Pittston Gazette

              AliL TJIE HOME NEWS. r WlCATIIElt COXBITIC XS. r _ ■N I t ' d For the People of Plttston and Vicinity. Forecast Until 8 p. in. Tomorrow for Eastern Pennsylvania. \ j Snow flurries ■j-jjstorica1 Tuesday, fair. *" '*» r i THE HOME PAPER. 57TH YEAR. j « 1850. tT 1882 'A., \ EIGHT PAGE! ERIE MEN TO STRIKE DUEL WITH BURGLAR. MRS, SAGE'S PLi KILLED BY PET DEER. Wealthy Man Gored and Stamped to Death in His Own Park. Montelnir, N. J., Nov. 12.'— Killed by the deer ou tlie preserves of liis beautiful . country, estate at Eagle Rock Way, tbe bo£Or of He|?Jbert Bradley, a wealthy flour exporter of 58 William street. New York, w4a fouud at an early hour of tbe nighty Deputy County Physician Simmons of Orange found that| Mr. Bradley's death was due primarfly to the deer's ripping open an artery w his liip. The horns of a buck, the largest one belonging to Mr. Bradley sind his special pride, were found to l« covered with blood. Examination or Mr. Bradley's body showed that the animal also attacked him with its hoots. Mr. Bradley had just'returned from a business trip to the \vest when told that a great deal of shooting by hunters was going on iu the woods near his estate. He started out to see if any hunters had broken into his grounds, and it was while investigating that the buck killed him. OIL TRUST Official Count Government Considering Question fr) £) jo/j / f*f] C of Criminal Suits Against LiiyCLULl /tij« Standard's Heads.  Pittsburg Man Loses His Life In Des- ■ hi perate Struggle. Widow and Heiress of Muitimil* Pittsburg, Nov. 12—Henry P. Smith, twenty-flve years old, was shot to death by a burglar In the kitchen of his home at Elgin avenue and North St. Clair street. Railroad Firemen Voting Unanimously to Begin Fight For \D, Higher Wages. lionaire Will Give Away Her Fortune. Smith, hearing a noise. It is presumed, In the dining room, under his bedroom, took his revolver and went downstairs to Investigate. There was no light except from the pas turned low in the hall. As he opened the dining room door the burglar, who was standing across the room at a buffet gathering up the eilverware, fired. The bullet went wild, and Smith returned the fire, also missing. The burglar then made a dash for the kitchen, where was the open door through which lie had gained entrance to the house. Completed by the Court Early OTHER LINES TO BE INVOLVED ALL TO GO TO INDIVIDUALS. MAY FOLLOW CIVIL ACTIONS. Will Pay No Heed to Those Who Ask Her For Aid, She Says, but Will Heraelf Seek Deserving Poor—Haa Had No Rest Since Husband's Death. Warned by Mr. Sage. 6evora« Courses Likely to Be Adopted In Fighting Alleged Conspiracy by Giant Corporation—Penalty of |150(- 000,000 Suggested—Prosecution to Be Begun In St. Louia. Tugboat Man Asking Increase In Pay and Shortening of Hours — Engine Drivers Making Demands—Movement Expected to Spread to Many Roads East and West. Sunday Morning"*Sals* burg Elected District At* New York, Nov. 12.—Reports that the widow of Iiussell Sage meant to use her many millions of dollars to endow u home for aged teachers and in a fund to educate /ouug men for th» church drew from Mrs. Sage the first definite statement of her wishes and purposes. She announced that the thousands who ifave besieged her in Importunate quest for money—thousands who stretch from college presidents to ordinary street beggars—have wasted Uieir time. She will have none of them. Further, she Is loath to endow church or institution, feeling that the absence of need brings lack.of activity for good. Mrs. Sage says in positive fashion that she will give as far as possible to individuals, avoiding Institutions, and to those she knows to be worthy. Washington, Nov. 12.—The question whether John D. Rockefeller, H. H. Rogers, John D. Arch bold and othei officials of th« Standard Oil company shall be criminally prosecuted on th» charge of maintaining u combination in violation of the penal clause of the Sherman antitrust act will be furthei considered at an important conference at the de;fluent of justice. Tbosu participating in the conference will be Attorney General Moody, his assistant, Mr. Purdy, and Special Attorneys Morrison and Kellogg. New York, Nov. 12.