Pittston Gazette

              •?- i 1 WEATHEK conditions. TnE HOME P.I PER Fjrewwt Until 8 p, in. Tomorrow fof Eastern Pennsylvania. For tlio IYopJc of Pittston and Fair and warmer tonight; showers and warmer on Friday. Vicinity. ALL TIIE 1IOME NEWS. 57TH YEAR. liistnri. ) AHUsnr.i) isr.o. Suci.'i , TIIKO. IIART 1882. PITTSTON, PA., THURSDAY, AUGUST 2, 1906. TWO CKNT8 A POP*. FORTY CIOXTS A MONTH. 8PAGES SQUEEZE IN A MINE CAUSES A TRAGEDY LORD ARRESTED. CITY BOYS ON THE FARM. REBELS Cliff IN TO CZAR'S FLEET the troops, distributing the Viborg nnd labor manifestoes, and it is reported that on Sunday 3.500 took an oath to tight oil the wide of the people. The Cossacks put the manifestos in their pockets and remained silent. THE HARTJE CASE. A Practice In Enprlirh Kamllleit That BrluKM CtooU Result* Charged With Beinj* a Big- English lads of good family are taken into the farm homes of gentlemen, treated lu all respects as their own .sons of the same age are treated, taught to worli and thereby taught to enjoy their play, at the same time acquiring a knowledge of nature and natural objects and their relations to the world's work. o Hartje Detectives Charged With Larceny. * I It is significant perhaps that the revolt occurred on the. anniversary of a mining disaster caused by the recklessness of some officers, resulting in the loss of a dozen lives. amist. Two Lives Were Lost, Several Persons Were Severely Burned, and Much Damage to Property Was ! Done at the Warrior Run Colliery. LAUGHS AT OFFICERS Sveaborg Mutineers Bom° barded by Battleships. Only the employees of private factories went out in answer to the call for a general strike. POINT FOR DEFENDANT Says They Have Made a The parent or guardian sends the lad to the farm home, much as lie might send him to a relative, and for the personal care and instruction that he Is to receive from one who is an unrelated stranger he pays a premium or bonus of to $1.(100 per annum. I have personally known several of these lads, and all- were glad of their experience and training. MUTINY ON WARSHIPS? Hearing in Conspiracy- Charge Postponed. Blunder. ONE VICTIM A PUMP RUNNER; THE OTHER A YOUNG WOMAN LOSE MAGAZINE AND GUNS St. Peternburg Fears Rebels Have Seized Battleship and Cruisers, Portland, Me., Auk. 2.—Instead of having In custody sin American'bigamist known as Douglas, wanted by the authorities of many states, as was at Orst supposed, the Portland" police, it is thought, have detained Lord Sliolto Douglas, third son of the lute Marquis of Queensbury. St. Petersburg, Aug. 2.—Intenseanxlety is felt over the result of the tight between rebels and loyal troops in Sveaborg fortress. The authorities refuse to divulge the news they get from Helsingfors by wireless telegraphy. The rebels have damaged most of the land telegraph wires out of that city. Pittsburg, Aug. 2.—Hermann Staub and Johu Anderson, the detectives who testified in the Hartje divorce case that they took the famous "love letters" from Tom Mndine's trunk after entering the coachman's room, were arrested on a charge of entering a building for felony and larceny. 1 • #1 In a modified form, It seems to me that after references have been exchanged and monetary conditions agreed upon, lads should be received on the basis of !Dclng one of the family, not as guests or as summer visitors, but to come and take their share of work and play, sunshine and shadow. The less government the lad has the better, except that he shall behave as a gentleman's son should. Lack of Stores Compels Surrender of Insurgents. Gas Escaped From Fissures in the Earth, Filling the Cellars and Kitchens of Houses—Fatal Explosion \r Caused by Gas in a House Being Ignited. Portland detectives were requested by jjie police of Ashevillo, N. ('., several days ago to arrest a man who rented a cottage on the shore of Sebago lake in May. An officer went to the lake and detained a man known at the lake resorts as S. (J. Douglas. The AshevlHe police were notified of the detention of the man, but the local authorities suspected from the first that a mistake had been made, and they* refrained from making public the occur- TROOPS POURING INTO HELSINGFORS Every Importance Is attached to the conduct of tile sailors on the battleship Slava and the three cruisers of the Baltic fleet. whlcli have gone to Helsingfors from ltovel. The crews of those vessels are still controlled by their officers, it is announced semiofficially. lint private advices say part of their crews has been confined lielow deck for fear of limtiyy. The