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pjfetat JiBfe PITTSTON, PA., THURSDAY, AUGUST 16, 1906. vS$& SSSff I NEW HEADQUARTERS In FOR THE FARMERS I WEATHER CONDITIONS. the HOME PAMER Tlrrcut Until 8 p. ui. T.inuir Eastern Pennsylvania. For tlie People of Ptttaton ml Vicinity. Partly cloi * , cnt-iel\ rain in nortl HistonCft • Alili THE HOME NEWS. 57TH YEAR. 1 WK1 J DA I LI KKLY i M8T. A COPY. A MONTH. 8PAGES OBELI CONTROL . T. MEN HELD. WOMAN KILLED BY AN EXPRESS NEW SKYSCRAPER A BOMB CARNIVAL Alexander street, and another patrolman was killed In Peter street. Cossacks repelling an attack In Zavodsk street killed two persons. Infantry patrols tired volleys lu all directions In several streets. Over twenty persons were severely wounded. Tlic Market Place on North Main St. Polish Woman Was Picking Fire- Has Been Changed to the Car" - homlalc Road. North ifeiP street In the vicinity of the FcrryBFl|lgegoses one of its fixed Institutions, If the pollen carry out a plan that was put • Into effect this morning. For yeara the locality has been used as a market place by nearly all the farmers who deal locally, and frequently so many wagons woulxl gather there during the early morning hours that traffic would be seriously Impeded. The farmers gathered as usual this morning waiting for their customers, when Officer Connell gave them orders to drive down onto the Carbondale road and do their selling there. There was some protest at this, but the officer insisted and the headquarters of tho men with the fresh country produce were consequently changed. It is believed that the Carbondale road will be made tho permanent location for this class of business, as there is scarcely any traffic on it. The condition of affairs on North Main street market mornings had become practically a nuisance. 0 They Are Accused of Incit- wood Along the .rcrsey Central Many Killed and Wounded New York Republicans Wiien She Met Death. U. S. Express Company in ing Riots. A distressing accident occurred this morning In the village of Georgetown, Wllkesbarrc township, the victim being a Polish woman named Mrs. Peter Zindor, of that place. The woman was out along the mountain track of the Jersey Central railroad, for the purpose of picking Are wood, there having been a lot of old railroad ties In that vicinity. Two trains happened to come along about the samo time in different directions, one a freight train and the other an express train. The woman saw the freight train and was trying to get out of its way when she stepped on another track directly in front of the fast approaching express train. She was struck by the locomotive and was hurled some distance along the track, also being run over by the wheels. When the train was stopped and the train hands went back to the scene of the accident, they found the badly mangled remains lying at the side of the track. They were removed by an undertaker. The woman Is survived by her husband and six small children. She was 33 years of age. in Warsaw. Two Policemen Shot In Kiev. Meet in Saratoga. Lead. Kiev. Aug. 16.—Members of the revolutionist committee entered a shop here and demanded a contribution of $150. While they were waiting for the money to be brought to them a member of the secret police Intervened, whereupon the revolutionists fled. The policemen who barred their way were shot down. One of the revolutionists was arrested, a second committed suicide rather than surrender and a third escaped. PLAN TO END THE WAR 23 STORIES IN HEIGHT MASSACRE PLANNED. SEPT. 16 IS THE DATE Odell Won by Majority of Rebate Checks to be Given Fireproofing is the Princi- Fatal Outbreaks in Many From Now On. Oth3r Cities. One. pal Feature. m New York, Aug. 18.—Police Magistrate Illgglnbotham personally caused the arrest of Vice President John F. Calderwood, General Traffic Manager Dow 8. Smith and District Superintendent W. C. Newberry of the Brooklyn Rapid Transit company on charges of inciting to riot and committing nets productive of public disorder. He took the warrants to Kings highway and Gravesend road and commanded Police Inspector Cross to serve them, which he did. St. Petersburg, Aug. 10.—Acting apparently with a definite plan and at a signal, the terrorists an,d revolutionists Inaugurated a carnival of murderous attacks with bombs and revolvers on the police and troops in various cities in Poland, echoes of which are heard trom Samara, Ufa, Yalta, Hadom, Kiev and even far away Chita, where Acting Chief of Police Oorplnchenko was slalu almost on his own doorstep. Martial Law In Caucasus. ts'ew York. Aug. 16.—The state Republican committee In a brief session in the Fifth Avenue hotel voted tJ call the state Kt-publlcau convention to be held In Saratoga on Sept. 25. Notwithstanding tlie expectations that the session would be uneventful, there was a test of the of the friends of Governor lliggins and the friends of State Chairman Odell over the election of a temporary chairman for the state convention. Governor Higglns' friends won on the first vote by electing Lieutenant Governor Lynn Bruce for temporary chairman by a vote of 10 to 18, New York, Aug. 16.—Senator Piatt's United States Express Co. building leads In the big race now on between the New York skyscrapers. The thousands who Journey dally by the Sixth and Ninth avenue elevated roads have had a rare chance to see a skyscraper In the making, girder and girder, floor by floor, for the express company has located Its new home directly between the Rector steeet stations of these two lines. St. .Petersburg, Aug. 10.- The Imperial Messenger announces that owing to a serious revolutionary outbreak the whole of the Caucasus, with the exception of a few districts, Is under martial law. In the districts of Shusha and Sangesur armed bands openly attacked detachments of troops. Peasants Storm a Jail. The new structure Is 23 storied high, with n frontage of 119 feet on Hector street and 134 feet on Greenwich street. The lower stories will be occupied by the express company. Senator Piatt, president of the c. Tho revolutionist campaign flamod out with especial virulence at Warsaw, where a score were slain in the streets and many more were wounded. Among the killed, according to the latest official advices, were two sergeants of police, eight patrolmen, three gendarmes, five soldiers, a Hebrew merchant and a woraau. The returns are not all lu. Policemen and soldiers wore shot down like rabbits in the streets. Their assailants, who traveled in small bands, almost all escaped among the terrorized but sympathetic populace. Uzovka, Aug. 10.—A band of peasants from a neighboring village attempted to storm the jail at Ivanovka and release some of their friends who had been arrested for participating In agrarian disorders?. The Cossack guards killed live and wounded three of the mob. LINEMAN WAS SHOCKED i; When the magistrate drew from his pocket the warrants tor Calderwood and Smith it was observed that he had fully twenty more. He told newspaper men that he was acting upon information and affidavits laid before him that riot and grave public disorder existed along the lines of the Brooklyn ltapid Transit and that if these allegations were proved to be true lie personally would act In the matter. A DYNAMITE DISASTER. "*• jfi M-ry • l'"V f § Wilkebarrean Had Narrow pany, will also have offices in the building-, and "49 Broadway" will lose Its long standing political significance. The building will be equipped with all the most modern convenience*, each office having hot and cold as well as Ice water, and a vacuum cleaning apparatus. The brldgeway between the Sixth and Ninth avenue elevated roads is to be removed and the two stations connected by a corridor running through the new building.Victims