—Polling of the members of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen employed by the Krle railroad would result In a unanimous decision in favor of a strike, was the emphatic assertion made by John J. Iiannahan, grand chief of the brotherhood. ' torney sss Walser Won the Still firing his revolver. Smith dashed after him, aad the burglar returned the fire. In the kitchen Smith caught up with the man and they grappled. A death struggle ensued, each man striving to shoot the other. Finally the burglar managed to shoot Smith In the right hip. Smith was then unable to continue the struggle, and the burglar put his revolver against his left breast and shot him again. The man then fled, leaving Smith dying on the floor. Phothonotaryship"*lQeiser It was learned that the firemen on the ferryboats and tugs of the Erie have formulated demands for an Increase In pay of $20 a month and a decrease in the working hours. These demands will be presented to the company officials this week. It is believed that the deer, full of panic and not having seen Mr. Bradley for several weeks, dashed down upon him on sight. As tbe.v had been very tame and had always rushed to meet him as their friend and to eat from his hand, he misunderstood the motive of their hasty auswer to his call and was gored and stamped to death before he could realize Ills mistake and save himself. There are fifteen of the deer, all of the ordinary Virginia variety. Mr. Bradley had been dead three hours when the body was found. He was forty-one years old and leaves a widow and two small children. Had a Great Lead for Clerk of There is a widespread belief among employees of every class on every railroad entering New York that tliey should get a share of the prosperity the companies are enjoying. The engineers and firemen of forty-two lines West of Chicago have made demands for better pay and shorter hours, und when the demands were presented a reply was requested by Nov. 10. They consented, however, to wait thirty days from Nov. 10 before decidiug ou further action. Western members of the delegations quartered In the Broadway Central hotel said no reply had been received by the men, and they believed the companies were waiting to see what action would be taken by the otlicials of the eastern roads in the present negotiations. Tiie president and many administration officials strongly urge criminal prosecution of such men in the Standard as are held responsible for its alleged violation of law. There is a difference of opinion us to whether such criminal prosecution should be brought at the same time that the civil suit is filed or deferred until the trial of that action develops just what officers are chiefly responsible for the combination the Courts. In the meantime Smith's pnrents, alarmed by the shots, had rushed downstairs and on entering the room stumbled over his body. When the Gazette went to press on Saturday afternoon, the result of the election ofr several of the county offices was yet in doubt. It was not until 2 o'clock Sunday morning: that the official count was completed by the court. Salsburg, for district attorney, had a plurality of only 95 over his Democratic opponent, Mulhall. The contest for prothonotary was almost as close, Walser, the Democratic candidate, defeating' Lewis Jones, the Republican candidate, by 115 votes. Reiser's plurality as the Republican candidate for clerk of the courts was not reduced by the official count, he having received 4,- 4 46 votes more than the Democratic candidate, Brockway. The new jury commissioners are Robert Bowen, Republican, and M. H. Bowen, Democrat. The complete official figures for the county are as follows: Keiser (Republican) . (Prohibition) ... ((Lincoln)  Brockway (Democrat) Dwyer (Socialist) . .. C1erk of Court*. .17,331 . 1,018 593—18,942 14,496 1,188 How keen la the judgment, how careful the spirit of her to whom Kussell Sage left his scores of millions, is beat shown in her own speech. In her home In Cedarhurst, N. Y., Mrs. Huge KING ALFONSO NOT SLAIN. Rumor of Hit Assassination Denied In Spanish Capital. A large buck, leader of the herd, paid the penalty for the murder of Ills master. Guilt was proved. On the branching antlers and forelegs, just above the sharp hoofs of the buck, were bloodstains which branded him the slayer, and as soon as this evidence was discovered he was declared an outlaw and was hunted to death. Reiser's plurality Jury Commissioner. Bowen (Republican) ..15,140 (Lincoln) 528—15,668 Bowen, M. H., (Dem.) . 