Pittston Gazette

              r_ WEATHEB CONDITIONS.^ .Forecast Until 8 p. . ' DmonW for Eastern Pennsylvania. * ALL THE HOME NEWS. For tlie People of Plttston and Vicinity. % « C Snow or rain and warmer tonight; Friday, snow or rain. ' D sy THE HOME PAPER. 57TH YEAR. \ ZT' C 1850. RT 1882 PITTSTON, PA., ' 15,1906 TWO FORTY t ffiiL * ten pages intBONIDlVQRCE PLAITS IE SHIP IS ASHORE TO STANCE [Differencss Between Sena- Ohio Grand Jury Indicts No Alimony Allowed the In Serious State Off Sandy tor and Wife. Hook. John Rockefeller. Count. ATTORNEY TO APPEAR DETAILS OP DECISION DEED OF SEPARATION LIFE SAVERS AT WORK Violating Anti-trust Law is Name. of ths Schooner is Mme. Gould the New Title There Was no Question of Infidelity. Unknown. the Charge. of Anna Gould. Paris, Nov. 15.—Countess de Castellaue, formerly Miss Anna Gould of New York, was granted an absolute divorce from lier spendthrift husband. Count Boni de Castellane. New York, Nov. 15.—Senator Thomas C. I'latt and his wife, formerly Mrs. Lillian T. Jaueway, have agreed to separate. The law firm of Marsh, Winslow & Wever, acting for Mrs. Piatt, made the announcement. The deed was signed by both, but not in the presence of each other, and is as fol- Sandy Hook, N. J., Nov. 15.—A two-masted schooner is In distress oft Sandy Hook iu a heavy wind and snow storm. The vessel threatens to go ashore and the Long Branch and Deal Beach life saving crews were waiting at 11 o'clock today to make rescues when the schooner strikes the beach. The captain of the schooner is Hying the Union Jack upside down to show that the vessel is unmanageable. The schooner's foresail has been blown away and she is wallowing is the trough of the angry sea. A howling northeast gale piled up the sea into mountainous billows, which now and then break over the schooner's side and drench the crew, who can be seen clinging to the rigging. The schooner Is slowly being beaten inshore. Marine observers at the Hook cannot discern the schooner's name because of the flying •now. The vessel was a mile off shore when first discovered. The beach is pounding with combing waves and the work of rescue will be difficult when the schooner strikes. Piudluy, O., Nov. 15.—The grand jury hat; voted indictments against John LD. Rockefeller, M. O. Vilas, treasurer of the Standard Oil company of Ohio; J. M. Robertson, secretary, and H. P. Mcintosh, a director of the same companyBy decree of tbe tribunal of the Seine she is awarded the custody of her children, liut will not be allowed to take them from France without the consent of their father. The indicted persons are charged by state Prosecutor David with violation of the Valentine antitrust law. !i lows Liberty and a life of euse and luxury for the daughter of Jay Gould and poverty and the loss of all social and political honors for the scion of the house of Cnstellane is what the decree of the court means. "Owing to unhappy differences between them the undersigned have this day executed u deed of separation. While making such announcement, we wish to assert with all possible emphasis the falsity of the scandalous articles which have lately appeared in the public prints. While there have been a series of differences and disputes which seem to make a separation advisable, there has been no conduct upon the part of either which could possibly be the foundation of a divorce action. No question of the infidelity of either to the other has ever been raised. Statements which have charged violent and disgraceful scenes between us or other Improprieties upon the part of either of us are absolutely false." What the indictments allege was not given out by Professor David, who. however, admitted the indictments had been returned. The bench warrants issued upon the indictments were placed The end of the famous case came suddenly. The court brushed aside the demand of the count's lawyers for an examination of the witnesses, aud, as anticipated, the public prosecutor did not even ask to be heard. VV)E take pleasure in announcing the installation of a new stitching machine of the latest improved construction, having individual electric motor attached and capable of doing a wide range of work in a perfect and rapid manner. It will stitch a two-slieet folder or a hundred-page book with equal ease, and will drive a staple through a halfinch board. Each addition to our facilities contributes to the excellence of our work. The count's demand for an "alimentary allowance of $50,000 annually" was pronounced by