of a Labor Riot Escape From Death. Police Chief Killed at Votelavek. Near Pittsburg. Votslavsk, Aug. 10. — Revolutionists armed with revolvers killed Chief of Police Mironovltch and seriously wounded Captain Petroff, the chief of the rural guard. Wax WorkiiiK on the Arm of a Tele- phone Pole and While Cutting u In the Coney Island police court, where they were arraigned before an excited crowd, Calderwood and Smith were held lu $o(R) cash ball each for examination in the Lee avenue police The Dead Men Were Noii-llnionlsts Wire Cnme Into Contact With mid They Were Employed ut a Maaeaore Planned by Revolutionists. Colliery Where the Miners Tho massacre Is supposed to have been planned by revolutionists in revenge for the urrest recently of 100 socialist workmen lu the Iron working suburb of Praga. It was u Catholic holiday, and no one suspected that a massacre was In preparation. The weather was beautiful, the city was calm, and thousands of people were crowding outgoing excursion trains. Simultaneously the attacks on policemen began at 10 o'clock In the morning. About 1 o'clock news began to arrive from all parts of the city revealing tho concerted nature of the attacks. Cossacks Strike. ii Heavy Current and Was Were oil Strike—Eleven The type of construction lDs Bteel, over 6,000 tons of structural steel having been used. A record was made on one story, 200 tons having been erected In 16 working hours. All tho steel Is protected from Are and corrosion by hollow tile, and the floors and partitions are of the same material. St. Petersburg. Aug. 10.—Cossacks from Poltava refused to perform iDollce duty at Tltlis. A large number of arrests were made. Details are unobtainable.I tendered lliicon- The arrest of Cald,erwood and Smith was the development of greatest importance during the day In the tight against the extrn fare to Coney Island. court. Arrests Made for the Melons. Crime, William CoMln, of Wilkexbarre, employed as a foreman of linemen by tho Pennsylvania Telephone Co.. was the victim of a spectacular accident this morning in that city. He suffered a serious e'cctric shock, and at last report was In a serious condition, though It was hoped that he would recover from his Injuries. Coffin was working pn a telephone pole on East Northampton street, in front of the Valley drug store. He was working on an arm of the pole, and another lineman. A. W. Vidler, was working on an arm about ten feet above him. Coffin was in the act of cutting a wire, not suspecting that it contained a deadly current of electricity, having evidently becom* crosscd by an electric light wire. When his shears caine In contact ,'he IJve wire he received a shock of electricity and was rendered unconscious. Vidler Immediately saw the predicament of his companion and, at great risk to his own life, he went to Coffin's assistance. He had a heavy rope with him on the pole and with the aid of this he managed to lower the lifeless body of the man to the ground. He was then taken into the Valley drug storo and a couple of physicians worked over him for some time, restoring him to consclousne&s. L«ater he was removed in the city patrol wagon to his room at the Hotel Ger- EI Paso, Tex., Aug. ,16.—By the explosion of a carload of dynamite at the Chihuahua and Pacific railroad depot in Chihuahua late yesterday from 30 to 50 persons were killed. The dynamite was being transferred from a Mexican Central railroad car to a car of the Chihuahua and Pacific, the latter road being narrow gauge. Captain's Wife and Child Killed. Robato Checks For Extra Faros. Hndoin. Aug. 10.—A bomb thrown Into the police station here killed the wife and child of the police captain and wounded several children. Next tn Importance was the agreement made by the Brooklyn Rupld Transit officials to Issue rebate tickets to all passengers paying the extra fare, which shall be good either for 5 cents or an extra fare in the event of the court of appeals affirming the decision of Justice (Jaynor tn a test case which President Winter of the Brooklyn ltapid Transit and President Coler of the borough of Brooklyn are endeavoring tn arrange. The question of flreprooflng was made paramount by the owners. It was realized that an express company handling all kinds of valuable merchandise should take particular precautions to protect It from fire. The best types of fireproof buildings throughout the country were carefully studied, and steel and hollow tile construction as represented In the terminal warehouses In Pittsburg was finally nettled upon as being the safest and affording the highest degree of protection. How serious a loss an express company may suffer was shown some years ago, when fire destroyed the oUlces of Uje Adanw«, WipHs. Fargo and American Express companies.FIRE AT MILL CITY. B. 11. UDELL, .IK. One of tho Mexican laborers dropped a keg of dynamite and the explosion set off the carload. Every laborer and the foreman, the latter being Americans were blown to atoms and the city was shaken as if by an earthquake. but Jacob A. Livingston of Brooklyn then arose and moved that Bruce's election be reconsidered. He said that he did not understand what the question was when he voted tlrst. The vote was then reconsidered by 10 to 18, Livingston lDelng the only man tu change his vote. The result was that tlje committee elected no chairman for the convention. In the afternoon strong detachments of Infantry, dragoons and Cossacks appeared In the streets, dispersing the crowds with their swords, (irearms and bayonets. The streets were quickly emptied, and lDy 0 o'clock all the shops and restaurants were closed. Ambulances and vans were kept busy carrylug the wounded to hospitals. ..All passersby were searched by patrols, and many arrests were made. Serious Blaze Occurred Ear- President Winter wrote Borough President Coler asking him to bring a test suit against the company. President Coler replied asking. Mr. Winter to consent to a Joint petition to the attorney general for a mandamus suit against the company. According to details received fragments of tho bodies were blown almost a mile anil the roofs of the houses In the neighborhood wcri; covered with pieces of human flesh. Many small buildings close to the scene were completely wrecked and a number of people were Injured In their homes. ly This Morning. Wagons and Sliwis Belonging to Well The lineup on the second vote was as follows: Greater hotels Increased the necessity for safer hotels. The next step forward was taken wheh the Pittsburg1 terminal warehouses Were designed— a collection of fireproof units of hollow tile. Now another Important advance lri unburnable construction has been taken In this express company building. Known Residents BecaMie Ignited For Bruce—Woodruff (proxy for Johnston of Kings), Swasey, Krackey and Roberts of Kings, Anderson mid Murray of New York, Cromwell of Richmond. Ward of Westchestw, Collins of Troy, Barnes of Albany,O'Brien of Clinton, Wheeler of Utlca, Mott of Oswego, Hendricks of Syracuse, Bets of Ontario, Aldrldge of Rochester, Merritt of Niagara and Grimm of Erie —total, eighteen. I'roin Some 1'nknown Cause Attorney General Mayer agreed to begin the proceedings If the Joint petition Is filed with him, provided such proceedings will lie. President Winter has not yet agreed to Join In such a petition. CRACK GUARDS WHIP A GIRL aiiil Were Completely Windows were cracked in all parts of the city and flying debris fell on pedestrians. Inflicting painful Injury in many cases. Destroyed—N arrow Give Mile. Smirnoff Twenty-seven Pn»|ieriy Laches For Jeering at Them Mill City, the Wyoming county village on th"e main road from Falls station to Lake Winola, was visited by a lively blaze at an early hour this morning. Several barns and sheds were destroyed, and other valuable property had a very narrow escape from destruction. The burned buildings were the property of Mr. Walters, the butcher; Mr. Stark, the teamster, and Mr. Winters, the undertaker. They were located on the main road loading from the village to the lake, a short distance in the rear of the hotel conducted by Mr. Jenkins, at the corners. No one seems to be able to give any explanation for the origin of the blaze. CANNON'S ACCEPTANCE St. Petersburg, Aug. 10.