Pittston Gazette

              fc - "J*. - J)' nt r THE HOA1E PAPER- WEATHER CONDITIONS. k. r. k a For tlio People of Pltteton and Fort-cast Until 8 p. m. Tomorrow for Xiwtern Pennsylvania. It. D I Vicinity. " -,-1 SocietY Historic -  warmer. u— AEL the; home news. 57TH YEAR. I WKKKJjT ESTABI,IBmflD 1850. 1 DAIIjY HST, by THRO. HART 1882. PITTSTON, PA., MO: Y, OCTOBER 8, 1906. TWO CENTS A COPY. FOItTY CENTS A MONTH. 8 PAGES. TROOPS IN CUBA YOUTH STEPPED ON FALLEN LIVE WIRE TESTIMONYTAKEN D. H. FRANTZ DEAD. WILLBERACEWAR RACE TRAGEDIES ROYAL ENGAGEMENT DENIED. D. H. Frantz, of Wilkesbarre, Clled last evening, after an Illness extending over a period of three years. Death was due to locomotor ataxia. Mr. Frantz was a well known business man. He was born In Carverton, Franklin township, Luzerne county, a son of Samuel and Elizabeth (Young) Frantz, Aug. 2, 1830. He was educated at Wyoming seminary and immediately entered on a business career. He was employed In Tunkhannock, Pa., and Beloit, Wis., for a few years, and In 1861 moved to Wilkesbarre, where he became a partner In a dry goods business. In 1868 he moved to the old homestead at Carverton, and in 1870 to Wyoming, where for five years he resided and was engaged In the milling business, the firm being Shoemaker and Frantz. In 1875 he returned to Wilkesbarre, where he has since resided engaging himself In mercantile pursuits. For the last 25 years he has been engaged In the wall paper and paint business at 66 South Main street. Cur's Brother Not Betrothed to Prin- cess Patricia of Connaught. Youngster Named Hooder Pitched Against u Fence by Electric Current—IDogs Shocked. London, Oct. 8.—An emphatic official denial of the reported betrothal of Grand Duke Michael, only brother of the emperor of Russia, and rrlncess Patricia of Connaught, niece of King Edward, has beeu Issued here. It now appears that this possible alliance, which may be bound up with far reaching political consequences, has not reached the stage of betrothal. Man Killed on Course and a One Thousand Infantrymen In Contest of the Crawford Tillman Says South is Near Land at Havana. A charged! electric wire fell on Church street' last Saturday evening about 6 o'clock. The break occurred between Butler and William street, near Butler, And one section landed on the sidewalk. The part of the wire that was In th s putter emitted sparks until the break was repaired. Last Saturday evening was very dark and all the city lights were out of service so the wire on, the sidewalk was not noticeable. A ! youth named Sooder, living in the neighborhood of Carroll street, unwittingly walked on the wire and as the ground and his shoes were wet a strong current was formed. He was pitched against a nearby fence, but was not injured. A couple of dogs that wanted to investigate the sparks in the gutter were shocked also. Will. Conflict. Suicide. J t , 'i*u; STILL SOME TROUBLE SCHOOLEY ON HAND. FEARS LARGER RIOTS VICTOR IS FRENCHMAN Insurgents Object to Laying Hearing in Scranton Or- Wagner Takes Vanderbilt The report of the alliance was regarded as of significance as marking the new and friendly relations between Great Britain and Russia. Sees Trouble Between Two Down Arms. phans' Court. Races. ! y *?!,*D I Cup. The Grand Duko Michael Alexnndrovitch, brother of the Russian emperor, was Born in St. Petersburg, Nov. 22, 1878. "r I'S h* H.v jmiii Havana, Oct. 8.—The first landing of American soldiers in the present occupation of Cuba was accomplished with marvelous promptness, and now a thousand men of the Fifth United Stotes Infantry are settled under canvas in Camp Columbia. The hearing In the contest of the will of the late James L. Crawford, which has been brought by George B. Schooiey, was started this morning before Judge Kando in the Orphans' court, Scranton. As soon as the case opened Attorney Price, Schooley's counsel, moved an amendment to the petition. He asked that they might withdraw the petition to have the will set aside and the letters granted to Mrs. Crawford revoked, remarking that such a revocation would not be necessary should it be proved that the second was the last testament of Crawford. The amendment was allowed by court, as the respondents offered no objection to it. Augusta, Oa„ Oct. 8.—Speaking on the race problem to an audience of 4,000 liersons at the Augusta lyceum Senator Tillman of South Carolina declared the south Is on the verge of a great race war. New York, Oct. 8.