lmll Is $2,000 each for a hearing on Monday. It was furnished by Edward Hartje. One of the strangest tragedies that have ever occurred In connection with coal mining In the Wyoming Valley is reported from the village of Warrior Run, at the foot of the Wilkesbarre mountain, a short distance below the county seat. Here is located the Warrior Itun colliery, of the Lehlgh Valley Coal Co., an operation purchased a few years ago from the Davis company. During the past fewdays there has been a settling of the mine workings in certain sections of the operation. Nearly all of the men were ordered out of the mine, but last evening a pump runner who was on duty evidently Ignited an accumulation of ga:; accidentally, causing an explosion which resulted in his death. On the surface, also, a serious accident resulted from the squeeze. Gas that escaped through tissures In the earth filled a house and it was accidentally ignited, one young woman being burned to death and several others severely burned. hung along the surface of the ground around the crevices. Forty Thousand Soldiers Placed Under The issue to the disputed love lettors Incidents was defined when Tom Madine, the coachman who is named as the corespondent in the case, swore that the letters which the private detectives said were taken from his trunk never were in that receptacle. This was the cause of the outside acotdents that resulted in the loss of one life, the Injury of several person-. Command of Army Leader In Fin- Ill the right kiiul of farm home, and the lad coming willingly, he should lDe welcomed, Ills creature comforts cared for, then left alone so far as supervision is 'concerned. If he is the right sort, he will srDt»u lit Into his place In tile family, lie should have good, stout shoes and rough clothing. land—Cruisors' Fire Damages Fortifi- the total destruction of que house and Its contents and the partial destruction of another. cations of Sveaborg—Order Restored In Barracks—Casualties Caused by Stray Shots Frofti Battle—Cossacks Decline to Read Douma and Labor A rumor Is circulating here that four crews have mutinied, that the vessels are roaming the gulf of Finland and that the commandant at Crnnstadt has been warned to prepare for an attack by tlieni. The residence of John E Williams Is located on the hill at that point, along with many others. It rests on a side hill and tlje basement was used as a kitchen. Shortly after 6 o'clock an unmarried son, William, came into tlie house after having been out watching the settling of the surface, and went to the basement, where lil.s younger sister, Margaret, was engaged in preparing the evening meal. While there he started to change his shoes, and as it was growing dark in the basement, lighted a match to ilnd them. Probably the most sensational incidents and testimony in the Hartje case In the five weeks it has been running were brought out when Alma Itoss, the mysterious woman who kept a rooming house, swore that Augustus Hartje and Josephine Wright frequently met at the Itoss woman's house. Testifies Against Plaintiff. fence. Takes Arrest Humorously, Manifestoes to Russian People—Ar- Tlie suspect regarded (lie arrest humorously and told the officer who called on liim that lie was Lord Sholto George Douglas. With liii:i were two persons, who, lie said, were Lfldy Dong- Ins and their son. K;D convincing was the story that the local police notified the Ashcville officers that In their opinion the man was what he represented himself to be, and they advised them to order Ills release. Otie summer when our hoys were young we had three young lads visiting them, coming from cities and towns. We bought material and made overall garments, all alike, trimmed tastefully, and broad brimmed straw hats, ail alike, with the name of the farm on the hatbands. A prouder set of youngsters was never seen. Our lioys had their regular work, and, though I never thought of su#h a thing as telling the visitors to go to work, they were always on hand. Iluless work was very pressing, like haying or harvesting, our own hoys seldom worked all day or very hard at any time. The swimming hole was near by, and tish were to he caught or at least angled for. Saturdays It was a trip to town or to the mountains, and on one occasion we took a four horse load of produce to a distant market and camped all night.