14,832 Miller (Prohibition) (Citizen's) .... Dlugash (Socialist) 4,446 Paris, Nov. 12.—There was a persistent rumor here that King Alfonso of Spain had been assassinated upon his arrival in Madrid from Malaga, but a dispatch from Madrid said the report was without foundation. said The following propositions are undei consideration: Four Coursei Considered. No 8ettled Plans Yet. "No one except myself kno-.vs what disposal I shall make of the millions Mr. Sage left to me, and as yet 1 have no settled phins as to how much I shall give away or to whom I shall give. First.—An application for an Injune tiou to dissolve the Standard Oil company as a combination in restraint ot trade, such prosecution to follow lines closely analogous to the Northern Se curitles prosecution. 2,563 382.— 2,945 1,084 King Alfonso and Queen Victoria Eugenie have been spending a few days at Malaga, where they arrived on Nov. 3. As suspected anarchists had suddenly disappeared from Barcelona, the most rigorous precautions were taken to protect the king and the queen. MURDERED WITH A HATPIN. "My desire is to help Individuals rather than Institutions or associations —not those who beg. not those whom I have never seen or heard of ifnd who have no more delicacy or sense of propriety than to write me the most importunate demands for money. Oh. no, not that class of Individuals, but the men or women in the lower or higher walks of life who, for no fault of their owu, are so unfortunate as to need assistance and are too proud to ask! Such I deem it a privilege and a sacred duty to assist. LINK WITH PAST BROKEN. Second.—-Criminal prosecution of the corporation for violation of the Sherman antitrust act. Young Man Dies Without Tailing Who "I waut to lay particular stress on our demand for shorter hours," said Hannahan. "This to the men means as much as, if not more than, an Increase in wages. Many of the firemen are obliged to work at times as much as thlrty-eix hours at a stretch. The work of firemen on locomotives is exhausting enough In ordinary conditions."Shorter Hours Demanded. Stabbed Him Last Surviving Widow of Revolution- Third.—Criminal prosecution of the officials of the Standard for violation of the Sherman act. Seranton, Pa., Nov. 12. — Thomas Dougherty, a prominent young man of Dunmore, adjoining this city, died in the State hospital here as the result of being stabbed with a hatpin by au unknown woman. His death is one of the most mysterious in the history of the county, as he died refusing to say who did the stabbing. ary Soldier Dies. When they arrived at Malaga they met with a cordial reception. They passed through the streets to the palace without any untoward incident. Rutland, Vt., Nov. 12.—Mrs. Esther Summer Damon, suld to be the last surviving widow of a soldier of the Revolutionary war, died at her home in Plymouth Union at the age of nlnety-three years. TOTAL. COUNTY VOTE, Governor. Stuart (Republican) Fourth.—Criminal prosecution of the officials for violation of United States statute 5440, which prohibits and pe nalizes a conspiracy against the United States. 14,047 (Citizen's)  Emery (Democrat) 108—14,155 A rumor of a plot to kill King Alfonso was published In the morning papers of Madrid of Oct. 23. A stout wire had been fixed across the highroad at a point his majesty would pass in an automobile. The wire was found before the king's automobile was du« and was removed. 15,690 225 3,304 45 (Lincoln)  !(Referendum) . ' (United tAbor). Castle (Prohibition)., Maurer (Socialist) . . iK'cmond (So.Labor) (Commonwealth) . Hannahan said that after the result of the poll should be announced all necessary to make the strike effective would be Ills Indorsement, which he would give. It was the general opinion among the members of the various delegations that a strike would tie up The road completely. There are 1,000 firemen on the 8y8tem( 9l *Uc (•iigtaeers hare foofliS pviiinoted from firemen. These men have retained membership hi the Firemen's Brother hood. They are voting on the strike proposition, too. and Will quit the service when the firemen decide to walk out. How far this action will affect the remainder of the engineers on the system remains to be seen. She was married In 1835, when she was twenty-one years