—Elliott F. Shepard will not be arrested for killing Curt L. Gruner of Passaic, N. J., with his Hotchklss racing machine at the W. K. Vanderbilt, cup race. Coroner Joseph Henison of the town of North Hempstead Investigated the death and said Mr. Shepard was in no way responsible, us Gruner brought about his own destruction by standing in the middle of the road, which had lDcen given over to the American Automobile association for the day. The Princess Victoria Patricia of Connaught was born in London, March 17, 1880. About eighteen months ogo it was reported that Princess Patricia was engaged to King Alfonso of Spuln, which wus subsequently denied, after which the Marquis of Anglesey was said to have been a suitor for her hand. Later still the princess was said to have been engaged to the crown prince of Portugal. To her Intlmute friends the princess Is known us Patsy, and it is said that she could have beeu queen of Spuln if she had so desired, but that she declined the honor. She fo the youngest niece ol' King Edward. "I am not nn alarmist," he said. "I have studied conditions In the south for forty years, having an experience extending back from old plantation days before the war through reconstruction down to the present time. 1 have been an active participant la throe race riots. ' General Frederick Funston has established headquarters at Mariunao, convenient to his command. Colonel L. W. T. Waller, commanding the marines, has been ordered to report to General Funston, and the entire force of regulars und marines will be under Funston's command until the arrival here tomorrow of General J. Franklin Bell, who will direct the distribution of the forces throughout the Island. CHILLY WEATHER. He is survived by his wife and twq 'sons, Warren H. and Harold G., both of Wilkesbarre. Haln Storm Followed l»y Heal Fall A. 0. H. CONVENTION. Conditions—Thermometer Prop- ped to SO This Morning. The biennial session of the A. O. H., of Luzerne county, was hold in Freeland on Saturday, and nearly every division of the order In the county was represented. President E. X. Moore presided. The national delegate, John Downing, of Wilkesbarre, gave an interesting report of the convention recently held in Saratoga. Reports were also presented by the president, E. J. Moore, and the secretary, Charles A. Judge. The secretary's report showed a large Increase itt* membership and a healthy condition of the finances. ' All the witnesses of the accident testified that Grittier (jot in the path of the racing machine, which was goinn over the course at seventy miles an Overcoats have once more come Into correct style, The weather man, after letting summer Intrude on a few weeks of iiutumn, brought affajrs In his department around to their normal standing after Saturday's rain. After piling the sky thick with menacing clouds he sent around a few little sprinkles of rain and then the chilly weather. The temperature dropped perceptibly Saturday night. Sunday proved iin exceptionally miserable day, with 'splashes of rain and Intervening drizzles. A decided chill In the atmosphere was notlceaBle last night, and this morning the thermometer touched its lowest point since spring, 30 degrees above zero, between 6:30 and 1 o'clock. "There ure some people who say that a race problem settles itself, but I make the prediction that lu less than ten years, I fear loss tlmn Are, there will be nn Immense number of raee riots north and south beside which the Atlanta riot will pale Into insignificance.C. P. Reidel, one of the witnesses to the will put forth by Schooley, was the first witness called. He said he met Schooley three years ago and on January 30, 1905, went to the office of Schooley In Philadelphia and there met a man by the name of Crawford and another by the name of Rahman. Bahman is a second witness of the will held by Schooley. He declared that Crawford had asked him to sign the will and a codicil as a witness and that he had done so, as had Bahman. He described Mr. Crawford minutely and Identified a picture of him. He Identified his signature to the second will. hour. Aid For Victim's Family. Men In Good Condition. Although there has been no official announcement of tho fact, it in generally believed that the American Automobile association will give Gruner's widow and children a sum of money to keep them from want. Within an hour from the time that the transport Sumner came alongside the railroad wharf the disembarking had been completed and the men composing the Second and Third battalions of the Fifth had been transported on thirty street cars direct to the camp. Their equipage and supplies were taken on freight cars by another route. The movement was so skillfully handled that the men prepared their midday meal from their own rations. The mon are In good condition and are pleased with their salubrious camp and Its pleasant surroundings. Engagement Denied In St. Petersburg. St. Petersburg, Oct. 8.