—J. LD. Keeler In Good Housekeeping. rest of "Rod" Guard and Other Revolutionists— No General Strike In Helsingfors, Urand Duke Alexander MJchaelovltch; the emperor's brother, is not with the fleet, as previously reported, but nt (iatchlna, with the czar's Helslngfors, Aug. 2. — The latest news from the fortress of Svealiorg, in which a battle lias occurred between mutineers and loyal troops, tends to contirm the previous" report that the mutineers have surrendered. mother Hartje several days ago sworo that lie did not know Josephine Wright and never visited her. The Wright woman swore that she did not know Hartje. This was when Hartje's attorneys were introducing evidence In rebuttal. Everything confirms the belief that the mutiny at Sveaborg was premature: that the plot, when ripe, was to seize the fortresses at Sveaborg. (,'ronstadt and Sevastopol as bases for the Baltic and Itlack sea fleets, which The mutineers undoubtedly had the upper hand until the battleships Slava and Czarevitch arrived on the scene and commenced to bombard them, with such telling effect that the central magazine was blown up and the biggest guns in the hands of the revolutionists were rendered practically As he did so a tremendous explosion occurred. The young man rushed from the basement with his clothing )n a sheet of llame and fell to the ground on the outside. The younger sister tied up the stairway to the upper lloor, although no one knew where she had gone. In an attempt to make her escape that way. Mr. and Mrs! A firm of bankers in Portland stated that the mail detained at Sebag:» is really Lord Sholto Douglas. They say that some time ago he brought letters of credit from a London banking Ipuse and that a number of drafts which lie presented were honored by the London Institution. The police here state that the description of the bigamist, beyond n slight resemblance, does not correspond trD that of the Englishman. Lord Sholto is thirty-four years of age, while the American Lord Douglas Is about forty-rive', according to the description sent out by the police of several cities. "Mrs. Hartje swore she wrote only two letters to Susie Wagner and denied telling Blanche Ashby what testimony she should give.' The pump runner who met death in the mine was John F. Shoemaker, aged 54 years, who was born in Hanover township and who had been employed in the Warrior Itun coIlieiV for a number of years. He wai a member of the Order of Odd Fellows and of the Jr. O. U. A. M. Ho is survived by his wife and eight children.were to mutiny The authorities nt Cronstartt were warned in time. On Tuesday night, without show of force, the.v placed detachments of infantry at the gates of the great naval barracks there. The taken from the racks Fred Long, a newspaper man, was called to the stand by John Freeman of counsel for Mrs. Hartje. Commander Toget and 2,0(10 loyal iu fantrymeu then surrounded the barracks. They poured upon the revolutionists a continual tire, to which they could not reply. useless, Hartje's Lawyers Had Letters. (Continued on Pqfge Five.) carbines wen Long testified that Attorney Marron of Hartje's counsel told him in February of a number of letters in the possession of the Hartje lawyers. This was several months before Fisher. Hartje's brother-in-law, said he haCl told counsel of their existence. This was also some months before Madlne's trunk was broken open. The latter Incident is said to have occurred in June. NEARLY ELECTROCUTED in the barracks The young woman who was burned to death in a house on the surface was Miss Margaret Williams, daughter of Mr. and Mr:i. John ED Williams. Miss Williams was born in Audenreld in 1880 and had lived with her parents In Warrior Run for the past eight years. Besides her parents, the following brothers and sisters survive: John H. and William, of Warrior Hun. Und Miss Mary Williams, of Towanda. Fifteen thousand sailors of the Seventh equipage, quartered at Cronstadt. whose loyalty had been distrusted. found themselves prisoners. They could look from the barracks windows, but could not communicate with any one outside. The mutineers were led to surrender because of their lack of guns, their need of provisions, which they hud failed to secure, and the arrival of the uc." Owen McLain, Linaman, Has a Narow Escape. Time Does Not Correspond The tendency to throw the accent on English words as far back as possible has gradually established the practice of pronouncing "revenue" with the Stress on the syllable. Till quite recently, however. It was not uncommon to hear the earlier "revenue,"' and It would lie interesting to have late Instances of its literary recognition. It must have been used in the house of commons In the last generation, and it !s not yet many