old, to Noah Damon, who was then seventy-five years of age. Damon served through the Revolutionary war, having en I luted in 1775. Upon his death in 18."»8 his widow was granted a pension jjf *12 a month, and one yvar ago this whs doubled.The question of jurisdiction was also under discussion, with a view to deter mining In what court to bring the ini tlal action, Cleveland and St. Louis ap pearing to be the most favored districts for this purpose. St. Louis was finally chosen. Iu a brief statement Dougherty declared that he was visiting a woman and that she stuck a needle or a hatpin In him, after which he was taken ill. IJougUerty absolutely refused to give niiy 'details as to the manner In which he sustained the injury. The post mortem revealed (tome fine Instrument such as a batplft had entered his 421—19,685 541 "I know many such. Just to give you au example: '111ere is a young man employed by one of the railway companies in its station In New York. His [xjsition Is a humble one, his pay Is small, wife I? a hopeless invalid. The young man has been pinching and saving for years to buy a home In the country. lie was very kind to Mr. Sage and lias been attentive and polite to me in many ways. He has never asked me to help him, but I am going to pay for his home. 854 319 Winery's plurality Uoulnunt C;CDvt'rnor. Murphy (Republican). 13,621 (Citizen's) 109—13,730 Black (Democrat) .... 13,578 (Commonwealth) 143 (Lincoln) 2,350 (Referendum) (United Labor) Pulton (Prohibition) Qildea (Socialist) Clark (So.-Labor 5,530 Why 8t. Louis Was Seleoted. To Unit* American Jew*. New York, Mft ttie protection. the preservation aud the extension of the elvll and religious rights and privileges of Jews, the American Jewish committee, composed of prominent members of the race from all parts of the United States, was organized at the Hotel Savoy. It is not the purpose of the committee to Interfere with the work of any existing institution, but the idea is that it shall be a permanent organization, representative of all the Jews in the United States, which shall have a surplus fund ready for any sudden call, such as the Kishineff massacres or the San Francisco disaster. Many reasons are given why St Lonls Is preferred. That city is eon venlent for the witnesses, as It is th* district within which the most flagrant violations of the Standard Oil company are alleged to have been committed The sentiment of the people In that section of the country is believed to be with the government. The Vermont chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution have looked upon Mrs. Damon as a sort of ward and have assisted in her support. The last legislature made au appropriation of $200 for her. heart. The police are unable to discover any trace of Dougherty's whereabouts before the doctor was summoned. 43 344—16,458 655 1,160 545 Coroner 8teiu ordered the arrest of Mary Burke, a young Diuunore woman on whom Dougherty called. The woman has not yet been located. The coroner declares that It was a hatpin which penetrated Dougherty's heart and that It passed through the flfth rib, indicating that it had been jablDed with great force. Will Help Old Employees. "There Is a woman who has worked for me on and off for twenty years. I had, of course, paid her well for her woik, but I felt as though I would like to help her. In response to a letter I wrote she came to see me. As she was leaving I gave her a check for $500. She has never even thanked me for It. This is only one Instance of the kind. I mean, for one thing, to make every one about me who yas faithful to Mr. Sage comfortable, as I know that Is what he wished me to do. Giant Theatrical Truat Planned. Chicago, Nov. 12.—-The Tribune says that the most gigantic theatrical combination In the world, of which the biggest syndicate uow In existence will be but a part, is in process of formation In Chicago. The new combination Is to include 330 of the most important theaters in the United States, will be represented In every city from New York to San Francisco and from Portland to New Orleans, will dictate matters of bookings, tours of all big companies and. in a word, do the theatrical buslnfess of the United States, if not the world.' Already Indictments containing up ward of 10,000 counts for violation ot the anti-rebate law have been returned against the Standard, and for encli proved count the penalty consists of n fine of not less than $10,000 or more than $20,000, so that If, as some of the federal officials believe possible, the entire number of counts are proved and a penalty halfway between the minimum and the maximum Is Im posed the Standard will have to pay $150,000,000 in fines nnd costs. Black's plurality Auditor General, Young ( Republican ( . .13,825 (Citizen's) 115—13,940 Creasy (Democrat) ...14,739 (Prohibition) .... 