the court to be without foundation In law and was rejected. SQUIRE M'KELVEY SURRENDERED Must Keep Children In France. The only point decided in the count's favor was the imposition of an Inhibltion 011 the countess to take the children. George, Boni and Jay de Oastellane. out of France without their father's consent. Counsel Won't Talk. I'lacod Under Ball to Answer the The declaration that "no question of the infidelity of either to the other hus ever been raised" is made with the same specific posltlveness as the denial on Oct. 2 that any differences existed between Senator Piatt and his wife and that all statements to the contrary were "a tissue of falsehoods." As to the provisions of the deed of separation, De Wolf Wever, speaking for his associates and his client, said his lips were sealed. The statement issued for publication was submitted for signature to each of the parties to the compact. Charge of Abetting; Election We would like to do YOUR printing. Fraud in llazlc Twp. The Gazette Printing Office The newest development In the county election frauds cases came this morning, when Squire Daniel T. McKelvey, of Hassle township, in the rant was issued on the day that the lower end, for whom a warfraud charges were made In court last week, surrendered himself to the authorities, and was admitted to ball In the sum of $1,000. No hearing was held in the cas*, the defendant simply asking that he be permitted to give ball for his appearance at court. In its decree the court states that It is not necessary to hear witnesses, "inasmuch as Mine, de Castellune submitted letters and documents, several of which were from the count himself, establishing sufficiently that since their marriage he had relations and correspondence with various women of easy virtue which was most offensive to a wife, thus rendering himself guilty of acts justifying a divorce, aud as he had failed to establish a reconciliation the petition of Mine, de Oastellane is granted." dnd home mission workers W. Hayes, Blnghamton; corresponding secretary, Mrs. D. L.. Rhone, WHkesbarre; recording secretary, Miss Grove, Blnghamton; treasurer, Mrs. A. W. Clinton, Blnghamton. JOHD' I). ROCKEFELLER Young Man Named Kearney Suffered At the close of the morning session, the local branch of the society served luncheon in the church parlora to the delegates. The concluding session was held this afternoon and proved especially entertaining. Among the features on the programme, Instructive papers were read and some phases of mission work discussed. Miss A. M. Delevan proved a most interesting speaker in her short address on "living Pictures of the City Poor." The convention adjourned about 4:30 o'clock. in the hands of Deputy Sheriff Johns, who took them Aid went to Cleveland, where it Is supposed they are to be From 11 Very Peculiar Ailment— Proceedings of Methodist The Cause Found. A young man named Kearney, whose home is on Mill street, lias been afflicted for a month pdst with a very peculiar condition of one of his arms. He llrsst commenced to lose an acute sense of feeling in the lower arm and hand and finally it became paralyzed altogether. Some weeks before he commenced to note the lo*s of feeling he had been hit in the arm with part of the contents of a load of shot, fired from a gun. He had the wound attended to at the time and It healed without trouble.Women's Convention. According to one story current here, a sensational raid led by Mrs. Piatt in a sumptuous house In West Thirtyeighth street. In the heart of the Tenderloin, resulted In surprisiug the senator and a handsome young woman. served The arrest of Squire McKelvey Is base'd oil the sworn statement of John J-«eo and John Conahan, in which those men set forth that they were legally appointed overseers of the election board of the Ninth district of Hazle township by the court and served as such officers; that they kept a correct tally as to the number of persons who voted and that when the polls closed there had been a total vote of 30,7 cast. They further alleged that they were not permitted to remain in the place where the election was hold to supervise the counting o.f the votes cast; that Squire Daniel T. McKelvey, not a member of the election board, came Into the room and forcibly ejected them, despite the fact that they protested and told him that they were election officers and members of the board, and had a perfect right to remain there to complete their duties for which the court had appointed them, but Squire