years since I heard it from a Scottish representative when addressing his const It u tents. The practice of the eighteenth century Is thus Illustrated by Young in his "Love of Fame," I., 21: Tlie suspect says that lie was with his family in England from November, IIMI4. until last May. whereas the crimes of the American were committed mostly last year. warships. The streets of t'ronstadt are swarming with '"oops of the loyal guard regiments and newly arrived men of the Twenty-fourth division. An oflU'er who had returned from S veil born whs fiHkcd about the eondl- Iherc. "Yen," ho Haiti in reply to Mutineers Raise White Flags. Attorney Marion became angered at Longs testimony and threatened the newspaper man with " violence after court adjourned. Marron is expected to go on the stand again shortly. Touches Ground Wire of Pole, Clinrg- Tho prisoner states tlint the health of Ills wife had not been good iind that lie decided to remain in Maine for the Hammer. They selected a cot I age on the shore of Sebago lake, so that they might have seclusion, and in order to avoid publicity they were known as Mr. and Mrs. S. (). Douglas. The suspect Is now in this city in custody of the local police. Explosion In (lie Mine, etl ty Contact Willi Ijlve Wire linn For several Jays past it was known to the officials-and employes of the colliery that the working:; were squeezing. In fact there were slight indications of trouble before the miners suspended work In April. Since last Saturday the situation has been much worse than before and care wus exercised by the official;. No men were permitted to enter the affected workings except Uiose who were operating pumps or making Inspections for gas. Yesterday morning there was considerable more gas than before and by 10 o'clock in the morning the situation became so serious that all of the miners and other workmen engaged In mining and handling coal were ordered out of the Above—Ho|«' Thrown About :i question wlittC have been Tht' worklngmen's councils here and in Moscow have issued warnings to the labor organizations throughout tin* country to be ready to strike, and the hoisted, but tills may be a ruse to set (lie ships closer into shore. I do not know anything farther." The hearing of Augustus Hartje, J. L. Welshons and Clifford Hooe on a charge of conspiracy growing out of the divorce case was again postponed, as Alderman King has decided to wait until after the divorce case is concluded.lf is I tod y and l ie is Drugged Away by More re-enforcements have arrived here and have been hurried to effective revolutionary military committee is acting with energy. They declare that the crews of the warships at St. Petersburg are with them and that if the Cronstailt squadron has mutinied all the ships in the Baltic will soon he in their hands. (■round Men Owen McLDatn, employed as a lineman by the Citizens' Electric Illuminating Co., had a severe experience yesterday afternoon while working in Upper Plttston. That he was not electrocuted was due only to the prompt arrival of fellow workmen, following hi3 cries for help. MeL«xln was one of a gang working in the upper section of the city, where some new wires are being strung. He was about to climb a telegraph pole and had just taken hold of it when his hand came In contact with a ground wlrp running from the top of the pole to the ground. This wire usually has no,connection with any other wire and Is never charged, being a safeguard against damage by lightning.Tin- battleship Czarevitch and the cruiser Hogatyr opeued tire on the mutineers at a distance of fifty cable lengths. The mutineers replied, hut the+r shots seemed to fall short. The tiring continued for two hours. position Lord Rhiilto Douglas wns formerly a lieutenant in the Fourth battalion of the Northamptonshire regiment. in 1805 ho wns married to Miss Loretta Adklns, and for several years he resided in linkers field, Cal. When men grow Kreat from their revenue Spent Judgment Against Senator McCarren. Revolutionary emissaries have been sent to the ports of Revel, Riga and Lilian, and if they arouse the sailors the capital will be encompassed by revolutionists. New York, Aug. 2.