAD BODY FOUND IN THE WOODS Many employees are not subject to the eight hour luw, being neither laborera nor mechanics, the classes referred to in the act, but many thousand workmen in all parts of the country will be affected. (Jourdaiu, who does not dislike being considered u multimillionaire, cume into prominence in 1890, when he organized the Louisiana grand lottery us a rival to the I,oui8iuna state lottery. His system was simplicity Itself, Oourdain issuing tickets numbered exactly like those Issued by the state lottery and paying the same numbers drawn by the stute lottery. The official Itossia (newspaper) created a tremendous sensation by announcing that Germany and Austria have agreed—should the ltussian government ask it—to send troops across the border to suppress the peasant rebellion. The Itossia said the two powers see a menace to themselves In the confiscation of land by peasants. The Kcrniiton Authorities Helieve that a Murder Was Committed Near In addition to this it is reported that upon authority that is reliable enough to accept, that evidence of Mooslc Lake. About a week ago Rome berry pickers reported to the Lackawanna county authorities that they had seen the remains of a man In the lonely mountain* near Moosic Lake. Coroner Stein und the constable of Jessup borough irmde a search of the mountains fur several days and decided that It was a hoax, designed to k-»e"» berry pickers from that portion of the mountain, where It Is supposed that, the berries are very plentiful. Oil •» alleged violations of the mining laws ha.-s already been secured, and that i. stack of afhdaylls supporting the information in these cases havo been taken iky an alderman whose of-1!C"( i. not many miles away from St. Hose hall, where the convention is in pivgiess. Bearing oil this matter, It was brought out at tne convention yesterday when there were general complaints from delegates, of men who were working several places and had men mining coal for them who had no certificates, that the district's executive officers were in possession of a good deal of information to the Washington, July 20.—Alaska's capital is hereafter to be Juneau Instead of Sitka. Congress passed a law several years ago giving permission for the removal to Juneau, but no appropriation was made for the purpose. One of the appropriation bills passed it the last session of congress carried tin item of $5,000 to enable the governor of Alaska to move the government effects from Sitka\to Juneau. The actiug attorney general has decided that this law really changes the capital to Juneau. Juneau Now Alaska's Capital At the foreign ministry the spokesmau of Foreign Minister Iswolsky laughed at the idea that Russin would Invite foreign troops to enter her territory and said emphatically that the foreign ministry knows nothing of any such purpose by Germany and Austria. The report was denied from Vienna. "The receipts," he explained complacently, "were anywhere from $800, 000 to $l,rD00,000 a month. As 1 paid my agents 23 per cent commission und the state lottery only paid theirs 10 per cent, I naturally sold more tickets than the state lottery did. I didn't have to pay anything for advertising the winning numbers, the state lottery publishing theirs for me, and I also saved the expense of the drawings. I went on doing business until 1894. when the lottery Jaws shut us both out. Tiie accident occurred about 10 minutes to 12. As iiuickly as possible grappling hooks were secured, and willing hands put them to use In dragging the bed of the stream near the point where the young man sank. Fifty minutes later, at 12:40 o'clock, the grappling hooks caught In the young man's bathing suit and the body was raised to the surface. Dr. Mabon had reached the place by this time, and he made every possible effort to restore respiration, but in vain. Undertaker Cutler took charge of the remains, and word was sent to the father, who is heart-broken over the loss, the dead boy having been his only child. Punlshmant For Generals. Yestci day. lowever, a Pole catie across the remains very unexpectedly while berry picking and marked the spot so that he could direct the coroner there later. The head had been severed from the trunk, while the remains are badly decomposed. l*he spot where the body lies Is in the heart of a dense wood and there la every evidence that the man was murdered, probably some time last year. !t will be impossible to take a wagon to .the spot to remove the remains, so that it will be necessary to carry the tody for many