Pittston Gazette

              m .TH WEATHER CONDITIONS. a* THE HOSI15 PAPER. KwecaBt tJntU 8 p. m. To Eastern rennsylva tlistoru- For the People of Pi its ton add ♦ Vicinity. Rain tonight and Thursday. AIJD THE HOME NEWS."1 " k, 0'i rrz. VTT A T? J W15BELY E8TABL1SHBD I860. DClxl JLiliivlv. 1 DAILY KST. BY THBO. 1IA11T 1882. PITTSTON, PA., WE •AY, 17, 1! TWO CRNT8 A COPY. I FOttTY CENTS A MONTH. f 8 PAGES. WISTERS TO FlfiH THE DEATH SCENE, ELEVATORS BREAK LAW. OCEAN TRAGEDY. ANNIVERSARY OF; GREAT INSTITUTION v : v Many Distinguished Mfn Attended Correspondence SchoC4 Cclcbra- it ENTERTAINED BY CLERGYMAN ATTACK A JUDGE. tommerce Commieflon Hear* of Illegal Grain Storage Practice*. Hcv« J. J. B. Pcolcy, of Inkcrnian, Or- Described by Witness in Ohlcngo, Oct. t7.—W. 8. Jackson, former president of the Chicago board of trade, called before the Interstate commerce commission to testify as to tlie practice of o\vnors of elevators storing grain contrary to law, asserted that he has known cases where grain has be«n stored In elevators that bolongedtfo the owners of the warehouses. In such cases, however. It Is the custom to transfer the title of the grain before storing it, thus In a wny complying with the letter of the law. After the grain is removed from the elevators, he asserted, it is retransferred to the original owner. French Submarine Boat is Contest Over Rich Estate dained 10 Years—Entertaining Judge Krickbaum Accused tion In Scranttfn. The 15th anniversary C(f the International Correspondence ■. schools, of Sqranton, was celebrated yesterday. There were two features, k meeting in the Lyceum theater in jhe morning and a banquet in the tvening. President Thomas J. Foster was the lion of the day. The idea which has developed into the present great correspondence school originated with him, though he had no 'idea that it would grow to such large (proportions. While ho was proprietor a. mining journal known as "Mines' and Minerals" so many questions came to the paper that the thought was flashed into his mind, "Why not turn these questions into a series jot papers which can be sold to stidents?" Prom a simple coursa in mining, which at first he thought had to be studied by miners wlio wished also to learn surveying and mapping necessary to complete their work, has grown a colossal instltut on, with a million enrolled students in every quarter of the globe, w ith a plant which cost more than $1,000,000 and includes the largest prin :ery in the world, and with 31 distinct courses of study. His Associates. Murder Case. Missing. Continues. Rev. J. J. B. Foeley, pastor of St. Mark's church, Inkerman, was ordained to the priesthood 16 years ago today. Five other young men were ordained at the same time. Rev. Joseph Zlotorlnski, former pastor of St. Caslmir's, this city, now deceased; Father Golden, of Scranton; Father Healey, of Jermyn; Father Broderick, of Montrose; Father Goeckel, of Wllkesbarre. With the exception of Father Golden, the living members of the class gathered at the home of Father Feeley today and enjoyed an elaborate dinner In honor of the occasion. Father Golden has been seriously ill for some time past. at BloomsbUrg. THAT STRANGE PAPER TESTIMONY IS ALL IN FIFTEEN MEN LOST IN THE OPEN COURT Attorneys Are Now Sum- Boat Went Down and Never Its Contents Are Still Kept Charged With Trying to In- ming Up. Returned. Secret. fluence Juror. Paris, Oct. 17.—'The French submarine boat Lutln while exercising off the Jetties of Blzerta, Tunis, failed to re-' appear. Philadelphia, Oct. 17.—"I have not seen the paper shown to the witness, Davis, tn court, but it cannot reflect upon me or compromise me In any way. It certainly did not Injure my case, but, on the contrary, benefited me. I would not be embarrassed If the paper were produced and read In court. My contest for what 1 believe to be my rights will go on." Toms River, N. J., Oct. 17.—In a darkened courtroom, an old oil lamp on the Judge's desk throwing a weird yellow light in a spot about the witness box, Mrs. Altliea Calverly, the aged mother of LDr. Frank L. Rrouwer, acted out the scene at the deathbed of Mrs. Brouwer, for whose murder the eon is ou trial. Bloomsburg, Oct. 17.