—Supreme Court Justice White in Brooklyn ordeCLtikin the suit of Mrs. Mary Dickson to recover .f2CMD,(H)0 from Senator Patrick II. McCarren, whose common law wife she says she was, that a sheriff's jury be drawn to assess the amount of damages in the case. This action was taken upon Mrs. Dickson's affidavit,! with proof of service of the summons upon McCarren and proof of default to answer and defend. Neither Mc- Carren nor his attorney, Samuel S. Whitehouse, were in court. Mr. Whitehouse when informed of the court's decision hinted that a stay of proceedings would lie asked for. And fly from bailiffs Into parliament, the following "Ocean—An Ode," the poet (rives a further Instance of the same thing, besides furnishing one of his numerous examples of the old value assigned to the diphthong cu: stanza The battle between the mutinous forces and loyal troops in Sveaborg fortress in this harbor was waged ail of yesterday and far into the night. Thaw's Change of Lawyers Confirmed New York, Aug. U.—Going over completely to the side of her son. Mrs. William Thaw, mother of the slayer of Stanford White, cut the string which connected Klaek, Oleott, CJ ruber & Honynge with the Thaw case and in a letter which she sent to the firm asked them to turn all the papers over to Clifford W. Hartridge as well as scud a bill for the services they tendered to date. Hereafter Hartridge not only will represent Harry Thaw, but also his mother. Mrs. Thttw in asserting in her letter that she is convinced that her son's position is the right one practically acknowledges Thaw's sanity aud her belief that her son will be acquitted before a jury. The battleships Slavn and Czarevitch arrived fr.nn Ugvul and promptly joined the four cruisers and two torpedo boats here in bombarding the rebel Douma Leader Murdered mine My hours my own! My faults unknown! My chief revenue in contentl St. Petersburg. Aug. 2,—The report of the murder of M. Ilerzensteln, former member of the outlawed parliament, in which he was a prominent leader of the Constitutional Democrats, is confirmed. It turns out (hat he was assassinated at his country house near Terioki. Finland, by men in the pay of the Black Hundred, a reactionary organization. Ilerzensteln was walking along the seashore with his wife and daughter when several shots were tired at him from an unoccupied building. He was hit twice and fell dead. The murderers escaped* The murder of M. Ilerzensteln lias caused Intense imliD;nutiou in the Liberal camp. The only man who remained In the mine was Shoemaker, who was a pump runner. He was last seen alive at 1:30 o'clock yesterday afternoon. At 3 o'clock Mine Foreman Williams entered the mine and soon discovered that Shoemaker was not at hlC post. He Investigated a little further and soon discovered that there had been an explosion In the mine, unknown to those on the outside. At what hour the explosion occurred is not known, but it must have been between 1:30 and 3 o'clock. There are two theories as to how he came to his death. Some people believe thai the satleezlng of the workings and the consequent falls interfered with the water courses and that Shoemaker went to Investigate them, when he encountered a body of gas and Ignited It with his naked lamp. Another theory is that his death was caused by the concussion of the explosion. A rescuing party at once went to work atid they recovered the body of the pump runner. Since that time no person has been permitted to enter the mine, so that the condition of affairs Inside is unknown. Then leave one beam batter!) Of honest fame! And scorn the labored monument! The postmaster at Sveaborg reached Ilelsingfors with the report that the mutinous force had surrendered. —Notes and Queries. Owing to a disarrangement or wires at the top or the pole a heavily charged wire touched the ground wire, sending a strong current through it. The instant McLain felt the shock he tried to let go of the wire, but was unable to do so. He called for help and two ground men, Joseph O'Donnell and John Lavin, responded. They were uncertain as to how to release him but finally secured a piece of rope, which they swung around his body and dragged him Mounter (Ihiiih It was impossible to verify this or to communicate with the islands on which the fortress stands. Those whose acquaintance with clams extends only to "little necks on the half shell" will be slow to think evil of any members of so delightful a family. But the shy and peaceful "little neck" has some big brothers who vigorously resent any attempt to pry into their personal affairs. Men have accidentally stepped into the open Jaws of these huge clams at low tide, and tile clams, closing their Jaws, have held them fast until the tide rose, when the men were drowned. Other men have reached for a lure III the form of a luminous spot. The instant they touched It the shells of a clam closed on their arms and In a few minutes the men were drowned. Some of these clams that trap men are found in the coral reefs of the Pacific and Indian oceans, and the men captured are pearl divers. The flesh of one of the huge clams sometimes weighs twenty pounds, and added to that are the 500 pounds or more of shell. The shell is sometimes five feet Ions by two and three-quarters feet wide. Explosion In Fortress, Richest Organ Grinder Dead While daylight lasted the smoke from buildings burning Inside the fortress obscured the sky. A tremendous explosion within the fortress started a rumor that the powder magazine held by the rebels had blown up. New York, Aug. 2.