McKelvey denied them that right. As they were being ejected by the squire they heard the judge, Michael Burns, yell out in a loud voice that 349 votes had been cast, which assertion they claim was false, and thut Squire McKelvey voiced the wrong sentiment of Burns at the same time. Prosecutor David stated that uo attempt would be made at this time to oompel John D. Rockefeller to come here, as his appearance had already teen entered by his attorney iu the matter of the information now pending in the probate court. The count's demand for an "alimentary allowance of $50,000 annually' was denied on the ground that the guilty party in a divorce loses all the advantages accorded either by a marriage contract or the course of married life, and consequently the court refused to allow not only the count's original claim for $50,000 per annum, but the $30,000 which the countess offered and which It now seems the count say he accepted Oct. 25. Address ami PaiH-rs oil Various Phases of Home Mission Work— OWIoers Blecttd •'C* the Jin- Bitter Quarrel Rumored. suing Venr-—J1!'" C«n- A bitter quarrel betv -en Ptatfs and their separation followed, it Is declared.Witneises Left State. vent Ion Adjourns Mr. David gave as a reason for not making the Indictments public- the fact that none of the persons named in them had been served with warrants of arrest. Ho declared that several persons subpoenaed as witnesses in the recent Standard Oil trial here left the • state and thus avoided testifying on that occasion. This Afternoon. MAN'S NOSE ALMOST TORN OFF BY MULE That Is said to have occurred s'.x weeks ago, and since that time Mrs. Piatt has been living at Tioga Lodge, the Platts* country estate at Highland Mills, N. Y., and the senator has made his abode at the Hotel Gotham, where he will continue to live until he departs for Washington to take up his duties in the Senate. There was u largo attendance on lost evening's session of the convention of the Woman's Home Mission Society of the Methodist Episcopal church of WJyomtng Conference, In the West Pittston church. Itev. Dr. BevtfHon. pastor of the church, opened the programme with devotional When the condition of the arm became serious he determined to have a careful examination made and yesterday underwent an operation at the hands of Dr. Jennings. The result of the operation was that the cause of the trouble was found and removed. When the shot wound was dressed three small shot remained undiscovered In the wound and two of these worked their way inward until they rested against one(of the nerves. This caused the gradual paralysis. Since their removal Kearney ha-s the use of his hand and arm again. 1'oreigner Working in Lower End Col- Count's Demand Donied liery liadly Hurt by Kick—Ilc- The court also took precaution against any unreasonable attitude on the part of the count against allowing his wife to take her children out of France by providing that in case of his refusal judicial authorization could be granted. Under the decree the countess 16 to send the children on Thursdays and Sundays to thtfir grandmother, the Marquise de Castellane, and let their father have them for a week at New Year's and Easter and for a mouth In the summer. movod to Ills Home. It is understood the indictments charge the defendants with bavins continued to contract the oil productions and to fix prices on and after July 7, l'.KH), in violation of the Valentine antitrust act, a state law Under which the recent prosecution of the Standard Oil company in this county ■was conducted and in which a tine of $5,000 was Imposed by the probate court. exercises. John Gourasi, an Italian, who worked In one of the lower end collieries of the Pennsylvania Coal Co., had his nose ripped almost from his face by the hind hoofs of a mule whila at his work as a driver yesterday afternoon. He was trying to urge the animal, which was balking, to start ahead, and brought his whip freely into play. He did not take the precaution, however, to stand at a safe distance from the mule. The animal, when It got a favorable opportunity, let drive with its hind legs and struck Gourasi in the face. One of its shoes hit him in the nose, and it was torn from his face and hung by small pieces of skin. The injured man was removed to his home. Dr. Jennings, who is attending him, replaced the nose, which will be grafted intact. Gourasi will be badly disfigured.Mrs. Piatt confirmed the announcement of the separation at her home at Tioga Lodge. She said: Mrs. 1). L. Rhone, of