miles through the woods on a stretcher. The commission appointed to investigate the surrender of Port Arthur has Mulshed its labors and recommends that Lieutenant General Stoessel, the former commander "of the Russian forces at Port Arthur, be dismissed from the army and shot; that Lieutenant General Fock, who commanded the Fourth east Siberian division at Port Arthur he dismissed from the army and undergo a year's hard labor; that General Reiss, chief of staff of General Stoessel, be dismissed and banished and that Admiral Alexeleff. former viceroy in the far east; Lieutenant General Smirnoff, commander of the Port Arthur fortress, and General Vernander be reprimanded.same olfect. This was made quite clear by remarks dropped by Secretary Dompsey when this subject was being thrashed in a heated discussion. Jerome Criticises Roosevelt. Warm Springs, Ga., July 120— Before the largest audience ever assembled In the pavilion at Warm Springs, District Attorney William Travel* Jerome of New York read a paper on the subject of "Public Opinion" and was cheered to the echo upon its conclusion. In the piiper Air. Jerome scored President Roosevelt for "criticising in a public document a federal judge for his decision on a point of law." "After the lottery buslnoss had been declared Illegal 1 came to Xew York and tried the Stock Kxchange game." The convention even went further than this, by going on record in calling attention to these alleged violations and adopting a resolution calling upon the executive board to abolish this system by having the mining laws enforced. In the light of all these circumstances it is evident that the United Mine Workers are planning a campaign of prosecutions of men who, It is alleged, are violating the provisions of the certificate law. The decision of the United States Supreme court will determine the extent of these prosecutions. Kinnan Lawyer Fraad. New York, July 20.—Burton W. Gibson was discharged from the Tombs prison by order of Justice Blanchard of the supreme court on u writ of habeas corpus sworn out by his attorney, Luke D. Htapleton. It was asserted by Stupleton that the order of commitment signed by Cotoner Robert F. Mc- Donald of the-Bronx was Irregular because it did not charge Olbson with any specific offense In connection with the recent murder of Mrs. Kinnan. The deceased was lit years of age last March. He was employed until recently In X. L. Hevan's tailor store. Some good investments In Real Estate. O. B. Thompson. A few weeks ago he had It In his mind to enter the United States marines and went so far as to make application for entrance, but was dissuaded from entering the service by his father. For a number of years past he had made his home with his grandmother, Mrs. Caroline Smiles, of 218 ISroad street, and the remains were taken to that place this afternoon. The formal trial of these officers will take place soon. Chicago. July 20. — The Dally Trade Bulletin Issued its annual estimate of the wheat crop. The crop of winter wheat Is placed at 4:15,000,000 bushels and that of spring wheat at 285,000,000 bushels, making a total yield of 720,- £100,000 bushels. Supplies carried over In second hands are estimated at 55,- iXW.OOO bushels, and It is figured that 10,000,000 bushels are still in the hands of farmers. Country's Wheat Supply. It was decided to dismiss from service and send to Siberia the men In the Infantry regiment who refused to arrest a cavalry regiment at Lodz for refusing to obey orders and also the members of the lntter. Another Important feature of general public Interest was the expected action the convention took with reference to the United Mine Workers entering actively into politics. The road was made clear for active support of candidates from among the ranks of mine workers on whatever ticket they might appear. The following resolution which was agreed upon and enthusiastically received after receiving the earnest thought and diligent attention of committee: HOME GROWN VEGETABLES. CONSOLIDATED An abundance of them Brooklyn to Have Catholio Cathedral. IMPROVEMENTS New York, July 20.