—After having ground out his favorite hymns, "Rock of Ages" and "Jesus, Lover of My Soul." more than a million times Melcher Wideman, believed to be the richest organ grinder in the United States, is dead. For forty-eight years Wideman played at the entrance to Glen Island. It is estimated that during that time lie saved $50,000. He was blind. Defies State of Wisconsin. The cruisers' fire lias c :mI 11k- Sretibnrg frirtilli'iitlons rrontly damag away, Milwaukee, Wis., Aug. 2.—Governor Davidson will appoint n commission to investigate the situation at Cameron Dam, where John Delta has successfully resisted several posses that have attempted in the last two years to serve papers in a civil process. Deitz Is charged with assaulting a sheriff's posse that a few days ago tried to serve the papers. It has been proposed to send troops to dislodge Delt7. from his stronghold. The telegraph ltuildhiK lipro has bppti ruined and tlio bariwks .'mil eaihodrul linve been badly damaged bv tin' Are St. Petersburg, Aug. 2.—The Imperial yacht Pole Star, with steam up, lies at the pier below the czar's palace at l'eterhof, The palace is within range of the big guns of Cronstadt Steam Up on Czar's Yacht. Me La In was very weak from the effect of the shock, but he revived after a time and was able to walk. One of his hands was quite severely burned but he is suffering from no other 111 effects. It is believed that the electricity would have killed him in a short time had he not been re- There wns jMinic all day lotipr among the summer residents on the islands of flip archipelago, fir inttny stray bulU'ts niu! shells foil both on tlio islands and hi flip pity. A man sitting 011 thp veranda of the Yaeht club was mortally wounded, a servant girl was killed and there were many other ettsUillties. iDr eleven Incli wins Try Bohan's pies cakes and bread fortress, Try Harter's fancy cakes, leased Another Mutiny Reported Vlborg, Aug. 2.—It is reported here that the Russian flotilla stationed at Hango, Finland, has mutinied, imprisoned the officers and willed to the assistance of the mutineers at Sveaborg. Assistant General Manager Frederick M. Chase, of the L*ehifrh Valley Coal Co., was on the ground early, with other otllcials of the company, also the mine inspector. At last report the officials had reached the conclusion that there was no fire burning in the mine. This is good news to the people of Warrior Kun, as the colliery Is the only Industry in the place. Until the squeezing of the working stops and an investigation can be made underground there will be no means of learning how much damage has been done to the mine. BURSTING GLASS CAUSES INJURY S3W/ W//ss the Drive Negro Overboard Order has been vestured in the barracks at Skatudden island. which nil Kverwlit lining force (if troops reached by tlie bridge connecting the island and Hie eitv. One hundred and ten sailors Mid eleven civilians disguised as sailors were disarmed and are imprisoned Jeremiah llognn. of North Main st Oallfpolis, O., Ati},'. 2.—When the hteaiuer Henry M. Stanley was two miles from *he city a negro entered the cabin of a woman passenger and attempted to assault her. lie was discovered and driven over the side of tlm boat by the captain. As no trace of him conld afterward be found, it is believed he was drowned. Anticipated Herzenstein's Death Receives a Severe Injury to St. Petersburg, Aug. 2.