Wllkesbarre, corresponding secretary of the qonference society, who acted as delegate to the natlbnal convention of the society recently held in Lincoln, Neb., presented a very Interesting report of the work accomplished at that convention. Mrs. Rhone has exceptional gifts as a writer and speaker. and' her report contained, In addition to a review of the routine proceedings of the convention, many enlivening stories and incidents that happened during the convention week. That part of the report dealing with the operations of the national society was very encouraging. The report dealt in the main with the excellent mission work that is being pursued by the national society among the mountain whites and the negroes of the South, 'but extended reference was also made to the schools maintained by the society. "As stated in the article of separation, there has been no rction for divorce started on eltbe:1 side. As « matter of fact, such action was never contemplated. T know I never had It In mind, and the senator never intimated such an intention on his part." TONIGHT'S PLAY. Senutor Pl«rt Is so feeble that no one is allowed to see him. Besides the formal nnnonncement of the separation, made through Mrs. Pintt's counsel. no member of the Piatt family would make any comment 011 the agreement. Still Probing Bribery Charge. Mnie. Gould, as the former Countess de Castellane will hereafter be known, her title having ceased with the granting of the divorce, expressed the greatest satisfaction when she received the news at her residence on Avenue Malakoff."Thorns and Orange Blossoms," which will be presented at the Broad street theater this evening, has been meeting with remarkable success. From every city the production carries recommendations and requests for return engagements. Rowland & Clifford, who for ten years have successfully catered to the whims and caprices of the amusement loving worjd, have outstepped all their previous triumphs by placing on the road "Thorns and Orange Blossoms," with an equipment of clever Chicago players and a carload ■ of especially fine scenery. The plot of the play hinges on a poor girl's marriage to an English aristocrat, her trials, sorrows and subsequent triumph. She is a girl of the people, such as you meet every day, lovable for her goodness, sterling character and true womanhood. The drama has comedy, pathos. tears and excitement. Both Manager Sinclair, of the Broad, and Manager Winch, of the firm of Rowland & Clifford, personally guarantee the production, tho latter making the statement that If any patron finds that the play Is not equal to or better than any play ever seen In this city at any price he will gladly refund tho admission jDrice. Prosecutor David and the grand Jury are still prolUug the charge of attempted jury bribing made in connection with the recent prosecution. MURDER CASE ENDS. According to C. O. Myers, a member of the Jurj. a bribe of $500 was twice offered to him during the trial, once on the street and once In the basement of the courthouse, on condition tlmt he hang the jury and force a disagree- The case of Prank, alias "Red" Rowe, for the murder of Adam Angus, went to the jury this afternoon. Judging from the testimony offered this morning it is likely that the prisoner will be acquitted. If convicted it will be for a degree of crime not greater than manslaughter. The defense has made a very plausible explanation of the killing. Provision For Mrs. Piatt. Helen Gould With Sitter. What provision lias been made by the senator for Ills wife's futnre support could not be learned from any member of the fuin:ly. but It is thought that Mrs. Tiatt will have the use of the estate at Highland Mills and that she will receive an allowance from her husband. Helen Gould. who will remain here until aftefr Christmas, was with the countess at the time. Mme. Gould has no present intention of leaving Paris. ment The next speaker was Miss Emma Trescott, whose theme was "The Anthracite Mission." Her address dealt with mission work among the I foreign-speaking element in the anthracite region. Miss Trescott is a former resident of Wllkesbarre. She was educated in one of the mission schools maintained by the national society and is now devoting alt her time and energies to Christian mission work among the foreigners. Her review of the work in which she Is engaged was especially Interesting, since it dealt with conditions that  familiar to nearly all of those comprising the audience. At present Miss Trescott