423 I (Commonwealth) . 633 (Lincoln) 1,505 (Referendum) (United Labor) Moore (Socialist) . Thomas (So-Labor) 2,728 West Shore Engineers Meet, Besides a secret conference of Erie engineers there was a meeting of Vest Shore railroad engineers. It is reported that this gathering related to the present railroad situation. GILLETTE TRIAL OPENS. E. \V. Hurley, assistant grand* chief of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, said that the Erie engineers were neither expecting nor desiring a strike. He remarked, however, that the brotherhood was in an excellent condition to stand a strike, having $1,- 500,000 In its treasury, and that the firemen were about as well off. When asked what the engineers on the Erie would do If a strike of the firemen took place he said: Bruce and Mayer Seek Recounnt. 31 354—17,685 1,025 620 Young Man Accused of Killing Sweet- New York, Nov. 12.—Petitions to the supreme court for orders restraining the board of canvassers from declaring the result of the official count of the votes last Tuesday until the void and protested ballots can be passed upon were prepared on behalf of M. Linn Bruce, Julius M. Mayer, Merton E Lewis. Henry A. Van Alstyne and J O. Wallenmeier, Jr., and were presented in the supreme court of Brooklyn and Manhattan. This is the prelimi nary step in securing a recount ot Tuesday's vote on behal? of the de feated candidates for state offices. heart In the Adirondacks. Herkimer, N. Y., Nov. 12.—The trial of Chester Gillette of Cortland, N. Y.p charged with the murder of his sweetheart, Grace Brown, opened here. Creasy's plurality Secretary of Internal Affairs. Houck (Republican) .. 14,060 (Citizen's) 116—14,176 Green (Democrat) ,...14,051 "I have had bnt two days of rest since Mr. Sage's death. Those days It stormed so hard no one ventured here. I used often to say to Mr. Sage if I had millions at my disposal I would make many persons happy. His Invariable reply was: 'My dear, if you had millions at your disposal many persous would make you very uuhappy. They would beg It all away from you in a week. They would leave you no place to rest your head and no shelter to cover you.' All of the indictments, it is asserted, must stand or fall on the decision of the court which will be called upon to determine whether violation of the spirit of the statute where violation of the letter has been obviated reuders the violator liable to the pi-e-scribed penalties. 3,745 The circumstances surrounding tlie death of the girl were mysterious, and the manner in which she was killed has never been cleared up entirely. 8tokes Not Seeking Senate Seat. Trentou, N. J., Nov. 12.—In view of the flhct that it is believed by many Jerseymen that Senator Drydeu cannot obtain re-election to the United States senate, much Interest attached to a statement issued by Governor Stokes, in which he announced that he was not a candidate for the place. The statement of Governor Stokes nor that in relation to the Dryden votes is not taken seriously. Attention is caWed to the fact that although Governor Stokes says he Is not a candidate, he does not assert he would not accept the senatorship.1 (Commonwealth) Green (Democrat)....! (Lincoln)  (Referendum) .. ((United Labor) . . Hbftman (Prohibition) Kane (Socialist) . . . . McConnell (So. Labor) .123 14,051 1,793 From what cau be learned it appears that when she left home at Cortland she met Gillette and went with him to Big Moose, lu the Adirondack*. They registered at a hotel and then hired a boat. They did not return to the hotel that night, and the uext day their boat was found upturned in the water, and on the bottom of the lake not far from the boat the girl's body was seen and recovered. "Hie engineers are under a contract with the company which will not be broken unless the company breaks it. That contract cannot lDe nullified without thirty days' notice being given by the side that wishes to withdraw." 