—During the rehearing of the case of J. R. Fowler, charged with illegal liquor selling, today, A. W. Duy, Republican candidate for State Senator, and Grant Herring, judicial reform candidate for presjdent judge, made an attack on Associate Judge William Krickbaum for tfie part he had taken in the case. James Petti t, president of the Peavey Grain company, testified that up to sixty days ago there w«is an agreement between six elevator companies whereby the profits on the storage of grain were assured the elevator companies, each company agreeing to refrain from taking for storage any grain from the warehouse of the others. He said that this agreement was dropped when the new rate law went into effect.Hie accompanying tug gave the alarm. Search and dragging operations were begun immediately, and the tug's drag encountered resistance at a depth of 180 feet, as though the vessel were at the bottom. Father Feeley for several years past has been pastor of St. Mark's and his pastorate has been marked by the continued spiritual and temporal prosperity of his congregation. They made an ineffectual effort to have him take the witness stand and testify. Mrs. Calverly is sixty-nine years old, nnd, while her wind Is bright and active, years have told on her, and the strain of the witness box was almost too great for her to bear. Nevertheless by a violent effort she passed through the ordeal which iucludefl the acting out before the jury of the convulsions of her daughter-in-law a few hours before death came. It now appears almost certain that the crew of the Lutin has suffered a horrible fate similar to that which overtook the crew of the submarine Farfadet at Bizorta last year. The crew of the Lutin numbered fourteen men, under command of Lieutenant Phoepon. Even her own counsel apparently were astonished by tfils statement by Mrs. Jones Wlster, wbo started to contest the will of her father-in-law, the late William Welghtman, but who. It was thought, would withdraw. She plucked up her courage and determined to go after the $00,000,000 alone and single handed If necessary. OBITUARY. No resident of Hughestown borough has ever been more sincerely mourned than Mrs. Rosina Roth, who died this morning at 3 o'clock at the family home, on Parsonage street. Yesterday morning, while Mrs. Roth was about .her household duties, she was suddenly stricken with paralysis, which rendered her unconscious. Loiter in the day Mrs. Roth suffered another stroke, and her weakened constitution was unable to withstand the shock. For the past three years Mrs. Roth's health had not been of the best, she having suffered a very serious shock when her husband, who was killed In the mines, was brought home dead. The deceased was born on July 6th, 1849, In Kanton Bern, Oberblpp, Switzerland, having been a daughter of Jacob and Anna Leisi. She was married on April 24, 1869, to John Roth, in Hlnterlock, Switzerland. Six children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Roth, and three survive, as follows: Mis.i Mary Roth, Miss Edith Roth and Mrs. Levi Olmstead. Mrs. Roth came to this country with her husband in 1882 and she had been a resident of Hughestown ever since. She was a woman of noble qualities, and her kindness and charity were boundless. Among the people of Hughestown she was especially well known. Mrs. Roth will be greatly missed in St. Peter's Lutheran church, of which she was an active and earnest member. Sh6 was also a member of the Daughters of Rebckah. The funeral whl be held on Friday afternoon, leaving the house at 2 o'clock. Services will be conducted in St. Peter's church at 2:30 o'clock by the pastor, Rev. J. A. Bender. Interment will be made In the Lutheran cemetery, Hughestown. Mrs. Rosina Roth, At a former trial of the case the churge against Fowler was Ignored by the grand jujry and the costs p need upon John Edwards, the prosecutor. At that time Krickbaum was charged with talking to some of the grand jurors about the case, and today, although he declined to bo sworn, agreed to answer questions from the bench. When asked by Mr. Duy If he had talked with grand jurors, he replied that he had not, but that grand jurors had talked to him about it. He also stated that he had signed Edwards' bail bond, anil that when the latter asked his advice he told him he had better settle with Fowler, as the grand Jury might ignore the bill and place the costs- upon the prosecutor. Several witnesses declared they had been ruined by the grain trust, and one, with tears streaming down his facc as lie told of his tight to Support his wife and crippled chjjd, broke down and had to leave the stand. The cxercises In the Lyceum theater were of an interesting character. Wr L. Connell, a director of the International schools presided. On the platform were the officials of the institution. T. J. Foster, vice president; Elmer H. Lawall, treasurer; Stanley P. Allen, secretary, and directors, including J. K. Griffith, of Latroble; Frank. T. Patterson, of Philadelphia; C. D. Jones, T. E. Jones, of Scranton. The only director not present was C. D. Simpson. The government salvage steamers belonging ta Blaerta, which are at present absent to