—A formal denial has been Issued here of the reported betrothal of Grand Duke Michael, brother of the emperor of Russia, and Princess Patricia of Connaught, nlecc of King Edward. White Supremacy Instated Upon. "White men of the south are united and determloed as never before to maintain white supremacy politically and socially In every part ot every southern state. W. IC. Vanderbilt, Jr., donor of the cup that was raced for, was asked regarding a race In Nassau county next year. He said he could not tell whether the Vanderbilt race would ever be run ugaln in this country. The action of the French Automobile club will determine this, as this year's race was won by a Frenchman in a French car. Hils makes the third time France has won the cup, and It is probable that the next race for the- Vanderbilt trophy Will be run In France. It was unanimously decided to hold the next board meeting at Wilkesbarre on the first Saturday of next HEARST IN NEW YORK. January. "Negroes were never more intent on contesting in every way that tbey dare this position of the whites, the Republican national government aiding and abetting this iSea. Race hatred in every form Is growing In intensity with both races. Amalgamation is the hope and ultimate purpose of the negroes. After much discussion It was concluded to leave the initiation fee st&nd at the same amount as it was during the last term. Returns to Metropolis After Scoring LAST SERMON. Opponents In Buffalo. New York. Oct. ft.—Expressing their admiration in cheers and songs, more than 1,000 members of the Hungarian- American Sick and Benevolent association greeted William II. Hearst as the guest of the association at its tenth anniversary exercises In Turn Veroin hall, Lexington avenue and Eighty-tifth street. In the Methodist Protestant church, last evening, the pastor, Rev. R. C. Burch, preached the last sermon of his pastorate, which has continued during the past year. Yesterday was the last Sunday in the New York Conference year, and Mr. Burch has decided to ask the conference to transfer him to the Pittsburg Conference, he having received and accepted a call to the pastorate of the Methodist Protestant church in Sheridan, a residence suburb of Pittsburg. He makes the change in the hope that his health, which has not been very good for several years past, may be improved. Mr. Burch leaves tomorrow for Rockville Center, N. Y., to attend the annual session of the New York Conference. About one week hence, Just before adjourning, the conference will, appoint a now pastor for tho Plttaton charge. The lay delegate to the conference from this church will be John Dixon. AN OLD TIME DANCE IN UPPER PITTSTON The election of officers was then taken up, resulting as follows: Chaplain, Rev. Father Griffin, of Wilkesbarre; president, John J. McNeils, of Luzerne; vice president, Mr. Holahan, of Plymouth; recording secretary, F. I). Butler, of Wilkesbarre; financial secretary, John Downing, of Nanticoke; treasurer, Neal M. Sweeney, of Plymouth; sentinel, John Foley, of Wilkesbarre. Ileports from members of the disarmament commission in various provinces indicate trouble with ex-rebels and government volunteers in a few towns in Santa Clara province who are still disinclined to be the first to disarm. It Is feared that American soldiers will have to be sent to back up the demands of the disarmament commission. Havana, Santlugo, Plnar del Rio, Matanfcas and Puerto Principe provinces are practically clear of rebels and show no signs of trouble. Married Men of St. Mary's Congrega- "The burning Issue is how to prevent and not to avenge crimes, and lynching has failed. The superior race should protect many millions of innocent negroes from false teachers and bad leaders, who are rapidly driving whites to a desperation that means a race war thut can only result in the destruction of the weaker race." tion are Preparing for tlie Complaint Made Against Race. Event, Oet. 29, From many sections of Long Island there is complaint against the race. The special deputy sheriffs and Hag men employed to keep the course clear were unable to do so, and as it is khown that if another such race is held 011 Long Island a greater crowd than ever will attend It the sentiment is strong against a fourth Vanderbilt rice. The married men of St. Mary's parish, Upper Plttston, will conduct an old-time dance in Miemorlal Hall, Monday evening, October 29. At n meeting held yesterday the following committees were selected: Reports