35 426—16,428 575 1,119 479 Newfoundland After Our Men. Montreal, Nov. 12.— Advices from Newfoundland announce that Sir; Robert Bond, premier of Newfoundland will immediately take active measures to test the validity of the modus vlvendl recently signed by the British and United States governments In the mat ter of the Newfoundland fisheries. He has dispatched Solicitor Edinburgh tt Bay of Islands to prosecute the fisher men engaged there on Amerlcnn vessels in alleged violation of the baft act Officials Stand Firm. Hetty Green Opposes Trusts. "I mean to give to those whom I believe worthy and deserving of aid the bulk o* the fortune left me by my husband, keeping only enough to live on quietly and comfortably. Then per haps I may no longer be annoyed as I now am." Green's plurality  Congressman, Lenahan (Democrat) .. Coblelgh (Square Deal) Dettrey (Socialist)  Kerr (Prohibition) .... Palmer  2,252 In the conferences at which Hannaban presided it is understood the delegation which had visited the Erie officials on Friday and Saturday said that President Underwood and General Manager Stuart had refused absolutely to make any concessions. The members of the delegation were bitter in their condemnation of the way the railroad officials met their demands. Boston, Nov. 12.—Mrs. Hetty Green the richest woman . in the United States, is against the trusts. She thinks them as iniquitous as lawyers, the limit of her condemnation. "There 1? going to be a revolution in this country," said Mrs. Green. "The people are going to revolt against the oppressions of tile trusts. There will be a deluge, and these streets will run with blood when the people are ardfcsed." 16,176 9,627 5,197 985 Gillette was arrested at the Arrow head hotel at Inlet. King Haakon Visits Father-in-law. Election of "Bo«se»" Advocated. 'Lettahan's plurality Senator—Twentieth District James (Republican)... 7,880 Hendershot (Democrat) 6,623 (Lincoln) . 305 (Prohibition) ... 626 Evans (Socialist) 6.549 Portsmouth, Nov. 12. — The royal yacht Victoria and Albert, with King Haakon of Norway, Queon Maud and Crown Prince Olaf on board, anchored off Spithoad. King Haakon and his' family will be the guests of King Ed ward anil Queen Alexandra at Windsor during tlieir stay In England. Bultlinore, Nov. 12.—In an interview published in the News, Secretary of the Navy Charles J. Bonaparte fuggested the establishment of a legalized "boss" In each political party 'in each of the states and cities, the "boss" to be empowered to select the candidates for the vnrious elective offices, thereby doing away with nominating conventions. He declared that he was speaking seriously. Hoch'* Election Conceded, The exact nature of the engineers' demands has not been made public. It is known in a general way they want an increase in wages and that certain companies have made a counter proposition which, though conceding an Increase, lacks a good deal of satisfying the men. That whatever action is taken by the engineers of the Lackawanna will be ■ followed by similar action by the engine drivers on all the other roads concerned was admitted by members of the delegations. They say no Increase In. wages has been made except on the Pennsylvania and Reading systems within almost thirty years, but living expenses have gone up. Topeka, Kan., Nov. official returns from 95 out of 105 counties give Governor E. W. Hoch a plurality of 2,0C0 votes over William A Harris, Democratic candidate for gov ernor. The nine counties still out art small ones and probably will have little effect on Hoch's plurality. The Democratic campaign managers now coucede the election of Hoch. 616 Putnam, Conn., Nov. 12—Cromwell Chase of East Putnam is in the hospital in a critical Condition, terribly mangled as a result of an accident with a circular saw. Chase, who is a farmer, was using the saw In the woods when It broke, cutting a deep gash in bis right arm, a ten inch ga.sh In his chest and sawed through his collarbone and into the jawbone, nearly severing his windpipe. Almost Cut In Half by Saw. James's plurality District Attorney, Salsburg (Republican) . 16,208 (Prohibition) .... 1,134 (Lincoln) 460—17,802 Mulhall (Democrat) . 17,707 326 Belleville, III., Nov. 12.