Is engaged In the villages surrounding Hazleton, where • there are large numbers of foreign families the male members of which work in the mines. Miss Trescott gave various incidents tending to show the great need for mission work among these people and the good results that follow systematic work for the betterment of their physical and spiritual conditions. SCARCITY OF CARS SERIOUSLY FELT OIL KING LOSES DAUGHTER. Although the court denied the count's application for an annuity, there is ground for the statement that Mme. Gould, In pursuance of her generous conduct throughout, will make a liberal allowance to the father of her children. It is also believed that so far as the are concerned the countens will settle* all the legitimate bills for household expenses, but she will continue to resist to the utmost the payment of money owed to usurers under whatever disguise and borrowed by the count for his own purposes and without her consent. Not Only Are tlie Local Collieries John D. Rockefeller's Oldest Child Dies Handicapped, but Coxton Crews The public knowledge of the differences existing between Senator Piatt and his wife began more th-.n two months ago, when the statement was made that Mrs. Piatt had sued for divorce. These stories were repeatedly denied, but recurred so oftsn as to make certain the fact that grave differences did exist. Football goods at Garrison's. In France After Stroke. Are Being Laid Off. Guns, all makes, at Garrison'*. Cannes. Nov. 15.—Mrs. Charles A Strong, daughter of John D. Kockefel Jer, died at the Hotel du Pare here. The most serious proposition now confronting the coal Industry In this section Is a scarcity of cars to transport the output. All the collieries are on restricted time, owing to Inability to get their product out. Many of the collieries are idle a couple days a week and will be on this time, from present indications, for some weeks to come. The two Heidelberg collieries, of the Lehigh Valley, are idle today, and the only cause Is that no cars are on hand. The same condition holds at some of the other workings.Smoke Prlnoa Otto Be cigar. Gillespie. Mrs. Strong had been ill for some time and suffered a paralytic stroke on Nov. 12, al ter which she sank slowly until the end. The body will be to America the end of this week. Extra Special Sale Senator Piatt's first wife, who wa« Miss Ellen Barstow. died in February, 1901, and it was not long after that Mrs. Janewny, then employed in the Congressional library, began to be known as tbe fiancee of tbe senator. In spite of much opposition they were married about two years ago. the marriage taking place four days before the day wliich had beeu set. Mrs. Charles A. Strong showed symptoms of illness four years ago when living in LukeW*Dod, X. .7. She withdrew from the social life at Lakewood and lived very quietly. About two years ago she was taken to Cannes for ber health, but the change brought no material improvement in her condition. The decree brings an end to an unhappy married life, the American girl who wedded the worthless sou of u noble French family, practically taking him from the hall bedroom of the bouse of an obscure French dressmaker in New York aud giving him access to the Gould millions. SOME COXTON MEN The shortage of cars Is now affecting the Valley railroad, which has had an unprecedented run of 'business in this locality. Announcement has been made that two crewB on what are known as the mine runs are to be suspended owing to the shortage of cars. It is expected that within a few days the road crews will feci to some extent the absence of coal trallic. ABE MUCH WORRIED Mrs. Strong'* husband was a professor of, philosophy at Bryn Mawr and later a professor In Columbia uulversity. Mrs. Strong was Mr. Rockefeller's eldest child and was born in 1800. She left two children. Squandered Eight Million*. Story is Going the Hounds That Big Divoroe Congrats End*. Of these he squandered more than $8,000,000 on women, gambling aud all sorts of excesses, and today he has more than $2,000,000 of debts. Officials Made Night Inspection, Looking; for Sleepers. Philadelphia, Nov. 15.