of Mr. Hearst's speech at Buffalo, which was well received, quote him as follows: "The Independence league and the Democratic party are house cleaning, and out of every dark hole and dirty corner come political cockroaches and corporation croton bugs and wary old rats of Wall street that swarm Into the Republican establishment next door. We are,not sorry to see them go. They go because they hate the bright light of publicity and the pure air of honesty." MYSTERIOUSLY SHOT. General manager, John Lynott; secretary, Patrick Lynch; treasurer. Rev. Thos. Croghan. master of ceremonies, Bernard Helm, Michael Kugenski. a foreigner, was taken to police headquarters at Scranton yesterday morning by a fellow idountryman named Anthony Choynoski. Kugenski was suffering from a wound in his breast, which he said he reoelved while defending himself from highwaymen who attempted to rob him. The wounded man was sent to the State hospital, where the bullet was extracted. Later he left the hospital and has not been seen since. Choynoski says that he met Kugenski on Lackawanna avenue and was told about the shooting. He told him that he lay for several hours unconscious on the street and when he recovered made his way to the central city. BASEBALL. Trouble In Santa Clara. Results of Final Games Played In National and American Leagues. NATIONAL LEAUUB. At St. Louis—ChtcBffOi "1; St. Louie. I (eleven Innings). Overall, Moran; Mc- Glynn, Noonun. At Cincinnati—Pittsburg, 5; Cincinnati, 2. Leever, Pelts; Essick, Schlel. STANDING OF THE CLUBS. W. V. P.C. W. L. P.O. Chicago...111! 3fi .763 Brooklyn. 66 88 .434 New York 96 56 .632 Cincinnati 64 87 .4*4 Pittsburg. 96 60 . 608 St. Louis. 51! 98 .347 Phlla'phia 71 82 .464 Boston.... 49 102 .S2S AMERICAN LEAOUE. At Chicago—Detroit, 0; Chicago, 1. Kllllan, Payne; Flene, Sullivan. At St. Louis—Cleveland, 7; St. Louis, 8. Lelbhardt, Clarke; Smith, Spencer. STANDINO OF THE CLUBS. w. l,. p.c. w. l,. r.c. Chicago... 93 58 .610 St. Louis. 78 73 .810 New York 90 61 .596 Detroit.... 76 78 .477 Cleveland. 89 64 .582 Wash'ton. 56 95 .367 Phila'phla 78 67 .538 Boston.... 49 106 . 311 No one censures the auto drivers. They are called foolhardy for riskluy their lives, but the mob of ungovernable, speed eraay men and women wbCi Imperiled their lives and the lives ol tile contestants by swarming upon the oourtw while the machines were travel liig sixty and seventy miles an houi ai-e blamed for the deaths and accidents that marred the race. Dispatches received from Sanctl Splritus, where the Santa Clara commission Is working, assert that government volunteers have fired on a rebel camp, causing a serious drawback to the disarming operations. The disarming at Sanctl Spirltus Is proceeding, but the usual difficulty is encountered in that the ex-rebels seek to evade surrendering tbolr guns while the volunteers still carry theirs. Hie situation there Is especially irritating, as groups of volunteers with guns march up and down the streets and taunt the dispersed and disarmed rebels.Pointing committee—John Hennighan, J. J. Doyle, Martin McLaughlin.Door committee—James Gallagher, John Heath, Sr., Patrick Devers, Patrick Redding, Thos. Benson, John Jordan. Mr. Hearst referred to Alton B. Parker as a "political cockroach" and to William T. Jerome as a "political croton bug." Floor committee—Patrick Clark, Thos. Kearney, Andrew Breezey, Frank Sheridan, Thos. McCile, Michael Flnun, John Kearns, James O'Rourke, John Donohue. PRETTY WEDDING. A pretty marriage took place this morning at 6:30 in St. John's church, Rev. Father Manley officiating. Robert Gllgallon, of West Scranton, and Miss Anna Kearney, of Market street, were the happy couple. The bride was attended by Miss Anna Coxe and the groomsman was John Gllgallon. of Archbald. The bride wore a suit of gray broadcloth and a white hat. She carried bride roses. The bridesmaid wore a similar gown and carried pink roses. Following the ceremony the wedding party drove to Scranton where they had breakfast after which the bride and groom left on a weddirjg tour to New York. When they return they will reside In West.Scranton. Mrs. Gilgallon is a popifiarly known and highly respected young lady, who has been a lifelong resident of Plttston. The couple received many gifts. The estimates which placed the crowd at 800,000 are now believed tc lie below the real number. There Were nearer half a million spectators along the thirty mile track. . In a statement issued by the Independence league it is asserted that that organization will nominate an independent legislative ticket largely and "will indorse only certain individuals