assist In raising a French schooner wrecked on the coast, will return to participate In the search for the Latin. Leaning back in the chair, the mother, fighting for the life and liberty of her son, imitated in a feeble manner the terrible agonies of Mrs. Brouwer's death hour. Her head rolled from side to side, her limbs twitched, and her eyes rolled as she whispered in tones scarcely audible the last words of the fast sinking woman. Testimony of the gravest nature was Introduced to show grain associations had endeavored to shut out men for dealing directly with the farmers and certain railroads were accused of aiding them. She communicated with her lawyers by telephone and they held a conference. What the counsel determined Is a mystery, almost as deep a puzzle as that of "the scrap of paper" which brought about the Indefinite continuance of the trial. The British consul general at Bizerta proposed to the French resident general to telegraph to the British admiralty at Malta for salvage assistance. This offer was accepted, nnd powerful salvage apparatus will be sent at once to, the scene of the entastropbe.Cubans Resume Farming. Mrs. Witter to Continue Fight. Havana, Oct. 17.—Reports received here from all over the Island show that agricultural operations are being gradually resumed. There are no further signs of discoutent, with the exception of complaints by Liberals that some of the Moderate officials ought to be removed. While there Is some apprehension with regard to yellow fever, the situation Is not regarded as especially dangerous. The number of cases under treatment In Havana Is tea. There is at present one case at Cruces at Clenfuegos. Dr. Carlos Flnlay, chief of the department of health sanitation, said that while the fever In Havana was epidemic the situation was not one to cause serious alarm. There have been no American cases. There Is no secret about the attitude of Mrs. Wlster. Her order Is to fight. So the prospect is that the next term of court will see the Welghtman case down for trial. Dr. Brouwer Breaks Down. Governor Pennypacker occupied a chair at Mr. Foster's right, and at his left were Mayor J. B. Dimmick, who made the address of welcome and Charles Emory Smith. The entire scene made a deep Impression in the courtroom, and as Prosecutor Brown led Mrs. Calverly from the stand sobs were heard throughout the room, while the accused physician broke down and wept. During his argument to the court Mr. Duy said: M. Thomson, the minister of marine, has received an official dispatch from the naval commnndant at Bircrta confirming the sinking of the submarine. The message says: At the time of the continuance Mrs. Wlster was despondent. She appeared extremely dejected after her conference with her leading counsel, Alexander Simpson, Jr. "When a member of this court will, get down off of that bench and g(» "about the streets and Into the saloons of this town advising men to settle cases, that if they don't they will have the costs put upon them, I say to your honors that it Is a stench in the nostrils of honest men. And as a member of this bar I serve notice on the people of this county that my prosecutors and clients, when they come into court, shall have a fair deal, and I say that this application is made because I do not believe that my client got a square deal." Homer Greene, the poet lawyer of Honesdale, was In the line. Down in the audience was Elbert Hubbard, benignant of mien, flowing of hair and meditative of some hair-raising comment to appear later in the Philistine. After her testimony had been completed Mr. Wilson, attorney for the defense, announced that his case was completed and that the defense rested. Disappears While Exercising. But there was a transformation In her manner when she learned that Mrs. Welghtmnn Walker, her opponent In the case, was hailing the postponement as a victory. { Mrs. Wister resented, too, tlie concluslou of Mrs. Walker and her attorneys that the contestant was frightened out of court by the sensational contents cf "the scrap of paper." "The submarine Lutin while exercls ing off the Jetties disappeared from the view of the accompanying tug. Search and dragging operations were begun Immediately, nnd resistance was felt nt a depth of 130 feet near the place where the I.utln sank." Rev. Dr. George Clarke Peck, of Elm Park church, offered the Invocation and a striking feature of the exercise's was the singing of the Scranton Oratorio society, a chorus of 200 voices, directed by John T. Watklns. The "Hallelujah Chorus" and the "Bells of Abcrdovy," two selections which won prizes at great festivals, Including the $5,000 prize at St. Louis, were among the numbers