—A reactionary newspaper of Moscow published the news of the murder.of M. Herzenstein more than twelve hours before the perpetration of the crime. Sreai Ills Kjc Jeremiah Hogan. of North Main St., employed in the firo room of the Seneca colliery, in Upper Pittston, received a very severe injury while at his work this morning. While he was clofe to one of the boilers a. glass lubricator burst and a small piece of glass struck him in one of his eyes. He went to Wllkesbarre this afternoon and consulted Dr. Taylor. It Is feared that the sight of one eye has been destroyed. Tnnnlmt FIrIipn. It Is not generally known (lint flsh yawn. The writer snw a tnrbot ynwn twice and a cod once, the hitter being one of the widest yawns accomplished by any animal of Its size. The yawn of a turbot, being something not commonly seen, deserves particular description. A turbot's month Is twisted on one side, rather as if it had belonged to a round fish which some one nad accidentally trod on and squashed half flat. The yawn begins at the lips, which open as If to suck In water. Then the jaws become distended, and It is seen that this Is going to be a real, genuine submarine fish's yawn. But the yawn %oes on, works through the back of its head, distending the plates of the skull, and comes out at the gills, which open, show the red Inside, are inflated for a moment, and then, with a kind of stretching shiver of Its back, tlie fish flattens out again, nntil, if unnsually bored, it relievos Itself by another yawn.~rearson's Weekly. , The dead and wounded brought to Helsingfors number less than ill'ty, of whom fifteen are dead. The number of villed or wounded in the Sveaborg hospitals has not been learned. Bear Drinking on the Inorease. Washington, Aug. 2.—Americans are rapidly becoming a beer drinking people, although during the fiscal year ended June 30 they drank 7,200.000 gallons more of distilled spirits than during the preceding year. These facts are shown by the figures of the commissioner of internal revenue, whose reports for the fiscal year just ended indicated that 100,000,000 more gallons of beer were consumed by the people than in any previous year. Tragedy on (lie Surface Bering Railroad Authorized We take from the Wllkesbarre Record the details of the tragedy that occurred on the surface as a result of the mine squeeze. Directly over J5 vein, Which is the highest point In the affected section of the mine. Is what is known as Music Hill. Paris. Aug. 2.—In accordance with an order Issued by the emperor of Russia the American syndicate represented by Baron Loicq de Lohel is authorized to begin work on the Transslberian-Alaska railroad project. The project is to build a railroad from Siberia to Alaska by bridging aud tunneling under Bering strait. Troops Pour Into City, Troops are pouring into the city now, for the damages to the railroad bridge and to the branch line to Viliorg have been repaired. Sal© A FINE CATCH. General Baron Sultan, commander of Ihe Twenty-second army corps, is on cis way from Vlllmanstraud. Thus far no troops have been sent to Finland from ltussla proper, but General linltza has been authorized to draw ou til the garrisons In Finland. There are ibout 40,(MHD Russian troops lu the fraud duchy. The *«■». according to the mine inspector and o(IlclalS| present, worked Its way this part of the mine, It being Its nature tb reach the highest point possible, and from this part of the mine worked Its way to the surface, a distance of several hundred feet, by means of the crevices which had been formed by the earlier settling. Unknown by any one the deadly *as invaded the cellars and basement:* of the residents above the affected portion of the mine, and even Captain J. J. Hrennan and George Roberts were fishing ye-iterday at Vosburg, along the Susquehanna. They returned home last evening with ft fine string of black and yellow bass weighing 31 pounds. A half dozen of the fish weighed two pounds two pounds apiece. Fishermen are a unit in stating that the river is now in better condition for fishing than at any previous time this season. The catches being made would seem to make the present season the banner one of the past four years. at the Madrid, Aug. 2.—Several sporadic pases of cholera have been discovered here and have caused considerable •larni. The disease is attributed to :ontainluated water. A committee on hygieno has taken immediate and effective steps to prevent its spread. Cholera In Madrid. Florida Ice Trust Dissolve*, Jacksonville, Fla., Aug. 2.—Prosecution of the alleged Ice trust has come to an end by the Ice manufacturers entering into an agreement with the prosecuting attorney whereby they promise to at once dissolve the Jacksonville Ice Dellvesy company, the alleged combination of manufacturers in restraint of trade. The city Is excited by the arrest, of leverai of the "lied" guard, the Socialists' armed organization, and of other ■evolutionists. Koston Shoe Store 79 Mali Si, Pfttsten, For more than a week Russian revoutionists have -been working among Oil heaters at Ash's.