—Intense popular Indignation has been created by the brutal treatment of Mile. Smirnoff, a refined young woman, at the hands of the crack Chevalier guards. After maintaining silence since his decision that the extra faro was Illegal wus made public Justice Gaynor Issued a statement In which he counseled citizens to pay the extra fare and avoid trouble pending the settlement of the Issue by the higher courts The Justice, however, still maintains the righteousness of his decision, which he says he reached after a careful examination of the statutes and the previous decisions of the court of last resort touching upon the matter !n addition to being an example of th*D best type of fireproof construction the United States Express building la also a significant Indication of the expansion now going on In the financial district of the city. It Is one of the first structures built so near the water front, and gives sotne idea of the increasing need for office accommodation at a reasonable rate. The everincreasing demand by New York and out-of-town corporatlon« for offices In thfe metropolis loads to a belief here that the United States Express building Is but the pioneer of many similar skyscrapers which. In the course of the next few years will be built between Broadway and the Hudson river front. Speaker Delivered Carefully Prepared Speech. Against Bruce—Demorest (proxy for Faber) of Suffolk, Ralston (proxy for I)ady) of Kings, Livingston of Kings, Qulgg (proxy for Pcgnam) of New York, Ilalpin. Fine, Lauterbach. (funnel*, Olcott (proxy for timber), Raymond, Strasburgcr and Ten Eyck of New York, Odell of Orange, l'ayn of Columbia, Fox of Otsego, Durey of Montgomery, Dunn of Broome, Mongln of Senecd and Warren of Erie—total, nineteen. At last report his condition was quite serious, but the attending physicians were of the opinion that lie would recover in the course of time. A large crowd witnessed the accident and were held spell bound as Vidler- went to the assistance of the unconscious lineman and lowered him from the pole to the ground. While a squadron of these guardsmen was passing along the Nevskl Prospect Mile. Smirnoff, who was accompanied by another girl, remarked: mania "They are as gay as if they had captured Port Arthur." Touched oil Various Topics, Including Pedestrians, hearing the remark, repeated It, and a crowd collected and Joined iu the jeering. The commander of the cavalrymen suddenly wheeled his squadron and gave the command to charge with drawn whips. That of the Worklngiuuii, aiul It Likely that lie Has Set the There wns less rioting than on previous days, but public fooling continued to run high. Keynote For t lie Con- MOVING A LANDMARK. gressional Campaign About 2 o'clock in the morning' the blaze was discovered. Mill City has no tire fighting facilities, but the residents of the village turned out en masse and accomplished splendid work. A bucket brigade was formed, extending from the creek that rutu in the rear of the burned buildings to the scene of the tire. Several dozen men and boys were in the line and they worked unceasingly with the buckets. Danville, 111., Aug. 16.—In accepting renomination for congress at the hands of the Republican convention for th° Eighteenth Illinois district, which met here today, Hon. Joseph G. Cannon, speaker of the national house of representatives, delivered a carefully prepared speech. In which he handled In his characteristic fashion the issues of the present campaign. He discussed the prosperity of the country as compared with conditions under the second Cleveland administration talked of the glories of the protective tariff, praised President Roosevelt, took a a whack at the trusts and picked up the gauntlet thrown down by President Samuel Gompers, of the American Federation of Labor. He warmly defended congress from the charges recently made of unfriendliness and indifference to the cause of the workingmen. He endeavored to show that under Republican administration the profits of labor have been steadily Increasing and pointed with pride to the record of the fifty-ninth congress In enacting important legislation for the benefit of the people. The troopers then charged the crowd, laying about them right and 1ft, and captured Mile. Smirnoff and her companion.Frank E Perley'e Explanation ENTERTAINED IN HONOR OF GUEST Frank E. Perley, secretary to Governor Hlggins, after the meeting gave out a statement regarding the test vote in the state committee In which he says in part: Water Street Bridge Office is Being Transferred. St. Aloyslus Excursion The St. Aloysius society will hold a picnic at Luna Park Friday afternoon and evening. Special cars will leave the Laurel Line at 2:20 and 7:20. The price of tickets will be 35 cents, good on all regular cars returning from th® park. Tickets will be on sale at John O'D. Mangan's, Kane's drug store. Kolley's cigar store, Devaney's stationery store and Fay,'s hat store: Sammon's store. Sebastopol, and tho poetoflice at Port Griffith. 15-8 Under the direction of an officer the girls were forced to enter a cab and were driven to the guards' barracks, where Mile. Smirnoff was taken to the courtyard and given twenty-seven lashes with whips. The girl's clothing was cut as If by knives by the wire thongs of the whips, and her flesh was horribly lacerated. l'l(ii»Ant Gathering at the Home of (« It. Hommcll—Musical Pro- "Dr. Witter, member of the state committee from the Thirty-seventh district, was unable to be present and telegraphed his proxy to Congressman Vreeland, authorizing Mr. Vreeland to act with the friends of Governor Higgins. This proxy was not received by Congressmuu Vreeland until after the committee had adjourned. Mr. Vreeland would have been present at the meeting of the state committee had he received Dr. Witter's proxy promptly. The test vote then would have beeu~20 to 10 against Mr. Odell. gramme Rendered The New Ixxntlon Will l»e the Width A pleasant social gathering was held last evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. G. 13. Kommell, of Broad street, in honor of their guest, Miss Beatrice Kearney, of Philadelphia. Musical numbers filled in much of the time and there were other social diversions also. A choice lunch was served. The following were present: Miss Rose Ford, of Wilkesbarre; Miss McDonnell, Miss English. the Misses Powers, Miss Vera Plynn, Miss Judge, Misses Dougherty. James J. Corcoran, Dr. Flaherty, Edmund Burke, Dr. McGinty, Joseph O'Boyie, Austin Powers and Dr. Lenahan. of the of lice Nearer to the River— It was Impossible to save any of the three buildings that were ignited, the Haines having gained such a great headway before the fire was discovered and the buildings being of such an inflammable character, but the people who assembled managed to take from the buildings a number of valuable horses and' vehicles, so that the loss was materially lessened through their efforts. Building Has Been in Old lo- cation Ever Since the Bridge Was Opened, May Be Wadsworth's Nieoe. One of the city's landmarks is being changed. Workmen in the employ of the Dehigh Valley railroad today began the work of transferring the office of the Water street bridge from Its old location to a new one Just the width of the office building nearer the