whose Integrity Is recognized and whose records are clean and above reproach."Music committee—John Lynott John J. Doyle. Prompter—Thos. Walsh, Reception nnd refreshments—James Rrennan, John Hennlghan. J. J. Doyle. H. A. Gcrrity, M. J. Kelly. John Carey, John McOarry, Louis Gable, Michael Gallagher, Thomas Joyce, John Lynott, Martin McLoughlln, Patrick Lynch. Dies Prom Disappointment. Governor Taft, Assistant Secretary of State Bacon and General Funston are gratified at the general situation and believe that the difficulties in Santa Clara province will be overcome in a few days. So confident are tliey that Governor Tnft and Mr. Bacon say they believe they will bo able to start for home next Saturday. FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. William Steasney Slerek, twentythree years old, drove his mother, twe brothers and sister to their country home In Cednrhurst, N. Y., in an automobile from the race. New York Stoc* Markets furnished by M. S. Jordan & Co., stock brokers, Miners* Bank Building. Hughes Makes Nonpolitical Speech. New York, Oct. 8.—"Let us come Into contact with life freely, and let it be the contact of manhood." Thus did Charles E. Hughes sum tip his plea to more than 3,000 young men to widen and extend the scope of their ideas, to look at success as something more than the massing of a great fortune and to avoid cynicism and retain a strong faith In their fellow men, In a nonpolitical address to a large audience In Carnegie hall. New York, Oct. 8, 1906. High. Low. Close. 136% 13G % 136% 46 45% 45*5 76% 74% 75% 116% 114% 116% 104 103% 103% 78% 78 78% Fights Duel With Wife, The mother noticed the young nam wfl* depressed by the defeat of the American team, and she told him not to take It so inucli to heart. He said lie could not understand why this country could be so far ahead In othei things and make such a poor showing with homemade automobiles. At little later he shot himself, dying instantly.W. J. BYRNE DEAD. Am Sugar ., Am Car C& P Am Loco . . Amal Copper Atchison com B. B, T. . . . B. & O. . . . Rock Rapids, lu., Oct. 8.—While Barton It. Smith, engineer at the High school, was dressing to go to Minneapolis his wife objected. She said he planned to meet another woman. During the quarrel she said, "Is there anything 011 earth that will keeij..Vou from going?" "Just one thing," replied the husband, "a bullet." The wife took a revolver from a bureau drawer and shot him in the back. Smith seized another pistol and rtred three shots, one striking her lu the arm. Both sank to the iloor, and the husband Is thought to be dying. William J. Byrne, a former resident of Carbondale, who for the past ten years has been a successful promoter In New York city, and who was also conspicuous in Democratic politics in the metropolis, died in Dr. Bull's hospital, in New York, yesterday afternoon. His death followed an operation for stomach trouble of about two years' duration. The operation was performed by Dr. R. H. Gibbons, formerly of this city. It was an heroic attempt to preserve Mr. Byrne's life, but he was so exhausted from his protracted Illness that he could make only a feeble rally. His aged father, Patrick Byrne, of Carbondale, was at his bedside when the end came. Magoon on Way to Cuba. Jacksonville, Fla., Oct. 8.—Provisional Governor Charles M. Magoon and Brigadier General J. Franklin Bell, chief of staff of the army, passed through Jacksonville en route to Tarn pa to take the steamer for Havana, where they will arrive tomorrow morning. Mrs. Taft, wife of the secretary of war, and Mrs. Bacon, wife of the assistant secretary of state, were In the party. 123 122% 122% Can Pacific . Ches & Ohio St Paul .. . C. F. I  62% 179 % 178% 62% 179 176% 57% 4'J 173% 175% 56% 48% 173% 175% 56% 48% 173% MAIL CARRIER DEAD. Many persons besides Sierck were disappointed by the failure of any ol the American automobiles to llgure firomlnently in the Vanderhllt cup Albert Freeman, of Burlington, mail carrier of R- F. D. route No. 50 running from Burlington toward Troy, was found dead in his carriage while on the return trip Saturday afternoon, heart trouble being given as the cause of his demise. Mr. Freeman was a traveling man for a number of years and finally gave up his position and took the mail route on account of his health. Ho was about 51 years of age, and is survived by his wife.