sung. The prosecution then called to the stanrl G. J. Westhall, the undertaker who had embalmed the body of Mrs. Brouwer and prepared It for burial. His object was to try to demonstrate tliat If arsenic was In the embalming fluid It could not have reached Mrs. Brouwer's brain. The Latin was a single screw steel boat, designed by Maugas and built at Roehefort in 1901. She was 135 feet long, with n diameter of It feet fl Inches, Her displacement was 185 tons and her speed 12.25 knots on the surface and H knots sw&mergetl. Her motive power was derived f3m electric nceumlators. Ex-Judge Herring then took the floor, and in a lengthy address severely arraigned Judge Krickbaum for the part he had taken in the case, saying that a Judge who will go ypon the streets and into the saloons advising men what to do with thejr lawsuits had no right to sit upon the b«nch to pass upon these questions. l)r. 1. H. Hanee, family physician to George J. Gould; Dr. George W. Mc- Millan and IDr. I). McLean Forraan all declared that Mrs. Brouwer had died of ptomaine poisoning and not by strychnine and arsenic, as the prosecution has attempted.*6 stiow. After Standard Oil In Tennessee. Knows Contents of Paper, Jackson, Tenn., Oct. 17.—-The grand Jury of the special term of the United States district court, Judge John E. McCall presiding, returned a voluminous Indictment against the Standard OH company of Indiana. The charg« Is the transportation of oil at rates discriminating In favor of the Standard Oil company of Indiana. The maximum total fine upon conviction would reach ?30,4SO,000; the minimum would lie Jj»1,524.000. The document contains about 500,000 words. The Indictment le the outcome of the investigation made by Commissioner Garfield of the bureau of corporations. Mayor Dimmlck made a singularly felicitous address of welcome. T. J. Foster save a review of the work of International schools, and Governor Pennypacker, who was most enthusiastically received, made- an addreita. It may be explained that while Mrs. Wister may not have read "the scrap of paiDer,"'which remains In the possession of Mrs. Walker, she Is fully aware of Its strength and purpose. Mrs. Winter's conclusion that the paper, scathing denunciation though It Is believed to be, helps rather than htlrts her case is euslly understood. Her claim to a share of the Welghtman millions for her daughter, Miss Martha Welghtmah, and for the other grandchildren of the rich old man is based upon the allegation that Weight man was weak mentally and was therefor# easily moved to cat ofT his other heirs and leave his whole estate to Mrs. Walker. Judge Krickbaum continued to smile during Mr. Herring's address, interrupting him occasionally to correct some statement. Experts Questioned. The reported loss of the Lutln recalls the catastrophe to the French stibina rlne boat Farfadet ou July (5, 1005, off Tunis. Commander Rotler of the Farfadet noticed at the moment of plunging that one of the doors was not closed properly and rushed to adjust It. He was too late, and fourteen men perished. The commander and another man were saved. The banquet was the largest and most elaborate social function ever held In the city. Covers were laid for 600 persons. Among those who made addri'sses were Daniel Kent, of Syracuse university; Elbert Hubbard, John Mitchell, Samuel Gompcrs and Judge H. M. Edwards. Homer Green was toastmaster. Many distinguished guests were present from every part of the country. To each of the three witnesses who qualified as expert* the long hypothetical question formulated by the state's attorney was read detailing the symptoms shown by Mrs. Brouwer before her death and recounting the medicines which are alleged to have been given her. It was in answer to this same question that lDr. William S. Washington of Newark, an expert for the prosecution, had testltled that In his opinion Mrs. Brouwer died of strychnine. Fresh shell oysters at Sharp's market.Fowler's license was revoked and the costs were placed upon the defendant. . BURGLAR WAS GIVEN SEVEN YEARS WILKESBARRE MAN SHOT AT MOSCOW A peculiar feature was attached to the case of John Roe, who was tried In Scranton today for burglary. When the man was called for trial yesterday he refused to speak a word and was taken from the stand. The case was renewed this morning. The prisoner was found guilty and was sentenced by Judge Kelly to seven years in the eastern penitentiary. Roe or Vnght. which is supposed to be his reai name, is the man who was shot l»y W. L. Allen, of Pcckville, several nvmths ago, while he was attempting to 10b Allen's house. Pnabody Denies Charges, On March 18, 1004, the British submarine Al was run down by a