river. This work Is being done in accordance with an agreement reached between the railroad company and the bridge company a few weeks ago, after an action had been carried on In the courts for some weeks concerning the ownership of the spot of land on which the office has stood for many years. The office was built 32 years ago, at the same time that the bridge was erected and opened, and it has stood there ever since. All of this time, with the exception of the llrst six months that the bridge was open, the present collector, William H. Young, has had charge of the bridge company's collections and has occupied the office. The plan Is to move the office westward Just the width of the buildUig in order to make way for the. new postoffice building that is being erected by the Howell & King Co., the corner of which will occupy the land heretofore occupied by the bridge office. The office will hereafter stand on four Iron pillars and will be directly over a portion of the cinder walk at the side of the Lehigh Valley tracks abovo the bridge. On account of the removal of the office from its present location, the covered entrance to the bridge will be useless, and the directors have decided to remove the same, which will change materially the conditions of the east end of tho bridge. The entrance has been advertised for sale. All AInmhI for fjake Carey. Washington, Aug. 10. — Friends of Miss Nilka Smirnoff fear that she is the young woman whom Itusslan soldiers whipped nearly to death in St. Petersburg. Miss de Smirnoff is a niece of Herbert Wadsworth of this city and the Geneseo vulley. New York. She was a particular friend of Mrs. Nlcholns Longworfh before the letter's marriage and a chum of Countess Caselnl, niece of the former Russian ambassador here and hostess of the embassy, Miss de Smirnoff left Washington for St. Petersburg two years ago. Third annual excursion of Campbell's Ledge Lodge, Brotherhood of Carmen of America. Saturday, Aug. 18. Tickets, 75c and 36c. 13-5 „"ln the coming convention there will, be 1,010 delegates. A careful and conservative canvass shows that more than 750 of these delegates will favor the renoniluation of Governor Illgglns." II1SEISII Meanwhile the bucket brigade was busy, and so energetically did they ply the buckets laden with water from the croek that several surrounding barns and sheds were saved from destruction, although they were on fire several times during the progress of the blaze. Had these surrounding sheds been burned, the flames might have spread to some of the most valuable property In the village, including the large hotel building on the corner of the main road. On the opposite side of the street are several houses, and If the hotel had caught fire the blaze would have been so extensive that It would have been out*of the question to attempt to save the dwellings on the opposite side of the narrow street. More Money for Harry Thaw Pittsburg, Pa., Aug. 16.—By the filing of the report of the trustees of his father's estate on the Coke Trust deal Harry Kendall Thaw is $10,000 richer. The slayer of Stanford White receives one-tenth of the fund in the hands of the trustees for distribution, and it will be placed to his credit as soon as the court has audited the report.Governor Odell, commenting on the statement given out by Governor Higgins,' secretary, said: The speaker expressed his approval of labor organizations as such but deprecated the movement that would dictate the political affiliations of their members. He referred to Mr. Gompers as one who "claims to represent organized labor and who seeks to control the action of Its members at the ballot box. SHE "I uotlce that Governor Illgglns' friends sny that 750 of the delegates ore for his renomlnotlon. Only iilDout 300 delegates have been so far chosen. How can they tell about the other 450?" white mm , 8H0E8 AMD SUPPERS FOR LADIES Revolutionary Outbreak In Samara. Samara, Aug. 10.—While a captain of police and a captain of the nrrpy were driving In the suburbs they were attacked by an aruied band and their coachman was killed. The officers defended themselves In their carriage until the arrival of a patrol. In the ensuing engagement one of the revolutionists was killed and auother. In fleeing, fell, and a bomb which he was carrying exploded, blowing off his hand. All the survivors were cap tared. "Undo Joe" devoted considerable time to the anti-Injunction legislation sought by President Gompers. He frankly stated the grounds of his opposition to the measure saying that It would In times of trouble turn loose the criminally disposed and result In the destroying of property In the name of contesting labC?r without remedy to the owner. Although not questioning Mr. Gompers' good faith In the matter, he felt that the president of the American Federation of Labor had failed to realise the consequences of such legislation. WAS FIGHTING. * Novelty stoves una ranges. Ash. An Intoxicated Poiander was arrested this morning at 11 o'clock at the corner of Main and Water streets for being disorderly. Officer Hlnes locked him up and found ten cents in his possession. The man claimed he had $5 and some change besides. As soon as the officer had left the Pole tried to smash the door and had to be handcuffed. He told the chief he had $rD0 that was taken away from him In the jail. He offered to pay any amount of money If he would be let go. SPECIAL NOTICES. CLOSING OUT ALL WHITE GOODS 75 Cents at special reductions that will take A local telephone system runs through Mill City and the strrcoundlng country, and the neighboring rthpidents were notified of the fire by phone, n\any of them driving as quickly as possible to the village to assist in the work of fighting the flames. Considerable excitement was occasioned among the people of the village, on account of the extent of the lire and the great danger of the flames spreading further.' these goods away quickly; be wise OPer OPair and call early. Nice assortment of Muslin underwear marked very low Reduction on ladles' and children's Usually Sold At $1, $1.25 Lodft, Aug. Id.—'Three bombs were thrown Into the station luiuse of the Third police precinct here and, exploding, wrecked the building and an adjoining lodging house and wounded six soldiers of the guard seriously, three patrolmen and the wife of the captain of the precinct. A bomb was thrown at iittfo Cossacks In Nicholas street, killing one ef them atid wounding the other. A soldier was killed and a soldier and pejlcemen were wounded In Four Bomb* Thrown at Lodz. gauze underwear. Mr. Cannon's speech today Is admittedly Intended as the keynote from which other congressional spell-binders may strike up tunes In their respective districts. Fine assortment of Corset Cover and $1.50 Embroideries and Persian Ribbons; ttllletle Safety Ita/.ois. 1 lUn. Hindi's. At Lelbson's. 93 N. Main St. 15-4 Ladles" Collars at exceptionally low Bovan. the Tailor. Will be found In Koom No. S, over Antrim'* dry good* store. prices. At Stanton's Meat Market Novelty stoves and ranges. Anb's. You will find everything in the meat line at prices that are right All our meats are fresh and wholesome. We yonr patronage. Boston Shoe Store ?9 N. Malfl SL, Httsta. Oil hwtters at Ash's. Come in and see our 45-Inch Per- tfnrwleomcd Watclio* for Sale Big bargain*; hlsh priced watchex; J. A. 98 N. Main St. 15-4 sian Lawn at 20c; you'll And a sur- Smoke Prince Otto 8c cigar. Gillespie. JDr. Moon Bark to the Okl Stand. Former office newly fitted In Levy Bldg., over O. P. & C. O. shoe store. prls#«: same width also at 2Sc and SBc. Call at Sharp's market for fresh oysters. The flrst of the season. Heidelberg 10c cigar, at OUlesple'a Light repairing work; Schusaler's. CLARA WAGNER'S, 18 S. Main St.