—In the circuit court a sentence of forty-eight years' imprisonment was passed on William Jennings of East St. Louis, convicted of having stabbed to death William Sillman, n Philadelphia horse buyer. The killing resulted from a quarrel over a tip of $1. Forty-eight Years For Murder. Kiss Brings Death. Trinidad, Colo., Nov. 12. — Because she kissed the face of her dead father, whom she had nursed, Bmallne Martinez followed him to the grave. Isadore Martinez died from blood poisoning. When he had been prepared for burial his daughter could not resist the Unpulse to kiss him. The next day she became ill with the same disease. Salsburg's majority... % 95 Prothonotary. Jones (Republican) ... 14.829 i( Prohibition) 803 (Lincoln) 495—16,127 Walser (Democrat)... 16,242 Seward (Socialist).... 1,250 President's Action Condemned. Cincinnati, Nov. 12.—In resolutions calling the action of President Roosevelt In discharging three companies ol negro troops from the army for shielding comrades guilty of attacks on citizens of Texas "despotic usurpation ot power" the Union Republican club condemned the action of the president. Little Hope For Shafter. Bakersfleld, Cal., Nov. 12.—Dr. A. Schaefer of Bakersfleld has made the following statement concerning the condition of Major General Shafter: "The general la constantly growing worse. He is approaching a general breakdown, and unless a radical change occurs soon all hope must be abandoned." More Pay For Copper Men, Walser's plurality 115 Extra Special Sale Queen Quality Shoe. All the very newest 1906 fall and winter shoes, all sizes in Patent Colt, Dongola, VIcl Kid, Box Calf and Gun Metal. Special price, all $3.50 and $?.0Q shoes, while they last how $2.50. Hannahan said that even the recent advance In wages on the Pennsylvania road had not satisfied the men wholly. Everything points to the taking of concerted action by the firemen of railroads entering New York. Butte, Mont., Nov. 12.—Twelve thousand employees of the copper mines aud smelters In Montana have lDeen granted an Increase of wages averaging 25 cents a day, beginning Nov. 15. The increase in wages of the Amalgamated company employees was ordered by H. H. Rogers. SPECIAL NOTICES. Commits Suicide Before Crowd. j NEW BLACK GOODS. Pittsburg, Nov. 12.—In the presence of hundreds of people, attracted by his screams and wild actions, Anton Potts cut his throat while standing on the roof of his boarding house In Allegheny. Potts had been drinking heavily for some time. Rain Sets Fire to Barn. Bayonne, N. J., Nov. 12.—A big frame bam at the rear of ex-Mayor Thomas Brady's house burned to the ground. The tire was started by the slacking of a barrel of lime on the rain had fallen. Children's Black Drawers, very new, 50c, To Dig Up Herculaneum. 'Ladles' Black Corset Covers, 50c. Rome. Nov. 12.—Professor Charles Waldstein, professor *of fine arts lu King's college, Cambridge, England, will arrive here soon for the purpose of perfecting an agreement with the Italian government concerning the carrying out of his project for the excavation of the ancient city of Hercu-; laueuin. El Paso, Tex., Nov. 12.—A state of panic exists in Marfa, Presidio county, over twelve deaths that have occurred from a strange and malignant disease that recently made Its appearance on the Mexican border and spread rapidly to Marfa. Local physicians have been unable to diagnose the disease. 8trange Disease In Texas. Boer Raidsrs Only Robbera. Ladies' Black Tights, 50c and $1 USUI SHOE STORE, 79 N. Main St * Pretoria, Nov. 12.—Captain Smuth. who eomummied a Boer detachment in the late wnr, says that the Boer raider. Ferreira, and his men, who are causing trouble on the Orange river, are merely robbers and that the stories of a Boer uprising arc purely moonshine. New- assortment of Ladles' Outing Airship Crosses the Alps. $3,000,000 Find In Mexico. Flannel Skirts 25c, 40c and 50c. Alx-Les-Baing, Nov. 12.—The balloon Milnno, which was sent up from the Milan international exposition, has arrived hero after having traveled over Houut Blanc. I  Pueblo, Mexico, Nov. 12. — A vast store of gold ornaments has been unearthed under the altar of the ancient Santo Domingo cathedral In this city, fhey are valded at $3,000,000. Ladles' and Children's Wool Golf 'Oloves, all sizes. Ladles' Long Black Milanese Gloves. LL CLARA WJAGNER'S, 18 S. Main.