steamer while submerged near Portsmouth. All her crew Were lost. All best bran-'s ilgara. Gillespie's. One of Wilkesbarre's prominent business men, George Bert Hart, of the firm of Hart, Lee & Co., was shot and wounded by a hunting companion named Jonah Eveling, at Moscow, yesterday. Mr. Hart, in company with several other Wilkesbarre men, left yesterday on a gunning trip to Moscow, where they were joined by Eveling. At the time of the accident, they had located a pheasant in a clump of bushes and were closing In Upon it. Hart and Eveling happened to be on opposite sides of the bush and when Eveling saw a slight movement in the brush he fired. The shot took effect in Hart's face. Hart was but a short distance from the gun and the charge of small shot tore the lower part of his face. He was brought to Wilkesbarre, and taken to the City hospital, where an examination with the X-ray revealed that one of the pellets had penetrated his right eye. The sight of that organ can not be restored. At the hospital it ia believed that his condition is very serious. Frankfort, Ky., Oct. 17.—President Charles A. Penbody of the Mutual Life appeared before Commissioner of Insurance Prewltt and denied that Intimidation and coercion bad lDeen practiced to Influence agents of the com pany Into soliciting votes for the ticket known as the administration ticket. That Wolghtman went so far as to write a letter denouncing Mrs. Wlster and to subsequently have It witnessed and acknowledged is looked upon by her as further proof of his Incompetency.Tn answer to the hypothetical question. Dr. Forman testified that in his opinion there was no symptom that could not be accounted for by the ptomaine theory. DIED FROM EATING PEACH PARINGS On Feb. 5, 1!H)5. the British submarine ATD sank off Queenstown, only one of her crew being saved. Scranton Girl, 11 Years Old, Passed "Could arsenic have been the cause of death?" the expert was asked. A third British submarine sank off Plymouth oh June 8, 1005, after an explosion on board. Fourteen of hor crew were killed. Away From a Very Peculiar "Not So Important," 8ays Lawyer. Ailment. Alexander Simpson, Jr., leading counsel for Mrs. Wlster, broke his usual reserve sufficiently to say, "No mysterious paper was produced at the trial, and the paper that was shown there was uot nearly as Important as the newspapers seem to think." "No," he replied emphatically It was generally admitted that the defense had scored by Dr. Forman's testimony. The physician, however, caught a cropper when, in speaking of tests for Bright's disease, he wan asked If poison would not produce albumen. He admitted that It would, but said that this had not occurred to him at the'tlme he was making the test. He had at first, he testified, thought death might have been due to Bright's disease, but he . * abandoned that opinion.Negro Boy Slain by Whits Lad, Cecilia Brown, 11 years old, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Brown, of Birney avenue, Scranton, died yesterday at her home. Her death Is traceable to eating peach parings a few days ago. The little girl, ate a number of pearings while her mother was canning peaches and shortly afterward was taken deathly sick. A physician was summoned and under his care she recovered. Yesterday afternoon she was suddenly attacked by Illness and passed away before medical help could be summoned. The child's funeral will be held tomorrow afternoon. Brookhaven, Miss., Oct. 17.—-Because Lee Cubit, a negro boy of fifteen years, called him a liar, William Israel, a white boy, fourteen years of age, shot and instantly killed him. Israel was plnced in jail. GIFT TO CHIEF. Roosevelt Junior's Chum Freed. Boston, Oct. 17.—The case against Shaun Kelley, the Harvard student charged with assaulting a patrolman, which has been before the authorities lu different phases for the past two weeks, was dismissed. The case grew out of the attempt of officers to arrest a party of Harvard men who were skylarking on Boston Common, Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., and Shaun Kelley, hie roommate, being In the party. This afternoon at the meeting of the convention of the International Correspondence schools at Scranton at 3 o'clock, the heads of the departments and the employes presented T. J. Foster, president of the International Textbook Co. with a fitting token of regard for their chief. The' present given to him was a large and handsome silver loving cup and it was handed over to the superintendent with a fitting speech by one of the cJflcers of the company. The cup is said to have been purchased at a cost uf $1,200. While the lawyers on both sides declined to make public the contents of "the scrap of paper," more Is now known of what the letter really Is. It Is believed that In it Mr. Welghtman wrote down his accusations against Mrs. Wlster, Including the statement given in court that she hod tried to get him to marry her, and he concluded the document with a sentence to this effect:W. C. T. U. Meets, Boston, Oct. 17.