Object Description
Title | Pittston Gazette |
Masthead | Pittston Gazette, August 16, 1906 |
Subject | Pittston Gazette newspaper |
Description | The collection contains the archive of the Pittston Gazette, a northeastern Pennsylvania newspaper published from 1850 through 1965. This archive spans 1850-1907 and is significant to genealogists and historians focused on northeastern Pennsylvania. |
Publisher | Pittston Gazette |
Physical Description | microfilm |
Date | 1906-08-16 |
Location Covered | United States; Pennsylvania; Luzerne County; Pittston |
Type | Text |
Original Format | newspaper |
Digital Format | image/tiff |
Language | English |
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Contact | For information on source and images, contact the West Pittston Public Library, 200 Exeter Ave, West Pittston, PA 18643. Phone: (570) 654-9847. Email: wplibrary@luzernelibraries.org |
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Sponsorship | This Digital Object is provided in a collection that is included in POWER Library: Pennsylvania Photos and Documents, which is funded by the Office of Commonwealth Libraries of Pennsylvania/Pennsylvania Department of Education. |
Description
Title | Pittston Gazette |
Masthead | Pittston Gazette, August 16, 1906 |
Subject | Pittston Gazette newspaper |
Description | The collection contains the archive of the Pittston Gazette, a northeastern Pennsylvania newspaper published from 1850 through 1965. This archive spans 1850-1907 and is significant to genealogists and historians focused on northeastern Pennsylvania. |
Publisher | Pittston Gazette |
Physical Description | microfilm |
Date | 1906-08-16 |
Location Covered | United States; Pennsylvania; Luzerne County; Pittston |
Type | Text |
Original Format | newspaper |
Digital Format | image/tiff |
Identifier | PGZ_19060816_001.tif |
Language | English |
Rights | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/ |
Contact | For information on source and images, contact the West Pittston Public Library, 200 Exeter Ave, West Pittston, PA 18643. Phone: (570) 654-9847. Email: wplibrary@luzernelibraries.org |
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Full Text | pjfetat JiBfe PITTSTON, PA., THURSDAY, AUGUST 16, 1906. vS$& SSSff I NEW HEADQUARTERS In FOR THE FARMERS I WEATHER CONDITIONS. the HOME PAMER Tlrrcut Until 8 p. ui. T.inuir Eastern Pennsylvania. For tlie People of Ptttaton ml Vicinity. Partly cloi * , cnt-iel\ rain in nortl HistonCft • Alili THE HOME NEWS. 57TH YEAR. 1 WK1 J DA I LI KKLY i M8T. A COPY. A MONTH. 8PAGES OBELI CONTROL . T. MEN HELD. WOMAN KILLED BY AN EXPRESS NEW SKYSCRAPER A BOMB CARNIVAL Alexander street, and another patrolman was killed In Peter street. Cossacks repelling an attack In Zavodsk street killed two persons. Infantry patrols tired volleys lu all directions In several streets. Over twenty persons were severely wounded. Tlic Market Place on North Main St. Polish Woman Was Picking Fire- Has Been Changed to the Car" - homlalc Road. North ifeiP street In the vicinity of the FcrryBFl|lgegoses one of its fixed Institutions, If the pollen carry out a plan that was put • Into effect this morning. For yeara the locality has been used as a market place by nearly all the farmers who deal locally, and frequently so many wagons woulxl gather there during the early morning hours that traffic would be seriously Impeded. The farmers gathered as usual this morning waiting for their customers, when Officer Connell gave them orders to drive down onto the Carbondale road and do their selling there. There was some protest at this, but the officer insisted and the headquarters of tho men with the fresh country produce were consequently changed. It is believed that the Carbondale road will be made tho permanent location for this class of business, as there is scarcely any traffic on it. The condition of affairs on North Main street market mornings had become practically a nuisance. 0 They Are Accused of Incit- wood Along the .rcrsey Central Many Killed and Wounded New York Republicans Wiien She Met Death. U. S. Express Company in ing Riots. A distressing accident occurred this morning In the village of Georgetown, Wllkesbarrc township, the victim being a Polish woman named Mrs. Peter Zindor, of that place. The woman was out along the mountain track of the Jersey Central railroad, for the purpose of picking Are wood, there having been a lot of old railroad ties In that vicinity. Two trains happened to come along about the samo time in different directions, one a freight train and the other an express train. The woman saw the freight train and was trying to get out of its way when she stepped on another track directly in front of the fast approaching express train. She was struck by the locomotive and was hurled some distance along the track, also being run over by the wheels. When the train was stopped and the train hands went back to the scene of the accident, they found the badly mangled remains lying at the side of the track. They were removed by an undertaker. The woman Is survived by her husband and six small children. She was 33 years of age. in Warsaw. Two Policemen Shot In Kiev. Meet in Saratoga. Lead. Kiev. Aug. 16.—Members of the revolutionist committee entered a shop here and demanded a contribution of $150. While they were waiting for the money to be brought to them a member of the secret police Intervened, whereupon the revolutionists fled. The policemen who barred their way were shot down. One of the revolutionists was arrested, a second committed suicide rather than surrender and a third escaped. PLAN TO END THE WAR 23 STORIES IN HEIGHT MASSACRE PLANNED. SEPT. 16 IS THE DATE Odell Won by Majority of Rebate Checks to be Given Fireproofing is the Princi- Fatal Outbreaks in Many From Now On. Oth3r Cities. One. pal Feature. m New York, Aug. 18.—Police Magistrate Illgglnbotham personally caused the arrest of Vice President John F. Calderwood, General Traffic Manager Dow 8. Smith and District Superintendent W. C. Newberry of the Brooklyn Rapid Transit company on charges of inciting to riot and committing nets productive of public disorder. He took the warrants to Kings highway and Gravesend road and commanded Police Inspector Cross to serve them, which he did. St. Petersburg, Aug. 10.—Acting apparently with a definite plan and at a signal, the terrorists an,d revolutionists Inaugurated a carnival of murderous attacks with bombs and revolvers on the police and troops in various cities in Poland, echoes of which are heard trom Samara, Ufa, Yalta, Hadom, Kiev and even far away Chita, where Acting Chief of Police Oorplnchenko was slalu almost on his own doorstep. Martial Law In Caucasus. ts'ew York. Aug. 16.—The state Republican committee In a brief session in the Fifth Avenue hotel voted tJ call the state Kt-publlcau convention to be held In Saratoga on Sept. 25. Notwithstanding tlie expectations that the session would be uneventful, there was a test of the of the friends of Governor lliggins and the friends of State Chairman Odell over the election of a temporary chairman for the state convention. Governor Higglns' friends won on the first vote by electing Lieutenant Governor Lynn Bruce for temporary chairman by a vote of 10 to 18, New York, Aug. 16.—Senator Piatt's United States Express Co. building leads In the big race now on between the New York skyscrapers. The thousands who Journey dally by the Sixth and Ninth avenue elevated roads have had a rare chance to see a skyscraper In the making, girder and girder, floor by floor, for the express company has located Its new home directly between the Rector steeet stations of these two lines. St. .Petersburg, Aug. 10.- The Imperial Messenger announces that owing to a serious revolutionary outbreak the whole of the Caucasus, with the exception of a few districts, Is under martial law. In the districts of Shusha and Sangesur armed bands openly attacked detachments of troops. Peasants Storm a Jail. The new structure Is 23 storied high, with n frontage of 119 feet on Hector street and 134 feet on Greenwich street. The lower stories will be occupied by the express company. Senator Piatt, president of the c. Tho revolutionist campaign flamod out with especial virulence at Warsaw, where a score were slain in the streets and many more were wounded. Among the killed, according to the latest official advices, were two sergeants of police, eight patrolmen, three gendarmes, five soldiers, a Hebrew merchant and a woraau. The returns are not all lu. Policemen and soldiers wore shot down like rabbits in the streets. Their assailants, who traveled in small bands, almost all escaped among the terrorized but sympathetic populace. Uzovka, Aug. 10.