— Towanda Review. Eric 111 Central L. & N. 147% 37 98% 147% 36 98 147% 36% 98% Conway, Mass., Oct. 8. — After remaining reticent for twelve hours over the tragic death in Conway woods of a hunting companion, Charles Pair, seventeen years of age, guided the officers to the body of Augustus Faille, seventeen years of age, which was found with a charge of birdshot In the breast. Pair was arrested and will ba arraigned on a charge of murder. Kills His Hunting Companion. M. K. & T. Mo. Pacific . Mex Central N. Y. Central Am Smelter Norf & West Ont & West Pennsylvania Heading .. race. Victory For Frenchman, 140 140 140 The victory went to a 110 horsepowei Dsrracq racer, guided by the master hand of Louis Wagner of the French team. 97% 48% 141% 159% 155% 96% 48% 140% 158% 97 48% 141% London, Oct. 8.—The cause of au epidemic of diphtheria among the children of the village of Eitham has just beeu ascei-tained. A medical officer who made an investigation found In the village a number of chickens with dlpthtlierltlc throats. The germs they emitted were conveyed to the children by means of playground dust. One child had the disease communicated to her by a cat which had slept In a nest once used by the chickens. Chickens Cause of Diphtheria. Havana, Oct. 8.—A committee of the Isle of Pines American association will present to Governor Taft resolutions passed at a meeting of 500 Americans In the Isle of Pines requesting American government of the island. Isle of Pines Restless Again, Mr. Byrne was born in Carbondale forty-two years ago and lived there until he was a young man, having been engaged in business for several years. After the closest and most thrilling contest ever recorded in the annals ot automobile road racing in this country or perhaps in any other Wagner snatched the palm of victory from Lancia ol the Italian team, who piloted a 120 horsepower Flat, by the small margin of 8 minutes 18 2-5 seconds. Lancia in turn was only 16 seconds ahead of l)u-ray of the Freueh team, who drove a 120 horsepower Lorraine-Dietrich car. Rock Island So. Pacific So Rwy com T. C. & I. 153% 30% 95 % 152% 29 94% 152% 29% 94% ACCIDIENT AT EASTON. He also spent somo time in Mexico, where he was exceedingly successful as a promoter. 162% 36% 162% 36% 36% 162% Mobile Quiet After Lynchings. Mobile, Ala., Oct. 8.—Fears of retaliation by the negroes for the lynchings of Thompson and Bobinson, the negroes charged with criminal assault, have disappeared ond the city Is quiet. No further trouble is looked for. The crime of Bobinson led last week to an attack on the city jail and the death by shooting of a well known citizen. The crews of Lehigh Valley locomotives had left the big roundhouse in Easton but a few minutes before a big section of the roof and timbers that supported it fell this morning with a crash that was heard blocks away. The locomotives that had just been taken in were covered by the debris and considerably damaged, but no one was hurt. The collapse occurred In the old section of t&e building that remained standing after half of the roundhouse fell several years ago. Texas Pacific Union Pacific U. S. Steel pfd U. S. Steel . Wabash .. . G. W  39% 188% 108% 38% 187 107% 39 187% 107% Prayer Leads to Death, Waukomis, Okla., Oct. 8.—With her baby lu her arms Mrs. Philip Sprouse of tills place started for the kitchen to lock up her bouse. While passing through a darkened sleeping room she did not see her husband kneeling in prayer at the bedside. She stumbled over Ills feet and in trying to save the baby from injury struck her head against a washstand as she fell, breaking her neck and dying almost Instantly. The child fell from her arms and was severely hurt and may not re- Heating stoves and ranges. Ash 49% 48% 48% Division 15, A. O. H„ will hold a ball next month in Keystone hall. The Elite orchestra will furnish the music. The date has not been decided on as yet. It has been decided to secure the services of an Irish piper for the occasion. The following committees have been appointed: Reeeptton, Edward J. Barrett, Hon. E. J. Burke, John Ford, T. J. Flanagan and Edward J. McDonnell; music, John T. Ford and William Hlgglns; printing, Edward Barrett and William Devaney; hall, Hon. E. J. Burke and Thomas Whalen. 44% 19 44 V4 18% 44% 19 PROPERTY TRANSFER. Treaty Displeases Newfoundland*!