—The National and World's Woman's Christian Temperance unions' convention opened here. Thousands of prominent members of the organization from all parts of the world are present. Dr. Forman testified that when he was called to the Brouwer house one of the nurses there Informed him she was suspicious that Mrs. Brouwer had died of strychnine poisoning. He said he had gone over ber reports In the case and did not think her suspicions wore well founded. Ohio Pines Bridge Trust Men. Full line hunting clothing, shells, &c., Krlse's. 11-6 FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. Ottawa, O., Oct. 17.—The case of the state of Ohio versus the Canton Bridge company, et al, charged with violating the Valentine antitrust law, was heard before Judge Ogan. Falling to present auy evidence, the court found the companies guilty and fined each agent $500 and costs and the corporations $50 and costs. The fines were paid. "The whole Intent and purpose of my will is that Mrs. Jones Wlster shall In no respect share In the distribution of my estate." New York StocK Markets furnished Dy M. 8. Jordan ft Co., stock brokers, Miners' Bank Building. SIGNPAINTERS' UNION. Football tog-outs at Garrison's. Smoke Prince Otto 6c cigar, Gillespie. Peera Pn*IH*t», New York, .137 . 46% 77 116% 103% Oct. 17, 1906 Fred. Sanger, of Scranton, was in 1he city today in the interest of the branch of the Brotherhood of Painters, Decorators and Paper Hangers of America, that has been organized by the sign painters of northeastern Pennsylvania, with headquarters at the office of the Central Labor Union, Lyceum Arcade, Scranton. Although the union is but one month old, it has 20 members and other applications are being received from prospective members. The officers of the union are as follows: President, George Shoemaker: vice president, Fred. Sanger; secretary and treasurer, Charles McHugh. All of the officers are residents of Scranton. One thing that the Union desires to make known 1b that the members will hereafter place the union label on all their work. Have Ash clean your furnace, Lord Byron on an interesting occasion displayed his remarkable pugilistic powers, powers of which the poet peer was very proud, as he was of his cricket feats and almost unrlvitled precision us a pistol shot. Lord Lonsdale was riding liome from n fox hunt one day when he encountered a wagou driver who Insolently refused to make way for a lady driving a trap. The noble lord got off his horse and, without throwing off his coat, ordered the wagoner to "put up his hands," which he did promptly, being an expert In the '•noble art" and confident. It was a sanguinary fight for both combfttaQts, but the wagoner was made to "bite earth" and acknowledge defeat. Byron was regularly trained In boxing by the famous bruiser Jackson, and Id a history of the ring bis lordship's name frequently appears ns a "becker" at prize fights. The last of the aristocratic patrons of the ring was the late Sir James Boswell of Auchlnleck, a grandson of the famous biographer of Dr. 7hhnson. Sir James was tutored bjr Jamie Goldle, for many years champion of Scotland, and the pupil was worthy of the teacher.—Pall Mall Gazette. Offars to Eat Ground Glass. Am Sugar . . Am Car & F Am Loco . . Amal Copper Atchison com 136 136 Wanted to Depose Diaz. On taking the stand Dr. Forman said that the contention of the prosecution that the small quantity of ground glass found In the body of Mrs. Brouwer could have had anything to do with her death was absurd. Only In large quantities, the witness said, could ground glass cause death, ftnd he offered to swallow In sight of the jnry a teaspoonful of ground glass mixed In Jelly. 45% 76 San Antonio, Tex., Oct. 17.—United States marshals have arrested at Del Rio, Tex., Pedro Gonzales, Dementria Castro, Cresceiice Marques and T. Garcia, charged with fomenting a revolution and supplying arms for revolutionists who recently captured the officers of Jlmlnez, Mexico, and held the city until driven out by troops. Documents captured show them to be at the head of a plot to overthrow the Mexican government. 116% 103 79 115% 103 79 B. R. T 79% Life Sentence For Wife 8layar. B. & O. .. . Can Pacific . Ches &' Ohio St. Paul . . . 123 181% 61% 177% 122% 180% 122% 181% Albany, N. Y.. Oct. 17.