—A band of peasants from a neighboring village attempted to storm the jail at Ivanovka and release some of their friends who had been arrested for participating In agrarian disorders?. The Cossack guards killed live and wounded three of the mob. LINEMAN WAS SHOCKED i; When the magistrate drew from his pocket the warrants tor Calderwood and Smith it was observed that he had fully twenty more. He told newspaper men that he was acting upon information and affidavits laid before him that riot and grave public disorder existed along the lines of the Brooklyn ltapid Transit and that if these allegations were proved to be true lie personally would act In the matter. A DYNAMITE DISASTER. "*• jfi M-ry • l'"V f § Wilkebarrean Had Narrow pany, will also have offices in the building-, and "49 Broadway" will lose Its long standing political significance. The building will be equipped with all the most modern convenience*, each office having hot and cold as well as Ice water, and a vacuum cleaning apparatus. The brldgeway between the Sixth and Ninth avenue elevated roads is to be removed and the two stations connected by a corridor running through the new building.Victims of a Labor Riot Escape From Death. Police Chief Killed at Votelavek. Near Pittsburg. Votslavsk, Aug. 10. — Revolutionists armed with revolvers killed Chief of Police Mironovltch and seriously wounded Captain Petroff, the chief of the rural guard. Wax WorkiiiK on the Arm of a Tele- phone Pole and While Cutting u In the Coney Island police court, where they were arraigned before an excited crowd, Calderwood and Smith were held lu $o(R) cash ball each for examination in the Lee avenue police The Dead Men Were Noii-llnionlsts Wire Cnme Into Contact With mid They Were Employed ut a Maaeaore Planned by Revolutionists. Colliery Where the Miners Tho massacre Is supposed to have been planned by revolutionists in revenge for the urrest recently of 100 socialist workmen lu the Iron working suburb of Praga. It was u Catholic holiday, and no one suspected that a massacre was In preparation. The weather was beautiful, the city was calm, and thousands of people were crowding outgoing excursion trains. Simultaneously the attacks on policemen began at 10 o'clock In the morning. About 1 o'clock news began to arrive from all parts of the city revealing tho concerted nature of the attacks. Cossacks Strike. ii Heavy Current and Was Were oil Strike—Eleven The type of construction lDs Bteel, over 6,000 tons of structural steel having been used. A record was made on one story, 200 tons having been erected In 16 working hours. All tho steel Is protected from Are and corrosion by hollow tile, and the floors and partitions are of the same material. St. Petersburg. Aug. 10.—Cossacks from Poltava refused to perform iDollce duty at Tltlis. A large number of arrests were made. Details are unobtainable.I tendered lliicon- The arrest of Cald,erwood and Smith was the development of greatest importance during the day In the tight against the extrn fare to Coney Island. court. Arrests Made for the Melons. Crime, William CoMln, of Wilkexbarre, employed as a foreman of linemen by tho Pennsylvania Telephone Co.. was the victim of a spectacular accident this morning in that city. He suffered a serious e'cctric shock, and at last report was In a serious condition, though It was hoped that he would recover from his Injuries. Coffin was working pn a telephone pole on East Northampton street, in front of the Valley drug store. He was working on an arm of the pole, and another lineman. A. W. Vidler, was working on an arm about ten feet above him. Coffin was in the act of cutting a wire, not suspecting that it contained a deadly current of electricity, having evidently becom* crosscd by an electric light wire. When his shears caine In contact ,'he IJve wire he received a shock of electricity and was rendered unconscious. Vidler Immediately saw the predicament of his companion and, at great risk to his own life, he went to Coffin's assistance. He had a heavy rope with him on the pole and with the aid of this he managed to lower the lifeless body of the man to the ground. He was then taken into the Valley drug storo and a couple of physicians worked over him for some time, restoring him to consclousne&s. L«ater he was removed in the city patrol wagon to his room at the Hotel Ger- EI Paso, Tex., Aug. ,16.—By the explosion of a carload of dynamite at the Chihuahua and Pacific railroad depot in Chihuahua late yesterday from 30 to 50 persons were killed. The dynamite was being transferred from a Mexican Central railroad car to a car of the Chihuahua and Pacific, the latter road being narrow gauge. Captain's Wife and Child Killed. Robato Checks For Extra Faros. Hndoin. Aug. 10.—A bomb thrown Into the police station here killed the wife and child of the police captain and wounded several children. Next tn Importance was the agreement made by the Brooklyn Rupld Transit officials to Issue rebate tickets to all passengers paying the extra fare, which shall be good either for 5 cents or an extra fare in the event of the court of appeals affirming the decision of Justice (Jaynor tn a test case which President Winter of the Brooklyn ltapid Transit and President Coler of the borough of Brooklyn are endeavoring tn arrange. The question of flreprooflng was made paramount by the owners. It was realized that an express company handling all kinds of valuable merchandise should take particular precautions to protect It from fire. The best types of fireproof buildings throughout the country were carefully studied, and steel and hollow tile construction as represented In the terminal warehouses In Pittsburg was finally nettled upon as being the safest and affording the highest degree of protection. How serious a loss an express company may suffer was shown some years ago, when fire destroyed the oUlces of Uje Adanw«, WipHs. Fargo and American Express companies.FIRE AT MILL CITY. B. 11. UDELL, .IK. One of tho Mexican laborers dropped a keg of dynamite and the explosion set off the carload. Every laborer and the foreman, the latter being Americans were blown to atoms and the city was shaken as if by an earthquake. but Jacob A. Livingston of Brooklyn then arose and moved that Bruce's election be reconsidered. He said that he did not understand what the question was when he voted tlrst. The vote was then reconsidered by 10 to 18, Livingston lDelng the only man tu change his vote. The result was that tlje committee elected no chairman for the convention. In the afternoon strong detachments of Infantry, dragoons and Cossacks appeared In the streets, dispersing the crowds with their swords, (irearms and bayonets. The streets were quickly emptied, and lDy 0 o'clock all the shops and restaurants were closed. Ambulances and vans were kept busy carrylug the wounded to hospitals. ..All passersby were searched by patrols, and many arrests were made. Serious Blaze Occurred Ear- President Winter wrote Borough President Coler asking him to bring a test suit against the company. President Coler replied asking. Mr. Winter to consent to a Joint petition to the attorney general for a mandamus suit against the company. According to details received fragments of tho bodies were blown almost a mile anil the roofs of the houses In the neighborhood wcri; covered with pieces of human flesh. Many small buildings close to the scene were completely wrecked and a number of people were Injured In their homes. ly This Morning. Wagons and Sliwis Belonging to Well The lineup on the second vote was as follows: Greater hotels Increased the necessity for safer hotels. The next step forward was taken wheh the Pittsburg1 terminal warehouses Were designed— a collection of fireproof units of hollow tile. Now another Important advance lri unburnable construction has been taken In this express company building. Known Residents