—The national congress on uniform divorce laws ended its work here after having adopted, with few changes, the entire uniform divorce bill as originally drafted by the committee appointed at the first meeting held in Washington. Mrs. C. E. Mogg. president of the Wyoming Conference organization, presided over the session. It was said last spring that the illness of Mrs. Strong was the principal reason why John D. Rockefeller consented to go to Europe. A number of the night men at Coxton yard are much worried Just at the present time, whether they have Just cause to be or not. It is all over a story that was persistently repeated in the yard yesterday and last night, to the effect that three of the division officials stole Into the yard last Tuesday night and made a tour of Inspection for the purpose of finding if any of the yard force happened to be taking a nap in their spare time. Eventually, after a series of separations, which were patched up by the count's father through the good offices of the Gould family. Boul's liaisons became so flagrant as to cause the countess to turn from him with loathing. Then the proceedings for absolute divorce were instituted. TUls Morning's Session, The convention was continued this morning and, -although almost the entire session was devoted to reports and routine business, there was an excellent attendance. .The number of delegates who are attending the convention today is slightly over 100. The Morning Watch and Love Feast was celebrated this morning at 9 o'clock, following which gratifying reports from the Oneonta, Owego and Wyoming districts were heard and approved. Miss Holderness, deaconess, read an excellent paper on the training schools of the organization. The next hour was devoted to pledges, special work and the election of officers. jnearly nil of the past year's officers were re-elected. The following will serve' during the ensuing year: President, Mrs. C. E. Mogg, Wllkesbarre; vice president, Mrs. "A. E: Queen Quality Shoe. Stop and Look Ready For Oil Trust Suit. and think the matter over; if the dollar is not the r only friend you have, save your pennies on your Fresh Meat. These prices are not only once a week, but every day prices: Home dressed chicken. 16c lb: round steak, 10c; sirloin steak, 14c; rib roast, very beBt, 10c; chuck roast, 8 and 10c; boiling meat, rD lbs. for 25c; pork roast, 1214c: Home-made Pork Sausage. 10c: Roast of veal, 12 %c;, leg of veal, 12V4c; leg of lamb, 14c; roast of lamb. 12He. Bo sure and come. Remember the place. Bruce Not Seeking Judgeship. St. Louis, Nov. 15.--Every step carefully rehearsed for the presentation of the government's action to dissolve forever the Standard Oil company, the United States attorneys waited for papers from Washington, the submitting jof which to the circuit court for the eastern district of Missouri was to begin the action to break the greatest of all trusts. The document which ''Attorney General Moody has prepared lis said to be the strongest arraignment of an alleged unlawful monopoly evei prepared by any public piJsecutor in ibis country. Albany, N. Y., Nov. 15.—Friends of Lieutenant Governor Bruce say he Is not a candidate for supreme court justice to succeed Morgan J. O'Brien, resigned. Governor Biggins suid that so far as he knew Mr. Bruce was not a candidate. All the very newest 1906 fall and winter shoes, all sties In Patent Colt, Dongola, Viol Kid, Box Calf and Gun Metal. Special price, all $3.SO and $7.00 shoes, while they last now Anna Gould and the Count de Castellane were married In New York on March 4. 1895. Two ceremonies were performed. One was by Supreme Court Justice Andrews and the other by Archbishop Corrlgan. In detail the story Is to the effect that three men arrived very unostentatiously and walked from one 'office to another. They would Just glance in, and, if they found any men asleep at their posts they would move on without disturbing them. It is reported that in one department they awoke the sleepers. Some of the railroaders decry tHe story of the midnight investigation. $2.50. 1ISTII Union Pacific Raises Pay. i Bon I came to this country in the spring of 185)4. He was looking for a rich wife. Rumor had him engaged to Virginia Fair, now Mrs. W. K. Vanderbiit, Jr.. and lo Consuelo Vanderi bllt, now the Duchess of Marlborough. Call at Sharp's new meat market. New York, Nov. 15.—Announcement was made that the Union Pacific rallr road, the chief Harrlnian corporation, lias granted an advance of 10 per cent In wages to all its employees who have been receiving less than $100 a month. SDHOE STOKE, 79 N. Main SL Young live pigs for sale. M. CONNOR'S NEW MEAT MARKET Opp. W. 8. Barritt's Paper Store, End of Ferry Bridge. Plttston. 15-2t i Asbestos Sad Iro. is at Ash's. Oysters in all styles. Barter's. Football tog-outs at Garrison's. Smoke Prince Otto be cigar, Gillespie. 4'i.S '■eJ'r