*. Fourth to finish was Clement of the French team, who piloted a 100 horsepower Bayard - Clement, while Ui'th came Jeriatzy of the German team. St. John's, N. F., Oct. 8—It is reported that the ministry Intends to resign as n protest against the temporary arrangement of Great Britain and the United States, by the provisions of which American herring fishermen secure privileges contrary to the laws of Newfoundland. A transfer of Main street real estate was madfe this afternoon through the Armstrong & Sanders agency. S. M. Parke, esq., convoyed to Gulseppe and Colobero Kizzu, a lot 30 feet front and 126 feet deep, located on South Main street, the first below the Exchange hotel, which is below Market street, on the west side. The consideration was not made public. More Than 8ixty Miles an Hour. Drops Dead at Funeral Wagner, the winner, covered the 297.1 ifllies of the course In 4 hours 50 minutes 10 2-5 seconds, which was an average of 29 minutes 1 1-25 seconds for each lap of 29.7 miles, or at the rate of til.4(1 miles an hour. This time Is Just a trifle slower than that made by Hetnery last year, when he won the race in -an eighty horsepower Danracq And averaged 111.51 miles au hour. Utica, N. Y„ Oct. 8—Webster W. Wickham, one of the best known Odd Fellows In central New York, dropped dead when about to officiate at the funeral of a brother member. lie spoke of the uncertainties of life, and the march to the home of the dead brother was about to begin when he fell dead. Mob Breaks Into Jail, cover. Macon, (5a., Oct. 8.—Quiet reigns In this city after a night of disorder. A negro who Rhot two men named Adams and Solomon 1ms been sent to Atlanta for safe keeping, but military is held iu readiness in case of emergency. The mob succeeded In breaking Into tlie juil, but failed to get the negro. New York, Oct. 8.—William Wilson, thirty-one years old, a waiter, was stabbed to death on the Bowery In an altercation with a man whose Identity was not learned. The man eleaped. The police arrested Wilson's wife and another man and held them as wit- Fatal Row on tha Bowery. Binghaiuton, N. Y., Oct. 8.—From the body of the dead burglar who was shot and killed In this city Coroner E. L. Smith took a bottle of what he supposed was oil. He placed the bottle In his case and took it home, shaking it around unconcernedly. Investigation showed that the bottle contained enough nitroglycerin to have blown up a large building. Coroner Fools With Nitroglycerin, Heidelberg 10c cigar, at Gillespie's. Stove repairing at Ash's, Moran Worn Out by Overwork. And Save Among the five cars to llnish there was not one American car. Le Won, Boston, Oct. 8. — John B. Moran, triple candidate for governor, has reached the limit of his physical strength and has been ordertKl by Ills physicians to leave Boston for a rest In the country. He is worn out through nervous excitement over official work. Friends of the Red Man to Meet. nesses. driving a Thomas, made the best Lake Mohonk, N. Y., Oct. 8.—Arrangements are practically completed for the twenty-fourth annual Luke Mohonk conference of friends of the Indian aud other dependent peoples, which will open here Oct. 17 for a three days' session. O'Connor Welcomed at Boaton. showing. He was No. 8 at the conclusion of the ninth lap and was still running when the race was called off. 1 Tracy Makes Fastest Lap. Boston, Oct. 8.—T. P. O'Connor, one of the leaders of the Irish parliamentary party in the British house of commons, was tendered an enthusiastic reception last night In the Boston theater under the auspices of the local branch of the United IrUh league. "8wapped" Jail For Sea Peril. 15 to The race had not been hair over when It became evident that none ot the American entrants could hope to BoRton, Oct. S.—With a handkerchief fluttering as a signal of distress, Charles Jones and Herbert J. Hanson were picked up In Boston harbor. They were drifting out to sea on an old raft upon which they had made their escape from Deer Island prison. They were returned to Deer Island by the pollim No Challenge For Cup Yet. win. The disappointment because ot this fact was somewhat softened, however, by the performance of Tracy, who broke all records for the course Chicago, Oct. 8.—At a banquet given In his honor here Sir Thomas Upton said, "Until the Herreshoffs and Charley Barr have outlived their usefulness, or at least for a year or two, I will leave the America's cup in your possession." President Talks Politics. Washington, Oct. 8.—Representative James H. Slierinun of New York, chairman of the Republican congressional committee, and Senator Penrose of Pennsylvania had a' long conference 25 Per Cent San Francisco, Oct. 8.—A cable message received in this city from Honolulu states that the United States army transport Sboridun has bean floated. Transport 8herid*n Afloat Again. on his ttftli lap, making the 27.9 miles In 20,21. He was wildly cheered for his great rijice, which he made after •erlous delays because of tire trouble. litlcfll situation. 'Boston Shoe Storfc wiimia si, rnt&tm f* • ••»» • * nMi ■ ■ ■ 1 1 i 4 —i * |W,V- Oysters received daily at Messlck's. Asbestos Sad Irons at Ash's. Hunting outfits at Garrison's.