BecaMie Ignited For Bruce—Woodruff (proxy for Johnston of Kings), Swasey, Krackey and Roberts of Kings, Anderson mid Murray of New York, Cromwell of Richmond. Ward of Westchestw, Collins of Troy, Barnes of Albany,O'Brien of Clinton, Wheeler of Utlca, Mott of Oswego, Hendricks of Syracuse, Bets of Ontario, Aldrldge of Rochester, Merritt of Niagara and Grimm of Erie —total, eighteen. I'roin Some 1'nknown Cause Attorney General Mayer agreed to begin the proceedings If the Joint petition Is filed with him, provided such proceedings will lie. President Winter has not yet agreed to Join In such a petition. CRACK GUARDS WHIP A GIRL aiiil Were Completely Windows were cracked in all parts of the city and flying debris fell on pedestrians. Inflicting painful Injury in many cases. Destroyed—N arrow Give Mile. Smirnoff Twenty-seven Pn»|ieriy Laches For Jeering at Them Mill City, the Wyoming county village on th"e main road from Falls station to Lake Winola, was visited by a lively blaze at an early hour this morning. Several barns and sheds were destroyed, and other valuable property had a very narrow escape from destruction. The burned buildings were the property of Mr. Walters, the butcher; Mr. Stark, the teamster, and Mr. Winters, the undertaker. They were located on the main road loading from the village to the lake, a short distance in the rear of the hotel conducted by Mr. Jenkins, at the corners. No one seems to be able to give any explanation for the origin of the blaze. CANNON'S ACCEPTANCE St. Petersburg, Aug. 10.—Intense popular Indignation has been created by the brutal treatment of Mile. Smirnoff, a refined young woman, at the hands of the crack Chevalier guards. After maintaining silence since his decision that the extra faro was Illegal wus made public Justice Gaynor Issued a statement In which he counseled citizens to pay the extra fare and avoid trouble pending the settlement of the Issue by the higher courts The Justice, however, still maintains the righteousness of his decision, which he says he reached after a careful examination of the statutes and the previous decisions of the court of last resort touching upon the matter !n addition to being an example of th*D best type of fireproof construction the United States Express building la also a significant Indication of the expansion now going on In the financial district of the city. It Is one of the first structures built so near the water front, and gives sotne idea of the increasing need for office accommodation at a reasonable rate. The everincreasing demand by New York and out-of-town corporatlon« for offices In thfe metropolis loads to a belief here that the United States Express building Is but the pioneer of many similar skyscrapers which. In the course of the next few years will be built between Broadway and the Hudson river front. Speaker Delivered Carefully Prepared Speech. Against Bruce—Demorest (proxy for Faber) of Suffolk, Ralston (proxy for I)ady) of Kings, Livingston of Kings, Qulgg (proxy for Pcgnam) of New York, Ilalpin. Fine, Lauterbach. (funnel*, Olcott (proxy for timber), Raymond, Strasburgcr and Ten Eyck of New York, Odell of Orange, l'ayn of Columbia, Fox of Otsego, Durey of Montgomery, Dunn of Broome, Mongln of Senecd and Warren of Erie—total, nineteen. At last report his condition was quite serious, but the attending physicians were of the opinion that lie would recover in the course of time. A large crowd witnessed the accident and were held spell bound as Vidler- went to the assistance of the unconscious lineman and lowered him from the pole to the ground. While a squadron of these guardsmen was passing along the Nevskl Prospect Mile. Smirnoff, who was accompanied by another girl, remarked: mania "They are as gay as if they had captured Port Arthur." Touched oil Various Topics, Including Pedestrians, hearing the remark, repeated It, and a crowd collected and Joined iu the jeering. The commander of the cavalrymen suddenly wheeled his squadron and gave the command to charge with drawn whips. That of the Worklngiuuii, aiul It Likely that lie Has Set the There wns less rioting than on previous days, but public fooling continued to run high. Keynote For t lie Con- MOVING A LANDMARK. gressional Campaign About 2 o'clock in the morning' the blaze was discovered. Mill City has no tire fighting facilities, but the residents of the village turned out en masse and accomplished splendid work. A bucket brigade was formed, extending from the creek that rutu in the rear of the burned buildings to the scene of the tire. Several dozen men and boys were in the line and they worked unceasingly with the buckets. Danville, 111., Aug. 16.—In accepting renomination for congress at the hands of the Republican convention for th° Eighteenth Illinois district, which met here today, Hon. Joseph G. Cannon, speaker of the national house of representatives, delivered a carefully prepared speech. In which he handled In his characteristic fashion the issues of the present campaign. He discussed the prosperity of the country as compared with conditions under the second Cleveland administration talked of the glories of the protective tariff, praised President Roosevelt, took a a whack at the trusts and picked up the gauntlet thrown down by President Samuel Gompers, of the American Federation of Labor. He warmly defended congress from the charges recently made of unfriendliness and indifference to the cause of the workingmen. He endeavored to show that under Republican administration the profits of labor have been steadily Increasing and pointed with pride to the record of the fifty-ninth congress In enacting important legislation for the benefit of the people. The troopers then charged the crowd, laying about them right and 1ft, and captured Mile. Smirnoff and her companion.Frank E Perley'e Explanation ENTERTAINED IN HONOR OF GUEST Frank E. Perley, secretary to Governor Hlggins, after the meeting gave out a statement regarding the test vote in the state committee In which he says in part: Water Street Bridge Office is Being Transferred. St. Aloyslus Excursion The St. Aloysius society will hold a picnic at Luna Park Friday afternoon and evening. Special cars will leave the Laurel Line at 2:20 and 7:20. The price of tickets will be 35 cents, good on all regular cars returning from th® park. Tickets will be on sale at John O'D. Mangan's, Kane's drug store. Kolley's cigar store, Devaney's stationery store and Fay,'s hat store: Sammon's store. Sebastopol, and tho poetoflice at Port Griffith. 15-8 Under the direction of an officer the girls were forced to enter a cab and were driven to the guards' barracks, where Mile. Smirnoff was taken to the courtyard and given twenty-seven lashes with whips. The girl's clothing was cut as If by knives by the wire thongs of the whips, and her flesh was horribly lacerated. l'l(ii»Ant Gathering at the Home of (« It. Hommcll—Musical Pro- "Dr. Witter, member of the state committee from the Thirty-seventh district, was unable to be present and telegraphed his proxy to Congressman Vreeland, authorizing Mr. Vreeland to act with the friends of Governor Higgins. This proxy was not received by Congressmuu Vreeland until after the committee had adjourned. Mr. Vreeland would have been present at the meeting of the state committee had he received Dr. Witter's proxy promptly. The test vote then would have beeu~20 to 10 against Mr. Odell. gramme Rendered The New Ixxntlon Will l»e the Width A pleasant social gathering was held last evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. G. 13. Kommell, of Broad street, in honor of their guest, Miss Beatrice Kearney, of Philadelphia. Musical numbers filled in much of the time and there were other social diversions also. A choice lunch was served. The following were present: Miss Rose Ford, of Wilkesbarre; Miss McDonnell, Miss English. the Misses Powers, Miss Vera Plynn, Miss Judge, Misses Dougherty. James J. Corcoran, Dr. Flaherty, Edmund Burke, Dr. McGinty, Joseph O'Boyie, Austin Powers and Dr. Lenahan. of the of lice Nearer to the River— It was Impossible to save any of the three buildings that were ignited, the Haines having gained such a great headway before the fire was discovered and the buildings being of such an inflammable character, but the people who assembled