—On the top of Crow hill. In the Prospect park section of Brooklyn,-now occupied by the buildings of Kings county penitentiary, will be reared at a cost of $5,000,000 a stately Catholic cathedral, following In Its architecture the beauty and grace of Notre Dame de ttouen, France. Charles Wofct. of Allentown, general of the Consolidated Telephone Oompanles of Pennsylvania, was In /the city today, and told a Gazette reporter something about Important/changes soon to be made at the PlttstAn exchange of the company. He said that the changes would result In a great Improvement to the local system and to the service given patrons. The exchange will be moved soon to the second and third floors of the Cutler building, on North Main srteet, where a six position multiple switchboard will be Installed. The switchboard will be fitted with equipment for selective ringing. On all but special wires there will be four phones, but when a party is wanted only his bell will' ring. Mr. West said that the company also intends to Improve the long distance system, and will install several new pairs of wires between Scranton and Wllkesbarre. All of these changes wilt be completed by Sept. 1st, and the present equipment will remain in position and be used until the new exchange is ready for service. here tomorrow and every DIVORCES GRANTED. day. Orders delivered. New York, July 20.—Describing the Republican situation as one of "shrieklug discord,". Ben liter Piatt Issued a statement giving his version of what took place at the Highland Mills conference, which resulted In the reunion of the former bosses against Governor Hlggins and President Roosevelt. He repeated that tbe object of the coalition was harmony. Piatt on New York Situation A subpoena in divorce was granted today In the case of IxDuise HufC against Frederick liuff. The marriage was solemnized Oct. 21, 1X74. On April 1, 1877 the husband deserted and never again returned to his wife. She is now In Plttston, while the respondent makes his home at Luzerne. William II. Gillespie is the attorney. SHARP'S MARKET. Both Phone*. Five Dead In Mine Explosion, w Bluefleld, W. Va., July 20.—As a result of an explosion In the Dixon mine It Huger, In the east end of the Tug ltlver Held, Wallace Mitchell and four miners, Ernest Jones, Palmer Harris, Uobert Harris and John Gilmore, ure dead and Bill ("rouse and Laugdon Whiteside will die from burns and shock. Whereas, There are many different political parties In the anthracite regit n, and we think It would be uufalr to endorse any individual party; and, Much Whiaky Burned. Dundee, Scotland, July 20.—A disastrous tire broke out in the bonded warehouse of James Watson & Co., the largest concern of its kind in Scotland. Large quantities of blazing whisky ran into the streets. The loss Is estimated at $1,250,000. , Whereas, We believe that the laboring class should support any candidate on any ticket, which is for the enactment of law for the advancement and benefit of the laboring masses; and, LIVE AND DRESSED CHICKENS Samantha K. Suit was divorced from John W. Suit, whom she married at Shlckshinny, May 18, 1884. Can be had at this market tomorrow. If you want a fowl for your Sunday 8ultan to Honor Longworths. The pair resided in Shlckshinny valley, Town Line, Shlckshinny and Plymouth. where the desertion was. Arthur H. James was master and recommended a divorce on the ground of desertion. John II. Williams was the attorney. dinner, leave your 'orfier here. Paris, July 80.—A farewell luncheon was given at tbe American embassy la honor of Mr. aud Mrs. Nicholas Longwortb, who will start for Constantinople tomorrow. It is understood here that when the Longworths reach the Turkish frontier they will be met by a guard of honor who will escort them to Constantinople. Reward Offered For Boy's 8layer. WHI ntso have in stock a choice llna Whereas, The welfare of the working classes depends entirely upon the action of the State Legislature In ennoting laws beneficial to all concerned; therefore, be it Great Barrlugton, Muss., July 20.— Name Editor For Conpress. of home killed veal and lamb; also The. selectmen of the town offered a reward of $250 for Information leudlng to the arrest of the murderer of John Btreub, the twelve-yeur-old boy whose body wus found in tbe woods near tlousutonic. Oneouta, N. Y., July 20. -George W. Falrchild, editor of the Oneouta Herald and vice president of the QQardian Trust company of York city, was nominated for representative la coagress. /k.g prime beef. Resolved, That we, the delegates tc the Carbondale convention of District No. 1, United Mine Workers of nevmi, the Tailor. Will be found in Room No. i. over Antrim's dry goods store. Full assortment of bologna and other specialties. Red Star Stamps. (Continued on Page Three.) Repairing work D piomptly done at Fred. Schussler's, cor. Ferry bridge. Electric at Garrison's; HALLOCK'S MEAT MARKET. j Novelty stoves and ranges. Ash's. Try Bohan'B pies cakes and bread.