—John Cross Hammond, the young cabinetmaker on trial here for the past three weeks for murder In the llrst degree In having, the police say, strangled to death his aged wife, was found guilty of murder In the second degree. Justice Fltts sentenced' Hammond to life Imprisonment In Danncmorifc, 60% 60% 0. F. 1 175% 55% 176 Erie .. Ill Central 47% 174 46% 46% 173% 146% 173% 146% Edmund Wilsoii urged the court to allow the witness to make good his offer, but Judge Hendrlckson rtiled that he would not allow the exhibition. L. & N 147% M. K. & T. ... 36V4 Mo. Pacific .... 97% Mcx Central ... 22% N. Y. Central . .134 Am Smelter ...161% N6r,f & West .. 95% Pennsylvania ..144% 35% 36% 95% Race Horse Breaks Record. 22% 22% New 'York, Oct. 17.—D. C. Johnson'a Roseben, carrying 120 pounds, created a new world's record for seven furlongs for both circular and Straightaway courses when he won the fifth race at Belmont park. He stepped the distance In the fastest time ever made on an American race couine—1:22. All the testimony is now lu, and It only remains for i'OUfisel to silm up and the judge to deliver his charge before the case will go to the Jury. Judge Hendrlckson Bald he thought that two hours for each side would lie sufficient time for the summing up and arguments of counsel. 132% 159% 95 143% 132% 159% 95 144% Fatal Quarrel In Army. Manfti, Oct. 17. — First Lieutenant Robert B. Calvert of the Twentyfourth Infantry, U. S. A., has been killed by Sergeant Taylor of the Twenty-fourth Infantry at Albera, province of Leyte. Particulars of the tragedy have not been received. t Extra Special Sale Queen Quality Shoe. Peo Gas .. . Reading' .. . Rock Island . So. Pacific .. So Rwy com . Texas Pacific Union Pacific U. S. Steel . U. S. Steel pfd Wabash .. . 90% 153% 28% 95 36% 38% 188% 49% 108 45% 151% 89% 151% Smoke Prlnoo Otto 6c cigar. Gillespie. 28% 28% STRUCK BY ENGINE. 35% 35% 94% 37% 87% At an early morning, John Hoback, a nine-year-old boy who is, employed about the mines, was run down by a switch engine in the Jersey Central yards, Scranton, and perhaps fatally Injured. When he was picked up he was unconscious and he was taken to the State hospital. The little fellow was gathering coal along the tracks when the engine came upon him. One leg was severed from the body and the other was terribly bruised and crushed. He toas identified at the hospital shortly before noon today, there' being nothing about his person to Indicate who he was. Heavy Punishment For Hater. All the very newest 1906 fall and winter shoes, all sizes In Patent Colt, Dongola, Vlcl Kid, Box Calf and Gun Metal. Special price, all $3.50 and $3.00 shoes, while thoy last now It Is thought that the case will go to the Jury not later than 4 o'clock today. 186% 48% 187% 49% Drop* Dead on Football Field. Annapolis. Md., Oct. 17.—Midshipman R. P. Guiler of Calais, O., was given 200 demerits for hating Godfrey De C. Chevalier of the fourth class. Gullcr's offense was In going to Chtfvaller's room and applying a nickname to him. 107% 45% 107% 46% Toledo, O., Oct. 17.—Lewis A. Orlsler, a senior at Ohio Wesleyan university and right end on the varsity football team, fell dead on the field after running down a punt. Heart trouble was the cause. Secession In Australia. Perth, Australia, Oct. 17.—The legislative assembly has ndopted a motion that the state of Western Australia secede from the rest of the commonwealth.NEW MANAGER. $2.50. Asbestos Sad Irons at Ash's. A change has been made In the management of the Plttston office of the Singer Sewing Machine Co. M. J. El wood, who was In charge for several months past, has been transferred to the Philadelphia offloe of the company. His successor Is Irving Boone, of Easton, who has been connected for some time past with the Easton office of the company. IISTOI SHOE STOKE, 79 K Malm St. Erie Orders New Enginea. Woman Suffragist* In Session. Syracuse, N. T., Oct. 17.—The New York State Woman's Suffrage association met In convention. here. Reports of the work Indicated satisfactory irogresa. L. & M. Zinc hardens the L. & M. Lead and makes the L. & M. Paint wear like Iron. Englieh Miners Rescued. New York, Oct. 17.—The Erie Railroad company has announced that an order has been placed for three of the heaviest and most powerful freight locomotives ever designed. Durham. England, Oct. 17.—All the miners who were entombed as the result of an explosion In the Wlngate colllerv. near here, have toeen rescued. Actual cost less than $1.20 per gallon.'■ If your house is unsatisfactorily |j painted with it we will repaint it for nothing. Heidelberg 10c cigar, at Gillespie's Football goods at Garrison's. Foot and basket balls; Krise's. • Guns and ammunition; Krise's. Sold by Farrer & Peck, Pittston.