managed to take from the buildings a number of valuable horses and' vehicles, so that the loss was materially lessened through their efforts. Building Has Been in Old lo- cation Ever Since the Bridge Was Opened, May Be Wadsworth's Nieoe. One of the city's landmarks is being changed. Workmen in the employ of the Dehigh Valley railroad today began the work of transferring the office of the Water street bridge from Its old location to a new one Just the width of the office building nearer the river. This work Is being done in accordance with an agreement reached between the railroad company and the bridge company a few weeks ago, after an action had been carried on In the courts for some weeks concerning the ownership of the spot of land on which the office has stood for many years. The office was built 32 years ago, at the same time that the bridge was erected and opened, and it has stood there ever since. All of this time, with the exception of the llrst six months that the bridge was open, the present collector, William H. Young, has had charge of the bridge company's collections and has occupied the office. The plan Is to move the office westward Just the width of the buildUig in order to make way for the. new postoffice building that is being erected by the Howell & King Co., the corner of which will occupy the land heretofore occupied by the bridge office. The office will hereafter stand on four Iron pillars and will be directly over a portion of the cinder walk at the side of the Lehigh Valley tracks abovo the bridge. On account of the removal of the office from its present location, the covered entrance to the bridge will be useless, and the directors have decided to remove the same, which will change materially the conditions of the east end of tho bridge. The entrance has been advertised for sale. All AInmhI for fjake Carey. Washington, Aug. 10. — Friends of Miss Nilka Smirnoff fear that she is the young woman whom Itusslan soldiers whipped nearly to death in St. Petersburg. Miss de Smirnoff is a niece of Herbert Wadsworth of this city and the Geneseo vulley. New York. She was a particular friend of Mrs. Nlcholns Longworfh before the letter's marriage and a chum of Countess Caselnl, niece of the former Russian ambassador here and hostess of the embassy, Miss de Smirnoff left Washington for St. Petersburg two years ago. Third annual excursion of Campbell's Ledge Lodge, Brotherhood of Carmen of America. Saturday, Aug. 18. Tickets, 75c and 36c. 13-5 „"ln the coming convention there will, be 1,010 delegates. A careful and conservative canvass shows that more than 750 of these delegates will favor the renoniluation of Governor Illgglns." II1SEISII Meanwhile the bucket brigade was busy, and so energetically did they ply the buckets laden with water from the croek that several surrounding barns and sheds were saved from destruction, although they were on fire several times during the progress of the blaze. Had these surrounding sheds been burned, the flames might have spread to some of the most valuable property In the village, including the large hotel building on the corner of the main road. On the opposite side of the street are several houses, and If the hotel had caught fire the blaze would have been so extensive that It would have been out*of the question to attempt to save the dwellings on the opposite side of the narrow street. More Money for Harry Thaw Pittsburg, Pa., Aug. 16.—By the filing of the report of the trustees of his father's estate on the Coke Trust deal Harry Kendall Thaw is $10,000 richer. The slayer of Stanford White receives one-tenth of the fund in the hands of the trustees for distribution, and it will be placed to his credit as soon as the court has audited the report.Governor Odell, commenting on the statement given out by Governor Higgins,' secretary, said: The speaker expressed his approval of labor organizations as such but deprecated the movement that would dictate the political affiliations of their members. He referred to Mr. Gompers as one who "claims to represent organized labor and who seeks to control the action of Its members at the ballot box. SHE "I uotlce that Governor Illgglns' friends sny that 750 of the delegates ore for his renomlnotlon. Only iilDout 300 delegates have been so far chosen. How can they tell about the other 450?" white mm , 8H0E8 AMD SUPPERS FOR LADIES Revolutionary Outbreak In Samara. Samara, Aug. 10.—While a captain of police and a captain of the nrrpy were driving In the suburbs they were attacked by an aruied band and their coachman was killed. The officers defended themselves In their carriage until the arrival of a patrol. In the ensuing engagement one of the revolutionists was killed and auother. In fleeing, fell, and a bomb which he was carrying exploded, blowing off his hand. All the survivors were cap tared. "Undo Joe" devoted considerable time to the anti-Injunction legislation sought by President Gompers. He frankly stated the grounds of his opposition to the measure saying that It would In times of trouble turn loose the criminally disposed and result In the destroying of property In the name of contesting labC?r without remedy to the owner. Although not questioning Mr. Gompers' good faith In the matter, he felt that the president of the American Federation of Labor had failed to realise the consequences of such legislation. WAS FIGHTING. * Novelty stoves una ranges. Ash. An Intoxicated Poiander was arrested this morning at 11 o'clock at the corner of Main and Water streets for being disorderly. Officer Hlnes locked him up and found ten cents in his possession. The man claimed he had $5 and some change besides. As soon as the officer had left the Pole tried to smash the door and had to be handcuffed. He told the chief he had $rD0 that was taken away from him In the jail. He offered to pay any amount of money If he would be let go. SPECIAL NOTICES. CLOSING OUT ALL WHITE GOODS 75 Cents at special reductions that will take A local telephone system runs through Mill City and the strrcoundlng country, and the neighboring rthpidents were notified of the fire by phone, n\any of them driving as quickly as possible to the village to assist in the work of fighting the flames. Considerable excitement was occasioned among the people of the village, on account of the extent of the lire and the great danger of the flames spreading further.' these goods away quickly; be wise OPer OPair and call early. Nice assortment of Muslin underwear marked very low Reduction on ladles' and children's Usually Sold At $1, $1.25 Lodft, Aug. Id.—'Three bombs were thrown Into the station luiuse of the Third police precinct here and, exploding, wrecked the building and an adjoining lodging house and wounded six soldiers of the guard seriously, three patrolmen and the wife of the captain of the precinct. A bomb was thrown at iittfo Cossacks In Nicholas street, killing one ef them atid wounding the other. A soldier was killed and a soldier and pejlcemen were wounded In Four Bomb* Thrown at Lodz. gauze underwear. Mr. Cannon's speech today Is admittedly Intended as the keynote from which other congressional spell-binders may strike up tunes In their respective districts. Fine assortment of Corset Cover and $1.50 Embroideries and Persian Ribbons; ttllletle Safety Ita/.ois. 1 lUn. Hindi's. At Lelbson's. 93 N. Main St. 15-4 Ladles" Collars at exceptionally low Bovan. the Tailor. Will be found In Koom No. S, over Antrim'* dry good* store. prices. At Stanton's Meat Market Novelty stoves and ranges. Anb's. You will find everything in the meat line at prices that are right All our meats are fresh and wholesome. We yonr patronage. Boston Shoe Store ?9 N. Malfl SL, Httsta. Oil hwtters at Ash's. Come in and see our 45-Inch Per- tfnrwleomcd Watclio* for Sale Big bargain*; hlsh priced watchex; J. A. 98 N. Main St. 15-4 sian Lawn at 20c; you'll And a sur- Smoke Prince Otto 8c cigar. Gillespie. JDr. Moon Bark to the Okl Stand. Former office newly fitted In Levy Bldg., over O. P. & C. O. shoe store. prls#«: same width also at 2Sc and SBc. Call at Sharp's market for fresh oysters. The flrst of the season. Heidelberg 10c cigar, at OUlesple'a Light repairing work; Schusaler's. CLARA WAGNER'S, 18 S. Main St. |
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